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High Notes, Vol 7 No 21, July 21 2006
From the Principal
Vale Ms O’Brien
Welcome to Term 3
Staff Selection Panel Training
High Talent
Internet and Email Video FestivalRose Bay Secondary College is hosting their 8th Annual “V-Fest” Student Video Festival at the Chauvel Cinema Paddington on Tuesday 18 September 2006. The festival has been designed to promote and embrace the wealth of media talent being created in both public and private high schools in Sydney. There are two categories for entries: The Junior Section (Years 7-10) and the Senior section (Years 11-12). There are no limitations on content as the entries are judged only under these two categories. The only MUST is the inclusion of the V-FEST letter “V” somewhere in the action. This letter could be found somewhere in the environment or could be an actual letter “V”. All students need is a camera and a passion for film! If you are submitting a video project in any subject for the HSC, this could be entered for competition (just don’t forget to edit a “V” somewhere in the action on a copy tape). Entry forms are available from the Art Department or from Ms Brewer.
Entries close at 5.00 pm on Thursday, 7 September 2006. Back to Back NSW Volleyball ChampionsHigh won the 2006 NSW CHS Volleyball Knockout and defended the title won in 2005 to become state champions for the second consecutive year. The final 16 playoffs were held during the last week of last term at Olympic Park. The lead up was not without drama with 4 of the starting 6 not fully fit leading into the finals. Alex Le, Terry Ly, Oliver Konakoff and Warren Trac were all battling a combination of injury and sickness. The value of the large 11 player team was realised as players such as Jamie Tao, David Dizon, Sam Lee, Ping Du and Danny Ng maintained the team momentum without any change to the system of play. The depth of the team was one of its strengths. High only conceded one set (to West Wyalong) during the entire knockout which commenced in February. Sydney Boys High and Great Lakes Secondary College have been two of the dominant volleyball schools this year so it was fitting when they were drawn to meet in the final. Our players arrived at the court in full uniform and blazers. This plus the choir of Old Boys that turned up to sing the school song had the north coast opposition wondering what was going on. “High Spirit” was alive and well. Great Lakes started confidently in the first set and moved out to an 18-12 lead. High called a time out and changed the attack strategy to hit deep cross court spikes. This won several quick points but Great Lake’s tall blockers were able to respond and double block this tactic. The score was now 21-17 to Great Lakes (sets are played to 25). High countered by changing to an attack system that was developed specifically for this situation and would be orchestrated skilfully by setters Nguyen and Le. High’s centre hitters would run quick balls across the middle of the net forcing the opposing blockers to hold their position, then push sets all the way to the antennae for High’s outside hitters to hit down the line. This, combined with the decision that it was time to increase the pace of play saw High’s athletic spikers, Ly and Konakoff too powerful for Great Lakes to handle . High regained control and took the set 25-23, going on to win the match in straight sets. High’s champion volleyball team consists of Sam Lee(captain), Victor Nguyen, Alex Le, Jamie Tao, Weiping Lu, David Dizon, Terry Ly, Oliver Konakoff, Warren Trac, Ping Du, Danny Ng.
Sydney High’s Junior Volleyball Tournament From the Canteen: A Thank You
A big thank you from the canteen ladies to Christina Chow for her efforts in making new aprons
for the canteen. These aprons are very hard to buy and we were getting desperate. Thanks
again. From the High Store
Purchase a SHS beanie for $20 & you will receive a FREE pencil case. Be quick not to miss
out. Rugby Committee Meeting SummaryThe fourth meeting of the SBHS Rugby Committee for 2006 season was held on 28/6/06. The following is a summary of the meeting: Attended: Rob Fetherston, Judy Fetherston, Kel O’Keefe, Katharine Deacon, Adrian Vertoudakis, Christina Chow, Geoff Stein. Apologies: Serdar Bolen, Andrea Freiman. BBQ Voucher/Encouragement Awards –Vouchers distributed to coaches. Cake and Coffee Fliers – Went out to the 13’s and was well supported. Will go out to the 14 years teams for the Shore game and the 15’s for the Grammar game. Correspondence – Email received from a King’s School parent congratulating our 1st XV on their spirit and commitment in the recent rugby match. Treasurer’s Mid-Season Report was tabled showing the income and expenses for the month of June. Current account prior to meeting was $7642.33 An invoice of $45 for the recent junior goal kicking clinic was submitted at the meeting. Fairland Pavilion Supplies – Laurie Heil said that he will purchase more cups and saucers for the kitchen. Rugby Canteen and BBQ went well. Made approximately $5K which is a reasonable amount for a King’s game. 1st XV Afternoon Tea –Parents will be offered refreshments before the players arrive. Students attending the afternoon tea will be asked to refrain from eating until the 1st XV players from both sides have arrived. Holiday Matches –High is hosting an English school (Old Swinford Hospital) during the holidays. Tuesday 11th July, 2nd XV at 12.00 pm and 1st XV at 1.30 pm on McKay 1. Grading of High Teams – A question was raised about the grading procedures for our trial and GPS games. In the past there have been two Unmatched fixtures meetings where the MIC’s of rugby from the various school associations (GPS, CAS, ISA as well as other rugby playing schools) meet to declare the number of teams they have at each age level for the season and the relative strengths of those teams, to negotiate competitive matches. It is a process that lasts several hours. The first meeting was held in May and organised the Term 2 matches. A second meeting was held in the last week of Term 2 to organise the Term 3 matches. The second meeting allowed for a regrading of teams which proved stronger or weaker than the initial grading. In some instances schools withdrew teams at the lower levels due injuries. In some instances schools added teams due to players joining age groups as the season progressed. I always felt the second meeting was vital in avoiding too many one-sided matches. In 2006 the CAS schools pushed for only one Unmatched fixtures meeting. This meant the entire season was organised after one trial match. I submitted the 11 High teams based on our Winter sign up numbers. I graded our A teams at the A level, our B teams at the D level with the inclusion of St Greg’s at the B level and Hurlstone Agricultural College for their first year at the C level. The success of our rugby program has seen some age groups increase their numbers to the extent of being able to field an extra team. Some teams have improved so much that they would benefit from being regraded at a higher level. Unfortunately with no second meeting this season it is not possible to change our situation to any great degree. I have been in touch with the MIC’s of Shore, Grammar and St Ignatius to try and resolve the grading issue but we will not be able to field any more teams than I originally submitted. If any parents have further questions regarding this issue please don’t hesitate to contact me on 93610027 during school hours or on Saturdays at the rugby.
Next meeting Wed. 26 July 2006, 6.00 pm in Room 901. All welcome. Extension Work for Year 9
Unit: Indigenous Representation
Competition Details The competition was first held last year, as part of the Young People and Human Rights Dialogue project. The resulting report, ‘Rights of Passage’, provided a unique insight into what young Australian’s think and feel about human rights. In the competitions’ second year, HREOC aims to seek out some of the most creative and talented young people in the country to voice their views on important human rights issues in Australia. There are great prizes on offer! HREOC will award iPods or digital cameras to the national winners and the Australian Red Cross has prizes for State and Territory winners. Winning and short listed essays from last year’s competitions can be viewed on the HREOC website at: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/human_rights/rights_of_passage/essay/ For more information, including entry forms, hints and tips, eligibility, conditions of entry go to http://www.humanrights.gov.au/competitions/index.html . Entries close FRIDAY 11 AUGUST 2006 Whilst this is a particularly Year 9 initiative, students in other years are also encouraged to enter.
Submit your essays to Ms Boukatos in the English Staffroom. SBHS Debating 2006BUMPER EDITION - READ ME CAREFULLY! Coaching for ALL years will be held on Friday afternoons in term 3. Year 7 and 8 will be in the 500 rooms, the rest in the 400’s.
SRIRAM WINS “WORLDS” IN WALES!
GPS TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS
DEBATING CODE OF CONDUCT - Please complete and return ASAP
DEBATING ASSEMBLY-
“DEBATING RECORDERS” FOR THE RECORD 2006
GPS EVENTS CALENDAR
CARPOOLING and TRANSPORT TO AWAY DEBATES
DON’T FORGET TO CHECK YOUR EMAIL!
THE DEBATING DINNER 2006.
DEBATING SUPPORTERS GROUP
CAR PARKING- THIS SATURDAY
For more information email
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. Football: The Onion BagWelcome back after the holidays. I hope you have all enjoyed and have taken inspiration, from the World Cup experience. It was a tournament that highlighted everything that is great about football. The exquisite skills of the world’s best players, the physical endurance required to play for 2 hours, the mental toughness of the penalty shoot out. Unfortunately we also witnessed some of the lowlights off the game. The most notable was Zinidine Zidane’s shameful reaction to comments made by an opponent. I’ll remind boys to read the AAGPS Code of Practice in regards to player behaviour. Whilst the GPS competition is not quite the World Cup, there are occasions when tempers fray and words are spoken. No matter how you may have been provoked, physical violence on the football field can never be condoned. If you feel that you have been vilified in some way, the correct course of action is to report the matter to your coach immediately. The second half of the GPS season gets underway this weekend with most games against Shore. Please ensure that you get to your venue at least 30 minutes prior to kick off to allow enough time to fully prepare for your game. The Dolan Cup is still wide open with four rounds to play. Mr Pearson’s 3rd grade leads on 15 points, closely followed by the 16B, 15A, 14A and 14B all on 13 points. I again encourage all teams to submit a short match summary each week, to be included in The Onion Bag. It is a great way to recognise the efforts of teams and individuals alike. Reports need to be submitted by Monday afternoon. They can be forwarded on to me at the following address.
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GPS Round 4 SHORE 22/7
Quote of the Week
'Although we are playing Russian Roulette we are obviously playing Catch 22 at the moment and
it’s a difficult scenario to get my head round' Vedic Scripture Classes
START FRIDAY JULY 28TH Krsnangi Devi Dasi and Hemang Prabhu will lead the classes each Friday. They are well qualified in Vedic Philosophy and have experience teaching young people. Hemang Prabhu was brought up in a religious family in India and came to Australia in 2000. He holds a Masters degree in Information system from Australian Catholic University and his “day job” is working with Australia Post. Hemang has been studying the Bhagavad-Gita and other Vedic scriptures for 9 years and has been teaching them for the last 4. He is actively involved in ISKCON Sydney and is the president of the IYF (ISKCON Youth Group).
The course will follow this basic format -
If you would like your son to participate in the Vedic scripture classes, please join us! If you
would like to be on the email list to receive further communication then please email Ms Brewer
at missbrewer {at} gmail {dot} com. Class of 2006 Gift to the SchoolTraditionally each Year 12 cohort raises funds to give the School a parting gift by which to remember them. Year 12 – 2006 are “IN ACTION” raising funds for our parting gift. On Monday, 24th July, at the assembly, Year 12 boys will be given a letter to parents and an order/payment form to take home, complete and return to the school cashiers office by end of lunch Tuesday, 8th August.
ALL YEAR 12 PARENTS PLEASE ASK YOUR SON FOR THE LETTER AND FORM. Sydney High Rowing Committee AGM
The Sydney High Rowing Committee invites all Rowing Parents And other Interested Parties To All positions are declared vacant and are up for nomination and election. With Year 12 parents ‘retiring’ we need lots of new faces on the Committee. Come along, be part of the team and support our Rowers in 2007 Year 7 Parents
Plea to Inform Your Old Primary School About SBHS Many parents have no idea they have to apply for their children to sit the Selective School’s Test. Many also have no idea of the benefits Selective School education can offer to their children. In particular they have no idea of the very special benefits our school offers to boys. If you do not mind assisting your sons to give a prepared talk at your primary school please contact Mrs Crothers - our school librarian - on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
(I will train your son and organise for handouts and contact your primary principal for
you) Food for ThoughtCold, wintry, wet days……fancy some hot lunch….maybe a sub…. or a chicken pie….AAAGHH!!....SOLD OUT ALREADY….?????? SOLUTION……….Simply order lunch early and NEVER miss out!
Why not call in for Breakfast……
And at the same time order lunch
And there’s lots more besides. Music NotesWelcome back to the start of another new school term. We hope you had a lovely and enjoyable holiday. This term sees another busy session with our senior boys doing their HSC performances and composition recordings. Please stay in tune for any upcoming performance events.
Music Parking
Jazz group
Piano Competition
Senior Stage Band
The Great Sydney Boys High Piano Competition We encourage all pianists to enter as this is a great performance opportunity and a wonderful learning experience. Solo performance pieces can range from any genre (Baroque to Contemporary) with time limits for each year group listed below.
Competition to be held on at lunchtime at the beginning of term 3.
Time Limits for performance pieces:
Entry Fee of - Check Music Noticeboard for timetable in the week previous to the competition. Please complete the entry form attached below and return to the Music staff by Friday the 28th of July 2006 (Week 2). Name: __________________________________ Roll Class: ________ Title of Piece and Composer: _______________________________________________________________ Fee: ____________ Return to Index Canteen Price ListOpening HoursThe Sydney Boys High School Canteen is open between 8:30am - 1:40pm on school days. Any variation to this is advertised to students in the school's daily news bulletin. Lunch Orders
Lunch Orders can be placed from 8:30 to 9:00am
Prices effective 30.01.2006 Minor price changes will occur as a direct result of increases by suppliers .
All canteen profits are returned to the school for the benefits of the boys' education and
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