Grammar News December 2018

Welcome to the 127th edition of Grammar News.

Selected articles are provided below.

You can download the entire magazine here.

On the cover

Former Bromby House Captain and Captain of Cricket Angus Mackay (OM 1952) ‘lines up at the crease’ at the unveiling of the Angus Mackay Scoreboard. 2018 Vice-Captain of School Jock Roysmith acts as keeper with, from left, 2018 Captain of School Eddie Proper, 2018 Bromby House Captain Will Backwell, and Roger Hall OAM (OM 1951) in the slips.

Vale Nigel Creese AM

With profound sadness, the Melbourne Grammar School community acknowledged the death of Nigel Arthur Holloway Creese AM.

From the Headmaster

Sport for sports sake?

Schools pay a great deal of attention to health, physical education and sport for very important reasons.

Feature article

Sport as play

An English teacher's perspective on the importance and practice of Sport.

Introducing our new Director of Sport

Mr Peter Hawkins brings more than 20 years of experience to his new role of Director of Sport at Melbourne Grammar School.

Feature article

100th anniversary of ‘1918’

Alumnus, Graeme Sligo (OM 1977), outlines some of the major contributions of Old Melburnians and others in the final year of WWI.

Feature article

My time at Grimwade House

Danni Roche OAM (OM 1987) is one of Melbourne Grammar School’s most successful athletes.