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The Cranbrook ChronicleDining DilemmasWhen the school photographer remarks that he’s never seen the parents at Cranbrook as animated as this,you know that it’s going to be a fun evening.This certainly turned out to be the case forseventy-five parents in Years 7 and 8, whocame along to the School’s evening of diningdilemmas, posed by our very own MichaelParker, Head of Senior School, and ‘inventor’of the Ethics course. All the content of thiscourse has now been encapsulated in a veryentertaining book by Michael called ethics 101and published by parent, Jane Curry.As MC for the evening, Michael made parentsrank criminals, discuss punishment, justifypoints of view, and spin the wheel (you’lljust have to come along next time to findout what that involves…!). There was muchlively discussion and a phenomenal amountof noise. The boys will be happy to hear thatparents were made to work very hard indeed.All this hard work was fortified by thedelicious three-course meal and winebeautifully served by the School Caterer, CaterCare. We thank all the staff who worked veryhard to avoid gesticulating parents who didn’twant to seem to stay in their seats!To cap off the evening, Michael declared theparents of Years 7 and 8 to be the best he’dseen this year! With that high praise from theHead of Senior School ringing in their ears,parents were allowed to go home.If you missed out on this very entertainingand invigorating night, but are interested inbuying the book, then please contact me atsoraya.cary@iinet.net.au . The price is $24.95and all proceeds have kindly been donated bythe publisher and its author to the School’sIndigenous Scholarship Fund.Thank you to all who helped to bring theevening about, with particularly huge thanksto Susie Manfred from the CSPA committeefor making it all look and smell so beautiful,and Cathy Turner of the School’s OperationsTeam.Final thanks must go to Michael Parker forgiving up his Friday night to teach ethics toa class of very energetic (and entertained)parents.We look forward to seeing you at the nextdinner in 2015.Soraya CaryCSPA President10