Scotch Reports Issue 178 (December 2020)

Scotch Reports
ISSUE 178 / DECEMBER 2020

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CONTENTS
04 From the Principal:
Who’s Thinking?
06 Early Learning
08 Mitcham Campus
12 Torrens Park Campus
18 Stop the Presses:
2020 Scotch College
Musicals
20 Community:
Finding a Way
22 Philanthropy:
Pressing Forward into
our Second Century
24 Old Collegians
2021 TERM DATES
Term 3
Term 4
Term 3
Term 4
COVER
28 January – 1 April
20 April – 25 June
20 July – 24 September
11 October – 8 December
Stop the Presses, the 2020
Scotch College Musical.
Photo: Sandra Paterson
THANKS
A big thank you to everyone who
collaborated to create this edition
of Scotch Reports. Special thanks
go to everyone who kindly supplied
photographs for this publication,
including Kate Potter, Bryan Charlton,
Sandra Paterson, Warren King and
Chandler Morris.
Editor: Warren King (digital@scotch.sa.edu.au).
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FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Who’s Thinking?
`There’s a lot of money to be made in a town
with two bosses.’
In the western movie, The Good, the Bad
and the Ugly, Clint Eastwood plays a lone
bounty hunter in a lawless border town,
a high plains drifter out for a swift buck.
He spots that the small civil war being
fought between the Rojo and the Hamilton
families can only mean chaos, and that
means opportunity.
Where there is disruption and profound
change, we need to think. And Scotch has
been doing a lot of thinking this year. Faced
with the circumstances which you are all
familiar with, we decided to review our
strategic plan. Despite being only 1 year old,
was the plan still relevant for the period
from 2021 onwards? What is in? What is
out? What hits the spot and what does not?
Online learning is in – of course. Everyone
is talking about it. 1 in 2 of my junk
messages have it somewhere in their titles.
WFH is a new TLA. Working from home will
be something we need to coach. Some
businesses have grabbed this chance
already, as have Scotch as we shape a
working from home module for our
senior students.
for us when the balloon went up and we all
started Zooming.
We became the first school in SA to realise
the profound need to put Wellbeing at
the heart of all we do. That instinct, set
of programmes, collection of values,
framework of support, and burgeoning
research live even more strongly with us
today. Wellbeing is the heartbeat of the
old and new strategic plan.
And err long, we shall build the Wellbeing
and Sports Centre. This will be a next
generation school building that will house
not just the right sports facilities, but a
Wellbeing facility.
nothing. A 1% change term by term by
talented individual colleagues soon adds
up. Change can happen because we take a
fresh look at an old problem and throw in
some ‘what ifs?’
To this end, Scotch took the brave decision
in September to arrange Think Tank
Education Committee, or TTEdCom, a
one-day conference with 100 people
from both inside and outside the College.
Ideas fizzed around the Torrens Park
Campus about what changes will happen
in education over the next decade,
and how we can prepare for, or lead,
that change.
SCOTCH, WITH SOME HEAT AND LIGHT,
MOVED TO BE COEDUCATIONAL IN THE
1970S. I HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO WORK
AS A LEADER IN TWO SCHOOLS THAT
MADE THAT BRAVE MOVE WELL AHEAD
OF THE HERD.
Wellbeing and mental health challenges
have just gone from the top of everyone’s
agenda to almost the only thing. Unless
we protect and prepare our people, all
great ideas and all possibilities for
progress will be lost. We cannot take our
humans for granted.
I could on, but I can’t help thinking that we
need to look further into the future.
For me, the art of thinking differently
in an organisation is more than just an
elite group of eggheads thinking up 10
amazing things before breakfast. It is
about a mindset and a culture – something
embedded in our history.
Scotch, with some heat and light, moved
to be coeducational in the 1970s. I have
been privileged to work as a leader in two
schools that made that brave move well
ahead of the herd. That innovation
at Scotch had to be fought for. We had
to manage some rocky moments as it
bedded down.
We adopted laptop technology as a
financial as well as a cultural commitment
in the 1990s. Technology became part of
our habits, routines, conversations and
celebrations. Boy, that kicked some goals
The aim is to provide a fine pool, set of
gyms, sports courts and all the facilities
that go with them. Of course. But the WSC
is far more than that.
We will soon have a location for an
educational journey from Year 5 to Year 9,
called the Live Well Programme. This is now
three years old and coming to maturity.
It will equally house areas to support our
many and various wellbeing activities and
provision. The WSC (still a working title) will
write large the centrality of wellbeing in
education.
We have reinvented the classic sports
complex in keeping with the future
needs of students, while also creating an
educational experience like no other.
All this points to a school that is different.
We do not innovate awkwardly, or
unwillingly. New things are loved and
cherished. Crucially, failure is not a bad
word. Do it fast, do it honestly, and move
on. No worries.
We should also be aware that innovation
does not mean inventing a new Apple
iPhone (or WSC) every year. Innovation
happens at a micro level. It can cost
Post-It notes proliferated. We split into
groups, argued, laughed, questioned,
thought big and thought small. We
physically distanced, but mentally huddled
together and we ended up with more ideas
than anyone can have before breakfast.
So, we have been thinking, because just
as the flowers grow again on KI, beautiful
things can emerge from the scorched earth
where once chaos reigned.
JOHN NEWTON
Principal
Feature Dr John Newton at the Scotch
Education Think Tank Conference
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EARLY LEARNING CENTRE
Celebrating 25 years of
Early Childhood Education at Scotch
The Scotch College Preschool, located
in Argyle House (the main building of our
current ELC), was officially opened by
the Honourable Rob Lucas, Minister for
Education and Children’s Services on
28 May 1995. In 2020, celebrating the
25 th birthday of our ELC was high on our
list of important events.
The year has presented many challenges
and being able to celebrate on our actual
25th birthday was impossible.
When Covid-19 was still a little-known
illness and seemed a long way from
Australia, let alone Albert Street, Marc
Newton (recently retired and beloved
Senior School Art Teacher) had already
agreed to work with the children in the
ELC to create a sculpture to celebrate this
special birthday. Using the children as
inspiration, Marc designed a sculpture for
us that would represent Scotch College
(through colour), our 25 th birthday (25
ducks) and an aspect of our centre that is
truly unique and pivotal to the children’s
learning (Brownhill Creek and the ducks
that inhabit it and visit us regularly).
Marc began working with the children
on the sculpture in Term 1, but social
distancing restrictions soon prevented him
from coming into the centre. Thankfully,
the children had finished enough of the
project for him to be able to complete it.
The finished sculpture sits next to the
mulberry tree at the ELC entrance and
beguiles children and adults alike with its
mix of real-life detail and creative use of
colour. A small plaque will be placed in
front of the sculpture to remind future
generations of children of its significance.
We are very grateful to Marc for not only
working with our children but also for his
agile approach when restrictions were
imposed upon us suddenly.
On Friday 4 September, the sculpture was
officially unveiled by Dr Newton in front
of the ELC children, staff and invited
guests. Marc explained to the guests the
meaning behind the sculpture. After the
official unveiling, all of the guests were
presented with a 25 th birthday treat in the
form of individually wrapped, duck-shaped
shortbread biscuits, kindly baked by
College chef, Paul Wharram.
A number of other pieces of art that
have been created by the children along
with artists, teachers, Yalari students
and children’s picture book illustrators
are displayed throughout the centre.
These are not only stunning pieces of
work but are also a visual representation
of the world as seen through the eyes of
the College’s youngest students.
Throughout the last 25 years the ELC has
seen many changes. Upon opening in
1995, the ELC was known as the Scotch
Preschool with two teachers and a
handful of children. The ELC now has
approximately 100 children, 4 teachers,
7 educators, a full-time Administrator
and a full-time Director. The building
has been completely renovated and
the old Stables building was converted
into a classroom and staff office in 2013.
The ELC is a busy and dynamic centre of
education for children from the age of 3,
and a large percentage of the Reception
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class each year have transitioned to the
Junior School from the ELC.
I have a strong suspicion that the next
25 years will see even more change.
What an amazing introduction to
education for our 3 and 4-year old
children in a centre situated on the
banks of Brownhill Creek, providing
the inspiration for them to wonder,
investigate, collaborate and begin to
imagine a world that will be very
different from the one in which they
stand today.
Nurturing a sense of wonder and awe,
along with a love of learning, is one of the
greatest gifts that educators can give to
young children. What better place to do
so than in the Scotch ELC, amongst the
ducks, birdlife and all of nature’s everchanging
glory; a place where children
have been learning for 25 years and will
continue to learn for the next 25 years
and beyond.
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TANIA DARLING
Director of Early Years
Feature Mother duck and her 24 ducklings!
/ 01 Birthday biscuits / 02 Sculpture / 03
Dr Newton and ELC children / 04 Celebrating
25 years / 05 Birthday biscuits / 06 Marc
working with the children / 07 Marc Newton
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MITCHAM CAMPUS
Digital Capabilities & Innovation
At the beginning of the year, Mrs Jo Rea
joined us as Mitcham Campus’ Digital
Technologies Specialist. Jo’s energy, drive
and vision quickly resulted in enhanced
digital capabilities of both staff and
students and she proved to be a terrific
problem-solver, innovator and leader in the
face of our remote learning encounter.
Jo is joined by fellow teachers Sam Cocks,
Paul Traino, Helen Worthington, Lauren
Camens, Lia van der Pennen and Georgie
Facci as the Mitcham Campus members of
our College-wide Technology Research and
Development team. Together with Torrens
Park Digital Technologies Leader Michael
Roberts and our Head of Innovation and
Information Rob Lee, they explore and
test developments in Digital Technologies
with a view to understanding their role
both now and in the future of education.
The following projects are just a handful of
their 2020 explorations at Scotch.
Sam Cocks introduced a Junior Campus
Media Team for his Digi Tech project.
Students have learnt the media skills
to create content for our popular new
fortnightly e-ssemblies. E-ssemblies
have been one of the positive outcomes
of COVID-19 restrictions, enabling our
Year 6 Leaders to showcase the learning
experiences of the student body more
widely. Students have learnt how to
use recording equipment, frame shots,
enhance sound with microphones and
voice overs, add background music, titles
and transitions. E-ssemblies now alternate
with our assemblies.
Helen Worthington has investigated
Program and Application Choice & Student
Engagement in the presentation of student
learning. Students enjoyed the flexibility
of choosing applications and identified a
IT IS EXCITING TO SEE THAT THE MITCHAM
CAMPUS DIGI TECH PROJECTS ARE BROAD
AND NOT ONLY MAKING AN IMPACT ON
STUDENT LEARNING IN THE HERE AND NOW,
BUT ALSO EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF
TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION.
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few programs they would like to be more
familiar with, including Adobe Spark.
They have also enjoyed using new
applications, demonstrating confidence
in a trial and error approaches. Peer
education has played an important role in
the introduction of a wider range of apps.
Jo Rea and Lauren Camens have worked
together to implement the use of VR
Cardboard Headsets (with iPhones)
for the Junior School as a means of
making virtual and augmented reality
more accessible for our Junior Primary
students. A donation of old iPhones from
a local university, through the support of
Kerri Campbell, has seen the introduction
of a class set of 16 that form an ageappropriate
introduction to VR and
AR. The sets were first used to support
our Year 1’s Habitat inquiry and across
the school for this year’s Science Week
theme, Oceans.
Georgie Facci has been supporting staff
by hyper-linking a staff guide, complete
with quick demonstrations of skills and
tech tips, in the use of SEQTA. SEQTA is
our learning platform, containing student
learning profiles, curriculum programs
and our reporting system. The guide
enables our teachers to keep up with
the demands of program updates and
provides an excellent resource for new
teachers who need to quickly upskill.
Lia van der Pennen created a new digital
Daily Notices System for staff in our
Early Learning Centre and implemented
a successful trial. The focus was on
streamlining staff communications
between the Early Risers team and staff
delivering programs during school hours,
and enhancing our staff digital capability
and centralising key information.
Paul Traino investigated the future of
EMOTIV Insight – Electroencephalogram
(EEG) devices. The aim of this project
was to investigate how EEG metrics may
be used to support staff wellbeing. He
regularly tracked electrical activity in
his brain using EMOTIV labs, an online
measuring tool. EMOTIV Insight operates
in the form of games to track the brain’s
improvements, such as the ability to
isolate different thoughts, concentration
and distractions. It is the technology that
enables thoughts to manipulate robotics!
This was a cutting-edge project and
resulted in a recommendation to begin
an investigation into the ethics of using
this technology for educator wellbeing.
It is exciting to see that the Mitcham
Campus Digi Tech Projects are broad
and not only making an impact on student
learning in the here and now, but also
exploring the future of technology in
education.
IEVA HAMPSON
Head of Mitcham Campus
Feature Helen Worthington and Marco
Turich using Adobe / 01 Reception students
experiencing VR thanks to generous iPhone
donations. / 02 Sam Cocks with Media Team
members Grace and Tom / 03 Paul Traino using
the EMOTIV Insight technology
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MITCHAM CAMPUS
Performance Arts
in the Primary Years
The poem, ‘The 100 Languages’ by Loris
Malaguzzi 1 , reminds us that the child has
a hundred languages, a hundred ways of
thinking, of playing, of speaking, and the
importance of not separating the head
and the body when learning.
Our Performance Arts program embodies
the use of the whole body to learn.
Children move, dance, sing, mime, act,
play and perform in a multitude of ways.
The transformation of our Junior School
Performing Arts room into a customised
Performing Arts Dance Studio and Drama
Black Box later this term will provide
our students with a purpose-designed
learning space that complements our
programs. The studio will be fitted with
a mirrored wall, cascade flooring as used
by the Australian Ballet, portable barres
and the ability to black-out the space to
create special lighting effects.
1 Loris Malaguzzi is founder of the Reggio Emilia
Approach to learning which inspires our Early
Learning Centre program.
Not only will the studio be used
for Performing Arts classes and
preparations for our Mitcham Campus
musicals, it will further support our
flourishing co-curricular programs.
Junior School children with a special
interest in expressing themselves
through music, singing, oratory and
dance can sign up for a variety of cocurricular
programs.
CALEDONIAN PROGRAM
Highland Dancing with Miss Leonie
continues to be popular with children
of all ages. An important part of our
Scotch heritage, the dancers learn the
basics of the Scottish dances passed
down through generations and highlight
the Celtic spirit of music and dance.
Highland Dancing is always a favourite at
our annual Grandparents’ Day, Ceilidh,
Christmas Pageants and End of Year
Ceremony.
DANCE TROUPES
Mrs Nina Richards (Director and
Choreographer of ‘Stop the Presses’)
leads three Junior Campus Dance troupes
(for Years 3-6 students) at lunchtimes.
They choreograph dance pieces together,
with a focus on enjoyment, teamwork,
exploring movement and developing selfexpression.
Over the past two years our
Year 5 & 6 troupes have competed in the
Ignite Dance Competition and qualified
for the National finals!
CHINESE LION DANCING
AND FAN DANCING
Cultural Dance requires excellent
teamwork, communication and physical
strength. The Chinese Lion Dancing
special interest group works with our
Chinese teacher, Mrs Nhu Trinh. The
students learn the art of traditional story
telling through Lion Dance, accompanied
by Chinese percussion. Our lions perform
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at School functions, Chinese New Year,
Intercultural Awareness Week, and the
Oz Asia festival. Our Dance troupes also
learn the art of fan dancing and have
accompanied our Lion Dancing teams to
the Oz Asia festival.
DANCE@SCOTCH
Year 6 students have the opportunity to
undertake Dance in the Senior Campus as
their Sport choice (or in addition to Sport)
and work with our Dance instructors for
Ballet, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Tap and
Jazz. Not only are we expanding this offer
to our Year 5 students, but we are excited
to announce that Dance@Scotch will be an
extracurricular offer for our Prep to Year
2 students and our Year 3 and 4 students.
Working with Scotch Dance instructors in
our refurbished Performance Arts/Dance
Studio at Mitcham Campus, this offer is
designed to ignite creativity and capture
imagination whilst honouring the discipline
and regiment of formal dance training.
JUNIOR CAMPUS MUSICAL
Stay tuned for the announcement of our
toe-tapping, fun-filled 2021 Junior School
Musical. As a part of our Performance Arts
and Music program, all students from Years
3 - 6 will experience song and dance on the
stage. Whilst the selected musical is still a
closely guarded secret, it will venture into
a new theme, following our most recent
performances of The Little Mermaid and
Dear Edwina.
IEVA HAMPSON
Head of Mitcham Campus
Feature Year 5/6 Dancers performing at
ECHO Dance Evening. / 01 Dance Life Unite
Performance / 02 & 03 Performing at the
OzAsia Festival
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TORRENS PARK CAMPUS
No Change Without Change
It has been shown time and again that the
best ideas come from those who are not
constrained by tradition or convention.
Our focus in the development and use of
technologies in our classrooms is to break
down the barriers that inhibit their use.
A phrase I often find myself repeating is,
“there is no change, without change.”
We embrace new technologies in our
teaching and learning and give students
opportunities to be on the cutting edge
of educational evolution. We currently
find ourselves in the midst of the
global development and uptake of XR
(Extended Reality). With Virtual Reality and
Augmented Reality already in our classes,
it won't be long until we are able access
and harness the full power of Mixed Reality
- where VR and AR combine. The digital
and real worlds are becoming seamlessly
merged, leading some to believe that it
won't be long before we are living in a
world more virtual than real.
This year the Digital Technologies
Team have been exploring emerging
technologies and building capacity
among students and colleagues. We have
researched, collaborated, documented,
and made invaluable connections with
both industry leaders and tertiary
institutions. In conjunction with the Digital
Advisory Panel, is already bringing exciting
and innovative EdTech into our classrooms
and allowing for the necessary rich
exploration and experimentation of new
ideas in this time of rapid change.
Recently a group of of students entered
the Young ICT Explorers Competition,
bringing their innovative concepts to
life with the power of technology. This
included a programmable teddy bear
coded to provide comfort to small
children isolated in lockdown, an antibullying
device loaded with features, and
a fully-functioning bushfire alert app
created to enable easy access to all types
of Australians during bushfire season.
These concepts demonstrate how our
students are always searching for ways
to connect their skills in technology with
compassionate causes.
Looking outward continues to be an
important part of our philosophy.
Scotch continued to broaden its
network this year by making connections
with some very special industry experts.
A few months ago, we were thrilled to
host Old Collegian Sasha Baranikov (‘02)
as she inspired students from Years
5 to 12 with her personal story about
innovating in the entrepreneurial tech
arena. Sasha is currently the COO of the
Space Technology company Fleet Space;
a truly cutting-edge industry. If you
have a unique opportunity for students
to learn, we would love to hear from
you too.
Another important technology that is
innovating in not only education, but the
world, is A.I. (Artificial Intelligence). This
year has been a milestone for students
leveraging the power of A.I. in their
learning. Our students Ellie, Daisy and
Bridget (Year 7) were the SA State Final
champions in Microsoft’s A.I. for Good
Challenge for their idea of removing
the need of harmful shark nets with
an alternate A.I. solution. Their ideas
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involve devices in the waters around
beaches that use machine learning to
identify sharks and deploy non-harmful
deterrents if necessary.
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Computers have become so powerful and
sophisticated that they can think, learn,
communicate and even feel emotions. A
pertinent example is the recent creation
of “Generative Pre-trained Transformer
3” (GPT-3), an autoregressive language
model that uses deep learning to produce
human-like text. In fact, this A.I, GPT-3 was
a significant contributor to this report!
This is why we continue to push the
boundaries at Scotch. Without putting
the structures in to disrupt, experiment
and play, such as the efforts of the Digital
Technologies team, we would not be fully
opening up the amazing opportunities
that change brings. So, let’s not constrain
ourselves in convention but instead leap
at the opportunities of innovation.
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MIKE ROBERTS
Digital Technologies Leader
Feature Ellie, Daisy and Bridget (Year 7), SA
State Final Champions in Microsoft’s AI for
Good Challenge / 01 Drones taking flight /
02 3D Printing / 03 Working with robots in
STEM / 04 Using VR in Ligertwood Library /
05 Receptions working with OZO Bots
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Fashion’s Next Generation
South Australia has been a melting pot
for talented fashion, design and textile
creatives in recent years, with some of the
country’s biggest labels starting off right
here in our state. At Scotch, we aim to
nurture and refine this talent with a grassroots
fashion program aimed at giving our
students the tools to become the next
great Australian fashion designers.
With a focus on design and the creation
of garments that solve problems, students
tackle issues surrounding sustainability in
fashion, investigate the origins of garments,
and the importance of sourcing local
products and natural fibres. Traditional
dressmaking techniques and skills such as
sewing, embroidery, patchwork and tie dye
are also explored.
Sustainability and fast fashion have
become familiar terms, and in the world of
fashion they have never been so relevant.
Environmentally conscious designers
globally are focusing on quality over
quantity, and this trend is the central
learning discipline of the Scotch program.
The students discover ways of creating
wearable items that are sustainable,
while addressing their need to be actively
making change in response to the issues
surrounding fast fashion.
One of the big considerations when it
comes to reducing consumers’ reliance on
fast fashion is multiple-use garments. Year
12 student Tess Bolnar, who has already
been accepted into the London College of
Fashion in 2021, has made a multi-purpose
outfit that consists of four garments in one.
“Fashion waste is a large contributor to
Australian landfill due to the manufacturing
of fast fashion,” says Tess. “Social media
plays a large part in this problem as it
is normal to wear an outfit just once for
a post.”
The use of sustainable materials is also a
key focus for students, ensuring garments
are eco-friendly and biodegradable. Annika
Jones (Year 12), chose to make a unique
Halloween costume to address the vast
volume of throw-away costumes made of
plastic. “I decided that there needed to
be more sustainable alternatives in the
costume world,” says Annika.
Mia Osborne tackled the challenge
of finding alternatives to chemically
dyed materials. Mia made an organic
tie-dye t-shirt using brown onions and
blueberries. The investigative process
included experimenting with different food
products to see which foods produced the
best colours, as well as experimenting with
sample fabrics to find optimal applications.
Starting in Year 9, students at Scotch
are able to enrol in Textiles Technology,
a subject that aims to challenge the
boundaries of traditional textiles
education. Here, students use traditional
and digital technologies to design and
create their own individual projects, which
eventually make it onto the runway at a
series of shows, including the annual APEX
Australia Teenage Fashion Awards.
As well as being a place where students
are able to learn the basics, such as
sewing, garment construction and fabric
decoration, greater autonomy in senior
years encourages industry networking
and important industry links. Several past
graduates of this program have gone on
to further study at the prestigious London
College of Fashion.
JODI MONRO
Textiles Technology Teacher
Feature Tess Bolnar working on her multipurpose
outfit.
STARTING IN YEAR NINE, STUDENTS AT
SCOTCH ARE ABLE TO ENROL IN TEXTILES
TECHNOLOGY, A SUBJECT THAT AIMS
TO CHALLENGE THE BOUNDARIES OF
TRADITIONAL TEXTILES EDUCATION.
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TORRENS PARK CAMPUS
More than a Farm
The challenge facing all leaders of
countries, businesses and agriculture
enterprises is that significant changes are
required to feed the world’s rapidly growing
population, tipped to reach 9.8 billion
in 2050. The importance of education
as part of the model of response to this
challenge cannot be dismissed. Through
a comprehensive agriculture curriculum
and a range of learning opportunities,
Scotch is focused on understanding, and
in a meaningful way, contributing to future
sustainability for our planet.
Currently Scotch offers Agricultural studies
for all Year 8 students and from Years 9 to
12 as an elective subject. Our long-term
vision is for curriculum-based education
in Agriculture for students from Reception
to Year 12. Currently students in Years 5 to
9 are given opportunities for engagement
with the world of agriculture through the
Live Well Program, predominantly focusing
on food production and understanding
systems and climate.
Students in Year 9 investigate Food and
Fibre Production industries, Farm Planning,
Protein Sources and more, with links to the
9@Scotch program investigating the Ethical
Farming and consumption of products
from the Broiler and Egg Industries as well
as alternative proteins. In Year 10, links
between the enterprises on the Scotch
farm are investigated at length so students
can anticipate both the positive and
negative relationship of productivity and
efficiency. These students are managing
a range of enterprises throughout the
year based on seasonal aspects as well
as other programs such as the Adelaide
Show and steer competitions. They need
to consider all aspects of management
to ensure great quality product. At
SACE Stage 1 & 2, students build on this
knowledge in exploring scientific principles
of agriculture, enterprise management,
animal and plant production, resource
management and Agribusiness and
innovation. To enhance our offering, we
also offer co-curricular opportunities that
include participation in agricultural shows
and excursions focused on farm case
studies and marketing.
Agricultural students leave Scotch
with a 'systems-thinking' approach to
production and land management and
an entrepreneurial mindset. They will
understand the global food supply chain,
be confident using and developing current
industry technology, promote sustainability
and have a working knowledge of current
industry standards.
LOOKING FORWARD
In 2020 a Scotch Agriculture Advisory Panel
was formed, made up of experts from
across the agriculture industry, many of
whom are part of our school community.
The ongoing purpose of the panel is to help
us to reimagine the story of Agriculture
at Scotch. The first Future Agriculture
Workshop day was informative and full of
exciting opportunities for us to consider
in the development of a road map. A range
of initiatives were identified, including
a comprehensive Reception – Year 12
agriculture program, developing new
electives and experiences, a market garden
program, Senior School students studying
University courses, an agricultural research
and development centre and planning for
upcoming projects on the farm, including
pasture development, fencing, water
supply and other farm facilities.
One of the sparks for going to the next level
and marrying the worlds of innovation,
wellbeing and careers in agriculture is
the (yet to be formally named) Future
Farm Skills Centre. This new learning
space signifies that agriculture is at the
heart of a Scotchie’s learning journey.
The opportunities to use technologies,
scientific research and plant and animal
production in this dynamic state of the
art space is the result of two years of the
Annual Appeal. In line with the College’s
focus on innovation, we have developed
and will continue to develop programs
that will influence and shape the design of
learning spaces. Thank you to all who have
contributed to the story of agriculture at
Scotch for nearly 100 years; I am confident
that our vision and development of
programs will see us as recognised as one
of Australia’s leading agriculture schools.
ILKA KLEPPER
Head of Agriculture
Feature Working with calves on the Scotch
Farm / 01 Tim Cavagnaro speaking at the Future
Agriculture Workshop
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Scotch Sport
During 2020 students, coaches and parents
have learnt the importance of taking every
opportunity offered.
Summer Sport got off to a strong start in
Term 1, but all competitions were soon
suspended due to COVID-19. The abrupt
end to the summer season prompted us to
get to work planning how we could offer
a remote Sport program. Our training
programs involved students attending an
online briefing by their coach, followed by a
workout communicated to students through
an app (TeamBuildr). The aim of these
sessions was to ensure that students still
felt connected to their friends and team,
to ensure students were physically fit to be
able to play when the season started and to
ensure students could continue to develop
their skills. In Week 4 of Term 2 we were
allowed to start training in small groups and
by the final few weeks of term we were able
to train in larger groups with contact. The
term concluded with internal games in all
winter sports.
Thankfully, the Sports Association for
Adelaide Schools (SAAS) and Independent
Girls Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA)
were both able to schedule a competition for
Term 3, extending further into term than usual
to fit a full season in. The students competed
with great spirit during the season and it was
enjoyable to see the positive way the students
represented the College. The highlights of the
season were the Collegiate Cup competitions
against both Pembroke and Pulteney, with
a number of rousing wins against both
opponents in a range of sports.
Thank you to the 2020 Sports Captains, Lucy
Doney and Ned Walter, for the work and
support they put in to developing the sports
program, especially through the promotion
of Wellbeing and Indigenous Rounds. Thank
you to all parents and supporters for their
support, compliance and co-operation
during this challenging time.
JARRAD SCHAR
Head of Sporting Programs
BASKETBALL
The Senior Boys Basketball team has
been exceptionally competitive in a
very tight competition, highlighted by a
single digit loss to the eventual winner
of the Open A2 division championship.
The Senior Boys Basketball, like the
Middle School program, has a high
representation of International
students and it’s fantastic to see
so many of them involved in Scotch
sport. The Middle School Boys grew
in strength this year with a number
of new students adding strength to
the program resulting in the team
placing 4th in the Middle A2 division
competition. The strength of the
younger years is shown with 3 teams in
the year 6/7 competition. All students
have shown great fight and spirit week
in and week out and have represented
the College with great pride.
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FOOTBALL
The 2020 season was a great success
for both the Boys and the Girls Football
Program. For the first time Scotch was
able to enter 4 girls football teams into the
IGSSA competition and individually there
were some great contributors, including
Brooke Tonon, who was selected for the
SANFLW All-Stars game! Collectively the
girls have performed exceptionally well
with the Middle School Girls A winning
the IGGSA Shield and Senior School Girls
A narrowly missing out on winning after 2
very close losses.
On the Boys side, Scotch was able to field
teams in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 as well as the
1st and 2nd XVIII. The 1st XVIII, coached by
Nathan Eagleton, played well, winning 6
of 7 games while the 2nd XVIII fought hard
every week against tough competition. The
Year 10 side has stepped up into the senior
football program and has improved in leaps
and bounds. The Year 9 team has juggled a
large number of players and enjoyed some
great performances. The Year 7 and Year
8 teams are improving each week and the
boys are starting to utilise their strengths
and address their weaknesses while growing
to be better teammates and footballers.
HOCKEY
The participation of Hockey has grown
at Scotch, with 5 teams in 2020: Year 6,
Middle School Boys, Middle School Girls,
Senior School Boys and Senior School Girls.
The Senior School Boys entered Division
1 and played the strongest schools in the
state, battling extremely hard every game.
The Middle School Boys grew greatly in
confidence during the season. The Girls
enjoyed a strongly competitive 1st XI and a
greatly improved 2nd XI. A highlight of the
Hockey season was the strong victories in
the Mixed Middle School and Mixed Senior
School Collegiate Cup games against
Pulteney.
NETBALL
This season we entered 18 Girls teams into
the Saturday morning IGSSA competition!
The Senior A team finished in the top 2 for
the second year running while the Year 8A
team also finished 2nd. The Year 10A Team
managed to go undefeated! Boys Netball
has also continued, with 2 Scotch Boys
Netball teams. Both the Middle School
Boys and Senior School Boys teams played
in the State Finals and finished 3rd and
2nd respectively. The Girls Senior and
Development teams played in the State
Finals and both finished 3rd. This was a
fantastic achievement for all teams.
SOCCER
The Soccer Program involves 7 teams
including a Senior Girls, Middle Girls and
6/7 Girls plus 1st and 2nd XI, Middle Boys
and 6/7 Boys team. Our younger sides have
continued to develop their technical ability
and tactical awareness during the season,
which was great to see. Our Senior Girls
have enjoyed great success finishing top of
the table in the Senior B competition. The
Boys 1st XI lost a few very close matches
early but bonded very well as a unit during
the season, highlighted by an exceptional
win against Pulteney in the Collegiate Cup
in front of a chanting, 350 strong crowd.
Hugo Rimington scored the only goal of the
match and Fynn Hyde held off a relentless
Pulteney attack to claim victory.
Feature Team spirit on display in Girls Football /
01 Zoe Nunn / 02 Senior A Netballers / 03 Hugo
Rimmington / 04 Seb Steel
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COMMUNITY
Stop the Presses!
The annual College musical has again been
a hallmark experience for the College. Stop
the Presses featured not one musical, but
the best songs and scenes from seven of
Broadway’s finest musicals, including
Come From Away, Matilda, Sister Act,
Newsies, Wicked, Billy Elliot and Hamilton.
A cast and crew of 70 students presented
5 sold out performances to very
enthusiastic audiences.
Director Nina Richards themed the
production around ‘hope from adversity’
and selected 10-15minute song scenes for
each musical. Musical Directors Antony
Hubmayer and Mark Stefanoff compiled an
excellent soundtrack and with the support
of Jessica Mills, Kristen Hardy, Irena
Setchell and Janna Romeo, the cast sung,
acted and danced to perfection.
The Production Team, cast and crew
created an enthralling show that had
audiences laughing and crying, and once
again, amazed at the talent and high
performing standards that our Scotch
students achieved.
We acknowledge our Stage and Lighting
Coordinator Craig Williams, Stage Manager
Nick Setchell, Costume Designer Carolyn
Bosko and Suzanne Atkins, publicity Alex
Dimos and Administrative Assistant Essie
Kruckemeyer, who have all been invaluable
to the success of the show. We remain
thankful to Mosaic Audio and Visual for
their generous sponsorship of the show.
If you ever need a sound, light or AV system
for an event, Craig and his team have the
know-how and will make it happen for you!
Please enjoy a selection of photos from our
2020 Scotch Musical, Stop the Presses.
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COMMUNITY
Finding a Way
When I reflect on the events of the past
year, it fills me with pride to think of all the
times our great Scotchie qualities shone
through during difficult circumstances.
Community, resilience and determination
helped us make it through a pandemic;
together, we always find a way.
When COVID quickly transitioned from
a foreign curiosity to a terrible reality,
many businesses were thrown into chaos,
shutting down virtually overnight. Past
parent (and acclaimed Musical Stage &
Lighting Coordinator) Craig Williams of
Mosaic AV was hit hard as events across
the state and country were cancelled.
Under intense pressure, Craig and his team
quickly converted their storage warehouse
into a fully functioning studio, offering
online streaming to many businesses and
performers who also found themselves
without options as lockdown intensified.
Thanks to Craig’s quick thinking we were
able to deliver our first online Scotch
Presents event, The Business of COVID
with Andrew Downs (SAGE Automation) and
Adrian Geering (The Executive Connection).
This was followed soon after by Dr John
Newton’s interview with Senator Simon
Birmingham, beamed live around the world
as a part of the 2020 GAIL Conference. Most
recently, the skills Craig’s team learned
during this period enabled us to live stream
a performance of the sold out musical, Stop
the Presses to audiences at home.
Founders Day and the annual Seniors
Lunch is a treasured tradition among
our most senior Old Collegians. As with
many gatherings, the lunch was cancelled,
and Founders Day Assembly looked very
different. Thanks to the ingenuity and
quick thinking of the amazing David Saies
(’47), we were still able to keep in touch
with our treasured seniors through a
very special Scotch Seniors Quiz! We
put our Old Collegians to the test with a
challenging quiz about all things Scotch
and South Australia, spanning the College’s
100-year history. The best of the best
were rewarded for their hard work with a
special 1000-piece jigsaw of Torrens Park
House and a bottle of Centenary bubbles.
Congratulations to the top prize winners:
• Geoff Heard (‘69)
• Chris Haslam (’53)
• Grant Mayfield (‘51)
• Norman Peart (‘54)
• Bob Lawrence (’68)
• Malcolm McEgan (‘59)
• Peter Routley (‘51)
The Class of 2020 of course battled
through a particularly challenging Year
12 campaign. To commemorate their
resilience and perseverance, we launched
a 2020 Scotch Time Capsule, to be opened
in 2050. Filled with details about the year,
contributions from the Year 12 cohort and
a few surprises, the Class of 2020 will open
the capsule at their 30-year reunion and
be presented with the contents.
As you can see, much of 2020 has been
about history – both the preservation of
the past and creating a record of 2020
for the future historians to marvel at. An
important part of our College traditions is
our link to the Armed Services. During 2020
our East Lane carpark was redeveloped
as a part of a 3-stage campus linkage
project with Mitcham Campus. During
this redevelopment, pencil pines were
planted as a living monument to recognise
the active service given by Old Collegians
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since the end of World War II. You can see
a special plaque in place with the pencil
pines and honour roll of names is available
online (scotch.sa.edu.au/wwii-honour-roll).
This was a project that was championed
by the late Peter Trumble - an Old
Collegian and Scotch Legend whom we
acknowledged at our Founders Day service
last year. I know he would be very proud to
see this living memorial now in place.
You also may have noticed the renovation
of the Cross of Remembrance outside of
Torrens Park House. We now have new
edging to form the oval shape and new
Rosemary hedging to outline the Celtic
cross. This newly renovated Cross of
Remembrance recognises the Scottish
and military heritage of Scotch College
Adelaide and signifies the school’s
connection with the 2/27th AIF Battalion.
In acknowledging our history, allow me
to take a moment to thank our incredible
Archivist team, who volunteer their time
every Thursday to preserve Scotch’s
history: Alex Pouw-Bray, Robert Craig (’52),
Mark Coxon (‘55) and Geoff Sandford (‘63).
In a bid to attract some new volunteers for
the team, we held a morning tea and tour
of the Archives this term. If you missed
out and are interested in volunteering, you
would be very welcome - please give our
office a call.
Thanks to the hard work of SA Health,
Nicola Spurrier and responsible South
Australians, we have been able to hold
some of our community events recently
and will expand upon them toward the
end of the year. Amanda Burgan (Torrens
Park Campus), Sarahjane McIntyre
(Mitcham Campus) and their wonderful
P&F Committees have been great support
to the College and community, running
COVID-safe coffee mornings and walking
groups. This has been appreciated by many
of our newest families who have missed the
usual events that would help them connect
with fellow parents. A special thanks to
Michelle Tustin and team for her work with
P&F around welcoming new parents.
Thank you also to the incredible team of
parents who travelled with our Rowers to
Berri for the annual Berri Rowing Camp.
They formed an amazing machine powered
by skill, creativity, joy, laughter, grit, little
sleep, determination, hard work and a
crazy amount of logistics (and endless pots
and pans) to feed the 120+ students and 30
adults breakfast, lunch and dinner every
day. Congratulations to Jarrad, Casey and
the Rowing team for a brilliant camp!
Our winter sport presentation dinners
were delayed with changes to the sporting
calendar, but together we found a way. A
marquee erected on the oval was home to
fabulous Football and Hockey presentations
while Netball, Soccer, Basketball and Rowing
all successfully celebrated the end of their
seasons at The Ed.
We now find ourselves busy with
preparations for the usual end of year
functions and a few other special events.
Our Year 12 parents have visited for a series
of parent drinks parties at the Principal’s
Residence and by the time you read this,
we would have held our first ever Parents
& Friends Picnic evening on Friday 4
December. Later in the evening we enjoyed
the Scotch Film Fest – what a talented
collection of creative Scotchies we have in
our midst!
While at times this year it has felt like all
of our plans have been ruined, thanks to
our wonderful community, we continue
to find a way. For now, keep an eye out
for news about One Table 2021, which will
have a refreshed format and some exciting
changes. I wish you all a happy and safe
Christmas break and I can’t wait to see you
in the new year.
NATALIE FELKL
Head of Community & Marketing
Feature Andrew Downs and Sasha Baranikov
('02) / 01 The marquee for the Football and
Hockey presentation dinners on Torrens Park
Campus / 02 Football Presentation Dinner
/ 03 Lisa Davis, Sarah Harvey and Donna Fazzalari
cooking up a storm at Berri Rowing Camp!
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PHILANTHROPY
Pressing Forward into
Our Second Century
Scotch’s new Wellbeing & Sports Centre is
the biggest, and most ambitious building
project in the College’s history, and it
has been carefully staged and planned to
minimise the impact on school life and
to raise philanthropic funds to bring our
vision to reality. It will be a beacon to
usher in the second century of Scotch.
Looking over the Gratton Lawns, you
can already see that development of
the Northern Courts, a visible reminder
that work for the new Wellbeing & Sports
Centre (WSC) has already begun! The new
courts will replace the Blythewood Road
courts, which will be occupied by the new
WSC. Construction on the actual building
will commence over the summer break and
is expected to be completed by early 2022!
The WSC is the first and the biggest step
in our 30-year Infrastructure Master
Plan that will leave no part of Mitcham or
Torrens Park Campus untouched. It will be
a flexible learning facility that will enhance
our wellbeing programs for all year groups,
setting a new benchmark for education in
Australia, and transforming what we already
do for wellbeing.
There is so much to be excited about
this project: best in class learning
facilities, expansion of the allied health
offering, spaces to recharge and
meditate, sophisticated indoor and
outdoor gathering spaces and areas for
collaboration and project management!
Oh, and did we also mention two new
indoor courts, fitness suites and a
swimming centre? We also believe that
locating the new WSC adjacent to the
revitalised Agricultural Sciences Precinct
and East Gates, along with more work to
be done to enhance accessibility for our
Mitcham Campus, will support all six pillars
of our Live Well program. And all of this
with one of the best views of Adelaide!
With your help, we are now well over
two thirds of the way to reach our DARE
Centenary Campaign goal of $10 million,
with $7 million of the funds going toward
the WSC and the other $3 million helping
with the long-term financial sustainability
of scholarships (visit dare.scotch.sa.edu.au
to learn more). Over the next 12 months,
we want to invite every single member
of our community to help support this
campaign to whatever level they can. In
an era of declining government funding,
Scotch remains determined to transform
our educational programs and facilities,
without onerously high school fees to
achieve this target.
The College is truly grateful for the strong
and positive philanthropic support we have
received from you – our parents, staff,
friends and old collegians - which enabled
this early work to begin.
DR JOHN NEWTON
Principal
Feature A look at several aspects of the
magnificent Wellbeing & Sports Centre,
scheduled for completion in early 2022.
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Take a Seat for Scotch is an
exciting initiative that allows you
to make a tax-deductible donation
of $5,000 to dedicate a seat in the
viewing gallery of the multipurpose
courts in the new WSC.
Making a seat dedication is easy
• Visit takeaseat.scotch.sa.edu.au
• Choose your seat(s) and
provide details of your
inscription(s)
• Complete payment
(offline options available)
Get in quick... LIMITED seats available!
To find out more, please email
donations@scotch.sa.edu.au or
call 08 8274 4335.
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OLD COLLEGIANS
President’s Report
On 4 September 2020, SCOCA was invited
to talk at the Founders Day Assembly on
the topic of ‘the reimagining of Scotch’ and
more specifically, our hopes of the future.
With a lack of Old Coll’s events to report
on, we thought we would instead take this
opportunity to share what we shared with
the students.
Thank you for inviting me along to your
assembly today on behalf of the Old
Collegians Association. It is tempting to
think of an Old Collegians group as one that
is looking back on past events, past glories,
like a young Hamish Archibald beating his
twin brother across the line in the 1999
Cross Country [note: this may or may not
have actually happened].
But that is not the primary purpose of the
Old Collegians… our objective and motto is
‘Continuing Connections and Friendships
for Life’ which focusses just as much on
looking forward. So I am pleased to talk
today about hopes for the future.
When I was in primary school there used to
be an educational TV show called Beyond
2000. It was all about the amazing science
and technology that we would see in the
future: cars that fit into suitcases; jet
packs; robot servants and hover boards…
we would all have hover boards. Now I
haven’t seen too many hover boards yet
so I don’t want to talk about technology so
much as people, qualities and connections.
I’ve spent some time thinking about this
and reached out to our Old Collegians
Committee and here are our hopes [note: in
hindsight some may just be my hopes!] for
the future for the students of the College:
We hope that you all make the most of
every opportunity you are afforded in your
time at Scotch to develop yourself and
contribute to the College community and
the global community on whatever pathway
or journey you chose for yourself. You all,
through the good fortune of attending
institution, are presented with a wider and
more considered range of educational
opportunities than most. By developing a
yearning to explore these opportunities
and take on these challenges you will
nurture qualities that will better equip you
to deal with whatever the future holds.
We hope that the old Collegians
Association can help build a
bridge for all of you to remain
connected with the broader
College community once you cease to
be a student and we hope that our Old
Collegians Scholarship holders James,
Katelyn, Lily and from next year Meg will
help us to do this.
We hope that you take stock of what you
have had to deal with across the challenges
of 2020 and particularly in dealing with a
post COVID-19 world. We hope that you
realise the adaptability and perseverance
you have had to develop and demonstrate
to face these challenges. Whether or not
you realise it everyone has had to use
these qualities and they are qualities that
will serve you brilliantly for the rest of
your life. It is hard to think of qualities that
could serve you better.
We hope that next year we are able to
once again able to play our Old Collegians
versus Students sporting contests and that
I am up here presenting trophies and best
player prizes, but we also hope that you
don’t quite play well enough to beat us.
I hope that Campbell House wins the
Tug-of-War today and that they are
forever regarded in their true
place as the greatest House that
the College has ever seen.
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We hope that you soon have an amazing
new Wellness and Sports Centre and that
the focus on wellness in conjunction with
the facilities available through the WSC
help you to be the happiest, healthiest and
most self-aware Scotch students ever. We
hope take this awareness and you chose to
show kindness at every opportunity – there
truly is not substitute for kindness.
We hope that each of the students take
their part and contribute to the reimaging
of Scotch and that you continue with that
as you join our Old Collegians community in
the future. We hope that the re-imagining of
Scotch includes new carpet for the Chapel.
We hope you will appreciate and take your
part in the evolution of the College. This
College was a great place when I left as a
student 20 years ago; it is an even better
place now; and I hope that in another 10
years when my children might be sitting
where you are (sitting in the Campbell
section that it is) that it is an even better
place. By taking your opportunities,
exploring, contributing, adapting,
persevering and showing kindness you all
have the power to make this happen
and to make the most of your own future.
I deeply hope that each and every one of
you maintains the same affinity that I still do
for the College for the rest of your life, and
that in whatever form that affinity might take
you use it to continue nurture, strengthen,
friendships and connections for life
But most of all… most of all…
we hope for hover boards.
HAMISH ARCHIBALD
SCOCA President
Feature Hamish Archibald on Founders Day 2020
BIRTHS
Congratulations to Sarah Adams
('08, nee Ball) and Jono Adams on the
arrival of Harvey Christopher Adams on
11/4/20 in Adelaide.
Congratulations to Mimi
('08, nee Hughes) and Henry Weir ('06)
on the arrival of Adeline Rose Weir
on 23 July 2020 in Melbourne.
Congratulations to Ashleigh Allen
('08, nee Ridgway) and Locky Allen
on the arrival of Millicent James Allen
on 13 March in Adelaide
Congratulations to Tara Morgan
('10, nee Ridgway) and Eoin Morgan
on the arrival of Leo Louis Oliver Morgan
on 9 March 2020 in London.
Veronica Rothe ('97, nee Sopru)
and her husband Christian, welcomed
a baby girl, Willow Alexis on 31st May 2020.
A little sister for Jake and Winter.
DEATHS
Geoffrey Dauntless Nihill (’59)
Robert John Leeder (’64)
Ian James Somerville (’43)
Malcolm Alfred Wheaton (’40)
Gregory Lawrence Vincent Ford (’73)
Murray David Neck (’47)
01 Harvey Christopher Adams
02 Adeline Rose Weir
03 Millicent James Allen
04 Leo Louis Morgan
05 Willow Alexis Rothe
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VALE LYLE SAYCE (’52)
Lyle Sayce was a student at Scotch College
from 1941 to 1952. During his time at school,
Lyle was a Prefect, House Captain of
McGregor, a Lieutenant in the Cadet Corps
and a member of the Debating Society
Senior Team. He also enjoyed playing sport;
including football for the First XVIII and as
a swing bowler in the First XI cricket team.
In one game against Teachers’ College, Lyle
took 5/17.
Former classmates Robert Craig and
John Simpson remember Lyle was always
very humble of his achievements. Robert
in particular, remembers Lyle as a good
person, quiet, steady and kind, and that
he did not enjoy facing Lyle’s bowling in
the nets.
After leaving school Lyle went straight into
the SA Public Service, working in the Woods
and Forests Department. He studied
accountancy at night school at the School
of Mines, which became the SA Institute
of Technology and is now Uni SA. While at
school, Lyle was best mates with Robert
Lester and ended up marrying Robert’s
sister, Torie. They had four children; all of
whom went to Scotch College in later years.
In 1969 the family moved to Port Moresby
and Lyle worked for the PNG Housing
Commission as an accountant. In 1977
the family moved to Darwin where Lyle
worked in the Commonwealth Public
Service as the Legislation Officer for the
Department of Education. In 1986 Lyle
returned to Adelaide and in his last job
before his retirement, he worked as an
auditor for the Department of Defence
Headquarters in Keswick.
Throughout his working life, Lyle was a
keen amateur thespian and performed
in many plays in Adelaide, Port Moresby,
and Darwin. He was also an active
member of the Port Moresby Pistol
Shooting Club. He also spent many
years presenting jazz programs on radio
stations in Darwin and Adelaide and was
a committee member
of the Jazz Action Society, instrumental
in fundraising Radiothons raising money
to support the Voluntary Radio Stations.
During his retirement, Lyle was Santa,
firstly at John Martins in The Magic Cave
and later at David Jones. He became a
Civil Celebrant in the mid-nineties and
continued until about 2007.
In June of this year, Lyle was admitted to
the RAH with pneumonia type symptoms.
It was during the transfer back from the
hospital to the nursing home that his heart
gave out.
A peaceful and painless end to a good man
who lived a good life.
THE SAYCE FAMILY
05 Lyle Sayce pictured with fellow Prefects
(1952)
REUNIONS
On the weekend of 7-9 August, four Old
Collegians and their wives spent time
at Gum Creek Station, via Blinman, to
celebrate the traditional Blinman Old
Collegians Dinner. Had the occasion been
officially scheduled it would have been the
43rd year for the celebration.
As on the previous year our
accommodation was 'The Lodge’ at Gum
Creek Station, our hosts Bill and Jane
MacIntosh. Those in attendance - Richard
and Diane Willson, Andrew and Anita
Just, John and Barb Pascoe and Donald
and Sally Willson.
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The 'official’ dinner held on the
Saturday night was also attended by
Bill MacIntosh. As traditional for the
occasion the Haggis was piped in and
John Pascoe graced the attendees with
his ‘inaugural’ rendition of Addressing
the Haggis. I believe he should be added
to the list for future occasions! It was
Donald’s 41st year of piping in the
haggis at Blinman.
As experienced each year, it was a
most enjoyable occasion and another
opportunity to visit a wonderful part of
South Australia, The Flinders Ranges.
The visit was also blessed with a rain fall of
15mm, being the first experience of rain
since the occasion twelve months ago.
DONALD WILLSON
05 Addressing The Haggis / 07 Glass Gorge
/ 08 Gum Creek / 09 Willow Springs Snow
/ 10 Class of 2015 5 Year Reunion
YEAR 5
The Class of 2015 enjoyed their 5-year
reunion on Saturday 10 October at
Whistle and Flute on Greenhill Road.
It was great to enjoy a fun night after
various COVID restrictions had eased only
one week prior to the event, with food and
drinks enjoyed by all! While it seems that
little time has passed since we left school,
it was incredible to hear the paths people
were taking and the experiences they have
had. Not everyone could make the reunion
with border closures still in place but it was
great to have a few come from interstate!
Many of us have stayed well connected
with the school, coaching sport and playing
for the Old Col's. Our diverse group of
actresses, musicians, speech pathologists
and police officers remained as close as we
were in 2015.
Thanks to Dale Bennett and Teresa Hanel
for attending the event. Overall, it was a
great night and we very much look forward
to the 10-year reunion!
SOPHIE CAMENS ('15)
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CRICKET UPDATE
With large amounts of spring rainfall, we
have been off to a very slow start to the
2020/21 cricket season. Unfortunately,
at the time of writing, the A grade have
been washed out twice and have not taken
the field, while the B’s and C’s have both
started the season with a 0-1 record.
OSCA were able to still hold our
presentation evening in early October
for the 2019/20 season, long delayed
after COVID stopped us from holding
our presentations back in March.
Congratulations to Nathan Fox (‘06) on
taking out his 5th Club Champion award,
as well as Harry White (‘10) and Justin
Wight on becoming Life Members.
We would also like to announce the
leadership positions with Nathan Fox (‘06),
Jono Lagonik (‘10) and Adam Niederer (‘91)
as captains of the A, B, and C Grade teams
respectively. We are also pleased with the
young group coming through at the club.
After making a big push to re-engage with
recent Old Collegians, it’s great to see Joel
Tilbrook (‘17) join us as well as some current
Year 12s flagging their interest in playing
cricket at Old Scotch once they have
completed their studies.
We would also like you all to save the date
for our past players/premiership reunion
day for the 16 January 2021. We will be
celebrating our 1970/71 (A), 1980/81 (C),
1990/91 (A), 2000/01 (B) and 2005/05 (A)
premierships. It’s always a great day at the
club and we would love to see as many past
players and supporters there as possible.
While it has been a slow start to the
2020/21 season, we are excited for the
season that lies ahead for Old Scotch.
HARRY WHITE (‘10)
11 Alex Decesare ('10)
OLD COLLEGIANS
FOOTBALL UPDATE
It was a tricky year for all sports thanks to
everyone’s favourite pandemic, but we
were lucky enough to play an abbreviated
season beginning early in July. I can’t thank
our sponsors enough for sticking with the
club and supporting us, particularly our
major sponsor The Ed. We were thrilled
to see some terrific crowds out at home
games, and we were lucky to commemorate
Indigenous Round, Past Players Day and
several other traditional club events.
It was a tough season in terms of results,
with the A Grade side finishing with 3 wins
from 9 games to finish in 8th place in the
ladder (Division 2). The B Grade (Division
2 Reserves) also finished with
3 wins and 7th place on the ladder and
the C Grade (Division C2) went 3 wins from
8 games to place 6th. We did however
enjoy an excellent year in terms of player
development, welcoming a massive number
of recent College leavers into the Old Coll
ranks, punctuated by one game featuring 19
Old Collegians in a 22-man side.
Our annual Best & Fairest presentation
was a great success. Scott Spriggs was the
2020 A Grade B&F – well done Scott! Matt
Parfumi collected the honour for the B
Grade while Matthew Box won the award
for the C Grade. We also introduced a new
annual award for the club, recognising the
Best Player Under 23. Charlie Morgan was
the inaugural award winner! You can see all
of the 2020 award winners and successes
on the brand-new Scotch Old Collegians
website at
scotchoc.com.au/scotch-oc-football-club
Our 2021 coaching group has been
confirmed and pre-season will have just
kicked off by the time you read this. Kym
Cobb will again be at the helm for the A
Grade, Brenton Hales will coach the B
Grade and Jono Lagonik (’10) will take on
the C Grade job.
Congratulations to the Scotch Women’s
team on their successful season, leading to
a promotion of 2 divisions over last season!
JACK YOUNG (’10)
12 2020 A Grade Best & Fairest Scott Spriggs in
action against TTG. Photo: Chandler Morris.
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OLD COLLEGIANS &
COMMUNITY ROWING
The year of 2020 has certainly shown us
that Adelaide is a fabulous place to live. The
restrictions on our lives, as regards Covid,
have been minimal compared to other
states, perhaps even the world. Rowing
in a larger boat was a casualty, however
now with all constraints lifted and daylight
saving in place, Scotch Community Rowing
is back in action.
A peaceful row on the Torrens at twilight on
a Wednesday evening, is testament to just
how beautiful a city Adelaide is. No pace
records are set, though the low impact
workout certainly gets the heart pumping.
Rowing is a fabulous team sport - with all
eyes forward and the rhythmical drive of
the stroke, whatever’s been on your mind
that day exits rather swiftly. What is left
is the tranquility of the location, plus the
camaraderie of a great crew.
On a Sunday morning, the rowing is at West
Lakes. That provides the experience of a
straight row on the concourse, possibly
followed by a great breakfast at Oars café.
Now that the School Rowing season has
begun, there may be some parents that
are keen to try Rowing themselves! The
opportunity exists to find out just how
enjoyable, and perhaps technical it actually
is. The Old Coll’s rowers are always looking
to expand the crews, allowing for the
experience of rowing in both smaller and
larger boats.
In the coming months, Come ‘n‘ Try
sessions will be introduced at the Scotch
Boatshed at the Torrens. These consist
of one late afternoon session over four
consecutive weeks. Usually around 2 hours
long, the basics of rowing are taught on and
off the water. From the first session, rowers
will have an experience on the water. No
previous experience is necessary and is a
low impact workout, not limited by age or
gender. If you were a lapsed rower from any
previous season, we’d welcome you back to
join the rowers.
Recently graduated rowers are also
welcome to form a crew of their own,
and join Old Coll’s Rowing. The Club has
a varied fleet of boats including single
sculls, doubles, pairs, fours, quads and
eights. Scotch Old Coll’ss Rowing has as
its Mission, being an inclusive community
of rowers at all levels of participation,
dedicated to healthy and fun opportunities
to experience Rowing. Should you, or any
one you know be curious about Rowing,
we’d love to hear from you! Please phone
Ali Hammond 0401 670 126 or Jane Heard
on 0412 082 380.
We’re on Facebook at
facebook.com/ScotchCommunityRowing
JANE HEARD
13&14 Old Collegians & Community Rowing
NETBALL
Since the end of a successful winter season
our little club has more than doubled in
size. We are very lucky to be welcoming
three new teams filled with a combination
of current students and recent Old
Collegians, as well as welcoming back our
traditional summer team managed by club
Secretary Natasha Miller. It is amazing to
have some familiar faces back as well as a
lot of fresh new faces to the club.
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A Grade
The girls had a solid season and developed
great links in a short timeframe to finish
third on the table. With only a Grand Final
being contested, they missed out on a
finals opportunity, but were grateful to
get out on court for the time they had.
The team has lost five players from their
original line-up for summer 20/21 but
with a full season ahead there is time to
work things out and get some wins on the
board. The first two rounds have seen close
matches for this new team in A3 – losses by
just two and three goals – so it won’t take
much time for them to get over the line.
B Grade
After the delayed start to the season, we
were all keen to get back on the court. We
were lucky to have Rachel Morrison back
for the start of the season after having
her first baby and we also welcomed
back Melanie Burke and Nicole Baldwin
from a couple of seasons off. The A3s had
a great start to the winter season and
were undefeated until the final 2 rounds.
Unfortunately, we lost the final 2 rounds
and finished 3rd, with only the top 2 teams
able to play off in the final. After a short
break returned for the summer season. We
look forward to having one of stars, Jasmin
Gobbett, back for round 3, returning from
a torn calf muscle and tendon.
C Grade
After welcoming back our stellar line up
from the previous two seasons we kicked
off the season with a win. With the old
cliché of taking it one game at a time, the
girls found that one win followed another.
At the end of the season we were not only
minor premiers but went into the Grand
Final undefeated! After being challenged
in every quarter Scotch forged ahead
and backed each other up, digging deep
at every chance during what was a hot
weather day for winter netball. No one gave
up and it showed as we finished the season
undefeated Premiers! Congratulations on
an incredible season and Premiership girls,
truly deserved by a dedicated team.
Owing to Covid restrictions, our end of
season dinner was cancelled in favour
of each team having their own private
dinner to present best player awards and
celebrate the season. Congratulations
ladies on your incredible seasons, your
contributions to your teams have not gone
unnoticed.
• A2 – Kate Pennington
• A3 – Joanne Baldwin
• B4 – Claire Gordon (’01)
At the start of this season our club held
its AGM and it is with great sadness that
we bid farewell to Erica Wadham (’91) as
outgoing President and Kate Pennington as
outgoing Treasurer. Your years of service,
love and dedication to our club has not
gone unnoticed and we thank you for all of
your hard work over the years. You have left
the club in fantastic condition and we look
forward to carrying on your legacy. It is with
pleasure that we see Natasha Miller stay
on as club Secretary, your ongoing work
for our club does not go unnoticed and we
thank you for taking on this role again. I
would also like to introduce Erin Farinola as
our new club Treasurer and myself as club
President. We have big shoes to fill and
look forward to the challenges that await
us and working together as a committee to
carry on your legacies.
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 interested in joining, can
contact Belinda Boundy (nee Gordon, ’05)
on 0431 074 558 or can visit us on the
Old Collegians website
(scotchoc.com.au/scotch-oc-netball-club).
The club would like to thank all the
umpires, supporters, scorers and fillins
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)
15 B4 Premiers 2020 | Back (L to R): Kara Bailey
('11), Belinda Boundy ('05), Stephanie Long, Ellie
Teitzel, Claire Gordon ('01), Sarah McArdle,
Lauren Russell ('06) Front: Nellie Lapanowski,
Hannah McArdle, Georgia McArdle
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