3 August 2016

Newsletter Articles

HELENSVALE STATE HIGH SCHOOL

Week 4, Term 3

01/08/16

• Year 12 Geography Excursion to Mount Tamborine

02/08/16

• AIME Outreach day at Griffith University
• Drama Festival Rehearsals

03/08/16

• Griffith Health Conference Day
• Dance Troupe Rehearsals

04/08/16

• Year 11 Chemistry Camp
• Year 11 Marine Excursion
• INFQ Netball State Finals
• Years 7, 8 and 9 Parent Teacher Interviews

05/08/16

• Year 11 Chemistry Camp
• GIPSA Track and Field Cup
• Senior ACE Parade (SAC)
• Drama Festival Workshop
• GC TAFE Trades Open Day
• Junior Drama Festival Competition Night

Week 5, Term 3

08/08/16

• Physics Dreamworld Excursion

09/08/16

• SWD students EKKA excursion
• White Card Course
• Drama Festival Rehearsals
• Sharks Secondary School Touch Competition

10/08/16

• Rugby 7s vs Miami SHS
• Dance Troupe Rehearsals
• Subject Selection Parent Evening – Year 8 into 9 and Year 9 into 10

11/08/16

• Schools of Excellence AFL Cup Qualifying Final
• Years 11 and 12 Parent Teacher Interviews
• GC Dance Troupe Eisteddfod

12/08/16

• Drama Festival Rehearsals
• Junior ACE Parade (SAC)
• Year 12 QTAC Presentation
• Eisteddfod Hip Hop Crew

Year 12 Geography Excursion

Year 12 Geography Students and Miss Green exploring Mt Tamborine to gather primary data and research for their final field trip.

Annual Sports Carnival

A fantastic day was had by all at the Annual Sports Carnival, thank you to everyone that got into the spirit of things and dressed up in the theme of 'Rio Olympics'. Thompson house won on the day!!

Year 12 Marine Class Camp

The year 12 Marine class ventured off on a five day education camp to the eco-resort of Lady Elliot Island, to explore first-hand the health of the reef and the impact of humans. With five o'clock starts and long days snorkelling with sharks, manta rays and turtles, there was hardly time to hit the classroom, but the education staff on the island kept it interesting enough to keep them awake. The general vibe on the long trip home was that the reef needs to be in our forethoughts, that such an amazing resource needs to be protected and it was agreed that everyone had a once in a lifetime experience.

Instrumental Students

Helensvale High Instrumental students have just returned on Monday this week from a week long band tour to Townsville. The tour involved a number of performances at different Townsville venues as well as a performance at Hervey Bay on the way north. All students and staff agreed the tour was a huge success with valuable performance and workshop opportunities as well as some sightseeing highlights which included a tour of 'Smile's stadium, the home of the Cowboys. Unfortunately Jonathon Thurston wasn't there for selfies…. The tour group travelled by bus to and from Townsville with not many stops along the way so all were glad to be home again Monday morning after travelling all night. Many thanks for all the support from parents who helped make this tour happen and to our instrumental staff, Cindy Ashton, Randal Scheerle and James Henshaw for travelling with the students. A HUGE thankyou to Cindy Ashton for the hours of preparation involved in organising the trip as well as managing everything during the tour.