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High Notes, Vol 25 No 24, August 09 2024

From the Principal

High Talent

Firstly, a big congratulations to Dean Johnsun (12F) for receiving the 2024 Minister's Award for Excellence in Student Achievement, presented to him by the Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Prue Car, at the Sydney Town Hall last Monday. Well done Dean on your very well-deserved prize for ongoing commitment in such a wide range of endeavours!

Language Camp

Early this week we had the launch of the Stage 5 language camp, with Year 9 and 10 language students heading to Collaroy to immerse themselves in a number of experiences with the languages staff. Feedback was very positive about this new initiative, and I鈥檇 like to thank Mr Tommy Zheng and the languages staff for providing the learning enrichment for the boys.

Back to High Day

This weekend is the annual Back to High Day as we play against Sydney Grammar. This is always an exciting day where Old Boys return to watch and support the current students playing across various sports. I highly encourage students to attend the first and second grade fixtures this weekend to create a real atmosphere for our top teams and demonstrate to all of our returning alumni that High Spirit is as big as ever. The support of a big crowd will hopefully provide that extra bit of lift in the players in the final stretch of the winter competition, with some of our teams in contention for their respective titles. Good luck to all of our students and enjoy the moment!

Subject Selection 2025

In the coming weeks Year 10 will be getting information about subject selections for the HSC and will have the opportunity to meet with a teacher mentor of their choosing to provide guidance in their decision making. These meetings allow the students to discuss their strengths and areas of interest, while also developing goals for the future. More information on the subject selection and teacher meeting process will be provided to Year 10 shortly. In the meantime, I encourage the boys to discuss their current thoughts with their parents and take a look at last year鈥檚 resources to help guide them in their decision making: /curriculum/subject-choices.

Spelling for Academic Success

On a final note, I encourage all students to consider the importance of spelling, punctuation and grammar in their written responses. Applying each of these correctly adds sophistication to their work. It鈥檚 important for students to consistently practice handwriting with their tasks as writing out words and sentences is very different process to typing. Regularly using a pen and paper removes the technological benefits of punctuation and spelling being corrected automatically, which will help the boys to write properly under examination conditions. Speaking of which, good luck to all of our Year 12 and HSC accelerated students in the upcoming trial examinations!
Jamie Kay
Relieving Principal