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BILL TOPPIN – RefLecTIONs aNd HIgHLIgHTs

Most important of all:

• Seeingaculturedevelopwherethereis

anichesomewhereforeveryboy,where

thesportsman,musician,artist,and

dancercanbepartoftheSchool.Seeing

greatertolerancedevelopingofindividual

differences.Seeingaculturedevelop

wheretheschoolhasfewer“hard”edges,

whereitissofterandbroader.Seeinga

morerelaxed,lessformalcultureoperate.

Seeingaculturecontinuetodevelopwhere

theschoollookedoutwardratherthan

inward.Itisimportantheretoacknowledge

thatthisprocesswaswellunderwaywhen

Iarrived,andmyrolehasbeenoneof

continuingitsevolution.Thereisstillsome

waytogo.

Andlessimportantly:

• SeeingMusicinabrandnewbuildingwith

lotsofequipmentitdidn’thaveandthe

Musicprogrammeexpandingagain-and

mewishingIcouldbepartofit!

• Boarding.IremembersittingwithChris

Raeinmyfirstyearandweagreedthat

BurburyHouseboyshadtobemembersof

differenthousesandnotjustSchoolHouse

sothattheculturecouldbroadenand

diversify.

• Southport-theextensiontothemain

building,outsidelightsandthegeneral

improvements.Wehavestartedtotapthe

potentialoftheplace-thereisalotmore

thatcouldbedone.

• Developingrelationshipswithinternational

schools.Givingpossibilitiesforboystogo

thereandforboystocomehere.

• ForensicScienceCamp-bestbitof

educationIhavebeenfortunatetohave

beeninvolvedwith.

• Thetunnel-becauseittiedtheschool

togetherinawaythatitwasn’tbeforeand

becauseitwasnotthoughttobepossible

becauseboyswouldn’tuseit!

Perhapssurprisingly,thebuildingsaren’t

importanttomeexceptasameanstoanend.

BillToppin

This issue marks the end of Bill Toppin’s period as Principal. Prior to his retirement Bill was asked to reflect on what he felt were the most significant achievements during the ten years he was Principal. Here is what he wrote:

Welcome Mr Warwick Dean

Hutchins is delighted to welcome our new Principal Mr Warwick Dean and his wife Catherine. Mr Dean commenced

work on 9 July.

Mr Dean is presented with a School jacket by second Prefect

Hugh Burbury at the welcome assembly.

Front cover: The Hutchins String Quartet: William Clark, Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba, Lachlan Peattie and William Hewer

3Front cover: The Hutchins String Quartet: William Clark, Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba, Lachlan Peattie and William Hewer

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cHaIRmaN Of THe BOaRd

WhentheBoardappointedBillin

July1996itwaswithtwogoals

inmind:

• Toreviewtheschoolcurriculum

withtheaimofimprovingthe

academicresults;and

• Ensurethatallboyswere

providedwithanopportunity

tosucceedandbeengagedat

Hutchins.

Billachievedboththesegoals

andmore.

The2006academicresults

epitomisedBill’seducational

philosophywith10boysinthetop

100graduatesintheState.Many

wereall-rounderswhoplayed

toplevelsport,diddramaand

music,organisedLeavers’Dinners,

presentedatInternationalScience

Conferencesetc.Healsotook

greatprideinthestudentswho

struggledthroughandendedup

gettingascoreof56.Theywere

oftentherealheroesinBill’seyes.

Billwasalsoinstrumentalin

introducinganumberofinnovative

educationdevelopmentssuchas

roboticsandthehighlysuccessful

forensicsciencecamps.

UndertheToppinreignitmattered

notifyouwereabrilliantsportsman

orabrilliantscholarbutratherthat

youdidyourbestandcontributed

tothelifeoftheschool;beinga

goodpersonwasjustasimportant

asbeingascholar.Importantly

ifyoudidthisyouwouldbe

recognisedforyourefforts.

Hewasdeterminedtochangethe

imageofamachoBoysSchoolto

onewheremusic,dramaandart

wereasimportantasfootyand

rowing.Hewantedavibrantschool

butwithasofterandmorecaring

sidetoit.ItisBillToppinwhocan

trulytakethecreditformakingan

educationatHutchinsrelevantand

importanttoallboys.

Hewasafirmbelieverinthe

principlesofcorporategovernance

and,basedonthispillar,he

enjoyedtherespectofthesix

BoardChairmenandallBoard

membersduringhistime.Billused

thisrespecttointroducestructural

changestoanumberofareasof

theschool’soperations,suchas

theFoundation,andtoreviseallthe

school’spolicies.

Underhistenure,aprudentfinancial

positionwasadoptedbytheschool

andeveryyearfeeincreaseswere

kepttoaminimum.

TohaveknownBillToppinistobe

takenbyhistremendousintellect,

punctuality,amazingcapacityto

getthejobdone,histremendous

passionfortheschoolandhis

visionforthefuture.Hiscontribution

hasbeenimmense.

HistorymayalsojudgeBillbythe

magnificentfacilitiesheeitherbuilt

orupgradedattheSchool.Heknew

andunderstoodtheimportance

ofgoodfacilitiesinmarketingthe

school.

YoucanlooktothenewELC,

revampedJuniorandSenior

Schools,theunderpass,the

upgradestotheBoardingHouse,

therefurbishedconferencecentre

andBoardroomandsoon.

Howeveritismygreatwishthat

historyjudgesBillbystatingthatin

allinstancesthewelfareandbest

interestsoftheboyscamefirst.Bill

careddeeplyaboutthewelfareof

theboysandknewsomuchabout

thoseboyswhomaybegoing

throughhardtimes.Everything

Billdidwasdesignedtoprovide

theboyswiththebestpossible

opportunities.

TheSchoolmottoVivit Post Funera

Virtus -Characterlivesafterdeath

hasbeenmorebroadlytranslated

fortheboysasWhat you do

matters.BillToppinhasbeena

perfectexampleofthismottoin

action.

NickHeath

ChairmanoftheBoard

It is a privilege to write a few words about Bill Toppin. He has been an outstanding Principal – some would

say somewhat before his time – and a Principal who will be remembered for his tremendous contribution to

our school.

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JOHN gOOdwIN - cHaPLaIN

F r o m P a r i s t o t h e K i n g b o r o u g h T i p

Theweekbeganformewitha

snippetintheMercury.Alive-to-air

newsreader,MiraBrzezinski,said

NOtoreadingthenewsofParis

Hilton’sreleasefromprison.

IsummonsedupYouTubeand

watchedthisbraveandelegant

newsreaderrejecttheHiltonstory

thatwasintendedtoheadthenews

coverage.Shetriedtoburnitwith

alighter,butfailedandsoscrewed

itup.Anewscriptarrivedwhich

shestraightawayconsignedtothe

shredder.Whydidshedothis?

Becauseonadaywhenthingsof

importancewerehappeninginthe

worldandinhercountry,therewas

noroomonherlipsforwhatwas

populist,flimsy,shallowandtrite.

Alleluia,sister!

Thissentimentisechoedinthe

PrayerBookintheServiceof

Baptism.Christiansaretoreject

“theemptydisplayandfalse

valuesoftheworld”,andthemedia

coveragesurroundingParisHilton’s

spellinprison,hermuch-publicised

release,andtheofferof$1million

foraninterviewbelongfirmlyin

thecampof“emptydisplay”.Time

willtellwhetherher“findingGod”

wasrealorjustanemptygesture.

Hopefully,Paris’new-foundfaith

growsrichlyandmovesheraway

fromtheworldlyspotlight,because

thereisnoblessingforherthere.

ForthelasttenyearsHutchins

hasbeenguidedbyamanwho

hasspokenagainstwhatis

shallowandworldly.Students

havebeenconfrontedwithwords

like“obligation”and“duty”and

“responsibility.”Inoneofmyfirst

Headmaster’sAssemblies,Mr

Toppinreferredtotheroad-train

driverwhocrashedhisrigintoa

restaurantandkilledanumber

ofpeople.Thisdriver’sdefence

wasthathewasdrunk,andthat

itwasn’thisfault.Insteaditwas

thefaultofthepeoplewhosold

himdrinksatthebar.Suchshallow

moralitywascondemnedfromthe

lectern.“Youareresponsiblefor

whatyoudo.Youareresponsible

foryouractions.”

Inhisquiet,reservedanddiscerning

wayMrToppinhaspromotedthe

valuesandfaiththatchallenge

shallowmorality,populistthinking

andtheworshipofself.Fromthe

supporthehasgiventothelife

oftheChapelwithintheSchool,I

thinkMrToppinwouldconcurwith

anotherHeadmasterinanotherage,

attheRydalSchoolinEngland,who

farewelledtheleavingstudentsin

thisway:

“Ishouldhatetothinkthatanyone

couldleavehereunawareofthe

mystery–thathecouldgothrough

lifesatisfiedwithanarrowlittle

materialism,withbothfeetonthe

ground,andbotheyesonthemain

chance,withnosenseofeternityin

hissoul.”(DonaldHughes,

July1964)

AnageortwobeforeDonald

Hughes,GeorgeHerbertwrotea

hymnthatcontainstheselines:

Man that looks on glass,

On it may stay his eye;

Or if he pleaseth, through it pass,

And then the heaven espy.

StudentsatHutchinsaregiventhe

chanceoflookingthroughtheglass

attheheavensthatliebeyond.

Somelookattheglassvacantly

andwithoutinterest;otherslook

atthemselves;andstillothers

lookkeenly,andseethemselves

aspartofamuchbiggerand

moreawesomepicture.Inthem

somethinggoodandGodlystirs!

JustasstudentsatHutchinsare

givencompulsoryopportunities

forworship,sotheyare,attimes,

givencompulsoryopportunitiesto

servethecommunity.Thiswasthe

casethismorningwhenhalfthe

Year8’swenttotheKingborough

Tip.Weweregivenatalkon

wastemanagement,andthen

withsafetyvestsandgloveswe

weretakenthroughslushymud

tothebackofthetiptocleanup

I knew the week was coming ever since Mr Toppin revealed his plans to retire. Now it’s gone and I wasn’t ready for it.

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anareawhererubbishhadblown

andaccumulatedoveryears.This

wastough,messyandattimes

outrightdisgusting.Thestudents

reactedindifferentways.Some

grumbledaboutwantingtobepaid

(theygenerallydidtheleast).Some

wantedlunchearly.Somehada

greattimefinding“interesting”

things.Moststudents,however,

didn’tasktobepaid;andfilled

theirbagswithquietdetermination.

Theyfoundtheworkhardand

unpleasant,butalsosawitas

important.

Thedifferencebetweenourgroups

ofboyswasthedifferencebetween

thosewho“staytheireyeonthe

glass”,whoseeonlythehereand

nowandtheirownneeds,and

thosewho“throughitpassandthen

theheavenespy.”Wellmaybenot

heaveninthiscase,buttheysee

thebiggerpictureofservingothers.

Workingatthetipnearuswere

someadultswhoneededspecial

care,andwhowerefulloflife.

Ourboyssawthemworking,

uncomplaining;andIthinkit

dawnedonthemthatthosepeople

hadthisSisypheantasktolook

forwardtothenextday,andevery

otherworkingday.I’dratherhear

theirstorythanreadyetanother

reportofthesagasofParisHilton.

WeshouldgiveGodthanksforthe

peopleatthetipwhocaninspireus;

andthanksforthosewhomakeus

seebeyondourselves;andthanks

forthosepeoplewhoturntheir

backontheemptydisplayandfalse

valuesoftheworld;and,aboveall,

weshouldgivethanks

forthosewhoinallsortsofquiet

wayshavemadelittlefootprintson

oursoul.

Forme,MrToppinstandstall

amongthem,andIgivethanksfor

histimehere.

JohnGoodwin

Chaplain-2July,2007

Warren Reed delivering the Webber Lecture

weBBeR LecTuRe 2007

This year’s Webber lecture was delivered by 1962

Old Boy and former Intelligence Officer Warren Reed,

who addressed the topic Truth, Intelligence

and Democracy: Incompatible or Just Prone

to Abuse?

TheAnnualLecturefocusesonEthics,andisnamed

aftertheformerDeanofHobarttheRevMichaelWebber,

whodeliveredthefirstlecture.Itformsakeyelementof

theGraduationCertificateforYear12leavers.

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Around the School

Junior School Celebrates F i f ty YearsTermOnesawJuniorSchoolcelebratingthe50th

AnniversaryofitsmovetotheSandyBaycampus.

AndrewMacKay(Year5)designedaspecialbadge

fortheday,whichwasgiventotheboysandthe

specialguests.

AmongsttheguestsatthecelebrationAssemblywere

MrsElizabethHope-James(wifeofthelateWHMason-

CoxwhowasHeadmasteratthetime),herdaughter

MargaretMason-Cox,MrJohnMillington,MrBob

BrewsterandMrJefferyBoyeswhowereonthestaffof

theJuniorSchoolatthetime,alongwithChrisVineywho

wastheninYear3.

Guests of Honour at the Junior School 50th Anniversary Assembly

Sailors take National T it le

HutchinsnarrowlydefeatedacombinedStVirgilsandGuilfordYoungCollegeteamtotakeouttherecentnational

competitiontheMatrixSchoolTeamsRacingseries.TheeventwasheldthisyearontheDerwentRiver,andthetwo

TasmaniancrewsplusChristChurchGrammar(fromNSW)willrepresentAustraliaagainstNewZealandinSeptember.

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HuTcHINs sTRINg QuaRTeT – fuNdRaIseR

Theeveningwaswellattended,includinganumberof

OldBoyswhoboardedattheOldSchool.

AfewdayslatertheQuartetperformedaspartof

theABC’sOpenDay,anditwasgreattoreceivethe

followingcommunicationfromOldBoyBrendanLennard

whosawthemperform:

Yesterday afternoon I took my two girls to visit the ABC

75th birthday celebrations. We spent an hour or so

there, looking at the various studios, seeing how the

newsroom works, talking to presenters etc. etc.

But the undoubted highlight was being in the recording

studio to witness a magical moment, as four young lads

whizzed their way through the final movement of Dvorak’s

‘American’ String Quartet. This was a very special treat

for the assembled group.

The students displayed great musicianship, and

maturity well beyond their years. They were a credit to

themselves, their tutor and to their school. I reflected

upon the fact that back in the early ‘70s, music at

Hutchins was virtually non-existent. What a remarkable

and enriching transformation!

Congratulations to all involved.

The Friends of Music group held a fantastic cocktail party at the old School earlier this year, to raise money for

the String Quartet to travel to Sydney to compete in the Musica Viva awards later this year.

At the Old School –from left to right Mrs Hilary Ashton-Jones, Mr Robert Dick, Prof Alex McLaren, Mrs Netta McLaren, Mr Tom

Edgerton, Mrs Joyce Edgerton and Mr Geoff Ashton-Jones at the String Quartet performance.

University of Tasmania High Achiever Program (HAP) 2007It’sgreattoseeNicholasHoward(Year12)participating

inthisprogramin2007.NickisstudyingUniversity

French2,andreceivedaHighDistinction.Theprogram

isagreatopportunity,especiallywiththeUniversity

campusbeingsoclose.Nickreceivedfirstprizefor

ConversationintheAllianceFrançaisecompetitionsin

2005and2006andreceivedaperfectscoreforpre-

TertiaryFrenchin2006.Interestingly,Nickhasnever

travelledtoeitherFranceorNewCaledonia!

NicktutoredgroupsofboysinYear8in2005and2006,

iscurrentlymentoringPhillipMcKay,aYear5boywhois

studyingacceleratedFrench.

Nick Howard (Year 12) working with Phillip McKay (Year 5)

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Inatightly-foughtfinalroundweendedupthirdoverall

afteracountbacktoseparateusfromFriends.Jamie

Briant(Year7)wasthechampionplayeroftheday,

winningacertificateofHighDistinctionaftertriumphing

overanexperiencedClaremontCollegestudent.Bronze

medalswereawardedtoJamie,MichaelManthey,

WilliamLord,JackMcMenimen,AlanRushworthand

EdwardWilliams.

Regularchessgames,coachingsessionsand

competitionsduringTerm2areplanned,andwith

anotherinter-schoolcompetitioncalendaredforAugust

thecompetitionisalreadyintenseforaspotintheteam.

Hutchins First Ever OctscullThefirsteverOctscullinHutchinsrowinghistory

participatedintheRoyalHobartRegattaearlierthis

year.Theteam–allunder14boys–camesixthinthe

handicapevent.

Boys in the Octscull crew were Sandy Woodcock, Sebastian Lopa, George Dargaville, David Joscelyn, Sam Hunnibell, Toby

Pitt, Wilson Mure, Dylan Rowbottom and Jock Mure. Nathan Brown and Tim Kadziolka also participated and the crew was

coached by Jim Turner

S t u d e n t S p o r t L e a d e r s h i p S e m i n a r

DirectorofSportMrWayneBrownrecentlyorganised

aSportsLeadershipSeminarfortheboys.Theseminar

featuredthreewellknownelitesportsmeninformer

TestCricketer(andcurrentparent)DavidBoon,former

CarltonandNorthMelbournePremiershipplayerBrent

Crosswell(alsoaformerparentandregularreliefteacher

atHutchins)andeliteBasketballerAnthonyStewart(also

afutureparent).

Thespeakerstouchedonthekeyelementsofleadership

insport,theimportanceofteamworkandtheroleof

sportindevelopingcharacter.

“On the couch” at the student sport leadership seminar – David Boon, Brent Crosswell and Anthony Stewart

Chess team

mIddLe scHOOL cHess ResuRgeNce

Chess is enjoying a resurgence of popularity in the Middle School. Twelve boys were recently selected, after

a training session with Ms Mellissa Harvey, to compete in the Inter-School Chess Competition at Claremont

High School. Over 80 students from the Southern region attended this excellent and stimulating day, during

which all competitors played seven timed games against increasingly evenly ranked opponents as the results

were processed.

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Inadditiontotheoutstanding

academicresults,itisencouraging

toseethedifferent(butnoless

significant)careerpathsbeing

followedbymanystudents.

2006LeaverDanielMooreiswell

throughhistrainingatthePolice

Academy.Lastyearaswellas

combininghisstudiesinthree

pre-tertiarysubjectswithhisco-

curricularcommitmentseachweek,

Danielparticipatedinaoneand

ahalf-dayworkplacementwith

TasmaniaPolice,inwhichhegained

aCertificateIIinBusinessandwas

abletoexperiencemanyareasof

policework.

Danielwasalsonominatedfora

nationalVocationalStudentPrizeby

theCareersCounsellorandwona

$2000award.

Daniel,theyoungestofhiscadet

intakeattheAcademy,saysthat

theexperienceshegainedinhis

traineeshiplastyearhaveprovided

himwithagoodunderstandingof

themanyfacetsofpoliceworkand

isenjoyingthehectictrainingand

studyschedule.

HegraduatesfromtheAcademy

latethisyear.

Lastyear’sSeniorPrefectMat

De-Gouveiahasalsofolloweda

differentcareerpathway,choosing

tostudyaccountingthrougha

cadetshipwithWiseLordand

Ferguson.

It’salsogreattoseeanumberof

ourboysthisyearundertakingthe

VETcourseinHospitality.Theboys

dotheirpracticalcomponentatthe

DukeCaféRestaurantandBar,and

havealsohelpedoutatanumberof

recentSchoolfunctions.

2 0 0 6 A c a d e m i c R e s u l t s

Hutchinswasdelightedtoget10studentsrankedinthetop100

Year12resultsintheStatein2006.Thiswasanoutstanding

result.Oneofourboys,JetHolloway,wasthetopstudentfor

Tasmania–afantasticachievementgiventhatJetwasonly16

atthetime.

Jet Holloway hard at work (2006)

Daniel Moore outside the Police Academy at Rokeby

Freddy Hess and Dane Windhurst helping out at a recent School function.

2006 Senior Prefect Mat de-Gouveia in his new role at Wise Lord Ferguson

OTHeR dIRecTIONs

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INTeRNaTIONaL scIeNce cONfeReNce aT HuTcHINs

PreviousConferenceshavebeenhostedbyHwa

ChongInstitution,Singaporein2005andStPaul’sCo-

EducationalCollege,HongKongin2006.

TheConferencewasawonderfulopportunityforthe

studentstolearn,havefunandbuildnetworks,and

providedagreatfocalpointforarangeofscientific

investigationsbyteamsfromtheparticipatingSchools.

ThethemeoftheConferencewasNaturalResource

Scienceandthepaperspresentedbythestudents

reflectedthistheme.Topicscoveredadiverserange

ofsubjectsincludingproducingbiodieselfromwaste

cookingoil,waterpurification,alternativepaper

production,effectsofhazeonplantgrowthandthe

recyclingofwastematerialsintofirestarters.

TheConferenceopenedwithakeynoteaddresson

emergingenergytechnologiesbyAssociateProfessor

VishyKarri,ProgramDirectorfortheHydrogenand

RenewableTechnologiesUnitattheUniversityof

Tasmania(andalsoamemberoftheHutchinsBoard

ofManagement).

Inadditiontotheworkingsessions,studentsalso

visitedtheUniversityofTasmania,theSouthernForests

includingtheTahuneAirwalk,theMarineDiscovery

CentreatWoodbridge,Cadbury’sChocolateFactory,the

HydroHands-onCentre,theMiningandMineralsActivity

CentreandtheIslandstoIceExhibitionattheTasmanian

MuseumandArtGallery.

During the first week of the May holidays Hutchins hosted almost 70 staff and students from Singapore,China, Hong Kong and Taiwan at the 3rd International Student Science Conference. They were joined by twenty Hutchins students and staff.

A group of students enjoying morning tea on the final day.

Hutchins students Raajaan Ram and

William Lord presenting at the Science

Conference.

Students inspecting the Prototype Hydrogen Car which was brought along by Professor Karri

G r a n d p a r e n t s ’ D a y s

ELC,MiddleSchoolandSeniorSchoolGrandparents’Dayswereheld

duringTermOne.Theywereverywellattendedwithover600people

attendingoverthetwodays.

JuniorSchoolGrandparents’Dayisplannedfor24August.

TheELCgrandparentssawawonderfulconcert,MiddleSchoolhosteda

triviaquizandtheSeniorSchoolboyssharedlunchwiththeirgrandparents

inthenewrecreationarea.

Brian and Lyn Kemp at the ELC Grandparents’ Day

Lunch with the boys in Senior School

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Each year the Fair gets bigger and better. This year for the first time we were able to take full advantage of the new Senior School Quadrangle and Recreation area, and it certainly changed the look and feel of the event. The 2007 Fair also saw a record result in terms of money raised. Well done to all.

T h e 2 0 0 7 S c h o o l F a i r

P a r e n t s ’ A s s o c i a t i o n

TheAssociationgenerallymeetsonthethirdWednesday

ofeachmonth,andallparentsarewelcome.Thisyear,

meetingshavebeenheldindifferentpartsoftheSchool

(sofartheELC,ScienceLabsandBoardingHouse)so

thatallparentsgetachancetoseedifferentaspectsof

theSchoolanditsneeds.

The Parents’ Association is a key group within the School. Apart from running the School Fair the group supports a number of activities (such as the Open Day) and its meetings provide an important communications opportunity within the School.

Mrs Rowena Ransley, President of the Parents’Association

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A B l e s s e d C l a s s r o o m

A n z a c D a y

S h a r e A c e B e a t s “ T h e E x p e r t s ”

AtarecentELC‘ShowandTell’oneoftheboysbrought

alongamask.Heputitonfortheboysandtheylovedit.

Nextmorning,severalmotherspassedonthattheirboyshad

reportedthat“Godhadbeenintheclassroom”.

AnzacDaywasmarkedin

anumberofwaysthisyear.

Theceremoniesstartedwith

thecommemorationofthe

MemorialGarden,which

containsplinthsremembering

TrooperJohnBisdeeand

LieutenantGuyWylly,the

School’stwoVictoriaCross

recipients.Thiswasfollowed

byamovingMiddleSchool

andSeniorSchoolAssembly,

whereacandlewaslitfor

eachOldBoywhohadfallen

inaction.

Anumberofboysalso

participatedinthemain

AnzacDayParade,including

agroupofSeniorboyswho

ledtheNationalMalaya

&BorneoVeteransinthe

parade.

OliverBurke(Year9)recentlyparticipatedin

a“ShareRace”conductedbytheSun-Herald

(Oliver’sfatherknewthejournalist!).Therewere

eightparticipantsincludingafinancialadvisor,

aChannel10newsreader,theAustralian

FinancialReviewcolumnist,anastrologistand

adartboard.Theyweregivenatheoretical

$100,000toinvestintensharesandthe

selectionsmonitoredforfourweeks.

Olivermanagedtocomeinfirstwiththebest

returnonhisportfolio.Fortherecord,the

dartboardcamethird,theastrologistsixthand

theAFRjournalistmanagedtocomeinlast!

With his retirement looming, Principal Bill Toppin gets some investment advice from “expert” Oliver Burke

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aRaBIaN NIgHTs

Duringtheweektheyperformed

toover700people,fromprimary

studentsinmatineeshowsto

secondarystudentsandadults

duringtheireveningperformances.

ThebestthingaboutPantomineis

thatiteasilytranscendstheages.

ItisatraditionallyBritishformof

theatreincorporatingsong,dance,

buffooneryandsatire.

StronglylinkedtoCommedia

dell’Artethereareanumberof

conventionswechosetoincludein

ourproduction.Rolereversalisthe

normandTheDameistraditionally

playedbyamaninwomen’s

clothing.AlickReidperformed

thisrolewithflair.Audience

participationisveryimportantand

slapstickisintegral.Weincluded

thewhoopeecushion,confetti,

vomitandthetraditionalpanto

camelinourversion.

Pantominehasneverbeen

politicallycorrect.Instead,it

bringsusfacetofacewithour

greed,prejudice,cowardiceand

dishonesty,andforcesustolaugh

atourselves.Intheendvirtueis

rewarded,trueloveconquersevil

andeveryoneliveshappilyever

after–sometimeswithatwist!Our

audienceswereenthralledwiththe

show.Funnygagsandverycorny

onelinershadusallinstitches

throughout.Thisshowwasnotto

bemissed.

The 22 strong Year 11 drama class has just completed their season of Arabian Nights - The Panto by Richard Lloyd.

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A l l T h a t J a z z

Term2theannualJazz on a Winter’s Eve tookcentrestagewithafabulouseveningofentertainment

frombothstudentsandstaff.

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What would you say if your son came home and said, “Hi Mum / Dad, I’d like to participate in the Hutchins’ exchange program to India, ... Singapore, ... Scotland, ... USA, ... Thailand, ... China, ... Italy or France?” Itcouldhappen!

Duringthefirsthalfof2007manyHutchins

studentstravelledtofar-reachingcornersof

theglobetoexperienceotherculturesand

continuetheirstudyinschoolsverydifferentto

Hutchins.

Firsttodepartin2007wereagroupof

HutchinsYear8toYear10studentswho

travelledtoUniversitySchool,ClevelandOhio

USA.Fortwoweeksthestudentswerehosted

byUniversitySchoolfamiliesandexperienced

theexcitementofanexcursiontotheChicago

StockExchangeandNiagraFalls.

WhiletheHutchinsboysintheUSAwere

discoveringthesubtleculturaldifferences

betweenAmericansandAustraliansanother

groupofsixHutchinsboysdecidedtoset

themselvesadifferentculturallearning

experiencebyoptingtoparticipateinthe

exchangeexperiencetoHwaChongSchool

(formerlyChineseHighSchool)Singapore.

TheirlearningitineraryorganisedbyHwa

ChongInstitutionincludedavisittoNewater

Plantforaneducationinhowdrinkingwateris

createdbyreverseosmosisforthepopulation

ofSingapore.Theyalsohadlessonsin

ChineseCalligraphyandattendedMalay

enrichmentclasses.I’msurethattheNight

Safarithoughmayhavebeenahighlightfor

someoftheboys.

Asiftomakeastatementthattheyaresenior

Year11studentsofHutchinsandwillnotbe

outdonebytheYear8to10students,two

boys-NathanCosgroveandAlexHoysted

madethecommitmenttotravelonexchange

toTheDoonSchoolIndiaforaneightweek

high-levelculturalwhammy!

OurtwoHutchinsboyswerefortunatetomeet

twoDoonstudentswhoattendedHutchins

forsixweeksduringMay/June.Madhav

andPratham(DoonSchoolboys)wereable

toprovideNathanandAlexwithlotsof

informationandmoreconfidenceinreadiness

forthejourneytoIndia.Inpreparingfor

theiradventureandschoollifeinIndiaitwas

evidentthattherewereafewtwingesof

apprehensionbuttheirtriphasbeenextremely

wellplannedandafullitineraryprovidedby

DoonSchool.Theboyswillbeproviding

aregularupdateoftheirIndianexchange

experiencewhichwillbepublishedasablog

ontheHutchins’website.Itshouldprove

interestingreading.

Whichotherincomingexchangestudents

havesharedourHutchinsexperienceand

Tasmanianhospitality?

Extendingfriendshipsfurtherweretwomore

IndianstudentsfromMayoCollege.Neeraj

andSiddarthhavenowreturnedtoIndiaand

willhopefullycontinuefriendshipstheymade

whileatHutchinsSchool.

HaveyoualwayswantedtogotoScotland?

Anewexchangeschoolopportunityhas

commencedwithStrathallanSchool,Scotland.

TheSchoolislocatedonabeautifulcampus

in150acresofruralPerthshire,within2hours

travelofLondonandeasyreachofScotland’s

internationalairports.Tocommencethe

exchangewehavewelcomedfromStrathallan

School,Year10studentTomCargill.Tomwill

beatHutchinsuntiltheendofSeptember.

ThereisnowanopportunityforaYear10

HutchinsstudenttoattendStrathallanSchool

inScotlandeitherduringOctober/November

2007orJanuary/February2008.

DoyouspeakFrench?Addingtothe

EuropeanculturalmixofstudentsatHutchins

hasbeenMartinDuthoitfromasmallprovince

outsideParis,France.Martinisimproving

hisEnglishskillswhilebeingavaluableoral

assistantfortheHutchins’Frenchclass.

WehopetodevelopaFrenchexchange

opportunityforHutchinsboysfor2008so

watchthisspace.

Apartfromexchanges,internationalmarketing

hasbeenkeptbusybuildingrelationships

overseasandhasofferedplacestoanumber

ofnewlong-terminternationalstudents.

EducationexpostopromoteHutchinsand

offereducationopportunitiesforstudentsfromGerman student, Felix Abetz.

Piaget students hiking during visit to Hutchins

Annie Weatherburn explaining Hutchins at the Tokyo Education Expo in Japan.

Pratham Mittal of The Doon School India

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Thefirstofficialactivitywasapollingquestion

onhowtheboysfeltclimatechangewould

affecttheirlivesbythetimetheyarethirty

yearsofage.Mostpresentbelievedthatit

wouldhaveanoticeableorsignificantimpact

ontheirlives;somebelieveditwouldchange

everyaspectoftheirlife.

OnFridaynightwewerereallyprivilegedto

havePeterBoyerasourguestspeaker.Peter

isoneoftwoAlGoreClimatePresenters

inTasmania.Asajournalistandformer

CommunicationsDirectoroftheAustralian

AntarcticDivision,Peterisanexpertin

understandingthesciencethatinformsus

aboutclimatechange.Hegaveafascinating

presentationonclimatechange,anditseffects

onAustralia,andtheQ&Asessionafterwards

couldeasilyhaverunonforhoursastheboys

pepperedhimwithinsightfulquestionsand

observations.

Thispresentationwasapreamblefor

Saturday’stask.In‘wholebrain’,vertical

groups,studentshadtoprepareavirtual

fieldtripprovidinganAustralianadd-ontoAn

InconvenientTruth.Boxesofbooks,magazines

andpre-preparedinternetresources,Clickview

videos,laptops,stillandvideocameraswere

quicklysnappedupandprovedsufficient

whencombinedwiththegroups’imagination

andingenuity.Despitehavingonlyoneday

tocompletetheprojecttheendresultswere

thoroughandwellpresented.

OnSundaymorningtheboyshadaverylively

‘tennisdebate’onthetopic“Ireaditsoitmust

betrue.”Afterreachingdeucethenegatives

managedtowrestthelasttwopointsfromthe

positivestowinthedebate.

Thisconcludedtheformalactivitiesofthe

campandtheboyswereturnedovertoMr.

Toppinforclean-upduties.

Thanksmustgotoourfabulouslibrarystaff,

DrJillAbellandMrFelixWilson,andtoour

twoAcademicPrefects,AlexTuckerandDavid

Ransley,foralloftheirsupportandassistance

withourCamppreparations.

HelenCox&SusanJones

CentreforExcellence

Thirty-three academic and performing arts scholars participated in this year’s Scholars’ Camp, at Southport, which focused on the issue of Climate Change.

VietnamandJapanwereattendedandmanyfamilies

andfuturestudentsprovidedinformationaboutour

educationsystem.Relationshipscontinuetoflourish

withHwaChongSingaporeandwewelcomedthe

PrincipalMrHongandtheirExchangeCoordinator,Mr

CharlesLowduringtheirrecentvisittoTasmania.

AddingtothebuzzandbusinessofTerm1,thirtyMiddle

School-agedstudentsfromfourPiagetSchoolsacross

Indonesia(Jakarta,Medan,SoloandSurabaya)attended

Hutchinsforatwoweekstudytour.ManythankstoBill

Toppinwhoplannedmostoftheprogramandfine-tuned

theitinerarytoensuretheirstudytourwasaction-packed

andfilledwithamemorablemixofadventureand

learning.Thestudents-boysandgirls-were

boardedinthisjointprogrambetweenHutchins,

CollegiateandFahan.

Somuchnews...AvisittoChiangMai,Thailandhas

resultedinanewelectivesubjectwhichwillbeoffered

toHutchinsYear9studentsin2008.EntitledGlobal

Challengethisnewsubjectwillbealearningelective

ofadifferentkind.Wewillnotrevealallinthisarticle

however,youwillneedtoreadthe2008SeniorSchool

Year9to10CourseHandbookinordertolearnmore.

FinallyafarewellwasbidtoFelixAbetz(Year11),one

ofourGermaninternationalstudents.Felixhadbeen

atHutchinsforalmostoneyearandalthoughhehad

wishedtostayuntiltheendofYear12heneededto

returntohisGermanschoolsystem.ByeFelix,keepin

touch!

AnnieWeatherburn

DirectorofInternationalMarketing

scHOLaRs’ camP

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Formonthswehadallquestioned

tosomeextentwhetherthistrip

wasrightforus,andforoursons-

wouldweallbephysicallysecure,

couldwestomachthefood,could

wecopewhenconfrontedwith

atidalwaveofpeopleandtheir

povertyanddespair?

Someofusmightevenhave

worriedabouthowmuchtheball

wouldspinondry,crumblywickets!

Threeweekslaterthosedoubtshad

beensweptasideaftercompleting

anexperiencewhichthevast

majority,ifnotallofus,willalways

rememberwithgreatfondness.

Wesawacountryofgreat

contrasts.Amongstthefilthand

povertywerealsoexamplesof

amazingwealthandbeauty.

TouristhavenssuchastheRedFort

inOldDelhi,andHumayan’sTomb

inNewDelhi,featuredhectares

ofgardensandmagnificent

architecture.

Outsidethatsereneenvironment,

totalchaosreignedonthestreet.

Crazytraffic,theever-presentstreet

hawkers-someasyoungasfive

orsix-dogs,cows,thoselivingon

thestreet.

Butanyconcernsaboutourgeneral

safetyandwell-beingwerealways

soothedbythegeneralwarmth

andgenerosityofthesegreat

people-anipodlostinAgrawas

foundandreturnedtoitsowner,

eventhoughwehadmovedto

anotherdestination200kmaway.

Hawkersrefusedtotakeadonation.

Theirwork,afterall,wastosellto

thetourists,nottobetreatedas

beggars.

ForJohnPerry,ourslumtourist,

thepovertyandwarm-heartedness

ofthepeoplesurpassedany

fascinationwiththebustlingurban

environmentandtheretailtherapy,

especiallytheexquisitejewellery,

hiswifeMaureenandtheother

womentouristsconstantly

indulgedin!

Infact,wefeltthemostvulnerable

duringourtimetravellingbycoach

ontheopenroad.Ourfirstbus

drivertoldusthattherewerethree

essentialrequirementsonthe

road:goodhorn,goodbrakesand

goodluck!ForresidentHutchins

BusDriver,DenisBishop,itwas

alltoomuch.Heprovidedthe

touringpartywithblow-by-blow

descriptionsofthenearmisses…

beforebeingbanishedfromfurther

comment!

DenisandTonyWinteralsoshared

afascinationwiththeprimitive,but

effectiveconstructionmethods-

Tonyadmiringtheclevergravityfed

watercoursesofthe17thcentury

andscratchinghisheadatthe

scaffoldingmethodsofthe21st!

Wewereallindebtedtoourresident

doctor,IanMiddleton.Somewere

visitedbythenotoriousDelhiBelly,

andsomewerehitwithchest

infections.Iansortedthemalland

more,withmeticulousadvance

planningandasuitcasefullof

magicmedicines.

HolidaysaresupposedtobefunandatimetorelaxbutIthinkeveryparentinourgroupthatleftHobarton

January13asamemberoftheHutchinscrickettouringpartytoIndiadidsowithsomeleveloftrepidation.

INcRedIBLe INdIa By PeTeR ROBINsON

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WeallabsorbedourselvesinIndiain

differentways.StuartMacmillanwas

ourcricketshopconnoisseur.Mark

Cowleswasourresidentphotographer

andBrettAllendermanagedtokeep

thesharemarketsoftheworldathis

fingertips.DavidBoonwasour

mediamagnet.AndPeterSwainthe

quiettourist!

Thecricketwasamazing.Lunchat

MayoSchoolatAjmerwassomething

tobehold–servedbysixchefsin

uniforminaperfectsettingonaperfect

winter’safternoon.AtUdaipur,the

monkeysranacrossthegroundduring

thelunchbreakandscamperedalong

thewallsduringthesessions.

Theboysplayedgreatcricketin

strangesurroundings,andrepresented

Hutchinswithprideanddistinction.

Theywereasmuchateamoffthefield

astheywereon.Theyalllookedout

foreachother,andIforone,never

heardacrosswordspoken.

Forourunforgettableexperiencesin

India,wemustthankBarrieIronsand

MikeCalder.Withouttheirenthusiasm

andendurance,weasparents,

andoursons,wouldnothavebeen

luckyenoughtoexperienceIndiathe

waywedid.

Yes,wecouldalltravelthere,but

manyofthedoorsopenedtouswere

becauseoftheIndianloveofcricket

andtheabilityofHutchinsandits

dedicatedstafftotapintothat.

Anenrichmentforparentsand

sonsalike.

ThankyouHutchins.

Queen’s Birthday Honours

GreattoseelongtimeathleticscoachMaxCherryand1950leaverDavidSkinnerbeingrecognisedintheQueen’s

BirthdayHonoursLists.MaxwasawardedanOAMforhisservicestosport,whileDavidreceivedhisforhislongtime

commitmenttotheagriculturalshowmovementandthecommunity.

photos from around the school

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N e w R o w i n g S h e l l

A D F A E d u c a t i o n A w a r d

Career Advisor receives $5,000 Scholarship

EarlyinTermOnetheRowingSupporters

Groupheldafundraisingfunctioninthe

newSeniorSchoolRecreationarea.

Afeatureofthenightwastheofficial

namingofthenewcoxlessfourboatthe

Michael Wertheimer,namedinmemory

ofOldBoyandrowingstalwartMichael

Wertheimerwhopassedawayin2006.

MembersofMichael’sfamilywerepresent

fortheceremony.

BenSansomrecentlyreceivedanAustralianDefence

ForceAcademy-EducationAward.Thisprestigious

awardisgiventostudentswhoexpressaninterestin

attendingADFAandthereforebecominganofficerofthe

AustralianDefenceForce.Itispresentedannuallyto

Year12studentsinrecognitionofoutstanding

achievementexhibitedduringtherecruitingprocess

forentrytoADFA.Theawardcomprisesofalaptop

computerandcertificateforthestudentalongwitha

plaqueinrecognitionoftheschool.

MrsShereeMacdonald,whohasbeenacareersadvisoratthe

Schoolforthelastfouryears,wasrecentlyawardeda$5,000

CommonwealthGovernmentscholarshiptofurtherherstudies.

MrsMacdonaldwasoneofonly27recipientsnationally,andis

undertakingaGraduateCertificateinCareerEducationthrough

RMIT,Melbourne.

TheScholarshipwaspresentedbyFederalGovernmentMinister

andTasmanianSenatortheHonEricAbetzatarecentSenior

SchoolAssembly.InmakingthepresentationSenatorAbetz

notonlyunderpinnedtheimportanceofgoodcareeradvicebut

alsoreinforcedthevalueongoingtrainingandeducationhasin

buildingandmaintainingskillsandknowledge.

Graeme, Matthew and Adam Wertheimer pictured with their Grandmother Norma and the

MichaelWertheimer.

Senator Abetz with Mrs Macdonald after the presentation

of the Scholarship

Ben Sansom receiving his ADFA Award from Sgt Josh Page and Captain Chris Jacoora

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BeNeaTH THe IvIed TOweR

BenSansomrecentlyreceivedanAustralianDefence

ForceAcademy-EducationAward.Thisprestigious

awardisgiventostudentswhoexpressaninterestin

attendingADFAandthereforebecominganofficerofthe

AustralianDefenceForce.Itispresentedannuallyto

Year12studentsinrecognitionofoutstanding

achievementexhibitedduringtherecruitingprocess

forentrytoADFA.Theawardcomprisesofalaptop

computerandcertificateforthestudentalongwitha

plaqueinrecognitionoftheschool.

Obituaries

RobertSharp 1925WilliamHannon 1927RupertSwan 1928PeterHadlow 1941MaxwellStaunton-Smith 1941

DenisShepherd 1949GeoffreyStokes 1955PeterFacy 1960Derek(Forbes)Ireland 1965Anthony(Chris)Headlam 1967

StephenGuy 1973RobertHandbury 1974JohnBurnett 1985CharlesEcob 2002NicholasMcInerney 2005

Bil l iard Table Update

Filling in the Gaps

IntheOldBoyNewsletterearlier

thisyear,weaskedifOldBoys

couldshedanylightonthehistory

oftheBilliardtablecurrentlyinthe

BoardingHouse.Wehadthoughtit

hadcomefromtheOldSchool,but

werehavingdifficultyreconciling

thenameonit(KeithDAtkins)with

thesuspectedhistoryofthetable.

Theresponsewasfantastic–and

agreatexampleoftherichhistory

surroundingtheSchool.Itturnsout

thattherewereinfacttwoBilliard

tables,oneattheOldSchool(which

nevermadeittoSandyBay)and

thecurrenttable.

Thefirsttablewasdonated

sometimepriorto1930byaMr

StanleyCrick,wholeftHutchins

inaround1906.Heeventually

foundhiswaytoSydneywhere

hebecameanAldermanonthe

SydneyCityCounciland,inthe

early1940’sservedasMayorof

Sydney.

Thesecondtablewasdonatedby

thefamilyofMrKeithAtkins.Keith

enteredHutchinsin1909andleftin

1918.Hewasascholarshipholder

andaChoristeratStDavid’s,and

wentontoestablishasuccessful

businessasatimbermerchant

inLaunceston.Thebilliardtable

camefromhishomeinLaunceston

afterhediedin1962.Twoofhis

grandsons–KeithandAndrew–

attendedHutchins.Andrewwas

SeniorPrefectin1983.

In1963agroupofCadetsfrom

anumberofschools,including

Hutchins,participatedinan

EmergencySurvivalcourse

conductedbyaCaptainShaw.

Wewouldbedelightedtohearfrom

anyonewhoparticipatedinthis

activity(orknowswhodid).

Helping Out

TheOldBoys’Association

hasbeenhelpingoutata

numberoffunctionsthisyear,

includingtheFairandthe

recentfarewellforBillToppin.

Thishelphasbeengreatly

appreciated.

We record with respect the passing of the following Old Boys.

Old Boy Nick Dwyer (1999) helping out at Bill Toppin’s farewell

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Areunionofsortstookplaceatthisyear’sWebber

LecturewhenAndrewEdwardsandWarrenReedcaught

upwiththeirYear6teacher,MrsScrivener(whotaught

bothofthembeforetheycametoHutchins)

Andrew Edwards, Mrs Scrivener and Warren Reed

A Reunion dinner took place at the Athenaeum Club

in Melbourne in May, and was followed the next

day by the annual Shadforth’s Golf Challenge at

Woodlands Golf Course in the Melbourne Sandbelt.

Whilst Hutchins was not successful in winning back

the Shadforths Cup, everyone had a great day!

Reunion Dinner at the Athenaeum Club: Peter Freeman (1941), Robin Gray (ex staff) and Neil Thomas (1940)

Bruce Walker (1978) and Charlie Terry(1978) at the Shadforths Golf Day

From left to right: Mark Watson(1969), Mathew Challen(1991), Sean Abraham (Shadforths) and James Woods(1991) at the Shadforths Golf Day in May.

Boarders’ Reunion 2006

Nearly30OldBoardersfromtheMacquarieStDaysgottogetheratHadley’sHotelforareunioninlateNovember2006.

ThelunchwasprecededbyatouroftheOldSchool.Thiswasthebiggestgatheringofthegroupformanyyears,and

congratulationsgotoTomEdgertonandKyleWoodwhowereinstrumentalinorganisingtheday.

ReuNION eveNTs

aROuNd THe TRaPs

WerecentlyheardfromHugh Thompson(1951).Hugh

hasbeenlivingintheUKformanyyears,andisakeen

photographer–takealookathiswebsiteat

www.doot.co.uk.

David Jackson(1952)recentlyreceivedthreeawards

fortheirHuonbasedbusiness,JacksonDaffodils,atthe

AmericanDaffodilSociety’sannualconference.

Gerald Andrews(1953)wasrecentlynominatedfora

PrideofAustraliamedalforhissignificantcontributions

totheHobartmusicsceneovermorethan50years.

GoodtohearthatRoger Tallboys(1973)ismakinga

recoveryafterbeinginjuredintheGarudaplanecrashin

IndonesiainMarch.

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GoodtoseeDavid Fisher (1983)receivingrecognition

forhiswatersavingtechnologyfortoilets,whichcannot

onlysavewaterbutsignificantlyreducecostsforlocal

governmentsindeliveringwaterandtreatingwaste.

InterestingtoseethatAdrian Rosevear(1989)has

startedabusinesscalledStealthTrainingwhich

equipsstudentswiththenecessaryskillstheyneedto

undertakethepilotselectionprocessforboththeMilitary

andciviliancompanies.Adrianhashadover17yearsas

apilotinthemilitary.

Simon Younger (1992)andhiswifeSarahrecentlyhada

son,Alexander.

GreattoseeBeaconFoundationCEOScott Harris

(1987)beingawardedaScholarshiptoattendaweek

longcourseatHarvard.Scottwillbesharingthe

informationhegainswithothernon-profitorganisations

onhisreturn.

Rob Jacobs(1997)wasrecentlyseenplayingthe

hangmaninanIrishTVproductionaboutthefamous

cannibalconvictAlexanderPearce.Theproductionwas

shotaroundHobartearlierthisyear–maybewe’llseeit

onourTVscreenssometimesoon.

Adrian Bold(1999)recentlytookouttheTAFETasmania

CareerAchievementAwardattheYoungAchiever

Awards.

Jonathon de-Hoog(2001)iscurrentlyinhissixthyearof

studyingMedicineattheHobartMedicalSchool.Heis

marriedtoEvelina,anursinggraduate.

Rob Knight (2002)recentlybecametheyoungest

AustraliantoskitotheNorthPole.

2004leaverTristan Thomaswasrecentlybackat

Hutchinsandtooktheopportunitytolookatthenew

SeniorSchoolCafeteria.Tristaniscurrentlyinfull

trainingfortheHurdleeventsattheBeijingOlympics–

goodluck!

Jack Viney(2005secondprefect)recentlyfeaturedon

thecoverpageoftheRACTmagazine,promotinghis

effortstoraisesponsorshipforeducatingPPlatedrivers.

Sofarsome$14,000hasbeenraisedfordrivercourses.

Fantastictoseeourrecentleaversmakingsuchpositive

communitycontributions.

Peter Clark(2006)istravellingtoEuropewiththe

AustralianYouthOrchestra.

WEDDINGSEasterSaturdaywasapopulardayforOldBoy

weddings.

Robbie Brammall(1993)marriedRebeccaBradleyat

HenryJones.Giles Whitehousewasthebestman

andAndrew Shortthemasterofceremonieswhilst

Shane West, Tom BoydandTony Fulleloveallassisted

invariouscapacities.Other‘93’erspresentincluded:

Richard Thomson, Sean Tracey, Malcolm Short, Will

Joscelyn, George Francis, Alastair Morton, Sam

Watson andGeoff Whelan.NeedlesstosayRobbie’s

father,David,wasthereaswereBob Brewster and

“Sandy” Gray.

Damien Brooks(1993)marriedShionaMacpherson

atSt.Mary’sAnglicanchurch,Hagleyandafterwards

attheCountryClubCasino,Launceston.Damian

Burburywashisbestmanwhilstotheroldboysin

attendanceincluded:Richard Hues, Mark Chopping,

Richard Headlam, Tim McShaneandTom Salmon.

RepresentinganoldergenerationwasJohn Gay.

Alex Mirowski(1995)marriedSarahSargisonatthe

BotanicalGardenswiththereceptionafterwardsat

BlueSkies.Paul Chamberlainwasthebestmanand

Mat Anningwasagroomsman.Otheroldboysin

attendanceincludedDavid Appleyard, Cameron Clark,

Michael ValentineandRobert Cameron.

EarlierintheyearMichael Valentine (1995),3March,

marriedRuthBennettoatHenryJones.Phil Hutton was

Michael’sbestmanandbrotherJohn andSam Monks

weregroomsmen.Oldboys(andoldgirl)inattendance

includedMichael’sotherbrother,Geoff, Chris Hood,

Tom GrayandAlex Mirowski.

Tristan Thomas

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KeeP uP TO daTe aNd IN TOucH

H u T c H I N s O L d B O y c O m m u N I T y w e B s I T e

Thiswebsiteprovidesyouwithameansoffindingandkeepingintouchwithpastfriendsandcolleagues.We’re

graduallyintroducingnewfeatures,butatthemomentthesiteincludes

• BusinessDirectory(promoteyourbusiness,findoldboyswithservicesyoumightneed)

• Diarypage–letothersknowwhatyou’vebeenupto,seewhatothersaredoing

• Footytippingcompetition(seejustwhothe“gun”tippersare!)

• Latestnews(e.g.OldBoyandSchoolFootyresults)

• PhotoBoards(youcansubmityourownphotos)

• Calendarofevents–reunions,footyrosters,majorschoolevents

• Discussionboards

Toregistergotowww.hutchins.tas.edu.au/oldboysYou’llneedtoenteryourname,

dateofbirthandalumniyear(theyearyouleft–orwouldhaveleft–Year12).

23August HSOBAAGMandWineTasting. ComesamplethebestHoodWines(5.30

pm intheSeniorSchoolRecreationarea)24August JuniorSchoolGrandparents’Day9.30am7September LastdayofTerm224September FirstdayofTerm32November AwardsAssembly6December JuniorSchoolSpeechNight

7December RayVincentLunch11December MiddleSchool/SeniorSchoolSpeechNight11December LastdayofTerm313December LeaversDinner27December BBQatHutchinsforLeavers from2002-200629December Reunionafternoonteaand tourfor1985Leavers

Forthcoming Dates

We’verecentlydustedoffanHonourBoardwhichliststhenamesofOld

BoyswhohavebeeninvolvedinvariousconflictssincetheSecondWorld

War.Wesuspectthatmanynamesaremissingfromthislist,especiallyin

relationtoVietnam,andthereisalsoaneedtobringituptodatetoreflect

therecentinvolvementsinIraqandAfghanistan.

Ifyouservedinanyofthesetheatresandyournameismissing(oryou

knowsomeoneelsewho’snameshouldbethere)pleaseletusknow.

Informationcanbeforwardedtotony.smithies@hutchins.tas.edu.au

orphone0362214206.

Honour Board

2008 Term Dates

Term 1 12 February – 23 May Term 2 17 June – 5 September Term 3 22 September – 9 December

NOTE: This year we have decided to produce just two (slightly larger) issues of Magenta and Black – this issue and a second one at the end of the year. Old Boys have also received a special edition of The Ivied Tower” in April.