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High Notes, Vol 8 No 7, March 16 2007
From the Principal
P & C Sub-Committees – Events Coordination I am looking to unload this problem onto the P & C in general. Are there any volunteers?
Year 11 English Arrangements High’s HSC results over the last decade have been negatively affected overall by relatively weaker English results. We do not want that trend to continue. In 2006, we took the decision to make all boys do Extension English in Year 11. We want to raise the bar on our English standard. We also limited the English Extension 1 classes to 3 for the HSC 2006. Why?
The feedback I have received about the use of extra time in term 4, 2006 was all positive. The results of these efforts will not be known until the HSC for 2007. Nevertheless, the impact of our other literacy interventions can be seen in the Advanced English results. The mean rose by 1.38 to 83.61. In effect size (z score) the result was 0.833 which was the best English HSC result of the new HSC (2001-2006) yet with the most candidates ever (210). I am confident that while we have more to do we are heading in the right direction. For 2007, for the purposes of course qualification for 2008, students will be assessed in Preliminary English Advanced and Extension. The combined score for each student will be a mark out of 150. The top 70 boys will be offered a place in Extension 1 English for the 2008 HSC first. Thereafter, as students decline a place in the course, their places will be offered to the next highest scorers on the list. This process will continue until the target number of students is reached. I am seeking parental support for this innovation and big commitment of extra teacher time to attempt to benefit our students significantly.
Communication and Calendars
From the administration side, I have heard that people have not been vigilant in viewing the
calendar for up to 4 weeks ahead and notifying the Deputy Principals of any cancellations,
variations or modifications to the information contained in the calendar. We need to work
together to make our good systems work more efficiently. Linguistic Logistics
News from the Languages Department But the study of Languages is not only about assessments and hard work! Immersion in the target language and enrichment activities are a very important part of language learning. We expect that all students have by now paid for the excellent Workbooks issued for German, French and Chinese. The Years 8, 10 and 11/12 classes will also be issued with some exciting Language magazines in the near future. Class teachers will give you the details. Soon, the Year 7 and 8 French Classes will be entertained by Théâtre Lote, who will be presenting the famous tale of The Hunchback of Notre Dame for everyone’s enjoyment. Permission letters are going out soon to all students concerned. Soon, the Year 7 and 8 French Classes will be entertained by Théâtre Lote, who will be presenting the famous tale of The Hunchback of Notre Dame for everyone’s enjoyment. Permission letters are going out soon to all students concerned. Year 9 French are being treated to a Film as part of the French Film Festival. Ms Zhang is organising the Chinese Eisteddfod, a competition in which our students always participate …and excel! In addition, Mrs Werner will be organising boys to enter the Greek and Latin Reading Competition, held in June. Overseas trips are on the Calendar, as well.
Keep reading this column for further details. 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. SHS Old Boys Union
Did you know? P & C meetingThe next P & C meeting will be held on Wednesday 21 March 2007 at 7.30 pm in the Staff Common Room
Dr Jaggar will discuss the 2006 HSC results. All welcome 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 contact e-mail
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for advice. Volleyball
High wins NSW Schools Cup We began with a confidence-building victory over Christian Brothers. Oli’s barrage of jump serves went through their fingers like Terry’s spikes. Some tactical timeouts discussing “What time are we going to Maccas?” probably helped too. Next, we faced off with the team we would eventually play in the final. Vic was brutal in his attacks from front court, while Jamie’s jump serves crushed the not-so-happy receivers in the Blue Mountains team. The game was over almost as soon as it began, the one-sided score line unchanged from the game against Christian Brothers. The next game required us to dig deep. With Ritam replacing Oli in the first set against Great Lakes A, there were always bound to be problems. A six-point lead for the other team, thanks to a huge hitter on the other side who probably should’ve been playing rugby, didn’t subside until it was too late. The set was foregone by a mere three points. Oli came back on, our captain’s influence having an instant effect. The team took out the set, and succeeded in winning the following one, on the back of Alex Le’s jump serves, which were better than frozen coke. In our last preliminary match, we played Great Lakes B. Great Lakes resorted to a 5-man block in the last set to stop relentless attacks from Wei-Ping and Terry. Ritam’s jump serves were going in and the match was wrapped up in straight sets.
The Final was played against Blue Mountains grammar. Alex Le unleashed the ninja within him.
Twelve flat, hard floaters soon found themselves embedded in the chests and shoulders of Blue
Mountainers who couldn’t handle them. High won the last set by a convincing margin,
successfully defending their NSW title.
6 high players have been selected to represent Sydney East. Congratulations to Victor Nguyen,
Oliver Konakoff, Terry Ly, Alex Le, Warren Trac and Ping Du on being selected to represent Sydney
East at the NSW Inter Regional Volleyball Carnival to be held at Penrith next term. Tennis
1st Grade vs St Josephs In singles, Matt King dominated his opponent and could even afford to make a few uncharacteristic errors to win convincingly 6-3 6-2. Ivan played courageously, losing the first set 6-0, but fighting back to take the second 6-1. However, he was simply outlasted by his opponent who eventually took out the decider 6-2. Michael Prior at number 3 played some solid tennis but was not consistent enough to beat his quality opponent going down 0-6 0-6. Number 4, Ben Lee also struggled against a solid opponent and was never in control of his game, losing 2-6 1-6. Chapman played some promising tennis but consistency was yet another problem as he went down 0-6 3-6. Eddy at number 6, could not settle down and play his shots, and was unfortunate to go down 0-6 1-6. St Josephs d. High 10-2
2nd Grade v St Josephs
St Josephs d. High 11-1 Minutes of SBHS Basketball Committee Held 28 February 2007
Attendees
Apologies The meeting commenced at 7.10 pm.
Item 1. Basketball Dinner Organisation Emma will liaise with caterers. Price agreed at $30/head. Ben will get list of attendees from office so tables can be allocated at the entry door.
Item 2. MIC Report on Season to Date Hank Foster talked about the coaching process. Morale is good despite losses. Commitment is strong and team work great. The off season skill development programme is expanding. Concentrating on training for rebounding and shooting. An end of season meeting to address any short comings will be held. Year 7 newcomers will be targeted to help them improve quickly.
Item 3. General Business The junior firsts programme – paid for by the canteen is also a great way to improve skills and fitness. It is on Thursdays after school sport. Ben said he would speak to the coach. A vote of thanks was given to all the parents who help with canteen and the BBQ on Saturdays. Please encourage others to volunteer. The meeting closed at 7.55 pm. Return to Index 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.
Leave
The Principal must approve all leave applications. Another email service for parentsParents who supply the school with an email address can now have an updated report on their son’s attendance record sent to them on a daily or weekly basis.
If you would like to have your son’s attendance record sent to you send your email address
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Please include your son’s name and date of birth in the email. 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].
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Liaise with Name: ______________________ Roll______ Email:_________________________________ Experience and Reason for interest: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Return to Index Cross Country Carnival
Sydney Boys High School Annual Cross Country Carnival Student Information
Parents Program
Directions
Rules
Additional Info
You are also invited to join the Sydney High GPS Cross Country Team. GPS Cross Country is a
Winter Sport and three age divisions ( U14, U16, Opens) compete on Saturday mornings. The season
spans across terms 2 and 3 and involves 11 Saturday morning carnivals. All are welcome to
join. 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 8 506/507/608 William Clegg, Rose Grey and Dr Finnie Year 9 401 Liz Ames Year 10 402 Gabriel McManus Seniors 403/404 Hamish Nairn, Sriram Srikumar and Tom Kaldor
Debating Supporters Group Eastside results- Round Two
Reddam visited us for the second round of the Eastside Comp. The juniors debated “That we should force Australian television to have more local shows” and the seniors successfully debated “That we should censor war reporting.”
The Eastside Competition 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 Sat JUNE 2nd Swans v Essendon @ the SCG game starts at 7pm 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
Shooting Hoops: Basketball ReportHigh VS Joeys Term 4 2006
High VS Joeys Term 1 2007
Mr Hayman's Overview I was particularly pleased to see the 14As get a win in overtime. Their defence really stepped up a notch this week. Coach Wang did a great job helping out for the absent Coach Bose (representing Aust U19). The 14Ds and Es are on a roll! Again the 15s take a clean sweep in their age group! J Lee in the 15Ds scored 30 points! This must be a junior record! The 15Bs held Joeys to 1 point in the second half and the 15As dominated their opposition. Team of the week is the 2nd Grade. These boys played an entire game of flawless basketball. Holding their opposition to almost half their score from term 4, they executed their offence with ease. They are focused to finish the season strong. Go High Basketball! Saxby defeated Rubie 12 to 11 in Yr 10 house basketball. The game was highly intense with both teams showing quality gameplay. The crowd was deafening and it’d be nice if our home crowd for 1st grade games would be as loud too! Currently both Rubie and Saxby are on 1, if Saxby wins their next round, they’ll be in the finals!
14Ds Match Report against Knox Grammar
As the Es smashed their game by more than 40points we had high hopes just like last week. We
eventually did win with a final score of 32 - 23. The game started off with a 2 consecutive
baskets by Knox but High started cutting in on the lead with a couple of baskets by Daniel Chen.
As the first half ended, High were involved in a close game although we had the lead. During the
second half, Daniel scored consecutive baskets making a big lead although Knox had scored as
well. Just before the buzzer, High fouled Knox giving Knox a chance to close in on the lead as
the buzzer went at 32 – 22. Knox made the first free throw but missed out on the second
giving High the win with a score of 32 – 23.
14Es Match Report
We were stoked. This is our 2nd consecutive win and we’re very happy about it. The full
team was here again so we could all take a break during the game. The first half was a breeze. We
out-manoeuvred the opponent by continuously stealing the ball and scoring. Through the first ten
minutes we were ahead by over 20 points to nothing. Then the coach decided to get the starting
five off and the next group on. They did pretty well too with many passes and many shots and soon
the first half was over with the score being 46-2 or something like that! The second half was
similar to the first half. We eased up a little allowing the opponent to scrape in a few shots
because we were careless, but in the end the final score was 64-12 and we knew we had won our
second consecutive game so far. Let’s just hope we can win our next one too! Thankyou to
our coach Ms Ward for her efforts…..GO HIGH BASKETBALL!!
Level and Level 1 Statistics Course
Your Call Ref!
a) From the free throw line extended at the side line? See next week’s for answers! Basketball Dinner payments are due by 23 March! Don’t forget your uniform on the evening! Permission slips on High notes or collect from Mr Hayman!
Brought to you by Johny Shih 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 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
Cost 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
Last Saturday provided some “highs” and “lows” for our teams as we pitted ourselves against the might of St Joseph’s Group 2 teams and against Newington in the conclusion of round 6 in Group.1. Congratulations to the 1st XI, 3rd XI, and 14C who represented the school with distinction in our “highs” column In the “lows” column we have the same theme of dropped catches, sub-standard fielding efforts from some players, mentioned in match reports on losses. When will we learn that taking catches or stopping an extra run can lead to saving anywhere between 20-40 runs in an innings and reduces the number times of having to chase big scores when we are batting.. In the “lows” column, I feel sorry for our junior players (13s/14s) who are copping some pretty ordinary umpiring decisions from our opponents’ coaches and parent umpires as we do not have enough support at matches to do our share. Unfortunately the result is we have to cop it sweet, especially when we are closing on a victory, and receive a series of wides, no balls and lbw decisions and fall a few runs short!!. How different it could be if we had equal support at the field on match days? It’s just frustrating for the boys The AAGPS also must take some responsibility for the manipulation of the playing rules at matches by representatives of some schools as happens regularly, with too many interpretations being applied to the 30/30 match concept. Do we need to have 3 or 4 “top order” opposition players thumping their chests celebrating a 50 score or more (for mum or dad on the sideline) when 6 of their own team mates don’t get a bat? Or, do we accept that a 30 run retirement allows greater participation and is just as important in respect to learning to play and to continue in the sport of cricket? I consider the latter is what the ACB had in mind when recommending it to states and junior cricket associations, schools and colleges. I will continue to fight for this at AAGPS meetings. GROUP 1
1st XI (day 2) A deserved win after a season of underachievement by several players M Vithanage (35), Michael Coutts (26) Bowling Damitha Gunaratne 6/14 and Tom Castleton 3/15. 2nd Inngs D’arcy Blaxell (69), Matthew Fetherston (35) and Tom Castleton (21) Bowling Damitha Gunaratne 3/25 and Tom Castelton 1/18
2nd XI (day 2) No match report received
3rd XI A well deserved victory from a team that regularly is disrupted through player promotions to the 1st and 2nd XIs and rotation of players, with a hard core element binding the team together each week. The team works hard at training, does extra work after school hours and now reaps a deserved reward. Run scorers. 1st.inngs. Ryan Sutton (35n.o) and Toby Rosengarten (24). 2nd Inngs Nicholas Lochner (42), Chris Andrews (18) and Ziggy Tikisci –Harrison (16). Wickets were shared in a great team, effort by Vaibhav Sharma 3/10 (13.2), Chris Andrews 3/12 (9), Damien Tse 1/7(3), Ryan Sutton 1/25 (4) and Kevin Lam 1/40 (10).
16A (day 2) Starting with confidence and that a win was not out of the question with sensible batting High, threw it away with the loss of 2 early wickets and a generally poor batting display to capitulate and be all out for 121. Sent back in High. gained a little respect and finished the day at 4/86 avoiding an outright defeat. Batting 1st Inngs Nakul Pedneker (23), Hugo Richards(14) Avish Sharma (13) the only notable scores. 2nd Inngs Nakul Pedneker (46) and Avish Sharma (16n.o).
15A (day 2) A heartbreaking result.! High resumed day 2 at 1/25 needing 166 for 1st innings points but a batting collapse put that out of reach being all out for 107.Run scorers were Kieran Taylor (38n.o) and Shadman Ali (10) Newington decided an outright win was within their sights and elected to bat a second time and High found new energy taking 8 wkts before Newington declared at 8/75 with an overall lead of 133. Andy Liu took 5 wickets and was supported by Brian Kelly 2 wkts and Kieran Taylor 1 wkt. High began the chase with Shadman Ali making (47) and as the overs ran out Andy Liu (36n.o) and Avindu Vithanage (14n.o) were at the crease with High agonizingly 9 runs short of an outright victory.
14A (day 2) With Newington starting day 2 at 4/42 High started well in defending their total of 145 High with Saif Haque and Pasan Pannila bowling tightly to keep Newington to less than 2 runs per over. High then got the breakthrough at 56 and wickets began to fall regularly until the tail enders ground out the runs needed to pass High’s score. The wicket takers for High were Aman Saksena from Year 7 on debut, took 5/14 (11overs), Nakul Bhagwat 3/60 (15overs) and Saif Haque 0/15 (8overs) GROUP 2
14B St Joseph’s batted first and were well on the way to a huge total before the drinks break allowed High to regroup and take wickets to hold them to 7/240 at the end of their 30 overs. High then started the chase and at 4/85 were looking good but 2 wkts after a break saw us falter until the Nathan KoK (73n.o), Samir Kinger (24), Abdullah Sarker (19) and Andrew Gong (17) got together in partnerships to get High to 7/182 just 59 runs short of a win when stumps were drawn. Wicket takers for High were Hashan Subasinghe 1/43 (6), Krishan Sivayogarayan 1/31 (5), Samir Kinger 1/31 (4) and Nathan Kok 1/27 (3)
15B A disappointing result from a team which has shown improvement recently having been sent in to bat could only muster 64. The only run scorers of note being Ashwin (28) and Sameep Sandhu (13). St Joseph’s took 23 overs to score their 4/259 with Tim Molloy taking 2 wkts, Rafat Kamal and Liam Aylmer one wkt apiece.
14C Were we robbed?? St Joseph’s batted first and got away to a good start losing their first wkt at 34 but from then on lost wkts regularly to be all out for 87. Wicket takers were Botong Cheng 3/27(off 5), Dominic Cheung 2/9 (off 5) and one wkt each to Iftiar Khan, William Shao and Derek Wei. High then batted and in what can only be seen as a contrived result High’s last batsman was given out with the scores tied. Run scorers Vincent Wang (17n.o),William Shao (13), Botong Cheng (8) and Leo Li (7)
14D Inexperience in their first 20/20 match saw High win the toss and bat first but were tied down for too many overs without scoring runs until Vivian Le (19) started to hit out with contributions from Kevin Qian (9) and Tahmid Shahriyar (6). Poor fielding and lack of effort saw Trinity capitalize on this and they got the runs in 13 overs. Wicket Takers were Yasar Chowdhury 3/11(4) and Rahib Azwad and Vivian Le each took one wkt
13A Run Scorers were Krishnendi Dutta (33), Alexander Hughes (4) and Tian Ling (4). Wicket takers Tom Connelly, Alexander Hughes, Branavan Jeyasara and Hiram Yi each took one wicket.
13B Only 8 runs scored off the bat by High with Zafar Mohamed (4), Dhruv Sabharwal (1) and Emtiazul Hoque (1) achieving a score. The sole wicket taker was Ahdil Ansareen with 2/16 off 5 overs.
13C Run scorers Ethan Lieu (10), Wade Yang (8n.o) and Vincent Chen (4). The only wicket taker on the day was Wade Yang 1/27 and both Allen Fu and Ethan Lieu created 2 great run-outs
Laurie Heil
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