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I am the parent of a Manly Selective student and also happen to work for the Australian College of English, which was where the Komyu Gahuen students were studying English this week. I wanted to let you know how impressed the teachers, both Australian and Japanese, were by their visit and Manly Selective in general. You would have been delighted at their enthusiastic comments regarding the musicians, the students' excellent Japanese, the organisation of the visit and warmth of the welcome. Overseas Excursions – the level of interest shown by parents and students in the planned trip to France early next year was very encouraging. These tours require a huge amount of effort and organization to be successful. A special thanks to Ms Katherine Wyndham for her initiative in flagging this trip for our French students. Similarly, in support of our school goal to provide opportunities to broaden student experiences and understandings of global citizenship, World Challenge will be visiting the school next term to talk to Year 9 students about a possible overseas trip to a developing country at the end of 2011. This is the organization that facilitated the highly successful visit to Borneo at the end of last year with five Year 10 students from Manly engaging in the adventure of a lifetime. The report included later in this bulletin by Eloise Griffin encapsulates the richness of the team experience. More details will follow next term. Congratulations to: Grace Pollock (Year 12) upon winning the first regional final of the Lions Youth of the Year Quest competing against students from Knox Grammar, Killara High School, Killarney Heights High School and Asquith Boys High School. Grace now moves on to the District Final at Bankstown Sports Club. This is virtually Sydney wide excluding Liverpool and Campbelltown. Our thanks go to Lions Balgowlah for their continued support of Grace. Catherine Nguyen (Year 12 2009) who won the $5000 Theo Batten Youth Art Award at the Manly Art Gallery last Friday night for her artwork Umbrella used for her HSC Major Work. More details will follow in an article next week. Daisy Wang and David Topham (Year 12 2009) upon their winning UNSW Co-Op Program scholarships in Actuarial Studies and Mechanical Engineering respectively. These highly sought after scholarships are very generous and helpful in establishing future career paths for recipients. Lauren Parnaby (Year12) upon her selection to play in the NSW All Schools Softball team in Melbourne in May. This is a wonderful highlight of Lauren’s secondary school softball career. Phoebe Savage (Year 10) upon her selection for the NSWCHS Swimming State Carnival competing in the Girls Open 200m Medley Relay Emily Washer (Year 7) upon her selection for the NSWCHS Swimming State Carnival competing in the 14 yrs 200m Individual Medley, 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke, 100m Butterfly and Girls 200m Medley Relay. Gemma Sammut (Year 9) upon her selection for the NSWCHS Swimming State Carnival competing in the 15 Year 50m Freestyle and the 4x50m Medley Relay Girls Open. Oliver Cox (Year 7) was noted last week for his selection to compete in the same carnival. Eloise Griffin (Year 10) upon her qualifying as a Level 2 referee in Touch Football. As well, she has been selected to participate in the NSW Youth Parliament as a member of the committee investigating Justice, Juvenile Justice and Police. Borneo Expedition 2009 - David Tomlin Principal This report is by Year 10 student Eloise Griffin who went to Borneo last year with the World Challenge team. Climbing the highest mountain in South-East Asia, trekking for a week in dense Bornean jungle, volunteering with distressed and homeless animals and learning a different a language is only part of the incredible experience we went through on the World Challenge Expedition to Borneo in 2009. Six current Manly students (one from Mackellar 2009), plus eight others from different schools around the state, left on the 21 st of November and returned on the 20 th of December with changed perspectives on our lives. It was all the product of the 18 months lead up where we had raised the money to cover the expenses ourselves, researched and
planned our itinerary and physically prepared ourselves for this big adventure. However, all past premonitions and expectations for what the Borneo Expedition ’09 would turn out to be were left at the Kota Kinabalu Airport at 2am when we spent close to an hour haggling for taxis. It became obvious at that point that Borneo was not going to be smooth sailing. Our first week in-the country was a massive culture shock; the disparity between the poverty-stricken lives of the people we met and our own lives at home was something that changed us completely. We were more grateful for the delicious mee goreng we ate the night before and thankful for the clean water we were able to find. In Borneo, it is impossible to take anything for granted. The cities were an eye-opener but it was the jungle that was the real test. During the first day of our trek, our impression of the Bornean jungle was that it was thick, humid, wet, noisy, dense and full of leeches and spiders. In the jungle there is no escaping the elements, it is above and beyond 100% humidity during the day and noisy all the time, especially during the night. Our time at the Sun Bear Rehabilitation Centre and the Orang-utan Sanctuary was exceptionally rewarding. The injured and recovering orang-utans, Sun bears and pygmy elephants we encountered at the Centre were inspiring and served as a constant booster whenever our energy dissipated. During the week we managed to lay down the foundations of a jungle walkway, a vital part to the new Sun Bear Rehabilitation that has been under construction for many years. In the last half of our trip we climbed Mount Kinabalu, spent almost a week in the Mulu Jungle, experienced two days and one night in a traditional indigenous longhouse and visited secluded beaches and islands for rest and relaxation. These experiences were all challenging, yet rewarding and extremely fun and entertaining. The 16 of us have all become extremely close due to the experiences we shared. Borneo is a place of extremes. We experienced extremes of poverty and wealth, happiness and homesickness, health and illness. However, despite all these hardships we would happily do it all again. Year 7 Corner Congratulations to the Year 7 SRC representatives elected on Monday: Boys: Sebastian Szambowski, Tom Dowse, Luke Thompson Girls: Holly Sherlock, Tess Fuller, Ella Clarke After listening to their speeches at the election, I am sure these students will do an excellent job at representing the views of Year 7, and I look forward to working with them throughout the year. Thank you to the vast majority of families who have returned camp information. Any outstanding forms and/or dietary information, please submit to the front office asap. CLASS CONTACT LISTS Are you receiving regular correspondence from the parent representative of your year group? - Jacqui McNee Year 7 adviser Each year has a dedicated friendship contact list. This is for parents who use it as a valuable tool to keep in touch with other parents in their child’s year cohort. It may be that your name is not included on the list – or maybe you have changed details such as your email or phone number. If you would like to be a part of this vital communication, please send an email to the school: nbscmanlys-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au We will forward your details to the parent co-ordinator - Eloise Griffin on behalf of the Borneo World Challenge team.
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I am the parent of a <strong>Manly</strong> <strong>Selective</strong> student<br />
and also happen to work for the Australian<br />
College of English, which was where the<br />
Komyu Gahuen students were studying<br />
English this week. I wanted to let you know<br />
how impressed the teachers, both Australian<br />
and Japanese, were by their visit and <strong>Manly</strong><br />
<strong>Selective</strong> in general. You would have been<br />
delighted at their enthusiastic comments<br />
regarding the musicians, the students'<br />
excellent Japanese, the organisation of the<br />
visit and warmth of the welcome.<br />
Overseas Excursions – the level of interest<br />
shown by parents and students in the planned<br />
trip to France early next year was very<br />
encouraging. These tours require a huge<br />
amount of effort and organization to be<br />
successful. A special thanks to Ms Katherine<br />
Wyndham for her initiative in flagging this trip<br />
for our French students.<br />
Similarly, in support of our school goal to<br />
provide opportunities to broaden student<br />
experiences and understandings of global<br />
citizenship, World Challenge will be visiting the<br />
school next term to talk to Year 9 students<br />
about a possible overseas trip to a developing<br />
country at the end of 2011. This is the<br />
organization that facilitated the highly<br />
successful visit to Borneo at the end of last<br />
year with five Year 10 students from <strong>Manly</strong><br />
engaging in the adventure of a lifetime. The<br />
report included later in this bulletin by Eloise<br />
Griffin encapsulates the richness of the team<br />
experience. More details will follow next term.<br />
Congratulations to:<br />
Grace Pollock (Year 12) upon winning the<br />
first regional final of the Lions Youth of the<br />
Year Quest competing against students<br />
from Knox Grammar, Killara High School,<br />
Killarney Heights High School and Asquith<br />
Boys High School. Grace now moves on to<br />
the District Final at Bankstown Sports<br />
Club. This is virtually Sydney wide<br />
excluding Liverpool and Campbelltown.<br />
Our thanks go to Lions Balgowlah for their<br />
continued support of Grace.<br />
Catherine Nguyen (Year 12 2009) who<br />
won the $5000 Theo Batten Youth Art<br />
Award at the <strong>Manly</strong> Art Gallery last Friday<br />
night for her artwork Umbrella used for her<br />
HSC Major Work. More details will follow in<br />
an article next week.<br />
Daisy Wang and David Topham (Year 12<br />
2009) upon their winning UNSW Co-Op<br />
Program scholarships in Actuarial Studies<br />
and Mechanical Engineering respectively.<br />
These highly sought after scholarships are<br />
very generous and helpful in establishing<br />
future career paths for recipients.<br />
Lauren Parnaby (Year12) upon her<br />
selection to play in the NSW All Schools<br />
Softball team in Melbourne in May. This is<br />
a wonderful highlight of Lauren’s<br />
secondary school softball career.<br />
Phoebe Savage (Year 10) upon her<br />
selection for the NSWCHS Swimming<br />
State Carnival competing in the Girls Open<br />
200m Medley Relay<br />
Emily Washer (Year 7) upon her selection<br />
for the NSWCHS Swimming State Carnival<br />
competing in the 14 yrs 200m Individual<br />
Medley, 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle,<br />
100m Backstroke, 100m Butterfly and Girls<br />
200m Medley Relay.<br />
Gemma Sammut (Year 9) upon her<br />
selection for the NSWCHS Swimming<br />
State Carnival competing in the 15 Year<br />
50m Freestyle and the 4x50m Medley<br />
Relay Girls Open. Oliver Cox (Year 7) was<br />
noted last week for his selection to<br />
compete in the same carnival.<br />
Eloise Griffin (Year 10) upon her qualifying<br />
as a Level 2 referee in Touch Football. As<br />
well, she has been selected to participate<br />
in the NSW Youth Parliament as a member<br />
of the committee investigating Justice,<br />
Juvenile Justice and Police.<br />
Borneo Expedition 2009<br />
- David Tomlin<br />
Principal<br />
This report is by Year 10 student Eloise Griffin who<br />
went to Borneo last year with the World Challenge<br />
team.<br />
Climbing the highest mountain in South-East<br />
Asia, trekking for a week in dense Bornean<br />
jungle, volunteering with distressed and<br />
homeless animals and learning a different a<br />
language is only part of the incredible<br />
experience we went through on the World<br />
Challenge Expedition to Borneo in 2009.<br />
Six current <strong>Manly</strong> students (one from<br />
Mackellar 2009), plus eight others from<br />
different schools around the state, left on the<br />
21 st of November and returned on the 20 th of<br />
December with changed perspectives on our<br />
lives. It was all the product of the 18 months<br />
lead up where we had raised the money to<br />
cover the expenses ourselves, researched and
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