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High Notes, Vol 8 No 6, March 09 2007
From the Principal
High Talent
SWAS: High Junior School – Developing Learning
High Notes
Phillip Day Trust
Year 9 Class Submission Why is there a need for change? We think that the school would be more effective in reaching its targets and desired outcomes, enhancing its ethos and building a more cohesive student body, if incoming students had more time to adapt to our culture and to access our programs. We also believe there are educational, social and personal development advantages for students who enrol in High before Year 11. We believe that this adjustment to our enrolment policy is highly desirable because:
Return to Index English NewsOn Friday 9 March the Bell Shakespeare Company will present a program of performances to students in Year 8, 9 and 12. This is a wonderful enrichment opportunity and allows the boys to extend their appreciation of Shakespeare beyond the written text. These performances link to modules which the boys are studying this year. Year 8 will see an inventive blend of Twelfth Night and The Merchant of Venice while Year 9 will experience the darker vision of Macbeth. Year 12 will see a selection of key scenes from King Lear and Hamlet. On Tuesday 13 March the English Faculty will hold an information evening for parents of Year 11 students. Year 11 students are, of course, encouraged to accompany their parents to this evening. The purpose of this evening is to provide information about HSC English Courses in 2008 and the Preliminary requirements for entry into these courses. We anticipate commencing at 7.00 pm and concluding at approximately 8.30. We encourage you to attend and look forward to meeting you.
A special congratulations must be extended to Daniel Paperny in Year 9 who entered the Michael
Dugan Short Story and Poetry Competition as part of the National Literary Awards in 2006. Daniel,
along with other competition winners, will be honoured in a presentation ceremony held at Deakin
University. From The High StorePaints are now available to purchase for those Year 7 boys who missed out. $22 School Shirts have had a price increase as of 1 March. Short Sleeve
Sizes 10-14 $20 Long Sleeve
Sizes 10-14 $21
Tennis shirts will be available for purchase from next Wednesday at a cost of $38.50. P. Day Memorial BBQIn memory of Phil Day a fundraiser BBQ will be held at the Fairland Pavilion, Centennial Park. I hope that you can come and please spread the word to all High Boys, young and old. The event will only be a success if you pass this information to anyone who may be interested. Partners, friends & family are of course welcome! Here are the details:
When: Sunday, 18 March
We will be accepting donations to the Phil Day Trust. The recommended amount is $50. If you are
unable to donate $50, please bring an appropriate amount which you can afford. Year 9 Parent GroupAn Invitation to Year 9 Parents
The first meeting of the Year 9 Parent Group will be held on Dr Kim Jaggar, the School Principal, has kindly agreed to speak to the meeting giving an overview of the “School within a School” concept introduced this year. Parent Group meetings are an ideal opportunity to meet other parents in your son’s Year, raise questions, make suggestions and air any concerns you may have.
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before 5.00 pm on Thursday 8 March. P & C- Goals for 2007At Monday night’s P & C Executive meeting, we discussed areas in which the P & C wants to provide funds for the school this year. Our priorities are:
New Library & Performing Arts Centre
Guest Speakers
We look forward to seeing you there. Target Rifle Club - Open DayThe 探花视频 Rifle Club is hosting an Open Day at the ANZAC Rifle Range on Saturday 17 March from 9.00 am to 12 noon. Students, parents, staff, siblings and alumni are all welcome to attend. Everything will be provided on the day, and the firing point is under cover if it rains.
Anyone can attend and watch. However, unless special arrangements are made prior to the Open Day,
participants aged 12 to 18 must be accompanied by a parent, when registering on the day. If you
wish to participate and will not be accompanied by a parent, please e-mail
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for advice. Tennis Report1st Grade Tennis - SBHS vs. Newington College
D1 – 6-7 (3-7) 6-0 10-6 (WIN)
S1 – 6-1 6-2 (WIN) The High 1st Grade team travelled out to Stanmore to play a day of tennis in blistering heat against a well drilled Newington team. It was a tough ask from the outset but the High team rose to the challenge and played some of their best tennis of the season. The King/Cerecina doubles pair won a hard fought three set doubles match over a gutsy Newington number 1 pair. Chapman and Misha played well at number 2 but were outsmarted by their opponents. Eddie and Ben played some clever tennis but were not consistent enough to win at number 3.
In the singles, Matt King was once more successful hitting his opponent off the court and winning
easily in straight sets. Ivan was out-muscled by a bigger and stronger opponent at 2 and lost in
two tight sets. Ben, Misha and Chapman were all outplayed by their opponents and came out of
their matches convincingly beaten. Eddie’s match was a highlight; he played some great
tennis but unluckily lost in three sets. Sydney Boys High School Tennis ProgramIn June 2006, Sydney Boys High School had new tennis courts installed. At the same time, Tennis-Wise Tennis School were invited to take on the role of coaching the GPS Tennis Players. A program was created in order to develop players right through from Year 7 to 1st Grade. Given the nature of GPS Tennis, and the funding budget, the following coaching program was put in place:
1st and 2nd Grade
3rds – 6th Grade
15/16 As
16 As – Ds
13As, 14 As, 15 As & Bs A development squad was put in place for junior school players in order to further progress their games and this is conducted on Tuesday 3:30-4:30 pm and Wednesday 7:30-8:30 am.
This coaching opportunity is provided by the school with the support of Teachers and parents, and
in fact could not be run without this support. This opportunity is available for ALL players at
the school. For those who are not currently in any of these programs, and would like to develop
their games, PRIVATE squad and individual training may be provided at the request of any
individual, and at a discounted rate before or after school and on weekends, and may be made by
appointment by contacting Carl Nielsen on 0406 335 038. Letters Re Absence/Lateness/ Early LeaveWhen your son returns to school from being absent he is required to provide a letter of explanation signed by a parent or guardian. If your son is going to be late for school a note is also required. If your son has an early leave note he is required to have his note signed by either Mr Beringer, Mr Dowdell or Mr Prorellis before 8:55 am and handed in to the Main Office immediately after. Each letter should be signed by a parent or guardian with the name, date and roll class of your son printed clearly. Your son needs to pick up a leave pass from the Main Office before he leaves the school.
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Please include your son’s name and date of birth in the email. OBU Database UpdateThe OBU has started communicating with its members again – first, by a regular e-Bulletin and, secondly, by a soon to be published edition of the High Bulletin. If you are a member and have changed your contact details, or would like to become a member, please drop us a line at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or PO Box 1546 DARLINGHURST NSW 1300.
Did you know? From the CanteenFood for thought... Have you noticed that our Canteen is providing more and more choice healthy and delicious food salads and snacks?
Did you know that each day we have only two wonderful paid staff on duty? They are helped by a band of hardworking volunteers, who often sacrifice days off to help prepare food and serve in the canteen and also by your very own prefects who do a fantastic and vital job!
Appreciate your canteen! And remember- if you don't like queues, order ahead between 8:30 AM
and 9:00 AM! SBHS Debating
Are you getting the Debating emails?
Joining Debating in 2007
Coaching has started! Year 7 603/606/607 Tanvir Ahmed, Faraz Amin and Romesh Abeysuriya Year 8 506/507 William Clegg, Rose Grey and Dr Finnie Year 9 608 Liz Ames Year 10 401 Gabriel McManus Seniors 403/404 Hamish Nairn, Sriram Srikumar and Tom Kaldor
Debating Supporters Group Eastside results- Round 1 VS Scots Year 7 win Year 8 loss Year 9 win Year 10 win Year 11 win Year 12 win (on forfeit) Congratulations to the teams who debated last week. The junior teams debated “That English should be taught in all schools of the world” and the seniors debated “That international adoption should be banned”.
The Eastside Competition 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
Home debate suppers
Parking- Vital fundraising
Friday April 27th- Super 14 HSBC Waratahs v Chiefs @ Aussie start TBC Please email Harleen Kaur if you are able to help out- This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Student Leader Roles in Photography and Visual ArtsThe following Student Leader Roles in Photography and Visual Arts are available now for 2007. All students interested in these positions should complete the details in the appropriate space and register their interest with Ms May [Art Staffroom].
Sydney Boys’ High School
Liaise with:
Students demonstrate Name: ______________________ Roll______ Email:_________________________________ Experience and Reason for interest: _______________________________________ _______________________________________
Sydney Boys’ High School
Liaise with Name: ______________________ Roll______ Email:_________________________________ Experience and Reason for interest: _______________________________________ _______________________________________
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Liaise with Name: ______________________ Roll______ Email:_________________________________ Experience and Reason for interest: _______________________________________ _______________________________________
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Liaise with Name: ______________________ Roll______ Email:_________________________________ Experience and Reason for interest: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Return to Index Fitness Assessment February 2007The PDHPE Department has again assessed the physical fitness levels of our junior students. The most important health-related test is the 1.6 km run for cardiovascular endurance. Our standard Moore Park West course was used for the assessment. An assessment of 90% or better required a student to run the 1.6 km 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 1.6 km run was completed in a time greater than 9 mins 30 seconds. Each student in Years 7-9 should have a copy of their assessment schedule and results for February 2007 in their PDHPE theory books. Parents are encouraged to review their son’s results with them.
There were some outstanding performances again this semester including: Vincent Ye (7F) 6m 39s,
Al Hughes (7M) 6m 41s, Thomas Mok (7R) 6m 42s, Luke Vlatko (8.6) 5m 43s, Sam Lane (8.5) 5m 45s,
Kevin Sheng (9.4) 5m 29s, Keiran Taylor (9.6) 5m 51s, Jeremy Ireland (10.4) 5m 18s, Harrison Lane
(10.3) 5m 20s and Matt Ling (10.5) 5m 21s. 1.6 km results for February 2007 Percentile band No. of students in each percentile band
Mean results for each year group 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 2/04 10/04 2/05 10/05 2/06 10/06 2/07
It is our goal to have all Year 10 students by the end of 2009 able to score a minimum of 50% for
cardiovascular endurance and run the 1.6 km in 7 minutes or better. Tennis Dinner & Award Night
To be held in the S.B.H.S. Great Hall
Come and support SBHS tennis. Money to office by 20 March 2007 SYDNEY BOYS HIGH TENNIS 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 □ Expiry Date: ____/____ Card Number _______ _______ _______ _______ Cardholder’s Name: _____________________________________________ Cardholder’s Signature: _____________________________________________ Business Phone: _____________________________________________ Return to Index SBHS Rowing Committee
Boatshed Dinner 2007 Rowers, Parents, Guardians, Teachers and Coaches, The Rowing Committee invites you to attend the traditional boatshed dinner for all rowers. In 2007 the dinner will include all crews. The crews will be introduced and there will be speeches by and in the following order
Captain of Year 10 crews, Nelson Ridges The evening is a formal introduction of our representative crews for this season but is also a great opportunity to socialise and show support for the boys in the lead up to the Head of the River. Our senior rowers have been training very hard over the summer break and now face the demands of racing in the remaining GPS regattas. The boys really appreciate your support on such occasions – so please come along if you can. Junior parents will gain an appreciation of what is ahead. Please complete the slip below and return it to Mr Barris at school or email Craig Phillis at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please let us know if you are coming by Wednesday 7 March and make the payment to the front office. The cost of the dinner is $30 for adults and $20 for students. Your payment must be made to the front office by Monday 12 March. The dinner is a BYO. function for adults.
Con Barris - MIC Rowing BOATSHED DINNER 2007 Student Name ____________________________________ Crew _________________________ Payment for: ________ Adults ________ Players TOTAL AMOUNT PAID $ ___________ Type of payment Cheque □ Cash □ Credit Card □ Card Type Bankcard □ Mastercard □ Visa □ Expiry Date ____/____ Card Number ______ ______ ______ ______ Cardholder’s Name: _____________________________________________ Cardholder’s Signature _____________________________________________ Bus. Phone ___________________ _________________________________ (Office use only) Return to Index Basketball: Shooting HoopsNewington vs High- Term 4 2006
Term 1 2007
Things to note this week
Mr Hayman’s overview
16Bs Match Report
The 16Bs did not prevail over Newington this week, but the 3 game winning streak was in their
grasp. The siren blew with High losing due to a 2 point buffer, a massive improvement from when
they quadrupled us in term 4, 12-48. High’s man to man had its ups and downs in the first
term, sometimes a man was left open and a foul was drawn. Other times the defensive pressure got
to Newington, and they made mistakes allowing High a fast break. The second half saw High
switching to zone, and Newington start to pick up their inside cutting. Our defence was often too
tight for Newington which caused many resets of the ball. Fouls on High’s offence got us
easy points at the free throw but it just was not enough, and Newington was able to gain and hold
possession for the last minute. High lost 21-23. We are on the rise, go High Basketball in
2007!
14Es Match Report We had a feeling that this was going to be a good game because it was a home game. The game started with High gaining possession of the ball and scoring the first basket. Once the first half was over both teams had evened the score at 14 all. The second half was much more interesting with more adrenaline present. Sloppy defence from Newington gave the advantage we needed to get on top and we scored so many baskets that we were ecstatic. In the end, High had completely blown Newington away at a 20 point lead with the final score being 40-20. We were happy, the coach (Ms Ward) was happy that we had finally won a game by such a huge lead. I feel as though the team is getting stronger and faster than ever and we hope that we win our next game too.
By Joseph Zhang Your Call Ref!
Last weeks ‘Start thinking’
a) Record the foul on BLUE 9 and award RED 6 two free throws? Art.14.1 & Art.10.2 3rd dot point explains when the ball is alive and when the player/team are in control of the ball. Team control commences when the ball is at the disposal of the player who will be throwing the ball in. As the Referee is passing the ball, to the player he and therefore the team are in control of the ball Therefore the foul is a team control foul. Those of you who answered b) go to the top of the class.
Did you know? Would you be interested in a monthly flyer of Shootin’ Hoops rather than an electronic copy? Have a chat to me - Johny Shih. We are looking into the possibility of a flyer for everyone interested to read and chat about at school…
Brought to you by Johny Shih Sydney High Annual Basketball DinnerHelp celebrate another fantastic year of basketball at High by organising your son’s team to attend the 3rd Annual Basketball Dinner ever for all Years!!! Every team will receive trophies for the Most Valuable Player and Most Improved player. Speeches will be made by coaches about their season! The team with the best highlight footage of their season will show off their talent on the big screen. There will be a raffle for huge prizes and a chance to thank your coach for their efforts.
When
Where
Who is invited
Why Students are to attend in school uniform This is a BYO function for adults. Cordial will be served for students Advise when booking if vegetarian meal is required. Please return the below slip with $30/person to the front office by 23/3/07 SYDNEY BOYS HIGH BASKETBALL DINNER Student Name ____________________________ Roll Class ______________ Payment for: ______ persons @ $30 pp as payment for tickets under the name of _______________________________, Basketball Team __________________ TOTAL AMOUNT PAID $ ______________ Type of payment Cheque □ Cash □ Credit Card □ Card Type Bankcard □ Mastercard □ Visa □ Expiry Date ____/____ Card Number ______ ______ ______ ______ Cardholder’s Name: _____________________________________________ Cardholder’s Signature _____________________________________________ Bus. Phone ___________________ _________________________________ (Office use only) Return to Index Sydney Boys High Cricket
Next Saturday will be an interesting conclusion to Round 6 day. There are several matches that High can win but will depend on displays of consistency from the previous week’s performance and some old fashioned grit and determination to put Newington away which has been lacking in previous rounds. Too often we have been in winning positions and the opposition teams get away from us through a poor bowling or fielding session, dropped catches and mini batting collapse after reasonable starts. At this end of the season there’s little time to listen to what you think you can do, it’s time to stand-up and be counted and prove your worth as a team member.
Parking Commitment
Cricket Dinner & Award Night
Cricket General & Committee meeting Group 1
1st XI (Day1) High batted first and lost 3 quick wickets to be 3/28 but a consolidating partnership between Madushanka Vithanage (35) and Michael Coutts (26) steadied the innings before a regular loss of wickets in the second session saw the innings close at 137. Newington then made a patient start before the High bowling attack ripped through the heart of their innings to have them 9/48 before final partnerships that took them to 77 all out. The explosive bowling display came from Damitha Gunaratne 6/14 and Tom Castleton 3/15. See Website match report.
2nd XI (Day1) No match report received.
3rd XI (Day1) High elected to bat first and at 8/89 looked in real trouble but a 40 run last wicket partnership produced what ended up as a defendable target of 129. At stumps Newington had lost 4 early wickets and are 4/42 still requiring 88 runs and High needing 6 wkts for a 1st innings victory. Run scorers were Ryan Sutton (35n.o), Toby Rosengarten (24) and Nicholas Lochner (16). Bowling for High Vaibhav Sharma 2/7 (6) and Chris Andrews 1/1 (3) were the destroyers. See Website match report.
16A (Day1) Day 2 will see High at the batting crease with all day with 65 overs to score the required 293 runs at a gettable rate of 4.5rpo to achieve a first innings win. The small boundaries on this ground should suit High’s batting line-up and with some grit and determination, patience and the ability to put the bad balls away could see this team fulfil its potential. See Website match report.
15A (Day1) Reportedly in a much improved fielding and bowling performance High was able to hold Newington to a total of 165 all out. The wicket takers were shared evenly between Andy Liu (2), Kieran Taylor (2), Daniel Morgan (2), Brian Kelly (1) and Shadman Ali with (1) wkt. High in response are 1/25 from 8 overs and have the advantage of having 65 overs on Day 2 to score 141 runs at 2.16 runs per over to achieve a first innings win. See Website match report.
14A High won the toss and batted and the openers faced a tight bowling attack that made scoring a slow process. With the first wicket going down at 19, Ryan McDonald (33) and Michael Phung (32) then put together a 70 run partnership before losing both batsmen within 2 overs. Nakul Bhagwat (10), Saif Haque (11) and Aman Saksena (10) also contributed to the final total. Day 2 will be our best opportunity to defend this score and providing we bowl consistently on a good line and length making the batsmen play, take our catches and work together in the field a win is not out of the question. See Website match report. Group 2
4th XI After some heavy work before achieving the win, High had to steady at the crease after suicide dismissals by some of the batsmen and was rescued by a last wicket partnership of 39 by Tom Lindeback (42n.o), Lachlan Street (39n.o) and Dominic Bowes (13) as the other main contributor. A sound bowling performance that included 9 of the team saw James Ip take 3/ 6 Lachlan Deacon, Amer Amin and Patrick Locke all contribute with wickets. See Website match reports.
5th XI Newington sportsmanship in question. In a match marred by scoring , umpiring and player problems and with need for a “third Umpire” from an adjoining pitch called to rule on a “run-out” as the “Home Official” was unsure of the Law, it’s a credit that our players stayed and played under “their” amended conditions. Where the score line starts and finishes became a mystery, except that High at least scored the same number of runs as Newington. In the farce of a fixture Urban Singh took 4 wkts, and Nirmal Sridharan 2 wkts. 16B, 15B, 14B No match reports received.
14C
14D A low scoring game that saw Newington score only 22 off the bat and given 20 sundries through wayward bowling by High’s bowlers. However, the efforts of Kevin Qian (10), Tristan XU (9), Tahmid Shahriyar (6n.o), Rahib Azwad (4), Vivian Le (2) and Eric Zhu (1n.o) and 12 sundries when it was High’s turn to bat led to a victory. Rahib Azwad (4/9), Tristan XU ( 2/0), Tahmid Shahyiyar (2/4), Ryan Gu (1/1) and Yassir Chowdhury (1/16) 13A, 13B No match reports received.
13C What an exciting game. High lost 2/7 early and were in trouble with a slow run rate and then it all started to happen, with many singles and sundries and finally got down to High needing 2 runs with 2 balls to go and unfortunately unable to convert. Batting for High, Kevin Krahe (30), Brian Lam (23), Harry Heo (17n.o) and Anthony Soo (6), Kenny ZHANG (4), Peter Wu (1n.o) Wicket takers were Wade Yang 2/27, Vincent Chen 1/9 and Derrick Foo caused a great run-out. A great team effort.
Laurie Heil 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 ___/___
Cardholder’s Name: _________________________________
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Cardholder’s Signature: ____________________________
Bus. Phone: ______________ __ __ __ __ __ __ (Office Use Only) Return to Index 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: ___/___
Cardholder’s Name: _________________________________
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