{"id":5067,"date":"2021-06-10T09:27:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T23:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-boarding-news\/?post_type=article&p=5067"},"modified":"2021-06-10T11:28:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T01:28:57","slug":"boarding-life-by-mr-separovich","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-boarding-news\/article\/boarding-life-by-mr-separovich\/","title":{"rendered":"Boarding Life By Mr Separovich"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every now and then, there are people who pass through in our lives who have a lasting impact.\u00a0 They attract more than a passing glance, a mere recognition.\u00a0 They are people we talk about at reunions, around the table to our children when we are parents and whose memory we call upon when we need a laugh, or motivation or perspective.\u00a0 Mr Separovich is one of these people.\u00a0 Apart from everything that he has brought to Barry House across many spheres, he is one of the hardest workers I have ever met.\u00a0 Barry House is saddened to be saying goodbye to Mr Separovich at the end of Term 2.\u00a0 He has been an institution in the House; his warmth, care, support and friendship will be greatly missed by us all \u2013 Mr Morris.\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I still remember my first ever boarding duty.\u00a0 It was an icy cold July evening in School House and I was shadowing Mr Hughes.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think I had ever been in a boarding house before that night; we didn\u2019t have boarding school at St Pius.\u00a0 In all honesty, I had no idea what I was in for.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I remember I was looking forward to catching up on some work from the previous day, maybe open up my laptop on the couch, answer some emails and maybe some lesson planning for tomorrow.\u00a0 How hard could it be?<\/p>\n

School House had other plans!<\/p>\n

I will never forget moving up and down the staircase; up and down, up and down, up and down.\u00a0 A Year 7 boy was crying because he lost his PE uniform, two Year 9 boys were arguing about who got the last \u2018Up & Go\u2019, Year 12\u2019s were going crazy at the Year 8\u2019s for making too much noise running through the dorm to see who would get to the showers first\u2026 it was 9.30pm and I was exhausted.\u00a0 I still remember, clear as day, thinking to myself, \u2018I can\u2019t do this\u2026 there is no way I can last another night like this!\u2019<\/p>\n

I think initially two things kept me in boarding after that first night:<\/p>\n

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  1. I was too embarrassed to be the first assistant boarding master to quit after half a day<\/li>\n
  2. I wanted to see what was so \u2018special\u2019 about this boarding community everyone talked about<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I am so thankful that School House did not break me that night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    I feel that, whilst watching the boys grow into young men and move through boarding and their time at Shore, I, too, have grown.\u00a0 There are so many amazing boys and staff that I have had the pleasure to work with throughout my journey in boarding.\u00a0 I would not be the man I am today without them.<\/p>\n

    As I sit here, 2 weeks left in what some would call an \u2018illustrious\u2019 boarding career, so many different, special moments come to mind; some funny, some wildly inappropriate and others that will leave a lasting impression on me.<\/p>\n

    There was the night I took 25 Year 8 and 9 boarders to Kincoppal-Rose Bay for a social.\u00a0 Within an hour we were politely asked to leave.\u00a0 To our boys\u2019 credit, this was not because of their behaviour but that of our hosts.\u00a0 Regardless, I was too embarrassed to call the Director of Boarding to explain what had happened, so we walked the streets of Rose bay for 3 hours until our bus arrived.\u00a0 Needless to say, all of us kept quiet about that night for a while.<\/p>\n

    I have witnessed some incredible feats of human endurance over the years; funnily enough most of these coincide with Origin night.\u00a0 The annual donut-eating contest in Barry House where I saw Nick Halliday devour 5 in ninety seconds.\u00a0 A year earlier in School House I witnessed a young Louis Cathles very nonchalantly put down 8 hot dogs, doing so with a huge smile on his face and upon scoffing down the final hot dog, he asked, \u2018what\u2019s for dessert?\u2019<\/p>\n

    During the Pokemon Go<\/em> era I would routinely take the boys for long walks to the Opera House.\u00a0 For those who don\u2019t know, this is where all the best Pokemon are! I never told Mr Morris this, but one quiet Saturday night Lachie Clift, Will Hobson and I went Pokemon hunting to the city.\u00a0 We got bored after an hour or so, so decided we would sit down for burgers at Grill\u2019d<\/em>.\u00a0 We had a good laugh that day at some of the people who we had met along the way! Now, you may ask yourself who was looking after the House at the time \u2013 luckily for us Mr Davis was around minding both Hodges and Barry (I am hoping Mr Morris can\u2019t fire me for this now as I am already leaving).<\/p>\n

    I will never forget the look on Mr Morris\u2019 face when he saw the receipt I left on his desk after one night where Tom Pearce, Will Horsburgh and I decided we would treat the House to lamb chops, steak and apple pie with ice cream.\u00a0 Needless to say, I was given a stern talking to about spending too much money, but it was still worth every cent in my mind!<\/p>\n

    There are the countless moments with individual boys that are too precious to share in this forum but will stay with me forever.\u00a0 I hope that in some way I have made a difference in some of these boys\u2019 lives as they have mine.<\/p>\n

    There are so many people who have made my time in boarding special, but there are two in particular whom I wish to thank; Mr Blood and Mr Morris.\u00a0 Both of these men taught me so much about serving others, leadership, values and upholding standards.\u00a0 Without these men, boarding wouldn\u2019t be what it is today and neither would I.\u00a0 Watching the way they interact with the boys each day, continually putting the boys\u2019 best interest ahead of theirs is admirable.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    I can hear some of the Year 8\u2019s getting rowdy again as I try to wrap up, so I really should get back up those stairs\u2026.\u00a0 I will miss my time in boarding but I am on to the next stage of my life.\u00a0 I will always look back on my time in boarding at Shore and remember the fun times, the sad times and the special times fondly.\u00a0 I will miss my boarding family but I will never be too far away!<\/p>\n

    Mr Separovich<\/p>\n

    Mr Separovich will always be a part of Barry House.\u00a0 He is a special person and a great role model.\u00a0 As we wave him farewell, we welcome Mr Laurence, who will be an outstanding asset to Barry House.\u00a0 He will say hi in our first edition next term.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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