House Council

Hesperus House Council

15^th September 2015

Congratulations to Finn Slevin and Jake Evans on the election to the School Council and Adam Cook on his election to the Food Committee.

Here are the minutes and Mr Cane-Hardy’s responses from Tuesday’s House Council.

3 Form

Comment	Mr Cane-Hardy’s response
Can we have more chairs in the Gun Room?	We already have so much in the Gun Room – computers, pool table, tennis table, TV – I think we are short of space and more chairs would make things worse. We’ve just moved the table football to create more space.
Can we have another sofa in the 3 Form Day room?	Again we are short of space and need room for changing etc.
We need a notice board in the day room.	There is a big notice board which is almost empty in the corridor outside the day room.
Can we have a greater variety of posters? Not just superheroes but some women.	Seriously? The theme is superheroes and I’m ‘really upset’ you don’t like them. However, there are other posters – a giraffe, a car, a Minion. I’m happy for you to bring some posters in but no naked women!!!
Can we have a place to store bags in the day room?	Good idea – I will ask if one can be put in.

4 Form

Can we have a slushi machine?	No.
Can the orange squash be stronger?	I’ll speak to Gail and see what she thinks.
Can we have a slide?	Great idea Sam.

5 Form

Please remove bunk beds	I know they’re not ideal but we need to use bunk beds in smaller rooms where there is not space for a separate bed and desk. I will try to make sure everyone has at least one term in a low bed.
Can we have plastic disposable cups?	I think it is good to practice washing up after we have a drink.
Can there be a sofa on the top floor?	If we get a new sofa for the Gun Room then I’d be happy to move one of the older sofas upstairs.
We need house sweatshirts.	No we don’t.
We need a new carpet downstairs.	I have asked for this and I hope it will happen this year….

Lower 6

Can we have a gym in the house?	No for the following reasons: 1. No space 2. There is a school gym 3. How would we supervise it?
Can we have a house flag?	It would be good but it would be expensive and we don’t have a flag pole!
Can we have a sofa upstairs?	See above
We need better house team names. Why have they been named after the Lord of the Rings?	The Upper Sixth are weird and love Lord of the Rings. Next year you can choose the team names….
Can we have cheese and ham in the galley?	No for the following reasons: 1. I worry that the first people to the fridge would eat it all. 2. It would be expensive and I ran out of money last year! 3. We have cheese and ham toasties every few weeks.

Upper Sixth

Can we have repairs to some of the rooms in the house?	Agreed – I have sent a maintenance list to the Bursar.
We need a new carpet in the Gun Room	See above

Muster 15/09/2015

Hesperus Muster

Praise

• Well done on the good start to term. 
• Some good Rugby performances on Saturday - a particular well done to the boys making their sporting debut for the College.

Seb Bearn (Hesperus Chief)

• Well done with parade on Sunday a good start but lots to work on.
• We have alot of rehearsing to do for Div. Music!

Merits

Well done to the following boys who received merits last week:

Ed Chapman - 

Aldwyn Day

Christophe Dent

Finn Ellison

Jake Evans

Tommy Hessian

Josh Orton

Alex O'Sullivan - 2

Jamie Perring - 2

Tom Perring - 3

Nick Riley

Sam Ward

Ed Winter - 2

Louis Winter - 2

Gail & Jack's Room Inspection

It was the first room inspection of the year this morning - here are the boys that achieved 10/10:

Ed Chapman, Jake Lawrance, Josh Orton, Tom Paine, Jamie Perring, Chris Batchelor, Adam Harris, Christopher Heathwood, Rylan Li, Tom Nash, Will Owen, Charlie Riley, Seb Bearn, Adam Cook, Hugo Dwerryhouse, Jon Grieve, George Lacey, Matthew Montgomery, Rory Pearson, Tom Perring, Ed Winter

Student of the Week

For his academic effort and excellent debut as Band Major - Tom Perring is Hesperus' Student of the Week and receives the Elvis trophy. 

Areas to improve

• Room tidiness
• Punctuality and organisation of files and books before lessons. 

We must also continue to think carefully about the early impressions we make in lessons. 

School Council Representatives

Adam Cook & Jake Evans

Food Council Representative

Adam Cook 

Winner of the Hesperus Hunt.... Rohan!!!

House Council

Each form went to discuss the start of term with a member of the Sixth Form - notes to follow tomorrow. 

SDCH

Parade Scores 13/09/2015

Division	INSPECTION			MARCHING			TOTAL
	Uniforms	Shoes	Haircuts	Bearing	Dressing	Saluting
HARBINGER	3	2.5	3	2.5	3	2	16
ILLAWARRA	2.5	3	3	2.5	2.5	2	15.5
HESPERUS	3	2.5	3	2.5	2.5	2.5	16
PORT JACKSON	2.5	3	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	15.5
ST GEORGE	2.5	2.5	3	2.5	2.5	2.5	15.5
MACQUARIE	3	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	3	16
BAND	2.5	3	2.5	3	2.5	2	15.5

Hesperus Teams

This year the boys have been divided into six house teams within Hesperus. The aim of this is to encourage greater interaction between the Forms. The Upper Sixth were tasked with creating and naming the teams and, rather tragically, each team name has been inspired by Lord of the Rings.

Rohan

George Lacey

Matt Montgomery
Oliver Andrews
Ross Mclean
Christophe Dent
Luca Van Der Wyck
Ed Chapman
Jack James
Chris Batchelor
Chris Heathwood
Olly Newcombe

Shire

Tom Perring

Alex O’Sullivan

Joe Bowden

Olly Morrison

Harri Doyle

Nick White

Ed Digby

Josh Orton

Louis Ellis

Andrej Ivanovic

Toby Woollen

Gondor

Seb Bearn

Finn Slevin

Aldwyn Day

Ed Nash

Finn Ellison

Louis Winter

Hamish Farrant

Hamish Owen

Angus Findlay

Rylan Li

Charlie Riley

Rivendell

Hugo Dwerryhouse

Rory Pearson

Jake Evans

John Pan

Tommy Hessian

Kenny Xu

Philip Garnier

Tom Paine

Rory Findlay

Tom Nash

Nathan Wang

Mordor

Olly Rogers

Jon Grieve

Will Fitchett

Mo Rizwan

Sam Holloway

Sam Ward

Jake Lawrance

Jamie Perring

Adam Harris

Linsong Yang

Isengard

Ed Winter

Adam Cook

Charlie King

Olly Sale

Alex Spiers

Cameron Pearson

Seth Grieve

Bertie Pugh

Ben Hart

Will Owen

Nick Riley

 

Muster 04/09/2015

Hesperus Muster


Welcome Back! Hesperus had a really successful end to last year winning the Boys' Sports Cup, receiving the most Merits and coming a (very close) second in the Headmaster's Cup.


Notices

• Check the new rooms lists
• The Upper Sixth have made house teams with a Lord of the Rings theme. Check which team you are in. The first house event will take place shortly....
• Room keys will be handed out today - if you don't have one we are ordering it.
• Numbers for paintball on Sunday please.
• Individual photos are taking place next Tuesday - wear no.1s if you have them (no.2 shoes are fine)
• We begin Div. Music practice on Monday

Pool & Table Tennis Ladder

• Mr Paynter has established a ladder - a winner will be declared every half-term.

Seb Bearn - Chief of Division

• Seb spoke to the house about his targets and what he wants the Division this year.  

Start of Term


Let's make a really strong impression at the start of the year:

• Appearance
• Manners
• Involvement in House and College life
• Effort

Have a great first week!


SDCH

Headmaster's Assembly

3 July 2015

Gold Reading Award - Kenny Xu

Distinctions - Louis Winter, Jack James, Josh Orton

College Rowing Colours - Luke Towers

Flag Awards - Charles Guest, Seb Guest

Boys Sports Cup - 1. Hesperus 2. Harbinger 3. Port Jackson 4. Macquarie

Div. Athletics 2015

Thanks to Matthew Montgomery for taking these photos. Hesperus didn't win but there were some very strong performances from Jon Grieve, George Lacey, Chris Batchelor, Toby Woollen, Jake Lawrance and the 4 Form 4 x 100 relay team.

Well done to all the boys who competed.