Scotch Reports Issue 179 (April 2021)

Scotch Reports
ISSUE 179 / APRIL 2021

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CONTENTS
04 From the Principal:
Out with the New,
in with the Old
06 Early Learning:
Growing Together
08 Mitcham Campus:
Building Foundations
12 Torrens Park Campus:
The Class of 2020 & Beyond
18 Around the Grounds:
Infrastructure Update
20 Philanthropy: Pressing
Forward into our Second
Century
22 Community:
The Future Looks Bright
24 Remembering Bryan
Charlton
26 Old Collegians News
2021 TERM DATES
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
COVER
20 April – 25 June
20 July – 24 September
11 October – 8 December
Charlie Burton (Year 1) enjoying the brand
new Mitcham Campus Dance Studio.
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 and
Warren King.
Editor: Warren King (digital@scotch.sa.edu.au).
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FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Out with the New, in with the Old
I have something of a mea culpa. I have
begun teaching Latin to some very spritely
minds in Year 5 and 6. Now, while some may
see teaching a dead language from a long
defeated European civilisation something
of a non-sequitur, have no fear. I do not
intend to make Latin teaching the sine qua
non of the Junior School curriculum.
While the language per se is no longer
spoken, many old-fashioned academics
have contested ad nauseam that there are
good reasons to pursue such a discipline.
De facto, Latin remains an academic
subject in many quality universities and was
a bona fide part of the school experience
for many who read these pages.
Ipso facto, at least an attempt had to be
made to see if these exceptional young
minds would fancy, pro bono (as it was
after school and one of those golden
enrichment extras we like to put on at
Scotch), could cope.
Tuesday afternoons are a challenge. `Caveat
emptor,’ many said as I headed down to
the Mitcham Campus. `Tough’, others said,
`to contest with the inevitable intellectual
rigor mortis that sets in after a day of
mental stimulus in the classroom.’ These
students also do sport, music, drama,
debating, problem solving, leadership,
et cetera, et cetera. The students however
have attacked the task cum laude, and it
seems we have a fine year ahead.
So, enough (well, almost) of the linguistic
posturing and let’s explain why a set of
observations about a language long gone
can help us in shaping the future.
Language learning is under threat due
to software that effortlessly enables the
spoken word to be translated into Urdu,
Bulgarian, or Portuguese depending on
where you might be lucky enough to travel.
Maybe this old French and Russian teacher
is going to become extinct?
Surely taking on a dead language then is
ridiculous? I know Latin words are the first
you see on entering the gates from Carruth
Road, and it is indeed true, not a word of
a lie, that at the end of the Graduation
Dinner every year a number of departing
Year 12s tearfully utter `Sic transit gloria
mundi,’ in my ear as I shake their hands for
the last time. `Carpe diem,’ I often reply.
They nod sagely as they head off into the
warm night.
But if that is the extent of Latin’s reach,
surely we should abandon all attempts to
learn it? At least with caveman German, you
have half a chance of finding a restaurant
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and ordering a schnitzel in Stuttgart
without having to take out the dreaded
cell phone.
Yet, Latin learning is as relevant today as it
has always been. Setting aside the reems,
books and volumes written about the sheer
brilliance of the Roman Empire (an empire
of such reach in time and space that it
dwarfs the achievements of any modernday
business mogul), Latin has a huge
influence on how we shape our language.
A priori, a smattering of vocab gives us a
better insight into what we say, what we
mean and how we communicate.
But there is more. Many courses at
university are hand to mouth. They teach
you a skill that you will need in your first
job. However, 5 years into a 50-year career,
we at Scotch have always known that you
need more than that to climb the ladder
and we frame our education to manage
that lifelong challenge.
One key factor for the truly great
professionals (what we aspire our students
to be) is to grasp the unfamiliar, the
alien, the highly ambiguous, the complex,
the unexpected and the outrageously
confounding which, if met with vigour,
intelligence, courage and a willingness
to take academic risks, will result in
innovation, transformative solutions,
profound human progress and peaceful -
we hope - evolution.
Sic, Latin.
Teaching students to think and problemsolve
when all around are wrapped in an
intellectual comfort blanket will not only
help them be the very fine human beings
we aspire them to be, but will equip
them to bring joy, peace, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness within the reach of
possibly millions.
Teaching students a language whose
behaviour is strange, irregular and
different, yet spellbinding and engaging,
will give these young minds the mental
apparatus that will take them beyond level
one in their careers, and possibly elevate
them to the heights of human endeavour
and high impact.
I sat and listened to Professor Ross
Garnaut this term at Scotch Presents.
His talk ranged over environmental
science, economics, biology, chemistry,
history, public policy and Shakespeare.
His intellectual heft was magnificent. He
has gone beyond his original intellectual
territory and commands a view of the world
which will bring solutions to problems
that would at best annoy us and at worst
destroy us. He willingly grasped the nettle
of the daunting and unfamiliar, and made
sense of it. He was no quasi-intellectual,
but a man of reflection and research.
I make no excuse therefore for finding ways
to test young minds and provoke them to
think way beyond the comfortable empire
of knowledge that we construct around
them. Thinking is all. Or, as they say, cogito
ergo sum.
DR JOHN NEWTON
Principal
All Dr Newton taking Year 5 and 6 students
through the basics in Latin enrichment lessons.
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EARLY LEARNING CENTRE
Growing Together
Community is a significant strength of
Scotch and we are always looking at ways to
enhance and foster new opportunities to
build links throughout the College.
2020 offered a new collaborative
opportunity between the ELC children
in the 4-year-old program and the Year 9
Middle School leaders. After successfully
winning a grant to revegetate the Brownhill
Creek area, the Year 9 student leadership
team approached the ELC to explore
how the children could be involved in the
project to make it a whole College alliance.
After much brainstorming, propagating
native Pig Face seemed logical, and more
appealing than having 4-year-olds planting
in Brownhill Creek!
The journey began with a presentation to
the children to explain what the project
was going to include and ultimately, what
we were all working towards. The 4-yearolds
were then invited to help and were
very excited to be involved.
Working alongside the Year 9 students,
all the materials were brought to the
ELC and the planting of the propagated
plants began. The children worked in
small groups, with the ELC children
eagerly awaiting instruction from their
knowledgeable tutors and listening intently
to every word that they said. Throughout
the morning all of the Pig Face cuttings
were planted and watered into their pots.
The ELC children were then set the task
of watering and caring for the Pig Face
until they had grown roots and were
established plants ready to be placed
into the ground. This was a task that they
took very seriously, as they were aware
of their responsibility in keeping the
plants alive. Each morning groups of
children would check on any progress,
speculate about root activity happening
below the surface of the soil and
deliberate over the need for more, or
less watering. We used the Bureau of
Meteorology each morning to decide
on further action to keep the growing
conditions optimal.
One morning we arrived to find flowers
on some of the cuttings, a pivotal point
for the ELC children as they celebrated
this change in the plants. The children
concluded that this meant that the plants
had grown roots and had become ‘real
plants.’ The ELC children wrote an email to
the Year 9s to share their success and took
photos as evidence.
Our project was concluded at the end of
the year in a productive planting session
with the Year 10s who, due to Covid, were
not able to complete their Community
Service work in the wider community.
Our project became a wonderful
alternative with all of our Pig Face plants
being utilised to revegetate the outer
boundary of the Main Oval. Together the
Year 10s, Maintenance and the ELC children
and staff planted over 100 plants. We also
planted some more seeds into the now
empty stock tubes to strike more plants
over the summer to continue to foster our
revegetation process.
The ELC children collaborated with
many older students who they would not
normally have had the opportunity to
get to know. They were able to explore
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parts of the College that they will not
access for many years and were inspired
to understand that they are important
learners within the student body. We
will visit the Main Oval to celebrate the
fruits of our labour in Term 1 and see if
there are new opportunities to work
with other year groups on exciting
projects such as this.
GEORGIE SEPPELT
Educational Leader and Teacher
Feature Collaborative working group with their
freshly planted Pig Face / 01 Learning how to
strike Pig Face / 02 The ELC children learning
about the project / 03 Many hands make light
work / 04 Working together and getting our
hands dirty / 05 Planting at the Main Oval / 06
Being guided by the expert / 07 Teamwork with
the Year 10s to get all the plants in the ground
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MITCHAM CAMPUS
Laying Foundations in Mathematics
RECEPTION
Numeracy is one of the critical foundations
upon which a child’s future educational
success is built. To start Term 1, our
Reception students focused on setting
strong foundations in Mathematics,
exploring, understanding and manipulating
numbers through counting games, songs,
play, problem solving and problem posing.
Critical to early development is the
opportunity to share experiences and
learn from others; children have been
building, making and creating using
patterns and shapes, facilitating our
signature learning experience in
Reception - ‘Creativity and Curiosity’.
We have had success with our new
mathematics equipment, Numicon. The
children have had a ‘hands-on’ approach
to subitising 01 , making number patterns,
ordering numbers and finding out different
01 Subitising is a term introduced by the Swiss
psychologist, Jean Piaget who contributed greatly
to our understanding of cognitive development.
Subitising is the ability to instantly recoginse
the number of objects in a small group, without
counting. Being ‘secure’ with number enables
children to ‘trust the count’, develop a part-partwhole
relationship and accelerate understanding
of pattern, addition and subtraction.
ways to make the number 5 (for example
5+0, 4+1 and 3+2). We aim to develop
individuals who are confident in their
mathematical abilities and have a positive
disposition towards Mathematics, allowing
them to actively participate in challenges
and tasks that require intellectual stretch
later in the year and in the future.
The Reception students have also achieved
great success with our Little Architects
sets, sorting building bricks into colours,
counting the number of bricks required,
using visual and spatial awareness to copy
patterns and creating their own designs.
In the process, students have been
collaborating with their peers to
connect ideas.
We know that our Reception students learn
through positive, fun and engaging learning
experiences and the opportunity to
share experiences and learn from others.
Ultimately, we have the shared learning
goal in Reception for each unique child to
have a positive disposition towards learning
in Mathematics to build the foundations of
life-long learners.
SAMANTHA CLAPPIS
Reception teacher
YEAR 1
Last year in Year 1, we used the Maths
Assessment Interview (MAI) for the first
time. The information was so valuable that
we have used this assessment again in
2021. The MAI is the result of The Early
Numeracy Research Project (ENRP), a
3-year (1999-2001) Prep to Year 2 research
project in Victoria. The mathematical
domains included in the assessment
are Number (incorporating the domains
of Counting, Place Value, Addition and
Subtraction, and Multiplication and
Division Strategies), Measurement
(incorporating the domains of Length,
Mass and Time) and Space (incorporating
the domains of Properties of Shape,
and Visualisation and Orientation).
The results are reflected in individual
students’ growth points, which form
the key stepping stones along the path
to mathematical understanding and
provide a kind of conceptual landscape.
The assessment is individually administered
and provides us with valuable information
about how each child articulates their
thinking and the mathematical strategies
they use. We can quickly establish which
children require concrete materials in
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CRITICAL TO EARLY DEVELOPMENT IS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE EXPERIENCES AND
LEARN FROM OTHERS; CHILDREN HAVE
BEEN BUILDING, MAKING AND CREATING
USING PATTERNS AND SHAPES, FACILITATING
OUR SIGNATURE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN
RECEPTION OF ‘CREATIVITY AND CURIOSITY’.
order to calculate and the children who
are moving towards abstract mathematical
thinking. The children are required to
verbalise their thinking, enabling teachers
to ascertain the strategies they are using
(for example, knowledge of doubles, near
doubles or building to 10). Knowing where
each child sits within a domain allows us to
differentiate their learning authentically
and provide the resources and instruction
necessary to help the children secure
deep mathematical understanding to move
towards and into the next growth point.
To support the MAI, we have purchased
Numicon equipment to assist the children
in their ability to subitise, understand odds
and evens and number bonds. Numicon is
a Mathematics program aligned with the
Australian Curriculum, developing fluency
by using a visual, practical approach to
build conceptual understanding and
fluent recall. The children love it! Our
Mathematics lessons allow for the children
to engage in number activities either as a
class or in pairs to reinforce mathematics
concepts through play-based games.
KATE SNELL AND SEBASTIEN LEFEUVRE
Year 1 Home Group teachers
Feature Emily, Dakota and Ethan using
Numicon resources / 01 Reception
student James with Little Architects blocks
/ 02 Oscar, Bonnie and Elliot pattern building
and calculating / 03 Alana pattern building
in Reception / 04 From concrete to abstract
thinking.
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MITCHAM CAMPUS
Building Foundations
Often when taking tours of the Junior
School, families will comment on how
articulate our students are and ask about
how they build their confidence to speak
in front of others. It is a question that
I understand well – I was teaching full
time before I first stepped before a large
audience to speak. It was not something I
enjoyed nor felt remotely confident doing,
and it is only through repeated experience
that I began to feel comfortable with public
speaking. I am a firm believer that providing
experiences to all students is an important
component of developing self-confidence.
IEVA HAMPSON
Head of Mitcham Campus
In the Junior Primary years (Prep - Year
2), we provide children with multiple
opportunities to develop oral language
skills, as they form the foundation of
literacy success. Each day, two children
(the Learning Leaders) are invited to
participate in Show and Share. This assists
them in becoming strong communicators
and increases their confidence in public
speaking. Often this is the first opportunity
for our young children to speak in front
of an audience and share a personal
experience, interest or discovery in a
safe and familiar environment. With
regular practice, it is wonderful to see the
progress that our children make and a joy
to see their confidence grow.
LAUREN CAMENS
Year 2 Team Leader
Public speaking strikes fear into the hearts
of many adults and as such is a much
sought-after skill. As children, the thought
of speaking in front of others is, generallyspeaking,
not so scary as they do it on a
daily basis, but giving students the tools to
feel equipped to address their classmates
can start in the most unique of places.
On Mitcham Campus we are building our
poetry reciting skills as a way to build
confidence and arm students with the skills
to captivate a room full of people with their
voice. Starting with an introduction in Year
3, and then competitive and performance
opportunities in Year 4, we view poetry
through a public speaking lens, considering
how we can engage an audience and
convey meaning in a short space of time
using facial and vocal expression, tone,
intonation and projection. Reciting poetry
is a great introduction to public speaking
as there are many similarities: you are in
front of an audience on your own, you need
to engage that audience quickly and hold
their attention and you need to project
your voice so your audience can hear you.
Students memorise their poems to
allow them to focus on the performance
techniques and skills they are building.
Here, we see the confidence in each
student begin (sometimes quite rapidly) to
grow. Students perform to their peers and
receive constructive, positive feedback.
This, in turn allows them to make changes
to their delivery and the audience
responds to this with great positivity.
Students must first be willing to take a step
(and for some a giant leap) outside of their
comfort zone, occasionally reciting to one
other student before gently broadening
until we have a whole class, and then an
invited whole-school audience!
Building confidence in young people is key
to allowing them to feel successful. We are
giving our students the tools to step out of
their comfort zone, build on their natural
ability and send their confidence soaring
so they can view public speaking not as
something scary, but an opportunity.
NINA RICHARDS
Performing Arts Teacher
Our House Debating Competition and
the IPSHA (Independent Primary School
Heads of Australia) Interschool Debating
Competition both offer a unique
opportunity for upper primary students
to further develop their public speaking.
It draws upon their ability to clarify and
interrogate ideas, to develop supporting
arguments in a team situation, and to
evaluate and disseminate information to a
wider audience. Our Year 5 and 6 students
gain the advantage of building confidence
for future achievements through modelling
and coaching from older students in the
senior campus.
ANNE FROMHOLTZ
Teaching and Learning Coach
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FOUNDATIONS FOR
FUTURE WELLBEING
Wellbeing is central to Scotch’s Strategic
Plan and the lynch pin of our organisation.
It is not enough to say that wellbeing is
embedded in all we do, having evidencebased
programs is vital and being at the
forefront of up-to-date research is key.
At Year 5, a developmental stage of early
adolescence, we are engaging in a research
trial of the Big Talks for Little People Mental
Health Module for Children. Developed by
Flinders University, this funded, ethically
approved research project is supported
by the Breakthrough Mental Health
Research Foundation and the Little
Heroes Foundation.
This new South Australian mental health
initiative for primary school students (in
Years 4-6) is focused on a preventative
approach to promoting student wellbeing
and addressing mental health issues
faced by young people. The content of
the lessons is aligned with the Australian
Curriculum general capabilities which
encompasses knowledge, skills, behaviours
and dispositions to assist students to live
and work successfully in the 21st century.
The program, delivered by Year 5 Home
Group teachers, is focused on helping
students better understand their feelings
and emotions and developing positive
coping skills including resilience, conflict
management and optimism.
SHAWN KASBERGEN
Director of Wellbeing
IEVA HAMPSON
Head of Mitcham Campus
In Year 6 we have been trialling the
Grow Your Mind program. The staff and
students love that it teaches about the
neuroplasticity of our brains - the more we
rehearse and practice a skill, the easier it
becomes!
My Year 6 class recently focused on when
they have needed to use courage and what
it means to have grit. Students defined grit
as having determination, focus, resilience,
and endurance. They recalled moments
where they had faced learning challenges
and been in a 'learning pit'. Students
reported that these experiences were
empowering and especially helped those
managing uncertainties, such as trying out
for the Junior School musical and attending
interschool swimming competitions. It is a
pleasure to work in a school that focuses
on developing the whole person.
SARAH LANE
Year 6 Team Leader
DROP OFF & DROP IN:
WELLBEING FOR PARENTS
Drop Off and Drop In is a Scotch parent
community mindfulness or 'present
moment awareness' training program
currently being offered weekly on
the Mitcham campus. The program is
specifically designed for parents and
caregivers in keeping with a whole school
focus on mindfulness and wellbeing. In an
hour-long session, participants practise
varied mindfulness strategies designed to
train the mind to be present where they
are more often and for longer. Through
heightened present moment awareness,
practitioners actually get to live more of
their life as it happens, rather than being
so constantly in the non-reality of the past
or in a fictional future.
Research consistently points to the
startling fact that for between 40-60%
of waking hours our mind is somewhere
other than where our body is. By training
the mind to concentrate-to come back to
present moment experience over and over,
awareness is developed.
The human mind is naturally a wandering
mind and logically, a wandering mind isn’t
content. This can’t be changed, but the
mind can be trained to pay attention for
longer and bring a heightened sense of
clarity to daily experiences as they unfold,
decreasing the push and pull of life that
contributes to overall daily stress levels.
Drop Off and Drop In participants come to
give themselves a break, to have precious
time in their own good company and take
care of themselves, upping their happiness
breath by breath.
All are welcome.
MRS FRAN KELLY
Scotch College Wellbeing Advisory
Committee member
Feature Bella, Siena and Jessica prepare for a
2020 Year 6 inter-school debate.
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TORRENS PARK CAMPUS
Preparing for a Great Life
“So, what are you going to do when you
leave school?”
The question every Year 12 student dreads,
especially when it is asked by a cousin
at the annual family gathering in front
of everyone (including your parents),
seemingly just as an awkward silence
descends over the room…
Many Year 12 students don’t wish to commit
to the next step in their lives. It might be
because they genuinely have not yet settled
on what it is or the fear that they will jinx
their hidden ambition if they reveal their
hopes. They’ll mumble an esoteric response
in the hope that, if it’s vague enough,
people will move on. Then there are those
who genuinely believe they have no idea
and don’t wish to pressure themselves by
making any form of commitment.
In my experience, all Year 12 students have
some kind of plan. But for the majority
it just isn’t as detailed as they think the
significant adults in their lives would like
it to be. I am always satisfied with answers
like, “go to Uni,” “get a job” or “take a gap
year”. These utterances at least suggest
a concrete outcome and at 17 or 18, most
young adults deserve the benefit of the
doubt - we know that they will get there.
A Scotch education is crafted for each
individual. It prepares them for a career,
whether it is known or unknown. It is fair
to ask then, what is the point of education
if the outcome after 13 years of formal
schooling is unknown? As I see it, the
point is that we are focussed on giving
our students the skills and the building
blocks to succeed in life. The attitudes,
behaviours, values and ethics to become
the people who will make a difference
into the future.
I know we have done our job as educators
when I hear about, or more often meet,
Old Collegians who tell me about their
journey. They are not always the leaders
of industry or those who lead comfortable
lives. They are sometimes the people who
are confident that they will find a way even
when the path is unclear. They are also the
people who see their purpose as creating
a successful life for themselves and a
successful life for others.
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So, the next time you meet a Year 12 student
maybe don’t ask them, “what’s next?”
Ask them, “what do you believe matters
most in leading a successful life?”
I know you’ll be pleasantly surprised
by the answer.
I congratulate the Class of 2020 on their
outstanding results in the face of adversity.
The Class of 2021 have made an impressive
start in their leadership of the College
and rumour has it the Class of 2034 (in
Reception) are off to flying start! We are
looking forward to working with all the
students on Torrens Park Camus to make
another year of learning count, be it in
the classroom, the great outdoors or in
personal growth. Preparing for greatness is
no easy task but I know our students are up
for the challenge of 2021 – bring it on!
DALE BENNETT
Deputy Principal &
Head of Torrens Park Campus
Feature Class of 2020 Scotch90 Club on Results
Day. / 01 2020 Dux of the College, Lucy Knight
with Teresa Hanel and Dale Bannett.
CONGRATULATIONS CLASS
OF 2020
At Scotch we never shy away from our
fundamental belief that if we work closely
with students to give their best effort then
they will reap the rewards. It is not only
a strong sense of self and purpose with
which our students leave the College.
They also depart knowing they are well
equipped for the next steps in their
lives. What a fabulous start that journey
has been afforded as evidenced by the
impressive SACE and ATAR results for the
Class of 2020.
Congratulations to Lucy Knight - Dux of the
Science with 4 Merits in Chemistry, Physics,
Biology and Research Project and achieving
an ATAR of 99.90. She was also the recipient
of the Margery Cottle Memorial Prize for
Outstanding All Round Contribution to
the Life of the School in recognition of
her years of personal growth and service
during her 13-year Scotch journey.
Congratulations to Zachary Horbelt
– Dux of Humanities who attained a 99.3,
was Vice Captain of the College and scored
a merit in Mathematical Methods.
Congratulations to Emilie Rainbird
– Dux of Combined Studies scored 98.3.
She received excellent results in all of her
subjects and completed seven Stage 2
subjects over two years, one being Chinese
Beginners.
Results at a glance for the 2020 cohort:
• 50 students with an ATAR
of 90 or above
• 25 students achieved a score
of 95 or above
• 4 students with a score over 99
• 30 Merits across 15 subjects, of
these 7 were achieved by Year 11
students
• 100% SACE completion
TERESA HANEL
Deputy Principal
& Head of Teaching & Learning
A SCOTCH
EDUCATION IS
CRAFTED FOR EACH
INDIVIDUAL. IT
PREPARES THEM FOR
A CAREER, WHETHER
IT IS KNOWN OR
UNKNOWN.
SCOTCH90 CLUB STUDENTS
Samuel Atherton
Millie Brake
Alison Brown
William Castine-Price
Lucy Doney
Daniel Fraterman
William Hentschke
Finley Hyde
William Jackson
Grace Johnston
Elise Keenan
Grace Le Monnier
James Martin
Isabella Mennillo
Ewan Mitchell
Kristen Nunan
Emilie Rainbird
Josephine Read
Georgina Taeger
Brianna Tulla
Thomas Voyvodic
Hugo Walter
Xinyi (Jane) Weng
Amelia Williams
India Wilson
Tess Bolnar
Margot Bricknell
Lara Brown
Emma Cooper-Baldock
Sophie Dunow
Jessie Giaretto
Zachary Horbelt
Holly Hyde
Billy Jaffray
Annika Jones
Lucy Knight
Ben Legoe
Eliza Maslin
Charlie Miller
Layla Moseby Read
Jack O’Connor
Teja Ranger
Prudence Robinson
Mieka Thompson-Mills
Fletcher Turale
Ewan Wallace
Ned Walter
Xinyun (June) Weng
Cassandra Williams
Zi Han (Lily) Wu
GRADUATES WHO ACHIEVED
MERITS IN 2020
Ewan Wallace: Specialist Mathematics,
Physics, English, Mathematical Methods
Lucy Knight: Chemistry, Physics, Biology
(2019), Research Project (2019)
Layla Mose by Read: English,
General Mathematics
Georgina Taeger: Music Performance
– Solo, Health
Millie Brake: Music Performance
- Ensemble
Lara Brown: Research Project (2019)
Liam Cameron: Flinders University
– Mental Health and Psychological
Wellbeing
Emma Cooper-Baldock: Food and
Hospitality
Lucy Doney: General Mathematics
Zachary Horbelt: Mathematical Methods,
Research Project (2019)
Annika Jones: Design & Technology (2019)
James Martin: Drama
Eliza Maslin: Health
Charlie Miller: Drama
Josephine Read:Research Project (2019)
Prudence Robinson: English
Fletcher Turale Flinders University –
Essential Multimedia, Creative Arts –
Film Making (2019)
Thomas Voyvodic: Research Project (2019)
Hugo Walter: Biology, Research Project
(2019)
Ned Walter: Scientific Studies – Sport
Science
Amelia Williams: Psychology (2019)
India Wilson: Flinders University - French
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Destinations for our 2020 Cohort
A significant majority of the Year 12 cohort has consistently chosen
to go to university after secondary education. The 2020 cohort
showed the highest percentage of students choosing this option
over the past ten years. The number of students choosing to defer
their studies was at a ten-year low.
The University of Adelaide is the first choice for our students
(39%), followed by Flinders University (22%), UniSA (19%),
Interstate Universities (16%), overseas (1%) and TAFE (3%).
Health Sciences continues to be the most popular area (28%)
followed by STEM (25%) and Business (15%).
Ali Brown
Bachelor of Medical and Health Science
(Advanced) at Adelaide University
Biology, General Mathematics, Nutrition,
Psychology, Research Project (2019)
I chose Medical and Health Science as I was looking for a broad
curriculum area as an introduction to many areas. I have an
interest in Reproductive Health and Nutrition and I would like to
specialise later in my degree. Studying at Scotch helped me to be
more adventurous and to push the limits and I really appreciate
the challenges that were afforded to me over my four-year journey.
From 2021 and beyond I am looking forward to my adult life and
taking control of my decision making.
Georgina Taeger
Bachelor Paramedic Science at Flinders University
English, French, Health, Solo Performance, Film
Making (2019), Research Project (2019)
After studying Health in Year 12 I decided that a career in Health
Science was what I wanted to do and in particular to be a
Paramedic. I have always been involved in performing arts, sport
and academic programs. Scotch made it easy for me to transition
back to Australia as I spent my primary years in International
schools in the Middle East. In the future I would like to consider
post graduate study, getting a job and when the time is right,
return to travelling, especially to see friends overseas.
Ben Legoe
Bachelor of Science (Advanced)
at Adelaide University
Chemistry, English, General Mathematics,
Physics, Design & Technology (2019),
Research Project (2019)
I have boarded at Scotch for four years coming from the south
east. Just in my final years of schooling I developed an interest in
Chemistry and I would like to thank Nick Maxwell for developing my
passion. I can see so many applications for Chemistry and possible
career paths. I enjoyed my time in boarding as I developed and
made many life-long friends in the close-knit community. For next
year I am looking forward to University life, independence and
getting a part time job.
Prue Robinson
Bachelor of Creative Industries at the
University of South Australia
Business Innovation, English, Essential
Mathematics, Nutrition, Psychology (2019),
Research Project (2019)
Following my interests in performing arts and media led me
choosing a course that would allow me to major in Media and
Communications. I appreciated the focus on individual programs
and the very helpful teachers who would modify learning to
benefit the range of students in a class. I am also grateful for the
nurturing environment I encountered. And next year I am looking
forward to the unknown – University life, casual work and broader
life experiences.
Elise Keenan
Bachelor of Speech Pathology
at Flinders University
English, General Mathematics, Nutrition,
Psychology, Research Project, VCE Biology (2019)
I joined Scotch for my final year of schooling, after completing
most of my schooling in Melbourne. The transition from VCE
to SACE was initially challenging but the help I gained from my
teachers and the broader Year 12 cohort made my year at Scotch
successful and memorable. I have a broad area of interest in
Health Sciences and I really like working with children. I am looking
forward to 2021 and I am optimistic about the challenges of
University, making new friends, working and being an independent
young adult.
Will Jackson
Bachelor of Law and International
Relations at Adelaide University
Chemistry, English, French, General Mathematics,
Psychology (2019), Research Project (2019)
I chose this course due to my interest in foreign affairs and
diplomacy which stemmed from my love of French during my time at
Scotch. In an effort to not sound cliché, my personal experience at
Scotch is one that I doubt I would’ve been able to receive anywhere
else. I made a lot of close friends, experienced many forms of
leadership and most importantly developed into a young adult. All
of these I will carry with me through my future studies and most
likely after my degree. Scotch allowed me to follow the path that I
was most interested in and passionate about which enabled me to
achieve the goals I had set for myself. This led me to find what I was
truly interested in so I was certain about a career path. In the future
I am looking forward to where my degree takes me, hopefully into
foreign affairs, in addition to University life and travelling.
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TORRENS PARK CAMPUS
Introducing the 2021 College Captains
My name is Imogeone Mons, more often
referred to as Monzi, and I am honoured to
be College Co-Captain for 2021. It is such
a privilege to have received this amazing
role along with the other 27 amazing
student leaders. I am highly involved within
performing arts as a vocalist and actor and
this year I am the lead character of Belle
in our College Musical, Beauty and the
Beast. I also love my sport and have loved
being in the Girls First VIII rowing team.
I came to Scotch because of the many
opportunities on offer. My older brothers
went to other schools, but I was looking
for different challenges and I could tell on
my first tour with my parents that this was
the perfect place for me. 6 years later as
College Captain, I still get to wake up and
experience something new each day that
helps me to grow. It is so exciting to meet
new people and learn from them. Scotch is
a never-ending story of intrigue.
This year Jed and I would like the College
to focus on growing our inclusive culture.
We believe that inclusion is not just about
accepting or celebrating diversity, it is
about valuing the different gifts that
each of us bring to the College each day.
Someone might not be the strongest
academic or the best sportsperson, but
each person deserves the right to be
celebrated for whatever talents they bring
to school. We all learn differently, and we
are all different in the strengths we have.
Mary Chapman (our Co-Vice Captain), sums
it up by saying that, “when you know you
are part of something bigger than yourself,
you know you’re in the right place.”
I have found the best thing about working
with Jed is that we are able to just get
on with things and get them done. I have
found that we are honest in communicating
and supporting each other especially when
the other is swamped with work! We both
enjoy a laugh and it’s not work to us when
we are having fun. It’s going to be a great
year because we are surrounded by the
greatest people!
IMOGEONE MONS
I’m Jed Obst and this year I am privileged
to be awarded the position of College
Co-Captain for 2021 with Imogeone (aka
Monzi). I am proud to be a 4th generation
Scotchie. I started at Scotch in Year 8 and
I love playing sport, especially footy and
cricket. The best thing about sport is team
culture, which establishes long-lasting
friendships. Something that I realised
early on at Scotch is the strength of the
communities. Preseason football training
starts at 7am and as we train, volunteer
parents organise breakfast for the 50 plus
students involved. I know this happens in
other sporting codes and it is this type
of behind-the-scenes work that enables
teams to unite, because they know they
are valued and backed by the community
around them. This is Scotch at its best
when we have staff, students and parents
coming together with a common purpose.
Monzi and I have decided to celebrate
the differences that make us stronger.
We believe this is reflected in our Year 12
values statement, summed up by these
key words: Courageous, Supportive and
Respect. The Class of 2021 want to live
these values and it’s up to us to share
them with our College community. Already
we have found that by working with the
Student Action Team leaders and Vice
Captains, the Year 6 and Year 8 cohorts,
and running our first student-led assembly
that we can create a strong community
when we make these values come to life.
This year we are determined that each
experience we are involved in will be an
opportunity to highlight the power of
purpose in our beliefs and actions.
I love working with Monzi because we both
want the same thing from our year: to lead
with confidence. We as leaders believe in
the power of student voice. We are striving
to help create a supportive community
where a Year 7 student feels they are as
much a part of our school as any Year 12.
Where a Year 4 student can know that when
they see someone from the senior campus,
they will be safe and be greeted with a
smile. And yes, we are both determined to
achieve well in our studies and keep doing
the things we enjoy outside of class.
In the words of our Co Vice-Captain Ned
Merrigan, our leadership team is united
because, “it’s time for Scotch students
moving forward as ONE school to step
into their brilliance!”
JED OBST
Feature (L to R) Mary Chapman (Vice Captain),
Imogeone Mons & Jed Obst (Captains) and
Ned Merrigan (Vice Captain)
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TORRENS PARK CAMPUS
Pink Ribbon Breakfast
On Sunday 14 February over 250 Scotch
staff, students, parents and friends
gathered in the Rosevear Boarding
House to support those who have been
affected by cancer at our annual Pink
Ribbon Breakfast.
1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast
cancer in their lifetime and 167 men are
diagnosed each year in Australia. Breast
cancer is the second leading cause of
cancer related death in Australian women.
To raise awareness and vital funding, each
year the Scotch community shows our
support by hosting a Pink Ribbon Breakfast.
The 2021 Pink Ribbon Breakfast was a great
success. Pink was certainly the colour of
the day as Scotchies united, donning their
individual touch of pink. The morning
included musical performances from Old
Collegian Charlie Miller (’20), a community
art piece run by Year 12 student Fynn Darby,
a popular Silent Auction and raffle prizes
generously donated by the community,
handmade flower arrangements and
candle stalls, and an array of delicious
pink coloured food donated by the Year
12 cohort. Music, outdoor games and
perfect weather created an engaging
morning for all.
We were also extremely fortunate and
grateful to hear from our guest speakers,
Scotch parent Frankie Morgan and Year 12
student Lulu Colgrave, who shared their
very personal journeys from their
individual perspectives.
Secondary to the focus of awareness and
the positive atmosphere surrounding the
breakfast, it is also a fundraiser. Thank you
to all who generously donated towards the
silent auction and raffle prizes that made
up a large proportion of the fundraising
on the day, including ortc clothing co,
KX Pilates Unley and Norwood, Hunt &
Gather Mitcham, Hentley Farm, Facialistas,
Ecosoy Candle Co, Baldocks – the Queen
on Merchant Street, Jody Burton and
Kristy Fairlamb.
WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE RAISED $5,605 TO
GO TOWARDS THE NATIONAL BREAST CANCER
FOUNDATION, OVARIAN CANCER AUSTRALIA
AND THE CANCER COUNCIL. THIS IS THE
HIGHEST FUNDRAISING EFFORT FROM ANY
SCOTCH PINK RIBBON BREAKFAST TO DATE.
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On a personal note, I would like to thank
fellow MC Alex Manton and the Community
SAT Team, Service Coordinator Tracey
Wallace, and the Year 12 cohort for their
enthusiasm in hosting such a fantastic
event, as well as everyone who showed
their support on the day. What an amazing
community to be a part of!
As a result, we are thrilled to have raised
$5,605 to go towards the National Breast
Cancer Foundation, Ovarian Cancer
Australia and the Cancer Council. This is
the highest fundraising effort from any
Scotch Pink Ribbon Breakfast to date.
These funds will go towards prevention
programs, support services and vital
cancer research.
The Pink Ribbon Breakfast was certainly
the perfect way to bring the Scotch
community together to start 2021.
I am humbled by the result of the day and
am looking forward to what’s to come
involving community awareness at
Scotch this year.
ISABEL JANTZEN
SAT Community & Partnerships
Captain 2021
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Places to Learn, Play and Grow
A great many words have been written
about the construction of the incredible
Wellbeing & Sports Centre, and rightfully so
– anyone who usually enters the College via
the Blythewood Road gates will be acutely
aware that their former parking spaces
have been overrun by bulldozers, cranes,
diggers and hard hats!
Early in December the WSC site was
handed over to our builders, Badge
Construction, and while the rest of us were
taking a well-earned break and flocking
to the Fleurieu, Yorke or Eyre Peninsulas,
they were hard at work demolishing the top
tennis courts, McBean Gym, the carpark
and the pool.
The Wellbeing & Sports Centre will be
a new hub for so many activities in the
College with 2 full sized indoor courts, a
25m swimming pool, learn-to-swim pool,
2 gyms with a high-performance area,
collaborative classroom spaces, meeting
rooms, a yoga room and space for Allied
Health Professionals. It will truly be a
transformative facility for students all the
way from Reception to Year 12; a place for
Scotchies to learn, play and grow.
Despite the ambitious construction and
demolition taking place at the very top
of our Torrens Park Campus, it is far from
the only work that’s taken place over
the last 6 months.
By far the most visually striking
development you will have noticed when
arriving back on campus for Term 1 are
our brand-new Netball and Tennis courts
located behind the Fisher Chapel and
adjacent to the Middle School. The new
courts are a giant blue sporting oasis with
magnificent views of the Adelaide skyline.
The view and fresh surfaces are so good
that I have considered talking my son into
taking up tennis instead of rowing just so
I have an excuse to sit and watch from the
sidelines, where new benches and shade
trees will be planted soon.
Beside the courts and behind Gratton
classrooms, the new staff carpark is
finished and being put to good use,
particularly with the Blythewood carpark
out of action. This carpark was upgraded
in conjunction with the overhaul of the
East Lane car park, providing safe drop off,
extra parking and a boardwalk and bridge
for student and pedestrian access. The
Middle School toilet block also underwent
upgrades late last year with internal wet
areas updated and the facilities repainted.
The Grounds & Maintenance team, plus a
number of other builders, have been hard
at work behind closed doors in Torrens
Park House too, repairing floorboards and
refreshing the paint colour scheme. More
restorative work is planned for the building
over the coming years.
On the Mitcham Campus our junior
students from the ELC to Year 6 have
been enjoying the newly renovated and
overhauled Performing Arts and Dance
Studio, located between the multipurpose
hall and Year 2 playground. The room
provides a terrific space for curriculum
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Dance lessons as well as co-curricular
Dance@Scotch lessons after school.
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Our Year 4s have been enjoying their three
new renovated classrooms, located in
the former language/community rooms
(which have been relocated to the former
Year 4 classroom spaces). Over at the
ELC, the Hamilton (4-year-old) building
(the stable) has undergone some heritage
restoration works, repairing and replacing
the stonework.
It is an exciting time to be on campus at
Scotch as we build towards the opening
of the Wellbeing & Sports Centre in 2022
as well as the host of other infrastructure
upgrades planned for other spaces across
the College.
NATALIE FELKL
Head of Community & Marketing
Feature The new Mitcham Campus Dance
Studio; a collaborative performance space
for all ages. / 01 Craig Anderson (Badge
Constructions), Yaara Plaves (Hames Sharley),
John Newton, Jed Obst, Raymond Spencer,
Imogen Monz, Jim Whiting (Badge Contructions)
/ 02 The new tennis courts on Torrens Park
Campus. / 03 Members of Council, the Senior
leadership Team, Badge Constructions and
architects Hames Sharley, as well as some of our
very important ReFounders at the ceremonial
Wellbeing & Sports Centre groundbreaking
gathering. Held on the lawns of the new Future
Farm Skills Centre overlooking the wonderful
historic Alice McCaul Art precinct building.
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03
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PHILANTHROPY
Replacing the Old with the BOLD
The Wellbeing & Sports Centre is the first
component of a 30-year infrastructure
masterplan spanning the College’s Mitcham
and Torrens Park Campuses. It has
been designed by the leading Australian
architectural firm Hames Sharley and is
the largest building project in the College’s
100-year history.
Located adjacent to the revitalised and
expanded Agricultural Sciences Precinct,
and easily accessible to our Junior School
students, the Wellbeing & Sports Centre
will be a flexible learning facility that will
enhance our wellbeing programs for all
year groups. The Centre will set a new
benchmark for education in Australia and
will support all six pillars of our Live Well
program and include a suite of allied health
professionals including sleep, occupational
therapy and life coaching specialists whose
services will be available to students and
the wider community. It will also have one
of the best views of Adelaide!
We invite every single member of
our community to help support this
development to whatever level they can.
With work now underway, the centre is set
to open in the first half of 2022.
ANA GOZALO
Donor Relations Associate
All Images A first look at renders of the
Wellbeing & Sports Centre
A first look into our The Wellbeing &
Sports Centre (Vimeo)
A daring project such as this takes many
hands, and we cannot do it alone. To
support the College’s overall investment,
we need to raise $7 million for the building
through philanthropy.
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PHILANTHROPY
Will you DARE with us?
It is time for big dreams and bold plans. It
is time for us to join together to create the
next chapter in Scotch College’s history.
In 1918, a group of people dared to invest
in the purchase of Torrens Park Estate
and establish our incredible College. One
hundred years later we are looking again
to our community to help us transform
our educational programs and facilities
through philanthropy.
We are truly grateful for the strong and
positive generous support we have
received from many parents, staff, friends
and old collegians. Please consider
joining them by making a tax-deductible
gift to DARE: The Centenary Campaign.
Choose a one-off donation or pledge your
commitment for up to five years.
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR DONORS
Investing in our students, nurturing their
potential, encouraging their passion and
providing an opportunity to flourish. Will
you dare with us to make it happen?
A gift to DARE: The Centenary Campaign is
an opportunity to help shape and elevate
the learning environment for our students.
The Wellbeing & Sports Centre also
provides a range of exciting areas with
potential naming opportunities to
honour your generous support. Naming
opportunities, including the courts, pool,
collaboration, and classroom spaces
throughout the building. You may take
advantage of these opportunities through a
gift or a pledge over a maximum of 5 years.
To recognise your philanthropy, the
Foundation will recognise your pledges
and cumulative giving through your
lifetime through its membership levels:
• Governor: $50,000 per year, for five
years or $250,000 and above. Names
of donors at this level will also be
recorded in the College’s history as
Re-Founders.
• Patron: $20,000 per year,
for five years or $100,000 and above
• Benefactor: $10,000 per year,
for five years or $50,000 and above
• Trustee: $5,000 per year,
for five years or $25,000 and above
• Fellow: $2,500 per year,
for five years or $12,500 and above
• Member: $1,000 per year,
for five years or $5,000 and above
ABHRA BHATTACHARJEE
Director of Philanthropy
To find out more details, please contact our
Director of Philanthropy, Abhra Bhattacharjee,
on +61 8 8274 4335 or via email abhra@scotch.sa.edu.au
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COMMUNITY
The Future Looks Bright
With a little bit of creativity, a community
spirit and some hard work, you can
achieve anything! In spite of the
rollercoaster ride that was 2020, we
managed to send the year off in style
at a number of community events.
In November we held our annual Thank
You Drinks, a very special evening to thank
our donors and those who contribute so
generously to the College, in the McBean
Gym on Torrens Park Campus. We knew
that damaging the court surface would
not be an issue thanks to its looming
demolition, so we rolled out the artificial
lawn, lined the walls and welcomed 300
Scotchies inside to say thank you and give
the gym a fitting send-off.
What was meant to be a last hurrah for
McBean quickly became the blueprint for
a special evening to celebrate the Class of
2020! After hopes of a rescheduled formal
were dashed, a dedicated team pulled out
all the stops to ensure our Year 12s would
have a formal. The night before South
Australia’s hard lockdown commenced,
we once again lined the walls and rolled out
the artificial turf and gave our incredible
Year 12s a night to remember. An extra faux
curtain wall was erected to hide the final
special surprise for our Scotchies, falling
to reveal a live rock band performance
(3 of the performers were Old Collegians)
and give the cohort a chance to dance the
night away… at least until 10:30pm so they
had time to get home and indoors before
lockdown commenced at midnight!
The Class of 2020 are a resilient bunch,
armed and ready to face the world head on
– their future looks bright!
Early in December our community enjoyed
a balmy evening on the Prince of Wales
Oval for the Parents & Friends Community
Picnic and the inaugural Scotch Film Fest
(a new bi-annual event). A special thank
you to our incredible P&F team, Amanda
Burgan, Rebecca Jaffray and the whole
committee, for pulling together such a
terrific summer picnic! The crowd on
the oval was thrilled to enjoy a screening
of creative work by our Scotchies later
in the evening, soaking in the ambience
and voting for the People’s Choice Award
winning film. An invited panel of local
experts and film industry professionals
were on hand to select the best film on
the night and offer their expertise to
our budding film makers. We even had
Nicola Spurrier on hand to enjoy the films,
community company and of course, to
keep us all within restrictions and safe!
Later in December it was terrific to
welcome our volunteer Archives team
into the Boarders’ Dining Room for a
special lunch, prepared by Chef Paul
Wharram, David Powardy, and Judy Elemer.
Also in December, Dr Newton was able to
host small House groups of parents for
relaxed drinks at the Principal’s Residence.
All in all, it was sensational to mingle with
THE CROWD ON THE OVAL WAS THRILLED
TO ENJOY A SCREENING OF CREATIVE
WORK BY OUR SCOTCHIES
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our community at a number of events after
an isolating year.
We have hit the ground running in 2021
with a number of fun and popular events
for new and existing parents alike. We rang
in the school year with special Welcome
Back Morning Teas on both campuses,
parent walks up one tree hill have been
popular once again and many of you will
have attended a year level bottle and plate
night during Term 1. Our annual New
Parents Dinner was bigger than ever
this year with a record number of new
families joining our community, which
meant relocating to the Fisher Chapel to
accommodate everyone!
Finally, we were lucky enough to host the
esteemed Professor Ross Garnaut for a
very special Scotch Presents discussion
entitled RESET: How Dealing with the
Climate and Energy Transition Helps
After the Pandemic Recession. Ross
is an Australian economist, currently
serving as a vice-chancellor's fellow and
professorial fellow of economics at the
University of Melbourne. Throughout
his career he has held a number of
influential political and economic
positions, including senior economic
adviser to Prime Minister Bob Hawke,
Australia's ambassador to China and
chairman of the Primary Industry Bank of
Australia. What an incredible opportunity
to be a part of a College that hosts events
with such knowledgeable and forwardthinking
professionals to challenge
our thinking.
And the big one – One Table – at time of
writing is totally sold out twice over. Initial
tickets sold out in the blink of an eye, so we
added some more tickets… then promptly
sold out again! Over 500 Scotchies have
booked their place at the social and
fundraising event of the year – keep an eye
out for the next edition of Scotch Reports
and our social media pages for photos.
When we say things like, “be quick, we will
sell out,” you know we aren’t making it up!
It has been a wonderful start to the year,
and I cannot wait to see more of you
at the rest of our events in 2021.
NATALIE FELKL
Head of Community & Marketing
Feature Sarah McDonald, Lisa Kidman, Claire
Nelson and Vanessa MacGregor at Year 7 Bottle
& Plate Night. / 01 David Powardy (Underchef),
Natalie Felkl, Meredith Evans (’76), Alex
Pouw-Bray, David Saies('47, Scotch Legend),
Robert Craig (’52), Mark Coxon (‘55), Geoff
Sandford (‘63), Tria Goode, Jenny Stratfold,
Mike Vadaz (’68), Warren King, Cher Little. / 02
Luka Ellison and Brendan Golden / 03 Professor
Ross Garnaut with Winter Birkett at Scotch
Presents / 04 Melody and Rob Young and Bec
Courtney / 05 Kate Walter, Mel Johnson, Mel
Hooper and Alison Hentschke / 06 Andrew
Rothwell, Maurie Ranger, Todd Dunow and Piers
Arundell / 07 Enjoying the P&F picnic, Bianca
and Deniz Koch with Morry and Mel Bailes
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Remembering Bryan Charlton
Bryan John Charlton
Peacefully left us on January 30, 2021.
A life well lived with no regrets where every
“frame” was special.
Family man, best friend,
mentor and always the gentleman.
He was one in a million.
Bryan Charlton’s name tag referred to him
as a photographer, but for so many of us
at Scotch, he was so much more. He was
the man who captured an untold number
of special memories and shared them with
the world. From early shots of tennis gun
Thanasi Kokkinakos deep in the flow of
a match or Mitch Andrewartha’s ecstasy
after taking his first wicket, all the way to
seemingly innocuous events in the flow of
a competition - the passing of a baton, a
precision kick inside 50 or a long jump on
sports day – Bryan was always behind the
lens, capturing the joy of the moment as
only he could.
Bryan was the man with the giant lens on
campus, always smiling with a skip in his
step, bouncing between events on Athletics
Day or from oval to oval between codes and
sports. He was always ready for a friendly
chat or to spin a story. Only a man who
took so much joy from life could have the
ability to capture the joy of every
day events so skillfully.
He worked tirelessly to ensure the College
captured all of the teams, spending
multiple days at home and away venues
to make sure all of the students were
represented. He was a fixture of Scotch
Intercols almost as much as the matches
themselves. His photos have filled the
pages of Scotch Reports for decades, not
to mention press pieces, banners and
billboards and more recently plastered
across websites and social media posts.
I cannot think of a single person that was
as amenable, caring, talented and hardworking
as Bryan. It was truly a pleasure
working with him and his contribution to
Scotch College has never gone unnoticed
or unappreciated.
Bryan’s contributions to Scotch were
not limited to what he did behind the
lens, however. From the moment Bryan
and Denise chose Scotch for their
children Daniel (’04) and Lauren (’06)
they were involved in school life. Denise
was one of our original Scotch College
Foundation Board members and Bryan
was so connected to the community
that he created the first Past Parent
Support Group after Lauren’s graduation,
determined to continue supporting and
communicating with past families who
loved Scotch like he did.
Many in the community knew or recognised
Bryan, but not many knew of his
background as photography royalty. He was
a much-loved photographer for the SANFL
and his beloved Sturt Double Blues. There
was a brush with the Royal Family and an
illustrious career with The Advertiser.
Bryan was a legend beyond the hedges of
Scotch as much as he was within them.
Bryan was a treasured parent, community
member and all-round great bloke. He
could always bring a smile to your face
whether it be a great shot he allowed you
a sneak peak at, a friendly greeting or
incredible story.
Within these pages I have included just
a handful of the countless memories he
captured so ably here at Scotch. Bryan
will be sorely missed for his massive
contribution to Scotch College both as a
community member and photographer,
but mostly we’ll miss Bryan because of
his treasured friendship. We have an
incredible body of work to remember
him by, but nothing will make up for the
absence of his smiling face and infectious
joy around campus.
NATALIE FELKL
Head of Community & Marketing
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Feature Bryan with his wife, Denise and with
Director of Admissions Carrie Cousar at
Thank You Drinks / All: A collection of
memorable photos captured over the
years by Bryan Charlton
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OLD COLLEGIANS
President’s Report
After the challenges of trying to celebrate
100 years of Scotch Old Collegians in 2020,
2021 promises to be a very exciting year!
The excitement matches how we felt
seeing the army of bulldozers and
construction crews storming through the
Blythewood Road gates. In addition to
being the largest project that the College
has ever undertaken, the new Wellbeing
& Sports Centre should provide many
opportunities for use and engagement by,
and with, our Old Coll’s community.
SCOCA and our affiliated associations
have already started engaging with the
College as to how our community can be
involved in the activation of this space
and we look forward to this continuing
throughout the year. We would encourage
all Old Collegians to drive past and take a
look at this transformative undertaking.
With many reunions and events scheduled
for last year pushed into 2021,
there will be a huge number of
opportunities for us to engage
with our Old Coll’s this year.
The highlight will no doubt be
the return of our Annual City
Dinner! After a 2-year hiatus
(owing to the Centenary Gala
in 2019 and Covid in 2020), our marque
event returns on Friday 30 July 2021. We
look forward to the bagpipes ringing out
down North Terrace again and encourage
all Old Coll’s to put this date in their diary.
We plan to make this a huge celebration
(three years’ worth at once!) and would
like to see as many of you as possible.
Final details will be distributed shortly.
We are also pleased to finally be able to
re-schedule the SCOCA Sydney Drinks
that we had to cancel in early 2020. We
hope to catch up with all of our Sydneybased
Old Coll's on Friday 27 August at
the Grand Hotel, Sydney. For those of you
who purchased tickets for the 2020 event,
those will carry over to this one.
We have just completed another round
of interviews for our Old Collegians
Scholarship, commencing 2022. Sitting in
on the interviews is one of our favourite
jobs and this year again showed
us that there are some pretty
exceptional young students out
there. Out of a strong field
we are pleased to award the
Scholarship to Emma Venus.
Emma’s family have a very strong
OC connection and we look
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forward watching her progression through
the College and welcoming her into the
Old Coll’s ranks, just as we have welcomed
James Thompson (’20), our most recent
Scholarship graduate.
After a last-minute cancellation in
November (with thanks to our friends at the
Woodville Pizza Bar), the OC Golf Day finally
got under way on 26 February. 70 players
hit the links, making it the largest field that
anyone can remember. Whilst golf and
friendship were the real winners of the day,
the trophy went to Darryl Spencer, Quinn
Spencer, James Dodd and Billy Cawthorne
(apparently it pays to recruit a professional
golfer to your team!). Well done to all
involved, we look forward to hosting again
in November 2021.
If you would like to keep up with more Old
Coll’s events and updates, we encourage
you to join the official Facebook group
“Scotch Old Collegians’ Association” at
facebook.com/groups/scotchoc.
HAMISH ARCHIBALD (’00)
SCOCA President
harchibald@oloughlins.com.au
Feature Darryl Spencer, James Dodd, Billy
Cawthorne, Quinn Spencer and some other guy
trying to steal some limelight / 01 Nick Walter,
Nathan Eagleton and Dave Amado / 02 Chris
Minchin, Simon Lambert, Jamie Codling and
Paul Trumble / 03 Sam, Tom, Grant and
Nick Fuss
2021 REUNION & EVENT DATES
Annual City Dinner
Friday 30 July
The Ballroom,
Intercontinental Adelaide
Blinman Dinner
Weekend of Friday 6 & Saturday 7 August
Convenors John Treloar
(treloarj@senet.com.au)
& Piers O’Donnell
Sydney Community Drinks
The Grand Hotel
Friday 27 August
Anyone who is willing to assist in the
organising of reunions where convenors
are needed, please contact Tria
Goode (tgoode@scotch.sa.edu.au
or 8274 4303) as soon as possible so we
can choose a date and start planning!
Class of 2016 5 Year Reunion
Saturday 9 October,
Venue TBC
Convenor Tash Callary
(n.g.callary@gmail.com)
Class of 2001 20 Year Reunion
Saturday 9 October,
The Edinburgh Hotel
Convenor Danielle Norris
(danielle.norris@ymail.com)
& Henry Bourne
(hbourne84@gmail.com)
Class of 1991 30 Year Reunion
Dinner Saturday 30 October,
Venue TBC
Family BBQ Sunday 31 October,
Scotch Oval
Convenors Abby Bowden
(abbybowden@me.com),
Alison Gardiner, Tanya Hamersfeld
& Tim Leahy
Class of 1981 40 Year Reunion
TBC, Convenors Wanted!
Class of 1976 45 Year Reunion
Saturday 9 October,
Venue TBC
Convenors John Camens
(John.Camens@sportsmed.com.au),
Simon Firth, Meredith Evans, Sue Chase
Class of 1971 50 Year Reunion
Friday 27 August
Tour & Drinks, Scotch Drawing Room
Dinner at The Edinburgh Hotel
Convenor Graham Lyons
(graham.lyons@adelaide.edu.au)
& Murray Camens
Classes of 2010 & 2011
Joint 10 Year Reunion
Date & Venue TBC
Convenors Jack Young
(jackyoung@emmett.com.au)
& Harry White (’10),
Will Goode (will.goode@ap.jll.com)
& Anjelica Alanne (’11)
Class of 2000 21st Birthday Reunion
Dinner Saturday 23 October,
Venue TBC
Family BBQ Sunday 24 October,
Scotch Oval
Convenors Hamish Archibald
(Hamish.Archibald@oloughlins.com.au)
& Nick Wagner
Class of 1990 30 Year Reunion
Saturday 16 October
The Gallery Room, Waymouth Street
Convenors Rebecca Ryan
(bec@rebeccaryanarchitect.com.au),
Pru Pascoe & Jock Gilchrist
Class of 1980 40 Year Reunion
Saturday 30 October
The Edinburgh Hotel
Convenors Kristy Morrison
(kristy.morrison@bigpond.com)
& Catherine Winwood
Class of 1970 50 Year Reunion
Friday 29 October
Tour & Drinks, Scotch Drawing Room
Dinner at The Edinburgh Hotel
Convenors Phil Westover
(PWestover@tgb.com.au) & David Paton
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BIRTHS
Congratulations to Craig and Belinda
Boundy (nee Gordon '05), who welcomed
Maxwell Robert Boundy to the world on 8
October 2020 weighing 3.49kg, a younger
brother to Ethan.
04 Maxwell Robert Boundy
MARRIAGES AND
ENGAGEMENTS
Benji Riggs ('14) married Kata Bertalan
on 23 January 2021 in a COVID restricted
ceremony in Budapest, Hungary with
only Kata’s immediate family and her
bridesmaids in attendance. Benji’s family
zoomed in from Australia, the UK and
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Israel, as well as friends of the couple
watching from around the world. Mr & Mrs
Riggs hope to return to Australia once they
have finished their studies in Europe.
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DE ATHS
Robert Melville Luscombe (’55)
Noel Wilton Day (’48)
Malcolm John Guy (’60)
Peter Moir Stilwell (’45)
Barry Keven Fuss (’49)
Ian Monteith Weymouth (’80)
Alick William Criddle (’50)
Malcolm David Hillam (’51)
Ronald St Clair Guerin (’42)
Alan William Williams (’82)
David Ernest Woodard (’43)
Robert Rex Lowe (’61)
Robert John Lotz (‘59)
David Foulis Sinclair (’60)
Nicholas (Nick) Paul (’81)
OLD COLLEGIANS FOOTBALL
It’s an exciting challenge to have taken
on the role of President of SOCFC from
Rob Coulls, with the club in such a good
position both on and off the field.
With games just around the corner (round
1 is Saturday 10 April), the boys have been
in full swing, training three times a week
under the same coaching panel as last
year, Kym Cobb (A Grade), Brenton Hales
(B Grade) and Jono Lagonik (’10 – C Grade).
We are very pleased to have school leavers
Hugo Walter (‘20), Tom Abbey (‘19) and
Max Johnson (‘20) training with us and on
board for Season 2021, and welcome any
other members of the Scotch and broader
community that would like to come out
for a run!
The last few months has seen new life at
the club with the birth of Warrick and
Poppy McGinty’s daughter, Frankie. Sadly,
we also lost a member of our community
Bryan Charlton, long time Rampant Lion as
well as end of year photographer. Bryan’s
contribution to the club was highly valued
and he will be dearly missed.
We look forward to seeing you at the
games supporting the boys throughout
the season!
ANDREW CAMENS (‘08)
SOCFC President
08 Andrew Camens with Sam Duluk MP who
visited the club to present a certificate and
state government grant to the club.
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CLASS OF 1968
ANNUAL REUNION
The show must go on, as it is always does
on the first Friday in December. This
message was echoed in many an email
whilst trying to organise the 2020 Class
of 1968 reunion dinner. What a year it has
been! I don’t ever want to hear the word
‘unprecedented’ again.
After much frustration due to the COVID
guideline restrictions of numbers in a
private residence, we all ventured off to
The Ed after pre-dinner drinks at home.
We thank Chris Codling and his staff at
The Ed for making this possible at such
short notice.
I welcomed 22 Scotchies to the 53 rd
annual dinner and a great night was had
by all. Thank you to the school who
donated wine for the evening.
Hopefully by December 2021 the world will
be back to some sort of normality and I can
welcome everyone back to my home for the
dinner in its entirety.
DARREL FARGHER (’68)
09
06 & 07 The Class of 1968
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SCOTCH OLD COLLEGIANS
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
The 2021 season has well and truly kicked
off! We’d like to welcome, Daryl Spencer,
our new head coach. Daryl is a former
Scotch parent with a long and dedicated
involvement in many areas of the school
community. Daryl has vast coaching
experience, including coaching football at
North Whyalla FC, SAAFL with Goodwood
Saints, SPOC, Scotch OC & Uni Blacks and
SANFL with Port Adelaide U19’s and North
Adelaide U18’s.
A message from Daryl:
"The passion for coaching was lit many
moons ago as an 18-year-old coaching the
Lameroo South Colts to a Premiership
and has led to over 30 years of developing
an expertise through focused study and
practical experience in sport and business,
mastering the processes and disciplines
of coaching and group facilitation through
formal and informal study, and working
with leaders and teams in a wide range
of industries, business sizes and cultures
across the globe. I am very excited to now
have the opportunity to work with the team
at SOCWFC."
We are very excited to work in partnership
with Daryl and would like to welcome him
and his family to the family at Scotch Old
Collegians Women's Football Club.
We would like to thank Phil Winwood for all
his incredible hard work over the last two
years as Head Coach, coaching SOCWFC
to its first premiership in 2019 and through
the pandemic. Phil will continue to be
involved as a valued member of the club,
as a committee member, sharing his
knowledge of footy and of course, his
incredible dad jokes.
We also welcome back the amazing
Jonathan Beilby who will be joining us
for his second season. No matter how
much he makes us run, Beilby is an
extremely valued member of our club
and we are excited to have him back.
Our club is looking forward to a number of
social and fundraising events this season.
We are working closely with the Men’s club
to host events that focus on building strong
relationships with the Scotch community.
It takes many hands to run a club and we
would like to thank all the volunteers,
parents, families and supporters for their
time and effort. Thank you to our amazing
and loyal sponsors. Your support means
more than you know!
Trainings are in full swing for this season,
on Monday and Wednesday nights. It is
exciting to see the continued growth of
Women’s Football, and we are always
welcoming new players. Our club is open
to all ages and skill levels, and we
encourage anyone with an interest
in footy to come and have a kick.
For further information, find our
Scotch Old Collegians Women’s
Football Club Facebook page, or email
scotchwomensfooty@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
SOCWFC/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/
socwfc/
CATIE FREEMAN (’13)
09 & 10 Out on the track for the 2021 season!
OLD SCOTCH
CRICKET UPDATE
It has been a tale of 2 seasons for Old
Scotch this season. At time of writing, the
A’s and B’s are currently in 10th position,
and will be fighting to avoid relegation
from the A1 and B1 competitions. The C’s
are currently 4th and looking to cement
a finals position. There have been some
very encouraging signs, with the young
players being a real highlight for the club.
Angus Kitto (’19) and Shane Ellis (’19) have
shown a lot of promise and have been able
to play some consistent A Grade cricket.
Ned Walter (’20) also made his A Grade
debut this season while Sam Fuss (’19)
and Cooper Dezylva (’19) have been great
contributors in B Grade. It’s been great
to see B Grade captain Jono Lagonik (’10)
return to cricket, highlighted by a century
against Fulham. Hugo Twopeny (’10) made
a match winning century for the B’s against
PAOC, kickstarting their late season
push. Ollie Heard (’15) made his first ever
century against Grange in round 10 and
was well supported by Harry Mansfield’s
(’15) 5-wicket haul. The “more seasoned”
generation have been doing a great job
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in the B Grade with Adam Niederer (’91),
Daniel Healy and Nick Cook all making
centuries. Rob Morris (’06) has been
leading the way with the ball, and at time
of writing is only 1 wicket behind in the LO3
bowling trophy. Hopefully the C’s can go all
the way with a strong finals performance.
A huge positive for the club is the
engagement with some of the current First
XI players. Throughout term 1 of school
sport, the A Grade have been scheduled
to play home matches at the same time as
the First XI. The boys have watched interest
from Oval 2 throughout the day’s play and
have gotten to know the boys. We’re hoping
to get a large number of the current school
cricketers out to OSCA in the near future
when they have completed their studies,
and some of them have even had a run in

the B Grade during the school holidays.
This has helped bridge the gap between
school and senior cricket and hopefully
made the environment very comfortable
for the schoolboys coming through.
Another highlight of the season was the
always popular OSCA Lions/Past Players
in January. It was great to see so many
supporters, sponsors, and past players
up at Scotch to watch the A grade take on
PAOC. Many stories were told, some of
which have been altered as time has
gone on!
A big few weeks are coming up to finish
the season, hopefully it all falls our way
and the C grade can win the club another
premiership!
HARRY WHITE (’10)
11 David Mann ('68), Ross Haslam ('63), Juliet
Haslam ('86), Geoff Weaver ('66). /12 Ian
Harrison ('68) with club president Harry White
('10). / 13 Roger Bryson ('64) and Tony Fuller
('60) do the COVID handshake and cut the
premiership cake. / 14 C Grade players Nick
Roberts ('90), Rob Morris ('06), Andy Mudie ('06)
and Jules Farkas. / 15 Tony Fuller ('60), Roger
Bryson ('64), Tony Colyer ('58) and Ian Aitken,
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all stars from the early years of the club. Tony
Colyer is wearing his original OSCA cap – over
50 years old. The style of the cap has remained
the same throughout the club’s history. / 16
OSCA legends Rob Brice ('67) and Ian Harrison
('68). / 17 Jody Tucker, Tom Emmett and Anthony
Tucker reminisce about past glories from the
boundary line. / 18 A Grade captain Nathan Fox
('06) coming in to bowl.
OSCA LIONS/PAST PLAYERS
AND PREMIERSHIP REUNIONS
OSCA celebrated its OSCA Lions/Past
Players and Premiership Reunions’ Day
on Saturday 16 January 2021. We had a
fabulous roll up of players spanning our 52-
year history and relived and celebrated the
anniversary of five wonderful premierships.
Tony Fuller reflected on the 1970/71
premiership. That premiership happened
to be the third in a row of an emerging club.
John Treloar relived the 1980/81 C Grade
premiership, Stephen Parsons jovially
walked us through the 1990/91 A Grade
premiership defeating Hope Valley in the
Grand Final. Allan Miller and Tom Emmett
relived the cavalier B Grade premiership of
200/01 and Peter Harvey walked us through
one of the club’s most exciting Grand Final
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of 2005/06 A Grade premiership when
18-year old (fresh out of school) Tom
Bourne managed a single off the last
ball of the day’s play to deliver an epic
premiership against Para Hills.
The day was full of reminiscing. Tony Colyer
wore his original OSCA cap, which apart
from being a little faded looked in very
good condition. While he suggested that
he had to dig it out of a bottom drawer in
the garage at home, we all suspect that he
keeps it close at hand in the hope that he
may still get another last-minute call up on
a Saturday morning.!
There can be no better indication of how
important some of our past players see this
day than Ian Harrison’s effort to come over
from Melbourne. That in itself is significant
testimony to the wonderful memories
and the close bonds of friendship and
camaraderie that exist in the club.
The current president, Harry White,
addressed the past players in the
afternoon tea interval, and made special
mention of how the current players value
the support of the past players and respect
the tradition and success of the club.
It was also greatly appreciated that the
College Principal, Dr John Newton, joined
the past players in the afternoon tea break.
The club has always had the benefit of the
College’s wonderful facilities, and over the
years OSCA have also made a significant
contribution to the wellbeing of cricket
at Scotch.
Long may the tradition and spirit of OSCA
continue to grow!
STEPHEN WHITE (’73)
OLD COLLEGIANS
NETBALL UPDATE
Having six teams across two nights, our
club has flourished. It’s been fantastic
to see our youngest team (17-1) finishing
third on the ladder after their first season
in SAUNCA’s competition. Our A2 team
didn’t have the season they hoped for but
managed to get two wins on the board,
which is incredible given the quality sides
they came up against.
We ended up with two teams in the same
grade (A3) this season, which is something
we have always tried to avoid being a smaller
club. The ladies handled it professionally
but managed to pip each other at the post.
The A3 Yellow team had an up and down
summer season with multiple injuries and
COVID interruptions. They won their final
game of the season by 10 points to draw
them level with the A3 Blue team. The A3
Yellow team finished the minor rounds in
4th place, just ahead of the A3 Blue team by
1.17% to pip them at the post.
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The Blues welcomed back Kelly Keast and
Emma Bahr for the summer having lost
Erica Slattery, Angela Walls and Heidi Hillier
- all retired due to injury. Di Glass took up
a permanent role and Tayla Bray joined
us for the first half of the season before
moving to the south coast - luckily Di Baran
was able to step in and fill the gap. One
rather wobbly performance saw to a big
drop in percentage and cancellations of
the 'wrong' rounds left points out of reach
- but then sometimes that's all it takes.
These guys have been taking to the court
in one form or another for a long time now
and are really looking forward to a proper
winter season.
Our B5 team managed five wins for the
season after last minute struggles for
players, but our tight-knit club had players
jump in to help out the team at a moment’s
notice. They missed out on finals but will
be able to rest over the winter break and
return stronger for summer next season.
The C2 team finished as minor premiers
for the season, losing only one game
throughout summer. The core of the team
has remained the same and welcomed back
Belinda Boundy (’05) earlier this year after
the birth of her second son Max. A massive
thanks must go to our fill ins, scorers and
babysitters who make it possible for us to
take the court every week, we would truly
be lost without you! The club wishes all
those involved in finals the very best of
luck, let’s see if we can’t bring home two
from two ladies!
Keeping in line with the College the club
has decided to transition our uniforms to
match those used by the current students,
making it easier for those wishing to
continue to play after finishing school.
We have also been lucky enough to receive
some money from the Active Club Program
Club Reboot grant, which has gone towards
new bibs for the club to match our updated
uniforms. Thanks must go to Natasha
Miller who submitted all the paperwork
associated with this.
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.
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
at scotchoc.com.au.
BELINDA BOUNDY (’05)
19 (L to R) Diana Glass, Emma Bahr, Kate
Pennington, Kelly Keast, Trudy Robb, Maddi
Leckie, Heidi Sandison, Dianne Baran
OLD COLLEGIANS &
COMMUNITY ROWING
As summer drew to a close and the Term 1
flew by, our attention shifted to the major
Rowing event for the year, Head of the
River on 20 March. An event where many
Scotch white jumpers are usually seen
in the crowd on the backs of previous
Scotchie rowers. Sadly, due to Covid
restrictions no spectators were permitted
at Rowing SA Events. By the time you read
this article, the results will be in!
While the Scotch crews were giving it their
all, the Old Collegians have been out on the
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Torrens rowing at a more leisurely pace!
Wednesday evenings (following the Scotch
Juniors), we gather to unwind and enjoy
the beauty of the city’s waterway.
The rowing sessions are a great workout,
always conducted with good humour
and mutual support. Speed not always
the priority but we have a great cox that
certainly emphasises technique and skill!
Rowing is a fabulous team sport. nothing
else can be on your mind as you attempt
the perfect balance with all members of
the crew. If you’ve ever wondered what the
rowing experience is like, there is always
the opportunity to join a Come ’n ‘Try
crew. These sessions are held at the Scotch
Boatshed on the Torrens and consist of a
2-hour late afternoon session once per
week over four consecutive weeks. Over
the course of four weeks, the basics of
rowing are taught on and off the water
and from week one, rowers will have an
experience on the water. Best of all, no
previous experience is necessary!
Rowing is a low impact workout, not limited
by age or gender. If you were a lapsed
rower from any previous season, we’d love
to welcome you back. Particularly we’d love
some rowers who may not have the time to
row weekly, but would love to get back in
a boat as fill-in crew. As always, the Club
welcomes any new members, both rowers
and coxes.
Recently graduated, or perhaps long-time
graduated rowers, are also welcome to
form a crew of their own, and join us.
The Club has a varied fleet of boats
including single sculls, doubles, pairs,
fours, quads and eights. Scotch Old Coll’s
Rowing is 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 on 0401 670 126
or Jane Heard on 0412 082 380.
We’re also on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/ScotchCommunityRowing
JANE HEARD
Old Collegians & Community Rowing
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