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Hugh Roach

21 October 2009

Newington boy selected in Australian Schoolboys’ Rugby Team

Year 11 student at Newington, Hugh Roach, has been honoured with the highest accolade in schoolboy rugby, with the announcement of his selection in the Australian Schoolboys’ Rugby team.

Hugh was selected in the GPS (Great Public School) 1st XV Rugby team as hooker earlier in 2009. He then showed exceptional talent at the National Championships held at Knox Grammar, impressing the selectors for the Australian team. This is an outstanding achievement for a boy who is still only in Year 11, and is testament to his versatility on the rugby field.

Hugh recently played for the Australian Schoolboys’ squad against the New Zealand Schoolboys at Ballymore in Brisbane. His performance was so impressive that Hugh made the final cut in the Australian Schoolboys’ team, which was announced recently.

Eric Shi, Joshua Sprake, Dr Mulford, Alex Pagonis and James Wheatley

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22 October 2009

Shire boys shine at Newington

Local boys, Alex Pagonis, Eric Shi, James Wheatly and Joshua Sprake have been honoured by selection in the senior leadership team at Newington.

Each year, approximately 180 boys vie for a position as a senior school leader at Newington. After voting by staff and students only 29 boys make the final team, so being selected is a great tribute to the boys’ character.

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Newington 1sts basketball team celebrate their win

13 October 2009

Newington is the Champion School of NSW in Basketball

Basketball at Newington is on a high, after the school’s 1sts Basketball Team won the title of Champion School of NSW at the recent NSW State Championships.

This year, the 1sts team at Newington has dominated the competition. The team won the Raschke Cup, was undefeated in the 14 rounds of the GPS Premiership, and went on to win the CIS (Combined Independent Schools) Championship. 

The victory in the CIS Championship entitled Newington to progress to the State Championships, where the top four schools in NSW recently competed for supremacy. The other schools in contention were Sydney Boys High, Westfield Sports High and Edmund Rice College.

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9 September 2009

Te Haumi Maxwell

Local boy’s historic results in the pool, beating Ian Thorpe’s times at the same age

Newington College student, Te Haumi Maxwell, won four gold medals at the recent NSW State Age Short Course Swimming Championships, setting new records in every event. At 15 years of age, Te Haumi is now swimming faster than Ian Thorpe at the same age.

Te Haumi’s performances were outstanding. He won four individual gold medals, setting new records in each event. In winning his 100m Freestyle, he broke the 50 second barrier for the first time.

He is now likely to undertake some special training with the Australian Institute of Sport and early next year will travel to the USA on a four-week scholarship that will afford him the opportunity to receive some of the best specialist sprint coaching available.

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22 September 2009

Brian Dene

Newington teacher appointed as top schoolboys team coach

Newington College teacher, Brian Dene, has been selected as the Head Coach of the Australian Schoolboys’ Football Team

He has been Director of Football Coaching at Newington for four years, and was Assistant Coach of the Australian Schoolboys’ Football Team last year. His promotion to Head Coach is testament to his skills and his commitment to the sport of Football.

Brian has extensive training and experience in football coaching. He has completed a Bachelor of Sports Science majoring in coaching, as well as a Bachelor of Physical Health Education, making him a fully qualified Physical Education Teacher.

Brian will be travelling with the team to the United Kingdom and Ireland via China in January of next year.

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4 September 2009

Newington honoured by visit from one of the oldest surviving fuzzy wuzzy angels

Newington was recently honoured by a visit from one of the oldest surviving Papua New Guinean nationals who assisted the Australian soldiers on the Kokoda Track during World War II, Mr Frederick Soka.  

Frederick came to Newington to address the Year 10 History students about his experiences in assisting Australia’s diggers during the World War II campaign. The compassion and care of the casualties earned Frederick and his fellow villagers enormous admiration and respect from the Australians, who dubbed these men their ‘fuzzy wuzzy angels’.

Frederick explained to the boys that he helped by taking in all the provisions, including ammunition, guns, food and medical supplies. The wounded were then carried out of the Kokoda Track to the nearest airfield, or all the way back to Port Moresby.

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4 August 2009

Newington 1st X1 celebrates the win

Newington retains the AJ Rae Shield over Trinity

In a competition that looks like rivaling the State of Origin in terms of passion for a premier sporting event, Newington College has retained the AJ Rae Shield over Trinity Grammar.

The AJ Rae Shield began in 2004, when the Headmasters of Newington and Trinity decided to create a competition to honour the role played by a much-loved educator at both schools, Mr Anthony (Tony) Rae. He was Senior Master at Trinity and Headmaster at Newington College.

The Shield is contested whenever the two schools play each other in Rugby and Football, with the A level teams in each sport, from the 13s age group right through to the Opens, playing each other in the annual clash. Honour for the school is on the line, and each boy plays with fierce determination in order to secure victory.

 

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10 August 2009

Joshua Hare , Lachie Turner, Bradley Slee

‘Tahs teach boys how to be green  

Newington’s Wyvern House Preparatory School hosted the launch of an exciting new online education program, designed to motivate and engage children in Years 3 to 6 about how to protect our environment.

The program, called Visy Enviromaniacs, has been developed by educational experts and is complemented by a comprehensive lesson plan which supports the primary school curriculum.

The games, covering recycling, energy, water, litter and packaging are all interlinked. The boys learn that recycling is a key weapon in the fight against climate change and by recycling, we save energy, reduce our water usage, clean up and dispose of litter and reuse packaging.

The game and lesson plan can be accessed online at no cost to students, parents or teachers.

Waratah rugby stars Lachie Turner and Tatafu Polota-Nau officially unveiled the program at Newington, which is the school where Turner played junior rugby.

 

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19 August 2009

Luke Devlin in action

Newington student Luke Devlin shoots right to the very top  

Year 12 Newington College boy, Luke Devlin, has achieved the pinnacle of success in schoolboy basketball, after being selected in the Australian Schoolboys’ Basketball Team and also voted Most Valuable Player at the Championships.

Luke was selected in the Combined Independent Schools Team (CIS) team in March, and competed for CIS at the NSW All Schools Selection Tournament. At the conclusion of this Tournament, Luke was chosen from amongst some of the best schoolboy basketballers in the state for the NSW Schoolboys’ team.

He competed at the National Schools Championships, playing for the NSW state team. Not only did he go on to be selected in the Australian Schoolboys’ Basketball team, he was also acknowledged as one of the finest players in Australia when he was given the ‘Most Valuable Player’ Award at the Championships. Luke will now tour with the Australian team to the USA in December.

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10 August 2009

Daniel Hill in action

Newington boy selected in Australian Basketball Team 

Newington College Year 11 student Daniel Hill has been named one of Australia’s most outstanding schoolboy basketball players, after being selected in the Australian Under 17 Men’s Basketball Team.

Daniel was selected in the Combined Independent Schools Team (CIS) in March, and competed for CIS at the NSW All Schools Selection tournament.

At the conclusion of this tournament, Daniel was chosen to represent NSW at the Australian Championships. From there, Daniel made the final selection for the Australian Under 17 Men’s Basketball Team, which is an enormous achievement.

The Headmaster of Newington, Dr David Mulford, said, “We are incredibly proud of Daniel. He has trained extremely hard to reach such an elite level in his chosen sport and he deserves to be recognised for his achievements.”

 

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29 July 2009

Human Swine Influenza — latest advice

Click here for the most recent update on the H1N1 swine flu.

Should you have any further concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our Nurse Unit Manager, Sister Margaret Bates on 9568 9426.

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30 June 2009

Newington teachers and students try out the new sound system

Newington Significantly Enhances Boys' Learning

Newington College’s Preparatory School at Lindfield has installed a revolutionary new sound system that will have a significant impact on improving learning outcomes for boys at the school.

Normally, from the back of the room, students only hear 80% of what is being said. The key difference of this system is that it uses infra-red light waves to project sound. With the microphone on the teacher, 100% of what is being said can be heard by all boys in the room.

Research shows when messages are heard more clearly, it can improve a child’s learning by up to 33%. One Year 6 teacher has found that the boys are now much quieter, so he has trained himself to talk more softly. There is no need to project his voice to the back of the room any more, which has the added benefit of reducing vocal fatigue.

It is not only the teachers who have a microphone. The boys also have their own microphone for times when they have to address the class, such as sharing their news, or delivering a PowerPoint presentation.

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28 June 2009

Newington bus service to the Eastern Suburbs

New Eastern Suburbs Bus Service

Due to increasing demand from Eastern Suburbs families for places at Newington, the school will be introducing its own bus service from the commencement of Term 4, 2009.

More details will follow shortly.

For more information please contact Sharon Brideson, Admissions Officer on 9568 9337 or email
s.brideson@newingtoncollege.nsw.edu.au

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26 June 2009

Boys at the Rugby Jersey Lunch

Newington Students Selected for AAGPS Representative teams

Rugby

1sts: Hugh Roach

2nds: Keliti Vaingalo & Brogan Roods

3rds: Zeb Holmes-Baer (C), Ben Volavola, Apolosi Latunipulu, Michael Manners

Reserves:

Alex Watson, Michael Alaalatoa, Joel Luani & Andrew Riley

Football

1sts: Chris Reid, Nicholas Condylis, Callum McGrouther & Luke Gearin

2nds: Nathan Tsioulos (C) & Tom Wylob

3rds: Mark Svinos

 

Also:

Mr Brian Dene has been appointed as Head Coach of the Australian Schoolboys’ Football team.

Mr Mark Scali was appointed as AAGPS 2nd Football XI coach.

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24 June 2009

Human Swine Influenza — latest advice

Further to our recent updates on the H1N1 swine flu, the College has two important announcements:

First, Australia is entering a new phase of the H1N1 Influenza 09 response, known as PROTECT. The change in approach is because the virus strain is currently not as virulent as anticipated.

Second, please be advised that the College has now had its first confirmed case of H1N1 swine flu in a Year 12 student. We understand that this may cause some ongoing concern amongst the school community.

In light of this, we ask parents to be vigilant in watching for any signs and symptoms of influenza-like illness in your child. These include fever, cough, tiredness, muscle aches, sore throat, chills or shortness of breath. If these symptoms develop please seek the advice of your family doctor and keep your child at home until they are well.

Please find the latest information sheet provided by NSW Health here. 

Should you have any further concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our Nurse Unit Manager, Sister Margaret Bates on 9568 9426.

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17 June 2009

Sydney FC with Newington 1st XI

Sydney Football Club Visits Newington

There was great excitement at Newington when the entire Sydney Football Club squad, including players such as John Aloisi, came to the school to undertake coaching sessions and to convey some of their football expertise to the Newington boys.

The Sydney Football Club 1sts, along with all coaching staff, were involved in a recovery session at Newington. The facilities at Newington are first-class, which allowed the team to conduct practical football coaching sessions, yoga sessions and make use of the pool, as well as running workshops and de-briefing sessions for the players.

The boys in the Newington 1st XI squad were lucky enough to go through their paces with key Sydney FC team members, including Ivan Necevski and Clint Bolton, as well as Coach, John Filan.

The Newington 1st XI is coached by Director of Football Coaching, Brian Dene, who was recently appointed as Head Coach of the Australian Schoolboys’ Football team. Brian said that the Newington team comprised a very talented group of footballers, having last year taken out the Combined Independent Schools Football Cup, the Catholic Colleges Football Cup.

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16 June 2009

Edward Miller wins scholarship

Newington High Achiever Wins Prestigious Sydney University Scholarship

Newington Old Boy, Ed Miller (ON ’08), has been awarded the prestigious Dean’s Undergraduate Scholarship at the University of Sydney, valued at $15,000 per year, for the duration of his undergraduate degree.

Factors taken into consideration for selection include outstanding achievements in public speaking, leadership and community achievement and a demonstrated interest in Economics and Business.Ed was School Captain of Newington College last year, and during his time at the College he recorded a string of impressive achievements.

Ed achieved an outstanding UAI of 99.65 in last year’s HSC and was placed 2nd in NSW in Economics, he was Captain of Debating at Newington and was selected in the GPS 2nds Debating Team, and he was the National Lions’ Youth of the Year winner.

As the successful recipient of The Dean’s Undergraduate Scholarship, Ed will represent the Economics and Business Faculty at Sydney University  for a variety of public speaking purposes and other various other functions.

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15 June 2009

Mr Pradhananga addresses the school

Newington Supports Underprivileged Children in Nepal

Newington College has a strong history of support for the SOS Children’s Villages in Nepal, an organisation which assists orphaned and destitute children. Newington was recently pleased to host a visit by the National Director of SOS in Nepal, Mr Shree Shankar Pradhananga.

Newington’s connection to the SOS International Children’s Villages began when one of the teachers at the College, Mr Michael Davis, visited Nepal in 1995 and was inspired by the work of SOS International.

Since that time, nearly $50,000 has been donated by the Newington community; there have been seven teachers’ exchanges; and a Gap Students’ program has been established, which has seen six Nepalese boys come to Newington since 2004.

The first boy, Sabin Mulepati, was recently accepted into the prestigious John Hopkins Medical School in the USA where he is working on his combined Master/PhD program in bio-medical research. It was Sabin’s time in Australia that encouraged him to think about studying outside of his home country of Nepal. Newington is proud of the influence that it has had on all the wonderful young Nepalese who have come to Australia.

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4 June 2009

Human Swine Influenza — latest advice from NSW Health

Regarding the school exclusion policy, there has been an important change to the definition of the areas of concern. Any school child returning from an area of "high prevalence" of human swine influenza will be required to stay away from school for seven days after their return to NSW. The Australian Chief Medical Officer will provide a definition for these areas, however, in the interim, greater metropolitan Melbourne should be added to the list of countries previously advised (Mexico, Canada, the United States, Japan, and Panama). This is because of the widespread community transmission of the virus being experienced in Victoria, particularly in the Melbourne metropolitan area.

Click on the link below to open a letter from the NSW Chief Health Officer regarding extended measures designed to reduce the likelihood of swine flu outbreak in NSW and NSW schools.

Swine Influenza letter to principals 04Jun09

A copy of the update from NSW Health is also on the front page of the AIS website at www.aisnsw.edu.au under 'What's New?'

All general enquiries should continue to be directed to the Australian Government's human swine influenza hotline on 180 2007.

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25 May 2009

Swine Influenza - NSW Department of Health advice

The NSW Department of Health has issued advice, seeking the assistance of schools in identifying children and staff who have recently travelled to Mexico, the USA, Canada, Japan and Panama and requesting that those in this situation be excluded from the school environment for seven (7) days, the maximum incubation period for the virus, to limit the potential exposure of others in the community.

NSW Health also suggest some additional simple precautions:

• Covering your mouth and nose if you cough or sneeze
• Washing your hands after contact with soiled tissues or any contact with throat or nose discharge
• Sick students or staff should stay home until they are fully recovered and seek medical attention if appropriate.

For more information about human swine influenza, go to the NSW Health website:

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/publichealth/swine_flu.asp

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4 March 2009

Headmaster Officially Welcomed to College

Dr David Mulford has been formally commissioned as the 18th Headmaster of Newington College.

Moderator of the Uniting Church, Rev Niall Reid conducted the Commissioning Service at the College on 26 February 2009...

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21 January 2009

College's New Headmaster Congratulates HSC Students

Headmaster of Newington College, Dr David Mulford has congratulated the College's 2008 Higher School Certificate leavers.

“I was impressed with the 2008 HSC results for the College, especially in the context that Newington is a strictly non-selective school,” Dr Mulford said...

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20 January 2009

Newington College's New Headmaster Commences

Dr David Mulford has started as new Headmaster of Newington College.

Dr Mulford has been a highly successful Head of Radford College, ACT for the previous eight years and Blue Mountains Grammar for nine years...

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