@reddam · 2019. 10. 29. · @reddam—the reddam house high school newsletter volume 17, issue 11,...

@REDDAM—The Reddam House High School Newsletter Volume 17, Issue 11, Friday 28 April 2017

@Reddam IN THIS ISSUE:

• Reddam House Ballet

• Football Spanish Tour

• Dance Academy

Plus much more...

Reddam House High School Newsletter Volume 17 Issue 11

Friday 28th April 2017

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Welcome back to Term 2 and with the return to school,

winter has definitely set in. I trust everyone managed to

have time off to relax and rejuvenate and that students

return to school ready for the term ahead.

I am often asked how our students fare post school and

it is so refreshing to get correspondence from them in-

forming me of their successes. I include an email from

Cynthia Lai of the Class of 2016.

“I thought I'd update you on my US Status. Last week, I

got admission offers from UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Santa

Barbara and UC Davis. For UC Davis I also got the Prov-

ost Award, an international student's academic schol-

arship. While I unfortunately didn't get into the Ivy's, I've

been placed on the waiting list for Harvard, Columbia

and the University of Chicago so I've still got my fingers

crossed although I am already really happy with the

outcome.

I'd like to thank you again for writing me a recommen-

dation. Without it and Reddam House as a whole, I

surely would not have gotten in and been in my posi-

tion today.” Congratulations Cynthia, you can be

proud of your achievements.

The Hamilton Island Art Retreat was another great suc-

cess despite the devastation to the island caused by

Cyclone Debbie. Mrs. Symonds reports that the stu-

dents were impressive and the facilitators of the various

workshops were of the best and engaged well with our

students. She was also impressed with how the commu-

nity had cleaned up the area and reported that it was

business as usual.

We welcome Clare Elisabeth McGregor to the Reddam

Family and congratulate Michael and Emily on her birth

on 11th April. Jude is very proud of his little sister who

weighed in at 3.6kg.

There are many holiday activities and student success-

es on which to report:

• Miles Davis was selected in the NSW U18 hockey side

and the Australian U16 Schoolboy’s hockey side for the

following hockey tournaments. This Thursday and Fri-

day he takes part in the Australian U18 Championships

in Newcastle and in May, an International tournament

in Germany.

• Joshua Devine participated in the NSW Central Coast

Judo Competition on Sunday 23rd April.

Competing in this competition is one of the require-

ments for entry into the NSW State Judo team. Joshua

won all his fights on Sunday and achieved a Gold Med-

al. He now commences training with the State team in

readiness for the National Competition to be held at

the Gold Coast in June this year. Great work Joshua.


• Yonatan Freund participated in the Australian Open

Karate Championships, where he won the gold medal

becoming the Australian Champion for 2017. The

event is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, with

nearly 1000 competitors from 10 countries around the

world. With the national season continuing over the

next few months, Yonatan has several NSW State tour-

naments coming up, as well as the final Selection

Camp for the World Championships, to be held in

Spain in October 2017. Good luck in your preparations

Yonatan.

• Jade Rimer and Sofia Styles performed in the Convict

Escapades over the last 4 days of the holidays at the

Hyde Park Barracks Museum. They have been rehears-

ing since the beginning of the school holidays with a

break over Easter. They auditioned back in March. It

was a living exhibition based on the convicts and they

were awesome. They should be very proud of them-

selves for participating and their commitment to the

Performing Arts

• Alisa Tyshchenko competed in her first International

Fencing Competition in the holidays in Shanghai, Chi-

na. The "Dulwich Ziemek Cup" is an Asian U14 foil com-

petition with fencers from China, Hong Kong, Malaysia

and other Asian countries. She finished 6th and was

awarded a medal and a medal winner's certificate.

• Jake von Oertzen completed his individual fundraising

initiative for the upcoming Community Service Trip. He

hiked a total of 120km of the Sydney Coastal Walk,

spanning from Barrenjoey to Cronulla. He set out to

finish the trail in six days and added an additional

challenge of doing it all barefoot. He ended up walk-

ing 30km a day and finishing two days early. The

whole experience was physically challenging, but ex-

tremely rewarding. Jake managed to raise $1,500 to-

wards the International Community Service Project

and had a lot of fun doing so. Congratulations Jake.


• Emily Wang has made the Regional Final of the Ros-

trum Voice of Youth Competition which will be held

on Monday 1st May. Congratulations Emily: an amaz-

ing achievement.

Today we held an ANZAC Day assembly and the mes-

sage of appreciation for those who have made the

ultimate sacrifice during times of war to ensure our cur-

rent freedoms were well made by the Junior and Senior

Executive members and Mr. Kable and Mr. Dalglish at

the Woollahra and Bondi ceremonies respectively. Lest

we Forget.

Next week’s activities include:

This year's ballet gala offering - Avant Garde will be

performed on Monday 1st May and Tuesday 2nd

May at Parade Theatre NIDA commencing at 7pm.

Below is the link for ticket purchase.

http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?

sh=AVANTGAR17

The Year 7 Parent- Student Study Skills workshop with Dr.

Prue Salter in Adelaide Hall at 7:00pm on Wednesday is

a vital evening for both parents and students of Year 7.

The Year 11 students have a workshop with her on

Monday during school.

The whole school Parent Talk on Cyber Safety on Thurs-

day evening in Adelaide Hall at 7:00pm would be in-

formative for parents struggling to guide their children

through the ever-present dangers of the online world.

Have a good week,

Dave Pitcairn

DIRECTORS NOTE

Welcome to Reddam House’s 2017 ballet production

Avant-garde. We hope to treat you to a musical and

visual feast performed by the talented ballet students

of Reddam House. Performers range from Kindergar-

ten to Year 10, about 4 to 16 years of age.

Avant-garde comprises of two short ballets. Our 2016

ballet gala was a host of tutus and tiaras, an homage

to classical ballet technique. Avant-garde as a con-

cept invokes works of culture and art that are experi-

mental and radical. I was inspired by the sounds of our

two works, Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of

Paganini and Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to

the Orchestra.

The twenty dancers chosen for Rhapsody have been

challenged technically and physically, and inspiration

ranges from classical technique to Broadway, Jazz

and the Classic routines of Fred Astaire and Ginger

Rogers. This ballet displays unique patterns, solos, and

style. The images are inspired by the artist Wassily Kan-

dinsky and the choreography draws inspiration from

his famous saying. Of all the arts, Kandinsky said, ab-

stract painting is the most difficult. It demands that you

know to draw well, that you have heightened sensitivi-

ty for composition and for colours, and that you are

the true poet. We simply need to replace ‘painting’

and ‘draw’ with ‘dancing’ and ‘move’ to marvel at

what our students perform with such artistry and con-

viction.

Act Two is danced by all our ballet students and as far

as we can determine, is an Australian premiere. Britten

wrote The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra as a

narrated introduction to classical music and the struc-

ture of the orchestra. For our presentation, we use our

very own Reddam House Opera and Ballet Orchestra

as a stunning background. Our dancers represent the

main sections of the orchestra: the woodwind, the

strings, the brass, and the percussion. The dancers

dance in solos, duets, trios and ensembles. Each

group’s movement represents the instrument that ac-

companies them. As all the instruments join together in

the famous fugue, all of our dancers also take the

stage in fugue-like fashion, building to a thrilling finale.

Each of these scores was written for the concert hall,

not as an accompaniment to classical dance, and we

hope to uncover something special by bringing these

two powerful art forms together in a special new pro-

duction.

Delia Harrington, April 2017


2017 REDDAM HOUSE FOOTBALL SPANISH TOUR

After the success of the inaugural Reddam House Foot-

ball Tour last year, we are launching a more ambitious

tour in December this year to Spain. Reddam Berkshire

will join us for the first leg of the trip which will see us

based in Madrid. Barcelona will be the base for the

second half of the trip. We will be playing games

against local opposition, training with some of the big-

gest clubs in both cities, watching La Liga games and

doing stadia tours of both the Bernebue and Nou-

Camp

We need a few more players to make this tour happen

so please get in touch with me ASAP and I will send

you the itinerary for what is shaping as another won-

derful footballing experience.

Brad Palmer

Technical Director of Football

REDDAM HOUSE BALLET

Reddam House is proud to present this year's ballet gala

offering - Avant Garde. Performances are Monday 1st

and Tuesday 2nd May at Parade Theatre NIDA com-

mencing at 7pm. Below is the link for ticket purchase.

http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?

sh=AVANTGAR17

CAREERS NEWS

• ATTENTION PARENTS AND STUDENTS IN YEARS 10, 11 &

12 - UNSW Mining Engineering will be offering up to

15 UNSW Minerals Industry Scholarships valued at

$48 000 in 2018. You are invited to free scholarship

information dinners. The Sydney dinner will be held

on 15 May at the Mantra Hotel Parramatta from 6.30

-9pm. See Ms. Jones for registration details.

• YEAR 11 & 12 - Macquarie University invites Year 11 &

12 students and parents to their undergraduate in-

formation evening on Wednesday 17 May from 5pm

-8pm. This will cover the range of courses available,

flexible entry and showcase the campus. Register at

[email protected]

• ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN YEAR 12 -

UTS International invites you to attend an infor-

mation day at UTS on Thursday 18 May. It runs from

9.15 till 12 noon. For registration details see Ms. Jones

before 5 May.

• ATTENTION STUDENTS WISHING TO STUDY IN THE USA -

Sceggs Redlands is hosting a US College Fair being

run by the US Consulate with visiting representatives

of US Colleges on Thursday 4 May 2017 from 5.30-

7.30pm. To book visit www.trybooking.com/269953

• STUDENTS INTERESTED IN STUDYING IN THE USA -

Check out the following links for information on US

Colleges www.facebook.com/

EducationUSAAustralia and http://usembassy.gov/

education-culture/study-usa/

• ATTENTION STUDENTS IN YEARS 10, 11 & 12 INTERESTED

IN A CAREER IN BUSINESS - The Chartered Account-

ants Association Australia is holding a Meet The Busi-

ness Leader event at Luna Park on Wednesday 17

May 2017 from 5pm. If wishing to attend you must

register at www.youunlimitedanz.com


SPORTING FIXTURES 29TH APRIL

BASKETBALL

Girls

10R Easts Comp (Lee) V Bourkie Bandits 2.15pm Waver-

ley Pavilion Sunday

12R (Div2) (Hayley) V Sapphires 9.30am Alexandria

Basketball Stadium Saturday.

12E Easts Comp ( Lee) V Clovelly Warriors 2.50pm Wa-

verley Pavilion Sunday.

12D (10s) Easts Comp (Lee) V Waverley Pavilion Sunday

14 E Div 2 (Henry) V Ravens 1.30pm Marrickville Basket-

ball Stadium Saturday

16 R Div 2 (Hayley) V Inferno 4.20pm Alexandria Basket-

ball Stadium Friday. The bus will leave the Woollahra

Campus at 3.30pm

18 R Div 2 (James) V Wildcats 5.05pm Alexandria Bas-

ketball Stadium Friday. The bus will leave the Woollahra

Campus at 3.30pm

Boys

10 R Div 1 ( Lee) V Storm 8.00am Alexandria Basketball

Stadium Saturday.

12 R Div 2 (Lee) V Cobras 11.45am Alexandria Basket-

ball Stadium Saturday.

12E Div 3 (Lee) V All Stars 2.00pm Alexandria Basketball

Stadium Saturday.

12 D Easts Comp (Lee) V Maccabi 10.20am Waverley

College Sunday

14 R Div 1 (James) V Lakers 2.45pm Alexandria Basket-


14 E Div 2 (James) V Rockets 4.15pm Alexandria Basket-


14D Div 3 (James) V Ka Boomers 1.00am Alexandria

Basketball Stadium Saturday.

14M Div 3 (James) V Bullets 10.15am Alexandria Bas-

ketball Stadium Saturday.

16 R Div 2 ( Henry) V Maccabi 3.00pm Marrickville Bas-

ketball Stadium Saturday

16E Div 3 ( Henry) V Maccabi 6.45pm Marrickville Bas-

ketball Stadium Saturday

18R Div 2 ( Luke)Year 10 Boys V Bye

18E Div 3 (Luke) Year 10 Boys V Reddam D 5.15pm Mar-

rickville Basketball Stadium Saturday

18D Div 3 (Lee) Year 11 Boys V Reddam E 5.15pm Mar-

rickville Basketball Stadium Saturday

Please check sydneybasketball.com.au to ensure there

have not been any late changes to the draw.

RUGBY

Reddam 15s V Newington College, Centennial Park

No.6 (where we train) 12.00pm Saturday

Reddam 13s V Newington College, Centennial Park

No.6 (where we train) 11.00am Saturday

SOCCER

Open Boys V Bye

Year 10 Boys V Bye

Year 8 Boys V Bye

Year 9 Boys V Bye

Year 7 R Boys V Newington College, Buchannan Field

No.2 ( Inside Newington College) 10.00am Saturday.

The bus will leave the Woollahra Campus at 8.45am

Year 7 E Boys V Bye

16 Girls V Bye

12s V South East Eagles, Heffron 53, 1.00pm Saturday

11Rs V Pagewood, Jellicoe Park B 12.00 noon Saturday

11Es V Pagewood, Jellicoe Park F 12.00 noon Saturday

10s V Bye

9s V Bye

NETBALL

Reddam 1 V St Catherines Heffron Netball Courts

3.05pm Court No. 5 Saturday



Reddam 3 V St Randwick Heffron Netball Courts 9.48am

Court No. 13 Saturday

Reddam 4 V Bondi United Heffron Netball Courts 9.48am


Reddam 5 V Randwick Heffron Netball Courts 12.24pm






Reddam 8 V Maccabi Heffron Netball Courts 11.06am


Reddam 9 V Kincopal Heffron Netball Courts 8.30am


Reddam 10 V Randwick Heffron Netball Courts 8.30am


Reddam 11 V Randwick Heffron Netball Courts 8.30am


Reddam 12 V South Eastern Heffron Netball Courts

11.06am Court No. 34 Saturday

TOUCH FOOTBALL

Reddam 1 Girls V Touch Heads Queens Park 9.00am

Reddam 2 Girls V Arrows Queens Park 10.00am

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