OLD GUILDFORDIANS
Winter Olympic 2014
Prizes offered for Inter Community competition: 1st: Apple iPad Air 16GB Wi-Fi
2nd: Sochi Matryoshka (Russian Nesting Dolls). 3rd: Sochi Memorabilia (mascots, coin and gloves)
Place Amongst OGs
Name
Points
Prize
1st
James Illich (He 1993-2000)
101
Didn’t place in Inter Community competition
2nd
Timothy Duff (Prep/Be 1992-1992 & 1999-2004)
96
Didn’t place in Inter Community competition
3rd
Michael Janwar (SG 1995-1995)
76
Didn’t place in Inter Community competition
To Register
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*Please note that to participate in these competitions you must be a member of The Old Guildfordians Association, not just a former student
of Guildford Grammar School. For membership information go to www.is.gd/ogmember
www.oldguildfordians.com.au
Planting and nurturing
The Old Guildfordians Association
continues to explore ways to support the
School and its students, while reinforcing
the connection it has with the community.
The Old Guildfordians’ Tree,
Thwaites Centre courtyard
The courtyard outside of the new Thwaites
Centre and Headmaster’s Administration,
adjacent to the water feature, was identified
as a key focal point for the School. It
was decided that the OGA would fund
the planting of what would become a
significant tree there, to create a symbol and
a visual reminder of the strong relationship
between the School and Old Guildfordians.
As the tree grows and develops strong
roots, a number of metaphors could
be drawn on to highlight the growing
relationship between the School, its
students and Old Guildfordians. It is hoped
the tree will become a landmark at the
School and that everyone will know it as
the “Old Guildfordians’ Tree”. The variety of
tree chosen is Delonix Regia (Poinciana), and
while it is now a young tree, it will grow
to become a magnificent feature of the
Thwaites Centre and it will fill the courtyard
with vivid red flowers when it blooms.
A competition amongst Old Guildfordians
was held to choose the wording for a
plaque at the tree’s base, wording that
would reinforce the connection between
Old Guildfordians, current students and the
School. We congratulate Flynn Schulstad
(Be 1985-1997) who won the competition,
for encapsulating the message with the
following well-chosen words:
Forward into the future,
Carried by the past.
Members from the OGA’s management committee are shown the garden by students and
staff from the Early Learning Centre.
Early Learning Centre Garden
Student Travel Bursary
An opportunity presented itself to have an
impact at the very earliest stage of schooling
at Guildford Grammar School. The OGA
has gifted the Early Learning Centre a
garden for students to engage with, learn
about concepts such as healthy diets and
the circle of life, and generally have fun
watching seedlings grow into mature
and food bearing plants. This has been a
tremendously popular addition to the centre
and the first season’s crop, under the care
of these young students, looks very healthy
and certainly delicious.
The aim of this bursary is to nurture
exceptional students who have been
selected and are required to travel to
represent at the elite level in sporting,
cultural or academic pursuits. This
representation needs to occur outside of the
School’s usual program, and each bursary is
to a maximum of $500. There is an o