Term 2 Week 10 2018

Issue 10

5 July 2018

Albury High School Proud Member of Crossing Point Learning Community

‘Creating our Future’ __________________________________________________________

Learning for all through Tradition, Innovation & Excellence

625 Kiewa Street PO Box 3187 ALBURY NSW 2640

Website: www.albury-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Email: albury-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

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Phone: (02) 6021 3488 Fax: (02) 6041 3782

and students. Hours upon hours spent

planning, practicing and perfecting

elements of the show, are undertaken

outside of the regular timetable. These

hours are what make a show

successful and forge those memories

to be treasured for a lifetime.

Staff to be thanked for their dedication

are Tracey Lee - production, Kelly McGuinness - music, Mardi

Sergi - music and Gretchen Prowse - direction, and to numerous

other staff members who supported the show.

Special mentions must go to Year 11

student, Sabine Jorgensen, who took on

the enormous role of stage manager, and

to Year 10 student, Rose Osborne, who

choreographed the numbers for a strong

dance troupe.

Another recognition goes to the band who played the entire score

for the show. Apart from Mr Toby Lewis on trumpet and

ex-student Katja Jorgensen on percussion, this band consisted of

all Albury High School students and staff. What an achievement!

Finally, I am now waiting for those songs and lines to stop

running through my head, but the special memories will linger for

some time yet.

Ms Angela Moon

CAPA

Photography by Stephen Jorgensen @allsaintsphotography

‘FAME!’ THE MUSICAL Last Wednesday and Thursday Albury High School presented

‘Fame!’ The Musical at the Albury Entertainment Centre.

The show involved approximately 70 students and 10 staff, with

planning beginning around twelve months ago.

The musical tells the story of students

who have been selected into the New

York School of Performing Arts in the

years 1981-84 and their teachers who

are teaching there for the last time.

Big musical numbers such as ‘Fame’,

‘Bring on Tomorrow’ and ‘Hard Work’

bring energy to the show, along with

some more emotional ballads. There are numerous dance

routines, chorus numbers, power ballads and acting scenes that

reveal the depth of talent amongst the AHS students.

A production such as this showcases the many strengths of

public education and the talent, drive and resilience of our staff

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2018 NSW SECONDARY SCHOOLBOYS

TABLE TENNIS CHALLENGE CUP The State Table Tennis Challenge

Cup was held in Sydney recently

and AHS was represented by Ashley

Wurtz and Zach Van Zanten.

The boys faced both their Fort Street

and Trinity opponents in the first round and won convincingly

to progress to the second round of the competition. The

Sydney Boys team consisting of the top two players in the

state proved to be more challenging

for our boys and although they both

demonstrated a depth of talent to

compete at this level, they

unfortunately fell short of a win to

take them to the finals.

Kerry Van Zanten

TEAM COLOURS PIE DAY On Tuesday 19 June, the Year 12 Work Studies class

conducted a fundraiser to raise money for Country Hope.

After weeks of preparation and planning students

successfully set up a ‘Team Colours Pie Day’ in which they

were able to raise $270.

The Year 12 students involved would like to say a big thank

you to everyone who participated in the event and donated to

this worthy cause. In particular a huge thank you to Coles for

donating the food.

The Year 12 Work Studies class would also like to thank the

hospitality staff for helping them with preparing the event on

the day.

Cooper Sheffield

Year 12 Work Studies

LANGUAGE PERFECT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The Language Perfect World Championship for 2018 ran

from 21 to 31 May. Albury High School had many dedicated

students working hard to improve their foreign language

skills, and to earn as many points as possible.

Out of over 200,000 participants world-wide, Jane Stenson of

Year 11 ranked 560th with 10,240 points and an Elite Award!

She has received a $30 iTunes voucher and a German flag

bag for her remarkable effort! Matthew Green and Poy

Buakaeo achieved Gold Awards and each received a $20

iTunes voucher, whilst Maya Salinger achieved a Silver

Award and Georgina LaFontaine and Ryan Yensch both

achieved Bronze Awards, all being awarded $10 iTunes gift

vouchers. Ambrose Mills, Thomas Salinger and Meghan

Yensch each also were awarded for their participation,

earning over 500 points each!

Congratulations to all of our hard-working students who

showed great enthusiasm and effort in opening their minds

to the many languages of the world in this competition, and

who are striving to become better connected global

citizens!

Ms Melinda Boyce

Languages

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE SHARE OUR SPACE

During the holidays the new basketball courts will be open

for public access from 9 to 20 July, 8:00am to 5:00pm. A

security guard will open and close the gates and complete

random patrols. The area will be fenced off from the school

for the duration. All are welcome.

‘FAME!’ THE MUSICAL

Congratulations to all involved in this wonderful event.

Each night was well attended and the matinee’s were well

received. It was a great show that allowed our talented

students to shine. Thanks to staff and community who

enabled this event.

FAREWELL MR HAYNES

Mr Haynes, Head Teacher English, is retiring at the end of

Term 2. He has been at Albury High School for over 20

years and in that time he has excelled as an English

Teacher and Head Teacher of his faculty.

As a HSC marker, he brought a wealth of knowledge to his

students and is well respected by the staff he supervised

and will be missed by the Albury High School community.

HOLIDAYS

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone

involved in the school this term for contributing to the

success of our students. Parents, businesses, community

working together. I hope everyone has a safe and

enjoyable holiday.

Mr Darryl Ward

Principal

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OPEN BOYS HOCKEY GALA DAY On Tuesday 26 June, Albury High School attended the

annual Open Boys Hockey Gala day extravaganza. Usually

only public schools like James Fallon High School, Murray

High School, Corowa High School and ourselves play in the

tournament. This year the competition included Xavier High

School, Scots School Albury, James Fallon High School,

Murray High School and Albury High School. The gala day

was run as a round robin, with each school playing against

each other at least once and the games having two 15

minute halves.

The first game that AHS played was against Murray High

School, and the game ended with us coming out with an 8

nil victory, Goal Scorers: Ryley Walker 4, Oscar Smart 2,

Aiden Kane 1 and Kevin Innes 1. Kevin played an

outstanding game and led us very well, controlling the

tempo of the game and setting us up for the rest of the

competition.

Our second game was a fun match played against a young

Scots School squad, with them putting up a strong fight

against our experienced side. The back line was controlled

extremely well by the likes of Oscar Dean and Oscar

Delmenico keeping the Scots attack goalless, and without a

shot on goal during the entire match. The backline pressure

allowed for the forwards to run rampant, conceding many

penalties, but unable to convert any. The final outcome of

the rivalry was a 2 - nil win to AHS. Goal scorers: Ryley

Walker 1, and Oscar Smart 1, with the best players for AHS

being our full backs, Oscar and Oscar.

Game three was played against Xavier High School. This

match was played in a tip-top manner, with great

sportsmanship from both sides prominent throughout the

day. The competition was fierce, with young gun Thomas

Kilby putting in the first goal of the match right before half

time to give Albury the advantage into the break. Two quick

goals from Xavier High School put the pressure back on the

AHS side as soon as the whistle blew (or didn’t blow), taking

the score to 2 to 1, with AHS down and 7 minutes until the

final hooter. Great stick skill from Oscar Smart through the

middle levelled the playing field, before Nikko Kilby put in the

game winner seconds before the game finished. End result 3 -

2 AHS’s way.

The deciding game of the day was played between AHS and

James Fallon High School. The game was played out with

another dominant victory to AHS with the end score being 3 to

nil. Standouts for this game were Thomas Kilby, Mitchell Nash

and Kevin Innes.

Congratulations to the boys for an extraordinary effort

throughout the day, remaining undefeated and only conceding

two goals throughout the competition. Big thanks to the five

Year 12 students who stood up and made the time to come

down and represent the school. Also a big thanks to

Mr Peters for coaching the boys and Mr Morrison for

organising a fabulous event. The next match for the

Combined High Schools Hockey Knockouts will be played in

Albury with the team we play unknown as of yet.

Ryley Walker

YEAR 12 CHARITY TRIVIA NIGHT On Wednesday 5 July the Year 12 Charity Committee

organised a trivia night to raise money for Border Cystic

Fibrosis.

With over 200 participants braving the cold, the evening was a

success raising over $2500, a tribute to the hard work and

organisation of the Year 12 Charity Committee.

The night resulted in a five-way tie which was broken after two

extra rounds resulting in a table of Year 11 students proving

their trivia knowledge over other students, families and staff.

A huge thank you goes to the sponsors who provided prizes

for the night.

As part of the Year 12 Charity Committee’s ongoing

fundraising efforts for the Border Cystic Fibrosis group, they

are continuing to collect any cans and bottles for recycling.

Bins are located around the school or alternatively recyclable

bottles and cans can be delivered to the school. 

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The PlayNRL Holiday Clinic is a day program for kids aged 5 ‐ 12 of 

any gender that focuses on fun, fitness and par cipa on. 

 

Costs $40 per child which includes a NRL Holiday Pack. 

To REGISTER ‐  playnrl.com/programs 

 

Contact Name: Dean Whymark 

Phone Number: 0411 159 456 

Email: dwhymark@nrl.com.au 

School Holiday

Basketball Camps

Monday 16th July - Skills & Drills

Tuesday 17th July - Skills & Drills

Wednesday 18th July - Future Bandits

Thursday 19th July - Future Ladies Bandits

For more information, to register and to pay go to:

www.gobandits.net

If you are having difficulty registering online and for any queries

please contact us via email at banditscamps@hotmail.com or

Haydn Kirkwood 0400 734 424

Flyaway Gymnastics School Holiday Program Flyaway Gymnastics is offering school holiday programs at both

our Albury and Wodonga venues in the upcoming school

holidays.

We are offering Dance gym and Free G workshops which give

children aged 5-16 years something a little different.

Bookings are essential. For more information please call (02)

60411127 Albury or (02) 60241129 Wodonga or visit

www.flyawaygymnastics.com.au

Calendar of Events:  

Term 3 ‐ Week 1

Monday July 23    Staff Development Day  

Tuesday July 24    First day Term 3 for all students  

Wednesday July 25   Students from Sakuya Konohana       High School arrive from Japan  

Thursday July 26    Year 10 Tree Plan ng 

Term 3 ‐ Week 2

Tuesday July 31    Year 9 Parent teacher Interviews 

    ICAS English Exam  

Wednesday August 1  PASS Ski Trip  

Thursday August 2    Students from Sakuya Konohana       High School leave 

    PASS Ski Trip  

Friday August 3    Riverina Athle cs Carnival 

    PASS Ski Trip 

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ALBURY INDOOR NETBALL ASSOCIATION Netball players wanted for our 2018 season (July to

December)

Albury Indoor Netball Association (AINA) next nomination day

is Saturday 28 July between 10am and 12 noon at Lauren

Jackson Stadium. Expressions of interest welcome from

either individuals seeking to play or from teams wishing to

register for our Saturday morning junior or our Sunday night

competitions;

Age groups for Saturday include years 9&U; 11&U; 13&U and

15&U. Sunday night includes 17&U and Open Ladies

sections. Perhaps a few ‘school mums’ wishing to make a

team and play Sunday night (social competition)?

The junior competition is a wonderful opportunity for all

aspiring netballers to further develop their netball skills and to

apply acquired knowledge during match play.

Remember umpires are supplied, all games are indoor, venue

is air conditioned, canteen facilities available, netball is played

all year round, and wonderful life long friendships forged.

Come along and register on 28th July, we look forward to

seeing you there.

For more information, contact Trish on 0429 556 678 or find

us on Albury Indoor Netball Association Facebook page.