Scotch College

Features

• Scotch – 160 years in five pages
• Ashley Vines – a most apt Perelberg Award winner
• Valedictory Dinner Class of 2011
• Monash: our outstanding Old Boy

Principal

• Nurturing our most precious gift

Chairman

• Mr David Crawford AO Chairman

Chaplain

• Test everything. Hold on to the good.

Junior School

• Celebrating traditions
• The Junior Primary celebrates Foundation Day
• The Findlays’ Family Day
• In the Spotlight - Gillian Comport

School Captain’s Report

• Scotch Vale

Senior School

• A call to action
• Inspiration for young scientists
• Talent search unearths budding scientists
• Great opportunities in Germany
• Looking locally for world-changing ideas
• Sea Scouts’ hands-on learning
• A symbol of renewal and rebirth
• Blue Ribbon Day at Scotch
• Scotch takes national schools chess title
• Scotch debaters take on the world
• In the tracks of Genghis Khan
• Staff farewells
• A strong emphasis on academic success
• In the Spotlight - Grant Watson
• In the Spotlight - Atit Bhargava

Senior School Sport

• An Athletics season to remember
• Fitness and skills prevail
• Goodbye to ‘Gaff’
• A passion for Scotch cricket
• Snowsports for all at Scotch

Senior School Drama

• Away was a wonderful success
• The Mikado triumphs
• Looking at the impact of stress

Boarding

• Three decades of care and encouragement
• What they say about Doug Galbraith

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December 2011 issue

Published by: Scotch College, 1 Morrison Street, Hawthorn 3122,Victoria, Australia. Ph: (03) 9810 4321. ABN 86 852 856 445 Print Post Approved PP349181/00189.

Editorial team: Tim Shearer (Editor), David Ashton, Kathryn Cairney, Mark Collins, Kate Ikinger and Paul Mishura.

Editor: Tim Shearer (03) 9810 4302; email: tim.shearer@scotch.vic.edu.au Graphic designer: Gordon Southgate (03) 9810 4443.

Photography: Jocelyn Pride, Tim Shearer, Stephen Kong, and Scotch College staff.

Printing: Printed on Summit Gloss by New Litho, 124–138 Union Road, Surrey Hills Victoria 3127, Telephone (03) 98809 2500. IMS 100% degradable wrap.regulars

Cover: Happy Birthday Scotch!

Selected articles from this issue.

Editorial

OSCA

• Recognition for dedicated RSL service
• Engage –OSCA’s theme for 2012 and beyond
• A most lyrical OSCA President’s Dinner
• In recognition of devoted OSCA service
• Two more names added to a select list
• Momentum for OSCA’s birth
• Huxton Creepers: keeping to the beat
• Parklife prominence for Albert Salt
• In the trenches with Monash
• A moving tribute to our 568 war dead
• Mark Dreyfus: ‘a broad set of talents’
• OSCA Events
• Sweeney Todd: – a demonically great story

What They’re doing now

• 1940s
• 1950s
• 1960s
• 1970s
• 1980s
• 1990s
• 2000s
• Scotch weddings Four family weddings in the Chapel – a record?

OSCA Events

• Photo Gallery

Old Scotch Clubs

• Seeing them early
• New coaching era for Old Scotch Football Club
• A BIG soccer season
• Cardinal Club makes its presence felt
• Great bowls opportunities
• A good Koomerang year
• Brian takes the Lodge Chair
• Tennis club’s injection of youth
• A gem of a walk

Foundation

• Alexander Morrison Circle - On behalf of our boys we thank you!
• ‘OUR CLASSROOM IS FANTASTIC'

Archives

• Nine successful years in Archives

Obituaries

• Obituaries