A number of students have achieved outstanding success in many fields of endeavour over the last week including debating, leadership, poetry, visual arts, parkour and gymnastics. Congratulations to the following students for outstanding success. Sophie Shead (Year 12) represented NSW in the National Debating Competition in Perth last week with members from Sydney Girls, Sydney Boys and Sydney Grammar. NSW made it through the national series and won the Grand Final against SA. Sophie also won the Christopher Erskine Medal for Best Speaker in the Grand Final. Lauren Lancaster (Year 12) is our school's nominee for the ZONTA Young Women in Public Affairs Award. An Award’s night for the local candidates will be held at Killara Golf Club on June 13. We wish Lauren all the best for the awards night. Damya Wijesekera (Year 9) has won first prize in the high school section of the Henry Lawson Poetry Competition. Emily Yun (Year 9) is the Regional Winner of the NSW Growing Together in Harmony Competition. The NSW winner will be announced in September. Congratulations to Jacqueline Pan (Year 10) who represented NSW in Gymnastics as a member of the Women’s NSW Gymnastic Team at the Australian Championships which was held in Melbourne last week. Anna Yamashita (Year 11) competed in the Parkour World Cup at Montpellier, France last month. Anna was placed eighth in one of the Parkour events. Grounds and Gardens Day is on this Saturday 2 June from 8am – 11am. If you can assist even for an hour or so it would be most appreciated. Thank you to Mrs Elena Pillai HGHS P and C who participated in the Selective Schools Committee on Friday 25 May at the High Performing Students Unit. The committee’s role is to oversee the selection process for the 2019 Year 7 cohort.

HORNSBY GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL Term 2 Issue 3

June 1 2018

Email Address: hornsbygir-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web Address: www.hornsbygir-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Phone: 9476 5711 Fax: 9482 2525

Thank you to Mrs Gai Ramesh (P and C President) and Mr Robert Dyer (P and C) who represented parents on the selection panel for the Head Teacher Mathematics position. The new Head Teacher of Mathematics is Ms Kathryn Murray. Ms Murray is currently Head Teacher Mathematics at Sefton High School. Ms Murray will commence at HGHS from Term 4.

The HGHS Careers Fair is on Wednesday 27 June from 4pm – 8pm. If you can assist with presentations particularly in the areas of cyber-security, science and engineering could you please email the organiser Mrs Madhu Krithivasan at the following address - hghscareerfair@gmail.com

Justin Briggs, Principal

‘In Concert’

On the 23rd of May, our Year 10 Music Class had the opportunity to perform in a choral ensemble with over 700 other students from schools from all over New South Wales. ‘In Concert’ was an amazing musical experience where we were able to further develop our singing skills from the very first rehearsal to the concert, held in Town Hall. We were lucky enough to be accompanied by the NSW Public Schools Jazz Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble for a few songs of our repertoire. The Idea of North, an outstanding acapella group, whom have previously won two ARIA awards and are internationally known, joined the combined choir to sing their rendition of Sting’s Fields Of Gold and their original song Edgar’s Essay. We thoroughly enjoyed the performances of the other ensembles and we especially loved The Idea of North’s, Not Perfect. A huge thank you to Mrs Sholl for arranging for our class to be a part of ‘In Concert' 2018. Check out the full concert: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=9Sthzs7gEOo Rhea Datar and Emily Gu, Year 10

Mock Trial

Year 11 Legal Studies students are into the 4th round of Mock Trial. The team has had a range of challenging cases to either defend or prosecute, including a contested will, assault, larceny and negligence. The interschool competition offers a unique opportunity for students to practise their advocacy skills and gain a deeper understanding of the processes of our legal system. Thanks to Mrs Gilmore who provides coaching and support to the students. Debra Black, Head Teacher Social Science

Zone Cross Country Hornsby Girls’ can be proud of the combined effort made by every member of the team on Friday 25th May. Eighty students competed across seven age groups to place Hornsby 2nd overall to Riverside Girls High School. The following 16 students will compete at the Regional Cross Country in Gosford on Friday 22nd June. What a fantastic effort. Good luck!

12yo Aleyna Cam (10th) 13yo Samantha Saunders (2nd)

Lisa Schinckel (4th) Bella Barnett (6th)

14yo Phoenix Ashworth (3rd)

Ikshita Pandey (6th) 15yo Ella Bradford (3rd)

Katherine Louey (4th) Angela Xie (10th)

16yo Freya Roberts (3rd)

Manisha Kulasinghe (10th) 17yo Laura Wunderlich (4th)

Lauren Lancaster (4th) Dora Tong (7th) Andrea Daners (10th)

18yo Elizabeth Rawnsley (8th) Kelly Ng (10th) TBC!!!! Special mention must be made to the Senior students in the team who managed their time and study in order to compete for their school and represent Hornsby in such a positive leadership role. Also thanks to Sabrina Utharntharm for her assistance with photography on the day. Tracey Sheppard, Carnival Coordinator

NSW Netball Sydney Schools Cup 2018 We sent four teams to the NSW Sydney Schools Cup on Thursday May 10 at the Kuringai Netball Association. Two teams from years 7/8 and 2 teams from years 9/10. Against some very tough and competitive opposition the student played brilliantly, never giving up and demonstrating outstanding sportsmanship throughout the day. Special thanks to our two student coaches Elizabeth Rawnsley and Bronwyn Dyer. They showed excellent leadership and organisational skills. Also thanks to our Umpires - Jade, Niharika, Kitara, Gaya.

Careers Fair 2018 – 27 June 2018 • Save the date

• School holds a Careers Fair every second year for Year 10, 11 and 12 students

• How can you help? We would like to hear from you if you are a professional ( Law, Medicine, ICT, Business, Health science, HR, Engineering, Science/Research) and would like to present to the girls about your journey during the career fair.

• Email hghscareerfair@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY 27 June 2018 AGENDA

Agenda Timeslot What’s happening ? University information stalls set up

3.30 pm to 4.30 pm The University representatives will setup their stalls and commence discussions around 4pm.

University Information sessions

4.30 to 5.30 or up until 8 pm

Representatives of all the major universities will be available to discuss courses and other information. Pamphlets and Brochures will be available from the stalls

Q & A Session Session 1 - 5.30 - 6.00 pm Session 2 - 6.00 - 6.30 pm

Will be hosted by Dr David Turner (HGHS Careers Adviser).

Presentation Sessions

Session 1 - 6.30 - 7.10 pm Session 2 - 7.15 - 7.55 pm

In a 40-minute session, current practitioners will make a ‘formal’ presentation about their journey providing up-to-date information and answering questions about specific careers.

Mobile Blood Service visiting:

Hornsby William Street Car Park

Monday 18 June 1.30pm – 6.30pm Tuesday 19 June 1.30pm – 6.30pm Wednesday 20 June 11.30am – 4.30pm Drink up! Have 3 or 4 glasses of water or juice in the hours before you donate Eat! Have a good sized breakfast or lunch Please bring photo I.D. with you