Hi all,

We have been working hard on a new program for a NSW Schools Fencing League where schools work directly with each other to create inter-school fencing opportunities for our students.

In the interest of transparency, I have attached documentation for a proposal for a Schools Fencing League that was discussed with a number of other schools as a response to the changes that NSWFA made to their school-aged program this year.

A Proposal for a NSW Schools’ League Competition in Boys Team Foil Fencing in 2018_V1.1_180309

I am delighted to inform you that we have five schools (including ours) working together on a pilot program for Boys Team Foil this season.

You can find more information about the program on the 2018 School Competitions page.

Exchanges and Fixtures for Foil are planned for this season with other activities being developed for Epee and Sabre – More details to come soon.

We look forward to this exciting opportunity to foster good relationships with other fencing schools and provide worthwhile inter-school fencing activities for our students.

Please let me know if there are any issues or questions.

Best regards,
Dat Huynh

MIC Fencing

Hi all,

As we prepare for the start of the winter sport season, we ask students who are interested in joining the SBHS Fencing Program this year to please fill in the expression of interest form linked below:

Expression of Interest form to join the SBHS Fencing Program in 2018

The data gathered will help us conduct tryouts more efficiently.

Winter sport changeover and tryouts start on the 14/03/17 for Seniors and 15/03/17 for Juniors.

Tryouts will be conducted during the allocated school sport training session from 1pm to 3pm on those dates at the COLA centre (Cricket nets). Tryouts are expected to span 2 weeks with final numbers determined by the 22/03/17.

Please let me know if there are any issues or questions.

Best regards,

Dat Huynh

MIC Fencing

Hi all,

The final Mini Challenge individual competition (Koala Mini Challenge) is coming up next week:

• U13 Epee starts at 4:30pm on Thursday 23/11/17
• U13 Sabre starts at 3:00pm on Thursday 23/11/17
• U13 Foil starts at 9:00am on Saturday 25/11/17

Link to NSWFA calendar info:
http://www.nswfencing.org.au/event/school-state-2017-koala-mini-challenge/

Pleas see Mr Huynh by Wednesday this week (15/11/17) to register your interest if you wish to fence in this competition.

This is a voluntary event so you will need to arrange your own note for your partial absence from school for the day if applicable as there will not be scheduled staff supervision.

The Fencing Store room will be open on Wednesday (15/11/17) during Lunch 1 if students wish to borrow gear.

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

Cheers,

D. Huynh

Hi all,

This Saturday we have the final event for the inaugural U15 School Teams Foil Premiership.

Please check the RESULTS page for fixtures and start times.

Both our SBHS A and SBHS B teams have made the semifinals and I wish our boys all the best on Saturday!

Cheers,

-D. Huynh

Hi all,

As we wrap up another successful year of fencing, the time has come to organise the end of season Fencing Dinner.

Please join us for a night of fun, food and awards as we celebrate our achievements and recognition of the hard work that parents, coaches, staff and our students have contributed to Fencing at High this year.

We hope to see you there!

P.S. Thanks to Bonne and his talented friend, Soraya, for designing the awesome poster!

-D. Huynh

Hi all,

St Andrews is hosting an inter-school Epee fencing competition on Saturday, September 16th.

We have been cordially invited to this event and I look forward to building stronger relationships with other school fencing programs.

St Aloysius and Abbotsleigh are also invited to this friendly Epee comp.

Details of SBHS students involved and start time can be found on the Results page.

I have attached the Information Letter shared by St Andrews’ MIC Fencing below:

Interschool Fencing Competition 2017

SBHS Students who are interested in attending, please see me by Monday 11/09/17 at the latest.

I will update the website and students with info on location and how to get there on Monday at the student Fencing meeting during lunch.

Please let me know if there are any issues or questions.

Cheers,

-D. Huynh

To year 7 and any other new fencers,

Please make sure the equipment you have borrowed for the season has been cleaned and washed, ready to be returned to the Fencing store room at the start of Lunch 1 this Wednesday 16/08/17.

I would also like to ask if there are any minor repairs that can be made to the velcro straps on the masks, please do so by stitching on a new piece of velcro to replace any worn out straps.

I will sign off on your borrowing form upon inspection and collection of the equipment.

Thank you very much for your cooperation and attention with this task.

-D. Huynh

I have recently been notified by MIC Sport of the following:

Senior students (year 10, 11, 12) continue to attend their Winter Sport for the next two weeks.

Seniors will need to attend Wednesday’s training (1pm to 3pm) as per usual for the next two weeks, ending on 23/08/17. I will be cancelling all after school training sessions.

Junior students (year 7, 8, 9) move off to attend Athletics training/Summer Sport arrangements as of this week.

My apologies for any inconveniences caused as the school is trialling a new format for the transition from Winter Sport to Athletics Season leading to the Summer Sport Season.

-D. Huynh

Hi all,

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:
SBHS Fencing 2017 – End of season survey

You are required to sign into your Google account to ensure one entry per person, but the survey is completed anonymously as your email address is not collected.

Thank you very much for your time and assistance!

-D. Huynh