northerly year book class of 2013
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Asquith Boys High School Year 12 NortherlyTRANSCRIPT
Year 12 Year Book
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Year 12 Year Book
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Principal’s Message
Mr Terry Griffiths
I am delighted that the Year 12 Year Book has been rejuvenated
this year. Congratula ons to all those who have contributed to
its produc on.
The Year 12 cohort for 2013 has been an outstanding group and
has truly upheld the great tradi ons of Asquith Boys High
School. They have had huge involvement in extra‐ curricular ac‐
vi es across a wide range of ac vi es, including leadership,
ci zenship, sports and the crea ve arts. I have been impressed
by their friendly demeanour, personal resilience, community
spirit and level of maturity. Of par cular note has been their
willingness to engage and help with younger boys at school in
programs such as Peer Tutoring, Leadership Day and Transi on.
I wish all Year 12 the very best for the HSC and their future ca‐
reers. I look forward to hearing of their ongoing success.
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Deputy Principals Message
Mr Andrew Skehan
Even though I have only worked with you for three terms, I have come to appreciate the di‐
versity of talent that you possess both individually and collec vely. Throughout this year, I
have had the pleasure of witnessing this on a number of occasions.
The TAS/Crea ve Arts major works were of an excellent quality this year and it was terrific
to see the passion and dedica on you showed in the crea ve process. Ge ng the chance
to discuss this with many of you at the art show just prior to the submission of works was a
great experience. A ending the Extension 2 English Soiree in late Term 3 was another high‐
light, where the hard work and crea vity of the students involved was showcased alongside
students in the same course from Asquith Girls HS. I was similarly able to watch a number
of grade sport fixtures where many of you displayed great skill, sportsmanship and school
spirit. Having the chance to teach an HSC Economics class this year meant that I was able to
get to know a small number of you quite well and gain an apprecia on of how life is for a Yr
12 student at our school. Teaching this class was very enjoyable, and I would like to thank
all the members of the group for their good humour and engagement with the issues we
covered. I encourage all of you to be very proud of your educa on at Asquith Boys HS. Now
more than ever, your choices have real consequences, which is one of the more important
things we try to teach.
All the very best for your HSC exams and future endeavours
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Year Advisor’s Message
Mr Drew Jones
It has been an honour and a pleasure to have been your Year Advisor over the years. During this me you have matured into responsible, ethical and well rounded young men. Furthermore, you have done it with a big smile on your
face, a good sense of humour and in your own individual way!
In the years to come I hope you will look back at your me at Asquith Boys High School as some of the best years of your life. I certainly know that I do!
This place has given you so much; an educa on, a place to be around your friends and develop new ones, leadership opportuni es, somewhere to develop
your ability and excel in Sport, Music, Design and Technology and the Arts. Above all, Asquith Boys has enabled you to be the person you are today and equipped you with the skills in order to succeed at anything you aspire to!
One important thing to appreciate is that your learning will definitely not stop here. Be open to opportuni es, be posi ve and never give up! I wish you all the best in your future endeavours and know that each of you will succeed in your
own individual way!
I will leave you with a quote from the great Dr Seuss:
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer your‐self any direc on you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you
know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
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Prefect Body
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2012—2013
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School Captain’s Message
Bre Riley
It’s been an awesome 6 years, and we have had some great mes. The high school journey that we have taken from year 7 has been full of memories, which I will treasure forever. I wish everyone all the best for the future, and thank you to each and every one of you for making these years some of the greatest mes
of my life. Asquith honestly is a great school which I am proud to have been a part of, and I look forward to
catching up with everyone in the future as old boys of Asquith. Fellas you truly are a top bunch of blokes and it has been an honour to represent you as school captain,
and I appreciate the support I have received along the way.
School Vice Captain's Message
Timothy Buwalda
Hey Fellas You guys are all top blokes with great a tudes to‐
wards life which I will remember for many years. It has been a
great 6 years with many fond memories. I wish you guys all the
best with your future and hope everyone keeps in touch.
Asquith Boys High School is a pre y cool place. I may complain about it a lot, but I think that any school
that can take the group of lazy and layabout students that I knew most of you as in Year 7, and turn them
into a group of students who I proudly call my friends, has got to have something pre y cool going for it. I
therefore implore all you to remember your mes at this school fondly and to con nue working with the
degree of for tude and drive that I know Asquith Boys has ins lled within me. To all of you, have a great
life and may the Force be with you all.
Senior Prefect’s Message
Aus n Carey
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This year I have taken over the roll as Prefect Coordinator from Cameron Laing,
who has been coordina ng the Prefects for six years.
I was lucky enough to have been given a great group of friendly, mature leaders
for my first year of duty, led by School Captain – Bre Riley, School Vice‐Captain
– Timothy Buwalda and Senior Prefect – Aus n Carey.
Since taking on the Prefect Coordinator posi on, I have developed strong rela‐
onships with all of the prefect body and have come to recognize each of the
individual personali es within the group (some more eccentric than others).
The year 12 Prefects of 2013 have all established and displayed excep onal
leadership skills and have enthusias cally dedicated numerous hours and days
out of their own me to represent Asquith Boys High School at events such as
Remembrance Day Ceremonies, Anzac Day Services, Open Nights and many
other in and out of School func ons.
It is these personali es and a ributes that create prosperous ci zens in the
world.
I wish every success for all of Year 12 for the future and in par cular the Year 12
Prefect Cohort. I have confidence that you will all con nue to u lize your lead‐
ership skills to endeavour a successful future for yourself in which ever path you
choose to take in life.
Prefect Coordinator
Mr Christopher Broome
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Dear Year 12, Here are some quotes that should cover just about every situation you encounter over the coming years.
Use them frequently and randomly. Follow your dreams, work hard, practice, and persevere. Make sure you eat a variety of foods, get plenty
of exercise, and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Sasha Cohen
The farewell between Hitler and Mussolini at the station was very affectionate. Both men were moved. Galeazzo Ciano
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
Will Rogers The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
William Blake Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.
Oscar Wilde Life is about timing.
Carl Lewis
On behalf of the HSIE Faculty, I would like to wish all students in Year
12 2013 the very best in your future endeavours. You have all been a
memorable and excellent group of young men who have treated us
with respect and politeness; Showed in our endeavours and our good
mes. We will follow your future with interest make us proud of you
and succeed in all that is reasonable and suitable.
English
Department
HSIE
Department
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Well it’s about that me that we bid you farewell. In the short me that most of the Maths
staff has been at ABHS we have come to grow fond of the characters in Year 12. Many con‐
versa ons have taken place in the staffroom regarding such things as work ethic, a tude,
sense of humour, integrity and when is Tim Buwalda going to grit his teeth and take a bite
out of his Maths work. As Head Teacher of Year 12 it has also been a pleasure to see some
of you work very hard to achieve your best. You have given me plenty of headaches, but as
boys go, you’re pre y good. I only have two pieces of advice for you in your future endeav‐
ours: (1) Please don’t ever again men on anything involving Alex Whitney and (2) If you fail
to prepare, then prepare to fail.
All the best,
Mathematics Department
I first met this cohort of boys in 2011 when they were in Year 10 and realised what a broad
range of interests and skills the processed. The thing that struck me was how sporty they
were but intermixed in the matrix were some real characters flourishing in the arts, music
and technology fields. The fact that Aus n managed to read about 10 novels in my Science
lessons was quite an achievement. Of all the boys who went on to do a science in their sen‐
ior years, one stood head and shoulders above the rest. Tom Tuynman not only had to duck
on his way through the door but managed top Physics and fix most of my computer prob‐
lems in record me. I can’t speak highly enough of the boys who did so well in Science at
the HSC level. Alex and Sam in Biology. Tom, Jack and Marcus in Chemistry. Cameron, Sam
and Mikelis in Senior Science. But more importantly all of the boys who had a go will leave
the school with the skills to cope in the real world. Well done boys and best of luck for
whatever the future brings.
Science Department
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Honour Roll
CALUM
ANDERSON
STUART
ARMSTRONG
LUKE
ARNAMNART
JAMES
BELLAMY
NICHOLAS
BEPPER
JAYKE
BROWNE
TIMOTHY
BUWALDA
BENJAMIN
BYFIELD
NICHOLAS
CALDERON‐
GOMEZ
AUSTIN
CAREY
LUKE
CHANT
YULONG
CHEN
AARON
CLARKE
SAMUEL
CORCORAN
JOSHUA
CUNNINGHAM
SAMUEL
DENNIS
MATTHEW
DOUGLAS
MITCHELL
EASY
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WILLIAM
FLEET
NICHOLAS
GIBSON
CAMERON
GOODWIN
NICHOLAS
GRAHAM‐
ROBINSON
BENJAMIN
GUNTHER
JAMES
HILL
CONNOR
HOWE
GEORGE
IZZATT
KYLE
JENKINS
(HARRY)
ZHE HONG
JIAN
(NATHAN)
LONGDA
JIN
JARRAD
JONES
LACHLAN
KELLY
MIKELIS
KNOCHS
MITCHELL
KOELLNER
BALE
KOROI
(JACK)
LONGJIE
LI
(TOM)
XIAOCHENG
LIANG
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Honour Roll
MARCUS
LIMBERT
(JACK)
TAIQI
LIN
BRANDON
LIQUETE
(STANLEY)
KA KIN
LUK
JACOB
MANDY
CHRISTOPHER
MARFLEET
SYDNEY
MILLER
CONNOR
MILLIST
MICHAEL
MUIRHEAD
ANDREW
NELLER
CAMERON
NICOLAS
JAYKE
OSYPENKO
SAMUEL
PENNO
EDEN
PERCIVAL
ALASTIAR
POWELL
NICHOLAS
RAYMOND
BRETT
RILIEY
ARMAN
SHAHDOSTI
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LUKE
SHEPLEY
JAMES
SHERIDAN
MATTHEW
SMITH
SIRAPHOP
SOMPAMIT
JOSHUA
STUART
ALEXANDER
THOMAS
JAMES
THOMPSON
RILEY
TRAVERS
THOMAS
TUYNMAN
MITCHELL
VAN NOORT
ZACH
WADDELL
JUNRU
WANG
(JASON)
YUXIANG
WANG
ALEXANDER
WHITNEY
DAVID
WILLIAMS
BOYU
WU
HANZOU
WU
BRADLEY
YEMA
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I most remember when the problems that they have had with their TAS teachers, as that is
what I see most in my role as HT and it must be said that there have not really been a lot of
them. There have been N award warnings to sign, a ernoon deten ons to write and yellow
books to monitor, but on the whole, a lot less than most other years. On the whole, yr 12 of
2013 are a good bunch of guys.
The Yr 12’s may remember me as their yr 7 & 8 technology teacher who did rockets with
them. I hope they remember me fondly.
I have two mo os. They are based on the observa ons I have made over 27 years of teach‐
ing that no one else will make things happen for you and the opportuni es that you have
now, may never come your way again.
The Bri sh SAS have as their mo o, “Who Dares Wins”. This is so true but remember that
some mes you loose as well, but if you don’t dare you aren’t going to win. My other mo o
is “Carpe Diem”, which roughly translates from La n as, “Seize the Day”. Whether you are
chasing a job or a poten al a rac ve partner, both mo os apply.
The most memorable moment was hearing Ms Holder sing the praises of her Art class. I
thought she was exaggera ng …… un l I saw
their work. Just amazing!
I chose this picture of James and Callum be‐
cause I like the confidence they show in the
shot. It was taken during the Walkathon.
They saw me with the camera and instantly
struck this pose. I love it!
CRAIG PHILLIP Head Teacher
T A S Department
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2013 In Visual Arts Was The Year of…….
In the history of ABHS since 2001, 2013
was the year of the biggest Visual Arts
class.
It was also filled with……
Big ideas
Big bodies of Work across the forms of
photography, drawing, pain ng, printmaking and film.
Facebook and Instagram for all.
A facebook page dedicated to whinging to one another about the fact that I had the hide to expect
you to work.
Big mess – you messed up every room in G block except drama and
music!
Big noise from a very social group.
Big debates
Big commitment
Big blonde hair – he was here some mes.
Some very big egos.
Big fun.
Big absences for a few.
Big laughter – we have laughed A LOT.
Big anger – yep, I have had my moments. So have we all.
Big excuses received frequently from a
couple of you.
Big frustra on and fear when things got
hard. I felt it mul plied x 19!
Big madness as we neared the end and
were at school ll 12.30am.
Catherine Holder Head Teacher
C A P A Department
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This has not been too difficult an experience. I have been really pleased
to have been a part of the in‐
tellectual and posi ve develop‐
ment of so many of you over
the past six years. Indeed,
there are not many of you that
I have not personally taught,
coached as sports coach, trav‐
elled overseas with or worked
with in legacy collec ons, com‐
munity days or k‐12 programs with local schools. I have always had
great pride in being associated with Asquith Boys. That pride generates
into minds of students and they too leave this school sa sfied. It has
provided them with the best possible educa on. It is raised their expec‐
ta ons and esteem. It has brought forth ambi ons and achieves for the
future.
Boys remember your days at Asquith Boys High School with great fond‐
ness. Shine you are capable of achieving great things.
George Moscos Head Teacher
HSIE Department
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LIBRARY & CAREERS We wish all our 2013 Year 12 students the very best
for the future.
We would especially like to thank Nick Bepper for his valuable assistance in the library. He contributed to the functioning of the
Library in many different ways.
Nicks administrative help for Mrs Fry with careers websites and his expertise with the Barista Boys Café, will be sorely missed.
Library Staff: Mr Craig Buckley (Librarian) , Mrs Kirsten Dudley , Mrs Pamela Noulton
Careers Advisor : Mrs Jan Fry
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Signatures
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Signatures
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Special Thank You to:
Asquith Boys High School P&C , Teachers and Staff, The Office
Staff, Library Staff. A big thank you to Caroline Cooke, Ronni
Laffer, Jim French, and Drew Jones for Helping to bring the
Book together.
Editor’s Message
Nicholas Bepper
Well Fellas, here it is 50 pages of hard work that I
have put together for you. I do admit that I have
had allot of fun doing the book for you guys. Re‐
member this book is for you to look back on one
day and read the memories of our six years at
Asquith Boys High School. I personally would like
to thank all Teachers and STAFF of ABHS who
helped in the crea on and development of this
book. Good Luck for the future boys. Enjoy The
Northerly 2013 Year 12 Year book.
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