Week 6

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Week 6

The Shore Weekly Record
Friday 14th November, 2014
Volume LXXV
Term 4 Week 6
Sunday 16th November
HEADMASTER’S AWARD FOR
ACADEMIC MERIT
NW Scully - Year 9 (WT)
JTL Tan - Year 9 (SL)
BP Woods - Year 8 (AN)
CC Donnelley - Year 8 (DN)
CET Amos - Year 8 (MS)
HR Molinari - Year 8 (PE)
ST Wright - Year 7 (CK)
OP Parker - Year 7 (TY)
LG Cope - Year 7 (CK)
LR Caldwell - Year 7 (SL)
WT Hancock - Year 7 (EW)
For an outstanding effort in the
Wide Reading Challenge
DA Kemp (DN)
HJ McMullen (EY)
BT McTaggart (WT)
ATJ Hoffmann (MS)
XC Phillips (GR)
JR Hobart (DN)
AJ Newton (SL)
For an outstanding Viking Magazine Project
Year 7 - History
JB Hatch - Year 9 (BY)
HM Blair - Year 9 (SS)
WB Higgs - Year 9 (SS)
JCJ Tong - Year 9 (SS)
NGL Simpson - Year 9 (MS)
For 10 accumulated Credit Points
Morning Prayer
Preacher
Leader
Readings
House on Duty
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9.00am
Rev. Paul Dudley
Mr Kyle Fifield
Luke 2: 21 - 40
Robson House
Since 1999 Shore has been collecting for
Anglicare’s Christmas Appeal. At Christmas time
not one Shore boy will want for presents, food or
drink. Sadly this is not true for many other young
people and their families who may not even have a
meal at all. Contributing to this Appeal is one way
the boys can bring a little joy into these people’s
hearts this Christmas.
The items they have asked us to focus on this year
are - Christmas Pudding, Christmas cake, long-life
custard, lollies/sweets/chocolates, instant coffee
and tinned ham.
If you could encourage your son(s) to bring in nonperishable food to School it would be a great help
towards this worthy cause. Cash donations for the
purchase of food would be welcome also.
Graham J Robertson
DEPUTY HEADMASTER
All members of the Shore community
are invited to join the
Shore Chapel Choir and the Shore
Community Choir for the annual
Featuring all Shore
bands, choirs and
ensembles
Friday, 14th November, 2014
Monday 24th November
7.30pm - Shore Chapel
Shore’s Privacy Policy is available on our website at www.shore.nsw.edu.au or by contacting the School’s Privacy Officer
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Parents of boys in Years 7 - 11 should note that attendance at Speech Day is
compulsory for their sons. Boys are to wear summer or winter uniform with coats.
9.00 – 11.30 am
9.30 – 11.30 am
10.30 – 11.15 am
11.30 – 12.00
Saturday Detentions
Friday Detentions
Drills
Boys’ Lunch for those on Drills and Detentions
(Boys not on Drills or Detentions should eat before coming
to school.)
All boys to be at School
Roll Call in Tutor Groups
Chapel: EW, EY, GE, MS, RN, SL
House Meetings: PE, SS, TY, WT, BY, HS
Tutor Group/Clean up: AN, BS, BL, CK, DN, GR
Chapel: AN, BS, BL, CK, DN , GR
House Meetings: EW, EY, GE, MS, RN, SL
Tutor Group/Clean up: PE, SS, TY, WT, BY, HS
Chapel: PE, SS, TY, WT, BY, HS
House Meetings: AN, BS, BL, CK, DN, GR
Tutor Group/Clean up: EW, EY, GE, MS, RN, SL
Final Assembly
Boys to be seated in marquee
SPEECH DAY
Afternoon Tea on Chapel Lawn
12.00 noon
12.15 – 12.25 pm
12.25 – 12.50 pm
12.55 – 1.20 pm
1.25 – 2.00 pm
2.00 – 2.30 pm
2.30 – 2.45 pm
3.00 – 4.45 pm
5.00 pm
Speech Day will be held in the Marquee on School Ground. Parents, boys and guests are requested to be
seated by 2.45 p.m. Boys are expected to sit with their parents if they are attending.
The ceremony should conclude at approximately 4.45 p.m. to be followed by afternoon tea on the Chapel
Lawn.
Please note there is limited parking at the School and parents are advised to use public transport where
possible. There will be no parking available in Graythwaite.
G J Robertson
DEPUTY HEADMASTER
Christmas Shore Prayer Group
Friday 14 November 9.30-10.30am
Venue: Northbridge Prep School
Parents and friends of Shore are welcome to join
us in giving God thanks and praise as we pray for
Shore school, students and teachers and the
wider Shore community. After the Prayer Meeting,
please join us at a local café for Morning Tea.
For more information please call:
Mary Campbell 0437 132 463
Coralie Collins 0417244477
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Bringing Parents Together
LOCATION:
Nov 14th
Nov 24th
Year 8 Christmas Cocktail Party
Shore Cookbook Selling Day - free
Christmas wrapping 1
2-3.00 pm at the Coach House
Graythwaite
Looking for Christmas Gifts, look no further
than the Shore Cookbook
http://www.shore.nsw.edu.au/news-events/a-shared-table-orders
Please read the SHORE ASSOCIATION WEEKLY
( SAW) for all details of upcoming events.
http://www.shore.nsw.edu.au/file.php?fileID=8037&dl=1
2014 Australian
Intermediate
Mathematics Olympiad
In September, Shore entered 14 students in the
2014 Australian Intermediate Mathematics
Olympiad Competition. This competition
consisted of 10 very challenging questions to be
answered in 4 hours. There were 1306 students
who participated from 198 schools.
Congratulations to the following boys who attained
the following Certificates:
J Wang (Year 9)
JM Abel (Year 10) and
NRW Richards (Year 10)
were awarded a Distinction.
M Chang ( Year 10)
SDS Luk (Year 9)
S Zhang (Year 8)
JT Kang (Year 8)
C Wang ( Year 9)
were awarded a Credit.
The award distribution is based on approximately
the top 10% of each year group for High
Distinction, the next 15% for Distinction and the
following 25% for Credit.
Old Coach House (Behind Graithwaite)
DATES AND TIMES:
Friday, November 21st
Yr 11, 2014 (Selling Only) P2 & Recess
Yr 10, 2014 (Buying and Selling) House Meeting
& Lunch
Thursday, November 27th
Yr 9, 2014 (Buying and Selling) P2 & Recess
Yr 8, 2014 (Buying and Selling) P4 & Lunch
Friday, November 28th
Yr 7, 2014 (Buying and Selling) Common Set 1-4,
Recess & Pd 3; Common Set 5-8, Pd 4
New Boys (Buying Only) 12.30-1.15pm
Yr 6 Shore Prep, 2014 (Buying Only) 1.30-2.15pm
Buying and Selling forms and Textbook lists
can be found under “TEXTBOOKS” on the
Shore Website.
Any enquiries:
Jane Ascroft [email protected]
Suellen Cope [email protected]
SECONDHAND TEXTBOOKS
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
Volunteers are needed to help with the running
of this invaluable service to Shore Families.
If you have some time available on
the following dates:
November 21st, 27th and/or 28th
please contact Jane Ascroft
[email protected]
No prior experience necessary.
With thanks,
Jane Ascroft and Suellen Cope
These are outstanding results. Congratulations to
these boys!
Mrs CT Frazer
MIC Competitions.
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SETTING OF CLASSES
FOR SEMESTER 1 2015
Below are the setting arrangements for Semester I in Year 7 to 10. Please note that the greatest changes to
sets will take place at the end of the year. If you have any concerns about the setting of boys in English,
Maths or Science in Years 7 to 10, the elective subjects in Years 9 and 10, or Languages in Year 8 please
contact the relevant HOD. For all other subjects please contact the Studies Coordinator.
D.M. Whitehouse
Director of Studies
I.M. Middleton
Acting Studies Coordinator
YEAR 7
English and Science Sets 1 and 2 are parallel sets for boys who have demonstrated the greatest ability
Sets 3 to 10 are parallel for boys who have demonstrated the next greatest ability
Mathematics
Set 1 is for boys who have demonstrated the greatest ability
Sets 2 and 3 are parallel for boys who have demonstrated the next greatest ability
Set 6 is for boys who have demonstrated the next greatest ability
Set 10 is for boys who may need assistance and special teaching
All other subjects Sets 1 and 2 are parallel sets for boys who have demonstrated the greatest ability
YEAR 8
English
Mathematics
Science
All other subjects Band 1
Set 1 is for boys who have chosen French and who have demonstrated the greatest
general ability
Set 2 is for boys who have chosen German and who have demonstrated the greatest
general ability
Set 3 is for boys who have chosen Japanese and who have demonstrated the greatest
general ability
Band 2
Set 4 is for boys who have chosen French and who have demonstrated the next
greatest general ability
Band 3
Sets 5 to 8 are parallel for boys who have demonstrated the next greatest general
ability
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YEAR 9 and 10
English
Mathematics
Science
Sets 1, 2, 3 and 4 are streamed sets for boys who have demonstrated the greatest
ability
In Year 9 Sets 5 to 10 are parallel for boys who have demonstrated the next greatest
ability
In Year 10 Sets 5 to 9 are parallel for boys who have demonstrated the next greatest
ability
History,
Geography,
Christian Studies
& PDHPE
Band 1
Set 1 is for boys who have demonstrated the greatest general ability
Band 2
ability
Band 3
ability
Commerce & Music All sets are streamed in each elective line.
A boy’s subject classes for 2015 will be sent to his parent’s e-mail address around the time of Speech
Day. They will not be published on Year noticeboards. (Please note that boys will be told some of their
sets during their last teaching week so that second hand books and new text books can be ordered. Their
current set teacher will give them their sets.)
To ensure a smooth start to the academic year on the first day of school, boys requesting a change in
course/subject should either: ask their parents to write to the Studies Coordinator outlining the proposed
change and the reason for it, to reach the Studies Coordinator no later than Tuesday, 20th January, 2014
Or
ask their parents to contact the Studies Coordinator (9956 1182) on or before Monday, 19th January to
make an appointment if discussion or advice is required.
IM Middleton
Acting Studies Coordinator
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We have had a wonderful Term IV. The boys have excelled in so many ways and it has been a delight to
watch them succeed in a variety of performances. As we conclude this busy year we must thank the
wonderful staff at Shore who have supported the boys, either by helping them to navigate through a busy
week so that they can get to rehearsals, or make their final dress or for the staff attendance at the various
performances. Thanks especially to the Headmaster and Mr Robertson for making time in their busy
schedule to support the many plays. To Mr Quinane and the Performing Arts Secretary, thank you for the
diligent coordination of the shows, and Heidi Brosnan and the tech team for their expertise. Finally, thanks
to the family and friends of the boys who attended the performances. Without your generosity of time the
boys would not have the opportunity to perform in front of such warm audiences.
Junior Theatresports
This was the first year that Shore entered the Junior Theatresports competition. Throughout Term III over
twenty five Year 7 and Year 8 students attended junior Theatresports workshops each Tuesday afternoon
from 3.30 to 5pm in preparation for the competition. Each week the boys would improvise games and
learn a variety of Theatresports techniques and skills. The senior Theatresports team members attended the
workshops to help out, which proved to be great encouragement for the junior boys.
At the beginning of Term IV all the boys were part of the Junior Theatresport internal competition and
from that competition we had the onerous task of choosing five players to represent Shore. The junior
Theatresport team for 2014 were Sam Roberts, Nick Leijerr, Nick Gardiner, Charlie Cross and Fred
Fitzhardinge. The heats were held at Riverview and the boys were placed 5th overall. During the next two
weeks we worked hard to sharpen our skills and improvisation techniques for the finals. The finals we held
at Shore. The boys set off at cracking place leading the competition and worrying the other team.
However, in the final round we were out-played by Riverview and Abbotsleigh who went through to the
Grand Finals at Newington. It was a very exciting night and we were proud of the boys. We look forward
to next year.
Onstage –HSC Excellence
We would like to congratulate Sam Hardy on having his Individual Project-Costume Design included in the
2015 HSC Drama Show case OnStage. Sam was ably tutored by Mr Paul Eastway and the Department is
very proud to have the work selected. Well done, Sam.
Senior Play
The 2015 Senior play Twelve Angry Men ran in the
Drama Studio from Tuesday 4th to Friday 7th
November. The production was a great success and
just a wonderful night of theatre. The cast displayed
incredible talent and skill as they reveal the story of a
young man’s life which is held in the balance by
twelve jurors. It is impossible to signal out any one
performance. The cast included: Lachie Perry, Lincoln
Gidney, Matt Brooke, Vinay Kancharla, George
Wheatley, Angus Crafter, Sam Allan, Ollie Holder,
Rory Basil-Jones, Joe Brereton, Youki Kijima and
Mitchell Hiscock. Congratulation must go out to the
Director, Ms Anna Mellar, and Miss Eliza Bell for
their outstanding direction and education of the boys.
It will be a show that will be remembered.
Have an outstanding week.
Charmeon Jooste
Head of Drama
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Music Updates:
Upcoming Concerts/Event at a glance:
17th November - Carol Rehearsals for Chapel
Choir and community Singers ( 7.30-8.30pm)
20th November – Semester II Concert
(All bands, choirs and ensembles)
21st November – Carol Rehearsals
for Chapel Choir and community singers
(8:20am – 12:15pm)
24th November – Carol Service
(Chapel Choir and community singers) 7:30pm
Carol Service and Community Singers:
Calling all Community singer Sopranos and Altos!
I am looking for a limited number of Community
singers to be part of our Carol Service on 24th
November. Could you please email
[email protected] if you are able to
support our Chapel Choir?
Rehearsals will be on 17th November 7:30pm –
8:30pm; 18th November 7:30am – 8:15am and at
School on Friday 24th November 8:26 – 12:15 in
the Shore Chapel. I am hopeful community
choristers can come to one of the three rehearsals
before the Carol service.
Meet the Music:
We are currently organising the 2015 subscription
for students to attend. If you are interested in
attending Meet the Music next year, please email
Miss Alexandra Wentzel. All interested students
are welcome to attend. [email protected]
Private Music update:
The School offers lessons on all orchestral
instruments, all guitars, voice (singing),
musicianship/theory and drum kit. Tutors are
currently holding their End of Semester concerts
for their students. Please contact Mrs. Hicks on
[email protected] if you require more
information regarding private
music lessons at the school.
Mrs Macaulay
Head of Music
About Me:
Since Year 7 I have been widely involved in the
Music Department. The saxophone is the
instrument I play, and has been for the last 9 years.
I am studying Music for the HSC, and performance
on the sax is my major work (6 pieces!!). I am a
member of the Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble and
Stage Band. During my time at Shore I have been
involved in many musicals and plays, including the
most recent production of ‘Twelve Angry Men’. I
believe in the strong cohesion that Music and
Drama have (and should continue to have!). It’s my
vision for the year to get Music ‘out of the
building’ and into the minds of the many Shore
men who just don’t know what they are missing out
on! Music at some point forms a significant part in
everyone’s lives, so why not start now?
What’s coming up?
Next week (Monday 17th and Wednesday 19th
November) we have auditions for the 2015 Musical
‘A Peculiar People’. This is a BRAND NEW
production (we are the first ones!), written by the
Prep School’s very own Mr Jenson. This will be an
experience not to be missed, so if you haven’t
already, sign up at the Performing Arts Office.
Also next week (Thursday 20th November –
7:30pm) is the Semester II Concert, in the Smith
Auditorium. This concert is a celebration of this
year’s musical achievements, with ALL groups
performing; choirs, orchestra, string ensembles and
concert bands alike. It would be excellent to have
as much support as possible to see out 2014 with a
bang!
Something to listen to…
Now that exams are more or less over, I’m sure
most of you are willing get out of here and let the
summer begin… Well there’s still a bit go, but
while your waiting, get in the zone to this currently
very popular hit:
David Guetta ft. Sam Martin –
“Dangerous”
Lachlan Perry - Year 11
Music Committee
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Have you every really considered what Christmas
memories will be yours for life? Will they be of family,
food, gifts, holidays? Some people have none of these
things to celebrate.
The new Santa Meet and Greet has just been installed at
my local shopping centre and it is a reminder of the jolly
figure, and his transportation, which denotes all is right
with the world at this time of the year. Parents,
grandparents and children warm to Christmas with
Santa’s help, and those in between pretend not to miss
the gift of the magic.
For many, Christmas
means far more than just
the giving and receiving of
presents, its culture offers
us the opportunity to unite
our nearest and dearest in
a religious celebration and
annual reflection.
Modern realities mean
that we tend to get
caught up in the stresses
of our own lives and
forget the struggles of
others, but there are
times when an annual
event can put these
stresses
into
perspective. Christmas is one such time, when in
universal celebration we are inclined to look at the bigger
picture, the year gone by and the one to come, and most
importantly to consider how we can contribute to the
happiness of others.
For many, Christmas means far more than just the giving
and receiving of presents, its culture offers us the
opportunity to unite our nearest and dearest in a
religious celebration and annual reflection. We all love
experiencing the ‘glitter’ of Christmas in shopping centre
decorations, promises of retail ‘gifts’ and negotiations
with regard to family congregations on the day.
For others, however, Christmas acts as a reminder of the
opportunities, comforts or family that they don’t have.
Often, such occasions of great celebration can be the
ones of greatest loneliness or sense of loss as well.
Although it can be hard as an individual to imagine having
an impact on these people, who seem so distantly
removed from our comfortable lives, we can have a
positive impact as a community. Maybe we can increase
everybody’s enjoyment of Christmas by attending carols,
candlelight services and encouraging others to share in a
unified celebration of the holidays?
Our school community shares our best thoughts and
wishes with these people as we ramp up our Anglicare
Appeal in its final weeks, and I encourage everybody to
consider donating to this as a way of showing some
empathy for those many people for whom Christmas may
not be such an obvious blessing as it is to us.
NJ Healy
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If someone asked you what the most viewed sport in
Australia is, you would probably answer with the
standard, AFL or rugby league. But in fact, that’s not true,
it is in fact horse racing. Last Tuesday, the Melbourne Cup
took place; hosting over 100,000 people watching eagerly
to see which horse would cross the line first.
Approximately $14.7 billion is wagered each year on
horse racing alone, and this number is increasing rapidly.
With all the hype now over, the usual debate takes place,
is whipping in horse racing really acceptable?
Every year this debate is reignited and the same
arguments are expressed. Here in Australia, the whip
rules were changed in 2009 to reflect community
attitudes. However, less than 2 months after they were
implemented, threats by jockeys to go on strike led to the
dilution of the rules, so much so that they are now
ineffective. Year in year out, it is argued that horses get
enough of a fright at the start of the race to last the
whole way through, Jockeys disagree saying that the whip
is a crucial part, pushing the horses to work hard
throughout the entirety of the race.
In Victoria it quite clearly states in the Animals Act
Section 9 that “one who wounds, mutilates, tortures,
overrides, overdrives, overworks, abuses, beats, worries,
torments or terrifies an animal; commits an act of
cruelty”. Still year after year, the horse racing industry
gets away with it. Most rational people would claim that
it isn’t fair for any animal to be hurt just to satisfy a
crowd, but the rebuttal that horses don’t feel the whip
just puts a nail in the coffin. If the horse does not feel the
whip, then why use it?
I think the simple answer is, jockeys have lost the art of
horsemanship, they can no longer control their horse
with their heels and their hands, they must rely on
something powerful, such as a whip, to stimulate the
horse.
However, if the whip is banned then what comes next?
The starting gun that scares the horse to ‘kick’? Horse
racing attracts over 17 million nationwide viewers,
attention and therefore hate. Maybe if fishing attracted
the same numbers of viewers, the use of a hook there
would be questioned too?
Whenever something becomes popular, be it a sport or a
new restaurant, there’s always those people that try to
shut it down. In saying that, if the use of a whip truly is an
unnecessary way to stimulate a horse, then all sports
around the world that exploit animals should be reevaluated for animal cruelty.
NH Andrews
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12 Angry Men: A Novice’s Review
First things first, I’m a realist.
I am not a connoisseur of theatre productions. I don't
know my Brechtian techniques (thank you, Sam), from my
stage directions, or stage left from my own left – but
what I can appreciate is a good story.
I distinctly remember watching the film adaptation of ‘12
Angry Men’ during my Year 9 Commerce studies – a
grainy grayscale depiction of an arduous back-and-forth
battle of titanic proportions. One man against the world,
or so it seemed. What soon emerged was the staunch
defence of a condemned man; highlighting and reminding
us of the integral sense of humanity that resides in us all.
From the thirteen Year 11 boys that starred in the
production (we haven’t forgotten about you Dylan, you
dreamboat); these ideas were translated almost
seamlessly into the Drama Studio, transforming the Shore
School Drama Studio into the stifling confines of a New
York City courthouse. These boys are not professionals,
they are not paid, nor extensively trained (I hear some of
them don’t even do drama), but they are passionate; and
they are talented.
From the goofy-yet-lovable Mitch Hiscock, to the matter-
of-fact Vinay “Let. Him. Live.” Kancharla, from the humble
Angus Crafter, to the spiteful Joe Brereton, the larrikin
Sam Allan to the fervent George Wheatley, these young
men emulated their characters wonderfully, able to
provide moments of extreme tension, to lighthearted
comedic relief – from anger to sadness, joy to grief.
In my own opinion, special mention must be made of
Matt Brooke’s performance, leaving me on the edge of
my seat as he demonstrated the finer points of knife play,
which for me, at least, left me fearing for the life of Ollie
Holder. Another highlight was his final desperate
argument, 11-1, the last man in the ring, which left me on
the verge of tears.
As I stated earlier, I don’t know the first thing about plays,
I didn’t happen to notice the “many disasters that
happened on stage” as one of the actors exclaimed sadly
post-production. (Note: a chair falling once or twice and a
faulty switchblade are not disasters.)
I was simply enthralled by a beautifully presented
production, one that truly is a credit not only to the
dedicated staff and students, but the entire school.
JW Sinclair
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Shorebola
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article named Mythbusters:
5/5 Asian Stereotypes, which received mixed responses
from the Shore Community. The Year 7’s and Year 8’s
running around our playground, commonly mislabelled
‘twelvies’ thought it was hilarious. It is important to note
that most of them are not ‘12’, but rather 13 and 14.
Nevertheless, I will attempt to apply the same approach to
a new topic of discussion, one which has wreaked havoc
across the world: Ebola. As we struggle to come to grips
with this new disease, rumours have spread almost as fast
as the disease itself. I will attempt (with a great deal of
research) to dispel your fears.
Shore boys can’t contract Ebola because of their
geographical location.
False. The Shore Bubble is a well-documented
phenomenon, which involves a social and physical
exclusion to most members of society not living on the
North Shore. However, as this disease steadily infiltrates
into our society, there might be a few problems. This
disease doesn’t discriminate, as it mercilessly buries itself
into victims and corrupts their entire body. I know I said
that I was trying to dispel your fears, but addressing this
problem of complacency seems to be more important. Is
this a metaphor for other things Shore boys feel invincible
about? Perhaps.
Eating raw onions will stop you from contracting Ebola.
This isn’t a joke. The Ministry of Health in Guinea actually
set up a hotline to address rumours about Ebola and this
‘onion myth’ which appears on their ‘top 10’ issues.
Obviously devouring chunks of onion might not stop you
from contracting Ebola, but it might stop you from
attracting girls. Who knows, if they’ve recently come back
from West Africa on an adventure maybe it will prevent the
disease from spreading to you.
You can contract Ebola from animals who are too
friendly.
At a friend’s house yesterday, a dog slobbered all over me.
If he had Ebola, I would probably have caught the disease
over a hundred times. Fortunately, Ebola hasn’t spread
throughout domestic Australian animals as yet, so there is
no need to worry about that. Whilst Ebola originally spread
through people eating bushmeat (the meat of gorillas,
monkeys etc.), we fortunately do not need to worry as the
practice of eating pets isn’t common in Australia.
Worryingly, in South America, it is actually illegal to eat cats
and dogs, which seems to suggest that they had an issue
with people having Labradors or Persian cats for dinner.
Ebola liquefies your organs.
According to Dr Bhadelia, an epidemiologist at Infection
Control of the Boston Medical Centre, this is not true – for
80% of cases. In 20% of cases, Ebola can liquefy your
organs, causing multi organ failure as the virus prevents
your blood from clotting. Unfortunately, most of your
blood will pour out of orifices first. Hopefully you’re one of
the 4 in 5 people who doesn’t experience this.
What’s the difference between the lethality of Ebola
and Illuminati?
Illuminati hasn’t been confirmed. Okay so this isn’t a myth,
nor is it reassuring in any way, but I thought it was
interesting regardless.
CYF LI
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Weird World of Sports
Generally worms are the type of creatures that, unless
you’re involved in some sort of agricultural activity, you
want to stay away from. They’re slimy, wriggly, muddy and
just downright unpleasant to touch. Now I would say that
many of you do not commonly come into contact with
worms, apart from the odd worm-in-the-apple incident,
and so wouldn’t have a great deal of experience in what
worms’ interests and hobbies are. In fact I feel it would be
safe to say that most of you would have absolutely no idea
how to ‘woo’ a worm (at least I hope not).
more importantly, immensely popular. I mean, after all,
who doesn’t want to be Captain of Charms?
LN Hughes
Nevertheless, there are those out there that do, and in fact
do so on an annual basis at the World Worm Charming
Championships. Yes, that ’s right, worm charming. Despite
the absurdity that the name of the sport suggests it is in
fact a rather simple one. Each competitor is given a patch
of 3x3 metres of dirt and have 30 minutes to ‘charm’ as
many worms as they can.
Now you might be wondering what exactly I mean by
‘charming’ a worm. Surely these people don’t take the
worms out to the movies or buy them a romantic dinner?
Well, no they don’t. But instead these competitors use
their mystifying skills to bring as many worms to the
surface of their dirt patch as they can within the allotted
half an hour.
I don’t pretend to understand how exactly these people
are able to bend these worms to their will, but they
employ a number of techniques in order to ‘charm’ these
creatures to the surface. This includes ‘worm grunting’ in
which a wooden stake is driven into the ground rubbed on
its top, as well as ‘worm fiddling’, which involves dragging
the stake along the surface of the ground.
Now this might not be the most orthodox sport going
around, but it definitely has its benefits. Just imagine the
amount of money Shore could save on buying worms to be
mutilated by Year 7s in science experiments. It would
almost be enough to cover the replacement of the next
table Mr. Tate smashes to pieces. But all jokes aside, I
believe Worm Charming would be both a worthwhile and,
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TRXYE
Those familiar with my tastes in music will be aware of
my disdain for any music from after the year 1934 (with a
few notable exceptions that may or may not include a
1970s Swedish pop group). But I doubt anyone, myself
included, would have been able to predict my newfound
obsession with the music of Troye Sivan.
His latest EP, the interestingly named “TRXYE” is no
exception to that obsession of mine. The generally dark
mood of the music throughout is complemented nicely by
the lyrics, and manages to keep me distracted from my
study every time his songs start playing.
It opens with the rather mysterious ‘Happy Little Pill’, its
echoing electronic soundtrack accompanying its rather
observant lyrics. How does “Buying happy from shopping
carts, Nothing but time to kill, Sipping life from bottles”
sound?
probably the best reflection on today’s music industry
there is around. The lyrics make complete sense (almost
as good as the book after which the song is named) and
the music itself completely lacks the continual doof-doof
thumping that accompanies most pop music and that
keeps me awake at night every time anybody in my street
has a party. The music video is equally as good, and
possibly tear inducing.
Some have called Troye Sivan the next Justin Bieber. I’m
fine with that, given that he seems a little more civilised
and is Australian as well. But I definitely hope he’s going
to kick that self-obsessed, semi-criminal teenager off the
charts - a view that I’m sure is shared by many.
J Dong
Possibly my personal favourite, ‘Touch’, follows. The lyrics
seem a little nonsensical (not a rare occurrence in
modern music, I guarantee), but are more than made up
for by the music itself: some liberal instrumental sections
keep it interesting and the climaxes in the music are
nicely joined with those in the lyrics.
Fun might seem a little politically incorrect, given that it
stereotypically links shooting with the Middle-East, but is
still a reasonable song. Its use of choruses of voices is
rather reminiscent of that 1970s Swedish group, but it is
probably the most pedestrian of the tracks with its
tendency to overdo the rhythm and underdo the music.
Surprisingly for these days, the fourth track, ‘Gasoline’, is
the first one explicitly related to love. I quite like its
simplicity and rather prominent use of the piano as a
backing. All credit to Troye as well for having the courage
to use male pronouns to describe his brief love interest in
the song.
The final track, ‘The Fault in Our Stars’, is a second
recording of the song that propelled him to fame and
earned his record deal. Frankly, it is inspirational, and
Page 816
Is school really that bad?
The G20 Bout
Scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed almost every
Sunday night, I often see people complaining about
having school on Monday. Whether it be through the
median of an ecstatic status update or a cringe worthy
meme, there’s not one weekend gone by without
someone complaining about having school. But is school
really that bad?
This weekend the G20 summit – an economic forum for
the twenty largest economies in the world – will be held in
Brisbane. Whilst world finance and other major foreign
affairs including the recent Ebola outbreak are high on the
agenda, it is the meeting between our Prime Minister Tony
Abbott and the Russian President Vladimir Putin that is
drawing the most attention. After the Russian President’s
apparent non-cooperation in the MH17 tragedy, Prime
Minister Abbott vowed to ‘shirtfront’ (an AFL term
referring to the bumping together of chests) Putin. And
whilst admittedly tensions have simmered between the
two since PM Abbott’s remarks were made, there is
nonetheless a growing eagerness amongst journalists to
see these two together in the ring. So let’s examine the
credentials of our contenders.
Two weeks ago I wrote about how fortunate and wealthy
Australians are. Again I’m going to reiterate the
opportunity we have in this country and in particular in
education. Let’s compare us to Rwanda, in which
secondary school enrolment is a mere 20% compared to
Australia’s 95%, and this is primarily because families in
Rwanda simply can’t afford to let their kids go to school.
They need them at home to work.
Why am I writing this? I don’t want Australians, and in
particular us Shore boys, to be living in a 21st century
bubble. Often we think ‘oh that poverty and war
overseas is bad, I just can’t do anything about it’, but this
simply isn’t true, and the first step to popping this bubble
is acknowledging and making use of the valuable
education that we have at the edge of our fingertips.
Imagine, rather than going to school every day, that you
are instead collecting rubbish materials from a tip.
Imagine sleeping with immense hunger. Think of those
kids our age, just like us over in Rwanda, wishing for an
education and a promising future.
Let’s stop dreading school on a Sunday night, or any night
for that matter, but instead be joyful, happy and
appreciative. Try waking up for school every morning and
putting it in perspective, it’s
really not that bad. We take
it for granted but without it,
our lives and futures would
be completely different.
AJ Smith
In the former communist red corner we have Russian
President Vladimir Putin, a man who is 62 years old and
170cm tall weighing in at an estimated 77kg. In terms of
fighting prowess Putin is a karate black belt and a 6th Dan
in Judo serving with the infamous KGB for sixteen years
through the height of the Cold War. Putin is also an
outdoors man who has honed his hunting and fishing skills
in the Siberian Wilderness and last year he led a flock of
endangered young cranes on their migration route on his
hang-glider. It seems that Abbott may have met his match
in this steely Russian.
But Abbott, flying the blue flag of the Liberal corner, has
his opponent on age, height and weight being 56 years old,
180cm tall and an estimated 90kg. Our Prime Minister is
also a tough old Riverview boy playing for their 1st XV and
graduating from Oxford with seminary boxing training. In
terms of hobbies Abbot swims, cycles, is a volunteer firefighter and stops boats.
Unfortunately this Saturday night fight is non-public access
but I’m tipping a boil over anyway. Both contenders are
politicians so it will be unlikely they can back up their talk
with actions.
J Stinson
Page 817
Saturday 8th November
Team
Result
1sts
-
Shore 109 (B Maltman 37, H Rees 31) v Scots 5/ 291 (O Holder 2-84,
B Thomas 1-20, C Fitzhardinge 1-39) (Day 1 of 2 day game)
2nds
-
Scots 10/141 (M O’Donnell 4/48 off 19 overs, J Ayles 2/3, E Gregory 2/3 off 13
overs) v Shore 4/76 (Ayles 31) (Day 1 of 2 day game)
3rds
W
Shore 4 for 161 off 21 overs (A Carmichael 52, A Webster 29, A Dowey 25*) def
Scots 160 off 32 overs (K Huang 3/8, H Tinkler 2/38, H Ball 2/36)
4ths
W
Shore 5/237 ( T McGuffick 50ret, G Spanton 50ret, A Clark 33) d SIC 7/136
5ths
L
Shore 10/40 (A Paton 18) lost to SIC 0/41
6ths
L
Kings 4ths 8/135 (T Hall 3/3) def. Shore 102 (T Hall 25*, H Guerin 22, A Paton 22)
16A
W
16B
L
15A
-
Shore 112 (C Wallace 31) v Scots 8/58 (M Moran 3/8, C Wallace 3/11)
(Day 1 of 2 day game)
15B
L
SJC 6/191 def Shore 7/127 (B Brownie 42)
15C
W
Shore 6/192 ( J Towers 50 ret, A Nelson 36 n.o, D Hattersley 34) beat SJC 165
(L Middleton 2/6)
14A
-
Shore 127 (E Court 25, B Kenzie 20) v Scots 2/15 (Day 1 of 2 day game)
14B
L
Shore 9/144 (Watson 57*, McMullen 21) lost to Scots 5/145
14C
W
Shore 3/144 (W Nicholl 50) off 29 overs def SIC 5/143 (J Ritchard 1/6) off 32 overs
Shore 3/195 (J. James 97*, W. Pilbeam 34, J. Veitch 21*) def. Scots 5/147
(D. Brown 5/14)
Shore 7/150 (H Waugh 51* and D Lovell 41*) lost to Kings 8/151 (D James 2/18 and
B Amos 2/25)
Page 818
Saturday 8th November saw Shore play its first home match of the GPS season in Round 2
against Scots. Following last week’s disappointing loss at Kings the Shore boys were keen
to put in an improved performance. Shore won the first and last exchange of the day
winning the toss and electing to bat on what looked like a good batting deck.
A keen crowd was gathering to watch Harry Gibson and Tom Fullerton get the Shore
innings underway, and indeed it did begin well with Harry Gibson dispatching Henry
Thornton through the covers from the first ball of the game. But with the score on 7, Tom
Fullerton & Liam Hughes were dismissed in quick succession by some quality fast
bowling. Ben Maltman then strode to the centre a bit earlier than expected. Showing real
character and determination he scored 37 valuable runs in order to get his side back in the
game. Shore wickets continued to fall around him but wicketkeeper Harry Rees showed
plenty of courage contributing a very valuable 31 in just on two hours and earning some
bruises to remember his innings.
Shore was dismissed just after the lunch break for 109 – a disappointing batting display.
After some self reflection in the sheds, Shore came out looking to bowl and field
aggressively. Chester Fitzhardinge made the crucial early breakthrough leaving Scots 1 for
4. Shore then looked to capitalize on the early wicket but were unable to make any further
inroads until Tom Fullerton struck with the score on 88. From then on Scots took total
control as the Shore boys went into damage control. A combination of fine stroke play and
heavy hitting put the Scots boys well on top. Ben Thomas provided some joy with the
prized wicket of Henry Thornton caught by Harry Wallace at mid on. A number of bowlers
were deployed to slow the Scots run rate, but these proved to no avail as the batsmen
dominated.
At stumps Scots had punished a tired Shore team and had reached 5 for 291. Despite a
tough day in the field the team displayed a never-say-die attitude with the fielding standards
being maintained. Captain Ollie Holder finished as the team’s only multiple wicket-taker,
finishing with 2 for 84. Next week Shore return to Northbridge needing to display far
greater resilience and commitment with the bat, in order to avoid an outright defeat to one
of the competition favourites.
Harry Wallace
Page 819
Page 820
TENNIS RESULTS
Biathlon Results
Saturday 1st November
Shore v Riverview
1sts
2nds
3rds
Loss
Loss
Loss
0-9
0-9
2-4
4ths
5ths
Loss
Draw
1-5
3-3
6ths
16As
Loss
Win
0-6
6-0
16Bs
Loss
2-4
16Cs
Win
4-2
16Ds
Loss
2-4
15As
Win
5-1
15Bs
15Cs
Loss
Draw
1-5
3-3
15Ds
14As
14Bs
Win
Loss
Loss
6-0
0-6
2-4
14Cs
14Ds
Win
Win
6-0
6-0
Balls Head run plus 250 metre swim
Handicap results
F.Bolton-Hall 6-2
E.Raftesath 6-1
E.Baldry 6-5 (7-4)
M.Maguire & M.Chang 6-2
N.Doherty & K.Liman 6-2
K.Liman 6-5 (7-4)
M.Gock & Wye Yern Ng 6-4
B.Grange & N.Kerr
M.Gock 6-3
Wye Yern Ng 6-3
B.Grange 6-4
N.Kerr 6-3
S.Lee & C.Beedle 6-3
C.Beedle 6-0
C.Robison & J.Tong 6-0
J.Tong 6-2
C.Robison 6-3
M.Holt 6-3
T.Raymond 6-5 (7-5)
C.Proudlove 6-0
J.Meares & L.Narker 6-5
J.Denniss & J.Sarikas 6-3
J.Meares 6-4
L.Narker 6-5 (7-3)
J.Denniss 6-5 (7-4)
T. Mackenzie-Wood 6-3
J.Kang & S.Chen 6-2
M.Slack-Smith 6-4
J.Kang 6-0
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Finn O’Dea
William Gu
Tyson Wood
Daniel Cavanagh
Zach Leong
Year 8
Year 10
Year 11
Year 11
Year 7
32m37s
33m12s
33m30s
33m56s
34m02s
PB
PB
PB
PB
Fastest on actual time
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
James Balzer
Tyson Wood
Harry Quirk
William Gu
Brendan Stuart
Year 11
Year 11
Year 10
Year 10
Year 10
22m17s
22m30s
23m53s
24m12s
24m23s
PB
PB
Other Personal Bests set this week– PBs
Sam Clark
Nick Gregson
Philip Hinds
Alex Sewell
Alistair Collison
James Janusic
Jerome Pong
James LeMercier
P.Brown & D.Stowe 6-4
W.Berlotti &K.Smyth 6-0
Y11
Y11
Y11
Y7
Y11
Y7
Y7
Y10
27m04s
26m30s
29m37s
25m42s
28m00s
27m13s
32m33s
31m50s
2014
Term IV Wed 8 October
Friday 5 December
2015
Term I
Wed 28 January
Term II Monday 20 April
Term III Monday 13 July
Term IV Wed 6 October
Wednesday 1 April
Thursday 18 June
Thursday 17 Sept
Friday 4 December
2016
Term I
Term II
Term III
Term IV
Thursday 28 Jan
Tuesday 26 April
Monday 18 July
Monday 10 Oct
Friday 8 April
Wednesday 22 June
Thurs 22nd Sept
Friday 2 December
Page 821
Page 822
Shore 1sts vs St Ignatius’College
The Shore gym was ‘packed to the rafters’ for the home game against St Ignatius’ College. A tasty
barbeque along with a fine day promised for a high scoring end-to-end game of basketball. St Ignatius
began the game with their patented brand of technical defence and, along with several early 3-pointers,
placed the Shore squad in ‘comeback mode’ for the majority of the game.
A revival lead by the silky shooting of Alex Francis and Jack Murfet invigorated the Shore team, much to
the delight of the animated crowd. However, despite Shore’s attempts to close the gap, it was the boys
with the view of the river that finished victorious 94-79. The 1sts will be pleased with their highest
scoring game of the trial season yet there are more aspects of their game to improve. Strong performances
from Jack Murfet with 23 points and Will Stewart providing entertaining acrobatics off the bench were
enough to please the crowd on the day.
Jock Armstrong
Player of the week:
Nick Ridge- for putting in a real Captain’s performance, getting 13 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block
and 1 steal
Team of the week:
2nds- for beating (arguably) the best team in the competition, after having a few close losses to start the
season
Spirit of Basketball:
15 F’s: It is great when you are humbled as a coach and I certainly was on Saturday. The 15F’s basketball
team enjoyed their best result of the season to date with a tremendous effort in the second half to come
back against Riverview to record a 24 all draw.
The boys showed improvement all over the court with their dribbling, passing and defending. There was a
sense of urgency in their play and the keenness was great to see. It would be hard to single out any player
because it was a true team effort, the team was from left; Kadar Gu, Cameron Donnelley, Tom
Waterworth, Thomas Dickinson, Conor Baveystock, Aiden Harrison, John Hancock.
Mr Peter Page - Coach
Page 823
TEAM
Opponent
Result
Score
Top Scorer
Points
1sts
2nds
3rds
4ths
5ths
6ths
7ths
8ths
9ths
10ths
11ths
12ths
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Lost
Won
Lost
Lost
Won
Lost
Lost
Lost
Lost
Lost
Won
Lost
79-94
55-47
28-55
27-40
34-33
38-40
8-23
10-24
23-35
14-19
39-10
26-12
Murfet
Kalaf & Ridge
Armati
Tucker
Mezrani
Curtis
Martin
23
16As
16Bs
16Cs
16Ds
16Es
16Fs
16Gs
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Newington
Kings
Lost
Lost
Won
25-30
21-24
32-9
Kendrick-Little
Macken
13
Won
20-18
Ashtari
8
Won
Won
Won
32-7
35-12
14-10
Feilen
Townsend-Medlock
McAuley
4
10
15As
15Bs
15Cs
15Ds
15Es
15Fs
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Lost
39-26
Scouller
7
Lost
23-20
Hespe
7
Lost
26-41
Holland
11
Lost
21-11
Preston
6
Draw
24-24
Donnelley
11
14As
14Bs
14Cs
14Ds
14Es
14Fs
14Gs
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Riverview
Newington
Lost
13-66
Moore
3
Won
39-28
Miller
11
Lost
27-35
Taylor, Nicholls-Hunt, Ashtari
4 each
Won
28-22
Elster
5
Lost
24-6
Lost
24-23
Martin.H
6
Lost
6-66
Orr
4
Woods
Taylor
Allen
Middleton
13 each
12
8
8
9
3
6
6
10
6
6
6
Page 824
Firstly, a reminder that the weekly programme is subject to change due to weather conditions. Boys should inform
parents of changes during at the end of the school day. The bus back from Long Reef is now taking a detour to allow
for more stops before Military Road. However, this is limited to some degree to allow for school boarders to get
back to Shore for dinner at 6.15pm.
During the week the Year 7 Nippers competed in a colours run at school followed by a 500 metre swim time trial
and then a swim relay. At the beach on Thursday a strong south east wind made the water conditions messy and the
cold air made the surf uninviting. The teams competed in beach flags – showing the Year 9 boys how to compete,
and also a path relay. The following results were recorded:
1
Colours Run
Curly
Beach Flags
Oscar Simons
Path Relay
Palmy
Beach Sprint
Curly
2nd
3rd
Freshy
Manly
Jordan Dixon
Lachlan Francis
Avalon
Curly
Palmy
Freshy
st
On Saturday the surf was small with a gentle north east wind. Perfect conditions for a journey paddle to
Butterbox. The boys made the 20 minute paddle to the southern side of the Long Reef rock platform where
a nice 1 foot A-frame wave was running onto the rock shelf. Surf skills were practised for about 40 minutes
with some great waves ridden. The boys then paddled back to the beach with a nice tail wind.
The teams competition is getting tight with 3 weeks remaining the teams are on the following points:
The Year 8 SRC group began their SRC exam with a Run Swim Run, followed by board and tube rescues, one man CPR and signals. At this point all candidates have passed and will sit for the final part of
their including two man CPR and first aid on Monday 17 November afternoon at school.
st
1
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Team
Manly
Palmy
Curly
Avalon
Freshy
Members
L Francis, B McTaggart, X Phillips, K Smith
W Basil-Jones, J Fowler, J Ivanhoe, O Simons
J Dixon, D Forster, A North, O Poole
P Debenham, J Spalvins, T Sutton, M Tildersley, T Usher
A Metcalf, C Mills, H Ohlsson, X Taylor
Points
188
185
177
156
151
Page 825
It was a very warm but magnificent day at Long Reef and the Bronze candidates did several scenarios in
preparation for the wet section of the exam in week 7. Several lessons were learnt especially the laying of
patients above the high tide mark and improving communication. This Saturday sees the Dry components
being tested including: CPR, first aid, radios, signals and rescues. Good luck to all candidates. The
morning ended with an A and B team iron man relay from each squad (board, swim and run)
The patrol will receive loans each Saturday of shorts and shirts whilst on patrol and boys are reminded not
to take home their uniforms following a patrol.
9 – 11 Patrol 1 on patrol.
Patrol 2 Run to Dee Why, 2 Point swims, Run to pole, rest,
back to Long Reef. Ins and outs on boards including a handicap event.
RSR then changeover.
11 – 1 Patrol 2 on patrol
Patrol 1 RSR. Run to Blue Sign. Ins and outs on boards including handicap event.
Individual Iron-Man event.
Date
Patrols
5th Nov
(Wed)
SLS
event
Session #3 Tom Allen working with
SRC Year 8 at Long Reef
8th Nov (Sat)
5
9 – 11 P1
11 – 1pm P2
5th Patrol Long Reef
Dry Exam for SRC
15th Nov
(Sat)
6
9 – 11 P2
11 – 1pm P1
6th Patrol at Long Reef
Exams Bronze & SRC- DRY
17th Nov
(Monday)
22nd Nov
(Sat)
7
29th Nov
(Sat)
8
9
9 – 11 P1
11 – 1pm P2
SRC exam concludes at School
(2 man CPR and first Aid)
3pm to 5pm
th
7 Patrol at long Reef
Exams Bronze & SRC- WET
Presentation barbecue for patrol and Nippers
Bronze re-present exam possible
Camp week from 1st December
to 4th December
Page 826
Shore – A Shared Table is a collection of more than 300 treasured recipes. Many
have been handed down through generations of Shore families. The stories behind
the recipes portray some of Shore’s 125 years of history, its spirit and the values of
this wonderful school. There is something for every occasion, from the relaxed family
picnic to the rich Christmas feast.
Perfect Christmas gift, birthday present or keepsake.
This limited edition is now available for $55 per copy from:
- Shore Uniform Shop – Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-4:30pm
- Oracle Books in Mosman,
- Blues Point Bookshop McMahons Point,
- Simmone Logue in Double Bay and Cammeray
- Yours Beautifully in Castlecrag and McMahons Point
Or postal orders of $65 per copy via the School Web site
https://shoreschool.myshopify.com
includes local and interstate postage.
All queries Sue Pullar [email protected] or 0412 407 142.
Page 827

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