Month: October 2018

During our 20 year reunion, there was talk of not leaving it another 10 years to get together and thus the idea of an ‘unofficial’ 25 year Reunion was born.  A bit like the Rebelfordian……the ‘unofficial’ year book.  Having helped out a bit with the 10 year, 20 year and now the 25 year reunions, […]

Al CaChino’s Cappuccinos is the newest coffee van on the block in Canberra and was the van parked in the Radford Junior School this week. It will be there every Wednesday for the rest of term. The van is owned and operated by Tim Meier (Class of 2003). Tim has worked in hospitality for many […]

In the opening of Jean Anouilh’s re-imagining of Antigone, the Chorus declares that “From the moment the curtain went up, she began to feel that inhuman forces were whirling her out of this world.” It could be argued that for the past decade, Head of English Jason Golding has been doing just this to his […]

A 50 cent coin has 12 sides, representing Year 12, and this year it is the Class of 2018. To celebrate our Year 12s graduation, we are asking for donations of 50 cent coins. The coins will be used to write “2018” on the JA Mackinnon Oval. Money raised will go into the Foundation’s Scholarship Fund, supporting future students who […]

  Year 1 have been exploring ‘How We Organise Ourselves’ and investigating how people work effectively together in the food production process. Kylie Costanzo and  her husband Dom invited Year 1 to visit their store the Barton Grocer to see how stock is received, shelved and sold. Students had the opportunity to tour the store, […]

More that 13 years ago teamSUPPORT was started with the goal of increasing male awareness and active involvement in team-based service activity, particularly within the Year 10 age group. It’s more than a decade later and it is still doing so, with  more than 200 participants having developed their leadership/service philosophies and approach through the […]

In an unexpected move, Bec Goddard has switched sports to become part of the coaching staff at the Canberra Capitals for the 2018-19 season. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Bec will be tasked with transforming the Capitals’ match-day preparations and assisting with player reviews during the season.  To hear Bec talk about her new […]

Allan Sly graduated as dux of his year in 2000 and is now working as a professor in the Department of Mathematics at Princeton.  Last week he was awarded the prestigious Macarthur Fellowship for applying probability theory to resolve long-standing problems in statistical physics and computer science.  It seems he has come a long way from […]

Mr H’s travels continue and he has now ventured as far afield as Jindabyne and Canungra (as well as returning to Sydney for a fourth time much to his delight).  And he has racked up over 115 interviews with collegians (74), former staff, parents and board members.  All the travel is certainly taking its toll, […]