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NEWS from the HEIGHTS - Centenary Heights State High School
NEWS from the HEIGHTS
                                                        Term 3 AUGUST 2021

                                                              Safety Respect Learning

IN THIS ISSUE: NAIDOC Week         MAD Festival Crazy Hair Day ISP Update    Junior Secondary & Languages
Update    Business & Industrial Technology Update   Career Pathways Update    PE Update     Sport Report
NEWS from the HEIGHTS - Centenary Heights State High School
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Dear Families
As I left work the other evening I tidied the coffee table in our parent foyer – we
keep various relevant pieces of information there for the attention of our families
– the irony of a high successful learning organisation and safe schooling
environment struck me when I repositioned information articles on:
  • A factsheet on electronic cigarettes and vaping
  • An article titled ‘I live my life without a knife’ referring to the high incidence now of young
    people in the wider public community carrying knives
  • An article titled: ‘Parents, a new normal is here – it’s time we talked to our children about
    pornography’

It makes perfect sense for me to raise these things with our families because, across all sectors of
education – catholic, independent and state, inclusive of primary and secondary sectors, such
things are growing issues with our young people. What occurs in some homes and wider communities
of course will ‘jump the fence’ of any school. What is crucial is that we are aware of it and have
both support and sanctions in place to deal with it. It certainly is in your best interests to be familiar
with our Student Code of Conduct - on our website and sent out each year to our families.

I’ve emailed home articles on vaping designed to assist you to have conversations in families. The
high incidence of it has taken us by surprise and equally my principal colleagues in state, catholic
and independent schools. Of course, the incidence is high in the wider community and we have
worked hard to bring it under control within our own school community. One of our exceptionally
effective strategies has been our high-profile student leadership group presenting to the full school
and backing it up by visits to year parades saying we do not want it in our community and will not
tolerate it – this, along with our students reporting what they know to be wrong as standard fare
within our school, has resulted in minimal incidence of it. I have visited a number of businesses in our
Toowoomba community that students have advised me sell to underage youth and gone further
to report such businesses to our police.

Within our school we talk a lot about and run programs promoting respectful relationships – you will
have seen so much in recent months in the wider community about the topics of Consent, Coercion
and Control. Our focus is on our young people to speak about these topics – what does a healthy
relationship look like? What does an unhealthy relationship look like? How do you learn to say no,
how do you learn to report what you know to be wrong? How do you remain confident that your
friends will still be your friends if you say no or if they isolate you from the friendship group because
you said no, were they ever your friends in the first place? It is so hard being an adolescent these
days – the research around young people accessing explicit sexual material these days is frightening
because it is just so accessible on phones, laptops etc – more than ever as parents, it is imperative
that you keep vigilant as to what is being accessed. With this focus we hope to see less of mental
health issues in young girls and boys. Great article on our website ‘Parents – a new normal is here’.
An excellent article on consent in there as well. This term we have had enormous success with
student led panels on ‘What is a healthy relationship?’ – student leaders with their nominated
teachers joining them to deliver to thus far Year 7s then 11/12 girl and boy cohorts and our Year 8,
9 and 10 cohorts to come in the remaining weeks of this term – inspirational to watch. We have
purchased 500 copies of a locally written book on how parents can talk with their children on such
issues – you will see them available shortly in our parent foyer and Textbook Office - please help
yourselves to one. Additionally, I refer you to www.esafety.com.au/kids/parents.

With my principal colleagues across catholic, state and independent sectors, you will see us in Term
4 banding together to bring an online presentation to our respective communities on the topics of
Consent, Control and Coercion. It will feature some school principals talking about the prevalence
and devastating effect of unsafe online behaviour, our local police speaking about how it plays
out at their end when, especially boys, are reported to them for such things as asking girls for nude
photos and sending explicit images, a family therapist explaining the big issues with youth today
and the list goes on. I will be in touch with you in Term 4 with more information.

Onto some good news of our term thus far:
  • The soon to be completed School Yearbook for 2021 – if not already please contact our Textbook
    office and pre-order for $35. We order a set amount so do not miss out – it is a beautiful book of
    photos and memories that you as families will enjoy over so many years to come. So many of
    our families, at time of graduation, have all 6 years’ worth.
NEWS from the HEIGHTS - Centenary Heights State High School
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
  • Our Uniform staff have sourced a long sleeve polo shirt option as part of our school sports
    uniform from 2022 on. This will remove the option of wearing long sleeve undershirts under
    jackets in winter and work as a sun smart option for all students.

  • In my last communication with our families, I advised that our students and teacher Bonny
    Gardner had been successful in making the state final of the Premier’s annual Readers’ Cup
    Challenge – an amazing achievement. As with a few experiences this term, the lockdown has
    meant the final, mooted for Brisbane next month, cannot go ahead.

  • Our students in our Li’l Ensom choir and teacher Heidi Law were also successful in being one of
    five schools state-wide to make the State Choral Fanfare final – another amazing achievement.
    As with the Readers’ Cup, the Fanfare final could not go ahead.

  • Our students in Strings and Orchestra programs, along with their teachers Jess Johansen and
    Jeff Poole, recently won the Toowoomba Eisteddfod Aggregate trophy – the beauty of these
    performances is something truly to behold.

  • As I type this, our students under the tutelage of coach Kathleen Hannant compete this
    Wednesday in the Queensland Debating Union final – an incredible feat.

  • The process to select our 2022 student leadership team is well underway and what a treat it has
    been thus far to listen to the speeches of current Year 11 and 10 applicants – so well prepared,
    so impressive in their decision to give it a go and in doing so, choose to serve our fine community.
    Students in Year 8 deliver their speeches and move to interview in the next fortnight.

Seeking your assistance:
  • Please check with your child that he/she has a routine for charging the laptop each night so
    there is a full charge for the school day ahead. Students are not permitted to charge a laptop
    at school nor use it during breaks as this will waste some of the charge needed for lessons.
    Where a laptop is older and the battery wanes a little, some of our students bring a portable
    battery pack to connect in lessons – that is wise.

  • We are enjoying wonderful understanding and compliance from our students in relation to the
    tightening this year of our school mobile phone policy – the policy is a simple one – phones are
    turned off and out of sight when in class, walking between classes and on the oval. My suggestion
    is that you advise your child to keep his/her phone in the locker during classes – so many
    students use this strategy now and temptation is avoided. A repeat offence is a very rare
    occurrence and thus far this year only three students who have a third offence, two of those
    families opted to take us up on the offer of housing the phone in our school safe for a period of
    five weeks with the ensuing result no surprise – students on regaining their phones were overjoyed
    and have decided since to keep their phones in their lockers during classes.

Parents/Carers of our Year 12 students – you will have received a letter last week from Year 12
Deputy Principal Will Curthoys outlining what the remainder of Term 3 and into Term 4 looks like
including arrangements for our Year 12 Graduation and Formal. Given conditions around COVID-19
limit space for our Graduation, and this will apply to our Awards Night as well in October, we are
truly blessed to have a facility such as our impressive Caldwell Theatre as a venue. Feedback from
our Year 12 families last year when we held the Graduation and Awards Day in the Theatre was
sensational. The quality of the stream is amazing and to have the events housed on our YouTube
site for later and ongoing viewing was also so well received. Families appreciated being able to
view after work and with family members gathered in homes.

Facilities update:
  • The work on the erection of more shade/shelter for our students during breaks will take place
    over the Christmas break – many thanks to our P and C for funding this $25000 initiative. This
    particular shade will be out from S block towards B block and is the first of a number planned
    with our P and C already approving a further $15000

  • The air-conditioning of all of our classrooms will occur over the Christmas holidays and will begin
    at the start of Week 9 Term 4 this year. This is part of the State government’s Cooler Schools
    program.
NEWS from the HEIGHTS - Centenary Heights State High School
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Parents/Carers of Year 10 students – you will receive communication shortly as a reminder of our
second round of Senior Education and Training Plan interviews with you and your child. We do look
forward to sitting with you as very important decisions are made about what the next two years will
look like. In the same vein, the success of a number of our Year 10s in securing fulltime apprenticeships
to begin in December this year has been so gratifying – while school is not for everyone, learning
certainly is. We are well known for the success of our young people entering fulltime apprenticeships
and in doing so, shaping their careers and lives moving forward.

Learning in lockdown – my sincere thanks to those of you who were in lockdown in this most recent
COVID-19 event. Equally, my sincere thanks to our staff for all of their efforts in ensuring we remained
connected to teach our students as effectively as possible. This recent lockdown saw approximately
300 students away from school and so the challenge for their teachers is to deliver to those away
and also those in the classroom. Things to keep in mind:
  • teachers generally will have 3-4 classes a day as well as being on hand during breaks for various
    student inquiries, activities/playground duty and so responses to an email from those away will
    take up to 24 hours.

  • students will all have their assessment planners and know their draft and final due dates as well
    as exam dates and so rightly will be focussing on those commitments. Submissions of assessment
    are fine to be digital and often are, lockdown or no lockdown.

  • an increasing number of our teachers are at the stage of delivering their teaching through the
    TEAMS platform, where they see their class members and vice versa and are able to answer
    queries as if in a regular class. This not only strengthens the delivery but saves so much time for
    our staff in the lesser need to respond to emails and /or catch up work on the return of students
    to face to face. TEAMS is like a one stop shop ie it houses One Note, with which all students are
    very familiar and has PowerPoint and email. We continue to support our teachers in using this
    platform. In some cases, this platform will not be useful as the teacher may be conducting a
    class that requires practical application.

  • in the case of a TEAMS delivery, it will be a good idea for you at home to check the capacity
    of your internet service. If you have multiple people in the one household trying to access the
    internet your connectivity may prove a problem.

  • With connecting into your home to deliver lessons, I do ask that your child is not positioned in
    his/her bedroom and has a suitable set up for study.

We certainly live in different times now. Be assured that Centenary Heights State High School
continues to be fabulous!

Best wishes.
                                                                             Maryanne Walsh OAM
                                                                                   Executive Principal

                                   MAD FESTIVAL
On the final Wednesday of last term, the Performing Arts Faculty hosted Centenary Heights’s first
ever Music, Media, Art, Drama and Dance Festival - the MAD Festival for short! It was a resounding
success, drawing a crowd of over 800 people to witness the many talents of our students. Outside,
visitors were entertained by a music stage featuring live bands and ensembles and a dance circle
displaying the talents of our classroom Dance students. Business was booming at the food and
coffee vans, along with our face painting and photobooth stalls run by the media students. In the
foyer, acoustic musicians played in the background of our very own Art Gallery, showing a variety
of pieces from students in Years 7-12. And who could forget our school play 15 Reasons Not To Be
In A Play, receiving rave reviews and leaving the audience in stitches? We would like to thank
everyone involved in the MAD Festival for their enthusiasm and commitment - it definitely created
a night to remember that we hope will become a yearly event in the Centenary Heights calendar.
Well done to our amazing students and keep creating!
                                                                  Bella Morris-Newell, School Captain
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CRAZY HAIR DAY
Term 2 concluded with a splash of colour and an excited atmosphere as the school community
came together to once again participate in our annual Crazy Hair/Hat day and the World’s
Greatest Shave. After being unable to conduct this event in 2020, the school community was
eager to style, colour and decorate their hair in anticipation, all for a chance to win the
prestigious Nit Wit Trophy, and of course, the bragging rights that come with it.

Our incredible MCs, Elliott Pflaum, Flynn Walmsley and Evie Morris-Newell conducted the event
with enthusiasm, and the hall was filled with excitement, laughter and chatter as students
paraded their wacky hair-dos to the whole school. Hilarity ensued as teachers auctioned off their
hair to give students a chance to style their magnificent manes while raising $359.90, with Miss
Walsh taking the crown (of hair) with the wackiest hair-do.

A massive congratulations to our 7/8 finalist Anna Tierney in 7F for her paddle pop performance,
our 9/10/11 finalist Ellyse Reese in 9F for her original origami masterpiece; and of course,
congratulations to Valkyrie Jennings in 12B, who was bestowed the highest honour she could
receive – the Nit Wit Trophy – for her sensational spiky hairstyle.

It was certainly a hair-raising day, as we also had 19 brave students and a brave teacher
prepared to shave and cut their hair for the Leukemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave.
Leukemia is one of the top four most frequently diagnosed cancers, with 50 Australians being
diagnosed every day. 2021 marked the 23rd year the Leukemia Foundation celebrated the
event, making it one of Australia’s longest running fundraising events. A massive congratulations
to our participants:
 Samantha Alderdice, 8E; Chelsea Barton, 9J; Luke Bicknell, 7D; Curtis Clewett 7M; Hannah
 Davis, 7D; Kira Dawson, 8M; Isabelle Edwards 10M; Leo Hutchins, 9C; Jim Johnstone 9F; Ben Le
 Dilly, 7C; Corbin Martin, 8M; Julian McMicking, 12A; Chelsea-Grace Moore, 8I; Charles Renbo,
 8I; Lucie Rigby, 10I; Evelyn Smith, 10M; Amber van Grysen 9K, Kody Walker 11A, Casey Wall-
 Poelstra, 8I, Mr Mick Floyd, Deputy-Principal.

These incredible people raised $14,290.92 for the Leukemia foundation, which is enough to fund
three months of lab research and provide two weeks of accommodation to families affected by
blood cancer.
                                                  Dharma McDonald, Student Council Vice-President
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROGRAM (ISP)
It is sad that by now all our international students    participate in the Youth Group in Hume Ridge
have been away from home for more than a                Church on Friday nights. Students were offered
year and a half. They absolutely miss their             free door to door transportation to and from the
parents and siblings at home. However, under            church. Students were very warmly welcomed
the care and close monitoring of the whole              by the church staff and Ross the church Pastor.
school staff, the international students are all        They made new friends through activities and
healthy and ready to cope with another period           they certainly enjoined the interaction with so
of long separation from their families in the near      many unfamiliar faces. A very good practice for
future. Looking after the wellbeing of our              international students to walk out of their
international students has become one of the            comfort zones and I hope they will go there
priorities of our ISP team.                             often in the future to gain some interpersonal
                                                        skills.
When hearing that one of our international
students said he had missed the street food in          At the end of Term 2, our School Principal Miss
his hometown, on the day of Chinese Dragon              Walsh kindly invited our international students
Boat Festival, we organized a Chinese style BBQ
for the international students right after school,      for a delicious lunch. Miss Walsh was very
in J block backyard. The students participated          pleased to see the students enjoy the meal and
in threading the meat and vegetables onto the           chat with the students about their experience,
stick and took turns roasting the food on the           their home countries and their future plans.
stove. They told me that the BBQ tasted so              When I shared the event with the students’
authentic and that was the flavour that they            parents, the parents were very grateful and
had been longing for. They were offered a rice          asked me to pass their thanks on to Miss Walsh
dumpling to take home which was a must-eat              for being so thoughtful and caring to their
food in the Dragon Boat Festival.                       children in a country which is 10,000km away
                                                        from them.
At the end of last term, we took our international
students to Chong Tian Temple for an excursion.         The lunch was ordered from a restaurant where
They visited the Buddhist Temple and had Yum            the owner is the homestay provider of our two
Cha style meal for lunch. They were so excited          international students, Tem and Tong. Ordering
when they entered the Sunnybank Shopping                lunch from them was to show our support to
Plaza as they could order their favourite bubble        their business and to express our gratitude for
tea. It was very good to take them out to feel          taking care of our students for the two years. All
the vibe of the big city.                               of our homestay providers have been wonderful
                                                        in taking care of the students during this difficult
A very special experience that we have                  time. A great homestay reduces lots of stress for
introduced to our international students was to         all of us involved.
                                                                                    Yao Wu, ISP Coordinator

        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!
NEWS from the HEIGHTS - Centenary Heights State High School
JUNIOR SECONDARY & LANGUAGES
Early this term our Year 7 student leaders have been representing our school proudly visiting Year 6 students
from their previous schools. During this time they have taken the opportunity to explain and reassure
students who are getting ready for high school that coming to Centenary Heights SHS is not ‘scary’, but in
actual fact, a really positive step forward. Our school has a very involved and targeted program aimed at
successfully transitioning our 300+ Year 6 students to high school. What better way to explain the successes
of our great school than from the mouths of those who know!

           Isabelle Potter (7J Class Captain), Oliver Murphy             Emily Chow, Kya Daley and Ellyse Reese the
            (Year 8 Student Council Rep.) and outstanding             champion trio mentioned in our last newsletter who
           7C students William Hinckfuss and Lachlan Daley            achieved Elite Language Championship Awards –
          getting ready to share their experiences with Year 6                     we are so proud of you!
                        Gabbinbar SS students.

                                                                   Tim O’Connell, HOD Junior Secondary & Languages
    BUSINESS & INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
Both the Business and Industrial Technology                      own assessment, and referencing where they have
departments are steaming ahead as usual, with                    used the work of others. This Academic Integrity
both students and staff very busily working on                   policy is enforced heavily under the new QCE
assessment – particularly important for those Year               system and it is therefore imperative that families
12s who are coming up to their very important                    realise the extent of how schools are required to
External Examination period Term 4.           COVID              sanction breaches of this policy. The vast majority
lockdowns in nearby LGA’s have seen staff once                   of students always do the right thing, however there
again reverting to using technology online to                    is a small minority who for one reason or another,
distribute learning as well as teaching face-to-face             still seek the easy way out and copy other student’s
with students remaining at school. This indeed is                work. Our Policy on this matter is that all parties
not the ideal and thank goodness the lockdown                    involved in the breach will be sanctioned by the
has lifted and students have returned to school –                school and as per QCAA policy.
albeit wearing masks for the next week.
                                                                 Keep up the excellent work Centenary Heights
We cannot stress more highly the importance of                   staff and students, it is you who makes this school a
Academic Integrity with all students submitting their            great place to learn and grow.

                                                                       Melissa Rohde-Bidgood, HOD Business & ITD

                                             SPORT REPORT
Due to recent LGA lockdowns, a number of sporting events and our athletics carnival were
either cancelled or postponed. Thank you to staff and students who had planned, coached,
nominated, trained or had been selected to participate in the CHSHS Inter-house Athletics Day,
the Schools Volleyball Cup, CBSQ Wildcard competition, Red Lions Soccer gala day , South
West Queensland All Schools Touch. Your dedication to training in the lead up to these events
was valued.

Some events will be rescheduled. It is important that all students continue to listen to student
notices and check their sport update emails for ongoing updates. At this stage, Darling Downs
Athletics trials and the Central Zone Athletics carnivals are scheduled to go ahead with the
appropriate COVID planning in place. Good Luck to all students who have nominated to trial at
these events.
                                                                                        Bec O’Grady, Sports Coordinator
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CAREER PATHWAYS
Following an unpredictable and disruptive 2020,         The benefits of students participating in these
due to the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak, 2021       courses is clearly illustrated by the fact that over
has been a far better year for Career Pathways.         70% of new SAT sign-ups for students in Year 12 this
                                                        year, have gone to students who have previously
With initiatives such as JobKeeper and JobSeeker        completed a TAFE course.
coming to an end, the focus of the state and federal
governments has changed to up-skilling Australia’s      Additionally, in Term 2, we had close to 50 students
workforce and growing employment opportunities          engage in the TAFE Taster Programs on offer to year
as part of the economic recovery.                       10 students. Students attended TAFE one day per
                                                        week to gain some insight into what it is like to be a
This has brought about the Australian Apprenticeship    TAFE student. On the back of this, our TAFE numbers
Incentives Program. One aspect of this incentives       for 2022 are already looking very strong.
program includes up to a 50% wage subsidy for
a 12-month period, to employers who take on             For school leavers, there is currently a wonderful
a new apprentice or trainee. Understandably,            funding source in place, JobTrainer, which can see
many local business’ have been strategically            VET courses that typically cost over $20 000, being
making the most of these incentives and as such,        accessed for a very minimal fee, for example $150
the number of School-Based Apprenticeship and           or less.
Traineeship (SAT) sign-ups have been through the
roof! Specifically, the demand for skilled workers in   If you would like further information around any
the trades connected to the current building and        of these programs and opportunities, either as a
renovation boom thanks to HomeBuilder, have             parent/carer or business owner, please do not
increased significantly.                                hesitate to contact our school’s Careers Office. As
                                                        always, a special thank you to our pool of wonderful
Our school’s relationship with TAFE has continued       employers, Registered Training Organisations,
to grow and prosper in 2021, with over 100 students     Apprenticeship Support Networks and work
currently enrolled in more than 20 different course     experience providers who make it happen for our
options, ranging from Cert IIs right up to Diplomas.    students.

                                                                   Dave McMillan, HOD Career Pathways

                                              AWARDS DAY
                                    THURSDAY 21 OCTOBER 2021
                                            IN THE CALDWELL THEATRE

                             JUNIOR SCHOOL                                 SENIOR SCHOOL
                             9:30am - 11:00am                             12:30pm - 2:00pm
NEWS from the HEIGHTS - Centenary Heights State High School
NAIDOC WEEK
The theme celebrated for 2021 NAIDOC Week was Heal Country! Our Centenary community
celebrated this extremely significant week together from the 12th-16th of July, Week 1, Term 3.
NAIDOC Week is significant for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as it celebrates our
history, culture, and achievements. We encouraged the school to be involved as much as possible
within our planned events and reach out to our Indigenous students to uplift and celebrate their
achievements. We began the week with the Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Australian flags
raising ceremony which demonstrates our recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people. The exploitation, desecration and destruction of our cultural heritage, our land, our waters,
and our sacred sites calls for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to seek greater protection,
which the NAIDOC Week theme Heal Country is about. Our NAIDOC parade was held on the
Tuesday where we highlighted the importance of this week for our people and had both student
and guest speakers discuss what Heal Country means to them and how we can protect our
environment. Thank you to all parade participants, we felt your passion for our culture conveyed
through each one of you. A tradition at Centenary is our NAIDOC Week Teacher vs. Student Touch
Game. We had a great outcome with our students ready and pumped to reclaim their rightful title
after our previous loss against the teachers. The game was tight, and the teachers definitely gave
the students a tough game. The 2021 victory goes to the students! Congratulations and excellent
work, but better luck next year teachers. Lastly to conclude the week Mr. Willy took students on a
Bush trail walk, showing the fascinating environment within our school. We hope that the Centenary
community learnt about our culture and listened to the voices and achievements of our Indigenous
students, peers, and Elders. Continue to listen for announcements as we have more planned for
the rest of the year. Overall, an excellent outcome of this year’s NAIDOC Week, thank you for the
help from the participating staff and students, it would not have had such a great impact without
you.
                                                                 Bellah Bennett-Payne, Indigenous Captain

                                          HPE UPDATE
It is so refreshing to walk around the school during       Health and PE/Sport and Rec Tasters this year.
these beautiful winter days and see all of the
activity going on around our school grounds in             Our Year 12 Health students have completed
regards to physical activity. Our HPE Curriculum           their final internal assessment item – their IA3.
continues to upskill our students on the importance        These assessment tasks will be sent to QCAA for
and health benefits of being physically active.            Confirmation prior to their External Exam in Term
The HPE Curriculum offers students a wide range            4. The Year 12 students will complete their Mock
of opportunities in which to engage. Fitness Units         Exams in our exam block coming up later in the
currently being studied by a number of classes             term.
have showcased the knowledge students have
acquired through the production of some quality            Our Year 11 Health students recently implemented
fitness sessions.                                          their Body Image Expo targeting all students at
                                                           CHSHS. It was wonderful to see so many of our
The Year 10 students this year enjoyed the new HPE         students engaging in this wonderful innovation
curriculum for 3 lessons for 1 term across the semester.   that was fully planned and implemented by the
This change brings us online with the Australian           students for the students. Post data collection
Curriculum requirements but most importantly gives         suggested the event proved to be very effective.
our young students an opportunity to stay active
and learn new skills. Our Year 10 students are now         The HPE staff continue to work collaboratively to
engaged in the various HPE Faculty Taster options.         produce and implement quality teaching and
We have seen increases in students selecting our           should be commended for this.

                                                               Chris Bartlett, HOD Health & Physical Education
NEWS from the HEIGHTS - Centenary Heights State High School
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
AUGUST                                         6       Drama Scene Project Excursion
30      Year 10 English Exam                   7       Walker Awards Evening at 5:30pm
31      Year 12 Services Australia Workshop    8-16    Year 12 Unit 4 Mock Exam Block
        Student Leaders Meeting at 3:15pm      13-16   Year 11 Unit 2 Assessment Block
SEPTEMBER                                      13-17   School Support Staff Week
2       Free Dress Day                         16      Chinese Excursion
        Red Food Day                           17      Year 12 RACQ Docudrama 12-3pm
3       Student Free Day                               Centenary’s Got Talent
        Teacher Aide Day                               Last Day of Term 3

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