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Harvey Pascoe (centre) leads the charge in men’s hockey

From the Student Club President

Thinking back on my time at College, it only makes sense to
start right at the beginning of my relationship with Janet Clarke
Hall. My tour of JCH four years ago convinced me that it was
the place I could call home in Melbourne. The main reasons
I decided to choose JCH remain the three stand out points of
my time at College. JCH fosters community, nurtures talent,
leadership and academic excellence and is a vibrant place
to live.
Community
If I were asked for a single word to describe JCH it would
be ‘community’. The supportive and accepting environment
fostered by JCH students and staff alike is something I definitely
recognised when I first walked through the doors and came to Elise joins the Fellowship of the Ring O-Week Tutor Party
appreciate over these last three years. It is rare to live in such
a place as College where the bookends of a day are breakfast
discussions, debates and quizzes and then formal hall with
incredible musical performances.

Nurturing talent, leadership and academic excellence
Being part of a community of driven people is inspiring and
opens opportunities to explore new interests and share ideas.
JCH actively encourages participation and promotes stepping
out of your comfort zone to try something new and those
who do so are applauded enthusiastically for their efforts. The
speakers during my time at JCH, particularly at Leadership
Dinner, have highlighted the importance of challenging yourself
to investigate what you see around you and to be inspired by O-Week Ring
those who lead change. This year Elizabeth Broderick made an
excellent speech and inspired the JCH community to continue
leading through action.

Vibrancy
College is undoubtedly busy. With a relatively small cohort of
students everyone at JCH is always involved in something. I was
keen to try all the sports College had to offer in my first year,
and boy was there a lot on offer. The great part about JCH is
that there is something for everyone and plenty of opportunities
to try something new.

A few stand out events in 2015 were the College Ball and the
brilliant performance of ‘Peter Pan’. This year the Wine and Down at the river bank

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