Scotch College

Features

• A most successful academic year
• Bridging the cultural chasm
• Scotch - A home away from home
• A northern trip to remember
• An excellent grounding
• ‘Our association with Scotch is unique’

Principal

• It’s about challenge and support

Chairman

• The School Council

Chaplain

• It’s not always black and white

Junior School

• Leadership and literacy kick off a new school year
• Indigenous Studies in the Junior Primary years
• A focus on a distinct and precious culture
• Junior School assembly hall redevelopment

School Captain’s Report

• Bursting the bubble

Senior School

• Class of 2009 VCE Results
• A superbly crafted talk
• A most successful academic year
• Support for earthquake victims
• Once in a lifetime experiences (twice)
• No argument here – a fantastic literary and debating tour
• Our new senior school staff
• Pipers and drummers excel at Caloundra
• Scotch ranks as top chess school
• Cadet unit set for an impressive year
• Out of their comfort zones
• Sea Scouts enjoy an ocean of opportunities
• Outstanding skiing and lots of fun
• East meets west in the JFA
• A masterclass by a master pianist
• The plays are the thing

Senior School Sport

• A great Head of the River day for Scotch
• A historic ‘double first’ for Scotch rowing
• Outstanding results at Australian rowing championships
• Plenty of challenge and excitement for Scotch’s cyclists
• An exchange of cricketing talents
• Lots to cheer for at swimming and diving finals
• Athletics success built on team effort
• Scotch bowls team receives bowls colours
• Mitch and Andrew gain Vic selection - again
• Proudly colourful bowls
• Four wins, four losses – sixth place for 1st XI
• Great individual efforts spark surf team success

Boarding

• ‘Don’t be shy; have a go; try your best’

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May 2010 issue

Great Scot is published by Scotch College
ABN
86 852 826 445

Editor
Tim Shearer

Assistant Editor
David Ashton

Graphic Designer
Kathryn Cairney

Cover: Kaiyarr (Tropical Rock Lobster) by Anzack Newman (Year 12)

Selected articles from this issue.

OSCA

• OSCA undertakes strategic review
• Sim boys make Head of the River history
• ‘You can’t take the school out of the boy’
• Stonnington is Tim’s realm
• Memories of McLeod sporting excellence
• Hartkopf baggy green caps off Test display
• Scotch’s own Test team – but who will be the 12th man?
• A big impact – Cyril (Junior) Rioli
• Australia Day Honours

What They’re doing now

• 1950s
• 1960s
• 1970s
• 1980s
• 1990s
• 2000s
• Scotch weddings

OSCA Events

• Photo Gallery

Old Scotch Clubs

• Cricket club goes back to back-to-back
• Golden anniversary for tennis club
• Wonderful Walhalla walking
• Old Scotch athletics – so close!
• The Old Scotch Music and Drama Club presents My Fair Lady
• A world of film entertainment
• Big upgrade for Koomerang’s Mt Buller lodge
• Football club’s strong new focus
• Four generations of military service
• Big year for Hawthorn Hockey Club
• Old Scotch Pipes and Drums – material for outstanding yarns

Foundation

• President’s report
• Annual Giving 2010
• Welcoming grandparents and special friends
• A focus on friendships: East Melbourne Glen Chapter Christmas Luncheon
• Alexander Morrison Circle
• Annual Report – a tradition of giving

Property

Archives

• Was there an early indigenous pupil at Scotch?
• David Abbott died aged 16 in World War II
• Student newspapers
• The 25 oldest Old Boys
• How Scotch led the way in APS uniforms … and how you can help Archives

Obituaries

• Obituaries