Volume 28 Issue 15 24 May 2019 19 Iyyar 5779

From the Principal

Andrew Watt

Recognising 10 years of service: Keeping us safe

The distinguished and ongoing service of Tom Hagl was celebrated at our High School Assembly. Whilst not a member of the Emanuel staff team, Tom has been an integral member of the Emanuel community, seeking to protect us from danger. His commitment, efficiency and sense of humour are sincerely appreciated, and we hope that he will continue to serve our community for years to come.

Careers Space – sharing university and career experiences 

On Tuesday, our Year 11 and 12 students participated in a special interactive and informal careers forum, involving over 30 of our alumni. Each student selected three sessions to attend from a range of diverse careers (not just Law and Medicine), and this was followed by a networking session that allowed students to introduce themselves to, and converse with, the presenters. Our Year 12 students also had the opportunity to hear from a LinkedIn professional (also an alumnus), about how LinkedIn can be used to create a profile and develop a network. Our Careers Forum sought to normalise career journeys for our current graduates. For many, this journey no longer follows a linear path, but rather a winding path that involves changing courses, changing directions and changing careers, some realising later in life that their chosen degree and career was not for them. Interestingly, many of our alumni also expressed how “good they had it” at Emanuel! It is hoped that Careers Space provided a wealth of information and ideas, motivating our students to explore a range of career avenues. Many thanks to our Careers Adviser, Claire Pech, for her organisation of this event and Sonia Newell, for her work in getting alumni involved. The next opportunity for our students to continue their exploration will be the HSC and Careers Expo, to be held next week at Moore Park.

CDSSA Cross Country Championships

Back row (left to right): Jade Berson, Shai Farhy, Aiden Poswell, Coby New, Sienna Poswell. Front row: Victoria Miller, Samara Trenaman, Brody Elbourne

I had the pleasure of watching our Emanuel cross country team perform, on a challenging track, within Centennial Park. Emanuel has performed consistently well over the last four years at the CDSSA Cross Country Championships, placing 1st in 2016 and 2017, and 2nd in 2018 and 2019. These are great results in an association of 11 schools and are a reflection of the quality training program delivered by coaching staff in the lead up to the event and the talent amongst Emanuel students. Many thanks to Kristy Genc, Sharon Fairfax, Heath Morley and our specialist coaches for their support and development of our squad.

Policy reviews

Our Executive team continues to review our suite of policies on an annual basis. For those policies that relate directly to our parents, we will notify you and provide links to the revised policies for your perusal.

Mazal tov

  • The following students cut a combined total of over 2 meters of their hair and raised over $3350 which they donated to Children with Hair Loss: Ella Hart, Adena Sheps, Lucinda Labi, Brooke Rosen, Jayda Abrahams, Lani Israel, Talia Blackman, Milla Silberman and Megan Finn. Thanks to Rachel Jammy, Asha Friedman, Sasha Baskin, Tallulah Stein, Talia Blackman and Isabella Reichel for organising the event.
  • Gabriella Goodridge was selected for the New South Wales Combined High Schools Swim Team
  • At the CDSSA Cross Country Championships held on Monday, Brody Elbourne and Victoria Miller came 1st  in the 15 years group, and Aiden Poswell and Samara Trenaman came 1st in the 16 years events
  • Alexandra Machlin (Year 7) had a double victory at Competition Day at the prestigious Sydney Show Jumping Club last weekend with 1st place in both the 65cm (Junior) and 75cm (U18) events
  • Year 9 students who were such good representatives of the School on Tuesday at the PowerHouse Museum excursion. Their teacher said this was probably the best behaved group of students she has ever taken on an excursion! 
  • Our Junior High School Chess team won 4-0, the Primary A team won 3.5-0.5 and the Primary B team won 4-0

 

Quote of the week

“Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of the car is separate from the way the car is driven.”

Edward De Bono