Parent Newsletter

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Eltham High School once again scooped the pool in the State Solo and Ensemble Competitions on the weekend. The school won the Junior Aggregate Shield, the Non Championship Schools Aggregate Shield and the overall Aggregate Shield, with many sections having first, second and third places filled by EHS students. Adam Mikulicz, bassoon, was the Champion of Champions for the Open Woodwind Section, Jolynne Yeo, the Champion of Champions for the Under 19 section and Ashlee Bain, the Champion of Champions in the Under 15 section.

Under 15 Clarinet     Ashlee Bain (1^st place)

               Ilona Day (2^nd place)

               Leighton Wong (3^rd place)

Under 15 Saxophone     Nick Jameson (1^st place)

               Brad Dupuy (2^nd place)

Under 16 Clarinet     Jessica Green (1^st place)

               Anna Smolenaars (2^nd place)

               Amy Doyle (3^rd place)

Under 16 Saxophone     Laura Medcalf (1^st place)

               Jolien Quispel (3^rd place)

Under 16 Trombone     Alastair Parsons (1^st place)

Under 19 Euphonium     Stefanie Kechayas (2^nd pl)

Under 19 Tuba          Katherine Halliwell (3^rd pl)

Under 19 Clarinet     Jolynne Yeo (1^st place)

               Gemma Lethborg (2^nd place)

               Amelia Dow (3^rd place)

               Holly Clowes (1^st place)

               Clare Houston (3^rd place)

Under 19 Saxophone     Georgina Butterfield (1^st pl)

               Matt Stavrous (2^nd place)

Under 19 Woodwind Trio

Jolynne Yeo,Jessica Green,Amy Doyle (1^st place)

Gemma Lethborg,Amelia Dow,Kim Moore(2^nd place)

Matt Baker,Germaine Yong, Kristan Carter (3^rd pl)

Stefanie Kechayas & Katherine Halliwell (1^st)

Jessica Green,Stephanie Tham,Amy Doyle,Anna Smolenaars (1s^t place)

Gemma Lethborg,Amelia Dow,Germaine Yong,Kim Moore (2^nd place)

Under 19 Ensemble     Saxophone Quartet (1^st pl)

Under 19 Trumpet     James Drapac (3^rd place)

Under 19 Horn          Jessica Young (1^st place)

VCE (Units 3 & 4)     Jolynne Yeo (1^st place)

               Jess Young (2^nd place)

               Georgina Butterfield (3^rdpl)

VCE (Units 1 & 2)     Stefanie Kechayas (1^st pl)

               Nick Taylor (3^rd place)

The Music Support Group gratefully acknowledges the generosity of The New Melbourne Jazz Band and The Victorian Male Welsh Choir, in conjunction with the management of the George Wood Performing Arts Centre - Yarra Valley Grammar School, in donating concert tickets as prizes for our Mid Year Concert Raffle. Prizes were:

     4 tickets for The New Melbourne Jazz Band, a highly talented and entertaining group, who are having a concert at Yarra Valley on Sunday 25^th June.

You're invited! Come along on a Thursday morning at 7:00am to the Eltham Leisure Centre and share 1 hour of fun and fitness in the pool under the guidance of coach Neroli Nixon. Cost - $5.00 per session, payable to the school cashier. The improvement of some of our junior members has been evident as well as the way all who come along seem to be enjoying the sessions.

                         Max Balchin

The camps are for players aged 6 to 17 of all standards and are based at International House in Parkville with live in or day places available.

Brochures are available from Mr Nicholson.

The entry must be lodged before the holidays so students taking part are asked to collect details from Mr Thomas and pay their entry fee by Friday.

Any students interested in buying a volleyball tracksuit jacket should see Mr Thomas for details. A $10 deposit is required by Thursday so that the order can be placed on Friday.

Five Eltham High School students competed in the 2000 Victorian Schools Cross Country Championships held at Bundoora Park on Saturday 17^th June. In perfect conditions for Cross Country racing, the five Eltham High School students did extremely well in the large and competitive fields. These events were a Selection Trial for the 2000 Australian Schools Cross Country at Yarra Bend Park, Melbourne on the 5^th August. Year 12 students, James Attard and Kathy Young are both likely to gain selection as a result of their runs on Saturday.

Kathy Young (GU18 had a setback when she was forced out of the 4km event at the first turn through a series of mishaps as the large field jostled for position and Kathy was sent to the turf and lost a shoe. The Athletics Victoria officials were sympathetic to her plight and agreed to a request for her to take part in the following event - the Girls Under 20 6km CC. To her credit, Kathy recovered her composure and ran an excellent race to finish in 8^th position.

James Attard gained Eltham HS's top position in recent years when he finished in 4^th position in the Boys U20 8km event. James worked himself through the field in the four lap race to be in medal contention in the last lap, but had to settle for fourth in the race home over the last kilometer.

Full results were:

Stefan Courtot      Boys U14 3km 25^th (166 in race)

Nicholas Laurence Boys U17 6km 39^th (102)

Kathy Young      Girls U20 6km 8^th (38 in race)

Cameron Laurence Boys U20 8km 28^th (65 )

James Attard      Boys U20 8km 4^th (65 in race)

Eltham High School fielded both a Girls and Boys Soccer team in the Diamond Valley Sporting District's Round-Robin held at Gabonia Reserve, Greensborough on Wednesday 14^th June.

The Girls team won their first match against St Helena 1-0. Maddy Spawton gave the team plenty of drive from the centre and scored the winning goal in the second half. In the second match against Montmorency, it was Shilo Neilson who seized her opportunity and scored the winning goal. In both matches, Amber Lane, Cassie Pankhurst and Lauren Batty worked well in defence, while goal-keeper Erica Marsom made several great saves. Other team members were: Sally Van der Zwart, Suzanne Smith, Jenni Lonsdale, Maree Lachmund, Lauri Fisher and Ellisha Matheson. The Girls team will play Diamond Valley SC this Thursday afternoon.

Thanks to Middle School students, Andy Demetrius and Pierre Labigang for their assistance in coaching both teams as well as to Mr Nicholson for refereeing every match.               Max Balchin

Eltham High School will have six students competing at the VSSSA Cross Country Championships to be held on Tuesday July 11^th, following a very successful day at the Northern Zone Finals. The finals were held at Lords Raceway, Junortoun, Bendigo on Monday 19^th June. The races started at the trotting track and headed through an adjoining State Forest before looping back to finish at the trotting track. Competitors found the course a fair challenge and the weather was ideal for cross country racing.

Kathy Young won the Girls U21 3.2km event in a time of 13:55. Kathy ran a good tactical race and only took the lead in the final stages of the race. Nicholas Laurence was the other placegetter in the Eltham team when he finished in 3^rd place in a very competitive Boys U16 field. Other Eltham HS students to make it through to the VSSSA CC Championships were: Brooke Palmer, Lindsay Parsons, Cameron Laurence and Scott Wheeler. James Attard, who was unable to race at Bendigo is another likely starter for Eltham High School.

Results from Bendigo were as follows:

Kate Dorrington 22^nd (16:06), Laura Johnstone 24^th (16:15), Tessa Byrne (16:43), Lane Schotterlein (17:11)

Brooke Palmer 7^th (14:57), Adrianne Walters 39^th (16:25), Nashira Car 42^nd (16:33), Carolyn Deller 68^th (17:44), Jolien Quispel 82^nd (19:17), Emily Buffham-Friedricksen 96^th (21:43)

Kathy Young 1^st (13:55), Linday Parsons 20^th (15:56), Karen Bell 46^th (19:06)

David Crowden 30^th (14:04), Stefan Courtot 50^th (14:40), Adrian Horsman 56^th (14:54)

Nicholas Laurence 3^rd (18:13), Dylan Cresp 29^th (20:18), Tristan Hopkin 30^th (20:19), Nathan Burke 43^rd (20:42), Sam Horsman 58^th (21:45)

Cameron Laurence 9^th (18:08), Scott Wheeler 10^th (18:27), Daniel Pobjoy 39^th (21:37)

                    Max Balchin

Teams for this popular teams event which is to be held at Latrobe University on Saturday 15^th July, are now being organised. Ages are taken from 31/12/2000. The evnets for both girls and boys are as follows: U14 (4x2km), U15 (4x2km), U17 (4x3km) and U20 (4x3km). Cost per team is $16. Interested students should contact Mr Balchin by the end of this week.

Congratulations to year 7 student, Bryce Martin on being selected in the level 7 Victorian Gymnastics Team which will be competing in Adelaide in July.

Bookings are now open for places in the Eltham High School Swim Squad for Term 3. Swim sessions will continue to be held at the Eltham Leisure Centre on Thursday mornings from 7:00 am until 8:00 am with Level 2 performance coach, Neroli Nixon. Cost for the ten week term is $50.00, payable to the school cashier. This Thursday the Swim Squad will celebrate the end of term with breakfast at McDonalds after their swim.

Eltham High School students interested in athletics are invited to take part in training sessions at Willinda Park, Greensborough, on a Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 5:00 pm. Eltham High School staff members, Max Balchin and Lyn Davis, will supervise any EHS student interested in coming along. The venue features a new synthetic rubber track

A Work Place Level 2 First Aid Course will be held at the school next term. Starting on Monday 10^th July and

running for 8 weeks it will end on 28^th August.

     Time: 4pm - 7pm

Students over 15, or any parent who is interested in doing the course should contact Ms Joy Snow at the school.

WED.     L.Burleigh,A.Black, D.McCorkell

THURS     J.Browne,M.Russell,A.Hennel,S.McEwin

     L.Skipper

FRI.     V.Vivian-Taylor,S.Lynch,J.Goodwin,M.Cary

MON.      S.Wilson,L.Rush,J.Matheson,D.Woolaston

TUES       J.Poliness,C.Tilley,M.Lacy,K.Gardner,C.Lachmund

A big 'Thank You' to the willing workers who completed so much on Sunday.

• Seats were constructed and installed near the bus stop area.
• A path was laid to one of the portable classrooms - a big bonus in the recent wet weather.
• Garden beds were pruned, cleaned up and mulched.
• The fence around the heritage listed pin oak was completed.

          Di Parry, for Grounds Committee

Students from Eltham High School and the Professional Writing and Editing Course at Box Hill Tafe invite you to

join them for a reading from their original works, some of which were published in the award winning Eltham High School Anthology, on Tuesday 20^th June 2000 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm at the Eltham Book Shop, 970 Main Rd, Eltham.

• Advanced Reading Skills - Year 10 to 12
• Essay Writing Skills - Years 10 to 12
• Study Skills - from year 8 upwards

Class sizes are limited and bookings are taken in strict order of receipt.

For more information and enrolment forms, Contact John Surlano at Improved Communication Skills on Phone 9818 3888.

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