OLD GUILDFORDIANS
Thomas Widenbar (Sc 2002-2007) was
elected as a councillor for local government in
the Cockburn Ward and reports that targeting
innovative solutions to tackle environmental
issues will be a priority. Tom had previously
worked with the Eastern Metropolitan
Regional Council (EMRC) and combatted
waste management during this time. He is
hopeful that Cockburn will become a leader in
mitigating harmful environmental impacts, with
an objective to “get towards a zero waste and
landfill goal between 2035-55.” Although very
experienced, Tom is younger than most local
government figures and attributes his rapid rise
to his time spent at EMRC, where he observed
and learned the workings of local government.
Amelia ‘Millie’ Barton (Prep 2010-2011),
winner of the Moylen Award in Year 6 at the
Preparatory School, has now completed her
Agricultural Business Degree at Charles Sturt
University Muresk Campus in Western Australia.
For her hard work, Amelia has been awarded
the 2019 Dux for Charles Sturt University
Bachelor Agriculture Business Management
Degree and also the CBH Group Prize in
Agricultural Marketing. While taking a break
from studies, Millie is in Gnorangerup doing
jobs like seeding and spreading super. She then
hopes to do her honours followed by a PhD.
Corey Thomas (SG 2009-2011) made his
Super Rugby debut on Saturday, 22 February
2020, representing the Sunwolves and
playing against the Queensland Reds. As
an avid rugby player for many years, Corey
progressed through Western Australia’s higher
development pathways and is now playing in
Japan’s top league.
Jarrod Barton (Bennett 2010-2012) is in
Woodenelling and is on the farm fulltime.
Brandon Poletti (He 2009-2013) was featured
on an Australian TV program called The Couch
where he performed his wonderful track
Sitting By Myself. Brandon shared how the
song expresses a memory about a family trip
from Perth to Margaret River. Sitting By Myself
conveys that it is important to enjoy the smaller
things in life and to find the time to do the
things we love.
Zac Fisher (SG 2011-2015) sustained a severe
syndesmosis injury in Carlton’s first match of
the 2020 season and he was expected to miss
a significant part of the season. Rather than
return home to York, the 21-year-old stayed
in Melbourne to focus on rehabilitating his
damaged ankle and preparing for Carlton’s next
match. Due to the COVID-19 interruption to the
season, Zac has been able to spend
Vale
Our sympathies are extended
to the families and friends of the
following Old Guildfordians:
Thomas Clinch (Ha 1964-1965)
John Forrest (St 1935-1942)
Anthony ‘Tony’ Fryer-Smith
(Sc 1955-1959)
Charles ‘Keith’ Gentle (SG 1948-1949)
Terence ‘Terry’ Gray (Ha 1958-1960)
James ‘Jamie’ Green (SG 1973-1980)
Ronald Johannes (Sc 1949-1953)
Patrick Lamont (Prep/St/Ha 1960-1966)
Timothy Latham (SG 1982-1986)
Kieran McRoberts (St 1980-1986)
Ronald Morris (SG 1947-1949)
Anthony ‘Tony’ Munday
(St 1939-1947)
Peter Sadler (He 1962-1965)
Stanley Scott (Sc 1940-1942)
Peter Seaton (Sc 1941-1941)
Paul Zeffert (St 1939-1942)
the downtime recovering and (at the time of
writing) is confident he will be fit for round two.
Griffin Logue (SG 2011-2015), a key defender
at the Fremantle Dockers Football Club in
the AFL, featured in The Sunday Times. The
article highlighted Griffin’s football talents
and reported that the 21-year-old “has been
one of the brightest sparks for the Dockers”
during the 2020 pre-season. Griffin reports
that he is “having a lot more fun” under
the management of new head coach Justin
Longmire and he feels that the new regime
has worked remarkably well for his football
development.
Clayton Massey (Former Staff 2003-2015),
has been appointed the new Head of Girton
Grammar School, Bendigo, commencing in
Term 4, 2020. An experienced Head, Dr Massey
is the current Principal at Tranby College. While
at Guildford Grammar School, Dr Massey held
senior leadership roles including Head of Senior
School and Deputy Headmaster – Curriculum.
Dr Massey completed his doctoral studies in
2014, researching the social, cognitive and
multi-modal growth of young adolescent males.
This work was recognised by an invitation to
speak at the 21st Century Academic Forum at
Harvard University and he has had subsequent
involvement as a contributing author to the
2017 book Educating for the 21st Century:
Perspectives, Policies and Practices from Around
the World.
Nicholas Rollo (Wb 2007-2016) has been
voted by his peers to be the Western Australian
2020 Swimmer’s Swimmer of the Year after
another phenomenal year of Open Water
Swimming. Nicholas’ brother Will Rollo
(Wb 2007-2014) is also making significant
contributions to Western Australian swimming.
See the full article in this edition of the Forward.
Lisa Spargo (nee Perkins) (Former Staff
2013-2016), a Reverend and former Assistant
Chaplain at the School, has been appointed
as the Priest-in-Charge of the Parish of
Riverton effective as of the 1 March 2020. Her
commissioning took place on 28 February 2020
in St Andrew’s Church, Shelley. After Guildford
Grammar School, Lisa took on the Chaplain role
at St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls.
Dale Faulkner (Fr 2015-2017) is working on a
farm near Cadoux.
Charlie Sampson (He 2012-2017), Michael
Spadaccini (Ha 2010-2017), Aiden
McLaughlin (He 2010-2017) and Thomas
Stanicich (He 2012-2017) completed the
19.7km Rottnest Channel Swim 2020 in a
remarkable seven hours, 15 minutes and 17
seconds. Joey Laugharne (He 2010-2015)
assisted the team on the day. The crew
surpassed their fundraising goal and raised an
astounding $6,200. The event was spurred
on by the breast cancer diagnosis of Charlie’s
mother in 2018 – the second time in 17 years.
Charlie and his brother, Max Sampson (He
2013-2018), wanted to show their support for
their mother and “show her that she’s worth it.”
Jordan Clark (Ha 2017-2018) has received high
praise from the long-time Geelong Football
Club Captain, Joel Selwood. Joel, who has
formed a close bond with the talented West
Aussie, said Clark was an AFL draft steal and
a potential skipper. Joel also revealed he had a
soft spot for any WA kid who made their way
across the Nullarbor, with two of his brothers,
Adam and Scott, having done the reverse
journey after getting picked up by West Coast.
Lawson Harper (He 2014-2018),
interviewed by Farm Weekly, is a sixthgeneration
farmer, who says his main goal is
to help bridge the divide between country and
city people. “My generation has the greatest
access to digital technology and social media in
history, yet agriculture is still so disconnected,”
he said. Lawson, who is studying at Muresk
in his second year of an associate degree in
agribusiness, believes bridging the gap will be
critical to the ongoing sustainability of
the sector.
Reunions every 10 years – help us organise yours
1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, 2011 to celebrate in 2021
The Old Guildfordians Association holds reunions for classes every 10 years. If you are from the class of 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, or
2011, we need your help to make it a celebration worthy of the occasion. If you are not sure what your class year is, consider what the
calendar year was when your age group graduated in Year 12, even if you left before your final year.
If you would like to assist in organising your reunion, please contact David Williams on [email protected] or (+61 8) 9377 8522.
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