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No. 11
19 July 2017
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Publication of this newsletter is made possible through the generous support of the
Duval High School Parents & Citizens Association.
DATES FOR THE DIARY
25 Jul 15-years Girls Basketball @ Inverell
26 Jul Careers Festival
27 Jul Debating—”Flying Squad”
27 Jul Australian Maths Competition
28 Jul UNE Farming Futures
31Jul-4 Aug Year 11 Ski Trip
7-18 Aug Year 12 HSC Trial Examinations
COMMUNITY
- we are excited to show
the best of our school at
the Career’s Festival
Page 2 Compulsory School
Attendance Power Hour @ DHS Library
Maths Enrichment Day
Page 3 From Duval to Cambridge
Year 8 Food & Fashion
Page 4 Oceania Championships
Northern NSW Futsal
Page 5 Guyra Trout Festival
Page 6 Careers Festival
Top of the Hi l l Newsletter of Duval High School
HONOURS AT INTERNATIONAL COMP
Congratulations to Duval student,
Stuart Geddes (Year 12), for his se-
lection to carry the flag for the Aus-
tralian Regional Team at the Closing
Ceremony of the Oceania Athletics
Championships in Fiji.
Stuart was nominated for this hon-
our by his team members, in recog-
nition to his efforts on the track,
along with his team spirit and sup-
port of other athletes.
Well done for great sportsmanship!
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C O M P U L S O R Y S C H O O L
ATTENDANCE
Attendance at school is really important- that is
attendance all day - every day!
The importance of arriving on time:
Ensures that students do not miss out on
important learning activities scheduled early
in the day
Helps students learn the importance of
punctuality and routine
Give students time to greet their friends
before class
Reduces classroom disruption
Lateness is recorded as a partial absence and
must be explained by parents.
You’ll never know what you missed unless you
show up!
POWER HOUR @ DHS LIBRARY
- Tuesday after school -
We are delighted to be able to support all our
students with the introduction of a POWER HOUR.
Students are encouraged to visit the library
on Tuesdays from 3.30 to 4.30 to get extra
support completing homework, assignments or
help with understanding what they are learning
in their classes. A teacher will always be
available to support and assist students.
Students will have access to the internet, via the
computers and laptops, and printers.
Our study centre will provide a secure,
supervised learning environment in space where
staff can assist students in managing their
homework, assignment and learning needs.
All students are welcome.
A light afternoon healthy snack of fruit will
be provided in our library kitchen
before students start working. We will be
starting on Tuesday week 2.
MATHS ENRICHMENT DAY
On Thursday, 22 June, a group of eight Year 10
students attended a Maths Enrichment Day at TAS
held for students from different schools across
Armidale. Throughout the day we partook in
puzzle solving competitions in pairs and were
taught various strategies of how to solve such
questions.
It was great to attempt challenging problems and
work alongside like-minded people from other
schools.
Belle Jedlicka & Adam Lucas
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FROM DUVAL TO CAMBRIDGE
When I finished at Duval,
almost seven years ago,
some of my friends had
plans – they knew what
they wanted to study, and
they knew what they
wanted to do. I did not
have a plan. So, if you
told me back then that I
would be flying off to study economic history at
the University of Cambridge in a few years, I
probably wouldn’t have believed you (neither
would any of the history teachers at Duval,
probably!). But that is what I’m about to do.
Some of you might remember last year’s DHS
Musical, The Pajama Game? If you do, you might
remember that random guy who filled in for Shah
Biffin at the last minute, attempting to play Hanna
Kwan’s aged father, but forgetting most of his
lines? That was me! Others might know me from
Harwood Swim School, where I used to be an
instructor. Well, believe it or not, that young guy
just won a full scholarship to study at one of the
best universities in the world.
Since school I have studied International Studies
and Politics at UNE, worked as a researcher in
environmental law, studied and taught Political
Economy at the University of Sydney, and
presented my work at two international
conferences – one in Portugal, and one in the UK.
All of that has led to me being awarded a
scholarship from the Cambridge Australia Trust,
to study for a Masters in Economic and Social
History, focusing on the role of export industries
in Australia’s economic development.
The thing is though, I’m not the only person from
Duval doing amazing things. I’m not even the first
person for DHS to go to Cambridge – Ray Siems,
from the year above me, has already been. In my
year of 2010, one of us is now a doctor (Joseph
Jabri), one is on a scholarship to do a PhD in
history (Steph Thompson), one of us is an expert
in indigenous languages, working extensively in
the top end (Tom Ennever), and another won the
University Medal at the University of Sydney
(Angus Brown). And that is just to name a few –
others are succeeding in other fields, as teachers,
physios, carers, and working on the land. The fact
is, Duval not only punches above its weight in the
HSC, but its students all go on to do amazing
things.
When I was at school, back in 2009 our Yr11-12
debating team made it to the State semi-finals,
where we came up against Sydney Boys High.
We put up a fight, but it’s hard to compete when
the other team is being coached by someone who
was Best Speaker at the world debating
championships a year earlier. Despite
improvements to school funding over the past
decade, we are nowhere near competing with
those big metropolitan schools on an even
playing field. And yes, this is a barrier to
overcome when applying to university, going for
cadetships or apprenticeships, and especially
scholarships. But those barriers do not make
success impossible – if anything, they make you
want it even more.
So, dream big, Duval. When I meet people at
Cambridge, who went to those big private
selective schools in the UK, and around the
world, I’ll be proud to tell them: “I went to Duval
High!”.
Matt Ryan
19 July 2017 Page 4
OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Duval had two Year 12 students, Stuart Geddes
and Will Vince-Moin, represent Regional
Australia at the recent Oceania Championships in
Fiji. Both students represented themselves,
school and Australia to the tenth degree and
came away with some great results.
Stuart won a bronze medal in the U18 3000m and
then followed up with a silver medal in the U18
2000m steeple in an Oceania record. Two hours
after his 2000m steeple he competed in the U18
800m finishing 6th in a time of 2:02:01, which was
his second fastest time.
Will Vince-Moin had a successful championships
winning a bronze medal in the Open Para 800m.
Will also finished 4th in the Open 400m.
Both Stuart and Will ran in the Open 4 X 400m
relay for Regional Australia team. This was not a
para event, but the team invited Will to run to
reward him for his efforts and to give him more
experience at this level. The team finished 7th and
enjoyed the last race. Stuart also was selected in
the open 4 X 100m relay team, which is a distance
that he is not use to, and helped the team to place
9th.
Both athletes showed great team spirit, which
showed in their selection in the relays and their
results. The results are even more impressive as
this was an International Championship against
24 other Pacific countries including Australia and
New Zealand.
The two athletes came away from the
championships with a better respect and
understanding of other athletes and their cultures
as well as better athletes. Both Stuart and Will
showed great sportsmanship, both to their team
and to other athletes and represented their
school to the highest level.
NORTHERN NSW FUTSAL
Congratulations to the following students who
have been selected for respective Northern New
South Wales futsal teams to compete at the 2017
National School Futsal in September.
Year 7
Cooper Heagney
Year 8
Harry Sinclair
Mehdi Ahsan
Year 9
Ben Dye
Jye Saxby
Alex Wiliams
Kayla Bramley
Year 10
Harry Rowbottom
Lachlan Williamson
Year 11
Dylan Ramsay
Lachlan Harris
Fahad Alghatany
Daniel Whiteley
Max Model
Max Westhorpe
Year 12
Izzy Winter
Lauren Acton
These students where selected as an outcome of
their performances in the Coffs Coast Futsal titles
early in the term. This is an unprecedented
number of Duval High School Futsal players
selected in representative squads, and an
outstanding achievement - not just these
students, but for the strength of futsal at Duval
High School.
The September National Futsal Titles will be
contested in Brisbane and from this tournament
Australian squads will be selected.
A big congratulations to these students and best
of striking for the remainder of the season.
Mr Model
Electronic copies of
Top of the Hill
can be found on the Duval High School website:
http://www.duval-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/
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