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Kent Street Maryborough QLD 4650 Subscribe: Subscribe: https://maryboroughshs.schoolzineplus.com/subscribe Email: Email: [email protected] Phone: Phone: 07 4120 9333 Fax: Fax: 07 4120 9300 13 November 2017 13 November 2017 Principal’s Report Awards Night – A Marvellous Evening and a Reflection on our Year The Broadway Musical ‘Rent’ features a song which outlines the best ways for a person to measure a year. It asks us to use daylights, sunsets, midnights, cups of coffee. 525 600 minutes later, we need to look at the measure of success for being at our school, one year on. Changes started, literally, from the first day, as Maryborough State High School attained Independent Public School status. As part of a select group of 81 Secondary Schools in Queensland we are able to provide innovative curriculum, tailored to the individual needs of our greater community. We have joined Aldridge State High School as two State Secondary schools in Maryborough that can deliver high quality outcomes for Maryborough, united in policy, purpose and performance. The school reviewed policies and practices, we reflected on our common vision and purpose and finally settled on three words. Our role as a school, above all others, is to Value, Develop and Empower our students. If our energies are not working towards one or all of these areas, then there is no alignment between our words and our actions. We have spent part of those 525 600 minutes looking at innovative curriculum delivery, with a unique agreement with the University of the Sunshine Coast for Direct Entry to University study using our Nationally Recognised Training packages. We offer a Diploma of Business which provides truly astonishing opportunities – but more about those in a moment – we have developed STEM and Coding curricula for our Junior School which will link into our Engineering pathways in future years. We have lifted the bar with our Nationally Recognised Training Packages with preparations made for Certificate 3 courses as our minimum benchmark from 2018, and preparations are well underway for our new Queensland Curriculum for Senior, which will commence in 2019. Our NAPLAN and Year 12 results position Maryborough State High School highly in relation to similar schools across Australia, with the enviable achievement of every student attaining their Queensland Certificate of Education, and every student who applied receiving a University placement. It is this level of excellence for which Maryborough State High School has been selected as a finalist in the Fraser Coast Business and Tourism Awards in the twin categories of Education Provider of the Year, as well as for our Diploma of Business event, FraserPop, as the most outstanding event in Fraser Coast for 2017. Our usage of Bring Your Own Device computer systems across the school has made accessing technology for learning easier and more effective. We will be continuing our improvements to our IT network with a full switch, server and fibre upgrade in the next 12 months. We continue to develop our students in usage of technology in the classroom, with Virtual Reality goggles, drones and robots, as well as other IT development to empower our students with the skills required to compete in the industries to come. For us, use of these tools is more than using shiny toys – it is the use of 21st century technology in a 21st century school. On the sporting field, Maryborough State High School’s two Academies have yielded State and National representation for our students, with the Maryborough State High School crest being seen on sporting fields as diverse as Italy and Brazil from our Soccer stars. Development squads will be travelling to the Liverpool Talent Development Headquarters in New South Wales in the coming months. Our Hockey teams are developing

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Kent StreetMaryborough QLD 4650Subscribe:Subscribe: https://maryboroughshs.schoolzineplus.com/subscribe

Email:Email: [email protected]:Phone: 07 4120 9333

Fax:Fax: 07 4120 9300

13 November 201713 November 2017

Principal’s Report

Awards Night – A MarvellousEvening and a Reflection on ourYear

The Broadway Musical ‘Rent’ features asong which outlines the best ways for aperson to measure a year. It asks us to usedaylights, sunsets, midnights, cups of

coffee. 525 600 minutes later, we need to look at the measureof success for being at our school, one year on.

Changes started, literally, from the first day, as MaryboroughState High School attained Independent Public School status.As part of a select group of 81 Secondary Schools inQueensland we are able to provide innovative curriculum,tailored to the individual needs of our greater community. Wehave joined Aldridge State High School as two State Secondaryschools in Maryborough that can deliver high quality outcomesfor Maryborough, united in policy, purpose and performance.

The school reviewed policies and practices, we reflected on ourcommon vision and purpose and finally settled on three words.Our role as a school, above all others, is to Value, Develop andEmpower our students. If our energies are not working towardsone or all of these areas, then there is no alignment betweenour words and our actions.

We have spent part of those 525 600 minutes looking atinnovative curriculum delivery, with a unique agreement with theUniversity of the Sunshine Coast for Direct Entry to Universitystudy using our Nationally Recognised Training packages. Weoffer a Diploma of Business which provides truly astonishingopportunities – but more about those in a moment – we have

developed STEM and Coding curricula for our Junior Schoolwhich will link into our Engineering pathways in future years.We have lifted the bar with our Nationally Recognised TrainingPackages with preparations made for Certificate 3 courses asour minimum benchmark from 2018, and preparations are wellunderway for our new Queensland Curriculum for Senior, whichwill commence in 2019.

Our NAPLAN and Year 12 results position Maryborough StateHigh School highly in relation to similar schools across Australia,with the enviable achievement of every student attaining theirQueensland Certificate of Education, and every student whoapplied receiving a University placement. It is this level ofexcellence for which Maryborough State High School has beenselected as a finalist in the Fraser Coast Business and TourismAwards in the twin categories of Education Provider of the Year,as well as for our Diploma of Business event, FraserPop, as themost outstanding event in Fraser Coast for 2017.

Our usage of Bring Your Own Device computer systems acrossthe school has made accessing technology for learning easierand more effective. We will be continuing our improvementsto our IT network with a full switch, server and fibre upgradein the next 12 months. We continue to develop our studentsin usage of technology in the classroom, with Virtual Realitygoggles, drones and robots, as well as other IT developmentto empower our students with the skills required to compete inthe industries to come. For us, use of these tools is more thanusing shiny toys – it is the use of 21st century technology in a21st century school.

On the sporting field, Maryborough State High School’s twoAcademies have yielded State and National representation forour students, with the Maryborough State High School crestbeing seen on sporting fields as diverse as Italy and Brazilfrom our Soccer stars. Development squads will be travelling tothe Liverpool Talent Development Headquarters in New SouthWales in the coming months. Our Hockey teams are developing

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their skills well and we look forward to seeing great things in2018 with their new multi-age development class from Easter.We also commence our Rugby 7s Academy from Easter, withstudents from Years 7-9 working with the Queensland RugbyUnion. Along with a number of other sports, we will be dustingoff our oars and taking to the water once again in conjunctionwith Wide Bay Rowing as we commence a rowing programfor the first time in almost 30 years. A significant expansion ofour instrumental music program, with assistance of heads ofprogram from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music andguest composers and teachers, will ensure we will fill our hallswith beautiful music for years to come.

Of course, we have made big developments in the last 525 600minutes in the physical environment of the school. Our schoolis now fully air conditioned, new fans installed in the sportshall, new classroom furniture in many areas of the school aswell as other improvements to ensure our students are valuedand developed in their learning journey. We look forward to2018 with the commencement of our Performing Arts Complex,named for the first Headmaster and Headmistress ofMaryborough Boys and Girls Grammar, expected to becompleted in the second half of next year. We anticipate thatour next Awards Night may be held in the Murdoch DarlingCentre, at Maryborough State High School.

Our Awards Night was a celebration of the achievements of ourstudents, and the devotion of our staff, parents and students inunison achieving excellence from every student. It is importantto remember that excellence is not only about being the topstudent; rather, as the word suggests, is about excelling. It isabout students working hard, setting goals, meeting them andachieving more than they thought possible. It is about usingresources, asking for help, being responsible, and being valued,developed and empowered to do their best. My challenge toour community is to reflect on how you use your 525 600minutes in the next year – and make every one of them count.

Student Leaders for 2018

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate andwelcome our 2018 Leadership Team. These fine young menand women will be acknowledged in a ceremony and take uptheir oath of office on January 25, 2018.

Senior School Captains

Bethany RobinsonJemma Tennant

Senior Vice-Captains

Layla YoungberryCorey Batchler

Student Council President

Kaila-Rose Kapernick

Student Council Vice-President

Ayden Hatchman

Student Council Treasurer

Hannah Nolan

Junior School Captains

Campbell DoneGenevieve Schwarzrock

Junior Vice-Captains

Ryan HarmerLilith Ebenezer

Committee Leaders

Corynne Berry – ArtsMichelle Johnston – FundraisingKyla Van Veelen – CommunityCheyne Bryant – Junior SecondaryReece Rampton - Environment

House Captains

Caitlyn Hanrahan – Barton-HyneJames Tidy – Barton-HyneTayah Stevens – Glasgow-HorsburghDamien Christopher – Glasgow-HorsburghGeorgia Ryan - Melville-RussellLogan Nicholls – Melville-RussellAmy Brennan – Morton-HarringtonBenjamin Sommerfeld – Morton-Harrington

Simon DonePrincipal

Principal Tours

Maryborough State High School invites you totake a personalised tour with the Principal.

When: 23 November @ 4.00pm

To book your tour, contact the office on 4120 9333 orregister your tour on our website:

http://www.maryboroshs.eq.edu.au

Tour includes the learning sites and ‘behind the scenes’aspects of the school, including the School museum.

Tuckshop News

School ties have arrived! $18 per tie.

2017 Awards Night – Spirit of the 47thAwards

Awards Night programs are available at Student Services forfamilies who may have missed out on the night.

Students who were absent at Awards Night may collect theirawards from sickbay.

Mark BryantChaplain

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2017 Awards Night – Olga Miller AwardsOlga Miller was the first Aboriginal student to enrol atMaryborough State High School. She maintained herconnection with the school for many years. She was anAboriginal historian who spent over 40 years of her life teachingher people the legends and stories from their past. Olga was awell-respected member of the local community and the broaderAustralian Community. Because of her commitment to herpeople, she has been acknowledged in the Australian Women’sRegister which documents the lives of exceptional women inAustralia’s history. Her wish, and her challenge, was to sharethe extraordinary beauty of her home land, K’gari (the traditionalButchulla name for Fraser Island), with the world, withoutchanging its fragile face. At the end of 2008, the Olga MillerMemorial Garden was developed in the immediate surrounds ofthe newly constructed C Block at the Fraser Coast campus ofthe University of the Sunshine Coast. To many, she was knownas ‘Aunty Olga’.

The Olga Miller Boys in English Incentive Award is awarded tothe highest achieving male in Year 10 English. This year theaward goes to Lachlan Earle.

The Olga Miller Memorial Senior Indigenous Award is awardedto a male and female senior indigenous student who maintainshigh academic results in subjects studied. This year the awardgoes to Dylan Buckland and Breanna Walker.

The Olga Miller Award Indigenous Student of the Year Award isawarded to the highest achieving Year 12 indigenous student.The 2017 Indigenous Student of the Year is Tamika Ivey.Tamika recently completed a School-Based Traineeship inCertificate III Business Administration with the Department ofHousing and Public Works, Maryborough office. Her positivework ethic and outstanding commitment has been

acknowledged and rewarded with the prestigious honour ofbeing awarded the NAIDOC Trainee of the Year. She alsosuccessfully completed her traineeship, while continuing herstudies with RATEP and fulfilling all commitments as a QATSIFscholarship recipient. She also continues to successfullycomplete all assessments required by her other four schoolsubjects.

Tamika is a great role model for her peers.

Congratulations to these students for their continuedachievement. Good luck to all students who may be consideredfor these awards in 2017.

Harriet Vea VeaCEC

Choir NewsMusic Count Us In was held on Thursday, 2 November 2017.The day is celebrated nationally, across the country – allregistered schools sing the same song, on the same day, at thesame time. The event is live streamed so that all participatingschools can tune in and feel connected to the rest of thecountry as they sing the song that stops the nation!

Celebration Day this year occurred at the MaryboroughMarkets. Our Maryborough State High School Choirparticipated in this wide scale event. There was a huge turn outfrom primary and secondary schools, state and catholic, fromthe Fraser Coast region.

At 11:30am, all schools assembled at the stage area to singShine Together, the 2017 song. Instrumental ensembles alsoaccompanied, with some groups creating actions to suit thesong.

The day was a huge success and would not be possible withoutthe dedicated classroom and instrumental music teachers andstudents in our region.

Our Maryborough State High School Choir had a fantastic timeand received compliments on their wide and infectious smileswhen they performed.

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Chantelle BorchardtYear 9 Coordinator & Music Coordinator

Health & Physical Education DepartmentNews

Sports Presentation Night – Thursday 26October

Thursday 26 October, we held the Annual Sports Award Nightat the Brolga Theatre. Over 200 people celebrated ourindividual and team sporting achievements. Guests enjoyeda fun sporting trivia quiz and an interesting guest speakerinterview with Australian Pararoo, Ben Roache.

The following were the main awards announced:

Sports Awards - Major Awards

TEAM AWARDS

SPORTSPORT TITLETITLE STUDENTSTUDENT

Rugby League Most Valuable –JuniorBoys

Zaccari Jones

Rugby League Most Consistent –Junior Girls

Nadia Wilson

Rugby League Achievement Award-Open Boys

Caine Steel

Football Most Valuable – JuniorBoys

Dylan Atkinson

Football Most Valuable – JuniorGirls

CaitlynHanrahan

Futsal Most Valuable - JuniorBoys

Dylan Atkinson

Futsal Most Valuable -SeniorBoys

BrandonSherrington

Futsal Most Valuable –JuniorGirls

GenevieveSchwarzrock

Futsal Most Valuable –SeniorGirls

Tamika Ivey

Oz Tag Most Valuable –JuniorBoys

Eden Wheeler

Oz Tag Most Valuable – JuniorBoys

Bailey Eckert

Oz Tag Most valuable –SeniorGirls

Tara

Hockey Girls- Most Improved Zoe Barounis

Hockey Boys – Most Valuable AydenHatchman

Hockey Girls – Most Valuable BethanyRobinson

HumanPoweredVehicle

The Wheel Deal – MostDedicated

TaraSchonrock

HumanPoweredVehicle

Stealth – MostDedicated

Gavin Shields

• Leoll Barron Shield – Junior All Rounder: MatthewSouvlis

• Paul (Phantom) Walker Cup - Senior All Rounder:Brandon Clayton and Annabel Head

• Junior Sportsman of the Year: Riley Doyle

• Junior Sportswoman of the Year: Caitlyn Hanrahan

• Senior Sportswoman of the Year: Aneka Van Veelen

• Senior Sportsman of the Year: Chris Moloney

• A.C. Rowlands Cup (Most points for MSHSAthletics): Riley Doyle

• Graham ‘TECHNO’ Tomlinson Trophy - SeniorHockey Player of the Year: Jayden Phillips

• House Captain of the Year: Jessica Kakouris(Morton-Harrington)

• Junior House Captain: Jorja Lyons (Morton-Harrington)

• R.M. Hyne Cup (Athletics): Barton-Hyne

• S. R. Warry Cup (Swimming): Barton-Hyne

• Inter House Cross-country Cup:-Glasgow-Horsburgh

• James Thompson Shield -All Sports (Boys):Barton-Hyne

• The Dawson Cup- All Sports (Girls):Glasgow-Horsburgh

• The Hoepper Cup- Overall Champion School:Glasgow-Horsburgh

• Sports Spirit Award - Alexis Donohue

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SPORTSPORT TITLETITLE STUDENTSTUDENT

HumanPoweredVehicle

Stingers – MostDedicated

Kaila-RoseKapernick

HumanPoweredVehicle

Ginger Ninjas – MostDedicated

Sara Reid

HumanPoweredVehicle

Tom and Jerry – BestTeam Member

LathamKelly-Lunny

HumanPowered

Vehicle

Touch ‘n’ Go – MostDedicated

Kaitlyn Francis

HumanPoweredVehicle

Flames – MostDedicated

Max

HumanPoweredVehicle

Wildhogs – MostDedicated

HarrisonBrowning

HumanPoweredVehicle

Chaos –Most Dedicated Tayah Stevens

HumanPoweredVehicle

Dodgy Driverz – MostValuable

Leroi Mackay

Netball Most Valuable – SeniorGirls

RachelKaufman

Ten PinBowling

Achievement Award Jack Wootton

Basketball Most consistent -OpenBoys

Jake Braund

Basketball Most consistent -OpenGirls

Jorja Lyons

Meritorious Awards - 2017

QLD U13 Girls Futsal: Tayla Butcher

QLD U14 Girls Futsal: Genevieve Schwarzrock

QLD U13 Boys Futsal: Jordan Hoffman

QLD Country U13 Boys Futsal: Jake Simpson

QLD Country U13 Boys Futsal: Jett Miller

QLD Country U13 Boys Futsal: Ryder Harold

QLD Country U15 Boys Futsal: Matthew Souvlis

Matthew Birt QLD Country U15 Boys FutsalAustralian U15 Boys Futsal

Cassidy Hose QLD U16 Girls FutsalAustralian U16 Girls Futsal

Taleasha Graham QLD U16 Girls Futsal

Harrison Browning BMX Queensland StateChampionships- 5th Place -15 YearsBoys

Alec Braund - Tennis- Queensland U14 Clay Champion. Qld– Rod Laver U14 - 5th- Represented QLD at NationalGrasscourt Championship- Represented Australia – In U13European Tour in Germany

Brandon Clayton Fraser Coast, Wide Bay, and CentralQueensland Rugby LeagueRepresentative

Anthony Clarke - Australian U18 Athletics team thatcompeted in Fiji (Oceania Champion –Shot Put, Silver Medal – Discus)- Competitor Australian and QLDAthletics Championships (Gold andBronze Medals)

- Member of QLD Talent Squad forAthletics

Kellie Davies - Regional Athletics Championships(1st place in Javelin, Discus and ShotPut)

- State Athletics Championships (6th inJavelin, 7th in Discus and Shot Put)- Hockey - District Representative U13Rep at QLD Titles

Chris Moloney - QLD U16 AFL team that won theAustralian Championships- Chosen in the QLD U/17 AFL team- Member of the Brisbane Lions AFLAcademy

Eden Wheeler Oz Tag – All schools State Carnival.Picked in Un15 QLD Merit Team

Ayden Hatchman Hockey -Regional Representative atQLD titles, Qld Indoor Team – NationalTitles

Jackson Morris Hockey - Regional Representative atQLD titles

Tom Norris Football - ICC WB at QLD Titles

Wide Bay Members – (Half Blue Award)

Summer

Alec Braund

Jack Forbes

Open Tennis

10-12 Boys Softball

Winter

Caitlyn Hanrahan

Eden Wheeler

Brandon Clayton

Jayden Phillips

Chris Moloney

U15 Girls Football

10-12 yrs Rugby League

U18 yrs Rugby League

Open Boys Hockey

U19 Boys Basketball

Swimming

Mikayla Grounds

Cooper Burgess

10-12 yrs Girls

15 yrs Boys

Athletics

Riley Hatch

Kellie Davies

16 yrs Boys

10-12 yrs Girls

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QUEENSLAND REPRESENTATIVES - FULL BLUE

Anthony Clark Open Boys Athletics

Certificates (nominated unable to attend)

Cross Country

Aneka Van VeelenAnnabel Head

U15 GirlsOpen Girls

Winter

Matthew Fulton U15 Boys Football

Congratulations Alec Braund – Tennis

Alec continues to have an amazing year in tennis for 2017! Hecompeted in a number of tournaments in the September schoolholidays.

He had the following results:

Alec also won the Eddie Machin Regional Junior Athlete of theYear Award last weekend at the Queensland Tennis Awards, forthe second year in a row. Alec has gained direct acceptanceinto the National hardcourt U14 championships, the DecemberShowdown, from 2-7 December. Fantastic work Alec! Greatachievements already in your tennis career and you are only 14years of age!

Hockey, Rugby 7’s and Football Academy – Year 6into Year 7 & new enrolments (Years 7 & 8) Try-outs

A great turn out of students who will be attending our schoolin 2018 and wanting to be part of the Academy. Letters will beforwarded to all students about the Academy.

Hockey and Football Academy Try-outs – Years 7 & 8for Maryborough State High School Students

Over the next several weeks, students will be having academytry-outs for the 2018 academy classes. Students need to listento notices and HPE teachers of when the try-outs will be held.All try-outs will be held during school lunch breaks.

2017 Hockey and Football Academy Classes – Year 9

As part of the Year 9 Academy classes, the students have beenusing their knowledge of the game, coaching and umpiringskills through coaching a number of primary schools in thearea. The students have been put into groups and then givena different school each and coach on one Friday in the termand then the school will return at the end of term (Week 8) fora small carnival day against the other schools. This has givenour academy students opportunity to reiterate what they havelearned in their academy classes by sharing their knowledgeand skills with the Year 5 primary students. So far the studentshave worked with Albert, Tinana, Central, West, Granville andParke.

Tiaro Visit – Rock-Climbing

On Thursday 2 November we were very fortunate and had 30students from Tiaro come and visit Maryborough State Highschool. They were given the opportunity to have a climb on theschool climbing wall with Mr Smith and Year 11 students whowere assisting the students.

Fitness Enthusiasts

Students who are interested in getting fit and being a part ofa fitness group, Mr Rossini is running gym sessions during theweek. If students are interested they are to come to the HPEstaffroom for more information.

Wide Bay Rowing

Students have started training on Tuesday Lunch 1 in theweights gym. Those students who are interested need to seeMr Rossini for a permission note from the HPE staffroom toattend.

Rebel Sports – Community Kickbacks

Maryborough State High has now registered as part of thecommunity kickbacks program for sports equipment throughA-Mart sports. So next time you go to A-Mart, support theschool with nominating Maryborough State High and the pointswill go towards new sporting equipment for lunchtime activities.

Carrie TaylorHoD PE & Student Leadership

Hub NewsAs the year winds down, the time has arrivedfor all year 12 students to have returned theirbooks and any equipment borrowed. Pleaseensure your student has returned all loaneditems.

Years 11 and 10 should also make sure theycan locate anything they have borrowed andhave return well before their last day, 25 November 2017.

Years 7 to 9 students should also be returning their loans assoon as possible after 25 November 2017.

Thanks very much from the Hub staff.

• Head State Age - U 14 runner up in singles anddoubles

• Bundaberg Age - U 14 winner of singles and doubles

• National Claycourt U 14 championships - 7th insingles and quarterfinals in doubles

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Japanese News

Richard JeffersLanguages Teacher - Japanese

Maths PuzzleYou have four pieces of chain, each with three links. A jewellerwill charge you $2 to open a link and $3 to close a link. Howcan you have the four pieces joined to form a continuous chainbracelet for the least amount of money?

Email your answers to Mrs Genrich ([email protected]) or dropthem in to G block staffroom for you chance to win a tuckshopvoucher.

(My apologies for the last newsletter in which I inadvertently putthe answer in with the problem.)

Mrs Genrich(Maths/Science Teacher)

Rowing at Maryborough State HighSchool

Parents and Staff Rowing Course

Parents who would like to be involved in the school rowing teamwill be given the opportunity to complete a Learn to Row courseheld at the Wide Bay Rowing Club (details to be confirmed). Thecourse will be completely funded by the school. It will involveup to 6 sessions at the Wide Bay Rowing Club. Beginners andveterans are both welcome. Please contact Tony Rossini in theHPE department for more details.

Students, Staff and Parents Trial Days

In late 2017 and early 2018 Maryborough State High Schooland the Wide Bay Rowing Club will be partnering to offer trialdays. At this stage the trial days will most likely take place atLenthalls Dam to give students the opportunity to experiencerowing in a more controlled environment. All students interestedin rowing need to make contact with Tony Rossini in the HPEdepartment to register their names and ensure they receive allinformation.

Anthony RossiniTeacher

Science NewsTerm 4 our junior classes are exploring theworld of Biology. For those interested incells, there is a free App, or web basedapplication, called iCell. Here you will get upclose and personal with cells.

This shows students a 3D model of the cellwhether it be plant, animal or bacteria. You can zoom in on anorganelle to really understand how the cell functions.

Year 7 are learning about classifyingorganisms through their uniquecharacteristics. A Touch of Class is a webbased interactive where you can classify

various plants and animals, including organisms such as a frog,jellyfish, Venus flytrap, bat, human and seaweed.

Year 9 are exploring the world of acids andbases and how acid rain is formed. Theinteractive Chemicool Periodic tableprovides excellent information of the earth’selements.

Just a few online tools available to explore and understand theinteresting world around us.

Vanessa DoneHoD - Science

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Student Leadership News

Junior and Senior School Captains 2018

The leaders have now been announced for the 2018 schoolyear. These students will receive their leadership badges atthe Leadership Investiture on 25 January 2018 at the BrolgaTheatre.

Congratulations to all successful applicants.

Lunchtime activities

The sports captains continue to run lunchtime activities forstudents this term. Students will need to listen to notices as towhen and what activities will be on.

Carrie TaylorHoD PE & Student Leadership

Student Representative Council News

This past week the Student Representative Council have runa Maryborough Cup Day Picnic and Horse Race. Over 50students and staff enjoyed a picnic hamper lunch. We alsoran the second annual Maryborough Cup day, enthusiasticallycommentated by Declan Dwyer-Vary. This year SarayaTomkinson won on ‘Leo the Legend’.

Our new water cooler arrived this week and will be placedoutside the library. Thank you to everyone who supported ourKrispy Kreme fundraiser at the start of the year.

We have had a great year and a big thank you to our outgoingpresent Grace Slade and welcome to Kaila-Rose Kapernick(President), Ayden Hatchman (Vice-President) and HannahNolan (Treasurer).

Nisha Van WykTeacher

Sunny Kids Writing Camps – December2017 & January 2018

One day workshops with Aleesah Darlison, Award-WinningAuthor, Owner of Greenleaf Press.

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sunny-kids-writing-camps-summer-school-holidays-dec-2017-jan-2018-tickets-39271250367?aff=erelexpmlt

BRAND NEW WORKSHOP TOPICS FORSUMMER!

Sunny Kids Writing Camps. Four days ONLY during thesummer school holidays with Aleesah Darlison, one ofAustralia’s best-known children’s authors, conducting eachexciting session!

Ages: 7 - 14 years.Hours: 8:30am - 4:00pm.Venue: Gondor Writers’ Centre, 19 Caloundra Road,Landsborough, Sunshine Coast, QLD.Thursday 14 & Tuesday 19 December, 2017Wednesday 10 & Wednesday 17 January, 2018

Bronwyn HughesTeacher/Librarian

Year 11 RecreationDuring Term 3, Year 11 Recreation students were tasked withinvestigating The health benefits gained from participating inTouch Football/Oztag for both the individual and theMaryborough State High School community. As well as how toincrease participation.

Students completed a survey and then wrote an investigativejournal article. The following work from Layla Youngberry hasbeen nominated for a place in the school newsletter.

Anthony RossiniTeacher

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14 November State ElectionMaryborough Education Forum

TennisNew season tennis fixtures starting Saturday7th October,

3-5pm.Season runs until April 2018.

Great time for all soccer and hockey players to have fun andkeep active until their new season starts.

All standards catered for.Enquiries: Bruce Rayner 0408740418

What’s happening in Term 4

Community NoticesGuitar tuition by Paul CheesemanPhone: 07 41298155Email:[email protected] rate for advancedHalf hourly rate for beginners

• Breakfast Club: every Wednesday morning from7.30am in the Library Courtyard

• 13-17 November: Year 11 Exams

• Monday 13 November: Year 12 Rainbow Beach DayTrip

• Thursday 16 November: Year 12 Graduation Practice– Brolga Theatre

• Friday 17 November: Year 12 Graduation – BrolgaTheatre 9am for a 9.30am start

• Wednesday 22 November: P& C Meeting, A Block,7pm, all welcome! Last meeting for 2017

• Thursday 23 November: Principal Tour

• Friday 24 November: last school day for Years 10 &11 students

• Monday 27 November: Year 6 into 7 Orientation Day

• Friday 8 December: last school day for Years 7, 8 & 9students

• Monday 22 January 2018: school resumes

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