Albury High School Grapevine Tradition, Innovation and Excellence Find us at: 625 Kiewa Street, Albury NSW 2640 Email: [email protected] Website: www.albury-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Twitter: @Albury_High Phone: 02 6021 3488 Term 2 Week 5 2013 30th May 2013 Issue 8 PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Why has swearing and abuse become so common in certain areas of our lives? Often the language used on Congratulations to: social media sites is disgraceful, but the sites are often left - Maddison Horsburgh on her selection in the CHS unmonitored and abuse is not reported to site managers. Open Girls Hockey team This unfortunately reinforces the negative behaviour. - Emily Crawford, Emma Hooppell, Emma Jory As educators and parents, we attempt to instil in our (U13 Girls), Andrew Nixon (U15 Boys), Zac Kraich students and children the expected values of our society. (U17 Boys) and Kate Homer (U15 Girls) on their Do we want to live in an Australian Society where success in the recent Victorian Junior Hockey language and abuse is just an expected part of everyday Championsips. All teams won their respective Grand life? Finals after 2 days of competition - an amazing result! - Ti’ana Crawford who was the Assistant Coach of the Mr Damian Toohey U13 Girls team Deputy Principal – Junior School Mr Darryl Ward Principal SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS School photographs are scheduled to occur on Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th of June. On assembly this week, I took the opportunity to remind Individual and other special interest groups will take place students about their general language and the offensive on the Thursday, while sport’s team photographs will be words that can sometimes fill their conversations. Last taken on the Wednesday. It is very important that all Friday night at the MCG during the Swans v Magpies AFL students are in full winter uniform on the Thursday. This match, an unfortunate incident occurred when Adam includes: Goodes was racially abused. Goodes is a decorated footballer, a dual Brownlow medallist and premiership Junior boys – junior tie, grey jumper & grey shirt; player. He is a proud Indigenous man, a proud Australian. Senior boys – senior tie, grey jumper & blue shirt; He has gone to great lengths to acknowledge that abuse Junior girls – junior tie, red jumper & white shirt; of any kind should not be tolerated. Senior girls – senior tie, red jumper & blue shirt. So what learning should we as a school community take Students involved in sporting team photographs need to from this incident. We are always telling students to organise with their coaches as to the uniform ‘Speak Well”, this is in reference to each other, to requirements for their photograph. In general black track teachers and to members of the community. You can pants, the AHS sport’s shirt, white sport’s socks and black never be sure who is listening and what they are taking or white runners are required. from the conversation. If you use inappropriate language at work, you can be warned a number of times and/or lose Please note the photograph envelopes were issued this your job. If you speak inappropriately to a teacher or a week and all students have an individual photograph member of school staff you will be suspended. If you taken even if they are not purchasing photographs. speak poorly to your friends, you can lose those who you Please contact either Mr Greg Wright or Ms Tanya value. Mortimer if you have any queries regarding school photographs. th 30 May 2013 DONATIONS WANTED Expressions of Interest Many of you would be aware that one of our students in Year 9 lost their family home and its contents in a house Voluntary Auditor fire in West Albury last week. The Westside Community The Albury High School P&C seeks a Voluntary Auditor from the Centre are taking donations for the family. School Community for the purpose of auditing their financial It would be great if members of our school community records and also the financial records of the P&C Canteen from could support this drive to support the family involved by 1 January 2014. offering household goods, clothing or anything which It is necessary that an Independent Auditor’s Report together might be useful. with Special Purpose Report be prepared for both the P&C and P&C Canteen in February 2014 for the Annual General Meeting Westside can be contacted on 6041 2236 if you have any in March 2014. We envisage that the successful Voluntary queries regarding donations. Auditor would be a member of either the Institute of Chartered Mrs Deb Quinn Accountants Australia or CPA Australia (Certified Practicing Accountants) and currently working for an Accounting Firm with Head Teacher Welfare no less than five years auditing experience. YEAR 11 STUDY DAY For further information please contact either the The school’s Year 11 Study Day was held at the La Trobe AHS P&C Treasurer – Neil Mills at [email protected] or th University’s Wodonga campus last week on Friday 24 0419 254 464 May. Having the day at La Trobe University’s Wodonga Canteen Treasurer – Carolyn Timmermans at Campus reinforces the links Albury High School already [email protected] has with this tertiary institution and provided the students with a snapshot of life at university. All Year 11 students or through the school on (02) 6021 3488. were expected to attend this study day as it is seen as an integral part of their senior studies program. The purpose GENERATE DRAMA FESTIVAL of this day is to provide our senior students with some Generate is the Drama Festival run for schools by extra skills that will assist them in undertaking their Hothouse Theatre. It has been running the last 2 years Preliminary and HSC courses. It allows students to reflect with great success. It allows our students to gain on their progress through their stage 6 education program experience on a professional stage with professional and a look at possible future pathways. assistance from theatre director Travis Dowling and Staff from Albury High School and La Trobe conducted a technical expert Rob Scott. number of workshops and presentations throughout the This year Generate is all about Shakespeare....but it’s not day. There was a great introductory session with a panel what you think. Our scenes are set in a high school. of year 12 students, Tom Duck and Sam Delmenico and Scenes of bully boys aka Montagues and Capulets from past student Paige Hopkins who is currently studying Romeo and Juliet, scenes from Othello, Midsummer Psychology at La Trobe. Night's Dream and Macbeth all move at a cracking pace. Workshops covered: relevant careers information, note Tickets are $15 for Adults and $10 for students. Showtime taking and summarising, stress management and time- th is at 7pm Wednesday 5 June at Hothouse on the Lincoln management. Many thanks to Ms Madden, Mrs Causeway. Dougherty, Mr Morrison, Ms Fisher, Mr Jackson, Miss Peel, Mrs Carol Watson and the staff at La Trobe for their We hope to see you there. contribution on the day. Ms Margie Gleeson Head Teacher CAPA RIVERINA DRAMA CAMP AND THEATRE SPORTS LUNCH SHOWS Once more into the cold...........14 Albury High students and Ms Gleeson braved the cold conditions at Borambola Sport and Rec Camp to participate in the 2013 Riverina Drama Camp. 112 students from 20 schools from Goulburn to Hay to Batlow worked with 6 drama teachers and 6 theatre professionals to learn new skills and produce a polished show on Saturday night at Wagga High School. Our students were spread across 10 groups and learned skills in Improvisation, Mime, Mask, Josh Timmermans and Jacob Povolny coming to terms with the Movement, Acrobatics, Commedia, Melodrama and Short rocks/sand metaphor in Mr Jackson’s workshop. Scene work. The Albury High School students proved to be a talented Mr Andrew King bunch with many taking leading roles in workshops, Deputy Principal - Senior School Theatre Sports and the final show. Strong performances 2 th 30 May 2013 in the Theatre Sports night has prompted a Theatre take place on the last day of Term 2 for students Sports Lunch time show on Mondays beginning 27th May. (Thursday 27th June). The second trip will take place on There is a huge desire to knock Wagga High off the Saturday the 17th August. If your child is interested in pedestal it claimed after the Weeping Candle Cup last attending these trips, please have them collect an year. information note from Mr Dinham in the Social Science staffroom. So students from Drama Camp and those interested in learning more about Drama and Improvisation should The school must provide relevant information to Falls bring their lunches Monday to the PAC. This is serious Creek Ski Lifts by the opening weekend of the ski season FUN! (June 8th), therefore, parents and students are asked to return all required information, deposits and commitments Thank you to all the students I took to Drama Camp for th by Wednesday June 5 . Final payment will be requested your positive and accomplished participation, your closer to the excursion dates. outstanding behaviour and good humour. I was proud to be associated with you. Mr Scott Dinham Ms Margie Gleeson RIVERINA STROKEPLAY GOLF Head Teacher CAPA th On Friday 18 May two of our up and coming golfers headed to Wagga Wagga Country Club to participate in the Riverina Strokeplay tournament. Matt Stenson of PARISH OF NORTHERN ALBURY DEBUTANTE BALL Year 9 was up against some very talented opposition REMINDER. The information evening will be held this including a scratch marker and two boys who play off +1, coming Sunday, 2nd June, in the Albury High School hall, but by shooting an immaculately crafted 73 off the stick, commencing 7pm.