Spring 2006 - St Luke's Anglican School

SPRING EDITION 2006
The first week of term is always a busy time for
any school. This was especially so for St Luke’s
Anglican School as it had additional activities
to organise associated with the arrival of Mr
Martin Oates, the school’s third Principal.
Commissioning of Mr Oates as the school’s
Principal was held on Wednesday, 19 July
2006. The service was held in the school’s
Multipurpose Centre and was officiated by
The Right Reverend Jonathan Holland,
Bishop of the Northern Region. The commissioning
was not only a special event,
it was an important day in the life of the
school. As such, the service represents
the official commencement of Mr Oates’
duties and responsibilities.
The entire student population from Preparatory
to Year 12 was in attendance along with
many parents and invited guests both locally and
from interstate. Mr Oates was not only supported
by his wife Caroline and his former Principal, Mr
Michael Clapper, he received a complete surprise to
have two School Council Members from his past school,
Gippsland Grammar in Victoria, in attendance to congratulate
him and wish him well.
office.
School Chair, Mrs
Robyn Ferguson,
and other members of
the school’s leadership team
on stage as his first official act of
Following Bishop Jonathan’s address, Mr Oates made his commitment
to serve and lead the school in front of the school community.
Student representatives from the three sections of the
school presented Mr Oates with symbols of the school’s motto:
Faith, Performance and Honour. Mr Oates then joined the
The school community is looking forward to a long association
with Mr Oates as we work together to provide a quality education
in the development of the spiritual, academic, sporting
and cultural pursuits of all those students who attend St Luke’s
Anglican School.
Commissioning of Mr Oates

From the Principal
Each edition of The St Luke’s Way gives a snapshot of the activities
undertaken during the previous term. It is often very difficult for the
editorial team to decide what to highlight as there are so many choices.
It is a great credit to the staff and students that so many activities are
happening. It is also a great delight seeing the joy and satisfaction the
participants get from each endeavour.
Although there is not a large amount of coverage of classroom activities,
the focus every day continues to be on high academic standards.
There is a strong demand for students to submit work and to be up-todate
in all subject areas. This is another reason why the long list of activities
featured in the following pages is so impressive. It is impressive
that students organise their time so well that they give themselves the
opportunity to grow in so many areas of their lives. It is indeed ‘The St
Luke’s Way’ that they take the opportunities offered by our dedicated
staff.
I am keen to see the various groups associated with the St Luke’s community
continue to grow in size and strength. The P& F continues to
work hard for the School, and I encourage more people to attend their
meetings. Past students were a focus in Term 3, especially with the Life
@ St Luke’s weekend, and I ask all past students to contact the school
and provide an email address so that we can email them our Life @ St
Luke’s newsletter fortnightly, as well as invite them to any past students’
functions.
Term 3 was very busy, and I will remember this term with great fondness
as this was my first term as Principal of St Luke’s. My family and
I would like to thank everyone for the warmth and support they have
shown us in settling into our new school. The St Luke’s Way highlights
what a great school community we have joined.
Martin Oates
Principal
Sons, Daughters and their Dads
Fathers’ Day Morning Tea in the Primary School is always a special day in the calendar
for all concerned. The children really do look forward to spending a morning
in the classroom with their fathers; and it is also a special treat for the dads as it is,
for some, the only chance they get each year to spend time in the classroom with
their children.
As always, the Fathers’ Day Morning Tea was very well attended, and for our many
new dads this was their first ‘special morning’ here at St Luke’s. The range of activities
in which the fathers were involved was wide, and as we hear each year: ‘School
has changed so much since my days in the classroom’.
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The fathers do enjoy their time in the classroom; however, they equally enjoy the
morning tea that follows with the many wonderful treats brought along by our mums.
The fathers certainly enjoy a sticky bun or two (or three)!

Ginger Bread Man Escapes from Preparatory Classroom
Early this term Prep R was cooking a Ginger Bread Man as part of their work
on Fairy Tales when the children heard a noise from the oven. True to form,
this world-renowned escapologist fled the classroom in a cloud of flour dust
once the oven door was opened. There were many reported sightings around
the school that day as flour trails were found in the Year 5 classrooms and
even in Mrs Wilson’s office. He was last seen heading off across the oval and
down the cane train line by Mr Oates.
Since this time, the cheeky fellow has eluded capture. He has even had the
hide to send the Prep students postcards and emails throughout the term.
Postcards have come from the Gold Coast, Australia Zoo in Dubbo and
Thredbo. More recently he was seen at the Bunya Mountains where he nearly
met his end as a bird pecked at him.
There was a reported sighting at the Bundaberg Brewed Drinks factory,
so the children quickly set off in pursuit. They may not have
caught up with the Ginger Bread Man there; however, they
did have a wonderful time discovering how Ginger Beer is
brewed through the many hands-on activities in the new
Barrel Visitors’ Centre.
It is hoped that he will make a return as Term 4 starts. We
will have to wait and see.
Snakes Downunder
At the end of Term 3, the Year 2 students went
to Snakes Downunder in Childers. When they
arrived the children were excited to see several
reptiles they had been studying and learning
about throughout the term. During the snake and
crocodile presentation, the students learnt some
interesting facts about pythons, carpet snakes,
tree snakes, red-belly black snakes and had the
opportunity to watch a crocodile’s feeding frenzy.
When the show ended the children thoroughly
enjoyed touching a baby crocodile and a carpet
snake. This outing was an enjoyable hands-on
experience, and everyone seemed to benefit
from the excursion.
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Music
Saturation
and Loving It!
Term 3 commences off early each year for the members
of our Senior Concert Band, Senior Strings and
Senior Orchestra as these students attend a two-day
‘Band Camp’ that starts on the last Sunday of the
June/July holidays. However, there were no complaints
about this.
Over the two days these young musicians eat,
breathe and even dream music. If they are not playing
music, you can hear them singing; and if they
are not singing, they are humming. In addition to improving
skills, the environment built up over the two
days could do only one thing: enhance a real love of
being a musician.
This year a guest conductor was in residence. Nicholas
Evans, last year’s School Captain but more
importantly, a student at the Conservatory of Music,
worked with our young musicians in sectional
practice and as a conductor. Nicholas’ input was
invaluable, particularly as a conductor. Students
commented on how being conducted with a different
style presses home the need to focus on the conductor.
This is something that Mr Rotar is always
impressing on the students.
In all, Band Camp
was a great
experience for
everyone involved.
The Sound of
Beating Drums
David Montgomery was a visiting guest teacher at St Luke’s
in late August. A virtuoso musician, he is the principal percussionist
with The Queensland Orchestra, and is director of the
dynamic percussion ensemble Isorhythmos.
A number of percussion students took the opportunity to work
with Mr Montgomery in individual and group lessons. Year 11
and 12 classroom Music students also benefited from his visit.
Focus areas included African drumming, which David studied
first-hand in Senegal recently, and ensemble performance techniques.
Students were greatly stimulated by performing traditional
ensemble pieces on djembes, congas and doondoons.
Other students explored new possibilities on the kit, particularly
music with Swing and Latin accents. Everyone involved was
inspired to new levels of motivation, and the Senior students
were highly engaged in probing concepts and aspects of music
raised by these workshops and discussions.
Mr Montgomery is hoping to return to Bundaberg on the last
weekend of November to hold a weekend workshop at St
Luke’s, culminating in a concert for participants and featuring
himself and another member of Isorhythmos. If this sounds like
it’s a weekend for you, then stay tuned for registration details!
Thanks must go to students, parents, staff, and David Montgomery
for all contributing to make this a most worthwhile encounter.
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Junior Musicians Thrill Audience
A clear winter’s evening at Christ Church was
the backdrop for our talented Junior Musicians
as they filled the air with wonderful sounds. A
large crowd of parents, family members and
friends gathered to see and hear the Beginner
and Junior String Ensembles along with
the Beginner and Junior Concert Bands. All
in attendance thoroughly enjoyed the performances.
Some members of the audience
have been coming to Junior Concerts at Christ
Church for up to ten years, and they commented
that each year is as enjoyable as the last.
Fine Music, Great Company
A spectacular winter’s afternoon, the sounds of jazz from the Bundaberg Municipal
Band and our own St Luke’s Stage Band, along with fine food and drinks sounds
too good to be true. Well this is the way a large group of people from across our
community spent a Sunday afternoon on the school grounds. It may have been a
fundraising venture; however, everyone there could have imagined they were relaxing
in any one of many idyllic locations as they enjoyed the music and company
of others at St Luke’s.
There are many opportunities to be involved in the diverse range of offerings here
at St Luke’s. The Jazz in the Garden concept was created and driven by Mrs Pauline
Aaron who is to be commended on this most successful activity. This style of
function helps build and forge relationships across our community while showcasing
what St Luke’s has to offer our young people.
We all look forward to Jazz in the Garden again in 2007.
These concerts not only allow parents to hear
their children play as part of the individual
groups, they provide the children the opportunity
to play in front of an audience and develop
the skills and confidence needed to be a performance
musician. This not only improves the
children’s ability to perform musically, these attributes
readily transfer to many other aspects
of their daily and school lives.
The opportunity to see and hear our young
people play would not be possible without the
hard work and dedication of the school’s instrumental
staff and the support of the Senior
School students who work with each group.
We are very fortunate to have these people
working at St Luke’s.
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German Exchange Tour 2006
On 19 June 2006, 26 students from St Luke’s departed for their
five-week trip to Germany. Staying with our host families for
the first three weeks was a wonderful learning experience. We
experienced a variety of cultures; went hiking (and got lost);
heard the true sounds of Bavarian music; and saw some snow,
not much though, in the hot summer heat.
We learned so much about the lives of people in Germany and
made friends for life. After a tear-filled goodbye to our host
families, we set out on our two-week tour of Germany, Austria
and Switzerland. We also visited Liechtenstein, France and
Italy! There were so many unforgettable moments and breathtaking
sights that it is very difficult to pick the real highlights of
the trip. We moved through so many Youth Hostels and did a
lot of walking, but it was worth every second of the constant
packing, unpacking and sore muscles. We visited a water park,
a theme park, did heaps of shopping and went bike riding.
Our thanks go to Herr and Frau Preuss and Mr and Mrs Lynagh
who came with us; everything ran smoothly, and we had more
fun in the five weeks we were oversees than we will ever have
again!!
Teresa Smalberger and
Aleisha Hogan-Latimer

Cultural Day a Big Hit
Students studying Japanese in Years 3, 6, 9 and 10 received a real
treat when a delegation of Japanese visitors came to the school to
provide our students with four workshops. This delegation was in
our region to be part of the Childers Multi-cultural Festival; however,
St Luke’s was fortunate enough to be able to have these
guests to present traditional Japanese dance, Hiragana writing,
sushi making and origami.
Each group of students was thoroughly engaged in the activities.
For many of the Year 6 students, it was their first taste of sushi let
alone a chance to make this style of food with the help of expert
teachers.
The Year 10 students had a wonderful time dressing in Kimonos
and learning Japanese dance. This eventually led to the students
performing on the stage. One of our new students was so taken
by wearing the Kimono she was loathed to take it off at home!
The Year 3 students had a great morning of origami while the Year
9 students received expert tuition in the art of Hiragana using authentic
Japanese writing equipment. In all of these activities, our
guests provided each class with a wonderful cultural experience.
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UNI TALK...
A previous Vice Chancellor of Central Queensland University
(CQU) was well known for his assertion that over the course of
their lives, people with a university degree earn on average, $1
million dollars more than those who do not attend university. I’m
not sure about the specifics of this statement, but I do believe that
some formal qualification is a definite advantage in the job market.
Those choosing higher education need to decide on the best
degree program at the most appropriate university to meet their
specific needs. Potential university students should seek answers
to questions such as:
Year 11 Leadership Day
Leadership development for our Year 11 students took on a new
face in 2006 as these young people were involved in Connect Away
– Vital Leadership Program. The students engaged in a series of
activities, each designed to develop leadership, teambuilding and
interpersonal skills that were aimed at assisting them at school and
into the future.
The students were placed into six groups and were then faced with
six different tasks that they would have to work on and solve as a
group. As the organisers selected the makeup of each group, the
students were placed in new territory from the start of the day. They
now had to work alongside fellow students with whom they may
have minimal contact on a daily basis or knew little about.
By lunchtime barriers were being broken down as the activities
worked on skills such as lateral and strategic thinking, self-esteem,
problem solving, communication, empathy, trust, self-awareness
and time management.
• Is the degree recognised nationally/internationally? (check with
the relevant registration body) ;
• Does the university meet graduate expectations in areas such
as quality teaching, employability and graduate starting salary?
(check with a neutral publication such as the Good Universities
Guide http://ratings.thegoodguides.com.au);
• Can I afford the cost of university and the cost of relocating to
another city? (check out your local university!!)
There are definite advantages to studying locally. Because demand
for places is smaller, so are class sizes. At regional universities,
you are not just a number. Your progress is more closely
monitored and extensive support services are available. Students
find that by studying locally, they (or their parents) are able to make
substantial savings, whilst not having to give up their established
support networks.
Naturally, some programs are not available locally or through other
regional universities, and some potential university students really
want to leave the regional Australia to head to the ‘big smoke’.
This is quite understandable; however, if you have an interest in
improving your employment prospects through university study
you should consider what regional universities have to offer. A
better future is closer than you think.
Dr Helen Huntly
Acting Head of Campus
CQU Bundaberg
The interaction between the students was wonderful to see and all
with whom I spoke felt that it was definitely a worthwhile day.

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Term 3 has certainly been a big one for service
activities. The students right across the
school have been very active in the area of
service as they have raised funds for many
organisations through this period.
Morris House runs the RSPCA fundraiser
each year where donations of items support
the work of this most worthy organisation.
Once again, the school community rallied behind
the cause and many boxes of items were
handed over to the local RSPCA. A representative
from the RSPCA came to a special
Primary School Assembly to accept the gift of
goods from our school.
The Forty Hour Famine appeal is a regular on
the school’s calendar, and this activity always
draws good support. Long gone are the days
where the only way to raise funds was to fast
for forty hours and receive sponsorship for
Service Activities to the Max
your efforts. Now the children are involved in
a wide range of activities over the forty hours
all of which support this worthwhile appeal.
This year the hard work of the Student Council
and the Interact Club raised over $2,000.
What an effort!
The students always welcome a free dress
day, as it is a chance to break the conformity of
the school uniform for at least one day. Jeans
for Genes Day was again well supported as
our students raised a large amount of money
for research into cancer.
The Hoog House ‘Spring Clean’ ran throughout
most of the term. Although the success
of this activity cannot be measured in dollars
raised, the goods donated go to support those
less fortunate through the Lifeline organisation.
The many household items, food and
even children’s toys were greatly appreciated
by those who have already begun to put items
to good use.
Funding for cancer research is always needed,
and this research is partially funded
through many different activities. Daffodil Day
is a major fundraising activity for research into
cancer, and it also appears each year on the
school’s calendar. This year Mr Neil Robinson
and Browning House members sold a
wide variety of pins and teddy bears to raise a
much need $837.
The Primary School spell-a-thon this year
raised in excess of $4 000. This year the
money will support two projects. The preschool
children at Newtown College in Papua
New Guinea will receive $1 000 through the
Anglican Board of Mission to assist in purchasing
teaching resources.
The remaining $3 000 will be sent to Tanzania
to support the wonderful work or Fr John Nawmann.
Fr John Naumann may be known to
some as he was a previous Rector of Christ
Church here in Bundaberg. Fr John is on
the Board of Directors for the Amani Development
Trust Fund. This fund supports
community-based projects from water resources,
health and nutrition, agricultural
development to social and spiritual development.
The funds raised by our students
will go a long way to improving the lives of
others.
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Youth Alpha @ St Luke’s
Who is Jesus? How does God guide us? How
can I be sure of my faith? How can I make the
most of the rest of my life? The young people
of today are asking themselves these questions
and many more as they search for more
meaning in their lives and as they explore their
own spirituality.
In response, the Youth Alpha course is being
run on Fridays at lunchtime where these
questions and many more are explored and
discussed. The Youth Alpha course aims to
make Christianity relevant to the modern day
life. The Youth Alpha course is a mixture of
Christian content and Christian style.
In the facilitated discussions on a wide range
of topics, the students share their experiences
and relate these back to the questions being
explored. Through this the students are developing
their own awareness of faith and gaining
a better understanding of having Jesus in their
lives.
Year 11 Retreat
This term saw the start of the retreat
program for the Senior School. Our
Year 11 students participated in a
most productive and enjoyable day.
They started their day off as one
group where Father Richard introduced
students to the idea of retreat
and the purpose of the day. After a
fun activity, three separate groups
rotated through a number of activities
and sessions run by the staff and
Father Richard. These activities include
problem solving, team building
games, worksheets and multimedia
presentations.
The students accepted the day very
positively, and they all enjoyed what
was offered. Some found it easy going;
and for others it was very challenging,
but it can honestly be said
that everyone was able to bring something
away from the retreat process.
The focus on lunch was communication
and working together to achieve
a common goal. The common goal
was to sit down and eat lunch; however,
the challenge lay in the actual
eating of the food as students were
tied by the wrists in groups of three.
The lessons learned proved to be
very valuable because without good
communication and the need to show
an awareness of the needs of others,
you simply didn’t get to eat a great
deal.
Our Year 11 students had a great day
that provided them with a very positive
experience.
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Athletics St Luke’s Style
PARTICIPATION
Great winter weather added to the atmosphere that is always created
for the school’s annual athletics carnival. As always, our young
people got into the spirit of the carnival from the outset and participation
was high in all events. This is one of the many strengths of the
extra-curricular program run at St Luke’s, if not the most important.
After day 1, Noble House had a handy lead in the overall points and
was looking good to take out back-to-back wins at this carnival. Day
2 saw little change and after the points were tallied, Noble House
Captain, Jacquelyn Geaney, held the Kernke Shield aloft to a deafening
roar from the Noble faithful led by a proud Mr
Johnstone. It certainly was a great team effort.
After the successful Interhouse Carnival, almost 200 students represented
St Luke’s at both Primary and Secondary School athletics
carnivals. For the first time St Luke’s hosted the Primary Jumps
Day which was a huge success, and this event provided us a great
opportunity to showcase our school to the wider Bundaberg community.
Although our Primary team did not feature in overall places, the Secondary
school team placed fourth in the carnival only eleven points
behind Kepnock State High School. This was one better than last
year. This was an excellent effort considering the size of our school.
Within our team, we also had some outstanding
individual performances, with many people recording personal
bests. Congratulations to Sam Driver for winning the fifteen years
boys age champion. Congratulations must also go to the twelve students,
both Primary and Secondary, who represented our school at
the Wide Bay trials and beyond.
We acknowledge the hard work of all the PE staff for
their organisation of the carnivals and the training
sessions provided to all our athletes.

A Day at the Races
Whenever a unit of work revolves around very practical, hands-on and real life activities,
student involvement lifts to a new level. The Year 6 students have just spent
Term 3 being inspired by such a unit of work.
Throughout the term Year 6 students have worked on building a set of rideable wooden
horses, but it has been more than a technology project. The children sought
sponsors for their horses to cover the cost of materials. This involved many language
tasks including letter writing and spoken activities. Once the horses were built, a series
of maths tasks followed using performance data that was collected. Information
Technology skills were needed to create either a photo or movie diary on the progress
of their horses. This information needed to be e-mailed to the “owners”.
In all, the race day that concluded the unit was just the icing on the cake, but it was a
great way for the many sponsors to see how they had supported the
learning process. I am sure they received value for money, and
we do thank them all for their generosity and
involvement.

National Velvet in Bundaberg
There are a few similarities between our own Kaitlyn Hoppe
and the character Velvet Brown (played by Elizabeth Taylor)
in the 1944 movie National Velvet: both are young girls
whose dream to compete at the Grand National came true.
In March 2007 Kaitlyn will represent Queensland at the
Grand National Show Horse Championships that are being
held at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre. Kaitlyn
still cannot believe that she and her pony, known
affectionately as ‘Jake’, are off to compete at the highest
level in the country for this style of equestrian event. The
dream became a reality when she won the Reserve
Champion Show Hunter Small Pony at the Grand National
Qualifier show during this term.
Competing at this prestigious event is normally reserved for
adult riders with many years’ experience. However, it has
been Kaitlyn’s dedication to training her pony for many hours
each week along with the travelling to many
competitions that have made it all possible. It is a team
effort for horse and rider to make it to the top level in
any equestrian event, but Kaitlyn also recognises that the
wonderful coaching she receives from Liz Nijhuis has
helped make it all possible.
We all wish you all the best next
year, Kaitlyn!
Equestrian Team
Scoops the Pools
This year’s Wide Bay Interschool Equestrian
Competition held at Musgrave Pony Club
grounds proved to be a great day out for
the St Luke’s Secondary School Equestrian
Team. Our team or nine riders consisted of
Kaitlyn Hoppe, Kalya Brand, Sophia Marles,
Karis Ramsay, Hannah Witten, Megan
Brock, Aleisha Hogan-Latimer, Kimberley
Boyd and Lauren Stockham. After all events
had been completed, St Luke’s finished the
day on top with 67 points.
These girls competed in all three disciplines
of dressage, showjumping and sporting
across six divisions in which they took out
four first places, two seconds and a third
placing.
Our stand-out riders on the day were Kaitlyn
Hoppe who won the Junior Dressage, Kalya
Brand who won the Junior Showjumping,
Kimberley Boyd who won the Senior Dressage
and Lauren Stockham who took out
the Senior Showjumping. Kayla Brand also
took out the trophy for the rider with the most
points.
The whole team should be congratulated for
their fine effort. I am sure that the horses
were well rewarded at the end of their hard
day.

National Youth Science Forum
St Luke’s students continue to be selected to attend high
profile academic, cultural and sporting activities outside of
school. One such student is Retief Nel who was selected
from over 1200 students Australia wide to attend the national
Youth Science Forum in January 2007.
Retief will travel to Canberra and spend twelve days living
at The Australian National University as part of this national
program that allows students entering their final year of high
school to test drive careers in science and engineering.
Not only will Retief be among over 100 like-minded students,
he will get the chance to visit some of Australia’s
leading research facilities, meet practising scientists and
experience what a life in science is really like.
Congratulation, Retief!
Shannon Shoots for the Stars
No one could ever accuse Shannon Mobbs of not having a healthy
sense of humour and a positive attitude. The tricks that Shannon
enjoys playing on security staff as he passes through airport security
machines are quite funny. Shannon’s positive outlook coupled
with his desire to achieve have found him selected as part of the
Australian Disabled Athletics Team that will depart for the Far East
and South Pacific International Championship in Malaysia in mid
November.
Prior to Shannon’s accident and the subsequent loss of his left leg
above the knee, Shannon was an accomplished athlete, throwing
a discus in excess of 52 metres in training sessions. His accident
may have stopped some, but not Shannon. He decided to attend
a ‘come and try day’ for disabled athletes held at the Gold Coast
over the recent June/July break. Shannon was quickly spotted
by Australian Institute of Sport coaching staff as an athlete with a
great deal of potential. So much so, the National Throws Coach
of the Para Olympic Team, Mr John Eden, has provided him a
‘throwing leg ’ worth over $25 000.
Shannon’s main focus for the moment is to complete his Year 12
studies before he begins serious throwing training. This training
regime will enable him to get used to his new leg and to adjust his
technique to suit. Shannon and the AIS team have their sights
well and truly fixed on the next Para Olympics being held in Beijing,
not to mention the world record which currently stands at just
over 47 metres.
Our Own Karate Kid
Clive Henke could be described as a young man of few words; however,
in August he let his skills in Karate do the talking as he competed
at the Funakoshi Gichin Cup 10th World Karate-Do Championships
held in Sydney.
At the beginning of the year Clive was awarded his Black Belt 1st Dan
in Karate, possibly the only 11 year old in the Bundaberg/Childers
area to currently be at this grading. After competing at the National
Championships in Adelaide earlier this year and followed by competitions
closer to home, Clive was selected to be part of the Australian
team to compete at the World Championships.
Clive participated in the 11 Years Boys Individual Kata (non-combat)
and Individual Kumite (combat) events. In the Kata event Clive made
the finals being the only Australian to reach this round, scoring 33.3
points. In the Kumite he made the second round losing on a count
back.
Clive has been involved in Karate since he was five years of age and
has always enjoyed this sport. He hopes to continue to compete at
this level into the future and is already looking towards the National
titles in 2007 that will be held in New Zealand. Well done, Clive!

Life @ St Luke’s
The school’s annual festival took a new theme
for 2006 with the title ‘Life @ St Luke’s’. Over
the two days those from the past and present
got to sample aspects of the diverse life
at St Luke’s, rekindle old relationships and
discover the spirit that is our school.
If Mr Oates was hoping to gauge the feeling
of support and connectedness that exists in
our school, the Life@St Luke’s weekend provided
the perfect opportunity. Every aspect
of the weekend proved to be a resounding
success and was well attended by all sectors
of our school community. To quote Mr Oates
on the Monday morning following: “The
weekend made me feel all warm and fuzzy”.
Many others expressed their opinions of the
weekend, and these all added up to a similar
message, if not couched in the same way.
The rugby match kicked off proceedings on
the Saturday afternoon as the school’s 1st
Fifteen took on the much fancied Old Boys
(with ring-ins). This proved to be a tight and
even match for the first 70 minutes as neither
team could get an advantage that would
trouble the scorers. However, the size and
experience of the Old Boys proved to be too
much for the St Luke’s boys, and 12 unanswered
points were put on in the closing minutes.
The good crowd obviously enjoyed the
game, as busting runs by the likes of Stephan
Nel continued to make topic of conversation
the following day.
The dinner that followed was another successful
function as all tickets were sold.
We must thank Mr Graeme Kirkpatrick and
Mr Russell Deer for their dinner speech.
Graeme spoke to us on the need to embrace
the past and bring this with us as we approach
the future. Russell joined Graeme to
share their experiences of their recent trip to
Kokoda. It was quite obvious that life-long
relationships built at St Luke’s are not only
for the students.
We also took this opportunity to recognise
those people who have had a ten-year or
longer association with St Luke’s. In future,
this will create the theme of the evening as
we target those who started their association
with the school ten years prior.
The whole community had the chance to
worship together as Sunday’s activities began
with a service in the MPC. With our spiritual
cup replenished, it was off to the touch
fields as past and present students along
with a team of dads filled the back ovals with
a series of lively games enjoyed by all who
played and watched.
The day then got into full swing as the rides,
stalls and other amusements began. Once
again the ‘Dunkshon’ was a big hit (literally),
and many took the plunge in aid of a good
cause – St Luke’s. Most stalls sold out by
the end of the day, and the large crowd never
waned, as numbers did not begin to fall until
the very end.
In all, Mr Oates was thrilled with the ‘support
and connectedness’ of St Luke’s.