There are so many times at Scotch where one can only appreciate the impact that commitment and culture has on how we are viewed as a community by those who visit us from time to time. Recently, our boarding staff hosted a dinner for the annual conference of boarding schools across Australia. This week I received a number of letters and emails complimenting our College on the dinner we hosted. More importantly the compliments were directed at our boarding students who acted as hosts on the evening. The spectacular presentation of our dining room, the quality of the food provided by our caterers LAPG, and the welcoming attitude of our boarding staff and students ensured that Scotch College was viewed as a leading college within the Australian educational sector.
The opportunity to celebrate as a community comes in many forms. We aim to offer a diversity of academic, sporting and cultural activities in order to ensure that we promote excellence in all aspects of college life. In the last two weeks we have experienced generational success on the sporting field. Our 1st XVIII Football team has taken out the Alcock Cup for the first time outright since 1990 having shared it in 1997. Our 1st XI Soccer team has won the Davies Cup for the first time since 1996. On top of these rare successes our Surfing team have won the PSA Surfing Trophy last Friday.
All of this success is founded upon the willingness of students to participate in teams from week to week as part of the PSA competition. I would like to thank and congratulate all students, staff and parents for their support and commitment to the College's sporting programme. In the next couple of weeks our Junior, Middle School and Senior Schools will be involved in Athletics. I urge all parents to come along and support their sons in what is a healthy pursuit.
In finishing I would like to remind everyone that all students must continue to remain focussed on their academic programme. All of our boys face numerous commitments and challenges but it is critical that we continue to ensure that each boy achieves to their full academic potential across our three sub-schools.
Dr Alec O'Connell
Headmaster
