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@REDDAM—The Reddam House High School Newsletter Volume 17, Issue 21 Friday 28th July

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Reddam House High School Newsletter Volume 17 Issue 21

Friday 28th July 2017

Dear Parents and Students,

The student wellbeing programme for Term 3 kicked off

last week with interesting and engaging seminars. The

Year 7 students heard from Brett Lee (not the cricketer)

about Cyber Safety and digital footprints, the Year 8 stu-

dents were once again motivated by Glen Geryn’s

―Chasing Greatness‖ talk and the Year 9 students en-

gaged in a talk about respect and good manners.

The popularity of singing at the school and the very high

standard resulted in the decision to split this year's vocal

competition over two nights. Monday evening 24th July

was the evening for the performances from our Primary

School and our Senior from Year 10 to Year 12.

The Senior Section was smaller but no less competitive

with some of our finest singers performing their HSC rep-

ertoire. Adam awarded a Highly Commended to year

10 student Lucy Achhorner who sang a Musical Theatre

number - Disneyland from the Musical 'Smile'. 3rd Place

was awarded to Charlotte Brinkworth singing 'My Heart is

as Black as Night’ by American Jazz artist Melody Gar-

dot. 2nd Place went to Adina Herz with her redition of

'Zeffiretti Lusinghieri' from Mozart's Opera 'Idomeneo'.

And with a distinctively individual interpretation of the

Jazz Standard 'Cry me a River' by Arthur Hamilton, Avital

Greenberg took out the Gold Medal Performance. We

look forward to Adam Player returning next Monday to

adjudicate the Intermediate Section.

The senior School Play, Animal Farm, was performed at

the Lend Lease Darling Quarter Theatre to rave reviews. I

include some of the emails received which sum up ex-

actly how everyone that I have spoken to felt about the

performance.

―It takes a lot to arouse my emotions however last night’s

performance really moved me.‖

―It was an extraordinary show! A professional production

in all aspects: imaginative set and costumes, powerful

music and lighting, and moving performances from the

actors. The students performed with such passion and

commitment to deliver an inspiring and thought–

provoking play. Congratulations to all involved‖

―We were blown away by how amazing every actor was.

The set and lighting were also spectacular - such clever

use of space and everyday farmyard props to create

every different scene. It was a wonderful effort by every-

one involved‖.

―It was great to see all the hard work paying off in such a

professional and polished show. The play's story and its

themes were showcased by the outstanding performanc-

es of all the cast. We were also very impressed with the

costumes and lighting, it added so much to the whole

experience.‖

―Wow no words can describe last night’s performance,

it was sophisticated yet so engaging. It undeniably cap-

tured my attention and took my breath away. I was so

intrigued, mainly because of the effect of lighting, sound

and emotional portrayal the characters showed. It truly

aroused emotion within me and gave my family and I

goose bumps. The costumes were brilliantly done and

the students are all so talented, it did not feel like a

school play. If the play was not advertised on behalf of

Reddam House, any member of the public would have

never guessed the cast were still in school. My only regret

is that I did not come see it twice! It was truly incredible

and uplifting. It was so empowering when Clover started

crying, it looked so natural and professional and created

a swell of emotions inside of me. Brought tears to my

eyes. ―

Congratulations to the students on their performances

and take a bow Ms. Buzo and Mr Hodgson, who directed

the play.

Public Speaking at the Sydney Eisteddfod has seen our

students dominate the competitions. In the U12 section,

Julia Tymula and Frankie Nicklin were awarded Highly

Commended certificates and Zayne Gladsden from Year

6 won the Gold Medal.

In the U13 section, Harrison Power won the silver medal,

Isabella Devine the bronze and Highly Commended Cer-

tificates were awarded to Tim Senior Skinner and Aidan

Ruvinsky.

In the U14 section, Daniella Christelis was awarded the

silver medal, Aiden Katz the bronze medal and Highly

Commended Certificates were awarded to Emily Wang,

Katarina Vucic, Matthew Har and Leah Steinberg. Tyler

Davis was also awarded a Highly Commended Certificate

for his very moving speech on the Stolen Generation.

The Eisteddfod is not over yet - we still have more students

entered in the U18 section and Impromptu sections next

week. In other Public Speaking news Emily Wang and Zoe

Gross entered the Legacy Public Speaking Competition.

Zoe Gross was chosen to move through to the Regional

Finals (she was incredible) and Emily, who was amazing,

was unlucky not to.


We look forward to hearing about the Year 9 Art Retreat

to Bundanon when they return after a weekend of Art.

The week ahead:

Next Wednesday in Adelaide Hall, new to the Reddam

calendar is the Year 9 Visual Arts Showcase and Retreat

Information evening. This exciting new initiative gives

Year 9 Art students the experience to see their work on

display for the Reddam community before they depart

for the senior school. This exhibition is a fantastic oppor-

tunity for Year 7-8 students to get a glimpse of what the

elective Visual Arts course looks like. A selection of works

by high-performing artists in Year 7-10 will also be shown.

On the night, the art department will be launching their

impressive 2018 Art Retreat program with tours running to

Hamilton Island, Arnhem Land and Italy throughout next

year. Places for these tours are extremely limited and

bookings and deposits will be taken on the night, so if

your child is interested in attending a tour it is worth going

along.

Next Tuesday is the Senior Dance evening in Adelaide

Hall.

The Year 12 Drama Trial will be held at the Bondi Pavilion

on Thursday evening. See flyer.

Next week on Friday is the annual Athletics Carnival.

The emphasis will be on participation and students are

encouraged to give as many events a go as they can.

House colours should be worn. An email regarding this

carnival will follow from the Sport’s Department.

Have a great week ahead,

Dave Pitcairn


VISUAL ARTS

Visual Art students from Years 10, 11 and 12 have all visited

the Museum of Contemporary Art this week. They have

thoroughly enjoyed investigating the eclectic range of

works on exhibition and being able to relate the varied

approaches the art making to their own works.


CAREERS NEWS WEEK 2 TERM 3 2017

ATTENTION YEAR 12: Notre Dame early offer applications

have been extended to close 31 July 2017

Year 12: Interested in Digital Design? AIT offers course

both online and on campus. See Ms Jones for more de-

tails.

YEAR 12: The UAC Universities Admission Centre in NSW

will open for uni applications, EAS applications and SRS

applications on 2 August 2017.

Applications for tertiary study in 2018 will open

on Wednesday 2 August 2017.

NSW and ACT Year 12 students will receive an email with

their four-digit UAC PIN on Monday 31 July 2017.

Students will need their UAC PIN and Year 12 student

number to apply for tertiary study through UAC. Once

students have entered their contact details into their

online application, they’ll receive a UAC Application

Number. They’ll need this number and their UAC PIN to

make changes to their application and access their of-

fers.

ATTENTION ANY YEAR 12 WISHING TO APPLY TO US COL-

LEGES:

There are strict deadlines for the Common Application for

all US universities/Colleges. If you are thinking 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 ap-

plying 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 de-

tails so I can complete any school requirements for these

applications.

ATTENTION ANY YEAR 12 APPLYING TO CO OP SCHOLAR-

SHIPS: 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 DEGREE

AT UNSW? There are a number of events being held for

prospective students: Capital W Workshop for Women in

Business Friday 25 August, Economics Workshop Thursday

14 September and Finance Workshop Friday 15 Septem-

ber. If interested see Ms Jones for registration

ATTENTION YEAR 10: Rose Bay Police have capacity for

one or two students to do Work Experience with them.

If interested see Ms Jones

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

sion scheme and applications open 2 August For more

information see Ms Jones

YEAR DEADLINES: Year 10 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.


INFORMATION & SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY

YEAR 9 CANTEEN REDESIGN PROJECT

In Term 2 the IST students were faced with a hypothetical

redesign project - putting the Canteen online to optimize

stock levels and ensure that lunch ordering and collection

becomes a smoother process. The students had to write a

proposal of what they intended to create, structure the

information and demonstrate how the flow of information

would work, including connecting to Parent Lounge and

Student Café, they needed to create wireframes to show

how they believed the designed screens would work and

then they had to actually create a final design. All while

also creating a project timeline for the project as well as

doing a cost analysis of what their time was worth while

factoring in the costs of technical equipment to get the

job done.

Below are some of the screens from the many solutions

they devised:

Andrea Huxham

Information Flowchart: Zac Sullivan

Information Flowchart: Isabella Nesci

Wireframes: Alexei Machkevitch

Wireframes: Michelle Kaminski


App Design: Alexei Machkevitch

App Design: Harrison Segestrom


Website Design: Rohan Dalglish

Website Design: Bianca Nuyda

Website Design: Michelle Kaminski

Website Design: Isabella Nesci

Website Design: George Moses


CHESS NEWS: FINAL ROUND

Last Friday, we traveled to Sydney Grammar School in the

heart of Sydney to play in our postponed and final Inter-

school Eastern Conference Junior Chess League match.

Normally, I would write of their efforts in great detail, keep-

ing the result till the final moment. I have no desire to do

so this week. We lost. 4-0.

What I would like to do instead is reflect on the pleasure

and pride a have experienced over the last term watch-

ing the Reddam House Junior Team play their best week

in week out, starting with our ever present and biggest

supporter Victor Xu. We would never have had a team if it

weren't for him. He was in from day one and was always

ready to do any job we needed of him. He didn’t get a

chance to play as much as he wanted but something tells

me he will be a permanent member next year if he wish-

es. Daniel Zhang Tirta was also present throughout the

season and we thank him for his willingness take a back

step while still being part of the team.

Another member, our most regular 4th chair, Gabriel Staf-

ford was a constant battler and fierce competitor and in

need of congratulations, largely due to his horror run of

freak 4th chair opponents. It is a strategy among other,

less reputable schools, to place a strong player in 4th

chair to gain an easy point. Without suggesting this hap-

pened… it may have.

Our 3rd chair player, Rachel Phillips has become some-

what of a celebrity on the circuit. Not only for being a

talented and a relentless battler but also because of

her rarity. So few young ladies seem to compete in the

interschool league and to have had Rachel show up

week after week and kick butt regularly is something

everyone can be proud of and support. As one of the

three original players in the team, Rachel is an inspira-

tion to people everywhere for believing in yourself and

never letting others say what you can and can’t do.

Our Captain, 2nd chair and final original member Rhys

Leong is a talented player but also a great leader. He

always knew who we were playing, reminded the team

of meetings and made sure all members were ready.

Rhys travels a long way to come to school which makes

his involvement all the more impressive. He may be short

in stature but I would not be surprised if we saw him

walking tall on a podium or victory stage sometime

soon.

Finally but in no way least of all we have our 1st chair

player, Yoni Herz who carried more of the team than he

would probably admit. He always played the toughest

opponents and never gave up no matter the odds. A

busy young man; he has a million and one responsibility

but Reddam Chess almost always came first, for which

we say thank you.

At the end of the day we did not make the next round

(I don’t think) but as a team they played their best and

represented Reddam House with pride and dignity. We

are lucky to have had them and I was lucky to have

been able to witness and record their journey. Thank

you and till next year, farewell.

Mr Dominic Smith

Chess Coordinator


DEBATING NEWS

This term we will be piloting a new approach to debating

at Reddam, these changes include:

- All debating coaching for all year groups moving to

2pm on Saturday at the Middle School campus.

- Coaching will now run for 2 hours to allow time for more

practice debates.

- A new 2v2 Debating format instead of 4v4 or 3v3.

-More time for one on one coaching and individual feed-

back.

- Introduction of advanced skills including ―first principles‖.

- Starting next term other schools will be invited to join

and compete.

We are also adopting a university style model to coach-

ing:

- Relaxed social atmosphere.

- Students choose the issues they wish to debate.

- Food and music consumption encouraged (pizza pro-

vided).

Our aim is to build Reddam’s debate team into elite

communicators, ambassadors for the school and leaders

in the wider community. This will include engaging with

the best and brightest from other schools to test our abili-

ties against in future terms. Students will be encouraged

to mix across schools and year groups to discuss policy

ideas and views for how to best build a brighter future.

If you son or daughter is interested in studying politics,

law, communications, media or public relations, this train-

ing should be regarded as essential. The coaching ses-

sions will be designed to nurture beginners, while also

providing time for enriching more experienced students

with advanced skills.

We know Saturdays are precious hours for students and

parents; we also know that some Saturday sports may

conflict with the new time. However, we hope you will

feel the way we do; that these skills are so valuable and

unique, that they are worth the commitment and prioriti-

zation.

We understand that some of our existing debaters may

already have commitments, and we apologies that we

can’t find a time that suits everyone. For those of you

ready to join us we look forward to seeing you this Satur-

day the 29th July at 2pm.

MUSIC NEWS

The popularity of singing at the school and the very high

standard resulted in the decision to split this year's vocal

competition over two nights. Monday evening 24th July

was the evening for the performances from our Primary

School and our Senior from Year 10 to Year 12.

Our adjudicator was internationally travelled Operatic

Tenor Adam Player. Adam has performed in operatic

works in Australia and across Europe, the UK and Ameri-

ca. His repertoire traverses from Baroque to the late ro-

mantic works of Wagner.

Adam commented on the uniform high standard of our

singers and admitted that awarding places was an ex-

tremely difficult task.

In the Primary Section there were 14 students who sang.

Mae Angus from Year 3 was our youngest singer, with

Jack Barton and Natasha Green from Year 4 our next

youngest. There were other excellent performances

from Akash Thomas, Sam Weidler, Sophie Marcolina

and Nathan Galper. Highly Commended certificates

were awarded to: Isolde Rydge, Alice Mitchell, Paloma

Nicholas and Andrew Lok. Commenting on the confi-

dence and musicality of all the performers the adjudi-

cator said that his decision for places had to be based

on the 'story telling' ability of the singers and so 3rd

Place was awarded to Coco Veksner-Shaw, 2nd Place

to Zoe Topper and the Gold Medal to Lillian Ogrin.

The Senior Section was smaller but no less competitive

with some of our finest singers performing their HSC rep-

ertoire. Adam awarded a Highly Commended to year

10 student Lucy Achhorner who sang a Musical Theatre

number - Disneyland from the Musical 'Smile'. 3rd Place

was awarded to Charlotte Brinkworth singing 'My Heart

is as Black as Night by American Jazz artist Melody Gar-

dot. 2nd Place went to Adina Herz with her redition of

'Zeffiretti Lusinghieri' fro Mozart's Opera 'Idomeneo'. And

with a distinctively individual interpretation of the Jazz

Standard 'Cry me a River' by Arthur Hamilton, Avital

Greengerg took out the Gold Medal Performance.

We all look forward to Adam Player returning next Mon-

day to adjudicate the Intermediate Section.


SPORTING FIXTURES 29TH JULY

Basketball - Easts Comp Sundays

Girls

10R (Hayley) V Maccabi 12.30pm Waverley College Sun-

day

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

13R (Lee) V Raptors 3.45pm Waverley Pavilion Sunday

Boys

12D (Lee) V Reddam M Bye

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

12A ( JJ ) V Bronte Bulls 10.50am Waverley Pavilion Sun-

day

14E Year 7 Boys (Kenny) V Emanuel 2.15pm Rose Bay Sec-

ondary College Gym Sunday

14D Year 8 Boys (Kenny) V Moriah 3.00pm Swans Rose

Bay Secondary College Gym Sunday

Basketball - Comets Comp Fridays and Saturdays

Girls

12 R Div 2 ( Lee) V Stars 9.30am Alexandria Basketball Sta-

dium Saturday.

16 R Div 2 (Hayley) V Inferno 4.30pm Alexandria Basket-

ball Stadium Friday. The bus will leave the Woollahra

Campus at 3.30pm

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

ball Stadium Friday. The bus will leave the Woollahra

Campus at 3.30pm

Boys

10R Div 1 (Lee) V All Blacks 8.45am Alexandria Basketball

Stadium Saturday.

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

ball Stadium Saturday.

12E Div 3 ( Henry ) V Devils 11.00am Alexandria Basketball

Stadium Saturday.

14R Div 1 (Lee) V Titans 4.15pm Alexandria Basketball Sta-

dium Saturday.

16R Div 2 (Henry) V Lakers 6.00pm Marrickville Basketball

Stadium Saturday.

18R Div 2 (Luke) V CYS 7.30pm Marrickville Basketball Sta-

dium Saturday.

18E Div 3 (Luke) V Reddam D 2.15pm Marrickville Basket-

ball Stadium Saturday.

18D Div 3 (Lee) Year 11 Boys V Reddam E 2.15pm Mar-

rickville Basketball Stadium Saturday.

Rugby

Reddam 15s V St Ignatius, Riverview 4B 9.00am Saturday.

The bus will leave Woollahra at 7.45am

Reddam 13s V Cranbrook, Hordern Oval, 8.00am Satur-

day

Soccer

Opens V St Patricks, Parade Ground No.6, 11.00am Cen-

tennial Park Saturday. (where we train.)

Year 9 and 10 V Kings, Massie No.2, 9.00am Saturday. The

bus will leave Woollahra at 7.30am

Year 8 and 9 V SHORE, Parade Ground No.6, 10.00am

Centennial Park Saturday. (where we train.)

Year 7R V Kings, Parade Ground No.6, 9.00am Centennial

Park Saturday. (where we train.)

Year 7E V Kings, Parade Ground No.6, 8.00am Centennial

Park Saturday. (where we train.)

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

11Rs V Pagewood, Jellicoe Park, 12.00 noon Saturday

11Es V Easts, Queens Park 02, 12.00 noon Saturday

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

9s V Queens Park, Queens Park 01 10.00am Saturday

Netball

Reddam 1 V Saints Gold Heffron Netball Courts 3.05pm

Court No. 5 Saturday

Reddam 2 V Kambala Heffron Netball Courts 3.05pm


Reddam 3 V Randwick Rugby Heffron Netball Courts

9.48am Court No. 3 Saturday

Reddam 4 V St Catherines Heffron Netball Courts 9.48am



Court No.9 Saturday


Court No.14 Saturday

Reddam 7 V Rose Bay Secondary Heffron Netball Courts

12.24pm Court No. 2 Saturday

Reddam 8 V Rose Bay Magic Heffron Netball Courts


Reddam 9 V Kincopal Heffron Netball Courts 8.30am


Reddam 10 V Marrickville Pheonix Heffron Netball Courts


Reddam 11 V Mascot Heffron Netball Courts 8.30am


Reddam 12 V Mascot Heffron Netball Courts


Touch Football

Reddam 1 Girls V No game

Reddam 2 Girls V No game


SPORTING RESULTS 22ND JULY

Basketball - Easts Comp Sundays

Girls

10R (Hayley) V Bourkey Bandits 16 - 10

12E ( Lee) V BUBBS 6 - 32

13R (Lee) V Maccabi 20 - 24

Boys

12D (Lee) V Reddam M 33 - 38

12M (JJ) V Reddam D 38 - 33

12A ( JJ ) V Raiders 25 - 16

14E Year 7 Boys (Kenny) V Maccabi 19 - 13

14D Year 8 Boys (Kenny) V Emanuel 13 - 19

Basketball - Comets Comp Fridays and Saturdays

Girls

12 R Div 2 ( Lee) V Wild Cats 17 - 18

16 R Div 2 (Hayley) V Fire 13 - 26

18 R Div 2 (Hayley) V Bye

Boys

10R Div 1 (Lee) V Coogee Kings 10 - 5

12R Div 2 (Lee) V Blaze 26 - 24

12E Div 3 ( Henry ) V Bye

14R Div 1 (Lee) V Pirates 13 - 37

16R Div 2 (Henry) V Stars 17 - 41

18R Div 2 (Luke) V Wattle Bay Boys 29 - 22

18E Div 3 (Luke) V Jets 28 - 77

18D Div 3 (Lee) Year 11 Boys V Trail Blazers 35 - 34

Rugby

Reddam 15s V St Josephs 40 - 5

Reddam 13s V Knox 41 - 22

Soccer

Opens V St Patricks 3 - 0

Year 9 and 10 V Scots 3 - 1

Year 8 and 9 V Scots 0 - 9

Year 7R V Scots 2 - 0

Year 7E V Sydney Grammar 2 - 2

12s V Pagewood 1 - 2

11Rs V Queens Park 2 - 2

11Es V Maccabi 6 - 1

10s V Queens Park 3 - 3

9s V Queens Park 0 - 2

Netball

Reddam 1 V Saints Black 26 - 35

Reddam 2 V St Catherines 56 - 11

Reddam 3 V Coogee 26 - 24

Reddam 4 V Randwick Rugby 3 - 28

Reddam 5 V Bronte Sports 29 - 45

Reddam 6 V Bye

Reddam 7 V St Catherine 26 - 7

Reddam 8 V Bye

Reddam 9 V Kincopal 13 - 2

Reddam 10 V Bondi Pheonix 6 - 10

Reddam 11 V Coogee 4 - 12

Reddam 12 V Maccabi 15 - 0

Touch Football

Reddam 1 Girls V Kambala 0 - 5

Reddam 2 Girls V QP Babes 0 - 5


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