Message from the Headmaster

Dear Students, Parents and Carers

Shore High Potential Learner Programme: Cultivating Future Leaders

In Australian society, sadly it is often controversial to make differentiated provision for high potential learners (HPL) in their studies. This is discordant with our national focus on elite sporting programmes for most able athletes. Moreover, if we are serious in wanting Australia to be The Clever Country, we need to nourish our highly able learners rather than indulge in the peculiarly Australian pastime of cutting down the tall poppies.     

Shore has a particular interest in developing Australian leaders of the future. It is perhaps no coincidence that quite a few recent Prime Ministers have been Rhodes Scholars. While not all leaders, whether in politics or society at large, will come from such backgrounds, clearly some do. 

Sometimes objection to specific programmes for the highly able is based on a zero-sum game concept, i.e. attention given to students at the top of the academic spectrum must necessarily be at the expense of others. This is not so at Shore. We invest heavily (more heavily in fact than our assistance of the most able) in Specialised Learning programmes and we are also keen to assist the students who are “in the middle”, neither registering on an HPL or Specialised Learning distribution. Furthermore, we operate on the assumption that “a rising tide lifts all boats”. We want students who benefit from HPL extension to “fire up” their regular classes with their perspectives, to the benefit of all. 

Following below are summaries of the High Potential Learner (HPL) Programme from the Senior School Head of HPL, Mr Massey, and the Preparatory School Head of HPL, Ms Geersen.

Shore’s HPL Programme in the Senior School is dedicated to fostering the development of tomorrow’s leaders through a comprehensive range of academic, interpersonal, and real-world experiences. Designed for the top 16 students in Years 7 to 12, our programme emphasises the acquisition of essential skills and knowledge necessary for leadership roles in the future.

Our students consistently represent Shore in national and international competitions and courses, showcasing their talents and achievements on a world stage.

Here are some highlights of our HPL activities for the current year:

Year 7:  Engaged in the ASX Share Market Game in partnership with leading stockbrokers, our Year 7 students have competed against 12,000 peers nationwide, demonstrating their proficiency in financial literacy. In the prior year, our Year 7 HPL students achieved ‘Top 10’ in this ASX competition, competing against a broad cohort of Year 12 students around Australia.

Year 8:  Recently participated in the World Literature Quiz competition, challenging themselves against 272 schools globally. In the past few years, our Year 8 cohort has won the NSW and Australian Literature quizzes and placed 5th in the world for the World Literature Quiz. Additionally, Year 8 are acquiring coding skills essential for app and website development, preparing them for future technological challenges.

Year 9:  Undertaking a Design Thinking accredited course through New Tech Australia, our Year 9 students are honing their problem-solving abilities with practical applications. Their final presentations, resembling a ‘Shark Tank’ format, allow them to showcase their innovative solutions to industry experts. Prior student teams have sold their winning designs to industry, with support given to navigate the commercial and legal landscape.

Year 10:  Engaged in our inaugural university programme partnership with ACU, our Year 10 students are gaining valuable insights into higher education, setting a strong academic foundation for their future endeavours.

Our students across various year levels have also achieved notable successes in national competitions such as the Australian Ethics Olympiad, and have recently participated in the Da Vinci Decathlon, underscoring their intellectual prowess and versatility.

Moreover, our Senior students in Years 10, 11, and 12 are benefiting from interview skills workshops conducted by industry experts, including esteemed Shore Old Boy alumni who have generously given of their time to prepare them for future career opportunities. We welcome and encourage parents and carers who are industry professionals to participate in interview skills practice sessions aimed at preparing our HPL students for their future careers. Your expertise would provide invaluable insights and guidance as they refine their interview techniques. If you are interested in contributing your time, please contact Mr Mick Massey, Head of High Potential Learner Program at mmassey@shore.nsw.edu.au.

As we continue to uphold our commitment to excellence and innovation, Shore’s HPL Program remains steadfast in its mission to empower students to become leaders of distinction in their chosen fields. Through rigorous academic pursuits, practical experiences, and exposure to industry professionals, we are shaping the leaders of tomorrow who will make a positive impact on society.

In the Preparatory School, HPL is offered in Years 3 to 6 as a minimum one-withdrawal class per week to study a concept-based unit, with a new concept each Term, e.g. Year 3 Biomimicry, Imagineering; Year 4 Genetics, Aztecs and their influence today; Year 5 Philosophy, bees and biosecurity, adventure engineering; and Year 6 Power, Mensa Ancient Greece unit, Critical analysis – Atlantis. 

The HPL sessions aim to:

• extend student thinking, including reasoning, deduction, critical and creative thinking skills through weekly exercises;
• explore the big, overarching questions including independent self-directed research and critical thinking projects;
• develop deep inquiry, linking to HSIE topics studied in class and making connections to Mathematics, Science and STEM; 
• debate topics that connect students to their global society, e.g. philosophical chairs, Socratic questioning
• provide students with an opportunity to engage in additional rich tasks;
• provide the opportunity to prepare for and take part in external competitions;
• teaching collaborative skills through authentic tasks.

Of course, many of these skills, which are the bedrock of our HPL Programmes, are also taught and encouraged throughout the School. The HPL Programmes respond to the research literature which demonstrates that HPL students particularly thrive when they are in one another’s specific company, at least for some of the time, and, hence, able to spur each other on. 

The Preparatory School HPL Programme includes the following:

• Language enrichment focus:  Throughout the year, students explore modelled amateur and published texts and use these to further develop their own creative and persuasive texts. They: 
  • engage in imaginative writing tasks to explore their creativity;
  • practice persuasive writing techniques to develop convincing arguments;
  • expand their vocabulary through targeted exercises and activities;
  • learn various stylistic features to enhance the depth and impact of their writing;
  • develop confidence and skill as writers through guided practice and feedback.
• STEM cluster:  Targeted to the needs of the students, a Stage 2 Year 3 and 4 STEM class is currently taught, with a unit focus for the Term on design engineering and reflection activities.
• Cluster targeted extension for gifted students on Individual Education Plans:  Last year Shore offered the Tim Harris author programme to meet the needs of our most gifted students and this year is offering a Kids MBA unit to meet the needs of Stage 3 gifted students.
• Key Competitions:  Such as a range of optional and compulsory writing competitions; ICAS; The Quest and the DaVinci Decathlon.

To return to the beginning, it seems in Australia, one needs to make a defence of specific initiatives for high potential learners. A reference to Jesus’ Parable of the Talents will suffice:  Jesus congratulated those who used their talents (in the ancient world, a talent was a very large sum of money) to develop a return, by saying “Well done, good and faithful servant!” (Matthew 25:21), while declaring his frustration with the man who let his talent sit idle. Our intention at Shore is to provide the means for our students to maximise their talents, not so much monetary but intellectual, cultural, social, spiritual and sporting. 

Dr John Collier
Headmaster

CRU Update

To what extent do you and I believe in the existence of a supernatural realm? How about demons and evil spirits? There are certainly many films and movies about the supernatural, and yet perhaps many in Australia have a healthy scepticism. This week at CRU, we began with a few announcements, including lunchtime Bible studies. All boys are encouraged to check out their year group Bible study on the various lunchtimes listed below in the Christian Studies area:

Year 7 – Monday
Year 8 – Tuesday
Year 9 – Thursday
Year 10 – Monday
Year 11 – Wednesday
Year 12 – Tuesday

After this announcement, Nathanael Robertson read God’s Word to us from Mark 5:1-20. In the passage, Jesus restored a demon-possessed man in the region of Gerasenes, a non-Jewish place, sending these demons into a nearby herd of pigs. Isaac Lanham spoke to us about how this story displays that Jesus has total control even over the supernatural, and how we have now seen both His spiritual and physical control over all things, which means that we can trust Him. Isaac also challenged our previous beliefs regarding demons, suggesting that we all believe in the supernatural in one way or another (he used the idea of matter from no matter or life from no life). He then pointed out how, in one way, we are all like the man, chained and crying out, as we have all once been bound by sin. But in the same way that Jesus has control over the impure spirit and compassion for the man, Jesus has control over death and has compassion for us. Ultimately, for both the man and for us, forgiveness comes through our trust in Jesus’ death at the cross and his resurrection, the greatest display of Jesus’ control over life and even death. So, have you allowed Jesus control over your life?

Daniel Becker
11 TY4

Barnabas Conference at Shore

On Thursday 23 May last week, Shore hosted over 100 delegates for the Barnabas Conference. The Barnabas conference was originally set up to encourage people to think about Christian education and how schools continue to do this well. At our conference, we had two excellent speakers in Emeritus Professor Trevor Cooling, who has travelled from his home in England and is in Australia for the next few weeks, while Stephen McAlpine was the second speaker.

Trevor Cooling is a world-renowned speaker and he reflected on the importance of knowledge, how we get it and the learning process that takes place in our schools. One of his key points was that we all have a worldview and a particular way we see life. We receive all sorts of knowledge but then filter this with our worldview or understanding. The key, he argues, is getting us to think about our worldview more deeply and the principles of seeing why we believe what we believe. Stephen McAlpine spoke about the changing nature of culture in our society and the impact this has on our students and their learning. Understanding this more will actually help us to see where our students are coming from including their difficulties, their thoughts and their motivations. It was a wonderful opportunity to reflect deeply on these things and then, in turn, how this can shape our teaching and learning.

Top image: Professor Trevor Cooling

Rev Anthony Benn
Chaplain

All Sports Lunch is Back!

The Shore Community is invited to the Shore Foundation’s All Sports Lunch fundraising event. The All Sports Lunch recognises the diverse array of 21 Sports available at Shore, acknowledging the spirited participation of all involved.

All parents from ELC to Year 12 are invited to attend and enjoy the Shore spirit, great networking, camaraderie and opportunities to support the Foundation’s fundraising efforts.

Date:             Friday 9 August 2024

Time:            11.30am – 4.30pm

Venue:          Doltone House, Hyde Park

Cost:             $225.00 per person

Dress:            Lounge Suit

Organise and book a table of 10, or we can pop you on a table!

Tickets will go on sale on Monday, 3 June, at 9.00 am via the following link. Tickets are limited. Book early to avoid disappointment.

trybooking.com/CSADJ

Term Dates 2024

Music Calendar

All dates and events are subject to change, please confirm with the Music Department.

An Evening with James O’Donnell

Bookmark Design Competition

As part of the Senior School’s Book Week in Week 8, there will be a Bookmark Design Competition for students in the Senior School. The winners will have their bookmarks printed and used by Shore boys. The theme for the competition is “Reading is Magic”, so let’s get creative!

All designs must be hand drawn or painted with an aspect ratio of 4:1, e.g. 200x50mm. You can draw a larger image (e.g. 300×7.5mm), and the image will be reduced when printed.

There will be two winners who will receive prizes, one for juniors (Years 7 to 9) and one for seniors (Years 10 to 12). Entries are due at 3pm, Wednesday 19 June and will be judged by the Head of Visual Arts, Mr T Pigott.

Mrs E White
Head of Library & Information Services

Treasured Connections

Time and Space to Connect for Year 7 Students and Mother, Mother Figures – Rite of Passage Event

We are thrilled to share the success of our recent event dedicated to strengthening the community bonds and support networks for our new Year 7 students at Shore. This special evening, held last Wednesday evening, was not only a celebration but also aimed to mark this significant rite of passage for our young men as they begin their secondary school journey.

Starting Year 7 is a pivotal moment in the lives of our students. Recognising this, our event was designed to acknowledge the importance of this transition and to equip our young men with the support and guidance they need. By providing a space for open discussions and mentorship, we aim to ensure that our students feel prepared and confident as they begin their time at Shore.

One of the highlights of the evening was the involvement of our parent helpers and Senior students as group leaders. These parents and Year 11 student leaders played a vital role in facilitating group discussions and mentoring the younger students, sharing their experiences, and providing a sense of connection. Their participation not only helped the Year 7 students and parents feel more at ease but also reinforced the importance of community and peer support.

The value of being part of a strong, supportive community was a central theme throughout the evening. Through various conversations and activities, we aimed to cultivate a sense of belonging among our students and their families. The wisdom shared by older students and our parent mentor provided helpful insights, demonstrating the collective care and strength in our School Community at Shore.

The evening featured several key segments, starting with a powerful session led by a parent mentor and a Shore student in Year 11. They imparted their wisdom about the transition to secondary schooling as a parent and student, sharing personal stories and experiences that resonated deeply with our Year 7 families.

Following this, we moved into group discussion sessions where parents or student helpers facilitated conversations about the successes and challenges of beginning secondary school. These discussions offered practical advice and emotional support, helping to address any concerns and celebrate the achievements.

A particularly meaningful part of the evening was the dedicated time for mothers and mother figures to talk directly with their sons. These intimate conversations allowed them to share their hopes and expectations for Year 7, reflecting on what has gone before, reinforcing the journey ahead, and strengthening bonds.

These evenings have important connections to our various mentoring programs and camps, such as Step Up, where we have parents write letters to their sons about their school experiences and future aspirations. This initiative aims to deepen the connection between home and school, ensuring that our boys feel supported by a network that extends beyond the classroom.

Overall, the evening is an indication of the commitment to partnering with parents to support our students. By providing an environment of connection and community, we strive to help our boys feel valued and supported as they navigate their secondary school journey at Shore.

Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to making a terrific event. We are very pleased to provide these opportunities to continue building a strong, supportive, and thriving Shore community.

Mr D Champion
Deputy Head Pastoral Care

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Composition and Song Writing Competition

Musicians of Shore,

Writing music is an excellent form of self-expression, creativity, and relaxation. It’s also a great way to have some fun and share your passion for music with others!

This year, the Music Committee has brought back Shore’s composition and song writing competition to give you all the opportunity to display your creative energies through writing your own music. You, along with all other Shore boys, are invited to submit an entry to be adjudicated by the Music Committee and a panel of music teachers. 

To enter, all you need to do is follow these simple guidelines:

1. You can write for any instrument and any combination of instruments (including voice). The number of instruments you write for is up to you.
2. You can write in any musical style you wish, ranging from more Classical era music to Rock and more mainstream Pop and Rap songs. (Lyrics must be appropriate!). 
3. The maximum time limit is 3 minutes.
4. The due date is the last day of Term 2. 
5. Submissions must contain both an audio file and supportive evidence (to provide proof the composition is your own work – e.g. GarageBand/Logic Pro/Finale file, etc.). If you are unsure of what this means, speak to one of the Music Committee members or one of the Music teachers. 

Elective Music students are encouraged to submit any works that they have been working on during class time.

The best entries will be shortlisted and have the opportunity to be publicly shared with the top 3 entries receiving gift-card prizes.

Submission Instructions:

Please submit all entries to the following link:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/9BWPsGijqXvqgklxjsRI

If you’ve got any questions at all, feel free to see us or send us a Teams message, and we will do our best to help you out!

Get creative, have fun, and start writing! Just give it a go… because who knows… you might have a hidden talent in songwriting that you hadn’t realised you had. We can’t wait to see what you’ll write!

Good Luck!

Alan Li and Charlie Corbett-Jones
Captain of Music and Vice-Captain of Music

Cover and Contents

Simpler Times

Thinking Traps

The Many Faces of Cognitive Bias

B. N. Dent

The legendary author Stephen King once said: “The brain is a muscle that can move the world.” The founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, remarked: “The human brain is an incredible pattern-matching machine.” And an endless number of other individuals throughout the course of human existence have recognised the unparalleled capabilities of the mind. To see the timeless resonance of the idea that our mind is our most valuable asset, you can simply look at the development of human civilisation. It is through great minds and the challenging of pre-existing ideas that we have continually innovated and, for the most part, created a new world each year that is more advanced than the last.  

From the invention of the wheel to agriculture, paper, the telescope, electricity and now advanced AI, our minds continue to tick, and we continue to progress. Irrespective of all of the marvels that the mind has enabled individuals to achieve over time, mine still cannot wrap its way around achieving full marks in business studies multis – a task that somehow feels perpetually impossible. But that’s not the focal issue that I want to examine in this article. Instead, I want to inspect the many traps that our minds have a tendency to lead us into – cognitive biases.

Simply put, cognitive bias refers to a systematic error in thinking, occurring when people process and interpret information in a way that deviates from rationality or logical thinking, often leading to distorted perceptions. For me, what makes cognitive biases so fascinating is their paradoxical nature. As previously touched on, the human mind is an incredible problem solver, and one critical element of any good problem solver is speed. In the context of the mind, this speed involves the ability to hastily identify the key issues of a problem and then consider the fastest way to reach a solution. Consequently, when dealing with tasks, the brain often employs heuristics, or mental shortcuts, to simplify problems, which in turn allow for more efficient decision-making. However, it is here where the race car of our mind often speeds past rationality and causes us to crash into the embankment that is illogical decision-making. 

This is where the paradoxical nature of cognitive bias becomes evident: our mind naturally tends to seek out patterns and mental shortcuts are employed for swift decision-making, yet paradoxically, these very tactics often lead to incorrect conclusions. To give you a more in-depth view of this phenomenon, let’s take a look at three of the most prevalent forms of cognitive bias to hopefully give you a better idea of how you can avoid these thinking traps. 

Confirmation Bias

Starting off with the heaviest hitter of them all, and one most of you would’ve heard of, confirmation bias involves the tendency to search for, interpret and better remember information that aligns with one’s pre-existing beliefs. I like to think of this one as the “just tell me I’m right” bias. A proposal as to why this bias is so common is that individuals subconsciously view the opportunity cost of coming to terms with the fact that they are wrong and finding the most logical answer more hefty than simply sticking with their preconceived beliefs.

Anchoring Bias

The second most common cognitive bias is anchoring bias, which is the psychological conflated reliance on the initial piece of information encountered (“the anchor”), which subsequently impacts decision-making, even if the anchor is incorrect or irrelevant. When I consider this bias, it strikes me as stubbornness in its finest form. Imagine a new idea in the mind as a seed. Once that first seed has been planted, the mind begins to expand on it, drawing conclusions and implanting roots. From here, with deep roots in the mind, removing that one small seed becomes very difficult. 

Availability Heuristic

The final cognitive bias that I will cover is the availability heuristic, which describes our inclination to draw on information or memories of the past that come to mind the fastest when making decisions about the present or future. An example of this is how people far overestimate the likelihood of plane crashes due to how vividly they are portrayed in the news, and as a result, their innate ability to plant themselves in our minds and quickly jump into our consciousness when we get to thinking. I certainly find resonance in this one. Whenever I get in a car, I feel I may end up on an Insta real that Shore boys will watch in only a matter of days.

Literally Me

Becoming the ‘Sigma’ You Want to Be

A. W. J. Stock

IN RECENT YEARS, A NEW FILM GENRE HAS EMERGED OUT OF THE CHAOS OF OUR CULTURE, and what is weird is that it’s not made up of entirely new movies. Whether you’ve watched Fight Club (1999) for the third time, or seen yet another ‘sigma’ edit of Ryan Gosling on your For You Page, you’ve definitely noticed (and even resonated with) the inundation of comments claiming whatever character taking the spotlight to be “Literally me”.

Many individuals, predominantly men, gravitate towards these characters – archetypal, composed, and sharp-witted personas who defy societal norms – finding them “relatable.” However, is this connection rooted in irony, or does it serve as a means to uncover a deeper, more genuine truth?

Characters like Travis Bickle, Patrick Bateman, and Tyler Durden in cinema represent traditional masculine ideals but end up feeling disconnected from modern life. On the other hand, “Literally me” characters typically start from a place of existential emptiness and mental struggles but undergo a journey toward self-awareness and acceptance, ultimately finding true fulfilment.

This type of character is used to convey criticisms and a social commentary on the human condition and contemporary society, yet it seems to have been subverted as a role model for the younger generations.

Me thinking I look tough on public transport.

“Literally me” characters can come from all walks of life, from Wall Street bankers to local mobsters. They share some dissatisfaction with the world, something that we all have – but unlike us, they do something about it, whether for good or bad. These characters do not lay restless but act as they think they should, defying social norms through some form of cathartic release. As viewers, we associate with them. We are them, yet we do not act as they do.

These characters represent an outlet through which frustrated men can express cathartic pleasure in associating with their aesthetics, ideals, frustrations, social and societal apathy, and so on. It is not the fault of the writers and philosophers who postulate these ideas and characters, but rather, what the attraction of these characters has to do with symptomatic structural problems within our society. Popular media does not only represent a cultural reality but highlights a material one – a reality that explains the ‘Literally Me’ characters’ popularity.

The Cover-Canvas Pt.1

the Best from K. West Part Two

J. K. Tang

THE 100 BEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME, ACCORDING TO APPLE MUSIC. Hmm. Ranked 26th is My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. But where is Graduation? The Life of Pablo? Wake up, Mr West. Wake up, Mr West! This oversight stands as one of the biggest snubs in streaming history. Let’s re-evaluate Kanye’s albums, judging by their covers, and give due recognition to the works of this 24-time Grammy-winning sample maestro. THE COLLEGE DROPOUT (2004).

With fresh ink on the dotted line of a new record label, West was eager to visually project his work from the mic to behind the cameras. Running under an educational vision, he decided to rent spaces at a New York City high school that was reminiscent of his childhood in south-side Chi-Town (Chicago). In the stands of its gym, we wandered introspectively in his jeans and brown blazer, listening for the symphony of thought.

With his mind echoing through these halls of nostalgia, “the bear” just happened to be at the school where [his label] Def Jam had booked [for] the photo shoot for the album”, says his then-manager, Plain Pat. With rivalling artists front and centre on every album cover, West’s decision to adopt the identity of the dropout bear speaks for the album’s greater focus on the concept of loneliness.

For everyone who doubted his rise to success, the dropout bear at the stands of an empty gym manifested the aesthetics of solitude in one’s artistic triumph. In other words, he felt lonely at the top.

“I was surprised as anyone that he covered his face for the album cover…knowing his history of breaking the rules, it doesn’t surprise me at all…”

– photographer Danny Clinch

Through the eyes of this hyperreal dropout bear, we see his work roar onto the upper echelon of the 2004 rap album charts, with his genre-breaking claws scratching at the competition. What’s next for Ye’s grizzly persona?

LATE REGISTRATION (2005)

“When I had my accident, I found out at that moment nothing in life promised except death. If you have the opportunity to play this game of life, you need to appreciate every moment. A lot of people don’t appreciate their moment until it’s passed…” says West at the 47th Grammy Awards.

After receiving his first Grammy, one can only assume that Ye’s sequel album would completely “seize the day” and explore a life with one’s demise around every corner. Oh, we could not be more wrong. The aesthetic of Late Registration follows the dropout bear as he walks this world beyond the constraints of time.

“I’ll be late for that, baby I’ll wait for that….”

-West on track 21, Late.

Concept Art for Late Registration

Following the early sketches of Morning Breath INC, the cover frames” the dropout bear’s” late-night entrance through the gigantic doors of Princeton University. The sheer scale between the bear and the doors emphasises the creative weight of renewing the genre in the early 2000s.

From the high school gym to the college halls, the educational theme progresses as Ye finds more features and more samples to push the genre to new heights.  

GRADUATION (2007)

As one of the most flawless albums in Ye’s collection, contemporary listeners recognise its cover by the electric masterpiece of Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. Like its electrifying tracks, Ye and Murakami constructed an entire artistic world for the album, basing it on the metropolis architecture of Tokyo, Japan.

With all puns intended, his blog, “Universe City”, projected his artistic discourse onto new digital-animation mediums, highlighting how his genius has kept up with technology.

“The cover is based on Kanye’s theme of student life. School. It’s a place of dreams, of righteousness, a place to have fun. It’s also occasionally a place where you experience the rigid dogma of the human race.”

-Murakami

Completing the “dropout bear” album trilogy, the cover finalises and celebrates the persona’s learning journey through the hip-hop genre in a never-ending ascension of greatness.

Tune in next week, where I will celebrate the continuity of Ye’s cover-canvas and the genius of Yeezus.

The Net Zero Reality.

Can Societiy’s Essentials be made ‘Green’?

H. A. G. Longstaff

THERE NOW SEEMS TO BE A GLOBAL CONSENSUS around Net Zero by 2050 (2060 in China’s case and 2070 in India’s case, to give emerging markets a longer period to reduce emissions). In Australia, we have that aim, with the additional near-term challenge of a 43 percent reduction on 2005 levels by 2030.

The media’s focus is absolutely on power generation: phasing out coal, reducing gas, and moving predominantly to wind and solar. There are real challenges with this, but that is not what I want to write about today. 

Canadian polymath Vaclav Smil, in his excellent 2022 book ‘How the World Really Works’, makes it clear that energy is about much more than electricity generation. The amount of energy available to humans has tripled since the 19th century, and an average Earthling has at their disposal about 700 times more useful energy than their ancestors had at the beginning of the 19th century. This has been the foundation of both our quality of life, and the earth’s stunning population increase. 

He says that the world we have is built on four things for which there is no apparent net zero solution proven at scale: fertiliser, plastic, concrete and steel. The world now produces annually about 4.5 billion tons of cement, 1.8 billion tons of steel, nearly 400 million tons of plastics, and 180 million tons of ammonia. Global production of these four materials claims 17 percent of the world’s primary energy supply and 25 percent of all CO2 emissions. 

Looking at the elements …

Historically, the world’s primary fertiliser was dung, both human and animal. However, in 1909, German chemist Fritz Haber succeeded in synthesising ammonia from natural gas. This innovation not only facilitated the production of high explosives used in World War One but also led to an extraordinary expansion in nitrogenous fertiliser production. To put this in context, if average crop yields had remained at 1900 levels, the crop harvest in the year 2000 would have required nearly four times more land. This would have meant cultivating nearly half of all ice-free continent, instead of under 15 percent of the total land area required today. Without nitrogen fertilisers, we could not secure enough food for the diets of nearly 45 percent of the world’s population. Yet, aside from the theoretical potential of ‘green’ hydrogen, there is currently no net-zero alternative for fertiliser.

Plastic: Plastic is everywhere in our lives. Your iPhone. Your lunch wraps. The car you drove to school in. They’re ubiquitous, and they’re produced from crude oil. Again, no net zero alternative.

Cement: Modern cities are built from concrete, as are bridges, tunnels, roads, dams, runways, and ports. China now produces more than half of the world’s cement, and in recent years, it has manufactured in just two years as much cement as the United States did throughout the entire 20th century. Cement uses enormous amounts of gas in the kilning process for which there is no net zero alternative.

Steel: No other metal is as affordably strong as steel. The buildings we sit in, live in, the car we use to come to school and the plane we use to go on holidays all have steel at their foundation. Currently, steel production requires enormous amounts of gas (to fuel smelters) and metallurgical coal (to bond carbon with iron ore), and while green hydrogen may be an answer, this is not yet proven even at a small scale.

These four materials, so unlike in their properties and qualities, share three common traits: they are not readily replaceable by other materials (certainly not in the near future or on a global scale); we will need much more of them in the future; and their mass-scale production depends heavily on the combustion of fossil fuels, making them major sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, the unfolding transition to renewable energies will demand huge amounts of steel, concrete and plastics … just look at what’s in a Tesla or a wind turbine.

Time to be thinking about a lot more than wind farms and solar panels.

Onoda, The Man Who Refused To Surrender

Hiroo Onoda Was Deployed On Lubang Island In 1944. He Would Not Emerge Until 30 Years Later

H. R. Richards

AS ANY YEAR 11 OR 12 BOY WHO HAS STUDIED WAR IN THE PACIFIC WOULD KNOW, World War Two didn’t go too well for the Japanese. Following Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941, they would spend the next four years engaged in a long and bloody war against America. The vast naval and industrial supremacy of the United States, coupled with some good ol’ nationalism, meant this was a war they were never going to win. 

By 1943, Japan found itself over-extended across both China and South-east Asia and was pinned back by the Americans, who were rapidly advancing. Defeat seemed inevitable. In a ditch effort to hold off US Forces, the Japanese introduced a strategy of ‘defence in depth’, whereby guerilla units were deployed on islands in close proximity to the Japanese homeland.

While these holdouts may have delayed American victory, it came nonetheless. And on 2nd September 1945, after 25 million deaths, four years of fighting and two atomic bombs, Japan finally capitulated. 

Naturally, as news of defeat spread, these holdouts began to empty as officers returned home. Now, that is, save Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese army lieutenant, who would continue to hide in the jungle for another 30 years following the war’s end.

Onoda. Source: Google

Deployed on Lubang island in the Philippines, Onoda was under the strict order to not surrender under any circumstances. 

As people began to repopulate these islands and resume their daily lives, Onoda’s presence there caused problems. Onoda continued to shoot civilians, burn fields and generally terrorise the local population in any way he could – just as he had done to the Americans decades earlier.

Forced to come up with a solution to the remaining holdouts, the American and Japanese authorities collectively decided that they would drop leaflets throughout these islands announcing the war’s end. Indeed, many surfaced from where they had been hiding, but Onoda was not one of these.

Now, this is not because Onoda didn’t receive this news. He did. Rather, he dismissed it as nothing more than “Yankee propaganda” aimed at luring Japanese soldiers from the jungle. The great Japanese empire couldn’t have fallen, could it?

Despite further efforts to contact him, including a number of search parties, Onoda would remain on the island preying on the local population, scrounging on bugs, insects and whatever else it is that one eats in a Pacific jungle. That was, until Norio Suzuki, an eccentric Japanese explorer, assured Onoda that the war was, in fact, over and convinced him to return to Japan – Onoda’s war had finally come to an end.

In many ways, Onoda’s story is a testament to his loyalty to the Motherland and, in another, a display of stupid pride. Onoda was fighting a war that had long been lost; for an emperor who no longer existed. Therefore, his display of loyalty was unequivocally a futile one.

More than this, Onoda’s refusal to surrender cost the lives of not only two of his comrades/friends but many civilians in Lubang. As such, Beatrice Trefalt, senior lecturer of Japanese studies at Monash University, argues that “Onoda might have found it easier to convince himself that he didn’t know [the war was over], rather than to face up to the destruction engendered by his own, stupid pride.” In this sense, Onoda’s decision to stay on Lubang island was as much a display of loyalty as it was of stubbornness and pride. 

Ultimately, this anecdote highlights the importance of questioning whether a cause is worth fighting for. In Onoda’s case, his cause of defending the empire had been rendered futile long ago after Japanese surrender, making his sacrifice merely a display of futile loyalty and stubbornness.

From The Past, To You

Can I Be a Hero?

C. N. Vujanovic

AT THIS POINT I MIGHT BE DRAWING THE STRANDS ON THIS SERIES A BIT THIN. But I think there is something behind the laughs of this whole ‘Sigma hero’ thing. 

So far, our focus has been solely on war, examining how heroes emerged through their actions or sacrifices. However, I believe attributing heroism to just one of these factors oversimplifies reality and fails to grasp the intricacies of the Sigma lifestyle.

Socrates’ breakfast isn’t merely about the protein in egg whites and protein pancakes. It’s not just about what we consume, but rather what we express. It’s the thoughts we generate and our capacity to articulate them. The influence our words wield over others is what defines us as Sigma.

A real picture of Socrates

Look at Socrates, the giga-Sigma (yes, I just merged giga-chad and Sigma) was eventually executed for being so biased. Socrates followed his values was public in his beliefs, and so he was executed for ‘corrupting the youth’, enabling them to hold ‘dangerous beliefs’. 

In Plato’s book, The Apology (a banger), it records Socrates defending himself (the word apology comes from the Greek word “ἀπολογία” or a ‘speech in defence’) in a court trial. His critics ask, “Are you then not ashamed, Socrates, of having followed such a pursuit, that you are now in danger of being put to death as a result?” 

His response? “To fear death, gentlemen, is to think oneself wise when one is not.” 

Mr. Incredible, a modern Sigma, when he hears Socrates say that.

In the same way that Achilles stared death in the face, Socrates stared and smiled. Not only was Socrates a war hero, but also one who stood for what he believed. In spite of even death, he stood to the end, believing in good over evil, and right over wrong. And today, he is a hero. (Or at least to me)

Why? Because while this philosophical intellectual “buffoon” may indeed be a Sigma, there’s a twist. This isn’t just about transitioning from Achilles to Alphas or from Socrates to Sigmas; it’s about bridging the past to the present, connecting it to you.

What we really learn from Socrates and Achilles is that a Sigma, a hero, is not merely one who fights on the footy field. Nor is it one who is a stoic studier. But the true essence of heroism is the intersection between those two extremes. 

The reason we remember Socrates and Achilles is because of what they represent – Achilles, an apex gladiator dude, and Socrates, a giga-brain thinker. So for you, even though we fit into neither of those archetypes, what does it mean to be a hero?

It means to stand up for what is right, even when it is unpopular and dangerous. Not with arrows flying at your ankle, or a threat of death at your doorstep, but with the threat of losing social Sigma points. To be a hero means to be a source for change, inspiring others through action and thought and pulling others up by integrity and hard work. It is not just eating your protein pancakes in the morning by yourself, but it is encouraging your friends to eat those protein pancakes with you.

Your friend eating protein pancakes with you.

As I close, one question still remains: Am I just repeating the same social commentary on the brain rot of society but with another ancient fella? No, no, I am not (at least mostly). But at this point I do not think I am drawing the strands of this series a bit thin. 

The reason why is because the past matters. The stories we told matters. And who we once were matters. See, while the context and challenges of heroism might change, the core of heroism still remains. That is, to make a lasting impact, being remembered not just for our deeds, not just because we were a Sigma, but because we stood fast to who we are.

Dining For Change

Greensboro Sit-Ins

S. J. Walker

THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, I have dined out for occasions of various importance.  Birthdays, celebrations, socialising with friends. Sometimes, it’s to try the new restaurant that just opened up, and sometimes, it’s just an attempt to evade Mum’s cooking. But never have I dined out with the intention to defy the status quo, and incite profound cultural change. 

It is, after all, an ultimatum I am fortunate to have never been faced with. But in truth, it is also an incredible act of courage that, if it were the case, I am not sure I would be able to muster the courage to do. 

When they crossed the line that separated the general store from the dining area in the F.W. Woolworths store in Greensboro, Fibreel Khazan, Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain and David Richmond did so with the knowledge that it could result in getting arrested, beaten or killed. Their sit-in attests to a paradigm of the Civil Rights Movement that seems to underpin all of our

speeches, regardless of their focus; and that is the willingness with which African-American protestors relinquished their safety so that they could contribute toward a larger cause. 

Starting with four students, the participants at the Greensboro sit-in grew to 23 by the second day, 66 by the third, 100 by the fourth and 1,000 by the fifth day. Within two months, similar sit-ins had occurred in fifty-four cities and nine different states. As one protestor put it, “That dime store was the birthplace of a whirlwind”. 

When asked to describe his recollection of the F.W. Woolworths store in Greensboro, Jibreel Khazan spoke of the whir of the soda machine, how his tie had stiffened around his neck with sweat, and the smell of egg salad sandwiches that filled the room. Above all, he remembered the silence and unease that followed the moment he and fellow students Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain and David Richmond crossed into the dining area from which African-Americans were forbidden.

Creating a legacy of social change, the Greensboro Sit-Ins are often overlooked for their role in the broader US Civil Rights Movement. It garnered such media attention that it would catalyse future defiance against racial prejudice in the US and become a stark step towards broader socio-political change.

Football Recap

An End Of Season Review Of Top Leagues

T. G. George

ANOTHER SCINTILLATING SEASON comes to a close. The title issue has been settled in all of Europe’s top five leagues, while one last prize is left on the table.

Germany

One of the most remarkable football storylines this season has been the dominance of Bayer Leverkusen in Germany.

Historically, Leverkusen had finished second best. Most notably in 2001-02, when they lost two of their last three games in the league, handing the Bundesliga title to Borussia Dortmund. A week later, they lost 4-2 in the DFB-Pokal Final, and a week after that, they were beaten in the Champions League Final to Real Madrid. A potential treble that slipped away, leaving them with nothing but the nickname “Neverkusen”.  

Neverkusen 2001-02

This year, Leverkusen dethroned Bayern Munich as the kings of German football, ending their 11 consecutive years of winning the Bundesliga. They did so in emphatic fashion, becoming only the third unbeaten team in German top-flight history, finishing on 90 points. The now “Neverlusen” had the chance to claim their prized treble, given they won the DFB-Pokal too. However they lost their only game of the season in the Europa League final to Atalanta.

Neverlusen 2023-24

Spain

If you are a regular Shore Weekly Record reader, you would know this is now my third article mentioning Girona. While they haven’t achieved any trophies to accompany the highly optimistic rhetoric, their third-place finish on 81 points is still a seriously impressive feat. At the turn of the century, Girona was in the fifth level of Spanish football, and yet, in a few months, will be playing in the Champions League.

Real Madrid eventually cruised to their 36th LaLiga title, finishing on 95 points with only one loss. In the Liga F, Barcelona have already won the league, with 27 wins, and only one draw. They were also victorious in the Women’s Champions League Final, with stars Bonmati and Putellas leading the way.

Barcelona lifting  the Champions League Trophy

Italy

Inter Milan have won the Serie A, with 93 points (as of 26/05/24). Shockingly, the defending champions, Napoli, fell all the way to 10^th.

France

No surprises, really. PSG have won the league again. Kylian Mbappe lead the charge with 27 goals.

Lyon won the Division 1 Feminine, beating PSG 2-1.

England

It was another tense affair in the Premier League, however, Manchester City pulled through on the final day, claiming their 4th consecutive title, seeing Arsenal fall agonisingly short once again. Aston Villa slipped into a Champions League spot for the first time since 1983. At the other end of the league, Sheffield United had one of the worst seasons in Premier League history, finishing on a measly 16 points, victorious only three times throughout the season. Next season, Luton Town, Burnley, and Sheffield United will be replaced by Leicester City, Ipswich Town, and the winner of Leeds vs Southampton.

Europe

The most coveted trophy in club football is on the line this Sunday. Favourites Real Madrid take on Borussia Dortmund, who look to complete their fairy tale run with silverware.

Real Madrid have beaten Napoli, Leipzig, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich on their road to the final, which is undoubtedly the most difficult draw. Borussia Dortmund have not been without their fair share of challenging opponents, topping one of the strongest groups in Champions League history, including PSG, Milan, and Newcastle. In the knockout stages, they have overcome PSV, Atletico Madrid, and PSG.

The two semi-final fixtures were highly dramatic, with Real Madrid beating Bayern at the death with two late goals from Joselu. Dortmund clawed their way past a strong PSG side to claim a 1-0 draw in both home and away fixtures. 

Joselu after winner vs Bayern Munich

Notably, Marco Reus will be playing his final game for Dortmund this Sunday, after 12 years at the club for the senior level and 10 years in the academy. His career has been a paragon of loyalty, choosing to stay with his boyhood club, despite numerous offers from the top teams across Europe. In his first season for the club, he lost 2-1 to rivals Bayern Munich in the Champions League Final. This year, he has the chance to conclude his stellar Dortmund career with European glory.  

Marco Reus

What Happened? And What Next?

The ripples from the death of Iran’s President.

D. H. Kang

THE DEATH OF A NATION’S PRESIDENT IS A BIG DEAL. Naturally, the first thought that comes to the mind of many is, “Was he assassinated?” “Was there any foul play involved?” In the case of an assassination, it may be sufficient to start a war between nations or a civil one. As far as investigations have shown, there have been no such signs. According to the official IRNA news agency, no bullet holes were found on the side of the helicopter. There were no suspicious transmissions between the watch tower and the flight crew. But as we all know, what is reported may not be true, especially in an investigation in its preliminary stages.

Indeed, there are many suspicious aspects. Rescue workers had to proceed on foot instead of aerially or even with a land vehicle. There have been contrasting reports of the events of what happened. According to initial reports, the helicopter had been subject to a “harsh landing”, but according to the rescue team, the helicopter had exploded. The supreme leader of Iran, Mr Khamenei (not the president), when delivering the eulogy of late President Raisi, was notably more unfeeling compared to when his top commander, Qassem Suleini, was assassinated four years ago. 

(Iran’s supreme leader – image credits to the Washington Institute)

Ebrahim Raisi had been suspected by many to be the successor to the position of supreme leader; he was obedient as a cleric and politician and was considered to be the most loyal out of the last five presidents that Iran has had. He also had no children, meaning that it was impossible to set up an opposing dynasty to the rule of Mr Khamenei. 

However, the person set most to benefit from this death is the son of the supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. According to some who know him, say that he had concerns that late President Raisi was building an oppositional force comprised of nationalist generals in the Islamic Revolutionary Corps and powerful families like Rafsajanis who had previously lost power struggles with the present supreme leader of Iran, Mr Khamenei. 

The most likely outcome is that another politician loyal to the present supreme leader will take the position of presidency, and Mojtaba Khamenei will succeed his father as the supreme leader. It is no secret that many are dissatisfied with the present regime within Iran. Faced with a lack of support and a lack of political constituency, it could mean more internal power struggles and, hence, an even more repressive society for Iran; a bleak future. 

However, a more positive outcome lies in the potential for Mojtaba Khamenei to adopt a more modernist vision for Iran. Supposedly, he is intrigued by the political stance of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Muhammad Bin Salman. Bin Salman has relaxed many stringent religious policies, allowing instead for coeducational classrooms and clubs shared by men and women who are both able to dance together. He has also sought to build foreign relationships with the United States. If Mojtaba Khamenei ultimately follows a similar path of granting more freedom and rejoining global markets, more Iranians would likely support the regime in exchange for a less authoritarian government—a win-win situation. However, such transitions are likely to be fraught with complications and raise many questions about the religious implications of such policies.

Debating Report Octos and LND

M. D. Kwak

IT’S BEEN A TURBULENT COUPLE WEEKS FOR SHORE DEBATING in their octo rounds with some more promising news in the LND competition. 

First on SDC: Year 7 debated ‘That we should ban social media in schools,’ losing one and winning one debate. Years 8 and 9 debated ‘That governments should heavily subsidise print media (e.g. newspapers, magazines etc,),’ winning all debates!! Congrats boys – keep up the great work!

Our Year 7 LND team (s) debated ‘That we should ban mobile phones for people under 18 years old.’ The team should be proud of their strong win to start off the season, displaying excellent team dynamic and rebuttal down the bench. There was excellent allocation and stakeholder analysis from Lucas in his first ever 1st speaker role.

Our Year 8 LND teams debated ‘That we should ban fast food advertising.’ Year 8 LND 1 successfully negated the topic and were able to prove the ineffectiveness of the opposition’s model and also the harms to freedom of choice and the economy. Congrats to Archie for being debater of the week. 

Year 8 LND 2 also picked up a big win affirming the same topic. The boys were able to argue persuasively that fast food chains targeted advertising (e.g. Maccas Monopoly promotion) towards kids and people in lower SES groups and they were awarded the two major clashes in the debate; a good win to start the season.

Year 7 ISDA debated ‘That it should be mandatory to use your real identity online.’ Unfortunately, Shore lost what was a very close debate to a strong Sydney Grammar School side. All speakers spoke well and provided nuanced arguments that built upon the strong foundation set up by Aaron at 1st. Bad luck lads – nevertheless, you should be incredibly proud of your strong season. I have high hopes for your future seasons. 🤩

Year 9 debated the topic ‘That companies should be able to fire employees for their personal social media accounts’. Shore gave a strong principled argument on the importance of safety; however their limited characterisation allowed for the negative team to prove the importance of freedom of speech and ultimately win this debate. Congrats to Rian for his perfect first affirmative structure throughout his speech. 

Year 10 affirmed ‘That we should give dictators immunity in return for their resignation’ A devastating end for Year 10 – though a unified debate, with some of our strongest speeches – the team unfortunately did not effectively mechanise our model as clearly as we could have.

An unfortunate loss – nevertheless, should be proud of a great season.

Ms Wolsley did not send in a debating report for the Senior Bs. I can only assume this means:

1. She is busy with the million other things going on
2. But more likely, her disappointment is immeasurable and the shock of grief so monumental that words cannot put them into coherent form. 

Unfortunately, the exceedingly charismatic 4-man team (accentuated by the absence of ‘E-Giant Qiao’) lost in the motion ‘That we should ban public figures from endorsing political candidates or parties.’ Nevertheless, congrats to Callum, Ramoon, Michael, Angus and Eric for a hard-fought and enjoyable season. They’re coming back stronger than ever for GPS. 

Senior A did themselves proud, affirming the difficult proposition of preventing celebrities from making political endorsements. Unfortunately, Shore did not manage to eke out a win, but the team should be enormously proud of the progress they have made this season.

Senior A’s hard at work. What is Daniel looking at though.

The losses are a shame, but all we can do is move on from this to better and bigger things. For boys feeling some disappointment, all I can say is that it’ll pass soon (although I’m personally still not over it despite it being three-plus weeks later). There’s always next year, and at the end of the day, debating is all about what you learn, the fun you have and the memories you take away.

There’s a second chance for all teams as the GPS season rolls around soon. Trials start Week 6 Friday at the Playfair 3pm! There’s plenty of team spots available so I’d encourage you all to come along and get around the debating. 

Football Report

Saturday 25 May

GPS Football First XI and U/16’s Representative Teams

Congratulations to Football Captain Braden Dent for being selected for the GPS Football First XI Team. Also, Killian Featherstone and Ben Hadfield were selected as Shadow players for the Squad. For the U/16’s, Will Procter was selected with Jaxon Black as the Shadow Goalkeeper. The tournament will be on Monday 3, and Tuesday 4 June at Western Sydney Wanderers headquarters, Wanderers Park.

First XI and Second XI Round 1 (Indigenous Round) vs Newington

Come and support the boys take on Newington in the 1st Round of the GPS Competition. The First and Second teams will be wearing their indigenous playing kit as part of Reconciliation Week. Second XI Kick-off is at 9am, followed by the First XI at 10.30am on Northbridge D Ground. Let’s pack out the Football Pavilion!

First XI vs King’s 4-1 win

In the 4th Round of the GPS Plate competition, the Shore First XI secured a decisive 4-1 victory against King’s in a great display of tactical prowess. The match began with right midfielder Sam O’Brien scoring an early header from a set piece. King’s quickly responded with an equaliser, but Shore regained control with Liam McFarlane netting a goal to end the first half 2-1. Shore entered the second half full of energy, applying a high press that led to Will Procter‘s clinical finish for our third goal. Throughout the second half, Shore’s defence remained solid, preventing any further threats from King’s. The final goal came from an impressive header by Liam McFarlane, assisted by Tom Maslen, sealing the 4-1 victory. Shore’s consistent and tactical performance in both defence and attack ensured their well-deserved win.

Sixth XI vs Kings 3-0 win

Another outstanding game for the Sixth XI against a strong King’s outfit. The boys dominated from early on and maintained a strong pace throughout. Tom George and Sean Mount scored impressive goals in the first half, proving we had control of the game. Shore came out strong in the second half, with Marcus Warner displaying his new-found football talent, scoring our third goal. Ramon Zhang proved his worth in goals, answering all of King’s attempts in the second half, securing a 3-0 victory for our boys. Every player exhibited highly skilled performances, with Charlie Michel taking the points with his determination and communication on field. This team of good mates is a force to be reckoned with- bring on next Saturday.

Top image: Sixth XI team

Mr E De Marchi
MIC Football

The Full Match Report can be seen on Lampada.

Rugby Report

Saturday 25 May – The King’s School

Rugby was back at Northbridge on Saturday, and the call went out to Defend the Bridge during the week. The week had been a good one for training, and our teams were ready.

Across the grounds, we had a strong day against King’s, winning 20 of the 28 games played across the age groups. The U16s really led the way, winning all of the five games played in their age group. The 16B’s and 16A’s set the tone on A Ground by having the first wins, and this was backed up well by the Sixths and Fifths for the next two.

The U13s won four from five, and the U14s did the same. Our U15s got so close in their matches, going down by 3 points and 4 points in two games and showing a great turnaround from last week. The U16s won all of their games. The Opens did well, winning five of eight matches played.

The Third XV had their final Trial game on the weekend and put on a strong display. Three good tries and some excellent goal kicking with a new technique from Jack Horwood saw the team run away 21-0. The Thirds start their Competition this Saturday against the Armidale School First XV (TAS) in what is always a tough match.

The Second XV were looking to continue their good form from Round 1 and take the game to King’s early on. The team started well and looked to be in control; however, King’s were never out of it. The game turned into an arm wrestle, and King’s slowly began to get a grip on the game, and whilst Shore held a 15-12 lead with 15 minutes to go, King’s were able to snag a final try and finish as winners 15 -19. We will bounce back against Newington this week.

The First XV were determined to make amends for the loss last week and had trained well in the days leading up to Saturday. Once again, the game was an excellent display of schoolboy rugby, with both teams playing quality rugby and playing in good spirits. Tries to Charlie Francis, Henry Conick, Rex Bassingthwaighte and Lewis Kingdom were all converted by Henry Conick. Lewis’ try was an exciting example of a team effort and helped Shore hit the front at the end of the game. Marshall Le Maitre and Jai Callaghan were strong all day, and Charlie Armati made a strong debut in the front row.

Let’s get another huge crowd in the Hawker Stand as we play Newington tomorrow. It’s the best place to be on a Saturday afternoon in winter. All the Shore players talk about how valuable the support is from the Stand, and we are grateful to all the boys who come and cheer for the School.

Go Shore!

Mr D Mason-Jones
MIC Rugby

Results – Saturday 25 May

Individual Team of the Week: First XV

Team of the Week – Saturday 25 May 2024