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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…

Week 3, Summer Term 2020

Jan Usher
Year 12 Ball, End to Enders and a quick recovery for our Captain Our Senior boys have and will be the centre of attention over the first 4 weeks of the term. Last Wednesday the Boarders Council introduced themselves and welcomed in the new boys at the first whole of Residential Life student meeting. One of the big themes from the Boarders Council is the emphasis they are placing on developing Residential Life spirit, unity and integration. Their plan is to achieve this through a multi-age competition-based approach with an emphasis on getting boys in all years involved in competitive activity.…

Year 6/7/8 House – Week 2

Drew Templar
Hi All Another huge week in the Year 6/7/8 residential house. Students started the week at Adventure world and had an amazing time. The warm weather was perfect for the water slides and lots of swims. The boys also had the Middle School Swimming Carnival this week. The conditions were extremely hot and being sun smart and staying hydrated were the key to success. Boys competed well for their houses and joined in with some great house spirit with chants ringing across the pool all day. Attached are some of the photos from both days out. Mr Faint from Middle School also took…

Year 9: 2 weeks in and we are learning how to Swim!

Sean Mecham
A very 'warm' Welcome to the Year 9 House Yes, the start of the year has brought the heat, but the boys have been cooling off in the pool, hitting the waterslides at Adventure World and competing at their first Senior School Inter-House Swimming Carnival. The above title: '2 weeks in and we are learning how to Swim' is also a metaphor for the boys moving from the Middle to Senior School and a shift from the Year 8 to the Year 9 Boarding House. We are already very proud of the boys who are making this transition a nice easy swim,…