In front of a roaring crowd of approximately

three people, May Ou and Mr Milner finally

put to rest the pressing question— ‘who is

the better badminton player’.

The Back Story:

Over her years at Fairhills May has chal-

lenged Mr Milner to several games of bad-

minton. They both refuse to admit that they

lost any of these games.

So they set a grudge match.

I was lucky enough to catch up with both

May and Mr Milner in the week leading up

to the big event. The exchange was heated.

May Ou set the tone for her preparation

week “history repeats, I’ve already won

against him two or three times, even

though he denies it every time. He also

owes me food”. Mr Milner was unimpressed

with May’s confidence.

“I won’t be making and emotional comments at

this time, I just want to focus on my preparation”.

Whilst he wanted this to be his official pre-match

statement, I overheard him tell May (as he be-

grudgingly handed over a Snickers bar and manda-

rin—a Milner always pays his debts) ’Until then (the

match) don’t look at me, don’t speak to me.. Un-

less it’s about school”.

The Match:

Three sets weren’t even needed. After an intense

beginning, May put Mr Milner away pretty quickly.

May winning 21-17, 21-12.

The Aftermath:

“If I didn't like him, I’d say that he put the ‘bad’ in

badminton”.

“I was beaten by a better opponent. I think the

turning point was at 17 all when I failed to even hit

the service box and it all went downhill from there.

But I’ll be back. Champions always come back”.

BADMINTON GRUDGE MATCH

REMINDER!

- Black track pants are part

of the Fairhills High School

sports uniform, feel free to

wear these in the cooler

months!

FAIRSPORT 2015

F a i r h i l l s H i g h S c h o o l

A review of term two

RECYCLE YOUR OLD SPORTS GEAR

- A call out to any senior students who no longer use their PE uniform.

If you intend to throw it away, please donate it to the PE office to recy-

cle.

- Have old footy boots laying around home? We are always looking for

more boots for our footy and soccer teams!

YOUR 2015 PE TEACHERS:

Peter Milner:

- Head of PE

- Year 12 Outdoor Ed

-Year 10 Fitness & Sport

- Year 9A & 9B PE

- Year 8G PE

- Year 7 PE

Andrew Potter:

- Head of Sport

- VET Sport & Rec (Basketball)

- Year 7-10 Basketball Academy

- Year 9D Maths

Sharon Teesdale:

- Year 12 PE

- Year 11 PE

- Year 8A & 8B PE

- Year 7C PE

- Year 8 Coordinator

Mick Holloway:

- Year 10 Fitness & Sport

- Year 8C PE

- Year 8C Humanities

- Year 7B PE

- Year 7H PE

Stewart MacCartney:

- Year 9C & 9D PE

- Year 8C Science

- School Chaplain

Alison Douglas:

-Year 10-12 Health

Kirsten Bishop:

- Year 11 Outdoor Ed

- Year 11 & 12 VCAL

- Year 10 Health

- Year 8H PE

PE Assistant:

Angie Ritchie

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Congratulations to all students who have repre-

sented Fairhills High School through interschool

sport throughout term two! We sent out teams for

netball, badminton, soccer, footy and basketball.

Special congratulations to the senior girls basket-

ball team who won the district competition and are

heading off to Eastern Zone in term three!

We have been really proud of the determination

and sportsmanship displayed by all students rep-

resenting Fairhills so far this year. It’s fantastic to

see you all supporting each other, keep it up!

INTERSCHOOL SPORT NEWS

Reminder: Interschool

sport sign up dates are

posted in the gym. Make

sure you check them out

and sign up on time!

Term two called for the year 7 and 8 cross country try-outs. There was a great turn out and

excellent weather. All students ran well with a number of close finishes at the finish line.

Congratulations to all that competed!

YEAR 7 GIRLS

YEAR 7 BOYS

YEAR 8 GIRLS

YEAR 8 BOYS

1ST Zoe Cutler Jett Wiesner Amy Roncali Ethan Jackson

2ND Drew Battison Jack Burns Monique Hunt Dylan Mace

3RD Kiera Gaskell Connor Kilgour Tiana Jones Nathan Hart

4TH Riley Colcott Cooper Weiland-Dunkinson Emma Dunning Harry Leonhard

5TH Hayley Shaw Jordan Robinson Bethany Elderhorst Jacob Whittaker

Approximately 45 students went on to represent Fairhills at the District Cross Country at

Lewis Road Reserve. All students ran well in cold and windy conditions. Special mentions

to the following students who ran especially well, qualifying for Regional finals:

Jack Burns, Jordan Robinson, Ethan Jackson, Zoe Cutler, Jayde Webb, Monique Hunt, Amy

Roncali and Amelia Clifford.

THANK YOU!

To ALL of the students

who volunteer to coach,

score and umpire at inter-

school sport. It’s never an

easy job and often in-

volves giving up some of

your lunchtimes to run

training sessions. Your

efforts are absolutely ap-

preciated and do not go

unnoticed!!

OUTDOOR ED NEWS

BASKETBALL ACADEMY NEWS

VICTORIAN COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP SUCCESS!

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Year 9 & 10: During Basket-

ball academy elective .

Year 8: Wednesday Period 4

Year 7: Wednesday Period 4

ACADEMY TRAINING

TIMES

Congratulations to all teams who represented the

Fairhills High School Basketball Academy at the

Victorian College Championships.

Congratulations especially to both the Senior Girls

and Boys team who qualified for the State finals in

term three!. What a fantastic effort!

Things ran smoothly in term two for Outdoor

Ed. Along with completing unit two and four

coursework, year 11 Outdoor Edders gained

access to an ‘outdoor experience’ through a

man made rock climbing facility as well as

utilizing some of our local resources cycling

from Fairhills into the City!

Year 11 Caving 4/8

Year 12 Mountain

Bike Riding

13/8

Year 11 –12 SNOW

TRIP

14/8

Year 12 Tree Adven-

ture

27/8

Year 11 Canoe Prac-

tice Sessions

TBA

TERM THREE

DATES

HEALTH NEWS

Year 10 Health students attended a session at the Knox

Youth Centre. It’s so beneficial for students to find out what

free health resources are available to them. All students

represented Fairhills to their usual high standard, asked

great questions and took advantage of this awesome op-

portunity.

Reminder: Year 7, 8 and 9 Health is run as part of the Phys-

ical Education curriculum. Your health period runs every

second week, make sure you bring the appropriate materi-

als to health class (workbook, pens, laptop).