The Shore Weekly Record

Friday, 6 March 2020 Volume LXXXI Term 1 Week 6

Chapel Notice Academic List

HEADMASTER’S AWARD Sunday 8 March FOR ACADEMIC MERIT

SZ Ilin - Year 9 (CK) Morning Prayer : 9.00am JE Mahoney - Year 10 (PE) Preacher : Rev Paul Dudley HG Hercus - Year 9 (PE) Leader : Rev Paul Dudley For 10 accumulated Credit Points Reading : Ruth 2: 4 - 13

GPS Head of the River April School Holidays Travel to China Saturday 21 March 2020

Dear Parents and Guardians Transport & Attendance Details

I write in relation to possible travel plans you All Year 7 and 9 boys are required to attend the are considering as a family over the Head of the River and a separate communication forthcoming term break from 8 April (end of has been sent home to Year 7 and Year 9 Parents Term 1) to 28 April. with relevant details. The Federal Government’s travel ban for non- All other boys are encouraged to support this Australian residents travelling from China has traditional and significant GPS sporting event. been extended. In addition, I wish to remind

Buses are provided at a cost of approximately $30 you that any student or parent who travels to for the return trip. Tickets are available from the China would need to be isolated for 14 days Prefects’ Room at recess and lunch and the cost after the person has returned to Australia. will be billed to Term 2 School fees. This would mean the parent would not be able

Buses will leave from the School at 7.45 am sharp, to attend school events in that period and the returning to School at approximately 2.15 pm. student will be unable to attend school.

Boys are expected to wear School summer uniform If you have any questions, please contact the Deputy Headmaster’s Office on: 9956 1102. with their yard hat or a blue Shore sports cap.

There is limited food available at the venue (and R A Morrison some long queues) so it is advisable for boys to Deputy Headmaster bring some lunch and a drink bottle.

This year we are positioned on the northern bank AAGPS Head of the (grandstand side). River Regatta It is an event not to be missed and the rowers will greatly appreciate your support. Sydney International R A Morrison Regatta Centre, Penrith Deputy Headmaster Saturday 21 March

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SCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

Friday 3 April

SYDNEY ATHLETIC CENTRE

This event is compulsory for all boys in Years 7 - 12.

All boys will travel to and from the venue by chartered train. The return journey will cost approximately $5.00 which will be charged to fee accounts. Boys will meet in House groups at School at 8.15am to mark rolls.

Boys may wear PE gear or Shore tracksuit to and from school that day or summer uniform. Yard hats or Shore blue caps are to be worn at the Centre.

Boys should bring their own packed lunch as catering facilities will not be available. Parents are welcome to attend and watch their sons compete.

Boys will return to School by 3.00pm and may be dismissed at North Sydney Station.

R A Morrison Deputy Headmaster

GPS SWIMMING CARNIVAL YEAR 11 ATTENDANCE Friday 27 March

All Year 11 boys are expected to attend the GPS Swimming Carnival at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.

The School has booked buses to transport boys to and from the event leaving Shore at 5.00pm and returning to the School at approximately 9.45pm. Boys will be charged approximately $20 for the fare on the next school fee account. Dress is school uniform (no boaters required).

Some boys may wish to attend the Library or the Study Centre after school to complete their homework and assignments prior to the bus departure and it is suggested they eat down in North Sydney prior to their departure as there is limited catering at the venue. Arrangements will be made for boarders to have an early dinner.

Boys who wish to travel to the Carnival with parents are welcome to do so but they should notify their Housemaster as soon as possible if this is their intention.

Any applications for leave must be in writing (email) to the Deputy Headmaster and will only be approved in exceptional circumstances. Year 11 boys involved in ISDA Debating or the Musical will automatically be granted leave. All other Year 11 boys must attend to support the School Swimming Team.

R A Morrison Deputy Headmaster

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Holiday Workshops

Holiday Workshops will be offered, from Dates for the Diary Wednesday 8 April, to Year 12 boys for the 13 March Year 8 Parents & Carers Morning Tea upcoming vacation. These have proven successful 20 March Year 10 Parents Morning Tea in providing boys with structure which 20 March Year 11 Parents Morning Tea complements their individual study programmes.

20 March Year 7 Mums Welcome Morning Tea Each 3 hour Holiday Workshop session will consist 27 March Shore Prayer Group of coverage of important HSC topics in that Shore Parent Community - for what’s on subject. A mix of strategies will be used in order this week - click on the link below to maximise learning: revision lecture, structured http://www.shore.nsw.edu.au/essential-links/shore- tutorial and discussion. Workshops will generally parents-newsletter/shore-parents-association-news be limited to a minimum of 7 and a maximum of

approximately 20 boys. A fee of $65 (which includes GST) will be charged per (3 hour)

workshop, which represents excellent value compared to externally run HSC lecture courses. Boys are encouraged strongly to make good use of

the workshops and are expected to stay to the end Dates for the Diary of each workshop.

A selection form will be handed to each boy in 13 March – OBU Welcome function for Year 12 and is to be returned to Ms. Lamb, Director Drs Timothy and Susan Petterson, of Studies Secretary. Boys may choose as many Graythwaite Lawn, 6:00pm - 8:00pm sessions as they like. Every attempt will be made 16/17 Mar – OBU visit to Hobart and Launceston to accommodate all boys, but it might be necessary 24 March – Old Boys gathering in Bowral, 10:30am to restrict the number of boys in a particular 2 April – OBU Night at the Musical, 6:00pm workshop, depending upon demand. This will be 24 April – 1949/50 - 70 Year Reunion lunch done on a first come first served basis. Alexandra Macaulay, Alumni Manager Charges will be made to the next fees statement on [email protected] a no-refund basis.

A list of all available workshops will be available through the school’s portal, Lampada, from Friday,

Shore Clothing Shop 20 March.

Boys will not be required to wear school uniform.

Winter Uniform Boys are not encouraged to drive to school for the All boys will commence wearing the workshops. However, if they do drive they are Winter uniform at the beginning of Term 2. not allowed to park on school property under any

circumstances. The Clothing Shop is fully stocked with jackets, trousers and long-sleeved shirts and We do hope that each boy will participate in the we recommend parents buy the uniform items workshops, which, according to boys in the Classes they need in the last few weeks of Term 1 to of 1999-2019, contributed well to their success at avoid waiting in long queues. the HSC examinations.

The Clothing Shop will close on Tuesday 7 I M Middleton April for the term break and re-open Monday Assistant Director of Studies 27 April - the day before the start of Term 2.

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Thank you to those who attended Icebreaker 2020. On a beautiful Sydney evening, over 1000 parents from the ELC to Year 12 enjoyed drinks and canapes on School Oval. Our new Headmaster Dr Petterson welcomed guests, encouraging parents to be involved in as many aspects of the school as possible and thanking them for their ongoing support.

A special thank you to Alex Wentel and the Shore String Orchestra for the beautiful music on the night.

To view more photos from the Icebreaker

visit the Shore Foundation page on Lampada.

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Shore Debating Shore Debating

ISDA Round 2: Kambala vs Shore Vallance Cup Internal Debating Competition: First Meeting

Shore met Kambala amidst the beautiful Eastern Last Friday 8 students attended the Vallance Suburbs harbour views for Round 2 of the ISDA Cup Competition. We had a mixture of last Friday. The topic area was ‘Current Affairs students from Years 7-10. The senior debaters (Natural Disasters)’. Year 7, 8 & 9 argued the negative for the topic ‘That emergency services were mixed with those from the younger years should be able to force people to leave their and captained and mentored each group with homes in the event of a natural disaster.’ The their expertise. Ms Penny Horsley created a teams argued well and engaged with a topic that fun competition using the topic: ‘That we was challenging for the negative. should fine people for not recycling.’

Congratulations to Year 7 on their victory. The affirmative team (Tom Galligan, Taj

Year 10 negated ‘That we should ban people Gupta, Steven Ilin and Zac Sarkis) was from building new properties in areas with a captained by James DeKock and the negative high-risk of natural disaster.’ The teams team, (Nathan Zhou, John Ku, Chase Harvey) grappled with the definition of high-risk areas was captained by Isaac McAuley. and sought to prove some benefits for banning After a close debate argued with much or allowing new buildings. Again, the negative passion, the victory went to the Negative team. team faced a tough burden to prove the safety Much fun was had and many debating skills and benefits of building in disaster prone areas. were learned. Congratulations to Kambala on their win. For anyone wishing to join in this fun debating The Seniors As negated that ‘We should privatise emergency services.’ The affirmative’s narrow competition, please turn up to Room 8-G-6 on definition of rural fire services as the only Friday at 3:15pm. Students from all years with emergency service to be privatised hindered the all levels of experience are welcome, even if progress of the debate and led to Shore’s defeat. they have not previously attended. Topics are However, the Senior Bs had a broader definition given, prepared and debated on the day. given in their debate and the Bs managed to prove that privatising emergency services would lead to unequal access and poorer services, thus Shore Debating winning their debate.

Across the debates there were some nuanced arguments and clear logic provided. Congratulations to Year 7 and the Senior Bs for their wins.

This week, the debating times have been adjusted for Round 3 against Monte to accommodate the Cadet dinner, thus the Senior debates will start at 4:45, Year 7 & 8 at 6pm and

Years 9 & 10 at 7pm in the Benefactors building or the Playfair for the Senior As.

The 2020 All supporters are welcome. Captain of Debating, Finn McCredie.

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Thank you to… • All the boys who attendedBand Camp last week and to those who attended Strings Camp yesterday. Your commitment and effort are greatly appreciated. • To the Senior String Ensemble who performed at Icebreaker on Friday night. House Music Awards We are thrilled to have Mr Dev Gopalasamy adjudicating House Music Awards again this year. He will be listening to students individually and providing feedback to anyone who would like to perform for him. There will be a sign up sheet at the Performing Arts front desk. Elective Music classes will have the opportunity during class. In order to gain Music Colours, a student must achieve a Gold or Diamond Award for several years. An accompanist will be provided this year for students who require one.

Monday 23 March: 3.30-4.00pm Tuesday 24 March: 3-4.00pm Wednesday 25 March: recess, lunch, 3-5pm Friday 27 March: 3-5pm Room: Recess, Lunch and after school: Orchestra Room 9-1-9 Elective classes in Choir Room 9-2-9 during practical class times

Concert Group: The Rite of Spring On the evening of Thursday 20 February, 10 boys headed out to see the Sydney Symphony Orchestra perform Igor Stravinsky’s Rite Of Spring. We headed there with some words of warning from the teachers, that went something like this; “Don’t go into the hall with the expectation to enjoy every moment of it. Go there with the eagerness to see a piece of music that radically changed the face of music.” It was first performed at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees on May 29, 1913 and on stage the music was accompanied by characters and action as it was originally written as a ballet for this format. The experimental nature of the performance is said to have caused “riots”, although this description was not seen in reviews until 1924.

Before Stravinsky’s piece we enjoyed Richard Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Act I: Prelude. This was a great piece, and probably more globally accessible for the audience than what was about to hit us. Sitting here and reflecting on the experience there seems to be no words of any use. It was like nothing I’ve ever seen before and I doubt I’ll see anything like it again. Beautiful passages of a bassoon solo were juxtaposed only moments later with a full

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orchestra, each playing a different note and the ones in between, emphasising the beats you’d least expect. This would come to a screeching halt and we’d be left with silence.

As we walked out opinions of the performance differed from those who did not necessarily enjoy it but who could appreciate its artistic importance, to those who loved it. I would strongly encourage anyone who has the opportunity to see it, to do so, if you’re up for the challenge, that is. Will Scougall Vice-Captain of Music

Encore Concert 16 March Shore has been allocated 50 tickets to the Encore Concert which showcases 2019 HSC compositions and performances. Years 10-12 elective music students are fortunate to be attending this event on Monday March 16. Students are meeting their class teachers outside Benefactors at 11.40am (beginning of Period 4) with their lunch. The concert is expected to conclude at 4pm. School uniform is to be worn and Cadets will go straight to Cadet training in their school uniform. Boarders will have a packed lunch provided. Private Music Tuition Lessons have begun for students learning instruments at Shore. The School offers lessons on orchestral instruments, saxophones, guitars, musicianship/theory and drum kit. Spaces are still available for Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Euphonium/Tuba, Viola and Double Bass. Please find information at the following link: https://www.shore.nsw.edu.au/co-curricular/performing-arts/ music Band Camp Last Tuesday (Feb 25) and Wednesday (Feb 26) Concert Band I and Concert Band II enjoyed a Band Camp at the Naamaroo Conference Centre at Chatswood. They worked very hard and benefited from the experience of the specialist instrumental tutors who helped them to master the new music and also this year’s guest conductor Mr Patrick Brennan. Both Bands performed on Tuesday night in an ‘open rehearsal’ for both parents and students. The boys were also treated to a percussion workshop and performance from ‘Junkyard Beats’ who specialise in making instruments from recycled and household materials. The camp was a very valuable experience with all of the boys gaining great insight into the new repertoire and enjoying two days of extraordinary music-making. Many thanks go to the Band Directors, Mr Dorich and Ms Robertson, as well as the Music Tutors, Music Mentors, Mr Warburton (Assistant to Concert Band II), Mrs Barber, Mr Mansfield, Mr Clarke (SM) and Mrs Waters who gave up their time to help out with supervision, and to Ms Meikle for her behind the scenes help in the organisation of the event.

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Upcoming Events: 16 March: Encore Concert 23- 25, 27 March: House Music Festival Auditions 26 – 28 March, 1 – 4 April: SHORE Musical- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Tickets for the Musical: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=584159&

Matthew Lau Captain of Music

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Lions Youth of the Year Award 2020 Club Level Judging

Bryson Constable (Year 11) was Shore’s representative at the 2020 Lions Youth of the Year Award.

Six students were interviewed by two solicitors and a bank manager about their community service, character, achievements and ambitions. This interview constituted 70% of the marks while the prepared and impromptu speeches were worth 30%.

Speaking on the night was Thomas O’Keefe from St Andrews speaking about politics and the disengagement of the youth of Australia, Alexandra Bako from Kambala discussing the disempowerment of women by men in the media, Aisha Imtarnasan from SCEGGS speaking of the promotion and awarding of international achievement in western countries, Thinesshan Thevathasan from North Sydney Boys High challenging us to allow others to embrace their cultures of origin to enhance the multicultural Australian culture, Breteil- Tigris David from PLC Sydney who challenged us to end Puppy Farming and finally, our own Bryson Constable who spoke on the need for youth involvement in politics and the practical ways to enhance student involvement and understanding of politics through Mock Parliaments in schools.

The speakers on the night were outstanding with some presentations without notes, but all exuding great confidence and the depth of well-prepared speeches. The competition standard was high and the competition tough.

The first impromptu topic was: There is currently a Federal Government Inquiry into the bush fires. What do you think the likely outcome of this inquiry will be? The second question was: A Sydney restaurant has banned smart phones from their tables to make parents engage more with children. Do you think it will work? These complex topics, given without preparation or thinking time, were answered with ideas about climate change, government responsibility and the need for families to engage more with one another. The minute responses were diverse and well structured.

On the night, two awards are given: The Public Speaking Award and the Overall Lions Club Winner. Alexander Bako from Kambala won the Public Speaking Award while we are proud to announce that Bryson Constable was the overall Lions Local Club Winner. Bryson’s entertaining and humorous speech, his ability to think on his feet and his extensive service to our community made him an excellent candidate for this prize. He will compete in the next level: the Regional Finals on March 15th at Regents Park Sports Club at 2pm if anyone is interested in supporting Bryson. All are welcome.

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TERM 1 WEEK 6 SHORE WEEKLY RECORD

SHORENOUGH

Contents Editorial J H Brice It’s Corona Time

Philosophy N C Spencer Does Chasing Happiness Make You Happy?

Sport C A Boyd Never Give In

Student’s Section

Comic J G Andres A Redundant Joke

Interview J H Brice Dr. Petterson

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Editorial Correcting Myself: “It’s Corona Time” J H Brice

I must amend my previous words. Although I had argued that the spread of Coronavirus was overhyped by media and that it wasn’t as big an issue as pre-empted, I will face the facts here. I was wrong. Coronavirus is a serious issue. About three weeks ago, I was having a conversation with my friend Julia, a Shanghai inhabitant whom I met in Florida at a tennis camp in mid-July last year. We started small talk, and I asked her how school was going (I’m pretty generic, I know). She then alerted me that she had not attended school for three months. I asked her why, only to face the reply: “The virus”. Over the last few months, the spread of Coronavirus has amplified with the toll rising to almost 88,591 cases with 3,051 deaths. The first Australian death was confirmed earlier this week, and the virus has spread to numerous different countries which previously were not affected Chinese airlines have also been forced to ground planes such as Iran, and parts of the Balkans. Although I agree and are expected to lose $12.8 billion in revenue. that the death toll is still rather underwhelming (not to As you know, since15 to 20 years ago China has been say that those lives don’t matter), the real issue lies in the dubbed as the “factory of the world”, so what we have damage done to the economy. seen now is that the supply chain sourcing has been Economists estimate that 4 million jobs may have been interrupted. Overall, the country’s gross-domestic lost in 2019. The stock market has dropped 7% in the last product is waning at an alarming rate. two days. A trade war with the United States left China’s Coronavirus has the potential to completely cripple the economy expanding at the slowest pace in 30 years. power and authority of China, leaving the rest of the Furthermore, China’s growth rate has had a 4.5% slump world to find solace in the produce of other nations. The in the first quarter of this year from 6% in the previous economy has already degraded, and it’s only a matter of quarter. That would be the slowest pace since the time before we start seeing impact in other areas. How financial crisis. long will it be until we start seeing our schools shut With much of the country in lockdown, the virus could down? affect up to 42 percent of China’s economy, according to Standard Chartered. Companies may struggle to make Is China doomed to rest in coronavirus? payments on loans, leading to a rise in what is called non- performing loans of $1.1 trillion USD, Standard says.

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Philosophy

Does Chasing Happiness Make You Happy? N C Spencer

The secret to being happy is to stop trying to be happy and happiness, even in those dire conditions. Here are two short excerpts from his book: Happiness. We’re all chasing it. And yet, it so often escapes our grip. Despite living in one of the wealthiest countries in the wealthiest period in history, we still want more. A new car, a bigger home, We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked another holiday. Never content. It seems, at least for me, the more you through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They chase happiness, the less likely you are to find it. But why is this may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything paradoxical idea the case? can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms -- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own Despite what is often thought, pursuing happiness almost never leads way. to satisfaction. I think this is because happiness as a goal only leads to comparison, Don't aim at happiness—the more you aim at it and make it a target, the “the thief of joy”. Because if we compare, we think about what we don’t more you are going to miss it. For happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue, have now, which causes discontentment. Happiness appears to always and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one's dedication to a cause be in the future, or in the past, or in other people’s lives. But never in greater than oneself or as the by-product of one's surrender to a person other the present. And to escape this dissatisfaction with the present, we than oneself. turn to simple, fleeting pleasures. Youtube. Netflix. Social media. Pornography. Alcoholism. Materialism. We all have our escapes from Frankl, here is saying that anyone can be happy no matter their reality. But even after we do these things, after a fleeting sense of circumstances. And that if you have a greater sense of purpose in life, gratification, we end up no more satisfied than before. There’s nothing other than just simply happiness, you will end up being more happy. If lasting in this pursuit of pleasure. And we waste copious amounts of you haven’t read his book yet, I would highly recommend it. It's one of time in doing so. If happiness is the goal of life, what happens when the best books I have ever read. you’re not happy? Happiness should not be a goal in life. Instead, it's an attitude - and it I think we’ve got our idea about happiness all wrong. It’s not can be found in the present. If you find a greater purpose in life, rather something to aim for, but merely a state of mind. Anyone, no matter than simply happiness, you will end up more happy then if you tried. their circumstances, can be happy if they have the correct mindset. The trick is to not care about being happy. And there you will find And that mindset is to not try, or care, about being happy. It’s all in true happiness. the head. It's not about how much stuff you acquire. Not about what other people think of you. It is all about what you think of yourself. And by not caring about how happy you are, you will lead a more content and fulfilled life. Sadness comes and goes. Happiness comes and goes. That’s the reality of it. Happiness shouldn’t be a goal of life, because it's impossible to fully achieve. And if we don’t care about happiness, we will be more content, and ‘happier’ as a result.

It’s not just I who have made this conclusion. Numerous philosophers, from the Ancient Greeks to modern intellectuals, have come to a similar understanding. Socrates, in the 5th century BC, wrote “He who is not content with what he has, would not be content with what he would like to have.” That is to say, if you can’t be happy right now you won’t be happy when you get what you want. Happiness is not about the goal - but about right now. Victor Frankl, in his book Man's Search for Meaning, also commented on this. Writing about his time in concentration camps of Nazi Germany, he managed to find purpose,

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Sport

Never Give in C A Boyd

The 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona aren't remembered as the games at which the USA ‘dream team’ won their first gold medal’, it isn’t remembered for 5 World and 7 Olympic records being set and it isn’t remembered as the first games for a unified German team in just under 40 years. The 1992 games aren’t remembered for records or any pinnacle of athletic ability but a single moment of pure inspiration and determination that encapsulates the saying “Never give in” exceptionally.

British 400m runner Derek Redmond came into the 1992 games as the British record holder for the event. He was a secured favourite coming into the semi-final of the event and had just about everything going his way. Redmond was truly set for the race of his life. Almost 2 minutes after the conclusion of the race, Redmond and his As the race began Redmond got away well and at just before halfway father crossed the line together. looked like a favourite to win. However, with 250m to go tragedy struck with Redmond tearing his hamstring. Redmond and his father’s story epitomizes the world-renowned saying “Never give in”. Their story is incredible in encapsulating After a first halt of initial pain, with the race over, Redmond set off determination that should be used in all walks of life with the variety hobbling around the bend of the athletic track coming into the last of hardships and challenges that we face. Whether in our classrooms 200m of the event. With the emotion of incredible pain wincing on or fields the goal that we set out to achieve includes a path, a path Redmond’s face he insisted on finishing despite the concern from filled will triumph, disaster, boosts and roadblocks but in the end, it is officials attempting to usher him off the track. the determination in never giving in that gets us to the end.

Coming into the last 100m of the event Redmond truly felt the “Derek Redmond didn’t finish second or third or fourth. He and his father incredible pain of his injury and after a quick stop to regain himself, a finished dead last, man in a white t-shirt and cap shuffled along behind him to then meet but he and his father finished” Redmond by his side. This man was his father.

With 100m to go Redmond, in the arm of his father hobbled along to the finish the race. The pair were met with a standing ovation from the 65,000 strong crowd. An amazing spectacle, the ovation of the crowd centered on the hobbling pair determined to finish the race together.

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943 DR. PETTERSON Scholar

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This week’s snapshot is of Dr Petterson and below are some fun facts to help you get to know our new Headmaster.

Credentials: Shore’s 8th Headmaster

Eye Colour: Blue

Likes: Flying, Survivor, lamb shoulders, French mustard, jigsaw puzzles

Dislikes: Mosquitos, queues, waiting, being late

Hobbies: Fishing, running, cycling, orienteering

Interests: All things business related, reading, air crash investigations

Passions: Competition of any kind, pursuing excellence

What I do at Shore: For now? A lot of learning!

Fun fact: As a kid I got to play rugby with the Fijian National team. It was awesome!

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Saturday 29 February

1st XI Match Report – GPS Round 6 (Two Day Game) v SJC Saturday 29 February - 1st XI Cricket – (2 day game) 6th round of the AAGPS v St Joseph’s College played at SJC No. 1 Augustine Street, Hunters Hill

End of Day 1- Shore 8/136 (L Phillips 35, M Crayn 44, J Davis-Rice 25*) and SJC 10/78 (E Dunnachie 5/22 off 10 overs and H Litchfield 2/20 off 12 overs)

Shore 1st XI travelled to nearby St Joseph’s College for the 6th Round of the AAGPS competition in a two-day fixture. On a humid morning, Shore lost the toss and were asked to bowl. Shore executed their skills superbly taking regular wickets and bowling with great discipline to dismiss St Joseph’s College for 78. Evan Dunnachie took 5 wickets and led the attack and was well supported by Harry Litchfield, Zac Hall, Harry Davis-Rice and Flynn Farquharson. Once again the fielding and catching were also very good, making it difficult for St Joseph’s College to score runs.

In reply Shore started positively with the bat, passing the total only 1 wicket down. Excellent batting from the three GPS representatives, Lachlan Phillips 35, Mitchell Crayn 44 and Jack Davis-Rice 25 (not out) guided the team past St Joseph’s. Unfortunately lapses in concentration and a lack of discipline saw Shore lose 6 wickets cheaply to end the day 8/136, with a 58-run lead.

The team will continue to work hard throughout the week and hope to build on their 1st innings lead going into day two this Saturday and push for an outright result. A huge thank you to all parents for their continued support of the team.

Mr H R Blood and Mr T M Wallace

2nd XI Match Report – GPS Round 6 (Two Day Game) v SJC Saturday 29 February – 2nd XI Cricket – (2 day game) 6th round of the AAGPS v St Joseph’s College played at War Memorial Playing Fields, A Ground, Northbridge

The 2nd XI played St Joseph’s college at Northbridge and are currently in a good situation. Joeys won the toss and elected to bat on a fine wicket. The Shore opening bowlers were able to dismiss both openers early. After that Joeys middle order started to dominate, but luckily a quick wicket before lunch saw Shore regain some confidence. After lunch the Shore bowling cartel fired up and managed to take 4 wickets for 0 runs to leave Joeys reeling at 7/62. Shore continued to dominate but due to poor fielding Joeys managed to set 96 runs. All the Shore bowlers bowled well with wickets going to Josh Brownie 3 for 39, Alex Robinson 3 for 18 and Tom Pearce 4 for 10. Due to some injuries obtained while fielding, Shore had to reshuffle the batting line-up which saw Tom McHutchison open the batting and provide Shore with a solid platform with 43 runs.

Dr L R Siddall and Mr T A Crawford

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Results - Saturday 29 February Team Result Shore 8/136 (L Phillips 35, M Crayn 44, J Davis-Rice 25*) vs SJC 10/78 1sts IP (E Dunnachie 5/22 off 10 overs and H Litchfield 2/20 off 12 overs) End of Day 1 Shore 5/73 (T McHutchison 43) vs SJC 96 (T Pearce 4/10, A Robinson 3/18, 2nds IP J Brownie 3/39) End of Day 1 Shore 3/56 (L Johnston 36) vs SJC 196 (B Cole 3/22 off 10, L Johnston 3/34 off 8) Will 3rds IP Pearce 3/52 off 10) 4ths L No Result Communicated 5ths W Shore 151 (C Weston 52) defeated SJC 9/143 Shore 2/67 (C Brockhoff 22NO) vs SJC 181 (N Griffiths 3/65, Z Chadwick 2/17, 16A IP S Gillard 2/19, T Brandon-Cooper 2/20) End of Day 1 16B W Shore 4/71 defeated SJC 70 (A Murray 2/15, T Lucas 2/11, M Suttor 2/8) 15A IP Shore 10/158 B Whatley 30, A Bailey 33, L Hunt 23 vs SJC 2/7 End of Day 1 Shore 8/131 (J Robson 44, R Meale 22) defeated SJC 125 (T Ogg 4/8, R Meale 2/14, W Kow- 15B W alski 2/18) 14A IP Shore 8/359 (W Sutton 124, H Sharp 97, O Carney 25) vs SJC End of Day 1 14B L Shore 102 (L Doy 33) defeated by SJC 8/193 (E Walker 3/27, T Florentzos 2/27) 14C W Shore 8/83, W Hurst 17) defeated SJC 82 (J Duncan 3/10, J Anderson 3/5) Shore 8 for 97 (M Melville 33, W Penney 19) defeated SJC 8 for 86 (F Pandit 2/9, 13A W W Penney 2/15) 13B W Shore 2/48 (Hugh Reardon 23 n.o.) defeated SJC 46 (Max Brownie 3/1, Tom Kierse 2/6) Shore 13C 9/164 (Digby Hockey 30, Toby Robert 25*) defeated SJC 67 13C W (Henry Sherington 3/10, J Lim 2/4 13D L Shore 134 (M Henderson 53*, E Spark) 31 defeated by NC 3/135

Player of the Week Nominations: Will Sutton and Henry Sharp from the 14As put on a 2nd th 1. 5 XI – Charlie Weston 52 wicket partnership of 232 runs! 2. 16B – Alex Murray 2/15 3. 13A – Matthew Melville 33 4. 15B – Riley Meale 22 and 2/14 5. 13B – Max Brownie 3/1 6. 13C – Digby Hockey 30 7. 13D – Massimo Henderson 53* 8. 14B – Lachlan Doy 33 and a wicket 9. 14C – James Anderson 3/5

Player of the week:

Massimo Henderson 53*

Two wins in a row for the 13Cs!

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Saturday 29 February

A solid week of training was achieved by all age groups with no weather, surf or other commitments interrupting bar a few students on Band camp. It was expected that Saturday morning would be the same but an unexpected spike in swell resulted in the beach being closed forcing the relocation of all age groups to either Dee Why or in the Seniors’ case Collaroy.

The Seniors had an excellent morning competing in a five leg iron man relay, five man board relay and a patient pick up board relay plus a novelty body surf competition. A number of students also challenged themselves by paddling out to the Long Reef Bombies to paddle onto a few of the large open swells.

Iron Man Board Board Relay X 5 Relay Rescue X 5 Relay X 4 1st 4 4 1 2nd 1 1 3 3rd 3 3 5 th 4 6 6 4 5th 5 5 6

The Intermediates were not deterred by the conditions and put in a great effort despite this set back. The weather was in our favour and Mr Lee and Mr Baxendale led the boys on a hill run up onto Long Reef headland. From there the boys were broken into small relay teams, working on dune sprints, press ups, burpees and dips amongst other exercises. A great effort by all, but special mentions for the effort exhibited by Kwan Berner and James Bartlett.

Surf conditions were calm during the week and the Year 7 & 8 boys continued their teams competition with several events. On Saturday the swell period was long making the surf powerful and causing a lot of rips and cross currents. The boys still managed to complete a surf wade and then worked on their body surfing skills on the inside bank. The following results were recorded:

Team events Board Time trial Iron Man relay Team Members Bronze Henry Bloore, Gus Gordon, 3rd 4th Whalers Josh Clayton, Brodie Waters Cronulla’s Duncan Cowan, Charlie Dale, 4th 3rd Charlie Michel, Sam Walter, Wobbegongs Will Mason-Jones, Jasper Pressley, 2nd 2nd Jack Pollitt, Braxton Tam Great Whites Doug Cassidy, Cameron Chapman, 1st 1st Lachlan Chappell, Isaac Edwards

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Individual events Iron Man Wade race

1st Jack Pollitt Jack Pollitt 2nd Lachlan Chappell Lachlan Chappell

3rd Henry Bloore Doug Cassidy 4th Isaac Edwards Charlie Dale th 5 Doug Cassidy Gus Gordon 6th Braxton Tam Lachlan Warner

In the Junior State championships Duncan Cowan performed with distinction for his Manly Club with the following results:

Board relay final = 4th- Great race, best paddle of the year for him Board final =10th Ocean swim 11th in semi - tough field in flat conditions

Nigel Scozzi - MIC Surf Lifesaving

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Saturday 29 February

The weekend saw our 1sts, 2nds and 16As compete with The Scots College in round 11 of the Combined Schools Championship. Highlights from the weekend:

Jake Bailey, the new and improved 5m penalty specialist. Ben Ellington with a scorcher effort in the cage. Cameron Johns and Alex Wyborn with an outstanding effort in the 2nds. Dan Kovacs who was a demon in the pool as centre back. Caleb Gallant with a sensational effort in defence for the 16As. Oliver Mezrani with a man of the match performance in the 14s! J Geary Anderson with his debut goal in the 13As James Bestic with a hattrick in the 13As. Debut goals in the 13Bs to JJ Black 2, S Hassall, T Limantono, C Harvey

GAME REVIEW 1sts

With injuries and teammates out, the team was eager to address their deficits from last week. Pleasing to see the boys start well from the swim off, gaining possession and heading straight onto the attack. The boys had a few quality attacking opportunities, however, seemed hellbent on turning the ball over just as we looked likely to score. Unfortunately for Shore, Scots did not have the same problem in attack. Their execution was on point and the typical Shore ‘brick-like’ defence began to show cracks early. Despite Ben Ellington’s daring efforts in the cage and Harry Andrea venturing in the outfield Shore left themselves a big ask with Scots coming away to an early lead. The middle two quarters saw Hamish Myles lead the attack with well worked counter attack opportunities. Jake Baily executing back to back 5m saw Shore in the hunt for the win. Despite a valiant middle half, the small bench and missing personnel ending up being the difference between the two sides.

16A The team who cannot win yet cannot lose. Team Captain Joe Hutton commented before the match that whilst they are tenacious for the draw they are humble enough to share the spoils with their opponent. Scots provided a strong contest for our king of the draw U16s. As a school with a water polo program that is over 20 years old their players definitely had the size and experience in their favour. The character and resilience of this team are ones to witness. Special mentions to Dan Kovacs and James Dawson who emulated the Bash brother from the Disney hit, ‘The Mighty Ducks’. Their defence allowed the Bermuda triangle of attack in Zac Izzard, Liam West and Cooper Gregory to unleash a 3rd/ 4th quarter fight back. Despite Koby’s Smith’s last-minute steal and pass to the Mountain Buzzer beater Tom Serhan, Shore could not make the most of the late scoring opportunity to take out the win. This team is one to watch for the future.

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SAURDAY SATURDAY 29 FEBRUARY 2020

TEAM OPPONENT RESULT SCORE GOALS SATUR

SCORE GOALS GOALS 1sts SCOTS L 17-6 H Myles 2 , J Bailey 3, S Myles 2nds SCOTS L 18-0 16As SCOTS D 4-4 C Gregory 2, Z Izzard 2 15As SCOTS L 13-0 14As KINGS L 8-5 O Mezrani, L Cathles, T Duddy, C Tomsic 13A KNOX L 8-6 J Bestic 3, A Rayner 2, J Geary Anderson 13B KNOX D 7-7 JJ Black 2, W Pritchard, E Cook S Hassall, T Limantono, C Harvey

All results and competition tables can be accessed via: https://www.revolutionise.com.au/aagpscas/ games/

AAGPS Head of the River Regatta

Sydney International Regatta Centre, Penrith

Saturday 21 March

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Saturday 29 February - Shore v St Josephs

Team Result Winners-Doubles Winners-Singles Brice/Farquharson 6-3 6-4, J.Brice 6-1 6-1, H.Farquharson 6-3,6-1 S.Wensley 1sts Win 6-3 Gorge/Wensley 6-7, 6-4, 11-9 6-1 6-4, M.Kinchington 6-3 6-1, D.Kerr 7-5, 6-3, H.Martyn 6-2,6-1 A.Little -6 0 6-0, Little/Colvin 76-3, 6-3) 2nds Win 8-1 A.Bannerman 6-1, 6-3 , A.Colvin 6-2 6-4, Bannerman/Carboni 7-6, 2-6, 10-8 A.Carboni 6-1 6-0 3rds Win 4-2 Dubenec/Narker 6-2, J.Berger 6-5, A.Dubenec 6-2, M.Narker 6-2 Stokeld/McCorkell 6-2 4ths Win 5-1 H.McCorkell 6-2, A.Thompson 6-1, M.Clarke 6-0 Thompson/Clarke 6-3 Weller/Laforest 6-2, 5ths Win 4-2 C.Weller 6-2, T.Powell 6-2 Powell/Hawke 6-4 6ths Draw 3-3 Grooms/Andrews 6-5 H.Robson 6-3 , H.Grooms 6-4 O.Deane/Ratchford 6-1 O.Deane 6-2 O.Withington 6-5, D.Ratchford 6-3, 16A Win 6-0 Withington/Tams 6-1 G.Tams 6-1 Walker/Skidmore 6-2, Zaleski/ 16B Win 5-1 A.Skidmore 6-2, L.Harrison 6-0, N.Zaleski 6-0 Harrison 6-0 Barrett/Mather 6-3, T.Barrett 6-0, R.Mather 6-1, M.Cayley 6-5 16C Win 6-0 Cayley/Bannon 6-3 O.Bannon 6-1 McPherson/Simonds 6-2, E.Simonds 6-0 H.McPherson 6-0, J. De Kock 6-0, 16D Win 6-0 De Kock/Worrall 6-0 H.Worrall 6-0 15A Loss 2-4 J.Sikos 6-1, J.Robison 6-0 Nicholas/Gilchrist 6-2, J.Nicholas 6-0, A.Gilchrist 6-0, D.Wiles 6-2, 15B Win 6-0 Holland/Wiles 6-2 M.Holland 6-0 15C Win 5-1 Wong/Chen 6-4, Collins/Balding 6-5 H.Balding 6-2, H.Collins 6-3, T.Wong 6-1 Spencer/Zhang 6-1, J.Spencer 6-0, R.Zhang 6-0, N.Separavec 6-0, 15D Win 6-0 Separavec/Gardner 6-5 J.Gardner 6-1 Little/Mattison 6-2, 14A Win 5-1 Z.Little 6-2, C.Mattison 6-2, C.Mathur 6-0 George/Mathur 6-1 14B Draw 3-3 Ford/Jamieson 6-3 O.Jamieson 6-0, J.Ford 6-0 Dettmann-Hughes/Duncan 6-4, O. Dettmann-Hughes 6-5, J.Wong 6-5, F. 14C Win 6-0 Wong/Robson 6-2 Duncan 6-4, L.Robson 6-3 M.Deane/Betar 6-2, M.Deane 6-2, O.Betor 6-0, H.Adams 6-2, 14D Win 6-0 Adams/Mount 6-1 S.Mount 6-4 F.Harrop 6-1, O.Wilcox 6-0, A.Leslie 6-0, 13A Win 6-0 Harrop/Wilcox 6-2, Leslie/Mills 6-0 L.Mills 6-0 13B Win 5-1 Gupta/Powell 6-1, Roxburgh/Yu 6-1 J.Powell 6-1, O.Roxburgh 6-0, A.Yu 6-1 Sedgwick/Gatenby 6-4, C.Zhu 6-0, R.Sedgwick 6-0, G.Gatenby 6-1, 13C Win 6-0 Zhu/Connor-Brent 6-0 J.Chu 6-0 A.Gilchrist/H.Dubenec 6-2, E.Nam 6-2, C.Fung 6-0, A.Gilchrist 6-0, 13D Win 6-0 Fung/Nam 6-2 H.Dubenec 6-1 Highlights of the week

• A fantastic fixture across all age groups with very strong results • A solid performance from the 1sts to record their first victory of the GPS season • An emphatic win for the 2nds, with Austin Little joining Josh Brice as the only players to record a ’double bagel’ victory in singles this season • Wins in all divisions for the U16s and U13s • U16Ds and U13As dropped only 2 and 3 games respectively en route to 6-0 victories in their respective division rubbers

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This year promises to be another fantastic year for Shore Snowsports and preparations are well underway for the season. Please contact Mr Payne for detailed information regarding the season as well as to be added to the email contact list to keep abreast of any relevant developments: [email protected]

Please see below for a number of important messages:

Info Night This Year’s Snowsports Info Night will be held on Tuesday March 31 from 6:30pm in the Playfair Hall, Senior School Campus. The info night is an evening event help for prospective families to learn more about Snowsports at Shore, the Interschools Competition and the registration process. There is also the opportunity to meet with parents who are experienced with the sport.

Interschools Event Dates In 2020, the Shore Snowsports Team will compete at the following Interschools event:

• Travelplan Ski Sydney Regional Championships - July 14-18 @ • Perisher • Subaru NSW/ACT/QLD State Championships - August 24-29 @ Thredbo • Subaru Australian Championships - September 9-13 @ Perisher

2020 Snowsports Training Camp The training camp is a fantastic opportunity for boys to spend time and train together under the guidance of professional instructors. I have tentatively arranged twenty beds for this year’s camp at The Man From Snowy River at Perisher and will send another email early next week regarding this, with the offer of places for the camp and more details. Parents who have been involved in the camp will attest that this initial phase of planning can come down to the line in terms of timing as booking windows for accommodation can close quickly. Please start thinking about the camp now so that you can put forward a sincere application.

Cross Country Skiing It would be fantastic to build our Cross Country Ski discipline more. On the back of four fantastic seasons, I would encourage families to enquire about this discipline. With the camp in Perisher this year, there may be some opportunity for Cross Country Training in July if snow and interest permits.

Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions.

Mr W J Payne MIC Snowsports

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Saturday 29 February

Last weekend the Shore Boat Club travelled to the Lane Cove River to take part in the iconic annual Riverview “Gold Cup” Regatta. This was a special moment for the Shore Boatshed as it is the only regatta where the whole boatshed, from the Year 8 Quads to the 1st VIII, compete on the same day in the same location.

The day got underway with the Year 8 Quads completing another clean sweep of their races. This was made extra special by the fact that the draws were done on the current standing in the point score, meaning that the top four crews were drawn in Division 1 of each category. This regatta marks the fifth regatta in a row where this squad has been able to sweep the field. With one more regatta to go the men of the Year 8 Quads could create a little bit of their own history next weekend.

The Year 9 quads continued the theme when their races got underway with only the Year 9 3rd boat having to contend with some pretty rough race conditions as they finished in 2nd place. I know this crew will be determined to finish their season on a high next week with hopefully some fairer conditions. The Year 9 1st Quad continued their impressive run this season with a win in their category despite breaking an oar on the way to start line.

The Year 10 VIII raced next and had to contend with a course that was deteriorating rapidly as the day went on. The 3rd and 4th Year 10 crews both recorded a 2nd place in their races and both had to deal with some serious speedboat wash as they came down the course. The 2nd Year 10 crew recorded a very tight win in their category against a very spirited Newington College combination, just getting over the line .83 of second in front of the opposition. The 1st Year 10 boat came into the regatta knowing that they had improved through the week. This was on show as they qualified for the A final in some tricky conditions in front of the Scots and Joeys combinations who had beaten them in the previous regatta. In the A final the crew set their sights on the next placed boat in the Newington crew and recorded a great performance to finish in front of them.

The GPS Squad took to the line next and raced in what would be the worst conditions of the day. By this time the tide had swung and the wind had picked up making it a coxswain’s nightmare. The 5th IV and 4th IV raced in the same category and I am very pleased to report that the 4th IV recorded a very spirited victory over the home course favourites. The crew of Dan Fatseas, Tom Arrand, Henry Petterson, Fin Oxenham and George Bishop rounded the turning boy in 2nd place but a very spirited push saw them go through the Riverview boat to record a great win. I should also point out that Bryan Wong showed great bravery to tackle the hardest coxswain’s course in just his second regatta!!! Well done, Bryan!

The 3rd IV came under fire very early in their A final after a brilliant performance in their heat, having a collision out of the starting blocks with the crew that was drawn next to them. Whilst the crew was able to recover they had lost too much ground to the Riverview combination, having to settle for 2nd position.

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The 2nd IV had one of the standout races of the day recording a very impressive winning margin. The crew of Ashton Lyne, Jackson Knight, Charlie Boyd, Jonah Edlington and a very spirited Alex Peterson, rounded the turn buoy with a slight margin they continued to build on once all the crews straightened up, finishing with a great 6 second margin in some very tricky conditions.

The 1st IV had heard of the margin recorded by the 2 boat, and were determined to not give their training rivals bragging rights. They came out of the blocks like a crew possessed and under the watchful stare of Garry Uebergang they rounded the turning buoy and dramatically lifted the beat to record a very impressive 13 second margin. One of the largest of the day.

The GPS VIII finished off the program for the Shore Boat club but this time it was the 1st VIII that raced first due to the schedule of events being a little different. This was a very satisfying day for the Shore 1st VIII as they were coming off a narrow defeat at the hands of The King’s School and were determined to take steps forward. The crew of Declan Glendinning, Thomas Livingstone, William Delaney, Oliver Chapman, Angus Myerscough, Tom Odell, Fin Hancock and Oli Wilson followed newly appointed stroke seat Ben Brunker into battle and the crew was able to round the turning buoy in first position, from where they held off a very spirited Scots College crew to record a solid victory.

The 2nd VIII was our last race of the day and by the time they came down the course it better resembled a washing machine than a race course. This didn’t deter the crew who were determined to take down the home track favourites in the Riverview crew. The Shore boat definitely handled the tricky conditions well as they hit the turning buoy slightly ahead of the Riverview boat. Here it was a straight line drag race and under the excellent rhythm set by stoke Harry Nielson, the men from North Sydney were able to take the victory.

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AAGPS SWIMMING CARNIVAL NO 2 FEBRUARY 28, SOPAC

Prior to warm up Mr Wells introduced new super coach Bash Zidan to the team on pool deck. His services have been engaged to prepare the boys for the final GPS Carnival on 27 March .

Swimming got off to a good start with the following place getters:

50m Freestyle Age 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 12 Years Lachlan Svensson 1st 13 Years Shore 1st 13 Years Jack Pollitt 3rd Daniel Becker, Jack Pollitt, 14 Years Isaac Edwards 3rd 50m Breaststroke Nick Riley, Paul Russell, 14 Years Shore 3rd 12 Years Lachlan Svensson 1st 50m Backstroke Zachary Izzard, Charlie Ashton, Isaac Edwards, Duncan Cowan 12 Years Fraser Pandit 2nd 15 Years Shore 2nd 13 Years Nick Riley 3rd Corrie Sloan, Lachie Clayton, 17 Years Jonathan Woodcock 3rd Harrison Underhill, Edward Simonds 18 Years Declan Guildea 1st 16 Years Shore 3rd 200m Butterfly Ned Ritchens, Luke Guildea, Junior Isaac Edwards 2nd Toby Brandon-Cooper, Hunter Shepherd 17 Years Shore 2nd Lachlan Smith, William Bingham, Jake Bailey, Jonathan Woodcock

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Between the non-point scoring events a number of Championship point scoring races were run with some excellent swims by the following boys:

Championship 50m Freestyle 12 Years Fraser Pandit 1st 13 Years James Bestic 3rd 16 Years Hunter Shepherd 2nd 17 Years Sam Myles 1st 18 Years James McArdle 2nd

Championship 50m Butterfly 12 Years Fraser Pandit 2nd 18 Years James McArdle 2nd

Championship 400m Freestyle Junior Isaac Edwards 3rd

Championship 4 x 50m Medley Relay Senior Shore 3rd Declan Guildea, Jake Bailey, James McArdle, Sam Myles Senior Swimmers

Special mention must be made of the gruelling swims by Toby Brandon-Cooper in the Intermediate 400m Freestyle and Hamish Myles in the Senior 400 Freestyle.

The Swimming Team is back at SOPAC this Friday March 6 for AAGPS Carnival No 3. Currently Shore is placed 2nd in the Junior Division, 5th in the Intermediate Division and 3rd in the Senior Division.

MIC Swimming Mr M Wells

Rugby Referees Required 2020

With the Rugby season upon us we are after parents/old boys who are interested in refereeing school fixtures at Northbridge.

The School is hosting a referee course on Sunday 15 March for people interested in gaining the qualification. Courses available at other locations in the coming months.

Any interested persons please contact MIC Rugby Referees Andrew Lees at: [email protected]

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Saturday 29 February

The annual “Battle of the Boards” surfing tag team contest between Knox and Shore took place at Long Reef beach on Saturday morning. The light wind made for clean waves but the conditions were tricky with a shallow bank due to the recent lagoon opening, and a long period swell. Both Knox and Shore had two teams of 6 surfers. The tag team format gives each team 72 minutes to catch their 12 waves (2 waves per surfer) with each surfer’s second wave score doubled. Each surfer had roughly 12 minutes to catch their two waves, but if they took longer they would eat into their team mates’ time. Teams that finished all 6 surfers within the time limit would score a bonus point depending on their finishing position.

For the first time Shore A (62.5pts) defeated Knox A (60pts) in a very close contest. The Shore B team (45.5 pts) also surfed strongly to record a strong 3rd place over Knox B (37.5pts).

Shore A Surfer Wave 1 Wave 2 (score doubled) Total score Olly Petty 3 2.5 (5) 8 Will Kemp 5 3.5 (7) 12 Angus White 3.25 6 (12) 15.25

Tom Hawke 5.5 3 (6) 11.5 Will Kefford 1.5 2(4) 5.5 Hunter Black 2.25 2.5 (5) 7.25 Team finish bonus 3 Team Score 62.5 pts

Team Score 60 pts Knox A

Surfer Wave 1 Wave 2 (score doubled) Total score Shore B Peter Steyne 2 3 (6) 8 Dex O’Connor 3 3.5(7) 10 Finn Kennedy 2 1 (2) 4 Ben Cody-Osborne 3.5 3.5(7) 10.5 Lachie Warner 2 2(4) 6 Hugh Carney 2 1(2) 4

Team Bonus 1 Team Score 45.5 pts

Team Score 60 pts Knox B

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Saturday 29 February

Week 5 of the GPS Basketball Competition saw Shore travel to Hunters Hill to play Joeys in a full school fixture. It was a fantastic day of Basketball with some excellent games throughout the age groups.

The 2nds came into the game after a great result against Scots. With a lighter week of training the team was fresh and ready to take on an improved Joey’s team. Shore came out of the blocks strongly with James O’Donnell and Billy Minnett establishing their presence inside early. Defensively, the Shore boys were suffocating, holding Joeys scoreless in the first quarter. The defence never let up with Shore securing some easy scores in transition after disrupting the Joey’s team on the offensive end. Charlie Eggleton led by example playing hard- nosed defence at one end and shooting the ball extremely well from the 3 point line at the other. The 2nds never looked like losing and were able to cruise to victory with a 71-23 win. Charlie Eggleton was a leader scoring with 12 points, while James O’Donnell had 12 points of his own along with 8 rebounds.

The 1sts came into this game after a valiant effort against Scots. The team knew they had a tough game ahead of them as Joeys have been the strong improvers of the competition. Early on the lead fluctuated between the two teams, with both teams shooting the ball well from three. Shore established a lead in the second quarter through hard work on the defensive end and a great job rebounding the ball. The Shore team were able to maintain their lead throughout the next few quarters with Joeys making some small runs to keep the game close. The game came down to the final few minutes with the Shore team making some big shots down the stretch and winning 88-83. Luke Vrcelj had a great game with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Charlie Cadwallader chipped in with his best game of the season tallying up 18 points and 15 rebounds.

This week the 1sts and 2nds take on Grammar away from home; 2nds tip off at 10.00am with the 1sts at 11.15am.

Player of the Week - Isaac Foote (16A’s) Isaac was once again a standout performer for the 16A in their convincing win over Joeys. Isaac had taken his game to the next level scoring from everywhere on the court. He has also done an excellent job defensively usually on the other team’s best player, so well done Isaac!

Team of the Week - 13E The 13E played an exciting and up tempo brand of Basketball over the weekend. Implementing their new full court press against an unsuspecting Joey’s team the E’s were able to run all over them in the second half. A great win for the boys!

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Age Group Week 5 (2020) record Season record (W-D-L) 13’s 5-3 11-5 14’s 5-3 32-1-45 15’s 3-5 44-1-35 16’s 5-3 54-2-17 Opens 4-8 63-3-59 TEAM Opponent Result Score Top Scorer Points 1sts Joeys W 88-83 L.Vrcelj 21 2nds Joeys W 71-23 C.Eggleton, J.O'Donnell 12 3rds Joeys W 44-28 S.Metelovski, A.Cowan 11 4ths Joeys L 28-51 A.Wilson 8 5ths Joeys L 20-61 B.Windsor 5 6ths Joeys L 25-36 S.Officer 4 7ths Joeys L 29-31 M.Coakley 8 8ths Joeys W 22-20 W.Burton 6 9ths Joeys L 20-48 Z.Douglas 11 10ths Joeys L 18-21 Z.Cuddy 5 11ths Joeys L 22-31 J.Akayan 6 12ths Joeys L 13-33 B.McHugh 4 16As Joeys W 54-29 I.Foote 25 16Bs Joeys W 55-37 D.Davies 12 16Cs Joeys W 36-23 S.Margarian 10 16Ds Joeys L 25-36 B.Nicholl 6 16Es Joeys W 36-23 J.Bayliss-Smith 14 16Fs Joeys L 29-33 C.Wilson 10 16Gs Joeys W 32-12 B.Howarth 12 16Hs Knox L 11-49 A.Gruzin 5 15As Joeys W 35-30 J.Barnes 10 15Bs Joeys L 22-23 O.Chang 8 15Cs Joeys W 31-23 M.Scougall 6 15Ds Joeys L 21-23 S.Widdis 6 15Es Joeys L 20-29 K.McDonald, L.Banks 4 15Fs Joeys W 35-5 C.McDonald 6 15Gs Joeys L 17-19 M.Elvy 4 15Hs Riverview L 6-68 G.Davis 4 14As Joeys W 55-30 O.Arnold 14 14Bs Joeys L 33-49 R.Cope 10 14Cs Joeys W 58-27 F.Abbott 14 14Ds Joeys W 48-28 D.Aifantis 12 14Es Joeys W 58-18 H.Bergin 12 14Fs Knox L 22-24 K.Lomas 12 14G's Knox W 33-6 C.Corbett-Jones 4 14H's Knox L 27-28 G.Watt, W.Smith 4 13As Joeys L 25-26 O.Smith, J.Saunders-Greene 5 13Bs Joeys W 48-11 E.Qiao 10 13Cs Joeys W 31-10 A.Yates 8 13Ds Joeys W 23-16 A.Stanberg 4 13Es Joeys W 30-11 T.Cross 11 13Fs Joeys W 20-12 G.Williams 8 13G's Knox L 18-30 J.Moles 10 13H's Knox L 7-20 A.Lord 6 Friday, 6 March 2020 Page 135

2020 Buru Immersion - Expressions of interest

Since 2013 Shore has been undertaking immersions to the Buru and Bana homeland in far north Queensland. The immersion has become a key component of Shore’s service programme.

Shore, in partnership with Red Earth, is planning another service trip for Yea 11 Students to the Buru and Bana homelands in the September – October holiday period this year. The dates will be Saturday 26 September to Sunday 4 October and the trip will consist of working on a sustainable project for the local community, spending time with the indigenous elders to learn about their culture and interacting with the families and especially the children of Wujal Wujal and Bana homeland.

The Buru homeland is an area on the northern fringe of the Daintree Rainforest, about 2 hours south- west of the Aboriginal community of Wujal Wujal. It is an isolated and remote area, cut off for much of the year by rain and flooding. While services are all but non-existent, Buru is a place revered by the local traditional owners. Bana Yarralji is a small homeland between Cooktown and Wujal Wujal. It contains only a handful of families, many who have just recently moved back to their traditional land after a successful and prolonged native title claim. The families still maintain ties to tradition, placing a heavy emphasis on the gathering of bush tucker and learning the native language. It is one of the only places in the world to still have wild tree kangaroos.

Our group will be camping in a central area of the Buru homeland, known as the Healing Centre, for the majority of the trip and we will be working near this site. During Term II the boys will be asked to fund-raise in order to pay for the building materials we will be using whilst working on our project. The group will do some hiking and swimming as we explore the local area and learn about the indigenous culture of the region.

Red Earth is an organisation that fosters partnerships between schools and remote Indigenous Australia. It does this by giving students the opportunity to volunteer on a project from which local people truly benefit. The aim of the organisation is that schools will maintain a long-lasting connection to the land and to the people. Its vision is to connect schools to communities and communities to schools; a connection based on shared enthusiasm, shared hopes and shared experiences. More information is available on www.reo.net.au

• The cost of the trip will be approximately $3,450 per boy. • A parent and son information evening will be held at Shore in the Playfair Hall on • Wednesday 18 March, from 5.30 – 6.15pm. • If you are interested, please register your name with Mr Hogan by Friday 6 March.

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