SHALOM NEWS MANY CULTURES ONE FAITH

JUNE 2014 TERM 2

GODS BLESSINGS

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Greetings

Reconciliation Day

Indigenous Health

Trade Training Centre

Boarding

Sporting Academy News

“The Back Page”

Health Week

IMPORTANT DATES-2014 Tuesday 15th July…...Boarding students Start to travel back to School

Wednesday 16th July…… School Starts-Classes Start

Thursday 18th September……………………..End of Term 3

New Enrolments are currently being taken….Call the Enrolment Officer

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Shalom Christian College 190 Hervey Range Rd, Condon, Qld 4815

PO Box 366, Thuringowa Central, Qld 4817 Tel: (07) 4750 3400 Fax: (07) 4750 3429

www.shalomcollege.qld.edu.au

Shalom Christian College Confraternity Team 2014 Back Row-L-R: Tom Clarke, Jason Waia , Sean Stanway , Lance Hudson, Raydale Spratt, Nathan Robinson, Ousia Carstein

Middle Row-L-R: Aaron O’Brien-Johnson, Byron Rogers , Chris Hunter , Spencer Anau, Robert Dick, Gilbert Wosomo

Back Row-L-R: Cody Sturt, Levi Wauchope , Jabai Wosomo, Melissa Southern, James Matthew, Nigel Dau, Bryce Maitie-Manning

Coach: Melissa Southern

Management Team: Tom Hughes, Neil Whitley, Katrina Booth, Danny Anua

GREETINGS

Term 2 has been a very busy term.

We have had winter sports start;

Netball

AFL

Rugby League

Boxing has been a feature for some students.

We have had Naplan testing for students in years 3, 5, 7, and 9.

Block Courses for Automotive and Indigenous Health.

The North Queensland Cowboys have run a “Try Time” Drug

Education Programme

Book Fairs have been held in the Library.

Mabo day was commemorated on 6 June.

Boarding has had many interesting weekend activities finishing

with the Movies on their last weekend here.

We were very sad to lose the skills of Darryn Butler our local community Liaison Officer.

We welcome to our staff the well-respected local elder Mr. David Smallwood who will fill Darryn’s role.

Shalom!

Chris England

Principal

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Remember

Next Term: Please ensure that your

son/daughter/niece/nephew gets on

their plane back to school.

We expect all students to get the

flight that ABSTUDY has booked.

If your son/daughter/niece/nephew

misses the plane their position at the

college maybe reviewed

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RECONCILIATION DAY

Shalom Students were invited to perform at the Reconciliation Day at Riverway. Aunty Jennifer Baker organised the students to perform.

Shalom also had an Information Stall organised by Ms Jodi McLean and accompanied by Ms Tanya Salam.

Everyone enjoyed their day!!

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MEDIA RELEASE JUNE 2014

INDIGENOUS STUDENTS REAP REWARDS FROM CONGRESS LOWITJA 2014

Deanne Sibley has always had an interest in health. The 17-year-old Aboriginal student, who is completing a Certificate

II in Fitness at Shalom Christian College in Townsville, mentors year 11 and 12 health students in fitness and hopes to

become a fitness instructor after she graduates.

Deanne’s dreams of working in the health sector moved a step closer to reality in March, when she and a fellow student,

James Saul Matthew, 18, a Torres Strait Islander from Cairns, were granted scholarships to attend Congress Lowitja

2014 in Melbourne.

The scholarships, offered by Australia’s national institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research, the

Lowitja Institute, enabled the students to travel to Victoria to attend the two-day event. The biennial Congress Lowitja

2014 attracts hundreds of Aboriginal community representatives, government departments, policy makers and

researchers and informs research strategies, programs and projects to contribute to healthier families and children.

“Attending Congress Lowitja enabled these students to meet national Indigenous health leaders and also other youth in

the area,” Professor Roianne West said.

As Professor of Indigenous Health at Griffith University and the Townsville Hospital and Health Service, Professor

West provides expert advice and strategic leadership on issues of Indigenous health and Indigenous health workforce.

She helped select the two students, who have both completed a Certificate II in Indigenous Health through Connect ’n’

Grow, a federally funded program that aims to develop a pathway from school into careers in Indigenous health.

“This experience has given Deanne and James exposure to role models and leadership, exposure to the opportunities that

can come with working in the area and exposure to the importance of research in improving Indigenous health.”

Though both students struggled with Melbourne’s chilly autumn weather – at least compared to Townsville – they

relished their experience.

“I enjoyed meeting everyone at the congress and getting to know what their roles are within the health industry,”

Deanne said. “It also was pleasant meeting Lowitja O’Donoghue because she is a great role model and a very proud

Indigenous woman.”

Three months later, both hope they can use their experience to deliver benefits in their communities. Deanne hopes to

continue with a Certificate III in Indigenous Health, while James will decide between working as a cook and a job in

community health.

“It has given me a something to think about,” James said. “I love the work as a health worker but I also love cooking.

But then again if I do work in the health industry, I could be a big help in the community.

“I also want to travel the country and see the Aboriginal peoples’ land and culture and learn about how their medicines,

healthy foods and how what they did to survive in their country.”

The Lowitja Institute is Australia’s only national institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research, and

brings together world-leading researchers, policy makers, community representatives, and other experts in Aboriginal

and Torres Strait Islander health. For more information, visit www.lowitja.org.au

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For further information contact:

Greta Donaldson at Greta Donaldson Publicity (03) 9696 3234, 0427 658 638 or greta@gdpublicity.com.au

L to R; Warren Mundine, Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue, Deanne Sibley, Pat Anderson

and James Matthew

L to R; Deanne Sibley, James Matthew and Roianne West

NATIONALLY CONSISTENT COLLECTION OF DATA

School Students with Disability

School across Australia are taking part in a new National Data Collection on school students with

Disability.

The aim of this data collection is to have better information to enable governments to better target their

resources. It will help put the right supports in place for students with disability so that they have the

same opportunities for a high quality education as students without a disability. Shalom is taking part

in the collection this year.

If you have a son or daughter who has a disability and wish for them to be excluded from the register ,

please contact the College and complete a consent form, otherwise no action is required.

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HEALTHY CHOICE

Over four weeks some of our students have been privileged to be

involved in a program offered by the NQ Cowboys and YWAM. The

sessions include substances; drugs, alcohol, smoking and social

media. All students involved have been active contributors to

some great discussions on these relevant topics for teenagers.

The theme students have been asked to think about is “only Dead

Fish Go with the Flow”. Students have come up with some

wonderful ideas on how they can make good choices, even if it

means going against the flow. Edrick pictured above was one of

the many happy students who got to meet some of the up and

coming Cowboy’s players who shared some of their own

experiences with the students.

INDIGENOUS HEALTH

Every Tuesday lesson 2, our Lit2 Young Men go off to an Outreach church to pray for Shalom College

and their home communities. The young men have turns playing the drums and trying to play the guitars.

There are many old Aboriginal people who have never heard choruses sang in language so our young men

are a blessing to the Indigenous people of Townsville when they sing their choruses in their Northern Terri-

tory community language.

“LEARN TO EARN”

Judah Toby has now just completed his Certificate 2 in Agriculture as part of the North Queensland

Cowboys “Learn to Earn” Program. Judah lived in at the Toomby’s Rural Training Centre for a full month

undertaking his study and will progress to a paid position in the rural industry within the next few months.

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Judah Toby

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Shalom Christian College Trade Training Centre

Semester one 2014 has come and gone and students at Shalom Christian College are in a position to reap the benefits of a fully functional Trade Training Centre.

It’s been a long time coming but the school is now offering and delivering a range of skills that can be used to enhance

employment opportunities for Shalom Students. The areas Shalom is focusing on at present are Certificate I in

Automotive Vocational Preparation and Certificate I in Agri-Food Operations (formerly Horticulture).

Students have worked on tasks involving refurbishment of a bush house involving installation of an automated

irrigation system, maintenance of landscaped areas involving machinery and equipment, various Automotive jobs

such as clutch replacement, brake repairs, rectify vehicle not starting, suspension repairs, electrical repairs and

some simple construction jobs within the centre.

Approximately 116 students have had access to this great facility with skills being delivered by qualified tradespeople

with 20 years’ working experience in trade areas. Students at Shalom through the Trade Training Centre have also

commenced a Certificate II in Resources and Infrastructure Workplace Preparation. This is a qualification designed

explicitly towards the mining industry and the various career pathways within it. The course is being delivered in

partnership with TECNQ and the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy.

This centre is a great opportunity for students at Shalom, one that helps to develop skills and expectations for success

in a working environment that can only get bigger and better. Please encourage your students to take full advantage

of this facility to further improve their future while here at Shalom.

Welding Bays Workshop space

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Arthur Delta

Dawson Gaykamangu

Manny Smallwood

Kevin Toby

Freddy Wosomo

Workshop Space Engineering work area with 1 x metal lathe

Term 2 Boarding

Term 2 is now over and it has been very busy. Our numbers in boarding have increased over the term to

122 on 6 June. We all went to the AFL Indigenous round for the games of the University Hawks on 31

May. Three of our young men (Gorden, Ananias and Brendan) were playing with the reserve grade team

(that won, with our players in the votes for Best On Ground). At this game an Indigenous design jumper

was worn by the Uni Hawks (designed through a competition among our students and won by

Soraya Rankine). This was a big deal statement and investment by the Uni Hawks. I then accompanied two

of these students to a celebration dinner that night for the 20th anniversary of the Hawk's and Shalom

Christian College were very much appreciated for the partnership that is in place with them.

Other Sport – AFL, Rugby, Basketball and Netball have all been training and playing games which is

keeping boarding busy with running students around, but it is also tiring them out more and giving students

the satisfaction of competition.

Church on a Friday evening at the school has continued to go very well. There has been some sharing of

song/dance by students and staff and this will be encouraged to develop more. A Christian movie has often

been shown after the service ends. The lessons on Virtues as part of the Christian/Cultural Education

Program continues to go well as we look at virtues such as excellence, integrity and responsibility from a

bible, cultural and nature perspective.

Police Liaison Officers have been visiting the school to give input and build relationships. This has resulted

in 2 “One Punch Can Kill” Seminars being conducted (Robert Lui – Cowboys NRL came and spoke to

students as a part of one of these) and a female officer attended the girls’ Sports Academy Camp in June

(Week 9).

On weekends this term we have also been to the Cowboys home games, Ice Skating, Roller Skating, Ten

Pin Bowling, the Movies and had fun at Saunders Beach, Balgal Beach and Rollingstone.

If that all sounds busy, it was. But the students have enjoyed their time and I know that with some time at

home now will be ready to approach a new term with refreshed enthusiasm and a determination to do their

best in their academic work as well as behaving their best in boarding.

Have a great time at home and see you back here in July.

God bless

Paul Tolliday

Head of Boarding

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BOARDING

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BOARDING

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GIRLS CAMP GIRLS CAMP

On Monday the 16 t h of June at 4:30 in the morning, 50 sleepy girls stumbled

onto the bus with their teachers to Kinchant Dam near Proserpine for the

Girls’ Sports Academy Camp 2014.

When the bus arrived at the camp, five hours later everyone had to set up their tents.

Afterwards Mr. Burgess divided the girls into three groups for the activities.

On Monday they had mountain biking, climbing wall and flying fox; everyone joined in and had a great

time. In the evening the teachers made a bonfire and all the girls spent some time together.

On Tuesday they went tubing, canoeing, fishing and raft building even though it was pretty cold and

cloudy at the lake.

On Wednesday morning the girls packed up and left camp at about 9 o’clock and stopped for lunch on

the beach in Bowen before heading back to Townsville.

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AFL Townsville

University Hawks - Unite the Community

during Indigenous Round

As you may or may not know, in 2005 the AFL introduced an Indigenous Round to its season of football. This round was designed to be a celebration of indigenous culture and the contributions

made of indigenous players to this great game. It is also an opportunity to break down the racial and cultural barriers not only among football clubs but in society as a whole and it is the perfect occasion

to showcase the abundant talent present throughout the AFL.

The University Hawks AFC have been the pioneers of promoting the Indigenous Round of football in

Townsville and have worked tirelessly over the past few years to establish a healthy relationship with the local

indigenous educational facility, Shalom Christian College.

The 2014 season, as a further effort to strengthen the bond between the University Hawks AFC and the Shalom

Christian College, we engaged all enrolled students to create a new and unique Indigenous inspired football

jumper for the club to wear proudly during the Indigenous Round of football each year, which we will proudly

wear as a club for AFL Townsville in the Indigenous round this Saturday the for the 1st time. This initiative was

fully funded by three very generous Sponsors - Health and Wellbeing North Ward; Anti-Discrimination

Commission Queensland; and Play By The Rules.

This Wednesday the 28th May 2014 at 9am at the Shalom College we will be unveiling the winning design to

representatives of the communities of WA, NT & QLD; 2 Elders, sponsors and Shalom colleges Principal. A

jumper will also be presented to the winning student, college and each of contributing sponsors for supporting

this fantastic initiative.

This Saturday is Indigenous Round for the Hawks and will be held at Tony Ireland Stadium from 1pm. Elders

from the College will present the jumpers to the participating Hawks players prior to each of the Reserves and

Seniors matches. The Hawks have extended an open invitation to all staff and students of the College to attend

the match free of charge. On the day two of our Indigenous members will be selected in the respective sides as

Captain’s for the day in both grades, with a traditional Welcome to Country to be performed at 14:30 prior to the

seniors match at Tony Ireland Stadium this Saturday.

Not to mention the biggest event in the Clubs History the 25th Anniversary of the club and with over 190

attending it is sure to big an epic day and night for this magnificent club.

Thanks to Soraya Rankine who designed the Hawkes Match Jersey

for the Indigenous Round.

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I’m pleased to announce that DEEWR who fund the Sporting Chance Program have agreed to extend the

Sports Academy Program to include the boys at Shalom. This means that they will now have similar funds

available to carry out activities that boost school engagement and improvement employment opportunities.

Watch this space, exciting times ahead.

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“The Back Page”

HEALTH WEEK

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