Old Scotch Collegian wins national award

Old Scotch Collegian and West Perth engineer, Sven de Jonghe ('96) was recently honoured with an ISIS Future Leader Award.

The Property Council of Australia announced the award at a gala event held in Melbourne in early June.

His work on the refurbishment of the Perth Town Hall and the design of the new Fiona Stanley Hospital paved the way for this national honour that recognises industry excellence. Mr de Jonghe's employer, Bassett Consulting Engineers (BCE) nominated him for the award after he won the Property Council of Australia's WA Young Achiever Award last year.

Following his secondary education at Scotch, Mr de Jonghe graduated from the University of WA with a Mechanical Engineering degree and first class honours in 2000. He joined BCE shortly after and was made associate Director approximately three years ago. At 26, he was the youngest Associate Director in the firm's 80-year history.

Mr de Jonghe was the State's first accredited GreenStar professional and has been involved in the design and rating of projects seeking GreenStar certification. GreenStar rates the overall ecological footprint of new constructions.

Old Boys vs 1st XVIII Football match

A star studded Old Boys line up defeated the Scotch College 1st XVIII Football team on Friday 13 June.

Former AFL players James CLEMENT (Collingwood), Rowan JONES (WC Eagles), Mark GALE (Fremantle Dockers) and Drew BANFIELD (WC Eagles) along with four former WAFL players plus current teacher and crowd favourite James HINDLE were the big names on the day.

The 1st XVIII seemed a little star-struck in the first half but managed to close the margin to 40 points at the final siren.

Final score: Old Boys 15.10 (100) 1st XVIII 9.6 (60)

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School Captain's ANZAC Address

The School Captain, Michael Denny, gave a stirring ANZAC address during chapel this week. It is a tradition for the School Captain to share his thoughts on ANZAC Day with the School community. Michael spoke exceptionally well and demonstrated a mature understanding about this important day in Australia's history. To view a copy of Michael's speech, click here.

Goland Club

Members of the Goland Club were invited back to Scotch College this week.

Comprised of past Scotch Rowing students, the Goland Club supports Rowing at the College. Members were invited to the annual Boat Club Dinner on Thursday 3rd April and those who attended also visited the College the following day to view Pipe Band and Marching demonstrations. They were joined by Head of Rowing, Mr Grant Ford. Rowing coach, Mr Jame Hindle, recited a poem at the Boat Club Dinner. Please see attached for a copy poem, "That's What Rowing's For".

A special part of this Assembly was the "send off" for all Rowing boys competiting at the Head of the River the following day.