PrincipalKaren McKinnon

15 September 201515 September 2015

Principal’s ReportWhat a busy couple of weeks we’ve had!

The Creative Generation Opening atGatakers Artspace on Friday night, theTechnology Challenge over the weekend,the Year 12 Exams and the Year 5 Big Dayout.

If you have time over the holidays take thetime to visit Gatakers Artspace and checkout the fantastic artwork from some of our

students here.

Set P interviews for our current Year 10 students are happeningWednesday afternoon and all day Thursday. Set P interviewsprovide you and your student an opportunity to develop anindividual learning pathway. Bookings can be made at:

http://www.schoolinterviews.com.au

There has been a buzz in the air again as the school launchedinto preparation for the annual Technology Challenge. Eachyear it is a truly amazing sight to see, one day the fences arepulled down, the next the oval is awash with tents and gazebosare lining the streets. It is wonderful to see our communityworking together to put on a HPV event that is rivalled by noneother in Queensland. Be sure to check out the MaryboroughState High Facebook page for photos.

Our Year 12 students have been under immense pressure inthe past few weeks with QCS, exams and work experience.Enjoy a well-earned break this holiday.

The last day of term is Friday 18 September. School resumeson Tuesday 6 October due to Monday 5 October being a publicholiday.

I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday.

BMX NewsWe are very proud to advise you that 3 students will betravelling to Cairns the week of 23-27 September to participateat the 2015 BMX Queensland State Title Championships. Thereare 17 riders from the Maryborough BMX Club competing and3 are from Maryborough State High and of the 3 riders going2 riders hold current Q (QUEENSLAND) plates. Both Harrisonand Jorja are current Queensland Plate holders. Note that onlythe top 8 in their age groups are awarded Q plates. What anachievement from these 3 riders to be riding at this level. Wewish them lots of luck.

We will provide an update of how these students go in the nextnewsletter!

Sushi WeekIn Languages education at Maryborough State High School,students learning Japanese are increasing their knowledge oftwenty two of the most popular types of sushi traditionally eatenin Japan. From Maguro (Tuna) to Tai (Sea Bream), Kuruma-Ebi(Shrimp), Tako (Octopus), Awabi (Scallop) and Ika (Shrimp),students are making a colourful poster to display the range ofSushi to their peers. They are also highlighting on a map ofJapan the prefecture or region from which the Sushi originates.

Students of studying Japanese will also have the opportunity totry ‘Kappa-Zushi’. ‘Kappa-Zushi’ is a vegetarian sushi roll madeof sushi rice, cucumber and is wrapped in toasted seaweed

• Cooper Rufus will be competing in the TitlesChallenge 20 Inch-12 Boys

• Jorja Meyers will be competing in the TitlesChallenge 20 Inch-12 Girls (Jorja is currently Q8 – 8thin Queensland for her age group on her 20inch bike)and Jorja will also be competing in SecondaryCruiser Class - 11-12 Cruiser Girls.

• Harrison Browning will be competing in the TitlesChallenge 20 Inch-13 Boys (Harrison is currently Q2– 2nd in Queensland for his age group)

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(nori). Students will also learn how to use chopsticks in order toeat the sushi correctly.

Oishii-sou. (The food looks delicious.)

Richard JeffersLanguages Teacher –Japanese

Darcy trying out some sushiDarcy trying out some sushi Taleasha trying the sushiTaleasha trying the sushi

Taleasha, Nadia and SkyeTaleasha, Nadia and Skyeattempting chop sticksattempting chop sticks

Mr Jeffers making sushiMr Jeffers making sushifor the students to tryfor the students to try

Evan attempting to pick up a malteaser with chop sticksEvan attempting to pick up a malteaser with chop sticks

Junior Secondary UpdateOne week until the holidays! Time for assessment to be due.Should your child be experiencing difficulties in completing theirassessment, please do not hesitate to contact their teacher,myself or their Year Level Coordinator for extra assistance. Theearlier we are aware, the more we can help.

Last week students enjoyed multiple activities during recessbreaks to celebrate Literacy and Numeracy Week 2015. Manythanks to Mrs Anderson for organising and running severalevents during the week. This year we celebrated many morestudents (mostly Junior Secondary students) being involved inthe different events and it was great to see them engaging inexciting maths and literacy activities.

Chess activityChess activity Estimation on Kings OvalEstimation on Kings Oval

During last week we also recognised the many support staffwho keep our school running including our groundsman,cleaners, IT support, office staff and teacher aides. On Fridaya special morning tea was held to celebrate the contributionthat our support staff make to the school. Teacher Aides areespecially valuable in the Junior Secondary area where theyassist students every lesson to achieve their best. Their work isalways appreciated and highly valued!

This weekend our school becomes a very busy place with theRACQ Technology Challenge for 2015. Please be aware thatthere will be some traffic disruptions during Friday with KentStreet being shut in preparation. Please be aware and arrangewith your child an alternate pick up, drop off area if required.We wish all the MSHS teams the best of luck in this year’schallenge.

Thursday and Friday will also be big days for our JuniorSecondary Department as we hold our next round of Big DayOut @ High School days for the year 5s of our local primaryschools- Tinana SS, Central SS, Granville SS, St Helen’s andAlbert SS. On the last day of term, Sunbury SS will get theirturn. We hope that the students enjoy their big day out at highschool and look forward to spending more time with them in thefuture. A big thank you to Mr Bates for organising the days.

Upcoming Dates for Junior Secondary:

We hope that you all have a restful and safe holiday, and lookforward to a successful Term 4.

Sharyn ThomasDean – Junior Secondary

• Friday 18 Sept – Rewards Day and last day of term 3

• Monday 5 Oct – Labour Day Holiday

• Tuesday 6 Oct – First Day of Term 4

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Senior Secondary Update

QCS test and QTAC applications

Congratulations to the Year 12 students who completed theirQCS test in week 8. During week 10 Miss Donaldson andMr Rowsell will be conducting the second round of QTACinterviews to ensure that all students are set to put in theirapplications. A reminder that while technically the closing datefor applications is 30 September, finances must be received byQTAC on or before 29 September. Don’t leave your applicationuntil the last day!

Certificate II Health Support Services

During week 9 a large group of Year 11 and 12 studentscommenced a Certificate II Health Support Services with anexternal service provider. This is a fantastic opportunity forstudents to engage in a nationally recognised qualification thatwill contribute 4 points to the students’ QCE.

Assessment

Congratulations to the Year 12 students who finished up theirexams last week. Enjoy your well-deserved holidays! Year 10and 11 students will be finishing up assessment during week10. If you are sick or unable to be at school for an exam pleasecontact your teacher ASAP to organise when you will sit theexam. Any overdue assignments need to be completed priorto the holidays, please ensure that you communicate with yourteachers and HODs if there are legitimate reasons you can’tcomplete assessment.

Certificate I IDMT

There are still many students in Year 10 and 11 who have notcompleted this mandatory certificate, if you know you have notfinished please see Miss Donaldson in C Block staffroom duringweek one next term to organise help in completing it.

If you are a Year 12 student who has not yet completed theCertificate I IDMT, please be aware that you will not be joiningthe dance class period 2 on Thursday until this is completed. Ifyou are unsure if this you please see either Miss Donaldson orMrs Laban.

Chelsea DonaldsonDean – Senior Secondary

Marine Safety for Year 7This term, Year 8 Marine Practices students have been learningabout water safety. Once a week, students make a trip tothe local swimming pool to practice their water skills. Thisincludes how to rescue someone drowning, how to put ona life jacket in water and what it is like to swim fully clothedin water should a boating accident occur. Students have alsobeen learning about potentially dangerous marine creatures inthe Hervey Bay region. Sharks, stonefish and jellyfish are someof the creatures that have been studied from specimens in thelaboratory. Students have learnt why they need to be wary ofthem and what to do if injured by one. These skills are veryimportant for our students should they chose to engage inwater activities now or in the future.

Visitor from Germany!Bess Lindner had a visitor from Germany, Maja Schwendner,who attended Maryborough High school between 31/08/2015and 07/09/2015. She participated in class activities of Year 8.Subjects included Mathematics, Science, English, Japanese,Visual Arts, Geography, Health and Physical Education andMusic.

Maja Schwendner visited Bess Lindner after they have becomefriends in Germany during an earlier stay. Bess attended a fewweeks at primary school in Year 2 and Year 5. Bess and Majastayed in contact over that time and Maja's wish was to visitBess in Australia and attend school here to be able to compareschool systems between Bavaria in Germany and Australia.

Maja liked our school uniform so much she is taking one sethome to introduce it to her friends in Germany.

Maths Tutorials

“Math tutorials are cool”

When: Every Wednesday 3-4pmWhere: LibraryWhy: Revision, preparing for tests, going over conceptsjust covered in class, help with difficult work

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Who: Open to all students – Year 7-12 are welcome.Students of all ability levels of Mathematics are welcometo join. Tutorials are open to all students of all ages – notonly senior students.

Our teachers are constantly focussed on improving!

Andrew MenonHOD Maths

Student Blood DonationsThank you to our Student Blood Donors!

Year to date we had 41 blood donations from MaryboroughHigh which saved 123 lives. Well done!

Daniel, Locky, Justin and CharlotteDaniel, Locky, Justin and Charlotte

Speech ContestOn Sunday 30 August, Jemma Tennant, Corynne Berry andRochelle Paroz took part in the annual speech contest held atthe University of the Sunshine Coast. This is quite a large eventwhich included many of the languages taught in our schools.

The three girls were required to memorise a fairly long speechin German which included many details about themselves andtheir lives. In addition they were also asked questions to showthat they understood what they had said. Their speakingabilities were judged by native German speakers and it was apleasure to hear the feedback from the judges who spoke veryhighly of their language skills and efforts.

It was a wonderful experience for the girls to be able to use thelanguage they have learnt in the classroom in a real life situation.Congratulations go to all 3 students and to Jemma Tennant forachieving 1st place.

Rochelle, Jemma and CorynneRochelle, Jemma and Corynne JemmaJemma

Q Schools AppYou can now download the QSchools app and subscribe toreceive the latest news from our school on your smart phone or

tablet. QSchools is free and available from the iTunes store andGoogle Play.

Student Services NewsWe have a large number of lost property collecting in StudentServices. Please check with your student that they have theirjumpers, jackets and hats.

Sports News

Wide Bay 10-12 Years Cricket

Jackson Morris in Year 7 was selected to compete in the WideBay 10 - 12yrs cricket competition. This competition was heldover last weekend. Congratulations to Jackson for representingour school at this event and for your sportsmanship throughout.

10 – 12 years State Athletics carnival

Congratulations to Roger Tobane who was successful inmaking into the Wide Bay Athletics team. He will be competingin the 10 – 12 years Athletics Carnival in Townsville in October.Roger will be competing in the 100metres and we wish him allthe best.

13 - 19 years Wide Bay Athletics carnival

Congratulations to the thirty-three students who have beenselected to compete at the

13 – 19 years Wide Bay Regional Athletics Carnival which willbe held in Maryborough during week 10. Students will needto make their own way to the Jock Anderson Oval and theyneed to be there 45 mins before their event and report to theMDSS team manager (From Aldridge). District running singletsand shirts will be supplied on the day.

Footy Colours Day - 4 September

On Friday 4 September the Sport house captains ran a charityday at school. For a gold coin donation students were able towear a sport shirt/jersey of their favourite sporting team. $101was raised on the day.

School Hockey

There are still morning trainings on Tuesday and Wednesdayfrom 7:45-8:30. We are very fortunate to have Jye Weller comeand coach the students on a Tuesday morning who is thedevelopment officer for Maryborough hockey. The schoolwould like to thank Jye for all his time and effort in running skillssessions for various classes for this term. His expertise andknowledge have been valuable for the development of hockeyat our school.

QAS (Queensland Academy of Sports) Excursion

The sporting classes will be travelling to Brisbane on 9 October(Term 4) to spend a day at the QAS (Queensland Academy ofSport). They will be viewing training venues and facilities of stateand Australian athletes and participating in various sportingactivities on the day. Information and permission notes will begiven out by the various Sports teachers, by the end of term.

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Sports Presentation Night - 29 October

Our annual Sports Presentation night will be held at the BrolgaTheatre on Thursday 29th October (Week 4) All House captainsand vice- captains, Carnival age champions, members of oursporting teams, Wide Bay sporting representatives are allinvited to attend.

Ms Leonie Mitchell - Sports Organiser

Community NoticesThe Quota Club of Maryborough is staging it’s 12th annualBookfest in the Maryborough City Hall on 24, 25 and 26September. Proceeds will be donated to Breast CancerResearch and local charities.

Aztec Softball Club In : Sign on day Wednesday the 4thSeptember 2012 at the Central School Oval from 3.30 PMto 5.PM. Diamond Ball 3 to 5 years, T-Ball 6 to 9 years,U12, U14, U16, and Seniors male and female. Everyone iswelcome to come and try our fun sport. Please contact Melissa0419025029, Bev 41221215, Leanne 41231817.

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