Scotch Reports Issue 166 (August 2016)

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Contents 

Principal's Report 04, Council Update 05, Early Learning Centre 06 - 07, 

Mitcham Campus 08 - 09, Torrens Park Campus 10 - 15, 

College Musical 16 - 17, Scotch Abroad 18 - 19, 

Parents and Friends 20 - 21, Community Report 22 - 23, 

Philanthropy Update 24 - 25, Straight Scotch 26 - 34 

Please join us in September for the 

2016 One Look Spring Fashion 

Parade! 

Hosted by the Scotch College 

Adelaide Parents & Friends 

Association, One Look 2016 will 

feature amazing fashion from 

Liza Emanuele, Lucy Giles, BNKR, 

Paige Rowe and a snapshot of 

the Adelaide Fashion Festival’s up 

and coming designers. 

Tickets are strictly limited. 

Entry includes drinks, canapés and 

a night of spectacular parades. 

TICKETS $65 | SCOTCH.SA.EDU.AU/ONELOOK 

LIZA EMANUELE 

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www.scotch.sa.edu.au 

Editor 

Warren King: wking@scotch.sa.edu.au 

Designed and Printed by 

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Photography and Articles 

A big thank you to everyone who collaborated to create this edition of Scotch 

Reports. Special thanks go to Warren King, Bryan Charlton, Claire Daniel, 

Sandra Paterson, Tim Allan and everyone who kindly supplied photographs 

for this publication. 

Cover Photo 

Sophie Ludbrook, Equestrian Captain, riding at the State Interschool 

Championship in April. Photo courtesy of Jim Hillman, InMotion Photography. 

Term Dates 2016 

Term 3 Monday 25 July - Friday 30 September 

Term 4 Monday 17 October - Wednesday 7 December 

Term Dates 2017 

Term 1 Wednesday 1 February - Thursday 13 April 

Term 2 Monday 1 May - Friday 30 June 

Term 3 Monday 24 July - Friday 29 September 

Term 4 Monday 16 October - Tuesday 12 December 

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Principal's 

Report 

Communication – 

the Critical Two-way Street 

I recently spoke to the school in assembly 

around the 30th anniversary of the explosion 

and catastrophe at Chernobyl. It was an event 

that sticks out in my mind as I was in Moscow 

at the time returning from a month-long 

language course in Leningrad. Naturally, I was 

blissfully unaware of this event happening in 

what we now know as the Ukraine. 

The disaster at Chernobyl was no mere 

scientific event, but a political one too. The 

fact that communication from the KGB to 

the Kremlin had broken down about the 

dangerous state of this nuclear reactor, and 

that Gorbachev himself had no idea what had 

really happened for some days led to his wish 

for glasnost – open discussion of ideas - and 

perestroika – rebuilding. Ultimately these, from 

the West’s point of view, positive initiatives 

were among the key ingredients that eroded 

the feeble ideology holding the USSR together. 

Shift to the early 21st century, and the 

very best modern organisations, whether 

educational, commercial or administrative, 

have discovered that they equally cannot 

exist without glasnost - open communication. 

That is why I am such a supporter of Scotch 

Reports and eNews. They are an opportunity 

to keep parents and our friends informed 

about what is on our hearts and minds. 

Such a sentiment needs to go further in my view. 

The reputation that Scotch rightly 

holds as a community deeper than 

any other does not just mean that 

we have great volunteer support or 

superb social gatherings. It means, 

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for me, consultation and feedback, 

and an openness – our very own 

glasnost – to listen to our people. 

That has led to a number of big conversations 

over the past year. We consulted the 

community about an admittedly small increase 

in the number of overseas students so that we 

could nurture a slightly greater sense of the 

global realities our students will have to face. 

We discussed with parents in the first half of 

last year about what a well educated Scotch 

student looks like at the end of each stage of 

their education from ELC to Year 12. Feedback 

was pure gold, supporting our examination of 

our curricular and co-curricular offering, the 

theme of this edition of Scotch Reports, and 

supremely demonstrated by the high quality 

recent performances of 42nd Street. 

But there is more. Parents, I hope are aware 

by now, but others may not be, that this year 

we have introduced the PIVOT scheme. This 

is a twice yearly opportunity for students as 

young as Year 5 right up to the senior year 

to give formal, anonymised feedback to 

teachers on their teaching. Most comments 

have been appreciative and positive. 

Furthermore, it has nurtured a profound 

sense of of honest reflection for staff as well 

as students. It has empowered our students, 

given a form to any concerns, and meant that 

we have moved forward in the quality and 

appropriateness of our classroom provision. 

Next year we are considering developing 

further this whole area of feedback and 

consultation, whether it is staff feeding back 

on the performance of the Senior Team, 

parents telling us more about how we can 

develop our offering, or Council productively 

assessing their own performance 

so that we remain a strongly 

governed school. 

Speaking of governance, we 

have sent out - as far and wide as 

our databases could manage - a 

communication about how we 

are developing our governance 

structures and practices. We have 

launched this appeal because 

glasnost must reach right to the 

top. Our Council is keen not to 

be a closed shop, but an open 

team drawing upon the talents of 

the community according to the 

school’s direction and challenges. 

This has provided an opportunity 

for our own small version of 

perestroika – the renewal of the 

Council team at a time when 

notable superstars are moving 

on and the strategic challenges 

are changing. 

All these improvements 

have been made possible 

by communication. 

It is an honour to work in a place 

where the `com’ pre-fix is so 

prevalent. `Com’ from the Latin 

word for `with’ and stressing 

togetherness and unity, is 

expressing itself in great community 

support, powerful and honest twoway 

communication, and a school 

offering that works with common 

and contemporary aspirations. 

Dr John Newton 

Principal

Council 

Update 

A Strong Case 

for Co-Curricular 

Independent education has a strong tradition 

of developing well rounded individuals. 

It is a tradition embraced at Scotch, and 

founded on the belief that success does not 

lie only in intellectual achievement, cognitive 

development or examination success. 

At Scotch, we want our education to make a 

significant impact in young peoples’ lives, and 

through them, the communities they serve. 

This requires an approach to education that 

goes beyond the classroom and encourages 

an integrated development of potential across 

a range of dimensions, including the spiritual, 

academic, moral, aesthetic, emotional, social 

and physical. That is why our co-curricular 

program recognises, records and rewards 

student engagement in a range of learning 

environments and experiences. It requires the 

learner to take the initiative, make decisions, 

and be accountable for the results through 

investigating, experimenting, being curious, 

solving problems and assuming responsibility. 

It finds those teachable moments, be it on 

Kangaroo Island or on the Prince of Wales 

Oval, when young people are drawn out of 

their individual comfort zones into the realm 

of self-directed discovery and insight. 

At Scotch we are mindful that enrichment 

does not equal busy-ness. A busy 

accumulation of various activities and 

academic subjects does not make up a 

‘whole’ educational package, no matter how 

many fragments are crammed into the mould. 

The Scotch approach to co-curricular steers 

away from a frenetic approach and finds a 

mindful balance in the midst of activity. This 

balance is achieved when meaningful activity 

is followed by calm reflection, and when we 

unplug from our phones and laptops and 

when we drop our “social guard”, thus freeing 

ourselves to be introspective. 

Experiences like these encourage 

young people to make better 

choices and decisions about who 

they are and what they want without 

outside influence. They are sought 

after as employees by growing 

numbers of professional firms who 

seek employees not only on their 

academic and career achievements, 

but on their emotional intelligence, 

initiative, leadership potential, 

public speaking skills and 

customer relations. 

Fundamentally that is why we make a case for 

Scotch’s enrichment program – it is a critical 

ingredient in creating young people who 

value creativity, critical and lateral thinking; 

who value the importance of relationships, 

take calculated risks and understand the 

diverse needs and ways of being in our world. 

In today’s crowded and busy world, the wellrounded 

education offered by Scotch, both 

inside and outside of the classroom, serves 

as a guide to raising unselfish, self-regulated, 

caring human beings who are problem 

solvers and have the self-confidence to lead 

successful lives by their own efforts, rather 

than at the expense of their fellow citizens. It is 

a worthy effort and the world needs as many 

people with these qualities as possible. 

Raymond Spencer 

Chair of Scotch College Council 

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Early Learning 

Centre 

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Early Childhood educators have long 

recognised the importance of creative 

activities, not only as very enjoyable 

learning experiences but also to further 

develop creative skills and ways of thinking 

and expressing themselves. Most early 

childhood curricula have a strong focus on 

creative experiences – especially in music, 

drama, dance, media arts and visual arts, 

because of their acknowledged role in 

enhancing children’s intellectual, social and 

emotional development. 

Recently, the longstanding focus on 

creative activities has received a resounding 

endorsement from neuroscientists working 

on brain research, who say that neural 

pathways in the brain are formed and shaped 

by early experiences. 

In the first three to four years in 

particular, rich experiences are 

necessary to build the brain’s 

neuro-circuitry. This then influences 

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development and general wellbeing, 

and later academic performance 

in school. 

In the light of evidence about the importance 

of early experiences, children’s active 

engagement in singing, music and movement, 

storytelling and art and craft activities is 

especially significant. All new and sustained 

experiences help create unique brain 

connections that have short and long term 

impacts on developmental pathways. In the 

preschool years, core literacy experiences 

are frequently arts-based with children’s 

painting, drawing, singing, dance, and 

storytelling at the heart of good early 

literacy programs. 

Children in the preschool years have not yet 

learned to be fearful of what others think and 

have great capacity to imagine and create, and 

to take original ideas and manipulate, stretch 

and elaborate on these ideas to develop the 

most wonderful new ideas and thoughts. 

In the Scotch College Early 

Learning Centre our children are 

supported and encouraged to 

develop their skills in creativity 

every day through an authentic and 

engaging play-based curriculum. 

In addition to this, their learning is 

further enriched by our extensive 

specialist program. 

Our specialist program begins in 

the Fraser program (3-year-olds); 

these children visit the library 

each week enjoying a lesson 

rich in literacy taught by the 

Junior School Teacher Librarian, 

accompanied by their class 

teacher and co-educators. This 

weekly visit provides an authentic 

and safe opportunity for our 

youngest children to visit another 

part of the campus. Our 4-yearolds 

also enjoy a library lesson 

once a fortnight.

01 Enjoying the amazing outdoor 

area together 

02 Making music with Ms Pope 

03 Mrs McKinnon sharing a story in 

the library 

04 A very proud Henry Drew in our 

Little Picassos specialist lesson 

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Once in Hamilton or Buchanan (our 4-year-old 

programs) the specialist offerings become 

more diverse and frequent. 

Little Picassos, an external children’s art 

studio, visits our 4-year-olds each week. Little 

Picassos works alongside our teachers to 

provide visual art learning experiences that 

not only develop problem-solving, creativity, 

visual perception skills, thinking, confidence 

and fine motor skills, but they also help 

to develop a sense of community for the 

children as they share the experience with 

one another. 

Our 4-year-olds also enjoy a semester 

of learning to dance through Dancify, a 

company who also visit our children at the 

ELC. The children learn a broad range of 

dances and styles in a familiar environment. 

Dancify promotes fitness, flexibility, body 

awareness, coordination, confidence, 

creativity and self-esteem. 

The children already have a wonderful 

music program embedded each day into all 

that they do, and this is further enriched for 

our 4-year-olds by enjoying a semester of 

music lessons with our Junior School Music 

Coordinator, Jane Pope. Not only do the 

children learn about music and performance, 

but specialist lessons provided by Junior 

School teachers are also an important aspect 

of our transition to school program. The 

children and the teachers get to know one 

another, so that once they begin school their 

specialist lessons and teachers are very 

familiar to them. 

Research shows that learning a new language 

is easier to do as a child (when compared to 

learning a language as an adult). Our 4-yearolds 

enjoy learning the French language each 

week for a semester with Junior School French 

Teacher, Franziska Marzi. This is always a 

highlight of the week and the children love 

using their newly learned French vocabulary 

in their play later in the day. 

Rounding off our offering of specialist lessons 

for our 4-year-olds is a semester of weekly 

physical education with the 

Junior School PE Teacher, Olivia 

Thoday. Having the opportunity 

to learn through a structured 

and sequential program enables 

the children to develop skills in 

hand-eye coordination, balance, 

balls skills and team work early in 

their development. These lessons 

also provide an opportunity for 

the ELC teachers to observe the 

children using these skills which 

enables them to identify any 

areas of strength and weakness to 

inform future planning. 

Our children are indeed 

fortunate to experience the 

joy of such a diverse and 

creative offering. 

Tania Darling 

Director of Early Years 

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Mitcham 

Campus 

Scotch College Junior School prides itself 

on meeting the needs of students both in the 

classroom and beyond. The co-curricular 

opportunities available to students are 

wide-ranging and greatly assist Scotch to 

prepare high impact individuals for the 21st 

century. Below is a brief overview of some 

of the activities offered in Semester 1 and 

recognition of student achievement. 

da Vinci Decathlon 

In May, students from the Junior School 

participated in the 2016 da Vinci Decathlon, 

which this year expanded to include a Year 

5/6 competition. Inspired by one of the 

world’s great thinkers, Leonardo da Vinci, 

the Decathlon is an academic competition 

designed to challenge and stimulate the 

minds of participants. There were sixteen 

schools represented, with students competing 

in teams of eight across ten disciplines: 

Mathematics and Chess, Science, Code 

Breaking, Engineering Challenge, Philosophy, 

Creative Producers, Art and Poetry, 

Cartography and General Knowledge. The 

activities are chosen to ensure that creativity 

and critical thinking skills are unleashed. 

Throughout the day the students were 

required to be flexible, creative and precise in 

their thinking to not only answer challenging 

questions, but to also use teamwork and 

organisational skills to ensure individual 

strengths were utilised. 

Scotch College Junior School won the 

Mathematics and Creative Producers sections 

and were runners up in Science. Our team 

came second overall, winning silver medals. 

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Chess 

The Junior School has two Chess teams 

competing in the South Australian Junior 

Chess League competition on Fridays after 

school. Students meet on Tuesday mornings 

before school and receive coaching from 

Vlad Gajic, our highly experienced chess 

coach. The focus of these sessions is to 

develop the students’ skills and build 

strategic understanding. Competing in teams 

of four, our more experienced team plays 

in the B Grade competition with our less 

experienced team participating in the C 

Grade competition. 

Kerry Kaesler 

Learning Strategies Coordinator 

Holiday Robotics Workshops 

During April, Scotch College Junior School 

hosted enthusiastic Year 4-6 students for the 

first School Holiday Robotics Workshops. 

The beginner and intermediate sessions 

were well attended, with students from Scotch 

and other schools eager to flex their creative 

muscles. In both workshops, students were 

tasked with programming LEGO Mindstorm 

EV3 robots and were delighted to showcase 

their finished projects with each other. 

Further initiatives are planned for Semester 2. 

Robotics Club 

Year 5 and 6 students meet at lunchtime on 

a weekly basis for Robotics Club. Teams of 

students are working towards entering the 

Robocup Junior Competition at the end of 

August. The Junior School will enter a team 

in the Rescue competition and three teams 

competing in Dance. 

Rescue involves programming an 

EV3 robot to navigate an obstacle 

course in order to “rescue” a 

victim, who is trapped in a sinking 

capsule in a chemical spill. Dance 

involves selecting a musical 

theme and then programming 

robots to move to the music. Once 

the programming is complete, 

students dress their robots as 

characters and create stage props 

to support their theme. Our team 

themes this year are Dr Who, 

Harry Potter and 70s Disco. 

iChampions 

As part of our commitment to 

extending students who have a 

strength in the area of ICT, we have 

developed an ICT Champions 

group in the Junior School. 

This group meets at lunchtime 

and students learn various 

skills in the use of ICT, such as 

troubleshooting and advanced 

skills in various applications that 

will be used in the classroom. The 

skills iChampions learn during 

our meetings enable them to help 

students and staff in their class. 

New iChampions are selected 

every semester. 

Lee Campbell 

ICT Coordinator 

Science 

Science has taken a leap forward 

during the first semester with 

a range of programs offered 

through the specialist Science

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program, the Science Club, Green Team and 

various initiatives run throughout the school. 

Co-curricular activities have enabled students 

to come face to face with a Children’s Python, 

Goliath Stick Insects, magnificent tree frogs 

and even the Endangered Southern Bell Frog. 

These live animals have become a wonderful 

Science resource and enthralled both 

students and teachers. The office foyer is 

now also home to ‘Russell’ the Long-necked 

turtle. Further living exhibits are being 

sourced to develop students’ interest and 

appreciation of live animals. 

The Aboriginal garden is another initiative 

that has been established on the Scotch Junior 

Campus. This has allowed the integration of 

Science and Humanities, providing another 

rich, learning resource for students to better 

understand Aboriginal culture and the 

science of botany. 

A final concept being developed with Science 

Club is the revegetation of Brownhill Creek 

in conjunction with the Friends of Brownhill 

Creek. This partnership will further develop 

the students' understanding of the local 

environment and sustainability. 

David Pace 

Science Key Teacher 

Art Club 

It has been my pleasure to work with a group 

of enthusiastic students each Wednesday 

lunch time in the Art Room. 

The focus of each weekly class builds on 

learned skills and introduces new techniques 

and concepts. The aim of the Scotch Junior 

School Art Club is to gradually guide the 

students, whilst encouraging exploration and 

experimentation. Artists and art history are 

referred to within each session, as well as 

traditional and/or contemporary technique. 

Drawing, painting, printmaking, clay, sculpture, 

textiles, collage and construction have 

been and will be explored. There is also an 

emphasis on how creating art can relax and 

rejuvenate the mind, and also to just have fun! 

All art materials are provided on arrival. 

Art Club is a fun and fantastic way to build 

up skills and knowledge and work with 

children of other year levels who also have a 

common interest in art. The children this year 

have completed several projects, including 

mosaics, canvases and more. Term 3 classes 

will have a strong focus on textiles and 

printmaking - I am looking forward to another 

enjoyable term working with the Art Club. 

Jane Bauer 

Junior School Art Teacher 

Music 

Co-curricular music is alive and well in 

the Junior school, with a range of ensemble 

opportunities available. We also offer a 

musical and Pipe Band as well as Highland 

Dancing. Academy performing arts offerings 

are in drama and dance. Other ensembles 

are created on a needs basis, such as the 

flute ensemble in this year’s A Wee Nip of 

Scotch concert. 

One of the major benefits of being in an 

ensemble is the opportunity to take the skills 

learned in a private lesson and apply them to 

the music that the group is enjoying. Students 

also need to develop their organisational skills 

and cope in pressure situations (concerts). 

Making music in a group is rewarding and 

the joy of receiving positive feedback from 

an audience brings great pleasure. 

The students in Years 3-6 

participate in choir and singing 

during lesson time, and the Junior 

Primary children sing in a group 

at Grandparents' Day and at 

our very well regarded Nativity 

Play. Neuroscience has found 

that singing makes us happier, 

healthier, smarter and more 

creative. All Junior School students 

experience group singing. 

Our musicians have an 

opportunity for group 

performance four times a year 

at various events and concerts, 

allowing our groups to perform to 

a variety of audiences. As adults, 

we need to be able to perform 

(speak) to many groups of people 

and practice in these skills is 

beneficial for students. 

Jane Pope 

Music Coordinator 

Students on Mitcham Campus are 

very engaged in their learning 

and further initiatives are being 

planned to strengthen our 

educational offering in 2017. 

Simon McKenzie 

Acting Head of Mitcham Campus 

01 Building Lego Mindstorm Robotos 

02 Students interacting with a 

Children's Python 

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Torrens Park 

Campus 

The Boy with 

the Priceless Smile 

Reggie Madden joined Scotch in 2011 a shy, 

reserved and nervous boy from the bush, 

but his willingness to make the long journey 

from home to Scotch each term reflects his 

commitment to his education. 

At the end of each term, after three flights, a bus 

ride and a car trip (fifteen hours of travel time in 

all), Reggie returns home to his family in Halls 

Creek. His mother and seven siblings eagerly 

await his return each time, and by years end he 

will chalk up his twenty-fourth round trip! 

During Reggie’s time at Scotch he has 

endeared himself to our community with 

his strength of character and heartfelt 

contribution to our boarding program. When 

you speak with people about Reggie, you soon 

understand the genuine depth of affection he 

provokes in those who have come to know him. 

Reggie has achieved much during his time at 

Scotch. He is a quiet yet determined member 

of Rosevear Boarding House and is always 

present and mindful of supporting others. A 

natural athlete, he will leave at the end of the 

year knowing that he gave his best across a 

number of disciplines including basketball, 

football (co-captian of the First XVIII), track 

and volleyball. He is passionate about his footy, 

playing for Unley Jets and Sturt and he was 

selected for the indigenous Football Academy 

at Port Adelaide. Reggie also created the 

design for our Football Guernsey to be worn 

each year in the Indigenous Round. 

Through encouragement, persistence and 

resilience, Reggie has developed the skills 

and confidence to pursue the next steps in his 

life with confidence. Last year he completed a 

VET course in Sport and Recreation to count 

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towards his SACE Stage 2. He will complete 

the qualification by studying Stage 2 English 

Pathways and Outdoor Education. 

It is, however, in his Design and Technology 

course that Reggie has shone brightest 

this year. What follows is an insight into his 

learning and development through a very 

special project. 

The learning challenge 

As part of the Design and Technology course, 

students are required to manufacture two 

projects. One of the greatest challenges to 

students is often simply deciding what they 

would like to create. After exploring and 

investigating a wide range of potential project 

ideas, Reggie decided that he would like to 

produce traditional Aboriginal artefacts and 

manufacture them using traditional methods 

and materials. 

It proved to be quite challenging to find 

detailed information describing traditional 

Aboriginal techniques, so Reggie enlisted 

the help of Mr Ross Hand, and together they 

made contact with the Tandanya Cultural 

Centre in Adelaide. From this contact, Reggie 

and Mr Hand made contact with Aboriginal 

Elder, Patrick Ferguson. Patrick is a wellrespected 

and established indigenous 

craftsman. In a stroke of good fortune, a 

Punu (a Pitjantjatjarra word meaning ‘wood’ 

or ‘tree’) workshop was being held in Port 

Augusta, run by Ananguku Arts and Culture 

Aboriginal Corporation or Ku Arts (an 

Aboriginal owned arts support organisation 

for Indigenous artists in South Australia), 

and led by Patrick. Through the combined 

support of Scotch and a private Yalari donor, 

it was made possible for Reggie to attend the 

week long program. 

An amazing week 

The week began with a meet and 

greet at the Port Augusta Youth 

Centre where participants shared 

background stories. Later in the 

morning the group embarked on a 

trip out of Port Augusta to identify 

and gather Acacia Anuera, (Mulga) 

suitable in texture, shape and size 

for traditional items to be carved. 

They also learned a lot about the 

various trees and their use. 

The next day was about choosing 

timber, planning artefacts and 

beginning to shape raw timber into 

a desired masterpiece. Patrick and 

the Ananguku crew had previously 

collected a few fairly straight 

and long pieces of eucalypt that 

formed the basis of Reggie’s 

project, a traditional spear. 

The workshop was facilitated 

by arguably Australia’s most 

successful Aboriginal wood 

carver, Roy Coulthard. Under the 

watchful eye of Australia’s best, 

Reggie was being shown the 

traditional skills needed to create 

his vision. 

Making his first spear 

Reggie began by stripping the 

outer layer of bark with an axe 

and a tool called a scorp. Once 

this was completed, he needed 

to reduce the branch’s thickness 

while also straightening the piece. 

This was a two-day process using 

a rasp. Once the shaping was 

completed, the final straightening

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of the spear took place using an open fire and 

carefully placed pressure. 

In the next stage of the process, Mulga was 

used for the tip, owing to its strength and 

rigidity. To shape the tip, Reggie started 

with an axe and then finished off with a rasp 

and abrasive paper (this alone is a solid 

amount of work). 

Sadly, due to a death in the community, the 

workshop finished early with no time to finish 

projects. Patrick, being a very generous 

man with an obvious passion for passing on 

cultural knowledge, kindly offered to continue 

mentoring Reggie in Adelaide. 

Back in Adelaide, the next session was about 

joining the spear tip with the main shaft using 

kangaroo tendons. Little grooves are placed 

into the spear tip which allows for the tendons 

to ‘lock’ in. the tendons proved quite workable 

when warmed in water, and once dried, 

become rock hard. 

After the tip had been attached it was onto 

painting the spear with ochre. The first step 

in this process was applying the ochre in 

strips, colour by colour. Once the painting 

of the ochre was completed, Reggie was 

tasked with locating emu feathers to create 

a ceremonial arrangement. Alison McCarthy 

(Yalari Coordinator at Scotch) was able to 

weave her magic and collect a shopping bag 

full of them. These emu feathers were bound 

using more kangaroo tendons and were tied 

in using a particular technique that makes it 

them very secure. 

After the feather arrangement is attached, the 

spear is complete and ready for use. 

Reggie is grateful to all those who have 

supported him in this journey. Patrick Ferguson, 

Roy Coulthard and the Ananguku Arts 

program were critical in this being a success. 

Thanks also to the staff involved and donors 

from Scotch with a special thanks to Alison 

McCarthy and Ross Hand who 

made this possible. 

Reggie has been able to learn 

about his own culture through this 

hands on experience. He plans to 

make further artefacts to broaden 

his knowledge and skill set. 

01 Applying ochre in strips to 

decorate the spear. 

02 Stripping the outer layer of bark 

from the eucalypt branch. 

03 Spending quality time with the 

rasp to shape the spear. 

04 Attaching the spear tip with 

kangaroo tendons. 

05 Reggie with the decorated spear. 

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Boys Basketball (Winter) 

Our two Middle School teams have had a 

good start to the year with some good wins 

and close games. Both our A and B Grade 

teams are doing well. The Middle School 

squad has three Year 6 players, Sam Knight, 

Mitch Dolman, Jason Ambler-Lowrie, each 

of whom are making a great contribution. 

Our SAPSASA team finished fourth in their 

pool with three wins and three losses. Adam 

Snyder was selected to take part in National 

Intensive Training Program. 

The four senior boys teams are playing well. 

Lauren Ross, who plays for B Grade has been 

selected to U18 SA Country Team. A Grade 

were undefeated for Term 2 and are currently 

7-1. This year has been an opportunity for 

younger players to step up and show their 

exciting talent. Zac Camerlengo has had a 

great start to the season, becoming a serious 

offensive threat. Christian Ignatavicius and 

Dan Sladojevic are both smart and skillful 

players. Returning players Mike Kfoury, Eddie 

Steele and Charlie O’Brien have led well on 

and off court. We hope to play in the State 

Knockout Tournament later this year with one 

match to decide our fate at time of printing. 

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Hockey 

Our Year 6 Mixed hockey team continues to 

thrive on Friday afternoons. This competition is 

played in the parklands on grass, and teaches 

our players the fundamental hockey skills that 

support their progress further in the school. 

The Middle School hockey season has been 

one of great success and it is encouraging to 

see so many boys and girls involved in the 

mixed Middle School team. With some of our 

Middle School hockey players playing up a 

level in the Open A Girls and Boys teams, the 

midweek Middle School competition provides 

players with a great opportunity to develop 

their match skills in readiness for the weekend. 

The Open A Girls hockey team has had an 

impressive 2016 season. After moving into 

Division 1, the girls have risen to the occasion, 

led by Sophie Day. They remain undefeated, 

a huge accomplishment after having faced 

some very strong competition. With twelve 

enthusiastic players interchanging on and off 

the pitch every week, the standard of play 

is high. Stand out performers this year have 

been Hattie Shand and Erin Cameron, along 

with Year 9 student Eugenie Cuthbertson. 

The Open A Boys hockey team have had an 

impressive season themselves. The Open 

A team has been able to remain 

undefeated, and often wins with 

a startling goal differential! This 

success comes from a solid 

backbone of senior players, who 

know how to bring out the best 

in the less experienced players, 

and collaborate successfully 

with the competitive girls squad. 

This ongoing partnership will 

become even more important 

when the team gets to the 

InterCol match format. 

Soccer 

Soccer at Scotch has seen an 

overall improvement at all levels 

this year. We have five boys 

teams and two girls teams. With 

the introduction of a few new 

coaches, all teams are improving 

in their technical ability. The 

most pleasing aspect however, 

is the players’ commitment and 

enjoyment at trainings and games.

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The boys Middle School teams and the 

Year 6 team are all progressing well and it is 

clear that we have a number of future stars 

coming through the ranks. The Boys Open A 

team remains undefeated after eight games 

- winning six and drawing two. They are an 

impressive and entertaining team to watch - 

skillful, committed and with great team spirit. 

Under experienced coach Milan Ivanovic 

they are looking more and more professional. 

Perhaps the highlight of the season so far 

was the come-from-behind 5-2 win over 

Pembroke, which secured us the Jim Muir 

Shield. Caleb Ellingsen, James Pietris and 

Doug O’Neil were standout players on the day 

but everyone made a great contribution. The 

Open B and C teams are both proving to be 

highly competitive and both have achieved 

some impressive results against solid 

opposition, the B’s beating Unley 4-0 and also 

Concordia, a testament to their strength. 

The Senior Girls team has continued to be 

united. We are now well over the halfway point 

in the season, and have suffered some narrow 

losses. The most thrilling game however, 

was a 2-3 loss to Immanuel College with 

Bianca Domhoff and Simone Richards scoring 

fantastic goals to keep the game tight and 

exciting. The girls continue to work in support 

of each other and are confident a win will be 

right around the corner. 

The Middle School Girls teams has shown 

significant improvement over the course of 

the season. Despite some early losses the 

girls have rallied well, played cohesively and 

listened to instructions to earn the best result. 

The clear highlight for us was a 4-0 win against 

Seymour College with Macy Buck booting 

three goals. These morale-boosting results 

have ensured that the team has stayed focused 

and committed throughout the season. 

Football 

For the first time in a number of years, Scotch 

College Football is fielding eight teams from 

Year 4 to First XVIII. The introduction of a 

new Year 5/6 team in addition to the Year 4/5 

team and Year 6/7 team is a great example of 

the growth occurring at junior levels. Under 

the guidance of Oli O’Donovan, Luke Ivens 

and Michael Minuzzo, each of them current 

footballers and educators, and the passionate 

support from parents, we believe there is a 

great opportunity for these young footballers 

to develop skills in an enjoyable environment. 

It was great to see all the Junior School 

footballers mixing with the Middle and Senior 

School footballers at the season launch, and 

the Year 4/5 players loved their 

mini-league experience at half 

time of the First XVIII match in 

June. These teams are competing 

well against some big boys’ 

schools with a terrific attitude. 

Our Year 8/9 team, coached by 

Seamus Maloney, play in a very 

strong division but they have 

been extremely competitive 

against the likes of Rostrevor, 

and have recorded good wins 

against PAC and CBC. The effort 

and attitude at training has been 

excellent and we’re sure these 

boys will benefit from playing in a 

strong competition. 

01 Charlie O'Brien in action 

02 Scotch in action against Sacred 

Heart (Photo: Robert Sladojevic) 

03 Scotch Girls Hockey 

04 A victorious Scotch soccer squad 

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Football (continued) 

Our Year 10 team coached by Lachie Archibald 

and Ross Hand has had strong wins against 

Pembroke and Unley High. Three boys from 

Year 10 have already played First XVIII and 

with continued development there may be 

more towards the end of the season. The 

Second XVIII, under the guidance of Dave 

Amato, have played with plenty of spirit and 

have showed great improvement in such a 

short period of time. They have had some great 

wins against CBC and Blackfriars, and fought 

back hard against a strong Pembroke squad for 

a narrow loss. The First XVIII started the season 

well with good football against CBC and 

Blackfriars, but learned a good lesson from a 

superior PAC team. We have played Pembroke 

twice this season, losing the inaugural 

Indigenous Cup round but reclaiming pride 

and silverware for the Jim Rosevear Cup match. 

The recent trip to Melbourne included a game 

against Scotch College Melbourne and was a 

great footy experience. We were privileged to 

visit the clubrooms of three AFL teams. The sixhour 

plane ride home (twice aborted due to 

winter weather in Adelaide) was memorable. 

Thanks to all involved - the support for all of 

our teams is excellent. The atmosphere and 

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unity around the pavilion on match day is 

brilliant and we certainly encourage everyone 

to support the boys and will continue to 

develop the football culture at Scotch under 

the leadership of Ben Nelson and his team. 

Netball 

This year Scotch College has twenty netball 

teams made up of five Junior School, nine 

Middle School and six Senior School squads. 

This is four more teams than 2015, showing a 

growing interest at school level in Australia’s 

fastest growing women’s sport. 

It has been great to see our junior girls 

develop their skills and grow a love of the 

sport, while having the chance to play in 

some competitive and highly entertaining 

matches. We’ve had some solid results for our 

Middle School teams, often defeating their 

opposition quite convincingly. Our senior 

teams have been in a building phase this 

year, but participation levels are fantastic. 

Our Open A team found the first few matches 

tough, but in recent weeks have chalked 

up good wins against traditional rivals. We 

look forward to the remaining weeks of the 

competition. Thanks to our players, coaches 

and parent supporters. 

Women Make 

Their Mark 

Phoebe Spurrier (Year 11) 

has recently represented 

the school with distinction 

as a member of the SA 

delegation for the UN Youth 

National Conference. 

The conference involved a week 

in Brisbane discussing the themes 

of Sustainability, People and Planet. 

The conference format was akin 

to regular conferences, with many 

interesting speakers and panels 

presenting ideas, and breakout 

workshops on key themes. At the 

conference, Phoebe was awarded 

one of the top three prizes for Best 

Negotiator. Clearly she is very 

persuasive and clear thinking. 

She loved the conference 

because she got to meet students 

from around the country who are 

just as passionate about change, 

and believing that you need to 

be the change you want to see in 

your world.

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Phoebe was sponsored by Mitcham Rotary, 

Mitcham Council, Scotch College, the 

Member for Waite and received donations 

from friends and family. In March of this 

year she attended the UN State Conference 

exploring Gender Equality, and this sparked 

within her a desire to do something about the 

inequity of gender representation in private 

and public institutions. It was through her 

participation in this conference that she was 

selected for the National Final. Phoebe firmly 

believes that the glass ceiling is outdated 

thinking, and now is the time to become 

involved in the conversation. She has been 

heartened by the recent debates by political 

parties about equitable availability of roles for 

women and is inspired by many strong women 

across the globe. Phoebe seeks to emulate the 

greatness of others by knowing every small 

step contributes to the greater good. 

For her Research Project, Phoebe has been 

exploring how micro-financing empowers 

women in developing nations. 

She has been fascinated by the complex 

layers of empowerment and how seemingly 

simple ideas and actions are actually 

sometimes insurmountable hurdles. 

Phoebe believes strongly in grass roots 

action and is currently working on an exciting 

initiative for social enterprise to tackle the 

issue of female dependency. 

In the future Phoebe aims to study 

International Relations and Environmental 

Studies at the Australian National University 

with an end goal of being involved in 

the diplomatic world. Given her passion, 

intelligence and commitment to change we 

are sure that she will get there! 

College Musical: 42nd Street 

42nd Street is a quintessential musical that 

sees revered Broadway director Julian Marsh, 

lead an ambitious final production at the 

height of the Great Depression. 

This timeless classic features many 

well-known numbers such as Weíre in 

the Money and Dames, in extravagant toe 

tapping splendour. Spectacular costumes, 

exciting choreography, comedy and drama 

guaranteed a night of song and dance 

nostalgia for the whole family. 

A special thank you goes out to the fantastic 

production team and Performing Arts Parent 

Support Group for their expertise, hard work 

and long hours that made this year’s College 

Musical such a terrific event. 

Please see our special 

photographic feature over the 

page for a look at 42nd Street in 

pictures, thanks to photographer 

Tim Allan. 

01 Scotch netballers at a special 

training session with Adelaide 

Thunderbird, Kate Shimmin. 

02 Phoebe Spurrier at the UN Youth 

National Conference 

03 Harmony Gordon, Hannah 

Hamilton & Lauren Williams on 

stage during 42nd Street 

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College Musical 

42nd Street 

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Scotch Abroad 

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GAIL Convention, Aberdeen 

The Global Alliance for Innovative Learning 

is driven by the principle that it is only when 

we rub shoulders and engage authentically 

with those from other countries, cultures 

and backgrounds that we truly learn 

and discover the common humanity that 

transcends our differences. 

The third GAIL Convention, held at Robert 

Gordon’s College in Aberdeen, will be a 

long lasting highlight in each participant’s 

life. The opportunity to exchange stories and 

perspectives about their respective schools, 

families, interests and aspirations under the 

theme ‘Energise your Future’ will foster greater 

understanding and acceptance that will 

reverberate within their school communities. 

The conventions are the optimal method to 

enact inquiry and collaboration and as the 

GAIL program advances, initiatives will be 

increasingly accessible to the broader school 

community. Exchanges, curricular initiatives, 

international projects and staff fellowships are 

just some of the future GAIL developments. 

I invite all interested parties to follow the 

evolution and developments of the GAIL 

program via the Facebook page here: 

https://www.facebook.com/GAILatScotch 

Shawn Kasbergen 

Director of Student Wellbeing, GAIL Champion 

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The Student Perspective 

On Friday 24 June, ten excited senior Scotch 

students departed on the journey of a lifetime. 

Accompanied by Mr Kasbergen and Mrs 

Bradford, we flew to Scotland for the third 

annual GAIL Convention, an event which aims 

to create global connection and confront 

worldwide issues. 

There were seven countries present, including 

Australia, Scotland, New Zealand, USA, China, 

India and South Africa. All attendees were 

welcomed with open arms and shown many 

examples of authentic Scottish culture by the 

hosts over the course of our stay. 

At the start of the week, groups were formed 

including a representative from each country. 

Within these groups, we undertook team 

building activities, participated in lectures 

from leaders in the local energy sector and 

travelled on day trips to locations such as The 

Biomass Centre, Footdee Beach and Crathes 

Castle and Gardens. 

Each country was responsible for hosting 

a portion of a talent night every evening. 

On our night, we taught everyone about 

Australian slang and how to play AFL. Both 

activities were met with a high level of 

enthusiasm! Trying to teach 20 students 

how to kick a football was no easy task, and 

we all developed a new appreciation for 

the physical education staff. These nights 

provided the opportunity for us 

to get a snapshot of some of the 

common games, dances and 

songs of the GAIL countries. 

On the last night we all came 

together and celebrated with a 

traditional Scottish Ceilidh. Several 

times throughout the progressive 

dances, I was partnered with 

a Scottish gentleman who was 

particularly filled with gusto, and 

I was unfortunately thrown to the 

floor during several of the dances. 

This was however, I am told, all part 

of the classic Ceilidh experience! 

Being able to meet like-minded 

people my own age from all 

around the would was something 

that I will never forget. GAIL gave 

me the opportunity to put myself 

out there and engage in unfamiliar 

situations that led me to seek 

comfort in newly found friends. It is 

something that I will look back on 

and be truly grateful that I was able 

to be a part of it. I know personally 

that I gained long-lasting 

friendships that are stronger than 

the distance between us. 

After a tearful goodbye, we 

travelled in our ten-seater buses 

all the way across the country

Gail Participants 

Sophie Fotheringham 

Lauren Harrington 

Louis Legoe 

Alex Martin 

Annabelle Mitchell 

Jade Newbegin 

Eliza Ross-Smith 

Brianna Watson 

Millie Watson 

Lola Williams 

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to Isle of Skye. A lot of driving followed 

throughout the next four days. We didn't 

mind, with the music blaring and the scenery 

of luscious mountains, coastal views, hairy 

coos and waterfalls outside our window. We 

ventured to the Fairy Pools and swam in the 

crystal clear water despite the cold ‘summer’ 

weather. The lack of wifi was refreshing as 

we enthusiastically celebrated two birthdays 

in the group. We then chartered off to the 

bustling city of Edinburgh. We were able to 

explore Edinburgh Castle in full tourist mode 

and watched street performers. We were 

scared out of wits by a ghost tour, spotted 

Princess Anne and shopped to our hearts' 

content. Our group was split up on the last 

day as two members of our group stayed to 

continue their holidays in the UK, while the rest 

of us trundled despondently to the airport. 

Overall, there was an overwhelming 

sense that this was the most 

rewarding educational experience 

we have ever had. Not only were we 

able to connect to other Scotchies 

in the group across year levels, 

but we had unexpected fast-fusing 

relationships with people from such 

differing cultures to our own. A truly 

unforgettable experience. 

Brianna Watson and Eliza Ross-Smith 

Year 11 

Kristin Sporting and 

Cultural Exchange 

In Term 2, twenty-eight Year 6 students and 

four staff travelled to Auckland, New Zealand 

for the inaugural Sporting and Cultural 

exchange hosted by Kristin School. This 

initiative has been discussed on Mitcham 

Campus for a number of years and the 

success of this venture will ensure it continues 

in years to come. Students from the Junior 

School were billeted by host families and 

spent much of the week competing in 

sporting activities and sightseeing after hours. 

Several local schools, Albany Junior High, 

Northcross, Pinehurst and Toorak College, 

Melbourne competed in a round robin 

competition for hockey, netball and soccer. 

Scotch students performed credibly and were 

competitive in all games. It was pleasing to see 

the way our students conducted themselves 

both on and off the sporting arena, acting as 

fabulous ambassadors for the College. 

The cultural component of the exchange 

enabled the students to learn a Mauri dance, 

make rope from local plants and compose 

Mauri music using a variety of instruments. 

The cultural component of the week also 

enabled Scotch students to form friendships 

with the students from Toorak College. In 

addition to this, students fully utilised the 

facilities at Kristin School and participated in a 

golf lesson and rock climbing. 

This wonderful experience has 

enabled the participants to gain an 

insight into life in another country 

and lifelong friendships have 

been formed. Mitcham Campus 

is planning to host Kristin students 

in Term 3, 2017 and preparations 

have already begun. It is hoped 

primary schools close to Scotch 

College will embrace the sporting 

component of the 2017 exchange. 

A special thank you to the 

wonderful staff and students 

who made this experience so 

memorable and I look forward to 

future exchanges. 

Simon McKenzie 

Acting Head of Mitcham Campus 

01 Scotchies on the ever 

atmospheric Isle of Skye 

02 Brianna Watson and Holly from 

Kristin in the Robert Gordon’s 

College Courtyard 

03 GAIL students from across 

the globe in the Crathes 

Castle gardens 

04 Netball played at Kristin College. 

Scotch players are GA Lucinda 

Roberts, GS Lucy English and 

WA Emily Davies 

05 Hockey played at Kristin College 

between Scotch, Kristin and 

Northcross Colleges 

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Parents 

and Friends 

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The Scotch College Parents & Friends 

Association (P&F) has supported the school 

for many years. It is P&F’s inclusive spirit 

that helps to foster and strengthen the strong 

sense of community that exists at Scotch 

College. P&F comprises a passionate 

group of parents from both the Torrens Park 

and Mitcham campuses who meet at least 

once a term to work together to support 

Scotch, encouraging social interaction, 

communication and fundraising to enrich the 

learning environment of our students. 

The P&F have organised many events already 

in 2016, all of which have been well attended. 

Parent support is always outstanding at these 

events, with our fantastic community members 

always happy to help. Most importantly, they 

enjoy the interaction with other parents, 

especially when these opportunities seem to 

be fewer and further between as time passes. 

To give you an idea of the functions the P&F 

performs, below is a brief look at some of our 

major events this year (so far). 

Grandparents’ Days at Scotch College, in both 

Mitcham Campus and the Middle School have 

always been very successful. P&F supports 

these events by serving morning tea to the 

grandparents. Mitcham Campus also holds 

their traditional cake and flower stall, with 

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all the baked goods and flowers selling out. 

Thank you to all the volunteers that helped 

and the Scotch community who donated 

baked goods. 

We went ‘Back to the Future’ for the Quiz 

Night in June 2016. It was a terrific evening 

and the night was strongly supported by the 

Scotch community. A sincere thank you to all 

the table captains for organising your tables. 

Without doubt, the highlight of the evening 

was the Future Food round – a true challenge 

to the tasting skills and cooking knowledge 

of all. We would like to thank all our sponsors, 

supporters, the College and the quiz 

committee for staging an amazing Quiz Night. 

This year, P&F also established the 

‘Greenspace’ program, which focuses on 

developing and working on small scale 

landscaping projects to improve and maintain 

the wonderful greenspace areas around 

the Mitcham Campus. With David Pace’s 

contagious enthusiasm and support, our first 

project was the indigenous garden located 

near the sport shed on the Mitcham Campus, 

an area previously under-utilised and in 

need of some attention. P&F supported this 

initiative by funding the purchase of plants 

and organising a working bee to help prepare 

the area for planting. Stay tuned for the next 

project on the agenda - the butterfly garden. 

Athletics Day on Torrens Park 

campus was a joint event and 

a huge success this year. Each 

year the parent, friend and 

grandparent numbers increase. 

The Pavilion was a perfect area 

to socialise, view events and 

serve food. Cake donations were 

generous and tasty, with all cakes 

sold and coffee was a warm 

welcome for parents and staff. 

The pop up canteen also sold out 

and will increase their offering 

in 2017. The P&F were grateful 

for the donations of the 

delicious baked goods and very 

appreciative of the lovely parents 

who volunteered on the day. Their 

hard work and happy dispositions 

made the day most enjoyable. 

We’ll be aiming to do it all again 

for the Mitcham Campus Athletics 

Day in September – we hope to 

see you there! 

We have more P&F events coming 

up later in the year including One 

Look Spring Fashion Parade in 

September – keep an eye on your 

eNews updates each Friday and 

other College communications.

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We would like to take a moment to thank the 

many volunteers who support key College 

events like the ones above and also events 

like campus tours, Founders’ Day, Middle 

School New Parents Lunch, orientation days, 

athletics days, book fairs and cross country, 

helping us to support the College and 

engage the Community. 

We would also like to acknowledge those 

who have championed the many initiatives 

that we run throughout the year, including 

house tops, the Entertainment Book drive 

and tea towel fundraisers contributing to our 

fundraising efforts. 

The funds raised across all of our 

initiatives and events are allocated 

to projects like the Scotch Tennis 

Rebo Wall, Mitcham Campus Art 

Room renovations, benches to 

provide additional seating, robotic 

equipment, the ELC shade area, 

new Caledonian uniforms and 

the new Year 2-3 playground on 

Mitcham Campus. 

Funds are allocated based on the P&F 

working closely with the College to 

improve the environment for our students in 

many aspects. 

In addition to social and fundraising events, 

the P&F also fills a number of unseen but 

critical roles. Especially on the Torrens Park 

Campus, a dedicated group of parents 

and friends frequently donate their time 

to transport students to medical and other 

appointments, a service that is especially 

appreciated by our boarding community. All 

that is required to perform these roles is a 

current Police clearance and your time. If you 

wish to be involved, please contact the P&F – 

we’d be thrilled to have you! 

The P&F would also like to acknowledge 

the time and support given to our wonderful 

Scotch Canteen, which simply could not 

function without the efforts of our community 

volunteers. If you can spare three hours, 

even just once per term, to volunteer in our 

canteen, you’ll be directly contributing to our 

unique canteen offering. For helping out, the 

team will happily make you a delicious tea or 

coffee and some morning or afternoon tea. 

If you are new to the school, it’s also a great 

opportunity to meet other parents and know 

more about how things work at Scotch. 

We would also like to take this opportunity 

to say a big thank you for all the support we 

receive from not only the community but also 

the wonderful staff at Scotch who help scope 

and guide us through the process. 

It is important to note that we 

are always looking to welcome 

new community members into 

the Parents & Friends Association. 

We’d like to extend an open 

invitation to the community to 

participate where they can, 

and join in supporting the 

College community. We are 

sincerely grateful for all the 

support we receive. 

Alexandra Nunn 

Chair, P&F Mitcham Campus 

Emma Mather 

Chair, P&F Torrens Park 

01 The cake stall in full swing at 

Mitcham Campus Grandparents 

and Grandfriends Day 

02 Hard at work during the 

Greenspace working bee 

03 The 2016 P&F Quiz Night 

04 Molly Gibson & Linda Pietris on 

the way to an appointment 

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Community 

Report 

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Can you believe it’s August already? It feels as 

if we all say that every year, but it’s astounding 

how fast the days fly by, and before you know 

it you’ve got 12 Days of Christmas ringing in 

your ears, carrying four shopping bags on 

each arm through a crowded mall! 

I remember growing up in the country in a 

one telephone household (imagine that) and 

listening to a fellow student planning their 

overseas vacation, to be taken the following 

year. It was incredible to me that anyone 

could plan that far in advance when every day 

and week seemed to last a lifetime. 

Fast forward to 2016, and we just don’t seem 

to have that luxury. We all have full calendars, 

our children’s lives are filled with activities 

and we are constantly alerted by our devices 

of our friend’s latest post on Facebook. Amid 

all of this noise, it would be simply impossible 

for me to fill you in on the details around 

all of the community activities that happen 

here at Scotch. Since the last issue of Scotch 

Reports in April, a myriad of fantastic events 

and initiatives have occurred including 

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Scotch Distilled, 42nd Street (the College 

musical), New Parent Lunches, Middle School 

Grandparents Day, the Football Support 

Group’s fundraising lunch, the Netball Support 

Group’s fundraising dinner, Blinman Dinner, 

the Annual City Dinner and so many more. 

Instead of boring you with a long(er) list of 

community events, I would rather talk about 

the strength of our community here at Scotch 

College. It’s a difficult thing to describe, 

but our College emits a certain aura of 

good nature and can-do spirit that can’t be 

contained. It begins in the classroom, and 

radiates out from our wonderful students, 

through the broader community, and comes 

back full circle when our Old Collegians 

return to Scotch to enrol their own children. 

That spirit feeds on itself and over time 

becomes a thing. A certain je ne sais quoi. 

It’s the way parents happily come forward 

and put their hand up to be involved. It can 

be seen in the way Old Collegians are always 

happy to offer their advice and mentorship 

to senior students, who in turn are all too 

happy to read with our wonderful 

Reception classes on the Mitcham 

Campus. You certainly can’t miss 

it when you see the great lengths 

our Parents & Friends Association 

goes to when organising events 

and fundraising for major projects. 

It’s this spirit that makes things 

happen without the need for 

fanfare or reward. 

I have been truly humbled by 

how much goes on behind the 

scenes in the community. I offer 

my heartfelt thanks to all of you 

who do so much for our College 

and students, despite that fact 

I know your response will be 

something along the lines of, “oh, 

it’s no problem,” as you deflect the 

credit elsewhere. 

Everything I’ve observed makes 

it quite clear that us as Scotchies 

continue to have that special 

something that so many other

Colleges cannot capture, no matter how hard 

they try. Our wonderful community is as strong 

as ever and shows no signs of slowing down 

as we march toward our Centenary in 2019. 

So thank you to you all for making our 

community such a pleasure to be a part of – 

we couldn’t achieve what we do without your 

help and support. 

Around the Community 

Without overloading you all, it would be 

remiss of me not to mention some standout 

news from our Community. 

Equestrian at Scotch is having a huge 

resurgence with the new Development 

Program and Competition Squad this year, 

commencing at the start of September. 

Sophie Ludbrook, Equestrian Captain for 

the year, has been a fantastic role model 

for younger riders and has achieved 

fantastic results herself over the year. Three 

Scotch students were selected this year by 

Equestrian SA to compete at the National 

Interschool Competition in Sydney during 

September. Congratulations to Sophie 

Ludbrook (Year 12), Sophia Craddock 

(Year 5) and Sophie Gardiner (Year 3). 

For more information and to get involved, 

visit Scotch Equestrian on Facebook via 

www.facebook.com/scotchequestrian 

In other sporting news, the recently formed 

Scotch College SA Cycling Club has taken 

off with a very hardworking and committed 

support group, boasting the high calibre 

support of Stuart O’Grady. The club is 

catering for the whole Scotch community, 

encouraging involvement and a real taste of 

cycling as a sport. There are clearly some 

talented riders in the community – Scotch 

won the inaugural Schools Cup Trophy in 

the Santini Cycling South Australia Schools 

Series (CSASS), while Zac Nilsen (Year 5) and 

Sam Atherton (Year 8) won individual medals 

for their efforts and Brooklyn Vonderwall 

(Year 10) won the South Australia State U17 

Women’s Road Cycling Championships. Stay 

up to date at www.facebook.com/scotchcycling 

Annual Appeal 2016 

The 2016 Annual Appeal has raised over 

$115,000 at time of writing, which will ensure 

the Prescott Courtyard gets a major makeover, 

and the Scholarship Endowment Fund remains 

strong. We are still receiving donations for 

this project, so if you still wish to contribute, 

it is not too late! The redevelopment will 

commence in the summer holidays. Thank you 

so much to all of you who have participated - 

every donation makes a difference. 

Finally, I’d also like to make special mention of 

two high achieving Old Collegians who were 

recently celebrated on the Queen’s Birthday 

Honours List. 

Timothy (Tim) James McFarlane (’69), was 

recognised in The Queen’s Birthday 2016 

Honours List as a Member in the General 

Division (AM) for significant service to 

the performing arts, particularly through 

executive roles with not-for-profit and 

commercial production houses. Tim was a 

boarder at Scotch and is currently based 

in Sydney as CEO, Asia Pacific for the 

Ambassador Theatre Group. 

The other honouree was Nick Hunter 

(’78). Nick Hunter was recognised in The 

Queen’s Birthday 2016 Honours List with a 

Medal of the Order of Australia. Nick, whose 

photograph hangs in our McBean Hall of 

Fame for representing Australia at the national 

level, was recognised for his service to 

rowing. Nick’s father went to Scotch, as did 

James, his younger brother. 

Finally, I’d like to look ahead 

at some of our events still to 

come this year. The One Look 

Spring Fashion Parade is on 

15 September, and promises 

to be a fun night full of fashion, 

parades, wine, food and laughs 

as we recognise some of our own 

Scotch mums on the catwalk. Then 

on 18 September, Scotch hosts 

the SA Teen Fashion Awards. The 

students who entered the Awards 

will model their designs on the 

catwalk, so be sure to show your 

support for these budding young 

designers from Scotch and 

other schools. 

One brand new event not to be 

missed is The Motley Village 

Music Festival, to be held on 

10 December. The event is 

for ages 18+, offering general 

admission tickets and a VIP 

area for those who like to be 

pampered. Performers include 

Pierce Brothers, Thom Lion and 

the Tamers and Scotch’s very 

own The 60 Four. 

Natalie Felkl 

Head of Community & Marketing 

01 Dr John Newton with moderator 

Phil Martin and the candidates 

for Boothby at Scotch Distilled 

last term. 

02 Sophia Craddock at a recent 

Inter School Equestrian event. 

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Philanthropy 

Update 

01 

02 

03 

What is the Scotch 

College Foundation? 

A question I wish I was asked more often is, 

“What is the Scotch College Foundation?” Most 

members of the Scotch community assume that 

the Foundation’s existence has very little to do 

with them, or Scotch. While the Foundation is not 

directly involved in teaching and learning, it has 

a great deal to do with assuring the long term 

future of our College and enables members of 

our community to play a role in enabling young 

people to help fulfil their potential. 

Scotch was among the first 

independent schools in Australia 

to establish a Foundation over 

25 years ago. 

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Since then, the Foundation has raised and 

invested more than $8 million into Scotch 

College Adelaide, enabling a number of 

very visible building projects and less 

visible, but highly impactful, scholarships. 

Many of the things that Scotch is able to offer 

today would not have been possible without 

the support of the Foundation, and as we 

look forward to celebrating the Centennial 

milestone for the College, it is an opportune 

time to highlight what the Foundation hopes to 

achieve going forward. 

The Purpose of the Foundation 

The Scotch College Foundation is an 

independent, but aligned entity that focuses 

on the long term future of the College. It is 

steered by a volunteer Board of 

Directors, currently chaired by Sue 

Chase (’76), and in addition to a 

majority of independent members, 

also includes representatives of 

Scotch College. It is supported 

by an Executive Officer, and 

manages two deductible gift 

recipient (DGRs) funds to receive 

tax deductible gifts to support 

building projects or scholarships. 

The Foundation exists 

primarily to raise, 

manage and invest money 

to assure the long term 

future of the College.

Chairperson: Sue Chase (‘76) 

Foundation Board of Directors: 

Mr Phil Camens (‘76), Mr David Cosh, 

Ms Emma Ewer (‘83), Mrs Nicole Footer 

(‘88), Mr Andrew Freeman (‘80), Mr 

Peter Harvey (‘91 representing the Old 

Collegians Association), Mr Andrew Just 

(‘62), Mr John Kramer, Ms Alex Nunn, Mr 

Raymond Spencer, Mr Ken Webb, Mr John 

Wood (‘65), Dr John Newton (Principal), 

Executive Officer: Abhra Bhattacharjee 

It is therefore focused on philanthropy and 

fundraising, prudent fund management and 

careful grant making. The independence 

of the Foundation enables longer term 

perspective while alignment ensures support 

for the strategic direction of the College. 

This balance allows the Foundation to assure 

donors their gifts will be used for the purpose 

for which it was donated for, and manages 

the trade-off between meeting the immediate 

financial needs of the College against 

building reserves that will meet future and 

deferred needs. 

The Foundation also plays a critical 

philanthropic role in donor stewardship. We 

ensure that donors experience high-quality 

interactions with Scotch to foster long term 

engagement and investment. These efforts 

include gift acceptance and management, 

donor acknowledgment, donor recognition 

and donor reporting. When done effectively, 

stewardship demonstrates to donors that 

the money they’ve entrusted to Foundation 

is gratefully appreciated, has been used 

wisely and has a tangible impact on what the 

College is doing. 

Impact of the Foundation 

The most visible manifestations of the 

Foundation are the Foundation Membership 

and Gratton Society honour boards in the 

Drawing Room of Torrens Park House. These 

boards publicly recognise membership 

levels, determined by cumulative taxdeductible 

donations. You become a Member 

of the Foundation when cumulative giving 

exceeds $5,000. When your donations 

exceed $12,500 you become a Fellow of 

the Foundation, when it crosses $25,000 you 

become a Trustee, when it exceeds $50,000 

you become a Benefactor and the top tier 

of Patron is achieved when cumulative 

giving exceeds $100,000. A number of 

individuals and families, through their 

generous donations to benefit the College 

and intimations of bequests, have progressed 

through membership levels and we are truly 

grateful for their contributions. 

These gifts have been used in two significant 

ways: building and scholarships. Since the 

Scotch College Foundation was established 

it has had a tremendous impact on the two 

campuses of the College. These include 

the building or renovation of the Mitcham 

Campus Multipurpose Hall, the Webb 

Science Centre, the Cottle classrooms in 

Middle school, the Rosevear Boarding House, 

and the refurbishment of Kallawar and the 

Early Learning Centre. The Foundation, 

through the monies raised by Club 500, also 

made a significant contribution to establish 

the replacement of the picket fence around 

the Prince of Wales Oval. 

The Foundation has also supported a 

number of partial scholarships to enable 

deserving students to receive an outstanding 

Scotch education. This desire has been 

reinforced by the establishment in 2016 

of a permanent scholarship endowment 

that we believe, as it grows, will take on 

the responsibility for a larger portion of 

the College’s generous scholarships and 

bursaries program in perpetuity. 

Looking Forward 

As we consider Centennial milestones in 1919 

and 1922, the Foundation will be focused 

on raising tax deductible support for future 

building projects as well as growing its 

scholarship endowment fund. The Foundation 

is also keen to raise its profile and widening 

the College’s philanthropic base. 

One area of immediate focus 

is strengthening Club 500, an 

excellent opportunity for every 

member of our community to 

be engaged in supporting the 

College philanthropically. A small 

cross functional Foundation task 

force is focused on making Club 

500 a more effective vehicle for 

social and business networking, 

donor stewardship and thought 

leadership. Stay tuned for more 

updates in this area. 

If you have any questions about 

the Foundation or would like to 

make a tax deductible donation 

to the College, please contact 

the Director of Philanthropy 

and External Relations at 

abhra@scotch.sa.edu.au. 

Abhra Bhattacharjee 

Director of Philanthropy & 

External Relations 

01 Dr John Newton with Sue Chase 

('76), Chair of the Scotch 

College Foundation 

02 Rosevear Boarding House, just 

one of the major projects that the 

Scotch College Foundation has 

contributed to 

03 The Scotch College 

Foundation Honour Board, 

located in the Drawing Room 

on Torrens Park Campus 

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Straight Scotch 

Old Collegians News 

Issue No. 166 August 2016 

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President’s Report 

As you will notice from the photos on this page, 

the Scotch College Old Collegians Association 

recently hosted our Annual City Dinner at 

Ayers House in Adelaide. I thought I would 

include an extract of what I spoke about, which 

conveys some of my feelings about both the 

dinner, and our Old Collegian community. We 

enjoyed entertainment from MC Mark Aiston, 

our piper, the cast of the 2016 College Musical 

(42nd Street), and our special guests Alex 

Porter (’13) and Rory Laird (’11). We thank 

them all for giving their time to us. 

When thinking about the Annual City Dinner 

and what it means, I realised not only how 

much of a traditionalist I am, but also what 

Scotch means to me. As a third generation 

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Scotchie, I have enjoyed so many good 

times as an Old Collegian playing football 

and cricket, and socialising at many dinners 

(with somewhat less responsible behaviour 

in my younger days). I believe that keeping 

traditions alive is important, to educate 

the next generation about Scotch’s beliefs, 

behaviors and our shared past. 

Times have changed and we live in a very 

different world from the one in which I left 

school in 1991. There were no mobile phones, 

no web, no Pokemon Go, a beer was less 

than $2, and the Crows were playing their 

first season. Change is not a bad thing, but I 

believe in keeping traditions alive for others 

to enjoy. I want my children, who now attend 

the College, to have the same opportunity to 

enjoy the unique comradery that 

current Old Collegians have. 

Our Association’s role is to foster 

these connections and find ways 

to ensure this common bond 

with the College and its history 

is maintained. We must continue 

to embrace the pipes, the 

haggis and the ceremony to 

ensure the sense of history 

and pride is maintained. 

One event that has developed 

somewhat of a cult following is 

the Blinman Community dinner, 

celebrating its 40th birthday in 

2016, which is a real credit to our 

northern community. It is a truly

01 Peter Harvey, Natalie Felkl, 

Alex Porter ('13), Dr John Newton 

& Rory Laird at the Annual 

City Dinner 

02 Peter Harvey with Dr Newton at 

the Annual City Dinner 

03 Anna Williams ('10), Ella Kenny 

('10), Andrew Camens ('08) & 

Alice Mudie ('10) at the Annual 

City Dinner 

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awesome experience to hear the bagpipes 

echoing across the Flinders Ranges. 

The College is in fantastic shape and 

continues to produce outstanding, wellrounded 

individuals. I have witnessed 

this personally over the past several years 

attending the Year 12 graduation evenings. 

It’s not just the names we so frequently hear 

about, such as our guests speakers Rory Laird 

and Alex Porter, or AFL players James Rose 

and Jordy Dawson, Sarah Snook, Thanassi 

Kokkinakis or Rio bound basketballer 

Steph Talbot, but the many Old Collegians 

contributing across a range of professions, 

fields and pursuits. 

I sincerely thank John Newton and the College 

Council for the continued support of the Old 

Collegians association. Our relationship is 

strong and mutually beneficial. We continue 

to engage with the Year 12 students, and 

will again hold a lunch this year to discuss 

their interests and expectations from their 

Association. Our Committee is also working 

to finalise details for a new Old Collegians’ 

scholarship, a major financial commitment 

and a result of a lot of hard work and planning. 

Throughout the following pages you’ll read 

more about Old Collegian sports teams, 

and the latest news from the OC community. 

Please be sure to get in touch with Warren in 

the Scotch Development Office if you have 

some news of your own to share with the Old 

Collegian community before the next edition 

of Scotch Reports at the end of the year. 

Upcoming Events 

There are many Scotch events 

in the near future, including 

reunions, Old Collegian’s Week, 

Seniors Luncheon and the OC 

Golf Day. Why not get a group of 

friends together and join us at 

some of these OC events? Not 

only are they always a fantastic 

night or day out with friends, but 

your attendance helps to support 

SCOCA and the College. 

Peter Harvey (‘91) 

President 

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01 

Old Scotch Cricket Association 

Old Scotch Cricket Association (OSCA) are 

delighted to announce David Scholz as Club 

Coach for season 2016/17. 

David has an excellent pedigree in both 

playing and coaching, having played over 

140 A grade games for Glenelg. He then 

went on to be Head Coach of Glenelg for four 

years where he steered them to a one-day 

premiership. David has since had a range 

of different coaching appointments, with his 

greatest achievement being a SACA Under 17 

National Championship victory. 

A current Staff member, David is well known 

to the Scotch community and his appointment 

will further strengthen the relationship 

between the College and Old Collegians. 

The season commences on 8 October and 

OSCA is fielding two teams in the ATCA 

competition this season. The A Grade and B 

Grade will compete in the A2 and B3 two-day 

grades respectively. 

OSCA will also field teams in the ATCA 

Twenty20 Competition. 

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New players are always welcome and 

pre-season commences in September - 

contact the club for full details. Club history 

and statistics can be found on the website 

www.scotchoc.com.au/cricket 

For more information about the appointment 

or playing at OSCA, please contact 

Nick Blight on 0412886832 or email 

oldscotchCC@gmail.com 

Sean MacGregor (’89) 

Old Collegians Rowing 

Scotch College Old Collegians and 

Community Rowers are just getting back 

into training after a winter break, and really 

looking forward to our third year as a 

club. We finished last summer with good 

improvements in race performance, and a 

major club strength is our level of mutual 

support and camaraderie. We’re very grateful 

to Scotch Rowing who kindly allow us the 

use of some boats, and thanks must go to 

the members who’ve been working on boat 

maintenance over winter. 

We train and compete in Men’s, 

Women’s and Mixed crews on 

both the Torrens and at West 

Lakes. Some of our rowers are 

pretty keen to get a crew or two 

together to enter the Masters 

Games in New Zealand next year. 

We’ll always welcome any one 

time rowers who have thought 

about getting back in a boat, 

and if you’ve never rowed before 

watch out for news of our next 

Come & Try program. 

Find us on Facebook or 

check out our website at 

www.scotchrowing.com.au/ 

Sandra Paterson 

0428880837

02 03 

Old Collegians Football 

After a promising start to the season, 

the A grade are currently sitting in equal 

sixth spot on the ladder. In a very tight finish 

to the end of the season, the A grade could 

finish anywhere between fourth and eighth 

depending on results. It has been a hard year 

for the A Grade, suffering injuries to a long list 

of their usual stars, but the players that have 

come in have done their best to ensure the 

team is still in with a chance of making finals 

come late August. 

The B Grade have had a hard year, having to 

contend with losing players to the A Grade 

as well as contending with their own injury 

list. They currently sit in eighth position on 

the ladder but their final aspirations have all 

but vanished. Some weeks there have been 

forty-two players missing between both the 

A and B Grade teams, so to see the boys still 

competing at a reasonable level has been 

impressive. Here’s hoping that with players 

returning from injuries, the B Grade can get 

a few more wins in the final rounds of the 

season and finish off the year on a high. 

The C Grade, competing in a higher division 

this year, should play finals. They are currently 

sitting in fifth position, but with a few wins 

in the final rounds they could finish as high 

as third. With having to contend with a high 

turnover of players each week due to players 

moving between teams, the C Grade have 

done well to be in the position they are at this 

stage of the season. If they can get their usual 

team and have some consistency heading 

into the finals, they may find themselves in 

another Grand Final. 

SOCFC will be hosting the 30 year 1986 

B Grade and 10 year 2006 C Grade 

Premiership reunions, on 18 August on the 

main oval. This will also be our past player 

and Rampant Lion day. The A and B grade will 

be playing St Peter’s Old Scholars and this 

game could once again decide if the A Grade 

team plays finals. All past players, premiership 

players and Rampant Lions are more than 

welcome to attend what should be a fun day. 

Lachlan Blieschke (’04) 

01 Principal’s XI team defeated 

Scotch 1st XI, 17 March 2016 

02 Scotch Rowing in action on the 

Torrens River 

03 Scotch OC vs SMOSH 

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01 

02 

03 

Old Collegians Netball 

This winter season has seen mixed results for 

our four teams with some having a fantastic 

season and others not so great. Our A2 team, 

captained by Olivia Hume (nee Wadham ’95) 

sees four Old Collegians taking the court 

this season including Tori Ludlow (’10), Erica 

Wadham (’91) and Sonia Roberts (nee Nolan 

’88) amongst long term regulars Ali Sutton, 

Heidi Williamson, Trudy Robb, Angela Walls, 

Erica Slattery, Kelly Keast, Kendall Higgins 

and Kate Pennington. 

The team started the season solidly in a 

competition that is proving to be tight, fast 

and hard-fought. Wins have been a bit 

harder to come by over the past few rounds 

with an almost season ending knee injury 

for star goal shooter Kate Pennington. The 

girls have rallied and remain in the top four, 

keeping alive their expectation of competing 

in finals again this season. In such a strong 

competition however, table positions can 

mean little given percentages are so tight and 

any team is capable of winning on the day. 

The club wishes Kate well in her recovery and 

hopes to see her back on the court soon. 

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Our B1 team started off the winter season 

with a very convincing win against St John’s 

Lutheran (61-25) but unfortunately have only 

managed a few wins since then. The team is 

currently sitting sixth on the ladder but remain 

positive going into each game, trying to keep 

their finals dreams alive. The team was lucky 

to pick up “Gappy” Jessica Gear during the 

recent summer season, sadly wishing her 

farewell after her final game with the club on 

2 July. ‘JGear’ had such a positive impact on 

the team during her short stint with the club. 

The team and club members wish her all the 

best during her final few weeks travelling 

around Australia prior to heading home to 

Scotland! With only a few games left of the 

winter season the B1s are still a chance to 

make finals if they can manage some strong 

wins. Good luck girls! 

It was a great start to the season for our B4 

team with a few tough but convincing wins. 

Although there’s no real trainings, relaxed 

warm ups consisting of discussions around 

the weekend ahead and a few star jumps, the 

girls have surprised themselves with their 

success and being able to maintain top spot 

on the ladder. While embracing 

their competitive streak when 

necessary, the team has shared 

quite a relaxed attitude toward 

the season, making each game 

enjoyable for all involved. The 

team continues to improve each 

game which will help in the lead 

up to the finals. A big thanks to all 

those who have filled in for the 

team during the season, your help 

has certainly been appreciated. 

The Summer 2016-2017 season 

kicks off in October with fixtures 

available from mid September. 

The club is really looking forward 

to supporting its four (hopefully 

five!) teams this upcoming season. 

It’s great to see so many girls 

interested in playing netball, and 

we are always welcoming new 

members to the club either as full 

time players or as fill-ins. Anyone 

who is interested in learning more 

about the club, or is interested in 

joining, can contact Belinda Boundy

Alumni Reunion Dates 

Class of 2011 5 Year Reunion Saturday 8 October Emily Hart emilyhart11@gmail.com 

Class of 2006 10 Year Reunion 

Saturday 29 October 

Lauren DeCesare 

Georgia Wagner 

Lauren Charlton 

lauren.decesare@gmail.com 

georgia.wagner@hotmail.com 

laurenkcharlton@hotmail.com 

Class of 1996 20 Year Reunion Saturday 22 October Rebecca Sykes daandbe1@gmail.com 

Class of 1991 25 Year Reunion Saturday 5 November Annabel Wilkins Annabel.wilkins@optusnet.com.au 

Class of 1986 30 Year Reunion Saturday 29 October Matt Caudle matthew.caudle@hotmail.com 

Class of 1976 40 Year Reunion Saturday 29 October Sue Chase SChase@cowellelectric.com.au 

Eyre Community Dinner Saturday 3 September Sue Chase SChase@cowellelectric.com.au 

(nee Gordon, ’05) on 0431 074 558 or can visit 

us at www.scotchoc.com.au/about-socnc/. 

The club would like to thank all of 

the umpires, supporters, scorers 

and fill-ins who come out during 

the season we could not function 

without you, and most importantly 

to our sponsors Scotch College Old 

Collegians Association and Holdfast 

Insurance Brokers for their ongoing 

support. 

Belinda Boundy (’05) 

01 Will Thorpe against SMOSH 

02 Lachlan Giles vs SPOC 

03 B1 Winter 2016 team. (L-R) Jessica 

‘JGear’ Gear, Erin Farinola, Brooke 

Robins, Emma Bedford, Alicia 

Palmer, Diana Glass, Michelle 

Woosnam, Glenys Wickins 

(Absent: Stacey Eichenberger) 

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01 02 03 

04 

Births 

Charlie Pocock (‘97) and Aimee Chadwick 

welcomed another son Ted Charles Pocock 

on 8 March 2016. A brother for Jack. 

Chloe (nee Bourne ‘99) and Ian Manfield 

welcomed their son Angus Jack in December 

2015. A brother for Annabel and Edwina. 

Lily and Henry (‘01) Bourne welcomed 

their son Rupert George in January 2016. 

Alice Bourne (’07) and Ben Maggs 

welcomed twin daughters, Claudia Daisy 

and Posie Harriet in September 2015. 

Deaths 

Craig Hosking (’47) 

William Alford Fisher (’63) 

Matt Edward McArdle (’07) 

Stephen John Mann (’60) 

Duncan James Cameron (’49) 

Rodney James Goldsworthy (’64) 

William (Billy) Ross Hayes (’86) 

Lachlan Douglas Barr Dickson (’61) 

Vale Colin Butler 

Colin Butler was 88 when he died in July in 

Adelaide. Despite serious illness he lived 

life to the full, to the last. He maintained 

his passion for Physics, Exploration, the 

Environment and Wooden Boat building, was 

sailing until recently, and was a skilful and 

imaginative hands-on gardener. 

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During his sixteen years at Scotch College, 

Colin made numerous exciting, innovative 

and lasting contributions to the development 

of the school as we now know it and to the 

lives of many of the students. 

He is remembered as a great teacher, 

mentor and friend to many fortunate enough 

to have had his influence in their early lives 

and careers and for his love of life and with 

especial affection and gratitude by the Goose 

Island pioneers. 

Colin will be greatly missed by his wife Joan 

(formerly Bush), his children Patrick, Sarah, 

James and Edward and all the family. 

Joan Butler and friends 

Vale Clive Pocock 

Clive Pocock passed away in Lameroo Hospital 

a week or so short of his 67th birthday. The 

most important things in Clive’s life were his 

family and farming. Geographically the most 

important places in his life were Lameroo and 

Scotch College. Clive is remembered with 

great affection by the many friends he had 

in the Lameroo district and by the mates he 

made during his time as a boarder at Scotch 

where he began in Year 7. 

Clive would not claim to have been a great 

academic during his time at Scotch, but he 

embraced the life as a boarder and showed 

a great deal of ability in the sporting arena. In 

athletics he was known as a discus thrower, he 

played 1st eighteen football but it 

was rowing that was his first love. 

He rowed at the Head of the River 

in an Open Four and then in the 

1st eight in 1966. In that year Clive 

also received colours for rowing. 

One of his proudest moments was 

when his son Simon rowed in the 

1st eight and was Captain of Boats 

in that year. 

After Scotch, Clive returned to 

Lameroo and became heavily 

involved in rural life. Marriage 

and family complemented his 

involvement in farming and the 

Lameroo district. Clive was a very 

serious farmer and his relaxed 

demeanour belies how seriously 

he took his work. His particular 

passion was sheep and the Pocock 

name and the Lameroo district are 

renowned for fine sheep. 

Clive retained his connection 

with Scotch through his two sons 

when they were boarders and 

attendance at numbers of Old 

Scholars’ functions. A number 

of excellent dinners were held 

in Lameroo and Clive enjoyed 

marching down the main street of 

Lameroo behind the bagpipes. 

This was less popular with the non- 

Scotch residents of the town. The

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Pococks were wonderful hosts at a number 

of barbeques in the shearing sheds on the 

day following a dinner. Like many farmers 

Clive was an excellent mechanic and loved 

farm machinery. Nobody who was present at 

a particular barbeque could ever forget the 

sight of Clive driving his famous scraper which 

he had restored almost from scrap. 

Clive passed away at too early an age 

after a long illness. He is survived by his 

devoted wife Anne, children Amanda, Simon 

and Charlie, their partners and five muchloved 

grandchildren. 

Ken Webb 

Vale Stephen John Mann 

The Scotch College community was deeply 

saddened by the death of Stephen Mann on 

20th June 2016. Steve, as he was universally 

known, had a relationship with the College 

which stretched over five generations. 

His grandfather Fred Mann was a Council 

member, Chair of the Finance Committee 

and is a Legend of the College. Steve’s father, 

brother, daughters and grandchildren have 

all attended Scotch and in the case of his 

grandchildren are current students. 

Steve attended Scotch from 1956 to 1960 and 

thoroughly enjoyed his time at the College. 

He was popular with his fellow students. He 

was able academically and participated in all 

the sporting activities which were offered. He 

was a talented athlete particularly over long 

distances and was a member of the First XI 

cricket and First XVIII football teams in his 

senior years. 

After leaving Scotch and while working 

and studying in his chosen profession of 

accountancy, Steve played district cricket 

at Kensington and Sturt before returning to 

Scotch as an original founder and player of 

the Old Scholars Cricket Club. He was also 

actively involved in the Old Scholars Football; 

playing in over 100 games and serving on the 

Club’s Committee. His support of both Clubs 

continued up until his death. 

Steve was also eager to make a contribution 

to the governance of the College and the 

College was equally as eager to make use 

of his skills and abilities in the financial area. 

Steve served on the College Council, was 

Deputy Chair of the Finance Committee and a 

founding member of the College Investment 

Committee. Steve took a great interest in 

the College Foundation. He was a long term 

member of the Foundation Board and chaired 

a number of taskforces which looked at the 

operation of the Foundation. He and his wife, 

Nan, are Trustees of the Foundation. 

While we can admire all these contributions 

Steve made to Scotch, it is the man himself 

who will remain in our hearts and minds. No 

man was better suited to the term gentleman. 

He was indeed a gentle man. His integrity, 

loyalty and abilities, together with his 

whimsical approach to his work 

and relationships marked him out 

as someone special. Testament to 

these qualities was the attendance 

in the Fisher Chapel at his funeral 

service. Rarely has there been 

such a show of affection from the 

Scotch and broader communities. 

The Scotch Community extends 

our deepest sympathy to Nan, 

the children, grandchildren and 

extended family. Despite the 

breadth of his interests, family was 

his first priority. We will all miss 

him a great deal. 

Ken Webb 

01 Ted Charles Pocock 

02 Rupert George Bourne 

03 Angus Jack Manfield 

04 Claudia Daisy & 

Posie Harriet Maggs 

05 Colin Butler 

06 Clive Pocock 

07 Stephen Mann 

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01 

02 

Vale Duncan James Cameron 

(1/3/1933 – 8/7/2016) 

Duncan, together with his older brother 

Peter grew up at No. 10 Rowallan Road just a 

one-minute walk to the Carruth Road gates 

of Scotch College. He entered his academic 

life at Year 6 (the old IIIB) and soon involved 

himself in all facets of school life. He passed 

Years 10 and 11 (Intermediate and Leaving) 

and studied Year 12 (6A) over two years to get 

a sufficient pass to enter Adelaide University. 

He was an above average sportsman and 

represented Scotch at cricket, athletics and 

Australian Rules and captained the First XI 

cricket team two years in a row during 1949 

and 1950. 

He reached the rank of Cadet Lieutenant in 

the cadets and was a member of a number 

of school clubs including the Spectator Club, 

Magazine Committee and the Dramatic Society. 

He was also appointed as the Head Prefect for 

1949 and 1950. 

After graduating in medicine, he practised 

interstate for a number of years before 

returning to South Australia where he 

practised at Christies Beach for over twentyfive 

years. He was privately cremated. 

David Saies (’49) 

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Where Are They Now? 

In 2014 at age 34, Letitia Linke (nee Kyd, 

'96) was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The 

mother of two young boys has been fighting 

the disease for the past two years, undergoing 

surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and 

hormone treatment. 

Letitia is passionate about educating 

women about the signs and 

symptoms of the disease and raising 

funds for more research. She is a 

proud ambassador for both Ovarian 

Cancer Australia and the Ovarian 

Cancer Research Foundation. 

Letitia is now organising the first Adelaide 

Silver Style gala event to raise awareness 

and funds for the Ovarian Cancer Research 

Foundation (OCRF) for the fight against 

ovarian cancer. Adelaide Silver Style Cocktail 

Party 2016 is set to be a fun night full of 

quality food, wine and entertainment. You can 

find out more and support the initiative at 

www.adelaidesilverstyle.com. 

01 Duncan James Cameron 

pictured with the First X1 

Cricket Team in 1950. Cameron 

captained the team. 

02 Letitia Linke (nee Kyd, '96) with 

her two young boys

Scotch Reports Issue 166 (August 2016)

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