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Feedback ... This action is timely and should ultimately be of great benefit to the School’s rugby program; however an immediate problem exists. The School’s reputation (and especially its rugby program) has been denigrated to such an extent by the media and other sources that there are not many quality rugby players who would actually want to come to the School. I will pose a hypothetical situation for you: A player of some ability is playing for Waverley’s 13As and lives in the School’s local area at Paddington. He has played representative club football before attending that school. What incentive does he have to come to Sydney High when a friend or family members tells him of the new selection arrangement? The image that he conjures in his mind is one of losing most games by large margins, playing with inexperienced team-mates and, potentially, not even being able to play in the 1st XV competition. Let it be clear that I am not in anyway attacking this School’s system, but rather representing a scenario that was described to me by a number of parents of GPS old boys I have discussed the current predicament with. The School is doing its part in its extensive marketing of the School’s qualities. OLD BOYS: This is where you must assume some responsibility. Everyone is happy to give their two cents on how the School could improve its program, but no one is actually willing to help in some way. I chose, and I understand there are certain feasibility constraints that affect others’ ability to do so, to coach at the School. While I agree this is not an option for most, there is something else Old Boys can do. I know for a fact that there are very many Old Boys who will read this and other correspondence relating to the rugby matter who will have to make decisions, now or in the future, on where their children will attend high school (Old Boys circa 1980, if I’m not mistaken). It is your responsibility to promote the School’s virtues actively and, if you all really do believe in the aforementioned commentary, make the decision to enrol your son/s in this fine educational institution. Many 8 Contributions Contributions to the Bulletin are welcome and may take any form. Items should be submitted to: editor@shsobu.org.au or Editor, High Bulletin, SHS OBU, PO Box 1546, DARLINGHURST NSW 1300. All contributions are submitted on the understanding that publication is at the editor’s discretion and may be edited for any reasonable ground including appropriateness, style and to meet space, layout and legal restrictions.
Old Boys have previously complained that no realistic option was available to them to send their boys to Sydney High if they did not gain entry through the selective schools test in Year 7. Dr Jaggar and the Education Department have now made it possible to achieve entry in Year 9. In essence, if Old Boys are still truly passionate about the School and genuinely believe in its future, they will make the important decision to send their sons to Sydney High. I urge you to do so as I can assure you that all the barriers against future Sydney High rugby success have been removed, the program has been structured to cultivate rugby development, so it simply needs that one last element vital to achieve its goals: talent. To those Old Boys not at the stage of their lives where they are required to make a decision on where to send their children to school, you too can still play a role by actively promoting the School and being vocal about how proud you are to have attended Sydney High. I believe this is the only way to improve the School’s image, one that has been somewhat tarnished in recent years. This is the only way forward for Sydney High rugby. OBU prizes Congratulations to the following boys who received OBU-sponsored prizes at the 125th speech night and annual prize giving on 17 February 2009: Old Boys’ Prize - Ashwin Thomas; John Waterhouse Prize - David Vien; John Skyring Cross Memorial Prize - Michael Denny-Smith; JW Gibbes Junior Prize - William Stefanidis and Nelson Wang; JW Gibbes Senior Prize - Edwin Montoya Zorrilla; Arch Ferguson Prizes (Years 8-12) - Christopher Andrews, David Nam, Alex Koerber, Eric Ovadia; Keith C Cameron Memorial Prize (Year 11 dux) - Thomas Wilson; Sir Frederick Jordan Memorial Prize (Year 10 dux) - Adrian Zhang; Gordon Barr Memorial Prize (Year 7 dux) - Victor Chew; Dr Charles Winston Prize for Geography - Steven Luo; Norman Save Memorial Prize (History Performance in the HSC) - Alistair Taylor; SHOBs Rugby Prize for Chemistry - Brendon Martinez; G C Saxby Prize (Mathematics Extension 2) - Daniel Chim; A H Pelham Prize (Year 10 Classical Greek) - John Wormell; James Brunton Gibb Prize (public speaking) - Zid Mancenido; Colonel D J Duffy Sword of Honour - CUO Anthony Ho. 9
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