From the Headmaster

The Anzac Tradition – and Shore in 2023 

Dear Students, Parents and Carers, 

Shore’s rich tradition of sacrifice goes back to the First World War and the original Anzac expedition to Gallipoli. It was a different world in so many respects to what we experience today. Australia had just been established as a sovereign nation in its own right, separate from the United Kingdom (but, even then, our Foreign Policy was conducted by London). Australian Prime Minister, Andrew Fisher, promised that Australia would defend Britain “to the last man and the last shilling”. Young Australian men flocked to the call to enlist, driven by the imperative to serve for King and Country. They were not worldly-wise. In an age before commercial airline flights, few had travelled. Australia was an outpost of the British Empire at the bottom of the world, separated from the Home Country, as it was seen, by what historian Geoffrey Blainey has called “the tyranny of distance”. Those who enlisted took comfort in the confident assertion by military leaders that the war would be over by Christmas. It was, so the troops were told, the “war to end all wars”. Instead, it began a century of warfare.  

The eager recruits failed to appreciate that in the 100 years since there had been a major war (the Napoleonic Wars), armies had mechanised and were now capable of inflicting death on an industrial scale through machine guns, heavy artillery, poison gas and from the Battle of Cambrai in 1917, tanks.   From the standpoint of 2023, the First World War Generals appear incompetent and rigid, sacrificing lives with abandon in attritional warfare to gain, sometimes, 50 metres. The carnage was immense. 

At the time of the First World War, Shore was a young school, having only been established in 1889 as a small school. Nonetheless, the response from Shore Old Boys and staff in support of the Empire was immense. 981 enlisted, 123 of whom were killed in action. This was a huge toll, the tragedy of which has become part of our tradition and folklore. The sense of sacrifice for a worthy cause greater than oneself and the importance of mateship, camaraderie and community remain part of our DNA as a school. This is in keeping with the Anzac legend of selfless heroism, wherein returning Anzacs have not glorified war itself but have focused on a sense of ardour for a cause, and the importance of loyalty and mateship.

Many of the original Anzacs, at a time of extensive Christian faith, would have seen themselves as embodying, in a small way, Jesus’ words and example: “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (John 15:13) Shore honoured them by the participation of some of our Cadets in the Anzac Day March last week through the Sydney CBD and by laying a wreath at the North Sydney Commemoration. We also remembered them through last week’s Polished Pennies ceremonies, continuing a Shore tradition of donation established over 90 years ago. 

The service of Australia’s military forces, across the many conflicts in which our service men and women have participated through the years, from Sudan in 1885 to Afghanistan in 2021, resonates afresh in terms of the current geopolitical situation. The confidence a decade ago that we would never face another conventional land war has evaporated with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the growing bellicosity of China. In a time of AUKUS and the debate on nuclear submarines, the unthinkable is again being considered. The Anzacs speak to us down the years about the horror and futility of war and the importance of mateship and remembrance through the scarifying experience of combat. Shore is very familiar with this through the numbers that have continued serving throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. This legacy is the continued emphasis at Shore on humble service in all walks of life and the importance of community, remembrance, and respect. 

In Memoriam 

Last Saturday, Shore was honoured to host a Memorial Service for Shore Old Boy and current parent, Tim McPhail, who died of cancer tragically one month after diagnosis. He led a significant but all too brief life. The Premier and a Federal Minister attended the Memorial.   

Many in our community would be familiar with Ollie McPhail of Year 7, who is wheelchair-bound with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The family have, in this respect, been dealt a double blow and will need considerable assistance in the future. Attempts to provide support for them can be directed through:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-mcphail-family. 

An Anniversary 

The legendary B H (Jika) Travers was the sixth Headmaster of Shore, completing a long incumbency in 1984. His daughter has observed as noteworthy (and indeed it is) that his eldest granddaughter turned 50 the day before this edition of the Shore Weekly Record yesterday, Thursday 4 May 2023. This aligns with the School’s birthday, 136 years since Bishop Alfred Barry founded Shore. He founded two schools in his brief period as Bishop of Sydney, St Andrew’s Cathedral School and Shore, and it has been my unique privilege to Head both sequentially. I hope that would have been agreeable to Bishop Barry! 

Dr John Collier 
Headmaster  

Upcoming Key Events

• Senior School Mothers’ Day Stall – Friday 12 May (before school and recess).
• Careers Expo – Monday 15 May.
• American Tea – Friday 8 September. Save the date!

AAGPS Athletics

Each year, the major AAGPS Sporting events provide an opportunity for the boys of the School to come together to show support for their School and our athletes.  

The AAGPS has advised that we can have a larger-than-expected crowd to support our Athletes. It is now a requirement that all boys in Years 8, 9 and 10 attend the AAGPS Athletics Carnival on Saturday 16 September. Boys in Year 12 are welcome to attend.  

A train has been arranged to transport boys to and from Homebush, with the cost added to the boys’ next fee statement. Boys are expected to wear School winter uniform (no coats or boaters) with their yard hat or a blue Shore sports cap. A separate communication will be sent home to parents closer to the event with more specific details. 

Dr A S Mansfield  
Deputy Head Operations 

Term Dates 2023 – 2024

Mothers’ Day Stall

We are very pleased to announce there will be a Mothers’ Day gift stall at North Sydney Campus this year! This is a great chance for the boys to shop for the big day while supporting their school and the Shore Parent’s Association Fundraising. A large range of quality gifts will be sold at lower than retail prices. The full catalogue is available on Lampada.  

Please ensure your son comes to school ready to buy their mum or carer a special gift.

Both EFTPOS and cash will be accepted at the stall. 

Chapel Notices

Chaplain’s Chat

When we think about those things that are really important to us in life, we often think of family. Having just had a school holiday, I am sure many families had time together, even if it was only over the Easter long weekend. They are precious times and often give us memories that last a lifetime. It may have been a holiday overseas, a beach escape on the coast or even just relaxing and refreshing at home. Either way, our families are precious to us because our family members know us, care for us and love us.

In so many ways, our families are a reflection of God and his love for us. While never perfect, our families can mirror the love that God has for us. As we read about the disciples who were eyewitnesses of Jesus and his life, John writes in 1 John 4:3: “We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.”  The wonderful news of the Bible is that we can have fellowship and a relationship with God. In other words, we can be a part of God’s family, and we can even call God ‘Our Father.’ This is truly wonderful news indeed, and we are reminded that in this family, there is love, forgiveness and great joy.

Rev A Benn
Chaplain

Shore Prayer Group

Term 2 Progress Meetings

Notice to Parents – Years 7, 9 and 11.

• Further information will be emailed to parents with all of the details.
• All boys are expected to be in attendance.
• No Co-Curricular activities will take place for students who have Progress Meetings.

For further enquiries, please contact Academic Data Manager, Ms Jenni McKinley, at jmckinley@shore.nsw.edu.au.

Ms J McKinley
Academic Data Manager

Pastoral Care Update

We are off to a busy start this term in the Pastoral Care team. Recently, we had a visit from ySafe, who spoke to Year 10 students about online safety, talking through some helpful case studies and sharing tools to help the boys interact constructively online. Additionally, this coming Monday 8 May, Year 11 will participate in the Building Connections Day with Roseville College and Queenwood. This day will involve external speakers on the topic of resilience and respectful relationships. We are also making some big steps forward with our student digital resilience strategy.

Our approach to Pastoral Care has many ways to build character and social and emotional capacity. Engaging with external speakers like ySafe and Your Choicez, who will be addressing Year 10 and 11 boys over the next few days, focuses on being safe and respectful online. With the introduction of student devices across the school, we now require further tools to help us to guide and support our boys. This week I emailed parents with information to begin rolling out the parental control application Qustodio. The product offers daily alerts and insights into student use of devices and empowers parents with more information and control. Qustodio allows parents to engage in more timely, informed, and open conversations with their children about their online activities, including discussions about potential risks they may encounter while using the internet. All Shore parents now have the information, and I encourage you to register and download the Qustodio app. The information will also soon be available through our digital safety hub.

Most importantly, these new tools give us the opportunity for more open communication and discussion about the online behaviour of our students. We want to continue to partner with parents to best support the boys in the digital space. Helping them to develop self-control and sound decision-making will allow them to successfully navigate online learning and interact with others safely and respectfully.

Mr D Champion
Acting Deputy Head Pastoral Care

From the Music Department

Congratulations to…

Angus Holliday and Alexander Gilchrist for playing the bugle calls at North Sydney Oval and North Sydney Basketball Stadium during the school holidays.

Musicians in the Cadet Band who performed at the Anzac Day March.

Jaxon Black, Thomas Malcolm, William Watson, Chapel Choir and brass players who performed at the various Polished Pennies services across the school.

Chapel Choir for their beautiful singing at the Polished Pennies services and School’s Anniversary Service last Thursday.

Alexander Beattie, Hamish French, Ben Hocking, Joel Gilmour, Russell Jiang, Leon Li, Saxon Mitchell, Oliver Parrish, and James Thompson for their wonderful performances at the Year 10 Elective concert last Wednesday.

Dr Zane Banks, our guitar tutor, who performed with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra as their guest principal guitarist for the world premiere of Georges Lentz’s violin concerto.

Music Awards

A reminder to all selected Junior and Senior Music Award performers that these will occur on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during Tutor Period in the Smith Auditorium in Weeks 3 and 4. You will have been contacted regarding a rehearsal for either Period 1 or Period 2 on the performance day.

Monday 8 May               PE, RN, SL, SS, TY, WT

Tuesday 9 May               AN, BL, BS, BY, CK, DN                                                                      

Wednesday 10 May        EW, EY, GE, GR, HS, MS

Please contact Ms Wentzel if you have any questions.

Year 9 Elective Performance Concert

On Wednesday 10 May, at 7.00pm in the Orchestral Recital Room, Year 9 Elective Music students will be performing. We hope you can join us for an evening of high-quality music.

Scholars’ Recital

On Tuesday 16 May, Shore Music Scholars will be performing a variety of repertoire. The recital will begin at 7.00pm in the Shore Chapel with our organ scholar, Jedidiah Sam, and will continue in the Orchestra Recital Room. Refreshments will be served after the recital. We hope you can join us for an evening of high-quality performances of some very challenging repertoire.

Private Music Lessons

Private music lessons are proceeding well for Term 2. When parents sign up their children for private music lessons, there is a page of Terms and Conditions to which they agree. Please see a reminder for parents of the first point in the Terms and Conditions.

1. Nine (9) TEACHING weeks’ notice must be given in writing by a parent if a student is to be withdrawn from the enrolled music tuition programme. Please address all communication to Private Music Lessons, Shore Music Department, PO Box 1221, North Sydney, NSW 2059 or email privatemusiclessons@shore.nsw.edu.au  

NB: If such notice is not given, nine (9) teaching weeks’ fees will be due and payable to the music tutor.

Upcoming dates

Mrs K Barber
Head of Music

Why We Row

L. D. Banks

An insight into what drives the sport and why you should participate.

ROWING IS A SPORT LIKE NO OTHER. This cliché is used often to describe sports that are all too similar. Rugby, Soccer and AFL, although distinct in their intricacies, are fundamentally the same. Rowing would most be compared to similar lane-race sports like Swimming and Track, but is wildly dissimilar due to its essential ingredient; a boat. 

There are many sports that utilise various equipment, but none that tie together mechanical prowess with complete physical exertion. Rowing recruits every muscle in the body like no other sport. Not in the sense of brute physical contact testing the rigidity of bones and resilience of ligaments, but rather manipulating and completely depleting all of the body’s energy systems whilst balancing a half metre wide boat. The lessons that arise from this pursuit and its necessary training is why rowing is the single most educational experience any boy can receive at Shore.

The aim of a rugby game is to score the most points, and this can be achieved through many ways. Each player tries their hardest, and sacrifices much for their team. But ultimately, the sole aim of a player is not to do whatever it takes to reach exhaustion, it’s to score points, exhausting or not. Rowing flips this on its head. Like a game of agonising chicken, Rowing calls each competitor to see who is willing to hurt themselves the most whilst maintaining the highest level of technique.

Now when described like this, Rowing starts to sound somewhat unenjoyable and insane. And whilst it takes some level of insanity and obsession to be the best in the world, rowing for the most part is like performing in a play. You practise each part so many times that once you’re on stage your unconscious mind takes over and you begin acting off instinct. These practices, for the most part, are not overwhelmingly intense. Many sessions are spent refining and perfecting technique. Tens of thousands of strokes purely focused on one or two aspects of your technique. It is these long hours on the water that are what allow for your unconscious mind to soak in the technique. These sessions are low intensity, growing the heart muscle and training the subconscious mind.

That being said there are a good amount of sessions that challenge you and push you right to, and often beyond your preconceived limit. Yet, these are the sessions that bring you the most satisfaction. Reminding yourself not only of your strength, but that you have no idea what you are capable of, can be very exciting. Many sessions over the first half of the season are spent in small boats called single sculls (skiffs/sculls/singles), and a tough session in the skiff will certainly push you right to the limit. Lining up on the Parramatta River with your seven other crewmates in a single with about 4 km to your next rest, ready to do whatever it takes to finish in front, certainly gives you an opportunity to experiment with technique and race psychology. Five of these pieces would make up the average Silverwater round-trip, with the last piece being the most important. Although your competitors are your friends, there’s no better feeling than beating them.

The single scull teaches not only fitness and technique, but it teaches accountability. There is no one else responsible for your result except yourself. If you want to go faster you have plenty of options, but none of them are easy. Your coach can make technical suggestions, but nobody can row the boat for you. This is a key experience I believe every young man should experience. The realisation that your fate is exactly that; entirely your own. Particularly at such a pivotal time in adolescent male development, Years 7-9, when boys begin their rowing journey. It is also precisely the time that many boys are led astray by the confusing nature of the high school experience.

At a school like Shore, with such a rich history in the sport, there is no reason to not participate. There is no other sport offered at Shore, where by competing in the GPS squad you are brought to a standard that is considered nationally and internationally competitive. Rowing can open up many doors, with a variety of Old Boys competing in international and olympic regattas. But also opportunities to study abroad, where many Old Boys have used rowing as a pathway into University in the US and throughout Europe where it is considered a prestigious sport at the collegiate level. 

I could go on about the benefits of Rowing, but in short I believe this opportunity is often wildly overlooked by boys. I strongly encourage anybody to participate regardless of any preconceived notion of their ability. Admittedly, much of Rowing selection in the younger years (Year 8/9 quads) is done by raw strength and size, but in truth, there is a spot in the crew for anybody who is willing to put in the effort. Plus, every good crew needs an equally good coxswain. Although it can seem intimidating, there is no reason not to give something a try, and as a student at Shore, I feel there is no sport more worth your time. If you’re interested or intrigued feel free to find me or any other senior rower around school and ask questions, or any of the coaching staff. We would love to hear from you.

Culture

J. McCreery 

“Information capable of affecting individuals’ behavior that they acquire from other members of their species through teaching, imitation and other forms of social transmission.”

Culture has always lay as a key subject of debate, yet in the 21st century it has risen to the spotlight. 

Calls for its protection have exploded as globalisations takes hold of nations, triggering interconnectedness and transfers of ideas. Many view this as a threat to the ‘nationalist sovereignty’ of countries, instilling culture dilution and weakness. In trend, cultural interaction has been restricted and preservations of tradition placed as an ambition. For example, local content rules in Australia limit television, a key shaper of ‘culture’, such that at least 55% of content in Australia between 6am and 12pm. 

This is cast by conventional media as a positive, righteous cause, but as in economics, is sheltering industry from external competition because it can’t compete. No, instead it produces inferior consumer outcomes and affirms ineffective practices. Is defending this ambiguous notion of ‘culture’ for old-times sake letting archaic worldviews and obsolete ways of life unduly control our lives?

Proponents of the Cultural Evolution Society attest that it does.

“The core idea of cultural evolution is that cultural change constitutes an evolutionary process that shares fundamental similarities with … genetic evolution. As such, human behaviour is shaped by both genetic and cultural evolution. The same can be said for many other animal species; like the tool use of chimpanzees, of Caledonian crows, or the complex social organisation of hives for ants, bees, termites and wasps.”

It is a Darwinian notion which posits that inherited variations over time, in response to varied stimuli, create biological responses which help humanity adapt and function better in an ever-changing world. However, many factors determine the rate of change in a population, “including section-like transmission biases, natural selection, migration, drift, transformation and invention.”

Analysts of CES use the example of someone in a population who invents or acquires a new / better skill, such as the ability to make string and rope that is faster than the currently common technique and results in stronger cordage. “This new skill will tend to increase in the population, perhaps because (a) users can sell more cordage than competitors and use the resulting proceeds to rear larger families who perpetuate the technique; and also because (b) unrelated individuals become aware of the new skill and its success and imitate those who have this skill. 

Evidently this process is much more complex than genetic evolution, offspring exposed to an extremely high level of exogenous stimuli. There are no simple recessive and dominant alleles which can be easily tracked, rather a combination of nature, nurture and exposure to prevailing culture define the action of the next generation. 

A new model of biases is also born, illustrated below where orange and purple represent two forms of an arbitrary cultural trait. A PNAS report claims that “Conformity bias predicts that learners will copy the most common trait, and novelty bias predicts they will copy the most rare. Prestige bias predicts learners will copy an individual of high social status (indicated by crown) whereas success bias predicts they will copy a successful individual (indicated by gold medal).

In contrast to cultural evolution, the Strauss-Howe Generational Theory subverts linear historical analysis – which conceptualises society as either ever improving or declining from a past high – to embrace ancient and traditional beliefs that time was cyclical, “just like the waxing and waning of the moon, the rising and setting of the sun, the birth and death of living creatures, the planting and harvesting of crops, and the seasons of the year.” (McKay)

“All human things are a circle” – inscription upon the temple of Athena.

Research papers, Generations and Fourth Turing, published in the 1990s by William Straus and Neil Howe outline such thought. The culture of the time merely a product of periodically shifting social inclinations.

Four generational archetypes are laid out which are to repeat sequentially in fixed patterns every 80-100 years, the length of a long human life – a saeculum. Although the idea of segregation by age isn’t popular in a woke, highly individualised society, it is ignorant to say that generations do not share common characteristics. As put by McKay, “in every generation there are three groups of people: those who set the tone for the generation, those who follow the tone steers lead, and those who rebel against the generational mold altogether.”

Archetypes 

• Prophet; Missionaries, passionate crusaders during cultural awakenings, rebels                                                                   
• Nomad; Lost generation, independent, pragmatic with conformist tendencies   
• Hero; Hubris, hope, “defenders of a wholesome but conformist culture”                                                                
• Artist; Progressive, with flexible, consensus-building leadership and focus on expertise     

Although they sound like star signs, I assure you there are two 500 page books of analysis which support these claims and although there are holes in logic, broad trends are clearly found over an incredibly large sample size. 

So, one must question the drivers of culture – is it an evolutionary process or a cyclical one – and should we interfere through protection at the risk of stalling progression. (or is protectionist sentiment just another step in evolutionary habits?)

Shore AFL – Melbourne Tour 2023

This is Shore AFL’s second tour ever and first time travelling to Melbourne. At the end of last year, we spoke to the coaching staff and senior leaders about doing a tour and what we wanted to achieve out of it. Based on the feedback, we wanted a tour that would help build and develop the program. So, we decided to try and travel to the heart of AFL, Melbourne. Reaching out to Xavier College in Melbourne, they approved for our team to stay in their boarding house for the week.

Day 1:

The boys and staff met at Sydney Domestic Airport and flew down to Melbourne. A hire bus was organised and drove them to Xavier College where they were warmly greeted by the Head of Boarding who showed them to their accommodation and the dining hall. That afternoon, the team caught the train to Melbourne Cricket Crowd to watch the Geelong Cats vs Hawthorne. AFL and Geelong Cats had kindly offered our team VIP seats and be a part of the Guard of Honour for the Geelong Cats. This was an amazing experience and the main highlight of the trip for many of the boys.

Day 2:

We had arranged for a trial match against Melbourne Grammar School Third XVIII Team to be played at Fawkner Park. The boys made their own way there using public transport and were warming up to play their first fixture for the season. For some boys this would be their first ever AFL match. MGS were far to strong for our boys and won 112-20. James Collier kicked two goals and Mitch Dettman kicked one goal. The scoreline sounds one sided, but our boys played very well and should be proud of what they achieved against such a strong AFL school.

Day 3:

Xavier College Football kindly invited our Squad to be involved in their Testing Day for their senior players. The day involved skills testing of handballs and kicking, 40 metre sprint test, vertical leap and a seminar discussing GPS trackers and how to analyse the data. It was great to see the Xavier boys perform so well at the Testing day and what areas we can improve on.

That afternoon we travelled back to the MCG where we had an MCG Tour booked. This was another great experience learning about the history of stadium and seeing the enormity of just how big it is. After the tour the team was able to go downstairs to the museum where there were interactive games for them to play in.

Day 4:

Our second trial match was against the powerhouse of Xavier College’s Third XVIII. This was going to be an even tougher challenge. The game started with plenty of intensity with both teams going very hard at the ball. The main difference was Xavier’s execution when exciting from the ruck. Unfortunately, our best player from the first game, Joslin Barnes, was involved in a swing tackle and his head hit the ground hard causing a slight concussion. That ruled him out from the remainder of the game and he spent the rest of the morning in Alfred Hospital. The team soldiered on and again fought hard throughout the match. They went down 103-13 with James Collier and Archer Hall scoring a goal each.

Xavier were nice to offer seven of our boys to wear the GPS Tracker during the fixture. They then provided our boys database about intensity, work rate and distance covered.

On the final day the squad had an internal testing period with handballing and kicking, followed by mini games of soccer and basketball.

Overall, it was a very successful tour with the boys getting a great insight to how professional the School AFL programs are. Everyone had a great time and a huge thank you to Xavier College and Melbourne Grammar School.

G Tesoriero
MIC of AFL

Cross Country

Waverley and St Aloysius’ Invitation, Upjohn Park Rydalmere, 29 April 2023 

 The Waverley and St. Aloysius’ Invitational marked the return of the cross-country season, and the Shore lads were fired up and ready to take on the challenge.  The shorter distance of the 4x2km relay race was a dream come true for many of the boys, and the excitement was palpable as we arrived at the course. Even the drizzling rain during warm-up couldn’t dampen our spirits. In fact, it only seemed to energise us even more as we prepared to tackle the muddy terrain ahead. 

The mass start, consisting of every age group, threw the debutant year 7’s into the deep end. However, this did not seem to worry the 15-person Junior team as they fought through the muddy, tough course amongst the towering seniors. This confidence was put on display by the Junior first team consisting of Benjamin Frantz, Toby Ward, Lachlan Boys and Thomas Capes, who powered through to an outstanding 4^th place (2^nd in GPS), setting up their season well whilst simultaneously getting the rest of the team excited for the future of Shore Cross Country. 

The Intermediate team suffered an early setback as Jack Riding, one of the teams’ strongest runners, was unable to attend due to a transport mishap! However, the Intermediate first team were not deterred, led out by a solid opening run from James Bestic in his less preferred distance, setting up a strong performance. JJ Black stepped in for Jack as he debuted, with Fraser Pandit and Daniel Becker completing the team. The Intermediate first team finished in 5^th place overall (3^rd in GPS), a big improvement from last year’s 17^th place. The intermediate teams left with great hope amongst the lads to get up to the elusive 1^st place at future meets, to possibly fulfil the team’s goal to sweep every age group. 

 An hour before the race the Opens team were not too sure how they might perform. Nathan Stanmore’s late arrival caused a scare, and debutant Ryan Gilmour was an unfamiliar factor, and his ability to handle the pressure of being part of a group of three experienced XC schoolboys was uncertain. These worries were soon dispelled as Ryan got out to a flying start putting himself amongst national representatives, followed closely by Vice-Captain, Jock Fenwicke. The two boys set up the First and Second Open team fantastically, as they handed over to their second runner in 5^th and 8^th overall. Lachy Brown put on a clinical performance, tearing up the course and closing a 100m gap and turning it into a 200m lead, setting up Nathan Stanmore for an expected domination of the Upjohn course to extend the lead to 400m. I managed to hold our strong position and crossed the line in first place. The commanding victory set the tone for the season, earning the Open Team a target on their back for other aspirational Schools in 2023. The Second and Third open teams both had two other debutants, Byron Evans and Toby Ogg, finished strongly, just missing a top 10 position in the Opens field. 

Machine of the Week: (selected by the coaches and Spratty) Ryan Gilmour  

Next week, the Shore lads will take on the fast, flat gravel roads of Centennial Park, eager to show the field their strength and passion for the sport. We can’t wait to see what’s in store for this talented and dedicated team. 

C Burnett
Shore Cross Country Captain 2023