Term 2 2013 Activities Report - Xenware.net

Stannies ISA Touch Football 2013Lucas Thornhill, Daniel Donato, Nick Plunke, Peter McNamara, Jacob Borkovic, Elijah Dunning,Hamish Pennington, Jayden Norris, Kadison Campion, William MabiorThe Stannies Touch Football team travelled to the ISA Trials at Barker College on Friday 3 rd May. The team underwent alate reshuffle due to a clash with an HSC English excursion, but the Yr 10 students did an excellent job of filling the void.The boys played in four matches against: Chevalier 15’s & Opens, St Patricks Strathfield and Oakhill. Stannies took on theChevalier 15’s in their first match, which was a good way to start the day. The Stannies boys were able to build combina‐ons and improve their skill levels with an easy 6‐0 win. Game 2 was a different story taking on the formidable St Patricksteam. St Pats had a number of ‘real’ touch players which showed up some of our defensive weaknesses. Stannies eventuallywent down 2‐8. The third match was against Chevalier Opens, a game we had targeted to win. Stannies started poorlyand Chevalier capitalised with an early touchdown. By the me the Stannies boys got their mind on the job it was too late,Chevalier held on for a 2‐1 win. Our fourth match was against Oakhill, another strong opponent. The Stannies aack wasexcellent in this match, but the defence was very lazy and as such Oakhill proved too classy, winning 7‐3.I would like to thank the boys for the way they conducted themselves throughout their matches. They tried their best butwere a lile outclassed on the day. Thank‐you to Mr McDonald, for his organisaon and support of the touch footballprogram at Stannies.Mark Ellio ‐ CoachHamlet ExcursionSenior Advanced EnglishOn 3 rd May, 89 students from Year 11 and Year 12 Advanced English travelledto the Riverside Theatre in Parramaa for a day of cultural delight inthe shape of Hamlet. We were lucky that the country’s biggest carpark (theM4) flowed well and we arrived in me for the boys to take in the sites ofParramaa, as well as second breakfast, before bracing themselves for a 2hour, non‐stop, performance. It has to be said though that, on the whole,the boys expectaons of enjoyment appeared to be quite low… Support forJove’s producon turned this around with a rambuncous performance thatelucidated the comedy, as well as the tragedy of the play. Many boys wentso far as to express actual appreciaon, not only of this producon, but ofthe experience of seeing a live performance – a first for many. For our year12’s who are grappling with this most complex text, the day provided amagnificent opportunity for them to engage with the power of the stageperformance in bringing those ‘dusty’ old words to life. Similarly, when ourYear 11’s return to their study of Othello they will have the echoes of thisperformance in which to develop their own thinking about the power of tragedy to explore complex quesons of human nature.The boys were an absolute pleasure to travel with, meeng every expectaon in terms of ming, appearance and behaviourand as such presented themselves as excellent ambassadors for the College. Finally, this valuable experience wouldnot have been possible without the generous support of our parents; likewise we greatly appreciate the support of the Collegein allowing our seniors to forego the rigours of their other courses for the day. Thank you all.Emily Puddicombe ‐ English Coordinator