music performance annually and joint choral concerts are held with MLC School. The Symphonic Winds group compete in public festivals and challenges and the Chapel Choir provide music year long at house services and evensong. All group participate in the GPS Music Festival. Drama – Newington produces a Musical Theatre every two years, as well as both a Senior and Middle School Production every year. Newington also is involved in Theatresports, hosting the Inner West Cup annually, as well as competing in Impro Australia's Theatresports Schools Competition. Sport – Newington is one of the nine members of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (GPS) and participates in all GPS sporting competitions as well as several non-GPS or traditional sports. Newington students may participate in a variety of sports including: Athletics, Australian Football, Basketball, Cricket, Cross Country, Fencing, Full Bore Rifle Shooting, Judo, Rowing, Rugby Union, Small Bore Rifle Shooting, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball and Water Polo. Rowing Newington has a history of producing rowers, coxswains, and coaches who have gone on to represent NSW and Australia in rowing. The rowing program has produced many Olympic and World Championships rowers including: James Chapman (1992–1997), 2012 Summer Olympics rowing silver medalist; Tom Chessell, 1952 Summer Olympics rowing Bronze Medallist; Sam Hardy 2019 World Rowing Championships Bronze medalist; Rob Jahrling 2000 Summer Olympics rowing Silver Medallist; Fred Kirkham 1956 Summer Olympics rowing Bronze Medallist; Matthew Long 2000 Summer Olympics rowing Bronze Medallist; Michael Morgan 1968 Summer Olympics rowing Silver Medallist; Geoff Stewart 2000 & 2004 Summer Olympics dual rowing Bronze Medallist; James Stewart 2000 & 2004 Summer Olympics dual rowing Bronze Medallist; Stephen Stewart 2004 Summer Olympics rowing Bronze Medallist and Richard Wearne World Rowing Championships Silver & Bronze Medallist. Newington has produced several Australian representatives at senior, Under 23 and Junior levels. At 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics, there were four old boys in each of those Olympic Rowing teams. The Newingtonian The school annual of Newington College is called The Newingtonian and dates to the early 1880s. Three hand-written news sheets with the title The Newingtonian we're circulated in 1883 but the first printed issue of the magazine was published in June 1884. The aim of its founding editors was ‘...to place on record the simple annals of boyhood'. A quotation from the Latin poet Horace — Memor Puertiæ, translated as 'remembering boyhood' — served