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Week 7, Autumn Term 2020

Jan Usher
Dear Boarding Families, I write to you in the middle of Men’s Health Week and I hope that all the males out there are taking some time to check up on themselves and each other! I was inspired this week by a story that has come out of Mukinbudin and spread around the world, known as the Blue Tree Project. It is both a fascinating and tragic story about mental health issues in our community and I urge you all to check out the website  https://www.bluetreeproject.com.au/ and perhaps you and your sons will be inspired to paint a blue tree yourselves,…

Week 5, Autumn Term 2020

Jan Usher
Dear Boarding Families I sincerely hope that you all have a fantastic long weekend this weekend. Take the time to relax with family and reflect upon the important things in life. As much as this has been a crazy and uncertain time for many of us, we have a lot to be grateful for. I invite boys and families to share a photo of themselves at home as a way to time-stamp this unique time in our lives and share it with us so that we can create an album of all of our boys in 2020. A photo of our boys…

Week 3, Autumn Term 2020

Jan Usher
WELCOME TO OUR NEW HEAD OF RESIDENTIAL LIFE - Jordan Owenell   Dear Boarding Families, It has been a big few weeks in boarding and I am mindful that you have had a lot of communication over that time but I would like to just re-connect on a more casual level and give you a short update on boarding. I would also like to acknowledge our farming families in particular, who have been incredibly busy with their seeding programmes on top of all the drama that has been unfolding at School. Our regional and remote families too, have had extra obstacles with regards…

Week 10, Summer Term 2020

Jan Usher
Dear Parents, The last Blog for the term is an odd one as usually we’re writing about what is happening with your boys down here, but these past weeks you have spent more time with them than us.  I hope they are pulling their weight  around the house as well as attending to the lessons we are producing for them. Welcoming Jordan Owenell – Head of Residential Life This morning I did a walking and talking tour with Jordan Owenell, the new Head of Residential Life at Scotch, as I showed off the 3 boarding houses to him.  Jordan and his wife Kate,…

Week 8, Summer Term 2020

Jan Usher
Dear Parents, In a week where you have been bombarded by communications in probably almost every form, can I use the last note of the week, from school at least, to say thank you for your support. Your responses to our requests and patience as we plan, change and communicate is enormously appreciated. The photo this week does have a health and hygiene edge to it. Titled ‘Mugs on Mugs’ it is our Year 9 boys with their new mugs.  How timely is it that they arrive this week. With their poses, the boys look like they thought it was a magazine…

Week 7, Summer Term 2020

Jan Usher
Farewell Mrs Whetters   It is with a heavy heart that we say farewell to Mrs Kim Whetters, who is retiring from her position as House Mother in the Year 6/7/8 House, next week. Kim has been exceptional in her care for the boys over the 5 years she has been at the College and we thank her for her tireless work. We wish Kim all the best for her next adventure and hope to see her pop in for a chat and catchup. Coronavirus The following link is to the World Health Organisation, which provides up to the minute information about the pandemic and offers…

Kim Whetters Farewell

Drew Templar
After 5 years of wonderful service to the Scotch College residential program Kim Whetters has decided to retire. Kim's dedication to the Boys and their families will be very sorely missed. Her nature and interactions with the boys on a daily basis is of genuine care and has gone above and beyond her role as a house mother to care for the students. Kim has guided families and students through their entry into Scotch College Boarding for over 5 years now and there are very few boarding families that haven't been touch by her very generous and caring nature. In my…

Week 6, Summer Term 2020

Jan Usher
Dear Parents I’ve been thinking about the Head of the River Rowing Regatta coming up in two weeks’ time and all of the Boarding boys from Year 8-12 in the crews. It is the PSA event that draws the single biggest crowd to an event by far. HoR is the culmination of some really long hours for our rowers. Early starts, long Saturdays, hours in the gym, lots of rigging and de rigging and kilos of pasta.  Now with it almost on us, the most useful preparation strategy the boys can adopt is to stay healthy, and the most valuable drill…

Year 9: Our ‘motto’ have fun at ‘Rotto’

Sean Mecham
Year 9 Camp to Rottnest Island On Monday the 24th of February 2020, The Year 9 Boarders, bordered the S.S. Sealink along with the other 140, Year 9's and the Scotch Staff Crew, Captained by experienced Scotch Pirate, Captain David Jones, rrrrr!! We set sail on the Indian Ocean, destined to reach the Island after a long and treacherous 25 minutes out on the open seas (it was actually, pretty smooth sailing) We finally, found land and made our way straight to the Bike Hire to get our transportation for the week. We found our bearings and made our way to our accommodation,…

Week 4, Summer Term 2020

Jan Usher
Dear Parents, It is hard to go past the Scotch College Ball as a highlight of the annual calendar. As cute as our Kindy and Year One boys look in the bucket of a tractor, as you may see in the next Scotch advertising campaign, for style and sheer impressiveness, the boys in their suits with their glamourous partners is a hard picture to beat. Enjoy the photos below and those coming up in the Vidigami photo library. The next set of photos of our Year 12 boys will be entirely different with most of them in various states of repair…