randwick boys’ high school · 11/22/2013 · year 6 students joining randwick boys’ high...

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Randwick Boys’ High School

Guiding Young Men to Success

Find us at: Rainbow and Avoca Streets, Randwick 2031 and at www.randwickb-h.schools.nsw.edu.au Phone: 9399 3122 Fax: 9399 9546 Email: [email protected]

Issue 33 22 November 2013

From the Principal

Year 10 Work Experience

Next week, Year 10 will commence a fortnight of work experience.

Year 10 students have organised work experience placements in a

wide variety of employment fields. While they may not finally work

in the field in which they are undertaking work experience, the

program offers benefits to all participants. These include:

understanding the requirements of

the working day, working in an

adult environment, meeting

deadlines and most importantly,

the value of education in giving

each individual the best chance of

maximising employment

opportunities.

One great benefit for those

students seeking employment in

trades-related industries is the opportunity to achieve a “White

Card”. This is an industry requirement and the school arranges

training for students. This year training occurred on November 14.

Accolades for White Card students

I was delighted to receive an email from the coordinator of the

training for White Cards, full of praise for the conduct and

commitment of the students who participated in the program. His

email read:

“I must commend the students that attended the white card training course on the 14th November 2013. The students Matthew Predl, Alfred Grech, Brandon El-Saneh, Harrison Underwood, Mitchell Shelton and Phaeton Dellow were great ambassadors for Randwick Boys’ High School.

At the training course, their level of input to the course was exemplary and their contribution to the day was outstanding.

All the other participants, all very experienced construction workers, commented on how impressed they were with the students’ involvement in the training course.

Again congratulations to all the students for achieving such high standards in the course.”

These young men can be well pleased. They have brought credit to

themselves, their families and their school.

Year 4 and Year 6 visits

Each year, the school hosts visits by Year 4 students to provide

them with a taste of high school life. Mr Thornton, Head Teacher,

History, coordinates the program and works with a number of

teachers who volunteer their time to provide showcase lessons for

the Year 4 visits.

This is a valuable opportunity to show our school to the wider

community and I am very appreciative of the efforts of Mr Thornton

and the teachers who support this program so ably.

Year 6 students joining Randwick Boys’ High School will have an

Orientation Day program on December 4. The program is for the

morning and is an opportunity for them to meet their class mates for

2014 and to get to know the school. Ms Edwards, Year 7 Adviser

for 2014 is organising the day.



For parents, there is an evening in the library. Details of this

evening have been sent to parents of Year 6 students.

Representatives from the staff, P&C and SRC are on hand to speak

to the parents about the school. It is always a lively and interesting

discussion.

White Ribbon Day

For several years, Randwick Boys’ High School has

been an active participant in White Ribbon Day.

Welfare coordinator, Ms Pappin and Year 11

Adviser, Ms da Costa, have worked enthusiastically

to build this program.

Once more in 2013, we will be working with Year 7 boys and senior

students from Randwick Girls’ High School to help educate our

young men in the importance of respectful relationships. Along with

this, our primary school neighbours, Rainbow Street Public School,

will also participate in a program to promote respectful relationships

among these young people.

Programs like White Ribbon Day do not aim to be “the answer” to

the problems that confront us, but they do help, along the way, to

raise awareness, to show what is expected and to help students to

find a pathway in our increasingly challenging society.

Living History

Friday, November 22, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the

assassination of President John F

Kennedy. Few historical events have

had such lasting significance in the

consciousness of civilisation and

possibly the only recent parallel is the

death of Princess Diana in 1997.

To mark the occasion, Mr Thornton,

Head Teacher, History and the History

Faculty are undertaking a project with gifted and talented students

of history that will look at the ways in which source material can be

interpreted using the scenario of undiscovered luggage belonging

to the Kennedys.

It is an opportunity to engage and enthuse students with the study

of living history and will give students, whose parents, in all

likelihood, were not born at the time of the assassination, an

opportunity to understand this important day.

W Duncombe Principal

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Coming Events in Term 4

Week 8 Week B/Events

Monday 25 November Homework Centre 3:30 – 5:00pm

White Ribbon Day

Tuesday 26 November Operation Art Drawing Workshop

Thursday 28 November Homework Centre 3:30 – 5:00pm Mufti Day

Friday 29 November Excursion to Calmsley Hills Park - Farm, Abbotsbury: Issues in Australian Environments

NSW Beach Touch Football

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Thank you, Peer Tutors

On Friday, November 15, Year 10 and

11 Peer Tutors attended Randwick

TAFE for a well-earned thank you BBQ.

Along with their counterparts from

RGHS they enjoyed their lunch and the

following debriefing session.

These marvellous young people have spent this year tutoring junior

students in Literacy and Numeracy since their

induction at Randwick TAFE early in Term 1.

They have met with their TAFE

teachers on some Tuesday

afternoons, after school, for extra instruction and

personal reflection. They have been guiding their

tutees in DEAR time, four mornings weekly, and

have more than earned their TAFE certificates in

Volunteer Peer Tutoring.

This program has been running at our school since 2000, and its

longevity is a testament to the dedication and guidance of the TAFE

teachers, Pauline Norfolk (Literacy) and Helen Daly (Numeracy).

The roll call teachers involved are Mr Hatton, Mr Liceralde and

Ms Yang. These teachers monitor and advise tutors and tutees

daily, ensuring that the work set is completed. Without this team of

supervisors the program would not proceed so smoothly.

We also must thank the TAFE administration for making this

program available to us. There are many boys, past and present,

whose successes have been underpinned by this generous

program.

These young tutors are to be congratulated and admired for their

generosity, patience, diligence and perseverance. They are truly

the embodiment of the spirit of the Australian volunteer.

S Darby

ESL Faculty

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Randwick Boys’ High School Annual White Ribbon Day Event

White Ribbon Australia is a non-profit organisation and Australia's only national, male-led primary prevention campaign to end men’s violence against women.

Through primary prevention initiatives and an annual campaign, White Ribbon Australia seeks to change the attitudes and behaviours that lead to and perpetuate men’s violence against women, by engaging boys and men to lead social change.

The Prefects and SRC are busy preparing for our White Ribbon Day Event. Each year, Randwick Boys’ High School invites Randwick Girls’ High School to participate in a forum with our Year 7 students to raise awareness about respectful relationships. We also invite Year 6 students from Rainbow Street Public School for an afternoon of White Ribbon Day activities.

We will be raising awareness and funds for White Ribbon Australia on 25th November.

Ms Pappin Welfare Co-ordinator / Year 10 Adviser



Randwick Boys’ Mufti Day Raising Money for the Bush Fire Victims Thursday 28th November

With the rain we have been experiencing in the past few days it is

hard to believe that only weeks ago, bushfires of terrifying

proportions were raging all throughout rural NSW. Many hectares of

land as well as thousands of homes, family pets and personal

belongings were lost as a result of these fires. On Thursday next

week, the 28th of

November, the SRC

in conjunction with

the school will be

running a Mufti Day

for all students. This

means that with a

gold coin donation on

that day you will not

be required to wear

uniform. While so

much damage has

been done, a small donation of a gold coin can go a long way to

helping those affected by the fires.

Jasper Smith – Year 10

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Randwick Boys’ Students Selected for the NSW State Beach Volleyball Team!

As Year 10 Adviser, I am extremely proud to announce that

Dion Thompson and Lynus Wong have been selected to represent

NSW for the State Beach Volleyball Team. The boys will travel to

Adelaide in January to represent the State. This is a fantastic

opportunity for Dion and Lynus and I would like to offer my

congratulations.

To support Dion and Lynus, we are fundraising by selling chocolate

boxes to help the boys with the costs involved in joining the State

Team. Mr Duncombe has generously offered a school contribution `

to the trip as well.

Congratulations Dion and Lynus!

Ms Pappin Welfare Co-ordinator / Year 10 Adviser

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ROUND 10

SPORT OPPONENT SCORE

RBHS Other

Cricket 2nds

Asquith

1st Innings/Outright

W 6/156 10/81

Cricket 15s Asquith FORFEIT

Cricket 14Bs BYE

Basketball 1st Homebush W 72 21

Basketball 2nds Homebush L 33 57

Basketball 15s Homebush W 26 7

Basketball 14s Homebush W 44 17

Volleyball 2nds Homebush W 2 1

Volleyball 14s Homebush W 2 0

Baseball – Junior Homebush W 8 5

Tennis 2nds Normanhurst L 2 4

Tennis 14s Normanhurst L

Waterpolo 2nds Epping W 8 5

Waterpolo 15s Epping W 8 2

Waterpolo 14s Asquith DRAW

Futsal (Indoor Soccer) – Senior

Homebush L 2 4

Futsal (Indoor Soccer) - Junior

Homebush L 0 6

Oztag 1sts Homebush L 5 10

Oztag 2nds Homebush W 6 5

Oztag 15As Homebush L 2 9

Oztag 15Bs Homebush L 7 10

BEST AND FAIREST

Cricket 2nds Jasper SMITH Yr 10

Cricket 15s FORFEIT

Cricket 14Bs BYE

Basketball 1st Marshal NDEBELE Yr 8

Basketball 2nds Joseph PADOLINA Yr 11

Basketball 15s Andrew SUSANTO Yr 9

Basketball 14s Eric SU Yr 8

Volleyball 2nds Alex AU Yr 10

Volleyball 14s Thomas DALY Yr 7

Baseball – Junior Nicholas TOURALIS

Chai SEN

Yr 10

Yr 8

Tennis 2nds Howard COTIS Yr 10

Tennis 14s

Waterpolo 2nds William SHEPLEY Yr 10

Waterpolo 15s Jake ROWLANDS

Fletcher DIXON

Yr 8

Yr 9

Waterpolo 14s Tyler PERRY Yr 7


Osman KHALED Yr 10


Kieren YOUNG Yr 8

Oztag 1sts Blade PERRI Yr 10

Oztag 2nds Justin CANN Yr 9

Oztag 15As Duann Drollet Yr 9

Oztag 15Bs Raine DELLOW Yr 7

SPORT AFTERNOON – 13 NOVEMBER 2013 Photos taken by D Noble



ROUND 11

SPORT OPPONENT SCORE

RBHS Other

Cricket 2nds Epping Progress Score

R/W 8/67

Cricket 15s Epping 1st Innings

R/W 11/16

2nd

Innings Epping 2/57

Cricket 14Bs Epping Progress Score R/W 6/83

Basketball 1st BYE

Basketball 2nds Asquith W 59 32

Basketball 15s Asquith W 43 41

Basketball 14s Asquith W 66 17

Volleyball 2nds Asquith W 2 0

Volleyball 14s Asquith L 0 2

Baseball – Junior Normanhurst L 7 8

Tennis 2nds Epping W 5 3

Tennis 14s Epping L 0 6

Waterpolo 2nds Normanhurst L 4 8

Waterpolo 15s BYE

Waterpolo 14s Normanhurst W 5 4


Asquith W 2 0


Asquith W 7 0

Oztag 1sts Asquith L 6 10

Oztag 2nds Asquith W 10 9

Oztag 15As Asquith W 10 6

Oztag 15Bs Asquith W 11 4

BEST AND FAIREST

Cricket 2nds Nivek TANNER Yr 7

Cricket 15s Mahir KHAN Yr 9

Cricket 14Bs Tahill CHOUDHURY Supriyo BARUA

Yr 8

Yr 7

Basketball 1st BYE

Basketball 2nds Chun Ho CHAN Yr 11

Basketball 15s Dylan DARMAWAN Yr 9

Basketball 14s Ben COAN Yr 8

Volleyball 2nds Joseph PHU Yr 10

Volleyball 14s

Baseball – Junior Armand BROOKS Yr 7

Tennis 2nds WHOLE TEAM

Tennis 14s Joey DJELLANI Yr 7

Waterpolo 2nds William SHEPLEY Yr 10

Waterpolo 15s BYE

Waterpolo 14s John SKLEPARIS Yr 7


Jasper SWAAB Yr 10


Sargon TOMA Yr 9

Oztag 1sts Phaeton DELLOW Yr 10

Oztag 2nds Haydn RODRIGUES Yr 9

Oztag 15As Martin WILKINS Yr 9

Oztag 15Bs Tyrell MAYFIELD Yr 7

SPORT AFTERNOON – 20 NOVEMBER 2013 Photos taken by D Noble



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