Boarding Update
Year 12 is nearing its End!
November 1981, French Revolution History, my final paper! I remember it like it was yesterday. I walked out of my final HSC examination and into my father’s car, waiting next to the main oval at school. I am an Old Boy from Haileybury College in Melbourne, Victoria. The car was parked overlooking the main oval, and the day was warm and sunny, with a slight breeze blowing. I sat there for a while, waiting for my brothers to join me in the car before we drove home. My father was a teacher at the same school and knew full well the pressure I had been under over the past four weeks. The reason I write this brief recollection is to illustrate how significant your final weeks can be in the life of school. Well, the year 12 students are fast approaching that time of the year. As I mentioned at the Boarders’ formal lunch last Friday, they have approximately eight weeks left before the Term ends. Final school assemblies, lunches, cocktail parties and speeches, valedictory assemblies and dinners, Golden Boots, American Tea Party and trial exams will all happen soon. Before you know it, the final HSC exams will be over! All of the events will form the final memories of year 12. The absolute final examination will signify the end of 12-13 years of education and the beginning of the rest of their lives. Our students will go on and do great things in the years to come. The rest of the Boarding community is behind them as they count down to the end of their time at Shore. We honestly wish them all the best of luck.
Mr A Roland
Director of Boarding
Pink Cards
Congratulations to all the worthy winners of pink cards for this week. Each week, It is so nice to call out the various names and hear their peers’ applause at the formal lunch.
After another busy week in School House, the weekend proved to be a great time to relax, unwind and enjoy each other’s company. The kitchen was a hive of activity on Saturday night, with the boys getting tucked into creating their burgers and watching the Wallabies take on the All Blacks together.
After a big day of Sport on Saturday, it was couches, pj’s and doonas under a magnificent and mild winter, starry sky with a pretty nice view and the Wallabies on the outdoor cinema (which wasn’t great viewing…).
The Magical Mystery Tour bus pulled up in Harris Park on Sunday afternoon, the Indian Cuisine capital of Sydney. The purpose of the mystery tour is to introduce the boys to a different culture, usually one that exists in an obvious way in a Sydney suburb most, if not all, have not visited before. Walk the streets, take in the atmosphere and taste the food. There was lots of culture to take in, butter chicken, lamb, goat, rice and naan. Fantastic lunch, phones banned, and good chat = perfect combination.
It was a week of awards in Robson this week, with the Semester One Academic Awards being handed out to five very worthy recipients. Archie Lyle, Oliver Arnold, Adam Awad, Ben Muffet and Simon Awad were recognised for their outstanding academic work ethic during Semester One. Each of these boys has worked extremely hard during class and after hours. A special mention to Ben Muffet, who recently came first in Geography!
We also had our fortnightly Robson Awards handed out, with Angus Brooks (Sport), Oliver Arnold (Creativity) and Zac Warden (Academic) receiving awards for their achievements at the start of Term.
Saturday morning saw boys heading out to various activities bringing in a wide range of results!
In the afternoon, the boys made their way out to Northbridge to support the Firsts and Seconds. It was fantastic to see Gus Reardon playing with heart and grit on the main field of Northbridge! The beautiful Sunday weather resulted in a group decision to head to Kirribilli and enjoy some burgers in the sun! A nice and relaxed outing for the boys after a hard-fought weekend of sport!
The Hodges boys wasted no time in diving into the challenges of a new academic Term. Well done, boys! Keep up the good work.
If you are interested in weekly Boarding, please contact Mr Roland directly at boarding@shore.nsw.edu.au