15 September 201515 September 2015

From the Principal

Dear Parents/Caregivers, Staff and Students

It is hard to believe that Spring is here and our school holidaysbegin at the end of the week. As parents, you should be veryproud of the way your children have worked to the best of theirability this term in order to gain the best possible outcomes. Iwould like to once again thank the staff of Mansfield State HighSchool for their amazing work. They too are working to the bestof their ability so they maximise the learning of every student intheir care.

France tripAlthough our Year 11 and 12 French students along with MsFryer and Mr Miller have already arrived in Rouen, I would liketo once again wish them all the very best for this wonderfulexchange in which they will have such a great opportunity toimprove their French language skills, cultural knowledge and lifeexperiences. I cannot wait to hear their stories and to see theirphotos!

Hammarskjold and U ThantEarlier in the year, Year 12 student Mallory Johnstone travelledwith her family on an exciting five week holiday to the USA andCanada. One site visited by Mallory was the United NationsBuilding on the island of Manhattan. Pictured is Mallory in frontof tapestries of two of the men after whom our school Houseswere named: Hammarskjold and U Thant. How exciting!

Awards for 2015The 2015 awards criteria and the names of recipients of 2015awards in the areas of Academia, Cultural, Service and Sporthave been emailed to all students for checking. Students havebeen asked to email the relevant person about any concerns.This should have been done by now prior to preparations forcertificates, medallions and trophies, being made.

All students who are to receive a Subject Award or a GoldAward or above, will be required to attend Presentation Eveningin order to receive his/her award. Silver Awards will bedistributed on assemblies and Bronze Awards will be awardedvia the SDP teacher in an SDP lesson.

Our school grounds and facilitiesHow great are our school grounds looking at the moment? Howgreat are the facilities we have? Our support and facilities staffwork tirelessly to improve the overall look of our school. Whenyou are choosing a school to send your children, the overallpresentation or ‘look’ of the school is paramount. Of course,it is ultimately about the quality of teaching and learning thatwill make the difference to student outcomes, but it helps whenwe all work together to ensure our school environment andgrounds are looking great. Well done to all staff at MansfieldState High School for making this happen.

P&C MeetingA reminder that the next P&C Meeting is on Thursday 17September at 7pm in F Block. One matter we will be discussingat this meeting will be the Chaplaincy Program at MansfieldHigh School and Chappy Glen will be in attendance to answer

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Website:Website: https://mansfieldshs.eq.edu.auEmail:Email: info@mansfieldshs.eq.edu.au

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any questions you may have. If you are unable to attend butwould like to provide some feedback about the program, pleaseemail it to Sue Holley sholl143@eq.edu.au by 3pm on 17September. Your attendance and support would be greatlyappreciated.

Lost propertyA reminder to all parents and guardians to ensure that alluniforms and students’ other school items are labelled. At themoment we have a lot of lost property in the LowerAdministration Office. In particular, we have a huge collectionof reading glasses, sunglasses and glasses cases. Pleaseencourage your children to come to the lower office if they havelost their glasses or any part of their uniform.

Keep a watch on our school theseholidaysWith the holidays fast approaching, weneed you to look out for after-hours crime inour school.

If you see anything suspicious, please don’tattempt to intervene. Call the School Watch number – 13 1788.

The School Watch Program is a partnership between EducationQueensland, the Queensland Police Service and the StateGovernment Protective Security Service. It aims to reducevandalism, theft and arson in Queensland schools. Keep thenumber handy – 13 17 88 – and let’s work together to helpcreate a safer school community.

For more about the School Watch Program, contact EducationQueensland's School Security Section on 3237 0874.

Mrs Karen Tanks, Principal

Faculty News

ArtsWe’ve had some wonderful recognition for our Visual Artstudents recently. The Creative Generation ExcellenceAwards in Visual Art recognises and promotes excellence insenior visual arts education throughout Queensland schools.This year 522 submissions were received from schoolsstate-wide. The Teacher Selection Panel shortlisted 103 works;these were then presented to the State Selection Panel, fromwhich 33 Excellence Award recipients were chosen. In ourregion there were 158 entrants from local schools. From thisthere were 23 Commendation Award recipients and 12Excellence Award recipients. Year 12 student Kayla Wratten isan Excellence Award winner and will have her work exhibited atGOMA in 2016. Year 12 student Sherrie Wu was shortlisted/commended. Both Year 12 students Zoe Ross and Rosa Lirepresented Mansfield with high quality works. We are veryproud of all of the students and look forward to taking ourstudents to see Kayla’s work in a world-class gallery next year.

Kayla Wratten with herKayla Wratten with herCreative GenerationCreative Generation

Excellence workExcellence work

L-R: Sherrie Wu, Rosa Li,L-R: Sherrie Wu, Rosa Li,Zoe Ross and KaylaZoe Ross and Kayla

Wratten at the regionalWratten at the regionalCreative GenerationCreative Generation

ExhibitionExhibition

Kayla Wratten also recently won the Future LeadersPhotography Prize that is designed to recognise talentedyoung photographers. She received a $500 prize for thisachievement. Congratulations again Kayla!

Kayla Wratten’s prize winning photographKayla Wratten’s prize winning photograph

Write about Art is a critical visual and media arts writingdevelopment program for senior students from high schoolswithin Queensland. With a record number of entrants this year,we are proud to announce that Year 11 students AlexandraComino and Sophie Nixon were both selected for thisprestigious program. They will have a unique opportunity towork with established industry mentors to hone their writingskills and produce high quality work for publication in EyelineMagazine, a leading visual arts journal. Well done Alexandraand Sophie!

Alexandra CominoAlexandra Comino Sophie NixonSophie Nixon

Ms Sue Pritchard, HOD (The Arts)

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Business Education

Business Week

By Olivia Beard and Megan McLean – Year 11 BCTstudents

This year the Year 11 Business Communication andTechnologies (BCT) and Business Studies students hosted thefirst ever Business Week Expo. The event was held to promotethe Business Education Department to the junior students andto increase student awareness and subject participation in2016. Business Week was held from Monday 10 August toFriday 14 August and included a launch, activity days and afinale which included an auction, at which all the students coulduse their Mansfield currency (earned from participating in theBusiness Week activities). For the launch, a sausage sizzlewas held to help raise money to fund the finale auction whereexciting prizes could be won – including an iPad mini! GrooveCentral and Senior Combo music students contributed to thelaunch vibe.

This Expo was a great opportunity for the younger students tointeract with the senior students of our school. During the weeka variety of activities was on offer for the students to participatein. These activities included: Be the Witness, Who am I?, LogoGame, Scavenger Hunt and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Theparticipants of these games were required to answer questionsto quizzes and much, much more!

Business Week was a fantastic opportunity for the Year 11BCT students to gain experience in hosting and conductingan event. The Year 11 Business Studies students ran theInformation Booth and managed the issuing of Business WeekPassports and Mansfield Bank operations. The senior studentswere also able to develop essential business related skills thatcan be utilised in their future endeavours. Team work was amajor part of business week, whether it was the BCT studentsworking in teams to conduct the activities, the Business Studiesstudents being the customer service representatives at theinformation centre or the participants working in groups tocomplete the activities.

Overall, the Business Week Expo was an amazing experiencefor everyone involved due to its lasting effect on the schoolcommunity. The BCT students are hopeful that this will becomean annual event here at Mansfield.

Mrs Rosette Sagner, HOD (Business Education)

HPE

Representative Sport

Congratulations to the following students who have made theMetropolitan East Track and Field Team and will compete inthe State Championships in October – Alessandria Riding (12L),Sarah Mackenzie (12B), Lacey Stafford (10I), Lewis Bone (9H),

Martin Georges (9E) and Ben Booth (8I) and SandaliHaputhantri (7A).

An excellent result was achieved by Kate Holgate (10D) who willrepresent Queensland in Taekwondo in the Australian Nationalsin October.

A special mention goes to Nathan Wooler (10D) and CalvinFooks (9F) who were selected to represent an Australian Futsalteam over the last few months.

Well done to Mili McGowan (7B) who is the QueenslandChampion in Rhythmic Gymnastics and to Shana McGowan(9L) who is the State Judo Champion in Under 40kg. Also,a great effort by Hitomi Nagumo (9F) who was selected torepresent Queensland in Judo.

Good luck to the five Mansfield girls and their performanceteam from Club Dynamite who are competing in the acrobaticssection at the National Finals for the Get the Beat Competitionto be held at the Gold Coast on Monday 21 and Tuesday 23September. The teams qualified for the Nationals on the BigBrother stage at Dreamworld in July and have also competedand placed at the Ipswich and Gold Coast Eisteddfods in Juneand August this year.

We wish you all the best - Hannah Taylor (9N), Emilia Siedlecki(9E), Kishani Balnaves (9B), Ashleigh Magee (8B), SophieHerbohn (7C) and all your other team mates.

Winter Interschool Sport – Metropolitan Finals

Both our Netball Girls Open and Football Girls Junior teamsachieved superbly by winning their Semi-Finals. They will play inthe Metropolitan Grand Finals this week.

Netball Girls Open with their coach, Ms AshNetball Girls Open with their coach, Ms Ash

Mr Nick Kalpakidis, Sports CoordinatorMr Craig Healey, HOD (HPE)

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Information Technology

Limited Places for Year 8 and 9 studentsavailable in the TIC program for 2016

There is a limited number of places available in Year 8 and Year9 for the TIC Program in 2016. If there are any students whowould like to be a part of this exciting program, they will needto submit an expression of interest application to Mrs Josephsin the Science staffroom or send the application via email.

The expression of interest should contain a piece of electronicwork that has been completed at school or at home this yearand which shows technical ability and interest.

This may be a:

Please download the Expression of Interest Application Formbelow, complete the tear off section and submit it to MrsJosephs in the Science staff room or via emailgandr33@eq.edu.au by Friday 9 October.

The application will be assessed on the electronic work sample,results, behaviour and effort from 2015 reports. The successfulapplicants will be notified and an invoice will be sent.

The cost for the Year 9 TIC Program is $125 (effectively about$3 for each week of the school year). Note that this fee is inaddition to all other school charges.

The TIC fee covers:

Any queries may be directed to Mrs Josephsgandr33@eq.edu.au.

Ms Kerri Hixon/Mr Ian Price, HODs (InformationTechnology)

Languages

French exchange

Mansfield is well represented in Europe at the moment. Alongwith our group of 20 Year 11 and Year 12 students who left onSaturday for three weeks in France on the biennial exchange,we have two students participating in individual exchanges.

Our School Captain, Alexandra Radke is fulfilling a longstanding wish to spend time in a French school and experiencedaily life with a French family. She will attend school at JeanBaptiste de la Salle in Rouen.

Lucy Anderson was the successful applicant for the Year 10Immersion long exchange program which was established acouple of years after the group exchange. Lucy is spendingsix weeks at school in Rouen while living with her host family.Mansfield will welcome her host sister, Cassandre Toufflet in2016. We wish both girls well on their adventures and lookforward to hearing about their experiences when they return toschool.

In term 4, the current Year 9 Immersion class will be asked tosubmit applications for the long exchange for 2016. Informationwill be sent home to parents of the Year 9 class in Term 4.

French Poetry Competition

On Saturday 29 August, six students from Mansfield HighSchool attended the French Poetry Competition held by theAlliance Française of Brisbane: Alexandra Radke, Zac Lookin Year 12; Joshua Steel, Rebekah Weaich in Year 10; YuliaLototskaya and Isaac Rolls in Year 7. They had to recite theFrench poem of their choice in front of two French speakingjudges.

Congratulations to Alexandra for coming first and to Zac forcoming second in the Year 12 section! Well done also toRebecca and Joshua for getting a “Mention Bien” Certificate(Highly Commended)!

Alexandra RadkeAlexandra Radke Zac LookZac Look Rebekah WeaichRebekah Weaich

• Programming task

• Video

• Podcast

• Webpage

• PowerPoint

• Prezi

• Other electronic work.

• Use of personal computers and supporting hardware(interactive whiteboards, printers, cameras, Arduino)in purpose built air-conditioned rooms for everyclassroom based lesson

• Additional specialised software for use by TICstudents and an excursion to QUT

• A contribution to the ongoing development of TICTeacher skills – especially relating to use oftechnology in education.

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Joshua SteelJoshua Steel Yulia LototskayaYulia Lototskaya Isaac RollsIsaac Rolls

Mr Kerin Gordon, HOD (Languages)

Learning and Performance

Whether it’s reading or writing, speaking or listening, literacy isa direct pathway to the most amazing world – your imagination.

International Literacy Day is an annual event which paysrespect to this cornerstone of human intelligence. Literacy isa basic human right, and at our school we know that it isa fundamental building block for learning and personalempowerment.

Literacy is the catalyst for student personal growth, caringrelationships and ultimately social and global progress.

On Monday 8 September, Mansfield High’s Resource Centrecelebrated with ‘on the spot rewards’ to show our schoolcommunity the value we place on developing every student’sliteracy skills. Resource Centre extraordinaire Mrs JenepherBowler organised exciting new stationery and writing prizes tobe distributed on the spot to each and every student and staffmember who our team caught reading at lunchtime.

Whilst there were more than 30 readers caught out enjoyingreading in the cool and quiet environment of the ResourceCentre Reading Room, our team travelled around the schooland caught out over 100 avid readers enjoying their lunch witha great book.

Mansfield High School wants everyone to enjoy their reading.International Literacy Day Celebrations are more proof ofQuality Education in a Caring Environment.

Mr Mark Redhead, HOD (Learning and Performance)

Pedagogy and Engagement

Volunteering in our community

On Wednesday 19 August, 24 of our Year 12 Futures studentshad the opportunity to contribute to the local community aspart of our Student Development Program. These students,their SDP teachers and Chappy Glen met Wayne Cameron, amember of the Bulimba Creek Catchment Group at BroadwaterPark and then proceeded along Bulimba Creek, learning aboutthe importance of maintaining the population of native plantspecies and preventing erosion of the creek banks. Ourstudents carried out weeding and recovery work of existingplanting sites along the creek. Thank you to Bulimba CreekCatchment Group for providing our students with the valuableexperience of giving back to our local area.

Mrs Jo Hardie, HOD (Pedagogy and Engagement)

Resource Centre

Mansfield students attend Brisbane WritersFestival

Brisbane Writers Festival is a fantastic event held at the StateLibrary of Queensland every September. This year, thirtyMansfield State High School students attended. Thesestudents were keen readers from Year 7 to Year 12 and had awonderful day engaging with great international and Australianauthors. We had the opportunity to buy books and getautographs as well. Authors such as Cassandra Clare, HollyBlack (Magisterium Series), John Marsden (Tomorrow Series),David Burton (How to be Happy) and Brenton McKenna (thefirst Indigenous Graphic novel illustrator) enthralled us with theirinsights into writing.

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Mansfield students withMansfield students withDavid BurtonDavid Burton

John Marsden andJohn Marsden andEmily RoddaEmily Rodda

Mansfield students waiting to meet author Elizabeth Farrelly atMansfield students waiting to meet author Elizabeth Farrelly atGOMAGOMA

Ms Eileen Short/Ms Jenepher Bowler, Librarians

Finance News

BPOINT

BPOINT is an online payment system which enables parents topay invoices and statements via a web link.

Please find below an information pamphlet detailing how to usethe new BPOINT payment system.

Library and Building FundThe school would be delighted to receive voluntarycontributions in the form of donations to:

Other amounts will also be gratefully received.

These donations are tax deductible and tax receipts areissued directly to the family/business from which the funds arereceived.

Mrs Sandy Ebert, Business Services Manager

Guidance News

Anxiety

“A feeling of worry, nervousness, or uneaseabout something with an uncertain outcome.”

With a definition like this who doesn’t get anxious.

Did you know….

Sometimes it can be helpful to have some level of anxiety. Ithelps us get ready for exams, and motivates us to perform. Ithelps us avoid dangerous situations or reminds us to preparefor new situations. It helps us to be prepared and often to doour best.

If you are feeling anxiety you might feel uncomfortable,physically unwell (butterflies in your stomach, heart racing,wanting to vomit or go to the toilet). You might feeloverwhelmed, frightened or even a sense of panic (this can bevery useful if that assignment is due tomorrow).

All these feelings are normal and most of us experience them atsome time in our lives. Don’t panic if your child is demonstratingthese symptoms especially at the end of term, while having tospeak in public or when awaiting their report card.

When does anxiety go beyond the norm??

If you are seeing anxiety that is “excessive or unreasonable,marked and persistent and interfering significantly with one’snormal routine”, then it is time to consider whether the anxietyhas reached the level of a disorder.

When feelings and thoughts become more intense andoverwhelming, thoughts are unhelpful or irrational and unableto be controlled and the person is unable to do what theyneed to do and these thoughts and feelings are interfering withrelationships, then anxiety becomes a disorder, and it is time toseek help.

Anxiety is a part of life but it should not become your life.There are many causes to anxiety of which familial history ofanxiety is often a common element, but anxiety can occur forlots of reasons. One in six people experiences anxiety, so it is acommon issue.

There are different types of anxiety disorders:

• the Building Fund ($100) and

• the Library Fund ($50).

• Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) – excessiveworrying about many aspects of one’s life

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – thoughtsand fears are obsessive and rituals are performed inorder to cope eg. continually checking if the iron isoff, excessive hand washing

• Panic Disorder – panic attacks are periods of intensefear or anxiety even when there is no good reason.

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If you believe that the feelings of anxiety are ongoing, and areaffecting day to day living, and are unable to be controlled, thenyou or your loved one needs to seek help.

Tips to help along the way:

Who better to look after you than yourself, but be open to helpif you need it. Often others see our needs before we do!

Contacts:

https://www.youthbeyondblue.com/understand-what's-going-on/anxiety/types-of-anxiety

C.A.S. Hawker Scholarships

The 2016 C.A.S. Hawker Scholarships open on Monday 7December and close on Friday 8 January 2016.

C.A.S. Hawker Scholarships are one of the most generousprivately funded scholarships available to undergraduatestudents in Australia. Each residential scholarship is valued atup to $45,000 over three years.

Information about the C.A.S. Hawker Scholarship and anapplication form are available at www.hawkerscholarship.org orby contacting the secretary to the Trustees on 08 8127 1654.

The scholarships are available to all Australian students. Themajority have been awarded to students entering their first yearof university study.

Selection is largely based on personal qualities anddemonstrated leadership as well as academic ability.Undergraduate Hawker Scholars are able to attend a range ofAustralian educational institutions.

Young Carer Bursary Program

The Young Carer Bursary Program provides financialassistance to help support young carers to complete or returnto education while continuing their caring role. The programaims to reduce financial pressures for young carers through thegranting of a bursary, targeting young carers most in need.

Who is eligible?

A young carer aged 25 years and under (for the whole of 2016 -born in 1991 or later for the 2016 bursary year) who is studyingan approved course either full-time or part-time at one of thefollowing:

What will it provide?

The Young Carer Bursary Program will grant 333 bursaries at$3,000 each in 2016 and 2017. Bursaries will be granted for 12months with a new application process each year.

How will it be implemented?

Applications for 2016 bursaries will be open for six weeksopening on Tuesday 18 August and closing on Monday 28September 2015. An on-line application form is currentlyavailable and is linked to the Young Carer Bursary website.

Further information: Website:

http://bursaries.youngcarers.net.au/

Email: ycbursaries@carersaustralia.com.au or phone 1800 756238

Symptoms may include sweating, breathingdifficulties, loss of control

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – a disturbingevent may trigger this and the person may have flashbacks, disturbed dreams and mood changes. Manysoldiers or refugees experience this, but a singleincident can trigger this for anyone

• Social Phobia – fear of being humiliated,embarrassed or criticised and may affect one’s abilityto speak or eat in public, being assertive and stickingup for oneself

• Specific Phobias – eg. intense fear of spiders, thedark, injections. One or more can occur at the sametime.

• Talk to someone eg. the Guidance Officer, thedoctor, a friend or family member

• Stay physically healthy – eat healthy food, drinkwater, exercise daily

• Work out ways to minimise the stresses in your lifewithout having to avoid them

• Have a massage, yoga, facial or other treats.

• Beyondblue 1300 22 4636

• Lifeline 13 11 14

• Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800.

• secondary school level

• undertaking vocational education and training suchas apprenticeships or TAFE

• an undergraduate course at university

• or is not currently enrolled but will prove enrolment ifgranted the bursary and is:- not in receipt of another bursary or scholarship- an Australian citizen or Australian permanentresident.

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Accounting CadetshipSRJ is an accounting and businessadvisory firm with offices in Brisbane,Strathpine and Caboolture. SRJ is nowaccepting applications for its 2016Cadetship Program. A cadetshipincorporates study with paid work experience. The SRJCadetship Program is open to Year 12 students planning toapply for a commerce, economics or business degree majoringin accounting in 2016. Applications close on Monday 30November. SRJ will hold a cadetship information session at5.30 pm on Tuesday 13 October at its Strathpine office at 3/27South Pine Road, Strathpine. You can register to attend thissession on the SRJ Chartered Accountants, Auditors andBusiness Advisors’ Facebook page. Alternatively, emailandrea.roberts@srj.com.au or call Andrea on 3490 9988 or0407 620 466. Read about the SRJ cadetship program at

http://www.srj.com.au/cadetships

Queensland University of Technology(QUT)

Fashion Illustration for Beginners

This course will provide you with thefoundations for creating a fashion portfolio. It will be held from10am–3 pm on Saturday 7 November and Saturday 14November at the QUT Creative Industries Precinct, KelvinGrove. Registrations for this course close on Saturday 24October (early bird prices are available until Saturday 10October). See https://www.qut.edu.au/study/short-courses-and-professional-development/short-courses/fashion-illustration-for-beginners for details.

University of Queensland (UQ)

Maths B, Biology and Chemistryintensive mode courses

Successful completion of these courses willmeet prerequisites in these subjects for UQdegree programs. The courses will run fromTuesday 24 November to Friday 18 December. Results will beavailable for the QTAC January 2016 major offer round. Seehttp://www.uqcollege.edu.au/ for details.

Merit Scholarships in Agriculture and Music

UQ will offer the following scholarships as part of its academicscholarship program:

School of Economics UndergraduateScholarships

Current Year 12 students can apply for the following UQscholarships:

To be eligible, students must apply by the due date and beaccepted into the B Economics for 2016. Applications close onFriday 20 November 2015. For details see

http://www.uq.edu.au/economics/scholarships-prizes-bursaries

Griffith University

Sir Samuel Griffith Scholarships

Griffith University’s Deans Sir SamuelGriffith Scholarships and the Sir SamuelGriffith Scholarships are awarded to school leavers withoutstanding academic records and high level leadership andcommunity engagement. These scholarships are worth from$24,000-$60,000 and include membership of the GriffithHonours College. Applications for these scholarships close onFriday 11 December. Find out more at

https://www.griffith.edu.au/scholarships

Queensland Conservatorium Rock School

Rock school is a studio based program run at Griffith’s GoldCoast campus in the 2016 summer period from Monday 4January to Friday 8 January 2016. Applications close onWednesday 11 November. For further information andapplication form visit griffith.edu.au/rockschool or email open-conservatorium@griffith.edu.au

Thinking of Studying Architecture?High school students (aged from 14–18years) who are thinking about studyingarchitecture and design have anopportunity to learn more about the profession at a specialworkshop on Saturday 10 October at the Australian Institute ofArchitects, 70 Merivale Street, South Brisbane. Visithttp://brisbaneopenhouse.com.au/whats-on/specialevents(scroll down to ‘Thinking of Studying Architecture’) for moreinformation. To book a place, email: qld@architecture.com.au(advance registrations are required).

Australian Defence Force (ADF)

Careers Information Sessions

The following sessions will provide information about the rangeof options available in Australia’s Navy, Army and Air Force.

• UQ Merit Scholarships – Gatton Campushttp://scholarships.uq.edu.au/scholarship/uq-merit-scholarships-gatton-campus

• UQ Merit Scholarships – Musichttp://scholarships.uq.edu.au/scholarship/uq-merit-scholarships-music.

• Year 12 Domestic Australian Scholarship

• Year 12 Onshore International Scholarship

• Year 12 Indigenous Scholarship.

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To RSVP call 13 19 01 or email cptqld@dfr.com.au.

Women in Defence Information Session

This session will provide an opportunity to talk with currentlyserving females from the ADF and discuss not only therecruiting process, but also life in the ADF as a female. It will beheld at 6pm on Wednesday 16 September at Defence ForceRecruiting, Level 13, 295 Ann Street, Brisbane CBD. To RSVPcall 13 19 01 or email wid@dfr.com.au.

TAFE Queensland Brisbane

Spring Workshops at Southbank Campus

TAFE Queensland Brisbane is offering high school students theopportunity to sample some of the activities that are part ofselected career areas through its spring workshops. The areasincluded are:

All workshops will include guest speakers and practicalexperiences. They will be held at the Southbank Campus andwill cost $20 for a full day, including morning tea and lunch. Formore information email innovations.brisbane@tafe.qld.edu.auor call Peta on 3244 5684.

The Young Endeavour Youth Scheme for2016

This scheme provides young Australians with a unique,challenging and inspirational experience at sea on the YoungEndeavour. In each voyage 24 young Australians (the youthcrew) and nine specially trained Royal Australian Navy crewembark on an adventure at sea. Voyage berths are allocatedby ballot. The ballot is now open for applications for voyagessailing from January to June 2016. Find out more at

http://www.youngendeavour.gov.au/

Mrs Karen Agnew/Mrs Kamal Mistry, GuidanceOfficers

Youth Health NurseR U OK? Day is a national day of action,dedicated to inspiring all people of allbackgrounds to regularly ask each other‘Are you OK?'

It’s a national day of action which aims to prevent suicide byencouraging Australians to connect with someone they careabout and help stop little problems turning into big ones.

Staying connected with others is crucial to our general healthand wellbeing. Feeling isolated or hopeless can contribute todepression and other mental illnesses, which can ultimatelyresult in suicide. Regular, meaningful conversations can protectthose we know and love.

It's so simple. In the time it takes to have a coffee, you can starta conversation that could change a life.

For more information visit:

Mrs Regina Tyson – School-Based Youth Health Nurse- A31

(Every Tuesday and Thursday, and alternateWednesday.)

• Thursday 17 September at Defence Force Recruiting,Level 13, 295 Ann Street, Brisbane CBD. Thesession will start at 6 pm.

• Wednesday 30 September at Spring Lake Hotel, 1/1Springfield Lakes Boulevard, Springfield Lakes. Thesession will start at 6 pm.

• Monday 21 September – Hairdressing Spring School

• Tuesday 22 September - Beauty Spring School

• Wednesday 23 September - Fashion Spring School

• Thursday 1 October - Hospitality and Tourism SpringSchool

• Friday 2 October - Cooking and Baking SpringSchool

• R U Okay Day website: www.ruok.org.au

• Beyond Blue: www.beyondblue.org.au 1300 224636

• Headspace: http://www.headspace.org.au

• Lifeline: www.lifeline.org.au 13 11 14

• Or visit your GP/ Doctor.

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Community News

Winner of the car to be announcedtomorrow!The Teal Ticket Art Union will be drawn tomorrow, 16September at 9am. We would like to sincerely thank everyonewho supported our Art Union by buying a ticket or 3. Specialthanks to Art Union coordinator Salli Mollard and hercommittee, Jodie Mark, Jenny Lumsden and Anita Magee, andto all of our volunteer ticket sellers. Congratulations to our finalweekly winners, Rosina Tucker (week 17) and Jo Chamberlain(week 18); they are recipients of a $100 Woolworths voucher.

WIIFM Student ChallengeStudents or families who have sold FIVE or more Teal Ticketsare eligible to enter the WIIFM (What’s in it for me) Challenge.Simply download the flyer, fill it in and return it to Mrs Holleyby 8.15am on Wednesday 16 September to go into the drawto win an Apple iPad Mini. If you need help with the ticketnumbers, Mrs Holley can look them up for you.

Uniform feedbackAt this time each year we invite feedback from parentsregarding items purchased from the Uniform Shop. If you haveany feedback you would like to share with the UniformCommittee please email exec@mshspc.com.

Only a few days left to return Earn &Learn stickers.

Thank you to everyone who has been collecting Earn & Learnstickers for us. The program has now finished for this year.We're now at the important stage of the program where thesticker sheets are collected and lodged as our Earn & Learnclaim. Please send in your Woolworths Earn & Learn stickersheets and any loose Earn & Learn stickers before Thursday17 September. Remember to check your handbag, the carglove box or they may be stuck on the fridge. Every little bithelps. A special thank you must go the Jenny and HeatherLumsden who have been managing the collection boxes in theWoolworths stores. The time and effort you have put into thisthis project is greatly appreciated.

The Soap Drive is back

Why not start your Christmas shopping early this year bypurchasing some soap from the Rauchle Service Club SoapDrive! This annual fundraiser is our final one for the year. Thenatural handmade soaps from The Speciality Soap Shoppeare made with the best quality ingredients and contain nophosphates, no sodium lauryl sulphates, no parabens, no petrochemicals and they come individually wrapped. There are lotsof new varieties to appeal to people of all ages and tastes;there’s even one for the dog. Why not take the order formto work with you - EVERYONE needs soap. All orders andpayments are to be returned to the UPPER OFFICE or to MrsHolley in Upper Admin.

Good neighboursOur neighbours at the Broadwater Road Uniting Church verykindly allow us to use their grounds as a drop off/pick up pointin the mornings and the afternoons. They have even gone sofar as to mark up the driveway and erect traffic signs to makeit a safer place for our students. They also allocate a certainnumber of car parks to our staff members to help alleviate theparking problem the school faces, thus making the area saferfor our whole community.

These facilities are provided at no cost to the school. It is theirprivate property.

Occasionally, when there is a funeral happening at the Church,they will let us know that the car parks and the drop off zoneare not available to us. We make every effort to share thisinformation with your students so that you can make otherarrangements for that day. The Church volunteers are on sitedirecting traffic for these events. Please respect their wishesand do not enter the Church grounds.

We recently had an unpleasant incident when a volunteer wasverbally abused by a parent trying to enter the grounds (theirPRIVATE PROPERTY) while a funeral was in progress.

We are fortunate to have such good neighbours. Let’s returnthe favour.

Mrs Sue Holley, Community Liaison Officer

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Chappy Glen’s News

Community Morning Tea - Wednesday 16September

Gateway Baptist is a great supporter of Mansfield High andthey would like to extend an invitation to both their communitymorning tea tomorrow Wednesday 16 September and to theirCare Centre. Their Care Centre is set up to support peoplein our community who are in need. They help people beself-sufficient through various services including emergencyfood hampers, household goods, budgeting skills and clothing.For more information see:

http://www.gatewaybaptist.com.au/gateway-care-centre/

Surf Camp with the ChappyI have just committed to being the Directorof SU Queensland's Surf Camp in theChristmas school holidays. I'm definitelybiased, but it's a great camp for teenagersto be a part of. This is a camp for beachlovers and any level of surfer from completenovice to total shredder! It’s for Year 8-12 students at Coolumon the Sunshine Coast.

Date claimerMonday 4 January to Friday 8 January 2016. More info to followin future newsletters.

Glen Petersen (School Chaplain)

Canteen News

Canteen Roster

PLEASE telephone the canteen directly on 3452 5323

if you are unable to attend on your rostered day.

Monday

14SEPTEMBER

Tuesday

15SEPTEMBER

Wednesday

16SEPTEMBER

Thursday

17SEPTEMBER

Friday

18SEPTEMBER

L Nicholson

E Kam

K Oliver S Rapisardi R Donaldson Y Chang

V Chan

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

PLEASE telephone the canteen directly on 3452 5323

if you are unable to attend on your rostered day.

5 OCTOBER 6 OCTOBER 7 OCTOBER 8 OCTOBER 9 OCTOBER

PUBLIC

HOLIDAY

J Chai A Lin A Bowie Y Calligeros

M Gunton

Monday

12OCTOBER

Tuesday

13OCTOBER

Wednesday

14OCTOBER

Thursday

15OCTOBER

Friday

16OCTOBER

L Nicholson

E Kam

HELPNEEDED

S Rapisardi J Barr

R Donaldson

Y Chang

Monday

19OCTOBER

Tuesday

20OCTOBER

Wednesday

21OCTOBER

Thursday

22OCTOBER

Friday

23OCTOBER

STUDENTFREE DAY

K Oliver A Mackenzie S Rapisardi S Edgeworth

Monday

26OCTOBER

Tuesday

27OCTOBER

Wednesday

28OCTOBER

Thursday

29OCTOBER

Friday

30OCTOBER

HELPNEEDED

I Jones

E Tan

HELPNEEDED

S O’Gorman S Shan

Mrs Rosalie Buzzoni/Mrs Debbie O’Neill, CanteenConvenors

Canteen Telephone: 3452 5323

Calendar of Events

TUESDAY

15 SEPTEMBER

NEWSLETTER ON WEBSITE

TIP LEADERS’ MEETING – 1PM

JUNIOR MAP BLOCK 3 WEEK 2

WEDNESDAY

16 SEPTEMBER

YEAR 12 RELIGION – PER 1

SENIOR MAP BLOCK 3 WEEK 1

YEAR 11 BUSINESS ECOMANEXCURSION

RARE BOOK CLUB – 3.10-4PM INRESOURCE CENTRE

THURSDAY

17 SEPTEMBER

YEAR 11 BUSINESS ECOMANEXCURSION

YEAR 10 AND YEAR 11 DRAMAEXCURSION “PRIZE FIGHTER” –10AM-3PM

LUNCHTIME: PREFECTS’ ZUMBA FORALL STUDENTS & STAFF

P&C MEETING – 7PM IN F BLOCK

FRIDAY

18 SEPTEMBER

YEAR 11 BUSINESS ECOMANEXCURSION

YEAR 9 DRAMA PERFORMANCE “THEPARK CLEANERS” – PER 1

ALLIANCE FRANCAISE POETRYCOMPETITION PRIZE CEREMONY4.15-5PM

SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER – MONDAY 4 OCTOBER

SPRING VACATION

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THURSDAY 1 OCTOBER TO MONDAY 4 OCTOBER –HONOURS MUSIC PROGRAM FOR SELECTED

STUDENTS

WEDNESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER – YEAR 12 QTACON-TIME APPLICATIONS DUE (SEE QTAC WEBSITE)

MONDAY 5 OCTOBER – LABOUR DAY PUBLICHOLIDAY

TUESDAY 6 OCTOBER –-ALL STUDENTS RETURN TOSCHOOL FOR TERM 4

TUESDAY

6 OCTOBER

HOUSE CAPTAINS’ MEETING – 1PM

JUNIOR MAP BLOCK 3 WEEK 3

MUSIC PARENT SUPPORT GROUPMEETING – MUSIC STUDIO – 7PM

WEDNESDAY

7 OCTOBER

YEAR 8, 10, 11 REPORTS ISSUED

SENIOR MAP BLOCK 3 WEEK 2

RARE BOOK CLUB – RESOURCECENTRE - 3.10PM-4PM

THURSDAY

8 OCTOBER

STUDENT COUNCIL MEETING – FBLOCK – 1.10PM

ALL SCHOOLS TOUCH STATECARNIVAL

FRIDAY

9 OCTOBER

10, 11, 12 Drama Apology performanceP3&4

Optiminds State Final

ALL SCHOOLS TOUCH STATECARNIVAL

MONDAY

12 OCTOBER

YEAR 12 DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE– GROUP A

RAUCHLE SERVICE CLUB MEETING –1.10PM

TUESDAY

13 OCTOBER

NEWSLETTER ON WEBSITE

YEAR 12 DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE– GROUP B

YEAR 8 ENGLISH LIVE PERFORMANCE– HALL – PER 1

YEAR 11 ENGLISH LIVEPERFORMANCE – HALL – PER 3

ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL MEETING– 1.10PM

JUNIOR MAP BLOCK 3 WEEK 4

WEDNESDAY

14 OCTOBER

WOMEN IN SPORT BREAKFAST

YEAR 10 RELIGION – PER 1

SENIOR MAP BLOCK 3 WEEK 3

THURSDAY

15 OCTOBER

YEAR 11 MHS EXCURSION TO UQ –8.30AM-1PM

FRIDAY

16 OCTOBER

YEAR 11 LEADERSHIP CAMP

JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL SCHOOLS CUP

SATURDAY

17 OCTOBER

YEAR 11 LEADERSHIP CAMP

MONDAY

19 OCTOBER

STUDENT FREE DAY

TUESDAY

20 OCTOBER

JUNIOR MAP BLOCK 3 WEEK 5

WEDNESDAY

21 OCTOBER

SENIOR MAP BLOCK 3 WEEK 4

PRESENTATION EVENING FOR YEARS10, 11, 12 – 6.30PM IN HALL

THURSDAY

22 OCTOBER

PREFECT MEETING – 1.10PM

P&C MEETING – 7PM

FRIDAY

23 OCTOBER

MANSFIELD MUSIC CONCERT 1 –6.30PM-9PM

SATURDAY

24 OCTOBER

MANSFIELD MUSIC CONCERT 2 –6.30PM-9PM

MONDAY

26 OCTOBER

PREFECT INTERVIEWS

TUESDAY

27 OCTOBER

NEWSLETTER ON WEBSITE

JUNIOR MAP BLOCK 3 WEEK 6

PREFECT INTERVIEWS

STUDENT COUNCIL MEETING (FINAL) –F BLOCK – 1.10PM

WEDNESDAY

28 OCTOBER

LAST YEAR 12 FORMAL ASSEMBLY

YEAR 9 RELIGION – PER 1

SENIOR MAP BLOCK 3 WEEK 5

YEAR 11/YEAR 12 JAPANESERESTAURANT VISIT

DANCE NIGHT – 6.30PM

THURSDAY

29 OCTOBER

PREFECT MEETING (FINAL) – 1.05PM –FOLLOWED BY 2016 PREFECTSJOINING - 1.30PM

YEAR 9 GEOGRAPHY FUNDRAISINGCUPCAKE BAKE – PER 2

FRIDAY

30 OCTOBER

4-4 DAY

WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY

MARKET DAY – HALL

YEAR 12 RECREATION CAMP

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