miles of smiles - huntingtower school
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miles of smiles
AUTUMN
2018
We have so much to be grateful for. Divine children, supportive parents, amazing teachers and facilities that are the envy of many. A hymn in the Christian Science Hymnal reminds us that ‘gratitude is riches and complaint is poverty’ – and so I express gratitude to everyone who is a part of our community. Without you and your support this school cannot progress and do the work that it is intended for: to uplift thought and to bless mankind.
The revealing of our latest and long-awaited new Performing Arts Centre has left many people speechless. The brief given to the architects has been met abundantly. It is a building of grace and dignity, giving all who enter it a sense of spiritual uplift. I thank the Huntingtower School Board for sharing in the vision of what could be and now is. A right idea held in consciousness and seen as a complete expression of the abundance of God, must bless all. I am so grateful to the architects (Baldasso Cortese) and the builders (SJ Higgins) for the harmonious process and unfoldment of this amazing building. To our team, including our Business Manager and, in this case, Project Manager, Rob Kitchingman, and our grounds and maintenance team, thank-you so much for your support during the 20 months of construction. Thank you to our parents and neighbours for your patience with building works over such an extended
period. To everyone who has helped financially, we also say an enormous thank you.
Over the last 10 years we have completed a new Aquatic Centre, the JC Bruce VCE Centre, the Middle Years Centre and the Performing Arts Centre. In amongst that we have improved the traffic flow with a new exit road, built a new Year 10 Centre and a soft-fall running track around the oval. Imagine what the next ten years will bring.
Our students continue to perform at the highest standards in all they do from debating, public speaking and music to sports and academics. Our NAPLAN and VCE results all show that Huntingtower performs well amongst the best schools in the country. Our 2017 VCE results were no exception.
This year we welcome two indigenous students to our school and Boarding House. We were privileged to have Ms Nova Peris OAM as our Commencement Day addressor this year. She provided many inspirational ideas to encourage the students on their journey.
A long-time friend of Huntingtower, the Principal of our sister school, Clairbourn, in Southern California, has announced his retirement after
40 years of leading his community. Dr Bob Nafie has been an inspirational leader. His warm and welcoming demeanour and his educational wisdom will leave a lasting legacy for his community. Many of our students and teachers will remember him from the annual exchanges that we have with Clairbourn. We wish Bob and his wife Leslie every happiness in their retirement.
Sholto BowenSholto Bowen OAM Principal
From the Principal
ABOVE: Principal Sholto Bowen OAM, David Weil (Chairman, School Board) and Vice Principal Noel Davies congratulate Adam Somes (Head of Middle School) for organising the first community event to be held in the new Performing Arts Centre, the ANZAC Day Service.
BELOW: Retiring Principal of Clairbourn School Dr Robert Nafie with his wife, Leslie.
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NB: The date of the official opening of the Performing Arts Centre has yet to be announced – stay tuned for more information.
In early May, benefactors and those directly involved with the design and building of the new Performing Arts Centre attended a preview and tour of the centre’s stunning facilities.
The new PAC provides a state-of-the-art centre for our students and the local community. It has beautifully presented theatre and concert spaces, professional acoustics and excellent technical facilities and it is a superb environment for music, drama, learning and personal development.
It is with immense gratitude that we can share the news of the establishment of the Bain Family Bursary to provide financial support for students with a physical disability.
The Bain family have been associated with Huntingtower for over nine decades. Don joined Huntingtower as a small boy in 1931. He loves his school and is a passionate advocate for his alma mater. Norma, Don’s wife, has also been a wonderful supporter of Huntingtower. She is particularly well-known for her exceptional needlework and embroidery skills. These can be seen in the school’s collection of beautifully embroidered tabards and in the extraordinary textiles artwork on display in the school office foyer. Don and Norma’s daughter, Libby, granddaughters Sarah and Amy, and great grandson, Nishan, attended Huntingtower for all or some of their schooling.
Don and Norma have also given a lifetime of community support for people with disabilities. It is their wish for this work to continue at Huntingtower in the form of a generously endowed bursary. The bursary aims to provide financial support to students with a physical disability so that they, too, can attend Huntingtower.
The bursary fund is a wonderful testament to Don and Norma’s vision, foresight and love of humanity. Huntingtower is profoundly grateful for Don and Norma’s generosity and for the increased opportunities the Bain Family Bursary Fund will bring to provide education and support for deserving members of the community.
Give thanks with a grateful heart
The Bain Family Bursary Fund, est. 2018
ABOVE: Sholto Bowen OAM with Don and Norma Bain.
ABOVE: Huntingtower’s new PAC
1: The ‘PAC creators’: Melissa Gesos (from SJ Higgins, builders), Ben Percy (from Baldasso Cortese, architects), Hani Soliman (SJ Higgins), Rob Feola (Professional Plumbing Solutions) and Rob Kitchingman.
2: Sounding great… members of the Huntingtower String Orchestra.
3: Mike Blood and David Fletcher.
4: Sam and Susan Fyfield (Class of ’94) with their children Aiden (Year 8) and Liam (Year6).
5: Clive Marriott, Jenny Zeuschner, Kathleen Whaler and Toby Leitch.
6: Naomi Guo and Sandy Dong.
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We congratulate the Class of 2017 on their achievements in the Victorian Certificate of Education examinations. In 2017, excellent results were achieved across the range of humanities, sciences, information technology and business studies subjects. Huntingtower, which is not an academically selective school, was ranked in the top 5 co-educational schools and 6th overall in Victoria in 2017, with a median study score of 37.
Seven percent of students achieved Australian Tertiary Admission Rankings of over 99. Thirty-two percent of Huntingtower students received ATAR scores of over 95, placing them in the
1: Welcome aboard 2018: Odile Morazzani (French), Carly Buhagiar (PE, Sport), Ryan Shave (Business Management and History), David Pitt (Product Design and Technology), Bill Warwick (Director of Student Services) and Teresa Reynolds (Mathematics)
2: Rodney Jones with Shaniya Cooper (Year 8) and Nova Peris
3: First day smiles: Matthew Cheng, Rohan Dudani, Pranav Choudhary and Vincent Ngo
4: Angelica Karagounis and Bettina Spyropoulos
5: New and shiny Year 7s: Hien Dang, Anushka Sridhar, Chika Yoshikawa, Megan Smedley, Sienna Fry, Ava Rulton, Katherine Noutso, Chloe Bateman and Ellen Theologou
6: Mel Beal, Leigh Parsons, Rosie Barron and James Bahn
ABOVE: Principal Sholto Bowen OAM and Chairman of the Huntingtower Board, David Weil, with Commencement Day addressor Nova Peris OAM. Ms Peris is a former Northern Territory Senator and she was the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal (Atlanta, 1996). She was also a double gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 and Young Australian of the Year in 1997.
Commencement Day 2018
2017 VCE Results – Class of 2017
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top 5% of Victoria. Forty-nine per cent of students were in the top 10% of the state, receiving ATAR scores of 90 and above.
A Study Score of 40 or more means that a student is in the top 9% of all students studying that subject – at Huntingtower, 30% of students’ results were over 40.
Once again, our VCE results confirm that Huntingtower is one of the most outstanding schools in Australia.
Roger Banks, who passed on in January this year, was a most significant contributor to Huntingtower in the 1970s. Along with other fellow members of the Huntingtower School Board, Roger helped the school through a difficult period of dwindling enrolments. His steady, intelligent and insightful contribution to decisions, despite considerable opposition, set the school on a viable course into the future – the Huntingtower we love today is a validation of the wise decisions made some 40 years ago.
Roger was the eldest of 4 children. He received his secondary education at Brighton Grammar, where he was School Captain and Dux in his final year. He graduated from Melbourne University with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in 1953. Working for the PMG (Postmaster-General’s Department), he initially specialised in line work in Western Victoria and special tension work on wires in Bendigo. After winning an engineering scholarship in 1955, he sailed to England on the Orion to learn about the latest switching technologies. This was a very successful time for Roger – not only did he collect a diverse range of information for future developments in Australia, he also courted and married Molly Carmichael. They had a long and very happy marriage and raised 2 children, Melissa and Jeremy, both of whom attended Huntingtower.
Roger was a leading figure in Australian Telecommunications and was Head of Marketing and then Director of Corporate Strategy for Telecom Australia until his retirement in 1988. From 1992 – 2001 he was a RACV Councillor and served as RACV President from 1990 – 1993. He was a board member of Vic Roads (1992 – 2005), the Monash University Accident Research Centre (2005) and Honorary Chairman of the Board for the Melbourne University Engineering Foundation (1997 – 2007).
He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Melbourne University in 2003.
Everyone who knew Roger remembers his kindness, intelligence, great sense of humour and generosity of spirit. To Melissa and Jeremy, he was a wonderful father; dependable, supportive and patient. He was a loyal and loving partner to Molly, especially during the past few years. He loved the good things in life: his family, classical music, decent food, Monty Python and The Goon Show. The Huntingtower community extends its gratitude and love to Molly, Melissa, Jeremy and their children.
We congratulate our Dux, Alexandra Rafail, who achieved 2 perfect scores (50) in Psychology and Studio Arts. Other perfect scores were achieved in Business Management (Denis Lynn), Further Mathematics (Henry Lai and David Li) and Media (Stefan Sakellaridis). Two other students who did not wish their names to be published achieved perfect scores in Psychology and Further Mathematics.
Perfect Scores
With gratitude Dr Roger Banks
ABOVE: Dr Roger Banks, 2003, on being presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering at Melbourne University
BELOW: Melissa, Roger, Molly and Jeremy Banks in 1988, the year Roger retired from Telecom Australia
Alexandra Rafail (Dux of 2017)
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Earlier this year, Pak Survi, Ibu Timi and six Year 9 students went on an 11-day trip to Jogjakarta (Indonesia). They visited Huntingtower’s new sister school, Stella Duce, where our students participated in various classes and practised their Indonesian language skills. In Jogjakarta, students stayed with their Indonesian host families. Excursions included visits to the temples of Borobudur (the world’s largest Buddhist temple) and Prambanan. The highlight of the trip was when the students visited the Helen Keller Orphanage.
Menikmati Jogjakarta!
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ABOVE: Ibu Timi and Pak Survi with the Year 9 crew and students from Stella Duce at the Borobudur Temple in Jogjakarta
2: Pak Survi and Ibu Timi with the Principal of the Stella Duce School (centre) and other teachers.
3: Hugh Perry helping a deaf and blind student at the Helen Keller Orphanage.
4: Catherine Porciuncula, Tharushi Amararatne, Natalia Bednarowicz, Soo-Yan Chen, Marcus Yin and Hugh Perry.
5: Bringing useful supplies to the Helen Keller Orphanage.
6: The Huntingtower group with their Jogjakarta host families.
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The Huntingtower Uniform shop has been beautifully refurbished. The modern work space is welcoming and practical and everyone loves the more spacious changerooms. Even the new air conditioners get the seal of approval!
The shop is manned entirely by volunteers from the Huntingtower community. They love their work and really enjoy the fact that they feel like a ‘little family of helpers’. We thank them for their devoted efforts to ensure all our students are ‘kitted out and happy’!
Many of you will remember Daiza Cuyaman, who visited us from the Philippines in 2015. She is one of the organisers of ‘Happy Toes’, a childcare centre supported by the Huntingtower community. She writes:
We would love to extend our deep appreciation for including us in your streams of love. Huntingtower has been supportive since Day 1, with trust that we can keep moving forward. Happy Toes has given us grand lessons to learn in life – how to express more patience, to love more, to give unselfishly, and to know what it means by ‘being about our Father’s business’. The children’s laughter, trust, creativity and sweetness fill the room. Thank you for your love and support!
Happy Toes
Uniformly excellent!
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ABOVE: Ursela Sutherland, Christine Karanasios and Cathie Bradwell with students Chris Campbell and Sarah Morley.
A: Liz McNeary, Kelly Perry, Maria Newbond, Stef Wender-Canning, Sandra Nikolakakis, Cathie Bradwell and Ursela Sutherland.
B: Raelene and Daniel Graydon.
ABOVE The Happy Toes childcare centre in the Phillipines.
You are invited!After 32 years of unbroken
service, Dot Greiveson , Head of the Junior School, will be
retiring at the end of the year.
A special afternoon tea will be held to celebrate her many
contributions to Huntingtower on the afternoon of Sunday,
18 November 2018
Contact the school or Jan Tyquin ([email protected])
for more details.
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In early January, a group from the Huntingtower community arrived in Yangon, Myanmar. It was the start of a magical 13-day trip that included a visit to the world heritage city of Bagan, where ancient pagodas cluster along the banks of the Irrawaddy River.
Mt Popa was spectacular. The Taung Kalat Monastery perches on top of a 740m high volcanic plug– it’s an 800-step climb to the top, but worth it for the fabulous views. The next day we boarded the luxurious Makara Queen for a two-night cruise along the Irrawaddy. The weather was glorious – mid 20s, the river wide and calm, and we loved the glimpses we saw of villages and temples as we floated past.
On the third day of river travel, Mandalay appeared through morning mists. Vestiges of a colonial past proliferated in the remnants of grand buildings and holiday retreats built by the British. But a highlight of the trip for all of us after a short flight to Heho was a visit to Lake Inle – there we were entranced by mile upon mile of floating gardens, water-bound temples and markets selling all manner of beautiful crafts. And there was fishing unlike anything you’ve ever seen before.
Would we recommend holidaying in Myanmar? Yes … choose an appropriate time (in January the weather’s sublime) and just …go!
Every year, a group of Year 11 students, staff and parents from Huntingtower raise funds and travel to South Africa to volunteer in communities that desperately need support. Our vision is for students to learn that they can be a dynamic force for good in the world. We also hope to support the organisations and individuals already working to help underprivileged communities in South Africa. The word ‘Simunye’ means ‘We are One’.
During the next September holidays, 2 teachers, 20 students, 5 parents and one school board member will be working in South Africa to build
vegetable gardens, erect playground equipment and help young African children. They will also donate clothing, books and toys to people in need. Our main aim, however, is to build an extra classroom for an overcrowded rural school where 80 students pile into one room every day. They are desperate for more teaching space.
Can you help us?The Simunye Project 2018 is looking for a sponsor to help us cover our operating costs to ensure that all money raised goes directly to the children in need. These costs include the hiring of vehicles, purchasing of petrol and our uniforms. Please contact Mel Beal at Huntingtower ([email protected] or 9807 8888) if you know of anyone who would be willing to assist us.
Empowering young people to make a difference
Myanmar MagicSimunye Project
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ABOVE: Sunset glow at Bagan… with Marlo van de Waterbeemd (Year 8) and Sarah Faraone.
1: Sarah Faraone with her son, Patrick Mitchell (Year 9), with Mt Popa in the background.
2: Merilyn Hart (Class of ’67) and former Design and Technology teacher David Fletcher at the Sule Pagoda in Yangon.
3: Tour leader Duyen Do with board member and past parent, Claudia Banks, in Yangon.
4: Past student Libby Kitchingman (Class of ’78) and Business Manager Rob Kitchingman (Class of ’77) on board the Makara Queen .
5: Sue Walkerden (Class of ’72) and former Biology and IT teacher, Stuart Walkerden (Class of ’67), on Lake Inle.
6: All that glitters at the Shwedagon Paya, Yangon: Marlo van de Waterbeemd with her mother, aunt and grandmother: Shani and Sue Finlayson and Mudite van de Waterbeemd.
7: Former parents Karen and Andrew Cosstick investigate the finest Burmese teas near Heho.
8: The whole crew at Kalaw.
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ABOVE: And the stars are (back row): Antonio Arena, Finn Hall, Brandon Griffiths, James Tsirigotis, Nathan Laing and Tom Wright. Front row: Nicolas Mercieca, Luka Torlak, Riley Caune and Joshua Barelier.
1. Riley Caune.
2. Luka Torlak.
3. Brandon Griffiths.
The ASC is the largest event on the Australian Junior Championships calendar with over 150 teams representing seven states and territories and close to 2,000 athletes participating. For the first time, Huntingtower entered a Basketball Team into the Australian School Championships (ASC).
Despite competing against some of the best school teams from across Australia, the boys were brimming with confidence after advancing to the Victorian College Championship finals earlier in the year. Most of the boys have been playing together for a few years now and head coach Wes Smith was confident that they could match any side in their division.
‘The boys put in a lot of work to get this far. They’ve even been coming in to train during the holidays’, said team manager (a.k.a. Head of Sport) Jan Savage.
Despite their confidence going into the ASC, the boys couldn’t hide their jubilation at remaining undefeated throughout the tournament and finally winning the gold medal match against Central Coast Adventist College (silver) and Berwick Grammar (bronze).
Brandon Griffiths summed it up perfectly: ‘We love this sport, but a win at the national championships is awesome. All of the team put in an exceptional effort and it’s great to see we’ve been rewarded in such an outstanding way.’
After the win, the boys were quick to thank Wes Smith (Head Coach), Jan
Savage (Team Manager), Julieanne Douglas and Cassandra Benavides (Assistant Coaches), family, friends and the entire Huntingtower community for all the support provided throughout the week.
We are Huntingtower. We are National Champions!
Round GamesHuntingtower (55) def. Hunter Valley Grammar (47)
Huntingtower (61) def. Berwick Grammar (45)
Huntingtower (70) def. Macleod College (24)
Huntingtower (68) def. All Saints Anglican (45)
Quarter Final GameHuntingtower (98) def. Cheltenham Secondary College (26)
Semi Final GameHuntingtower (57) def. Berwick Grammar (40)
Gold Medal GameHuntingtower (59) def. Central Coast Adventist College (47)
Huntingtower wins gold at the Australian School Championships
Talent plus!
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Huntingtower has won the EISM Swimming Competition for the 10th year in a row.
Huntingtower has always performed extremely well in this competition, being awarded either first or second place overall for the past 25 years.
2018 was particularly special for our 20 relay teams, with each team (freestyle or medley) achieving a first, second or third place.
Medley Relay Champions: 1: Wes Smith with the U13 Girls: Olivia Hunt, Katherine Noutso, Ava Rulton and Sienna Fry.
2: U13B: Xavier Tan, Marcus Nielsen, Jason Waugh and Michael Xiao.
3: U14G: Ella Erickson, Abby Harrington, Isabella Metsios and Phoebe Clark.
4: U14B: Cody le Blanc, Alvin Tong, Robert Phillips and Braedyn Khong.
5: Brendan Powell with the U15Girls: Natalia Bednarowicz, Tharushi Amararatne, Abbey Russell and Vicky Tan .
6: U15B: Mason Leitch, James Cookson, Michael Ly and Angus Cramer.
7: U16G: Lauren Rodrigo, Anthea Milasinovich, Anna Thompson and Isabella Clark.
8: Jordan le Blanc, Alyssa Chau, Louise Chau and Eleanor Bentley.
9: Chris Yu, George Tyurin, Ronald Liao and Denis Lynn.
ABOVE LEFT: It’s a team effort!
ABOVE RIGHT: Swimming Captains Louise Chau, Denis Lynn and Chris Yu.
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We are the champions
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Lions Youth of the Year
Chavelle Liu and Narayan Matthews
Narayan Matthews and Chavelle Liu (both Year 12) represented Huntingtower in the regional round of the Lions Youth of the Year Competition earlier this year. Both students did extremely well. Chavelle gave a thought-provoking speech on food wastage in Australia, and Narayan spoke eloquently on the underfunding of legal aid. Narayan won this round of the competition and was named the Lions Club of Waverley Youth of the Year.
Narayan went on to compete in the Zone Finals, where he won the public speaking section and was named the overall winner. His success continued when he also won the District Finals, where he was chosen to represent Eastern Victoria in the State Final of the Youth of the Year Competition.
Narayan performed admirably in the State Final. It was a huge accomplishment to make it to this level, as he was required to outperform students from literally hundreds of other schools around Melbourne and Victoria. Our local Lions Club was especially excited because it has been many years since someone from the Waverley Club has made it to the state level.
Karate Queen
Imandi Seneviratne
Imandi Seneviratne (Year 10) has represented Australia at the biannual Oceania Championships since she was 10 years old. Imandi has always won a medal for Australia in the Kata event, and won bronze, silver and bronze in 2012, 2014 and 2016 respectively. This year, she won GOLD! New Zealand has consistently beaten Australia in the past, but this year Australia won by 1 gold medal. The icing on the cake is that Imandi won 5 lags to nil. For the uninitiated, this means that the 5 judges all voted for Imandi on her power, speed, intensity and technical aspects. Congratulations, Imandi!
A round of applause
Our Junior School swimmers are congratulated on reaching the EMR (Regional Level), after succeeding in the SDSSA Swim trials (District level) and MWD (Divisional Level).
And in the Junior School
ABOVE: The 10 years mixed relay team: Zane Li, Cheng-Yu Hsiao, Elle Damianidis and Navin Fernando.
BELOW: The 12/13 years girls freestyle relay and medley relay team: Isabella Zeuschner, Ava Freeman, Georgia Leitch and Julia Poon.
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Jiu-Jitsu Champion
Olivia Hunt at the Australian BJJ Championships
Olivia Hunt (Year 8) is our resident wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gold medal winner! A talented gymnast, 3 years ago Olivia joined Extreme MMA and started to study Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). Thanks to her hard work and a great coach, Olivia started to represent her club in competitions. In 2016 she won the Victorian, Australian and Pan Pacific Championships for her weight category. Olivia achieved her yellow belt and has most recently had her first wrestling competition where she won gold at the Arnold Classic and the SA State Championship. Olivia will also represent her club at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ACT Championships. Congratulations, Olivia!
Our democracy at work
George Tyurin
Year 11 student George Tyurin is congratulated on being chosen as Huntingtower’s representative at the National Schools Constitutional Convention in Canberra. Approximately 120 students from schools across
Australia attend the convention every year. The convention seeks to promote understanding and informed discussion amongst young Australians about the Australian Constitution and system of government. This year, representatives discussed Section 44 of the Constitution, specifically the amendments that need to be made to subsection (i) and the complexities surrounding the issue of dual citizenship for our politicians.
Swimming Excellence
Abby Harrington
Abby Harrington (Year 8) swam extremely well in the Australian Age Championships in Sydney in April, qualifying for 6 individual events and swimming in 4 relays. She made the final in the 400 Individual Medley, finishing 8th in Australia (and the fastest Victorian). She came 11th in the 200m butterfly and in the top twenty for all her other swims. Abby has been invited to swim in the Victorian Performance Squad for 2018/19.
Prior to the Nationals, Abby won gold in the butterfly and bronze in the freestyle at the Victorian Sprint Championships.
In March, she competed in the 14-year-old and open events at the Tasmanian State Championships where she won 8 medals, including 5 gold. A fabulous effort, Abby!
Aussie Rules Star
Shaniya Cooper (right, with a ‘footy friend’)
Shaniya Cooper (Year 8) (on right of photo) is congratulated on making it into the Yarra Junior Football League U15 Team. Shaniya has a proud record of achievement in this sport and has played for both the Surrey Park Panthers and the Richmond Juniors. Hundreds of enthusiasts apply for positions in her team – Shaniya has done exceptionally well to be one of the 35 selected to play. We hope she has a great footy season!
More musical maestros
Oscar Li, Jeremy Dong, Jay Sun and Ven Lee Teo.
Congratulations to our talented musicians: Oscar Li, Jeremy Dong and Jay Sun, who were awarded their Certificate of Performance, and Ven Lee Teo, who was awarded her ABRSM Diploma (with High Distinction). 13
1:Jenneva Ta and Charmaine Leung (both Y10).
2: On the road for Red Cross: Y11 students Shivani Mahendran, Emma Carroll, Ronald Liao, Jordan Lentini and Stephanie Barrow.
3: Vicki Tan (Y10), Melanie Fernando (Y10) and Hashini Thilakaratne (Y11).
4: Nicholas Tsanaktsidis, Andrew Wang and Calvin Foo (all Y10)
5: Vincent Chen (Y7), Nikolas Polychroniadis (Y10) and Max Zhou (Y7).
6: Year 11 students Diana Jiang, Johanna Frauenberger and Michelle Hong.
7: Red Cross stalwarts Arvin Banerjee and Brendan Hung (both Y12).
ABOVE: Lara Synman (Y8), Fanry Shen (Y10), Simrin Rattan (Y10), Talara Rolton (Y8), Krish Ravindrababu (Y10), Marlo van de Waterbeemd (Y8), Selena Yeh (Y10), Amelie Dyer (7), Tasha Ratnarajah (7) and Sophie Jiang (7).
For nearly 20 years, Huntingtower students have volunteered to collect money for the Red Cross. This year was a particularly noteworthy effort, as our students collected over $1100 from generous neighbours and friends on a beautiful Indian Summer afternoon. The students then enjoyed some serious R&R plus great tucker at a nearby food hall in Syndal.
Red Cross calling
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ABOVE: The Year 9 crew.1: Yurah Jain and Jaime Mavroudis.2: James Liang.3: Max Nichols.4: Kate Culbert.5: Making a splash.6: A little help for a friend.
The Y9 Triathlon in March pushed our students to the limit. They gave their heart and soul to every stroke, push and step. A few took a tumble on the bike course, but that did not stop them; they got up and kept going. A few feared the swim, but they swam harder than they have ever done before. Nearing the finishing line, it was great to see everyone’s gears changed up a notch as they sprinted home!
When students weren’t participating in an event, they had the job of counting swimming and bike lengths for someone else or cheering and showing support. When students ran next to someone who was struggling, they encouraged them to keep going. Even during their own races, students checked on the welfare of friends who seemed to be finding the going tough. This was a day when students learned resilience and discovered that they could achieve more than they ever thought possible. They saw their peers at their best and their worst, and regardless, showed them unconditional support.
There were quite a few moments that brought a tear to my eye because of how our students conducted themselves so brilliantly. I was proud of everyone on Triathlon Day; thank-you to all the staff and students involved.
Sandra Tiepermann
A: Yellow Group (200m/10km/3km): Alex Piperidis (2nd), Maddy Theobald (1st) and Emilie Hoyne (3rd).
B: Black Group (400m/10km/3km): Angus Cramer (2nd), Max Nichols (1st), James Cookson (3rd).
C: White Group (200m/10km/3km): James Petheriotis (2nd), Theo Makrogiannidis (1st), Lachlan Adams (3rd).
D: Red Group (200m/10km/3km): Soo-Yan Chen (1st), Jacinta Na (2nd), Catherine Porciuncula (3rd).
E: Green Group (440m/10km/3km): Sasha Girski (2nd), Tharushi Amaratne (1st), Abbey Russell (3rd).
And the winners are...
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Try, try, try… it’s the Y9 Triathlon!
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at the House Music Festival
1: Bruce Music Captains: Chavelle Liu, Leah Felsbourg, Mia Rowland and Mun Joon Teo.
2: Warrell House Orchestra.
3: Mather Music Captains: Molly Xiao, Connie Lu, Kevin Yu and Mihika Kapadia.
4: Rayner Music Captains: Nishank Jain, Arvin Banerjee and Sasha Thompson.
5: Warrell Music Captains: Laeticia Garrett, Diya Menon, Claire Pang and Shue Wei Wong.
6: Bruce House Choir.
7: Mather House Choir.
8: Chris Foo.
9: Rayner House Chamber Choir.
10: Ronald Liao, Nathan Chandra and Joshua Erickson.
11: Lawrence Hider.
VIVA LA MUSICA
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ABOVE: Ann Xia, Vivian Zhang, Chelsea Zhang and Paris Moore.
BELOW: Some of the winning group: Ellie Bentley, Cameron Chio, Chloe Beovich, Tomi Byrnes, Lachlan Soo and George Tyurin.
A: Rob and Mel Webb tied the knot in April!
B: Andrew and Vicki Schwab at their December wedding.
C: Adam Drennan and Samara celebrate their January wedding at the Abbotsford Convent.
Wedding Bells!
Our Year 11 students enjoyed a new introduction to their English text The Great Gatsby. Based on the concept of Breakout Rooms, students had to solve a list of puzzles that involved them ‘breaking out’ clues from locked boxes. Students raced against the clock and competed with teams throughout the year level.
To qualify for the competition and earn the right to dress up for the 1920s party, students had to pass a Great Gatsby on-line quiz. They then worked their way through eight clues by identifying motifs and themes, linking characters and analysing figurative writing. Even maths skills received a work-out as the students broke codes and added numbers. One student commented ‘I wish all our English lessons could be like this!’
Everyone quickly discovered the need to read the clues carefully. All clues were in rhyme, so much
interpretation was needed with key phrases containing important hints to make each task easier. This was great training for students who sometimes race ahead without fully understanding the requirements of a set question.
Some students shone at this activity, showing great problem-solving capacity, while for others, attention to detail really paid off. All in all, it was team effort that lead to success with the winning group taking first prize in the commendable time of 23.15 minutes.
Dr Helen McDonald
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1: The Year 6 students visited the Melbourne Zoo to find out how they can help preserve Victoria’s wildlife.
2: Jana Moridis.
3: William Maxa.
4: Science teacher Katrina Watson and a friendly albino corn snake with the Year 6 class at the Melbourne Zoo.
5: Dhruva Hiremath and Sai Abhay Bolisetty.
6: Jizelle Na and Shanya Abeyasinghe.
Zoos Victoria aims to ensure that the next generation can continue to enjoy a world full of wildlife. In south-eastern Australia, 21 species struggle to survive against habitat loss, feral animals, landscape fragmentation, disease and climate change. The Huntingtower Year 6 Class visited the Melbourne Zoo to find out what they can do to help protect some of our most vulnerable species.
Full S.T.E.A.M* ahead in the Junior School!
Year 6 and Zoos Victoria take affirmative action
(*Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics)
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ABOVE: Sahana Loganathan and Thalia Damianidis
RIGHT: Maria Filosoglou and Lexie Nuroo
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Tops in Technology: Year 5
Mapping with Bee Bots: Year 2
ABOVE: Yasmeen Holcombe, Eliza Hayes and Charlotte Chaung.
2: Thomas Borenstein and Isla Chambers.
3: Liam Jenkins and Rhys Morgan.
4: Joshua Younger and Joshua Hunter.
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Wedding Bells & more...
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1: Beautiful bride, beautiful day! Rachel Walkerden (’03) and Chris Long at their April wedding with Rachel’s family: James Walkerden (’98), Sue Walkerden (’72), James’ partner Meagan Tyler, Jye and Max Walkerden, Will Younger (Y2), Rachel and Chris, Josh Younger (Y5), Stu Walkerden (’67), Elizabeth Younger (Y1), Gabriel Younger (’95) and James Younger.
2: Laura Diston (’04) and Logan Moody at their October wedding last year with Inshani Sappideen (’04) and best man Christiaan Abernathy.
3: Dr David Syfret (’98) and Katie Philips at the April wedding.
4: Class of ’98 friends at David and Katie’s wedding: Guyan Perera, Andrew Hart, David Syfret, Andrew Squire, David Pilkington and Lachlan Bramble.
5: An impromptu reunion of the Classes of ’86 and ’87, back row: Phil Grimm, Peter Chambers , Carolyn Weeks, Amy Dallas, Marj Rudolph, Peter Thompson, Emma Dernelley, Tracey Robilliard, Mim Rudolph; front: Julie Watkins, Jenny Grimm, Jo Clapp and Dave Paton.
6: Long time no see! Tina Harvey (’95) with Sholto Bowen.
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A: Lisle and Marj Rudolph (’51) with Libby Paton (’78).
B: Mary Paton (’51), Craig Paton (’76), Mary Mackie and Fleur Paton (’75).
C: Norma Bain and her daughter, Libby Brackenridge (’72).
D: Betty and Ken Walters (both Class of ’62).
E: Martha and David Weil (’78) with Janet Armstrong (’84).
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At the PAC Preview
7: Edward Smith (’03, 3rd from right) in New York with the members of ‘Crosstown Vocal’, a contemporary a Capella group.
8: Friends from the classes of ’64 – ’69 at a recent reunion: Julie Safstrom, Beth Hart, Nick and Heather Safstrom, Sue and Stu Walkerden, Roger Hart, Brett Barton and Merilyn Hart. Trish Hart (insert) recorded the moment for posterity!
9: Alison Cole (’06) and Paul Stevenson at their January wedding. Bridesmaids included Yvonne Vo (’06, far left), Lauren Payne (’06, third from left) and Alison’s sister Heather (’05) (second from right).
10: Congratulations, Noah Deubel (’14), who has been selected as the #1 Triathlon Male for Australia in his age group. Noah is looking forward to the World Championships in September on the Gold Coast. Next year he will begin his Post Graduate in Medicine at Monash University.
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Class of 2008: 10 Year Reunion 25 August 2018
For more information and to stay up to date with plans, contact
29 years on and the gang’s all here!
ABOVE: The Huntingtower String Orchestra tour group.
RIGHT: ‘Ode to Jane’ … choral singing at its very best!
1: Jane and Andrew Barker with children Kate (’13), James (Year 10) and Sophie (’16)
2: Lynley Bramble and Jane
3: Jane with Myfanwy Bramble and Oksana Melnychenko
4: Jane and ‘the Daniels’: Daniel Nieborski, Daniel Gates and Daniel Bil (all Class of ’16)
5: Andrew Morcom (’95), Lee Howard (’95), Emma (’97) and Merrick Patterson
6: Prue Davis, Jane and Jeff Crellin
7: Kia Leong (’91), Susie Salloum (’91), Jane, Dallas Nerra (’91) and Yasmin Rahman (’91)
8: Jane with Amanda Dunsmore (’89)
9: Jane with Tom Fyfield (’00)
HOSA members and friends came together to celebrate Jane’s remarkable contributions to Huntingtower as a French teacher extraordinaire, mentor to hundreds, costume wizard and fabulous friend. Lots of laughs, fun, food and music – a wonderful time was had by all.
Jane Barker’s farewell
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10: Mon bon ami – Jane with David Weil (’78)
11: Friend, colleague and former HT teacher, Derek Scott
12: Vahua Finnsson (’97) and Jane
13: Lisa Marty (’96) and Jane
14: Dot Greiveson and Martin Foot
15: Mel Beal and Peter Thompson (’77)
16: Jane with Mel Beal, Tony Hill and Daniel Borbely
17: Margaret Irvine, Kerri Callaway (’62), Merika Brown (’93) and Fiona Hamzi
18: Jane with Katie Cookson (’13), Bethany Davey (’13), Jacob Davey (’10), Kate Barker (’13) and Hamish Roe (’13)
19: Meg Cole, Heather (’05) and Lena Ploenges and Jane
20: Jane with Daniel Bil (’16), Tahlia Harper (’17) and Anjuni Dassanayake (’17)
21. Matt Patterson (’97), Andrew Morcom (’95), Jane (and Julie’s daughter, Mia), Emma Patterson (’97) and Julie Haste (’97)
22: Mathew Mo (’17), Shally Liang (’17), Janie Chiou, Jade Tsai (’15), Satomi Goh-Maejima (Year 11) and Jasmine Tsai (’17)
23: Hillary Sullivan (’81), Joanna Clapp (’79) and Jane
24: Former friend, teacher and colleague, Ray Clifford, with Rob Kitchingman (’77) and Stuart Walkerden (’67)
25: Jane with Sholto Bowen and his granddaughter, Lucy
26: Jane with Laura (Year 9), Carina (’15) and Janet Armstrong (’84)
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In 1927, a group of Christian Scientists established Huntingtower with the purpose of helping its students reach their unlimited potential. Huntingtower continues to be based firmly on the principles of Christian Science. Generations of students have passed through the school, their success measured in fine academic results and fulfilling lives. The school’s needs have traditionally been met by the generous support of benefactors, supplemented with government financial assistance. In order to ensure Huntingtower’s progress and lessen its reliance on government funding, the founders of the school set up different ways for supporters to help the school financially.
You may like to consider any of the following:
• Grants, bequests or donations to the Huntingtower Foundation (A Foundation set up by Trust Deed to preserve and maintain the school’s financial independence)
• Tax Deductible donations to the Property and Building Fund (A fund set up to assist the school in adding new facilities)
• Grants or donations to the Mather Foundation (named after Mr. J.B. Mather, Principal 1949-1972, and set up as a restricted endowment. Whilst the assets cannot be used, the income from the assets contributes towards the running of the school and to student bursaries).
For more information on any of these or to register a bequest via a will or codicil please contact:
Business Manager, Huntingtower School, 77 Waimarie Drive, Mt Waverley 3149, Australia
Phone: (03)9807 8888, e: [email protected]
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• August 28 - 31: Senior School Production - The HT Spectacular!
• September 16: HOSA/HTGrads Sports Day
• October 14: Arts in the Round
• November 10: Huntingtower Fete
• November 18: Farewell afternoon tea for Dot Greiveson
• November 29: Y3 – 6 Celebration Night
• December 7, 9.30am: Middle School Celebration Assembly (PAC)
• December 7, 7pm: Senior Speech Night (Year 10 – 12) (PAC)
• January 30, 2019: Commencement Day
FRONT COVER PHOTOS: Smiles all round…
ABOVE: Grinners are winners! The U13 girls swimming team: Monisha Varese, Sophie Lan Jiang, Ava Rulton, Sophie Hamer-Smith, Isabelle D’Arcy, Katherine Noutso, Olivia Hunt, Sienna Fry, Angelica Karagounis and Sophie Wu.