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High Notes, Vol 26 No 5, March 07 2025

From the Principal

High Talent

Congratulations to our first XI cricket team on their convincing win against Bega High School in the CHS Davidson Shield Knockout competition. They defended 5/287 (Nayani - 81) by bowling out Bega for 124, with a notable hat trick by Subramanian. They are now in the CHS semi-finals (excluding sports high schools who are on the other side of the draw). Daniel Iliffe (12R) is the under 20 National Champion in Sabre. He also finished 7th in the Cadet (under 17) Asian Fencing Championships in Sabre. Well done indeed Daniel! Leon Park (7T) won gold in the U13/66kg Division at the Judo NSW International Open at Liverpool. Well done, Leon. Congratulations to our Duke of Edinburgh silver medallists – Ryan Allen and Nestor Chan. Bronze medals were awarded to – Siddarth Menon, Sajan Thiagalingam, Francesco Menichetti, Ryan Park, Anay Gautam, Joshua Kuo, Haroon Syed, Liam Tai, Jieki Miao, Ryan Mather, Charlie Cheshire, Michael Zhou, Stephen Faulder and William Cahyadi. It is great to see such broad participation in an internationally recognised character development program.

SBHS Parent Operated Canteen

Our school is one of a declining number of schools with a parent-operated canteen. With the help of parent volunteers, our managers Karen and Eirini, deliver high quality, low-cost food options for our boys. They offer seasonal variety and nutritious foods in a certified operating environment. Each year we need parents to give some of their time, once a month for a few hours, to help keep prices low and quality high. Last year some of our committee members retired once their sons left the school. We are relying on new and existing parents to fill the gaps under the leadership of our Canteen Committee President, Alison Dao. Our High community has always relied on self-help in our canteen, helping to make possible a donation of at least $65k annually to school funds from Canteen profits. If you can help on our committee, please contact Tania Kirkland, P & C President or Alison Dao for more details and a role briefing - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

NAPLAN TESTS

Students in Years 7 and 9 will have their NAPLAN tests next week. Their real benefit lies in checking on individual learning growth. I urge all students to spend some time doing practice tests and to try their best during these tests to reach their personal bests. Some of the tests allow you to progress to higher level of challenge if you succeed at lower levels – much like a video game. Use all the time available and plan your time allocation. We expect that you will work carefully and methodically. In multiple choice questions, select your answers after weighing up all the options. Watch out for distractors – answers that have elements of truth or parts of the answer to the question but are incomplete. They are there to entice you to pick them because you have not thought through the problem fully. If any time remains when you have finished, check your answers for any careless errors or omissions. Remember that the purpose of the tests is entirely diagnostic. That is, the tests are used to show you and your family how far you have progressed on the national learning continuum since Year 5 or Year 7, or 7 to 9. They are there for you. The tests run from Wednesday March 12, to Monday, March 17 for Years 7 and 9. Stay calm and focused during the busy week ahead – good luck!

Early Bird Rebate - Don’t miss out!

In order to help all areas of the school we offer a substantial rebate to parents who pay their complete invoices on or before Friday, March 21. Having funds early in the year allows us to make sure that orders are made promptly and that the boys get the maximum benefit out of equipment and services deployed for them. Capital contributed to the SHSF Advancement Fund can be invested for future projects such as the replacement for the Fairland Pavilion or applied immediately to projects such as the new Table Tennis Centre, the network switching upgrade, the network distributor room segregation. Please support us as we carry on High’s self-help culture to put our fundraising money to work as soon as possible! We appreciate and support the voluntary nature of contributions to the public system of schools such as ours.

Weights Room 2025

Yearly memberships for the weights room close on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. If you want to have unlimited access to a supervised weights program, act now. No further membership opportunities will be offered after that date until semester two. At just $315.00 for a full year of unlimited supervised sessions, this offer is great value for money.
Dr K A Jaggar
Principal