In This Issue The Weekly Magazine of Cranbrook School

In This Issue 

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Farewell Torsten 

The Weekly Magazine of Cranbrook School 

Issue 17 - Volume XXX - T2W10 - Thursday 24 June 2010 

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The French assisting Cranbrook 

Centurion Zach page 18 

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From Strength to Strength

The Founders 

Those boys in senior years will be well accustomed to 

the list of names that is read out at each Founders’ Day 

Service. For those in the junior years, it won’t be long 

until you too are familiar with that collection of names. 

For many boys it may seem a bit tedious to sit through 

a long ceremony at the end of a long term. For that 

reason the reading of the Founders’ names and original 

benefactors has become something to be gotten through 

in order to get to House Football Day. 

In the opinions of the writers that is a great shame 

because the Founders were remarkable men and women, 

who achieved some quite extraordinary things. Most of 

them were members of the Parish at St Mark’s, Darling 

Point. The Founders were the members of the first 

School Council. This council was a group of men with 

extraordinary vision, men like Dr Skipton Stacy. It was 

Dr Stacy, a noted surgeon and veteran of the WWI, who 

campaigned hardest for tennis courts and the purchasing 

of the land we now know as the Dangar playing fields. 

Other men of talent on the council included John 

Burcham Clamp, an architect who designed the Perkins 

Building and was the School’s architect. Among the most 

important of the Founders was Sir Samuel Hordern, the 

owner of the department store, Anthony Hordern & 

Sons, who along with Rodney Dangar provided most of the funds for 

the purchasing of the land and other costs of establishing the School. 

Sir Samuel also provided funds for the establishment of Kambala in 

1926. Of course both Hordern and Dangar are now remembered in 

the names of Cranbrook’s two ovals. 

Perhaps what ensured Cranbrook’s strength from the start was the 

able nature of the School’s Founders. In their number were two 

Supreme Court Judges, Sir Alexander Gordon and Sir John Harvey, 

important surgeons, businessmen and pastoralists, and the father of 

Australia’s only Nobel Laureate for Literature, Patrick White. Victor 

White and his uncle were original benefactors and indeed Patrick 

White, himself, probably learned to read at Cranbrook. 

Sir Samuel Hordern 

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It’s all too easy to take for granted the 

achievements of the Founders. We are so used to 

Cranbrook being so well established and strong, 

but this was not the case in its early history. It is 

only due to the hard work and generosity of the 

Founders that Cranbrook grew into the School 

we now attend. 

In the year of the School’s opening 1918, WWI 

cast a shadow over much of Australian society, 

with thousands of young men lost on the battle 

fields and in the trenches. Despite this atrocity, 

Cranbrook’s Founders had a vision for a Church 

of England School in the Eastern Suburbs of 

Sydney. The foundation of a school at this time 

and with so many other boys’ schools in close 

proximity was always going to be a difficult task. 

The Scots College stood only a hundred metres 

up the road from the Cranbrook site and was 

a member of the Sydney’s Great Public School 

Association. The question for the Founders was, 

‘Would there be room for another private boys’ 

school on Victoria Road?’ 

Here was a group of men, who felt that there 

was a need for an Anglican school in the eastern 

suburbs. They felt that Shore, The Kings School 

and Trinity Grammar School were too far away. 

Additionally the Rector of St Mark’s Church in Darling Point had a 

similar vision to that of the Founders for future education in Sydney. 

Still, the founders and benefactors took a considerable risk the when 

they purchased Cranbrook on 1 December, 1917. There was a very 

real chance that the School would fail, taking the Founders’ time, 

efforts and money with them. 

Rodney Dangar 

Yet these men had faith that their school would not only stand the 

test of competing education institutions, but would be of the highest 

quality. Indeed a large number of the Founders’ sons were some of the 

names on the first roll when the School opened on 22 July, 1918. We 

are all living proof that their trust, faith and vision were worth the 

risks they took.

Cross country has been going from strength 

to strength at Cranbrook. You can from tell 

the buzz when you go to one of their meets. 

There is an easy camaraderie among the boys, 

but also a sense of steely determination. They 

are serious about running and serious about 

doing well. In some age groups they are 

serious about decimating every single other 

school in the competition. 

There is no doubting that they give the 

sport 110%. The courses are long, hilly and 

gruelling. At the finish line, the boys’ faces 

tell a story of fortitude, exhaustion, elation 

and gratitude, all mixed in together. After 

the race the boys don’t jog off the course 

and start chatting happily. Instead they 

stagger over to the Cranbrook tent and 

either take giant ragged breaths or fall over. They put in everything, 

and then some more into the run. 

Last week five of our boys were selected for the CIS (Combined 

Independent Schools) team to run in the NSW All schools 

Championships on 23 July 23. They are James King, Nathan 

Derriman, Mark Kriedemann, Liam Apter and Kurt Fryer. Fifteen 

boys were selected in the CAS team two weeks earlier. As well as 

the five boys already mentioned, our CAS reps include Matthew 

Whitaker, Thomas Whitaker, Thomas Hilburn, Nicholas Pether, 

Edward Pearce, Alexander Capelli, Christopher Byrnes, Thomas 

Wendt, Hamish McGregor and Kim Gallagher. 

From Studies 

HSC Trials 

Year 12 and Year 11 accelerants have trial HSC examinations at 

the beginning of next term. Another study tip is below. Boys must 

have a study plan for the holidays and the two weeks of trials. Don’t 

know how to do this? 

• Check the study guidelines section of your Diary. 

• Check the Year 12 site on the portal. 

Study skills help 

Each home page of the portal has a link to the ELES Study Skills 

Handbook which has great tips and advice, not only for assessment 

time, but for general study. This handbook requires a user name 

and password, which is on each year group portal site: http:// 

portal.cranbrook.nsw.edu 

Cross Country 

Illness/misadventure during HSC 

trials 

Boys who are sick, preventing their performing at their best in 

an examination, must consult Mr Givney. Further information 

is provided in the Preliminary and HSC Assessment Guidelines for 

Years 11 and 12. These have all been distributed to students in hard 

copy but are also available on the portal. 

Training for Your Brain 

Try this study tip for success: Drink 6 – 8 glasses 

of water per day 

Your brain is 80% water. A lack of water can lead to headaches, 

lack of concentration and tiredness. Drinking six to eight glasses 

of water per day will help to overcome these problems – so keep a 

bottle of water with you when studying. 


At CAS/GPS the way the scoring works 

is that the places of the first four runners 

from each school are added up, (eg the first 

four runners from Cranbrook may have 

come 1st, 10th, 18thth and 29th giving a 

score of 58). Our U16s (King, Derriman, 

Kriedemann, Capelli, Apter) have won 

every event this term by large margins. Our 

total points in Under 16 have been 21, 18, 

20, 18 over the last four competitions, which 

is quite extraordinary. 

Apart from the all conquering U16 team, 

other boys have also been doing extremely 

well. In the Opens the Whitaker twins are 

improving every week. Kurt Fryer in the 

Juniors is following in the footsteps of the 

older boys coming 2nd, 4th, 4th and 5th in 

the four events. He also came 3rd at CIS. Liam 

Apter has been improving incredibly. He ran towards the back of the 

pack in Year 7, improved in Year 8 and is now running right at the 

head of the group in Year 9. His summer season work in rowing has 

helped to get his stamina up. 

The team is also held together by the dedication of the staff: the MiC 

Ms Goldstein, the Head Coach Mr Simic, and the Coach/Manager 

Mr Slavin. 

The training schedule required for these sorts of results is rigorous. 

It involves a lot of core strength work, stretching, interval training 

and long runs. They run to Vaucluse Bowling Club and back, or to 

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Chapel Notes 

The World Cup and 

The Goal 

Based on the Chaplain’s address in 

Assembly, 23 June 2010. The Bible passage 

is Philippians 3:7–14 

The Football World Cup is in full swing. 

Australia has struggled and is yet to prove 

itself as a force in world football. Australia v 

Serbia is our next test. 

There has been plenty of drama and some 

great phases of really talented play to watch 

from so many teams. One student told me 

that he had had only eight hours of sleep in 

the first three nights of World Cup viewing! 

This ‘beautiful’, ‘world game’ is taken very 

seriously. 

Paul in his Philippian letter refers to another 

‘game’. He says, ‘Forgetting what is behind 

and straining toward what is ahead, I press 

on toward the goal to win the prize for which 

God has called me heavenward in Christ 

Jesus.’ (Philippians 3:13–14) For Paul his 

‘serious game’ was living for Christ Jesus. 

This made a difference in his life. 

Some of the World Cup players share 

Paul’s perspective. 

Off the Couch 

Dangers of Multi-tasking 

Take Lucio, Captain of Brazil, for example. 

Lucio says, ‘Becoming a Christian brought 

about a total change in my life. Before I 

knew Jesus I did not have a disciplined 

life. I had low self-esteem. I did not have 

confidence in the things that I did day by 

day. Today I don’t only want to walk with 

the Lord, but also, be more disciplined and 

persevere towards my objectives.” 

Lucio is the central defender and one of the 

strengths in Brazil’s ability to turn defence 

into attack. 

He has been a professional footballer for 13 

years – since he was 19 years old. 

‘You need a lot of character and a lot of 

faith in God to be a professional footballer,’ 

he says. ‘It is a difficult thing to be a 


professional football player, but we have 

an obligation and a task inside football. 

It is difficult because we have to deal 

with unpleasant moments, rejection, and 

humiliation in football. 

‘There is a passage in Psalm 1 that says: 

‘Blessed is the man who refuses evil advice 

and will not follow sinners or join in sneering 

at God. He is like a tree growing beside a 

stream which produces fruit in season.’ 

‘I think this verse reflects my life because 

everything happened at the right moment. 

I also had that discernment of the Lord and 

His guidance in keeping me from sneering at 

God. I think that it is important in the life of 

the professional football player to know that 

there is only one road that is secure. That 

road is Jesus.’ 1 . 

Like Paul, Lucio has a direction and goal in 

life that goes well beyond sport. 

Let’s pray, 

Lord, we thank you for the enjoyment of 

sport and what can be achieved through it. 

We pray that you would give us the broader 

perspective in the ‘main game’ of life. Help 

us to see your goals and to aim for them. 

Amen. 

1. http://thegoal.com/players/soccer/lucio/ 

lucio.html 

In times gone by we have perceived multi-tasking to be a skill worth encouraging and those who multi-task may have even felt some 

superiority over those who tended to stick with one task at a time. Well, no doubt many one-task-at-a-time people are now clearing their 

throats for a big ‘I told you so’, because some very interesting research at Stanford University has challenged this multi-tasking trend. 

Apparently not only does multi-tasking fail to increase the quality or quantity of our output, but it actually makes it worse. That’s right. All 

of you right now who are reading this article while typing something into your Blackberry or iPhone, and thinking about what you have 

on this weekend – they are talking about you! Women are said to be dreadful culprits here and in fact you guys may have heard one or two 

women in your life tell you how much better they are at multi-tasking than you. Now you can smugly reply, ‘So what?’ 

Multi-tasking is such a scourge on society these days, with most of us having several windows open on our computer at once: email, a social 

site maybe, a piece of homework or other task, and maybe one or two other things, that our ability to focus on just one thing at a time is 

steadily declining. That’s right. Multi-tasking affects your long-term ability to focus and concentrate. The researchers at Stanford also found 

that people who multi-task frequently are worse at switching from one task to another and find it more difficult to take in information and 

organise it. As you can imagine, the implications of this are huge on our young people who multi-task without even realising it. 

So what can we do about it? We can allocate time to particular tasks free of influence from other things. This means setting aside that hour 

to just do that essay or presentation without email/facebook/other homework seeping in. The benefit is it will most likely take a lot less time 

to actually get it done, leaving unfettered time to connect with friends, do those other tasks on the To Do List or just relax. Any of these 

things are done more effectively when done in isolation and not as part of a multi-tasking frenzy. So, give ‘single-tasking’ a go. You might 

find yourself charging through that long list of things to do in no time! 

Mrs Smith, Senior Counsellor

That Night 

Follows Day 

Every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday I have 

met with 17 talented young people to create 

a piece of theatre. Each week we talk and 

laugh about the different things adults say 

and the things they do that shape the people 

we are. We never forget of course, how 

crucial adults are in our lives but it needs 

to be said that sometimes these parents, 

teachers, aunts, uncles, people in the street, 

people on the news are hilarious, confusing 

and a little weird. 

Harry Fitzhenry 

Tim Etchells 

wrote a play about this very thing. It has 

been translated into five languages and 

performed around the world. Last year it 

was staged in Melbourne but this will be its 

NSW premier performance. 

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Sam Adler and Henry Christian 

Coogee. They also run Bondi to Coogee (14kms) or from school to 

Bronte (12kms). The coaches expect the best from all of the boys and 

Mr Simic runs with them every week. Ms Goldstein admitted that 

occasionally the more elite boys now beat Mr Simic on the runs. Mr 

Simic further admitted that quite a few of the boys now beat him on 

the runs. 

I asked Ms Goldstein why the cross country teams were doing so well. 

She explained to me that cross country had been improving slowly 

over the years. In the past they had relied on single high-achieving 

figures such as David Matthews or Angus Campbell. More recently 

quirky figures such as Sam Thorpe and Emrys Quin had done a lot 

to promote the sport at assemblies to give the group a real sense of 

identity. This increased the team size and gave it a depth that it didn’t 

have before. She also spoke about the inspirational coaching that the 

staff gives. 

The inclusion of star runners such as Nathan Derriman helps in two 

ways; they get the points themselves and they also act as benchmark 

We have used his script as our base, but 

essentially have devised our own piece 

which consists of reflections and memories 

of growing up. 

It runs for about an hour without an 

interval and the cast do not leave the 

stage in this time. You’ll see physical 

theatre, Greek theatre, movement 

theatre, dance, puppetry, visual art, 

soundscapes, storytelling and more. 

Did I mention that there are girls in this 

production? 

We have been thankful to have the chance 

to present a show that echoes real life, and 

girls from Ascham, Kambala and SCEGGS 

Darlinghurst will perform with our 

Cranbrook boys. All cast members are from 

Years 6 to 9. 

We now have a holiday, but when we return 

it will be time to get straight to the Library 

to get your tickets. The production will run 

in Week 2 on Thursday, Friday Sunday. 

Mrs Farr-Jones 

for other boys on the runs. When boys are running the gruelling 

courses it can be very easy to give up and lose energy, but when they 

have the example of the top runners beside them (and that includes 

Mr Simic), it can give them that extra determination. They also 

have an excellent current captain in James King who motivates and 

inspires the younger boys. 

So, cross country is going from strength to strength. Hopefully the 

next chapter – the State Championships – will be just as superlative. 

Additional Note: 

Although Steve Solomon does not race cross country, his shorter 

distance times have also been beyond outstanding. I recently looked 

at the IAAF website of top 400m U20 runners in the world. The 

Number 1 runner in the world was from Russia, the second from 

Sudan, the third from Italy. And there, next to a little Australian 

flag icon at Number 6 was Steven Solomon. It is an extraordinary 

achievement. 


The cast 

The cast hard at rehearsal

Rawson bangs the drum 

Last Sunday, boys from Rawson came together to farewell our 

friend, Torsten Kalenda, who is returning home to Germany. We 

celebrated his farewell with an excursion to the TaikOz drumming 

studio in Ultimo. The lesson was run by Ms Lock’s son Anton who 

is a professional Taiko drummer. The boys sweated profusely for an 

hour and a half. The sore arms and blisters were worth it for the joy of 

beating a $75,000 Japanese drum. The boys would like to thank Ms 

Lock for organising this once in-a-life-time, culturally enlightening 

opportunity and TaikOz for giving their time to teach us this ancient 

art. Farewell Torsten. We wish you all the best back in Germany. 

Terence Sin 

Ziad beats the drum 


Henry Yu and Patklao Thiwaphan 

Faris Hindi and Bill Mackay 

Torsten Kalenda

Rawson outing to TaikOz 

Torsten and friends 

The boys look on 


Anton makes a point

Speakerboxxx 

Year 10 ISDA Semi-final 

Report 

The Cranbrook Year 10s challenged the 

articulate and aggressive Barker Team in an 

engaging and stirring third ISDA Semi-final. 

Matthew Thompson, Paul Boukatos, 

Nicholas Pether and Malcolm Agapitos 

affirmed ‘That we should decriminalise 

recreational drugs’ in a close debate. 

Matthew, as first speaker, opened with 

a solid explanation of the team’s case. 

He explained why allowing recreational 

drugs to be decriminalised would result in 

safer and purer drugs while crime would 

be severely deterred. With Cranbrook 

defining ‘recreational drugs’ to be ‘cocaine 

and marijuana’, Matthew explained an 

‘Amsterdam Coffee Shop’ style of model 

where the drugs would be safely monitored 

by doctors and policing. One major problem 

with this model was the team’s overlybureaucratic 

model whereby its great detail 

was greatly scrutinised by the negative. 

Paul, as second speaker successfully 

continued the debate and raised the issues of 

how legalisation would lessen the popularity 

of drugs as well as the general effects on 

society if decriminalisation were to take 

place. Paul’s structure was superb and his 

analysis of the opposition’s case helped point 

out some of their misconceptions and lack 

of logic. Later, the adjudicator felt that there 

was a slight misunderstanding of the issue 

and that it was not necessarily the drugs 

that were the problem, but rather it was the 

additives. Otherwise, Paul gave a structured 

and eloquent speech. 

Nicholas, as third speaker gave a speech with 

much gusto and humour as he brought in 

a superb element of energy. He successfully 

analysed the hypocrisy in Barker’s case and 

reinforced the need to legalise recreational 

drugs. In a comical way he discussed that 

there was a positive side to drugs and that 

‘Grandma being high isn’t too much of 

an issue’. Nick should be commended for 

his exceptional rebuttal in one of his best 

debates to date. 

Sadly, the adjudicator gave the debate to 

Barker in an extremely tight decision. She 

congratulated both teams on the high 

quality of their arguments but felt that there 

was a lack of analysis of past examples. She 

felt that we would have been victorious if 


we had compared recreational drugs with 

alcohol such as the example of the effects 

that Prohibition had on American society. 

Although devastated with the loss, the 

lesson learned will serve well in the CAS 

competition next term. We would like 

to thank the hard work of the MiC of 

Debating, Mr Farraway, Mr Tabuteau for 

his entertaining bus drives, our coach, 

Henry Holm, for his tireless efforts, and 

fellow debaters who helped put in the hard 

yards for such a successful season as well as 

our parents for their support. With the last 

seven wins in a row, we are looking forward 

to another term of debating as we all wish 

success to the Cranbrook debating fraternity. 

CAS Season Launch and 

Scots Social 

All debaters are asked to check the portal 

for details about the upcoming CAS season 

and our launch on the last Friday of these 

holidays with a social round against Scots’ 

College. 

Library Corner 

We have a huge variety of fiction and nonfiction 

books, all of which can be borrowed 

over the holidays. 

For aspiring young writers the Young 

Writers Showcase 9 is a must. A selection 

of work from 2009 HSC English Extension 

students, it encompasses a wide range of 

topics and themes, highlighting student 

talents and interests. 

Swim by Don Calame 

Matt and his two best friends always set 

themselves a summer-time goal. This year’s? 

To see a real, live naked girl for the first time! 

The Truth about Leo by David Yelland 

Since Leo’s mum died, Leo’s dad has 

changed. He is a different person whose 

drinking is worse and he is someone Leo 

doesn’t recognise. Leo is covering up for him 

and when things get bad he escapes into his 

own head, pretending everything’s OK. 

Congratulations to Richard Newell who has been 

appointed as Captain of Athletics 

Matthew Thompson and Mr Farraway

The Mercury’s Rising 

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Over the past week the 

mercury has risen by 

$269,155. 

A fantastic effort – thank you 

to all our new donors 

If we can sustain this level 

of pledges each week for the 

next 24 weeks our goal will 

be achieved! 

A special thank you to those parents who, over 

the past week, have pledged support to the 

Building a Better Cranbrook Appeal. Through 

your generosity the mercury has risen by 

an amazing $269,155 – or the equivalent of 

76,900 lattés – in just one week! 

$3,769,155 of our $10m goal has now 

been raised 

With your support we are hopeful that a target 

of $4m will have been pledged by 30 June. 

All gifts to the Appeal are fully tax deductible. 

Dollar for dollar 

Some of our parents are employees of 

organisations who match employee’s 

philanthropic gifts dollar for dollar. If you do 

work for such an organisation we encourage you 

to make enquiries. Cranbrook boys could then 

become the beneficiaries of corporate giving. 

A list of all donors will be published in the first 

edition of the Chronicle, Junior School Journal and 

Dickins House Newsletter in Term 3. 

Please do not hesitate to contact me on 9327 9409 

or at epont@cranbrook.nsw.edu.au if you have 

any questions in relation to the Appeal. I would 

be delighted to hear from you. 

Thank you again to all our donors. 

Elizabeth Pont 

Director of Cranbrook Foundation 

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After the Applause 

Arabian Nights 

Last Saturday, the cast members of The 

Arabian Nights bowed for the last time and 

walked off the stage ending a four-day-run 

of shows. Our journey, however, had started 

many months before in April. I auditioned 

for The Arabian Nights because I had never 

done a play and wanted to give it a go. I soon 

found out that rehearsals were enjoyable and 

extremely worthwhile. 

The rehearsals began slowly as all the cast 

members got to know each other and the 

story. With some mishaps, it took a while 

for the production to come together but 

eventually it did. I was a member of the 

cast and band and consequently I got more 

experience than most other actors in the 

play. All the band members got to go to a 

recording studio and record the main songs 

in the play. This was really exciting as it was 

the first time recording at a professional 

studio for all of us and the music sounded 

terrific. The composer of the music for the 

play, Ben Gurton, wrote some inspiring 

musical pieces which sounded incredible and 

added immense depth to the story. 

The show is based on King Shahryar, who 

finds his wife cheating on him with a 

slave. He then kills his wife and proceeds 

to marry, sleep with and kill a new virgin 

girl every day. This goes on for three years 

until Scheherezade, the woman selected by 

Shahryar to be his new wife, manages to 

keep him preoccupied by telling him stories. 

She tells him new tales for 1001 nights. The 

king falls in love with her and he realises that 

he cannot kill her. The play was made up of 

many different stories which all had some 

message or moral value. 

The whole performance came together 

through the many Sunday and Wednesday 

rehearsals which focused on certain scenes or 

movement pieces. At first I wasn’t sure how 

well it was going to go but eventually Ms 

Keen, our director, shaped the play so that it 

was both entertaining and poignant. 

The days leading up to the final 

performances were packed full of rehearsals 

and definitely had its ups and downs. The 

practice runs on Sunday and Monday went 

really well but on Tuesday afternoon, the 

day before the final performance, one of 

the leading men tore ligaments in his ankle 

playing rugby. It meant that he had to use a 

walking stick during the performance. Noone 

was sure what it would be like, but in the 

end I felt it actually added to his character 

and enhanced his performance. 

The reaction that we received from the 

audience on each night was mind-blowing. 

Everyone seemed to really enjoy it. They 

found parts of it funny and others more 

confronting. Personally, it was an experience 

that I will never forget and I recommend 

that everyone gets involved in a play in some 

way or another during their School life at 

Cranbrook. 

Zach Monjo 


Zach Monjo 

Matthew Mills

Off tO ladakh 

The Cranbrook community has knitted a multitude of jumpers, dolls, 

blankets and scarves for the children of Ladakh. 

Thank you Sally Madin and Bob Lock! 

Victoria Christian, Zava Pirom, Gerri Nicholas, Deborah Mitchell, Bob Lock, 

Anna George and Sally Madin with some of the more than 500 articles of knitting. 


NSW Health 

Department Notice 

for Year 7 and Year 

10 Students 

Each year NSW Health Department 

offers the vaccines recommended by the 

National Health and Medical Research 

Council (NHMRC) for adolescents as 

part of the school-based program. 

In 2010 the following vaccines will 

be offered: 

Year 7 

The first vaccine clinic will be in August 

2010 and the following vaccines will be 

offered: 

• Hepatitis B is offered to all Year 7 

Students who have NOT previously 

received 3 doses of Hepatitis B 

vaccine when they were a baby. This 

vaccine will be available as a 2-dose 

vaccine with the second dose to be 

given in November 2010. 

• Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis 

(Whooping Cough) will also be 

offered at the first clinic. 

Varicella (Chicken Pox) vaccine will be 

offered in the second clinic in November 

to all Year 7 students who have not been 

previously vaccinated or who have NOT 

had Chicken Pox. 

Year 10 

Year 10 students who have NOT already 

been vaccinated, will be offered the 

following vaccination in August 2010 at 

the first clinic: 

• Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis 

(Whooping Cough). 

Parent information kits will be sent 

home in the next few weeks. To consent 

to the vaccination of their son, parents/ 

guardians are advised to read all the 

information provided, complete the 

consent form and return it to their son’s 

Housemaster or to the Health Centre 

prior to the end of July. Please contact 

the Health cCentre at school for any 

queries please phone 9327 2671.

Battle of Little Big Horn 

On Sunday, 25 June 1876, General George 

Armstrong Custer led 647 of the Seventh 

Cavalry into the valley of Little Bighorn. 

Even though 4000 brave Sioux and 

Cheyenne warriors experienced a glorious 

victory, more than 260 soldiers were killed. 

The Battle of The Little Bighorn marked a 

tragic last stand for them as well. 

Previously Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, 

leaders of the Sioux tribe, had resisted the 

efforts of the US government to confine their 

people to reservations. Due to the discovery 

of gold nearby, Indians had been forced 

into government reservations. Outraged by 

this, they gathered in Montana with the 

great warrior, Sitting Bull, to fight for their 

lands. By the late spring of 1876, more than 

10,000 Native Americans had gathered in a 

camp along the Little Bighorn River. This, 

however, was against the command and they 

were ordered to return or risk being attacked. 

When Custer entered the valley, Crazy 

Horse and Sitting Bull rallied the warriors 

and set off to face the attackers head on. 

Overwhelming Custer and his men, they 

were forced to fight 200 to an estimated 

3000. Within an hour, Custer and every 

last one of his soldiers were dead, the 

sole surviving animal discovered on the 

battlefield was a horse named Comanche. 

The battle of little Big Horn was an 

important event for Native Americans, 

marking a decisive Native American victory 

and the worst US Army defeat in the long 

Plains Indian War. However, sadly within 

five years, almost all of the Sioux and 

Cheyenne would be confined to reservations. 

John Gotti (Teflon Don) 

John Gotti was the boss of the Gambino 

crime family. He was sentenced to life 

imprisonment on 23 June, 1992 having been 

charged with conspiracy to commit thirteen 

murders. He attained his nickname ‘Teflon 

Don’ because of the majority of attempts to 

convict him resulted in either a hung vote or 

an acquittal. 

Gotti grew up on the streets of New York 

and became head of family after boss, Paul 

Castellano, was murdered. The Gambino 

family was known for its illegal narcotics 

operations, gambling activities and car theft. 

During the next five years, Gotti rapidly 


By Jake Waitsman 

Also this Week 

1812 – Napoleon invades Russia. 

1894 – The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris. 

1941 – Ford signs the first contract with Autoworkers’ Union 

1947 – The Diary of Anne Frank is published. 

1986 – Maradona’s controversial hand of god goal helps Argentina through to the semi-finals of the World Cup. 

2009 – Michael Jackson dies aged 50. 

expanded his criminal empire, and his family 

grew into the nation’s most powerful Mafia 

family. 

On 11 December, Gotti was arrested for 

three counts of murder including that of 

Paul Castellano, obstruction of justice, 

illegal gambling and tax evasion. The federal 

prosecutor’s evidence was overwhelming. Not 

only did they have Gotti on tape but they 

also had several witnesses to testify against 

Gotti. 

On 23 June, 1992, Judge Glasser sentenced 

Gotti to life imprisonment without 

possibility of parole. John Gotti died of 

throat cancer at 12.45pm on 10 June, 2002 

in a prison hospital to where he had been 

transferred once the cancer was diagnosed. 

He was 61.

AT THE MOVIES WITH 

CHARLIE AND JACKSON 

The A-Team 

The die hard fans of the A-Team TV 

series will want to know whether the new 

blockbuster is faithful to its legacy, which is 

to say they are hoping the big screen version 

is just as cheesy, preposterous and brimming 

with catch-phrases as the first. And it is. 

Mission accomplished there. However, 

while that kind of corny and light-hearted 

entertainment is fun when it’s on TV, for 

free, we usually have different standards 

when it comes to motion pictures. We realise 

now that someone saying, ‘I love it when a 

plan comes together’ while smoking a cigar is 

not, by itself, automatically awesome. 

Les Français 

sont là! 

What is your name? 

Annabel Vassort 

Why did you come to Sydney? 

My husband was transferred here by his 

company two years ago. My two daughters 

and I came with him. They now go to the 

French School in Maroubra. 

What did you do in France? 

I studied in Toulouse and Paris where I 

specialised in criminal law. In Paris, before 

coming here, I was working as a lawyer for a 

private pension company. 

Have you lived anywhere else? 

Yes, we have lived in the United Kingdom 

and Spain. 

What do you do at Cranbrook? 

I work with the senior French students one 

to one, to help them improve their speaking 

skills in preparation for the HSC. 

The film, as many will know, is based on the 

hit television show in the 1980s. The plot of 

the renowned series is very simple. During 

the Vietnam War a 4-man team. known as 

the A-Team, was wrongly convicted of the 

robbery of the bank of Hanoi and was sent 

to prison. While they were being transferred 

to that prison, the team managed to escape 

and secretly went into hiding in Los Angeles. 

Now, the A-Team aims to find another 

team of US soldiers that framed them for 

the crime back in Vietnam. The big screen 

recreation of this pop culture idol follows 

a very similar plot but with some modern 

updates. These include high-tech explosions, 

amazing weaponry, helicopter fights and 

tank flying. Yes, that’s right. There are 

helicopter fights and aerial manoeuvres with 

army tanks. 

Moving on from the plot and varied setting. 

The movie showcases a number of different 

actors, some of very accomplished standards 

and others simply not. The admirable 

Colonel John ‘Hannibal’ Smith is played 

by Liam Neeson, Lt Templeton ‘Faceman’ 

Peck is played by the ever-prominent Bradley 

Cooper and Jessica Biel plays Charisa Sosa. 

I’ll leave it up to you to decide on the lesser 

actors. 

What is your name? 

My name is Guillaume 

De Coster. 

Where are you from? 

I live in the north of France, 

near Lille. I’m a student in a 

Business School called DBS – 

Douai Business School 

in Lille. 

Why have you come 

to Sydney? 

As part of my course, I have 

to do two internships in 

two years. The first must 

be a linguistic and cultural 

internship in an English-speaking country. 

The second is also outside of France, but that 

time in a company working in the import – 

export business. 

How long are you here for? 

I will be staying three months. 

What do you do at Cranbrook? 

I’m a French assistant. I work with the 

Year 11 students to improve their French, 

especially their listening comprehension. 


Jackson Dibble 

Charlie Martin 

As easy as it is to discuss the cast and 

plot, a very key element in the movie is its 

incorporation of both humour and action. 

For most movies in the past this has not 

been an opportune combination of genres. 

This is because generally the comedy in the 

movie, detracts from the believability of the 

action sequences. We do see some evidence 

of this in the film, for example when the 

Team is retrieving the stolen plates, a lot 

of the tension and drama is lost when B A 

Baracus (Quinton Jackson) begins to play on 

the humour of his fear of flying. For the most 

part, however, the film combined the two 

genres really well. 

All in all, the film is a great pick if you’re 

looking for a bit of light-hearted fun. 

It’s a definite boy’s movie, filled with 

action scenes, cheesy humor and classic 

catchphrases. Normally, I’d say don’t waste 

your money on a movie ticket and wait for 

the DVD, but with the current selection at 

cinemas I’d say its one of your only choices 

for easy entertainment. 

Jackson Dibble 

Annabel Vassort and Guillaume De Coster 

I also work with the French teachers, Ms 

Gregory, Mr Hanson, and Mr Savic, in 

different years (7, 8, 9, 10). 

Why did you choose to come to 

Australia? 

Because it’s a big famous country known for 

its lifestyle, its dynamism and its different 

landscapes. In France, Australia is a very 

popular country because it’s very far away 

and has really different fauna and flora.

Quiz 

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Chess Pie 1922 

Australian Cricket Team in 

1995? 

12. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 

created which fictitious 

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detective? Solution: A rarity in artistic problem solving White wins with the capture 1.R-G3 with 

13. In which ocean the threat did the of Titanic either 2.N-F5 or 2.N-G6 both of which Black cannot parry. If 1…N-F6 

sink: a) North then Atlantic; 2. R-G6 b) mate and 1…N-G5 loses to 2.R-G3 double check and mate. 

South Atlantic; or c) Arctic? 

14. Which planet is known for its 

rings? 

15. When was the first cochlear ear 

implant performed? 

16. Which state on the eastern 

border of Australia does not 

follow Day Light Saving? 

Sudoku 

MATHS MATTERS 

Congratulations to Marcus Chung and 

Ian Chen who successfully answered 

the Maths Matters questions last week. 

Please collect your prizes from the 

17. Who is the lead singer of 

Coldplay? 

Maths Office. 

18. On what day was Cranbrook 

Maths Fact 

opened? 

A sphere has two sides. 

19. What was the score in the FIFA 

World Cup game between New 

Zealand and Italy? 

Junior Problem 

There was a young lady of Lee 

20. What does the word 

whose age had its last digit three. 

‘renaissance’ mean? 

If you total the two, 

which is easy to do, 

one less than a square you will see. 

The editors of the Cranbrook 

Chronicle invite their readers to write 

to them with feedback, comments 

and opinions to 

letterstotheeditor@studentmail. 

cranbrook.nsw.edu.au. 

Week 3 Term 1 2005 

Solution: A rarity in artistic problem solving 

White wins with the capture 1.R-G3 with the 

threat of either 2.N-F5 or 2.N-G6 both of 

which Black cannot parry. If 1…N-F6 then 

2. R-G6 mate and 1…N-G5 loses to 2.R-G3 

double check and mate. 


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Senior Problem 

Solve this alphametic: 

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Queensland 

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North Atlantic 

Sherlock Holmes 

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Billiards 

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May Day 

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Andre Frino with 

the latest issue of 

GQ Magazine 

Snap 

Shot 

By Barnaby Goodman and Tim Golubev 


Everyone comes to watch 

Arabian Nights 

Jack Cooper and Ancre Frino – 

two actors in Arabian Nights 

Bin ball

The crowd at House bin ball 

Students get a copy of The Cranbrookian 2009 

Woodward House winning their 

round of Years 8-9 House bin ball 


Ms Garcia with 

Mr Slavin’s son 

Rehearsals for the junior 

drama production, That 

Night Follows Day

Year 8 Languages Day 

Year 8 Languages Day was an enjoyable 

and memorable experience for all Year 8 

students. There was a Japanese drumming 

TaikOz performance, a Roman weapons 

presentation, French quizzes, t-shirt making 

and much more. 

Boules 

Two of the highlights, for me, were boules 

and calligraphy. Boules is a French game 

which involves two or more opponents who 

have to throw a heavy ball across any surface 

to try and get as close as possible to a smaller 

wooden ball called the jack. We played a 

round robin divided into three groups and 

the winning group went on to play the 

winning team of the other class. It was an 

enjoyable game which anyone is able to play 

anywhere, anytime. 

Calligraphy 

The second highlight was the Japanese 

calligraphy, Shodo. I especially enjoyed this 

activity because we were given a variety of 

different Japanese characters and animals to 

write and draw in special ink. We practised 

writing them for some of the activity until 

we were ready for our final work. Once we 

had finished them, we showed them to 

Ms Jin and we were ready to take them home. 

Languages Day was great fun and I wished it 

were longer. I hope the Year 8s next year will 

find it as much fun as we did. 

Japanese drumming 

Joe McLachlan 

The Japanese drumming workshop, TaikOz, 

came to Cranbrook to show us the musical 

influence Japanese had on the musical world. 

The drummers started with a music piece 

that they made and it was enjoyable to listen 

to. After that they introduced themselves 

and started the next song which involved 

some volunteers from the audience. We 

chanted ‘Washoi’ as each volunteer had a go 

at drumming. For their next piece, one of 

the performers played a Japanese flute and 

it look really hard. After this flute music it 

came to the last song which also involved 

more volunteers and this time, luckily, I 

was chosen to participate. I had to sit down 

and play small Japanese drums. A song and 

rhythm was created by one of the gentlemen 

and we played it with the help of the big 

drums which kept the rhythm. Everyone 

enjoyed it. Then off we went to the War 

Memorial Hall for the Roman weapons 

display and talk. 

Roman Weapons Display 

Battles, chain mail, swords and weaponries 

are every boy’s favourite and luckily enough 

we got to touch and feel these instruments 

of warfare in the armour presentation. 

The presenter was very funny and told 

us interesting stories and gave us a lot of 

information. Volunteers were asked to create 

battle scenes and wear chain mail. He told us 

about different types of swords and the type 

of armour the different ranks of warriors 

wore. He was a great story-teller and all boys 

enjoyed his presentation. 

Recess and lunch 


Aaron Frumar 

For recess we had a choice of pain au 

chocolat or snail and for lunch we had some 

Japanese chicken yakitori and sausages. 

Everything was really delicious and all boys 

enjoyed their BBQ lunch. 

Charlie Henderson 

T-shirt Painting 

T-shirt painting was a blast! We 

were given a list of expressions in 

French, Japanese and Latin to write 

as slogans and to use in the design of 

our t-shirts. We used our imagination 

to design our very own World Cup 

t-shirts. It was fun. I designed a 

t-shirt that said ‘Go the Samurai 

Blues!’ with a Japanese sword. When 

I looked around the room I could see 

that everyone was having a great time and 

were chatting excitedly about what they had 

designed. Thank you 

Ms Gregory and Mr Ross! 

Pictionary 

My group started the day with Mr Hanson. 

We were given an object, symbol or place to 

act out or draw in Latin or French within 

a time limit. The first task was to act it out 

with a time limit of one minute. The next 

task was to draw it on the board with a 

time limit of two minutes. I remember that 

my team lost by sixteen points. We where 

no match against the other team! We then 

moved to 4.8 and played a game on the 

Smartboard with Mr Savic. This game was 

challenging but enjoyed by all. Sadly my 

team came last with only fifty points. 

Joshua Frumar 

Zach Trumper 

Panayiotis Panaretos T-shirt painting 

Mr Hanson’s 

Pictionary session 

BBQ Lunch

Jeremy Green 

Small Taiko drums 

TaikOz performance and Year 8 volunteers 

Beautiful Calligraphy 

Tim Ng having a go at Taiko 


Mufti day at Cranbrook!!!

DJ Workshop 

How many of you would be interested in attending a 

free DJ workshop at school? 

If you want to find out more about this exciting way of 

producing music or if you don’t know anything about 

DJing, this workshop is for you. 

The aim of the workshop is to educate students about 

the process involved in DJing, mixing, scratching and 

making music with electronic equipment. You will have 

an opportunity to play and have practical time on the 

equipment including industry-standard CD players, 

mixing consoles, effects units, digital DJ systems and 

music production software Ableton Live. 

The workshop will be conducted by expert and trained 

instructors who have extensive industry experience. 

Please give your name to Mrs Burke (Music Secretary) 

as soon as possible. 

Foresight Trial HSC Mathematics Revision Classes 2010 

Following on from successful trial and HSC examination revision classes since 2005, former Cranbrook Mathematics teacher Chris 

Brunsdon will be running a one-day personalised intensive workshop at Cranbrook School for Mathematics and Extension 1 Mathematics. 

Queenwood Mathematics Teacher Stuart Brunsdon will also be running a workshop in General Mathematics. 

Dates: 

Mathematics Sunday 18 July 8.30am to 4.30pm 

Extension 1 Mathematics Saturday 17 July 8.30am to 4.30pm 

General Mathematics One-day course offered on two days: 

Saturday 17 July 8.30am to 4.30pm 

Sunday 18 July 8.30am to 4.30pm 

Course includes: 

• Complete Preliminary and HSC Course Booklet 

• Comprehensive review of past trial questions and worked solutions 

• Examination preparation and technique 

• Quizzes with individual feedback 

Course cost is $325 per course 

Contact Chris at foresightmathematics@hotmail.com or 0405 131 042 for more 

information or to register your interest 

Places are strictly limited to ensure individual attention. 



Winter Vacation Tennis Camp 2010 

When Monday 28 June – Friday 2 July (first week of break) ALL PLAYERS: 1.00pm – 4.00pm each day 

Activities technical and tactical tennis drills/games/fitness 

Who All ages. Players will be streamed according to ability and groups run on a competency basis. 1st and 

2nd teams – it is a mandatory requirement to attend. 

Staff Nicole Arendt and Chris Knight, others TBA 

Venue Cooper Park Courts 

In the event of wet weather, activities will be held at Cranbrook’s gymnasium and Strength and 

Conditioning Centre. 

Cost $300.00 

How to register Return the slip below prior to the camp to Mr Davis, MiC Tennis Senior School, OR turn up on the 

first day @ Cooper Park courts. 

Please return this slip signed with payment option to Mr Davis or at the camp. 

PRINT NAME: __________________________ Yr: ___ House: ___________________________________ 

will be attending the Winter Tennis Camp. Please find cheque/cash enclosed or please charge $300.00 to my account. 

SIGNED by parent/guardian: _______________________________________________________________ 

Second-hand Bookstall 

We need help to run this year’s second-hand bookstall. 

There is very little work to be done until last term, but we would like to hear 

from any interested parents this term. 

If you would like to help please contact: 

Sarah Goldman 0412 718 000 segoldman@optusnet.com.au or Anna 

Deacon: 0438 933 729 anna.gd@bigpond.com.au 

Sponsor Will Butcher 

A Yr 12 Rawson boarder, Will Butcher, 

is trying to raise money for cancer care 

in the bush. 

The small community of Hay has been 

hard-hit by the drought, which was 

followed by a locust plague last month. 

Will wants to get sponsorships in 

Sydney for his Kokoda walk to help 

those who suffer from cancer in the 

Hay region. 

The money will be donated to the 

Hay branch of Can Assist who will 

issue receipts. 


JENESYS INVITATION PROGRAMME: 

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! 

What is the JENESYS INVITATION 

PROGRAMME? 

Scholarships worth $8000 for fullyfunded 

two week trips to Japan, open 

to ALL Australian high school students 

(aged 15 and above) and teachers 

interested in, or preferably learning or 

teaching, Japanese. 

We’ve sent over 800 Australian students 

and teachers to Japan on this program, 

funded by the Japanese government - 

and we’re expecting huge numbers of 

applications again this year, so get in 

quick! 

What is JENESYS? 

Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange 

Students and Youth Scholarships – 

established in 2007. Founded by former 

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to create 

a ‘strong solidarity amongst Asian 

countries’ through youth exchange 

within Asia. 

JENESYS Programme Dates 

3 December - 16 December 2010 

What will I do on a JENESYS 

Programme? 

You’ll have the opportunity to travel to 

the far reaches of Japan and get involved 

in a rich array of cultural activities. 

You’ll stay with a host family for 

approximately five days and during this 

time will be able to attend classes at a 

local Japanese high school. During the 

remainder of the programme you’ll stay 

in shared hotel accommodation in major 

cities across the country. 

You’ll be supervised at all times by 

teachers, AFS Japan staff and volunteers. 

How Do I Apply? 

please create a User Account and 

complete a JENESYS Online 

Application form. 

Questions? 

Contact Natasha Nicholas 

Project Coordinator of the JENESYS 

Invitation Programme 

E: natasha.nicholas@afs.org 

P: 02 9215 0052. 

The 2010 JENESYS Invitation 

Programme to Japan is proudly bought 

to you by AFS Intercultural Programs. 

Apply online now www.afs.org.au/aus_ 

en/view/10592 


Inter-schools 

Snow Sports 

Dates 

for 2010 

It may seem early in the 

year to be thinking of snow 

but it’s time to book your 

accommodation for the 

following dates. 

11 July Perisher 

Cross Country Championships 

12 July Perisher 

Scots Championships 

13 July Thredbo 

Redlands Championships 

14 – 17 July Perisher 

Sydney Championships 

26 – 29 Aug Thredbo 

NSW State Championships 

8 – 12 Sept Perisher 

Australian Championships 

Chess Coaching 

Instead of having lunch with 

the same dreary old friends, 

why not come and improve 

your chess game with our 

Super Coach Neil Wright? 

Bring your lunch and 

imbibe chess knowledge at 

the feet of the master, so to 

speak. Give your brain cells 

a rigorous workout at the 

Cranbrook Chess Lounge 

Room 2.6. 

Coaching starts at 

12.45pm sharp. 

Be there or be square!

Cost per student: $1,185.00. Includes: 

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Hurry – spaces are filling fast! 

Winter Holiday Ski Camp 

On Course Tours 

SUNDAY 11 JULY – FRIDAY 16 JULY 2010 

5 nights accommodation at the Station Resort Jindabyne with 5 breakfasts & 5 dinners 

5 day lift tickets at Perisher Blue Resort 

5 x 2 hour lessons each morning (skiing or snowboarding) 

5 days ski hire (snowboards available – add $50) 

wearing a helmet is highly recommended (add $15) 

supervised skiing and boarding each afternoon across the entire Perisher Blue Resort 

Departing 9.30am Sunday 11 July (Victoria Road gates) and returning at approximately 11.00pm Friday 16 July. 

This camp has been designed by skiers to give students maximum time on the snow. Subject to conditions we aim at skiing 9.00am to 

5.00pm each day. With a group size not exceeding 50, we guarantee to deliver the best skiing available. 

See either Mr Slavin in the PE office or Street House for a booking form. 

If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us. Mr P Slavin, Ph: 9327 9465, Mr A Slavin, Ph: 9327 9501 or Mrs Debbie 

Dawe at ON COURSE TOURS – 9986 2400 

The Maths 

Clinic 

In Room 1.3A 

7.30-8.00am 

Tuesday - Friday 

The last ½ hour of lunchtime 

everyday Tuesday - Friday 

3.30-4.00pm 

Monday - Wednesday 

Note: If a teacher is not 

present please go to the 

Maths Staffroom (Room 1.15) 

Senior Holiday Basketball 

Camp 

Dates: 28 June – 1 July 

(Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu) 

Times: 3.00pm – 5.00pm 

Venue: Cranbrook Gym & Furber Court 

Cost: $140 

Bookings essential: 9327 9481 


Cranbrook Master 

Rowers Inc. 

A Learn to Row Program will be held in 

Term 3, commencing Tuesday 27 July 

2010 at Rose Bay. 

Cranbrook Master Rowers invite you to 

join in the fun, fitness and fundraising 

to support rowing at Cranbrook. 

Recreational rowers and beginners 

are welcome. 

We are a community club where 

membership is open to all members 

of the public. 

Please contact Miranda Marshall for 

information and application forms 

0419 7999 74 or WMPM@bigpond. 

com.au

CRANBROOK TENNIS 

2010 Winter Season 

Come and celebrate our successful CAS campaign! 

Presentation of Awards 

Sunday, 8 August, 2010 

5.00pm 

6 Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill 

Cost: $20 per head 

(including pizza and other ‘party food’ for everyone, bottled 

water and fruit juice for the boys) 

Parents – BYO 

RSVP: Katrina Selig 

Email: kselig@bigpond.net.au 

0411 714 716 

Cranbrook Football Club 

Friends of Cranbrook Football 

The Offside Trap: Photos & Match Reports 

Car Pooling: Get to games on time. 

Extra coaching: Free 06:55 hrs Wednesday mornings at 

Dangar. Exclusive to all Cranbrook players a 1-hour skills 

and fitness session with the Argentinean international, 

Hector Martinez. 

Canteen & BBQ: Nutritious breakfasts, great barista coffee, 

B&E Rolls and drinks. 10% Discounts for Keeno Cardholders. 

Parents-Join the roster. 

Please go to the portal: portal.cranbrook.nsw.edu.au and click on Parents Association. 

Term 2 Holiday Athletics Camp 

When? First week of School Holidays (June 29 – July 2) 

Tuesday 29 June Hordern Hurdles 

High jump 

Long jump 

Wednesday 30 June Dangar Shot put 

Javelin 

Discus 

Sprints 

Middle distance 

Thursday 1 July Hordern Hurdles 

High jump 

Long jump 

Friday 2 July Dangar Shot put 

Discus 

Javelin 

Sprints 

Middle distance 

Please see Mr Morrow to confirm you will be attending – Rm 2.13 


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Positions Vacant 

Chronicle Editors 2010 

Fancy yourself as a bit of a journo? Are you a good 

photographer? 

Why not become a Chronicle Editor? 

Features Editors, Arts Editors, Sports Editors, 

Photographic Editor, Graphics Editor 

Great with words? Love to be at the heart of the action? 

The Chronicle is looking for new editors to start Term 4, 2010. 

If you will be in Year 11 next year and are interested in contributing to the 

School’s weekly newsletter, this could be the job for you. 

Applicants must have: 

• creative writing skills 

• good time management skills 

• willing and able to commit to approximately 2 hours per week 

• able to work to a deadline 

• photographic skills and a good camera (Photographic Editor) 

Please submit a sample piece of writing of approximately 400 words. It could be about an issue 

you find interesting, sport or the arts. If interested in the photographic role submit 4 or 5 photos. 

Send your application to: Mrs Anthony, Publications Department (last room on the left in the 

Admin block) by Monday, 26 July. 

An outline of each role is available from the Publications Department. 

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CRANBROOK SENIOR SCHOOL FOOTBALL 

The Cranbrook Junior School Football 

(Soccer) Camp will consist of training 

sessions to learn different ball skills 

to be put into small-sided games, and 

different activities to provide repetition 

and reinforcement of the skills learnt, thus 

gaining confidence and experience to ensure 

success and long term development. 

The days will be filled with enjoyable smallsided 

games (mini World Cups) 

which play an important and fun part of 

each day. 

DATES: WEEK 1 – Tuesday 29 June to 

Thursday 1 July 2010 

WEEK 3 –Tuesday 13 July to Thursday 15 

July 2010 

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CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION 

1. If in the event of a camp/day being cancelled 

due to inclement weather, the player will not 

be charged for the camp/day. 

2. If the weather is inclement, players must 

attend the designated venue each day and 

have their name marked off. The head 

coach’s/school’s ground staff’s decision on 

ground suitability will be final. 

3. The camps will consist of 1 coach for every 

15 players as per Cranbrook School Holiday 

Activity Guidelines. 

4. There is no part refund once the day’s session 

has commenced. 

5. World Keepers Web if specifically requested 

will only issue receipts. 

Important: 

JUNE/JULY SCHOOL HOLIDAY CAMP 2010 

I have read the conditions of application and agree. 

TIMES: WEEK 1 – 9.00am to 12.00pm 

WEEK 3 – 9.00am to 12.00pm 

VENUE: Dangar Oval 

(Drop off point at Stewart Pavilion near 

Woollahra Ovals) 

COST: $120 for 3 days or $40 per day 

Players are to bring appropriate training gear 

consisting of training shirt, shorts, socks, 

shin pads, boots, runners, rain jacket and 

track suit. 

Players are to bring a water bottle and light 

snacks for breaks. 

HOLIDAY CAMPS 2010 REGISTRATION FORM 

6. Should you require verification of acceptance 

to any camp please contact the Elvis 

DeMarchi on 0412 596 813, as no normal 

acknowledgement will be forwarded. 

7. Cranbrook School participants are fully 

covered under Cranbrook School’s personal 

accident and public liability insurance 

scheme. 

8. All participants are required to wear training 

shirt, shorts, socks, shin pads, rain jacket, 

track suit and soccer boots to all sessions. 

Joggers/trainers (preferably with clear/white 

sole) are required should it be necessary to 

attend an indoor facility. 

9. Cancellation fee applicable. 

10. Fees are not refundable within seven (7) days 

Signed: Parent/Guardian_____________________________________Date: ________________ 


To confirm your place, please fill out the 

attached Registration Form and fax to: 

(02) 9580 6254 or email to 

elvisdemarchi@bigpond.com by no later 

than Friday 25 June 2010. 

A text message will be sent on receipt of your 

Registration Form and another text message 

to confirm that the camps will go ahead. 

(A minimum of 10 players is needed for the 

camp to commence) 

Payments can be made by cheque made out 

to World Keepers Web and handed to Elvis 

DeMarchi (Cranbrook School Football 

Director of Coaching) on the first day of 

camps or phone on 0412 596 813 or email 

for further information regarding Direct 

Funds Transfer. 

of the scheduled commencement date of the 

camp. Any request for refunds before this 

date will incur a 20% cancellation fee. 

11. There will be no full refunds. 

12. No participant will take the place of any 

registered player at a camp for any reason 

without the full knowledge and consent 

of head office and appropriate forms being 

completed for insurance purposes and fees 

being paid. 

13. Please note that any property left behind at 

the camp will be forwarded on to the school. 

A minimum of 10 players will allow a camp to go 

ahead.

Football 

Cranbrook v 

St Aloysius’ at 

Tyneside Ave, 

Willoughby 

1st XI – St Aloysius’ 3 beat 

Cranbrook 0. 

Neill Points: M Stern (3), 

R.Brennan (2), T Tang (1) 

Free Kicks: St Aloysius’ 13, 

Cranbrook 8 

Shots on Target: St Aloysius’ 3, 


Shots Wide: St Aloysius’ 8, 


Corners: St Aloysius’ 2, 


This week Cranbrook played 

away at St Aloysius’ home 

ground at Willoughby. The first 

half was fairly even until St 

Aloysius’ scored a goal against 

the run of play. Then a St 

Aloysius’ player was sent off for 

a dangerous tackle towards the 

end of the first half. The teams 

went into the interval with the 

score remaining at 1–0. 

In the second half, Cranbrook 

restructured its forward line in 

an attempt to secure some goals 

but it soon became obvious 

that it was missing suspended 

striker, Adam Ireland, as the 

team had almost twice as many 

shots at goal as St Aloysius’ but 

with no result achieved. Then 

to the indignity of Cranbrook, 

St Aloysius’, playing with only 

10 men, capitalised on two 

defensive lapses by Cranbrook 

to score the only goals of the 

second half. It was a most 

disappointing game for the 

team considering its wealth of 

possession and its solid form 

of late but its inability to score 

against an undermanned team 

was apparent in its 3–0 loss. 

For Cranbrook, Matthew Stern, 

Rory Brennan, Toby Tang, 

Terence Sin and Harrison 

Mahoney all tried hard but a real 

lack of teamwork combination 

at crucial stages of play brought 

about the team’s downfall. The 

team needs to regroup over the 

vacation and prepare itself well 

for the clash with The Scots 

College on Saturday 17 July at 

Scots’ Main Oval if it is to suffer 

a similar capitulation. 

2 nd XI – St Aloysius’ 2 beat 

Cranbrook 1 (J Brosnan goal). 

Neill Points: J Brosnan (3), B 

Tait (2), S Purves (1) 

Free Kicks: St Aloysius’ 8, 


Shots on Target: St Aloysius’ 2, 


Shots Wide: St Aloysius’ 11, 


Corners: St Aloysius’ 4, 


Cranbrook played well in 

patches in the 2 nd XI fixture 

against St Aloysius’ last 

Saturday. The match was 

fairly even throughout with St 

Aloysius’ and Cranbrook trading 

goals after 21 and 22 minutes 

respectively of the first half. 

However just when it appeared 

that the game would finish 1–1 

at the break St Aloysius’ scored 

another goal with only one 

minute left on the clock. The 

second half produced no further 

goals resulting in a narrow 

loss for Cranbrook. Best for 

Cranbrook were mid-fielder Jack 

Brosnan who scored a cracking 

goal from 30 metres out and 

defenders, Ben Tait and Scott 

Purves. Other Cranbrook players 

who produced tidy games were 

Will Solomon, Zac Gerrard and 

Michael Chew. The team now 

plays The Scots College at Scots’ 

Main Oval on the last Saturday 

of the Term 2 vacation. 

Cranbrook 8Bs 

1 st XI Pick of the week: 


This week’s 1 st XI pick of the 

week goes to the following 

boys who were picked in CAS 

matches played this week. 

Congratulations to: 

Giordano Borzuola (CAS 3 rd XI) 

Rory Brennan (CAS 2 nd XI) 

Adam Ireland (CAS 2 nd XI) 

Matthew Stern (CAS 2 nd XI) 

Toby Tang (CAS 2 nd XI) 

Mr Baker, 1st XI Manager 

This week the 4 th XI played 

tactically and skillfully, and 

had a fantastic game. As the 

game started, St Aloysius’ 

determination set in quickly 

and they scored the first 

goal. As Cranbrook regained 

concentration we started to 

move the ball around and had 

some very clever plays. Richard 

Winkler soon equaled the 

score after a corner kick, which 

boosted the moral of the team. 

Unfortunately before half time 

St Aloys scored another goal. 

Within the first few minutes 

of the second half, Kevin Jung 

drove another shot into the back 

of the net. Before St Aloysius’ 

had another chance to continue 

the pattern of goals, Wesley Lou 

ran the ball up from half way 

and took on the goalie to receive 

another point on the board. 

Cranbrook being a bit too happy 

with this shot lost concentration 

and two minutes later, St Aloys 

evened the score and that was 

the end of the game at 3–3. It’s 

great to see the team taking 

shots, especial Saad Fariwala 

who had numerous shots on 

goal. The team should be 

congratulated for their amazing 

effort on the weekend. 

8As 

Richard Winkler 

Having lost against St Aloysius’ 

in the first round meant a must 

win in the second round. With 

all the boys going into the 

game with a clear head we were 

confident for a win. 15 minutes 

into the first half Dugald 

Holloway hits a sweet shot into 

the bottom left hand corner 

from outside the box. The score 

was 1–0. In the second half the 

St Aloysius’ boys came out all 

guns blazing. Fortunately the 

Cranbrook boys were able to 

withstand all attacks and get a 

great goal through Eddie Najm. 

The end score was 2–0 to 

Cranbrook. 

Kieran Montague

Cross Country 

CIS Report 

Last Thursday 17 June, 15 

members of the Cranbrook 

Cross Country Squad 

represented CAS to compete 

in the Annual Combined 

Independent Schools Cross 

Country Championships held 

at the Eastern Creek Raceway. 

The CIS consists of every 

Independent School in the State 

and there is fierce competition 

between all the associations. 

During our weekly competitions 

against GPS, runners get to 

know athletes of similar ability. 

At this stage the friendly rivalries 

are ignited past boiling point 

as an extra kick of adrenalin 

brings out the very best in every 

athlete. 

The opens event comprised 

two laps of a traditional 4km 

course. After an early morning 

shower, proceedings began with 

a field of over 90 competitive 

athletes representing their 

associations. Cranbrook was 

represented by Matthew and 

Thomas Whitaker who both ran 

admirably against very strong 

opposition. Matthew finished 

in a remarkable 13th position, 

one shy of a reserve spot in the 

CIS team. Tom finished well 

notching up 18th place in a 

fantastic performance all round. 

The Whitaker brothers should 

be highly commended for their 

great results. 

Thomas Hilburn was 

Cranbrook’s sole representative 

in the 17s event which consisted 

of two laps of a demanding 

3km course. Tom ran with great 

intent and achieved 61st position 

in a field of nearly 100 athletes. 

In the 16s Championship the 

Red, White and Blue of Nathan 

Derriman, Mark Kriedemann, 

Nicholas Pether and Edward 

Pierce represented the CAS 

team in the 6km event. The gun 

sounded and after a composed 

start, Nathan Derriman and 

Mark Kriedemann set forth to 

challenge the leading pack of 

runners. Derriman began his 

surge midway through the 

second lap into the top three 

while Kriedemann followed 

suit closely behind. In a 

thrilling finish for the line, 

Nathan came away with 

the Bronze medal, while 

Mark secured a solid 5th 

place. Competing in their 

first CIS championships 

Nicholas and Edward 

both represented 

Cranbrook with great 

spirit as they finished 

in 48th and 74th 

respectively. 

The 15s event consisted 

of one lap of the 4km 

course in very good 

conditions. A field 

of over 90 athletes 

from across the State 

competed in this championship. 

After a rough start the field 

began to stretch out with James 

King, Liam Apter and Alex 

Capelli set in the leading pack 

of runners. Chris Byrnes and 

Thomas Wendt began at good 

pace and worked together well 

to tackle the course. Following 

the first hill of the course an 

agonising ankle injury once 

again got the better of Capelli 

and he had to pull out. After 

charging up the last incline the 

finish was within sight and the 

pace increased immensely. James 

King finished well coming in 

in 2nd place while Liam Apter 

secured 11th position after 

a desperate sprint in the last 

100m. Chris Byrnes placed 62nd 

with fellow team mate Tom 

Wendt just behind in 64th. 

In the 13s event, Hamish 

McGregor enjoyed his first 

CIS Championship with a 

commendable 79th position. 

Hamish is improving every 

week, and with a lighting finish 

he is set for a successful athletics 

season later in the year. 

The 12s event capped off 

the secondary carnival 

with Cranbrook and CAS 

represented by Kurt Fryer and 

Kim Gallagher. Kurt set out to 

Ronald Tong 

contest a podium finish from 

the very start with strategic 

positioning after the first 

kilometre. In a remarkable 

performance Kurt finished 

with the Bronze medal after 

a tight finish. Kim ran very 

well finishing mid pack in 31st 

position. 

Congratulations to all 

Cranbrook athletes who 

represented CAS in the CIS 

Championships. Kurt Fryer, 

Nathan Derriman, Mark 

Kriedemann and James King 

have now been selected to 

represent CIS in the NSW All 

Schools Cross Country event 

held in July. Liam Apter has 

been selected as first reserve for 

this event. Well done to all for 

very successful results. 


James King, 

Captain of Cross Country 

Trinity Relay and 

Nowra Report 

Saturday 19 June found the 

Cranbrook Cross Country 

Squad at Ewan Park bright and 

early to take part in the annual 

Trinity Relay. This event is a 

lot of fun, with the first of the 

4 runners in all age groups, 

from U14 to old boys and staff 

teams, all setting off on the 2.6 

km course together. 

Although seemingly 

chaotic, the event is 

raced with serious 

purpose and on 

Saturday two of the 

course records were 

broken. Cranbrook 

entered four teams, 

narrowly missing out 

on a fifth due to a 

shortage of one team 

member. The U14s 

ran strongly, finishing 

8thout of 25 teams, the 

first Open team finished 

12th out of 33 teams 

and the second Open 

team came in at 23rd out 

of 33 teams. However, 

it was once again our 

U16 team that ran away 

with the honours, coming 

2nd out of 19 teams. Even more 

impressive was that it was not 

our usual top three runners, who 

were away at a qualifying race 

for the Nationals at Nowra. So 

it was the team of Liam Apter, 

Harry Anderson, Nicholas 

Pether and Alex Capelli who 

brought home the silver for 

Cranbrook. It is a real testament 

to the depth in the team that the 

top three runners could be away 

and yet we still came second! 

At Nowra Nathan Derriman 

and Mark Kreidemann finished 

6th and 9th respectively, 

running up an age group in 

the U18s and James King 

finished 4th in the U16 age 

group – outstanding results and 

congratulations all round. 

Mrs Goldstein, MiC Cross Country

Rugby 

The 1 st XV gathered together at 

the school bus at midday with 

big expectations of what was to 

be a do or die fight for our lives 

out at Aloysius. 

Unfortunately Aloysius worked 

around us on the fringes and 

went over the line in the corner 

to score 5–0. Through our set 

piece, Cranbrook bounced 

back before half time with a try 

to Luke Brown in the corner. 

Aloysius capitalised on our silly 

mistakes and after a few good 

phases of footy, they eventually 

crossed the line a second time 

to increase their lead, 12–7. 

This was a wake up call to 

Cranbrook and we answered 

with good natural phase play, 

allowing Paris Cockinos to put 

Sam Mangioni over the line 

with a nice inside ball. With 

Josh Boulton coming off the 

field due to injury, Tim Brown 

took the conversion and slotted 

it to put us in front, 14–12. 

Results v St Aloysius Round 1 

Unfortunately, as has happened 

in the past for this unlucky 1 st 

XV, a little mistake allowed 

Aloysius to pounce on a knock 

on and run through untouched 

to score under the posts. This 

blow was one too many for a 

devastated and crestfallen 1 st XV. 

CRANBROOK ST ALOYSIUS’ W/L SCORERS 


Heading out to face a team 

that we had previously drawn 

with was always going to prove 

a difficult game for the 2 nd XV. 

Cranbrook constantly seemed 

dangerous and were putting 

together some well-organised 

phase plays. Although Aloysius 

1st XV 14 29 L 

Brown L, Mangioni Tries. Boulton, Brown T 

Conv 

2nd XV 12 16 L Kondilios, Erskine Tries. Foulis Conv 

3 rd XV 15 29 L McElroy 3 Tries 

4 th XV 5 12 L Donazzan Try 

16A 12 23 L Sacre, Buckland Tries. Berry Conv 

16B 0 25 L 

16C 49 12 W 

Nunn (2), Davies, Richards, Severin, Gafen, 

Goodman Tries 

15A 33 0 W 

Taylor, McMichael, Burgess, Mee 2 Tries. 

Taylor 4 Conv 

15B 15 0 W Booth, Crowe, Hewitt Tries 

15C 12 27 L Tsagaris, Crone Tries. Peters Conv 

14A 24 0 W 

Poli, Fisher, Carter, Makas tries, Remond 2 

conv. 

14B 27 5 W 

Weiner-Angelopulo, McCombe, Stern, 

Harrison, Morgan Tries Sheen Conv 

Stollman, Tym, Pearce, Jensen, McCarroll, 

14C 44 5 W Nunn, Reynolds, McBride tries,Clayton conv, 

Tym Conv 

13A 14 22 L T.Mills 2 Tries, Negus 2 Conv 

13B 28 5 W 

F. Farley, J. Slabber, R. Finlayson Tries. 

Slabber 2 Conv 

13C 35 0 W 

Morgan, Barakat, Pether 3, Sprague, Theophile 

Tries 

15As Captain Judd Harvey 

winning a lineout 

took advantage of a lapse in 

concentration from the boys, 

the game was still well and truly 

open at half time (8–7). 

Quick thinking and swift ball 

skills through a number of 

forwards and backs set Tom 

Erskine up for a well-deserved 

try. Fighting to the end, the final 

score of 16–12 did not truly 

mirror how the team performed 

against Aloysius. 

The 3 rd XV this week came up 

against a well-drilled Aloysius 

side and this showed early 

on with Cranbrook going 

down a try inside the first ten 

minutes. The game was lost for 

Cranbrook in the early minutes 

of the second half, when we let 

Aloysius in again. However, 

it must be said that the team 

produced some entertaining 

rugby in the last 15 minutes of 

the game. Jack McElroy crossed 

the line for a hat-trick in his best 

game for the season and this 

allowed the 3rds to restore some 

pride with the final score being 

29–15. 

The Cranbrook 4 th XV got off to 

a positive start, dominating both 

possession and field position, 

and should have been further 

than 5–0 in front at half time. 

There’s no substitute for match 

fitness and this combined with 

some disappointing decisions 

from the referee went against us

in the second half, and we ended 

up losing 2–1. 

Jack Mort, Elliot Scali, 

Peter Knespal and Mr Simons 

The 16As knew that discipline 

and control was the only 

way to be successful against 

Aloys. Unfortunately the 

team did not demonstrate the 

discipline needed in difficult 

circumstances, frequently giving 

the referee an excuse to march 

the team another ten metres. 

The 16Bs began with confidence 

after a close fixture in Round 

1 and maintained it for most 

of the first half. However, 

a string of penalties always 

seemed to rescue Aloysius 

every time they were under 

pressure and the weight of 

possession that followed began 

to take its toll. Aloysius went to 

uncontested scrums to alleviate 

the one area of superiority 

Cranbrook had enjoyed and 

with the loss of dominance 

in this area Cranbrook 

seemed to lose its way. 

Mr Burr and Mr Downey 

In the 15As, the intensity and 

desire was evident from the first 

whistle with defensive pressure 

creating a chance which Nick 

Taylor took after only five 

minutes, scoring a converted 

try under the posts. After the 

break our boys began playing 

like a team instead of a group 

of individuals. Ball retention 

improved and passing and 

running with the ball became 

possible as backs and forwards 

linked, often charging down 

field at will. Still after ten 

minutes into the half the score 

remained static. 

It was hard to tell if it was 

the relentless attack or the 

fitness levels of the Cranbrook 

team that finally broke St 

Aloysius’, but once our passing 

and backing up style of play 

exhausted their defenders, the 

flood gates opened. Four quick 

tries in the final 15 minutes 

was just reward for our team 

that continued to work hard 

at supporting the ball carrier 

and, with attacking players left 

over both times, Taylor Burgess 

crossed the line in his man of 

the match performance. 

The 15Bs saw Cranbrook able 

to keep St Aloysius’ scoreless 

at the weekend in an exciting 

and dynamic display of rugby. 

Playing on Hordern always 

inspires a sense of occasion 

and the U15Bs began with 

purpose. With a number of 

chances squandered, Cranbrook 

entered the half-time break 

with nothing to show on the 

scoreboard for all of the chances 

they had been given. Bagging 

two quick tries, Robert Booth 

and Joshua Crowe were available 

to run off the sides of cleaner 

and better structured rucks. 

With the change in fortunes St 

Aloysius’ seemed to capitulate 

and Cranbrook maintained its 

momentum to score an excellent 

win. 

At half time in the 15Cs, we 

knew Aloys confidence would 

be high as they had held us up 

in defence for most of the first 

half, and they didn’t disappoint, 

coming out strong in offence, 

scoring a try within five minutes 

of the second half. We made 

an encouraging counter-attack 

through smart forward play, 

Andrew Crone bravely throwing 

himself over the try line. 

However, from this point on, 

Cranbrook in the lead, looking 

strong and the better team all 

morning, just switched off, 

allowing Aloys to easily break 

through, scoring a further 4 tries 

and a conversion. 

Mr Toia, Mr Gauchat 

and Ms McCann 

In the 14As fixture, the whole 

first half was played in St 

Aloysius’ half and a try to Ed 

Carter led to a 14 –0 lead at the 

break. The Cranbrook forwards 

totally dominated lineouts and 

scrums paving the way for smart 

kicking from Jack Remond 

and Darcy Cordell to turn the 

opposition around. The second 

half continued in the same way 

for Cranbrook with 2 more tries 

to Marcello Poli who chased 

a kick 50 metres and still won 

the race for the ball to score an 

outstanding try. 

1st XV Number 8 Sam 

Mangioni with the U/9s 

In the 14Bs the first half was 

dominated by Cranbrook, 

with Roy Harrison directing 

his team around the field and 

scoring a try himself. In the 

first round the Cranbrook team 

had let a good lead nearly turn 

into a defeat, and the boys 

and coaches were definite that 

that was not going to happen 

again. The second half saw how 

much the team has improved. 

Tries were scored by Damon 

Weiner-Angelopulo, Langton 

McCombe, Aaron Stern and 

Jack Morgan. 

The 14Cs had another 

impressive win this week. 

Good training translated to the 

pitch with 4 early tries and a 

conversion, before complacency 

temporarily got the better of 

our boys. They fought back 

well in the second half to post a 

convincing win. 


Mr Munday, Mr Vanderfield 

and Mr Newling 

1st XV Prop Paris Cockinos 

with the U/10s 

There were few highlights for 

the Cranbrook 13As. However, 

special mention must go to 

Tom Mills for scoring a double 

and Ken Savvas provided much 

needed determination when he 

came on as a substitute. In the 

forwards Beau Mayer was again 

a standout and Oskar Szangolies 

deserves a mention for his work 

rate around the field. 

Even after some late changes 

the 13Bs played with great 

cohesion and totally outplayed 

there Aloysius rivals. Felix Farley 

showed that good attitude at 

training transcends into game 

day, playing what was his best 

game of the season. 

The 13Cs should take great 

heart in how they performed 

this week, as they performed to 

the level that they have worked 

hard for all season. They ran 

hard and straight, used the pass 

and phase skills they spent the 

last week perfecting and never 

stopped rampaging. 

Mr Parsons and Mr Berridge

HOUSE CRICKET 

Match 6 – 

Davidson v 

Woodward 

In the sixth match of the 2010 

House Cricket Competition, 

Davidson defeated Woodward 

by 16 runs in a bowlerdominated 

contest between 

these two Houses. Batting 

first, Davidson’s early batsmen 

were well on top after 3 overs, 

being on 32 following good 

hitting by Oskar Szangolies. 

However tremendous bowling 

by Malcolm Agapitos with 

4 wickets for minus 18 runs 

and Henry Clark with 2 

wickets for minus 6 runs 

restricted Davidson to a 14 

run total. Woodward then 

began its innings but never 

really dominated the Davidson 

bowling with only Benjamin 

Wood looking at all confident. 

For Davidson Oskar Szangolies, 

Oliver Maxwell, Josh Boulton 

and Sam McCormick all bowled 

well taking wickets for negative 

amounts of runs. Davidson now 

plays Chelmsford in next week’s 

2nd semi-final on 24 June. 

Details: Davidson 14 (O 

Szangolies 27, D Christodoulou 0, 

J Chang (-18), O Maxwell 6, 

J Boulton 4, S McCormick (-5)) 

beat Woodward (-2) (B Wood 

7, F Nicholson (-2), O Howard 

(-1), M Agapitos 3, J Miller (-9), 

H Clark 0) by 16 runs. 

1st Semi-final – 

Hone v Cutler 

In the first semi-final match 

of the 2010 House Cricket 

Competition Hone defeated 

Cutler by 5 runs in a nail-biting 

contest. Batting first, Cutler 

batted patiently to reach 18 

for the loss of only 1 wicket 

after their allotted 6 overs. The 

prominent batsmen for Hone 

were Kieran Montague and 

Will Crammond. For Hone, 

Jack Holloway finished with 1 

wicket for no runs. Hone also 

began its innings steadily with 

both openers Edward Negus 

and Dugald Holloway scoring 

7 runs each. Hone then edged 

slightly in front but when 

Devin Foulis bowled out Harry 

Jones, Cutler was back in the 

match. However an unlikely 

6 by Harrison Mahoney off 

Devin’s next ball saw Hone 

home by 5 runs. Hone meet the 

winner of next week’s Semifinal 

in the Final in Term 3. 

Details: Hone 23 ( E Negus 7, 

D Holloway 7, R McCarroll 2, J 

Holloway 5, H Mahoney 3, 

H Jones (-1) beat Cutler 18 

(G Stewart 2, K Montague 8, 

W Crammond 5, S Ireland (-3), 

C Cosgrove 4, D Foulis 2) by 

5 runs. 

Devin Foulis appealing for an LBW decision 

Josh Boulton bowling 


Outgoing Cranbrook Cricket 1st XI coach Gary Whitaker with 

2009–10 1st XI Captain, Henry Clark

TENNIS REPORT 

In the 1 st s, John Breen and James 

Cornish, began well, taking a 

2–0 lead. However following 

what seems to be a ritual when 

playing St Aloys, they had to 

fight for it, and eventually lost 

narrowly 8–10 in a tiebreak. St 

Aloys then continued to press 

ahead, winning the second 

set 6–1. Harry Kimpton and 

Macauley Roseman played 

with their usual combination 

of tenacious volleying of Mac 

at net, and Harry’s booming 

serve from the baseline, but their 

opponents started to read this 

combination, and won both sets 

6–1, 6–0. Mac then started his 

singles against a fairly similarly 

matched opponent, with both 

of these competitors having 

dipping topspin forehands 

and solid serves. However, 

unlucky errors from Mac cost 

him the match 6–2. James 

played extremely well against 

his opponent, managing to 

run him ragged with amazing 

groundstrokes and a big serve. 

His opponent’s consistency 

however wore James down, and 

he lost it 6–4. Harry also played 

a steady opponent who managed 

to return Harry’s fiery serve well. 

Despite Harry’s big forehand 

and solid backhand his opponent 

won 6–1. John started well in 

his singles, but unfortunately 

injured his wrist running for a 

forehand in the first game of the 

match, and had to retire, after 

being down 3–0. The 1 st s lost 8 

sets to 0, 16 games to 46. 

Team name Sets 

For 

Sets 

Against 

The 2 nd s had a much easier day 

of tennis, not losing a set. Max 

Smouha-Ho and Alex Selig used 

their consistency and serving 

games to win 6–3, 6–2. Edward 

House and Harry Ingham (who 

is to be thanked greatly for 

stepping up to the team from the 

3rds and playing so well) won 

easily both sets 6–0, 6–0. Harry 

then comfortably won his singles 

6–3, showing great control with 

his groundstrokes and serve. 

Alex is having one of the best 

seasons ever seen in Cranbrook 

tennis history, winning all of 

his matches so far this season 

6–0. He continued this trend 

by winning again 6–0. Edward 

also won his match 6–0, hitting 

the ball very well, with minimal 

unforced errors. Max served 

with Harry Kimpton’s fury 

and hit solid groundstrokes to 

win comfortably 6–2. The 2 nd s 

won easily 8 sets to 0, 48 games 

to 10. Enjoy the holidays, and 

remember to sign up for the 

Cranbrook Tennis Camp, which 

is the first week of the holidays. 

3 rd s and 4 th s 

John Breen, Captain of Tennis 

The 3 rd s and 4 th s produced two 

of the most decisive victories 

ever seen at a CAS tennis 

encounter. The 4 th s ended up 

winning all six sets with the 

loss of just a single game. This 

achievement underlines the 

focus and discipline with which 

the team played as well as their 

Games 

For 

Games 

Against 

Win/Loss 

1STS 0 8 16 46 Loss 

2NDS 8 0 48 10 Win 

3RDS 6 0 36 0 Win 

4THS 6 0 36 1 Win 

10As 6 0 37 14 Win 

10Bs 6 0 36 2 Win 

9As 6 0 36 5 Win 

9Bs 6 0 36 0 Win 

8As 4 2 29 21 Win 

8Bs 6 0 37 9 Win 

7As 5 1 32 16 Win 

7Bs 3 3 24 22 Win 

obvious dominance on the 

court. Although hardly possible 

for this near perfect result to be 

bettered, the 3 rd s did just that. 

With a perfect performance of 

six sets to zero, they did not 

concede a single game, winning 

6–0 in all six sets. After an 

amazing accomplishment, the 

Cranbrook team were dignified 

and humble in victory and 

with over 40 minutes of court 

time remaining, even had 

the sportsmanship to mix the 

Cranbrook and St Aloysius’ 

teams up for some social doubles 

in order that the opposition 

could enjoy a more even game. 

I commend the team on being 

such excellent ambassadors for 

the School. 

10As – 6 sets to 0 win. A tough 

win by Malcolm Agapitos and 

Ed Selig in the doubles in a tie 

breaker, with all players winning 

their singles comprehensively. 

Angus Forth continued his run 

and Stephen Liu won without 

dropping a game. 

10Bs – The most comprehensive 

victory of the winter 36 games 

to 2. Tim Milford and Andrew 

Farmer did not lose a game all 

day in their 2 sets. Strong singles 

wins came from all boys; 6 

games to 0! 

9As – Cranbrook went out 

firing winning 6–0 in both the 

doubles. Wil Lewis also had an 

easy win the singles also without 

dropping a game. Oscar Howard 

topped the Ace Scoreboard 

making a convincing 6 aces! 

Nick Fitzsimons and Luke also 

had wins dropping only one 

game each. Overall a firm win 

36–5. 

9Bs – The Bs had a quick day 

due to a disappointing two 

no-shows from the opposition. 

Sam Wallis and Lewin Cary 

had an easy doubles fight 

winning 6–0. The whole team 

played with great mental 

precision without dropping a 

game all day. A great last win, 

36–0 before the holidays! 


Matt Fitzsimons, Captain 

8As – A solid win 4 sets to 

2. Ben Rogers continues his 

unbeaten season in singles and 

doubles despite a back injury. 

Good singles wins also for 

skipper Max Busch and 

John Lyras. 

8Bs – A comprehensive 6 sets 

to 0 win. Gutsy singles win 

to Damian Messenger in a tie 

break with Ian Chen and Liam 

Patterson dominant in their 

singles ties both winning 6 

games to 1. 

7As – All the boys played well 

with both the double pairs 

winning 6–2. In the singles 

Ben Cassen, Sam Atkins and 

Anthony Shumsky outplayed the 

opposition with the common 

theme 6–2. 

7Bs – The Bs were closely 

matched in skill by their Aloys 

rivals and the results were 

mixed. Alex Conrad and Darren 

Choi won their doubles with 

some great rallies 6–2. In the 

singles Ben Woods and Alex had 

an easy time both winning 6–1. 

With 3 sets a piece the boys were 

lucky to win by just 2 games!

Cranbrook Snow Sports 2010 

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Sun 11th July 

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Sun 11th July 

Moguls 

Thur 15th July 

Skier X 

Fri 16th July 

Alpine 

Sat 17th July 

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Andrew McWilliam 

Hugo McWilliam 

A Macauley Roseman 

Andrew McWilliam 


A Charles Cosgrove 

Matthew Blake 

Macauley Roseman 

A Oliver Lotz 

Matthew Blake 


A Oliver Lotz 

Simon Murray 

Matthew Blake 



Sam Rush 

Bruce McWilliam 

Sam Rush 

Udo Lotz 

Paul Murray 


Skier X 

Fri 16th July 

Alpine 

Sat 17th July 

A Roderick Middlehurst 

Lachlan Middlehurst 


B Jonah Darling 

Hugo Walker Smith 

A Roderick Middlehurst 

Lachlan Middlehurst 


Jonah Darling 

B Patrick Murray 

Hugo Walker-Smith 

Mikhail Mehigan 

Bruce Mc William 

Richard Walker-Smith 

Mark Darling 

Paul Murray

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X Country Free 

Sun 11th July 

X Country Relay 

Sun 11th July 

Snowboard GS 

Wed 14th July 

Boarder X 

Wed 14th July 

Moguls 

Thur 15th July 

Skier X 

Fri 16th July 

Alpine 

Sat 17th July 

A Lachlan Roseman 

George Stewart 

Edward Negus 

A Lachlan Roseman 


Edward Negus 

A Angus McNiven 

Beau Mayer 

Nathan Finch 

A Angus McNiven 

Nathan Finch 

A Jasper Penfold-Low 

Peter Richardson 

Edward Negus 

B Lachlan Roseman 

Ben Cosgrove 


A Jasper Penfold-Low 


Edward Negus 

B Lachlan Roseman 

Timothy Medley 

Edward Schiller 


Sam Rush 

Nigel Stewart 

Robert Mayer 

Andrew Finch 

Rebel Penfold-Russel 

Nigel Stewart 

Ian Low 

Martin Schiller 

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Edward Negus 

Jasper Penfold-Low 

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Alex Conrad 

Lachlan Roseman 

Warwick Negus 

Sam Rush 

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Mark Webber, Australia’s new motor-racing hope 

This year the immense and intense sporting 

rivalry between Australia and Britain doesn’t 

just stop at the Ashes but is extending to 

an amazing battle for the Formula One 

World Championship. Fighting out the 

battle for first are two Englishmen and 

Australian Mark Webber, and there is hardly 

any gap between them. This week Long/ 

Short analyses a thrilling contest filled with 

constant lead changes and high emotion. 

Mark Webber has had a truly amazing past 

two years. Before him, the last Australian 

to win a single Formula One race was Alan 

Jones in 1981, but Webber has well and truly 

put Australia back in the limelight of motor 

racing. In 2009, he won Grand Prix (GP) 

races in Germany and Brazil while finishing 

second in China, Turkey and Britain. This 

year Webber has performed even more 

astonishingly, coming in the top ten, and 

therefore gaining competition points, in 

every one of the eight races this year. Apart 

from being victorious in both Spain and 

Monaco, Webber also came third and second 

respectively in the Turkish and Malaysian 

GPs. At the latest standings he is in third 

place on 103 points, just behind Hamilton 

(109) and Button (106). The three have a 

significant lead over the rest of the field, 

with fourth-placed racer, Spaniard Fernando 

Alonso, on just 94 points. After such a long 

drought of top Australian motor racers, 

finally another world-class driver has arrived. 

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The and the of It 

There isn’t an absence of controversy, 

however, as a minor collision between 

Webber and a team-mate led to severe 

animosity within his Red Bull Racing- 

Renault Squad. Chasing his third successive 

victory, the Australian was narrowly in 

the lead ahead of German Sebastian Vettel 

who, in a bid to take the lead, bumped into 

Webber and sent him into third place as 

a result. There was particular anger in the 

team as not only was Webber relegated, 

Vettel didn’t even finish due to the damages 

and RBR-Renault lost ground to rivals 

McLaren-Mercedes. Nevertheless, as 

Peter Fitzsimmons commented, it is still a 

promising sign for Australian racing when 

third place is a disappointment. 

Right from the start of his career, there were 

strong indications that he would be a future 

star. He made his debut for Minardi in 2002 

and in the Australian GP scored the team’s 

first points in three years. Throughout the 

years Webber has been with a large number 

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By Angus Buckland and Rupert Coy 

of different teams including Minardi, Jaguar, 

Williams and now RBR-Renault. However, 

in his fourth year at his current squad and 

having just signed another one-year contract, 

the stability is undoubtedly helping his 

racing. 

Australia has had a proud tradition of 

motor car racers, the most famous of whom 

being undoubtedly Sir Jack Brabham, 

founder of the Brabham racing team and 

World Champion in 1959, 1960 and 1966. 

Hopefully Mark Webber will lead a new 

generation of Australian racers who not only 

defeat England, but the rest of the world. 

This Sunday is the Spanish Grand Prix, and 

should Webber win he would race back into 

pole position on the ladder. 

Quote of the week: 

‘There are seven winners of the Monaco 

grand prix on the starting line today and 

four of them are Michael Schumacher.’ 

Commentator Kirsty Smith 

Pool Managers: Gai Campbell and Angelo Basalo 

may be contacted between 2pm and 6pm 

during term time only on 9327 9504.

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