50-mile Walk
Twenty Scotch boys and 19 MLC girls together with a healthy support crew of staff set themselves a challenge to complete this year's 50 mile walk in 18 hours. Over the Boarders' weekend, the keen hikers set out on their expedition at 3.45am, being piped out from Moray. Arriving back at base at 9.30pm they completed the challenge with time to spare! This is one of the most gruelling events on the School's calendar and both students and staff should be commended for their outstanding effort.
Year 7 and 8 Students of Indonesian Visit the Zoo
On Tuesday 12th August, the Year 7 and Year 8 students of Indonesian visited the Perth Zoo as part of their unit on Animals and the Environment. During their excursion, the boys viewed the animals in the Asian rainforest exhibit with the aim of learning more about animals under threat of extinction in Indonesia. The Perth Zoo has a number of programs in place to breed endangered animals and has achieved outstanding success in them.
The boys completed activities in Indonesian language describing the appearance, habitat, food and actions of animals like the Sumatran tiger, Silvery Gibbon, Orangutang, Sun Bear, Elephant and Otter.
The boys were accompanied on the day by the Indonesian teachers, Bu Jenkins and Bu Ridderhof, Language Assistants, Bu Hara and Bu Yamina, and our student teacher from Murdoch University, Bu Mente.
Jazz Night 2008
Parents, Staff and Friends of Scotch attended the annual Jazz Night 'All That Jazz' on Saturday 9 August in the Dickinson Centre.
Jazz Night at Scotch a very special occasion; the evening is cabaret style, with circular tables for dining, dancing and live entertainment. It was a great opportunity to socialise with other parents and enjoy the wonderful music of the Scotch Big Bands (1, 2 and 3) and the Dixieland Band.
Tanzania Tour
During the Term 2 holidays, a group of 24 Scotch boys and girls from Presbyterian Ladies' College traveled to Tanzania for a three week African Adventure. Accompanied by six staff, the group began the trip by spending most of the first week working to restore four dilapidated classrooms in the remote village of Matipwili, north of Dar es Salaam. The group then completed an ascent of Mount Meru (4562m) and went of safari to the World Heritage site of Ngorongoro Crater. This was an action-packed epic of a journey - a memorable expedition which has altered the perception of all participants.
Artist in Residence
Artist in Residence at Scotch College for five weeks during Term 2 was the talented ceramic sculptor Robyn Varpins. Ms Varpins' figurative sculptures exude a subtle energy and emotion and her knowledge of techniques in manipulating sculptural clay has been invaluable with assisting boys in Year 11 and 12 Art and Design.