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Working Grapevine.Pub Albury High School Proud Member of Crossing Point Learning Community ‘Creating our Future’ __________________________________________________________ Learning for all through Tradition, Innovation & Excellence 625 Kiewa Street Website: www.albury-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Phone: (02) 6021 3488 PO Box 3187 Email: [email protected] Fax: (02) 6041 3782 ALBURY NSW 2640 Twitter:@Albury_High Term 2 Week 6 2018 7 June 2018 Issue 8 RIVERINA TENNIS FINALS ALBURY WODONGA TERTIARY EVENT The Riverina Tennis Finals were held in Wagga Wagga on On Thursday 21 June, Year 12 students will have an opportunity Monday 28 May. Albury High School was represented by both to attend the Albury Wodonga Tertiary Event. Organised by the a Boys and a Girls team. Albury Wodonga Careers Advisors Association and held at the Albury Convention Centre, this event is the largest of its type The Girls team, consisting of Charlie Hargreaves, Clare outside of Melbourne and Sydney. D’Allesandro, Bronte Lee and Jordyn Hopkins, played Deniliquin This event will bring Universities, TAFE’s and private providers High School in their first from Victoria, NSW and ACT to one location along with other match and won convincingly, services focused on employment and gap year activities as well 7 sets to 1. They continued as local training and employment opportunities. on to the finals where they played against Wade High With over 60 exhibitors this is a ‘one stop shop’ opportunity and School (Griffith). The girls all Year 12 students are encouraged to attend. were 6 sets to 0 up after one singles each and two There is also a session on Wednesday 20 June from 6:00pm - doubles, so their opponents 8:00pm with the tertiary providers. This session is open to the elected not to play the cross-over doubles. public, parents, past school leavers or people seeking a career change through further training or study. The boys team of Ashley Wurtz, Tom Grigg, Rupert Freeman, Mrs Dian Madden Will Dawson and Jack Kelso, Careers Advisor had a great start beating Kooringal High School SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS (Wagga Wagga) in a Albury High School school photograph days are scheduled for dominating display. They Thursday 14 and Friday 15 June. Students have received their then moved into the final personalised photograph envelope along with the two page note against Temora High School outlining the organisation over these two days. Thus, it is hoped where they only dropped one parents have already seen this information and are well aware set. of this organisation. An outline of the organisation is included in this newsletter. This result demonstrated the depth of talent in both teams who will now progress to the State Finals to be held in Ulladulla on All students are photographed during the individual year group Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 August. times and thus each student is required to bring his/her Ms Kerrie Flanagan photograph envelope to school on the Thursday even if they are Tennis not purchasing photographs. Co-ordinator Payments can be made on the day using a variety of methods or made online as per the information on the envelope. Students are reminded to ensure they keep any cash safe on their person and not in their bag. Safes are available for students to put their money into if they have a PDHPE lesson prior to their photograph being taken. 1 7 June 2018 Please contact Ms Tanya Mortimer or Mr Nathan Honeyman if further clarification is required. Ms Tanya Mortimer & Mr Nathan Honeyman School Photograph Co-ordinators HOMEWORK CENTRE A reminder that the Homework Centre operates each Tuesday from 3:30pm to 5:00pm in the Library or nominated consisting of McKenas Davies, Ainslie Hunter and Stella classroom for specific study groups (e.g. HSC Chemistry or Klironomakis being selected to progress to the Riverina Biology groups). Shakespeare Carnival which they subsequently won. Light refreshments are available to recharge young minds The team will now travel to compete against other regional and encourage a productive study or homework session. A winners from across the state in the State Shakespeare number of staff are always on hand to assist students with Carnival to be held in Sydney on Saturday 30 June and their homework or assignment needs. All we ask is that Sunday 1 July. students have homework or assignment tasks to work on. Mrs Gretchen Prowse Drama Teacher An information sheet on the homework programme is available from each Year Advisor, Mrs Wilson in the Library, the Front Reception area and from Ms Mortimer in the F block kitchens. Ms Tanya Mortimer Homework Centre Co-ordinator FAME! MATINEE FOR YEARS 7 & 8 Year 7 and 8 students are invited to attend a matinee performance of the Albury High School musical production Fame! The Musical on Wednesday 27 June. Permission notes were given out in Maths classes and extras can be found at the Maths Staffroom or collected from your maths teacher. Students attending the matinee will be leaving after recess and walking to the Albury Performing Arts Centre, returning to school by 3:10pm. Permission notes need to be returned to the box outside the Maths Staffroom and $5 paid to the front office by Tuesday 11 June. Please contact Mrs Lebner if you have any questions. ALBURY HIGH SCHOOL P&C Mrs Ainsley Lebner The next P&C monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday 19 Mathematics Teacher June at 7:15pm in the School Common Room. The P&C welcomes anyone that wants to become a new RIVERINA SHAKESPEARE CARNIVAL member. Membership is only $1. On Thursday 31 June, Albury High School hosted the Riverina Shakespeare Carnival. Students from Murray High The next Canteen monthly meeting will be held on School, James Fallon High School, Narrandera High School Thursday 14 June at 1:00pm in the school canteen. and Albury High School performed for a panel of judges in the Performing Arts Centre. The canteen is a wonderful way to contribute and have a say about what your children are being served. It costs Our Year 10 Drama students had spent five weeks nothing to be a member and anyone is welcome to become researching and adapting a Shakespeare play to create their part of the team. Volunteers are always welcome and own seven minute performance. An in-school competition needed. between Year 10 Drama students resulted in the team Ms Rachel Wright P&C Secretary Proud Member of Crossing Point Learning Community ‘Creating our Future’ 2 7 June 2018 PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE equivalent of one person every 41 minutes is diagnosed. Although research is improving survival, sadly an Australian ‘FAME!’ THE MUSICAL loses their life to blood cancer every two hours. Blood cancer I would like to start by encouraging everyone to buy tickets or related disorders claim more lives than breast cancer and for the upcoming production of ‘Fame!’ The Musical. Details melanoma. are on the flyer attached. If you would like to contribute, donations can be made at ATTENDANCE hp://my.leukaemiafoundaon.org.au/alburyhigh Attendance is a critical issue for students achieving at Ms Claire Chapman school. I have mentioned this in the past. We seek your Student Representative Council Co-ordinator support to maximise your son’s/daughter’s educational success by ensuring they attend on a regular basis. If there are issues impacting on attendance we have School SCHOOL CAPTAINS’ VISIT TO SYDNEY Counsellors, Year Advisors, Head Teacher Welfare and On Thursday 24 May we were lucky enough to aend the NSW Deputy Principals all ready to assist. Secondary Schools Leadership Program in Sydney along with fellow young leaders from various NSW secondary schools. UNIFORM UPDATE In the front foyer we have examples of The day began with an address from several members of both the a new sport uniform we are going to NSW Legislave Assembly (Lower House) and the NSW House of phase in over time. The uniform Review (Upper House). Aer having the opportunity to ask tracksuit pants and shorts can be worn quesons of the members, we were led on a whirlwind tour of the for PE, sport days and when NSW Parliament by Mr Greg Aplin, Member for Albury. We were representing the school at sporting fortunate enough to visit Mr Aplin’s office, the 12th story roof top events. Once the stock arrives students will be informed and have the balcony which provided one of the opportunity to purchase these items. best unobstructed views in all of I encourage purchasing this uniform when current shorts Sydney, as well the media floor of and tracksuit pants need replacing. the building. Aer this tour we managed to aend debates in both While on uniform, hoodies are the Upper and Lower houses, not part of our uniform and followed by a stroll through the should not be worn under the Royal Botanic Gardens which led us black jackets. The woollen to Government House. Aer an school jumpers, grey and red, extensive tour of both the historic building as well the lush gardens, are acceptable as are other we were addressed by the Honourable Thomas Bathurst, windcheaters as along as Lieutenant‐Governor of NSW, who spoke to us about his roles as they are not visible. both the Lieutenant‐Governor and Chief Jusce of the NSW Mr Darryl Ward Supreme Court. We were given the opportunity to talk informally Principal with both the Lieutenant‐Governor and his wife. EUKAEMIA OUNDATION REATEST HAVE L F G S Before heading to the airport, we made sure to play the role of the The Albury High School Student Representative Council are stereotypical country kids by taking many photos outside both the holding their annual Greatest Shave today in support of the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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