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Principal:Craig Whittred

Deputy Principals:Kerry Flynn,Anna D'Ilario

Business Manager:Priscilla Viero

Issue No 5 Newsletter of Ayr State High School Thursday 13 August 2020

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Phillip Come From Behind to Win!!by Ms Courtney Carrigan, Sports Co-ordinator

The Interhouse Athletics Carnival was held over five days of competition, encompassing two weeks due to a rain delay, with the main carnival on Friday

31 July. The carnival started in week 2 with the running of the 3000 m on Monday and Spirit Day on Tuesday. It was fun and colourful with students dressed in house colours/themes and Ayr High’s ‘Superhero’ themed skits were held - Banks Fireball, Cook Cyclones, Macquarie Mufasa and HydroPhillip. Then the rain came and washed our oval away. We picked up where we left off in week 3 with the 1500 m on Wednesday, field events held midday Thursday and the track and

standard events on Friday.Cook took a strong lead into the Friday carnival with the other houses changing placings throughout the previous days of competition. After a quick assembly, it was straight down to competition in the first standard events. Throughout the day, the other houses mounted a fight-back with only 20 points between the top three houses going into the start of the relays. Phillip powered through the relays to claim victory over Cook, with Macquarie in third place and Banks in fourth place. The final scores were Phillip - 2261, Cook - 2230, Macquarie - 2221, Banks - 2066.There was awesome spirit by all houses throughout the entire carnival. It was Macquarie who showed the greatest spirit with their Spirit Day decorations and lion-hearted skit, and their enthusiasm and support for team mates to take out the Spirit Stick.

The Ayr High Footrace, a handicapped (staggered start) 100 m sprint, was run with a female and male race containing the fastest 100 m sprinters from all six age groups (U12-U19). Stevie-Lee (U12) and Jared Poletti (U19) were winners of the race, claiming $50 each. Once again it was a great spectacle, with all remaining students and staff lining the side of the track to cheer and support the runners in the final event of the day.There were six records broken over the carnival. Congratulations to the following students - Cecillia Cason (U12 Discus), Stevie-Lee (U12 800 m), Zander Dallecort (U12 200 m & 400 m), Charley Ruskin (U14 Javelin) and Shae Munro (U15 High Jump). Congratulations must go to the age champions who delivered outstanding performances, particularly Kai Palmer (U16) who won the “Individual Athletics Champion” trophy which recognises the highest points scorer of the carnival. Kai finished with 158 points. Special mention to Matthew Kolb (U14), who finished second overall with 130 points and Charley Ruskin (U14) finishing with 126 points.(Continued Page 4)

Winners - Phillip

Kai Palmer

Age ChampionsBack LtoR: Joel Gesah, Nate Wyburg, Matthew Kolb, Dylan Meinicke, Kai Palmer, Ben Ruskin Front LtoR: Stevie-Lee, Lacy Horan, Charley Ruskin, Shae Munro, Giselle Le Feuvre, Emma Donovan

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by Mr Craig Whittred, Principal Editorial - Newsletter No. 5 07/08/2020

From the Principal Welcome to Ayr State High SchoolOur school acknowledges the Traditional Owners of this land. Today, they are still the custodians of the cultural heritage of this land. Further to this, our school acknowledges there are other Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Island people who have lived, worked and contributed to the cultural heritage of our community.

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Congratulations to Phillip, the winners of the 2020 Interhouse

Athletics Carnival!What a fantastic couple of days we had. After last week’s disappointing rain delay, we had absolutely glorious weather on Thursday and Friday. Phillip won after coming from behind to pip Cook at the post. Macquarie came in a very close-placed third, but took out the coveted Spirit Stick on the day. A very big thanks to all our staff and their efforts in preparing and running the carnival. Our Year 12 House Captains also did a fantastic job of creating house spirit over the extended period of time. Overall, the carnival had a really fun, friendly and exciting atmosphere. This was mainly due to the involvement and behaviour of all our students over the two days. Well done Hawks!Thank you to the parents/carers who were involved in the Learning Conversations last Monday evening. To maximise student learning, we need to foster the three way partnership between student, teacher and parent/carer attending Learning Conversations. This helps parents/carers to stay connected with student progress, helping them support their child to achieve improved outcomes.Year 10 students and their parents/carers started the journey on developing

their Student Education and Training Plans (SET Plans) in week 4 as they prepare for starting senior school next year. We encourage students to talk with their families about possible career pathways that they are interested in. From there, we develop a plan that supports the students to be able to follow those career pathways through Years 11 and 12. Conversations will continue with the students and their Case Managers all the way through to graduation in 2022.Over the last week, the Covid-19 threat unfortunately has increased in Queensland with the reporting of cases that have been brought into the South East corner by interstate travellers.This means we have to renew our efforts and awareness to help protect our community from the virus. We all have a part to play by following actions to help stop the spread:Social Distancing • Stay 1.5 m away from people when

outside your home.Personal Hygiene • Wash your hands with soap and

water for at least 20 seconds or use hand sanitiser frequently, especially before eating.

• Cover your cough, preferably with your arm. If you cough onto your hands, wash your hands immediately.

If feeling ill - stay at home• If you or your child is feeling ill (even

if only slightly), stay at home, contact a health professional and have a COVID-19 test.

• If asked to self-isolate until test results come back, contact the school, stay at home until a negative result is confirmed.

If we all follow these basic strategies, we will all help in keeping the Ayr High Family and the Burdekin community safe.Yours in Education

Craig WhittredPrincipal

Goodbye Ayr State High Family!

by Ms Rebekah Hebe, Guidance Officer

I have enjoyed working with you. I am happy to leave here, knowing that the students will be left in the very capable hands of Mrs Sarah Matthews who returns from maternity leave. Thanks to everyone for your support!

Goodbye and Thanks for Everything

by Mr Kerry Flynn, Deputy Principal

Friday 7 August was the last official day of work for our long

serving IT ‘guru’ Brent Pickup. After 11 years of invaluable service to staff, students and families across the district, Brent has had the chance to further his IT skills with a new position within the Department in Brisbane. Ayr High has been blessed to have a person of Brent’s calibre to help with IT requirements. He has given an outstanding level of service over his time here. He will always remain a member of the Ayr High Family. We wish him well in his new IT endeavours.

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Learning Conversations

by Mr Kerry Flynn, Deputy Principal

It was great to see over 270 conversations happening in I Block over the course of the evening of Monday 3 August. We were

committed to having face-to-face conversations to reconnect with our community, given the disruptions so far this year. As a result, Covid-19 restrictions meant that we had to reconfigure the arrangements for the evening and we thank families for their support and patience. Learning Conversations are a terrific way for families and the school to come together to ensure that we are all working in the best interests of our students. The staff appreciated the opportunity to talk with families on Monday and feedback from families as they left was overwhelmingly positive.

Year 10 SET Planning by Mr Kerry Flynn, Deputy Principal

Currently our Year 10 students are in the middle of the important decisions around transitioning to Year 11 - career pathways and subject combinations.

Students have been working on their Short Course in Career Education during their Wellbeing lessons all year as well as working with their Case Manager to ensure a smooth transition. On

Tuesday 4 August, the majority of students and their families met with Case Managers to start the formal process of creating their individual pathway through Years 11 and 12. Conversations were very productive and we are confident that students are well on the way to setting up a successful pathway.

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Interhouse Athletics Records:U/12 Cecillia Cason (MQ) Discuss 21.44 m (16.55) Stevie-Lee (PH) 800 m 3:11.05 (3.11.55) Zander Dallecort (BA) 200 m 29.00 (31.26) 400 m 1:11.24 (1:16.62)U/14 Charley Ruskin (BA) Javelin 25.72 m (23.55 m)U/15 Shae Munro (PH) High Jump 1.55 m (1.5 m)

Back LtoR: Stevie-Lee, Charley Ruskin, Shae Munro, Cecillia Cason, Zander Dallecort

100 m Footrace WinnersJared Poletti and Stevie-Lee

DIV. AGE CHAMPION HOUSE PTS. RUNNER-UP HOUSE PTS.

U12Stevie-Lee Phillip 125 Aria Miller Macquarie 78Joel Gesah Macquarie 93 Seth Schultz Cook 77

U13Lacy Horan Cook 120 Amanda Brown Banks 101Nate Wyburg Cook 95 Seaton Ivory Banks 86

U14Charley Ruskin Banks 126 Maddison Murison Cook 120Matthew Kolb Cook 130 Angelo Minuti Phillip 76

U15Shae Munro Phillip 105 Emma King Cook 104Dylan Meinicke Phillip 115 Bailey Parker Macquarie 75

U16Giselle Le Feuvre Cook 118 Eliza McMullen Banks 80Kai Palmer Macquarie 158 Colby Phillip 72

U19Emma Donovan Cook 110 Ashley Green Banks 72Ben Ruskin Banks 92 Joshua Power Macquarie 84

Age Group Results:

Champion House - PhillipInterhouse Athletics Carnival

The success of the carnival was due to the enthusiastic input of House

Captains, Year 12 students and House Teachers and many school staff who helped in preparing, supervising or officiating. They are thanked for their efforts as are Mrs Woods, the Interact Club and Year 12 students who volunteered to help run the canteen; Mrs Bromham and her student helpers who ran the coffee cart; and A & B Rural and Elders for the use of their tents. Special thanks goes to Mr Rob Smith (Groundskeeper) who got our grounds looking so fantastic after the oval was water logged and the many staff and students who helped in preparation of the carnival. Your efforts are appreciated.

Spirit Stick - Macquarie

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Interhouse Athletics Carnival

BSS Track & FieldReminder

The Interschool Athletics Carnival for 2020 has been

cancelled.


Students Excel in QAMT

Mathematics Quizby Mr Rob Scalia, HOD - Mathematics & Science

The Year 7 and 8 QAMT Mathematics Quiz is held annually and provides gifted mathematics

students the opportunity to meet and challenge their peers from other participating schools. Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 restrictions, it wasn’t possible to meet with our neighbouring schools face to face but instead, each school was given the opportunity to conduct the competition at their own school with their own students. Ayr State High School was the only school in the Burdekin to take up this offer! The four teams consisting of twelve students gave excellent performances as they answered a series of gruelling mathematics questions in each round.

It was an extremely close competition with only a couple of points separating the teams throughout the rounds. It wasn’t until the final round where Noah, Mia and Sophie took out the top spot! These students eagerly await to see whether their winning score will give them the opportunity to compete against other successful Townsville schools. Many thanks to Mr Scalia, Mrs Woods, Mr Abraham and Giselle Le Feuvre for their help in organising the quiz and making the event a success! Well done students!

Back LtoR: Tyla Cox (Yr 8), Georgia Tomasetig (Yr 8), Mia Power (Yr 8), Noah (Yr 8)

Middle LtoR: Melody Curro (Yr 7), Shanay Arroita (Yr 8), Layla Kelly (Yr 8)Front LtoR: Thomas Bach (Yr 7), Chloe Hook (Yr 7), Sophie Robertson

(Yr 7) Absent: Lucas Donovan (Yr 8) and Jye Olsen (Yr 8)

Winning team - Mia, Sophie and Noah with Mr Scalia

Bernice Zaro, Youth Support Co-ordinator

QCAA Invigilators for External Assessment

QCAA is seeking community members to act as observers on the administration of the external assessment that Year 12 students will be doing in Term 4. This is a similar position to the invigilators for the QCS test in previous years, except it will be over an extended time period.If you are interested in one of these positions or finding out further information - please contact the school or alternatively you can contact the QCAA at the following link:www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/assessment/external-assessment/qcaa-invigilators

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Year 11 and 12 Hospitality - Pizza Partyby Mrs Vicky Bromham, Hospitality Teacher

Congratulations to the Year 11 and 12 Hospitality classes on their

recent winning of a pizza party from their Hospitality RTO - Blueprint. This was awarded to them for “…consistently working hard, showing awesome work ethic in class and for being champions during lockdown!” They were selected as one of five schools in Queensland.

Year 12 Hospitality - Responsible Service

Of Gamblingby Mrs Vicky Bromham, Hospitality Teacher

Twenty-four Year 12 Hospitality students recently completed their Responsible Service of Gambling

Course (RSG) with Donna Law and Graeme Tate from Blueprint. The students acquired information about the strict legislation that must be adhered to and not only had to complete theory assessment, but partook in role plays. This qualification provides another unit towards completion of Certificate II in Hospitality or Certificate III in Hospitality and allows them to work within the RSG sector in the Hospitality Industry.


Semester 1 Celebration AssemblyOn Tuesday 4 August, we held our school assembly to recognise those students who embody the learning characteristics

we want all our students to aspire to. This year, we had an increase in the number of students receiving awards across all year levels. So much so, that we had to present the Year 12 Awards on the next day.Awards were presented to students in the areas of Attendance - Perfect (100%) and Awesome (95% or better), Effort and Behaviour - Gold and Silver as well as Academic Achievement Awards. Our message to students was to take responsibility for the things that you can control each day. When you do, success follows.

Thomas BachHayden BerrymanJessicaRaymond BrettBen ByersBradleyEthan CaltabianoLincoln ChatfieldChase ChristensenCharlie ConwayKeira CranstonMelody CurroZander DallecortZylon DallecortTanisha DarwenMax DursoSarah Evans-PowellMeg FallonCameron FergusonRihanna FerrisLucas GudgeBraeden HalseZayden HartleyEarl HelanderJeremiahChloe HookAntonioNeenah IvoryKytheira JepsenAmelia KratzmannDelta KrzeljJhay LeamonShaye MalaponteMitchell MarshallBhreeannaHayley McMillanSamantha MensoLaceyAria MillerDallas MusumeciMereani NauqeShelby OlsenNicolas O'SheaSarah O'SheaJye RavizzaSophie RobertsonSeth SchultzJazmyn StokesCoral ThompsonMahala ThorneLilly WebberDylan WellerAddisyn WisemanNate Wyburg

Year 7


Noah

Shanay Arroita

Farrah Barbagallo

Kane Batchelor

Emut Bero

Kalan Booth

Jorja Bosworth

Ethan Breen

Anrike Brooks

Amanda Brown

Kain Caston

Seanna Chapman

Klaire Chinfat

Timothy Colley

Tyla Cox

Khyla Cursio

Lucas Donovan

Imogen Fraser

Maddison Geitz

Montana Hodder

Jayde Holm

Lacey Horan

Jayda Hunter

Seaton Ivory

Hayley Jessop

Layla Kelly

Emily Kerruish

Matthew Kolb

Caitlin Kross

Mikayla McDonnell

Angus McMullen

Cadence McShane

Mareina

Ashayla Morello

Jye Olsen

Chelsea O'Shea

Mia Power

Cooper Raitelli

Billi Schultz

Elijah Smith

Ryan Stenning

Ellie Taylor

Ashka Thorne

Jayla Tinus

Georgia Tomasetig

Kailan Tustin

Blake Walker

Year 8


Lexcen Baker

Jesse Ballin

Chelsea Bath

Alexandria Bello

Ryan Burns

Ethan Collins

Macee Cursio

Bryar

Hollie-Marie Fowler

Korey Halse

Zale Ivory

Eddie Jones

Adam Kopco

Phoebe Lyons

Matti Malaponte

Caleb McNee

Lachlan Mills

Maddison Murison

Darcy Power

Adam Prior

Holly Sartori

Chelsea Scalia

Jack Shears

Zane Timm

Mathew Trenfield

Shima Tustin

Zavier Wood

Year 9


Taylor Alexander

Geoffrey Andrews

Julia Cahill

Aidan Calligaro

Jaden Casella

Braedyn Di Bella

Stacey Da Corte

Georgia Eustace

Brody Ferguson

Joshua Ferrando

Brenton Flynn

Louisa Ghee

Jack Gimson

Kyle Grabbi

Madisyn Grant

Mackayla Hodder

Daniel Jones

Makaela Kerruish

Emma King

Aiden Kratzmann

Patrick Kupke

Dylan Meinicke

Taylah Michielin

Kallan Moore

Jayda Olsen

Kya Olsen

Dean Post

Gwen Potgieter

Naryssa Robberds

Jorja Ruskin

Conor Smith

Malakai Smith

Taylah Stenning

Samuel Tomasetig

Jye Tonion

Logan Towler

James Warren

Ellie-Mae Wellington

Zacharie Woodford

Dana Wyllie

Chuqita Yasso

Year 10


Steven Abraham

Jasmine Annetts

Grace Bach

Brent Barnett

Connor Brown

Siena Buffa

Nicholas Chapman

Riley Christensen

Jessica Cranston

Lucy Creek

Hezekiah Dudley

Chayse Feeney

Paige Fraser

Clara Hutton

Brooklyn Ivory

Kane Jones

Natalie Jones

Kaydee Jordan

Rory Jorgensen

Zac Kelly

Lauren Kmet

Giselle Le Feuvre

Colby

Kahlee Lennox

Kyle Magatelli

Mason Matthews

Eliza McMullen

Emmah Murphy

Jackson Oats

Demi O'Shea

Jennifer O'Shea

Kai Palmer

Sarah Phillips

Jared Poletti

Luke Prior

Bianca Przesmycki

Lauren Raitelli

Chelsea Ravizza

Ben Ruskin

Thomas Shepherd

Hannah Smith

Jasyti Tallis

Sam Vaevae Pare

Matthew Walker

Amy Webb

Lachlan Wellington

Brianna Whittred

JD Wilkins

Year 11


Sarsha Bell

Jessica Calligaro

Emmeson Cowan

Demi Cursio

Portia Darwen

Emma Donovan

Grace Eustace

Jacinta Grabbi

Ashley Green

Bryce Horan

Geraldine Jones

Kalypso Karagkiozis

Dylan Kendall

Charleen Lyons

Daniel Marchesini

Sophia Masatto

Kaitlin McCloskey

Gwen McCoy

Sarah McDonnell

Martha McPaul

Kelly Meinicke

Josie Murray

Thomas Nahow

Samantha Ness

Ella Northwood

Elias Papadimitriou

Calen Poli

Abby Richards

Ryan Scalia

Jack Shaw

Lara Stenning

Luka Susic

Emily Tonion

Dean Vitale

Ivan Wallace

Alirah Watts

Amber Wellington

Rhett Williams

Dylan

Year 12

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Upcoming Events14 Aug Burdekin Show Day Holiday17 Aug NQ Trials - 12 Yrs Netball Instrumental Music Lessons (All day) ICAS Science Competition (This week) Choir Rehearsal (1st Break, A13) Band Rehearsal (3.15-4.15 pm, A13) P&C Meeting (5.30 pm, Resource Centre)18 Aug NQ Trials - 12 Yrs G/B Hockey Yr 8, 9 & 10 Drama - Shake and Stir (9.00 am-

12.00 pm) Yr 8 into 9 Subject Selection Evening (5.30 pm,

Resource Centre) Yr 10 into 11 Information Evening (7.00 pm, SMC1)19 Aug Interschool Sport - 13/15/18 Yrs Touch Yr 10 Drama - The Scene Project (All day)20 Aug Yr 6 Transition Visits (Smaller Schools) Interact Meeting (2nd Break, I Block)21 Aug Choir Rehearsal (1st Break, A13) Instrumental Music Lessons (All day)24 Aug Yr 6 Transition Visits (East Ayr)25 Aug Yr 11 & 12 Creative Generations Art Awards Yr 10 "Confirming a Career Path" Set Plan

Interviews (3.00-7.00 pm)26 Aug Interschool Sport - 3/15/18 Yrs Touch27 Aug Yr 11 VEP - RSA Course (All day)28 Aug Choir Rehearsal (1st Break, A13) Instrumental Music Lessons (All day) Yr 12 AWP (Guest Speaker) - General Subject

Students (SMC, Mr Flynn) Teacher vs Yr 12 Student Game (2nd Break, MPS)

Burdekin Show Day Holiday

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NQ Theatre Residencyby Clara Hutton, Yr 11 Student

In the second week of winter holidays, the first North

Queensland Theatre Residency Week was held with the aim to bring theatre into the regional parts of Queensland. Groups in Townsville and Ayr worked on various types of theatre such as Shakespeare, film and television, musical theatre and mock injury make-up. The week started with 12 students from various schools in Ayr, who then travelled to Townsville for the last two days of the workshop to perform the pieces they had worked on and interact with the two other Townsville groups. This experience was eye opening, with all students learning the development and origins of theatre. It was a great opportunity to meet like-minded people and learn that you aren’t just acting for yourself but also your fellow actors. Queensland Theatre and TheatreiNQ collaborated to put on this amazing workshop and even though Covid-19 may not have let it go ahead as planned, it was definitely an amazing and educational experience. I would highly recommended anyone with a passion for the Performing Arts to participate in this program.

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