SYDNEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL Anzac Parade SURRY HILLS NSW 2010 Ph: 9331-2336 Fax: 9360-9702 www.sghs.nsw.edu.au
Ed
uca
tin
g y
ou
ng w
om
en
sin
ce
18
83
Principal’s Message
Sydney Girls High School
HiHo June 2019
The next SGHS P&C meeting will be on
Wednesday 19th June 2019. This will be a
joint SGHS/SBHS FORUM: ‘Mental health
and resilience issues for high performing
students’. The speaker will be Professor
Viviana Wuthrich from the Macquarie Univer-
sity centre for Emotional Health.
P&C Association
Notice of Monthly Meeting
Date: Wednesday 19th June
Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm (6pm for tea and
coffee)
Place: SGHS - Campbell Hall
For more information contact:
Louise Fleck P&C President
Email: [email protected]
Over the past month Sydney Girls
High has seen some truly remarkable
successes, even in the context of a
school where excellence is the norm
and diverse programs regularly pro-
duce impressive achievements. Many
of these follow from the examples
and role models who have come be-
fore. This is gratifying for students in
previous years who, having invested
so much in reaching the top, can rec-
ognize that they have set the bench-
mark for others to aspire to. While
we know this to be true in academic
results and high scholastic achieve-
ments, it is also clearly evidenced
across the range of the co-curricular
programs.
The selection in the NSW All Schools
Debating team of two of our stellar
debaters, Ally Pitt from the Class of
2020, and Anna-Sophia Zahar, our
Senior Prefect, saw the NSW team
win the Australian title at the national
competition held in Darwin. Following
in the footsteps of leading debaters
from Sydney Girls High over the past
decade, Ally has been selected for
the Australian team to compete in
Bangkok in July. Congratulations are
extended to Ally and to Anna-Sophia
for their accomplishments and lead-
ership in this challenging level of de-
bating. The depth of our debating
program produces outstanding com-
mitment from all students. This in-
cludes learning from their tertiary
coaches, adjudication, feedback,
honing their individual skills as well
as teambuilding through positive col-
laboration. Congratulations are due
to all 2019 debaters who have
brought great credit to themselves
and the school throughout the
Eastside and Federation Cup compe-
titions on Friday nights. We look for-
ward to the continuation of positive
debating experiences through The
Premiers Debating Challenge in com-
ing months.
Both our Year 8 and Year 10 da Vinci
teams were placed first in the Da
Vinci Decathlon competition held at
Knox Grammar, continuing the tradi-
tion of outstanding collaboration,
intellect and strategy which has made
our teams so successful over past
years. Congratulations to Year 10
members: Ava Broinowski, Sophia
Dervenis, Madeleine Fiene, Alika Ho,
Penelope Lukes, Angela Xue, Shanni
Yehuda and Zoe Williams. This is the
same combination which placed First
in the state and went on to win the
national trophy last year; an out-
standing achievement and great role
models for our junior teams. The Year
8 team composed of Jessica Ashe,
Emily Brewster, Sonia Chapman, Al-
ice Kim, Venus Lam, Portia Palm-
erlee, Teonie Quach and Angel Yu,
were outstanding in achieving their
overall first place. Through the indi-
vidual decathlon rounds they were
placed First in Code breaking and
Ideation; Second in Maths; Third in
English and Creative Producers. We
wish our two state teams the very
best for the national championships
at the end of the month. Congratula-
tions are also due to our Year 9 team
which placed First in Cartography, a
highly successful collaboration, and
to our Year 7 team in their first expe-
rience of the Decathlon.
Everyone who saw the recent produc-
tion of Oklahoma! commented on the
polish, and mature performances
from the cast, and the superb talent
of the orchestra. The school extends
its thanks to the teachers who are
the heart of the performing arts in the
school and whose vision and commit-
ment to arts education drives the
staging of the co-production with our
sibling school Sydney Boys High, eve-
ry second year. To the Producer and
Director, Ms Surbey, Music Director
Ms Irvine, co-artistic Director Ms Aus-
tin form the English faculty, and Head
Teacher, Ms Henshaw, the school
extends both its appreciation and
congratulations.
Huge congratulations are due to stu-
dents Bianca Tzioumis, Sunny Shar-
ma and Natalie Liu who carried the
key roles with such commitment and
credibility as ‘mid-western women’,
and to the whole cast and crew for
their talent, commitment and energy
in such a demanding full scale perfor-
mance.
Thank you to all staff and students
for the time and creative vision in
bringing this stellar production to the
stage. This was a great achievement
and undoubtedly every Combined
Musical brings the communities of
Sydney Girls and Sydney Boys High
Schools together, an ideal we share.
Best wishes,
Andrea Connell
Principal
2
SYDNEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL Anzac Parade SURRY HILLS NSW 2010 Ph: 9331-2336 Fax: 9360-9702 www.sghs.nsw.edu.au
Deputy Principal Deputy Principal
As we near the mid-point of Term 2, I
would like to reflect on the huge up-
grade of works that have taken place
in the first half of the school year.
Many of these works are nearing com-
pletion and will showcase the physical
environment of the school leading up
to the centenary of the establishment
of the Moore Park site in 2021. As
part of the program, new floor cover-
ings have been laid, over 90% of the
school has been painted both internal-
ly and externally, a new floor has been
laid in the Multipurpose Hall, and up-
graded lighting and electronic infor-
mation boards have been installed. A
new HSC Honour Board for future stu-
dent names has also been installed to
complement the existing one which
has run out of space. It is to the credit
of staff and students that this work has
been able to proceed during school
time with minimal disruption to teach-
ing and learning. School service stu-
dents from Year 7, with our General
Assistant Mr Lewis, have also assisted
with cleaning and polishing of heritage
cabinets and other items that have
needed to be removed and replaced to
facilitate the works. We thank them for
this.
Reporting and Parent-Teacher eve-
nings are a major feature of Term 2
and early Term 3, with all students
receiving their mid-year or mid-course
report. Parents are encouraged to at-
tend upcoming Parent Teacher eve-
nings:
Years 9 & 11 – Tuesday 2nd July
Year 7 – Thursday 25th July
Years 8 & 10 – Monday 29th July
Following on from this, as part of the
SGHS School Plan, improved communi-
cation systems for parents is a priority.
Communication is, by definition, a two-
way street. Often, the first time that the
school becomes aware of a change of
contact details for a parent is when the
bookings for parent-teacher night are
emailed. It is essential that parents
ensure that the school is advised of
changed contact details, particularly
email addresses, prior to the bookings
being sent. It may make the difference
between getting an interview and miss-
ing out as many teachers are fully
booked. Please email the school office:
[email protected] if you
need to make a change.
On Sunday 26th May, the school was
represented at the annual Boer War
Memorial Service held inside the com-
pletely renovated NSW War Memorial
in Hyde Park by relieving Head Teacher
HSIE, Ms Catherine Bavell and stu-
dents Maya Anderson (Year 10) and
Simone Wei (Year 12). Maya read “The
Ode” and Simone sang the National
Anthem as has been customary for
several years. This year the event was
held inside the famous structure which
has been completely renovated over
the last two years.
Finally, I would like to make mention of
the hard work of the PDHPE faculty this
semester. The first semester each year
features a large number of carnivals at
school, zone, regional and state level.
SGHS students are historically very
successful and often progress through
to state and even national level. This
success would not be possible without
the efforts of the PDHPE staff and the
sports co-ordinators Ms Kathy McKee
and Ms Sam Griffin in particular.
I wish all the best for the rest of the
term.
Geoff Denyer
Deputy Principal
Simone Wei (Yr 12) and Maya Anderson (Year 10)
3
SYDNEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL Anzac Parade SURRY HILLS NSW 2010 Ph: 9331-2336 Fax: 9360-9702 www.sghs.nsw.edu.au
Like the SGHS P&C Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/SGHSPandC/
And stay up-to-date with P&C activities and notices
Get in touch: Email questions or suggestions to:
P&C Report
From the President: Louise Fleck
By the time you read this we will be mid
-way through Term 2 already!
P&C Forum ‘Curriculum choices and
patterns of study at SGHS’: On 21 May
a very well attended forum about
‘Curriculum choices and patterns of
study at SGHS’ was held in Campbell
Hall. The Principal, Ms Andrea Connell,
Deputy Principal (Curriculum), Mr Gregg
Harrison, and head teachers from each
faculty attended the forum and ex-
plained to the large audience the pat-
tern of education in high school – that
is Stage 4 (Years 7 and 8), Stage 5
(Years 9 and 10) and Stage 6 (Years 11
and 12). We were brought up to date
with changes in curriculum, the subject
choices available for students moving
into years 9 and 11, and how the time-
tabling is arranged to maximise the
satisfaction of as many of the girls’ sub-
ject preferences as possible. Mr Harri-
son also showed an extremely interest-
ing slide of the subject choices for the
last several school duxes – interesting
because there is no pattern of subjects
common to the girls with some focusing
on maths and science, some in the
humanities and/or creative arts, and
some mixing subjects from across the
spectrum. Each girl chose the things
that she enjoyed and that interested
her, and each was able to excel. We
owe a lot to the commitment of the
teachers in teaching and guiding our
girls to do their best and also to spend-
ing their own time after school (in this
case a long day in the sun at the sports
carnival) to explain to parents how the
systems work. The presentation will be
made available on the intranet in the
Parents’ Corner.
‘Mental health and resilience issues for
high performing students’ is the title of
the joint SBHS/SGHS Forum at 7pm on
Wednesday 19 June. The speaker will
be Professor Viviana Wuthrich from the
Macquarie University Centre for Emo-
tional Health. The Forum will take place
in the Campbell Hall at Sydney Girls
High School.
The Governors Centre: The Fundraising
Committee continues to work hard at
finding the necessary support to ensure
that The Governors Centre becomes a
venue and resource of a standard that
matches the talents and abilities of our
girls. Jo Auerbach put together an ex-
cellent grant application seeking sup-
port for lighting and sound fit out for
the new auditorium. In July, many par-
ents will have the opportunity to vote
for our project - we’ll tell you more
about that when voting opens. Today a
letter has been sent from Desiree
Fiene, of the SGHS P&C Governors Cen-
tre Fundraising Committee and myself,
to parents of girls in Years 7-10, giving
them the chance to advance pay build-
ing fund contributions at a discounted
rate. I encourage those who can, to
please do so. The Committee is also
identifying other potential sources of
funding, including grants and donors.
Information about the purpose, history,
fit out and funding of The Governors
Centre will be provided at the joint
SGHS/SBHS Forum on 19 June.
The Canteen Committee is exploring
the options for on-line ordering. It’s our
ambition to make a decision before the
end of Term 2, and to be ready to im-
plement by the end of Term 3. This will
involve some minor changes to the pat-
tern of offerings at the canteen to en-
sure that orders can be met while
maintaining the option for girls to ob-
tain fresh food without having ordered.
Volunteers are always needed in the
School Uniform Shop and the Canteen.
Along with the SGHS Rowing Club, the
Uniform Shop and the Canteen are sub-
committees of the P&C and provide
essential services to the school com-
munity. If you are willing to assist, or
want to know more information about
what is involved, please contact:
Jennifer Lorenz, President, SGHS Uni-
form Shop Committee:
Ivan Wong, Convenor, SGHS Canteen
Committee:
Hope to meet you at the Forum in June!
4
SYDNEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL Anzac Parade SURRY HILLS NSW 2010 Ph: 9331-2336 Fax: 9360-9702 www.sghs.nsw.edu.au
Ethel Turner Memorial Library
Opening Hours for the Library
At the request of senior students a few
years back, it was decided to extend
the library’s opening hours. We are
open until:
5.30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. There are a few exceptions
when we do not open, but normally we
are open after school on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday.
This is to provide a quiet place to study
for students in Years 11 and 12. We
hope senior students will take ad-
vantage of this opportunity.
Pictures below show senior students
hard at work in the library after hours.
All students are reminded that the Li-
brary opens at 8am daily Monday to
Friday.
For students wanting a quiet place to
study, finish homework, or just relax
and read, you are welcome to come
before school at 8am.
We have a wide selection of current
magazines on display, as well as the
daily newspapers.
Ms Williams
Relieving Teacher Librarian
Community Service Prefect Report
The Sydney Girls High School Prefect
Body was very pleased to have held,
yet again, another successful charity
fundraiser that reignited the communi-
ty spirit embedded within the school.
After tirelessly practicing henna de-
signs featuring stars and nail painting
for hours and hours behind closed
doors so that our artistic prowess was
up to scratch, we are proud to have
raised a total of $507.40. Even though,
at times, it got difficult to contain the
roars of excitement that echoed from
the lines that led to the rows of pre-
fects hammering out designs on doz-
ens of students, we would like to ex-
tend our deepest gratitude to each and
every student and staff member who
approached the tables with such en-
thusiasm and didn’t even hesitate to
put out their hands and reach into their
wallets to get into the spirit while do-
nating to such a worthy cause. We are
delighted to remark that all of the pro-
ceeds will be going to the STARS Foun-
dation, the 2019 prefect charity. Their
mission is to support and enable Abo-
riginal and Torres Strait Islander girls
and young women to make active
choices towards realising their full po-
tential in all aspects of their develop-
ment and wellbeing, improving educa-
tion and health outcomes for Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander young wom-
en all over Australia. We look forward
to your unconditional support in future
charity fundraisers to come, so togeth-
er, we can play our part in enhancing
the lives of others.
Angelina Arora
Community Service Prefect
5
SYDNEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL Anzac Parade SURRY HILLS NSW 2010 Ph: 9331-2336 Fax: 9360-9702 www.sghs.nsw.edu.au
Debating
It has been an eventful month for
SGHS debaters. Coaching started up
on the first Thursday of the term, and
competitions on the Friday of the same
week. In Eastside, this round was
against Cranbrook, and in FED, we
were up against Newington, so all
teams faced some stiff competition. As
usual, we were able to pull through,
achieving an impressive 10 wins out of
14 debates. As we draw near to the
final rounds of these competitions, we
go into the knockout stages, with semi
and grand finals in Eastside as well as
a quarter final round in FED. In
Eastside, the team from every year
made it into the grand finals. We were
the only school to achieve this, and it is
a fantastic testament to our skill and
hard work. Further, after all seven
rounds as well as the semi finals, our
Year 9 and 12 teams remain undefeat-
ed, which is an incredible achievement.
In FED, six out of eight teams made it
to the semi-finals. Overall, this season
has shown the incredible skill of all
SGHS debaters, and all students
should feel incredibly proud of their
achievements.
In other debating news, the Australian
National Schools Debating Champion-
ships took place this month, from the
19th to the 26th. This year, the NSW
team features Sydney Girls debaters
occupying two of four speaking roles,
with Anna-Sophia Zahar of Year 12 and
Ally Pitt of Year 11. This is a magnifi-
cent achievement for these girls, and
truly a testament to their prodigious
talent and perseverance.
The PDC competition has also begun,
with the Year 12 PDC team winning
their debate against Rose Bay and
Randwick Boys High School, and the
Year 11 PDC team winning their de-
bate against Randwick Girls High
School.
Overall, as Friday night debating draws
to a close, the amazing achievements
of SGHS debaters has only become
more apparent. All of the long hours
and hard work that have been devoted
to debating has come to fruition, and
all debaters should feel immensely
proud of their achievements.
Ally Pitt and Amy Wade
Debating Captain and Vice-Captain
6
SYDNEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL Anzac Parade SURRY HILLS NSW 2010 Ph: 9331-2336 Fax: 9360-9702 www.sghs.nsw.edu.au
Careers
Dear Parents/Carers and Students,
May has been a fantastic month with
many events happening in the Careers
sector.
In a joint TAS and Careers initiative, 30
students from Years 10 & 12 attended
an engineering and construction event
in North Sydney. Students were able to
see the foundations of a $130 million
building project, currently being worked
on by an Old Girl – Isabel Duffy (Class
of 2008) who met with Ms Gay and I to
make this event a success. Isabel is
the structural engineer working on this
site and we heard from her about her
career trajectory after graduating from
Sydney Girls High. Students also heard
from an architect, accountant and sur-
veyor, exploring the different aspects
and careers that intersect when work-
ing on such a project.
Ms Livingstone, Design & Technology
teacher, also attended this event and
mentioned how this experience contex-
tualised what has been taught in class,
as well as providing a great insight into
different related careers. It was benefi-
cial for our students to see women
working and discussing their work-life
balance in this male-dominated field,
particularly when we heard from Alison
Mirams, CEO of the major construction
company - Roberts Pizzarotti – who
studied Quantity Surveying at university
and now is at the forefront of her field.
This opportunity has helped Engineer-
ing students in Year 12 and Design and
Technology students in Year 10 see
real-world applications of their studies,
which will allow them to make more
informed decisions about their career
trajectories in the future. A number of
work experience opportunities have
opened up as a result of this connec-
tion.
It has been quite a month for Old Girls
contributing to SGHS. Aside from Isabel
Duffy, shown in the image (opposite
page top middle), mentoring students
overlooking the construction site, we
also had Carina Trinh (Class of 2006)
give a talk about optometry. She is now
the Vice President of Optometry NSW &
ACT. We also had the pleasure of host-
ing Dr Jiao-Jiao Li from the University of
Sydney (Class of 2004) who is now a
researcher and lecturer in bioengineer-
ing. She presented about her career
path and the engineering field. What is
most beneficial for our students, aside
from an insight to different fields, is the
career trajectories, including the uncer-
tainties and experiences that led these
former students into their respective
careers.
You will note that the three Old Girls
mentioned are excelling in their fields;
great role models for our students. We
are delighted to have such a strong
connection with our Old Girls and have
them return to school to share their
experiences with our current students.
Updates
Year 9
It is pleasing to see Year 9 students
have started to attend some of the
lunchtime careers talks – keep this up!
Year 10
A reminder to Year 10 to submit their
work experience forms this term. Help
is available, if needed. Most classes
have received their Parents and Em-
ployer Guides, along with their Emer-
gency Contact Card. Please pass the
guides on to the relevant parties.
The resumes submitted by students for
review have been completed to an im-
pressive calibre – and I would expect
no less from our students. Please con-
tinue to refine these in response to
feedback.
It was great to have ten students par-
take in a health careers exploration day
at Randwick Children’s Hospital this
month. While the opportunity was lim-
ited to ten students, the resources
have been shared with the whole
grade.
Year 11
It is great to see so many students
have seized the opportunity and regis-
tered for the Australian Society for
Medical Research Careers Day, which
will be taking place in early June. Ca-
reer exploration, through open days,
excursions and careers talks will help
you make informed decisions about
your subjects and career choices in the
future.
Year 12
UAC was invited to present to the whole
of Year 12 on the 24th of May about
university applications, as well as the
Educational Access Scheme, Schools
Recommendation Scheme and Equity
Scholarships. If students seek further
assistance and clarification, pay a visit
to the careers office or make an ap-
pointment via email.
This month we have had a number of
careers talks and it is pleasing to see
so many Year 12 students attended the
various talks, depending on their inter-
ests. Next month we will have UNSW
coming out to discuss their courses
and the Co-Op Scholarship application
process. We will also have USYD come
out and give presentations on general
admission and faculty-specific talks.
Over 70% of Year 12 have had in-depth
meetings as part of their Post-School
Plan sessions. Parents are asked to
encourage their daughters to meet with
me if they have not yet arranged a Post
-School Plan meeting.
As always, I can be contacted via phone
on 9331 2336 or via email on wel-
[email protected] if there are any
queries from students or parents.
Kind regards,
Wasim El-Haj
Careers Adviser
7
SYDNEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL Anzac Parade SURRY HILLS NSW 2010 Ph: 9331-2336 Fax: 9360-9702 www.sghs.nsw.edu.au
TAS
Year 8 Upcycled Denim Jeans
Congratulations to the Year 8’s who
have completed their first Upcycled
Jeans project in Technologies! A won-
derful range of items were created in-
cluding skirts, bags, hats, aprons, pen-
cil cases and even stuffed toys. Stu-
dents used various techniques to deco-
rate their projects such as embroidery,
patchwork and digital printing. The re-
sults are fantastic!
A big thank you to those who donated
jeans for our students. They have been
put to good use and we have avoided
wasting our precious resources. Now
we are asking again for donations of
old denim jeans for our next group of
students to upcycle. Please bring any
unwanted denim jeans to the Technolo-
gies staffroom and stay tuned for some
more pictures of beautiful finished
products.
Ilsa Gay
Head Teacher - TAS
Careers
8
SYDNEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL Anzac Parade SURRY HILLS NSW 2010 Ph: 9331-2336 Fax: 9360-9702 www.sghs.nsw.edu.au
Creative and Performing Arts - Drama
THE MUSICAL – “OKLAHOMA!” by ar-
rangement with Origin Theatrical on
behalf of R&H Theatricals, has been
the most successful musical to date.
Everyone enjoyed this magical event.
Features included: costumes and set by
Natalie Hughes as well as parents;
drama/stage crew/art; students creat-
ed and Patrick Hobbs supported. Cho-
reography was amazing; Anika G Glen-
nie and her team from InSync; Musical
Director/Conductor Emily Irvine with
chorus rehearsal master Katherine Al-
len (old girl class of 2016); as well as
two old girls returning: Sarah Qiu and
Jianne Parisi, and two professionals
supporting.. Lighting from BLM Produc-
tion Services (fog and followspots),
sound from Stolen Planet; Bob Wheat-
ley with Courtney Weaver on sound
operations. Production organisation
FOH event; Elizabeth Surbey and Par-
ent Coordinator, Amy Tzioumis, parents,
SGHS stage crew and all else who have
assisted in some way.
The photos below and on the next page
show a glimpse of the process – re-
hearsals, musicians, costume line-ups
and making friends.
Theatresports HEATS
This year we sent off a determined In-
termediate team to the heats at our
own school Campbell Hall venue. One
of an awesome nine teams, they impro-
vised their best. Scores and strategies
of all teams were astonishing. Unfortu-
nately, our team missed selection to
the semi-finals round. Well done girls. I
look forward to you assisting with the
House Impro lunchtime playoffs and a
guest invitational with other schools
early in Term 3.
Intermediates: Lydia Cheng (10), Leila
Rahme (10), Nancy Huang (9), Christi-
na Ugov (9) and absent: Mischa Ben-
dall (9)
Electives
Year 10 scriptwriting for the 7-10 Pro-
jects began in earnest. Next they sub-
mit for assessment and an outside ex-
pert adviser (playwright – Alison Lyssa).
In May we welcomed Imogen Ross to
present her specialist workshop on de-
veloping design for the stage, and work-
ing on set/model box, costume and
poster and with coordinated focus on
supporting a visual concept. Then be-
fore the end of term they will invite Year
7s for auditions for their short plays.
Year 9 are writing dialogues for the
Commedia characters, getting masked
for Commedia Dell Arte traditional com-
edy and will develop a team approach
to the once piazza style outdoor com-
munity theatre.
Year 8 are work-shopping with an Abo-
riginal theatre context and storytelling
toolkit pre NAIDOC conference.
Ultimo Network Public Schools Drama
Festival – In The Spotlight
The Ultimo Drama Festival happens in
August at NIDA’s great venue. We have
until 14th June to submit our applica-
tions to enter with the Year 8 Drama
ensemble. Best wishes students and
the ensemble tutor Katie Crowl.
Shakespeare Carnival Regional Hosted
@ Trinity, Summer Hill
We head off with every category cov-
ered in the regional carnival to be held
at Trinity on Thursday 13th June. Some
parents may attend – the girls will pre-
sent after school from 5pm-9pm. We
have all six categories represented this
year. Best wishes to students ranging
from Year 7 in scene and short film,
through to Year 10s in music – here’s
hoping you get through to the state fi-
nal at the end of June at Seymour Cen-
tre. An audience is most welcome
CALLING YEAR 7s
Year 7-10 Director’s projects – with
Year 10 Drama
Year 10 Drama elective has been in-
volved in dedicated playwriting, and we
will have their work ‘script assessed’.
The Year 10s will be ready to invite
Year 7 students to their end of the term
audition for parts in their ten-minute
plays. Year 7s are encouraged to come
along in weeks 8 and 9 of term for
lunchtime auditions. (Keep an eye on
the noticeboard and your emails). Mid
term 3 will be the Director’s projects
and the rewards of working across age
groups on such a project create an im-
pact on every girl for years to come.
Drama Parent Support Group All wel-
come to join. Email Ms Surbey at:
Elizabeth Surbey
Drama Coordinator
9
SYDNEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL Anzac Parade SURRY HILLS NSW 2010 Ph: 9331-2336 Fax: 9360-9702 www.sghs.nsw.edu.au
Creative and Performing Arts - Drama
10
SYDNEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL Anzac Parade SURRY HILLS NSW 2010 Ph: 9331-2336 Fax: 9360-9702 www.sghs.nsw.edu.au
11
SYDNEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL Anzac Parade SURRY HILLS NSW 2010 Ph: 9331-2336 Fax: 9360-9702 www.sghs.nsw.edu.au
Dance
The Dance auditions this year were
quite demanding with over 120 stu-
dents attending over a two-week period
at the beginning of Term 1. Three en-
sembles were established: Junior, Sen-
ior and Company. All have been avidly
preparing for the Sydney Region “In the
Spotlight Dance Festival’.
It is with great pleasure we announce
that all three ensembles successfully
auditioned to represent Sydney Girls
High at this Festival, to be held at the
Seymour Centre during weeks eight
and nine in Term 2.
(Tickets will be available from the Sey-
mour Centre Box Office, website or over
the phone on Monday 20 May 2019
(Week 4, Term 2) from 9:00am. The
2018 shows sold out within a few days!
Website: www.seymourcentre.com
Box Office: 9351 7940
This is a tremendous achievement and
congratulations to all dancers and Shel-
ley Moore as Sydney Girls continues to
maintain successful entry at these sig-
nificant events.
Shelley has explored exciting themes
and developed moving items to capti-
vate the audience.
“Time Trap’ - Junior ensemble (trapped
in an alternate universe): Wednesday
19th June.
Close Encounters – Company (the por-
trayal of first connections and experi-
ences): Friday 21st June and Warrior’s
remorse – Senior Ensemble (battling
surrender): Thursday 27th June.
Later this year, Company members will
also have the opportunity to represent
Sydney Girls Dance in the Sydney Ei-
steddfod, which in past years we have
performed exceptionally well at.
On April 2nd, twenty students were in-
vited to watch Sydney Dance Company
in their artistic piece choreographed by
Rafael Bonachela, Gabrielle Nankivell
and Melanie Lane. Bonachela’s crea-
tion, titled ‘Cinco’, which uncovers the
number ‘five’ and all the shapes and
abstract words it entails. Nankivell’s
piece, called Neon Aether, plays with
the idea of air and its translucence and
invisibility. Each choreographer deeply
explored the movements and place-
ments involved with their concepts,
bringing to life intriguing routines
paired with impressive scores and light-
ing. These school matinee performanc-
es allow the audience to understand
the artistic decisions and processes
behind such bold and entertaining
dances.
Vanessa Quan and Maya Ayra
Dance Captain and Vice-Captain
Basketball
SGHS Basketball has had a successful
first competition, with four teams:
Flash, Wildcats, Thunder and Flames,
making it to the semi-finals in their re-
spective divisions. We also saw our
Year 8 team, Wildcats, play incredibly
hard in their grand final against New-
town Stars, only losing by a small mar-
gin of 21-15.
We would like to give a warm welcome
to our two new Year 7 teams, Panthers
and Lightning, who have joined for the
very first time for our second competi-
tion of 2019, and all other incoming
players who continue to make SGHS
Basketball a wonderful co-curricular.
This competition also saw the arrival of
our much anticipated and highly fash-
ionable SGHS-custom jerseys, which
feature our school colours and logo.
Competition 2 commenced in Week 3
Term 2 on the 17th of May and will run
for ten weeks until Week 3 Term 4 on
the 9th of August. A friendly reminder
that SGHS Basketball expects great
commitment from all players, including
training once a week and Friday night
games. The training schedule for this
comp is outlined in the table below.
We wish all teams the best of luck in
competing against each other through-
out the rest of this term. We have abso-
lutely no doubts that all the girls will
represent SGHS with much vigour and
tenacity! May the best team win!
Mai-Linh Nguyen and
Jessica Nguyen
Basketball Captain and Vice-Captain
Monday Tuesday Wed Thursday Friday
Morning
(7:30 -
8:50am)
Blaze,
Thunder
Flames,
Wildcats
Force,
Bolt
Inferno,
Fusion
After-
noon
(3:30 -
5:00pm)
Storm,
Fury (½)
Pan-
thers,
Lightning
Flash,
Fury (½)
Friday
Night
Games
12
SYDNEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL Anzac Parade SURRY HILLS NSW 2010 Ph: 9331-2336 Fax: 9360-9702 www.sghs.nsw.edu.au
DRIVING ON SCHOOL GROUNDS
Parents are reminded to exercise extreme caution when driving on school grounds.
Parents are requested to not enter via Gate 8 between 3.15 and 3.30pm.
Please use the Drop-Off/Pick-Up Zone: ENTER via Gate 5 and EXIT Via Gate 6.
COLLECTING RECEIPTS FOR ON-LINE PAYMENTS
Due to an increase in the cost of postage by Australia Post,
the office staff kindly request that students attend
the office to collect receipts.
PARENT NOTICE BOARD SMS PARENT CONTACT SERVICE
As a courtesy SGHS uses an SMS parent contact service to inform parents of partial ab-
sences and/or repeated lateness. The message sent will allow for a parent to send a reply
free of charge to the school explaining the reason for absence. It is still the responsibility
of parents/guardians to contact the school via phone or email if a student is going to be
absent. Phone: 9331-2336 or Email: [email protected]
SGHS INTRANET PARENTS
This area is specifically designed to
provide parents with some information
to explore at their leisure. Take a few
minutes to see what it has to offer
you, or what you might have to offer it!
Specific information about school
policies and events, HiHo etc, can be
found at the Student Information link
on the Intranet Home page.
www.sghs.nsw.edu.au
User Name: parent@sghs
PassWord: sghs1883s1883
Rowing
JOIN SGHS ROWING CLUB NOW!
“We are a family and every rower does
their bit to make rowing unforgettable”
Find out all about rowing
Pre-season fun day on Tuesday August
13th
Family welcome day Sunday August
25th
Why is rowing the best sport?
Rowing is great fun. It’s fantastic exer-
cise and good for your mind too! Row-
ing builds team skills, improves your
organisation skills, resilience and you’ll
make friends from all years of the
school.
Is rowing expensive?
Rowing is generally considered an ex-
pensive sport but at SGHS, it is made
affordable because it is subsidised by
funds collected from parking.
How much time will rowing take up?
Rowing training happens 4 times a
week, with 2 sessions at the boatshed.
It’s very easy to manage your time and
you’ll quickly become an expert at time
management, with help and tips from
the experienced rowers.
Are there many early mornings?
Saturday mornings are the only early
starts and its easy to get up because
you get to sleepover at the boatshed
after school on Fridays. If there’s a re-
gatta, there’s no sleepover and parents
generally car pool to get you there.
When is the rowing season?
The season starts in September and
ends in March.
John Eleftheriou
On behalf of the SGHS Rowing Club
13
SYDNEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL Anzac Parade SURRY HILLS NSW 2010 Ph: 9331-2336 Fax: 9360-9702 www.sghs.nsw.edu.au
June 2019
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1
SGHS/SBHS Mu-
sical
“Oklahoma”
12pm & 7pm
MPH
2
3 4 5 6
Junior Dance
MPH
5:30-9:00pm
7
Year 8 Project
commences
8 9
10
Queen’s Birthday
Public Holiday
11
HSC Assessment
Task 3 commenc-
es
Vaccination Day
Yrs 7, 8, 10 & 11
12 13 14
Regional Cross
Country
15 16
Year 11 Camp -
Collaroy
(3 days)
17 18 19
P&C Meeting
(Joint meeting
with SBHS)
Campbell Hall
6:30-8:00pm
20 21
HSC Assessment
Task 3 concludes
22
OGU Council
Meeting - 2:00pm
Staff Common
Room
23
24 25 26 27 28
Photo Day
Sports and Dance
29 30
Top Related