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QUADMAY 2014

IN THIS ISSUE

HEADMASTER'S

MESSAGE 2

oUR AcHIEvEMENTS 6

Ib/NcEA RESUlTS 7

cPAS UPDATE 9

bRoMAD 14

cENTENARy UPDATE 32

QUADMay 2014

No.1 cAlENDAR DATES

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FRoNT covER PHoTo

Year 7 students Oscar Masters and Ryan Zhou at Vertical Horizon in Taranaki during EOTC week.

Headmaster’s Message

Board Update

Chaplain’s Chat

Our Achievements

Academic Results

CPAS Update

Summer Tournament Week

BROMAD

International Students

Centenary Update

Artist in Residence

From the Archives

TERM 2

Mon 5 May

Classes resume for all after April Holidays

Mon 5 May ANZAC Service, 9am

Fri 9 May

Prep Mothers to School Morning, 9.30am

Mon 12 May

SCOBA AGM, Wellington Club

Tue 13 May

SCPA AGM

Thu 15 May

Gifted and Talented Conference

Sun 18 May

Open Day, 2-4pm

Sun 18 May

Smith House Chapel, 10am

Sun 18 May

Glasgow House Chapel, 7pm

Tue 20 May

Mufti Day

Wed 21 May

Cross Country

Fri 23 May

College in Action Day, 9.30am

Sun 25 May

Uttley House Chapel, 10am

Sun 25 May

Plimmer House Chapel, 7pm

Thu 29 May

Middle & Senior School Grandparents’ Day, 1pm

Thu 29 May

SCPA Quiz Night, 7.30pm

Sat 31 May

Gibb House Exeat Weekend

Mon 2 June

Queen’s Birthday - College closed

Tue 3 June

Staff Professional Development Day - College Closed

Wed 4 June

Classes resume after Queen’s Birthday break

Fri 13 June

Y12 Formal

Sun 15 June

MacKenzie House Chapel, 10am

Sun 15 June

Mawson House Chapel, 7pm

Tue 17 June

Mufti Day

Fri 20 June

Smith House Chapel

Sat 21 June

Gibb House Exeat Weekend

Mon 23 June

Jungle Book dress rehearsal

Mon 23 June

Aladdin dress rehearsal

Wed-Sat 25-28 June

Jungle Book and Aladdin Productions, 7pm

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The Board has identified three key strategic themes:

1. Educational Excellence

2. Development of the All- Round Man (Virtutem Paret Doctrina)

3. Sustainability

I thought that I would take this opportunity to share with you some key themes that will af fect the College and your sons in the future. The following paragraphs contain excerpts from an article recently published on the BBC website. You can view the full article at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26127515

DEvEloPMENT oF THE

All RoUND MAN

For as long as there have been schools, people have been asking what is the point of them? In 1947, Dr Martin Luther King gave a lecture entitled The Purpose of Education in which he told his audience that the goal of true education was, “intelligence plus character”.

At an event last year to launch the APPG’s work on character and resilience, the headmaster of Eton, Tony Little, said his school’s fundamental mission was to create the “All-Rounded Person”, able to stand up for

themselves. Building character was at the heart of the school’s ethos, he said last October in an LSE report asking; what predicts a successful life. He noted, “The most powerful childhood predictor of adult life-satisfaction is the child’s emotional health. Next comes the child’s conduct. The least powerful predictor is the child’s intellectual development.”

In addition the following article looks at Global Megatrends

Demographics Longer life expectancy and falling birth rates will nearly double the number of elderly

while challenging our ability to find jobs for our young people and fund social welfare provisions like pensions.

• 15-24 year-olds make up 40% of the world’s unemployed.

• 90% of the global youth populations lives in developing countries.

• 1 million young people will enter the labour force in India every month for the next 20 years.

Rise of the individual Advances in education, health and technology have empowered

The Board of Governors is currently reviewing its Strategic Statement. This statement sets the College’s strategic direction 2015 – 2020 and is therefore a key document for the College’s future.

HEADMASTER’S MESSAGE

STANlEy SoloMoN (y5), GETTING HIS HEAD SHAvED FoR kIDS cAN HoUSE ATHlETIcS

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"THE MoST PowERFUl cHIlDHooD PREDIcToR oF

ADUlT lIFE-SATISFAcTIoN IS THE cHIlD'S

EMoTIoNAl HEAlTH. NExT coMES THE cHIlD'S

coNDUcT. THE lEAST PowERFUl PREDIcToR IS

THE cHIlD'S INTEllEcTUAl DEvEloPMENT."

the individual as never before, leading to increased demands for transparency and participation in decision-making.

• The global literacy rate is 84% and the rates for girls and women are improving.

• 60% of the world will be middle class by 2030 and 80% of the global middle class will live in developing countries.

Enabling technology ICT is transforming society and a new wave of technological advances is creating new opportunities which will take our students into jobs we have not yet dreamed of. Skills and knowledge must stay flexible and able to be updated.

• 90% of the digital data in the world today was created in the last two years.

• The global value of the ‘app’ economy is projected to be US$151 billion by 2017.

Economic interconnectedness The interconnected global economy will see increased international trade and competition which will bring enormous benefits if we can ensure government policy will help us compete and keep our population skilled and competitive.

• Asia’s share of global exports is expected to double to 39% by 2030.

• International co-operation and relationships will be increasingly complex and important.

• Education will be vital to ensuring high end skills and a skilled labour force, research, innovation and new technologies.

Public debt Public debt will continue to be a significant constraint on public spending and for decades to come, leading to new, cost-effective ways of delivering public services like education. Our ability to reduce debt while stimulating growth will af fect our capacity to respond to social, economic and environmental challenges.

• The aging population will drive up health and pension spending while limiting potential to meet growing demand for new services.

• Public spending will be tightly controlled, af fecting education.

• Countries will be increasingly exposed to global market risks and will be less able to withstand financial shocks.

Economic power shift Emerging economies are lifting millions out of poverty introducing a new influence on the global economy and rebalancing global power which will demand greater responsiveness, inclusiveness, transparency and ownership.

coNTINUED...

IllUSTRAToR bob kERR TEAcHING MS STUDENTS AboUT DRAwING

College Head BoyPHIllIP lEAUPEPE-T NIckEl

I am truly honoured to be writing my first piece for the Quad as the head prefect for 2014.

I find it hard to believe that we are already a quarter of the way through the school year. It feels like it was only yesterday that I stood up in front of the College for the first time and challenged the boys to “make 2014 your year.” The boys have not only readily accepted the challenge but have already exceeded what I asked of them. We are not just walking the talk, but we have come out of the blocks sprinting.

The College has already made a number of considerable achievements in this term alone. However, what has really impressed me is the wide range of these achievements. From the sports field, to the stage and out into the community, nothing makes me prouder than seeing our boys getting out there and making an impact; whether it is as part of the tennis, the studio orchestra, the Relay for Life team or everything in between. A personal highlight for me this term has been BROMAD week which gave us a flurry of

dance crews, short-films, live performances and, of course, Scots Got Talent. The calibre and diversity of talent on display at SGT from juniors and seniors alike never ceases to amaze me.

As we look towards term two, we can put the first term and all its successes behind us. We have found our feet and made a great start to the year, but we must not let ourselves get complacent. Make use of the opportunities that are presented to you now and keep striving to better yourself. Don’t settle with being fast, be faster, don’t settle with being strong, be stronger, don’t settle with being smart, be smarter.

PHIllIP lEAUPEPE-T NIckEl

collEGE HEAD boy

• By 2030, developing countries will account for 57% of global GDP.

• Developing countries will be home to 440 of the world’s fastest growing cities.

• India and China will account for 35% of the world’s population and 25% of global GDP.

Climate change: Rising greenhouse gas emissions will drive a complex mix of unpredictable changes to the environment while placing new demands on our natural and built systems. Governments will have the dif ficult task of finding the right combination of adaptation and mitigation policies.

• 200 million people could be permanently displaced because of climate change. Cities account for 60-80% of energy costs and the same amount of CO2 emissions.

Resource stress: Population growth, economic growth and climate change will increase the stress on natural resources like water, food, arable land, minerals

and fuels. Sustainable resource management will be at the centre of all government agendas so that our population can be guaranteed sufficient food, water and energy.

• A bigger, more affluent global population will require a 50% increase in food production.

• There will be a 40% increase in global energy demand.

• The gap between water supply and demand could be 40% by 2030.

Urbanisation: Almost two thirds of the world’s population will live in cities by 2030 creating new opportunities for sustainable living but also placing pressure on infrastructure like transport and education.

Acknowledgement: Future State 2030, KPMG and the Mowat Centre, University of Toronto.

Thus as we ponder the future of our College and the young men who attend it, we have much to consider.

GRAEME yUlE

HEADMASTER “A PERSoNAl HIGHlIGHT FoR ME THIS

TERM HAS bEEN bRoMAD wEEk...”

HENRy HASTINGS, yEAR 7

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Chaplain’s ChatHUMIlITy AND PRIDE

Board Update

boARD oF GovERNoRS

The Board has had a busy start to the year. One of our key focuses this year is to update the College’s Strategic Statement since the time period covered in the current statement (2010 – 2014) is coming to an end.

“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” CS LewiS,

“As long as you are proud you cannot know God. A proud man is always looking down on things and people: and, of course, as long as you are looking down you cannot see something that is above you.” CS LewiS

These two quotes by the same renowned author, seem to me, to be a great way to explain the major dif ference between these two words.

Being humble is an honourable quality in life.

I can think of some students at Scots who are just like that. They are great leaders who command respect and they still have the time and energy to stop and help out those much more junior than themselves - this sets a fantastic example to all of us and shows that you don’t have to be full of

pride and self importance to be respected.

Humility is when you are unaware of your own importance, pride is when you are full of your own importance.

So stop and think and listen to others, without interrupting and insisting on being the star attraction. Show kindness to others.

I will finish with another quote from a great philosopher, teacher, leader and scholar, Mahatma Gandhi;

“It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.”

MIlo bENN, yEAR 10

cHAPEl REFlEcTIoN

PHIlIP PoPPE, cHAIRMAN

The new Strategic Statement is looking at how Scots will operate for the next five years out till 2020 (we expect to have this completed and available for you to read by the middle of the year). During that time period we will of course be celebrating the Scots Centenary in 2016 and while this might seem a long way off, the time will go very quickly so planning for this is underway in earnest. It is a mammoth logistical exercise to organise such a celebration and the Board has appointed a special sub committee to oversee the work leading to this event. It is not too early to register and I urge you to follow the link on the Scots website. Branding for the centenary will be under the banner “Scots 100” and you will see more of this as time goes on. Please also encourage your family and friends to connect to the centenary.

The Board is also focused on checking the College is aligned with the new health and safety legislation, which is due to come into law in 2015. It is a major restructure of the existing act which will require a revamp of some of the responsibilities and processes we have already, in this area, to ensure we will be compliant.

PHIlIP PoPPE

boARD oF GovERNoRS, cHAIRMAN

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Student Achievements

AcHIEvEMENTS

PREP ScHool

Harry Stew (Y5): won the following medals at the Wellington Swimming Championships in the U9 category: Gold 100m Backstroke, Silver 200m Backstroke, Silver 100m Freestyle, Silver 50m Freestyle, Silver 50 Backstroke and Bronze 50m Butterfly

Will Wright (Y6): was 1st in his age group at the National Optimist Sailing Championships

Rippa Rugby Team (Y5/6): won the Wellington Rippa Rugby Competition

Scott Sheffield-Gray (Y5): came 2nd in Wellington Regional Athletics Championship

MIDDlE ScHool

Junior Futsal Team: won the National Secondary Schools Futsal Junior Division Title

Trent Young (Y8): was the winner in the Tennis Singles U12 Boys at Manawatu and Tawa Summer Open

Sam Roff (Y9): came 2nd in board race, 3rd in the board rescue and 3rd in the Diamond at the Surf Lifesaving Wellington Championships

Kieran Kell (Y9): came 1st in his age group at the Marist Invitation Junior Karate Tournament

Sean Register (Y8): won gold in the U12 Surf Race and silver in the U12 Run Swim Run at the National U14 Oceans Surf Lifesaving Championships

Maranui Surf Lifesaving U14 Team; Aloysius Richardson-Lane (Y9), Sean Register (Y8) and Toby Mark (Y8) won the Capital Coast Championship

Joshua Snowdon-Poole (Y10): won the U14 Boys Singles category in the Tennis Central Masters Tournament and won the Australian Clay Court U14 Boys Doubles Tennis Championship

9B Cricket Team: won the College Sport Wellington Div 3

Sam Bacon (Y9): finished in 2nd place at the Optimist National Sailing Championships

Sam Bacon (Y9) and Ben Prentice (Y8): won the Sunburst Cup and the U19 Cup at the Sunburst National Sailing Championships

Peter Lang (Y8): was a recipient of the NSW ICAS medal

Y7/8 Touch Rugby Team: won the Wellington Central Touch Rugby Division

SENIoR ScHool

Tom Caughley (Y12): came 1st in the U16 section of the 2014 Round the Bays in the weekend, and 6th overall

Scots Rugby 7s Team: came 1st in the MCKK Premier 1 Malaysia Tournament in Kuala Lumpur

Harry Enright (Y11): came 2nd in the 1m spring board event and 3rd in the 3m spring board

event at the North Island Diving Championships

Sam Hart (Y13): was selected to play in the brass section with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s performance of La Dolce Vita

Jake Jamieson (Y12): came 2nd at the U19 Wellington Triathlon Champs and 3rd at the Oceania Champs in the U19 Team Supersprint

James Preston (Y12): was 3rd in U19 category at the Karapoti Classic Mountain Biking event

Senior Tennis Team Dom Miller (Y13), Hugo Humphries (Y13), John Vogel (Y12), Felix Humphries (Y11), Josh Snowdon-Poole (Y10), Lucas Miller (coach): finished 2nd at the National Champsionships

Tom Caughley (Y12): came 3rd in the 1500m (intermediate) at the NISS Track and Field Championships

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Scots College is very proud to celebrate the achievements of all our NCEA and IB Students. The College’s 2013 results are outstanding. We have continued our history of achieving well above the National averages with high pass endorsement rates in NCEA, and a number of students who started in the ‘B’ stream at the College worked hard to achieve an excellence endorsement at Level 3. Congratulations to all our boys and their teachers, your hard work has paid off.

2013Academic results

NcEA ScHolARSHIPS

15 NCEA Scholarships awarded

ToP AcHIEvERS

Aaron Chan – Four passes in Calculus, Chemistry, Physics and StatisticsAlbert Nisbet – Three passes in Biology, Chemistry and Physics Xander Wijninckx - Two passes in Calculus and Statistics

Scots College World

Pass Rate 92% 79%

Average 30 Points 30 Points

Scots College NZ Boys (Decile 8-10)

Level 1 95% 89%

Endorsements 80% 65%

Level 2 94% 90%

Level 3 85% 84%

UE 90% 79%

Ib DIPloMA

*These results exclude IB students

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jUNIoR FUTSAl TEAM

SENIoR TENNIS TEAMAloySIUS RIcHARDSoN-lANE AND

Toby MARk

SAM HART

ScoTS RUGby 7S TEAM

ToM cAUGHlEy

ScoTT SHEFFIElD-GRAy

Callum Stewart (Y11): came 3rd in the 3000m (intermediate) at the NISS Track and Field Championships

Connor Garden-Bachop (Y11): came 3rd in the Long Jump (intermediate) at the NISS Track and Field Championships

RIPPA RUGby TEAM

PETER lANG

SAM bAcoN

coNNoR GARDEN-bAcHoP

WELCOME TO SCOTS

Some new facescHRIS bUcklEy

Position: Teacher of CommerceBirthplace: AucklandSecondary School: Wanganui High SchoolFavourite Movie: Into the Wild OR Die HardHidden Talent: Tirelessly supporting the Blues despite their results (it is a talent)

cHRIS FERGUSoN

Position: Physical Education Teacher, TIC Health Education Birthplace: ChristchurchSecondary School: Christchurch Boys’ High SchoolFavourite Movie: Die HardHidden Talent: Makes an amazing Butter Chicken

NIck SINNAMoN

Position: Teacher of ScienceBirthplace: OamaruSecondary School: Waitaki Boys High SchoolFavourite Movie: BraveheartHidden Talent: Flyfishing (clutching at straws here!)

GUy PAScoE

Position: Director of International StudentsBirthplace: Christchurch Secondary School: Christ’s CollegeFavourite Movie: The GodfatherHidden Talent: Skiing

DAvID ScoTT

Position: Deputy Principal Middle SchoolBirthplace: Leicester, EnglandSecondary School: Shebbear College, North Devon, EnglandFavourite Movie: The DeerhunterHidden Talent: Elvis impersonator

FRANcES REIlly

Position: Spanish teacherBirthplace: InvercargillSecondary School: Heretaunga CollegeHidden Talent: Baking

cATHERINE TRAvERS

Position: Spanish & ESL TeacherBirthplace: WellingtonSecondary School: QMC & Marsden Favourite Movie: No Country For Old Men Hidden Talent: Dog whisperer and Divemaster

loU GARDINER

Position: Director of Leadership & Sports Co-ordinatorBirthplace: WellingtonSecondary School: St Patrick’s College WellingtonFavourite Movie: Hope SpringsHidden Talent: Drawing/Painting (Art)

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CPASCreative & Performing Arts School

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CPAS has become known for providing unique and quality opportunities in the arts.

This year has started with a variety of courses catering for those interested in creative technology, dance and acting. We were overwhelmed with enrolments into our acting classes in particular. Being involved in drama and acting, provides us with many skills which carry over into everyday life. These skills equip us with the ability to think on our feet, work as a team, take direction, develop confidence and speak clearly.

We have 7 classes during the week which cater for those seeking to develop these skills. It has been really pleasing to see students who started in Shine Time with Nathalie Boltt

and Jo Rogers progress into either Theatre sports with Susan Fogarty or Miranda Harcourt’s Teen Acting on Saturdays.

We are proud of the fact that 4 of our older Saturday Teen students from the 2013 course, have been accepted into drama schools for 2014: Toi Whakaari; The Actors' Programme; Unitec; Whitirea!

"Immense thanks to both Miranda Harcourt and tutor Perry Piercy who guided me onto my next path by encouraging me to audition for Toi Whakaari, New Zealand Drama School.

In the year that I spent at CPAS in 2013 I grew immensely learning

FREyA MIlNER woRkING wITH cASTING DIREcToR TINA clEARy

fantastic skills that I fully believe helped me in my audition process."

vAlERIA MENDozA-DAvIS, cPAS

GRADUATE

Other students have been cast in locally produced TV, film and stage productions. Of particular note, Freya Milner has been cast as the lead in the multi-million dollar TVNZ series, “When We Go to War”. This 6 part series is being screened later this year, and will be worth looking out for.

Congratulations to Freya and all the other students who have achieved such great success!

jAckIE jAMES

cPAS MANAGER

SUSAN FoGARTy TEAcHING THEATRE SPoRTS

TERM 2 HIGHLIGHTS

MAqUETTE ScUlPTING

FUNDAMENTAlS oF

PHoToGRAPHy

ElEcTRoNIc MUSIc

PRoDUcTIoN

SINGcoGNITo

FUNk DANcE clASSES

(FoR boyS AND ADUlTS)

SEcoNDARy ScHoolS SUMMER ToURNAMENT

Summer Tournament Week

The New Zealand Secondary Schools Summer Tournament Week was held from 24-29 March. Scots College was represented in 3 different sports, futsal, rowing and tennis. We had also played in cricket’s national qualifying tournament the week before.

FUTSAl

The National Futsal Tournament was held in Wellington at the ASB Stadium. We entered a junior team and a senior team.

The senior team finished 8th in a very tough competition. Ryan Western was a stand-out performer over the two days.

The highlight of the tournament was the performance of our junior team. The Scots junior team started the tournament slowly losing their first game to Napier Boys High School. They knew they could not lose another game if they wanted to make the final and played impressive Futsal winning all other games. A tightly fought semi-final win, which went into overtime, against Auckland Grammar School secured their place in the final. In the final Scots faced St Patrick’s Town with Scots wining 4-2. The stand-out players at the tournament were Ollie Whyte, Tournament MVP, Mario Kotsapas, Golden Glove and Benjamin Hartfield, Golden Boot.

Excellent ef fort all round!

joHN wESTERN

jUNIoR FUTSAl TEAM

bAck Row: NoAH jAEGER-lETTS, MAx HUSkINSoN-yoUNG, MARIo koTSAPAS, ToM HARFoRD, EllIoT

wESTERN, MARcoS GoMES (coAcH)

FRoNT Row: ollIE STANISH, bENjAMIN HARTFIElD, ollIE wHyTE, coNNoR MccoNcHIE, joSEF STRAUSS

RowING

After an up and down rowing season, where all crew members had experienced the elation of standing on the podium but also the frustration of having trainings & regattas cancelled due to bad weather, the boys entered Maadi with no great expectations.

The high standard of rowers was soon evident and provided tough competition for all the Scots crews. Our lack of good water time was always going to make this an up-hill battle; however in saying that, we were disappointed not to achieve better results.

We flew to Dunedin Sunday 23 March and drove straight through to Lake Ruataniwha, Twizel. On Monday the official racing began where all Scots rowers were in action. Tuesday we raced the novice fours and U17 quad in less than favourable conditions. The winds soon meant the regatta was postponed and by Wednesday the unpopular decision had been made to race all repechages by way of time trial over 1500m.

Thank you to the parents who travelled to Maadi to cook for, manage and support the boys. Thank you to Garry Maude for coaching the boys this season. His commitment, time and expertise were instrumental in moulding and shaping the boys into fine rowers.

joE wHITMoRE, ScoTS RowING cAPTAIN

2014 TwIzEl RowING TEAM

Silver Crest Award

Year 11 student Sean Aitchison has been awarded a Silver Crest award by the Royal Society of New Zealand, recognising his two year project; a study on short and long course swim conversion times.

Sean, himself a competitive swimmer was ranked 2nd nationally in backstroke for his age group, recognised a potential flaw in Swimming New Zealand’s conversion times for short (25m) vs long (50m) courses that take into account the tumble turn technique. This prompted him to analyse results data using a sample size from the Take Your Marks national database.

Starting his project at the end of Year 9 in 2012, Sean is proud of the award and the fact that his project is of special interest to Swimming New Zealand who intend to use his study in a review of New Zealand swim conversion factors.

“After reading all of the requirements for the Silver Crest I was lucky to be able to get Dr. Tom Vanenbogaerde from High Performance New Zealand to be my mentor. I wanted to continue

looking at turns in swimming as I was keen to be able to produce some evidence to support a review of conversion times for Swimming New Zealand. I met with Tom in Oct 2012 and over the next 5 months with supervision from him did background literature research and explored various potential ways I could do this. We agreed on an approach and in April 2013 my Silver Crest Project was approved”.

“It feels good to have researched an area that can benefit competitive swimmers long term. It’s because of this study the Swimming New Zealand have started to analyse their national conversion figures” says Sean.

With the help of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Sean also hopes that his research will be published in a scientific sports journal.

SEAN AITcHISoN

Pg./11

TENNIS

The senior tennis team entered the National Tennis Championships in Auckland and were ranked second in the country.

After comfortable wins over Christchurch BHS and Hamilton BHS the team faced a strong Auckland Grammar team to decide who would qualify top of their pool and advance to the semi-finals. Our team showed a true fighting quality and ended up winning the tie 5-1. A comfortable semi-final win over John McGlashan meant a real challenge in the final against tennis powerhouse, St Kentigern’s. While the final result, a 1-5 loss, was probably expected, the way in which the Scots players fronted was outstanding. In 2013 we came third and this year second so hopefully we can go one better next year. With 3 of the team returning and a strong junior group this is a distinct possibility. Team: Dom Miller (captain), Hugo Humphries, John Vogel, Felix Humphries, Josh Snowdon-Poole, Lucas Miller (coach) and Mr. Mathew Ancheril (manager).

GEoFF HAll

DoM MIllER

joSH SNowDoN-PoolE, FElIx HUMPHRIES, DoM MIllER (cAPTAIN), joHN voGEl, HUGo HUMPHRIES

Trans-Tasman Quadrangular Cricket Tournament

GEEloNG collEGE - MElboURNE

We arrived in Geelong on Monday just in time for the hottest 4 day period in Melbourne since 1908. Trainings had to be held siesta style in the early morning and evening to avoid the fierce heat and wicked northerly winds, with bush fires and thunderstorms all adding to the drama.

DAy 1: v GEEloNG collEGE

After suffering four and a half days of 40 plus degree temperatures Scots turned the heat on Geelong College, host of this year’s tournament, with a comfortable first up victory.

The first day’s matches had to be postponed due to the high temperatures so it was with some relief we woke to find the weather had broken and temperatures in the mid-20s for today’s game. Scots won the toss and bowled first, bowling tidily but without much penetration. Geelong failed to capitalise on their wickets in hand and limped to 192/5 off their allotted 50 overs.

Our run chase got off to a sticky start, quickly falling to 10/2 but captain Ollie McMahon (73) held the batting together with help from Raveen Dias, Lochie Paton and a very responsible 50 from Joseph Bowden. Tomorrow we play Adelaide’s Scotch College, who were also big winners on day one.

DAy 2: v ScoTcH collEGE

Day two of the Trans-Tasman Quad saw a match with little between the two sides, 19 wickets falling for 345 runs despite perfect conditions, short boundaries and a lightning quick outfield. Scots bowled first with our senior bowlers having Scotch teetering on the brink at 70/5 off the first 20 overs. This is a development tour so the ball was thrown to some of the younger boys who continued to have Scotch under pressure although we were guilty of squandering several opportunities these boys created. With the flow of wickets slowed to a trickle the boys from Adelaide stuck to the task well, batted their full 50 overs and finished on 172/9.

We were confident that we could chase this down and started solidly. Raveen was first to go, quickly followed by key batsmen Ollie

McMahon and JB Bowden, to leave us in a hold at 66/5. Scotty Oldham (66) with support from Doug Beattie and pinch hitter Josh Rippin got us within striking distance at 162/7, only for the last wickets to fall cheaply just short of our target.

DAyS 3 AND 4

Our narrow loss to Scotch on day 2 left us needing help from the other teams if we were to recapture the Quad title we had last won in Adelaide in 2012. Poulteney Grammar, who came into the tournament to replace the absent defending champions St Kentigern, were our opponents. They had a young team who had been on the wrong end of two hidings and Scots coach Christie van Dyk was quick to point out to our boys that we could still win the Oughton-Phillips shield with a strong performance and a Geelong College win. Geelong College gave us the result we needed but we were guilty of taking Poulteney too lightly after posting an impressive 288 all out with Year 13s Scott Oldham (75) and Ollie McMahon (85) carrying the team.

Into their third day of serious cricket the boys failed to fire and allowed Poulteney to get to 145/3 off only 28 overs, the first time they had cracked 3 figures in an innings during the tournament. It was then up to youngsters Benson Wilde (2), Connor Beleski (2) and Sam Eastgate-Brown (3), to stem the bleeding. Poulteney’s tail failed to wag with Doug Beattie’s consistent ef forts all tour rewarded with 2 scalps. Poulteney finished on 188 but had scored too many for our run rate and the Quad went to hosts Geelong.

The tournament finished with two fun T-20s and a fun and friendly formal dinner, enjoyed by Scots parents and players alike. We return to Scots a tighter unit with our senior batsmen in good form.

RoGER DoIG

TEAM MEETING wITH coAcH cHRISTIE vAN DykEGEEloNG cRIckET qUADRANGUlAR, MElboURNE

Pg./13

Pipe Band UpdatecoMPETITIoN SEASoN

This season has been one of the most successful in a long time, seeing the band amass an astonishing 10 trophies in total. It did not start strongly. There was some doubt that the Band would actually have the requisite numbers to compete at any level.

Turakina saw the band awarded two trophies. These were The Noel Cameron Youth Pipe Band Award and the Wilson Family Trophy for most points in the Grade 4 set competition. Turakina also saw several bandsmen gaining individual honours. George Smith, Kurt James, Lachie MacDonald, Tom Simpson and Tom Harding all placed in solo events.

The Regional competition was held at Government House this year. It was a real honour for the boys to compete there. The Band was awarded the following trophies: Gray Naismith cup for Champion School Band, Presidents Quaitch for runner up to the champion Juvenile Band, Dunvegan Trophy for 1st in Dress (juvenile), Dunvegan Cup, for first in Dress Grade 4, ID Cameron Cup for Open Dress, De Tourette Cup for 1st Medley Grade 4, Ray Walker Memorial Cup for 1st in Drumming Grade 4, R.E. Bond Cup for the Grade 4 Champions. This means that the Scots College Pipe Band are the current Grade 4 Champions in our region. When the band competes in Grade 4 they are competing against adult teams, making them one of the few Scots College teams to do so. This makes their achievement of winning the Grade 4 competition such a remarkable achievement.

The Nationals in Tauranga saw that band deal with a dif ferent kind of issue. Illness decimated the ranks during this competition. However in true Scots fashion, those who could still compete did. Our overall results are a testament to the focus and dedication of our tutors and bandsmen: There were 23 bands in Grade 4 and the band placed 10th in the street march and 11th in both the set and medley resulting in an aggregate place of 11th. For drumming we came 8th in the set and 6th in the medley. The bass and tenor section came 4th in the Westpac trophy which is for balance between bass and tenor over the set and medley. The bass and tenor section came 19th in the open flourishing out of the 43 bands at the contest. Given the competition and circumstances, these are highly credible results.

The band continues to grow. This competition season saw 7 new

bandsmen compete at the Juvenile level. This is a fantastic achievement, and shows the developing strength of our band. I would like to thank the tutors Marion, Angus and Henry for their on-going dedication and hard-work. I would like to commend all of the bandsmen for displaying these self-same qualities. Finally, I would like to thank you, the parents, for your unwavering support.

IAN lESlIE

PIPE bAND MANAGER

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olIvER STAPlEToN STEvENS REcEIvING AwARD FRoM THE GovERNoR GENERAl

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While WOMAD celebrated its 10th anniversary in New Plymouth here at Scots we held our second BROMAD Arts Festival week. The week of Scots Brothers of Music, Art and Dance is intended to enable the boys to experience a range of new experiences and opportunities beyond what they might choose themselves.

The Wellington Shake ’em on Downers, a 1930s dixie swing style dance band began the week. Their high energy performance and instrumental expertise made them a highly impressive and enjoyable opening act.

Tuesday lunchtime saw the school alive with the sound of myriad forms of music. Buskers ranging from the Pipe Band to a string quartet, trombonists,

bassoonists, guitarists and my personal favourites – the Year 1 Lunchbox Band entertained the crowds while raising money for KidsCan. The House Street Art competition drew large numbers of artists and art critics with Year 13 Art History deeming Uttley House the winner.

Wednesday’s event was a screening of two new NZ films, The Silk and Birdsong. Miranda

Harcourt compered the event which included a Q&A session of guests NZ author Joy Cowley, actors Dame Kate Harcourt and her grandson, Peter McKenzie and up and coming film director, Ben Childs. The appreciative senior school audience learnt a great deal from this event. We were also joined by a gracious group of Old Boys’ mothers for this session.

Thursday lunchtime saw the return of Class Comedians followed by an after school comedic workshop. Thursday night’s Scots Got Talent featured 28 acts which thoroughly entertained a large audience of students, friends and families. A range of talented performers gave the three guest judges a very tough time when it came to making the awards. SBB came

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out on top – this dance group of seventeen Year 12 and 13 boys was one of a number of crowd favourites on the night. Scots Got Talent featured boys as young as Year 4s David Kennedy and Mrs Kidman’s entire Year 5 class right through to our most accomplished senior musicians such as Andrew Kelly and Hans-Peder Olif f. Genre ranged from Nirvana to Bach, recent arrival Camille Boudet wowed us all with his gymnastics prowess and the entirety of Gibb House exemplified the spirit of the boarding house with their rendition of YMCA.

The dance theme continued into Friday with BROMAD’s final event being performances by World Champion Hip Hop dance crew – Infinite Dance, and the third year contemporary students from the New Zealand School of Dance. A large crowd of boys clearly appreciated the skill and professionalism of these dancers. A group of Middle School boys also took part in a workshop with author and illustrator, Bob Kerr.

BROMAD is a great week to be a part of. I love seeing the way the vast majority of boys really embrace the chance to experience something new and what’s especially great is the number of boys who get involved. A big thank you to all of the staf f who make this week a reality for the boys. We’re already planning 2015’s third BROMAD week.

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Introducing our International Students

INTERNATIoNAl STUDENTS

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House: Glasgow Where are you from: China Favourite thing about Scots: The environment and sports, such as football Most surprising aspect of NZ culture: That sport is so important. In NZ you get money from your agriculture. What do you miss most from home: My family and the food. What do you do on the weekends in NZ: Play sports, stay at the boarding house and spend time with friends.

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House: Aitken Where are you from: France Favourite thing about Scots: The technology and sport after school Most surprising aspect of NZ culture: That Scots is not a co-ed school What do you miss most from home: The nature and the way of life What do you do on the weekends in NZ: Play sport and go to town.

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House: Glasgow Where are you from: Japan Favourite thing about Scots: Playing and talking with friends Most surprising aspect of NZ culture: We have morning and afternoon tea. Also we are allowed to use our phones in school! What do you miss most from home: I can’t see my friends and family from Japan What do you do on the weekends in NZ: I go to the beach, play with friends and eat good meals.

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House: Smith Where are you from: Japan Favourite thing about Scots: Economics and being able to relax after school Most surprising aspect of NZ culture: They don’t rinse the soap off dishes What do you miss most from home: The food What do you do on the weekends in NZ: Staying at my friend’s house.

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House: Glasgow Where are you from: Korea Favourite thing about Scots: English Most surprising aspect of NZ culture: English What do you miss most from home: My Family What do you do on the weekends in NZ: Study

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House: Mawson Where are you from: Mexico Favourite thing about Scots: The very friendly people and of course football Most surprising aspect of NZ culture: That no matter how bad a person’s day is they are still very friendly and willing to help others. What do you miss most from home: My friends, family and places to visit What do you do on the weekends in NZ: I am usually at football training or going to town or out for lunch with my team mates.

Introducing 6 of our international students...

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wUlIAN NUMbER 1 ScHool

Wulian Language Academy Toin Exchange

On February 23rd 10 boys and three staff from Wulian Number 1 High School in China arrived in Wellington for an intensive two week Language Academy. The programme was combined with Queen Margaret College, which hosted 14 girls.

The journey to New Zealand was a long one. A seven hour bus trip from their hometown to Shanghai was followed by a 12 hour flight to Auckland, before they finally touched down in Wellington more than 24 hours after departure. Despite the distance and time involved in getting here the boys arrived full of enthusiasm and excited about the programme ahead.

In addition to daily English lessons the boys experienced regular classes and participated in a wide range of activities in and around the Wellington region. Some of the highlights included seeing parliament in action, Te Papa and riding around the waterfront on croc bikes. They also really enjoyed being presented with Scots College pins in front of a full assembly.

Partnerships with schools such as Wulian present a fantastic opportunity for our boys to broaden their own horizons and gain a valuable insight into cultures vastly dif ferent from our own. New Zealand’s relationship with China is of increasing importance, which makes opportunities like this all the more significant.

I am sure the relationship with Wulian will continue to flourish and we look forward to welcoming them back to Scots in 2015. I also hope that we will have the opportunity to provide our own boys with a reciprocal Chinese school experience in the not too distant future.

GUy PAScoE

DIREcToR oF INTERNATIoNAl STUDENTS

Each year the College welcomes ten boys from Toin Gakuen in Yokohama as part of the annual Toin Exchange.

While here, the boys have an action-packed programme that sees them participate in a wide range of activities including fishing, sailing and paint-balling as well as studying English and learning about New Zealand culture.

Each day the boys wrote a journal about their experiences. Some excerpts from these are provided below:

ToIN GAkUEN IN yokoHAMA

“I learned about New Zealand’s sport at school today. After getting home I went swimming in the sea but it was so cold. So the warm shower in the house felt like God.”

“I went to class with my host brother. The subject was Religious Education. It was hard for me to understand. In the class it has 18 students and it is much smaller than my class in Toin. Because of this, all of the students in Scots College could speak their opinions easily. And they often raised their hands up. So the class was so interesting.”

“I got up early this morning and took a big Liner to the South Island. I saw a beautiful view on the deck. In the South Island I went fishing far away from the land. I caught seven fish, but I could only take three by law. It was interesting. Mr Sam made us fish and chips for dinner.”

In September, 10 Scots boys will have the opportunity to go to Toin for three weeks. The Toin exchange looks set to remain popular in the years ahead.

GUy PAScoE

DIREcToR, INTERNATIoNAl STUDENTS

1 & 2: ToIN STUDENTS ENjoy

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3 & 4: ToIN STUENTS ExPloRE

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PREP ScHool

Prep School UpdatePRINcIPAl/joHN wESTERN

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Term 1 always passes with great speed and this year is no exception. The Prep School quickly settled into its core business and classes have been calm, productive and happy places where everyone has worked hard to achieve their best.

Our Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC) week was a highlight for many. In this QUAD you will read articles and view photos showing components of this week. We could not run these programmes without the dedication and commitment of our staf f as well as the huge support from our parents. Thank you to all involved.

Recently, I read an interesting article in The Listener where two highly respected education researchers discussed findings about how the brain learns and implications for parents and teachers. Professor John Hattie is well known within New Zealand and abroad. In this article, he reinforced how important it is to read to your child, starting at a very young age and keeping this going for as long as you can. In addition to reading, he urges adults to have rich conversations with their children. Hattie suggests, “Reminding them of things they already know” and says, “Asking them questions to slowly build on that is even more important.”

In the same article another New Zealander, Greg Yates, discusses how numbers are important for infant development. He recommends playing snakes and ladders with young children: “An incredibly rich game because it’s got all the elements of linear programming, distances, between spaces, and then it’s got addition and subtraction.”

While many of our families may no longer have preschool-aged children, there is no need to think these suggestions are only appropriate for young children. Over the upcoming break, put away the electronic devices, turn off the TV and play traditional games with your family. Board games, card games and the like have so many educationally positive outcomes as well as creating opportunities for a family to have fun together and to communicate.

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PREP ScHool PRINcIPAl

PoRIRUA AqUATIc cENTRE EoTc TRIP

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Head of Prep School

Prep School Leaders

MATTHEw EvANS

There was a lot of talk about the Head Boy position for 2014 and I tried hard not to think about it. The night before the final assembly I was really nervous and I thought about the leadership positions for 2014.

When Mr Western read out the leaders, the position of head boy was announced last. When I didn’t hear my name called out I started to think about head boy position. Then Mr Western announced “Head Boy of the Prep School, Matthew Evans”. I was shocked I didn’t know what to do but I did feel very proud. I thought I was dreaming. Then I saw all the other leaders walk up to the stage so I followed. After the assembly Mr Yule shook my hand and congratulated me. He said “Well done and I look forward to working with you”.

My first official duty was to read a reading in chapel in front of the whole school. Miss Fairbairn only gave me the words the night before the chapel so I spent the whole night practising. At chapel I met the leaders of the senior school and as I walked up to the front I saw hundreds of head turning in our direction. It was nerve wracking but a great experience and opportunity.

This year I look forward to supporting the other leaders so we can work as a team to make the Prep School a great place for everyone. So far we have already started organising assemblies, the music leader has arranged for boys to perform in assembly, our sports leader is reading the results of our games that we have played in the week.

Well done to all boys for taking as many opportunities as possible. We all need to continue celebrating our successes. We have just had a great time on EOTC week. So we all need to continue working as a team, knuckle down and work hard to make Scots a great place.

MATTHEw EvANS

HEAD oF PREP ScHool

On Friday 31 January the Prep School held a special assembly to present our 2014 Leaders with their badges. We were fortunate to have Mackenzie Edwards, our Prep School Prefect, at our Assembly.

The 2014 Prep School Leaders team will be led by the Prep School Head Boy Matthew Evans.

THE APPoINTMENTS ARE AS Follow:

Tom Brooks Sports Leader

Kevin Cheung Arts Leader

Joshua Turnbull Technology Leader

Ariel Bridgman Community Leader

Oli Scott Library Leader

Toby Bates Bedding House

Vegas Hogg Macarthur House

Alec Jordan McKelvie House

Joshua Paine Potatau House

I enjoyed going on the bus and the train to Porirua Aquatic Centre.

I loved swimming with my friends.

jARRAH MAckEy, 2jI

At Porirua Pool, I enjoyed it when I went down the slide really fast!

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We got a lot of time in the pool and it was very fun when I played with Dhaymon. Whenever he came for me I would go over the pool barrier. He had to go over the other side of the barrier to catch me. When he got a second person they came from both sides so I went in the water. When I saw Dhaymon’s feet he didn’t look down. When he did through, no one was there because I had already gone. I had quickly gone to the other side and went on the mini slide. He saw me over there and he came to me. I stayed in the middle for the whole time. In the waves I jumped through one and it pulled me around

At the sprinkler and orienteering day, I liked the bubbles. We had fun when the egg smashed. cHARlIE cARSoN, 2jI

I liked the sprinkler because the water snake can splash water everywhere! joNATHAN SUN, 2jI

PREP EoTc AcTIvITIES

Sprinkler & Orienteering

The Porirua Aquatic Centre

a tight corner and then I banged into Dhaymon and quickly swam away. It was too late, Dhaymon had nearly caught me! Then the bell rang and he looked down and I was gone. He saw me with the school and it was over. I went home with my mum in the car to pick up my brother from Year 5 camp. I enjoyed my mum coming.

ANGUS EvERETT, 3Tb

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On EOTC week my class went to the beach. I was very excited because last year we had a sandcastle competition and my house won but this year we didn’t and instead we got to choose sandcastle or swimming.

I chose sandcastle. The first group I helped was a very fun group to help. Then I helped do the moat and you had to use all of your strength because we were near the sea and that’s the hard sand. The second group I helped had a humongous hole. I helped make the tunnel and I liked building the tunnels the most.

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In the morning I woke up and I was really excited because we were going camping and to Kapiti Island.

5RM and 5VK went to camp to learn about who we are, to challenge ourselves and to take risks. We also developed our independence, we took responsibility and we worked with other students to shape ourselves.

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When I got to Kapiti Island, my team mates were all shocked when they saw the mountain. I got my Pump bottle out and I set off on the big climb. The Kapiti Island was a breathtaking adventure.RoHIT GUTHPE 5vk

The ethos of Scots College is to foster the best in each individual student. As Nicolas has discussed above, the Year 5 2014 Camp was an opportunity for the students to have fun and develop themselves. Climbing Kapiti Island, experiencing the Kiwi Flyer and working as a team on the low ropes course, were some of the activities that enabled the boys to challenge themselves, take risks, learn to cooperate and work as a team to develop confidence and independence. The boys had a wonderful four days returning home tired with wonderful memories. Thank you to all the parents who ensured a great tramp and camp. A big thank you to Mrs Palmer who fed us all extremely well.

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Worser Bay Beach Day

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SANDcASTlE coMPETITIoN

RAUoRANGI TUTA, yEAR 2

NIcHolAS RobERTSoN, yEAR 2

yEAR 5S RAFTING

Environmental Council

Queen Margaret College - A World of Opportunities

2015 Scholarships Now OpenAll scholarship applications close on Friday 23 May 2014

Further information and requirements regarding scholarships can be found at www.qmc.school.nz/admissions/scholarships or email enrolments.registrar@qmc.school.nz.

Let today be the defining moment in your daughter’s future.

GREEN Day on Thursday 10 April was, well, very GREEN!

Congratulations to Theo Gebara (6HF) who won the best GREEN dressed award. There was heaps of competition as almost everyone was dressed in GREEN with even the teachers getting into the spirit of the day. Dhaymon Pratap (3TB) won the ‘Guess the number of leaves in the jar’ competition. Year 1s and 2s paraded their WOW costumes using recycled materials to some impressive music from Thomas Waddington (3TB), and lots of high-fives along the catwalk.

At lunch time we had GREEN games made by the Environmental Council (EC). Hundreds, if not thousands, of fruit bursts were consumed as prizes! I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the EC who made GREEN posters, designed GREEN games and gave up a couple of lunch breaks to organise the event along with Mrs Ioannou. GREEN day was heaps of fun! We raised $150.10 for our school garden and we also raised awareness of the environment. I was really proud of the way it brought our school together. Go the KEEN GREEN MACHINE!!

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PYP EnquiriesYears 1-5 Transdisciplinary theme for their first Unit of Inquiry was: who we are. Each planning group studied a different aspect of this Transdisciplinary Theme.

The central idea for each planning group was:

• Years 1 & 2 Positive relationships help us to work together.

• Years 3 & 4 Relationships are enhanced by learning about other people’s perspectives and communicating their own.

• Year 5 Risks and Challenges of life can help shape who we are.

Year 6s Transdisciplinary Theme was: where we are in place and time.

Their central idea was: Attitude is the dif ference between adventure and ordeal.

In each Unit of Inquiry there is:

• a provocation

• a time for teachers to provide information about the Inquiry (called frontloading) and ‘unpack’ the Central Idea,

• a time for students to formulate their ideas and ask questions and then research and present to the class.

• Classes try either to include a visit, or have a speaker in, to enhance the students’ knowledge and learning.

• Action can sometimes take place during the unit or after when the boys make connections to their learning

EOTC programmes were an important aspect of this first unit of Inquiry. Years 3 & 4 also visited Pataka to view artwork exhibited in the Wallace Awards. They were involved in a number of activities arranged by the Gallery staf f to highlight perspective.

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PRINcIPAl/MATT AllEN

International Exposure

“Travel is particularly good for developing critical thinking as it forces teens to examine their own values and beliefs.” lIz boRoD wRIGHT

When I went to school in Hawkes Bay back in the late 80s my idea of a school trip was to have a day skiing up Mt Ruapehu, possibly a Year 9 camp and if you had some real talent and ability (unfortunately I didn’t) at rugby, an overseas tour to Australia.

I recently returned from Malaysia as the manager of the Scots College Rugby Sevens team. We were invited to an international tournament with 24 teams from 7 dif ferent countries. We went on to win the tournament which was a great achievement but what resonated with me on my return to New Zealand was not the victory so much (albeit an outstanding result) but the international experience,

exposure and learning that the group of players and staff gained from the time away.

Experts believe that the educational benefit for teenagers traveling abroad goes far beyond playing against international sports teams, learning historical facts, conversational phrases and even a working knowledge of an Asian airport system. Travel is an excellent way for students to develop vital skills like critical thinking, problem solving and personal confidence that will enable them to compete in an increasingly globally interdependent economy.

“I think the biggest thing travel does for teens is to help them to see beyond their own

somewhat limited world and to see how other people live,” says Christine Schelhas-Miller, who taught adolescent development at Cornell University for many years. “Travel is particularly good for developing critical thinking as it forces teens to examine their own values and beliefs from the perspective of a dif ferent culture.”

At Scots we have an extensive range of international exchanges and trips from Year 7-13. Students from around the world visit our College and Scots students travel the world through sporting, cultural and academic exchanges. This year alone students throughout the Middle and Senior schools will have the opportunity to travel to Malaysia, Australia, Chile, France, USA, Japan, China, Tahiti, Thailand, New Caledonia and Tanzania.

As well as the travel opportunities Scots has 39 dif ferent nationalities are currently enrolled fulltime within the College. The newly formed football academy has 16 players from Japan, Thailand, Mexico and Korea.

For teenagers, traveling abroad is exhilarating, stimulating, frustrating and extremely educational. For parents, the educational aspect of travel is most likely the biggest reason they send their kids on an

overseas educational programme. Improvement in critical thinking skills can translate into big gains in the classroom. Travel can help students develop critical thinking (especially when comparing intercultural dif ferences), problem solving (in so many ways—money, transportation, food, events, cultures, languages, etc.) and communication (both verbal and non-verbal).

Students at Scots College face an entirely dif ferent world than that of their parents and grandparents. International travel and exposure to a range of cultures enables students to learn flexibility and adaptability, skills that are essential to succeed in today’s global economy and the 21st Century’s virtual workplace.

Increasing cultural awareness, practising foreign language skills and improving overall academic achievement are great reasons why international travel should be something that all students seriously look at during their time at Scots.

When I look back at the opportunities that I had in my schooling compared with what our students get today, I begin to think I wish I had my time all over again.

MATT AllEN

PRINcIPAl, MIDDlE ScHool

ScoTS collEGE RUGby SEvENS TEAM wITH MR AllEN

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Head of Middle SchooljAck MExTED

Middle School Leaders

I am honoured to be the third ever head leader of the Middle School surrounded by so many fantastic and talented boys, each with huge potential.

“IF IT’S To bE -

IT’S UP To ME”

Middle School is a time of great opportunity for every one of us. I know that the middle schoolers may seem like the in-betweeners, but I view this as a good thing. For most of us this will be a time of huge change – some of the boys may be new to Scots, others will have moved into the Middle School, some will be setting a new direction for yourselves – and for others it will be a time where you grow physically and mature – and in many cases it will be all of the above. I view the Middle School as the beginning of the future.

From my years at Scots – six in total now - there is one piece of advice I’d like to share with the boys - firstly, we only get out what we put in, whether in the classroom, on the sports field or culturally. Work out what you want to achieve this year and then go for it! Try to set a challenging goal in each area – this is how the middle school students develop into the all round man.

Look for opportunities to get involved around the school and especially those that will better yourself. In April this year I am fortunate to be going on the first ever Year 10 exchange with Berwick Grammar School in Melbourne with three other Year 10 boys – and I look forward to reporting back on this exchange for boys who may follow in years to come. In fact I intend to focus my IB personal project this year on a guide to Berwick – more about this soon!

Finally, don’t be afraid to meet new people – we are surrounded by a huge group of interesting and talented individuals – each of us has something to contribute to making this world a better place.

So make 2014 a great year. Set your goals high and, in the words of Will Smith, “If you want something, go get it.”

jAck MExTED

HEAD oF MIDDlE ScHool

We have appointed 15, Year 10 boys as the Leaders of the Middle School for 2014. Each boy has a specific job, we look forward to helping them grow their leadership skills and abilities.

Jack Mexted Head of Middle School

Lewis Clareburt Deputy Head of Middle School

Pranay Mistry Academic Leader

Petelo Leaupepe Assembly/Chapel Leader

Harry Mills Cultural Leader

Finley Hall Sports Leader

Moala Katoa Service/Enviromental Leader

Milo Benn Aitken House Representative

Max Taptiklis Fergusson House Representative

Andrew Tang Glasgow House Representative

Lachlan Parlane MacKenzie House Representative

Harry Stewart Mawson House Representative

Manraj Rahi Plimmer House Representative

Elliot Western Smith House Representative

Jack Gibson Scarlett Uttley House Representative

yEAR 8

Waitomo ExperienceI had a couple of highlights on the Waitomo Experience.

The first one was camping in tents. I have not done this before so it was a completely new experience. The second highlight involved what Waitomo is famous for – caves. We explored caves and their tight tunnels. The fun part of the exploration was working your way through ‘the squeeze’. The Glow-worm Cave was a huge experience. We learnt about the life cycle of glow worms and how they eat their families. To finish the camp off we attended a really interesting farm show where the presenters provided us all with plenty of farming tricks. I had never been to Waitomo but intend to go back as it had so much to offer.

HowIN cHAo, yEAR 8

yEAR 9

Wellington ExperienceWithout a doubt, the Kaitoke camp was the best thing that I did all week.

It started with an hour long bus trip to the beautiful Kaitoke National Park. We then learnt some more about the place we were staying at. The Park Ranger’s talk informed us about the conservation of Kaitoke and its lakes and rivers use for drinking water supplies. We then put up our tents (with a bit of ef fort) and got into our house groups for the activities. Our activities were shelter building, fire building and river crossing. My personal favourite was the river crossings where we had a great time swimming and learning new skills. We then headed back to the camp where we had dinner, relaxed and went to bed. The next morning we awoke and cooked breakfast before getting ready for the tramp. We consulted the maps and hit the track at about 10:30am. We made good progress and arrived at the middle and highest point at about 1:00pm where we had a quick lunch break. From there it was all downhill and we arrived at our destination at 3:00pm greeted by some beautiful views of the lake before catching the bus back to Wellington. Overall, Kaitoke was a great experience and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

SAM cHAyToR wADDy, yEAR 9

EoTc AcTIvITIES

wIllIAM HollywooD, HARRISoN HEAToN, HARRISoN GRooM

FIRE bUIlDING ExERcISE

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MINIqUEST - TEAM AcTIvITy

MINIqUEST - PRoblEM SolvING

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Year 9 EOTC week was full of adventures. My favourites were mountain biking, kayaking and of course the thrilling Adrenalin Forest. We started with mountain biking where there were a lot of thrills, spills and some muddy fun. Next we went to kayaking were we learnt some new skills and played some great games. Even though it was cold, we still really enjoyed ourselves. Last but not least was the intense Adrenalin Forest where all students conquered their fears and pushed their limits while still having a great time. Everyone stepped up while doing the activities some showed leadership while others took risks and learnt new skills. Students also made new friendships on camp and strengthened relationships.

jAck HEAly, yEAR 9

The annual Great Art Hunt consisted of the eight houses running round Wellington trying to find some of its unique art pieces. Not only did we have to find it we also had to study it and answer questions about the specific artefact. But wait there’s more - to throw a twist into the day the house that found the most giant eggs from the Great Egg Hunt, which is a fundraiser for Starship Children’s Hospital, got a special Easter treat. One of my highlights was getting to know my way round Wellington more and also getting a chance to get to know our Year 13 buddies more. It was also fun to compete against the other houses because we often saw the other houses on the streets.

MAx GIbbS, yEAR 9

yEAR 10

Makahika ExperienceOn the 31st of March the Year 10 boys went to Makahika Outdoor Pursuits Centre.

This is situated inland from Levin at the foot of the Tararuas. Once we got there we got the rundown of rules then we were off. There were lots of fun activities like the flying fox, tramping, regaining, high ropes and my personal favourite staying in the bush hut. On the first day we covered off our entire Duke of Edinburgh requirements, which was a really positive way to start the camp. It had a range of outdoor survival activities like fire building and bivvy making. It was a great place to be either introduced to the outdoors or develop more skills in this environment. kEEGAN ADAM, yEAR 10

kAyAkING AT PAUATAHANUI INlETMoUNTAIN bIkING, MAkARA

yEAR 9 & 13 FERGUSSoN HoUSE IN THE GREAT ART HUNT

yEAR 10 MAkAHIkA ExPERIENcE

Rock clIMbING

FIRE bUIlDING - TEAM AcTIvITy

MAckAy blAIkIE, yEAR 10

SENIoR ScHool

PRINcIPAl/MATTHEw bERTRAM

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As the College moves towards a 1:1 computing environment in 2015, it begs the question as to the purpose of such a goal and how it will be used. The basic pedagogy behind education’s move towards a 1:1 environment has been to remove the teacher as the centre of the learning network and replace this with an environment where the learner, your son, takes control of and manages his own learning.

Boys are already doing this; online collaboration via social networking is a reality which the classroom teacher must manage. We know that this generation has access to so much more information than those who have gone before them. The trick is how to teach today’s student the filtering mechanisms to sort the useful from the dubious, to recognise a reliable source amongst so much dross.

No-one, given the digital age we work and play in, will probably doubt that this is a worthy goal for any school (and Scots is not a pioneer in this respect). There are, however, considerable potential changes ahead for education and how schools operate. Already we can anticipate the slow demise of computer rooms in schools; libraries are evolving as e-books take hold; digital textbooks are slowly entering the New Zealand market but the pricing structures are not yet attractive enough that schools are leaping to convert to e-texts; given the importance of peer interaction as part of a peer learning network, will desks convert to tables and classrooms to conference venues? What subjects should schools offer in the future to best prepare students for life in the “real world”? Some Year 12 boys were recently asked this question and they threw up a number of good but currently untaught (at Scots) subject ideas, e.g.: philosophy, politics,

biotechnology. By far the largest group of students wanted to see more teaching of concrete “life skills” such as typing, cooking, driving, dancing, workplace etiquette/work experience and careers. A third group of students, however, were ahead of the game and responded with a more abstract range of future “subjects” such as “creativity when completing tasks”, “decision-making” and “entrepreneurship”.

Building and maintaining a relevant curriculum into the next decades for Scots is a current reality as the College is developing its Curriculum 2020 strategy. Our staf f are currently debating these very issues which the Year 12 students posed and you, as parents will be surveyed shortly for your views.

As the teaching profession moves from the “sage on the stage” to the “guide on the side”, this will impact on the courses we run, the assessment frameworks we subscribe to, the hard and soft skills our students need to remain adaptable in the changing world of work and the resources both capital and human that are required to improve Scots College for the benefit of your sons.

MATTHEw bERTRAM

SENIoR ScHool PRINcIPAl

“bUIlDING AND MAINTAINING A RElEvANT cURRIcUlUM INTo THE NExT

DEcADES FoR ScoTS IS A cURRENT REAlITy AS THE collEGE IS

DEvEloPING ITS cURRIcUlUM 2020 STRATEGy.”

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Head ofSenior School College Prefects

This year I was very fortunate to be given the role of Head of the Senior School. The message given to the boys at the start of the year was to ‘go hard, and make this year your year’.

This term we had the Scots College 7s team travel to Malaysia to compete in the annual MCKK sevens tournament. This was a huge honour as this was not only the first time Scots had participated in this prestigious event, but we were the first New Zealand school ever to attend the competition. The boys eased their way to the final and won convincingly 36-14. This year we have seen the addition of the WPFA (Wellington Phoenix Football Academy) students to the College. While it is early days, the boys have made the adjustment from their Canterbury base and they are settling in well with some “home-staying” and others boarding in Gibb House.

Term 1 also has BROMAD week. This is a College-wide week focusing on the arts and drama, giving a number of great opportunities to the senior boys who got to see professional performances from New Zealand artists. It also gave them a great chance to talk with the performers and get involved in some of the after-school

activities. A big highlight of the week was ‘Scots Got Talent’ and the boys did not fail in putting on spectacular performances throughout the night. This was fantastic to see as it showcased the amazing talent within not only the senior school, but also the entire College.

In service, 60 senior school students participated in the annual Relay for Life. The Relay for Life is set up by the Cancer Society and is a charity event, which involves the whole community running around a 600m track for 24hours. I was extremely proud of the boys who did a marvellous job in completing 513 laps.

We now look forward to EOTC week and the personal challenges that will test us, while winter sports codes are swinging into pre-season mode. On top of that, many of us are getting stuck into the “Aladdin” production. The holidays were well earned!

EllIoTT MoRRISoN

HEAD oF SENIoR ScHool

EllIoTT MoRRISoN

Phillip Leaupepe-T Nickel College and Chapel

Elliott Morrison Senior School

Michael Findlay Aitken House

Arjun Prakash Fergusson House

TJ Va’a Glasgow House

James Fletcher Mawson House

Samuel Craig MacKenzie House

Raffaele Darroch Plimmer House

Joseph Whitmore Smith House

Prithvi Sharma Uttley House

Nicholas Healy Gibb House

Ryan Western Sport

Sam Hart Culture

Amarind Eng Chapel

Joshua Kerr Service

Sean Tholen Operations

Ethan Wood Social Committee

Zack Benton QUOTS

James Moore Middle School

Mackenzie Edwards Prep School

Hugo Humphries Academic

Oliver Stapleton Stevens Pipe Band

Sebastian Hallum Clarke I-Team

Morgan King International

Julian Etchegoin (Non Prefect leader) Library

Year 12 OPC Tongariro 2014 was an excellent opportunity for boys to explore, have fun and importantly learn vital information about the outdoors.

The week consisted of a number of activities such as mountain climbing, caving, tramping and rafting, all of which received positive feedback from the boys. A personal highlight of mine was caving because it pushed me well out of my comfort zone but I also had a really good time. A few things I learnt at Tongariro included tree biology, fire lighting and facts about local insects. While all of these are useful I believe the most important things I learnt at OPC were leadership and teamwork. During the week we were divided into groups. For each group there was an instructor who remained with the group for the entire week. Although the instructor was there to teach us and guide us I often found that my instructor would step back and allow us to lead and explore for ourselves. Each instructor frequently posed opportunities to the group that would allow a student to step up and take responsibility. This put emphasis on the intense need for cooperation and teamwork to allow every member of the group to cross the finish line of each activity. I think EOTC was an excellent learning experience for all the boys to be challenged but at the same time have fun and feel confident enough to complete activities.

cHRIS HolMES, yEAR 12

OPC TongariroyEAR 12

On the five day expedition the Year 11 group took to the Marlborough Sounds for EOTC week; the boys were involved in many activities ranging from kayaking to learning about the importance of saving our natural habitats.

Marlborough SoundsyEAR 11

EoTc AcTIvITIES

Over the week the boys stayed in two dif ferent camp locations, Mistletoe Bay and Nydia Bay. Mistletoe Bay was full of team bonding exercises which included riding double kayaks and servicing the facilities such as smoothing the road at Mistletoe and gardening so that we could contribute and help out the area as much as possible.

While at Nydia Bay the students were heavily involved in learning about the work going on at the Tui Nature Reserve, learning about the rare king shag, a native bird to the area and finding out how the people involved transformed the land from destroyed forestry to a young and

dense native bush. We also found out how we as students could get involved.

Furthermore, extra events such as talent quest nights and possum hunting expeditions were launched to tie the whole week together.

cHRISTIAN lEE, yEAR 11

yEAR 11 STUDENTS GARDENING AT MISTlEToE bAy

MRS lAING bEING wHEElED HoME

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UN Security CouncilLeadership Conference

Being selected as the top delegate to represent the United Kingdom at the UN Security Council was a life changing experience for me.

The New Zealand High Schools Delegation to THIMUN 2014 was composed of 22 delegates and four university directors. We travelled to 6 dif ferent cities which included: New York, Geneva, Berlin, Brussels, Amsterdam and finally Den Haag. During the trip we had the absolute honour of meeting key people such as the Honourable Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator, and His Excellency Sir Kenneth Keith, a world renowned Supreme Court judge and now one of twelve judges on the International Court of Justice.

The experience of being able to meet with the people in the actual roles that many of the NZ Delegates aspired to be, was both life changing and educational.

The conference itself was jaw dropping in the fact that you knew that 4000 of the world’s best youth delegates were all attending as well. I was fortunate in that my committee in the Security Council only comprised 15 member nations of the UN, and therefore was a comfortable 30 person committee.

AMARIND ENG

On 1 April, the fourth iteration of the Launching Leadership Conference took place. As in past years all 32 Wellington Secondary Schools were invited to send five students from their student leader group. On the day over 200 students attended the conference.

The conference had four keynote speakers and 24 Workshop Presenters. Two presenters provided by Full On, an organisation that helps to develop young leaders, conducted four workshops each.

This year keynote speakers were the Minister of Education, the Honourable Hekia Parata, Dame Susan Devoy DNZM, CBE, the Race Relations Commissioner, Lou Sanson, Director General of the Department of Conservation and Joel Bouzaid from Full On. They spoke about the leadership issues they had to deal with, both positive and negative and the challenges they had in their respective areas of responsibility. The enduring message from them all was about being passionate about what you do, the desire to make a dif ference and how you can contribute in a positive manner to your community.

They were supported by an experienced panel of workshop presenters who spoke about leadership from their perspective, what worked and what didn’t. The areas covered this year by these presenters were technology, art, legal, business, police, military, human resources, recruitment, medical, sport, education, media and entrepreneurial.

The Conference was very generously supported by the Dixieland Trust, Full On and Fuji Xerox. Thanks must also be extended to the Scots College marketing team and the teachers who provided support to the conference.

loU GARDINER

DIREcToR oF lEADERSHIP

yEAR 13

Being a P5 nations with the power of veto was both an eye opening and dif ficult experience. Having the weight of being able to block the hard work of my fellow ambassadors with one negative vote caused much controversy and a sense of dictatorship in my efforts to represent the UK.

Bringing the conference to a close, the Security Council passed 4 resolutions on Syria, Mali, Sudan and South Sudan, and Guinea Bissau. These resolutions, along with others passed in other committees will be compiled into a document and sent to their respective real world counterparts.

The experience that THIMUN has given to me has been life changing on the basis that I have now have a taste of the work that I aspire to do when I complete my studies. I only have Scots College and my parents to thank for the advice and guidance they have given me my whole life and I would truly thank the College for supporting me and allowing me to taste my possible potential.

AMARIND ENG, yEAR 13

EllIoTT MoRRISoN, DAME SUSAN DEvoy, PHIllIP lEAUPEPE-T NIckEl, loU GARDINER

Parents’ AssociationsThe Parents’ Association gives scholarships to students and teachers.

PARENTS’ ASSocIATIoN

cENTENARy 2016

Scots100 – look who’s coming …Early-bird registrations for our Scots100 Centenary celebrations (2016), are now starting to come in thick and fast via our College website.

We encourage all Old Boys and Friends (current and former parents and staff), to register their interest as soon as possible, so we can begin to reconnect you with your old classmates and friends through a series of events and updates in the lead-up to the big one, our Scots100 Party of the Century in 2016!

SoME oF oUR REcENT ScoTS100 REGISTRATIoNS :

Douglas Richards 1948 - 1954

Murray Arnott 1951 - 1956

Harvey Rees-Thomas 1947 - 1958

John Petherick 1945 - 1958

John Pearce 1948 - 1960

Paul Wilson 1949 - 1960

Tom Davies 1959 - 1963

Roger Bartlett 1964 - 1966

Andrew Hyder 1957 - 1967

Lew Graham 1965 - 1969

Scott Tingey 1969 - 1973

Chris Raine 1964 - 1973

Jonathan Lewis 1972 - 1973

Richard Taylor 1969 - 1980

Doug Bray 1975 - 1981

Brent Greig 1972 - 1981

Richard Manthel 1974 - 1981

David Gill 1977 - 1981

Tim Bray 1976 - 1983

Mark Vivian 1981 - 1987

Steven Dundon 1980 - 1987

James Gould 1983 - 1989

Matthew Calcinai 1984 - 1990

Brandon Chik 1989 - 1991

Theo Dorizac 1990 - 1994

Julian McCulloch 1995 - 2000

Philip Lee 1991 - 2001

Michael Sloan 1997 - 2002

boARDER INSPEcTIoN EITHER 1965 oR 1966

METAl woRk RooM RoGER bARTlETT & bIll McDowEll

DUkE oF EDINbURGH HIkE 1966, GARy IllSToN,

bIll McDowEll & ToM DAvIES

The 2014 recipient of the SCPA Teacher Scholarship is Mrs Sarah Lowe, from the Music department. Mrs Lowe will attend choral conferences in New Zealand and Australia and receive specific choral training which will enable her to raise the standard of choral singing at Scots College.

The SCPA also gives student scholarships to boys representing the College at national or international events. We were pleased to assist Amarind Eng in attending The Hague International Model United Nations.

All applications for scholarships must be made to the Headmaster.

DATES FoR yoUR DIARy:

Tues 13 May SCPA AGM, 7pm, staf f room

Wed 21 May Free parenting seminars for Scots College parents presented by Attitude: Understanding Your Teen – A roadmap through adolescence, 7pm

Thurs 29 May Quiz Night at the Gasworks Miramar, 7.30pm

Fri 1 August Diamonds on Ice. Dinner and dance and fundraising auction at Scots College

Wed 10 Sept Free parenting seminars for Scots College parents presented by Attitude: Tackling technology – growing up in a digital age, 7pm

AMARIND ENG

MRS SARAH lowE

New parents are always welcome at our meetings and functions.

GARy bEEcRoFT

PRESIDENT, ScPA

parentsassociation@scotscollege.school.nz

SCOBA Update

Your Scots Old Boys’ Association is excited to be embarking on a range of initiatives to support the College and strengthen SCOBA’s role in the broader Scots community.

olD boyS’ ASSocIATIoN

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The Garden of Honour is a Scots College Old Boys’ Association initiative to recognise people who have made a significant contribution and given a high level of service to the life of the College and its students, and are deserving of a permanent acknowledgment.

This is not an award that recognises purely the length of service or benefaction, but rather acknowledges the highest level of service of a deserving and exemplary nature and of excellence in ef fort and contribution.

14 people have been honoured so far for their service and dedication as a parent, teacher, Board member or supporter of the College. The latest recipient inducted in 2012 was Alistair Miller, Teacher, Housemaster, and Pipe Band Master (1966 - 1996).

With the Centenary approaching in 2016, it is timely for consideration to be given to nominations being submitted of person(s) who could be worthy of being recognised in this manner.

PRocEDURE FoR APPlIcATIoNS

Nominations may be made by any of the members of the College family, including Old Boys, Parents’ Association, Staff, and The Society.

Applications must specify how their nomination fulfils the honour requirements, and outline the years and details of their service, in particular how the College has benefited from such service.

Nominations should be submitted before 31 May in any year. Successful nominations are announced during Founders’ Weekend.

To request a nomination form or to find out more, please contact:

Garden of Honour

Secretary, Scots College Old Boys’ Association PO Box 15064, Wellington 6243

Email: scoba@scotscollege.school.nz

ScobA INITIATIvE

ScobA PAvIlIoN

SCOBA has acquired the naming rights to the pavilion building which occupies the old Diggers Grandstand site along Monorgan Road. The SCOBA Pavilion will provide Old Boys with a physical base at the school, and will act as a hub for regular SCOBA activities as well as the planned Centenary events throughout 2016. It will also be a place to display archive material and Old Boy memorabilia.

HERITAGE wAlk

SCOBA is excited to be funding the development of a “Scots Heritage Walk” – a permanent and accessible exhibition that will comprise a series of information panels located at key locations around the College. Each panel will tell a part of the Scots story, and the Walk will bring the school history to life for all visitors while strengthening the link between current students and the Old Boys community. Planning is at an early stage and the Walk will be open in time for the 2016 celebrations.

ScobA lEGAcy ScHolARSHIPS

I am very pleased to announce that SCOBA has committed to support the establishment of 5 SCOBA Scholarships, which will form part of the broader Scots Foundation Scholarships initiative. Many Old Boys have held a longstanding desire to see a formal scholarship programme set up, as a way to help future generations enjoy the benefits of a Scots education. Further details about this exciting initiative will be announced shortly.

2016 cENTENARy – PlEASE REGISTER!

Planning is underway for the 2016 Centenary and I would like to invite all Old Boys to visit the Scots 100 website for event information as well as a link to register for updates: www.scotscollege.school.nz/scots100

jAMES GoUlD

cHAIRMAN, ExEcUTIvE coMMITTEE ScobA

jAMES GoUlD, cHAIRMAN

Meet the Trustees

ScoTS collEGE FoUNDATIoN

John CarterMedical practitioner [physician], Scots College Old Boy, former Scots College parent

‘A Scots student receives the best modern education coupled with high expectations of community service and respect for human values. It helps build young men who will become New Zealand’s successful leaders.’

Richard FindlayManaging Director Colliers International, Scots College Old Boy, current Scots College parent

‘I am excited at the prospect of continuing to serve on the Foundation. Success at school depends on an effective partnership between the school, pupils and parents. True success is however, not just about academic records and sporting achievements, it’s also about striving to learn, forming strong lasting friendships, and about developing strength of character which all ties in with our motto – “Let Education Make the All-Round Man”.’

Robert FisherCompany Director, Scots College Old Boy

‘I subscribe fully to the school motto of Education Makes the All-Round Man. To my mind Scots gives the proper balance to academic achievement, physical and sporting input, comradeship and good moral values.

The Foundation is there to support these values and assist financially where appropriate.’

Peter GriffithsCompany Director, Former parent of Scots College

‘Scots College was a significant and very positive influence on our son’s education. I am pleased to be a Foundation Trustee, in part, to help ensure that the school has the support it needs, so other young men can similarly benefit into the future.’

Ian SymondsScots College Old Boy

‘As a pupil and later an Old Boy of Scots I have seen, and been part of a great deal of change over almost 70 years. My hope is that the Foundation will continue to provide support and practical assistance for the pupils of the College present, and for future generations.’

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In our 2013 October issue we introduced you to five of our fourteen Trustees… we are proud to now introduce five more:

For more information about the Scots College Foundation contact: Ann Walker, walkera@scotscollege.school.nz, (04) 803 0590

Foundation Gala Dinner 2014Book now!

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The Scots College Foundation Gala Dinner has become a much-anticipated annual event. All members of our extended College community; Old Boys, current and past parents, management and staff are warmly invited to join members of the Foundation as we come together to celebrate all things Scots.

This year’s dinner is a fundraising event, with all proceeds from ticket sales and an auction on the night, going to the Foundation Scholarship Fund. The Foundation has set a goal of building a $5million fund by 2016, as part of a long-term strategy to ensure scholarships at the College will be made available in perpetuity, to young men with potential.

Please join us for this black-tie event, which promises as always, to be an evening of great company, entertainment, fine food and wine.

Date: Wednesday 20 August, 2014, 6.00pm Venue: Shed 6, Wellington Waterfront Tickets: $200 pp, or $2000 per table of 10 To book: Please contact, Ann Walker, Development Officer Email: walkera@scotscollege.school.nz Phone: 04 803 0590

wEDNESDAy 20TH AUGUST

Artist in Residence

We are very proud to announce painter Kelcy Taratoa as our 2014 Museum Art Hotel Artist in Residence (28 July – 15 August).

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AcRylIc oN lINEN, 180x180cM

Kelcy describes his style as “graphic, hard edged, anamorphic, and hyper-real.” The large-size, bold colours, frequent references to comic books, notions of the hero, television serials and film identify the work of Kelcy, who is described as one of New Zealand’s most exciting young artists, and one to watch.

Kelcy is looking forward to interacting with, and inspiring Prep, Middle and Senior students, teaching art classes, and simply talking with students as he works on his own paintings, while based in the Senior Art Studio, L3 in the Creative and Performing Arts building.

He has exhibited throughout New Zealand and his works are included in public and private collections both here and overseas.

His paintings incorporate both digital technology and traditional painting techniques. First he

extracts and manipulates ready-made imagery, in order to then create technicolor, hyper-exposed alternate graphic realities using paint on canvas. His paintings have a strong futuristic, science-fiction appearance and quality about them.

Kelcy (Ngai Te Rangi and Ngati Raukawa), is married with three teenage children and recently moved from Palmerston North, where he was a full-time studio-based artist, to Tauranga to take up a full-time teaching position as an Academic Staff Member, for the Bachelor of Creative Industries (B.C.I), School of Design and Humanities, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic. We are extremely fortunate to host Kelcy at Scots, and welcome all members of our community to meet Kelcy at a special Auction and Floortalk event to be held at the Museum Art Hotel on Sunday, 17 August. More information to follow.

kElcy TARAToA

A lifetime association with Scots

"A GooDly HERITAGE, PRoUD TRADITIoNS, cHERISHED MEMoRIES"

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FRoM THE ARcHIvES

In 1935 a young boy from a sheep-dairy farm near Greytown in Wairarapa applied for and was granted a Scholarship to Scots College. A rare thing for a country lad during the Depression Years between the Wars and when the farming industry was going through difficult times.

John Eric Feast spent 1935 – 1936 at Scots where he won First Prize in Mathematics, was Second in the Language Prize and played in 2nd XV Rugby Team. Blind in one eye, he lost his glass eye in the school swimming pool and had the whole school diving in search of it – with success! John went on to University and achieved a BSc, formed a successful Construction Company in the Wairarapa and became a Company Director. He believed that the opportunity he had to attend Scots College

changed his life for the positive. As a result John put his three sons through Scots; John 1961- 1963, Roger 1961 – 1965, and Murray 1966 – 1973, all were achievers.

The long and happy association also involved their mother who was on the Ladies Committee and Parents’ Association for many years and Convenor in 1966. Mrs Feast is now 96 and living independently in the Hutt Valley and still shows an interest in Scots.

Young John played in the First X1 Soccer (Football) Team, 1961 – 1963 and was its Captain. His brother Roger was also a member of the team and its Captain 1964. Headmaster at the time Gordon Leary, had been an English International trialist, a qualified coach and a referee and was an enthusiastic supporter.

John excelled at the Athletics High Jump, taking out the Scots and Intercollegiate Intermediate and Senior records. He was runner-up in the Senior

Public Speaking and a Drama participant in ‘Murder in the Cathedral’ and ‘The Government Inspector’, played the piano and was a Prefect. Later at Varsity he obtained an LLB and became a very successful businessman.

His record does not stop there. As an Old Boy he has involved himself with the College on various vital committees: Chairman of the Steering Committee ‘Building the Future’, and an independent Trustee of ‘The Scots College Foundation’

joHN EwEN FEAST (1961 – 1963)

‘AN All RoUND MAN’

THE UNDEFEATED ScoTS

collEGE 1ST xI SoccER

TEAM 1962.

l To R, bAck:

w. HAwkINS,

G. cAMPbEll,

M. NEwToN-HowES,

S.M.j HollAND,

R.j. FEAST;

FRoNT:

A.c. GylES,

M. GoRToN,

M.A. cAMERoN,

j. McNAUGHTAN (coAcH),

j.E. FEAST (cAPTAIN),

P.R. EvANS,

P. AckRoyD

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Please can you help?

1. Memoirs2. Photographs and snapshots: Days at Scots, pupils, staf f, Old Boys, individual photographs of Head Prefects, Duxes for a Special collection3. Original uniforms: School Pipe Band, Cadets, ATC, Sea Cadets, caps, colours, caps straw-boaters, sports gear4. Medals, Dux medals, badges, blazer button awards5. Book prizes6. Art work by Scots College pupils and Old Boys7. Books by Old Boy authors8. Musical recordings by Scots College pupils/Old Boys9. School reports, certificates etc.10. Papers: Board of Governor, Headmasters, Parents’ Association, Correspondence, Old Boys etc.11. College crockery – Gibb House Anything relating to the College would be of value, thank you. Please contact: Mrs Paddianne W Neely, College Archivist Phone: (04) 388 0850 (W), (04) 386 2072 (H)

ARcHIvAl MATERIAl wANTED FoR THE cENTANNIAl DISPlAy

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and Chairman of the Foundation Scholarship Committee.

Through the great success of the balance of his father’s life and that of his brothers and himself John is a strong advocate of Scots College and Scholarship awards.

He wants the best in education

THE FEAST FAMIly SEAT IN MEMoRy oF joHN ERIc FEAST 1935 – 1936

and life for every boy attending Scots College, be it academic, be it humanity, culture or sport. John believes that ‘to provide a Scholarship for young people to have the opportunity to attend a College like Scots is doing something for New Zealand and the young people who will be the leaders of the future’.

The Feast family have further shown their appreciation of the education at Scots when they donated a Memorial seat by the tennis courts at Scots in 2011. Their association with Scots has spanned 79 years and the College is richer for it.

PADDIANNE. w. NEEly

collEGE ARcHIvIST MAy 2014

HAwkES bAy bRANcH

Brent Greig [1972-1981] brent.greig@fnzc.co.nz

MANAwATU bRANcH

Mark Wadham [1949-1960] mrw@wadham.co.nz

AUcklAND bRANcH

Tony Lau [1972-1978] tonyl@matalex.co.nz

SyDNEy bRANcH

David Gribble [1982 – 1987] david.gribble@gs.com

MElboURNE bRANcH

Craig Dingle [1985 – 1987] craig_dingle@yahoo.com

SINGAPoRE bRANcH

Jeremy Sutton [1985 – 1991] Jeremy.sutton@chinanav.com

loNDoN bRANcH

Jason Varuhas [1995-1999] jasonvaruhas@gmail.com

NATIoNAl AND INTERNATIoNAl

bRANcH coNTAcTS

ScoTS collEGE olD boyS’

obITUARIES

2 DEcEMbER 2012

Bruce Stuart Campbell 1939 – 1942

7 MARcH 2013

David Lloyd Williams 1945 – 1951

10 SEPTEMbER 2013

John Patrick Thomas Holden 1934 & 1939 - 1943

30 SEPTEMbER 2013

George Douglas Rennie 1953 - 1957

24 NovEMbER 2013

John McIlwaine 1939 - 1951

7 FEbRUARy 2014

Terence Adrian Donnelly 1947 – 1953

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

Phone: +64 4 802 8900 | Fax: +64 4 802 8909 | info@museumhotel.co.nz |90 Cable Street, Wellington 6011

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