Term 1 Week 4 2018

Issue 2

22 February 2018

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Albury High School Proud Member of Crossing Point Learning Community

‘Creating our Future’ __________________________________________________________

Learning for all through Tradition, Innovation & Excellence

625 Kiewa Street PO Box 3187 ALBURY NSW 2640

Website: www.albury-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Email: albury-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Twitter:@Albury_High

Phone: (02) 6021 3488 Fax: (02) 6041 3782

VACCINATION PROGRAM

A reminder that the Year 7 vaccination consent forms need to be returned to the school office ASAP.

Mrs Deb Harvey

Head Teacher Welfare

Mrs Deb Harvey

Head Teacher Welfare

VALE JOY HABERFIELD Joy Haberfield (nee Free) (born 24 April 1932 to 14 February

2018) attended Albury High School as a student obtaining the

highest score at Albury High School in the leaving certificate of

1949. She was the only girl taking physics and chemistry and

she had a love for mathematics. Joy was school vice captain,

captain of the senior girls netball team for 3 years and was

awarded two blues for netball. Joy studied at Sydney Teachers

College and obtained her Teaching Certificate in 1951. Joy

returned to Albury High School as a mathematics and science

teacher in 1955 and after a gap of 5 years to have children, Joy

returned and taught mathematics from 1961 until 1992 when

she retired. During this period Joy was Relieving Mathematics

Mistress in 1969 and Mistress in Charge of Girls from 1973 to

1992.

ICAS ASSESSMENTS ICAS is an independent, skills-based assessment program

which recognises and rewards student achievement. ICAS is

unique, being the most comprehensive generally available suite

of academic assessments for primary and secondary school

students.. The assessments comprise eight Digital

Technologies tests, eleven English tests, eleven Maths

tests, eleven Science tests, six Spelling tests and ten Writing

tests.

More information about the tests will be sent home shortly.

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE YEAR 6 INTO 7 EVENING

Our information evening for Year 6 into 7 will be held on

Wednesday 28 February. This event is for interested parents

and students who are considering attending Albury High

School for Year 7 in 2019. The evening starts at 7:00pm in

the Hall. Parking is at the school oval or in the streets around

the school. Please note that Griffith Street is closed, except

for local traffic.

LOCKDOWN

From time to time it is necessary to enact our emergency

procedures. Last week there was a lockdown to support the

health and well being of a student. At no time was anyone at

risk. Students are to be commended on their cooperation. If

the scenario required it, or does in the future, we would

communicate directly with parents at the first available

opportunity based on the advice of Department and

Emergency Service personnel.

REINFORCING SAFETY IN SCHOOL ZONES

The NSW government have recently updated school zone

offences by increasing fines and demerit points. These

changes will help to create and enforce a safer road

environment in school zones.

What are the new school zone offences? Go to our Road

safety education webpage: https://education.nsw.gov.au/

teaching-and-learning/curriculum/learning-across-the-

curriculum/road-safety-education/news/announcements/

reinforcing-safety-in-school-zones

For further support please contact Greg King, Road Safety

Education Officer K-12 by phone on 02 6051 4343 or by

email at greg.king8@det.nsw.edu.au

SCHOOL PLAN DRAFT

At the P&C this week we discussed the first section of our

draft plan. It will also be tabled at the School Council meeting

next week.

Your feedback is welcome.

Mr Darryl Ward

Principal

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ZONE SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Albury High School have claimed the Zone Swimming

Carnival is impressive style, with a number of our students

achieving Zone Age Champion status. The carnival was

hosted at the Lavington Swim Centre and we would like to

acknowledge the host venue and their staff, as well as the

staff from other schools who assisted in the day.

The final point score was as follows;

1st – Albury High 970 points

2nd - Billabong High 432 points

3rd - Murray High 374 points

4th - Corowa High 298 points

5th - James Fallon High 228 points

The following Albury High students have been announced as

age champions;

Age Female Male

12 Years Chelsie Smith

13 Years Elinor McGarvie Liam Wilcox

14 Years Ava Tuksar 15 Years

16 Years Natalie Gibbons Jordan Peacock

Damian Toohey

Deputy Principal

SWIMMING CARNIVAL HOVELL CLAIM COMPREHENSIVE VICTORY AT SWIMMING CARNIVAL

Hovell House has swept aside all challengers in claiming the

first sporting shield for 2018. They finished 125 points clear of

runners up Murray (810 points), with Hume (661) and Mitchell

(608) with some big work to do in future events to become

champion house.

Natalie Gibbons broke the only individual record on the day in

the 16 Years 50 metre Backstroke, swimming a time of 33.96,

breaking Victoria Amer’s record of 34.24 from 2007. While

Hovell House smashed the 15 years Girls 4 x 50 metre

Freestyle record with a time of 2:09:35, besting the 24 year old

record of Hume House from 1994 (2:13:99).

The following students have been announced as age

champions:

Age Female Male

12 Years Chelsie Smith (Ho) Samuel Webb (Ho)

13 Years Elinor McGarvie (Hu) Cody Wild (Ho)

14 Years Ava Tuksar (Ho) Deacon Hogan (Mu)

15 Years Meghan Yensch (Ho) William Haberfield (Mu)

16 Years Natalie Gibbons (Mu) Bailey Clemson (Mi)

17 Years Nia McGarvie (Hu) Matthew Riches (Ho)

It is important to acknowledge the outstanding participation on

the day of many students, and we especially wish to thank our

seniors who did a wonderful job participating in events and

encouraging others. Our House Captains played an important

role throughout the day ensuring their house groups were

organised for events and especially the relays.

The staff at the Albury Swim Centre assisted with supervision,

and opened the waterslide during the day for students to enjoy.

For students not confident enough to compete in the major

events, the 25 metre pool was a good place to swim some laps

and stay cool.

The Sports Organisers Ms O’Connell and Mr Pargeter ran a

tight ship, and displayed some outstanding organisation skills

to ensure all the events were completed in time for the Year

12’s to receive their deserved ‘Lap of Honour’.

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DRAMA

WHY DRAMA?

Recently 2017 HSC Drama students performed their blackly

satirical play Manscape one last time. Their Drama teacher,

Mrs Cynthia Hendriks, sat down for a coffee and chat about

what Drama, the school subject, has meant to these girls.

Mrs Hendriks: What do you like most about studying

Drama?

Mathilda (M): The practical. You don’t have to sit down.

Isabella (I): I like the environment too, and the practical

content, but I do enjoy the conceptual analyzing and

understanding of things of stage. But yes, the environment

is open and accepting and you’re free to be yourself.

Mrs H: How do you deal with the challenge of feeling

safe but being pushed outside that to where you feel

uncomfortable?

Emma (E): It’s inherently going to challenge you, that’s why

we’re there, not just for the fun of it. You get to know

yourself by pushing those boundaries.

Mrs H: What have been the benefits of studying Drama?

I: I think confidence and comfort with self is a really big thing

because you learn to trust yourself and what you’re going to

do. I used to be socially anxious so I’ve used it just to be

myself, rather than pretending I’m someone I’m not.

M: It’s such a collaborative community, like we go to other

schools and do workshops and projects. I think it’s the only

subject like that.

E: Fake it ‘til you make it! I’ve been able to become a better

speaker. Interviews! Safe to say we’ve all learned and used

the ‘faking it’ skill for this. But for me, auditions too.

Mrs H: What are the challenges of studying Drama at

school?

I: People don’t understand the brain power that goes into the

subject; it’s incredibly difficult and incredibly tiring.

M: the amount of work we put into this, like every weekend,

and then people are like “How hard is it to write something?”

It’s disappointing when people don’t come and watch. But

WE LOVE DRAMA. So it’s okay.

Mrs H: What keeps you driven to succeed?

I: The OnStage Trip

E: Yeah, it was a pot of gold

M: We just said “We’re going to get there”

I: We were able to compare ourselves

E: It made us push ourselves

I: Seeing it live was incredibly helpful. Any live performances

are. Watching anyone on stage makes you want to be on

stage

E: The atmosphere!

I: I just want to cry at the end of every performance

Mrs H: What has been your proudest moment?

E: OnStage nomination! Being Elle Woods in Legally Blonde

was pretty amazing but at the same time there’s something

special about it being your own work and sharing that with

others.

M: We joked about it, and then, yes!

I: Knowing we had worked so hard to get to that point and had

put in so much effort.

You can catch Emma perform at HotHouse Theatre March 9-

17 as part of the Studio ensemble for The River At The End

Of The Road, a collaboration with Sydney professional theatre

company Sport for Jove.

Ms Cynthia Hendriks

Drama

COMMUNITY NEWS

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ONSTAGE

Last Sunday the 2018 HSC Drama students boarded a mini-

bus ready to take on the Sydney Theatre Scene.

First stop was Belviour Street Theatre to see the incredible

one woman show ‘My Urrwai’ as part of the Sydney Festival.

This phenomenal show received a standing ovation (and

cheers from the AHS audience members).

Monday morning was a tour of the National Institute of

Dramatic Art campus, with students getting up close and

personal with some of the costume, set and prop projects.

We were then treated to a glimpse into study at NIDA with

an amazing workshop run by Garth Holcombe!

Next we raced to The Seymour Centre to catch the matinee

performance of OnSTAGE Program 2, the annual showcase

of exemplary HSC performances from the previous year.

Then a quick dinner and back to the theatre to watch

OnSTAGE Program 1. The OnSTAGE programs allow

students to see the impressive level of performance required

to achieve high results in HSC Drama - Albury High School

had two performances nominated for OnSTAGE during the

2017 HSC.

A special thanks goes to St Peters Catholic College

Tuggerah for generously donating nine of

their matinee OnSTAGE tickets to Albury High School, and

Mr. Scott Jacob (Industrial Arts) for driving the bus and

giving his time to come on this adventure!

Miss Gretchen Habermann

Drama

Calendar of Events:

Term 1 - Week 5

Wednesday February 28 Year 6 into 7 2019 Information Evening

Term 1 - Week 6

Monday March 5 Rixon Cup Cricket

Tuesday March 6 Prefect Investiture

Riverina Swimming (Leeton)

Wednesday March 7 Taste of High School Yr 6 into 7 2019

FARM SALES Fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables along with free

range eggs (subject to availability) are for sale from our

school farm.

Cash sales can be made between the hours of 9:00am

and 11:00am at the farm gate near the new shed.

Enter via Kiewa Street near the bridge.

Contact Vicki on 0407 834 997 to open the door (she

may be away from the shed and unable to hear you)

Mrs Tracey Lee

Agriculture

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