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Volume XXXV, Issue 12 | Term 2, Week 5 | Thursday, 30 May 2013 

REd Shield 

Appeal 

Page 6 

Jack 

Page 8 

Shibori 

Workshop 

Page 10 

Artist-In- 

RESIdence 

Page 11

What’s on at Cranbrook? 

May/June 2013 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 

27 

Yrs 7 to 10, 

Semester 1 

assessment period 

House 

photographs: 

C, Ct, D 

Management 

Committee, 

TBC – 3.30pm 

CAS General 

Committee AGM, 

Barker – 4.00pm 

28 

Yrs 7 to 10, 

Semester 1 


Yr 8 Geography 

excursion, 

Mt Keira Rainforest 

Heads of 

Department 

meeting, Mackay 

Room – 12.40pm 

House 

photographs: 

Hv, H, N 

29 

Assembly 

Yrs 7 to 10, 

Semester 1 


IPSHA ICT 

Co-ordinators 

meeting, 

Roseville College 

Yr 12 Tertiary 

education 

information 

evening, 

Ascham 

30 

B&D Committee, 

TBC – 7.30am 

Yrs 7 to 10, 

Semester 1 


31 

Yrs 7 to 10, 

Semester 1 


Yr 12 VA studio 

day 

ISDA debating 

semi-final 3 

Eastside debating 

grand final 

1 

Winter sport 

Rd 5 v Knox 

(away) 

GPS/CAS 

cross country 

Invitational, 

North Ryde 

Common – 

10.00am 

(CAS Trial) 

Headmasters 

Reception, 

Jugiong 

2 

AHISA Dinner, 

All Saints College, 

Bathurst 

SRC, Room 1.2 

– 12.40pm 

WH&S meeting, 

TBC – 3.30pm 

CIS football trials 

3 

Years 7 to 10, 

Semester 1 


4 

Years 7 to 10, 

Semester 1 


5 

Yrs 7 to 10, 

Semester 1 


6 

Yrs 7 to 10, 

Semester 1 


7 

Yrs 7 to 10, 

Semester 1 


8 

Long weekend 

No sport 

9 

Long weekend 

No sport 

AHISA meeting, 

All Saints College, 

Bathurst 

House 

photographs: 

R, St, S 

NSW All Schools 

Basketball 

Championships 

CRC meeting 

– 7.00pm 

House 

photographs: 

P, Wd, W 

Heads of 

Department 

meeting, 

Mackay Room – 

12.40pm 

SRC, Room 1.2 

– 12.40pm 

PCP 

– 10.00am to 

10.45am 

IPSHA Teacher 

Librarian meeting 

ICAS Science 

Competition 

Boarders Chapel 

Service 

– 6.30pm 

CAS Rugby Dinner 

Housemasters 

meeting, Mackay 

Room 

– 12.40pm 

Rugby CAS v CHS, 

Hordern Oval 

Rugby CAS U16s 

North v South, 

Hordern Oval 

Year 11 EES field 

trip, 

Bantry Bay 

Ben Franks 

Memorial Biathlon, 

Hordern Oval – 

12.00pm 

Pitt Dash 

– 12.40pm 

OCA Committee 

meeting, 

TBC – 7.00pm 

10 

Queenís Birthday, 

public holiday 

11 

Photographs: 

Whole School, 

Hordern Oval 

Heads of 

Department 

meeting, 

Mackay Room – 

12.40pm 

SRC, Room 1.2 

– 12.40pm 

12 

Whole school 

photograph 

backup day 

IPSHA Music 

Teachers meeting 

Foundersí Day 

Assembly 

13 

Yr 12 Chemistry 

excursion 

CIS Cross Country 

Championships, 

Eastern Creek – 

9.00am 

IPSHA Curriculum 

Coordinators 

meeting 

14 

Yr 8 Languages 

Day 

Boarding Schools 

Expo, Griffith 

ISDA debating, 

grand final 

JS IPSHA debating, 

Rd 3 

15 

Boarding Schools 

Expo, Griffith 

Winter sport 

Rd 6 v Barker 

(home) 

GPS/CAS 

Cross Country 

Invitational, 

Ewen Park – 

9.00am 

16 

Music showcase 

set up, 

Carter Hall 

Yrs 11 & 12 Drama 

excursion, 

Belvoir Theatre – 

12.45pm 

CAS Rugby camp 

For a more comprehensive list of events, see the Calendar of Events.

Thursday, 30 May 2013 | Term 2, Week 5 

FEATURE 

The fine print 

by Tom Gibson and Matthew Theophile 

What’s in the name? 

Our names are something that we often take for granted, yet in many ways they influence our lives. Over the 

years, we have seen trends emerge in our choices of various baby names, many of which may seem strange 

or dated to us now. However, current trends in naming have led to some governments around the world 

legislating on the names people can and, more importantly, cannot call their children. 

Iceland has a list of approved names which 

must be used, although new names can be 

considered after an application process. In 

Germany, names must clearly indicate gender, 

(meaning that gender-neutral names like Alex 

and Jessie are unacceptable). In New Zealand, 

however, the government has released a list of 

names that are officially banned. The list seems 

to be based on somewhat tenuous criteria, as 

to-date, names such as Queen Victoria have 

been banned whilst, perversely, someone 

is roaming around New Zealand with the 

entirely legal name of Number 16 Bus Shelter. 

Some of these weird and wacky names can 

be put down to the celebrity obsession with 

strange names, dating back to when Frank 

Zappa called his daughter Moon Unit, Michael 

Jackson called his son Blanket and Sylvester 

Stallone called his daughter Sage Moonblood. 

Regardless of how this new phenomenon 

started, the question is whether governments 

are entitled to ban names based on their own 

idea of what constitutes a bad name. 

It certainly seems that names like ‘.’ (Full Stop) 

or ‘4real’, would be a hindrance to anyone 

who had to live with them and, after all, the 

government’s job is to look after the well-being 

of its citizens. Some people claim that such 

names are fine, because people can simply 

change them; however, this is not entirely the 

case. In NSW, people under the age of eighteen 

cannot legally change their name without 

the full consent of both of their parents. In 

New Zealand, a girl named ‘Talula Does the 

Hula From Hawaii’ went to court to get her 

name legally changed at age nine. The judge 

criticised the parents for giving the girl a name 

which acted as a social hurdle and even ‘set 

her up for a social disability and handicap.’ 

Whilst it may not be illegal, it certainly 

seems immoral or unkind to give a child 

such a hindrance in life for a cheap laugh. 

Nevertheless, the fact that governments are 

beginning to restrict what we can and cannot 

call our children is not entirely comforting. 

Regardless of how this 

new phenomenon 

started, the question is 

whether governments 

are entitled to ban 

names based on their 

own idea of what 

constitutes a bad name. 

Even if these new laws are put in place in the 

interests of the children who bear the burden 

of these names, many would argue that such 

restrictions are a violation of our freedom in 

a democratic nation. Whether or not this is 

true, when there are twins being called Benson 

and Hedges, it certainly seems as if someone 

should be doing something about it. 

Whilst there’s nothing wrong with funny and 

outlandish names, when someone is given a 

name that can set them up as a social pariah, 

there should be laws in place to prevent it. In 

2009, three children were taken into social 

services in New Jersey, after they were named 

after prominent Nazis, including Adolf Hitler. 

Last year, the courts decided that the parents 

would never be able to regain access to their 

children (although this decision was not 

based solely on their actions in naming the 

children). Whilst it may be slightly over- the 

-top to separate parents from their children 

because of a bad name choice, New Zealand 

may not be doing such a bad thing in banning 

names that could set children up for a life of 

teasing and discrimination. 

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The Cranbrook Chronicle 

From Studies 

Term 2 Assessments 

– Years 7 to 10 

The Years 7 to 10 assessment periods start 

next week. 

Dates for tasks are on the Year group 

calendar, and specific advice about each task 

is located on the subject page. 

Don’t forget about the study tips advice on 

the Portal too: 

Cranbrook School subscribes to the ELES 

Study Skills Handbook. This online resource 

contains information and interactive 

activities. Access to the Handbook is 

available at 

http://www.studyskillshandbook.com.au 

User name and password on the Portal 

(Year group home page) 

Absence from assessment tasks: 

Departments arrange catch-up testing 

for boys absent – a reminder that boys 

must bring a diary note from his parent 

or guardian if in Yrs 7 – 8 explaining his 

legitimate absence (illness or misadventure); 

a doctor’s certificate is required for Yrs 9 

and 10 students. Rules governing lateness 

and absence due to illness are in the relevant 

year Curriculum Outlines, provided in hard 

copy earlier in the year, on the portal, and 

referred to in the student diary (p 104) or 

portal/curriculum and assessment 

Term 2 semester reports 

Years 7 to 10 receive full reports at the end of 

term – attitude and achievement outcomes, 

performance grades and quartiles, teacher 

academic and pastoral comment, cocurricular 

information. Years 11 and 

12, and Year 10/11 accelerants, receive 

progress reports - attitude and achievement 

outcomes, task ranks for those tasks held 

this term. 

HSC Trial Examination 

Timetable 

The Trials are held in Weeks 1 and 2 of next 

term, starting day 1. The timetable and rules 

governing assessments and examinations 

will be available on the portal next week. 

Boys must familiarise themselves with the 

rules covering examinations and assessment 

– the rules on the portal and those in the 

HSC Assessment Guide. 

Once published, any Year 12 student or Year 

11 accelerant who has a problem with the 

timetable in terms of clashes, must see Mr 

Givney as a matter of urgency. 

Ronno’s RAve 

Esse quam videri 

Mr Ronaldson, Head of English 

(Special Programs) 

The Headmaster and staff are in the process 

of rethinking the School’s mission statement 

and in doing so have been discussing the 

significance of our motto. Courtesy of the 

magic of Wikipedia, I offer the following 

facts and then add some observations of my 

own. 

At one of the Headmaster’s recent staff 

breakfasts, called to facilitate the abovementioned 

discussion, I asked did anyone 

know where our motto originated. None of 

those present did, so a modicum of ‘research’ 

– the Internet makes research so easy that 

one hesitates to use the word – reveals the 

following: the phrase is found in Cicero and 

also in Sallust. 

‘Esse quam videri is found in Cicero’s essay 

“On Friendship” (“De amicitia”, chapter 98). 

“Virtute enim ipsa non tam multi praediti 

esse quam videri volunt” (Few are those who 

wish to be endowed with virtue rather than 

to seem so). 

‘Just a few years after Cicero, Sallust used 

the phrase in his “Bellum Catilinae” (54.6), 

writing that Cato the Younger “esse quam 

videri bonus malebat” (He preferred to be 

good rather than to seem so). 

‘ Previous to both Romans, Aeschylus used 

a similar phrase in “Seven Against Thebes” at 

line 592, at which the scout (angelos) says of 

the seer/priest Amphiaraos: “ou gar dokein 

aristos, all’ einai theile” (his resolve is not 

to seem the best but in fact to be the best). 

Plato quoted this line in “Republic” (361b). 

‘In “The Prince”, Niccolò Machiavelli 

reverses this phrase to videri quam esse (to 

seem rather than to be) with respect to how 

a ruler ought to act.’ Wikipedia, ‘esse quam 

videri’ 

Wikipedia lists something like 95 

institutions and schools that have the motto 

as their own, including Darwin High School, 

Dubbo High School and Hermitage House 

at Geelong Grammar School. It is also the 

motto of North Carolina. 

We all know the obvious meaning: ‘it is 

better to be than seem to be’, and again, 

the moral seems obvious: ‘it is better to be 

honest/to have integrity than to be deceitful/ 

to be a hypocrite’. Yet these interpretations 

point to a question inherent in the motto: 

‘to be… what exactly?’ We assume it means 

‘to be honest’ or ‘to have integrity’ but these 

are assumptions. Cicero makes it clear that 

very few actually wish to be ‘endowed with 

virtue’; Sallust attaches the word ‘bonus’ – 

‘good’. 

In Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’, Polonius makes 

the famous observation to his son: ‘to 

thine own self be true’ – and yet Polonius 

is a long winded, sycophantic buffoon. He 

is murdered while spying on the Crown 

Prince. 

So the question remains ‘to be – what?’ If, 

like Polonius, you are true to yourself ‘then it 

follows, as night follows day, thou canst not 

be false to any man’. But what if that empty 

moral category, one’s self, ‘being’, is evil or 

corrupt? Adolf Hitler was true to himself, 

so was Joseph Stalin. Hitler appeared to be 

a peacemaker: Joseph Chamberlain came 

back from Munich waving a worthless 

piece of paper with Hitler’s signature on 

it, proclaiming ‘peace in our time’. It was 

not long before the true ‘being’ of Hitler 

replaced the ‘seeming’. 

So, while there is undoubted virtue in 

honesty, the quality and nature of what one 

is honest about is surely equally if not more 

important. 

Then there is also the question of ‘seeming’. 

Plato wished to banish poets and artists 

from his Republic because they were two 

removes from the truth: there was God’s 

ideal truth; then the copy of this truth in 

‘reality’; then the copy of this ‘reality’ in the 

work of the artist or poet. In other words he 

banned ‘seeming’. 

Wikipedia quotes Machiavelli as advocating 

seeming over being in his advice to Princes 

– deceptiveness is necessary in public 

policy. We see this every day in our modern 

politics; how often do politicians prevaricate, 

obfuscate, in short, lie? 

Good manners rely on ‘seeming’. I may 

suppress my true feelings or opinions in 

order not to hurt someone else’s. I may seem 

to be agreeable in order to survive and thrive 

in a particular social context. 

Plato’s idealism portrays our so-called reality 

as a form of seeming – to quote the King 

James Bible: ‘we see through a glass, darkly’. 

Many religions and philosophies see reality 

as a kind of dream or shadow, an illusion: 

a ‘seeming’. Existentialism sees ‘being’ as a 

void, nothingness. Civilisation is based on a 

striving to seem, teetering on the edge of the 

abyss of being. 

And Plato was right, surely: ‘seeming’ is 

of the essence in art. While the actor may 

strive for ‘truth’ in his or her performance, 

he or she is still acting, putting on a show, 

‘seeming’. 

So while I admire and respect our School’s 

motto, I repeat – what is it that we want to 

‘be’? And isn’t there are at least some merit 

in the practice of ‘seeming’? 

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FEATURE 

For the lads 

by Alexander Bogaty and Eddie Najm 

What most schools don’t 

teach – Code 

Yesterday I spoke to a twenty-year-old who 

told me of the time they first saw a touch 

screen at the age of fifteen. They said it was 

like magic. Today, a sixteen-year-old told me 

about their first encounter with a laptop at the 

age of ten. Tomorrow I will see another baby 

manipulating an iPhone before it can even 

say ‘iPhone.’ You now pay for your sausage 

roll and chocolate milk using a piece of coded 

plastic, lunch money no longer an incentive 

for the New Age cyber bully. And, just for 

your information, there is a full colour, high 

definition copy of this article on the portal. 

The world is changing fast, and it’s about time 

you heard about Code. 

A man named Lee Crocket (who addressed 

the Cranbrook Senior School staff at their 

Professional Development Day at the start 

of this term) has formulated a theory on the 

changing society of the twenty-first century. 

He believes that schools need to adapt 

their teaching methods to keep up with the 

exponential evolution of technology in recent 

years. In 1990 it was estimated that students 

could expect to have four to seven careers in 

their lifetime. Today, the American Labour 

Bureau of Statistics indicate that for our 

generation, we can expect not four to seven, 

but ten to seventeen careers by the time we 

are thirty-five. It is predicted that due to our 

rapidly changing economy, the top ten jobs 

that will be in demand ten years from now 

have not even been invented yet, therefore 

drastic changes in schooling must be made to 

prepare students to fulfil these potential new 

career paths. Code is one avenue we need to 

explore. 

‘Everybody in this country should learn how 

to program a computer… because it teaches 

you how to think.’ – Bill Gates (net worth 

66.3 billion). 

Coding is about using computer technology 

to solve human problems. Over the next 

ten years in America alone, there will be 1.4 

million jobs in computer science, and only 

around 400,000 graduates will be qualified for 

those jobs. 

‘Even if you want to become a race car 

driver, or play baseball or build a house, 

all of these things have been turned upside 

down by software’ – Drew Houston – created 

Dropbox (net worth 400 million, aged 30) 

Coders talk about the profound moment when 

they first made a computer – a lump of metal 

and plastic – spit out a recognisable piece of 

information, simply by typing instructions in 

sequence. Rather than being so impressed by 

a computer’s processing capacity, or the clarity 

of an iPhone’s retina display, we should give 

more credit to those whose imagination built 

the product. 

‘Programing is the only thing in the world 

where you can sit down and make something 

completely new from scratch’ – Mark 

Zuckerberg – created Facebook (net worth 

13.3 billion, aged 28) 

Coding is like playing Lego, only it is limitless 

in its potential. It allows the design of pieces 

on any scale; of any degree of intricacy. The 

combination of these pieces produces an 

interactive system, which can perform any 

and every task at the click of a button. The best 

coders are the ones who can structure their 

program to cater specifically for our needs and 

desires. 

‘I first learned how to make a red circle and 

a green square appear on the screen’ - Elena 

Silenok – created Clothia (net worth 210 

million, aged 31) 

The YouTube video – ‘What Most Schools 

Don’t Teach’ (directed by Lesley Chilcott) 

inspired this article – take a look at it. It 

explores some of the concepts described 

here and has an awesome segment on the 

reinvention of the Facebook office. Also on the 

video is a link to Code.org, a website which 

can teach you the basics of code. It’s really not 

as hard as you think. 

‘The programmers of tomorrow are the 

wizards of the future’ – Gabe Newell – 

created Valve (net worth 1.5 billion). 

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2013 Red Shield Appeal 

Preparing to start the collecting 

Craig Davies, Dean of 

Co-Curricular Programs 

Cranbrook students excelled in the 2013 

Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal conducted 

on Sunday (26th May). A record number 

of 377 Cranbrook students door knocked 

through Rose Bay, Double Bay, Woollahra, 

Bellevue Hill and Bondi Junction to collect an 

amazing $17,530 over a three hour period. 

The program was expertly coordinated by 

Salvation Army representatives John and 

Allison Wiseman and former old boy and 

current parent Sandy Dawson. Cranbrook 

staff Mr Slavin, Mr Morrow, Rev Tubman, Dr 

Cassidy, Ms Murray, Ms Whiteley and Mrs 

Shore all assisted with the organisation of the 

boys. 

In some ways, the numbers were not 

surprising due to the importance placed on 

In addition to the record 

number of students and 

the money collected, 

there was an amazing 

sense of community. 

this event by the Housemasters and tutors. 

Their support and encouragement of the boys 

was telling. Equally as important was the work 

of Antony Robinson in his role as Head of 

Social Service and the House leaders. 

In addition to the record number of students 

and the money collected, there was an 

amazing sense of community. Year 12 boys 

were grouped with Year 7s, Year 11s with Year 

8s and Year 10s with Year 9s. Not only did this 

provide a degree of safety and reassurance for 

the younger students it was also a valuable ‘get 

to know you’ and ‘role modelling’ experience. 

Congratulations to all involved. 

All Year 7 and Year 9 

Students 

Reminder for NSW 

School Based Vaccination 

Program 

Monday June 17th 2013 the second round 

of vaccines will be offered: 

– Dose Two Hepatitis B vaccine for all Year 

7 students. 

– Varicella (Chicken pox) vaccine for all 

Year 7 students who have not previously 

received varicella vaccine or had 

chickenpox disease. 

– Diphtheria, Tetanus and Whooping cough 

(dTpa) to all Year 7 students who may have 

missed the first round due to illness. 

– Dose Two Human Papillomavirus (HPV) 

vaccine will be offered to Year 7 students 

and to Year 9 students. 

Original consent forms are held by the 

immunisation team and are the consent for 

the next vaccinations. 

Should your son have missed the first round 

of vaccinations for any reason and you have 

not completed a consent form, please collect 

the form from the health centre. If you have 

already completed a consent form there is no 

need to fill in another form. 

Any students who have commenced either 

HPV or Hepatits B vaccinations at the 

Doctor must complete the course with the 

Doctor. 

If you have any questions about the program 

please contact the school health centre on 

Ph: 9327 2671 or the immunisation unit, 

Public Health on Ph: 9382 8333. 

Thank you 

Health Centre Staff 

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FEATURE 

Silver lining 

by James Broe and Jack Jahn 

Theatre Rules 

Oscar Wilde regarded the theatre as the ‘greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human 

being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being’ and following our recent viewing of 

War Horse at the Lyric Theatre, we’d have to agree with him. There would be absolutely no hesitation from us 

to label it as one of the best, if not the best, theatre productions we’ve ever seen. Time Magazine described it 

best when they said it was ‘the theatrical event of the decade’, giving it 5 stars. 

War Horse was developed from Michael 

Morpurgo’s powerful and imaginative play, 

and exploits visually stunning sets, lighting 

and props. It tells the story of a farmer’s 

boy, Albert, and his beloved horse, Joey, 

who is sold into the cavalry of the British 

army during the outbreak of the Great War. 

South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company 

stuns audiences with breathing, galloping, 

full-scale interactive horses that captivate 

spectators through their complex structures 

made of cane and incorporating features of 

steel, leather and aircraft cable. Since the 

production’s premiere in 2007, it has gained 

global acclaim, earning two Laurence Olivier 

Awards, five Tony Awards, four Outer Critics’ 

Circle Awards and many others- the list goes 

on. 

There would be 

absolutely no hesitation 

from us to label it as one 

of the best, if not the 

best, theatre productions 

we’ve ever seen. 

Now, of course, we suggest that you all see 

this production before it ships off overseas; 

however, if you wait a little (toward the end 

of the show), ticket prices may reduce. It is 

a longstanding belief of the Sydney Theatre 

Company that theatre tickets are generally 

overpriced, leading to the common attitude 

that the theatre is too expensive and exclusive. 

New approaches to ticket pricing have been 

initiated by Cate Blanchett and Andrew 

Upton, including $20 tickets for upcoming 

shows. Their new ticketing scheme has been 

applied to this year’s big-ticket shows such 

as The Maids, staring Blanchett, Waiting for 

Godot and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are 

Dead. 

The Sydney Theatre Company (STC) and 

NIDA nurture their roots deep in youth 

education programs. If you’re interested 

in one day applying to NIDA or following 

your interest in drama, these are really good 

courses to do. STC holds post-show chats with 

cast members of their plays and gives you 

the opportunity to become an ambassador 

for the company. They also facilitate ticket 

subscriptions, work experience programs 

for Years 10-12 and possible production 

involvements. NIDA operates on much the 

same wavelength offering student-based 

practical courses and productions. 

Cranbrook is about to experience a dense 

few weeks of drama itself in the final stages 

of term. Auditions for the huge production 

of The Boyfriend will be held, both studentdirected 

plays, The Stones and Gizmos will 

be on and various students are performing 

in Kambala and SCEGGS productions such 

as If Only the Lonely were Home and the 

much anticipated, Rent. It begs the question, 

if theatre is so great, why aren’t more boys 

auditioning? Well, the simple answer is 

that they’re scared. If you ask around you’ll 

commonly hear boys say that they’re ‘not good 

enough’ or that they’re ‘afraid they won’t get 

in’. Well, let us tell you now that nothing bad 

can come of auditioning for a play. Trying out 

is great experience in itself and, if you get in, 

the rewards exponentially increase from there. 

The amount of experience that it provides you 

with is priceless as it builds your confidence 

and your public speaking abilities and, most 

of all, your dramatic talents. So don’t be afraid 

to realise your potential because you probably 

have more than you realise. 

The amazing puppet of Joey in War Horse 

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FEATURE 

From the freelance desk 

By Sean Fitz-Gerald, Year 7, Hone 

Jack 

It was the hardest decision I ever had to make. 

Jack had been restless all day. He couldn’t 

stop running in circles and scratching at the 

back door. He whimpered and barked at 

me through the light-dappled glass screen, 

rubbing his snout against the stone tiles. I 

told Dad I was going to take him for a walk. 

I pulled myself off the sofa and walked to the 

kitchen to fetch his lead. Strolling to the door, 

Jack was already jumping and shouting, urging 

me to walk a little faster. I took my time with 

the door. Jack was a real laugh to tease. I 

opened the door a crack, and Jack shoved his 

nose in, whimpering. Then I pushed it open 

all the way, and let him throw his shaggy body 

right at me in excitement, and snap at his blue 

lead. I whispered in his ear, ‘Good boy Jack, 

calm down, there’s a boy, calm down.’ He sat, 

and I clipped on his lead. He rushed me out 

the back gate, and we bolted down the path. 

I’ve always loved the park. Looking up 

through the trees, I saw the sun shining 

down, filtering through the leaves, painting 

everything a golden hue. Jack had slowed 

down to a contented trot, sniffing and pawing 

the carpet of autumn leaves that layered the 

floor. We had a special spot that we always 

went to. The park was huge, but Jack and I 

always knew where to go. We crossed the 

road, and entered the thick brush. I clipped 

off Jack’s lead, and having regained his 

energy, Jack blasted forth into the bushes. 

Small birds scattered into the air, frightened 

of Jack’s crushing footsteps, and his loud, 

curious personality. We charged on, stumbling 

through the undergrowth, until we reached a 

clearing. Across the field, a bench lying under 

a looming tree stood ten metres from the road. 

This was our special spot. Jack and I sprinted 

through the sea of grass, the sun shining 

nakedly through the sky and onto our backs. 

Jack couldn’t control himself. It seemed as if he 

leapt and snapped at the very sky above, giving 

deep, throaty barks as he ran. We reached our 

spot, and I threw myself onto the bench. Jack 

collapsed at my feet, panting heavily. Jack was 

peculiar like that. Once we reached this bench, 

he had no other interests than taking a nap, 

which was fine with me. As I sat there with my 

eyes shut, soaking up the sunlight, I felt Jack’s 

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body leave my feet. Seconds later, I heard a 

huge bark. I opened my eyes, and sat up, to 

see Jack charging across the field towards the 

road. Over at the other side, a cat was scaling 

a tree. I screamed at Jack to stop, and heel, but 

he paid no attention to me. He bolted across 

the road. 

The vet was trying to hold him down, but 

Jack was kicking and going crazy. Dad moved 

to help him, but Jack scrambled off the table 

and fell to the floor on his side. A yelp pierced 

the air. I screamed his name and rushed to 

him, but Dad stepped in front and held me 

back. ‘He’s so confused and stressed he’ll bite 

anything, son,’ he said. I looked at my bleeding 

hand and remembered when the car hit him, 

and how I tried to pick him up. The driver 

and the vet carried Jack’s bleeding body to the 

table, and Dad took me outside. He told me to 

wait and be brave, and then ran back into the 

room. I waited for hours. 

The vet and Dad sat with me in the waiting 

room. The vet was talking to me, but I could 

barely hear him. ‘Jack’s asleep for now, but 

soon he’ll wake up. Jack needs surgery, but the 

process is very dangerous, and Jack may not 

survive…’ Dad interrupted gently, ‘we may 

have to put him down, son.’ 

It was the hardest decision I ever had to make. 

This week’s student freelance 

contributors are: 

Henry Warner, Year 10, Chelmsford 

Sean Fitz-Gerald, Year 7, Hone 

If you have something you would 

like published in the next student 

writing edition of The Chronicle 

(date to be confirmed), please 

email directly to rduke@cranbrook. 

nsw.edu.au. See the Advertisement 

section for more information.


FEATURE 

From the freelance desk 

By Henry Warner, Year 10, Chelmsford 

What will happen to the 

human race? 

iRobot, The Matrix and Artificial 

Intelligence are all films that 

capture the unthinkable. They are 

films where humans have created 

machines that are more advanced 

than us intellectually and physically, 

and the machines fight back. 

Already companies are choosing computers 

over people. It is clear that humans are 

slowly being substituted by computers. There 

are roughly 700,000 unemployed people 

in Australia – that number reflects a 9.9% 

rise since this time last year. In the same 

time period, computers have doubled their 

processing capacity. How many computers 

are unemployed? Computers are built for a 

purpose and they serve that purpose, be it 

high intensity gaming, hosting social networks 

or even word processing, they do their job. 

In a world where such cost effective and 

low maintenance resources exist, where do 

humans fit in? 

The reality is that computers are not at the 

stage yet, where they can totally replace 

humans but the time will come when the last 

human job will be taken by computers. 

There are two ways of dealing with an invasion 

by things more advanced than you. First, you 

can overcome the invaders by evolving to 

be stronger than them or, secondly, you can 

simply stand aside and become inferior. In 

the case of humanity and the invasion of the 

computers, the options are vast. Two of the 

possible options are: Human Enhancement 

and Human Substitution. 

Human Substitution: 

It happened with animals and it’s happening 

with us. How many commercial farms in the 

developed world do you see using horses or 

oxen to pull ploughs? The answer is none. 

How often do you get automated responses 

to email or calls that you make to large 

corporations? More and more businesses are 

turning to computers to run, work and design 

their companies. Now, instead of competing 

with other people for jobs, we have to compete 

with computers as well. Some companies 

even use computers to choose whom they 

recruit. In a future society, humans might have 

no purpose. Human Substitution is where 

almost all human jobs have been substituted 

by machines. In this sort of society, the rich 

would get richer and the poor would probably 

have to live on government benefits because 

no jobs would be available. There is however 

an alternative: 

Human Enhancement: 

Steroids, neuro-technology and prosthetics 

all are forms of human enhancement. As 

computers become more advanced and 

smaller, they might be able to be integrated 

into the human body. The concept of Human 

Enhancement or HE is not a new one- people 

have been taking drugs that make them 

perform better and using prosthetic limbs for 

years. In the field of Quantum Physics there is 

a lot to learn about the human brain and even 

evidence to confirm the possible existence of 

the human soul. The advances to the human 

condition that could be made if the true 

nature of it was known could be enormous. 

By enhancing ourselves we could possibly 

compete in a world where computers would 

otherwise be in charge. 

What would most likely happen is a 

combination of both Human Substitution and 

Human Enhancement where the rich would 

break away from the poor, splitting humanity 

into the Enhanced and the Substituted. “Don’t 

know about you but I know which category I 

want to be in.” 

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Year 10 Visual Design 

Shibori Workshop 

Last Tuesday Year 10 Visual Design students 

participated in a Shibori workshop with 

designers Karen Davies and Pepa Martin from 

‘Shibori’. Pepa and Karen lead the class in a 

demonstration of some traditional Shibori 

dying techniques. Shibori is a Japanese term 

and it refers to the act of compressing fabric 

to make a resist. Student experimented with 

using blocks to create repeated shapes, with 

binding, clamping, folding and tying fabric to 

create a range of experimental works on fabric, 

T-shirts, scarves and other wearables. 

This unit of work is designed to complement 

studies in fashion design. In practical lessons 

this term students are screen printing bags 

and creating contemporary designs for t-shirts 

as part of the term-long focus on fashion. 

Students enjoyed the hands on nature of 

the workshop and the process involved in 

creating a hand dyed piece. There was much 

anticipation as each item came out of the 

indigo dye vat. Thank you to our two visiting 

designers, Pepa and Karen, for sharing their 

passion for Shibori with the class. 

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Artist-In-Residence: 

Max Lambert 

Max Lambert is a name that is well-known and highly respected in the world of Australian theatre and 

from June to October he will be in residence at Cranbrook to work with drama and music students. His 

achievements are many. Here are just some of them: 

Those who recall the Sydney 2000 Olympic 

Games will have no trouble remembering the 

spectacular opening and closing ceremonies. 

Max Lambert was responsible for the music 

for these events. So successfully did he manage 

these events, that he was invited to direct the 

music for The Manchester Commonwealth 

Games and the Asia Pacific Games in Doha. 

His achievements on the stage in Australia, 

on Broadway in New York and on London’s 

West End have been equally applauded and 

awarded. A small sample of the recordbreaking 

shows for which he directed the 

music includes Boy from Oz, Two Weeks 

With the Queen, Hot Shoe Shuffle, How to 

Train a Dragon to name just a few. On the 

screen, his name is associated with the music 

for Happy Feet and that icon of children’s 

television, Play School. At the moment, 

he is Musical Supervisor for the most 

expensive and technologically advanced 

theatrical performance ever to be performed 

in Australia, King Kong, which opens in 

Melbourne in just a few weeks. At the 

conclusion of his time at Cranbrook, he will 

take up the position of Musical Supervisor of 

the highly anticipated stage production of the 

hugely successful film, Strictly Ballroom. 

Music and Drama students can take advantage 

of his time at Cranbrook in two ways: as an 

Elective Music student and as a member of 

the cast of our forthcoming production of the 

timeless musical, The Boy Friend. 

Max Lambert’s time at Cranbrook has been 

generously sponsored by Cranbrook’s Music 

and Drama Friends and the Cranbrook 

Parents’ Association. 

Auditions for 

The Boy Friend 

Cranbrook will be performing The Boy 

Friend with girls from Ascham, Kambala, 

Kincoppal and SCEGGS Darlinghurst. 

Auditions will take place on Sunday, 16 

June from 9.30 am in the War Memorial 

Hall. 

Auditions are open to all students – not just 

to students of Music and Drama – in Years 

9, 10 and 11. 

Full details about the auditions, rehearsals 

and performances are available on the 

co-curricular Drama page of the portal. 

Students should read these pages carefully 

and learn the auditions song before 

attending the auditions. 

Drama 

Production 

Opening 

Kambala’s senior production If Only 

The Lonely Were Home, by Finnegan 

Kruckemeyer, will open on Thursday 30 

May, with subsequent shows on Friday 31 

and Sunday 2nd June. 

It is a play for young people (from 

Kindergarten upwards) that uses movement, 

song and visual imagery to tell a delightful 

tale about the importance of appreciating 

the things and people that we love. 

Kambala girls have collaborated with a 

number of talented drama students from 

Cranbrook to produce this imaginative play. 

Please see the poster for further booking 

details. 

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Headmaster’s Receptions 

In recent weeks Mr Sampson has hosted two receptions for past, 

current and future families. In Hong Kong, over 60 guests gathered 

at the Hong Kong Football Club to mingle and hear the Headmaster’s 

vision for the School. A wonderful mix of Old Cranbrookians, current 

boarding parents and future Cranbrook parents took the opportunity to 

mingle and hear news from the school. 

Thanks must go to Boarder mum Lara Reynolds (Garth and Matt) for 

her assistance in organising the event, and the support of James Bush 

our Director of the Old Cranbrookians Association whose assistance 

was also greatly appreciated. 

Our Director of Admissions, Mr Michael Atkins also held a number of 

meetings and entry interviews with families currently residing in Hong 

Kong. 

Another Reception was held in Dubbo in conjunction with the 

Boarding Schools’ Expo. Over twenty of the local Cranbrook 

Chessnut Week 5, Term 2,2013 

Community gathered at the Dubbo Golf Club to hear the Headmaster 

speak and enjoy one to one conversations with him. 

Clockwise from top left: Jo Crowley, Naomi Brown wife of Bill (OC’59), 

Kathleen Brown wife of Tim (OC’89); Anne Mackay from Coonamble, Sandi 

and Phil Harding, Condobolin (OC 1978), Ron Mackay from Coonamble; 

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Advertisements 

Kambala, in association with Cranbrook School, presents 

by Finegan Kruckemeyer 

A play for young people 

about the things we love. 

Alexander Hall 

Thursday 30 May 6.30pm 

Friday 31 May at 6.30pm 

Sunday 2 June at 3.30pm 

Tickets 

Opening Night $20 Adults and $15 Students (includes supper) 

All other performances $15 Adults and $10 Students 

Tickets - www.trybooking.com/45401 

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Chronicle Freelancers 

– a call for submissions 

We are looking for students of all years 

who would like to contribute articles to the 

Chronicle. We will be running two studentonly 

editions this Term. 

Send your submissions at any time to 

rduke@cranbrook.nsw.edu.au 

- Articles should be in Word format and no 

longer than 500 words 

- Attach a jpeg image to your email 

(don’t insert it in the article) 

- Give your article a headline 

- Articles may be serious or humorous and 

may be written in a range of journalistic 

styles (eg features, reviews, opinion 

columns etc) 

We don’t guarantee to publish every article 

submitted, but thoughtful, engaging, witty, 

well-researched and carefully drafted 

articles are likely to make it to the top of the 

selection pile. 

Ms Duke 

CRANBROOK SNOWSPORTS 

Compete for Cranbrook in 

Snowsports! Regional Competition 

is third week of Winter holidays 

9th-13th July. 

If you’re interested see Mr Abelson 

for a form. All forms must be 

completed and returned by 

the end of May. 

Mr Abelson 

JUGIONG, 

COOTAMUNDRA and 

WAGGA WAGGA REGION 

– Headmaster’s Reception 

Friends, family or colleagues in the region? 

On Saturday 1 June at 6.30pm the Headmaster will 

be hosting a Reception for all future, current and past 

Cranbrook families in the Jugiong, Cootamundra and 

Wagga Wagga region. 

Parents who are interested in sending their sons to the 

School have the opportunity to gather in an informal 

setting and meet existing parents and senior members 

of staff to discuss the needs of their sons, and to gain an 

insight into School life. 

Mr Nicholas Sampson will be sharing his vision for the 

School and the ethos that underlies all that we do. 

Please feel free to bring the event to the attention of 

friends, family and colleagues in that area. 

For further information enrol@cranbrook.nsw.edu.au 

Day and tempoRARY boarding 

Families are reminded that Day and 

Temporary Boarding opportunities are 

available by application. 

Day Boarding involves your son reporting to one of 

our Boarding Houses by 3.30pm or straight after sports 

training, on the appointed days. 

He can shower and change in the Boarding House, have 

dinner with the Boarders and do his homework under 

the supervision of our resident Boarding staff. 

He can then be collected at 8.00 or 8.30pm. 

Temporary Boarding is available depending upon bed 

vacancy and is where your son becomes a Boarder for 

a short period of time. Temporary Boarding is only 

available by the week. 

Application forms for both of these forms of Boarding 

are available on the Parent Portal. 

For further information, please contact our Director of 

Admissions, Mr Michael Atkins, 

enrol@cranbrook.nsw.edu.au 

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CRANBROOK MUSIC DEPARTMENT 

SHOWCASE CONCERT 2013 

Brookfile and the Cranbrook – Orchestra The for Library two stunning pieces Blog 

On the Library portal page we have 

a blog with information about books 

to read, study tips, assignment help 

their classmates 

and library events. 

Please check Brookfile regularly for 

up-to-date library information. 

The Library Staff 

Maths Clinic 2013 

Room F3.5 

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 

MORNING 

7.30 - 8.00am 

CJC CRA RDS 

LUNCHTIME 

Last ½ hour of 

lunchtime 

MONDAY 17 TH JUNE, 6:30PM 

Junior School Gymnasium 

For the first time, Junior and Senior School musical talent from 

Years 3-12 combine to present an event rich in variety, including: 

• The Notables and Furber Choir joining the Senior School Choir 

• Year 9 and the Big Band performing an arrangement of ‘Skyfall’ 

• Year 10 performing ‘L’Morpheus’, an opera-rock fusion 

• Year 4 performing an original composition written by one of 

CB1 

AFTERNOON 

3.30 - 4.00pm 

SKB RABS 

HRK 

JOIN 

edmodo.com 

For online help! 

For the first time, Junior and Senior School 

musical talent from Years 3-12 combine to 

present an event rich in variety, including: 

– The Notables and Furber Choir joining the Senior 

School Choir and the Cranbrook Orchestra for 

two stunning pieces 

– Year 9 and the Big Band performing an 

arrangement of ‘Skyfall’ 

– Year 10 performing ‘L’Morpheus’, an opera-rock 

fusion 

– Year 4 performing an original composition 

written by one of their classmates 

– The Senior School Stage Band joining forces with 

Junior School instrumental students to perform a 

Queen medley 

It promises to be a spectacular evening – 

so see you there! 

Cranbrook 

Recording Studio 

Production Opportunity 

Have you ever wanted to be involved in 

a full scale recording production with 

cutting edge professional artists? 

Over the coming weeks, the music department 

will be producing two tracks to be released at the 

Music Showcase later in the term. Two students’ 

original compositions have been chosen for this 

opportunity where all proceeds will go to charity. 

We are calling for expressions of interest from 

students who would like to be involved in the 

recording process as either production assistants, 

engineers or simply as spectators. Please register 

your interest with Ms. Burke in the music 

department. The recordings 

sessions will mostly take 

place after school and on 

the weekends. 

Rock on! 

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FEATURE 

Focus 

by Ben Grossberg and Max McGrath 

Photo of the Week 

Nemo by Maxim Wolfensberger 

Hone vs. Chelmsford House Basketball 

Ben Storey in his zoot suit for plain 

clothes day 

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Colour versions of these photographs appear 

in the Chronicle on Cranbrook’s website. 

Do you have an awesome photo? 

Send a jpg to Ben at focus.chronicle@gmail.com 

It may be featured in Focus in the next issue. 

Plain clothes day! 

Alex Morris-Mikardo, Oska Purcell and Ci Kai Lin 

collecting money for the Red Shield Appeal 

Leo Martin in his Democrat onesie 

Jack Jahn and Liam Apter counting their donations from the Red Shield Appeal 

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 

As part of our Indigenous Scholars Program our 

Indigenous students participate in a range of 

activities hosted by AIME - Australian Indigenous 

Mentoring Experience. 

Last year, parents assisted in driving the students to 

weekly sessions in Ultimo. This year we are calling 

for volunteers to donate their time for only four 

dates throughout the year. 

The boys will be attending four full-day sessions at 

the University of Sydney and we need parents to 

assist in drop off OR pick up on these days. 

The sessions commence at 9am and finish 

at 3pm and will be held on the following 

Wednesdays: June 12, July 31, August 28, 

October 30. 

We will need at least two vehicles for each 

driving leg. 

If you are able to help out on either a drop off or 

pick on any of these dates please email me your 

preferred date and leg. 

Thank you for your support. 

Tresna Karras 

tkarras@bigpond.net.au 

Wanted – volunteers for 

examinations 

Do you feel competent reading and writing English? 

Are you a reasonably legible writer? Are you 

sometimes available during the school day? 

If so, we would love to hear from you as we are always 

keen to have more people on our program of exam 

volunteers. We need people who would be prepared 

to act as a reader and/or a writer for a student. 

Other parent volunteers comment that this is a great 

opportunity to experience the content and conditions 

of examinations that your son will be undertaking in 

his school years. 

If you are interested, please contact Fiona Bain, 

Coordinator of Academic Support on fbain@ 

cranbrook.nsw.edu.au or on 9327 9435. 

WINTER HOLIDAY 

SKI CAMP 

Operated By ‘On Course Tours’ 

Sunday 7th July – Friday 12th 

July 2013 

Cost per student: $1365 

Includes: 

• 5 nights accommodation at the Station 

Resort Jindabyne with 5 breakfasts & 5 

dinners 

• 5 & 1/2 day lift tickets at Perisher Blue 

Resort. We plan to ski on the afternoon 

of Sunday 7th 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 members of Cranbrook’s PE 

staff and On Course Tours staff 

Departing 6.30am Sunday 7th July 

(Victoria Road gates) and returning at 

approximately 11pm Friday 12th July 2013. 

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. P. Slavin – 9327 9465 

Mr A. Slavin – 9327 9501 

Mrs. Debbie Dawe at On Course Tours – 

9986 2400 

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THE ASIAN CENTURY! 

We have been offered a wonderful opportunity by Dulwich College 

International for two boys to experience life in two vibrant Chinese cities. 

1. A Language exchange for a Year 10 student of Mandarin 

who intends to take the subject at HSC. He will spend four 

weeks (December-January) at Dulwich College-Zhuhai 

where he will board, but spend their 10 day Winter holiday 

living with a family. Dulwich Zhuhai is a high performing 

campus where subjects are taught in English, to Chinese 

students, a number of whom have already received 

University offers from UK and Australian Universities. The 

school is very strong in Art and Music, and plays Soccer 

and Basketball. 

See www.dulwich-zhuhai.cn/en 

Copies of their bi-lingual newsletter ’The Pearl’ are 

available from Reception, for any interested families. 

2. A Cultural exchange is available for a Year 10 student 

who would like to experience life in Shanghai (the city’s 

population is the same as Australia’s!). The exchange is with 

Dulwich College, Shanghai, a truly International School 

and would take place in September. It would include their 

China Week, where the school visits a number of sites in 

China including Beijing and the Great wall. 

The curriculum is taught in English, and the school 

has a large number of different nationalities, including 

Australians. 

This would be a homestay exchange, and the student who 

goes to Shanghai would be expected to host the Dulwich 

boy when he comes to us for the mid-August to mid- 

September period. 

See www.dulwich-shanghai.cn. 

The costs for the above are airfares and pocket money. 

Students who are interested should lodge a written application 

with Mr Davies, Dean of Co-Curricular, by May 31st 2013. 

Would you like to host a Japanese student? 

Wanted: 

Who: 

When: 

Host families 

Nanzan School, Japan 

Wed 24th July until Fri 9th 

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. 

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, 11 June 2013. 

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 2013. 

Email: pburke@cranbrook.nsw.edu.au 

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TAKE YOUR TENNIS 

TO THE NEXT LEVEL 

Join Cranbrook’s winter tennis camp – designed 

and run by former Top 10 international player 

and new Cranbrook Tennis Coordinator, Nicole 

Arendt 0400 948 250. 

VISUAL ARTS 

Competitions & Events 

All open to Years 7-12 

Robin Anderson Film 

Awards for 2013 

Entries close 13 September 

V-FEST Studio Video FESTival 

Entries close 3 September 

For details see the Visual Arts staff or noticeboard! 

Come and work on your entries after School in Open 

Studio or Photography Club. 

Food for Thought – Year 10 

If you like reading, eating and socialising then sign up to 

join the Year 10 Kambala girls in an afternoon of delicious 

food, lively discussion about books and socialising. 

On Friday 6th September, Cranbrook boys and Kambala 

girls are meeting to discuss the following books: 

The Fault in Our Stars – John Green 

Erebos – Ursula Poznanski 

The Bridge – Jane Higgins 

Everybody Sees the Ants – A.S. King 

Exposure – Mal Peet 

Divergent – Veronica Roth 

You do not have to read every book to participate but you 

will enjoy the discussion more if you have read most of 

them. Afternoon tea will be provided. 

If you are interested or you want more information please 

see Ms Roberts, Ms Crawley or Ms Brooks in the library. 

When: Monday 8th – Friday 12th July 2013 

(inclusive) 9.00am – 1.00pm 

Where: Dangar Tennis Courts 

Why: High-energy tennis training to get you 

ready to finish the tennis season with a bang 

For: Years 7-12, bring your own snacks 

(no nut products) 

Includes: 

• New drills 

• Stroke development 

• Footwork 

• Point situations and shot selection 

• And TONS of match-play 

Cost: $200.00 (Monday – Friday inclusive) 

Register Deadline: Thursday, 20 June 

THIS WILL BE THE BEST START 

TO TERM 3 TENNIS! 

(Rain or shine meet at the Dangar Tennis 

Courts, tennis activities will be provided) 

Please return or email this slip signed with 

payment option to Nicole Arendt (nicolearendt@bigpond.com), 

Mr Davis or at the 

camp. 

Print Name: __________________________ 

Yr: __________ House: __________________ 

will be attending the Tennis Camp. Please find 

attached cheque or please charge my account 

$200.00. Circle option. 

Signed by parent/guardian: 

________________________________ 

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CRANBROOK SCHOOL FOOTBALL (SOCCER) YEARS K to 10 

JUNE/JULY SCHOOL HOLIDAY CAMP 2013 

Dates: WEEK 1- Monday 24 th June to Thursday 27th June 2013 

WEEK 2- Monday 1st July to Thursday 4 th July 2013 

Times: 

9am to 12pm 

Venue: 

Dangar Fields (Drop off point at Ashton Pavilion) 

Cost: 

$150 for 4 days or $50 per day 

To confirm your place, please fill out the registration form and email to elvisdemarchi@bigpond.com by no later than 

Friday 21 st June 2013. 

A text message will be sent upon receipt of your Registration form and another text message to confirm that the Camps 

will go ahead. (A minimum of 10 players is needed for the Camp to commence) 

Payments can be made by cheque to World Keepers Web or cash and handed to Elvis DeMarchi (Cranbrook School 

Football Coaching Coordinator) on first day of camp or email for further information regarding Direct Funds Transfer. 

HOLIDAY CAMPS 2013 REGISTRATION FORM 

STUDENTS NAME 

DATE OF BIRTH 

SCHOOL YEAR/CLASS 

CONTACT NUMBERS/EMAIL 

HOME 

BUSINESS 

MOBILE 

EMAIL 

PRIMARY CONTACT PERSON 

RELATIONSHIP TO STUDENT 

CONTACT NUMBER 

SECONDARY CONTACT PERSON 

RELATIONSHIP TO STUDENT 

CONTACT NUMBER 

DATES ATTENDING 

PRE-EXISTING 

MEDICAL CONDITIONS OR ALLERGIES 

MEDICARE NO. 

(In case of emergency) 

CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION 

1. If in the event of a camp/day being cancelled due to inclement weather, the player will not be charged for the 

camp/day. 

2. If the weather is inclement players must attend the designated venue each day & have their name marked off. The 

Head of Sport/school’s ground staff’s decision on ground suitability will be final. 

3. The camps will consist of 1 coach for every 12 players. 

4. World Keepers Web if specifically requested will issue a Tax Invoice. 

5. Cranbrook School participants are fully covered under Cranbrook School’s personal accident and public liability 

insurance scheme. 

6. All participants are required to wear training shirt, shorts, socks, shin pads, rain jacket, tracksuit and soccer boots 

to all sessions. Joggers/trainers (preferably with clear/white sole) are required should it be necessary to attend an 

indoor facility. 

7. Players are to bring a water bottle and light snacks for breaks. 

8. No participant will take the place of any registered player at a camp for any reason without the full knowledge and 

consent of the School and appropriate forms being completed for insurance purposes and fees being paid. 

9. Please note that any property left behind at the camp will be forwarded on to the school. 

10. A minimum of 10 players will allow a camp to go ahead. 

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Sports pages 

AFL 

Game 4: Cranbrook School 

vs Waverley College (7/8) 

In the first game of the 7/8 group Cranbrook 

came out to prove they are an improved team 

since their first meeting with Waverley. 

Cranbrook showed great movement of the ball 

with Gabriel Beech-Jones, Lewis Carmody, 

Harrison Hughes, Joshua Turner and Angus 

Fitzhardinge being among the best, and 

captain Koby Shapiro and Nick Jewell-Tait 

kicking the School’s goals. 

Waverley had another strong team 

performance and some of the stand outs 

included Nicholas Blakey, Tom Sharpe, Luca 

Reiners, Jonny Pawle, Miles Glover, Baxter 

Oleksyn; with Mischa Giderson, James 

Cambell and Michael Browning also kicking 

goals. 

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Sports pages 

Cross Country 

By Liam Apter 

Following Cranbrook’s successful debut 

last week at Centennial Park, we returned 

to the venue as the hosts this time to 

show the other GPS and CAS schools 

our capabilities as both an organised and 

efficient team. 

The U14s field spanned nearly 190 boys, 

with Cranbrook performing admirably 

against so many other competitors. Drew 

Fryer lead the charge of the Cranbrook 

team seizing an admirable 10th, followed 

shortly behind by newcomer Ben 

Brennan at 21st and Leon Salvaggio 

at 31st. A commendation must go to 

William Pembroke, whose continual 

determination saw him come 157th. 

As a runner in the U16s I often found 

the 5-6km courses extremely fast-paced 

and a painful race to run. The Centennial 

Park course is a perfect example of these 

types of pain-intensive courses. The 

Cranbrook assault was fronted by Michael 

Turner who cracked, what was a heavily 

GPS lead field coming a gutsy 13th. 

Acknowledgement must also be given 

to Benjamin Clarke who came 53rd and 

Michael Vacropolous 55th who are both 

moving from strength to strength. 

The U18s field closed the day, with 

another gigantic field of boys moving 

onto the course to lumber round the 

7.2km. Cranbrook snapped up the lead 

positions, with Kurt Fryer coming 4th, 

Liam Apter, who was narrowly beaten 

at the line, coming 10th and Panayiotis 

Panaretos following hotly at his heels 

came 11th. The rest of the opens team 

performed strongly with Charlie Donald, 

powering in to the top 50 positions at 

47th while praise must be given to Nathan 

Finch running at 97th. 

All boys should keep in mind even if their 

placing was not the same as last week, 

they have not deteriorated over the week 

but were merely competing against more 

runners and we were proud of everyone’s 

efforts. However, this event would not 

have been possible without the assistance 

of the Slavin Brothers, Mr Simic, Mr Burr, 

the parents and boys who came early to 

assist with the organisation of the course. 

I look forward to seeing you all next 

weekend. 

Dee Khan – dribbling in 1sts 

Football 

Football Report v Trinity 

Grammar School 

1sts 

1-5 Loss 

Goal scorer – Eddie Najm 

After an upsetting 4-3 loss at the hands 

of Waverley last weekend, the 1st XI were 

determined to earn 3 points away at Trinity. 

With eliminating our in-game inconsistences 

as a focus, the first half began incredibly 

strong. After some creative play in our upper 

third Eddie Najm was calmly able to slot the 

ball past the keeper, giving Cranbrook a 1-0 

lead. This was short-lived as Trinity were able 

to even the game with a spectacular volley. 

After a miscommunication between the back 

four, Trinity captured another heading into 

the sheds 2-1 up. Not written off, the attitude 

was positive and motivating within the change 

room. Unfortunately this was not carried 

through onto the pitch in the second half. 

Complacency and inaccuracy plagued the 

entire team throughout the final 40 minutes, 

turning a once competitive game into shooting 

practice for Trinity. Several positional 

and formation changes were not enough 

to rekindle our gameplay of the first half. 

Finishing 5-1, the squad search for a reason 

to explain our embarrassing second half skid, 

though none was found. The culmination of 

sleek passing, precise finishing, and overall 

communication by Trinity proved too much 

for the 1st XI. 

2nds 

1-1 draw 

Goal scorer – Nick Morris-Mikado 

For the Year 12 boys in the team it would 

be our last game away at Trinity on their 

artificial pitch. We knew as soon as we sat 

down in the changing room we were going 

to be in for a big fight. A win would provide 

hope of achieving top spot in CAS. However, 

we did not win, or lose. We drew 1-1. Again. 

Right from the first whistle, we came out 

fighting with a couple of chances on goal. 

Their midfield was strong and tough to mark, 

as they weaved through us. Fortunately, they 

created nothing of promise. However, when 

we had the ball, the game was under control. 

Felix Holmes-Stenback easily dominated 

the midfield, teaming up with the holding 

midfield, Alex Fraser, and creating some neat 

plays through to the wide men, Nick Morris- 

Mikardo and Terry Tang. 

Positive words from the coach, Mr Bray, at 

half time reminded us of our training from 

the previous week. He knew that once we 

started to play our 1-2 touch passing game we 

would easily dominate the game. Countless 

passes in the second half led to total control by 

Cranbrook. A strong attack on the right side 

put Nick Morris-Mikardo’s name on the score 

sheet for the second game in a row. 

Trinity tried to play around us on counter 

attacks but our left back and right back, Peter 

Richardson and George Tsioutsias, showed 

absolute resilience in stopping them from 

creating anything hopeful. 

The game did come down to an unfortunate 

last minute free kick for Trinity, which 

led to a goal. Let’s just say every keeper 

has a nightmare save and today was very 

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unfortunate for Andrea Pizzuto who has been 

amazing all season. In the last three minutes 

we learnt the hard way not to give away silly 

free kicks and to fight to the final whistle. 

We should have won the game. We knew it 

and the boys in green knew it. However, it’s 

another unbeaten week for the 2nd XI, leaving 

us with one win and three draws. Next week 

we are up against 1st place Knox, who are 

known to be a very strong side. 

By Alex Fraser (c) 

MOTM: Peter Richardson Goal Scorer: 

Nick Morris-Mikardo 

4th XI 

2-0 Loss 

The match against Trinity began on a rousing 

note with a number of early breaks by Max 

McGrath and Barnaby Anson-Walsh which 

resulted in a few shots on goal. Similarly, 

Cranbrook’s defence was solid with Nathan 

Lee and Matt Evat denying Trinity many 

opportunities to score. However, with 

persistence, Trinity found a way through and 

much to Cranbrook’s surprise, scored late in 

the first half. While Jeremy Etzine and Ryan 

Thompson performed admirably in offence 

and defence respectively, the result of the 

second half mirrored the first. Cranbrook 

unfortunately missed chances to score early 

on and conceded another goal in the dying 

moments of the game. 

5th XI 

1-0 Loss 

Under the wise guidance of Captain Leonard 

Topcu, the 5ths played their best match of the 

season on Saturday. Early on Oliver Storey 

put pressure on the Trinity defence with 

some strong contests that led to a close shot 

on goals by Marcus Wong. In defence, Matt 

Williams played a very physical game and was 

fantastic at clearing the ball out of Cranbrook’s 

half. The second half was an evenly played 

contest with Cranbrook surviving many 

surges from the Trinity offence. A freakish 

long shot unfortunately found its way through 

the Cranbook’s defence and it was unlucky 

that Aaron Frumar was unable to equalise 

moments later. Overall, the team remained 

positive and focused throughout and certainly 

deserve a win in the near future. 

6th XI 

Lost 0 - 4 

The Cranbrook 6XI turned up at Trinity on 

Saturday, determined to come away with the 

first win of the season. A devastating last 

minute equalizer last week against Waverley 

loomed in our memories as we took to the 

field this week. 

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Terry Tang – dribbling in 2nds 

The contest was fairly evenly matched, 

however momentary lapses in concentration 

and discipline to keeping team structure 

meant two goals were leaked in each half, 

resulting in a 4-0 loss. The back 4 of Marlon, 

Saxon, Ted and Toby should be highly 

commended on their efforts all game in 

defence. 

Back to the drawing board at training this 

week lads as we set our eyes on Knox! 

10A 

Last Saturday the 10As made their way out to 

Trinity with the hope of bagging their first win 

of the season. We knew it would be difficult 

though, seeing that Trinity were most likely 

the best team in the competition. The first 

half went well, as we kept the score level with 

several opportunities up front with Theo, 

Luca and Kiko; however we were unable to 

capitalise. The second half, however, was not 

as successful. They scored two quick goals 

off free kicks, with their height adding as an 

advantage. In the dying stages of the match, 

Simon Rouse made a lengthy run before a 

beautiful strike, however it just drifted left. 

Overall, I thought our performance had 

improved from last week, but we will continue 

to train harder in the upcoming week. 

10B 

0-0 

The 10Bs played a very good game on the 

weekend. In the first half, Cranbrook kicked 

off and within the first 5 minutes Robert 

Finlayson just missed a goal. At half time, it 

was 0-0. We came out into the second half 

playing strong, especially in the midfield with 

Nicholas Georgas playing a lot of through 

Kieran Montague – 50-50 for ball in 2nds 

balls. Unfortunately the final score was 0-0. 

We were very pleased with how the boys 

played, but unfortunately, both teams were 

equal. 

By Ben Wood 

10D 

Score – 1-1 

Goal scorers – Eamon Hugh 

Veni Vidi Vici – well not so much conquered. 

Last weekend, the mighty Cranbrook Ds led 

by deviously charismatic and handsome coach 

Kelvin held off the powerhouse Trinity at a 

one all tie. The first half was dominated by 

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Reynald Hon – crossing ball in 3rds 

Antony Robinson – heading in 3rds 

Eddie Najm – scoring in 1sts 

in the defence, Trinity snuck in a cheeky goal. 

The boys quickly retaliated with a beautiful 

corner kick from striker extravaganza Ryan 

Emmett to the one and only notorious Eamon 

Hugh who sealed the deal with his golden 

knee. After celebrating exuberantly, it was half 

time. The rest of the game was mostly played 

in our half with a few breakthroughs from the 

mid fielders Nick Baildon, Ollie Ritchie and 

Tom Ho. With extraordinary keeping from 

Lewis Vincent Hull and exceptional defence 

from Ben O’Brien and co, we held Trinity 

off for the rest of the game. Good game well 

played boys and get ready for Knox. 

9A 

CRA – 2; TRI: 4 

Goal scorers – Benjamin Akres (2) 

The first half of this match belonged to 

Trinity, with the visitors putting away three 

unanswered goals. A lack of communication 

and off-the-ball player tracking gave Trinity 

plenty of possession and momentum. A 

pointed discussion with Coach Paris during 

the interval and a Ben Akres double in the 

second-half breathed new life into the side. 

For a while, it looked like a comeback was in 

the making, with renewed intensity coming to 

the fore. Try as the boys might, the equaliser 

could not be found and a late Trinity goal put 

the result beyond doubt. 

9B 

CRA 0; TRI 5 

Cranbrook endured a heavy loss against 

Trinity this week, with the visitors dominating 

possession and demonstrating greater 

intensity and physicality. Cranbrook found it 

difficult to match the speed at which Trinity 

played, and conceded two early goals. Trinity’s 

keeper offered up a number of fumbles but 

we were unable to capitalise. Once again, 

Jake Simeonides was busy in the midfield, 

linking well with Harry Kelsey. David Angles 

had a solid return to the team, making some 

spectacular saves in the second half. 

8A 

2-4 

Goal scorers –own goal; A. Phillips 

The 8As played a strong Trinity side and 

started well in the first half. We scored two 

goals, the first was fumbled by the Trinity 

keeper from a Tom Smith shot; the second a 

combined effort from Carl Aksel Soerensen 

and Asha Phillips. Unfortunately, immediately 

after we scored a goal, Trinity struck back 

and equalised. In the second half we lost 

momentum and watched Trinity add two 

more goals. A disappointing result from a very 

sound start. 

8B 

0-7 

The team didn’t show some of the talent 

that training had alluded too, and allowed 

a coordinated Trinity team to run at will. 

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Hopefully more experience will see the 

midfield settle down and allow the back 

and front lines more time to coordinate and 

control play. 

8C 

7 – 0 Loss 

A definite improvement over last week in 

terms of work rate but there still needs to be 

more commitment from the side. That said, 

however, they did sustain a defence against 

Trinity’s 3rd best side and by the start of the 

second-half had almost got the measure of 

them, conceding only one goal in the half, 

against 5 in the first half. Alexander Cunio, 

Maximilian Bereny and Will Cahill all did 

well, putting on good performances. 

8D 

12 – 0 Loss 

Overwhelmed by the fourth best side (out of 

seven) Trinity, Cranbrook did well to keep 

their heads up and battle on to the end. The 

team showed improvement again this week 

but there is still much to do. Keeping the 

opposition under pressure must be a priority 

for next week’s match. 

Alexander Floyd, Nelson Fishlock, Lewis 

Hutcheon and Dominic Au-Yeung were 

all beginning to work really well together, 

especially during the second half of the match. 

7A 

0-4 loss 

Never has a score line been more cruel than 

the four nil result handed to the 7As. The 

boys played a crisp and smooth game in both 

halves, constantly holding possession, building 

pressure and combining beautifully to move 

the ball up field. At half-time Trinity were 

lucky to hold a one nil advantage and both 

the coach and I could smell a much deserved 

victory. Cranbrook came out in the second 

half with all guns blazing and created several 

opportunities. Unfortunately, it was Trinity 

who capitalised on their chances. Three errors 

led to three goals and the game finished with 

the boys feeling deflated. Simone, our super 

coach, reminded them that games are first 

played with the mind and I encourage the 

team to work on their attitude in regard to 

training, warming up and game preparation. 

7B 

0-2 loss 

Up against the juggernaut of football, Trinity, 

the 7Bs played a strong game and were 

unlucky to lose two goals to nil. Again our 

defenders held strong against some impressive 

movement through the middle and sides by 

Trinity but an inability to clear the ball from 

our own box led to the first goal. We had our 

chances in the first half but failed to put one 

in the back of the net so we went to the break 

down a goal but feeling like we were still in 

it. The second half saw Cranbrook go wide 

with great success. Josh D and Rory, a bolter 

from the 7Cs, combined several times to 

break the line and Trinity were forced to do a 

heap of defending to keep us from equalising. 

Unfortunately, a crisp counter attack meant 

the game finished with Cranbrook two goals 

down. We have the talent and the team to do 

well but it is our attitude, to football and to 

each other, that will need to improve if we 

hope to compete with the top teams. 

7C 

3-1 loss 

Goal scorer : Rory Steyn 

All the boys in the 7Cs played very well 

last weekend. Our defence started strongly, 

however, unfortunately the opposition was 

lucky enough to score two goals in the first 

half. After half time we were hyped to make 

a comeback and Rory Steyn, Marcus Reid 

and Liam Emmett came in strong with Rory 

scoring a much needed goal. Trinity was a 

bit more determined on the day and came 

through to score another goal before the 

end of the game. Our defenders Huw Talbot, 

Jeremy Chea and Laef Whittaker displayed 

some great team work and kept Trinity on 

their toes. Unfortunately, the end result (3– 1 

loss) did not show the true story of the game. 

Cranbrook 7C is developing well as a team and 

looking forward to being more competitive in 

the future. 

7D 

11- 0 loss 

The boys started off well, however, they were 

outplayed by their Trinity opposition this 

week. Callum Hardingham saved numerous 

goals and our strikers Monty Morrison-Budge 

and Jack O’Donnell gave it their all but the 

team was no match for the competition. As 

the season progresses, the boys are developing 

their skills and they will continue to improve 

with the emphasis being on working as a team 

and improving as a team. It was a credit to the 

boys that they did not let their spirits drop 

and everyone tried hard against a team that 

seemed a bit fresher on the day. 

Rugby 

1st XV 

Lost 8-33 

The 1st XV ventured out to Summer Hill 

undermanned but with a strong week of 

preparation behind them. For the second 

week in a row, the boys started full of 

energy, dominating the early stages of the 

game. This led to a sharp penalty goal from 

Sam Renton to give the away team an early 

lead. Concentration lapses and silly errors 

then began to creep in with the boys in 

white, making life increasingly difficult for 

themselves for the rest of the half. These 

errors allowed the big Trinity pack to make 

an impact on the game as they shot out to a 

comfortable lead at half time. 

Not to be deterred, the Cranbrook boys 

stuck to task in the second-half, dominating 

possession and field position. With 5 

players already missing the game, another 

5 Cranbrook players left the field injured 

by the 10 minute mark of the second half, 

leaving a fatigued group to finish the game. 

To Cranbrook’s credit they threw everything 

they had at the Trinity line over a 20 minute 

period with Jacob Leak providing immediate 

impact off the bench to score Cranbrook’s first 

try. Trinity’s resolute defence remained intact 

for the rest of the game as they notched their 

second victory of the season. Credit must go 

to Cranbrook 2nd rower Harry Wales who 

broke his collar bone but continued to play for 

another 15 minutes. 

2nd XV 

Won 26-0 

The 2nd XV produced a strong and 

disciplined performance of rugby to come 

away convincing 26 – 0 victors over Trinity. 

From the opening whistle, the forwards set 

an excellent platform with the advantage line 

being found with regularity. Early tries to Max 

Radoczy and Jacob Leak set the platform for 

a convincing performance. Trinity’s scramble 

defence prevented several more tries with 

Cranbrook going to the break 19 – 0 but in 

complete control. As good as Cranbrook’s 

attack was in the first half, its defence in the 

second half was just as good. Trinity had 

the ball for a majority of the game but were 

unable to penetrate. Cranbrook finished off 

with another try to Fred Sanger in their most 

convincing display of the season. The team 

now sits at 3 from 4 as they enter a difficult 

fixture against Knox. 

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Try time – Jacob Leak 1st XV vs Trinity 

2nd XV v Trinity Nick Carroll 

2nd XV Winners 

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5ths v Trinity 

Loss 19 – 10 

The Cranbrook 5ths shrugged off a week of 

selection upheaval, limited practice and an 

ungodly 8.00am start to put on one of their 

best performances this season. From the 

kick-off, the boys put together phase after 

phase of attack and looked certain to score 

when a spilt ball led to a length of the field 

try to Trinity. This 14 point turn around 

proved to be the difference in a tight contest 

as Cranbrook dominated in the forwards (led 

by Brendan Traynor) with the Trinity backs 

always threatening to break clear. With the 

same commitment and a little luck, a win may 

be just up the Pacific Highway. 

16A 

Won 12-7 

Cranbrook 16As showed great character and 

determination on the weekend with a nailbiting 

victory over Trinity 12-7. Cranbrook 

was relentless in defence all the way from the 

first whistle and denied Trinity of any points 

even though they had all the possession 

and territory in the first half. It was a great 

team defensive effort led by Max Riley and 

Alex Rathie which lasted throughout the 

game. Scoring opportunities were limited 

but Cranbrook found themselves up 7-0 at 

half time. The second half proved to be more 

expansive with Ed Negrs utilising space 

linking up with Declan Quin to gain metres 

out wide and some good hard running up the 

middle was displayed by Angus McNiven and 

Tom Hill closer to the ruck. All of a sudden, 

against the run of play, Trinity took advantage 

of a Cranbrook dropped ball running 60 

metres to score under the posts making it 7-7. 

Cranbrook then hit back with a fantastic try 

in the corner to make the score line 12-7. This 

was a fantastic result for the team and it was 

their relentless defence and character that got 

them over the line. 

16B 

Won 55-7 

Cranbrook recognised the need for a strong 

start in their match up against Trinity. Words 

during the warm-up focused on strong tackles 

and committed support. The team delivered 

against these demands, particularly in the 

forwards where Lewis Barakat, Ed Bridgers 

and Aaron Stern got their hands on the ball 

and trucked it up effectively. This platform 

put Trinity on the back-foot and, as they 

attempted to kick their way out of trouble, 

Cranbrook looked set to attack. First points 

went to Felix Studdy who completed a double 

hat-trick of tries during the match. The 

combination of skills needed for these tries 

was simply outstanding and he can be very 

proud of his 30 point contribution to the total. 

Not to be outdone, Jack Fagan linked together 

a hat-trick of his own and his support play try 

with James Coppola should go down as one of 

the best of the season. Our halves combined 

brilliantly again and the extras were added 

on a number of occasions. A very dominant 

display by an undefeated 16Bs team who are 

going to have to work hard this weekend to 

keep their run intact. 

16C 

Won 58-5 

The Cranbrook 16Cs continued their 

undefeated start to the season with another 

strong performance against a disorganised 

Trinity outfit winning 58-5. Classy attacking 

play from the backs with a number of tries 

scored after several sets of hands resulted 

in two tries to Haunui Seaman and Oskar 

Harrington. Fly-half Max Winton also scored, 

slicing through the Trinity defence to score 

under the posts. Dominating across the park 

the forwards weren’t going to let the backs 

have all the fun and tries to Marcus Corah, 

Angus Crawford, Ed Schiller and a double for 

Lachlan Roseman were a just reward for their 

hard work. With a growing confidence the 

boys are looking forward to the challenge of 

Knox this weekend. 

15A 

Trinity 26 defeated Cranbrook 15 (Fraser 

Ross, Ed Renton tries, Noah Busteed one 

conversion, one penalty goal) 

The As went into their game against Trinity 

felling confident. An early penalty kick by 

Noah Busteed gave Cranbrook a handy 3-0 

lead in the first minutes of the game. However, 

a head knock to Andrew Spira left us lacking 

a little fire power and allowed Trinity to score 

14 quick points. Luckily, a great try by Fraser 

Ross kept Cranbrook in the game. Early in the 

second half, Trinity managed to score again. 

While Cranbrook bounced back with a welldeserved 

try by our captain Edward Renton, 

it was not enough and Trinity outplayed us. 

U16A V Trinity 

U13B V Trinity 

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Even though Cranbrook lost, there was some 

great offensive and defensive work by Andrew 

Gallagher, Matt Reynolds and Josh Kemeny. 

Hopefully the boys can come back next week 

and beat Knox. 

15B 

Cranbrook 32 defeated Trinity 24 (Harrison 

Stewart 3 tries, Nick Aboud, Harrison 

Twomey, Harry Marsh tries) 

The Bs played an outstanding game of rugby 

on the weekend. After several consecutive 

losses early in the competition the Bs were 

keen for a win. We worked well together and 

played a much more consistent game of rugby. 

Harrison Stewart gave a standout performance 

and, in only his second game for Cranbrook, 

scored three amazing tries. This significantly 

helped the team on our way to victory. Not 

to be forgotten were Nick Aboud, Harrison 

Twomey and Harry Marsh who all scored 

great tries in their own right. Trinity was a 

tough opponent and our hats go off to them 

for their strong game. 

15C 

Cranbrook 26 defeated Trinity 5 (Louis 

Malouf, Alessandro Compton, Caine Smith 

tries, Tom Tilley two conversions, Oskar 

Poole one conversion) 

After a tight loss against Waverley, the Cs were 

hoping to bounce back in a highly anticipated 

match against Trinity. The first half was great 

both offensively and defensively. However, the 

boys played even better in the second, showing 

tremendous speed bursting through tackles 

and able to maintain possession throughout 

U13A V Trinity 

majority of the half. Caine Smith and 

Alessandro Compton made several line breaks 

and both contributed to the scoreboard. It was 

a great first win and hopefully there will be 

more games like this to come. 

15D 

Cranbrook 56 defeated St Joseph’s 7 

Cranbrook (Ben Siva two tries, Hamish 

Woods, Luca Aroney, Tom Nation, Chris 

Randall, Will Haynes tries, Zach Muldoon two 

conversions, Joey Cussen one conversion) 

Having not won a game this season, the 

Ds were keen to notch up a win against St 

Joseph’s. The boys played a dominant game 

and were very strong offensively. Many players 

showed how much they have improved during 

the season, including Chris Daniels and 

Hamish Woods, who both ran very hard and 

straight toward the opposition line. The boys’ 

defence was also much better this week, only 

allowing St Joseph’s to score one try. 

14A 

Win 36 – 10 

The boys put on a great display of rugby 

against Trinity. Probably the best indicator of 

how much of a team effort it was, is the way 

that scoring was shared between the forwards 

and backs. Charlie Crammond again led 

from the front with a try and some massive 

hits that lifted the boys. Chriso Dixson had 

a great game distributing the ball well, and 

tackling as though he was possessed. Finnbar 

Stenmark converted three tries continuing his 

impressive run as a goal kicking second rower 

playing out of position. Finn Weir managed to 

be cool under pressure, whilst being suitably 

aggressive in his play and was rewarded with a 

try. Oscar Lim-Strachan, Rob Nettle, Andrew 

and Jake Broekhuizen also crossed the line to 

complete a comprehensive victory as Trinity 

only managed two unconverted tries. 

14B 

Lost 19-26 

In the first half we were not dominating the 

contact in tackles and as a result spent a lot 

of time defending and tackling. Richard 

Goodman, Sam Worthington and Peter Milios 

were strong in the rucks but we struggled to 

keep Trinity from counter-rucking. We were 

more switched on to hard running in the 

second half. James Walker, James Gordon, 

Aaron Meyer and Alex Antonelli all made 

strong line breaks with Alex getting two 

tries and Walker one. Alby, Aaron and James 

Schiller defended well on the flanks. Alex 

also kicked well for two conversions making 

him a one man points machine. We need to 

put these strong performances together and 

support these players in order to maintain 

possession and build pressure. The team 

should be encouraged by a strong second half 

performance and build on that in training this 

week. 

14C 

Win 40 – 20 

In a try scoring bonanza the Cs won 

convincingly with a score of 40 – 20, 

displaying how vital possession is in running 

rugby. It was a great turnaround from last 

week against Waverley and hopefully the boys 

will maintain this good form against Knox on 

Saturday. 

Star player Chriso Dixson – all-round game 

and tremendous tackling 

13A 

Lost 31-5 

In a repeat of last week, Cranbrook opened the 

scoring with Harvey Tilley crossing over the 

line early on. Trinity followed this swiftly with 

an equaliser and the two teams looked to be 

evenly matched until play was halted. After a 

lengthy injury delay, the boys returned to the 

pitch to play the second half. The Cranbrook 

boys tried hard but Trinity dominated, scoring 

4 unanswered tries to win the game. 

13B 

Lost 20- 10 

The boys played a tough and gruelling game 

against Trinity on Saturday. The boys came 

with great intent and that showed in the first 

try scored by Will Crowley after quick hands 

to get the ball out of the flying full back. 

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Unfortunately Trinity scored the couple of 

tries but the boys defended brilliantly on their 

line, the biggest and the smallest players all 

hitting the Trinity students hard. After the 

break Cranbrook let in another try and we 

were unable to convert the awesome pressure 

into points until the last few minutes when 

Peter Kaissis crossed the line. 

By Finn Parker 

13C 

Lost 48 – 10 

An early try to Jake Van Der Byl in answer 

to Trinity’s first points showed promise for 

the rest of the game. The game remained 

reasonably evenly matched with another 

Cranbrook try, this time to winger Ben 

Ritchie, in response to Trinity’s scoring efforts. 

Unfortunately despite the determined tackling 

by Anthony Stammel and Charlie Wood 

amongst others, Trinity were able to run away 

with the game in the later stages. 

13D 

Lost 15 – 0 

The 13Ds started strongly, keen to reverse 

their form from last week. They tackled 

strongly and were contenders in the game 

from the outset. Stephen Neophytou was 

dominant throughout, using his size and 

determination to give Cranbrook some 

advantage. Konrad Kluck made some strong 

runs but was unable to find space and Tom 

Beckhurst made some great tackles. The 

boys kept the opposition to just one try for 

most of the game and should be proud of the 

improvement they have made since last week. 

Tennis 

Round 4 

1sts & 2nds 

Coming up against arguably the best team 

in the competition, it was never going to be 

an easy weekend. Unfortunately, it was the 

toughest encountered yet by the Cranbrook 

firsts and seconds. 

In the firsts, no set was won. However, this is 

not a reflection of the effort that the boys put 

into every point they played. The standout 

player came in the seconds through Jack 

Mowbray. He was the only victorious player 

in the team and easily won his singles 6-2. 

Unfortunately the same can’t be said about the 

doubles, as Jack and Alex Lowe came close 

in the first set, losing it 7-5, but losing the 

second, 6-2. 

It is only very early in the season and so, 

Cranbrook tennis still has a long time to grow 

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its skill. As long as the boys have tried their 

hardest and continue to do so, there is nothing 

to worry about, because the wins will come 

themselves. 

Nathan Chalik, 1sts A1 & Captain Yr11C 

3rds & 4ths 

Round 4 of the winter tennis season was met 

with fierce competition on both sides. Having 

travelled out to Trinity for the matches, the 

4ths ended up winning tightly 27-21, while 

in an astonishing turn of events the 3rds 

achieved a draw 29-29, a rare feat in tennis. 

Doubles results were strong across the board, 

with all partnerships managing to secure 

a win. The singles, however, were far more 

varied; one outright victory 6-1 courtesy of 

Max Busch whilst Oscar Howard narrowly 

went down in a tiebreaker 7-4, with the end 

result of the match leading to final score of 29 

games all. 

The 4ths’ win was headed by Sam Adler and 

Monty McPherson, winning 6-3 in their 

doubles as well as obtaining vitally needed 

games in their singles. On the other side, Luke 

Ditchfield and myself were lucky enough to 

win all matches, singles and doubles, with 

Luke taking out the prestigious 6-0 singles 

game. Strong doubles victories brought the 

4ths to an overall win. 

Lewin Cary 

10A/B 

Cranbrook 10s have played Trinity before 

many times and they have always proved to 

be a tough opposition and, once again, they 

displayed this ability this weekend. Beginning 

with some tough doubles, the 10As faced a 

tough opposition, and fought hard for each 

and every point. However, we saw Matt 

Chard and Sam Atkinson prevail and with 

a devastating game from Sam, leaving his 

opponent with a dismal 6-0, and with Matt 

Chard playing his consistent and powerful 

groundstrokes to wear his opponent away into 

dust with a 7-5 win. On the other hand, the 

10Bs started with powerful doubles games, 

cleaning away their opponents, however sadly 

they were beaten back in the singles but for 

Darren Choi’s quick and clean game ending 

on a 6-3. And while this weekend was not 

encouraging, it is simply a sign that we need to 

observe some of our teammates and follow the 

example set by them. 

10C 

This weekend was another great set of games 

for the 10Cs at Dangar against Trinity. Our 

match play showed how we’ve been improving 

throughout the start of the season despite 

our limited number of matches. Laurence 

Nettleton and Ben Yang’s doubles went quite 

well, even though they didn’t win as their final 

score was 5-7 after a long battle. Laurence 

Nettleton unfortunately lost with a score of 

0-6, not that it wasn’t an exciting set to watch. 

Ben Yang came out with 1-6, but his serves 

have improved tremendously with a greater 

accuracy. 

The C2 Trinity player didn’t turn up at first, 

so Jack Rex started with his singles with 

an unfortunate score of 0-6, he had great 

technique but the Trinity player just hit 

every ball back! Once the C2 player turned 

up Christopher Cunio was able to complete 

his singles with a score of 2-6, and finally 

the doubles of C1 and C2 (Jack Rex and 

Christopher Cunio) finished with a loss of 1-6. 

Our overall score was 9-37, despite the losses, 

the team overall showed an improvement in 

technique and were definitely enthusiastic. 

Many of the matches involved deuces so they 

were actually closer than you think. We look 

forward for another great set of matches next 

week! 

Christopher Cunio 

9A 

Coming up against an undefeated side, we 

knew round 4 against Trinity would test us. 

On wet courts and with the sun reflecting off 

the water, we fought hard but unfortunately 

went down 1 set to 5, 19 games to 35. Alex 

Gall and Eddie Lewis fought very hard in their 

doubles but unluckily went down 4-6. Braden 

Liu and Daniel Siu dug deep but also lost 4-6. 

Alex was up against a very strong opponent 

and lost 0-6. Eddie had a very close match 

with many crowd pleasers but unluckily lost 

4-6. Braden Liu was troubled by his opponent’s 

calls, yet fought hard and lost 2-6. Daniel Siu 

also fought very hard against a consistent 

hitter, and out skilled him to win 7-5. 

9B 

The 9Bs unfortunately went down 0 sets 

to 6. Tom Riepler had a tough match but 

unluckily went down 4-6. Josh and Jasper 

also unfortunately went down. Their Trinity 

opponents were strong. The team has learned 

a lot from the experience. 

Thanks to Mr Knight for managing and 

supporting us. 

Eddie Lewis Captain 9AB 

8A/B 

A super performance for Cranbrook School 

on the weekend against Trinity. 

Starting off with the As, Ricky Gonzalez and I 

faced a tough doubles side. 

Ricky gave everything he got but we just came 

up short with a tough loss 5-7.


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Daniel Walters and Jasper Hudson teamed up 

to face an opposing Trinity doubles squad. 

Tough match but a hard, 4-6 unlucky loss. 

In the singles Daniel had a superb win 6-2 

but a tough loss for jasper 4-6. Ricky played 

outstanding the whole day but another 

unlucky loss 5-7. Due to time constraints 

though I was unable to finish my match 4-5. 

For the Bs Sam Folden and Sasch Mayo faced 

a strong Trinity doubles team losing 1-6. 

Louis Shapiro and Thomas Goodman gave 

their all but another tough loss going down 

2-6.Sam Folden was a beast on the court on 

Saturday with an outstanding 6-2 win. 

Sasch Mayo played a strong game but his 

opponent was just too strong winning 1-6. 

Louis and Thomas each went down 3-6 but 

both did their best. 

Overall not Cranbrook’s best match yet but as 

always Cranbrook always performs their best. 

Tex Smouha-Ho, Captain Year 8 

8C 

The 8Cs played Trinity on Saturday. In the 

doubles Charlie Macdonald and Emmanuel 

had a 1-6 loss and Charlie Pizzy and David 

Loewy had a close 4-6 loss. In the singles 

David, Charlie and Emmanuel unfortunately 

had 0-6, 2-6 and 0-6 losses but Charlie 

Macdonald won his match with an impressive 

6-0 victory. 

7A 

The 4th round of winter tennis at Trinity 

Grammar School was played in sunny autumn 

conditions despite the torrential rain all 

evening before. The 7As were very pleased 

with their 6-love in sets and 36-6 in games 

domination of Trinity, traditionally a very 

strong CAS tennis school. 

In the first match first doubles pair Jay Gerrish 

and Graham Heller quickly adapted to the 

synthetic courts, worked well as a team and 

completely devastated Trinity’s A1 and A2 for 

an amazing 6-love result. Maxwell Liu (A3) 

and James Drielsma (A4) communicated 

well, amused each other between points, but 

concentrated particularly on big-points to outplay 

Trinity’s second pair for a great 6-2 win. 

Jay kicked off the singles and both outplayed 

and overpowered this opponent for a strong 

6-1 win. In the second singles, Graham 

constantly manoeuvred the ball making his 

opponent run before crushing him for a cool 

6-love win. Next up, Maxwell pressured his 

opponent constantly by taking the ball early to 

break his opponent’s serves for a tidy 6-2 win. 

In the final A singles, James dominated Trinity 

with his top spin forehand and pulled off 

numerous clean winners for a great 6-1 finish. 

Team 

name 

7B 

Bs also had a great 5 sets to 1 win, but much 

closer in terms of games 36-25. Kicking off 

the day, first pair Emeil Aroney (B1) and 

Max Kanuk (B2) won a closely fought match 

6-4. Emeil and Max’s strong communication 

and mental attitude gave them the edge they 

needed to win. Second pair Lucas Berger 

(B3) and Jackson Rogers (B4) also had a 

great close-match 6-4 doubles win. Lucas and 

Jackson’s quick adaption to Trinity’s home 

synthetic courts gave them the edge for this 

hard fought handy win. Emeil and Trinity 

B1 in the singles pushed each other neck 

and neck to 5-all, before Emeil successfully 

shifted up a gear and closed-out his opponent 

7-5. Max also successfully won in a long and 

closely fought 6-4 match (with everyone 

watching) by putting pressure on his opponent 

with his unrelenting determination. Trinity’s 

B3 had no answer to Lucas’ scorching return 

of serves and was outclassed in a decisive 

6-1 Cranbrook win, giving Lucas the Bs best 

result of the day! Jackson capped off the final 

B singles of the day. Unfortunately, Jackson 

narrowly lost 5-7; unlucky, as it could have 

gone either way. 

Maxwell Liu, Captain Yr7 

7C 

Sets 

for 

Sets 

against 

The C team started with a tough start with 

the doubles matches. First pair Sam Lane and 

Dylan Arya played hard but unfortunately 

lost 1-6. Second pair up was Tom Lorang and 

Tristan Lien putting some pressure on the 

Trinity boys and winning 6-4. Sam opened 

up the singles campaign with a tight match 

4-6 against Trinity’s C1, Sam, as always, gave 

it his best. Dylan was up next and lost 2-6, he 

Games f 

or 

put in his best effort and had a great attitude. 

Tom Lorang was successful in his match, 6-2. 

Tristan was up next and played a great game 

but he couldn’t finish the match ending with a 

tie 4-4. Overall, the end result was Trinity won 

3 ½ sets to 2 ½ sets in games 23-28. 

7D 

Games 

against 

Comments 

win/loss 

1sts 0 8 9 48 Loss 

2nds 1 7 24 45 Loss 

3rds 3 3 29 29 Draw 

4ths 4 2 27 21 Win 

10As 2 4 38 30 Loss 

10Bs 3 3 21 27 Loss 

10Cs 0 6 9 37 Loss 

9As 1 5 19 35 Loss 

9Bs 0 6 6 36 Loss 

8As 1 5 29 33 Loss 

8Bs 1 5 16 32 Loss 

8Cs 1 5 13 30 Loss 

7As 6 0 36 6 Win 

7Bs 5 1 36 25 Win 

7Cs 2 ½ 3 ½ 23 28 Loss 

7Ds 0 6 16 37 Loss 

Disappointment lay ahead for the D team. It 

began with the doubles matches. Zac Serafim 

and Lyric Wang lost 6-7 in a close tie-breaking 

match followed by Max Reed and Ryan Davis 

losing 1-6. Zac opened up the singles matches 

for the Ds with a 4-6 loss followed by Lyric 

losing 1-6 to the Trinity boys and Max Reed 

losing to the Trinity boys, 1-6 and Ryan played 

his best but his last match, 3-6. The D team 

gave it their best but to their disappointment 

the D team lost their matches 0-6 sets with 

their overall total game tally was 16-37. 

Zac Serafim, Co-captain 7CD 

Sports Fixtures 

Please note that this week’s sports fixtures 

can be found on the homepage of the 

Cranbrook portal under Quick Links. 

It is also found on the co-curricular page 

under sport. 

http://portal.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au/ 

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FEATURE 

From the stands 

by Dugald Holloway and Tom Mahony 

Cranbrook’s Awesome 

Foursome State Champions 

On the 9th of May 2013, four dedicated 

Cranbrook boys ventured out to the Olympic 

Aquatic Centre (SOPAC) in Homebush, to 

compete in the NSW All Schools Swimming 

Championships. They swam exceptionally 

well, winning GOLD in their event, the 4x50m 

Freestyle relay. In this week’s edition, FTS takes 

a look behind the scenes at these four achievers, 

and describes how it all came together. 

The journey of these four Year 8 boys on their 

quest to become NSW State Champions in the 

4x50m relay, began back in March, on the night 

of the CAS Swimming Carnival. The following 

boys (in racing order followed by their 50 metre 

freestyle PB): Tom Gojak 26.17, Kevin Sohn 

27.03, Elliot Grossberg 27.91 and Zach Facioni 

27.71, competed individually and as a team in 

the U14s division in Cranbrook colours, and 

contributed hugely to our points tally on the 

night. However, in the 4x50m freestyle relay, 

it didn’t quite come together for them. They 

placed second to a strong Knox team, with 

a time of 1:49:41. Their goal was first place. 

Nevertheless, with the top three competitors 

in each race qualifying for CIS (Combined 

Independent Schools), they were destined to be 

back at SOPAC in just over a month’s time. 

The boys returned to their strict training 

regimes, determined to place first at the CIS 

swim meet. Swimming is not for the fainthearted; 

it requires volumes of discipline, grit 

and hard work to take milliseconds off one’s 

personal best and to be competitive at the 

higher levels. Each day, Tom, Kevin, Elliot and 

Zach start at 5am with at least a one-and-a-half 

hour session in the pool, often followed by a 

second session in the evening. Collectively, 

these boys train on average a total of 52 hours a 

week, displaying dedication and commitment 

in spades. What is even more astonishing is 

that Tom Gojak makes up a staggering 20 

hours of these 52, and Kevin Sohn 14 hours. 

All four boys train at Eastern Edge Swimming 

Club (which uses the Cranbrook pool), under 

the tuition of Gai and Angelo, and as a result 

spend many hours together, adding to the team 

chemistry. 

The Cranbrook 4x50m Freestyle relay team 

took CIS by storm. Representing both CAS 

and Cranbrook, they placed first with a time 

of 1:48:35, smashing their previous PB by 1.06 

seconds. In doing so, they qualified for the 

NSW All Schools Swimming Championships 

(PSSA). The team also swam in the 4x50m 

medley relay; however, were not able to 

replicate their efforts. What’s more, both Kevin 

and Tom raced individually. Tom raced in 

the 50m and 100m freestyle events, where he 

placed first and fourth, respectively, qualifying 

for PSSA in the 50m freestyle. Kevin competed 

in the 50m backstroke, 50m freestyle and 

50m butterfly events where he placed, fourth, 

eleventh and fourth. Unfortunately for Kevin, 

only the top three competitors progressed to 

PSSA. Even so, an outstanding achievement 

by these four boys at this grueling level of 

competition. 

On the 9th May, the team returned to SOPAC 

for the PSSA swim meet knowing their 

preparation had put them in good stead. In 

response to FTS’s queries regarding race day, 

Elliot responded, “race day was pretty smooth, 

everyone was a bit nervous naturally, as we 

were ranked first, but everyone swam really 

well under the pressure.” The four awesome 

boys in red, white and blue succeeded again, 

winning GOLD with a time of 1:48:03, another 

PB. Tom Gojak described the feeling of winning 

GOLD- ‘it felt pretty incredible to win, as we 

were in the lead the whole way, and ended 

it felt pretty incredible to 

win, as we were in the 

lead the whole way, and 

ended up winning by three 

seconds. Everyone was 

geed-up, swam their best, 

and it showed in our results 

up winning by three seconds. Everyone 

was geed-up, swam their best, and it showed 

in our results’. Having come from second in 

CAS to first in the State at PSSA is a huge 

achievement and is testimony to all the training 

we’ve put in for this event.” 

Unfortunately, this is the end of the road for 

the relay team, as the four best individual 50m 

freestyle swimmers at PSSA progress through 

to the Nationals. However, with role models, 

like Ian Thorpe and Michael Phelps and 

aspirations to win gold at the Olympics held by 

members of the team, FTS is sure that we will 

be seeing a lot more of these boys in the future. 

Congratulations Tom, Kevin, Elliot and Zach. 

An amazing achievement!! 

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