Issue 1 - Citipointe Christian College The Christian Outreach

OUR CITIPOINTE
T H E M AG A Z I N E O F T H E C I T I P O I N T E C H R I S T I A N C O L L E G E C O M M U N I T Y
Imagine a beautifully
balanced education…
SUMMER 2016
Celebrating
Citipointe
students
As leaders of the College
we will motivate and lead
Citipointe students to
R.I.S.E.
Righteousness Inspiration - Strength Encouragement
L to R: 2016 Leadership: Vice Presidents Retha Muller, Abhishek Varghese,
Presidents Bianca Dinkelmann, Timothy Lim
G O L F
D A Y
S A V E
T H E
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Contents
4 From the Headmaster
6 Head of Secondary
8 Head of Primary
10 Head of International
College
12 Development Director
14 Student academic news
22 Student sport news
(District/InterCollegiate
Sport/carnival)
24 University and careers
news, ISQ1 /ACS2
Our Citipointe
Our Citipointe is published once a term in Term 1, 2 & 3.
This is an integral part of an improved communication
strategy. We are using eNewsletters to advise you in
advance of noteworthy school news or events coming
up, while Our Citipointe reports articles of general
interest or student successes that occurred in the
current term or recently.
Please feel free to pass it on to other family members,
friends or others who might be interested in the College
once you have finished with it. This in turn helps us to
share Our Citipointe with the wider community.
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Independent Schools Queensland
Associated Christian Schools
Pastor Mark & Leigh Ramsey
Citipointe Church Brisbane
Pastor Ron Woolley
HEADMASTER
We invite submissions to Our Citipointe magazine from students,
parents and staff. Please submit articles to the Development Office via
email: devoffice@brisbane.coc.edu.au
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FROM THE HEADMASTER
The Mystery
of Birds
Pastor Ron Woolley
HEADMASTER
The Headmaster with Prep students
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Cyril of Jerusalem living in the 4th century AD
birds when soaring on high, how can you read the
wrote:
Maker of all things?
Who can understand the nature of the fowls of
When comparing the abilities of birds and
the air? How some have with them a voice of
people, it’s easy to accept there are some ways
melody; and others have their wings enriched
in which our fellow creatures outperform us. We
with all manner of painting; and others soaring on
cannot fly, for one thing, and we are not as good
high, stay motionless in the midst of the sky, as
as birds are at travelling accurately for a long
the hawk. But if you cannot read the mystery of
time in a particular direction, while birds routinely
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migrate vast distances without any kind of help.
Birds see more crisply, can see ultraviolet light,
and some such as owls, also have extraordinary
powers of hearing. They also have a magnetic
sensitivity that we lack. Birds are endowed with
many physical gifts. It seems that some birds
have, compared to us, a superior spatial memory.
Species such as black-capped chickadees (Poecile
atricapillus) are mainly vegetarian in the winter,
subsisting primarily on seeds and nuts. These do
not spoil quickly and they are produced in vast
quantities at only one season of the year in the
colder, temperate parts of the world, during the
autumn. The first characteristic makes it possible
to store them, and the second characteristic
makes it highly advantageous to store them.
In the autumn and also during the winter when
they are foraging, black-capped chickadees don’t
necessarily eat everything they find. Instead
they will carry food items away and hide them
in all kinds of different places, including clumps
of lichen, moss, soft ground (even snow), dry
leaves, crevices in tree trunks, and behind loose
bark. During the summer they will also store
some insects, although only for brief periods,
but overwhelmingly it is nuts and seeds that
are secreted away. These items are, remarkably,
stored singly, just one seed per hiding place. It
would be disastrous for a bird to put many items
into a single cache; if that site was discovered and
emptied, it would ruin hours of effort. By hoarding
in this way, the chickadee insures itself against
theft. This is invaluable as winter progresses and
the external seed supply diminishes.
However, a food cache is only of use to a bird if
it can be retrieved later, and that requires certain
conditions to be met. Firstly, it must be resident
in the same territory over a long period of time;
it cannot be wandering around the woods, far
from its caches, and it does not want trespassers
in its territory either. Black-capped chickadees
meet this condition, being long-term and often
lifelong residents in the same piece of woodland
or backyard. Secondly, the bird must be able to
remember where it has put its bounty.
Experiments on captive black-capped
chickadees have shown that the birds work from
memory. For example, scientist David Sherry and
his co-workers provided several chickadees with
potential storing sites in 70 holes drilled in an
aviary. Once they had lodged four or five seeds
away the birds were removed, the aviary was
cleaned, the seeds were all taken away, and the
handful of storage sites were covered by flaps,
making them look different. Despite this, when
the chickadees were put back in the aviary, they
spent 10 times longer looking in the sites they
had used previously compared to ones they had
never used. This strongly suggests that they
were working from memory.
All of this would not be so remarkable if
chickadees only used a few sites, but they don’t.
They may store 100 or more items in a single day.
These birds, like us are “fearfully and wonderfully
made”. Their abilities point us to God the Creator.
They make good use of their abilities, and remind
us; so should we. All of nature points to the One
who has made us all. God has given us gifts and
abilities to develop and use for the common
good. May this thought keep you focused on
your studies this year.
Acknowledgement:
Dominic Couzens, Behemoth: Issue 36, 26
November 2015; excerpted from the book, Tales
of Remarkable Birds
Pastor Ron Woolley
HEADMASTER
The Importance of School
Attendance
collective number of
days attended and the
percentage attendance.
I would like to emphasise the importance of full
daily attendance for students.
Although we have 37/52
term weeks and 5/7
school days per week,
there are more nonschool days than school
days in the College’s
calendar. This makes
school attendance of
vital importance.
There are numerous reasons why students
are absent on any given day. However an
accumulation of genuine illness, late arrivals,
family events and holidays can impact academic
performance, sometimes more than is realised.
The College reports to Government on various
matters throughout the year including the
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HEAD OF SECONDARY
RESPECT FOR GOD
OTHERS AND SELF
A warm welcome to everyone in our Secondary
School community. It was wonderful to see the
students return in January, and we especially
welcome our new students to Citipointe
Secondary. I trust that all students and parents
will have a wonderful year.
This is the address that I gave to the students at
our first Assembly.
You are Citipointe students. What does
that mean?
The College has expectations of you as a
Citipointe student to contribute to the Citipointe
community.
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Mrs Helen Moore
HEAD OF SECONDARY
You and your parents have expectations of your
school and how it will help to prepare you for
your future.
What do I expect from you? To follow the code of
conduct – simple – one word – respect.
What do I mean by respect? Respect is treating
everyone in the same way you want to be treated.
There are three parts to this.
RESPECT FOR GOD: Citipointe is a Christian
school but that does not mean that you are all
Christian; it means that all the staff are active
Christians and that everything we do here at the
College is based on Scripture and our common
beliefs about God and Jesus Christ. We hope
and pray that while you are at Citipointe you will
learn about Christianity and grow in your spiritual
journey. You will hear about our Christian faith in
your Christian Studies lessons and in Chapel, but
also in all your subjects, as our faith is integrated
into our learning. We want you to ask questions
and find answers. Respect for God means
no swearing or blasphemy or rough, vulgar
language, and following the Ten Commandments
which are the foundations of our society. As a
Citipointe student, we require you to respect our
beliefs and to respect our God.
RESPECT FOR YOURSELF: We also want you to
have self-respect and to always act in a way that
demonstrates that you are a person of value and
dignity, an important member of our community.
This means how you represent your school, how
you wear your uniform, how you speak, how you
behave. If you are not sure of how to do this,
there are guidelines in your Student Diary. We
also want you to take care of yourself physically,
mentally, spiritually and socially. This means that
you make sure you get enough sleep and good
nutrition, and you don’t use anything that would
damage your physical health or that of others –
no smoking, no alcohol, no drugs, no weapons.
RESPECT FOR OTHERS & THEIR PROPERTY:
As a member of this community, you must
respect others and their property. I expect that
no Citipointe student will bully or tease or make
fun of another person, either in your speech or
your action, especially in social media where so
many people think that they are anonymous and
not accountable for what they write. Always show
good manners and courtesy to others. Respect
for others’ property means no vandalism, or theft
or graffiti. All of these negative actions reflect on
you as a person. Decide that you will be a person
of integrity.
A Citipointe student is expected to follow the
College Code of Conduct, three parts of the
one word: RESPECT FOR GOD, RESPECT FOR
YOURSELF, and RESPECT FOR OTHERS AND
THEIR PROPERTY.
Now what can you expect from your school: a
world of difference. Our objective is to provide
you with a high quality education across physical,
spiritual, social and intellectual areas and many
opportunities for you to discover and explore
your potential and your abilities.
We looked at a short video clip from the film,
FACING THE GIANTS. In this clip, the team are
training at the start of the season and know that
they are facing a strong team in the first game.
The team captain says: They’re a lot stronger
than we are.
The coach asks: So you have already written off
Friday night’s game as a loss?
The captain replies: Not if I know we can
beat them.
I expect you to be a Citipointe student who aims
for your personal best, and then pushes harder
to improve it. The clip shows that the players
could push much harder than they thought. The
coach blindfolded the player because he didn’t
want him to give up when he could go further.
The important thing for the player was finding
the determination and attitude to keep going and
push harder and really give his best, not just the
minimum. Once the team saw this, they went into
serious training for the first game.
I encourage you to prepare mentally now, that
this is going to be a great year for you; don’t give
up before you start; make sure you are doing
your personal best; train hard; then see how
much further you can go. I want you to give me
your best.
In Colossians, the Bible says: Don’t just do the
bare minimum to get by; do your best. Work
with all your heart, as unto God, not unto men.
You received your academic report from last
year and you know whether you achieved your
personal best. Based on that, I encourage you to
set high goals for yourself, mentally prepare for
them, draw up a new training plan, study plan,
action plan, for this year, using the experience of
last year and your goals for this year, and push
your personal best. Every one of us has so much
more to learn. Remember you are Citipointe
students. Give your best. Don’t settle for less.
I am hoping that all students will take that
slogan as their own this year and I pray that with
parents, teachers and students working together,
we have an exciting and successful 2016.
Mrs Helen Moore
HEAD OF SECONDARY
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HEAD OF PRIMARY
WHY?
CITIPOINTE IS CLEAR
Simon Sinek in his bestselling book, Start
with the Why, decries the lack of clarity in
organisations who cannot articulate the
purpose underpinning their existence.
underpinning of Christian worldview
perspectives. We specifically and purposefully
minister to the whole child, a spiritual, cognitive,
physical, social, emotional being.
Citipointe is clear on our ‘Why’.
Recognizing and accepting each child’s
uniqueness is not enough. We have deliberately
employed staff and developed programs
specifically to encourage growth and progress
for every child on the academic spectrum. We
believe in the exploration of individual talents
and interests and provide vibrant programs in
the Arts, Sciences and Sport.
Why do we exist? To provide excellent Christian
education.
As a school we do many of the same things, but
it is in the ‘Why’ that we desire to be distinctive.
We do more than just pay lip service to the
concept of providing education for the whole
person. We recognize that we are more than just
physical beings, social animals, ‘brains on a stick’
as it were. We believe each person is uniquely
created, individually gifted, spiritually formed
and fashioned for a God given purpose.
So while our curriculum has traditional subject
areas, teaching and learning has a foundational
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HEAD OF PRIMARY
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A primary aged child does not always know
what they like or what they are good at and so
purposefully our rich curriculum gives them the
opportunity to explore.
Our ‘Why’ is not just articulated but lived out
by our dedicated staff. When your work is
your ministry, then teachers care deeply, pray
regularly, plan learning carefully and go
the extra mile because they are focused on
student improvement.
The ‘Why’ is further enhanced through
partnership with our parents and the deliberate
development of community. We accept that
your children are ours for just a few hours.
They are your gifts for life. Trust between home
and school is the glue that facilitates working
together for your child’s benefit. At Citipointe
we want to make a difference in the world by
making a world of difference in your child’s life.
Mrs Ruth Gravestein
HEAD OF PRIMARY
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HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
LOVE AS AN APPROACH
TO TEACHING
Dr Lillian Myers
HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL
Mr John Leigh with student Nanami Ideta (Otemon Gakuin Otemae High School, Osaka)
In the International College our focus is on our
students’ success. We want every student in
our classrooms to learn English quickly and to
a high academic standard. For this reason our
professional development activities focus on
ways to achieve this.
For several years we have been exploring the use
of music based resources to accelerate English
development, and these resources have proven
highly effective. Recently, the Lord has put on our
hearts another approach to teaching that also has
the potential to dynamically improve our students’
language learning. This approach is the way of love.
We know that God is love so love must be the
most powerful force in the universe. We know
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that good parents love each other and their
children and this fosters healthy development
in the child mentally, emotionally, socially and
even physically. But what does this mean for the
classroom teacher?
In Galatians 5:22 the fruit of the Spirit are listed:
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. I have
always thought that these were the qualities that
every good teacher needs, and also every good
parent, and really, every good human being.
Pondering these qualities recently, I saw that all
the other eight qualities are aspects of the first
one, love, and that these might provide an insight
into how we can use love as a teaching strategy.
Joy
A loving teacher is always happy to see his
students. One of the things I have always loved
about teaching is that when you step into the
classroom you can leave your problems, the
argument you had with your spouse, your
mortgage and everything that vexes you outside
the door. When you enter the classroom it is all
about the students, not about you. This is very
freeing and a cause for great joy that is evident by
the teacher’s warm smile and encouraging words.
Our classrooms need to be happy places.
Peace
A loving teacher creates a peaceful learning
environment for her students because she knows
this is conducive to learning. She finds ways
to help her students de-stress and enjoy their
studies. She works hard to keep the peace by
establishing order and classroom routines. She is
at peace with God, at peace with others and at
peace with herself.
Patience
Perhaps above all, the loving teacher is patient.
He patiently prepares his lessons, believing that
his students deserve the very best from him. He
patiently guides his students to understanding
and to the acquisition of skills. He moves through
his lessons at the students’ pace and not at his
own pace, carefully checking their understanding
and giving helpful feedback on their work. He
patiently listens to his students and prayerfully
seeks to understand them and what motivates
them.
Kindness
The law of kindness is always the loving teacher’s
rule. She never thinks, “What about me?” but
always considers the good she can do for her
students. Kind words are her trademark and her
students flourish under her sincere praise for hard
work and a solid effort. Flattery is not kindness,
and neither is praise for no effort. The loving
teacher knows this. She is always encouraging,
always polite, always helpful, always attentive.
Goodness
The loving teacher works hard to know his subject
matter and to understand effective teaching
methodology. He is a good teacher committed
to lifelong learning and self-improvement. He
has mastered the balance between support
and challenge and knows how to extend his
students. He respects his students as learners
and as people with great potential, and works
hard to unlock this potential in each one. He is
honest, reliable, steady and his word is his bond.
He is always fair and treats each student as his
favourite. His students know that they can
trust him.
Faithfulness
The loving teacher is faithful to his students. He
never humiliates them or makes jokes at their
expense. He never gives up on his students.
He does not just teach a class, but a group
of individuals, and he is faithful to discover
everything he can about where each one is at in
their learning. He faithfully prays for each of his
students, asking the Lord to show him the
key to motivating them and helping them to
achieve success.
Gentleness
The loving teacher is never harsh with her
students, however she does not tolerate poor
behaviour or sloppy work. She is always gently
reinforcing her expectations and applying
the consequences consistently and fairly if a
student’s behaviour or effort does not meet her
expectations. She is gentle with her students’
feelings and does not hurt them physically or
emotionally.
Self-control
The loving teacher never shouts his students
down, never loses his temper with them, never
takes out his frustrations on them. Even when
his students lose control, he stays calm. If his
students behave childishly, he does not. He takes
good care of his body so that he can be a worthy
role model of a healthy human being. He lives a
clean life and does not give in to behaviour that
is unworthy of him. The loving teacher can say,
“Follow me as I follow Christ.”
The ideal teacher described above is a tall
order for anyone. How can we really love our
students to success in their studies? How can we
consistently display the fruit of the Spirit every
time we teach? Humanly, this is impossible, but
with God all things are possible. The promise
of the Scriptures is that as we live for Jesus He
will develop these qualities in us and we will see
the power of love to shape every aspect of our
students’ lives including their academic success.
Dr Lillian Myers
HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL
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THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
WELCOME
PARENT EVENING
Mrs Glenda Fitz-Payne
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Mr Chiketa and Mrs Fitz-Payne at the Welcome to New Families
Thank you to the staff, parents and students
who gave their time to meet some of our new
families at the Welcome Parent Function. We
heard from the Headmaster, Pastor Ron Woolley;
Head of Secondary, Mrs Helen Moore; and Head
of Primary, Mrs Ruth Gravestein. There were
prizes, student leaders and beautiful decorations.
A highlight of the evening was the culinary
expertise of the Hospitality Department. Thank
you to all involved.
The College has recently released the new
marketing strategy as can be seen on the
College website and throughout our publications.
If you would like a copy of the new prospectus
please call into Grace House reception.
We would love to give you one to pass along to
your friends.
Mrs Glenda Fitz-Payne
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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THE BEST MARKETING
IS THE KIND YOU CAN’T BUY
‘
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The greatest contribution you can make
to the School is to speak well of it to others.
The results of the last parent survey clearly show
that word of mouth is our strongest marketing tool.
Many of our prospective parents who enquire, first
learnt about Citipointe Christian College through
you, our current parents. Thank you for sharing your
experiences with your friends and work colleagues they are now here because of you.
I was speaking to a new parent recently who
mentioned their youngest child had a problem in
connecting with other children her age. However, at
Citipointe the teachers and students had all helped
their child feel welcomed. She said overall the
transition to our school had been a great experience
for their family.
Find your place to belong…
Our current families play a big role in helping our
new families feel welcomed, from the quick hello
at the classroom pick up, to the Rivers Café Parent
Connect coffee afternoons before collecting their
students. It takes a while to learn a school’s culture
and environment but remember that you are not
alone. The Parent Connect team has an engagement
program where you can meet with other families
Dr Rod St Hill, Board Member
and ask questions; they will endeavour to help you
through the maze of information. We find that the
best way to get connected is to join a like-minded
group; iWalk for those who like to exercise while
they chat, volunteering at the Mother’s / Father’s
Day stalls, serving in the canteen, cooking a BBQ,
baking for the Bush Dance cake stall, prayer group
that meets in the Primary quad – we have something
for everyone here at Citipointe. Contact or
registration for volunteering can be made via email
at parentconnect@brisbane.coc.edu.au.
Our Class Parent Representatives (CPRs) also play
a vital role in helping our families stay connected
by organising social events for the whole family to
attend. We have had many students go through their
whole schooling at Citipointe whose families have
stayed connected beyond graduation.
This is a testimony to the benefit and strength of a
connected community.
Remember the old marketing adage:
“If you like something about the school, please tell
others; if you have questions, concerns or comments,
please tell us.” mail@brisbane.coc.edu.au
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STUDENT ACADEMIC NEWS
NOVA ARTS
NEW COORDINATOR
I am extremely blessed to take up the position
of Coordinator of NOVA Arts.
I have a great passion for the pursuit of
excellence and the power of storytelling and
the opportunities the arts provide to do these
things. I am looking forward to working with
the students of the College as they pursue their
passions through the building of their skills and
abilities as they create and communicate story.
This year the NOVA students (Novians) will be
involved in workshops encompassing many and
varied areas of arts creation and the processes of
participating in a play production, a musical and
the Year 12 NOVA Graduation showcase.
I have spent the last five years as the Senior
Drama Coordinator at Redlands College and
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before that six years as the Drama teacher
and then Head of Arts at Christian Outreach
College in Toowoomba. I have been involved in
Television/Film and Theatre work as an actor/
director for the past eighteen years, performing
in over thirty pro/am productions for various
companies, including Harvest Rain and Emanate
theatre companies.
I am excited for the journey ahead as we
create theatre that honours our community,
our College, ourselves, but most importantly
our Creator.
God bless
Mr Grant Couchman
COORDINATOR NOVA ARTS
HISTORY FESTIVAL
A COLOSSAL SUCCESS
Year 7 and 8 costume winners
The History Festival for Year 7 and 8 students
was a colossal success. Students were
encouraged to dress up as a historical figure,
time period or concept. After a difficult judging
process, the following students from each year
level received first and second place for their
costume design. The winners were Jasmine Mc
Greavey and Ethan Goldsworthy (Year 7) and
Emma West Newman and Daniel De Ambrosis
(Year 8), who received the top prizes of a $30
and $20 iTunes voucher respectively.
The day was filled with fun activities from
morning till afternoon. Year 7 students
transformed into historian detectives trying to
uncover ‘Who or what killed Tutankhamun?”
The Year 8s designed and built Medieval castles
constructed from cardboard boxes and then
destroyed them with purpose built trebuchets
and tennis balls.
The Secondary Library was transformed into an
Ancient Egyptian site featuring a mummy in a
sarcophagus and mini pyramid. The wonderful
Secondary Library staff organised various
morning tea and lunchtime activities for students
to enjoy. A web-quest in the History Vault,
Google Earth exploration of the real pyramids
and other interactive iPad games catered for all.
The students were engaged with various
activities especially designed to enhance their
understanding of the period in history that they
are learning about. The performing group ‘Living
History Australia’ uncovered themes closely
aligned with the curriculum and this involved
student interaction. Students were encouraged
to participate in archery target shooting,
medieval dance, ancient Olympic Games and
sword fighting.
All in all, the day was enjoyed by everyone and
the festival goals were achieved: to make History
accessible, exciting and authentic. We can’t wait
for next year’s festival.
Mr Theo Tsimboukis
HEAD OF HISTORY AND STUDY OF RELIGION
Summer 2016
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FUTURE ASTRONOMERS?
REACH FOR THE STARS
The Year 5 students enjoyed a
visit from the Brisbane
Astronomical Society at
their recent evening
incursion. Unfortunately,
there was quite a lot of
cloud cover so only
the moon was visible.
However, students were
still able to see the craters
of the moon and learn
more about astronomy to
enrich their unit on Space.
The students did enjoy being on
the school oval…at night…with their
friends…not in school uniform!
Thank you to the parent helpers who
made this event possible, and the teachers
who organised it.
Mrs Liesle Hendricks
YEAR 5 TEACHER
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HUMAN
FLOURISHING
Dr Ryan Messmore
A Christian Perspective on
Human Flourishing and the
Role of the Liberal Arts
At Citipointe, we value and promote the education
of the whole person: spiritual, intellectual,
emotional, social and physical. At the heart of a
Citipointe education is the health and wholeness
of each student. This is education for human
flourishing. (Dr Lillian Myers PhD)
Human flourishing has to do with achieving the
end (Greek: telos) of human nature. Liberal arts
graduates in general would focus on the ends of a
fully human life - that is, thriving in all dimensions
of a person (intellectual, emotional, spiritual,
physical, social, etc.).
A Christian liberal arts graduate would point to
God’s intentions/purposes for human persons
in each of those dimensions. Basically, human
flourishing is living a life that expresses God’s
intentions for us - a life in which our knowledge,
emotions, physical well-being, social relationships
and desires all enable us to be what God wants us
to be, which includes being filled with His own life.
(Dr Ryan Messmore DPhil, The Millis Institute,
Christian Heritage College)
Pastor Ron Woolley
HEADMASTER
Summer 2016
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STUDENT ACADEMIC NEWS
High academic standards
and great teachers
Alison Wang Year 12 with Mrs Parsons
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YEAR 12
STUDENT –
QUT INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM
Alison Wang, a Year 12 Senior Chemistry and
Biology student, has been successful in her
application to participate in the 2016 Queensland
University of Technology High School Research
Internship program.
Alison will join a select group of high achieving
students from around Queensland in a weeklong
placement at two of QUT’s world-class scientific
institutes; the Institute of Health and Biomedical
Innovation (HBI) and the Institute for Future
Environment’s Central Analytical Research Facility
(CARF). The program received nearly two hundred
and forty applicants and Alison was offered one of
only twenty research placements. Alison will have
the opportunity to develop her laboratory, research,
STEM
critical thinking and presentation skills and will
ultimately understand the role scientific research
plays in solving some of society’s biggest issues.
This program is fully funded by QUT. The students
will be able to take advantage of QUT’s unique
learning environment and have an opportunity
to contribute to real-world research under the
mentorship of esteemed QUT scientists.
Congratulations, Alison.
Mrs Natasha Parsons
SECONDARY STEM COORDINATOR
Summer 2016
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STUDENT ACADEMIC NEWS
STEM
STUDENT PERSPECTIVE
Towards the end of last year, a group of four
Year 6 students were selected to participate
in an external enrichment opportunity. The
Learning Extension department in the Primary
school continually looks for ways to enhance
student learning with real world opportunities.
It was a delight to invite some of our students
to engage in the STEM Horizons Program. One
of the students, Lauren Yim, submitted the
following report about her experience.
Firstly, I would like to thank Mrs Moriarty for
giving Brooke, Alyssa, Kenji and myself the great
opportunity to be selected to attend the STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths)
Horizons program, where we participated in
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a series of four exciting activities in real world
environments. In these courses, we got to
experience the work of a marine biologist, a
paleontologist, a forensic scientist and a robotics
engineer.
The first course was Science on the Bay, where
we got onto a boat and were marine biologists
for a day. We used cameras and microscopes
to analyse the plankton found in the seawater,
together with binoculars and booklets to record
animal life. We learnt that good water quality in
the waterways is directly impacted by what we
do on land.
The next program was Rediscovering Dinosaurs,
where we used iPads to research different
real culprit with all the information we had
found out.
The last activity was called Robots Shaping
our Future. We programmed robots and used
different types of robots, including drones. We
learned which jobs robots were now doing in
the place of humans and we were very surprised
to discover that robots could do things that
required creativity, like composing music
and painting.
types of prehistoric animal groups and identify
dinosaurs from bone models. We really enjoyed
learning about God’s amazing creation and
living creatures’ ability to survive in their unique
environment.
Who Stole the Lollipops was the third exciting
activity in the STEM program. It allowed us to
explore the world of forensic sciences. In a lab
we performed chemical analysis, dusted for
and lifted prints and analysed different types
of fabrics and pollen through a microscope. We
used problem-solving skills to figure out the
The STEM Horizons program helped us develop
many good qualities like resilience and problem
solving skills and also helped us gain a higher
awareness of the environment, to preserve the
world as we know it today for our descendants
to see and enjoy. Overall, the STEM program was
an educational and challenging course, but also a
fun, interesting time.
Thank you, Lauren Yim.
Mrs Georgie Moriarty
COORDINATOR
LEARNING
EXTENSION –
PRIMARY
2016 Next Step survey
The Queensland Government is conducting its
annual statewide survey of all students who
completed Year 12 in the previous year. The
Next Step survey is a brief, confidential survey
that gains a comprehensive picture of the
employment, study and life choices made by
Queensland school completers in the year after
they finish Year 12.
Between March and June, all our students who
completed Year 12 last year can expect to receive
instructions to complete a web-based survey or a
telephone call from the Queensland Government
Statistician’s Office to complete the survey.
Please encourage them to take part. If their
contact details have changed, please assist the
interviewer with their updated details or
forward the survey to their new address so
they can participate.
Thank you for your support of the Next Step
survey in 2016.
Further information on Next Step is available
online at www.education.qld.gov.au/nextstep
or on toll free telephone 1800 068 587.
Summer 2016
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STUDENT SPORT NEWS
PRIMARY DISTRICT
SWIMMING
Citipointe’s primary swimming
squad contained twenty-three
budding competitors from
Years 4 to 7.
The first event of the day was the 10 year old
boys Freestyle and a positive trend was observed
throughout the morning with several students
achieving top four positions in their race. The
Freestyle and Butterfly events passed quickly as
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we approached the penultimate medley races.
The HPE department was ecstatic when news hit
the stands that 13 students had gained selection
in the Mt Gravatt District team to compete at the
Metropolitan East carnival in early March. A strong
and tight knit sporting culture has been forming in
Primary Sport over the last few years and we are
delighted with the dedication and attitude of all
our swimmers.
Mr Dean Le Petit
HEAD OF PRIMARY SPORT
SECONDARY SWIMMING
METROPOLITAN EAST SWIM TRIALS
Jazmine Booth - Year 7
Congratulations to our representative swimmers
who competed in the Metropolitan East
swim trials held recently. Both Primary and
Secondary students represented the College with
outstanding swims, many making it through to
the Queensland State trials due to be held later
in the year. Special congratulations to Jazmine
Booth (Year 7) who broke the 12 year old girls
record in the 200 individual medley and 100
freestyle events.
Annual College Carnival
The Citipointe Secondary Swimming Squad,
formed from the results of that day, returned to
the Sleeman Centre for the Annual South District
Carnival. After much hard work from our team we
ended up with an impressive second place.
The 2016 College Swimming season started in
February when the Secondary College travelled
to the Sleeman Centre for the Annual College
Carnival. The day provided a lot of close racing
and excellent House atmosphere. Even the
teachers got involved, taking on the Year 12s in
the relay.
At the end of the day the title of Champion team
went to Asher House.
Results were:
1 Asher
2 Levi
3 Judah
4 Ephraim
The following students have gained selection into
the District team to contest the Met East trials.
Bailey Coleman, Melanie Duffy, Jake
Goldsworthy, Emerson Guyatt, Peter Jeon and
Alona Zietsman.
Congratulations to all students involved.
At the time of printing, the results of the Inter
Collegiate Swimming Carnival (ICS)
are yet to be determined.
Mr Daniel Wolfik
HEAD OF SECONDARY SPORT
Summer 2016
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UNIVERSITY AND CAREERS NEWS ISQ1/ACS2
CLASS OF 2015 UNIVERSITY
DESTINATIONS OF OP 1-5 STUDENTS
Bailey Coleman Year 8
For the Class of 2015: 22.7% of eligible
students were in the OP1-5 range; with 86.6%
in the range OP1-15 (ie likely to receive a
tertiary offer); 86% of all Year 12 students were
OP eligible, and at the first round of offers
93.3% of those who applied for a tertiary place
received an offer (this figure excludes full fees
paying international students).
Information on the full range of Citipointe’s Year
12 results from 1992-2015 is available on the
college website at http://brisbane.coc.edu.au/
curriculum/academic-results/
At the Commencement Service some of the OP
1-5 alumni returned for a special presentation to
recognise their achievement.
The following list of their tertiary destinations is
as accurate as can be determined from the QTAC
(Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre) report
after the first round of offers.
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PATEN, Daniel: Bachelor of Engineering
(Honours)/Bachelor of Information Technology
at the Queensland University of Technology
BEAUMONT, Jadon: Bachelor of Engineering
(Honours) at The University of Queensland
KIM, Kevin: Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
at The University of Queensland
LAUBSCHER, Schalk: Bachelor of Advanced
Science (Honours) at The University of Queensland
YEE, Jeremy: Bachelor of Engineering
(Honours)/Bachelor of Science at The University
of Queensland
CONVEY, Grace: Beach Volleyball Sports
Scholarship to the University of Louisiana
(Monroe) USA; Bachelor of Business DEFERRED
at the Queensland University of Technology
GASTON, Melita: Bachelor of Advanced Science
(Honours) at The University of Queensland
LAC, Vanessa: Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of
Laws (Honours) at the Queensland University of
Technology
MCNAMARA, Joshua: “Corporate Partners In
Excellence Program” ($36,000) scholarship
includes two internships at international
businesses for Bachelor of Business at the
Queensland University of Technology
WANG, Yujing: Bachelor of Occupational
Therapy at the University of Sydney NSW
CHEN, Li-Tin: Bachelor of Midwifery (SEQ
Clinical Schools) at The University of Queensland
CHENG, Megan: Bachelor of Business/Bachelor
of Laws (Honours) at the Queensland University
of Technology
DALE, Romany: Bachelor of Behavioural
Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Justice at the
Queensland University of Technology
GEERLING, Joshua: Bachelor of Business/
Bachelor of Journalism at the Queensland
University of Technology
RESURRECCION, Jeremiah: Bachelor of
Biomedical Science at the Queensland University
of Technology
TANG, Zixuan: Actuarial Studies in NSW
WATSON, Michaela: International Studies
and Theology at a College or University (still
selecting which one) in USA; Bachelor of Arts/
Bachelor of Social Science DEFERRED at The
University of Queensland
ZHANG, Shijun: not known
The Myth Surrounding
Independent Public Schools
The so-called “Independent Public Schools”
were an initiative of the previous Queensland
Government that the present Government has
advised will not be further extended.
Personally, I welcome this. Why? Because the term
has created some confusion in the general public.
However, they remain systemic schools where
Education Queensland centrally controls most
of their functions.
In contrast, independent schools, better known
as private schools, are schools where generally
speaking, almost all decisions are school-based.
However, there are private schools in both the
independent and Catholic sectors which are
systemic, and where varying degrees of control
are exercised by the central authority.
Headmaster
We warmly congratulate all 2015 alumni.
Mr William Stewart
DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY STUDIES
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systemic state schools, which have been given
a limited range of responsibilities within which
they are able to make local decisions.
BETTINSON, Carly: Vice Chancellor’s
Scholarship for Bachelor of Music at the
Queensland University of Technology
HEREMAIA, Kate: Diploma of TESOL (TAFE)
LLOYD, Ashleigh: Bachelor of Behavioural
Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Business at
the Queensland University of Technology
MORRIS, Amy: Bachelor of Education (Primary)
at Christian Heritage College
TOWNSEND, Bailey: Bachelor of Engineering
(Honours) at the Queensland University of
Technology
TREADWELL, Rachel: Bachelor of Nursing
(Mater Clinical School) at The University of
Queensland
TURNER, Grace: Bachelor of Environmental
Management (Honours) at The University of
Queensland
VASILIOU, Daniel: Bachelor of Science/Bachelor
of Laws (Honours) at the Queensland University
of Technology
WANG, ZHUO: Bachelor of Engineering
(Honours) at The University of Queensland
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