QUADAPRIL 2018

No.1

IN THIS ISSUE

HEADMASTER'S MESSAGE 2

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 6

BROMAD 8

SCOBA STRATEGY 31

GREAT SCOTS 32

ARCHIVES 36

QUADCALENDAR DATES

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FRONT COVER PHOTO

Connor Nelson and Daniel

Gunchenko (Y13) during an

Athletics Day race.

Photo by Rob Kilvington

Date: Monday 5th March

Headmaster’s Message

Board Update

Chaplain’s Chat

Our Achievements

Future-Focussed Learning

BROMAD

Gibb House

Rata Studios

SCOBA Update

Great Scots

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TERM 2

Mon 30 April Term 2 begins ANZAC Service

Fri 4 May Prep School, Mothers to School Blessing Ceremony – Scots College Ie Faitaga uniform

Tue 8 May SCPA AGM

Thu 10 May Information Evening Northern Suburbs

Sun 13 May Uttley House Service at St John’s in the City Plimmer House Service at Khandallah Presbyterian Church

Tue 15 May Ken Longmore 100th Birthday celebrations Information Evening Wairarapa

Thu 17 May Information Evening Hutt Valley

Fri 18 May Walden Street Park Bike Track Opening

Thu 24 May School Production Shrek Junior

Fri 25 May College in Action Day

Sat 26 May Great Scots Event

Sun 27 May Mackenzie House Service at Khandallah Presbyterian Church

Fri 1 June Middle and Senior Schools Grandparents’ Day

Mon 4 June Queen’s Birthday, College Closed

Tue 5 June Staff Professional Development Day, College Closed

Fri 8 June Experience Year 9 Day

Tue 12 June SCPA meeting

Sun 17 June Smith House Chapel Service at Khandallah Presbyterian Church Glasgow House Service at St John’s in the City

Fri 6 July Final day of Term 2 House Haka Competition

APRIL 2018

No.1

Celebrating our Successful Youth

HEADMASTER'S MESSAGE

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We have had a wonderful start to the year with many successes already celebrated at our various awards assemblies. Our recent academic results have been nothing short of outstanding placing our College amongst the best performing schools nationally.

While we are proud of the achievements of all of our students there are five whom I would like to particularly profile.

Andrew Tang – achieved 12 scholarships, 6 of which were outstanding and was named top in NZ in Economics. In May we expect Andrew to be named the top scholar in NZ.

Benji Hartfield – top scholar in Art - Photography Scholarship

Leander Schubert – achieved a top scholar’s award in IB Diploma

Pranay Mistry – achieved a top scholar’s award in IB Diploma

Lewis Clareburt – achieved L3 NCEA whilst also managing a demanding international travel and competition schedule that has seen him selected for the 2018 Commonwealth Games team.

What I would like to point out about these five high achievers is not just their academic results, these speak for themselves, but rather the people they are. They were all College Prefects and participated in a wide array of sporting and cultural activities and all were also heavily involved in College service activities. In short they were not one dimensional, but rather demonstrate the all round character we seek to develop here at the College.

I would now like to share some thoughts on education that I have already shared directly with the students of the College.

“…At the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, and the best schools in the world – and none of it will matter unless all of you fulfil your responsibilities.

“I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself. Every single one of you has something you’re good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That’s the opportunity an education can provide.

“No matter what you want to do with your life I guarantee that you’ll need an education to do it. You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to be a nurse or an architect, a lawyer or a member of our military? You’re going to need a good education for every single one of those careers. You can’t just drift into a good job. You’ve got to work for it and train for it and learn for it. All this in a time where there is increasing competition for University and other training courses.

“Your education isn’t just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. What you’re learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.

“You’ll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment. You’ll need the insights and critical thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free. You’ll need the creativity

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Board Update

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

The Board has had a very busy start to the year with the announcements we have made around future-focussed learning in relation to the Year 11 curriculum, changes planned to be progressively introduced from 2019, and the move to enrol girls in the Senior School from 2020. The board is charged with the role of governing the College which, amongst

PHILIP POPPE, CHAIRMAN

other things, has a strong focus on future strategic direction and we firmly believe that the decisions we have made are very much focussed on what the students of the future will need in terms of their education and the skills they will need to have to succeed in an ever changing world. Our focus for the remainder of the year is to oversee the strategy implementation and assist management where we can to achieve the goals we have set.

During March we opened the new boarding wing of Gibb House down on Strathmore Avenue which was a project completed on time and within budget and the board would like to acknowledge the management skills of Mike Ritchie, our CFO, in managing this project well through to completion. Scots has been providing boarding facilities for over 100 years and we aim to continue with this in an expanded fashion to meet the increasing demand we receive for boarding places from local, national and international students wanting to come to Scots.

At the end of 2017 Mark Dossor’s term expired and he stepped down from the board. Mark was a key member of the board including chairing the finance and risk committee and contributing in many areas of board activities. We would like to publically acknowledge the big contribution he made during his time on the board.

PHILIP POPPEBOARD OF GOVERNORS, CHAIRMAN

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and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy.”

I would like to lay claim to these words however they come from the former President of the United States - Barack Obama

We have followed with interest the Government’s plans to review many areas of its educational offering over the next three years. While we will watch these reviews with interest the College has recently announced its plans for the future, plans which will be in place by 2020 and will ensure that we continue to offer a high quality and future-focussed education that develops all round character as well as the best preparation for our students to thrive.

Virtutem Paret Doctina

GRAEME YULEHEADMASTER

BENJI HARTFIELD

TIME, EXISTENCE, EPHEMERALITY - BENJI HARTFIELD

TIME, EXISTENCE, EPHEMERALITY - BENJI HARTFIELD

ANDREW TANG DEMONSTRATES EXPERIMENTS WITH LIGHT AND HOW LIGHTS WORKS WITH YEAR 1&2 STUDENTS

LEANDER SCHUBERT

LEWIS CLAREBURT

PRANAY MISTRY

…AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE CAN HAVE THE MOST DEDICATED TEACHERS, THE MOST SUPPORTIVE PARENTS, AND THE BEST SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD – AND NONE OF IT WILL MATTER UNLESS ALL OF YOU FULFIL YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES.

Pipe BandA SUCCESSFUL SEASON

Chaplain’s Chat

2017Academic Results

NCEA SCHOLARSHIPS

32 NCEA Scholarships awarded including 10 outstanding.

TOP ACHIEVERSAndrew Tang – Accounting (O), Chemistry (O), Economics (O),Geography (O), Physical Education (O), Physics (O), Agriculture and Horticulture (S), Biology (S), Calculus (S), English (S), Media Studies (S), Statistics (S)

Scots College (last year in parenthesis)

Pass Rate 75% (90%)

Average 33 (31) Points

Scots College (last year in parenthesis)

Decile 8-10 Schools Nationally

Level 1 96% (97%) 84% (92%)

Merit Endorsements 50% (28%) 35% (39%)

Excellence Endorsements 18% (27%) 20% (27%)

Level 2 95% (96%) 89% (93%)

Merit Endorsements 41% (38%) 32% (34%)

Excellence Endorsements 20% (23%) 18% (22%)

Level 3 96% (97%) 83% (88%)

Merit Endorsements 33% (39%) 35% (34%)

Excellence Endorsements 20% (16%) 19% (18%)

UE 91% 96%) 61% (76%)

NCEA

IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME

*These results exclude IB students

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TOP ACHIEVERSAlexander Guerin Manraj Rahi

Nau mai, haere mai.

These words appear on the first slide of every chapel service. They simply mean welcome. No matter the theme of the service, this is always constant; you are welcome, all are welcome.

We recognise this in many ways. Last year we altered the layout of the chapel so that we gather around the table, much like friends or family gather for a meal. Students too

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College Head BoyEZEKIEL FISO

First, it is important to note how incredibly grateful the prefect team is for being honoured with the opportunity to further serve the school.

We have been fortunate enough to see the students and Scots College collectively grow, for what will be another successful year.

We aim to encourage the boys every step of the way in their pursuits of excellence. This coincides with my own vision for the College: “Growing champions beyond Scots” future-focussed learning is an aspect of the College which is something to be valued, especially as we prepare our students for life beyond the school walls and the Plimmer gates.

The encouraging support for the Prefect team this term has helped form the school’s goals for 2018:

• Establish a healthy environmental ethos for the College

• Maintain the “brotherhood” culture within all areas of the school and across all year groups

• Build and promote involvement in service projects amongst students

In testament to these objectives, we plan to see the school’s development in all areas of Academia, Sport, Culture, Service and Spirit. This is something that has been evident and showcased already throughout this term alone. As in a recent address to the College around the theme “resilience”, I only ask that the boys continue to give all of themselves to every aspiration and in honest endeavour.

EZEKIEL FISOCOLLEGE HEAD BOY

This year has seen the band complete another highly successful season. They performed exceptionally well at the Turakina Highland games, the Pipes in the Park Competition and the Regional Championships. In total this season, they have earned 19 trophies. This year, the Regional competition also doubled as the RNZPBA North Island Championships. As such, the Scots College Pipe Band is currently the Grade 4 North Island Champions, and the North Island Champion Juvenile Band.

Nationals this year had the potential to be challenging. There were several key bandsmen who were unable to compete due to injuries. However, the band proved to be highly adaptable to this situation and marched on regardless. At Nationals, the band was placed 2nd in Grade 4, 3rd in Juvenile, 1st in Grade 4 mid-section, and 2nd mid-section Grade 3 and Grade 4. In light of the overall size of the band, this is a fantastic set of achievements.

As with the end of most seasons, the band said farewell to two senior pipers. These were Tom Simpson, and the life-time recipient of the Broken Chanter Award, Lachlan MacDonald. Both of these young men have served the band well during their time with the band. We also farewell Nic Spencer. Nic has decided to move on from the Pipe Band, to focus on other aspects of his time here at Scots. Nic, and his unflappable sense of humour will be sorely missed. We wish all of the young men all the best as they move on.

I would like to thank Marion for her continued musical leadership of the band, and support. I would also like to thank David Jackson and Scott Gif fin. Scott has been a fantastic addition to the team, ably assisting Marion at competitions and throughout the year. David has continued his solid service as my second-in-charge. Of note is the way that both David and Scott stepped up during Nationals, as I was one of the injuries within the band. I would like to thank both of them for their assistance with this.

Finally, I would like to thank the parents of the Scots College Pipe Band community. None of this would be possible without your continued support.

IAN LESLIEPIPE BAND MANAGER

THE PIPE BAND 2018

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are welcome to share their thoughts on Biblical passages and themes in one of our many student led services.

Welcome, inclusion, this all stems from our special character. In chapel, we embrace a diverse community to reflect what God has shared with us. “We love because he first loved us.” 1 John 4:19

DAVID JACKSON COLLEGE CHAPLAIN

NO MATTER THE THEME OF THE SERVICE, THIS IS ALWAYS CONSTANT; YOU ARE WELCOME, ALL ARE WELCOME.

CHAPLAIN DAVID JACKSON WELCOMING NEW STUDENTS AND STAFF AT THE COLLEGE POWHIRI

Leander Schubert Pranay Mistry

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Student Achievements

ACHIEVEMENTS

PREP SCHOOL

Tejas Madan (Y4) Came first in Wellington in his age group of 8-9 year olds, and 2nd in NZ at the US Kids Golf Tournament. He has also qualified to represent NZ in the Trans-Tasman and World Championships

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Ayden Hammond (Y10) and Tane Mumu (Y10) were selected for the 2018 NZ U15 Baseball Team

Junior Futsal Team won the National Futsal Tournament

Junior Basketball Team (3x3) placed second at the National Basketball Tournament

SENIOR SCHOOL

Roderick Solo (Y12) was selected for the Samoa U18 Rugby 7s Team

Caleb Cavubati and Eparama Sailo (Y13) were selected for the Fiji U18 Rugby 7s Team

Jaylen Tuapola (Y12) was selected for the NZ U18 Rugby 7s Team

Zion Trigger Faitele (Y12) is the NZ Junior Shot Put and Discus Champion for 2017

Henry Levett (Y13) was selected for the 2018 NZ U19 Cycling Team

Max Brookes (Y12) was selected for the 2018 NZ U19 Handball Team

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Henry Burton-Wood (Y13) was selected for the 2018 NZ SS Symphony Orchestra on Violin

Senior Futsal Team placed third at the National Futsal Tournament

Senior Volleyball Team won in division four at the National Volleyball Tournament

Joshua Mallet (Y12) won the B final of U17 single sculls at the National Rowing Tournament

Senior Floorball Team placed second at the National Floorball Tournament

Tom Harding (old boy), Luke Stanley-Ryan (old boy), Matthew Bloomfield (Y13), Jack Spencer (Y12)and Charlie Stapleton-Stevens (Y13) competed with the NZ Foundation Youth Pipe Band at the Australian National Championships. They are the current Grade 3 Australian Champions.

TANE MUMU AND AYDEN HAMMOND

HENRY BURTON-WOOD

ZION TRIGGER-FAITALE

RODERICK SOLO, EPARAMA SAILO, JAYLEN TUAPOLA & CALEB CAVUBATI

SENIOR FLOORBALL TEAM

Future-Focussed LearningAT SCOTS COLLEGE

At the beginning of the year the College announced exciting changes it is making to ensure students are better prepared for their futures to:

• review the Year 11 programme to better equip students in Year 11 with the 21st century skills they need for success in Years 12, 13 and beyond.

• welcome girls into the Senior School from 2020, beginning in Years 11&12.

• undertake a campus development programme.

YEAR 11 PROGRAMME REVIEW The proposed Year 11 Programme will shift the focus from assessment to teaching and learning. The number of achievement standards and credits in Year 11 will be reduced to introduce a course that includes an increase in the range of subjects available and options for learning in an online and blended learning environment. Emphasis will be on developing the transferable skills needed to thrive in the future.

Introduced to the Year 11 programme will be a year-long structured collaborative project. Students will work in groups to collaborate on finding solutions to a real world problem. This interdisciplinary project will build on vital soft skills, innovation and entrepreneurship. Currently the College is investigating into some existing models and we hope to share further detail as it becomes available.

A well-developed future pathways programme for Year 7 to 13 students has been built into the tutor periods. In Year 11 each student will complete an online questionnaire, personalised coaching and work experience, assisting them to make more informed decisions.

An often raised question with a change in emphasis to learning and soft skills is; how is a student’s progress measured? Student exhibitions and performances are two methods the College is already using including the Year 10 What a Load of Rubbish and Year 8 InsTed evenings. Another example where exhibitions, performance and reflection are practised to measure progress is High Tech High in San Diego, the focus of documentary Most Likely to Succeed. At High Tech High students and teachers hold an open reflection after an exhibition evening for collaborative projects. In the documentary two students stand out, a young woman exuberant at how much she had grown by taking on a leadership and directors

role in their production and a young man who fronted up to his actions that had ultimately led to his group not completing their project for the deadline.

To complement these methods a tool the College is investigating to measure social and emotional learning (SEL) skills is ACT Tessera. NZ group, 21C Skills Lab partnered with ACT, a leading US-based educational testing and research organisation, to undertake a pilot administration in New Zealand of ACT Tessera, a new assessment that measures a range of these skills. The pilot ran during 2017 involving 12 schools and 4,000 students from intermediate to tertiary.

Early in Term 2 the College will begin gaining feedback and discussion with parents on the proposed Year 11 structure and will continue to update the community with progress.

NZ education futurist and Mind Lab founder, Francis Valentine, describes the current generation of young people as the “design thinkers, the social crusaders, the politically mobilised and the education disruptors”. The future Year 11 curriculum will create students equipped for their generation.

A CO-EDUCATIONAL SENIOR SCHOOL FROM 2020 The introduction of a co-educational Senior School is an exciting next step in the College’s history. For over 100 years the College has focussed on providing an all-round education for its students and welcoming girls at the Senior level will provide a foundation for realistic, meaningful and lasting adult relationships for all students.

Moving to a co-educational Senior School will provide an environment where:

• students grow to be confident expressing their views in the presence of members of the opposite sex;

• collaboration between the sexes in the classroom helps develop confidence in students and they excel at university and beyond as leaders;

• working together in the classroom and on homework assignments provides boys and girls the opportunity to learn from each other intellectually, as well as socially.

Enrolments for girls in Years 11 and 12 are already open and as the co-ed Senior School develops more details will be forth-coming for our community.

BROMADBROTHERS IN MUSIC, ART AND DANCE

BROMAD or Scots College’s Brothers in Music, Art and Dance Festival has been an annual feature of Term 1 since 2012.

This year’s week long BROMAD provided boys and staff with a welcome dose of artistic creativity before end of term assessments and EOTC became our key focuses.

I recently read an article about inspirational Wellingtonian Shelagh Magadza, the director of the NZ International Festival of the Arts. She talked about how a key motivation for her when choosing acts is providing audiences with new and challenging experiences. With the very same intention our theory is the boys are a captive audience so we try really hard to present them with acts they would otherwise never choose to experience!

The renowned Ugly Shakespeare Company staged a hilarious and very clever version of Romeo and Juliet which mixed the authentic script with multi-ethnic and multi-time frame interpretations. In amongst the laughs they demonstrated the power of Shakespearean theatre and conveyed some important messages about boundaries and consent in relationships.

Six piece Neo, Dub, Psychedelic, Soul, Roots band Tunes of I entertained us with a really tight, high energy set which demonstrated the great skills of these musicians – all graduates of the New Zealand School of Music.

Dancers, Connor Masseurs and Toa Paranihi presented excerpts from their show Blueprint which featured in the Wellington Fringe Festival and which won the International San Diego Fringe Festival exchange. Both contemporary dance graduates from the New Zealand School of Dance these young men mesemerised our boys with their witty choreography, slick skills and total commitment to their roles.

KBB Music, our Music teachers, Ivan Patterson and Jo Calvert, and a number of our itinerant music teachers provided a novel experience during a wet lunchtime – Noise Zoo! Boys of all ages had a go at being cellists, trombonists, saxophonists, flautists and more. Mr Allen also had a go at playing the trumpet – Wynton Marsallis has nothing to worry about!

The House Street Art competition was scuppered by poor Wellington weather but we’re hoping the boys can compete for the title of Street Art Kings after Easter.

An annual highlight of BROMAD is Scots Got Talent which is very generously sponsored by The Penthouse Cinema and Café. This event just keeps growing in popularity and skill level. This year’s award winners from a field of 30 were –

SUPREME AWARD WINNERS – Alarming (a Pipe/Rock band combo) – Year 13s Matt Bloomfield, Louis Davis, Dilan Savage AND X-Treme Magic III – The Final Awakening (A magic show) – Jacques Pender, Kelvin Scholtz and Tautau Zitao, all Year 13

MOST OUTSTANDING SOLOIST – Arani Maru (Y7 vocalist)

MOST OUTSTANDING GROUP – Empty Room – Jack Archibald, Niklas Best, JunYeop Lee, Pierson Palmer, all Y11

JUDGES’ SPECIAL AWARD – Stephen Xu (Y4 violinist)

JUDGES’ SPECIAL AWARD – Blake Geard (Y8 Dancer)

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Tallis Matthews (A Y10 rapper)

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Malevox (Year 9 – 13 auditioned choir)

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD – Finn Harris and Isshin Enta (Y10 vocalists/guitarists)

Well done to all of the boys who shared their talent. Scots has sure got lots of it!

Finally, big thanks to the Arts Learning Area staf f, our Sound Technician Mike Ashton, film intern Maximillian Bosch, student tech crew, and our MCs for the week, Cultural Prefect, Daniel Gunchenko and Year 10 Cultural Leader, Finn Harris.

CLAIRE HALLLAC ARTS

A NUMBER OF OUR ITINERANT MUSIC TEACHERS PROVIDED A NOVEL EXPERIENCE DURING A WET LUNCHTIME – NOISE ZOO!

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THE ANNUAL GIBB HOUSE PERFORMANCE

A PIPER FROM THE HELLBOUND TRAIN BLAKE GEARD Y8

DANIEL GUNCHENKO, Y13 CULTURAL LEADER WITHNICHOLAS HORVATH, Y7

Y7 AND Y8 TREBLEMAKERS

MOSES MOALA-MAFI AND PATRICK LEAUPEPE OF BAND 44 TOKO USOS

ALEX USHER Y7

JACQUES PENDER, KELVIN SCHOLTZ, LIU ZITAO Y13

TALLIS MATTHEWS Y10

JACK ARCHIBALD Y11

LUKE SUTTON (Y10) TEACHING EDWARD USHER (Y4) THE FLUTE

Staff in ProfileEXECUTIVE CHEF, MIKE DENNIS

Mike Dennis joined Scots College this year. He and his team have been catering for the boarders and many College events over Term 1. Below Mike shares his passion for cooking and some great new initiatives he is currently working on.

Tell us a little bit about yourself

I was born in Christchurch and moved to Wellington when I was 11, and have been here ever since. I am married, and I have two young children and a cat, Ninja, who thinks he is a dog. I am a keen mountain biker, Hurricanes fan and recently I have taken up learning the piano.

Tell us about why you chose cooking as a career?

When I was a child I would help my mum in the kitchen and always knew that cooking was something I wanted to do. After I left school, I went on my Big OE to London where I was very lucky to pick up a job as a commis chef in a restaurant which sat on the 7th floor of a nightclub in Leicester Square. I would start around 10am and work through until 2am the following morning. Despite the 16 hour days, I grew to like the comraderie and excitement of going into a busy service. I returned to New Zealand and studied to get my formal qualifications.

I returned to England to broaden my experience and on my second return to New Zealand, I was lucky to pick up a job in the film industry travelling around the country catering to crews on commercial and film shoots. I thoroughly enjoyed this type of role, cooking for a variety of tastes, scenic backdrops and stars!

Eventually, I came back to Wellington to work as a head chef for Positively Wellington Venues and then on to catering manager at Zealandia.

What do you enjoy most about your job?

Being able to use my experience to create nutritional tasty food for the boys and figuring out what dishes will be popular and which won’t. I’m enjoying working alongside the boys to find out what they want and with some of the international students to offer them varied international dishes so they feel a little more connected with home.

Tell us about your plans and vision for the Scots & Boarding House kitchen and dining?

While at Zealandia I had the opportunity to work alongside the Heart Foundation, having our children’s menu receive their tick of approval and then going on to win the ‘Munch’ food awards best children’s menu in the country for 2016. Recently we have also achieved the same Heart Foundation approval in the Kitchen here at Scots, being the second boarding school kitchen in New Zealand to gain the Heart Foundation approval.

The Heart Foundation offers the assistance of a nutritionist who reviews the menus over an eight week period at the start, and regular intervals during the year. They are available to offer suggestions and ideal portion sizes for our growing students. Our focus group with the boarders is working well in its initial stages and I plan to maintain this so their voice continues to contribute to the meals that they are eating.

What’s your favourite meal?

I had been a vegetarian until recently, when I made the decision to eat fish again as I missed the taste. I think my favourite meal would have to be a large piece of grilled salmon with crispy skin, buttered jersey benny potatoes and a good fresh salad. When you are around food all day, you start to realize simple food is the best!

I’M ENJOYING WORKING ALONGSIDE THE BOYS TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY WANT AND WITH SOME OF THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO OFFER THEM VARIED INTERNATIONAL DISHES SO THEY FEEL A LITTLE MORE CONNECTED WITH HOME.

Cricket Quad TournamentJANUARY 2018, GEELONG COLLEGE

Geelong College is truly a beautiful college with amazing grounds and buildings, I’m not sure the boys appreciated the beauty at 7am during their pre-breakfast run, but at least it was nice and cool for them. The Sunday before the tournament allowed for time to travel to Melbourne Cricket Ground to watch the ODI between England and Australia.

Game 1 on Monday saw us up against Scotch College from Adelaide and slightly overcast conditions. The team saw full debuts for Louis Stevens, Darren Patrick, Dawson Gore and Jeremy Welsh. They won the toss and elected to bat on what was an unexpectedly slow and low wicket. A great start from our bowlers meant Scotch were on the back foot straight away but recovered well from 44/5 off 22 overs to reach 143 all out. A great bowling performance from our boys with Nick Cooke picking up 3-10 off 5.5, Sam Royal 2-16, D Patrick 2-25, Callum Horne 1-25, Baxter Robb 1-22, J Welsh 1-18 and James McConchie 0-22.

Our batting line-up is looking to experienced 1st XI players like Sheil Gandhi (captain for the day) and Oli Fletcher to lead the way this year. Unfortunately both fell cheaply and at 34-2 we were making the small total look a little harder than expected. Nick Cooke (56) then built partnerships of 40 and 47 with James McConchie (19) and Dawson Gore (11) respectively.

Day 2 saw us up against the hosts, Geelong College, on the number 1 field. We won the toss, bowled first and once again Nick Cooke picked up a wicket in the 3rd over as he finished off 2-29. The bowling performance was mixed overall with some superb bowling offset by too many wides and poor balls. We managed to dismiss them for 103. Sam and James picking up 3-21 and 3-15 respectively and Callum 1-13 off 6.4 overs. The fielding was great and topped off by an absolutely brilliant catch by Sam off his own bowling that surprised everyone except Sam himself. In the batting, Shiel led the way with 53 runs and had great support from Ben Stewart (34) and Dawson (43) and a quick fire 15 off 9 balls from Jeremy at the end. We passed their score with 4 wickets down and in the spirit of a pre-season tournament, we played on till we were all out for 200.

Day 3 saw us up against St Andrew’s from Christchurch in the final and the hottest day so far. For the third game in a row, we bowled first and took a wicket within the first three overs. Another great start and another bowling performance that had both fantastic deliveries combined with 1 or 2 bad balls per over. This time, St Andrew’s showed their ability and punished the bad balls. Sam led the way with his best bowling performance in a Scots shirt and finished with 3-19 off 10 overs. Callum, James and Baxter all picking up 1 wicket each. We had them 40/5 after 16 overs but partnerships of 87 and 84 took St Andrew’s up to a competitive 211/6 off their 50 overs. Our batting didn’t start as smoothly as we had hoped with Oli working hard to find some form; however we were 40/0 off 10 overs so it was a good start. Any chase over 200 runs in college cricket is hard to achieve so to have 117 on the board before the first wicket fell was extremely pleasing for everyone. Oli ended up on 60 off 92 balls and Sheil with 62 off 79. Nick and James then combined for a 40 run partnership; however the boys wanted to add some drama to the contest and took the run chase into the final over. The result was never in doubt and Baxter hit the winning runs to win the shield.

The performance of the boys over the three days was a fantastic start to 2018. While I don’t put much emphasis on winning, it was great to see the boys perform above my expectations and probably their own. We are creating some good high performing habits and our positive culture was commented on by all three coaches. They could see from the outside that the boys are well mannered, well behaved and they play the game in a hard but fair way. For me, this is the sign of things to come, the Scots way, to play cricket which balances performance on the field with being outstanding gentlemen off the field. I look forward to the upcoming year.

JAMES HILLHEAD COACH AND DIRECTOR OF CRICKET

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THE SCOTS CRICKET TEAM CALLUM HORNE Y12 SHEIL GANDHI, Y13

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

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Gibb HouseOPENING OF NEW BOARDING WING

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The opening of the new boarding wing on Strathmore Avenue sees a new chapter open in the history of Gibb House. At a time when boarding is rapidly expanding the new building provides a more cohesive heart for Gibb House with centralised administration and sick bay facilities as well as providing additional beds increasing the overall boarding capacity at Scots College to 130.

Opened by Board Chair Philip Poppe, a driving force behind the expansion, the Gibb House Chapel and ribbon cutting ceremony was attended by current boarding parents, students and staff, past Gibb House boarders, suppliers, Aitken Circle donors and members of the Board of Governors.

New International Students 2018 – Q&AWHAT ARE THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN

NEW ZEALAND AND YOUR HOME COUNTRY?

The major dif ference I’ve found is that we have a larger variety of sport and cultural activities to do here, that doesn’t just improve our skills, but it also gives us the chance to meet more people. JAMES LIU

The lifestyle is very dif ferent. CHRIS KIM

The food is dif ferent because I usually eat dumplings or something else in China, and here I only eat Western food. SAM ZHANG

HAVE YOU TRIED ANYTHING NEW SINCE YOU

HAVE BEEN HERE?

The sport has been really good. RICKY HU

I try to speak English all day. SAM ZHANG

Camping and getting to know people from other countries.ETHAN WU

I’ve learnt how to do the Haka. NEW KITTIPORNPANIT

WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT SCOTS?

There are so many aspects such as the IB Diploma, sport and cultural activities and the learning facilities. But the one thing that attracts me the most is the House system as it really gives me the motivation to work harder. JAMES LIU

I like that the boarding house is really close to the campus. KENTA HASEBE

The freedom that we have as students to do the things we would like to do. YUTA OTSUKA

I get a great education and a great learning environment. RICKY HU

DO YOU PLAY ANY SPORT OR TAKE PART IN ANY

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES?

I’ve signed up for badminton. NEW KITTIPORNPANIT

I play football and table tennis. MARK SAMITTIVATE

I take part in rugby. JAEWON HAN

WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME?

I like to chat with my friends. JAEWON HAN

There are loads of things to do in Wellington. Although I’ve got quite a lot of schoolwork to do, I still manage to go to the gym and play football in my spare time. JAMES LIU

I’m interested in playing the piano and photography. ETHAN WU

I like playing video games, eating, chatting with friends and family back home and reading books. CHRIS KIM

BACK ROW: MARC CAPSTICK (DEAN OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS), JAMES LIU (Y12), JAEWON HAN (Y12), MARK SAMITTIVATE (Y11), SAM ZHANG (Y9), TOM YAN (Y13, INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PREFECT)FRONT ROW: RICKY HU (Y7), ETHAN WU (Y12), CHRIS KIM (Y7), KENTA HASEBE (Y11), NEW KITTIPORNPANIT (Y10)

2018 Head of Gibb House Caleb Cavubati spoke of how Gibb House has changed since his father Bill Cavubati was a boarder at College, a point also taken up by Headmaster Graeme Yule as he outlined the role of boarding in the future-focussed learning strategy.

Guests attending the function enjoyed the opportunity to explore the new wing with its purpose-built twin-share rooms.

The opening also saw the unveiling in the rear courtyard of a commissioned sculpture I’ll Be You and You be Me by 2017 Artist in Residence Sam Duckor-Jones. This programme has been generously sponsored by the Chris Parkin Foundation for the last five years.

PHILIP POPPE AND SAM DUCKOR-JONES WITH GIBB HOUSE COMMISSION ‘I’LL BE YOU AND YOU BE ME’

THE NEW GIBB HOUSE BOARDING WING

HEADMASTER GRAEME YULE WITH HEAD BOARDER CALEB CAVUBATI

BOARDERS WITH PIPER MATTHEW BLOOMFIELD

GIBB HOUSE

SHORT TERMBOARDING

With this expansion of boarding at the College we are now able to also offer short term boarding, an ideal option for any student looking to experience boarding in preparation for hostels or for families who need somewhere for your son to stay while out of town for a period of time. Length of stays can be discussed and short term boarders will be included in the full experience of boarding during their stay.

If you are interested please contact Director of Boarding Gary Henley-Smith at directorofboarding@scotscollege.school.nz

PREP SCHOOL

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PRINCIPAL/MIKE HANSEN

Learning through collaboration and inquiringLearning engagements where boys are motivated to collaborate, experiment and think creatively are essential in assisting in gaining critical skills for the future. The PYP lends itself well to engagements such as these to occur across the whole curriculum through the emphasis on the Attitudes (Cooperation, Creativity, Curiosity etc) the Learner Profile (Communicator, Inquirers, Open minded) and the Approaches to learning (Social skills, Communication skills, Thinking skills). Through collaborative play and collaborative problem solving in the Prep school, boys of all ages will gain experience working with their peers and sharing each other’s perspective.

Two examples of collaborative projects that have occurred in Term 1 in the Prep School are below:

Sustainable playgrounds

Boys in Yr1-4 were given the task to design a playground out of recycled materials. Boys were to bring their own perspective to the group and describe what they wanted in their playground creation. As you can imagine the creativity was flowing and

working in mixed age groups and to see a dif ferent side to the boys, as opposed to in a lesson setting. The challenge also showed a range of strategies that could be used and the creativity that our boys have. By the end of the task all groups had bridges albeit some stronger and more aesthetically pleasing than others, but all had worked together to build a bridge.

Research shows that with the advancement of technology and the ever changing landscape of our society that the future is unknown for children of today. However, it is noted that ‘soft skills’

boys were excited to be able to build a dream playground. Once given materials to start building it was amazing to see how the boys were able to problem solve when building. It was also great to see how older boys were assisting younger boys with the creation and valuing each other’s perspective and vision. The end result for the teachers was seeing how well the groups had worked together and had accomplished a goal together.

Senior Syndicate Bridge Challenge

Boys in Yr4 -6 were split into 15 dif ferent groups with dif ferent ages in each group. Given the task to build a bridge out of newspaper and tape that will withstand a set amount of weight the boys creative juices started to flow. However, a further requirement was that boys had to think about a way to pitch their idea to the group. This encouraged boys to think critically about their idea and if it was practical. This challenge saw various boys rise to the challenge and take lead of the group in instructing and giving feedback to one another. The challenge was a fantastic way for teachers to see boys

will become essential in the future as more ‘hard skills’ become taken over by technology. Employers will want employees who are able to interact ef fectively with others. Employers want to know that candidates already have these skills or have mastered them at school. With the continued opportunities to collaborate together our boys who graduate between 2025-2031 will be well equipped to handle whatever is thrown at them.

MIKE HANSEN PRINCIPAL, PREP SCHOOL

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The Junior Syndicate had a range of dif ferent activities outside the classroom during Week 4 of Term 1.

Tuesday 20 February – Technology challenge designing playgrounds. The trip to Worser Bay was cancelled due to the weather.

Wednesday 21 February – QUOTS competition: board games with QMC Years 1 to 3 at Queen Margaret College.

Thursday 22 February – Visit to Wellington Museum and lunch at Frank Kitts Park. Year 2 and 3 boys had a sleepover at Scots.

Friday 23 February– Outside games / Chinese New Year dragon art / Paper cup puppets and Library rotations at Scots.

In the classroom we made our own design to build a park. My park had a swing and a slide. I was with Lander and Connor and it felt exciting because I got to use dif ferent materials to make my park. - ANTONIO VOLPICELLI-

MUOLLO, 3TB

We went to the Wellington Museum. First I made a sting ray and we coloured it. Then we went upstairs and touched the panels and we watched a movie. I learnt how to make shadow puppets. - ARPIT BHARDWAJ, 2NP

Mike HansenHead of Prep School EOTC WeekNICHOLAS ROBERTSON JUNIOR SYNDICATE - WEEK 4, TERM 1

My name is Nicholas Robertson and I am the Head Boy of the Prep School for 2018.

There have been quite a few highlights this term. For EOTC week the Year 1-3 classes went to Queen Margaret College for an arts and crafts technology day. Year 5 went to Otaki Forks and they loved it. Their favourite thing to do was rafting and eating the yummy food. The Year 6 had an amazing time at Mistletoe Bay for four days. Our favourite part was jumping off the wharf every day.

In Week 5 we had an Athletics day for the Prep School. Everybody tried their hardest at the six dif ferent stations: long jump, high jump, quoits, cricket ball throw, vortex and capture the flag. The sprints at the end of the day were a highlight for all.

The Prep School is busy preparing for the House Haka at the end of the term. As always with the Prep School we are busy learning and playing. It has been a successful Term 1.

NICHOLAS ROBERTSON HEAD BOY, PREP SCHOOL

2018 PREP SCHOOL LEADERS

Nicholas Robertson Head Boy

Jarrah Mackey Community Leader

Jack Perniskie Sports Leader

Christian Wala The Arts Leader

Nelson Alemanga Technology Leader

Sebastian Heine-Sheldrake Library Leader

Kimi Tada Environmental Leader

Matteo Lidstone Bedding House Leader

Beau Langdale Macarthur House Leader

Leo Petagna McKelvie House Leader

Seamus Óg Flood Potatau House Leader

HAO XUE (Y3) USES CODING TO DRIVE HIS SPHERO

YEAR 4-6 STUDENTS CREATING THEIR BRIDGES

TESTING THE BRIDGES IN THE BRIDGE CHALLENGE

At our sleepover at school I played some games with the older boys. Then we had fish and chips with tomato sauce. It was yummy. Then we got our sleeping bags ready. Mr Hansen read us a story called Monkey Puzzle. We watched a movie. After that we went to bed. In the morning we had breakfast. - ORLANDO MACKEY, 2NP

MR HANSEN READING A STORY TO THE YEAR 2 AND 3 BOYS DURING THE SLEEPOVER

ZACK MCLANAHAN (Y2) READY FOR SLEEP

YEAR 2 AND 3 BOYS ENJOYING BREAKFAST

EOTC Week Languages Club Prep Athletics

Pg./17

On Friday 2nd March 2018 we had the Prep School Athletics on the front field. All the boys completed long jump, high jump, cricket ball throw, sprints, vortex and quoits. The Year 8 boys and the Gappies helped run the dif ferent events. Everyone tried their best and we all had lots of fun. A special thank you to Mr Hamilton for organising a great sports day.

JACK PERNISKIE, YEAR 6

Prep Year Champions and Runner ups:

Year 1 Champion: Benjamin Davidow

Runner up: Jack Trolove

Year 2 Champion: Orlando Mackey

Runner up: Johnny Barber

Year 3 Champion: Thomas Nystrom-Coe

Runner up: Charlie Dickison

Year 4 Champion: Cooper Barrett

Runner up: Jack Fraser

Year 5 Champion: Bay Shadwell

Runner up: Ethan Hanna

Year 6 Champion: Ben Mason

Runner up: Adam Musa

THE HOUSE RESULTS:

BEDDING 465 (1ST)

MACARTHUR 451 (2ND)

MCKELVIE 447 (3RD)

POTATAU 340 (4TH)

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YEAR 4 SPRINTS

The PYP curriculum lists foreign language learning as a core competency and Scots has been teaching Spanish in the Prep School since 2010. Boys from Year 1-6 attend lessons three times a fortnight, and the lessons are planned to complement the inquiries conducted in their classroom programme.

In addition to the timetabled lessons, there is the opportunity for the boys to attend a language club which is held on Thursday at lunchtime. This club is taken by older students, teachers and members of the wider community with knowledge of another language and culture. During these sessions the boys might play games, sing songs, participate in an interactive quiz or learn a dance from another country.

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Here is what some of the boys thought about language club last year: ‘I liked learning about the other languages. Sign language, Japanese and Afrikaans were fun to learn. I liked it when we learnt what things mean’, ORLANDO MACKEY, YEAR 2

‘You get to learn stuff that you don’t know. We learn new things every week. I loved learning Greek, I was writing down all the letters. It was good.’JARVIS HAYWARD, YEAR 4

We are always on the lookout for people from the community who would be willing and able to lead a session, if you have time (approx. 20 minutes) on a Thursday, please let me know, reillyf@scotscollege.school.nz

FRANCES REILLY PREP SCHOOL LANGUAGES

THIS CLUB IS TAKEN BY OLDER STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND MEMBERS OF THE WIDER COMMUNITY WITH KNOWLEDGE OF ANOTHER LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.

On the first day of the greatest camp in the world, we went orienteering. Our group used another group to help us find the orienteering plates. The plates had a Braille code on them, which we had to rub over with pencil on paper. The wet conditions made it a soggy job and we never found out what the message was! Orienteering was mysterious, we never realised until the end that we had walked around a long loop. When our group was nearly back, at the Lodge, my feet were sore, my shoes were wet and muddy, they felt horrid. I knew they would be horrible for the rest of camp so I put them in my plastic bag. Orienteering was amazing. JACK STIRLING

YEAR 5

I thoroughly enjoyed whittling. I was a risk taker for using a knife with a long and very sharp blade on hard wood, macracarpa, for the first time at the age of 9. I whittled and whittled until I had made two spears. I now keep them on my dresser. It made me feel very happy to see all my classmates whittling away. CALVIN CARTER YEAR 5

The flying kiwi is a personal challenge because we are not birds, yet it flings you about 12 metres skyward as if you are a bird! It is a team effort with every second person clicked into a long rope but it helps you trust each other which calms your nerves by the time it is your turn. The person at the front counts to five. ‘1-2-3’-the flyer runs as fast as they can- ‘…-4-5,’- the team on the rope pulls backwards as hard as they can. The flyer flies off the ground and high up into the trees. You can also choose to spin which definitely makes adrenalin. The flying kiwi made the camp unbeatable. AURIE TZANG YEAR 5

Chocolate cake, chocolate ice cream, chocolate sauce, chocolate brownie. This is one way of saying heaven, as a child. I got bowls of dessert! I love my life because of camp. The most challenging task on camp was doing the dishes, which our team had to sort out because there are lazy boys who left their bowls without washing and drying them. Even though Dr Stirling gave us a lesson on how to do the dishes, those who dropped their bowls and ran didn’t get to learn! Maybe kids should do the dishes when they are at home? CHARLIE GIBSON SCARLETT YEAR 5

YEAR 5 REFLECTIONS

“I do not want the yellow boat”, I grumbled as I walked down the sandy, muddy beach to the wharf. When I reached it, we saw six sailboats, in shades of red, blue, green, pink, orange, and a very terrible yellow. Sebastian had told me it was broken, and everyone knew he was the best sailor in Year 6! I frowned. “Please not the yellow one, please…”

I did not get the yellow boat.

After we were given instructions on how to man the boats, (tiller and mainsail) I was grouped with Dimitri and Nick C. in the ORANGE boat. I elected myself ship captain. I got the tiller, Dimitri got the mainsail, and Nick got the important job of sitting at the front and keeping the boat steady. We called him the “Front Weight”.

“Now, let’s sail!” Dimi howled!

We crashed into the dock. It took two people and a manned speedboat to pull us away from the wharf, but once we got out on the sea, it was OK. There was not much wind and it started uneventfully.

“Okay,” I said, “Our goal is to go to the dock and back here again.” We did travel to the dock uneventfully, but on our way back into the bay, we decided as a team to go around as sea pirates and splash other people.

We did this for slightly more than a half hour when the wind picked up. We were blown around, then the wind died down. We were a metre away from the blue boat. By now, we had decided we were done splashing other boat crews, but brave Nick C. didn’t listen, and started splashing the blue crew. The blue boat’s crew consisted of Aran, Christian, and Nelson. Soon we were in a splash war. Then the blue boat retreated, but somehow they had Ninja’d us and put up our tiller fin, or outrigger. We did not notice this until a very strong wind hit us. I tried to turn with the wind, and discovered I could not, thanks to the blue team’s tampering. I managed to pull the fin back down while Dimi and Nick leaned to the other side, though we almost blew over.

From then on, we only splashed Blue.

MAX CARTERYEAR 6

YEAR 6 REFLECTION

MAX CARTER, DIMITRI GIANNAKAKIS, JARRAH MACKEY, KIMI TADA (Y6) SAILING

Y5 SERVICE ON CAMP LUCAS CAI (Y5) WITH CHICKEN

MARIA MARQUEZ TEACHING Y1&2 HOW TO SAMBA

TEACHER LI TONG SPEAKING WITH STUDENTS

SEAMUS FLOOD (Y6) IN CRICKET BALL THROW

MIDDLE SCHOOL

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PRINCIPAL/MATT ALLEN

The Age of the Cell Phone

As I drew near to my daughter’s 10th birthday, I started having a conversation around ‘the birthday present list’. Discussion ensued about the fact her older sister got a cell phone on her birthday as she was heading to a new school, travelling on a bus and needed to be in touch with parents etc. Needless to say, our younger daughter will get her first cell phone at Christmas to match the purchase we made for our elder daughter.

Like many families, when we purchased the phone for our daughter we went through the questions about appropriate age, overuse, social media, Facebook, Snapchat and the myriad of concerns related to the use of cell phones.

One year on and with the prospect of the our second child ‘owning’ her own cell phone in the near future we need to continuously review our family rules and expectations around use of devices. Monitoring and managing device use is a constant struggle. As new

research becomes known, we talk with friends and family and we develop and adapt our own thinking.

Our personal use of devices as parents has a huge influence on what our children will do. We have a responsibility to model appropriate use so the messages we are trying to deliver to our children are reciprocated ourselves, easier said than done at times in our household.

A recent internet search led me to the website, safekids.com and an article written by Dr. Gail Gross entitled, ‘Teens and Technology: Managing Cell Phone Usage’ which outlines many simple tips;

1. Have a conversation about when it’s OK and not OK to use the phone for talking, texting, apps and other functions. This should include time and place. Talk about rules for use during dinner, at social events and in public places like movie theatres and restaurants.

2. Have a centralised place for the phones to charge while family members are sleeping. There are many reasons why phones should not be used after bedtime. Just because your phone may also be an alarm clock does not mean it necessarily should be sitting on your or your kids’ nightstand.

3. Never text, send email, use apps or configure the phone’s GPS while driving, riding a bicycle or on a skateboard. There have been “texting while walking” accidents.

4. Consider software that not only provides some security but also helps avoid loss. Products like Apple’s free “Find my iPhone” and Lookout.com’s free security app for Android are extremely useful.

5. Be sure that all family members understand the appropriate use of the phone’s camera. Avoid taking and sharing pictures that may be inappropriate or that could embarrass you or get you into trouble. Consider the privacy of others when

taking pictures of those around you.

6. Be careful about any apps you download and install. While most apps are fine, there are some that pose security and privacy risks. Read the reviews and make sure that the app is from a legitimate source.

7. Make sure that anything you post using social networking apps or websites is appropriate.

8. Make sure all family members understand the cost of using their phone. That includes any charges for calls, text and data as well as the purchasing and use of apps and in-app purchases.

Finally, mental note to self, what you do is more important than what you say so be sure to be a positive role model and do not let your kids see you violating these rules.

MATT ALLENPRINCIPAL, MIDDLE SCHOOL

“There’s no more important consumer product today than a cell phone.” - Mary Dillon

Pg./19

Head of Middle SchoolWILL ANTHONY

Middle School Leaders 2018

Term 1 of the 2018 school year has started off well in the Middle School with the boys excited to be back in to schoolwork. The new students have settled in to the new year nicely as class work has started to ramp back up again.

This term there are quite a few inter-house activities going on in the Middle School such as Year 7 and 8 chess and Year 9 and 10 Scotspitch. So far these

Will Anthony Head Boy

Ariel Bridgman Deputy Head Boy

Fraser Harding Sports Leader

Finn Harris Cultural Leader

Nicolas Workman Assembly/Chapel Leader

Ethan Beri Academic Leader

William Fox Service / Environmental Leader

Dawson Elliot Prep School Leader

Anthony Kendrew ICT Leader

Isshin Enta Boarding Leader

Emile Kelly Aitken House Representative

Elliot Seddon Fergusson House Representative

Jack Bushell Glasgow House Representative

William Lambie MacKenzie House Representative

Ryan Francis-Leggott Mawson House Representative

Matthew Norris Plimmer House Representative

Leo Crockett Smith House Representative

Tane Mumu Uttley House Representative

activities have been going well with lots of boys going down to play for and support their houses.

The College Athletics day was held on Monday 5th of March and was a really successful event. The boys showed great house spirit with those who weren’t competing cheering their house members on. There were many stand-out performances within the Middle School including Year 10 Josh Paine and Year 9 Phyllip Tapsell. Many of these boys competed again at the Western Zone championships on Wednesday the 7th of March with some more great performances from Middle School students.

The year ahead is a promising one for the Middle School. I am looking forward to seeing how the boys perform in the various tournaments and competitions throughout the year. Last year was very successful and I am hoping that we can top that this year.

WILL ANTHONY HEAD BOY, MIDDLE SCHOOL

THE COLLEGE ATHLETICS DAY WAS A REALLY SUCCESSFUL EVENT. THE BOYS SHOWED GREAT HOUSE SPIRIT WITH THOSE WHO WEREN’T COMPETING CHEERING THEIR HOUSE MEMBERS ON.

Welcome to the Middle School

I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE UPCOMING YEAR AND ALL THE NEW EXPERIENCES AND HURDLES I’LL HAVE TO WORK MY WAY OVER...

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Middle School Co-curricular Opportunities

Pg./21

Our focus at Scots College is to build all-round character so the importance of having a robust and varied co-curricular programme is crucial to achieving this aim.

Boys in the Middle School are exposed to many co-curricular opportunities from our sports and performing arts programmes. These opportunities are focused on both providing for those who want to perform at an elite level as well as those boys who just want to play for fun. In 2017, 100% of Middle School boys were involved in at least one co-curricular activity while 13 boys either won a national title or represented a national team.

Our Sports programme offers 25 dif ferent opportunities ranging from traditional team sports like cricket, football, hockey and rugby, to ‘new’ team sorts like futsal, floorball and underwater hockey, through to individual sports like athletics, badminton, golf and tennis. Not to be outdone by our sportsmen, our Middle School Performing Artists have numerous opportunities to present their full range of talent. We offer opportunities to perform in the College-wide Production, Poly Club, musical groups, the Pipe Band or debating teams.

For a Co-curricular programme as comprehensive as ours we need teacher involvement. A genuine point of dif ference from other schools is that all of our co-curricular opportunities have a Scots College teacher aligned to them. This situation not only shows how committed our staf f are to building all-round character, but also proves that our staf f recognise that relationship building is vital if we want to create student enjoyment and success.

GEOFF HALL CO-CURRICULAR SENIOR AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS

JACKSON MURDOCH YEAR 8

What has surprised you about joining Scots College? How welcoming and kind all the teachers, staf f and boys are. Also I’m enjoying all the new things I am learning. I am especially enjoying Maths and Robotics at the moment. I’m also excited to learn Science – this is a new subject for me.

Do you play any sport or take part in any cultural activities? I play basketball, rugby and do competitive sailing. I also am learning the bass guitar. I haven’t really done any other cultural activities but am looking forward to taking part in more this year.

What are you excited about this year? I’m really excited to be learning more things and meeting new people. I am also happy to be doing heaps of new activities.

CHESTER BYGRAVES YEAR 7

What do you like about Scots College? All the opportunities and subject options plus the sporting facilities. I also enjoy the choice subjects like technology and visual art which I am doing this term. I have found the teachers to be really welcoming and helpful.

What has surprised you about joining Scots College? The one thing that has surprised me about Scots is how much I have already learnt. Whether it has been in Maths, English or my other subjects, I feel like I have made so much progress.

What is the greatest challenge you have faced so far this year? As for my hardest challenge this year, it has probably been finding my way around the school from class to class. But the older students have helped me around, along with the staf f.

MAX WHITEHEAD YEAR 9

What do you like about Scots College? I like the subject range and the supporting teaching environment. I love the large range of sports available and how Scots has sourced professional coaching for these codes.

Do you play any sport or take part in any cultural activities? One of the reasons I chose to come down to Scots is because of the high quality sports programmes particularly Scots Footschool and with the hopes to make the Phoenix Academy.

What is the greatest challenge you have faced so far this year? Moving away from my family and home. Along with the large volume of academic work required.

KOSEI OIKAWA YEAR 10

What has surprised you about joining Scots College? I was very surprised about the interaction between the age groups in the Boarding House. From Year 7 to 13, there is a brotherhood between the boys and the Sunday activities help a lot. We have been on a walk along the coast, went to Adrenalin Forest where the rain made the courses a lot harder, and there are many more planned in the future.

What are you excited about this year? I am very excited about the upcoming year and all the new experiences and hurdles I’ll have to work my way over and most of all, enjoying school life at Scots College. This year I am participating in the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze, so hopefully I can complete that by the end of the year so I could try Silver next year.

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THE 2018 PIPE BAND PERFORM AT REGIONALS

HOT SHOTS TENNIS SQUAD

2017 POLY GROUP PERFORMING AT SCOTS GOT TALENT

2017 U14 TRIATHLON TEAM

2017 TWISTED NOTES PERFORM AT SCOTS GOT TALENT

SENIOR SCHOOL

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Recently we held the first awards assembly for the year. At this assembly we recognised the academic, sporting, and cultural achievements of a number of our students as well as recognising the contribution a number have made to service.

In my introduction I spoke about the wonderful recent successes New Zealand had at the Winter Olympics. I thought this was a pertinent example to use given the age of the medal winners. Yes it was our most successful winter Olympic Games ever and that success and emotion felt by the whole country was down to the achievements of two 16 year olds, Zoi Sadowski Synnott and Nico Porteous.

Sometimes the younger generations, and teenagers in particular, get a bit of hard time. They can sometimes be portrayed as needy and lazy but the truth is often quite the opposite. For those working closely with today’s teenagers we are constantly amazed by what they achieve, what they contribute, and the impact they have on society.

As a school our students achieve to the very highest level in academia, sport, and culture. We have students winning top scholar awards in New Zealand as well as gaining scholarships to universities all round the world. We have sportsmen winning national championship titles, Old Boys competing in Commonwealth Games, A-League football, super rugby, the NBA, and an increasing number attaining scholarships to play their chosen sport at the highest level with the American college system. The same standard is reached by our musicians and debaters who regularly make national debating teams, national orchestras, national pipe bands, and win numerous competitions.

We also have more students contributing through service than ever before. They contribute within the school community by mentoring and tutoring. They contribute to our local community by running a breakfast programme, establishing a community cycle track, collecting for charities and supporting a myriad of other initiatives. They also contribute on a national scale, whether that be through their involvement in Relay for Life or other fundraising ideas. On an international scale they also help out. They run service trips to Fiji, and they also raise money for World Vision through the 40 Hour famine.

There are plenty more examples of our students succeeding and contributing

to our society, just as there are more examples of young people contributing to New Zealand as a whole. Zoi and Nico’s sporting achievements are amazing and they made the whole country buzz with excitement, as did Lydia Ko when she was of similar age. Let’s also not forget the impact Lorde had when she was a teenager. She was just 17 when she released Royals and became an international star and was named as one of the 10 most influential teenagers in the world by Time magazine.

We also have a range of other amazing young New Zealanders contributing to making New Zealand a better society. They may not all be teenagers now but they began contributing as teenagers and are now having an influential impact on society in New Zealand. People such as Dr Michelle Dickinson (MNZM) aka Nanogirl or the amazing Alexia Hilbetidou. Alexia is 18 years old and set up GirlBoss when she was 16 to inspire, empower and equip New Zealand girls to develop their STEM (Science, Technology Engineering and Maths), leadership and entrepreneurial skills in order to become the change makers of the future.

These are just a few young New Zealanders who are doing amazing things to make their communities, New Zealand, and the world better. We need encourage and foster this amazing spirit that young people of today have.

CHRISTIAN ZACHARIASSEN PRINCIPAL, SENIOR SCHOOL

PHOTO BELOW: SCOTS COLLEGE RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM

Pg./23

Head ofSenior School

College Prefects 2017

It is hard to believe that Term 1 is already concluding. With highlights including Athletics, BROMAD, Relay for life, EOTC week and the individual successes of students, the term has been full of exciting opportunities in all areas of College life.

This early in the year, you can already see the diversity, depth and potential of students from

Year 11-13, and I am excited to see the growth and development of each boy in the Senior School as the year proceeds.

Earlier in the year I talked to the boys about the importance of building their foundation. “You can’t build a great building on a weak foundation’’. Whether this has been individually or as a collective, it has been satisfying to see the work that a wide cohort of boys have already put in, with extensive rehearsals for the Shrek production, heavy preseason trainings for winter sport, and a growing attendance in academic tutorials.

It will be fascinating to see the final building that all of these individuals, groups, teams, and our entire College create. I am confident the preparation the boys are putting in now will lead to an end product the boys can be proud of and another great year for the Senior School.

JAKE HODDER HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL

JAKE HODDER

Ezekiel Fiso Head Prefect

Jake Hodder Head of Senior School

Satchel Benn Head of Aitken House

Beaumont Spencer Head of Fergusson House

Jacques Pender Head of Glasgow House

Jake Williams Head of MacKenzie House

Vincent Davis-Herlihy Head of Mawson House

Willem Ebbinge Head of Plimmer House

Amol Singh Head of Smith House

Liam Moore Head of Uttley House

Caleb Cavubati Head of Gibb House

Baxter Robb Head of Sport

George Fyfe Environmental

Daniel Gunchenko Head of Culture

Ralph Rodriguez Chapel

Scott Withell Service

James Wilson Social Committee

Oliver Fletcher QUOTS

Ciaran Sim Middle School

David Evans Prep School

Louis Davis Academic

Matthew Bloomfield Pipe Band

Tom Yan International

Jackson Lacy I-Team

YOU CAN’T BUILD A GREAT BUILDING ON A WEAK FOUNDATION...”

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Athletics Day5 MARCH 2018, NEWTOWN PARK

Young Blake ExpeditionGEORGE FYFE

“I THINK EVERYONE REALLY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT, NOT APART FROM IT”

- SIR PETER BLAKE

On 26 February I joined 17 other New Zealand high school students on board the HMNZS Canterbury for the 2018 Young Blake Expedition to the Kermadecs. The expedition, led by the Sir Peter Blake Trust in partnership with the Royal New Zealand Navy, honours Sir Peter Blake’s commitment to expose young leaders and environmentalists to the issues that New Zealand’s oceans are facing.

The Kermadecs, a region of ocean and volcanic islands 1000 km north-east of Auckland, has been identified as one of the five most pristine ocean areas left on the planet. Despite being home to the 2nd deepest point in the ocean (10,000 m) and the longest arc of underwater volcanoes on the planet, very little is known about this part of New Zealand’s marine environment. Our job as student voyagers was to assist them in research that will help increase understanding of the Kermadec marine environment.

During the two week expedition we were integrated completely into navy life, spending our days alongside Navy, Air Force, and Army personnel. The experience on board was an opportunity to get to know the New Zealand Defence Force and learn about the important work they do. The Navy personnel were incredibly patient and welcoming: I would spend hours on the bridge, often late at night, talking to the Navy officers about their training, careers, and experiences. I came to apprecaite the critical role that the Royal NZ Navy plays in supporting scientific research, fishing surveilland and conservation management across New Zealand’s vast marine territory.

Once the ship arrived at Rangitáhua (in the middle of the Kermadec region) I and the other Young Blake Leaders were assigned each day to work alongside the scientists. It was incredible to be able to contribute to the research of scientistis from NIWA, Auckland Museum, and Massey University. We also made multiple snorkelling trips around the island where we swam with Galapagos sharks, green turtles, and a huge variety of fish. Those underwater experiences

PHOTO WITH ALL THE SRI LANKAN SCHOOL STUDENTS

introduced us to what a healthy and intact marine environment looks like – something we no longer get to see much of around New Zealand’s coastlines.

The science conducted during the expedition was important. Since 1908 there have been fewer than 20 expeditions to the Kermadec region. The impact of climate change on the ocean today (i.e. temperture rise and acidification) makes research across the Kermadecs more important than ever. During our expedition four tropical fish species never before seen in the Kermadecs (or New Zealand) were captured by the underwater cameras.

Another expedition highlight was flying over Rangitáhua in a Sea-sprite (Navy Helicopter). We all thought being strapped into a five-point harness and taking off from the flight deck of a navy ship was was the highpoint until, while flying above the island, the pilot opened the large doors on each side of the helpicopter. We were then able to lean out to take in the sight of the island’s volcanic crater and the incredible blue of the ocean surrounding it. Rangitáhua and the surrounding marine environment were as aweinspiring from above as they were from beneath the water.

In addition to biannual expeditions like the one I went on, the Sir Peter Blake Trust offers a number of programmes and opportunities for high school students. For more information about the Sir Peter Blake Trust and the programmes they run go to https://sirpeterblaketrust.org

GEORGE FYFE YEAR 13

LEARNING MORSE CODE ON THE BRIDGE-TOP OF THE HMNZS CANTERBURY

U12 CHAMPION – IEREMIA MORRIS

U14 CHAMPION – PIRIPI TAPSELL

U16 CHAMPION – ZION TRIGGER FAITELE

U19 CHAMPION – RODERICK SOLO

Aitken Fergusson Glasgow Mackenzie Mawson Plimmer Smith Uttley

Grand total 300 407 519 497 399 309 296 416

Placing 7th 4th 1st 2nd 5th 6th 8th 3rd

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ETHAN WEBSTER NONU, Y13

BEN TURNBULL, Y11

NICK HORVATH, Y7CARTER GIFFORD (Y8), TOBY AIKMAN-NORDON (Y9) AND BLAKE GEARD (Y8)

OTIS FEASEY, Y10

ALEXANDER RUSSELL, Y9

ANGUS NORRIS, Y7

RUFUS RUSHOLME-COBB, Y10

STUDENT VOYAGERS ON THE EVE OF DEPARTURE ALONGSIDE REAR ADMIRAL JOHN MARTIN AND LADY PIPPA BLAKE

OSKAR LYNCH (NAPIER BOYS HIGH SCHOOL YEAR 13) AND GEORGE ON THE FLIGHT-DECK IN FRONT OF A NAVY SEASPRITE HELICOPTER

SNORKELLING OFF THE COAST OF RANGITÁHUA WITH GALAPAGOS SHARKS

KRIS NAICKER, Y11

Filmmaking

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FOR YOUNG CREATIVES

Rata Studios has added a new course to the fantastic opportunities already available. Being in the heart of the Wellington film industry, it only seemed right that we offered young creatives (aged 10-13 years old), the chance to find out about what’s involved in making a film, no matter how big or small. All films follow a process and this course immerses students into the world of filmmaking from pre-production to final cut. Students explore acting and filmmaking principles and collaborate on a script to tell a story through film.

The students all get the chance to be involved in every aspect of the process. Technical skills, cinematography, editing, acting, script development, directing and many more areas are explored, including creating other worlds through the use of green screen technology!

Students meet once a week for an hour and a half, so it is vital there is a high level of focus and commitment from everyone. We have been delighted with the group of children who have enrolled and they demonstrated very early on that they have what it takes to see it through. Skills like patience, co-operation, open mindedness, resilience and creativity, along with the ability to think outside the box are valued here and everyone’s voice is important.

We look forward to being able to premiere their films by the beginning of July, but in the meantime keep an eye on the Rata Studios Facebook page for updates. Exciting times.

JACKIE JAMESRATA STUDIOS MANAGER

RATASTUDIOS

Igniting Creative Futures

PARENTS' ASSOCIATION

SPEAKER SERIES, A NEW BBQ AND OPERATION MONKEY BARS

SCPA UpdateIt’s hard to believe we’re at the end of the first term and we’ve already achieved so much in these first few months of 2018.

We had an incredibly successful first SCPA meeting with 34 people in attendance – the majority of whom were new parents to the Committee. A large number of those guests who attended are now SCPA Committee Members and we extend to them a warm welcome. We’d also like to offer an open invitation to any parent of Scots College to come along to a meeting to see what happens and how we operate. The SCPA is a great way to meet other parents, hear from the school principals and Headmaster about activities in and around the school and also lend a hand when needed. You’re most welcome and if you’d

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Our Speaker Series continued this year with Professor Lea Waters speaking to us about “Strength Based Parenting” – giving us tips and ideas on how to focus on not only our children’s strengths but our own. It was heartening to see such an amazing turnout of parents, not just from the Scots College community, but from schools around the Wellington region. We get incredible feedback from those who attend about the quality of speakers and we hope the momentum of this Speaker Series continues as we bring more interesting and innovative speakers to you through 2018.

Our support of school initiatives is continuing and we were delighted to support the Prep School with the

purchase of a new BBQ. The weekly sausage sizzle held in Prep School in Terms 1 and 4 are an important part of their fundraising and if our involvement can help them reach their goals faster, then all the better.

We are also thrilled to announce the completion of our financial commitment to Operation Monkey Bars – the playground refurbishment programme that we undertook in the Prep School quad in 2016. The boys are getting so much enjoyment and benefit from the new facilities and the SCPA are thrilled to have been part of this most successful venture. Thanks again to the Board, Graeme Yule and his Management Team, the Prep School staf f and boys and all those families who contributed in many and varied ways.

In January, you’ll be aware the College announced a number of significant changes including changes to NCEA Level 1, Future-Focussed Learning and the introduction of girls to the Senior School in 2020. Whilst, these changes do not have a direct impact on the SCPA per se, these announcements have given rise to discussions on what our role in the school is, how (or when) we represent the parent community and what our constitutional responsibilities are. Along with my fellow Executive and some of our SCPA committee members, we will be looking at this over the coming weeks.

LIBBY CARSON SCPA PRESIDENT

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MIKE HANSEN, LIBBY CARSON, CHARLIE CARSON AND CHRISTIAN WALA (Y6) WITH THE NEW BBQ

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WELCOME TO SCOTS

Some new facesSERGE SNEL

Position: Teacher of Chemistry and ScienceBirthplace: Zaandam, NetherlandsSecondary School: Professor van de Leeuw School in Krommenie Favourite Book: Eye of the Albatross, Carl Safina

DAVID FRENCH

Position: Year 6 TeacherBirthplace: Tasmania, AustraliaSecondary School: Cosgrove High School Favourite Book: Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens

ELIZABETH PEREZ

Position: Science TeacherBirthplace: Kansas, United States Secondary School: Widefield High School, Colorado Springs, Colorado Favourite Book: Beowulf (Author Unknown)

JO CALVERT

Position: Music TeacherBirthplace: MatamataSecondary School: Viard College Favourite Book: I had a good chuckle reading The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And  Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

CATHERINE PRATT

Position: Teacher of MathematicsBirthplace: Upper HuttSecondary School: Heretaunga College Favourite Book: The Martian by Andy Weir

ELI GILFEDDER

Position: TiC Health. PE, Humanities and Geography TeacherBirthplace: Murwillumbah NSW, AustraliaSecondary School: Lake Ginninderra College, ACT Favourite Book: A short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

JAH WEE LEE

Position: Teacher of PE/Health and ChineseBirthplace: MalaysiaSecondary School: Rongotai College Favourite Book: The Juggernaut Method 2.0 by Chad Smith

SAMMY SEAU

Position: Teacher of Religious EducationBirthplace: InvercargillSecondary School: Verdon College Favourite Book: Roald Dahl’s The BFG

SCOTS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

Growing Great Young Men

For many families a scholarship may be the only way that they can obtain an independent education.

Funding for scholarships comes from a number of sources. Some funds are invested by the Foundation which provide an annual income for the College, some are funded by tuition discounts and other scholarships are provided by benefactors. A good example of externally-funded scholarships are the Strathmore and Victor Vito Scholarships which are funded by a College benefactor who wishes to provide the opportunity for students who need support in our local community the opportunity to attend the College.

College-funded scholarships are generally merit-based and are awarded for academic, cultural and sporting excellence

Foundation Scholarships are awarded for hardship

Individual or Corporate Benefactors typically fund the majority of Sporting and Cultural Scholarships

A range of other special-purpose scholarships are also available.

DO SCHOLARSHIPS COST CURRENT PARENTS MONEY?

No. In fact the additional revenue from scholarship students and the Government funding they attract reduces costs for all parents.

THAT SOUNDS EXCITING – HOW CAN I HELP?

Every little bit counts. You may have the capacity to fund a full scholarship or perhaps being one of a number of donors helping to fund a part-scholarship may be more within your means.

A/P Donors Consider making an annual donation towards the scholarship fund. This is done around Founders Day in February each year but can be arranged at any time.

One-off donation You may wish to make a one-off donation.

Intention As a donor you may prefer to notify us if there are specific circumstances when you would consider making a donation. If those conditions arise we would contact you.

If you would like to talk about how you could help with the scholarship programme at the College please contact:

Fiona Strachan, Development Manager P 04 388 0866 E strachanf@scotscollege.school.nz

ADOPT A BENCH

A once-in-a lifetime opportunity to have a personal and tangible place on the Scots College campus to commemorate someone dear to you or celebrate a special event. There are a number of benches available in the beautiful setting of the Prefects lawn in front of the Aitken Building. For a tax deductible donation of $3,500 we will install a plaque engraved with a personalised inscription.

All funds raised go towards the Scots College Foundation Scholarship Programme.

There are a variety of ways in which you can support Scholarships at Scots, and in doing so create a lasting legacy for students to attend Scots College.

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SCOBA Strategy 2018

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VISION:To provide opportunities for all Old Boys to achieve their lifelong potential

MISSION:To foster and maintain connections for Scots Old Boys and provide opportunites for lifelong learning

KEY VALUES:InclusivenessIntegrityRespect

HORIZONS:

Short term horizon2017 - 2022

Medium term horizon2022 - 2030

Long term horizon2030+

• Identify and provide new opportunities for member development

• Establish a visible and lasting presence at the school

• Define the SCOBA brand, its relevance and brand awareness

• Complete funding of initial SCOBA scholarship

• Secure sustainable funding model

• Streamline operational processes

• Define success factors and metrics

• Extend brand awareness

• Extend opportunities

• Direct resources towards scaling events, networking and educational opportunities

• Foster stronger relationships and bonds between members

• To provide opportunities for all Old Boys to achieve their lifelong potential

Improve data collection and profiling

Extend engagement and brand awareness

Be a sustainable organisation

Support the school and the development strategy

• Identify key stages of Old Boys lifecycle to best reflect their changing needs and interests

• Identify key interests and motivations for Old Boys

• Develop engagements for different ages/stages

• Create a more robust and efficient database

Events

• Networking events to reconnect Old Boys and the College

Comms

• Well-informed Old Boys

• Scots Old Boys profiled

• Position SCOBA to be relevant with its objectives

• External comms in line with strategy

• Ensure sufficient financial capability to deliver on objectives

• Manage current financial commitments to the College

• Ensure a strong and effective Exec Committee

• Ensure a healthy relationship between Old Boys and the School continues

• Foster broader networks for the developement team to access

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES:

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questions like the name of the organisation, membership and representation, which will need to be addressed ahead of welcoming the first group of Old Girls in 2021 (which nicely coincides with SCOBA’s centenary year). We welcome your views, so please do get in touch.

In other matters, congratulations to recent Old Boy Andrew Tang on an outstanding Year 13 performance last year – attaining 12 Scholarship subjects may take some beating!

JAMES GOULDCHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SCOBA

SCOBA Update

OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION

We’ve all heard about the impact technology is having on the shape of the future workplace – threatening traditional jobs and creating new ones. Against this background, Old Boys will have followed with interest the recently announced changes at the College, which

are part of a vision to equip students with the skills required to thrive in a rapidly changing workforce.

Perhaps the most significant change has been the introduction of girls into the Senior School from 2020. Not surprisingly, the decision to end a long tradition of single-sex education has generated a wide range of opinions and views. Overall feedback from the community has been positive and supportive, and my sense is that there is a recognition that a co-ed environment at the Senior School level reflects the wider world, encourages collaboration and helps prepare our children for transition into the next stage of life.

We have been refreshing the SCOBA strategy and I’m pleased to highlight the Executive Committee’s current thinking. The strategy will continue to develop, and part of the focus this year will be on how the organisation should evolve with the recently announced changes at the College. While many of the broad themes will stay the same, there are some practical

CHANGES IN THE COLLEGE

Upcoming Events

SYDNEY REUNION

8 May, Australian Club, 165 Macquarie Street

Come for a catch up! RSVP by email.

SCOBA AGM

13 June, 6pm SCOBA AGM and Wellington region get together

Q&A will be held with SCOBA scholarship holders.

MELBOURNE REUNION

9 May, Athenaeum Club, 87 Collins Street

Join us for drinks and a catch up with old friends. RSVP by email.

SCOTS COLLEGE OLD BOYS’ OBITUARIES

18 AUGUST 2017

John Henry Leitch 1942-1949

5 OCTOBER 2017

Brian A. Kilmister 1949-1952

15 OCTOBER 2017

Barry E Tabart 1949-1956

30 OCTOBER 2017

Alan Edward James Pack 1968-1973

6 NOVEMBER 2017

Hamish Douglas Richards 1976-1980

13 NOVEMBER 2017

Peter J Franklin 1947-49

5 DECEMBER 2017

David Franklin Gruar 1944-1954

12 DECEMBER 2017

Donald David Dunford 1949-1953

SCOBA

20 DECEMBER 2017

Robert James Hogg 1937-1941

21 DECEMBER 2017

Avon James Harris 1960-1965

25 DECEMBER 2017

J Denis Middleton 1946-1955

16 JANUARY 2018

Tony A Lawson 1991-1995

10 FEBRUARY 2018

Richard Raymond Wright 1969-1974

8 APRIL 2018

David William George Stiles 1956-1960

The Scots College community offers family and friends our deepest sympathy.

RSVP by email SCOBA@scotscollege.school.nz or call Caroline Sarfati on 04 380 7580

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KEN LONGMORE 1935

Ken Longmore, an all-round sportsman and keen cricketer during his time at Scots College (1931-35), will score 100 not out in May this year.

Ken Longmore was born 15 May 1918, just a month after the Hon John Aitken laid the foundation stone for the new Scots College building in Miramar. Back then, the school was designed for 100 boarders and 250 pupils overall; by the time Ken attended in 1931 the school was feeling the effects of the depression, its roll had fallen and there were fewer than 40 boarders.

As a schoolboy crossing the threshold for the first time Ken fell in love with the place, “its traditional features, the brick building, the bell tower and the ivy.”

Ken has an easy going nature and still has that same open smile and twinkly eyes that greet you from the many sports teams’ photos that reflect his time at Scots. He was an all-round sportsman, representing the College in gymnastics, cricket, rugby and tennis, and clearly was much more talented than he’s prepared to admit as he captained both the Cricket 1st XI and the Tennis VI.

In fact, Ken is reluctant to talk about himself at all and when he does it’s often to make a joke at his own expense.

“I’m not a leader, I haven’t done anything special.”

Others would disagree. Peter Bidwell in his book Educating the All-round Man says that nearly 300 Old Boys fought in WW11. An amazing number given the size of the school. Ken was one of the first to be called up because he was in the Territorial Army Reserves. He had only left school some four years before when war was declared in 1939. He had heard the announcement on the radio and that night he received a telephone call telling him to report for duty at Fort Dorset in Seatoun, now the site of Seatoun School, where he trained for the next three months. Ken enlisted into the regular army and joined the 7th New Zealand anti-tank regiment seeing action in Greece and Egypt. During this time he was promoted to captain ‘in the field’ but along with others in his regiment he was captured in 1942 while fighting in Egypt against Rommel

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100 Not Outand his troops, and spent the remaining years of the war in prisoner of war camps in Italy and Germany.

Ken is even able to make light of his time as a POW, saying that the experience means he is no longer fussy about food and will eat anything. He says they were used to deprivation in the camp and recalls that when the men heard that Red Cross parcels had arrived at the railway station they would be as excited as schoolboys and were particularly pleased when the parcels included chocolate.

Of the 300 Old Boys who served during 1939-45, 25 didn’t make it home, many were wounded and some, like Ken, became prisoners of war.

Returning home after the war was dif ficult too. Ken’s father had died while he was away, and his sister had moved to England with her husband. Ken’s mother had taken in boarders after she was widowed in order to make ends meet, but with Ken home, they were able to sell the family home in Mt Victoria and move to the old bach in Eastbourne where they had enjoyed so many summers before the war. Ken chuckles as he remembers his mother’s piano being loaded,

CRICKET 1ST XI 1934

KEN WITH CRICKETER SIR IAN BOTHAM, FEBRUARY 2018

singlehandedly, on to the back of a truck by Wally, a local tradesman, at the beginning and end of each summer to be taken back and forth from Mt Victoria to Eastbourne as she couldn’t bear to be parted from it for too long. Unfortunately although Ken still has the piano, he doesn’t play and chuckles again when he says he was told he was unteachable!

Ken, who is now the quintessential gentleman, would have been the quintessential boy next door. Charming and polite, the sort who would help neighbours with their shopping and be hanging over the fence asking with a grin if they could have their ball back please. It is fitting then, that after stepping out with a few of her sisters(!), he married the girl next door – Beverly, the youngest of the Burch family neighbours who lived on the corner just down from the Longmore bach.

Beverly and Ken lived in Eastbourne all their married life (apart from a few post-retirement years in Auckland caring for Ken’s brother’s widow). When their daughter Mary was born they decided the Longmore bach would no longer be big enough and put an offer on a larger house just a few blocks away. The real estate agent told them it wasn’t a good enough offer, in fact others had offered much more so they didn’t stand a chance of success. Beverly thought that if she could just talk to the elderly lady owner, and explain how badly the young family needed to move that she may be able to change her mind. In the end, it was a neighbourly deed from many years before that saw the owner choose the Longmore’s bid above others when she found out that Beverly was one of Mrs Burch’s girls. Apparently, Beverly’s mother had called on the woman when she first moved into the house many years before, bringing a flask of tea and cake and a friendly face when she had felt particularly tired and alone.

Ken worked into his seventies and has enjoyed a quiet retirement. He has been a widower for many years and no longer goes to the local RSA as he leaves it to the ‘young ones’ now. Black and white photos of generations of Burchs and Longmores fill the walls of his home – they are of stern-faced bearded Victorian gentlemen and their crinoline-encased wives. But on the sideboard, in contrast, are the coloured photos of the next generation. These happy, smiling faces are those of Ken’s three grandchildren who are growing up in a world so dif ferent to that of a century ago.

Since Ken was born there have been so many changes and the associated challenges in all aspects of his life, transport and communications to name just two, but for Ken the biggest, and most life changing, of these was the war.

ISAAC HASTINGS, KEN LONGMORE, GRAEME YULE AND GEORGE FAIRBAIRN AT THE ANZAC SERVICE IN 2016

SCOTS TENNIS TEAM 1934 - KEN ON FAR LEFT

Launched in 2018 the Great Scots Distinguished Alumni scheme recognises Scots College Old Boys who have gone on to achieve success at a national or international level. These Old Boys will be recognised at an Old Boys’ dinner to be held at the College on Saturday 26 May.

SIR DAVID CARRUTHERS KNZM (1954–1958) is a long-serving member of the New Zealand legal community. He worked as a lawyer in Wellington, Pahiatua and Palmerston North, before being appointed as a Family Court Judge in 1985 and Principal Youth Court Judge in 1995. In 2001 Carruthers was appointed as Chief District Court Judge, a position he held until 2005, when he was appointed as the chairman of the New Zealand Parole Board. In 2012, Carruthers joined the Independent Police Conduct Authority as its chairman until his retirement in 2017. He was awarded a Knighthood for his services to the District Court.

KIM PRISK (1962–1969) is widely regarded as the world specialist in lung function in zero gravity. Currently Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego Kim has worked with NASA astronauts on board both the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station. These studies remain the definitive body of work on the effects of spaceflight on the human lung.

ALISTAIR DRYDEN (1953–1955) is a former New Zealand rower. At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal as part of the men’s eight then went on to win the inaugural Prince Phillip Challenge Cup regatta in 1963 in Henley-on-Thames, then widely regarded as the event closest to a world championship. He also competed in the same coxed four at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics and the 1968 Mexico Summer Olympics where he was part of the men’s eight that came fourth in the final.

Distinguished Alumni

EUAN ROBERTSON (1959–1966) was a notable New Zealand distance runner in the 1970s. He competed in both the1974 and 1978 Commonwealth Games and gained a sixth placing in the 3000m steeplechase at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics where he also set a New Zealand record of 8 minutes 21.08 seconds. He later went on to win New Zealand senior titles in the 5000m, 10,000m, 3000m steeplechase and cross-country and also represented New Zealand at the World Cross Country Championships on a number of occasions coming 5th in 1975 in Morocco.

In Memoriam

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SIR WALTER NORWOOD KBE (1920–1922) joined family business Dominion Motors in 1926 and played a prominent role in the development of the business, through to pioneering the assembly in New Zealand of the first Morris vehicles. He presided over the amalgamation of Dominion Motors to form the New Zealand Motor Corporation which, at one stage, controlled a quarter of the New Zealand market. Also a keen philanthropist, Sir Walter established several trusts to benefit a number of worthy causes. He was awarded a Knighthood for his services to commerce and the City of Wellington.

Great Scots Distinguished Alumni & Old Boys Decade Dinner

Saturday 26th May, Scots College

Tickets available now: $100www.scotscollege.school.nz/GreatScotsDinner

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PROFESSOR RICHARD FURNEAUX (1955–1967) is Director of the Ferrier Research Institute at Victoria University Richard is known globally for his contribution to carbohydrate chemistry, looking at the creation of potent drug candidates for cancer and severe inflammatory illnesses. A Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand and New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Richard was named as the 2013 Wellingtonian of the Year in the science and technology category.

KINGI SMILER (1966–1970) as a chartered accountant, is a hugely experienced businessman and professional director specialising in business planning and corporate restructuring. A former partner of Ernst and Young until 1997, Kingi was a driving force behind the establishment of Miraka in 2011, a milk production plant utilising geothermal energy. In 2013 he was awarded the Federated Farmers agri-businessman of the year and in 2015 was the supreme winner of the Maori Business Leader Award.

SIR CLIFFORD PLIMMER KBE (1916–1922) as great-grandson of Wellington pioneer John Plimmer, Sir Clif ford continued the family tradition of business success and public service. He joined stock-and-station agency Wright Stephenson & Company in 1922, working his way up the hierarchy to become chairman in 1953 and expanded the organisation into one of the country’s largest public companies. Sir Clif ford was the director of several public companies and a member or chairman of many public bodies including the Taxation Committee (1951), Royal Commission on State Services (1962) and the New Zealand Trade Promotion Council. He was also a trustee of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research.

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ALISTAIR DRYDEN

KIM PRISK SIR DAVID CARRUTHERS

EUAN ROBERTSON

SIR WALTER NORWOOD SIR CLIFFORD PLIMMER

CALLING CLASSES OF 1948, 1958, 1968, 1978, 1988, 1998, AND 2008

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GREAT SCOTS

FROM THE ARCHIVES

‘THE EVENTS OF 10TH APRIL 1968 CHANGED ME, AND THEY CHANGED OUR COUNTRY. LET US NEVER FORGET THAT, NOR THE LADY HERSELF…’ - JOHN KNIGHT

Wahine sinking – New Zealand’s worst modern maritime disaster

While his pregnant mother survived the Wahine

sinking Old Boy John Knight lost two of his siblings

that day and another died as a direct result of the

injuries sustained some 22 years later.

‘The next couple of weeks were a blur, what I

remember is many fears and tears, telling my

Mum, who was in in hospital, that I had seen

the boat go down, the joy of finding one of my

brothers mixed in with another family, the loss

of a sister and her funeral, the realisation that

another brother, who had just turned 1 on April

10th, had suffered massive brain damage from

having been dead for 20 minutes, before he

was resuscitated. He lived for another 20 years,

after we were told he would be lucky to make

2 or 3.’

- John Knight 1972–1976

The 1968 Scot yearbook provides a detailed account written by Old Boy David Stone, then only 16 years old, who offered his services. He worked with ambulance crews in appalling conditions throughout the region before ending up at Burdon’s Gate near Eastbourne

‘All around me are signs of the disaster – abandoned lifejackets, clothes shoes, life rafts, pieces of wood, smashed lifeboats, and of course the people – people cold and dejected, people with most of their clothes torn away, people bleeding from vicious wounds, people too shocked to move. The further south I go the worse the situation becomes. I see my first dead body, and my second and my third, and so on. There are little groups of men and women who only an hour ago were walking, talking human beings.’

- David Stone 1962–1968

INTERESTED IN READING MORE? READ THE FULL ACCOUNTS ON OUR WAHINE MEMORIAL PAGE:

WWW.SCOTSCOLLEGE.SCHOOL.NZ/WAHINE

School was cancelled the day of the storm but local Old Boy Grant Plimmer ventured out to explore:

‘Our street was reasonably sheltered, but at the northern end the wind was blowing so hard you couldn’t stand up. I watched as a house over the other side of Nevay Rd was progressively being stripped of its corrugated iron roof.

The main thing I remember about the day was the sound of the wind, which was louder and more continuous than any other Wellington gale or storm.’

- Grant Plimmer 1962–1969

WAHINE SINKING IMAGE COURTESY OF MICHAEL ASHDOWN

AFTER EFFECTS OF WAHINE STORM - MICHAEL VASH COLLECTION

AFTER EFFECTS OF WAHINE STORM - MICHAEL VASH COLLECTION

AFTER EFFECTS OF WAHINE STORM - MICHAEL VASH COLLECTION

The date of 10 April 1968 has a permanent place in New Zealand’s history. On that day, the most profound tragedy struck when the Lyttelton to Wellington ferry Wahine sank at the entrance to Wellington harbour. Fifty-one people lost their lives that day, another died several weeks later and a 53rd victim died in 1990 from injuries sustained in the wreck.

The storm made its mark on Scots College too – the Aitken roof had to be replaced, holes were torn in the roof of Gibb House, many pines from the plantation were lost and there were large gaps in the trees along Broadway with almost the entire line of macrocarpas lining Monorgan Road gone.

Members of the wider Scots College community were profoundly affected that day as victims, first responders and bystanders as the tragedy unfolded.

SOME OF THEIR RECOLLECTIONS ARE CAPTURED HERE:

(MICHAEL VASH, 1957–1960)

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