Undefeated 1st XV - Cranbrook School

Volume XXXVIIII, Issue 34, Term 2,
Week 6, Thursday 5 June 2014
From the HOSS the megaphone
THE DRAWING BOARD
CHEMICAL CANVAS
top 10
POSITIVE ABOUT NEGATIVES the locker room
Undefeated
1st XV
Page 30
Cranbrook Recording Studio
Page 11
Japanese Scholarship
Page 18
Rangers Hut Exhibition
Page 22
Table of
Calendar
Contents
The Megaphone
3
What’s on at Cranbrook
Term 2 2014
From the Head
of Senior School
4
June
Chemical Canvas
5
Guess Who
6
05
The Drawing Board
7
Top Ten
8
Positive about
Negatives 16
Advertising24
Sports28
The Locker Room
32
Chronicle team
The Megaphone:
Hal Crichton-Standish, Nick Lamens
The Drawing Board:
Sam Atkinson, Peter Doohan,
Henry Poole
Chemical Canvas:
James Hull, Jordie Ireland
The Locker Room:
Theo Burns, Luca Reeve
Positive about Negatives:
Ollie Ritchie, Tim Lau,
Christopher Cunio
Publication Editors:
Ms Nisbet, Ms Duke, Ms Snowden
Designers:
Ms Brooks, Ms Kidman, Ms Hodgson
All material must be submitted in
electronic form. The deadline is Monday 9.00am
• Boarders Chapel Service – 6.30pm
• PCP
thur
• SS Choir Rehearsal 7.30am-8.15am
• Years 7–10 Semester 1 Assessment Period
• IPSHA New Scheme Teachers Meeting
• JS Years K–2 Lunchtime concert – 1pm
• CAS vs CHS Rugby, Cranbrook – 2.30pm
• C
AS 16’s Rugby North vs South, Cranbrook –
11.30am
• JS K–2 Lunchtime Concert – 1pm
• H
ousemasters Meeting, Bishop 2 Meeting
Room – 12.40pm
• B
&D Committee Meeting, Headmaster’s
Meeting Room – 7.30am-9.30am
• Futsal Competition, JS Gym - 4pm-5.30pm
06
fri
• Years 7–10 Semester 1 Assessment Period
• Pitt Dash – 12.50pm
• B
en Franks Memorial Biathlon Hordern Oval
– 11.30am
• Cranbrook Basketball, Senior Gym – 3.30-7pm
• K
indergarten 2016 Information Day, Junior
School – 9.30-11.30am
• Futsal Competition, JS Gym - 4pm-5.30pm
07
sat
• Queens Birthday weekend (Sport Free)
08
sun
• Queens Birthday weekend (Sport Free)
09
• Queens Birthday
10
mon
tue
• H
oD Meeting, Teaching and Learning Centre
– 12.40pm
• SRC, Room 1.1 – 12.40pm
• Futsal Competition, JS Gym - 4pm-5.30pm
5 Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill NSW
Australia
p: 9327 9000 f: 9327 9033
e: [email protected]
portal: cranbrookconnect.com.au
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wed
• S
enior School Musicianship Classes, Perkins
– 7.30-8.10am
• IPSHA Music Teachers Meeting
• JS Ensemble Rehearsal – 3pm-4pm
• B
UMP IN - Music Showcase, Junior School
Gym
• Futsal Competition, JS Gym - 4pm-5.30pm
• A
Conversation with The Headmaster,
War Memorial Hall - 7pm-8.30pm
12
thur
• SS Choir Rehearsal – 7.30am-8.15am
• H
ousemasters Meeting, Bishop 2 Meeting
Room – 12.40pm
• JS Years 3–6 Lunchtime Concert – 1pm
• J S Parent Engagement Session – 5.30pm6.30pm
• CIS XC Championship, Eastern Creek – 9am
• CFC Meeting, Bishop 2 Meeting Room – 6pm
• C
ranbrook Toastmasters Meeting, Mansfield
Room – 10am-12.30pm
• B
UMP IN - Music Showcase, Junior School
Gym
• Basketball Tour Meeting, 6pm – 7.30pm
• Y
ear 11 & 12 Chinese Background HSC Skills
workshop, UTS
• Futsal Competition, JS Gym - 4pm-5.30pm
• J unior School Music Gala, JS Gym 6.30pm-8pm
• Y
oung Tycoons Performance - Year 11 &
12 Drama Students, Eternity Playhouse,
Darlinghurst - 7.30pm-10pm
13
fri
• Y
ear 8 Languages Day, Carter Hall, WMH &
Furber Multi-purpose Room
• S
S Lunchtime Concert, Perkins 1.1 – 12.501.20pm
• ISDA Debating, Grand Final
• JS Musicianship – 7.30am - 8.15am
• Boarding Schools Expo, Wagga Showgrounds
• IPSHA Debating, Round 3
• B
UMP IN - Music Showcase, Junior School
Gym
• Futsal Competition, JS Gym - 4pm-5.30pm
• Cranbrook Basketball, Senior Gym - 3.30-7pm
• Boarding Schools Expo, Wagga
Feature
The Megaphone
by Hal Crichton-Standish & Nick Lamens
Next stop, Cambodia.
We know them as ‘the boat people.’ Since being elected, Tony Abbott and the Liberal government
have attracted a lot of attention around the issue of ‘stopping the boats’. The media, as well as the
Australian public, have responded in most cases disapprovingly to this new plan of attack. These
refugees are getting onto boats that they know pose the risk of death, but they may feel that no
threat to them is bigger than the one in their own country. This raises a whole variety of issues and
questions, in particular, whether sending these individuals back is the right thing to do.
Cambodia:
Recently it has been reported that
the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun
Sen, will accept refugees that Australia
refuses to take in. There are a few ways
of looking at this new development in
Abbott’s plan. Firstly, how capable is
Cambodia of allowing these refugees
to build themselves up again and
catering for them? Approximately
22.9% of Cambodians live below the
national poverty line (US$0.93 per
capita per day). Also, more than 80%
of the Cambodian population is rural.
With these sorts of living standards, it
becomes very difficult for refugees to
create a new life and start over. So,
as one of the poorest nations on Earth,
have the Liberals chosen a suitable
option here?
Details of the agreement haven’t
been released or spoken about by the
government. However, Prime Minister
Hun Sen spoke and insisted that
refugees would not be sent over against
their will. This raises the question
whether asylum seekers are really going
to accept a transfer to a poor nation
such as Cambodia? Even though the
new policy may give a little choice and
freedom to these refugees, it doesn’t
seem plausible that they will want to go
to Cambodia, which in essence means
that the Liberals’ agreement with Hun
Sen may crumble.
Left in the Dark:
Another key issue around asylum
seekers is the Liberal government’s
frequent refusals to brief the media
when any incidents occur. Scott
Morrison, the main advocate for the
Liberals’ ‘stopping the boats’ plan,
calls the silence a ‘media blackout.’
The previous government used to
alert the media every time a boat
was intercepted in order to relay the
information to the public. Morrison has
a different point of view, and believes
that it is imperative to keep a degree of
secrecy so that people smugglers have
little awareness of what is happening.
Firstly, how
capable is
Cambodia of
allowing these
refugees to build
themselves
up again and
catering for
them?
People smugglers’ sources of
information are not just the Australian
media, but other sources in Australia,
as well as the Indonesian media. The
Australian and international media’s
only source of information is the
Indonesian media, as Morrison is
maintaining a no-show-and-tell policy.
It primarily questions which is more
important - informing the Australian
public of border patrol activity, or
keeping certain pieces of information
from people smugglers so they can’t
exploit this knowledge to get an ‘upperhand.’
Whilst Abbott and the Liberal
government are trying to protect the
Australian public from what we know as
‘fake refugees’, does that justify sending
legitimate ones back as well whose lives
are in danger? You decide.
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Feature
The Acting Head of Senior School
by Mr Ken James
Dear Parents,
Last Saturday showed Cranbrook at its best. The first fifteen achieved an impressive victory over
Knox with a few thousand interested parties in attendance. The atmosphere was electric and the
boys were very supportive. CAS rules state that boys should not rush onto the field to celebrate;
I would have been a fool to have tried to stop them.
However, life’s not all about winning and
I have been just as thrilled to watch the
14Ds battling hard each week for that
elusive victory. Coming second each
week in a contest between two is not
always the best start to the weekend
but the boys have shown determination
and an indomitable spirit. Winning isn’t
everything in life or on the football field
but enjoying your sport – whatever it
might be – is paramount. Thank you to
those parents who support their sons
and the school each week in such a
positive fashion. It’s great to be with
people who want to see their sons do
well rather than relive their own missed
opportunities in childhood.
Sport at Cranbrook is, of course,
compulsory and this includes
participation on Saturdays too. A small
number of boys have let the community
down by not attending and, I’m afraid,
sanctions have followed. Should there
be an important event on the horizon,
please contact school to discuss a
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special exemption from Saturday sport;
we’ll do what we can to help, but if
everyone asked for a special exemption,
we’d be left without a team.
Since I last wrote, we have also had
NAPLAN and I hope this was not too
painful for the boys in Years 7 and 9. I
whole-heartedly embrace monitoring the
progress of the boys and demonstrating
how much ‘value’ we are adding. As
a proudly non-selective school, we
should focus on the performance of
the individual rather than the overall
standing of the School. At a previous
school, we achieved excellent results
one year, placing us up with some of the
most academic schools in the country.
But here’s my confession: I ‘cheated’!
That year we had four academic
scholars who, quite rightly, achieved
wonderful results; wonderful results
given their academic ability. If they
hadn’t achieved these results we would
have been doing them a disservice.
But I also had other pupils who were
less academic, who achieved excellent
results relative to their ability. Are we
saying they did not work as hard?
Are we saying their results were less
impressive? No, we should be judged
by the success of individuals.
So, as with the rugby, it’s important to
celebrate the achievements of all the
boys when they are shown to be giving
their best. If there’s more to give, we
will work with the boys and parents to
ensure the boys achieve their very best.
But, if the boys are giving their best,
let’s celebrate…but perhaps not run
onto the field.
Feature
Chemical Canvas
by James Hull & Jordie Ireland
You Are What You Hear?
The old proverb: ‘You are what you eat’ has been advocated for centuries by nutritionists and food
scientists. However, recent studies in a variety of places are supporting the concept that you are, in
fact, what you hear. Psychologists around the world have been looking at how your personality may
actually predispose you towards liking a certain kind of music.
Studies at Cambridge University have
shown that musical preference is often
used in order to express our own identity
and refine our opinions of other people,
which may lead to the reinforcement of
social prejudices. Many people use their
music taste as a “badge” that displays
their personality. However, a study
conducted at Heriot-Watt University in
Edinburgh led by Professor Adrian North,
an expert in the area of social and the
applied psychology of music, has taken
the research a step further.
Over the course of many years,
Professor North has been interviewing
36 000 participants from six countries
who were asked to rate 105 styles of
music as well as providing information
about their personality. It is no surprise
that North and his team found a direct
correlation between personality and
preferred genre of music. Here are some
results of the test:
• B
lues fans have high self-esteem, are
creative, outgoing, gentle and at ease
• J azz fans have high self-esteem, are
creative, outgoing and at ease
• C
lassical music fans have high
self-esteem, are creative, introvert
and at ease
• R
ap fans have high self-esteem and
are outgoing
• O
pera fans have high self-esteem,
are creative and gentle
• C
ountry and western fans are
hardworking and outgoing
• R
eggae fans have high self-esteem,
are creative, not hardworking,
outgoing, gentle and at ease
• D
ance fans are creative and
outgoing but not gentle
delicate things.’ It could even be said
that the main difference between the
two is age. Perhaps if Mozart were
born in this era, he would be a heavy
metal composer…
North also suggested that the reason for
people being particularly defensive about
their taste in music is that they find a
connection with the music that they can
relate to on a personal level; the music
reflects their outlook on life. It is likely
because of this that people form a tribal
mentality and bond easily over shared
music taste.
• Indie fans have low self-esteem,
are creative, not hard working,
and not gentle
• B
ollywood fans are creative
and outgoing
• R
ock/heavy metal fans are creative,
not hard-working, not outgoing,
gentle, and at ease
• C
hart pop fans have high self-esteem,
are hardworking, outgoing and gentle,
but are not creative and not at ease
• S
oul fans have high self-esteem, are
creative, outgoing, gentle, and at ease
One interesting note is that the
interviewees who enjoyed classical
music and metal music were found to
have similar dispositions. Evidently,
metal listeners are akin to classical fans
as the two groups share a disposition
of being creative, not outgoing, kind
and at ease. ‘The general public has
held a stereotype of heavy metal fans
being suicidally depressed and a danger
to themselves and society in general,’
observed North, ‘But they are quite
Many people use
their music taste
as a ‘badge’ that
displays their
personality.
Although these results have been proven
to be incredibly accurate, it does not
mean that there are not any exceptions.
Chemical Canvas does not advise you
to make assumptions about people upon
meeting them for the first time based
on their taste in music. However, this
research is certainly intriguing.
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Australian
Geography
Competition
Geography students from Cranbrook tested their geography
skills and knowledge against 70,000 students from 760 different
schools in the 2014 Australian geography competition last term.
We have a number of student geographers at our school
who performed to a very high level in the competition this year
with 36 students gaining high distinctions and 48 students
gaining distinctions.
Year 8 high distinctions
Tom Beckhurst
Patrick Carr
Skanda Dolphin
Gardner Dowling
Luca Ekins
Marcus Harrington
Noah Harris
George Head
Joshua Heath
Jason Howe
Alexander Kapsanis
Nicholas Kapsanis
Emmanuel Katsigarakis
Sam Lane
Bradley Lin
Max Liu
Stefen O’Neill
Finn Parker
Jackson Rogers
Peter Skettos
Roy Valentine
Year 10 high distinctions
Ben Akres
William Baden
Sam Finlayson
William Haynes
James Horn
Max Kutena
Woody Rolph
Michael Turner
Year 11 high distinctions
Hamish McGregor
Year 9 high distinctions
Lewis Carmody
Harry Hart
Gus Maunsell
Asha Phillips
Daniel Wang
Feature
Guess Who
1.) I have been selected in the NSW swimming team
2.) I moved to Australia 7 years ago
3.) I play in the 7As football at the moment
Who am I?
The answer is hidden somewhere within this issue.
From Studies
Term 2 is a short term and probably an intense one for
Cranbrook boys. In the final weeks:
Years 7 to 10
Assessment tasks for these students will be complete this week
(end of Week 6) and boys should expect to receive their results
before the end of term.
Years 11 and 12
Preliminary and HSC tasks have been scheduled throughout
the term in most subjects. Year 12 students and Year 11 accels
should spend their holidays revising for trial HSC examinations,
to be held in the first two weeks of Term 3. Study and revision
should be balanced with regular exercise and healthy eating.
See the study tips on the year group Portal pages!
The HSC Trial examination timetable will be available before the
end of term.
Academic reports
Boys will receive full reports at the end of term which will include
details about their achievements and attitude over the course of
the semester. In Years 7 to 10 students receive grades, quartiles
and teacher comment; in Years 11 and 12 boys receive this
same information, together with ranks on any assessment tasks
completed since Term 1.
Vaccination Reminder for Year 7 and Year 9
This notice is a reminder that vaccinations for Year 7 and Year 9 will take place in approximately three weeks.
If your son had his first HPV vaccination in the March clinic held by NSW Health Department immunisation team then he will be due for
his second vaccination on Monday 16 June 2014. For those parents who have signed and sent the consent forms to the School, there
is no need to do anything further. The boys will be automatically listed for the second and third clinics.
Any parent whose son is in Year 7 or Year 9 who missed any vaccination in the first clinic in March this year and would like their son to
be vaccinated, please contact the health centre to collect a consent form. No vaccinations can be given to a student without a signed
consent form being handed in to the health centre.
Monday, 16 June 2014
Students will receive the following scheduled vaccination/s at this 2nd Visit:
Year 7
• Human Papillomavirus vaccine (HPV)
Year 9
• Human Papillomavirus vaccine (HPV)
Year 7 and Year 9 students who missed any vaccination in visit 1 can receive catch up at this visit. For any queries please phone the
School Health Centre on 9327 12671
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Feature
The Drawing Board
by Sam Atkinson, Peter Doohan & Henry Poole
The problem with P’s
Although we at The Drawing Board do
not yet have our Provisional driver’s
licence, we imagine it to be an exciting,
liberating time. A time where getting a
hamburger at the local store or going to
the beach no longer becomes an “effort”,
but an easy, relaxed drive. For many
senior boys, this is already a reality as
it will be for almost every Cranbrook
boy who manages to pass the driving
test. However, statistics indicate that
by graduating from the Learner’s to the
Provisional licence, you are embarking
on by far and away your most dangerous
driving days with close to ten times a
greater likelihood of crashing within just
the first couple of drives! The number of
Provisional driver
crashes, despite
the rigorous
120-hour process,
remains an
alarming statistic
and one that
the government
and officials
are desperate
to rectify.
With no parent bossing you around in
the passenger seat, the Provisional
licence must seem pretty cool. With no
second pair of responsible, experienced
eyes, it would be pretty easy just to
turn the music up a couple of notches,
take one hand off the steering wheel
and shoot out a quick text to your mate.
This graph reveals the alarming contrast in crashes between the Learner and Provisional driver
Unfortunately, this is precisely the
problem with the Provisional licence and
is exactly the reason why there is such a
disparity between the safety of Learner
and Provisional drivers. The Roads and
Maritime Services have recognised this
as a serious problem, but how to limit the
number of crashes for Provisional drivers
remains difficult.
The New South Wales government
currently requires a minimum of 120
hours of supervised driving before
acquiring the provisional license. This
number of hours is the highest out of
any state in the country. Thankfully,
young drivers have the option of
booking ten, two-hour lessons with a
professional driving instructor. This
enterprise is aimed at giving Learner
drivers professional advice and firsthand experience about the dos and
don’ts of driving as well as useful
methods and techniques. However,
even so, it has been suggested that
driving such a large number of hours
might be excessive and unnecessary
and that the instructor lessons may not
be entirely helpful. After all, a significant
number of P-plate drivers die every year
due to car crashes. Consequently, the
government has recently announced a
new Safer Driving Course, which aims
to take young adults through driving
situations and promote safe methods
on the roads. The course consists of
a three-hour group discussion as well
as an in-vehicle coaching session for
two hours and contributes 20 hours to
the logbook. In particular, the course
focuses on speed management, hazard
awareness, safe following distances, gap
selection and hazard awareness. The
course has been carefully designed by
a number of experts on safety, including
members from the Police and Roads and
Maritime Services along with road safety
researchers and education specialists.
The number of Provisional driver
crashes, despite the rigorous 120hour process, remains an alarming
statistic and one that the government
and officials are desperate to rectify.
The Safer Driving Course seeks to
rectify the problem. However, whether
it will prove beneficial to young drivers
and Cranbrook boys in the coming
years remains to be seen. DB strongly
recommends that all young drivers stay
safe on the road and work together
toward making the Provisional driver a
safer one.
With reference to:
http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/geared/your_
driving_skills/driving_skills/safer_driving_
course.html
http://www.caradvice.com.au/219596/nswlearner-driver-rule-changes-cut-compulsoryhours-increase-speeds/
http://www.drive.com.au/motor-feature/
stepping-up-to-the-plate-20120216-1ta8l.html
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Feature
The Top 10
This week’s top ten is a collection of the most intricately made costumes
(by hand) to convey a character from a virtual game or cartoon. All titles
come from the characters they are dressing up as.
All these images are the property of their respective models.
3: Esther Blanchett (Trinity Blood) Modelled by: Kalkida
1: Awakened Clare (Claymore) Modelled by: MolliMetaphora
4: Lucifer (Angel Sanctuary) Modelled by: Zander-V
2: Girasul Mara Modelled by: Yukigodbless
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5: Banshee Queen (Enira) Modelled by: Yaya Han
Feature
The Top 10
6: Morrigan (Dragon’s Age) Modelled by: The-Kirana
7: Shining Blade (Guild Wars 2) Modelled by: Elliria.
8: Goddess of Destruction (Lineage 2) Modelled by: Nemu013
9: Kiba Standing Modelled by: Shoko Cosplay
10: Black Rock Shooter Modelled by: Rinto Tocchi
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Thursday’s Child
Cranbrook’s Senior School Junior Production with Ascham and Kambala
Thursday’s Child is an adaptation of Sonya Hartnett’s novel, and is a surreal and epic piece of
theatre that explores the themes of memory, fate and family. It shines in its exploration, both
intimate and raw, of the spirit of determination people show when faced with cruel misfortune. With
enthusiasm and joy, students from Years 7, 8 and 9, from Cranbrook, Ascham and Kambala, the
students have been exploring this demanding play in rehearsal for the last few weeks. Here’s what
one of our cast members has to say about the being involved and the process so far:
Cast Interview:
Actor: Daisy Semmler
School: Year 8 Ascham
Character/Role: Mrs Thora Flute (Mam)
1.Is this your first Cranbrook
production? What are you looking
forward to?
Yes, this is my first Cranbrook production.
I am looking forward to working with
everyone in the cast and being able to
use a completely different stage space.
2.What has the rehearsal experience
been like so far [this time, compared to
other shows, Cranbrook or otherwise]?
… this show is so full of new ideas and
a world that most of us are not familiar
with. We spend every single second
of rehearsal creating the atmosphere.
Rehearsals have also been greatly
beneficial because we practise our use of
vowels and consonants and the way we
tell a story and make it real. The entire
cast has learnt to reflect each other’s
physicality – which is essential on stage.
We have learnt to push ourselves a little
more each day and most of all we have
learnt to trust one another.
3.Give us a brief overview of your
character.
My character is the mother of seven
children, wife to a loving and powerful
husband, and neighbour to many who
seek to know what happens in her
household. Thora has been through times
of pain, despair, happiness, worry and
hope; a journey that never ends or calms
down. She is brave and independent,
especially when certain events arise in
her life.
4.Thursday’s Child is a complex
play, adapted from Sonya Hartnett’s
multi-award winning novel. What do
you think of the story, its characters,
themes and ideas?
This is definitely a whole new world to
venture into and become a part of for me
as an actor. The story alone is touching
and it makes people think - at least it
made me think about the earth and
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how in poverty, the land is one of few
things people can explore and amuse
themselves with. The connection between
Tin (short for Constantin) and the land is
unique and it, alone, grasps the audience
by their shoulders and shakes them until
they’re alive in his burrowing. But then
more characters come in, and the plot
thickens, and suddenly I am engulfed
in a wooden shanty of mystery, love,
confusion, loneliness, secrets, lies and
hope. The themes and events are raw
and exciting, and I can’t wait to bring
them to life.
5.How does this production differ from
any of your previous ones?
Before this I was a part of Beauty and
the Beast which was a musical and Little
Women. It is also my first time playing
a female character (since we don’t have
boys in Junior/Middle school productions).
It is also a different stage space.
6.What will the audience enjoy about
this production? What should they
expect?
There are so many things in this
production that I know will take the
audience’s breath away. Specifically the
use of the stage, the change in actor for
each of the main children to represent
changes in time, and the perspective of
the narrator reflecting on each scene and
as it is replayed in his memory.
Tickets on sale soon!
Cranbrook Recording Studio
The annual recording project for 2014 has now wrapped as and
we’ve received the mixed and mastered files back from Origami
Studios and Studio 301. It has been such a wonderful experience
to work with James Pettaras, Jamie McIntosh, Harley Koltai and
the Junior School Rock Band who have all behaved in such a
professional way through the recording process.
All proceeds of the CD will be donated to the Benevolent Society.
www.benevolent.org.au
Please ‘like’ our Facebook page to stay up to date with our latest
news - www.facebook.com/cranbrookrecordingstudio
The CD will be launched at the Showcase Of Music on Monday
16th June at the Junior School Gym - be sure to purchase your
tickets early!
‘I don’t know what it does… but I like it!’
Jack singing his chorus
Harrison playing in his bass lines
Jack & Emil in a vocal session
Harley playing in his final Synth lines… almost there!
Jamie assisting in engineering his song ‘Undercoat’
Group vocals from Overdrive
The Crew
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Chess Report
Ian Chen, Captain of Chess
Following our relative success in the CAS season last term, all the
boys involved in Cranbrook Chess have competed strongly against
some of Sydney’s finest schools in the NSWJCL, the annual roundrobin competition that kicks off from the start of Term 2. Additionally,
this term also offers many competitions to be played and prizes to
be won. The standard yearly tournaments are back, including the
Senior Championship (open to Years 11 and 12), the Intermediate
Championship (open to Years 9 and 10) and the Super Seven
Championship which is only open to Year 7 students. For current
boys in Year 8, the Junior Championship will launch next term, so
there’s plenty of action for all the boys to get involved in.
Last Monday, the yearly ‘Battle of Bellevue Hill’ saw a formidable
clash of the titans between Cranbrook and Scots, with the end result
of 9-6 in Scots’ favour. Despite having two of our players absent
due to unforeseen circumstances, and subsequently forfeiting their
games, Cranbrook put up a solid display of games, and contested
rigorously with the Scots at their home ground.
A few highlights of the event included an overall victory in the
Senior division, with superb plays by Billy Peters, James Hull
and Blair Chapman, each winning their individual games, and a
draw on the first board with Ian Chen edged the score in favour of
Cranbrook. Billy was losing substantial material in the midgame,
which eventually led to a surge of overconfidence in his opponent,
and Billy’s determination saw an equalising series of moves, which
gave him enough material to overpower his opponent. Nathan Lee
was unfortunate to lose his game despite setting himself up for a
brilliant and crushing opportunity on his opponent’s kingside. Unable
to capitalise on his advantage, the opponent made a wild sacrifice
that paid off well, recovering from his positional disarray and winning
considerable power over the game. Both James and Blair had swift
victories, due to their high awareness of their game, dominating from
the start and capitalising their material advantages.
Daniel Siu, on the top board for the Intermediates was pitted against
an evenly matched adversary. Having the highest position, Daniel
did extremely well to ensure a draw. Joshua Lee also managed a
strong victory against a formidable opposition. Stepping up to the
top board for the Juniors, Lucas Berger skilfully earned himself
decisive material to finish the game, however Lucas made a blunder
at the end, stalemating his opponent’s king rather than playing the
right combination of moves. Having been required to play a position
higher than their usual boards, all the boys should be commended
for their efforts, especially the Juniors.
There have also been several noteworthy games over the past few
weeks that should be noted for the record.
Playing against St George Girls, Billy Peters and Blair Chapman
both fought well for their well-earned victories. Billy Peters set up
a brilliant trap that delivered positive results, winning by material
and eventually by a crushing queen and rock checkmate, whilst
Blair Chapman was put on the ropes for a while; however, he pulled
through after discovering a weak defence on his opponent’s back
rank, proceeding to win by through strong positional plays. In the
following week, up against Sydney Technical, James Hull was the
sole victor of the team, having gained material advantage in the
midgame, followed by a bishop. Although his opponent tried to delay
the outcome as long as possible, James was already well-equipped
to achieve victory.
Faced off against Sydney Boys A, Daniel McCullough was the
only player who managed a win, performing a mass trade-off that
allowed one of his pawns to be sitting one row away from promotion,
ultimately netting a victory, whilst Daniel Siu had an extremely tough
game, however he pulled through when time caused his opponent
to crack first under pressure, and Daniel proceeded to do the same,
losing material in the endgame. In the end, Daniel agreed upon a
draw offered by his opponent.
The Juniors netted an amazing 4-0 win against Marcellin A, a
promising start to the season. Both Mychal Bruell and Xavier Bruell
enjoyed swift victories, with fast games that relied on strategic
thinking to counter their opponents’ moves. Both games also had
dramatic checkmates in their endgames. Lucas Berger came
back to recover from his initial blunder, gaining good positions and
finishing off his opponent with ease. Jackson Rogers encountered
an extremely defensive opponent, who had failed to account for
Jackson’s piercing play style, allowing him the freedom to control the
game. Eventually, Jackson’s tactical nous allowed for the Juniors to
win with a white-wash against their opponents.
That’s all for this week. Enjoy the long weekend and get involved
with the tournaments!
Commerce Market Day
by Mrs Brown (Head of Social Science)
On Monday 26 May Year 10 Commerce students ran the inaugural
Commerce Market Day. The students ran their own businesses
selling a variety of goods such as chocolate marshmallows, ice
blocks, cakes, biscuits and fairy floss. One group even organised
an economics lecture with Mr Lowe, the Deputy Governor of the
Reserve Bank.
The market day was the culmination of the hard work and
enterprise of the boys who have been studying the ‘Running a
business’ topic in commerce classes this term. Together the boys
made a profit of just over $1600. They are generously donating this
to the Lila foundation which helps educate Indigenous students.
The day was on over-whelming success and the boys are to be
congratulated on both their hard work and professionalism.
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Yum Yum Floss
Jack Smith
Macalicous Thomas Riepler Jakob Doyle
Johnson Xie Roly Storch
Careers Corner
UTS is the bright young university of
the future
Universities and their funding, and their future, have been in the news a lot in the past few weeks.
Careers Corner talked about how they may change; will they change; which ones will change and
we are certain that the debate is far from over.
But one thing is not up for debate.
UTS will be a leading university in
Australia in their near future. It will
become Australia’s University of the
21st Century.
Each year CC talks of UTS’ history
and its evolution into an exceptional
university. It started as an institute
of technology located only in the ugly
brown tower on Broadway. It still has
that ugly edifice but, as the artist’s
impression shows, that will soon
change. It is the campus expanding
beyond the tower that is turning
UTS into an exceptional learning
environment.
The Frank Gehry-designed new
Business faculty; the almost artistic
binary-clad IT building on Broadway;
and the plans for the greater
development of the tower precinct are
combining with its ground-breaking
teaching facilities and student study
centres to create fantastic models for
universities here and overseas.
In fact, UTS was ranked 47th in the
world, and 5th in the nation, in the
Times Higher Education Supplement
(THES) review of universities entitled
‘100 under 50’. Since last year’s
ranking of universities aged 50 or
under, UTS has jumped 36 places
internationally and five nationally. What is more important about this
ranking is that the THES says its 100
Under 50 ranking, ‘provides a glimpse
into the future, showcasing not those
institutions with centuries of history,
but the rising stars which show great
potential.’ The Vice Chancellor of UTS,
Professor Milbourne, praised the 100
Under 50 ‘as a new breed of universities
that have managed to attain global
preeminence in decades rather than
centuries.’ He added that UTS has
just passed its 25th anniversary and is
‘shaping the future of learning through
design of a new suite of spaces’ and
is ‘well on the way to achieving
the vision of being a world-leading
university of technology.’ Tower and podium (artists impression credit Lacoste Stevenson)
An endorsement of the quality of UTS
programs by an international ranking
shows the value of its buildings and
the excitement of its campus. It also
reinforces that their programs add to the
increased reputation of UTS.
UTS’ Communications, Law and
Business programs have been their
stand-outs in the past, but their new
Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and
Innovation (BCII) really is a degree
like no other. As the promotional
material says, the BCII is for ‘highperforming, radical thinkers who know
no boundaries’ as they will examine
‘seemingly unsolvable problems from
multiple perspectives.’ This will be the
done by working with students from
a range of areas of study at
UTS in ‘an intensive lab-based
learning environment.’ The BCII cannot be studied alone,
and combining it with a core degree
will ‘inspire, provoke and provide’ its
students with new knowledge. This
program is fantastic. In a new economic
age where one needs a breadth of skills
and knowledge, the BCII provides the
essential part of learning for the next
generation. It is a first for Australia,
and one of the few such programs
in the world, and reflects that UTS is
the university Australia needs for the
21st century – one that continues to
bring innovation to the learning of its
students. The learning they gain they
will bring to a nation that needs to
rebuild its economy to match the
new century.
The answer to this week’s Guess
Who is: Steven Sohn
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The EQV Badge
Craig Davies, Dean of Co-Curricular
The EQV Badge has been developed by the Student
Representative Council (SRC) to recognise outstanding
performances of students participating in Co-Curricular programs.
The review process commenced with the 2013 SRC and has been
taken to completion by the 2014 team.
The final hurdle for the SRC was to develop a name that signified
the importance of the Award and its ‘all encompassing’ nature.
Several options were presented but the ‘EQV’ name was the most
fitting choice. Esse Quam Videri is the School motto and all that
this award represents is signified in the translation. Previously, the sport badge recognised many of the achievements
but it was not encompassing of all co-curricular activities.
The SRC under the guidance of Mr Berridge and Presidents
William Isles (2013) and Alec Lesmond (2014) are congratulated
on their outstanding work in the development of the EQV Badge.
The SRC reviewed the criteria of the sport badge and for the
majority of sports modified the requirements for recognition.
In some situations the criteria were made more stringent and
in others the criteria became a little easier to achieve. The
overall aim in this process was to provide greater equity across
the sports. The most difficult aspect for them was to develop
appropriate criteria for other co-curricular activities with a view to
providing recognition below the colours level, but also to provide
some equity with the sports programs.
The criteria for the award are listed below and can also be found
on Cranbrook Connect on the Senior School page.
www.cranbrookconnect.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au/schools/
senior-school/
The Badge Criteria - January 2014
The Badge will be awarded to students from Years 7 to Year 12 in recognition of their achievement
in Co-curricular activities. It is intended that the Badge will be awarded for outstanding achievement
below the ‘Colours’ level.
Eligibility
Students who are representing Cranbrook are eligible
for the Badge.
This is signified by:a. Representing Cranbrook in a CAS competition
b. Wearing a Cranbrook uniform
c. Cranbrook is part of the team name
d. Cranbrook is represented on the Entry Form
e. It is a Cranbrook ensemble
f.It is a Cranbrook production or a production of another
similar school
Examples of activities to be included:1.A Cranbrook production or a production of another
similar school
2. CAS sports
3.Chess
4. Cranbrook Music Ensembles
5. Da Vinci decathlon
6.Debating
7.Fencing
8. Photographic Awards
9. Public Speaking
10.Rowing
11.Sailing
12.Snowsports
13.Triathlon
14.Visual Arts
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Criteria
A student will be eligible for the Badge if:1.The team in which they are a member is undefeated during
the CAS Season. The season will include games against nonCAS Schools that have been organised by the Head of Sport
in the place of a CAS fixture.
2. ‘A’ teams that finish on top of their competition.
3.They have played 80% of games in the nominated team. In
the case of injury or illness to a member of the team during
the season, that player will still be considered on the proviso
that he continued to support the team in a management role.
4.They compete as an Individual or as a Member of a Team
in a National Championship. They will have earned the right
to compete at the national level through a State or lead in
competition.
5.They have attended all training sessions unless provided with
an exemption (including medical exemption).
6. T
hey have displayed exemplary behaviour / sportsmanship
over the course of all training and competition. Coaches,
Instructors, Managers will be required to comment on attitude.
Students who are suspended from sport by the School Sport
Tribunal will not be eligible for the Badge.
7.Season ending injuries will not preclude students from
earning the Badge. However, each case will be considered
individually.
Specific Criteria
Sport
1. Athletics
a. A
n athlete who finishes in first or second place in a
Championship track or field event.
b. A member of a winning 4 x 100m relay team.
2. Cross Country
a. A
runner finishes either first, second or third in the CAS
Championships for his age or
b.Is selected an competes in a CAS team for the CIS Cross
Country event and gains a top 10 result.
3. Rowing
a. A
crew or a sculler who have placed first in their Division at the
either the Independent Schools Rowing Association (ISRA)
Regatta or at the New South Wales Schoolboy Head of the
River Regatta (NSWSBHORR).
b.A crew or a sculler is also eligible for The Badge if they
have reached the A Final at either the State or National
Championship Regattas.
4. Sailing
a. A
crew or team that comes first in the All School Sailing
Regatta.
b. Q
ualifies in the NSW Teams Racing Regatta to represent
NSW at the Australian Schools Teams Racing Regatta.
5. Snowsports
a.A Senior School boy is eligible if he has represented
Cranbrook in three disciplines in three of the past four years at
the Sydney Regional Championships and
c. Have participated in 80% of debates.
11.Drama
a. In accordance with Colours but down a level.
b. Awarded to students in primarily Years 9 and 10.
c.Awarded to a Year 11 student who became involved in CoCurricular drama late in his time at the School contributing in
an outstanding manner in two productions.
d.Awarded to boys who have contributed impressively in nonlead roles.
12.Music
a. In accordance with Colours criteria but down a level.
13.Public Speaking
a.A student who has won one of the following public speaking
events.
i. The Legacy Junior Public Speaking Competition.
ii. SMH Plain English Speaking Competition.
iii. Rostrum Voice of Youth Competition.
iv. Lawrence Campbell Oratory Competition.
v. Trinity Public Speaking Competition.
14.Visual Arts
a. A
student who finishes in the top three places in the Film or
Photography section in the Woollahra Council Annual Visual
Arts competition.
b. A
student who finishes in the top three places in the Mosman
Art Prize for Senior Drawing or Senior Painting.
c. A
student who finishes in the top three places in the Robyn
Anderson Film Competition (Senior Film genres).
b.He has been selected in the National Championship team and
be a member of a team that finishes in the top 5 placings (in
the year of awarding) or
c.He has been selected in the National Championship team and
finish in the top 10 placings in an individual event (in the year
of awarding).
6. Swimming
a. A
swimmer who finishes in first or second place in a
Championship event or
b. A member of a winning 4 x 50m relay team.
7. Tennis
a.A player who has been personally undefeated in all CAS
games.
Other Activities
8. Chess
a.Undefeated team in the CAS competition or an individual who
remains undefeated irrespective of the team result.
9. Da Vinci Decathlon
a. A
member of a team that finishes 1st, 2nd or 3rd overall in any
given year.
10.Debating
a. Reaches the semi-final in the ISDA or Eastside competition.
b. Winning all debates at CAS level.
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Feature
Positive about Negatives
by Ollie Ritchie, Tim Lau & Christopher Cunio
To see these photos in their full glory, check out The Chronicle online.
Stephen Christodoulou & Lachlan Pringle - Perkins Breakfast
Chocolate Fountain
Photo of the Week ‘The Vatican View’ by Ben Langsam
Yr 10s Selling Sweets
The victorious 1st XV crowd (Photo by Ben Grossberg)
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Tom Ho & Hal Crichton-Standish - Plain Clothes Day
Got a great photo?
Email us at chroniclephotos2013@
gmail.com and your image could be
featured in the next issue.
Fairy Floss at Bake Sale
Felix Studdy Charging On (Photo by Ben Grossberg)
1st XV Weekend Crowd (Photo by Ben Grossberg)
Red Shield Appeal preparation (photo by Blair Chapman)
Lachy Anderson, Chris Walters, Harry Parker
and Jordie Shore collecting for the Red Shield
Appeal (photo by Blair Chapman)
Tim Ng - Jolly As Always!
Macaroon Tower
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こんにちは from Japan – Part 1
By Simon Finch
Simon Finch, a Year 10 Northcott student, is currently in Japan on a JENESYS Government
Scholarship with 3 other Cranbrook Japanese students (Nic Whillas, Maxim Wolfensberger, and
Lewis VincentHull). Simon has been sending emails to his teacher every day, Ms Jin, recounting his
adventure. This is what Simon experienced in Week 1.
Japanese dinner, which was followed
by a performance by a local traditional
Japanese group. We were sitting in
the front row, and I was lucky/unlucky
enough to get attacked by the dragon.
Tomorrow we visit a high school and start
our home stay.
DAY 5
Last night, some of the other students
and myself enjoyed using the onsen. It
was a unique experience. Today we took
the bus to the local high school, where
we had a lively welcoming ceremony.
We also participated in a friend-making
activity, where we learnt the name, place
of origin, hobby and favourite subject of
students in Japanese. This activity was
great Japanese speaking practice.
At Harajuku
DAY 1
Hi Sensei
We have landed safely in Tokyo and
are in the hotel after a nice Japanese
dinner. The flight was great, except for
Maxim, who was bitter that I took his
window seat. I tried to compensate by
giving him the window seat on the bus,
but it didn’t seem to work. We’re now in
the hotel and tomorrow we are touring
Tokyo. The people on the trip are very
nice and helpful.
DAY 2
Today we took the bus into Tokyo
and rehearsed our traditional heel &
toe dance. We then had a traditional
lunch of rice, fish, fried chicken and
some vegetables. After that we had
our orientation, where we learnt about
some Japanese customs and talked to
the groups whom we will be travelling to
regional Japan with. We had a delicious
dinner where we cooked our own food on
the table. Nick and I got quite competitive
for cooking space. The program is very
well run and nothing is more than 15
seconds off perfect (literally). After dinner
all four of us walked to a shopping centre
with some other people on the trip.
DAY 3
Today we got up and went to a hightech science museum. A lot of us also
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started making friends with students
from other nations. The museum had
many features, including space travel,
brain surgery and robots. After this we
went to lunch with a great view of Tokyo.
Following this we travelled to Asakusa
and visited the huge temple, and the row
of shops in front of it. This was a great
chance to get some Japanese souvenirs.
Next we travelled to Harajuku, where we
experienced some crazy scenes, and
I even got asked for a photo with two
Japanese girls, who described me as
‘Kakkoii’ (‘cool’). Tomorrow we fly to our
respective regional areas.
DAY 4
We took a very scenic flight to the
Shemane prefecture. After another hour
and a half on the bus, we reached out
destination and were greeted by the local
kindergarten with some dances and gifts.
We then met the mayor and had a lunch
made only from local supplies. After
this, we drove to our hotel, which is a
traditional Japanese hotel with an onsen
(hot spring), which I will be visiting soon.
Maxim and I were put in the same room.
After settling in, we went to experience
a local business, a factory that produces
car parts for Mazda and Toyota. Here we
took a tour of the factory and made our
own moulds and sculptures. After this we
drove back to the hotel for a traditional
We then moved on to our three activities
- calligraphy, a tea ceremony and Judo.
Judo was particularly fun as I do Judo
in Australia. I wasn’t going to tell the
instructors, but they asked me after as
I did my Judo belt up before they had
given a demonstration. After that I got
the chance to train with the black belt
sensei. After leaving the school we went
to the rice fields and had a chance to
plant some rice. Although our planting
wasn’t quite up to the standards of the
locals (you will see in a photo), it was
still a great experience. I also climbed up
the hill with some friends and got a great
view of the rice fields.
Later in the afternoon we left for our
home stays. I am in a nice traditional
home above the rice fields. I am with
an older couple and their 24-year-old
son. I also experienced the insects in
Shimane, who must have thought I was
delicious! These insects do not leave
normal bites, but instead leave blood
running down your leg as soon as they
leave. For dinner we went to the local
shrine and had a barbecue with beef,
pork and salad. I was slightly worried I
would not get enough food, but in the
end I couldn’t eat all of what they gave
me. As for conversing with my Japanese
host family, I found out that any language
barriers are solved quite easily through
body and hand motions.
DAY 6
My beautiful homestay village
Today we woke up to a beautiful view out
the window of our host family’s home. I
had cold green tea with breakfast, which
came as a shock after I took a huge sip
of what I thought was apple juice. After
breakfast we saw our family’s samurai
swords and got a chance to hold one.
Unfortunately, the traditional Japanese
outfits did not fit me, but it was great to
see the other boys staying with my host
family try them on.
I also had a lovely walk up one of the
nearby mountains with Taka, my host
family’s grandson. We had a general
conversation and I asked him how to say
a few things. The view from the mountain
was really pretty, showing the village
Getting ready for the Heel and Toe dance
and rice terraces. My host family was
absolutely lovely. I am very grateful we
got the chance to stay with them. It was
sad to leave Shimane today.
Day 7
Today we woke up early and got into
our dance uniform to participate at the
JENESYS festival. Here we got the
chance to practise our dance, both on
and off stage. It was also great to see the
traditional dances of the other nations,
some of which were really amazing. We
performed a heel-toe dance. It was really
fun being up on stage with everyone
clapping along. New Zealand came after
us, and it was really amazing to see
my friend Teiman leading the Haka. We
also performed our regional song called
Tanpopo, a song native to Shimane.
We also got the chance to take part in
many Japanese games and hobbies,
which were set up in separate stations.
This was really fun, and a good time
for making new friends. After this we
had a closing ceremony with some
performances from Japanese drum
groups. At night, we rented bikes from a
stand and rode around the Chiba area
for a few hours. This was very nice
and it was interesting to see the other
parts of Chiba.
Maxim and Simon at a Japanese High School
One of the countless delicious Japanese meals
Simon at a Japanese High Tech Museum
Other JENESYS participants from different countries
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The Beautiful Game
By Mr Savic
Football, or ‘soccer’, as it is incorrectly labelled in Australia, is a game unlike any other on the planet.
It is a magical sport that has the power to transform lives, to inspire players, and to allow fans to
dream. No truer words have ever been spoken as when Craig Foster penned the words ‘football is
life and life is football – for it is a game that takes a lifetime to master...but what a life worth living!’
From a young age, I always had a
football at my feet. My earliest memories
from childhood are of kicking the ball
with my father, trying to get around his
formidable frame, only to be frustrated by
his ability to stop me in my tracks. We’d
play for hours, every night when he got
home from work, on weekends as soon
as I woke up. I used to take my football
to bed; such was my love of this beautiful
game. I remember mum telling dad ‘Marc
keeps forgetting to take his books to
school, but he NEVER forgets that ball!’
At least my teacher was also my coach!
passion for the one World Game, and that
IS football. These men worked 14 hour
shifts in the sugar cane fields of northern
Queensland, but at the end of the day, the
football made an appearance, a couple
of shoes were thrown down to mark the
goals, and off they went. Despite the
fatigue, despite the fact they all spoke
different languages, despite the fact
they had left family and friends behind,
football was the game that brought them
together. It truly is a sport that crosses all
the boundaries of race, religion and social
background.
My father was part of the immigrant influx
into Australia in the early 1960s. What
an eclectic mix they were – Yugoslavs,
Hungarians, Italians, Greeks, Turks and
more. What united them all was their
In Australia, football has not had the
same following enjoyed by our other
major codes. Until recently, a viable
domestic league was a pipe dream,
and the broadcasting of international
football on TV was sparse. We need to
ask ourselves, ‘how does football stack
up on the world stage?’ There are about
275 million registered players around
the world, male and female, young
and old. The World Cup is a globally
shared experience like no other. FIFA
figures stated a ‘cumulative audience of
more than 25 billion watched the 2010
tournament’. That’s almost 4 times the
world’s population. The 2006 World Cup
Final alone was watched by more than
700 million people. By way of comparison,
the US Superbowl sits at 98 million, the
US Open and Wimbledon at 17 million,
the 2009 AFL Grand Final at 3.8 million
and the NRL Grand Final less again. In
every sense, the World Cup dwarfed the
2008 Beijing Olympic Games which, with
over 300 different sporting disciplines,
11000 athletes and 205 participating
countries, attracted ‘only’ 4.8 billion
viewers across the four weeks.
As Australia finalises its preparations for
its third consecutive World Cup, on the
back of an extremely successful A League
season, there is no doubt that football is on
an equal footing with other winter ‘Football’
codes. It is the ‘beautiful game’, with the
hunt for perfection at its core, and this will
be on display in Brazil across four glorious
weeks of international competition.
Maths Clinic 2014
Room F3.5
MONDAY
MORNING - 7.30 - 8.00am
CJC
LUNCHTIME - Last ½ hour of lunchtime
CRA
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TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
JR
SB1
HRK
KH1
RABS
2014 da Vinci Decathlon at Knox
Grammar School
On Wednesday of Week 5, Cranbrook sent 8 students from Year 9 and 10 to compete in the da Vinci Decathlon at Knox Grammar
School.
The Decathlon is named after Leonardo da Vinci, one of the world’s greatest thinkers and scholars. The competition is designed to
celebrate the academic gifts of gifted and talented Australian students by providing a stimulating and challenging competition run in
the spirit of an Olympic Decathlon. The competition places a particular emphasis on higher order thinking skills, problem solving
and creativity.
All boys competed with genuine enthusiasm and can be proud of their efforts against very tough opposition. Of particular mention
was the year 10 team who received 2nd place in the English section.
From Left to Right: The Year 10 team – Matthew Richards, Alex Gall,
Sam Feitelberg, Ben Siva, Nick Rael, Oliver Bloomer, Ben Clarke, Ben Akres
From Left to Right: The Year 9 team - Jack North, Zenith Wang, Toby Tasker,
Alex Cunio, Matt Lewin, Tim Richmond, Tim Bassett, Daniel MacCulloch
The competitors in action!
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Headmaster Nicholas Sampson, students and parents enjoy the exhibition speeches
Rangers Hut Exhibition
Jack Jahn
The Visual Arts department hosted the
first public exhibition of work produced
under the new art enrichment series.
The exhibition of Year 10 Visual
Design works set new precedents in
levels of professionalism and real-life
experiences that the Art Department
offers. The event was made possible
through the Dr David Thomas Art
Extension Series, which has been
established with the aim of enabling
students to work with first-class
practitioners from successful realworld practices. This initiative is the
culmination of years of unyielding
support from one the school’s most
benevolent and generous teachers
and supporter of the arts, Dr David
Thomas. The support that he has
given and offers to continue into the
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future is irreplaceable and he is owed a
thousand thanks.
The works represent months of
guidance and teaching from acclaimed
architect Shaun Carter and his
colleague and model-maker Lindsey
Chandler. Both Shaun and Lindsey
helped students develop and refine
understandings of environment,
materials and Modernist Australian
Architecture into scale models.
Shaun and Lindsey awarded a
merit of design excellence to Harry
Fitzhenry and model- making prize to
Mac Mansfield. Amongst the special
mentions for quality were Louis Malouf,
Rio Cameron and Anthony Heo.
The process of working with specialists
in professional industries is integral to
the sophisticated manifestation of one’s
ideas into tangible form; a field in which
Cranbrook’s Visual Art Department
encourages and enables forwardthinking, progressive ideas and new
ways of enhancing boys’ learning and
practical experiences.
Thank you Shaun, Lindsey and Dr
Thomas and the Visual Arts staff for
making these extension experiences
possible. Thank you to all the parents
who attended the exhibition and
supported your sons’ artmaking and, of
course, to all the Visual Design students
who worked hard to mix creativity
with accuracy and precision in their
artmaking.
Model by Louis Malouf.
Dr David Thomas inspects work by Anthony Heo
The prize winners (Pictured: Ms Jane Cleary, Harry Fitzhenry, Mac Mansfield,
Lindsey Chandler, Shaun Carter, Headmaster Sampson, Mrs Fiona Crawford,
Ms Kathrine Kyriacou)
Shaun Carter assisting students in the visual design classroom
Students survey the work
Shaun Carter awards Harry Fitzhenry the design award
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Advertising
Art Competition
Yr 10, 11 & 12
The Counselling Department is looking to
commission two artists to do a canvas painting to
brighten the Counselling area.
Theme of each art work:
1. Courage
2. Tranquillity
If you are interested please submit a design to
Mrs Crawford by the end of Week 8.
For further information please speak to either
Mrs Crawford (Art Dept)
or Mrs Reiner (Counsellor).
Paints and canvas will be supplied by the school
Canvas size 122cm x 122cm
Prize: Gift Voucher
Year 10 Adventure
Weekend
Queen’s Birthday Long Weekend
Friday 6 June – Monday 9 June 2014
Lake Macquarie, Southern end, 90 minutes
north of Cranbrook
Fully catered, but you’ll both appreciate home cooking when you
get back!
6 Rooms are available each with 3 bunks and an ensuite (boys
in their own rooms and dads in adjoining rooms) Maximum of 36
people and boys can chose 5 roommates
If you can’t make it but your sons would like to come, they are
very welcome. I’ll drive them in an 8 seater and help with their
activities.
Fixed Cost for the 3 days (even if you only stay 2 days):
$350 per adult and $275 per boy
Payment is now due to:
Account name: Peter McNamara
Account Number: 503409 BSB 733546
Please include your surname & ‘Yr 10 Camp’ in the description
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ATHLETICS
CAMP
WHEN
Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th
July 2014
WHERE
Hordern Oval
MORNING
9am - 11am
Sprints, Distance Hurdles
LUNCH
11.30am - 1pm (provided)
AFTERNOON 1pm - 3pm
High Jump, Long Jump
Shot Put, Discus Javelin
COST
FREE
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Holiday Study Skills Courses
at Chatswood High School, Centennial Ave, Chatswood
Study Skills Courses will run in the July Holidays
The course for YEARS 10, 11 & 12 will be held on 8 & 9 July 2014 (Tuesday & Wednesday), 9am – 1pm, both days.
The Course for YEARS 7, 8 & 9 will be held on 10 & 11 July 2014 (Thursday & Friday), 9am – 1pm, both days.
Each course comes with the Skills Booklet and Relevant Handouts.
Content aims to help students to be organised, motivated and manage their time and subject skills effectively.
For a course outline, enrolment and enquires contact: Mrs Ann Cook, author and course convenor on Phone/Fax 9818 25 75
or visit www.studiesforfuturechoice.com for enrolment
YEAR 9
PARENT
DRINKS
NIGHT
YEAR 11
PARENT
DRINKS
NIGHT
DATE
Friday 13 June 2014
DATE
Friday 25 July 2014
TIME
6pm – 10pm
TIME
From 6.30pm
VENUE
18 Footers Sailing Club,
Bay Street, Double Bay
VENUE
Royal Oak Hotel (upstairs),
28 Bay Street, Double Bay
COST
$30 per person for food and
drinks at bar prices
COST
RSVP
ASAP - No later than
Tuesday 10 June
www.trybooking.com/FAZA
$35 per person for food and
includes 1st drink on arrival
– drinks can be purchased
on the night
RSVP
Monday 21st July
www.trybooking.com/FABM
ENQUIRIES
Elvana Hardie
– [email protected]
DRESS FOR FRIDAY THE 13TH
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You are warmly invited to
Across the
Universe A Cranbrook
Musical
Showcase
Production
Join us for an evening of
musical exploration through
space and time and revel in
outstanding performances from
students across Years 3 -12.
WINTER HOLIDAY SKI CAMP
OPERATED BY ‘ON COURSE TOURS’
Sunday 6th – Friday 11 July 2014
Cost per student: $1395
Includes:
• 5 nights accommodation at the Station Resort Jindabyne with 5 breakfasts
and 5 dinners
• 5 & 1/2 day lift ticket at Perisher Blue Resort. We plan to ski on the afternoon
of Sunday 6th July.
• 5 x 2 hour lessons each morning (skiing or snowboarding). All abilities
catered for.
• 5 & 1/2 day ski hire including a helmet (snowboards available – add $50)
• Supervised skiing and boarding each afternoon across the entire Perisher Blue
Resort by Cranbrook and On Course Tours staff.
Departing 6.30am Sunday 6th July (Victoria Road gates) and returning at
approximately 11pm Friday 11th July 2014.
Please see Mr Slavin in the PE office for a booking form.
If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us. Mr. A.
Slavin - 93279501 or Mrs. Debbie Dawe at ON COURSE TOURS - 9986 2400
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Monday 16 June, 2014
at 7pm
Cranbrook Junior School
Gymnasium
6 Kent Road, Rose Bay
Tickets
$25 per adult
$25 per students
$60 per family
Purchase tickets via my
student account accessed by
portal.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au
Please hurry as tickets
are limited.
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Cranbrook
Master
Rowers Inc.
SCEGGS DARLINGHURST WITH CRANBROOK SCHOOL AND SYDNEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL PRESENTS
Cranbrook Master Rowers invites you
to join in the fun, fitness and fundraising
to support rowing at Cranbrook.
Recreational rowers and beginners
are welcome.
A ‘Learn to Row’ Program in 2014
will commence Term 3 Tuesdays starting
22 JULY at 8.15am and Term 4
Thursday 16 OCTOBER at 6.15am
at the Mick Grace Boat Shed
Vickery Ave, Rose Bay.
We are a community club where
membership is open to all members
of the public.
For information and application forms
please contact Miranda Marshall
on 0419 799 974 or
[email protected]
Would you
like to host
a Japanese
student?
WANTED: Host families
Who: NANZAN SCHOOL, JAPAN
When: Wed 25th July until Sun 10th
August (Term 3 Wk 2-4)
We need generous Cranbrook families to
host NANZAN boys for 16 nights.
You will receive $35 per night in return
for accommodation and meals.
SELC- the English language school
which organises the program will
also be offering a scholarship to one
participating Cranbrook boy to
Nanzan School January 2014.
It would be greatly appreciated if you
can help us. If you have any queries or
would like to obtain an application form
please contact Ms Shore or Ms Jin in the
Languages Department on 9327 9524.
[email protected].
WHERE
YORK THEATRE, SEYMOUR THEATRE CENTRE
WHEN
THURSDAY 12 FRIDAY 13 SATURDAY 14 JUNE 2014 @ 7.30PM
BOOKINGS SEYMOURCENTRE.COM OR SEYMOUR CENTRE: 9351 7940
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Produced by arrangement with, and the music and dialogue material furnished by TAMS-WITMARK MUSIC LIBRARY, INC., 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022.
HSC Design and Technology
Open Workshop
Join old Cranbrookian Industrial Design students Paris Cockinos and Jye Emdur for an
afternoon of Communicating and Modelling Design Ideas. A practical session of model
making will follow.
This Friday 6th June 3.30pm – 5pm T4
See Ms Fleming for more details.
Music Discontinuation letters
Students wishing to discontinue music lessons must submit a parent/guardian’s letter
requesting this to the Music Department no later than Tuesday, 10 June 2014.
Please address letters to The Director of Music or the Music Secretary. If notification is not
received by this time, it will be assumed lessons are to continue and fees will be charged
for Term 3 2014.
Email: [email protected]
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Sports
AFL
Cross Country
Panayiotis Panaretos
Saturday 24 May
This week was held once again at Centennial Park and was
hosted by Cranbrook. In the U14 event, Drew Fryer was the first
to come through at 8th followed by Josh Turner at a very solid
24th. Carter Nicklin ran an improved 71st. Josh Manovel and new
recruit Niall Jacob also ran well in their first race for Cranbrook.
The intermediates continued their dazzling form, with Mike Turner
running a great race to beat his Barker rival and place 2nd. Ben
Brennan backed up well to come 7th, followed by Matt Gerrard at
37th and Matthew Richards at 45th. In the GPS and CAS point
score, the opens finished an impressive 3rd place, beating all CAS
rivals. Kurt Fryer ran very strongly to take out 1st place, followed
by Pana Panaretos at 14th. Olly Pether, Peter Harris and Charlie
Donald all ran consistently and fought it hard on the long course.
Well done to everybody who competed and thank you to everyone
who helped out setting and packing up, for what was a very
enjoyable day!
Saturday 31 May
On Saturday the boys were confronted with the challenge of
the very hilly North Ryde course. Numerous boys performed
extraordinarily to qualify for CAS representative teams to run later
in the season at the CIS carnival. After a solid week of training
and a tough interval session on Thursday, the boys were set.
Drew Fryer (8th) and Josh Turner (19th) continued to impress
with their blistering early season form as did Carter Nicklin who
sliced another 10 places off last week to finish 61st. Niall Jacob
and Alex Bruce again performed strongly and worked it on the
challenging uphills! In the U16s, a very determined Mike Turner
rocketed around the 3 lap course with very strong finish to take out
his very first victory to place 1st! Ben Brennan followed him with
another gutsy run at 8th. Charlie Thaxter and Matt Gerrard worked
well together to place 30th and 33rd as did Leon Salvaggio and
Matthew Richards at 48th and 49th. Ben Clarke, Ben Little and
Oska Purcell all ran consistently and evenly-paced races. In the
opens the boys did extremely well to tough it out in the gruelling
4 lap course. Kurt Fryer ran a controlled race to place a superb
2nd. In the absence of Olly Pether, Peter Harris (32nd) and Charlie
Donald (36th) held strong and fared very well against other CAS
schools.
It’s been great to see everyone enjoying themselves and
consistently putting in week in week out. As always, a huge
thanks to Mr Simic, Mr Slavin and Liam Apter for their motivational
coaching and for recent sessions which have been a real pleasure
to be a part of!
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Sports
Football
1st XV: Score 5-3
Alec Lesmond
Scorers: Eddie Najm, Keiran Montague x 2 (1 x penalty)
On Saturday, the 1st XI was hoping for their win of the season
coming up against the top of the ladder Knox. The boys came
bursting out of the gates, leading the score 1-0 within the first five
minutes. With an ankle-breaking step over from Simon Rouse,
who left the defender helpless on the ground, proceeded to cross
it into the centre where Eddie finished with style. The team was
buzzing, and continued to play with aggression and skill until a
challenge just outside the box led to a Knox free kick. It seemed
that this built momentum for the Knox side, as they were able to
sink two more goals off poor corner defence. Half-time: 3-1
Seconds
Harvey Billingham
On Saturday the 2nd XI played a well drilled Knox team. The game
was fast-paced from the start and unfortunately we went down 2-0
early on; however, the team did not fault in their efforts and began
to control the ball eventually leading to a well-deserved goal by
Edward Ongay.
We began the second half trying to continue on with the
momentum from the first half; however, our set piece defence
was very poor and we conceded three more goals. A strong run
from Luca Reeve earned us a penalty to conclude the game, Jo
Rossi was the first to the ball to knock in the rebound from the
save to give us our second goal of the game. We will build on this
performance and look to improve in training.
After a large pump-up in the sheds, the boys came out and
performed at a much higher standard than in the first half. After
a quick Knox goal, the team forced the opposition into their
own half for a solid ten minutes. Knox obviously couldn’t handle
the pressure, as one of their defenders had a brain snap and
handballed it. Kieran executed the penalty with ease and the score
was 4-2. Knox, however, was able to seal the deal when they put
away a fifth goal. In the end, with some final scrounging in the box,
Kieran was able to somehow squeeze one between several sets of
legs, with the final whistle blowing with the score 5-3.
Although it was a defeat, there were some very good signs coming
through. The fact that we were able to score three goals is a
major step up from previous weeks, not to mention a significant
improvement in the team’s shape.
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Sports
Rugby
1st XV
The Cranbrook 1st XV, after coming off a convincing win against
Trinity Grammar, were fired up to play an undefeated Knox. The
game started off evenly with solid defence from Angus McNiven
and Nick Carroll in the centres preventing Knox from making
too many yards in the middle of the field. Unfortunately, due
to a lack of communication, Knox were able to scoot down the
blindside to score the opening try of the match.
Knox struck again quickly to put Cranbrook into a 0 – 12 hole at
half-time. It was a situation Cranbrook had not faced all season
and one that would test the belief of the team.
With some inspirational talk from Captain Tom Mahony, the
Cranbrook boys knew they could still win if they remained calm
and improved their defence.
On the back of some good attack, solid defence and great field
position, winger Felix Studdy went over in the corner providing
a great energy boost for the thousands in attendance. The
momentum was beginning to swing in Cranbrook’s favour.
Within minutes of the first try, a fortuitous bounce allowed
Angus McNiven to pass to Zach Edelstein who beat two cover
defenders to give Cranbrook their second try in five minutes and
lock up the game at 12 – 12.
The remainder of the second half was a tight battle with neither
team giving an inch. As the game went into its final minutes,
Cranbrook’s Hugh Summerhayes managed to secure a penalty
with time having elapsed. With complete silence from the
thousands in attendance, Sam Renton slotted the ball between
the posts to notch a 5th straight victory for the men in white,
15 – 12. Hundreds of Cranbrook students flooded the field
to celebrate what was an inspirational victory. The team was
rewarded later that night with 13 players picked to represent
CAS on Thursday at Cranbrook.
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Sports
Tennis
Team
SETS
FOR
Year 8AB
Maxwell Liu
SETS
GAMES
AGAINST FOR
GAMES
Win/loss
AGAINST
1STS
Cancelled
due to rain
2NDS
Cancelled
due to rain
3RDS
3
3
21
31
Loss
4THS
6
0
36
6
Win
10As
0
6
Loss
10Bs
0
6
Loss
9As
--
--
7
24
Loss, Due
to rain
played
games
only
9Bs
--
--
9
16
Loss, Due
to rain
played
games
only
8As
0
6
16
37
Loss
8Bs
1
5
16
32
Loss
7As
2
4
21
31
Loss
7Bs
0
6
14
37
Loss
4ths are undefeated after round 5
3rds and 4ths (vs Knox)
Lachlan Pringle
It was a week of mixed emotions for the 3rds and 4ths squad this
weekend, with the 4ths remaining undefeated and the 3rds losing
by the nearest of margins 2-4. Mason Barton and Sam Atkinson
were the shining lights for the 3rds this week, winning their
doubles and proving yet again that they are a pair to be reckoned
with. For Chris Walters and Maks Szewczyk it was a different
story having a very disappointing loss after being 5-1 up. In the
4ths it was smooth sailing yet again with James Lovibond, Darren
Choi, Lachie Pringle and Ian Chen all winning doubles and singles
comfortably. With the long weekend coming up next weekend, it
may be just the break the 3rds need to get themselves in order,
ready to take on Aloys’ in a fortnight.
Year 9AB
Matches were underway when Mother Nature brought rain that
delayed all play for about 45 minutes. In order for all boys to get
some point play, the matches were modified. Cranbrook lost
against a strong opponent, but should be complimented on their
good sportsmanship and effort. The two victors were Charles
MacDonald and Tim Richmond.
Fifth round of Year 8 tennis was played in Waitara against the
fiercest team in CAS, Knox Grammar School. Under threatening
rain and grey skies, Knox had a clear win over Cranbrook that did
not match our hard effort and determination.
Starting off 8A doubles, Graham Heller (A1) and James Drielsma
(A2) played some amazing approach forehands and mixed
combination of precise volleys, but unfortunately narrowly lost 4-6.
Next up, Maxwell Liu (A3) and Max Kanuk (A4) played some nice
deep topspin lobs and smashes but were overcome 1-6. Graham
kicked off his singles aggressively and forced some mistakes in
his opponent’s game, but went down fighting 1-6. Next up, James
used incredible forehands and consistent backhands in a close
fierce match, but went down narrowly 4-6. Next, Maxwell lost
5 straight games before coming back 5 all. Maxwell continued
playing defensively while his opponent outpowered him and
unluckily narrowly went down in 6-7 tie breaker. Finishing a difficult
day was Max playing some nice high topspin lobs landing deep to
his opponent’s court, but unfortunately his opponent replied with
marvellous precise returns always landing cross-court away from
Max forcing a 0-6 loss. 8A lost 0-6 sets and 16-37 games to Knox.
8B team members Felix Lee and Liam Emmett were unable to
play due to injuries and illness. Starting off doubles were Emeil
Aroney (B1) and Lucas Berger (B2) who successfully used ground
breaking forehands and tactical volleys for the only match win
on the day for 6-2; well done! Next Angus Fitzhardinge (B3) and
Dylan Arya (B4) played their first doubles match tremendously
well with high consistent shots, powerful backhands and serves,
and were unlucky to lose narrowly 4-6. Emeil in singles used his
consistency to try and force the errors in his opponent’s game, but
went down 1-6. Next, Lucas used his insanely powerful forehands
and single-handed backhands to win 3 incredible games but went
down fighting 3-6. Next, Angus forced mistakes in his opponent’s
game with astonishingly accurate serves but his opponent played
well and outplayed him 1-6. Finally, Dylan used a remarkable
combination of forehands, volleys and serves, but his opponent
successfully used consistency and forced errors in Dylan’s game
for a 1-6 loss. 8B lost 1-5 sets and 16-32 games to Knox.
Year 7AB
Jesse Caminer
This weekend Knox had a flying start and after a series of intense
matches won the day.
All boys competed well and fought hard. Every single rally was
played with great skill and experience and due to the fierce
competition there were even some injuries.
Unfortunately the As lost even though they played great tennis and
the Bs also had some great matches but were didn’t come out on
top either. The doubles games were extremely strong.
In training, we had a special master-class from a man whose whole
life was dedicated to tennis. He has even coached professional
tennis players. It was a good experience as he shared many tips
and tricks.
Despite the result, Cranbrook and Knox displayed excellent
sportsmanship, graciousness in victory or defeat and, above all,
some great tennis was played.
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Feature
The Locker Room
by Theo Burns & Luca Reeve
Why So Serious?
There is nothing like grabbing a ball and heading down to the park for a kick with your mates.
Nothing too competitive - just good times all around. That is what sport is supposed to be about,
isn’t it? Despite this, as the years pass by, we find ourselves wondering if sport has started to
become too serious. In this edition, The Locker Room will discuss whether professionals and
organisers are crossing the line and losing perspective.
history shows us that there have been
moments where sport has been taken
too far.
The United States hosted the 1994 FIFA
World Cup, which ended in a tragedy that
drew a shadow over the whole occasion.
The Columbian national team was
pressured by drug lords, who declared
that there would be consequences if the
team didn’t win. Captain of the team,
Andres Escobar, was shot and killed, after
scoring an own goal, which resulted in his
team losing one of its qualifying games.
A moment of silence for caddie - Iain McGregor
The European Tour is facing criticism for
finishing the final round of the Madeira
Islands Open after a caddie died on the
course. Caddies are usually close friends
with the golfers, as they tend to develop a
strong relationship. They are not only the
person responsible for carrying the clubs
but also provide professional advice on
the course. Iain McGregor, the caddie for
Alastair Forsyth of Scotland, collapsed on
the ninth fairway and consequently died
of a heart attack. There was a minute
silence in the clubhouse but play
ultimately continued and tweets around
the world began to transpire. Some were
offering condolences to friends and
family but many were outraged that play
was continuing.
Swedish golfer (Joel Sjoholm) tweeted,
“Can’t believe that they are sending out
players to finish the second and final
round when someone just died on
the course!!!”
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Should play have stopped? Two very
distinct viewpoints have formed regarding
the issue. Some claim it is what the 52
year old would have wanted but others
have labelled the situation as “insensitive.”
The latter group are of the opinion that
completing the competition was prioritised
above what is respectful in the organisers’
minds. As a sign of recognition, perhaps
The European Tour coordinators should
have at least postponed play until the
next morning.
When you think about it, what is the point
of 15 grown men running the ball in one
direction, while another 15 athletes try to
crush them? Why do people race each
other around a track? It seems quite
pointless in contrast to discovering a cure
for cancer, or bringing peace on earth. Yet
there is something about sport; something
engaging, inspiring, emotional and
dangerous that captivates us and provides
a distraction from “real life”. Nonetheless,
When you think
about it, what
is the point of
15 grown men
running the ball
in one direction,
while another 15
athletes try to
crush them?
Nowadays, it is becoming more common
for performance enhancing drugs
to feature in various sports and this
further proves that all levels of sport
can occasionally be taken too seriously.
Maybe we do need to take a step back.
Sport exists to be enjoyed by all but how
can we enjoy something that is plagued
with violence and disrespect?