Welcome back after what I hope has been an enjoyable and restful break for all boys and their families. With all boys having commenced their new academic year last October we have had a very smooth start to the term with boys quickly getting back into their normal class and co-curricular routines.
Over the summer break we had a group of boys travel to Cambodia as part of a Scotch College Community Service Tour, while boys in the rowing programme competed at a regatta in South Australia in December and a training camp in late January. At the same time the rowing camp was in training a Scotch College cricket team was touring New South Wales playing against teams from a number of large Independent Schools. I have no doubt that the year ahead will be filled with equally impressive experiences, challenges and opportunities that will have us all looking back at 2015 in awe of what the boys have achieved.
While the opportunities that lie ahead for boys, in and out of the classroom, are numerous, they remain only opportunities unless boys are willing to 'have a go', accept challenge, aim high and make mistakes. It is amazing what can be achieved by focusing on the task at hand and doing it as well as you can. If boys repeat this simple approach with everything they do they will achieve things they never thought possible. The time for boys to set goals is now.
I look forward to watching the boys seize their opportunities and make 2015 a rich and rewarding year.
Dr Rob McEwan
Head of Senior School
