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@REDDAM—The Reddam House High School Newsletter Volume 17, Issue 23 Friday 11th August

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Athletics Carnival

Composition Competition

Public Speaking News

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Reddam House High School Newsletter Volume 17 Issue 23

Friday 11th August 2017

4th week

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

The weather could not have been more perfect for

last Friday’s Athletics Carnival. With such perfect con-

ditions it was not surprising to have a host of records

broken. Congratulations to the following students on

these magnificent achievements:

Hudson Berry 100m U17, Tomas Nemirovsky 200m U16,

Corey Ross Discus U15

Connor Garratt Shot Put U15, Bianca Nyuda U15 Jave-

lin, Tia Hinds Discus U15

Corey Last U14 800m, Corey Last U14 1500m, Alyana

Kondilios U12 Javelin

Maya Bienstock U12 Discus, Frankie Nicklin U12 Shot

Put, Talia Shapiro High Jump U12

Talia Shapiro Long Jump U12, 100m U12, 400m U12 and

the 200m U12.

REDDAM ATHLETICS AGE CHAMPIONS 2017

Girls

12s 1st Talia Shapiro 2nd Maya Bienstock

13s 1st Mia Margolis 2nd Jade Zelinger

14s 1st Charlie Rule 2nd Holly Kent

15s 1st Tia Hinds 2nd Bianca Nyuda

16s 1st Zali Wrublewski 2nd Bianca Lieberfreund

17s 1st Caitlin Robinson

18s 1st Alex Wong

Boys

12s 1st Daniel Ayar 2nd Rhys Leong

13s 1st Harry Nunn-Price 2nd Jude Flavell

14s 1st Corey Last 2nd Flynn Botella

15s 1st Corey Ross 2nd Connor Garratt

16s 1st Mitchell McKay 2nd Thomas Nemirovsky

17s 1st Finn Holle 2nd Hudson Berry 2nd Tobi Fox

18s 1st Oscar Doyle 2nd Hugh Speck

Final Point Score:

My thanks to Mr. Kable and the Sport’s Staff for organ-

izing this sporting opportunity for the students.

Monday Evening's Composition Competition heard

the airing of a number of HSC submitted works that

are nearing completion. It was an ideal time for our

adjudicator Matthew Hindson to hear them and make

suggestions on improvements.

Matthew was very impressed with our younger com-

posers who presented in the Junior Section of the

Competition. He awarded 3rd Place to Jake Bauer,

2nd Place to Thomas Carlisle and 1st Place to Gerard

Buttigieg. Matthew was particularly fulsome about

Gerard’s song stating that if he continued in this vein

he could easily have a career in writing music.

In the Senior Section there were a range of works pre-

sented from Year 10 through to HSC and Matthew

encouraged our students toward the consideration

of study at the Conservatorium in Composition on the

evidence of their ability. Matthew awarded a Highly

Commended to Martin Dreyer for his piano composi-

tion 'All the Same' and to Isabelle Hamby for her song

'Wheels are Turning'. 3rd Place went to Joe Newton

for his impressive Piano Concerto chamber reduction,

2nd Place to Christopher Hirshman for his Gorecki

Sarcred Minimalist inspired work 'The Sacred Calm

Disturbed'. 1st Place was awarded to Liam Strang for

his 'Cloud 9'. Both Christopher and Liam have chosen

Composition as a major for HSC Music 2 and it was

pleasing that Matthew would accept them into a

composition course at the Conservatorium on the

basis of their work for HSC.

4th Place

Macquarie

on

464

3rd Place

Darling

on

562

points


2nd Place

Bennelong

on

566

points

1st Place

Piper

on

592

points

Sam Katz and Isaac May entered the Cetus 3D print-

ing competition in the July holidays where they had to

design and make an enclosure for a 3D printer. This

followed a 3D modelling/printing unit in Design and

Technology this year and Ms. Bambach is exceptional-

ly proud to report that they won the Cetus Choice

Prize, winning a brand new 3D printer. Being a global,

open (all-ages) competition makes this success even

more commendable.

Congratulations to Connor

Garratt who has been select-

ed to represent the Sydney

Rays Rugby Team for the 2017

Junior Gold Cup in Septem-

ber. A massive achievement:

well done Connor.

Last weekend Yonatan Freund competed in the National

Karate Championships. This is the largest Karate tourna-

ment in Australia, with over 200 competitors, each repre-

senting their State. Yonatan finished the event with 2

gold and one silver medal. He won the Male Cadet

Open, against 41 other competitors. He also won the

Team event, where each state picks their top fighters

and they compete together against the other states. In

his third event, he lost the final of his own division, giving

him the silver medal. Congratulations Yonatan and good

luck with your training for the World Championships in

October.

Important Events next week include:

1. The HSC Music Showcase in Adelaide Hall at 7:00pm

on Monday evening.

2. Year 7 – Year 9 ICAS Mathematics on Tuesday.

3. Year 11 (2018) Subject Selection evening at the Bon-

di Campus on Tuesday evening.

4. The Concerto Competition in Adelaide Hall on

Wednesday evening.

5. The HSC Dance Final Practical Examinations on

Thursday and Friday.

Have a good week,

Dave Pitcairn


PUBLIC SPEAKING NEWS

Over the past few weeks, our students from Years 7 - 10

(and one Year 6 student!) have been very busy pre-

paring for various Public Speaking competitions.

The Sydney Eisteddfod is a wonderful opportunity for

any student who wants to hone their skills in front of an

audience - and our Reddam students proved that they

are among the best in Sydney.

From prepared speeches to impromptu speeches, our

students all performed to a very high standard, ensur-

ing that they engaged with their audiences; they

paused, used gestures, spoke clearly and loudly and

their messages were clear, refreshing and inspirational.

It was particularly pleasing to see the improvement of

students as they have progressed over the years - and

special mention to all the Year 10 students who gave

outstanding performances, demonstrating that they

have not lost their touch.

Congratulations to all those students who participated

- cliched and overused as the expression is, the experi-

ence has really made you even better speakers.

Special congratulations to the following award win-

ners:

UNDER 18 PREPARED SPEAKING

Gold Medal: Cooper Hartman

Highly Commended: Kai Mashimo, Rose Chachko and

Daniel Gilerman

UNDER 18 IMPROMPTU SPEAKING

Gold Medal: Emily Wang

Silver Medal: Tyler Davis

Highly Commended: Chad Bernard Chandler and

Ronaldo Kusuma


Silver Medal: Daniella Christelis

Bronze Medal: Aiden Katz

Highly Commended: Emily Wang, Katarina Vucic, Tyler

Davis, Matthew Har, Leah Steinberg


Silver Medal: Harrison Power

Bronze Medal: Isabella Devine

Highly Commended: Tim Senior Skinner and Aidan Ru-

vinsky


Gold Medal: Zayne Gladsen (Year 6)

Highly Commended: Julia Tymula and Frankie Nicklin

LEGACY PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION

In the NSW Department of Education run competition,

two of our students, Zoe Gross and Emily Wang went

off two weeks ago to Maroubra to compete against

some of the finest speakers in NSW in the first round of

the Legacy Public Speaking Competition.

The competition is comprised of a 6 minute prepared

speech and a two-minute impromptu speech and

while both Emily and Zoe were superb, Zoe was chosen

to move through to the regional finals on 15 August.

Well done Zoe - a wonderful achievement.


WORLD CHALLENGE TRAINING EXPEDITION

THE GREAT NORTH WALK

Last weekend 42 students and teachers went to Horns-

by to complete a preparation hike for our community

service trip. Looking back at the trip, it was a crazy ex-

pedition that was filled with lots of memories, bonding,

effective management and most important of all, fun.

As a team, we have successfully communicated to

overcome many obstacles and challenges including

the freezing temperature at dusk. Planning and shop-

ping to get our food for the whole team was the first

task. As a team we had to keep in mind the variety of

dietary requirements and choose the easiest option on

preparing the food having limited equipment.

In addition to the food being scarce and difficult to pre-

pare in challenging circumstances, our team had to

carry the food in our 15kg backpacks, while hiking and

navigating through a 15km trek and hike through differ-

ent trails. As we arrived to the camping grounds we had

to put up tents which seemed to be a challenging ex-

perience for many of us, but we pulled through and

had an amazing night.

Overall this whole trip was an amazing experience for

everyone. It was full of laughs, challenges and team-

work through the whole trip and we all have amazing

memories. The team is now prepared and ready for our

amazing trip overseas.

By Ciara Martin & Ronaldo Kusuma


CAREERS NEWS WEEK 4 TERM 3 2017

YEAR 12: The UAC Universities Admission Centre in NSW

is open for uni applications, EAS applications and SRS

applications .

ATTENTION ANY YEAR 12 WISHING TO APPLY TO US COL-

LEGES: There are strict deadlines for the Common Ap-

plication for all US universities/Colleges. If you are think-

ing of applying be aware that some deadlines are 1

November 2017 for 2018. This is a complicated process

and requires careful attention to detail so see Ms Jones

ASAP if you will be applying to the US.

ATTENTION YEAR 12 APPLYING TO MEDICINE: Ensure

you check the deadlines for applications that must be

made directly to each university for Medicine. You will

have to do this and give Ms Jones email address and

contact details so I can complete any school require-

ments for these applications.

ATTENTION ANY YEAR 12 APPLYING TO CO OP SCHOL-

ARSHIPS: You must start preparing your application

NOW do not leave it to the last minute as the school

will then be unable to complete required sections in

time. Ensure you give Ms Jones email address for this

application where required.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A BUSINESS/COMMERCE DE-

GREE AT UNSW? There are a number of events being

held for prospective students: Capital W Workshop for

Women in Business Friday 25 August, Economics Work-

shop Thursday 14 September and Finance Workshop

Friday 15 September. If interested see Ms Jones for reg-

istration

YEAR 12: The University of Wollongong has an Early Ad-

mission scheme and applications opened 2 August For

more information see Ms Jones.

YEAR 12 DEADLINES: Year 12 the following deadlines

exist for various applications this year.

1. EAS /Access applications Friday 8 September

2. Requests for references for scholarships Friday 8 Sep-

tember

3. Elite Athletes & Performers Friday 8 September

4 Early Bird UAC Applications 29 September

5. Overseas applications 15 September

6. Co Op Scholarship applications 15 September

If you do not meet theses deadlines you run the risk of

your application not being completed in time.

ATTENTION YEAR 12 STUDENTS: Applications for the

UNSW LAT close on Friday 11 August. You MUST sit the

LAT if you are thinking of applying to Law at UNSW.

UNSW have announced that their scholarship applica-

tions are now OPEN for 2018 Tune in to the next “Hang

Out With Harry” on Wednesday 16 August 2018 at 5pm

for scholarship info

UNSW is holding a Finance workshop in conjunction

with Macquarie Group on 15 September for Year 11 &

12 students.

UNSW is holding a Women in Business Workshop on 25

August for Year 11 & 12 students. Also there is an Eco-

nomic Workshop with the Reserve Bank on 14 Septem-

ber.

To attend any of these events see Ms Jones for registra-

tion details.

YEAR 12 INTERESTED IN BECOMING A CHEF? Le Cordon

Bleu Open Day Saturday 9 September 10am to 3pm at

Ryde TAFE. Bookings essential

ICMS in Manly runs courses in Business Management,

Event Management and Hospitality Management.

Their Open Day is Sunday 6 August 10am to 2 pm.

YEAR 10: A reminder that you must return your complet-

ed Work Experience forms to Ms Jones by the end of

Term 3.

The US Consular General is hosting the following people

to discuss US College Applications for Athletes:

Oliver Luck, Executive Vice President of Regulatory Af-

fairs, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Bryan B. Blair, Senior Associate Athletics Director/Sports

Administration and Compliance, Rice University.

Jenny Brydon, Senior Manager, International Advising &

Programs, Office of International Students & Scholars,

Rice University.

When: Thursday, August 24th at 3:45 for 4:00-5:00pm.

Where: The Library, Endeavour Sports High School,

Cnr. Taren Point Road & The Boulevard

Caringbah NSW

RSVP: August 21 at:

https://goo.gl/forms/AWC6YUcU6rY6jKjp1

Claudia Jones


https://goo.gl/forms/AWC6YUcU6rY6jKjp1

MATHS NEWS

2017 ICAS Competition in Mathematics Next Tuesday!!!

All students in Years 7, 8 and 9 will sit for the 2017 ICAS competition in Mathematics on Tuesday August 15th. The students are asked to be in their correct rooms by 8.40 am for this one hour test.

It will take a little time for each student to complete their details on the answer sheet so we should be able to get this done before 8.55. After the competition the students will go straight to period 3.

There is an opportunity for students to practice on line for this competition. Simply google “ICAS practice

questions” and follow the link to Mathematics. Year 7

should do Paper E, Year 8 do paper F and Year 9 do paper G. Note that the Year 7 students are not al-lowed to use a calculator. It will cost $5.50 to open an account but I feel it is a wonderful investment to assist students with their preparation for this important com-petition.

Best wishes to all participants.

REDDAM HOUSE FOOTBALL

Open Boys v St Patricks

The first half of this game was a joy to watch. Playing into the teeth of a howling gale, we sensibly kept the ball on the ground and played some free flowing one and two touch football to create numerous chances. The 6-0 score line at half time was an accurate reflec-tion of how well the boys played. The second half was a more subdued affair with the opposition lifting their game. Goal scorers for us were Tobi Fox with four, James Azzi, a revelation on the left wing, with two and one each to Kieran and Eric. I think Keiran is a short prized favourite for the most improved player of the year award.

Another memorable moment was the debut of inter-national student Jaime Martin of Year 11.

Jamie hails from Zaragoza in Spain and needless to say he learnt his football at Real Zaragoza who play in Spain’s second tier domestic competition. And to cap

a good day out, we headed to Auburn after the game for lunch and the best HSP in Sydney.

Brad Palmer

Head of Math & Technical Director of Football


SPORTING FIXTURES 12TH AUGUST

Basketball - Easts Comp Sundays

Girls

10R (Hayley) V Bourkey Bandits 12.30pm Waverley College

Sunday

12E ( Lee) V Coogee 1.20pm Waverley Pavilion Sunday

13R (Lee) V Bronte Bulls 3.45pm Waverley Pavilion Sunday

Boys

12D (Lee) V Maccabi 12.30pm Waverley Pavilion

12M (JJ) V Clovelly 11.40am Waverley Pavilion Sunday

12A ( JJ ) V Bronte Bouncers 10.50am Waverley College

Sunday

14E Year 7 Boys (Kenny) V Moriah 3.45pm Rose Bay Sec-

ondary College Gym Sunday

14D Year 8 Boys (Kenny) V Maccabi 2.15pm Swans Rose

Bay Secondary College Gym Sunday

Basketball - Comets Comp Fridays and Saturdays

Semi Finals

Girls

16 R Div 2 (Hayley) V Fire 4.30pm Alexandria Basketball Sta-

dium Friday. The bus will leave the Woollahra Campus at

3.30pm

18 R Div 2 (Hayley) V Wild Cats 5.15pm Alexandria Basket-

ball Stadium Friday. The bus will leave the Woollahra Cam-

pus at 3.30pm

Boys

10R Div 1 (Lee) V All Blacks 9.00am Alexandria Basketball

Stadium Saturday.

12R Div 2 (Lee) V Cobras 1.15pm Alexandria Basketball Sta-

dium Saturday.

12E Div 3 ( Henry ) V All Stars 10.45am Alexandria Basketball

Stadium Saturday.

18D Div 3 (Lee) Year 11 Boys V Pheonix 4.00pm Marrickville

Basketball Stadium Saturday.

Rugby

Reddam 15s V St Josephs, SJC No.4, 8.00am Saturday. The

bus will leave Woollahra at 6.45am

Reddam 13s V Newington, Parade Ground No.6 12.00

noon Saturday (Where we train)

Soccer

Opens V Sydney Boys High School, McKay Field, Centenni-

al Park 10.00am Saturday

Year 9 and 10 V Riverview, Parade Ground No.6, 9.00am

Centennial Park Saturday. (where we train.)

Year 8 and 9 V Riverview, Parade Ground No.6, 8.00am

Centennial Park Saturday. (where we train.)

Year 7R V Newington, Parade Ground No.6, 11.00am Cen-

tennial Park Saturday. (where we train.)

Year 7E V Newington, Parade Ground No.6, 10.00am Cen-

tennial Park Saturday. (where we train.)

12s V Easts, Queens Park 02, 1.00pm Saturday

11Rs V Queens Park, Queens Park 01, 12.00 noon Saturday

11Es V Maroubra, Coral Sea 12.00 noon Saturday

10s V Easts, Queens Park 11, 11.00am Saturday

9s V South East Eagles, Queens Park 02, 10.00am Saturday

Netball

Reddam 1 V Reddam 2 Heffron Netball Courts 3.05pm

Court No. 3 Saturday

Reddam 2 V Reddam 1 Heffron Netball Courts 3.05pm


Reddam 3 V Randwick Rugby Heffron Netball Courts

9.48am Court No. 11 Saturday

Reddam 4 V Mascot Heffron Netball Courts 9.48am Court

No. 5 Saturday

Reddam 5 V Coogee Heffron Netball Courts 12.24pm

Court No.9 Saturday


12.24pm Court No.14 Saturday

Reddam 7 V Mascot Heffron Netball Courts 12.24pm Court

No. 2 Saturday

Reddam 8 V Kincopal Heffron Netball Courts 11.06am


Reddam 9 V Maccabi Heffron Netball Courts 8.30am






Reddam 12 V Coogee Heffron Netball Courts 11.06am



SPORTING RESULTS 5TH AUGUST

Basketball - Easts Comp Sundays

Girls

10R (Hayley) V Bronte Bulls 12 - 13

12E ( Lee) V Bondi Falcons 6 - 2

13R (Lee) V Bye

Boys

12D (Lee) V Bronte Bulls Magic 27 - 17

12M (JJ) V Bronte Bulls Lakers 27 - 17

12A ( JJ ) V Clovelly Tide 22 - 15

14E Year 7 Boys (Kenny) V Emanuel Swans 4 - 27

14D Year 8 Boys (Kenny) V Emanuel Giants 8 - 27

Basketball - Comets Comp Fridays and Saturdays

Girls

12 R Div 2 ( Lee) V Sapphires 6 - 34

16 R Div 2 (Hayley) V Jets 20 - 50

18 R Div 2 (Hayley) V Rockets 40 - 19

Boys

10R Div 1 (Lee) V Hurricanes 10 - 27

12R Div 2 (Lee) V Maccabi 34 - 31

12E Div 3 ( Henry ) V Kings 38 - 23

14R Div 1 (Lee) V Lakers 14 - 49

16R Div 2 (Henry) V Elites 0 - 20

18R Div 2 (Luke) V SACS 21 - 18

18E Div 3 (Luke) V Trailblazers 18 - 16

18D Div 3 (Lee) Year 11 Boys V Pheonix 0 - 20

Rugby

Reddam 15s V St Patricks College 41 - 12

Reddam 13s V St Ignatius 39 - 10

Netball

Reddam 1 V Kambala 33 - 11

Reddam 2 V Coogee 35 - 10

Reddam 3 V St Catherines 16 - 49

Reddam 4 V Rose Bay Secondary 12 - 42

Reddam 5 V Randwick Rugby 21 - 33

Reddam 6 V Marickville 16 - 21

Reddam 7 V Mascot 30 - 12


Reddam 9 V Saints 14 - 3


Reddam 11 V Diamonds 9 - 2

Touch Football

Reddam 1 Girls V Wild Girls 10 - 2

Reddam 2 Girls V Black Panthers 8 - 3

Soccer (photo below)

Opens V St Patricks 3 - 0

Year 9 and 10 V Newington 0 - 5

Year 8 and 9 V Sydney Boys High 2 - 3

Year 7R V Newington 1 - 0

Year 7E V Newington 1 - 1

12s V Waverley Old Boys 0 - 5

11Rs V Pagewood 4 - 2

11Es V Pagewood 2- 7

10s V Heffron Hawks 2 - 2

9s V Queens Park 5 - 5


INTRODUCTION

The Reddam Debating Society is an open social debating competition between

students in years 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11. The aim is to provide an opportunity for students to mix and discuss policy ideas on how to best build a brighter future.

Each debate surrounds a motion on a way in which society should change, and the

winning team gets to establish their policy as the consensus position for the society.

Students are given 20 minutes of intensive coaching followed by three 30 minute rounds of debating. Music and food consumption are encouraged in a relaxed social atmosphere that

is ideal for beginners and experts.

Students need only bring a device to type on or writing materials, and an eagerness to argue. The aim of the championship is to solve real world problems with students being given the

freedom to approach every problem however they choose; the only limit being peer feed-back.

WHO CAN ENTER?

Open to students from any school

Open to both individuals & pre-formed teams

Open to any level of confidence/ability

FORMAT

Team size minimum two, maximum four

20 min to prepare, 5 min speeches

All speeches are recorded to aid in coaching & feedback

WHEN & WHERE?

Saturdays at 2pm

Reddam House Drama Studio


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