21 February 2020

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Leader Induction

On Monday we celebrated the induction of our school leaders for 2020. School Captains, Vice Captains, House Captains, Student Council, Junior Secondary Leaders, Indigenous Ambassadors and Show Team Representatives were presented their badges in front of staff, students, community members and their proud parents and family members.

School Captains are Chelsea Beardmore and Ken Cawaon, Vice Captains are Paige Houlahan and Jack Davies, House Captains are Sarah Whitaker and Rylie Mullins (Leichhardt), Kerrod Frizzell and Harry Johnson (Mitchell), Lachlan Kable and Holly Cooke (Nixon).

The remaining Year 12 students consist of Jaydan Coaker, Crystal Draper, Tylah Fontaine, Rebecca Hoolihan, Samuel Killen, Hayden Lawson, Cameron Moloney, Hayley Nolan, Jayden Rayner, Jospeh Ricketts, Haley Rollins, Jesse Schurmann, Dillon Weribone, Dylan Woodbine, Tameka Woodbridge.

Indigenous Ambassadors this year are Tylah Fonatine, Grace Waters and Daisy Brown. The Junior Secondary Leaders are Grace Waters and Daisy Brown.

Show Team Captain is Haley Rollins, Vice Captain Sharon Pearce and Secretary is Kaise Mawhinney.

The Student Council Representatives are Year 11 Cody Kajewski, Anna Moloney, Haley Moloney and Samuel Waters. Year 10 Ellsy Rudd and Michelle Hams, Year 9 Grace Waters, Daisy Brown, Kacey Sanford, Year 8 Jacob Sullivan and Adele Chandler and Year 7 is Harry Coltzau, Josie Small and Penny Wilkinson.

From the Deputy Principal Nicole Hyland

NAPLAN

NAPLAN this year will take place from Tuesday 12 May until Thursday 14 May. All of the tests will occur in the mornings with the Language Conventions on Tuesday, Reading on Wednesday, Numeracy on Thursday and Friday will be a catch-up day.

While participation by all students is expected, students may be withdrawn from the testing program by their parent/carer. This is a matter for consideration by individual parents/carers. Withdrawals are intended to address issues such as religious beliefs and philosophical objections to testing. A formal application must be received by the principal prior to the testing. To do this, parents/carers must collect a form from the school office and when completed, return it to the principal before May 12 2020.

ATTENDANCE

All children should be enrolled at school and should attend every school day.
It is a parent's responsibility to ensure that their child attends school on every school day for the educational program in which he/she is enrolled.
A parent of a young person in the compulsory participation phase is obliged to ensure their child is participating full-time in an approved education or training option.
Any time a student is not attending or participating in their educational program it is considered an absence and must be explained.

Every day counts is a statewide initiative addressing the problem of student absences.

Every day counts promotes four key messages:

• all children should be enrolled at school and attend on every school day
• schools should monitor, communicate and implement strategies to improve regular school attendance
• truanting can place a student in unsafe situations and impact on their future employability and life choices
• attendance at school is the responsibility of everyone in the community. “

Ms Nicole Hyland

From HOD Senior Secondary Deborah Addison

The First Term of 2020 is already well and truly underway, I hope it has been a smooth start for all.

I am excited for my third year here at St George SHS. I learnt so much about the town, school and students last year and I am looking forward to continuing my journey as HOD Senior Schooling.

This year marks the first year of the New QCE system in Year 11 and 12. Our Senior students have a lot of knowledge of what the QCE means for them. At the end of this year the Year 12 students will sit external exams with the rest of Queensland. This is the biggest change in our education system for over 20 years and everyone has been working hard to make sure that students will gain the outcomes they deserve.

All senior students are expected to uphold our school values and one of my focuses this year will be to ensure that attendance is above 85%. I will be working with the Year Level Coordinators to track students and reward great attendance.

This week I handed out an Expression of Interest Form for the Tertiary Studies Expo. This is a fantastic event where a wide range of study options, career opportunities and new trends in further education, training and employment are on show for students.

St George SHS organise this trip every second year for interested senior students. Please return the EOI form by 20 March if your student is interested.

I look forward to working with you and your students and hope that they enjoy coming to school every day.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact me via the office or at daddi4@eq.edu.au

Mrs Deborah Addison, HoD Senior Secondary

What’s Happening Down At The Ag Plot

Year 8 students have been studying plants- cucumber, watermelon and tomato seedlings have sprouted over the last week. The last photo is a scan photo from the successful Droughtmaster embryo transfer from last year.

Miss Alanna Ives

Home Economic News

In just four weeks, Yr 8 HEc have learnt about safety in the textiles room, mastered the use of the sewing machines and completed a water bottle or can cooler. Students are to be commended as this required good listening and observation skills and lots of patience with using the machines. They will begin their practical kitchen work on Wednesdays for the rest of the term.

Yr 9 HEc class made their first BYO feast this week with the boys making and consuming enough food for a small army. They will work on more appropriate serving sizes with other dishes they complete this term, having the option to make just enough for their lunch or a full quantity to supply dinner for home. To practise their design skills, we have looked at vertical, community & rooftop gardens to assist with redesigning our very sad vegetable garden. Hopefully a good water supply will continue so that we can produce ingredients that students usually only need a small amount of. Parsley, mint, coriander, rosemary and spring onions will be planted with cucumbers, tomatoes, capsicum, eggplant, snow peas, pumpkin, lettuce and strawberries also going in. Stay tuned for our “down the track” photos.

Mrs Julie Worboys

Mental Maths

Why do Maths teachers tell students that they need to know their times tables? We are constantly using these facts at school and in everyday life even though we may not realise it.

All students study fractions at some time and it is difficult to work with fractions if we cannot use our knowledge of multiplication facts to find common denominators or to simplify the fractions. We do not want to rely on calculators to do this all the time and often will not have one on hand and need the mental facts.

Therefore, it is vital that students work on knowing these basic times tables. It can be fun and well worth the effort as the students at St George SHS studying Mathematical Methods in Years 11 and 12 have found out. They have to sit some exams where they are not allowed to use any technology at all. This means no calculators at all and those times tables definitely need to be known!

Mrs Anne Brimblecombe

St George Lions Of The Year

St George Lions YOTY 2020 Program Time Line

Well done to the five students who have nominated themselves to run for St George Lions Youth Of The Year. Good luck to Haley Moloney, Samuel Waters, Chelsea Beardmore, Ken Cawaon and Tylah Fontaine.

All parents students and teachers are welcome to attend the finals night to be held at the Australian Hotel Tuesday 10th of March 7 pm for 7:30 start bookings are essential.

Bookings for catering Close COB Friday March 6/03/2020
Cost for 2 course meal is $40.00
Tickets available by direct deposit to St George Lions Club Account

St George Lions Club
BSB: 034213
Account: 580120
Reference your NAME

Student interviews with judges Sunday 8 March from 1 pm St George High School Library

• St George finals night Tuesday 10 March
• St George winner to Goondiwindi Regional Final 29 March
• District finals by weekend of 4/5 April venue TBA
• State finals by weekend of 25/26 April venue TBA
• National Final – Monday, 18 May at MD Convention, Adelaide

In addition, commencing in 2020 St George Lions Club is offering a Further Education Grant to the value of $5000.00. Participants in YOTY will be eligible to apply for this grant in July of 2020. To be eligible the student must be leaving school and continuing their education whether it be at University or TAFE.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Must have been an entrant in St George Lions Youth Of The Year in the year of their application
2. Must be leaving school to begin an apprenticeship or studies at university.
3. Course must be a minimum of 3 years duration.

Public Speaking Competition

Do you have something you want to say!

This year St George SHS will be running its own public speaking competition. Students are able to participate in the Rostrum Voice of Youth public speaking competition. This is a valuable activity to participate in as being able to communicate with others is becoming an important life-long skill that not only helps build confidence but employers are looking for it in their employees. This year the competition heat will be held at our school on Tuesday 25th February starting at 6:00pm.

The competition is open to students from Years 7 – 12 and is split over a junior and senior division. Information has already been provided to students who attended a meeting this week but it is still not too late to become involved. If anyone else is interested they can see Miss Garner for more information. It would be fantastic to have as many speakers involved as possible.

Ms Angela Garner

SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS – 4th March 2020

Envelopes have been handed out. Please return ASAP

P and C

President – Scott Brimblecombe
Vice President – Scott Armstrong
Secretary – Alison Fisher
Treasurer – Ruth Beeson

SW Tennis Trials

Congratulations to Anna Moloney who was selected in the SW Tennis Team. Anna will now go on to Rockhampton to State Titles. Well done Anna!

Balonne Swimming

On Friday 14 February, eight of our 12 Year olds participated at the local Balonne Swimming carnival. They did the school proud with the small team coming in 2nd overall to St Patricks for Champion school. (The overall points won through the day is aggregated based on the number of swimmers). Many of our students had successful swims taking home many ribbons and personal best times. Well done to Cohen Neven, Isaac McNamara, Jeremy Armstrong, Jason Fletcher, Sienna Beardmore, Josie Small, Kahlela Prince and Mia Anderson for representing St George State High School with such poise. Josie Small was named 12 Years Age Champion on the day. Well done!

Also at our School Carnival well done and good luck to the following students who will now compete at the South West Trials in Charleville:- Lillian Stenhouse, Kaitlin Sheedy, Brigitte Brunner, Jett Webster and Josie Small.

Qld State Triathlon Trials

Good luck Kaitlin Sheedy, Sienna Beardmore and Josie Small who are competing at Qld Titles representing the South West Team at Hervey Bay this weekend.

South West Basketball

Congratulations to Kyle Davies, Joseph Ricketts, Ruben Davis and Piyush Sangwan who were selected in the South West Basketball Team.

South West Squash

Congratulations to Jessica Parkes, Jedd Mutch and Dylan Woodbine who were selected in the South West Squash Team.

Community Notices

Speed and Agility Workshop

I'M COMING TO ST GEORGE - THIS SUNDAY 23RD FEBRUARY

Rugby, League & Touch Players

ONLY SESSION IN ST GEORGE FOR 2020!!!

SPEED & AGILITY WORKSHOP - 9am Sunday 23rd February

9 years up | $60 | any field based sport!

2 hour jam-packed workshop learning the Speed Technique -the same skills that professional players use to get fast and stay fast, and fly past their competitors on field.

Parents if you have young athletes, this is an essential workshop to help them develop BREAKAWAY speed on field.

We'll cover all the essentials:

• Speed mechanics
• Change of direction
• Agility
• Mobility
• First step quickness
• Core strength
• Acceleration
• Explosive Power
• Muscle activation
• Flexibility

BOOK online here:

Battle On The Balonne

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