Residential Life
Since starting in my role at the beginning of the year we have been publishing a weekly Residential Life Newsletter that goes home to all Boarding families keeping them up to date with all the activities that their sons are involved in whilst living here at Scotch. Boarding provides many fantastic opportunities for our boys and this week we thought we would let you know what our Residential boys have been up to and also ask for some assistance.
On Sunday night, 16 of our Year 11s were invited to cook for families of children who are currently residing at Ronald McDonald House in Subiaco. The boys cooked a feast of pizzas, home-made pies and pastas for forty very thankful people. Ronald McDonald House, as most of you would know, is a place that provides accommodation for families whose children are suffering from cancer and are at Princess Margaret Hospital for treatment. On Friday afternoons a variety of our Year 11s are also lending a hand at Romily House, a licensed hostel providing supported accommodation to adults with chronic mental illness.
This Saturday night our Year 11 and 12 boys are combining with PLC for a Boarders' Ball (Dinner Dance). This is the first time this event has been held and the idea is that each of the boys and girls ask someone to come along who are not from either PLC or Scotch. It is a terrific initiative by the PLC girls' Boarding Council and one in which our boys are excited to being involved.
The Bibbulmun Track journey continues for our 10s and 11s with those still remaining in the programme heading off this weekend. Those in the know say that the boys are entering the best parts of the walk and all are looking forward to seeing the southern countryside. Our 10s start in Collie and 11s in Northcliffe. They all return on Friday.
Our 7s, 8s and 9s are very committed to community sport teams with AFL and Hockey being heavily represented. This is great for our younger boys to mix with others within the community and get to know other boys who are not only day boys at Scotch but also from other schools within the region. We highly encourage our boys to become involved with local sporting clubs as it widens their network of friends and provides other opportunities to learn about the community they live in.
One of the many challenges we have within our Residential Community is transporting our boys to medical and dental appointments. Whilst we do have someone on staff who assists us with this there are times when they are not able to help. We are looking for volunteer drivers to assist us, so if you think you can help us we encourage you to contact our Health Centre Manager, Mrs Fiona Richmond, on 9383 6818 or email FJRichmond@scotch.wa.edu.au.
As mentioned, the above provides a very brief overview of Residential Life at Scotch and only scratches the surface of what our boys are up to from week to week. If you do wish to find out more then please feel free to read our weekly newsletter that can be found at: https://my.scotch.wa.edu.au/residentiallife/newsletter and by clicking on the Past Newsletters Tab you can gain an insight into our year so far.
Mr Marcus Wilkinson
Director of Residential Life
