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High Notes, Vol 8 No 4, February 23 2007
From the Principal
Speech and Presentation Night Good evening. Guest of Honour, Paul Pearce MP, Ms Pam Peelgrane (School Education Director, Bondi), colleague Principals, distinguished guests, staff, family and friends, prize winners, old boys and the class of 2006 – welcome. The Year 12 students of 2006 were the first to complete their six years influenced by the grouping, scheduling and programming changes implemented in 2001. Many have benefited from structured subject acceleration. They have achieved unprecedented results for this school at the HSC and have been rightly praised for their efforts. I am certainly proud to have been their Principal. Before commencing a summary of accomplishments during 2006, I must acknowledge the passing of three people who lost their personal battles with cancer since Speech Night last year: Ms Patricia O’Brien, a new arrival at High in English, former highly respected High languages teacher Lyn Guthrie, and most recently, much admired Head Teacher of Social Science, Phillip Day. We pay tribute to these colleague teachers for their efforts and to Lynne and Phil especially as long standing friends of High staff and old boys. They will be missed. 2006 marked the centenary of our membership of the AAGPS. We were denied entry in the first 14 years of the Association because we had no access to sporting fields. The issue of appropriate standard facilities for mass GPS competition has remained with us throughout the century. Reclaiming 19 acres of swamp as the McKay Fields in Centennial Park in the 1930s was a big step forward for cricket and rugby. The Outterside Centre at Abbotsford in the 1980s gave us competitive rowing facilities. The fine UTS-SBHS Stadium for basketball was built in the 1990s. While not so grand as these, in the centenary year, we really tried to advance the quality of our on site facilities. The tennis court complex was completed and landscaped, financed by The Foundation. The new cricket nets were laid, and by Christmas Eve, the two new basketball courts were completed on The Flat, financed by an Investing in Our Schools grant. Even the DET seemed to want to join in and celebrate – at last, after just 6 years of complaining the Great Hall toilets were refurbished and even the blocked drain on The Flat was fixed! We widened our entrance gate laybacks, swung new gates, laid bitumen, planted trees and erected new signs on Cleveland St and Anzac Parade, the latter financed by the P & C. The most ambitious project was the erection of the Sir Roden Cutler Memorial Gates. We only really had enough to pay for the first stage of sandstone work as a result of our appeal 2003-2005 but the High Club’s contribution made the vision of the completed gates come true in time for Sir Roden’s birthday celebrations. I believe I am not alone in thinking the effort was worth the result, despite the cost. The Governor-General will dedicate the gates officially in May. Two Ministers had a hand in the success of these projects. On your behalf I would like to ask Mr Pearce to pass on our thanks to Carmel Tebbutt (Minister for Education and Training) for her behind the scenes work with Christine Robertson MLC that shook up the bureaucracy and delivered the agreement on the tennis courts, allowing a deed of licence over state land; and John Dellabosca (Minister for Commerce) who assisted with sandstone at a discounted price through Heritage Services. The 探花视频 Foundation’s Treasurer, Ken Clemens, ran all the dealings with the contractors as the voluntary delegate of our Government School Community Organisation handling the Commonwealth grant direct from Canberra. He cut out the state middle level bureaucrats to maximise value for money. Laurie Heil did a great job as part time Project Manager, saving us thousands of dollars in fees by chasing quotes, liaising with successful tenderers and overseeing the cricket net basketball courts’ construction and landscaping. The learning environment has improved internally too with data projector and smart board technology. The learning outcomes achieved by our students are high quality.
The Higher School Certificate Vinh Pham was 4th in the state in extension 2 mathematics, our 4th consecutive result at 4th place or better at the highest level of mathematics. Russell Rahman was 4th in Classical Greek. Evans Wang placed 6th in software design and development. Nicholas Ng and Labib Rahman were 9th in English Advanced. Thomas Wong came 8th in extension 1 mathematics and Anthony Morris (Year 11) earned 10th place in mathematics 2 unit. Thirty-one students made the All-Rounders List, ranking High equal 4th with SGHS with 3.88% of the overall group. Kaivan Vaidya earned 100 UAI. Impressively, at least 48 students had reported or calculated UAIs at 99 or better. The average UAI for 208 students was 92.46 with a SD of 9.31. 151 students earned 90 UAI or better. The UAIs below 80 were reduced to 8%. So far we know of the tertiary destinations of 192 of our students: 99 are heading for UNSW and 64 to the University of Sydney. In picking out some highlight achievements for 2006 I want to acknowledge those I have omitted. Their deeds were recognised in High Notes or The Record.
Academic Competitions
Chess
Debating and Public Speaking
Music
Sport
Notable individual performances include:
Farewell to Year 12
The world is too much with us; late and soon, I don’t think old Bill would be too happy about our atmospheric carbon count climbing 75% in a couple of centuries, or about global warming, or about us saying that the economy comes before clean coal technology as a condition precedent for all coal exports. I doubt he would have much sympathy with the view that the doubling of electricity or water bills is electorally unpalatable, so pragmatically, we will delay mandating increased green energy alternatives, recycling, starting desalination or deciding on nuclear power stations. As a society, our continuing selfish pursuit of individual wealth and happiness, might just be robbing future individuals of opportunities to pursue theirs. Wordsworth thought as much two hundred years ago. We did not put the planet first then; we are not putting it first now. Let us hope that as future leaders and shapers of policy, you will. We all need to be moved like Wordsworth to make the earth habitable in 2207. Congratulations on your awards and good luck for your futures!
Uncollected reports
School Within a School Premier’s Honour RollWe are proud to make known that the following boys from our 2006 Year 12 classes were included in the Premier’s Honour Roll:
Roger Burrell From the English FacultyIt’s hard to believe but here we are, almost half way through Term 1! After a reasonably settled start to the year we are increasingly aware of how busy life in English is about to become – especially for our Senior students. The English Faculty has commenced its revision writing program for Year 12. This structured program of revision is offered to students as a means of reinforcing Course content and strengthening writing skills. In addition, on Thursday afternoons we are providing an opportunity for Yr 12 to practise a variety of writing tasks under timed conditions. Please encourage your son to improve his UAI through pursuing the above strategies. There is no doubt that a focus on refining writing skills can make all the difference! Year 11 are settling in to the demands of their Preliminary Course. At the commencement of this term, all students were given a written assessment and program overview. This information is also available on the English home page. Notification of up and coming assessment tasks are being handed out to students this week. Yr 11 is critical in establishing a strong foundation for success in Yr 12 and to this end it is essential that the boys implement an effective English homework and study routine. Students in Yrs 7-10 have also been issued with assessment and program overviews. Please contact Ms Trompetter in English if you have any questions regarding this information. The UNSW faculty of Law is sponsoring an essay competition for students in Yrs 11 and 12. Interested students can gain further information about this from the English faculty. A number of HSC Student Days exploring pertinent aspects of all HSC English Courses are being offered by ETA (The English Teachers Association). Students interested in attending should see Ms. Trompetter as soon as possible.
Drama News
On 9 March SBHS will host three performances from the Bell Shakespeare’s 2007 education
programme. This will be a wonderful opportunity for students in Years 8, 9 and 12 to enrich
their understanding of Shakespearean texts studied in class during the course of this year. Year 7 Camp Feb 12-14Last week, Year 7 made the annual pilgrimage to Narrabeen for their introduction to the sport and recreation programme at High. Here are a few of the comments made by 7M after the experience:
It was great to see Year 7 embracing the challenges with such enthusiasm and energy. We know that
they are all looking forward to Year 8 camp just a year or so away. Chess NewsWelcome back to all chess players. During the holidays High sent a team to the Australian Junior Championships in Canberra and all the boys had pleasing results. Chess Club has commenced and all are welcome after school on Mondays and Fridays in room 104. Mondays are a practice class, Fridays, a lecture format lesson. We especially would like to meet new year 7 and possibly year 11 chess players, as we need to begin to form our inter-school teams.
We will be having a selection tournament on Monday March the 12th. Numbers will be limited so it
is important you come along and meet our coach Alex Feldman prior to this event. Hope to see you
there! Annual General MeetingThe Annual General Meeting of the 探花视频 Old Boys Union was held on Friday, 16 February 2007 at the Waverley Bowling Club. The members of the Executive Council for 2007 are:
President:
Vice Presidents:
Ordinary members: Basketball Committee MeetingThere will be a meeting in room 901(upstairs of the school gymnasium) on Wednesday 28 February at 7.00 pm.
I hope to see all basketball parents at this meeting to support your son's sport choice.
Fencing General MeetingWednesday 7 March 2007 at 7.00 pm Staff Common Room All fencing parents are invited to attend this meeting to discuss upcoming competitions, coaching and UTS training; and to raise issues and present views on how High’s current programs could be further enhanced. Fencing, like all sports at SBHS, needs the support of ALL parents and your attendance at this meeting will be greatly appreciated.
Please put this date in your diary and come along to assist your son’s sport. From The High StoreScientific calculators now in stock for any Year 7 boys who missed out - only $30Return to Index Lost PropertyThe lost property office in the McDonald Wing is overflowing with a variety of items. These include the following: a dozen pairs of black school shoes, sports shoes, school uniforms, pencil cases, prescription glasses, calculators, 2UE backpack, CD player and a variety of books.
The lost property office is open during school hours in the McDonald Wing. SBHS Debating
Joining Debating in 2007
Coaching has started! Year 7 603/606/607 Tanvir Ahmed, Faraz Amin, Romesh Abeysuriya Year 8 506/507 William Clegg and Rose Grey Year 9 608 Liz Ames Year 10 401 Gabriel McManus Seniors 403/404 Hamish Nairn, Sriram Srikumar, Tom Kaldor
The Eastside Competition- starts next week Teams for round 1 will be set in coaching this week and more information will follow via email (so make sure we have your registration information!) Round 1: 2 March: Sydney Boys vs Scots Round 2: 9 March: Sydney Boys vs Reddam Round 3: 16 March: Sydney Boys vs Grammar Round 4: 23 March: SCEGGS vs Sydney Boys Round 5: 30 March: Sydney Girls vs Sydney Boys
Debating Supporters Group Basketball: Shooting HoopsHigh vs ShoreLast year Term 4 2006
This week Term 1 2007
‘As High steps on court, smart-plays are likely to balance out any physical disadvantages in the game’
Mr Hayman’s Overview
Basketball Committee Meeting 28/2 Your Call Ref! Last week's questionwas: BLUE 22 is driving towards the basket when RED 15 sets a guarding position in front of BLUE 22. BLUE 22 moves to go around RED 15 who slides sideways in an attempt to continue guarding BLUE 22. BLUE 22 makes contact on RED 15’s torso .
What should you call? Art. 44.6.5 Once the defensive player has set an initial guarding position they may move, laterally, or backwards to maintain the legal guarding position. In other words the correct answer is b) For this week’s question: Joeys 15 receives the ball while standing with his front foot inside the three point line (in other words two point territory) and his back foot in three point territory. He lifts his front foot, then jumps and shoots. The crowd roars as the ball passes through the net.
How many points has he scored? (SEE NEXT WEEK’S EDITION FOR ANSWER)
16Bs Match Report Well, it seems biased to only report when a win occurs, but that isn’t the only reason for this match report, because this issue of the High Notes, will be the last hard copy issued to students. The first half started slow, with both teams holding back, to see if they could just get a peep at the other team's game plan. Bohan was shining as always cutting just at the right time to score us a couple of easy 2 pointers. The first half ended with High leading 10-5. In the second term, High decided to take advantage of shore's ball handling skills and switched to full court man to man defence. Shore saw through our play and got around us with a few quick passes. High called a time out to switch back to half court man, which seemed to work for high, drawing fouls and scoring easy lay-ups. The second term was the most intense and the game ended 31-24 in High’s favour and Bohan top scoring once again!
Level 0 and Level 1 Statistics Courses The Level 0 course will be held on Saturday 24th of February at 3pm in the meeting room of NSISC and will cost you nothing to attend. A level 1 course will be held on Saturday March 24th at 3pm, also in the meeting room of NSISC with more details to follow next week. To enrol for the Level 0 course, contact Rebecca Reid on 9906 7877 or by email, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . SBHS School basketball funds will pay for you to attend this session if you give Mr Hayman a receipt or invoice. Reminder to all team captains, please email your match reports by Monday to Mr Hayman
Brought to you by Johny Shih Sydney Boys High CricketDuring the season I receive many emails for a variety of reasons and am asked for assistance by parents and students in respect to cricket which I endeavour to accommodate. Requests such as Car Pooling and changing players teams to meet these; delivering team cricket kits as no one takes responsibility with the team; transporting some players to public transport; a core of players phoning in sick late on Friday nights on “away games” giving no chance for a replacement to be advised; remaining at grounds with younger students as their parents are late in collecting them; changing teams on Saturdays at some grounds to ensure that everyone gets a fair go, through students either not attending, or are late to that game and so it goes on. Whilst I seem to survive, I find that those emails regarding lack of support to some of our teams leaves me bewildered, considering the number of calls we have made for support, or rostered assistance for those teams. At last Wednesday General Meeting (well advertised) we had only 5 parents attend other than the cricket committee members. Now with 17 teams at High your assistance either as a Coach, Manager, Scorer or just as an off-field organizer of the boys is crucial to let these boys know you care and that they can enjoy their cricket without stress. This Term we received 48 Year 7 cricketers to our ranks and many of the boys are new to cricket so we are coaching boys to learn about the game on a progressive basis at sport on Thursdays. To date we have achieved encouraging advancement in fielding, catching and bowling but the batting skills take more time to master but its great to see how hard the boys try. For those who stated they were embarrassed when one of our Year 7 teams were dismissed for 12 runs, I would remind them that Term 1 in 2006 there was the same scenario. The same group of boys in Term 4 of 2006 was undefeated in 14Cs and has only been defeated twice in 10 matches!
CRICKET COMMITTEE and GENERAL MEETING
CRICKET DINNER and AWARD NIGHT AROUND THE GROUNDSGROUP 1 TEAMS
1stXI( Day 1) SHORE 10 /147 -versus- HIGH 5 /78
2nd XI HIGH 10 /94 -versus- SHORE 8 /131
16A(Day1) SHORE 3 /182 -versus- HIGH 10 /56
15A(Day 1) SHORE 6 /442 -versus- HIGH to bat next week
14A(Day 1) HIGH 10 /133 -versus- SHORE to bat next week GROUP 2 TEAMS
14B SHORE 10 /130 –defeated- HIGH 10 /60
14D HIGH 6 /85 -defeated- SHORE 4 /71
13A SHORE 7 /258 -defeated- HIGH 10 / 52
13B SHORE 2 /141 -defeated- HIGH 10 /64
13C SHORE 0 / 14 -defeated- HIGH 10 /12
Laurie Heil MIC - Cricket Cricket Dinner and Award Night
4 APRIL 2007
Come and support SBHS cricket at its annual blue (and brown) ribbon event SYDNEY BOYS HIGH CRICKET DINNER STUDENT NAME:__________________________________ ROLL CLASS: __________________________________ TEAM: __________________________________ PAYMENT FOR: Adults ________ Players ________ TOTAL AMOUNT PAID $ ______________ Type of payment: Cheque Cash Credit Card Card Type: Bankcard Mastercard Visa Card Number: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Expiry Date ___/___
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Bus. Phone: ______________ __ __ __ __ __ __ (Office Use Only) Return to Index Rifle Club Open Day
Saturday 17th March Friends and Family Welcome Try shooting yourself for FREE at the Sydney High Rifle Club Open Day
No licence or permit required, but proof of identity is needed on the day New Library & Performing Arts CentreTax Deductible 125th Anniversary Project Sydney Boys High School depends upon its community of parents, Old Boys and supporters to further the School’s ethos of the pursuit of all-round excellence. We have a bold vision for a two stage Library & Performing Arts Centre. With advances in information technology, there is a pressing need to create a facility which is able to adapt and keep pace with meeting the increasing needs of our students. The estimated cost of the combined project is $4m. Stage one requires $1.8m; we have $400k. A new tax deductible monthly giving program has been introduced to help fund our development goal. We have implemented an arrangement with ANZ Bank for automatic monthly deductions from a nominated credit card. You can elect to give $50, $40, $30 or $20 each month for a period of twelve months. Your nominated amount, along with your name and credit card details will be sent to the bank electronically. At the end of the financial year, the school will issue an annual statement as evidence of tax deductible donations. You can opt in or out of the scheme provided you notify the school in writing five working days before the fifteenth day of each month. Thank you for helping to make a difference for our boys SYDNEY BOYS HIGH SCHOOL - MONTHLY PAYMENT ADVICE Name: _________________ Daytime Phone Number: _______________ Address: _______________________________ Postcode: _ _ _ _ Email Address: _________________________ I authorise SBHS to make the following deductions from the credit card nominated below: Card Type: Bankcard Mastercard Visa Monthly deduction for 12 months: $50 $40 $30 $20 Card Number: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Expiry Date: ___/___
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