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ACADEMIC NEWS
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OCTOBE R 201 4
1st XI Football –
unique record-making
season
Blended e-Learning –
significant progress
made this year
Young Vinnies –
helping others here
and abroad
Contents
Special Character
4
Academic News
6
College Sport
8
International News
11
Arts and Culture
12
In Memoriam
14
A Marist Man
15
Development Foundation 16
News from the Brothers 18
Old Boys
19
Business Directory
22
Obituaries23
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Hard work + a regular
positive attitude = success
Greetings to Marist Brothers, Parents, Students, Old Boys and
Friends of the College
S
amuel Johnson was quoted often to
have said “What we ever hope to do
with ease, we must first learn to do
with diligence”.
Our Senior students have just completed
their end-of-year examinations. The results
will reflect exactly where they are in their
academic studies and NCEA achievement
levels. In only a matter of a few weeks
they will encounter the high-stakes NCEA
Examinations.
This is a nervous time for students, parents
and my staff. Every student, no matter what
they may tell you, wants to be successful in
such exams. And the secret to success, quite
simply, is made up of two elements:
1) Preparation (revision and study)
2) Hard work
These results will shape the futures and the careers of our young Marist Men. We want them
to be hugely successful. At this time of the academic year I want to emphasise the very same
mantra which our scholars hear regularly from myself, my teaching staff and our academic
deans.
• Set priorities – study not socialising
• Seek the willing help of your subject teachers
• Stick to a successful and regular study and revision plan
• Do not waste valuable time procrastinating
• Aim high – seek excellence – achieve your personal best
• No mediocrity!
• No excuses!
We have achieved so much this year, in and outside the classroom. My office is littered with
the silverware of success from sport and culture. Our 2014 ERO Review was outstanding.
However, all of that success is now history. The focus is now on finishing the academic year with
polish.
As you know, our 2014 Marist Pillar is ‘A Commitment to Diligence’. It is time for all students to
‘walk the talk’.
“Diligence is the mother of good fortune,” as many of us have experienced in our own lives.
“The funny thing is the harder I work – the luckier I get.”
Parents, please work with your sons to make every opportunity a success.
Onwards and Upwards
Confortare Esto Vir
■■ Mr J A Dale, Principal
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
From the Board of Trustees
Dear Parents and Guardians
T
he delivery of education is all
about financial rationing. To speak
colloquially, it is about getting the
best bang for our buck. At Sacred
Heart College it is no different.
That is why, in order to deliver so many of
our non-government funded programmes,
the College relies on parents paying their
son’s attendance dues on time and in full. As
I have commented on before, we currently
enjoy a 95% collection rate because our
parents and caregivers support the excellent
work of our Principal and staff in the
education of their sons.
The backdrop to all of this is that we are
a Marist School. Inherent in this religious
tradition is the idea of fairness, which includes
equal access to education. Therefore as
a Board we need to make sure that the
delivery of programmes at Sacred Heart
is affordable and fair in as many ways as
possible, so that all students have the
opportunity to participate in a wide variety
of programmes.
This is sometimes funded by the discreet
support for less well-off families, often from
Old Boy benefactors or the families of
more affluent students, in the provision of
equipment, uniforms and the payment of
expenses. This is a critical part of our Marist
beliefs and the culture at Sacred Heart that
we must always nurture and hold on to.
As we go through the budgeting process an
example of the financial considerations the
Board needs to make are in relation to the
delivery of academic courses. Our transition
from teaching Japanese language to the
teaching of Chinese has been very successful
with a significant uptake by students. This
means that, to better allocate resources,
we may phase out the formal on-site
instruction for the few remaining students
of Japanese and have the subject taught by
correspondence with the appropriate staff
support. We will shortly go through the same
process with French, which is to be replaced
with the teaching of Spanish. The Board has
identified Spanish as being an international
language of the future, one that is both
culturally enriching (as is French) but also
a language of business and indeed of many
Catholics.
The same considerations need to be applied
to balancing budgets between various
departments, a process we are undertaking at
the moment.
Equally, the issue of school trips requires
careful consideration for the same reasons.
The Board is aware that there is a limit to
the amount of money the school community
can raise and we are also conscious that
expensive trips may exclude those students
whose families do not have the money to
make the necessary contribution. We aim
to strike a balance between supporting
truly worthwhile initiatives that enrich our
students and open their eyes, and not putting
our core business of education in jeopardy
by soaking up resources that can be better
spent elsewhere. That said, the Board is
supportive of the principle of overseas travel
when our management recommend it, on the
understanding that there will be a significant
benefit to the students. We sometimes need
to remind ourselves that simply because our
own biggest school trip may have been to
Knock Na Gree, it does not mean that this
has to be the limit of the horizons for our
students.
Putting all of this to
one side, the College
is in very good heart.
We enjoyed a stellar
academic year last
year and our students
are completing Term 3
exams as I write.
Putting all of this to one side, the College
is in very good heart. We enjoyed a stellar
academic year last year and our students are
completing Term 3 exams as I write. Music
is on the up and up with an increasingly wide
range of programmes. Sacred Heart has
achieved an excellent year in sports and in
particular in Water Polo, Athletics and most
recently in Football. We continue to punch
well above our weight at Auckland and
national levels. I record the Board’s particular
congratulations and thanks to Danny Hay and
the 1st XI Football for a clean sweep of all
local and national titles – outstanding.
■■ Mr Brendan Lawler, Chairman, Board of
Trustees
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SPECIAL CHARACTER
The Feast of the
Assumption Mass
O
n Friday 15 August, Sacred Heart College gathered
together as a community to celebrate the Feast of the
Assumption Mass. There were two separate Masses
held for the Junior and Senior sections of the College,
both led by Fr John Allardyce. The feast day is a significant annual
event for the College, and remains one of the country’s two Holy
Days of Obligation. It is the Patronal Feast of the Marist Brothers
and therefore is of great importance to the College and its wider
community. This special Mass acts as a residual reminder of the
importance of Mary in our community and of each member of the
Sacred Heart College family.
The Mass resonated strongly with students, as it redirected our
focus towards Mary, recognising her destiny to be with her son for
eternity, once her earthly life was over. The powerful presentations
and readings within the Mass emphasised Mary’s strong presence
in the College Chapel, as students were reminded of the dedicated
life she led – a constant source of inspiration for all at Sacred Heart.
We were reminded of how Mary represents the Special Character
apparent within our school, and her influence and importance in
our lives. Usually, a group of Prefects would travel to the Catholic
Cemetery in the grounds of St Patrick’s Church in Panmure for
an important session of remembrance for former Marist Brothers;
however, this was postponed to a date later in the year.
Ultimately, this Mass has been an important fixture in Sacred
Heart’s religious calendar and continues to remind our boys of the
inspiration of Mary, and the role she plays within our community.
■■ Ben Gatting, Social Services Prefect
Rest in peace –
Brendan Schollum
The whole Sacred Heart Family, and indeed the
wider Catholic Family of Auckland, Tauranga,
and Waikato, was shocked to learn of the recent
passing of Brendan Schollum after a very brief
illness of just a few days.
M
ay his loving and
generous spirit,
reunited now
with his beloved
wife, Jane, be now in everlasting
peace with God.
Brendan became the first layman
to be Principal of Sacred Heart
in 1993, when he replaced
Brother Roger Dowling, and
the long line of Marist Brother
Principals who preceded him
since 1903. He was very well
qualified to undertake this
challenging transition because
of his own strong Catholic and
Marist roots in his Puhoi family, his education at St John’s in Hamilton,
his years as a Marist Brother, and then as husband to Jane, and father
to his own three children, all of whom were embraced in Brendan’s
passionate and generous devotion and loyalty. As an educator his
professional life had been marked by outstanding success during his
many years as a high school leader and Teachers’ College lecturer.
As Principal at Sacred Heart his personal and professional impact was
immediate on staff, students, families, PTA, Old Boys and friends alike.
The smiling encouragement he radiated on every occasion was a
constant inspiration and challenge to become more deeply committed
to the Champagnat Marist and family spirit of our College. His was a
profoundly pastoral leadership which saw him living and working as a
loving brother in our midst, away from his desk, out among the people,
supporting, encouraging and challenging all of us to achieve our very
best as persons and as Catholics.
Brendan’s years as Principal, 1993-2000, were very happy years for
the College, and everyone was sad to see him depart, but Brendan
knew that they had taken a toll on his energies and that the College
needed the refreshment of new leadership. However, he remained
a very close associate and friend of all things Marist and Sacred
Heart, right to the last. Just this year he has been acting-Principal at
Marcellin College, and in the past two years was a key driving force
in establishing a Champagnat Marist Trust, of which he was Chairman,
to raise funds for the ongoing support and development of the
Champagnat Marist tradition in education throughout New Zealand
and the Pacific.
Brendan, may the angels and Marist saints join Jane in welcoming you
into your final homeland in heaven. You go with our heartfelt thanks
for all you have been and done for us throughout your loving life.
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■■ Br Richard Dunleavy
SPECIAL CHARACTER
Young Vinnies in action
I
t has been yet another very successful
year for the Young Vinnies of 2014. The
Young Vinnies of Sacred Heart College
are a group of young Marist Men from
the College following in the footsteps of
the patron saint of all works of charity, St
Vincent De Paul, with the overall aim to be
Champagnat-like in serving Sacred Heart
and the wider community. Through meetings
held every Wednesday at lunchtime, the
functionality of our work can be organised
and put into action as soon as possible. Our
services to the underprivileged are not only
in the form of fundraising, but also by means
of practical assistance.
Our first major project for 2014 was the
Malawi sponsorship fundraiser. The Young
Vinnies were approached by former Head
Girl of Baradene College in 2013, Maddie
Little. Maddie had taken her first year out
of Baradene College to live in the financially
struggling country of Malawi and be a
teacher at a secondary school in the village
of Chifunga. Maddie noticed one day that
the number of students attending school had
decreased severely; this was because these
students were financially unable to afford
to go to school anymore and were made
to leave. The Young Vinnies took it upon
themselves, with the support of our entire
school, to organise a fundraiser within the
College to raise enough money for 81 of
their students to have a full year’s education.
Thanks to all the students of Sacred Heart
who donated so generously, the boys of
Chifunga have been given the opportunity to
be further educated and we hope we have
influenced their lives for the better.
Another project run through the Young
Vinnies organisation and Marist Connection
is the mentoring of Year 7 and 8 boys from
St Pius X School in Glen Innes. St Pius X
is a decile 1 Catholic school that educates
young boys and girls from Years 1 to 8.
Every Wednesday from 3.30pm to 4.45pm,
three or four Young Vinnies’ members
participate in mentoring the boys from St
Pius, alongside Br Kevin and Br Chris from
the Marist Connection. We begin the session
in prayer and sing a Marist song together.
We then participate in playing an outdoor
activity with the boys to bond with them and
encourage teamwork. To finish the session the
Vinnies’ mentors help the boys to finish any
homework or other work set for them. Our
aim is to be positive role models.
cans contributed by students from Years 7
to 13. All donations have gone towards the
Auckland City Mission to support those
in the Auckland community who are in
desperate need of food, health care, adequate
housing and warm clothing.
The Sacred Heart Young Vinnies have been in
close contact with the Auckland Young Vinnies
association and participated in service works
through the James Liston Hospital and other
events. The work of the Young Vinnies ensures
that Sacred Heart is active in our school and
community in providing practical support to
those in need. A big thank-you to all those
who donated and helped so generously; your
support has been greatly appreciated.
■■ Louis Fox, Social Services Prefect
Our most recent project was Orange Week,
which ran from 25 to 29 August. This year’s
Orange Week ‘can’ drive fundraiser was a
great success, with almost 1,700 tinned-food
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ACADEMIC NEWS
Blended e-Learning at Sacred Heart
A
fter much thought and research, the College made the
decision in 2012 to implement a Bring Your Own Device
(BYOD) programme, commencing in 2014. This means
that families would be asked to provide a device that the
students would bring to class to enhance their learning. Sacred Heart
decided that families would be required to purchase an iPad; the key
reasons for this included the price, reliability and battery life of the
device.
At the start of 2013 all staff were issued with an iPad and began a
year of weekly professional development: initially in how the iPad
worked, before moving onto how the device would be used to
enhance learning in their specific subject area. Significant investment
was put into this in terms of time and resourcing. This included a
professional development day with many speakers and facilitators
from Auckland and the keynote speaker, Donna Smith, from St Hilda’s
College, Dunedin.
The BYOD programme started with the Year 9 students this year
and the College is very pleased with how the year has progressed
Year 9 Religious Education Class
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so far. Staff have continued regular professional development and all
departments have made considerable advances in how they utilise
the iPads to enhance learning. From the very beginning the emphasis
has been on blended learning. Put simply, this means keeping the best
existing bits and combining them with the best opportunities that the
technology has to offer.
This has seen each department embrace a different aspect of the
technology that works particularly well for them in their subject area.
With a broad range of apps and functions being used for a diverse
variety of situations, it has allowed teachers to blend the existing
aspects with the new opportunities on offer.
The Year 9 students were recently surveyed about the use of iPads for
school work, with a range of questions about using the iPad. A total
of 95% of the students liked using the iPad all or some of the time to
complete their school work, while 64% thought that using the iPad
helped them with their learning and 27% were not sure. Some of
the survey required a more qualitative response to questions such as
‘Why do you like using the iPad in certain subjects?’ and ‘What don’t
ACADEMIC NEWS
you like about using the iPad for school work?’ The responses to these
questions were wide ranging and varied; the feedback was generally
very positive but also included information that will enable the College
to develop the use of the iPads more and more over the next year.
In 2015 every student in Years 8 to 10 will be part of the BYOD
programme. From this very encouraging start in 2014, Sacred Heart
has now set the goal of converting all courses for students in Years
8 to 10 to be online, so that their learning can be more accessible
outside of the classroom. Where appropriate, the learning can be
personalised and it will also allow many departments and teachers
to run a ‘flipped’ classroom. This is where the content delivery is
outside of classroom time and the homework essentially becomes
the classwork - in many cases this comprises the problem solving and
answering of questions.
It is an exciting and challenging time in education and the College is
very happy with its decisions and direction in this area.
■■ Mr Jason Cornford, Academic Director
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COLLEGE SPORT
Skiing
I
nterest in Skiing at the College continues
to strengthen and this year we had the
biggest group of students vying for a
spot in a travelling squad. In addition,
this is the inaugural year for Snowboarding
as a College-recognised and managed
sport with a group travelling to the North
Island Secondary Schools’ Snowboarding
Championships in the last week of Term 3.
Following weekly training at Snowplanet, the
squads below were selected to represent the
College at the North Island Championship
events that took place during September:
Secondary (Years 9 – 13) North
Island Secondary Schools (NISS)
SHC A: Finn Bawden, Liam McKanny, Patrick
Mulrennan (co-captain), Alan Nisbet (cocaptain) and Matthew Peters
SHC B: Cody Bruce, George FitzGerald,
Ben Mulrennan, Simon Mulrennan and
Matthew Sybertsma (team leader)
Parent Manager: Mr John Mulrennan
Slopestyle A: Sam Clezy (captain), Callum
Craig and Tom McKay
Slopestyle B: Lachie Craig, Kieran Redmond
Parent Manager: Mrs Helen Craig
Teacher attending: Mr David Gray
Intermediate (Years 7 and 8)
North Island Primary Schools
(NIPS)
Caleb Burns, Fynn Franklin, Dylan Furlong and
Sam Wisniewski
Parent Manager: Mr Tony Wisniewski
Teacher attending: Mr Craig Moverley
Snowboarding (Years 9 – 13)
Jack Collins, Hunter Craig, Ieuan Davies,
Harry Finnigan, Sasha Rowell and Jack Sullivan
Parent Manager: Mr Steve Finnigan
Teacher attending: Mr John Sullivan
NIPS
This young and relatively inexperienced race
squad enjoyed mixed weather conditions
but all completed their events in admirable
Alan Nisbet
fashion and gained valuable racing experience.
Best Sacred Heart skier was Sam Wisnewski
who placed 24th from a field of 117.
NISSSC – 2nd Place to Alan
Nisbet; Sacred Heart teams - 8th
and 9th overall!
Yet again the weather dominated with just
one day of skiing possible. In the Giant Slalom
event Alan Nisbet had an outstanding race
and was rewarded with 2nd place. Of the
117 competing schools, Sacred Heart placed
8th and 9th overall - an impressive result.
Unfortunately the Slopestyle squad were
unable to compete due to inclement weather
conditions.
■■ Mrs Susan Hurring, Teacher-in-Charge
Rugby
A
t the time of publication of
the last Confortare the 1st XV
we were preparing for our
mid-season ‘top of the table’
clash with St Kentigern College. Could’ve…
should’ve… perhaps, but, on the day St Kents
were a touch more clinical and we were
beaten, although there were plenty of signs
pointing to a rematch at some stage later
in the season. A crucial if unspectacular win
away at Tangaroa College followed, and a
gutsy second-half effort led to victory over
King’s College, reclaiming the FitzpatrickKirkpatrick Trophy and putting smiles on our
faces as a top-four spot was secured
also a Moascar Cup challenge. It was a classic
battle and it was close… really close, but yet
again we were beaten by a team who showed
how important it is to execute accurately and
take the scoring opportunities. The following
week saw us away at St Peter’s College. With
the Hibernian Shield on the line, St Peter’s
Jubilee celebration that weekend, and finishing
3rd heading into the semi’s, there was plenty
for these two fierce rivals to play for. It was 10all at halftime; 22-all at full-time. What a game!
It had a bit of everything.
During the Term 2/3 break, we hosted Gisborne
Boys’ High School in what was the 75th match
for the Generation Cup. A strong performance
secured a win, and reclaimed the cup.
Pride, power, passion and determination
are all vital components of high-level
performance, but so are decision-making,
accuracy and strategy. Playing into a strong
wind at St Kents saw a very even contest
in regard to possession and territory, but St
Kents were good enough to pounce when
the opportunity arose. With the ‘luck of the
bounce’, one might say, and the ‘luck of a
Term 3 began with an away win over
Papatoetoe High School and led to our
penultimate round robin game versus
Auckland Grammar having plenty riding on it:
the chance to secure a home semi-final, and
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The draw resulted in a 4th place finish and
an away semi-final the following week at St
Kents (rematch)!
call’… they led 19-5 at the break. We sprang
into action early in the second half and
brought it back to 19-15, and it was ‘game
on’! Perhaps we were a little bit rushed to
close it out? Perhaps we didn’t use the wind
enough? Perhaps kicking when it was on to
pass, or passing when it was on to kick? It
was not to be, and again one must credit the
opposition on showing how to win the close
and tough ones.
■■ Mr John Sullivan, 1st XV 2014 Manager
Other Rugby Results
Congratulations to the 2nd XV and 6C
teams for winning their grade final at Rugby
Finals Day held on 30 August. Sacred Heart
was once again well represented with seven
teams making the finals in 2014. The U16
quad team then competed in the U16 Quad
Tournament hosted by Hamilton Boys’ High
School. This hotly contested competition
saw us win over Hamilton Boys’, Palmerston
North Boys’ High School and St Paul’s
Collegiate to bring home the trophy!
COLLEGE SPORT
Lucas Imrie going for goal against St Kentigern College
A Unique Record-making Season
1st XI Football
Other results
his month our 1st XI capped off a historical season which
may never be repeated. Having won the Auckland Premier
League and the Alex Harvey Cup (competed for by all
Secondary Schools in New Zealand) with a 4-2 final victory
against St Kentigern College, our team headed to the National
tournament in Napier.
Sacred Heart Football is in very good stead with five other teams
winning their respective leagues this year. The 2nd XI, coached by
Mr Allan Johnston, went through the season not losing a game and
conceding only four goals. The Senior B1 team, coached by Mr Trevor
Gaffney, also went through the season unbeaten and conceded only
five goals. The 15B1, 14B1 and 13B1 teams all topped their tables.
Congratulations to all teams on an outstanding season.
T
At Nationals the professional and hard-working attitude of the team
saw them top their pool with victories over Christ’s College and
Tauranga Boys’ College, and a draw with Wellington College (the
only team to have prevented Sacred Heart from scoring this year).
Wins against Palmerston North Boys’ High School and St Kentigern
followed as the boys made it to the final of the competition. In the
final, against a very talented Westlake Boys’ side, Sacred Heart scored
two early goals and worked incredibly hard for each other. Westlake
scored just before half-time to set up a tense second half. With 10
minutes to go Connor Probert had a shot deflected to seal the
victory, so the third trophy of four available to the team this year was
theirs.
The last trophy available was the Auckland Secondary Schools’
Knockout Cup and the final was played against Macleans College in
mid-September. Sacred Heart won the game 1-0 to become the first
school to hold all four trophies at the same time - a monumental
achievement!
This fantastic season could not have been possible without the
exceptional hard work of our squad, who have been training since the
beginning of February. The team culture they have created is enviable
and will be very hard to reproduce.
Well done to the squad and coaches on a terrific season!
■■ Mr Allan Johnston, 1st XI Manager
Connor Probert on the attack
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COLLEGE SPORT
Michael Balle
Glenn Phillips
1st XI Hockey Team
Hockey
T
he 2014 Hockey season has just
come to a close for our four teams.
This season has seen the level of
play from Sacred Heart reach new
heights. The Under 15 side, coached by Mr
Richard Knight, enjoyed a successful season in
the top Under 15 grade. A final win, 2-1, over
Mt Roskill saw us place 5th in the Auckland
region; this is a fine achievement in our first
season in this grade for a number of years.
Both the 2nd XI and 3rd XI teams continued
to play some quality Hockey in tough grades.
Although these teams were often outplayed
by other schools’ 1st XIs, the quality of their
team play and individual skills continued to
grow under the tutelage of Mr Richard Casey,
who was ably supported by 1st XI players
Tim Gibbs and Phoenix Matthes.
After the initial disappointment of missing
out on qualification for the SuperCity Tier 1
competition, the 1st XI began to dominate
the Tier 2 competition to show their quality.
After a successful round robin, the team
beat a strong Kingsway College side 5-3 to
make the final versus a highly-touted Mt
Roskill Grammar side, who had previously
beaten us twice this year. Despite rousing
support, Sacred Heart could not transfer
their dominant play into goals, with the
game finishing 1-1 and going to penalties.
Unfortunately, in the lottery that is the
penalty shoot-out, the team went down 5-4
meaning they were runners-up – still a fine
achievement in a tough competition.
The 1st XI had little time to dwell on this
result as the following week they were off to
compete in the India Shield in Christchurch,
the highest-ranked tournament a Sacred
Heart Hockey team has ever competed
in. The team played some of their finest
Squash
H
aving finished the Auckland competition in 4th place, the
Premier Squash team recently headed to Nationals in
Nelson seeded 10th.
The team was captained by Scott van Lieshout (playing
at number 1) who finished the tournament without dropping a game.
With wins against Marlborough Boys’ College, Wairarapa College and
Pukekohe High School, and close losses to Massey High School and
Takapuna Grammar, the team held their seeding and finished 10th.
All of the boys played well throughout the tournament.
The team consisted of Ben O’Brien, Ben Manuatu, Vincent O’Connor,
David Sayers, Scott van Lieshout and Enzo Villiarama.
■■ Mr Craig Moverley, Teacher-in-Charge
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Premier Squash Team
Hockey at the tournament, recording three
wins and three losses to finish 11th and
gain qualification for next year’s top-ranked
tournament. Notable wins included a 5-0
victory over rivals Macleans College and a
2-0 win over Mt Albert Grammar School,
who are ranked 3rd in Auckland. The boys
in this team should be very proud of their
conduct both on and off the field.
The school’s warmest congratulations go
to Vincent O’Connor (captain of the 1st
XI) and Michael Balle (vice-captain) who
were selected in the NZ Under 18 Hockey
squad for 2014, the highest achievement in
schoolboy Hockey. This is rich reward for two
talented yet hard-working servants of Sacred
Heart Hockey.
■■ Mr Jono Anderson, 1st XI Coach
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Haoran Wang
Photon Lee
Immersed in Arts and Culture
L
ike many sports we offer at Sacred Heart College, art
and cultural activities provide International Students with
opportunities to interact with others constructively, develop
a sense of belonging, learn about supporting each other, and
to create group spirit with leadership.
This year we are very pleased to witness more International Students
actively involved in a number of art and cultural activities offered at
the school. For more than 70 years, the College has held the Walter
Kirby Competition which was set up to promote music within
Sacred Heart. This year three International Students were finalists
in a wonderful night of music. Photon Lee, from Hong Kong, came
1st in the Year 12/13 Instrumental Solo – the Spillane Cup; Mark
Opassathavorn, a new Year 10 student from Thailand, came 2nd in the
Year 10/11 Instrumental section – the Fisk Cup; and Bobby Shek, also
from Hong Kong, came 2nd in the Year 12/13 Vocal Solo – the Ferens
Vocal Cup.
Legends and Showcase performances allow our students to perform
to peers and family and promote our students to the wider public. In
Legends, we enjoyed a great solo performance from Bobby Shek. At
the Showcase concert, we have seen lively performances from the
String group where Robin Chiang, Photon Lee, Ricardo Lu and Haoran
Wang were all part of ‘Blackjack’ and ‘Fiddles on Fire’.
the arts at Sacred Heart continues to be a great success and adds to
the traditions celebrated within the College.
■■ Mr Ting Xu, Director of International Students
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PROUD SUPPORTERS OF SACRED HEART COLLEGE
There is a wide range of musical opportunities at Sacred Heart
including jazz and concert bands, ukulele orchestras, choirs and
individual instrument tuition. We have seen much musical talent
and involvement from Photon Lee in the Baradene/Sacred Heart
Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra, as well as from Bobby Shek and
Mark Opassathavorn in the Senior Choir.
There has also been a strong representation of International Students
in the cultural groups at the College. Toya Hirokawa (Japan), Perry Liao
(Taiwan), Gordon Thompson (Fiji) and Steven Cole (Fiji) performed at
the College Fiafia Night and represented the school at the annual ASB
Polynesian Festival (Polyfest). Having International Students involved in
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ARTS AND CULTURE
Musical Talent on Display
T
wo important Sacred Heart College Music events were held
this term. On Friday 27 June, the Feast of the Sacred Heart
Day, the whole-school talent competition, Legends, was held.
On Saturday 2 August, the Showcase concert was held; this
displays all the Sacred Heart top groups and soloists.
LEGENDS
This was the first time Legends had been held in the new Auditorium.
The enlarged space helped create a huge buzz of anticipation.
Students were not disappointed and each of the 12 finalists was
greeted with huge applause before and after their performance.
The standard was very, very high, making the task for the judges –
Mr David Gray, Miss Rachael Burrowes and Ms Lorna Wright– a
very difficult one. While the judges conferred on the final results,
a surprise item by ‘Wong Direction’ (led by Maths teacher Mr T S
Wong, marching down the aisle of the Auditorium clashing cymbals)
both surprised and equally horrified the students! This group of staff
members, with Mr Jono Anderson leading on the piano, attempted to
perform Don’t Stop Believing by Journey. The judges did quietly suggest
that the staff performing may be a lot better off sticking to their
teaching jobs! The students reacted with great support and cheering.
Final Legends placings were given as follows:
1st Place: Jono Baker 10SN
2nd Place: Daniel Haurua-Clubb 13RK
3rd Place: Semaia Va’afusuaga 11GN
Highly Commended: Jake Blundell 11RT, Slap Dance 12MR, Conall
Sims 7CY, and Jack Higgins 7CY.
All the finalists deserve huge congratulations. The afternoon event was
thoroughly enjoyed by everyone.
SHOWCASE
This year’s Showcase, held on Saturday 2 August in the Auditorium,
was a huge success, with very large numbers of supportive parents
and family members in attendance.
It was a wonderful evening showcasing all our groups and main
soloists from Years 7 to 13, from Ukulele Orchestra to choirs, bands,
ensembles, combined orchestras and soloists. Our new groups – Jazz
Band taken by Jonathan Tan and String Group taken by David Snelling
– performed extremely well and in a very polished manner. Photon
Lee was an outstanding soloist on violin, playing Czardas, and received
a huge ovation. Our Senior Concert Band more than showed how
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much they have improved this year and finished the evening with
a wonderful display of talent and interesting train sounds from its
percussion section. We welcomed a large number of Baradene girls
with the Baradene/Sacred Heart combined large Orchestra and
Chamber Orchestra. Some of our students performed in four or
more groups during the course of the evening!
The cool weather outside was dispelled by the warmth of the music
and audience and by the coffee, tea, wine and food the Music parents
and Young Vinnies made available.
Showcase is an event not to be missed in 2015!
■■ Ms Fiona Ferens, Head of Department
ARTS AND CULTURE
Arts Ties
Debating
T
he Debating season came to an end on a disappointing
note. After qualifying for the finals competition unbeaten,
the Premier Advanced team marched confidently through
the quarter and semi-finals only to come unstuck in the
final where they met their arch rivals Westlake Boys High School.
The moot was: The House Believes Kim Dot Com is good for New
Zealand politics. The debate was a high quality match referencing all
of the issues that had burned so bright in the lead up to the election.
Unfortunately the adjudicator did not see in our favour.
T
hose who have made a significant contribution to
the Arts at the College were honoured at the annual
assembly on Tuesday 29 July. Ben Gatting and Seoyoung
Choi, the comperes, brought an easy good humour to
proceedings. They presented the Arts Ties with an Oscar Night
style. Daniel Haurua-Club ended the ceremony with a beautiful
rendition of Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen.
This event doubled as the end of season prize-giving. On a brighter
note, Harrison Fookes was awarded a certificate for being the second
best speaker of the season with Ben Gatting 4th. Thomas Collins
from the Senior division was adjudged the best speaker. William Miller,
whose Junior team was eliminated in the quarter-finals, received a
certificate for second best speaker in that grade. The other Junior
team in the mix at the business end of the season, SHC#3, was
eliminated after the semi-finals.
■■ Mr Don Harland, Teacher-in-Charge
However, the show was stolen by the accomplished entertainer
and MC, Mark Wright. Mark presented a powerful message to
the boys, stressing the importance of balance in our approach
to extracurricular activities. He was able to use his experiences
of the College, (having graduated in 1979) as a springboard to
encourage the boys to maximise their potential in the Arts and in
Sports. He left us with a very memorable quote from Theodore
Roosevelt:
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles... The credit belongs to the man who is actually
in the arena, … who strives valiantly; … who at the best knows in
the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he
fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be
with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
2014 Recipients
Thomas Christie, Darren Contreras, Jonathan Dawson, Antonio
de Souza, Jason Farr, Daniel Haurua-Clubb, Michael Kemp,
Benedict Lee, Photon Lee, Matthew McLean, Vincent O’Connor,
Daniel O’Donnell, Matthew Oei, William Petit, Izeck Repizo, Fionn
Tuapola, Shawn Wimalaratne and Eru Witana.
■■ Mr Don Harland, Teacher-in-Charge
Tom Collins Speech Winner
Public Speaking
T
om Collins entered the recent Kiwanis speech contest, which
was held in early September and caters for schools in the
Eastern Suburbs. Tom spoke about the subject of ‘hair’ linked
to the incident in Napier this year with the 16-year-old male
student who took his case to the High Court. Tom had his audiences
in stitches from the beginning to the end with his electric delivery
on this highly topical subject that resonated with the mainly male
audience who were in various stages of hair loss and who had firm
opinions concerning the incident. Tom was placed 1st and received a
very generous award from this “organisation that helps those in need
in society”
■■ Mrs Anne Renwick, Teacher-in-Charge
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IN MEMORIAM
Lance Corporal Daniel O’Brien
Serial Number 12/1820 Date of Death - November 1918
D
aniel O’Brien attended Sacred
Heart College from 1904
to 1909. Dan’s parents were
proprietors of the Whitianga
Hotel, which is still flourishing there. They
later moved to the ‘Alpha’, still operating in
Kihikihi. While at the College, Dan was also
a member of the Sodality of the Children of
Mary and the 1908 prizewinners’ list showed
that Dan received awards for Mathematics,
English, Chemistry and Physics. He had
interests in music, writing and singing. Dan
was the Captain of the B Soccer team and
took his role very seriously. He was also
on the debating and orchestra committees
and played the piano. Together with Charles
Carroll and Ted Kavanagh (of It’s That Man
Again fame), they were the editors of the first
College magazine.
Daniel O’Brien first trained as a teacher, but
when war broke out he enlisted and trained
as a sapper (engineer) in the Auckland
Infantry Battalion. Therefore his tasks were
building bridges, roads for planes and vehicles,
clearing minefields or laying out mines. He left
for Egypt with his Battalion on 16 October
1914. After some time training in Egypt, Dan
was sent to Gallipoli where he was seriously
wounded and eventually invalided back to
New Zealand. He died of the effects of these
serious injuries in 1918, and is buried in the
old Catholic cemetery outside Te Awamutu.
Br Richard Dunleavy is related to Daniel
O’Brien.
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IN PROFILE
Darcy O’Brien with his son Blair at the 2014 Anzac Memorial Mass
A Marist Man – Darcy O’Brien
D
arcy O’Brien died on 15 July 2014. He attended Sacred
Heart College from 1932 to 1934 and immediately prior
to his death was one of the oldest living Old Boys of the
College. Up until the time he died Darcy was a regular
attender with his son Blair, also an Old Boy, at the Anzac Memorial
Masses held at the College around April each year. His older brother,
Desmond, also an Old Boy, was killed during active service in the
Middle East in 1945.
Darcy’s family had come to Auckland from Taumarunui in 1929 when
his father was appointed as Police Sergeant at Devonport. Initially
Darcy attended Takapuna Grammar School, then after Form 4 he
commenced at Sacred Heart in Richmond Road. As a country boy
used to riding bareback and to swimming in the Whanganui River,
coming to the ‘big smoke’ was a challenge for him. Initially he lacked
confidence. However, he was good at swimming and at the beginning
of his first year at Sacred Heart he was ‘told’ he was taking part in the
annual swimming sports. He won one of the races and he always said
that, for him, this was part of a journey of growing assurance and selfconfidence; these were qualities which came very much to the fore in
his later life.
In 1935 Darcy joined the Public Service and apart from the
intervention of his war service he remained a public servant until his
retirement in 1975. When war broke out he was a member of the
Territorials and was soon called up for service; he was scheduled two
or three times for overseas service, initially to the Middle East and
later to the islands, but each time was held back as he was involved in
artillery supervision and training roles. In the end he was posted to Fiji,
though he was fortunate not to experience hostilities before he was
recalled close to the end of the war.
Amongst many achievements in his working life, the most well-known
were during his roles in Auckland, firstly as an Assistant Commissioner
and secondly as Commissioner of Crown lands with the Lands and
Survey Department from 1957 until he retired. In those positions he
was responsible for creating the Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park and was
its first chairman; he was also instrumental in purchasing, through at
least 40 separate purchases on behalf of the Crown, property said
to be in excess of 5000 hectares to form part of what is now the
conservation estate. Many of these purchases were prime coastal land
or islands and an article about him in The New Zealand Herald on 29
December 2012 was headlined “The Man who Saved Our Coast”.
Prior to 1957 Darcy had been working as a public servant in
Wellington and, at one critical stage of its history, found himself
Chairman of the Public Service Association when he had to contend
(and successfully did so) with a very strong Communist bloc. As a
result he gained an intimate working knowledge of correct meeting
procedures and protocols, which stood him in good stead in later
years.
In Wellington he was very active in the Mt Carmel parish in Haitaiti.
Then, when the family moved to Auckland in 1957, and his son Blair
went to Sacred Heart, he became active in the College’s Parent
Teacher Association and Old Boys’ affairs. He also became involved
in the parish of St Francis de Sales and All Souls in Devonport, his
spiritual home for many years. He remained very active in the parish
and school activities by convening and co-ordinating such activities
as fairs and youth groups and over later years in convening a parish
maintenance group. He was an integral member of the parish’s St
Vincent de Paul Society. Until about a year before his death he was
actively co-ordinating, sorting and managing the Society’s food parcels
and remained personally involved in distribution. In 2008 he was
awarded a Papal Benemerenti Medal, which is given for long and
exceptional service to the Catholic Church.
Darcy was a man whose Catholic faith remained strong throughout
his life and he expressed this primarily by his actions – ‘faith in action’.
At his Requiem Mass his family chose James 2: 14-18 for the first
reading which concludes:
“Show me how anyone can have faith without actions. I will show you my
faith by my actions.”
Rae, Darcy’s wife of 67 years, predeceased him in 2008. He is survived
by his son Blair and daughter Jan.
■■ Blair O’Brien
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DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
Peter Urlich and the Swingin' Sextet
Star Gala
F
or the second year running, the glamour event on the Sacred
Heart College calendar was held in the stunningly decorated
Auditorium. Enthusiastic guests turned out in their finery
arriving to champagne and canapés and a warm welcome
from MC Stephen McIvor and Development Foundation Chairman
Paul Greaney. The evening unfolded with delicious food, amazing
auctions and raffles, and great music from Old Boy Peter URLICH
(’74) and the Swingin' Sextet. Auction items Bali Breakaway, Party
Party Party (with the incomparable Peter Urlich as your DJ for the
evening) were eagerly bid for, and the much-coveted raffle prizes - A
Day at Villa Maria and a corporate box at the ASB Classic tennis -
were sold out. Those and many more exciting packages were keenly
contested adding to the buzz of the evening.
The proceeds generated by the Star Gala have been allocated to the
School of Imagination project, timetabled for 2015. Our sincere thanks
to the many people involved in the organisation of the Gala, from
Event Manager Katie Fitzpatrick of Lifestyle Management, caterers
extraordinaire Gattings Ltd, the performers, to the many behind-thescenes volunteers and those who provided great prizes and auction
items. And, last but not least, the people who supported the evening
by coming along and making this event a great success.
London Alumni Network Reunion
T
he mover and shaker on the ground in London was Mike
ARBUCKLE (’74) who organised this well-supported gettogether. Held on Friday 4 July 2014 in Holborn Bars, right
beside the Chancery Street tube station, it proved to be
a popular event with good food and ambience. Over 40 Old Boys,
ranging from Tom O’HANLON (’48) to recent 2013 leavers Rhett
PURCELL, Sebastian SALMON and Tom KLAASSEN, enjoyed the
‘Sacred’ experience. Kenneth LAI (’97) dropped in prior to attending
the Hong Kong reunion the following week. Principal Jim Dale and
Chris KLAASSEN (’79) attended the London Network Dinner and
both agreed that the ‘vibes’ were great.
Mike Arbuckle, Sean Fitzpatrick, Tom O’Hanlon and Principal Jim Dale
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John Crisp and John Gilroy
Michael Thompson and Peter Leahy
Principal Jim Dale, Tom Klaassen, Sebastian Salmon and Chris Klaassen
DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
Felix Ho, Anthony Lin, Terence Tse, Vincent Wong, Keith Leung, Jeffery Tse
Together again at the 2014 Alumni Network Dinner
Hong Kong Alumni
Network Dinner
A
n enthusiastic group of more than 30 Old Boys
gathered in the Marco Polo Hotel on Friday 18 July
to celebrate the inaugural Alumni Network Dinner
for Hong Kong Old Boys. Principal Jim Dale and
Development Foundation Trustee and Old Boy Chris KLAASSEN
(’79) travelled to Hong Kong for the occasion. Organiser in
Hong Kong, Anthony FUNG (’96) along with Kenneth LAI (’97),
Clarence CHE (’96), and Nelson PANG (’96) put together a
memorable evening and presented Mr Dale with a banner to
commemorate the occasion. It is hoped that an Asian Chapter
Network Dinner will be held annually.
■■ Ms Lyn Luxton, Development Foundation
Anthony Fung, Principal Jim Dale and Felix Ho
Ernest Chan, Anthony Lin, Principal Jim Dale, Chris Klaassen,
Kenneth Lai, Ambrose Cheung and Clarence Che
Proud to be caring for the trees
at Sacred Heart College
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NEWS FROM THE BROTHERS
News from the Brothers
T
he good news about the Brothers is that all are well apart
from Br Denis Gallavin (formerly Kenneth) who is in
Auckland Hospital with a fractured hip bone after a little fall.
The following note appeared in a recent weekly bulletin sent
out to all the Sacred Heart families, which referred to the profession
anniversaries of all the Brothers resident here at Sacred Heart
College.
Special Character: Marist Brothers
Congratulations to the Marist Brothers who celebrate their entry into
the congregation on this feast day of the Holy Name of Mary on 12
September.
Br Albert Kennedy, 71 years; Br Brian Wanden, 71 years; Br Reginald
Burgess, 66 years; Br Denis Gallivan, 65 years; Br Richard Dunleavy, 64
years; Br Michael Taylor, 64 years; Br Humphrey O’Connor, 61 years;
Br Dunstan Henry, 59 years; Br Peter Henderson, 53 years; Br Murray
Kelly, 52 years; Br Terence Costello, 50 years; Br Anthony Walker, 46
years; Br John Koorey, 45 years; Br Mark Chamberlain, 45 years; and Br
Gerard Mahony, 38 years – a combined total of 850 years of Marist
service.
Well done, good and faithful Marists.
Br Albert will attain his 90th year in December and, despite his
blindness uses the radio to keep up with what is going on in the
world, especially on the rugby triumphs of his favourites, Canterbury,
and, of course, the All Blacks.
On a sadder note, Br Bosco Camden of our Napier Brothers’
community died on 21 July aged 81, at Atawhai Home near Napier.
Br Bosco was the Principal of Sacred Heart College from 1974 to
1981 following his first appointment as Principal of Xavier College in
Christchurch. He was buried in the Hastings Lawn Cemetery beside
Br Basil Ward.
Blessings on all.
■■ Br Richard Dunleavy
Sons at Gallipoli
This Memorial Board contains all the names of
Sacred Heart College Old Boys who fought in
WWI. It is a fine piece of craftsmanship and was
brought from Richmond Road, Grey Lynn. For
many years it hung in the Junior dining room on
the current College’s site. It will be restored in
time for the weekend of 28/29 March when the
premiere Sons at Gallipoli will be screened.
We would be appreciative of any donations to
assist in the restoration.
Please contact Mrs Margaret Graham if you are
able to be of assistance.
Dinner and documentary,
Sons at Gallipoli –
Saturday 28 March 2015, 6.30pm
Memorial Anzac Mass
in the College Chapel –
Sunday 29 March 2015, 10am
Please keep this weekend free.
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OLD BOYS
News of Old Boys
Congratulations to three Old
Boy Priests celebrating their
Golden Jubilees this year: Fathers
John ALLARDYCE (’56), David
PRICE (’53) and Bernard
DENNEHY (’57).
Dave ANDERSON (’90) has
joined the SHCOBA and is the
new Treasurer. Dave takes over
‘the books’ from Leo DAVIS (’63).
John ANTONOVICH (’49) has
retired to Thames after many
years of farming in Northland
and the Thames Valley. His
brother Pat (’52) has also retired
to Thames, having worked for
many years as a fitter and welder
in New Zealand and Canada.
Both brothers married Raewyns.
COMMONWEALTH GAMES
GLASGOW
Congratulations to our three Old
Boys who competed for New
Zealand at the recent Glasgow
Games. Ethan MITCHELL (’08)
was lead rider in the Gold
medal-winning men’s sprint team.
Ethan Mitchell pictured centre
Tim SLYFIELD (’92) gained a
Bronze medal in the 100kg judo.
Ryan BENADE (’01), a property
consultant, is living in Perth
and has a real estate company,
Benade Helman.
Kyle BEUTH (’87) is Chief
Operating Officer with Nissan
New Zealand. He has a young
son who he hopes will be at the
College in a few years’ time.
It’s that man again: Ian CLARK
(’63) - Villa Maria’s Export
and PR Manager, and global
wanderer - rubbing shoulders
with Fijian gentry at the Fiji Golf
Tournament.
Ian Clark, Vijay Singh - golfer; Ratu
Epeli Nailatikau - President of
Fiji; Voreqe Bainimarama - Prime
Minister of Fiji.
Old Boys playing for Auckland B
- John BOSCO-TAGALOA (’11)
and Dominic ROBERTSONMcCOY (’11). Playing for
Auckland Under 21s - Tom
McHUGH (’13), Sam THOMAS
(’13) and Kalifi PONGI (’12).
Brian BENNETT (’59) worked
for the New Zealand Dairy
Board and Fonterra. Since retiring
he helps out with St Vincent de
Paul. His brother Peter (’53) is a
retired farmer from Rahotu, and
now lives in New Plymouth.
Sam BROOKS (’08) a successful
award-winning playwright. He
gained recognition for Riding in
Cars, and his current play, Wine
Lips is proving popular. He is
working on a new play about
stuttering, called 21st Narcissus.
BYRNE brothers. Chris (’94)
lives in Ellerslie and has a
plumbing business. Richard (’96)
is playing and coaching rugby for
Munster, Ireland. Sean (’91) is
an IT Architect and contracts to
Telstra and lives in Bondi, Sydney.
Tim Slyfield
Alex BEDDOES (’13) ran for the
Cook Islands but unfortunately
didn't qualify for the men’s 800m
final.
Old Boys competing in
this year’s ITM Cup - Ron
RAAYMAAKERS (’08), Jordan
TAUFUA (’10) and Sam VAKA
(’11), playing for Counties.
Murray WILLIAMS (’00) is
playing for Mid Canterbury. James
BROADHURST (’02) Taranaki,
Sean POLWART (’08) Auckland,
Tino NEMANI (’09) and LeRoy
van DAM (’11) Bay of Plenty,
Brandon NANSEN (’12) North
Harbour, Zane KAPELI (’09),
Jordan PAYNE (’10) and Steve
UHILA ('08) Waikato.
Jake CARCATERRA (’11)
is studying for a Bachelor of
Hospitality at The University of
Auckland.
Peter CAWTHORN (’74) is a
Barrister and Queen’s Counsel in
Melbourne.
Antonio COZZOLINO (’04)
graduated from Auckland
University in 2010 with a BA
in Linguistics and Translation.
This year he graduated with an
LLB. Antonio was admitted as
a Barrister and Solicitor of the
High Court in June this year. He
is currently completing a Master’s
in Law.
Kevin CORBOY (’56) has sold
one of his Te Awamutu farms and
has moved to live in Auckland.
His son Mark (’88) is IT Technical
Manager for Fisher & Paykel,
Auckland. Sons Matthew (’91),
Chris (’04) and Greg (’97) all live
in Australia.
Brett DAVIS (’74) is busy as
New Zealand Manager for
Higgins Coatings in Auckland.
He is a Sacred Heart College
Development Foundation
trustee, and SHCOBA
Committee member.
Myles DEIGHTON (’91) is
Business Unit Manager for
Datacom Auckland. He is the
proud father of twins.
Craig DONALDSON (’84) has
joined the Northern Territory
Police and is stationed at Alice
Springs, Australia. His brother
Karl (’86) is Maintenance
Manager at Currumbin High
School, on the Gold Coast.
Thomas DOYLE (’10) has
signed a two-year contract with
Wellington Phoenix Football
Club.
Ian FRASER-JONES (’29). Ian
was 100 years old in May this
year. Congratulations, Ian - you
are our oldest living Old Boy. He
lives in Thames. His brother Syd
(’36) is 95 years old and living at
Tahuna. Sons of Syd - Bruce (’65)
lives in Hamilton; Kevin (’67), Mt
Maunganui; Syd Jnr (’67), deceased;
Greg (’70), Hamilton; Mike (’72),
Morrinsville; and Chris (’73)
Tahuna.Their other, brother, Reg
(’29), passed away in 1987. Reg’s
son Frank (’58) lives at Paengaroa.
Nathan FRATER (’09) is Sales
and Marketing Manager for Petal
Cupcakes in Auckland.
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OLD BOYS
Clive FREMLIN (’05). After six
years in the New Zealand Army,
which included a six-month stint
in Afghanistan, he is now working
in the Western Australian mining
industry.
Gareth FRIEDRICH (’98) is
Product Manager for Poolwise in
Auckland.
Tim GALLAGHER (’05) is on
the move. He has been working
in the mines in Western Australia
and driving big trucks in the
USA. Tim is currently travelling in
Europe.
Aaron GASCOIGNE (’89) is a
contestant on the New Zealand
series of My Kitchen Rules which
is currently screening on TV
ONE. Aaron and his mate Josh
are the two ‘corporate dads’ in
the show.
Logan KEANE (’02) is living in
Pukekohe and works mostly
in Auckland with his building
company, Pro Developments.
Andrew KEANEY (’88) is
General Manager Sales and
Business Strategy for Turners &
Growers, Auckland.
Tom KIELY (’41) MBE, recently
celebrated his 90th birthday with
his family. Tom was a member of
the Champion 1941 4A rugby
team.
Grandson Tom (Year 11,) Jenny
(daughter), Peter (’75), Paul (’82)
and wife Jayne, Monsignor KIELY
(’78), Louise (daughter) and
birthday boy Tom (’41).
Craig KNOWLES (’90) is
working as Creative Director for
an ad agency in New York.
Aaron and Josh
Matt GORDON (’05) is working
for Bayleys Commercial Leasing
in Auckland.
Nick HILDAGO (’11), Stephen
HILDAGO (’13) and Connor
MULLER (’13) recently won
Silver medals in the MegaCrew
division at the world Hip Hop
Championships held in Las Vegas
in August.
Nick, Connor and Stephen
Stanley HO (’99) is Project
Manager, working for SP AusNet
in Melbourne.
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Danny KETTOLLA (’99) is
a locum pharmacist and also
runs fitness boot camps around
Auckland.
Christopher Leung and Danny
Kettolla at a recent Pharmacy reunion
Christopher LEUNG (’99) is
a pharmacist at SuperClinic TM
Botany, Auckland. His brother
Bernard (’99) has a mobile vehicle
applying 3M paint protection to
motor vehicles in Auckland.
Robby LOPEZ (’10) in his
third year of the Bachelor of
Engineering at Victoria University
of Wellington and last year he
led a team of fellow students
to victory in an international
robotics competition. He and
a new team have entered the
competition again and will
compete in the final in just a few
weeks’ time.
Philip OLIVER (’74) a boarder
from Te Awamutu. Philip now
works for Spark, keeping
Fonterra communications in the
loop.
Tim PAYNE (’11) is back in
New Zealand after a stint with
Blackburn Rovers. His time with
them was unfortunately impaired
by injury.
Robbie Lopez
Patrick MEATES (’72) has
a goldmining business near
Hokitika and is President of
the Kumara Racing Club. His
younger brother, Mike (’75) is
gold mining with Patrick and is
also a helicopter pilot in the deer
recovery business.
Bill McENTEE (’71) is busy
these days as Chairman of
the Papakura Council, and his
son Nicholas (’09) works in
Customer Services at Heartland
Bank in Auckland.
Rhett PURCELL (’13) is playing
tennis in England.
Matthew PUTT (’10) recently
graduated from the Police
Training School and is now
stationed at Manurewa.
Mike REEHAL (’75) is farming
down at Waihi. His brother Tim
(’64) is currently having a long
break overseas.
Sam RICKETTS (’02) is a
Director with First Capital New
Zealand. Sam follows all College
events with interest.
Craig MacKINLAY (’94) is an
Analyst for the Department of
Industry in Auckland.
Alex (’05) and Mathew ROOZA
(’05) are both studying at The
University of Auckland.
Marcus McLAFFERTY (’95) is
Head Stylist for Dry & Tea hair
stylists in Newmarket.
Eugene RUSH (’94) is Marketing
Manager APAC Dairy for
Goodman Fielder. Goodman
Fielder is Australasia’s largest
FMCG food company. This is a
new appointment on the back of
his launch of Freya’s Lower Carb
bread, transforming Freya’s to
the fastest growing bread brand
in New Zealand. He has also
recently been involved as a judge
at the TVNZ Marketing Awards.
Bernard MORAN (’61), now
retired, worked as a Journalist on
the national Catholic weekly New
Zealand Tablet when the late John
Kennedy was editor.
Vaughan MORRIS (’91) owns
Arch Construction Greenlane,
and specialises in renovations and
shopfittings. He has a son who
he hopes will one day attend the
College.
Sean McDERMOTT (’92) is
Headmaster at the Bay of Islands
International Academy, Kerikeri.
His brothers are: Gareth (’95),
Product Development Manager
for Fisher & Paykel Healthcare;
David (’98), a Landscape
Architect who lives just outside
of Whangarei; and Craig (’02), a
Toolmaker who lives and works
in Whangarei.
Clif SHAW (’84) celebrated his
30th leavers anniversary this year
at the Annual Dinner. Clif has
a business coaching company
called Recalibrate.
Dr Nigel STEWART (’74) is
Head Paediatrician at Port
Augusta Hospital, South Australia.
Grayson STILLWELL (’09) is
an electrician in Auckland and
is studying for his electrical
inspectors certificate. Brother
Matt (’08) is in marketing with
OLD BOYS
Compac Engineering who design and manufacture fruitsorting machinery. Youngest brother Jared (’12) is at Otago,
studying Computer Science.
Reunion Dates
Steven TAYLOR (’00) is working for Hewlett Packard in
California. He also has an interest in real estate. His father,
Pat (’66), is also in real estate in Auckland.
Whakatane – Saturday 8 November, Peter O’Connor 07 304 9595
Whangarei – Thursday 20 November, Vince Stead 09 435 1366
Rotorua – Friday 28 November, Graeme Dennett 07 349 4401
Darroch TODD (’83) is the owner-operator of the Abilene
Garden Motel in Kerikeri.
Taranaki, 6 July 2014
Steve TOFA (’89) has come a long way from street-busking
and is making a name for himself as a singer-guitarist both
here and in Australia. He has appeared in the same gig with
Tim Finn and Split Enz.
Loni UHILA ('08) has come back from injury and is playing
rugby with Hamilton Marist and Waikato ITM. When not
playing rugby he is looking after a persimmon orchard he
leases at Ohaupo.
Loni Uhila
Steven URQUHART (’02) is Technical Commercial Sales
Rep for Holcim Concrete, Penrose.
Nielsen VAROY (’08) won two Golds in the Auckland
Swimming Champs in March, and two Silvers in the
Oceania Champs in May.
Inoke VI (’02) is part owner of Red Rock bar in
Queenstown. He played rugby for Whakatipu, and follows
College news on the Internet.
Marshall von Keisenberg (’12) is attending Auckland
University studying for a BSc in Computer Science.
Vern WALKER (’54) has launched his excellent book Peter
Snell and the Kiwis who Flew written in a very descriptive
style and covers the greatest era of New Zealand athletics.
A great Christmas present for all Kiwis and available from
PaperPlus shops.
Fr Albert WILLIAMS OFM (’42) (Maurice Williams at
College) travelled to Australia to celebrate 60 years in
the priesthood, this July. His good work has taken him to
Hollywood, Australia and Whangamata. He is at the Mangere
East Parish and is still very active at the age of 87. His brother,
Peter (’45), started his career as a toolmaker for New
Zealand Glass and retired after he sold his Williams Wool
and Sheepskin shops. He is now living in Cambridge.
There was again a large turnout at the Kaponga Hotel for the ‘Naki
reunion organised by Alan CROWLEY (’82). Those who attended were;
Matt GOODIN (’97), Leo CROWLEY (’84), Steak GOODIN (’63), Pat
DYER (’58), Terry LEAHY (’60), Mat MULLIGAN (’81), Dick ROBERTS
(’59), Dave BROPHY (’53), Ray EDWARDS (’50), Neil CROWLEY (’88),
Morris ROBERTS (’48), John KING (’50), Kieran BROPHY (’54), Barry
LANDRIGAN (’56), Jim CROWLEY (’50), Maurice STRANGE (’49), Alf
MALONE (’60), Paul STEWART (’75) (President SHCOBA) and Brendan
SCHOLLUM (Hon Old Boy) (ex Principal).
Wellington Reunion, 10 September 2014
Organised by the new Wellington President, Don Ryder, the Old Boys
gathered at the Wellington Club for an excellent evening and dinner.
Those present included: Anand SATYANAND (’62), Brian BARTRAM (’53),
Christopher REID (’53), Dominic ZAME (’57), Don RYDER (’62), Gerry
STONE (’55), Jim Webber (St Pauls), John IRWIN (’52), Kerry PLAMUS (’62),
Leo BUCHANAN (’59), Mark MURPHY (’46), Michael DUNN (’69), Michael
WALLS (’62), Paul STEWART (’75), Peter TOYE (’57), Phil CONGREVE (’67),
Raphael HILBRON (’88), Roger GILL (’61), Sef TRUIJENS (’71),Tim BURNS
(’60),Tom O’DONNELL (’42) and Zuke MARIKNOVICH (’67).
Dunedin Reunion, 11 September 2014
Paul Stewart (SHCOBA President) hosted a reunion gathering at Mac’s
Bar in Dunedin. Those who attended were, Liam BRADLEY (’09), Thomas
HOLLEWAND (’10), TJ PETERSEN-BANUVE (’10), James STEMBRIDGE
(’09), Sam COLE (’10) and Matt HARRISON (’10).
Auckland Reunion, 19 September 2014
More than 150 Old Boys greeted the new SHCOBA President, Simon
HAYDEN (’89) at a sumptuous dinner held in the Br Sean Hanaray Foyer.
Mike KLAASSEN (’74) delivered a humorous and interesting toast to his
Alma Mater.
Class of ’74 Auckland Reunion
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Obituaries
Kevin Joseph BAKER (’55) d. 2/8/14 in
Melbourne. Kevin settled in Australia and
started an IT business. He also restored
furniture as a hobby. Brother of Denny (’57)
and Rodney (’59).
Kevin BARRY (’53) d. 16/8/14. Member
of the champion 1953 1st XV and former
All Black. After his playing days, Kevin was
involved in administration and Rugby
coaching. Although he taught at Rosmini
College, Kevin was a strong supporter of his
Alma Mater.
Richard (Dick) CASEY (’47) d. 26/6/14.
Prefect, 1stXV 1946-47. On leaving College
he joined the Bank of New Zealand and had
a career in banking. While working for the
bank at Kaitaia, he broke his ankle playing
rugby, ending his playing days. His last bank
appointment was as Manager of BNZ Town
Hall branch. Dick was a loyal Old Boy and in
later life attended reunions in his wheelchair.
Gerard COMMISSARIS (’72) d. 19/6/14 at
home in Takapuna. Brother of Francis (’72).
Charles Craven DOWD (’45) d. 31/7/14
in Auckland. After leaving College, Charles
joined the State Services Commission,
commencing as a clerical cadet. He retired
after service of over 40 years as Assistant
Regional Director of the Internal Affairs
Department, Auckland. Brother of the late
John (’49) and the late Emmett (Shem) (’40).
Fraser DALY (’44) d. 5/9/14 in Napier.
Member of the 1stXV. At 17, Fraser won
a singing prize and won a trip to sing in
Australia. He was a popular musician and
many of his bands performed around New
Zealand. He also cut some records. He made
a career in the welding business and after
many years in a senior position with Weldwell
NZ, was promoted to National Training
Manager based in Napier.
Brian John GANDER (’55) d. 29/8/14 at
Auckland Hospital. Brian was a civil engineer
in Auckland, and started Arrow Civil
Engineering, which he sold a few years ago.
Brian was a member of the Auckland Choral
Society for 22 years.
Francis Peter GRANT (’53) d. 11/3/09
in Sydney. Francis was a Fijian Indian and
when he left College studied accountancy in
Auckland. He never graduated, as his father
died and he went back to Fiji to support
his family and sold cars and promoted
boxing and tennis tournaments. He met
Bill Waterhouse and became the biggest
Bookmaker in Fiji, Grants Waterhouse,
operating from 11 offices. He was a financial
contributor to the Fijian Catholic Church.
“Some would call him a rough diamond or
a loveable gambler but deep down he was a
gentle, generous and caring man. He had so
many friends and was always faithful to his
good friends – remembering their birthdays
or special celebrations, sending them cards
when he was away on holidays, and calling
on them if they were sick.” (Words from
the Priest who conducted the Requiem for
Francis.)
Ronald Peter GRANT (’38) d. 14/9/14.
Trained as a Quantity Surveyor and spent
all his working life in the building industry.
Member of the champion 3A Rugby team in
1938.
David George GRANTLEY (’45) d. 24/7/14
at Mercy Hospice, Auckland. David owned
and operated Suburban Electroplaters in
Auckland.
Dr. David HAWKINS (’61) d. 16/9/14. Senior
swimming champion. After graduating from
Otago Medical School, David practised for 40
years at Whangaparaoa and then moved to
the North Shore. He passed away at home
after a long illness.
Alan Patrick MASON (’40) d. 30/6/14 at his
home in Auckland. 24th Infantry Battalion.
Graduated from Auckland University in 1949
with a Bachelor of Science and a Master
of Science in Geology. He retired from
engineering in 1955 and became a prominent
member of the New Zealand Geological
Society, where he won awards for his
research and work. Alan’s funeral was held at
Our Lady of Perpetual Help where he and his
late wife were parishioners for over 50 years.
John (Darcy) O’BRIEN (’35) d. 15/7/14.
He was a regular attendee of the Old
Boys Memorial Mass and attended this
year with his son Blair (’62). Darcy was the
Commissioner of Crown Lands up until
his retirement in 1976. During his office he
purchased around 40 coastline, island, historic
sites and parks. He was instrumental in the
creation of the Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park.
Mike Lee, City Councillor, said of Darcy. “We
are all richer as a country because of his life’s
work, and personally poorer now that he has
gone. One of the very last of the greatest
generation of New Zealanders.”
Kevin Joseph O’REILLY (’63) d. 16/7/14, a
day boy from St Heliers, Auckland. Kevin was
a schoolteacher. Brother of William (’52).
Ian Joseph PRIESTLEY (’51) d. 18/9/14
in Tauranga. 1st XV, Senior sprint, middle
distance and distance cups winner, Auckland
Secondary Schools' 880yds Champion. On
leaving College Ian joined the Army and after
5 years then made a career at Hellabys and
Affco meat works. He retired as Production
and Logistics Manager and moved to Mt
Maunganui. Ian was a regular attender of Old
Boy reunions.
Brendan SCHOLLUM (Hon Old Boy)
d. 19/9/14 at Auckland Hospital. Former
Principal of Sacred Heart College. Perhaps he
will be remembered by many of us in being
instrumental in bringing Old Boys back to
the College. After his term at Sacred Heart,
Brendan took a keen interest in all College
activities. His enthusiasm and friendliness will
never be forgotten.
Gary SMITH (’73) d. 1/7/14. Gary was a
member of the 1st XV. He ran the family
trucking business in Morrinsville.
Desmond TWOMEY (’43) d. 31/7/14 in
Auckland. Brother of the late John (’42).
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