By the time you read this I will be in Tanzania on the College's service trip. Two of the College's core values are service and stewardship. It is for this very reason that I have chosen to participate in this trip. Along with staff and students from Scotch and PLC we will be delivering service through the work we do on the school buildings in the village of Matipwili. The village has a finite level of resources; as such the work we do is based upon the long term stewardship of their resources and maximising the outcomes for the children and adults in the village. I look forward to being able to share our experiences when we return at the start of term.

This term has passed by so quickly and there has been much to celebrate and admire across the three sub-schools. The individual talents and level of commitment by each boy is on show at all of our assemblies and through the work produced in and outside of the classroom. This term has also seen a lot of capital work take place. Over the last few weeks we have been astounded by the changes at the Middle School building site. This project is progressing very well and the whole area is taking shape. We look forward to being able to use our new facilities once they are complete.

One of our strategic goals is to increase the level of interaction with our community through developing meaningful strategic partnerships. One such example is the move to develop and increase the use of our swimming pool. You can read more about this initiative below in the All School Matters section of the Thistle and also on the College website. While community engagement is part of the project, the main goal is to provide the boys with an enhanced swimming programme and the chance to develop their core skills.

Whether the boys are staying around home or travelling, it is important that they find time during their break to relax, get outside and take advantage of the great climate and environment in which we live or visit. It is a chance to balance the social media frenzy. In getting ready for my own service trip I spent a lot of time trying to organise a way to write and/or send photos in real time on the Tanzanian trip. When it became clear that ICT challenges in the remote parts of Tanzania would make it too difficult I decided that I would simply do this on my return. Call it serendipity, but in the 27-29 June Weekend Financial Review I came across an article about Travel Social Media which has some good messages for all of us. The journalist, Craig Tansley points out a classic trap. He reports an experience which he encountered: "When I looked around my travel companions were nowhere to be seen. They were all holed up inside the gas station on their laptops, iPhones and iPads; they'd found free Wi-Fi connection (with much excitement) and were using the opportunity to post home, telling the world about how wacky life is in a small Colorado community: despite the fact they we missing it entirely. We used to travel to escape from our lives; now we know more about our friends and family when they are on holiday than we do when they are at home. Social media has left us guilty of over-sharing and Facebook, Instagram and Twitter hardly gives us time to filter and supply just our favourite memories." I believe the message for all of us is to enjoy the authenticity of the actual experience and look forward to sharing them in person; something I will now focus on myself in Tanzania.

Finally, I would like to thank and say farewell to two long serving staff members, Ms Jan Skidmore and Mr Bernard Kerr. Ms Skidmore has decided to retire after 14 years at Scotch and 42 years in education. Mr Kerr has accepted a new role leading the Middle Years Programme in an IB school in Jakarta. Both of these staff members have given years of dedicated service to the boys and the wider Scotch community. The passion they have shown for their chosen areas is to be commended. On behalf of everyone I thank them both and wish them well as they enter a new phase of their life.

I would like to sincerely thank the whole community for their support in ensuring that our boys continue to receive a balanced and holistic education. I look forward to seeing everyone next term.

A J O'Connell

Headmaster

Staff Movements

NAME	POSITION	LAST DAY
Jan Skidmore	Director of Teaching & Learning	18/7/2014
Bernard Kerr	Curriculum Leader of the Arts	4/7/2014
Tess Palmyre	Music Teacher	4/7/2014
Jae Dornan	Year 5 Teacher	1/8/2014

NAME	POSITION	LAST DAY
Sue Strizek	Academic Support Teacher	1/7/2014

Vicki Enfield-Kirk	Academic Support Teacher
James Hindle	SOSE Teacher

NAME	POSITION	COMMENCED/COMMENCING
Michael Kenny	Groundsperson	26/5/2014
Alexander Hahn	ILT Developer	26/5/2014
Chris Smith	SS Morning Receptionist	16/6/2014
Peter Allen	Director of Teaching & Learning	26/8/2014

Community and Service

Hand-Made Gifts for Africa

Scotch boys have been knitting for many years and charity groups both locally and overseas have benefited from the endeavour. Year 8 boys in 'Knitwits' accompanied by staff and older boys have produces knitted squares, scarves and 'beanies'. The squares have been sown together into warm blankets for teenage mothers and their babies. These have been distributed by UnitingCare West through their 'Talking Realities' programme. Scarves and beanies have been delivered to an AIDS outreach programme in Moshi, Tanzania where they have been greatly appreciated by patients living on the upper slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro. The latest batch will be delivered by the joint Scotch and Presbyterian Ladies' College group in Tanzania this week.

The group will also deliver beautifully crafted wooden cars and trucks made by Year 10 boys in 'Toolmen' - one of the Friday afternoon service activities. These are fine gifts that will be treasured by the young children of Matipwili village. Packed in the luggage along with these will be painted calico bags together with the little surprises they contain - created by Year 5 boys.

A gift means so much more when it is hand-made with all the time and careful crafting that goes into its creation. The links we have with communities locally and elsewhere in the world are all the stronger for the effort.

Logging Service Completed

For boys in the Senior School, there are a number of ways that service can be logged. Service completed, as part of the Year 10 programme, will be logged automatically at the end of each rotation. Group House service activities are also logged automatically upon completion. Furthermore, staff who organize boys to serve in various co-curricular areas generally facilitate the logging of this service.

However, it is up to boys themselves to ensure that any individual service completed is validated and logged. There are pages in the Student Diary that can be used to record service. These need to be handed in to Mr Cordner for checking and logging. It is important that there are contact details for an adult outside the family who can verify that the service has been completed as stated.

The service is assigned points according to how direct the service has been and the level or responsibility demonstrated, to a maximum of 10 points per hour. Once 400 points has been reached the Awards Committee will consider an application for Colours for Community Service. In order to receive Honours for Community Service, a boy must demonstrate leadership in a service activity and markedly influence his peers in support of the activity.

Music Department

"Every child can be educated, depends on how you do it." - Shin'ichi Suzuki

On Friday, 20 June, nearly 150 musicians from the Junior and Middle Schools performed in their annual Autumn Concert in the Dickinson Centre. This concert provided an opportunity for the boys to present the work that they have been preparing during before and after school rehearsals, together with the Year 5 boys who have been developing a presentation based on their Unit of Inquiry.

To a packed audience, the show opened with the enthusiastic Year 5 performance "Construction" with the following items involving audience dancing, jazz bands, orchestras, vocal ensembles and string orchestras. Parents enjoyed tea and coffee in the foyer while taking the most of the opportunity to catch up with friends. My thanks to all music teachers, students and families for supporting this event along with Mr Dickson and Mr Mann, who really lifted "rock" music to a whole new level.

Upcoming events include Reporter Photos 23 July, Senior Recital and Upson Award 31 July, Jazz Night 8 August, Performance Festivals 9 - 10 August and Con Brio 12 - 13 August. Please make a note of the new date for the annual Jazz Night - now to be held at the end of Week 3 Winter Term.

Each of the events listed above are supported by FOSM. If you would like to join the Friends of Scotch Music (FOSM) - a group of parents who enthusiastically support the work of boys and staff in the Music Department, the process is very straight forward via the FOSM email below. FOSM meets once or twice each term with all meetings beginning at 7.00pm. Meetings go for approximately one hour, and are held in the Senior School Music Room with everyone welcome. Please consider becoming involved in the FOSM Parent Support group as an excellent way to support your son and the Music Programme at Scotch College. The next FOSM Meeting is to be held Monday, 28 July.

Contact Details

The Instrumental Programme is administered by the Senior School Music Department and all queries should be directed to the Music Administrator, Julia Robinson (9383 6841) music@scotch.wa.edu.au

Alternately, please contact Mr David Coughlan, Head of Music, via email DGCoughlan@scotch.wa.edu.au or phone 9383 6842.

If you wish to become more involved in supporting the Music Department by receiving information about the work of FOSM, please contact FOSM@scotch.wa.edu.au.

Holiday Fitness training for Athletics and Winter Sport

Fitness training for all students from Year 6 to Year 12 will be conducted in the July holidays over both weeks on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings starting at 8.30am and concluding at 9.30am. All boys wishing to improve their fitness and health for winter sport and Athletics should attend. The Athletics season is very short, being only four weeks duration. Therefore potential athletes should make every attempt to attend these training sessions to build up their fitness. Our aim this year is to win our fourth successive "Inters", something that has not been achieved since the early 1960's. Success requires discipline, commitment and hard work, unlike most things in life it cannot be bought. The only team that will beat Scotch College this year will be Scotch College if we don't work hard enough. There is no need to email if you cannot attend as these training sessions are voluntary.

See you all during the holidays.

Anthony Doney

Swimming at Scotch

Over the past 6 months Scotch College has embarked on a project to heat the pool all year round. Heat exchangers have been purchased and installed. These combined with the existing Solar Heating now allows the pool to be kept at a constant temperature of approximately 27 degrees C throughout the year.

This now enables the College to expand the swimming program to all year round. This will not only benefit all boys at Scotch it will benefit the Scotch Community as a whole.

Our main focus for the pool is:

1. To improve the swimming programme at Scotch for all year groups
2. To improve our results in the JPSSA and PSA swimming competitions
3. To value add to Scotch and the Scotch community
4. To fully utilize the pool
5. To ultimately form our own swim club which would compete in swimming competitions both at the JPSSA, PSA level and State level

We are excited to announce the introduction of two of WA's highly respected swim coaches, Deb Jones and Shelley Taylor-Smith who have joined forces to offer the very best of swim coaching to swimmers of all levels and ages in the Scotch College Swim Team. Scotch Swimmers will still swim as a group beginning training Week 6 Winter Term and continue until end of the JPSSA and PSA seasons. This will continue as it always has and will be free of charge to all Scotch boys wishing to swim. Sessions in Winter term will be Tuesdays and Thursdays 6.30-7.45am.

Additionally, lessons and squads are available, whether you're learning to swim, getting fit, ready to compete at a State or National level, wanting to step up as Scotch swim team member or thinking of achieving your bucket list eg. Rotto Channel solo and/or Busselton Ironman.

Whatever your goal we have sessions to cater for you!

A 10% discount will be offered to all Scotch community (inclusive of families and old boys).

For further details please contact:

Deb Jones www.debjonesswim.com.au Email: deb@debjonesswim.com.au Phone: 0478072756 Private sessions Learn to Swim Junior Squads State and National level Squads

Shelley Taylor-Smith www.openwaterswimmingmastery.com/scotch-college Email: headcoach@openwaterswimmingmastery.com Phone: 0414 594 245 1 on 1 stroke correction with STS Adults Stroke Correction squad Winter fun n fitness Rotto 2015 solo and relay squads Pool 2 Open Water clinics

Uniform Shop Opening Hours

The Uniform Shop will be open on Monday, 21 July (the day before Winter Term commences) from 9.00am - 12.00 noon and 1.00pm - 4.00pm.

From Tuesday, 22 July, normal term opening times will apply:

Tuesdays: 8.00am - 5.00pm

Thursdays: 7.30am - 11.30am

Fridays: 7.30am - 11.30am

Head of Junior School

The first semester of the school year has finished with a flurry. Teachers have been busily composing the boys' Semester 1 reports as the business of the School continues. A number of special events have highlighted the wonderful qualities of our boys and challenged them to consider others, do the right thing and to venture out of their comfort zones.

I challenged our new Semester 1 Captains to be trailblazers this year. As the first group of Junior School leaders they had to set the scene for leadership in the School. They all met this challenge head on. Not only did they embrace their new positions, each put in a special effort to ensure they left a lasting mark on the role, with initiatives or ideas the next groups of captains could follow.

The House Captains wrote the new House war cries that are now proudly sung at Friday class assemblies. They assisted in the development of House spirit by leading their Houses as they cheered on the housemates at Inter-House swimming and cross-country. Our Chapel Captain, Fraser Davies, brilliantly assisted in all Chapel services and capably stood in for Revered Wright. Our Visual Arts Captain, Finn Lawson, spoke proudly about the Arts and prompted the boys with his pop up art that decorated our playground over the semester. Max Avon-Smith reminded the boys regularly about how they can look after our local environment and his package-free lunch day was a huge success. Our Sport Captain, Edward Allan, kept the boys well informed about the upcoming sporting events and demonstrated fine leadership on the sporting fields. Declan Reilly, our Performing Arts Captain, created a brilliant initiative to raise money for research into a cure for multiple sclerosis. His Practisathon challenged the boys to get sponsors for practicing their sport, instrument or reading skills. The school community responded and were able to raise an amazing $3499.75. And finally, our Junior School Captain, Ben Chapman, spoke very well at a number of events and led the Junior School and the other Captains brilliantly. I want to thank all of the Captains for the wonderful job they have done and for being outstanding ambassadors for our school.

This week we held our second lot of speeches as we elected our Semester 2 Captains. The boys all had to be risk-takers as they stood in front of the school community and delivered their speech about why they would be the best representatives for a range of captaincies. The boys had a very difficult decision to make, as all of the candidates present excellent arguments for why they deserved to be considered as a Junior School Captains. The new Captains will be commissioned on Friday of Week 1 in the Winter Term.

Our Year 5 boys composed speeches that they presented in class. The top 11 speakers from the two Year 5 classes competed in the Junior School's first Speakers Challenge. The quality of the speeches were outstanding. The boys presented them beautifully and with poise. Their topics engaged their audience, made them laugh and informed them. I was surprised with the talent and confidence with which they spoke. The judges had a very difficult task in selecting our top four finishers. Well done to William Gagen and Matthew Kerfoot who finished in tied third place. In second was Fraser Davies who spoke about Banning Big Brothers and our champion was Jacob Lewis who spoke about his Five Favourite Elements. Fraser and Jacob went on to represent the College in the IPSHA Inter-School Speakers challenge, earning bronze medals.

The final showcase for our boys to shine was the Mid-Year Junior School and Middle School Concert. Boys from Year 3 to 7 sang, danced, played and stunned the audience with their talents. The night was magical with outstanding performances from all the talented musicians and vocalists.

The semester has had may highlights. The opportunities for our boys to shine and to challenge themselves have been special. I thank them for their risk-taking attitudes and willingness to embrace new opportunities. As always, they do not fail us with their skills, positive attitude and wonderful natures. I wish all boys, staff and families a well-deserved rest and I look forward to the challenges of the new semester.

John Stewart

Head of Junior School

Important Dates to Remember

Date	Event	Location	Time
1 July	No JPSSA training
3 July	JPSSA Inter-School Cross Country	Wesley College	12:00 - 3:00pm
4 July	Junior School Assembly (5D)	MacKellar Hall	2:30 - 3:00pm
4 July	Autumn Term concludes
22 July	Winter Term commences
22 July	Yr 5 Excursion	East Perth Cemeteries and Farm	8:30am - 3:00pm
23 July	Yr 5 Excursion	Maritime Museum and Fremantle	8:30am - 3:00pm
24 July	Parent Engagement Workshop: PYP Exhibition	Dining Hall Annexe	8:00 - 8:45am
24 July	JPSSA vs Christ Church Grammar School	Christ Church Grammar School
25 July	Junior School Captains and Class Representative Commissioning Service	Dickinson Centre	12:15 - 1:15pm
28 July - 1 August	Student Led Conferences

Primary Years Programme (PYP)

Time for reflection: Assessment of student learning

The assessment of the development and learning of young students is an essential component of the curriculum. It helps to inform continued development, teaching and learning.

In Junior School, the boys are continually observed in a variety of situations, with a wide range of assessment strategies across the school. We use both formative (assessment for learning) and summative (assessment of learning) methods. These methods include reflective practices (assessment as learning) to ensure the boys become aware of what they learn, how they learn and what helps them to learn.

Formative assessments provide information that is used in order to plan the next stage in learning. They are interwoven with learning, and help teachers and students find out what the students already know and can do. Formative assessments aim to promote learning by giving regular and frequent feedback in order to adjust ongoing teaching and learning. Summative assessments are an evaluation of learning that summarise a student's performance at a particular time. The focus is to assess the outcome/s of the learning.

Assessment in the classroom may include:

• using representative examples of students' work or performance to provide information about student learning

• collecting evidence of students' understanding and thinking

• documenting learning processes of groups and individuals

• engaging students in reflecting on their learning

• students assessing work produced by themselves and by others

• developing clear rubrics

• identifying exemplar student work

• keeping records of assessment results

Kathy Derrick

Deputy Head of Junior School - Curriculum

5D News

We have just finished up our 'How We Express Ourselves' 'unit and as part of their summative assessment, the boys designed symbols for their Houses that had to communicate message related to the Primary Years Programme. The designs were sensational and we are just going through the process of narrowing them down to be voted on. Hopefully we will see more of these symbols around the place.

All boys presented a short speech on a topic of their choice in order to qualify for the Speaker's Challenge. The speeches were well-rehearsed and very entertaining with topics that ranged from "the shark cull" to students "shouldn't have homework", and "what I would do if I were president" to "the toilet paper issue"!

We are beginning a new unit on 'How The World Works' where we are looking at the different climatic and geographic regions around the world and how living things have adapted to survive there.

Jae Dornan

Year 5 Teacher

Art News

How one idea can inspire many different activities

There was a brilliant response to the Year 4 boys Oz Design Board Shorts Project. Thanks to all the families who took advantage of this great opportunity and I can't wait to see all the little board shorts running around on the beaches this summer.

In Art class, we followed up by creating colourful backgrounds using the simple potato print technique but using a range of tones to create interest. Then we overprinted with scratch foam prints of the boys' final designs for the board short project. We will add more fine details into the background with coloured pencils, to link the animal with their environment. It is fabulous to see how you can keep developing different aspects from one starting idea - like a drawing of an Australian animal.

Karen Sabitay

PYP Visual Arts

Performing Arts News

The Year 3 boys have been exploring the movements of their bodies to create dance sequences in pairs, small groups and as a whole class. Each task has had a theme such as machine like actions, primitive movement, and action and reaction. To help create interesting pieces, the boys have focused on and discussed how they use the elements of dance. They remember these with the saying 'dance is BEST!'. 'B' stands for body: 'What' the body can do; 'E' stands for energy: 'How' we use our body; 'S' stands for space: 'Where' the body moves; 'T' stands for time: 'When' the body moves. Whilst dance has been the focus, the boys have also incorporated elements of drama, particularly when creating sequences that tell a story through dance.

Phebe Samson

Performing Arts Teacher

Friendly Schools and Families

Communicating effectively with your children

It is important to discuss bullying with your children on a regular basis. Regular communication with a person they trust and respect will help them form their own opinions and beliefs about bullying. Your children will also feel more comfortable telling you if they are being bullied.

Consider trying some of these ideas to improve the way you talk with your children about tricky issues.

Sit shoulder to shoulder or walk with your child as you talk

• Talking face to face can be quite confrontational, particularly for boys. Sitting or walking side by side will encourage both you and your child to talk freely.

Use open-ended questions

• It is easy to ask your child if they had a good day or if they would like toast for breakfast; however these questions only require a yes or no answer.
• Try asking questions such as "What did you do today?" or "What would you like for breakfast?" These types of questions encourage discussion between you and your child.

Talk with your children about what to do rather than what not to do

• It is common for us to focus on negative behaviour, such as "don't step in that puddle" or "stop swinging on your chair".
• Try telling your children what you would like them to do rather than what you don't want them to do.
• You can do this by using positive statements such as "please step over the puddle" or "please put the chair legs on the floor".

Warwick Norman

Friendly Schools and Families Coordinator

French News

Bonjour! The Year 3 boys will be acquiring vocabulary related to food in French in order to make links to the "How we Organise Ourselves" unit of inquiry. This is a fantastic and fun topic for French. The boys will acquire new vocabulary skills through varied classroom activities with a focus on the outcome Listening, Responding and Speaking. We will practice using sentences that we could hear in a restaurant. The students will have a go at asking and answering questions while taking on the role of waiter/client. The boys will also get the opportunity to sample escargots (snails). Who will be brave enough to try them? Photos will be taken and shared in an upcoming newsletter.

Madame Edwards

French Specialist

Junior School Resource Centre

Hello from the Library! I would just like to say a very big thank you to Jenny Bateman, Alison Palmer and Susan Boyd for continuing to be so helpful in keeping the books of the Junior School and Middle School library covered. If you would like to see just how much fun we have then please come to the Junior School staffroom (top floor) on a Thursday morning between 8:30 and 10:00am and join in. Alison bakes, Jenny talks and Susan gets the books covered.

In preparation for the move into the new library, we have been purchasing large quantities of quality books and would love some extra hands to ensure all books are ready for the big move.

Next term also features Book Week, which is a very exciting time for the boys. The theme this year is 'Connecting to Reading', so start thinking about those fabulous costumes that either promote a book your child loves or the idea of 'connecting to reading'. I will publish the short-listed books in the next newsletter; in the meantime encourage your boys to continue lots of reading and to start thinking about their costumes for the Week 5 Book Week Parade (there maybe an extra surprise this year too!).

Warwick Norman

Junior School Teacher Librarian

Excellence Awards

The following awards will be announced at Assembly on Friday 4 July:

Year 1

Alexander Jermy

Year 3

Hayden Henschel

Kyle De Bruin

Noah Lewis

Jack Carroll

Xander Dore

Mid-Year Reflection in Middle School

There are good reasons and a multitude of ways to celebrate the mid-point in the year, although jumping into freezing water in Antarctica as they did last week to celebrate the Winter Solstice was not in my top ten ways to celebrate the turn toward more sunlight and longer days. For students who have just completed a first semester of work, reports with teacher comments will being to arrive in the mail, allowing the chance to reflect on progress to date, celebrate growth and achievement and recalibrate goals for the second half of the year.

Central to this celebration and reflection are two events we see as particularly valuable. The Student Led Work Share this Thursday 3 July is the occasion for your son to go into detail not just about what he has done, but to describe to you how he has worked, with whom, how he draws from structures and supports in the classroom and teachers, and to show you evidence of this. The Student Portfolio will be there for you to take home on Thursday which is a tremendous opportunity for boys to explain what it is they know, can do, how they have learnt it and how they can apply it elsewhere. This is a vital process in helping boys to understand what it is they know, or think they know. Boys often have a swirling mass of thoughts on their knowledge and opinions and it is often only when we pin them down and ask them to explain to us, to verbalise their thinking, that they actually clarify this for themselves.

The second event will occur during the first two weeks of Winter term as we work the boys through a review and goal setting process, that is centred around their report and first semester performance. This culminates in a Student Led Conference, a three way meeting with Parent, Student and Teacher in Week Two. Details for booking your session will be released in Week 1 next term.

As we go to a much anticipated break, thank you for your support this semester; being on the sidelines of sport, in an audience at Assembly, supervision or cajoling the homework programme or simply sending us a message to keep us updated or encouraged, it is greatly appreciated and contributes much to the positive feel we have in Middle School.

Enjoy the break. We look forward to seeing everyone back on Tuesday 22 July.

Richard Ledger

Head of Middle School

Greetings from Middle School Library!

We have been a hive of activity this term with our student librarians involved in a myriad of activities. The boys have not only learnt simple library duties such as checking books in and out, great customer service and shelving, but they have also generated QR codes for our books, created book tweets and interesting library displays.

A small group of student librarians ran a successful Lego animation competition, which aimed to raise money for PMH whilst providing the boys with the opportunity to showcase their stop-animation skills. Let's extend a huge congratulation to the winner, Harry Unstead (7M) and runner up, David Stulpner (6GB).

In an exciting new Middle School initiative, the student librarians have been working on the development of a library magazine! This will be a digital magazine written by students for students and we hope to publish it next term. We will be calling for submissions from the boys interested in working on this project after the holiday break.

Finally, with the school holidays approaching, it is a great time to remind your son that he has access to our eBook and audio book collection 24/7. This can be accessed through the library homepage or via the website http://plcscotch.lib.overdrive.com

Jennifer Lightfoot

Teacher Librarian

Important Dates in Autumn Term

Thu 3 Jul	Student Led Work Share 8.00am - 9.10am MS Classrooms Year 8 2015 Parent Information Session 9.15am MacKellar Hall Movie Night 6.30pm, proceeds to Variety WA
Fri 4 Jul	Pink Dress Day, gold coin donation for breast cancer research End of Autumn Term

Excellence Awards

7.1PG	Will Lodge	For completing Stage 2 of the bagpipe programme, therefore being issued with his set of pipes in only thirteen months.
7.1PG	Thomas Bennett	For improvement in the completion of English homework.
7.1PG	Liam Blok	For improvement in the completion of English homework.
7.1PG	Jamie Coulson	For improvement in the completion of English homework.
7.1PG	Owen Edgar	For 100% completion of English homework in Autumn Term.
7.1PG	Josh Kerrich	For improvement in the completion of English homework.
7.1PG	Will Lodge	For 100% completion of English homework in Autumn Term.
7.1PG	Josh Nicholson	For 100% completion of English homework in Autumn Term.
7.1PG	Ben Marshall	For 100% completion of English homework in Semester 1.
7.1PG	Kristian Stonier	For 100% completion of English homework in Semester 1.
7.1PG	Nathan Thomas	For 100% completion of English homework in Semester 1.
7.1PG	Max Vaughan	For improvement in the completion of English homework.
7.1PG	Jerry Ventouras	For improvement in the completion of English homework.
7.1PG	Tom Wippl	For improvement in the completion of English homework.
7.2M	Max Belcastro	For 100% completion of English homework in Semester 1.
7.2M	James De Jonge	For 100% completion of English homework in Autumn Term.
7.2M	Liam Kerr	For 100% completion of English homework in Semester 1.
7.2M	Harry Unstead	For improvement in the completion of English homework.
7.2M	Levi Waters	For 100% completion of English homework in Autumn Term.
7.2M	Lachlan Duddy	For improvement in the completion of English homework.
7.3L	Mo Maslin	For your creative mind map about the Inquiry Road.
7.3L	Richard Lukin	For your creative mind map about the Inquiry Road.
7.4T	Oskar Beadell	For his generous and kind nature.
7.4T	Ed Hamersley	For his commitment to the Running Club.
7.4T	Josh O'Dea	For his popcorn fundraising initiative to help those in need.
7.5W	Tim Douglas	For excellent improvement.
7.5W	Shayan Saebi	For his committed approach to others and his work.
7.5W	Darcy Owen	For an excellent approach to his class work and others in our class.
7.5W	Tomaye Mojuetan	For working well towards a new goal.
7.5W	Jaye Marzec	For continued effort in all Learning Areas.
7.5W	Jacob Jones	For working hard and being really well organised.
7.5W	Alexander Gregson	For quietly working towards his goal.
7.5W	Sam Johnston	For being committed to helping others.
7.5W	Lucas Ferri	For being kind and helpful.
7.5W	Lewis Miller	For being thoughtful and committed to helping others.
7.5W	Charlie Thomas	For his commitment to helping people he does not even know.
7.5W	Charlie Wackett	For his commitment to helping people he does not even know.
7.5W	Charlie Wackett	For consistent effort and thoughtfulness.
7.5W	Alex Winmar	For his committed approach to the Scotch College Indigenous Network group.
7.5W	Matthew Mandzufas	For his excellent approach to others.
7.5W	Patrick Devereux	For his excellent approach to others.
7.6G	Ben Olson	For completing Stage 2 of the bagpipe programme, therefore being issued with his set of pipes in only thirteen months.
7.6G	Coen Miller	For consistent effort in iLearn.
7.6G	Angus Arts	For consistent effort in iLearn.
7.6G	Harry Gilchrist	For consistent effort in all learning areas.
7.6G	Jaxon Stanley	For being friendly and helpful at all times.
7.6G	Holden White	For receiving 15 Award Cards.
7.6G	Timothy Carter	For improved behaviour and attitude.
7.1PG	William Lodge	For responsible completion of House Senior duties.
7.4L	Alex Mallawarachi	For responsible completion of House Senior duties.
7.3L	Mo Maslin	For responsible completion of House Senior duties.
7.4T	Henry Howard	For responsible completion of House Senior duties.
7.4T	Oliver Hawkins	For responsible completion of House Senior duties.
7.6G	Lachlan Malloch	For responsible completion of House Senior duties.
7.6G	Coen Miller	For responsible completion of House Senior duties.
7.6G	Zac Mainwaring	For responsible completion of House Senior duties.
6.1GB	Aidan Sweeney	For his fabulous, insightful work on "The Lost Thing".
6.1GB	Benjamin Cooper	For his ongoing commitment to his learning and kind heart.
6.1GB	Sam Collingwood	For his dedication, commitment and enthusiasm for all areas of school life. *30 Award Cards*
6.1GB	Angus Hammond-Page	For his enthusiasm, kindness, hard work and beautiful manners. *30 Award Cards*
6.2C	Aden Stocks	For completing all Mathematics tasks efficiently and accurately.
6.2C	Gil Palmer	For displaying an excellent work ethic in class.
6.2C	William Brown	For being a responsible and reliable class member.
6.3O	Ricardo Holder	For receiving 15 Award Cards.
6.3O	Charles Carew-Reid	For demonstrating significant improvement in his organisation, effort and motivation to learn.
6.4B	Nikolas Gajatsy	For receiving 15 Award Cards.
6.4B	Isaac Mecham	For receiving 15 Award Cards.
6.4B	Alex Osborne	For receiving 30 Award Cards.
6.4B	Fletcher Gardner	For receiving 45 Award Cards.
6.4B	Archie Frazer	For receiving 15 Award Cards.
6.4B	Tom Kinnaird	For passing the beginners phase of the Student Librarian Progam.
6.4B	Damian Haynes	For receiving 30 Award Cards.
6.4B	Charlie Bevan	For receiving 30 Award Cards.
6.4B	Daniel Falkiner	For receiving 15 Award Cards.
6.4B	Ivan Munoz-Morillo	For receiving 15 Award Cards.
6.4B	Gethan Davies	For his focused and committed approach to class work.
6.4B	Fletcher Gardner	For being a positive and caring member of our class.
6.4B	Max Shervington	For receiving 60 Award Cards.

Headmaster's Commendations

7.1PG	Owen Edgar	Owen is a highly motivated student that gives his best effort to all College activities. He is an independent learner but also shows leadership in group scenarios. Owen is a pleasure to teach.
7.2M	Nick Turich	For writing some wonderful RAPS during Guided Literacy.
7.3L	Toby Egerton-Warburton	For enthusiasm and effort shown during all group tasks. Toby is a great team player.
7.4T	Will Coutts	Will sets an excellent standard in class with his work ethic and manners. He loves the rigour of learning and displays an outstanding ability to combine his existing knowledge with new concepts. Will is a fine young man.
7.5W	Sean Pentony	Sean always does his best in school and his excellent results across almost all learning areas are testimony to that. He participates in many aspect of Scotch life indicated by his involvement in World Scholar's Cup, Maths Olympiad, Middle School Drama Production, Fairbridge Festival and recently in service to the community at New Norcia over a weekend. In addition he has been involved in a number of fundraising activities for others in the wider community who are struggling. Sean has integrity and is certainly a risk taker.
7.6G	Blake Costello	For consistently demonstrating an eagerness to learn and displaying initiative in all aspects of the curriculum whilst giving of his very best at all times.
6.1GB	Sam Collingwood	Sam stands out in our class for his conscientious approach to all areas of life at the College. He trains extensively in swimming out of school and manages to remain focused and organised at Scotch. Sam consistently strives to achieve his best and he regularly demonstrates higher order thinking. He is an outstanding role model for his peers due to his impressive work ethic, but also for the caring manner in which he treats his peers. Such a special young man!
6.2C	Jack Orvis	Developing an excellent understanding of his family's heritage through the creation of an outstanding Family Tree.
6.3O	Ronald Fellows-Smith	For demonstrating enthusiasm, motivation and drive to succeed.
6.4B	Hayden Browne	For his principled approach to his learning. Hayden demonstrates the International Baccalaureate attribute of a Thinker who applies himself to all tasks and completes classroom activities to the best of his ability.

Student Achievements

Congratulations to Will Lodge (7PG) and Ben Olson (7G) who are the first Middle School boys to be issued with a set of bagpipes. Fantastic achievement!

Congratulations to Nathan Thomas (7PG) who has been selected to represent Western Australia at the National Schools Basketball Championships in Townsville in August.

Dr McEwan and Ms Mullin have been in Singapore throughout Week 9 with a number of boys representing Scotch College in the global round of the World Scholar's Cup. James Naylor-Pratt (Year 10, Anderson), Solomon Little (Year 10, Anderson) and Drummond Orr (Year 10, Ferguson) are competing in the Senior Division, while eight boys from the Middle School, Luca Fry, Lewis Orr, Jack Taylor, Thomas Hodge, Lucas Triglavcanin, Sean Pentony, Kobey Rafferty and James Jenour have been competing in the Junior Division. From all reports the boys have performed strongly over all categories and we look forward to learning of their achievements on their return to school next week. The World Scholar's Cup global round has 2400 students competing in an academic competition. To qualify all teams had to place or perform strongly in the regional rounds held in 28 countries. The Scotch teams qualified in April of this year after strong performances in the Perth round. Teams that excel at the global round will have the opportunity to be invited to the annual Tournament of Champions at Yale University. During Week 10, Dr McEwan will travel along with the boys on the Year 9 Canberra Tour.

As the end of Autumn Term approaches, boys in Years 9 and 10 have now concluded their examinations. Results will be posted on Connect early next term, following marking and moderation by teaching staff. The boys will complete the term by participating in a number of exciting and diverse opportunities. Some Year 9 boys have travelled to Canberra where they will discover all the important sights of the Australian capital and enjoy skiing at Perisher. Alternatively, the boys are immersing themselves a little closer to home on the Perth Tour. Approximately half of the Year 10 boys are currently away on their Year 10 Expedition, experiencing a number of incredible opportunities including surfing in Lancelin, sea-kayaking at Ningaloo and caving and climbing in Margaret River.

Autumn Term will conclude for Senior School boys on Friday, 4 July at 12.40pm following an assembly in the Dickinson Centre. There will be no marching on this day. Winter Term commences on Tuesday, 22 July with Week 1B.

Peter Burt

Deputy Head of Senior School (Administration and Pastoral Care)

Deborah Lee

Dean of Curriculum

Boys' Achievements

Hugh Fogarty (Year 10, Brisbane) won the Year 10 Poetry Section at the Perth Speech and Performing Arts Festival on Sunday 15 June reciting the poem "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning.

Alexander Allcock (Year 10, Cameron) has been selected in the U/17 State Men's Volleyball Team to compete in Canberra from July 4 at the National Volleyball Championships.

Mac Hanlin (Year 11, Stuart) travelled to Melbourne to represent WA in the National Schools' Debating Championship in May - WA won 3 of 7 debates, resulting in the team making it through to the semi-finals to come fourth overall. This is the first time WA has made it to the finals since 2007, so it is a tremendous result for Mac and his teammates.

Mac Hanlin (Year 11, Stuart) and William Goyder (Year 11, Ross) have participated in the heats of the Plain English Speaking Award competition and they were both selected (along with 3 other students) to participate in the State final, to be held at the end of July.

Lachlan McKenzie (Year 10, Anderson) and Thomas Prior (Year 11, Stuart) represented Western Australia in the State Schoolboys Water Polo National Championship in Noosa in the first week of June 2014. They received silver medals after losing the final against New South Wales 15/12. Thomas Prior was selected in the Australian National Schoolboys Water Polo team to represent Australia in a three test series against New Zealand in Auckland from 14-21 December 2014.

Year 11 Certificates of Academic Excellence

First Name	Surname	House
Finn	Hombergen	Alexander
Declan	Hardisty	Anderson
Philip	Singh	Anderson
Frank	Lee	Brisbane
Bailey	Banfield	Cameron
Alex	Brown	Cameron
Oliver	Heath	Cameron
Vaughan	Chin	Ferguson
Stuart	McCowan	Ferguson
Samuel	Zani	Ferguson
Poom	Areecharoenlert	Keys
Harrison	Gardiner	Keys
William	Goyder	Ross
James	MacKinnon	Ross
Alexander	Cain	Shearer
Hamish	de la Hunty	Shearer
Anthony	Giglia	Shearer
Mark	Barwood	St Andrews
Sam	Langoulant	St Andrews
Bomber	Markwell	St Andrews
Mac	Hanlin	Stuart
Robbie	Packer	Stuart
Thomas	Truscott	Stuart

Year 12 Certificates Of Academic Excellence

First Name	Surname	House
Ralph	Thompson	Alexander
Harry	Wiffen	Anderson
Oscar	Jungstedt	Brisbane
Macdara	Twomey	Brisbane
Riley	Aitken	Cameron
Harry	Bantock	Ferguson
Daniel	Bloch	Ferguson
Hans	Taylor	Ferguson
Jacob	Coulson	Shearer
Erlend	Cross	Shearer
Academic Colours
First Name	Surname	House
Ralph	Thompson	Alexander
Harry	Wiffen	Anderson
Riley	Aitken	Cameron
Daniel	Bloch	Ferguson
Erlend	Cross	Shearer

Academic Honours
First Name	Surname	House
Ralph	Thompson	Alexander
Harry	Wiffen	Anderson
Riley	Aitken	Cameron
Daniel	Bloch	Ferguson

Year 11 - PC Anderson and WR Dickinson Scholarships 2014

Students currently in Year 11 are invited to apply for the PC Anderson Scholarship or the WR Dickinson Scholarship. The PC Anderson Scholarship was established by the Old Scotch Collegians to commemorate the contribution made by PC Anderson as Headmaster. It is awarded to a boy who is a son or grandson of an OSC.

All other current Year 11 students may apply for the WR Dickinson Scholarship.

The Scholarships are available to boys in Year 11 for their final two years of school and the fees for the successful recipients are adjusted accordingly.

The criteria for both scholarships is based on:

• Academic ability and performance
• Leadership qualities and aspirations
• Interest and success in PSA sports and:
• Involvement and success in a broad range of co-curricular pursuits.

Students who are interested in applying for either of these Scholarships are requested to collect an information package from the Admissions Office located in Collegians House. The package will not be provided to parents, boys will need to collect the information from Admissions.

All applications should be submitted to the Admissions Office by 4.00pm Friday, 1 August, with interviews being conducted Monday 11 August or Tuesday 12 August. Please contact Ms Di Moran in Admissions 9383 6809 if you have any queries.

Bunning Resource Centre

Overdrive Update

This month Overdrive updated the appearance of their lending platform. When you log in to plcscotch.lib.overdrive.com you will now discover that when you hover your cursor over a book cover you will be given the options to borrow, sample, read more about the title, share what you are reading via social media or add the item to your wish list so you can read it later.

With the holidays coming up we will be extending the Overdrive loan period so that everyone will have longer than two weeks to read each eBook. Don't forget that there are a variety of simultaneous-use, Lonely Planet guides available to enrich your travel experiences. In addition, we have also purchased extra titles in all three age categories this term; the following titles are a sample of some of the newest 'adult' purchases that may interest you:

Truth - Peter Temple

The Gods of Guilt - Michael Connelly

Ripper - Isabel Allende

Alex Cross's Trial - James Patterson

Gunshot Road - Adrian Hyland

The Devil's Star - Jo Nesbo

On Cringila Hill - Noel Beddoe

One Boy Missing - Stephen Orr

Kate Flowers

Teacher Librarian

Careers Information

University Information

Year 12 Parents and Students

The applications for further study at either TAFE or University have NOT been requested by the respective tertiary institutions at this stage. In August students will be given the 2015 TISC Guide that will outline all the procedures and dates that are relevant to the application process and beyond. Mr Frusher will also be talking to the students as a group and explaining the TISC Guide, together with the application process. In August/September, Mr Frusher will be conducting one-on-one interviews with all Year 12 students to check each application and to offer advice prior to applications being sent on-line.

At this stage Year 12 students should have received a Prospectus from each of the WA Universities and a Year 12 WACE Information Handbook 2014 (on-line at Schools Curriculum & Standards Authority - www.scsa.wa.edu.au). Following on from the Scotch Careers Expo, students are encouraged to attend university and TAFE Open Days throughout the month of August.

As a parent, what can your son and you do together?

• Discuss various courses in the prospectuses that may be of interest to your son
• Gather more information by visiting university websites, or requesting further information from universities
• Attend university Open Days that are advertised in each prospectus and in this newsletter
• Be positive; don't panic (yet) and communicate with as many people as possible

Notre Dame University Early Offer Programmes

Students who are contemplating choosing Notre Dame for tertiary studies in 2015 and have a predicted ATAR of 90+ are invited to nominate for an early offer at the University. The Early Offer Programme acknowledges and rewards the achievements of outstanding Year 12 students and allows them to face the final examinations with reduced stress and added confidence. All nominations must be forwarded through Mr Frusher and must be submitted to Notre Dame by Friday 1 August 2014. Please note that if a student accepts an early offer, it will in no way prohibit them from applying and accepting an offer from another university.

Scholarships

Scholarships applications to most universities are now open and students need to start preparing their applications as soon as possible. Scholarships information can be accessed on individual university websites and also by contacting Mr Frusher at Scotch by email. There are many different scholarships available with different criteria attached to each. Applications for scholarships are made direct to the university concerned but some are made via a nomination by Scotch and students will be notified of these in the near future.

UWA Scholarships

UWA opened their applications for scholarships specifically directed at Year 12 students on June 1, much earlier than in the past. It is hoped that this will give students a larger window in which to complete applications for these scholarships rather than only during the already stressful months of August and September. The 2015 Scholarships Booklet will be available soon.

The logon/registration page for students who wish to lodge an application is https://www.grs.uwa.edu.au/Pandora/. All applications must be online. This page provides links to all the scholarships available in this round.

Applications for Group 1 scholarships will still close on the TISC closing date as usual - this year September 30.

The scholarships listed in Group 2 will close on 31 October.

Students should apply for all the scholarships for which they consider they are eligible. If they're not sure, apply for all of them and UWA will sort out the eligibility at their end.

Another important issue isthat for the scholarships in the Year 12 round, students MUST apply whilst in Year 12. If they are successful and receive a scholarship, they can defer it while they take a gap year, but these scholarships cannot be applied for at the end of a gap year.

For students not in Year 12 this year, we recommend that for Years 11 and 12 they keep a portfolio of activities and achievements and keep copies of important documents such as certificates, letters of commendation, advices of inclusion in teams/development squads, performances in artistic endeavours, any achievements at all in the categories of Academic, Arts, Leadership, Community Involvement or Sport. By keeping a portfolio, this will reduce the time required at the time of completing an application. Evidence of achievements is required for the UWA Fogarty Foundation Scholarships and the Vice-Chancellor and UWA Alumni Awards of Distinction.

Scholarships in Group 2 are mainly for students experiencing financial hardship. We have many scholarships for students in this position, particularly once they commence their studies at UWA, so if they are unsuccessful in the Year 12 round, they will have many more opportunities to apply for scholarship assistance. Support of equity and access programs is a priority of this University to ensure that students have the opportunity to study at UWA regardless of their background.

It's probably worth pointing out that, because of the half cohort leaving high school for university in 2015, there will be fewer students competing for the scholarships.

For your information, the UWA Fogarty Foundation scholarships commencing in 2015 will be cash only scholarships, a huge change from what has been the case since they were introduced in 2004. There will be no payment of HECS or ancillary payments previously paid to all scholars or accommodation support for regional students. On the bright side, the scholarships will now be for up to 4 years of undergraduate study plus up to 4 years of postgraduate study.

This year, UWA has also introducing a significant number of Vice-Chancellor's Merit Scholarships for high achieving students. These will be automatically awarded, valued at $5,000 per annum for up to eight semesters. No application is necessary.

Murdoch University

Murdoch University is excited to announce a unique opportunity to experience what it's like to be a Psychology or Exercise Science student and warmly extends an invitation for your Year 10, 11 and 12 students to attend.

Experience a Day in the Life of a Psychology student or Exercise Science student will be held on Thursday 17 July 2014 - 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

This free event will allow students to find out more about courses in Psychology and Exercise Science and entry pathways offered at Murdoch University. It will also allow students to partake in practical activities in facilities relevant to their chosen area, meet academic staff and current students.

Students can register their attendance and secure their place by visiting: www.experience.murdoch.edu.au

Muresk Campus

An opportunity for Year 12 students to experience 'University life' during the 'Year 12 Muresk Taster' on the 24 and 25 July 2014.

Consider your career opportunities by talking to past graduates in the agriculture and agribusiness industry. Meet the current students at Muresk as well as other Year 12's from all over WA. Ultimately have an experience that you will never forget.

Places are limited so register by the 7 July 2014 to take advantage of this exciting opportunity. Talk to Mr Frusher for more information and to register for a place. Alternatively contact the Agribusiness Team at Muresk agribusiness@cyoc.wa.edu.au or call 9622 6789.

Year 10, 11 and 12 Parents and Students

University Open Days

July and August are the months during which universities will be conducting their Open Days. This is an opportunity for all students from Years 10-12 to visit universities to gain an understanding of what courses are offered, what subjects at Scotch are preferred and to talk to both lecturers and students about specific courses. It is essential that Year 12 students attend and I highly recommended that Years 10 and 11 also visit to gain valuable information about tertiary options.

Edith Cowan University (Joondalup)	Sunday 20 July 2014	10am-4pm
Curtin University	Sunday 3 August 2014	10am-4pm
Edith Cowan University & WAAPA (Mt Lawley)	Sunday 10 August 2014	10am-4pm
University of Western Australia	Sunday 10 August 2014	10am-4pm
Murdoch University	Sunday 24 August 2014	10am-4pm
Notre Dame University	Sunday 17 August 2014	10am-4pm

University of Melbourne Open Day

Sunday 17 August 2014

10am-4pm

(University of Melbourne,Parkville and Southbank campuses www.openday.unimelb.edu.au)

Australian students and their parents visiting from interstate or overseas as well as students visiting from New Zealand are invited to join us for a special information session on Open Day. Lunch will be provided following the information session.

Come along and learn more about:

• Undergraduate degrees and graduate pathways at Melbourne
• Entry requirements and how to apply
• Scholarships
• Residential colleges and housing options
• Stories from current students who have moved to Melbourne to study
  • Student support services.

This is a free session, but registration is required. For more information, go to:

www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/open-day-interstate-lunch

Defence Forces

Australian Defence Force Academy

Year 11 students who may be interested in entering the Defence Force Academy at the completion of Year 12 are encouraged to apply for an ADFA Education Award. This award is presented annually to Year 12 students in recognition of leadership potential, and academic and sporting achievements exhibited in Year 11. The award comprises a laptop computer and certificate for the student and a recognition plaque for the School. There are 120 awards offered and there is no obligation for the student to attend ADFA.

The application process comprises the ADFA entry aptitude test, medical testing and a series of interviews including an Officer Selection Board. These are conducted in Canberra during April/May 2015 with all fares and accommodation provided.

For further details contact the local Defence Force Recruiting Centre on 131901 or visit www.defencejobs.gov.au/adfa or contact Mr Frusher at Scotch College.

The Royal Military College

The Royal Military College (RMC) in Duntroon, ACT, is one of the world's truly outstanding military training institutions. Every course at RMC focuses on bringing out the best qualities and equips students with the confidence and skills to make decisions, think quickly on their feet and motivate others in any situation. At RMC, students learn all the skills and knowledge needed to turn from a regular civilian into a world-class officer in today's Army. Training will focus on bringing out their best, and the leadership courses offered are second to none. Training in everything from infantry tactics and strategy, to military technology and communication, will ensure graduates are ready to lead.

To find out more or start the application, please call 131901 or visit www.defencejobs.gov.au or see Mr Frusher for more information.

Engineering Information

Australian Engineering Week

A Student Night will be held during Australian Engineering Week on Tuesday 5 August 2014 from 6.30pm - 8.00pm at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.

High school students interested in a career in engineering are encouraged to come along to the event, as well as parents and teachers. Attendance is free of charge but registration is essential.

You will hear from young graduates about their engineering journey and what they do day-to-day in their current jobs.

Young graduates include;

• Prema Bhautoo, Marine Engineer - DHI Group
• Sarah Jane, Design Manager - Water Corporation
• Sebastian Bunney, Process Engineer (Chemical) - Chevron
• Ben Robinson, Electrical Engineer (Weapons) - Australian Defence Force

WA University representatives from UWA and Murdoch University will also present on what their campuses can offer engineering students.

After the formalities, refreshments will be served, and TAFE, college and University representatives will be available to discuss various learning pathways and answer any questions.

Come along and have your questions answered to help you decide your best pathway to a fulfilling career in engineering!

For further information contact:

Events Manager - Rod Wesley

Phone: 08 6214 6303

Email: rwesley@engineersaustralia.org.au

Revision Courses

Wesley College WACE Revision Seminars for 7 to 11 July 2014 - BOOKINGS OPEN

Wesley College WACE Revision Seminars, will be held at the Wesley College campus during the first week of Term 2 School holidays, Monday 7 July to Friday 11 July.

The WACE Revision Seminars will be taught by experienced Year 12 teachers from a variety of Western Australia schools and Colleges, comprising 10 hours of tuition in each subject. Students may choose to study up to three subjects per week. The seminars provide a review of the WACE syllabus, copy of past exam papers, take home notes, hand outs and examination hints and techniques. Places are limited to 18 students per class and, where possible, individual difficulties and problems will also be addressed. Cost for each subject is $185.00. The seminars are intended as a supplement to both the student's own preparation for WACE examinations, as well as the student's teaching and learning program from their individual school.

Contact LINDA SANKEY on 9368 8133 or/ 0409 683 350 or waceseminars@wesley.wa.edu.au or enrolments may be completed online at http://www.trybooking.com/FAHS. Bookings for the July seminars close Thursday 3 July 2014.

Peter Frusher

Parents' Association

The PA Committee would like to thank the Year 9 parents who attended the recent cocktail event at the Cottesloe Golf Club on 13 June. Approximately 150 parents attended, which was an outstanding turnout. Events like this, organised by the PA and other support groups, play an important part in building the Scotch community. The PA is glad to have been able to provide this opportunity for parents to gather in a social environment, at the mid-point of an important year in their sons' school lives, and looks forward to the remaining events on the 2014 calendar.

Michelle Barrow

President

Parents' Association

Mothers' Auxilary

Please buy your tickets now through the Scotch College website www.scotch.wa.edu.au and click on the 'Book a Scotch Event' icon for the following events.

The Year 12 Father/Son Breakfast is on this Friday 4 July at 7.00am in the Dickinson Centre.

Purchase your tickets by Tuesday 1 July.

The City Country Lunch this year will be held on Wednesday 6 August. This year we will be travelling to New Norcia and enjoy morning tea in the foyer of the girls school building. This will be followed by a guided tour of the historic town and then lunch provided by the New Norcia Hotel. This is a great opportunity for parents of day students and boarders to get to know each other. Tickets will be $49.50 and available to purchase through the College website. Please get your tickets early as we have a limited number available.

The Year 10 Mothers' Sleepover at Moray is on 2 August and tickets are $40.00. Enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Moray and the opportunity to see what the boys have enjoyed over the years. All details are available when purchasing your ticket through the Scotch College website. Please book early to help with catering requirements. Any further enquiries please email oceanic90@bigpond.com, markandtania@iinet.net.au or cynthiagbaxter@yahoo.com

Other upcoming events:

Year 9 Coffee - Thursday 3 July at 2pm at Il Lido, Marine Pde. Cottesloe

Year 12 Coffee - Friday 25 July at Bookcaffé at 8.30 am

Clair Stanley

President

Mothers' Auxiliary

Jazz Night

An exciting music event being showcased early in the Winter Term is the Music Department's Annual Jazz Night. This spectacular show is being held at 7.30pm on Friday 8th August in the Dickinson Centre. The performance should conclude at approximately 10.45pm.

This year's show is based on music from Hollywood, "Music from the Movies" provided by performers from the Scotch College Big Bands and Jazz groups, plus a Staff and Guest Big Band to conclude the evening. With dancing, entertainment and an excellent compere to ensure that this night is one to remember, this event, open to the entire Scotch College community (Parents, Families and Friends from all Years 1 to 12), is a show not to be missed!

Tickets can be purchased through Trybooking via the Scotch College website www.scotch.wa.edu.au.

Mid-Year Cocktail Party

A reminder to parents who would like to attend the Mid-Year Cocktail Party at The Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club on Thursday, 3 July 2014 that bookings for this event will close at 8.30am Tuesday, 1 July 2014. Please visit www.scotch.wa.edu.au and click on the "Book a Scotch Event" icon to purchase your tickets.

Dear Fellow OSC

FOUNDERS DAY 2014 - OSC CRICKET TEAM OF THE CENTURY TO BE ANNOUNCED

No doubt like me you have received your copy of Clan. I hope you enjoy my favourite section "Personal Pars", which lets in on the brief and incredibly varied histories of our OSCs life journeys.

In keeping with our promise to keep this event interesting, this year we name the Old Scotch Collegians Cricket Team of the Century. The selection panel has been working hard, putting together the best team from all of the magnificent cricketers who have pulled on the pads, adjusted a box, and strode confidently to the wicket in the centre of the Memorial Oval and we'll even include bowlers, keepers and fieldsmen!

As you will know, many of our cricketers over the years have gone on to greater glory (can there really be a greater glory than representing the College!?) So dust off your Wisden Almanac's and see if you can predict who will make the cut!

OSC has appointed a selection committee made up of dedicated cricket tragics will be announcing a "Touring Team" of just 17 players, from which a 12-man "All-Stars" Scotch College First XI" will be chosen.

Many of those who will be honoured on the night will be in attendance, and we are gathering a very impressive guest list of handy cricketers from the Scotch community to assist with the proceedings on the night.

We hope to stir some debate, ruffle some feathers, recognise some greatness, bring back some memories, and share some fantastic moments with you on the night. If you've ever played cricket for the College, you'll have an opinion, and will be keen to see who the selectors will honour.

So please mark in your diary the 14^th of November and join me and your OSC Committee as we count down for the Old Scotch Collegians Team of the Century!

For more details or to pre-book a ticket or a table, please email the OSC Manager Lance Quartermaine at LHQuartermaine@scotch.wa.edu.au or telephone (08)9383-6849.

SENIORS LUNCH

On 23 May, OSC hosted a fantastic annual Seniors' lunch for old scholars who left Scotch more than 50 years ago. More than 120 enjoyed a great lunch and spend plenty of time reminiscing, with the aid of a very nostalgic archival display of photos and Scotch College memorabilia.

Most senior, according to Professor McNaught's tried and true count-back method was Gordon Bold, who left the College in 1935 (his peer year being 1937). Still on good form, too, at about 93 (but who's counting?).

Thanks to those who attended, we encourage you to invite your friends next year for this unique Scotch event, photographs of the day are now available on our website, and these pictures tell a thousand words.

Simple pleasures!

Michael Silbert

(OSC '79)

President - Old Scotch Collegians