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, Friday, 29 March 2019 Shore’s Privacy Policy is available on our website at www.shore.nsw.edu.au or by contacting the School’s Privacy Officer Page 240 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] Friday, 29 March 2019 Page 242 Friday, 29 March 2019 Page 243 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) Friday, 29 March 2019 Page 244 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.