Issue No - The King's School

Rugby - Waratahs V Rebels - Sat 30 th April
120 boarders travelled to The Sydney Football
Stadium on Saturday 30 April to cheer on the
King‘s Old Boy contingent playing in the Waratahs
v Rebels Super Rugby game. The teams had eight
King‘s Old Boys running on and off the paddock
and all eight players met the current students after
the game. Many a ball, hat, or jersey was signed.
Malcolm Powys
Nick Phipps (’06) with King’s fans
Boarders’ Travel Arrangements
June Long Weekend
Queen’s Birthday
Boarders have been given approval to travel home
for the Queen‘s Birthday weekend on the Friday
(10 June) – but only if they are travelling on
Countrylink services.
Term 2 ends at the conclusion of the Cadet Corps
Annual Ceremonial and Passing Out Parade on
Friday 24 June (about 12.30pm). Buses will not be
leaving until the following Saturday morning.
Due to the proximity of the Queen’s Birthday
weekend to the end of term, bookings for BOTH
the Queen’s Birthday weekend and the end of
term are required no later than Tuesday 18
May.
Parents may contact the School to advise their son‘s
travel requirements. The travel is arranged by Mr
Max Yates the School Transport Officer. Mr
Yates‘ contact details are – phone 9683 8411 or
email transport@kings.edu.au.
AGRICULTURE CLUB
The TKS Ag Club has had a wonderful start to our
2011 Show Campaign. After many afternoons
working on taming the wild beasts, the cattle were
transformed into sleek, shiny, well muscled and
beautifully behaved show cattle. The boys did a
fantastic job and worked tirelessly during the
Shows to maintain an impeccable standard of
presentation both of the animals and of our King‘s
School display areas.
Our team of cattle consisted of two wonderfully
broken-in and beautifully bred Trade Steers,
generously donated by Tindaroo Partnerships –
James (Year 9) and Jock (Year 7) Ferguson and
three Angus steers purchased from BW and MM
Brooker.
In March, we took a team of four steers and 18 boys
to Newcastle for the Newcastle Agricultural Show,
and we had one of our most successful shows to
date. In the Beef Cattle Judging - a competition that
tests the ability to judge the quality of live animal in
terms of muscle, fat and conformation in
comparison with other animals in the competition -
an enormously practical skill for any beef producer.
King‘s placed 1st Samuel Callow (Year 8), 2nd
David Ballantyne (Year 9) and 3rd Alexander
Knight (Year 10).
Our team of David Ballantyne, Nick Peper and
Hugh Mackinnon (Year 9) placed first in the
Newcastle AH & I Association High School Teams
Beef Cattle Judging Perpetual Trophy. We also
received 2nd with the team of Jack Cameron
(Year 10), Forbes Boydell, and Alexander Knight
(Year 9).
In the Groomers‘ and Paraders‘ competition we
received several ribbons as well, which is a
testament to the hard work put in by the boys in
preparing their animals. Angus Robertson (Year 7)
1st Junior Parader and 1st Groomer, Ben
Heffernan (Year 10) 2nd Senior Parader and Jock
Ferguson (Year 7) 3rd Junior Parader.
During the Easter Holidays, we competed at the
Sydney Royal Easter Show in the School‘s Beef
Cattle and Trade Cattle Hoof and Hook
Competition with a team of five steers and 24
students. The boys did a wonderful job in
maintaining our display area and presenting the
cattle impeccably.
Jock Ferguson (Year 7) received a sixth place for
junior Paraders and our trade steers, generously
donated by Jock and James Ferguson's (Year 9)
family, whilst not placed in the final five, were
selected for comment by the judge that “if we could
The King's Herald Page 12 Issue No. 5 – 6 May 2011