Focus August 2010 - The Friends' School

Inside Stories: 

August 2010 Issue 78 

Year 6 students experience Canberra 

A Student 

Publication 

International 

Exchange Trips: 

Pages 4 & 5 

by Madelaine Comfort 

This year’s annual 

Canberra trip had an early 

start with staff and students 

departing from Hobart 

airport at 6 o’clock. 

After flying to Melbourne 

students piled onto the coach 

and drove to Sovereign Hill 

in Ballarat where they spent 

the day panning for gold and 

reliving the olden days. 

After spending the 

night at Sovereign Hill, 

the 73 students, three Year 

6 teachers, Jenny Wood, 

Debbie Taylor and Steve 

Bentley, as well as Alison 

Gibson and Julian Robertson 

drove to Canberra. 

Over the four days, the 

students visited Parliament 

House, the Australian War 

Memorial and the Australian 

National Botanic Gardens. 

QSA Week: Page 6 

School Music: 

Page 8 

Ryan Boyes and Nathan Lunson being disciplined at Sovereign 

Hill. 

Photo supplied by Denise Wadsley 

Ray Green Speaking Competition 

by Adam Choraziak 

“A Test of Character” 

was this year’s topic for the 

annual Ray Green Speaking 

Competition, held in the 

Cadbury Library at Clemes 

in May. 

The Competition was 

organised by teachers 

Sarah Walker and Peter 

Jones, and saw a number 

of young orators from both 

Year 11 and 12 testing their 

speaking skills. 

The eight participants, 

Caitlin Dawson, Charles 

Archer, Charlotte Stubbs, 

Nicholas Tanner, Daniel 

Haley, Laura Turner, Angus 

Owen and Maddy Foote, all 

spoke with great confidence 

and their speeches reflected 

their preparation. 

It was a close contest 

that delivered some 

inspirational speeches. 

The theme was 

interpreted in a number of 

different ways, covering 

The Year 6 students, accompanied by their teachers, gathered outside the main entrance to 

Parliament House. 

Photo supplied by Denise Wadsley 

They also had an 

exciting time at Questacon, 

discovering the wonders 

of science in new and 

exciting ways. 

Visiting the National 

Portrait Gallery and the 

National Gallery provided 

the students with great 

opportunities to see the 

artworks of significant and 

emerging artists. 

They also visited the 

SIEVX Memorial, erected in 

recognition of the Suspected 

Illegal Entry Vessel Ten, 

that was turned away from 

Australian waters and sunk. 

After a busy five days, 

students returned to Hobart 

by plane. 

It was a great trip that 

will be remembered by all 

who participated in it. 

Seven of the enthusiastic orators in the Cadbury Library: Laura Turner, Caitlin Dawson, Maddy 

Foote, Charles Archer, Charlotte Stubbs, Angus Owen and Dan Haley. Absent: Nick Tanner. 

Photo by Madelaine Comfort 

Outdoor Ed 

Expedition: 

Page 18 

Ray Green Speaking Competition winner Laura Turner flanked by 

the adjudicators, Peter Cochrane, Lisa Singh and Tom Baxter. 

Photo by Madelaine Comfort 

the Australian character, 

personal challenges, 

the Stolen Generation, 

poverty, celebrities, 

politics, and solutions for 

climate change. 

Some of the speakers 

used props and the lecturn 

to great effect, some even 

moved it completely out of 

the way and spoke directly 

to the audience. 

The competition was 

judged by writer Peter 

Cochrane, Candidate for 

the Senate Lisa Singh, and 

University of Tasmania 

Lecturer and Old Scholar, 

Tom Baxter. 

After half an hour of 

difficult judging a final 

decision was reached, with 

first prize going to Laura 

Turner for her speech 

which used driving as 

a metaphor. 

The judges described 

it as a witty and resolved 

speech that was delivered in 

an engaging manner. 

The audience of proud 

parents and family members, 

teachers, fellow students 

and performers were then 

invited to partake in a supper 

to conclude a great night. 

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August 2010 

Contents 

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Service 6 

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Friends’ Connections 11 - 14 

Outdoor Education 18 

Sport 19 – 24 

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by Heather Rowledge 

news 

Year 10s speak out 

The annual Mary 

Stanfield Speaking 

Competition, for Year 10 

students, was held in the 

Meeting House on Monday 

5 July. 

The six finalists 

presented interesting 

speeches ranging from the 

deeply serious, through to 

the challenging, inventive, 

entertaining and the 

completely quirky. 

Mark Nicholson once 

again was put in the difficult 

position of judging the six 

participants and declaring 

a winner. 

As always it was a 

hard decision. 

Andrew Dunn-Lobban 

spoke passionately 

and persuasively about 

Afghanistan, while Ruby 

Focus 

Blakeway reminded us of 

the thousands of women the 

world has forgotten. 

Preparing us for disaster, 

Grace Miller gave us 

guidance on how to survive 

on a life raft. 

Jethro Cohen pleaded 

for balance in the way we 

approach language and 

racism – will the world of 

the future have to ban the 

word ‘black’? 

Emcee Oliver Ladlow with speakers David Nitneth, Georgia Bentley, Jethro Cohen, Grace Miller, 

Ruby Blakeway and Andrew Dunn-Lobban. 

Photo by Heather Rowledge 

Winning Mary Stanfield speech 

by Georgia Bentley 

Some people… um… say…. Some people say that… 

uh… confidence is king. Um… but sometimes… uh… 

well….. 

I know what you’re thinking. Oh God… why, WHY, 

WHY did she enter this competition when she can’t 

SPEAK?? Well, some people say that ‘Confidence is 

King’. As someone who enjoys public speaking, I can 

attest to the fact that confidence is indeed one of the most 

important aspects of presenting a speech, closely followed 

by coherency and consciousness. 

Confidence is a great asset in all parts of life. Take 

my speech for example. Confidence let me enter this 

competition. Confidence let me stand up and speak in 

front of all of you. Confidence let me do this [rips up palm 

cards] 

However, confident as I am, I do still enjoy the security 

of palm cards. [pulls out an extra set of palm cards] 

But there is certainly a limit to how much confidence 

you can put into speaking without it being scary. For 

instance… 

A DOSE OF OVERCONFIDENCE CAN CAUSE ME 

TO SPEAK IN AN UNCOMFORTABLY LOUD VOICE!!! 

(Whereas a lack of confidence means you can barely 

hear me at all.) 

Think of every actor you know. Do they shuffle their 

feet and look down at the floor, muttering and mumbling? 

No, they don’t, do they? They are confident in their 

abilities, confident that they can play the part! If they didn’t 

have confidence, they wouldn’t be on the screen, would 

they? 

Confidence has strange effects on us people. Many 

people test the effects of confidence on the human mind. 

People given positive encouragement perform better than 

those given negative encouragement. Females are naturally 

attracted to confident males, which comes from an ancestral 

biological impulse to find a partner who is able to provide 

and protect herself and her future offspring. 

I’m sure you know someone who’s not so confident, 

don’t you? A lack of confidence is characterised by fear of 

criticism, feelings of inferiority, lack of assertiveness and 

perfectionism. So, if you’re not afraid of what other people 

think of you, if you don’t think everyone else is better than 

you, if you’re not afraid to be the boss, and you can deal 

Georgia Bentley spoke 

about confidence while 

giving us an impressive 

example of just how well 

it can be expressed and 

David Nitneth warned 

us, graphically, about the 

dangers and foolishness of 

smoking cigarettes. 

The competition was 

ably compered by Oliver 

Ladlow, who invited our 

judge to declare the winner. 

Mark chose Georgia ‘by 

a whisker’ and praised the 

standard of preparation and 

presentation shown by all 

the speakers. 

Mary L Stanfield, who 

taught on The Friends’ 

School staff from 1927 to 

1963, would have been proud 

of those who participated 

in the competition named 

after her. 

For many years she 

organised the Annual 

Lecturette Competitions 

and, in 1956, donated the 

Honour Board that records 

the names of the winners. 

Georgia’s name will now 

be added to that board. 

with a lack of perfection: THAT’S confidence. Confidence 

brings decisiveness, assertiveness, independence, 

unpredictability, higher standards, humour, wealth and 

power. 

So confidence is good, right? Well… not always. 

Something called the “Overconfidence Effect” is where 

someone’s confidence in their abilities is a whole lot 

bigger than their actual abilities. This is also known as 

presumptuousness, four s’s, two p’s and a t. 

Overconfidence causes people to fail exams, puts 

relationships in the toilet and causes people to injure or 

kill themselves. Here’s a tip: if you suddenly think you can 

jump off a cliff and fly… don’t. Just don’t. 

Going back to confidence, rather than lack of it. There 

are a lot of ways to show confidence. You can show it 

with the way you move… [throws arms around] Or where 

you stand… [gets up on a chair] Or IN THE WAY YOU 

SPEAK. Even… [puts on a hat] …what you wear. 

Every controversial person in history had the confidence 

to be convincing enough so that they didn’t get lynched for 

suggesting such wild, crazy, and sometimes horrible things. 

We’re talking Hitler, Kennedy, Hussein and remember 

that very convincing, and at the time quite controversial, 

Jesus Christ? Ah, and our bespectacled, mandarin-spouting 

beloved ex-Prime Minister. Ever wondered how he became 

PM? Sure, it may have had something to do with the fact 

that the country was sick of Howard, but it was certainly 

nothing to do with his looks. Sorry Kevin. No, his weapon 

of choice was confidence. 

Confidence is such a brilliant, brilliant thing. I can 

stand in front of you and declare that the most beautiful 

thing is the moonlight on still water and because I believe 

it, because I’m confident, there’s a part of you that believes 

me. People believe in belief; it’s natural. Confidence 

attracts human beings. 

Confidence is an attack. Confidence is a defence. 

Every bold move, every important decision can be 

traced back to confidence. Confidence allows us to get 

past our doubts and take action. Confidence brought 

the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Confidence sent 

Columbus, Cook and Cousteau exploring. Confidence 

sent man to the moon, and we never really stop to think 

how amazingly incredible that is! I tell you, ladies and 

gentlemen, boys and girls, our good old Elizabeth may 

be queen but CONFIDENCE IS KING!

Elizabeth Bowler, Alexander Bowler and Isobel Jones with their 

hard-earned trophies. 

Photo supplied by Isobel Jones 

Zainal McEwan performing in Metamorphoses. 

Focus news August 2010 3 

Robo Cup International 

by Isobel Jones 

We set out to do our best 

– we didn’t realise that our 

best would beat the world! 

All of our hard work paid 

off when our team won three 

world championship titles 

in the 2010 International 

RoboCup in Singapore 

this year. 

Friends’ students 

Elizabeth Bowler, Alex 

Bowler and I teamed up 

with six other students from 

Ogilve High School and 

Sacred Heart College, joined 

4,000 other participants from 

over 40 different countries to 

compete in various divisions 

at the cup. 

Clemes theatre performances 2010 

by Aleisha Ring 

There have been 

many wonderful theatre 

performances by High 

School and Clemes classes 

over the years and they 

form a major part of the 

School’s curriculum. 

The level of performance 

at Friends’ has always been 

extremely high, however 

it is always amazing to 

see how much the actors 

and actresses improve 

throughout the course of 

their studies. 

Starting with an after 

school program at Ogilvie 

High School, we spent 

over six months designing, 

building, programming and 

costuming seven robots. 

Our performance was 

based around a Bob the 

Builder remix of the song 

‘Dizzy’ by Tommy Roe. 

The focus of our act was 

our two writing robots – 

Muck and Dizzy and Bob’s 

Crane and Cement Mixer. 

They each wrote three 

letters in the word Dizzy. 

Writing robots were an 

element of our act that none 

of the other teams had. 

We also had a Bob the 

Builder robot that made his 

The Year 11 Drama class 

and the Theatre Performance 

class, which includes Year 

12 TCE and Year 11 IB 

students, have created a 

wonderful adaptation of 

two plays: Metamorphoses 

performed in April and Dear 

Octopus performed in June 

and July. 

Metamorphoses, by 

American playwright, Mary 

Zimmerman, is adapted 

from the classic Ovid 

poem, Metamorphoses. 

This particular play is 

magic realist in style and, 

way up a whirlpool to pop a 

balloon at the top. 

Our other robots played 

the parts of Pilchard the cat, 

two dancing toolboxes and a 

flashing background. 

The robots were made 

from Lego Mindstorms 

NXT and had to be preprogrammed 

to dance. 

We also used ultrasonic, 

rotation, light, sound, touch 

and compass sensors as well 

as bluetooth connectors 

during our performance. 

With each of the robots 

we faced many problems, 

the biggest being that it is 

hard to get them to do the 

same thing repeatedly. 

So the judges could see 

our writing robots, our team 

decided to make the robots 

write on raised perspex. 

We found that robots are 

even more unreliable when 

performing on tilted perspex. 

In the weeks leading up 

to the World Championship 

we were very excited. 

While we were counting 

down the days to RoboCup, 

everyone else was counting 

down the days to the Soccer 

World Cup. 

It was no coincidence that 

they were on at the same time. 

The ultimate goal of 

RoboCup is to have fully 

autonomous humanoid 

robots that can play and 

win against the Champion 

Soccer Team by 2050. 

This goal is far from 

being achieved at the 

moment as the best robots in 

Photo supplied by Tammy Giblin 

for people who don’t know 

what that means, it is where 

characters perceive the 

world through very mystical 

and spiritual eyes. 

The play includes a 

series of ten little tales put 

together into one story, 

where each is connected 

through different themes. 

Everyone in the class 

had to play at least three or 

four different characters, 

which was quite a challenge 

in some cases. 

Some of the characters 

were normal everyday 

the world can only run at a 

speed of 7 km/h. 

We competed in the 

RoboCup Junior dance 

section against 30 other 

international teams. 

Our dance was 

scored on staging, props, 

choreography, reliability of 

the robots and programming. 

As well as the 

performance, we also had 

an interview where we 

explained how our robots 

worked, worth 40% of 

our score. 

It was hot and busy in 

Singapore and our robots 

were damaged on the flight 

so we had to work hard to 

repair them. 

Our first performance 

did not go as well as we 

hoped when three of our 

robots did not work. 

We improved in our 

second performance, but one 

of our drawing robots was 

still not drawing straight lines. 

We were relieved when 

we made the finals, because it 

meant that we had one more 

chance for a perfect run. 

Josie and I spent nearly 

two hours lining up the 

balloon for Bob to pop. 

I have never seen our 

team so focused. 

Our team leader Mia, 

wiped down the perspex with 

just the right amount of water. 

If it was too clean then 

the robot would slide and 

not write the words properly, 

however it had to be clean 

enough so that the perspex 

people, and others 

were either gods or 

mystical creatures. 

The students learned a lot 

about each other’s strengths 

and weaknesses. 

They felt that their best 

performance was on the 

second night because they 

were much more relaxed 

and less nervous. 

They will perform a 

second play, significantly 

different in style, towards 

the end of the year. 

The Year 11 Drama class 

performed a wonderful 

adaptation of Dodie Smith’s 

play, Dear Octopus in July. 

The play is set in an 

old English town, where 

four generations meet 

when the entire family 

comes to celebrate Charles 

and Dora Randolph’s 

wedding anniversary. 

Dear Octopus touches 

on issues of love and loss, 

coming to terms with the 

changes that life holds in 

store for us and how family 

life impacts on individuals. 

One of the biggest 

challenges that the 

students encountered was 

did not add friction to the 

wheels of the writing robot. 

It was the greatest 

feeling when every part 

of our performance 

worked perfectly. 

The run was the best we 

had ever seen, even better 

than our rehearsals at home. 

We successfully popped 

the balloon and frightened 

members of the audience. It 

was a terrific feeling when 

we heard our name being 

Pushy and wheely robot. 

Photo supplied by Isobel Jones 

The Cast of Dear Octopus. Standing: Liam Fuller, Andreas 

McCarthy, India Ford, Hannah Just, John Devine, Bronwyn 

Gould. Seated: Samantha Phillips-Lee, Georgina Roberts, Rachel 

Commander, Daisy Spaulding, Charlotte Toates, Henry Sealy, and 

TJ Bryan. 

Photo by Esther Hogart 

incorporating age into the 

characterisation, as the 

characters ranged from seven 

to seventy seven years of age, 

yet all the actors were aged 

between 16 and 17. 

Drama teacher, Esther 

Hoggart, did a fantastic job 

of directing and casting 

roles for students. 

Some of the students 

discussed what it would have 

been like if it had been cast 

differently, but they all agreed 

called out at the presentation 

for winning. 

We were shocked. 

First out of everyone! 

We were even more 

shocked when we won the 

collegiality award and came 

third in SuperTeam. 

Thanks go to our 

mentors Susan Bowler and 

Ann Holloway. 

I hope you saw our new 

performance for State finals 

at UTAS in early August. 

that each actor did their 

character justice. 

It is incredible just how 

much actually goes into 

a show and the students 

undertook the designing and 

building of the set, managing 

the props and all set changes 

as well as acting. 

The commitment of 

everyone involved was 

fantastic and the initial 

Clemes performances this 

year were both outstanding.

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by Olivia Mulcahy 

TJ Bryan and I began 

our three-week exchange 

to France on Wednesday 

19 June. 

We were both excited 

about the opportunity that 

was presented to us, but 

nervous at the same time 

as we were unsure what 

to expect in the romantic 

country of France. 

We were hoping that 

the exchange families we 

were staying with for the 

three weeks would be nice 

and welcoming. 

After a 20 hour flight 

from Melbourne through to 

Singapore then on to Paris, 

TJ and I arrived at Charles 

de Gaulle Airport in Paris. 

We then had to find our 

way to a train, which was 

a bit confusing, and catch 

it out to Nancy, Lorraine, 

where we would be spending 

the next three weeks. 


A little bit of France arrives 

Nancy is a four hour 

drive, or a two hour train 

trip from Paris itself 

and the countryside is 

absolutely beautiful. 

On arriving in Lorraine, 

we were picked up by our 

host students and taken 

straight to the school. 

After the plane and train 

trip, we found this difficult 

as we just wanted to sleep. 

Once we got to school, 

we were introduced to some 

of the other students and 

had to remember the kiss on 

each cheek. 

It was hard to get used to 

for the first few days, but we 

soon fell into a routine. 

We then had our first 

class and both found it 

quite difficult, as we did 

not understand as much 

as we would have hoped 

because the teachers spoke 

very fast. 

After the first class we 

were able to go back to 

news 

one of our host family’s 

houses and rest so we were 

ready for an early start the 

following day. 

At school the next day 

we attended many English 

classes to talk to the students. 

Will Richman, a Year 10 

Friends’ student was also at 

the school on an exchange 

for six weeks and it was good 

to see someone from home. 

We had a lot of fun 

talking to the English classes 

about Tasmania, as many 

did not know much about 

the small island. 

I spent the entire three 

weeks with my host family 

celebrating birthdays, 

traveling to the French city 

of Metz, and spending a 

weekend in Paris. 

TJ stayed with two host 

families and tried many new 

things while also spending a 

weekend in Paris. 

We both loved Paris as it 

was a lot of fun and very busy. 

We saw L’Arc de 

Triomphe, Champs-Elysées, 

The Louvre, La Tour Eiffel, 

Sacre Coeur, Notre Dame, 

Montmartre and many other 

tourist spots. 

Paris was beautiful with 

the old buildings and I would 

love to go there again. 

Being in a country 

and speaking a different 

language for three weeks 

was a challenge, but 

we managed to have an 

amazing time and learnt a 

lot of new things. 

We learnt about the 

different culture and 

managed to talk about the 

differences between France 

and Tasmania. 

We learnt how to ask 

many different questions 

and how to say many new 

things in French. 

It was definitely an 

amazing experience, and we 

would love to travel there 

again. 


Olivia’s host sisters Amelie and Camille celebrating her exchange. 

A fountain in the centre of “Place de Vosges”. 

by Jessica Trezise 

The buildings in Paris, across the road from “Hotel de Ville”. 

Friends’ students hit Germany 

The long awaited German 

Exchange trip in the May 

holidays involved 14 excited 

Year 10 and 11 students 

accommpanied by Silvia 

Boden and Paul Goodluck. 

After more than 30 hours 

of traveling, with stopovers 

in Melbourne, Singapore, 

and France, we finally 

arrived at the train station in 

Uelzen and went home with 

our host families. 

Attending Lessing 

Gymnasium, the school in 

Germany, was very different 

to Australia. 

The relationship between 

the teachers and students 

is stricter and there is less 

freedom when it comes to 

choosing subjects. 

Yet we did manage to 

find our way around a school 

that was extremely huge and 

complicated, but not without 

a few people getting lost 

along the way. 

We spent a week getting 

used to the family and 

school life in Germany, 

making friends with 

our host students and, 

with broken English and 

German, we managed to 

negotiate the first week 

of living as a part of a 

German family. 

We took the time out to 

visit Berlin in the middle 

of our stay, which was 

the highlight of the trip 

for many. 

All 14 of us, plus one 

extra, stayed in the Three 

Little Pigs Youth Hostel, 

which was only a short 

way from the famous 

Potsdamer Platz. 

While we were in Berlin 

we traveled to some of the 

most well-known tourist 

locations: historic sites 

such as the Brandenburg 

Gate and the Berlin Wall, 

which came down in 

1989, and the glamorous 

and very expensive 

Friedrichstraße, home to 

many designer stores. 

We visited Checkpoint 

Charlie Museum on the first 

day, which told us the history 

of the East-West separation. 

We also took a quick trip 

to the neighbouring city of 

La Tour Eiffel looking elegant at night. 

All photos supplied by Olivia Mulcahy 

Potsdam where we visited 

the Cecilienhof Palace that 

held the war conference 

between Truman, Churchill 

and Stalin, a place of historic 

significance in the history of 

the Second World War. 

We also visited the 

beautiful San Souci palace, 

one of the preferred 

destinations for the 

Prussian King. 

Berlin was an amazing 

city and, although the 

weather was less than 

desirable, we all had a really 

great time. 

Coming back to Uelzen, 

the next week consisted of 

quality time with our host 

families, seeing movies, 

bowling and swimming at 

the lake on warmer days. 

The German Trip is an 

enjoyable experience and 

I urge any student who is 

currently studying German 

to seriously consider going 

next year. 

Auf Wiedersehen! 

Friends’ exchange students on their way to Europe. L to R: Sarah 

Tavasz, Ruby Rose Visoiu, Morgan Ross, Olivia Mulcahy, TJ 

Bryan, Nicole Marsh and Jessica Trezise. 

Tasmanian and German students during The Friends’ School’s annual exchange to Lessing Gymnasium, our sister school in Germany, 

flanked by Paul Goodluck and Silvia Boden. 

Both photos supplied by Ruby Rose Visoiu


John Green visits Quaker schools 

by Nicholas Cuthbertson 

Friends’ is a long 

way ahead in our use of 

technology in our teaching 

and learning, but we 

have some way to go to 

make our school more 

environmentally friendly. 

These are some of 

the findings of Principal, 

John Green and Business 

Manager, Shaun Sargent 

during a study tour in May 

of eleven Quaker schools in 

the USA and England. 

With the exception of 

Leighton Park in England 

(Years 6 to 13) all the 

schools visited covered 14 

years of education from 

Kindergarten up. 

In every school they 

were warmly welcomed. 

Sidwell Friends School 

in Washington, the first 

school they visited, is a 

highly prestigious school. 

Bill and Hillary Clinton’s 

daughter, Chelsea, is an 

old scholar and President 

Obama’s children are 

currently attending. 

With 1,100 students, it is 

the largest Quaker school in 

North America and currently 

the second largest Quaker 

school in the world behind 

Friends’ here in Hobart. 

“As expected, there 

were large differences in 

the range and quality of 

facilities, as well as the way 

schools were organised. 

Some of the differences 

appeared to be influenced 

by the size of the school as 

well as national culture,” 

said John Green. 

Although the ‘whistle 

stop’ nature of the tour 

was a little frustrating 

because it made it difficult 

to observe in depth the 

pedagogy being used in 

each school, they did get a 

feel of how Quaker virtues 

and testimonies were 

reflected in the curriculum 

and school life. 

“Here we found a 

wonderful common core in 

all the schools we visited. 

The gatherings, the use 

of silence, students feeling 

confident enough to give 

heart felt ministry, common 

and mutual respect, the 

acceptance of people being 

different, the admiration of 

the achievements of others, 

the acceptance of Quaker 

testimonies, the recognition 

of equal worth, valuing 

service, no cadet corps, no 

shouting at students and 

colleagues, reflective and 

critical thinking, being open 

Famous Chinese sites visited 

Jasper Turner, Lyn Dong, Paige Beardwood, Tess Hatfield, Kasey Wilkins, Lucy Dawkins, Matt Levis, 

Hayden Church, Harry O’Byrne, Andrew Dunn-Lobban, Max Weidenbach, Jed Adams, Edward 

Palmer with Greg Hill outside the Emperor’s Palace. Photo supplied by Andrew Dunn-Lobban 

by Andrew Dunn-Lobban which was a culture shock discussing philosophical 

for them. 

questions to pass the time. 

Thirteen Year 9 and 10 While in Shanghai, we Beijing was a fitting 

Chinese students and four also went to the 2010 World end to our trip as it is the 

teachers embarked for China Expo, featuring displays from heartland of China. 

from Hobart on 22 May. all around the world. 

We found the wealth 

The first week was spent The World Expo covered and decadence of the past 

in Shanghai, the financial 6 km 2 , holding more than the emperors to be astounding 

centre of China. 

population of Tasmania on and experiencing the 

For some of us it was the day we attended. Great Wall in person 

the first time we had been Each student spent a was indescribable. 

out of the country; for all of night with a Chinese family The Pearl Market and 

us, the sheer scale of the city and we all experienced Silk Market were further 

was breathtaking. 

great hospitality. 

evidence of just how vibrant 

Much of our time was We left Shanghai for Xi and fascinating China can be. 

spent in our sister school, An, which is nearly 18 times This trip is highly 

Jinyuan High School. older than modern Australia. recommended for anyone 

We were amazed to find Some particular highlights studying Chinese. 

how hard the students worked, were a dinner made up solely It is one thing to study a 

getting up at 7 o’clock and of dumplings and a visit to language, but it’s something 

doing school work until 10 the Terracotta Warriors, one else to talk to a native speaker. 

o’clock at night. 

of the Eight Wonders of the We also thank Bob and 

A particularly memorable World; pictures cannot do Heather Scandrett, Monique 

experience was when Max justice to this amazing sight. Gall and Greg Hill for 

Weidenbach did the Haka For the trip to Beijing, looking after us for the entire 

for a gathering of students, we took an overnight train, trip. 

to the views of others, and a 

concern for the environment 

and social justice. 

It was empowering to see 

all the things we value in our 

own school being replicated 

and endorsed elsewhere. 

“This environment 

produces an amazingly 

strong pedagogy and all the 

schools we visited produced 

good to remarkable 

academic outcomes.” 

Another interesting 

feature of the Quaker 

schools visited was the fact 

that the majority of staff and 

students in the schools were 

not Quakers. 

More than half of the 

American schools they 

visited had non-Quaker 

heads, although some had 

previous experience teaching 

in other Quaker schools. 

The situation was similar 

in the British schools. 

The pair also visited 

the offices of the Friends 

Council on Education 

by Evie Clark 

I am writing this from 

Japan, where the weather is 

persistently trying to drown 

me and roast me at the 

same time. 

Yes, this is my first 

experience of the rainy season 

(and hopefully my last). 

I have been having a lot 

of first experiences lately, 

about once or twice a day for 

the last three months! 

This is one of the great 

things about going on 

an exchange. 

I am loving everything 

about Japan. 

It is so beautiful and the 

people are so friendly. 

I am going to school 

at our sister school, Kochi 

Nishi Senior High School, 

and thoroughly enjoying it. 

My Japanese is 

improving heaps, although 

not enough to understand 

my SOSE lessons yet! 

Evie Clark with some of her fellow students in Japan. 

Banner at entrance to Sidwell School, Washington. 

Photo supplied by John Green 

in Philadelphia, USA 

and attended a weekend 

workshop on clerking 

at Pendle Hill, a Quaker 

study and retreat centre in 

Pennsylvania. 

Greetings from Japan 

English lessons can also 

get slightly boring at times, 

but I have a lovely window 

beside my desk to stare out. 

Maths and Science are 

great, although everyone is 

expected to (and do) study 

really hard. 

I have made many 

new friends who help me 

understand my life here. 

I am staying with my 

second host-family now. 

My host-sisters have 

been teaching me origami 

and now I have a collection 

of rather dodgy but 

recognisable creatures! 

I am having the full 

Japanese experience: 

sleeping on the traditional 

futon, my little bed of 

nails, and eating whatever 

creatures are for dinner. 

Having temporarily 

given up vegetarianism, I 

have tasted a menagerie of 

unusual animals, utterly 

delicious of course. 

A comprehensive report 

will be produced from their 

many pages of notes in the 

months ahead, after current 

school issues and a backlog of 

work have been attended to. 

Everyday I go to school 

by bike; all the students do! 

After school, everyone 

does a club; I chose to do Art. 

I’m really glad I am 

not doing a sport, as when 

it rains, the track and field 

people spend two hours 

running up and down stairs; 

such dedication! 

I am playing futsal outside 

of school, which is really fun. 

I have been trying the 

Japanese art of Ikebana 

(flower arranging) which is 

much harder than it looks. 

So far I have had the time 

of my life, and look forward 

to another five months here. 

Japan is such a unique 

place, with a wonderful 

culture and way of life, I 

will remember it for the rest 

of my life. 

I encourage you all to 

come and experience Japan 

for yourselves. 

You won’t be 

disappointed! 

Photo supplied by Evie Clark

6 


Service 

Cloudy questions lead to clearer sight 

by Laura Turner 

This year’s annual Quiz 

Night was a great success, 

raising funds for The Fred 

Hollows Foundation. 

Hosted by the Clemes 

Service Committee, the 

night raised over $3000 for 

this worthwhile cause. 

The Foundation is a 

not-for-profit international 

organisation, inspired by 

the work of ophthalmologist 

and social justice activist, 

Fred Hollows, who died of 

cancer in 1993. 

The international 

organisation works to 

prevent blindness in over 

19 developing countries 

throughout Africa and Asia 

as well as in Indigenous 

Australian communities. 

Since their founding in 

1992, they have restored 

eyesight to over one 

million people. 

After several weeks of 

planning and organising, 

the kitchen helpers 

worked away busily on 

the afternoon of the Quiz, 

preparing a great selection 

of cheese and dip platters, 

pizzas and a delectable 

assortment of cakes and 

slices for dessert. 

Hosted by veteran 

teacher, Mark Nicholson 

(Mr. Nick), the eager and 

quizzical student, staff and 

parent teams were tested 

on their knowledge of 

music, history, pop culture, 

television and The Fred 

Hollows Foundation to 

mention just a few. 

The ‘Baby Boomers’ 

(Kay Robertson, Julian 

Robertson, Karen Wilson, 

Paul Sproule, Richard 

Tipping, Jo Flanagan, 

John Green and Heather 

Rowledge) and ‘David 5’ 

(David Brooks, Will Perry, 

Debbie Perry, Alison, 

Steve, Anthony and Nick 

Pierce, Alex Brooks, Julia 

Drew and Alex Drew) 

fought neck and neck 

throughout the night. 

However it was the team 

named ‘Albert the Great’ 

(Antony Bowen, Peter 

Bowen, David Marshall, 

Christine Marshall, Greg 

Luckman and Margaret 


Luckman), who ended up 

taking home the winning 

prize: a hamper of 

vouchers, wine and books, 

after dominating in the 

scavenger hunt. 

The ‘table-top doodling’ 

competition certainly 

proved popular, with the 

highest points going to 

a student team, ‘Texas 

Red Number 9’ made 

up of talented Year 11 

doodlers Anita Corrigan, 

Jess Trezise, Catharine 

Hower, Isobel Jones and 

Sophie Barnett. 

A huge thank you goes 

out to all the members of 

the Service Committee 

and Clemes and High 

School volunteers, and a 

special thank you to Mark 

Nicholson, Jane Smith and 

Sandra Brooks for all their 

hard work. 

We would like to thank 

the Hobart businesses that 

generously supported this 

event, including Cadbury’s, 

The Theatre Royal, State 

Cinema, La Porchetta, 

Tusk, Norman & Dann and 

Fish Frenzy. 

Mark Nicholson (Mr Nick) emceeing the night. 

Photo supplied by Madelaine Comfort 

Quakers, Chris Schokman and Peter Mavromatis cooking pancakes with student, Etenesh Bell. 

Photo by Nick Tanner 

The crowded tables listening for the next question. 

Photo supplied by Laura Turner 

Pancakes, pictionary and pizza 

by Madelaine Comfort 

The annual Quaker 

Service Australia Week at 

Friends’ raised funds and 

awareness for the great 

causes supported by QSA. 

QSA supports activities in 

Cambodia, India, Indigenous 

Australia and Uganda. 

Some of the programs 

supported by QSA include 

training on how to cultivate 

food gardens, women’s self 

help groups and cultural 

learning activities. 

The week began with 

a tutor competition of 

blindfold Pictionary, with 

the winning tutor group 

receiving a pizza party. 

One member of each tutor 

group was blindfolded and 

given a word to draw, while 

their partner had to guess 

what they were drawing. 

The winner of each round 

passed on to the next level. 

Words that were drawn 

(or attempted to be drawn!) 

included: “pancakes”, 

“starfish”, “hopscotch”, 

“can-machine” and, for the 

final round, partners had to 

draw “The Friends’ School”. 

This was watched by a 

large audience in the foyer 

and resulted in some very 

funny drawings and guesses. 

Sacha Rose and Sophie 

Weidmann won the Pizza 

Party for their group, 

representing C14. 

Two speakers came to 

talk to the tutor groups in 

Assembly on Thursday. 

Aletia Dundas, who 

works for Quaker Service 

Australia, and who has 

worked for Force 10 and as 

a volunteer in the Quaker 

United Nations Office in 

Geneva, talked about the 

activities and services that 

QSA provide and of her role 

in the organisation, looking 

after Aboriginal concerns 

and education. 

Pat Mavromatis, who was 

one of the first volunteers 

to work for QSA in India, 

told of her experiences at 

the Friends Rural Centre at 

Rasulia in India, where she 

volunteered for five years as 

a nurse. 

Meanwhile, a lively 

debate was being held in the 

library on whether Quaker 

values are important to 

the school. 

Teacher Betty Reeve, and 

students, Gordon Luckman 

and Angus Owen were 

arguing for the affirmative, 

while Peter Jones, with 

students Maddy Foote and 

Charlotte Stubbs, took the 

opposing side, arguing 

that Quaker values are not 

important to the school. 

The arguments from 

both sides were compelling 

and often entertaining. 

Some points raised by the 

affirmative team included 

how Quaker values are part 

of the School’s statement 

of purposes and concerns, 

so must therefore be an 

important part of school life, 

as well as talking about the 

service and work that exscholars 

have achieved. 

The team for the negative 

rebuffed these, with the idea 

that most students attend this 

school because it achieves 

some of the best academic 

results in the state. 

They also pointed out 

that many students don’t 

care about the Quaker 

values, using the example 

of the excess of technology 

that many people possess. 

The outcome of the 

debate was decided by the 

audience, who voted in favor 

of the team for the negative. 

After the debate finished, 

students crowded into the 

foyer to buy pancakes that 

were cooked expertly by 

Tess Hatfied and Bridget Wallbank working busily in the kitchen. 

Photo supplied by Madelaine Comfort 

students and members of the 

Quaker community. 

Friday was also ‘Grey 

Day’, where students wore 

free dress, opting for grey or 

simple clothing, following the 

Quaker tradition of simplicity. 

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the school. 

QSA week was a great 

success, thanks to the Service 

Committee and all who 

participated in the activities. 

This year $750 was 

raised to support this 

worthwhile cause. 

Photo by Nick Tanner

Technology Freaks, 

a creative piece 

by Vita Rinaldi 

Harry Blobton was very lazy and enjoyed watching TV, 

playing computer games and eating deep-fried McDonalds 

chips. All the people in his class thought that he was gross 

because he smelled of monkey poo and peanuts. 

One day when Harry was playing his favourite computer 

game, Blaster Killer he heard something he hadn’t noticed 

ever before in the game. It was a voice. 

“Hey Harry,” it said in a coaxing tone, “Do you like 

this game?” Harry nodded, listening carefully, so full of 

concentration that his tongue was poking out of the corner 

of his mouth. 

“If you want, you could be in the game.” Harry wasn’t 

really listening to the voice anymore. His attention span 

lasted only two minutes. The computer was fed up. 

“DO YOU WANT TO BE IN THE GAME?” it screamed, 

in a high sharp voice, which grabbed even Harry’s attention. 

“W-what?” he stuttered, shocked. 

“If you say, YES, you can BE in the GAME.” 

“Awesome!” Harry nodded, vigorously. “Yeah!” 

It happened in a matter of seconds. The computer flipped 

and Harry Blobton was subconsciously sucked in! 

“What is this place?” Harry said slowly, turning his big 

floppy head to and fro. Harry didn’t have much time to 

wonder though, because one of the space ships in the game 

began to shoot at him. 

Meanwhile, outside the screen, Harry’s head was gone. 

Instead there was a computer screen – a computer screen that 

was still playing Blast Killer and one of the characters in the 

screen was a lazy little boy – a miniature Harry! 

The voice of the computer was back. It had dropped its 

coaxing voice and now it barked instructions to the screen. The 

computer had a microchip brain. Harry used to have a REAL 

brain but now he had a screen for a head. He had a microchip 

for a brain and he obeyed every command the voice told him. 

“Go next door!” the voice screeched. 

Harry automatically lifted a leg and started to walk. 

There was a knock on Jane and Billy’s door. 

“It must be Harry,” said Jane, bouncing towards the door. 

Billy followed her reluctantly. 

“What’s so good about Harry, Jane?” he asked, “He’s just 

a lazy kid from next door.” 

Jane gave Billy a look and opened the door. She gasped 

and Billy moved in for a closer look. 

“Whoa!” Screen-head-Harry pushed Billy aside and Jane 

heard a shrill voice. 

“Get out the back!” the computer voice screamed. 

Knocking over cabinets and bookshelves along the 

way, Harry walked out of the house and into the streaming 

sunlight in the backyard. 

Billy got off the floor and ran outside. Jane was frozen, 

staring back at him, a look of complete shock on her face. 

She knew she should be running out to stop her little brother, 

but she couldn’t. 

Billy knocked Harry over and a wire fell out of his head. 

That gave Billy an idea. He reached over to Harry’s screen 

head, but missed because Harry ducked. Then there was a 

loud “Kaboom!” as Harry’s computer/screen/brain/head (or 

whatever it was) crashed! 

To avoid any further crashes in Harry, Billy reached over 

and pressed the “off” button. 

“Ahh! No!” screeched Harry, and Billy watched as 

Harry’s head shrank, back to normal. 

A few years later… 

“Run Billy! I’ll catch you!” Harry shrieked loudly. He ran 

quickly through the playground, dipped under the monkey 

bars and caught Billy. Harry wasn’t a lazy blob anymore. He 

hardly ever watched TV and hadn’t played a single computer 

game in years. A few months with Billy had taught him that 

it was more fun to be active that to blob around inside. 

“Hey Harry?” Billy asked, as they walked back home. 

“What’re we going to do at your house?” 

“I don’t know,” replied Harry truthfully. 

They slipped inside and refused Harry’s mum’s fruitcake. 

Then Billy said, “What’s that room?” 

“Study,” mumbled Harry. 

Billy rushed in. “What’s this?” he asked, pulling out 

Blast Killer. 

Before Harry could stop him, Billy was playing Blast 

Killer. Suddenly Billy was… 

SUCKED 

IN! 


Shades 4 AIDS Day 

by Charlotte Toates 

Clemes participated in 

the Shades 4 AIDS Day 

fundraiser in May, a day 

dedicated to saving the 

lives of children affected 

with AIDS. 

On Thursday 6 May, 

all Clemes students and 

teachers wore a pair of 

sunglasses to school. 

The idea was to learn 

and be aware of the risks of 

AIDS and for us to know 

how to protect ourselves 

from these risks. 

Students and staff 

were also asked to bring 

a gold coin donation and 

all proceeds were sent to 

the Hope For Cambodian 

Children Orphanage, 

Luke Bryan and Morris students with Quaker in Residence, Aletia 

Dundas. 

Photo by Julian Robertson 

by Tom Marshall 

You would not throw 

food and rubbish on the 

floor at home so why would 

you do it at school? 

It makes the cleaners’ 

job much harder 

and makes them feel 

unappreciated when they 

see students creating such a 

gratuitous mess. 

Student, Gordon Luckman 

making sure the cleaners’ job 

is a little bit easier for one 

afternoon at least. 

Photo by Tom Marshall 

where many of the 

children and their families 

are affected by this lifethreatening 

disease. 

We were privileged to 

listen to interesting and 

informative speaker, Jenny 

Mason-Cox, who is the 

Health Co-ordinator at the 

Cambodian Orphanage. 

She spoke to us about 

the risks of HIV/AIDS, 

and spoke to us about 

some of her experiences 

with the children in the 

Cambodian orphanage. 

Many students were 

not only shocked at the 

statistics about AIDS, 

but also very touched by 

many of the heartbreaking 

stories Jenny shared with 

the assembly. 

Aletia in Residence 

Happy shades wearers: Cameron Macdonald, Dan Ferguson 

Rob White and Laura Redpath. 

Photo by Sofia Lopez 

The Shades 4 AIDS Day 

was a great opportunity for us, 

and members of the Friends’ 

School community, to get 

involved and help make a 

small but welcome difference 

to some very needy members 

of the global community. 

by Thomas Fulton 

Cleaners’ afternoon tea 

Aletia Dundas is a 

Quaker who lives in Glebe 

in NSW. 

She spent a week in our 

school informing students 

of her work for Quaker 

Service Australia and 

presenting her book called 

Food, Water and Land. 

During Meeting House 

Gathering, Year 6 launched 

this book. 

The students spoke about 

Aletia’s life as a student and 

as an adult where she studied 

The money and 

magnificent sunglasses will 

be much appreciated by the 

recipients. 

It was a very successful 

day and a huge thank you 

to all the staff and students 

who participated. 

Enjoying a quiet chat over a cup of well eraned tea.in the staff room Shirley Purton, Tony Barrett, 

Leon Hellessey and Erlinda Roberts. 

Photo by Tom Marshall 

They have to spend 

hours every day putting 

up chairs and picking up 

any rubbish off the floor 

before they can start the 

real cleaning. 

On the days that they 

clean, they are here from 

four through to ten o’clock 

at night cleaning up and they 

do a great job of it. 

The annual Cleaners’ 

Afternoon Tea is a way of 

saying we do appreciate 

their hard work. 

This year it was, as usual, 

a great success. 

All of Clemes made an 

effort to ensure that the school 

was tidy that afternoon. 

We had a yummy 

afternoon tea in the 

a Bachelor Degree in Peace 

and Conflict Studies at 

Sydney University. 

They told us about her 

time in Kenya and Nepal 

where she learnt to live 

simply which she explained 

was a difficult thing to do. 

After the speeches, all 

the Year 5 and 6 students 

celebrated this occasion 

with a jellybean. 

As a result, a card in the 

shape of a jellybean, was 

presented to Aletia. 

It was a letter of 

congratulations. 

Staffroom as the Service 

Committee’s way of saying 

“thank-you” to the people 

who clean up after us 

every day. 

The cleaners appreciated 

being thought of, and the 

students got to connect to 

part of the school community 

that they often see, but never 

properly meet.

8 


Year 5 Band Program 

Year 5 students practising their trombones and trumpets. 

Photo by Lillie Rose 

Toby Pointon and Eleni Moutsatsos playing their tubas, almost 

bigger than them! 


Craig Fullerton conducting the band rehearsal. 


Friendsmusic Concert 

by Amelia Catt 

The first Friendsmusic 

Concert for 2010 featured 

students from the lower 

Years of Morris right up to 

Clemes students. 

Arranged by the Music 

Faculty with the support of 

the Friendsmusic Committee, 

the highlights of the night 

included the large number of 

students from Morris. 

The quality of their 

performances, is a credit 

to the students and their 

music teachers. 

Highlights of the night 

included the large range of 

‘Marimbelet’ bands (students 

who play marimba) from Year 

7 through to Year 12, the Stage 

Band and their accompanying 

singers; Catherine Webster 

and Madeleine Woolley, and 

the Morris choir. 

by Craig Fullerton 

news 

All students in Year 5 

at Morris this year have the 

opportunity to experience 

making music and learning 

a new band instrument in an 

exciting and fun program. 

Beginning Band is 

implemented as a regular 

weekly class for each 

Year 5 group. 

It is a beginning 

instrumental course that 

teaches fundamentals of 

playing band instruments 

such as woodwind, brass, 

and percussion. 

It focuses on the 

development of skills 

and techniques, including 

posture, tone, intonation, 

breathing, embouchure, 

fingering, rhythm, 

articulation and care 

of instruments. 

Students also prepare 

a repertoire, learn music 

reading and develop 

performance skills. 

Aiming to encourage 

an appreciation for 

instrumental music, 

the program is a 

successful add-on to 

developing high quality 

literacy and numeracy 

amongst students. 

The Year 5 students 

all love it, saying, “Band 

is really fun”, “We get to 

play all different kinds 

of music”, “I really like 

learning the Saxophone 

because it’s big and loud”, 

and “I like band because I 

get to learn an instrument 

with my friends.” 

For the first time 

since the separation of 

the Concert Band, the 

intermediate band and the 

senior band combined to 

play the classic, ‘Wizard 

of Oz’, which was a hit 

amongst both musicians 

and the crowd. 

Coupled with 

outstanding performances 

by all involved, it was 

great to see a large number 

Music at Morris 


Eisteddfod success 

by Craig Fullerton 

The Friends’ School has 

always supported the City 

of Hobart Eisteddfod, an 

annual festival of music, 

speech and drama that 

turned 60 this year. 

Many of our students 

participated as soloists, in 

duets, trios and groups. 

by Catherine Cretan 

Walk past Wells on a 

Friday this term and you 

will usually find a very 

large group of students 

dancing in the Frank Wells 

Hall: skipping, galloping, 

clapping, jumping and 

even learning to do 

the grapevine. 

Sometimes we have a 

room full of robots if we are 

practising Flash Mobbing, 

or frogs and snakes if we are 

doing the Pond Dance. 

And look out if we 

are stepping through the 

Hungry Giant! 

All the Prep, Year One 

and Year Two students will 

attend the Combined Primary 

Schools Dance Event, which 

will be held during the 

first week of September all 

around Tasmania. 

Our Morris students 

will attend a morning at the 

Tasmanian Hockey Centre, 

where they will dance 

with hundreds of students 

from many other State and 

private schools to the music 

of Steve Ray and his band, 

of parents and students 

who came on the night to 

support the students who 

were performing. 

Both students and 

the music staff are to be 

congratulated on the great 

performances that occurred 

on the night, and it is a 

clear indication of all the 

hard work that occurs 

within the Music Faculty at 

The Friends’ School. 

Each group performed 

great programs of the 

highest standard. 

All who participated 

received very positive 

comments from adjudicators 

on their preparation 

and performances. 

The Year 7 and 8 

Marimba Ensembles, Stage 

Band and High School 

who have been running this 

event for many years with 

the assistance of Huonville 

Primary School. 

Music and PE teachers 

attend a workshop to learn 

the dances and return to 

their school to pass them on 

to the students. 

Each year I really enjoy 

learning the dances with Lisa 

and Lynne, our Morris PE 

Choir obtained first place in 

their respective sections. 

The Year 12 Marimba 

Ensemble and Senior Vocal 

Ensemble each received 

Certificates of Merit. 


also received an additional 

award again this year, as 

it did in 2009 as the “Most 

Successful School Group”. 

teachers and we work as a 

team to deliver the program. 

Dance is a wonderful crossover 

between music and 

physical education. 

We develop body 

coordination, spatial 

awareness, rhythm and 

cooperation as we sing and 

step our way through the 

dances. (And we have a lot 

of fun!) 

Morris students participating in dance lessons. 

Photo by Catherine Cretan 

Year 3 students learning to do the aeroplane in Frank Wells Hall. 

Photo by Catherine Cretan 

Members of the Morris Choir conducted by Catherine Cretan. 

Photo supplied by Craig Fullerton 

Senior band members playing Wizard of Oz. 

Photo supplied by Craig Fullerton

Vive la France! 

by Georgia Bentley 


Food, Glorious Food 

by Amy Hall 

France came to Friends’ 

on this year’s French Day in 

the High School. 

Even before the main 

event kicked off at lunchtime, 

hints of Paris were already 

appearing throughout the 

school: the crêpe makers 

were being set up, food was 

being delivered and if you 

looked carefully, you may 

have spotted Sally Williams, 

Kim Rowlands, Biz Clemes 

and Katharine Podmore in 

berets of all colours. 

Once the lunch bell rang, 

it only seemed like seconds 

to those behind the tables 

before a huge crowd was 

clamouring for their share of 

French cuisine. 

The food on offer 

included pain au chocolat 

(chocolate croissants), 

crêpes and chocolate éclairs, 

there was also chocolate 

milk for those who fancied 

a drink. 

“C’est fantastique!” said 

Meg Williams, one of the 

Year 9 student, Alouisa de Gryse preparing some of the 300 

crêpes made. 

Photo supplied by Sally Williams 

Digby Ayton preparing some native grasses for his 

construction. Photo supplied by Sally Williams 

Year 9 students, Alice Salter and Lucy Owens whipping cream to 

accompany the crêpes. Photo supplied by Sally Williams 

many people cooking crêpes 

for the masses. 

An express queue 

was formed for the riders 

participating in this year’s 

Tour de Friends’ at the 

Health and Fitness Centre. 

This event consisted of 

a team of students riding the 

exercise bikes in the gym, 

whilst watching the Tour de 

France on a big screen for 

inspiration and motivation. 

Avid cyclists and amateurs 

alike enjoyed this activity. 

For people who didn’t feel 

like working up a sweat in the 

gym, there was a relaxing 

game of petanque to be played 

on the bottom green. 

After a few minutes’ 

panic at not being able to 

locate the petanque balls, the 

game progressed smoothly, 

and was great fun for 

all involved. 

Petanque, if you’re not 

familiar with the game, is 

a lot like Botchi or lawn 

bowls, where you aim and 

throw heavy metal balls at 

a smaller wooden ball, and 

whoever’s shot comes the 

closest wins the game. 

Finally, for anyone who 

didn’t fancy exercise in any 

way, shape or form, a French 

movie was playing in the 

lecture theatre, and was 

enjoyed by all. 

The end of the day came, 

and the French students and 

teachers were given the 

reward of packing up all 

the tables and crêpe makers 

from the food frenzy. 

It had been a fantastic 

day for all the staff and 

students involved. 

Digby Ayton with his almost finished native grass 

Eiffel Tower. Photo supplied by Sally Williams 

The Clemes Campus 

was transformed into a 

smorgasbord of food fun 

when the International Food 

Fair was held on 16 July. 

Each tutor group was 

charged with the task of 

cooking and selling cuisine 

from a country of their choice. 

There was food from all 

corners of the globe; cakes, 

Indian curries, nachos, 

Asian noodles, fried rice, 

pancakes, German sausages, 

Sarah Lock and Molly Port ready to serve. 

by Lyn Tunbridge 

Last year saw the 

introduction of the Tasmanian 

Certificate of Education. 

This is a new qualification 

for Tasmanian students who 

reach the five standards 

stipulated by Tasmanian 

Qualifications Authority. 

This certificate is quite 

separate to the attainment 

of an Australian Tertiary 

Admissions Rank (ATAR) 

or, ‘matriculation’. 

In order to gain the 

qualification a student 

must meet the following 

requirements: 

• Everyday adult literacy 

• Everyday adult numeracy 

• Everyday adult use 

of information and 

c o m m u n i c a t i o n 

technology. 

• A level of participation 

and achievement in 

education and training 

that equates to 120 points. 

• Pathway planning 

The first three of these 

can be met by undertaking 

certain subjects. 

For example, literacy 

standards are met by 

undertaking and gaining a 

Satisfactory Achievement 

in subjects such as English 

Communications, History, 

Legal Studies or Media 

Production amongst others. 

If a student does not meet 

these standards as a result 

of subjects undertaken, 

Imogen Scully feeds James Campbell-Graham some cake at the 

food fair. 

gelato, minestrone, The event was a 

African delicacies and great success raising 

Vietnamese rolls. 

approximately $1,700 for 

the CO-ID school that 

Friends’ sponsors on Bhola 

Island, Bangladesh. 

students can sit independent 

Literacy, ICT and Numeracy 

tests during the year. 

Further information will 

be provided to students 

when it is available. 

Students will gain 15 

points for each C subject 

they undertake. 

In order to meet the 120 

points they must complete 

at least eight C subjects or 

the equivalent thereof over 

two years. 

This has proven to be 

the most common reason for 

students being ineligible for 

the TCE across the State. 

To meet the pathway 

planning component a 

student must develop and 

review plans for their 

education and training. 

A student’s plan will 

include their career goals 

and how they aim to achieve 

these goals, a process which 

must start in Year 10. 

Some of the delicious food for 

sale. 

All photos by Chris Yu 

Tasmanian Certificate of 

Education Update 

We were particularly 

pleased with our 2009 cohort 

as over 98% of our students 

gained the Tasmanian 

Certificate of Education. 

In addition to students 

undertaking TQA courses, 

our IB Diploma students 

were also awarded the 

Certificate provided they 

completed the IB Diploma. 

There has been support 

for this new qualification 

as its standards match 

important skills young 

people need when entering 

the adult world, whether 

it be further education and 

training or employment. 

Year 12 students will 

have received a summary 

of their progress towards 

the TCE with their 2009 

examination results. 

We encourage all 

our Clemes students to 

work towards gaining the 

certificate.

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Christopher Bray and Amy Li working on landscaping, making 

way for native plants to be replanted in wetlands of the landcare 

site in Kingborough. 

Photo by Chris White 

Carbon Dioxide Bubbles 

made of detergent and dry ice 

created by Moss Pauly. 

Photo by Callum Howard 

IB News 

CAS Day – Caring for the Community 

Amusing Advice 

by Angus Owen 

It has been over a 

year and a half since I’ve 

stepped foot into a course 

I’ve endeavoured in, and I 

have been asked to write a 

comedic diatribe about my 

experience so far. 

At the annual IB 

barbeque at the start of 

this year, our role as older 

Year 12s was to dispense 

the collected wisdom of 

one full year of IB, which 

can be accurately summed 

up as, “Well you’ve got 

yourself in for something 

bad haven’t you!” 

We gave out more or 

less the same advice that 

we were given last year: get 

started on your [Extended] 

Essay before you are told 

to, stay well ahead of work, 

and stress on getting that 

essay done. 

In short, all the advice 

we did not follow and that 

they will also not follow. 

But they will pass it on, 

with the same warnings, and 

thus a tradition is formed. 

The déjà vu back then 

was unmistakably Chris 

White, the indomitable 

head of IB, was stressing 

on Theory of Knowledge 

by Nimeshi Fernando 

TOK Presentations Day 

by Verity Dawkins 

The IB Theory of 

Knowledge Day is an annual 

event where Year 12 students 

give their culminating 

Theory of Knowledge 

presentations to teachers and 

to the Year 11 IB cohort. 

Each presentation is 

worth half of the marks of 

their two-year course so the 

pressure was on. 

Each pair prepared their 

presentation following a 

suggested format: proposing 

a knowledge issue related 

to a situation recently in 

the media, such as Whaling 

(TOK), and how all the IB 

subjects revolve around it. 

The same slight 

confusion of the meaning of 

TOK that we had felt at the 

time was still evident. 

However, I personally 

could not think of better ways 

of framing their thoughts in 

a TOK perspective. 

This just proves that 

TOK is not to be treated 

lightly, as the three months 

of brain atrophy over the 

Christmas Holidays had 

made me barely capable of 

remembering an Area of 

Knowledge (AOK), let alone 

Ways of Knowing (WOK). 

Now here I am almost 

out the other side, with the 

Extended Essay done and 

dusted, as major subject 

deadlines emerge and pass 

us and as the end of year 

exams loom on the horizon. 

With less than four more 

months before I am able 

to wash IB off my hands, I 

consider the whole thing to be 

a success; meeting new people 

is a joy always, and meeting 

people that you can terrify 

about what they have signed 

up to is an even greater joy. 

Thank you IB, thank you 

for making my and most 

other takers’ lives hell. 

Rights, presented by 

Corinne Liew and Maddy 

Foote, and Safety in Sports, 

presented by Jac Morgan 

and Adam Flower. 

The Year 12s had to 

explore their knowledge 

issue using The Areas of 

Knowledge (subject areas) 

and Ways of Knowing (how 

we know), fondly called 

AoKs and WoKs by the 

ToK teachers! 

The Year 11s watched 

these presentations knowing 

that they would be under the 

same pressure next year and 

it was a great opportunity to 

see what is expected. 

Ten students ventured 

out to the Southern 

Support School; a school 

for children with mental 

disabilities on the Eastern 

Shore, as part of the IB 

CAS Day. 

We came armed with milk, 

dry ice, food coloring and our 

scientific minds for a fun day 

of science experiments. 

After one sleepy bus ride 

we arrived at the School, 

eager and excited. 

Four main scientific 

experiments were arranged 

around the room. 


Anna-Lena Götz, Monique Burvill, Juyeong In and Amy Li 

working diligently at the Kingborough site. 

Photo by Chris White 

Philosophical Talk by Peter Vardy 

by Callum Howard 

The IB Theory of 

Knowledge class, merged 

with a TCE Philosophy 

class, packed into two of 

the Schools’ minibuses and 

drove down to the City Hall 

to listen to Professor Peter 

Vardy of London University, 

talk Philosophy, Economics 

and Science to us and an 

assortment of other schools 

in mid June. 

And if you thought that 

sentence was cramming in 

the details – you should have 

heard him speak! 

In the afternoon the 

Year 11s listened to a 

debate between a panel of 

teachers that represented 

their respective subjects as 

they argued about their Area 

of Knowledge. 

Natural Sciences was 

represented by Barbara 

Ritchie, Human Sciences, 

by Hayley Pickett, History 

by Peter Jones, The Arts 

by Jenny Blake, Ethics and 

Religion by Lou Giudici 

and Mathematics by 

Michael Cole. 

It was an engaging 

debate and a befitting end to 

the ToK Day of 2010. 

The favorite was 

the experiment where 

condensed milk was turned 

into ice cream using dry ice. 

Not only fascinating 

but edible as well, this 

experiment proved to be 

popular with both students 

and teachers. 

The other experiments, 

though not as tasty, were 

equally fascinating. 

Christopher Small made 

a tornado of color using 

food coloring, water and two 

empty bottles. 

Verity Dawkins’ 

experiment exhibited the 

incredible surface tension 

of milk. 

Perhaps the coolest 

experiment of them all 

belonged to Moss Pauly, who 

made carbon dioxide bubbles 

from dry ice in a cup. 

Anne-Louise Knight, 

Sarah Reynolds, Rhia Hunt 

and Imogen Scully helped 

around the classrooms, 

talking to students and 

assisting the teachers. 

The day was truly 

rewarding as it was a great 

opportunity to give back to 

the community. 

Many of us were a little 

taken aback at first, as his 

teaching style was unusually 

traditional; a rapid fire of 

ideas, like a tennis ball 

machine, and for that very 

reason, he was strangely 

intriguing to listen to. 

We sat back and 

absorbed as much as we 

could as he sped through 

his presentation, causing us 

to ask ourselves questions 

about ‘truth’, think about 

sexual sociology, and 

consider business ethics, 

including the issue of the 

conservation of our natural 

However, volunteering in 

the Southern Support School 

was not the only option. 

The choice of activities 

for the IB CAS Day 

varied from Conservation 

Volunteers Australia – 

where students involved 

themselves in landcare 

and landscaping important 

environment, weighing it 

up against cold, hard, cashmaking 

profit figures. 

After turning our 

comfortable, set-in concepts 

upside down, he would 

say, “two minutes with 

the person next to you”, 

allowing us to think, form 

opinions and discuss flaws, 

strengths and weaknesses 

before he moved on. 

He also punctuated these 

topics with a surprising 

in-depth knowledge of 

teen pop culture, such as 

references to Buffy, Avatar, 

Twilight and The Matrix as 

plantation sites, working at 

Hobart City Mission Shop, 

Landcare and book making. 

CAS day was useful to 

get hours for our certificate 

as well as a good chance 

to have fun while the TCE 

kids were having exams. 

A win-win situation for 

everyone. 

well as having a seemingly 

thorough understanding of 

teen relationships. 

All this culminated in 

four hours of information, 

saturating and overflowing, 

thoughts challenging our 

view on society and a 

precious glimpse into the 

world of tomorrow. 

This is an important 

addition to our learning 

and a great help when 

approaching knowledge 

issues which are constantly 

introduced during the 

Theory of Knowledge 

course. 

Elliana Hope, Leija Vitols, Chloe Chadwick and Alex Jose waiting nervously while listening to a 

presentation on forming definitions by Tormey Rimer and Amy Buckerfield. Photo by Chris White

Friends’ Connections 

A four page magazine produced by the Development Office and Archives 

Old Scholar News 

A welcome recent visitor 

to School was Graeme 

William Shoobridge, who 

was visiting from Milton, 

NSW. Graeme works as 

an engineer, his hobby 

-gardens. Graeme was, 

with his partner, Aleata, 

following his family history 

trail. Graeme Shoobridge 

is the son of David 

Shoobridge, a student 

at Clemes and, Graeme 

discovered, dux of Clemes 

College in 1930. David, a 

professional forester, moved 

from Tasmania to take the 

position of Superintendent 

of Parks and Gardens in 

the “new” Canberra of the 

1930’s. He also established 

a nursery business in 

Braidwood that he ran with 

his son. David’s father, 

Graeme’s grandfather, 

Marcus Shoobridge was 

one of the very early students 

at Friends’. Marcus married 

Mary Clemes, Samuel 

Clemes daughter. Graeme is 

photographed here with the 

Archives’ Clemes’ piano, 

one which had been part of 

the Clemes and Shoobridge 

families until donated to 

School by Graeme’s brother, 

Peter Shoobridge and his 

daughter Fiona some years 

ago. 

Graeme Shoobridge pictured in 

Archives during a recent visit 

to School. 

Another welcome visitor 

to Archives was Grahame 

Seabrook, son of former 

student Evelyn Florence 

Seabrook (Calvert) (1933). 

Evelyn and her sister 

Frances Calvert (1936) 

attended Friends’ from 

their home at Sunnyside, 

Sandford. Grahame 

brought in a photo of the 

1933 School Garden Party 

which features the ‘boys’ 

apparently playing cricket 

on the bottom ground. 

We were pleased to 

receive news of Margaret 

Cruickshank (Cotton) 

(1944). Margaret who 

lives in the North West at 

Ulverstone, wrote, “My 

love to those who remember 

me and every blessing to 

the dear old Alma Mater.” 

Margaret spent what she 

describes as “five very 

happy years” as a boarder 

at Friends’, her home being 

The Grange at Swansea. 

She is still in touch with 

several other old scholars 

and kindly sent Archives 

a pile of photos, some of 

which pre-date her School 

years and belonged to her 

late sister, Pauline Rowe 

(Cotton) (1937). She also 

sent photos taken at a more 

recent School reunion. 

Margaret Cruickshank 

(Cotton) at the 1996 School 

reunion. 

News from Elliott 

Forsyth, a staff member at 

Friends’ just over 60 years 

ago. He left Friends’ at the 

end of 1949 to undertake 

postgraduate study overseas. 

Elliot wrote a remembrance 

of Stephanie Farrall (Oats), 

who was a little girl in the 

Kindergarten at the time! 

We recently connected 

with the Roberts family. 

Can any readers remember 

the three children as class 

mates at Friends’? Stanley 

Bessell Roberts started 

at Friends’ aged eight and 

was in Year 2 in 1932. He 

left in 1934 in Year 4 to 

move to Queensland. June 

Mary Roberts started at 

Friends’ in 1932 in a subprimary 

(infant) class. She 

was in Year 2 when she left 

to move to Queensland. 

Gerald Roberts started at 

Friends’ in late 1933 as a 

Kindergarten student and 

left in 1934. The family 

lived at 70 Charles Street, 

Moonah. Stanley Roberts 

sent us this photo of the 

three children during their 

Friends’ years. 

Susanne Geeves 

(Sargison) (1948) recently 

celebrated her 80th birthday. 

Among the guests who 

celebrated in Hobart was her 

sister Kathleen Weetman 

(Sargison) (1959). Kathleen 

now lives in Queensland. 

Congratulations to Pam 

McDougall (Hodgson) 

(1955), now living in ACT. 

Pam attended Friends’ for 

most of her schooling and 

went on to marry fellow 

student Ian McDougall 

(1952). Pam went on to a 

teaching career and before 

retiring was Deputy Head 

and special education 

teacher at Cranleigh School 

in Canberra. Pam’s longterm 

interest in children with 

disabilities and in horses 

led to her involvement in 

Pegasus Riding for the 

Disabled. After 15 years 

volunteering with Pegasus, 

Pam was awarded ACT 

Volunteer of the Year for 

Sport and Recreation. 

News of Rosemary 

Smith (Black) (1962) who 

attended Friends’ in 1953 

from her home at Blackmans 

Bay. Her father, Moreton 

Black, taught mathematics 

for a while in the Senior 

School. The Black family 

came to Tasmania from 

Scotland in 1952, under the 

assisted passage scheme to 

help a relative run a farm at 

Gunns Plains but eventually 

moved to Hobart where 

they spent a very happy few 

months before returning to 

Scotland. Rosemary still 

corresponds with Wanda 

Kellet (Kershaw) (1963). 

Rosemary remembers happy 

School visits to a dairy, a fire 

station where the children 

were allowed to slide down 

the pole and a swimming 

pool. She wrote, “I also 

remember the wonderful 

playing field the School had, 

and all the attractive grounds 

around. I expect it has all 

changed now. As a seven 

year old from Scotland it 

was all so different and I 

keep the fond memories.” 

Warwick Risby (1965) 

was elected as President of 

the Hobart Town (1804) First 

Settlers Association and 

Stephany Fehre (Brown, 

1963) was elected assistant 

secretary. Prior to becoming 

president, Warwick had been 

a very active vice-president 

and played a leading role 

in the organisation of the 

successful 10th Biennial 

Local History Conference 

held last October. Warwick 

continues to pursue his 

interests in bush walking 

and U3A. Warwick 

suggested anyone in the 

Friends’ School community 

interested in tracing their 

ancestors back before 

1853, might join HTFS 

Association, the website 

being www.htfs.org.au 

A welcome visitor 

to Friends’ was Shirley 

Macintyre (1970). Shirley 

went on from School to 

UTAS where she studied 

Medicine before transferring 

to Melbourne University 

from where she graduated 

in 1976. She achieved her 

FRANZCR in 1984 and 

returned to Hobart to join 

the radiology practice 

Rush, Taylor as a partner 

in 1985. Recently retired, 

Shirley continues her love 

of French (she achieved a 

Diploma of Languages in 

French from Macquarie 

University in 2006), 

gardening, reading and her 

cat. Readers may remember 

Shirley’s sisters, Pam 

Macintyre (1968) currently 

Anesthesia Director in the 

Acute Pain Division of the 

Royal Adelaide Hospital 

in Adelaide and Penny 

Macintyre (1976) who 

currently works in the 

Tasmanian Treasury. 

We were very pleased to 

welcome Matthew Elder 

(1973) back to School for 

Open Day recently. Matthew 

was interested to see classes 

in action and talk with 

current students about both 

their School experiences and 

his own. Matthew travelled 

from New Norfolk along 

with his sister Carmen 

Elder (1977) and brother 

Robert Elder (1974) to 

attend Friends’. After some 

time at UTAS studying 

Science, Matthew moved 

into the insurance industry 

and has worked in Sydney 

and Japan. He and his wife 

have, during the last year, 

returned to live in Hobart. 

News of Alistair Lewis, 

Head Boy in 1973, who 

recently visited School 

bearing gifts including the 

copy of his speech night 

Head Boy address. Alistair 

remembers he delivered this 

speech from the front steps 

of the School on quite a 

windy evening (see separate 

story). Alistair, who worked 

as a GP in private practice in 

Hobart for many years has 

more recently relocated to 

Sydney where he initially 

worked in industrial 

medicine and is currently 

working in several medical 

roles. 

Jane Eldershaw (1978) 

attended Friends’ for most 

of her School life. Recently 

she visited Friends’ along 

with her son Jack Foster. 

Jane, remembered as a fine 

student and active sports 

person, enjoyed showing 

Jack some of the uniforms 

and memorabilia from her 

School days. 

Jane Eldershaw and her son, 

Jack. 

Four Wolfe brothers 

attended Friends’ in the 

1970s and 1980s and we 

were glad to have news 

of the brothers recently. 

Tim Wolfe (1977) who 

lived and taught English 

in Japan for several years 

is back in Tasmania now 

and living with his wife 

and daughters in Sandy 

Bay. Tim is working on 

the family’s Bruny oyster 

farm, Cloudy Bay Oysters, 

with his brother Graeme 

Wolfe (1988). Graeme and 

Rohan Wolfe (1989) are 

twins. Stuart Wolfe (1980) 

will be remembered during 

his High School years as a 

collector of stamps and as 

a sailor. He is now living 

in Queensland where he 

works in the building 

industry. Also living in 

Queensland is Rohan 

Wolfe. Rohan completed 

a PhD at UTAS, majoring 

in geology. He went on to 

work in mineral exploration 

in the Philippines, Iran and 

Mongolia. He moved from 

Mongolia with his geologist 

wife, Enkee and currently 

lives with his family south 

of Noosa, while working in 

Central Queensland with the 

Ivanhoe Mining Company. 

Robin Banks (1979) 

has been appointed 

as the Tasmanian 

A n t i - D i s c r i m i n a t i o n 

Commissioner (the first 

'home-grown' Tasmanian 

to hold this position). She 

started in her new role in 

July 2010 and is looking 

forward to opportunities 

to work to improve the 

recognition and protection 

of equal opportunity and 

human rights in Tasmania. 

Roberta Macleod 

(1987) will be remembered 

by her classmates after her 

ten years spent at Friends’. 

She now lives in Birregurra, 

Victoria, is married and has 

two children Holly 19 and 

Thomas 15. Roberta’s career 

happily involves horses and 

currently she is involved in 

training racehorses. 

News of Richard (Ric) 

Braint (1989) and his wife 

Nathalie who together with 

their three children, visited 

Tasmania in January. The 

family live in northern 

France where Ric works 

as a computer consultant. 

Nathalie is about to start 

teaching again after a break 

of some years to raise their 

three children. 

After leaving Friends’ 

in 1992 Tim Whittington 

travelled to the USA in 

1993 and lived in the State 

of Maryland for a period 

of three years. During the 

time overseas as well as 

travelling, he undertook 

studies at a community 

college. In 1996 he returned 

to Australia to live on the 

Gold Coast in Queensland 

and enrolled at Griffith 

University from where in 

1999 he graduated with a 

Bachelor in Psychology 

(Hons). Since then he 

achieved full registration as a 

psychologist in Queensland. 

After working in private 

industry for a number of 

years he is now employed by 

the Queensland Government 

in the Department of 

Community Safety. In 2005 

his son Ridley was born. 

Andrew Denny 

(1993) and his wife Melia 

are living in Fremantle, 

Western Australia. Andrew, 

who has been undertaking 

helicopter-training studies 

for some years, currently 

works with Heliwest as a 

flying instructor. He also 

undertakes some special 

flying projects himself.

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Old Scholars News cont... 

Helen Walpole (1996) 

remembered at School as a 

lover of history and culture 

completed a Masters in 

Curatorship at University of 

Melbourne. She went on to 

work as a volunteer curator 

in Vanuatu and a variety of 

exciting curating positions 

in Australia. Her work 

included time with Arts 

Tasmania 2009, working 

as project director for the 

festival of exhibits and 

workshops that made up 

Design Island - At The Edge. 

Helen has more recently 

taken up the position of 

Curator of the National 

Sports Museum that is 

housed at the MCG. She 

enjoys living in Melbourne 

where she is currently also 

involved in a dance project. 

Emma Shaw (1998) 

married fellow accountant, 

Jay Tremeer from the Gold 

Coast, in November last 

year. Emma and Jay are 

currently living in London. 

Ros Beadle (1998) is 

currently living in a small 

Aboriginal community 

called Warburton in the 

Ngaanyatjarra Lands in the 

far east of Western Australia. 

She is undertaking a 

PhD in understanding 

the needs for health care 

and education services 

for young Aboriginal 

women who often leave 

school in their early teens. 

As part of the process of 

building relationships in the 

community Ros is working at 

the Warburton School as the 

school-community liaison 

officer which involves 

working with local people 

to address issues including 

low attendance and the 

development of a culturally 

appropriate curriculum for 

Ngaanyatjarra children. 

Ali Gooding (Woods) 

(1999) moved to Perth, 

Western Australia in 1999 

to commence a Veterinary 

Science degree. Twelve 

years on, she writes, “ I 

am still in Perth! I have 

been working in Small 

Animal Practice as a 

veterinary manager for the 

past 6½ years. I recently 

married David Gooding in 

Phuket, Thailand and had a 

wonderful time catching up 

with family and friends. I 

am now Ali Gooding!” 

Jay Marsh (2000) 

contacted us recently 

while he and his son Ziggy 

were in Tasmania visiting 

family. Jay is remembered 

at School as a student who 

particularly enjoyed his 

home economics classes 

with teacher, Marilyn 

Scott. After School Jay 

began a cooking (chef) 

apprenticeship at Crown 

Casino in Melbourne. 

He moved during his 

apprenticeship to spend 

18 months at Fee and Me 

in Launceston and at the 

Café of the Christmas Hills 

Raspberry Farm. Once he 

had qualified Jay worked 

at Prossers in Sandy Bay 

before embarking on 

travels. Jay ended up in 

Byron Bay where he runs 

the kitchen of the local Bay 

Leaf Café. He loves his 

Byron Bay life, his work, 

his surfing and the warmth. 

Tom Srodzinski (2003) 

is currently studying for 

a Bachelor of Applied 

Social Science through 

the Australian College 

of Applied Psychology 

via distance, living in 

Sandy Bay and enjoying 

photography and travel in 

his spare time. 

Elyse Allender (2004) 

went on from School to 

UTAS where she completed 

a degree in Geomatics. She 

has gone on this year to 

ANU where she is currently 

undertaking her Masters 

degree. In 2009, after her 

UTAS studies, she spent 

time in Singapore with Ji 

Young (Joel) Lee’s (2004) 

family. Then Elyse and Joel 

travelled overseas. Their 

travels included time spent 

in Lucerne, Switzerland with 

Iris Maoris’ (2004) family. 

Louise Habel (2005) 

has sent us news of her 

journey since School. Louise 

has began to study speech 

pathology in Newcastle after 

completing her Bachelor of 

Arts at UTAS. 

Jack Marquis (2007) 

remembered as a student 

who enjoyed a broad number 

of School activities, is 

currently living in College in 

Canberra and studying Law 

at ANU. 

Georgina Byrnes 

(2008) spent her GAP year 

working and travelling and is 

currently attending Sydney 

University undertaking 

a Health Science degree 

which will take her into 

physiotherapy studies. 

She lives in Sancta Sophia 

College at the university and 

has wholeheartedly taken on 

College activities, as well as 

being active on the College 

Social Committee. Georgie 

was part of their rowing 

crew and swimming team 

and is currently a member of 

the College choir. 

friends’ connections 

Martina Crerar, 

who worked at Friends’ 

from 2000-2008 as Marty 

Moroney and is mother of 

Noah Moroney (Year 1) has 

returned to live in Tasmania 

after a year training at the 

Victorian College of the Arts 

in Melbourne. Marty who 

now lives in Lauderdale, 

has become engaged to 

Benjamin Steven and plans 

to be married early in 2011. 

Claire Butler (2009) and 

Sarah Buckerfield (2009) 

were two of four Tasmanians 

competing in the Australian 

Under 21 Orienteering 

World Championships in 

Denmark in July. Sarah was 

the outstanding performer 

at the national selections 

trials at Easter finishing as 

top ranking female Junior 

in Australia. Readers may 

remember Hanny Allston 

(2003) winning in the World 

Sprint Championships in 

Denmark in 2006. 

Aletia Dundas, recently 

retired School Board member 

is working as Aboriginal 

Concerns person and 

Education Officer for Quaker 

Service Australia. She spent 

time recently at School 

as Quaker in Residence 

where she included talks on 

fundamental human rights 

including food, water and 

land. 

Andrew MacFie. 

Richard Mulcahy. 

1970 Reunion 

A really happy reunion 

was held at School in early 

May when students who left 

School or would have been 

in Year 12 in 1970 gathered 

for a dinner. Current parent, 

Karen Goodwin Roberts’ 

company, Taste, catered 

for the event and former 

students came from afar 

for the Saturday night 

gathering. 

Drew Burgess, who 

currently lives at Blackmans 

Bay and works with Qantas, 

was pleased to catch up 

with friends. Remembered 

as a blueberry farmer, Drew 

continues to enjoy water 

sports including sailing, 

together with his sons. 

Jenny Komyshan 

(Forsyth) was visiting from 

Perth, Western Australia. 

Jenny’s father Royce 

Forsyth will be remembered 

as a fine science teacher 

Drew Burgess. 

Jane Nicholls (Calvert) and 

Jan Clark (Moody). 


and her mother Margaret 

attended Friends’ as 

Margaret Medhurst (1935). 

Judelle Burrows (1969) was 

another happy attendee. 

Judelle has continuing 

links with School as a 

current grandmother. John 

Crawford had travelled 

from Sydney and Ann 

Weaving (Dazeley) had 

travelled from Brisbane 

where her family currently 

live and where she works as 

a teacher. 

Nola Polmear and 

Pip Woolley (Oakley) 

especially enjoyed viewing 

memorabilia in Archives 

along with Susie Eade 

(Walters) and Shirley 

Macintyre. Jan Cerny 

(Neilson) also enjoyed a 

viewing in Archives before 

the reunion as did Jane 

Nicholls (Calvert) and Jan 

Clark (Moody). Old Focus 

Judelle Burrows and Jenny 

Komyshan. 

Pip Woolley and Nola Polmear 

(Oakley). 

provided many memories 

and they shared smiles 

when they reviewed the 

former sports costume. 

Andrew MacFie 

continues to keep in touch 

with School through his 

music businesses; it was 

good to catch up with him - 

his three children all former 

scholars too. 

It was also good to 

catch up with Mary Rayner 

(Emmett) and Jenny Hunt 

(Howard) and with Sue 

Blackburn (Ellis). Sue 

continues her work as a 

scientist at the CSIRO. 

John Marshall was 

pleased to catch up with old 

friends; he runs his property 

Ferniehurst at Campania 

and is father of current Year 

8 student, Stuart. Richard 

Mulcahy visited from 

Melbourne where he works 

as CEO of AusVeg. 

Jan Cerny (Neilson). 

Shirley Macintyre and Susie 

Eade (Walters). 

Peter Bull and John Crawford. Sue Blackburn (Ellis). Jim Andrews and Adrian 

Watchorn. 

Mary Raynor (Emmett) and 

Judy Hunt (Howard). 

Tom Dunbabin. 

Ann Weaving (Dazeley).

Elliott has been a 

family name on the School 

register from the early 

days. Amy Elliott (1894), 

Helenor (Nellie) Elliott 

(1897), Charles Elliott 

(1898) and Edmund Elliott 

(1901)always referred to 

as Alfred Elliott made 

great contributions to the 

School in its early days. 

Amy and Nellie went on 

to the University. Nellie 

studied languages and Amy 

became the first female 

Science graduate from the 

University. Charles became 

Captain of the Derwent 

Regiment and led the 12th 

Battalion in Gallipoli. 

Alfred, after time working 

in the State Agricultural 

Department, went on to 

study medicine. Alfred was 

also a very early member 

of the Tasmanian Field 

Naturalists Club. 

Focus friends’ connections August 2010 13 

Our Own Elliott Family 

Photos 

from 

the 

Unwin 

Years 

Top right: 1934 School Junior 

Tennis Team, Southern 

Premiers; l-r Joan Colwell, 

Rhonda Rowe, Florence 

Saunders and Esmee Read. 

Readers will note the longer 

skirts and buttoned up tops of 

the 1930s when compared with 

the 1944 School Junior Tennis 

Team; l-r Margaret Cotton, 

Janet Lovett, Jane Willing and 

Rosalind Medhurst. The 1944 

team (pictured right) were 

Island Premiers. 

Charles’ son, Charles 

Gordon Elliott (1942) 

also attended Friends’. 

He was a fine student and 

sportsman who worked for 

many years at Glasgow 

University in the area of 

plant pathology. 

Alfred’s children, 

Ken Elliott (1935), 

Bruce Elliott (1939), 

David Elliott (1943) 

and Margaret Shaw 

(Elliott) (1945) were 

also successful Friends’ 

students. Ken went on to 

farming at Bruny Island 

and later at Mersey Lea. 

Bruce became a pilot 

and later followed the 

lead into farming. David 

worked in banking and 

made a good career with 

the ANZ, retiring in 1982 

and making his home in 

Launceston. Margaret 

and her husband Bernard 

Shaw, were well known 

potters and painters. 

Editors notes: We 

feel privileged to have 

one of Margaret Shaw’s 

floral paintings and two 

Unwin paintings previously 

owned by Bruce Elliott in 

our School Collection. We 

also have a book written by 

David Elliott, Memories of 

my Father and donated to 

Friends’ in memory of Amy 

and Helenor Elliott in 1991. 

Can any readers remember a 

photograph or plaque related 

to Charles Elliott? 

David Elliott on a recent visit 

to Friends’. 

Matthews Matters 

News of Cathy Matthews 

(1997) and her brother Andy 

Matthews (2001). Cathy 

moved from School to 

Melbourne University where 

she studies Architecture 

along with a Diploma of 

Modern Languages. Her 

architectural studies included 

a year, 2005, studying in 

Bordeaux. Cathy’s French, 

(and the expertise of French 

teacher, Pam Galloway), 

came into its own when she 

took her lectures and made 

presentations in Bordeaux. 

Cathy, who has been 

working as an architect in 

Melbourne since graduation, 

plans a change of focus 

and will join the Green 

Gecko Foundation working 

in Cambodia in children’s 

programs. Cathy is also an 

Ultimate Frisbee aficionado. 

She represented Australia in 

the World Competition in 

Vancouver and later this year 

will be part of the Australian 

team playing in the World 

Remembering Susan 

and her brothers 

We were saddened to 

learn of the recent death of 

Susan Collins (Bloomfield) 

(1970). Susan was a member 

of the well remembered 

Bloomfield family, probably 

record holders in that there 

were six members of the 

family attending Friends’ at 

one time, indeed five of them 

were boarders together. 

Susan attended Adelaide 

University after her years at 

Friends’ and then worked 

in the social work area 

with agencies including the 

Hobart City Mission and the 

Medical Council. A mother 

of three children, Susan had 

more recently been living at 

Bruny Island. 

Parents, John and Jenny 

Bloomfield, who moved to 

Tasmania in the mid 1950s, 

moved on to Darwin after 

John retired from his medical 

position in Hobart. After 

a second retirement John 

undertook some writing. 

And as for the other 

Bloomfields; Chris 

Bloomfield (1969) studied 

surveying; more recently 

he and his wife have taken 

a sea change and run 

accommodation in Spain. 

Richard Bloomfield 

(1972) has retired from 

his Army career and lives 

in Queensland. Anthony 

Bloomfield (1973) is 

working in sales in Western 

Australia. 

Adam Bloomfield 

(1976), who worked for 

many years as a carpenter, 

Interesting gifts 

Championships in Prague. 

Andy Matthews (2001) 

remembered at School as a 

fine student and after School 

as an adventurous sailor also 

went on to the University of 

Melbourne where he studied 

electrical engineering. 

After some time working 

in this profession, Andy 

retrained as a teacher and 

he is currently working in 

a Melbourne High School 

teaching Physics and Maths. 

Bloomfield family taken in 1969 when all six members of the 

family attended Friends’. 

currently works in the field 

of explosives, while William 

Bloomfield (1982), for some 

years a successful jockey, 

retrained as a chef and with 

his wife runs the School 

House Café in Cygnet. 

The Friends’ School Boat Club 

Gala Art Sale 

The Boat Club is holding an art sale in conjunction with this year’s 

TCE Art and Design Exhibition. Artists, designers and crafts people 

are encouraged to provide art for sale (only 30% commission to the 

Boat Club). If you are interested in exhibiting your work on Friday 19 

November in the new Assembly Hall on the Argyle Street campus, 

please contact - 

Steve McQueeney 

in the Development Office 

on 6210 2203 or email 

smcqueeney@friends.tas.edu.au 

Alistair Lewis (1973) 

recently brought into 

Archives his old blazer 

and tie together with four 

interesting badges: two 

Service badges, one Sports 

Badge and an Old Scholars 

badge. 

However we were even 

more enthusiastic about the 

1973 Term 3 Calendar and 

the handwritten notes which 

Alistair, as Head Boy, had 

popped back into his blazer 

pocket after giving an 

address at the 1973 End of 

Year Gathering. 

The notes represent well 

student thoughts in 1973. 

There are mentions of ideas 

such as a student member 

on the Board, student desire 

for a dedicated counsellor, 

and mention of sporting 

highlights –squash and 

girls hockey premierships, 

the rugby team successes 

and a soccer team winning 

a knockout cup, boys 

swimming and life saving 

successes, tennis and girls 

athletics success. The 

acquisition of the first 

School computer was 

declared a success and 

Alistair mentioned plans 

to add two more terminals 

and a ‘memory bank’ the 

following year. Academic 

success was celebrated, a 

note of Elizabeth Walker 

(1972) gaining the highest 

aggregate of marks in the 

State and being awarded the 

first University Entrance 

Scholarship, also of Rodney 

McGee’s (1972) fine 

Maths score and Debbie 

Sutherland’s (1972) top 

geography score. The notes 

demonstrated the breadth 

of student service varying 

from Friends' student 

assistance with the Talire 

sports to a walkathon in aid 

of an Ethiopian Appeal.

14 

A very big 

thank you 

to our 

Annual 

Givers for 

2010 

Keith Albrecht 

Megan Alessandrini 

Kathleen Alexander 

Craig Anderson 

Anonymous (16) 

Guy Bannink 

Simon Baptist 

Ruth Bernard 

Dorothy Blackburn 

Myreen Bourne 

Brian Braint 

Jean Brown 

Ric Burgess 

Lois Calvert 

Jan Cerny 

Ian Chung 

Margaret Corrick 

Lance Cowled 

Justine Creese 

John Cruickshank 

Peter and Karen Davis 

Barbara Duncum 

Frank Ellis 

Winsome Fraser 

Tony Friend 

Vicki Gould 

Alf Hagger 

Lindsay Hand 

Drossos Haramantas 

Margaret Hall 

Ron and Sue Hawkins 

Roly Hill 

Patrick and Denise Hurley 

John and Danielle Hyndes 

Richard and Amber Ibbott 

Elizabeth Jack 

Mary-Anne Keady 

Thomas Kirkland 

Harry Leonard 

Isobel Long 


We would like to take 

this opportunity to thank 

the following people who 

donated to our 2010 Annual 

Giving Program. This 

year donors were given 

the opportunity to donate 

to the Scholarships, Prizes 

and Bursaries Fund, the 

Library Fund or the Capital 

Campaign. 

Thank you for making a 

difference. 

Kerryn MacMillan 

Tim Maddock 

Roy Mason 

Christobel Mattingley 

Malcolm and Rosanne 

McDougall 

Barry McFarlane 

Margaret McIntosh 

Pat McNeill 

Herbert Menka 

Derrick Messent 

Sheina Nicholls 

Wiebke Parker 

Clive and Jennie Pointon 

Tessa Rae 

Richard and Angela Ralph 

Michael Read 

Enid Robertson 

Jim Rowntree 

Mary Anne Ryan 

Joy Smith 

Ralph Straton 

Anne Thwaites 

Josephine Upcher 

Jim Walker 

Adrian Walker 

Helen Walpole 

Beth Wardlaw 

Elaine Wardlaw 

Helen Wardrop 

Anthony Weidenbach 

Terence Wells 

Hugh Wells 

Raymond Westwood 

Jane Wilcox 

Geoff Williamson 

Leslie Woolley 

Phyllis Young 

We give thanks for the 

lives of... 

James Bamford 

Basil de la Bere 

Caroline Campbell (Walker) 

Gladys Mary Canning 

Roger Clark 

Terry Courtney 

Max Crane 

Susan Collins (Bloomfield) 

Ronald Darvell 

Mavis Fagan (Smith) 

Colin Fleming 

Mattie Hamilton (Usher) 

Pauline Hiller (Hickman) 

Delia Virginia (Ginny) Jackson 

Geoffrey Lyne 

Alan McCormick 

Eileen Mather 

Harry Street 

Ruth Thrower (Jeanneret) 

David Valentine 

FRIENDS’ CONNECTIONS 


Memories of Alan McCormick 

We recently received 

news of the death of 

Alan McCormick (1943). 

Alan and his brother Neil 

visited Friends’ in 1992. 

Alan brought in some 

Unwin paintings to share 

at the time. One, a water 

colour of the docks, had 

been given to Alan by his 

old headmaster Ernest 

Unwin at the time of his 

enlistment and departure 

from Tasmania in the 

second World War. 

Archives was pleased 

to find a copy of Alan’s 

School testimonial, written 

by EE Unwin. It reads: “ I 

have pleasure in giving this 

letter of recommendation to 

Alan M. McCormick who is 

applying for entrance into 

the Airforce. 

“Alan has been a 

boarder in this School since 

1938 and is at present a 

member of the Upper Sixth 

Form, a School prefect and 

a member of School teams. 

“He is very good 

in swimming, was in 

the senior crew and 

represented the School in 

athletics. 

He passed the Public 

School Certificate Exam in 

December 1940 and is now 

working for the Leaving 

Exam of the University of 

Tasmania for which he will 

sit in December 1943. 

“He is a boy of excellent 

character and leadership. 

He gets on well with other 

boys and staff and has a 

very pleasant manner.” 

Alan, along with his 

An Invitation 

The Principal, John Green 

extends a warm invitation to all old scholars 

who have completed the IB Diploma 

to a celebration of 

10 Years of the 

International Baccalaureate Diploma 

at The Friends’ School 

to be held in 

the new Farrall Centre 

(Argyle Street Campus) 

on 

Sunday 19 December 2010 

from 5:00pm until 7:30pm 

Drinks and Canapes will be served 

to RSVP or for more information please contact 

the Development Office on +61 3 66210 2282 or 

email development@friends.tas.edu.au 

Gifts to Archives 

Appreciated 

Gill Appleyard 

publication 

Buchanan Family 

magazines 

Hazel Buchhorn 

artwork 

Margaret Cruickshank 

photographs 

Jin Yuan High School 

Expo 2010 novelties 

Alistair Lewis 

costume, badges, document 

Shirley Macintyre 

costume 

Graeme Muir 

china 

Jean Panton 

papers and press cutting 

Barry Richardson 

map and photo 

Stanley Roberts 

photograph 

Mac Rogers 

photograph, letter and board 

Grahame Seabrook 

photograph 

Judy Thirkell 

programs and documents 

The Friends’ School Old Scholars Memorial 

Scholarship Fund Trustees – 

Trust Deeds and documents 

Keith Wells 

Unwin painting 

brother Neil, was a boarder 

from his home in Burnie. 

He became Senior House 

(Boarding) Prefect and a 

School Prefect 

Alan enjoyed the social 

life Friends’ offered. He 

described the way he and 

other seniors enjoyed the 

“after tea” social time 

girl and boy boarders had 

together sitting around the 

big Library table.[Now the 

Archives Room table.] 

He also enjoyed 

boarders’ socials. The boys 

would collect their partners 

through the School’s main 

door from the sitting room 

and take them around to the 

girls gym for the dancing. 

Music was provided by a 

gramophone. Alan knew 

these socials were the envy 

All Welcome 

All old scholars are 

welcome at our Reunions. 

If you do not receive 

an invitation to your 

reunion please contact 

Steve McQueeney or 

Kalli McCarthy in the 

Development Office. 

Telephone 6210 2282 

or email development@ 

friends.tas.edu.au 

In the past there has 

been some confusion over 

of boys at other Hobart 

schools of the time. 

Alan told us on his 

1992 visit that he and other 

boarder boys who enjoyed 

an illicit “smoke” rigged 

up a telephone link which 

allowed surveillance of 

the furnace room, under 

the boys boarding area. 

Smoking in the furnace 

room was a sometime 

weekend event in the early 

1940s. 

Alan was a good 

sportsman, in the senior 

rowing crew, swimming 

and athletics teams. Alan 

was Swimming Champion 

is 1943. Alan (and Neil) 

were members of the 

successful six man School 

Cross Country team. 

leaving dates. Invitations 

are sent out to old scholars 

who left in year 12, or would 

have done so, had they 

finished their education at 

Friends’. 

We recommend 

confirming reunion dates 

and your leaving year with 

the Development Office 

prior to booking flights and 

accommodation. 

Dates for your Diary 

2010 

1990 Reunion Dinner 

Saturday 21 August 

Old Scholars Meeting 

Monday 11 October 

End of Year Gathering 

Federation Concert Hall 

Wednesday 1 December 

2000 Reunion Drinks & Canapes 

Saturday 18 December 

Celebration of 10 Years of the 

International Baccalaureate Diploma 

at Friends’ 

Sunday 19 December 


Tuesday 21 December 

2011 

50+ Year Reunion (Lunch) 

Sunday 20 February 


Saturday 5 March 


Saturday 16 April 


Saturday 14 May 

Former Staff Occasion 

Saturday 25 June 


Saturday 23 July 


Saturday 20 August 


Saturday 17 December 

2010 Reunion Drinks & Canapes 

Thursday 22 December

y Anita Corrigan 

Even a very early 

start could not suppress 

our eagerness to see what 

would await us over the 

next few days in the big city 

of Melbourne. 

Accompanied by Peter 

Jones and Robyn Brooks, 

the Year 11/12 Religion 

Class left Hobart at 6 o’clock 

on Wednesday 12 May 

for a two-day excursion to 

Melbourne, where we would 

learn about and experience 

Jewish life first hand. 

Two staff members from the Australian International Academy in 

North Coburg, with Peter Jones. Photo supplied by Peter Jones 


Year 11/12 Religion Class Trip Melbourne 

Bagels from Glick’s on 

Carlisle Street, which is a 

well-known Jewish street of 

St Kilda, was the first point 

of call upon arrival. 

We were introduced 

to Shelley, an Orthodox 

woman, who showed 

the class around the 

main Jewish sites of 

Melbourne, including the 

Jewish Museum, the local 

synagogue and a Jewish 

supermarket that stocked 

only kosher foods. 

The excursion involved 

a one-night home-stay 

with students from Mt. 

Scopus College, who we 

met for lunch consisting of 

more bagels. 

The students gave us 

a short presentation on 

Judaism, which reinforced 

many of the concepts we had 

already learnt about Judaism 

in our studies of religion. 

The Melbourne students 

were also interested in 

learning about us and found 

it unusual that we all attended 

a Quaker school, yet none of 

us were actually Quakers. 

Early on the Thursday 

morning we were given 

the unique opportunity of 

attending the Bar Mitzvah 

for one of the Year 7 boys. 

We also paid a visit to 

the Australian International 

Academy (AIA), an Islamic 

school on the other side 

of Melbourne. 

The students at the 

Academy showed us a 

presentation on Islam and we 

were given the opportunity 

to speak to them about the 

differences in their religion. 

Eva Johnston and Nick Wilson with one of the Jewish students at Mount Scopus College. 

Photo supplied by Peter Jones 

Due to a lack of 

organisational skills, Alice, 

Alisha, Robyn and I missed 

lunch with the rest of the 

group, but we eventually 

re-grouped and we all made 

our way to the Mosque 

where the assistant Imam, 

the person who leads prayer 

in a Mosque, spoke to us 

about what his job and 

religion involved. 

It was most definitely an 

eventful couple of days but 

at the same time a fantastic 

opportunity to experience 

the Jewish and Muslim 

religions and expand our 

knowledge of Judaism and 

Islam in the Australian 

community. 

Anita Corrigan, Alisha Watkins, Nick Wilson and Ben Ogada-Osir with students from Mount Scopus 

College in Melbourne holding some of the religious objects that are used during Passover. 


by Ella Hind 

On Friday 7 May, a group 

of Friends’ School students 

from the High School 

and Clemes who were 

involved with Amnesty 

International travelled 

to Sacred Heart School 

in New Town in order to 

attend a political forum 

organised by the Justice and 

Action Network. 

The aim of the forum 

was to provide college 

and high school students 

from Year 9 and 10 with 

the opportunity to ask 

politicians questions on 

Alice Luckman, Grace Owens, Alisha Watkins, Hannah Salisbury and Juliet Harlow, together with 

some of the Melbourne students, watch one of the students from Mount Scopus College as he reads 

from the Torah scroll. 


Justice and Action Network Forum meet with politicians 

social justice and human 

rights issues. 

Three politicians 

presented on the panel – 

Nick McKim for the Greens, 

Duncan Kerr for Labor 

and Vanessa Goodwin for 

the Liberals. 

Students were asked to 

write down questions on 

pieces of paper. 

These were then given 

to the politicians who 

proceeded to thoroughly 

answer as many of the 

questions as they could in 

the hour they had. 

Most of the questions 

centered on immigration 

policies and climate change, 

as they are both current 

major issues. 

Each politician had 

similar opinions and 

agreed that Australia 

seriously needed to address 

these issues: Nick McKim 

was the most enthusiastic, 

Duncan Kerr spoke 

articulately, thoughtfully 

and with the best delivery, 

and Vanessa Goodwin 

mostly agreed with McKim 

and Kerr, while still 

adding her own opinion to 

her response. 

Each of the politicians 

had their own solid ideas 

Students gathered at the JAN forum at Sacred Heart. 

on how these issues could Overall, it was a very 

be addressed. 

informative afternoon, 


enjoyed by all students who 

attended.

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Whole School Gathering 

NEWS 

by Nicholas Cuthbertson The Morris Choir Madelaine Comfort, 

sang ‘Respect’ and their Heather McGushin and 

“Everyone Belongs” enthusiasm held the interest Sharon Vulimu took to the 

was the theme central to of the whole crowd. stage to speak about their 

the 2010 Annual General The Morris Year 5 recent trip to Egypt, where 

Meeting Gathering at the students showed the whole they attended the Model 

end of Term 1. 

school the results of their United Nations Conference, 

The school community music unit on learning to play giving a fascinating insight 

was divided into two and a band instrument and The into the workings of the 

the Gathering, which took Year 12 Marimba Ensemble United Nations. 

place in the WN Oats played ‘Chikomba’ and, Issues discussed at 

Centre, had to be run as always with the lively the Model Conference 

twice as the whole school rhythmic sounds of the included global security, 

no longer fits in the High marimba, students were the environment and 

School gym. 

clapping along to the beat of human rights. 

Despite this, with the the song. 

The girls described 

Board Members present and In keeping with the their unique opportunity as 

the stage set, it was sure to theme of belonging, the a fantastic experience that 

be quite a spectacle. Under 16 Girls Eight gave them not only a better 

As with most Rowing crew spoke about understanding of modern 

Gatherings, music was what it meant to belong as contemporary issues 

a major focus and The part of a team and how their affecting the world, but also The Year 12 Marimba Ensemble, who had everyone clapping along. 

Photo by Chris Yu 

Year 7-12 Concert Band many successes in rowing a greater sense of belonging 

opened with a compilation this year came down to each as citizens of the world. 

of musical highlights from and everyone of them doing Principal John Green 

The Wizard of Oz. 

their job for the team. closed the Gathering by 

reinforcing the idea of 

everyone belonging within 

different societies and spoke 

of how, as we progress 

through life, we gain a 

greater sense of belonging. 

From a very early 

age when we associate 

with and belong as part 

of our family, to later in 

life, when a lifetime of 

building relationships and 

experiencing new things 

allows us to feel a sense of 

Sharon Vulimu, Heather McGushin and Madelaine Comfort speak belonging as part of a far 

about their trip to Egypt. Photo by Chris Yu greater community. 

The Morris Primary School Choir sing ‘Respect’. Photo by Chris Yu 

Undoukai (Japanese Sports Day) 

by Melissa Wickins 

Konnichi wa. 

On April 28 Morris 

students from Kinder 

to Year 5 participated 

enthusiastically in an 

by Lucy Cottier 

A celebration of Japanese 

Culture was hosted by the 

LOTE Faculty in the High 

School on 5 May, traditionally 

Children’s Day in Japan. 

A Japanese Food Fair 

organised by the Year 

10 class and Biz Clemes 

sold delicious sushi and 

yakisoba noodles. 

A Japanese fashion parade 

showcasing traditional and 

Undoukai (Japanese 

Sports Day). 

Students, in aka (red) 

and shiro (white) hachimaki, 

rotated around nine Japanese 

games and chanted and 

cheered in Japanese. 

High School Celebrates 

modern Japanese outfits was 

presented by a Year 9 class. 

They donned an array of 

outfits ranging from Japanese 

school uniforms to the more 

traditional Kimono. 

Four Japanese assistant 

teachers joined us for the 

day and Katie Lock, Sara 

Valentine, Alistair Climie 

and John Dewis entertained 

us in their role of emcee. 

Origami and Japanese 

calligraphy workshops 

Year 6 students trained 

for this event to instruct 

and encourage the younger 

students in Japanese and did 

a wonderful job as leaders. 

Despite the inclement 

weather the mood of 

students, teachers and 

parents was bright and 

we had a tanoshi katta 

(enjoyable) day. 

Special display items 

provided wonderful 

entertainment in the form of 

a karate display, Nihongorap 

chants and a Taiko 

drum performance (led by 

Catherine Cretan). 

Felix Churchill, Angus Cooper 

and Georgia Bennett ready to 

join in. 

took place in the library 

providing students with the 

opportunity to display their 

talents in the fields of brush 

painting and calligraphy. 

The final event of the 

day was the presentation of 

a Manga film shown in the 

Lecture Theatre. 

Students enjoyed the 

chance to sit back, relax and 

enjoy the show. 

It was a great day that 

was enjoyed by all. 

Students enjoyed a 

pre-ordered Japanese 

obentou lunch, sushi and 

fried rice followed by 

suika (watermelon) kindly 

donated by the Hill Street 

Grocer (oishi katta). 

Morris students don headbands 

of red (aka) and white (shiro) 

and play Japanese style games. 

Photos by Melissa Wickins 


PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 

The Friends’ School Calendar 2011 

Life at Friends’ through your lens 

Details on Friendsnet or from 

prclass@friends.tas.edu.au 

Open to all students, staff, parents and friends


Rock Climbing at Clemes 

by Angus Owen 

Outdoor Education 

teacher Tim Whelan led 

a climbing expedition of 

Clemes students to Coles 

Bay as part of the Outdoor 

Education program in May. 

The group was pleasantly 

surprised by the weather, 

which remained dry and 

warm enough to make the 

climbing enjoyable, and a 

good deal easier! 

The group assembled 

straight after school to 

collect the gear and water 

before the long drive began. 

A stop-off for supplies of 

greasy food improved spirits, 

and tents were erected in 

short order upon arrival. 

After a chilly but dry 

night, there was a short 

walk to the cliffs where 

the climbing was to be 

done, and all went ahead 

without mishap, with 

everyone learning climbing 

and belaying. 

Adam Flower, who 

brought the large video 

camera with him at all 

times, faithfully recorded 

all events. 

At the cliffs, some 

foolhardy souls were brave 

enough to dive into the 

water, usually after some 

dithering in the cold. 

Upon return to camp 

there were several wallabies 

hanging around, and this 

very Australian sight 

brightened the mood. 

After a successful day 

of climbing, the group 

returned to camp before 

going for a night hike to the 

nearby lighthouse. 

The next day was a 

whole new climbing wall, 

considerably higher but 

with just as beautiful views 

of the sea. 

The height of the cliffs, 

though daunting, did not 

put off the climbers, and 

everyone made it to the top 

of at least one wall. 

All performed 

admirably and the return 

journey on the bus came too 

early for most. 

Angus Owen taking in some of the spectacular views on the East 

Coast of Tasmania. 

Year 7 Outdoor Education 

by Chris Yu 

Students need physical 

exercise to stay fit and to 

keep their minds healthy and 

Friends’ provides students 

with many opportunities to 

go outside the classroom. 

The Outdoor Education 

program runs throughout 

Morris and the High School 

and includes a range of 

elective subjects for students 

at Clemes. 

“We hold Outdoor 

Education because it 

challenges our students and 

it is a chance for them to 

improve their skills,” said 

Outdoor Education teacher, 

Roger Midgely. 

Outdoor Education 

gives students practical 

experience dealing with 

problems and issues in real 

life situations. 

The program aims to 

promote social skills, self 

discovery, self confidence 

and self worth, as well as 

Sarah Fox, Holly Pointon and Hannah Birch at the beach as part 

of their Year 7 Outdoor Education program. 

Photo supplied by Roger Midgley 

Meg Kirkland showing a great degree of flexibility while 

scrambling up the almost sheer cliff face. 

Thomas Webster and Harley Wagner punching one of the 

orienteering controls while taking part in the Year 7 Outdoor 

Education program. 

Photo supplied by Roger Midgley 

instil a sense of wonder and 

adventure in the outdoors. 

One such activity 

was the climbing of 

Mount Wellington. 

Students had to work 

together to read maps and 

measure distances to find 

the correct track. 

Teamwork was also an 

important skill to make sure 

no one got lost. 

The subject appeals to 

many different learning 

styles and gives those with 

great leadership skills, and 

practical and problem solving 

skills a chance to shine, as 

well as an opportunity for 

all students to challenge 

themselves and have fun. 

by Jess Lund 

The Year 3 Outdoor 

Education experience at 

Fossil Cove and Snug 

Falls in April included 

examining the many fossils 

near the water at Fossil 

Cove, climbing under a 

small waterfall at Snug 

Falls and finishing the day 

with a play at the Sandy 

Bay Boat Park. 

The students’ 

reflections on the day were 

very positive: 

“Walking on the cubed 

rocks near the ocean was 

fun because we got to 

go on another platform,” 

said George Goodluck. 

“At Snug Falls, me 

and some friends made 

a bridge out of sticks. It 

was fun because we had 

to use our strength and we 

co-operated a lot,” said 

William Sargent. 

“I was tired but I kept 

on going because I wanted 

to see the falls,” said Haydn 

Schooling-Waters. 

“I liked Snug Falls 

because it was beautiful,” 

said Julien Peschar. 

“One thing I did well 

was climbing over the trees 

that had fallen down,” said 

Bailey Quan. 

Opportunities for 

Outdoor Education are a 

strong focus of the Morris 

Curriculum and a big 

favourite with students. 

Members of the rock climbing group walking down to the base of 

the climbing cliff. 

All photos by Thomas Marlow 

Year 3 students visit Snug 

Falls and Fossil Cove 

Year 3 students reflecting on the day near Snug Falls. 

Photo supplied by Jess Lund 

Jamie Wilson, Manoli Papastamatis and Mickey Irwin climbing at 

Fossil Cove as part of their Outdoor Education experience. 

Photo supplied by Jess Lund

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news 

12 Day Expedition to Tasmania’s Wilderness 


The stunning view the students experienced of Mt Eliza. 

Photo by Gordon Luckman 

by Gordon Luckman and 

Jessica Tanner 

While most of Clemes 

were enjoying a well-earned 

break, 21 students spent 

the first two weeks of the 

Term 1 holidays on a funfilled 

adventure through 

the South West Wilderness 

of Tasmania. 

The trip, planned 

by pre-tertiary Outdoor 

Leadership and Outdoor 

Education students under 

the guidance of teacher Tim 

Whelan, took the group 

through arguably some of 

Tasmania’s most beautiful 

and tranquil locations. 

The trip was divided 

into three main parts; a 

walk, a ride and a kayak. 

Eight students walked to 

Lake Rhona, a little known 

glacial lake much like the 

original Lake Pedder. 

The route to the lake 

was mostly flat, with 

very boggy sections and 

a river crossing of the 

Gordon River. 

The group spent a day 

exploring the area around 

Tim Whelan forever watchful. 

Photo by Gordon Luckman 

Lake Rhona and walked to 

the top of Great Dome, from 

where a fantastic view was 

had of the rolling mountain 

ranges of Tasmania’s South 

West and Lake Gordon. 

Meanwhile the other 

group, consisting of five 

Outdoor Leadership and 

five Outdoor Education 

students, embarked on a 

journey through the Mount 

Field region. 

Each day the Outdoor 

Leadership and the Outdoor 

Education students were 

assigned to a different group. 

This was a fantastic 

learning opportunity as the 

pairs were able to share 

things with the group that 

others may not have known, 

for example, learning about 

how to tell where specific 

landmarks are and how to 

identify them. 

They began their 

journey at Mount Field 

West and ended up beyond 

Mount Field East on the 

Florentine Valley Logging 

Roads, where they met 

up with the other group 

of students. 

This section of the 

journey comprised an on and 

off-track navigation, which 

was lots of fun, and allowed 

those students leading a 

certain degree of confidence 

when selecting the route to 

take, assisted by the expertise 

of Tankie and Hanja, who 

were the two guides. 

It was always a relief 

when they ended up at the 

right destination. 

The second and third 

nights were spent in a hut at 

Twilight Tarn, which was a 

real treat in comparison to 

the first night’s campsite. 

The last night was 

the hardest night to find 

a campsite. 

They had aimed to stay 

at an emergency hut, but 

it turned out to be much 

smaller than expected, 

resulting in an extra walk to 

find a sheltered spot which 

turned out to be at the frozen 

Clemes Tarn. 

The last day walking 

was probably the hardest, 

as it was all off-track and no 

significant landmarks were 

present, which proved to be 

very difficult when it came 

time to find the logging 

roads that were about 20 

years old. 

Darkness was gaining 

on them but thankfully they 

found a way out. 

This first part of the 

expedition proved to be a 

challenge for some, a ‘walk 

in the park’ for others, but 

certainly a whole lot of fun 

for everyone. 

Both walking groups 

then rode to a meeting point 

at a Forestry coup, camping 

there for the night and 

continuing the ride again the 

next morning. 

They spent four days 

riding south towards the 

Southern end of Lake 

Pedder, conducting side 

trips to Adamsfield, a small 

abandoned mining town 

on Mt Eliza, where a small 

group spent the night at High 

Camp Hut and experienced 

an amazing sunset over 

Lake Pedder. 

At Edgar Dam, they 

prepared themselves for the 

third part of their adventure, 

to kayak Lake Pedder. 

For the first two days, 

they faced hard conditions, 

strong head winds, very 

low visibility, a missing 

map and the world’s worst 

camping ground. 

However, they were 

able to make their way 

through it and managed to 

come out successfully at the 

other end. 

They spent three days on 

the water before making it to 

Ted’s Beach at the northern 

end of Lake Pedder. 

This opportunity 

was part of the Outdoor 

Leadership and Outdoor 

Education courses offered 

at Clemes as part of the 

TCE Studies. 

Outdoor Leadership is 

a Pre-Tertiary subject and 

has assisted many students 

in obtaining jobs in outdoor 

tourist ventures. 

The memories stay 

with the students for their 

whole life. 

The Outdoor Education 

and Outdoor Leadership 

students truly believe that 

it is a great experience and 

that everyone should take 

up the opportunity that is 

offered by the school to 

encourage students to get 

out and see what the world 

has to offer. 

Outdoor Ed Leadership class standing outside Lake Rhona. 

L-R: James Driessen, Selby Press, Meg Kirkland, John Barnett, 

Heather McGushin, Gordon Luckman, Molly Warner and 

Adam Flower. 

Photo supplied by Gordon Luckman 

Jessica Tanner and Verity Dawkins reflecting on their Outdoor 

Education experience at Mount Field. 

Photo supplied by Jessica Tanner 

A bird’s-eye view of the impressive Gordon Dam. 

Photo by Jessica Tanner 

The spectacular sunset over Mt Eliza. 

Photo by Gordon Luckman

Focus sport August 2010 19 

Fair weather, fair competition 

Team Friends’: Isobel Readett, Meg Bishop, Chloe Chadwick, Matt Ryan, Erin McGilvray, Elsa Gales, Stephanie Lewis, Rachel Berry, 

Meg Williams, Matilda Jenkins, Jessica Allwright and Georgina Fyfe with Amy Harris at Huntington. 

Photo supplied by Kathy Rundle 

by Matt Ryan 


Equestrian team always 

performs well at the One 

Day Event and this year was 

no different. 

Because last year’s 

competition was cancelled 

Matt Ryan shows his jumping style on Simbu. 

Photo supplied by The Mercury 

Students find their way 

by Karl Bicevskis 

Eight Friends’ students 

competed in the Tasmanian 

Schools Orienteering 

Championship in Evandale 

in April. 

Friends’ has had a long 

tradition of strong results 

due to bad weather, the 

threat of rain was at the 

back of everyone’s mind, 

even though most of the day 

was sunny. 

Teams of four from 

statewide colleges and 

high schools enter the One 

Day Event, consisting of 

in the sport of Orienteering, 

with old scholars, such as 

Hanny Allston, making a 

name for themselves on the 

international stage. 

This year proved to be 

no exception, with students 

such as Nicola Marshall 

coming first in W15, Tom 

Dressage in the morning, 

and Cross Country and Show 

Jumping in the afternoon. 

Because the official 

Equestrian season usually 

ends around March, there 

wasn’t a large turn out of riders 

on the day, with the Dressage 

progressing relatively quickly 

over the morning. 

The Cross Country 

was a well-known course 

at Huntington and almost 

everyone succeeded in 

finishing the course, which 

is a rare achievement in 

this discipline. 

The Show Jumping in the 

afternoon was particularly 

difficult, as the jumps were 

arranged to force the riders 

into tight corners and hard 

lines of approach. 

This was particularly 

problematic for the Grade 2 

riders as the jumps were the 

maximum height of 95 cm. 

Jess Allright, Meg 

Williams, Matilda Jenkins 

Marshall coming second 

in the Open Boys by 

seven seconds, and Oisin 

Stronach proving himself 

as an up and coming 

orienteer with a third in 

M13 division. 

Rowan Clymo- 

Rowlands and Eloise 

Macdonald-Meyer also 

came first in their respective 

B categories, a great 

achievement. 

The courses of up to five 

kilometres were especially 

hilly and navigationally 

challenging, as well as being 

covered in gorse. 

Some notable highlights 

included the shearing shed 

Members of the successful 

Orienteering team: Back 

L to R: Karl Bicevskis, 

Rowan Clymo-Rowlands; 

Middle: Kate Eckhardt, Oisin 

Stronach, Will Jose; Front: 

Nicola Marshall and Eloise 

MacDonald-Meyer. 

Photo by Christine Marshall 

and Rachel Berry were 

part of the High School 

Friends’ 3 Team which did 

very well, receiving second 

in the Casa Real Trophy for 

best score for a high school 

team and fourth in the 

Sutherland Trophy for best 

team overall. 

The other High School 

team, Friends’ 2, consisting 

of Elsa Gales, Steph Lewis, 

Georgia Fyfe and Erin 

McGilvray also competed 

very well. 

The Friends’ 1 team was 

made up of Clemes riders 

and won the Kensington 

Motors Trophy for best 

Dressage scores. 

This team comprised 

Matt Ryan, Isobel Readett, 

Chloe Chadwick and 

Meg Bishop and also 

came second in the Anne 

Sutherland Trophy for best 

college team and third in 

the Sutherland Trophy for 

the best overall. 

set up by the organisers, 

the very challenging fence 

crossing towards the finish, 

and the fantastic weather we 

ended up getting. 

The event concluded 

with a sausage sizzle and 

presentation of trophies. 

The Tasmanian 

Championships are also a 

selection event for the state 

orienteering team, of which 

Nicola and Tom have been 

members in previous years, 

and it was good to leave 

the selection event on a 

high note. 

Particular thanks is owed 

to Christine Marshall for 

helping organise the squad 

throughout the year. 

All interested students 

are strongly encouraged 

to put their names down 

for Orienteering in the 

upcoming sports choices. 

It is not just a sport for 

extremely fit athletes – 

anyone of any fitness level 

will have fun! 

Erin McGilvray on Mister Charisma during the Dressage 

competition. 

Photo supplied by Matt Ryan 

Individually riders also 

excelled, with Meg Bishop 

coming second and Matilda 

Jenkins coming fourth in 

Ring Four. 

Every Friends’ rider 

competed very well, with 

representatives from 

the Mercury newspaper 

attending to photograph 

riders in their element. 

In keeping with the 

unofficial tradition, the 

presentation ended in 

darkness, concluding a very 

long but very successful day 

for Friends’. 

A special thanks must 

go to Amy Harris who coordinated 

the Equestrian 

teams this year and made 

sure we all had the correct 

saddle blankets and brow 

bands to compete for 

the School. 

We look forward to more 

success for Friends’ in the 

future.

20 


Sailing Nationals 

Waiting for clear water before the racing begins. 

byAmelia Catt 

sport 

Friends’ Sailing 

by Amelia Catt 

Throughout the sailing 

season, the Friends’ Sailing 

Teams have enjoyed success 

in both the weekly roster and 

at State Titles. 

The First Sailing Team 

sailed consistently throughout 

the season to place a welldeserved 

third in the weekly 

roster, whilst both the Second 

and Third teams competed 

with great enthusiasm and 

commitment every week. 

At the recent State Titles, 

Friends’ entered two teams, 


a First and a Second team, 

who both performed to their 

very best under the trying 

conditions of little wind and 

strong tide. 

The Second team placed 

11th, whilst the First team 

drew third, however they 

received fifth place on a 

count-back. 

As a result of their 

good performance, the 

Friends’ First Sailing 

Team was selected as the 

reserve team for Tasmania 

in the upcoming Australian 

National Schools’ Teams 

Racing Championships, 

held in South Australia. 

For many of the current 

team members, this is the 

second time they have 

represented the school at 

a national school sailing 

event, placing a credible 

eighth the first time 

they competed. 

In preparation for 

competing in the National 

event, the First sailing 

team competed at the 

Open Tasmanian Teams 

Racing Championships, on 

15 May. 

The Friends’ First Sailing 

Team: Doug Shephard, 

Dylan Gore, George 

Kennedy, Jack Work, Richard 

Hurley and Amelia Catt, 

accompanied by Craig Work 

and Helen Manson, flew to 

South Australia in July to 

compete in the Australian 

Schools Teams Racing 

National Championships. 

The conditions were 

trying, as racing was held on 

a narrow channel of water 

in which cargo ships would 

come through every couple 

of hours, causing racing to 

be abandoned until the ships 

were clear of our course. 

This was coupled with 

inconsistent wind causing 

racing to be cancelled one 

day due to lack of wind, and 

the next due to strong winds. 

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Friends’ racing yellow, with the Adelaide Hills in the background. 

Despite this we were very 

happy with our results, as our 

sixth place is the best result 

the school has ever received 

at a School Sailing Nationals. 

For our relatively young 

team, who this year have 

been plagued by injuries, 

our results reflected our 

determination to exceed 

everyone’s expectations. 

We would like to thank 

all the parents who funded 

All photos by Helen Manson 

the trip for the students, 

Craig and Helen for looking 

after us whilst we were away 

and Nick Hutton for doing a 

lot of foundation work with 

the team over the years. 

Girls’ Badminton 

by Eloise Macdonald- 

Meyer 

Girls’ Badminton is 

being renewed this year 

with new players in almost 

every team. Despite being 

beginners, the Year 7 Girls 

have won a few matches 

and the margin has been 

very close each week. 

Their coaches say they 

have improved considerably 

since the beginning of the 

season and their enthusiasm 

is fantastic. 

by Gordon Luckman 

The Clemes Water Polo 

teams are doing reasonably 

well this season, with the 

College Boys team having 

played nine games and the 

College Girls eight. 

The teams play on 

Friday nights at the Hobart 

Aquatic Centre. 

Both teams have only one 

game left before the finals, 

which will be the decider. 

For the Boys team, there 

has been mixed experience 

throughout the season, with 

a fair share of new and 

experienced players. 

For some, this has 

been their eighth season, 

whereas for others, it has 

been their first. 

They have won five 

games, losing four and are 

Members of the Friends’ Sailing team: George Kennedy, Amelia Catt, Antony Bowen, Douglas 

Shephard, Jack Work and Dylan Gore wearing their School vests. Photo supplied by Amelia Catt 

The Year 8 team had a 

rocky start, finding it hard 

to find enough players, 

however a few passionate 

people put out a call to the 

rest of the year group and, 

with over half, of the now 

over-flowing team, new to 

the sport, they have done 

exceptionally well, only 

losing one game so far. 

They’re hoping to make 

it to the finals and play 

their best. 

The Year 9 team has also 

come a long way since their 

Clemes Water Polo 

currently in third place on 

the ladder. 

One of their members, 

Gordon Luckman, says 

that they are a team that 

has definitely improved as 

the season has progressed, 

and believes that more 

improvement is to come. 

They are looking forward 

to challenging both Hutchins 

and Guilford Young. 

The team is coached by 

Bob Schlesinger, with Trent 

Schlesinger-Hill as Captain. 

Although the girls’ team 

has only played eight games, 

they are second and have also 

been showing improvement 

throughout the season. 

They have so far 

claimed six victories, one 

loss and one draw. 

With just one loss 

for the season, this puts 

introduction to Badminton 

last year and have also 

managed to squeeze in a 

new player. 

They have won every 

game this season and are 

looking forward to the finals 

with great anticipation. 

The Year 10 team has 

also welcomed two new 

players and have won every 

game by at least 90 points. 

In Clemes, the A1 team 

has won every game with 

ease but had to forfeit one 

just before the holidays. 

them in good form for the 

upcoming matches. 

A2 have done almost as 

well and are hoping to make 

it to the finals against A1! 

The B team has had to 

disband for now but may be 

looking at a comeback in the 

next few weeks. 

The coaches and 

Badminton coordinators are 

very proud of all players 

involved and are inspired 

by the enthusiasm everyone 

is showing. 

With so many teams 

we’re looking good for the 

Championships. 

Both teams are looking 

forward to the finals. 

Trent Schlesinger-Hill about to pass the ball at the Hobart Aquatic 

Centre. 

Photo by Gordon Luckman

y Maddy Foote and 

Camilla Hall 

A very strong influx of 

new and talented Year 10 

and 11 players bolstered the 

Girls’ First XI Soccer team 

and the future looked bright 

for the 2010 season. 

New recruits Monique 

Undy, Anna Wade, Molly 

Port, Morgan Ross, Georgina 

Butorac, Meg Kirkland and 

Aleisha Ring partnered with 

captains, Maddy Foote and 

Camilla Hall, to construct a 

well formed unit on the field, 

while first time goal keeper, 

Imogen Scully, showed great 

determination to keep the 

opposition from finding the 

back of the net. 

Early Friday morning 

training sessions with 

committed coach Michael 

Cole, greatly assisted our 

Focus sport August 2010 21 

Third for Girls’ First Soccer Team 

by Maddy Foote and 

Camilla Hall 

The Girls’ First Tennis 

Team had a fantastic season in 

2010 with Nina Khoury, Ellie 

Chesterman, Maddy Foote 

and Camilla Hall all playing 

successfully throughout. 

The Southern 

Competition was a great 

success for the team, as we 

incurred no losses over the 

eight-week season. 

This put us in a strong 

position for the Southern 

Competition final against 

improvement over the course 

of the season. 

Despite all our training 

and efforts, it seemed that 

the other teams had also been 

training vigorously and this 

made each game a challenge. 

Our work ethic paid 

off, however, and we found 

ourselves near the top of 

the ladder and needing 

a win to progress to the 

Southern Finals. 

Unfortunately, in the 

play-off against St. Mary’s, 

we had a disappointing 

loss, which left us third 

on the ladder at the end of 

the season. 

For the Year 12 leavers, 

this was not the desired 

outcome in our final season. 

However, we hope that 

next year’s cohort will have 

learnt the skills to take us all 

the way next year. 

Girls’ First Tennis finalists 

Girls’ 1st Soccer Team. Back row (L-R): Maddy Foote, Tegan Barber, Imogen Scully, Eva Johnston and Camilla Hall. Front row: 

Michael Cole (coach), Meg Kirkland, Ebony Alexander, Julia Last, Molly Port, Georgina Butorac, Morgan Ross and Aleisha Ring. 

Photo by Sophie Barnett 

St Patricks and Friends’ share First Soccer premiership 

Boys’ 1st Soccer Team. Back row (L-R): Campbell Flakemore, Cameron Sweeney, Nicholas Cuthbertson, Harry Galligan, Robert Kay, 

Jack Rojahn and Elliott Lovell. Middle Row: Seth Otte, Sam Johnson, Harry van der Woude and Adeeb Enyati. Front Row: Campbell 

Stewart, Callum Bilsborough, Andrew Hagger and Alex Frame. 

Photo by Steve McQueeney 

by Nicholas Cuthbertson from the hands of victory in St Pats, who were the at Bell Street,went into the 

a stunning final at our home only team to challenge us final with confidence. 

The Boys’ First ground at Bell St on Friday throughout the season and There were a few nerves 

Soccer season ended in 13 August. 

who won in our previous in the changerooms before 

an emotional rollercoaster A 1-1 draw saw the 2010 two encounters, beating us the match but it didn’t show 

which saw us snatch a draw premiership shared. 2-1 in Launceston and 4-1 as the two teams, St Pats and 

St. Michael’s Collegiate, 

where we convincingly 

defeated their determined 

yet younger team. 

With this victory we were 

able to advance to the state 

final, which in itself was a 

formidable achievement. 

In the greatly anticipated 

State final, we faced off 

against Scotch Oakburn 

in Launceston, with much 

appreciated late substitutes 

after Camilla injured her 

knee and Nina’s extensive 

sporting commitments 

clashed on the day. 

Ellie Chesterman 

performed to a truly 

impressive degree but 

Scotch was more consistent 

and talented and the day 

ended in defeat on our part. 

Regardless, the team 

played with enthusiasm and 

skill and should be suitably 

proud of their effort. 

Thanks go to both 

Lou Chesterman and Lyn 

Tunbridge who coached 

and supervised the team 

and provided transport, 

including the three-hour 

car cram to Launceston. 

by Harry West 

Although the Southern 

Schools’ First Tennis 

competition only consists 

of three schools; Hutchins, 

Guilford and Friends’, 

there is always tough 

competition and this year 

was no exception. 

The format works so that 

each school plays each other 

twice, then the top two move 

on to the state final. 

This year, we 

defeated both Guilford 

and Hutchins in each of 

Friends’ engaged in an arm 

wrestle that ended 0-0 after 

normal time. 

It wasn’t until the final 

minutes of extra time that a 25 

yard screamer from Campbell 

Stewart broke the deadlock 

and sparked premature 

celebrations from the players 

and fans who had packed the 

stands at Bell Street. 

The extreme joy of the 

players was replaced by 

utter disbelief when St Pats 

scored just 40 seconds later 

to deny Friends’ a fairytale 

last gasp victory. 

Nonetheless the effort 

from the boys was inspiring, 

especially considering 

stringing together consistent 

performances throughout the 

season had been difficult with 

key players absent each week 

due to club commitments or 

other sporting engagements. 

We started the season with 

a well-earned 7-0 victory over 

Launceston Church Grammar 

and this gave us plenty of 

confidence going forth. 

our preliminary round 

encounters to progress to 

the final. 

In the final we won four 

sets to Hutchins’ two sets. 

Harry Bourchier and 

Brandon Rodgers won 

their doubles 6 – 3, while 

Sam Johnson and Harry 

West lost theirs 6 – 3. 

In the singles, Harry 

lost 6 – 3, Brandon won 

6 – 1, Harry won 6 – 2 and 

Sam won 6 – 3. 

This was our first victory 

in the Southern State final in 

a very long time. 

Over the following 

weeks, we had a solid 5-0 

win away against Scotch 

Oakburn and a 5-1 win over 

southern rivals Hutchins. 

On the return voyage to 

play Launceston Grammar 

in Launceston a second half 

goal flurry that saw us score 

four goals in the final ten 

minutes secured us the three 

points on the day. 

We followed that up 

with another convincing 

4-2 victory over Scotch at 

Bell Street. 

Even a disapointing 

1-1 draw with Hutchins in 

the last roster match of the 

season didn’t stop us making 

the playoff and we backed 

up a week later to smash 

them 11-0 and secure our 

spot in the final. 

It was a truly remarkable 

season which culminated 

in one of the most exciting 

finals possible, one which 

will be talked about and 

relived by all involved for 

years to come. 

Long lost trophy returned 

Hutchins have always 

had a very strong team and 

they have held the trophy for 

so long that they have in fact 

“lost” it. 

In the State final against 

Scotch Oakburn College, 

each match was best of three 

sets and we won two out of 

the six matches, with Harry 

Bourchier winning his singles 

and doubles, combined with 

Brandon Rodgers. 

Hopefully next year 

we will make the State 

Final and put up another 

competitive performance.

22 


SPORT 

Camera Decides Cross Country Champions 


Year 9 boys immediately after the start of their event, heading down the drive for the first time. 

Photo by Charlotte Toates 

by Nicholas Cuthbertson 

Every year the Year 7-12 

Cross Country is an exciting 

and action packed event 

and a number of close races 

made 2010 no exception. 

Participation was high 

with over 410 students 

running the Bell Street course. 

A stunning run by 

Ransome’s Harry Bourchier 

in the U14 boys, got the day 

off to a brilliant start as he 

dominated the race from 

start to finish, completing 

the 3 km course in just 11 

min 47 s with Jack Fleming 

of Unwin and Jackson 

Nugent of Mather battling 

it out to finish second and 

third respectively. 

Ransome House had 

even more success in the 

U14 Girls race, with Ellie 

Chesterman putting in a 

fantastic effort to take out 

the race in 13 min 22 s over 

fellow housemate Georgia 

Robinson. Hodgkin’s Lily 

Kirkland finished third. 

The U13s should be 

commended for their 

exceptional involvement in 

the event, with almost 110 

runners competing in their 

first Year 7-12 Cross Country. 

Benjamin Austin of 

Unwin led the pack, finishing 

first ahead of William Jose 

and Andre Witek, while Kate 

Eckhardt edged out Paige 

Ayton in an exciting photo 

finish for the girls. 

The tight finishes 

continued, with Simon 

O’Connor finishing just 

one second ahead of Max 

Clarke to take out the U15 

Boys, with Hamish Walker 

finishing in third place. In 

the U15 Girls, Olivia Chung 

overcame challenges from 

Eleni Kalimnios and Irini 

Moutsatsos to finish first. 

In the U16 Boys, 

Unwin’s Oliver Ladlow 

comfortably finished first 

ahead of Mather’s Andrew 

Eckhardt and Martin 

Farquhar, also of Unwin. 

In the Girls race, Grace 

Rowe-Smith blew the rest 

of the field away to finish in 

an astonishing 13 min 4 s, 

putting her two minutes 

in front of nearest rival 

Eleanor Brennan. 

Participation was below 

par in the Open races, but this 

didn’t stop Jacob Malakoff 

putting on a show to win the 

Open Boys ahead of Karl 

Bicevskis, while Nina Khoury 

took out the Open Girls. 

Unwin triumphed, 

winning the all-important 

Cross Country house trophy 

for the second consecutive 

year with 549 points over 

Hodgkin (519 points), 

Ransome (488 points) and 

Mather (480 points). 

Congratulations go to 

all competitors for your 

enthusiastic participation in 

this great event. 

Kate Eckhardt graciously recieves the U13 Girls Cross Country Trophy from Lyn Johnston. 


Dan May strides towards the finish line with Lachlan Stewart in hot pursuit. 


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Clemes Student, Jacob 

Malakoff led an impressive 

contingent of students 

running in the 38th Annual 

City to Casino Fun Run. 

The event, which is a 

longstanding tradition in 

the running calendar and 

regularly attracts over 2100 

competitors, consists of 

a 7 km event starting at 

Cornelian Bay and an 11 km 

event starting in Glenorchy 

Aside from Jacob, who 

won the 7 km Men’s race, 

there were a number of 

other Friends’ students who 

did extraordinarily well 

this year, with Chris Bray 

and I finished behind Jacob 

in fifteenth and sixteenth 

positions respectively, 

while in the women’s event 

Nina Khoury finished in 

ninth place. 

Both the male and female 

College teams won their 

respective categories, while 

the Boys’ High School team 

came a close second behind 

St Virgil’s. 

Unfortunately, the Girls’ 

High School team failed to 

materialise owing to a mix 

City to Casino winner Jacob Malakoff leading the School Cross 

Country. 

Photo by Joel Solak 

of injuries and clashes with 

hockey fixtures. 

Speaking for the majority 

of runners, it was a fantastic 

experience, and I strongly 

encourage other students to 

consider participating in this 

worthwhile event.

Focus Athletics carnival August 2010 23 

Christopher Hackett, Rhys Hunt, Petro Panagakos, Jack Joyce, Yianni Skalkos and Owen Tilley at the start of their 100m 

race. 


Katie Lock showing her house colours participating in U14’s high jump. 


Alexander Frame and James Ince (U15 Boys champion) racing to the finish. 


Sven Doedens competing in the U16’s long jump watched by Oscar So. 

Photo byJoel Solak 

Kieva Hobbs and Elizabeth Suo. 


Catherine Webster, Irini Nikitaras, Isabelle Mortl, Bianca 

Herzog and Holly Fox. 


Sarah Direen and Lyn Dong. 


Dylan Gore, James Milner and Jacques 

Demange. 


Alistair Barnes. 


Lachlan Webber and Oliver Ladlow. 


Callan Smith. 


Sarah Lock. 


Some of the Year 7 boys leaving the starting line in their hotly contested 100m race. 


Georgina Winter, Caroline Small, Liv Butler, Josephine Painter, Kate Eckhardt and Paige Ayton rounding 

the bend to the finish. 

Photo by Chris Yu

Empty stands signal success at Athletes Carnival 

by James Ince and Alice 

Salter 

The stands overlooking 

the Domain Athletics track 

were nearly empty on 30 

April, the day of the School 

Athletics Carnival. 

This was because almost 

every student chose to either 

participate in one of the many 

events or offer to help with 

the counting, measuring, 

sorting or caring that goes 

into a complex day like this. 

The weather was kind, 

giving us a dry day and 

a sunny start for the line 

Kim Rowlands with Hannah Rowlands supervising Sam Leewood during his Triple Jump event. 


Hockey Representatives 

by Lillie Rose 

There are a number 

of Clemes and High 

School students who not 

only represent Friends’ in 

Hockey, but the state as well. 

This year, seven students 

from Friends’, six from 

Clemes, have been selected 

for state representation with 

James Barrenger, Lachlan 

Oakford and Nick Hill 

playing in the Under 18 

Men’s team. 

Ben Read was selected 

for both the Under 18 and 

Under 21 Men’s teams and 

is the Vice Captain of the 

Under 18 team. 

Amelia Spence and 

Nina Khoury are in the 

Under 21 Women’s team 

while Grace Calvert from 

Year 9 was selected for both 

the Under 18 and Under 21 

Women’s teams. 

up of tutor groups for 

outdoor registration. 

Long Jump and High 

Jump pits, throwing 

circles and start lines were 

personned by over 76 staff 

members, supported by the 

GAP students and general 

student helpers. 

The morning events 

began with the younger 

competitors and moved on 

swiftly through the day. 

There was a short lunch 

break before events resumed, 

ending with the light hearted 

but energetic rivalry of the 

House relay races. 

At the end of the day 

the excitement built as the 

House Groups gathered to 

hear the results. 

Lyn Johnston presented 

trophies to Age Champions. 

James Higginbotham of 

Unwin and Joanna Levis of 

Ransome were the Under 

13 Champions, while 

Connor Lees of Unwin 

and Georgia Robinson 

of Ransome took out the 

Under 14 Championships. 

Champion Boy at 

the Under 15 level was 

James Ince of Mather 

and Champion Under 15 

Amelia Spence and Nina 

Khoury are members of the 

Tasmanian Institute of Sport 

program, which is a major 

achievement with selections 

based on strong performances 

at National Championships 

and acceptance into a 

national squad. 

The two Clemes students 

are both also members of the 

Girl was Eleni Kalimnios 

from Hodgkin. 

The Under 16 Champions 

were Joseph Taylor of 

Hodgkin and Sarah Direen 

from Unwin. 

The final presentation 

was to the Open Champions 

Chris Bray of Unwin and 

Nina Khoury of Hodgkin. 

The gathered crowd 

applauded these winners 

enthusiastically but also 

waited eagerly for the 

announcement of the final 

house results. 

The Girls’ Trophy was 

won by Ransome with 

888 points, very closely 

followed by Hodgkin with 

885, Unwin and Mather 

were third and fourth. 

Unwin took out the 

Boys’ Trophy with an 

impressive 923 points 

followed by Mather, 

Hodgkin and Ransome. 

When the scores were 

combined, it was interesting 

to see that it was a third house, 

Hodgkin, that carried off 

the trophy with a combined 

score of 1678 achieved by 

the solid performances and 

participation of both their 

girls and boys. 

Van Demons, the Tasmanian 

Open Women’s team. 

The Under 21 Girl’s 

state team are reigning 

national champions and left 

for Brisbane on 11 July to 

compete for the title again. 

They finished undefeated 

last year but this year they 

unfortunately did not mirror 

this result. 

Congratulations also go 

to the following students 

who broke records in 

their events: 

• Julia Last: Open Girls 

400m (1.02.7s), High Jump 

(1.56m) 

• Rebecca Direen: U16 

Girls Discus (28.27m,) Shot 

Putt (10.81m) 

• Sam Volker: Open Shot 

Putt (12.10m) 

• Patrick Meaney: Open 

Javelin (48.26m) 

• Alistair Barnes: U16 

High Jump (1.72m) (Eq) 

• Harrison Bailey: U15 

High Jump (1.77m.) 

Thanks to Helen Manson 

and the Health Faculty and 

to all the staff who left their 

desks to become sports 

officials, timekeepers, 

scorers or announcers. 

Friends’ is proud that 

our sports carnivals are such 

inclusively enjoyable days, 

where the stars can shine and 

be rightly rewarded for their 

talents and hard work but 

where everyone can have a 

go and feel part of the day. 

Well done, and may the 

stands continue to be empty 

while we compete rather 

than spectate. 

The team performed 

well, with three wins, one 

draw and three losses, 

but they did manage to 

score more goals than they 

conceded. 

All the players are to 

be congratulated for their 

achievements, making it into 

teams that are well above 

their own age categories. 

Hockey Representatives: Nick Hill, James Barrenger, Lachlan Oakford and Ben Read. 

Photo by Ludmila Vitesnikova 

Hockey representatives Nina Khoury and Grace Calvert. 

Photo by Ludmila Vitesnikova 

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