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NEWS from the HEIGHTS
Term 2 JUNE 2021
Safety Respect Learning
IN THIS ISSUE: Lifeline Can Appeal International Cleaners Day Junior Art Excursion Toowoomba Rotary
Donation Year 11 RYDA Day Readers Cup SHEP 2021 Junior Secondary & Languages Sport Report
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Dear Families
1. Many of you will remember teachers Sandy Feldman, Mike Hetherington, Julie
Nobbs and Janelle Duane – staff truly committed to students both as people
and as learners – in the last couple of weeks I have signed off on their retirements.
As a profession we have been so blessed to have them and the respect and
regard they engendered from their students and from their students’ families is
a credit to each of them. Little wonder that they are all very much enjoying this
next phase of life.
2. Congratulations to:
- Our Year 7/8 students and their very recent win in the Darling Downs Region Readers’ Cup
competition. Under the quality mentoring of teacher Bonny Gardner, the team of five: Shane
Christie, Elia Faramand-Khadem, Amalia Gomez Faramand, Hayleigh Mabb and Abby Willson
were required to read five books and memorise details from these books, over an eleven-
week period, prior to the event. On the night students, using very much a team approach,
were required to answer trivia-style questions in relation to those details. State finals will be
held in early September.
- Olivia Brown in Year 8 who has been accepted into the CSIRO Young Indigenous Women’s
STEM Academy. The goal of the Academy is to build a generation of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander female leaders, role models and game changers in the fields of Science,
Engineering and Maths.
- Amelia King, Olivia Brown, Ruby Robinson, Ryder Robinson and Maddison Bartholomew on
finishing 1st and 2nd in the Darling Downs Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aspirations
Program event with finals in September. The finals will take the shape of a seven-week
challenge beginning Week 2 Term 3 and involve long term problem solving and a persuasive
speech. I acknowledge here our teacher Kerryn Asmus who is constant in her sourcing of
extension opportunities for our indigenous students.
- Our three choirs for their yet again stellar performances in the Creative Generation Choral
Fanfare event at the Empire Theatre. Our Li’l Ensom choir is waiting to hear whether they have
advanced to the state final to be held in Term 3 – the best five choirs in the State go forward
to this event. Teachers Heidi Law, Renae Stanley and Jess Johansen continue to mentor our
students to the highest of quality in their skills and presentation. Their performances, and the
pride our students take in them, are pure joy.
- Our entire student body for their marvellous goodwill for all to see in the recent annual Lifeline
Can Appeal. Students donated 12,703 cans this term with this generosity on show in a recent
full school parade to showcase all of these cans. CEO of Lifeline Derek Tuffield spoke so warmly
of his appreciation on behalf of so many families in the Darling Downs who are ‘doing it
tough’ and who will benefit from the food packages they will receive as a result of this generous
spirit. I thank you as families for being such an integral part of this effort and also thank our
teachers overseeing our Student Council/Interact Club – Samantha Taylor, Jess Zylstra and
Rachael Mayers – a true community effort!
- Our Year 11 Building and Construction students and their teacher Mr Sam Davies – this term
they have built the most amazing picnic tables and seats which have been positioned within
our school grounds for the comfort of our students. The quality is absolutely superior and it has
been a real treat to watch Sam with his students create a real production line and understand
the true meaning of the words ‘quality product’.
3. I wish to highlight the work of our P and C here and encourage you all to respond to the survey
our P and C has out at the moment – they very genuinely wish to receive your feedback. Our P
and C Executive President Wayne Heading, Vice Presidents Blair Sullivan and Graeme McBryde,
Secretary Amanda Hunt and Treasurer Charles Corbett are so supportive of our school’s
advancement in every way and are ably assisted, in solution focussed strategies, by a number
of our parents who participate in our monthly meetings.
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
To name a small few of the contributions of our wonderful P and C:
- Our purpose-built Grounds Shed
- The roof over our oval Terraces
- Extensions to our Tuckshop and Uniform Shop
- Safety lighting around our Music block and Hall
- Major contribution to the full refurbishment of J block [one of the oldest chestnuts in our school!]
- Refurbishment to our Pool amenities
- Air conditioning in the Library
- Major contribution to our recently completed whole school Wifi upgrade
- Soon to be erected Colorbond shade structure contributing to our current focus of more shade
and shelter for our students
This is a great group – please take the short few minutes to complete the P and C Survey.
4. To those families who have children interested in a career in the Armed Forces, the Toowoomba
Defence Careers Expo has been widely advertised in the Toowoomba community over the last
month – I encourage you and your child to attend this event on Friday 25 June at their O’Quinn
Street headquarters. There are two sessions from which to select – from 9.00am to 11.30am and
then from 12.30pm to 3.00pm. If you wish to do so please call our Attendance Officer at school
on the absence number and advise the nature of your child’s absence – for an event such as
this, I will approve the time away from school.
5. A great read for you as parents/carers – you will see on our website the article ‘Life Lessons – how
to teach kids about consent and respectful relationships. Start when they are very young’. A
superb read outlining the partnership on this issue between families and schools
Best wishes.
Maryanne Walsh, Executive Principal
LIFELINE CAN APPEAL
Each year the Centenary Heights community rallies together to help those in
need and one of the main contributors to this is the Lifeline Can Appeal.
Over a five week period in May and June students and teachers entered a
friendly battle to see what year level and what PCG could attain the most
cans. In only a matter of weeks a staggering 12 703 cans were collected by
the school.
Year 12s led by example with 7 598 cans being raised as a grade. Our Senior
Winners were 12A, G and I raising 2 021 cans each. Year 7 raised 1 141 cans
and Year 8 raised 1 918, an amazing effort. Our Junior Winner was 8I with
1058 cans, and a special mention must go to Emily Woodlands for raising
over 900 cans by herself, well done Emily.
A huge thank you to MELCO STORAGE, for once again providing our school
with a container in which to store the cans, keeping them safe and dry. A
huge thank you must also go to Wilson’s Towing for donating the transportation
of the container. A special recognition must go to the school community for
their extraordinary generosity and involvement in donating items for those in
need. On behalf of the Student Council Executives, we would like to thank
our 2021 Representatives for their continual effort throughout this year, giving
up their afternoons and mornings to help out in such a worthy cause.
With the past two years raising amounts surpassing 11 000, what will next
year hold? With the iconic Feldman quote in mind, “If we all give a little, it will
add up to a lot”, the Student Council is looking forward to another record
breaking year in 2022!
Dylan Hickey, Student Council Secretary
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JUNIOR ART EXCURSION
Once again, this year art students in years 8-10 were given the opportunity to participate in our Junior
Art Excursion. Students travelled to Ipswich to visit the Regional Art Gallery and the beautiful Queens
Park. Both venues are valued as historical icons of the region and students were immersed in interesting
experiences at both locations.
At the art gallery students were met by the ever-welcoming staff who organised for artist Lincoln Austin
to guide our students through twenty years of his artworks, ranging from photography to sculpture thus
providing a rare opportunity to examine his oeuvre from its beginning to the present. Austin spoke to
students and teachers about his creative practice and encouraged questions about the specific works on
display. His work is meticulously crafted using mostly non-art materials such as cardboard,
flywire, plywood or Perspex and was attached to gallery walls at varying heights, hung
from the ceiling or placed on the floors. It was truly wonderful for our budding young artists
to experience a talk by such a highly-regarded Australian artist in a gallery setting.
Across town, students and staff arrived at Queens Park and ate lunch in the sunny café and
meandered through the Ipswich Nature Centre. The habitats of the animals there have
been recreated to represent local bushland and flora communities and students were able
to observe the native wildlife up-close as they sketched emus, snakes, wallabies, dingoes
and numerous other species. Students returned to school by 3pm after a wonderful day,
having been engaged in viewing artworks at the gallery and making life study sketches of
animals in the park.
Hayley Harman, Teacher
THANK YOU TOOWOOMBA ROTARY CLUB!
The Rotary Club of Toowoomba
and refugee family picnic
Centenary Heights is truly fortunate to have such dedicated support from
our local community in so many ways. It takes a village to raise a child
and we are indebted to the ongoing support we receive from organisations
like Rotary. Recently, the Rotary Club of Toowoomba donated a significant
amount of money to purchase laptops for our school. These laptops will be
loaned out short-term to some of our school’s most disadvantaged students
until the families are able to purchase their own. A particular thank you
to some of the Rotary Toowoomba members who contributed significantly
including Clive Armitage, Tim Davis, Shane Doyle and Trevor and Donald
Burstow. Their generosity will change the lives of young people who will
have access to technology to assist them learn the Australian curriculum
whilst at the same time learning the language of that curriculum – English.
This was no ordinary donation though. Facilitated by Rotary Toowoomba
member, Wendy Byron, CHSHS refugee students, along with their parents,
prepared traditional Yazid food, including biriyani and dolmas, to sell at the
regional Rotary 9630 Conference at the Empire Theatre. The event attracted
hundreds of Rotarians as well as hundreds of Toowoomba residents, including
many CHSHS staff. It was a wonderful night with the Yazidi food the students
and their parents made selling out within the hour. A donation box at the
event contributed to the funds raised. The students thoroughly enjoyed the
experience and were supported during the evening by CHSHS’s Cultural
Worker, Shireen Ali.
Again, a huge thank you to Rotary Toowoomba for their invaluable donation
and support of our school community. We are truly grateful. Alisa McErlean Deputy Principal
DONATE YOUR PRE-LOVED LAPTOPS
Calling all those generous souls who may have a pre-loved laptop at home. CHSHS are keen to receive
your preloved laptops as a donation to the school. If you are able to donate a laptop, please bring
laptops to the front office and we will deliver them to the IT Staff in the library.
This will be a fantastic opportunity for some of our students to be able to access a laptop to use for their
schoolwork. Our Principal, Miss Walsh; our IT staff and our Learning Hub staff all support this program.
If you have any questions regarding this project, please call Christy Parker, Kirrily Scarff or Bec Hefron at
the School on 4636 7500.
We thank you in advance for your generosity as the caring CHSHS Community!
INTERNATIONAL CLEANERS DAY
On the 15th of June, CHSHS celebrated International Cleaners Day. Our school is incredibly grateful to
all our cleaners, who keep the grounds and classrooms in great condition for our students to enjoy. To
celebrate and show our appreciation, all the cleaners were gifted boxes of chocolates by our student
leaders. A big thank you to all of our wonderful cleaners for the great work that you do!
Jack Bunter & Evie Morris-Newell, School Captains
READERS CUP
This year Centenary Heights entered a Year 7/8 lead up to the competition, the team demonstrated
team for the regional Readers Cup competition. particular dedication: regular meetings, a group
OneNote to track reading progress and to facilitate
With a maximum of five team members allowed, we practice questions that they devised together.
initially ran a school-level competition for interested
students in Year 7 and Year 8. Our highest scoring The regional competition evening occurred on
participants were then selected for the regional Tuesday 15 June, where students worked together
team: Shane Christie (8C), Elia Faramand-Khadem
(8D), Amalia Gomez Faramand (7D), Hayleigh to answer a range of trivia-style questions about
Mabb (7M), and Abby Willson (7K). the books. Throughout the evening, the dedication
to reading was a delight to see: various whispering
The regional competition required the team to huddles of students from a range of schools across
read five books ahead of the big evening: the region. After five rounds of questions, it was
announced that the CHSHS team won, scoring
• Detention by Tristan Bancks higher than the other competing secondary teams.
• Jinxed by Amy McCulloch
• Inheritance by Carole Wilkinson This is a great achievement and a result of their
• Frogkisser by Garth Nix excellent teamwork. The cup will have a proud
• Lenny’s Book of Everything by Karen Foxlee. place in the CHSHS library until the 2022 competition
takes place. The CHSHS team will now progress to
These books were distributed at the end of Term 1, compete against other regions in the state finals in
giving the students approximately 11 weeks to get Brisbane in early September. We wish them all the
through and memorise details from all titles. In the best.
Bonny Gardner, Teacher Librarian
A REMINDER TO PARENTS/CARERS TO NOTIFY
THE SCHOOL ABOUT YOUR CHILD’S HEALTH
Centenary Heights State High School is committed to supporting students’ health and wellbeing. We would appreciate parents/carers
providing the school with any relevant health information that is required to support your child at school. This information is also collected
at enrolment but needs to be updated regularly or if a new health condition develops.
Information about medically diagnosed conditions such as allergies, asthma, diabetes and epilepsy and other health conditions that
may require school staff to provide support to students, including administering medication and performing health procedures, should
be provided to the school. Additionally, any health need that may impact on school activities such as sports, outings (including camps)
should also be discussed with the school.
Information should be provided in writing, and any specific health plans (only to be completed and signed by the medical practitioner)
should be included. Please contact the school to discuss any specific requirements.
Please inform the school office staff of any changes to contact details or the contact details of the people nominated as emergency
contacts. Thank you for your assistance in this regard. All information is kept confidential and only disclosed to the relevant staff required
to supporting your child. For any enquiries, please contact the school office on telephone (07) 4636 7500.
STATE HONOURS ENSEMBLE PROGRAM 2021
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and Centenary Heights State High School hosted the fourth
annual State Honours Ensemble Program Darling Downs. SHEP Darling Downs offered our young musicians
the opportunity to work with a team of exceptional Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
conductors. Many participants for 2021 travelled from throughout the region to take part in this innovative
and intensive weekend.
The student nominations from Centenary Heights SHS were significant, showcasing our talented musicians.
It was a sincere pleasure to watch and listen, over the course of the weekend, to all the talented young
people under the tutelage of Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University’s professional conductors.
The concerts held at the end of the workshop weekend were just superb and demonstrated the benefit
of such a program.
Congratulations to the following Centenary Heights SHS participants:
Nicholas Apalais, Kira Dawson, Mali Dawson, Jarred Facer, Hayley Lutvey, Brianna Martin, Matthew
Morgan, Oliver Murphy, Kenric Nugteren, Jemma Seymour, Serena Shackleton, Zoe Sieders, Tiana
Skinner, Evelyn Smith, Isabelle Tay, Gabrielle Thompson, Micah Walmsley, Jessica Yang and Harrison
Young.
Centenary Heights State High School, along with the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University look
forward and are already planning toward next year’s Schools Honours Ensemble Program Darling Downs.
Bronwen Mowbray, HOD Performing Arts
JUNIOR SECONDARY & LANGUAGES
Our Year 7 & 8 students had the wonderful opportunity to spend
a day at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary earlier this month, our first
Language Department excursion in two years. Whilst there,
students were able to engage in many German language activities
including learning from a guest speaker and the completion of an
animal hunt and associated puzzles. YEAR 6 to 7 in 2022
Being able to attend excursions again has been a real highlight for ENROLMENT
us this term – the opportunities to learn outside the classroom are
so valuable and once taken for granted. Our students loved it! INFORMATION
This important process has commenced
in preparation for 2022. A comprehensive
video about our school and the steps
required for enrolment can now be
found on our school website at: https://
centheigshs.eq.edu.au/enrolments
Our 7C boys found a new friend Have you spotted any Enrolments for 2022 will be taken from
in their travels! crocodiles? Monday, August 9 2021.
Tim O’Connell, HOD Junior Secondary & Languages As always, please feel free to make contact
with our main office should you have any
questions.
SPORT REPORT
Term 2 continues to provide many - Our girls played in the Karen Murphy Cup
opportunities for our students to represent Competition a couple of weeks ago. Ms
CHSHS across a multitude of sports. O’Grady has confirmed that the girls mixed
with the others in their team extremely well
CURRENT SCHOOL TEAMS TRIALS AND and really enjoyed the day. Whilst they did
INFORMATION not come away Champions, they did come
away having had a great day.
Volleyball
Touch Football
- Our Volleyball teams have continued to
play well in the Toowoomba Volleyball - Recently a number of our players competed
Competition played every Tuesday night. at the State Touch Championships in
Brisbane. Four of our players were members
- Two of our teams made the major finals. of the Under 15 Darling Downs team who
Our girls team played with a skeleton team ended up winning the Plate Final in a drop
on Tuesday Night in the Gold Medal game. off. Very exciting and all have learnt from
Unfortunately it was not our night and the this event and are ready to bring some of
girls went down. Our boys team coached their knowledge back into our school teams.
by Mr Copeland played in the Bronze medal
game. This team, after putting up a good - Next Term will see our teams involved in an
fight, were beaten by a solid Toowoomba Inter-School weekly competition called the
Grammar team on the night. Jacaranda Cup. Information regarding this
event will be out soon.
- Our Junior Boys team, under the guidance of
Mr Drew Copeland competed in the Junior - South West All Schools touch will be on
Queensland Schools Cup Competition held August 8 involving all of our teams.
in Toowoomba at the end of May. Our boys
played exceptionally well as a team and - This term will involve preparing our students
lost only one game – unfortunately the one for these events.
game they lost was to go into the Grand
Final. Bronze medallists in the end which is
a very respectable result. Special thanks to Vicki Wilson Netball
Mr Copeland and our parent supporters for
their encouragement over the course of this - Our Senior and Junior Vicki Wilson Netball
weekend. Well played boys. teams participated in the Vicki Wilson
Competition on Friday June 4. The day
- Last weekend, a number of our students was extremely cold for our players but they
participated in the State Secondary Schools played hard. The girls played a massive
Volleyball Championships on the Gold 11 games of netball. They played every
Coast. A next level of competition was alternate half hour. The Senior Vicki Wilson
experienced but from all accounts a great team made the finals but were knocked out
experience had by all. by a highly skilled Fairholme team. Great
effort by both teams and special thanks
to Tanahya for umpiring and Nat and Mrs
Willson for coaching.
Rugby League
- Our Open and Under 15 Rugby League
teams have concluded their Inter-School
Rugby League competition against other
schools in the Darling Downs Region. Both
teams have learnt a lot and really started
playing well as a team. There will be a
few ‘friendly’ games played against other
schools in Term 3 to keep the teams keen
and playing.
SPORT REPORT
Golden Glove Softball Mr Sykes and Mr Hobson for again giving up
their time to coach and support these teams
- Our Golden Glove Softball teams at these events.
participated in their competition on May 24
and May 25. Our girls team was brilliant on
the day winning all games leading into the
Grand Final. The girls were up at the end of
the first innings but then a few impressive hits
from Chinchilla SHS saw them take the lead
at the end of the second innings. Time did
not allow us to get back into the game and
the girls went down. Great spirit displayed.
Special thanks to Mrs Patikura for her wisdom
and enthusiastic cheering.
- Our boys team had a great day, building
as a team more and more as the day
progressed. They narrowly missed out on
progressing to finals but you could tell that
they had an awesome day. Thanks to Mrs
Beauchamp for her continued sharing of
knowledge to the team.
- Special thanks to the Doherty family for
scoring, umpiring, coaching and whatever
else was required to assist. Thanks also to FITNESS SESSIONS
Mrs Jenny Robertson for her scoring as well.
Great team effort. - Currently on a Friday morning our touch
football teams participate in fitness sessions as
a part of their commitment to their teams. We
would like to invite again any student from our
school who would like to add some fitness with
friends into their routine.
- We have also now begun our Wednesday
morning fitness session. This session also begins
at 7.45am on the oval. Come along and
AFL Gala Days see what type of pain Mr Halley can put you
through. Great fitness opportunity and one
- Again our Senior and Junior boys and girls that is absolutely free.
AFL teams competed in the AFL Gala Days
on May 18th (Girls) and 19th (Boys). This - All students and staff are welcome to attend
event was held at the Highfields Sport these sessions.
Centre.
- Our boys teams played well with our Open
Boys progressing to the Grand Final against
St Joseph’s school. The boys just ran out of
legs in the end after a long afternoon of
back to back games. A close final but not CONGRATULATIONS SCHOOL SPORT
enough to win.
REPRESENTATIVE SELECTIONS
- Our girls teams again showed true CHSHS
spirit and gave it everything they had on the Congratulations to Oliver Harding, Tom
day. Skillful kicking, great marks, some good Campbell and Will Ready who have been
running attack and importantly just as strong named in the Queensland Merit Hockey Team
defence. Well done ladies, especially since for 2021. There are no National Championships
some players only play once a year. this year to COVID. This is a massive effort and
the result of some very high level hockey skill
- Special thanks to Mrs Robinson, Mr Russell, having been displayed. Well done gentlemen.
Chris Bartlett, Sports Coordinator
One School - Two Campuses
SCHOOL OFFICE OPENING HOURS - 4636 7500
The School Office is open Monday to Friday between the hours of 8.15 am and 3.45 pm.
TEXTBOOK OFFICE OPENING HOURS - 4636 7576
The Textbook Office is open Monday to Friday - 8.15 am to 3.00 pm.
UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS - 4636 7514
The Uniform Shop is open during school terms on the following days:
Monday 8:00am – 12:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am – 12:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am – 12:00pm
Thursday 1:00pm – 4:30pm
Friday CLOSED
Please note: The shop is closed on pupil free days and the last Thursday of each term.
UPCOMING EVENTS
JULY AUGUST
12 First Day of Term 3 3-4 Athletics Carnival
13 Year 10 Immunisations 4 Red Food & Free Dress Day
NAIDOC Parade 6 Senior Art Excursion
16 Full Formal Uniform Day 9 Full Formal Uniform Day - Year 12
20 P&C Meeting at 6pm 11 Full Formal Uniform Day - Year 11
21 Full Formal Uniform Day Music Extension Concert at 6:30pm
22 Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews 12 Full Formal Uniform Day - Year 7
29-2 Year 12 Unit 4 Assessment Block 13 Full Formal Uniform Day - Year 10
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