Scotch Reports Issue 181 (December 2021)

Scotch Reports 

ISSUE 181 / DECEMBER 2021

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CONTENTS 

04 From the Principal: 

The History Book 

on the Shelf 

06 Early Learning: 

Reflections 

08 Mitcham Campus 

12 Torrens Park Campus 

18 26 Years of Memories: 

Suzanne Farrington 

20 Community: 

A Touch of Magic 

22 Philanthropy: 

Time to Get Excited 

24 Old Collegians News 

2022 TERM DATES 

Term 1 

Term 2 

Term 3 

Term 4 

COVER 

2 February – 14 April 

3 May – 1 July 

26 July – 30 September 

17 October – 14 December 

During Experience Week, 

Molly Worthington (pictured) and 

a large group of our Year 3 students 

spent their lunch break sorting 

and packing stationery and pencil 

cases to donate and deliver to 

Backpacks for SA Kids. 

THANKS 

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A big thank you to everyone who 

collaborated to create this edition of 

Scotch Reports, particularly Sarah Freeman 

for her editorial assistance. Special 

thanks go to everyone who kindly supplied 

photographs for this publication, 

including Kate Potter, Lachlan Archibald, 

Sandra Paterson, Tracey Wallace 

and Warren King. 

Editor: Warren King (digital@scotch.sa.edu.au). 

SATURDAY 26 MARCH 2022 

SCOTCH.SA.EDU.AU/ONETABLE2022 

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL 

The History Book on the Shelf 

“The history book on the shelf is always 

repeating itself,” sang ABBA. I suspect 

we never thought of them as purveyors 

of historiographical theory, but their 

comment is much debated in the hallowed 

halls of our better universities. It is a 

pertinent thought for any school leader - 

let me explain. 

If you run a commercial enterprise, it is 

possible, but not likely, that a properly 

researched book will be written about you. 

Popular myths and corporate memories 

about an organisation grow up over years, 

of course, but business leaders are less 

likely to have a published work written 

about them. 

Schools are businesses in many ways, but 

differ from commercial organisations in 

certain key aspects. One of them is the 

depth of esteem and relationship that 

former students (who become eternal 

community members) build up over time 

about their school. I bought a Volvo once, 

but do not consider myself ever to be part 

of any Volvo club, and I certainly don’t go 

to any reunions (where they would probably 

play ABBA all night long). In contrast, those 

reading these pages will always feel the 

imprimatur of Scotch and will always be 

associated – to varying levels of loyalty and 

thrill – with this wonderful College. 

Therefore, people are more likely to write 

books about great schools than about 

Volvo (although maybe one or two exist 

somewhere), because there is a genuine 

market for such products. 

So we come to the history book on the 

shelf. The first thing a new school leader 

does when formally engaging with their new 

employer is to sign the contract. Among 

the next 5 things they do may be to pour 

a glass of bubbles, and to read the history 

books of the institution they will be 

honoured to lead. 

Then two thoughts will cross their minds. 

First, they begin to learn the character, 

nuance and complexity of their new school. 

Second, they realise with trepidation 

that when the next edition comes out, 

they will be in it. Forever. Welcome to the 

big league. 

For me, that thought has been there every 

day, somewhere. Not because of ego, 

but because of privilege, and because of 

the onerous responsibility of doing one’s 

best for a deeply engaged community to 

leave the place better than you found it. 

The hand of history on the shoulder never 

loosens its grip. 

What is more, the leader has no right to 

blow their own trumpet. Churchill once 

said that history will be kind to him because 

he intended to write it. This sort of history 

is written – as far as it is possible – by 

dispassionate and objective researchers, 

skilled in weighing up evidence and drawing 

judicious conclusions. All a leader can do 

is to hope to live out what they believe and 

pass down tangible, long lasting changes 

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GREAT TEACHERS, WHETHER IN THE 

CLASSROOM OR WORKING IN THE 

PRINCIPAL’S STUDY, NEVER STOP. THEY 

DO NOT LET THE DREAM OF CREATING 

GENERATIONAL CHANGE EVER DIE. 

that will enhance their school. And hope 

that their castles are made of stone and 

not sand. 

A lot is written and said about leadership. 

Books fill shelves, seminars proliferate and 

a whole industry is dedicated to improving 

it. Indeed, I have my own leadership 

podcast, Bitesize Boss, divided into three 

series, each intended to appeal to different 

levels of experience and position. A series 

for students coming out of university, a 

series of nostrums and reflections for 

those in their first leadership position and 

finally, the third series will be more for 

C-suite people. 

Part of the reason I did these podcasts 

was to systemise some of my thinking. 

The episodes are all about 4-minutes 

long, like my video updates, or indeed 

ABBA’s Waterloo. Single thoughts for 

single-minded people. The main reason I 

wanted to do them was to make available to 

Scotchies (and any other aspirational young 

person), a set of reflections that will help 

them live out our ambition for them to be 

leaders and change-makers in the world 

beyond school. I saw it as a way of staying 

in touch, of handing something down. I am 

always frustrated that I cannot be there for 

the years after university when the rubber 

hits the road, and the responsibilities and 

aspirations we nurture in our students 

begin to become real. 

Great teachers, whether in the classroom 

or working in the Principal’s study, never 

stop. They do not let the dream of creating 

generational change ever die. They stay 

linked to the crying needs of humanity 

and hope to make at least a scintilla of 

difference by educating their students to 

create a better future. Education is about 

giving back. 

In some ways the history book on the shelf 

is not always repeating itself. New dangers, 

new possibilities, new challenges and new 

thrills stand before this current excellent 

generation of young people. One hopes 

that with a fair wind, life for them will not 

be about Money, Money, Money, but about 

so much more. 

JOHN NEWTON 

Principal 

Feature 01 Dr John Newton hosting student 

leaders as part of the Year 12 Leadership 

Lunches at the residence. 

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EARLY LEARNING CENTRE 

Reflections 

"Opportunities multiply as they are seized". 

Sun Tzu 

How very true! Nine years ago I embraced 

the opportunity to play a caretaker role 

as Acting Director in the Scotch College 

Preschool, while the College searched for a 

new Director. In life you have many ‘sliding 

doors’ moments. Moments where you can 

take a risk, seize a challenge and give it 

everything that you’ve got, or where you 

can look the other way, and continue living 

your life, with little or no change. 

How truly grateful I am that my ‘caretaker’ 

opportunity morphed into me becoming 

the 5th Director of our ELC. Thus, I began 

the wonderful and rewarding second phase 

of my career, in Early Childhood Education, 

after having spent the first phase in 

Primary Education and leadership. 

Reflecting on the last nine years there are 

too many highlights for me to mention 

them all, but some stand out. In the first 

twelve months we made some significant 

structural changes and the Preschool 

became an ELC, offering long day care. I 

am very proud that we were one of the first 

independent schools in South Australia 

to take this significant step. The outcome 

was that it enabled our families to access 

the generous Government subsidy. At that 

point in time the subsidy was not means 

tested and so all of our families were 

able to receive subsided childcare. This 

was, quite literally, life changing for many 

families who until that time had not been 

able to return to work because they could 

not access affordable childcare. 

The first twelve months also saw us move 

out of our building while it was renovated 

into the warm and homely centre that 

it still is to this day. We also underwent 

an external assessment and not only did 

we pass with flying colours but were also 

only the fifth centre in South Australia to 

receive an Excellent rating. 

Our annual family events continue to be 

highlights for all of us. Our annual Fathers’ 

Day event is always the highlight of the year 

for me. Often our dads don’t come into the 

centre as frequently as our mums, so it is 

heart-warming to see our children sharing 

their special place with them. I also enjoy 

watching our dads get to know one another 

at this event. And of course, who doesn’t 

love the children singing ‘Skidamarink I 

Love You’, (during which many of the dads 

suddenly develop hay fever and need to 

wipe their eyes!) 

But above all else I have loved every minute 

of being with the children. Every day these 

little people walk in the front door with so 

much hope, enthusiasm and zest for life 

that it is impossible not to feel it too. 

Their sheer delight as they share their 

mastery in a new skill such as writing their 

name, carrying their bag, or climbing to the 

top of the frame is contagious. I will never 

forget the excitement of one gorgeous little 

three-year-old girl who called me, ‘Mrs 

Lady’ for quite some time, as she couldn’t 

remember all of my name but had lots to 

tell me! 

As a Port football supporter I will always 

remember the little boy who was (and 

still is) an avid Crows supporter. I have a 

little Port mascot in my window and the 

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little boy would race into my office each 

Monday morning to see if the mascot was 

sitting up (meaning that we had won), or 

standing on its head (we had lost). He 

would either jump for joy, or quietly back 

out of my office. He then wrote me letters 

trying to convince me that I should change 

my allegiance and support the Crows. I, 

of course, would write back and try to 

convince him to change his allegiance. And 

so it went on for the two years that he was 

in the centre. 

It is always the relationships that we build 

that provide the greatest memories. I have 

been blessed to work with an incredible 

team whose passion for educating our 

youngest children is inspirational. They are 

highly skilled, collaborative and innovative. 

After twenty three years teaching at Scotch 

College another opportunity has now come 

my way, still focusing on children in the 

Early Years and still connected with Scotch 

College. I am indeed very fortunate! I look 

forward with enthusiasm and excitement 

to all that this new opportunity will offer, 

and I look back with pride at what we have 

achieved. But I also look back with a little 

sadness, as I will miss all the special people 

with whom I have shared my days for the 

last nine years. 

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However, I am delighted with the 

appointment of Nici Slack to the position 

of ELC Director, as she will be an excellent 

cultural fit. Nici is looking forward with 

much excitement to the opportunity 

that she now has to lead this magnificent 

centre. 

TANIA DARLING 

Director of Early Years 

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Feature Ieva Hampson, Nici Slack and Tania 

Darling / 01, 02 The annual Fathers' Day 

celebrations are a highlight of the Centre 

/ 03 - 08 Memories from 9 years in the ELC 

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MITCHAM CAMPUS 

The Show Must Go On! 

Whether you are of the Queen era (think 

the final track of the 1991 album Innuendo), 

aware of Shakespeare’s version (“Play out 

the Play” in Henry IV, Part 1,2.4) or au fait 

with the 19th Century announcement of 

a ringmaster (if an animal got loose or 

a performer was injured), I am sure the 

phrase, "the show must go on," conjures up 

images or experiences for you. 

Fortunately for the Junior School 

community, our biennial musical was able 

to go ahead. The escaping animals weren’t 

those of a circus, but Madagascar Jnr’s 

main characters escaping New York’s 

Central Park Zoo! 

Kudos to our Performing Arts educators, 

director and producer, Jane Pope and Nina 

Richards for their careful selection of a 

musical that would showcase the talents 

of the current Year 3 to 6 cohort. Suitable 

repertoire and production selection is the 

backbone of a successful school musical. 

Considerations must include the current 

student interests, curriculum alignment, 

cost, technical support, audience (family 

friendly), musical support required, 

learning demands (script and lines too), 

timeline and staging requirements. 

We congratulate our performers, who 

despite an interruption to their rehearsals 

and then initially only being able to have 

‘walk throughs’ without singing and dancing 

together, worked hard to combine their 

individually rehearsed elements. The show 

was a resounding success! Madagacar Jnr. 

was the perfect fit for our students and 

we were all blown away with the calibre of 

performance over 2 dress rehearsal and 4 

full shows. Whilst we would have loved the 

opportunity for our interstate friends and 

families to have joined us in person, the 

innovation of online streaming, not only 

enable us to present to a wider audience, 

but also the opportunity for students to 

watch their shows back soon after. 

For readers who are unfamiliar with the 

show, Alex the Lion (main attraction at 

NY Central Park Zoo) and friends Melman 

the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo, find 

themselves in pursuit of best friend Marty 

the Zebra, whose birthday wish is to see 

the world and his motherland, Africa. 

With the assistance of some prodigious 

penguins, Marty escapes the zoo and sets 

out to explore. During Marty’s travels and 

rescue by Alex, Melman and Gloria, the 

group find themselves captured by animal 

control, off course on a ship and stranded 

on a beach. Faced with the challenges 

of looking for food, they encounter some 

crafty lemurs including King Julien before 

overcoming predators - the hungry foosa. 

It takes a team to pull off a show of this 

scale and we were blessed with a dedicated 

team of generous volunteers, designing 

and making costumes and props, along 

with doing hair and make-up and assisting 

with front of house. Professional music 

direction and stage management, provided 

by Liz Young and Helen Worthington, 

ensured each show was seamless. Once 

again Mosaic Audio Visual provided our 

performers with a professional theatre 

experience and one that they will always 

remember. 

An exciting outcome following this year’s 

musical is the College’s commitment to 

building our Performing Arts offer in the 

Junior School! From 2022, Performing Arts 

classes will be extended to Year 6 and a 

weekly lesson added at each year level in 

the Junior Primary. 

IEVA HAMPSON 

Head of Mitcham Campus 

Feature Keep Cool Relax / 01 Steak / 02 King 

Julian and the Lemurs / 03 Celebrating Marty's 

birthday / 04 Dreaming of a square meal / 05 

Paradise / 06 Best Friends Marty and Alex / 07 

Prodigious Penguins / 08 Hungry Foosa / 09 

Escape from NY Central Park Zoo 

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MITCHAM CAMPUS 

Physically Fit! 

With student wellbeing at the heart of all 

we do, our intention is to develop engaged 

and connected learners who possess the 

knowledge, commitment, and passion to 

enhance their own and others’ lives. 

This vision is developed through enacting 

the four core pillars of the ScotchFIT 

Framework – Psychological, Social, 

Physical and Academic Wellbeing. The 

framework is aspirational in design and 

whilst it designates equal importance to 

all 4 pillars, this article focuses on how we 

focus on being Physically FIT in the Junior 

School. Regular participation in exercise 

means that our students’ health, focus and 

relationships are enhanced. 

Junior Campus Physical Education 

teachers, Adam Rosser and Rebecca 

Backwell, carefully help each child build 

their physical fitness throughout the year 

in PE classes, swimming programs, cross 

country running and Sports Day. From Year 

2, all students also partake in competitive 

summer and winter sports. 

Scotch has a proud history of cross country 

running throughout the school. Our Junior 

School students partake in a weekly House 

event during Terms 2 & 3, which enables 

them to set and meet personal fitness 

goals. Some students aim to improve their 

time while some set distance goals. An 

iPad screen at the finish line enables each 

participant to capture their time. 

Whether a student’s goal was set around 

stamina or speed, students also tackle 

challenges like the creek crossing, while 

exercising with peers and teachers, 

building rapport and shared experiences 

together, being at one with nature, and 

watching the development of our Brownhill 

Creek restoration site as it flourished. 

Over the course of Terms 2 and 3, 

students in Years 2 to 6 ran a collective 

3,246km, whilst our Reception and Year 1 

participants ran a combined 330 laps of 

Montrose oval! Scoring points for their 

Houses, Kyre House not only took out the 

Sports Day Cup, but also the Cross Country 

Cup. Bruce and Montrose covered equal 

ground, tying for 2nd place and Lovat 

brought home a healthy third place. 

On Sports Day each September, there is 

a strong focus on participation. Everyone 

shows their colours during a House Tug 

of War, mid-week, before the Friday 

competition. Students are automatically 

enrolled into all events (with the exception 

of upper age group relays) and learn 

the techniques for each during their 

Physical Education classes. The focus 

on broad participation is balanced with 

healthy competition as students reach 

Championship medal competition at 9 

years of age. 

House Spirit and comradery is an 

important part of the day. The tradition 

of Houses marching together around the 

oval behind the Caledonian Corp before 

chanting the House cheer in their tents 

are important celebrations of being 

Physically FIT. 

IEVA HAMPSON 

Head of Mitcham Campus 

Feature Montrose House Team Spirit / 01 Prep 

(Kyre) introduction to Athletics day 

/ 02 Bruce boys Harvey, George and Finn 

/ 03 Flying over hurdles / 04 Our Supporters 

come in a shapes and sizes / 05 Clearing the 

high jump / 06 Year 5 & 6 distance event 

/07 At the long jump pit / 08 Tom and Lucinda 

accept the House Cup from Dr John Newton / 

09 Our P&F cooking up a feast / 10 celebrating 

together Matilda Olivia and Ella 

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TORRENS PARK CAMPUS 

Lifelong Memories 

The Scotch journey, for students, 

families and staff, is an incredible one. 

It captures life in all its fullness, be it the 

dizzying heights of success in academics, 

performance on a stage, the rawness of 

loss, or the sadness of farewells. Poet Mary 

Oliver challenges us to think upon our “plan 

to deal with this one wild and precious 

life” and I often reflect on this provocative 

phrase as we consider our offering for 

students. 

Recently we honoured our Year 12 students 

on their final day at school (I must admit it 

felt more like a week of farewells) and it was 

a poignant reminder of all that we value 

at Scotch. Commencing with a Smoking 

Ceremony and Welcome to Country, our 

leavers and their parents were piped from 

the Chapel to House gatherings. Great joy 

ensued as each House celebrated the role 

that this community plays in campus life. 

There were speeches, awards, music and 

personal reflections from the Class of 2021 

about each other and their time at the 

College. Our Year 12 Mentors gave insights 

into the strengths and contribution of each 

graduand, often accompanied with lighthearted 

mirth. 

After a delicious morning tea, it was time 

for the Farewell Assembly. This special 

event on our College calendar is often 

seen as one of the highlights of the year. It 

was a true celebration of Year 12, evoking 

memories from their first day through to 

their last. We paid special tribute to the 12 

International students who, since arriving 

back at school in January 2020, have not 

had the opportunity to return home and 

be with loved ones. Theirs has been an 

incredible story of resilience, strength 

of character and hope and they have 

honoured their families by being strong 

leaders in our community. We wish them 

every happiness as they reunite with loved 

ones over the coming months. We also paid 

tribute to Katelin Gunn, a shining example 

of overcoming adversity and making the 

most of opportunities. She challenged us 

all to be mindful of how we view difference 

and to not judge but to live with open 

hearts. There were numerous highlights, 

including the now infamous parent video, 

and the wise words of Frankie Morgan, who 

spoke on behalf of the parents. Frankie 

(‘82) has been a loyal supporter of the 

College since 2000, serving on numerous 

committees and taking leadership roles. 

She has not just been present for her 

5 children, but has been the epitome 

of service in support of others. Thank 

you, Frankie (and the ever-supportive 

Megsy). The service culminated with the 

Caledonian Corp playing the Gael and 

what a stirring performance it was with our 

dancers twirling and flinging with pure zest. 

It is days such as these that create lifelong 

memories. 

OUR YEAR 12 MENTORS GAVE INSIGHTS INTO 

THE STRENGTHS AND CONTRIBUTION OF 

EACH GRADUAND OFTEN ACCOMPANIED 

WITH LIGHT-HEARTED MIRTH. 

In this report we celebrate other moments 

which, for those involved will also generate 

special memories of great times. The 

inaugural Open Studios celebrated the 

creative design talents of students in 

our Visual Arts, Design and Technologies 

faculty. We also gain an insight into 

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MEMORIES OF 

COURSE USUALLY 

INVOLVE PEOPLE AND 

I INTRODUCE YOU 

TO OUR COLLEGE 

CAPTAINS FOR 2022 

AND WHAT THEY 

HOPE TO LEAVE AS 

THEIR MARK. 

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how GAIL has continued to unite young 

people across the globe and highlight the 

importance of these connections and 

understandings beyond the classroom. 

Memories of course usually involve people 

and I introduce you to our College Captains 

for 2022 and what they hope to leave as 

their mark. Suzanne Farrington retires this 

year after decades of effervescent vitality 

in her numerous roles from parent, to 

Head of Girls Boarding and her personal 

leadership as an incredible teacher of 

literature who has touched the lives of 

many Scotch families. 

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"Sometimes you will never know the value of 

a moment until it becomes a memory". 

- Dr Seuss 

DALE BENNETT 

Deputy Principal and 

Head of Torrens Park Campus 

Feature Celebrating the final day of Year 12 

lessons for 2022 / 01 Final Assembly / 02 03 Our 

youngest Scotchies presenting the Class of 2022 

with their graduation medals / 04 Katelin Gunn's 

Final Assembly speech 

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Insight into Creativity 

Insight is having or showing a deep 

understanding or perception of something. 

Creativity is using one’s imagination or 

original ideas to create something truly 

unique. 

Open Studios: Insight into Creativity gave 

guests the opportunity to experience both 

– the deep, meaningful understanding of 

the students chosen medium and delve 

into their idea’s conception and creation 

as they morphed into unique and stunning 

works of art. 

Whether it be in the field of film and 

media, music, design, art, fashion, food, 

wood and metal, or dance, the outdoor 

and indoor studio student displays were 

amazing. They depicted a deep and 

often personal engagement of emotion, 

challenge, passion, heartache, fear, 

excitement, fulfilment, wisdom, 

need and strength. 

The importance of strength in creativity 

emerged as students selected materials, 

chose a colour, or rebounded from 

failure as they altered and adapted their 

ideas. The emotional depiction of life, 

love, and loss, the conversations about 

challenge, fear, and disappointment and 

most importantly the empowerment and 

self-worth demonstrated to students and 

staff that strength of character is vital to 

success. 

This exciting project was a culmination of 

many months of work, a collaboration of 

many departments including Performing 

Arts, the Community and Marketing team, 

the Maintenance team, our industry 

partners and of course, the exciting 

partnership of our students and their 

teachers. 

Thank you, students, for allowing your 

talents to shine. 

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Thank you to the teaching team that make 

me so proud – Ms Monro, Ms Murgatroyd, 

Ms Benjamin, Mr Roberts, Mr O’Connell, 

Ms Sweeny, Ms Nicholls, Mrs Young and 

Ms Patterson. 

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Thank you to the support team – 

Mrs Joschke, Mr Costi, Ms Rigney, 

Ms Rowbottom, Mr King, Miss Schmidt, 

Miss Day and our industry partners – 

your expertise and knowledge is invaluable. 

A special mention to Ms Tikari Rigney, 

co-curator whose tireless work ethic, 

engagement with our students and 

professionalism made the curation 

of the event seamless. 

Guests were encouraged to reflect on 

the creativity and take time to ponder the 

cherished opportunity these young artists 

experienced enabling them to better 

understand and shape the creative worlds 

which they are so passionate about. 

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AMANDA JOHNSON 

Head of Technologies and Visual Arts 

Feature Kasey Uren / 01 Jodi Monro, Stef Hoyle, 

Phoebe Levinson, Kate Tozer, Issy Hollams, 

Alicia Kroehn, Ethan Miotti, Fynn Darby, Lucie 

Edwards, Oliver Edwards / 02 Emmanuel Wong / 

03 Stage 2 Artwork by Grace Shearer / 04 Chloe 

Wetherall, Olivia Howard, Lily Castine-Price, 

Thom Whittle, Dylan Tonkin / 05 Bees in Spring 

– Natalia Nicoli / 06 Amanda Johnson, Anabel 

Rowe, Tikari Rigney, Tarni Rigney, Jo Rigney / 07 

Rhys Davies / 08 Stage 1 Food and Hospitality 

created dessert 

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The Global Alliance for 

Innovative Learning 

It is our great honour to announce that 

Scotch’s very own David Albano has 

been appointed the GAIL Coordinator, 

overseeing the GAIL Champions from all 

eight schools. David won this position 

earlier in the year and his main focus is 

designing and implementing a user-friendly 

web-based communication system to 

promote more GAIL initiatives and allow 

greater exposure for the GAIL program 

throughout the schools. He was also key 

in designing and organising the virtual 

workshops that have replaced the standard 

conference format until we are able to 

travel again. David has a love for promoting 

issues around global responsibly and 

ethical leadership. 

The 2021 GAIL Program was three online 

forums with member schools exploring 

Gender Equality, Climate Change and 

Democracy. 

The first GAIL experience this year was 

a conference held by Kimball Union 

Academy (in America), which addressed 

the American political system in wake 

of the Capitol riots as well as the recent 

election. The discussion was then opened 

for how other countries’ political systems 

operated and how they could be improved. 

Throughout the workshop, there were 

many ideas about how to create the ‘best’ 

governmental system, however it was 

unanimously decided that Australia had the 

best representation in government. 

- Nicholas Vrodos (Year 10) 

The second online GAIL experience, run 

by our New Zealand friends from Kristin 

College, addressed the topic of climate 

change, where rich conversations were 

held about what each country and school 

community are actioning in the name of 

climate action and identifying the next 

steps. One of the great initiatives shared 

came from a senior school student from 

Woodstock in India, who passionately 

shared the start-up story of his rubbish 

clean up initiative that transformed from 

an act of casual awareness and action 

to a community wide event. This allowed 

the Scotch GAIL team to plan our own 

course of action in response to the online 

conference, where we launched our 

vegetarian meal challenge to the school, 

and the GAIL forum. This initiative inspired 

students to eat one meat-free meal a week, 

to raise awareness towards both animal 

cruelty and the impact that the meat 

industry has on climate change. 

- Chloe Slee (Year 11) 

Gender Equity emanated from rich 

discussions during GAIL meetings at 

Scotch, manifesting in a genuine passion to 

action change and bridge the gap of gender 

inequalities both in the local community 

and globally. Students from all schools 

were able to explore how gender issues 

affect their society. The conversation 

was powerful. This forum approach 

enabled greater student participation. The 

members of each school developed and 

shared their GAIL Gender Equality Action 

Plan, and we will be actioning ours for 

2022. 

In 2022, GAIL is again set to be an online, 

interactive experience. Although a program 

is officially yet to be released, a number 

of topical, global issues are destined to be 

explored and unpacked. Our students can’t 

wait to be a part of the conversation! 

ANDREW MITTIGA 

Scotch GAIL Coordinator 

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Meet the 2022 

College Captains 

Through my time at Scotch I have 

developed a strong love of the College, 

and I am very honoured to be a leader of 

our College. I am excited for the different 

opportunities that the opening of the 

Wellbeing and Sports Centre will bring and 

I cannot wait to lead the school alongside 

Zoë and make a positive impact. 

A key part of our vision is developing the 

understanding of the why behind the 

events and activities we engage with. We 

want everything that the Class of 2022 

does to be purposeful. 

I am looking forward to working with Zoe. 

For many years she has been a leader and 

ambassador for Scotch through the many 

different areas of the school that she has 

been involved in, including the Junior 

School Musical, SRC, Choirs and String 

Ensembles, Da Vinci Decathalon, Debating, 

Hockey, Rowing, STEM Ambassador and 

Middle School Stewart House Captain. 

She is incredibly organised and has an 

amazing ethic to get things done making 

her very easy to work with. She knows our 

community and is well connected on both 

campuses. 

- Jack Walter, College Co-Captain 

Being College Captain is a huge honour 

and significant responsibility. For 13 years 

Scotch has held a special place in my heart 

and shaped me; I cannot wait to give back 

to the Scotch community in my final year. It 

is also special to me to that my co-captain 

Jack is someone who has started his 

Scotch journey with me. I can’t wait to see 

what we can do together in 2022. 

Our vision for next year is to highlight 

and celebrate the different facets of the 

school. With the WSC completion every 

area of the College will be utilising the 

building for so many different purposes. 

We are also honoured to be working with 

the Senior Leadership Team of the College 

in this significant year as we farewell the 

wonderful Dr Newton. 

Whether it be on the Mitcham or Torrens 

Park Campus, all areas of school life make 

Scotch more than a just school; they make 

us a thriving community. Being One School 

is so important because it allows students 

to feel safe and supported. It gives them a 

smooth pathway throughout their school 

journey and, as a result, gives them the 

confidence to stretch their comfort zone 

and try new things. This also means 

putting a focus on having an inclusive 

leadership environment to allow for our 

junior, middle and senior leaders to learn 

from one another, share ideas and work 

together. 

Jack is such a great example of what 

it means to be a leader at Scotch. He 

epitomises the mantra of our Year 12 

cohort; being the lion. He exemplifies 

to all students what it means to be 

a Scotchie as he is approachable, 

respectful and supportive in all that he 

does. Jack is well known at Scotch as 

a star cox in Rowing, a lead trumpeter 

for the Jazz Band and other ensembles, 

in World Scholars Cup and through his 

strong commitment to service. 

We are Scotchies, we are lifers, and we 

stand as one! 

- Zoe Nunn, College Co-Captain 

Feature The 2022 College Captains and 

Vice Captains: Zoe Nunn and Jack Walter 

(Co Captains, front) and Nick Petterson and 

Chloe See (Vice Captains, back) 

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STAFF FAREWELL 

26 Years of Memories 

As I leave Scotch College in December 

this year, I will have completed 26 years of 

service, but my interaction with the school 

goes back to 1976. 

I was at university at the time and looked 

after the children of the Morris and the 

Shergold families, driving them to Scotch 

and picking them up on occasion. Then in 

1994 after a period living overseas, I recall 

chatting to my close friend Jill Bain, who 

taught at the College and had children 

here, and I soon enrolled my children to 

attend, beginning my Scotch journey and 

my 26 years on Torrens Park Campus. 

I have worked with five Principals, Ken 

Webb (1992—2000), Geoffrey Fisher (2001— 

2005), Cheryl Bauer (acting, 2006), Timothy 

Oughton (2007—2014), John Newton 

(2015—present). and five Heads of Council, 

A. B. Fuller (1991—2001), Andrew Saies 

(2002—2008), Ross Haslam (2009—2012), 

Raymond Spencer (2013 — 2021) and now 

Todd Roberts (2021 — present), all of whom 

left their imprint on Scotch College. 

In 1995 I was helping in the Scotch 

Tuckshop (located in the middle of what 

is now Gratton Lawn). Diana Hill popped 

in and said she needed a Relief Teacher - 

the very next day I started Relief Teaching 

at Scotch. After teaching Year 12 English 

classes at Walford and Westminster for 

former colleagues and friends in 1996 when 

they took leave, I worked at Scotch on a 

contract in Semester 2, 1996. I was offered 

a permanent position at Scotch in 1997. 

I have taught several subjects at Scotch 

over the years, including History and 

Geography, but really specialised in Senior 

English classes. In fact, I have taught and 

assessed every Year 12 English course 

offered by SABSSA and SACE over the past 

40 years. While enjoying teaching English, 

it helped that I always had a passion 

for reading. Years ago, with Catherine 

Bradshaw and a few Scotch parents we 

started a Book Club, which remains a 

monthly highlight for me. Being a staff 

member, a former parent and now a 

grandparent, I have realised just how many 

friendships have been forged at Scotch 

over the years. 

A major change I have witnessed at Scotch 

has been the drive to lead and succeed 

with technology in the classroom. I 

A MAJOR CHANGE I HAVE WITNESSED AT 

SCOTCH HAS BEEN THE DRIVE TO LEAD 

AND SUCCEED WITH TECHNOLOGY IN 

THE CLASSROOM. I HAVE WORKED WITH 

A VARIETY OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT 

SYSTEMS AND EXPERIENCED EXAMINATIONS 

GOING FROM PAPER TO ONLINE IN 

NOVEMBER FOR MY YEAR 12 STUDENTS. 

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...THAT DAVID AND I 

WORKED TIRELESSLY 

WOULD BE AN 

UNDERSTATEMENT 

AS WE SETTLED OUR 

BOARDERS INTO A 

NEW ROUTINE AND 

FACILITY. 

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have worked with a variety of Learning 

Management Systems and experienced 

examinations going from paper to online in 

November for my Year 12 students. For 15 

years I have had some involvement with The 

Cluaran, our school magazine. This too has 

changed with technological advancements. 

We used to type articles out and manually 

type set the entire publication including 

all graphics! Now it occurs largely in cyber 

space, with the exception of final proof 

copies. 

I have worked in a variety of roles at Scotch 

over the years. I was Head of Gordon House 

from 2000-2006, during which Gordon 

was a Senior House with Years 10, 11 and 

12 students. I thoroughly enjoyed this 

pastoral role and interacting with students 

and their families. In 2007 I took on the 

role of Head of Girls’ Boarding and moved 

onto campus in Kallawar House. I taught 

Senior English classes as well as overseeing 

Girls' Boarding. It was an amazing year of 

consolidation and re-building boarding 

numbers. I loved having a door straight 

to the girls’ wing under my roof, but with 

enrolment numbers growing so quickly, I 

had to move out of Kallawar House after 

a year so the girls’ area could expand. 

Number 4 Evans Avenue would be my home 

for the next three years (or the ‘White 

House’ as it was affectionately known), 

directly across Montrose Oval. I could pop 

through the fence and across the oval 

directly to the girls. Of course, the ‘White 

House’ had a Scotch connection as it 

was the parental home of former Scotch 

student Steven White, whose children 

were in Gordon House when I was Head 

of House. I moved again in 2011 when 

Rosevear Boarding House opened. The 

accommodation for the girls was amazing. 

We were a coeducational facility with a 

Director of Boarding, David Scott. To say 

that David and I worked tirelessly would 

be an understatement as we settled our 

boarders into a new routine and facility. A 

special person throughout this time was 

Paul Wharram. He ensured that we were 

cared for and had wonderful meals as he 

managed our Boarder’s culinary needs. 

I returned to the classroom in 2013, 

teaching Senior English, but still spent 

time in Rosevear Boarding House during 

Semester 2 in 2015. For the past few years, 

I have taught Senior classes, helped with 

Senior Debating, and worked for SACE as 

a marker. I have been a Cameron Year 12 

Mentor, a role I have really valued. 

My classroom (D4) has been my home 

for 26 years. I have had many wonderful 

students, hundreds of conversations, 

marked thousands of essays and written 

a diverse range of comments in Reports 

and on-line for SEQTA. I will miss my 

students, but thankfully I have 26 chapters 

of memories to cherish from my time at 

Scotch. Yes, we have beautiful school yard 

and facilities, but students are our central 

concern and the reason we drive through 

the gates each day. 

SUZANNE FARRINGTON 

Senior English Teacher 

& Year 12 Cameron Mentor 

Feature Suzanne Farrington with Blaine and 

Carol Gordon at Thank you Drinks 2019 / 

01 Suzanne Farrington, David Scott, Yvonne 

Rosevear at the opening of Rosevear Boarding 

Precinct in 2011 / 02 Suzanne Farrington with 

David Lynch, House Athletics Day 2017 

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COMMUNITY 

A Touch of Magic 

At a recent community event I was asked 

a great question, which doubled as a 

fantastic compliment – “What magic app 

do we use to make the Scotch Facebook 

page and Instagram feeds so great?” 

The truth is, there never has been a 

magic app or tool, but a mix of hard work, 

skill, experience and dedication, which 

in the right amounts, appears a lot like 

effortless magic! In reality, it is the time 

and commitment involved to constantly 

reach out and collect information, take 

brilliant photos and select only the best, 

then posting them at the right time in the 

right place. 

Specifically though, it is Warren King of the 

Development Office who is responsible for 

this magic, as he is responsible for many 

other magical productions. One of them 

is managing Scotch Reports; collating, 

chasing content, editing and getting it 

to print. At the time of writing however, 

Warren and his wife Emma are at the 

Women’s and Children’s Hospital with 

the arrival of their second child, Toby 

George King. Toby arrived earlier than 

expected via emergency caesarian and will 

be spending a bit of time in hospital. A new 

sort of magic altogether; the miracle of 

birth and the amazing work of the medical 

staff performing surgery in Toby’s first 

days of life. 

The earlier-than-planned leave for Warren 

happened during a busy and fun time in 

the College, with Year 12 farewell events, 

Scotch Reports, Orientation Days, Open 

Studios and planning End of Year events. All 

of this brought out another special form of 

Scotch magic – everyone lending a hand to 

get things done. 

This is the real magic of Scotch and it 

happens every single day – be it the 

parents, teachers, professional services 

staff or grounds and maintenance crew, 

everyone has specific experience, an 

outstanding work ethic and the dedication 

to make magic happen. It’s not magic that 

produces successful events but rather it is 

magical people, and we have been blessed 

with a string of incredible community 

events in the recent months - Rowing 

camp, Open Studios, Dr Newton’s Oxford 

lecture, Mitcham Campus Sports Day, Year 

12 Final Assembly and House morning teas 

– magic, magic, magic. 

Looking ahead to 2022 (I know, it’s already 

that time of year?!), don’t forget to get 

your tickets to 2022 Solitaire One Table 

Twilight Event, being held on Saturday 26 

March 2022. 

We will be working over the Christmas 

break to make sure we have lots of 

wonderful auction items to offer and we’d 

LOVE your help to make the event magical 

– please let us know if you have anything 

to donate for Live or Silent Auction please 

email us via community@scotch.sa.edu.au 

I can’t wait to see you at our end of year 

events and in the new year. It’s been a 

wonderful end to 2021 and as always, we 

can’t wait to do it all again! 

NATALIE FELKL 

Head of Community & Marketing 

Feature Kate Bowman, Amanda Lambert, 

Olivia Macdonald, Benn Macdonald ('92) 

and Anna Naish / 01 Helen Ujvary, 

Sophie Laycock, Dr John Newton and Jessica 

Laycock / 02 Ghil'ad Zuckermann, Former 

Premier Lynn Arnold, Mrs Nataliya Smoliy, 

Dr George R Ujvary ('91) and Ian Watson 

/ 03 Bianca Pickett and Tyler Slater / 04 Lucie, 

Oliver ('19), Elizabeth ('86), James and Matilda 

Edwards / 05 Iona and Jeremy Levinson and 

Jane Crawford / 06 The crowd at the Oxford 

Lecture / 07 Maureen Lello and Natalie Felkl 

/ 08 David Keenan / 09 Steve Allen, Kylie McKay, 

Catherine Newton and Monica Brink / 

10 Sally and Kasey Uren / 11 Rebecca Scroop 

and Georgie Sirenko / 12 Belinda Rainbow 

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ONE TABLE 

Time to Get Excited! 

As you may have noticed, construction of 

our new Wellbeing & Sports Centre is well 

underway! 

It’s exciting to see the Centre taking shape 

along Blythewood Road, and we all are 

looking forward to the opening in mid- 

2022. We have also reached out to the 

community, asking them to nominate what 

they would like the facility to be named. 

To reach out to parents and Old Collegians 

in the City, the Advancement Committee 

of Council (AdCom), held the first Scotch 

City Drinks on 15 September. There was a 

buzzing atmosphere and delicious food 

provided by East End Cellars, and everyone 

was able to see the progress on the 

College’s largest ever building project. The 

success of this event encourages us to host 

similar events next year. 

Make sure to check our website and 

social media pages for new dates in 2022. 

We would love to see you at our next event! 

To support the development of the 

Wellbeing & Sports Centre and make a 

difference to our students, please 

get in touch. 

ABHRA BHATTACHARJEE 

Director of Philanthropy 

+61 8 8274 4335 

abhra@scotch.sa.edu.au 

THERE WAS A BUZZING 

ATMOSPHERE AND 

DELICIOUS FOOD 

PROVIDED BY EAST 

END CELLARS, AND 

EVERYONE WAS ABLE 

TO SEE THE PROGRESS 

ON THE COLLEGE’S 

LARGEST EVER 

BUILDING PROJECT. 

Special thanks to Committee Members 

Hamish Archibald (‘00) and Karyn Thomas 

(mum of Sasha in Year 8 and Will in Year 10) 

for all their advocacy and support. 

Scan this QR code to watch our Torrens Park Campus 

undergoing an amazing transformation! 

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Feature Abhra Bhattacharjee with Sue 

Chase ('76) / 01 Jack Young, Lachie Hughes, 

Mitchell Lloyd, William Goode / 02 Belinda 

Boundy, Craig Boundy, John Kramer / 

03 David Conquergood, Jurij Polischko, 

Ana Gozalo / 04 Dr John Newton, Michael 

Andrewartha, Karyn Thomas, 

Nick Wagner / 05 Samantha Breach, 

Rebecca Hodgson, Katrina Kluzek / 

06 Pru Freeman, Andrew Freeman, Catie 

Freeman / 07 Hamish Archibald, Frances 

Carter, Dr John Newton / 08 Andrew 

Camens, Kym Ryder, Jack Young / 09 Chaz 

Shergold, Larissa Horley / 10 Michelle 

Green, Abhra Bhattacharjee 

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OLD COLLEGIANS 

President Report 

The Old Coll’s Association each year elects 

a Committee to look after is affairs and 

are ably supported by Tria Goode and 

Nat Felkl in the Development Office. But 

who are these fine hard working tartanhearted 

individuals? It’s time to meet the 

Committee: 

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE 

THING ABOUT BEING ON THE 

SCOCA COMMITTEE? 

Nick Fuss (’85, Fussy): Opportunity to 

help extend, build and enable all OC’s to 

reconnect with their peers and ensure the 

pathways are strong for current and future 

Scotch students to stay involved in our 

community. 

Tarquin Schahinger (’07, Tarq): It shows 

me that going to scotch is more than just 

the time spent there in classrooms as a 

student, you are a Scotchie for life, even 

if you are not apart of an Old Col’s sports 

club you still have a community that 

will always be there to support you in 

many ways. 

Georgia Wilson (’17, G Dubs): It is an 

opportunity to give back to the community 

that has provided me so much. It also 

enables each year level to positively 

connect with each other and the school 

community that might not be possible 

otherwise. 

Catie Freeman (’13, Freemo): The wine and 

cheese at the meetings! 

Cassie Llewellyn-Smith (’99, Cass): Being a 

part of an amazing group of Scotchies that 

help Old Coll’s connect with the school and 

the community through social and sporting 

endeavours… and the a cheese plate at 

committee meetings (obviously). 

Larissa Horley (’84, Riss): Meeting, working 

with and enjoying the company of fellow 

Scotchies from all decades, the laughs 

we have in meetings, helping to plan and 

organise events to keep Old Scholars 

connected and keeping in touch with the 

school not only as a parent but also as an 

Old Collegian. 

HAGGIS … 

YES OR NO AND WHY? 

Harry White (’10, Soup): Strong no. The 

smell is enough to turn me away. After all, 

it's sheep's guts! 

Angus Twopeny (’07, Twoopa): Resounding 

yes. Great all round meal. Breakfast, lunch 

or dinner. 

Cass: 100% YES!! Love the stuff. One of the 

best parts of coming to the ACD is for the 

annual serving. 

WHAT IS YOUR FUNNIEST 

SCOTCH MEMORY? 

Nick Wagner (’00, Wags): Being a boarder, 

I have a fair few to choose from….perhaps 

replacing the Scotch College flag in the bell 

tower with the Jolly Roger pirate flag on 

muck-up day in 2000? 

Jack Young (’10, Youngy): Playing Salisbury 

West FC at Scotch. A few Salisbury 

supporters were talking about the school 

looking like Hogwarts. Hamish Archibald 

then walked past in his SOCFC robe and 

glasses. The Salisbury supporters then said 

“holy **** it is Hogwarts”. 

Fussy: [insert a story about a boarding 

master and wine that I’m pretty sure we 

can’t print…] 

G Dubs: For as long as I can remember I 

was very commonly referred to as my young 

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REUNIONS 

Some of the 2021 reunions we had all 

been looking forward to have been 

postponed to 2022 – you can find the 

details and the revised dates below! 

Contact Tria Goode in the Development 

Office for more details on 8274 4303 or 

via tgoode@scotch.sa.edu.au. 

Sydney Community Drinks 

Friday 25 February 2022, 

Pool Room, Grand Hotel 

Enquiries: 

Hamish Archibald 

Hamish.Archibald@oloughlins.com.au 

Class of 2000 (20 Year) 

Saturday 14 May 2022, 

The Parklands & Balcony Bar at The Stag 

Sunday 15 May 2022, 

Family BBQ and bouncy castle, 

Scotch Pavilion and Oval 

School Tour with Hamish Archibald (‘00) 

from 12pm and bouncy castle 

Enquiries: 




Saturday 14 May 2022, 

The Gallery Room, Waymouth Street 

School Tour with Tony Fuller (OC ’60) 

from 4pm prior to the dinner 

Enquiries: 

Rebecca Ryan 

bec@rebeccaryanarchitect.com.au 


Saturday 7 May 2022 

The Victorian Room at The Ed 

Sunday 8 May 2022 

Family BBQ and bouncy castle, 

Scotch Pavilion and Oval 


from 12pm 

Enquiries: 

Danielle Norris 

danielle.norris@ymail.com, 


Saturday 22 October 2022 

Sunday 23 October 2022 Family BBQ and 

bouncy castle, Scotch Pavilion and Oval 


from 12pm 

Enquiries: 

Abby Bowden 

abbybowden@me.com 

Class of 1971 & 1972 (50 Year) 

Friday 4 March 2022, 

Scotch College & The Ed 

School Tour (4pm) with Tony Fuller 

(OC ’60), followed by drinks and canapes 

in Drawing Room and then dinner at 

The Ed. Partners welcome. 

’71 Enquiries: 

Graham Lyons 

graham.lyons@adelaide.edu.au 

'72 Enquiries: 

Andrew beal aobeal@bigpond.net.au 

We are seeking people to assist tracking 

the '72 Old Collegians. Please contact 

Andrew if you are able to help. 

2022 SCOCA Golf Day 

Friday 4 March, 

Blackwood Golf Club 

Ambrose format with a 12.30pm 

shotgun start 

Enquiries: 




Saturday 5 March 2022 or Saturday 2 

April 2022, Details TBC 

Enquiries: 

Andrew Just 

ajust45@outlook.com 

2022 Reunions 

Scheduled reunions for 2022 

are as follows; 

2017 Alumni 5 Year, 




1982 Alumni 40 Year and 

1972 Alumni 50 Year 

(Friday 4 March 2022). 

Dates are not finalised yet (with the 

exception of the ’72 reunion) so if you 

have a preference and would like to 

assist with the organisation of your 

reunion please do not hesitate to 

contact Tria Goode in the 

Development Office on 8274 4303 or 

email her tgoode@scotch.sa.edu.au 

sister’s name, Emily. Mr Bennett was one 

of the worst. At the beginning of Year 12, 

Mr Bennett called me Emily in front of the 

whole cohort and Eddie Felkl stood up and 

said, “she’s gone here since reception, why 

can’t you get her name correct”. From that 

day on he never got my name wrong again. 

Thanks Eddie! 

Freemo: Tim Oughton’s advice at assembly: 

“Tim’s Top Tips for Getting Lucky at School” 

Twoopa: Rowing camp in 2006/7, we all 

shaved our heads and decided to put the 

hair in a bucket and burn it and let the 

smoke seep into the girls air conditioning 

units. 

Bec Hodgson (’88, Hodgo): Being in year 

7 (1983) and witnessing all the fun had by 

year 12's on their muck up day opened my 

eyes...they had placed a car on the balcony 

in front of the staff room door so the 

teachers couldn't get in. 

Riss: Year 8 Coorong Camp playing “Storm 

the Lantern” after dinner in the sand hills. 

A friend and I went back to base camp to 

get new batteries for our torch and saw 2 

teachers snogging in the dim light of their 

tent. We burst into laughter and they came 

running out and chased us. I believe they 

continued on to marriage! 

WHO WAS YOUR FAVOURITE 

TEACHER AT SCOTCH AND 

WHY? 

Youngy: Gavin Kilpatrick. Still have the 

Sherrin he gave me when I left school 

which has inspiring sporting quotes written 

all over it. It sits in my office and I look at 

it daily 

Wags: Easy - Jim Rosevear. Love him, and 

miss him. 

Tarq: Any teacher that had to put up with 

me as a student, I don't think anyone ever 

tops your first teacher, and for me that was 

Mrs. Newman 

Belinda Boundy (’05, Belle): Suzanne 

Farrington! A wonderfully caring teacher 

who was everyone's second Mum. You 

could tell her anything and she would 

listen, provide constructive criticism and 

help you move forward. 

Hodgo: Mr Jeffries the drama teacher, a 

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kind man who was great at his craft and 

very inspiring, and always had time for his 

drama students. 

So that’s your Committee! If there is 

anything we can every do to help please 

reach out to any of us (including if you want 

to hear the stories we couldn’t print!). 

HAMISH ARCHIBALD 

SCOCA President 

harchibald@oloughlins.com.au 

Feature Nick Wagner, Rosie Dunstan Ken Webb, 

Cassie Llewelyn-Smith and Richie Fargher 

/ 01 Louise Firth and Catie Freeman / 02 Harry 

White and Jack Young / 03 Hugo and Angus 

Twopeny / 04 Georgia Wilson / 05 Belinda 

Boundy / 06 Larissa and Bec Hodgson / 07 Nick 

Fuss / 08 Tamara and Brad Cave / 09 Judy 

Dyson / 10 1976 Alumni Group Shot / 11 1980 

40 Year Group shot 

MARRIAGES 

Congratulations to Tamara ('13) and Brad 

Cave who were married on September 11 at 

her family farm in the Yorke Peninsula. 

DEATHS 

(Walter) Beresford White (’49) 

Dudley James Briscoe (’49) 

William Edward Gearing (’47) 

Dr Robert (Bob) William Wenzel (’60) 

Robert H Sunley (’53) 

Phillip Hamilton Wollaston (’48) 

Malcolm David Gordon (’47) 

Simon Rees Teate (’70) 

Colin Alexander Young (’73) 

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VALE JUDY DYSON 

Judy Dyson former staff member and longterm 

member of the Scotch Community, 

died from complications following a lung 

transplant. Judy died in July after a long 

battle with emphysema which sadly had 

made her last few years difficult. 

Judy’s association with Scotch began 

when her husband Rod joined the staff 

in the early 70’s. Later in that decade she 

joined with Rod in taking charge of the 

Junior Boys’ Boarding House. By this time 

the family had grown, with three children, 

all of whom completed the whole of their 

education at Scotch. 

Fortuitously for the College and for Judy, 

a vacancy in the English Department 

arose to teach a single class. This started 

Judy’s role as a staff member. Gradually 

Judy’s teaching role increased and she 

became a valued member of the English 

Department. It also soon became apparent 

that Judy had ability in the administrative 

and pastoral areas. She became Head of 

Anderson House and Head of the General 

Studies Program. She filled both of these 

positions with skill and compassion. 

When the position of Deputy Principal 

at Wilderness School became available, 

Judy applied and was successful in gaining 

the position. While this was a loss to 

Scotch, she completed her career most 

successfully at Wilderness and became 

a valued member of their community. 

She maintained her contact with Scotch 

through Rod’s long service at the College 

and through the education of her children. 

Finally she was delighted when a grandson 

enrolled at Scotch. 

Judy was a very popular colleague during 

her time on the staff and died at too early 

an age. We extend our deepest sympathy to 

Rod and the extended family. 

KEN WEBB 

CLASS OF 1970 REUNION 

Thirteen alumni from the class of 1970 met 

at Scotch College on 29 October where 

Tony Fuller provided an informative tour 

of the Senior School campus, showing the 

many additions and upgrades that had 

taken place, or were currently taking place. 

For many of the boarders it was a chance 

to remember life as a boarder more than 51 

years ago. Times have improved. 

All were impressed by the changes and 

ambience of the school and some of the 

stunning views over the city. After drinks 

and an enthusiastic presentation from 

John Newton, these alumni were joined 

by six others for a meal at the Edinburgh, 

reminiscing about teachers, sporting 

activities and their lives as students. Some 

returned for a breakfast next morning! 

Unfortunately many of the class of 1970 

were unable to attend this 51-year reunion 

because of travel restrictions due to Covid 

and other commitments. 

DAVID PATTON (’70) 


On Saturday 9 October 2021 a group of old 

friends from the Year of 1976 gathered to 

celebrate the 45 years since we finished 

‘Matric’. We gathered at the Edinburgh 

Hotel for a more casual style get together 

than we have organised in the past. While 

many were not able to attend because of 

COVID restrictions, approximately 30 of 

us were there, including Cathy all the way 

from Western Australia. Many who couldn’t 

be there sent greetings via social media 

and it was great to feel connected with 

them, even in their absence. 

As always, it was wonderful to catch up on 

people’s lives, their work or retirement 

plans and their children and now, 

grandchildren. It is always interesting to 

hear how varied and rich people’s lives 

have been. 

It seems that everyone enjoyed the 

different venue and that some, who will 

remain nameless, were ‘thrown out’ at 

closing time! Some things never change 

and age apparently doesn’t interfere with a 

good night out. 

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We hope that for our 50th, in five years, 

everyone who wants to come will be able to 

and we will have a truly memorable night. 

We’d encourage everyone to come to the 

next one. It’s always fun. 

Thanks to the organising committee and to 

the Development Office at Scotch for their 

support. See you all in 5 years. 

JOHN CAMENS (’76) 


As the class of ‘80’s 40th reunion was 

postponed in 2020, we re-grouped for a 

‘40th and a bit’ reunion at the Edinburgh 

in 2021. Thanks to Kristy Morrison and Tria 

Goode’s tireless efforts, we managed to 

gather a fabulous group of oldies together 

to reminisce and share a beer. There were 

many ‘light bulb’ moments throughout the 

night when a face was finally recognised 

and memories remembered especially 

for those guests who hadn’t attended a 

reunion since we left school. The group 

was a good mix of borders and day bugs, 

so the stories shared covered a plethora 

of activities, experiences, fun times and 

slightly naughty times. Thanks also to 

Andrew Freeman for his collection and 

curation of some great photos from the 

archives which helped jog some memories. 

We laughed at how much hair we used 

to have (boys) and how dreadful the pink 

uniform was (girls… although the boys still 

enjoyed the ‘ring-pull’ zip) Goose Island 

and Noumea exploits resurfaced with much 

laughter, and the Tri Carni interstate sports 

competitions each year were a massive 

talking point. We’ve experienced births, 

deaths, marriages, divorces, remarriages, 

children, grand children, life-long careers, 

changing careers, retirement, good health 

and not so good health. 

The one thing we all had in common was 

our connection to the community of 

Scotch and a sense of belonging to a very 

special group of life-long friends. Here’s to 

the next 40 years! 

CATHERINE WINWOOD (’80) 

Best on ground had to be Robert 

McFarlane, who made it from Scotland via 

Howard Springs (2 weeks quarantine) for 

the night. Runner up was Jane Williams 

(Illsley), who made it from Melbourne via 

Port Douglas - amazing! 

It was nice to see familiar faces and a few 

that haven’t been before or in a while. 

Name tags were not necessary, but we 

had them anyway! We finished the night 

on the veranda with the Class of 1980 – 

bonus Scotchies - and a few more at the 

Cremorne! 

HUGE thanks to Cods and Burry for putting 

a brilliant night together, they need to do it 

more often! And to Saint Tria (Goode) in the 

Development office for all her hard work! 

A fantastic time was had by all and the 

best news is, we’re doing it all over again in 

February when, hopefully, our friends from 

Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Queensland 

and beyond can make it over for the ’40 & a 

bit’ celebrations in February. 

SALLY HAMILTON (’81) 

CLASSES OF 2010 & 

2011 REUNION 

The Classes of 2010 and 2011 gathered 

at the Cathedral Hotel for their 10 year 

reunions, albeit a year delayed by Covid 

for the 2010 group. These reunions were 

merged to allow more Scotchies to catch 

up, given so many are unfortunately stuck 

on the Eastern Seaboard a little longer, 

and overseas as well. It was fantastic to see 

so many people come from rural SA to be 

there, however. Whilst Covid restrictions 

limited the attendance and has limited 

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The Class of 1981 celebrated its 40 year 

reunion at our spiritual home, The Ed, on 

Saturday October 30. Thanks to Jamie 

Codling, who invented a room where there 

wasn’t one (in his private beer garden) and 

set up a cosy, then freezing, outdoor event, 

complete with braziers and way too many 

drinks. Simon Burr was on hand for food, 

organisation and general shenanigans. 

We welcomed an enthusiastic 30 starters 

who spent the night reminiscing about old 

times over cold drinks and hundreds of old 

photos – we haven’t changed a bit! 

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dancing in SA for so long, it was great to 

see people dancing again (being a private 

function). Simon Wong (‘11), Will Goode 

(‘11) and Paige Lynch (‘11) certainly put on 

some memorable performances on the 

dance floor. We look forward to having full 

attendance in 2030 and 2031 respectively. 

JACK YOUNG (’10) 


On 9 October, the Class of 2016 joined 

together at the Belgian Beer Café to 

celebrate and catch up over drinks after 5 

years out of school. 

While it was unfortunate that some faces 

were absent due to the recent border 

restrictions, it was a lovely night to have 

so many of the group able to catch up 

and reminisce on our time together 

at school. The Belgian Beer Café were 

great hosts, serving drinks, nibbles, and 

some great throwback tunes for the 

dance floor. It almost felt like the Year 12 

common room with couches and tables 

spread around. They even recreated the 

school logo, making for a great welcome! 

It was wonderful to hear of the amazing 

successes, travels and new perspectives 

each person has gained over the past 5 

years. I think most would agree that there 

were some people we spoke to much more 

that night than we may ever have at school, 

highlighting how much more mature we 

have become in just 5 years. 

With a few teachers, future doctors, PhD 

students, mechanics, graphic designers, 

media students and many more professions 

in the mix, we’re excited to see what each 

other are up to in the next 5 years! 

NATASHA CALLARY (‘16) 

12 Class of 1981 Reunion 13 Class of 2016 

Reunion / 14 Scott Smith, Will James, Andrew 

Camens, Sam Heeps and Nick Fussl /15 16 

Scotch Community Rowers in action / 17 Alex 

DeCesare ('10) after his 105* against Sacred 

Heart Old Collegians in round 1 

OLD COLLEGIANS FOOTBALL 

It is with pleasure that the SOCFC 

announces the appointment of our new 

Club Coach, Will James. 

Will comes to Scotch with a wealth 

of football knowledge and coaching 

experience that extends over many years. 

He has achieved success both on and off 

the field over his football journey including 

winning 4 premierships as a player and 

coach, selection in the Amateur League 

team of the year in 1999 and playing for 

Central Districts at league level in 2000. 

During his tenure at Pulteney, Pembroke and 

St Peters Old Collegians, Will has managed 

multiple teams where the development of 

younger players has been embedded within 

the senior football program. 

Will played for SOCFC in 2007 and is a 

current Scotch College parent allowing him 

to come to us already well versed in the 

club’s values and culture. We are excited 

to see Will continue in the footsteps of 

those who have come before him in further 

building this great club. 

We would also like to welcome Sam Heeps 

who is joining Will as an assistant coach. 

Sam has recently been coaching in the 

Adelaide Football League with some wellestablished 

and successful clubs as a B 

grade coach. 

The club would like to extend our warm 

welcome to Will, Sam and their families to 

the Scotch Old Collegian Football Club and 

Community. 

ANDREW CAMENS (‘08) 

OLD COLLEGIANS & 

COMMUNITY ROWING 

Australia is now the number one Rowing 

country in the world! 

This comes from the Director of Sport, 

Jarrad Schar, whose brother in law 

Alexander Hill, stroked the Australian men's 

coxless four, to a gold medal victory at 

the Tokyo Olympics. This was won in an 

Olympic best time. 

Watching the Olympic rowers was certainly 

great motivation for the Scotch Old Coll’s 

crew, who continue to be energised and 

exercised, down at the Torrens for a rowing 

session. 

Now that daylight saving time is with us, the 

lure of the water is greater. 

There’s nowhere more peaceful than 

heading out for a late afternoon row on a 

Wednesday, at the Torrens. 

Since its inception in 2014, the club has 

continually provided the opportunity for 

an energetic experience, for those who’ve 

questioned what’s it’s like to be part of one 

of the ultimate ‘team/crew’ sports. 

The rowers have a regular coach/cox 

who continues to improve the crew each 

session. When the crew find themselves 

truly focused and balanced, it’s quite an 

inspiring feeling to really move a boat 

through the water. 

It's low impact, fluid and smooth, and it 

isn't limited by age or gender. 

Scotch trademarks such as inclusivity, 

participation and encouragement are 

strongly embedded in the culture of 

the Rowing club, which welcomes all – 

experienced and would-be rowers. 

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 technical it actually is. 

Come‘n‘Try sessions can be conducted 

at any stage for those interested. 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, conducted at the 

Scotch Boatshed at the Torrens. 

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From the first session, rowers will have an 

experience on the water. 

The Old Coll’s rowers are always looking to 

expand the crews, especially if you were a 

lapsed rower from any previous season. 

Recently graduated rowers are also 

welcome to form a crew of their own, as 

part of the Old Coll’s Rowing. The Club has 

a varied fleet of boats… doubles, fours, 

quads and eights. 

Should you, or any one you know like to give 

rowing a go, we’d love to hear from you. 

Please phone Ali Hammond 0401 670 126 or 

Jane Heard on 0412 082 380. 

www.facebook.com/ 

ScotchCommunityRowing 

JANE HEARD 

OLD SCOTCH CRICKET 

Cricket season has finally begun! The A’s 

got off to a fantastic start to the season 

with a big win over Sacred Heart Old 

Collegians. Originally it was a mix of the 

young and the old with the ball to start us 

off, with Tom Bourne (’04) and Angus Kitto 

(’19) doing the damage. Alex DeCesare (’10) 

then hit the ground running with a beautiful 

century to start off the season, his second 

for the club, and was well supported by 

new recruit Sam Darling (’11) who has come 

to the club after several years of playing A 

grade district cricket. With day two getting 

washed out, it was a very important win 

on day one and has started the season 

beautifully for the A Grade. Funnily enough 

the A’s also had a full team of old collegians 

for their round one fixture. Signs that the 

link between the school and the cricket 

club are very strong. The A’s are once again 

being captained by Nathan Fox (’06) and 

are being coached by the current First XI 

coach Madu. 

The B’s had a hard-fought loss in round one 

to Walkerville. The B’s have been held up 

by some great young talent. Sam Fuss (’19) 

and Cooper De Zylva (’19) were the stand 

outs for the B’s. Will Sam dominating with 

the bat and Cooper with the ball. Once 

again this is a great sign for the future of 

the club with our younger players starting 

to develop. The B’s will be co-captained 

this year by Stefan Carlson (’06) and Tom 

Kidman (’92). 

The C’s will once again be taking part in the 

limited overs competition which includes 

some of our more “veteran” players taking 

part. It’s always a great sell having your 

home games at Montrose Oval! At time 

of writing, the C’s have only played one 

game, which was a thrilling tie! The C’s will 

be led by club stalwart Peter Feeney (’81), 

with help from Peter Harvey (’91), Adam 

Niederer (’91), and Sean MacGregor (’89). 

This season OSCA as also added a B Grade 

T20 side that will play alongside our A 

Grade side. It’s a great opportunity for 

more people to get involved at the club and 

to come out and play. We are also looking 

forward to recruiting a large amount of the 

current year 12 group from the school once 

they have finished their studies and exams. 

We are always looking for more players out 

at the club, and strongly encourage people 

to come out to training at 6pm on the No. 2 

oval on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

Lastly, the club is very proud to announce 

that we will be unveiling a new award, 

the “Nick Blight Memorial Award” in 

honour of Nick. The award will go to the 

most outstanding individual game which 

contributes to the result. This is off the 

back of Blighty’s outstanding 6/5 to win the 

A grade a game against Marion in February 

2016, a spell of bowling that will go down as 

an all-time favourite at OSCA. 

Save the date: OSCA Lions and Past Players’ 

Day Saturday 22 January 2022. 

HARRY WHITE (’10) 

NETBALL 

Winter finished with a bang and another 

premiership for SOCNC! Our A3 team put 

their foot down from the first whistle and 

took the lead early in the grand final, a 

semi-final rematch with Westbourne Park. 

Scotch kept their eye on the prize, playing 

their game style to come home with a 6 

goal win at the final siren. 

At the end of every season our club hosts 

the End of Season Dinner where we 

announce our Best and Fairest Players, 

as voted by the opposition, for the winter 

season. It was lovely to be able to host just 

the one dinner this year after last year 

made one joint gathering a little difficult. 

Our winners are below: 

A3 

Best Player: Erin Farinola 

Runner Up: Kate Pennington 

B1 

Best Player: Nellie Lapanowski 

Runner Up: Laura Sourdin 

Congratulations ladies very well deserved! 

We have recently started the Summer 

season off with a club record 8 teams, 

welcoming a lot of Scotchies and recent 

Old Collegians. It is fantastic to see what 

the future for this club looks like with so 

much young talent and fresh legs coming 

through. After 2 rounds our teams are 

sitting A2 team 4th, A3 team 2nd, A4 team 

8th, A5 team 8th, C1 team 2nd, C3 team 

4th, D1 team 3rd and D2 team 8th on their 

respective ladders. A huge achievement 

given all the new players the club has 

welcomed in a short period of time with 

everyone finding their feet in their teams. 

For those who are keen to see the future 

of the club, we would love to have side 

line support where possible. We play on 

Wednesday nights at the SAUNCA courts 

in Adelaide’s city fringe. 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 

www.scotchoc.com.au 

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) 

President 

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18 A3 Premiers Winter 2021 (Back: Trudy Robb, 

Jasmin Gobbett, Di Glass, Di Baran, Heidi 

Sandison, Front: Erin Farinola, Kate Pennington, 

Alicia Palmer, Maddi Leckie) 

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