Newsletter-2014-09-03 - Southport State High School

Southport State High Independent Public School
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NEWSLETTER
75 Smith St, PO Box 1726, Southport 4215 ● P 07 5509 1222 ● F 07 5509 1200
www.southportshs.eq.edu.au
From The Principal
It certainly has been a very busy time here at
Southport State High School. With less than 3
weeks left there is still so much going on and I hope
that we can continue to keep up this hectic pace
right up until the end of the term.
Recently we received our school’s NAPLAN results.
NAPLAN is the national testing of all Year 7 and 9
students to ascertain each individual student’s
development in relation to Literacy and Numeracy. I
am very proud to say that our students achieved
outstanding results and we were one of the only
schools in Queensland that achieved results that
were above both the state and national averages.
Our students’ rate of improvement was also higher
than most students in the state and nation. What
was also a highlight was the high percentage of
students in the top two bands for both Literacy and
Numeracy results. This is an amazing result and
congratulations to both our talented students and
our dedicated staff who have worked tirelessly to
provide the best education and support. Well done!
We continue to be one of the leading academic
schools on the Gold Coast and this is well
supported by our NAPLAN and senior school results.
All Year 7 and 9 families should have now received
in the mail their student’s NAPLAN report. For a
more detailed report on NAPLAN please go to
www.qse.qld.edu.au
Our Year 12 students are currently sitting the
Queensland Core Skills Test; so much hard work
has been done to ensure that they are the best
prepared students in Queensland. We certainly wish
them all the very best for this most important test
and know they will do well. Congratulations to our
staff for all their continued support and dedication to
our students.
We have had many students representing our
school and achieving some outstanding results. As
always our Performing Arts Academy have been
leading the way with outstanding results at both
Drama Fest and Eisteddfods. Our sporting stars
have also dominated track and field at the
Broadwater Carnival and on the Touch football field.
Many of our students have also received awards for
their results from various national academic tests
including; Science, History, Mathematics and
English. It is certainly going to be a very large
awards program in Term 4 with the recognition of
outstanding achievement of both staff and students.
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From the Principal
Calendar of Events
Hospitality
Science
Year 12
English
The Arts
Chess Champions
International Study Tours
Sport
National Carers Conference
From the Guidance Officer
Heading in the Right Direction…Pathways to a
Promising Future
Advertising & Community News
Our current Year 10 students have been through a
rigorous program of choosing their senior program
for the next two years. It is a wonderful service that
we provide to ensure that all parents have the vital
information in ensuring their child’s success in the
senior years. A big thank you to our expert team for
all their hard work!
Our Homework Centre is certainly proving to be
very popular however; we do ask all parents that
students must be there to learn. It is imperative that
students come to the Homework Centre with
assessment or work to do. Teachers and tutors are
there to help students with their homework or
assessment; we do not offer extra classes at this
time. We encourage all students to attend.
This week is School Support Staff Recognition
Week and on Friday we also celebrate Teacher
Aide Day. It is important to remember these
wonderful people in our school who ensure that
teachers can continue to deliver outstanding
teaching and learning each and every day. We
thank them all for their support, dedication and
commitment. In align with this I would like to again
continue to draw your attention to the outstanding
work of our staff in ensuring that all students have
the best education on the Gold Coast. Behind every
achievement of our students lies a very committed
and supportive teacher. I am very proud that our
outstanding results in all fields are starting to reflect
the dedication and commitment of our staff.
Together we are ensuring that our children have
the best chances both now and in preparing for life
after school.
Mr Steve McLuckie
Principal
Southport State High Independent Public School
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Calendar of Events
Science
The following are proposed dates on our school calendar. A
more extensive version can also be viewed on our school
website or app.
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING CHALLENGE
Twenty-eight students from Year 9 and 10
competed against 17 other schools in the Gold
Coast Griffith Science and Engineering Challenge
which was recently
held at the Qld
Academy for Health
Sciences. Student
teams undertook a
number of challenge
activities including
designing,
constructing
and
testing models of a bridge, an earthquake-proof
tower, remote-controlled hover craft, and a Mars
roving vehicle. On our competition day, the bridge
team designed and constructed the lightest and
strongest structure that only the ‘super-ingot’ load
test could break it. It certainly looks like we have
more fine young engineers in the making.
SEPTEMBER
rd
3
Yr 12 QCS Test
4
Yr 8 & 11 SEP Ipswich Railway Workshop
Excursion
4th & 5th
Yr 11 QCS Practice
th
th
Energies Art Exhibition
th
Teacher Aide Day
th
Sth Coast Athletics
5
5
9
11th
SEP Invitational Athletics Championships
th
16
th
Yr 9 Science on the Go
th
17 -19
th
Yr 11 Leadership Camp
18
Touch Carnival
19th
Last day Term 3
OCTOBER
th
Public Holiday
th
7
First day of Term 4
7th
Yr 11 Road Safety
6
th
P&C
th
Immunisations
7
8
Hospitality
YEAR 10 CULINARY CHALLENGE
For the last four months two of our Year 10 students,
Hayden Teremoana and Laetisha Baldan, have
been working hard to
prepare for the Junior State
School Culinary Challenge.
Working with their mentor,
Chef Paul from ICON
Training, they created a
dish
that
not
only
impressed the judges but
rewarded them with a silver
medal at the Gold Coast
regional finals and a spot in
the state finals at the
Brisbane EKKA.
As one of the top 12 teams in the state, Hayden and
Laetisha
battled
against
schools from Cairns, the
Darling Downs, Brisbane, the
Sunshine Coast and Gold
Coast in the live cook-offs
held on stage in the Courier
Mail Building at the EKKA
and received a bronze medal.
Overall, the Hospitality staff would like to
congratulate Hayden and Laetisha on such an
outstanding result and we wish them all the best in
their future Hospitality endeavours.
Ms Megan Cameron
Teacher
It was amazing to see how enthusiastically our
teams competed, noting a podium finish in most of
the activities. Well done! Congratulations to those
students who took on the challenge to put their
combined Science knowledge and skills to the test
in a variety of thought-provoking engineering
contexts.
Mr John Parer
HOD Science
YR 11 BIOLOGY EXCURSION TO MT COUGAL
NATIONAL PARK
Our Year 11 Biology students ventured to Mt Cougal
in the Currumbin Valley, as part of their study into
ecology and the local environment. Thirty-nine
students, Miss Rodas and I enjoyed the cool, clear
and clean environment of Mt Cougal and the
Southport State High Independent Public School
Currumbin Rock Pools. The task for the students
was to collect abiotic data from the three locations,
including the final site near Palm Beach. The abiotic
factors include the temperature, pH, turbidity,
dissolved oxygen, nitrogen and many others.
Students also attempted to identify some
invertebrate species in the creek as they will be
important during their assessment. This data will
help the students decide on the abiotic factor they
will investigate during their Extended Experimental
Investigation (EEI) assessment. It is encouraging to
see so many students actively engaged in collecting
data and exploring the environment.
Miss Chantel Rodas & Mr Pat Foreman
Senior Biology Teachers
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range of other Gold Coast schools, held at the Qld
Academy for Health Sciences. The Challenge
followed conventional trivia nights with 6 rounds of 8
thought-provoking questions, with students hotly
contesting who knows the most Science trivia.
Questions included, ‘What element on the periodic
table has the shortest name?’ and ‘Which animal
makes the loudest sound?’ In between rounds there
was entertainment by way of ‘whiz-bang-pop’
hands-on Science demonstrations and brain-buster
questions for the audience.
Our students were placed highly in a number of the
rounds and finished well
up the leader board.
Congratulations
to
Madeline
BladockMcIlhatton and Sophie
Bigum who did a fantastic
job
representing
our
school. Well done!
Mr John Parer
HOD Science
Year 12
SCIENCE AND TECH FAIR
The Gold Coast Science and Tech Fair was held on
Saturday 16th August at the Broadwater Parklands.
Southport State High School Science teachers set
up a wide variety of
demonstrations
and
displays
including
amazing
microscope
specimens, paper plane
launching,
interactive
heart and lung models,
and a plasma ball, just to
name a few. Even though
the weather was not that favourable, a large number
of children and their parents visited and enjoyed the
opportunity to interact with the displays. The day
was fantastic and exciting with all displays being fun
and educational. Thank you to Lachlan McKay from
Year 10 and all the teachers who assisted, and to
Mr Parer for the organisation and supervision on the
day.
Year 12 students wanting to go to the senior Formal
- All outstanding school fees must be paid before
payment for the Formal will be taken.
English
Calling all student reporters!
How would you like the opportunity to write for the
Gold Coast Bulletin?
Would you like to write book reviews?
Would you like to write music reviews?
Would you like to review the latest game?
Well, here is the perfect opportunity for you.
Every Tuesday the newspaper publishes student
reports in a pull-out section called, TXT4U.
If you are interested in more information about this
wonderful opportunity to have your review published
and you are in the Junior School, please see Ms
Finneran in the Synergy Building OR if you are a
Senior student, see Mrs Norling in the J Block
Staffroom.
Mrs Celia Norling
HOD English
The Arts
Jamie-Lee Lynch
Year 12 Student
GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY SCIENCE TRIVIA
CHALLENGE
On Tuesday 20th August, students from Year 8
competed in the Griffith University Science Trivia
Challenge against year 8 and 9 students from a
On Friday 15th August, four of our dance items
competed in this year’s Gold Coast Dance
Eisteddfod at the Arts Centre: Mrs Eales’
Contemporary and Musical Theatre items, and Mrs
Andrews’ Jazz and Contemporary Items. All items
were in sections of 20-25 schools from all over the
state and some from NSW. The students did us
Southport State High Independent Public School
proud! They looked amazing and professional on
stage in their costumes, and the adjudicators’ notes
reflected this.
Mrs Andrews’ Jazz dance to Warrior opened the
section and was awarded a Very Highly
Commended. In addition, all groups received
positive comments of praise for their flexibility,
extension, energy and use of formations to name a
few.
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Somerset College. Accompanied by Chaplain Paul
McGuire, the boys – Kabilan Cholan and Jim
Sarney from Year 8, and Tyler Deighton from Year
12 – played a number of games against some very
tough opponents from other Gold Coast secondary
schools.
As a team, the boys did amazingly well, tying for 4th
place with TSS a mere 1.5 points separating them
from the number one position. At the end of the day,
Kabilan Cholan took out the individual first place
position having won all eight of his matches.
Congratulations to the team on a truly tremendous
effort!
Miss Ky Hinselwood
Dean of Special Programs – Junior Secondary
International Study Tours
There are two more items to compete,
choreographed by Miss Brinsley, so stay tuned for
more results! Thanks again to Rachel Cutajar and
Kate Shepherd for supporting our acts on the day.
Mrs Lee Andrews
Dance Teacher
Chess Champions
On Thursday 14th August, the newly formed
Southport State High School chess team –
Southport Knights – entered their first tournament at
For the first 3½ weeks of Term 3 our school hosted
a number of students from China and Japan. As
part of this experience these visiting students had
the opportunity to integrate themselves into our
normal classroom program and share the teaching
and learning with their Year 8 and 9 buddies.
To the school’s credit many students from our
school were selected to ‘buddy’ our international
visitors. All students conducted themselves
impeccably and said that it was an enjoyable and
rewarding experience, one they look forward to
participating in again.
As a new teacher to the school and being given the
task of ensuring this program ran smoothly I would
like to thank Mr Kenafake, Mrs Finlayson, Miss
Wilson, Miss O’Toole, Mr Lawrance and Ms TugufaMika for their time and efforts in making the study
tour such a great success. Thanks also to all
teaching and non-teaching staff who welcomed the
Southport State High Independent Public School
overseas students and allowed them into your
classrooms.
Mr Blair Webster
Teacher
Sport
VICKI WILSON CUP
Players’ thoughts:
On Thursday 7th August, two Southport SHS netball
teams, ranging from Year 8’s to Year 11’s,
competed in the state-wide competition, The Vicki
Wilson Cup. The tournament was played at
Runaway Bay Indoor Netball Courts, with a total of
five games played by each team. There was a high
calibre of opposition teams from all over
Queensland, which left the girls with a tough
competition. The girls had been training for the past
three months every Tuesday and Wednesday
morning, displaying great skills and teamwork which
benefited them on the day. Both teams came close
to making finals, which is a great achievement for all
the girls. At the end of the completion one Southport
SHS team was equal second on the ladder,
however due to having a lower goal difference they
missed their chance to move forward to finals. The
girls cannot thank their coach, Miss Tufuga-Mika,
enough for her continuous hard work, dedication of
her own time to training, coaching and improving
every player’s individual skills. Competing in this
tournament for the first time was a great experience
for Southport SHS, and all the girls should be proud
of their efforts. The girls look forward to competing
again next year, where they can hopefully achieve
greater success.
Chloe Leonard & Taylor Fitzsimmons
Students
Coach’s thoughts:
I would just like to thank and congratulate all the
girls on their tremendous effort and dedication to
their training for The Vicki Wilson Cup. These girls
came to training in the freezing cold, waking up at
the crack of dawn on Tuesday and Wednesday
mornings to prepare for this tough competition. At
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the competition the professionalism and skill that I
saw was amazing by all the girls involved. I am so
proud of all the girls and their achievement at this
competition. This was our first time competing and
after seeing the competition and with the girls drive
to improve, we will definitely have the competition
next year and I look forward to it. The girls took the
court with pride representing Southport SHS and
played with such heart and soul. I would also like to
acknowledge the injured players who came and
supported their teams on the day even though they
were unable to participate: Ashlee Taylor and Chloe
Leonard. A huge well done and thank you to all the
girls that participated - Marina Slomovic, Alannah
Gordon, Zada Wright, Mautini Drader-Rapira,
Sinead Flanagan, Taylor Fitzsimmons, Jaddah Tait,
Tayla Maui, Jessie Kemp, Bianca Goodey, Alyx
Johnson, Myah Kelly, Georgia Adamson, Keirra
Lesa, Georgia Tatton, Ashlee Robba, Naomi David,
Ebany Holamotu, Rose Kearsley, Oakley Strong,
Kyla Major, Caitlin Parsons, Sunshyne Te-Amo and
Haze-Lee Martin. I can’t wait for next year!
Ms Liana Tufuga-Mika
Coach
ATHLETICS CARNIVAL REPORT 2014
The annual Southport State High School Athletics
Carnival was held at the Griffith University Athletics
Centre on Friday 8th August. It was a fantastic day
with huge participation in all age groups and some
really close battles for Age Champion honours. In
the house points competition, Stradbroke and
Karragarra had a tight tussle for the lead all day, but
eventually, Karragarra broke away to win by over
200 points. There were a number of exceptional
individual performances on the day with an
incredible 18 records broken this year, but special
mention must go to :• Hannah-May Catanzariti who had a fantastic day
breaking 6 of the U12 Girls records.
• Keirra Lesa smashed both the 14 Girls High
Jump and Triple Jump records.
• Cody Hinchcliffe broke both 13 Boys 400m and
800m.
A big thank you must go to all staff who did a
fantastic job with supervising and running events
and made the day run smoothly.
Record Breakers on the day were:
• Kyle Gustafson broke the 12 Boys 200m record
by 2.3 sec with a time of 30.17 seconds.
Southport State High Independent Public School
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• Michael Beets shaved .36 of a second off the 16
Boys 200m with his winning time of 23.84
seconds.
• Cody Hinchcliffe broke the 13 Boys 400m record
with a time of 1:00.27mins.
Broke the 13 Boys 800m record by a whopping 5
seconds with a time of 2:25.26 mins.
• Te Rahui Pene broke the 12 Boys 800m with a
new time of 2:51.50 seconds.
• Adrian Pietropaolo smashed the 17 Boys 3000m
record with his winning time of 10.40 mins.
• Toby Harrold-Evans broke the 12 Boys Shot Put
record by 92cm with a throw of 8.72m.
• Jye Thomson broke the 15 Boys Long Jump
record with a leap of 5.89m.
• Hannah-May Catanzariti broke the 12 Girls 100m
record with a time of 15.02 seconds
Broke the 12 Girls 200m record with a time of
30.65 seconds
Broke the 12 Girls 400m record with a time of
1:11.68 mins
Broke the 12 Girls 800m record with a time of
2:53.56 mins
Broke the 12 Girls 1500m record with a time of
6.32 mins
Broke the 12 Girls Long Jump record with a leap
of 3.82m
• Julia Kimber smashed the 14 Girls Shot Put
record by 1.7m with a throw of 9.74m
• Olivia Gadecki broke the 12 Girls High Jump
record with a jump of 1.20m.
• Keirra Lesa broke the 14 Girls High Jump record
with her best jump of 1.67m, bettering the
previous record by 25cm.
Broke the 14 Girls Triple Jump record by 81cm
with her recording breaking jump of 10.87m
GIRLS
BOYS
Age Champions:
12
1. Kyle Gustafson
(70)
2. Te Rahui Pene
(57)
3. Ruben Davis
(50)
4. Frankie
Catanzariti (49)
5. Toby HarroldEvans (42)
13
1. Matthew Fraser
(98)
2. Cody Hinchcliffe
(91)
3. Oliver Maher
(83)
4. Jacob Evans
(77)
5. Joshua Johnson
(44)
1. Hannah-May
Catanzariti (94)
2. Annabel
Nipperess (64)
3. Jetaya
GuthmannChester (46)
4. Rachel Carson
(40)
5. Felicity Kane
(39)
1. Haze-Lee Martin
(100)
2. Taylor Fenton
(89)
3. Kaitlyn
Catchpole (85)
4. Michelle Barker
(54)
5. Isabella Quinn
(51)
14
1. Josh Deacon
(89)
2. Alexander
Gorshechnikov
(87)
3. Vladimir
Gorshechnikov
(41)
4. Braedon Steel
(38)
5. Chase Te Amo
(36)
1. Keirra Lesa (74)
2. Tanya
Stovgaard (66)
3. Ashlee Robba
(53)
4. Rose Kearsley
(50)
5. Stacey Kearns
(45)
15
1. Jye Thomson
(90)
2. Connor
Deighton (81)
3. Adam Skinner
(65)
4. Chris Barker
(49)
5. Cohen
McKavanagh
(41)
16
1. Reilly Te Amo
(55)
2. Bailey Smith
(52)
3. Luke Kelsey
Scott (40)
4. Michael Beets
(36)
5. Hudson
Lubarsky (34)
OPEN
1. Gailan Rajab
(69)
2. Adrian
Pietropaolo (58)
3. Mark Whiley
(49)
4. Brock Sprowles
(40)
5. Sebastian Smith
(38)
1. Victoria
Schofield (94)
2. Sarah Kerr (72)
3. Grace Foster
(69)
4. Zada Wright (61)
5. Sinead
Flanagan (52)
1. Carlie Kendall
(108)
2. Marina Slomovic
(101)
3. Ruby Bush (96)
4. Ailey Lyon (46)
5. Ashley
Anderson (23)
1. Kaylene
Shilliday (92)
2. Olivia Weckerle
(73)
3. Hannah Rodwell
(61)
4. Zoe Thomas
(52)
5. Holly Parsons
(44)
House Points:
HOUSE
BRIBIE
KARRAGARRA
MORETON
STRADBROKE
TOTAL
1949
2487
1260
2208
Mr Dave Mason
HOD PE & Sport
Southport State High Independent Public School
National Carers Conference
The National Carers Conference hosted by Carers
Australia on the Gold Coast at QT between the 16th
and 18th November 2014.
The theme of the Conference “Keeping Carers
Connected” will explore the diverse needs of carers
and the capacity of service providers to meet those
needs. The Conference will deliberate across three
streams:
1. Connecting carers to the community
2. Connecting carers to services and supports
3. Connecting carers with each other
This Conference will give carers the opportunity to
voice what is important to them and input into
national issues.
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear
from carers, carer organisations, government
representatives, business leaders, politicians,
service providers, health professionals, academics,
researchers and educational practitioners.
Who are Carers.
Carers are people who provide unpaid care and
support to family members and friends who have a
disability, mental illness, chronic condition, terminal
illness, and alcohol or other drug issue or who are
frail aged. There are 2.7 million carers in Australia.
For further details interested persons should refer
to
http://carersconference.com.au/
Mr Ron Eyre
HOD SEP
From the Guidance Officer
CYBER-BULLYING
Cyber-bullying is any kind of bullying or harassment
that occurs through the use of technology. Cyberbullying can be especially upsetting because of its
ability to be public, difficult to remove, and it can
follow an individual into their own home.
Signs and symptoms of cyber-bullying
Some common signs and symptoms of cyber
bullying are:
• Receiving
nasty,
hurtful,
abusive
or
embarrassing messages over text messages or
through social networking sites like Facebook,
Twitter or other Internet forums, from people who
you do or do not know
• People posting or circulating comments, photos
or videos that are intentionally trying to
embarrass or hurt you,
• Spreading rumours online or via text messages
• Having your password stolen, your account
hacked or a fake profile set-up pretending to be
you
• Feeling depressed, guilty, hopeless, unsafe or
ashamed that this bullying is occurring to you
Strategies that can help prevent or stop cyberbullying
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• Do not share your private information like
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•
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•
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passwords, usernames, name, address or phone
number with people you don’t know
Review your privacy settings so you are
comfortable with who can view your profile, and
reconsider who can view your photos
If you can, block and/or delete the bully and
report the abuse to the service
Try not to respond or retaliate to bullying
messages; this can encourage further bullying
Tell a staff member immediately – the Deans are
the best port of call.
Collect evidence of the bullying that you can
provide to the service or, if need be, to the Police.
CAREERS INFORMATION
Australian Defence Force Academy
Upcoming information sessions:
• Women In The Royal Australian Air Force –
Wednesday 3rd September, 6pm, Currumbin RSL
Under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult
Book your seat by calling 5569 3900 or email
jawest@dfr.com.au
• Royal Military College – Monday 15th
September, 6pm, Currumbin RSL
GRIFFITH UNI CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL
JUSTICE CAREERS EVENING
Wednesday 11th September
6:00-8:00pm
Andy Nimmo Auditorium (M23) Mt Gravatt Campus,
Griffith University
Find out more at: www.griffith.edu.au/criminology
TAFE GOLD COAST will be conducting faculty
specific information sessions for students interested
in both the 2015 Schools Program and Direct
Entry/Post Year 12 study at TAFE. The information
sessions will allow prospective students and
parents/guardians the opportunity to obtain course
related information, ask questions direct to the
course teachers and participate in a guided campus
tour.
REMINDER: To attend an information session,
students are to email
Schools.GoldCoast@tafe.qld.edu.au including
their full name, email address, phone number
and information session selection.
Please find below the session information and
scheduled itineraries for each session:
HEALTH & GENERAL EDUCATION
INFORMATION SESSION
Wednesday 10th September
5:00 – 6:00pm
Southport TAFE Campus – Rooms S410 & S411,
Level 4, 91/99 Scarborough Street, Southport
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES INFORMATION SESSION
Thursday 11th September
5:00 – 6:00pm
Coomera TAFE Campus – Main Auditorium
198 Foxwell Road, Coomera
Southport State High Independent Public School
SOUTHERN CROSS CULTURAL EXCHANGE
Live and study overseas from Nov, Dec 2014 or Jan
2015
2, 3, 5 or 10 months
Information session:
Tuesday 9th Sept from 7-9pm
Brisbane Girls Grammar School
(3rd Floor Creative Learning Centre)
70 Gregory Tce, Brisbane
1800 500 501
sccaust@scce.com.au
www.scce.com.au
Mrs Nicole Aiello
Guidance Officer
Heading in the Right
Direction…Pathways to a Promising
Future
School-Based Traineeships/Apprenticeships:
APPRENTICESHIP IN TILING – School-based
Gold Coast
APPRENTICESHIP IN PLASTERING – Full time,
not school-based - Gold Coast
CERTIFICATE III COMMERCIAL COOKERY Learn to become a chef - Southport
CERTIFICATE III PHARMACY/RETAIL – Priceline,
Upper Coomera
CERTIFICATE III DENTAL ASSISTING – Labrador
CERTIFICATE III HAIRDRESSING –
• Philip & Guy Design, Helensvale
• Queen of Hearts Studio – Maudsland
CERTIFICATE
III
DIGITAL
MEDIA
&
TECHNOLOGY – Lightmare Studios, Surfers
Paradise – 2nd intake Yr 10 or 11 students. This will
most likely be the last opportunity offered with
Lightmare.
CERTIFICATE III WAREHOUSING OPERATIONS
– Reece Plumbing-Oxenford
CERTIFICATE III HOSPITALITY
• Club Southport – 4 positions
• Benowa Gardens – Italian style café
• Donut King – Surfers Paradise
• Neptune Pizza – Chirn Park/Gavin
• Gloria Jeans Coffee – Helensvale
• Healthy Habits – Helensvale
• Latta-Mor Coffee – Helensvale
• Caffene Break – Southport
• Noodle Box – Arundel
• Flavors at Ferry – Southport
• Subway – Australia Fair, Helensvale & Upper
Coomera
• Zarraffa’s Surfers Paradise & Runaway Bay
• Surfers Paradise Beach Café – Front & Back of
House
• Crust Gourmet Pizza – Surfers Paradise
• Muffin Break – Runaway Bay
• Michel’s Patisserie – Helensvale
• Crema Espresso – Main Beach
• Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
• Koffee Shack – Burleigh Heads
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CERTIFICATE III BUSINESS
• Keen Consult – Admin. Support
• Molendinar Metal Roofing Company
• EB Games – Helensvale
• Pets Wonderland – Currumbin
• Baskin Robbins – Mermaid Beach
• PRA Consulting – Mermaid Beach
CERTIFICATE III BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
• Tall Ship Cruises – Main Beach
CERTIFICATE II RETAIL OPERATIONS OR
RETAIL SERVICE
• McDonalds
• Springbok Foods – Oxenford
CERTIFICATE III RETAIL – Bakers Delight
Helensvale
CERTIFICATE III SPORTS COACHING – Aquatics
– Pacific Pines
CERTIFICATE III FITNESS – Surfers Paradise,
Southport, Pacific Pines, Helensvale
CERTIFICATE III FITNESS – Life Skill Training,
Southport
CERTIFICATE III IN SPORT COACHING – Life
Skill Training, Southport
CASUAL JOBS ON OFFER:
• Hungry Jacks – Surfers Paradise
• Supercheap Autos – Bundall
• Brumby – Chirn Park, P/t 20hrs
Please see Mrs Hall in F08 if interested in any of
the traineeship or apprenticeship opportunities
listed or phone for an appointment 5509 1285.
Other opportunities to note in your diary:
• Working With Animals Career Expo –
Currumbin Sanctuary Friday 19th Sept. 8am–2pm.
Cost $5 per student for Expo registration. If you
wish you can also enter the Sanctuary - $15 for
Career Expo attendees only and or book a behind
the scenes tour for $10.
Please note this is the last Friday before the school
holidays, so you will need to advise Mrs Hall if you
plan to attend this Expo.
• Community Training Australia College –
Varsity Lakes - Open Day Sun 28th Sept 11am–2pm
• Junior Nanny Award Course – Charlton Brown,
Gold Coast - special introductory short course to be
held during the school holidays. Mon 29th Sept to
Wed 1st October, Southport Community Centre,
Lawson Street. Call 1300 NANNIES to book to your
place – Please note bookings must be made directly
with the company.
• Juice 107.3 Good Taste Radio are running
some holiday workshops. Tues 23rd-Thurs 25th
Sept & Tues 30th Sept–Thurs 2nd Oct - see Mrs Hall
in F08 for a flyer with the details – limited spaces,
www.juice107.3.com.au
• Air Gold Coast Pilot Training Open Day – Sat
6th Sept. 10am-2pm – See Mrs Hall in F08 for a flyer
with the details.
Southport State High Independent Public School
2015 Schools Program – TAFE Qld Gold Coast
Applications are now open for the 2015 Schools
Program. A brochure outlining the courses offered is
available for students to collect in Mrs Hall’s office
F08.
Please speak to Mrs Hall in F08 before applying.
To be eligible, must be turning 15 at the
commencement of your course.
How to apply: Expressions of interest must be
submitted online via the TAFE Queensland Gold
Coast website www.tafegoldcoast.edu.au by close
of business Friday 24th October 2014. The TAFE
Schools liaison team will then email you with
instructions on how to secure your place.
• Attention Yr 10 students: GCIT are running an
Intensive Doorways To Construction Try A Trade
Day on Mon 27th Oct aimed for Yr 10 students who
are planning to take Construction as a subject in Yr
11 – see Mr Lawrance or Mrs Hall to register.
Advertising & Community News
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ASHMORE LITTLE ATHLETICS
Sign on for boys & girls 5-16 years
6th Sept
12noon-3pm
Brian Johnston Athletics Track
Currumburra Rd Ashmore
Proof of age is required
Competition begins Saturday 13th Sept
www.ashmorelittleas.com.au
RUNAWAY BAY LITTLE ATHLETICS
Lae Drive, Runaway Bay
Sign on Dates
Wed Sept 3rd – 4:30–6pm
Fri Sept 5th – 4:30–6pm
Sat Sept 6th – 1:00–3pm
Weds Sept 10th – 4:30–6pm
First night of competition Friday 12th Sept
www.rbla.com.au
Email: info@rbla.com.au
GOLD COAST INDOOR SPORT - NETBALL
9 Dominions Rd, Ashmore
Sign on Dates
Thurs Sept 4th – 4–6pm
Fri Sept 5th – 4–6pm
Or online www.indoorsport.com.au
Cost: $35 per week ($5 per child)
Season commences 11th & 12th Sept
Thursday afternoons - U/12, U/14 & U/16
Friday afternoons - U/8 (modified ring) & U/10
Game times: 4pm, 4:30pm & 5pm
5539 3766
HOLIDAY SPRINGBOARD &
PLATFORM DIVING PROGRAM
Where: Gold Coast
Aquatic Centre, Marine
Parade, Southport
When: Sat 20th, Sun 21st,
nd
Mon 22 , Tues 23rd &
Wed 24th Sept
Time: 8am–12noon on all days.
Pool entry $4 per day.
Costs: Please contact head coach for daily
rates.
Contact: Kevin Hall
Head Coach
0415787207
kevvyhall1@gmail.com