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Coming Events Week 10 (B) Beginning Monday 16th September 16.9.13-19.9.13 Year 11 Preliminary Course Yearly Exams 16.9.13 All Year 7 and Year 9 Boys Vaccinations 19.9.13 Year 12 Picnic Day 20.9.13 Year 12 Graduation Ceremony 20.9.13 Last Day of Term 3 Week 1 (A) Beginning Monday 7 th October (Public Holiday) 8.10.13 Start of Term 4 Students return to school 9.10.13 Year7 2014 Parent Information Evening 6pm Week 2 (B) Beginning Monday 14 th October 14.10.13 HSC Examination period begins 17.10.13 Year 11 ALARM workshops Week 3 (A) Beginning Monday 21 st October 21.10.13 HSC Examinations continue 23.10.13 P&C meeting in the Library @ 7.30pm Week 11 (A) Beginning Monday 16 th December 18.12.13 Last Day of Term 4 for students 19.12.13-20.12.13 Staff Development Days PBS VALUES Week 10: RESPECT Put the rubbish in the bins In public education, we value learning. We recognise the importance of how students learn in conjunction with the content that they learn. Success is not measured by the information that a student can recall. Rather, it is measured by their ability to use the information, experiences and skills gained over time and apply them in new and unfamiliar situations. It is for that reason we engage in the journey of education and strive to provide this outcome for all students regardless of gender, race, disability or religious background. We recognise the positive impact and contribution that our teachers make in this journey for our students. From Year 7 through to Year 12, our teachers provide quality educational experiences in a safe and caring environment. Our priority of meeting the educational needs of our students is balanced by providing this instruction in conjunction with our core values of respect, safety and learning. It is with this holistic approach to learning that our students develop and ready themselves for not only their future studies and/or employment, but we prepare them to contribute as valuable members of our community and our country. To this end we would like to thank the staff of Figtree High School, both Teaching and Administration, for their contribution to the successes that our Year 12 students have enjoyed and achieved. In particular, we would like to thank Ms Louise Dark (Year Advisor Years 7 to 10) and Mrs Margaret Parr (Year Advisor Years 11 and 12) for the commitment and guidance they have given this Year group during their 6 years of High School. To Year 12, we wish you all the very best for your future endeavours. In all that you do, always give your very best. As you embark upon life beyond high school, embrace every challenge. For life is learning and in life we do things we do not know how to do in order to learn how to do them. (Picasso) David Deitz Relieving Principal 2 Gibsons Road, Figtree NSW 2525 Ph: 4271 2787 Fax: 4271 6626 Email: [email protected] Principal’s Report The completion of Year 12 is a significant achievement that will be celebrated at Figtree High School on Friday 20 th September during our graduation ceremony. The Higher School Certificate (HSC) is the highest award for secondary education in New South Wales and we are extremely proud of our 128 Year 12 students who will be graduating on Friday and completing their final examinations during October. Every student has been guided, shaped and developed by their 13 years of schooling to not only prepare them for their final examinations, but also equip them with the necessary skills required to be successful in an ever changing world. Whether it be in further studies or full time employment, students need to be prepared for the unknown; to have the capacity to face new challenges and successfully develop solutions.

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Page 1: Holiday) - Figtree High School...2013/09/19  · Coming Events Week 10 (B) Beginning Monday 16th September 16.9.13-19.9.13 Year 11 Preliminary Course Yearly Exams 16.9.13 All Year

Coming Events Week 10 (B) Beginning Monday 16th September

16.9.13-19.9.13 Year 11 Preliminary Course Yearly Exams

16.9.13 All Year 7 and Year 9 Boys Vaccinations

19.9.13 Year 12 Picnic Day

20.9.13 Year 12 Graduation Ceremony

20.9.13 Last Day of Term 3

Week 1 (A) Beginning Monday 7th

October (Public Holiday)

8.10.13 Start of Term 4 Students return to school

9.10.13 Year7 2014 Parent Information Evening 6pm

Week 2 (B) Beginning Monday 14th

October

14.10.13 HSC Examination period begins

17.10.13 Year 11 ALARM workshops

Week 3 (A) Beginning Monday 21st

October

21.10.13 HSC Examinations continue

23.10.13 P&C meeting in the Library @ 7.30pm

Week 11 (A) Beginning Monday 16th

December

18.12.13 Last Day of Term 4 for students

19.12.13-20.12.13 Staff Development Days

PBS VALUES

Week 10: RESPECT

Put the rubbish in the bins

In public education, we value learning. We recognise the importance of how students learn in conjunction with the content that they learn. Success is not measured by the information that a student can recall. Rather, it is measured by their ability to use the information, experiences and skills gained over time and apply them in new and unfamiliar situations. It is for that reason we engage in the journey of education and strive to provide this outcome for all students regardless of gender, race, disability or religious background.

We recognise the positive impact and contribution that our teachers make in this journey for our students. From Year 7 through to Year 12, our teachers provide quality educational experiences in a safe and caring environment. Our priority of meeting the educational needs of our students is balanced by providing this instruction in conjunction with our core values of respect, safety and learning. It is with this holistic approach to learning that our students develop and ready themselves for not only their future studies and/or employment, but we prepare them to contribute as valuable members of our community and our country.

To this end we would like to thank the staff of Figtree High School, both Teaching and Administration, for their contribution to the successes that our Year 12 students have enjoyed and achieved. In particular, we would like to thank Ms Louise Dark (Year Advisor Years 7 to 10) and Mrs Margaret Parr (Year Advisor Years 11 and 12) for the commitment and guidance they have given this Year group during their 6 years of High School.

To Year 12, we wish you all the very best for your future endeavours. In all that you do, always give your very best. As you embark upon life beyond high school, embrace every challenge.

For life is learning and in life we do things we do not know how to do in order to learn how to do them.

(Picasso)

David Deitz

Relieving Principal

2 Gibsons Road, Figtree NSW 2525 Ph: 4271 2787 Fax: 4271 6626 Email: [email protected]

Principal’s Report

The completion of Year 12 is a significant achievement that will be celebrated at Figtree High School on Friday 20

th

September during our graduation ceremony. The Higher School Certificate (HSC) is the highest award for secondary education in New South Wales and we are extremely proud of our 128 Year 12 students who will be graduating on Friday and completing their final examinations during October. Every student has been guided, shaped and developed by their 13 years of schooling to not only prepare them for their final examinations, but also equip them with the necessary skills required to be successful in an ever changing world. Whether it be in further studies or full time employment, students need to be prepared for the unknown; to have the capacity to face new challenges and successfully develop solutions.

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HSC Examinations

Our Year 12 students are in the final days of their secondary education and we will formally recognise and congratulate

our Year 12 students and their parents this Friday at the graduation ceremony. The two week vacation period will provide

a great opportunity for Year 12 students to consolidate their learning, revise the content of courses and practice their

examination technique. Their final HSC examinations commence on 14th October. Students should ensure that they are

taking the advice and feedback from their class teachers into this final preparation period. The NSW Board of Studies

website is also an important HSC resource for students in their preparation: www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams

This link provides students with:

- Past HSC examination paper - The HSC Examination timetable, dates and events

- Examination equipment checklist - Examination rules and procedures for HSC students

The Board of Studies also has the NSW Students Online website: http://studentsonline.bos.nsw.edu.au/

Students can use their student number and pin to access their personalised HSC Examination timetable, a range of „tips

and tools‟, „past papers‟ and useful links including the „glossary of key HSC words‟ and „HSC Exam workbooks‟.

A new Figtree High School Cap is launched with Year 7

As September is the first month of spring, 5th September saw the launch of the Figtree High School Cap. This was an

initiative of the Figtree High School Parents and Citizen‟s (P and C) Association who have been working throughout this

year on the design and materials for a school hat that will provide students with protection from the sun during PE and

Sport, as well as during lunch breaks. The P and C funded the purchase of school caps for our Year 7 students, who

were given their school cap after the school assembly on 5/9/13. The school cap will become part of the school sport

uniform and will be available for purchase from the school. We thank the P and C for this new addition to the school

uniform. This is particularly timely as we head into the warmer months of the year, with many students making use of the

school ovals during lunch, and engaged in outdoor recreational sporting activities on Wednesdays during the peak UV

radiation period.

Figtree High School Core Values: Learning

NAPLAN 2013 Results

Our Year 7 and 9 students and their parents have been patiently awaiting the arrival of their NAPLAN results from the

literacy and numeracy tests that were completed back in May this year. These reports are usually distributed in the last

week of term 3. Unfortunately the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) has advised that

there will be a delay in the national distribution of NAPLAN Student Reports to schools due to an error detected by

ACARA in the printing of the students reports.

It is anticipated that the 2013 NAPLAN Student Reports will be delivered to schools across Australia from 8-11th October.

If this occurs, Figtree High School will distribute the 2013 NAPLAN Student Reports to Year 7 and 9 students in Term 4

Week 2, commencing 14th October.

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Merit Award System

Gold Awards

Congratulations to Emma Keech, Kiana O’Hara and

Skye Oppio (Year 12), who have recently qualified for

their Gold Award. This is the highest award that can be

achieved in the school‟s merit system and means that

each of these students has presented 150 merits. These

merits provide evidence that the student has been

working to the best of her ability across a range of

subjects and that she has been prepared to be involved

in a range of extra-curricular activities such as special

sporting events, the school production and academic

competitions. Emma, Kiana and Skye have all been

awarded Principal‟s Awards and/or Year Adviser‟s

Awards, another demonstration of their consistent work

ethic. They have clearly demonstrated a commitment to

following the school‟s values of Respect, Safety and

Learning through earning PBS merits, 100% attendance

merits and offering their services to the school. These

students are all excellent role models and most

deserving recipients of this prestigious award. Well

done!

Congratulations to the following students who have

reached Silver or Bronze level in the school‟s merit

system during Term 3.

Silver:

Phoebe Palmer, Jessica Oates, Ebony Ireland,

Scott Borst, Genevieve Stone, Ana Djotunovic,

Riley Morgan and Sara Deroy (Year 12), Meghan

Fox and Madison Gruevska (Year 7).

Bronze:

Abby Churchin, Krystal Grogan, Rory Beniuk,

Jacob Davis, Campbell Fulcher, Ashleigh Jones,

Connor McMullen, Aiden Imber, Matthew Hobbs,

Rebecca Prstec, Daniel Maris, Emily McKinnon,

Daniel Moss and Emily Woods (Year7).

To be considered eligible for Bronze, Silver or Gold level

on the school‟s merit system a student must be able to

present the required number of merits (Bronze 15),

(Silver 45), (Gold 150). Students must also meet the

criteria of being cooperative and courteous and being

prepared to work to the best of their ability at all times.

A Bronze or Silver certificate allows students to

participate in merit reward excursions and can be a

valuable addition to a student‟s résumé. The merit

excursion for Term 4 will be to Jamberoo Action Park.

More information will be given about this excursion in

Term 4.

Students who have the required number of merits are

encouraged to apply for their Bronze, Silver or Gold

certificates. They can obtain an application form from

their Year Adviser or Ms Dive in the Languages

Staffroom.

PBS Draw

Congratulations to Michael Trajcevski (Year 12),

Gavin Smith (Year 10), Dylan Rower (Year 9),

Meghan Fox, Payton Williams, Connor McMullen

and Kayla Marras (Year 7) who each won either an 8

gigabyte thumb drive (very useful for assignments

etc!), an iTunes voucher or a $5 canteen voucher

because they had their RSL tickets drawn out on

assembly. RSL tickets are given to students who are

seen to be practising the school‟s values of Respect,

Safety and Learning. Students are encouraged to

drop their RSL tickets into the box in the

administration block so that they can be included in

the weekly prize draw. These tickets are also tallied

for each student and count towards earning merits for

Bronze, Silver or Gold Awards.

Korean Homestay Cultural Tour 2013

On 23 September, five students – Kimia Rahmannia

(Yr 8), Victoria Liddle, Victoria Pipino, Adam Mc

Keown (Yr 9) and Elise Oakman (Yr 10) will be

travelling to the Republic of Korea to experience life

in another culture with Mr Liddle and myself.

We will be visiting Seoul and surrounding places of

significance for 2 days before flying to Je Ju Island to

be hosted by our sister school, Je Ju National

University Middle School until we fly home on 2

October 2013. Students will be involved in daily life

and will visit many beautiful places while on the

island.

This is a great opportunity for these students and I

encourage you all to consider being part of this

program in 2014. We anticipate that students from Je

Ju will visit us in February 2014 and we will be

looking for families to host these students and be

involved in the organised activities.

There will be more news on our return.

Mrs Cathy Smith HT TAS Homestay Coordinator

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NAIDOC Debating Challenge

On Monday 9th September, four students, Chloe Winch Year

9, Amy Soper Year 9, Brittney Angus Year 8 and Taranom

Rahmani Year 8 competed at the inaugural NAIDOC

Debating Challenge at Tarrawanna Public School. The topic

debated was „Should Aboriginal people have more say over

Crown Land – Mining Rights?‟ In this debate the girls had to

argue as the opposition, which is clearly the more

challenging stance.

The affirmative team debating against Figtree High were also

a group of older, more experienced debaters; however, the

girls were confident and articulate. Our team lost by only 2

points, scoring 254 out of a possible 300 points. Comments

made by the adjudicator and teachers with extensive

debating experience were that, „our students had clearly

engaged in extensive research of the topic, their speeches

were well-structured and they presented themselves in an

expressive and professional manner.‟ Keira and Corrimal

High Schools drew for the wining position.

Our girls look forward to competing again next year and

gaining more debating experience in the near future.

Congratulations to Chloe Winch, Amy Soper, Brittney Angus

and Taranom Rahmani for having the confidence to engage

in a new and challenging experience and for representing the

school as a cohesive team.

Mrs Jessica Williams English Faculty

Mathematics Faculty News Year 12 students are in the final stages in preparing for

their HSC exams. On behalf of the Maths staff, I would

like to wish all Year 12 students good luck in their exams

and hope that they achieve the results that they are

expecting. It is important to keep practising on past HSC

papers right up until the day of the exams.

The following Year 12 students have done very well in

their mathematics courses during the year.

Year 12 Mathematics Extension 2 – Rhys Kilian

Year 12 Mathematics Extension 1 – Rhys Kilian, Skye

Oppio and Michael Trajcevski

Year 12 Mathematics – Giverny Witheridge, Aaron

Cunningham, Clayton Weatherall, Michael Trajcevski

and Brendan Woods.

Year 12 General Mathematics – Peter Walker, Matt De

Jongh, Bryce McFadden, Jessica Oates and Nicholas

Verheyden.

Year 12 Information Process and Technology – Rhys

Kilian and Giverny Witheridge

Year 11 students are currently sitting for their final

preliminary exams. The following students have been

doing well in their Mathematics courses during the Year.

Year 11 – Mathematics Extension 1 - Michael

Valceski, Alyssa Wright and Savannah Reali

Year 11 – Mathematics – Savannah Reali, Jack

McCosker, Wesley Roberts, Michael Valceski and

Alyssa Wright

Year 11 – General Mathematics 2 - Samantha

Mugavin, Samuel Condon, Elyse Kambisios, William

Searle, Timothy Tschentscher and Jarryd Whatman.

Year 11 – General Mathematics 1 – Maddie Lazicic

Year 11 – Information Process and Technology –

Lucas Wegener, Naum Dislievski and William Searle.

All students in Years 7-10 will be sitting for their Yearly

Mathematics exams during Term 4. Approximate times

for these exams are as follows:

Year Exam date Year 7 Week 5

Year 8 Week 3

Year 9 Week 4

Year 10 Week 6

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Australian Mathematics Competition

This competition gives all students the opportunity to

test their mathematical problem solving skills. It is one of

the biggest competitions of this type in the world and I

congratulate our award winners and encourage students

to participate in next year‟s competition.

Results of the 2013 competition

Year Name Award

7 Madison Gruevska Distinction

7 Hayley Brown Credit

7 Owen Howard Proficiency

7 Chloe Naumovski Proficiency

8 Kimia Rahmannia Credit

12 Chris Twigg Credit

Mr Kole Trajcevski Relieving HT Mathematics

Figtree High School Uniform

Summer Uniforms

With the warmer weather already arriving, we seek our

parents support in ensuring that students are dressed

appropriately in the Figtree High School uniform. Lowes

at Westfield Figtree and Poppets Direct at Fairy

Meadow are the suppliers of our school uniform.

Students may well have grown over the winter months

and as such, new purchases or adjustments to uniforms

may be necessary over the holiday period. We would

like to remind our girls, in particular, about the school‟s

policy regarding the length of skirts and school shorts.

The minimum length is mid-thigh, which can be easily

identified when students extend their arms and hands

by their sides. The fingertips will indicate mid-thigh

location. The skirts and shorts available from our school

uniform suppliers meet our school uniform policy

regarding length.

Ms Ellie Donovan Deputy Principal

Yr10 History “Vietnam War”

Performance

On Tuesday 3rd

September, Year 10 History students

had the opportunity to further enhance their

understanding of the Vietnam War which they have

been studying in class. The students were impressed

with the performance given by Brett Hunt, son of

Frankie Hunt, a Vietnam Veteran whose story was the

basis of Redgum‟s famous song “I was only 19”. Brett

Hunt gave an incredible performance that combined

music, sound effects, dialogue and the story of his

father‟s experience in the Vietnam War. It was a very

moving performance that sent shivers down our spine!

Brett Hunt commended the Year 10 students on their

exceptional behaviour during the performance and for

their participation during the Q&A session. They were

great ambassadors for the school and demonstrated

keen interest and maturity during the performance.

Well done, Year 10!

Mrs Corbett

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ACE Showcase 2013

On Tuesday 27th August, the annual ACE Showcase was

held in front of an audience of parents, teachers and

special guests. ACE is the Academic Challenge and

Excellence program that is designed for gifted and

talented students from Yrs 7-10. Students are required to

identify a problem within a topic of their choice and

conduct primary and secondary research to develop a

series of solutions or recommendations for their problem.

As part of the primary research component, students had

to interview an ‘expert’ in their chosen field.

The ACE students had the opportunity to interview a wide

range of people from across Australia including professors

from numerous universities as well as published authors

and scientists. The ACE students presented their findings

during a showcase of their work where they were required

to present a speech as well as a visual presentation.

The students did an incredible job and their presentations

demonstrated their sophisticated understanding of the

topics explored. There was a wide range of topics

researched this year including sweatshops, factory

farming, preservation of Aboriginal languages, local live

music, participation in sport and video gaming in

education.

Congratulations to the following students who

presented their final projects during the ACE Showcase:

Year 7 – Gabrielle Livingston, Jamie Kuzman, Tiffanie

Doan, Kaitlin Hearne, Jacinta Carson, Payton

Williams, Jade Gray, Madison Gruevska

Year 8 – Andrew Watson, Michael Oakman, Kimia

Rahmannia, Ben Hubert, Czarina Jermyn, Saumya

Sharma, Lloyd Kellerman

Year 9 – Myah Howard

Year 10 – Jason Rees, Amy Pryor, Elise Oakman

I would also like to acknowledge the efforts of the

Teacher Mentors who played an important role

providing additional support and guidance for the ACE

students. Special thanks to Ms Wood, Mr Simmonds,

Ms Dark, Mrs McEwan and Mr Denner.

Mrs Corbett

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Bill Turner Cup Quarter Final

As previously reported, Figtree High‟s Under 15 Boys

Soccer team were very successful this year, reaching the

Quarter Finals in this prestigious competition.

Our opponents were last year‟s champions – Melbourne‟s

Maribyrnong College – a specialist sports selective college,

and a pretty serious challenge! As it happens, Maribyrong‟s

coach is an ex-Figtree High student who played for the

school in a Bill Turner Cup final in the 1980‟s (and later

played in the National Soccer League I think…). An

illustration of Figtree‟s long pedigree at this level of sport!

We headed off to Wodonga on Thursday afternoon, spread

between several parent‟s cars (and Mr McGavock‟s „truck‟

for the lucky ones!?). Comfortable, if basic, lodgings in

cabins at Wodonga and pizzas for dinner constituted a

fairly relaxed evening for the team. Special thanks go to

Mr Brodnik in particular for his efforts in transporting and

feeding the boys, and to the other parents who travelled

down to support the team.

Friday morning, match day, dawned cold and crisp. After

breakfast (at the golden arches for most…) and some time

in Albury, it was match time! The Maribyrnong boys were

well drilled, as expected, however Figtree matched them

well. A tight first half saw numerous attacks by Figtree

blunted by the Maribyrnong defence, then a sudden

counter attack (with questions being asked about offside),

saw a sharp finish. Figtree had managed ten shots on goal

to two, but we went to half-time one-nil down.

The second half started with Figtree on the attack again,

but the outstanding opposition goalkeeper kept making

brilliant saves to keep his team in the match. When

refereeing decisions did not go our way we were unable to

adjust our play accordingly. An unfortunate send off was

followed by a second Maribyrnong counter attack and goal.

The game then deteriorated and some of the Figtree team

unfortunately did not fight to the finish. The competition

ended for us with a 2-nil scoreline. Throughout this

competition I have felt that this Figtree team had the

potential to go all the way. The test of a champion team,

however, is how they lift when the chips are down.

Unfortunately, we were shown up in this area.

Maribyrnong went on to finish fourth overall in the Cup. We

headed home with the feeling that we let a big chance slip

by. That‟s the nature of sport, hopefully we all learnt from

the experience! I would like to finish by congratulating the

boys on a fantastic campaign. It is always good to knock

over our local rivals – Keira HS and Edmund Rice, and

great to get all the way to the quarter finals. We well

deserve our status as South Coast Champions 2013!

The team: Jarrod Twigg, Chris Popovski, Justin

Jauleski, Joshua Mears, Ethan Kambisios, Daniel

Lucas, Evan Balatsos, James Solevski, Nathan

Turner, Emmanuel Kamara, Nathan Vaughan, Deon

Jauleski, Kieran Brodnik, Kristijan Vicoroski, Adam

Bassuni, Addison Gillespie.

Mr Chris McGavock

Coach

Stan Jones Tennis State Finals – West Wyalong

A huge congratulations to Jason Bloomfield, Haydn

Hunt, Jayden Smileski & Blayne Sawyer who

competed in the Stan Jones Tennis State Finals in

West Wyalong on the 9th-11

th September.

The boys beat Parkes HS in the opening round &

came up against Westfields Sports High in the

second round. Unfortunately, they lost this match 4

sets to 2 but went on to compete in the consolation

draw.

In the semi-finals, the boys competed against Farrah

High School in gale force winds & it came down to the

wire as the match was even after the singles rounds.

Fortunately, the wind didn‟t bring down their spirits &

they went on to win both reverse doubles & the

match.

The following day, the sun was shining, the wind was

at bay & the team was ready for action – Grand final

between Figtree & Albury. After a sketchy start, the

boys picked up their game & went on to win the

match (5 sets to 3) & a bronze CHS medal.

A special mention to Haydn & Blayne who were on a

doubles winning streak & only dropped one set in the

very last match.

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This outstanding result meant Figtree High School

came 5th in the State out of nine teams. All boys should

be proud of their achievement and the standard of

tennis they produced over the two day carnival.

Congratulations on behalf of everyone at Figtree High

School. We acknowledge the financial support of the

Figtree High P and C who funded our team‟s shirts for

the event and thank them for this support.

Miss Popovska Team Manager

Australian Representative News

Congratulations are in order for our Year 10 student,

Danijela Milisic, for her recent selection into the

Basketball Australia - Centre of Excellence Futures

Team to Tour Hungary. She has been a member of

the Under 17 Australian Women‟s Basketball team this

year and her selection into this squad is a fantastic

opportunity and marks the beginning of her involvement

with the National Women‟s Basketball Program under

the new Opals Head Coach, Brendan Joyce, who will

be leading the tour to Hungary, scheduled for 23rd

October – 5th November 2013. We are very proud of

Danijela‟s achievements and congratulate her for the

outstanding performances that have led to her

selection. We wish her all the best on her tour in

Hungary next term.

State Athletics Championships

On the 5th, 6

th and 7

th September we had a large number

of students represent Figtree High School at the State

Athletics Championships in Homebush. Congratulations to

all our students who competed, you were great

ambassadors for our school. Below is a list of the results.

Individuals

Camelia Ali (12 years) 7th in 100m and 5

th in the

80m hurdles.

Demi Westwood (13 years) 10th in 200m

Matthew Hobbs (13 years) -17th in discus

Ellee-May Wilson (12 years) 7th in 80m hurdles

Teghan Barklay (14 years) 5th in 100m, 2

nd in

200m, 1st in 90m hurdles, 3

rd high jump, 4

th long

jump and 2nd

in 200m hurdles. Teghan also had

the highest points for an individual girl.

Cameron Lodge (12 years) – 1st in 800m and 4

th

in long jump

Jarrod Twigg (14 years) – 3rd

in 100m, 1st in 100m

hurdles, 5th in discus, 2

nd in long jump and 3

rd in

javelin. Jarrod also broke the record in the

100m hurdles.

Joshua Head ( 14 years) – 1st in 800m

Momolu Sirleaf (14 years) – 3rd

in long jump

Mitchell Acev (16 years) – 6th in 110m hurdles

Adam Bassuni (16 years) – 10th Triple jump

Thomas Horsley (16 years) – 9th in 400m

Henry Heritage –(16 years) 9th in High Jump

Chris Twigg (17+ years) – 2nd

in 100m, 7th in long

jump

Relays

12 years girls – Kaitlin Hearne, Pip McHenry,

Camelia Ali and Ellee-May Wilson finished 4th

12 years boys – Michael Ford, Callum Dodds,

Jayden Smileski and Cameron Lodge finished

10th

14 years boys – Momolu Sirleaf, Jarrod Twigg,

Matt Dewhurst and Joshua Head finished 4th

16 years boys – Tom Horsley, Ryan Lappin, Henry

Heritage, Adam Bassuni finished 13th.

Our school came 2nd

in overall points for a

non-metropolitan high school.

An outstanding achievement!

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Competition Sport Results

In week 8 this term we had our school finals of competition

sport. We had 18 of our teams in the final which was a

fantastic effort. Below are the full list of results.

Girls Junior Touch coached by Ms Dark – Won

Girls Oztag coached by Mr Vatovec – Won

Girls Junior Netball coached by Mrs Dive – Won

Girls Senior Netball coached by Mrs Dive – Won

Girls Junior Volleball coached by Ms Bartlett – Lost

Girls Senior Volleyball coached by Mr Braithwaite – Lost

Girls Junior Tennis coached by Mr Simmonds - Won

Girls Senior Tennis coached by Mr Simmonds - Won

Girls Dodgeball coached by Mr Denner – Lost

Girls Ultimate Frisbee coached by Mr Joseph - Won

Boys Senior Soccer coached by Mr Scanlan – Won

Boys Junior Touch coached by Mr Poppett – Won

Boys Senior Touch coached by Mr Linnett – Lost

Boys Oztag coached by Mr Vatovec - Won

Boys Junior Basketball coached by Mrs Corbett – Lost

Boys Senior Basketball coached by Mrs Corbett – Won

Boys Dodgeball coached by Mr Denner – Won

Junior Indoor Cricket coached by Mr Malouf – Draw

CONGRATULATIONS to all teams.

We have now started recreational sport which each student

chose. Just a reminder that if your child‟s sport requires a

bus they will need to have $5 each week.

The finishing time for sport for is now 2.45pm.

Mrs Markham

Sports Organiser

WOLLONGONG GOLF CLUB

Junior Golf for Schools

Jack Newton Golf Foundation has partnered with

Wollongong Golf Club in promoting Junior Golf

throughout the Illawarra region.

Wollongong Golf Club's newly appointed Junior Golf

Coach, Darius Gear

has programmed a series of classes designed for

school students just starting in golf.

Join us for Junior Golf Fun over the upcoming school

holidays.

"COME 'N' TRY" GALA DAY - $ FREE $

prizes, games, fun

Complimentary sausage sizzle for all the family

Friday 27th Sep, 2-4pm

JUNIOR CAMP each Monday, Thursday, Friday of

school holidays ( approx 10-2pm, please call Golf Shop

for exact info )

$50 - 1 day

$90 - 2 days

10 partial scholarships to Wollongong Golf Club will be

awarded to those that come to any holiday class

For enquiries and bookings into classes:

02-42223114

[email protected]

www.wollongonggolfclub.com.au/

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