From the Principal’s Desk - Private School Adelaide · What might the King’s Community mean to Old Scholars? I’ll take one of those words above – Family. ... 1997 20 Year

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“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. (Lou Holtz)2

Horizons 37July 2017

King’s Baptist Grammar School

3 Keithcot Farm Drive WYNN VALE SA 5127

PO Box 64 MODBURY NORTH SA 5092

Phone: (08) 8289 0222Fax: (08) 8289 1622

Email: [email protected] Page: www.kingsbaptist.sa.edu.au

Front Cover: This year’s school production was “Back to the 80’s” . . . The Totally Awesome Musical! See report on page 10.

From the Principal’s DeskKing’s Baptist Church

As many of you would know, King’s was originally named Tea Tree Gully Christian School, founded in 1983 by Tea Tree Gully Baptist Church. A group of people had what would later become the motto of King’s Baptist Grammar School – A Vision of Faith! A vision to see a local Baptist school established in the north east of Adelaide, brought to life by faith, and underpinned by Christian values and practice. And so when the reality of this dream was in its infancy, this fledgling school and its founding church shared not just the same geography in the north-east, but the same name – Tea Tree Gully Baptist

Church and Tea Tree Gully Christian School.

When we moved to our current site in 1989, we changed our name to King’s Baptist Grammar School. In 2005 Tea Tree Gully Baptist Church moved to join us and became Golden Grove Baptist Church and we were back together again! The church congregation and the school have continued to develop a deep sense of a shared life together. These have been years of incredible blessing in so many ways. So much so, in fact, that having prayed and discerned the idea as a community, the church has now become King’s Baptist Church.

So often I hear from KOSA members, lovely reflections and fond memories about school life. One of the aspects that is mentioned over and over again is a sense of community. Yes, it is hard to pin down what ‘community’ means. It means different things to different people. There are many common elements I have noticed – a sense of belonging, contributing, being valued, feeling like family, a place of life, generous and giving. We appreciate and notice these things. So when it comes to talking about King’s Baptist Church or King’s Baptist Grammar School we are using the term ‘The King’s Community’.

What might the King’s Community mean to Old Scholars? I’ll take one of those words above – Family. For many of you, King’s remains a place of education for your family. Within a couple of years we will add Early Learning (for three and four year olds) education to the offering we currently have. There is King’s Kids for two and three year olds and playgroups too. There is a café to hangout in with your family and to meet up with friends. We hope into the future that will be open on weekends

too. Into the future we are looking at Allied Health / Family Health care becoming available.

Another word from above – Life. It is great to be able to do life together. That can mean lots of things, from fitness groups that run during the week to those sacred and special times in life, such as marriages and funerals. Over the last few years I have really appreciated this special place a church can have for the School community in these challenging times.

Giving is part of contributing and knowing that we have a valued role to play. Through the King’s Community you can join a range of activities such as – Come to the Table, CareLink, Service Learning trips to King’s Friendship Centre in Cambodia, contributing and participating in many of the men’s and women’s ministries, connecting via Sports teams such as coaching one of the footy or basketball teams.

As a Christian community the King’s Community celebrates Life, Giving, Family. So on Sunday morning you would find a morning worship, of praise and growing together that is very welcoming and outgoing, relaxed and contemporary.

Please come and connect with the King’s community.

Cambodia BeckonsKing’s involvement in Cambodia has only been possible through our partnership with Transform Cambodia. We have named ‘our’ centre, King’s Friendship Centre which is one of over 30 Life Centres operating in the capital, Phnom Penh.

In partnership with parents, each centre provides health care, nutrition, education and mentors, who journey with the children as

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3We can do no great things, only small things with great love. (Mother Teresa)

KOSA 2017 EventS ProgrAm1997 20 Year Reunion – to be advised2002 15 Year Reunion – Organizer Elissa Spence – email: [email protected] Keep an eye on Facebook for updates.2007 10 Year Reunion – Organizers Meegan Crannaford 0401 163 660, Katherine Moore & Brittany Franklin. Keep an eye on Facebook for updates.

Committee Meeting – Tuesday, 22nd August at 6.30 pm – King’s Board Room.KOSA Soccer Match – Sunday, 22nd October – King’s Oval. Open Day – Tuesday, 31st October.Committee Christmas Dinner – Tuesday, 28th November – 6.30 pm at Caffe Primo (Golden Grove). Senior School Presentation Evening – Thursday, 30th November – 7.00 pm – King’s Sports Centre.

Don’t forget it’s 1997 20 Year Reunion, 2002 15 Year Reunion

and 2007 10 Year Reunion

this year (don’t miss out)

In this IssueFrom Principal’s Desk ....................................2-3The 2017 Basketball/Soccer Match ..................4From the Editor ....................................................5The Round Table ...................................................5Current Student Achievements ....................6-8Hair for Heart .......................................................8Veta Morphus ........................................................8Japan and German Trips ......................................9“Back to the 80s” (King’s Musical) ............... 10Charity Ball ......................................................... 11Weddings ...................................................... 12-13Engagements ....................................................... 14Staff News ........................................................... 14Babies ............................................................. 14-15Trust in God’s Time and His Plan For Us 16-17Where are You Now – What are You Doing? .......................................................... 18King’s Old Staff .................................................. 19Collecting for Cambodia ................................. 19Next Relocation ................................................ 21Classifieds ..................................................... 20-232007 10 Year Reunion ...................................... 232002 15 Year Reunion ..... Outside Back Cover1997 20 Year Reunion ..... Outside Back Cover

A Sponsor Child with Cheryl.Staff at King’s Friendship Centre with David, Cheryl and Ceri.

Hope Staff Singing to Graduating Children.

they grow from beginning school through to the end of formal schooling. These children would not have had access to education without the learning support and family support provided by each centre.

For each centre, one of the highlights for the year is the annual Children’s Conference. All the children – about 3,300, gather for seminars, to listen to speakers and to share in worship. This is followed by two days of Staff Conference, an opportunity for staff development and training.

Cheryl Flight (Director, Senior School) and Ceri Stanley (Board Member) represented King’s and also shared in the program at the June Conferences.

Cheryl’s leadership, not only of the Senior School but of our Service Learning program, has grown student participation and engagement, and deepened our partnership with several Christian Non-Government Organisations. It was not surprising to me that Cheryl was open to exploring how she might be ready and able to meet the need for leadership at Hope International School. This School supports missions by offering quality, Christ-centred educational services for families of international Christian workers in Cambodia and surrounding countries.

Hope needed a Principal of the Secondary School. As soon as Cheryl shared this opportunity with me, I could see this was very much part of a faith journey for Cheryl. Not only is Cheryl amply equipped for this position, at the same time Hope sought applicants for a Facilities and Property Manager, which struck a chord with Cheryl’s husband, David.

After a multi-stage interview process, what I would see as a calling for the Flights, was affirmed by Hope. Cheryl has accepted the Principal position, commencing January 2018, which I endorse and support.

Blessings

Russell Eley (1996 – current)

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BasketballThank you to everyone who came out to support the first KOSA Basketball Day. It was an enjoyable day with plenty of moments to play or to chat with Old Scholars.

Desi Beytell (2008)

• Do you have any suggestions for KOSA events?• Are you interested in becoming an organiser for an Alumni Reunion?

Sunday, 22nd October – King’s Oval• Players arrive 1.00 pm for a 1.15 pm kick-off• Sausage sizzle and drinks – playground open for the kids –

spectators welcome!

For more information, find us on Facebook and register your interest.––

BUILD THE TRADITION … COVER YOURSELF IN GLORY … HAVE A LAUGH

55Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. (Muriel Strode)

From the Editor

Heroism Comes from the HeartBelow is another inspirational story I read recently – if you have one to share, just email it

to me and we can use it in Horizons.

Bob Butler lost his legs in a 1965 land mine explosion in Vietnam. He returned home a war hero. Twenty years later, he proved once again that heroism comes from the heart.

Butler was working in his garage in a small town in Arizona on a hot summer day when he heard a woman’s screams coming from a nearby house. He began rolling his wheelchair toward the house but the dense shrubbery wouldn’t allow him access to the back door. He got out of his chair and started to crawl through the dirt and bushes.

“I had to get there,” he said. “It didn’t matter how much it hurt.” When Butler arrived at the pool there was a three year old girl named Stephanie Hanes, lying at the bottom. She had been born without arms and had fallen in the water and couldn’t swim. Her mother stood over her baby screaming frantically. Butler dove to the bottom of the pool and brought little Stephanie up to the deck. Her face was blue, she had no pulse and was not breathing.

Butler immediately went to work performing CPR to revive her while Stephanie’s mother telephoned the fire department. She was told the paramedics were already out on a call. Helplessly she sobbed and hugged Butler’s shoulder.

As Butler continued with his CPR, he calmly reassured her. “Don’t worry,” he said “I was her arms to get out of the pool it’ll be okay, I am now her lungs. Together we can make it.”

Seconds later the little girl coughed, regained consciousness and began to cry.

As they hugged and rejoiced together, the mother asked Butler how he knew it would be okay. “The truth is I didn’t know,” he told her. “When my legs were blown off in the war, I was all alone in a field. No-one was there to help except a little Vietnamese girl. As she struggled to drag me to her village, she whispered in broken English, ‘It okay. You can live. I be your legs. Together we make it.’ Her kind words brought hope to my soul and I wanted to do the same for Stephanie.”

There are simply those times when we cannot stand alone. There are those times when we need someone to be our legs, our arms, our friend.

Our Lord Jesus Christ is that friend – “Greater love has no-one than this, that someone lay down His life for His friends.” (John 15:13)

Chris Dunt (1984 – current)

You may have something we need?Do you have old items of uniform and school memorabilia clogging up your cupboards? If so, we would be interested in finding a worthy home for them.

The sort of items we are seeking are old Yearbooks, uniform, badges etc that could form part of a collective history of King’s and Tea Tree Gully Christian School.

If you think you have something you would like to donate and that is in good condition, please email me at the school – [email protected]

Sunday, 22nd October – King’s Oval• Players arrive 1.00 pm for a 1.15 pm kick-off• Sausage sizzle and drinks – playground open for the kids –

spectators welcome!

For more information, find us on Facebook and register your interest.––

BUILD THE TRADITION … COVER YOURSELF IN GLORY … HAVE A LAUGH

Senator Bob DayPatron, Kings Old Scholars Association

Email: [email protected]

The Round TableI’LL DRINK TO THAT

In a small Texas town, Drummond’s Bar began construction work on the expansion of the bar to build its business. In response, the local church started a campaign to block the expansion with around the clock prayer meetings.

Work continued on the bar right up until the week before the grand opening when lightning struck the bar and it burnt to the ground.

With the bar in smouldering ruins, the church folk boasted of their accomplishment and of the power of prayer. That was of course, until the angry bar owner sued the church on the grounds the church and its congregation were ultimately responsible for the destruction of the building – either through direct or indirect actions or means.

In its reply to the court, the church denied liability and any connection with the bar’s demise.

At the opening hearing of the court case, the presiding judge read through the plaintiff ’s (bar owner’s) complaint and also through the defendant’s (church’s) reply and said, “I’m not sure how I’m going to decide this, but it appears from the paperwork that what we have here is a bar-owner who believes in the power of prayer, and a church congregation which does not”.

Like the church people in the story, we all have a tendency to see things the way that best suits us at any given time. Lawyers sometimes talk about this by saying that their clients are entitled to be judged on ‘the most favourable interpretation of the facts’.

In the end though, being true to ourselves and understanding that not everyone sees things the way we do, helps us lead a balanced life.

Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it. (Harold S. Hulbert)6

Student Achievements (since last issue)

(For privacy reasons, full names of students will no longer be published in this section.)

ATHLETICS3 – 7 Sports Day – Age Group Champions13 year old: A. Borg and J. Pratt12 year old: M. Forbes and J. Woodberry11 year old: M. Coolen and J. Clarke10 year old: T. Wasylkiw and I. Cotton9 year old: T. Rende, H. McConnell

(dual winner) and I. Riddle8 year old: J. Barnes and E. WallThe outcome of House Sports was: Brimblecombe: 2479White: 2244Baldock: 2172Warren: 2124The 10-13 year olds selected for the King’s Athletics Team competed in April in the SAPSASA Championships. The team then increased to include the 8 and 9 year olds to compete at SANTOS Stadium for the SACSA Primary Athletics Championships.

State Athletics ChampionshipsI. Riddle won 3 Gold Medals at the State Athletics Championships in the U9 70m, 100m and long jump.

SACSA Primary Athletics ChampionshipsThe annual SACSA Primary Athletics Championships were held at SANTOS Stadium in May. While there were many highlights on the track, the most memorable aspect was the encouraging team morale and the King’s spirit of excellence that each athlete displayed.

The following athletes achieved a top 3 position:1st Place13 year old High Jump – D. Ross 8 year old Long Jump – C. Boal 12 year old Long Jump – J. Woodberry 9 year old 70m – I. Riddle 12 year old 100m – J. Woodberry 12 year old Shotput – C. Bradshaw 10 year old High Jump – I. Cotton 13 year old 100m – J. Pratt 12 year old High Jump – J. Woodberry 11 year old Discus – M. Coolen 13 year old Long Jump – J. Swanson 11 year old High Jump – M. Bennett 13 year old 800m – J. Creasey 9 year old 200m – I. Riddle 11 year old Shotput – M. Coolen 9 year old Long Jump – I. Riddle 13 year old Discus – A. Borg 10 year old 200m – I. Cotton 12 year old 200m – J. Woodberry2nd Place12 year old Long Jump – M. Forbes 10 year old 100m – A. Egan 12 year old 100m – M. Forbes 13 year old 100m – A. Borg 13 year old Shot Put – I. Smith 10 year old Long Jump – A. Field 10 year old 800m – A. Field 10 year old 800m – I. Cotton 12 year old 800m – A. Gallagher 13 year old Long Jump – H. Kowal 9 year old 200m – H. McConnell 11 year old Shot Put – M. Tarzia 10 year old 200m – A. Egan 12 year old 200m – M. Forbes 13 year old 200m – A. Borg 13 year old 200m – H. Kowal

3rd Place8 year old Long Jump – E. Graham9 year old 70m – H. McConnell11 year old 100m – N. Smart10 year old Long Jump – I. Cotton11 year old Discus – J. Peskett8 year old 200m – H. Riddle11 year old 200m – S. Hunt 1st Place Relay9 year old girls Relay Team – H. McConnell,

M. Filmer, T. Rende, C. Boal9 year old boys Relay Team – I. Riddle,

S. Nguyen, A. Barnett, M. Cunningham12 year old girls Relay Team – M. Forbes,

A. Stevenson, I. Graham, S. Marshall12 year old boys Relay Team – J. Woodberry,

C. Lawrence, N. Burt, J. Smart13 year old girls Relay Team – A. Borg, A. Irvine,

J. Swanson, S. Demann13 year old boys Relay Team – H. Kowal,

J. Pratt, D. Ross, J. Creasey2nd Place Relay10 year old girls Relay Team – A. Egan, A. Field,

N. Jolly, C. Creasey11 year old girls Relay Team – N. Smart, S.

Hunt, R. Smart, M. Coolen3rd Place Relay10 year old boys Relay Team – I. Cotton,

S. Hamber, K. Woodman, H. Gage11 year old boys Relay Team – J. Clarke,

C. Dunt, C. Lippitt, D. CruzDespite these outstanding results the team was unable to sustain our unbeaten Division 1-14 year record from this event with the team finishing 2nd by just 38 points.We were successful at taking out the Challenge Trophy for the 3rd straight year. This is calculated by dividing the number of points achieved by the total number of students in Years 3-7.

Year 8 – 12 SACSA ATHLETICSKing’s won the annual Div 1 SACSA Secondary Athletics Championships at SANTOS Stadium in March by a 40 point margin. While many individual personal bests were achieved on the day, the following top 3 placings are listed below:1st PlaceHigh Jump, Javelin – D. MarshallLong Jump – L. Browne100m, 200m, 400m, High Jump, Long Jump –

S. Belkner400m, High Jump, Long Jump – A. McDonald100m, 200m, Long Jump – A. Coolen800m, Javelin, Discus, Triple Jump – C. HamsLong Jump – N. Allotey200m, Long Jump – E. ChalmersTriple Jump – L. Borg100m – F. AllenHigh Jump (1.95m) – R. MarshallU14 girls relay team (S. Belkner, A. McDonald,

G. Slater, A. Coolen)U16 girls relay team (L. Borg, K. Jones,

R. Ashenden, C. Roe)Open girls relay team (E. Chalmers,

S. Barbour, C. Penna, E. McLean)Open boys relay team (F. Allen, R. Marshall,

R. White, R. Hemming)

2nd Place100m, 200m, Discus –

D. Marshall800m, 1500m –

D. BradshawJavelin – J. Graham400m – L. BorgDiscus – R. AshendenLong Jump – C. Roe200m – F. AllenJavelin – T. SkeinDiscus – B. BorgShot Put – E. McLean100m – E. ChalmersHigh Jump – S. Barbour3rd Place1500m – I. DruryLong Jump – L. Browne100m – J. GrahamHigh Jump – B. Su100m, 200m – K. Jones400m, Triple Jump –

L. McDonaldDiscus – T. Hams800m – A. McDonaldShot Put – M. CollinsJavelin – B. BorgShot Put – J. Thyer100m – G. DuffieldU14 boys relay team –

D. Marshall, L. Browne, J. Croft, N. Tilley

Stawell Gift WinnerN. Visciglio (picture right) competed at the Stawell Gift and won the Telstra Store Horsham Little Athletics 800m.

BACKPACKS FOR SA KIDSWe helped pack bags for Backpacks for SA Kids. They are going to kids and teens that need them for emergencies. Declan, Caitlin and I felt very happy and a bit emotional while packing because I was thinking of the children that are going through a rough time. It was fun knowing where the backpacks were going to go. We did fundraising for the kids by showing an episode of Mr Bean and selling lollies and fairy floss. We raised $40.00 to buy some clothes for the kid’s backpacks. It was sad for us to see that we had to pack a bag for newborn babies because they are so young and they do not deserve to go through those times.Hannah Smedley

BASKETBALLKing’s Year 8/9 Girls – M. Collins, A. McDonald, E. Wilson, S. Armstrong, J. Watts, I. Bartlett, G. Littlechild and S. Belkner are the SACSA Girls Champions for 2017.King’s Year 8/9 Boys – L. Browne, N. Collinson, B. Su, L. Waldeck, D. Marshall, K. Horskins, L. Kuzman, J. Dutton, L. Reitano and L. Cook are the SACSA Boys Champions for 2017.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. (Helen Keller) 7

CROSS COUNTRYThe annual House Cross Country was held in and around the school grounds in April.

The following athletes achieved a top 3 finish in their age group:

8-9 year old girls 1km

8-9 year old boys 1km

10 year old girls 2km

10 year old boys 2km

1st H. McConnell A. Barnett A. Heritage I. Cotton2nd T. Rende L. Brown A. Field K.Woodman

3rd C. Zacher I. Riddle N. Jolly J. Hawkes





1st R. Smart C. Rende A. Gallagher C. Webb2nd A. Mendolia E. Roberts M. Forbes B. Woodman

3rd S. Hunt J. O’Hara A. Stevenson R. McGlone





1st S. Smart N. Collins S. Belkner I. Drury2nd L. Hams J. Creasey A. McDonald L. Browne

3rd E. Davies R. Hutton I. Bartlett D. Marshall



OPEN FEMALE 3km

OPEN MALE 3km

1st L. Gallagher N. Visciglio J. Davies A. Vandepeer2nd C. Stevenson D. Bradshaw N. Krooglik K. Deverix

3rd A. Forbes J. Graham A. Wallis J. Thyer

Each of the above placings earned house points which finished with the following result:

Brimblecombe Baldock White Warren550 431 418 337

SAPSASA CROSS COUNTRY The Carnival was held in May. All 10 students who competed were very strong and consistent which secured them a position in the top 6 for every race. These results guaranteed all athletes an opportunity to compete in the State Cross Country Championships held in June. The team:10 year old boys – I. Cotton, K. Woodman10 year old girls – A. Heritage, A. Field11 year old boys – C. Rende, E. Roberts12 year old boys – C. Webb, B. Woodman12 year old girls – A. Gallagher, M. Forbes

DANCEH. Dunt won Overall Teen Champion Dancer for the Follow Your Dreams Adelaide Competition. She received an invitation to Nationals for all five of her dances.She performed the following solos:l Jazz l Broadway l Lyricall Contemporary l Acro

H. Dunt achieved a top 5 place in the Overall Top Teen Division of the Get The Beat Competition, S. Dunt achieved a top 5 place in the Overall Pre-Junior Division and D. Roach placed runner-up in the Overall Pre-Junior Division. To reach this stage of the competition, they had to place first in their age group in a dance genre.

Each year at Jane Grech Dance Centre, selected dancers are invited to apply to join the Assistant Teacher Training Program. Applicants are assessed on their dedication, commitment, behavioural standards and quality of grooming. A. Czyzowski and A. Wilson were successful in their application for Semester 1 2017 and have been acting as leaders and role models to junior students throughout this time.

FOOTBALLSACSA 6/7 Touch FootballOur Girls Gold Team – A. Borg, I. Graham, A. Stevenson, J. Swanson, A. Irvine, L. Hams, A. Vandepeer, S. Demann, J. Banning, F. Stone, B. Luscombe and C. Stevenson won the Championship.

SAPSASA Year 6/7 Boys FootballThe team – K. Reimers, R. Hutton, L. Fimmano, A. Kryzstoszek, J. Su, N. Butler, J. Creasey, J. Pratt, K. Humphris, I. Smith and J. Woodberry were undefeated securing the Championship.

SAPSASA State FootballN. Collins, D. Ross and B. Tilley represented the Salisbury District and played teams from

Kangaroo Island, Whyalla and Port Pirie during the Football Carnival held in June.

GRID IRONW. Loughron has been selected to represent SA in the National Grid Iron competition.

JAPANESEKing’s won both 1st and 2nd place in the Japanese Oral Competition The four competitors, B. Maddren (1st place), R. Munger (2nd place), I. Hegedus and S. Olafsen were outstanding.

THE KASTLEIn Term 1 we welcomed Emy – a three year old labradoodle to the Kastle. Emy is a very placid and well trained dog who has been trained to companion status. Emy visits us every Tuesday and her role is to wander around the Kastle saying hello to everyone and getting as many pats as possible. Research has shown the positive impact dogs can have on reducing stress, fostering language and fostering interaction. In all of these areas we have seen a wonderful response to Emy being at school and to hear the cries of disappointment when she isn’t here, is a confirmation about how important her presence is.

KELLY SPORTS STAR OF THE TERM C. Sun was awarded the King’s Baptist Grammar School Kelly Sports Star of the Term by the Kelly Sports coach for Term 1.The reasons for her nomination were:

• always attends the Kelly Sports sessions with a great attitude

• always gives 100% effort in the session activities and games

MATHEMATICSASMI Facebook Competition WinnerG. Duffield entered the ASMI Facebook Competition about Hidden Figures and Girls in Mathematics and won the $100 book voucher prize.

ROWINGA. Vandepeer won Gold at the National Titles at the Sydney International Regatta.Ashlynn had two rowing races and after a tight race won a Gold Medal in the C1 individual 200m, earning her the title of 2017 Australian Champion in the Women’s U16 C1 individual 200m. In this race the U16 Women lined up with the Open Women who were all in their 20s and Ashlynn placed 4th beating some of the Open Women athletes. Her coach was very happy to state – the official records show that Ashlynn is the 4th fastest woman in Australia and she is only 15!She also raced in the C2 doubles 200m and again won a Gold Medal. Ashlynn lined up with the Open Women but there were only 2 U16 teams. The official results have been posted so she is also the 2017 Australian Champion in the Women U16 C2 doubles 200m.

SOCCERR. Bonelli represented SA in the National Christian School Sports Games playing soccer above his age group in the open boys team. He is known as the Pocket Rocket and ably assisted his team to finish third place.

SOFTBALLJ. Brennan was selected for the U17 Boys State Softball Team. They played in Canberra in January and came 4th. This was the 1st time SA had made the finals for nearly 20 years – they lost the Semi by only 1 run.M. Williams, K. Hutton and P. Roberts play for the Roadrunners Softball Club and became the U16 Premiers defeating Valley View Eagles 7-0.

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8 Invisible threads are the strongest ties. (Friedrich Nietzche)

Hair for HeartT. Marsh (aged 9) came to her Mum about nine months ago wanting to cut her hair off, but about five minutes later she returned saying, “If I do it now it would be a waste.” She had decided to grow it to a specific length so that she could donate it to ‘Wigs for Kids’. Variety Australia has a program called ‘Hair with Heart’, making wigs for kids with Alopecia. They require hair that’s at least 35cm long and completely natural. To make a ‘real hair’ wig costs around $6,000, so T. set out (with

Veta Morphus“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12:2)

SAPSASA DISTRICT SWIMMING RESULTSKing’s won the SAPSASA District Swimming Carnival by over 50 points. The following students placed:

•M. Webber: 2nd Open Boys 100m free, 2nd 2004 Boys 50m free, 2nd 2004 Boys 50m back, 2nd 2005 Boys 50m fly

• J. Smart: 3rd Open Boys 100m free, 2nd 2005 Boys 50m free, 1st 2005 Boys 50m breast, 2nd 2005 Boys 50m back

•A. Gallagher: 1st Open Girls 100m free, 2nd 2005 Girls 50m free, 2nd 2005 Girls 50m breast, 1st 2005 Girls 50m fly

•L. Annetta: 2nd 2007 Boys 50m free, 2nd 2007 Boys 50m back

•N. Smart: 1st 2006 Girls 50m free, 2nd 2006 Girls 50m breast, 3rd 2006 Girls 50m back, 3rd 2006 Girls 50m fly

•R. Smart: 3rd 2006 Girls 50m free, 3rd 2006 Girls 50m breast, 2nd 2006 Girls 50m back, 1st 2006 Girls 50m fly

•L. Lindsay: 1st 2005 Boys 50m free, 1st 2005 Boys 50m back, 1st 2005 Boys 50m fly

• J. Pratt: 3rd 2004 Boys 50m free, 2nd 2004 Boys 50m breast

•P. Lindsay-Fisher: 3rd 2007 Boys 50m breast, 3rd 2007 Boys 50m back

• J. Filmer: 2nd 2006 Boys 50m breast, 2nd 2006 Boys 50m fly

• J. Aay: 3rd 2005 Boys 50m breast•N. Butler: 3rd 2004 Boys 50m breast,

2nd 2004 Boys 50m fly•S. Whyte: 2nd 2004 Girls 50m breast•P. Annetta: 3rd 2005 Boys 50m back•B. Hackett: 3rd 2004 Boys 50m back•B. Maddeford: 1st 2007 Boys 50m fly•O. Brown: 1st 2006 Boys 50m fly•K. Webber: 3rd 2006 Boys 50m fly

THE RITE JOURNEYStudents in Year 9 are asked to think about how they can impact others and step out of their comfort zone by using the 6 Cs –l Compassion l Collaborationl Commitment l Considerationl Courage l Camp

This note was sent in by a proud parent whose son put it into action –

Compassion – ACT OF KINDNESS When B and I were in Melbourne, we went out for a Chinese dinner one night. B suggested that we have some of the Chinese nicely packed up so that we could pass it on to one of the many homeless people we had already passed in the streets of Melbourne. We found a campout on the footpath for a man who had a sign saying that he would gratefully accept any possible donations, including food. We left our food in a bag for the man. Another man then came up behind us and said that he’d seen what we did, that he works in the local shelter and that the homeless people in Melbourne are doing it pretty tough right now because of the high numbers. He said it was a really nice thing that we had done. Even though it was only a small gesture, it felt good and I was extremely proud of B for coming up with the idea.

WIGS FOR KIDSAnother generous heart – H. Letcher had her beautiful hair cut and donated it to make wigs for kids.

Student Achievementscontinued from page 7

This year we introduced Veta Morphus to our school and were thrilled when 11 students signed up and began this journey!

It has been an absolute pleasure facilitating this course. I am continually amazed by the students and their desire to know Jesus and His word more deeply.

So what is Veta Morphus, you ask? Veta Morphus is a nationally accredited VET course and offers authentic Christian learning for students in Year 11 and 12. Veta Morphus provides a way for students to really invest in their spiritual growth, to connect with a group of friends who are God-focussed and accepting, and to explore their faith with adult mentors. It’s a space where they are free to ask the hard questions, to discover who they are in Christ and to test their faith in real life. Beyond the positive effect on their wellbeing, head space and focus, Veta Morphus also counts as one of their

Year 12 subjects. In South Australia it also contributes to their ATAR and they will also achieve a Certificate III in Christian Ministry.

As well as weekly Peer Group Sessions, we have the opportunity to attend three retreats a year. The retreats offer a chance for our King’s peer group to get to know one another better, but it also allows us to get to know the 100’s of other students who are completing this certificate throughout the wider Adelaide area. It is a chance to learn from others and explore faith questions.

If you have any questions or would like further information regarding Veta Morphus please give us a call or email us here at the school. It is a wonderful opportunity for students who have an interest in ministry, or who just want the chance to go further in their spiritual walk in a fun and safe environment.

Rochelle Bartlett (2013 – current)

the help of social media and asking people) to try to help raise some money to go towards the cost of making the wig. She set her goal at raising $700 and was blown away by people’s generosity! Sarah Pope (nee Smith) (1995) from Pure Organic Ministry Hairdressers on Friendship Crescent came across and helped with the ‘BIG CHOP’. T.’s motivation for doing this has always been, ‘I want to be kind to a stranger’. She raised $3,070.

9We do not remember days, we remember moments. (Cesare Pavese)

Japan TripThe 2017 King’s exchange trip to Japan was held in April, in cherry blossom season.

The weather was wonderful and we were able to see the cherry blossoms during the one week that they bloom (thankfully due to a late snow, they were late blooming!)

And, amazingly, Old Scholars of King’s, Christi-Ann Moody (2002) and Jessica Napier (2003), had both decided to holiday in Japan at the same time as the current

exchange trip to Japan. Even more amazing and totally coincidental was that we were all in Kyoto on the same weekend, so we decided to catch up. We had found each other on Facebook a couple of years ago.

Both Jessica and Christi-Ann were in my very first Home Group at Kings – good old 9G (G stood for Gawler – (Home Groups were named after famous South Australians back then rather than the Teacher’s last name which is how it is now – which

is funny as that is now where I live!) and in my Japanese class. We calculated we hadn’t seen each other for 16 years.

Christi-Ann had been a Japanese Teacher, as well as teaching English in Japan and working at an International school in Jakarta. She had decided to return to Japan for a holiday with her daughter as it had been many

years since she had left Japan and wanted to revisit the country. Christi-Ann is now teaching at Woodcroft College. Jessica had just finished a contract teaching Primary Japanese at Tyndale Christian School and decided that it was time she visited Japan. This reunion was meant to be!

We are pictured here near the famous “Ninja” restaurant near Nishiki markets in Kyoto. Jessica is on the right, me in the centre (with my King’s top on as well) and Chisti-Ann on the left.

Jodie Lind (1999 - current)

2016 German Exchange TripThirteen excited Year 10 and Year 11 students embarked on the exchange last September for four weeks of language, culture, history and friendship. The three teachers who accompanied them were Silvia Lodge, Lorraine Edwards and Adam Dunt.

A significant part of the trip involved staying with a host family, a time when students formed new friendships with their exchange partners and learnt how to adapt to another family’s lifestyle. During these two weeks students attended our sister school, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Gymnasium, which is an academic high school. This part of the exchange saw excursions to Amsterdam (Holland), Aachen, Bonn, the Bergisch countryside and Cologne as well as attendance at a variety of lessons.

Two weeks of touring around some of the major cultural and historical cities in Germany followed, with visits to Berlin, Munich, Garmisch Partenkirchen, Frankfurt and Salzburg (Austria). The students reported many highlights, including seeing snow and tobogganing at the top of the

Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain. Many mentioned the interesting history and being able to practise their German in a real life situation.

Many friendships were made and they were sad to leave at the end of the trip. Everyone, however, had a great time and it was a wonderful experience, which I am sure will stay with them for years to come. Let’s hope it encourages them to do another trip to Germany in the future. We all know how valuable travelling is!

Lorraine Edwards (1997 – current)

10 Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. (Mother Teresa)

King’s Students Travel ‘Back to the 80’s’ …In the cool month of May, King’s students and staff paid tribute to the glory days of the 1980’s at the Shedley Theatre with yet another successful musical production. This year we braved the challenge of producing a full length musical in a lead up rehearsal period of just 11 weeks, a very busy but fruitful experience – one that provided many talented and enthusiastic students the opportunity to hone their craft and present immensely entertaining performances.

Staff involved all had a lot of fun revisiting our youth, as we sang and danced our way through hit after hit (I still can’t decide which is my favourite!); giggled at the ridiculous hairstyles and fashions (gotta love those happy pants!); and reminisced about the classic TV shows and movies of quite possibly the greatest era in history.

Who doesn’t love a good 80’s song? How about those crazy 80’s sayings such as “Cowabunga dude”, “Radical” and “Take a chill pill!” Or maybe it’s the cool video games such as Pacman, Donkey Kong or Frogger that you remember! Whatever it is that “tickles your fancy”, it is inevitable that just thinking about the 1980’s will bring a smile to your face!Our aim was to present something a bit different for our audiences, with creative set and staging ideas that were to be first and foremost fun. At times it was reminiscent of an 80’s concert, at other times more like a video clip or a more intimate setting. I am eternally grateful to Old Scholar Brad Rogers (2008) for his stunning sets and indulging my whims, not to mention the generous giving of his time to create our most impressive set ever – those light-up stairs will pop up all over Adelaide in shows to come, they were that popular!

Possibly the biggest challenge we faced was performing the iconic songs that we all know and love, authentically and professionally. Whilst many of them sound easy to sing, not all actually are. Our students rose to the occasion time and time again, thanks to their incredible efforts and the wonderful music direction of Penny VanDerVlag. It was awesome hearing our audiences sing along and join in the fun.

Trish Newbery and her amazing team came up with the biggest range of 80’s fashion that I have ever seen. Costuming ‘Back to the 80’s’ was an incredible journey of colour, denim, lace, frills, bows and of course – shoulder pads!

Many students collected SACE points whilst being involved in the musical, with the Creative Arts and Music students excelling in their performances and assistance with Hair and Makeup, choreography, prop

and backdrop design. Thanks also to Deb Harman, Laura Nitschke and Laura McEvan for your leadership of our talented students.

Once again, approximately 250 elderly residents from the local community were treated to a special matinee performance and afternoon tea, organised by Carole Birch and Kathryn Churchett, who gave up many hours to prepare and facilitate this. A group of Year 10 volunteers also came to lend a hand during the afternoon tea and it was encouraging to see them interact with the members of the Grenville Centre in such a positive way. It was a pleasure to also host the Year 6 and 7 students from King’s, along with students from local schools, who were invited to view our final rehearsal performance. The resounding laughter and enthusiastic comments following the show were a clear indication that they thoroughly enjoyed the performance and the fellowship that they look forward to every year. We all truly felt “Blessed to be a blessing”.

We would like to sincerely thank our Old Scholars, who once again gave their time and expertise to our show. We are so lucky to have the support of Old Scholars in the areas of lighting and set design/construction, music, makeup vocals and workshopping; our students learn so much from all of you! There are many people to thank, but special mention must go to Laura Brook (nee Wilden) (2001), Brad Rogers (2008), Kate Lowry and Brooke Williams (2012), Emma McCarthy (2014) and Hannah Williams (2014), Cara Andriani (2016), who contributed many hours during Production Week. Thank you!Finally – it is such an honour to be able to help others in need around the world as we do what we love. It was a privilege to donate part proceeds of our ticket sales to help our friends in Cambodia, reinforcing that we are bigger than just King’s, “We are the World”. Thank YOU for supporting us and being a part of our wider King’s community.

Sue Horton (2003 – current)

Nothing troubles me more than time and space; yet nothing troubles me less. (Charles Lamb) 11

2017 Charity BallThe 2017 King’s Charity Ball was a great experience to end the term 1 holidays. The preparation for the Ball lasted throughout the two weeks of holidays beforehand, booking limos, finalising makeup and hair and ordering corsages.

We began the enjoyable night with countless photos and then a nice ride, mostly in fancy limousines, to the gorgeous Stamford Plaza on North Terrace. Everyone looked spectacular, with fancy dresses and neat suits.

We spent some time having cohort photos and photos for the SA Life Magazine. Soon we took our seats in the beautiful Boulevard Room and waited for our meals. Between meals, students took the opportunity for professional photos with their friends and dates. The professional photo booth was also in full swing, instantly printing out fun photos we could use as a memory of the night.

After everyone had finished their delicious dessert, more photos and dancing took place. By the end of the night lots of heels had been taken off!

This year, the charity the Year 12 cohort are raising money for is the Cancer Council, a cause which is close to the hearts of lots in our year level and community. Their vision is to “minimise the threat of cancer to Australians, through successful prevention, best treatment and support.” Their role includes undertaking and funding cancer research, preventing and controlling cancer and providing information and support for people affected by cancer.

Before the night, the Charity Ball Committee (with lots of help from Mrs Lawrence) organised and helped with fundraising activities such as selling boxes of chocolates and a sausage sizzle. On Friday, 2nd June, the Senior School (Years 10 - 12) had a pyjama day. This was heaps of fun and the most comfortable school day I’ve ever had!

We are continuing our fundraising throughout the year, and have a fun quiz night planned for the start of July. Hopefully our cohort can break the record for the funds raised for our awesome charity!

I would like to thank Mrs Lawrence, the Charity Ball Committee and the Year 12 cohort for their hard work in fundraising and for making the 2017 Charity Ball a great experience for everyone involved.

Kate Beverley

Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. (Gail Sheehy)12

Weddings

Melissa Danby (nee Warren) (2001) and Andrew were married on 8th April 2017 in the Royal Botanical Gardens in Melbourne.

Chris Warren (2005) Ben Warren (1999)

13Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use. (Ruth Gordon)

James Newton (2001) and Melinda were married on 1st October 2016 at Brooklyn Farm (Myponga Beach). King’s Family involved in the wedding were Elizabeth Reynolds (nee Newton) (2004), who is a Teacher at King’s and Brett Grant (Past Pupil – 1988 – 1996) who was Best Man.

Ben VanDerVlag (2009) married Kirsten on 22nd May 2017 at Mount Lofty House.

Alex Oxley (2009) was a guest and Hamish Heida (2009) was Best Man.

Hannah (Year 10) and Chloe (Year 12) are King’s students.

Everyone shines given the right lighting. (Susan Cain)14

Adam Boyd (2001) and Rahnee have a son, Elijah, born 5th April 2017, a brother for Grace, Micah and Judah.

Harry Arvanitis (2012 – current) and Joanna were married at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church and then St. Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Church on 4th February 2017. This kept both families happy as one is Greek and the other Italian!

Mikaela Harness (2012) and Michael Vallelonga are engaged to be married at St Peter’s Cathedral in February 2018.

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Babies

Paul Briske (2005) and Elizabeth have a daughter, Ezri born 8th April 2017, a sister for Boston.

Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself. (Eleanor Roosevelt) 15

Simon Castledine (1996) and Chloe have a daughter, Estelle, born 24th August 2016, a sister for Colette.

Mandy George (nee Lai) (2003) and Sara Georg (nee Le) (2003) holding each other’s daughters – Emaline and Betty.

Christie Bridge (nee Ewens) (2008) and Alex (Past Pupil 2002 – 2004) have twin daughters, Jemima and Adara (right), born 10th May 2017.

Sara Georg (nee Le) (2003) and Matt have a daughter, Betty, born 2nd February 2017.

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Elisabeth Lloyd (nee Beer) and Ryan have a son, Freddie, born 1st March 2017, a brother for Luca.

16 Nothing is more costly, nothing is more sterile, than vengeance. (Winston S. Churchill)

Trust in God’s Timing and His Plan For UsI remember doing an oral presentation in Mrs Iles’ class when I was in Year 4 about what we wanted to be when we grew up. I, at 10 years old, knew that all I wanted to do was work with animals and become a Veterinarian. I couldn’t pronounce it correctly at that stage but as I continued through my years at King’s I always kept falling back to it as my future career choice.

During Year 12, I absolutely pushed myself to get a high enough ATAR to be accepted into a Bachelor of Veterinary Bioscience at the University of Adelaide. However, even with a score of 94.9 I missed out on a place in the course. I was absolutely devastated! Not only was I not in the degree I had worked so hard for, I was literally going to be studying the exact same courses, in my first year in Animal Science at university, as the Vet students.

Below is a recount of how not being accepted into the Veterinary Science (VBSc) degree is perhaps one of the best things that has ever happened to me.

I ended up studying a Bachelor of Science with a major in Animal Science. By studying Animal Science I was able to potentially transfer into VBSc providing my grade point average was high enough. I decided to get some more hands-on experience during my first year in order to be better prepared for Vet when I eventually did transfer. I had had minimal experience with anything outside of companion animals and alpacas at this stage and thought that it would help in my application for transfer.

I initially joined the Led Steers Showing Team based out at the Roseworthy campus. This team provided a platform for students to be able to do halter training and prepare beef cattle for showing at local agricultural shows with the ultimate goal of the Royal Adelaide Show. I had never had anything to do with agriculture prior to joining the team, so felt completely out of my comfort zone. Going from a school where most of the teachers and students knew me, to being what felt just like a number at university was extremely hard for me, let alone being surrounded by the new and unfamiliar world of agriculture.

As part of Led Steers the team selected a number of different breeds of steers and heifers to work with. We had four Angus steers, two Murray Grey Steers and two Murray Grey Heifers and a Braunvieh Steer. We trained the animals to be able to be led on a halter as well as be clipped, brushed, and washed and blow dried in order to look their best for the show ring. Next was taking the animals out to the Gawler show where they competed in different weight and type division classes as well as Handler’s classes

for us to practise in. From here the team took the animals to the Royal Adelaide Show where we competed against schools from all over the state. Next time you’re at the show, go down to the cattle stalls and have a look at what a blow-dried steer looks like!

From the moment I began working with the cattle, I was hooked. I wanted to know as much as I could about cattle, I wanted to wear cowboy boots and shirts all of a sudden; I wanted to be a part of their industry. I was so blessed in the sense that my degree did a lot of subjects focussed around production animals during my second and third year. My goal was always to transfer into VBSc but this slowly became less and less of a priority.

During my second and third year, I ran the Led Steers Team along with one of our lecturers. I was also granted a scholarship from MLA & Livecorp during my second year to attend the Stockman’s Training Course in Fremantle. This was a week-long intensive course which provided me with the qualifications to be a Stockman aboard a Live Export ship. During the course we learnt how to diagnose and treat sick animals on board a vessel, calculate fodder and water rations, had practical sessions in how to correctly use Low Stress Stock Handling techniques and had extensive teachings on the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL). By doing this training I had opened up my eyes to the industry of Live Export.

In 2011, also coincidently my final year at school, there had been a ban placed on Live Export after footage had emerged of mistreatment of Australian Stock in Indonesia. Fortunately I had not formulated much of an opinion on it as it would in future years become a large part of my life.

In my final year I participated in Intercollegiate Meat Judging. Meat judging involved the judging of beef, lamb and pork carcasses as well as a range of primal and retail cuts. We would spend most Sundays as a team in Hahndorf practicing carcase placing in chillers as well as identification of different cuts. The sessions were all in the lead up to the competition and careers expo held at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, NSW. During July, the University of Adelaide team travelled to CSU for the week. We spent the first three days of the program creating networks with students from universities all over Australia and the world (USA, Japan, Indonesia, and China). They had lectures relating to the red meat

industry in Australia, new technologies being implemented in the processing sector and talks from international delegates. We also participated in a careers expo where industry representatives were able to tell us about their companies as well as internships on offer for us once graduated. We then spent the last two days in the meat labs judging pork and lamb and then onto Teys Wagga for our beef classes.

I was fortunate enough to place in the top 10 of the competition, meaning I was then invited onto a week-long tour of the beef and meat industry in Queensland. September that year saw the top 10 placed students from around the country meet. We had tours of the MLA office in Brisbane which involved classes on value adding and primal breakdowns and travelled to the JBS Beef City feedlot and JBS Dinmore processing plant/abattoir. We also visited a full pork abattoir called Swickers based in Kingaroy and met with David Foote of Australian Country Choice; a processing plant which supplies 100% of its output to Coles.

From here five students were then selected to represent Australia in the USA the following January. Again, I was lucky enough to be selected as one. During our month-long industry tour of the states we covered around 7500km of the South West. We travelled through states such as Texas, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado. We visited meat judging teams at multiple universities, spoke with lecturers and researches about the USA meat industry and future technologies, went and practised in and toured multiple processing plants, visited feedlots and stock feed companies and also competed in three major Meat Judging Competitions. It was a huge honour to be able to represent Australia and South Australia in this role and one I will never forget.

During December prior to leaving for the USA I was also able to do an agricultural

17Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. (Maya Angelou)

tour of Indonesia through the university. A team of around 12-15 students spent 12 days in various parts of the country, again touring all aspects of agriculture. As a group we visited feedlots and processing plants which were very

different to anything in Australia. Included were some of the businesses which had come under scrutiny during the 2011 ban on live exports. A highlight was a tour of a pineapple cannery which had its by-products of the canning processes feed back into the company’s feedlot. The team visited sheep and cattle farming projects set up in small and remote villages and even spent two days with Compassion meeting children who were being funded to attend a local school. We also were hosted by students at Bogor Agricultural University who had earlier in the year been hosted by us at the Intercollegiate Meat Judging competition.

While in my third and final year of animal science I was approached by one of the lecturers with a job she thought I should apply for. A feedlot which she did work at occasionally was looking for a Livestock Supervisor to come on board. It was at this stage that I decided to put on hold the idea of becoming a vet and go out into the industry to get some hands on experience. So in September 2014 I began as a casual at Adelaide Plains Feedlot.

Once I had returned from the USA I began full-time at the feedlot. A feedlot is where cattle are sent for the final stages before they are sent to make meat. If an animal is listed on a menu or in the local butcher as ‘grain fed’ is has come from a feedlot. This particular feedlot had two main cycles; one of custom feeding and the other of functioning as a pre-export isolation facility.

Custom feeding meant we would take in other client’s cattle and feed and monitor them for preparation for slaughter. This could be anywhere from a 60 to a 120 day process depending on the final class of meat they would be sold under. We mainly custom fed for Thomas Foods International, a processing company which originated here in SA located at Murray Bridge. My role required me to do all electronic monitoring

of animals within the National database as well as the one we ran privately. I would compile feed regimes with the nutritionist, monitor heat stress events during summer, attend the cattle daily and treat any sick beasts, induct the animals on arrival into the feedlot, sort them based on a variety of different things (sex, age, breed, colour, weight) and ultimately make sure they yielded well once sent to the abattoirs. On top of the animal health and care was ordering of commodities, machinery maintenance and OH&S.

While at the feedlot I was also able to work through six live export shipments with four different shipping companies. As the feedlot was accredited to hold cattle for export, we did. By Australian and international law cattle are required to spend time in quarantine before being sent overseas. This varies for different markets in time from Indonesia requiring only 24 hours to China requiring 30 days.

During my time I worked with cattle bound for Russia, China, Vietnam and Israel all by sea. Each job was different and presented different cattle and a range of different challenges. However, I absolutely loved doing the export jobs.

While at the feedlot I was selected as the Representative for South Australia for the Rising Champions initiative run by the Cattle Council of Australia 2016. This saw me head to Canberra for a week in August where I would be exposed to policy and decision making with the Cattle Council as well as parliament. The Rising Champs had mentoring sessions with Catherine Marriott, an outstanding woman within agriculture, as well as join a subcommittee of the Cattle Council to sit on. We also met members of the Department of Water and Resources and had sessions on various departments within this. We were even able to meet with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture; Barnaby Joyce. Since the week of Rising Champions I have attended further subcommittee meetings for the Market, Market Access & Trade Committee as well as attended the Rural Awareness Tour 2017.

While working on one of the export jobs back in the feedlot I met the team from Landmark International. We had completed a roughly 5500 head boat together in mid-2016. I was made aware of a position available within Landmark International and interviewed in the coming months. After two years at the feedlot I was then offered a role in Landmark International as Export Co-ordinator based out of their head office in Melbourne.

In September 2016 my husband and I moved to Melbourne to allow me to pursue this career in Live Exports. Since I started with the company seven months ago I have been involved in shipping five shipments from NSW/VIC, one air-freight

out of SA and one shipment out of New Zealand. We are looking to do more of this in the coming months as well as more out of New Zealand. This new role has seen me involved in all aspects of export from the tagging of cattle on farm, to loading them onto the vessel. I have managed the data for 1000’s of individual animals within each shipment with the responsibility of being able to identify where each one had gone once tagged for export.

There are many processes to complete leading up to a shipment and many hours spent ensuring that every box is ticked. This is then followed by long days in the cattle yards going through each stage of the protocol, hours at night processing and sorting data, ensuring the cattle are fed and looked after properly and working with international officers and customers.

Nevertheless, at the end of the day obtaining this job has been one of the best things to have ever happened to me. I have met so many people within my short time so far in the agricultural industry. I work with some of the hardest working and fun people you would ever meet. At the completion of each day and an entire export job I know that I have helped contribute to global trade and partnerships all the while ensuring that Australian cattle have the utmost care and consideration afforded to them.

It’s very true when they say that we need to trust in God’s plan for us. While it felt like doors were continually shutting for me in terms of the future I had envisioned when I left school, I have had 100 times more opened for me since. I never could have imagined being as heavily involved in agriculture as I am now. The skills I have learnt and the people and connections I have made are so valuable. I have such a deep passion for agriculture and its people and animals and really feel like I have found the place where I can make a difference.

I would encourage anyone who is currently in Year 12, has graduated and not going where they wanted to or has no idea where they even want to end up to be encouraged by my story. Agriculture is not a subject even available at King’s currently and yet here I am. I have had so much help and support along the way from an enormous range of people. While agriculture is not going to be the answer for everyone, it was for me; which means there is always something out

there for everyone, we just need to be able to trust in God’s timing and His plan for us.

Hannah Marshall (nee Materne) (2011)

18 You can never leave footprints that last if you are always walking on tiptoe. (Leymah Gbowee)

Where Are You Now – What Are You Doing?

Aidan Coulthard (2002) is a Police Officer with SAPOL.

Louise Fenech (2011) completed Personal Lending Accreditation/Financial Services Accreditation/working full-time as a Lending Officer for Peoples Choice Credit Union. In the past 18 months Louise has travelled to New Zealand, Bali and the South Pacific islands.

Monique Gilbert (2005) graduated Bachelor of Nursing/working as a Theatre Nurse for St Vincent Hospital (Sydney). Monique is also teaching in Theatre.

Luke Kerrigan (2005) is a qualified Electrician with his own business – Kerrigan Electrical.

Sam Kuys (2012) graduated Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honours in

Mechanical Engineering/working as a Graduate Design Engineer for Airspeed Pty. Ltd.

Candice Moll (2002) never imagined she’d be selling out shows on New York’s famous Broadway when she auditioned for Peppa Pig Live! A former star on Australian children’s show, The Fairies, Candice now hosts the popular US stage version of the British TV series, playing up to nine shows a week in theatres all around the country. “It’s pretty cool, it’s basically me and a bunch of puppets,” she laughs.“My role is to drive the show and I love performing for children and seeing the different reactions. People underestimate how intelligent kids can be. We also performed four sold-out shows at New York’s Beacon Theatre on Broadway, that was a real dream come true for me.”With four tours of Peppa Pig under her belt, Candice says her next one is likely to be her last as she tries to get more television work in Hollywood.She’s already picked up a recurring guest role in the Netflix show Real Bob with Rob Schneider.

Rhianna Otto (nee Ahrens) (2008) graduated Bachelor of Education (Secondary), with majors in Visual Art and Home Economics and a minor in Religious Education/working as a Middle School Teacher who currently teaches Year 7 and 8 English and Visual Arts.

Rhianna and Jason with their son, Theo and daughter Nadia. Theo began at King’s this year in Reception.

James Pawley (2003) is a qualified Plumber and is the Director of Adelaide General Plumbing.

Tom Price (2010) graduated Bachelor of Psychological Sciences/Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)/Masters of Psychology – Organisational and Human Factors/working as a Human Factors Consultant for Human Systems Group/Primary Contract: DST Group Edinburgh.

Callum Robertson (2016) has a Security Equipment Apprenticeship in Queensland.

Brady Stanton (2005) is the Principal (Self-Employed) of Third Foot Dance Academy which is celebrating 10 years this year. It is now established in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Wellington (NZ). Brady also directs several Dance Events (workshops, competitions and social dancing) across Australasia and continues to be hired to teach, judge and perform at other events and studios throughout the region. Brady says, “Life is exciting and I remain grateful to the staff and community at King’s for the opportunities and foundation that set me up for that.”

Kelly Strybosch (2008) graduated Bachelor of Supply Chain Management & Logistics/working as a Logistics Officer in the RAAF. Kelly may also finish her Masters in Project Management.

Melissa Thiele (2003) was appointed to the 2017 AFLW Umpiring Panel as a Darwin-based Goal Umpire. She umpired two games in Melbourne (Collingwood v Melbourne and Melbourne v Carlton) and the game in Darwin between the Crows and Demons. Melissa also goal umpired in the 2016/17 NTFL Premier League Grand Final in March 2017.

Lawrence Tredrea (2009) graduated Bachelor of Health Sciences Nutrition/graduated Bachelor of Naturopathy/working as a Naturopath at Vingyana Reefs which is an integrative oncology resort/clinic in Sri Lanka.

Lisa Wright (2008) graduated Bachelor of Occupational Therapy/working as an Occupational Therapist for the Swan Hill Hospital.

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Andrew Warnes (2001) and Rebecca’s daughters, Lilly and Annabelle, are our first set of Old Scholar’s twins. They are pictured at the Reception Teddy Bears Picnic.

Don’t forget it’s 1997 20 Year Reunion, 2002 15 Year Reunion and 2007 10 Year Reunion

this year (don’t miss out)

19Don’t let the chip on your shoulder grow to become a rod for your back. (Thelma McDowall)

Children at King’s Friendship Centre with the books they chose from those donated at last term’s FUNDraising Day. Mey Mey, who is supported by R-5, is in the centre of the photo.

Collecting for Cambodia Student TripWe are looking for the following items to take to Cambodia:

• Newborn baby summer clothes (secondhand but in excellent condition)

• Soft baby toys (secondhand but in excellent condition)

• Craft supplies, e.g. scrapbooking paper, popsticks, beads, buttons etc.

The above-mentioned items will be donated to A Mother’s Heart and Cambodia Care in Phnom Penh.

Please bring donations to the library by the end of August.

Thanks for your generosity.Cambodia 2017 Team

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King’s old Staff LunchKing’s Old Staff meet for lunch three times a year – April, June and November. This photo was taken in April when they enjoyed a “catch up” at the Tea Tree Gully Golf Club. It’s wonderful to see so many smiling faces who have contributed over the years to help make King’s the school it is today.

The next two lunches are to be held Tuesday 4th July and Tuesday 14th November at Dimples Restaurant, Tea Tree Gully Golf Club at 12 noon.Contact Carole [email protected] you want more information and would like to attend.

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21Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. (Theodore Roosevelt)

Next RelocationOur furniture removals business adventure began approximately three years ago, after working alongside our father, Martin, since the age of 14, and learning the trade for many years, my brother, Rhys and I, decided to take the plunge and buy our first truck and create our own business.

I had just finished my Bachelor of Commerce and Finance and began working full-time as an Accountant so left the majority of the removals work to Rhys. I was in charge of the paperwork … the fun stuff (NOT) but mainly worked on the truck with Rhys on weekends.

After working as an Accountant for approximately 18 months, I decided that office work wasn’t for me and I would much rather be outside working for our business as a removalist. However, my time at uni and as an Accountant hadn’t gone to waste as it had taught me many valuable skills that I could apply to the running of our business. My goal was to work on the business full-time and expand our clientele as much as possible to really create a successful removals operation, however, I was easily persuaded to put that on hold for a little while longer and join four other King’s Old

Scholars on the trip of a lifetime.

Mitch Clisby (2010), Shane Foxford (2010), Ben Burleigh (2012), Fraser Rickard (2013) and I embarked on a holiday where we lived and worked on the Sun Peaks Ski Resort in Canada for what was planned to be a six month trip. The five of us Old Scholars had the best time living together, meeting new friends from all areas of the world, and experiencing what it is like to live and work in the snow!

Whilst in Sun Peaks I was also fortunate to meet my beautiful girlfriend, Brooke, who just happened to live in Houghton (Adelaide), only five minutes from my house back home! Brooke and I decided after our time working in the snow, to continue our overseas working holiday for a while longer and began traveling around more of

Canada. We worked on Silver Rill Corn Farm, woofing on a cattle ranch and road tripping all over Canada and America. Throughout my time away I was lucky enough to cruise through Alaska, visit the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, Alcatraz and experience places such as Las Vegas, Hawaii, San Fransisco, Toronto and New York, just to name a few.

After being away for just over a year, we were both missing our friends and families and decided it was time to come back home and back to reality. Upon my return to Adelaide, Rhys had been building up our business and secured some incredible contracts and loyal

customers that had helped him and wife, Molly, buy a nice house and start a successful life together. This is what I had set my sights on, my mum and dad offered for us to take over their beloved truck (Bettsy) and I began advertising, marketing and hunting for my own work with our second truck.

Since then I have been fortunate enough to employ two other King’s Old Scholars, Wilson (2012) and Hamish Taylor (2015), who have become great removalists and great friends of mine. We are now quite successful and winning many jobs and building up a very loyal and happy client base that we hope to continue to increase in the future, with goals to expand further, with more trucks and more employees, we believe our great nature, friendliness, experience, professionalism, and affordable prices are second to none and will see us very successful in years to come.

Thank you for taking the time to read my article, I hope that anyone who is unsure of what they want to do can relate to my story and see that you may not always find your career path in your first choice, however, it may lead to something else that you are much happier in. I strongly encourage you to take the plunge, travel, make the most of any life experiences and search for a career in something you enjoy and are passionate about and I am sure you too will be grateful for it.

Please don’t forget to keep us in mind whenever you hear of anyone moving house or in need of a removalist, contact us first at Next Relocation! Even a simple like and share on our Facebook page would really help us grow and expand our business.

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Ryan (2010) and Rhys Evans (2007)

Ryan Rhys

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the 1997 20 Yr reunionWe have no organiser at this stage so if you would like to be involved in the organisation, please let

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the 2002 15 Yr reunionElissa Spence 0433 773 170 will organise the 2002 15 Year Reunion.

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From the Principal’s Desk - Private School Adelaide · What might the King’s Community mean to Old Scholars? I’ll take one of those words above – Family. ... 1997 20 Year