23 March 201523 March 2015

PRINCIPAL’S UPDATEWe are quickly arriving at the end of termand all students are in the middle of end ofterm assessment. Students have receivedtheir assessment calendars and I ask allparents and carers to work with theirchildren to ensure all assessment iscompleted by the due date. Your interestand encouragement at this time can make a

great deal of difference to the attitudes and achievements ofyour children.

The Annual General Meeting of the Parents’ and Citizens’Association was due to be held on Wednesday, February 25,but, unfortunately, we were unable to get sufficient participantsto form the required quorum and the meeting could not beheld. It has carried over to this Wednesday, March 25, startingat 7pm. I cannot emphasis enough how important it is forthe school to have a fully operational Parents’ and Citizens’Association. Without a P and C Association and its executive,the school is unable to operate the Uniform and Book Shops,the Tuckshop and have volunteers work in the school. Thesegroups provide valuable services to parents, carers andstudents as well as an income stream which directly supportsour students through the provision of resources and facilities.I urge parents and carers to support the school and yourstudents by attending the Annual General Meeting nextWednesday and being active supporters of our school. Ourmeetings are held at the school Administration Block on thefourth Wednesday of every month, beginning at 7pm. Themajority of meetings are concluded by 8pm and it is a great wayfor you to have direct input into improving our school.

Student attendance is a critical component of student successat school and research shows that students who have a goodattendance rate are more likely to achieve high results.Recently, the school has appointed an attendance officerwhose sole responsibility is to monitor attendance and workwith students and parents to ensure students are regularlyat school learning. Thank you to all parents for your positiveresponse when you have been contacted by our attendanceofficer. We are already noticing improvements in the attendanceof many students and we will continue to work with you to

ensure that all students get the best possible education atCaboolture State High School.

Next term we are introducing two new means of improvingour communication with parents and carers. The school is partof a QParent pilot which will provide a more convenient wayfor parents to communicate with the school. This new onlinechannel will help parents and carers access information abouttheir school-age children via a secure, online portal. QParentswill give users easy access to view attendance details,behaviour records, report cards, timetables, invoices and ahistory of payments. Further details will be provided early nextterm.

Second, the school will be setting up a Facebook accountwhere the school can readily keep parents up to date on schoolevents and news and parents can communicate with theschool. You may also have noticed that there is a newelectronic notice board at the front of the school. Thanks to theefforts of the school’s Student Council over the last few years,this board will also be used to inform the local community ofupcoming and current events as well as the successes of ourstudents.

After the success of our Open Day last year, we are againholding this event. Feedback from the community tells us thata more appropriate date would be in late May so this year,our Open Day will be on Sunday, May 31 from 10am to 2pm.Please put this important date in your calendar and moreinformation will be provided early next term.

Term 1 school reports will be issued on April 2 and you willreceive them after Easter. Please go over these reports withyour children, congratulate them for their successes and talkto them about areas for improvement. Our Term 2 parent/teacher reporting afternoon will be held on Tuesday, April 28.The interviews will run from 1.30pm until 6pm and teachers willbe available throughout this time. School will finish at 1pm andstudents will be able to go home at this time. Supervision willbe provided for students who need to catch later buses. Pleasetake the time to make appointments with teachers as this willensure that the teachers you wish to speak to will be availableto meet with you.

Finally, a reminder that in Terms 2 and 3, formal uniform mustbe worn by all students on Mondays. This includes the schooljumper and as the days start to get cooler, students will require

Lee StreetCaboolture QLD 4510

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the school jumper. Thank you for your co-operation with theseuniform issues.

The last day for school this term is Thursday, April 2 and schoolrecommences on Monday, April 20. I wish you all a happy andrestful Easter break and I look forward to continuing our learningjourney next term.

Jim BoxPrincipal

CALL FOR QCS SUPERVISORSCaboolture State High School is now seeking applications forQCS community representatives to assist with the supervisionand administration of the 2015 QCS test. Please see the QCAAwebsite or contact HOD – Senior Secondary, Amy Thompsonfor more information.

STUDENT COUNCILAs has been the tradition over the last fewyears, the newly elected Student Councilinvolved themselves in support of theLeukaemia Foundation fund raiser “Shavefor a Cure”. During the lunch break onFriday, 13 March, eleven students werebrave enough to have their hair shavedwhile another nineteen elected to colour

their hair.

Gold coin donations for the privilege of wearing free dresson the day as well as donating to observe the happeningsduring the lunch break were included in the fund raising event.Special praise needs to be given to six students who raisedsponsorship exceeding $100 and one student in particular,Maddie Ross, made a tremendous effort in securing $2500 tohave her pretty locks shaved.

A grand total of $4958.65 was raised to support the LeukaemiaFoundation and their endeavours to find cures for bloodcancers and support of sufferers and their families.

The Student Council wish to extend a huge debt of gratitudeand appreciation to all the students who involved themselvesin some way to contribute towards the fund raiser, the manyparents, care-givers and family members who encouraged andsupported their participants, not to forget the many staffmembers who graciously supported their students and thevolunteers from the Leukaemia Foundation for their help on theday as well as parent / hairdresser, Donna Parker.

In general, the tremendous school and community spiritsupporting this venture needs to be acknowledged and theStudent Council is extremely proud, as a result, to contribute tothe fantastic work being done by the Leukaemia Foundation.

Mr Paul BurnsStudent Council Coordinator

LIONS YOUTH OF THE YEAR UPDATEOn Saturday, 14 March Shazura Lawrence(Year 12) represented Caboolture High andthe Morayfield and District (and Woodford)Lions Clubs in the second round of theLions Youth of the Year quest, the RegionalFinals. Here, she competed againststudents from Beerwah SHS and BribieIsland SHS. Once again, Shazura was

victorious, winning both the Public Speaking Competition andthe overall winner. She will now move to the District Finals on 28March. Shazura is the first student from this region to do so.Good Luck!

Mrs Jayne HooperDebating Coordinator

EMPOWERING OUR LEADERS FOR 2015On February 20, our Year 12 leadershipteam was given the opportunity of takingpart in a day-long workshop on leadershipand legacy-building. The group from PeerPower took the students throughtechniques and strategies to help thembuild on their skills while working togetheras a team. While the weather did hinder the

event, those who did attend found the workshop worthwhile.

In their words…

"I learned a lot today, and I will now be conscious of how mychoices and decisions can be influenced by external influences.Overall, very, very good, it was engaging, fun, and I think thatthis will benefit me a lot."

"Everyone has their own identity and we need to know orrecognise it and use it to our advantage to ensure people feelvalued."

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"I've learned today that being a leader doesn't require you tohave power and fame."

While some were unable to attend, students will be givenanother opportunity next week, on March 30, to participate ina different style of leadership workshop run by Mr Bernie Kellyand funded through the Longman Youth Ambassador Program.

Mrs Courtney BurtonYear 12 Coordinator

YEAR 12 REPORTNow that we have made it through anumber of exciting activities to start theyear, it’s time for the 12s to settle into studyand assessment. They will have a numberof assessment items over the next fewweeks so marking can be finalised forreporting at the end of the term. Pleasekeep an eye on your student and if you do

see signs of stress or if you think they need some support, feelfree to get in touch with our Support Services team or me, atany time.

Shave for a Cure was held on Friday the 13th and a number ofYear 12 students must be commended for their fundraising andbravery in having their heads shaved on the day.

Another member of our community doinggreat things is Brad Polsoni who iscompeting in the National Championshipsfor Motocross this year. He competesmost weekends after coaching, four nightsa week as well as keeping up with thedemands of Year 12. In the next fewweeks, Brad will be competing inMelbourne and later, South Australia. We wish him all the best.

Our OP eligible students have been involved in a program toprepare them for the four QCS Tests in September. Much ofthis has been run on a Wednesday afternoon but they have alsoparticipated in practices at other times. From now, in additionto Wednesday afternoons, they will be taking part in specialisedlessons on a Thursday morning, in Access, run by experiencedsenior teachers to skill them in specific subject areas.

As always, if you have any questions or would like to chat aboutyour students’ progress, feel free to get in touch via email atcburt70@eq.edu.au or phone 5498 0111 at any time.

Mrs Courtney BurtonYear 12 Coordinator

YEAR 10 HOUSE-GROUP CAPTAINSANNOUNCED

On Wednesday, 11 March, a specialassembly was held in the school Hall toinduct 18 House-Group Captains and 4Activities Committee members for 2015. Allstudents will be great ambassadors for ourYear 10 cohort and I look forward toworking with them this year.

A big thank you to the family members whojoined us on this day to watch their child receive his/her badgeand certificate. It was nice to see so many proud faces in theaudience!

HOUSE-GROUP CAPTAINS

10B1 – Kahli Dovey & Kurt Hayward

10B2 – Sophie Hartley & Tayla Eaton

10B3 - Amber Summers & Matthew Greenwood

10F1 – Blake Ulett & Nathan Coulson

10F2 – Skye Carroll & Esekia Aiiloilo

10M1 – Caitie Eager & Callan Law

10M2 – Nikita Rogers & Connor Gale

10S1 – Courtney Sarcia & Adrian Rogers

10S2 – Chantelle Duarte & Samuel Laing

House-Group Captain Role

• collecting and returning the roll• helping with head counts for roll accuracy

• reading the daily notices• handing out/collecting forms

• various leadership roles throughout the year

ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE

Zoey Langbien (10B3)

Casey Righetti (10S1)

Cayden Wilson (10S2)

Andrew Herbert (10S2)

Activities Committee Role

• helping with weekly assemblies• volunteering at fundraising stalls, e.g. ANZAC Day BBQ,

selling pizzas at Sports Carnival• facilitating lunchtime activities throughout the year

Mrs Clare TettYear 10 Coordinator

BEACON AND CABOOLTURE STATEHIGH SCHOOL

Caboolture State High School continues towork with the Beacon Foundation to helpinspire and motivate our Year 10 studentsto either stay in school and increase theireducational engagement and attainment orchoose a positive pathway that enables

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successful transition to employment, further education ortraining.

“The Beacon Foundation, a national non-profit organisationcurrently working in 130 schools across Australia, believesevery young Australian can develop an independent will toachieve personal success for themselves and their community.Beacon's programs support young people to develop thisfocus through engaging and influencing the attitudes andbehaviour of the broader community. By harnessing communityinvolvement, it works within schools to ensure young people areeither earning or learning at vulnerable transition points in theirlives.”

This year is our fifth year as a Beacon school and we have agreat program planned for our Year 10s which compliments thecareer education and SET planning process taking place duringACCESS throughout the year. Some of the events/programsinclude:

The Beacon Student Ambassador role is also a fantasticpart of the program as it offers students the opportunity todrive the program through taking responsibility, using initiative,motivating peers and being involved in our local community.This year we had an overwhelming response from Year 10students applying for the Ambassador role with 18 studentselected as Beacon Student Ambassadors. They will help inorganising, preparing, and hosting events, and haveopportunities for self-development. Congratulations to the 2015Beacon Student Ambassadors:

Taylor Bloomfield, Christine Castle, Alex Colvin, Lillee Draper,Tahlia Field, Bianca Hamilton, Emma Hitchin, Calum Jones,Raylee Kinch, Samuel Lynskey, Leon Manuel, Sarah Martin,Isabel Meciar, Stephanie Meciar, Rhys Myslinksi, RebeccaPickering, Monil Prasad and Lilly Wease.

Partnerships with businesses within the local community andcommunity involvement is important to ensure the success andsustainability of the Beacon Program in our school. If you wouldlike to know more information on how you can be involved,please call Helene Burrows on 5498 0111.

Helene BurrowsBeacon Coordinator

JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL NEWSYear 7 and Year 9 NAPLAN testingpreparations have already begun withpractice sessions to commence in thecoming weeks. The National test will beheld 12 – 14 May 2015. Students havebeen participating in focused literacy andnumeracy lessons this term, targetingessential skills. We have also been running

a number of programs in our Access and House-Grouplessons.

For further test preparation materials to help your childsucceed in the NAPLAN test, please refer to the belowwebsites;

For further information for parents, please referto the following website;

The brochure, NAPLAN 2014 Information for Parents, isavailable from the National Assessment Program website:http://www.nap.edu.au

Mrs Sarah BradyHOD Junior Secondary School

YEAR 8 REPORTThe term has finally come to an end and theYear 8 students have now settled into thelife that is high school. The Year 8 cohorthave once again managed to show the restof the school what a fantastic group ofstudents they are.

They have upheld the school’s reputation,showing exemplary behaviour as they

participated in the first session of the High Resolves GlobalCitizenship Program, “Collective Identity”, where students learnthow to develop skills to recognise and critically evaluate thedifferences that exist in society and to work together more

• Speed Careering and Ute Day- workshops are runto enable students to obtain up to date andfirst-hand information about their future options. Arange of businesses present to students about theirindustry and career paths.

• Industry Tours- Hands on tours of business/industries to learn more about a specific industry andcareers available within it. (Holcim, SKM Engineering,Queensland Health etc).

• Business Event- An event for members of the localbusiness community to initiate, build or celebrate theschool's Beacon program.

• Business Blackboard- Businesses visit theclassroom to share their knowledge with students,matching real life situations to the school curriculum.

• Charter Signing- Beacon's signature event whereGrade 10's publicly make a pledge that by thefollowing year they will be in education, employmentor training.

• Sample test materials for Literacy and Numeracy areavailable on the NAPLAN page of the QSA website:http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/1407.html

• The Literacy page also has resources for theteaching of persuasive writing and has a link to the2011 Persuasive Writing Marking Guide:www.qsa.qld.edu.au/10524.html

• ACARA is currently developing a full set of sampletests for public viewing. These will replace thecurrently available tests for 2008 to the current yearon the National Assessment Program website:www.nap.edu.au

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constructively to overcome these differences. This uniqueprogram aims to inspire, challenge and motivate students tocontribute meaningfully to both the Caboolture State HighSchool community and the wider community.

The students were also forwarded the opportunity to engagein health talks. These ‘Real Talk’ classes are an importantpart of facilitating student growth and development. It involvedstudents collaborating in small and large group activities, givingstudents yet another opportunity to make new friends.

In order to motivate the Year 8s to participate in the schoolcommunity, the Year 8 cohort are involved in “The SpiritGames”. This exciting program tracks student participation andcreates friendly competition between the 6 house-groupclasses. So far, 8B1 are ahead with a whopping 47 points.The house-group to win the Term 1 Spirit Games will receive aspecial class prize. So students, “You’ve got to be in it to winit!”

To top off what has been a fantastic start to the year, the 2015Year 8 leaders were formally acknowledged at this year’s firstJunior Secondary Assembly.

The 2015 Year 8 House-Group Captains are:

8B1 - Taylah Carlson and JJ Barry8F1 – Michael Rooney and Mickayla Bugden8F2 – Alara Saroglia and Danielle Hayward8M1 – Riley Forrester and Shontah Kunert8S1 – Stephanie Marriott and Ryann Duignan8S2 - Storm Manning and James Hawley

These dedicated and enthusiastic young students have beenaccepted in an important role, a role that I am sure they willcarry out with PRIDE and diligence. CongratulationsHouse-Group Captains.

To finish, I will leave the Year 8s with a quote…

““You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” ― Dr. Seuss

Miss Jade PinneyYear 8 Coordinator

YEAR 7 REPORTAs Term 1 draws to a close, our Year 7students have settled into school, formedfriendships and worked out routines. It’swonderful to see the cohort interactingpositively with each other, greeting teachersand offering assistance when needed. Year7s have been developing team skills in ourAccess lessons led by their SAFE AS

leaders. Mrs McLean has been instrumental in coordinatingSAFE AS activities and leaders so that we really are providingSenior Assistance for Sevens/Eights. Students also met withour school nurse Helen and Josh the Chappy to cover topicsregarding health and development. Our inaugural Junior SchoolAssembly was held on 5 March and parents and friends wereinvited to attend to celebrate our house-group captainsreceiving their badges and certificates.

Special mention goes to Tristan Bird for his honesty with turningin a missing bus pass and to Dana Torrens for delivering 15unreturnable serves in volleyball – well done to both of you!

Mr Imran SirdarYear 7 Coordinator

YEAR 11 MODERN HISTORY SEMINAR –A FORAY INTO THE STUDY OF HISTORY!

On February 24, thirteen Modern Historystudents travelled to Somerville House atSouthbank in order to take part in theQueensland History Teachers’ Associationevent where they listened avidly topresentations on Nazi Germany byProfessor Ian Gray and Terrorism by MrBrian Hoepper.

In their words, they learned:

“The similarity of interests involving political agendas.”“The similarity between some governments and terroristorganisations.”“The concept that not only terrorism is provoked byradical Islamists but also other religions.”

And they also commented on how:

“The in-depth study of the psychology of terrorism wasreally thought-provoking.”“The seminar on terrorism, I found really interesting,especially comparing known terrorist organisations (IS) toterrorism so widely studied in History.”

Both seminars proved highly thought provoking and enabledstudents to see how studying History is relevant in the light oftoday’s world and recent events.

A big thank you must go to the students for their excellentbehaviour – they represented our school proudly amongst a seaof private schools.

Mrs Courtney BurtonModern History Teacher

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AGRICULTURE AND RURALOPERATIONS EXCURSION TOSTANTHORPE

In early February, the Year 11/12Agricultural Science and Rural Operationstudents had taken part in a three daycamp to Stanthorpe and the surroundingareas. Whilst on the camp, myself andfellow students, visited numerous farms andfeedlots, gaining first-hand experience onthe procedures and regulations that farmers

undertake on a regular basis. The days were long and we werenearly constantly departing the bus and setting foot onto a newproperty. A personal favourite, and many other students’favourites, was the fine wool merino sheep property. Theowners had graciously yarded 50 or so sheep anddemonstrated the wool procedures, sheering of the sheep,drenching and how they use working dogs in aiding them towork sheep. The camp overall was a joyous and memorableexperience.

Georgia YoungAgricultural Captain

At Qld College of Wine and TourismAt Qld College of Wine and Tourism

At Allora, on the way to Stanthorpe.At Allora, on the way to Stanthorpe.

AT THE FARMThings are busy at the farm with theextraction of honey, safety inductions andteaching students how to handle largeanimals- cattle, alpacas and horses.Seniors are busy planting pumpkins, layingmesh under the macadamia trees beforethe nuts fall and preparing for the nuts to bedried when they are collected.

Cattle Showing has started as well as preparation for our fruitand vegetable displays for Caboolture, Woodford and Ekkashows. Morning student workers are turning up and studentsare welcome on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday lunches.On Wednesday and Thursday lunches, we get the cattle outready for cattle showing. The students are becoming morecompetent at handling the animals.

Well done all for your work!

Mrs PedwellHOD Agriculture/Senior Schooling

LIBRARY NEWS

Welcome

As always, Term 1 has been incredibly busybut also an important time of the year formany reasons. Firstly I’d like to belatedlywelcome back all students from their break and to wish you thebest with your studies in 2015. One of the key roles the libraryplays is to help you achieve excellence, so let us know if we canhelp in any way.

Library Assistants

When I say “we” I talk about the Library Crew, both staff andstudents, and it gives me great pleasure to introduce our LibraryAssistants for 2015. Students whose names are in italics andunderlined have only recently been appointed: the successfulapplicants from close to thirty students who applied.

Year 12 Year 11 Year 10

Rachel Neal Aaron MyersAbigail James(LIBRARYLEADER)

JasminePocock

Courtney Sarcia

Jamie Kostaschuk Lacey Hill AmberSummers

Shazura Lawrence Naomi Marsden

Nakita Tierney

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Year 9 Year 8 Year 7

James Wierenga LaurenJames

Brianna Nesbit-Latham

Zoe Pries RachelFrancis

Jemma Hill

Abbie Lange TaylahCarlson

MalloryCruickshank

CrystalPerkins

Zain Masters

KatheryneMarsden

Year 7 & 8 Introduction to the Library

Another important job for Term 1 has been the induction of Year7 and 8 Students into the range of library resources availableto them over their five/six years of schooling. This inductionis an extension of (and an expansion upon) the information Ipresented at the Year 7 and 8 parent nights.

How to find these resources using our new library catalogue(see below), is also a part of the presentation.

2015 Reading Programs

Of course reading has also been a focus for the start of theyear, with programs beginning for Year 8s and 12s. Our Year 8program is called “Reading Rocks” and in a nutshell, the morestudents read and the more activities they do, the bigger theprizes at the end of the year. Don’t forget, Year 8s, to see me toget your tokens before you return your books and let me knowabout any activities you do.

2014 ‘Reading Rocks’ Prizes

On the subject of reading, congratulations to all students whowon awards last year in our 2014 Reading Rocks program.Major prize winners included Sarah Bloomfield, Zoe Pries,Mallory Cruickshank and Lillyarna Parker with Abbie Langebeing the Reading Rocks Champion for 2014. Another 20students also won major prizes.

To all students, hope 2015 brings you the results you’re aimingfor. Don’t forget to go to your Online Library(www.cabooltureshs.eq.edu.au) and click on the Online Librarylink whenever you need to research and remember… theLibrary Team is here to help you achieve your goals.

Mr Boxall, Mrs Brand and Mrs Carter

SOCIAL SCIENCE/BUSINESS NEWSThis is obviously a very busy term in theSocial Science & Business faculty as wecontinue the school year. The SocialScience and Business faculty covers amultitude of subjects including JuniorHistory, Junior Geography, Junior Business& Information Technology, Ancient History,Senior Business Studies, Senior

Geography, Legal Studies, Modern History and BusinessCommunications & Technology as well as many VET Certificatesubjects such as Certificate II in Business.

With such a great range of subjects, there is a lot of planningand organising that needs to occur to be able to communicatethe relevant knowledge and practical skills to do well withineach subject area. Teachers are working diligently to preparerelevant resources and learning materials associated with eachtopic. Particularly, the new Year 7 History and Geography unitsmust be introduced for the first time and our subjectcoordinators have done well to design an interesting juniorschool program which also connects to the Australian C2Cdocuments.

Faculty congratulations to the Year 12 ConstitutionalConvention Team (Jetta Ferguson-Male, Adrienne-Joy Hutt,Tayla Grant, Janaya Kindma and William Jay) who representedthe school so well in the Legislative Assembly chambers atParliament House. The Year 11 Legal Studies studentsattended the Brisbane Supreme Courts recently and saw, atfirst hand, the legal system in practice. They really enjoyed thechance to interact with law in real life. This will assist themwith their current assessment. Year 11 Modern History studentsattended a special seminar at Sommerville House recently andfound the experience of great value. Many other excursions andcamps are on the agenda in the Social Science & Businessfaculty and we hope students appreciate the time put into theirorganisation and delivery.

Mr S KeehnHOD Social Science/Business

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SCIENCE NEWSWith Term 1 rapidly nearing its conclusion,this seems like a good opportunity to reflecton what has been going on in Science thisyear.

2015 has obviously seen a large number ofchanges across the school and thesechanges have seen new staff, new subjectsand a whole new cohort of students impact

on how we deliver Science in the school. The Year 7 and 8students are becoming increasingly familiar with ourlaboratories and how they need to work when in these rooms.The experiments quickly become a valuable and anticipatedpart of the subject.

Our senior marine classes are another area of change withYear 11 Aquatic Practices and Year 12 Marine Science classesall now working on newly developed programs following theintroduction of new syllabi in the last two years. We have stilltried to incorporate a wide range of practical tasks, particularlyin Aquatic Practices, as the skills they develop will be very usefulto students outside the school setting. So far this year, marinestudents have been involved in a “learn to snorkel” day; rowingon the Caboolture River and a trip to Caloundra to practicallyexamine waves and how they interact with the land.

Our Year 12 Biology and Science 21 classes recently spenta very busy three days on Stradbroke Island completing afield study that looked at a variety of environmental issuesassociated with the island. Students measured and recordeda great deal of data in the field before spending a numberof hours analysing the data and completing reports for theirexcursion assessment booklet. Further follow up assessmentwork is continuing in class for both subjects.

We have also had a small group of interested Year 9 and 10students visit the QUT Caboolture campus to compete in theannual Science and Engineering Challenge. It was my pleasureto attend with the group on the day. Whilst they didn’t do sowell in the competition side of the day, all students worked wellin all challenges and gained a bit of an insight into what workingin some of the engineering fields would be like. Thanks to thestudents and their parents/carers for taking the opportunity ofattending.

Invitations for the ICAS Science competition and The Power ofEngineering events will soon be distributed. Could I please askparents/carers to respond to these notices as soon as possibleto ensure these events are a success.

Mr Wayne HooperHOD Science

Year 9 & 10 students competing in the annual Science andYear 9 & 10 students competing in the annual Science andEngineering Challenge at Caboolture QUT and Year 12Engineering Challenge at Caboolture QUT and Year 12

students completing their field studies on Stradbroke Island.students completing their field studies on Stradbroke Island.

THE ARTS NEWSThe Arts Faculty continues to be a hub ofactivity within the school. Our Junior andSenior Dance Eisteddfod Teams areindustriously training for their firstEisteddfod on the Sunshine Coast on May1. Our classroom students are working welland are working hard on their assessments.Some of our Senior classes are preparing to

view professional work this month with the Senior Art studentsvisiting the Gallery of Modern Art to view the ‘We can makeanother future: Japanese art after 1989’ exhibition as well asthe permanent exhibitions in the Queensland Art Gallery, onMarch 17. Our Year 12 Dance students will attend QueenslandPerforming Arts Centre’s Lyric Theatre on March 25 to see“Wicked- The Musical” and will also have the chance to speakwith a member of the creative team after the performance togain a ‘behind the scenes’ look at Musical Theatre. On the topicof musicals, Caboolture State High School students will bepresenting ‘Hairspray- The Musical’ in Term 3 this year!!! Theauditions are complete and rehearsals have begun and we arereally looking forward to working with our talented performingartists during this process. Our Instrumental Music Program isgoing well with students attending their lessons and ConcertBand rehearsals on Friday mornings before school. They arebusy preparing for a performance at the Anzac Day service. Ifyour child is interested in learning a Brass instrument (Trumpet,Trombone, Barritone or French Horn), please send them to seeMiss Dann or Mrs Moore in P Block. A welcomed addition tothe Instrumental Music Program is our ‘Stage Band’ consistingof Year 10-12 students who will rehearse on Monday morningsand will perform in our school musical in July.

Thank you to parents and students for supporting The Arts atCaboolture State High School!!!

Miss DannA/HOD The Arts

Year 9 Drama students rehearsing for assessment.Year 9 Drama students rehearsing for assessment.

BRIBIE BULLDOGSSwimming carnival started off the first of theyear’s eventful sporting carnivals. Being abusy day filled with races, free swims andwar cries, it was no surprise to see the spiritof the Bribie team come through to filldivision 1 and 2 races, participate andencourage others.

There were some amazing swimmers thatput in a mighty amount of effort in all four strokes, some of

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these swimmers were: Kricquet Smith, Zoey Langbien, EllyBuckholz, Emma Walsh, Ally Bathurst, Daniel James, SophieHartley and Leon Manuel. Special congratulations go out to theage champions from Bribie house: Shaelah Higgins (12 yearsgirls), William Catlin (13 years boys) and Chloe Platt (15 yearsgirls). Their participation, effort and wins were driven by theencouragement and support of fellow team mates. Some ofthe people who showed amazing house spirit were: RheganValivaka, Declan MacMahon, Shana Kumar, Pesamino Brunt,Maddie Bridges, Moses Tufuga, Lupe Siaifa and Neville Hearn.

Effort was not only put in in the pool but also into costumesto represent our Bribie colours with pride. This year was no letdown in the costume department, with a visit from Miss Bribie(Christine Jensen 11B1) and a red octopus (Rachel McCaskill12B1). A special mention must also go to Amber Summers(10B3), Shana Kumar (9B1) and Ally Bathurst (7B1) on theircostumes. Although Bribie may not have won this sportingendeavour, we still have 2 more chances and many educationalcompetitions to catch up on points lost.

On a final note, I would like to thank my fellow leaders TobiasLiney, Skylah Hill, Rachel McCaskill and Tyanian O’Brien fortheir encouragement and dedication to Bribie and I would alsolike to thank all the Bribie teachers who were responsible fortime keeping and recording and for offering their support -Bribie House wouldn’t have a chance without you. Thank youto all those who participated in swimming carnival and we hopejust as many people will participate in cross country next term.

Jenni AttridgeBribie House Captain

FORMAL UNIFORM TIME IS FASTAPPROACHING!Layby welcome

Check what items you need to refresh andcome on in and see us.

Opening HoursMonday to Friday8.30am – 2.30pm

Closed first break on Fridays

Mrs Rebecca StreefkerkUniform Shop Convenor

X COMPUTERS FOR SALEWe have a number of surplus, out-of-warranty computers forsale. They have been rebuilt and are in working order asoutlined below.

If you’re interested in buying one of them, please completeorder and payment details and submit to our cashier. If youhave any queries, please ask your student to visit the ITDepartment or email ITsupport@cabooltureshs.eq.edu.au.

COMPUTER ONLY - $40 as is (payment toCashier)

HARDWARE SOFTWARE

Pentium Core2Duo 2.66ghz Vista Home Basic

2GB RAM Free programs

160GB HDD - AVG antivirus

No working CD Drive - Open Office

Keyboard - Acrobat Reader

Mouse

COMPUTER AND MONITOR - $90

17” LCD colour monitor

OPTIONAL ADDITION

Some computers have capacity for the installation of a DVDdrive. This can be done by school technician, Bruce Clark(payment of $50 to Mr Clark for this service).

Condition of sale

1 month warranty. Should computer fail, it will be replaced(provided stocks are still available) or it can be returned and arefund requested. Service after sale is not provided.

Remember that students can now install Office 365 for free.Information sheets for this will be available on collection of thecomputer.

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