25th year celebrations

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THE EDITOR

Once deciding that a booklet about Scarborough's twenty-five years was an important part of our 25th year celebrations, this
task was handed to me as part of my portfolio as the Youth Education Officer.

As the memorabilia began pouring in, through ex-students and teachers, current staff and the library's extensive archive
system, I found myself wondering just exactly what material would go to press. Scarborough Senior High School is rich in
tradition and pride. Talking to Mr Bill Bridson at his Shoal water home, I gained an insight into his policies of education that
were far in advance of his time. His views on interschool sport and drama were the basis for the strong spirit enjoyed by
Scarborough students. Similarly Mr Rodger Jennings expressed strong views on student behaviour and the need for the school
to be bound by student identity. The arrival of Mr John Nolan as principal in 1978 saw Scarborough High adopt a high
community profile. This public relations approach has done much to lift the prestige of Scarborough Senior High School in
community circles. As with the previous principals, Mr Nolan is also concerned with school spirit and student identity.

Most of the old photographs and editions of "Student" were full of information, but in both cases, names of students and
teachers were absent. This made the task of identification difficult, To avoid missing people out most of the photographs
published will only carry the teacher's name unless all names are known. Some articles have been selected at random from
copies of "Student" and printed where possible in chronological order. I have had immense enjoyment and satisfaction in
putting together this small piece of history and I hope you too gain enjoyment and satisfaction from reading "Twenty-Five
Years of Scarborough School".

Stan Davies
(Youth Education Officer)

FOUNDATION STAFF 1959

Back Row: Ronald Goss, Brian Ozanne, Barry Hilson, Jan Sobkowiak, Alastair Campbell, Donald Mummery.
Front Row: Roberta lleseltine (?), Ruth Kern, Frank McKenzie (Deputy), George Cullen (Principal), Barbara Paltridge

(Deputy), Gwen McLean,
Missing: Margaret Lare, Margaret Welters.

FOREWORD

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Twenty-five years is an important milestone in any institution. Scarborough Senior High School first opened its doors to
students in the exciting Sputnik era and was the first high school built to cater for the population of the growing northern
coastal suburbs. At that time the school drew most of its students from housing developments to the south of the school.
Today's students come from as far north as Joondalup with a large number of students now coming from areas such as
Karrinyup - areas which in the early days of the school were natural bushland abundant with kangaroos, emus and even
brumbies.

In 1984 the school can look back on some 10,000 students and 500 staff who have been associated with the school's very
fine tradition. If one takes into account the adult students who attended the evening technical school's classes conducted
at the school, then these figures would be more than doubled, possibly making the school the most utilised secondary
education institution in this state in the post war era.
One outstanding feature of the school not often considered by students past and present is its location. Curiously enough,
the school's postal address is Doubleview, not Scarborough. The school, however, does qualify for its postal location
because it has a genuine "double-view". At various locations on the top floor one has a simultaneous view of the city and
the sea as far as Rottnest Island. Visitors often comment on the outstanding view but I wonder how many ex-students really
appreciated this aspect when they attended school.
The early years of the school saw students who proceeded past Year 10 complete their secondary education at Perth
Modern School. In 1963, however, the school commenced as a senior high school and enrolments from that time to 1978
exceeded 1300, making Scarborough one of the largest high schools in the state. Today's student population of just over
1000 students has considerably eased the accommodation pressures of the growing years and the major upgrade of the
school in 1980 has made the school a more comfortable place in which to work. Buildings alone, however, do not make a
good school - the school is the people in it and the community involved with it. Scarborough Senior High School enjoys an
excellent reputation in the community and this is due entirely to the many outstanding staff and students and parents who
contributed so much to establishing the school's tradition. Additionally the school has always been able to count on parent
support every time a major effort was called for. 'these factors make the school what it is today. In the past twenty-five
years the school can look back on its many successes and triumphs. Many ex-students recount readily their memories of the
opening parades that commenced the school's athletic carnivals. Who can remember the decorated floats? The house with
the long Chinese dragon? The fierce House loyalty? All these events form part of tradition. The school's sporting tradition
has survived through the years with many outstanding individual and team performances at inter-school level.

In the cultural area who would ever forget the magnificent productions such as "Midsummer Night's Dream", "As You Like
It", "Oedipus Rex", "Antigone", "The Circle of Chalk", "The Shoemaker's Holiday" and more recently, "The Boyfriend",
"Oliver" and "The Wizard of Oz".

Students associated with these magnificent achievements will carry these memories as treasures through life. Today in the
northern coastal region of Perth, Scarborough Senior High School can stand tall and hold its head high as a senior citizen
amongst schools in the region. Many former students who are now parents and living in the area recognize this. They spent
their childhood years in the Scarborough area and want their children to do likewise. These parents are delighted at being
able to send their children to their old school. No doubt in the twenty-five years ahead the school will see many examples of
three generations attending the one school. Indeed, if the past twenty-five years are any indication, when we have gone from
the early Sputnik technology to instant computer access around the world via the wonders of satellites placed in orbit by
space shuttles, then education over the next twenty-five years will hold even greater challenges. Scarborough Senior High
School in 1984 stands ready to meet this challenge with the knowledge that its past has laid the solid and stable platform from
which the school can launch itself into a bright and prosperous future.

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John Nolan.

Cadets on parade, early 60's.

EARLY HISTORY
by Bill Bridson & Rodger Jennings

Scarborough's history has been recorded for posterity by its first two principals, Bill Bridson and Rodger
Jennings.

With reminiscences and considerable research each has written a history of the school.

"The commencement of a new school is always a painful operation," says Mr Bridson. "The pressure of
workmen and vehicles and machinery, the movement of topsoil, the excavation of chosen areas and the
considerable turmoil of sound, action and floating dust all tend to make teaching and discipline very difficult."

There were 200 students in the first year (1959) with Mr Cullen, as temporary principal, heading a small band
of hard working teachers.

"That they achieved anything of value was an astounding fact, but a school spirit was already in evidence
when the new principal took charge at the beginning of 1960."

Rodger Jennings backs this view up in his account.

"New schools were something of a rarity and staff and students had to endure conditions that would no longer be regarded as
acceptable. Although the gardens and playing fields were quickly developed into something closely approximating their
present form, the area retained its sand dune flavour for some months, with teachers having to park cars in nearby streets and
change shoes on entering the building. For a short time the school could not even boast a telephone, having to rely on that
provided by the builders. The impression gained is of a school of some few hundred students constructed on a sandhill with
resulting dirt, parking and walking problems and the penetrating noise and ever present confusion of an abrupt constant
building programme."

But the school grew rapidly in numbers as Mr Jennings points out.

"The student enrolment of three hundred in 1959, rose to eight hundred in 1960 and twelve hundred in 1961. Senior staff
were, and are, provided on the basis of enrolment and so Scarborough was faced with the unrealistic policy of enduring its
formative years with an incomplete number of senior masters and mistresses. Subject department policies had, on occasion,
to be created by junior staff and often had to be changed when senior staff were ultimately appointed. In 1962 the school had
a population of thirteen hundred students and fifty staff. In 1979 with just over thirteen hundred students, the staff totals
ninety-six - a clear indication of improvements in education in the last twenty years. Classes of forty plus were the norm in
the fifties and sixties and teachers were expected to teach at least thirty-five periods in a forty-period week."

Mr Bridson's earlier picture of class sizes is linked to early problems with building deadlines.

"Building was continuing and rooms expected to be complete at the beginning of the year were still incomplete. Class
numbers were controlled by the number of rooms available and these being insufficient, it was necessary to have some class
numbers of fifty students or more. Many of these were being taught on the benches outside the rooms they were allotted,
while workmen strove to finish the rooms. The noises from within the rooms combined with the movement of workers
passing to and fro along the verandahs in front of the long strung-out classes made the work of the teachers and their classes
extremely difficult."

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Both histories go on to enumerate much about the history of Scarborough High School through personal and gathered
anecdotes. Anyone who has been associated with the school in any way should enjoy looking through them. They are
available in photocopy form in the school library.

Perhaps Mr Jennings' final remarks sum up the development of the school and education in this state in general:

"Between 1959 and 1979 changes in education have been enormous. Different social attitudes, different student aspirations
and increased government funding have led to a vastly different approach. The Junior Certificate has changed to the
Achievement Certificate; the Leaving Certificate to the Tertiary Admissions Examination and internal as distinct from
external assessment is a normal practice. The classroom emphasis has changed from teaching to learning. "Chalk and talk"
has changed to a library, television, radio, projector, computer oriented type of education. The relationship between principal
and staff, staff and students has changed from being authoritative and paternalistic to one of greater warmth, greater equality
and greater humanity. The more formal, disciplined approach of the fifties and sixties was suited to the times and gave to
Scarborough a fine start, developing among students the basis of a fine school tradition that provided a solid base for the
equally strong, more sophisticated educational institution that is now Scarborough Senior High School."

Mr Rodger Jennings doing Mr Bill Bridson working in his
some notes for his second study at his Shoalwater Bay
book on the history of home. Photo September '84)
Busselton, at his Karrinyup
home.(Photo September '84)

THE FIFTY-NINERS

At the beginning of the school year of 1959, a batch of mostly twelve-year olds turned up for school at the shiny new
Scarborough High School. We were all "shiny new". Buildings, staff, students; 1959 was the foundation year of
Scarborough Senior High, now celebrating her 25th birthday.

Standing in the school grounds on Open Day, 6th June, 1984, knowing 23 years had elapsed since I was last here, I was
feeling rather grandmotherly. I looked at the school and thought, as "older" people are prone to do, "I remember you
when you were a baby!" Mind you, I had to take two-thirds of the buildings away to work out exactly where I was! A
nostalgic wander upstairs took me to what used to be the library, to nearly gatecrash the staffroom full of staff!

When I heard that the Student/Staff Reunion Dinner was to be held in the school's gymnasium, I thought, "Heavens, they
must have enclosed it or it would be far too cold". Our gym was an undercroft now the Resource Centre, at least it was on
rainy days, on fine days we vaulted and jolted on mats on the slabs in the quadrangle. The oval! What oval? We walked to
Abbett Park. Then of course, these were also the days of the school uniform. We girls hid under yellow blouse, four button
double-breasted, boxpleated grey pinafore. Tie, blazer, school shoes, sox and occasionally the hat. For sport, the same blouse
with a heavy green box-pleated pinafore held together with a dressing-gown cord type belt, most glamorous!

All this was not without a certain sense of fun and perhaps a little pioneering spirit too. Academic achievement and sporting
success are of course extremely important in a school but most of all I remember Scarborough High as a school that cared.

If Administration, Staff, Students, Maintenance Staff, Canteen, the lot, all Care, then the triumphs of Scarborough Senior
High will be all the more sweet and the troubles that do occur from time to time be more easily overcome, because her
people Care.

Congratulations on attaining your 25th year and very best wishes for the future!

Anne Gardiner
(nee Whitfield)

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Lynette Elverson, John Bartle, Anne Whitfield
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Miss Kern 1960 Scarborough Beach

Jenny Annesley, Marju Elio, Marcia Kingsbury,

Bev Witney, Judy Pockrass, Jill Ambrosius.

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Pt Peron Camp, 1960.
Mr Porter, Miss Kern, Mr Helson.

Mr Porter - Scarborough Beach
1960.

EXCERPT FROM "STUDENT 1970"
MISS B.PALTRlDGE
On the staff of our school is a lady who has been here since the school opened and is the
only original teacher remaining. She has capably assisted in running this school and has
given friendly advice and help to students for many years. This lady is none other than our
Head Mistress, Miss B.Paltridge, who unfortunately is retiring from teaching this year.

Miss Paltridge hopes to make a journey to Europe and England some time next year, after which she
does not yet know what she is going to do but would like to charity work or work with the Red
Cross.

On behalf of all the students and teaching staff at the school, we, the Magazine Committee, would
like to thank Miss Paltridge for all her help and advice to us and we wish her all the best in her
future occupations.

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I had the pleasure of meeting Miss Barbara Paltridge, referred to by all as a warm and wonderful
woman, for the first time this September. After talking about the "old days" at Scarborough and
trying to identify the "Foundation Staff Members",' gradually the warm and wonderful woman began to
emerge.

She told me that since retiring from teaching she has twice been to Europe, once to South America,
Taiwan and Hong Kong. The Business and Professional Women's Club has taken up much of her time,
being President on three different occasions, and travelling to Switzerland for their World
Conference as an Australian delegate on one occasion.

Now, at the age of 73, she is teaching one day a week at the Senior School (people over 50 years)
and is currently learning French.

Some people you just can not keep out of the classroom.
Stan Davies Editor.

This article from a newspaper in 1960 was sent in by an exstaff member who
signed the letter ‑ from "The teacher whose heart still warms a little".

PLEASE SIR! Teaching the young of the human species is
generally supposed to be a frustrating and unrewarding
task, so there's a teacher out Scarborough way whose heart
may warm a little at this story.
Education Minister ARTHUR WATTS has received a letter from a
pupil at Scarborough High School.
"You probably don't know how much me worship our teacher,"
this child wrote.
"So it mightn't be your fault, but we don't think it fair that
Applecross should have him for a teacher then they won't
appreciate him half as much as we do.
"Please do your best to let him stay at Scarborough High
School and teach us.
"We'd consider it a great honour if you'd do this. Thank
you.
"A member of his class."

Scarborough High School staff 1962.
Back Row: N.Downing, T.Stayt, J.Hewison, E.Evans, B.Murphy, D.Pearce, K.Carter, G.Strickland,

G.Sinclair, G.Broom, R.Holland, M.Jones, R.Goss, C.Hodgkin, R.Trobe.
3rd Row: O.Negro, J.Morris, N.Pyvis, J.Stubbs, V.Ashworth, S.Parsons, B.Hilson, A.Rutherford,

L.Dunn, P.Collins, G.McGrade.
2nd Row: J.Johnson, P.Thorpe, not known, D.Robinson, M.Staples, G.Nelson, M.Somerford, not known,

M.Palmer, not known, S.Westera, E.Lucas, not known, B.Jeanes, M.Turner.
Front Row: E.Kampe, J.Cahill, L.Toole, R.Holloway (R.D/P), N.Plank, B.Bridson (Principal),

B.Paltridge (D/P), R.Chopping, J.Johnson, N.Kelynack. Not known: J.Holder, E.Kelly, K.Tolj,
E.Justins.

At twenty past twelve my colleague and I, accompanied by Mr McGrade presented ourselves at the
dressmaking centre. As we stepped inside we were met with a barrage of laughter, shouts and

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screams from the totally female audience (predominantly third years) assembled in the room. One
inquisitive female in the dressing‑room made it her objective to find out the cause of this sudden
outburst. She opened the door to see, so dimly revealing the models unhurried dressing (like all
of the weaker sex). There was a scream, possibly caused by shock (?), when she saw us, and the
door was shut with a bang. Every few minutes after that an anonymous head would appear from behind
the door, carefully study us for a second or two then disappear with a scream.
Then like prisoners being led into a court we were ushered through the milling crowd and into a
smaller room. Here we sat and waited, while the handful of teachers present talked amongst
themselves. The main topics discussed appeared to be prowess at making bedcovers, the introduction
of the Ya‑Ya and other extremes of fashion. Soon Mr Bridson and Miss Paltridge arrived. By a
quarter to one the girls having delayed the parade for as long as possible decided to begin.
I do not profess to be a good judge of women's clothing (figures are more in my line) but the
clothes looked extremely well‑made and well‑fitted, a credit to the girls themselves and to their
teacher.
The modelling was better than expected. I came prepared to see anything but it was slightly
better than that. The first two or three models were very good. They did not parade around for
too long a time, but the others, eager to do the same, appeared and disappeared before they could
be properly seen.
One of the smaller girls walked in wearing a neat, well‑made dress and looking very demure, but
spoiled the whole effect by giving a very loud giggle as she turned to leave. Two others, not
mentioning names, tripped on the mat but managed to preserve their equilibrium and continue although
a little red in the face.
All I can say finally is that not even Christian Dior's or the man next door's future is in
jeopardy if any of these girls decide on a future as a designer.
John Yorath and Geoff Mann.

THE FINISHED PRODUCTS
C. Selwood, M. Penn, S. Atkins, R. Saggers, E. May, C. Larchet, J. Walsh, D.

Hillary, K. Hywood.

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FIRST IX CRICKET TEAM

left to Right Lys Gannaway Clive Clifford florid Tomlin Rue,
Carton. Left to Tight J. Yorath F. Wearne D. Saunders K.
Mackay, F. LeFaucheur Left to Right G. Brown M. Dole, 1.
Hibben R. Heed, G. Duncan

Back Row: H. Camernon M. Proctor, S. Evan D. Kimmean D. Kneale C. Newcome, 1. Berant
Centre. Row: S. Wearne J. Taylor D. Willamson S. Atkins, IL Haddy C. Larchet
Front Row: E. Drummond A. Wells V. Aitken V. Ctercteko R. Sprongel, M. Fide.

This club was formed by Mr Jones and Mr Sinclair, teachers of Scarborough High. The Icebergers
leave their nice cosy beds every Wednesday morning at eight o'clock, and go down to Scarborough
Beach, rain or shine, to swim in the surf. The average number of members who attend the morning
"rally" ranges from 15 to 25.

There are other clubs formed at the school such as the Trampoline Club and the Winter,
Conditioning Club, but the Icebergers' Club is the most prominent. The club is in the water for
half an hour before going to school and the only other people apart from the members on the beach
are the surf fishermen.

Recently the club received a free advertising comment on the front page of the "West Australian".

Peter Furey, 1C.

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The 22nd of November, 1962 was the opening day of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
Many activities were organised to entertain all the visitors, one in which Scarborough High was
invited to take part, the folk dancing.
Forty girls from ten metropolitan high schools were chosen to dance five dances, each one
representing a country. The dances selected were the sedate "Yorkshire Square Eight" from Britain;
the jovial "Swagman's Stroll" representing Australia; the exotic "Sammee" from Malaya and a
graceful "joget" representing Pakistan, also from Canada "The Cross Country Dance".
All the girls were dressed in brightly coloured skirt and scarf and white blouses. The
Scarborough dancers were garbed in aqua and white.
Much to the delight of all participants the dancing was held to be such a success that all were
asked to perform at Perry Lakes Stadium during the visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and Prince
Philip in March. Once again the dancing was popular with all, proving it a most original idea.
It was observed and performed with much enthusiasm and pleasure.
Jenny Atkins, 3Cj2.

Despite the very slow start in the first and second years the foundation students of Scarborough
High School managed to gain one of the best pass rates in the Junior Examinations for any school
in the State. Not only were academic standards set high but the school also excelled at sport.

Many former Scarborough High students are continuing their studies hoping to pass the Leaving
Examinations in November, 1963. The majority of these attend Perth Modern School, among them are
Greg Bathgate, Jenny Annesley, Frank Boardman, Wes Day, John Fenner, Pam Halliday, Judy Pockrass,
Just Stoelwinder and Pete Taylor. Others go to Tuart Hill High School including Jeff Trudgian,
Judy Spencer and Scarborough High dux Diane Saw.

Many girls are doing secretarial courses at business colleges before seeking employment. Among
them are head girl, Anne Whitfield: prefects, Margaret Waller and Jenny Davenport and Jan
Barnden, Marju Ello and Lyn Fisher.

Rene Slabak has followed his father's itchy footsteps to a small town just west of Durban in

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the state of Natal in the Union of South Africa.

School champion swimmer Jeff Sparrow and Peter Lamb have "launched" themselves into careers with
the Royal Australian Navy and are at present studying in a Naval School in Victoria.

Perhaps the greater percentage of students have left school and sought employment. Many, however,
are continuing study at night school and technical schools. Randall Konkell and Greg Aitken are
working with printing firms hoping to work their way up in the trade. School champion athlete,
Dave Williams is an apprentice electrical fitter. Football captain Col Williams is at present a
copy boy with W.A. Newspapers. He is doing Leaving English at night school and hopes to become a
cadet reporter and sports writer in the years to come.

Wayne Spencer has gone into the welding business with a small city company. Phil Fletcher has
joined Westfarmers and hopes to become an auctioneer. Mick Lewis is with Elder Smiths and is
working along similar lines as Phil.

The girls seem mainly to have found employment in banks and insurance offices, as secretaries and
typistes. Here they are content to while away their time until the right man comes along.

Beverley Whitney is with the Yorkshire Insurance Company, Sue Martin and Lyn Elfverson are with
the Railway Department doing office work. Nola Jacks is with National Mutual Life in the postage
department. Marcia Kingsbury is working at the National Mutual Life Insurance Company in the
accounts department.

No report on former Scarborough High School students could be complete without mention of the late
David Meehan who died in May after a short illness. David, a State junior champion cyclist in 1960,
was liked and respected by all who knew him. We all miss his ready wit and pleasant personality.

Editor's Note: This page was compiled by John Bartle, last year's School Captain. He is at present
at Modern School thoroughly enjoying himself and although many of the fairer sex have their eyes
on him he assures me that the Leaving Certificate is number one in his affection.

Thank you, John.

Towards the end of the third term S.S.H.S. is to present its first dramatic attempt when the
fourth years display their theatrical talents in the production of Sophocles' ancient Greek
tragedy, "Oedipus Rex" (also known as "Oedipus", "Oedipus King of Thebes", "King Oedipus" and
"Oedipus the King").

All that one requires to appreciate this masterpiece is facility in translating Ancient Greek to
Latin. However, for the convenience of the audience, the entire play will be in Egyptian with a
supplementary Hebrew translation in the programme.

The two main characters of course, are Oedipus and Rex.

The play commences when Oedipus, whilst going for his customary evening drive in his chariot,
swerves to miss an ancient Greek rock and in doing so runs over Rex's spare pair of false teeth.

Flocasta (the wife of Oedipus) is terribly upset about this mishap. However she is overcome by joy
and rapture when a dreary old Corinthian tell s her that she has won 10,000 groobles in the Athens
Cup Sweep.

This all leads up to the climax which occurs when Rex crashes his tricycle into Mount Olympus in an
attempt to break the world land speed record.

At this point the curtain falls just as most people are opening their second packet of chocolate
coated bardies, and the producer Mrs Fay Omogray (formerly resident of Drearsville) is lighting her
44th cigarette.

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The Resource Room at Scarborough Senior High School was established in February 1975 and was the
brain child of Mr Rodger Jennings, who was then the Principal of the school.

During that year it was just a small room, now known as G12 near the Canteen, and I dealt in a
small way with lower school English and Social Studies books. I also had a duplicator and video
equipment, plus desk and chair in the room, but thinking back I don't think there was enough room
to use the chair so I probably sat on the boxes! In the latter part of 1976 I and my boxes of
books, plus video equipment (minus the duplicator) went "big time", as we were shifted to a larger
room situated more in the middle of the school ‑ more convenient for teachers and students. It was
then that the room and the additional upper school books started to grow like Topsy. 'this was a
great advantage for upper school students as they paid a nominal fee at the beginning of a school
year and then had the privilege of borrowing books from the Resource Room instead of purchasing
individual books at great expense.

Many teachers have been responsible for upgrading the Resource Centre during the years, but one in
particular must be mentioned. In 1979 a Senior English Master arrived at the school by the name of
Geoffrey Nelson. From the time he appeared and up to the present time he has always been able to
pluck money from out of the air to buy English books for both lower and upper school, fittings for
the Resource Centre, heater to keep me warm in winter, new and improved video equipment and other
odds and ends that a magpie collects. Grateful thanks to Geoffrey, as, when I have been frustrated
with the video or any other electrical equipment, he has always been able to fix it with a smile.
The year 1977 was a year of very outgoing twelfth year students who always made my day an
interesting and usually a cheerful one. I can recall we had a relieving teacher who has arrived
from Bombay only weeks before being posted to Scarborough. She had a small class of these twelfth
year boys. They would arrive at the classroom before the teacher, leave their bags in the room,
then run out and hide in the Resource Centre. She would go into the room, find plenty of bags, but
no bodies. She would then make her way to the Deputy Principal's office, but by the time she
returned all the class would be sitting at their desks, head down and presumably working. During
the time the boys were in my morn I would cultivate a stern look and voice but have a smile when
they left. (quite a few of these students are now married and have children of their own, whom I
hope they instruct to always respect teachers!

I have seen students from eighth year to twelfth year come and go in my little sanctuary and it is
always pleasing when they return to pay a visit after they have attained success or otherwise in
their particular field of study or work. I have several regular friends who often call in for a
coffee. Maybe that is the reason one senior member of the staff referred to the room as the social
centre of the school. I would like to think that it stays that way.

All in all since 1975, since the Resource Room was founded, it
has grown from approximately 1000 books to 11,500, and I am
pleased to say I have been part of it. The main thing, it has
been a great asset to the teachers, students in particular and
of course the school.

Long may it Reign!

Margaret Gordon Clerk/Typist,Resource Rm.

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Anzac Day is remembered in traditional style at
Scarborough High School us seen by these
students.

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School production of Oliver, October 1979.

Staff members enjoying a game of cards during their lunch break in 1977.
N.Sofoulis, T.Phelan, T.Cronin, R.Sofield, K.Stewart, P.Fisher.

CADETS,
Scarborough has enjoyed prestigious record in t
Cadets over the last fi years. Here we see the
A.M.P. Proficiency Shie being presented to Keit
Randell by Mr G.E. Bowl of the A.M.P.

,Mr R.Hancock, President North Beach RSL, Mr
G.E.Bowles, P Keith Randall, Mr J.Nolan.
GRADUATION 1983. Mr Ken Stewart presents Lisa
Schorer with the ribbon for Belle of the Ball.

SPEECH AWARDS
Miss Margaret Gordon, English teacher, talks to
Marie Heitz about her speech technique. Marie was
a state finalist in 1980 and winner of the
Metropolitan Senior High School Speech Awards
section in 1981.

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Each year students from year 10 upwards are sent
out into the world of work. They spend from one to
two weeks in a work situation, the programme has
been in operation for over eight years now.

Craig Wylie

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Mr Stan Davies, a wave ski exponent, with a group of year 9 Recreation students at Trigg Point
1983.

REUNION DINNER/ CABARET

The school's 25th anniversary celebrations which were held recently proved to be an outstanding
success with much of the community supporting the two main events, the open night and the
cabaret. Teachers and students worked hard to give parents some insight into the day‑to‑day
running of the school. Many of the departments provided displays of equipment and text used in
education today. Debating, performances and demonstrations were all part of the proceedings. Many
parents were surprised at the advances made in education since their school days and commented on
how enlightening the visit had been.

The cabaret was well patronized with over four hundred people gathering in the school gymnasium
for the electrifying evening to follow. Much work went into decorating the school hall, which was
transformed into a nostalgic function centre full of old friendships and memories. Ex‑staff and
students enjoyed the opportunity to renew old friendships and catch up on old times. Mingling
with other tables was the order of the night. Dancing continued throughout the evening to the
sounds of the Swan City Jazzmen and appetites were satisfied by an excellent supper from the Big
Belly Bus caterers. Many thanks must go to all those people who came along to both events and
also to the teachers who worked hard to make both events the success they were.

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BACK ROW: B.RUSSELL, R.SMART, P.EMERSON, K.EASTWOOD, D.MURRAY, B.NARBEY, R.MUNRO, P.MOSS,
J.LEVITZKE, M.APOSTOLOU, B.JEFFERYES, K.STEWART, T.DE ROOY, L.ZANI, P.CANUTE, T.PHELAN,
G,PYETT.
:4TH ROW : I.MASAREI, B.JOHNS,
L.FARRELL, B.FORBES, L.HOOLEY, G. SHAW, M.SIMPSON, R.MITCHELL, J.DOWNIE R.BARRETT, M.LATHAM,
L.STRICKLAND, K.MURPHY, D.HANRAHAN, S.DEE, D.PINDER.

3RD ROW : K.COLLEDGE, L.GRAHAM, R.BRENNAN, M.BOND, K.HOLLICK, K.HENDRY, K.BEER, R.SUNITS,
C.KINSELLA, B.THOMPSON, S.RUSYN, K.BYERS, D.KABISCH, P.BANDURSKI, T.KNUCKEY.

2ND ROW : J.DARBY, E.BLABY, M.PEKOVICH, M.PROUDF00T, M.GORDON, M.MACK, S.MOORE, W.TOMLIN,
G.SIDEBOTHA S.PONTRE.

FRONT ROW:S.DAVIES, B.MACAULAY, F.DA CRUZ, P.FISHER, M.FISHER, P.CARVER CD/P), J.NOLAN PRINCIPAL),
R.TROBE D/P), T.CLARKE, M.TOMAZIN, S.MURRAY, G.NELSON.

1959 FIRST STUDENTS UNDER ACTING PRINCIPAL MR CULLEN
1960 MR BRIDSON TAKES OVER AS PERMANENT PRINCIPAL

1961 OFFICIAL OPENING OF SCHOOL AS A THREE-YEAR HIGH
1963 FIRST UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS
1964 FIRST LEAVING CANDIDATES

1965 INTERS ATHLETICS LOST BY 2 A POINT
1966
1967 MR JENNINGS BECOME PRINCIPAL
1970 SCIENCE BLOCK ADDED
1972 LIBRARY BUILT
1974 POOL COMPLETED
1978 HALL BUILT
MR NOLAN BECOMES PRINCIPAL

SCHOOL CAPTAIN AND HEAD GIRL

1961 - JOHN BARTLE, ANNE WHITFIELD
1962 - ALAN DINBAR, SANDRA LEACH
1963 - FRANK LE FAUCHEUR, CHRISTINE LARCHET
1964 - FRANK LE FAUCHEUR, CHRSTINE LARCHET
1965 - MURRAY DIXON, JAN HAVERCROFT
1966 - DON GLENISTER, KATH LEARY
1967 - CHRIS STEVENS, LEANNE CIIIPPINGTON

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1968 - JIM JARVIS, MOIRA NOBLE
1969
1970 - DAVID OLIVER, DELLICE BACKSHALL
1971
1972 - - KEN GRAY, ANGELA WILLIS
1973 -
1974 - ANTHONY CONNOLLY, LEONI ENNIS

1975 - JOHN CLARKS, JANET EASTWOOD
1976
1977 - DEAN WHITING, MARION CREEMERS
1978
1979 - MARK OWEN, KATHRYN CASTLE
1980
1981 SCHOOL CAPTAIN AND VICE CAPTAIN
1982
1983 ANGELA WORKMAN, DAVID VAN DER MOEZEL
1984
- BRETT MCCALLUM, SALLY PAUST

JOHN MASON, JANE ROBERTS

- MATTHEW HALL, HENRIETTA HOFFMAN

- BLAIR SILVERLOCK, JOANNE MCDONALD

- BOYD PILLEY, TRACEY DOWSON

- LEANNE TILBROOK, STUART WADE

- SONIA WYLIE, GARY LA LAVA

- ROBYN PRITCHARD, ANDREW HALL

- CRAIG OGDEN, GABRIELLA COVICH

SCHOOL DUX

1962 - DIANE SAW

1963 - DALE HALNAN

1964 - SUSAN ATKINS

1965 - LYN ATKINSON

1966 - TREVOR HATCH

1967 - KEITH LYNCH

1968 - JOHN KEHOE

1969 - DENNIS BROOKS

1970 - PETER MOUNTFORD

1971 - CHRISTOPHER ROWLING

1972 - JENNIFER PATRICK

1973 - ANITA RUSKULIS

1974 - JANE DEEGAN

1975 - DAVID RANDLE

1976 - PETRA KONOWALOUS

1977 - MICHAEL STENSON

1978 - PAUL CODDINGTON

1979 - GREGORY WEAR

1980 - WAYNE BELSTEAD

1981 - PETER COX

1982 - MARK OGDEN

1983 - PETER MARSH

The crest was designed by Frank McKenzie during the first year of Scarborough Senior High
School. It was presented to and approved by the Parents and Citizens Association.

We started by thinking of Scarborough as having three things, viz SUN, SEA and SAND (we left
out WIND!!).

Thus: The yellow circle represents the sun as the source of light and warmth for growing bodies. It
also is coloured like the sand. Inside the circle we have two parts: (i) the moving waters "at their
Priestlike task of pure ablution round Earth's. eternal shores' This part is green, representing the
shore‑sea green. of the beach. (ii) The upper part is black, representing darkness, ignorance and
fear through which the torch of leaning (emanating from Scarborough Senior High School) burns
towards the heavenly bodies represented by the star.

The star is five pointed. It rests on two points, viz. Truth and Virtue.. The one pointing to the
shoulder is Courage and the one pointing to the heart is Love. The top point is Wisdom. Thus, true

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wisdom is based on truth and virtue, and is achieved through the help of a large measure of
personal courage and a lot of love.

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