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25.01.2022 Congratulations our Esport team for placing 3rd in Season 2 of the XP HSL Rainbow 6 Champions of Australia! Led by Errol, the team lost only 1 game in the lead up to the Finals. Awesome work by Kynan, Brendan, Matthew and Ciaran. Thanks to XP High School League and the sponsors for running the event.

25.01.2022 This week our 10 Geography class engaged in a mock panel on coastal solutions and debated on ways to save an eroding beach front at Palm Beach. All students assumed stakeholder roles and after much discussion and debate, they voted on a sea wall and a beach replenishment scheme as the most cost effective and least invasive modes of protecting the beach and cliff houses. Engaging in real world problems - 21st Century skills!

25.01.2022 Congratulations Ms Laing English Head of Department, Ms Fiona Laing, has been recognised as a shortlisted nominee (finalist) in the Annual TeachX Excellent Leadership in Teaching and Learning Award. Ms Laing has been recognised as not only a leader in her classroom and school, but also as President of the English Teachers Association of Queensland and QCAA confirmer and External Exam marker. Our school is fortunate to have Ms Laing on our staff and we wish her all the best for the finals judging in late October. #Queensland College of Teachers #TeachX

25.01.2022 Thank you to our Community Supporters. We like to thank the generous support of our community partners and supporters who have sponsored our 2020 School Awards.

25.01.2022 Calling all Year 6 students... Come along next Thursday 6 May to check out our school. You'll see our school in action at the 10.00am tour or take the after school tour at 3.30pm. Meet at our main office. You'll get to see our Year 7 Precinct, the Junior Hub, Library, Arts Centre of Excellence, Gym, workshops and kitchens and much, much more! Enrolment pack will be available at your local primary school and our main office later next week. We look forward to meeting you! Please share with or tag family and friends.

24.01.2022 Congratulations to Peter Clarke who has been recognised during School Support Staff Recognition week for the extensive contribution he makes to our school. Peter was nominated by the staff in the Design Technologies department for the Australian Teacher Aide of the Year Awards. Well deserved Peter. THANK YOU for your commitment, dedication, care and support AND your smiles as you undertake your work.

24.01.2022 SENIOR FORMAL 2020 We are very excited to see our 2020 cohort celebrate at their senior formal on Tuesday 15 September. We are thankful that we are in a position where we can host such a wonderful event. We are required to respect, and comply with, the COVID-19 safety plan for this event. As such parents/carers are only permitted at the venue if they are driving a student and they must not get out of the car when they arrive. Thanks to the FLSHS P&C for arranging a live stream of the arrivals so that all family members can view the student arrivals. This link has been shared with attending students.

24.01.2022 Sports Awards 2020 Congratulations to all of our Sports Awards recipients. It's been a tough year for you, but you've continued to train hard to earn this recognition.

23.01.2022 During school vacations our students often spend more time online. Some great tips here for keeping safe online.

23.01.2022 Congratulations to members of our Esports club who competed against West Moreton Anglican College at QUT today. Forest Lake students were crowned the Esports CHAMPIONS OF THE DAY as our League of Legends and Overwatch teams managed to outplay our competition. Thanks to QUT for organising this awesome event!

23.01.2022 Hurry, last chance to get your enrolment application lodged in time for our next 2021 Year 7 Enrolment Information Session on Wednesday 21 October - bookings are essential! Enrolment Packs can be collected from our main office during school day between 8am-4pm. Please share with family or friends who haven't enrolled yet

23.01.2022 Our Year 7s participated in an very unique workshop today with Peter from UPP - Unleasing Personal Potential. The workshop aimed to empower them to thrive as they learn, live and lead. Ask your student about Bali the elephant and what was it that was holding her back.

22.01.2022 Casual Cleaners needed... We're looking for casual cleaners to keep on our records to cover our cleaning staff when they are absent. Only applicants with a CURRENT BLUE CARD will be considered. Please send your resume to [email protected]

22.01.2022 Our Year 9 students have excelled in their recent history assessment. They had to write an essay on whether Australia was colonised or invaded. Students could take any position as long as they could provide the evidence to prove their argument. They used cognitive verbs - analysing, evaluating and synthesising to develop convincing arguments for their case. 100% of the class received a B or higher with 6 receiving an A+! Rachel, Tiffany, Alya and Zoe are very proud of their results. All of these students are preparing extremely well for their journey towards Years 11 &12. This is PREPARED, DEDICATED and ENGAGED!

22.01.2022 The FLAKE Clean Up Crew The Junior leaders have been working hard to help beautify FLAKEs grounds. They have identified that litter is a problem in our school and have implemented a roster system whereby four students, each Lunch 2, take a bin, in pairs, around the junior and senior grounds. They have called themselves the FLAKE Clean-up Crew and are determined to rid the school of litter, encouraging other students to do the same. Well done Crew!!

22.01.2022 Another writing challenge After the success of our last writing challenge, our P&C have sponsored another one. Entries close Thursday 8 October 2020 at midday. Come on...impress us!

22.01.2022 Today we celebrated the success of our Write That Essay program with the Year 8s. These students were recognised as Top Achievers and Most Improved. Congratulations Top Achievers...Lillian, Kimberley, Zack Emily, Ethan, Daniel, Madeline and... Most Improved...Liam, Ashlee, Rylie, Lacee, Usoalii, Jordan, Larnia and Katherine. A special shout out to Hamda and Nyka who were both Top Achievers and Most Improved - Awesome! This is ENGAGED!

21.01.2022 The fourth and final free webinar by Elevate Coaching - Technology - will be held this Wednesday night, 2 December at 6.00pm. This is a valuable tool for parent/carers for all students in Years 7 -12. Click on the link below to register for the event.

21.01.2022 Yr 8 Visual Art students - Neru, Ella, Withney, Emad, Kelsey, Fatema and Eve - have just completed their first practical artwork for the semester. Students were asked to research their own heritage and reflect on their cultural background by creating a visual representation using a variety of mixed mediums. Students excelled at this assessment and was also a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and recognise the diversity of cultures within our Forest Lake community.

21.01.2022 Only a few tickets remaining....Book Now! This Friday night at 6.30pm in our new Arts Centre of Excellence https://www.trybooking.com/BKZJB

21.01.2022 A massive thank you and bravo to the whole cast and crew of our FLAKE Productions play "Impending Everyone" performed last Friday night. Thanks to the staff who worked on this fantastic show together led by the director Mr Sean Lubbers. Thank you for the support of our community who bought tickets and the talented young people who made this such a success. FLAKE Productions hopes to present their next play production some time soon.

20.01.2022 Write that Essay competition winner. Congratulations Ameleah on winning the Year 8 category of our Write that Essay competition. Outstanding effort! In the beginning, who really wore the shoes? Small, red, shiny shoes. None of this had really mattered as everyone had died. Surprisingly, no-one had discovered the murderer, but it wasn't like it really mattered because who was alive to complain. It was a dark and grey world now; no colour could be found anywhere except for the shoes. The shoes, which had survived through all the darkness, were the only thing that was left. When everyone had died, all that was left was the small traces of lives in homes. Nothing had taken over all worlds.

20.01.2022 This is what happens during the off season... Josh loves playing rugby league for our school, but decided that he needed to stay fit during the off season. So he chose baseball, and now he has the potential to go all the way! Josh recently competed in the State Baseball Carnival earlier this month, where he has been selected to play for the Queensland team and now he will compete in National competition in January 2021. Perhaps one day we will see him in the international arena. Good luck Josh, we wish you all the best!

19.01.2022 Yager Winter Sport Gala Results.... The 9/10 NETBALL team competed in a round robin competition against 5 teams. They were strong in all games and remained undefeated for the day winning their finals and the 2020 Yagera Netball Premiership. A big congratulations to our girls for their efforts and commitment not only on the day but leading up to it. A well deserved win and awesome coaching by Ms Vanisha Harish! Our Year 9-10 boys BASKETBALL team had some outstanding games agai...nst tough competition, and came 3rd overall. Awesome effort boys and thank you to Coach Mr Cam Walsh! Our Year 7-8 VOLLEY girls played in a very competitive tournament yesterday, going up against some tough teams. It was a nail biting quarter final for the girls going down by one point in the third set. Although loosing they were thankful to be able to play sport again! Thanks to Coach Mrs Siobhan Butler.

19.01.2022 Mental Health Week - Take 5 with nature. Getting in touch with nature offers great stress relief, whether it's a walk or ride around the block, planting some new herbs or flowers in the garden, going for a surf or just sitting on the veranda and enjoying the sunrise or sunset - take time to appreciate the beauty of our world.

19.01.2022 Congratulations Jett! Jett walked out of the front gate after Graduation last week and straight into a full time childcare traineeship at Sunkids Oxley Childcare. Preparing our students for jobs!

19.01.2022 Wishing our FLAKE Families a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year!

17.01.2022 Dance Program of Excellence Senior Jazz Troupe spent their Saturday working with nationally renowned artist Sher Manu on a highly stylised Jazz routine for the 2021 competition season. Sher’s way of working was a rewarding and challenging experience for our students who learnt about the value of expressive skills and how to respond quickly and creatively to direction in an audition setting. Sher has over 30 years professional industry experience, has worked all over the world with her choreography featured on television shows such as So You Think You Can Dance and Young Talent Time. Our Dance Program of Excellence students are honoured to be able to work with Sher and gain this level of real industry experience.

17.01.2022 Over the last few weeks, Year 11 and 12 Dance in Practice students have participated in a series of Hip Hop workshops with guest artist Jason Weiland from the Hood Dance Academy. Jason has worked closely with the students to teach and create a routine for their public performance assessment at our annual Night of Dance in Term 4. We can't wait to see the final piece.

16.01.2022 2020 Graduates... An opportunity to apply for Full Time Apprentice Painter positions in Brisbane and the Gold Coast areas. Click on the link below for more information. https://www.mrael.com.au/index.php/your-career/vacancies

16.01.2022 Year 10's Getting a "Head Start" on University Four of our Year 10 students have been accepted into Head Start programs to commence their university studies whilst still at school. Kaleb has been working on an education subject through the University of Southern Queensland and will complete his first university subject by the end of this semester.... Nina and Brienna will commence an education subject through the University of Central Queensland and Kim will be studying Anatomy and Physiology through the University of Southern Queensland over the Christmas holidays. Successful completion of a free Head Start program earns these students 2 QCE points towards their senior certificate, and may support them to complete their university degree faster. This is a fantastic opportunity and demonstrates excellent initiative from these students. Good luck!

16.01.2022 Evaluate Coaching is running their last free webinar session next week 15 September at 6.00pm to help you and your students approach their exams with confidence and with minimal stress. It is the same night as the Year 12 Formal, however it will be recorded and available for a further 7 days to view. Parents, you will still need to register now to receive the link to watch it later.

15.01.2022 We know...our Teacher Aides are Awesome! Today we celebrated the outstanding achievements of Ms Monk, who was nominated for the Australian Teacher Aide of the Year. So very proud of Treena and thankful for all her work in our school.

14.01.2022 Our senior visual art student work is now on display at the Inala Community Art Gallery as part of ‘Collections' which runs until February. While there was no official show opening, the gallery is open to the community from Tuesdays to Thursdays. Thanks to the lovely Anne for the opportunity to showcase our student work for the wider community to enjoy - and further celebrate the amazing talents of our students.

14.01.2022 2020 School Awards Gallery

14.01.2022 May is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month. The Department of Education joins with Queenslanders in saying: Not Now, Not Ever. Together to end domestic and family violence. https://bit.ly/3u2VOCu #notnownotevertogether

14.01.2022 Last Friday our Y9, 10 and Open Netball girls participated in the Twilight Netball competition. There was great success amongst our teams with the Year 9’s and Open team winning all of their games. The girls demonstrated great skill and had an enjoyable night.

13.01.2022 While we might be near the end of the year, the learning continues... This week Mrs Parkinson attended a professional development program to further develop her hospitality skills at Peppers Resort Noosa Heads. She had the privilege of working with Chef Matt Golinski - and got to use his knife! She also had the opportunity to speak at length with both the General Manager and the 2IC around what they looked for in a prospective employee, their expectations of dress and ability, and the financial workings of a hotel.

13.01.2022 Today we were so very pleased to have our First Nation dancers performing during our breaks. Great way to share culture. #alwayswasalwayswillbe

12.01.2022 Check out our latest newsletter! https://forestlakeshs.schoolzineplus.com/newsletter/62335

12.01.2022 Our 2021 Year 7 Trial and Train Sessions are outlined below. Please share with family and friends.

12.01.2022 Our Netball Girls - FLAKER PRIDE!!! Our Open netball girls were put to the test recently when asked to play 4 hours of netball where they played their hearts out. After giving it their all they won 2 out of the 4 games. MVP goes to Alize for her amazing work. Alize worked hard in defense, intercepting and blocking with her team mates and then when we needed points on the board, she was able to transition into attack and become a top shooter. Well done Alize. ... Another mention goes to Ashlyn for constantly demonstrating amazing leadership skills and captain traits. She always lifted the teams spirits and encouraged everyone to do their best the whole day. Overall, a big congratulations to all the girls. They worked so hard throughout the whole day and we are very proud of your efforts.

12.01.2022 Our Year 9s are already preparing for Term 4 this week. They are studying WWI and are researching the ANZAC Legend. They have already started on their research journal with Mr Parker insisting they give him a sign that they were ready! These students are PREPARED, DEDICATED and ENGAGED!

12.01.2022 First workshop for Forest Lake State High School

12.01.2022 Earlier today we have sent home a letter to parents regarding the arrangements for the next three days due to the COVID lockdown. Only children of essential workers or children in the care of Child Safety should be attending school where they will supervised. At 8.25am student should report to the following areas for allocation to classrooms for the day: - years 7 and 8 - Roycroft parade area - years 9 - Sauvage parade area... - years 10, 11 and 12 - Hall See more

12.01.2022 FRAMED - A Night of Visual Arts and Media will hold their annual showcase on 16 October between 6-8pm - All Welcome!

11.01.2022 Year 12 Assessment Program All year 12 students will plan their assessment program for term 4 during TCS and IRL class this Thursday. It is vital all students are in attendance to be guided through this process. Students completing external courses will have additional support.

11.01.2022 2021 Stationery Lists now available. Check out our website for more details on first day procedures, school fees and uniform shop bookings using the link below - opens 10 December. https://forestlakeshs.eq.edu.au/enrolments

11.01.2022 For those students who are looking for something a little different to do as the holidays continue - maybe find your inner poet and enter this competition.

10.01.2022 Check out our latest newsletter! https://forestlakeshs.schoolzineplus.com/newsletter/70004

10.01.2022 Next week's PRIDE focus...a time to reflect... #PRIDE

09.01.2022 QUT Dance student ambassadors led a contemporary dance workshop with our Junior Advanced Dance and Senior General Dance students this week. Students were challenged with choreographic task work and learnt a short contemporary dance routine similar to what a student studying at QUT would experience in class. The QUT ambassadors provided information regarding tertiary study options in the Creative Industries and career pathways in dance. Thank you to QUT for a challenging and insightful workshop.

09.01.2022 On RUOK day we remind our students of the importance of checking in on each other and really listening. Extra resources are available at https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com//RUOKDay2020_GuidetoSu

09.01.2022 Congratulations to our Year 7 Rugby League players who were convincing winners this morning against Rochedale in the Grand Final of the Metropolitan School Cup. Final score 28-4. Well done boys.

09.01.2022 Write That Essay Throughout Weeks 9 and 10, students will focus on the Begin With a Preposition sentence. This is a great Fortnightly Sentence Focus to finish Term 3 on, as it is incredibly useful in ALL subject areas! Students will learn about the importance of correct comma placement, the best prepositions for different subject areas and using this sentence type at the start of a paragraph to indicate time, place or setting. Students, parents and teachers should also keep an eye out later this week for the launch of the Semester 2 Writing Challenge. Be sure to use a Begin With a Preposition sentence in your entry!

08.01.2022 Hurry...tickets are nearly gone..... Book now! Only 1 show with limited seating. https://www.trybooking.com/BKZJB

08.01.2022 Night of Dance - Evening session SOLD OUT! Tickets now only available for the matinee session at 3.30pm. This will be your last chance to see the FLAKE Dance talent this year! HURRY...Book your tickets now at https://www.trybooking.com/BLQJP

07.01.2022 Our Main Administration and Finance Window will be CLOSED from 3.00pm on Thursday 17 September. The FINANCE WINDOW WILL NOT BE OPEN AT ALL ON FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2020.

07.01.2022 2021 Uniform Shop Bookings If you haven't already, now is the time to make a booking for our Uniform Shop for the week before school starts - 18 to 22 January 2021. BOOKINGs ARE ESSENTIAL for fittings and purchase and can be made using the link below. https://eq.sobs.com.au/pt3/parent.php?schoolid=70279

07.01.2022 Last call for tickets...no tickets available at the door, there are only a handful of tickets left so BOOK NOW! https://www.trybooking.com/BKZJB

07.01.2022 What a close game! Our boys played hard until the final siren but were not able to get that last point. After going into halftime at 7-0 they fought hard all the second half. Great game and congratulations to Alex Hills. Very proud of the Year 10 boys and the teachers who have worked with them this year.

07.01.2022 On Friday 4 December at 1.00pm, our Payment Window will close for the remainder of 2020. It will open again at 8am on Tuesday 19 January, 2021

06.01.2022 This week's PRIDE focus...INCLUSIVE...Don't be a bystander!

06.01.2022 Exciting News! FLAKE Productions are offering a sneak peak to their next drama production...Popping Lead Balloons Come along next Tuesday, 4 May between 3.00pm-4.30pm to our Arts Centre of Excellence. If you have family or friends starting Year 7 in 2022 who're interested in The Arts, this is a perfect opportunity to see what we have to offer. Please share - All Welcome!

06.01.2022 Exciting news for FLAKER Rugby League! Year 10 students Rene and Brandon have been snared by NRL greats - the Manly Sea Eagles and the Gold Coast Titans! Rene, Brandon and the rest of our awesome Year 10 rugby team have had a incredible season (in spite of COVID set backs), and will play in the Langer Cup Grand Final Day next Wednesday. GO FLAKERS !

06.01.2022 Mental Health Week - 5 Minute Download Head feeling full? Set 5 minutes on the clock to get all your niggling thoughts out on paper - just writing them down can help unblock your thinking and help you find some structure and solutions.

06.01.2022 Registration is open to test for our 2022 Year 7 Academic Program of Excellence. APEX testing will be held on 18 May and 15 June. To book please contact our office on 3714 2333 or email [email protected] For more information about APEX, click on the link below.... https://forestlakeshs.eq.edu.au//academic-program-of-excel See more

05.01.2022 A very different Multicultural Day this year, but we were guaranteed a good turn out when we brought out the food! The bubble tea was a huge hit, but nobody could walk past Sam's Sausage Sizzle!

05.01.2022 Hope all our dads are being spoiled today.

05.01.2022 Job Skills and Training Programs If you or someone in your family need support with job search skills and training or to build confidence towards work or study goals, Life Communities are offering a number of programs at NO COST to eligible participants. NB - some programs have already commenced. Click on the link for more information.

04.01.2022 Year 10 students are currently undertaking a biomechanics unit in HPE and yesterday they completed their practical on the factors that affect balance and stability. #ENGAGED

03.01.2022 Our Yr 12 graduates featuring on the Premier's 2020 recap post. Happy New Year everyone.

03.01.2022 Year 12 - 2020 School Leavers Guide This guide gives valuable information on industry including broad impacts of COVID19, tips on career exploration, subsidised training, job searching and information on a wide variety of support for young people. The link below is for students and family to subscribe to their e-newsletter and to gain access to the 2020 School Leaver's Guide.

02.01.2022 We LOVE Science! Our Year 9s can't get enough of science this week. 9C are undertaking chemical reaction experiments and here they are observing the changes to products when a chemical reaction occurs.

02.01.2022 Year 11 Science students have been tasked with modifying a previous experiment on rate of reaction, Charles Law or molar volume of gases. Once complete they will analyse their results, discuss errors and make recommendations for future investigations. This is Dedicated AND Engaged!

01.01.2022 When you try to take a selfie at school...

01.01.2022 Last PRIDE focus for 2020...let's all take time to reflect.

01.01.2022 Congratulations Declin! Declin is our first student accepted into Uni this year, under the early offer guarantee at USQ and will study a Bachelor of Information Technology - his first preference. Awesome news! #PRIDE

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