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High Notes, Vol 25 No 23, August 02 2024

From the Principal

High Talent

Firstly, congratulations to our 1sts Volleyball team on winning the final round of the NSW CHS knockout, defeating Ryde 3-0. This result is indicative of our exceptionally well-structured program, ably led by Mr Michael Kay in providing ongoing success in the sport over many years. Well done to all the boys and coaches for yet another effective campaign!

Last Saturday we also had success at the 2024 Chinese Eisteddfod, a culmination of a whole term of training with the support of Ms Willa Zhang. Many students won prizes in the Individual and Group categories, including Yuze Li (9F) 1st in the Individual 13-15 age group, and 1st by the Year 10 group in the Group 13-15 age group. Other prizes in the event include Will Meng (7F) with 3rd place in the 10-12 age group, Yuhai Wang (9M) in 3rd and Leo Yuan (7S) 4th in the 13-15 age group, Jeff Tse (11R) with 2nd and Rocky Wu (10R) in 3rd place for the 16–18-year group, Macallister Giles (9F) placing 3rd in the non-native section, while Year 7 and Year 9 both placed 3rd in their categories. A big congratulations to all of you on your many successes!

Another success story in the last week was the school team of Mohamad Rachid (10M), Joshua Kimpton (10S) Tristan Cheung (10R), Balhar Athwal (10M), Vihaan Rajit (10E) and Jude Ou (10R) who placed 12th at the 2024 International Ethics Olympiad, a fantastic achievement in an international competition. Well done boys and a big thank you to Ms Julie Eggleton for her ongoing commitment to the program!

Year 10-11 Parent-Teacher Interviews

This week the Year 10 and 11 parent-teacher night was held via zoom. Once again, the feedback from parents and staff indicated that this event ran very smoothly, and the flexibility of zoom allowed more opportunities for interviews to take place. I’d like to thank Ms Natalie Luu for her organisation of these events over the last few months, along with Mr George Barris and Mr John Prorellis for supporting the staff on those days. Furthermore, I’d like to thank all the teachers who spent several hours in back-to-back interviews to support our students and parents through these important discussions. I’m sure that parents were able to walk away with more knowledge of how their sons are progressing that will assist in their studies and help inform the boys’ decisions regarding their subjects next year.

Reading for Academic Success

On a final note, I’d like to reiterate with all students and their parents the importance of reading in their academic development and success. Reading widely allows students to gain valuable insight into various topics, while also developing more sophistication in their responses through a wider vocabulary and various synonyms that could be used for better flow in their work. I encourage all students to read on a daily basis in whatever form that may be, as they will not only see improved results but also gain significant pleasure from their experience.
Jamie Kay
Relieving Principal