2018 JMC Year Book

Principal’s Foreword

Our centenary year is an appropriate time to reflect on the rich history of John McGlashan College. Over the last 100 years, we have continued to focus on educational excellence, enhanced by cultural, sporting and outdoor endeavours in a robust, boys’ school environment.

Today, McGlashan has a reputation for producing well-rounded young men and in most, this is due part to a community-wide sense of intention and common purpose. As we embark on our second century, there appears to be significant momentum in the continuing growth of a school culture rich in opportunity. The college’s fortunes are founded on outstanding governance and the decisive staff leadership of both school and boarding house.

Comments from parents acknowledge the enthusiasm of our boys to be part of John McGlashan College. In fact, many parents consider the opportunities to be transformational in the lives of their boys. My own sons attended McGlashan between 2000 and 2009, and the connections they made while at school have accompanied them into adulthood. As a past parent, I also am grateful for the commitment of the staff during that period, and for their lasting influence on my sons.

Our current students show great pride in their school and an impressive loyalty toward each other. It is also gratifying to see them take charge of their learning and conduct in a manner that has not been so obvious in previous decades.

What will the next century of education at McGlashan look like? Since John McGlashan wrote about his educational vision in 1848, the philosophical ideal of, ‘The way we do things around here,’ has changed little. In the next century, it is predicted that students will communicate telepathically. Computers may be directly connected to the brain, perhaps by microchip, enabling us to store information so that we can work faster and more efficiently. More than likely, education will be global with students studying in virtual reality classrooms by way of holographic lessons. International human interactions will become commonplace and seamless, and I am sure we will see the genesis of a universal world language. Educational communities will develop without borders. Pens and pencils will disappear. This may all sound too far-fetched, but no matter what technological changes might occur, the instinctual need to learn and live as part of a community will endure, as will the enduring spirit of McGlashan.

Boys, enjoy this edition of the McGlashan Yearbook and keep it safe; it is a valuable record of a year in your school life. Best of luck if 2018 is your last year at school; but if not, I look forward to welcoming you back next year relaxed and refreshed, enthusiastic about life and ready to contribute to all that this great school has to offer.

Have a safe holiday, a merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year.

Acknowledgements

Part One: Staff, Boards, Student Council, Prefects

Part Two: Senior Prize-giving, Premiere Awards

Part Three: Highlights

Part Four: Boarding House Life

Part Five: Groups and Clubs

Part Six: Sports Reports

Part Seven: Creative Writing

Part Eight: Class Photos

Part Nine: Prizes and Awards

Part 10: Year 13 Pen Portraits

Staff 2018

Peter McCall, Nigel Pacey

5th Row: Tony Beck, Don Campbell, Chung-Wei Wang, Andrew Morrison, Tony Gomez, Andrew Duncan, Brent Wolf, Natalie Chalmers, Annie Lucas, Andrew Karlsberg

4th Row: Jeremy Cuthbert, Craig Preston, Duncan McBeath, Andrew Hore, Lynley Offen, Linda Sizemore, Anna Noble, Anita Veitch, Mary Guthrie, Hamish Cartwright

3rd Row: Nick Price, Callum Hayde, Stewart McDonald, Kirstyn Mawdsley, Kimberley Fridd, Jo Mullenger, Kathryn Temple, Tiny Carruthers, Anita Willis, Daryl Shields

2nd Row: Penny Ferguson, Andrew Leitch, Helen Clulee, Melissa Bell, Jan Owen, Rachael Gardiner, Anne Burton, Geoff Murdoch, Pam Garry, Jan Bremner

Front Row: Geoff Avis, Glen Clark, Donna Smith, Bruce James, John Veitch, Neil Garry, Chris Knopp, Ainslie Anderson, David Schaumann, Michele Rodger, Barry Kelk

2018 Staff Notes

Five new staff began at McGlashan at the beginning of the year, among them, Hamish Cartwright, a first year teacher who had just graduated with his Master of Teaching and Learning and is teaching Physics and Science. Hamish’s wedding took place just the week before he started here.

Lars Thomsen came to us from Christ’s College and has joined the Maths Department. He is also a very keen footballer and has been coaching a team.

Donna Smith returned after several years at St Hilda’s

Collegiate to take up the position of Head of Junior English and Learning Support and has slotted into the role and John McGlashan College very easily.

Andrew Karlsberg is our new Geography teacher and is a real asset. He is also coaching the Under-14 rugby team.

Anita Veitch, who filled in last term in 2017, gained a one year fixed term position as a Year 8 Homeroom teacher for 2018 and has fitted in very well.

Melissa Marks and Sandra Renner have returned to part-time

teaching after a year away. It is good to see them back.

A warm welcome to all the new staff; we know that they will enjoy teaching here and being part of a very collegial staff.

Halfway through Term Three, Paula Delaney from the Accounts Department left. Paula has been with us for over three years and has gone to take up a full-time position at the University of Otago. We wish her well.

Bruce James, HOD Music and Year 10 and 11 Dean, was granted leave in Term Four this year,

Back Row: Bryn Jones, Simon White, Craig Knights, Colin Gray, Richard Mountain, Tom Casey, Lars Thomsen, Simon Maole,

during which time he filled the position of Deputy Principal at St Clair Primary School. Bruce has done a huge amount of work and is always the first person to put his hand up if a job needs doing, so he has left a gap. We miss his sense of the ridiculous and his bad ‘dad’ jokes. Cara Wood, an experienced teacher, is filling in for Bruce in Term Four and is really enjoying working here. She thinks the boys are great.

Tiny Carruthers, Director of Sport for the last five years, is leaving us for pastures new. He is taking up a position with Sport Otago in Central Otago. He and wife Marg, will be living in Wanaka which they are looking forward to very much. Tiny is a genuine, charismatic character who brings his own uniqueness to the job. He has done such a lot for sport at John McGlashan with most boys participating in one sport or another or sometimes multiple sports. We will miss his cheerful disposition and out-oftune singing. Good luck Tiny. Another loss is our lovely Mary Guthrie. Mary came here in 2004 as a teacher aide but soon moved on to a full-time position teaching Literacy. Boys who have long since left school still remember Mary very fondly. She has helped many boys achieve higher than they ever expected. She will be missed.

Craig Knights, the I.T. technician and his wife Petra welcomed Julia

into the world in February. Julia is a friendly, sociable baby who is no stranger to staff functions where she is happily passed around from person to person and has a smile for each of them. The family went to Europe to visit Petra’s family in September and Julia travelled very well. She is a little globetrotter and not even a year old.

In March this year, two of our very popular staff members became engaged. Geoff Avis popped the question to Rachael Gardiner in Queenstown and luckily she said yes. Congratulations Rachael and Geoff - hope you have a long and happy life together - we are sure you will.

In Term Three, new Assistant Principal, Brendan Porter arrived from China. He, his wife Amy and their four children lived in China for two years where Brendan taught at the Shanghai Singapore International School. When living in Dunedin previously, Brendan taught at Bayfield High School. He has settled into his new position very well and has brought a wealth of experience and knowledge with him. He is also a maths teacher which is proving to be very helpful. Amy and the children have settled in very well too and are enjoying being back in Dunedin.

The staff have competed against the Year 13 boys in volleyball, netball and debating and they have won each time

and regained the shield for 2018. A good effort by the staff and a lot of friendly (and not so friendly) rivalry. It is so hard to believe it is near the end of another year, but everyone knows the saying ‘time flies when you are having fun’.

Staff will be going in all directions over the summer holidays and it will be great when we all get together again and share our experiences of the summer and eager to begin another year at this great school.

Stop Press: Have just found out that Peter McCall, all-round good guy, who teaches social studies, economics and financial literacy has just been appointed to the position of Head of Curriculum Studies in Social Sciences at Taieri College. Peter is Master in Charge of cricket and also coached the 2nd XI football team. He is a very collegial member of staff and he will be missed. We would like to wish him all the very best in his new position at Taieri College.

Staff Roles 2018

Senior Management

Neil Garry Principal

John Veitch Deputy Principal

Chris Knopp Assistant Principal

Brendan Porter

Assistant Principal (from Term four)

Teaching Staff

Ainslie Anderson HOD Mathematics

Geoff Avis HOD Science

Melissa Bell Year 7 Homeroom teacher Specialist Classroom teacher

Anne Burton Mathematics

Donald Campbell Science and Technology

Tom Casey HOD Health and Physical Education

Natalie Chalmers Science

Glen Clark Dean Year 12 and 13 Art, Agriculture

Jeremy Cuthbert Science and DVC

Andrew Duncan Year 8 Homeroom teacher

Kimberley Fridd TIC Drama

Rachael Gardiner TIC History, English, Careers Advisor

Colin Gray

TIC Digital Technologies, IB CAS Co-ordinator

Mary Guthrie Literacy and Learning Support

Emily Hall Physics

Andrew Hore

Year 7 Homeroom teacher and acting Dean Year 7 and 8 Physical Education

Bruce James HOD Music and Year 10 - 12 Dean (on leave Term 4)

Bryn Jones HOD Visual Art

Andrew Karlsberg Geography

Andrew Leitch TIC Junior Science

Annie Lucas Spanish

Melissa Marks Physical Education

Sandra Mattes-Renner German (from Term Three)

Peter McCall Economics and Social Studies

Stewart McDonald Physical Education, Christian Studies, and Health

Andrew Morrison English, History

Richard Mountain ESOL and Art

Jo Mullenger English, Year 9 Dean

Geoff Murdoch Mathematics

Anna Noble Director of International HOD Languages German

Nigel Pacey Science

Craig Preston Agribusiness

Rebecca Rapson Gateway Co-ordinator, Social Studies and Literacy

Michele Rodger HOD Year 7 and 8

David Schaumann HOD English

Daryl Shields Counsellor

Donna Smith HOD Junior English and Learning Support

Lars Thomsen Mathematics

Anita Veitch Year 8 Homeroom Teacher

Chung-Wei Wang Mathematics

Simon White HOD Technology

Brent Wolf TIC Commerce

Cara Wood Music (Term Four)

Director of Marketing and Development

Kirstyn Mawdsley (from Term Three)

International Homestay Co-ordinator

Kathryn Temple

Library Manager

Pam Garry

Library Assistants

Linda Sizemore

Ruth North

Chaplain

Barry Kelk Support Staff

Jan Bremner Science Technician

Craig Knights IT Administrator

Teacher Aides

Ros Bartleet

Penny Ferguson

Simon Maole

Anita Wills

Tiny Carruthers Director of Sport

Tony Gomez

Sports Coordinator

Linda Sizemore

Library Assistant

Administrative Staff Director of Business

Callum Hayde

Ann-Marie Chamberlain Accounts

Rachel Childs Accounts

Helen Clulee Receptionist

Lynley Offen

Administration

Jan Owen Principal’s P.A. and Enrolments Coordinator

Kathryn Temple International Student Manager Director of Boarding

Drew Campbell

Boarding Matron Rosemary Stevenson

Maintenance

Tony Beck

Property Supervisor

Victor Hodge

John Lamond

Duncan McBeath Canteen

Pip Hayward

Lauren Hughes

Student Council 2018

Back Row: Qwenton McKenzie, Solomon Harcombe, Zack Stalker, Robbie Baxter, Leo Park, Boen Deng, Eamon Flannery

3rd Row: Luka Barson-McLean, Bailey Godkin, Krishan Luxmanan, James Burchell, Angus Kenny, George Bell

2nd Row: Angus Frew, Patrick Larrivee, Andrew Hughes, Johnny Baker, Lachlan Ellis, Sam Engelbrecht, Charles Keenan Front Row: Jack Hazlett, Johnny Ffiske, Finlay Tomkins, Daniel Joint, Harry Ross, Archie Thomson, William Tong

Chaplaincy Report

Three highlights stand out for me in 2018. First there is the sense of purpose around our special character during this centennial year. The centennial focus has reminded us that we are different, hopefully not entitled, but instead mindful that it is a privilege to be part of the McGlashan family. For me, it began as I prepared to preach at the centennial church service in February. I had looked at all our building ‘plaques and stones’ and noted that most contained the words, ’To The Glory of God’.

I snooped around some other local schools and noted theirs did not have such inscriptions. This place is different and it has been since its inception. I have had this in the back of mind as a theme as I have prepared Chapel services this year.

What does it look like to be part of a place whose founders desired that the actions and motives of those who followed would glorify God?

The second highlight for me personally has been being back in the classroom. I had left teaching back in 1981 and although so much has changed, most of that was technology. The art and the joy of teaching certainly have not.

I think it has also strengthened my role as Chaplain. Having had about 200 boys through my eccentric classroom on the chapel stage, I have a stronger relationship with them as we have gotten to know each other a little better. This year has also seen the launching of ‘back to school’ boarders’ family services in Chapel

on the Sunday evening as the lads are dropped back after the holidays. These short services are followed by a supper before the boys settle back across the road and parents head for home. Again it has been a real privilege to meet many more boarding families.

The Chapel has been used for weekly services as well as our hosting of the Presbyterian Church Schools’ conference, the Southern Presbytery’s conference, the Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership graduation, the annual Anzac service, memorials following the tragic passing of two of our recent old boys, the Centennial service and the Founders Day service where two more old boys were admitted to the Hall of Fame.

Thoughts from the Board of Trustees Chair

In this, the centennial year, it was a truly exciting and special time to be involved as part of the Board of Trustees of John McGlashan College. To be part of the governance of the college that celebrated a rich and impressive place in the history of Dunedin and the education for 100 years of young Dunedin men, is an honour. It has been wonderful to be a part of everything from the reunion celebration dinner in February through to the unveiling of the magnificent centennial statue that will take pride of place outside of the Chapel for the next 100 years and beyond.

McGlashan has continued to grow in stature, cementing itself as a ‘school of choice’ not only educationally, but also in the realms of culture, sport, and the ethos and ethics that is inherent in our special character. Neil Garry continues to lead and inspire his senior management team and teachers to focus on what really matters for the boys. This includes fostering and building collaboration with

Columba College; continuing growth in areas such as Agribusiness; remaining at the forefront of boarding life and instilling the special character of John McGlashan College into the everyday lives of the boys. Once again, the college punched above its weight in the sporting arena, both locally and nationally. Of note was the great success of the rowers at the Maadi Cup and the teams who competed in three secondary school finals, in rugby, football and hockey.

My sincere thanks to the Board of Trustees members for their dedication and enthusiasm throughout the year. In particular, I would like to acknowledge John Anderson and Dawn Sangster, both of whom retired this year, for their many years of devotion to all things McGlashan and Boarding Hostel.

Well done to all the boys on another fine McGlashan year.

School Boards 2018

Board of Trustees Board of Proprietors

Ainslie Anderson

Staff Representative

John Anderson Retired 2018

Johnny Bell

Lesley Brook

Tim Chirnside

Incoming Student Representative

Val Farrow

David Ford Finance & Property Chair

Neil Garry Principal

David Grey

Tim Hannagan Chairperson

Naomi Ingram Curriculum Chair

Rose Johnston

Tracy Paterson

Will Paterson

Outgoing Student Representative

Dawn Sangster Retired 2018

John Anderson

Johnny Bell

Simon Cameron

David Ford

George Friedlander

Adam Gain

Neil Garry Principal

John Guthrie

Regan Hall

Rose Johnston

Susan Johnstone Retired Feb 2018

Barry Kelk Chaplain

David O’Malley Retired May 2018

Tracy Paterson

Dawn Sangster

Seamus Sullivan

Tony Sycamore Chairperson

David Thomson

Retired Jun 2018

Neal Wallace

Prefects

House Captains

Back Row: Jaiden Tucker (deputy Gilray), Alex Leckie-Zaharic (deputy Balmacewen), Harry Russell (deputy Ross)

2nd Row: Jake Willsman (deputy Gilray), George Lowery (deputy Balmacewen), Tyler Wilden (deputy Ross), Josh Stackhouse (deputy Burns), Lachlan Ellis (deputy Burns)

Front Row: Charlie Gruppelaar (Captain Gilray), Patrick Larrivee (Captain Balmacewen), Oliver Geddes (Captain Ross), Jak Jessop (Captain Burns)

Back row: Oliver Geddes, Tyler Wilden, Max Gomez, Alex Byars, Nick Guilford

3rd row: Jack Pacey, Ben Timmings, Sam Engelbrecht, AJ Visage, Rix Chung, Josh Stoddard

2nd row: En Watanabe, Jonathan Baker, Jack McLauchlan, Toby Jarvie, Will Paterson, Charlie Gruppelaar, Boen Deng

Front row: Neil Garry (Principal), Charlie Davies, Matthew Fokkens (Deputy Head Boy), Andrew Hughes (Head Boy), Tom Shallard (Deputy Head Boy), Angus Frew, Glen Clark

Principal Neil Garry’s

I want to tell you a story about the school boiler.

Some great tales were told during the centenary weekend, and this one dates back to the late 1940s. Just to set the scene, it was common practice in the boarding house at the time, that if you damaged something, you paid for it. And it is the same today.

The coal-fired boiler which heated the school had gone out.

The boiler was housed where the First XV changing room is now, and two younger boys were sent to relight it, but neither had any idea of how to complete the task successfully. There was a pile of coal in the corner of the boiler room and a large, wide shovel. At this time, the boys regularly travelled to and from Invercargill by train for the school term, and it was during these trips that the boys often watched the engine driver stoke the boiler. So, armed with this knowledge, they started the fire with small kindling and a little coal, and it was going well. The boys then followed the stoking procedure that they had viewed on their steam train. They worked in turn. One shovel of coal to the back, one to the right, one to the left, one to the front, and one to the middle. The boys repeated this procedure and then, after a short period of time, the firebox was full, and they placed one large shovelful at the front and quickly closed the firebox door to stop the coal from falling out. The boiler was going very well and they left feeling some satisfaction in a job well done.

Half an hour later, white smoke and flames were seen jetting out of the chimney above the building. On viewing the boiler, it was glowing red and pulsating wildly. The boarding house was quickly evacuated and the boys sent to stand under the gum tree while the fire brigade was called.

One housemaster, who was a

hardened war veteran, was seen cowering behind the gum tree with the expectation that something was about to explode! The housemaster was heard to say to the boys from Invercargill … “What are your mothers going to say when I call them and explain that you have to pay for the replacement of the entire boarding house?”

Mr Chairman, distinguished guests, members of the board, staff, parents, grandparents, family, friends and boys. Welcome to the Senior Prize-giving for 2018. This is a special time for us, when we can come together to celebrate the outstanding success of our boys. We hope you will join us for supper in the Memorial Chapel at the conclusion of the prize-giving. 2018 has been a year of Centenary celebrations and there has been a special sense of awareness as we experience this amazing milestone in McGlashan’s history. What a wonderful time to be a student at John McGlashan College!

The first headmaster of the college was Mr Arthur Butchers, who was appointed at the young age of 33, from his position as Headmaster at Ararat District High School in Victoria, Australia. His annual salary was £400.

The prospectus described the school’s situation, ‘in the most salubrious and beautiful of suburbs in Dunedin, near the terminus of the Maori Hill tram and within close proximity to the Otago University, the most highly regarded university in the dominion.’ It stated the Board’s commitment to a faithbased education and that ‘boys will be trained to complete manhood’ at John McGlashan College.

In October 1918, the Secretary of the college, Mr G. C. White, was given instructions to decide on the school colours and within a few weeks he recommended blue, red and gold. Also adopted

at this time was the school crest, which was almost an exact replica of the McGlashan family crest. Every student who has attended the college since has proudly worn the crest on his blazer, and along with the McGlashan colours, these features clearly identify McGlashan students. Just remember that boys, when you are out and about - the reputation of the college is your responsibility.

By the end of 1918, the roll had increased to 17 boarders and 20 day boys. I suspect that Headmaster Butcher would have stood in front of the students and parents at the end of year prizegiving feeling satisfied with the progress of the emerging John McGlashan College.

By 1935, due to lack of ground space, the planning committee decided to buy six acres of land from the Otago Golf Club and a bequest for £10,000 was received from the estate of Lady Ross of Ross and Glendenning, owners the Roslyn Woollen Mill. Ross house is named after this family. The land is now the sports field at the northern end of the school which borders Cannington Road. And what a valuable addition to the campus that generous gift has been. Yet another, forward-thinking decision by the Board of the day, and another benefactor whose generosity and vision are the hallmark of our forebears. These people were the movers and shakers of their time. How gratified they would be to see the achievements made by the college in its one hundred years. And let us remember the crucial role played by the McGlashan sisters, Margaret and Agnes, who had the generosity, altruism and foresight to gift the land for the establishment of the college. It is interesting to note, that as New Zealand commemorates 125 years of women’s suffrage, Agnes McGlashan signed the original

Prize-giving Address

petition in 1893. The McGlashan women were certainly as visionary and philanthropic as their beloved father.

Our centenary book, An Educated Man, written by Neal Wallace, is an excellent report of the past 100 years. The second century of McGlashan is a story yet to evolve but will be determined by the continuing generosity, commitment and dedication of those to come.

I want to acknowledge the professionalism and commitment of the staff tonight. Thank you all for your hard work and absolute dedication to the boys. It is not an easy job, and you give it your all. Thank you.

Unfortunately, we must farewell our Director of Sport, Tiny Carruthers, who has been with us for five years. Tiny has had a huge influence on sports’ participation at McGlashan and we will miss his humour, and his genuine ability to connect with people, especially the boys.

I particularly want to acknowledge the core of student leadership at the college and in the Boarding House; Andrew Hughes, Tom Shallard, Angus Frew, Matthew Fokkens and Charlie Davies. The school has benefited from your service and your level-headed, balanced approach.

Once again, I want to acknowledge all the mums and dads out there. McGlashan is unique because of your input to governance and leadership, the Board of Trustees and Board of Proprietors, the Sports’ Council, the Parents and Friends’ Association, fundraising, reader and writers, coaching and management, support for camps and Duke of Edinburgh trips, and the underlying support you offer on a daily basis. Your contributions extend the opportunities that we can provide the boys. We cannot do it without you.

I also want to thank Tony Sycamore, Chairman of the Board of Proprietors, and Tim Hannagan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees. My personal thanks to you both for your unwavering support, and your focus on the betterment of the boys and well-being of the staff.

Mr John Anderson.

John has recently resigned from the Board of Trustees after decades of selfless and dedicated service to the college. John remains on the Board of Proprietors.

John loves this school. He came to the college as a pupil in 1953 and was made a Distinguished Old Collegian this year, an honour he truly deserves.

We want to thank you for your loyal service to the Board of Trustees, John. Your sharp intelligence, wisdom and integrity will be missed. You are a true son of John McGlashan College.

Please come forward and except a small token of our appreciation for your wife Noelene who has allowed you to attend hundreds of Board and subcommittee meetings over many, many years. I am sure she is the wisdom behind the man.

McGlashan is fortunate to have a particularly strong home and school partnership. I congratulate the members of the Parents & Friends’ Association who put in hours of unseen voluntary work, much of which revloves around organising the fete, which is the highlight of Town and Country Weekend. This year, the fete raised $80,000! What can I say? The money will be spent wisely. I would especially like to mention fete Convener, Sandy Guy, who has been the powerhouse behind the fete for several years, and recently driven the production of the centenary cookbook Food for Thought. Thank you, Sandy, you are an incredibly hard worker, and it has not gone unnoticed.

In the college’s magazine of 1922, Principal, Mr T.S. Holme, took the opportunity to thank the Parents and Friends’ Association for their ‘active help’, making possible the acquisition of a splendid lantern which was to become part of college equipment. How times have changed.

To the boys who are leaving, I want you to keep working hard, keep reaching higher, and know that we are proud of you. Know that we care about your personal development, and what happens to you in the future. We send you off with our very best wishes.

Staff, boys and parents - I want to commend you all for your contribution to John McGlashan College in our centenary year. I think we have something special here. We focus on commonsense values and concentrate our collective energy on the wellbeing of every boy no matter his interests, abilities or background. The old saying, ‘it takes a village to raise a child,’ is never truer than it is at McGlashan. The strength of our ‘village’ is the desire for our boys to be happy and confident in achieving their personal best. We want them to be compassionate and outward looking.

So boys, keep stoking that fire. One to the back, one to the right, one to the left, one to the front, and one to the middle. Use your initiative and always do the best job that you can. It won’t always go well but at least the boiler will be glowing red and bursting with energy.

Andrew Hughes Prize-giving Address

Mr and Mrs Garry, board members, staff, special guests, friends, family, and boys. I swear that list gets longer every year. It is a reminder that our McGlashan family is ever-growing, and tonight we celebrate those who have excelled within our family. These are our victories; a combination of determination, guidance, support, and hard work that none of us could achieve individually. This teamwork is what distinguishes McGlashan from other schools, and builds on decades of tradition.

Regardless of the boys’ many accomplishments, 2018 has been a year marked by sadness, due to the tragic passing of both Angus McCutcheon and Toby Hope, and it would be remiss not to acknowledge this. They contributed hugely to the character of the college, and the hole left in our community will be felt.

Everyone here is an important part of the McGlashan community, which has garnered and maintained a reputation for being one of the most pleasant and open social groups for 100 years. That’s right, 100 years. However, looking back, it’s surprising how few things have changed. The editorial of the John McGlashan College Magazine from 1926 starts with ‘To be cheerful in December is next to impossible for anyone above the Fourth Form, and we can rely on this excuse if our work does not appear as jocund as we would like.’ The timelessness of this statement, and the furious panic that took over me when I realised I was running out of time to produce a speech, prompted me to flick back through countless

yearbooks and see the changes in each Head Prefect’s speech through the years. Each yearbook captured a different snapshot of our time at McGlashan, and it reminded me of all the things I wanted to be when I was an overly large Year 7.

Like many young boys, I wanted to be a fire-fighter growing up. What they don’t tell you is that as you grow up, all you do is fight fires. From Matthew Fokkens and Will Paterson organising the talent showcase, Whakaari Whakahari to Lachlan Ellis representing New Zealand for Tae Kwon Do with a (mostly) broken back, every day we face adversity that attempts to hold us back - we’re constantly putting out fires around us before we can progress. It’s a testament to the character of these men, and every student of the college, that we consistently achieve new things, despite the flames of panic and problems that constantly arise around us. We’ve all been firefighters at some point, whether we know it or not, although I wouldn’t recommend adding it to your resumé.

As I matured, I realised that instead of being a fire-fighter, I wanted to be a writer. Then I realised that I’d achieved this too. Boys, every word that comes out of our mouths, every decision we make, is a creative process. We are writing the preliminary chapters of our lives. Have the foresight to take advantage of every opportunity this school gives you, from its state of the art facilities to the teachers’ infinite wealth of knowledge, such Mr Campbell’s lessons on how to

draw a circle to Mr Schaumann telling us the importance of vampires in literature. But also know that mistakes are okay and even necessary. Without them, we would have no personal growth, and our stories would become dull. From one writer to another, I encourage everyone to practice objectivity, forgiveness and empathy towards the characters who enrich the yarns we spin, and respect the writers who teach us where to begin.

Now, as I blur the boundary between boy and man, where some people ask me if I’m excited about my last year of high school and others ask what my degree is in, I have come to the conclusion that we all want to be the same thing: happy. Throughout your time at John McGlashan, you will meet lifelong friends, have the highest tier of education, and experience all the highs and lows of adolescence; probably in rapid succession if you stay in the hostel. So boys, know that you have been happy, and will continue to be happy, because John McGlashan sets you up for life.

Every head prefect ends with some much overdue thank yous. This is arguably the most exciting part of the speech for me, because if I had it my way, these 5 minutes would have been spent thanking everyone individually.

Thank you to Matthew Fokkens and Tom Shallard, the best deputies I could ask for. Matthew, you’re a man of action who inspires me to take charge, and Tom, you’re my trusted voice of reason.

Ms Bell, the greatest camp mother of all time (I hope that’s as complimentary as I think it sounds). From Fridays in Year 11 History to Wednesday meetings in Year 13, I am beyond grateful for your wisdom and patience with all of life’s dramas.

Robbie Baxter, the man without a menacing bone in his body. Thank you for listening, understanding, and only questioning me when I do something particularly stupid. You taught me the importance of doing what I enjoy, not just what I’m told to do.

To my parents - you’ve given me such fantastic opportunities, and I’m eternally grateful. The support

you’ve provided is second to none, and I’m proud to say that we’ve made it to this point relatively unscathed, and I’ve made the most of everything you’ve given to me.

Mr Garry - thank you for your guidance and support, which really allowed me to flourish and grow this year.

Finally, congratulations to the class of 2018. Whether it has been five or seven years, you have all been integral to the college as creators, participators and role models. We’ve had a lot of fun, and I hope you are proud of what you have achieved during your time at the college. Thank you for your friendship and guidance,

and I wish you luck for your future endeavours. To the boys who are here next year - use your time at McGlashan wisely. You are multifaceted individuals who can accomplish anything by taking every opportunity this school provides. We all want to become different things growing up. By making the most of your time here, we may just achieve them all.

Premier School Awards

SENIOR PRIZE-GIVING 2018

PREMIER AWARDS

Duces

to help students who struggle with their work.

Jaiden Baker

Jaiden has an outstanding academic record, he has been studying the IB course for the last two years. He is predicted to achieve a 7 in every subject, which puts him in about the top one percent of students worldwide. He gained 100% in the Theory for Knowledge course and has very high marks in all his other subjects. Jaiden has always been a hardworking student who has strived to achieve at the highest level.

Josh Stoddart

Josh completed NCEA this year. He has an outstanding academic record, scoring among other things, a perfect GPA of 100 in accounting and chemistry with perfect scripts in these subjects in our school examinations. All his other subjects were in the high 90s. Josh is an excellent scholar who is very dedicated to his studies. He is conscientious, attentive and always gives his best but still finds time

Proxime Accessit

Boen Deng

Boen studied the IB diploma this year and had several marks in the 80s and 90s. Since Boen first arrived at McGlashan, his academic ability was evident. He is a general all rounder with his main strength being mathematics. Boen was placed first in the NZ Problem Challenge Competition in the junior school and this year he was in the top 12 students in the Senior Maths Competition. Next year, Boen intends to study Health Sciences at Otago University.

Proxime Accessit

Ben Mitchell

Ben studied NCEA this year. He is a quiet unassuming student who always gives of his best. Ben’s grade point averages in all his subjects were outstanding. As well as devoting a lot of his time to his own personal study, he has still found time to help others. Ben is a genuine all round great student – he has outstanding academic skills, is a talented sports-person, a talented musician and he has spent numerous hours tramping, kayaking and climbing both in NZ and overseas. Next year, Ben intends to study Statistics at Otago University.

Proxime Accessit

En Watanabe

En is intending to study Health Sciences at Otago University. He completed the IB course this year and gained high grades across all his subjects. He has worked diligently over the two years to ensure that he has maximised his learning potential. As well as being an academic, En is a talented football player representing Otago and playing for the Wellington Phoenix Football Academy. In his spare time he manages to play the drums.

Rex King Memorial Award

Ben Mitchell

Looking at Ben’s CV, it would be hard to award the best all round student to anyone else. His contributions, and achievements, across cultural, community, academic and sporting spheres are both numerous, and impressive. These accolades include, receiving the Edinburgh Realty Art Award, selected from 205 paintings from the South Island, which encompassed all ages. Ben’s artwork also graces the cover of the McGlashan College Centenary book, An Educated Man. Ben attended the Youth Environmental Leadership Forum, and cycled half of the equivalent height of Mt Everest to raise funds for the Against Malaria Foundation. Ben is also an accomplished

musician, and sportsman - a competitive athlete, cyclist, tramper and climber.

TS Holme Award

Tom Shallard

Deputy Head Prefect, Tom thoroughly exemplifies the concept of ‘a healthy mind in a healthy body.’ He is an all rounder, equally comfortable and able across rural, academic, and social settings. His contribution to ‘the life and spirit of the school’ is exemplified by his role as Vice Chairman of the Student Council, Vice Chairman of the McGlashan Young Farmers, Captain of the Second XV and Captain of the McGlashan First Tennis team. Tom has mentored juniors both in the boarding house, and in the peer-tutoring programme, and been involved in charity initiatives.

TS Holme Award

Charlie Davies

Deputy Head Boarder, Charlie has contributed to the life and spirit of the school through his contribution to sports, the hostel and the college. As Sport and Health Prefect, Charlie has assisted the Sports Coordinator with the running and promotion of sports at the college. As Deputy Head Boarder, Charlie has been particularly involved with the Year 9 boarders, helping them to integrate into hostel and college life. He has resided in the Year 11 block of the hostel to assist the House Managers organise the Year 11 students.

Gaze Family Cup

Tyler Wilden

Tyler has given of his time in service to McGlashan and community across a diverse range of areas. Tyler has been the Project Leader for the Town Belt Initiative, which aims to clean up the Town Belt and make it predator free. He gave many hours of his time voluntarily photographing the food for the Food for Thought centenary cookbook. He has been an excellent house vice-captain for Ross, ensuring that the House worked together, and all

students participated to ensure Ross’s victory. He has planned and run junior socials, the senior formal, led activities on the Year 7 and Year 8 camps, and been involved in youth missions to Vanuatu. Tyler is an outstanding young man, and intends to continue helping young people by studying at Teachers’ College next year.

The Jonoel Award for supporting the college’s special character

A J Visage

AJ is the chapel prefect and he is a student that exemplifies the special character of McGlashan. He is a leader for a combined Youth Group, an altar server and a vestry member at St John’s Anglican Church. He did volunteer service in Vanuatu and has most recently been to Nepal with the World Challenge group painting and building at an Area school. His IB Creativity Activity and Service portfolio is one of the best that has been seen at the college, with a total of 515 creativity, 960 activity and 450 service hours completed over the last 2 years. AJ is an outstanding role model.

Principal’s Award to the Head Prefect

Andrew Hughes

Andrew has been an excellent ambassador for the college during numerous events and celebrations, representing the college with warmth and positivity. His contributions have crossed multiple spheres, and he has been active with charity initiatives such as the Relay for Life, Women’s Refuge, and the Octacan appeal. An editor of the student led newspaper, the McGlashan Messenger, Andrew enjoys driving projects forward and seeing them achieve success. I thoroughly appreciate his contribution.

Ted Friedlander Loyalty and Contribution to the college

AJ Visagie

AJ has been a major contributor in many spheres at the college: coaching the junior debating team and mentoring juniors in Theatre Sports. He is also the school representative for “Students Against Dangerous Driving”. AJ has been involved in the water monitoring at the Tomahawk Lagoon, fundraised for World Vision and helped upgrade the Romahapa Community Hall. His enthusiasm is contagious and he has been an excellent prefect and a very loyal student to the college.

Highest Performing Athlete

The Three Brothers’ Cup Jack McLaughlan

Again there were many strong contenders for this prestigious award. Jack earns his place in McGlashan history with a stunning come-from-behind win in the Maadi Cup, Under-17 singles sculls. Last at the halfway mark, Jack managed to power home to win in the last few strokes. Another stunning performance, Jack.

Best All-Round Athlete

The Lloyd Cup

Dominic Morrison

Dominic takes the title of Best All Round Athlete ahead of a raft of multi talented individuals. He starts for the Under-17 Otago Basketball and the Otago Under-16 touch teams. He is a member of the McGlashan First XV and Cross Country team. He placed second in both the 400 and 800 metres at South Island Secondary School Athletics. His 4 x 400 metre relay team then broke the South Island record.

The Most Outstanding Sports Team

The Gilchrist Family Shield Jack McLaughlan

Nicholas Chamberlain

Jack and Nicholas won the South Island Under-17 double sculls and then went on to win the Maadi double rowing sculls. It was a tactical race where they come from 3rd with 250 metres to row, to win. It was a very exciting but nerve-wracking race to watch.

Boarding House Award

The Ford Family Award

Tom Shallard & Charlie Davies

Tom is the head boy of the boarding house and has impressed this year with his academic record through his commitment and dedication to his work; this has been reflected with him already gaining an Excellence endorsement at Level 3 and gaining scholarships to Otago and Lincoln University. He is a leader who leads by example with his academic and sporting involvement. He always has the best interests of the other students at heart. Tom is a fine role model for the junior boarders and he is a great public speaker; a skill that he has developed over his time at the college.

Charlie is Deputy Head Boarder of the boarding house. He is a leader who many students look up to for guidance and support. Charlie is a fine role model for the boarders and is always willing to help out or lead activities. Charlie is an all-rounder who has excelled in a number of sporting achievements this year, the most remarkable of which was his influence in the First XV rugby team, leading from the front. Charlie is a true leader in the boarding house, someone that the juniors look up to and aspire to be. He has been awarded a placement next year at Harrow School in England as a housemaster.

Rural Student of the Year

Walter Godsall Trophy

George Lowery

George is one of the gentlemen of the McGlashan community and this is reflected in his personable nature, kind-heartedness and willingness to help around the place. Academically he has also excelled with a Merit endorsement in Agriculture. Add to that, his mentoring roles with younger boys; excellence in rugby; and performance at the highest level of trap shooting, and it becomes clear that George encompasses all the attributes of a Rural Student of the Year.

The Roslyn Physiotherapy Health Sciences Award

Josh Stoddard & Jaiden Tucker

Jaiden and Josh intend to study health sciences at Otago University next year. They both have outstanding results across all three sciences and this should ensure that they enter the competitive field of health sciences in good stead.

Premier Award for School Music Nathan Harrison

Nathan is a driven and motivated young man. He has been involved in the Brotherhood Choir, Jazz Band, the Orchestra with Columba, Rock Quest and he has been a cast member in our school productions. He has given generously of his time and performed at many occasions within the school. This award is extremely well deserved and is a testament to the effort that Nathan has put in.

Seven Brothers

Most Significant Contribution to the Arts

James Burchell

James has been involved with the McGlashan Theatresports programme for seven years, and this year he served as captain. He has performed in the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festivals. Outside of school, James has also been heavily involved with music productions. During the South Island Ballet Awards in 2018 he won a scholarship to the Vitacca Vocational School of Dance in Houston, Texas. He also has been in the Dunedin Youth Orchestra and in the NZ Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra. James is now a contract player with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra. Most notably, he has just been accepted into the New Zealand School of Dance’s intake for next year.

Neal Wallace Literary Award

Jack Pacey

Jack is a young man with a genuine passion for literature. He has an outstanding academic record and a remarkable depth of understanding and awareness of complexities and subtleties of works of literature, their creators and their contexts. He has written widely too - having work published in critic. Beyond McGlashan, he has already completed a first Year university paper in English, in which he achieved very highly indeed, and intends to pursue this at Otago next year. Jack believes absolutely in the value of reading, literature and the humanities and thus is a worthy recipient of this award, amongst a very strong field.

100 Club 2018

Level Two Scholar’s Ties

4th

3rd Row: Ben Lund, Daniel Robinson, Sam Clulee, Charles Keenan, Geoffrey Bennani, David Cannon

2nd Row: Stewart Ashton, Samuel Leaper, Bruno Marsh, Billy Sheard, Ruaidhri Brosnan, Daniel Thom, Tim Scott

Front Row: Harrison Biggs, George Bell, Patrick Zhang, Will Turner, Ollie Gilmour, Cade McRae, Wei Loh

Back Row: Geoffrey Kemp, Hugh Jenkins, Nathan Harrison, Will Edwards, Tom Dempster

Row: Adam Tait, Josh Hope, Max Pacey, Matthew Garry, Jacob Johnson

Harrison Biggs David Cannon Will Edwards Nathan Harrison Josh Hope

Geoffrey Kemp Ben Lund Patrick Zhang

Tim Scott Billy Sheard Will Turner

200 Club 2018

Back Row: Jack Pacey, Tom Shallard, Lachlan Kenneally

Middle Row: Ben Wishart, Matthew Silvey, Jaiden Tucker, Jack Grey

Front Row: Josh Stoddard, Ben Hall, En Watanabe, Boen Deng

Level Three Scholar’s Ties

Back Row: Angus Frew, Matthew Silvey, Jack Craig-Pearson, Jaiden Tucker, Tyler Wilden

3rd Row: Lachlan Kenneally, Max Gomez, Alex Byars, Oliver Geddes

2nd Row: Liam McHenry, Jack Grey, En Watanabe, Ben Wishart, Tom Shallard

Front Row: Will Paterson, Andrew Hughes, Josh Stoddard, Benjamin Hall, Boen Deng, Jack Pacey

John McGlashan College Blues Recipients

Nathan Harrison Athletics**

Cricket

Athletics

Athletics

George Bell

Jack McLaughlan Rowing**

Oscar Cochrane Rowing

Oliver Pagē Sailing**

Josh Hou

Harrison Biggs Cricket

Will Edwards Rowing**

Jez Nicholson-Kelly Rowing

Jake South Sailing

Dominic Morrison

Shay Veitch Futsal

Will Turner Rowing**

Angus Kenny Rowing

Lachlan Ellis Taekwondo**

Tom Dempster Cricket**

Callum White Golf

Nick Chamberlain Rowing

Cameron Leydon Rowing

Lachlan Kenneally Tennis**

John McGlashan College Blues Recipients

Charlie Gruppelaar Touch

Charlie Gruppelaar

David

Geoffrey

Tim Chirnside Water Polo

Football

Billy Sheard Hockey

Zach White Mountain Biking

Cannon Swimming**

Alex Byars Basketball

Ben Lund Football

Max Gutry Jiu-Jitsu

Leroy Ferguson Rugby**

Kemp Swimming**

Will Edwards Basketball

Angus Cotton Hockey**

Riley Hall Karate**

George Bell Rugby

Oliver Walker Swimming

Bailey Dowling Curling**

Hugh Jenkins Hockey

Keegan Hall Karate

Nico Bowering Rugby

John McGlashan College Blues Recipients

Charlie Davies Rugby

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Charlie Grey Table Tennis

Geoffery Kemp Music**

Ben Porter Drama

Ben Mitchell Visual Art**

Sam Engelbrecht Rugby

Samuel Leaper Music**

Boen Deng Music**

Adam Tait Music**

Ben Mitchell Languages

Oliver Geddes Rugby

Stewart Ashton Arts

Aiden Hung Music

James Burchell Performing Arts

Martin Page Table Tennis**

Will Paterson Performing Arts

Tim Scott Visual Art

Jake Willsman Arts

Centenary 1918 - 2018

A Century of Education

John McGlashan died 46 years before the college dedicated to his name opened on 12 February, 1918. His values of a sound and liberal education were adopted by the college’s founding fathers and remain an integral part of the college culture in 2018.

Deafness prevented the Edinburgh solicitor from court work so he had a career writing on legal subjects and was employed in the Edinburgh Sheriff’s office. He was later secretary for the Otago Association in Scotland, encouraging migration to New Zealand and overseeing the dispatch of 12 of the first 14 ships to the new colony.

In 1853, he and his family migrated to New Zealand where he worked in local Government, education and the Presbyterian Church, advocating for the construction of First Church.

The McGlashan family built their home on the land on which the college sits, naming it Balmacewen, a blend of McGlashan’s wife’s first name, Isabella and her maiden name McEwen. He died in 1864, following a horse riding accident, but his desire to open a churchbased boys’ boarding school would be realised in April 1917 when his two unmarried daughters, Margaret and Agnes, offered the family’s Maori Hill home to the Presbyterian Church.

On 12 February 1918, 21 boys answered ‘Ad sum’ when Principal Arthur Butchers called the roll. Issues quickly emerged in those early days that would plague the college for the next 70 years: a fluctuating role and the need to invest in the campus. The inaugural board of governors, however, faced a more immediate issue, mounting tension with Butchers, culminating in the principal’s resignation in 1922.

This proved a defining moment for the college with the appointment of Colin Gilray as his successor. An international rugby player, Rhodes Scholar and decorated soldier, Gilray’s passion for education left an indelible mark, not only on the college but also in Australia where he completed his career.

World War II would be another defining period for the college, not only because of the 29 old boys who lost their lives or the more than 200 who served, but because of the lobbying by former students to recruit

senior military officer John Conolly as principal. He served from 1945 to 1950.

The theatre of war also led to another permanent legacy, when old boy Colin Gray initiated and then led the construction of the memorial hall and dining room complex. Debt-free, it opened in 1960. The project was symbolic of the affection many former pupils had, and still have, for the college, expressed numerous times during its first 100 years.

Fundraising by the Parents and Friends Association and benefactors allowed improvements to facilities and campus buildings, including the 1966 purchase of the sports grounds from the Otago Golf Club.Uncertainty arising from the fluctuating roll continued to hamper long term planning and investment until the late 1970s, when the board decided to seek Government integration. Approval was finally granted in 1990, allowing fees to fall and increasing accessibility. This proved a turning point for the school with the roll moving from around 200 to a Government imposed cap of 500.

The college began shifting from a boarding school with some dayboys to one where day pupils make up three-quarters of the roll. It also unleashed newfound confidence and ambition, allowing overdue investment in a new boarding hostel, main school block, classrooms, technology centre, gymnasium and an ambitious project to repurpose the former Balmacewen boarding house into a revolutionary library and teaching space. Support from the college community was instrumental in the completion of those projects.

This renewed confidence was further illustrated by the decision in 2000 to introduce the International Baccalaureate qualification.

One hundred years after opening, John McGlashan College has evolved into a popular, high performing, diverse boys’ school that holds true to the values of the man after whom it is named.

Neal Wallace, Alumnus

Centenary Celebrations

The McGlashan 100 celebrations seem a distant memory with so many months having passed since our very successful centenary weekend at the start of February 2018.

With over 600 people registered, it was a big undertaking but one that produced remarkable results. We successfully organised a fantastic weekend, with only a few minor hiccups.

The feedback from people has been very positive. It seems we managed the right mix of casual and relaxed; formal and structured.

Attendees were impressed with the young mencurrent pupils - who gave guided tours of the school on Friday and Saturday.

The golf and other sports on the Friday were a bit of fun and the noise level in the Chapel that evening at the get together, suggested there was plenty of catching up being done.

A lone piper greeted guests at the celebration dinner on the Saturday evening in the magnificent Dunedin Town Hall. The Year 13 boys met guests as they arrived and guided them to their seats, making the seating of nearly 500 people at this event a reasonably fluid exercise.

The food was fantastic and the haggis ceremony, led by old boy Clifford Hiscock of Alexandra, was a touching nod to the school’s Scottish heritage. Principal Neil Garry’s speech was most entertaining and enjoyed by all.

The decision to not have a band, but to allow attendees the opportunity to talk and catch up was a good one. The feedback we received on this was extremely positive.

We know several groups of all ages took the opportunity to hit the town after the function to continue their celebrations.

Our weekend was brought to a fitting close on the Sunday morning with the Chapel service and morning tea. Over 300 attended this service, ably led by school chaplain Barry Kelk, who managed to weave the right amount of old and new into the service to ensure all enjoyed it.

Neal Wallace did a fantastic job in creating the school centennial book “An Educated Man, 100 Years of John McGlashan College”. This will serve as a fantastic reminder of the last one hundred years.

George Friedlander, Alumnus

“ENTRY” McGlashan sculpture unveiling

On Friday, August 31 2018 we unveiled the bronze sculpture in front of the chapel. This was the culmination of a year’s work which had begun even earlier when Neil Garry and I had discussed the idea of producing something like this as a gift to the McGlashan community on behalf of the Old Collegians for the school centenary.

The making of a sculpture like this requires very careful planning as at every stage of production there is an element of waste, hence the term “lost wax bronze casting”.

The bronze figure is walking on the last three of eleven slate coloured tiles. The first tile is a dedication plaque, the other ten are diary entries that represent the ten decades of McGlashan history.

The construction of the sculpture started with modelling the figure in my studio in Broad Bay over the summer holidays. Once this was completed, the casting stage was initiated using silicon rubber and a hard jacket to contain the mould, made from several sections of fibreglass.

We were now at the halfway point of the project and roughly 1000 hours into it.

The next stage was to ship the moulds off to an Auckland sculpture foundry called “Monument”.

Once there, two highly competent technicians began the process of laying up wax in the moulds and transforming the wax sections into bronze. Needless to say “Monument” made an outstanding job of their part in the project. After a further five months, the bronze sculpture arrived back down here ready for a relatively easy installation.

Bronze will last for thousands of years and so a long, long time into the future this sculpture will look pretty much the same as it does now.

We thank all of the very generous donors, both Old Collegians and current families alike, for this enduring gift to the McGlashan community.

Bryn Jones

Term Highlights

by Tony Gomez

Complied

ATHLETICS

The weather threatened to disturb three days of competition; but in the end, all championship and standard events were run, champions in each grade were found, and house champion cup was decided.

Records were broken and reputation enhanced.

The champion in the primary grade was Akira Itadani, winning three distance events. In second was Amani James and third place was Tom Dyer.

The novice events are always hotly contested with new school boys finding their ranking amongst their peers. Stanly McClure came out on top with two firsts in sprint and jump events, and three seconds in similar events. Alban Gosse and Charlie Breen filled the minor placings.

The junior grade had three notable athletes: one new to the school in Gabe Ross, one emerging talent in sprinter Clayton Cochrane and one superstar in Josh Hou. Josh has a heavy workload so only entered a few events. This most certainly cost him the champion’s trophy; but he had bigger fish to fry at the upcoming Otago Athletics Championships. Josh did, however, break the 800 meters record. This opened the door for the multi-talented Gabe Ross who snuck ahead of Josh by one point. Jed Thomson Fawcett showed his continued improvement to claim third place.

The intermediate grade has some of the most talented athletes at McGlashan, Nathan Harrison being the supreme athlete, not only in this grade but also in the school. He won five out of a possible five

events and broke the high jump record along the way. Dom Morrison is not far behind him and dominated the sprint events. Ben Lund placed third in a very strong age group and showed his continued improvement and versatility.

The senior grade maybe was not quite as strong as other years but still identified some talent. Shay Veitch prospered in the sprints and jumps to win senior champion. Charlie Gruppelaar placed second, and Ruaidhri Brosnan dominated the middle distance.

Standards are all about getting those numbers into events and then gaining three points for your house by competing strongly. Ross did this most effectively to win the House Cup. They were followed closely by Burns then Gilray. Balmacewen were in fourth place.

The 3000 meters Wallace Cup was won by Josh Hou who also won the Mile Cup. Senior Field Cup went to Shay Veitch with the Under-16 Field Cup going to Nathan Harrison. The Sprint Cup was Dom Morrison’s. The overall Champion of Champion was Nathan Harrison.

Relays being the last event on the schedule, was the third record of the sporting day, this went to the Ross junior teams, which blitzed the field.

Tiny Carruthers

WAIHI SUMMER INTERCHANGE

The Waihi sports exchange is an experience that McGlashan boys talk about for years afterward. It is nice to visit a school like Waihi and meet boys from another area with similar interests.

Rugby

It was a frosty, cold, foggy morning, and we were all ready and pumped up for a good, tough hour of hard-fought rugby against Waihi. After a tight and very even first half of rugby, the score was tied up at 24 apiece. We were two minutes into the second half and realised some of the calls were going against us. This was a problem we had to work around. We went down by four tries but were still happy with our efforts despite some of the calls that went against us. In the end, Waihi was the better side on the day, and we all can not wait till next year.

Football

Lately, McGlashan has had the wood on Waihi at football. With home ground advantage and an improved side, Waihi was hopeful of a better performance this year. Conditions were cold and foggy, but the McGlashan side started well. In fact, they found themselves up four nil at the breakGeorge Baker and Year 7 Josh George being strong contributors. Waihi changed the ball at halftime as well as their fortunes. McGlashan scored three more goals, but Waihi got on the scoreboard with four second-half goals. Goal scorers for McGlashan were; Lucas Townend (2); Connor Boereboom (2); Thomas Mason (1); Quinn Coutts(1); and Isaac McConachie (1). All in all a good performance by McGlashan and an improved result for Waihi.

Hockey

The boys had a big day, some playing rugby or football in the morning, then a tough game of hockey in the afternoon. A credit to those who played two sports. The game started hard and fast as the exchanges with Waihi always do. Waihi came out firing and converted two goals in the first half. They had a lot of chances, but some sublime goalkeeping from Matt Taylor restricted the score to just two. McGlashan had some positive chances during the first half but were not able to convert.

The second half started like the first, briskly. McGlashan swung onto attack early, being awarded a penalty corner a few minutes into the half. A wellexecuted penality corner saw a fantastic shot to the corner of the goal from Baxter Meder and brought the score to 2-1. This lifted the McGlashan boys. Waihi also lifted, and it was their turn to be on the attack. Waihi was pounding the ball at our goal; but as in the first half, Matt Taylor was in scintillating form making save after save. The pressure was tough and eventually, Waihi scored their third goal. It was now that we saw the younger members of the team stand up and take some authority on the game. McGlashan had their chances nearing the end of the game, and with 20 seconds on the clock, the pressure took its toll and Max Hore converted a fantastic volley to take the final score to 3-2.

There were stand-out performances from Nick Casey in the midfield and the player of the game, Matt Taylor, in goal. It was very heartening to see the effort the whole team put in for the whole game against a well-drilled Waihi team. Congratulations to the McGlashan team. The result could have gone the other way on any other day.

Tiny Carruthers

SCIENCE FAIR

Year 8 and 9 students proudly present the fabulous findings of their intriguing investigations.

Science fairs tend to reflect a certain zeitgeist. Whilst baking soda volcanoes have been firmly rejected in recent times, investigations have lately turned from the effectiveness of such things as fidget spinners on concentration to the effect of Fortnight on concentration.

This year’s McGlashan fair featured strong themes of investigating air pollution, microbial aspects of milk and the accuracy of GPS technology.

Eighteen students from the McGlashan fair were selected to present at the Otago fair held in the Otago

Museum. Between them, they won a total of 19 prizes. In addition to this was the Year 7 and 8 Premier Award won by Joseph Knopp, for his project where he developed and tested a cell phone projector.

The following students all won prizes at the Otago Science Fair: Sheon Luxmanan, Gary Yao, Thomas Rasmussen, Morgan Blair, Ethan Leitch, Tom Dyer, Fynn Allison, John Mengel, Timothy Bradfield, Isaac McConachie, Ryan McCaughan and Theo Stebbings.

Congratulations!

Andrew Leitch

FENCING

Members of the McGlashan Fencing Club performed a demonstration in assembly this year, showcasing a few of the aspects of their chosen sport.

While fencing is often thought of as a bizarre and unconventional sport, it is, in fact, a far more complex and challenging sport than meets the eye.

To an outsider, it may all seem like a flurry of pointless, random swings. To a fencer, these are precise, carefully calculated movements. Utilising a vast variety of muscle groups, a fencer can manipulate their blade and body at varying speeds and directions. The end of a fencer’s weapon is thought to be the second fastest moving object in sport behind a marksman’s bullet. Timing and coordination are vital, as even the fastest hit can fly straight through thin air or land in an undesired area.

Fencing is unique as it relies on your mental performance equally, if not more so than your physical performance. As well as fighting the opponent in front of you physically, you are also battling them mentally. You must anticipate their every move before it happens, identify and exploit their weaknesses, and coax them into playing right into your hand.

McGlashan has one of the largest fencing presences within Dunedin schools and makes up part of the larger Dunedin fencing community as a whole. We have access to quality equipment, the outstanding venue of Claymore Swords Club, as well as exceptional professional coaching.

Our up-and-coming fencers are high performing and dedicate a lot of time and effort into honing their duelling skills. Barend Jenkins placed second in the 2017 South Championships in Men’s Epee, while Tim Scott placed second in the 2018 South Under-17 Championships in the Men’s Foil.

If you think that fencing is the sport for you, feel free to speak to Mr Cartwright or Tim Scott, and we can arrange a spot for you among our ever-growing, welcoming community.

Tim Scott

CHAMBER MUSIC REGIONAL FINAL

Earlier this year, our chamber music group (the Toitu Trio) consisting of Boen Deng, Jack Gray, and Victoria Williamson (of Columba College) won the Dunedin district round of the national Chamber Music Contest. We had practised for several weeks up to this point, and we were happy to have accomplished this. The district round actually consisted of two parts: multiple sessions throughout the weekend, followed by a final round on Sunday evening that only six groups were selected for. After the latter, we received our first place awards and also managed to collect some money for the best performance of a New Zealand piece.

The next step for us was the Southern Regional Finals, which was held in Christchurch on Saturday, 23 June. We left on Friday and found a venue that was definitely superior to Dunedin’s. While we were able to put on a good performance, the Regional Finals represent the end of our journey, as we did not make it into the National Semi-Finals on 3 August, in which only 12 groups selected from the whole country play.

We woud like to thank all our parents, as well as piano teacher Tom McGrath, violin teacher Ngaru Martin and of course Cam Moran, our wellbeing mentor.

Jack Grey and Boen Deng

AGRIBUSINESS CENTRAL TOUR

Most of time the best way to understand is to experience! At the end of May, twenty Year 12 Agribusiness students from John McGlashan College and Columba College left for a three-day tour of Central to visit a few well-known but unique businesses.

James Dicey of Mt Difficulty kicked things off with a interactive lecture on the wine industry and specifically the workings of the business at his winery. Zoe, the chief winemaker, then took the group on a tour through the winery and outlined the process (and science) of making both red and white wine. Whilst the students were not allowed to taste the wine, we were able to smell the vintages at various times in the process.

After checking into the Wanaka Lakeview Holiday Park, we all helped out to make a tasty dinner. Then we headed off to Mount Aspiring High School, who had kindly arranged for a DairyNZ rep to come in and speak to the combined classes about the dairy industry.

The following day started early with breakfast and then a tour of the Cardrona Whiskey Distillery. Many of the boys were greatly intrigued by the interesting equipment used for the fermentation and production processes. A former Columba College student, Suzanne Bishop, is a whiskey-maker at the distillery and kindly took us on the tour and explained the process. The class also decided that we should buy our own vat for a meagre $12500 and have a reunion in 10 years to drink the mature product.

From the distillery we moved on to the Lavender Farm after lunch. The owners, Tim and Stef, were very welcoming and proudly showed us around the ‘risk’ they had undertaken as a former mechanical engineer and primary school teacher. It was a business that not many of the students had encountered before, and they listened with interest as the couple explained the branding process and marketing associated with opening a new business. The honey tasting was a big hit as was the visit with the farm animals. It was difficult to ascertain whether it was a Year 12 class or kindergarten kids that ran screaming towards the alpacas, sheep, Highland cows and Koko the pig.

After a busy day we kicked back and enjoyed dinner at Jack Rabbit (the students convinced me that the unplanned, extra expense would happily be carried by their parents who would ‘never begrudge them a mean feed’).

After another very early start we met Mark Darling at the Apple Orchard Pack house in Ettrick on the way back to Dunedin. Again, the boys were particularly excited about the cool equipment in the pack house, and I spent more time ensuring that no-one was inadvertently packed into an export shipment after fiddling with equipment best left alone. As always, the students were very surprised at how strict the export quality control measures are to ensure one’s product reaches the desired market and fetches the desired price.

Craig Preston

HAKA INTERHOUSE

McGlashan is special. We have a special character about us. In Māoridom, the haka is also special. For us at McGlashan this year we have used our haka in many ways. Most Saturdays the First XV lays down the challenge of war with our haka. We have farewelled our fallen brothers and welcomed new ones into our whanau with our haka.

I say ‘our’ haka because it is our haka. This haka is as part of McGlashan as the Scottish pipes or the chapel. The haka we perform is our own; it is part of the glue that unites us. We are privileged to have this. That is why, come the end of the year, it is the haka that draws us all in together as one.

This year passion was abundant and mana was certainly not lacking. We were blessed to have four people judge us: Dayna Gallagher of Ngati Kahungunu, Rebekah Langsbury of Ngāi Tahu, Taina Te Ngahue of Ngāti Porou and Te Arawa, along with Mr Nick Price of Kai Tahu.

This year each house was strongly led by their respective Kaia: Balmacewen with Charles Keenan, Burns with Jack McLauchlan, Gilray with Sam Englebret and Ross with Tevita Schaaf. Pride and passion was on display from all participants. Balmacewen ending up coming away with the victory, leading them to back-to-back haka championships. This gave the opportunity for Charles Keenan to lead the whole school haka, a proud moment for him. Next year we look forward to continuing the high standards that have been set and building on our performances.

Charles Keenan

SISS ADVENTURE RACING

Jack Murray, Mitchel Joint, Will Morshuis and Angus Kenny competed in the South Island Secondary Schools Adventure Racing Championships in Cromwell.

The adventure race is proposed to be an eight-twelve hour race that includes challenges in mountain biking, trekking, kayaking, abseiling and navigation, with team members remaining within 100m of each other at all times. The course is secret and is revealed at the pre-race briefing on the Friday night of competition.

The course is punctuated by check points that must be passed as a team and are identified by map coordinates, which the team follows.

The race started at 6:00am on Saturday, 7th April. The first challenge was a short five kilometre bike ride to the first transition. The bike ride took us out over the Kawarau River and then along the shore to Cairnmuir.

After a quick transition we made our way up the true right side of Wet Gully, collecting points one and two and towards Goats Camp, where we collected point three. On the way back down we jumped, ran and crawled through the cold water of Wet Gully until we came across a four-wheel drive track, leading us back to the transition point. Then we set off on a mammoth bike ride starting at the trailhead of the Bannockburn Loop Track where we picked up point four.

The Bannockburn Loop Track started off with a very slippery and steep climb, which most teams had to push up. After slipping and sliding through the track, we picked up points five, six and seven, putting us ahead of four other teams on the track. This was until

a slight map reading error, which allowed them to pass us after we made a wrong turn.

After a slog up Bannockburn Road we found another four-wheel-drive track, which was yet another steep climb that took us up the side of Tucker Gully to a saddle where point eight was.

After a well-anticipated downhill and then another long climb back around to Tucker Gully, we had picked up points nine and ten and reclaimed back the four places that we had lost earlier.

When we got back to the transition we headed out to the abseil, which was a 30-metre drop which all of us easily conquered.

Next was the kayak where we made our way down the Kawarau River, collecting the last five check points. The race finished with a quick 1km run to the finish line, and by quick, I mean as fast as our bodies would let us which was not that fast.

We finished fifth in our category 8th out of 40 other teams, which was a pretty solid effort from the boys, who happily tucked into the meal provided at the finish line.

We must say a huge thank you to the parents who helped with transport, organisation, nutrition and moral support. This is truly an event that would be impossible without it. This was a real challengephysical and mental and we look forward to tackling it again in 2019.

Angus Kenny

GOLF

A team of Callum White (Captain), Robbie Perry, Hamish Brown and Baxter Meder played two rounds against St Andrew’s College. For our first round we played two-man Ambrose. Baxter and Robbie played two tough opponents and played a very smart game and got a good half in the match. Callum and Hamish were two down through six holes and then went on to birdie seven of the next nine holes to win the match five and four.

The interschool continued into Monday, and McGlashan were one point ahead. Baxter, our Year 8 super star, was finished by the 14th hole as he won against a Year 13 who he was also giving 8 shots to. He won in convincing style with a par on the hardest hole. Robbie and Hamish fought hard to stay in their matches - they also had to give nine shots. It was a tough battle for them they ended up losing on the 16th hole to their opponents. Callum was one down with three holes to go and knew he had to give a shot coming up the last. He drove the green on number 16 and made birdie to get back to square. He then followed up with another birdie on 17 to get to one up. But having to give a shot down the last, and his opponent being on the green for two, the hole was conceded and the golf was halved overall.

Again, this was a fantastic match and interschool match, and the spirit of the game shone through at the end with both teams together watching the final pairing finish the match.

The Otago Interprovincial Golf Championships were played in windy conditions this year. The top seven McGlashan golfers went to the Otago Secondary School Golf Tournament and came away with some good results. The A team, returning as defending champions, were determined to back up from last year. It was a tough day, but Callum had a 73, Robbie had a 76 and Baxter had an 82, which left him in sixth place for nett three under his handicap. Jack Murray had an 86, which was great scoring as there where

20km winds.

Our second team played outstandingly well with everyone playing under their handicaps. William McLauchlan shot 82, coming third in the nett. He played eight under his handicap. Jaquan Mapusua fired a 96, which happened to be his first tournament score, and Adam was close behind with a 97, also his first tournament score. So the teams performed very well, our top team finishing Third in Otago and our second team sixth. Valuable tournament experience was gained by a couple of newer golfers.

The senior nett champion and winner of the DJ Horn Esquire Cup this year was William McLauchlan.

The senior strokeplay champion and winner of the Pilling Cup was Callum White.

The junior nett, and junior strokeplay champion, as well as the Year 7 and 8 champion winner, was Baxter Meder.

We look forward to continuing to keep a positive golfing spirit going at McGlashan in 2019. The golf club will again be running the Founders Golf Tournament in February, and a team will be touring Australia in October 2019.

Thanks to the committee members who have been busy building a strong golfing foundation and structures; we have good golf coaching structures in place, and the golf club is building a solid base of good and improving players.

RAIL TRAIL

This year’s Rail Trail adventure for Year 9 had it all: headwinds, blistering temperatures, yummy baking, chilly mornings and some interesting biking manoevres.

For the past 11 years, we have set the new Year 9 cohort the challenge of biking the Rail Trail in three days. Not only is it designed to be a ‘significant physical and mental challenge (Mr Garry), it is also designed to help them get to know each other better.

Half the group went from Middlemarch to Clyde on the Monday to Wednesday, and the other half reversed the process on the Wednesday to Friday. I think it is safe to say the first group had the toughest first dayuphill into a headwind in hot conditions. Many learned the value of drinking water and putting on sunscreen.

Myself, the other teachers and the parents on that trip were incredibly proud of their ‘grit’ and perseverance - a key aspect of our culture here at McGlashan.

Wonderful baking from the parents and swimming in the Omakau School and Ranfurly pools helped ease any aches and pains. The boys perhaps did not realise it, but as each day progressed they got better and better at biking and pushing on through the tough bits. Let us just say, the dismounts at road crossings got a lot more elegant on the third day of each trip!

A huge thank you to the parents and helpers who came on the trip. We could not do it without you. A special thank you to Greg Wisnesky for the drone photographs. They really capture what a great experience it was.

Jo Mullenger

ROWING

Twizel was the first major regatta for the season and allowed the boys to see where they were sitting relative to the rest of their competition. Headlining the performances at the Otago Champs was the Under-16 boys. Will Turner, Will Edwards, Angus Kenny and Joshua Jukes had a spectacular regatta with Will and Will both making the final of the boys’ Under-17 single scull and then teaming up to win the Under-16 double scull. Josh and Angus, after getting second in the Under-16 double scull joined forces with Will and Will to take out the Under-16 quadruple scull in dominant fashion.

The next regatta on the calendar was the South Island Club Championships in Twizel. This came shortly after the boys had finished their training camp on Lake Dunstan. The most impressive performance of this regatta came in the small boats with Angus Kenny winning silver in the boys’ Under-16 single scull, then teaming up with the ever-improving Josh Jukes to get silver again in the boys’ Under-16 double. Trying out something new for the school this regatta, Oscar Cochrane and Jez Nicholson-Kelly had a blast in the men’s club coxless pair. In their first 2km race together in this boat, the boys managed to pull through and get silver. A very impressive result.

Finally, it was time for the school season. South Island Secondary Schools was a great blast out for the boys in what was a record-breaking highest number of entries at the regatta. First up was Jack McLaughlan and Nic Chamberlain in the boys’ Under-17 single scull. They both successfully made the A final, with Jack saving his best for the tail end of the season, getting gold in this event. Later on in the day, Jack and Nic teamed up in the boys’ Under-17 double, winning comfortably in the final. After Will Edwards rowed a clutch race to win bronze in the Under-16 single scull, Will and Will Turner were back at it again in their double defending their South Island title from last year, winning the boys Under-16 double scull before teaming up with Angus and Josh to get bronze in the boys’ Under-16 quad. Finally, to cap off a fine regatta

the boys’ Under-18 of Oscar and Jez came screaming home in a blistering sprint finish to get silver in their event. Other notable achievements were Danny Adams, Harry Scott, Freddy Wright and Miro Williams making their first A final in the boys’ Under-18 Novice quad and the boys’ Under -17 quad of Jez, Jack, Oscar and Nic getting forth in their A final.

Maadi Cup, the pinnacle of high school rowing: Having won their first-ever national title last year, John McGlashan came into this regatta with high hopes knowing they had done the work to do well. Ben Teviotdale, selected for his first ever Maadi Cup, put on an absolutely clinical performance in his single scull finishing in 29th overall and making his first ever final in a scull.

Oscar and Jez found their semi-final just a little bit too hot and had to settle for a 10th place finish overall, matching the school’s best-ever finish in the boys’ Under-18 pair.

The boys’ Under-17 quad raced with great passion, but could only manage a seventh place finish in their A final, one up from last year.

Angus, after finishing ninth at the South Island Secondary Schools, turned up the heat and ended up in sixth place in the same event. After winning their semi-final Will and Will found the big boys from Whanganui Collegiate too strong in the third 500m and had to settle for silver in an exciting race. In the most thrilling race of the entire regatta, Jack McLaughlan went through the halfway marker in sixth place, only to put on the most thrilling finish to come through and win the race by just under 0.3s. If that wasn’t enough, Jack then jumped into the double scull once again, with Nic Chamberlain, and won the boys, Under-17 double scull too!

The most successful season to date for the school. But if that wasn’t enough, by winning the boys’ Under-17 single, Jack actual won a brand new Lazlo single worth $16,000 for the school along with some brand new scull too.

Bryce Abernathy

HOUSE SINGING

For house singing this year, houses chose their own songs. This allowed all the students to comfortably take part and sing songs that they actually like.

Ross got first place. Second place went to Balmacewen, third place to Burns and fourth to Gilray.

We all had heaps of fun, especially at the end when we all came together to sing the winning song: Sweet Caroline.

Many thanks go to the judges: Mr Brendan Porter, Mr Brad Martin and Mr Marty Schaaf.

AJ Visagie

ARIKI CUP CROSS COUNTRY

There were blue sunny skies at Shark Park for our Year 7 and 8 boys - but it sure was chilly.

The organisers do a fantastic job and somehow always manage to create a good atmosphere amongst all the competitors and spectators. Our two van loads of boys were lucky and had the first race with three laps around the course, giving spectators a great view of the unfolding race.

Akira Itadani came second in Year 8, and Lachlan Crumpton ran a great third place in the Year 7 race. John McGlashan was third overall in the teams event.

Tony Gomez

VIETNAM

32 students, 12 parents, and four teachers took a two-week adventure around Singapore, Cambodia and Vietnam to immerse ourselves in the history, the culture, and to get to know the people.

Singapore is an island the size of Lake Taupo but with 5.6 million people living on it. It was the perfect place to start our journey, allowing us to acclimatise to Southeast Asia without the culture shock that we would inevitably face once we reached Cambodia and Vietnam. The Singapore Zoo and Flyer were a highlight for many of us. The zoo allowed us to walk among free-ranging animals, and the Flyer showed us the beautiful city from above. The parents enjoyed the skywalk in the Singapore Gardens and a trip to the top of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. Those people who bought ponchos were pleased, while not overly fashionable, because when it rains in Singapore, it rains suddenly and furiously.

Cambodia was where we really began to engage with the history of Southeast Asia. Under the control

of the brutal Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979, the country still bears the scars of its past very visibly. We were privileged to be able to visit the Killing Fields in Phnom Penh and pay our respects to the victims of the regime. The history from this time is not censored and is very confronting; the memorial to the victims is full of their bones which bear the marks of machetes and other weapons. We also paid our respects at Tuol Sleng, or S21, where ‘enemies’ of the Khmer Rouge were imprisoned, tortured and killed.

Photographs and remnants of the building’s time as a prison remain for visitors to see. It was a difficult place to visit, and none of us will forget the faces of the victims commemorated in multiple photo boards. Being able to visit these places and talk to people who live and work there changes our understanding and challenges some of the perceptions we held.

Some of the group hold an infamous Cambodian buffet lunch as the culprit behind the tummy bugs that stayed with us throughout the remainder of our trip.

Rather than flying into Vietnam from Cambodia, we travelled by bus over the border down the Mekong Delta. The bus ride was an experience in culture itself as we saw van after van, with people piled on top. They sat, or lay, or ate, or smoked, on top of the vans, with no restraint, at relatively high speeds. Our passports nervously in hand, we waited in queues to get them stamped, and our luggage checked over. Once it was over, it seemed a bit haphazard - some of the border guards were sleeping or checking their phones as our luggage was scanned. We arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, amongst a flood of mopeds, to meet our Vietnamese guide, Viet. We were incredibly lucky to be in his hands throughout our time in Vietnam, and he was very hard to say goodbye to. Incredibly knowledgeable about the history of his country, extremely kind, and keen to get to know our students, Viet was one of the best parts of the trip for many of the students.

Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon as it is still known to many, is in the south and is the largest city in Vietnam. During our time there we visited the War Remnants Museum, which is dedicated to memorialising different aspects of the Vietnam War, or American War of Aggression, as it is known in Vietnam. Viet gave us a guided tour of the Reunification Palace, where North Vietnamese tanks rolled in to reunite the country in 1975. To satisfy our tourist fancies, we also spent time at the Ben Thanh Market and a local cooking school.

Hue, the former imperial city in the central region of Vietnam, saw us visit local pagodas, Buddhist temples, take a dragon boat down the Perfume River,

and visit the Emperor’s Tomb. Hoi An was a favourite destination for many of the group members. A former trading post, the coastal city has areas cut off from traffic and lit by lanterns at night. It is a beautiful city and was a slight reprieve from the relentless nature of our trip. We had a rest day in Hoi An, allowing the students to get suits made for the upcoming formal, buy gifts for people at home and catch up on a bit of much-needed sleep. We also travelled inland to the hamlet of My Lai, where American soldiers from Charlie Company massacred a village of elderly men, women and children in 1968. A museum has been built on the site and remains of the homes have been rebuilt to show us what it must have been like in 1968: this was very moving. We finished our time in Vietnam in Hanoi, the capital. We started with a walking tour to get our bearings around the Old Quarter and then explored our surroundings. While in Hanoi, we visited the Ethnology Museum, dedicated to the different peoples and cultures which make up Vietnam. The Hoa Lo Prison, or ‘Hanoi Hilton’, was home to Vietnamese prisoners under the French, and later to American prisoners under the North Vietnamese. It is an intimidating building surrounded by high walls with broken glass embedded on the tops. While there, we overheard an American former POW who had returned to Vietnam. We finished with a farewell meal and speeches back at our hotel, where the students did an impressive haka for Viet, and a few tears were shed.

We had a superb group of students, parents and teachers. The young men who came with us were responsible, respectful, engaged, and a pleasure to travel with. Special thanks must go to Ms Melissa Bell, travelling to Vietnam for her seventh time. The trip was as organised, enjoyable, and purposeful, due to her tireless efforts and hours of work. David Smith, our awesome and experienced travel agent, also worked exceptionally hard to meet our requests and ensure our trip was as wonderful as it was. Thanks must also go to a fabulous group of twelve parents who were enthusiastic, helpful, and thoroughly good company throughout the trip.

Our trip was incredible and we all have memories to keep - stolen birthday cakes in Cambodia, a small bowl of teeth at the Killing Fields, a cyclo tour through a winding flower market, the palms in the wind at My Lai, bargaining in the markets trying to mentally convert Vietnamese dong into New Zealand dollars, Hoi An at dusk, weaving through the crowded streets in Hanoi hoping you’re heading in the right direction.

Rachael Gardiner

McGLASHAN CROSS COUNTRY

It’s Cross Country time again. Depending on your perception, Cross Country conjures up many different feelings.

Let’s not go there; harden up and get on with it. If we are a school that is serious about resilience, here is a great opportunity to face something that may be out of your comfort zone and conquer it. Or your name is Josh Hou and you love the cross country, love the course and appreciate the whole experience.

The day dawned fine, ok a little cool, well jolly cold but sunny. The course was set with help from Downers who were still working on the Ross Creek Dam. They allowed us access, which meant we could arrange a challenging and varied course.

This year the Year 7 and 8’s started first. After a lap around the field, they headed off into Ross Creek. When they emerged from the zig zag, it was Akira Itadani who crossed the finish line first, followed by Thomas Mason, Harry Summers and Nick Casey. Oliver Hamilton was the first year boys home followed by Lucas Townend.

The Year 7 and 8 boys were only halfway through their race when the Novices and Juniors were sent off. Their course ran through some brilliant bush tracks and included a stretch beside the Ross Creek Reservoir before completing the dreaded zig zag. The Novices’ race was closely contested, and Matheson Colquhoun came from behind to beat Jack Hazlett by 10 or 15 meters from Alban Gosse. The Junior race was a fait accompli with Josh Hou clearly first, but Grayson Westgate can be very satisfied with his second place behind Josh, and Archie Dunn was third.

There are always some interesting names that come to the fore in the older boys race. They did 5.3km on an undulating course that took them high above the Ross Creek Reservoir, before a downhill section that leads them to the zig zag. Ruaidhri Brosnan was first, with Ben Mitchell and Will Turner home next, but then the first intermediate came and another intermediate with Will Morshuis.

The event was all over in two hours. The course will change again next year as the Ross Creek development will be completed and Johnnies boys will have the run of all the tracks. We have a wonderful resource right at our doorstep, which we should enjoy. Contrary to popular comment, most boys seem to enjoy the cross country.

Tiny Carruthers

SPANISH CAMP INTERSCHOOL

Of all the subjects available to the students of John McGlashan College (and indeed any school), perhaps among the most difficult are the languages. By their very nature, these subjects require extensive study and focus if the students want their learning to stick. For this reason, many of our language teachers go to great lengths to create an environment of “maximum immersion,” where the second language is spoken as often as possible in order to properly familiarise the students. To this end, approximately 75 students from six schools throughout the South Island participated in a “full immersion” overnight trip to Camp Tirohanga, with a host of Spanish activities and workshops which the students would use to further their learning. My class was among the John McGlashan students who were able to participate in the trip, and I found it to be quite enjoyable. In spite of the generally poor weather which persisted throughout the camp, we still managed to have quite a good time. The temperature was consistently frigid for the whole trip, and in the lead up to our arrival, it had been raining a great deal. This was no big problem, however, as the vast majority of the activities appeared to have been designed for that environment. As such, the enjoyment factor was not affected. The group activities we undertook were massively varied, from structured conversations to cultural lessons, to (an attempt at) Salsa dancing. Though sometimes confusing due to the full immersion, these activities still ran well enough. The NCEA students also benefited from the proceedings as they were able to use conversations on the second day for one of their internal assessments.

As a way of contributing to the event, every student was required to bring some home baking, and each school was required to organise a workshop for the other students. Both of these conditions were more than fulfilled, to the point where, at the end of the camp, we were still inundated with quality baking (as well

as eggs, for some reason). I think that our workshop (a Spanish themed scavenger hunt) turned out quite well, as it was able to be carried out in full despite the less than ideal weather. Furthermore, the wide variety of tasks we included in our scavenger hunt injected a bit of variety by requiring the students to demonstrate their Spanish skills and creativity. Other schools also devised some interesting workshops, such as Kings high school’s Spanish-tortilla making. Finally, there was the Tomatina, which is best described as dodgeball, if the balls were replaced by diced tinned tomatoes (uncanned of course).

Overall, despite the unpleasant weather, I still found the Spanish Camp to be quite an enjoyable experience. It provided a perfect opportunity to practise our Spanish language skills with people from outside the school and city and included numerous interesting tasks, not to mention the abundance of free food. If the school was to hold another camp in the coming years for future students, I would give it my wholehearted support.

Gracias por tu tiempo.

Jack Craig - Pearson

FUTSAL NATIONALS

2018 has been a year filled with many successes for the Senior 1st Futsal team, with accolades having been achieved at both a regional and national level.

After recently wrapping up both the Dunedin and Otago Secondary Schools’ titles, it seemed only natural that the boys would progress to a greater level of challenge and competition. Therefore it was identified that the New Zealand Secondary Schools Futsal Tournament (NZSSFT) was the right place to achieve this goal; a chance to cut our teeth against some of the country’s premier footballing institutes.

Subsequently, it was with great anticipation that we stepped off the plane in Wellington, eager to be set loose on the tournament. In our first fixture, we encountered De La Salle College, who were easily swept aside 9-1. A truly dominant and team-oriented performance to start the tournament, with notable contributions from Shay Veitch (3 goals) and Harrison Biggs (4 goals). However, it was during our second game of the day in which we were drawn back into reality, receiving a 6-0 drubbing from a slick Tauranga Boys’ High School unit. It was on this note that we ended our first day in Wellington with mixed feelings, the euphoria of our first win somewhat drowned out by a heavy defeat.

As a new day dawned, the boys were back at the courts bright and early, with the aim of avenging yesterday’s defeat. Victory, however, would be no easy task, with the might of group leaders Shirley Boys High School standing in our path. In a surprising turn of events, we streaked out to an early 2-0 lead, hitting the back of the net twice within the first ten minutes. As half-time approached the lead remained intact, despite Shirley pounding us with attack after attack. However, in almost gut-wrenching fashion with 10 minutes to play, Shirley managed to break the deadlock, pre-empting an opening of the floodgates of sorts, in which we were helpless as goal after goal pummelled the net. As the full-time siren sounded, we had lost 3-2, and our chances of a finals berth had gone up in smoke. Admittedly following this defeat,

morale was at an all-time low heading into our matchup against New Plymouth Boys’ High School. Therefore it was in stoic fashion with which we picked ourselves up, and eked out a 3-2 victory. This result ensured a third place in our group of five and left us bound for the 17-24th place play-offs.

Perhaps in the vain of misfortune with which our finals hopes had crumbled, we were drawn against St Patrick’s College, Wellington in our first play-off game. Not only did they boast an impressive squad of 12 players compared with our 7, but they were also last year’s champions, and had revenge in mind after being dumped out in the group stages. They hit us hard with everything they had, and not even the skilful and hardy defensive front led by Ben Lund could stop them, as we eventually went down 4-2. This defeat left us to play Rathkeale College in our final game, and we emerged victorious with a 4-3 result.

Overall, the experience of playing against many of the country’s top schools was a rewarding one, and I’m sure all the boys feel like they have made improvements from it. While we were placed around the middle of the pack of 36 teams, a higher placing was very much within our grasp and should be very obtainable for the five members of our squad who will hopefully be back for another shot next year. I would like to thank the travelling squad of Jaiden Tucker, Cam Johnstone, Ben Lund, Shay Veitch, Cade McRae, and Nathan Harrison for an excellent tournament. On behalf of the boys, thankyou to Mrs Veitch for travelling with us and providing us with meals and transport to the games - your effort was much appreciated. Lastly, a special mention to Shay Veitch who finished the tournament as the second equal leading goal scorer; well done.

Harrison Biggs

YEAR 8 CAMP

It was a warm and cloudy September morning. The air was buzzing with anticipation. 45 Year 8 boys arrived outside John McGlashan College with their bags, sleeping bags, and pillows ready to depart for Queenstown as part of a four-day camp.

We were ecstatic! Lined up outside the cloisters, there was plenty of chatting, yelling, and excited buzz. As the large bus waited at the bus stop, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Veitch, and the parent helpers stood outside the Link, frantically packing pieces of baking and other vital equipment into a trailer hooked to a van. Once we were packed, a roll was called, and we were off on our way!

The first three hours passed by quickly, the bus only stopping once for a toilet break in Lawrence. Certainly, a worthy spot as this is where the gold rush, the theme for our camp, started over 150 years ago. Unfortunately, the bus could not get into Gabriel’s Gully for a look, but a statue of Gabriel Read outside the toilets and various examples of old mining equipment displayed in the small town were reminders enough

of the rich history of the region.

We arrived at Lake Dunstan for lunch, where we spent time stone skimming, climbing and telling tall tales. Once back on the bus, we had another half hour drive until we reached the mining centre at Kawerau Gorge. There we received a quick pep talk on the history of the gold rush and the current value of gold from the expert on site. We then split up into two groups. One group went off on a walk to a reconstructed Chinatown and to visit other points of interest. The other group went gold panning. After both groups had finished their activity, we swapped over. The group that was gold panning also saw a battery, one of only three still running in the country, that crushes rocks with gold in them.

From there, we all hopped in the bus and drove to camp. We arrived at camp at about 5:10, learned who we were to room with, set up our beds, and then enjoyed various games and activities. Then it was dinner (burgers and sausages). Delicious!

After dessert, we did our ‘homework’. This consisted of a few short tasks based on our exploits earlier in the day. After that, we got ready for a game or two of spotlight. This was a lot of people’s highlight and had many desperate to remain uncaught for the whole camp. When we had finished, we went to bed, read for a bit, before it was lights out and we all went to sleep. Well, most of us did!

The next day, was a 7:30 am start. Just enough time for a shower before a hearty breakfast, of toast and cereal. Then we packed our day packs and got on the bus, set for a full day at the Arrowtown Museum.

At the museum, we lined up to hear the quick game plan before again, being split up into two groups. One group went into the museum, and the other group went to the remains of an old Chinatown. The museum was amazing, with life-sized replicas of people in the workshop, in banks, and of course, mining. It even had one of these replicas sitting on the toilet! (The toilet dummy had a speaker somewhere that said “Oi! Can’t you see that I’m busy?” Whenever somebody enters the room!)

The Chinatown was also very interesting, despite the fact that most of the houses were not there anymore.

It was certainly an eye opener to see how the Chinese of yesteryear lived.

After the museum and the visit to the Chinatown, we went out and bought lunch from a shop or café of our choice. After we had all eaten, we split up into our two groups that once more. This time one of the groups went and looked at an old prison whilst the other went gold panning. As previously, the groups swapped over after a bit.

The prison trip was awesome, with some of us asking to be locked in the cells. We got our wish! After visiting the Gaol, we walked down to an old church and then part of an old school.

The panning in the Arrow River saw plenty of gold fever. Most found ‘colour’ in their pan which caused much pride and excitement for those that were successful. Some found as many seven or eight specks by the end of the session.

To finish, the bus dropped us all a few kilometres away from camp and we walked the rest of the distance there lakeside. Once home, we mucked around until dinner (which was roast), before following the same routine we had the day before.

The following day, we got up at the same time as yesterday, had showers, and then had breakfast (toast and cereal, same as yesterday), before making our lunches for the busy day ahead. At around 11:00 am the bus dropped us off on the far side of Lake Wakatipu, about an hour away from Queenstown. We then walked into Queenstown marveling at the amazing scenery and jaw-dropping architecture around us. We eventually into the Botanic Gardens, where we had lunch and a play in the skate bowl.

Then we all headed off (in the bus) back to Arrowtown. There we got into some four wheel drives and headed off up the river to Macetown.

The road was bumpy and we crossed the Arrow river several times in our four wheel drive. In short, it was Fun! When we reached Macetown where we had afternoon tea (Hot milo and a couple of biscuits). There was time to explore the old ghost town and some nearby old batteries before heading back. By the time we returned, we had risen 350m and crossed the river close to fifty times.

Tea was a delicious shepherd’s pie. Then it was homework and a bumper round of spotlight to round off the day. Most slept very well that night!

Our final day saw bunkroom prizes handed out after breakfast and a thorough clean up of rooms and amenities.

With bleary eyes from sleep deprivation, we boarded the bus to Gibbston Valley wineries. There they explained the process of making wine and showed off their ‘cool’ man-made wine cave. From here it was lunch at Pioneer Park, Alexandra and back to expectant parents. A great four days for sure!

The Year 8s would like to thank all the parent helpers for their mighty efforts at camp. To Mrs. Meder, Mrs. Cuthill, Mrs. Seaton, Mrs. Jones, and Mr. Diaz-Rainey, you were immense with all your hard work and help. Thank you also to Tyler Wilden who helped out too and was excellent value for the two days he was there. To Mrs. Veitch, Mr. Mountain, Mr. Beck, and Mr. Duncan a huge well done for organising the camp and running it so well! We appreciate your efforts!

WORLD CHALLENGE NEPAL

During the summer holidays, Mr Mountain accompanied seven Year 12 students on a month long trip to Nepal, courtesy of the expedition provider World Challenge.

As a combined group of 18, with one teacher and eight students from Wellington College, we embarked on a twelve-day trek around the Annapurna Conservation Sanctuary to go up to Annapurna Base Camp, and did six days of service at Basic Belsi School.

At Annapurna Base Camp we reached an altitude of 4130m, which is higher than Mount Cook’s peak (3724m). At Basic Belsi School, we interacted with the staff and students while we worked on building a compound wall behind the school, to separate the school grounds from farmer’s crops, and cleaning and painting two of the classrooms to make them more stimulating learning environments for the children.

We were also able to do sightseeing in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Chitwan. Sights we saw included Swayambhunath Stupa (Monkey Temple) and the Chitwan National Park.

With support from a group leader sent from World Challenge as well as in-country agents, we were in great hands. For the month the students were given full responsibility to organise matters including the budget, food, transport and accommodation with only minimal input from the teachers. Needless to say, we learned and experienced a lot during this month.

Going to Nepal was an eye-opening experience for us. From the beautiful sights to the friendly people, something stuck with each of us. This opportunity was a gift that will stay with us for the rest of our lives.

Richard Mountain

TOWN BELT TRAPINATORS

The Town Belt Kaitiaki student leadership team from John McGlashan has put in motion the next phase of predator control within the Dunedin Town Belt.

Project Leader, Tyler Wilden, and boys from 8 MRO have begun their quest to eradicate possums from the Dunedin Town Belt. Be sure to check out our Facebook page to learn more about it, and the photography competition that has two cameras up for grabs.

Visit our “Town Belt Kaitiaki” Facebook page for more information about this project and the photography competition.

In Term Two, our students used tracking tunnels with ink pads and chew cards to identify creatures who reside in the town belt. Although there was evidence of hedgehogs, mice, rats and possums, it was the latter that became the most common. The tracking allowed us to find the best areas to set the traps. With safety and effectiveness in mind, funding was sought by the education coordinator, Claudia Babirat, for the ideal trap, known as the Trapinator. Before using these, we had a training session run by Claudia and Dave McPhee of DM Holdings. The pupils were fascinated by the fact that Dave was the person who discovered the full moa skeleton and egg that is now on display in the Otago Museum and they were fully engaged and entertained when he pulled out a dead possum from his bag. Hands-on training in how to set the traps followed.

This learning experience is part of a wider studentled education programme that has seen students from John McGlashan College join with those from eight other schools to develop ways to promote, protect,

sustain and use the Town Belt in more meaningful ways. Following in the footsteps of two successful rural projects (Kids Restore the Kepler, and Kids Greening Taupo) the Town Belt Kaitiaki is the first such project to be established within an urban setting in New Zealand. Other centres such as Wellington and Christchurch are also looking to develop similar programmes.

Monthly workshops are varied in focus, and the students have formed sub-groups to focus on specific areas. Our Year 8 student leaders, Alex Seaton, Ethan Leitch, and Tom Dyer are heading the media team. After taking part in the process of branding the project, they have moved onto weekly podcasts at Otago Access Radio and a photography competition, with two cameras as prizes for the winners. Details for this are on the “Town Belt Kaitiaki” Facebook page.

Michele Rodger

McGLASHAN FORMAL

On the 26th of May, the John McGlashan Formal was held at the Otago Museum. The event was organised by a couple of students from Bryn Jones’s form class. It was a very successful event, with the majority of the John McGlashan Year 12-13 students (282 including partners) and 21 staff members attending.

Cafe Rue catered the event with a great meal.

Gravity Events also did a great job of decorating and lighting the venue. The music was a huge part in making the night, with an incredible duo performance by Dr Preston and Bruce James who played from 7 pm to 9.30, and also the band, ‘Plus Ones’ ending off the night.

Kelk Photography had the job of capturing the event for all to remember, which they did perfectly. For next year, Sam Clulee will be running the formal and maintaining the established high standard of this annual John McGlashan College event. In the end, it was a very enjoyable and memorable night for all.

Charlie Gruppelaar

OTAGO ATHLETIC CHAMPS

Huge entries equated to a large medal haul at the Otago Athletic Championships.

The Otago Athletic Championships were held in early March. The forecast was for cool weather but as the day wore on the sun came out, and temperatures became hot. This inspired the McGlashan athletes to an impressive medal haul. From a large JMC tent erected on the embankment, the JMC athlete squad mounted its challenge against the best athletes across Otago. McGlashan had one of the largest squads at the champs, and they collected their fair share of medals, as well as three records on the day.

John McGlashan recorded 13 first and second placings, as well as 15 thirds. Shay Veitch won both the triple and long jump. Josh Hou won the 3000, 1500 and 800 metres. In a feat that is probably unprecedented, Josh also broke all three records.

Tiny Carruthers

SOUTH ISLAND ATHLETICS

With all eyes on Josh Hou, it was another athlete that gained his share of the limelight at the South Island Secondary School Track meet in Timaru.

Liam Wilson won three individual events at this meet, breaking three records in the process, one of which was his own New Zealand record. He won the Para-100m and Para-200m sprint in South Island record time, then went onto break his own New Zealand record in the long jump.

Josh Hou sets such high standards for himself that he was disappointed he didn’t break Eddie Crow’s 20-year-old record in the Under-15 800m. Although Josh had run faster times during the season, it was not to be on this occasion. He went out quick, running the first 400 in 56 seconds, but tied up in the home straight, narrowly missing the record by .03 of a

second. He was not to be denied in the 1500m, where he set a new record.

Another record was set by McGlashan in the 4 x 400m relay. Josh, Dom Morrison, Nathan Harrison and Ben Lund blitzed the field, beating the National champions and setting a new record in the process.

Dom Morrison placed third in the Under-16 800m. Nathan Harrison was second in the same age group for high jump. Riley Meason competed on Friday’s hammer throw event and also placed second.

Tiny Carruthers

SOUTH ISLAND TOUCH

The entry of the Wildcard Team to the South Island Touch Tournament has big prospects for the future.

After a decent showing at the Secondary School Competition, and also winning the Men’s Division Two grade at Kaikorai, we entered our (very young) senior team in the Otago Secondary Schools’ tournament. We were chosen, at last minute, as a wildcard entry to compete at the South Island Secondary Schools’ Tournament in Christchurch.

We headed to Christchurch on Friday afternoon, two weeks ago, coached by Scott Turner and Ash Wilson. We were in a difficult pool but felt that if we won at least one game on Saturday, then we could have a crack at a 5-8 placing. Unfortunately, this was not to be as we lost to OBHS, Christchurch Boys’ and Marlborough. We had our best chance against St Bede’s but drew with them in the final seconds, 6 all, in some very soft and muddy conditions. This meant that it came back to a for and against result to get us

through. Unfortunately St. Bede’s had a better ratio, so we played off on Sunday against St Andrew’s. We eventually lost that game 6-4 but held our heads up high as we performed well for a very young team. Overall, it has been a rewarding season, and we look forward to doing it all again next year. Special thanks to Oscar Sycamore’s parents for their continued support of this team, as they always provide when it’s needed, and it is thanks also to Mason Prentice’s father who supplied our refreshments during the weekend

Special mention needs to go to Mr James, our organiser and manager, to Scott and Ashley, our coaching staff, and to Mr Curruthers who does the ‘behind the scenes’ work. We could not have done it without you all. We also need to point out that touch is becoming a strong sport at McGlashan, with many other boys in all age groups chosen to represent Otago.

Bruce James

SOUTH AMERICA HOCKEY

During the holidays, our hockey development team of sixteen players accompanied by four parents and two team managers, embarked on a tour of a lifetime to Argentina.

After much planning, training and anticipation, this year’s tour proved to be a wonderful experience for all involved. We departed Dunedin on a particularly cold last day of term, with high hopes of warmer weather to come. In Auckland, we met our tour manager, David Salta, who was to travel with us for the duration of our time away. Our flight to Buenos Aires went smoothly and the team settled into tour mode. For some of the boys, this flight was their first experience of long-haul travel and on arrival in Argentina they ‘ticked off’ their first international destination. The weather on our arrival did not disappoint, with pleasant temperatures ranging from 19 to 32 degrees each day of our time away.

Buenos Aires is a massive city with three million people living centrally, and another 14 million people in the greater Buenos Aires area. The city is famous for its European style architecture and is a melting pot of different cultures. We spent about half our time in Buenos Aires. The remaining days were spent travelling to San Pedro, Rosario and Iguazu in the far north of Argentina. We also briefly visited Brazil, twice, because of an airport closure at one of our Argentinian destinations.

While in Argentina, we played four competitive matches, one social match and had three intensive training sessions with a mix of the Argentinian national team coaching staff and international players. The team played some hard-fought hockey, and we eventually won two, drew one and lost one of our competitive games. We also lost our social game 2-1 on an ‘old school’ grass pitch against a club team of local girls who challenged the boys to a 30-minute game. The style of play on a real turf pitch was a bit

difficult for our boys to adjust to, but the impromptu match was enjoyed by all.

As well as the training and playing matches, the boys got to do a variety of activities including sightseeing, visiting museums, attending a tango show, horse riding, watching senior club hockey matches, a tour of Boca stadium and of course, eating out. The boys had time to explore parts of Buenos Aires in groups and on one day they completed an ‘Amazing Race’ style competition.

Another dimension of our trip was the community service component. During the course of the trip, we visited a youth centre and an orphanage. At both of these venues, we received a warm welcome and were

able to spend time with the children who lived there. The boys brought gifts of clothing and stationery, and I am sure took away a sense of how privileged they are in their own situation. The verse written above the College Library door, ‘To whom much has been given, much will be expected’, was particularly apt.

One key aspect of the trip, which permeated the whole experience, was the Argentinian people. The warmth of the welcome, the distinctly Spanish influence and the genuine care shown by the people we interacted with will be a cherished memory. Our local guide Pitu Molina did a fantastic job of navigating us through a wide range of situations where our basic Spanish would have left us floundering. Nothing was a problem, and his wealth of local information and contacts made our whole tour run like clockwork.

The difference in culture, scale of the cities and language created some challenges, but the boys soon got their bearings and worked out the Spanish for essentials, with some sign language thrown in. Our after-match functions where the boys got to talk with the opposition and share meals were a highlight. Pushing outside of their comfort zone was a valuable experience for the boys, and most will have had their

fair share of these moments while on tour.

We finished our tour by flying north to the Iguazu Falls. Due to runway maintenance at the airport on the Argentinian side of the falls, we had to divert to Brazil briefly. So we really did have a South American Adventure, not just an Argentinian one. The time in Iguazu allowed the boys to relax after the hectic schedule of the events earlier in the tour and get to see one of the natural wonders of the world. A particular highlight was the boat trip up the Iguazu River and into the spray of the falls.

The training and games were all of great value to our overall development plan for keeping our First XI hockey at the highest level possible in the New Zealand national tournaments. The chance to travel as a team and to share the experiences is of much worth, and the tour also gives many of our younger players a goal to aim for when they reach the senior school. This trip followed up our successful tour to Singapore and Malaysia in 2015, and it is hoped that we will continue to give our top hockey players the opportunity to participate in such fantastic sporting and cultural experiences in the future.

Thanks must go to our wonderful guides Pitu and David, our fantastic coach James and our amazing parents who all made the trip so memorable. Well done also to the boys who all played well, trained hard and behaved in such an exemplary manner. I look forward to working with this team and the many aspiring junior players over the rest of the season.

Stewart McDonald

TIMARU BOYS’ EXCHANGE

The biggest sporting exchange in John McGlashan’s history went off without a hitch. Over 200 athletes from each school competed over two days

Seven different codes participated with major sports like football, hockey, basketball and rugby having senior and junior teams involved. Across codes the competition was intense, but throughout the two-day exchange, many examples of fair play and sportsmanship by athletes and coaches highlighted the true value of such events.

The advanced party of senior Timaru Boys arrived late on Monday afternoon, July 30. After the rugby, basketball, hockey and football teams were allocated billets, the competition began. Senior basketball tipped off the exchange. Timaru proved too strong with some quality athletes on show including a very tall young man who dwarfed Harry Russell and Oliver Mouat. Hockey hit off on Monday evening as well. Again Timaru proved too strong.

Tuesday morning dawned fine - the weather-Gods had done their part - and all sports were played under sunny skies. Senior basketball and hockey were back on the court early and, although the results stayed the same second time around, Johnnies put up a better showing in both codes.

The majority of the Timaru Boys’ teams arrived by bus at 10 am, Tuesday, 31 July. With a flurry of activity, three rugby matches were underway along with junior hockey and basketball, and senior football, trap shooting and chess. Nearly 100 packed lunches were distributed, and teams were ferried to various parts of the city.

Our junior hockey side recorded the first win for McGlashan. Two more victories were recorded by the Second XV and Under-14 rugby teams. The Colts suffered a loss. When the junior basketball team also suffered a loss things were looking grim for Johnnies. Chess had their usual win to restore some pride for

the hosts. The senior trap shooting team arrived home with a victory. Our senior football side has been on a steady rise. They have been training since Christmas, and all the hard work is starting to pay off. At full time, scores were tied. The boys had a penalty shoot-out which was won by McGlashan.

Morning classes were cut short for the entire school to watch either the First XV, junior football or badminton. Badminton would have been the best choice as both our football and rugby teams failed to fire. The badminton boys had a good win showing

depth right through the team with Chris Denton, Andrew Goh and Lachlan Kenneally all playing well. However, the junior footballers were outclassed, as were the First XV.

All in all, it was a wonderful sporting exchange. In Timaru Boys’, we have found a school with a similar philosophy towards sports. We seem evenly matched across a number of codes and staff and coaches got on really well.

In McGlashan’s centennial year, this is the type of event that will take the college forward into a new era, where boys can enjoy the opportunities across the board, in line with other boys’ schools.

Tiny Carruthers

OTAGO SOUTHLAND DEBATING CHAMPS

On the 17th and 18th of March, John McGlashan sent six boys to compete at the Otago-Southland Debating Championships, hosted by the University of Otago.

McGlashan had two teams of three competing in the event, with JMC One comprising Alex Leckie-Zaharic, Jack Craig-Pearson and AJ Visagie as first, second and third speakers respectively. JMC Two was made up of Jaiden Tucker, En Watanabe and Johnny Baker, also in the same speaker order.

The two teams would compete in five debates over two days, with the topics of debates ranging from the implementation of compulsory voting to the increase in personal income tax. With over 60 eager debaters, it was a fine chance for the McGlashan boys to test their mettle against schools from all over Otago and Southland. Both teams did incredibly well, winning three debates out of the five, with JMC One taking out a narrow victory against JMC Two in a debate about the prohibition of gender-slanted toys. The teams collectively beat Otago Girls’, Otago Boys’ and

Southland Boys’ among others; a very impressive performance for a relatively fresh group of debaters, with four members calling these regionals their first true debating contest.

In most debates, teams are composed of three people, yet late on the first day, both teams ended up a man down and still managed to pull out victories against their full-strength counterparts. Unfortunately, with the rules of the competition, teams that had won with fewer than three people were prohibited from making the finals which ended any chance McGlashan had. However, the boys stayed around to watch the finals, picking up skills from the best debaters Otago-Southland have to offer. McGlashan also had representation at the prizegiving, with Alex Leckie-Zaharic being named on an Otago development squad.

Congratulations to all the boys for a strong showing,

David Schaumann

PREPARED READING YEAR SEVEN AND EIGHT

Ten of our best went head to head in the 2018 Prepared Reading Final at the end of Term Two. Not only did they conquer a skill that is a regular within ‘top ten fears’ lists, but they also entertained the syndicate

and judges with their well-rehearsed excerpts.

This year, first place went to Hamish McIntyre, second to John Mengel and third to Alex Seaton. Congratulations to these three and the other finalists, who worked at a level for the other boys to aspire to.

Across all classes, we saw the development and improvement of skills of effective public speakers. Whether the gains were small or confidence changing, the boys can be proud of their efforts to bring passages from War Horse by Michael Morpurgo, The Maze Runner by James Dashner, and The Giver by Lois Lowry, alive.

The other finalists were Ewan Beadell, Jack Howley, Daniel Joint, Jack Tourelle, Henry Chafer, Marek Rickerby and Ethan Leitch.

Michele Rodger

SHALLOW LAGOON - BIG LEARNING

Tomahawk Lagoon is providing our Year 12 International Baccalaureate Diploma students excellent opportunities for contextual learning in the sciences.

This long-term monitoring project is providing an opportunity for our Year 12 IB students to not only meet some of their service requirements but more importantly, apply their classroom learning in a real life context.

The intent of this project is to provide an overall picture of the health and bio-diversity of the lagoon through regular monitoring and measuring of key physical, chemical and biological variables. We then analyse the trends to understand the mechanisms that make this lake ‘tick’.

Reporting this

back to the local community is central.

McGlashan is one of several schools currently involved in this project.

A training day earlier this year involved over 30 students and staff who demonstrated and practiced skills in the sampling and measuring techniques required. One group utilised the university chemistry labs to analyse the nitrate and phosphate concentrations whilst biology students sampled, processed, incubated, and analysed concentrations of E.coli bacteria. The remaining students took readings of temperature, pH, turbidity, salinity, and dissolved oxygen that comprises part of a longitudinal database.

A follow-up, “Data day” was held where students were required to use the collected data to explore a range of different hypotheses about the mechanisms which drive this lagoon.

These ideas will be consolidated as more data is collected. Findings will be reported back to the community via our Facebook page (Tomahawk Lagoon Citizen Science Team), website, and through student presentations at a community meeting held in November.

Chris Knopp

ST ANDREW’S SPORTS EXCHANGE

With the McGlashan Formal on the night before, the 11am departure was early enough for some. Nevertheless, we got away on time and looking smart in dress uniform.

We arrived at St Andrew’s at 5pm, Sunday 27 May. Columba, which was also involved in the exchange had already billeted their athletes out and were preparing for basketball that evening. After being assigned their billets, the basketball boys began warming up for their match. It was a very entertaining game. With one minute to play, STAC was seven points ahead. Coach Karl Andrews kept a cool head and ran some good plays. Alex Byars downed a crucial three-pointer, and Dom Morrison nailed two from the free throw line. The whole team defended well and managed to close the game out, 71 - 70.

Christchurch people like to have a dig at our weather, but they had nothing to be proud of on the Monday of our exchange. Both rugby and football had to move away from the school. With hockey and trap shooting also being played off-site, the spotlight fell on the chess, badminton, table tennis, debating and theatre sport.

Badminton and then table tennis drew good crowds. Badminton found the going too tough and table tennis had a surprise narrow loss. Debating came to the rescue with a much-needed win along with theatresports, who went to a tie-breaker to secure another win. Chess had its usual win, but trap shooting suffered an unexpected loss.

St Andrew’s hockey side is ranked much higher than us, and they had a comfortable 4-1 win. McGlashan’s football side played strongly through the middle part of their game but again went down, four – one.

The rugby boys suffered the ignominy of being moved to West Melton. Very few people saw the game, and ground conditions weren’t much better than the venue it was transferred from. McGlashan is the holder of the Trust Bank Cup for New Zealand First XVs so there was plenty riding on the game. Unbelievably, the match was drawn nil all. The boys showed some awesome defence which meant the cup didn’t change hands.

Overall, basketball and rugby drew their matches. Badminton, hockey, football, trap shooting and table tennis lost, whilst chess, debating and theatresports recorded wins. Of course, the success of a sporting exchange is not all about the wins and losses. The food, organisation and camaraderie were all of a high standard, so all in all, it was another great sports exchange.

Tiny Carruthers

FORTUNE THEATRE

Year 12 students Samuel Leaper and Ben Porter jumped into the world of professional theatre. We hear in their own words what it’s like being chosen as a Fortune Theatre Ambassador.

“Ben Porter and I were lucky enough to be selected to become Fortune Theatre Ambassadors for 2018. Having this opportunity enabled us to see what goes on behind the scenes in developing a professional theatre production. We got to meet with several key members of the current production team, such as the stage manager, set designer, costume designer and many more.’

‘We were introduced to the Fortune Theatre production team during their first meeting of the 2018 season at their rehearsal rooms at King Edward Court. We were lucky enough to hear about the collaboration from the production team as a whole,

and witness the relationships and ideas develop before them. Following that, Michael Hurst who is probably best known internationally for playing Iolaus in the television programme Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, had the first read-through of the play, An Iliad.”

Thereafter, the boys had access to more behindthe-scenes sessions and then saw the show in the last week of the term with their senior drama class. They were also able to participate in a forum with cast and crew members.

Samuel Leaper and Ben Porter

HUGH AND ALEX

Neil Garry hosted morning tea in his office to celebrate Alex and Hugh achieving NZQF with a New Zealand Certificate in Skills for Living, which has taken over two years of hard work for the boys to achieve. We are one of the first schools in NZ for our students to complete this course. This is an amazing outcome for everyone involved.

Cans Food Bank Appeal

John McGlashan contributed 1500 cans at the event in the Octagon. One boy alone brought 84 cans, winning his class a free pizza lunch.

CHAPEL

Rev Barry Kelk does a great job sending a good message to the boys every week. The power of absolute silence when the boys understand the theme

is magic. Rev is also very successful at belting out Neil Diamond to spread the good word.

CHAPEL

FETE

One of the most special days of the year for the McGlashan community is the annual fete. It is well known in Dunedin, and the broader Otago region, for being a great place to grab a bargain and have some fun.

2018 was no exception with many amazing food stalls, clothes, second hand goods, and activities for everyone. The Year 7 cakes seem to be more impressive each year, as are the wonderful items up for auction, and in the raffle draws. The food available was representative of the diversity of the McGlashan community, and delicious. Students and teachers organised and offered a variety of activities for fete goers, and a favourite every year is, of course, Dunk the Clown. Perhaps that’s just a favourite of the students because it’s their teachers being dunked!

The money raised from the fete goes back into supporting the students at John McGlashan. Each year the Parents and Friends support one or more large projects, and several small ones, through three annual funding rounds. The large projects at the moment are the lighting for the tennis courts, the expansion of the cooking room, and the revamp of the changing rooms. The funding rounds have supported the Year 10 arts week, new aprons for the technology block, the development of a sporting app for parents and students, one on one flight training for physics students, and numerous sporting events.

Sandy Guy has been the fete convenor for the last five years, and the fete has been more successful than ever before. The fete totals have increased each year of her tenure, and 2018’s total was higher than ever before. There is a wonderful team of parents who contribute every year, and Sandy goes above and beyond. Not only did Sandy organise the fete this year, she also conceived the idea of the Centenary cookbook, which has been a fantastic success. The cookbook is on sale still, and you can buy a copy from the school office.

Sandy will be very much missed. We wish her all the best for her move back to her home of Wanaka, and thank her for everything she has done for John McGlashan.

The school would also like to thank all of the Parents and Friends Association for their hard work, and all the people who contributed to the success of the day - running stalls, baking or cooking, donating goods.

GERMAN TALKFEST

After months of intense planning and unbearable anticipation, a great day dawned: May 9, 2018. This was the first day of the German Talkfest.

At lunchtime, we boarded a bus demarking us as Highlanders fans and after an arduous 35 minute bus ride arrived at the gates of Tirohanga camp. After disembarking into the cool air of the West Taieri foothills, we were shepherded into the hall where we were assigned our rooms.

Having tidied our bags into our rooms we were summoned into the hall once more to socialise over a delightful meal of ‘Brezeln’.

We soon learned (and forgot) the names of our interschool counterparts before splitting into groups to play a series of rather random but enjoyable German games. We were then sat down to speed date (we just talked - in German of course) as this was a preparation for the assessment for the following day.

Soon thereafter came dinner, a Bolognese (very German you know) on slug shaped pasta. This was followed by chocolate mousse style pudding, good and rich. A quick respite was granted in which we were able to restore our introverted minds in peace before we were summoned once more to the hall where we enjoyed a lengthy quiz, won by John McGlashan College and Columba College Year 12 students.

After this, we relaxed before the German film: ‘Barfuss’, a thought-provoking movie about a girl with bare feet. At around 11 pm, we all traipsed back to our rooms, tired, but with a feeling of excitement as to what the next day would bring.

Day two began at 8 am with a typical German breakfast: bread, cheese and various meats, condiments and drinks. Following this came the muchanticipated treasure hunt, devised and run by us (the John McGlashan Year 13 students). Highlights included water balloons, ping pong, and a murder mystery and turned out to be one of the favourite activities for all schools.

This brought us through to lunchtime where we ate a meal of typical German potato salad, Frankfurter sausages and salad. All senior NCEA students then embarked on their assessment; an ‘interact’ on a topic varied to suit each level, which created both anxiety and excitement at the same time as it was such an authentic setting for speaking German, exchanging ideas and opinions.

After this and a quick resupply, we began the treasure hunt. Having completed this, we quickly packed up and returned to the hall for the judging of the great cake contest. This featured an eclectic collection of fine (and not so fine) cakes.

After this, we cleared out of the hall to clean up our

rooms in preparation for the journey home. With time left to spare a few of us finished off the water balloons in a trampolining manner. Soon, however, we found ourselves loading our bags into a rather plain looking bus and beginning our long journey home. German camp, 2018, was over.

James Burchell

PETANQUE OTAGO CHAMPS

The JMC Pétanque Club started as just a dream of fame and a badge - and it has now evolved into JMC’s fastest-growing sport. In the space of a week, the number of teams quadrupled from one to four as a group of eight keen teens decided to try their hand at a sport not quite yet in the Olympics. We were all mildly surprised at the sheer number of teams competing at this year’s Otago Secondary Schools Pétanque Champs - a whole 32 teams had been entered. JMC was represented strongly, with the team of Josh Hou and Krishan Luxmanan winning third overall and the team of Will Morshuis and Ben Monaghan narrowly missing out on a fourth-place before ending up in

eighth. Angus Kenny worked tirelessly as the face of the JMC Pétanque Club, and Mitchell Joint deserves an honourable mention as team mascot. Jack Lundy and Alex Parks make up the fourth team. A highlight for everyone was lunch, as most members contributed to a club Domino’s Pizza order. Everyone was pleasantly surprised at how much we all enjoyed our rounds of Pétanque, and will almost definitely sign up again next year. If anyone has any inquiries, send me an email at ben.monaghan@mcglashan.school.nz or have a chat with Mr Gomez.

Ben Monaghan

ROCKQUEST

UNDER APEX’ performing at the regional final of RockQuest... Band members are: Nathan Harrison, Adam Tait, David Cannon and Riley Hall.

SCHOOL SWIMMING SPORTS

YEAR 7 CAMP

Berwick Camp

Day 1

Both classes assembled at school before splitting into classes. 7MBE went to the camp to set up their bunks and cabins while 7AHO went sailing and kayaking at Lake Waihola. We were very lucky to have the Waihola yachting club teach us how to sail. The wind wasn’t very strong, but we made do with the little breeze we had. After two hours of sailing, kayaking, messing around and getting wet 7AHO and 7MBE swapped. And 7MBE luckily got slightly more wind.

The class that wasn’t at Waihola was back at Berwick, walking around doing orienteering. We had 40 minutes to run around the campgrounds, through the bush, gorse and forest to find markers around the place using a map with a key. Neither class did too well on this activity with the highest markers found, 17 out of 22. Once 7MBE returned from Lake Waihola, we had free time to do whatever we wanted: test the confidence course, the flying fox, play ball games outside or in the gym, read or draw. We then all met up inside the lounge/common room to get ready and into groups for SOLO. Solo was a camp activity where we had to go into the forest in the dark, by ourselves, alone in the wilderness. Some of the more confident groups stayed out for longer with the longest about 45 minutes (it felt like three hours). One of the students had a possum encounter and was forced to sprint to safety but other than that everything went smoothly.

Day 2 and 3

After breakfast Mr Hore took us down to the pump ball zone in the pine forest, and there we set up boundaries, barricades and bases that we could hide

in that were made out of sticks and pine needles. And then he taught us how to play.

Pump Ball is a fun combination of paintball and dodgeball. There are a lot of different games for pump ball, and most of them are played the same as paintball, except you use tennis balls instead of paint pellets and throw them at each other, and don’t fire them out of a gun. We played a house competition for ‘Capture The Flag’ with Burns predictably winning all their games.

After that, 7AHO went rafting. It was a stunning day for rafting - the sun was out, and the water was crisp. Unfortunately, the walk took a lot longer than expected, ending up taking about one and a half hours! The walk was actually a steep tramp up and down the bush, strolling and climbing through trees, rocks and mud… in our wetsuits! After that, we got shuttled up through the water in a speeding jet boat for about five minutes which was absolutely awesome. We finally got to the top of the Taieri River, put on helmets and life jackets and had the time of our lives spinning around in rafts, bumping over rapids, nearly hitting rocks and splashing water into the other boats. We

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escaping our mouths. I think we were all ready to go home.

But before that, we had to pack our gear up. Wet, dirty, smelly, sticky, muddy and gritty shoes, clothes, wetsuits and undies!

Once we had our bags packed, Mr Hore took us for a relatively long walk through the forest looking at all the solo spots. After that, we had the choice of free time or playing one final game of pump ball to decide which class was the best finally. 7MBE victoriously came out on top winning 3/3 games. (Though some say, if AHO had had three more people to even the numbers, it would have been a very, different score.)

Suddenly, before we knew it, we were on the bus with heavy bags and heavy eyelids driving back to school …

I want to give a shoutout to all the teachers, student teachers and parents for organising and putting up with us for four days, a fantastic achievement. None of us could imagine how much work goes on behind the scenes and I would like to give you guys a massive

were again so lucky to have such amazing instructors teaching us how to white water raft and steer us in the right direction.

7MBE stayed at camp and were split into three groups. The first group went kayaking down at the muddy lake which had millions of pesky mosquitoes. The other group was on the initiative course trying to get their whole team over or through hard obstacles such as climbing a steep wall with no foot holds or swinging over an area of ground clinging on a long thick rope and jumping onto a platform on the other side. The third group went abseiling down a high vertical wall, conquering fears and having fun, thanks to our great instructor, Kat, who pushed us on and comforted those who needed it. Overall, the activities were all awesome experiences, and it was very cool to do things we hadn’t done before.

When everyone was back, we had our first night game - SPOTLIGHT. We were put into groups using our cabins, and each team had a turn to be in. While the others ran away and found awesome hiding places; one group stayed inside, waiting to go and find everyone. If you were found, you would come back to the lounge and wait for the round to finish. Every group had a go at being in.

That night, some of 7MBE had chosen to sleep in tents in groups of three - so after we got our PJs on and had brushed our teeth, most of 7MBE set out for

the tents they had put up earlier. It was raining, and many groups found it quite hard to get to sleep.

In the morning everyone woke up a little bit tired and a little bit sore, but ready for the day’s activities. For 7MBE it was their turn to go rafting while 7AHO did pumpball, abseiling and inside activities. But unfortunately, 7MBE didn’t have such good weather for rafting as it was raining and extremely cold. But once we had eaten our sausages and almost got over the cold, we were excited about the white water rafting that awaited us.

After dinner, it was time for some night games. We were put into three groups and were placed at three different activities. The first was Human Battleships which was when you get two tables and put them in a line. After that two teams lie on either side without the other team seeing. Once everything is set up two tennis balls are thrown into play. If you had one you would lob it over the tables hoping it would hit someone - if it did, then that person would be out and would sit on the side. The first team to get all of the opposition’s players out wins, just like battleships.

The second activity was uni hockey in the gym. Uni hockey is just hockey except with no protection, and you are using a tennis ball instead of a hockey ball and the sticks are only plastic (otherwise, it would really, really hurt.)

The third activity was a quiet one in the dining rooms. It was simply just playing cards. You could build card statues, play games,or even sit down and watch.

Once we had had heaps of fun everyone was ready for their last sleep at the camp. Some of 7 AHO were sleeping in the tents, but otherwise, we had free choice where we wanted to sleep and were happily climbing into other cabins. Everyone was asleep very quickly, and there were many snorers.

Day 4

On Friday, our final day, we had a sleep in. Once we woke up, we sluggishly hauled ourselves out of bed and shuffled along to the dining room like lethargic slugs with deep bags under our eyes and yawns

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escaping our mouths. I think we were all ready to go home.

But before that, we had to pack our gear up. Wet, dirty, smelly, sticky, muddy and gritty shoes, clothes, wetsuits and undies!

Once we had our bags packed, Mr Hore took us for a relatively long walk through the forest looking at all the solo spots. After that, we had the choice of free

time or playing one final game of pump ball to decide which class was the best finally. 7MBE victoriously came out on top winning 3/3 games. (Though some say, if AHO had had three more people to even the numbers, it would have been a very, different score.)

Suddenly, before we knew it, we were on the bus with heavy bags and heavy eyelids driving back to school … I want to give a shoutout to all the teachers, student teachers and parents for organising and putting up with us for four days, a fantastic achievement. None of us could imagine how much work goes on behind the scenes and I would like to give you guys a massive thanks for providing us, personally, the best camp to date! Our highlights would have been Rafting and Pumpball.

Another applause to Jeff the Chef in the kitchen at Johnnie’s for preparing our meals. They were delicious and had had a lot of time put into them. Us and all the year sevens applaud you for that fantastic lasagna.

Jonty Riley and Oliver Hamilton.

McGlashan Challenges

Planning and completing a McGlashan challenge forces boys to go out of their comfort zone and stick to a set plan. Raising funds for a good cause is also part of this unique event. This year we had a real range of different and successful challenges.

Toby Jarvie

Biking the length of New Zealand is a feat that I have always wanted to undertake and through the school’s McGlashan Challenge Programme, I was able to complete this. The charitable aspect of the challenge enabled me to raise money for Outward Bound Charitable Trust - a total of $7354.55.

The journey began at Cape Reinga at 4am on a wet, windy morning, and from this point, no matter the

weather, my father Brendan and I battled down the nation on two wheels over the course of 21 days.

Throughout the challenge, we endeavoured through tough times and over difficult obstacles that made the money raised for charity that bit sweater. The entire experience was unbelievable, pushing me to a new level of mental and physical limits.

Tyler Wildon & Mitchell Botting

To celebrate the college’s centenary this year, the Parents and Friends’ Association came up with the idea of making a school cookbook to mark the occasion. Work started in Term One with Mitchell Botting volunteering to be the designer and book developer and Tyler Wilden the photographer of the book. Recipes were collected from past and present John McGlashan College families and sorted into chapters. The start of Term Two meant the start of photographing the recipes for the cookbook which took nine weeks in total. After that, the cookbook had be perfected and tweaked for the last time before the final copy was sent to the printers.

This cookbook involved hundreds of hours of work and dedication, many of which resulted in very late nights. We are very proud of the cookbook and would

like to thank the college, the Parents and Friends’, Nick Wright from Workshop D and all of the families that submitted their recipes, without whom this cookbook would not have been possible.

Jack Pacey

Bailey Godkin & Ben Mitchell

Climbing to the top of Mt Everest would, we think, be a pretty darn good McGlashan challenge. But with limited time, experience and money, we settled for the closest thing we could think of: a cycling challenge called “Everesting.” This involves climbing up a smaller mountain multiple times until you have, in total, climbed to the height of Everest (8848m). Mt Cargill seemed like the perfect option, and so the training and planning began...

At near on 6am, we clipped into our road bikes, gave a wave, and began the first ascent together. Fresh legs and a brisk temperature propelled us up to the top of the section in a speedy time, despite a determined effort to “take it easy.” We hoped that this wouldn’t jeopardise us later down the track! We allowed ourselves a brief stop at the top for food and water provided by our support crew and then it was back down. Ten minutes later and we were back at the bottom, only to turn around and head back up. And so the pattern continued...

At a certain stage two years ago, the school sought to develop a catalogue of the numerous artists and artworks on display around the college. This proved a difficult task, however, as most of the works were uncatalogued, bought or donated haphazardly or simply lost. In this regard, Mr. Jones proved invaluable in terms of his wealth of knowledge concerning the art in the school.

Once the artist was known, there tended to be little about the artist themselves publicly available. Studying and researching the works become another aspect of the composition of the catalogue, and a trend quickly emerged. Most of the works had an intimate connection to the school, carrying with them a certain element of our history, whether they were donated by previous prefect or year groups, or were individual donations from old boys. Some were even painted by old boys themselves.

The works varied from drawings to sculptures to paintings; the high number of these representing the significance of the arts to the school and how the teaching of this contributed greatly to the school’s culture.

For the last climb, we joined forces once more and ascended together. The combination of fatigue, agony and mental anguish lessened as we could feel the finish line. By this time we knew every undulation, curve and pothole on the route. Our hard work was rewarded with a dazzling victory descent and finished with a salute to our 20-strong support crew at the bottom.

And so, by 5pm, we had cycled up the section of Mt Cargill a combined total of 28 times, an equivalent height of about 9240m. We weren’t literally on top of the world, but we were so ecstatic it certainly felt like it! Bailey has three words that sum up this challenge: “Pain is temporary.” Other people shared our pain, though - we’d like to acknowledge the great support that our parents, grandparents and friends provided us with on that long day, thank you!

There was one more part of the challenge and that was unexpectedly rewarding. This was raising over $2300 for the charities Cure Kids and the Against Malaria Foundation. Indeed, this may have been the most satisfying part of the entire experience.

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Level 2 Geography once again brave the elements of Mount Aspiring National Park to carry out research on Human Interaction in a Biophysical Environment. The weather as usual was temperamental offering us sun, snow and everything in between. The greatest challenge for most of the boys was the discovery that St Hilda’s were staying in the same hostel that we were.

Andrew Karlsberg

Groups, Clubs and Cultural Activities

GATEWAY

The Gateway programme has finished the fourth year of operation with a number of successes across the board. The students involved in the programme have once again been of top quality, and the hard work and dedication that they have put into the programme shows just how eager they are to use it as a platform to get their name out into the workforce. The work placement is always an incredibly motivating part of the programme. As always, trades remain popular and this is stemming from the industrial boom we will see in Dunedin over the next five to ten years with the work on the new Dentistry facilities, the Dunedin Public Hospital rebuild and increased demand for housing at a national level.

The message we are receiving from construction businesses in our local area is that they want to see students coming into some of the lesserknown trades. Often young people will see building, plumbing and electrical as the main pillars of construction but there is great demand for young workers in trades such as plastering, brick and block laying and flooring. All of these construction trades are as important as each other - after all a brand new house will always need flooring. The demand is so great for these areas that the money is good and employment is almost guaranteed.

We endeavour to support students in exploring some of the options they may not be aware of. BCITO has played a huge part in providing exposure to a wider range of available trades with their annual Trades Day event which allows students to see some of the construction trades in action. BCITO do an excellent job of providing a supportive link between schools and the construction industries, and we would like to thank them once again for their hard work and dedication to our Gateway programme.

Gateway 2019 will be a well-oiled machine as it heads into its fifth year at the college. We will continue to work with Columba to support our sister school to provide Gateway opportunities for their students and look forward to having a Columba student in our Year 13 cohort again next year. Again we have filled all of our positions for the year and the demand remains high for a programme which offers pathways into industry-

based training for our secondary students. To support the Gateway programme, Otago Polytechnic has been working alongside us this year to provide alternative courses for those students that want to pursue a career that does not quite fit the Gateway pathway. They offer some amazing courses and practical programmes in a dual-enrollment scheme with schools and we are excited to be able to offer this again in 2019.

Students have completed NCEA standards in their chosen industry, their curriculum vitaes, and participated in the interview process, and investigated tenant’s rights and responsibilities in flatting situations. They have learned a lot about time management, communication and how to get along with colleagues. Most importantly they have learned about work ethic, something that is more important than ever in the workforce and our Gateway students have had the opportunity to demonstrate this even before they head out into the big wide world. Many of our Year 12s have chosen to continue with their secondary education in order to further their academic abilities before taking up employment or tertiary training. Some students have taken up apprenticeships and we would like to wholeheartedly wish them well as they begin their next adventure in life. For those returning, we look forward to exploring the working world further with you next year, and for those new to Gateway in 2019, we look forward to supporting you to develop the skills necessary for life beyond McGlashan. Thank you also to the businesses that support us through endless time and effort in teaching our students the tricks of the trade - the programme would not function so smoothly if it were not for you.

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Over the last few years, there have been a lot of changes in the international department - our international student body has increased, and they are all bringing their own country’s culture to our community. Students are making connections with each other, learning about each other’s culture in a more personal way and provide home experiences for each other here in New Zealand by inviting an international student to their houses and internationally by visiting other student’s countries in the holidays.  Seeing this develop over the last few years is encouraging and shows that our philosophy of inclusion and learning is working.

The International Department has worked hard to create opportunities, like the annual ski trip, an overnight excursion through the Doubtful Sound, international social events as well as having high expectations of involvement in extracurricular activities and service to the school.

Below are just a few of the many highlights of 2018.

Ichikawa High School Visit

On Monday the 12th of March we welcomed the Ichikawa High School Group in true McGlashan style.

The group of 22 students (10 boys and 12 girls) arrived on a sunny Dunedin day and were greeted with a strong haka perfomance from the hostel boarders and our school piper - Qwenton McKenzie. A short welcome was held in our Chapel for our weary travellers, and they were then introduced to their homestay families that they would be spending the next two weeks with.

Stacey Hemi was the ESOL teacher based at John McGlashan College.  She worked with the boys every morning in the Edgar Learning Centre to improve their English and was very impressed with their progress.  The boys presented in English to a group of 60 plus students and teachers on their last day.   It was amazing to see their confidence and cheerfulness.

The students’ afternoons were filled with activities including tours of the Otago Peninsula with Nature’s Wonders Wildlife, Dunedin City and Otago University, as well as attending classes at McGlashan with their Kiwi buddies.  They

were extremely lucky to be able to take part in a ‘performance workshop’ with the Royal New Zealand Ballet, kindly organised by Kimberley Fridd.

An elective day halfway through their visit was a highlight for many of the students; with the opportunity to learn about Maori culture with Mr Nick Price, and a contemporary music session including kiwi songs (Slice of Heaven) with Mr Bruce James.  Mr Andrew Innes offered a Science option investigating the habitat at a local stream, and a Social Science group visited Toitu Otago Settlers Museum and worked with an educator on site.

A farewell was held in the school chapel on Friday the 23rd of March where the Ichikawa students received their well earned ESOL certificates and exchanged school badges with their buddies. This was an entertaining night with songs, dances and hilarious skits.   The group departed on Saturday morning taking with them new friendships and fond memories of their short but eventful stay in Dunedin.

Kathryn Temple International Student Manager

International Students meet Dave Cull at Mayoral Welcome

On Friday the 3rd of August, all the international students in Dunedin were invited to the town hall to be formally welcomed by the Mayor, Dave Cull.

Years 9, 12 and 13 boys, Michael Jang (South Korea), Peter Li, Levi Liu and John Zhao (China) and Anson Peng (Hong Kong), went to the town hall with Mr Mountain along with nine schools in the Dunedin area.  We were given a formal Maori welcome with a haka and welcome speech, followed by a formal welcome by Mayor Cull.  It was a great opportunity for international students to meet each other, share stories, and

find out about things to do in Dunedin, such as walks in the town belt, the street art trail, sports and sightseeing opportunities and potential study at the University of Otago.  It was also very interesting meeting the Syrian refugees and listening to some of their stories.

We look forward to any future events organised by the Dunedin City Council.

Richard Mountain Dean of International Students

International Ski Trip

On the 10th of August, the international department, along with some Kiwi students, departed for Glendhu bay.

This year, there were a total of 46 students and six teachers, which was significantly larger than the previous year’s trip. Unfortunately, the bus had a flat tyre which meant we headed off an hour later than scheduled. After having a greasy dinner inAlexandra, we arrived at our accommodation. We quickly unpacked and rested for an early rise the following day.

At 5:30am, the students got ready for a long day ahead. After a hearty breakfast made by the teachers, we headed up to Cardrona. We got our rental gear and hit the slopes to not miss our lessons. The lessons proved useful with many students improving their skiing or snowboarding skills. Additionally, we had such fantastic weather that some people were skiing in t-shirts. After a good eight hours of skiing, we headed back to our accommodation. The teachers prepared burgers with the help of some students. Dinner

was followed with a lake jump by some daring students, Korean BBQ and a game of Monopoly.

On the last day, we had another early rise with yet another great breakfast. We cleaned our accommodation efficiently and headed for Cardrona. Despite the windy conditions, the short day of four hours on the slopes was still enjoyed by everyone. We returned our rental gear and headed off but a student got injured so we were delayed by an hour. Despite this, we managed to make way for a quick Subway lunch and headed back home.

Overall, it was a fantastic trip as it was a good break from schoolwork. The students definitely enjoyed it as there were new experiences and memories to take home. Special thanks to the students and teachers who organised this trip to make it possible.

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International Food Day

This year, for the first time, languages week ended with the International Food Day.

On Friday the 17th of August, we had an international food day in the chapel. There were so many different types of food from Japanese teriyaki to Spanish paella, braised Kiwi venison shot by Gabe Ross, and cheesecake from Germany.  It was like a mix of food markets in the chapel, different stands for different countries with flags hanging behind them. There were also Chinese lanterns hanging above while international students played instruments and sang in the background under the Nepalese prayer flags. Trevor Au from Hong Kong was doing Chinese martial arts with Mrs Hall and some Kiwi boys. The food and learning about different cultures was the focus of the day. Boys paid $6 for a ticket for entry, and were allowed

to choose three different dishes from different country’s stands.

About 150 people attended the international food day which was pretty good for the first time we have held this event. Everyone enjoyed themselves, eating good food and learning about different cultures.

We look forward to this event again next year and would like to invite anyone to donate dishes from their cultures at the next international food day.

Rix Chung Year 13

Richard Mountain Dean of International Students

Andrew Goh Year

LIBRARY

The library has been the venue for many of the college’s Centenary celebrations throughout the year. The display of blazers, school magazines, photos and memorabilia have been a huge hit with visiting old collegians and present pupils alike. Our many visitors have been amazed by the way in which the old Balmacewan boarding house has evolved into the beautiful, versatile, open-plan learning environment we have today. Many old collegians have accessed the digital version of our John McGlashan College school magazines, dating back to 1918, which are available through the library’s web-app and can be viewed by anyone who wishes to take a trip down memory lane.

http://library.mcglashan.school.nz/#!dashboard

We have also hosted three book launches this year:

- Neal Wallace’s Centenary book, ‘ An Educated Man:100 Years of John McGlashan College, 1918 – 2018’

- ‘Food for Thought’, the Centenary cookbook compiled by the Parents and Friends’ Association

- ‘The Forgotten Moas’ by talented Year 7 author Alex Seaton

Student Librarians

Head Librarian for 2018 has been the multitalented James Burchell. James has juggled theatre sports, ballet, art and IB this year, so we have been grateful for his continued commitment to the library and especially his humour and sense of fun with the junior boys. We wish him every success with the prestigious New Zealand School of Dance, and with his scholarship to Texas.

The Senior Librarian award for service to the library was presented to Jack Craig-Pearson. Jack has come to the library nearly every day of his school career to shelve returns and offer his help. He has been a humble and conscientious member of the library team and his presence will be missed next year.

Luckily, we also have many willing class librarians who share their library skills and knowledge with their classmates. Many boys have a wonderful

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attitude and make a special effort. Rylan Urquhart is one such boy. He earns the Junior Librarian service award for his initiative and cheerful willingness to make the library a better place for others.

Peer Reading

For many years, the Peer Reading programme has been guided by Mary Guthrie whose care for the boys has been integral to its success. There was some real chemistry in the matching of juniors and seniors this year and the boys enjoyed their time together, reading, writing, making friends and eating cream buns. Good work guys; we were blown away by your maturity and good will towards each other. Keep up that reading mileage.

Summer Holiday Reading Mystery Packs

Now in its tenth year, the SHRIMP programme provides comprehensive summer reading support for the whole McGlashan community. Over the last few years, we have held sessions in which a large number of enthusiastic staff help the boys select books for their packs. Everyone is keen to be involved and it has become a really fun end of year event. A lot of time is spent personalising each pack so we are always thrilled to get feedback. Over 2000 books leave the library every summer, but we are always keen to see them back on the shelves in the new year.

Other items of interest during the year:

- Art Department displays – Year 10 cardboard sculptures and senior NCEA and IB portfolios

- International Languages Week

- Two week visit by Ichikawa High School

- Access-it Library Roadshow

- Display highlights – Centenary Memorabilia, Maori Language Week, Music Month, NZ Theatre Month, JMC Annual Fishing Challenge

Thanks to all the people who supported the library in various ways – especially the awesome team of library staff; Linda Sizemore and Ruth North. And to the boys, staff and old collegians

Neal Wallace, Ron Esplin and Graeme Thompson who have generously donated books.

As we head into the next hundred years, our vision for the future is to maintain a strong connection between the boys and the physical library, as well as ensuring that the library is relevant and accessible in the digital age. We are fortunate that our Board of Trustees and Senior Management listen and respond to the needs of our reading community. In keeping our library at the heart and hub of McGlashan culture we are giving the boys every opportunity to access the very best resources in a very special learning space.

Pam Garry Library Manager

DEBATING

Every time the John McGlashan College debating group got together, things descended into one gigantic argument. It was great.

We started with the Otago Debating Championships. It was very pleasing that we were able two field two teams in this competition. We were, however, a little hampered by some competing commitments that meant we did have chop and change things a little.

We also had some less experienced individuals participating. These boys acquitted themselves well. It is a high-pressure situation, particularly in a competition of this nature. There were times when these young gentlemen had to use all of their resourcefulness, intellect and composure so as to continue to build their team’s case in the face of daunting rebuttal and boldly asserted argument. Jayden Tucker and Alex LeckieZaharic deserve particular mention. Both were consistently very strong. Alex was selected as a part of the regional development squad as a result.

Numbers were a little less consistent in the fortnightly Dunedin Schools’ Debating Competition; however, we always managed to field a team and the boys were able to rotate who would participate. Again, they consistently performed strongly. A lack of experience and perhaps a little bit of a lack of ruthlessness prevented them from progressing into the finals.

Finally, we were pleased to initiate a new tradition this year; a staff and students debate for the Staff / Year 13 Shield. In the first, of what we intend to become an annual tradition, the Year 13

Debaters of Alex Leckie-Zaharic, Jaiden Tucker and Johnny Baker boldly took the negative on the moot that ‘True Education Happens Outside The Classroom.’ Boldly, but ultimately futilely.

Old boy Nick Robertson, chief badger of the Otago University Debating Society, did his best to maintain order in what Johnny Baker aptly described as, ‘A rather uncivilised debate.’ The staff team, of Andrew Morrison, Andrew Karlsberg and David Schaumann, made up for any lack of civility; or indeed knowledge of debating protocol at all, with a dizzying flurry of intellectual parrying and sharp ripostes of dubious factual accuracy.

Arguments were thrust and counterclaims blocked. Outrageous and far-reaching slurs on the quality of teachers in the English department were made - and slander proceedings continue at the time of printing. Ultimately, however, the debate hung on a bamboozling analogy about the growth of trees. Here, the life experience of the staff team, particularly the long student summers spent working on orchards, proved to be the deciding factor, and the staff team were triumphant.

Whilst counselling services were made available, a precautionary measure in case the staff were to be beaten, the students held their heads high, determined to fight again another day. The staff, however, gloated appallingly and received life bans from Nick Robertson from any future formal debating fixtures.

DUKE OF EDINBURGH

An ex-colleague of mine told me that he was going to run a marathon. He wanted the challenge. He wanted to show perseverance and resilience. He wanted to experience the thrill of knowing that he had achieved something really significant. He wanted to write about it in his curriculum vitae.

To undertake a marathon length run, you need grit, determination, persistence, dedication and strength. My colleague already had these attributes. On a daily basis, he was showing these in his work in the way he led teachers and students and at home in the way he was a community minded family man. He wanted the people who were recruiting him for his next job to recognise the dedicated and committed man that he was.

There are parallels to the story above with undertaking the Duke of Edinburgh programme at John McGlashan College. The Duke of Edinburgh programme involves four specific sections — service, skills, physical recreation and an adventurous journey that the students choose their activities from. The bronze level requires around three months of service, development of a skill and physical recreation. The time requirement increases to 12 months for each of those areas by the stage of working towards the gold level.

At McGlashan, we value service, skill development and physical recreation which makes offering the Duke of Edinburgh programme an obvious choice. All Year 10 students at John McGlashan College are essentially doing everything that they need to achieve the bronze level award. If you are already playing a sport, learning a skill (learning to drive or play a musical instrument), or helping others in your community, that time may count towards your required hours. The activities undertaken at Year 10 camp to Ruataniwha and Ohau

provide perfect opportunities to use as practice adventurous journeys.

This year, we recognised AJ Visagie, Cameron Moran and Ben Macdonald as gold level award recipients and Martin Page as a silver award recipient. These boys have tramped numerous South Island tracks, have developed sporting and creative skills, and served in the community with honour - well done AJ, Cameron and Ben. Toby Jarvie is due to achieve his gold level award this coming summer. There are another five McGlashan boys who will be working towards their silver and bronze level awards throughout 2019.

We encourage our boys to seek challenges; to seek opportunities, and to show perseverance and resilience. We want our boys to experience the thrill of knowing that they have achieved something really significant. We know our boys serve, develop skills and are physically active - it is worthwhile getting it recorded on their curriculum vitae and being recognised publicly by the way of a Duke of Edinburgh award. We expect another influx of students to undertake the challenges of the Duke of Edinburgh award early next year.

Brendan Porter

MCGLASHAN MESSENGER

The world is changing, and the Messenger is changing with it. Learning from the paper’s dismal 2017 season, our reporters came into 2018 swinging. Through this fighting attitude, we produced double the 2017 paper content (one issue last year, two issues this year), and maintained a strong presence online due to our excellent coverage of house sports events, such as athletics and swimming. Yes, paper journalism is pretty much dead, and it was our content (or lack of) that killed it in 2017.

This lack of written material was more than compensated for by the eagerness among our reporters in the field and our publication’s pivot to video. Our video content was the year’s highlight however, no matter the event, teacher interview or school fete, our reporters could be on the scene. It became clear throughout the year that the ‘John McGlashan College’ Facebook page was benefiting from our not-particularlyhard work without so much as a hint of credit, and so the battle between two, equally great, news sources began, still unresolved to this day. (The key to being timeless is remaining unequivocally ambiguous). Special credit for this event coverage must go to Jake Willsman, our resident cameraman, who spent many sleepless minutes pouring over footage, endeavouring to get the truth to the masses.

While we quickly missed the 24hr news cycle with our reporting on sports events, our year was also marked by the school’s centenary, an event nearly impossible to be late for, as long as we published an issue. Obviously, we capitalised on this as much as possible and centred nearly every article in our first issue on this. Our creative bankruptcy was not noticed by the larger school community, and our reputation remained intact as we went on to reprint almost the same athletics and cross country articles as we do every other year. You know what they say: carpe diem. Unfortunately,

the Messenger’s most commonly asked question this year was not, ‘When is the new issue coming out?’ or, ‘Can you write an article about this?’ But rather, ‘Oh you guys still exist?’ This aside, it is undeniable that the McGlashan Messenger provided a centre of joy for the school community, a reflection of the enthusiasm of its reporters.

In terms of acknowledgement, it would be remiss of us not to finally give other reporters their due credit. Gratitude should be shown to: Jonathan Baker for bringing a new meaning to both economics reporting and to the creation of pseudonyms and reporter Matthew Fokkens for his brilliant and tireless work supporting the team. The more creative contributions can be credited to Lachlan Ellis, whose quizzes confounded all of our three readers, and credit also to our photographers Winston Brinsley and Tyler Wilden. There was also much-needed assistance provided by our still remnant senior reporter and 2019 editor, Will Turner and resident junior reporter Rylan Urquhart. Finally, and most importantly, thanks must be given to Mrs Smith, the teacher in charge of the McGlashan Messenger, without whom, we would never have had an issue published.

Finally, we are never above a shameless plug. If you haven’t already, give ‘The McGlashan Messenger’ a like on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram, @mcglashanmessenger . While 2018 was certainly neither the most productive year nor even the most memorable year for the McGlashan Messenger, it was certainly a year, and in this vein, we hope the publication goes forth to have another year in 2019.

Jack Pacey and Andrew Hughes Year 13

INKSTER

Every Monday lunchtime, a small and enthusiastic group of wordsmiths, poets, thinkers, aspiring novelists and short story writers gathered in the English classroom with the best view in New Zealand.

Here, our keen writers experimented with form and genre, played with words and ideas, and created witty and remarkable prose. Each week a new prompt or task or writing game would be thrown at these young men; each week in a remarkably short amount of time they would produce wonderful writing. I was always so impressed by the mental dexterity and turn of phrase of the Inksters. Such clever and talented young men.

Inkster saw success too. A number of the works were chosen for publication in the Otago Daily Times. Two of the boys, Jonathan Brook and Alex Leckie-Zaharic, were particularly successful, having their work selected for publication in

the Redraft competition. This, of course, is an impressive achievement. However, it should be noted that the judges of such competitions can be a fickle bunch. In my humble opinion, much of the work produced by the other boys was also worthy of selection.

Once again, the highlight of the year was in the production of our journal of art and creative writing, Inkster. The fourth edition was published late in term four. Jack Craig Pearson was instrumental in its construction. He compiled, edited and proofed the work; a time consuming and challenging task for a student to undertake.

It will be sad to see some of the boys move on next year, who have been a part of the group for some time now. That said, such is the way of everything, and there are a number of very talented younger students whose work has featured in Inkster and from whom we expect great things in the years to come.

PIPEBAND

We were all shaken at the beginning of the year when our Pipe Band Director, Mark McNoe passed away. Mark had dedicated himself to the role of John McGlashan Pipe Band Director and we were just starting to make good progress with the band under his guidance.

Mark had amalgamated the John McGlashan College Pipe Band with the Otago School of Piping and Drumming (OSPD) to work together to encourage young people in Otago to become part of a renewed John McGlashan College youth band. We were very grateful that Lance Turnbull of OSPD agreed to continue with Mark’s work, and for pulling us all together at this time.

The band currently includes 25 students from 12 different schools across Dunedin. There are males and females of a variety of ages and cultural backgrounds. The aim this year has been to increase our numbers and further develop the skills of existing members. At the end of last year, a committee was formed.

The group is meeting regularly and aspires to restore the John McGlashan Pipe Band to its previous standing. Our focus has been improving the skill level of individual players within the group. Ideally we are keen for the band to return to the competition arena but in order to achieve that we need both our drum snare and mid sections to be at the same level as our relatively strong pipe section. Tuition is in place to assist in lifting the drum sections.

While we would like to be able to compete at the Nationals in March 2019, that is not a realistic goal in the short term so we will be encouraging our more advanced students to perhaps perform as guest players for other pipe bands at the Nationals. In addition we intend the McGlashan group will participate in playing at more community parades including cruise ship farewells.

John Veitch Deputy Principal

STUDENT COUNCIL

2018 marked the most successful year for any Student Council in John McGlashan’s history, with over $12,000 being raised, a new item of uniform, and stunning artworks being gifted to the school.

The year began with boys involved with the student council participating in the Easter Basket program run by Bridget Scott, the Columba College Student Council Prefect. This was an opportunity to serve the elderly around the Highgate area to display our tradition of servant leadership. The toughest part for the students was the dementia unit at Yvette Williams which shocked many students. However, this made the giving of the baskets all the more meaningful.

Monthly mufti days provided funds for a donation to the Le Quesnoy museum in France, commemorating the bravery of New Zealand soldiers who recaptured the town. Sir Don McKinnon, a trustee of the museum fund, visited the college and accepted this donation.

The traditional Year 7 and 8 and Year 9 and 10 socials proved extremely popular among the junior boys. Thanks must go to the senior boys that were instrumental in the organisation and running of these.

As the year progressed, the Student Council turned its eyes towards a larger goal. Typically, each year the Student Council runs a form of a fundraiser. This year the idea of a Centenary Tie was proposed. The idea was proposed to Mr Garry and the initial design phase began with the talented Winston Brinsley mocking up a number of centenary themed designs.

The eventual design that was selected would be heavily based on an old McGlashan school tie worn by boys who attended the College before us. The tie was produced by a local business, Otago Knitwear, and over 350 were sold to students, friends, family and old boys.

The funds received from both the socials and Centenary Tie were put towards the purchasing of a gift for the school. The tradition has been to purchase a piece of artwork to add to the school’s ever-growing collection. This year we purchased two pieces, a Peter McIntyre sketch of the

Demolition of the Old Wellington Post Office and a Shane Cotton print titled Moerewa. Both of these pieces are from well known New Zealand artists, with Peter McIntyre having a strong connection to Dunedin.

We believe that this year has been an outstanding year for the Student Council, as we established ourselves as an effective and professional organisation within the school. We hope that this tradition of success and excellence is carried on by next years Student Council.

Jonathan Baker - Chairman

Lachlan Ellis - Treasurer

Both Year 13

THEATRESPORTS

It has been a proud year for Theatresports at McGlashan. 2018 has seen the addition of many new members, both junior and senior, all hungry for a slice of that improvised comedy we call Theatresports. The senior Theatresports team consisting of James Burchell, AJ Visagie, Ezekiel Nielson, Ben Porter, and Stewart Ashton, fought a hard and winning battle against St Andrews College in term two, coming out on top in a last-second tiebreaker. The match proved the improvisers to be on top form, suggesting good results to come.

Term Three rolled along with the Dunedin interschool competition run by Imposaurus. In the first round the senior team now consisting of James Burchell, Alex Leckie-Zaharic, Ezekiel Nielson, Stewart Ashton, and AJ Visagie, emerged

in a tie with Logan Park, sending them both through to the finals. The finals saw terrific improv. The McGlashan team put up a hard fight, putting on a spectacular show of strength. Unfortunately, the team drew third with Taieri College, with Logan Park taking out the victory. The competition was a great adventure for the chaps in the team, and many thanks go to Ms Fridd for her devotion to team support.

With the senior competitions now out of the way, the management looked ahead to proceed with training and planning for the junior competition in Term Four. It is always great to see what the boys can do in a competitive environment.

James Burchell Year 13

Class Photographs

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Akira Itadani, Hamish McIntyre, Jacob Cushen, Harry Morshuis, Max Jones

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Harrison Meltzer, Mason Gain, David Wang, Jack Lewis, Liam Ruru, Mrs A.Veitch (Teacher)

Front Row:

Kaleb Durant, Xavier Radel, Marek Rickerby, Nick Casey, Matthew Taylor, Jackson Cole

Absent: William Hubbard

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Angus Cuthill, Zac Brooking, Eli Gepte, Max Hore, Thomas Rasmussen, Samuel Hore

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Ms M. Rodger (Teacher), Billy Bezett, Quinn Coutts, Amani James, Caleb Forde, George Barker

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Joseph Knopp, Ethan Leitch, Alex Seaton, Benedict Brosnan, Tom Dyer, Joshua Penno

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Kenny Liu, Morgan Blair, Enzo Hood, Felix Mauger, Max Gaffaney, Feilim Dougherty, Peter MacNab

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Liam Wilson, James Stephan, Stanley McClure, James Paterson, Sam Cottier, Oscar Grey, Mr H. Cartwright (Teacher)

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Finlay Tomkins, Theo Hannagan, Jack Murphy, Joshua Thom, William Pringle, Nicholas Tucker, Zachary Duff

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Liam Griffiths, Joe Dyer, Joseph DevereuxKilpatrick, Ben Wild, Luke Andrews, Harvey O’Neill

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Mr A. Hore (Teacher), Jacob Struthers, Samuel Ussher, Alex Piebenga, Callum Macdiarmid, Will Kara, Oliver Hamilton, Ewan Beadell

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Jack Tourelle, Aidan Seyb, Wei-Hun Loh, Oliver McIver, Finlay Anderson, Reif Stuart, Joey Kang, Jacob Cooper

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Oscar Ross, Lucas Townend, Jonty Riley, Nicholas George, Flynn McGuigan, Connor Boereboom, Adam Wilson

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Daniel Joint, Luke Pullar, Joshua George, Jarn Hollows, Reuben Allison, Henry Chafer, Izaac Foster, Santino Hood, Ms M. Bell (Teacher)

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Lachlan Crumpton, Estaban GarciaQuiroga, Jock McMillan, Leo Jones, Oscar Davenport, William Parks, Harrison Bowmar

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John Mengel, Xavier Bachop, Jack Howley, Andrew Cochrane, Thomas Mason

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Mr A. Duncan (Teacher), Qwenton McKenzie, Edward Diaz-Farron, Isaac McConachie, Callum Binns, Baxter Meder

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Caleb Farrow, Rylan Urquhart, Jacob Hall, Luke Bezett, Malachi Sem-Cheyne, Harrison Summers

Absent: William Macpherson

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Matthew Sime, Nicholas McArley, Solomon Harcombe, Mitchell Lobb, Thomas Meder, Jack Cotton

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Michael Buttery, Samuel Gradwell, Theo Stebbings, Connor Aldrich, Jack Timu, Mrs N. Chalmers (Teacher)

Front Row:

Billy Dougherty, Zachary Smith, Oliver Bamford, Charlie Breen, Ryan McCaughan, Martin Brook

Absent: Xavier Edmond, George Hancox

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Nate Wisnesky, Michael Rietveld, Marshall Macready, John Zhao, Ethan Stirling, Ben O’Meara

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ochie Mackay, Tom Fowler, Matheson Colquhoun, Sheon Luxmanan, Jackson McEwan, Hiromitsu Hanato, Mr N. Pacey (Teacher)

Front Row:

Mitchell Thorn, Charlie Bolton, Harry Wing, Tom Duffy, Johnny Ffiske, Sam Williams, Angus McMillan

Absent: Gary Yao

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Will Baron, Keegan Ferguson, Ben Joseph, Nicholas Friedlander, Nate Lachmann, Harry Ollerenshaw

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Samuel Stedman, Mark Smith, Alban Gosse, Jamie Rhodes, Ray Ma, Anton Parker, Louis Allen, Mr P. McCall (Teacher)

Front Row:

James Palmer, William Little, Timothy Bradfield, Ian Audas, Jack Hazlett, Samuel Porter

Absent: Oliver Sinclair

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Toby Wafer, Caleb Dixon, Phoenix Abbott, Max Stowell, Harold Gao, Beau Lundy

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Charles Engelbrecht, Archie McRae, Fynn Allison, Zack Cleaver-Donovan, Will Andrews, Nathan Mcknight, Greg Jones

Front Row:

Oliver Matthews, Ezra Holmes, William Loe, Harrison Marshall, Sam Sinclair, Hunter Cockerill

Absent: Miss R. Rapson (Teacher)

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Fergus Parks, Calvin Ruru, Grayson Westgate, Paolo Corona, Ben Wilden, Alex Robinson

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Tama Anthony-Whigham, Nath Sirisowaluk, Dan Kunac, Jack Basham, Jack Miller, Ted Brenssell, Harry Scott, Mr A. Karlsberg (Teacher)

Front Row:

Josh Sanders, Daniel Lund, Leo Clark, Max Baldwin, Daniel Tucker, Oscar Sycamore, Liam Casey, Ethan Farrow

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Roy Feng, Hunter Jolly, Mason Prentice, Ali Dohan, Joseph La Hood, Jack Robertson, Noah Coutts

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Matthew Ford, Joseph Grace, Jed Thompson-Fawcett, Samuel Garry, Vincent Shi, Toby Dean, Mr D. Campbell (Teacher)

Front Row:

La Quan Sem-Cheyne, Thomas Hill, Flook Chinsaswat, Archie Thomson, Harvey Brenssell, Andrè Radel, Kaleb Hill, Ryan Johnston

Back Row:

Jacob Wilson, Freddy Wright, Hayden Elliot, Sam Graamans, Juan GarciaQuiroga, Sam Tait, Adam Harbott

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William Smillie, Anton Stoddard, Tom Colbourne, Tom Procter, Lachie Crowle, Joshua Stevens

Front Row:

George Conner, Hugo Cochrane, Jack Craig, Levi James, Saul Mawhinney, Harry Allen, Eamon Flannery

Absent: Mr J. Cuthbert (Teacher), Thomas Larrivee

Back Row:

Elias O’Kane, Angus McGregor, Oscar Lobb, Aaron Jones, Archie Dunn, Darcy Nevill

2nd Row:

Matthew Godfrey, Thomas Dodson, Miro Williams, Caleb Oakley, Max Kirkwood, Clayton Cochrane, Mr T. Casey (Teacher)

Front Row:

Rex McLean, Hamish Ross, Hudson Ross, Ossian Lawrie, William Tong, Brooke Mitchell, Manawa Dewes

Absent: Josh Whaonga

Back Row:

Billy Ellwood, Robert Millar, Ben Monaghan, Oliver Bolton, Mason Calvert, Krishan Luxmanan, Tu Bull

2nd Row:

Joe Mu, Thomas Sullivan, Dominic Morrison, Tom Crawford, Ned Hancox, Jack Murray, Mrs A. Anderson (Teacher)

Front Row:

Jonathan Brook, Alex Parks, Sam Hope, Will Morshuis, Lourenco Botafogo, Nathan Dockerty, Cyrus Leung

Absent: Bin Lee

Back Row:

Brian Park, Ashley Stevenson, Angus Kenny, Mitchell Joint, Will Duffy, Charlie Grey

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Josh Hou, Danny Adams, Keegan Hall, Joshua Jukes, Tom Gold, Benedict Kyle, Macauley Ward, Ms A. Burton (Teacher)

Front Row:

William Cotton, Chris Denton, Fin Milne, William McLauchlan, Henry Power, Ben Guilford, Jedidiah Gilchrist, Aidan Hung

Absent: Luka Homersham

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Hamish Lowery, Andrew McKenzie, Thomas Greenaway, George Kerr, Lucas Stalker, Harry McKenzie, Jack Lundy 11CWa

Adam Woodhouse, Max Walker, Jacob Yee, Tom Copland, Connor Seyb

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Leo Park, Cameron Leydon, Sam Knight, Caine Taylor, Gabe Ross, Jackson McBreen

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Mr C. Wang (Teacher), William Shallard, Liam George, Callum White, Tevita Schaaf, Zach McConnon, Scott Perkins

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Liam Ferguson, Flynn Cooper-Forster, Bailey Phizacklea, Cam Forde, Caleb Le Cong

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Mr L. Thomsen (Teacher), Harley Herbert, Julian Hamilton, Jack Colbourne, Riley Meason, Caleb Moody, Edward Temple

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Alex Hopgood, Luka Barson-McLean, Zachary Bowmar, Eli Familton, Aidan Dougherty, Thomas McIver, Patrick Bezett 11LTh

Year 12 Class of 2018

Back Row: Jordan Thorn, Ben Hatton, Hugh Jenkins, Nicholas Chamberlain, Riley Hall, Nathan Harrison, Max Pacey, Olivier Pagé, Jacob Johnson, Tom Warman, Tom Dempster, Barend Jenkins, Nico Bowering, Will Edwards

6th Row: Archie Calder, Quinn Ravenga-Taouma, Jez Nicholson-Kelly, Charles Keenan ,Geoffrey Kemp, Josh Hope, Tim Chirnside, Alex Dodson, Eli Darling, Neil Hutton, Ezekiel Nielsen, Peter Li

5th Row: Matthew Garry, Leroy Ferguson, Sam Clulee, Zack Stalker, Ruaidhri Brosnan, Bruno Marsh, Martin Page, Patrick Wilson-Stewart, Bailey Dowling, Zach White, Levi Liu, Geoffrey Bennani

4th Row: Lachlan Taylor, Jack Stevens, Oscar Cochrane, Lucas Dickison, Maarten De Ridder, Robbie Perry, Raunaq Bhabra, Billy Sheard, Adam Tait, Samuel Leaper, Adrian Crampton, Thomas McCracken, Shay Veitch, Stijn Lamberts

3rd Row: David Cannon, Harrison Jolly, Hamish Sinclair, Jake South, Ben Porter, Harrison Biggs, Cougan Brown, Oliver Walker, Daniel Robinson, Christian Avis, Elliot Chamberlain, Stewart Ashton, Daniel Thom, Cade McRae

2nd Row: Pong Tingpattana, Tom Johnston, George Bell, Jack Hutton-Atkins, Michael Beattie, Patrick Zhang, Max Gutry, Tim Scott, Jack Newlands, Ollie Gilmour, Harry Tourelle, Morgan Sim, Zack Matthews, Rock Chotphatcharachaikul

Front Row: Seongwoo Kim, Will Turner, Daniel Clemens, Stefano Clara, Timmy Fok, Wei Loh, Harry Ross, Drew Schievink, Braedyn Arbuckle, Jiacong Ruan, Cameron Durant, Ben Lund Absent: Keri Wang

Year 13

Class of 2018

Back Row: Hyunsok Lee, James Burchell, Tyler Wilden, Fergus Hope, Oliver Mouat, Harry Russell, Max Gomez, Jack Craig-Pearson, Jaiden Tucker, Alex Byars, Jack McLaughlan, Charlie Davies

6th Row: Angus Cotton, Will Paterson, Alex Leckie-Zaharic, Cameron Moran, AJ Visagie, Toby Jarvie, Jak Jessop, Sam Engelbrecht, Ben Macdonald, Campbell McKenzie, Lachlan Ellis, Matthew Silvey, George Adamson 5th Row: Alex Ng, Eric Cao, Ben Wishart, Hamish Brown, Robbie Baxter, Ben McBreen, Oliver Bachop, Oliver Geddes, Michael Sun, Josh Stackhouse, Patrick Larrivee, Jamie Shand 4th Row: Terence Yau, Paddy Wennekes, Ben Teviotdale, Jake Willsman, Nick Guilford, Marcus Beagley, Will Burdon, Max Roche, Mitchell Botting, Trevor Au, Tom Shallard, Tatsuya Fujii 3rd Row: Mingyu Jeong, Hugh Ross, Andrew Goh, Nick Worathongchai, Lachlan Kenneally, Liam McHenry, Angus Frew, En Watanabe, Matthew Fokkens, James Millar, Tom Elliott, Charlie Gruppelaar 2nd Row: Boen Deng, Andrew Hughes, Isaac Cooper, Jack Pacey, Anson Peng, Josef van Plateringen, Kevin Sachdev, Daniel Shen, Cameron Johnstone, Johnny Baker, Jack Grey, Thomas Cross Front Row: Rowan Whyte, Josh Stoddard, Isaac Scott, Ben Hall, Bailey Godkin, Alex Brenssell, Angus McKenzie, George Lowery, Fynn Duncan, Jayvan Liu, Rix Chung, Evan Pan Absent: Ben Mitchell, Winston Brinsley, Michael Jang, Carson Chan, Ben Timmings, Joseph Kim, Padraig MacKenzie, Harry Smith

Creative Writing

The Tree Leaves

Michael Buttery - Year 9

See the base, it is stable

Rise up to the sky my tree

Yet it has no limits

It shall always be held down

Rise up to the sky my tree

Its branches spread out

It gives you its hand; says nothing

You know immediately, its thoughts

Its branches spread out

In a disorderly manner

The wind fires against you

Pushing you back

In a disorderly manner

The leaves bombard the arena

Fall off the tree and spread

Spread and fly away

The leaves bombard the arena

They get stuck and try

They try so eagerly to escape

Escape the wrath of death

They get stuck and try

They try oh so much

To unbind themselves

From the over zealous care of the tree

They try oh so much

To live without death

It is impossible

To live in this harsh world

To live without death

Flourishes of Silver

Max Gaffaney - Year 9

Inky blackness presses on me. The darkness encircles. Stars glint above, and like guides, they carry me forward. My cold feet skip across the soaked grass, and my icy breath blossoms before me in flourishes of silver.

A chilling moon hangs in the heavens, spilling a weak beam of pearly light onto the fronds around me. Streaming blood pulses under my skin, and a crawling web of fear ensnares my mind.

This is where it ends. Towering growths leer at me from either side, their drooping leaves dripping with liquid silver. Gnarled tendrils seize at my bleeding ankles as I weave through the trees. I run on.

My harsh breath rattles inside my frozen chest as I emerge into a lit clearing. Feet slow, and I wither like a dying rose. Slashed knees crumple to the forest floor. Stinging fingertips touch frosty earth. Death pulses through the clearing. It chills the air, shivers through the trees and weaves into the very being of the place.

I look to the sky. My vision is ringed with the emerald tips of the forest. The thin line of life and death. A lone, quivering gasp escapes from my choked throat, until my unseeing, glassy eyes reflect the winking stars above.

The Theft

Nathan Dockerty - Year 11

The bustling market overflows with distraction. Shopkeepers exaggerate the quality of their wares. Passionate hagglers bargain noisily. Old friends have fervent discussions. It is easy for a shadow of a boy to slip in to claim his prize: a black leather handbag belonging to a woman conversing with a tall young man.

He eases it down the arm of the distracted woman. The owner of the handbag notices and turns. The boy feels her warm fingers close on his cold, bare forearm. Their touch feels red. They loop around his arm easily, the tips of the fingers crossing over the thumb. She sizes him up properly, shocked at how thin he is.

The distraction is all he needs to break free. She shouts. He runs. She chases. He accelerates. The crowd closes behind him. He is lost. The handbag is gone. He leaves the market and takes a peek inside the handbag. He takes out a purse and opens it. He sees a credit card. No coins, no notes. He reaches back into the handbag and finds only an apple. He bites into it. It’s the best meal he’s had all week.

The Power We Hold

Jonathon Brook - Year 11

He wakes. The veil around him is ungiving. He starts hyperventilating, until he realises the guards are not here, and he starts to calm himself. He thinks about his father, his mother, his sister. What did they look like? He can hardly remember now. His mind is still scrambled from the shock of what has happened. Later, he knows, will be too late to think about such things. After today, there is no going back. After today, he will no longer be himself.

The guards come. The flickering light is blinding after so long. He is forced to his feet, mind numb, mindlessly lead past other victims, all of whom have given up hope. He thinks about people he had known before the soldiers came, his friends, his relations. He arrives at a low, square room. From here, he will be taken up into the arena itself. He can feel the crowd throbbing somewhere above him. He squats against a wall, mind starting to work now, fearing what might happen, but he is screeched at by some other unfortunate soul who has forgotten kindness. They all do at some point.

She wakes. She is still blind. They haven’t come yet. She takes a moment to relax, but finds she can’t. For today, she knows, is the day. If there even is day and night in this hellish place. She starts to cry, but remembers herself. She is alone. She must be strong. She wonders how long she has been here, but realises she doesn’t know anymore. Waking and sleeping, that is all. Until the guards had come the day before. She remembers it clearly. A light after so long, and then the sickening realisation of what they were here for. She shivers. How long will she blindly sit here until they come? She thinks about her life before the soldiers came. She was so carefree then. Laughing and shouting in the light, as if there was nothing to be afraid of. How wrong she was. How very wrong.

The guards come. The flickering torchlight reflects in their gleaming brass helmets. She is on her feet, being lead past other victims. The dull thudding of the city above her makes her realise just how alone she is. She slows down, now plodding along in despair, thinking about what will happen. The guards are having none of it, however, and prod her in the back with the butt of a spear. She stumbles forward and keeps moving, only marginally faster.

She is lead into a dimly lit square room, where other prisoners feebly sit against the walls, some hiding their faces, muffling sobs. She feels like doing the same, but she must keep strong. She must be brave when she gets to the light. For there was light up there. Real light. The crowds are throbbing above her now. She must be

under the arena. She almost wants to get it over with, to dance in the light once more before the end.

She moves off. After walking through various winding passages, her group of prisoners arrives in a long, low room. The sunlight that makes it through from above is dazzling. Outside, where the light is, is so close now. She is made to sit down in a line along with the other prisoners, all of whom are still chained together. At the end of the line, guards unshackle the prisoners, give them rusty weapons with dried blood staining every inch of their dull, evil edge, and force them up into the sunlight of the arena itself. Nearby, bloodstained objects are dragged down, out of the arena, out of the room, down into the dark, somewhere no-one would ever see them again. It will be her turn soon. Deep breaths. She must be brave. The light was so close now.

The emperor laughs. He thoroughly enjoys the arena. It had been his idea to kidnap all those people, and he was very pleased with it. As he turns away from his slaves, he sees that one of the prisoners has beaten another and now stands over them, waiting for the signal from the emperor, the simple sign that changes the victim’s life forever. Or the death, if he feels like it. Whichever makes him look good. The crowd roars. The emperor chooses. The audience wants to see death, so death it will be. He holds his hand out, thumb down, and the crowd’s volume surges.

Back under the arena, she sees the body being dragged down. She shivers, although it is the middle of summer. It is her turn soon. She will be sent out to fight… somebody. Or something. The line keeps crawling along, taking people away. To both sides, there are people her age, but instead of laughing and talking like the people she knew at home, they were deathly silent, sitting with gaunt faces as if paralysed.

He is made to stand up. The group moves off. He is caught between two diseased children, who, by the look and smell of them, have been here for a few months at least. They will die easily. There will be no sport for the crowd. More likely the emperor will let them live, in order to look noble and to make their lives even worse. He enters a long, low room. The order is random. He ends up between a man and a boy his age. Normally he would start a conversation with the boy, but here…he realises he is thinking of his friends back home. Home…what was once something to be taken for granted now is so far off. He enters one of the rooms under the arena floor itself. The sunlight that makes it through is dazzling. The group sits down in a line, with him near one of the ends. The people at the end of the

line closest to him are getting yanked up, given rusty, unreliable weapons, and forced up into the light. Soon it will be him. He thinks about his farm, his goat and chickens. He longs to be there.

He is in the arena. He spies his opponent. Why are they opponents? He ignores the thought and starts to run towards them madly, not knowing what else he can do. They do the same. They clash together. He doesn’t know anything but this moment. He had forgotten. What had he forgotten? He didn’t know. His opponent is young. A girl. They exchange blows, doing more damage to their swords than each other. He was fighting for his life. Was it even worth it? What had he become? The crowd chants, his opponent pants, and he mindlessly carries on.

He sees them then. He stops...why is he fighting? Here he is, fighting for his life, the throbbing of the crowd in his ears, and he stops. They are outside. His family. Everyone he knew. He feels it. He can find them. They are guiding him towards them, encouraging him to find them. “How much pain has this arena caused?” he croaks, vocal cords damaged from weeks of disuse. Then he turns, and runs.

She stops fighting too. How could she strike him down, while he is just standing there? It will lead to a painful death for her, she knows, but she will not do it. She will not be a tool. She has seen the light once more. That is enough. She watches as he is captured, knocked out, and taken below. She, too, feels a blow to the head, and then there is nothing.

The emperor watches angrily as guards begin to chase the boy. Although they will catch him soon enough, he has disrupted the show. The crowd are angry, they want to see sport. An event like this will give the games a bad reputation. It had all been going so well, too. The all-powerful emperor sighs, and turns away. At the end of the day, it didn’t really matter about the people, thought the emperor. He was the only one who mattered.

Clothen Legacy

Ezekiel Nielsen- Year 12

Boots and Jacket well worn

A wardrobe willingly, I adorn

Outfitted and Gifted before I was born

A love for the young

Boots and Jacket well worn

Emboldened with Rose and Clove

Memories etched within the trove

A love for the old

With a learned start my hands move

Feeling and ruffling every edge and groove

A jacket and boots once too big

Navy, black and dirty fig

A love for the sick

Rough leather and soft velvet

Deep bass and hearty mellow

A hearty chuckle from a hearty fellow

A sharp nose and brows outstretched

A joke at every second pitched

A kind and gentle love for all

Loved, hated and respected

A man who I looked up to and Appreciated

Boots and Jackets well worn

Grand enough to earn a fellows scorn

As that which has been snuff begotten

Never will his love be forgotten

The

Lost Jack Craig-Pearson- Year 13

He came to me many times, Clearly lost, as so many are.

Each time he had a different question.

‘Who are you?’

I had no answer, wasn’t it obvious?

Then again, he’d never called on me before.

‘Where are we?’

There was an answer that time, but I didn’t think to share it.

‘It would only frighten him.’

‘How did I get here?’

“You drove here.”

Which was technically true.

‘There was another guy...’ “He came to me before you. He asked his questions, and I sent him on his way.”

Then he understood.

‘Where am I going?’

“Back if you like. You’re not that badly hurt.”

He nodded, and then he was gone.

Through his eyes, I saw men in loose, cyan clothes, Lifting him into a red and white vehicle.

Sonder

Alex Leckie-Zaharic - Year 13

you are the main character the protagonist the star at the centre of your own expanding universe encompassed by your supporting cast friends, family clustered in immediate orbit, shining bright as suns, then dotted a little

further out throughout the cosmos, nebulae of acquaintances who drift in and out of contact over the years, gravity waxing and waning and there in the background faint and out of focus are the extras desultory coruscates each living a life as vivid and complex as your own they carry on invisibly around you during the accumulated weight of their own ambitions, friends, routines, mistakes, worries, triumphs

when your life moves on to the next scene there’s flickers in place wrapped in galaxies of backstory and inside jokes characters gleaming as bright as you, all strung together with countless other stories that you’ll never be able to see, lightyears away

cosmic tales that you’ll never read, in which you might appear only once, a dim star glowing contently in the background, a glimmer of traffic streaking by comet-like on the highway, a lighted window as our shared sun dips below the horizon a single star, a speck of twinkling amongst an interstellar sea of other lives

they are the centre of the universe the star the protagonist and then there is you

Prize-giving Awards

Senior Agriculture

Subject and Special 2018 Awards

Norwood New Holland Prize for Academic Excellence

Oliver Geddes

Senior Art

Artzone Award for Senior Art

Nick Guilford

Senior Biology

Sir Charles and Lady Alice Ferguson Trophy

En Watanabe Ben Mitchell

Senior Chemistry Prize

Ben Mitchell Josh Stoddard

Senior Physics Prize

Ben Mitchell

Top Y12 Science Student

Will Edwards

Yr 12 Physics and Mathematics Prize

Ben Lund

Digital Technology

Senior Digitech Award Labes Brothers’ Cup

Daniel Robinson

Year 11 Digitech Award

Labes Brothers Cup

Jonathan Brook

Senior Mathematics

A A Paulin Prize

Josh Stoddard

Boen Deng

Senior English

A E Hartill Prize

Boen Deng

Andrew Hughes

Senior ESOL

Seongwoo Kim

Senior Commerce Prize Forsythe Barr CETA medal for Commerce

Alex Byars

Senior Geography Prize

Jack Pacey

Senior History Prize Thomson Family Cup

Jaiden Tucker

Lachlan Ellis

Senior Languages Prize Commitment to Spanish

Jack Craig-Pearson

Senior Languages Prize Commitment to German Reidstra Cup

Ben Mitchell

Senior Award for Workshop Technology

James Millar

Senior Award for Design and Visual Communication

Josef Van Plateringen

Studies in Physical Education Senior Award

Angus Cotton

Y12 Physical Education Prize

Jez Nicholson-Kelly

Creative Writing Year 12 & 13

Dr F R Riley Award

Jack Craig-Pearson

Creative Writing Year 11

Jonathan Brook

Speech Year 12 & 13 Sir John White Award

Tom Shallard

Speech Year 11

Krishan Luxmanan

Debating

Top College Speaker Reid Trophy

Alex Leckie-Zaharic

Most Promising Speaker J S Thomson Cup for Debating

Jaiden Tucker

Contribution to school Drama

Harrison Cup

Ben Porter

The College Award for Service to the Performing Arts

Matthew Fokkens

Will Paterson

Library Head Librarian for 2018

James Burchell

J N Lemon Prize for contribution and service J ack Craig-Pearson

Elvidge Cup

Ross House - Winner 2018

House Captain - Oliver Geddes

Year 13

Academic 2018 Awards

General Excellence

Johnny Baker: Excellence in English and History. Merit in Economics and German.

Alex Byars: Excellence in Visual Art, Accounting and Statistics. Merit in Economics and English.

Jack Craig-Pearson: Excellence in Economics and English. Merit in History, Mathematics, Spanish and Theory of Knowledge.

Thomas Cross: Excellence in Accounting and Agribusiness. Merit in Economics and English.

Boen Deng: Excellence in Biology, English, German, Physics and Theory of Knowledge. Merit in Chemistry.

Benjamin Hall: Excellence in English, Chemistry, Physics and Statistics. Merit in Biology.

Andrew Hughes: Excellence in Chemistry and English. Merit in Biology and Statistics.

Mingyu Jeong: Excellence in Korean A, English B and Business & Management. Merit in Economics and Mathematics.

Lachlan Kenneally: Excellence in Accounting, Biology, Chemistry and Statistics. Merit in Physics.

Alex Leckie-Zaharic: Excellence in Chemistry and English. Merit in Biology and German.

Ben Mitchell: Excellence in Biology, Chemistry, German, Physics and Statistics.

Jack Pacey: Excellence in History, Stage 1 University English. Merit in Geography and Statistics.

Matthew Silvey: Excellence in Biology, Chemistry, English and Physics. Merit in Statistics.

Daniel Shen : Excellence in Chinese A and English B. Merit in Business & Management and Physics.

Josh Stoddard: Excellence in Accounting, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Statistics.

Michael Sun: Excellence in English B and Chinese A. Merit in Mathematics and Physics.

Ben Timmings: Excellence in Spanish, Business & Management and English. Merit in Biology and Theory of Knowledge.

Jaiden Tucker: Excellence in Biology, Chemistry, English, German, History and Theory of Knowledge.

En Watanabe: Excellence in Biology, Chemistry, English, German, Physics, and Theory of Knowledge.

Ben Wishart: Excellence in Biology, Chemistry, German and Theory of Knowledge. Merit in English and Physics.

Year 13

Academic Awards

Robbie Baxter: Merit in Music

Marcus Beagley: Merit in Furniture Design Technology and Physical Education.

Mitchell Botting: Merit in Visual Art.

Winston Brinsley: Merit in Accounting and Visual Art.

James Burchell: Excellence in History. Merit in English, Mathematics and Theory of Knowledge.

Isaac Cooper: Merit in English and Furniture Design Technology.

Angus Cotton: Excellence in Physical Education. Merit in Agribusiness and History.

Charlie Davies: Excellence in Visual Art.

Lachlan Ellis: Excellence in History. Merit in Accounting, Economics and Statistics.

Sam Engelbrecht: Merit in English and History.

Matthew Fokkens: Merit in History and Statistics.

Angus Frew: Merit in Accounting, History and Statistics.

Oliver Geddes: Excellence in Agriculture. Merit in Accounting and English.

Andrew Goh: Excellence in German. Merit in English.

Max Gomez: Merit in Accounting and Physics.

Jack Grey: Excellence in English. Merit in Statistics.

Nick Guilford: Excellence in Visual Art. Merit in English and History.

Michael Jang: Merit in Spanish.

Toby Jarvie: Excellence in English. Merit in Business & Management and Economics.

Joseph Kim: Merit in Digital Technology.

Hyunsok Lee: Excellence in Visual Art.

Jayvan Liu: Merit in Mathematics, Physics and Spanish.

George Lowery: Merit in Agriculture.

Liam McHenry: Excellence in Visual Art. Merit in Biology and History.

Angus McKenzie: Merit in Agriculture and Physical Education.

Campbell McKenzie: Merit in Design & Visual Communication.

Jack McLaughlan: Excellence in Agriculture. Merit in Agribusiness and History.

Cameron Moran: Merit in Calculus.

Will Paterson : Excellence in History. Merit in English

Harry Russell: Merit in Visual Art.

Tom Shallard: Excellence in English. Merit in Economics and History.

Ben Teviotdale : Merit in Russian and Information Technology

Josef van Plateringen: Merit in Design & Visual Communication.

AJ Visagie: Excellence in German. Merit in English, Psychology and Theory of Knowledge.

Paddy Wennekes: Merit in Visual Art

Tyler Wilden: Excellence in Visual Art and Furniture Design Technology. Merit in Physical Education.

Worachai Worathongchai: Merit in Accounting

New Zealand Certificate in Skills for Living.

Alex Brensell

Hugh Ross

Year 12 General Excellence

Stewart Ashton: Excellence in Drama, English and History. Merit in Geography.

Harrison Biggs: Excellence in Chemistry, English, Mathematics, Physics, and Spanish. Merit in Economics.

David Cannon: Excellence in Biology, Business & Management, English and Mathematics. Merit in German

Elliot Chamberlain: Excellence in Physics. Merit in Level 3 Calculus, Level 3 Statistics, Chemistry and Design & Visual Communication.

Daniel Clemens: Excellence in Biology, Chemistry, English, Mathematics and German. Merit in History.

Will Edwards: Excellence in Chemistry, Economics and Physics. Merit in Level 3 Calculus, Agribusiness and English.

Matthew Garry: Excellence in English, Mathematics and Physics. Merit in Chemistry, Economics and Physical Education.

Josh Hope: Excellence in Accounting, Agribusiness, Chemistry, Economics, English and Level 3 Calculus.

Neil Hutton: Excellence in English, History and Physics. Merit in Level 3 Statistics, Chemistry, and Design & Visual Communication.

Ben Lund: Excellence in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. Merit in English and History.

Jez Nicholson-Kelly: Excellence in Agriculture and Physical Education. Merit in Accounting, English and Mathematics.

Daniel Robinson: Excellence in Digital Technology, History and Level 3 Statistics. Merit in English and Physics.

Tim Scott: Excellence in Visual Art, Economics, English, Mathematics. Merit in Physics.

Billy Sheard: Excellence in Physics. Merit in Level 3 Calculus, Biology, Chemistry, Economics and English.

Adam Tait: Excellence in Digital Technology and English. Merit in Design & Visual Communication and History.

Will Turner: Excellence in Chemistry, History, Economics and English.

Patrick Zhang: Excellence in Chemistry, English and Physics. Merit in Economics and Mathematics.

Christian Avis: Merit in English and Music.

Michael Beattie: Merit in Accounting and Agriculture. George Bell: Merit in Accounting, Agribusiness, Agriculture and English.

Geoffrey Bennani: Excellence in Level 3 French. Merit in Biology and Design & Visual Communication.

Cougan Brown: Merit in Accounting, Geography and Statistics.

Archie Calder: Excellence in Visual Art. Merit in Furniture Design Technology.

Nicholas Chamberlain: Excellence in Mathematics. Merit in English, Furniture Design Technology and Physics.

Tim Chirnside : Merit in English and Physics.

Rock Chotphatcharachaikul: Merit in Physics.

Sam Clulee: Excellence in Visual Art.

Oscar Cochrane: Merit in Agriculture and Furniture Design Technology.

Adrian Crampton: Excellence in English. Merit in History, Mathematics and Visual Art.

Eli Darling: Merit in Design & Visual Communication, Mathematics, and Physics.

Maarten de Ridder: Merit in Design & Visual Communication.

Tom Dempster: Merit in Accounting, Agribusiness, Agriculture, History, and Maths.

Lucas Dickison: Merit in Physical Education.

Bailey Dowling: Excellence in Visual Art.

Riley Hall: Merit in Physics.

Nathan Harrison: Excellence in Music. Merit in English, Physics, Mathematics and Spanish.

Ben Hatton: Merit in English and History.

Jack Hutton-Atkins: Merit in Accounting and Furniture Design Technology.

Barend Jenkins: Merit in English and History.

Hugh Jenkins: Merit in Physical Education.

Jacob Johnson Merit in History.

Harrison Jolly: Merit in Drama, Physical Education, English and Statistics.

Charles Keenan: Merit in English.

Geoffrey Kemp: Excellence in Music. Merit in Biology, English and German.

Samuel Leaper : Excellence in Music. Merit in Chemistry, Biology, Drama and English.

Wei Loh: Excellence in English.

Bruno Marsh : Excellence in English. Merit in History.

Thomas McCracken: Excellence in History. Merit in English and Spanish.

Cade McRae: Excellence in English. Merit in Design & Visual Communication and History.

Jack Newlands: Merit in Furniture Design Technology.

Ezekiel Nielsen: Excellence in Drama and English. Merit in History.

Martin Page: Merit in Chemistry, English, and History and Statistics.

Jiacong Ruan: Excellence in Mathematics. Merit in Chemistry and Physics.

Morgan Sim: Merit in Physical Education.

Hamish Sinclair: Merit in Accounting.

Jake South: Merit in Statistics.

Zack Stalker: Merit in Visual Art.

Lachlan Taylor: Merit in Mathematics.

Daniel Thom: Excellence in Digital Technology and Music. Merit in English.

Harry Tourelle: Merit in Accounting, Design & Visual Communication, Visual Art

Shay Veitch: Excellence in Biology. Merit in Chemistry, Chinese and English.

Oliver Walker: Merit in Design & Visual Communication and Statistics.

Patrick Wilson-Stewart: Excellence in English and Visual Art. Merit in Drama.

Year 11 General Excellence

Oliver Bolton: Excellence in Digital Technology, English and History. Merit in Economics and Science.

Lourenco Botafogo: Excellence in Economics and German. Merit in English, History, Science and Level 2 Mathematics.

Jonathan Brook: Excellence in Design & Visual Communication, Digital Technology, English, Science and Level 2 Mathematics. Merit in Spanish.

Tom Crawford: Excellence in Accounting and Science. Merit in Agriculture, English, History and Level 2 Mathematics.

Year 12 Academic Awards

Braedyn Arbuckle: Merit in English and History.

Timmy Fok: Merit in Statistics.

Ollie Gilmour: Merit in Chemistry, Design & Visual Communication, English, Physics, and Visual Art

Max Gutry: Merit in Physical Education.

Olivier Page: Excellence in English. Merit in Biology, Design & Visual Communication and Physics.

Ben Porter: Excellence in Drama. Merit in Biology and English.

Chris Denton: Excellence in Economics, English and History. Merit in Mathematics.

Nathan Dockerty: Excellence in Economics, English, History, Science, and Level 2 Mathematics. Merit in German.

Will Duffy: Excellence in History, Physical Education and Visual Art.

Billy Ellwood: Excellence in Furniture Design Technology and Visual Art. Merit in Physical Education, Science and Level 2 Mathematics.

Ned Hancox: Excellence in Digital Technology and Science. Merit in Design & Visual Communication, Economics, English and Level 2 Mathematics.

Benedict Kyle: Excellence in Economics, English and History. Merit in German and Science.

Bin Lee: Excellence in Digital Technology and Economics. Merit in Science, Level 2 Mathematics and Level 2 Physics.

Krishan Luxmanan: Excellence in Design & Visual Communication, Digital Technology, English, Science, Spanish and Level 2 Mathematics

Harry McKenzie: Excellence in Furniture Design Technology and Physical Education. Merit in Economics and Science.

Robert Millar: Excellence in Agriculture and Furniture Design Technology. Merit in Accounting, Science and Level 2 Mathematics

Ben Monaghan: Excellence in Design & Visual Communication, English, German, Science, Visual Art and Level 2 Mathematics.

Will Morshius: Excellence in Design & Visual Communication and Accounting. Merit in Science, Spanish and Level 2 Mathematics.

Joe Mu: Excellence in Science and Level 2 Mathematics. Merit in English, Furniture Design Technology, History and Visual Art.

Jack Murray: Excellence in Design & Visual Communication, Physical Education, Science and Level 2 Mathematics. Merit in English and Visual Art.

Brian Park: Excellence in Design & Visual Communication and Visual Art. Merit in Digital Technology and Science

Ashley Stevenson: Excellence in Accounting, Agriculture and Furniture Design Technology. Merit in Mathematics and Science

Year 11

Academic Awards

Danny Adams: Merit in English and Visual Art

Luka Barson-McLean: Excellence in History. Merit in Economics, English and Physical Education

Zachary Bowmar: Merit in Digital Technology and Furniture Design Technology

Mason Calvert: Excellence in Design & Visual Communication. Merit in Science, Visual Art and Level 2 Mathematics

Jack Colbourne: Merit in Design & Visual Communication

William Cotton: Merit in Design & Visual Communication, English, Physical Education and Science

Roy Feng: Merit in Mathematics

Cam Forde: Merit in Accounting, English, History, Physical Education

Liam George: Merit in History

Tom Gold: Merit in Accounting, Music, Physical Education and Science

Thomas Greenaway: Merit in Agriculture and Physical Education

Charlie Grey: Merit in Digital Technology, Physical Education, and Science

Keegan Hall: Merit in Science

Luka Homersham: Merit in Accounting, Mathematics and Science

Sam Hope: Merit in Accounting and Economics

Josh Hou: Merit in Digital Technology, English, Physical Education, and Science

Aidan Hung: Merit in History

Mitchell Joint: Excellence in Furniture Design Technology. Merit in German and Physical Education

Sam Knight: Excellence in Physical Education

Cyrus Leung: Excellence in Level 2 Mathematics. Merit in Furniture Design Technology and Science

Cameron Leydon: Merit in Geography

Jackson McBreen: Merit in English and Physical Education

William McLauchlan: Excellence in Music. Merit in History and Science.

Riley Meason: Merit in Physical Education

Fin Milne: Merit in Accounting, English, History and Science.

Caleb Moody: Merit in Accounting, Economics, History and Science

Dominic Morrison: Excellence in Accounting. Merit in Physical Education.

Leo Park: Excellence in Economics. Merit in Science

Alex Parks: Merit in English, German, and History

Scott Perkins: Merit in Physical Education

Bailey Phizacklea: Merit in Music

Henry Power: Excellence in Furniture Design Technology and Physical Education. Merit in Agriculture

Gabe Ross: Merit in English, Geography and Physical Education

William Shallard: Merit in Agriculture

Thomas Sullivan: Merit in English, German, Physical Education, Science and Level 2 Mathematics

Edward Temple: Merit in Design & Visual Communication

Max Walker: Merit in Physical Education

Macauley Ward: Merit in English and Science

Callum White: Merit in Geography and Physical Education

Adam Woodhouse: Merit in Physical Education

ATHLETICS

Sporting Awards 2018

Senior Athletics Champion

Charles White Esquire Challenge Cup

Shay Veitch

Mile Championship Cup Presented by Noel McGregor in 1928

Josh Hou

Intermediate Athletics Champion College Association Cup

Nathan Harrison

3000m - Wallace Cup

Josh Hou

Champion of Champions PJE Robertson Cup

Nathan Harrison

BADMINTON

Singles Trophy

Andrew Goh

BASKETBALL

Most Outstanding Player W P Leslie Trophy

Alex Byars

Contribution and Commitment to Basketball Sem-Cheyne Cup

Angus Frew

Most Improved Player Ross Family Cup

Jacob Johnson

CRICKET

Best Bowling Record

J M Fraser Esquire Award

Harry Tourelle

Best Batting Record

J M Fraser Esquire Award

Harrison Biggs

Loyalty, service and sportsmanship in 1st XI

A S M Smith Cup

Angus Frew

CROSS COUNTRY

Senior Cross Country Champion - R M Greenslade Esquire Challenge Cup

Ruadhri Brosnan

Intermediate Cross Country Champion H A A Stevely Esquire Cup

Will Turner FENCING

Most Promising Fencer Louis Jennings Cup

Barend Jenkins

FOOTBALL

Most Improved 1st XI Player R A Smith Cup

Cade McRae

Contribution to First XI Alistair Wright Cup

Liam McHenry

First XI Footballer of the Year

Charlie Gruppelaar

GOLF

Senior Match-play DJ Horn Esq Cup

William McLauchlan

Pilling Cup - Best Gross

Callum White

HOCKEY

Service To School Hockey

Collins Trophy

Angus Cotton

Most Valuable Player Blenheim Trophy

Billy Sheard

Most Improved Player Harrex Cup

Hugh Jenkins

ICE HOCKEY

Contribution to ice hockey The Bradfield Cup

Billy Sheard

MOUNTAIN BIKING

Tim Mackersy Trophy

Jack Murray

ROWING

Rower of the Year Saville Family Cup

Jack McLaughlan

RUGBY

Most Improved Player Ralph Edmund Wilson Memorial Cup

Angus Frew

Most Valuable Player in 1st XV Affleck Trophy

Leroy Ferguson

Services to the 1st XV Cameron Family Trophy

Charlie Davies

Most promising player Hamish Russell Trophy

Tom Warman

SAILING

McSkimming Trophy

Ollie Gilmour

College Award for Commitment and Service to Sailing

Olivier Pagé

SHOOTING

Trapshooting

The OCA Cup

George Lowery

Most Improved Trapshooter

Will Morshius

SNOW SPORTS

Treble Cone Snow Sports Award

Winston Brinsley

SWIMMING

Senior Swimming Champion Mr and Mrs H D Skinner Cup

David Cannon

Champion of Champions

David Cannon

TENNIS

Top Ranked Tennis Player Lawn Tennis Challenge Bowl presented by A E Harraway

Lachlan Kenneally

VOLLEYBALL

Most Outstanding Player Otago Stationery Trophy

Oliver Mouat

Most Promising Senior Player

Patrick Zhang

WATERPOLO

Most Valuable Player

Tim Chirnside

2017 Junior Prize-giving

**2018 Results unavailable at time of printing

PREMIER AWARDS

Best All-round Year 7 & 8 Sportsman

Nick Casey

Best All-round Year 9 & 10 Sportsman

Dominic Morrison

Y9 Boarders’ Award

Ryan Johnston

Award for Mathematics and Science in Year 8

Martin Brook

Academic Excellence, Year 7

Marek Rickerby

Highest Aggregate Yearr 8

Martin Brook

Solomon Harcombe

Academic excellence, Year 9

Mason Prentice

Academic excellence, Year 10

Jonathan Brook

SPECIAL PRIZES

CREATIVE WRITING

Year 7/8 Solomon Harcombe

Year 9 Max Kirkwood Year 10 Ben Monaghan

PREPARED READING:

Yr 7 & 8 Sheon Luxmanan

Year 9 Ali Dohan

SPEECH

Yr 7 & 8 Nick Friedlander

Year 9 Ali Dohan

Year 10 Krishan Luxmanan

LIBRARY

J N Lemon Prize Service to the Library

Rylan Urquhart

Library Reading Prizes

Rylan Urquhart

Ethan Leitch

Jacob Cushen

Fergus Parks

ESOL Heema Al-Awfi

JUNIOR ART

College Award for Excellence

Yr 7 & 8

Oliver Bamford

Yr 9 & 10

Billy Ellwood

Will Duffy

JUNIOR DRAMA

Contribution to college drama

Quentin McKenzie

JUNIOR MUSIC

Contribution to college music

William Tong

GOOD CITIZENSHIP AWARDS

7AHO Amani James

7ATR Qwenton McKenzie

7MBE Rylan Urquhart

8ADU Harrison Marshall

8AVE Jack Cotton

8MRO Nate Wisnesky

9JMU Daniel Lund

9NCH Ali Dohan

9PMC William Tong

9RRA Hunter Jolly

10CPR Hamish Lowery

10DCA Mitchell Joint

10JCU Oliver Bolton

10NPA Robert Millar

Most Improved Year 10

Academic Presented by the Power Family

Adam Woodhouse

Year 10 BOOK PRIZES for ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Oliver Bolton - Merit in NCEA Level 1 Mathematics; Distinction in: CAD, English and Financial Literacy, General Diligence.

Jonathan Brook - Excellence in Level 1 Mathematics; Distinction in: Art, CAD, Digital Technology, DVC, English, Science, Social Studies and Spanish; General Diligence.

Mason Calvert - Merit in Level 1 Math; Distinction in: English, Financial Literacy, Physical Education, Science and Te Reo.

Tom Crawford - Excellence in Level 1 Mathematics; Distinction in: English, Physical Education, Rural Studies, Science and Spanish.

Nathan Dockerty - Excellence in Level 1 Mathematics; Distinction in: Digital Technology, DVC, English, Science and Social Studies; General Diligence.

Will Duffy - Distinction in: Art, CAD, English, Mathematics, Physical Education, Social Studies and Te Reo; General Diligence.

Billy Ellwood - Merit in Level 1 Mathematics; Distinction in: Art, English, Film, Physical Education, Social Studies and Te Reo; General Diligence.

Tom Gold - Distinction in: English, Film, Music, Physical Education and Science

Ned Hancox - Merit in Level 1 Mathematics; Distinction in: Digital Technology, DVC, English, Financial Literacy, Rural Studies, Science and Social Studies.

Benedict Kyle - Distinction in: English, Film, Financial Literacy, Mathematics, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies; General Diligence.

Krishan Luxmanan - Excellence in Level 1 Mathematics; Distinction in: Digital Technology, DVC, English, Film, Financial Literacy, Science and Spanish; General Diligence.

Jackson McBreen - Distinction in: Art, English, Financial Literacy, Mathematics, Physical Education and Social Studies.

Robert Millar - Merit in Level 1 Mathematics; Distinction in: CAD, English, Financial Literacy, Rural Studies and Science; General Diligence.

Fin Milne - Distinction in: Art, English, Film, Financial Literacy, Mathematics, Physical Education and Spanish, General Diligence.

Ben Monaghan - Excellence in Level 1 Mathematics; Distinction in: Art, CAD, Digital Technology, DVC, English, Physical Education and Science.

Will Morshuis - Excellence in Level 1 Mathematics; Distinction in: CAD, Digital Technology, English, Financial Literacy, Physical Education, Social Studies and Spanish.

Joe Mu - Excellence in Level 1 Mathematics; Distinction in: Art, Film, Science and Technology.

Jack Murray - Excellence in Level 1 Mathematics; Distinction in: Art, CAD, Physical Education, Science and Te Reo.

Thomas Sullivan - Excellence in Level 1 Mathematics; Distinction in: CAD, English, Financial Literacy, Physical Education, Science and Social Studies.

Greatest contribution to community service Manins Shield Award

Max Baldwin

Jack Lewis

Josh Hou - Distinction in: Digital Tech, Mathematics, Physical Education, Social Studies and Spanish.

Mitchell Joint - Distinction in: English, Film, Mathematics, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, Technology; General Diligence.

Max Walker - Distinction in: Film, Music, Physical Education and Sports Performance; General Diligence.

Adam Woodhouse - Distinction in: Film, Literacy, Physical Education, Science, and Sports Performance.

AWARDS

Danny Adams - Distinction in: Art, Film and Mathematics; General Diligence.

Luka Barson-McLean - Distinction in: Financial Literacy and Social Studies.

Lourenco Botafogo - Excellence in NCEA Level 1 Mathematics; Distinction in: Film, Financial Literacy and Music.

Tu Bull - Merit in NCEA Level 1 Mathematics; Distinction in: Art, Film and, Te Reo.

Tom Copland - Distinction in: Rural Studies.

William Cotton - Distinction in: Mathematics and Science.

Chris Denton - Distinction in: English and Mathematics.

Eli Familton - Distinction in: Film.

Cam Forde - Distinction in: English and Financial Literacy.

Liam George - Distinction in: Film, Music & Social Studies.

Thomas Greenaway - Distinction in: Film and Rural Studies.

Charlie Grey - Distinction in: Mathematics, Physical Education, Science and Social Studies.

Ben Guilford - Distinction in: Social Studies.

Keegan Hall - Distinction in: Science.

Julian Hamilton - Distinction in: Te Reo.

Luka Homersham - Distinction in: English, Mathematics and Social Studies.

Alex Hopgood - Distinction in: English.

Aidan Hung - Distinction in: English and Music.

Joshua Jukes - Distinction in: Rural Studies.

Angus Kenny - Distinction in: Physical Education and Social Studies.

Sam Knight - Distinction in: English and Physical Education.

Caleb Le Cong - Distinction in: CADand Sports Performance.

Cyrus Leung - Merit in Level 1 Mathematics.

Cameron Leydon - Distinction in: Art.

Hamish Lowery - Distinction in: Physical Education.

Harry McKenzie - Distinction in: Art, Mathematics and Physical Education.

William McLauchlan - Distinction in: Mathematics and Social Studies.

Caleb Moody - Distinction in: English, Physical Education and Rural Studies.

Dominic Morrison - Distinction in: English, Financial Literacy, Physical Education, and Spanish.

Brian Park - Distinction in: Art, English, Mathematicsand Science.

Leo Park - Distinction in: English, Film and Physical Education.

Alex Parks - Distinction in: English, Film, Financial Literacy and Music.

Bailey Phizacklea - Distinction in: Music.

Henry Power - Distinction in: Physical Education, Rural Studies and Social Studies; General Diligence.

Gabe Ross - Distinction in: Music.

Tevita Schaaf - Distinction in: English and Te Reo.

Connor Seyb - Distinction in: Music.

Ashley Stevenson - Distinction in: Financial Literacy, Mathematics, Rural Studies and ScienceCaine Taylor - Distinction in: Art, Film and Te Reo.

Macauley Ward - Distinction in: Rural Studies.

Callum White - Distinction in: Film and Physical Education; General Diligence.

Max Wolf - Distinction in: Physical Education and Science.

Jacob Yee - Distinction in: Film and Sports Performance.

Year 9 BOOK PRIZES for ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Tama Anthony-Whigham - Distinction in: Art, Drama, English, Music and Science.

Flook Chinsaswat - Distinction in: Art, Digital Technology, DVC, Mathematics, Music, Science and Spanish.

Leo Clark - Distinction in: Art, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education; General Diligence.

Paolo Corona - Distinction in: Art, DVC, English, Social Studies and Spanish.

Toby Dean - Distinction in: Drama, DVC, Mathematics, Physical Education, Science, Te Reo Maori; General Diligence.

Manawa Dewes - Distinction in: DVC, English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Te Reo Maori.

Ali Dohan - Distinction in: Digital Technology, Drama, English, Mathematics, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies; General Diligence.

Archie Dunn - Distinction in: English, Mathematics, Music, Science and Social Studies; General Diligence.

Joseph Grace - Distinction in: Art, Digital Technology, English and Music; General Diligence.

Kaleb Hill - Distinction in: English, Mathematics, Physical Education, Social Studies, Te Reo.

Thomas Hill - Distinction in: Drama, English, Mathematics, Music and Science.

Ryan Johnston - Distinction in: Drama, English, Music and Physical Education; General Diligence.

Max Kirkwood - Distinction in: Art, Digital Technology, Drama, DVC, English, Mathematics, Physical Education, Science and Social Studies.

Dan Kunac - Distinction in: Art, Drama, DVC, English, Mathematics, Social Studies, Spanish and General Diligence.

Joseph La Hood - Distinction in: Art, DVC, English, Physical Education and Social Studies.

Oscar Lobb - Distinction in: Digital Technology, Drama, DVC, Mathematics, Science and Spanish; General Diligence.

Daniel Lund - Distinction in: Digital Technology, Drama, DVC, English, Mathematics, Music, Science and Social Studies; General Diligence.

Angus McGregor - Distinction in: Drama, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Science and Spanish.

Darcy Nevill - Distinction in: Art, Drama, English, Music and Spanish; General Diligence.

Mason Prentice - Distinction in: Drama, DVC, English, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education and Science; General Diligence.

Hudson Ross - Distinction in: Art, Drama, DVC, English, Science and Social Studies; General Diligence.

Harry Scott - Distinction in: Digital Technology, Drama, English and Mathematics; General Diligence.

Oscar Sycamore - Distinction in: Art, Digital Technology, Drama, English, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education and Social Studies; General Diligence.

Sam Tait - Distinction in: Art, Digital Technology, DVC, Music and Physical Education; General Diligence.

Jed Thompson-Fawcett - Distinction in: Digital Technology, Drama, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education and Te Reo Maori.

William Tong - Distinction in: Art, Digital Technology, DVC, English, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Science and Social Studies; General Diligence.

Year 9 ACADEMIC

AWARDS

Harry Allen - Distinction in: Art; General Diligence.

Max Baldwin - Distinction in: Digital Technology, Mathematics, Music and Te Reo Maori.

Jack Basham - Distinction in: Te Reo Maori .

Harvey Brenssell - Distinction in: Art.

Liam Casey - Distinction in: Physical Education.

Clayton Cochrane - Distinction in: Physical Education.

Hugo Cochrane - Distinction in: Social Studies.

Tom Colbourne - Distinction in: Physical Education.

George Conner - Distinction in: Music and Te Reo Maori .

Noah Coutts - Distinction in: Art.

Lachie Crowle - Distinction in: Social Studies.

Hayden Elliot - Distinction in: Digital Technology, DVC and Social Studies.

Ethan Farrow - Distinction in: Art and Social Studies.

Roy Feng - Distinction in: Art, Digital Technology and Mathematics.

Matthew Ford - Distinction in: Mathematics, Music and Science.

Juan Garcia-Quiroga - Distinction in: Music.

Samuel Garry - Distinction in: English and Mathematics.

Matthew Godfrey - Distinction in: Literacy.

Sam Graamans - Distinction in: Art and Music.

Adam Harbott - Distinction in: Art and Music.

Aaron Jones - Distinction in: English, Mathematics, Physical Education and Science.

Thomas Larrivee - Distinction in: Art and Social Studies.

Ossian Lawrie - Distinction in: Drama, Music and Social Studies.

Saul Mawhinney - Distinction in: Music.

Brooke Mitchell - Distinction in: Art.

Elias O’Kane - Distinction in: Physical Education.

Caleb Oakley - Distinction in: Art, English, Mathematics and Science.

Fergus Parks - Distinction in: Music and Social Studies.

Tom Procter - Distinction in: Music and Social Studies.

Andre Radel - Distinction in: Digital Technology.

Alex Robinson - Distinction in: Digital Technology.

Hamish Ross - Distinction in: Drama.

Calvin Ruru - Distinction in: Drama, English and Music.

LaQuan Sem-Cheyne - Distinction in: Physical Education.

William Smillie - Distinction in: Music and Physical Education.

Zach Smith - Distinction in: Physical Education.

Joshua Stevens - Distinction in: Music.

Anton Stoddard - Distinction in: Physical Ed & Social Studies.

Daniel Tucker - Distinction in: Social Studies.

Grayson Westgate - Distinction in: Drama, English, Music and Physical Education.

Ben Wilden - General Diligence.

Miro Williams - Distinction in: DVC, Mathematics, Science and Spanish.

Jacob Wilson - Distinction in: Science.

Freddy Wright - Distinction in: Art, Physical Education, Science and Spanish.

Year 8 BOOK PRIZES for ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Xavier Edmond - Distinction in: Drama, German, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Science, Social English, Spanish,Technology and Te Reo Maori.

Theo Hannagan - Distinction in: Drama, Music, Physical Education, Social English, Te Reo Maori, Art; General Diligence.

Solomon Harcombe - Distinction in: Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Science, Social English and Te Reo Maori.

Sheon Luxmanan - Distinction in: Drama, Physical Education, Science, Social English, Spanish, Technology, Te Reo Maori, Art; General Diligence.

Harrison Marshall - Distinction in: Drama, Music, Te Reo Maori, Art; General Diligence.

Angus McMillan - Distinction in: Drama, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Science, Social English and Art.

Jack Murphy - Distinction in: Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Science, Social English and Spanish.

James Palmer - Distinction in: Drama, Mathematics, Music, Science, Social English, Spanish and Te Reo Maori.

Oliver Sinclair - Distinction in: Mathematics, Physical Education, Science, Social English and Art.

Sam Sinclair - Distinction in: Drama, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Social English and Te Reo Maori.

Orlando Tuhega-Vaitupu - Distinction in: German, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Social English, Spanish, Te Reo Maori; General Diligence.

Gary Yao - Distinction in: Mathematics, Science, Social English, Spanish and Art.

Year 8 ACADEMIC AWARDS

Connor Aldrich — Distinction in: Physical Education.

Oliver Bamford - Distinction in: Art.

Charlie Bolton - Distinction in: Drama and Te Reo Maori.

Timothy Bradfield - Distinction in: Music,Social English; General Diligence.

Jack Cotton - Distinction in: Physical Education.

Zachary Duff - Distinction in: German, Mathematics, Music; General Diligence.

Tom Fowler - Distinction in: Te Reo Maori.

Nicholas Friedlander - Distinction in: German, Mathematics, Social English and Spanish.

Oscar Grey - Distinction in: Mathematics, Physical Education, Social English and Art.

Enzo Hood - Distinction in: Drama and Spanish.

Ben Joseph - Distinction in: Te Reo Maori.

Mitchell Lobb - Distinction in: Music, Physical Education and Te Reo Maori.

Peter MacNab - Distinction in: Physical Education, Science and Spanish.

Thomas Meder - Distinction in: Physical Education, Te Reo. Maori.

Anton Parker - Distinction in: German, Mathematics and Art. Zachary Smith - Distinction in: Drama.

Max Stowell - Distinction in: Drama, Music, Spanish; General Diligence.

Joshua Thom - Distinction in: Drama, Mathematics and Te Reo Maori.

Mitchell Thorn - Distinction in: Drama and Physical Education. Nicholas Tucker - Distinction in: Mathematics, Science and Social English.

Nate Wisnesky - Distinction in: Drama, Music; General Diligence.

Year 7 BOOK PRIZES for ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Callum Binns - Distinction in: Mathematics, Music, Science and Social English.

Zac Brooking - Distinction in: Mathematics, Music, Science,

Social English and Te Reo Maori.

Nick Casey - Distinction in: Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Social English, Technology, Te Reo Maori; General Diligence.

Tom Dyer - Distinction in: Mathematics, Physical Education, Social English, Te Reo Maori; General Diligence.

Jacob Hall - Distinction in: Music, Te Reo Maori, Visual Art; General Diligence.

Jack Howley - Distinction in: Music, Physical Education, Science, Social English, Te Reo Maori,.

Amani James - Distinction in: Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Science, Social English, Te Reo Maori, Visual Art; General Diligence.

Ethan Leitch - Distinction in: Drama, Science, Social English, Technology, Visual Art; General Diligence.

Qwenton McKenzie - Distinction in: Drama, Mathematics, Music, Social English, Te Reo Maori, Visual Art; General Diligence, .

Harrison Meltzer - Distinction in: Drama, Mathematics, Music, Science, Te Reo Maori.

Thomas Rasmussen - Distinction in: Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Science and Te Reo Maori.

Marek Rickerby - Distinction in: Mathematics, Science, Social English, Te Reo Maori and Visual Art.

Alexander Seaton - Distinction in: Mathematics, Music, Social English and Te Reo Maori.

Rylan Urquhart - Distinction in: Mathematics, Music, Science, Social English; General Diligence.

Year 7 ACADEMIC AWARDS

George Barker- Distinction in: Drama.

Benedict Brosnan - Distinction in: Drama.

Andrew Cochrane - Distinction in: Music; General Diligence.

Jackson Cole - Distinction in: Drama, Te Reo Maori.

Quinn Coutts - Distinction in: Drama, Physical Education and Visual Art.

Jacob Cushen - Distinction in: Drama.

Edward Diaz-Farron - Distinction in: Drama, Music and Te Reo Maori.

Caleb Farrow - Distinction in: Music and Social English.

Caleb Forde - Distinction in: Physical Education.

Mason Gain - Distinction in: Physical Education.

Eli Gepte - Distinction in: Mathematics, Science and Social English.

William Hubbard - Distinction in: Drama and Science.

Akira Itadani - Distinction in: Physical Education and Visual Art.

Joseph Knopp - Distinction in: Drama, Te Reo Maori and Visual Art.

Jack Lewis - Distinction in: Physical Education.

William Macpherson - Distinction in: Mathematics and Science.

Thomas Mason - Distinction in: Drama and Physical Education.

Isaac McConachie - Distinction in: Mathematics and Physical Education.

Baxter Meder - Distinction in: Physical Education.

John Mengel - Distinction in: Mathematics and Social English.

Harry Morshuis - Distinction in: Physical Education and Social English.

Joshua Penno - Distinction in: Visual Art and General Diligence.

Liam Ruru - Distinction in: Music and Physical Education.

Malachi Sem-Cheyne - Distinction in: Drama.

Harry Summers - Distinction in: Drama and Te Reo Maori.

Matthew Taylor - Distinction in: Drama.

David Wang - Distinction in: Mathematics and Science.

2017 Junior Sports Awards

ATHLETICS

Year 7 & 8 Athletics Champion

J H Fulton Cup

Marshall Macready

Novice Athletics Champion T C Ross Cup

Josh Hou

BASKETBALL

Most Promising Year 7 & 8 Player Barkman Trophy

Mason Gain

Most Promising Junior Player Brendan Sparrow Cup

Anton Stoddard

CRICKET

Most Outstanding Contribution to Year 7 & 8 Cricket

Solomon Harcombe

Best Bowler Year 7 & 8 Roly Scott Cup

Sheon Luxmanan

Best Batsman Year 7 & 8 Roly Scott Cup

Solomon Harcombe

Most Promising Junior Cricketer College Association Award

Tu Bull

CROSS COUNTRY

Year 7 & 8 Cross Country College Association Cup

Akira Itadani

Novice Cross Country Champion

Gibson Family Cup

Josh Hou

FOOTBALL

Best Junior Soccer Player

Schmidt Trophy

Joseph La Hood

Most Improved Player Baxter Cup

Daniel Lund GOLF

Junior Match-play Champion Watson Barkman Junior Cup

Callum White

Junior Stroke-play Champion Parents and Friends Cup

Callum White

Y7 & 8 Golf Champion

Baxter Meder

HOCKEY

Most Valuable Primary Player

Jack Cotton

Thomas Meder

Most Improved Primary Player

Theo Hannagan

Joshua Thom

Most Improved Year 9/10 Player Bayne Cup

Harry McKenzie

ICE HOCKEY

Most Promising Player Henderson-Harbott Cup

Andrew Cochrane

Most Improved Junior Player

Jack Lewis

ROWING

Outstanding Attitude as a Novice or Cox. - Leydon Family Cup

Angus Kenny

RUGBY

Most Promising Under-14 Rugby Player - Robertson Trophy 1991

Elias O’Kane

SAILING

Top Sailor in the Junior School Robert Murray Memorial Cup

Freddy Wright

SWIMMING

Junior Champion OCA. Cup 1929

Max Wolf

Year 7 & 8 Champion W P Edmonds Esq Cup

Harry Summers

TENNIS

Year 7 & 8 Tennis Singles

Oscar Grey

Year 7 & 8 Doubles Champions

Theo Hannagan

Solomon Harcombe

Junior Tennis Singles Presented by L H Patton Esq.

Henry Power

Contribution to Junior Tennis Don Brooks Award

Henry Power

TOUCH

Best Touch Player JMC Junior Touch Cup

Dominic Morrison

College Award for Fairest Player

William Smillie

TRAPSHOOTING

Most Improved Trapshooter

Jack Robertson

VOLLEYBALL

Most Valuable Year 10 Player presented by the Glichrist Family

Billy Ellwood

WATERPOLO

Year 7 and 8 Most improved player

Turner Family Cup

Jackson McEwan

Year 9 and 10 Most Promising Player

Turner Family Cup

Max Wolf

Boarding House Life

Back Row: Finlay Tomkins, Tom Duffy, Billy Dougherty, William Loe, George Hancox, Will Pringle, Ezra Holmes, Zach Cleaver-Donovan, James Paterson, Mark Smith, Keegan Ferguson, Archie McRae, Sam Porter, 6th Row: Harry Allen, Jack Hazlett, Harry Wing, Sam Williams, Ben O’Meara, Harvey Brenssell, Wright, Jack Robertson, Fergus Parks, William Smillie, Hugo Cochrane, Archie Thompson, Sam Cottier, 5th Row: Eamon Flannery, Kaleb Hill, Rex McLean, Josh Sanders, Henry Power, Andrew McKenzie, Lucas Stalker, George Kerr, Harry McKenzie, Cyrus Leung, Angus McGregor, Josh Stevens, Ryan Johnston, George Connor

4th Row: Harley Herbert, William Shallard, Robert Millar, Ashley Stevenson, Ned Hancox, Scott Perkins, Tom Sullivan, Tom Copland, Will Duffy

3rd Row: Michael Beattie, Cougan Brown, Morgan Sim, Jack Hutton Atkins, George Bell, Jack Stevens, Zack Stalker, Tom Johnston, Nico Bowering, Will Turner, Jack Newlands

2nd Row: James Millar, Josh Stackhouse (Boarding Prefect), Jak Jessop, Ben Teviotdale (Boarding Prefect), George Lowery, Angus McKenzie, Fynn Duncan, Tatsuya Fujii

Front Row: Harry Russell (Boarding Prefect), Mr Mitchell Winton- Smith, Mr Angus Webster, Mr Matt Harris, Drew Campbell (Director of Boarding), Mrs Rosemary Stevenson (Boarding House Matron), Angus Frew (Deputy Absent: Mr Bruce Genever, Johnny Ffiske, Ben Joseph

Charlie Breen, Harry Ollerenshaw, Kenny Liu, Caleb Dixon, Charles Engelbrecht, Alban Gosse, Stan McClure, Lochie McKay

Clayton Cochrane, Tom Colbourne, Harry Scott, Jack Miller, Thomas Larrivee, Lachie Crowle, Darcy Nevill, Freddy Jack Timu, Louis Allen, Flook Chinsaswat

Leo Park, Joe Mu, Liam Ferguson, Jack Murray, Hamish Lowery,

Angus Kenny, Jack Colbourne, Josh Jukes, Tom Crawford, Caine Taylor, Sam Knight, Caleb Moody, Brian Park, Lucas Dickison, Bailey Dowling, Tom Dempster, Sam Clulee, Archie Calder, Charles Keenan, Leroy Ferguson, Patrick Larrivee, Sam Engelbrecht (Boarding Prefect), Fergus Hope, Harry Smith, Will Burdon, Winston Brinsley, Charlie Davies (Deputy Head Boarder), Tom Shallard (Head Boarder), Mr Nick Price, Mr Neil Garry (Principal), Mr Head Boarder), Mr Thagana Riunga, Mr Eden Brown, Mr Liam Jenkinson, Ben Macdonald (Boarding Prefect)

Boarding House Life

Year Nine

The year kicked off late January with a group of boys entering a new environment. As a whole, the year group got along well often getting outside to play a game of touch, cricket or soccer. A couple of weekend activities were planned. A highlight was the zorb balls with all age groups getting involved and some big hits being made. A funny moment from the zorb balls was when Ben O’Meara sent Sam Williams into the bushes. Other weekend activities included going to Inflatable World, Leap, a climbing wall, the beach and to the pool.

Other good things about the boarding house were the games of held and touch out on the corner patch. There is always someone to pass the ball around with or just go down to the gym and shoot some hoops. The best thing about the boarding house is that there is always somebody willing to join you if you plan to do something.

Some individuals competed at events: Caleb Dixon went to the South Island High Jump held in Timaru; Stanley McClure got fourth at the Otago Champs in the 100 and 200 metre. Stanley McClure; Keegan Ferguson, Jack Hazlett, Zachary Clevar-Donovan and Jack Timu all made the Otago Metro Under-14 rugby team. Billy Dougherty was a member of the Otago Metro Under-13 team. Charlie Breen made the Otago Hockey team that had a tournament during the term three holidays. At Nationals for swimming, Sam Cottier placed 7th in 50m freestyle and 10th in

50m backstroke. Ezra Holmes got 14th at the National Motocross champs. Otago Cross Country saw Jack Hazlett coming 4th and Alban Gosse, 5th. In curling, William Loe came 14th at the SISS competition.

There were four boys who went to Wellington Under-15 Rugby Tournament who are Zachary Clevar-Donovan, Charles Engelbrecht, James Paterson and Keegan Ferguson where they came 13th. Ezra Holmes, Jack Hazlett, Charlie Breen, Harry Wing and

Sam Porter went to Hamilton for a hockey tournament, the Tanner Cup. These boys placed 2nd overall. The Under-14 Rugby Tournament was In Dunedin where the boys were up against it, facing much bigger sides. They did not back down from the challenge. Stanley McClure and Jack Timu made the Senior A touch team which played in the STAC Exchange. Jack Hazlett played in the tennis team with Sam Porter also making the side although he was sick on the day of the exchange. Overall, STAC won the exchange.

In the futsal competition, the Central Boomers came second.

This team had Charlie Breen, Will Pringle, Tom Duffy and Billy Dougherty. The top goal scorer for the tournament was Jack Hazlett. In Table tennis, the winner of the Year 9 Competition was Mark Smith, and runner up, Charles Engelbrecht. In Clan Sports Wallace won over McGregor, getting all the goodies, including the cooked breakfast.

In the hostel the boys are coming together well and making great mates. We are looking forward to the summer break and coming back next year as Year 10s into a done up Junior Hall (hopefully).

~ Charles Engelbrecht and Jack Hazlett

Year 10

2018  seemed to bring more change than expected for the new and returning students of the McGlashan boarding house. With plans to renovate junior hall, Mr Campbell started to undergo his great plans for this hostel. To kick things off for the new year, a new weekend activity was introduced, zorbing. There’s nothing better than to let teenage boys run at each other in big plastic inflatables.

The Year 10 year group oversaw a lot of achievements and changes throughout the year as we said farewell to Flook Chinsaswat and Roy Feng. We also welcomed the new change as five Year 10 students had the privilege each term to stay in the Grater St house. Many congratulations to our boys as many of them have progressed into representative level sport across a wide variety.

Sport at John McGlashan is huge, about 70% of Boys here play a sport. Most students in Year 10 have sports games or practices after school during the week. One of the biggest highlights of the year was when the Year 10 Hockey team got into the finals for the Tanner Cup. We ended up watching this game through a Facebook Live video. They ended up doing a penalty shootout which we

won, getting us into the final. When we triumphed the room went wild in celebration.

Rugby was also a highlight of the year for the boys. Year 10 loved going down to go watch the First XV play down on the field. Sport is a big thing for Year 10 and this will be no different when we move on into Year 11.

~ Harry Allen & Darcy Nevill

Year 11

2018 has been an eventful year for the Year 11 boys at the hostel. Mountain biking trips, tournament week and the ski trip has made this year one of the best of our three at the hostel.

As the best year group, Year 11 have been continuing our dominance in the hostel. Multiple boys earned academic and

sporting achievements throughout the year.

Mountain biking has been a major development in our year group. What started as one or two boys going riding up at the Redwoods Bike Loops has turned into van loads of Year 11s taking on the perilous downhill trails of Signal Hill. This has even lead to a number of us competing in the Secondary School’s Mountain Bike Champs.

Another highlight for our year group would have to be the ski trip. With our year group making up a large proportion of the boys, it was a blast, with highlights including some questionable first snowboarding experiences on the busiest night ski of the year and some fascinating cat like snoring provided by one of the housemasters.

The majority of the boys have had a huge year of sport. From rugby and hockey to petanque and adventure racing, you name it the Year 11s have done it. The more noticeable achievements included multiple Otago Metro Rugby boys, members of the First XI Hockey team who managed to get first in the Johnson Cup Tournament. We also had a number of boys in the First XV squad this year who proved their worth.

All around the year’s been pretty good and we can’t wait to see what 2019 brings.

~ Ned Hancox & Will Duffy

Year 12

As we have gotten older, holidays no longer become a two-month barrier from seeing our friends, but instead, they are a chance to work hard and play hard over the summer break. Cars become a necessity so we can travel to see our mates, as our parents hesitantly allow us out of the nest to explore on our own.

The hostel is still very much exciting and the opportunities are ever more present, it’s just the hostel literally begins to feel like home. Things that used to be a big deal now get taken for granted. Sometimes we need to step back and look at how privileged we really are to be here.

The year started with the introduction of two new faces, Sam Clulee, and Tom Dempster - and honestly, writing this now, you would think they have been here from the beginning. The grip held upon us has loosened, allowing us more freedom to explore and express ourselves. Many boys have been seen to step up and jump into leadership roles this year and

it’s clear next year’s crop of hostel prefects will be one to look out for.

We welcomed a number of new housemasters into the mix this year. I think it’s safe to say that it didn’t take very long to break them in. Midway through the year, we farewelled Mr. Liam Jenkinson, our first lead housemaster, and his partner Ms. Jess Hepburn as he opened a new door and headed for Aussie. Jenko mate, if you ever read this, don’t be a stranger, our door is always open and you are welcome in for a cup of

tea any time you like.

Sport is at the heart of this hostel. Whether it is going to rugby games on the bus during the wet winter nights or playing some social BYC during the long summer days, sport is something us boys in Year 12 have used to strengthen our bonds. Living with everyone in such close proximity creates a breeding ground for champions. Competitively, many boys excelled in their chosen codes. Again it is the rowers that continue to be the cream of the crop. Nic Chamberlain claimed a gold medal in the Under-17 double at Maadi Cup, the biggest secondary school sporting event in the southern hemisphere. Will Turner also claimed a silver in the Under-16 double sculls. It just goes to show how hard work and dedication really pays off. The curlers also had a strong season coming second in the Otago competition. The ice rink also saw the mighty grave diggers ice hockey team win their division. A great reward for a team that started in Year 10 and last year lost a fair few of their games. The First XV Rugby started early this year, with the season beginning almost as soon as school started back. The

hard work paid off with the team making the Dunedin final. However, they narrowly lost to Otago Boys’ in the battle of the hill. Around a dozen Year 12 boarders made up this team, with Leroy Ferguson as captain and player of the year. George Bell went on to captain the Otago Under-16 metro team, whilst Nico Bowering and Leroy Ferguson made the Under-18 Otago Metro team. Charles Keenan earned an invite to the South Island Maori Under-18 rugby team that played in the South Island Tournament. Lucas Dickinson and Sam Clulee played for the McGlashan hockey First XI. As you can see, there are a number of Year 12s that represent a wide range of codes.

There are many hostel yarns we could tell; some may not be yearbook appropriate. To save us the hassle of writing them, just go ask Oscar Cochrane. His way of delivering stories is a trait we all admire. It’s fair to say it’s far better coming from the horse’s mouth.

Year 12 has been another step on our way out. We are on the downhill slope now. So to the boys of Year 12 thanks for another stunning year. I hope you have a safe and sensible holiday. Rest up, we have a big year ahead. Cheers.

~ Charles Keenan

Year 13

We don’t know how lucky we are to have experienced John McGlashan College Boarding House. Lying on the balcony in the early spring sun, it is easy to feel that summer is arriving, indicating our final few weeks have arrived before we embark on new adventures. Collectively, reflecting on the last five years,

the boarding-house has been a major influence on our character and personality. How far we have come. The strength of the bonds and mate-ship at the dayschool is remarkable, however, the boarding-house is a family of brothers.

Throughout the year there have been many an entertaining moment, silence is often filled with laughter. From common room antics, high-stakes

eight-ball pool, or Angus McKenzie telling a tall tale, these are the moments we will all cherish.

One element of life a boarder excels in would be filling in time. To that effect, the summer months see large gatherings of boys on the corner patch playing touch-rugby, or in the winter time, over in the Sports Centre shooting hoops, or pumping tin with Patrick Larrivee.

You learn a lot at a boardinghouse. One of the most defining traits developed over our years is a love for food. The classic kiwi fry-up has evolved over the year, and the boys learned some valuable skills in preparing food with limited utensils. Who knew you could cook a good steak in a toastypie machine, or crispy bacon in the toaster. On that note, James Miller can prepare an excellent course of noodles inside a boiling kettle.

Where would we be without our sport? In the warmer months, we witnessed Angus Frew’s appreciation for bat and ball, Winston Brinsley hitting the surf, and Jak Jessop and Harry ‘Sid’ Smith develop a knack for sunbathing. However, it is the harsh colder months when our hard southern men thrive. The

rugby season is one of record participation, and this saw many boys have stellar seasons across both the first and second teams. Ben Teviotdale was able to pull off another top season of soccer while managing a heaving workload, as he is recognised with an International Baccalaureate diploma.

Throughout the year, Ben Macdonald has enforced the absolute importance of, ‘Getting the job done’. Good to see Ben leading by example. This is an ideology that we should all apply, now that we are at the business end of the year. It’s time to grit our teeth and using the determined mindset of all boarders, knuckledown and front-up. Over the next few weeks we have our final formal dinners at the boardinghouse, and this concludes with

the Leavers’ Dinner in December. Although we all will be going our separate ways, it is without a doubt that we will keep in touch, and when we all get back together, it will be as if nothing had changed.

On behalf of the 2018 Leavers, we’d like to thank all the staff who have had a particular impact on our time, growth, and enjoyment at the boarding-house. People say all good things come to an end. We were told at the start that our time here would be over in a flash, and we wouldn’t appreciate how good we have it here until it draws to a close. To all the men of the boarding-house in 2019, be brave, be adventurous, and be thankful for the opportunity. Get the job done.

~

Tom Shallard and Charlie Davies

Boarding House Prefects

Back Row: Josh Stackhouse, Ben Macdonald, Harry Russell, Sam Engelbrecht, Ben Teviotdale Front Row: Charlie Davies, Tom Shallard, Angus Frew

Sports Reports

McGlashan Sports 2018

Compiled by Tony Gomez

RUGBY

Rugby First XV

The 2018 John McGlashan College First XV had a fresh look this season as we lost many of last years players from the 2017 squad. Despite the rebuilding phase that the team had to undertake, we batted well above our pay grade. The squad consisted of a few old faces, many new young bucks and a new coaching staff, all collaborating well to produce one of the team’s best seasons.

The season went off with a bang. Winning the Trust Bank Challenge Cup in the season opener against a spirited King’s side at Forsyth Barr Stadium, set the tone for what would become a strong season. During pool play, the boys gelled together beating heavy odds and produced many convincing wins. After suffering an embarrassing loss at home to Otago Boys’ High

School Second XV, the team pulled together to prevent any further upsets. From that point on we only lost in the controversial final to Otago Boys’ High School First XV and to Southland Boys’ High School First XV.

Two games stood out for players and coaches alike, the semi-final against Kings’ High School and the final against Otago Boys’ High School.

At TheFactory,on a muddy surface, the team faced an ominous challenge: playing King’s High School, a larger team, on a swamped surface. The first half was brutal with both teams exchanging empty blows until we produced a lucky turnover. This was then exchanged through our hands at a rapid pace until it found the winger who made the dash through the defenders to gain a well earned try and the elated applause of the crowd. The second half was intensified with King’s High School dotting down and closing the gap. There

FIRST XV RUGBY TEAM

Back Row: Tatsuya Fujii, George Lowery, Morgan Sim, Jez Nicholson-Kelly, Jack Newlands, Will Burdon, Fynn Duncan

3rd Row: Charles Keenan, Patrick Larrivee, Ben Macdonald, Angus Frew, Sam Knight, Jack Colbourne, Dominic Morrison, Caine Taylor

2nd Row: Thagana Riunga (Assistant Coach/Trainer), Tom Warman, Andrew McKenzie, George Bell, Nico Bowering, Fergus Hope, Sandy Guy (Manager), Marty Schaaf (Assistant Coach)

Front Row: Chris Brun (Assistant Coach), Josh Stackhouse, Jak Jessop, Toby Jarvie, Leroy Ferguson (Captain), Oliver Geddes (Vice Captain), Sam Engelbrecht, Tom Dempster, Matt Direen (Coach) Absent: Charlie Davies, Winston Brinsley

was a resurgence for McGlashan in the later stages of the game when a daring dash by Tatsuya Fujii, helped by his extremely delicate tiptoeing down the sideline, produced another try. The game was won after significant struggle and resolve.

The final against Otago Boys’ High School was a thrilling battle which consisted of big hits, quick feet and an unlikely kick from loose forward Oliver Geddes setting up a quick Andrew McKenzie with what seemed like the decisive try. Through perseverance and a spirited effort, the game was a lot closer than any bookie could ever predict. However, the officials, and fate, had decided that it was not meant to be a McGlashan victory and the game was lost narrowly.

The early season injury of Leroy Ferguson (Captain) enabled Oliver Geddes (Vice-Captain) to stand up and lead with passion before Leroy’s return. This combined leadership was supported by players such as George Bell, Sam Engelbrecht, Charlie Davies, Tom Warman, in fact, all the forwards, who produced

a clean ball for the backs by often dominating all facets of the breakdown and set piece. This allowed us to capitalise on the swift attack produced by the backline. Crisp passing from international student Tatsuya Fujii gave the wee general Andrew McKenzie a solid platform to direct his troops, to damaging effect. The midfield, with outstanding players such as Jez Nicholson-Kelly and Angus Frew, created a solid defensive line which protected the team’s try line on many occasions. The back three were damaging and rackied up a large portion of the teams tries through Toby Jarvie and Nico Bowering.

All in all, the season was a beaming success with many wins and few losses. The commitment the boys showed through the season was clear. They left everything on the field giving 100% every time. Special thanks goes to Matt Direen, Chris Brun, Thagana Riunga and Marty Schaaf for all their training and coaching skills.

Toby Jarvie

Rugby Second XV

After such a great 2017 season the boys were ready at least to replicate it. This year, the coaching team consisted of Ron Bull and Drew Campbell; a great combination. Although we once again finished up second in our grade, the season managed to culminate in a finals situation which saw us travelling to Tapanui to play the West Otago Under 18s; winner takes all. The boys kept in touch for 60 minutes but in the end, the vocal crowd gave West Otago the extra boost to take out the game. There was a really strong culture this year with everyone stepping up and putting the team first. It was also good to see the fitness levels so high, which often saw us run away with it scorewise in many games. End of season awards, voted by the team, were; Best Team Man - Caleb Moody, Most Valuable Player - Morgan Sim, Most Improved Player - Tom Copland, Best Forward - Jack Colbourne, Best

Back - Tom Shallard. A huge thank you to all the parents who came and supported us; no matter how far we had to travel!

Jo Mullenger

Back Row Lucas Dickison Tom Johnston Caine Taylor Caleb Moody Jack Colbourne Tom Copland Oscar Cochrane Ruaidhri Brosnan

Middle Row Mr Ron Bull Liam Ferguson Ben Macdonald Nicholas Chamberlain Joshua Jukes Jack Hutton-Atkins

Sam Clulee Ms Jo Mullenger Mr Andrew Campbell

Front Row Michael Beattie Morgan Sim Harry Russell Tom Shallard Josef Van Plateringen Angus McKenzie

Harry Smith

Rugby Third XV

“The happiest team in the school” was the title given to the mighty Thirds rugby team this year. What can I say about the mighty McGlashan 3rds? Well, what a start to the season we had, getting a win under our belts against King’s High School. Scott had a tough day at the office only being able to score five tries in the demolition. Next week was a roadie to Cromwell to play their First XV and me oh my, I’m not just saying this, but I truly believe it was the most fun I have ever had watching a game of footy. It was a joy to watch the boys just not worry about the scoreboard. It was all just about having fun. Disappointingly an incident on the way home ruined a great roadie. The bus driver wouldn’t let us have a stop at KFC!

A few weeks later it was a dark day in history for the mighty Thirds, the first time I can remember the Thirds losing two games in a row. It was a hardfought game against a strong Dunstan High School squad who played more as a team than we did. The one-man wrecking machine, Archie Calder, who went so hard scoring a hat-trick, including two 60 meters efforts, sadly dislocated his shoulder ten minutes into

the second half. Another roadie saw us playing West Otago and the battle started way before the rugby field with the Seconds thinking they could take the back of the bus! The mighty Thirds came back from their two game losing streak winning 56-36. It was an off/on season with teams thinking they were either too good to play us or too scared to. We finished off the year with a very good game against Taieri College where we turned the tide on the defeat the last time we played them winning by 37 points.

A big thanks to Max Gomez who was a very good backs coach even though we only had one back move the cross kick.

And we can’t forget Tony Gomez who was an awesome manager. It was a pretty good year for the Thirds overall, and we can’t wait to see you all get fit and make the First XV next year. Afterall, Frewman has set the standard for transititioning from Thirds straight into the Firsts.

Harry Tourelle

Back Row Lucas Stalker Ruaidhri Brosnan Ashley Stevenson Ben Teviotdale William Shallard Robert Millar Thomas Greenaway Middle Row Harry Tourelle Ned Hancox Will Edwards Nicholas Chamberlain Jordan Thorn Will Duffy Max Gomez

Front Row George Kerr Max Walker Harry Smith Archie Calder Hamish Lowery Cougan Brown Leo Park

Rugby Colts

The Colts rugby team was coached by Marty Schaaf and Richard Morrison, who were assisted by Tom Woodhouse as the team manager. The team captain was Tom Colbourne. We had huge support from our parents who regularly attended the home and away games, with special mention going to Seilala Mapusua and Bish Hill who took the team for warmups and drills and provided ‘motivational sound bites’ on numerous occasions.

Unfortunately it wasn’t a stellar year for the team, if the results and feedback were to be the only measuring sticks. However, we did finish in the top half of the competition which was made up of some very well coached and well drilled teams. Despite several loses, the 19-all draw in the final game against Otago Boys’ High School showed us all what we could have achieved if we had played that way for the whole season.

Overall, there were promising elements to savour

and the development of talent and skills of some of the players was great to see.

Tom

Woodhouse

Seated Kaleb Hill Robert Millar Jaquan Fraser-Mapusua

Back Row Jack Miller Harley Herbert Jacob Yee Thomas Sullivan Luka Barson-McLean

Jack Murray Adam Woodhouse

Middle Row Mr Marty Schaaf Tom Crawford Thomas Larrivee Aaron Jones Riley Meason Callum White Eamon Flannery Mr Tom Woodhouse

Front Row Josh Sanders LaQuan Sem-Cheyne Clayton Cochrane Tom Colbourne Elias O’Kane Ryan Johnston

Henry Power

Rugby Under-13

JMcGlashan haven’t run an Under-13 squad for a few years, so the 2018 team went into something of an unknown pool. With only five teams in the division we appreciated new blood and, surprise, surprise, we still looked the smallest team on the paddock week in week out. The season got off to a rip-roaring start with a 32-24 win over Kaikorai before the boys had even managed a training session together.

We were however promptly returned to earth at the start of Term Two losing to the eventual winners Southern 72-26 in what we later learned was a very respectable scoreline against them. It was the closest score we posted against them all season. Southern were so good, in fact, they were eventually sent up to the Under-14 grade. We had the better of Green Island all season, two out of three against Kaikorai and one a piece with Taieri. We should have turned over second placed Pirates, but the rub of the ball and the referee gave them a clean sweep over us. We rounded the season out with a superb 65-20 win over an Otago Boys’ High School Under-14 team who had

been sent down a grade. The season saw us come in fourth overall but our dispensations meant we could not go through to the playoffs. Nonetheless the boys had a great season and were deservedly pleased with their efforts. After all, we beat every team bar two and we knew it should have been bar one. Captain Will Pringle was to take out MVP and George Hancox the much coveted ‘Team Man’ award. Will Andrews was rookie of the year, earning ‘Most Improved’, ‘Highest Scorer’ and a well deserved call up to the Under-14 tournament team. Many thanks to Cory Olsen and the one and only Johnny Baker for their coaching, enthusiasm and, of course, time.

Andrew Karlsberg.

Angus Cuthill

Middle Row Louis Allen Will Andrews Max Gaffaney John Zhao Vincent Shi James Stephen

Sam Cottier Mr Andrew Karlsberg

Front Row Harry Allen Tom Duffy Lochie Mackay William Pringle George Hancox William Loe

Ryan McCaughan

Back Row Harry Wing Sam Williams Ben O’Meara Harry Ollerenshaw Leo Clark Ezra Holmes

Rugby Under-14A

With such a talented year group it was a difficult task selecting the A team. We had a 27-man squad for most of the season and some boys rotated between the A and the B squad. Russell Lundy was the head coach, assisted by Tiny Carruthers with the manager, Rob Fowler. Bridget Stedman did a great job as the medic.

We had a good season results wise, with some topsy-turvy wins against our archrivals. We were placed in the Under-15 grade which led to some interesting match ups. Some of the country sides had 16-year’ old boys in them, and the physical match ups were disconcerting to say the least. Our real contest was against the Otago Boys’ High School and King’s High School Under-14 teams.

Coming out on top against our two larger brothers does not happen very often and that was most definitely the goal for the season. We lost to OB’s early in the season and felt our defense around the ruck let us down. We were nervous to come up against a very large King’s High School pack. Down by

a considerable margin at halftime the true character of the side showed through. The boys never shied off the tackles and in fact tackled their much larger opponents to a stand still. The star-studded backline were a class act. The forwards being smaller than their opposition struggled at times but will no doubt be a force in years to come as the size difference evens out.

That is how the season went up until our very last game of the season. We lost again to Otago Boys’ High School and could not quite understand why. We seemed to have the wood on King’s High School, scoring another decisive win mid season. Once the ball was cleared the backs could put some lovely passages of play together. Our last contest against Otago Boys’ High School was a seesaw affair with some controversy over the final score. We scored three long-range tries, which seemed to indicate we would run away with the win or at least edge the opposition. Otago Boys’ High School never gave up, and their powerful number eight carried their team. The final score was a draw - this meant if we beat King’s in our final game of the season we could

Back Row Max Kirkwood Solomon Harcombe Marshall Macready Zack Cleaver-Donovan Jackson McEwan Ethan Stirling Tom Fowler

Middle Row Mr Russell Lundy Archie McRae James Paterson Josh Whaanga Stanley McClure Ben Joseph

Felix Mauger Mr Tiny Curruthers

Front Row Fynn Allison Caleb Dixon Manawa Dewes Keegan Ferguson Phoenix Abbott Charles Engelbrecht

Mark Smith

Seated Samuel Stedman Jack Hazlett Charlie Breen William Smillie Beau Lundy Billy Dougherty

consider ourselves champions of the boys’ schools. That last game was a disaster in terms of a result. The result of two poor trainings and casual attitude was that McGlashan dished up pretty badly. From a coaching point of view one can only hope that the boys take some good lessons from that last game. Individually and collectively this team has a huge amount of potential and I look forward to watching the boys’ development. They have the potential to be an outstanding First XV in a couple of years. It’s probably a little unfair to single individuals out as all the boys contributed and all boys had memorable moments. Zack Clever-Donovan was a tower of strength in the pack. Archie McRae got knocked around but showed his class and made a difference. Billy Dougherty was a tiger on defense. Josh Whaanga and Ethan Stirling were a formidable midfield combination. Marshal Macready and Stanley McClure, dangerous on the wings and Jack Hazlett’s talents came to the fore as the season progressed.

A very enjoyable season, good camaraderie, some excellent play and plenty of fun along the way.

Rugby Under-14B

Tiny Carruthers

Back Row Archie Thomson Levi James Freddy Wright Ben Joseph Mason Prentice Lachie Crowle Zachary Duff Middle Row Jack Robertson Alban Gosse Michael Rietveld Jamie Rhodes Connor Aldrich Jed Thompson-Fawcett Solomon Harcombe

Front Row Oliver Sinclair Michael Buttery Ezra Holmes Toby Dean Charlie Breen Oscar Sycamore Rex McLean

Rugby Under-15

For the first time John McGlashan College attended the Hurricanes Under-15 rugby tournament. Rugby continues to develop at the college and now we have three sides attending tournaments, which bodes well for the future.

The side was selected from the eligible Colts side and the well performed Under-14 team. With 11, Under-14 boys selected there was concern how the side would handle the much larger North Island boys.

Marty Schaaf and Taine Wagstaff coached the side. Tori Fleming was the manager and Mr Carruthers came along for the ride.

Marty and Taine drilled the side well before we travelled with the assistance of Thugana. Tori did a great job in coordinating the fund raising efforts with limited time available. She then went on to do a great job arranging all travel and accommodation. Her management skills during the tournament were also greatly appreciated. The trip would not have been possible without her considerable efforts.

On arrival in Wellington we all went to Ta Papa for a few hours before settling into our accommodation at

Silver Stream Resort. The accommodation was spot on for what we required. On day one we still had time to visit the ground we would be playing on during the tournament. This would be the boys’ first time playing on artificial surfaces which required a change in stud size. The boys didn’t enjoy the surface particularly. Wellington provided some of the wettest weather we had encountered all season, and without the artificial surfaces there would be no way a tournament of this size could have been played.

Our tournament started on a very wet but firm artificial surface. We had a close loss to Francis Douglas Memorial College, 36 - 12. The next day we played two matches against Manukura and St Patrick’s Silverstream. We suffered another lose to Manukura, 71 - 24. By this stage there were a few injuries in the squad and spirits were a bit low. We had to front up against St Pats in the afternoon who had won the tournament several times before. Everyone had to dig deep and put on their big boy pants for this contest. Although the score line was very one-sided many of the boys came out of the game with credit. The final score was 55 – 0.

At this stage the squad was very sore and at a

Back Row Beau Lundy Will Andrews Tom Fowler Connor Aldrich Fynn Allison Samuel Stedman Jack Hazlett

Middle Row Mr Russell Lundy Harry Ollerenshaw Ben Joseph Stanley McClure Jamie Rhodes Caleb Dixon Solomon Harcombe Mr Tiny Curruthers

Front Row Lochie Mackay George Hancox Angus Cuthill Charlie Breen Billy Dougherty William Pringle

Middle Row Clayton Cochrane Aaron Jones Thomas Sullivan Riley Meason James Paterson Josh Whaanga Jack Miller Mr Marty Schaaf

Front Row Keegan Ferguson Manawa Dewes Phoenix Abbott Tom Colbourne Ryan Johnston Josh Sanders Kaleb Hill

Seated William Smillie Elias O’Kane Charles Engelbrecht

low ebb mentally. Great credit has to go to both the coaching staff and the boys for the way they managed themselves from this point on. We were in the pool, playing off for 13 to 16. Somehow the squad lifted their spirits and focused on the next stage of the tournament. On a wet and muddy ground we came up against another large aggressive team called Hato Paora. McGlashan controlled possession and territory in the early stages, this broke the spirit of the opposition. We went on to register our first win in a convincing manner. This was good repayment for the many supporters that had made the trip to Wellington. Final score 26 – 0.

Playing off for 13th and 14th spot was our final. Once again we played another aggressive large team in Aotea. Back on artificial meant a hard and fast game. The score seesawed between the two sides. With a few minutes to play we were in front only to find ourselves behind going into the final play of our tournament. We came into possession and managed to retain the ball through multiple phases. Aotea were under pressure when Tom Colbourne took the ball as first receiver at pace. He broke the first tackle and found himself with one man to beat and 40 metres

to run. Tom rounded the last defender and scored close to the posts. The conversion was kicked and we finished with our second win in row. Final score 26 –22.

Many of the boys stood up under difficult circumstances. The competition was very tough, a definite step up to what boys have been used to. Tom Colbourne led by example as captain. Elias O’Kane inspired the backs around him and many of the Year 9 boys acquitted themselves well.

We look forward to next years tournament with more confidence.

Tiny Carruthers

Back Row Ethan Stirling Thomas Larrivee Marshall Macready Zack Cleaver-Donovan Felix Mauger Jed Thompson-Fawcett Eamon Flannery

Luka Barson-McLean

Caine Taylor Callum White Mr Andrew Campbell

Front Row Jacob Yee Michael Beattie Morgan Sim George Bell Jez Nicholson-Kelly

Henry Power Jaquan Fraser-Mapusua

Absent Hamish Lowery Jack Murray Andrew McKenzie

Back Row Hugo Cochrane Jack Hutton-Atkins Tom Copland Jack Colbourne Caleb Moody

Liam Ferguson Robert Millar

Middle Row Adam Woodhouse

Tom Crawford Joshua Jukes Sam Knight

Back Row Oscar Davenport Flynn McGuigan Billy Bezett Jonty Riley Harvey O’Neill Daniel Joint

Middle Row Josh Stackhouse Toby Jarvie Harry Morshuis Ben Wild Amani James Caleb Forde

Will Kara Jacob Struthers Oliver Geddes Charlie Davies

Front Row Mason Gain Max Hore Jack Tourelle Nick Casey Matthew Taylor Angus Cuthill

Reuben Allison

CHESS

The McGlashan Chess Club has had a very productive year with a wide variety of success achieved right across the board.

2018 saw the club participate in a record number of exchanges, with fixtures against old foes St Andrew’s College coupled with an inaugural exchange against Timaru Boys’ High School. Commendably, the senior team had comfortable wins in both fixtures, a testament to their matchplay ability. The junior boys also participated in an exchange against Balmacewen Intermediate, in which after a great series of matches, Balmacewen emerged victorious.

In addition to our various exchanges this year, the club fielded two senior teams for the Otago Secondary Schools’ Championship, with the Senior A team comprising of Martin Brook, Harrison Biggs, Caleb Oakley and Andre Radel playing well for their fifth placing. The junior team of Liam Griffiths, Reuben Allison, Edward Diaz Farron and Ben Wild also participated in the Otago Intermediate Championship,

Caleb Oakley Joseph Grace Andre Radel

Flook Chinsaswat

Front Row Toby Wafer Liam Griffiths Martin Brook

Harrison Biggs

Edward Diaz-Farron

Harold Gao Ben Wild

providing a strong showing in their first year of competition.

Outside of school fixtures, we had three players take part in the Otago Under-20 Chess Championship, hosted by the Otago Chess Club in August. Martin Brook, Andre Radel and Oscar Lobb all enjoyed the challenge of playing against senior players and more than held their own.

Overall, the club has had a very successful 2018 and all is in place for another year filled with growth and success in 2019. Much of this success can be attributed to the tireless effort provided by Mrs Guthrie, whose commitment is the driving force of the club and greatly appreciated by all the boys.

Harrison Biggs

Back Row Mary Guthrie Ruben Allison Oscar Lobb

FENCING

Lightning fast combat, featuring strikes with foil, épée and sabre, is unleashed every week at the John McGlashan College fencing club. Students hone the speed of their mind and bodies, directed by the experienced team at the local Claymore fencing club.

Our school boasts a large presence in the Dunedin fencing community. At the senior level, our students have represented the south in many competitive events this year. Particular congratulations go to Tim Scott and Barend Jenkins. Tim Scott placed second in the 2018 South Under-17 Championships in the Men’s Foil. Barend Jenkins placed sixth in the National Secondary School’s Championship in the Men’s épée.

Hamish Cartwright

Back Row Marek Rickerby Adam Woodhouse

Thomas Dodson Edward Temple

Tama Anthony-Whigham Nathan Dockerty

Jacob Cushen

Front Row Roy Feng Michael Jang Tim Scott

Barend Jenkins Aidan Hung

CURLING

Two teams competed in the Dunedin Schools Wednesday Night Competition this year. A senior team; comprising of Jack Hutton-Atkins, Bailey Dowling, Tom Johnston, Will Turner competed in the experienced grade and a Year 9/10 team; made up of Darcy Neville, Sam Porter, William Loe, Nathan McKnight, Fergus Parks, competed in the novice grade. The senior team finished in second place, in a field of seven teams. The junior team, which was playing together for the first time, made it into the top half of the draw eventually finishing in fourth place, in a field of 14 teams. Missing Sam Porter, the junior team contested the NZ Boys Schools’ event in late September. Though they lost their pool games, the boys contested the games strongly and came close to a win against Long Bay forcing, the game into extra time.

Tom Johnston Jack Hutton-Atkins Bailey Dowling Will Turner

William Loe Nathan McKnight Darcy Nevill Fergus Parks Samuel Porter

Futsal Cows

Futsal Raptors

Futsal Redskins

This season, the McGlashan Raptors team was amazing. They played well, tried their hardest and most importantly, they showed great sportsmanship on and off the field. The Raptors had a handful of great games, even winning a few as well. The whole team scored several amazing goals, but I think our highest goal scorer would have to be Luke Bezett. He played amazingly the whole season and never gave up. Congratulations to the whole team and I hope they have another good season in Term 4.

- Wei-Hun Loh

Futsal Rollers

Back Row Thomas Mason Liam Ruru George Barker

Front Row Jackson Cole Akira Itadani Jacob Hall

Back Row Henry Chafer Luke Andrews Luke Bezett Joe Dyer

Front Row Wei-Hun Loh Xavier Radel Lachlan Crumpton

Jacob Cooper Oscar Ross Reuben Allison Samuel Ussher

Back Row Max Hore Jack Lewis

Front Row Harry Morshuis Mason Gain Isaac McConachie

Futsal Unbeatables Futsal Unicorns

Futsal Boarders Futsal Red

Peter

The season for the JMC boarders futsal team went well with heaps of highs. We all played well throughout the season given that we were all new to futsal. We were proud of our achievements and are keen to give it another go next term. - Sam Porter

Lucas Townend Connor Boereboom Oliver Hamilton

Back Row Thomas Rasmussen William Hubbard Harrison Meltzer

Front Row Tom Dyer Marek Rickerby Angus Cuthill

Back Row: William Loe Ben O’Meara Harry Wing Johnny Ffiske

Front Row: Jack Hazlett Sam Williams Lochie Mackay Samuel Porter

Back Row Sam Sinclair Will Andrews

Harrison Marshall

Front Row Finlay Tomkins Jack Murphy

MacNab Ian Audas

FUTSAL

Futsal Sausages Futsal Saussy Rolls

Futsal Seedlings Futsal Unco

The Seedlings started off with a win which put them on top of the table. When it came to the game against Bayfield, we were worried how things were going to go as we only had four players. We were down 1-0 at half time but ended up coming back from that and winning 2-1. A couple of weeks later, we came to the final and played Bayfield again. Having play the whole

season undefeated, we were unsure how this was going to go. We ended up winning comfortably 8-1 with Elias O’Kane scoring one, Matt Godfrey scoring one and Levi James scoring six. So overall, we went undefeated and came first.

- Elias OKane

Middle Row Harold Gao Mitchell Lobb Nicholas Friedlander

Front Row Charlie Bolton Martin Brook Gregory Jones

Middle Row Jack Miller Darcy Nevill Kenny Liu Front Row Harvey Brenssell Dan Kunac Archie Thomson

Back Row Adam Harbott LaQuan Sem-Cheyne Front Row Jed Thompson-Fawcett Matthew Godfrey Levi James Elias O’Kane

Back Row Hayden Elliot Paolo Corona William Tong Front Row Ali Dohan Andre Radel Anton Stoddard Sam Tait

Futsal Blue Futsal Beaver

Year 10 JMC Blue had a good season, having lots of fun and winning most of our games. We ended up getting the bronze medal - Saul Mawhinney

Futsal Black Futsal Crofins

Thomas Hill Samuel Garry Jack Basham Saul Mawhinney

Back Row Ben Monaghan Oliver Bolton Julian Hamilton

Front Row Joe Mu Fin Milne Lourenco Botafogo Jonathan Brook

Back Row Tom Elliott Jaiden Tucker Liam McHenry

Front Row Isaac Cooper Cam Johnstone Josef Van Plateringen Lourenco Botafogo

Back Row Lucas Stalker Joshua Jukes Ned Hancox Front Row Leo Park Robert Millar Ashley Stevenson Brian Park

Futsal ELC Futsal QPR

The JMC Rock team won every game played during the Term one competition. We won the Division Three Tournament and a trophy The boys worked really well and everybody always attended each game.

- Stefan Clara

Futsal Rock

Futsal Levi Tournament

Back Row Bin Lee

Front Row Danny Adams Patrick Bezett Chris Denton Macauley Ward

Back Row Ben Porter Hamish Sinclair Wei Loh

Front Row Ben Lund Patrick Zhang Adam Tait Braedyn Arbuckle

Middle Row Nick Worathongchai Pong Tingpattana

Front Row Rock Chotphatcharachaikul Stefano Clara Bin Lee

Levi James Daniel Lund Anton Stoddard Saul Mawhinney

Futsal Nationals Futsal Top Corner

Middle Row Jaiden Tucker

Front Row Shay Veitch Ben Lund Harrison Biggs Cade McRae

Back Row Ben Lund Front Row Shay Veitch Ben Hatton Harrison Biggs Cade McCrae

EQUESTRIAN

Noah is a well known and successful Junior rider on the national competition circuit. He has represented both the Otago-Southland Pony Club and ESNZ area in show jumping teams this year. Their team gained a prestigious second in the Saba Sam Competition at Horse of the Year 2018. Noah was selected to represent New Zealand in the team to attend the Russian Friendships near Moscow in August and brought home a silver medal.

Noah Coutts

MOTOCROSS

For the first time in John McGlashan College history, three boys: Jackson McBreen, Ezra Holmes and Thomas Greenaway, competed in the South Island Secondary School Motocross Competition representing the school. Ezra Holmes finished fifth overall, with a sixth a fifth and a fifth. Jackson McBreen finished 13th overall, with a 12th, a 17th, and a 16th. Thomas Greenaway finished 16th overall, with a 10th, a DNS, and a 16th. The school finished sixth overall in the South Island. The boys really enjoyed themselves, but it was not the results that they were looking for.

Jackson McBreen Thomas Greenaway Ezra Holmes

WATER POLO

Water polo at McGlashan is a sport which is not only increasing in terms of popularity, but increasing in strength as well. John McGlashan College has numerous teams in grades amongst the school competition, from Year 7 through to Year 13, and is making a statement here in Dunedin. McGlashan has come in second in the A-Grade division for many years, only being pipped at the post by Otago Boys’ High School during many finals.

The firsts team also travelled for competitions such as the South Island Secondary Schools’ Competition, in which the boys did well with top four placings consistently. The seconds team were also in the A-Grade competition, making it the only seconds team within this grade. These boys put up a great fight and competed with many top teams, often showing why they deserve to be there. McGlashan also had teams within the Year 7 and 8 intermediate grade and often put up great score lines. This was helped by the team’s top performing athlete, Harry Summers. Harry is a swimmer who loves the sport and is clearly going to succeed in it. Harry used his speed to his advantage, simply swimming around opponents until the ball was in the back of the net. This young and upcoming team is set for a good result this season, so look out for them on Thursday nights at Moana Pool.

McGlashan has been rewarded with a great number of opportunities within the sport, with Tim Chirnside, David Cannon, Stijn Lamberts and Ben Monaghan playing for the Under-16 Otago team which

represented their region at nationals in Auckland.

Tim Chirnside was also chosen to take part in a week-long Under-16 New Zealand training camp following the national competition in Auckland. This may lead to the further association within national teams for boys who are hoping to make McGlashan proud.

Another great opportunity came for Tim, who was offered a position in a successful Auckland club team, travelling to Serbia and Montenegro for a month, in order to improve their skills within the sport of water polo. This trip took place in July and allowed Tim to play against, and be taught by, many world class players, and pick up many skills which he has brought back to McGlashan. He made many new mates; it was an experience he will never forget.

Water polo at McGlashan is a sport which many students love and enjoy. Whether it is chucking a ball around with your mates, or trying to outplay your opponent during a heated game, the sport caters for all. Friday night water polo is something many look forward to and is something we would suggest for anybody interested.

Tim Chirnside

Senior Water polo Water polo B

Middle Row Mr Brent Wolf Ben Monaghan Stijn Lamberts Tevita Schaaf Angus Kenny Mr Angus Webster

Front Row Eli Familton David Cannon

Tim Chirnside Oliver Walker Tom Gold

Back Row Michael Rietveld Marshall Macready Darcy Nevill

Middle Row Jackson McEwan John Zhao AJ Visagie Aaron Jones Mr Brent Wolf

Front Row George Conner Sam Cottier Morgan Blair Max Kirkwood Calvin Ruru

TRAPSHOOTING

With another season of trapshooting come and gone, we can now look back on some of the happenings of the year.

Nigel Pacey, the new manager of trapshooting, who has taken over from Miss Rebecca Rapson has done a great job. He has kept the boys informed with all the information that upcoming shoots entail, and has made sure the boys always made it to practices on Wednesdays in good time.

The shooting this year has been filled with highs and lows, with a couple of boys really getting things to click towards the end of the year. They shot some really good scores and achieved personal goals, such as William Shallard getting his first possible. The STAC exchange showed some promise as we topped St Andrews’ in awful weather, which was one of our goals heading into the year, as they had beaten us the year before. Moving on, the boys had a great time at the Bodkin Event in Wanaka, Alexandra and Moa Creek, where they competed against men in a bid to win money for shooting a possible, (20/20). This is where a lot of the boys stepped up their game, and made better decisions. Perhaps it was the financial incentive.

Nationals this year in Christchurch was full of fun and laughs. The shooting, on the other hand, was very serious as we all wanted to shoot our best and

see if we could get on the podium nationally. George Lowery, Archie Calder and Jack Robertson shot possibles. George shot 24 in his shoot off, as well as his 20 in the standard event, and managed to gain fourth in the South Island in the single rise.

We want to thank all the parents who helped out with trapshooting in 2018; it really does not go unnoticed and makes everything easier. Scott Kunac especially needs thanks, for all the time and effort he put into helping us, while we were shooting. We would also like to thank Hunting and Fishing for sponsoring the team with the uniform that keeps us all looking fresh and tidy.

And last, but certainly not least, we must thank our coach, John Fooks. John put in a huge amount of thought, trying to improve the shooting of nine boys while also trying to keep us under control. The trapshooting team definitely would not show the promise and talent that it does without John.

Good luck to all the boys who will continue to do trapshooting next year.

George Lowery

Back Row Hunter Cockerill Jack Robertson

William Shallard Michael Beattie

Mr John Fooks

Front Row Will Morshuis Archie Calder

George Lowery Dan Kunac Alex Dodson

Back Row Flynn McGuigan Gregory Jones

Mark Smith George Conner

Mr John Fooks

Front Row Harry Scott Zachary Bowmar

Sam Williams Jack Miller Darcy Nevill

ORIEENTEERING

Six students competed in the Dunedin Schools’ Summer Series. The highest placings were Max Gomez and Ben Mitchell (fourth and fifth respectively in the senior section) and Ethan Leitch who was fourth in the intermediate section. Ben and Max also competed in the senior championship event of the Otago Schools’ Champs in March at Seacliff. In

April, several South Island Schools’ formats were run over two days in the Queenstown and Wanaka area. Nathan Harrison gained a creditable third place in the “long” version of the senior boys’ championship grade. Ethan Leitch placed sixth in the sprint event.

Andrew Leitch

Ben Mitchell Max Gomez

SAILING

McGlashan sailing has ended with great results in multiple areas. This year, we entered three teams in the South Island Secondary Schools’ Sunburst Regatta. Ollie Gilmour and Oli Pagé came away with second place in the Spinnaker Gold division, Jake South and Drew Schievink placed first in the Non-Spinnaker Gold division, and Freddy Wright and Harry Scott placed fourth in the Non-Spinnaker Gold division. School sailors also competed around the country, representing their respective clubs and McGlashan. Ollie Gilmour and Oli Pagé both competed at the Manly Mid Winter Champs and placed well, both coming home with mid-fleet placings in the Laser Radial class. Freddy Wright placed fifth Kiwi at the 2018 O’Pen Bic Nationals in Queenstown. Oli Pagé was also accepted into the Yachting New Zealand AON National Youth Training Squad in the 29er class, and continues to train in the 29er. Ollie Gilmour moved out of the O’Pen Bic Class and is now sailing Laser Radial, while Freddy Wright is moving out of the O’Pen Bic Class and starting to transition into 29er sailing. All of our top sailors continue to help out by coaching new sailors at their local club, Ravensbourne Boating Club, in the Learn to Sail programme.

Olivier Pagé

Back Row Harry Scott Freddy Wright Front Row Jake South Ollie Gilmour Olivier Pagé

Back Row Daniel Tucker Freddy Wright Harry Scott Darcy Nevill Front Row Olivier Pagé Jake South Ollie Gilmour Angus Kenny Ruaidhri Brosnan

GOLF

A team of Callum White (Captain), Robbie Perry, Hamish Brown and Baxter Meder played two rounds against St Andrew’s College. For our first round, we played two-man Ambrose. Baxter and Robbie played two tough opponents, and played a very smart game and got a good half in the match. Callum and Hamish where two down through six holes and then went on to birdie seven of the next nine holes to win the match five and four.

The interschool continued into Monday and McGlashan were one point ahead. Baxter, our Year 8 superstar, was finished by the 14th hole as he won against a Year 13 who he was also giving eight shots to. He won in convincing style with a par on the hardest hole. Robbie and Hamish fought hard to stay in their matches; they also had to give nine shots. It was a tough battle for them and they ended up losing on the 16th hole to their opponents. Callum was one down with three holes to go and knew he had to give a shot coming up the last. He drove number 16 and

made birdie to get back to square. He then followed up with another birdie on 17 to get to one up. Having to give a shot down the last, with his opponent on the green for two, the hole was conceded, and the golf was halved overall.

Again this was a fantastic match and interschool overall, and the spirit of the game shone through at the end with both teams together watching the final pairing finish the match.

The Otago Interprovincial Golf champs were played in windy conditions this year. The top seven McGlashan golfers went to the Otago Secondary Schools’ Golf Tournament and came away with some good results. The A team, returning as defending champions, were determined to back up from last year. It was a tough day, but Callum had a 73, Robbie had a 76, Baxter had an 82, which left him in sixth place for nett three under his handicap. Jack Murray had an 86, which was great scoring as there where 20 km winds.

Our second team played outstandingly well with everyone playing under their handicaps. William McLauchlan shot 82, coming third in the net, and he played 8 under his handicap. Jaquan Mapusua fired a 96, which happened to be his first tournament score. Adam was close behind with a 97, also his first tournament score. So the teams performed very well, with our top team finishing third in Otago, and our second team sixth. Valuable tournament experienced was gained by a couple of newer golfers.

The Senior Nett Champion and winner of the DJ Horn Esquire Cup this year was William McLauchlan.

The Senior Strokeplay Champion and winner of the Pilling Cup was Callum White.

The Junior Nett, and Junior Strokeplay Champion, as well as the Year 7 and 8 Champion was Baxter Meder.

We look forward to continuing to keep a positive golfing spirit going at McGlashan in 2019. The golf club will again be running the Founders’ Golf tournament in February and a team will be touring Australia in October 2019.

Thanks to the committee members who have been busy building strong golfing foundations and structures. We have good golf coaching structures in place, and the golf club are building a solid base of good and improving players.

Golf STAC Golf Junior

Back Row Robbie Perry Caleb Le Cong

Jack Murray Adam Woodhouse

Front Row Baxter Meder Callum White

William McLauchlan

Jaquan Fraser-Mapusua

Back Row Ray Ma Joseph Grace Front Row Alban Gosse Harold Gao Harry Allen

Back Row Robbie Perry Jack Murray Front Row Baxter Meder Callum White

William McLauchlan

CRICKET

Cricket First XI

Our cricketing year began last October with a preseason tour to Melbourne. As was the case two years ago, it gave us an excellent lead into the season, as well as the opportunity to visit and play at a couple of Australia’s top cricketing schools. The facilities and wickets they provided would leave some first-class venues feeling envious.

The tour proved its worth immediately upon our return, as we won the McCullum Cup for the first time.

Post-Christmas saw the loss of five Year 13 boys and a big gap to fill. However, this did two things. It gave a number of younger players an opportunity, and it put the pressure on the players staying on from the previous year to perform. We only lost three games in the Club Competition after Christmas. Unfortunately, the last one of these was the final. We will not mention an extremely controversial umpiring decision at a vital stage that potentially cost us the game.

As well as the McCullum Cup success, the other extremely noteworthy performance was our victory over STAC. This was apparently our first win over them in 18 years.

Before I mention a few of our excellent individual achievements, I want to acknowledge the massive improvement in one area of our game that had been our Achilles’ heel for at least the last couple of seasons. This has been our fielding, and specifically our catching. I can think of a number of catches the boys took this year that would be the equal to any taken in any grade. Well done.

Of course, within any team’s season, there are a number of standout performers or performances.

Harrison Biggs. His keeping and captaincy continue to improve, and his 800+ runs, including a century, were an awesome effort. Tommy Dempster made 600+ runs, also including a century.

George Bell made almost 600 runs, took 27 wickets, and has hands like buckets. He does not drop anything. Who can forget the hat trick against Southland Boys’ that almost won us the game?

Harry Tourelle was easily our top wicket-taker with 34, and also by far and away the most economical bowler.

Another cause for optimism in the coming years is how youthful the team is. Currently, Angus Frew is the only Year 13. On top of that, we have introduced Kaleb Hill and Hugo Cochrane into the mix, who are only Year 10. So obviously there will not be many changes over the next 18 months, and this has to bode well.

Lastly and by no means least, a massive thank you

to all the parents. Amazing support when we were fundraising for the Melbourne trip and without a doubt the biggest group of supporters of any team in the competition.

So in summary…Won the McCullum Cup; Win over STAC; 2 centuries; hattrick; 6 wicket bag; 2 other 5 wicket bags and a marked improvement in fielding/ catching I think adds up to a pretty good year.

Thank you again, everybody. It has been an enjoyable season and hopefully one we learn from and build on.

Gully

Back Row Tu Bull Tom Johnston Harry Tourelle

Middle Row Billy Sheard Gabe Ross Ben Hatton Angus Frew

Front Row Benedict Kyle Tom Dempster Harrison Biggs George Bell Kaleb Hill

Back Row Charles Engelbrecht Mark Smith Archie McRae

Middle Row Mr Russell Cotton Nicholas Friedlander Sheon Luxmanan Solomon Harcombe

Front Row Tom Duffy Jack Cotton Charlie Breen Billy Dougherty William Pringle

Back Row Mr Adam Gain Max Hore Caleb Forde Joseph Devereux-Kilpatrick Jonty Riley Oscar Davenport

Front Row John Mengel Will Kara Mason Gain Nick Casey Jack Tourelle

Back Row Hugo Cochrane Darcy Nevill

Tom Procter Mr Peter McCall

Front Row Joshua Stevens William Smillie

Ryan Johnston Oscar Sycamore

Toby Dean

The Year 10 cricket team had a core of nine keen players. It was tough finding another two for each Saturday, but we persevered and ended up having an enjoyable season. The results were mixed. We had some good wins and some close seconds. Thanks to all of the people who filled in throughout the season. Also a special thanks to Tony for supplying the boys with a range of goodies during games; this was much appreciated. We also like to thank Mr McCall for giving up his Mondays and Saturdays to coach us.

Sam Williams

Middle Row George Bell Angus Frew Jack Timu

Nathan McKnight James Paterson

Ben O’Meara Harry Tourelle

Front Row Harry Wing Jack Hazlett George Hancox

Samuel Porter Will Andrews

Seated Joshua Thom Lochie Mackay

Row George Barker Max Hore

Oscar Davenport

Middle Row Mr Adam Gain Joshua Penno

Caleb Forde

Joseph Devereux-Kilpatrick

Jonty Riley

Front Row John Mengel Will Kara Mason Gain

Nick Casey Jack Tourelle

Jack Newlands Charles Keenan Archie Calder Morgan Sim

Back Row Mitchell Thorn Harry Ollerenshaw

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BASKETBALL

Basketball First V

The McGlashan First’s have had an enjoyable and successful season. We played in two inter-school competitions. We won one, lost one with STAC, and had two close games against Timaru Boys’. The local secondary school competition was excellent for our development, and we had some great games against all the schools across Dunedin and North Otago. We placed fourth in the A grade competition, two places higher than the previous year.

The end of the season was capped off at the annual South Island Secondary Schools’ Competition in Invercargill. We played eight games over four days and met some dominant teams in pool play, narrowly losing to some teams who went on to be top six out of 24 teams in the competition. Winning three of our final games was a significant achievement and meant we placed three places higher than the previous year. It was great to have Josh Stoddard and Max Gomez back at the end of the season for this tournament.

Alex Byars was our Most Valuable Player, Angus Frew won the award for Contribution to Basketball, and Jacob Johnson won Most Improved. We lose some Year 13’s this year including Josh Stoddard, Max Gomez, Alex Byars, Angus Frew, Harry Russell, Oliver Mouat and Ben Timmings; they will be missed!

Thanks to Lisa Edwards for managing the team. And big thanks to our coach, Karl Andrews, for all his time and coaching over the season. He puts in a considerable amount of hours, and we are lucky to have him!

Will Edwards

Back Row Max Walker Angus Frew Josh Hope Oliver Mouat Harry Russell Ben Timmings Dominic Morrison

Front Row Sam Hope Josh Stoddard Alex Byars Josh Hou Mason Calvert

KIWIHOOPS

KiwiHoops 7A KiwiHoops 7B

KiwiHoops 8A

It is clear that the future of basketball at McGlashan is looking bright, after a very successful season of Kiwihoops in 2018. We had four teams entered in the local competition and the boys participated with great skill and enthusiasm throughout the season. Results were also promising, with our Year 7A team topping the table and our Year 8A team also performing well. A highlight of the season was the excellent competition against Balmacewen Intermediate during our interchange. Our 7A team had an excellent

win over Balmacewen and our 8A team only just lost. We look forward to continuing to build and develop these promising young players.

Special thanks must go to our coaches and managers: Jordan Thorn, Max Gomez, Harrison Jolly, Sarah Andrews and Adrian Sem-Cheyne. We are hugely grateful for your support throughout the season.

Melissa Bell

Back Row Harrison Jolly Jonty Riley Callum Macdiarmid Joseph Devereux-Kilpatrick Leo Han Front Row Joshua George Nicholas George Jacob Cooper

Back Row Henry Chafer Luke Andrews Roger Luo Flynn McGuigan Front Row Aidan Seyb Jarn Hollows Wei-Hun Loh

Back Row Jordan Thorn Isaac McConachie Caleb Forde Amani James Jack Howley Front Row Mason Gain Jacob Hall Harry Summers

BASKETBALL

KiwiHoops 8B

Senior Red Senior Yellow

Back Row Harley Herbert Cam Forde Bruno Marsh Cougan Brown

Front Row Caleb Moody Will Turner Harrison Jolly Jordan Thorn

Back Row Jordan Thorn Bailey Phizacklea Caleb Moody Cougan Brown

Front Row Max Walker Charlie Grey Sam Hope Anton Stoddard

Back Row Charlie Jia William Hubbard Billy Bezett

Zac Brooking George Barker

Front Row Max Gomez Daniel Joint Joe Dyer Tom Dyer Santino Hood

Senior Barbarians Senior Buckets

Ben Guilford

Front Row Callum White Thomas Greenaway

William McLauchlan

Jaquan Fraser-Mapusua

Adam Woodhouse

Senior Guillotines

Tom Elliott Josef Van Plateringen

Front Row Nick Guilford Cam Johnstone

Hugh Ross Angus Cotton Jayvan Liu

The mighty Guillotines have had the best finish in their five year campaign, cementing themselves as a dynasty in McGlashan basketball history. Largely the same group has made up the Guillotines since 2014, far outdoing any other team before it. Throughout the 2018 season, the Guillotines surpassed all four previous seasons with a record number of wins and points made. Campbell McKenzie was by far the greatest improver this season, growing into the bigman position and dominating the paint. Tom Elliott also stood out this season as a very reliable shooter and was the highest point scorer of the season.

Senior Honey Badgers

Thomas Sullivan Jack Murray

Harry McKenzie Henry Power

The results this season brought a fitting end to this Guillotines group. However, the team hopes that another junior team may take over the name next year to continue the legacy.

Most importantly, the team would like to give a huge thanks to Hugh’s mum Tania for her commitment over the last five years as team manager.

Angus Cotton

Back Row Tom Crawford Angus Kenny Joshua Jukes

Front Row

Back Row Danny Adams Julian Hamilton

Riley Meason Gabe Ross Jacob Yee

Back Row Matthew Silvey Jaiden Tucker Ben Wishart

Front Row Andrew Goh Benjamin Hall Daniel Clemens Boen Deng

Back Row Will Paterson Campbell McKenzie

Senior Legends Senior Oats

Senior Pomegranates Senior $outherns

Back Row: Matthew Fokkens Cameron Moran

Ben Mitchell

Front Row: AJ Visagie Bailey Godkin Alex Brenssell

Andrew Hughes

Back Row Jordan Thorn Billy Sheard Hugh Jenkins Ben Hatton Tim Chirnside Jake South

Front Row Hamish Sinclair Harrison Biggs

Ben Porter Matthew Garry

Middle Row Adrian Crampton Nathan Harrison

Ben Lund

Front Row Lachlan Taylor Patrick Zhang

Braedyn Arbuckle Cade McRae

Back Row Peter Li Rix Chung Brian Park

Front Row Cyrus Leung Robert Millar Joe Mu

Levi Liu

Absent Keri Wang

Senior Wildcats Senior Rebounds

Quinn Ravenga-Taouma

Maarten De Ridder

Front Row Lucas Dickison Archie Calder

Ruaidhri Brosnan Zack Stalker

Year10 Airballs

Tom Procter Darcy Nevill

Front Row Jed Thompson-Fawcett Levi James

Matthew Godfrey Daniel Lund

The Airballs started the season very slow, taking a heavy loss to Taieri. We were able to turn it around the next week, with a hard-fought first ever win for the Airballs against Kaikorai Valley College. It was all up from there, with close wins against King’s and Otago Boys’, and huge victories against Logan Park and another Taieri team. Overall, the Airballs starting season was a major success, and we look forward to continuing the team for the rest of our time at school.

- Matt, Levi and Mason

Year10A

Hayden Elliot

Front Row Jack Basham Oscar Sycamore

Anton Stoddard LaQuan Sem-Cheyne

Back Row Nicholas Chamberlain Harry Tourelle

Back Row Liam George Tom Gold Oliver Bolton Front Row Krishan Luxmanan William Cotton Fin Milne Eli Familton

Back Row Adam Harbott Mason Prentice

Back Row Sam Graamans Miro Williams

Year 10 Roosters Year 9A

Back Row Archie Calder Hugo Cochrane

Clayton Cochrane Josh Whaanga

Tom Colbourne Thomas Larrivee

Eamon Flannery

Middle Row William Smillie Kaleb Hill Elias O’Kane

Ryan Johnston Josh Sanders

Ben Joseph Matheson Colquhoun

Solomon Harcombe

Front Row Beau Lundy Will Andrews

Nate Wisnesky Oscar Grey

Year 9 Dogs Year 9 Eagles

Front Row William Loe Charlie Bolton Zachary Duff Connor Aldrich

Row Max Gomez Charles Engelbrecht

Stanley McClure Felix Mauger

Marshall Macready Toby Jarvie

Front Row

James Stephen Keegan Ferguson

Phoenix Abbott Caleb Dixon Sam Cottier

Max Gaffaney

Back Row

Back Row Xavier Edmond Mitchell Lobb

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Year 9 Goats

Theo

Nicholas Friedlander

Front Row Harry Wing Ryan McCaughan

George Hancox Harrison Marshall

Nathan McKnight

Jack Cotton Angus Cotton

Front Row Jack Hazlett William Pringle

Charlie Breen Tom Duffy

Oliver Sinclair Josef Van Plateringen

Back Row Sam Gradwell Jack Miller

Stebbings

Back Row Tom Elliott Billy Dougherty

Thomas Meder Sheon Luxmanan

Waterski Otago Champs

Adventure Racing SISS

Angus McKenzie Mitchell Joint Ned Hancox Henry Power

Will Morshuis Angus Kenny Mitchell Joint Jack Murray

ATHLETICS OTAGO SQUAD

Back Row Grayson Westgate George Bell

3rd Row Charles Keenan Archie Calder Nico Bowering Max Gomez Riley Meason Archie Dunn Jed Thompson-Fawcett Shay Veitch

2nd Row Mr Carruthers Max Kirkwood Caleb Dixon Stanley McClure Dominic Morrison Ruaidhri Brosnan Max Gaffaney Tom Sullivan Ben Lund Ms Anne Burton

Front Row Alban Gosse James Paterson Ben Joseph Josh Hou Keegan Ferguson Jack Hazlett Harry McKenzie Matheson Colquhoun

ATHLETICS SOUTH ISLAND

Back Row Charles Keenan Archie Calder Nico Bowering Riley Meason Jed Thompson-Fawcett Shay Veitch Middle Row Mr Tiny Carruthers Caleb Dixon Dominic Morrison Ruaidhri Brosnan Tom Sullivan Ben Lund Front Row Liam Wilson Alban Gosse James Paterson Josh Hou Matheson Colquhoun George Bell Ms Anne Burton

ROADRACE SERIES

Back Row Daniel Tucker Will Turner Alban Gosse Will Morshuis Harry Wing Middle Row Cade McRae Lucas Dickison Nathan Harrison Ben Lund Ruaidhri Brosnan Grayson Westgate Front Row Calvin Ruru Jack Hazlett Josh Hou Matheson Colquhoun Will Andrews

OTAGO CROSS COUNTRY

Back Row Alban Gosse Jed Thompson-Fawcett Grayson Westgate Matheson Colquhoun Will Morshuis Middle Row Lucas Dickison Cade McRae Ben Lund Ruaidhri Brosnan Will Turner

Front Row Will Andrews Calvin Ruru Josh Hou Max Kirkwood Daniel Tucker Seated Liam Casey Jack Hazlett Charlie Breen Harry Wing

ARIKI CUP

Middle Row Oliver Hamilton Liam Ruru Jacob Cooper Ben Wild Ewan Beadell Luke Pullar Front Row Lachlan Crumpton Reif Stuart Akira Itadani Nick Casey Isaac McConachie

MOUNTAIN BIKING

Back Row Will Morshuis Scott Perkins Mitchell Joint Jackson McBreen

Front Row Zach White Ollie Gilmour Harley Herbert Ruaidhri Brosnan Jack Murray

Back Row Harry Summers Calvin Ruru Grayson Westgate Max Kirkwood Ewan Beadell Oliver Hamilton

Middle Row Mr Wolf Henry Chafer Tim Chirnside Miro Williams Geoffrey Kemp Tom Gold Ossian Lawrie Liam Ruru

Front Row David Cannon Eli Familton Oliver Sinclair Harry Ollerenshaw Sam Cottier Ben O’Meara Oliver Walker

TABLE TENNIS

2018 has been a busy year for table tennis at John McGlashan College. The year started with the STAC exchange, and the McGlashgan team of Charlie Grey, Jiacong Ruan, Oscar Grey and I clashed with the STAC team. After a long day of many memorable games, we narrowly lost by only two matches. In the middle of the year, the Under-18 boys’ Otago team to play in the South Island Teams’ Tournament was named and included two players from McGlashan (Charlie Grey and myself). At the end of the competition, Otago had a great result of second place, beating defending champions Canterbury in the semi-finals and barely losing to Southland in the finals, 3-4 in matches after a substantial lead.

In the middle of the year, Charlie Grey and I won the Otago Table Tennis Secondary School Team Championships for McGlashan, beating Bayfield 3-2 in matches during the finals.

Nationals was just around the corner at the end of the table tennis individual season. With the great result at the South Island Teams’ Tournament still fresh in our memory books, the Otago Under-18 boys’ team was named and included three players from McGlashan (Charlie Grey, Jiacong Ruan and myself). During the Term Three school holidays, the Otago Under-18 boys’ team, and the rest of the Otago teams named, travelled up to Tauranga, which was hosting the 2018 NZ Nationals. The tournament started with a low as our team did not qualify for the A-Grade team’s play. However, this did not mean that B-Grade was a walk in the park. Last year we came second place in B-Grade, so we knew that we had many tough matches ahead of us, and if we wanted to win, we

needed to bring our ‘A’ game. Two days had passed, and after many successful games, Otago faced up against Manawatu for the gold medal match. With the game not able to be described as anything other than “awesome”, three hours later Otago had won gold in B-Grade, defeating Manawatu 4-3 with countless on-edge moments. With the 2018 table tennis season over, it is safe to say that John McGlashan College has a strong presence in Otago table tennis. We all look forward to 2019 to see what else we can achieve.

By Martin Page

Jiacong Ruan Martin Page Charlie Grey

TENNIS

Tennis City Slickers Tennis Hayseeds

Daniel Lund Anton Stoddard

Jack Hazlett Alban Gosse Sam Cottier

Back Row Harry Ollerenshaw Mark Smith Ray Ma Middle Row Jack Newlands Alban Gosse Lucas Dickison Archie Calder Zack Stalker Mr Don Campbell

Front Row Daniel Lund Joshua Thom Theo Hannagan Sam Cottier Liam Casey

Tennis Otago Qualifiers Tennis Cowboys

Tennis STAC

Lachlan

Our eagerly-awaited St Andrews College tennis matches were played in two venues, Logan Park and the McGlashan school courts.

At Logan Park, our number one doubles side of Henry Power and Lachlan Kenneally went down convincingly to a strong St Andrew’s pairing, 6-1 6-3. Bailey Godkin and Jordan Thorn combined well together, dominating at the net and finishing strongly to win 6-1 6-1.

Singles then began with Lachlan Kenneally taking on the St Andrew’s College Number 1. In hot, windy conditions Lachlan went down 6-3 7-6. Henry Power applied pressure where he could but lacked the

consistency to defeat his opponent, losing 6-2 6-3. Bailey Godkin was far too strong for his younger St Andrew’s opponent and claimed a comfortable 6-0 6-0 victory. Jordan Thorn then continued his strong doubles form into the singles where he came through in a long match 6-4 7-6.

The other doubles matches were played at the school courts. There was plenty of good tennis, but both pairings lost their matches – Tom Shallard and Tom Warman, and Jack Hazlett and Alex Byars. Things changed in the singles for Tom Warman, who used a mixture of strong serving and intelligent net play to prevail 6-3 6-3. We lost our other three singles matches, all three tightly contested.

Overall McGlashan lost the tennis 8-4 to a strong St Andrew’s side. The matches were all played in good spirit, and all the boys involved in the exchange had an enjoyable time. We look forward to going up to St Andrew’s next year.

A special thanks to Mr Murdoch, Mr Carruthers and Mr Gomez for their help in the organisation and planning of the exchange.

Lachlan Kenneally

Middle Row Mr Tiny Carruthers Tom Warman Bailey Godkin Mr Geoff Murdoch Front Row Tom Shallard Henry Power

Lachlan Kenneally

Henry Power Harry McKenzie

Middle Row Mr Carruthers Tom Warman Alex Byars

Bailey Godkin Mr Geoff Murdoch Front Row Jack Hazlett Tom Shallard Henry Power

Kenneally Samuel Porter

TENNIS

Tennis Westies

The season went well for the McGlashan Westies. Hitting the ball hard and having fun were Mitchell, Sam and Jack. The boys played good tennis and gained some important tips on the game.

Sam Porter

Tennis Year 7 and 8

Middle Row Alexander Seaton Liam Ruru Isaac McConachie Harrison Meltzer

Hamish McIntyre

Front Row Thomas Rasmussen Tom Dyer

Esteban Garcia-Quiroga Lucas Townend Marek Rickerby

Jack Timu Samuel Porter

Esteban Garcia-Quiroga Liam Ruru Lucas Townend

HOCKEY

First XI

It has been a long and successful season for the First XI Hockey. The season started with a tour of Argentina, which a majority of the players took part in. This proved to be a great learning experience for all involved and gave us the extra edge we needed later on in the season.

During our regular season, we had two interschools with St Andrew’s College and Timaru Boys’ High School. We lost to St Andrew’s 4-1 in Christchurch in a game that did not reflect the scoreline. We also lost to Timaru Boys’ 2-0, and again 2-1, both in very tight games where we unfortunately failed to make the most of our opportunities. Considering both of these schools are currently ranked in the top ten boys’ high school teams in the country, we were pretty happy with our efforts.

Once again, we also made it to the Dunedin Secondary Schools’ final, but fell short to King’s

High School in a hard fought 2-0 loss. A constant performer throughout the regular season was Scott Perkins, and it was disappointing to lose him to injury for the final and tournament.

However, it all came together for us at the Johnson Cup Tournament, and our hard work paid off when we won every game in our pool, playoffs, and eventually winning the final 4-0 against Pakuranga College from Auckland. This has placed the team back in the Rankin Cup and India Shield for 2019, a highly competitive tournament in which the top 32 teams in New Zealand compete. This has put the team in a very good position for the coming years and is an illustration of how strong hockey is at McGlashan. Our wins were the result of great team efforts, lethal finishing and well-executed penalty corners. Lachlan Taylor was a standout performer for the tournament, scoring some crucial goals and awarded deservingly with MVP for his efforts.

This year we also say goodbye to three players who

Back Row Lucas Dickison Scott Perkins Sam Clulee Harley Herbert Billy Ellwood Middle Row Kishan Naron Russell Cotton Daniel Thom Oliver Bachop Hugh Jenkins Eli Darling Stewart McDonald James Nation

Front Row Billy Sheard Will Duffy George Kerr Angus Cotton Marcus Beagley Harry McKenzie Lachlan Taylor

have been in the team for a number of years now: Oliver Bachop, Marcus Beagley and Angus Cotton. The fact that the team is only losing three players means the team will remain largely the same and be in a very strong position for the next couple of years. This combined with a talented group of younger players coming through from the Under-15 level, the John McGlashan College First XI Hockey will be a team to look out for.

Most importantly, a huge thanks must also go to our hard-working management team of James Nation, Kishan Naran, Russell Cotton and Stewart McDonald. Our results would not have been possible without the countless hours of work you put in.

Angus Cotton

2nd XI

Back Row Oscar Cochrane Fin Milne Tom Crawford Jack Murray Will Morshuis Middle Row Robert Millar Tom Johnston Nic Chamberlain AJ Visagie Jack Hutton-Atkins Jake South Michael Swanson

Front Row Cameron Durant Archie Calder Charles Keenan Caleb Le Cong Henry Power Ben Guilford Cougan Brown

Seated Jackson McBreen William Cotton

HOCKEY

Second XI

This year’s hockey Second XI team was phenomenal. With Caleb Le Cong as captain and Charles Keenan as goalie, we reached the final of the Second Division (which predominantly consists of First XI teams). Despite a close loss to Kavanagh First XI in the final, we could still hold our heads up high, knowing that our side is the strongest of all the secondary boys’ Second XI hockey teams in Otago. At the recent Otago Hockey Prizegiving, Tom Johnston was named the Most Valuable Player and Jack Murray was called the Most Improved Player.

But it must be said that everyone was fantastic. There was a definite team synergy. The team is particularly young with only one not returning next year. With that team spirit still intact, we will come back next year and play for that first place in the Second Division. A big thank you to our new coach Mr Michael (Swanny) Swanson, and our manager, Mr Glen Clark, for all the time they gave, for our sakes. We could have not done it without you.

To all the players: keep up the passion.

AJ Visagie

Hockey Blue

Josh Sanders Gregory Jones

Middle Row Lucas Dickison Morgan Blair

Thomas Larrivee Nate Lachmann

Daniel Thom

Front Row William Loe William Pringle

Nicholas Friedlander Ben O’Meara

Harry Ollerenshaw

The season for the McGlashan Blue hockey team was a tough one. Although we tried our best we unfortunately did not pick up many results. We always tried hard as a team, and that was what mattered. Over the season we improved a lot and we picked up a draw in our second last game: a 3-3 draw against Otago Boys’ High. This result was even more impressive as they had a First XI player playing for them. We would like to thank our manager, Lyane Jones, but most importantly our coaches, Lucas Dickison and Daniel Thom. We could not have done it without them.

Nicholas Friedlander

Back Row Sam Sinclair Angus McMillan

Hockey Gold

Back Row Sam Sinclair Angus McMillan

Josh Sanders Gregory Jones

Middle Row Lucas Dickison Morgan Blair

Thomas Larrivee Nate Lachmann

Daniel Thom

Front Row William Loe William Pringle

Nicholas Friedlander Ben O’Meara Harry Ollerenshaw

Hockey U15A

Back Row Jack Cotton Oliver Matthews

Levi James Thomas Meder

Joshua Stevens

Middle Row Angus Webster Sam Gradwell

Angus McGregor Tom Procter

Toby Dean Bruce James

Front Row Billy Dougherty Charlie Breen

Harry Wing Liam Casey Jack Hazlett

Ezra Holmes Samuel Porter

Hockey Red

Back Row Hunter Cockerill Freddy Wright Johnny Ffiske

Middle Row Sam Clulee James Paterson Jack Miller

Enzo Hood Darcy Nevill Marcus Beagley

Front Row Angus Cotton Nathan McKnight

Toby Dean Sam Williams Archie McRae

Mark Smith Xavier Edmond

This year we played for the Year 9 and 10 Red Hockey Team. Most of us had only ever played a season or two, but we still had lots of fun. We won a few of our games and ended up coming 5th place in our division. We would also like to thank our coaches: Marcus, Sam and Angus, for giving up their time to coach us.

Xavier

The Under-15 A Hockey Team have had a great season, playing in the Division 2 in the Secondary School Boys’ Competition. Liam Casey captained the team this season alongside Charlie Breen and Toby Dean as Vice Captains. The team’s skills and chemistry have all built to a high standard and look to carry that on towards Tanner Cup (Under-15 NZ Tournament) hosted by St Pauls Collegiate in Hamilton. Winning most games, the team just could not get the edge over Kavanagh College First XI. The John McGlashan College Second XI also put up great challenges against Under-15A side, drawing in both games 1-1. Overall a great season for the young side that looks to dominate Tanner Cup in early September.

Sam Porter and Tom Procter

Hockey 7&8A

Middle Row Luke Pullar

Thomas Mason Max Hore

Harrison Meltzer Ewan Beadell

Front Row Kaleb Durant Baxter Meder Nick Casey

Matthew Taylor Wei-Hun Loh

The season started off with a bang. We had a core group of boys from the successful 2017 campaign to lead the team through our 2018 campaign. The new members to the team very quickly became an integral part of the team’s campaign.

First game into the season was against a Taieri College team. McGlashan was too strong, coming away with the win 17-0; not the best way to warm up for what is always a titanic battle with Waihi. This year we travelled to Timaru for our interschool. It was a misty start to the day, but the sun came out for the hockey game. As expected, it was a battle. A very well-groomed Waihi unit was out to maintain their unbeaten record. Our goalie, Matt Taylor, had a stella game and kept us in it. Up front, Max Hore was peppering the goal. It was a very tight game with Waihi putting three goals on us. A sharp PC from Baxter Meder saw the score to 3-1. Max Hore, taking advantage of some good attacking play in the dying minutes, saw him score a classic Max Hore field goal. Score 3-2 to Waihi. Unfortunately, this was the way the game ended. Good luck to the boys who will play this interschool next year. We will be following with interest.

Back in town our campaign continued. We had good wins against Balmac Blue, Tahuna A, and Toko Year 8 teams. All through the campaign, we saw kids stand out, improve, and the team began to gel. The middle part of the season saw some big scores and some big wins. By the time the final weeks rolled around, the team was in a good place. We went into battle with the other three stronger Year 7/8 teams in the region. Toko Year 8 was tough, but the boys kept their structure and played a good team game. Tahuna, not as strong as previous years, was still a

good game, and the boys kept their heads, kept their sticks on the ground and pulled away to take the win. Balmac Blue is always a bit of a doozey. We had some great results during the campaign, but it is always different with knock-out hockey. The final was played in very good spirits by both teams, but I have to say that our McGlashan boys can take their hats off at the clinical performance they put on the field. The game ended in a 2-0 win to McGlashan, but as the coach, it was awesome to see each player put their heart and soul into the game and play the hockey we have been training for all year. Well done, boys; you made me proud - and lots of exciting times ahead for those hanging in for next year. Congratulations on your second straight season unbeaten: a feat not many teams can claim.

A massive thank you to Jolene Casey for being our team manager. She does a stellar job. All the best for the boys moving into Under-15s next season. I am sure that will go well. All the best for those boys continuing the Year 7/8A fight. You have a good grounding, and we look forward to following your campaign in 2019.

John McGlashan College 7/8A boasted six Rep players this year. Scott Pullar was selected for the Under-13 Development team, and Max Hore, Nick Casey, Baxter Meder, Harrison Meltzer and Matthew Taylor were all selected and played for Otago in the Under-13 Otago Hatch Cup Team. Well done boys.

It has been a pleasure being involved with this team. Boys, you have been awesome during 2018. Thank you, and all the best of fortunes for your hockey in the future. Your Destiny is in your hands.

Yours in Hockey, Rick Meder

Back Row Rick Meder Joshua Penno Angus Cuthill Sam Hore Jock McMillan

Hockey 7&8B

Oscar Ross

Middle Row Eli Darling Billy Sheard Henry Chafer

Xavier Bachop Luke Bezett

Hugh Jenkins Jordan Thorn

Front Row Samuel Ussher Reuben Allison

Lachlan Crumpton William Parks

Santino Hood

The Year 7/8 Bs had a very successful season in 2018. The boys started off strongly with three wins on the trot. As the season progressed, we had a mixture of results, but overall ended up with a few more wins than losses.

Throughout the season an emphasis was placed on the development of individual skills, and another key focus was on the players working together as a team. The boys always worked hard at practice and tried to incorporate the skills we had taught them into their game. The team improved hugely over the course of the season: they were stringing big passing plays together and scoring some fantastic goals. As a coach it was very rewarding to see the development of the players and watch them use the things we had taught them in practice.

Billy Sheard

Back Row Benedict Brosnan Xavier Radel

Football First XI

Once again, the John McGlashan First XI had Jude Fitzpatrick as its coach in what was to be Jude’s final year with the squad - and he’ll be a hard act to follow.

A very wide squad had been training together since the start of the year with an eye on the First XI Trials, which were held mid-March. There were close to forty trialists looking to make a final squad of sixteen who would comprise the First XI.

When the final squad was announced, it was apparent it was both very young and very inexperienced, but was going to compensate for this with an attitude and desire. The initial squad only had six players who had previously played more than a handful of games for the First XI and there were only seven players who were at Year 13 level.

Charlie Gruppelaar was installed as captain, and this turned out to be crucial to the success of this team. Charlie is an immense footballing talent; but

it was his ability to drive the team to play to their maximum ability for long periods of time that enabled this team to succeed. He knew when to push team mates harder and when it was just an encouraging word that was needed.

Jude’s coaching philosophy was straightforward. It had to be fun, attack was the priority and we had to be playing the majority of the game in the opposition half. It was high-risk football, but quickly showed up weaknesses in the opposition to be exploited. It also placed huge responsibilities on individuals within the team.

The goals for the team were to make the Schools’ League Final and to have a successful tournament. Both of these goals were achieved. The league was going to be tough, with King’s, Otago Boys’ and Kavanagh having very talented squads.

The season started with a couple of easy wins in the league, enabling the whole squad to get a run and allow the development of the team pattern. Then it was

Back Row Shay Veitch Tom Elliott Liam McHenry Benedict Kyle Harrison Biggs Middle Row Jaiden Tucker Cam Johnstone Isaac Cooper Nathan Harrison Paddy Wennekes Joseph La Hood

Front Row Joseph Kim Cade McRae Charlie Gruppelaar Ben Lund Bin Lee Lourenco Botafogo

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off to Christchurch to play a very tough St Andrews. In hindsight, this game came too early in the season for us, but the team gave it everything. Although we went down 4-1 to a vastly more experienced team, it was not until mid-way through the second half that St Andrews’ superiority finally established itself. Two days later we had to play the Kings’ First XI - probably the best team in Dunedin. The two-day recovery was not enough, and even though the entire squad got a run, there were some very heavy legs out there. We deservedly went down 4-0 to a well-drilled Kings’ side. With injuries mounting, it became apparent our original squad of sixteen was not going to be enough for the season. The experienced En Watanabe soon joined the squad, and Bin Lee from the Second XI also helped us out on two occasions.

We played our worst game of the season just before the July school holidays when we only just held onto a narrow win against Kings’ Second XI. The holidays could not come soon enough for us.

A very confident Timaru Boys’ team turned up at the end of July, and a very open competitive game finished in a 2-2 draw. We now had a squad of seventeen with En and it made the difference. This was the start of our best playing patch of the season.

To get to the final, we now needed to get results from our last three remaining games, and they were all against the top sides in the league. First up was Kavanagh, and it was just the day after playing Timaru Boys’, so we were always going to end up playing the entire squad. We managed to reverse the result of six weeks prior with a 3-1 win and really played them off the park. One week later it was the top side, Kings’ High First XI, out at Tonga Park. This game always seemed comfortable with everyone raising their levels; but in a game where we clearly dominated, we could only come away with a 2-2 draw. That left us with one more game, and as long as we did not lose, we were in the final. It was our only game against Otago Boys’ this year, and we were fairly confident. The game turned out to be a nail biter, but we got away with another 2-2 draw. The nerves really showed, but Jaiden Tucker held it together, pulling off a penalty save in the last five minutes of the game. We were off to Forsyth Barr Stadium to play King’s High First XI in the final.

It was a great occasion to be at Forsyth Barr, and you could sense the nervousness among the team. Unfortunately, we did let our nerves get the better of us and found ourselves down 3-0 at half time to a very good King’s side. Jude managed to calm the team down for the second half, and very early on we pulled a goal back and had a few more chances. With fifteen minutes to go we pulled another one back and King’s suddenly realised there was a game still to be played. Quite a few chances then fell to both sides,

but the score remained 3-2. A well deserved win to King’s but a magnificent effort from John McGlashan College to fight back. We left the stadium feeling very proud, and now with just the tournament left, we were looking forward to Invercargill.

En Watanabe and Joseph Kim were unavailable for the tournament, so we brought Rock Chotphatcharachaikul in from the Second XI to give us a squad of sixteen. We drove down in two vehicles on a very wet Sunday afternoon, arriving at the Ascot Hotel early evening. The whole team were in one wing of the complex away from other guests, and the environment just could not have been better. Well done Mrs Anderson! Jude brought his playstation gear down and within a short time there was a “goto” room set up where the whole team would hang out.

The tournament had us placed in a tough group with Southland Boys’ High School, the winner of the group, having the easier path towards the finals. We woke to a beautiful day in Invercargill after the forcasters had promised us wind and rain, so we were all pleasantly surprised. First up was Southland Boys’ in a “mustwin” game. We were awful: we played nervously and were becoming increasingly under the pump from a well-drilled home side. Within 15 minutes we had Lourenco Botafogo off with a tournament-ending injury, shortly after Paddy Wennekes left the field after copping a boot to the face. And then, totally against the run of play, Tom Elliott put us in front! Southland Boys’ deservedly equalised in the final two minutes of play and really should have won the game. It was time to re-group and get ready for Taieri College after lunch. We got ourselves back on track with a straightforward 4-1 win, and we knew we had a couple of easy games the following day where we had to get our goal difference up to ensure we stayed on the easier pathway. Playing Cromwell the next morning, nothing went to plan. A game we should have won 5-0, we only got away with a narrow 2-1 result, leaving us with much to do. That afternoon

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we finally found our scoring boots and put Gore away 9-1. But it wasn’t enough: we were one goal short of Southland Boys’ goal difference and were now faced with playing Massey High School from Auckland. Massey had romped through their group without being challenged and without conceding a goal. They had quickly become the tournament favourites.

You could tell just arriving at the game that John McGlashan College were up for this game. The demeanour in the boys had taken a more serious edge. We seemed to be one of those teams that played to the standard of our opposition – if they were good, so were we. The game was on the artificial turf, played on a beautiful Invercargill afternoon and was THE game of the tournament.

Our back four of Ben Lund, Paddy Wennekes, Shay Veitch and Cade McRae were immediately under a lot of pressure, but dealt with it, allowing us to slowly ease ourselves into the game. Charlie Gruppelaar played himself to a stand-still and had the team humming. Turning around at half time, still at 0-0, our confidence was on the up. I do not think the boys played better than this all season, and by the final whistle were clearly the better team on the park. But 0-0 it stayed, so it was down to a penalty shoot-out which we unfortunately lost. A difficult way to lose, but a magnificent game in all respects. The boys could be very proud of themselves. We finished the tournament in fifth place and Massey continued on untroubled to win the tournament.

This team has the makings of another successful team next year with over half the squad still being at school next year and beyond. It is farewell to Charlie Gruppelaar, Isaac Cooper, Tom Elliott, Cam Johnstone, Liam McHenry, Jaiden Tucker, Paddy Wennekes and En Watanabe, and these boys will remember this footballing year for a long time to

come. There is now great continuity going into 2019 with Ben Lund, Nathan Harrison, Cade McRae, Shay Veitch, Benedict Kyle, Harrison Biggs, Joesph Kim, and youngsters Lourenco Botafogo and Joseph La Hood taking this team forward. Hopefully a coach steps up to guide this team onto a successful 2019.

Wennekes

Mike

FOOTBALL

Football Second XI

The McGlashan Second XI had a good 2018 season in the reserve division, finishing fourth in the regular season and third in the finals. Ben Teviotdale, Campbell McKenzie and Andrew Hughes were the captains of the team. The team was able to edge its inter-school rivals Otago Boys’ Second XI, and inschool rivals the Oats, finishing higher than both of them in the finals. The team recorded big regular season victories such as the six goals we put past King’s Year 12, and a further eight goals over the Oats, and a 7-1 win against King’s mixed team. Although the team could not replicate our undefeated season of 2017, we enjoyed the season, and I am sure most of the team will be playing next season.

Normally, football teams have one or two players that stand out and are vying for the MVP award. This year our coach said that there were a lot of players who played well at different times of the year, and

many made sound contributions to the team. As a result, there has not been an MVP award this season.

Back Row Seongwoo Kim Bin Lee Stefano Clara Lachlan Taylor Joe Mu Patrick Zhang Mr Pete McCall Front Row Leo Park Rock Chotphatcharachaikul Michael Jang Ben Teviotdale Jonathan Brook Braedyn Arbuckle Daniel Clemens

Football Junior Firsts

Saul Mawhinney Mason Prentice

Thomas Hill Dave Martin-Chalmers

Front Row Matthew Godfrey Daniel Lund

Levi James Calvin Ruru Jack Murphy

The Junior XI began the season with a well-deserved 3-0 win against Otago Boys’, and were looking good for the remainder of the season. However, with players unavailable most weeks, the team struggled for numbers and most weeks lined up with only 11 players. The team played well together but tired near the end of the game as our opponents had multiple substitutions and seemed to always make it to the ball before us. We suffered a couple of heavy losses

Football Oats

Geoffrey Bennani Ben Hatton

Matthew Garry Maarten De Ridder

Front Row Ben Porter Hamish Sinclair

Ollie Gilmour Ruaidhri Brosnan

Billy Sheard

Football Junior Seconds

Finlay

to both King’s and Otago Boys’ Junior Firsts, and only narrowly lost to Kavanagh, 4-3. The future of John McGlashan football is forming quite nicely, and all the boys are rearing to continue on to older and more competitive grades.

Matt, Levi and Mason

The Junior Football Second XI had a great season this year. While there were some bitter losses against stronger teams early on, players kept up the spirit, enjoyed playing the game and ultimately grew together as a team. In the end, we ended up somewhere in the middle of the table. This is what made the year special for me: everyone was playing for the team and improved the understanding of the game in the process. I do not think any one of the players failed to improve dramatically during the season, and it seems students enjoyed playing football each week. A few of the players who stood out were Sam Sinclair in his leadership, Alban Gosse in his new-found role in coordinating the defence and developing the game, and Johnny Ffiske in his dramatically-improved focus during the game. I hope that all players continue enjoying football next year.

Lars Thomsen

Back Row Harrison Marshall Peter MacNab

Back Row Harvey Brenssell George Conner Kenny Liu Lars Thomsen

Front Row Liam Wilson Joshua Thom Sam Sinclair

Tomkins Alban Gosse

Back Row Jordan Thorn Hugh Jenkins

Senior Firsts

Senior Two

Senior Three

Pong Tingpattana Andrew Goh Benjamin Hall

Chris Denton

Pong Tingpattana Andrew Goh Chris Denton

Flook Chinsaswat Nick Worathongchai Peter Li

Bailey Godkin Cyrus Leung

Roy Feng Ben Wishart Rix Chung Kevin Sachdev

Cyrus Leung Flook Chinsaswat

Junior Firsts

Junior Seconds

SAILING

Sailing

Sunburst Regatta

Back Row Caleb Farrow Liam Ruru

Hamish McIntyre

Front Row Isaac McConachie Chris Denton

Back Row Benedict Brosnan Jack Howley Kaleb Durant Chris Denton

Front Row William Hubbard Eli Gepte

Back Row Daniel Tucker Freddy Wright Harry Scott Darcy Nevill

Front Row Oliver Pagè Jake South Ollie Gilmour Angus Kenny Ruaidhri Brosnan

Middle Row Harry Scott Freddy Wright Front Row Jake South Ollie Gilmour Olivier Pagè

ICE HOCKEY

Ice Hockey A

Grave Diggers

Back Row Aidan Dougherty Billy Sheard

Geoff Avis

Front Row Feilim Dougherty Padraig MacKenzie

Ollie Gilmour Morgan Blair

Back Row Oscar Cochrane Jack Newlands

Nicholas Chamberlain Bailey Dowling

Tom Johnston Charles Keenan

Front Row Zack Stalker Morgan Sim

Jack Hutton-Atkins

Jez Nicholson-Kelly Will Turner

Keegan Hall Riley Hall

ROWING

Back Row Eamon Flannery Harry Scott Daniel Tucker

Middle Row Cameron Leydon Miro Williams Joshua Jukes Angus Kenny Danny Adams Freddy Wright

Front Row Will Turner Oscar Cochrane Nicholas Chamberlain Jack McLaughlan Will Edwards Jez Nicholson-Kelly Ben Teviotdale

Rowing Maadi Squad

Middle Row Cameron Leydon Ben Teviotdale Joshua Jukes Jez Nicholson-Kelly Angus Kenny

Front Row Will Turner Oscar Cochrane Jack McLaughlan Nicholas Chamberlain Will Edwards

VOLLEYBALL

The school had two mini volley teams this year, one Year 9 team and a social Year 10 team. These players learned and developed their skills to be competitive in games. For a number of players it is their first time playing volleyball, and consequently it takes time perform well as a team. There are a number of promising players in Year 7 and 8 who are showing the right stuff to perform well in the next level.

The Senior A team was in a development stage this year having not played the previous term. This put them on the back foot, but they fought hard in each game. Although they finished down the pack, they are looking good for 2019. Honourable mention must go to Oliver Mouat for making the Otago Under 19 team, and also making his debut for Scorpions and attending NZ Club Championships. He is a big man with a big future. Other Otago rep players were Will Turner, who very ably captained the team to the NZ Provincial Champs, Patrick Zhang, who is developing his all-round game to be a real attacking weapon, and Mason Calvert who is jumping high and blocking everyone. The future looks bright. Tom Casey

Back Row Mr Tom Casey Archie Calder Oliver Mouat Adrian Crampton

Front Row Patrick Zhang Ruaidhri Brosnan Will Turner Jez Nicholson-Kelly Billy Ellwood

Vollleyball Year 10

Middle Row Jed Thompson-Fawcett Sam Graamans

Juan Garcia-Quiroga Adam Harbott

Front Row Matthew Godfrey Elias O’Kane Levi James

Hudson Ross Saul Mawhinney

Volleyball Mini 7&8

Row Patrick Zhang Joseph Devereux-Kilpatrick

William Hubbard Ruaidhri Brosnan

Front Row Hamish McIntyre Alex Piebenga

Amani James Jonty Riley

Henry Chafer

Volleyball Year 9

Middle Row Hiromitsu Hanato Enzo Hood

Max Gaffaney Michael Buttery

Front Row Angus McMillan Jack Timu

Lochie Mackay Jack Hazlett

George Hancox

Volleyball Mini 7&8B

Angus Cuthill Santino Hood

Middle

Middle Row Wei-Hun Loh David Wang Flynn McGuigan Billy Ellwood Front Row Jock McMillan Jacob Cooper

Back Row Jack Timu Liam Ferguson Clayton Cochrane Middle Row Stanley McClure Caleb Moody Dominic Morrison Josh Whaanga Bruce James Front Row William Smillie Levi James Charlie Gruppelaar Oscar Sycamore Elias O’Kane

Senior B

Back Row

Thomas Greenaway Riley Meason

Jacob Yee

Front Row Jackson McBreen Max Walker

Ben Guilford Tom Gold

William McLauchlan

Year 10 Gold

Back Row

Front Row

Clayton Cochrane Liam Casey

Jed Thompson-Fawcett Josh Whaanga

Saul Mawhinney LaQuan Sem-Cheyne

Hugo Cochrane Elias O’Kane

Oscar Sycamore Levi James

William Smillie

Year 10 Blue

Year 10 Silver

Middle Row Jack Miller Aaron Jones Front Row Lachie Crowle Kaleb Hill Leo Clark

Dan Kunac Joshua Stevens Ryan Johnston

Year 9 Blue

Year 9 Gold

Year 9 Red

Year 9 Silver

Zachary Duff Connor Aldrich Zack Cleaver-Donovan

Hunter Cockerill

Back Row Michael Buttery Jack Hazlett Caleb Dixon Jack Timu Middle Row Marshall Macready Ben Joseph Stanley McClure Phoenix Abbott

Front Row Lochie Mackay Sam Williams

Harry Ollerenshaw Ezra Holmes

Charlie Breen

Back Row Oliver Sinclair Harry Wing William Loe Front Row Samuel Porter Tom Fowler Max Gaffaney George Hancox

Back Row Jackson McEwan Matheson Colquhoun

James Paterson

Front Row

Charles Engelbrecht Tom Duffy

William Pringle Sam Cottier Fynn Allison

Year 7/8 All Stars

Year 7/8 Cobras

Year 7/8 Brothers

Back Row Max Hore Amani James Will Kara

Thomas Mason

Front Row Mason Gain Leo Jones Baxter Meder Nick Casey Alex Piebenga

Middle Row Leo Jones Jack Howley

Joseph Devereux-Kilpatrick

Oscar Davenport

Front Row Finn Anderson Jonty Riley Jack Tourelle

Samuel Ussher Lachlan Crumpton Jarn Hollows Oliver McIver

Triathlon Cycle Road Race

Skiing

Intermediate Duathlon

Back Row Harry Morshuis Ewan Beadell

Harry Summers

Middle Row Liam Ruru Isaac McConachie

Xavier Bachop Oliver Hamilton

Front Row Akira Itadani Baxter Meder

Rylan Urquhart Nick Casey Daniel Joint

Back Row Liam Ruru Isaac McConachie

Harry Summers

Front Row Baxter Meder Ewan Beadell Akira Itadani

Matheson Colquhoun Grayson Westgate

Angus McGregor Jack Colbourne

Theatre Sports

Rockquest

Debating

Back Row Ezekiel Nielsen Alex Leckie-Zaharic

Front Row Ben Porter James Burchell Stewart Ashton

Johnny Baker Jaiden Tucker Alex Leckie-Zaharic

Back Row Samuel Leaper Bailey Phizacklea Angus Kenny Joe Mu

Front Row David Cannon Nathan Harrison Riley Hall Alex Hopgood

Year 13 Pen Portraits

Name: George Adamson

Claim to Fame:

Being quiet

Favourie Saying: ...

Theme Song:

Sound Of Silence

Proposed Career:

Historian

Probable Career:

Janitor at Squiddie’s

Cherished Memory: Vietnam history trip

Name: Trevor Au

Claim to Fame:

The only international student who passed

Level 2 biology

Favourite Saying:

Gosh I don’t wanna be NAsian

Theme Song:

Mad World - Gary Jules

Proposed Career:

Physiotherapist

Probable Career:

KFC employee

Cherished Memory: Ski Trip

Name: Oliver Bachop

Claim to Fame: Attendance

Favourite Saying: “yeah bro, im whipped”

Theme Song:

Guns N’ Roses - Paradise City

Proposed Career:

Michelin Star Chef

Probable Career:

Delivereasy Driver

Cherished Memory: Gilray toilet

Name: Johnny Baker

Claim to Fame:

Having light pockets

Favourite Saying: “The more things change, the more they stay the same.”

Theme Song:

The Man Comes Around - Johnny Cash

Proposed Career:

Naval Warfare Officer

Probable Career:

Fashion designer

Cherished Memory:

Student Council 2018 and Athletics

Name: Robbie Baxter

Claim to Fame:

Consumed by the salts

Favourite Saying: Lets do this marines

Theme Song: Gucci Mane - Lemonade

Proposed Career:

Music Producer

Probable Career:

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Cherished Memory: Hostel Days

Name: Marcus Beagley

Claim to Fame:

Milkman

Favourite Saying: How ya going

Theme Song:

Exhale - six60

Proposed Career:

Commercial Pilot

Probable Career:

Mechanic

Cherished Memory: Year 12 calculus with Mr Murdoch

Name: Mitchell Botting

Claim to Fame: “Canteen boy”

Favourite Saying: Very niche.

Theme Song:

New Romantics - Taylor Swift

Proposed Career: Socialite

Probable Career: IT Helpdesk

Cherished Memory: Year 13 Design & Year 12 Drama

Name: Alex Brenssell

Claim to Fame:

Best flat white maker

Favourite Saying: OH COME ON

Theme Song: Knockin On Heaven’s Door

Proposed Career:

Self employed Barista

Probable Career: Barista

Cherished Memory: Year 10 camp with Mr James and Don and ‘Give it the Jandal Mr Campbell!’

Name: Winston Brinsley

Claim to Fame:

Witnessing holden astra antics

Favourite Saying:

“Good On Ya Mate” - Speights

Theme Song: Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed

Proposed Career:

Happy

Probable Career: Surfer bum

Cherished Memory: The Boys

Name: Hamish Brown

Claim to Fame:

HSV Astra

Favourite Saying: Off to the dentist

Theme Song:

Freaky - Juicy J

Proposed Career:

Laser Engineer - Space force

Probable Career:

Bagging at the feed mill

Cherished Memory: Study sessions in the garage

Name: James Burchell

Claim to Fame:

Ballet, fives, and apparently having lived through every historical event

Favourite Saying: Maybe...

Theme Song: Romeo and Juliet fantasy overtureTchaikovsky

Proposed Career:

Ballet dancer

Probable Career:

Over-familiar stranger in downtown

Wellington

Cherished Memory: The Bohemian Rhapsody incident

Name: Will Burdon

Claim to Fame:

Reading

Favourite Saying: She’ll be right

Theme Song: I love it Kanye West Ft. Lil Pump

Proposed Career: Olympic 100m sprint

Probable Career:

House Master

Cherished Memory: Courty

Name: Alex Byars

Claim to Fame:

Abundance of sarcasm

Favourite Saying: YeYeYeahYe

Theme Song: Push It To The Limit - Corbin Bleu

Proposed Career: CEO of Amazon

Probable Career:

Inheriting The Friday Shop

Cherished Memory: Chapel

Name: Terence Yau

Favourite Saying: Everything starts with a dream

Proposed Career: Accountant

Probable Career: Accountant

Cherished Memory: Year 10 Camp

Name: Ben Wishart

Claim to Fame: Unable to catch a ball

Favourite Saying: IB was a mistake

Theme Song: Down Under - Men At Work

Proposed Career: Medical Research

Probable Career: Pharmacist

Cherished Memory: Mr Marshall’s Year 11 physics class

Name: Rix Chung

Claim to Fame: The international student that all the white kids love

Favourite Saying: G’day

Theme Song: “Let me bleed’ by lil peep #riplilpeep

Proposed Career: Stand up comedian

Probable Career: Car dealer

Cherished Memory: Hangout with the boys at Prossy Park

Name: Isaac Cooper

Claim to Fame:

Having big biceps

Favourite Saying: Hi team

Theme Song: The bicep song

Proposed Career: Sumo Wrestler

Probable Career: A Bicep

Cherished Memory: Padraig

Name: Angus Cotton

Claim to Fame:

Citizenship award in Year 7

Favourite Saying: Playing cricket this weekend?

Theme Song:

You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth - Meat Loaf

Proposed Career: Businessman

Probable Career:

Freezing Worker

Cherished Memory: Hockey Tours

Name: Jack Craig-Pearson

Claim to Fame:

Knowing entirely too much about internet culture

Favourite Saying: “It costs literally nothing for us to be decent to each-other”

Theme Song: ‘Under Pressure’ by Queen and David Bowie

Proposed Career: Novelist

Probable Career: Journalist and part-time

novelist

Cherished Memory: That one time at Year 10 camp when we climbed up that ludicrously steep hill (Love me some vistas)

Name: Thomas Cross

Claim to Fame:

Being Mr Wang’s prodigy

Favourite Saying: You don’t have to look Maori to be Maori.

Theme Song: Poi E

Name: Charlie Davies

Claim to Fame:

Making Ladbrokes go broke

Favourite Saying: “Sleep when you’re dead”

Theme Song: Father and SonCat Stevens

Proposed Career: Horse Trainer

Probable Career:

Picking up horse

manure at a horse stud farm

Cherished Memory: Footy wins

Name: Boen Deng

Claim to Fame:

Sandwiches larger than my face

Favourite Saying: Ai ya!

Theme Song: What’s Up? - 4 Non Blondes

Proposed Career:

Researcher

Probable Career: Squiddies employee

Cherished Memory:

Making films in German and CAD

Name: Fynn Duncan

Claim to Fame: hobbit 2

Favourite Saying: pinna

Theme Song: Highwayman

Proposed Career: Builder

Probable Career: Farmer

Cherished Memory: Prossy Park

Name: Tom Elliott

Claim to Fame: Year 9 Science

Favourite Saying: Would you?

Theme Song: I’m Leanin’ - Meek Mill ft Travis Scott

Proposed Career: Accountant

Probable Career:

Forestry Worker

Cherished Memory: Year 10 camp

Proposed Career: The next Curren Caples

Probable Career: Sparky

Cherished Memory: The canteen

Name: Lachlan Ellis

Claim to Fame:

Taekwon-Do kid, most M+s in the school

Favourite Saying:

I’ll just do it tomorrow

Theme Song:

Superman - Eminem

Proposed Career: Lawyer

Probable Career: Accountant

Cherished Memory: 2018 Student Council

Name: Sam Engelbrecht

Claim to Fame:

Search and Rescue, Bucklands Crossing

Favourite Saying: “I don’t believe in magic. I believe in hard work.” - Richie McCaw

Theme Song:

Self Control - Frank Ocean

Proposed Career:

Patrick Larivee’s Personal Trainer

Probable Career:

Angus McKenzie’s Personal Trainer

Cherished Memory: Vietnam, Rec Dorm Year 10

Name: Matthew Fokkens

Claim to Fame: Matt Spazz

Favourite Saying:

It’s better to be hated than to be loved

Theme Song:

I’m Too Sexy - Right Said Fred

Proposed Career: Stock Broker

Probable Career: Fraudster

Cherished Memory: Hiding from house meetings

Name: Angus Frew

Claim to Fame:

Battling from Thirds to Firsts

Favourite Saying:

“My multi is so safe”

Theme Song:

Piano Man - Billy Joel

Proposed Career:

The next Steven Kitshoff

Probable Career:

Owner of the Speights Ale House

Cherished Memory: Vietnam Antics 2018, Aussie Cricket Trips.

Name: Tatsuya Fujii

Claim to Fame:

Rugby

Favourite Saying:

Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose.

Theme Song:

Billionaire by Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars

Proposed Career:

Japanese international rugby player

Probable Career:

Sushi Chef

Cherished Memory: First XV final, Bucklands Crossing, Long Beach

Name: Oliver Geddes

Claim to Fame:

Pulling out a chip kick when it was least expected

Favourite Saying: “Should we call it a day there?”

Theme Song:

Playing With The Boys - Kenny Loggins

Proposed Career:

Commerce Battler

Probable Career:

Year 14

Cherished Memory: Back to back Wolfie on a Friday afternoon

Name: Bailey Godkin

Claim to Fame:

Biking ‘Everest in a day’ with Ben Mitchell

Favourite Saying: Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.

Theme Song:

Advance Australia Fair

Proposed Career: Tourist

Probable Career:

Personal Trainer

Cherished Memory: Year 12 Drama

Name: Andrew Goh

Claim to Fame:

Secret hardcore gamer

Favourite Saying: That’s so unfair

Theme Song:

Juveniles - Fantasy

Proposed Career:

Physiotherapist

Probable Career:

Airport security guard

Cherished Memory: German exchange

Name: Max Gomez

Claim to Fame:

Corban

Favourite Saying: Matters

Theme Song: If I Ain’t Got You - Alicia Keys

Proposed Career:

Forestry Engineer

Probable Career: Big Tones

Cherished Memory: Gooooo Goomes on the glow up

Name: Jack Grey

Claim to Fame:

Being known as one of two names, Jack or Steven

Favourite Saying: bahahahahahaha

Theme Song:

Naughty Girl - Mr G

Proposed Career:

Financial Analyst

Probable Career:

Rice Ball connoisseur at Café Tokyo

Cherished Memory: World Challenge Trip to Nepal

Name: Charlie Gruppelaar

Claim to Fame:

Formal

Favourite Saying: Yeamate

Theme Song:

Cheeki Breeki Revolt - Gopnik McBlyat

Proposed Career:

Product Designer

Probable Career: Bryn Jones

Cherished Memory: First XI Final vs Kings, Geo Camp

Name: Nick Guilford

Claim to Fame:

Painting

Favourite Saying: I would.

Theme Song: Moskau - Dschinghis Khan

Proposed Career:

Writer / Painter

Probable Career:

Free Stuff Whangarei Admin

Cherished Memory: Being chased by a homeless man across the rooftops of downtown Hamilton

Name: Benjamin Hall

Claim to Fame: Plagiarism

Favourite Saying: Yes I know I’m dumb

Theme Song: Fix You - Coldplay

Proposed Career:

YouTube millionaire

Probable Career:

Co-owner of Nanking Palace Restaurant

Cherished Memory:

Banter with Pete, Rail trail, Year 9 COD sesh

Name: Fergus Hope

Claim to Fame:

Always being fashionably late to English

Favourite Saying: Sorry I’m late Miss

Theme Song: This Is How We Roll

Proposed Career:

Tradey

Probable Career: Farmer

Cherished Memory: Playing First footy with the lads

Name: Andrew Hughes

Claim to Fame: Hairiest Student 2012-2018

Favourite Saying: “I’ve got a meeting”

Theme Song: Godspeed - Frank Ocean

Proposed Career: 2019 ‘School Stand’ announcer

Probable Career:

Tax evasion artist in Japan

Cherished Memory: Athletics trips with Tussock/Lunch with Jack Grey

Name: Michael Jang

Claim to Fame: I burned the clutch the first day I bought my car.

Favourite Saying: Make America great again

Theme Song: Pumped up Kicks

Proposed Career: Commercial Pilot

Probable Career: Commercial Pilot

Cherished Memory: 2017 summer holiday when I travelled to 6 cities (Auckland-Sydney-Singapore-Bangkok-Hong Kong-Macau) by myself on my way back home to Korea

Name: Toby Jarvie

Claim to Fame:

Doing two years of IB Spanish and still only being able to say “una cerveza por favor”

Favourite Saying:

En la foto hay muchas personas

Theme Song:

Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - The First Edition

Proposed Career:

Corruptible, Yet Fair Judge

Probable Career:

Josh Stoddard’s Chauffeur/PA

Cherished Memory: Freakonomics with Mr McCall

Name: Mingyu Jeong

Claim to Fame:

Never sleeping at the school assembly.

Favourite Saying: The 7 or nothing.

Theme Song: “Gucci Gang” - Lil Pump

Proposed Career: The leader of unified Korea

Probable Career:

Supreme leader of North Korea

Cherished Memory:

Learning how to ride a bike in Year 9

Name: Jak Jessop

Claim to Fame:

The Wizard

Theme Song:

10,000 Degrees - $uicideBoy$

Proposed Career: Car Collecter

Probable Career:

Climbing Coconut trees for dad

Cherished Memory: Whare Flats

Name: Cam Johnstone

Claim to Fame:

Breaking my arm on Year 7 camp

Favourite Saying: What?

Theme Song:

Lil Wayne - Amili

Proposed Career:

Surveyor

Probable Career:

ODT Nightshift worker

Cherished Memory:

Football First XI final vs Kings

Name: Lachlan Kenneally

Claim to Fame:

Studying

Favourite Saying: Good one

Theme Song: Mr Brightside

Proposed Career: Botanist

Probable Career: Fulton Hogan

Cherished Memory: Math with Mr Murdoch

Name: Joseph Kim

Claim to Fame:

Going to John McGlashan

Favourite Saying: No pain, no gain

Theme Song: FUEGO

Proposed Career:

Computer programmer

Probable Career: Computer programmer

Cherished Memory: Our futsal team came the first in the competition

Name: Patrick Larrivee

Claim to Fame:

Pest wars victor

Favourite Saying: “You need help”

Theme Song: Mo Bamba - Sheck Wes

Proposed Career: Hygienist

Probable Career: Hostel Cleaner

Cherished Memory: Pest wars

Name: Alex Leckie-Zaharic

Claim to Fame: Scrabble

Favourite Saying:

Diamonds are created under pressure

Theme Song:

Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor

Proposed Career: Lawyer

Probable Career:

Newspaper Critic

Cherished Memory: Glacier Swim at Year 10 Camp

Name: Hyunsok Lee

Claim to Fame:

Swear at clouds on Year 9 rail trail camp

Favourite Saying: I don’t know

Theme Song:

Dschinghis Khan - Moskau

Proposed Career:

Professor of Law

Probable Career: First Supreme Leader of the Unified Korea

Cherished Memory:

Planning PC build with friends, history with the bois

Name: Jayvan Liu

Claim to Fame:

Owning squiddies

Favourite Saying: Uhh

Theme Song: You spin me round (like a record)

Proposed Career:

Surgeon

Probable Career:

Cleaner

Cherished Memory:

Cleaning dishes at the lake at Year 10 camp

Name: George Lowery

Claim to Fame:

Leaving work till the last minute and sometimes finishing.

Favourite Saying: I’ll come back tomorrow and it will be finished sir.

Theme Song: Life is a Highway - Rascal Flatts

Proposed Career:

Real Estate agent

Probable Career:

Housemaster

Cherished Memory: Sinking the canoe polo pontoons at the Ross Creek reservoir.

Name: Ben Macdonald

Claim to Fame:

Hilux

Favourite Saying: Just Get The Job Done

Theme Song: Highway Man

Proposed Career: Station Owner

Probable Career: John Mcglashan Groundsman

Cherished Memory: Hostel life

Riverstone

Name: Padraig MacKenzie

Claim to Fame:

P-DIDDY COD LEGEND

Favourite Saying: sorry......

Theme Song: Earl Sweatshirt, Hive

Proposed Career: Surveyor

Probable Career: Mower

Cherished Memory: Probably one of the camps

Name: Ben McBreen

Claim to Fame:

Fell in a Septic tank

Favourite Saying: yeah nah nah nah nah

Theme Song: Full Bred ape

Proposed Career:

Surveyor

Probable Career: Rotary Park Ranger

Cherished Memory: Yr 9 COD

Name: Liam McHenry

Claim to Fame:

Timestamp

Favourite Saying: 20 bucks is 20 bucks

Theme Song: Dat $tick - Rich Brian

Proposed Career: Sports Psychologist

Probable Career: The next Stew

Cherished Memory: Being the most supported player at the Football Firsts final (I was on the bench)

Name: Campbell McKenzie

Claim to Fame: Patearoa

Favourite Saying: Whats this?

Theme Song:

Dance Wiv Me- Dizzee Rascal

Proposed Career: International Businessman

Probable Career:

2nd Hand Car salesman

Cherished Memory: Nepal

Name: Angus McKenzie

Claim to Fame:

Having the second best nickname in Year 13

Favourite Saying: Nah, you’re the biggest pest in the hostel

Theme Song:

Meet Mr.NICEGUY $uicideboy$

Proposed Career: Farmer

Probable Career:

Movie Actor

Cherished Memory: Playing Rugby with the boys at the factory

Name: Jack McLaughlan

Claim to Fame:

Making Mr Wolf’s “Wall of Honour”

Favourite Saying: “Don’t worry, I’ve got it sorted”

Theme Song:

Don’t Forget Your Roots - Six60

Proposed Career: Vet

Probable Career: Rower

Cherished Memory:

Maadi Cup 2018, Australian Rugby Tour 2017 and Under 14 Rugby 2015

Name: James Millar

Claim to Fame:

Having a Mullet

Favourite Saying: Oh Yeah Suppose Theme Song: Sun Daze - Florida Georgia Line

Proposed Career:

Builder

Probable Career:

Machinery operator

Cherished Memory: Building my bar leaner in Tech

Name: Ben Mitchell

Claim to Fame:

Climbing Mt Everest without going to Nepal

Favourite Saying: Knapp daneben ist auch vorbei

Theme Song:

That’s the Way- Evermore

Proposed Career: Artist

Probable Career: Failing artist

Cherished Memory: Mr Jones’ art class

Name: Cameron Moran

Claim to Fame:

Having a laptop so old, I got my own wi-fi network.

Favourite Saying:

Early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

Theme Song:

Peaceful Easy Feeling - The Eagles

Proposed Career: Chemist

Probable Career: Swimming coach

Cherished Memory: Year 13 chemistry practicals

Name: Oliver Mouat

Claim to Fame:

Having a flat floor and a clean bed

Favourite Saying: “Do it, then it’s done” - Guy Ferguson 2015

Theme Song: Hit Em Up - 2Pac

Proposed Career: Unemployed

Probable Career: Unemployed

Cherished Memory: Pushing Guy Ferguson’s car to start it

Name: Jake Willsman

Claim to Fame: Youtuber

Favourite Saying: Win some, lose most Theme Song: The Office

Proposed Career: Sparkie

Probable Career: House Wife

Cherished Memory: Mt Cook Geo Camp

Name: Jack Pacey

Claim to Fame:

Having my whole family at the same school

Favourite Saying: Howdy folks

Theme Song: Roadrunner - Modern Lovers

Proposed Career: Indiana Jones

Probable Career: Teacher

Cherished Memory: Vietnam trip

Name: Evan Pan

Claim to Fame:

Finished my art in a day and got Achieved

Favourite Saying: What up yo

Theme Song:

Proposed Career:

Computer engineer

Probable Career:

Computer engineer

Cherished Memory: International ski trip

Name: Will Paterson

Claim to Fame:

Being the only one to not get a prize in Year 7 or 8

Favourite Saying: See you in the commy’

Theme Song:

Hotel Room Service - Pitbull

Proposed Career:

Returning as the chair of the Board of Trustees

Probable Career:

Highcliff Road maintenance worker

Cherished Memory: Nepal trip antics, Vietnam trip, Year 10

Name: Anson Peng

Claim to Fame:

Having noodles every morning tea

Favourite Saying: No failure except giving up

Theme Song:

Uchiage Hanabi English cover

Proposed Career: Retire while 65 years old

Probable Career: Psychiatrist

Cherished Memory: Ski trip in 2017 and 2018

Name: Max Roche

Claim to Fame:

Absence slips

Favourite Saying: “Rankly is”

Theme Song: No Quarter - Led Zeppelin

Proposed Career:

Primary School Teacher

Probable Career: Begging for money

Cherished Memory: Ski Camp

Name: Hugh Ross

Claim to Fame:

Being a dinosaur expert

Favourite Saying: Crikey!

Theme Song: Indestructible by Disturbed

Proposed Career: Zookeeper

Probable Career:

Zookeeper at Jurassic Park

Cherished Memory: Playing sport in the JMC gym

Name: Harry Russell

Claim to Fame:

Arguably the best driver in the senior school

Favourite Saying: Run Boys Run

Theme Song: The Beast In Me - Johnny Cash

Proposed Career: Engineer

Probable Career: Convict

Cherished Memory: Vietnam - enough said.

Name: Kevin Sachdev

Claim to Fame:

Being the first cross country reversed twice in a row

Favourite Saying: His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy. There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti

Theme Song: Don’t Look Back In Anger - Oasis

Proposed Career: Marketing Officer

Probable Career: McDonald Nugget Fryer

Cherished Memory: Sleep over with Elias and Michael

Name: Isaac Scott

Claim to Fame:

Instagram 10k followers @isaacanthonyscott

Favourite Saying: Silvi!!!!!

Theme Song: Pumped up kicks, Foster the people

Proposed Career: Pilot

Probable Career:

Valley Actor

Cherished Memory: Year 13 Columba history trip

Name: Tom Shallard

Claim to Fame:

Owning A Time Machine (Supercharged Commodore VX)

Favourite Saying:

Monday - Five days to the weekend.

Theme Song:

Highwayman - The Highwaymen

Proposed Career:

Crowd Pleaser & Gutter Comedian

Probable Career:

TAB Odds Fixer

Cherished Memory:

Hostel Pest Wars and Vietnam & Cambodia Trip

Name: Jamie Shand

Claim to Fame:

Best impersonator

Favourite Saying: Oi oi

Theme Song:

Anywhere I roam - Metallica

Proposed Career:

Architect

Probable Career:

Graphic designer

Cherished Memory:

Vietnam trip

Name: Daniel Shen

Claim to Fame:

An international student with a scholar’s tie

Favourite Saying: Genius is one per cent inspiration, 99 per cent perspiration.

Theme Song:

Senbon Sakura

Proposed Career:

President

Probable Career:

Engineer

Cherished Memory: Ski trip

Name: Matthew Silvey

Claim to Fame: Ken, never skipping arms day, being an all round battler

Favourite Saying:

*Disgruntled voice* Ben Haaaaaall

Theme Song: The Fighter - Gym Class Heroes

Proposed Career: Something in science, I don’t know

Probable Career:

Personal Trainer

Cherished Memory: 10MB baby

Name: Harry Smith

Claim to Fame:

Ice Age

Favourite Saying:

There is one road to your lungs, so you may as well tar-seal it!

Theme Song:

The roof is on fire (Bloodhound Gang)

Proposed Career:

Number 2 man for the Act New Zealand, political party

Probable Career: Number 1 man for the Act New Zealand, political party

Cherished Memory: Pest Wars

Name: Josh Stackhouse

Claim to Fame:

Managing to get 2 credits all year

Favourite Saying: Pinner

Theme Song: Highway to hell - ACDC

Proposed Career:

Entrepreneur/Start my own brewery

Probable Career: Guy that gives you the nod to go down the slide at the pool

Cherished Memory: Footy

Name: Josh Stoddard

Claim to Fame: Derrick Rose

Favourite Saying: Matters

Theme Song: Nonstop - Drake

Proposed Career: CEO of Wolfie’s Couriers

Probable Career:

Co-owner of Nanking Palace Restaurant

Cherished Memory: Classes with Pete McCall and Mr Murdoch, Rail Trail, Basketball Tournaments, A*

Name: Michael Sun

Claim to Fame:

The fractured weeb

Favourite Saying: A doctor cannot cure himself

Theme Song: Raimei

Proposed Career: Csgo streamer

Probable Career: Pharmacist

Cherished Memory: All the time with comrades

Name: Ben Teviotdale

Claim to Fame:

The first (and probably last) McGlashan

Russian student

Favourite Saying:

“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive” -Elbert Hubbard

Theme Song: Lose Yourself - Eminem

Proposed Career: Lawyer or Diplomat

Probable Career: On WIN

Cherished Memory: Vietnam and Cambodia history trip

Name: Ben Timmings

Claim to Fame:

Went to Spain

Favourite Saying: Parks and Recreation, Season 4, Episode 16, 19:46

Theme Song:

Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way (Including the Brooklyn-99 version)

Proposed Career: P.E teacher who competitively plays multi-sport

Probable Career: Sports team Physio, Chiropractor, Osteopath

Cherished Memory: Ruining the brandnew science labs on open night

Name: Jaiden Tucker

Claim to Fame:

Ruining the new science labs on open night

Favourite Saying: Due tomorrow, do tomorrow

Theme Song: Freedom Isn’t Free - Team America: World Police

Proposed Career: Helen Clark

Probable Career: Simon Bridges

Cherished Memory: Pumpball on Year 7 Camp

Name: Josef Van Plateringen

Claim to Fame:

Being Will van Plats little brother

Favourite Saying: My ego is 12 x my body size

Theme Song: Teen Age Riot - Sonic Youth

Proposed Career: Rockstar

Probable Career:

Working at Smith Sport shoes

Name: Aj Visagie

Claim to Fame:

Giving everything a go, regardless if I look like an idiot doing it.

Favourite Saying: Yes, lets!

Theme Song:

Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond

Proposed Career: Doctor

Probable Career: Choir Conductor

Cherished Memory: Conducting the whole school to Sweet Caroline.

Name: En Watanabe

Claim to Fame:

Football player

Favourite Saying: Allgood

Theme Song: Africa

Proposed Career: Football player

Probable Career: Physiotherapist

Cherished Memory: Year 10 camp

Name: Paddy Wennekes

Claim to Fame: Related to Arjen Robben

Favourite Saying: When’s it due ?

Theme Song:

Introducing Me - Camp Rock

Proposed Career:

Web Designer

Probable Career: Mr Gray

Cherished Memory: 2018 Football Tournament

Name: Rowan Whyte

Claim to Fame: Being Jewish

Favourite Saying: Pinna

Theme Song: The Chats - Smoko

Proposed Career: Electrician

Probable Career: Kashie’s

Cherished Memory: Golf Course

Name: Tyler Wilden

Claim to Fame:

Winning the house cup 2018

Favourite Saying: “Good morning” regardless of the time of day

Theme Song: Mamma Mia

Proposed Career: Teacher

Probable Career: Photographer

Cherished Memory: Building a dam on Year 10 camp with Don

Name: Worachai Worathongchai

Claim to Fame:

Having the most difficult name in Year 13

Favourite Saying: Well...

Theme Song: Nothing but the best - Frank Sinatra

Proposed Career: Accountant

Probable Career: Accountant

Cherished Memory: Year 10 camp

Alex Byars - Level 3

Ben McBreen - Level 3 Photography

Charlie Davies - Level 3

Scott Perkins - Level 1 Art

Junior Art