IN THIS ISSUE: Drama NT Trip Alumni Reddam House High School Newsletter Volume 22 Issue 11 Friday 6th May 2022
Dear Parents and Caregivers, Welcome back to Term 2. I hope everyone had a restful break and that all our students are ready to be energised by the multitude of activities that the new term has to offer. During the holiday ten Year 9 and Year 10 girls together with Mrs Pelosi and Ms Knight embarked on the first Community Service trip to the Northern Territory. $17,000 was raised to support remote indigenous communities near Arnemland (specifically Cannon Hill and Kapalga). The money raised helped build sustainable orchards to help feed the many families in the region for years to come. Our students were actively involved in the planting of these orchards. They were rewarded with opportunities to see and enjoy the many wonders of the region for a week following their labours with the Aboriginal Community. We hope this is the first of what will develop into a respectful relationship between our school and the community. We have planned for next year’s trip which will take place from 7th -17th April 2023 and any students who are interested in joining should contact melanie.pelosi@reddamhouse.com.au.
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Year 11 Elective Drama students staged a production of Lewis Treston's 'Follow Me Home' on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. This episodic play demystifies the issue of youth homelessness and was written by Treston from many interviews with homeless young people in NSW and Sydney. The students produced authentic performances with outstanding belief and conviction that confronted and moved the audiences that watched. Congratulations to the students and to their teachers, Will Hodgson and Chris Montgomery, for all the hard work during the holidays to be able to present such a masterful performance in the first week of term. Truly confronting and thought provoking: great for our privileged students to get to see how so many children their age live.
A video of their adventures was shown in assembly and can be seen at Northern Territory Trip and we have some images on pages 8 and 9. It has been a very busy start to the term with the Year 11 Play, Year 7 Study Skills evening, the distribution of the 9th edition of the Stag student newspaper, and Pastoral Care sessions arranged for Friday. On top of all this the Year 12 students received their Final HSC Exam Timetable from NESA, so that final hurdle starts becoming very real for them. (more on each follows) ANZAC DAY Sarah Mueller continued the Reddam House tradition of representing the school for the Anzac Day ceremony at the Mark Moran Nursing Home playing The Last Post and Reveille as well as gave a reading, which was very well received. Thank you to all students who represented the school at various Anzac services around the country. Lest We Forget. Image, Sarah Mueller, Year 8
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On Wednesday night we welcomed Dr Prue Salter as our guest speaker to share her secrets in successful study skills with Year 7 parents and students. In this session she discussed; managing homework and assignments effectively, time management, learning to be more organized for school and home, and working and studying effectively in high school. To access the slides from the study skills evening, go to this link: ELES Study Skills, scroll down to the bottom of the page to the heading Year 7/8 Evening, and you will see the slides and follow-up booklet and the password is achieve. Term and week planners are also available on the same web page (in Section 3), along with the resources referred to in the session, such as the Step 5 video. In our first assembly with Year 7 - Year 12 we shared some study strategies that had worked for Dyllan Garratt in his HSC Examinations last year. I include the link to the video that transformed his academic life and resulted in a boy who was working at his full capacity in Year 7 - Year 10 but never getting more than an SCI of 70 achieving a 97.4 ATAR and being named as a NSW Top Allrounder last year. He attributes his success to changing study strategies in Year 11. If this strategy could be implemented by students at a younger age and perfected over the years, what a win. This video is well worth watching. How to study for exams - Evidence-based revision tips.mp4
consulate in Canberra. This was to welcome the new Chinese Ambassador to Australia and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Australia diplomatic relations. Daniel used it as an opportunity to perform one of his HSC repertoire pieces.
Congratulations once more to Mia Seisun and her Year 12 newsletter committee for what will probably be one of their last editions of The Stag student newspaper before handing the mantle over to the Year 10s later this term. This edition can be found at the link The Stag - Student Newsletter | Reddam House Sydney
Last weekend Egor Grachev competed in 2022 Central Coast Open Judo competition. He made it through to the Grand Final where he was awarded the silver medal Personalised timetables for the 2022 written HSC exams in Senior Boys Under 55 kg have been released. This year, HSC written exams will start division. on Wednesday 12 October with English Paper 1 and finish on Friday 4 November 2022. The release of the HSC timetable marks the final stage of the school journey for Year 12 students and confirms for the Class of 2022 that they are on the home straight of their high school education. On the last Friday of our holiday we debated against Scots College with three teams, the Year 9, Year 10, and Year 12 teams being judged to have won their arguments and I include the teams and topics that were debated. Congratulations to all of our teams for stepping up during the holidays. This Friday we host our first debate at school since the pandemic started. All the best to our teams tonight. Student achievements during the holidays include: Daniel Zhang Tirta (Yr 12) was invited to perform for the Australian Chinese Community Association at the Chinese
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Scarlett Blanch of Year 12 has been selected to represent achievement. South Eastern Sydney Hockey Association (SEHA) in the under 18s team at the State Championships which start Jasper Hartmann was a winner in his age group for the on Friday 20 May. Congratulations Scarlett, incredible. Litterarty Art Competition in the Bondi Ocean Lovers festival with his sculpture Plasticpus. Well done Jasper Quentin Burns also of Year 12 recently competed in the 'Victorian Youth Championship 2022', in the Laser Sailing Joseph Glasson has been selected for the Australian SenDivision, in Melbourne. This competition leads the winner ior Fencing team for the Asian Championships. held in to the Youth World's. Quentin came 10th/29 in a field of Korea from 9th-16th June. He won the bronze medal at the top Australian youth sailors, who came from all over the US National U17 Championships (called North AmeriAustralia. Congratulations to Quentin on this wonderful can Cup), out of 177 fencers last weekend. That is the second strongest U17 event in the world. He achieved 26th of 111 fencers at the World Championships in Dubai in early April. Incredible feat for a Year 11 student. Joseph: Congratulations. Sophia Glasson, at only 14 years old, achieved 32nd place out of 150 fencers in the U20 World Championships in Dubai, an amazing feat. Sophia followed this up with a Bronze medal in Open Women’s Foil AFC 2 (National level) this past weekend. Fantastic work Sophia. Finally it remains for me to wish you all a fantastic weekend and week ahead and a Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums. I hope your children spoil you on this special day. Dave Pitcairn
ALUMNI NEWS Airforce Pilot Officer - Daniel Rotenstein Daniel of the HSC Class of 2016 was awarded his Wings on Friday 8th April and is officially an Airforce Pilot. Congratulations Daniel, we are very proud of your achievements.
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ALUMNI NEWS CONT’ Josh Abulafia Josh of the HSC Class of 2011 who recently celebrated their 10 Year reunion at the school has been making headlines. I include a recent newspaper article which shares the story of his successes with his and his partner’s start-up, ChefPrep. Congratulations Joshua may your business go from strength to strength.
MUSIC COMPETITIONS—ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY A reminder to submit video entries for this year's Instrumental Competition. Entries close on Monday 9th May at 5pm. We can't wait to celebrate everybody's great work in music and present the results at our school assemblies. All information can be found on the link below , and students may contact the Music Department if they require further information. Instrumental Competition: https://forms.gle/otnpCgJ56ae82Rgk6
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LGBTQIA+ COMPETITION Pride means so many different things to different people. The Pride (LGBTQIA+) Society are very excited to host an Art Competition, focused on the theme of "What does Pride Mean to You?". This is open to all students, from Years 7 -12. Art can be of any medium at all (photos, paintings, sculptures, animation, etc), and can be about pride in any form, accompanied with a short blurb about what the artwork means and how it matches the prompt. The competition entries close in Term 2, Week 5. Below poster designed by Year 9 student, Ruby Sher
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DRAMA - FOLLOW ME HOME
Year 11 Elective Drama students staged a production of Lewis Treston's 'Follow Me Home' on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. This episodic play demystifies the issue of youth homelessness and was written by Treston from many interviews with homeless young people in NSW and Sydney. The students produced authentic performances with outstanding belief and conviction that confronted and moved the audiences that watched.
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NORTHERN TERRITORY TRIP
During term break a number of students participated in the Northern Territory Trip. Nearly $17,000 was raised to support remote indigenous communities near Arnemland (specifically Cannon Hill and Kapalga). The money raised helped build sustainable orchards to help feed the many families in the region for years to come. Next year's trip will run from April 717th and any students who are interested in joining should contact melanie.pelosi@reddamhouse.com.au
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REDDAM SKI CAMP 2022
REDDAM SKI CAMP 2022
Winter - Sunday 10th July - Friday 15th July This camp has been designed by skiers/boarders to give students maximum time on the snow. We will be staying at Snowy Gums Lodge at Smiggin Holes and skiing at Perisher. Subject to conditions we aim at skiing 9.00am to 5.00pm each day. Staying on snow allows us to monitor conditions across the entire resort. On the blue sky days we will be there for the 1st lifts and if there are blizzards we can keep our students warm and dry in the lodge and avoid the chaos on the road up to the ski fields. With experienced and enthusiastic teachers, the students will have a great time on the snow! This Camp is open to the intermediate and advanced, unfortunately we can not take beginners this Winter as there is a lack of Ski Instructors. Beginners will be able to join the Spring Camp this year. Please see Mr Kable for a booking form or email: phil.kable@reddamhouse.com.au for further details.
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SPORTING FIXTURES - 7 MAY 2022 Basketball SEMI FINALS Comets Competition – Friday 6th May
Boys Alexandria (Perry Park Courts)
Un16 – Reddam Knicks v All Blacks 5.00pm
U10 – Reddam Hawks v Sydney Hoopstars Gold Pythons 8.30 Ct 2 U12 – Reddam Raptors v KHY Orbits 12.10 Ct 2
Perry Park Courts & Comets Stadium Saturday Fixtures 7th May
U14 – Reddam Mavericks v Newtown Nets 1.05 Ct 4
(Perry Park Courts are located behind the Comets stadium)
Girls
Boys MPCYC
U12 – Reddam Bucks v KHY Astronauts 10.20 Ct 1
U18 – Reddam Heat v CYS 4.45 Ct 3
U14 – Reddam Timberwolves v Reddam Sparks 10.20 Ct 4
U18 – Reddam Grizzlies v Maccabi Heat 3.45 Ct 3
U14 – Reddam Sparks v Reddam Timberwolves 10.20 Ct 4
U18 – Reddam 1st V v MVP 5.45 Ct 2
Netball Netball Saturday -Heffron Park Netball Courts Reddam 1 v Juniors, Court 25, 2.15pm
Reddam 8 v Kambala, Court 3, 10.30am
Reddam 2 v Coogee, Court 4, 3.30pm
Reddam 9 v Mascot, Court 2, 10.30am
Reddam 3 v Coogee, Court 27, 2.15pm
Reddam 10 v St Catherines, Court 1, 9.15am
Reddam 4 v Saints, Court 31, 1.00pm
Reddam 11 v Bondi, Court 14, 10.30am
Reddam 5 v Randwick Rugby, Court 29, 11.45am
Reddam 12 v Maccabi, Court 21, 9.15am
Reddam 6 v Kambala, Court 19, 11.45am
Reddam 13 v The Juniors, Court 32, 9.15am
Reddam 7 v Kambala, Court 3, 11.45am
Reddam 14 v Mascot, Court 10, 10.30am
Soccer Primary Saturday U9 Reddam United v Easts Milan 10am Queens Park 12A U9 Reddam City v Easts Torino 10am Queens Park 2B
Year 8R v SHORE, Northbridge Playing Field D, Corner of Alpha Rd and Sailors Bay Road Northbridge 1pm Year 8E v SHORE, Northbridge Playing Field D, Corner of Alpha Rd and Sailors Bay Road Northbridge 11am
U10 Reddam United v Maroubra United 11am Coral Sea Year 7 v SHORE, Northbridge Playing Field F, Corner of 3/4 Field A Alpha Rd and Sailors Bay Road Northbridge 2pm U10 Reddam City v Easts Liverpool 11am Queens Park 2B U11 Reddam Gunners v Easts Valencia 12pm Queens Park 2B
Girls Sunday
U12 Reddam United v Bye
Reddam U13 V Queens Park G13 Ripping Rockets @ Lyne Park 10.45am
U12 Reddam City v Easts Frankfurt 1pm Queens Park 2A High School Boys Saturday Year 12 v Barker, Lyne Park Rose Bay 3pm
Reddam U15 V Queens Park G15 Super Sharks @ Lyne Park 12.15pm Reddam Seniors V Maroubra United G17 @ Lyne Park Field 1.45pm
Year 11v Barker, Lyne Park Rose Bay 2pm Year 10 v Barker, Lyne Park Rose Bay 1pm Year 9 v Sydney Boys High School, Centennial Park No.4 Parkes Drive Centennial Park 9am
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CAREERS NEWS ATTENTION STUDENTS WISHING TO STUDY IN THE USA Unifrog is holding an online Fair with information about the application process on 17 may 2022 from 6-8.30pm. If you with to attend visit:
(https://www.unifrog.org/student/webinars/upcoming/467international-university-fair)
are general outdoor tours (i.e. students are not able to look inside residences at this time). Booking pages for tours tend to be published around two weeks before holidays are due to start. ANU also has several virtual tours online for the campus generally and for our residences. You can find further information about in-person and virtual campus tours at https://www.anu.edu.au/study/events/futurestudent-campus-tour
ATTENTION STUDENTS IN YEAR 11 AND 12 If you wish to make a booking for a Careers meeting please email Ms Jones. I will only be conducting these online for the foreseeable future until the current covid situation calms down.
Year 12 students interested in studying at ANU in 2023: ANU Applications will close Monday 23 May. Students can start their application at any time and log back in as needed to complete the process. Students need to include their co-curricular activities with appropriate documentation: https://www.anu.edu.au/study/ apply/domestic-applications-anu-undergraduate/applying-toanu-application-details/co
Explore everything there is to know about coming to Macquarie University. Read about our early entry schemes, get to know our award-winning teachers, find out how our graduates are doing and more! https://macquarieuniversity-recruitment.cmail20.com/t/r-ltyjjdko-bjixiljur-c/ HOW TO APPLY FOR THE MACQUARIE LEADERS AND ACHIEVERS EARLY ENTRY SCHEME: 1 June @ 6.00pm Join us for our webinar Wednesday 1 June to hear from current students who will share their insights about the early entry experience, explain how to apply step by step and answer your questions. https://macquarieuniversity-recruitment.cmail20.com/t/r-ltyjjdko-bjixiljur-n/
NSW HSC students do not need to include their year 11 reports in their application; ANU will access this information from NESA. OPEN DAY: 13 August Students can join us to learn how our industry connections, pasANU has supplementary forms available which students can use sion for collaboration, and appetite for unconventional thinking when submitting their documents (if their existing documents are will help them achieve remarkable things. already in the correct format, they don’t have to use these https://macquarieuniversity-recruitment.cmail20.com/t/r-lforms). Co-Curricular Documentation Template: https:// tyjjdko-bjixiljur-x/ www.anu.edu.au/files/guidance/Co-curricular%20or% 20service%20supporting%20documentation%20template.pdf Year 11 Results Form: https://www.anu.edu.au/files/guidance/ Year%2011_Supplementary_Assessment_Form.pdf ANU application Webinar Series: Our team is hosting a series of webinars for prospective students throughout the application window. The sessions are running at 4:00pm on Wednesdays, and include sessions about the application process, accommodation, scholarships, study options, and the co-curricular requirements. The registration link for webinar series is available through https://www.anu.edu.au/study/events; students can register for any of the sessions they are interested in via this webpage. Recordings from the sessions are being uploaded to the ANU Experience YouTube channel. You can view the full playlist at https://www.youtube.com/playlist? list=PLSELPFl0xuaS_H3QkNMgo5vSFHQgTo57Y
The recording from our ANU Application Webinar for Careers Advisors from March 2022 can be viewed at https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3XamB-Kz58 ANU Open Day and Campus Tours: ANU has confirmed its Open Day for Saturday 3 September. The event will include both on campus and online components.
Bachelor of Design (Interaction Design): 11 May 4-4.30pm Find out what’s new about the University of Sydney’s re-
vamped Bachelor of Design, aimed to help elevate you to the leading edge of interaction design. Learn how you can develop a deep understanding of how people experience the world and utilise this to design and test new products, services, and experiences in a practical studio setting. Pharmacy Degrees in 2023 The new degree combine bachelor’s and masters programs and new offerings for school leavers who want to study pharmacy. They allow students to practice pharmacy as soon as they graduate, offering a comprehensive qualification that integrates Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) internship requirements and an advanced Masters program. Learn More New Design Degree in 2023 Bachelor of Design (Interaction Design) will be launched in 2023, replacing the previous Bachelor of Design Computing. This degree will combine technical design skills like programming, interface and intelligent systems design with critical and creative user-centred, ethical and social design practices. Graduate outcomes include Interaction designer, (UX) designer, Product designer and more.
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CAREERS NEWS CONT. Circular Economy = CE = Chemical Engineering| Wed 18 May 4 -4:30pm In this webinar, Professor Ali Abbas will discuss waste and the challenge in managing the increasing generation of waste through Circular Economy solutions. Ali will explain what circular economy is and its roots in Chemical Engineering, and how it has become a new mega trend in global sustainability movement. Professor Abbas will also share some examples of our research in circular economy. Life in the Field: Conservation and Sustainability| Wed 25 May 4 -4:30pm Have you wondered what life would be like in conservation and sustainability? And what jobs are available in this growing sector? Join this session and learn about what the conservation and sustainability sector is about, what an average day of work might be like for a sustainability officer, environmental consultant, conservation, or natural resource management professional, and how you can pursue studies towards working in the conservation and sustainability sector yourself. STEM- UTS is running a series of events
Monash Scholars Applications see https://www.monash.edu/ study/why-choose-monash/information-for-high-achievingstudents/monash-scholars? utm_campaign=MUPDAT_BRA&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_m edium=email&utm_content=99901_category_3_edition_3_gene ral_updates_CTA_3
The UAC Digital webinar program for 2022 is full of fantastic information, from talks on the UAC process, including ATARs and changing preferences, to discussions with academics and student recruiters on study areas and interviews with current uni students about their experiences, hopes and dreams. With over 30 webinars on the playlist, we hope your school community gets the information they need to help make informed decisions.
Let's Chat – Health Science: Wed 18 May 2022 at 6pm Let's Chat – Construction and Engineering: Wed 25 May 2022 at 6pm The live webinars will be your opportunity to learn more about Let's Chat – Teaching: Wed 1 June 2022 at 6pm our undergraduate courses with a dedicated session for each Let's Chat – Mental Health and the HSC: Wed 8 June 2022 at course. Please make sure to register in advance. 6pm Year 12 – Please visist this UAC websites for upcoming UAC events you can join UAC key-dates
UTS Engineering UG Webinars - Register
Year 12 - here is a link to videos on cadetships if yoy are interested https://drive.google.com/file/ d/1AvBadsTgkLaxct9yCxCUeNmS4hFcsLiv/view?usp=sharing ACU Talks with Industry—Our talk with Industry webinar series returns in 2022.
Attention girls in Years 11 & 12 interested in Engineering: UNSW has launched a new pathway program into UNSW Engineering via the Girls in Engineering (GIE) Club - the GIE FEAS Program. This program is for female-identifying high school students in Year 11 and 12 who will be applying for an eligible engineering degree at UNSW and are expecting an ATAR within the FEAS (Faculty of Engineering Admissions Scheme) eligibility range. See Ms Jones if interested. Bachelor of Oral Health Admission Change: Admission to the Bachelor of Oral Health no longer requires successful completion of a multiple mini interview. The change was made to bring the degree in line with other health degrees offered at USYD. To find out more about this degree and to read the full admission criteria visit this link Learn More Year 12 Gateway Winter Program Registrations for the Gateway Winter Program are now open! The free, online program provides eligible Year 12 students with academic resources, information to succeed in the HSC and support to apply for an early conditional offer to UNSW. For more information and to register, visit our website Learn more & register .
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Ideal for students, careers advisors and teachers, this series features ACU graduates and academics from different industries talking about their real-world experiences. Our panel of experts will offer advice on how to pursue a career in their area of study, share their experiences working in the industry and much more. You can ask panellists questions to learn more about their course, career pathways and workplace realities. This webinar series is great for students who are unsure of which course to study and where those studies may take them. Each session showcases a different study area at ACU, providing insights into business, IT, exercise science, physiotherapy, law, criminology, nursing, allied health, paramedicine, psychology, teaching, youth and social work Explore all Talk with Industry sessions
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University of New England—Applications are now open UNE’s Early Entry has been running successfully for more than 30 years. Early Entry is open to all Year 12 applicants and relies solely on a school assessment of student attributes and abilities to determine their suitability for entry. The assessment is based around the student’s ability to work and learn independently, as well as their overall potential for academic success at UNE. Students can apply to UNE early, receive an offer and secure a place at university, even before ATARs are released. This gives students certainty to begin making other arrangements such as where to live and finding part-time work.
Important Dates: Monday 2 May: Supplementary form and Year 11 results submission open. Sunday 24 July: Supplementary form and Year 11 results submission close. Applicants must have an eligible course as a preference by this date. Friday 19 August: Offers released to international students. Thursday 25 August: Offers released to domestic students.
Attention any Year 12 interested in applying for a Business Cadetship: The Professional Cadetships Australia has online applications that opened on 7 March and close on 25 May 2022. To find out more about this visit www.businesscadetships.com.au or see Ms Jones.
August early offer round To be eligible: Currently enrolled in Year 12 in a school in the ACT or NSW and undertaking a tertiary package in the ACT or pursuing the HSC leading to an ATAR in NSW. Students undertaking the International Baccalaureate (IB) are also eligible to apply. Be able to provide your Year 11 results in a numeric or alphabetical format. How to Apply: Submit your application for admission via UAC
Complete a supplementary form via the UC website
Submit your Year 11 results directly to UC.
ATTENTION YEAR 11- As you are aware you were unable to do Work experience last year due to covid. If any student wishes to arrange their own Work Experience in any school holidays this year, please contact Ms Jones for the necessary paperwork. This is not compulsory, merely an opportunity for anyone who would like to do this. A reminder however, this can only be done in a school holiday period.
ATTENTION YEAR 12- Are you interested in studying at Oxford or Cambridge? You are invited to a Zoom webinar:
When: May 18, 2022 06:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney Topic: Applying to Oxford and Cambridge: An introduction for Australian students and supporters
Details on where to submit and further information is available at www.canberra.edu.au/futurestudents/apply-to-uc/ This will be a popular event across Australia and may book out early-offer-round so please register now and in advance for this webinar.
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/
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