Collinsville State High School Newsletter

Number 17 1 November 2019

Principal: Mrs A Reeves HOD Curriculum: Mrs S Lawn, Mrs S Bennett, Ms M Daly Address: Walker Street , PO Box 161, Collinsville Q 4804 Phone (07) 4785 8111 Fax (07) 4785 8100

Email addresses: admin@collinsvilleshs.eq.edu.au OR principal@collinsvilleshs.eq.edu.au Office Hours: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Website: collinsvilleshs.eq.edu/WCMS Facebook: Collinsville State High School

P&C Association Meeting - Wednesday, 13th Nov at 3pm in the library

Principal’s Perspective World Teachers’ Day On Friday 25 October, we celebrated the efforts of all staff at Collinsville State High School on the day known as World Teachers’ Day. It is the contributions of all staff, each and every day, which leads to the provision of quality education. We have a great team of staff that are always happy to pitch in and help out wherever needed. Awards Night It was a pleasure to see our talented students being recognised for their achievements on Monday evening 28

th October. I

also took this opportunity to acknowledge long serving staff at the school. I congratulate staff who have reached:

10 Years of Service – Mrs Sonia Bennett, Mrs Janelle Bennett, Mr Matt Dobbie, Mrs Jen Fisher and Mrs Pam Hathaway

15 Years of Service – Ms Melinda Daly and Mrs Sue Marshall

30 Years of Service – Mrs Lorna Drinkwater and Mrs Sue Lawn Also the dedicated service of two of our cleaning staff who have retired this year – Mrs Kath Morrissey 34 years, and Mrs Colleen Rowe 23 years. As you can see, our staff are very committed to the school and it is exceptional to see such long term commitment especially for those who have reached over 30 years of service to the school. I wish to acknowledge the partnerships with several industry groups that provide vocational training opportunities for our Yr 11 and 12 students as they complete a range of certificates including Engineering, Hospitality, Childcare, Retail and Business Administration. We thank Glencore, Thiess, Gordon’s Engineering, The Workers Club, Collinsville and Scottville Kindergarten, IGA and Collinsville Real Estate for training our students. Exam Block In the coming week the Year 10 to 12 students will receive their individual letters for their exam timetable. It is important that students are aware of what time their assessment is scheduled and they are at school at least 15mins before the exam starts. It is an important time for the Year 12’s as they complete their final assessment before graduation. For Year 11 it is the end of Unit 2 where only a sound or better result for each subject will be awarded one point towards their QCE. Finally for Year 10, their results will determine which subjects they are able to enter for Year 11. So for all these year levels, there is a high level of importance associated with this exam block. WHAM On Thursday 24

th October, our students experienced WHAM – Wellbeing, Health and More. This was an exceptional day

full of activities to expose students to the wide variety of services available in Collinsville to support

wellbeing. I thank all the presenters who came to give students an introduction to yoga, the Shape Up shed,

boxing and services in the community provided by Community Solutions, Flexicare and other organisations.

The Whitsunday Regional Council and Aurizon also promoted safety talks around heavy vehicles and trains.

The day ended with a relaxing swim at the pool. Special acknowledgement goes to QCoal and Flexicare for

being our major sponsors.

Yours sincerely,

Anna Reeves

Principal

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNISED Our 33rd Annual Awards Night was held last Monday 28 October at the Collinsville Community Centre. We were again blessed by a large turn out of students and their families, community representatives and staff members. Thank you to everyone who attended this momentous occasion as we celebrated the achievements of our students and the bond between school and community.

Year 11 Academic Award Recipients Year 12 Academic Award Recipients

Year 9 Academic Award Recipients

Year 8 Dux Kinny Penaflor

Year 7 Dux Claudia Lee

Year 9 Dux Jack Groocock

Year 10 Dux Jordyn Carmody

Year 11 Dux Sharni Wallace

Year 12 Dux Lucy Burrows-Pym

Cooper Begg 100% Attendance Award

Year 10 Academic Award Recipients

Year 8 Academic Award Recipients

95 to 100% Attendance Award Recipients Wilfredo Dancel 100% Attendance Award

Year 7 Academic Award Recipients

School Dux Winners with Quintin Bruwer from Glencore Music Award winners with teacher Mr Jason Osman

Academic Awards

Year 12 Dux - Lucy Burrows-Pym Year 11 Dux - Sharni Wallace

Year 10 Dux - Jordyn Carmody Year 9 Dux - Jack Groocock

Year 8 Dux - Kinny Penaflor Year 7 Dux - Claudia Lee

Student of the Year Jessie McPhee Caltex All Rounder Award Jordyn Carmody Glencore University Bursary Lucy Burrows-Pym & Jessie McPhee &

ADF Long Tan Awards Jessie McPhee Jordyn Carmody JCU Bursary Jordyn Carmody Skyra Goody

Glencore Bursary - Year 11 Siahan Batchelor

- Year 10 Jordyn Carmody

- Year 9 Jack Groocock

- Year 8 Georgia Simpson

- Year 7 Cooper Groocock Jim Hendersen Memorial Faith Woodhouse

Loyal Supporter Award Lucy Burrows-Pym

Leadership & General Ability Jessie McPhee

Trainee of the Year Matthew Fordham

Music - Excellence Jessie McPhee

Music - Most Improved Skylar Fox

Gold Citizenship & Cultural Awards: Siahan Batchelor, Jordyn Carmody, Karmen Fisher, Madison Fisher, Cooper Groocock, Jack Groocock, Rilee Mackie and Georgia Simpson.

Silver Citizenship & Cultural Awards: Cooper Begg, Summer Brown, Aneka Browning, Tia Browning, Lucy Burrows-Pym, Kristal Chapman, Elly-Marie Colls, Alana, Lexie, Claudia Lee, Jessie McPhee, Darcy Teichmann, Lily West and Clare Williamson.

Prix de Honor Alana Jack Groocock Sportswoman of the Year Claudia Lee Sportsman of the Year Jack Groocock Champion of Champions Cooper Groocock Silver Sports Awards: Aneka Browning , Tia Browning, Alana Goody, Cooper Groocock, Jack Groocock, Claudia Lee, Taylor Ramage, Darcy Teichmann, Sharni Wallace , Lily West and Jessica Winston.

Music Most Improved: Skylar Fox

Prix de Honor Recipients Jack Groocock & Alana

Caltex All Rounder: Jordyn Carmody

Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year

Claudia Lee & Jack Groocock

Leadership & General Ability: Jessie McPhee

Music Excellence: Jessie McPhee

Champion of Champions: Cooper Groocock

Glencore Bursary Recipients

AWARDS NIGHT 2019

Loyal Supporter: Lucy Burrows-Pym

Trainee of the Year: Matthew Fordham

Student of the Year: Jessie McPhee

Year 11 Glencore Bursary Siahan Batchelor

ADF Long Tan Award Recipients Jessie McPhee & Jordyn Carmody

JCU Bursary Recipients Jordyn Carmody & Skyra Goody

Glencore University Bursary Recipients Lucy Burrows-Pym & Jessie McPhee

Silver Certificate Cultural & Citizenship Award Recipients

Silver Sports Awards Recipients

Gold Certificate Cultural & Citizenship Award Recipients

Music Performance by Jessie McPhee

Music Performance by Skylar Fox

Year 10 Glencore Bursary Jordyn Carmody

Year 9 Glencore Bursary

Jack Groocock

Year 7 Glencore Bursary Cooper Groocock

Year 8 Glencore Bursary Georgia Simpson

STAFF ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNISED

10 Years of Service – Mrs Sonia Bennett,

and Mrs Pam Hathaway

10 Years of Service – Mr Matt Dobbie and

Mrs Jen Fisher

15 Years of Service – Ms Melinda Daly

and Mrs Sue Marshall

30 Years of Service – Mrs Sue Lawn 30 Years of Service – Mrs Lorna Drinkwater

Thanks from the P&C……. The Collinsville State High School Parents & Citizens Association would like to thank Elfred & Yvonne Ronnle of ER Mechanical for their donation of $200.00 towards catering at this year's ball. Also, thank you to Heather Butler, Renae Batchelor & Emily McDonald for their contributions prior to the ball. A special thank you to the P & C Committee for their efforts in making this year's ball memorable for the students.

Pictured Above: Mr Elfred Ronnle being presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from P&C President, Ann-Marie Williamson

ENCHANTED BALLENCHANTED BALLENCHANTED BALL

23 Years of Service—Mrs Colleen Rowe 34 Years of Service—Mrs Kath Morrissey

10 Years of Service – Mrs Janelle Bennett

Kath and Colleen

Saturday, 19th October was a night to remember at the “Enchanted Forest” ball. Congratulations to Matthew Fordham and Kristal Chapman for winning Beau and Bell of the Ball and to Claudia Lee and Georgia Simpson for winning best arrival. We would like to thank the Whitsunday Regional Council, ER Mechanical, Melissa Cormack and CSHS P&C for their help in making it a great event. A big thankyou to the ball committee, Ms Leilua and Miss Howie for the fantastic decorations.

ENCHANTED BALLENCHANTED BALLENCHANTED BALL

Beau and Belle Matthew Fordham and Kristal Chapman

Best Arrival Claudia Lee and Georgia Simpson

“Arriving on a horse”

Cheyenne O’Loughlin and Karmen Fisher

Lily West and Tynen Bromley Siahan Batchelor and Courtney Sanim

Clare Williamson and Sharni Wallace

Madison Fisher, Jordyn Carmody and Aneka Browning

Tori Dawson

Cooper Begg and Trey Cullen

Cooper Groocock Georgia Simpson and Alana

Lucy and Jessi McPhee Jessica Winston, Jackoby McKean and Darcy Teichmann

Sarah Wilson

Ryan Hathaway and Karissa Dobbs

Year 12 table - Courtney Sanim, Matthew Fordham, Kristal Chapman, Lucy and Jessie McPhee

Ryan Hathaway and Jack Groocock

Thomas Ward and JR Dancel

Junior Student Awards!! Term 4: Week 3

Year 7 Jakob

Jakob - For excellent work in Home Economic Practicals.

Corbyn - For excellent practical work in Home Economics.

Jack Groocock - For helping clean up after the Ball on Sunday

Year 8 Corbyn

Year 9 Jack Groocock

Senior Student Awards!!

Jaryd May - For working well in General Mathematics.

Clare Williamson - For finishing the Ball set-up in your own time.

Courtney Sanim - For finishing the Ball set-up in your own time.

Year 12

Courtney Sanim

Term 4: Week 3

Year 11 Clare Williamson

Year 11 Jaryd May

Year 8 Jessica Winston

Jackoby McKean - For co-ordinating attire at the School Ball and excellent dancing.

Jessica Winston - For co-ordinating attire at the School Ball and excellent dancing.

Lily West - For helping clean up after the Ball on Sunday Year 8 Jackoby McKean

Year 9 Lily West

Kristal Chapman - For finishing the Ball set-up in your own time.

Siahan Batchelor - For finishing the Ball set-up in your own time.

Year 11 Siahan Batchelor

Year 12 Kristal Chapman

Term 4: Week 4

Year 7 Courtney McGregor

Courtney McGregor - Working diligently in Maths.

Tallyn Broderick - Excellent work in English.

Will Grant - Being responsible in Science practical lessons. Year 8

Tallyn Broderick Year 9

Will Grant

Tynen Bromley - For being committed to learning in Manufacturing .

Alfred Moses - For working hard in Biology.

Courtney Sanim - For a positive attitude in Maths and

Hospitality. Year 12

Courtney Sanim

Term 4: Week 4

Year 11 Alfred Moses

Year 11 Tynen Bromley

School Values & Expectations

Chocolate Brownies Ingredients: Ingredients 125g unsalted butter, chopped 125g dark chocolate, chopped 3 eggs, lightly whisked 335g (1 1/2 cups) CSR White Sugar 115g (3/4 cup) plain flour 30g (1/4 cup) Cocoa powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Pinch of salt Method:

Step 1 - Preparation Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan forced. Grease a 20cm (base measurement) square cake pan and line with baking paper. Step 2 – Melting Method Place butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (don't let the bowl touch the water). Stir with a metal spoon until melted. Remove from heat. Step 3 – Combining Ingredients Quickly stir in egg, sugar, flour, cocoa powder, vanilla and salt until just combined. Pour into prepared pan. Step 4 - Baking Bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer

inserted in the centre comes out with

moist crumbs clinging. Set aside to cool

completely.

This Recipe …

….a favourite, was made by the Year 8 class in Week 2 this term.

Community Notices

THAT’S TOPS Congratulations to the recipients of the

That’s Tops Awards:

Summer Brown Sharni Wallace Jayme-Lee Alfred Moses

Nov 5 Public Holiday: Melbourne Cup

14 Year 12 Valedictory Dinner

15 Year 12 Graduation Ceremony and last day

29 Year 10 & 11’s last day

Rewards Day

Dec 8-11 Junior Camp

13 Last day of the Year

Important Dates