Newsletter Issue 1 Term II 2017

SENIOR SCHOOL
Mr Greg Lanyon
Head of Senior School
Welcome back to the TIGS community after,
hopefully, a restful break at the end of a busy term,
culminating with the successful ArtsFest Showcase.
This great event was well attended by school
families, friends, past and present students. There
were several successes by students in the Senior
School at the end of last term and over the Easter
break.
In Debating, TIGS hosted Round 2 of HICES Debating,
in Week 9 of Term I. It was a very successful afternoon
and evening organised by Mrs Burton, ably assisted
by Mrs Bowmaker and Mrs Toland.
Two of our middle teams won their debates, as did
Year 11 Opens and the Senior team (by forfeit). In
Year 7 and 8, Alexandra Wall, Nathaniel Makotsvana,
Nicholas Chiaverini, Isabella and Charlotte Atkinson,
Aditya Sinha, Nick Seal and Enuri Gamage acquitted
themselves well with close losses. For several of these
students it was the first time that they had been part
of a formal debate.
The following students were members of the teams
who won debates in this round. Lachlan Boardman,
Katie Gorham, Beth Michelmore and Ashton Mackay
in Year 7. Lucy Koder, Aria Bacic-Johnston, Daniel
Michelmore and Mackinly Zecevic in Year 8. Sam
Aubin (Year 9), Francesca Lambert, Minseo Kang
and Nicole Russo in Year 10. Daniel Dragutinovich,
Jana Massingham, Zara Winter and Noah Koder in
Year 11.
Thanks also to Ella de Graaf-Clark and Lara
Papadimitriou who were dedicated timekeepers
and chairpersons for the evening.
In the visual arts, students are encouraged to enter
various state and national school art competitions
and events. One such event that some of our students
participated in last term was “Operation Art”, an
initiative of The Children’s Hospital at Westmead in
association with the New South Wales Department
of Education. The Operation Art Program provides
a forum for schools and students to demonstrate
their visual arts achievements through exhibitions at
the Armory Gallery, Sydney Olympic Park and the
Art Gallery of New South Wales and it also brings
happiness to the children at Westmead Childrens
Hospital https://www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/visualarts/operation-art-2017
Emily Choi (Year 8) entered in the Operation Art
2017 Touring Exhibition. Her work was one of 50 from
thousands of entries to be selected to be hung at The
Art Gallery of NSW from 12 – 23 April 2017 and then it
will be given to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead
to become part of their permanent collection. Emily
is a keen art student who has attended Art from the
Heart with Mrs Kallinikos throughout her junior years at
TIGS and she continues to study art with Ms Colville.
She has participated in this competition over several
years and was very excited to be selected this year.
We congratulate Emily on her selection and on the
presentation of a special certificate awarded to
her at the Art Gallery and look forward to her future
achievements in Visual Arts.
Over the break, Alex Saddi (Year 10), received the
Australian Scout Medallion, which is the top award
in the Scout section within Australia and awarded
to only the top 5% of Scouts in the country. Alex
is a member of the 1st Bulli Scout Troop and he
earned his award as a Patrol Leader who displayed
outstanding leadership, organisation and drive
along with high-level practical scouting knowledge
and skills. Of particular note, Alex organised a
group of volunteers from the Sandon Point Surf Life
Saving Club and Scouts to restore the gardens and
surrounds of the surf club. Congratulations to Alex for
his commitment to the Scouts.
Also during the Easter break, Daniel Michelmore
represented the School and the Illawarra region at
the National UN Youth Voice competition in Hobart.
This was a transformational experience for Daniel,
his performance and achievement at this national
event was extraordinary. He researched and spoke
about two important topic areas: “How can we
ensure that all Australians have access to adequate
health services?” and “How can we create a fairer
justice system for disadvantaged Australians?”.
Congratulations Daniel.