24 February 2022

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Premier Announcement COVID

Face masks

From 6 pm on Friday 4 March, face masks will no longer be required in most settings, including schools and workplaces.

Hospitality staff and patrons won’t be required to wear them at cafés, pubs or restaurants.

On public transport, and in hospitals, disability care, prisons, aged care, airports and planes, face masks will still need to be worn.

Excursions, assemblies, camps and visitors to schools

Schools will be allowed to conduct assemblies, excursions and school camps, while restrictions on parents and visitors to schools are also lifting.

Other restrictions to be relaxed

Restrictions at funerals will be lifted and there will no longer be a cap on the number of people permitted in homes.

Density limits will no longer apply in food courts, hairdressers, or at weddings, funerals, gyms, private venues and universities.

For further details will be available soon on the Queensland Government COVID-19 website.

Two’s day 22/02/2022

Palindrome Days happen when the day’s date can be read the same way backward and forward. The dates are similar to word palindromes in that they are symmetrical.

Hospitality Practices

Hospitality Practices is a new subject being offered to school based apprenticeship and traineeship students in Year 11. This semester, students are learning about Australia's coffee culture, beginning with an investigation into cafe style food. This week, students practiced their knife skills and prepared a salad wrap for tasting.

Lions Youth Of The Year

The interviews for this event will occur at the St George SHS Rec Centre on Sunday 27 February. The speeches will occur in the Rec Centre on Tuesday 1 March. COVID conditions apply including social distancing at these events.

2022 Diary Cover Winners

Congratulations to Daniel and Kaitlin who were the winners of designing the students 2022 diary.

Year 9 Science

This week in science students used universal indicator to test and investigate the pH of common substances. Students were able to use liquid indicator to see a colour change in a solution and also used universal pH paper to test the pH levels in their mouth!

Year 10 HPE

Students in HPE have been learning about the steps required to provide basic first aid such as DRSABCD. This week participated in a practical session with the school health nurse and some first aid to practice the steps in a given scenario. Here the students are practicing their compressions on the mannequins.

Swim Carnival – Leichhardt Winner

1st Leichhardt – 449 points
2nd Nixon – 392 Points
3rd Mitchell – 238 Points

Age Champions 2022

The following students are selected to compete at the SW Swim trials in Chinchilla:-

Georgie Nelson, Andrew Sheedy, Daniel Sheedy, Kaitlin Sheedy, Claire Stenhouse, Lillian Stenhouse and Josie Small.

State Triathlon/Aquathlon – Hervey Bay

Well done to the South West Triathlon/Aquathlon who travelled to Hervey Bay last week to compete with the best of the best at the Queensland State Trials.

Lillian Stenhouse competed in the Intermediate 15-16 years being a 500m swim, 15km bike and 4km run.

Josie Small, Sienna Beardmore, Daniel Sheedy competed in the Junior 13-14 years being a 300m swim, 10km bike and 2km run

Andrew Sheedy and Claire Stenhouse (along with Samuel Small and Finn Taylor from St Patricks School) competed in the Aquathlon 11-12 years being 1km run, 200m swim and 1km run.

Balonne Basketball

The following students headed to Roma for South West Basketball trials:-

Ruben Davis, Shontayne Prince, Clayton Thurston, Jackson Halliday, Amdes Saunders, Cohen Davis and Jakobee Saunders.

Balonne Rugby League Girls

The following students were selected in the Balonne Rugby League teams:-

14/15 Girls – Madison Bradley, Emma-Leigh Turnbull-Bennett, Bella Cubby, Nequwa Collins, Madison Hiles, Zinema Collins, Bianka Oliver, Ashanti Thurston, Kahlela Prince, Emalie Hams, Kaitlin Sheedy, Abby Holt.

16/18 Girls – Jess Parkes, Sharon Pearce, Iesha Turnbull, Kelsey Weribone and Bresharna McLachlan.

Balonne Touch Football

The following students were selected in the Balonne Touch Football teams:-

Girls 13-15 Years – Bella Cubby, Madison Hiles, Kahlela Prince, Alkira Docherty, Abigail Holt, Kaitlin Sheedy, Nequwa Collins and Sedeequa Clevin.

Girls 16-18 Years – Kelsey Weribone, Michelle Hams and Sharon Pearce

Boys 13-15 Years – Christopher Neven, Cohan Neven, Isaac Kann, Tye Clark and Kallum Oliver.

Boys 16-18 Years – Jacob Hiles, Amdes Saunders, Ruben Davis, Nate Davis and Braxton Beardmore.

Balonne Rugby League Boys

The following students were selected In the Boys Rugby League teams:-

Boys 14-15 Years – Cohan Neven, Christopher Neven, Kallum Oliver, Isaac McNamara, Jett Webster, Lachlan Mellifont, Corey Rollins, Sam Rollins and Daniel Sheedy.

Boys 16-18 Years – Jacob Hiles, Amdes Saunders, Nate Davis, Braxton Beardmore, Shontayne Prince, Luke Cooke, Jackson Hearn and Jakobe Cochrane.

*Parents who have not paid outstanding school fees by the end of Week 2, or have an up to date payment agreement in place, can expect their student/s to not be permitted to participate in any extracurricular activities including representative sports. If you are having difficulty paying your account please contact the Business Manager to discuss payment options, including payments plans and CentrePay deductions.

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School To Work Project

In February 2022, CRU is offering a series of fully-subsidised, introductory webinars for families of secondary school students with a disability. These webinars are part of the School To Work project, which aims to inspire, increase the confidence of and motivate students with disability and their families to make a start on the road to meaningful, paid employment.

The webinars cover some foundational ideas, which are built on further in workshops and topic-specific webinars from March. The webinars have been developed with specific age secondary students in mind, however you are welcome to attend any of the webinars that interest you and your family member.

We ask that you register your attendance so that we can send you the details on how to join the webinar closer to the date. Once registered, the webinars will be available to view up to 7 days after the event, so that you can view at a time that suits you. Please register by following the links below:

Upcoming Events:

Monday 28th February - Finding Work: The Next Steps in Years 11 & 12 - Online:

P&C Uniform & Tuckshop

Tuckshop is available every Tuesday and Thursday. Try and get your orders in before school or the next break. Uniforms will also be sold only on a Tuesday and Thursday with cash or direct deposit. Any questions please email pandc@stgeorgeshs.eq.edu.au.

Formal Uniform Days

Formal uniform days are Monday and Wednesday.

Girls – White peplum blouse, grey formal skirt, white socks, black shoes

Boys – White short sleeve shirt, grey shorts, grey socks and black shoes

Community Notices

LEARN BASICS OF FRENCH LANGUAGE.

Helps internationally and for English language. Call Salvador Fernandes 0428304318 /46253021 or email: salvador.f@rediffmail.com, St George.

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