CURRENT EVENTS WINTER CHALLENGE 2004
Each week a number of Grade 7 and Grade 8 classes complete a set of 10
current events questions as their homework task. Students also have the
opportunity to set questions for the Challenge. At the conclusion of the
Challenge there will be prizes!
12 points are available for each class each week.
Eg a) First = 6 points Second = 4 points Third = 2 points
b) Equal first = 5 points Third = 2 points
c) First = 6 points Equal second = 3 points
AFTER WEEK TEN – FINAL RESULTS
Grade 7
38
Angus Dobner
30
Luke Johnston
Grade 8
38
Cameron Ritchie
35
Richard Estcourt
26
25
30
28
Patrick Humphries
Nick Probin
Will Lawler
Tom Spaulding
AFTER WEEK NINE –
Will Lawler – missed out on getting 4 points in an earlier round and his points have
now been adjusted.
Grade 7
Grade 8
36
35
Angus Dobner
Cameron Ritchie
26
35
Patrick Humphries
Richard Estcourt
25
28
Nick Probin
Tom Spaulding
AFTER WEEK EIGHT –Grade 7 – two people now equal 3rd. Changes in Grade
8 – again! –Cameron Ritchie has now BEEN CAUGHT!
Calvin Bellette is now also on 24 points for Grade 7
Grade 7
Grade 8
33
29
Angus Dobner
Cameron Ritchie
26
29
Patrick Humphries
Richard Estcourt
24
25
Luke Johnston
Tom Spaulding
AFTER WEEK SEVEN – new leader in Grade 7! Changes in Grade 8 – again! –
though Cameron Ritchie is now clearly in the lead!
Grade 7
Grade 8
29
29
Angus Dobner
Cameron Ritchie
26
23
Patrick Humphries
Tom Spaulding
24
23
Luke Johnston
Richard Estcourt
25
19
Angus Dobner
Patrick Watts
24
18
Luke Johnston
Jacob Barron
20
18
Angus Dobner
Jacob Barron
20
15
Luke Johnston
Tom Spaulding
AFTER WEEK SIX
Grade 7
Grade 8
26
26
Patrick Humphries
Cameron Ritchie
AFTER WEEK FIVE
Grade 7
Grade 8
26
20
Patrick Humphries
Cameron Ritchie
WEEK SEVEN
72
74
75
76
78
81
82
84
85
86
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Matthew Paine
Johnathon Absolom
Rhys Hollis
Simon Bannister
Kaito Battaglene
Richard Estcourt
Tom Walters
Joe McGee
Lochlain Flanagan
Tom Spaulding
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Angus Dobner
David Bender
Nick Probin
Blair Plunkett
Calvin Bellette
Michael Candon
Cameron Ritchie
Jacob Barron
Will Lawler
Daniel Gerrard
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
Daniel Pickett
Joshua Faulds
Josh Riley-Hanson
David Bannister
Ali Eideh
Matt Hall
Michael Fazackerley
Patrick Watts
Ben Brockman
Daniel Grant
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Angus Dobner
David Bender
Nick Probin
Simon Bannister
Calvin Bellette
Richard Estcourt
Tom Walters
Zachary Gregson
Ed Lawler
Jamie McGuiness
3
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
3
Matthew Spence
Toby Maugham
David Bannister
Dylan Bygrave
Matt Hall
Steven Lee
James Griffin
Will Lawler
Tom Spaulding
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Daniel Pickett
Patrick Humphries
Alex Salter
Luke Kershaw
James Leach
Nick Leitch
Adam Makin
Zac Gregson
Will Lawler
Tom Spaulding
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
2
1
3
Dane Targett-Seymour
James Holman
Luke Johnston
Blair Plunkett
Kaito Bataglene
Jeremy Stevens
Steven Lee
Patrick Watts
Ed Lawler
Daniel Grant
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Angus Dobner
Tom Latham
Rhys Hollis
Simon Bannister
Nathan Cortes
George Harlow
Tom Walters
Patrick Watts
Lochlainn Flanagan
Tom Spaulding
3
1
3
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
Dane Targett-Seymour
Patrick Humphries
Nick Probin
David Bannister
Matthew Wood
Nick Leitch
Adam Makin
Zac Gregson
Ben Brockman
Marc McIntyre
WEEK SIX
72
74
75
76
78
81
82
84
85
86
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Daniel Pickett
Jake Long
Luke Johnston
Jonny Preece
Nathan Cortes
Michael Candon
Cameron Ritchie
Patrick Watts
Jack Young
Daniel Grant
WEEK FIVE
72
74
75
76
78
81
82
84
85
86
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Danyon Michalkowski
Tom Latham
John Andrews
Simon McKeown
Calvin Bellette
Brad Absolom
Cameron Ritchie
Jacob Barron
Evan Thollar
Joel Smith
WEEK FOUR
72
74
75
76
78
81
82
84
85
86
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Daniel Pickett
Isaac Manuela
Luke Johnston
Angus Wishart
Lucas Jansons
Richard Estcourt
Cameron Ritchie
Jacob Barron
Ben Johnson
Christopher Balfe-Michael
WEEK THREE
72
74
75
76
78
81
82
84
85
86
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Angus Dobner
Patrick Humphries
Ryan Walker
David Bannister
Calvin Bellette
Richard Estcourt
Lewis Graham
Alexander Davidson
Evan Thollar
Tom Spaulding
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
David Rosendale
Andrew Otto
Luke Johnston
Simon Bannister
James Leach
Matt Hall
Cameron Ritchie
Patrick Byron
Alex Gadd
Christopher Balfe-Michael
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Ry Zawadski
Tom Latham
Luke Johnston
Luke Kershaw
Mark Hay
Marcel Hutchinson-Kern
Sam McDonald
Kaine Warren-McKean
Patrick Watts
3
3
3
1
3
1
3
3
1
2
Matthew Paine
Tom Latham
Craig White
Angus Wishart
Dylan Bygrave
Nick Leitch
Damien Minards
Jacob Barron
Will Lawler
Jake North
WEEK TWO
72
74
75
76
78
81
82
84
86
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Angus Dobner
Patrick Humphries
Richard Morrison
Simon McKeown
Nathan Cortes
Michael Candon
Alex Kelly
Jamie McGuiness
Jacob Barron
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Michael French
James Holman
Joshua Riley-Hanson
Simon Bannister
James Leach
Josh Riza
Mark Matear
Marc McIntyre
Samuel Moore
WEEK ONE
72
74
75
76
78
81
82
85
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Angus Dobner
Patrick Humphries
Nick Probin
Ashley Leveridge-McNally
Joel Geeves
Richard Estcourt
Alex Kelly
Will Lawler
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
Ry Zawadski
David Bender
Luke Johnston
Aaron Southern
Ali Eideh
Matt Hall
Cameron Ritchie
Alex Gadd
3
2
1
3
1
3
3
3
Dane Targett-Seymour
James Holman
Joshua Riley-Hanson
Simon Bannister
Calvin Bellette
Nick Leitch
Nick Kirkham
Finley Smith