31 SHEFFIELD 2011 was a roller coaster of emotions for the boys of Sheffield house: the tragic loss of Luke Norris; winning the AH Smith trophy. We began the year very slowly in the AH Smith competition and at one stage were lying last. But I am really proud that most boys made themselves available to take par t in the many interhouse activities, from the 20 man relay in the gala to being props in the play festival. The tragic loss of Luke, however, had an amazing effect on the boys. A bond was created that I have not witnessed before and this had a resurgent influence upon the boys. Slowly, Sheffield crept up the points ladder by winning many of the remaining activities to end victorious by 2 points. Unfor tunately, our academics let us down and, despite many an incentive, we still ended 3rd in the Parks trophy. As a result Sheffield finished a disappointing 3rd in the Veldman cup. Sheffield won the Tug-of-War,Tennis, Cricket (shared with Finningley), Soccer and Music (for the 3rd year running). We were also awarded the trophy for providing the most rugby players for the school. Ivan Crockart did Sheffield proud by winning the Junior Chess Championship. The matrics consisted of a mixed bag of boys, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. But what mattered most is that there was a strong bond between them and they all contributed to the positive moral of the house. As a result they were all awarded the coveted house tie. Sheffield had the pleasure of hosting a number of exchange boys from Canberra Grammar School for a few weeks in the 4th term and it was encouraging to see how welcome they were made to feel. The boys were hosted by a different family almost every weekend. Sheffield had a good year with no serious disciplinary issues and for that I thank my duty staff Adam Rogers, Huber t van Ellewee and Bernhard Krüger for their suppor t and diligence. My thanks also go to the Sheffield tutors for their on-going guidance and encouragement of the boys. Special thanks go to the prefect group: Chad Myburgh, Brandon Driver, Michael Shadwell and Luke Norris, so ably lead by Declan Ahern, for their commitment to the cause. Lastly, thanks to my family for their unconditional suppor t. Special house awards: Senior of theYear : Declan Ahern House spirit award: Luke Norris Junior of the house: Myles Lundall Marco Botha Sheffield “There are no extraordinary people, just ordinary people who do extraordinary things with what they have been given.” The tragic loss of Luke had an amazing effect on the boys. A bond was created that I have never seen This page is sponsored by: The Lundall family
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