THE SYDNEY HIGH SCHOOL THE RECORD 2010 THE RECORD THE RECORD Vol. C 2010 The Record 2010 The Journal of Sydney Boys High School Moore Park, Surry Hills NSW 2010 Volume C Sydney Boys High School The Record 2010 1 2 The Record 2010 Sydney Boys High School Table of Contents Staff Directory ................................................ 5 English ............................................................ 88 Editor’s Comments ....................................... 8 Mathematics ................................................ 95 Year 12 Farewell Assembly ....................... 9 Science ........................................................... 95 Prefects .......................................................... 11 Music ............................................................... 96 Speech Night Address .............................. 12 Visual Arts ................................................... 108 Annual Prize Giving Awards ................... 16 Social Science ............................................ 118 Remembrance Day 2009 ......................... 28 History .......................................................... 121 ANZAC Day ................................................... 29 Representatives ........................................ 128 Foundation Day .......................................... 30 Summer Sport ........................................... 129 Salvete ............................................................ 32 Cricket .......................................................... 130 Valete .............................................................. 33 Basketball .................................................... 147 Class Lists ...................................................... 50 Tennis ........................................................... 171 P & C Report ................................................. 53 Rowing ......................................................... 180 Old Boys Union ........................................... 55 Swimming .................................................. 198 Welfare Report ............................................ 56 Sailing ........................................................... 201 Canteen .......................................................... 58 Water Polo .................................................. 202 SRC ....................................................................59 Winter Sports Assembly ........................ 204 Community Service ................................... 61 Athletics ...................................................... 206 The McDonald Senior Library ................ 62 Rugby ........................................................... 212 The Andrews Junior Library ................... 64 Football ....................................................... 228 Cadet Report ................................................ 67 Cross Country ............................................ 254 Duke of Edinburgh Award ...................... 69 Rifle Shooting ............................................ 257 Chess ............................................................... 73 Fencing ........................................................ 260 Debating ........................................................ 74 Skiing ............................................................ 264 Public Speaking .......................................... 86 Volleyball .................................................... 265 Tournament of the Minds ....................... 87 List of Officers ........................................... 271 Sydney Boys High School The Record 2010 3 4 The Record2010 Staff Sydney BoysHigh School Staff 2010 Back Row: T.Dolan, C.Finnie, B.Collignon, E.Coan, A.Azzi, A.Cipolla, C.Kesting. Sixth Row: G.Moody, M.Smith, I.Hybler, P.Ganderton, J.Rudd, A.Fuller, P.Scrivener, S.Cody. Fifth Row: J.Kay, A.Hannon, S.Gordon, J.Cook, I.St Leon, P.Wright, C.Reemst, R,Miller, M.Aldous. Fourth Row: D.Smith, K.Manolios, J.O’Hare, M.Genias, B.Webb, J.Eggleton, B.McDermott, B.Hayman. Third Row: M.Gainford, R.Howland, J.Chen, S.Schlederer, S.Ayre, J.Rohr, T.Evans, R.Gifford. Second Row: R.Barr, J.May, S.Khanan, R.Fong, W.Zhang, E.Choy, D.Hespe, M.Kay, A.Mack. Front Row: P.Loizou, J.Prorellis, J.Walker, R.Dowdell (Deputy Principal), Dr K.A.Jaggar (Principal), C.W.Barris (Deputy Principal), M.Trompetter, G.Stein, P.Bigelow. STAFF DIRECTORY PRINCIPAL Dr K Jaggar BA DipEd MA(Syd) MEdAdmin EdD(NSW) DEPUTY PRINCIPALS Mr C Barris BA(NSW) DipEd(Syd) Mr R Dowdell BSc(Hons) DipEd(W’gong) ENGLISH Ms M Trompetter BA(Hons)(Syd) DipEd(SCAE) Head Teacher Mr J Walker BA DipT MA(NSW) Head Teacher Welfare Ms S Ayre MA(Cantab) DipAppFilm&TV(Swinburne) DipEd(NSW) Ms R Barr BA DipEd(NSW) Ms A Barry BA(Syd) DipEd(NSW) Ms V Dunk BA Dip Ed (Macq) Ms J Eggleton BA DipEd(Macq) Ms R Howland BA MTeach(Syd) Ms A Mack BA(Curt)BTeach(Syd) Ms A Kaye BA DipEd(Syd) MA(Macq) Ms J Rohr BA DipEd (CSU) Mr P Wright BEd CertTESOL(Syd) HISTORY Ms R Powell BA(Hons)(Oxon) MA PGCE(Man) Ms B Berger BA DipEd(Macq) Mr R Devlin BA(Hons)(G’smith) DipEd(UWS) Ms M Genias BEd (SCAE) Mr A Hannon BADipEd(Syd) MATHEMATICS Mr P Bigelow BSc(Syd) Head Teacher Mr R Boros BA DipEd(Syd) Mr E Choy BSc DipEd(NSW) Ms T Evans BT/BA(Mathematics)(ACU) Mr A Fuller BMaths DipEd(W’gong) Mr A M Gainford BSc BE(Chem)(Syd) DipEd(STC) Mr D Hespe BS(Houston) MEd(NSW) Ms B Kilmore BEdDipTeach(Griff) Mr D McQuillan BMath DipEd(N’cle) Ms F Nesbitt TCert(LTC) Ms S Roessler BA DipEd (NSW) Ms A Ward BSc(Hons)(Liv) MTeach(Syd) SCIENCE Mr M Kay BSc DipEd(NSW) Head Teacher Mr P E Coan BAppSc(UTS) DipEd MEd CertGiftedEd(NSW) Ms D Damianos BSc(UTS) DipEd(NSW) Mr P Hagan BSc(BioTech) DipEd (NSW) Mr C Harvey BSc MEd MCogSc(NSW) Ms I Hybler BSc (NSW)DipEd(Macq) Ms A Karagiannis BSc(Syd) DipEd(NSW) Mrs K Manolios BSc DipEd(NSW) Dr R O’Driscoll BSc(Hons)(Melb) DipEd(NSW) PhD(Melb) Mr G Perre BSc(NSW)DipTeach(STC) Sydney Boys High School The Record 2010 5 Staff Directory Mr M Smith BSc(Macq) DipT(NTC) Mr B Webb BSc(Griffith) DipEd(Qld) MODERN LANGUAGES and CLASSICS Ms M Vozzo BA DipEd(Syd) Head Teacher Ms J Cook BA DipEd(Syd) Ms R Fong BA(W’gong)GradDipLT,MEd(UTS) Ms D Matsos BA DipEd(Syd) Ms I St Leon BA(Hons) DipEd(Syd) DipTEFL(ACU) Mrs C Werner BA DipEd(Syd) Ms W Zhang BA(S’hai TU) DipEd(N’cle) SOCIAL SCIENCE Mr P Loizou BA DipEd MEd(NSW) Head Teacher Mr G Barris BADipEd (NSW) Mr S Codey BA DipEd(Macq) Mr T Dolan BSocSc(Bristol) MCom(NSW) DipEd(SIE) Dr C Finnie B.Ed (Hons) Geog.Hons.(Syd) EdD (Syd) COGE (NSW) Dr P Ganderton BSc(Lon) PGCE(Cardiff) MA PhD(Reading)CGeog;FRGS. Mr J Kay BCom (UNSW) MTeach (USyd) Mr G Moody B.Comm ( NSW)DipEd(STC) TECHNOLOGICAL and APPLIED STUDIES Ms R Dam BEd(Syd) Head Teacher Mr J Prorellis BEd(Syd) Head Teacher Admin Mr M Aldous BEd(Syd) Ms D EadieBA(Hons)NSWDipEd(Syd)GradCert Ed(Syd) Mr R Gifford BEd(Syd) Mr C Kesting BSc(Tech)(NSW) Mr P Scrivener BEd(IA)(N’cle) CREATIVE ARTS Ms J May BADipEd(Syd) Head Teacher Ms B Collignon BA(Syd) MA(NSW) MTeach(Syd) Ms D Gilmore DipMusEd(N’cle) Ms K GraceBA(WAIT)DipEd (Curt)DipDigMedVidPro(FTI) Ms S Lim BMus BEd(Hons)(NSW) Ms R Miller DipMusEd(SydCon) Ms C Reemst BVA(NSW) DipEd(Syd) MFA(S’hampton) PHYSICAL EDUCATION Mr G Stein BA MA (CSULB USA) DipPhysEd(SydTC) Head Teacher Mr B Hayman BPE BEd(ACPE) Mr T Ryan DipT(STC) Mr D Smith DipEd/DipPE(ACPE) HEAD TEACHER SPORT Mr M Pavone BEd(Hons)(QUT) CAREERS ADVISER Mr A D Cipolla BEd(ACU) LIBRARY Ms V Crothers BA DipEd DipIM(NSW) Ms S Gordon DipTeachGradDipTLib(UniSA)MA(Macq)ALIA 6 The Record 2010 Sydney Boys High School Staff Directory SCHOOL COUNSELLORS Mrs E Harman BA(Syd) DipEd(STC) MA(Psych)(Syd) Ms S Plummer BA(NSW) DipEd(Syd) MEd(Psych)(UWS) SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF Ms S Kearns School Administrative Manager Ms L Dwyer Ms L Graul Archivist Ms V McKinnon Ms C Meaney Rifle MIC Ms D Milne Ms B Mourtzouhos Ms C Northey Ms J O’Hare Ms A Patterson Mr J Phillipson School Learning Support Ms R Robson Ms S Schlederer Ms C Turner Ms C White Ms L Williams Principal’s Assistant Technical Support Mr D Isaacs BEngSc/LLB(Hons)(UTS) Webmaster IT Support Mr J Rudd BEng BSc(Comp)(NSW) Network Administrator Mr A Azzi MIT (JCU), BEng (Telco) (NDU) Mr M Silva GENERAL ASSISTANTS Mr N Patterson Groundsmen Mr B Harrison Mr G S Carlyle Staff who were not present for all of 2010 Mr R Ayre BEd(UNENR) DipTeach(DDIAE) Grad Cert Careers(RMIT) FASSA (retired) Mr B Deeming BSc(Syd) DipEd(SydTC) ECC(NSTC)(on leave) Mrs J Isaacs TCert(SydTC)(on leave) Mr M Jones BA(NE) DipEd(STC(on leave) Mr C Kourtesis BA DipEd(Syd)(on leave) Mr E Pearson BA DipEd(NSW) (on leave) Ms N Rutland (on leave) Mr S Storey DipT(AMCAE) (retired) Ms J Yang BA(NSW) MTeach(Syd) (transferred) Sydney Boys High School The Record 2010 7 Editor’s Comments 2010 is my final year as Editor before I pass on the wonderful relationship between students, staff, task of overseeing the production of The Record. families and the broader community. It is a privilege This undertaking has been a rewarding one, to be a part of this relationship at Sydney High. providing me with an enhanced knowledge and Once again I would like to thank Mark Gainford for appreciation of the depth and quality of our school the crucial role he plays in collating photographs culture. The Record 2010 celebrates this culture. and the invaluable assistance of the Administrative Most significantly The Record reminds us that at the staff. heart of quality education is a dynamic and Marina Trompetter, Editor 8 The Record 2010 Sydney Boys High School Year