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pulteney
#105 TERM 1 2015
CONTENTS & EVENTS
CONTENTS
One Ninety
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Prep School
23
High Achievers
6
Middle School
28
Intercol
8
Rowing
32
SACE Art Show
10
Senior Drama
34
Swimming Carnival
12
The Pulteney Foundation
38
Senior Sports Day
14
Postscript
40
New Zealand Trip
16
Around The Traps
42
Cabaret
17
In Memoriam
46
German Project
18
Kurrajong
20
2015 EVENTS
Winter Intercol – Saturday 22 August –
Pulteney Hosting
Long Lunch – Sunday 30 August –
Greek theme 12 for 12.30 $120 early bird
Golf Day – Friday 16 October
Kooyonga Golf Club 12 for 12.30 tee off
Valedictory – Friday 23 October
Remembrance Day –
Wednesday 11 November –
Service at Pulteney then Chifley for lunch
Year 12 Farewell Dinner –
Sunday 29 November – Pavilion on the Park
Speech Night – Wednesday 2 December –
Adelaide Convention Centre
REUNIONS
Perth – Friday May 8 –
Western Australian Club
Sydney – Friday 22 May – pub night
Sunday – 24 May - Lunch
Founders Day – Friday 29 May – Chifley Hotel
Canberra – Sunday June 14
Old Scholars Dinner – Saturday 20 June –
Pavilion on the Park
Melbourne – Friday July 17 –
Bottega Restaurant –
Bourke Street Melbourne
Hobart – Sunday July 19
Old Masters Lunch – Friday 31 July –
Seven Stars Hotel
Brisbane – Sunday September 13
FRONT COVER: Dimity Dutch (‘14) (coach), Alannah Gilsmore, Sophie Rawson, Nour Mol,
Sally McLoughlin, Alanah Croft, Phil Blesing (coach). Madeleine Sexton (‘11) (coach) is not in this
photo. This is the Schoolgirls 1st IV holding the Diana Medlin Trophy.
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Additional photos provided by Joseph Ninio, Steve Hall, and Antonio Clemente
LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Welcome to 2015!
Developing learning skills for the future is a fundamental reason for such program
mes. Being
able to think creatively and critically will continue to be increasingly more critical
requisites for
success into the future. At Pulteney, we believe that students learn best through
an education
experience that is immersive. These approaches to learning build students’
ability to develop
the skills needed to solve problems never encountered before, to develop a
deep understanding
of new knowledge and to collaborate with others to further build their individu
al and collective
capacity.
PRINCIPAL’S LETTER
This edition of news@pulteney focuses on learning innovation in all its forms.
In the following
pages you will read about the innovative and exciting developments in Pulteney
Grammar
School’s learning environments (especially the Centre for Senior Learning in
one ninety), the
developments in learning technologies, including the newly introduced iPad
programme in
Kurrajong and Prep, and the application of experiential approaches to learning
in the arts, science, leadership development, outdoor education and sport.
In addition, we support our students to be connected; with each other, with
their School
community and more broadly to the City of Adelaide, their State and the world.
Our links with
Old Scholars and parents, indeed all who contribute to the “fabric” of the Pulteney
community,
are invaluable and we aim to foster these at every opportunity.
Responding to the challenges of our world – with its complex environmental,
social and
economic pressures – requires young people to be creative, innovative, enterpri
sing and
adaptable, with the motivation, confidence and skills to use critical and creative
thinking
purposefully.
I am sure you will easily identify all of these attributes in action in the pages
that
follow and in the daily life of our School.
Principal
Since 1847
Grand Opening
Centre for Senior Learning
Friday 1 May, 5pm
All invited. Book now.
www.pulteney.sa.edu.au
Inspire. Challenge. Empower.
Editor’s Note: The aim of the magazine is to keep you informed of life at Pulteney. I value your input so if you have any articles or suggestions,
please contact me on 8216 5504 or by emailing [email protected]. Advertising in news@pulteney is limited to members of the
school community and many of those who advertise are generous sponsors of the School. I would encourage you to support their businesses if
the opportunity arises. Mark Bourchier
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ONE NINETY
“This is always a proud moment
for the students and is typified
by the presentation of their
white blazer and badge”
Kym & Matthew Hume
Matthew Gluyas & family
Once again, the year has started
very busily for all of those
associated with one ninety. The
calendar began with formal
celebrations to induct the Forum
and House Representatives,
followed by acknowledgements
and accolades awarded at the
High-Achievers Assembly. The
annual competition undertaken
at the annual Swimming and
Athletics Carnivals also headlined
the early weeks of Term 1. These
were coupled with Pulteney
Grammar students taking
part in highly competitive and
entertaining rowing regattas
and our increasingly successful
role within the Head of the
River competition. Other worthy
excursions, both curricularbased and community-minded,
were also undertaken such
as our students attending
the International Women’s
Day Breakfast held at the
Entertainment Centre. This
was all sprinkled during a term
which saw Pulteney Grammar
School unveil The Centre for
Senior Learning to students and
staff who all began using this
innovative and dynamic learning
environment. A busy term
indeed!
Prefect and House Captain
Induction
ONE NINETY
Georgia Zuill
As with every year, the first major
event on the school calendar was
the induction of the Forum of
Prefects and House Captains at
a full school assembly attended
by family and friends. This is
always a proud moment for the
students and is typified by the
presentation of their white blazer
and badge before taking the
pledge of office.
2015
House Leaders
Bleby Howard
Cawthorne Nicholls
Kimberly Adkins
Jake Nayler
William Bourchier Sophie Ridgway
Jessica Rule
Georgia Zuill
Kennion Miller
Moore Sunter
Emily Lewis
Katherine Blunt
Alex Redshaw
James Cartwright
Mia Valk
James Rodda
Adam Cameron, James Rodda, Matthew Hume, Tristram Fyfe, James Cartwright
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HIGH ACHIEVER’S ASSEMBLY
High-Achievers Assembly
On Wednesday 11 February, we
had the opportunity to welcome
back to school those students
from 2014 who achieved an
ATAR of over 90. These students
were then deservedly recognised
and honoured for not only
their results, but also for the
dedication and commitment they
applied throughout their final
year of study.
As stated on the day, this group
represented a group of one
ninety Year 12 students who
were exceptional. The class
of 2014 was marked by some
very determined individuals
who applied themselves
wholeheartedly to their studies.
Moreover, they were a group
who valued the relationships
they built with each other during
their time at Pulteney Grammar
School.
The T W Trott Prize is awarded
to the student who is the
Proxime Accessit to the Dux of
the School. This year, the T.W.
Trott Prize was shared between
Mitchell Brunker and Zoe Taylor
who both achieved ATAR scores
of 99.55.
Finally, the awarding of the Dux
of the School is a prestigious
award and one that is not taken
lightly. Throughout 2014 the
closeness of results that existed
throughout the year continued
into the final examination
results. However, The W S Moore
Memorial Prize for Dux of the
School was ultimately awarded
to Tim Porter (99.65)
At the closing of the assembly, it
was important to encourage the
students in attendance to use
the assembly and the success of
our past scholars as inspiration. It
is wonderful to receive prizes and
The Academic Blues were also awarded on this day.
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The Academic Blue is a special award which is presented
to students who receive an ATAR of over 99.
Sam Thornton
99.25
Joseph Kneebone
99.35
accolades, but we at the school
are sure that those who were
acknowledged at the assembly
would note that the satisfaction
they attained from achieving
their personal goals was just as
rewarding. Consequently, all
students at Pulteney Grammar
School are encouraged to
identify their goals and be brave
enough to set the bar high for
what it is that they want to
achieve and believe that they can
fulfil this.
As Alfred Montapert said: “Your
life will be no better than the
plans you make and the action
you take. You are the architect
and builder of your own life,
fortune and destiny”.
Nicholas Brice
head of one ninety
STUDENT
ATAR
STUDENT
ATAR
Surbhi Sehgal
98.45
Luis Wiltshire
95.45
Joshua Johnston
98.4
Freya Gao
95.2
Sophie Perkins
98.2
Alma Mallavarapu
94.8
Matthew van Der Sommen
98.15
Nghy Do
94.5
Izzy Madsen
98.05
Bradley Sipek
94.5
Maxim Amey
97.85
Angelica Costi
93.2
Lucy Pittman
97.75
Timothy Allen
93.1
Sarah Tellis
97.6
Nicholas Winter
92.85
Dimity Dutch
97.5
Julia Sibly
92.55
Jackson Tierney
97.45
Dain Venning
91.85
Matthew Henry
96.95
Alicia Smith
91.8
Fiona Huynh
96.6
Imogen Loftes
91.4
Photi Karagiannis
96.6
Alexandra Van Gemert
91.35
Rebecca Randell
96.35
Jim Deadman
91.05
Vivian Nguyen
95.9
Nicholas Cross
90.85
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INTERCOL
PGS Basketball
Will Bourchier
PGS Softball
PGS Drive Tennis
SUMMER INTERCOL 2015
This year’s Summer Intercollegiate
fixtures against Scotch College
were played in great spirit by both
schools who have continued to
develop a tremendous positive
rivalry over the last few years.
The final results for the Summer
Intercol Competition are below
PGS won
Cricket – won by an innings
and 137 runs
Boys Volleyball – 3 sets to 0
Girls Volleyball – 2 sets to 0
Overall Scotch retains the Summer
Intercol Shield 6-3. We are looking
forward to improving these results
in the Winter competition in Term
3.
Issy Tynan
Girls Basketball - 68-25
Girls Softball - 15-4
Girls Tennis - 6 sets to 0
Scotch won
I would like to congratulate all
Pulteney students, coaches and
supporters for their efforts during
the Intercol round and thank you
for your involvement throughout
the competition.
I look forward to reclaiming the
Winter Shield on 22 August!!
Rowing
Swimming
Drive tennis - 5 sets to 4
Jess Fielke
Victoria Cirocco
James Rodda
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Kate Pettman
Nik Sacoutis
Head of Sport
Josh Wills
Pulteney Grammar School is proud to present the South Australian premiere of…
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A fabulously fun international award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde
Musical (junior) follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery, and
scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Pulteney Grammar School is proud to bring this action-packed musical
to the stage with memorable songs and dynamic dance sequences. Equal parts hilarious and heartwarming, this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!
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SACE ART SHOW AWARD
PRESTIGIOUS ART SHOW
AWARD
On Friday 20 March recent
Pulteney Grammar graduate,
Jordan Pokorny, was awarded a
special creative accolade.
Each year, the SACE board hosts
an exhibition showcasing Year
12 artwork. The exhibition,
held at the Light Square Gallery,
represents over 150 students
from all over South Australia.
The artworks are chosen for their
artistic excellence and quality, and
represent the diversity of artwork
across the state.
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A number of prestigious awards
are given to those exhibiting
students who are deemed to
warrant special recognition.
The major prize sees a single
work selected to become the
‘face’ of the following year’s
promotional material. The winner
of the prestigious award also
receives a $500 prize donated
by The Minister for Youth. This
year, Jordan was the recipient
of this special award, presented
by Minister of Education, Susan
Close.
Jordan’s winning sculpture
represents both the hard and
organic elements of the city. She
poetically portrays elements,
such as steel pillars, to embody
a forest-like feel. She explains
that although some elements
can be seen as cold, they have a
beauty of their own. Using mixed
materials such as MDF, copper
shim, wire and paper mache,
Jordan was able to produce an
artwork that skillfully represents
the juxtapositions and harmonies
of the city.
The unique sculpture can be seen
at the Light Square Gallery with
other Year 12 artwork until the
29th of April. The gallery is open
from 9.00am–4.00pm week days
and 10.00am-4.00pm Saturdays.
Jordan is very excited about
her creative recognition for the
impressive sculpture she produced
last year. She hopes to continue
creating sculpture as she goes
on to pursue further studies
in Interior Architecture at the
University of South Australia.
I would personally like to
congratulate Jordan for her
exceptional work last year and her
creative achievements. I would
also like to take this opportunity
in thanking Mrs Muir and Mr
Clemente for their efforts in
helping inspire Jordan in Year
12 Art last year.
I feel confident that Jordan will
have a very bright future as
Sculptor / Interior Architect.
We are all very proud of her.
Rod James
Head of Visual Art Pulteney
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SWIMMING CARNIVAL
The Plastow Memorial Shield being presented to Moore Sunter
Rungie Cup Swimming
Carnival 2015
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The 2015 Rungie Cup Swimming
Carnival was a closely fought
event, with only 7 points
separating the top two Houses.
The lead changed numerous
times throughout the day and
the winner was not known until
the end of the last race. It was
pleasing to see Kennion Miller win
the Clay Shield for the first time in
12 years.
front of Caitlin. Alice is now the
fastest ever female swimmer in
the school.
Ware Trophy, 50m Freestyle Sprint
for Boys, Griffin Evans,
28.87 seconds
The day finished with the Relays.
Kennion Miller was successful in
both the 4 x 50m Medley Relay
and the Year 11/12 Girls. Moore
Sunter won the Year 12 Boys 4 x
50m Relay with a closely fought
contest for the second and third
position with Kennion Miller
finishing just in front of Bleby
Howard.
Dunstan Trophy, 50m Freestyle
Sprint for Girls, Alice Ascari,
29.55 seconds
A number of swimmers were
dominant throughout the day.
Year 8 student Griffin Evans won
each of his three Championship
events, recording a time for his 50
Freestyle within 0.73 seconds of
the record. He went on to finish
first in the Ware Cup and take a
further 0.09 seconds off his time.
The final House results
for the day were:
Alice Ascari and Caitlin Pearce
were dominant in the Year 11
and Year 10 Girls respectively.
Both girls broke the record for the
50m Freestyle in their year group
and went on to compete in the
Dunstan Cup. Alice finished first
in this event, only 0.05 seconds in
Results:
Kennion Miller
545
Cawthorne Nicholls
538
Moore Sunter
534
Bleby Howard
408
Plastow Memorial Shield,
Boys Year 12, 4 x 50m Relay,
Moore Sunter
Coward Trophy, Girls Year 11/12,
4 x 50m Relay, Kennion Miller
New records:
Year 10 Girls:
50m Freestyle, Caitlin Pearce,
29.60 seconds
Year 11 Girls:
50m Freestyle, Alice Ascari,
29.55 seconds
50m Backstroke, Luisa Nickles,
34.54 seconds
Year 11/12 Girls
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay,
2 minutes 17.81 seconds
SWIMMING CARNIVAL
Alice Ascari being presented with
the Dunstan Cup by Mrs Anne Dunstan
Tunnel Ball
Kennion Miller with The Clay Shield
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Year 7 Girls
Elizabeth Watts/Zoe Smith
Year 7 Boys
Finlay Suttie
Mark Ducaj
Calvin Santo
Year 8 Girls
Shelby Gilsmore
Lucy Johnson
Maddison Woolley
Year 8 Boys
Griffin Evans
Callum Menadue
Matthew Beahan
Year 9 Girls
Lara Candy
Kate Chapman
Pippa Adkins
Year 9 Boys
Alexander Newman
Charles Rowe
Lewis Suttie
Year 10 Girls
Caitlin Pearce
Sophie Zuill
Imogen Evans
Year 10 Boys
Jake Goehr
Isaiah Fabbro
Samuel Hore
Year 11 Girls
Alice Ascari
Luisa Nickles
Lucy Sara
Year 11 Boys
Chester Oliver
Matthew Nielsen
Riley Duance
Year 12 Girls
Millie Lewis
Georgia Zuill
Jackie van Renen
Year 12 Boys
Matthew Hume
James Rodda
Scott Noack
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Sophie Cardillo
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Year Level
Medal
Winners:
SENIOR SPORTS DAY
SENIOR SCHOOL
SPORTS DAY 2015
Another successful Sports Day
was held on Thursday 5 March in
the South Parklands, with many
students from Years 7 to 12
competing for their House.
After holding a small lead from
the pre day events, Moore Sunter
just kept drawing away from
the other Houses to win by a
significant margin.
The final placings and points
were:
1st Moore Sunter -1672.5 points
Jack Pamminger
5.06m
Year 8 Girls 4 x 100m
Cawthorne Nicholls
1.01.94
Year 9 Girls Discuss
Telopia Kailis-Phillips
20.47m
Year 9 Girls High Jump
1.42m
Year 9 Girls 200m
28.17
Year 9 Girls 100m
13.95
Year 9 Girls Shot Put
Katia Stamatelopoulos
8.9m
Year 9 Girls Triple Jump
9.88m
2nd Kennion Miller –
1517 points
Year 9 Boys 800m
Nicholas Laity
2.13.10
MS Boys 300m
Nicholas Laity
10.05.16
3rd Bleby Howard – 1440 points
MS 6 x 400m
Moore Sunter
6.56
Samantha Simons
8.85m
Year 10 Girls High Jump
Sophie Radford
1.48m
Year 10 Girls 1500m
Sophie Zuill
5.42
Year 11 Boys Shot Put
Matthew Nielsen
13.8m
Year 11 Girls TripleJump
Victoria Cirocco
9.79
Year 11 Girls 200m
Victoria Cirocco
29.1
Victoria Cirocco
8.75m
Year 12 Boys 1500m
Matthew Gluyas
4.20.57
4th Cawthorne Nicholls –
1204.5 points
Many students achieved fantastic
results and an outstanding 19
records were broken this year.
These included: ➤
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Year 7 Boys Long Jump
SENIOR SPORTS DAY
Age group champions for 2015 are as follows:
Categories
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Year 7 Girls
Maggie Bailey
Jessie Aldridge
Sophie Cardillo
Year 7 Boys
Jack Pamminger
Alexander Shakib
Wayne Inglis
Year 8 Girls
Grace Bourke
Lara Kittel
Georgia Hooymans
Year 8 Boys
Alexander Misfud
Seth Dolphin
Matthew Beahan
Year 9 Girls
Pamela Charalabidis
Year 9 Boys
Stefan Mundy
Nicholas Laity
Rory Egarr
Year 10 Girls
Samantha Simons
Sophie Zuill
Natasha Holmes
Year 10 Boys
Samuel Price
Douglas Perrott
Liam Geddes-Ryan
Year 11 Girls
Victoria Cirocco
Sally Mcloughlin
Lucy Sara
Year 11 Boys
Harrison Sparrow
Joshua Wills
Jack White
Year 12 Girls
Katherine Blunt
Sophie Vardaro
Jessica Fielke
Year 12 Boys
Matthew Gluyas
James Cartwright
Matthew Hume
A huge thank you goes out to
the Heads of House (BH – Ann
Kennedy, CN – Bronte Pickett,
KM – Amelia Mislov and MS –
John Taylor) who spent many
hours preparing their teams for
competition; All Pulteney staff
who spent the day officiating and
recording events; Mr Barnett and
the PE staff for their help with
organisation both on the day and
in the pre events; Mr Cartwright
and the grounds staff for setting
up the track.
We look forward to next year’s
event with great anticipation of
more records broken and even
more student participation.
Nik Sacoutis
Head of Sport
Rungie Cup Coordinator
Additional photos courtesy of
James Anderson, Joseph Ninio,
and Antonio Clemente.
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This year the Adelaide Harriers
shield was awarded to Matthew
Gluyas in Year 12. Matthew had
an outstanding carnival breaking a
55-year-old record and competing
at a very high standard.
NEW ZEALAND TRIP
VENTURE CLUB TRIP
TO NZ
Last December I was fortunate
enough to travel to New Zealand
with Pulteney Venture Club and
what a fantastic experience it
was. As a long-term Pulteney staff
member I have observed Venture
Club from afar and listened
to some of the experiences
and adventures that Pulteney
students and staff are privileged
to experience, however last
December I got the chance to
enjoy the experience first hand.
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I have always thought myself
a bush walker having walked
much of Kangaroo Island
however what I experienced in
New Zealand was on a totally
different level. It was exciting,
inspirational and demanding
rolled into one. Mr Drogemuller,
an intrepid adventurer and
explorer of considerable fame,
led our adventure tramping the
mountains of NZ’s South Island
with landscapes and wilderness
so beautiful and pristine, I now
understand the true meaning
of the words ‘awe inspiring’.
Over the fortnight each member
of the group had his or her
own challenges but mine was
keeping up with the young, fit
students who were especially well
prepared. My own training of
walking up Brown Hill Creek had
been just a little inadequate.
I gained hugely from our trip
but I especially received a true
education into the importance
of Venture Club at Pulteney. Our
students were brilliant and their
leadership, camaraderie and
enthusiasm was outstanding.
They really looked after me and
were especially considerate of my
slower pace.
I would like to take this
opportunity to thank Venture
Club for the opportunity to
participate in the adventure,
but also to recommend to
any students looking for an
outstanding way to challenge
themselves, to give Venture Club
a go.
Rod James
Lead Teacher- Visual Arts
It was wonderful to see so
many parents, family and
friends support these wonderful
performers.
Featured were a number of Year
12s (Eliza, Alannah and Danilo)
and a Year 10 soloist (Isaiah)
along with the Year 10 & 11 class
bands, Jazz on the Terrace, the
Pulteney Stage Band and a staff
band headed by Miss Vom Berg
with Mrs Wilson, Mr Fragomeni
and Mr Callisto (our new bass
teacher) supporting.
One can’t go past the
performances of Miss Kwok,
accompanying students and
directing ensembles. She has
made such a significant impact
on student learning in only two
short weeks being on staff.
The night had people up and
dancing, enjoying good wine and
food provided by Mrs Hassan.
I think the most important
thing about a night like this is
how special the students feel
performing to such a responsive
and supportive audience.
CABARET
The Music Department, under
the support and organisation of
the Friends of Music, held the
second annual Cabaret on Friday
27 March.
I thank the students for their
dedication and commitment to
be performers of this calibre, but
most importantly Miss Kwok, the
students and I thank the Friends
of Music for their organisation
and support for us all.
Kym Wilson
Head of Performing Arts
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“...One can’t go past the
performances of Miss Kwok,
accompanying students
and directing ensembles...”
DAS AUTOBAHNPROJEKT
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“Congratulations
to the Pulteney
students who
won both the
morning
and afternoon
sessions!”
Schools from around Adelaide
came to Pulteney to take part in
the interactive game developed
and trialled in Finland by German
In small groups students went
on a quest of 16 German cities
to answer as many question on
German music, facts, history,
products, inventions, food, sport
and quirky words as possible
while collecting kilometres (as
many as possible!) between
visited towns.
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Congratulations to the Pulteney
Students who won both the
morning and afternoon sessions!
Many thanks to the Goethe
Institute for bringing Jan and the
game to Australia and the South
Australian German Teachers
Association (SAGTA) who
supported the South Australian
part of the national tour.
Kirsty Hickman
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Pulteney German students
recently had the opportunity to
go beyond their usual classroom
activities to host and participate
in the motivational inter-school
Autobahn Project event.
educator and game inventor Jan
Quilitzsch.
DAS AUTOBAHNPROJEKT
Das Autobahnprojekt
KURRAJONG
Sophie Beswick (40) and Alicia Bollinger (1Y)
‘Campfire’ learning space in Kurrajong
James Button and Peter Burton
creating beautiful perspex turtles
‘Watering hole’ learning space in Kurrajong
Oliver Wilmott (1 N) exploring the
sea puppet at the Marine Discovery Centre
Charlotte Jarmer (2K) using the new iPads
Innovative Learning
Spaces in Kurrajong
At a recent conference at the
Sydney Centre for Innovation
and Learning, Stephen Harris,
talked about different modalities
for learning. He introduced the
‘Campfire, Watering Hole and
Cave’ modalities of learning.
These labels refer to the different
spaces created in a classroom.
“...our
connection to
the Kaurna
people and
their land...”
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The campfire is a space where
people gather to learn from an
expert. The experts are not only
teachers and guest speakers, but
also students who are empowered
to share their learning with peers
and other teachers. The watering
hole is an informal space where
peers can share information and
discoveries, acting as both learner
and teacher simultaneously. Often
tables are set up in groups to
encourage discussions and the
furniture is often movable so
students can organise themselves
in a way that suits their specific
learning goals. The cave is a
private space where an individual
can think, reflect, and transform
learning from external knowledge
to internal belief. Many classrooms
in Kurrajong had already created
these spaces but now we had
a name and specific learning
purpose. These labels also tied
in well with our connection to
the Kaurna people and their
land. Similarly giving spaces such
natural terminology encourages us
to bring the outside world into our
classrooms, supporting Kurrajong’s
Reggio Emilia approach to Early
Childhood education. However,
creating spaces and labelling them
is not enough to alter educational
outcomes. As Barbara Murray
from AISSA said “The physical
environment is vital but it comes
at the end of a process that begins
with a shared educational vision”.
Creating physical spaces that
have purposeful differences for
learning enables the teacher to
personalise student learning which
is Pulteney’s Professional Learning
Goal for 2015-2016. I hope you
are able to spot the many caves,
watering holes and campfires
that have been purposely created
in our dynamic and engaging
Kurrajong environment.
Community Helpers in
ELC Tainmunda
During Term 1 the ELC Tainmunda
students have been enjoying
learning about Community
Helpers. Their project began when
one of the students, Lorenzo,
shared stories about his mother,
Monica, who works for the
Country Fire Service. Monica came
and visited the ELC to share stories
about the things she does as a
volunteer fire fighter. With the
assistance of the staff the students
built their own Fire Station and
worked as a team to take calls,
drive the fire truck, and use the
hose to put out fires!
Later in the term, the class
discussed other people who help
us and found students had many
stories to share about visiting the
doctor. Staff shared a ‘Hospital’
prop box with the students and
had a group discussion about the
tools and materials they might
use from the box to make their
Hospital. The children knew
a lot about the tools a doctor
might use to help their patients.
ELC Tainmunda have been so
interested in examining their
patients and of course pretending
to be sick or hurt so they can
be tended to! We have many
budding medical professionals in
ELC Tainmunda!
Miss Smith’s Wedding
in ELC Wita
ELC Wita celebrated Miss Smith’s
wedding to her partner Billy
during Term 1! Students dressed
up in party clothes and had a
shared afternoon tea with ELC
Students in Reception Tamingka
and Reception Mirnu, as part
of their Geography and History
studies have also been thinking
about special places. They
discussed special places at home
and special places and events
students and staff like to share
with their families.
Geography and History
in Reception
“...contributes
to their sense
of identity and
belonging...”
In Geography lessons this
term students in Reception
have been investigating the
Australian Curriculum content
‘People live in places’, which
focuses on developing students’
understanding of place. Students
explore the place they live in
and belong to, and learn to
observe and describe its features.
Learning about their own place
and building a connection with
it contributes to their sense of
identity and belonging, and an
understanding of why and how
they should look after places.
In Reception Karra the children
enjoyed exploring globes and
maps, and they created a visual
representation of the Earth,
Australia, South Australia,
Adelaide, Kurrajong and our
classroom, and discussed the
connections between these places.
They have looked at the city we
live in, discussing places they have
visited and important features of
our special city. They made a 3D
map of our city including features
such as Victoria Square and its
fountain, Pulteney Grammar
School, the Parklands, the River
Torrens, the Train Station, the
Mall’s Balls, the Museum and
many more well known land
marks. There was a great deal of
conversations as children made
connections to their own personal
experiences and the city they
were creating. Students are now
looking forward to visiting the
Parklands to discuss why and for
whom this is a special place.
Year 1 unit of Inquiry –
‘Exploring the Ocean’
Exploring the Ocean has been
the unit of Inquiry the Year
1 students have undertaken
throughout Term 1. As part of this
inquiry they visited the Marine
Discovery Centre at Henley Beach.
During the excursion the children
investigated first hand a wide
variety of marine habitats and
creatures. They also used their five
senses to explore concepts such as
smooth, spiky, bright and rough
natural objects and creatures
found in the beach environment.
The children also explored a
variety of stations within the
Discover Centre that focused
on concepts such as Water
Conservation and Classification.
Resource Centre teacher, Mrs Kate
White, organised a visit by South
Australian author, Paul Rutter,
who wrote an ocean inspired
story, ‘Surf Rider Joe’. Not only
did students listen to Paul read
his wonderful story, they then
took part in a cartoon workshop
in which he taught them how to
draw and design ocean characters.
Year 1 students have also spent
KURRAJONG
Tainmunda. They celebrated with
some fruit and an ice block, and
afterwards they all had a dance
in the classroom with streamers!
While they were dancing inside,
students threw rose petals at Miss
Smith and her daughters, Phoebe
and Jemima. It was a very exciting
week celebrating with Miss Smith!
Phoebe van den Broek and Mischa Crichton (1K)
Olivia Beere creating beautiful perspex turtles
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Fred Pearce (2P) and Jayden Wanzek (5P)
constructing a suitcase for the Year 2 inquiry
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Annabel Kaveney (1K) discovering marine life
KURRAJONG
Henry Raymond and Tyler Kereru (ELC T) in the Fire Station created from the students interest
time working with their buddy
classes designing and creating
plasticine boats and testing their
floating capabilities with marbles.
Year 2 unit of Inquiry –
‘Around the World’
As part of the Year 2 students
investigation of ‘Around the
World,’ countries and continents,
students put their create thinking
and problem solving skills to good
use with their Year 5 Buddies,
designing and making suitcases
for their ‘travels’. Students were
delighted with the end result
of their hard work. The Year 2
students were very excited to
receive their iPads in Week 5 of
Term 1 and wasted no time putting
them to good use. iPads have been
used as important part of Inquiry
lessons so far with the children
researching a country of interest
as part of their inquiry and then
presenting their research on the
App, ‘PicCollage’.
Virginia Evans
Head of Kurrajong
“... students
put their
create
thinking and
problem
solving skills
to good use...”
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RT’s design of the City in Adelaide as part of their Geography studies
Miss Smith’s Wedding celebrations in ELC
The Prep School staff and
students made the most of our
city location by embarking on
numerous excursions in the first
weeks of Term 1. As well as visiting
educational venues to assist with
introducing History, Geography
and Science topics, classes also
enjoyed the cultural experiences
offered during the Adelaide Fringe
Festival. The children attended
a variety of performances which
were specifically chosen to link
to the visual literacy aspect of
year level teaching programs. A
favourite with the children was a
performance of ‘The Magic Words’
that was based on the theme of
‘Cyber Bullying’. These events, and
the class discussions upon return,
provided many creative learning
opportunities for the children at all
year levels from Years 3-6.
Year 3
The Year 3 theme for Term 1 was
‘Celebrations’. Class discussion to
introduce the topic focused on the
way in which the children and their
families celebrate Australia Day.
Classes then investigated the history
of this national day. Research
included a focus on emblems,
symbols, flags, capital cities,
icons and the national colours of
Australia. As discussion about the
topic broadened the students were
encouraged to explore their Family
Tree. This particular aspect of the
theme generated much discussion
Paul Romeo and Nikolas Mavrogiannis
as the children were fascinated
by stories of their ancestors and
thus enjoyed sharing their findings
with their peers. During the final
weeks of term the children busily
researched a celebration from their
country of origin before presenting
their findings to their peers.
“...A favourite
with the
children was a
performance
of ‘The Magic
Words’”
‘Living and Non-Living Things’
was the topic studied by the Year
3 classes this term. Classes began
by thinking about animals and
the ways in which we can group
living things, including humans as
animals, on the basis of observable
characteristics. The students then
spent time closely looking at ‘Living
Things’, ‘Once Living Things’ and
‘Products of Living Things’. Working
together the children used their
existing knowledge, as well as
their newly gained knowledge and
understanding, to develop a list of
characteristics common to all ‘Living
Things’. This was a very relevant
topic for this year level and the
children thoroughly enjoyed their
investigations.
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Information Communication
Technology lessons during the first
weeks of the Term saw the Year
3 classes focus on ‘Cyber Safety’.
Class teachers assisted the children
as they explored the cyber safety
website ‘Hector’s World’ during
their lessons. This site is an excellent
source of information and learning
as it demonstrates to the children
the importance of keeping personal
information safe and of using the
Internet with responsibility and
care.
As work on the cyber safety
program concluded the children
were very excited to finally receive
their own school iPad! Part of
a Junior School initiative, which
saw all children from Reception to
Year 6 receive school owned iPads
in 2015, the devices were well
received by all the Year 3 children
and have proven to be an excellent
educational tool for engaging
students and enhancing learning.
“...children
were very
excited to
finally receive
their own
school iPad!”
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Gabriel Luksich and Patrick Winter
PREP SCHOOL
Rose Herriot and Alannah Grasso
PREP SCHOOL
5A at Art lessons
Year 4
The Year 4 History topic for Term
1 focused on ‘Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islanders before
European Settlement’. As a way
of commencing the subject the
children explored the differences
between Australia then and
now, identified timelines, and
studied mega fauna that existed
thousands of years ago.
The children then extended their
knowledge during a visit to the
Warriparinga Cultural Centre in
Marion. A brilliant guide from the
cultural centre led the excursion
and reinforced many of the
concepts previously covered in
class history lessons. The trip also
included a bushwalk where the
children learnt to identify bush
medicine and food, and a music
workshop teaching the intricacies
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Ned Bryan, Angus Winter, and Marlow Redpath
of playing a didgeridoo. The
classes then returned to school
to work on this topic as a year
level. The students undertook an
investigation and worked in pairs
to pose and then answer an openended question of interest. They
also wrote an account of a day in
the life of an indigenous person
and created a piece of artwork
to accompany their work. The
students then had fun giving an
oral presentation to their peers as
part of the assessment criteria.
“... students
learnt about
plant and
animal life
cycle...”
Science lessons for Year 4 this
year began with an introduction
to correct scientific vocabulary.
Our Year 4 Science specialist, Mr
Oates, outlined the language
that students should use
when discussing, reflecting
and writing about Science.
Hypothesis, variables, predicting
and procedures are examples of
the vocabulary introduced and
encouraged. Classes were then
introduced to ‘Beneath the Earth’,
the focus for Science for Term
1. This involved learning about
the different layers of the Earth
and how each part impacts on us
and affects the way we live. As
the term progressed the students
learnt about plant and animal life
cycles before planting seeds in
cups to measure and record seed
growth. iPads were used to record
growth and there was much
5D music lesson
4O girls uing ICT
Jake Mastersson at Harmony Day
Zara Cammell, Scarlett Howard, and Ariel Boyce
4B Dear Time
Dear Time
discussion about why some seeds
grew at a faster rate than others!
In the lead up to the Term 1
Sports Day the Year 4 students
explored ways in which to show
‘movement’ in their drawings
in Art lessons. They started by
sketching simple figures as they
considered how bodies bend and
move. Students then volunteered
to be live models for further
sketching activities to capture
the position of arms and legs
in various sports poses such as
when running or catching a ball.
Following this, the children used
the knowledge they had gained
to create a 3D sports figure as
their final piece of work for the
term.
“...explored
ways in which
to show
‘movement’
in their
drawings...”
The Year 4 students began the
year in Indonesian classes by
focussing on using greetings
and other everyday language
expressions to talk about
themselves. The students revised
asking and answering questions
in class to further develop their
conversational skills. They then
moved on to practise using
everyday expressions for topics
such as days, months, seasons,
weather, colours and numbers.
This assisted the students with
the recall and retention of basic
vocabulary and expressions and
was a very enjoyable learning
experience.
Year 5
To start the year in the Art room
the Year 5A and 5P students
worked together to use painting
and collage to create a large
scale mural to represent the
‘International Year of Light’.
Currently on display in the Prep
Resource Centre, this wonderful
piece of art has drawn much
comment from students, staff
and parents about the ways that
the theme of ‘Light’ is cleverly
depicted.
The Year 5D students created
surrealist style self portraits with
a focus on both proportion and
imagination. Before the children
began their portraits they
viewed Salvador Dali’s work and
discussed it, along with other
imaginatively illustrated children’s
books such as David Legge’s
‘Bamboozled’ and ‘Imagine a
day’ by Thomson and Gonsalves.
Throughout Term 1 the Year
5 students focused on the
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Australian Colonial period
(1800 – 1880). As a starting
point the classes discussed the
basic requirements involved in
setting up any new community.
Through a series of games and
discussions the students worked
co-operatively to establish their
own ‘classroom communities’.
From this point of relative
familiarity they then started to
investigate establishing online
communities which allowed
classes to set expectations for the
use of different online tools and
applications for the remainder of
the year.
Once this foundation was
firmly in place, classes began
to investigate early Australian
communities, which included an
excursion to the State Library,
Migration Museum and the Art
Gallery. This was an excellent
opportunity for the students to
start building their knowledge
base of the issues that faced
early settlers in colonial Australia.
The children continued to build
on this body of research in
class before embarking on a
‘mini inquiry’ task. This involved
composing a letter or diary
entry from the perspective of
an early settler. The students
drew upon a range of different
sources to build their knowledge
base. These included original
primary source documents such
as letters and diaries, short films
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4O class
PREP SCHOOL
Cameron Kelly and Michael Trenwith
PREP SCHOOL
Riley Nicholls in Music
and, of course, their excursion to
the library, gallery and museum. I
look forward to reading the final
versions of these letters and diaries
as it has been exciting to watch
the development of these Year 5
student’s research and inquiry skills
throughout the term.
Year 6
The Year 6 classes focused on an
integrated topic, ‘A Diverse and
Connected World’, during Term 1.
Its initial focus was on exploring
the enormity of the Earth, its everchanging dynamics, and the effects
these have on humans. To reinforce
the students’ understanding classes
viewed YouTube clips and a DVD
entitled ‘How The Earth Made Us’.
The students then began individual
research on an Asian country to
produce a piece of work detailing
geographic information based on
the Five Themes of Geography.
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Science lessons for the Year
6 students this term used the
theme ‘A Diverse and Connected
World’ which included a focus
on Natural Disasters. Each class
studied the impact natural
disasters have on changing the
earth’s surface and their impact
on human lives. Towards the end
of term the students had a great
deal of fun simulating natural
disasters by using pieces of wood
in containers of water to recreate the movement of tectonic
plates and identify rifts. They
also considered destructive and
constructive boundaries as they
crafted their own seismometers. In
doing so they made plenty of noise
as they simulated earthquakes by
jumping on desks in the Science
lab while recording the size of
their earthquakes using the
seismometers!
During German lessons in Term 1
the Year 6 students were involved
in revising the vocabulary, language
structures and cultural information
they had acquired in Year 5. They
then researched information about
the Karneval Festival and learnt
the language associated with this
famous event. By the end of the
term the students were able to
discuss the colours of Karneval and
enjoyed communicating with one
another in simple sentences about
the way it is celebrated.
“...the
students had
a great deal of
fun simulating
natural
disasters...”
In their Health lessons in Term
1 each class in the Prep School
looked at the five food groups and
the three macronutrients. The aim
of the Health program for the term
was for the students to learn about
the role that these food groups
and associated macronutrients
play in human growth and
development. A favourite activity
for the upper primary students
during the term was to read
food nutrition labels and to learn
how to recognise whether or
not a food is nutritionally good
for us. They also investigated
the harmful effects of sugar in
certain soft drinks and juices.
Some children certainly got
a very big shock when they
examined the sugar content of
their favourite soft drink!
Music lessons in the Prep School
during Term1 included crosscurriculum ties with classroom
themes for the term. The
students at all year levels began
by using games and activities to
revise prior knowledge of musical
rudiments before beginning to
focus on musical literacy and
co-ordination to develop good
reading and playing skills. The
emphasis on literacy was an
opportunity to encourage the
children to further understand
and appreciate music rather than
just consume it.
During the final weeks of
term the Prep School staff and
students join with the other sub
schools to celebrate ‘Harmony
Day’. On this day the school
community celebrates Australia’s
cultural diversity. Its focus,
which integrates well with the
Prep School Term 1 theme,
‘Integrity and Respect’, is on
inclusiveness, respect, and a
sense of belonging for everyone.
Following a whole School
Assembly to start the day and set
the tone, classes from across the
school were timetabled to meet
in the Senior School quadrangle
for games, activities and a
barbeque lunch. Cross sections
from the school had a great deal
of fun together during the day as
the older students played games
such as giant chess, connect 4,
and snakes and ladders with the
younger students. There was
a strong sense of community
throughout the day and I believe
the older students may well have
enjoyed the day just as much as
their younger friends in the Prep
School!
PREP SCHOOL
4O Music Lesson
Zara Cammell, Scarlett Howard, and Sophie Beswick
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MIDDLE SCHOOL
“...designed
the classroom
space to
be more
inviting and
engaging...”
Getting the year rolling is like
trying to fire up an enormous
machine. We began this process
with the welcoming and induction
of three new Middle School Home
Group teachers.
Ruth Tipping joins us, after
completing contracts with the
school last year, as a Year 8 Home
Group teacher. Clare Reed joins us
as a Year 7 Home Group teacher,
and Troy Wegener joins us as a
Year 9 Home Group teacher.
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As the Nichols building, the hub of
the Middle School, has had most
of the lockers removed during
the holidays there is a more open
and spacious feel to the building.
Many teachers have also thought
carefully about the use of space
and furniture in their classrooms
and have designed the classroom
space to be more inviting and
engaging for students.
Middle School Leadership
Our Middle School Prefects and
House Leaders were inducted at
the Middle School assembly in the
first week of school.
I have been most impressed with
the enthusiasm and leadership
of our Year 9 Prefects and House
Leaders over the last few years
and have already witnessed these
qualities in our new leadership
team. They have already made a
positive contribution to the school
by helping out Kurrajong during
their Sports Day and cooking the
BBQ on Harmony Day.
The 2015 Middle School
Prefects are:
Aneisha Bishop, Matilda Blight,
Kate Chapman, Maya Clarke,
Isabel Munir, Alexander Newman,
Claire Noack, Jai Ruciak, Tom
Rundle, Matt Slattery, Kate Watts,
India Western and Emily Young.
The House Leaders are:
Bleby Howard: Pippa Adkins,
Laura Argy, Sam Magarey
Cawthorne Nicholls:
Pamela Charalabidis,
Anastasia Patsouris and
Elliot Ridgeway
Kennion Miller:
Nicholas Laity, Tayler Price,
Sath Sukumaran
Moore Sunter:
Telopia Kailis-Phillips,
Stefan Mundy, Isabel Tynan
Year 7 Camp
In week 2 our Year 7’s headed off
to Kangaroo Island. They did some
touristy things like visiting the
Raptor Domain, the Honey Farm,
Admiral’s Arch and Remarkable
Rocks, but they also experienced
some action by participating
in surfing, adventure caving,
kayaking, sand hill sliding, and
a lovely walk to Snake Lagoon.
They spent two nights out in tents
and cooking on trangias and two
nights in dorms on Flinders Chase
Farm. To their credit our Year 7’s
all got along amazingly well and
appear to be a very impressive
group of youngsters.
Post the camp students were
asked to write camp reflections
and this year, after a visit
from Martina Simos from ‘The
Advertiser’ the two best articles
were chosen to be placed in the
Education segment of the Tuesday
paper. The two articles chosen are
featuerd on the opposite page >
A lot of preparation occurred
prior to the activity, incorporating
surf and safety rules. Students
soon realised big waves weren’t
the only obstacle they had
to contend with – dangerous
currents crowded the area too.
The bay is home to several rip
currents, as well as a large less
renowned one, shaped like a
staircase. It travels parallel to the
shore, then through to the next
set of waves and repeats.
Everyone was delighted when
they finally hit the water;
although, the wetsuits were no
match for the piercing wind and
chilling water, “It was freezing,”
Emily Loh exclaimed.
Surf-life saver, Finlay Suttie,
described the activity as
‘awesome’, whilst veteran surfer,
Lauren Bull was disappointed,
explaining, “We didn’t get
enough time.”
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When asked why surfing was
included on the camp itinerary,
Assistant Head of Middle School,
Emily Petersen, replied “Surfing
is an excellent challenge for
children to undertake. Many
students are quite reluctant to
take the plunge at first; however,
the confidence and sense of
satisfaction acquired from
conquering the waves is fantastic
and further develops their
resilience and risk-taking skills.”
With waves of all sizes caught
by surfers of all sizes, the activity
was thoroughly enjoyed by
everyone, even the teachers. It
certainly whet the appetite of
several up and coming novice
surfers.
William Rooke, 7MB
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Vivonne Bay left a salty taste
in camper’s mouths after day
four of the Year 7 camp. On 5
February, Pulteney Grammar
students surfed the waves of
Vivonne Bay. It was a glorious
day and the swell was just right.
There were plenty of spilling
waves – perfect for beginnerlevel surfing.
After a quick jog and some
stretches it was time the students
learnt about the types of waves
and how to catch one. Before
they could get into the water
they needed to practice some
skills on the sand, to assist them
to be successful surfers. “It was
really good because otherwise
I would have fallen off,” Olivia
Veronese stated.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Sun, Surf and Sand
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Secrets to Surviving Camp
Year 8 Camp
Unless you enjoy getting bitten
by bugs, having bad breath, or
having pasta flavour cereal in the
morning, take note of these top
tips for surviving camp.
The Year 8 camp tends to be a
tougher affair than the Year 7
camp, but just as much fun. It is
an aquatics based camp run on
and around Hindmarsh Island.
Fortunately for our campers the
weather conditions were milder
at Hindmarsh Island then what
we experienced in Adelaide. The
students all came back exhausted,
but declared the camp to be a lot
of fun.
•
Preparation when packing
equals perfection. Organise
your items in order of
necessity.
•
Pack double of everything,
you honestly can’t go wrong.
•
Unless it says so, cameras are
not waterproof, nor do they
handle being dropped.
•
Take responsibility for your
equipment and personal
items.
•
Check the weather channel.
Extreme temperatures could
leave you either red-faced, or
blue-lipped, so make sure you
pack appropriate clothing.
•
Camp is the best chance to
make new friends and lasting
memories, so make the most
of your opportunities: “Don’t
wait for the perfect moment.
Take the moment and make it
perfect”.
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Jessie Aldridge, 8MS
Paige Cowles from 8RT wrote
the following camp reflection:
My name is Paige Cowles, and
I am a new student to Pulteney
Grammar this year. In week three,
our Year 8 class along with the
entire Year 8 cohort went on
a school camp to Hindmarsh
Island. Before camp I had already
met many friendly students in
my year level, but I found that
during camp I strengthened my
friendships with some, while I
made completely new bonds with
others. Our camp was mainly all
about teamwork. I found that my
favourite activities were kayaking,
surfing and learning to use and
cook with a trangia. I also enjoyed
learning about the native wildlife
and all about the Aboriginal
heritage of the area. Overall, I
thoroughly enjoyed the camp.
I have made many new friends,
and have experienced things I
have never tried before.
I am very much looking forward
to all of the new and exciting
opportunities Pulteney offers me
in the future.
Paige Cowles, 8RT
The Rite Journey – Year 9
Our Year 9’s have a different
focus. We look more towards the
future and their development as
young adults, in preparation for
their transition into one ninety. To
aid this we have The Rite Journey,
which was introduced in 2012.
We begin the Rite Journey with
an information session for parents
and soon after an early morning
vigil at Montefiore Hill.
The students met at the top of
Montefiore Hill in the wee hours
of the morning to watch the
sunrise, as they reflected on the
aims of the Rite Journey program.
A short walk to the Torrens River
followed this, where students
had to consider what they hope
to achieve or to change about
themselves as they embark on
their journey towards adulthood.
This was then followed by
breakfast at the Pulteney Boat
Shed.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
An aspect of the Rite Journey is the
accomplishment of a range of challenges
and so in the first week of Term 2 they
will be challenged by a High Ropes
course at the Woodhouse Activity
Centre and later in the term through
the activities on their Year 9 camp in the
Flinders Ranges.
Paul Ryan
Head of Middle School
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ROWING
“...10,000 spectators who
were treated to some first rate racing...”
ROWING
This was the culmination of
seven months and countless
hours of training – reward for
the dedication and commitment
that defines the ultimate team
sport. In all, ten crews proudly
donned the navy blue Pulteney
zoot suit, negotiating a series
of elimination heats and finals
against the best from other
schools.
Leading the way were the gallant
girls of the 1st IV who repeated
their heroics of last season,
again bringing the Diana Medlin
Trophy to Pulteney to take pride
of place in the trophy cabinet –
an outstanding result for such a
young crew!
Other solid performances
included the 1st VIII boys
who produced a great row to
again be snapping at the heels
of a dominant trio and the
Intermediate Boys A crew which
narrowly missed second place in
a hotly contested category.
All rowers will be better for the
experience of racing before
such an enthusiastic crowd and
the performances of all crews
promise much for next season.
Richard Sexton (‘81)
Head of Rowing
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The 2015 Schools’ Head of
the River Regatta was held
on Saturday, 21 March at
West Lakes in perfect rowing
conditions. The event was
attended by an estimated 10,000
spectators who were treated to
some first rate racing, particularly
late in the day.
SENIOR DRAMA
Daniel Barnett, Sophie Perkins, Annie Carroll, Jordan Pokorny (and in the back, Imogen Loftes and Matthew van der Sommen)
Drama at Pulteney 2015
A new year brings new challenges
and exciting adventures for
Pulteney Drama. Our events
calendar is already full of unique
learning experiences for our
students, taking advantage of our
city location to learn beyond the
classroom. Already this year, our
students have seen Hollywood
film composer Danny Elfman
perform onstage, attend six live
theatre productions, work with
industry professionals at the
Festival Theatre, and in May, the
senior Drama classes will travel to
Melbourne and visit the Victorian
College of the Arts (VCA). We
are certainly a busy department,
but a very fun one too! Over the
course of 2015, we will also stage
six independent productions for a
public audience. Be sure to look
out for the PRW in the months to
come for promotional posters and
details.
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In our progress forward with
a blossoming Arts culture at
our School, it is also important
to recognise the traditions of
student excellence that are being
created. In the three years since
the SACE Stage 2 Drama course
began at Pulteney, Year 12
Drama students have maintained
impressive results, and 2014 was
no exception. Sophie Perkins
achieved an outstanding perfect
Merit in the subject, one of only
ten students in the state to do so.
Old Scholar Daniel Barnett joins
many Pulteney Drama students
who are pursuing further study
and careers in the Performing Arts;
he was recently one of twelve
people nationwide to be offered
entry into the exclusive Drama
Centre acting degree at Flinders
University. Sophie, Daniel and
their class performed their darkly
lyrical and energetic production of
The Terrible Infants to four soldout audiences at the Bakehouse
Theatre. The 2015 Year 12 class,
led by Drama Captains Danilo
Laganin and Ellie Hill, excitedly
look forward to staging their own
major production in September
this year.
As we busily prepare for our
school musical, the South
Australian premiere of Legally
Blonde The Musical (Jr.), I warmly
extend an invitation to you to join
us at one of our three evening
performances in late May. Over
85 Year 7 – 12 students will
showcase their artistic talents
both on and offstage. Rehearsals
are well underway, and it has
been fantastic to see dynamic
choreography and infectiously fun
music already come together.
I look forward to sharing the
Pulteney Drama journey with
you throughout the year. If you
are interested in joining our Arts
community, we have lots of ways
you can be involved, in areas such
as technical theatre, building sets,
and making costumes. Please get
in touch with me via the School;
we would absolutely love to have
you as part of our team!
I sincerely thank the wonderful
Pulteney community for their
ongoing support of the Performing
Arts. The students absolutely love
staging their shows to consistently
sold-out audiences, and it is
wonderful to have their work so
positively received and reaffirmed
by their peers and family. I am
excited to work with the Pulteney
Drama students this year and
develop not only several new
works for the stage, but develop
new bonds and memories that will
last a lifetime.
Jamie Hibbert
Senior Drama teacher
Daniel Barnett
The Terrible Infants cast and Director Jamie Hibbert
Introducing the 2015
Pulteney Drama Captains
Hello everyone! We are Danilo
Laganin and Ellie Hill, the Pulteney
Drama Captain and Vice Captain
for 2015. We have studied Drama
since our Middle School years, and
it has helped us both physically
and personally, whilst also being
a great way to get to know
new people. Drama is a brilliant
subject and is something that we
encourage everyone to give a go.
Our love and passion for Drama
has been growing over our many
wonderful years at Pulteney. We’ve
been involved in performing many
times onstage, but have also
assisted with as part of backstage
crews and also helped with Front
of House in various productions.
Having been involved in many
Pulteney productions, and currently
rehearsing for the school musical,
we understand the process when
staging a production, the stress it
can create, but most importantly,
the feeling of accomplishment
you have after each show. We are
both so excited to be part of the
intensive Year 12 Drama course,
but also supporting our cohort as
much as possible. A goal for this
year is to work with the many
other talented year levels during
lesson and their own production
weeks.
We are also very excited to be
involved in this year’s musical
Legally Blonde Jr. It is a lot of fun,
whether you are a principal role
or an ensemble member, and
we recommended all Pulteney
students to get involved in future
school musicals and enjoy it.
Thanks to our wonderful teacher
Jamie Hibbert, we have been
extremely lucky over the last
few years, to have amazing
opportunities such as flying to
Sydney last year to see the musical
The Lion King. Whilst there, we
were invited to undertake an
acting workshop at NIDA, which
was incredibly insightful learning
experience. At school, we have
also learnt so much regarding
Drama theorists, physical theatre,
and how to enhance our acting
skills.
More from us soon!
Danilo Laganin and Ellie Hill
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Lucy Pittman
“Over the
course of
2015, we will
also stage six
independent
productions...”
Tia Mavropoulos and the 2014 Year 12 class onstage
Ellie Hill & Danilo Laganin
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Nicholas Winter & Indigo Cherry
SENIOR DRAMA
Nicholas Winter & Indigo Cherry
THE PULTENEY FOUNDATION
Pulteney Grammar School
Foundation
The principal objective of The
Pulteney Foundation is to establish
a large, self-perpetuating Capital
Fund which will provide the School
with a strong and permanent
financial base, ultimately ensuring
its financial independence.
The Foundation is responsible for
developing and administering
fundraising initiatives and
philanthropic activities and
therefore has the broad goal of
harnessing the talent, interest and
resources of the whole School
community. To this end, we have
commenced an ambitious plan to
find and contact alumni around
the globe during the next three
years. We are hoping to learn of
Old Scholar’s journeys after leaving
Pulteney.
The Foundation accepts donations
and bequests and facilitates
fundraising with a view to,
• assisting in the funding of
Scholarships and Bursaries
• providing seed capital for new
buildings
• assisting to offset or moderate
the escalation of school fees
• the provision of ongoing
development of human resources
within the School
Over the next few editions I will
include cameos on each of our
Foundation Trustees commencing
this edition with our Chair &
Deputy Chair.
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Mark Bourchier
Foundation Director
Andrew Heard (‘83)
Deputy Chair
FCA B.Bus (Acc) MAICD
Partner Heard Phillips Chartered
Accountants, Director ECH Inc.
Colin Dudley
Chairman
BA (Hons) Business Studies,
MBA, AMP
Director, Manutec Pty Ltd; Director,
Hypotec Ltd (Hong Kong);
Non-Executive Director,
Kingston Estate Wines Pty Ltd.
Colin, and his wife Barbara, have
been actively involved with The
Parents and Friends since their
son Connor (now Year 11) and
daughter Camryn (now Year 8)
commenced at Pulteney in 2009.
Originally, Colin hails from England
but has made Australia home for
many years having been lured
here for work. He brings a wealth
of business acumen to his role as
Chair as well as a vested interest in
the well being of Pulteney.
He is a keen traveller, who enjoys
reading and the occasional game
of golf.
He is both the Chair of The
Foundation and a member of
the Pulteney Board.We invite you
to participate in The Foundations
exciting fun and fundraising events
for 2015.
Andrew has been a Foundation
Trustee since 2011 as well as, until
recently, being a Pulteney Board
member.
He, his wife Lyn, and daughters
Ellen (Year 3) and Matilda (Year 1)
are active members of the Pulteney
community. As an Old Scholar
and current parent he brings a
strong commitment to ensure The
Foundation view for the future is
brought to fruition and with that in
mind has worked toward that goal.
We invite you to participate
in The Foundations exciting
fun and fundraising events for
2015.
Golf Day
Friday 16th October will see The
Pulteney Community take to
Kooyonga Golf Club for another
year. The Golf Day has proved to be
popular with golfers and hackers
alike. So get your teams together
for the chance to take home some
fabulous prizes donated by our
generous sponsors.
The Pulteney Foundation
Golf Day
Friday 16 October, Kooyonga Golf Club
Bookings Now Open
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Long Lunch
Tell your friends and get them
ready for a fun day on the green!
This year’s “My Big Fat Greek
Lunch” will be held on Sunday 30
August. Our wonderful supporters
are back on board, so purchase
your tickets early to ensure you
do not to miss out on this annual
feast.
tee off 12.30pm
Ride with Tiffany
A Foundation Board Trustee,
Anthony Kittel, through his
company Redarc, sponsors a
hopeful Olympic cyclist, Tiffany
Churchill, and has generously
managed to convince her to lead a
“Ride with Tiffany” as a fundraiser
for The Pulteney Foundation.
Win a pre-paid school fee voucher
worth over $22,000 for just $100.
One lucky winner will be drawn in November
School Fee Lottery
An exciting new fundraiser for the
Foundation will be a School Fee
Raffle, offering the chance to win a
prepaid school tuition fee voucher
to the value of $22,100. Tickets
will be available on line from 1
May. Make sure you look out for
them.
Will it be you?
Enter the draw to win a pre-paid school fee voucher worth over $22,000!
Tickets are just $100 each and a maximum of 500 tickets will be sold. There
are four runner up prizes of a $500 voucher for the Pulteney uniform shop.
All proceeds from this raffle support future scholarships at Pulteney.
Enter on line on the School’s website, T&Cs apply.
Pulteney Grammar School
190 South Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000
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The event will take place just prior
to the 2016 Tour Down Under. It
is hoped that approx. 100 riders
will travel an interesting 50 km
route from the Tollgate through
the Adelaide Hills concluding
with a brunch in the Pulteney
quadrangle. Several sponsors are
already in place. If you would like
more information about this event,
please contact Sue-Ellen Sipek on
8216 5520 or sueellen.sipek@
pulteney.sa.edu.au
QUEEN’S SCHOLARSHIP BOARD
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Within The Pulteney Foundation sits a fund generously
established by The Old Boys of Queen’s College to
support a War Memorial Scholarship honouring
Queen’s Old Boys lost at war. Now in its fourth year
of endowment it is very pleasing to congratulate the
2015 recipient James Taylor who has started at Pulteney
this year. Half a century has now passed since Queen’s
College closed its doors but the College has been far
from forgotten.
The Old Boy’s Association is still very active meeting
under the auspices of The Pulteney Foundation, for
lunch of the second Friday of each month.
A striking Honour Board has just been completed and
will be hung in The Queen’s Room in Allan Wheaton
House. We would like to thank The Old Boys for their
generous support in the production of the Honour
Board.
Mr Mark Harold Flanders
Mr Stephen John Mailey
Mr Nicholas Robert Gray
Mr Michael Stephen Marner
Mr Kenneth Colin Hall
Mr Mark William McLoughney
Mr Nicholas John Hardy
Mr Andrew Colin Mitchell
2015 marks significant
anniversaries for a
number of peer years.
Mr Iain Hopkinson
Mr James Picton Mullighan
Mr John Robert Hutchison
Mr Morten Stylsvia Nielsen
Mr Nicholas Stuart Kerr
Mr Drew Barraud Radford
Mr Mark James Lawrence
Mr Paul Warwick Raymont
Mr James Stuart McKenzie
Mr Robert Warwick Rijkelijkhuizen
Mr Grant Philip Mitchell
Mr Adam David Shaw
Mr Ary Toledo Moraes
Mr Paul Aitchison Smith
Mr Stephen Robert Morgan
Mr Steven William Lawrance Thom
Mr Brett Seymour Murray
Mr Randal B J Tomich
Mr Jonathon Hugh Nield
Mr Byron James Tubb
Mr Kym Penley
Dr Jack Charles Turner
Mr Thomas Malcolm Richards
Mr Lachlan Gordon M Waterman
Mr Nicholas David Ridley
Mr Andrew Dean Whiteford
Mr Peter William Shepherdson
Mr Nicholas Kent Wilkins
(1965py)
The Rev’d Gregory Howard Simon
Mr Mark Philip Williams
Dr Brian James Smith
Mr John David Beare
Mr Phillip Charles Taylor
(1995py)
Mr Andrew Drummond Chester
Mr Con Theodosi
Mr Denys Edward J Correll
Mr Nicolas Richard Thomas
Mr Alan Peter Farrell
Mr Vasilios Angelo Tsakalos
Mr Colin Frederick Feneley
Mr Richard Jonathon Twidale
Mr Pryme Rodney Footner
Mr Roger David Viksna
Mr Jonathon Warren Gitsham
Mr Gordon John Wilson
Mr William Donne Gould
Mr John Douglas Withers
Mr John Newton Keily
(1985py)
Mr Matthew Robert Hee
Mr Patrick Hugh Atherton
Mr Rohan David Kirkby
Mr Mark Edward Baker
Mr Samuel Raymond Leak
Mr Paul Andrew Jason Baldock
Mr Andrew Scott Leonard
Mr Peter Bruce Bell
Mr Thomas Li
Mr Nils Magnus Fredrik Bengtsson
Mr Jamie Scott Martin
Mr William David Brentzell
Mr William Graham Patten McCaffrey
Mr Jamie Thomas Brotherston
Mr Yianni Peter Nassaris
Mr Richard Justin Burford
Mr Ashley Llewellyn Newell
Mr Guy John Noel Buxton
Mr Alan Kieran Payne
Mr Richard Lee Chapman
Mr Benjamin Frederick Hammond Phipps
Mr Michael John Felix Cosgriff
Mr Fang Ping
Mr Timothy Chilton Cox
Mr Alexander Soon Mun Poon
Mr John Robert Wotherspoon
Mr Mark Ottaway Cumming
Mr Derek Schrapel
(1975py)
Mr James Robert Dantalis
Mr Andrew William David Shillabeer
Mr David Lawrance Mase Giffen
Mr Luke Joshua Williss
Mr Christopher W H Gilbert
Mr Johnny Chung Yin Wong
Mr Rodney Leslie Allen
Mr Michael John Joseph Graham
Mr Louis Cheuk Wai Wong
Mr Mark Stewart Berry
Mr Trent John Joseph Harris
Mr Lachlan Trent Young
Mr Glenn Robert Bridgland
Mr James Richard Hooper
Mr Andrew Russell Cameron
Mr Samuel Paul James
Dr David Alan Candler
Mr George Paul Karzis
(2005py)
Mr Stephen John Doxey
Mr David Anthony Kingsbury
Mr David Alexander M Dunkley
Mr Duncan Wilson Maclean
Mr Robert Walker Lindley
Mr David Paul Lloyd
Mr Stephen Minlon McDonald
Mr Ian David McKinnon
Mr Donald Gordon McLean
Mr Peter George McSkimming
Mr Bain Ian Middleton
Mr Greg Rino Minuzzo
Mr Laurence Charles H Moore
Mr David Gordon Phillips
Mr Kevin Roy Rowland
Mr John Montgomery Soward
Mr Christopher Warren Thomas
Mr Brian Stewart Winzor
Mr Mark Richard Sobels
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Mr Dale Anthony Amtsberg
Mr Glen Kenneth Casson
Mr Steven Xun Chen
Mr Steven Cheng
Mr Bryan Anthony Collins
Mr Andrew Anthony Cooke
Mr Benjamin Ford
Mr Peter Anthony Henwood
Mr Jeung Gun Kim
Miss Isabelle Alsen
Miss Alexandra Jacqueline Hayter
Miss Jacqualine Mao
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We have lost contact with these
Old Scholars and would like to
include them in the invitations to
the Old Scholars Dinner to be held
Saturday 20th June. If you are
listed below, or know the details
for someone who is, please either
call the School on 8216 5555 or
email [email protected]? We
look forward to hearing from you.
Grammarians
Gone Where?
POSTSCRIPT
The ultimate sacrifice Pulteney Old Scholars
at Gallipoli
With Britain’s declaration of war
on Germany on August 4th,
Australia pledged a force of
20,000 to be placed at Britain’s
disposal. Preferably single men
between the ages of 19 and
38 were called on to volunteer.
In Adelaide volunteers were
to attend the Parade Ground,
King William Road, Adelaide
between 10am and 5pm on
Monday August 17th for medical
examination and enrolment.
Minimum height and chest
measurements were enforced.
On April 25th 1915 Pulteney Old
Scholars were amongst the many
men who landed at Gallipoli. They
belonged to different battalions
and joined up all over the country,
but some joined together and
served together and died together.
As part of the Centenary of Anzac
we specifically remember the
13 Old Scholars who paid the
ultimate sacrifice at Gallipoli.
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The 10th Battalion was recruited
from South Australia and was
raised within weeks of the
declaration of war in August
1914. The Battalion was amongst
the first ashore (4.30am) at
Gallipoli on April 25th and was
heavily involved in defending
the front line of the ANZAC
position. Old Scholars Privates
Thomas Catlow, William Kent,
and Brunel Nash disappeared
during the Gallipoli landing and
were reported missing at the first
muster on May 2nd. They were
never seen again. Private Glen
Morphett was killed on April 29th.
Private Guy Taylor died of sickness
October 6th.
The 3rd Light Horse Regiment
was raised in Adelaide on August
17th 1914. They were deployed
to Gallipoli without their horses
and landed on 12th May. Pulteney
Old Scholar Lieutenant Halcombe
Brock was killed in action on June
2nd and Private Frank Caddy died
of wounds on August 20th 1915.
The 9th Light Horse Regiment was
also raised in Adelaide and trained
in Melbourne between October
and February 1915. Three quarters
were from South Australia. The
Regiment landed at Gallipoli in
May 1915. Old Scholar George
Seager was killed in action on
August 7th 1915 – he was 17
years old.
Old Scholars Captain Francis
Chabrel (killed in action August
7th) and Private Donovan Miller
(died of wounds May 29th) were
members of the predominantly
Western Australian 16th Battalion.
Sergeant Rowlnd Poyntz (died of
wounds September 19th) was a
member of the 27th Battalion, a
South Australian Regiment begun
in March 1915. Private Charles
Fuller (died of wounds December
4th) was a member of the Army
Medical Corps and Trooper Jos
Hall (died of wounds August 29th)
was a member of the 10th Light
Horse.
At least 314 Pulteney Street
School Old Scholars enlisted from
1914 to 1918 and of these 54
are known to have died on active
service. It is likely many more
who attended the school enlisted
but records before 1919 are
incomplete. A team of volunteers
is working on researching
Old Scholars who served, and
additional Old Scholars continue
to be ‘discovered’ by sourcing
information from newspaper
reports and service records.
Samantha Cooper
School Archivist
POSTSCRIPT
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AROUND THE TRAPS
Captain Paul Martin, OAM, RAN
(Rtd.) (‘57)
Geoffrey Paul Martin was born in
Adelaide and lived in the suburb
of St Peters, attending Pulteney
Grammar School from 1954 to 1957.
In 1956 Captain Martin joined
the RAN Reserve Cadets, then
based at HMAS TORRENS at Port
Adelaide. He remained in the
Reserve Cadets until 1958 when
he transferred to the RAN Reserve
as an Ordinary Signalman. He was
selected for officer training and was
commissioned as an Acting SubLieutenant in 1960. He transferred
to the permanent Navy in 1968.
His initial posting was to the trainingship HMAS ANZAC and during this
period he spent time in Vietnam and
surrounding waters escorting the
troopship, HMAS SYDNEY.
He was next posted to the frigate
STUART, the ship acting as Royal
Escort to HM Yacht BRITTANIA for
the visit to the Queen to Australia
in 1970. Following the Royal Visit,
STUART went north to duty with
the Far-East Strategic Reserve. In
1970 he was informed that he had
been selected for the Long Gunnery
Course.
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On completion of the Long Gunnery
Course, Captain Martin was posted
to the USA for specialised airweapons training prior to his posting
as the Gunnery Officer of HMAS
MELBOURNE. The two years spent
on MELBOURNE saw Paul promoted
to Lieutenant-Commander while the
ship travelled widely from Hawaii to
Singapore and South-East Asia
He was next posted to back to the
USA, this time for Tartar missile
training prior to his posting as
Gunnery Officer of the guided
missile destroyer HMAS HOBART,
in December 1974. The posting to
HOBART got off to a quick start
when the ship was called out for
Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Day
1974.
He was next posted for two years
to the Canadian Armed Forces
Command and Staff College in
Toronto, Canada. The posting
consisted of one year as a student on
the staff course and the second year
as a member of the Directing Staff.
He was selected for Destroyer
command and joined the destroyer
HMAS VAMPIRE as Commanding
Officer in April 1982. He remained in
command of VAMPIRE for nearly two
years.
Canberra did await him after all and
he served as the Director of Surface
and Air Weapons. This office assisted
in ensuring that a 5-inch gun was
fitted to the ANZAC Class frigates.
Commander Martin was then
posted to Fleet Headquarters as Fleet
Operational Training Officer and was
involved with the 75th anniversary
Fleet Review.
He was promoted to Captain in
1987 and was then posted as the
Commandant of the Joint Warfare
Establishment (AJWE) situated on the
base at RAAF Williamtown north of
Newcastle. Following the posting to
AJWE, Captain Martin retired from
the Navy and moved back to the
family home in Sydney.
On leaving the Navy in 1990
he joined the Defence Housing
Authority as a Sydney area manager
and spent the next eight years
involved with the housing of Defence
families in the Sydney area. He left
DHA in 1998.
He was then asked to assist as a
volunteer with the Naval Historical
Society based in Garden Island,
Sydney and initially assisted in the
research and archival areas. He has
been President of the Naval Historical
Society for the past 11 years.
It is with pleasure and a great deal of
pride that we publish the following
citation:-
MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER
OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL
DIVISION Captain Geoffrey Paul
MARTIN (Retd), West Pymble NSW
2073 For service to the community
through the preservation of naval
history.
• President, Naval Historical Society
of Australia, since 2004; Volunteer,
since 1998.
• Vice-President, Naval Officers
Club of Australia, current.
• Volunteer Coordinator, Lower
Deck Club Sydney (Navy Social
Networking organisation), since
1997.
• Officer, Royal Australian Navy
Reserves, 1990-2000; Regional
Manager, Defence Housing
Authority, 1990-2000.
• Officer, Royal Australian Navy,
1961 – 1989.
• Sailor, 1957-1960
AROUND THE TRAPS
Kym and Eliza with children from the local orphanage
Kym Thomas (‘63) served in
Vietnam as an infantry soldier
during 1968-69. For the last
ten years Kym has joined other
veterans in raising money to be
used in direct assistance to the
orphanages and the poor located
in and around Nui Dat and other
areas of operations during the
Vietnam War.
In 2014 he was joined by his
daughter Eliza (‘99) who has
participated enthusiastically in
the fund raising over the years.
In August they both returned to
Vietnam with the veteran’s group
and set about purchasing rice,
cooking oils, noodles and other
subsistence items which were
purchased locally and transported
at the veterans’ own cost.
The distribution was carried out
over a week with a break on Long
Tan Day for a memorial service at
the battle site. Eliza was asked to
read a prayer at the service which
was attended by about fifty people
including local Vietnamese. Later
that day the group visited Nui Dat
(former Australian Basecamp area)
and other significant locations.
In all, aid was distributed at the
following locations around Baria
Phouc Long Province:
Eliza assisted energetically in all
of the distribution operations
and even found time for some
impromptu English lessons for local
children.
These operations continue to
provide much needed assistance
to the rural poor of the province
based on need and regardless of
which side they fought on during
the war.
• The Buddhist Orphanage
• The Catholic Orphanage
• The Community Orphanage
• Central Distribution Point Phouc
Long Province.
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The Long Tan Service
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VETERANS AID TO VIETNAM
Kennewell wedding
Andrew Ockenden (‘02) and Stephanie Cocca were
married in the Art Gallery of South Australia’s Elder
Wing, followed by a reception in the Gallery’s courtyard.
The day was captured by Luke Simon Photography.
Lloyd Kennewell (’00) married Melissa Cerche in The
Chapel at Pulteney Grammar School on November 30
2014. Their reception was held at The Stamford Grand
Adelaide, Moseley Square, Glenelg.
AROUND THE TRAPS
Ockenden wedding
Ben Miller (‘02), Mara Georgiadis, Nathan Robins (‘02), Kate Bartold,
Corey Roberts, Alexandra May, Andrew and Stephanie Ockenden,
Lucy Polkinghorne, David Ockenden (‘99), Melissa Wilson, Tim Clark (‘02),
Laura Ockenden and Jon Kaethner (‘02)
Coombe wedding
Nick Coombe (‘87) and his wife Jiin Wen were married
on January 24 in Melbourne.
Stephanie Hastie
Steph is currently working as the Deputy Associate to
Judge Mead in the Federal Circuit Court, and tutoring
at the University of South Australia. Steph completed
a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Management
(Marketing) in 2012. In 2013, she was awarded
First Class Honours (H1) in the degree Bachelor of
Management (Honours). She was also the recipient of
the University of South Australia Honours Medal. In
2014, she completed her Graduate Diploma in Legal
Practice.
Jo Coombe, Bruce Coombe (‘61), Nick Coombe (‘87), Jinn Wen,
Jenny Coombe and Richard Coombe (‘57)
Stephanie Hastie (‘08) and Craig Caldicott who moved her admission as
a lawyer
Blake Vowles
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Blake Vowles (‘13) rowing for Australia Defence Force.
Blake competed in a regatta in Sydney (they bused from
Canberra), and was the only ADFA rower to receive a
medal. It was for Single Sculling. The course was the
Sydney International Regatta Centre where they held the
2000 Olympics. His coach was pretty happy with him!
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Old Scholars.
Robert Brooks – November 25 2014
Andrew Selway – April 4 2015
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Geoff Harvey – March 26 1015
Norman Russell – February 17 2015
IN MEMORIAM
Richard & his mother, Joan
Richard Douglas MORGAN
(‘66)
Born: 11 June 1949
Died: 19 May 2014
For the last 20 years, he’s been a
dependable husband to Kirsty, and
a proud father to Ben and Emma.
The Morgan dynasty has had links
with Pulteney Grammar School that
have spanned five generations.
Richard attended Pulteney
Grammar School from 1954 –
1966 as a Bleby boy. He played
football and cricket all the way
through, joining the 1st XI and
1st XVIII in Intermediate. His
schooldays at Pulteney were
special, as he achieved greatness as
a Captain of various sporting teams
and leadership as a Prefect.
The interstate trips to play Caulfield
Grammar in Cricket and Football,
set up fantastic relationships that
have endured a lifetime.
When Richard played Old Scholars
Football, even while at school, his
parents were usually along the
boundary line and headed up for
the post match celebrations at
“The Club”. This brought together
a community, that was wonderfully
supported by the Morgan family of
John, Joan, Lester, David, Richard
and Peter.
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Alternatively, the kids all enjoyed
summer weekends at the Goolwa
holiday house water skiing, surfing
or playing golf.
Richard was a clone of his father in
more ways than one. John was very
proud of Richard for creating his
own business and helped him out
for many years.
John taught him both business
and pleasure. Dick was a wine
connoisseur with a great palate. At
his best, he could pick varietals and
even vineyards.
John and Joan built a significant
family giftware business in
Adelaide to which we were all
beneficiaries of their generosity,
love and community support.
Richard learned his “homewares
trade” from working in the family
wholesale and gift shop business.
His move to Sydney about 35 years
ago was transformational, as he
was determined to develop an
empire – MORGANWARE, which
he largely achieved thanks to many
of you here today.
He could proudly boast that
Australia’s major retailers - David
Jones, Target, Myer, Harris Scarfe
and Big W carried the Morganware
brand.
The Morgan family was blessed
with sporting talent and Richard
was a superstar of the Glenelg and
Adelaide sporting scene. Cricket
and football skills were honed,
especially in the backyard, as there
was intense competition between
the three brothers, neighbouring
kids and visitors.
As a classy left-footer, he achieved
top-level status for the local SANFL
Glenelg Club before returning to
the fold and, like his brother David
before him, Captain-Coached the
Old Scholars to success.
His football prowess preceded
him when he hit Sydney and it
wasn’t long before he was playing
top grade AFL for North Shore
and following the Swans without
letting go of the Adelaide Crows.
As in most things, Richard was
a determined and competitive
cricketer.
At a young age Richard switched
from a left-hander to a righthanded golfer and got down
to a single figure handicap. He
devoted himself to the game while
a member of both Kooyonga and
Royal Adelaide Golf Clubs before
joining Elanora in Sydney.
We should remember him as the
one who we loved and adored. He
was someone who could make us
cry with laughter as he regaled us
with his self-deprecating stories.
A thorough gentleman, he was
a successful entrepreneur who
shared his success with both
unmatched generosity and a
gregarious spirit who brought
us all together as friends.
From a Eulogy by
Tony Becker (‘71)
The family were regular
parishioners at St Peters Glenelg
and Es became a chorister when
he was 9 – a boy soprano! Thus
began an association with choral
singing and music that continued
throughout his life. Highlights
included starting a choir in Keith,
being a long term member of the
Glenlea Singers (some 49 years),
music director and conductor of
musicals with a local amateur
theatre group at Goodwood.
Joan and Es attended the St
Peters Day School in Waterloo
Street, here at Glenelg. It adjoined
the rectory, so they were well
acquainted with the rector, Canon
Cavalier. As a young boy, Es
enjoyed Canon Cavalier’s sermons,
particularly when they touched
on the historical side of things.
Perhaps this is what sparked his
interest in history. It most certainly
helped him to be awarded the
Choral Scholarship at Pulteney
Grammar School.
His time at
Pulteney
Grammar School
was something
he valued
throughout his
life. During
retirement,
he proudly
attended
the regular
‘Old Scholar’
lunches.
In the ‘40s, Es started work at
the railways as a clerk, but soon
decided there wasn’t opportunity
for advancement. So, at 21 years
of age he started work at the
Commercial Bank. This was the
start of a long and successful
career in the banking world, some
of which was spent in the country
as a relieving Bank Manager.
Es and Yvonne were married
on the 20th August, 1977. In
1982, Es chose to take early
retirement from the bank – the
amalgamations were happening
– and he didn’t relish the changes
that were ahead. Besides, the
bank was offering 17% interest,
and according to his calculations
this would offer substantial
investment opportunity. This
investment funded their overseas
travels in the ‘80s and ‘90s.
Trips to London and Europe held
many cherished memories for he
and Yvonne, as they both shared
a love of all things historical,
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enjoying the castles,
cathedrals, music and beautiful
gardens while there.
In between their travels, Es was
Secretary for the Security Institute,
and during his semi retirement,
bowls was a big part of his life.
As was his nature, he involved
himself, becoming President
and Life Member at the Glenelg
Bowling Club.
Es dabbled in hydroponic
gardening, long before it was
associated with marijuana, and
was mostly successful at growing
vegetables.
Cross Quiz and Cryptic
Crosswords were a Sunday
morning ritual to hone his sharp
mind.
Es always finished with the
positive affirmation he used
as his goodbye - TAKE CARE
Mark Bourchier (‘78)
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Early days for Esmond and his
younger sister, Joan, sound
tough; his father died in 1934
when Es was 6 and Joan was
just 4. His Mum sounded very
resourceful; she leased the family
home at Black Forest to cover the
mortgage, leased a two-storey
house in Saltram Road, Glenelg
and started a Guest Home.
IN MEMORIAM
Esmond (Es) Fergusson
WARK (‘44)
Born: 13 November 1927
Died: 20 August 2014
IN MEMORIAM
David Anthony CLARK (‘65)
Born: 18 July 1947
Died: 1 January 2015
David Anthony Clark was born
on 18th July, 1947 to Bob
and Lowie Clark. He attended
Paringa Primary before before
commencing at Pulteney in Grade
7 in 1960.
David was both a talented
sportsman and an astute scholar.
During his time at Pulteney
he flourished, achieving many
leadership roles within the School;
including House Prefect, Prefect
and Vice-Captain of his House.
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He was an enterprising and
innovative practical joker and he
usually pushed these jokes to the
absolute extreme. Close friend,
Tony Johnson (‘65), recalls on
one occasion, David managed to
prank him in the Pulteney chapel.
“In the final year of school we
were press ganged into something
called the Chapel Guild which
involved having to do some
cleaning. We were both doing
absolutely nothing upstairs and
we discovered a number of dead
moths so we started to amuse
ourselves by floating these down
to the bottom level hoping they
would land on the heads of some
of the other students working
below. One of us had a handful
of these which was let go and
just as this happened the School
Chaplain, a very nice man by the
name of Reverend Wyndham,
got in the line of fire and some
landed on his head. He looked
up, David dropped to the floor
and left me standing. Reverend
Wyndham sent me to the
Headmaster’s study. When I got
to the headmaster’s study, Canon
Ray asked me why I had done
what I had done and I explained
to him that it was an unintended
consequence of over-zealous
cleaning. He sent me on my way
without punishment, but just as
I was about to leave his study
he said “Johnson, by the way, I
suppose Clark was with you as
usual”. I said “He may have been
somewhere in the vicinity, but I
am not sure”. He smiled. ‘The
Boss’ was a very astute man.
David went on to study Dentistry
at Adelaide University in 1966
on a cadetship with the School
Dental Services. Upon completion
of his degree he was posted
to country SA and spent many
years in service to schools in
such areas as Whyalla, Elliston
and Port Kenny before returning
to Adelaide. He remained with
the Dental Services throughout
his working life, culminating in
a Senior Administrator position
prior to his retirement in February
2013.
His wife Suzanne was considered
the love of his life and, according
to those close to him, completed
him.
David was a happy, fun-loving, full
of mischief guy who enjoyed his
all too brief life. He was a devoted
husband, son, brother to Peta and
friend who was liked and loved by
all. He will be missed.
From a Eulogy by
Tony Johnson (‘65)
IN MEMORIAM
Harry was born on 7th October,
1926. He started his education at
Pulteney aged six. Here Harry was
introduced to poetry, the choir,
Shakespeare, drama, elocution
and voice production and in
2014 the School named a Speech
Night Prize in Harry’s honour. As
a teenager he was a member
of a vaudeville show, Harold
Raymond’s Varieties that toured
country areas.
Shortly after Harry’s 18th birthday
in 1944 he joined the RAAF, and
was posted to Queensland until
his discharge in July 1946. After
the war he took up the serious
study of ballet and travelled to
Britain to pursue it further. He
studied with Anna Northcote,
Stanislaw ldzikowski and Audrey
de Vos, and danced in big
musicals such as Can Can and
The Pyjama Game. He performed
with the Metropolitan Ballet, the
International Ballet and was Ballet
Master and a Principal Dancer in
the ballet companies of Leonide
Massine and Walter Gore as well
as the Dutch National Ballet. In
the 1960s Harry was also guest
artist with the Royal Ballet at
Covent Garden and Marquis de
Cuevas Company in Paris and then
Ballet Master at Sadler’s Wells
Opera, Western Theatre Ballet
and Assistant Artistic Director
of Scottish National Ballet. He
also worked as a Choreographer
and Ballet Master in film and
television.
In 1975 Harry was made Artistic
Director with the Queensland
Ballet. He produced established
classics and commissioned
new works from International
and Australian choreographers
including Graeme Murphy, and
Garth Welch.
In the 1990s he returned to
Australia and lived in Melbourne
where he continued to teach
and made guest appearances in
cameo roles with the Australian
Ballet including Graeme Murphy’s
Nutcracker, Tivoli and Swan Lake;
Stanton Welch’s Cinderella and
Ronald Hynd’s The Merry Widow.
In 1993 he was awarded an MBE
for Services to Dance and in 2001
was awarded the Australian Dance
Award, awarded for outstanding
dance by a male dancer for
his performance in Tivoli. His
final public performance was in
Graeme Murphy’s Swan Lake in
2013, at age 87.
Harry Haythorne died in
Melbourne on November 24th,
2014, at age 88.
Mark Bourchier (‘78)
In 1978 he became founding
Co-ordinator of Dance Studies
at Queensland University of
Technology and in 1981 was
appointed Artistic Director of
Royal New Zealand Ballet, a
position he held until 1992.
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Henry (Harry) Neville
HAYTHORNE MBE (‘41)
Born: 7 October 1926
Died: 24 November 2014
IN MEMORIAM
Errold Friedrich
PFITZNER (‘57)
Born: 9 September 1939
Died: 9 March 2015
Eulogy to Big Fred
Friends today our thoughts are
with Helen and the Pfitzner family
and our hearts are with that great
hearted man, Errol Frederick
Pfitzner, known to us all as
Big Fred.
Fred had great presence. He
was a big man – not just in
volume – but in his aura. When
Fred came into a room everyone
knew he was there, but it wasn’t
a threatening presence because
it came blended with a certain
impishness. He had a particular
way of what I call looming - I
think you will know of what I
refer - when he stood close and
looked down on you and prodded
your chest with that truncated,
abbreviated, abridged finger of
his. And just as you began to
think all is lost there would be that
impish, innocent grin. I have had
visions over the last few days of
Fred looming over St Peter, then
discussing how the pearly gates
are hung.
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Fred was a good South Australian
lad; born in Lameroo, educated
at Pulteney Grammar where he
starred – Football, Cricket, Cadets,
Prefect, and even finding time to
matriculate. He retained a strong
devotion to his old school and
they are represented here today
with a guard of honour. There
was one activity however that I
have never been able to reconcile
with my image of Fred; that of
choirboy, and in fact the leading
chorister of St Peters Cathedral
for a number of years. But from
it flowed his love of music, and
good music at that – more Bach
than Beatles. For many years he
and Helen were staunch patrons
of Musica Viva, rarely missing a
concert.
But it was back in those school
days I first came to know Fred.
We met on the Corporal course
at Warradale as 13-year-olds,
and then at a succession of cadet
camps over the next few years.
Fred commented the other day
that we were probably among a
very few in SA still able to identify
the indentation of the elongation
of the left-side plate of a Vickers
machine gun.
He then went on to Adelaide
University but after a year, in
which he did his National Service
at Woodside, he realised his heart
lay elsewhere and he switched to
Duntroon.
It was the start of a long and
distinguished career that saw
active service in Malaya, Borneo
and Vietnam, staff colleges at
Queenscliff and Canberra and as
an instructor at Camberley, the
British Staff College, command
of 8/9 RAR in Brisbane, then
Director of Infantry, and again
later in Brisbane to command
6 Brigade. Over the years the
constant movement became too
great a strain on his first marriage
but it is a measure of the man
that Margaret remained a friend.
We all then applauded his eye for
quality when he married Helen in
1981.
During those years he gathered
a vast range of friends and
comrades. Condolences have
flowed in from around the world
and I make mention of just one
– Sir Roger Wheeler, ex British
CGS, fellow Staff College student,
and long term friend, who
commented on Fred’s wonderful
dry sense of humour and I quote
– “I shall recall with a smile for
years to come those many pithy,
witty remarks as Fred observed
something deserving humorous
comment.”
I had asked Fred a couple of
weeks back what had been the
highlight of his army career and
was initially surprised when he
told me it was his time as an
instructor at the Infantry Centre.
On reflection however it fitted. It
Fred and Helen settled for the
next 20 years in their property,
Wombanalong, on the southern
border of the ACT. Fred fitted
quickly into the role of ‘farmer
Fred’. He got along well with
his Murray Greys. He oversaw
major changes to their home.
He transformed the troubled
local fire service into the
Jerrabomberra-Creek Rural
Fire Brigade and made a major
contribution to the strength and
viability of Canberra Legacy. It
was a blend of rural life and
At Wombanalong he was able at
last to put to use a wide range
of skills he had acquired over the
years. Fred was an accomplished
carpenter and cabinet maker
and also ready to muck about
with any piece of machinery that
came his way. During this time
he quietly rebuilt all the pews
of the little Burra church that
he and Helen attended. And
then there were new skills to
learn such as delivering calves
on dark and stormy nights. It
was a time of considerable
personal achievement and great
enjoyment and it was tragic that
he was hit by a raft of serious
cancers that forced his retirement
and ultimately his death.
I started by talking about Fred’s
immensity and will conclude with
a few words about his bigness.
Fred had great generosity of
spirit. I know a number of us
have stood in awe of his ability
to make and keep many, many
close friendships. He was
a centre of gravity of a vast
network of contacts. And those
of us fortunate to be part of
that network were uplifted by
it. Fred had the ability to get
the best out of people and those
who were his friends were very
fortunate.
One final word which I am sure
you will appreciate. Fred is lying
there today in the ceremonial
uniform of his second career
– flannel shirt, overalls, work
boots and beanie. There is even
a coil of twine in his pocket just in case St Peter needs some
running repairs on those Pearly
Gates.
Fred was a very complete person.
And his life was a life well spent.
From a Eulogy by
Pat Beale
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Fred and I, having joined the
army at the same time, pulled
the pin after 30 years within
months of each other. Fred
moved to his second career and
the other great love of his life –
farming.
active community involvement.
He was very busy being himself.
IN MEMORIAM
reflected his love of the infantry,
it was a straight-forward nononsense job that he could get
his teeth into, and one in which
he had the opportunity to use his
considerable talent as a teacher,
passing on with skill his wide
range of practical experience.
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