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@REDDAM—The Reddam House High School Newsletter Volume 17, Issue 15, Friday 26 May 2017

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Choral Success

Year 11 Visual Artworks

Wind & Brass Competition

Plus much more... Reddam House High School Newsletter Volume 17 Issue 15

Friday 26th May 2017

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

As you can imagine I get a host of emails on a daily ba-sis. When I received the one included below, it made my week.

―It is convenient and lazy to place the blame for many of

society's ills - real or imagined - on the shoulders of the young. Like most people, I am guilty, at times, of think-ing ...that would never have happened when I was a kid… conveniently forgetting that, of course, regrettable

things did happen when I was a kid and that the majority of people, regardless of age or any other definition, are decent, respectful and caring. I'm sure you get your share of complaints concerning your students but I would like to share an uplifting experience I witnessed this morn-ing.

I was travelling on the 389 bus from Woollahra to Bondi Junction at about 8am this morning with my 10 year old daughter. A young man from your school - he looked as though he was probably in year 7 or 8 - was getting off the bus and stopped to let a young girl get off before him. He then offered his hand in support to an older man who was having difficulty in getting off the bus. It was very simple and that is the whole story. I have never writ-ten a message like this before but I was moved by this act of instinctive kindness and I wanted to let you know. I have no idea who the young man is but he is clearly a credit to his family, his school and himself. He did not change the world but, through his small act, he set an example for others and brightened the morning of those who witnessed his actions and I very much wanted to commend him.‖

Random acts of kindness are what make the world a better place and this is a message that I have been shar-ing with students. I once more reinforced the importance of being a respectful, positive member of the community by sharing this letter in assembly. Congratulations to the student concerned.

Following tremendous success in their section last Sunday,

we are thrilled to advise that the Middle School Singers (the combined Year 7 Vocal Ensemble and High School Singers) have secured a place in The John Lamble Foun-dation Australasian Choral Championship to be held on Sunday 4th June.

This week the Music Department presented its annual Wind and Brass Competition. Our adjudicator this year was Phil O'Neil, principal trumpet with the Royal Australian Navy Band. The evening began with performances from the Senior Flute Ensemble and the Senior Jazz Band to set the mood for the remainder of the evening. The Senior Jazz Band will be performing at the Sydney Eisteddfod next week and this was an excellent opportunity to pre-sent their performance works.

In the Intermediate Section there were eleven entries with Flute, Clarinet, and upper and lower Brass all repre-sented for the first time. Phil was spoiled for choice in terms of awards. He awarded 3rd Place to Liam Wright (Trumpet), 2nd Place to Lucy Hemner-Cwirn (Flute) and 1st Place went to Yoni Herz (Alto Saxophone).

The Senior Section was small but elite. Lucas Leung per-formed one of his HSC works and Adam Petrovic per-formed his solo improvisations in Caravan by Duke Elling-ton. Both performances were blistering. Phil awarded 2nd Place to Adam and 1st Place to Lucas.

The Year 12 Executive organised a Social for the Prefects

from other schools. They hosted the event on the roof-

top at Woollahra on Thursday afternoon and enjoyed

the most magnificent sunset while Mr. Francis put them

through a Trivia competition. This was great fun for all

and the ice was well and truly broken by the time they

shared a dinner and the informal conversations that en-

sued.

Twenty of our students attended the AICES rugby trials

on Wednesday in the U16 and U18 divisions. Congratula-

tions to Connor Garratt and Mitch McKay for their inclu-

sion in the U16 side and to Jimmy Flaherty, Tate Kemeny,

Toby Fox and Hudson Berry for making the 1st XV. Con-

gratulations on this achievement and good luck in the

next round.

Toby and Hudson were also selected for CIS Touch Foot-

ball Team: incredible!

Congratulations also go to Fox Bengtsson who has

gained selection for the CIS Football (Soccer) Team.

What great news from the Sports Department.

On Monday the Annual HSC Visual Art Showcase will be

available for all to view from 6:00pm – 8:00pm. The

twenty eight students‘ works are impressive and any stu-

dents who are considering Art as a subject should make

the effort to attend to see the standard that can be

achieved.

Have a great week,

Dave Pitcairn.


CAREERS NEWS WEEK 5 TERM 2 2017

ATTENTION GIRLS INTERESTED IN TECHNOLOGY: The Coder

Factory Academy is offering Scholarships to study tech-

nology. If you attend a Coder Bootcamp you may be

eligible to win one of these scholarships. For more infor-

mation visit coderfactoryacademy.edu.au

ARE YOU CURIOUS ABOUT DESIGN? ISCD School of De-

sign is holding Information Days. The Sydney day will be

held 3 June 2017 10am to 11.30am at Level 3 118 Walker

St North Sydney.

For more information visit [email protected]

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN THE AUSTRALIAN DE-

FENCE FORCE? Visit their website for information on the

roles on offer www.defencejobs.gov.au

YEAR 12- A reminder for anyone thinking of a cadetship

in Technology applications close Friday 16 June 2017.

YEAR 12- NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY OFFERS DEGREE

COURSE INA VARIETY OF FACULTIES. They have an Early

Offer Program which can take the pressure off you in the

HSC. See Ms Jones for details

ATTENTION STUDENTS INTERESTED IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

AND ENGINEERING- UNSW is running a ProgComp in

2017. Teams of 3 share a computer and attempt to solve

programming tasks. You could win up to $5000!. If inter-

ested go to unsw.to/progcomp

REDDAM HOUSE CHESS

Last Friday, and every Friday this term, a group of brave

and dedicated year 7 students have played the NSW

JCL Eastern Conference inter-school chess competition.

Round 3 was an away game and so after a week of

long days, the sky about to burst, we traveled to the

Scots College, a school that has won this competition

many times in the past. We were surely to face a chal-

lenge today. I was nervous. The team on the other hand;

Jonathan Herz, Rhys Leong, Rachel Philips and for the first

time this year Gabriel Stafford were full of pride and de-

termination; chatty to a fault and ready to compete.

Upon arrival, the clouds had opened and rain began to

fall. We made our way towards our venue and for better

or worse, came face to face with Vladimir Feldman, a

chess master who had coached some of our players in

past years and helped us set up the Chess Team at the

start of the year. Did they know our secrets? Had he giv-

en away our strategies? There was nothing we could do

either way and so brave face the 4 of them stepped in,

shook hands with their opponents and began to play.

We had lost both previous rounds and were desperate

for a win to keep our team's chances to make the finals

alive.

"Good Game." I heard Yoni (Jonathan) say. I looked at

their board. He had Won. In a savage attack, Yoni had

pinned the opponents King between his two Horses and

his Queen. Check mate. 1-0 to us. I could barely control

my pleasure when moments later I was asked to leave

the room. Apparently one of the Scots players had been

concerned about my presence and so I was forced to

watch the rest of the games from behind the glass. No

matter. Shortly after Rhys smashed his opponent as well

to solidify our second Win of the day. 2-0 to us. In a hard

fought match Gabriel's was the 3rd game to end though

not in our favor. Lulled into a false sense of security, the

score was now 2-1.

It was at least 10 minutes then, untill Rachel's game end-

ed. A nail biter right to the end though Rachel was in

control at all times. Getting a Pawn to the end and pick-

ing up a second Rook she slid it to the edge of the

board. Check mate. 3-1 to us. Round 3 to us. Our first

team victory. To be honest I am glad we Won but only to

reward the player's hard work and dedication. The rain

continued to poor regardless of their success. However,

and once again, the team were the best representatives

for the school and themselves as could be imagined.

Well done to them all, and congratulations.

P.S. Vladimir could not have been happier or prouder of

our victory. I never actually thought a single negative

thought about him. A great man and friend to Reddam

House though and through. Just trying to build suspense.

Sorry Vlad.

Dominic Smith

Chess Coordinator

CHORAL SUCCESS AT THE SYDNEY EISTEDDFOD

On Sunday May 21, the Reddam House Middle School

Singers, consisting of the combined Year 7 Vocal Ensem-

ble and High School Singers, competed in the Under 19

Youth Mixed Choir section of the Sydney Eisteddfod. The

choir performed exceptionally well and, with a mark of

90/100, were awarded 2nd place by adjudicator Simon

Kenway.

Maestro Kenway commented on the group‘s ‗beautifully

blended‘ sound, ‗impressive rhythmic control‘ and ‗strong

text communication.‘ He also praised their well controlled

diphthongs and how marvelously the choir worked to-

gether. ‗This was a thrilling performance,‘ he wrote. Oliver

Pires (Year 7) was also singled out for his strongly rhythmic

percussion work in Paul Jarman‘s ‗Pemulwuy,‘ performed

on superb authentic clapping sticks from Western Austral-

ia.

The Middle School Singers have secured themselves a

place in The John Lamble Foundation Australasian Choral

Championships on June 4, and we are very proud of their

achievement. They now have two intense weeks of prep-

aration ahead of them before competing against the

best youth choirs across all sections. Be sure to put the

date in your diary!


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VISUAL ARTS: YEAR 11 PORTRAITS


SPORTING RESULTS 20TH MAY 2017

Basketball - Easts Comp Sundays

Girls

10R (Lee) V Bye

12E ( Lee) V Clovelly Warriors 18 - 10

Boys

12D (Lee) V Bronte Bouncers 28 - 13

Basketball - Comets Comp Fridays and Saturdays

Girls

12 R Div 2 ( Lee) V Magic Pink 10 - 15

16 R Div 2 (James/Hayley) V Newtown Sonics 45 - 12

18 R Div 2 (James/Hayley) V Sydney Girls High 72 - 4

Boys

10R Div 1 (Lee) V Inner City Storm 4 - 24

12R Div 2 (Lee) V Inner City Scorchers 25 - 24

12E Div 3 ( Henry ) V Inner City Devils 15 - 7

14R Div 1 (James) V Magic Lakers 2 49 - 40

16R Div 2 (Henry) V Magic Lakers 20 - 71

18R Div 2 (Luke) V Newington 20 - 36

18E Div 3 (Luke) V Phoenix 14 - 21

18D Div 3 (Lee) Year 11 Boys V Bye

Rugby

Reddam 15s V Barker Washed Out

Reddam 13s V Trinity , 71 - 0

Soccer

Open Boys V Kings, Washed Out

Year 9 and 10 Boys V 2 - 4

Year 8 and 9 Boys V Kings, Washed Out

Year 7 R Boys V Kings, Washed Out

Year 7 E Boys V Kings, Washed Out

12s V Pagewood Washed Out

11Rs V Pagewood Washed Out

11Es V Waverley Old Boys, Washed Out

10s V Easts Washed Out

9s V Maccabi 1 - 4

Netball

Reddam 1 V Saints 49 - 33

Reddam 2 V Kambala 57 - 16

Reddam 3 V Randwick 21 - 12

Reddam 4 V Rose Bay Secondary 9 - 21



Reddam 7 V Rose Bay Secondary 13 - 1

Reddam 8 V Rose Bay Magic 12 - 3

Reddam 9 V Mascot Heffron 6 - 19

Reddam 10 V Coogee Dolphins 13 - 0

Reddam 11 V Saints 1 - 0

Touch Football

Reddam 1 Girls V Wild Girls 4 - 2

Reddam 2 Girls V Black Panthers 5 - 3

CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

Congratulations to all of the students who ran in the ISD

Cross Country Champions yesterday. There was some

great racing and everyone gave their very best.

Below are our Champions who will be going on to repre-

sent ISD at the AICES Championships on the 5th of June.

12s Girls

1st Saffron Masterman

2nd Koko Bates

3rd Alyana Kondilios

13s Girls

3rd Isabella Devine

14s Girls

1st Gracie Berry

2nd Emma-Kate Hamby

3rd Emily Evans

15s Girls

1st Jamie Gavin

2nd Tia Hinds

16s Girls

2nd Saphira Moran

13s Boys

2nd Brooklyn Berry

3rd Raghav Sundararaman

14s Boys

1st Corey Last

2nd Andrea Esposito

15s Boys

1st Jeremy Siarakas

2nd Jaiden Fairhead


SPORTING FIXTURES 27TH MAY 2017

Basketball - Easts Comp Sundays

Girls

10R (Lee) V Games start Sunday 4th June

12E ( Lee) V Games start Sunday 4th June

15R (James) V Games start Sunday 4th June

Boys

12D (Lee) V Games start Sunday 4th June

12M (Kenny) V Games start Sunday 4th June

12A ( JJ ) V Games start Sunday 4th June

14E (James) V Games start Sunday 4th June Rose Bay

Secondary College Gym Sunday

16E (James) V Games start Sunday 4th June Rose Bay

Secondary College Gym Sunday

Basketball - Comets Comp Fridays and Saturdays

Girls

12 R Div 2 ( Lee) V Wild Cats 9.30am Alexandria Basket-

ball Stadium Saturday.

16 R Div 2 (James/Hayley) V Inner City 5.15pm Alexan-

dria Basketball Stadium Friday. The bus will leave the

Woollahra Campus at 3.30pm

18 R Div 2 (James/Hayley) V Maccabi 4.30pm Alexan-

dria Basketball Stadium Friday. The bus will leave the

Woollahra Campus at 3.30pm

Boys

10R Div 1 (Lee) V Coogee Kings 8.45am Alexandria Bas-

ketball Stadium Saturday.

12R Div 2 (Lee) V Maccabi 12.30pm Alexandria Basket-

ball Stadium Saturday.

12E Div 3 ( Henry ) V Newtown Kings 11.00am Alexandria

Basketball Stadium Saturday.

14R Div 1 (James) V Pirates 3.30pm Alexandria Basketball

Stadium Saturday.

16R Div 2 (Henry) V Elites 5.15pm Marrickville Basketball

Stadium Saturday.

18R Div 2 (Luke) V SACS 6.00pm Marrickville Basketball

Stadium Saturday.

18E Div 3 (Luke) V Jets 2.15pm Marrickville Basketball

Stadium Saturday.

18D Div 3 (Lee) Year 11 Boys V Trailblazers 3.00pm Mar-

rickville Basketball Stadium Saturday.

Please check sydneybasketball.com.au to ensure there

have not been any late changes to the draw.

Rugby

Reddam 15s V Kings, Parade Ground No.6 Centennial

Park ( where we train) 12.00 noon Saturday

Reddam 13s V Barker , Woollahra Oval No. 3 11.00am

Saturday.

Soccer

Open Boys V St Patrick's College, Parade Ground No.6

Centennial Park (where we train) 11.00am Saturday

Year 9 and 10 Boys V Sydney Boys High School, Parade

Ground No.6 Centennial Park (where we train) 10.00am

Saturday

Year 8 and 9 Boys V Trinity, Parade Ground No.6 Centen-

nial Park (where we train) 9.00am Saturday

Year 7 R Boys V Knox, Samuel King Grounds 10.00am Sat-

urday. The bus will leave the Woollahra Campus at

7.45am

Year 7 E Boys V Knox, Samuel King Grounds 9.00am Sat-

urday. The bus will leave the Woollahra Campus at

7.45am

12s V Waverley Old Boys, Waverley Park 1.00pm Satur-

day

11Rs V Reddam 11Es Queens Park 02, 12.00 noon Satur-

day

11Es V Reddam 11Rs Queens Park 02, 12.00 noon Satur-

day

10s V Clovelly, Queens Park 01, 11.00am Saturday

9s V Pagewood, Jellicoe Park 10.00am Saturday

Netball

Reddam 1 V Kambala Heffron Netball Courts 3.05pm

Court No. 4 Saturday

Reddam 2 V Coogee White Heffron Netball Courts

3.05pm Court No. 3 Saturday

Reddam 3 V St Catherine's Heffron Netball Courts

9.48am Court No. 10 Saturday

Reddam 4 V Mascot Heffron Netball Courts 9.48am


Reddam 5 V Randwick Rugby Heffron Netball Courts

12.24pm Court No. 8 Saturday

Reddam 6 V Marrickville Heffron Netball Courts 12.24pm


Reddam 7 V Mascot Heffron Netball Courts 12.24pm


Reddam 8 V Randwick Rugby Magic Heffron Netball

Courts 11.06am Court No. 25 Saturday

Reddam 9 V Kincopal Heffron Netball Courts 8.30am


Reddam 10 V Bondi Dolphins Heffron Netball Courts

8.30am Court No. 2 Saturday

Reddam 11 V Coogee Heffron Netball Courts 8.30am


Reddam 12 V Bye Heffron Netball Courts Saturday

Touch Football

Reddam 1 Girls V Young Guns Queens Park 9.00am

Reddam 2 Girls V Kambala Queens Park 10.00am


CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

Congratulations to all of the students who ran in the ISD

Cross Country Champions yesterday. There was some

great racing and everyone gave their very best.

Below are our Champions who will be going on to repre-

sent ISD at the AICES Championships on the 5th of June.

12s Girls

1st Saffron Masterman

2nd Koko Bates

3rd Alyana Kondilios

13s Girls

3rd Isabella Devine

14s Girls

1st Gracie Berry

2nd Emma-Kate Hamby

3rd Emily Evans

15s Girls

1st Jamie Gavin

2nd Tia Hinds

DEBATING NEWS

A reminder for friends and family to please join us this Fri-

day 26th May at Cranbrook High School for the semi-finals

of the Eastside competition. The topic will be Current Af-

fairs. Year 7 are currently in 2nd place in the competition,

Year 10 are currently in 1st place, and Year 11 in 3rd place

overall. Year 7 will be debating against SCEGGS, Year 10

against Scots College, and Year 11 against Sydney Boys

High School.

Timings for debates will be:

Years 7-9: prep at 5.30, debate at 6.30p.m

Years 10-12: prep at 6.30, debate at 7.30p.m

There is no onsite parking so please get there in plenty of

time. Untimed street parking is available around the pe-

rimeter of Cranbrook (on Rose Bay Avenue, Victoria Road

and New South Head Road). The best gates to enter are

either Rose Bay or Victoria Road gates. From there follow

the signs to the Mansfield room for topic distribution.

We look forward to seeing you there helping to cheer on

our students, and we also wish good luck to our students

in the competition!

16s Girls

2nd Saphira Moran

13s Boys

2nd Brooklyn Berry

3rd Raghav Sundararaman

14s Boys

1st Corey Last

2nd Andrea Esposito

15s Boys

1st Jeremy Siarakas

2nd Jaiden Fairheada


Skiing and Snowboarding 2017

Reddam will be fielding teams in the Northern NSW Snowsports Championships on the 4rd – 8th July. This year racing will be at Perisher.

Along with this we will also be taking a group of recreational skiers to the snow. Regardless of your experience on the snow you are guar-

anteed to have a great time. We will be staying at Smiggins Hole where we ski to both Perisher Valley and Blue Cow Resorts.

Departing from Sydney on Sunday 2nd July and returning late on

Friday evening 7th July. 5 days of skiing with your friends and staying on the snow.

Students from Year 7 though to Year 12 are welcome to attend.

For further details please collect an enrolment form from the Sports Department Office at Woollahra or email Phil Kable on

[email protected]

Students wishing to race should also collect their entry form from the Sports Office.


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