1997 - What's On at Hutchins...

and lJi±:'L.lJLaLA ofactivities are organised by two executive bodies ofelected Year 11 students, under the guidance of Mr AlanMorley, Director of Student Services, and Mr PeterHodge, Director of Studies.Back Row: Mohamed Sultan, Stephen Catchpole, George Roberts.Middle Row: Mr A. Morley, Michael Webber, Chris Line, NathanHarris, Will Lamprill, Adam Eijdenberg, Matthew Irons,Mr P. Hodge. Front Row: Simon Beck, Lukas Plumb, AdamRumbold, Marcus Yong, Daniel Viney, Will Gamlin, Roy Kwan.The Administrative and Curriculum Executives haveonce again worked hard to support students' needs andbest interests.The Publications Committee worked long hoursproducing the School newsletter, Vivit Post. StephenCatchpole (Presidentl, and Lukas Plumb (Secretarylworked with Ms Werner to accomplish creativepublications that dealt with life inside and outsideHutchins.The Community Service Committee supported Save theChildren, Anglicare and the Royal Guide Dogs throughdoorknocks. They also helped to contribute Easter Eggsto the Salvation Army and the Anglicare Youth Shelterin April. In February we were able to present AusAID acheque for $4500, on behalf of the students, to assist theTiamoko Primary School. The cheque was finally drawnon in June, and equalled 15 000 rand in their currency.The President of the committee was Simon Beck andEdward Edgell was the Secretary.The Student Welfare Committee ran successful'F-Troop'camps, encouraging communication, values, self-esteemand new friendships. The President and Secretary,Matthew Irons and George Roberts, also led boys intothe Anti-Racism Rally held earlier this year.The Social Committee was, once again, extremely busyorganising innumerable socials for Years 6-12. NathanHarris (President) and William Gamlin (Secretary) also14all the involved. The 7 Activitil~sEvening was a also a memorable highlight. The toil isvery much a pleasure when the outcomes are so wellappreciated.The Student Congress ­comprised of representativesfrom each of the tutor groups- met infrequently. Thedemands of time aresignificant, but they wereable to contribute to somevery lively discussions anddecision making in relationto the sports and pastoralprograms of the School aswell as the amenities requiredin the Senior School.The Curriculum Executivewas chaired by AdamRumbold (Vice-Presidentof the SRC). This body ofstudents deals with theeducational growth ofall boys.The Programs Committee has run a number of educationalprograms for interested boys. Mohamed Sultan wasthe President, and Michael Webber was the Secretary.The Curriculum Review Committee has this yearundertaken a review of the new timetable, and overseenany changes to the student manual. Roy Kwan wasPresident of the Curriculum Review Committee andAdam Eijdenberg was the Secretary.The Activities Committee has been busy organising thisyear's Battle of the Bands, the annual Hutchins Gift ­which is a handicapped 80m sprint race for teachers andstudents, and the Torporama competition. WilliamLamprill and Charles Rayner were the President andSecretary of the Activities Committee.The Clubs and Societies Committee held their annualClubs and Societies day and published the Clubs andSocieties brochure. William Mollard was President andChristopher Line was Secretary.The General Secretary of the SRC this year was MarcusYong. Marcus had the huge responsibility of organisingthe 40 Hour Famine for the School, as well as manyother arduous tasks - largely involving the coordinationof functions between the two executives. He has fulfilledthese excellently.I would like to thank Mr Morley and Mr Hodge, onbehalf of the Year 11 executive and committee members,and the Year 7-12 tutor group representatives, forguiding us through another busy and fruitful year, aswell as giving up much of their personal time afterschool hours to help organise and run many events.Daniel Viney, SRC PresidentRichard Patridge flies in front of George Roberts and Rob Evans atSouthport beach during the 'F-Troop' SRC camp.The Student TribunalThe Student Tribunal has had a reasonably busy year,hearing 15 cases in 1997. It has continued to promotethe principles of peer accountability, dealing withstudents who have failed to uphold their responsibilitiestowards their fellow studentsand other members of thegeneral public.1997 has also seen the Tribunalextend its horizons - movinginto the field of mediation. Peermediation has been successfulin all schools where it has beenintroduced and Hutchins hasproved to be no exception. Allthe members of the Tribunalunderwent extensive trainingwith Mr Alan Dear and by themiddle of the year becamequalified mediators. Mediationhas been frequently used sinceits introduction and hasprovided a valuable method ofdispute settlement in whichboth parties have been able tonegotiate satisfactory outcomes.-15The Tribunal has been well represented by NiallSeewang and Edward Rimes (Year 12), Greg Steedmanand Mark Evenhuis (Year 11) and by David Harper assecretary. Thanks must also be extended to Mr Crippsfor his input throughout the year.The Vivit PostTom WilkinsonChairman of the Student TribunalThis year the Vivit Post has tried to reach a wideaudience. The subject matter has ranged from thevery serious issue regarding Pauline Hanson, to lighterhearted articles such as the vox pop on the meaning oflife. We have tried to find a balance between seriousdebate and more easily accessible material, and althoughsometimes the balance has been hard to achieve, I thinkwe found it by the end of the year.The editorial team has been fortunate to have theassistance of the English Faculty, and particularly MsWerner, for proofreading and suggestions. Mr Hickeyand Mr Morley deserve special thanks for spending hoursof their weekends in front of the photocopier. Finally,we must thank all the contributors for their articles(including students from Years 9 and 10), and AdamEijdenberg for spending valuable time (which could havebeen used to make important phone calls) working onthe layout.The editorial team consisted of Mark Evenhuis: writingEvenhuis' Propaganda column; Lukas Plumb: author of'Ramblings of a tryhard Philosopher', 'Dear Pauline...',and deputy editor; Tom Larkey: creator of Philbert, EvilClowns, 'The Meaning of Life', and giver of artisticguidance; Adam 'Computers Hate Me' Eijdenberg: layoutand graphic design; and Stephen Catchpole: editor, whomanaged to sound sincere every time he said the finalcopy would be ready soon.Stephen CatchpoleEditor Vivit PostThe Vivit Post team: Lukas Plumb, Mark Evenhuis, Jamie Shearing,Tom Larkey and Stephen Catchpole