Development Foundation Newsletter Issue 11
We’ve got your interests at heart The Sacred Heart College Development Foundation launched this email newsletter early in 2004, with the aim of encouraging everyone to take more interest in the College. It provides news and information about old boys, reunions, special College occasions and Development Foundation projects.	Archive Past Issues   SHConnect 1 - Aug 2004 SHConnect 2 - Dec 2004 SHConnect 3 - May 2005 SHConnect 4 - Aug 2005 SHConnect 5 - May 2006 SHConnect 6 - Jun 2006 SHConnect 7 - May 2007 SHConnect 8 - Dec 2007 SHConnect 9 - July 2008 SHConnect 10 - Dec 2008 SHConnect 11 - March 2009 SHConnect 12 - December 2009

Whats Happening

SHCOBA Golf Day

The Br Maurice Cup was played at Pukekohe Golf Club on a sunny Friday.  Paul Fisher ‘83, a lawyer from the Waikato, won the Br Maurice Cup.  He also won it several years ago.  Mike Dale ‘62 won the non-registered players section.  It was the first time it had been played on a week day and was a great success with 80 starters.  Thanks to Paddy Dawson ‘60 and Bruce Kerr ‘63 for a well organised event.

OBA Rugby Scholarships 2009

The two recipients of the 2009 Rugby Scholarships are

Siate Tokolahi the Sean Fitzpatrick Scholarship and Jordan Taufau the Brother Michael Scholarship.

Siate is from Tonga and is in Year 12, he has settled in to Leonard House as a boarder.  He is a Front Row Prop who is very mobile, is dedicated to his training and has made good progress, fitting in well to the 1st XV environment.
 
Jordan has also moved into Leonard House as a full time boarder.  He is a powerful Loose Forward No 8 who enjoys the physical side of the game.  He is also a NZ U17 representative 2009.

Senior Old Boys reunion May 2009

Around 50 Senior Old Boys from 1935 to 1949 gathered on Friday 15th May for a morning of renewed friendship, famously remembered sporting feats and academic prowess, and a walk around the College campus lead by the Head Boy Luke Schuler and his deputies.  Those who had left school in a different time and age were impressed.  Some things were very different, some unchanged.  The spirit and pride of Sacred Heart remained the same, the commitment to sporting excellence and academic achievement remained the same, the way it is achieved is somewhat different.  Suites of computers, electronics and graphics, sports science, weight rooms and a marvellous Aquatic Centre – this was the stuff of dreams for these older gents.

All who attended would agree, its was fun, its was worth the trip, and we’ll do it again!

Overseas Connections

Nick Lange ’97 played goalie in the 1st XI for a number of years and in his last year at SHC played for NZ Secondary School’s against Australian Secondary School’s.  That year he won the Sportsman of the Year title.  He was part of the training squad for the Olympics, but missed out on a final spot.  He has played soccer for North Shore champion team, Fencibles and Eastern Suburbs.  Nick qualified as a Mechanical Engineer in 2002 and frequently travelled to Japan with his work, which ended up taking priority over playing soccer.  He has been living in Sydney for the last 4 years where he is involved in surfing and running. 

Michael Wilde ’80 is a business development expert with access to high value regional networks. Michael is General Manager of Manazel Real Estate in Abu Dhabi, a major developer of mixed-use residential and commercial communities around the region.
 
Formerly Chief Operating Officer of Dubai Media City (DMC), he has also held numerous international executive positions including with Price Waterhouse Coopers, British Airways and GE Capital.
 
While at DMC he was responsible for the development of all aspects of the DMC Freezone including infrastructure, real estate, governance and organisational set-up.
 
In 2004, while at Tatweer LKC (Dubai Holding) portfolio, Michael jointly led the creation and development of Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) encompassing real estate, organisational and infrastructure development, and the establishment of the Harvard Medical School Dubai Centre, the Dubai Harvard Research Foundation, and the University Hospital at DHCC.
 
Michael is a graduate of Auckland University New Zealand, with Bachelor of Commerce and ACA (Associate Chartered Accountant) qualifications. He is a dual citizen of New Zealand and the United Kingdom, with residency in the UAE, where he lives in Dubai.  Check out the link below
http://www.nzte.govt.nz/access-international-networks/Join-the-Beachheads-programme/Beachhead-locations/Middle-East-Beachhead/Pages/Middle-East-Beachhead-Advisory-Board.aspx

Hugh McCarroll ’03 Along with Hamish, Hugh caught up with the SHC French Trip and accompanied them on some of their journey.  He also met Brian Bartram ‘53 who was on his European odyssey at the same time, and together with David Morgan ‘86 who lives in France with his wife and son Jack, there was a rare SHC photo opportunity in Bourgain-Jallie!

Jacob Dunningham ‘91 Living and lecturing in Leeds, Jacob and his wife Catherine have a new baby son, Edward.

In Brief:

Nick Fitness ’02 married Rhiannon.  Nick has returned to SHC as Assistant HOD of History.

Former Head Boy Peter Fa’afiu ’96 has been attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Jakarta embassy, he is now back in NZ, living and working in Wellington in Foreign Affairs.  He was guest speaker at the Scholars Assembly, where the top academics of 2008 were honoured.  Pictured with his mother and Chris Hayward

2008 Top Scholars

A fine result, 24 scholarships in all, and the 2nd largest number gained in a single year since Individual Subject Scholarships were introduced in 1991.

Steven Taylor ‘00, His father, Old Boy Pat Taylor ’66 writes:  “Steven has been in the USA for 5 years or so, living in Palo Alto, know to us as Silicon Valley.  He would love to receive Confortare.”  Its on its way!

Tony Gallagher ‘87, Writes:  Since I left SHC I spent 12 years working as a Merchandise Buyer for The Warehouse travelling around the world looking those great deals.  I now have my own importing company Morano NZ

Michael O’Halloran ‘66, Has this to report: “I attended SHC for 8 years, commencing as a day boy in 1959 in Form 1 (Year 7), and was taught by Br Kenneth and Br Coleman in Form 2.  In Forms 3 and 4, my form master was Br Stephen and in Upper 6th the original Br Gerard.  In mid 1962, in Form 4, when my parents moved to Wellington, I became a boarder at the College until 6th Form, Year 13, (1966).  In 6th Form I was in the infirmary for several months with glandular fever, much of that time in isolation, and not well enough to travel home.  I repeated that 6th Form year.  So I attended SHC for 8 years – thought to be the only student who attended SHC at Glendowie for such a term – and may yet recover from the experience.........  I completed my LLB at Auckland University and live in Auckland”

Thomas O’Halloran ‘02, Son of Michael, attended SHC for 7 years, completed his BA at Victoria University and is now living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

Kevin  O'Connor ‘46 scored  a memorable victory when  his  horse  "Williee Winit'  which he trained, won the McGregor  Grant  Steeplechase   at  Ellerslie  on Queens Birthday weekend.   Kevin has been involved  in farming and racehhorses  in Te Awamutu and has served  a term  as President  of the Te Awamutu Racing Club. 

Jeffrey Friis ’62 travelled to Auckland to see his great nephew Luke Schuler  inducted as Head Boy.  Anna Friis, Luke’s mother, wrote:  “Jeffrey Friis is my uncle, my father’s brother.  He is a recently retired doctor, who lives in Katikati.  As both of Luke’s grandfathers have passed away Jeff is a special part of our family.  While he is now unwell, he made the journey to Auckland for the Family Mass and Prefect’s Induction, and I know it was a very moving experience for him.  This photo of Luke with this great uncle Jeff was taken in the Old Boys Lounge that wonderful day.”

Sports Boys

Kiran Davis ‘05 Selected for the NZ Mens Water Polo team playing in the World League in Adelaide and Auckland, and named M1 Most Promising Player in Feb 2009.

Check out the April issue of NZ Rugby World magazine – it puts Sacred Heart College number 6 in the top 10 “Schools of Excellence” and has pics of Sean Fitzpatrick and Neil Finn. 

Articles

Milan Mrkusich ‘41

Forty years almost to the day Milan Mrkusich exhibits at the Gus Fisher Galleries. 

Trans-Form: The Abstract Art of Milan Mrkusich was described as many-hued, vibrant and strong, Milan Mrkusich's abstract paintings have impressed viewers for half a century. Curated by Alan Wright and Edward Hanfling, this selection of major paintings provides a new reading of Mrkusich as an alchemical transformer of media and materials. This major exhibition provides a unique opportunity to study firsthand the deployment of symbolic form, line and colour in Mrkusich's painting over four decades.

Trans-Form examines the interrelationship of form and content in the work of New Zealand's foremost abstract painter. Although Mrkusich’s paintings have often been explained in purely formal (visual) terms, they were never intended to be just the sum of their physical components. Mrkusich believes meaning and form are inseparable, and that content emerges from the artist’s encounter with his materials. The works on show reflect Mrkusich’s interests in Alchemy and the notion of art as an act of transformation.

This will be the first exhibition of Mrkusich's work in a public gallery since 1996. Presented as part of the Auckland Festival 2009, the exhibition happens to mark exactly 40 years since the artist last presented a solo exhibition as part of the Auckland Festival in 1969, and is timed to celebrate the publication of a new book, Mrkusich: the Art of Transformation, published by AUP and available from the gallery.

Visit this link for more http://www.artsfoundation.org.nz/milan_mrkusich.html

Toa Fraser ’92

BA University of Auckland 1998

Toa honoured as Young Alumnus of the Year, he paid tribute to the teachers who inspired him and continue to inspire him.  Toa completed a BA in English, with a minor in Film, Television and Media Studies.  In 1998 he won the Chapman Tripp Best New Play and Best New Playwright Awards, aged just 23.  This was followed by the Sunday Star Times Bruce Mason Award in 1999, and a year as Writer in Residence at the University of the South Pacific.  It was his second play No 2 which captured the theatre world’s attention, securing the Festival First Award at the 2000 Edinburgh Festival.  The play was later adapted for the screen with Toa as writer and director in his debut as a film-maker.  No 2 went on to win the 2006 World Cinema Audience Award at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, and was nominated for the Sundance Grand Jury prize.  In 2007 Toa was invited to direct Dean Spanley, which premiered to rave reviews in Toronto and London and stars Peter O’Toole, Sam Neill, and Jeremy Northam.  Toa has worked with major names in the film industry, including iconic New Zealand director Vincent Ward.  He has directed two feature films, written five plays and has been nominated for 16 national and international awards, ten of which he has won. 

(From Ingenio, Autumn issue, 2009)

Brothers @ the College

Compiled by Br Marcel Hall ‘55

Br Stephen Coll

He was born in Larrikin’s Flat near Kumara in 1896, educated in Sydney at the Marist Juniorate commencing at the age of 13. Secondary schooling was at St Joseph’s College, Sydney and he was Professed as a Brother in 1916. As a part time student at Sydney University he soon showed his rare literary gifts, winning scholarship and medals.  He was the first 1st year student to win the coveted Wentworth Medal for essays and in fact won it twice.  He also left his mark in French and Mathematics.  He returned to NZ in 1927 and taught at Sacred Heart College from 1930-31 then went to Gisborne and Invercargill.
In 1938 he returned to SHC for the rest of his teaching life.  His students became Bishops, Professors and authors, and very sound Old Boys.  He was an active member of the Old Boys Association for 30 or 40 years.

He was editor of the NZ Catholic Secondary Schools Journal for many years. Old Boys will remember he was equally at home with a crowbar or an axe......and was plumber, electrician and janitor as the occasion demanded.

Decorated in 1976 with the OBE he was a Marist Brother for 80 years.  He died 15th October 1988.

Memory:  A careless Form 6 essay was returned with this comment from him “No comment except perhaps a rude one”

Brother Michael’s 80th Birthday!

A number of Old Boys thought they could do something special for the Great Man to celebrate this milestone.  As it turned out, Brother did not want any fuss, definitely no party, but he did agree to attend the All Black v Australia Test with Old Boys at Eden Park in July.  As well, the Old Boys in the photo met with Brother Michael at a cafe in St Heliers to celebrate his 80th. It was a wonderful gathering and much appreciated by Brother.  He was presented with a new wide screen T.V.

Kerry Plamus, Bruce Fraser-Jones, Charlie Stone, Brian Donnelly, Zuke Marinkovich, Chris Dunn, John Miskell Front row John Sweeney, Bill Tapper, Br Michael, Ross Wales, Grant Stembridge, Gerard Murray. Not pictured:  Janie Murray who took the picture, Mike Dale, Mike Hayes, Laurie Doolan

SHC Development Foundation

There has been a gradual changing of the guard at the Development Foundation over the past year. Steve Ulenberg stood down as Chairman and trustee after many years of service, Bruce Blundell also stepped down to spend more time with family, and Br Sean Hanaray resigned.  Br Sean was the first Chairman of the DFT and has been a trustee since its inception in 1995.  All these fine people have made outstanding contributions to the college over many years and will be missed.

Two new trustees have taken up the baton; Paul Greaney is a current parent with strong business acumen and he has already made a huge contribution to the College and the Development Foundation.  Chris Arbuckle ‘74 is an Old Boy, a current parent, a former member of the Board of Trustees and Finance Committee, and has a special interest in financial management.

Other trustees are Old Boy and member of the SHCOBA John Molloy ‘64, Peter Coakley, a former parent and long term trustee who is still contributing his considerable skills to the college long after his sons have left, Chris Klaassen ‘79, Old Boy and fundraiser extraordinaire, along with Jim Dale, Principal of SHC, who is the CEO, and Lyn Luxton the Development Foundation Manager. 

So the Development Foundation is in good heart and looking forward to a busy year as the college prepares for a phase of building and redevelopment to accommodate the roll increase that the Ministry has recently approved. 

Contact us: Phone (09) 529 3743 or shcdf@sacredheart.school.nz

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