The Shore Weekly Record

Friday, 29 March 2019 Volume LXXX Term 1 Week 9

Headmaster’s Assembly Address

Embracing the Other

This week in a number of ways we have been women and children escape to Switzerland. observing Harmony Week. With today Some were arrested and executed. The State officially Harmony Day, this is a theme which of Israel recognised the town, along with the seeks to capture the truth that human beings village of Nieuwlande in the Netherlands, have more in common than they have issues with the title Righteous Among the Nations. which divide them. This is more important This is a title given to gentiles who helped than usual in our consciousness given the Jews during this terrible time. terrifying and horrific events of last Friday in What do we learn? First of all, the Christchurch, not to mention some of the townspeople accepted and actively welcomed nonsensical responses we have seen. and protected the Jews. Toleration would From our perspective as a Christian School, have been passive and these frightened we start from the biblical truth that every refugees needed more than toleration. The human being is created as “in the image of people acted with honour according to their God”. This gives each person an intrinsic ideals. It is one thing to think bravely, another worth regardless of ability or disability, to act on it. They also saw what united them gender, race or class. It also means for the to the Jews, a common humanity. They Christian community that our responsibility is continue the tradition today in reaching out to to accept others for who they are, not simply refugees and history now honours them for tolerate them. their compassion and courage. What more

could we desire for our memory? One of the most inspiring stories of what this might look like comes from the little town of This opportunity sits also with each of us: to Le Chambon-sur-Lignon in the Haute Loire of look on another person who is not like us and France. The town has been a Huguenot to embrace them as an image bearer of God. (French Protestant) town since the 17th Whatever their difference may be, can we act Century and as such the people had suffered with compassion and courage to do what is much persecution. In WWII, the town was in right? Embrace the other person. Vichy France, a collaborationist regime with Nazi Germany. The townspeople, led by their pastor, André Trocmé, sheltered Jews fleeing Dr TA Wright persecution and death camps. They opened Headmaster their homes to complete strangers of a different faith; they risked death to assist men,

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Academic List Holiday Workshops

HEADMASTER’S AWARD FOR Holiday Workshops will be offered, from ACADEMIC MERIT Thursday 11 April, to Year 12 boys for the upcoming vacation. These have proven MWP Suttor- Year 9 (RN) successful in providing boys with structure RTD Tamu - Year 9 (RN) which complements their individual study BC Utteridge - Year 9 (MS) programmes. JG Banks - Year 9 (PE) For 10 accumulated Credit Points Each three hour Holiday Workshop session will consist of coverage of important HSC topics in

that subject. A mix of strategies will be used in

order to maximise learning: revision lecture,

Chapel Notice structured tutorial and discussion. Workshops will generally be limited to a minimum of seven Sunday 31 March and a maximum of approximately 20 boys. A fee of $65 (which includes GST) will be charged Morning Prayer : 9.00am per (3 hour) workshop, which represents Preacher : Joshua Hesford excellent value compared to externally run HSC Leader : Rev Paul Dudley lecture courses. Boys are encouraged strongly to Reading : Acts 17:24-31 make good use of the workshops and are House on Duty : School House expected to stay to the end of each workshop.

10.00am Baptism of A Schell A selection form will be handed to each boy in 10.45am Baptism of H Verheem Year 12 and is to be returned to Ms. Lamb, Director of Studies Secretary. Boys may choose as many sessions as they like. Every attempt Duke of Edinburgh Award will be made to accommodate all boys, but it might be necessary to restrict the number of boys in a particular workshop, depending upon demand. This will be done on a first come first served basis.

Charges will be made to the next fee statement on a no-refund basis.

A list of all available workshops will be available through the school’s portal, Lampada, from Friday, 22 March.

Boys will not be required to wear school uniform. Boys are not encouraged to drive to school for the workshops. However, if they do drive they are not allowed to park on school property under any circumstances.

We do hope that each boy will participate in the workshops, which, according to boys in the Classes of 1999-2018, contributed well to Old Boys Adam Beale and Zac Drysdale their success at the HSC examinations. received their Gold D of E Awards from the Governor of NSW at Government House I M Middleton Assistant Director of Studies Friday, 29 March 2019 Page 241

Shore Debating

ISDA Round : Dates for the Diary

Shore v PLC Sydney

29 March Year 10 Parents Morning Tea Shore hosted PLC Sydney for a riveting night 30 April Parent Seminar - Judith Locke of debating last Friday. Well done to the 1 May Parent Seminar - Judith Locke Senior As who now have some runs on the 17 May Tennis Day board. They were convincing in their Shore Parent Community - for what’s on this assertions that we should allow people to opt week - click on the link below out of paying tax to give money to charity http://www.shore.nsw.edu.au/essential-links/shore- instead. Senior Bs also had a victory on this parents-newsletter/shore-parents-association-news topic, making their scorecard 4 wins from 5 debates.

Year 9 and 10 debaters argued that businesses should be able to fire employees based on their social media posts. While there was a little confusion about what were inappropriate social media posts, both debates engaged with the harms and benefits on both sides. Well done to the Year 9s; commiserations to the Year 10s.

Year 7 and 8 teams affirmed the topic ‘that parents should not buy luxury items for their kids.’ These debates were characterised by cohesive cases on both sides and some Monday, 13 May outstanding analysis of the issues 4.00pm - 6.00pm at Shore involved. Well done to both Shore teams for their wins on the night. All students (Shore and neighbouring schools in the Lower North Shore area) are invited to come along to meet with over 50 tertiary exhibitors. For more information contact Alexandra Macaulay, Alumni Manager, [email protected] or 02 9956 1123

Scribes Needed

No experience is necessary. For further information contact Marg Sproule in Educational Services Ph. 9956 1105 or email MS P HORSLEY MIC Debating [email protected]

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Dear Parents and Year 11 students,

Last week in Chapel the boys and staff heard about the work of International Care Ministries in the Philippines from boys and staff who were part of Shore’s eighth trip in 2018.

At the end of the year we will again be organising a trip to the island of Negros for Year 11 students to work alongside ICM. The aim of the trip is for the boys to grow in their understanding of poverty in the developing world and to come to a fresh understanding of the privileges that we enjoy at home in Australia. The boys have the opportunity to experience another culture and to think of new ways in which they may be able to support those in need as they move beyond high school.

For further information on ICM and their work in the Philippines please visit www.caremin.com

Dates: Wednesday 27 November – Friday 06 December (Boys will miss sport on 30 November) NB: Boys in contention for GPS Sports Teams/Crews and Cadet Leaders are not eligible for this trip due to commitments on Sat 30 November & Sun 01 December.

Location: Bacolod, Philippines

Costs: $3350 (approx.) includes all airfares, internal transport in the Philippines, accommodation, most meals. (Price linked to any fluctuation in exchange rates).

Parent/Student Information Evening 6:00pm - Thursday 4 April; Room 7102 (French Classroom) The meeting will last for approximately 30 minutes with time enough to allow families attend the Musical

Organisers:

Brett Kriedemann [email protected] 9923-2277 (Via Reception) Nick Foord [email protected] 9900-4753 (direct)

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Congratulations  Senior Strings who performed at Information Morning to 2020 Year 7 boys and their families.

Maestro of the Week Awards go to…..  Alexander Gilchrist for his attention to the conductor and improvement in Orchestra  James Petty and David Myerscough for preparedness during the musical orchestra rehearsals.  Tom Martyn for his leadership and performance in Guitar Ensemble  Ben Henchman and Charlie Cross for leadership and hard work in the Musical

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Rehearsals are underway for the Musical Orchestra. Tickets are selling fast! This is a wonderful opportunity for your sons to see Shore boys collaborating and sharing their musical, acting, staging and lighting talents with the added convenience of it being held at school. Tickets can be booked via Trybookings at https://www.trybooking.com/ZGJO

Musical cast, crew and orchestra: GPS Swimming

GPS Swimming Friday 29 March – Year 11 compulsory - boys in the Musical (Cast, Crew and Orchestra) are excused as required

House Music Awards Each year an opportunity for feedback by an adjudicator is Music Awards Tuesday 2 April March Day 3 given to all students who learn an instrument. This year, Mr 11.40am Year 9 Music WJP Devendran Gopalasamy will be our adjudicator and he has a Lunch Lunch 1.15pm Year 12 Music 2 SKR wealth of experience particularly from his previous role as 2.00pm Year 7 set 2 KIB Head of Performing Arts at Riverview. Students’performances 3.00pm All will be scored and from his feedback, students from different Wednesday 3 April Day 4 10.50am Year 8 Set 1 SKR Houses will be selected to perform during Tutor period time in 11.40am Break Term 2. If you would like to take this opportunity, please sign Lunch All 1.15pm Year 11 Music 1 KIB up for a 5-minute time slot in the Music Department. 2.00pm Year 12 Music 1 PID

3.00pm All Upcoming Concerts/Events: 4.00pm Finish Thursday 4 April Day 5 27 March – Concert Group: City Recital Hall: Phrasing and 11.40pm Year 10 PID/SIW Form with Lior Lunch Lunch 28 March - 30 March and 3 April - 6 April ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ 1.15pm Year 8 Set 2 PID Friday 5 April 2 April - 5 April Music Awards heats Day 6

10.30am Year 7 Set 1 WJP 11.20am Break Lunch All 1.15pm Year 10 PID 2.00pm Year 11 Music 2 SKR KIM BARBER 3.00pm All 4.00pm Finish Head of Music

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TERM 1 WEEK 9 SHORE WEEKLY RECORD

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Contents Editorial LC Graham MAXimum redundancy Secretarial

SO Leopold The ultimate preview of the 2019 AFL season Culture

DJ Low Lab-grown leg of lamb

Politics JJH Brice The day democracy died

Culture JJH Ku The past and future of shopping

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Editorial MAXimum redundancy L.C Graham he Boeing 737 is a mainstay of today’s a few things. skies, transporting hundreds of millions of passengers on over 15,000 aircraft from Other aircraft manufacturers are no stranger to accidents T such as these, especially where dependency is shifted 1967 to today. It accounts for more than 70% of the air travel here in Australia, with both mainline carriers onto a computer system. Back in 1999, on their first Qantas and Virgin Australia operating a combined fleet iteration of the also notable A320, Airbus’ fly-by-wire of 145 airframes. Boeing has produced updated and system (where digital computer inputs replace manual improved versions since the 1960’s, making gradual flying controls relying on steel cables) resulted in an technological improvements to increase fuel efficiency accident at the Habsheim Air show, causing three and passenger comfort. Their most recent release, the fatalities. After experiencing a similar grounding Boeing 737 MAX Series (-8, -9, and -10 variants), has (although not on the same scale), Airbus updated their been involved in some controversy after two crashes. systems to ensure a similar incident would not happen again. Both of these crashes have occurred within only months of each other, with Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines The aviation industry has gotten better at learning from experiencing crashes in October 2018 and March 2019 its mistakes, and most, if not all, have not been repeated respectively. Tragedies nonetheless, but these crashes since their original accidents. A notable example would have catalysed something far greater. After the latter be the cargo door issues that plagued the McDonnell incident, regulatory aviation authorities and airlines Douglas DC-10 through the early 1970’s. The cargo around the world progressively grounded the aircraft, door failed to latch on two occasions, with both opening with the United States’ Federal Aviation Administration in flight on an American Airlines and on an Turkish being one of the last bodies to do so. These groundings Airlines flight. These incidents pointed out the have resulted in significant disruptions to not only importance of redundancy and failsafes, which have aircraft operations, but also passengers’ travel plans (in been implemented in almost every system on an aircraft the short term at least), with flights cancelled and routes today. disrupted temporarily. Air safety has, without a doubt, improved over the While the investigations for these crashes are still in years. However, as these incidents have pointed out, their preliminary stages, they both point towards a piece there is still some way to go to take air travel from one of equipment that has recently been introduced on these of the safer forms of transport to the safest form of MAX models – the Manoeuvring Characteristics transport. Augmentation System (MCAS). This system was introduced in order to help avoid stalling the aircraft (the loss of lift occurring as an aircraft flies with its nose pitched too high), by forcibly pushing the nose down. This system endangered another Lion Air flight operated by the same airframe that crashed a day later, however, a pilot on standby was able to disable the system. I am speculating here that on the information available, it appears the MCAS (and the subsequent failure of the pilots to disable it) was the cause of both crashes. However, before everyone takes on a crusade against flying ever again, I would like to point out

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Secretarial The ultimate preview of the 2019 AFL season SO Leopold ooty is back, and after a few nights 4th place: Demons contemplating what to do with your life, F you now have another reason to get up in Very good midfield with many rising stars of the the morning: Aussie Rules. competition. Adding down back will be a huge acquisition, alongside returning mid- As some of you may know, round 1 was last weekend season. Forward line remains up in the air with Hogan and what a round it was. We saw some brilliant games leaving, but they should still be able to score well and some huge upsets that really no one saw coming. despite the disappointing loss to Port Adelaide. Collingwood lost to a Geelong team which seemingly looked to be dropping down the ladder this season, the 5th place: GWS Giants highly favoured Demons couldn’t outrun the young Port side, the Doggies knocked off the Swans, and even Despite losing , they will remain a chance Brisbane beat the reigning premiers, West Coast. All of at the top four if they stay injury-free. Phil Davis is one this combined and I have produced a ladder from 1st to of the best full-backs in the league and Lachie 8th along with some other predictions as to what this Whitfield plays a very nice brand of football. Their season entails (although it’s probably a certainty that midfield is dominant and I can see them scoring very 95% of this will be incorrect). well this season, as highlighted on the weekend against Essendon. 1st place: Richmond Tigers

Set to be a dominant force in 2019, adding further forward depth with Tom Lynch alongside a strong midfield. Sadly, they lost to an ACL tear last weekend, but I am banking on their ability to fill this void with some new talent and finish as the minor premiers for 2019, although it will be very close.

2nd place:

Losing to Brisbane was not a good start but their dominance at Optus Stadium should mean almost no losses at home and they will be able to knock off a lot of teams on their home turf. Set for another big season and are looking like they could chase another flag.

3rd place: Collingwood Magpies

Have the best midfield in the competition, as well as some very strong young talents in De Goey and Stephenson. playing off Centre Half-Back looks to be very effective and they will be a dominant force at the MCG.

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highlighted they have the potential to finish top 8. 6th place: Hawthorn Hawks THE REST: A lot of people are writing off Hawthorn for the 9th: Essendon season because of the loss of Tom Mitchell, however 10th: Sydney I think they will surprise a lot of people and that was 11th: Port Adelaide seen last weekend with their win against the Crows in 12th: Geelong Cats Adelaide. looks like he could have a 13th: huge breakout year and controls their 14th: North Melbourne backline. 15th: Carlton 16th: Fremantle 7th place: Adelaide Crows 17th: St Kilda 18th: Gold Coast This is where it is really, really hard to pick. Adelaide have already lost Tom Doedee to an ACL injury, and Other Predictions: Richard Douglas did his ankle in the first game. They have previously had horror runs with injuries but I Premier: Richmond Tigers think they either perform super well or fail miserably. Their midfield is actually one of the best in the : competition. With the Crouch brothers fit and in form, they can even push for top 4, and the flag. : Josh Kennedy (WCE)

8th place: Rising Star:

Call me crazy. But this team is good, really good. Surprise All-Australian: They have some of the best young talent in the game right now. They are well-coached, disciplined and Big call: to become the Swans’ most they have created a great culture with some top-notch important player talent, and beating the reigning premiers really

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Science Lab-grown leg of lamb? DJ Low

he future of the meat-industry is contentious. apparently, in the works and aims to actually make non- As our global population continues to climb, slaughtered meat non-slaughtered meat. T statistics show that production won’t be able to meet demand in the near future if we Continually, many see lab-cultured meat a desirable continue at our current rate of consumption. alternative, or at least a supplement to traditional farming that would enable supply-lines to keep up with I’d like you, the reader, to imagine for a second meat- demand. Last year, billionaire venture capitalists like production not taking place outdoors in grassy fields but Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and Virgin's Richard inside petri-dishes within labs where white-coats Branson, invested undisclosed amounts in Memphis replace farm boots. It sounds very new-age, but "clean Meats. meat" is growing in both popularity and possibility and may also be a viable solution for keeping up with the desire for a juicy burger. "Put simply, there's no way to produce enough meat for 9 billion people (by 2050). Yet we can't ask everyone to become vegetarians. That's why we need more options One company, JUST Foods, is taking part in a meat- for producing meat without depleting our resources," based arms race to be the first biotech company to Bill Gates wrote on his blog. provide lab grown meat to the masses. However, Professor Robyn Warner from the University of The CSIRO says livestock farming could represent up Melbourne questions its claims to bring certain forms of to 18 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, while meat to the table of consumers. the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation says farming accounts for 70 per cent of global fresh "I don't think we will ever get to replicating a whole water use. A University of Oxford study found that a steak or lamb chop, although I'm happy to be proven viable clean meat industry, when compared to wrong… At the moment we can replicate a ground meat traditional farming, could result in up to 96 per cent product, like a hamburger, but meat is a complex lower greenhouse gas emissions, 96 per cent less water structure comprised of muscle cells, embedded within and between 7 and 45 per cent less energy consumption. connective tissue which has capillaries and blood vessels and fat cells, and the flavour of meat comes from 750 compounds." I’ll let you come to your own conclusions on this matter, but there seems to be both proponents and Along with the inability to recreate certain parts of an opponents to this topic. If executed correctly though, I animal, the cost of lab-grown meat production is personally see the potential for a bright future in meat- outstanding. The first lab grown burger patty, made by farming and, consequentially, a nice leg of lamb on my Dutch scientist Mark Post in 2013, cost around dinner plate in fifty years’ time. $AU400,000 to produce. In saying this, a Silicon Valley start-up named Memphis Meats, who last year claimed to have made duck and chicken meat from stem cells, said it now costs $AU6,000 to make 1 kilogram of meat. One reason why the price is so high is because the nutrient mix that the stem cells feed on in the growing process is expensive. The mix contains a serum known as Foetal Bovine Serum (FBS), which is made from the blood of an unborn calf; the foetus of the calf, ironically, also dies in the extraction process. However, development of a less-costly synthetic formula is,

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Politics JJH Brice BREXIT: The Day Democracy Died?

“rexit was supposed to be a moment of national catharsis. Instead, it is about to go “B down as the greatest fraud perpetrated upon the British people.” On Monday, the House of Commons in England will take control of the process of reversion of the Brexit referendum, and the world famous decision will be changed. Everything that all the people were promised during the 2016 referendum was a lie. The people were told the vote would be honoured. So much for that. Betraying democracy, and ensuring that the trust of the people is lost. Three years ago on the 29th of March, 2016, the Brexit referendum occurred across all of the UK. Three years it has been since the government failed to leave the European Union. Here we stand, and England is still in a national crisis where the government is unable to make a decision (shocker) on whether to uphold their decision. Never before in the modern world has there been an instance where the democratic mandate has been defied. You appoint governments to carry out your wishes. That’s democracy. If you instruct them to do something that they don’t, that’s autocracy- not democracy. In Britain we had a civil war in the 1650’s for the same thing. Is it different worldwide? If faced with this decision, what would Australia do? But, at the end of it all, what’s the point of having the referendum? Can the people truly put their trust in a false government which falsely promises the rights that democracy entails? Tomorrow, each and every promise will be garbage in the mouths of those in the Commons chamber. A fundamental principle of our democracy is that elected representives are held up to criticism. And while she may have been a bit clumsy, Theresa May was right. MPs were issued an instruction by the people. With the complexity of the process of Brexit, there is no true way to simplify it. But, the message that democracy gave was clear. The MPs were told to withdraw the UK from the EU. So much for that. Of course, they refused. Granted 1000 days to reach a consensus on how they would leave, they didn’t have the courage nor the national duty nor the respect for the people to construct one. But, a process driven by public resentment rendered voters powerless. Politicians know best, and the referendum result being torn up by these people who so desperately believe that they know best. Shown in the Daily Mail’s great conspiracy narrative – ‘even if you vote to leave, they will never let you’. If it was not for the egotistical natures of some politicians around Britain, England would be leaving the European Union in 5 days time, on the 29th of March. But, they just couldn’t help themselves. Brexit has finally broken Theresa May, despite how she put up such a valiant effort. I’m now truly starting to believe that there is more honour among thieves than politicians.

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Culture The past and future of shopping JJS Ku s unlikely as it sounds for a male to have a McDonalds or Coca-Cola were developed, along with hobby like shopping, going out to the mall still captivating mascots and logos. A is a large part of life of everyone who uses products (almost everyone.). As funny as it Now let's jump straight into the future. Unlike the past, sounds, shopping does have a history, and there are also we cannot exactly describe the future as we obviously predictions for its future. Although the present position as haven’t been there yet. However, the present is always shopping-cart bearer enforced by the tyrannical laws of moving into the future, and that is true in this case. Our dictator mothers might not be very interesting, it once trips with our mums to department stores are quickly was and will be again in a few decades time from now. fading; we have all seen enough eBay and Wish advertisements to know that our brick-and-mortar shops 1960s; the nostalgia centre for grandparents. Back when are quickly disappearing. Our shopping is heading to the they were our age, shopping was very different to the cart digital block. Our shopping is also speeding up; the -hauling nightmare we are battling today. normal delivery time is about 2 days. However, 25% of Appliance stores sold all of the high-tech; TVs, cameras, customers said that they would cancel over even a 1-day stereoplayers and radios. Common items that we see delivery time. As technology improves, and customer today like smartphones or data plans did not exist; they rates go higher, it is expected that drones will take up the belonged to the next couple of decades. delivery job, with expected times of two-hour deliveries. They also sold toasters, refrigerators and washing machines. However, not all physical stores would be eradicated. Of These items started selling in massive malls, where 95% those that remain, new systems would allow you to have of products were sold. This was due to more accessibility a more easy job shopping. You could know exact details with more effective ways of travel, such as better cars upon sales and if item is in stock, through apps that and buses. shuffle through shops to find an exact request. You also Much like reward systems in grocery stores today, many wouldn’t have to carry shopping bags, due to a system supermarkets offered stamps as an incentive to buy more that lets you try on and pay for items and have them goods. The stamps could them be traded in for gifts on a delivered to your house before you arrive. Fully catalogue. automated service would take hold of customer service, The decade was more famous for its advertising; the with robots using several languages to help customers 1960’s was a turning point for advertisements, with find an item, check them out and even replace security designers mastering the language of television ads, guards. appropriated the medium of photography and put an unprecedented amount of creativity in their works. Shopping may not be at the top of your to-do list, but just Famous lines and mottos for new brands such as you wait.

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The Major Rennie returns…….

Last weekend saw the AAGPS community gather on the banks of the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the running of the annual “Head of the River”. There was a lot of excitement in the lead up to this regatta as most of the six main “Head of the River” races had seen some extremely close finishes and margins.

The regatta got underway with a tough tussle in the 4th Year 10 VIII where the Shore crew, after having a lead in the early stages of the race, had to settle for 2nd Place behind the crew from St Joseph’s. The 3rd Year 10 VIII had another tough tussle with the St Joseph’s crew and similarly to the previous race surrendered the lead to the Hunters Hill School at the 1000m mark. The boys were able to repel advances from St Ignatius’ to record a well fought 2nd Place. The 2nd Year 10 VIII were again locked in a tight tussle at the 1000m with the Hunters Hill School but this time it was the Shore crew that was taking over control of the race with a very impressive third 500m which in turn helped them secure a great win and the first of the day. The 1st Year 10 VIII took to the course next and had to weather the storm early as Scots looked to take the lead early in the race. This was not going to be the case with the Shore crew establishing a lead through the second 250m of the course to then lead through each of the 500m stations and record a win of just under a boat length from the very impressive and improved combination from Sydney Grammar.

The Senior 3rdVIII raced next and showed why they were to be feared by establishing a great margin in the first 500m which they then developed into clear water by the 1000m mark. It was very impressive to see this crew move through the final 500m to record a very notable win by just over 8 seconds.

The GPS squad took to the water next for the first of the “Big 6” trophy events. The GPS 4th IV showed tremendous bravery to set up a boat length lead in the first 500m and from there the big diesel motor of Jackson Knight set up a very strong, long driven rhythm that enabled the Shore boat to extend their lead of the pack that was led by St Ignatius’. In the later stages of the race the crew of Sam Perryman, Thomas Cruikshank, Hamish Wilson, Jackson Knight and Ayden Robinson claimed the win by the biggest margin on the day – a very impressive 9.95 seconds to return the Penrith City Cup to Shore.

The GPS 3rd IV raced next and were involved in one of the tighter tussles of the day. The crew was able to establish a one second lead early in the race but then came under fire from the St Ignatius’ crew to see them lead by the narrowest of margins through the 1000m and 1500m mark. It was here that the crew of Hugo Kendrick Little, Jonah Edlington, Charlie Clift, Henry Robinson and Jock McClosky showed their steely determination with a very strong final 500m to move well ahead of the Riverview boat by an very impressive 4.6 seconds to record the win and return the Allan Callaway Trophy to the Shore School.

The GPS 2nd IV got off to a strong start but came under fire early from their season long rivals from Riverview with only a second separating the crews through the 500m and 1000m mark. It was here that unfortunately the crew from Riverview made their move and took the lead from the crew of James Kellahan, Nick Halliday, Wilton Martin, Charlie Murray and Alex Peterson. The Shore boat then found themselves locked in a battle with the very fast King’s School

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combination. Their bravery shone out at this stage as they were able to withstand the advances and earn the 2nd Place position.

The GPS 1st IV didn’t get away as well as they liked having to settle for 5th Place through th first 500m marker. This was just under 4 seconds behind the leader from the Scots College and that stayed the same through the second 500m as well. It was the third 500m where the crew of Jooya Kalantar, Will Hofman, Harrison Smallcombe, Harry Nielson and Michael Bartlett started their assault on the field, taking two positions through penultimate the 500m to come through the 1500m mark in 3rd position, just .64 of a second behind the fading Scots College crew who had to surrender their lead to Riverview. With 400m to go Scots had become a distant memory and the men from North Sydney began to barrel down on the Riverview boat who still had a two second advantage coming into the final 250m. With one last push the Shore crew had drawn just about level with their rivals but unfortunately had run out of time having to settle for 2nd Place, just .25 of a second behind the winners, Riverview.

The GPS 2nd VIII settled into the blocks and awaited the starter’s orders next. The crew of Austin Bogatez, James McArdle, Will Delaney, Oliver Chapman, Angus Myerscough, Jonathon Malcolm, Jonathon Atkinson, Tom Odell and Nick Dunlop had come through the last few weeks of the season showing great improvement and now it was time to cash in on that in the final race of the season. The first 500m went through in a blistering 1:25 split as the 2nd VIII made the most of the following tail breeze conditions to lead the field by an impressive two seconds. It was through the middle 1000m that the crew showed great maturity to hold strong and hold off the surges from The King’s School. The final 500m saw the crew extend their lead coming into the finish line and successfully defend the LC Robson Trophy. This is the fourth consecutive year that Shore has won this event.

The GPS 1st VIII was the final crew to race that day. It has been a tough but exciting season for the entire GPS field with some very close racing week in and week out – often with the result coming down to a photo finish. This was to be no different! In front of a huge crowd all cheering at the top of their lungs, eight schools started the race and traded blows for the entire 2000m. It really was one of the better races of the last few years with the potential winner coming from a number of possibilities. The Newington crew shot out of the blocks to be the early race leaders but this came at a cost as the field came up and enveloped them. By the finish of the first 1000m it was the blue canvas of the Timothy Wright boat from Shore that had fought through the pack to lead by the very slim margin of .11 of a second. The final 500m of the race was a wild flurry of effort and emotion as all crews proceeded to push for the line. The crew of Declan Glendinning, Sam Duckworth, Fin Hancock, James Sinclair, Will Austin, Max Pearce, Henry Elmslie, Andy Hoffmann and Nick Leijer had to make a decision to go with 200m remaining. They had built a narrow lead but were under fire from a very impressive crew from Kings. It was here, just like in Al Pacino’s famous speech in “Any Given Sunday”, the crew clawed their way back into the light to record a win and return the Major Rennie Trophy to North Sydney by an amazing .51 of a second.

I would like to thank all the students and families that came to support the rowers on their big day. It really does make a difference to the crews when they know that have an army of support behind them.

Glenn Bates - Rowing Master

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1st VIII finish

1st VIII with the Major Rennie Trophy

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2nd VIII finish

2nd VIII

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AAGPS SWIMMING COMPETITION

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Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre

Senior Team

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AAGPS SWIMMING 2019 – Competition Carnival No. 3

Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Friday 29 March 2019 – Start: 6.45pm

Pt Evt AGE EVENT SHORE

1 Open 50m Freestyle Multi-Class - 2 CIS * 13 50m Freestyle Division Duncan Cowan 3 CIS * 14 50m Freestyle Division Ed Simonds 4 CIS * 15 50m Freestyle Division Julian Teh 5 CIS * 16 50m Freestyle Division Hunter Hamish 6 CIS * 17 50m Freestyle Division Nathan Davis 7 CIS * 18 50m Freestyle Division Oliver Spanton 8 CIS * 12 50m Freestyle Championship Ed Baxter 9 CIS * 13 50m Freestyle Championship Zac Izzard 10 CIS * 14 50m Freestyle Championship Tom Wait 11 CIS * 15 50m Freestyle Championship Hunter Shepherd 12 CIS * 16 50m Freestyle Championship Sam Myles 13 CIS * 17 50m Freestyle Championship Declan Guildea 14 CIS * 18 50m Freestyle Championship Jack Spalvins 15 CIS * 13 50m Breaststroke Division Isaac Edwards 16 CIS * 14 50m Breaststroke Division Corrie Sloan 17 CIS * 15 50m Breaststroke Division Ayden Robinson 18 CIS * 16 50m Breaststroke Division Will Bingham 19 CIS * 17 50m Breaststroke Division Zac Green 20 CIS * 18 50m Breaststroke Division Jack Spalvins 21 CIS * 12 50m Breaststroke Championship Jack Pollitt 22 CIS * 13 50m Breaststroke Championship Zac Izzard 23 CIS * 14 50m Breaststroke Championship Tom Wait 24 CIS * 15 50m Breaststroke Championship Julian Teh 25 CIS * 16 50m Breaststroke Championship Jake Bailey 26 CIS * 17 50m Breaststroke Championship Cameron Scouller 27 CIS * 18 50m Breaststroke Championship Harrison Kennedy 28 CIS * 12 100m Freestyle Championship Jack Pollitt 29 CIS * 13 100m Freestyle Championship Zac Izzard 30 CIS * 14 100m Freestyle Championship Ed Simonds 31 CIS * 15 100m Freestyle Championship Hunter Shepherd 32 CIS * 16 100m Freestyle Championship Jake Bailey 33 CIS * 17 100m Freestyle Championship Declan Guildea 34 CIS * 18 100m Freestyle Championship Oliver Spanton 35 * 13 4 x 50m Medley Relay Championship Back - Zac Izzard Br - Charlie Ashton Fly – Isaac Edwards Free – Duncan Cowan Reserve: Hebblewhite 36 * 14 4 x 50m Medley Relay Championship Back – Tom Wait Br – Zac Warden Fly – Corrie Sloan Free – Ed Simonds Reserve: Hebblewhite / Underhill 37 * 15 4 x 50m Medley Relay Championship Back – Luke Guildea Br – Julian Teh Fly – Hunter Shepherd Free – Ned Ritchens Reserve: Robinson / Derbidge 38 * 16 4 x 50m Medley Relay Championship Back - Jonathan Woodcock Br – Jake Bailey Fly – Lachlan Smith Free – Sam Myles Reserve: Bingham / Hunter 39 * 17 4 x 50m Medley Relay Championship Back - Declan Guildea Br – Cameron Scouller Fly – James McArdle Free – Nathan Davis Reserve: Myles / Prowse 40 * 18 4 x 50m Medley Relay Championship Back – Dylan Smith Br – Harrison Kennedy Fly – Oliver Spanton Free – Jack Spalvins Reserve – Ohlsson

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Open 50m Multi-Class 41 42 CIS * 13 50m Backstroke Division Isaac Edwards 43 CIS * 14 50m Backstroke Division Corrie Sloan 44 CIS * 15 50m Backstroke Division Hunter Shepherd 45 CIS * 16 50m Backstroke Division Jonathan Woodcock 46 CIS * 17 50m Backstroke Division Hamish Myles 47 CIS * 18 50m Backstroke Division Oliver Spanton 48 CIS * 12 50m Backstroke Championship Jack Pollitt 49 CIS * 13 50m Backstroke Championship Zac Izzard 50 CIS * 14 50m Backstroke Championship Tom Wait 51 CIS * 15 50m Backstroke Championship Julian Teh 52 CIS * 16 50m Backstroke Championship Lachlan Smith 53 CIS * 17 50m Backstroke Championship Declan Guildea 54 CIS * 18 50m Backstroke Championship Dylan Smith 55 CIS * 13 50m Butterfly Division Isaac Edwards 56 CIS * 14 50m Butterfly Division Corrie Sloan 57 CIS * 15 50m Butterfly Division Luke Guildea 58 CIS * 16 50m Butterfly Division Will Bingham 59 CIS * 17 50m Butterfly Division Cameron Scouller 60 CIS * 18 50m Butterfly Division Hugo Ohlsson 61 CIS * 12 50m Butterfly Championship Jack Pollitt 62 CIS * 13 50m Butterfly Championship Zac Izzard 63 CIS * 14 50m Butterfly Championship Tom Wait 64 CIS * 15 50m Butterfly Championship Hunter Shepherd 65 CIS * 16 50m Butterfly Championship Lachlan Smith 66 CIS * 17 50m Butterfly Championship James McArdle 67 CIS * 18 50m Butterfly Championship Oliver Spanton 68 * 13 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay Championship Izzard, Zachary Edwards, Isaac Ashton, Charlie Cowan, Duncan Reserve: Hebblewhite 69 * 14 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay Championship Wait, Thomas Sloan, Corrie Hebblewhite, Tom Simonds, Edward Reserve: Warden / Underhill 70 * 15 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay Championship Shepherd, Hunter Ned Ritchens Guildea, Luke Teh, Julian Reserve: Robinson / Derbidge 71 * 16 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay Championship Myles, Sam Smith, Lachie Bailey, Jake Hunter, Hamish Reserve: Bingham / Woodcock 72 * 17 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay Championship Guildea, Declan McArdle, James Prowse, Harry Davis, Nathan Reserve: Myles / Green 73 * 18 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay Championship Spalvins, Jack Smith, Dylan Kennedy, Harrison Spanton, Oliver Reserve: Ohlsson 74 CIS/ All Age 6 x 50m All Age GPS Freestyle Relay Jack Pollitt GPS * Order of swim: 12yrs to 17 yrs & Over Zac Izzard Tom Wait Hunter Shepherd Sam Myles Jack Spalvins

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Intermediate Team

Junior Team

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School Athletics Carnival

One of the great events on the Shore school calendar is the School Athletics Carnival.

On the last Wednesday of term, 10 April, all of the senior school will travel by train to Homebush for the day. All students are encouraged to participate in as many events as they can. Points are allocated for the House completion and Age Champions.

In each event the following points are allocated:

1st – 20 points 7th – 7 points 2nd – 16 points 8th – 6 points 3rd – 13 points 9th – 5 points 4th – 11 points 10th – 4 points 5th – 9 points Participation - 1 point 6th – 8 points

Due to the length of time needed to run the 1500m age races and 3000m Open event, these will be run next week, 1 - 4 April.

All 1500m age races will be run Monday 1 April 7am School Oval.

Opens 3000m will be Thursday 4tApril 7am School Oval . (There will also be a chance to run some 1500m events for those who did not compete on Monday.

Rev Paul Dudley Chaplain MIC Athletics

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