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High Notes, Vol 7 No 30, September 22 2006
From the Principal
High Talent
Athletics Assembly "Good morning and welcome to our Special Guest, Mr Peter Hadfield, athletics coaches, team members, parents, staff and students. On the eve of the annual GPS Athletics Carnival we congregate to honour our athletics team at the traditional Athletics Assembly. Tomorrow’s carnival is the biggest event in our athletes’ lives in terms of crowd size and atmosphere. To the school every position in every event counts. Athletics is a foundational sport from which other sports in summer and winter derive benefits, whether in speed and agility or endurance. I wish Athletics Captain Roger Burrell and his team success tomorrow – particularly in our goals to beat TAS and get closer to Scots or Newington. "This morning I want to recognise the innovation and administrative competence shown by Mr Robert Devlin as MIC of Athletics this year. He has attracted coaches and more competitors. You all owe him your support. Thank you to Davina Strauss who has worked with our boys on skills sessions in hurdles and field events. Edward Ovadia has shown persistence with the High Harriers group training on Mount Steele. Jason Tassell is running speed and endurance sessions twice a week to which all boys are invited. Well done again to Wayne Baldock who manages our whole school athletics program and gives it interest and meaning with his organisation. Congratulations to the PE staff who have introduced term testing of the 1.6k run. I saw some great improvements by Year 7 boys. Mr Ayre, our Head Teacher Sport, has supported athletics strongly. At the carnivals, Mr Codey gives great management assistance, as do our perennial helpers, Mr Gainford and Mr Creer. We have benefited from expert parental know how of Mr and Mrs Morrow. To all those who helped - thank you for your efforts. Together we will make athletics stronger in the years ahead. "Les Perry was a fine Australian distance runner who represented Australia at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. He admired Emil Zatopek, the great Czech runner who was unbeaten in 38 races between 1948 and 1952. Les risked arrest and bluffed his way through the guards to visit Zatopek in the USSR compound. Les and Emil jogged 20 laps of the training field together and talked about athletics and their lives. They had a meal and spent the evening together and became good friends. Emil said he felt honoured by Les’s visit. As Les departed Emil promised that after the finals he would give him his Olympic uniform. "The 10,000m was the first track event decided. There were no heats. Les nervously sprinted the first lap in 63 seconds, hit the wall after 20 and later retired. Emil Zatopek won gold in dominant fashion in Olympic record time. Before the heats of the 5,000m Emil sought out Les and advised him to follow on his shoulder and copy his tactics. In the last lap Zatopek even turned around to wave the Australian on. Les was inspired to run a personal best and qualify for the final. In the final, Zatopek had a couple of strong competitors but pysched them out and burned them in the straight to win his second gold of the games. Les Perry ran another PB to finish sixth. He didn’t win a medal but he took away a prize, Emil Zatopek’s Olympic singlet and shorts. More importantly he had a gold medal experience for life. "As this vignette demonstrates, athletics is about more than strengthening the body and mind. It is about character and camaraderie. Each athlete knows what the other has gone through to be competing. Athletics is about self-discipline and respect. It is more about how you compete than whether you win. More of you should embrace it. "In this context, it is my very great privilege this morning to introduce an icon of Australian athletics as our guest speaker. Peter Hadfield represented Australia in decathlon, the supreme test of training versatility and all-round ability. He was ranked No 1 in decathlon for a decade 1976-1985 and remained undefeated by an Australian athlete during this time. He was voted NSW Athlete of the year on four occasions. At his second Commonwealth Games in 1982, he won a silver medal behind the great Daley Thompson. Peter is a dual Olympian (1980 & 1984). He was chosen as captain of the Australian Athletics team. "In his professional life, Peter was a secondary school teacher with a degree in economics. Since retiring from athletics he has been a regular commentator at Olympic and Commonwealth Games, a sprint trainer for the Cronulla Sharks and the Penrith Panthers. "Mr Hadfield founded PCM Productions and is currently Marketing Communications Manager for Australia Post. Peter finds time in his schedule to write, publishing a book on “How To Get Fit While You Watch Television’ and is even a professional guitarist. He is a very involved charity worker, representing the Humpty Dumpty Foundation, the Prostate Cancer Institute, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Handicapped Children’s Centre. This year he was awarded an OAM for his services to sport and the community. "We could not have a better example of a highly accomplished all rounder to address us this morning. Please make welcome Mr Peter Hadfield."
45th UNSW School Mathematics Competition
GPS Athletics Carnival Nantien ExcursionOn Friday 1 September, the three Year 8 Chinese classes went on a trip to Nantien temple to better learn the Chinese culture and to understand Buddhism. We got on the bus and left Sydney for the long trip to Nantien Temple in Wollongong. The bus trip was a bit rowdy but at least everyone was happy. We finally reached the temple one and a half hours after we left Sydney. We met our guides for the day T.S. aka Superman and Song. We went to a courtyard in the temple where we did the ancient art of tai chi with a reverend from the temple. Our guides explained that tai chi would leave us calm and refreshed but most people didn’t seem to agree with that! Next we went to a museum in which there was a collection of stamps with the animals of the Chinese Zodiac on them. We were shown tiny engravings. The artist had used sharpened grains of rice to make the artworks. After this we were taken into the main shrine hall which was absolutely massive. Before entering the hall we were told to take off our shoes so as not to dirty the floor inside and to be respectful. The hall contained 5 towering statues of the Buddhas who represented different things. We were shown various symbols by our guides and taught what they meant and represented. We were shown instruments that the Buddhist monks used while chanting prayers. After that we went to the shrine at the front of the temple. We then had a vegetarian lunch in the cafeteria. The lunch was a different experience for many people since you couldn’t really tell that it was all vegetarian. With our stomachs full we headed off to the conference centre where we were shown a PowerPoint presentation of what Buddhism means and what it means to be a Buddhist. So after the presentation we headed back to the buses for the journey back. I think that the day was fun and enjoyable; we learnt many things along the way that we did not know before about Buddhism. Thanks to Ms Zhang, Ms Yang and Mr McDermott for supervising us on the day. Austyn Guo 8ChA On Friday 1 September every Year 8 Chinese class went to Nantien Temple. Our time there was very exhilarating. After a 1 ½ hour trip by coach, we all thought that the temple would be massive. As we entered the gates to the temple, there was a pagoda which I too was so willing to visit but the opportunity never arose. When the coach rumbled to a halt in the temple, everyone was so eager to start their wondrous adventure. Unfortunately shock came upon everyone when we heard that tai chi was our first activity. We met a monk, whom we had to call reverend and to whom we had to bow. The exercise was relaxing. After that we proceeded to learn about the main shrine. We had to take our shoes off before entering. The guide talked to us about the 5 legendary Buddas who are seated at the back of the shrine in 5 different colours. Everyone was shocked to see what they supposed was a swastika on their chests. The guide later corrected us saying that it was the sauvastika which was the opposite of the swastika. The 32 auspicious marks weren’t all mentioned but most were quite grouse. Next we approached the prayer shrine. It was devoted to a god with 1000 arms and eyes. We all thought the god who held a sword and spear was a representation of our symbol of crime and justice. Really, the god was supposed to rid evil from everyone’s minds. For lunch we ate a Buddhist’s vegetarian meal which consisted of tofu rice, vegetables and a juicy spring roll, which sadly had no meat. Errhh! After lunch we had a Dharma talk in a theatre-like room. We learnt all the aspects of Buddhism and saw a funny Australian monk (not joking).
After that we went back to school after such an interesting and relaxing day. Chess News - Victory at last!After a campaign spread over two terms our Junior team finally became NSW champions after a 3.5-0.5 win against Baulkham Hills. High last won the title 15 years ago. Congratulations to Dominic, Declan, Darwin and Ben.
GPS Invitational Chess Tournament Final results were; High 50.5, Sydney Grammar 47, Newington 36.5, Shore 26, Riverview 25, St. Josephs 23 and King's 16. The victorious High team was; Jason Cohn(10), Dominic Nguyen(7), William Cao(12), Dimitriy Shurapey(9), Declan McCrea-Steele(8), Charley Peng(9), Dawen Shi(7), Ben Encel(8).
Next Wednesday we will be sending 4 teams to Scots to compete in their open tournament. Eastern Suburbs Parent Support Group
For parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Date: Thursday, 28 September, 2006 Please RSVP to Jillian 0409 556 0452 If you are unable to come to morning tea but are interested in attending the ongoing meetings (which will be on a monthly basis in the evening) please call Jillian with your contact details
A support group run by parents for parents! From the Basketball MasterThe Annual Old Boys Games were played last weekend. It was fantastic to see such a great representation from the Old Boys. Our students had a great time as did the parents of the boys. It was an exciting celebration of High Basketball. In the Second Grade game the Old Boys played many athletes who were to later appear in the first grade game. This made it difficult for our side that consisted mostly of Year 9 students! The school played very well and proved difficult to defeat. Alex Lee made some spectacular three point baskets but eventually Old Boy, Jack Boag was too strong close to the basket. In the Old Boys First Grade team Daniel Boorman, Jack Boag and Rhys Gencur all proved to be tough to score on as they could all dunk and were well over 6 foot 4. The Old Boys boasted 3 Captains of basketball and 3 GPS basketball representatives. However the amazing fast break aerobatics of Victor Nguyen, inside presence of Wei Zhuang and outside shooting of Harry Walker were the keys to success for the School who were eventual winners 60- 45. (H.Walker 16 pts)
The 2 hour Coaching Co-ordinator session was a huge success. Our talented school and external
coaching staff turned up for the event on a Saturday. Our plan of attack for this season was
discussed. Many coaches asked for extra training sessions. Enthusiasm is at an all time high and
so are our results. I am looking forward to working with such a great group of staff and students
again this season. Go High Basketball!! NSW Interschools Snowsports ChampionshipsTy Linegar, Harry Walker and Josh Freiman recently represented Sydney Boys High at the NSW Interschools Snowsports Championships. The championships were held in Thredbo, and the first day of skiing saw not snow, but unrelenting rain pelting down from the sky. The little snow that was left on the mountain began to fade away, and the three amigos headed off in the rain and fog to the first of their two races, the moguls. They waited and waited, in the freezing and wet conditions for their numbers to be called, with Ty Linegar as first runner. Although Ty completed the turns with grace his jump was not so beautiful, as he over-rotated and rather spectacularly crashed. Harry was to follow with a pretty well rounded run, whilst Josh saw good turns followed by an awkward attempt at something in the air. All together, the team was a little disappointed with their runs, but were glad to have it over with and to get out of the disgusting conditions. The following morning the SBHS team unfortunately awoke to much the same conditions; more rain, more wind, and more cold. That day was time for redemption, with the Skiercross. After many warm up runs, the team checked out the course: It consisted of many sharp berms and intense rollers, but the rain had made the snow soggy, so it was quite a slow course. Ty was again the first down the course with a fairly solid run, and returned to give the others tips and advice. Harry had a quick run with Josh also entering a decent time. Overall the team was quite happy with how they felt in the races, coming tenth overall, quite a considerable achievement against all the private and public schools in NSW.
With their duty done, they returned to school, battle wearied, yet proud to have represented
their school at State level skiing. Athletics Results - Years 9 & 10
Best Overall Results [Year 10]
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10.6
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Best Overall Results [Year 9]
9.1
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9.2
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9.3
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9.4
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9.5
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9.6
Best results for each event Sailing Families
Please join us for our ANNUAL AGM and WELCOME TO THE NEW SEASON
Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 7.00 pm A Special Note to All Year 12 ParentsOn Friday 17 November (6.30pm - 8.30pm) the parents of Year 11 will host a cocktail party to farewell the Year 12 parents on behalf of the P & C and the whole school family. The function will provide an opportunity to say your farewells to each other and the school in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere and for the P & C to say thank you to you for the input you have had in the school over the last 6 years. You will receive a personal invitation to the function shortly, please diarise this date so you can plan to be there.
Looking forward to seeing you at the function. Music NotesCongratulations to all our music students who were elected as Prefects; Alex Vertoudakis, Richie Xu, Samson Lou, James Mackay, Louis Yang, Lachlan Deacon and Bill Sun. Well done on their achievements, we are all very proud of them. The information evening for the Music tour to China this Monday will be at 6pm in the Great Hall and will hopefully answer any questions or concerns you might have. If you are not able to come and are still interested in joining the tour, please feel free to contact one of the music staff at school for information (9361-6910 Ext. no. 109). We look forward to seeing you there.
China Music Tour 2007 Expression of Interest As well as participating in the Grand Parade in Wang Fu Jing and the music show of Olympic Opening Music, students will visit renowned tourist sites around Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nan Jing. The anticipated cost of this tour will be approximately $2000 which includes all meals, accommodation, and entries. Students and parents interested in coming on the tour need to complete the form below and return to the music staff as soon as possible. We will be holding a meeting on Monday 25th of September at 6pm in the Great Hall to provide you with more information. 2007 MUSIC TOUR TO CHINA - EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Student’s Name: _____________________________________ Roll Class: ________________ Parent/Guardian Name: _____________________________________________________________ Phone No. ____________________________ Mobile No. ________________________________ Email: ____________________________________________________________________________ Return to Index High Cricket BulletinThe 1st XI has had our first “win” for the season in the A.W.Davidson Shield, albeit on a forfeit by the opposition, but we have no problems in going one-up at this point. We have targeted the Davidson Shield this season which also gives players the opportunity to be recognized for their form and commitment to High’s endeavour to reach for the top this season.
CAR POOLING and MATCH TIMES:
However by way of explanation this may assist in some small way to solving some of the
dilemma: The Group 1 Teams (as above) Specifically the 1st and 2nd XIs, play 7 Rounds which means they know for the season that they will play 4 matches at Home (8 weeks) and 3 matches away (6 weeks) at the Host School’s grounds, commencing at the same time, on the same ground each week. The remaining teams are allocated a ground and start time the week prior to the start of their match so they at least know when and where they will play for 2 weeks. The Group 2. Teams (as above) play 14 Rounds are not so fortunate. When our 1st XI Plays Grammar on the 28th October, all of our Group 2 teams also play Grammar, but on Day 2 of the 1st XI match against Grammar, our Group 2 teams play Shore. This occurs throughout the programme with the initial match for Group teams playing the same school as the 1st XI but playing a different school the following week. The grounds and match times are set weekly by the Sports Masters for Group 2 and advised to me by close of school Tuesday and the details go immediately to our Website as well as a list on the Gymnasium NOTICE BOARD for all boys to view. All boys are issued with a SBHS CALENDER 2006 (blue cover) which itemizes all that occurs during the year including Sport and shows the Group 1 & 2 Teams’ schedule. A pocket size SPORTING FIXTURE 2006 is available to all boys which also indicates the rotations for both Groups. This does not solve the problem for your transport arrangements but it may assist in some small way.
PROPOSED SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORT SUPPORT:
CRICKET CAMP: Friday 29 Sep – Sunday 1 October 2006 Joining instructions and programme will be distributed on that date. We have had considerable delays in confirming grounds and facilities available due to recent rains disrupting Local Councils’ and CP Trust’s pre season maintenance shut down and we have been advised that we will know by Friday 22nd Sep what can be released to us.
SELECTION TRIAL MATCHES – Saturday 23 September 2006
KIPPAX LAKE GROUNDS – WHERE ARE THEY ? Fitness Assessment September 2006The second fitness assessment for 2006 has been completed by the junior students. The most important assessment is the 1.6km run for cardiovascular endurance. For an assessment of 90% or better, required a student to run the 1.6km in a time of 6 mins 30 secs, approximately, depending on the age of the student. An assessment of 50% or better, required a time of between 7 and 8 minutes, depending on age. A result of 10% or less means the 1.6km run was completed in a time greater than 9 mins 30 seconds.
There were some outstanding performances again this semester including 1.6km results for 2006
Mean results for each year group, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
In 2007 the faculty is considering a component of a student’s final assessment in PDHPE be
devoted to cardiovascular fitness and the 1.6km results, in an effort to lift our current fitness
levels. Fundraising: The Record
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Thank you for supporting this important aspect of school life. From the Canteen
Two New Computers for the school library
This fantastic addition to our library was made possible by our extremely hard-working
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