SPOSA President

LLEWELLYN JONES | Sposa President and Old Scholar (1983)

What was the most important thing for you about your time at school?

St Peters Old Scholars usually rank Ironbark highly as an iconic experience in their school life. And when asked, almost unanimously cite Ironbark as their favourite time. It's hard to beat! What is there not to like about full immersion independent living with school friends in an outdoor adventure setting?

We are very fortunate to have Ironbark. No doubt. But there is so much more to be grateful for in our St Peters upbringing. I’m sure you will be able to reflect, as I do, on friendships and kindnesses, triumphs and celebrations that happened at places on campus and away on tours.

One of those places on campus that will now live on in memories is Luther House. That old WWII vintage timber building in the middle of the school heart. Downstairs, the seat of power—the Headmaster’s office. (Were you ever told to wait outside THAT office?). Upstairs, a hall put to many uses—who remembers having dances there at a homespun discotheque and the daggy movie nights for the boarders on weekends? Nothing above an 'M' rating, but nevertheless exciting coeducational times for a young adolescent!

Luther House is now no more. The valuable central real estate is being re-imagined with the construction of a cutting edge and purpose-built Centre for Learning and Innovation. It is bound to become a vibrant hub for the next generations of students and a place where new memories will be made. SPOSA will be there. We are supporting the building project in our own small way with the funding of a SPOSA Café that will help current Senior students make the best of their time at school and remind each of them that they are already a 'Saint for Life'. It is a token of our gratitude to the school that helped us on our way, and a cup of kindness from Old Scholars to those following in our footsteps. Because we continue to be part of the St Peters diaspora wherever we are, whatever we are doing and no matter how old or how young we are. We are all of us together—Saints for Life.

Best wishes to you all.