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9 August 20189 August 2018

FROM THE PRINCIPALAs I write this newsletter we have just completed ourcelebration of academic excellence for Semester 1 2018.Overall 150 students received either a Gold, Silver or BronzeGEM Award from Year 7- 12. Congratulations to our students!!Special guests at our assemblies included Councillor CharlesStrunk from the Forest Lake Ward and MinterEllison’s MichelleBold. It was wonderful to see so many parents and friendsjoin us for both the Junior and Senior Assemblies. Our studentsingers always add a special dimension to the events andit was no different on Monday and Tuesday. My thanks toMs Shannon Iszlaub, our Events Co-ordinator and her bandof helpers for extremely well organised assemblies. I wouldlike to acknowledge the work of Mr Jason Zadkovich and thesound and lighting crew and their work ensuring a professionalstandard this week and every week with our assemblies.

It was wonderful to welcome back once again our guestspeaker - Thuy Nguyen, a 2015 Graduate, who was Dux ofGlenala State High School and received an OP1. Thuy enrolledat Glenala in Year 9 and was the recipient of a Gold Gem everysemester from Year 9 to Year 12. I would like to share herspeech to the school community at the GEM assemblies.

We are almost half way into the term and it is a good timefor students to stop, check and reflect on how they areprogressing with their studies. Goals were set at the beginningof the term in each class. Is your student on track to reachthose goals? What can they do to achieve a bronze, silver orgold GEM award? Assessment planners were posted homelast week. These outline for individual students the type ofassessment piece and when it is due. Please take the time todiscuss this with your student.

We have some important school events taking place betweennow and the end of the term. This includes our MulticulturalConcerts, SETP interviews and a Subject Selection night.Please look out for details regarding these in mail outs, textmessages, facebook and twitter. We welcome your companyand engagement in these events to continue working with youand your student.

Enjoy this edition of the Gazette,

Best WishesAnne LawsonPrincipal

COORDINATORS AND ADMINSTRATORS

Year 7 Mr David Hamilton/Ms Nancy Bajwa

Year 8 Mr Brenton O’Neill/Mr Jeff Bahr

Year 9 Mr Tom Rynne/Mr Keith Netscher

Year 10 Mr Lawrence Arnold/Mr David Newman

Year 11 Mr Andrew Keogh/Mr James Brewer

Year 12 Ms Sarah Laurie/Ms Margaret Jacobs

Year 7 Coordinator

The Year 7’s continue to demonstrateremarkable resilience and perseverancewhen faced with the challenges of highschool and moving into adolescence. Eachstudent is at a different stage in his or herjourney and faced with their own unique setof challenges and problems. Challenges area part of life. Overcoming them is what

gives meaning to our lives. To all those students who achieveda pass or better in their mid-year results, congratulations. Forthose disappointed with their results, now is the time to reflectand make those changes that will ensure future success.

Special congratulations go to the following students for theirBronze awards:

Silver Awards were given to:

Gold GEM Recipient

Jenisha Sebanesan

David HamiltonYear 7 Coordinator

Year 8 Coordinator

So far this year I have really enjoyed thechallenge of being Year 8 Coordinator andhave tried to instil in the students the idea ofbecoming more independent as we getcloser to Year 9. This means beingresponsible for themselves in terms of theiruniform, explaining absences and beingprepared for learning every day. With report

cards hot off printing, it is important to encourage our studentsto think about the effort, behaviour and achievement in theirclasses. It is important for our students to be able to identifywhat they can do to improve their results in Semester 2.

Our Year 8 sporting teams have had some great success withour boys’ volleyball making it into the semi-finals of the regionalcompetition. We also had both girls and boys win the Yagerachampionships. It has been great to see so many year 8students being involved in sport this year.

We also have a number of students receiving GEMs, whichrecognise their academic achievement.

Bronze GEM Recipients

Silver GEM Recipients

1. Harmanpreet Bhatti

2. Nhung Bui

3. Jacinta Devries

4. Jaida Ivinson

5. Boyet Labajo

6. Jazzanya Lemuelu

7. Fahmida Mohammed

8. Malia Naufahu

9. Katelyn Peters

10. Talynna Pen

11. Phuong Pham

12. Miftachul Priyono

13. Nathan Tran

14. Vali Uru Slater

15. Jacob Utz

16. Luke Zhang (+attendance award)

1. Dee Baledrokadroka

2. Jullian Huynh

3. Kelly Pham

1. Hamza Abdusalam

2. Aaron Beraki

3. Shavonne Fa’Atuai

4. Nehema Hadiya

5. Mackenzie Hess

6. Desmond Inoke

7. Duong Nguyen

8. Jason Nguyen (+100% attendance)

9. Truc Nguyen

10. Nathan Phuong

11. Marshanda Priono

12. Vilo Ropati

13. Joel Taai

14. Pauline Takai

15. Oscar Thai

16. Anna Teta

17. Michael Tupu

18. Ricky Truong

19. Ubah Ugas Eftin

20. Kenny Vo (+100% attendance)

21. Jezebel Williams (+100% attendance)

22. Monique Woodrow (+100% attendance)

1. Maryjean Ki

2. Crystal Luong

3. Zaycia-Belle Nanai

4. Diana Nguyen (+100% attendance)

5. Anna Nguyen (+100% attendance)

6. Cathy Nguyen (+100% attendance)

7. Kim-Ngan Nguyen

8. Alex Phan (+100% attendance)

9. Mai Phan

10. Sarah Sefo

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Gold GEM Recipients

Khalid AbdelaLisa PhamGeorge Tambwe

Congratulations to all of these students. I look forward to agreat Semester 2 where we will no doubt see some morefantastic results for our Year 8 students.

B. O’NeillYear 8 Coordinator

Year 9 Coordinator

This year has seen a lot of growth from theYear 9 cohort and not just physically gettingtaller. Year 9 students have shown maturity,perseverance and great pride in themselvesand the school. This has been clearlydemonstrated through the fabulous effortseach week of our Junior Leaders, theGriffith University Careers talk in Week 1 of

Term 3 and by the 18 students receiving a GEM award for theirSemester 1 achievements. I look forward to continue seeingthis cohort develop as well-rounded young adults ready to takeon the world.

Bronze Gem recipients:

Silver Gem recipients:

Gold GEM recipient:

Rosey Bonner JerrettGursimran Kaur

Zion PotofouJames Tran

Tom RynneYear 9 Coordinator

Year 10 Coordinator

Glenala’s Year 10 students have beenalways been leaders. They lead the way asour first intake of Year 7 students someyears ago and are leading the way again asthe first to enter the new SATE system forsenior schooling. Our Year 10’s havefocused on goal setting and career planningwith visits from Griffith University and the

Study Sensei workshops. They have been applying these newskills to develop their understanding of pathway options in ourPEP program, all in preparation for the completion of their SETplans this term and subject selection for 2019. Our Year 10’shave risen to these challenges, displaying great perseveranceand commitment to their learning.

Bronze GEM Recipients

Silver GEM Recipients

Gold GEM Recipients

Katie ButterfieldChristina Fa’AtuaiTrinity LeahyMaya Simonis

Lawrence ArnoldYear 9 Coordinator

11. Andrew Riveral

12. Joyce Siu

13. Miranda Sivao

14. Truc Tang

15. Shae-Lea Tekii

16. Katrina Tran

17. Oscar Tran (100%attendance)

1. Keleira Fenton

2. Anh Nguyen

3. Toan Nguyen

4. Nora Nono

5. Ayden Pirret

6. Felicity Pritchard

7. Calixte Tchekanabo

8. Ula Togia

9. Emily Tran

10. Anh Vu

1. Mei Carver

2. Jocelyn Corae

3. Essynx Hema

4. Jason Nguyen

1. Madison Beckett

2. Raymond Byrne

3. Charlie Dawson

4. Alphonse Kite

5. Daria Koriukina

6. Nyoka Lado Mena

7. Taleisha Leahy

8. Trenyce Napier

9. Dylan Phan

10. Puaolele Siolo

11. Dylan Stafford

12. Julius Time

13. Feiyang Xu

1. Caroline Fangupo

2. David Nguyebn

3. Falesiu Sika

4. Tommy Vo

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Year 11 Coordinator

Hi, my name is Andrew Keogh and I am theYear 11 Coordinator for 2018. So far thisyear we have seen our budding leaderscontinue to grow. The Year 11 attendancecontinues to improve and this will no doubtreflect in our academic GEM recipients.Students have had the chance to beinvolved in presentations from Australia’s

armed forces and learn about the many career options availableto them. We have completed both our Summer and Wintersports seasons with many of our students performing to a highstandard.

Upcoming in Semester 2 our students will get the opportunityto choose our senior jerseys and start their journey towardbecoming the schools leaders in 2019. Semester 2 will alsoallow our students the opportunity to select our leadership teamincluding school captains, mentors, sport and cultural captains.I genuinely look forward to a great Semester 2 with this greatgroup of students.

I can be contacted in the Maths Staffroom, by phone -3877-4214 or by email – ajkeo0@eq.edu.au.

Bronze GEM Recipients

Silver GEM Recipients

Maddi Bielby – Vocational PathwayBroneq Kairua – Vocational PathwayAaliyah Kearney - Vocational PathwayElla Toomey - OP Pathway

Gold GEM Recipient

Nicole Soriano – Year 11, Vocational Pathway

Andrew KeoghYear 11 Coordinator

Year 12 Coordinator

This term will be a busy term for the Year12’s with final exams and assessmentsbeing submitted, formal committeeorganisation, All Schools Basketball, DistrictAthletics, Careers Expo and Multi-CulturalDay.

On Monday 30th July we celebrated our GEM recipients fortheir academic achievement in Semester 1, 2018. A bigcongratulations to the following GEM recipients.

Bronze GEM recipients:

Angie Dang -OP PathwayErrol Dempster– VocationalPathwayLincoln Durietz– VocationalPathwayRachel Flores-OP PathwayKhieateyaGinger-DelaneyEmily Gurr –VocationalPathwayLale Leota –VocationalPathway

Indigo Liaina - OPPathwayKristina Mang -OP PathwayKeren Miri-Tuaana– VocationalPathwayZsaskia Nanai -OP PathwayJennifer Ngo- OPPathwayTheresa Ropati -OP PathwayPaul Tauati - OPPathway

Breeze Crawley –VocationalPathwayFonise Heather –VocationalPathway

Jerish Tanuvasa –VocationalPathwayShardae Tekii –VocationalPathwayBlayde Vaipo–VocationalPathwayPetesa VinemoniKolio – VocationalPathwayAnn MargaretteWales– VocationalPathwaySamantha Watson– VocationalPathway

Daniel Nyange –VocationalPathwayHieu Tran – OPPathway

Silver GEM recipients

Phuong Bui – OP PathwaysChristina Carlton – Vocational Pathway

Gold GEM recipients

Tina Huynh – OP Pathway

Currently, the Year 12’s are working with the School’sGuidance Officers to make plans for their future – deciding onPlan A, Plan B and Plan C. This is an important one on one chatthe students have in order to prepare for next year.

The Year 12’s also have the formal to look forward to. Theformal will be held Thursday 15th November, at Rydges Hotel– South Bank. The formal committee will begin midway throughthe term to organise their big night.

Not long to go Year 12’s. Make the most of your final weeks inhigh school. Good luck with your studies!

Sarah LaurieYear 12 Coordinator

FROM THE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

School Opinion Survey

The annual suite of School Opinion Surveys will be conducted30 July to 24 August 2018. All families, school staff and arandom sample of students will be invited to participate. We

1. Reem (Reema) Ali – OP Pathway

2. Hana Ah-Hi – Vocational Pathway

3. Jaymi Cubilla – OP Pathway

4. Hannah Faalavaau - Vocational Pathway

5. Ita Faolua - Vocational Pathway

6. Jayden Ingham - Vocational Pathway

7. Hayley Johnson – OP Pathway

8. Richard Llamas - Vocational Pathway

9. Kadija Manirambona - Vocational Pathway

10. Joshua Riveral - OP Pathway

11. Sophia Tuita - Vocational Pathway

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encourage you to take this opportunity to have your say aboutwhat this school does well, and how we can improve.

Access details for the Parent/Caregiver Survey will be senthome shortly. The survey can be completed via computers,tablets or smart phones with internet connection. Parents/caregivers are welcome to complete their survey online at theschool, and school computers/tablets will be available in theschool Library for this purpose.

Survey queries or requests for translations can be directed tothe school Office on telephone 3877 4222 or emailadmin@glenalashs.eq.edu.au

New Senior Assessment and Tertiary EntranceSystem

The new SATE system will commence for students going intoYear 11 in 2019. The Queensland Certificate of Education(QCE) will still exist, but some of the rules around it will changeand the Overall Position (OP) will be replaced by the AustralianTertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).

We ran an introductory parent information evening earlier inthe year and offered an additional parent session following theParent Teacher Interviews on Wednesday, 1 August.

With the new system, it is even more important than ever thatstudents choose subjects they like, are interested in, and cansucceed at.

More information on the new system can be found at thewebsite of the Queensland Curriculum and AssessmentAuthority website at the link below:

https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/downloads/senior/snr_new_assess_qce_faq_student_families.pdf

Keith NetscherDeputy Principal

SENIOR SECONDARY

Attendance Matters

Research confirms a strong link between attendance andstudent outcomes. For this reason we place high expectationsaround our students’ attendance. We rely on our community,parents, students and school staff to support us in ensuringthat each student attends school every day, all day.

We expect a 100% attendance rate for all students. Weunderstand that illness and other family situations may preventthis so we have set the target at 92%. That equates to fourdays a term absent from school. The table below indicates theaverage attendance rate for students across each year level sofar this year.

YEAR LEVEL YEAR TO DATE

Year 7 88.8%

Year 8 89.2%

Year 9 86.5%

YEAR LEVEL YEAR TO DATE

Year 10 88.5%

Year 11 87.6%

Year 12 90.3%

Regional Target 90% School Target 92%

Please contact your child’s Year Coordinator to discusssupport around school attendance.

At the end of Semester 1 we celebrated our school attendancewith our end of Semester Attendance Rewards Draw.

Prizes were awarded in three categories and the winners areshared below:

Target

92%

Studentswho

reachedour SchoolTarget of

92%

6 x YearLevelRaffleDraws

Prize:PortableSpeaker

& 2xBroncosTickets

Year 7: Minh Tran

Year 8: Matthew Bunney

Year 9: James Tran

Year 10: Sifa Iinahazwe

Year 11: MangngAwang

Year 12:Amupeliasi Naufahu

Perfect

100%

Studentswho had a

perfect100%

attendance

MajorRaffleDraw

Prize:ASUSLaptop

Telesia Ulutaufonua

MostImproved

ByNomination

– forimproved

attendanceover thesemester

Juniorand

SeniorRaffleDraws

Prize:$100Gift

Card &2x

BroncosTickets

Junior: Tiley Sepulona

Senior: Hopate Taufa

Congratulations to all the students nominated for these drawsand well done to the winners. Glenala would also like to saya big thank you to Black’s Transport at Acacia Ridge forsponsoring the attendance rewards.

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Programme for International StudentAssessment (PISA)

In 2018, Australia will be one of about 80 countries participatingin PISA. The PISA assessment at Glenala will be held onThursday 2nd August 2018, commencing at 9:15 am.Approximately 30 students have been selected to participate inthe PISA testing.

PISA assesses students’ skills and knowledge in reading,mathematics, science and financial literacy, providing both anational and international perspective. The results of PISAprovide information towards monitoring how well youngAustralians are meeting important educational goals, assists inidentifying areas of strengths and weaknesses in the Australianeducation system, allows the comparsion of studentperformance with other countries, and enables policymakers,researchers and teachers to learn from other educationsystems around the world.

Each participating student has an important role in representingall students in Australia. They will be making a valuablecontribution to the education community both nationally andinternationally. For more information about PISA, please visit:

http://www.acer.org/ozpisa

We would like to congratulate the following students for theirparticipation in the PISA testing. They were commended ontheir perserverence and respect shown towards the testadministrator and the testing process.

Year 9

Ngoc TruongNiate Thomaso

Year 10

Connor KaukuraJordan DurietzSteven LyLeon PhamElijah EllisAntonio LemueluFalesiu SikaTaleisha LeahyDaniel PowellElisara TalaiaJulius TimeShannon McCorrmickJeanne MukanoelleSifa IinahazweRufina TaaiJamal Ahmed Iyow

Year 11

Hayley JohnsonBrenden Baker

Ms M JacobsDirector of Student Achievement

JUNIOR SECONDARYJunior Secondary students had a very exciting and busy Term2, culminating in an eSTEAM Day of Excellence on Thursday28th June.

It was a fantastic day with around 60 participants from fourprimary schools. Students were highly engaged in the challengeof the day – to find Ms Bajwa who had mysteriouslydisappeared. There was some talk of aliens taking her intodeep space. The challenges involved using robots, makingmultimedia presentations, doing the Maths of deep space andconstructing rescue rockets. Our current Year 7 Glenala SHSeSTEAM students assisted our visiting Primary school studentsby using their eSTEAM skills to discover the whereabouts of MsBajwa. Fortunately, Ms Bajwa was located at the end of theday and has now returned to school. Overall, a great day foreveryone involved.

JUNIOR STAR:

All students in the Junior School will have theopportunity to receive a Junior Star badge atthe end of Year 9 during a special awardsceremony. Students need to achieve thefollowing in order to be receive a Junior StarBadge:

Students in Years 7 and Year 8 should be working hard intheir subjects, so that when they reach Year 9, the Junior Staris an achievable goal. Please encourage your child if they areexperiencing difficulties to attend our Homework Club on aWednesday and Thursday afternoon in the Library from 3:15pmto 4:15pm. Additionally, if they are struggling with Maths, thereis assistance available in the Maths Help room, which runsduring lunchtimes on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in upper BBlock.

Junior Camp

Our Junior Secondary Moreton Island camp will be held atthe end of the year, from Wednesday 5th December to Friday7th December, 2018. The cost of the camp is $210, whichincludes transport to and from camp, accommodation, foodand all activities.

• A pass in all three core subjects: Maths, English andScience

• A pass in at least two elective subjects.

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Students can ask for a permission form from their Year LevelCoordinator as follows:

Year 7: Mr David HamiltonYear 8: Mr Brenton O’NeillYear 9: Mr Tom Rynne

Alternatively, JDOSA Ms Bajwa will have forms, as well as ouradministration staff.

Medical forms as well as a $50 non -refundable deposit tosecure your child’s place should be made to the office byFriday 10th August, 2018.

Please note that students must demonstrate good behaviourand attendance above 90% to attend camp. Attendance atcamp for students who are suspended or continually timed outwill be at the discretion of the Principal. If there are extenuatingcircumstances which have affected your child’s attendance,this will be taken into account. Resource Hire Fees will alsoneed to be up to date. If you are experiencing any financialdifficulties, please contact our Business Services Manager MsJulie Vukovic to arrange a payment plan.

There will be a maximum of 120 students who will have theopportunity to attend camp in the Junior School. Get in early tosecure your child’s place!

Nancy BajwaDirector of Student Achievement (Junior)

SENIOR SCHOOLING

Senior Schooling News

Term 3 has started with a number of new School BasedTraineeship (SAT’s) sign ups as well as celebrations of coursesbeing completed by students.

SAT’s

Mikayla Stumer and Gypsy Passi were signed up in the Juneholidays with AFL Sports Ready for a traineeship position atKmart Indooroopilly. Both girls will be completing Cert III inRetail.

Other sign ups have been in Child Care. Maddi Bielby, NatashaPetri-Thompson Hana Ah-Hi, Mulki Hussain Abdi and JacintaAugafaapae have started a Cert III in Early Childhood Educationand Care.

The School Based Traineeship programme (SAT’s) providesstudents learning at work whilst still completing school. Trainingsuch as this provides students on going paid work post schooland valuable 8 QCE points.

Izabelle Winterstein and Monique Tafiti started a Certificate IIin Health Support Services with Princess Alexandria Hospitalin 2017. Both girls graduated successfully on 18th of July andplan to pursue careers in nursing post school through PA orTAFE. I attended their graduation ceremony and was proud tosee two Glenala students represent their school with passionand pride.

Steven Ellis and Ky Woods also started their SAT’s in 2017 inScreen and Media through 98.9 FM Brisbane Indigenous MediaAssociation. Both boys have gained valuable employability skillsas well as successfully completing their Certificate III which hasgiven them 8 QCE points.

Nura Omer and Jenny Trang have completed a Cert III inInformation Design Media & Technology through QueenslandAcademy of Technology in Brisbane City. Both girls plan to usetheir qualifications and valuable QCE points to pursue careersin ICT post Year 12.

Techsperts

Glenala SHS has had a long partnership with Smith Familywho are a national charity helping young Australians in need toget the most out of their education, so they can create betterfutures for themselves.

In keeping with their vision, in Term 2 six Year 10 Glenala SHSstudents were given the opportunity to be mentors at InalaPrimary School. These six students gave up their own timeafter school to mentor students with computer skills, digitaltechnology and problem solving skills.

Michelle Saunders from Smith Family presented thesetechspert students certificates for their commitment and spokevery highly of the student’s efforts on assembly.

Well done Shyla Johnston, Solomona Livi, Kadiatu Sesay, DylanPhan and Lili-Jade Malone.

Glenala Trade Skills Centre

During the June holidays, sixteen of the Glenala Trade SkillsCentre Automotive students participated in a work experienceprogram supported by the Heavy Vehicle Industry of Australia.The companies who willingly took our students includedDaimler Trucks, Hercules, IVECO Trucks, Thermos King,Royans Brisbane and Brown & Hurley Group.

This was a great opportunity for students to apply what theyhave been learning at the GTSC in real work places. I would

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personally like to thank the GTSC teacher, Geoff Tillett forvisiting the students in their workplace.

Sadly we bid farewell to Geoff as his expertise is required atSkills Tech, however we welcome Ken Shields who starts at theTrade Skills Centre from Week 3.

Students in the automotive course have one more term to gobefore they complete their course and move on to traineeshipor apprenticeship.

Term 3 has also seen a new group of Year 12 students startthe Cert II in Logistics course through TAFE Qld at the TradeCentre. These students are keen to complete their course toboost their QCE along with using their Certificate foremployment opportunities.

The other highlight for this term is to have TRACTION delivera 10 week course to Glenala SHS year 7 students. Traction isa charitable community organisation which is funded by SandyMurdoch. They promote practical skills in young people, andwork closely with mentors. The students are taught how to usetools appropriately, develop problem solving skills and how towork constructively with others to achieve positive outcomes.Students focus at the centre will be working on BMX bikeswhich they will own on completion.

Any student interested in traineeships and apprenticeshipsshould read the information below and register to receiveup to date information.

Australian Apprenticeships Pathways & TraineeshipInformation Service

AATIS manages the AAPathways website at the link belowwhich includes valuable resources for students, job hunters,employers, and industry insiders such as schools and serviceproviders.

http://www.aapathways.com.au

Some valuable resources found on AAPathways include:

AATIS also manages the Australian Apprenticeships – My GainYouTube channel full of apprentice, trainee and employer videointerviews, and has a strong presence on social media.

Those wanting to connect with AATIS on social media canfollow the links below:

http://www.facebook.com/aatinfoservice

http://www.twitter.com/AATInfoService

http://www.linkedin.com/showcase/10687394

EAST COAST APPRENTICESHIPS

For more information about specific vacancies please contactyour local branch and speak to one of our EmploymentConsultants. Brisbane South 07 3219 3244

For current updates of vacancies, programs, etc. visit ourwebsite

http://www.ecapprenticeships.com.au

How to Apply

To apply for an apprenticeship or traineeship, complete theOnline Application Form on our website.

Applying for a current vacancy? Quote the "VacancyReference #" in your initial Application Form or if you've alreadyapplied, in the Specific Job Application Form.

Applying online is mobile friendly but you will need to submit aresume. If you don't have access to your resume on yourmobile please send your resume toapplications@ecapprenticeships.com.au

TORGAS

The Apprentice & Trainee specialist.

To register for opportunities, please log on and register.

http://www.torgas.com.au

Where Are They Now?

Name: Drew Howgego.

When did you finish school?

I graduated Glenala State High School in2017.

What are you doing today?

1st year Plumbing Apprenticeship with DalyPlumbing- Underwood.

What would you like to do when you finish yourcourse/training?

When I qualify my apprenticeship I am hoping to be a full timetradesman and one day own a business.

How would you describe your schooling years atGlenala?

Glenala State High School days was fun but hard going attimes. I found teachers like Mr Dunn helpful as he spoke abouttaking advantage of opportunities and trying my best always.He spoke with care and concern.

In Year 10, I was not enjoying school and my dad called MrsGibney to discuss options. She provided me the opportunity tostudy at TAFE whilst at school. I enrolled in the Cert II Plumbingcourse which was exactly what I wanted.

This qualification from Skills Tech helped me becomeresponsible and it gave me the edge to apply for the plumbingapprenticeship soon after finishing school.

• Over 2,500 Job and Training Descriptions that givestudents and job hunters an idea of what could beinvolved if they were to start an apprenticeship ortraineeship in a particular occupation;

• Practice Aptitude Quizzes and resources to helpdetermine the right pathway for students and jobhunters, and provide them with in-depth informationabout apprenticeship and traineeship career options;

• A step-by-step guide to getting an apprenticeship ortraineeship; and

• A Work-Type and Career Interest Explorer to identifywhich industries and occupations a student or jobhunter may be interested in.

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What advice you would give current Year 12’s?

Don’t sit back. Carve your own future by taking advantageof any opportunities of work experience and training whilst atschool and especially if you are not planning to go to University.

Any other comment:

Make lots of friends and try to enjoy school, as you do missbeing there afterwards.

Sharina GibneySenior Schooling HOD

2018 Next Step - Early School LeaverssurveyThe Queensland Government is conducting its annualstatewide survey of Year 10, 11 and 12 students who in2017 left school without obtaining Year 12 certification. TheEarly School Leavers survey is a short, confidential survey thatcollects information about what young people are doing theyear after leaving school.

Between August and September, students who left schoolearly in 2017 can expect to receive an invitation to completea web-based survey or a telephone call from the QueenslandGovernment Statistician’s Office to complete the survey.Please encourage them to take part.

For more information, visit the link below or telephone toll freeon 1800 068 587.

http://www.qld.gov.au/nextstep/

ENGLISH DEPARTMENTWelcome back everyone. We hope you had an enjoyable breakand are ready to hit the ground running for Term 3. Gettingstraight down to business this term, our Year 8s presented theirmonologues this week, in role as a character from the novelthey studied. It was fantastic to see such commitment from thestudents. E block was buzzing!

Please ensure your student has enough pages in their exercisebook to see them through the rest of the year. Some of thestudents have written so many notes that they are out of pagesand ink in their pens! This is always a good sign but if you couldtop them up that would be fantastic. We really look forwardto seeing you at the multitude of school events over the termincluding: Parent teacher interviews, Subject Selection Night,Open Afternoon and Multicultural night.

Assessment planners have been sent home and below is a littlechallenge for you to complete about what we are studying inour English classes here at school at the moment. If you haveany concerns at all, please do not hesitate to contact myself orthe English teacher of your student.

K. Black(Acting English HOD)

SCIENCE DEPARTMENTOn a dark three degree morning in week 1 of Term 3, Year11 and Year 12 Biology students arrived at school at 6amfor the start of their jam-packed Biology camp. Via bus andferry, the students and three teachers (Ms Malcolm, Dr Laniya,and Mr Warren) went to North Stradbroke Island. Here, thestudents completed two days of field work, gathering dataon mangroves, sand dunes and rocky shores. Whales, turtles,kangaroos and rock pool creatures added to the stunning viewsof the island. The students showed great commitment to theirlearning by enthusiastically completing all their work. They alsorepresented the school with pride on a live national broadcast ofthe weather report on Channel Seven’s Sunrise program. Welldone Biology students!

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Students collectingStudents collectingdata at the rocky shoredata at the rocky shore

Students at the Point Lookout GorgeStudents at the Point Lookout Gorge

Ms Jessica MalcolmBiology Teacher

TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Technology & Business Focus

Introducing

Miss Wade, Mrs Benedetti, Miss FunnellMiss Wade, Mrs Benedetti, Miss Funnell

eSTEAM Day of Excellence

On the last Thursday of Term 2, a group of students fromfour local primary schools were selected to participate in theeSTEAM Day of Excellence. They joined in a series of fourSTEAM-themed activities with the mission to find the missingMs Bajwa!

A group of Space Commander students from the Year 7eSTEAM Class and Alien Commander Miss Wade joined theday to assist the primary school space cadets in their gruellingtechnology mission: navigating a Lego eV3 Robot through amaze to uncover the hidden clue regarding Ms Bajwa’swhereabouts!

The new space cadets delved into the 21st Century worldof programming and robotics, ultimately succeeding in theirmission. Ms Bajwa was discovered on the planet Mars, and has

since been safely returned to Glenala State High School. Thankyou to the wonderful primary school space cadets and eSTEAMSpace Commanders!

Ms Caiti WadeeSTEAM Teacher

Year 8 Information, Communication &Technology

With the start of a new semester, all Year 8 classes rotate intheir elective subject selections. Hence, I have a new cohortof young people, eager to hone their skills in a variety ofcomputational technologies. We commenced the term learningsome basic ergonomics to enhance well-being when usingcomputers. From there all students will develop efficient andaccurate word processing skills to enhance their work acrossall curriculum areas.

The focus for Term 3 is to gain practical skills and knowledgeusing the Microsoft program Excel. Students will learn howto organise and manipulate data in an Excel Spreadsheet. Inaddition, they will perform calculations using formulas, usedifferent chart types to name but a few.

It is widely acknowledged across a large variety of business andindustry that the use of Excel is paramount for good businesspractice. Our students are leading the way!

Mrs Elizabeth BallinHOD Technology

Year 9 Digital Technologies

Throughout Terms 1 and 2, the Year 9 Digital Technologiesclass worked hard to develop their JavaScript programmingskills. Students began Term 1 with little background inprogramming for the most part, but by the end of Term 2, all

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students had created 3 incredible mobile game applications– entirely using code! From saving kittens from ogres rightthrough to finding the hidden dark red M&M, the studentscreated a series of App-Store worthy games.

These students have learnt important 21st Century Skills andexercised creativity, pride and perseverance in their hard workthroughout Semester 1.

Ms Caiti WadeTechnology Teacher

Work shown by Zion Potofou

Year 10 Digital Technologies

Students in Year 10 Digital Technologies were recently givena firsthand encounter of the inside of a computer. ResidentSchool Technician, Mr Jack Richards happily dismantled an oldcomputer while discussing each of the components and howcomputers in 2018 have evolved from the first prototype.

There has been many claims to fame as to who invented thefirst computer. Most young people today will associate morewith the well-known company; Apple. For it was in 1976 thatan unknown young Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak start AppleComputers on April Fool's Day and roll out the Apple I, thefirst computer with a single-circuit board. IBM closely followedthis in 1981 when the first personal computer, code-named"Acorn," is advertised. It uses Microsoft's MS-DOS operatingsystem; has an Intel chip, two floppy disks and an optionalcolour monitor. Most people today would not know what afloppy disk is if asked; it is now a relic of the past! These earlierinventions have popularised the term PC as we know it today.

Ms Lorissa FunnellBusiness/Digital Technologies Teacher

Year 11 Tourism

After studying tourism interests andactivities from overseas destinations inSemester 1, this class is now concentratingon areas closer to home. They have begunthe term by looking at the history of SouthEast Queensland.

The majority of students have been quite amazed to learn thebackground of some local locations and names. Next stop ontheir journey will be investigating tourist attractions in SouthEast Queensland.

From this knowledge, students will be able to identify whyit is important to develop a connection with this region andcommunity. All students will benefit in gaining a greaterunderstanding and appreciation of the wonders we have in ourown little pocket of the world.

Mrs Lisa BenedettiBusiness Teacher

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Year 12 Tourism

As Senior Tourism students commencetheir final school semester of all time, theywill journey into the realm of Festivals &Events. A variety of Australian Festivals havebeen explored; sparking much enthusiasmand interest by students.

To begin this unit of work, each student was instructed to workin small groups or pairs and investigate a different Event orFestival. Collaboration in the classroom is a very important tooland one that all students must acquire for future study andwork skills capability. PPT presentations were shared and manyquestions were asked and answered.

Students soon discovered that Festivalshave become ubiquitous in Australia, withhundreds held each year. Some are assmall as the community-based Apollo BayMusic Festival and Thirroul Seaside and Arts Festival, whileothers, such as the Falls Festival and Woodford Folk Festival,are able to bring international performers to Australianaudiences and showcase Australian works.

All agreed that they were unaware of many of the festivals thatnow exist across every capital city of Australia and rurally. Withtheir ‘Tourism Hats’ on, all students are delving into the local,state and overseas market potential for motivation to attendor partake in these festivals and events. In addition, importantfactors such as the impact these types of events have on ourTourism and Hospitality Sectors. Students will then endeavourto uncover the economic and sustainability of a variety of thesehighly popular festivals and events.

Tourism Riddle: I have lakes but no water, No cars butI have streets; Many places and borders, But I'm in onepiece. What am I?

Mrs Elizabeth BallinHOD Technology

QUICKSMART

Quicksmart Literacy and Numeracy Program

QuickSmart has again commenced for Term 3 with 65 studentsparticipating.

QuickSmart students recently responded with the followingwhen asked about the Program:

“QuickSmart is an opportunity for extra learning, wherethe Program is tailored to each student.” “QuickSmartis cool.” There is always room for some fun. See herewhere Elijah is feeling pleased with himself, having timedhis buddy for exactly 1 minute.

With each session individually designed, students complete theProgram at their own pace. Recently Vincent Moemanatunatu(Year 8) and Morris Thomas (Year 7) very proudly andsuccessfully completed the QuickSmart Literacy Program.

Vincent receiving his certificate of completion from his Tutor,Vincent receiving his certificate of completion from his Tutor,Ms Hutchnison.Ms Hutchnison.

Katheleen ArmstrongQuicksmart Coordinator

STUDENT SERVICES

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HPE DEPARTMENT

HPE Primary School Visits

Throughout Term 3, the HPE department will host our localprimary schools including Durack State School, Inala StateSchool, Richlands East State School and Serviceton SouthState School for introduction to Glenala workshops.

By the end of the term, we will have had over 250 studentsparticipate in Glenala HPE workshops, encouraging the primarystudents to enjoy physical activity and see what Glenala SHShas to offer our local community in terms of sporting andeducational opportunities.

These workshops have been organised by our Year 11 SeniorPhysical Education students, many of whom will be applyingfor Senior Leadership positions in 2019. The feedback fromour primary schools has been overwhelmingly positive and theyhave been really impressed by our senior students and theirwork ethic with the primary schools.

Well done to all Year 11 students involved for showcasing thebest of Glenala SHS to our local community.

Winter Season Yagera Sport

This year, we had several teams participate in the WinterSeason for Yagera Interschool Sport. Congratulations to thefollowing teams who trained hard and played well this season:

Year 7/8 Girls Netball Year 7/8 Boys Rugby League

Year 9/10 Girls Netball Year 11/12 Boys Rugby League

Year 9/10 Girls Volleyball Year 9/10 Boys Basketball

Year 11/12 Girls Basketball Year 11/12 Boys Basketball

A special mention to the following teams who have beensuccessful in making the semi or grand final. We wish you thebest of luck in your upcoming games:

Year 7/8 Girls Volleyball Year 9/10 Boys Rugby League

Year 11/12 Girls Volleyball Year 7/8 Boys Soccer

Year 11/12 Girls Netball Year 9-12 Boys Soccer

Year 9/10 Girls Basketball

Finally, a huge thank you to all our staff who have volunteeredto coach a team this year. Without these volunteers to facilitatetraining sessions and travel with our teams on Tuesdayafternoons, interschool sport at Glenala would not be assuccessful as it is.

Glenala Athletics Day

On the last day of Term 2, we held our school athletics carnival.It was great to see all the students show their talents in theirrunning and sprints as well as all the field events. A huge thankyou needs to go to all staff who helped run the events, thesports captains and senior helpers who assisted and to all the

participants for showing our Glenala values at all times. It was afantastic way to finish our school term.

Congratulations to the athletics Age Champions listed below:

12 years Hope Kaukura Dominic Alberto

13 years Dee Beladrokadroka Erick Rock

14 years Belle Nanai George Tambwe

15 years Tia Chapman Prince Tambwe

16 years Ita Faolua Aron Nsengiyumva

17 years/open Khieateya Ginger-Delaney Lale Leota

House Champions:

1st Freeman2nd Lewis3rd Bradman

District Athletics

Results – Southern Scorpions District Athletics 2018

Lale Leota (12) 1st Long Jump

2nd Javelin

1st Triple Jump

2nd 100m

Zsaskia Nanai (12) 2nd Shot Put

Khieateya Ginger-Delaney (12) 3rd Triple Jump

Elizabeth Puleiku (12) Student Official

Dexter Toetoe (12) 3rd Shot Put

Ky Woods (12) 3rd 400m

Trent Blaik (11) 3rd 800m

Aron Nsengiyumva (11) 1st 800m

1st 1500m

3rd 200m

John Alberto (11) 3rd 800m

3rd 400m

Ashley Holt (11) Discus

Prince Tambwe (10) 2nd 100m

1st Long Jump

2nd 800m

Tia Chapman (9) 2nd 200m

Calixte Tchekanabo (9) 3rd 100m

Shavonne Fa’Atuai (8) 100m

Hope Kaukura 100m

Dee Beladrokadroka (7) 2nd 200m

Fahmida Mohammed (7) 200m

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Results – Southern Scorpions District Athletics 2018

Shafiza Mohammed (7) 200m

Sport Shout Outs!

A big congratulations to Son Tran – who played in a QLDrepresentative team for football (soccer) last week in Sydney.His team finished in second place. Well done Son for yourachievements.

Todd HorsleyHPE HOD

SRC

Getting into School Spirit with the SRC

Last term, the SRC organised awareness against bullying,ANZAC commemoration fundraising and school spirit activities.The SRC students and leaders performed a skit on assemblyto promote action against bullying. They also organised acelebration of school spirit before the Easter holidays with avariety of Easter activities. Last term the SRC team ran a statevs. state competition of OzTag, in honour of the State of Origin.Student turnout for both the senior and junior games wasamazing! Thank you to our SRC leaders, and members whoorganised and refereed the games, and the teachers whohelped out.

Look out for more celebrations of school spirit as Multiculturalday approaches. We will also continue to support charitiesinvolved in our community. All students are welcome to raiseissues and attend meetings of the SRC at any time and areinvited to join our meetings on Wednesdays at first break.

Students play Oz tag organised by the SRC.Students play Oz tag organised by the SRC.

Ms C Eville and Ms J MalcolmStudent Representative Council

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