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Brisbane State High School

Locality: South Brisbane, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 3291 4111

Address: Cnr Cordelia & Glenelg Streets 4101 South Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.statehigh.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Newsletter Issue No. 327 | In this issue, we announce the winning House of our 2020 Interhouse Athletics Carnival, celebrate students successes and share our latest news. Read our newsletter via Schoolzine:

25.01.2022 Newsletter Issue No. 328 | In this issue, our P&C Association shares nomination information for P&C Executive Committee and School Council positions. Student Services shares future planning information and mental health well-being resources and our Extra-Curricular Department shares exciting news from the past fortnight. Read about this and more via Schoolzine.

25.01.2022 Calling all State High students who have represented an Australian state/territory or a country in 2020. The State and International Representatives article in our Annual Magazine acknowledges our students who have represented a state or country in sporting, cultural or academia. If you would like to add to our list of 2020 State and International Representatives for the Annual Magazine, please complete the 2020 State and International Representatives form by 11:59pm on Thur...sday 8 October 2020. https://brisbaneshs.schoolzineplus.com/survey/25 For further information, please contact [email protected]

25.01.2022 Today, State High facilitated the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Foundation (QATSIF) Graduation Ceremony for our student recipients of the QATSIF QCE Scholarship. Well done to Year 12 students Rani Carmichael, Zac Evans, Zac French, Finn Niesler, Jasiah Mackie and Jaylana Taoso, who were recognised with certificates at the ceremony. Pictured (L-R): Finn Niesler, Jaylana Taoso, Ms Nancy Alick, Rani Carmichael and Zac French

24.01.2022 2020 Early School Leavers survey | The Queensland Government is seeking the support of the school community for the annual survey of Year 10, 11 and 12 students who left school in 2019, before completing Year 12. This short, confidential survey collects information about what young people are doing the year after leaving school. The results of the survey help provide valuable information to improve services available to school leavers in the future. Between August and Septem...ber, these school leavers can expect to receive instructions to complete a web-based survey or a telephone call from the Queensland Government Statisticians Office. 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 Next Step post-school destination surveys in 2020. For more information, visit www.qld.gov.au/nextstep/ or telephone toll free on 1800 068 587.

24.01.2022 We’re thanking our teachers this World Teachers’ Day on Friday 30 October. We encourage students, parents and guardians to get involved in the celebrationsyou can access a range of downloadable resources including certificates, thank you cards and much more via the World Teachers’ Day website. #ThanksQldTeachers https://www.worldteachersday.com.au/downloadresources

24.01.2022 Yesterdays news about graphic images on TikTok reminds us to be vigilant about social media use. We are encouraging parents to have a conversation with their children about this. You can find some helpful resources at https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents and https://thelight.com.au//what-to-do-if-your-child-has-see/

23.01.2022 Good luck to our BSRA Rowers at the Head of the River tomorrow. Its been a great rowing season. The event will be livestreamed via the BSRA website https://bsra.org.au

22.01.2022 On Friday 21 August, State High held a graduation ceremony for our Year 12 Certificate IV in Crime and Justice Studies class. The event was organised by the students as part of their final unit. We were pleased to welcome back Rhys McLeister (Class of 2018), who spoke with the class about applying for the Queensland Police Service and presented students with their certificates. Rhys is currently a Senior Protective Security Officer at Protective Services and an article about his visit has been published on the myPolice website: https://mypolice.qld.gov.au//protective-services-speak-at/

21.01.2022 In their final week of high school, our Year 12 cohort enjoyed a night of dancing, music performances and celebration at their Senior Formal. Well done to our Senior Formal Committee on their fundraising efforts and input to the 'City of Stars’ themed event. This week, parents and guardians of Year 12 students have been sent instructions via email on how to order photos.

21.01.2022 Today, during lunch, students engaged in our NAIDOC Week chalk art activity. They learned the significance of the symbols and icons used by First Nations Peoples to pass down knowledge and cultural stories through generations.

20.01.2022 For years we have come close to winning and we finally did it." Read our GPS Cross Country Captains' reflections via The West End Magazine.

20.01.2022 Well done to our students who competed in the regional Opti-MINDS competition. This year, the competition was conducted in a virtual format. Our students did a great job in this creative problem solving event and demonstrated quick-thinking during the spontaneous challenge. There were fantastic results with multiple honours and first place achievements. Read more via the State High website. https://brisbaneshs.eq.edu.au//Opti-MINDS-regional-competi

20.01.2022 Today, our GPS Cross Country staff and students officially celebrated winning the Jack E. Ross Memorial Trophy as premiers of the 50th annual GPS Cross Country Championshipsa first in State High history. Students signed the 2020 GPS Cross Country program for our Museum and our Executive Principal Mr Wade Haynes spoke to the students about the significance of their achievement.

20.01.2022 Congratulations to our GPS Track and Field team on their outstanding results and personal bests achieved in the recent GPS Junior and Senior Track and Field championship events. Read the report via our school website: https://brisbaneshs.eq.edu.au//GPS-Track-and-Field-Champio

20.01.2022 Come along to Bunnings Cannon Hill on Sunday 23 August and support our Cross Country / Track and Field and Rowing sub-committees sausage sizzle fundraiser. Sausages and soft drinks will be for sale from 9:00am 4:00pm. Funds raised will go towards much-needed equipment and repairs to support our students involved in these extra-curricular programs. Please share this post and tell your friends!

20.01.2022 Senior Success Conversations | At State High, we value the transition from the Junior School to the Senior School. Each Year 9 student and their parents/guardians are engaging in meetings with a staff member to ensure all students have an individualised program for their senior years.

19.01.2022 Well done to our Year 12 cohort on completing their final high school assessment. This is a particularly significant achievement as they are the first cohort to complete external assessment under the current QCE system. We congratulate them on their dedication to their studies right through to their final exams.

19.01.2022 Nominations for our annual Staff Excellence Awards are now open. We invite parents, guardians, students and school community members to take a minute to consider a staff member who you think has gone 'above and beyond’ and nominate them for an award https://brisbaneshs.eq.edu.au/our-school/staff-awards

18.01.2022 Well done to our Student Representative Council on raising $560.80 at their Halloween themed bake sale. The funds will be donated to Beyond Blue, Lifeline and LIVIN to raise awareness and support for mental health well-being.

18.01.2022 We are being vigilant around everyones health and safety. Students who are unwell should not attend school. If they are displaying flu-like symptoms, a COVID-19 test should be obtained and clearance advised before returning to school. Students should only be sent back to school when they are well.

17.01.2022 As part of State Highs Book Week celebrations, our Library hosted a visit from pop culture book shop, Zombster. Students were invited to help select the graphic novels or manga that they most wanted to see on our Library shelves. The owner of Zombster also judged our online student Book Week competitionscongratulations to Winter Tenio (Year 8) and Chloe Liu (Year 7) on their winning manga and book cover designs. We have many fans of these genres and lots of new titles are already in the hands of our students.

17.01.2022 Our Term 4 Monday Afternoon Enrichment Programs are now available for registration. The opportunities are designed to trigger students curiosity beyond the classroom and encourage experimental inquiry and innovation through our connections with external agencies. Registrations close at 9:00am on Thursday 8 October. Parents and guardians have been sent consent forms and further details via email. To view Term 4 program information, please visit the State High website. https://brisbaneshs.eq.edu.au//monday-afternoon-enrichment

16.01.2022 A reminder to our parents/guardians to ensure your contact details are up to date to receive your 2020 Annual Magazine.

15.01.2022 Our State High teachers have expertly prepared our Year 12 students for their Mock Examinations which commenced last Thursday. The results will be used to fine-tune the skills and knowledge for the final exam block starting in Week 4 of next term. We wish our students well as they enter their final practice exams tomorrow.

15.01.2022 2016 School Captain Lachlan Reberger has been called the face of the new workforce by Bond University. Read more via the Brisbane State High School Alumni post below.

15.01.2022 From Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 October, State High competed in the Champion Basketball School of Queensland competition. Congratulations to our three State High teams which emerged age champions: CBSQ Girls Sophomore (Year 7 & 8) team CBSQ Boys Sophomore (Year 7 & 8) team CBSQ Boys Junior (Year 10) team... This success follows the senior Champion Basketball School of Queensland Tournament final which took place in the September/October school holidays, where our GPS Basketball First V team won the silver medal.

14.01.2022 Congratulations to Year 9 students, Kobi Hopkins, Malachi Little and Dawn Nikkelson, who have achieved first place in the Solid Pathways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aspirations Program (ATSIAP) State Final Challenge! The students worked together to complete two challenges; these involved designing a culture centre and presenting a persuasive speech on the chosen topic, Black Lives Matter, in front of judging panels during the live, online presentation.

13.01.2022 Production of State Highs 2020 Annual Magazine is underway. Postal data for the 2020 Annual Magazines will be finalised in November 2020, with the magazines being dispatched to families in early 2021. If you have recently changed addressor any other contact detailsplease email [email protected] to update your information within our records. Your email must state the students name and ID number (as it appears on their Student ID Card), as well the new contact details. We appreciate your help in ensuring that your postal and contact details are up-to-date.

13.01.2022 Congratulations to Year 11 students Estella Le, Kinjal Dani, Hoyeon Shim and Rhys Nickerson who participated in the 2020 Queensland Evatt Grand Finals, a model United Nations debating competition. As the Dominican Republic, Kinjal and Rhys achieved first place, whilst Estella and Hoyeon achieved second place as Germany. All four students have now been invited to represent Queensland at the national finals at the end of this year.

13.01.2022 Enrolment Opportunity | Academic Selective Entry applications are now open for current Year 5 students entering Year 7 in 2022. Applications close on Friday 4 September 2020 and are open to students state-wide. Please refer to the flyer and the school website for further details https://bit.ly/3gBMHRT. Do you know someone who may be interested? Feel free to share this information.

13.01.2022 Newsletter Issue No. 331 | Our Week 4 newsletter is now published! Read State High’s latest news via Schoolzine:

13.01.2022 Today our school joined the nation in acknowledging R U OK? Day. This day inspires and empowers everyone to meaningfully connect with the people around them and reach out and start a conversation. Through our ARC program and our Peer Support conversations, our students have participated in discussions around R U OK? We have focused on normalising help-seeking behaviours (everyone needs a little help from time to time) and the importance of building an inclusive, positive c...ulture because this helps buffer us all from the ups and downs. The students have also unpacked the simple, yet important, steps of asking, R U OK? Further activities to promote the positive messages surrounding R U OK? Day will run through ARC and we will be running our culminating activities during Wheel of Well-Being Week WoW (Week 2, Term 4). This event is an important reminder that every day is the day to ask, Are you OK? For more information: https://www.ruok.org.au/

12.01.2022 Dont forget to register for our Term 4 Monday Afternoon Enrichment Programs which provide fantastic learning opportunities for our students. For further information, parents and guardians can refer to the email sent last week or our school website: https://brisbaneshs.eq.edu.au//monday-afternoon-enrichment

11.01.2022 Yesterday, our House and Spirit Leaders held their 2020 House Spirit Day event. Students purchased House-coloured treats and items and participated in fun challenges to show their spirit and earn points for their House in the lead-up to this years Interhouse Athletics carnival.

11.01.2022 State High’s Cricket Sub-Committee has once again partnered with the Toyota Good for Cricket raffle competition to raise funds for our Cricket program. Last year, this fundraiser helped State High to purchase playing equipment for our junior cricketers. Funds raised from this year’s raffle will be used to purchase a new pitch mower for our Fursden Road Playing Fields. This will allow us to continue providing quality pitches for our State High cricketers each season. If you wo...uld like to contribute to this cause, buy a ticket via State High’s raffle link below and you’ll enter the draw to win a new Toyota RAV4. https://toyotagoodforcricket.raffletix.com.au/brisbaneshs For information about this fundraiser, please contact the MIC of GPS Cricket, Mr Sándor Harris [email protected].

11.01.2022 Newsletter Issue No. 332 | State High’s Week 6 newsletter has been published! Read our latest news via Schoolzine:

10.01.2022 Student Free Day Friday 4 September | With the move to an ATAR for Year 12 students, a change has been made to the timing of the Student Free Day, initially set for Week 3, Term 4. It is now this coming Friday on 4 September and applies to all our students in Year 7 to 12. This replaces the day in Term 4. This Student Free Day allows secondary teachers from around Queensland to complete confirmation of results processes for the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

10.01.2022 Best wishes to our Year 12 students who commenced their external exams yesterday. Our 2020 cohort will be among the first in Queensland to be awarded an ATAR result as a part of the Queensland Certificate of Education system. We look forward to seeing them finish strong.

10.01.2022 The GPS Track and Field Championships being held today Friday 23 October at Queensland State Athletics Centre Main Stadium, will be live-streamed. The competition kicks off at 9:00am with the All Age 400m Hurdles and concludes with the flagship 4 x 100m Open Relay at 3:25pm. All the action from the track will be available to watch through clutch.tv. In the best interest of the health and well-being of students, staff, and communities, and aligned with current Government... restrictions the 2020 GPS Track and Field Championships will be closed to spectators. Athletes, officials, coaches, and limited school staff are the only permitted attendees of this Championship. The GPS Association encourages our community to watch the Championships online at https://www.cluch.tv/details/5f9101361de1c4001a6ff2ea or download Clutch via the App Store or Google Play, and review official results on via Meet Manager - http://liveresults.qldathletics.org.au//201023_G/index.htm. The 2020 Championship program is available online and through https://gpsqld.org.au/. Streaming the 2020 Track and Field Championship will be a fitting way to end a very successful year of GPS Sports and Activities, allowing our communities to celebrate from afar.

09.01.2022 The State High Foundation is close to reaching their fundraising goal of $40,000 to provide our students with incredible new audio/visual facilities. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to their Annual Giving Appeal to help us empower the potential in our students. www.StateHighConnect.com.au/AnnualGiving2020 The State High Foundation will generously match dollar-for-dollar all monies raised, doubling the impact of your contribution. Thank you to those families that have supported our appeal so far.

08.01.2022 Newsletter Issue No. 334 | In this issue, our Executive Principal wraps up the 2020 school year and provides key dates and information for Term 1, 2021. We wish families a wonderful and safe school holiday break. https://brisbaneshs.schoolzineplus.com/news?nid=39

08.01.2022 A reminder that Academic Selective Entry applications for current Year 5 students entering Year 7 in 2022 close on Friday 4 September 2020. View the post below and our school website for more information https://bit.ly/3gBMHRT.

07.01.2022 Congratulations to Rani Carmichael (Year 12) who has achieved some impressive accolades. This afternoon, Rani was announced as a winner of the Outstanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Senior STEM Student Award at the 2020 Peter Doherty Awards for Excellence in STEM Education. Rani intends to use the prize to help fund her tertiary education in the pursuit of becoming a veterinarian. At the end of the ceremony, State High also presented Rani with the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Foundations 2020 QATSIF Young Indigenous Leader Award. #DohertySTEMAwards

06.01.2022 Last Friday, Year 11 student Rhys Nickerson (centre right) represented State High in the Ministerial Student Advisory Council via video-conference. The council provides Queensland students with opportunities to share their voice on a range of education matters.

06.01.2022 Congratulations to Poppie Renshaw (Year 7), Winter Tenio (Year 8) and Hang Minh Vu (Year 9) who have been announced as State Champions in the category of Design and Technologies in the 2020 DATTA QLD Student Subject Awards. View the announcement via the Design and Technology Teachers’ Association of Queensland Inc. Facebook post: https://m.facebook.com/919893794748570/posts/4919348734803036/?d=n

06.01.2022 Newsletter Issue No. 326 | In this issue, we celebrate our GPS Cross Country teams success, our student leaders provide tips for upcoming assessment and our P&C Association advises of vacant roles in their Executive Committee. Read our latest newsletter via Schoolzine:

04.01.2022 Get ready for mango smoothies, mango salads and mango ice cream. There’s less than one week remaining to order a tray of delicious mangoes through our Rowing Sub-Committee’s annual mango fundraiser. Order now: https://brisbaneshs.eq.edu.au/calendar-//rowing-fundraiser

04.01.2022 Alumni spotlight | This morning, the State High GPS Basketball squad was excited by a surprise visit from Brock Motum (Class of 2007) who spoke to the team in the lead up to this weekends home game against The Southport School. Brock (610") is a member of the Australian Boomers team, competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics and has been contracted to both USA and European teams. Brock is on his way back to Europe for the coming season.

03.01.2022 Today, some of our current Year 7 and former West End State School students visited West End State School to speak with Year 6 students about transitioning to Brisbane State High School in 2021. The West End students had lots of insightful questions and our students were able to share some knowledge and advice about starting high school. We look forward to welcoming all of our new students who are commencing State High in 2021 to our Orientation Day on Thursday 3 December.

03.01.2022 This week, we celebrate Support Staff Week. From supporting students learning and well-being, to assisting current and prospective families, managing finances, facilitating our vast Extra-Curricular program and much more, we say thank you to all our fantastic support staff who contribute greatly to our State High family.

02.01.2022 From our State High Family to yours, we wish you a wonderful Fathers Day.

02.01.2022 Today is World Teachers' Day! On behalf of the State High community, we thank our amazing teachers for everything they do for our students. As a token of appreciation, each teacher was presented with a State High macaron and enjoyed coffee and breakfast this morning from our Café Kiosk. Our P&C Association has kindly supported the recognition of our teachers. #ThankQldTeachers

01.01.2022 The Childrens Book Council of Australia (CBCA) formally celebrates Book Week each year. State High staged events throughout the week to increase students awareness of the importance of literacy and to improve their engagement with books and reading. We were pleased to welcome author Dr Anita Heiss who spoke to our Year 8 students, directly linking to their current Aspire English unit on Indigenous Sense of Place. In her presentation, she included her writing journey, rapped for them and incorporated her book, Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia. Our Year 12 English Literature students were particularly interested in her life as an academic, the stereotypes she has come across in her life as well as her thoughts on literary theory.

01.01.2022 We were scheduled to hold our Year 7, 2021, Curriculum and Extra-Curricular Showcase this evening. While we had a COVID Safe plan in place, we decided that it would be wise to postpone the event given the uncertainty around COVID-19 over the weekend. We are being a little cautious to ensure everyones health and well-being. At this stage, we have set a tentative date of Tuesday 15 September for the showcase. We will keep families updated about this exciting event.

01.01.2022 Good luck to our students who are competing in our Interhouse Athletics carnival today. Which House will win the title Allenby, Birdwood, Glasgow or Monash?

01.01.2022 A reminder that Friday 14 August is the official Ekka Public Holiday for this year for people living and working within Brisbane city. As such, our school will be closed. The only staff on site will be the large team conducting scheduled enrolment interviews for 2021.

01.01.2022 State High is pleased to design opportunities for parents and guardians to engage with leading educational and parenting experts. We are delighted to share with you the third instalment in a series of In Conversation interviews with Dr Andrew Martin, Educational Psychologist, available via our school website: https://brisbaneshs.eq.edu.au//parent-/parents-as-partners We trust you will enjoy reading this third publication on Academic Buoyancy and Adaptability designed to support you and your childrens learning.