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QUEENSLAND YOUTH ART AWARDS Each year, for at least the last 20 years, some of the best artworks from students around the state are chosen for hanging in the annual Queensland Youth Art Awards (QYAA). This year it was John Paul College’s turn to host the awards and more than 500 works, from 50 schools, were entered. Entry numbers are strictly limited and, hence, just over a dozen works were selected to represent A.B. Paterson College (see below). Congratulations to the selectees! CSIRO MATHEMATICIANS IN SCHOOLS PROGRAMME On Monday, 22 August, Dr Steve Sugden attended the College as part of the CSIRO Mathematicians in Schools Programme. He is Associate Professor from the School of Information Technology at Bond University. He conducted a session with the Year 6 Advanced Mathematics class, drawing their attention to the patterns and reasoning behind number systems, calculations and binary numbers. He challenged them to see that numbers have many different representations, looking at the patterns in the exponents and converting numbers into the binary system. Year 7 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Jasmin Turpin Malak Habib Oksana Johnston (Certificate of Excellence) Maxine Weaver Bianca Palmer (Medallion Winner) Christie‐Lee Wise Julia May Jackson Fenwick (Medallion Winner) Courtney Kruger (Medallion Winner) Kate Kitto (Certificate of Excellence) Alexandra Frisby‐Smith (Certificate of Excellence) Ryan Voevodin Scott Voevodin (Medallion winner) Peter Solberg (Certificate of Excellence ) Top: Dr Steve Sugden from the School of Information Technology at Bond University Below: Nelson Chua and Dr Sugden The three independent judges from the Griffith University College of Art did a blind judging (no school names in evidence) and they showed remarkable taste. As you can see, we were very successful and in fact were the ‘winningest’ school in the senior ranks, with a record 8 awards. The highest level of award is the medallion. Special thank you to: Mrs Tanya Jeynes, for transporting and packaging the works and to Ms Jackie Bennett, for coordinating the entries. Mr Barry Voevodin Visual Art Coordinator He also met with Nelson Chua of Year 10 as his academic mentor for Nelson’s personal research project. Nelson is researching dimension theory and he has been provided with new directions for his research. Dr Sugden also met with Mr Redmond and Mrs Sheehy from the Maths Faculty to share ideas. A.B. Paterson College is also a partner in the CSIRO Scientists in Schools Programme. Dr Nirthanan, from the School of Medical Science at Griffith University, is working with another Honours programme student, Navin Niranjan in a research project involving snake venom. Mrs Lesley Sutherland Head of Gifted Education Friday, 26 August 2011 | Page 2
NATIONAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS ASSEMBLY France takes Third Place! Mrs Taylor and I had the privilege of attending the National MUNA 2011 event organised by the Rotary Club of Canberra Sunrise in Canberra from Friday, 19 August to Sunday, 21 August, to watch Year 12 students, Brock Lowrey and Calum Thatcher represent Rotary District 9640 at the event. Brock and Calum had been selected to attend through the District’s MUNA held in March. The objective of a Rotary MUNA is to involve students in a “hands‐on” experience of a UN‐style conference and so increase the students’ sense of international understanding and goodwill. Calum and Brock elected to represent France at MUNA and spent long hours of preparation and research so that they could think and be “French”! They were required to represent France’s position on six resolutions, selected on the Friday evening through a voting process from the 13 resolutions for which they had prepared. The resolutions debated related to the following: • The Responsibility to Protect • Disaster Reduction • The Right of the Palestinian People to Self‐Determination • Human Rights and Extreme Poverty • Climate Change • Nuclear‐Weapon‐Free World Debate was fierce, with 30 countries being represented vigorously by delegates. The challenge was to represent your country and also to be able to respond as your country would, to the points of view held by other nations. Students were also required to have a good knowledge and understanding of UN documents such as the Treaty on the Non‐Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Millennium Development Goals Reports, Charter of Human Rights, Charter of the United Nations, World Summit 2005 Outcomes, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and also of policies of their chosen countries. Adjudicators provided very helpful feedback at the end of each session and students clearly applied this feedback across the weekend. The MUNA event was a wonderful learning experience for our students through engagement with international politics, the work of the UN, the machinations of the UN and diplomatic operations and the use of strategies on the floor of the Assembly. In addition, we had the opportunity to hear an address by Foreign Service Officers from the Embassy of the United States of America and at the MUNA Dinner, an address by Professor Michael L’Estrange, Director of the National Security College at ANU. Professor L’Estrange’s address was thought‐provoking and challenging as he spoke about the future of international relations and the challenges that face nations. NATIONAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS ASSEMBLY Brock and Calum (France) were awarded third place and are to be congratulated on their achievement, particularly given the standard of the competition. They represented the College in an exemplary manner. Our thanks are extended to Mr Graham Howie, MUNA Coordinator, Rotary District 9640, who was the Rotary Counsellor who accompanied our students. Graham was responsible for all their arrangements and through him, we extend our thanks to Rotary District 9640 for providing the opportunity for young people to engage in MUNA at the local level and nationally. The Rotary Club of Canberra Sunrise is also to be complimented on the professional organisation of the event and thanked for its work in supporting young people through the provision of opportunities such as this. Congratulations, Brock and Calum. Well done! L‐R: Brock Lowrey, Calum Thatcher and Mr Graham Howie, MUNA Co‐ordinator, Rotary District 9640 Mrs Annette Boyle Interact Club Co‐ordinator Friday, 26 August 2011 | Page 3
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