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High Notes, Vol 12 No 15, May 27 2011
From the Principal
High Talent
The National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022
National Outcome 1- Communities are safe and free from violence
2- Relationships are Respectful
3-Indigenous Communities are Strengthened
5- Justice Responses are Effective
6- Services Meet the Needs of Women and Their Children Experiencing Violence
7- Perpetrators Stop Their Violence and are Held to Account Besides raising awareness among our boys of the importance of the issue of violence against women, we will build capacity in our boys to develop and sustain respectful relationships with girls and women. We will train them in the skills and behaviours indicative of respectful relationships. We will model such behaviour as staff members, colleagues and teachers and vigilantly safeguard our school community as a place where all members feel safe and free from violence.
Year 12 Reports and Year 9 Clearance Forms
TAS Visit 
Drama Production 'Sharp Love'The Combined SBHS/SGHS Senior production is nearing production week, with only 3 weeks to go! ‘Sharp Love’ explores the plight of love through history and times of hardship. The show incorporates a pastiche of separate storylines tied together by four timeless characters reflecting love’s journey. Come along and support your peers for an entertaining evening on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 June. The performance will be held at the SGHS Campbell Hall at 7:30pm. Tickets can be purchased for $5 at the door. For further information please contact Jennie Rohr in the Drama Department.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Gifted and Talented Study Day
Suitable for Year 10 and Year 11 students. “This study day is designed to explore the key philosophical issues at stake in the God debate. Why is it that there is no single religious leader in the world, past or present who preaches ‘happiness’? Is it because being fully human is far more than being happy? Being a fulfilled and complete individual means taking time to consider the big questions about life, its meaning and purpose. Inevitably, this raises engagement with the question of God. This study day is suitable for students of any religious persuasion or none and will open up the rational and philosophical issues confronted by those who believe, as did Socrates, that ‘An unexamined life is not worth living’ “
There are 14 places available for students who are interested and who are prepared to pay $20 to
attend. If this sounds like you, please see Ms Eggleton in the English staffroom during the next
few days, to register and for more details
Careers NewsIt is important that parents and students have access to the latest careers news and information. The Careers News section of the Student Portal and of the Parents Portal is updated daily with this latest information. Visit the Careers News section to read the latest information about:
And much more. Log into the Student or Parents Portal by clicking the Intranet Login link on the Sydney Boys High School website. Please see the Careers Adviser if you have any further questions.
Year 12 Interviews
Interviews are booked online through the Student Portal. Students should access the Careers
Interviews section of the Student Portal and select a time for interview. There are two slots per
period that the Careers Adviser is available.
Parent/Teacher Nights - Calendar ChangeThe Parent/Teacher Nights for Years10-12 and Year 7 have been swapped. The new arrangements are:
Year 7 Parent/Teacher Night
Years 10-12 Parent/Teacher Night R Dowdell ASX Share Market GameSemester 1 2011Sydney High continued its great run of success in this prestigious national competition. Jordan Liang (Year 11) finished second in the National rankings with a portfolio value of $56,228. Jordan will receive a trophy and a prize of $600 and the school receives $2,000! Kevin Zhou (Year 12) placed third in NSW and he will receive a trophy and a prize of $250. Well done to everyone who participated in the Game. 390 High students participated from Year 7 to Year 12. Whilst all Commerce, Economics and Business Studies students are automatically entered in the Game, all students are welcome to participate. In this Game it has been difficult to increase portfolio values. The share market has been moving up and down quite considerably due to events such as the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, the Aussie dollar reaching record highs and a general uncertainty in the overall market. The All Ordinaries (XAO) ended up down just one percent over the Game period. Only 20 per cent of players finished in profit. The average portfolio value was $49,050
Jordan’s Strategy Strategy: ‘The secret of my success is really not a secret! I consulted widely amongst family and friends and assessed the advice which was given freely. I entered the market buying 4 different shares, PDN, ERA, CGF and GNS. My shares were focussed in the energy/mining sector and my portfolio experienced significant growth in the earlier part of the Game. Before I knew it I was leading the competition and in a state of shock. I immediately sold all my shares. At this time the market started to fluctuate and my position was looking better and better. It was too risky to get back in. I did not trade for several weeks and my position dropped significantly. In the latter stages of the Game while the market was still volatile, I kept the bulk of my portfolio in cash and I bought some Fortescue Metals Group Ltd shares and the rise in the share price gave me a slight profit enabling me to push up the rankings. Thus inactivity was a winning strategy!’ LEADING PLAYERS
TP Dolan
From the CanteenKeen to try out the fabulous range of food in our canteen, but pressed for time? Desperate for pasta or rice boxes, sweet chilli wraps or foccacia but keep missing out?
We have a wide range of hot food on offer and limited oven space. While we try very hard to
second guess what all you boys (and teachers) will want to eat on a given day, it is very hard to
get it right without your input. The answer is simple! All of the following people helped out in canteen last week …..Dani Hillier, Jenny Nixon, Maria Nguyen, Lynn Chen, Anita Bezjak, Cia Koukouras, Jenny Dong, Sharon Hughes, Angela Pak, Hiroko Kitajima, Doris Fong, Mary Yan, Ravi Velupillai, Alana Liang, Ming Lee, Stam FarrugiaLouise Warren, Linda Perris, Shilpar, Kiran Chokkanna Your names will go into our Thank You draw for a $10 canteen voucher which your son can use at canteen. Next week we will be publishing the names of our recent winners.
Many thanks to all our volunteers.
2011 HSK Awards CeremonyOn 22nd May, 11 students from Years 9 and 10 arrived at the Tom Mann theatre for the HSK (Chinese proficiency test) awards ceremony organised by the Sydney HSK Centre and the Chinese Embassy. This ceremony was held for the high achievers in the HSK exam taken in 2010. From Year 8, there was Sunny Cheng. From Year 9 there were Wei Li Zhuang, Junjie Kuang, Daniel Shao, Sida Wang, Wenbo Gong, William Yang and Harrison Xu. From Year 10 there were Shuming Wang, Jacky Zhu, Jacky Jian, Jeffrey Ni, Jeffrey Yang, Marshall Li, Tony Li, William Tu and Johnson Xu. On the day there was also a Chinese Bridge competition which involved competitors that weren't native speakers going up on stage and performing a speech and also an act of their choice. The competitors were university students who studied Chinese. Some of the competitors were really prepared and had made an eloquent speech whereas others were shaking on stage.
Sydney Boys High was named as one of the high achieving schools. Congratulations to all those who
won awards. Best of luck for the HSK in Year 2011.
From the High StoreFor all the keen parents who stand in the cold to watch their son’s match, we are having a SALE on Supporter High polar fleece jumpers.
Normally $69.00 NOW till the end of MAY ONLY $50. Also available are SHS scarves $22 & beanies $20.
What’s Up in the McDonald Senior Library?The McDonald Senior Library is proud to present the inaugural SYDNEY BOYS HIGH FILM FESTIVAL. Several fantastic anime films will be screened in the Senior Library during weeks 7 and 8 this term at lunch time. Films featured in this event include The Lost Thing an animated short film by the creator of the picture book with the same title by Shaun Tan. This film won an AFI award and an Oscar in the Academy awards this year and is about a small boy who finds a mysterious “thing” on the beach which he tries desperately to find somewhere for it to belong! We will also be showing two other anime films by Hayao Miyazaki who is considered a National Living Treasure in Japan and who has produced many amazing animated feature films since establishing Studio Ghibli in 1985.
Some of you may find a graphic text to use as related material for your English or Visual Arts
work. So don’t forget to reserve your lunch hours and come along to see and enjoy some
amazing and unique films before you start the very busy preparation period before your next exams
and assessments!
SBHS DebatingTonight I will be going to Trinity to watch our Year 12s debate in the FED Semi Finals. I will be returning the Year 12 trophy that was won last year and I am hoping that when I return to school after the Finals, next week I will be bringing back four trophies: as we have Year 8, Year 10 and 11 ( and hopefully Year 12) in the FED Grand Final. This is going to be held at Newington. Please arrange to come along to show your support for our teams. Meanwhile Year 7 and Year 9 will complete their GPS selections after school today and that means that coaching in the Junior school will return to normal for everyone. Last week coaching started again for Year 8. I was very pleased to see such a good turnout.
Remember that if you are disappointed about not getting into GPS or didn’t want to try out
for GPS it is still important to attend coaching as you will continue to develop the skills you
need to improve in this very relevant and useful activity. Award points will only be given to
those boys who attend coaching regularly for three terms and behave sensibly when they are in
those sessions.
FED
COMPETITIONS
More information can be found at and will be emailed to
you on a weekly basis.
Music NotesMusic ParkingThank you to the P&C for their generous donation towards the purchase of a new Double Bass. We have needed to replace this for the last couple of years. Year 7 New InstrumentalistsALL New Year 7 students who began lessons on an instrument last term are encouraged to join the Training Concert Band (Woodwind/Brass/Percussion) and Junior String Ensemble (Strings) this term. Please see below the rehearsal timetable and rooms and turn up with your instruments. Award scheme points apply! Music ParkingThank you very much to all the students and parents who helped out with our Music Parking last Sunday; it was a highly successful day, raising lots of funds for the Music Performance Program. Music Performance Co-PaymentsPlease arrange to make Music Co-payments ASAP as they are needed to fund the ensembles. Letters have been sent out to students in the Music Performance Program; we appreciate your co-operation in this matter. Music PerformanceYear 11 HSC accelerated Music student, Ennes Mehmedbasic will be performing Vivaldi’s Concerto for two Oboes in D minor as a featuring soloist, with Orchestra 143 this Sunday 29th May 2011 at 2:30pm Macquarie Theatre, Macquarie University. Please come along and support one of our fine young musicians and hear him perform. Rehearsal Schedule 2011Music ensemble rehearsals are now up and running; please check the schedule below and attend your appropriate ensemble. ALL new students welcome, please see the Music Staff for ensemble information. We look forward to your son’s involvement in the Music Performance Program. REHEARSAL SCHEDULE 2011
Sydney Boys High School FencingThe Fencing Season has been underway for a number of weeks. We have begun a fruitful partnership with UNSW Fencing Club and Year 9-12 fencers are attending the venue for much needed extended practice and training. Fencers are being introduced to different weapons and Jeremy Dobrowolski fenced in his first Epee Novice Competition obtaining a rank of 11th in an Opens field of 15. The Seniors and U15 have fenced in the School Championship individuals and last Saturday fenced in the team event. Results and team reports follow
Team 1:
We had a rest the first match so we took the time to watch Hills Grammar and Penrith High fence
against each other. We picked up a few pointers and took it to our advantage. Our first match
against Hills was a struggle at first. They had fenced completely differently towards us than
Penrith. As the match progressed, we could see improvements in our fencing. A loss to Mat Chan
5-0 showed we had to pick up our game. We slowly progressed to win 5-2. Our next match against
Penrith High was a bit of a cool down. Using our reserve Ben Hillier and resting Mat, didn't stop
us from winning the match 5-0. A good start for us and look forward to the finals in two
weeks’ time.
Team 2
Our first match against SAC 2 had its ups and downs, but mostly downs as we lost 5:2; the wins
from our team by myself and William Yeung. We only felt down for a short time, as we were
determined to win the next bout against NSBH 3. With burning determination, we beat the
opposition 5:1, with Ian Li showing us that he has the skill to get us a fair way to the
top.
Team 3
We started our day against NSBH, which at first seemed easy, but they soon caught up. Our strong
determination saw us as the victors with a 5-3 win. Our second match was against the strong
Newington A team. We tried our best, never completely conceding a match, however despite our best
efforts, we still lost 0-5. However we hope to come back next time stronger than ever.
Team 4 The first match against Grammar “B” ended up in almost “piercing the heavens” in the words of one of our team members. Our score ended up to be a loss of 2-5, but our team cheered each other on until the end. Samuel Khoo achieved the most magnificent victory against one of them, taking away a 5-1 victory. Our second match against Barker 2 also did not end too well, ending up with a score of 1-5. Our star fencer of that match, Tian Ling, took away a score of 5-3, a great victory for us and for himself as he only recently joined fencing. Of course, we continued to cheer each other on until the end. With more training, we should be able to take more victories in future matches.
Team 5 With our team being the fifth from High entered into the competition, and our being pitted against the first teams from both North Sydney Boys and Barker College, we knew we were up for a serious challenge. Being for many of us our first competition in over a year, we ended our first match with a disappointing loss of 0-5. However in the second match against Barker we began to adapt to the demands of our competition; first-time fencer James Cao fought to a narrow loss with a Barker left-hander. Similarly close results ensued from both my own bout (4-5) and Nam Nguyen (3-5). While we ended the day having lost both our matches, as a fifth team facing up to some of the very best the competition had to offer, there is no doubt that with training and time we can do much better in competitions to come. . Congratulations to SBHS 1, 2 and 3 who progress to the finals
Volleyball - Round 2Last Saturday saw us over at Scots. This has been an interesting time for the Scots players with most new to their squad. They put up a good defence in both grades after starting off slowly and somewhat hesitantly especially in the Seconds. Although we ran out 3-0 winners in each game there is still no room for complacency especially as this week we play away to Grammar, our old rivals. Come along and support the teams. Just like last time we are not just interested in the match results; we are also concerned to develop our skills independent of the opposition. A summary of the best performers on the day is shown in the table:
The full table of how these data were gathered was published last week. The figures refer to the
percentage effectiveness of a particular ball skill. The shaded cells indicate the person was in
the top three for that element
High FamilyThe Bulletin Board for Sydney Boys High P & C
Julie Connolly An evening not to be missed … Joint SGHS & SBHS P&C MeetingTwo guest speakers addressing the important issue of Improving Mental Health for Young People Hosted by SGHS, 7.30pm Wednesday 22nd June, SGHS Multi-purpose Hall. Each year SGHS and SBHS hold a joint P&C meeting featuring guest speakers who address an important issue for parents. This year’s speakers will talk about Improving Mental Health for Young People:
This is an important area for parents and we encourage as many parents as can to attend this joint P&C meeting. Supper will be served following the talks. Upcoming Parent Meetings & Events
Phillip Day Scholarship Dinner - 6.30pm, Tuesday 31st May - Great Hall
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