KWS Magazine 2013 Issue One - Kinross Wolaroi School

KWS MAGAZINE
2013 ISSUE NUMBER ONE

Table of Contents
Principal’s Reflections 1
SENIOR SCHOOL 2
Bright Future 2
Energetic Endeavours 4
Representing Confidence 6
Surging Ahead 8
Engaging Interests 10
Leading Examples 12
Music Matters 14
Forward Outlook 16
PREP SCHOOL 17
Community Centred 18
Inspiring Learning 20
Prep Sports Snippets 22
Consistent Efforts 24
CONNECTIONS 26
Facilitating Friendships 26
Meaningful Links 28
Sharing Values 30
ALUMNI 31
Enduring Relationships 32
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Triplets Emma, Sophie and Zoe Petraglia (Year 8),
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© 2013 Kinross Wolaroi School

Principal’s Reflections
I often ask myself what is the reputation of Kinross Wolaroi School What do
people think of KWS, both within and outside our community, and how do I,
as Principal, gauge a response to these questions
In my view, our reputation is based on numerous factors, not least of which
is the ‘quality’ of our students. This quality is reflected not just by their
achievements, but also by the manner in which they conduct themselves
within and outside the KWS community.
It’s also determined by our ability to ‘value add’ to the student, in order to
craft the overall skill level and appeal of KWS students as they move through
life and into careers.
The quality of our teaching is also at the heart of our reputation. This is
inextricably linked to staff qualifications and their willingness to engage in
ongoing professional development.
Other factors affecting our reputation include our focus on student welfare
and wellbeing, our values of knowledge, friendship and integrity, the quality
of the relationships fostered between staff, students and parents, and our
students’ achievements across all areas of school life.
This list is by no means exhaustive. While there are many other factors that
contribute to reputation, these represent aspects that must be working well
within a school to ensure a notable reputation.
Our feedback from Year 12 parent exit surveys over the past few years,
benchmarked against 14 leading independent schools throughout NSW,
Queensland and Western Australia, indicates we have a reputation which
exceeds all other schools in the survey.
We excelled in four areas, equalling or surpassing all schools in the survey.
These areas were: Overall reputation; Overall satisfaction with the Academic
Program; Overall expectations of KWS met or exceeded, and School of first
choice.
While I feel extremely proud to receive this wonderful feedback, I know there
are aspects we must improve upon and others that we need to fine-tune and
enhance.
Our work in education is never finished. We are always striving to provide the
best opportunities for students; this means reviewing our academic programs
to ensure they cater for the needs of our students, updating and refining our
diverse co-curricular program to ensure the sports on offer, coupled with our
music and cadets programs, all continue to appeal and be of benefit to our
students.
In the end, a school’s reputation is a function of how content and fulfilled
its students are. The continuing positive feedback I receive indicates KWS
students are challenged by their school experience, which results in a school
environment of which we can be justifiably proud, with a reputation which
supports our approach.
Brian Kennelly
Principal, Kinross Wolaroi School
Picture: Year 4 student Bailie-Rose Miller and other age
competitors during Prep House Athletics Carnival 800m race.
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SENIOR SCHOOL
Bright Future
Science leaps into 21st century
Science at KWS has taken a massive
leap forward with the completion
of the School’s new state-of-the-art
science classrooms.
Replacing the old science labs which
opened in 1965 and contained
out-dated equipment, the new $6.5
million science building would
not look out of place on a modern
university campus.
Principal Brian Kennelly, said a lot
of research went into the classrooms
and the science staff were heavily
involved in the design process.
Cox Architecture’s Rodney Moss said
his favourite feature was the use of
windows on either side of the rooms
to allow for natural lighting and
cross-ventilation.
Mr Moss also said he designed the
courtyards surrounding the building
to be “university-like” to provide
a more sophisticated appeal for
students.
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Picture: Year 9 students Emma Anderson, George
Jackson, Ally Thurn and Charlotte Groves.
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SENIOR SCHOOL
Energetic Endeavours
History-making
win for water
polo side
The KWS 1sts water polo team
triumphed in the pool this season,
becoming the School’s first side to
win the local Bathurst Water Polo
competition.
Consisting of team members
(pictured L to R) Chris Henderson-
Matuschka, Jordie Brodie, Josh
Hay-McKenzie, Dylan Prince,
Shelby Archer, Bailey Hilder, coach
ex-KWS 1sts player Jack Archer,
Vaughn Higgins, Sarah Steele-Park,
Tim Gillham and (not in photo) Ned
Yeomans, the side went into the
grand final on the back of some great
form.
They had gone into the finals series
as minor premiers and beat their
semi-final opponents 10-2.
The next week saw them in the battle
for the premiership title against
regular grand final contenders the
Bathurst Pirates.
In a great game, KWS emerged the
winner with a resounding 11-3
scoreline.
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Rep honours for
KWS cricketers
The future of KWS cricket is looking
bright with the representative
achievements of our boys in 2012-13
indicative of the depth of talent in
the School.
Charles Litchfield (pictured right)
led the way, playing in the Orange
Opens, Mitchell U16s (where he
scored two centuries 130no and
108), Western U16s, NSW Country
U16 squad and the Country and City
Schools team. He topped off these
achievements with selection in the
U17s Cricket NSW Academy Squad
for 2013-14.
In the Orange U16 and U14 sides,
KWS provided no less than 14
players, with Under 12s player
Luca Wynn taking 5/11 in his first
representative match.
Hugh Britton, Charlie Mortimer,
Angus Cummins, Fletcher Rose and
Hamish Sheehan helped the Orange
U14s to victory in the Mitchell
competition. Hugh had the best
representative bowling figures of
6/15, while Charlie scored a century
(114).
The Orange U16s also won
the Mitchell competition, with
significant contributions from KWS
players Peter Crisp, Sam Nicholls,
Will Olson, Rowan Wilson, Cameron
Williams, Tom Rogers, Charles
Litchfield, Shaun Labuschagne and
Angus Gilmore.
Other representative honours
included:
• Hugh Britton – Mitchell U14s,
Western U14s
• Charlie Mortimer – Mitchell
U14s, Western U14s
• Angus Cummins – Mitchell U14s
• Sam Nicholls – Mitchell U16s
• Max Dodds – Orange U21s,
Opens
• Tom Bristow – Orange U21s

Spirited competition in the pool
Spirited rivalry combined with great
sportsmanship made for a fantastic
2013 House Swimming Carnival.
Douglas and McLachlan houses
both brought their ‘A’ games to
the carnival, with the result being
determined competition and some
very tight contests.
In the end Douglas stretched out
the points differential to 57, taking
the 2013 trophy with 993 points
while McLachlan was granted an
honourable second on 936.
The other houses were not to be
forgotten, with all swimmers trying
valiantly to gain points for their
teams.
There was plenty of House spirit on
display in the stands, with creative
costumes, chants and decorations
from all Houses.
At the end of the day, after valiant
efforts by all, the final points tally gave
Douglas House the win.
Congratulations to all senior students
for the wonderful sportsmanship and
spirit they showed throughout the day.
Record-breaking
effort at ISA
carnival
KWS swimmers recorded our
School’s best ever result at the
Independent Sporting Association
(ISA) swimming carnival in March.
KWS took on 31 other schools
at the Sydney Olympic Park
Aquatic Centre, coming first in
Girls Division 1 and third in Boys
Division 1.
In an amazing result, 10 out of our
12 relay teams finished in the top
three and will progress to the CIS
carnival.
The team was strengthened by
this year’s intake of new students;
Loren Hughes, Josie Gillham,
Georgia Baker, Harry Crouch,
Hayden Rutter and Tom Payne all
adding considerable depth.
Congratulations to Georgia on
breaking the 50 Backstroke record
(31.84) and to the Senior Girls
4x50 Freestyle relay team (S Hall,
S Archer, E Rutherford and A Bush)
for their record of 1:59.20.
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SENIOR SCHOOL
Representing Confidence
Triathlon a winner with KWS students
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KWS triathletes are continuing to
shine as the sport grows in popularity
at our School.
A massive squad of 50 KWS
competitors took part in the NSW All
Schools Triathlon at Penrith, the team
earning bronze for the number of
competitors from one school.
Two KWS athletes, Luke Chalker
(seniors) and Connor Whiteley
(juniors), qualified for the National
event, where they came 7th and 21st
respectively.
Highlights of the NSW All Schools
Triathlon included:
• Luke Chalker – 6th in seniors;
• Connor Whiteley – top 10 finish
in juniors;
• Steph Coates, Sophie Hay-
Mackenzie and Kelsey Gray – 3rd
junior girls CIS teams;
• Connor Whiteley, Jack Bilton and
Josh Jones – 2nd junior boys CIS
teams;
• Tom Kotzur, Luke Chalker and
Chris Henderson-Matushka – 3rd
senior boys CIS teams (pictured).
KWS athletes also competed in the
Elite Orange Toyota Triathlon Festival,
with highlights including: Gold
– Kelsey Gray, Annabelle Tierney
and parent Danielle Syme; Silver –
Annabel Sheehan, Chris Henderson-
Matushka and Louise Hancock;
Bronze – Nicola Kermode, Alex
McKay and parent Cathy Bloomfield.
Staff members Bill Tink, Claire
Goodall, Ant Le Couteur, Paul
Tierney and Anthony Begg also
put in great performances, with
Enticer Triathlon medals going to
Connor Whiteley, Matt Phillips, Josie
Bloomfield and Mia Hull.

Rowers enjoy success on
national stage
KWS rowers have had an amazing season on the
water, bringing home medals from the national
and state championships, as well as every regatta
they’ve attended.
The week-long national event was a massive
undertaking for the rowers and their tireless
supporters, but worth it all in the end when
the team won three medals on the final day of
competition:
• Gold – schoolboy coxed quad scull (Eden
Taylorwood-Roe, Luke Weeks, Ben Watt, Tom
Whitehead and cox Ross Alston);
• Silver – schoolgirls coxed four (Madeline
Hawthorne, Georgina Uttley, Meg Crouch,
Nicola Thomas and cox Siobhan Herbert);
• Bronze – schoolboys coxed four (Alex Amos,
Lloyd Lockwood, Logan Brockmann, Hugh
Alston and cox Kellie O’Connor).
The state championships were another success
story, with every major rowing school and club
in the state in attendance, as well as many from
interstate.
Overall KWS featured heavily in many finals
and won two gold, two silver and three bronze
medals.
Pictured: Insert - Nationals medal winners
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SENIOR SCHOOL
Surging Ahead
Girls enjoy AICES
victory
The KWS tennis squad displayed
their considerable depth of talent
at this year’s AICES (Association
of Independent Co-educational
Schools) Tennis Cup.
The girls’ team – (pictured L to R)
Eleanor Crane, Chloe Oates, captain
Brooke Hamilton and Talor Hamilton
– maintained their great form to win
the event, which they also won in
2011, and came runners up last year.
It was a special win for Brooke as she
and sister Talor were also members
of the 2011 winning team, and this is
Brooke’s final year in the team.
The girls now progress to CIS level.
The boys faced a larger draw and
rain-affected matches, and had
narrow losses to Moriah College,
Nowra Anglican College and The
Illawarra Grammar School, who
were the eventual winners.
James Conran, Joshua Cheney,
captain Luke Petraglia and David
Sellwood made up the boys’ team.
The boys’ and girls’ teams qualified
for the event by winning the ISA
Western Division Competition.
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Basketball selection a first for KWS
Year 12 basketball talent Simon
Douch (pictured above) is leading
the way for our School, becoming
the first KWS student selected in the
AICES 1st basketball team.
Simon’s star has been on the rise
since he was selected in the KWS 1st
basketball team as a Year 9 student
in 2010.
In 2012 he and Alex Robinson
became the first KWS players
selected in the AICES 2nd team, and
this year he was named in the AICES
1st team alongside boys from the
Central Coast and Bondi.
Simon has also been busy playing
alongside his KWS 1st teammates.
The KWS 1st team took out the A
Reserve Men’s Grand Final in the
Orange basketball competition,
before heading to Sydney to compete
in the AICES Cup Carnival.
The AICES carnival always provides
a very high standard of competition,
and our boys came away with one
win and the knowledge that they
played very well.

Campdrafter takes
out zone title
Talented campdraft competitor
Sophie Hardie has added to her
impressive list of achievements by
winning the Central West Zone
Juvenile Champion’s trophy.
Sophie is a Year 11 student
who travels the state with her
family, competing in campdraft
competitions.
The keen horsewoman won the
zone title after racking up the most
points in her 13-U17 age category
at campdrafts throughout the Central
West Zone during the 2011-12
season.
She was presented with her trophy at
the Geurie Campdraft on the Easter
long weekend.
Sophie also came 7th overall in
the national Juvenile rankings of
the ABCRA (Australian Bushmen’s
Campdraft and Rodeo Association),
which has many competitors
throughout Australia.
Sophie’s achievements are even
more spectacular given her limited
attendance at competitions due to
school commitments.
Annual cadet camp
Sunny days, star-lit nights, great
company and plenty of mud.
It’s the perfect recipe for a successful
KWS Annual Cadet Camp and that’s
exactly what more than 300 cadets
and 40 staff enjoyed at the end of
Term 1.
The week-long camp saw
participants embrace sleeping under
hoochies (or even just under the
stars), cooking their own dinner,
trekking many kilometres, tackling
the mud pit of the obstacle course
and hanging off a cliff more than 30
metres above the Earth.
Many students stepped outside their
comfort zones as they challenged
themselves, while embracing
the concepts of teamwork and
participation.
As always, our wonderful student
Cadet Under Officers led by
example, nurturing the younger
students and providing support when
activities became challenging.
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SENIOR SCHOOL
Engaging Interests
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Science students meet the challenge
A group of KWS Year 9s showed they
were definitely ‘up to the challenge’
when they attended the University of
Newcastle’s Science and Engineering
Challenge in Orange.
Competing against Year 10 students
from seven other schools, the
32-strong KWS contingent not only
held their own in eight separate
challenges, but actually won the
toughest section of the competition,
as well as the overall title.
University of Newcastle team leader,
Peter Fullager said the satellite dish
challenge was “hands down the most
difficult”.
That challenge was won by KWS
students Travis Bell, Robert Bragg,
Canada Gavin and Annabelle
Tierney, who built a satellite dish
that could quickly detect, locate and
decipher invisible infrared signals.
Teammates Rebecca Crisp, Alex
Mirrington, Dylan Swain and
Emily Symes won the Helter
Skelter challenge, which involved
constructing a tall, earthquakeproof
tower that was tested on an
electronic earthquake simulator.
KWS is now in the running for state
selection.
Pictured: Top L to R - Harry Brunner, Tom
Kitson and Gemma L’Estrange; Middle left
- Dylan Swain collects the team’s winning
certificate; Middle right - Robert Bragg and
Canada Gavin.

Generous support for cancer fundraiser
The KWS community displayed its
wonderful spirit of giving yet again
when seven students signed up for
the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s
Greatest Shave.
The students raised more than
$13,000 for the foundation, eclipsing
what had appeared an ambitious
target of $10,000.
Event organiser, Amanda Keast
(pictured Centre) said the team
was blown away by the support
it received from fellow students
and members of the wider School
community.
The other team members were (L to
R) Anna Towers, Damien Hill, Poppy
Brown (captain), Eleanor Buckley,
Stan Alston and Emma Rutherford.
Fellow student and trained
hairdresser, Diya Alsultani wielded
the clippers, with some fabulously
fluffy pigtails among the sacrificed
tresses.
The students all had their individual
reasons for taking part in the shave,
with Amanda saying her motivation
was honouring the memory of close
friend and former KWS student Taylor
Martin, who lost her battle with
cancer last year.
New chapter in religion studies
Religion studies at KWS are designed
to give students an awareness of the
nature and significance of religion
and the influence of belief systems
and religious traditions on societies.
Term 1 saw Year 8 Religion students
extend their understanding of the
Old Testament before sharing their
new-found knowledge with younger
students in the Prep School.
The Year 8 students spent the
term reading and interpreting Old
Testament stories before undertaking
an assessment task that required
them to create a picture
book for a five-year-old.
The Year 8 students then
took their Hebrew
Scripture picture books
and read them to a
keen audience of Prep
School students.
Pictured: Bottom - Kiri
Vijayakumar reading
his book to one
of our Pre-Prep
students.
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SENIOR SCHOOL
Leading Examples
Special guest shares cultural insights
Indigenous educator Fred Reid was a
special guest at KWS for Harmony Day.
Fred is a member of the Daingattie
tribe of north-west NSW and his
mission is to bring about a better
understanding of Aboriginal people
and culture.
A multi-talented performer who
was separated from his family in the
1960s, Fred travels to schools around
Australia sharing his insights into
both Aboriginal history and modern
Indigenous culture.
During his trip to KWS Fred spoke to
the entire Senior School in the DPA,
before working with smaller Year
11 and 12 class groups involved in
Studies of Religion.
Fred addressed the Senior School
gathering on the history of
Indigenous Australia and shared
aspects of the traditional way of life,
before discussing the challenges
facing Aboriginal Australians today.
In the smaller group discussions
Fred focused on a number of topics,
including ‘The Significance of Aboriginal
Dreaming’, ‘Native Title’, ‘Mabo and
Wik’ and ‘Aboriginal Spirituality’.
India trip of a lifetime
A group of KWS students enjoyed
a “life-changing experience”
when they travelled to India in the
Christmas holidays.
The 10 students, from years 8 to 10,
and 2 teachers experienced a true
cultural immersion, staying with
Indian families and attending classes
at the KR Mangalam World School.
Despite some understandable
pre-trip nerves, the students were
overwhelmed by the warmth of their
Indian families’ hospitality during
their 10-day stay.
Asked to write a few
paragraphs about
their experiences,
the students’ reports
were overwhelmingly
positive. Below are some
examples:
“I loved its rich history,
its unique culture and
its acceptance of all
people.”
“It was adventurous and crazy at
times but I loved it so much.”
“I was really homesick on the first
Students learn from Wallaby legend
Indigenous students from KWS
had the privilege and pleasure of
attending a workshop led by Wallaby
legend Jim Williams in Term 1.
The 29 students took part in a session
of the ‘Learn Earn Legend!’ program,
which encourages and supports
young Indigenous Australians to
“stay at school, get that job and be
a legend for themselves, their family
and their community”.
The program is funded by the Federal
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Education Department and delivered
by community leaders, sport stars
and everyday ‘local legends’.
Jim Williams is the coordinator of
the NSW Rugby Union’s Learn Earn
Legend! program and was joined by
two current Waratahs, Rob Horne
and Ollie Atkins.
The lectures were followed by a
skills session with KWS rugby players
involved in the ARU Junior Gold
Program.
day but within the first two days I
felt a part of my family. It was a lifechanging
experience.”
Former student and now Waratahs
development officer James O'Keefe
(‘08) was also present to manage the
afternoon’s activities.

Awards for multitalented
performer
Year 7 student Myriam Kwa (pictured
left) has started the year on a high
note.
Myriam was recently awarded the
Trinity College Medal for achieving
the highest results of all Speech and
Drama candidates who sat their
exams in Forbes at the end of last
year. She sat Grade 5.
A dedicated student of Central West
Performing Arts in Orange, Myriam
was also recently awarded the
‘Runner-up’ Grade 5 Scholarship for
Cecchetti Ballet Australia in NSW.
Finally, Myriam has been accepted
for a second year into the Interstate
Training Program for the Australian
Ballet School in Melbourne.
Concerto Competition too tight to call
The standard was high and the
competition was hot at the annual
KWS Concerto Competition in
March.
In fact, the competition was so
tight in the senior division that the
adjudicators couldn’t separate the top
two performers and called it a tie!
The adjudicators said they were very
impressed by the amount of work all
students did in preparation for the
event and by the very high standard
on display.
Congratulations to the students who
were awarded places and well done
to everyone who took part.
Junior Division: Winner – Hannah
Solari (Year 7); Runner-up – Cecilia
Carter (Year 10).
Senior Division: Winner (tied) –
Annabelle Carter and Rebekah Kwa
(Year 12); Runner-up – Daniel Moxey
(Year 11).
Pictured: Above left - Daniel Moxey, Rebekah Kwa and Annabelle Carter; Right - Cecilia Carter and Hannah Solari. 13

SENIOR SCHOOL
Music Matters
Wizard of Oz
wins awards
The Wizard of Oz continued its
dream run when the winners of the
Canberra Area Theatre (CAT) Awards
were announced in February.
The KWS Senior School production
won two major awards, ‘best
production of a school or youth
musical’ and ‘best youth actress
in a featured role in a musical’ for
Arabella Jorgensen-Hull.
The musical had been nominated for
an amazing nine CAT Awards and
played to sell-out houses in Orange.
Respected film critic Margaret
Pomeranz was lucky enough to see
one of the shows and described it as
“magic”.
The annual Senior School musical
is always a highlight on the KWS
calendar and is keenly anticipated by
theatre-goers throughout the Central
West.
Attention has now turned to the 2013
production, Hairspray, with actors,
designers, musicians and directors
already hard at work preparing for
what is sure to be another amazing
KWS production.
New faces in Music
Department
Music plays an integral role in the life of KWS, so
it is with great pleasure that the Music Department
has welcomed Barry Patterson (Voice) and Aaron
Hooper (Guitar) to the expanding group of visiting
instrumental teachers.
Barry is a seasoned performer trained in classical
singing with vast experience singing in professional
musicals all over the world.
Aaron is a classically trained guitar teacher who is
passionate about Australian music. He will teach
a wide range of musical styles and techniques,
including electronic manipulation of sound. Plans
are afoot to have Aaron start a guitar ensemble or
two to cater for our large number of guitarists.
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KWS violinist
performs with
Australia’s best
Some of Australia’s best young
musicians performed at KWS
recently, and our very own Music
Vice Captain, Annabelle Carter, was
among them.
Annabelle has been part of
the Australian Youth Orchestra
development program for the
past three years and last year was
accepted into the AYO Young
Symphonists program in the first
round of offers, in a year in which
there were record entries.
The talented violinist joined her
fellow Young Symphonists in
performing a free concert at KWS’s
Derek Pigot Auditorium.
Internationally respected music
educator Richard Gill conducted the
orchestra, which performed stunning
works by Shostakovich, Haydn and
Grieg.
The Australian Youth Orchestra is a
not-for-profit organisation training
Australia’s finest young musicians.
Pictured: Previous page top - Arabella
Jorgensen-Hull as the witch; Previous page
bottom - new guitar teacher Aaron Hooper;
Right top - AYO performing at the DPA;
middle - Annabelle Carter at the centre of the
violinists
Trumpet concerto a triumph
A virtuosic performance by jazz
trumpeter James Morrison proved a
highlight for 35 KWS students when
they travelled to Sydney for a ‘Meet
the Music’ concert at the Sydney
Opera House.
The concert program was performed
by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
and included Brahms’ Academic
Festival Overture and Rachmaninoff’s
Symphonic Dances.
The highlight, however, was the
trumpet concerto High Art written
by Australian Graeme Koehne with
James Morrison playing the trumpet
solo. The piece was incredibly
virtuosic and explored a large range
of techniques for all players.
The KWS contingent enjoyed prime
position in the choir stalls and was
privy to an unobstructed view of the
percussion section, which included
many unusual instruments.
With these seats, the students also
had the best view of conductor
Kristjan Jarvi, who was very
animated and entertaining.
Overall, the students declared
the trip “very enjoyable and
worthwhile”.
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SENIOR SCHOOL
Forward Outlook
Good breeding
brings success
Years of careful breeding and
selection paid off for the KWS
Cattle Team when the School
achieved its best ever result at
the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
The team won five ribbons in a competition which attracted the best Angus cattle in Australia.
Students David Nott, Felicity Weals, Nikki D’Aquino, Claudia Campbell, Amber Smith and
Sam Moon managed and led the cattle under the watchful eye of teacher Ian Hatherly.
The results were:
• Class 32 Breeders Group – 3rd place (17 entries) H15, G53 and H25
• Class 1 Female, 9 not over 12 months – 3rd place (10 entries) H25
• Class 17 Bull, over 12 and not over 14 months – 2nd place (6 entries) H15
• Class 19 Bull, 16 and not over 18 months – Highly Commenced, 5th place (18 entries)
G53
• Class 30 two bulls not over 24 months – Highly Commended (14 entries) H15 and G53
The KWS cattle program runs 100 stud cows and 250 commercial cows, using semen from
top bulls around the world. It is obvious that the herd is now benefiting from this genetic
infusion.
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Pictured: Main - One of the
KWS farms; Insert - David
Nott and Nikki D’Aquino
leading the two Highly
Commended bulls; Facing
page - Some of the many
smiling faces on day one in
the Prep School.

PREP SCHOOL
First-day friends
Laughter and excitement, rather than
tears and anxiety, were the order
of the day when school resumed at
KWS in 2013.
The positive start to the year was
aided by the KWS ‘buddy’ system,
which ensures newcomers to the
School are paired with a returning
student to help them learn the ropes
and settle in.
New Pre-Prep students were made
to feel right at home in the very
welcoming Pre-Prep classroom,
while the Kindergarten students were
eager to meet up with their Year 6
buddies, as they had already enjoyed
a fun day with them during Kinder
Orientation last year.
Many of the Kinders had also been
students at KWS Pre-Prep, which
took the first-day anxiety out of
starting ‘big school’, meaning no
tears for our newest students or their
parents!
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PREP SCHOOL
Community Centred
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Prep School leaders ‘loyal, honest and caring’
KWS Prep School’s 2013 leaders
have pledged to be loyal, honest and
caring and to put the good of the
KWS community before their own
feelings and comfort.
Our youngest School leaders
accepted their new responsibilities
during a special Prep School
induction ceremony, witnessed by a
full house of students and teachers,
along with some proud parents and
grandparents.
The Prefects and House Captains
were challenged by Pastor Phillip
Worrad, who told the students their
leadership was “very important and a
great responsibility”.
This year’s Head Prefects are
Olivia Mirrington and Oscar
Tierney. They will be supported by
Billie Brownlow, Bradman Gavin,
Alexandra Gee, Luca Wynn, Maddie
Smith and Logan Buckley.
The House Captains for 2013 are
Mitchell Harris and Ruby Greer
(Brown), Richard King-Christopher
and Benjamin Bellamy (Douglas),
Will Smith and Megan Murray
(Gordon), and Oliver Steele-Park and
Florence Conway (McLachlan).
Pictured: Top left - Oscar
Tierney and Maddie Smith.

Taking a stand against bullying
KWS Prep School recognises
the importance of creating and
maintaining an environment that
fosters acceptance and tolerance,
while making a clear and strong
stand against bullying.
The School’s Peer Support program
‘Speaking Up’ is just one way in
which KWS is working to reduce
bullying behaviours and achieve
long-term cultural change.
In Term 1 our Year 6 Peer Support
leaders explained the complexity of
bullying behaviours to the younger
students in their House peer groups.
They identified what bullying
behaviours are and how everyone
has a responsibility to act in
appropriate and effective ways when
it occurs.
The students from K-6 enjoyed
working through a range of activities,
games and role plays, increasing
their awareness and developing
skills to effectively combat bullying
behaviours.
Congratulations to the Year 6 leaders
for their organisation, enthusiasm
and commitment in leading their
House peer groups and for helping
create a positive culture within our
School.
Pictured: Top - Ruby Greer
leading her peer support group.
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PREP SCHOOL
Inspiring Learning
Students switch on to iPads
KWS Prep School was at the forefront of the
technological revolution in Term 1, as iPads were
introduced to the Stage 3 classrooms.
The Year 5 and 6 students picked up the technology
very quickly and spent the term learning that iPads
are much more than toys, as they began to tap the
device’s potential as a powerful learning tool.
In Mathematics students used Mathletics, the online
maths program which provides activities on all
aspects of the NSW Maths curriculum and provides
instant feedback.
In English students have developed their language
skills using a number of educational apps for
spelling, vocabulary development and grammar.
Students are also developing new word processing
and presentation skills.
The real highlight has been the use of iMovie where
students have creatively developed numerous short
films and “movie trailers” to explain their learning in
other curriculum areas such as Science and HSIE.
Pictured: Right - 5M students Dempsey Bryant, Lachlan Priest and
Sophie Brunner captivated by iPad learning.
Reaping the benefits
of a K-12 school
KWS students enjoy many benefits as
part of a K-12 school and one of these
benefits is having specialist Senior
School teachers share their skills with
our Prep students.
Students from 3/4P enjoyed just such an
opportunity recently when KWS Senior
School art teacher Helen Cochrane gave
them a lesson on blending oil pastels.
Colourful tropical fish were chosen as
the subject of the artworks, tying in
with the students’ HSIE unit looking at
Australia and, in particular, the iconic
Great Barrier Reef.
Helen instructed the children on how
to blend the pastels and then mentored
them as they worked on the task.
The children loved working with Helen
and the results she achieved with the
students were amazing.
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School a picnic
for teddies
KWS teachers are known as
innovators in the world of education,
and it starts early!
Kindergarten students enjoyed a
maths class with a difference when
they brought their teddies to a Teddy
Bears Picnic in Term 1.
The students had a great time
snacking on honey sandwiches, fairy
bread and teddy shaped biscuits, all
while learning in a fun environment.
K-2 Coordinator Carolyn Key
(pictured middle right with students)
said the teddies were used to teach
mathematical concepts including
patterns and area.
“We learned about area by placing
our teddies on the picnic blanket,”
Carolyn said.
“We estimated how many teddies
would fit and thought about how
many teddies we would need to
cover the blanket if we all had large
teddies or all had small teddies, and
why.
“We also categorised our teddies
and worked out what was the most
common-coloured teddy and what
was the least common-coloured teddy.
“It was a fun – and exhausting – day
and a great way to introduce new
concepts.”
Year 1 enjoys
hands-on lesson
KWS Prep School gives students
a wonderful introduction to the
fascinating world of science with
lots of opportunities for hands-on
learning.
Year 1 students recently headed
outdoors for a weather lesson, creating
their own tornadoes in bottles.
The students added water, salt,
detergent and food colouring and
then engaged in some hip-wiggling
fun as they got their bottles’ contents
swirling.
The students were amazed to see the
water retained its tornado shape as it
poured from the bottle: a fascinating
– and fun – educational exercise.
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PREP SCHOOL
Prep Sports Snippets
Inter-House swimming success for Brown
Marching, war cries and cartwheels!
The KWS Prep School Swimming
Carnival had all this and more – even
swimming! – when the teams battled it
out for House honours early in Term 1.
Douglas House won the first and
noisiest event of the day, the March
Past, but it was Brown House which
eventually won the carnival in a
tight contest.
All Years 3-6 students participated,
contesting 50m races in freestyle,
backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly,
with some 25m races also offered.
The parents took out the parents /
teachers / captains / prefects race,
with much cheering from students
and parents.
The Prep School Inter-House Swimming Carnival Age Champions were:
This year the carnival had a new
format, with a non-competitive
carnival for K-2 held the day before
the main Prep School event.
All K-2 students swam in at least
two races before enjoying a meetand-greet
family picnic, where new
families were welcomed into the
School community.
Boys 10 &
Under
Girls 10 &
Under
Boys 11 Year Girls 11 Year Boys 12 Year Girls 12 Year
1st
Jonty King-
Christopher
Bailie-Rose
Miller
Jack Pengilly Julia McElroy Max Waddell Alexandra Gee
2nd Max Bylsma Lucy Waddell Logan Buckley Maddie Smith Ollie Steele-Park Billie Brownlow
3rd Jock Hazelton Catie Crisp Lachie Smith Scarlett Taragel Clive Hinrichsen Megan Murray
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Pictured next page: Featured top left - Henry McElroy; Top right - Ella Buesnell and Sophie Martin; Middle left - Twins
Isabella and Lillian Pearce with Olivia Mirrington and Florence Conway; Year 2 boys ready for the competition

Good sports on show at carnival
KWS Prep School prides itself on
ensuring students have a healthy and
active lifestyle.
It’s an educational philosophy the
children are delighted to embrace,
if Term 1’s Prep School Athletics
Carnival is any indication.
All students from Kindergarten to
Year 6 took part, with events ranging
from the colourful House March Past,
won by McLachlan House, to the
hotly contested relays.
Blessed with a stunning autumn
day, the carnival included plenty
of cheering, outstanding displays
of athleticism and sportsmanship,
and great support from parents and
friends.
When all the points were tallied up,
Brown House took home the shield.
1st 2nd 3rd
Junior Boys Lachlan Brown Jack Besgrove Will Hannelly
Junior Girls Phoebe Litchfield Brooke Barrett Bailie-Rose Miller
11 Years Boys Jack Pengilly Hunter Rose Sam Houghton
11 Years Girls Maddie Smith Niamh McPhee Annabelle Binnie
12 Years Boys Ollie Steele-Park Jeremy Elliot Ben Bellamy
12 Years Girls Emma Crossing Ruby Greer Alexandra Gee
McLachlan takes cross country crown
KWS Prep School students were a
picture of drive and determination
when the annual Cross Country was
held at the beautiful PLC site in Term 1.
Students from Kindergarten to Year
6 took part, earning points for their
Houses and learning about team
spirit along the way.
While some of the littlies were
clearly enjoying hanging out with
friends in the great outdoors, there
was no mistaking the absolute focus
on the faces of many young athletes
and their cheer squads.
In the end McLachlan House emerged
the victor with 445 points, ahead of
closest rival Brown House on 406.
Age Group champions were:
1st 2nd 3rd
8/9 Years Boys Sam Harris Ziggy Jackson-
LeCouteur
Jack Smith
8/9 Years Girls Lucy Waddell Ella Worsley Grace Srzich
10 Years Boys Lachlan Brown Max Bylsma Jock Hazelton
10 Years Girls Phoebe Litchfield Brooke Martin Bailie-Rose Miller
11 Years Boys Jack Pengilly Luc Nelson Hunter Rose
11 Years Girls Niamh McPhee Annabelle Binnie Scarlett Taragel
12 Years Boys Ollie Steele-Park Hamish
MacDougall
Mitchell Harris
12 Years Girls Florence Conway Emma Crossing Alex Wald
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PREP SCHOOL
Consistent Efforts
Amazing talent
recognised
KWS Prep School has a long history
of producing outstanding original
musicals and much of the credit for
this success can be laid at the feet of
teacher Romko Hordynsky.
Romko has been writing and
directing KWS musicals for 23 years
and this year his incredible talent
was recognised with the highest
honour at the Canberra Area Theatre
Awards: the Gold CAT Award.
Romko’s Year 5 and 6 musical,
Robbin’ the Rich, told the ‘true’ story
of Robyn Hood and ‘her’ merry men.
As well as delivering Romko’s
trophy, the play received six CAT
Award nominations and won ‘best
original work for a school or youth
production’ and ‘best youth actor
in a leading role in a musical’ for
student Jock Pryse Jones.
KWS students also had the honour
of performing a scene from their
musical at the glittering Canberra
event: an amazing opportunity for
our young actors.
Romko paid tribute to the talented
and enthusiastic students who bring
his writing to life, and to the amazing
team of staff, family, friends and
artisans who stage the shows each
year.
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Pictured: Top - Happy Mr H after the awards
presentation; Bottom - Jock Pryse Jones as the
Sheriff.

Camp nurtures young musicians
From the French horn to the cello,
the many and varied talents of
our Prep School musicians were
highlighted and nurtured at our
second annual Music Camp.
The intensive two-day event, complete
with tenpin bowling ‘team bonding
session’, culminated in a fabulous
performance concert enjoyed by
the entire Prep School and a very
supportive group of parents.
With slick new pieces from the Prep
Senior Band, the Prep String Sextet
and the entire KWS Prep Strings
group, the concert was a great way
to finish the camp.
The improvement in all the ensembles
after two days of intensive rehearsing
was amazing and the solos by Oscar
Tierney and Max Bylsma – who stole
the show with his trumpet version of
‘The Muppet Show Theme’ – delighted
the audience.
Prep Music coordinator Katie Sinclair
did a wonderful job coordinating
the camp, while all Prep Music staff
deserve congratulations for their
commitment and enthusiasm.
Workshop finds its rhythm
KWS Prep students were treated
to an energetic demonstration of
drum techniques and styles when
the School hosted a ‘Drumbeat’
workshop.
Performers Tony Azzopardi and
Mark Stewart presented a history of
percussion through the ages, using
a large range of drums and hand
percussion.
It was a fantastic opportunity for our
students to learn from two talented
musicians who have worked in a
range of musical fields including
session recording for films and
documentaries, in live bands
alongside well-known Australian
artists, and on TV shows such as
Australian Idol.
Tony and Mark shared insights about
methods of sound production, tone
colours and types of drums, such as
the talking drum.
Some of our students were lucky
enough to participate in the show
when invited to perform with the
presenters or do some interpretive
dance.
It was an informative afternoon with
plenty of giggles for all involved.
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Connections
Facilitating Friendships
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Clowning around
for a good cause
There was a carnival atmosphere
at KWS when the circus rolled into
School for the annual P&F Fair.
A much-loved and highly
successful tradition, this year’s
fair featured almost 60 stalls, as
well as professional entertainers,
talented school musicians and
demonstrations.
The ‘Circus’ theme ensured
everyone was in the mood for fun,
helped along by clever fundraising
ideas such as Fortune Telling, the
Mechanical Bull and the Sand Trailer
Treasure Hunt.
Highlights of the day included the
calcutta, which saw 400m runners
auctioned off to the highest bidders,
and the Best Circus Costume
competition, which brought some
amazing designers out of the closet.
KWS buskers also added a great
atmosphere to the day, performing
everything from the Star Wars theme
on trumpet, to ballads and 90s
grunge rock.
Hardworking P&F president Richard
Cheney said funds raised would go
towards a number of additional items
for the School community.
Pictured: Top - Children enjoying one of the
rides; Middle - Prep Calcutta winners; Right -
Fancy Dress winners.

Families experience KWS hospitality
Prospective KWS students and their
parents had a great “experience”
when they attended the KWS
Experience Day in Term 1.
The visiting students were teamed up
with a KWS ‘buddy’ of the same age,
with the buddy looking after their
special guest and their family for the
whole day.
The families toured the School before
the students accompanied their
buddies to the classroom, sharing in
Triple the fun at KWS
In what may be a first among NSW
schools, KWS has three sets of
triplets attending school in 2013.
The Coles triplets – Meg, James
and Eliza – are boarders from
Boorowa, and the end of this year
will conclude their family’s nine-year
association with the School, as elder
brother Charlie finished Year 12 in
2010.
Emma, Sophie and Zoe Petraglia
provide three times the excitement
for the Richards 8 Tutor group. With
big brother Luke in Year 11 to keep
an eye on them, Emma and Zoe are
heavily involved in music, while
Sophie has chosen the outdoor
education path, getting stuck into
Cadets.
a variety of lessons.
The parents in attendance heard from
Principal Brian Kennelly, as well as
other key staff members, while many
staff joined the new families for a
casual lunch and chat in the library.
Highlights were again our very own
students, who displayed empathy
and enthusiasm toward our guests,
showing them everything they love
about KWS. Many of the visiting
families made mention of their
The Martin kids –
Philippa, Olivia and
Angus – are enjoying
their first year at KWS,
in Kindergarten. The
Martin family have
many connections
with the School: mum
Janet (Carpenter) left
in 1990; grandmother
Liz was on the School
Council for 20 years;
great grandfather Bill
Dean was Chairman
of Council and has
Dean House named after him, and
great grandmother Nan has probably
attended more KWS functions than
any other person in the history of the
School!
student hosts; a great reflection on
the whole School.
Pictured: Top 3 images - Prospective students
with their KWS buddies Jade Lefebvre, Jack
Wake and Caitlin Stubberfield; Bottom - Three
sets of KWS triplets on the front cover of
Central West PhotoNews.
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Connections
Meaningful Links
Putting best foot
forward for cancer
research
The KWS community got right
behind the School’s Relay for Life
team recently, helping raise more
than $1780 for cancer research and
support services.
Ably led by Pre-Prep’s Ann-Margaret
Gunther, the KWS crew joined 68
other teams and nearly 1000 other
participants in walking around
Orange’s Waratah Sportsground.
Team member and head of PDHPE
Huon Barrett said the walkers were
very appreciative of the support they
received from friends, family and the
wider KWS community.
“We’d like to thank all those people
who supported us through donations
New Staff
and encouragement, plus the family
and friends who came to walk with
us along the way,” Huon said.
“We would also like to thank our
team leader, Ann-Margaret, for
organising and leading the KWS
crew.”
The 12-member team included Ann-
Margaret, Huon, Louise and Jemma
Barrett, Penny Chandler, Bryan
Thomas, Matthew Smedley, Claire
Goodall, Belinda Ferguson, Jodie
Haydon, Catherine Litchfield and
Jason Smith.
Michelle Mordecai
Music Teacher
Michelle has an extensive
background in Music teaching,
particularly in the UK from
2003 to 2012. She has a
Masters of Education from
the Open University and a
Bachelor of Music Education
from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Michelle is a Grade 8 Honours Saxophone
player and has extensive qualifications in
Pianoforte and Musicianship.
Lenise Tidyman-Crawley
English
Lenise has a Bachelor of Arts, Grad Diploma in
Education and a Certificate in Theatre Studies
from UNE. Lenise has extensive experience
teaching English to Extension level, and has
expertise teaching Ancient History, Modern
History and Religious Education. She is a life
member of the Coonabarabran Pony Club, with
a keen interest in the North-West Equestrian
Expo.
Current Staff Activity
Heidi Anthony – Acting Head of Performing Arts
Additional Staff
Sue Barry - replacing Tricia Finch who is taking Long Service Leave for Term 2
Froukje Werlemann-Godfrey – teaching Music, in part to replace Anneliese
Alloway while on maternity leave, plus covering classes for Heidi Anthony
Holly Young – three-term contract position during Kate Edwards’ maternity
leave
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Pictured next page: Featured bottom left -
Lolli-Rose Pasqualli and Charles Gill; Middle
- Matilda Fabar; Right - Charles McIntosh and
Arabella Jorgensen-Hull

KWS remembers
the fallen
The students and staff of KWS were
very proud to play a significant
role in this year’s Orange Anzac
Day March, celebrating the special
occasion with the wider Orange
community and remembering all
those who have fought for our
freedom.
KWS students from Kindergarten to
Year 12 joined ex-servicemen and
women and their family members,
Army Reservists and fellow Orange
school students in marching down
Summer Street to the Cenotaph in
Robertson Park.
With its proud history of producing
servicemen and women, KWS is
always well represented in Anzac
Day ceremonies and this year our
marchers were drawn from the
300-strong Cadet Unit, as well as
the Marching Band, Senior and Prep
schools.
Many of our boarders were in their
hometowns on holidays during
Anzac Day, so they proudly donned
their KWS uniforms and joined their
families for local services.
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Connections
Sharing Values
Athletes shine on State stage
KWS athletes have been starring
on the NSW stage, mixing it with
the State’s best at Little Athletics
championship events.
Phoebe Litchfield showed off her
athletic ability at the 2013 State
Multi-Event Championship, coming
fourth in her age group after
consistent performances in shot put,
long jump, discus, hurdles, 200m
and 800m runs.
The Year 4 dynamo then headed
to Sydney Olympic Park with a
number of fellow KWS students to
compete in the Little Athletics State
Championships.
The KWS contingent consisted of:
Phoebe, Brooke and Jemma Barrett,
Jack Pengilly, Lucy Wardell, Connor
Whiteley, Emma Holman, George
Jackson, Kelsey Gray, Bronte Gosper
and Katie Mitton.
Phoebe won a silver in the 1500m,
while Jemma and Bronte were part of
the senior girls 4x100m relay which
won bronze.
Congratulations to all our athletes
on their spirited performances and
wonderful sportsmanship.
District selection
for KWS
swimmers
With fantastic facilities and
dedicated coaches, KWS has a long
history of success in the pool.
This year that success translated into
the selection of eight KWS swimmers
to represent the Mountains and
Plains District at the 2013 James
Brophy Inter-district Invitational Meet
in Canberra.
Maddie Griffiths, Emma Rutherford,
Catherine Crisp, Bailie-Rose Miller,
Loren Hughes, Josephine Gillham,
Harry Crouch and Edwina Kennelly
joined the Mountains and Plains
team, which was one of nine districts
involved in the competition.
Mountain and Plains had a fantastic
meet, placing third in both the Brophy
Shield (handicap) and the Peter Love
Trophy (overall point score).
Brophy is an inter-district teams
event with events including 50m
freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke
and butterfly.
The KWS Swim Club is looking
forward to another strong showing
in the 2014 Brophy Meet, with all
swimmers encouraged to maintain
their training through winter to ensure
Mountains and Plains selection.
Selfless students share
good fortune
Two KWS students have exemplified our School’s commitment
to community service, raising $600 through their own time and
effort and donating it all to the Orange Base Hospital.
Sisters Alanah and Ailish Seedsman, who are in Year 5 and Year
7 respectively, spent hours busking around Orange during the
Christmas holidays, playing “Christmas carols galore”.
The pair raised more than $600 and chose to donate it to the
local Children’s Ward.
Two representatives from the hospital visited a School assembly
to be presented with the cheque and were clearly moved by the
generosity and thoughtfulness of the Seedsman girls.
KWS strives to ensure that all of our students have an awareness
of and involvement in the wider community, and it was
wonderful to see such an example of selfless community spirit.
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ALUMNI
Nicola receives good news
Class of 2012 member Nicola Ball
recently took off to Germany for
her gap adventure, but received the
wonderful news as she departed that
she was the recipient of the 2013
Australian Federation of Graduate
Women scholarship as the highest
female ATAR achiever in the Central
West. Nicola, pictured here ice
skating on a frozen lake in Germany,
was thrilled to be the recipient of
the scholarship, and we congratulate
another one of our high achievers on
this magnificent accomplishment.
A proud dad
Tom Lyons (07) recently
graduated from the University
of Wollongong with a
Bachelor of Commerce. Tom’s
dad Roley, a farmer from
Euchareena, was bursting
at the seams as he proudly
showed off the photo of his
son at the recent Ex-students’
Association AGM. Roley, from
the Wolaroi Class of 1953, is
among the elder statesmen
of passionate and dedicated
association members, and we
are delighted to be able share
his excitement with all readers
of this magazine.
Shahn has plenty
of ‘spare time’
Shahn Paterson (02) leads a life that
would see most of us run out of
steam before breakfast. Members
of the School family will remember
Shahn as the first student given the
privilege of playing the 1880s cello
purchased by the school from the
workshop of French master craftsman
Charles L Buthod. Shahn completed
an honours degree in music at ANU
in 2007, her law degree in 2010 and
was admitted to the bar in 2011. Her
‘day job’ sees her advising the ACT
Attorney General in civil law matters.
On the side, Shahn plays cello with
the Canberra Symphony Orchestra
and teaches music at Burgmann
Anglican School in her “spare time”,
as she puts it. Shahn has recently
married and we wish her well as she
starts this next busy chapter of her
life.
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ALUMNI
Enduring Relationships
Back-to-back Easter
Showgirls
In what may prove to be a record, the winner
of The Land Sydney Royal Easter Showgirl
Competition has again come from among
the ex-students of KWS. With 2012 Showgirl
Jasmine Nixon (06) completing her time as the
50th Showgirl in March, an amazing turn of
events then occurred. Not only was the 2013
Showgirl from KWS, but the first runner-up
was ‘ours’ also! Kennedy
Tourle from Dubbo (07) was
crowned as showgirl, with
Walgett representative Sarah
Groat (06) finishing as first
runner-up. We are extremely
proud of Kennedy, Sarah and
Jasmine as they are certainly
shining examples of the wellroundedness
and foundation
an education at KWS can
provide.
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The Lake has been
good to us
Current Head Boy Stan Alston was
recently chatting to fellow Lake
Cargelligo resident Stephen Graham
(Wolaroi 69-71) and discovered his
passion for building and technology.
Stephen, who was the local bus
driver when Stan was in primary
school, has built a hovercraft, a
light plane and a 6WD ‘swamp’
machine, which are both stunning
in appearance and faultless in
operation. Stephen became the
national Formula 2 hovercraft
champion piloting his own machine.
Lake Cargelligo has provided the
School with a vast number of
students over the past 70 years and,
as Head Boy this year, Stan follows
in the footsteps of Dr Lloyd Cleaver,
also from Lake, who was Head Boy
at Wolaroi in 1963.

Helen becomes an internet music star
An excited Helen Hoogendijk (nee
Floor) PLC 1942-1945, recently
emailed from Holland to inform
us that she is now a published
songwriter. Helen composed a
Christmas song entitled ‘The Three
Wise Men’ which was performed
by the choir at her local church
last Christmas, and has been
downloaded many hundreds of
times from the internet. The music
and lyrics have been passed on to
the Prep School, with the hope of
having them perform it as part of
the KWS Christmas festivities.
Helen, whose time at PLC
came as her parents were in
Japanese war camps, is one
of our most avid magazine
readers.
Call for ‘Class
Patrons’ of your
Alumni year
Would you be interested in being the
‘link person’ between the school and
other ex-students in your year This
is not an onerous task, but one that
would help enormously as we try to
accurately maintain our huge Alumni
database. Rachael Hayes (08) and
Jarrod Rose (88) have volunteered
to be the first Class Patrons, and
they have been of enormous help in
gathering information as the fiveyear
and 25-year reunions of their
graduating classes approach.
Alumni magazine
As we look to raise the profile of the Exstudents’
Association in the coming years, we
are investigating the idea of publishing our very
own annual Alumni magazine. The magazine
will contain information about upcoming events
for ex-students, as well as provide an insight into
those heavily involved in the association. This is
an exciting initiative and should inject even more
life into the rapidly expanding role of the Exstudents’
Association within the School.
KWS Community Valete
It is with great sadness we acknowledge the passing
of the following members of our School community:
Leo Donald Marriott – Wolaroi Class of 1940
Ian Neil Elder – Wolaroi Class of 1944
Phillip Hearnshaw – Wolaroi Class of 1969
Geoffrey Haskins – Wolaroi Class of 1939
Anna (Psaltis) Gowing - PLC
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Diary Dates
May 24 Open Tour Day
Jun 20 Music Festival
July 19-20 Senior School Musical
Aug 2 Open Tour Day
Sep 6 Experience Day
Sep 12-13 Year 5-6 Muscial
Sep 20 Year 12 Graduation
Nov 1 Grandparents Day
Nov 2 KWS Celebrates Music
Nov 3 Prep Open Day
Dec 3 Prep Celebration Assembly
Dec 4 Speech Day
For the full School Calendar visit
www.kws.nsw.edu.au
Upcoming Reunions
Full details and information on all reunions is available
on the Alumni pages of the KWS website
www.kws.nsw.edu.au/alumni
May 11: The Class of 2008 five-year reunion and the Class of
2003 10-year reunion events. 2008 Class Patron is Rachael
Hayes Rachael.Hayes@parliament.nsw.gov.au
July 27: Tentative reunion date for the Class of 1998 15-year
reunion.
October 19: The Class of 1993 20-year reunion. Coordinators
are Jenny (Donald) Whalan jenwhalan@gmail.com, Christina
(West) Baldwinson pandcbaldy@hotmail.com, and Jane
(Millard) Mendes janemendes04@gmail.com
November 2: Proposed Ex-students’ Association Annual
Dinner event! Open to all Alumni from KWS, PLC and
Wolaroi.
November 2: The PLC Class of 1963 is planning a 50-year
reunion luncheon, to be held at PLC. Contact Janet Appleby
applebyj@tpg.com.au
Kinross/PLC Class of 1973: Belinda (Wansey) Barrett is trying
to track down addresses and emails from the girls (and boy!)
from 1973, hoping for a 40-year get-together later in the year.
Please contact her via belbarrett@bigpond.com
KWS Class of 1988: Class patron Jarrod Rose is organising a
25-year reunion. Contact jarrodrose@bigpond.com.au
Facebook: Join the Facebook group for your cohort and keep
in touch with others as your reunion approaches … Kinross
Wolaroi School Class of … [1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008]
Director of Development Paul Tierney
(02) 6392 0305
ptierney@kws.nsw.edu.au