Newsletter Issue 1 Term II 2017

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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.
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