On behalf of Bill Ronald (Head Coach at St Andrew’s Cathedral School) and in support of the NSW Schools’ Fencing League, I’m forwarding information on a valuable Fencing Camp opportunity for Foil and Epee fencers over the summer holidays. The event will be held at the University of Sydney – Bryden’s Stadium.

Dates: 4-12 January 2024,
Schedule: 10am-6pm typically — further information closer to the date
Camp fees: $850 The Camp (Fencers) $275 Professional Development (Coaches)
Designed For: Foil and Epee fencers and Coach Professional Development. The Camp is for fencers of all capabilities but must be aged 12 & over (unless very fit/technically capable). Participants will be divided into weapon & competency groupings.
Format: The Camp is run as a collaboration of coaches from different clubs, states and countries. It is about bringing people together to work intensively and cooperatively, to develop skills, confidence and networks.

Please contact Bill Ronald to reserve your spot:

fencingcamp@sport.usyd.edu.au

More information can be found here:

Thank you for your interest in the Fencing program for the 2024 Winter Sport season.

Please fill in the Google form below to help us plan the program for next year:

Enrolment Day 2023 – Fencing Expression of Interest Form

NOTE: Please only fill in this form if you are a new student to the school in 2024.

For current students, the sign up form for try-outs will be posted in term 1 next year before the start of the Winter Sport season.

Thanks for stopping by and welcome to Sydney Boys High School!

Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

All fencers who still have loaned equipment: please return them ASAP for stocktaking.
Please see Mr Huynh in the IA Staffroom if there are any issues.

Off season borrowing cannot start until current season stocktake is complete.

Cheers,
Mr Huynh

Hi all,

The Fencing Dinner is coming up this Friday 22/09/2023.

Please find the schedule below:

5:30pm – Arrival at the Great Hall
6:00pm – Commencement of Proceedings: Speeches
6:30pm – Dinner Service
7:30pm – Dessert Service, Awards Presentation
8:00pm – Nidhogg Prize
8:30pm – Lucky Door Prize
9:00pm – Dinner concludes

All attending students are required to assist with setting up the Great Hall at the end of the school day and help pack up at the conclusion of the event.

Please let me know if there are any issues or questions and I look forward to celebrating with you on Friday.

-Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

Hi all,

A gentle reminder that the Fencing Dinner is coming up and the payment window has been extended to Monday. Please make sure you’ve paid for your ticket ASAP (online via parent portal or in person at the Front office).

Once you have done so, please submit the paper form slip (can be found at the bottom of the poster) to the Front Office and fill in the relevant google form for dietary requirements:
https://sbhsfencing.com/2023/08/14/sbhs-fencing-dinner-on-friday-22-09-2023/

In addition, please remember that the End of Season Fencing Survey is still open for students to fill in. We would appreciate as much data as possible to help us build a better program for next year. All student responders will go in to a separate special raffle draw at the Fencing Dinner:

We look forward to celebrating the success of the season with you all at the dinner with good food, entertainment, student awards and special prizes up for grabs for those attending.

Please let me know if there are any issues.

Cheers,

Mr Huynh
MIC Fencing

To all squad fencers,

The final school photo day is happening next Monday. Please dress in full school uniform with blazers if possible.

The schedule for squad fencers is as follows:
Period 1:
9:25am – All First Grade Teams together with Dr Jaggar and Mr Huynh (display the two shields)

Period 3:
11:25am – U14 Foil Squad, U14 Epee Squad (display NSWSFL plaque), U14 Sabre Squad
11:35am – U16 Foil Squad, U16 Epee Squad, U16 Sabre Squad
11:45am – U19 Foil Squad, U19 Epee Squad (display NSWSFL plaque), U19 Sabre Squad

Please contact Mr Huynh if there are any issues or questions.

Cheers,
Mr Huynh

The SBHS Fencing Committee invites you and your family to celebrate another successful fencing season with your friends, coaches and family at the SBHS Fencing End of Season Dinner. We are having Smokey Mary BBQ Catering for this event. We will also be presenting Achievement Awards, games and lucky door prizes!

Before completing the RSVP Google Form, please make payment via PARENT PAYMENT PORTAL OR SCHOOL FRONT OFFICE (if paying by cash , cheque or credit card).

When: 6pm – 9pm, Friday 22nd September 2022 (last day of Term 3)
Where: Great Hall, Sydney Boys High School
What to Wear: Fencers to attend in full school uniform
Cost: Adults, Fencers, Siblings older than 12 years old – $60 per person
Sibling 12 years old and under – $30 per person

IMPORTANT NOTE: All attending fencers (1 form response per family) are asked to complete the Dietary Requirements Google Form below so we can finalise catering details:
https://forms.gle/d9rtMxu2YuqpVSgm6

*PLEASE PAY & COMPLETE THIS RSVP GOOGLE FORM BY NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 2023*

To our Fencers,

As we are wrapping up the end of another Fencing season, we ask that you please take some time to provide us with some valuable feedback so that we’re able to improve the program for next season.

The survey will only take a few minutes and the Google Form link can be found here:

https://forms.gle/k4M3ukkmfNBa1XoC6

You’ll be required to sign into your school account to ensure one response per person (and you can edit your response afterwards if you want to).

Note: All fencers who complete this survey will go into a raffle to win a special mystery prize at the Fencing Dinner! As such, your email address will be collected for verification purposes and will be used for the raffle.

The survey will remain open for the next few weeks (until the Fencing Dinner), but please consider completing it ASAP so that we can review and start planning next year’s program to meet the needs of our school community.

Thank you very much for your time and assistance and may the Force be with you!

Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing

This Saturday we have the last competition event of the season, the NSWSFL Foil U16 & U19 Foil Individual Competition hosted at Barker.

Venue: Barker College (Rosewood Pavilion)
Start time: 8:00am – 12:00pm

For the list of participating SBHS fencers and additional details about the event, please visit:
https://sbhsfencing.com/2023-results/ and check the Fencing Google calendar: https://sbhsfencing.com/school-competitions/calendar/

Students will also be added to the relevant roll in Clipboard.

To all fencers participating:

• Please make sure you arrive at least 30 minutes before your start time to check in with the teacher/coach and Director of Tournament (DT) to get your name marked off, warm up and prepare for your first match.
• Bring your SBHS tracksuit jacket and wear the SBHS soccer sock on your back leg. You should have a full length white sock on your front leg (no exposed skin) when fencing.
• Besides your uniform and gear, also bring a towel, water bottle and healthy snack to recharge between matches.

All the best to our fencers for the events this weekend!

Please contact Mr Huynh if there are any issues

Hi all,

As we approach the last training session of the season, please remember to clean and return your fencing gear. Please notify Mr Huynh via email if there are any issues with your borrowed gear.

Seniors are to return ALL borrowed gear during the Wednesday Sport session (09/08/2023).
Juniors are to return ALL borrowed gear during the Thursday Sport session (10/08/2023).

Please help us by returning the gear on time as we need to do a stocktake of all items in our inventory. This is a huge task as we have over 500 items to track! Do your part in taking care of our equipment and follow Check-in/Check-out gear procedures so we can maintain and invest in quality gear for future seasons.
Failure to return equipment on time will result in a detention.

Training will be focused on fitness activities and games this week for those who are returning borrowed fencing whites.

PLEASE ALSO NOTE: The storeroom in the cricket nets must be cleared of all fencing bags by end of Thursday’s training session! Any bag left behind will result in 100 burpees to reclaim their bag.

For those who have asked to borrow gear in the off-season to help continue their fencing training, plans are in the works to lend out equipment AFTER stocktake is complete.

Thanks for your cooperation!
Cheers,
Mr Dat Huynh
MIC Fencing