探花视频

High Notes, Vol 9 No 31, September 26 2008

From the Principal

High Talent
Congratulations to the senior chess team. They easily won the third annual GPS Chess Tournament. In another good performance, the boys bounced back after a loss to Grammar in a recent competition to win the Metropolitan East Final of the Chess League. They now play Chester Hill in the NSW Championship semi-final. Well done to: Tom Sun, Terence Chiem, Kenny Lau, Daniel Tam, Edwin Li, Shuman Wang and Ying Wu for their Certificates of Excellence for scoring 100% in the National Chemistry Quiz.

Prefects Elect
In my meeting with the Prefects Elect, I outlined to them the new ‘Prefect Internship Policy’. An intern is a person with qualifications undergoing practical training and evaluation. All our interns have qualified through previous years of participation. Our new Prefects will undertake a professionally managed training program to help them to act as role models, organise their commitments and honour their obligations. As a school we have to first decide what roles we want our School Prefects to carry out. These roles then need to be specified in writing and the responsibilities for each stated clearly. Next, we have to rank these roles according to how much time commitment and/or responsibility they entail. Their commitments to school co-curricular programs will be audited. They will be assigned roles with specific responsibilities. The Prefect MIC will take into consideration an equitable distribution of labour. Prefects will be monitored and held accountable for the performance of their roles. I have proposed that Prefects who are currently engaged in four activities (2 seasons of sport and two co-curricular activities or three sports and one activity) should be exempted from compulsory additional roles. They may volunteer for roles associated with their activities if they wish. Prefects with fewer whole school commitments may be assigned additional roles (e.g multiple Canteen duties) at the discretion of the Prefects MIC in consultation with the Prefect Executive. Most importantly, Prefects will be expected to take the words of the Prefects’ Pledge to heart and to “walk the talk”. I invited any Prefect Elect who felt he could not fully commit to representing the school in the manner described in the pledge to withdraw from the internship program with no loss of face. Other leadership roles in the school are not so demanding in terms of setting a good example and representing the school ethos wholeheartedly. Prefects Elect may wear pockets and gold lines. Their internship concludes once winter sport selections have been finalised and their participation is assured (if that has been their past practice).

The Future of the Outterside Centre
When we own a car, it must be maintained. A car with a value of $20,000 being maintained at the rate of 2% would amount to one $400 service per year. I know that you appreciate the family car has many more maintenance expenses than that, including insurance and provision for depreciation, let alone the weekly cost of fuel to keep it running. The Outterside Centre is owned by the Foundation on behalf of the school. If it were to be maintained in a proportionately minimalist fashion as the car example offered, it would cost $100,000 per annum to own it, based on a valuation of $5,000,000. How can the Foundation, an asset managing organisation, finance the maintenance of its property? It could rent the property to DET (as SBHS) for a reduced commercial rental value of say 5%. This would cost the school $250,000 a year. The maintenance costs could be covered. A provision for depreciation could be made. A sinking fund for major repairs could be established. The school’s boats and equipment could be stored. The rowing program could be run. Other school users could enjoy the building and stay overnight in the dormitory. Plainly, the school does not have the resources to pay such a rental figure. It currently pays $16,359 out of the rowing budget for hire of the Outterside Centre for those days and times when it conducts its rowing program. The Foundation needs to make up the shortfall or face the prospect of medium term degradation of the asset and in the long term, its loss.

If the school cannot afford to rent the building for its exclusive use, then it is perfectly reasonable for the Foundation to attempt co-usage arrangements with third parties. I argued that proposition in 2002 and reiterate it in 2008. In the intervening years we have had variants of learn to row programs. (The average annual profit is c$20k.) We have had the Colleagues Club proposed and rejected and the Ascham proposal in various forms rejected. The Foundation has had part time employees trying to market the asset but with limited opportunities, given the extensive use of the property by the school. I have been promised by successive Rowing Committees that they would find more compatible ways to generate significant additional income from the property. They have not done so.

After a series of recent meetings, the Foundation and the current Rowing Committee have agreed to support “an open and consultative process to consider all possible options to meet the overall goal of making the centre self-reliant in a financial sense. The options that are to be considered should include variations on our current revenue generating activities and also consider shared facility models or a dual rowing program run in common from the Outterside Centre” (Dr Shane Brown, chairman, 探花视频 Foundation Management Committee, September, 2008).

A key aspect of the continuance of rowing at the Outterside Centre is the maintenance of its pontoons. Since 2005 there has been approval for a tax deductible means of contributing to the repair and replacement of the pontoons and seawall through ASF ‘facilities development’. There was an agreement for the Rowing Committee to ask each rowing parent to donate $200 per annum towards this purpose. The school would hold the funds until required for specific expenditure on the pontoons or seawall. If this agreement had been honoured, up to $20,000 per annum for four years could have been available to relieve some of the growing maintenance burden on the Foundation as well as establishing a ‘sinking fund’ for repairs or replacement needs. I urge the Rowing Committee to reactivate this scheme and to promote it to parents and rowing supporters in the wider High community as a first step towards addressing our cash flow concerns.

End of Term 3
As another very busy term comes to a close I want to thank the High staff for their efforts and to acknowledge the work of all our volunteer parents and friends who help to provide such a wide and well structured array of opportunities for our boys.
Dr K A Jaggar

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SHS Old Boys' Union

Did you know?
Did you know that the Alan May Weights room was named after Alan Lawrence May (1939-1989, SHS: 1952-1956) a former rower and an economist with the Asian Development Bank who died on 19 May 1989 in Manila, Philippines. Alan left money to construct a weights room on the old gymnasium (built originally in 1928 and extended in 1956) only a few years before it was demolished in 1994. Mr Phil May performed a rededication of the weights room in the new sports stadium that was opened on 26 April 1995

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From the Library

Library Use Survey
This has been a three week effort and will finish at the end of term. So far this survey has been an educational experience for me and my staff. It has really underlined for all of us what a wonderful and determined bunch of students we assist in this selective school library. With only a few regular exceptions, boys who are in the library are here to achieve one of the following - revision for tests, completion of assignments and homework or to read magazines, the daily paper or novels. I will be analysing the raw data over the holidays and reporting on the finished product in the first High Notes when we come back to school. However to pre-empt some of the findings

• The opportunity for positive Peer Modelling of study skills is exceptional in school libraries
• Junior boys as well as Seniors believe in revising in the library before exams
• If teachers give assignments students see the library as the place to work on them whether they are looking up the internet or writing them up
• Lots of boys use the library to complete homework and often use the Friday free first period to do this
• The library is seen as the place to come if you want to read in peace
• Many boys develop study networking skills in their school library and actively practise unsupervised group work
• Students work on all subjects in the library from Architectural Drawing to English whether or not that subject is ever taught in the library
• Boys use text resources as often as computers to complete work or study in the school library - resources of both are freely available. (The survey will more accurately test this observation)

Despite taking three weeks to complete, the survey will give us a one week snapshot of what students do inside a school library space. Thanks boys for your patience as I interrupted your concentration over the last three weeks.

Old Boy, Ian Heads (Class of '60) and the Library's Old Boys' Collection
Thanks to the over 30 books proudly displayed to our students in our Old Boys Collection our library today received the very welcome addition of Ian Heads’ two latest books, A Centenary of Rugby League and From Where the Sun Rises. 100 years of the Sydney Roosters. Huge thanks to Ian Heads’ wife for coming in with these books fresh from the printers.

It was great to hear that Ian had been responsible, during the recent Beijing Olympics, for the production of “Aspire”- the news centre for the athletes themselves. Just for the information of our boys - Ian Heads is a sports historian and journalist who has managed Rugby League Week since 1981. Since 1988 he authored or co-authored over thirty books including autobiographies or Arty Beetson, Peter Sterling, Mark Taylor, Louise Sauvage, Nova Peris Kneebone, Des Renford, Wayne Pearce, George Piggins, Ken Arthurson and Matt Burke. Ian’s son, Phillip, also an Old Boy, has followed in his father’s footsteps in journalism. Phillip now writes for the Telegraph.

Donation Thanks
Many thanks to Ms Deborah Dukes, mother of Max Birch in Year 8, who, for the second year in a row has gleaned some wonderful leftovers from the Randwick North Primary School Book Fair. Three huge boxes of fabulous books came in. These donations we are receiving make all the difference to the quality of the library we offer at High.

Thanks also to Anthony Xu - Year 9 - for the books he brought in recently.

Thanks to Joseph Zhang who completed some great cartoons for the Open Day library display.

Thanks also to exemplary Year 8 Office Boy, Gananatha Minithantri, who also helped greatly with this. While I am at it thanks to all our exemplary Year 8 Office Boys. You achieve so much and our staff is so very grateful for this huge effort.

125th Anniversary Foundation Day
The library would like to herald the completion of the first wooden honour board in the “Walls of Fame” project and to welcome in advance the many High Old Boys who have achieved Orders of Australia or Knighthoods who will come to Foundation Day to be honoured by their school.

High Boys have always known that this school educated Australia’s Leaders. However the walls of our school have not given any indication of these quite illustrious former students. Old Boys, Colin Shepherd and Joseph Waugh, have both worked quite hard at various times to compile lists of famous Old Boys. It has taken Who’s Who, the Internet and this 125th Anniversary of Sydney Boys High for this project to achieve some completion. It will be a great inspiration to our present and future students to see just how many famous Old Boys High has educated. This honour board will be housed on the stairs next to both the present library and the 探花视频 Room. I hope to welcome the Old Boy guests into the Library on Foundation Day to see the Old Boys Collection. Hopefully they will see it re-housed in the new library when this is built. Soon!
Mrs Crothers
Librarian

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Letters Re Absence/Lateness/ Early Leave

When 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. Alternatively you may contact the school by phone on 9361 6910 and dial “4” for the absentee line.

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
If you require leave for your son please, apply in writing and address your application to the Principal, Dr Jaggar, stating the reason and length of time of the leave. Your son must then present this application to Dr Jaggar for permission for the leave. Please remember to apply before the leave and not after. The Principal must approve all leave applications.

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Volleyball Report

SBHS entered two (under 16 Boys) teams in the NSW Schools Tournament on Sunday 21st September. In a hotly contested final SBHS As were defeated by their old foes Westfield taking out a silver medal.

2008 Volleyball Dinner and Presentations
The end of season volleyball dinner for 2008 was held on the 16th September. The dinner was well attended by students, parents, coaches and staff and proved a most convivial and enjoyable occasion. The following boys received awards recognising their efforts and achievements over the course of the playing season:

Best and Fairest
Tony Wang
Merlin Li
Sunny Cao
Abeer Khan

Player’s Player
Hugh Huang
Ping Du

Best Team Player
Under 14 - Amarbir Singh
Under 15 - Ennes Mehmedbasic
Under 16 - Justin Yang
Under 17 - Brendon Cheung
Second Grade - Patrick Lai
First Grade - Shorson Zhang

Most Improved
Chris Morrow
Nishan Abeysuriya

Captain of Volleyball
Ritam Mitra

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SHS Basketball: Shootin' Hoops

Introducing the Hayman Cup!
This system will increase competition within the school as well as making the lower grade teams train harder. Starting from next term, every game your team wins, your team scores 2 points and 1 point for every draw. No points will be lost if you lose, in fact you will be rewarded when you win by heaps. When you win by over 20 points which may be common in the lower grade teams, the bonus points system comes into place! For example when you beat Newington one week 42 – 20, you score 2 points for the win and an additional ‘X’ amount of points depending on what team you are.

The following table shows how many bonus points you score when you win by over 20 points in addition to the 2 points depending on your team:

Opens		Other
1st	10	As	10
2nd	9	Bs	9
3rd	8	Cs	7
4th	7	Ds	6
5th	5	Es	4
6th	5	Fs	3
7th	3
8th	3

By the way, there is definitely a worthy prize if your team wins! It will be a secret for now! Remember to practice in the holidays!

In the future there will be weekly updates and even a website. The website will contain all the terms and conditions that apply to the Hayman Cup (there will be a few and you won’t be able to dispute them), as well as Hayman Cup point tables after each week’s game and possibly other stuff.

Stay tuned for link to the website and don’t forget to practice hard in the holidays for the upcoming season!

Basketball Stats
See Mr Hayman if you can help ASAP. Benefits of being involved with stats include: Being able to represent Basketball at first grade level and be in the photo. Thursday afternoon off sport. Post game function food on Saturday. Gain a solid knowledge of statistics. Chris Chiam is highly trained and has a new laptop, very expensive statistics program and printer. He is looking to help someone else to learn about statistics in basketball.

B.Hayman

The New Mr Hayman's Play or Tip of the Week: Shooting
Effective passing should set up an individual with an open shot. Consistency is vital. Every shot attempted must use the same action. Every player must:

• Hold the ball in their fingertips, moving the ball up from the triple threat position.
• Keep feet shoulder width apart and square to the basket.
• Bend at knees with bottom out, the power is achieved from the legs.
• Have their favoured elbow pointing at the ring (arm at right angle) with the corresponding foot slightly in front.
• Sight on target area.
• Shoot with favoured arm only whilst other arm offers support and balance.
• Ball released above their head slightly to the favoured side.
• Release the ball locking the elbow and snapping the wrist down so that the ball rolls off the fingertips, imparting backspin on the ball.
• If shooting a jump shot release at the top of the jump.
• Different players aim for different targets with shooting. For example Lindsay Gaze (ex Olympic basketballer/coach) aims for what he describes as an ‘X’ in the middle of the ring on a sheet of glass, however his son Andrew Gaze aims for the back of the ring.

An easy way to remember how to shoot well is BEEF!

B alance the knees and stabilise the body with feet shoulder width
E lbow in line with shoulder
E yes focused on target
F ollow through flicking the wrist and pointing at target

Basketball Committee AGM Meeting
The meeting took place on Thursday, 18th September and the new officers of 2008/09 will be:
MIC – Ben Hayman (Non-elected member)
Chairperson/First Aid – Vince Salomon
Treasurer – George Chow, with Tony Naar assisting
Secretary – Ron Sutton
Senior Events Coordinator – Ish Rajendram, with Peter Teng assisting
Junior Events Coordinator – Jianxin Wang, with Rohit Autar assisting
End-of-Season Function – David Morrow, with Marin Jurlina and Sandra Jain assisting
Parking – Shirley Tickner, supported by 1st and 2nd Grade Parents
Canteen – Karen Chiam and Christina Chow
Post-Game Functions – Patrick Llewelyn and Mark Paul
Score Table – Jennifer Jones and Bruce Gordon
Thank you to the very large group of parents who came to the meeting for your time and efforts.

Have any questions, comments, feedback or ideas send them to the new email address for Shootin’ Hoops which is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
David Li Wang and Chris Chiam

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SHS Rowing Committee

Welcome and Information Morning for Rowing Parents
It was terrific to see so many parents at the High Rowing Sheds at Abbotsford on Saturday morning. Information sessions, morning tea, and tours of the Outterside Centre were provided for parents and everyone seemed happy, relaxed and pleased to be involved.

Training has begun for all rowers and there was a buzz of excitement as the junior rowers took to the water for the first time. Our MIC, Mr Barris, introduced a rowing orientation day for all Year 7 boys earlier this year which resulted in an increased number of boys rowing ….120 rowers this year.

Term 4 this year is preparation time for Term 1 2009. This is when the GPS regattas take place each week, finishing with the Head of the River on 28th March at SIRC.

Background Information
Sydney Boys High has offered rowing as a sport since 1924, over 80 years. It is available at very few schools and therefore a wonderful opportunity for your son to be able to row at a state high school. High competes in the GPS and the CHS Rowing Competitions, with the GPS competition being the foremost schoolboy rowing championship in the world.

Rowing is one of the ultimate team sports. Every member of the crew is vital and the camaraderie that develops from rowing is unique. Physical development is optimum and the discipline amongst rowers gives them skills necessary for good HSC study habits. Historically at High, the rowers are the top achievers in the HSC. Another new initiative is the relationship developed with Sydney University where links should make the transition to University life easier.

In the junior years (Years 7/8/9) commitment is not onerous and the boys enjoy their time rowing on Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings. Parents are needed to help barbeque for the boys as they come off the water on Saturday mornings. Senior rowers (Years10/11/12) camp at the sheds approx once per week and have compulsory study time for their school commitments. Parents are required to assist in running these camps at the Outterside Centre involving meal preparation and overnight supervision. All parent involvement is very enjoyable in a wonderful location.

We have a parent committee that meets with Mr Barris once a month throughout the rowing season (6 meetings) and we are always looking for new parents to become involved. Our next meeting is Tuesday 14 October at 7.30pm in the common room at the school. Thank you to the committee and the parents who helped on Saturday morning and welcome to all the new parents for the 2008-09 season.
Julie Blomberg
President Rowing Committee

Back-to-the-Sheds Day: 25th October 2008

All old boys, current rowers, and their families are invited to the Old Boys VIII challenge High 1st and 2nd VIIIs at Hen and Chicken Bay.

Spectrators gather at Bayview Park with the finish at the jetty, then back to the Outterside Centre

• 8:30am Melbourne High Quad races
• 9:00am Old Boys VIII Challenge
• 9:30am Back to the sheds for BBQ breakfast, coffee and refreshments
• 10:00am Unveiling of the 'Commander Callaway' green boat name plate
• 10:15am Presentation

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Literacy Competition

"Past echoes, future voices". Closes end of this term.

• Thematic focus "Past echoes and future voices"
• Maximum word limit 1000 words
• Three writing categories- fiction, non fiction, and poetry with a senior (10-12) and junior (7-9) division
• Specific topics for the non-fiction category will be provided
• Prizes $50 voucher for each winning category and division presented at Speech Night and published in The Record

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Meditation Course

One-day meditation course to help HSC students with concentration and to relieve stress
The Vipassana Meditation Centre is running a one-day meditation course for senior high school students in Years 10, 11 and 12 in the lead up to the HSC exam period beginning in mid-October.

WERE: Sydney Boys High School Moore Park, Surry Hills NSW 2010

WHEN: Sunday, 28 September 2008 from 8:45AM

REGISTER:

WHAT TO BRING: Loose, comfortable and warm clothing and a vegetarian lunch

COST: The course is free of charge to students

For more information visit or see Mr Kesting in the Industrial Arts staffroom.

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Canteen AGM

Sydney Boys High School Canteen Committee Annual General Meeting Friday, 17 October, 2008
The Canteen Committee will hold its Annual General Meeting in the Boardroom on Friday, 17 October 2008, at 2.45pm

All office bearer positions are declared vacant and available for nomination and election. We look forward to welcoming all interested parents.

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SRC Events: Trivia Night 2008

6:00pm, Monday 8th of September saw a mad rush by SRC committee members to bring together the ‘探花视频 Dance’ replacement event, The SRC Trivia Night. With over two months of conscientious planning by Alex Shapilsky (Yr 12), the man in charge, the Trivia Night plans finally all came together. The event run by the students was to be a night for Yr 10-12 to play Trivia with some fun and games thrown in. Having helped put the questions together, I can say with utmost authority that the questions were not easy, especially the deciding questions set by Tim Li, the ‘Olympics’ section.

The gates opened at six thirty with a welcoming party of Shuming Wang (Yr 7SRC) decked out in his pyjamas and Shaun Fletcher (Yr 8SRC) and Jamian Vuong (Yr 8SRC) also in interesting attire. These boys were to be the waiters for the night.

Alex Shapilsky (Yr 12) and Varan Perananthan (SRC Prefect), together with David Nam (SRC President) and Nick Wong (SRC Vice President) with numerous other SRC members and non members ensured the night went smoothly. Between the trivia and fierce competition there were activities such as Limbo. They were huge crowd pleasers! There were many videos as well which not only humiliated the Year 12s present, but also broke the building tension among the teams. With the problems from the ‘Dance Off’ event still fresh in our minds, The SRC was keen on having no technological hiccups this time. Brendan Leo (Yr 9) and I ensured all computers and projectors worked smoothly, and luckily just in the nick of time!

Congratulation to the winning table consisting of Nick Lindeback, Nick Wong, Johnny Lieu, Sam Burnham, Johan Santoso, Christian Katsikaros, Nicky Block, Lucie Aitken, Amy Campbell, Rebecca Dukes, Audrey Won and Margaret Gordon. Well Done! The feedback from the night was incredibly positive. Everyone said it was incredibly enjoyable and that it was a great night. The most popular part was the activities, they were huge fun. It'll definitely happen again next year and we encourage all future Yr 10-12s to come. The SRC would like to thank everyone involved who made this event possible. The event was a huge success having earned $630.00 for youth of the streets! Well done everyone.
Anirban Ghose
SRC Webmaster

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School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS)

School Student Code of Conduct: Students travelling on buses must:-

• Dip school bus pass or pay the fare when joining the bus. This is particularly important as the data collected from the on bus fare collection system may be used for service planning purposes
• Use school specials when provided
• Vacate seats for adults when requested
• Follow the driver's instructions about safety on the bus
• Respect the needs and comfort of other passengers
• Behave appropriately at all times (e.g. no offensive language, no throwing things)
• Protect bus property (e.g. no vandalism)

Students are reminded to:-

• Only use the school bus pass for its intended purpose i.e. for travel between home and school (does not include travel to and from sporting activities)
• Maintain possession of the school bus pass at all times.

During 2008, authorised officers will be deployed to inspect Code of Conduct compliance on school bus services in the Eastern Region. Students who are found to have breached their obligations may lose their travel entitlement and possibly incur an infringement.

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SBHS & SGHS 125th Anniversary Cabaret Night

Sydney Girls High School & Sydney Boys High School have great delight in inviting you to the Anniversary Cabaret to celebrate 125 years of education for both schools.

Friday 21st November 2008, 7:00pm - 12:00am. The Shannon Room, AJC Function Centre at Randwick Racecourse

Come and dance to the Shy Guys band, MCs Jessica Rowe and Jack Singleton. Featuring Little Pattie and other performs.

Tickets: $150 per person. This includes dinner, pre-dinner drinks in the Panorama Room, drinks from 7pm until 12am, parking and entertainment.

Dress: cocktail/lounge suit

RSVP: RSVP and pay by 26th September 2008. Guests are welcome to organise their own table of 10. Please advise if a  if a vegetarian meal is required.

SBHS Contact: Ms Louise Graul, Ph 9361 6910, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Pay to office by cash or cheque made payable to: Sydney Boys High School
Visa or Mastercard: card number, expiry date, cardholder's name and telephone number

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