In late August 2025, a group of twenty students would endeavour on a journey that would be remembered for generations
It wasn’t easy. The group had to plan the logistics of making the trip with no phones (and therefore without any known travel times or maps), the group had to sneak all 20 conspirators out of the heavily staffed campsite after curfew, and then hardest of all, they had to decide who was paying.
But despite everything going against them, they successfully persevered, managing to return to Adare undetected
They weren’t just scotchies anymore, they were:
The OTR 20But in the end, nothing lasts forever
SO what ending up bringing down the otr 20? Well, many of the students that took part in the expedition just so happened to be either seeking out of were currently in position of leadership at the time. This created a dynamic where a student could (in theory) rat out their fellow students in exchange for having less opposition, and receive boundless admiration and clout from the school staff.
One student snitched, they contacted the students they mentioned, they snitched in an attempt to preserve their status, they school everyone who was mentioned by them.
And so, a domino chain of events started, ending in a sentencing of 2 days Suspension, and removal from leadership positions for all involved.
News of this event was eventually leaked to The Advertiser by an unknown student (or quite possibly parent), with the story making it to the front page of the September 20th issue under the headline “scotch Filleted”.
Capitalising on the situation, OTR paid for a full page advert addressed to the otr 20, offering them a free hotdog and shake in exchange for a promise not to repeat the incident.
The tale of the OTR 20 was now known across Adelaide, through soon forgotten by a large amount of people as most of the insignificant ahh stories reported in newspapers are. Still though, the tale has an enduring legacy at scotch.
Even 2 years on from the original event, students still have to be pressured to not complete the pilgrimage (20 minute walk) to the sacred building (OTR Victor Harbour) in order to obtain the divine property (hotdog, Milkshake, possibly some m&ms as well).
With all the measures taken to prevent a repeat of this incident, it is very possible that the OTR 20 may very well be the first and last of their kind. Truly a generational accomplishment.
