Term 2 Week 10 2018
Issue 10
5 July 2018
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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: [email protected]
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 [email protected] 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.