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Newsletter
No. 9
5 June 2017
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Amelia Randell (Year 10) was awarded equal-first position in the 2017 Harmony Day Poster
Competition. Amelia and Ms Armstrong attended the awards ceremony at NSW Parliament
House in Sydney las week. They met politicians and award-presenters Premier Gladys Bereji-
klian, Opposition Leader Luke Foley, Local Government Minister Gabrielle Upton and ALP stal-
wart Laurie Ferguson. Mr Ernie Friedlander, competition organiser, inspired the audience with
his personal reflections on the importance of working towards safe, inclusive communities; he al-
so spoke of his experience as a survivor of Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Nazi Germany and
how very fortunate he was that Australia welcomed him and his mother as refugees in the 1940s.
Amelia received a certificate for placing first in the Northern Region, and another certificate and
$250 for winning the State poster competition. Duval HS also receives $250 as part of the prize.
Judges commented on the originality and intricacy of Amelia's design, and were impressed with
her use of symbolism to represent sexual diversity and inclusion, indigenous culture and interra-
cial harmony. Amelia was also invited to address the audience on the inspiration for her design, a
task she performed admirably. At the end of the ceremony, Luke Foley commended the quality of
Amelia's speech, particularly her comments on gender inclusion. Amelia's poster will be toured
around NSW and displayed on the Harmony Day website. A guest at the awards has also sought
permission to create a tapestry based on Amelia's original design. Congratulations Amelia!
Publication of this newsletter is made possible through the generous support of the
Duval High School Parents & Citizens Association.
DATES FOR THE DIARY
5-9 June Year 10 Work Experience
8 June Vaccinations - Years 7, 11, 12
8 June Year 6 into Year 7 Taster Day
20 June Shakespeare Drama Festival - Years 8-12
21 June P&C Meeting @ 6pm
Responsibility, respect
Excellence, enthusiasm
Society, sacrifice
People
Embrace, empower
Community
Trust
Page 2 Principal’s News
School Fees
Page 3 Year 8 English
Year 8 Food & Fashion
Page 4 Year 7 Science
Senior Ancient History
Page 5 Success at Dance Eisteddfod
Reconciliation Bridge Walk
Page 6 Table Tennis Champs
Page 7 Futsal News
State Hunter Championships Rimfire Benchrest Round
Robin
Page 8 Community Noticeboard
Top of the Hi l l Newsletter of Duval High School
AMELIA WINS STATE HARMONY AWARD
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5 June 2017 Page 2
PRINCIPAL’S NEWS
The colder weather is finally
upon us, and sadly, that means
that the observance of correct
school uniform has gone into a
major decline! Unfortunately,
that has a negative effect on
both the appearance of our
students, and the reputation of
the school in the wider
community. I really believe that we have a broad
and fair uniform code, and that there is no reason
for students to be wearing jumpers in anything
other than the school colours. I urge parents to
speak with their children about this and to
encourage the wearing of correct school uniform.
In other less-than-pleasing news, I have received
complaints about students deliberately kicking
footballs into the construction areas, despite
warnings in this newsletter and on our last formal
assembly. Considering that I have now given two
specific warnings about this, please be aware
that students who persist in this behaviour may
be suspended from school for Continued
Disobedience.
Enough negativity! It give me great pleasure to
congratulate the following students who have
achieved excellence in school representation!
Our Dancers:
PJ Ferris (Year 12) has been successful in
gaining a place in the Bangarra Company and
will perform at the 2017 Schools Spectacular
and the State Dance Festival;
Elayna Moens (Year 12) has been selected to
audition for the Schools Spectacular
Contemporary Ensemble;
Seven of our Aboriginal Dancers and 10 DHS
dancers have been selected for Schools
Spectacular 2017 in the Aboriginal Dance
Troupe and Combined Dance;
Our Aboriginal Dancers recently performed
with distinction at the ANTAR Reconciliation
Bridge Walk, and will be coordinating the
Primary School dancers for the Aboriginal
Dance segments of the upcoming ‘An Evening
with ACOS’ at Lazenby Hall.
Our Choir:
17 choir members have been selected for the
2017 Schools Spectacular;
Recently our Year 9 Music Class and Arts
Captains Angie and Bridget performed for the
Ningana Wing of Autumn Lodge. The residents
were delighted by the performance, and have
invited our students to come back and
entertain them at any time.
Harmony Day Poster Competition:
It was announced last week at Parliament
House that Amelia Randell (Year 10) is the joint
State Winner in the Harmony Day Awards for
her beautiful and evocative poster. Well done,
Amelia!
Stafford Cameron
Principal
SCHOOL FEES
The school provides library and text books,
sporting facilities and equipment, printed
information and subject notes, text and
examination items.
A statement of accounts should have been
received by each family by the end of Term 1,
which can be paid by cheque, cash or card.
EFTPOS facilities are also available by calling
the front office. Online payments are available
via the school’s website (www.duval-
h.schools.nsw.edu.au) by following the ‘Make a
Payment’ tab.
Mrs Woods
School Administrative Manager
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5 June 2017 Page 3
YEAR 8 FOOD AND FASHION
Year 8 Food and Fashion students have
completed their first project this year. They
have each designed and made a book cover
to fit an A4 book. Each student chose their
own fabrics and decorations to put on it.
Some of the decorations included lace,
ribbons, applique, bows, pockets, or buttons.
Some students chose to applique their own
initials on their book cover, others
appliqued birds, footprints and other shapes.
Mrs Turley was thrilled with the finished
results and wanted everyone to see the
students beautiful work.
Well done to all Year 8 Food and Fashion
students.
YEAR 8 ENGLISH
THE DIABLO CAT
by Sam Bizo
Try as you might,
To hold him tight
You will beg and beg
And in the end
You will be scratched on the neck.
As the school sandwiches are packed
He leaps up onto the bench,
To have a sneaky
Plastic wrapped snack.
Naughty as he is
He tries to behave
For if he doesn’t,
He will be sent back to the shed.
So remember this poem you will
For this tells the acts
Of the devilish evil
Diablo Cat
BIRDS
by Max Ellis
B They fly high B
I in the sky I
R get some R
D air in your D
S feathers S
COMPANION DOG
by Tom Whitely
My Shelter Days are numbered,
Four walls and no-one cares,
You came and rescued me.
Trained and helped me prepare,
I finally have a purpose,
You assigned me to someone special.
Together we learnt many tricks,
Jumping over many hurdles,
Trust and confidence is the key.
I will always be there for you,
Giving you support through your darkest days,
I will never whinge or complain.
Moving forward in leaps and bounds,
Together we reached our dreams,
A love never to be broken.
Top to bottom, left to right:
Jessica Pearce, Breanna Boyd,
Sophie Bull, Tomasina Model,
Grace Petrov, Rebecca Waters,
Jacob Maling, Alarna Froome,
Sophia Knight, Jacinta Alt, Bianca
Bull, Nikita Giles, Olivia Clarke,
Laura Sauer, Evelyn Ward, Isabell
Holland, Rohan Lawrence
Mrs Turley
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5 June 2017 Page 4
YEAR 7 SCIENCE
As part of our topic on "Habitats and Interactions"
in Science class, Year 7 have been learning about
how various species around the world have
become endangered due to threats from
changing environments or predators.
Year 7M 2016 and 7M 2017 both made the very
generous decision to symbolically adopt an
endangered species for the classroom to support
the WWF's (World Wildlife Fund) global efforts to
protect wild animals and their habitats.
7M 2016 adopted Louie the tiger and 7M 2017
have recently adopted an arctic fox. This species
adoption is a tradition we hope to maintain at
Duval High School in order to educate all
students about how important our diverse wildlife
and the environment are to us.
Ms Labrosse
SENIOR ANCIENT HISTORY
Last week Year 11 and 12 Ancient History
ventured to Sydney to see a special exhibition at
the Australian National Maritime Museum. The
exhibition was about the maritime history of
Pompeii, which is part of the core study in Year
12. We viewed artefacts that may never leave
Italy again, as well as some copies of the famous
plaster casts of the victims. While at the museum
we attended a guest lecture by the very well-
known and highly regarded archaeaologist
Andrew Wallace-Hadrill as he spoke about some
recent work being done in Herculaneum and
what we have learnt because of it. Some of this
work has involved sorting through the contents of
sewers ...
We also participated in a workshop at the
Nicholson Museum at Sydney University. This was
about archaeology, artefacts, interpretation and
methodology. We all worked with artefacts from
the ancient world, some from Sparta, Pompeii,
Egypt, some were at least 4000 years old. This
was a fascinating workshop, run by a very
knowledgeable (and just a little bit quirky) guide.
Plus it was quite inspiring to be on the grounds of
Sydney University!
Prior to this we had been to the Powerhouse
Museum, which was also full of marvellous and
fascinating artefacts, some from history, some
quite modern.
The excursion was amazing - the things we saw
and touched, the people we met (especially
Andrew Wallace-Hadrill!), the way the bus only
(mostly) started when we needed it to.
A HUGE thank you to Mr Grafton for stepping in
to help Ms Simes drive (at very short notice). And
a special thank you to the students for their good
humour and patience, despite the difficulties we
had with the bus.
Ms Simes
NOTE TO PARENTS & CARERS
Please ensure all student health and emer-
gency contact details remain up-to-date.
Contact the office on 6772 1266 with all
Callan Green & Hilary Bush with
the adopted Louie the tiger
Alana Eedy & Zoe Weiley with
the adopted arctic fox
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SUCCESS AT DANCE EISTEDDFOD
On Wednesday, 24 May, over 50 students from
Years 8 to 11 competed at the annual New
England Dance Eisteddfod. Five dances were
entered from four elective classes and our Duval
High School Dance Company.
The purpose of Duval entering the Eisteddfod is
to give students opportunities to experience all
that Dance has to offer. For some students, this
was their first time on a stage performing in front
of people and quite a nerve racking experience!
Whilst it is a competition, our results are merely
icing on the cake for a productive Semester 1 in
terms of developing students’ Dance technique
and confidence in performance:
Years 7-10 Jazz:
1st – Year 9 Elective Dance class
3rd – Year 10 Elective Dance class
Years 11-12 Jazz:
1st – DHS Company
Years 7-10 Contemporary:
2nd – Year 8 Elective Dance class
Years 11-12 Contemporary:
1st – Year 11 Elective Dance class.
Our students worked so hard in the lead up to the
day and demonstrated great teamwork and
dedication to their peers. During our final
rehearsals, the day before the competition, all
students were respectful during performances
and cheered on their peers from various year
groups. This behaviour was then replicated
during the competition, demonstrating our
CREST values out in the community.
Thank you to Jenny Mcfadyen for helping
organise costumes for our students. A big
thankyou to Miss Labrosse for helping supervise
on the day and ensuring all hair was beautifully
braided and stage makeup was ready for the
competition!
Congratulations once again to all of our students
for their hard work this Eisteddfod season. I am
so proud of you all!
Miss Noonan
RECONCILIATION BRIDGE WALK
On Sunday, 28 May, Armidale ANTaR (Australians
for National Title and Reconciliation) hosted the
annual Reconciliation Bridge Walk. Members of
the Armidale community are invited to cross
Stephens Bridge (near Information Centre) to
replicate the walk that took place across the
Sydney Harbour Bridge on 28 May, 2000.
Our Duval Deadly Dancers were asked to perform
for the participants as a part of the entertainment.
Unfortunately, it had rained a lot during the night,
leaving the ground wet, the creek swollen and
potentially deterring some of the community from
participating.
Two of our students demonstrated great initiative
and commitment to their performance,
entertaining approximately 120 people who
gathered for the event. Performing repertoire
from The Sapphire’s and Yothu Yindi, Sateeva
Boney and Chloe-Anne Peterson (both Year 9)
received warm congratulations for their
performance from the community.
This is the third successful performance from the
Duval Deadly Dancers for 2017. Thank you to Ms
Pearson for working tirelessly with our Dancers
to prepare them for such performances and foster
the creativity of our Indigenous students.
Miss Noonan
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In two excellent gala days in the last three weeks,
Duval's school table tennis team beat all-comers
to become Combined High Schools NW Regional
Champions.
First, our four Year 11 players Alex Rogers, Brad
Lucas, Kolja Drydale-Cech and Will Goyen
travelled to Inverell and won with
impressive play against MacIntyre and Inverell
High Schools.
Then last Friday we hosted school teams from
Tamworth, Oxley and Narrabri High Schools for
another day of high quality ping pong at the
PCYC in Armidale.
Duval's most experienced player, Alex, made
way for two of our rising stars, Year 8 students
Dion Whitfield and Josiah Bainivalu, who played
outstandingly to help Duval win all four school-vs
-school rounds 4:0.
Brad and Josiah were each dominant in all of their
singles and doubles matches. Kolja overcame
probably the toughest opponent of the day in
beating Narrabri's number one, Matt, twice (11:4,
13:11, 12:10 in a morning round then more
comfortably 11:7, 11:5, 11:9 in the afternoon's
regional final). Will and Dion proved their team
credentials and fighting spirit by each coming
from behind in two of their singles matches with
all-out attacking play after losing the first set.
All of our six players should be congratulated on
the high level of their play, reward for the
dedication they have shown in practising up
to five lunchtimes a week this year and last. Well
done also to all players from the schools involved
in both gala days; every student showed faultless
behaviour and sportsmanship.
Duval's team of Year 11 and Year 8 students will
now be travelling to the Table Tennis State Finals
to be held at Sydney's Olympic table tennis halls
on Monday 26th June, where they will get the
opportunity to play against some of the best
players in the state.
Mr Suddaby
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FUTSAL NEWS
On Monday, 22 May, five Duval High School
Futsal teams travelled down to Coffs Harbour to
compete in the Norther Rivers Futsal
Championships.
Duval had sides in the 14s,16s and 19s Boys and
in the 16s and 19s Girls draws. Competition was
tough and the matches were fast paced.
Duval sides stuck it to schools such as Bishop
Druitt College and Coffs Harbour Community
College, which are regarded as some of the finest
Futsal schools on the state.
All students are to be commended upon their
performance and their positive approach to the
each match.
Final Results:
16 Girls: 5th
16 Boys: 4th
19 Girls: 4th
14 Boys: 3rd
19 Boys: 3rd.
Some lessons from the day:
Matches are fast paced and goals can be
scored in succession - Josh Dunbar (14s)
scoring 4 goals in a match, TWICE!
A strike on goal is better than no strike on goal
- ‘Toe Poke King’ Fahad Alghatany (16s)
A solid goal keeper is key - well done
to ‘Golden Gloves’ Megan Frost (16s)
If a set piece off a corner leads to a goal
opportunity; then keep doing it, keep doing it
and keep doing it - Izzy Winter (19s)
Dunlop Volleys make very suitable Futsal
shoes when combined with 70's style long hair
- Jacob Prater and the other 19s boys.
The selectors from Northern New South Wales
Futsal were also present. They have indicated Mr
Model that a number of Duval players will be
selected for representative teams ……….. watch
this space for the announcement of those
selected!
Mr Model
STATE HUNTER CHAMPIONSHIPS
The State Hunter Shooting Championships were
held in Coffs Harbour recently, with two Duval
students competing over two days. The
conditions were challenging with a large field of
competitors.
Day 1 saw Tiffany Tarrant (Year 10) come first
junior in Light Class with a score of 489.10 and
Patrick Simpson third with a score of 477.9 (best
possible score is 500.25).
In the Heavy Class on Day 2, Patrick came first
with a score of 498.18 and Tiffany second with a
score of 496.10.
This resulted in Tiffany taking out first junior with
985.20 and Patrick 975.27. Amazing shooting was
demonstrated by both students, who came home
with trophies and “250” patches for perfect 250
scores in one of the details. Well done!
RIMFIRE BENCHREST ROUND ROBIN
The Northern N.S.W International Rimfire
Benchrest Round Robin was held at Taree on 13-
14 May.
This is an event which is held throughout the year
at eight different locations. It consists of three
cards each requiring 25 targets to be shot. The
weather was very typical coastal showers for the
competition and plenty of tricky wind.
Tiffany Tarrant earned first place scoring 739.28
and Patrick Simpson second scoring 732.30.
Once again a huge congratulations to these very
talented Duval junior shooters.
Suellen Simpson
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COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD