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Our challenge (or opportunity) at Huntingtower is always to ‘Make a Difference’. How do we do this? If we were to distil the guiding messages we receive from our reading of the Bible, of Science and Health, of the Bhagavad Gita, or of the myriad of spiritual writings available to us, we would come up with two or three principles that are common to all: love, forgiveness and compassion. Many would emphasise the spiritual nature of God and man. None would talk of hate, judgement or discrimination. It is man that does that.

Jesus told us to love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your mind and your neighbour

as yourself. Mrs Eddy says that the heart and soul of Christian Science is Love. She also says: ‘Let your hearts and minds be so filled with love that evil cannot enter’.

Let’s take our kindness, compassion and forgiveness to new heights. I assure you that the more loving you are, the better you will perform in all areas. The kinder you are, the happier you will be. The more you listen rather than talk, the wiser you will be. The more you give, the more you will have. So, go ahead, make a difference! Be the generosity generation.

Make sure every word you speak and every thought you think, every blog you write and every text you send, every email you write and every selfie you take and send is respectful and

kind, both to yourselves and to others. Be a little kinder than is necessary, be a better friend, a more loving daughter or a more helpful son; perhaps a better brother or sister, teacher, partner, parent or boss.

In this way, 2019 will be the best year of your life so far and will set a new benchmark for every year from now on.

Sholto BowenSholto Bowen OAM Principal

From the Principal

ABOVE: Generational progress! Sholto Bowen OAM at Commencement Day with his grandson Sebastian (Year 11), and son Martin (’92)

RIGHT: Sholto Bowen with David Weil, Chairman of the School Board, and Dr Michael Hewitt-Gleeson, the Commencement Day Addressor, who is a cognitive scientist and author of books on lateral thinking. He is co-founder and Principal of The School of Thinking which has disseminated over half a billion thinking lessons since 1979. His address on ‘The Software of the Brain’ was both inspiring and entertaining.

ABOVE: 2019 School Captains Emma Carroll and Jordan Lentini.

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Congratulations to the Class of 2018 on their outstanding performance in their Victorian Certificate of Education examinations.

13.2% of the Year 12 graduates achieved an ATAR Score of 99 or above. This was quite unprecedented. Almost 40% of results were over 95 and 52.7% were over 90. The median ATAR was 92.85, which Huntingtower believes is the best in the state.

The median study score was 37 out of 50 and 34.7% of study scores were over 40. This result placed Huntingtower 3rd out of all 485 schools in the state, including selective schools. Huntingtower decisively maintained its reputation as a leading academic school in Melbourne.

We congratulate our Dux, Molly Xiao, one of last year’s School Captains, who achieved an ATAR score of 99.75, as well as a perfect score in English. In total, fifteen perfect scores were achieved in the following subjects: Business Management (Antonio Arena, Bethany Alexs and Luka Torlak), English (Molly Xaio and Emily Ariens), Food Studies (Chavelle Liu), History (Narayan Matthews), Japanese (Satomi Goh-Maejima), Further Mathematics (Brendan Hung, Cameron Sturgeon, Mason Lam and Davern Vijayanand), Mathematical Methods (David Li), Physical Education (Tom Boothroyd) and Psychology (Samantha Gates).

Grateful thanks are extended to all the teachers who worked so hard to give students the best possible preparation for their VCE.

2018 VCE Results

Molly Xiao (the Dux of 2018)

Davern Vijayanand David LiAntonio Arena Bethany Alexs

Tom Boothroyd Samantha GatesLuka Torlak Emily Ariens

Satomi Goh-Maejima Brendan Hung

Cameron Sturgeon Mason Lam

Chavelle Liu Narayan Matthews

The Class of 2018

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ABOVE: Sholto Bowen with Sandra Tiepermann (Head of Middle School), Tania Parkyn (Business Manager), Bill Warrick (Vice Principal, Well Being and Operations), Shan Christensen (Vice Principal, Academic), Mel Beal (Vice Principal, Students and Activities) and Noel Davies (Director of Admissions).

1: Helen McDonald (Deputy Head and Head of Junior School) and Sarah Cummins (Deputy Head of Junior School)

2: Susan Swan (third left, Director of Teaching and Learning) with Timi Ardiyanti, Teresa Reynolds and James Banh.

3: New teachers Andrew Smale (Chemistry and Science), Vivienne Perry (Performing Arts Assistant) and Claudia Ohlert (Media and English)

4: Christine Cochrane, Director of Music and Performing Arts.

5: Robin Clarke with Year 7 newbies: Riya Krishnan and Josie and Elodie Marriott.

6: Former teacher and past parent Vicki Anderson with Phil Amos

Commencement Day 2019

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Norma BainVisitors to our school office are always impressed by the large framed embroidery that depicts the school’s history. Based on a design by Lisle Rudolph, the work was planned and completed by master embroiderer Norma Bain. Norma, who passed on in October last year, was an incredibly talented needleworker. She was a key member of the Embroiderers Guild of Victoria and Huntingtower is fortunate to also have a small collection of beautifully embroidered school banners and tabards, all Norma’s work.

Norma was a keen Huntingtower supporter, worker and enthusiast. Her husband, Don, joined Huntingtower as a very young boy in 1931, and Norma and Don’s daughter, Elizabeth, granddaughters Sarah and Amy, as well as great grandson Nishan, were all Huntingtower students. Norma volunteered for countless fetes and fundraising activities, oversaw a cut-lunch program for students in the

1960s and 70s and never ceased to delight in the school’s progress over the decades.

Norma also gave an enormous amount of her time to support people with disabilities. Norma and Don’s much-loved son, Bruce, had cerebral palsy. He and his friends adored Norma. Her love for them and her wish to help people with physical difficulties in the future was made manifest last year with the establishment of the Bain Family Bursary. This was a wonderful gift from Norma and Don. It provides financial support for students with a disability who want to attend Huntingtower and will be an ongoing legacy in their name.

As a person, Norma was a delight. She was charming, always good-humoured, neat as a pin and great fun to be with. She and Don were a remarkable, loving couple. We remember Norma with much fondness and gratitude and send our love to Don, Libby, Sarah, Amy and Nishan.

Margaret Johnson

Margaret Johnson (nee Davies), who passed on in November, was a staunch supporter of Huntingtower. She attended Huntingtower as a student (Class of ’51), and her children, Michael, Meredith and Catherine, were Huntingtower students for all of their schooling. Over the years she was on many parent committees and attended all house sports, proudly continuing her support of Ruthven House. Margaret loved the school gardens and frequently shared her botanical knowledge (and cuttings!) with Neil Dalforno, Huntingtower’s gardener extraordinaire. She was a member of HOSA and the CS Monitor Youth Forum and a key organiser and supporter of the fete and school productions. Her enthusiasm, creativity and love of life were apparent in her warm smile and cheerful manner.

Margaret always looked forward to spending time at Philip Island and had a keen interest in pottery, wildlife conservation and Indonesia. In her later years, Margaret, her husband, Roland and son, Michael established the award-winning Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park in Pearcedale. The 10 hectares of bushland that make up the Moonlit Sanctuary give visitors the chance to get ‘up close and personal’ with some of Victoria’s kangaroos, wallabies, birds, reptiles, dingoes and many other animals. The sanctuary is an amazing gift to all of us who live in or visit Melbourne and its surrounds.

Cherish glad memories…

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Margaret was a person of integrity who was always ready to help and support anyone in need. She clearly expressed her love of humanity in the service she gave to her family, the community, her church and our school. Margaret was dependable, warm-hearted and generous and will be missed by all who knew her.

Above: Friends together – Judy Savage (’52), Marj Rudolph (’51), Judy Warrell (’50), Mary Paton (’51), John Bruce (’52) and Margaret Johnson

Nina NieborskiNina was a loving, gracious and welcoming presence at Huntingtower. Her smile, warmth and enthusiasm meant that the school canteen was a great port of call for all of us – not just for delicious food, but also to talk to a special person.

Nina, who passed on in September last year, was the beloved wife of Serge and a wonderful mum to both her children, Cassandra and Daniel. She was part of the Huntingtower community from the very first day Cassie entered Pre-Prep, when Nina took on numerous roles such as class and fete rep and she helped at sports events and carnivals. Her passion for cooking led her into her

most rewarding role at HT as canteen manager. She oversaw the school canteen with professionalism and flair and was a wonderful chef. The local magpies adored her, too, and queued up every morning for a morsel of cold meat.

Nothing was too difficult for Nina. Her fighting spirit and positivity was an inspiration for all of us. Her desire in life was to make sure that everyone was happy and cared for – in this she excelled. To Serge, Cassie and Daniel, Huntingtower remembers Nina with much affection and enormous gratitude for all that she did to enrich our school and community.

Alysha WayeAlysha Waye (Class of 2010), who passed on in February, gave her all to everything she did. Her sporting prowess led the school to many softball premierships, she was a basketball star for HT Heat and the HT Grads, she sang a lead role in Bye Bye Birdie and won awards for her animation in Media.

Alysha was an accomplished student with a huge heart. In 2009 she travelled to South Africa with The Simunye Project, where she was captivated by the energy and vibrancy of the African people. In her GAP year in 2011, she went back to help the vulnerable children she had met two years earlier. Her support of The Simunye Project never wavered.

While completing a Degree in Arts and Science at Monash, Alysha was selected for an internship at Bupa. During her time at Bupa she loved the focus on health and wellbeing. She was so valued and loved at Bupa that she was offered a position as the Inclusion and Wellbeing Consultant.

In 2015 she was diagnosed with brain cancer. Throughout her treatment, Alysha travelled overseas, raised over $20,000 for brain cancer research and made a huge difference to many people through her role at Bupa. She never lost her positive mindset. She continued to love her family and friends and do all the things in life she enjoyed.

It is difficult to capture how remarkable this young woman was and the impact she had on the world around her. While we will miss Alysha’s smiles and laughs, her savvy social media posts, her ability to light up the room and lift all those around her, we are so blessed to have had her in our lives. There are few people that could boast the achievements and accomplishments she managed to pack into her 27 years. Her story reminds us to see the good in the world and enjoy every day and every challenge. We send our love to her wonderful parents, Chris and Cheryl.

by Mel Beal

Below: Alysha Waye in South Africa with The Simunye Project

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ABOVE: ‘SPECtacular’! William Younger and Lily Torbet.

1: Lexie Nuroo and Thalia Damianidis.

2: Jamie Wu and Jake Allison.

3: Kartini from ‘Mad About Science’ and the Year 3 class.

4: Sandra McGregor (President of the SDSSA), District Swimming Captains Julia Poon and Joshua Hunter (both Year 6) and Dr Helen McDonald, Head of Junior School.

5: Age Champions: Oliver Maxa (Year 3), Amelia Ganter (Year 4), Year 5 students Dylan Wickramaratna, Scarlett Liao, Erik Wendler-Canning and Nidhi Bolisetty and Year 6 students Joshua Hunter and Piper Lloyd-Smith.

6: 100m relay winners in the Junior Athletics Carnival: Dylan Wickramaratna and Year 4 students Nathan Hardcastle, Daniel Hunter and Kaushan Abeysinghe.

7: More Year 4 100m place-getters: Nidhi Bolisetty, Tonia Tyurina, Rylie Halwalage and Elle Damianidis.

8: Simon Jenkin with the Year 6 Superstars.

Year 3 students experimented with 3D Drawing by using melted plastic to construct their own 3D glasses. They learned to manipulate the equipment, draw accurately with fine streams of melted plastic and then joined the pieces together to create the final product – the smiles say it all!

We are the champions!

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S.T.E.M. = F.U.N!

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The Kitchen Garden Program: luscious learning for the Year 2s as they planted, harvested, prepared and shared their beautifully fresh vegetables and fruit.

1: It’s a class act: Year 2s share delicious fruit skewers.

2: Matching the plant with the words: Joanne Parveris and Elizabeth Younger.

3: Deliciousness: Maya Stiffler.

4: Memory game identifying plants: Zoe Yang, Akshaya Kokulan, Sasha Heinz, Vajra Hiremath and Alexander Anderson. Front: Benjamin Dernelley.

5: Yash Gautam and Jessica Brown prepare Rainbow Paper Rolls.

6: And again - Rainbow Paper Rolls: Tyler Zeuschner, Leah Groves-Phillips and Audrey White.

7: Sharing muffin pizza: Neil Dalforno, Zoe Yang and Elizabeth Younger.

8: Oksana Melnychenko sewed the stunning pinnies, which perfectly matched the watermelon pizzas! From left: Lachlan Cumming, Zoe Yang, Akshaya Kokulan, Vajra Hiremath, Sasha Heinz, Ted Veenker, Elizabeth Younger, David Xia, Maya Stiffler, Alexander Anderson and Joanne Parveris. 43

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‘How does your garden grow?’ ‘Spectacularly!’

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6: Warrell House Choir.

7: Mather House Choir.

8: Mather Music and Orchestra Captains: Emma Russell, Jeremy Zhang, Chelsea Zhang and Kathryn Bourozikas.

9: Bruce Music and Orchestra Captains: George Tyurin, Satomi Goh-Maejima, Elise Ozga, Shivani Mahendran and Head of Bruce House, James Banh.

10: Head of Rayner House, Rodney Jones, with Rayner Music Captains Paris Moore, Ann Xia and Renae Moore.

11. Winners are grinners: Warrell House Music Captains Felix Gould, Rachel Ko, Mia Wu and Jay Sun.

House Music… songs sung blue, red, green and gold

ABOVE: Jana Moridis, Shanya Abeyasinghe, Sinead Rooks and Hillary Zhou (Year 7s).

1: Sholto Bowen with Liana Jayakody and Celeste Le-Trang (Year 9s).

2: Olivia Hunt, Kenita Bush, Shaniya Cooper, Ainsley Steer, Erica Zuccala and Ava Gucciardo (Year 9s).

3: Year 12 Rayner: Jordan le Blanc, Tegan Smart and Prachi Mehta.

4: Seeing red! Bruce House teachers Andrew Smale (back left), Cassandra Benavides, Marta Lopez, Marion Power, Jayne Dickson, Rob Doxey and Nick Hamer. Students (back) Gavin Silcocks and Dimitri Fragos (Year 11).

5: Rayner House Orchestra.

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MEDLEY RELAY TEAMS

1: U13 Girls: Ava Rulton, Lauren Yin, Maxine Milasinovich and Sophie Lan Jiang

2: U13 Boys: Xavier Tan, Marcus Poon, Kai Spencer and Adrian Lin

3: U14 Girls: Olivia Hunt, Shayanne Khong, Georgia Leitch and Sienna Fry

4: U14 Boys: Jason Waugh, Michael Xiao, Braedyn Khong and Marcus Nielsen

5: U15 Girls: Amy Zhao, Phoebe Clark, Abby Harrington and Isabella Metsios

6: U15 Boys: Jason Zhu, Cody le Blanc, Alvin Tong and Rob Phillips

7: U16 Girls: Tharushi Amararatne, Vicky Tan, Anthea Milasinovich and Natalia Bednarowicz

8: U16 Boys: Ivan Zhuang, Angus Cramer, Michael Ly and James Cookson

9: Open Girls: Jordan le Blanc, Isabella Clark, Angel Phillips and Alyssa Chau

10: Open Boys: Giorgio Karanasios, Harrison Penna, George Tyurin and Ronald Liao

11: EISM Swimming Captains Alyssa Chau, Jordan le Blanc, Ronald Liao and Jordan Lentini

Rayner Wins House Swimming Carnival!

A: Rodney Jones and Anthony Wroe with Rayner Swimming Captains Jordan le Blanc and Giorgio Karanasios.

B: Sholto Bowen with the winning Rayner U13 Boys Freestyle Relay Team: Kai Spencer, Marcus Poon, Jeremy Boutaud and Isaac To.

Swimming Superstars

ABOVE: For the 11th year in a row, Huntingtower topped the EISM First Division – congratulations to all the students and teachers and our indefatigable HSAC Manager, Helen Aden.

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A life-changing week in Canberra

Manny Papastamatis

Manny Papastamatis (Year 12) is congratulated on winning a National Summer Art Scholarship, one of only two scholarships offered to art students in Victoria. Based at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, the scholarship gives Year 12 students a chance to learn from leaders in the arts and to experience the National Gallery of Australia’s dynamic environment.

During the week-long program in Canberra, Emmanuel participated in creative workshops and completed hands-on work with artists at the Australian National University. He made many new friends (a reunion is planned) and on his return to school presented the Studio Arts class with a PowerPoint presentation full of images taken on his life-changing week in Canberra.

Speaking excellence

Hugh Perry

Congratulations, Hugh Perry! Hugh (Year 10) was the Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award State Champion and represented Victoria in the National Final in Sydney. He has been asked to present his speech at this year’s Anzac Day Dawn Service at The Shrine in Melbourne – a considerable honour.

The Spirit of ANZAC awards

The Spirit of ANZAC recipients Jasmine Ngo, Martin Grozev, Isambard Knox-Johnson and Logan Ratnarajah with the Minister for Veterans, The Honourable Robin Scott MP

Outstanding achievements

Huntingtower students excelled in the Spirit of ANZAC awards. Jasmine Ngo and Martin Grozev (both Year 10) were regional finalists – their prize is a trip to Canberra to visit the Australian War Memorial where they will have the opportunity to explore parts of the archives that are not generally open to the public.

Special congratulations go to Isambard Knox-Johnson and Logan Ratnarajah (also Year 10), who were recipients of the state prize: an all-expenses paid tour to Vietnam, where they will visit key sites from the Vietnam War.

Another Black Belt in the family

Karl Polster

In October last year, Karl Polster (Year 10) was awarded his black belt in Taekwondo. This is a wonderful achievement and a great reward for over 6 years of practice. He comes from a family of experts in this field: his father, Burkard, and sister, Lara, both have black belts. His mother, Anu, has also joined the happy throng… she started learning Taekwondo in 2017! 12

State champions

Oscar Li and Emily Soo

Congratulations Oscar Li and Emily Soo (both Year 9), the Debaters Association of Victoria Junior British Parliamentary Debating State Champions! In the Victorian Grand Final, they won a four-way secret-topic debate (‘This house would ban children from competing in professional sport’) against St Kevin’s College, Lauriston Girls’ School and Balwyn High School – quite an achievement.

Outstanding achievement

Natalie Yeung

Well done, Natalie Yeung (Class of ’18)! One of the finalists at BUFTA (Bond University Film and Television Awards) at the Gold Coast last November, her animation film was one of the top 3 in Australia. She then went on and won Best Animation overall, an outstanding achievement!

Huntingtower volunteers for the Red Cross Doorknock Appeal

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ABOVE: Back from left: Andy An, Cheng Liu, Liam Fyfield, Eric Zeng, Henry Pola, Mishen De Silva, Lawrence Dimatos, Aaron Zhang, Hannah Kaur, Ava Gucciardo, Emilie Hoyne, An Dang, Matthew and Nicholas Dimotakis and Dimitri Fragos. Front from left: James Petheriotis, Robert Phillips, Logan Ratnarajah, Arjun Sambare, Marcus Yin and Nikolas Polychroniadis.

1: Back: Mikali Chandler, Chiara Chen, Emily Morley-Tusjak, Prisha Patel, Ava Richards, Evangeline Hamer-Smith and Hanne Wendler-Canning. Front: Tilly James, Georgia Leitch, Olivia Caune, Muthu Velmurugan and Nikitha Sivakumar.

2: Ven Lee Teo, Hashini Thilakaratne, Melanie Fernando, Vivian Luh, Vicky Tan, Krish Ravindrababu and Charmaine Leung.

3: Anthea Milasinovich, Zoe Guymer, Emma Carroll, Shivani Mahendran, Carey Loh, Tara Samaranayake and Stephanie Barrow.

4: Nathan Charrett, Simrin Rattan, Selena Yeh and Marc Sakellaridis.

5: Ainsley Steer, Olivia Hunt, Hugh Perry and James Cookson.

6: Arwyn Morgan, Laura Adams, Aiden Fyfield and Miranda Frost.

7: Sienna Clash and Emilie Hoyne.

Sixteen years and counting…

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1: Our VCE students were welcomed warmly by the Dwiwarna Boarding School community: Ven Lee Teo, Hashini Thilakaratne, Shannon Lam, Aaron Zhang, Marc Sakellaridis, Krish Ravindrababu, Harry Boothroyd, Vishal Ramesh, Matthew Dimotakis and Jack Wu.

2: Sholto Bowen and the Principal of the Dwiwarna Boarding School, Mr Toro Yudho, with teachers, co-ordinators and Huntingtower students.

3: In class at Dwiwarna: Aaron Zhang, Matthew Dimotakis, Harry Boothroyd, Vishal Ramesh, Marc Sakellaridis, Ven Lee Teo, Hashini Thilakaratne, Shannon Lam and Krish Ravindrababu.

4: The Huntingtower students visited the Madrasah Insan Sijati School and Orphanage. This school only has 21 students, all from poor families, and its teachers volunteer their services.

5: Harry Boothroyd presents the money raised for the students of the Madrasah Insan Sijati School.

6: Matthew Dimotakis helps to distribute some of the gifts brought by Huntingtower students to the children of the Madrasah Insan Sijati School.

7: Musical maestro Marc Sakellaridis in class at the Dwiwarna Boarding School.

8: Tata Survi, the Principal and Vice Principal of the Madrasah Insan Sijati School and Timi Ardiyanti.

Earlier this year, science teacher Greg Hellard visited a Junior School classroom in Bogor, Indonesia, not by physically visiting the school, but by contributing to an on-line virtual classroom. The students were studying space science, and this gave Mr Hellard the opportunity to talk about his experiences when he attended a NASA Space School last year. The virtual classroom linked Space School

teaching alumni in Indonesia with Mr Hellard at Huntingtower. Virtual classroom technology is proving to be an excellent tool in enabling teaching from anywhere in the world and in communicating STEM experiences.

Indonesia via Cyberspace!

Alangkah senangnya bisa bertemu lagi! (How good to see you again!)

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The Huntingtower P&F is a group of enthusiastic parents and friends who are dedicated to fundraising and friendraising! At the Welcome Picnic on a balmy summer evening in February, families relaxed on the lawn listening to music and eating the best sausages in town.

Parents & Friends

Staff Celebrations

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ABOVE: P&F workers, united! From left: Naomi Guo, Stefanie Wendler-Canning, Fiona Wang, Justin Rulton, Joe Megas, Stuart Canning, Phillip Bradwell, Harry Sun, Sam Wickramaratna, Cathie Bradwell, June Thien (not visible), Melanie Avery (not visible), Sholto Bowen, Kelly Perry, Penny Hayes, Krys Georgiadis, Lynn Bruce-Clash and Yong Zhang. (Unfortunately, P&F stalwarts Poppy Gounaris and Catherine Jenkins are not in this photo.)

1: Cathie Bradwell, Melanie Avery, June Thien, Sholto Bowen Kelly Perry, Penny Hayes, Kris Georgiadis, Lynn Bruce-Clash, Yong Zhang, Naomi Guo, Stefanie Wendler-Channing, Fiona Wang, Justin Rulton (not visible) Joe Megas, Stuart Canning, Phillip Bradwell, Harry Sun and Sam Wickramaratna.

2: BBQ Delights: Stefanie Wendler-Canning, Xiang Cheng and Sam Wickramaratna.

3: Shan Christensen and Stefanie Wendler-Canning.

4: Resident troubadour Sholto Bowen.

5: P&F President Stuart Canning.

6: Naomi Guo and the P&F team of brilliant BBQers.

A: Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Nick Hamer and his wife Clare at their Australian Citizenship Ceremony in January.

B: Past, present and correct! Jan Savage (’77) (front row, 3rd from right) at her farewell dinner with (from left): David Weil, Grant McHardy (Jan’s husband), Rob Kitchingman, Stu Walkerden (front), Peter Thompson (back), Helen Aden, Dot Greiveson, Sholto Bowen, Jan Savage, Noel Davies, Joanna Clapp, Ray Clifford, Geoff Hardcastle and Mel Beal.

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1: Sholto Bowen and Dot Greiveson.

2: Dot’s girls: Jess (Class of 2000), Rebecca (’02) and Caitlin (’99)

3: Martin (Dot’s husband) and Caitlin Foot.

4: Jess, Rebecca and Caitlin Foot, Keli Sutherland (’92), Martin Bowen (’92), Kia Leong (’91), Serina Marriott (’92, nee Hutchinson Brooks), Sarah Weeks (’91), Juliette Kingcott (’92), Sam Fyfield (’94) and Susie Salloum (’91, nee Prasad)

5: Back row: Kia Leong, Kate Kotschet (’92), Janine Armstrong (’91), Sarah Weeks, Martin Bowen and Keli Sutherland. Front: Dot Greiveson, Jane Barker and Susie Salloum.

6: Collegiality begins here: Helen McDonald, Dot Greiveson and Shan Christensen.

7: MC David Swan (‘08) and Class of ’97 reps: Emma Patterson, Vahua Finnsson, Alex Scott, Julie Haste and Matthew Patterson with his and Emma’s baby son.

8: Colleagues and friends: Jan Tyquin, Katriona Inglis, Jane Barker, Fiona Hamzi, Dot Greiveson, Leesa Goddard, Mary Ciavarella and Margaret Irvine.

9: Mel Beal and Dot Greiveson.

Everyone who was anyone came to thank Dot Greiveson for her most significant contribution to Huntingtower over a 40 year period. Thanks to Mel Beal for a ‘This is Your Life’ spectacular and all the past students, friends and colleagues who came to sing, laugh and reminisce.

Dot in the spotlight

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10: Former colleagues Derek Scott and Pat Dove with Peter Rees and Sholto Bowen.

11: Jane Barker and Daniel Borbely.

12: A song for Dot: Keli Sutherland and Jess Foot.

13: A standing ovation!

14: Jan Tyquin and Cindy Leong (’96)

15: Chloe Beattie Hood and Alex Scott (both ’97)

16: Susan Swan and Mitha Chambers (’79)

17: P&F President Stuart Canning, Rob Kitchingman (’77) and Amanda Dunsmore (’89)

18: Genna Verbeek (’07) and Des Lyristis

19: Lynn Bruce (’78), Darylene Coady (’83), Janet Armstrong (’84), Marj Rudolph (’51) and Kelly Perry

20: Emma Dernelley (’87), Lisle Rudolph and Miriam Rudolph (’83)

21: Sue Kouvelis and Libby Kitchingman (’78)

22: Russ Jenkin, Mel Beal, Rhonda Jenkin and Nick Jenkin (’02)

23: Stuart Walkerden (’67) and Robyn Bos.

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1: Myfanwy, Lynley and Lachlan Bramble (former School Captain ’98 and a most genial MC for the farewell concert)

2: Friends from way back: Max Crellin (’12), Prue Davis, Myfanwy Bramble, Jeff Crellin, Lynley Bramble and Martin Crellin (’13)

3: Concert time…

4: Back: Prue Davis, Lynley and Eric Bramble, Jeff Crellin and Janet Armstrong (’84). Front: Myfanwy Bramble and Laura Armstrong (Year 10)

5: Rhianwen Bramble (’04), Martin Crellin, Lynley Bramble, Hamish Roe (’13) and Myfanwy Bramble.

6: Applause for Lynley and Myfanwy at their Farewell Concert in the PAC.

7: Lee Howard (’95), Fairlie Williams (’94), Susan and Sam Fyfield (’94)

8: Kia Leong, Lynley Bramble and Jane Barker.

9: Lisa Sutton conducts the choir, specially formed for the occasion from past and present students: ‘The Sound of Music’.

Lynley and Myfanwy’s wonderful contribution to Huntingtower was celebrated at a magnificent farewell concert in December. Past and present students and parents flocked to express their love and gratitude to Lynley and Myfanwy for their care and guidance of students and their vision for music at Huntingtower. Orchestral concerts and tours, ensemble performances, community events, choirs, musicals, expert music tuition and the overseeing of an outstanding music program are all the result of Lynley and Myfanwy’s amazing and stoic work ethic. We will miss them both!

Maestros magnificos

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10: Abbi Rowland (’15), Alysha Trainor (’16), Simon Song (’16), Myfanwy Bramble, Kiara Kim (’17) and Sophia Cookson (’17)

11: Marcus Loh-Ekstrand (’17), Matthew Mo (’17), Kendrick Jiang (’17), Kiara Kim (’17), Lynley Bramble, Chris Chu (’15), Naomi Tang-Yamaoka (’17) and Nathan Mo (’15)

12: Max Crellin and Eloise Verbeek (both ’12) with Lynley Bramble.

13: Philip Tan, Hamish Roe, Bethany Davey, Martin Crellin, Cassie Nieborski, Kate Barker and Bareetu Aba-Bulgu (all Class of ’13) with Lynley Bramble.

14: The 3 D’s: Daniel Gates, Daniel Nieborski and Daniel Bil (all ’16)

15: Stephanie Song and Naomi Lee (both ’14) with Myfanwy Bramble

16: Jess Clarke (’09) and Tate Wallis (’14) with Lynley Bramble.

17: Heather Roe and Myfanwy Bramble.

18: Thank you to everyone, parents and students, who helped make the farewell concert and supper such a wonderfully happy and enjoyable evening.

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And the world goes around…

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Awarded! David Swan (’08) received a 2018 Quill Award nomination and a high commendation for his article ‘The Plotter, the Tech Titan, the Wrestler and the Lawsuit’, published in The Weekend Australian Magazine.

Wedding BellsJake Deubel (’09) and Isabelle at their November wedding.

It was a HT occasion for the classes of 2009 - 2010 (pictured above): Jess Clarke, Samantha Lean, Michalea Dean, Claire and Matthew Robson, Alex Clapp, James Harrington, Isabelle and Jake, Noah Deubel (’14), Shannon Bowen, Stephanie Fuller, Andrew Turton and Sam Hillman. 

Love is in the air ‘Love definitely IS in the air’: Juliet Butler (’13) accepts Peter Higgins’ (’13) very romantic proposal! Congratulations to you both!

Great achievementA great achievement!  Alicia Goricane (’07) graduated with a Masters of Law (Juris Doctor) from Monash University in November 2018. Perseverance and tenacity enabled her to complete this academic challenge.

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1: A view from the top (Lang Son): Local tour leaders (in the foreground on far left and second from right) with (front row from left) Louise Chau, Sinead de Souza, David Grozen, Sophie Hoyne, Samantha Morley and Ben Woang. Middle row from left: teacher Des Lyristis, Alisha Cheung, Tristan Zuccala, Arvin Bannerjee and Claire Pang. Back row: teacher Rodney Jones, Hannah White, Cameron Sturgeon, Vincent Huang and Helen Lin.

2: Making rice paper rolls while cruising Halong Bay.

3: The Ho Chi Minh Memorial in Hanoi.

4: Bike-riding bliss on an island of Halong Bay.

5: Students from Melbourne + students from the Hanoi Banking Academy = a great time!

6: Our students organised fundraising to help provide supplies for the Loc Binh Hope Orphanage.

7: The best pho in town (Hanoi): Alysha Cheung, Des Lyristis, Helen Lin, Claire Pang, Samantha Morley, Hannah White and Sophie Hoyne.

8: Many hands help bring supplies of food and goods to the children of the Loc Binh Hope Centre, a private Ethnic Minority Orphanage.

9: Cruising at its best on Halong Bay: Alysha Cheung, David Grozen, Rodney Jones, Ben Woang and Arvin Bannerjee.

As memories of VCE exams fade away, our newest members of the HT Grads

… slow down, enjoy and explore …

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In 1927, a group of Christian Scientists established Huntingtower with the purpose of helping its students reach their unlimited potential. Huntingtower continues to be based firmly on the principles of Christian Science. Generations of students have passed through the school, their success measured in fine academic results and fulfilling lives. The school’s needs have traditionally been met by the generous support of benefactors, supplemented with government financial assistance. In order to ensure Huntingtower’s progress and lessen its reliance on government funding, the founders of the school set up different ways for supporters to help the school financially.

You may like to consider any of the following:

• Grants, bequests or donations to the Huntingtower Foundation (A Foundation set up by Trust Deed to preserve and maintain the school’s financial independence)

• Tax Deductible donations to the Property and Building Fund (A fund set up to assist the school in adding new facilities)

• Grants or donations to the Mather Foundation (named after Mr. J.B. Mather, Principal 1949-1972, and set up as a restricted endowment. Whilst the assets cannot be used, the income from the assets contributes towards the running of the school and to student bursaries).

For more information on any of these or to register a bequest via a will or codicil please contact:

Business Manager, Huntingtower School, 77 Waimarie Drive, Mt Waverley 3149, Australia

Phone: (03)9807 8888, e: admin@huntingtower.vic.edu.au

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• August 6 – 10: Senior School Production

• September 11 – 12: Junior School Production

• September 15: HOSA/HTGrads Sports Day

• October 13: Arts in the Round • November 28:

Y3 – 6 Celebration Night• November 29:

Senior School Speech Night (Robert Blackwood Hall)

• December 5: Year 6 Graduation Night

• December 6: Term 4 concludes

FRONT COVER PHOTO: Sunshine, smiles, sandwiches and brand-new Year 7s: Nihar Patil, Thisaga Herath, Chloe Zhuang and Amelia Miglic.

ABOVE: Keeping up traditions! While in Indonesia, our VCE Indonesian Language students took the opportunity to dress in Javanese costume.