AIM HIGH

Last Tuesday evening, the Parents' Association hosted a Fathers' Forum featuring John Worsfold as the guest speaker. John is well known to many through his outstanding career as a player and coach in the AFL. His tough, uncompromising approach as a player and his experience and guidance of players as a senior coach at the West Coast Eagles has seen him become a highly influential role model to young men for well over two decades.

At the Scotch College Fathers' Forum, John shared some of his experiences and stressed the importance of a vision in achieving your personal best. Fundamental to this vision was to aim high - be the best you can be. His examples included him running to and from football training when others drove. As a player at the highest level, he completed a Bachelor of Pharmacy and three years ago decided to start piano lessons as a new challenge. Only yesterday he ran a marathon. Many other stories were shared, all with a similar message; seek challenge, put a plan in place and commit. The stories and experiences shared served as powerful examples to all those present about what can be achieved with vision and discipline.

At last week's assembly, Lach Pethick, Captain of School, outlined the student leadership group's theme for the year ahead - exceed expectations. Lach's message, like John Worsfold's, was to aim high. Lach urged the boys in the Senior School to set high expectations, not only academically or in a chosen co-curricular activity but importantly as people.

With the beginning of a new academic year, there is no better time for boys in all year groups to reflect on the year just passed, set high expectations and put a plan in place to achieve new goals. Expectations, like goals and New Year's resolutions, are often worded in the future tense. Our challenge at home and at school is to connect our boy's expectations and goals with their immediate actions.

Dr Rob McEwan

Head of Senior School