2013-05-23 - Meridan State College - Education Queensland

Meridan State College Newsletter 

Learning Today, Creating Tomorrow 

214 Parklands Boulevard, Meridan Plains Caloundra Qld 4551 

Phone: 07 5490 2666 | Fax: 07 5490 2600 

Email: enquiry@meridansc.eq.edu.au | Web: http://www.meridansc.eq.edu.au/ 

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23 May 2013 

College Report 

A MESSAGE FROM THE COLLEGE DIRECTOR & 

PRINCIPALS 

Dear Parents and Carers 

It has been a busy time for our College this term, with staff and 

student’s hard work really paying off in various areas. 

NAPLAN OVER FOR 2013 

It was wonderful to see our student so focussed last week as 

Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 completed the numerous NAPLAN papers for 

2013. The writing task we thought most apt - as students were 

asked to write about their hero! Whilst afterwards the students 

discussed who each had written about, Mums – you will be 

pleased to know that it seems many wrote about their Mums! 

Spiderman, Justin Bieber and some Dads also rated a mention. 

My daughter however, who completed the Year 5 paper, thought 

her teacher was more a hero than I was – obviously I need to 

take lessons from her teacher, to see if I can improve in the hero 

stakes! The success of NAPLAN this year is again thanks to the 

hard work and planning by our teaching staff, who have worked 

tirelessly with each cohort over the last 18 months to ensure 

they are test wise, are comfortable completing the tests, and 

do their best. For first time NAPLAN parents, you will receive a 

student report which identifies your child’s outcomes in the test, 

once all tests are marked and the data returned to the school, 

with your student profiles. 

REGIONAL SHOWCASE WINNER 

At the recent Regional Showcase Awards, our combined entry 

with our Technical Trade Training Centre partners - Beerwah 

State High School, Caloundra State High School and Kawana 

Waters State College was successful in winning one of the many 

awards. The outcomes for our students who are enrolled in 

various courses through the Trade Training Centre are a credit 

to all involved in the educational facility. In the past 3 years, 

more than 50 of our students have also engaged in various 

work experience opportunities available through the programs 

on offer, and many graduates to date have moved straight into 

employment in the construction area. 

OUR STUDENTS JUST KEEP ON DANCING! 

Last week our dance students again did us proud in the Brisbane 

Dance Eisteddfod. They are certainly creating a name for 

themselves far and wide – this year being placed or highly 

commended in every category! The work of Mrs Piper and Ms 

Sutton cannot go without mention – their dedication, along with 

their support staff, is one of the reasons our dancers continue 

to impress. Our students have worked tirelessly throughout the 

year to get to this stage and were so impressive that they have 

been invited to compete again this weekend in the HIP HOP 

Brisbane competition. We wish them all the best! 

CHAPLAINCY HIGH TEA 

We are fortunate at Meridan to have excellent support staff 

- School Based Health Nurses, Youth Support Co-ordinators, 

and Chaplains are key personnel who work hard to make a 

difference. The common misconception for those people who 

have not engaged with the Chaplaincy program is that Chaplains 

have a religious focus within the school environment. This is 

far from the truth. Our Chaplain program instead, includes 

running the Building Bridges programs for Year 10 (thanks to the 

generous support of Club Kawana), Youth Excel for our Junior 

Secondary girls, supporting families in hard times – supplying 

school clothing/shoes and food packs, supporting our students, 

staff and parents through emotional incidents and assisting 

at various school activities. Last week, two of our parents, 

Jenny Semmens and Kris Cartwright and Staff member Coralie 

Williamson, began the first of several Chappy fundraisers for the 

year to ensure we raise money to continue our programs. Over 

35 parents and students descended on the Hospitality Courtyard 

to enjoy a fabulous High Tea, created and served by our Senior 

Hospitality students. It was great to see such an amazing 

turnout from our Community. Silly Sock Day and Canteen Meal 

deals also contributed to our recent fundraising activities for our 

Chappy! A huge thank-you to our College community for getting 

behind these initiatives. 

LAP-A-THON ANOTHER SUCCESS! 

Congratulations to Shane Will and his team for the amazing 

effort that again was put into our lap-a-thon. It is always 

touching to see our huge Year 10s, helping our little Year 1 

students – as they do their laps (usually with the Year 1 students 

having to find their “lost” Year 10 buddies, as the boundless 

energy of the littlies leaves the Year 10 students exhausted!) It 

is always an amazing event and we thank all parents who took 

the time to join our staff and students for the occasion. We 

also thank all the parents who have already contributed to the 

donations/sponsors that your children may have successfully 

received already – these contributions make a difference to the 

many sporting programs needing equipment! We look forward 

to seeing if we can out do the total raised last year. 

INDEPENDENT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT A GLANCE 

The Independent Public Schools initiative aims to increase 

autonomy in decision making, cut red tape and remove layers 

of management to improve outcomes for students. There will be 

a total of 120 Independent Public Schools rolled out across the 

state over the next four years. Building on the high degree of 

autonomy already afforded to all Queensland State Schools, the 

key features of Independent Public Schools are outlined below. 

You will note that many of the key areas mentioned, are already 

part of how schools these days choose to do business 

Enhanced local governance 

All Independent Public Schools will be required to establish a 

school council. A school council will enable greater involvement 

of the school community and other stakeholders such as 

industry in setting the strategic direction for the school. School 

councils will approve and monitor the school’s strategic direction, 

strengthening local decision making. Independent Public Schools 

will be provided with the following additional autonomies over 

governance and administration: 

• the principal will have a performance agreement directly 

with the Director-General 

• there will be an independent review of the school’s 

progress every four years. 

Advancing innovation 

By using local expertise and having more freedom to respond to 

local community needs, Independent Public Schools will be able 

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to embrace innovation to maximise student learning outcomes. 

Independent Public Schools will have: 

• increased autonomy to work in new ways with local 

businesses, industry and community Organisations. This 

could lead to creative models of sponsorship, industry 

partnerships and Infrastructure partnerships 

• increased flexibility to approve curriculum offerings 

that suit the needs of students e.g. International 

Baccalaureate programs, extracurricular programs, 

gateway programs and centres of excellence. 

Locally tailored workforce 

Independent Public Schools will be able to shape their workforce 

to meet strategic directions set at a local level that respond 

directly to the needs of their students. The principal of an 

Independent Public School may develop workforce plans in 

consultation with their local workforce committees. The School’s 

workforce plan will be submitted to the school council for 

approval. Principals at Independent Public Schools will be able 

to choose between directly recruiting teachers (where vacancies 

exist) or filling vacancies through existing internal applicant 

pools or the transfer and relocation systems. 

The transfer system will be retained and strengthened. 

Financial flexibility 

Independent Public Schools will: 

• receive a one-line school budget that includes school 

grants and a staffing budget expressed in both full-time 

equivalent (FTE) staff and notional monetary terms 

• receive an FTE allocation directly from central office 

for student support staff, such as support teachers for 

literacy and numeracy, English as a second language 

teachers, guidance officers, Behaviour management 

teachers and students with disability support. 

Building for the future 

Independent Public Schools will: 

• be able to plan joint facilities with local councils, industry 

and community 

• have the freedom to contract and manage their own 

maintenance using QBuild or contractors 

• be able to develop and implement a Strategic 

Infrastructure (Assets) Plan directly with central office 

• submit requests for capital works projects directly to 

central office. 

Support, accountability and transparency 

Independent Public Schools must still comply with state 

legislation, industrial instruments, directives, delegations, wholeof-government 

policy and national agreements. 

As more information is forthcoming, we will ensure we keep you 

all fully informed around this exciting initiative. 

Regards 

Karen & the Exec Team 

Julie Kornmann 

College Director 

Sue Esposito 

Principal - 

Primary School 

Fiona Free 

Principal - Junior 

Secondary 

School 

Karen McCord 

Principal 

- Senior 

Secondary 

School 

Meridan Diary 

Coming Events 

Thursday 30 

Friday 31 

Monday 10 

Tuesday 18 

Wednesday 19 

May 2013 

Prep – Year 6 Disco 

Caloundra/Maleny Show 

Holiday 

June 2013 

Queen’s Birthday Holiday 

QCS Practice 

QCS Practice 

Friday 21 Last Day of Term 2 

Monday 8 

Saturday 3 

Tuesday 3 

Wednesday 4 

Friday 15 

July 2013 

Term 3 Starts 

August 2013 

Meridan Family Fiesta 

September 2013 

QCS Test 

QCS Test 

November 2013 

Last Day for Year 12 Students 

214 Parklands Boulevard 

Meridan Plains Qld 4551 

Postal: PO Box 3908 

Caloundra DC Qld 4551 

Ph.: 07 5490 2666 

Fax: 07 5490 2600 

Junior Secondary School Fax: 5490 2667 

Senior Secondary School Fax: 5490 2788 

Client Services Fax: 5490 2602 

Email: enquiry@meridansc.eq.edu.au 

Website: www.meridansc.eq.edu.au 

College Director: Julie Kornmann 

Primary School Principal: Susan Esposito 

Junior Secondary School Principal: Fiona Free 

Senior Secondary School Principal: Karen McCord 

Primary School Deputy Principal: Jenny Williams, Lisa Cutter 

& Amanda White 

Junior Secondary/Senior Secondary 

School Deputy Principal: Glenn McIntosh & Michelle Lyons 

Business Service Managers: Shannan Gniel & Colleen Bryce 

Administration Officers: Linda Fraser, Michelle Davies, Sandy 

Carr, Lou Canov, Lee Gary, Claudia Wallis, Bronwen Stewart, Lisa 

Price 

P&C ASSOCIATION 

President: Amanda Gibbs 

Vice President: Lee Bundgaard 

Secretary: Kristy Gould 

Treasurer: Barbara Reed 

The P&C meets the second Tuesday of each month at 

7.00pm in the Rainforest Retreat. 

EXECUTIVE CENTRE OFFICE HOURS 

Monday to Friday 8.00am – 3.30pm 

CLIENT SERVICES 



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JUNIOR SECONDARY AND SENIOR 

SECONDARY SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS 


CASHIER OFFICE HOURS 

Monday – Friday 8.00am – 11.30am 

Please Note: The minimum amount for a credit card transaction 

is $10.00 

UNIFORM SHOP HOURS 

Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8.00am – 10.30am 

PRE-LOVED UNIFORM SHOP 

Please contact our Cashier on 5490 2684 or via email 

(accountsreceivable@meridansc.eq.edu.au) if you require further 

information on your account or believe your statement may be 

incorrect. 

We have listed in the attached document Short Invoice 

Reference codes used so far in 2013. Any older debts will be 

referenced with 2012 or 2011 at the front of the Short Invoice 

Reference. “OB” refers to an invoice that was transferred over 

from our previous finance system, so please contact us if you 

require further clarification. 

We have also included a sample debtor statement with some 

explanatory notes to help you. 

Tuesday: 2.00pm – 3.30pm 

Thursday: 2.00pm – 3.30pm 

Friday: 8.30am – 10.00am 

Situated in the Old Tuckshop in the large undercover area 

RAINFOREST CAFÉ 

Open Monday – Friday 

Convenor: Jo Lundie 

Assistant Convenors: Julie Allen, Melanie Dean, Kelly Hill 

Ph.: 5490 2668 

Fax: 5490 2669 

ASSEMBLY 

Monday Year 4 – 6 (Primary School) 2.20 pm 

Monday Year 7 – 9 (Community – Junior Secondary) 8.45 am 

Monday Year 10 – 12 (Senior Secondary School) 8.45 am 

Tuesday Prep – Year 3 (Primary School) 2.20 pm 

Friday Year 7 – 9 (Mentor – Junior Secondary 

School) 

STUDENT ABSENCE LINES 

Primary School Prep – Year 6 5490 2660 

Junior Secondary School Year 7, 8 & 9 5490 2688 

Senior Secondary School Year 10, 11 & 12 5490 2799 

8:45 am 

UNDERSTANDING STUDENT 

INVOICES AND STATEMENTS 

Student Bulk Invoices are generated through OneSchool and 

receipted in the Agresso finance system. This system is used 

within all State Schools in Queensland. 

Bulk Invoice generation is an overnight process, thus payments 

cannot be receipted until the following day. 

Bulk invoicing requires a “Short Invoice Reference” – this is then 

used to run payment/non-payment reports in Agresso. 

Each Student Resource Scheme fee, subject charge, excursion, 

camp or activity invoice will have its own Short Invoice 

Reference. 

The Invoice always shows the description, and may sometimes 

include a comment noting due dates for payment. Invoices are 

automatically emailed by OneSchool to those families who have 

an email contact listed. Invoices are generated the day prior to 

an information letter and permission form being sent home with 

students. 

Debtor Statements are issued around week 5 of each school 

term. A Statement is a summary of what is owing on the 

family’s or student’s account. As such, only the Short Invoice 

Reference will be displayed. The term “Debtor” is generic in the 

OneSchool and Agresso systems, and this terminology cannot 

be changed. There is no option in the finance system to add 

comments on statements. 

For those parents on written payment plans with the College, 

these statements are purely for your information as an update 

on where your account is at. 

Shannan Gniel 

Business Services Manager – Finance & Facilities 

P&C NEWS 

MERIDAN FAMILY FIESTA UPDATE 

Arrangements are going well for the Family Fiesta scheduled for 

Saturday 3 August here at the College. The amusement rides 

have now been booked, the food court and market place are 

underway, the Year 12’s are starting to practice with the deep 

fryer to cook amazing hot chips, the Primary School classes 

have their thinking caps on about their class stalls, the Junior 

Secondary Communities are getting their ideas underway and 

there is starting to get a fiesta feeling about the College – have 

you seen the hats After next week’s Open Day we will provide 

more information – one large event at a time we say!!! 

WOOLWORTH’S EARN AND LEARN 

Thank you to everyone who is collecting the Woolworths ‘Earn 

and Learn’ stickers – did you know that we have collection boxes 

not only here at Client Services but also at Currimundi and 

Pelican Waters Woolworths stores! Over the last couple of years 

we have been able to earn amazing resources for our College 

through this program, so thank you for your continued support! 

Amanda Gibbs 

P&C President 

Meridan State College 

NATIONAL TREE DAY 2013 

Parklands Community Group, in conjunction with Sunshine Coast 

Council Natural Areas Team and Currimundi Catchment Care 

Group wish to invite all students, parents and staff to National 

Tree Day 2013 (NTD) at Bancroft’s Red Gum Reserve in Little 

Mountain (Parklands) on Sunday 28 July, 2013 to participate in 

the Australia wide tree planting. 

Registration will start at 8:00am at the 2013 site on Daintree 

Blvd, right off Village Way in Parklands found on UBD page 

99, F3. You are required to wear covered shoes, appropriate 

clothes and hat. Council will provide gloves, water and all 

planting equipment and supplies. The site will be prepared by 

Council. Your assistance with the planting of trees and shrubs 

will be rewarded by a free sausage sizzle at 11:30am and a 

presentation of the history and stories of various native animals 

by “Geckos”. 

If you have any questions please contact Ron Burnett, Chair, 

Parklands Community Group at 5491 7905. 


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PRE-LOVED UNIFORM SHOP 

With the winter chill in the air, sadly we are now totally out of 

pre-loved jumpers, we still however have lots of jackets available 

and limited vests. So, if you have any jumpers which no longer 

fit your child please consider putting them on consignment in our 

Pre-Loved Uniform Shop and let’s keep our Students warm this 

winter! 

Regina, Amanda and Kerrie 

CYBERAWARENESS SERIES 

May 20 – 24 is all about National Cyber Security Awareness 

Week. Keeping data and systems safe while surfing and 

browsing the internet is this week a focus of the Australian 

Government’s Department of Broadband, Communications 

and the Digital Economy (DBCDE). With events held all over 

Australia to keep our community safe, this department is 

promoting the awareness of security online. 

For further information about events coming up, follow the link 

to the Stay Smart Online website: http://www.staysmartonline. 

gov.au/whats_on 

Don’t forget too that during our Open Day, events about online 

safety and security will also be held to assist you in being safe 

online. 

Melissa Russell and Susan Schultz 

International Study Tour Coordinators 

70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 

SINKING OF THE CENTAUR 

Grey skies and drizzly weather was the setting of the sombre 

ceremony at Kings Beach dedicated to the memory of the 268 

souls lost at sea in the sinking of the Hospital Ship Centaur on 

14 May 1943. The ship was torpedoed by an enemy submarine 

south east of Cape Moreton. Meridan State College Captains 

and Vice Captains were privileged to take part in the ceremony 

and lay flowers in respect for those who gave their lives in 

service of our nation. College Captain, Nic A, marvelled at the 

bravery and sacrifice of those who served our country and the 

students discussed the importance of making the most of every 

opportunity as a way of respecting those who gave so much so 

we can live with freedom. 

Ms Debbie Ernst 

HOD eLearning 

MERIDAN STATE COLLEGE 

INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOUR - 

HOST FAMILY OPPORTUNITY! 

Meridan State College will be hosting International Study Tour 

groups from Taiwan in Term 3. We are currently seeking more 

Meridan Families to open their homes to Taiwanese students, 

as Host Families. During previous tours our students, staff and 

families have gained valuable experiences from engaging with 

students from another culture, expanding our understanding of 

the diverse society in which we live and learn. 

Ms Amanda Pearce 

Head of Department Senior Schooling 

Details are: 

Secondary Based Students Years 11 & 12 

Arrive/Depart: Saturday 6 July 2013 – Friday 19 July 2013 

Days: 

14 days in total 

Age: 

14 -17 years 

Number of students: 

32 + 1 Tour guide 

Primary Students Years 4,5 & 6 

Arrive/Depart: Monday 8 July 2013 - Saturday 27 July 2013 

Days: 

20 days in total 

Age: 

10 -12 years 

Number of students: 

20 + 1 Tour Guide 

All host families will be provided with detailed study tour packs, 

cultural etiquette and school support information related to the 

upcoming study tour. Host families receive payment based on 

the number of students that are able to host (1 or 2) and the 

number of days of the tour. While the funds are not a large 

sum, it is an adequate amount to cover general living expenses 

incurred by having one or two extra people in your home. 

Education Queensland International (EQI) prefer students to be 

placed in pairs (where possible) and with students of the same 

gender, and of similar age. 

For more information and to lodge your expression of interest, 

contact the International Study Tour Coordinators Melissa 

Russell and Susan Schultz on 5490 2729 or email studytours@ 

meridansc.eq.edu.au 

MERIDAN DANCERS EXCEL AT 

BRISBANE EISTEDDFOD 

Congratulations to the Junior Secondary and Senior Impact 

Dance Performance Teams as well as the Neverquit Hip Hop 

Crew on their success at the Brisbane Eisteddfods on Friday! 

Meridan lived up to their reputation as one of the strongest 

schools at the competition, placing in all of their sections 

throughout the day and bringing home some very good 

prize money. With some sections having over thirty schools 

competing, including some interstate schools, the results 

Meridan achieved were outstanding. The Junior Secondary 

students received highly commended in the Musical Theatre 

section and 4th in the Hip Hop section, and our Seniors achieved 

a 4th in Contemporary and 3rd in the Jazz and Hip Hop sections. 

The countless hours, commitment and passion that each student 

has put into the eisteddfod season has been outstanding. Special 

thanks goes to Cullum S and Caissa T who choreographed our 

Hip Hop routine that placed 3rd- the judges were amazed at the 

level of energy and the talent of our male dancers. With only 

1 point separating 1st, 2nd and 3rd the competition was close. 

The Senior Team now return to Brisbane next Saturday night to 

compete against the top private dance studios in Queensland in 

the Hip Hop Challenge. We wish these students good luck! 


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Ms Megan Piper 

Head of Department The Arts 

CASUAL CLEANERS WANTED 

Our College is in desperate need for Casual Cleaners. When one 

of our permanent Cleaners is absent for more than two shifts 

(they work a morning shift – usually 5am to 8.30am, and an 

afternoon shift – 2pm to 5.30pm) we are able to replace some 

of their hours. Currently all our regular casuals are on contracts 

here so our list is empty – this would be a great position for 

someone who wants to earn some extra monies from time to 

time. No prior experience Don’t worry, we will provide full 

training for you. Why not drop your resume or expression of 

interest into the Executive Centre today; we would love to 

receive it. Please be aware that you would need to be the holder 

of a ‘Paid Employee’ Blue Card to commence the position (we are 

also able to assist with this process). 

SILLY SOCK DAY 

On Tuesday 21 May we had our ‘Silly Sock Day’, to raise money 

for our College Chaplain (Kelly Davis) and what a success it 

was!! 

The day started with laughter as children and teachers were 

walking around the College with socks on their feet (some with 

multiple layers), over there shoes, in their hair and on their 

hands. 

The whole College got involved; Primary School students got 

really excited about the day by wearing their silly socks and 

looked forward to first break and eating their hotdog deals which 

were made by the friendly supportive Rainforest café staff and 

student helpers. 

Even the Senior School students supported our wonderful 

Chaplain by wearing their silly socks. 

Finally we even had the teachers in the spirit 

with their socks on, just like the students. 

Overall the day was a great success with all 

the donations which were collected within the 

whole College by both people with silly socks 

and without and also people who got the 

hotdog deals. 

So finally THANKYOU everyone for your 

support, a lot of money was raised for the day to go to our 

wonderful Chappy Kelly who cares and supports our College 

students! 

By Kate L 

Local Chaplaincy Committee Student Rep 

PARKING ON COLLEGE GROUNDS 

Thank you to everyone who is adhering to our policy of not 

driving on to College grounds (staff car parks, road leading to 

Sports Centre etc.) – it is so reassuring to know that we have 

a Parent Community who are as concerned about the safety of 

all students as we are! Your continued support of this policy is 

appreciated. 

Ms Colleen Bryce 

Business Services Manager 

IPHONE APP 

Education Queensland have revamped their app for schools, it’s 

now called QSchools - search for this in iTunes or Play Stores to 

load – it is a free app. Choose Meridan State College and see our 

latest newsfeeds, tweets, newsletters and events – too easy. 

CASUAL POSITION VACANT 

A casual position exists for a School Crossing Supervisor at this 

school, Meridan State College 

The School Crossing Supervisor may be required to work five 

days per week in all weather conditions. The hours of work for 

School Crossing Supervisors are normally 1.5 hours a day and 

usually comprise of 1 hour in the morning and ½ hour in the 

afternoon. 

The successful applicant is dependent on: 

• The favourable outcome of a health assessment carried 

out by a Government Medical Officer or a duly qualified 

Medical Practitioner according to the guidelines in the 

“Notes for Medical Practitioner” on the School Crossing 

Supervisor Scheme – Health Assessment Form; and 

• A Positive Notice Blue Card (This means you do not need 

to have a blue card to apply for the position) 

Applicants are required to advise in writing of any charges that 

have been laid against them or any offence of which they have 

been convicted of. 

Applications addressing the selection criteria as listed in the 

position description must be submitted in writing to the College. 

If you are successful in your application for this position, you can 

only commence employment if you hold a current Blue Card or 

are renewing your Blue Card and have submitted either a Blue 

Card Application form or Authorisation to Confirm Current Blue 

Card form to the Commission for Children and Young People and 

Child Guardian. 

Address application to: 


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Private and Confidential 

The Business Services Manager (HR) 

PO Box 3908 

Caloundra DC QLD 4551 

Applications close at 3.00pm on Friday 7 June 2013 

For further information please phone the Road Safety on 07 

54778427 

MESSAGE FROM THE PRIMARY 

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 


EXTRAORDINARY MERIDAN STUDENTS 

At assemblies and through our College newsletters I like to 

acknowledge our extraordinary Meridan Students who excel in 

activities outside of school. If your child has achieved in their 

chosen field, could you please email me with the details. We 

recently had students in Year 6 who had entered the Write 4 

Fun competition. The students are required to write a short 

story or piece of poetry. From thousands of entries our students 

were shortlisted into the final. Well done everyone. Several girls 

went into the Weetbix triathlon and they shared on assembly 

their medals and information about each event. As you can 

see we have very talented students doing remarkable things 

in and outside of the College. On the College calendar we keep 

you informed with upcoming events in the Primary School. 

Please check this so you can arrange your schedule to attend. A 

regular event is our assemblies. On Monday it is Years 4-6 and 

on Tuesday Prep to Year 3. They start at 2.20pm. Each class 

will run a presentation throughout the term. Keep an eye on 

noticeboards outside classrooms for information. 

UNIFORMS 

It is great to see students coming to school wearing the correct 

uniform. Could you help by ensuring that students wear black 

shoes, white socks that are visible, school shirt or dress and 

the Meridan backpack. As the weather is getting much cooler 

our parents have clearly stated through surveys sent out by 

our College Director Julie Kornmann, that they value the high 

standards we set on the school uniform. Some students are still 

arriving at school with the incorrect shoes and backpacks. I will 

be ringing the parents of these students to see if we as a College 

can assist them in maintaining our high standards. 

DISCO 

We are having our first disco for the year. This year we are not 

having food included in the ticket. If you would like to come to 

our Rainforest café before your child’s disco you will be able to 

purchase snacks and drinks there. It is an exciting time for the 

students where they can let their hair down and enjoy the night 

with their friends, as the next day is Caloundra show holiday. 

Remind your child that suitable clothing for a school event 

should be worn. No high heels are allowed for WH&S reasons. 

RAW ART 

It was such fun to see the students expressing their creativity at 

our Raw Art sessions this week. I was in 1M and their owls were 

spectacular. They learnt about what a sculpture and a collage 

were. It is a great experience for them and the feedback has 

been very positive. 

NAPLAN 

Last week the Year 3 and Year 5s handled themselves very well 

during the testing sessions. At Meridan State College we ensure 

that all learning is embedded into the student’s daily programs 

and we don’t emphasise NAPLAN as a standalone process. This 

is to minimise any stress to our students. It is also a better way 

for our students to learn across the Primary school where they 

are responsible for their own learning and know how they are 

progressing in a real partnership with their teachers. 

Ms Sue Esposito 

Principal – Primary School 

Stars of the Week 

Another wonderful week of students 

demonstrating amazing skills, whether it 

is academically, socially or physically. As 

teachers, it is always difficult to pick just 

one… CONGRATULATIONS!! 

Week 5 

Year Prep – Year 3 Tuesday 14 May 2013 

PREP – MacKenzie D. PG, Jayden B. PLS, Bella C. PLM, Olivia M. 

PM, Imagen H 

Year 1 – Jack J. 1D, Melanie S. 1G, Michaella P. 1M, Jack L. 1G, 

Alysha V. 1BF, Thomas H. 1H, Findlay B. 1P 

Year 2 – Chloe Q. 2R, Baylee W. 2HL, Liam W. 2BL, Jessica A. 

2/1BA, Juddah H. 2P, Thalia D. 2HK 

Year 3 – Bella M. 3W, Mia F. 3W, Charley T. 3M, Jacob R. 3L, 

Georgia B. 3PD, Isaac R. 3O, Paige B. 3/2C, Charlotte L. 3PM 

Star Passes - Lilly J 1P and Shaylee S. 1G 

Principal’s Award – Thomas B. 2/1BA 

Year 4 – Year 6 Monday 13 May 2013 

Year 4 – Kate P. 4C, Mia V. 4C, Annaliese C. 4W, Ambah K. 4BE, 

Lateisha A. 4H, Charlotte K. 4F, Lily V. 4BL, Will C. 5/4N 

Year 5 – Aislyshe F. 5W, Ella W. 5B, Jaidyn H. 5L, Niamh S. 5F, 

Max H. 5/6K, Evie W. 5M 

Year 6 – Alex C. 6SB, Nathan C. 6SA, Aden E. 6H 

Star Passes – Jensen K – 4C and Megan S. 4C 

Principal’s Award – Jaida W. 2BL 

Week 6 

Year Prep – Year 3 Tuesday 21 May 2013 

PREP – Hayley K. PG, Malekhi K. PM, Addy A. PLM 

Year 1 – Cooper K. 1G, Megan F. 1G, Georgia T. 1H, Noah K. 1P, 

Jacob H. 1M, 

Year 2 – Keenan S. 2HL, Noah W. 2/1BA, Blake H. 2P, Lewis V. 

2BL 

Year 3 – Amber H. 3O, Amelia Ml 3M, Mason R. 3M, Zack T. 

3/2C, Haylee J. 3PD, Justin Y. 3PD, Jayden S. 3L, Spencer R. 3W 

Alexes W. 3PM 

Star Passes - Bailey S. 3PM and Charlize G. PG 

Principal’s Award – Alia K. 3/2C 

Year 4 – Year 6 Monday 20 May 2013 

Year 4 – Ella D. 4BL, Jim B. 4H, Asha P. 4BE, Matthew B. 5/4N, 

Patrick S. 4F, Lucy C. 4W, Laruen H. 4W, Maddison S. 4F, Kayla 

J. 4C 

Year 5 – Gemma C. 6/5K, Nathan T. 5L, Jasper D. 5/4N, Jade H. 

5B, Jessica N. 5M 

Year 6 – Amber H. 6KB, Brenna F. 6SB, Georgia A. 6H, Tayla K. 

6SA, Alex B. 6SA 

Star Passes – Patrick S. 4F and Alanah L. 4C 

Principal’s Award – Dean L. 6/5K 

OUR FIRST PRIMARY DISCO FOR 

THE YEAR 

On 30 May the P&C will be hosting our first Primary School disco 

for the year! These discos have become one of the Students 

favourite events of the year – there is always loud music with 

flashing lights, lots of prizes to win, competitions to join in with, 

but most of all fun to dress up and have a great time with their 

friends! It is child heaven! 

Each year we look at ways to improve the night for the students 

– going home time was always held up due to the drink and 

snack that was handed out so this year it was decided that 


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the ticket price would reduce to just $5 per ticket (down from 

$8 and very affordable for all) and no drink or snack would be 

given at the end of the session making it quicker for everyone 

to exit. The Rainforest Café will be open for students (and 

parents) to purchase food from 4.30pm to 5.00pm and 

then again from 6.30pm to 7.00pm. Please keep in mind 

that NO DRINKS OR FOOD ARE ALLOWED IN THE SPORTS 

CENTRE. The Café will be open to parents whilst the sessions 

are in progress – NO STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO LEAVE 

THE SPORTS CENTRE DURING THEIR DISCO SESSION – 

don’t worry, water is provided for all Disco Dancers! 

This event is fully supervised by some of our 

Primary School Teachers, we really appreciate 

the extra time that they take out of their 

personal life to support the P&C Discos. 

With the disco on Thursday 30 May the best 

news is that the next day is our Show Holiday 

so all students can have a sleep in!!! We hope 

to see you all there! 

MESSAGE FROM THE JUNIOR 

SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 


CONGRATULATIONS 

I would like to congratulate our Awesome Fish Awards recipients 

for Term 2. Each student was announced on our last secondary 

campus assembly and received a $5.00 canteen voucher. Well 

done! 

Bradman: 

Freeman: 

O’Neill: 

Rafter: 

NAPLAN 2013 

Terri E 8A and Owen E 8B 

Mitch M 8H and Keisha N 8G 

Brydon S 8M and Josh C 9N 

Amber P 8T and Jay P C 9T 

Congratulations and thank-you to all of Year 7 and 9 students 

and their teachers for the positive and efficient manner in which 

they participated in the 2013 NAPLAN Testing last week. The 

students completed tests in the areas of Language Conventions 

(Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar), Reading, Writing and 

Numeracy (Calculator and Non-Calculator). The testing was 

certainly rigorous but will provide useful data which will be 

reported back to parents and staff later in the year for use in 

planning further learning programs for our students. 

DANCE EISTEDDFOD SUCCESS 

Congratulations to our Secondary School dancers who have been 

achieving incredible success over the last couple of weeks in a 

range of competitions. 

Our outstanding dance program is due to the tireless effort and 

commitment of our The Arts HOD Megan Piper, her teachers and 

all of our parents who prepare costumes, transport students and 

generally pitch in. Congratulations to everyone involved and 

thank-you for supporting our students to enable them to perform 

to such a high standard. 

JUMP START INTO JUNIOR SECONDARY 

MERIDAN’S OPEN DAY 

Each year our Junior Secondary hosts a range of transition 

activities that provide opportunities for primary age students 

to extend their learning and take advantage of the wonderful 

facilities our College has to offer. These activities not only enrich 

the learning of the students but assist them in preparing for 

the next step in their learning journey as they transition into 

Junior Secondary. This year selected Year 6 and 7 students from 

Meridan and local schools will “Jump Start into Junior Secondary” 

by participating in a range of enriching learning experiences we 

are offering around, Science, Health and Physical Education and 

Creative Design. These activities will coincide with Education 

Week and will form part of the College Open Day for 2013 on 

Tuesday 28 May. 

We look forward to welcoming students from our local schools 

to Meridan and encourage parents and communities members 

to come along and join in the Open Day to learn more about 

education in 2013! College tours will be running for parents and 

community members throughout the day. 

STAFF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOCUSING 

ON JUNIOR SECONDARY LEARNERS 

Meridan State College has always prided itself on supporting 

our staff to provide the very best quality teaching and learning 

experiences for our students. To this end we are constantly 

looking for ways to expand the knowledge and capacity of our 

teachers through ongoing professional learning, development, 

networking and mentoring. The next section of my article will 

briefly describe some of the important activities my staff have 

(or are going to be) engaged in. 

QELI JUNIOR SECONDARY LEADERS 

CONFERENCE 

This year, seven of our Junior Secondary staff are taking part in 

the QELI Junior Secondary Leaders Conference, the first in 

a series of professional learning session offered to schools across 

the state as part of the Year 7 Pilot Program for 2013: 

Jenny Fietz 

Barry Wallet 

Brejetta Acres 

Amanda Pearce 

Sarah Dukes 

Glenn McIntosh and 

Tim Robinson 

This program is designed specifically to support curriculum 

leaders in schools to support and lead the transition of students 

into the Junior Secondary context. We look forward to hearing 

reports on the information received via the conference and the 

subsequent projects these staff members will be able to facilitate 

at the College. 

ACTION RESEARCH – 2012 MELBOURNE TOUR 

– 2013 IMPLICATIONS 

At the heart of our approach to supporting our Junior Secondary 

students to develop the independent learning skills is our flexilearning 

program. This program provides opportunities for 

individualised and self-paced learning and allows students to 

have choice and ownership over the work they do. Our Year 

7 team has been running a successful flexi learning program 

for several years. To continue the success of this program into 

the Year 8 classrooms, last year a team of teachers travelled to 

Melbourne to visit three leading Middle Schools as part of an 

action research project. 

Sam Keller 

Hayley Sinclair 

Kasey West 

Sarah Dukes 

Nicky Williams 

They investigated 21st Century teaching practice and explored 

ways that this could be used to maximise student engagement 

and ownership of learning in Junior Secondary. This was an 

amazing learning opportunity for our staff. As a result of this we 

are now beginning to implement flexi learning in Year 8 this term 

in Maths. Planning is underway so that this can be expanded 

into other Key Learning Areas. These teachers are leading the 

way in growing ‘Meridan’s’ version of flexi learning from Year 7 

into Year 8 classrooms. 

ART AND SCIENCE OF TEACHING (ASOT) 

This year our major professional development focus has been 

centred on continuing to develop teacher’s pedagogical skills. All 

of our Year 7 teachers: 

Lizette Stevenson 

Nicky Williams 

Naomi Norman 

Scott Froud 

Mitchell Sanson 


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Jess Edwards and 

Jamie Campbell 

have participated in 3 days of ASOT training. A number of 

Heads of Departments also participated in this activity and are 

leading our staff’s professional learning: 

Sam Keller 

Ross Stewart 

Greg Blanch 

Deb Ernst 

Frances McColl, and 

Bronwyn Warrener. 

Ask your students about ‘elbow partners’, classroom routines or 

learning goals! 

STUDENT MANAGEMENT 

As part of our commitment to ensuring our Community Leaders 

have the most up to date skills required to support students, 

Justine Caldwell and Rob Watts have recently completed 

‘Restorative Practices Training’. Sarah Dukes has also been 

involved in training as a facilitator of ‘Drumbeat Building 

resilience through rhythm’ This is an exciting new program 

we are hoping to implement over the coming weeks, with small 

groups of students identified by their community leaders. 

Sam Keller and myself will be heading to the Gold Coast on May 

24 and 25, to participate in the annual MYSA conference. I look 

forward to engaging in a number of interesting workshops and 

gathering some great ideas on how we can continue to provide 

innovative, fun and exciting learning experiences for your 

students. 

JUNIOR SECONDARY MUSES 

Last year staff attended sessions of the “Learning Wellbeing” 

seminar series presented by Dr Michael Carr-Gregg and 

completed the “Mental Health First Aid” course conducted by 

psychologist Greg Setchell and Guidance Officer Peter Law. Our 

focus on giving our teachers the skills to work with students who 

are struggling to maintain optimum wellbeing is in response to 

concerning national data that has revealed that: 

• 1/4 of young people have a mental disorder. 

• rates of acute alcohol intoxication for 15-19yrs olds are 

continuing to increase at a significant pace. 

• 75% of mental illness begins before the age of 25yrs. 

• 70% of adolescents do not seek help. 

As parents/carers we encourage you to continue to monitor your 

child and if you have any concerns please contact your child’s 

Community Leader so that they can support you to access the 

help your child may need to ensure they are thriving and not 

just surviving during adolescence. School and study problems, 

copying with stress and issues with body image continue to be 

high concern issues for our students in the Middle School and 

our support staff including our Chaplain, Guidance Officer, Youth 

Support Co-ordinator and School-Based Youth Health Nurse are 

available to provide assistance. 

BRADMAN 

FREEMAN 

Justine Caldwell Barry Wallett Sarah Dukes Kylie Dickson 

7A, 8A, 9A 7B, 8B, 9B 7G, 8G, 9G 8H, 9H 

jcald57@ bwall44@ sduke17@ kdick39@ 

O’NEILL 

RAFTER 

Tim Robinson Hayley Sinclair Rob Watts Lorraine Lehmann 

7M, 8M, 9M 8N, 9N 7S, 8S, 9S 8T, 9T 

trobi217@ hsinc31@ rwatt82@ llehm1@ 

Adolescence is a time of startling growth and streamlining in 

the brain, enabling teens to think abstractly, speak expressively 

and move gracefully. Of course they often use their newfound 

abilities to talk their way out of homework deadlines and chores 

at home or concoct elaborate games and stories! Did you know 

that: 

• the teen brain is particularly susceptible to novelty 

• the burst of growth in the frontal lobes of the brain 

means that teens overcomplicate problems, idealise the 

world and say one thing while doing another 

• the development of the parietal lobes in the brain helps 

teen athletes to improve their pace and teen musicians to 

improve their beat 

• teens crave structure and organisation in spite of their 

attraction to novelty 

• feedback improves the brain’s efficiency 

As Junior Secondary School teachers we are constantly 

implementing, developing and revising instructional strategies 

that engage our learners, but also encourage them to use their 

developing ability to think abstractly while still grounding them 

firmly in concrete facts and information. We are also constantly 

exposing the students to different study strategies that can help 

them to organise the brain and make connections. 

As a parent one of the best things you can do is to support your 

child’s learning by assisting him/her to develop effective study 

habits that merge concrete and abstract thinking. If your child 

is struggling to complete homework or prepare for assignments 

and tests assist him/her to: 

• organise information in notebooks, note cards or using 

different layouts on the computer. 

• start with the difficult material first, while s/he is fresh. 

• budget study time by scheduling a set time each night 

for homework and study, allowing for break times every 

30-40min. 

• tap into prior knowledge – if they are doing an 

assignment on a topic, help them to write down what 

they already know, before they begin researching. 

• summarise in writing or verbally what they have learnt 

after completing a task or assignment. 

• break down assignments into smaller tasks and cross 

each one of the list when it is completed. 

If you child is struggling to meet his/her homework, assignment 

and study expectations please contact your child’s Community 

Leader or specific class teacher so that they can assist you with 

personal advice and strategies to support your child. 

UNIFORMS 

We are noticing with the colder weather that we are now 

enjoying, that our uniform standards are not what we would 

hope. Our uniform shop has supplies of our winter uniform 

including our jackets, jumpers and long pants. Please ensure 

that you make a time to visit our uniform shop and purchase 

the correct items your student needs to ensure that they are 

dressed correctly for school each day. A reminder also that our 

Student Dress Code prohibits students from wearing make-up 

and jewellery (except for a watch and one pair of sleeper/stud 

earrings). 

UNIFORM SHOP OPEN HOURS 

Mon/Wed/Fri 8:00am – 10:00am 

Operated by Ys Clothing Company 

PRE-LOVED UNIFORM SHOP OPEN HOURS 

Tuesday: 2:00 – 3:30pm 

Thursday: 2:00 – 3:30pm 

Friday: 8:30 – 10:00am 

(Please note we are still waiting on Junior Secondary ties.) 

(all the emails end in eq.edu.au) 


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Ms Fiona Free 

Principal – Junior Secondary School 

JS STUDENT HANDBOOK – FOCUS 

OF THE WEEK 

WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY MAY 20TH – 

WRITING A REPORT 

Learning Goals – at the end of this week students should have: 

• An understanding of a logical sequence to follow to 

compile a meaningful report of their experimenting, 

findings and predictions. 

• A raised self-awareness of the importance of 

communicating with clarity and precision. 

• A willingness to use their dominant Multiple Intelligences 

in compiling their reports. 

Value for Life – Anticipation 

Cultivating a habit in our children to follow their curiosity, 

experiment with their learning and be knowledge creators will 

assist them to develop resilient, resourceful and reflective 

lifelong learning habits. This often means that we need to 

change our own approaches; not starting from positions of 

certainty – why do we have to know first Also, effectively 

communicating what they have learnt and how it relates to their 

worlds is a habit we to nurture in our students. The capacity 

to compile well thought out reports on their learning using their 

dominant Multiple Intelligences is covered in this week’s focus. 

When students have researched and investigated a topic, it is 

essential that they have the skills to present what they have 

learnt, new connections and any conclusions made in a coherent 

and efficient manner. Students weren’t born knowing how to do 

this and as such need to be explicitly taught how to. Children 

have a variety of backgrounds, differing dominant Multiple 

Intelligences and an array of learning styles. As such, they 

should be given opportunities to write and present their reports 

in a number of different ways. Some inclusive activities may 

include oral presentations, idea maps, role plays, essays, power 

point presentations, posters, poems, songs or a combination of 

them. The key point is to personalise learning to cater for the 

needs of all children. Initiating discussions on this topic both at 

school and at home to build their Habits of Mind to communicate 

with clarity and precision and striving for accuracy will develop 

‘want to’ and ‘can do’ attitudes and dispositions in our children. 

“Be like a postage stamp, stick to one thing until you get there.” 

Margaret Carty 

WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY MAY 27TH – 

HARASSMENT 

Learning Goals – at the end of this week students should have: 

• A clear understanding of what harassment is as a victim 

and as a perpetrator. 

• A confident willingness to speak up should they be 

harassed and a plan of what to do and who to tell. 

• A strong empathy for others who are being harassed and 

the resiliency to speak up on their behalf. 

Value for Life – Approachability 

All members of the school community have the right to feel 

happy about themselves and be comfortable at home, school 

and in their community. No one can be allowed to deny any 

person this right and it is important that all students have a real 

awareness of harassment and what constitutes it, whether as 

a victim or as a perpetrator. Harassment in any form cannot be 

tolerated. Building relationships, learning collaboratively and 

having empathy for others are desirable lifelong capabilities and 

habits that need to be nurtured in our children. The presence of 

harassment in any environment can have a debilitating effect 

on the acquisition of these personal attributes and qualities. 

There are many forms of harassment, including, physical, verbal, 

electronic, emotional, sexual, etc, which must be addressed 

immediately they occur; they won’t just go away and may 

escalate into bullying. Also, the harassers need assistance to 

raise their self-awareness of their unacceptable behaviours and 

become self-correcting to modify how they treat people. At times 

we may have to explicitly teach certain students how to treat 

other people appropriately because they have had no positive 

role models in their lives to learn from. In today’s society, 

school is very often the most stable and safe environment for 

many students and maintaining this must be a high priority 

within the school community. Developing children’s preparedness 

and willingness to realise that it is their right to speak up if 

they are being harassed or bullied, is essential in building their 

lifelong resiliency. Initiating frank and proactive dialogue, both 

at school and at home, on this destructive issue and supported 

by immediate and decisive action will see harassment diminish. 

“Throwing mud is losing ground.” Saying 

VOCABULARY BUILDER 

Please help your child to build their vocabulary by encouraging 

them to practice spelling the words featured in their student 

handbook in the vocabulary builder section. Another good 

strategy is to get them to write out the definition of each word 

and then use the words in sentences and/or paragraphs. 

Week 5 starting Monday 20 May 

standard glimmer boisterous 

defiance pessimism penalties 

dominion surplus cathedral 

Week 6 starting Monday 27 May 

enamel vicious qualification 

motivation barbarian rational 

commentator prudent rogue 

Week 7 starting Monday 3 June 

unaffected supremacy nocturnal 

sovereign banishment discerning 

apparent audible tenure 

Week 8 starting Monday 10 June 

vulnerable immediately associate 

beginning berate haggle 

swivel unscathed opaque 

LITERACY AND NUMERACY FOCUS 

LITERACY FOCUS 

Punctuation 

Punctuation is one of the criteria of the Writing Test. Not 

only are students required to correctly punctuate everything 

they write, but they are also expected to include a range of 

punctuation. This includes: 

Capital letters at the beginning of all sentences and at the 

beginning of proper nouns (names of actual people, places and 

things). e.g. On Wednesday, Risha went home to Bangladesh. 

Full stops at the end of sentences. e.g. Bangladesh is a country 

in Asia. 

Exclamation marks at the end of sentences to show surprise, 

shock or excitement. e.g. “I’ve always wanted to go there!” 

cried Letitia excitedly. 

Question marks at the end of all questions.e.g. “How long are 

you going for” she asked. 


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Apostrophes in contractions in place of omitted letters and in all 

possessive nouns (except pronouns). e.g. Risha couldn’t wait 

to go home, especially given that it was her great grandfather’s 

100th birthday and he was having a massive party. 

Commas in lists and to mark clauses and phrases. e.g. For his 

birthday, which was on the 4th of March, Risha’s grandfather 

got about five pairs of socks, lots of books, a voucher to his 

favourite restaurant and a new television. 

Quotation marks for direct speech, highlighted words and words 

used with ironic emphases. e.g. “I am a very lucky man,” 

beamed Risha’s grandfather. 

Brackets to enclose additional information. e.g. Bangladesh 

(which is bordered by India and Burma) is the eighth most 

populous country in the word. 

Dashes to introduce interruptions or to separate parenthetical 

clauses. e.g. The national animal of Bangladesh is the Bengal 

Tiger – one of the most endangered species of big cats in the 

world. 

Hyphens in between compound adjectives. e.g. Wide-spread 

poaching has been the cause of the tiger’s demise. Colons in 

digital time and to introduce explanatory information after an 

independent clause. e.g. Unfortunately, Bangladesh faces a 

wealth of problems: political corruption, overpopulation, poverty 

and the effects of climate change. 

Semi-colons to act as super commas and to separate two 

independent but related clauses. e.g. Bangladesh’s main exports 

include jute, which is a soft vegetable fibre used to make thread; 

leather, made from cows; and seafood, particularly fish. 

Points of ellipses to show omitted text. e.g. The quote: “I 

have become my own version of an optimist. If I can’t make 

it through one door, I’ll go through another door - or I’ll make 

a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the 

present.” Becomes: “I have become my own version of an 

optimist... something terrific will come no matter how dark the 

present.” - Rabindranath Tagore © 

NUMERACY FOCUS 

Angles 

Introduction 

When two lines meet, they form an angle. Angles are measured 

in degrees, and the name of an angle depends on its size. The 

types of angle students will likely come will either be: 

When measuring an angle, line the point where the two lines 

intersect up with the middle section (yellow) so that the angle’s 

bottom arm points to 0°. Whichever number the top arm aligns 

with is the size of the angle. 

Triangles 

The sum of angles in a triangle is 180° and there is also 180° 

in a straight line. Often students are asked to calculate the 

value of a missing angle in a triangle. Missing angles are usually 

represented a letter from either the Latin alphabet (a-z) or a 

Greek symbol, usually theta, which looks like this: θ. 

ATTENDANCE – STRATEGIES 

TO KEEP YOUR STUDENT’S 

ATTENDANCE ABOVE 90% 

It’s not ok to be away! 

To reach their potential at school, students need to attend 

regularly. Studies show there is a far greater chance of students 

becoming early school leavers if they don’t attend school 

regularly. We must account for the whereabouts of our students 

daily. We strive to work with parents to provide a secure and 

caring learning environment for our students. 

This term we have bee trialling a SMS text messaging system 

to alert parents that their student is away. As often is the case 

with any new system there has been a settling in period during 

which some parents may have been contacted in error. These 

errors occur for a range of reasons, which we are addressing as 

soon as we become aware. Your support is greatly appreciated. 

Please, whenever possible, contact our absence line before 

9.00am to explain your student’s absence. We need to continue 

to work together to help students understand the importance 

of being at school. Parents will receive letters if their student is 

putting their learning at jeopardy through poor attendance. 

Should you require support in saying no to your students, 

when they refused to attend school, please contact your child’s 

Community Leaders. 

Be on time, Be at school, that’s the rule! 

ARTICLES BY JUNIOR SECONDARY 

STUDENTS 

NAPLAN!!!! 

NAPLAN. It’s been, it’s come and now done and dusted for 

another year. Throughout Week 5 of Term 2, the Year 3, 5, 7 

and 9 students focused on three categories: reading, writing and 

mathematics. At times some of these tests were challenging but 

hope all students tried their very best. 

Students have all been given a large quantity of support from 

friends, family, teachers and classmates. We thank all of the 

Middle School students, whether they were completing NAPLAN 

or not, for staying as quiet as possible during this exam block. 


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As students we really do appreciate the effort all of our teachers 

have put in over the last few years to get us ‘NAPLAN ready’. 

Preparations for the NAPLAN tests all happened during class. 

Teachers and students alike have worked very hard to make 

this year’s NAPLAN the best it can be. I personally think that we 

reached our personal best because of all the effort we put into 

our learning. NAPLAN tests the score of skills that are essential 

for every child to progress through school and life, such as 

reading, writing, spelling and numeracy. The assessments are 

undertaken nationwide, every year, in the second full week in 

May. 

A big thank you to the staff at Meridan who provided all NAPLAN 

students with complementary fruit, biscuits and juices, it gave 

us energy for our brains. 

By Charlee K-S 

Student Year 7 

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS 

On Wednesday, 1 May from 3.00pm, parents across the Middle 

and Senior schools were meeting with their children’s teachers’ 

in the Sports Centre, to discuss a wide range of important 

aspects of their children’s learning. 

At 3:15pm, the interviews commenced in the Sports Centre. 

Parents waited to move to selected stations, where they would 

meet with teachers for 10 minutes, discussing their student’s 

performance and behaviour in and outside of class. Every 10 

minutes, a bell could be heard across the hall and parents would 

rotate to their next station to meet with another teacher. 

During the excellently organised interviews, Senior School 

students served beverages and foods for parents, teachers and 

even students who had decided to come along to the interviews. 

Overall, the interviews were very well organised, and incredibly 

informative to parents, teachers and even students! 

By Adam C, Montanna M and Harley H 

Students Year 9 

THE SCHOOL SOCIETY 

CLASSMATES - They are with you every day, five days a week, 

forty weeks a year and twelve years in your life. Classmates 

are like your second family, the structure of your life. For many 

people, school is the way you find your lifelong friends. They 

help you through thick and thin. Mates pick you up when you’re 

down and they always ask if you are okay no matter how little 

the problem is. 

Classmates have all different personalities and characteristics, 

but overall we are all the same in some way. We have the ability 

to connect. Whether you are drawn together due to family 

similarities or perhaps enjoy a similar sport, you able to connect 

with your friends. 

I personally think that having a strong bond with your class 

will help you with your courage, especially if you have to stand 

up in front of them and present a speech or have to speak on 

assembly. 

Classmates, aka friends, are very important in your life, because 

you grow up with them. I wouldn’t change it for the world. 

By Kasie K 


THE TRISH BUCKLEY CUP 

A few weeks ago, Meridan State College’s Year 8 girls formed 

a Volleyball team. With the dedicated and passionate coaching 

from Miss Dukes, we wouldn’t have developed as quickly as what 

we did. Hours of training was put in to learn the techniques and 

skills that Miss Dukes was endorsing us to remember. We then 

had to put these skills into the games we played against the 

other schools of the Sunshine Coast for Interschool Sport. 

One afternoon, at the start of an interschool sport game, Miss 

Dukes told us about a wonderful opportunity that was available 

to us if we were serious about Volleyball. There was an event 

that was taking place every Friday afternoon, called the Trish 


Buckley Cup. This event involved going to Caloundra Indoor 

Stadium every Friday from 4:15pm to 9:20pm, for the following 

3 weeks. We were required to play either 2 or 3 games each 

night. I remember everybody’s faces whilst Miss Dukes shared 

this exciting prospect with us; people were looking around at 

each other, just smiling. It was clear that we were sharing an 

experience that we would remember for a long time. 

On Friday 19 April, we played the very first game of the Trish 

Buckley Cup, I was definitely a nervous wreck by the start of 

it and I’m sure everybody else was as well. We played against 

Caloundra State High school’s Year 8 girls’ team; luckily we won 

2 of the 3 sets. This broke off any negative thoughts that we 

may have been thinking and filled our brains with only positive 

ones. The next few games we versed Immanuel and Mountain 

Creek State High School, again, coming out with positive results. 

Finally on Friday 17 May, we played our last round of the Trish 

Buckley Cup. The girls all played amazingly well. Two games 

were played that night and I had so much fun with each member 

of the team. At the end of the night, most of us stayed and 

watched the presentation. We ended up coming second place in 

our age group for our first volleyball tournament ever. I feel so 

proud to be a part of this team. Whenever we play, we all have 

so much fun and make every one of our games a memory that 

will be with us for the rest of our lives. 

A big thank you to Miss Dukes!! We simply could not have 

achieved this result without your expert coaching and words of 

wisdom. Hopefully we can smash out first place next year. 

By Ria T 


YEAR 8 HPE 

In Term 1 students studied a unit called, “It isn’t big to make 

others’ feel small” which was all about promoting positive 

relationships within the classes and across the College. Some 

groups had the opportunity to present their campaigns to Junior 

School classes during National Anti-Bullying week. 

Physical lessons at the beginning of the year mixed in well 

with that unit as activities were based around team building. 

Throughout the rest of first term and for Term 2 all classes 

should study basketball / netball, athletics (both track and field 

events) and volleyball. 

In the classroom environment this term students take part 

in a unit called “Risky Business” which in essence is about 

empowering learners to make wise choices that will allow 

children to remain healthy while still challenging themselves. 

The exam associated with this unit will be held towards the 

end of term so a little bit of study each week will benefit each 

student. 

Ms Hayley Shillig 

HPE Teacher 

CHEMISTRY USC EXCURSION 

Microorganisms; Glucose; Ascorbic Acid; Potassium 

Metabisulphite and Airlocks: all words that may be the basis of a 

warped 1980’s Sci-Fi throwback or dietary propaganda. However, 

such materials are rather the key derivatives of a process which 

formulates a staple drink for adult social occasions - wine. The 

Year 12 Chemistry cohort is taking a turn to “Port” as they 

begin extended experimental investigations into the production 

of wine - and what chemical factors may alter the wine’s 

constitution. From generic grapes to grapefruit, the investigation 

will undoubtedly produce interesting results from a process that 

immediately drops its simple facade to unveil a multi-faceted, 

seemingly arduous (though intriguing) process. As part of this 

introduction to organic chemistry and its contextual application 

to society, the pseudo-Vintners have partaken in numerous 

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practical activities to further establish connection with the topic 

and the scientific methods required for its production. 

They were very privileged to have a guest 

Laboratory Technician, Amber Wilson, visit 

from Beerwah State High School, whose 

chemistry cohort have been entering showquality 

wines for several years. It was 

interesting to be given an overview of the 

fermentation process that requires seemingly 

rudimentary, as well as quite sophisticated, 

technology to instigate and monitor. Later 

in the week the now “fortified” chemistry 

students were treated to a laboratory practical at the University 

of the Sunshine Coast with Dr Sarah Windsor. It was terrific 

to participate in a titration experiment which determined the 

quantity of Vitamin C in a commercial apple juice drink by 

meticulously dripping an indicator into a sample; awaiting the 

moment the sample would unpredictably turn pink (with a 

high degree of suspense). Such intrigue was furthered by an 

activity which allowed us to physically model the Redox reaction 

between Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) and Dichlorophenolindophenol 

(Indicator Dye). 

The cohort has thoroughly enjoyed evaluating the chemical 

processes and characteristics that enables wine-making to be 

an integral primary industry, as well as an important, accessible 

application of organic chemistry. The investigation into the 

wine-making process will most certainly be interesting, diverse, 

challenging and- without a doubt- a real “corker”. 

REAL LIFE HEALTH CARE 

EXPERIENCE INSPIRES STUDENTS 

In order for the future workforce to develop appropriate skills, 

competencies and qualifications in the Health Industry, the 

Sunshine Coast Hospital & Health Service and Queensland 

Youth Industry Links (QYIL) provided a unique opportunity for 

year 10 students to attend a two day hands on experiential 

program at Nambour General Hospitals. This prestigious and 

exciting program allowed students to gain insight, valuable 

knowledge and a better understanding of the roles of health care 

professionals. 

Meridan State College had an outstanding 15 successful 

applicants to this amazing program and on May 16 and 17 they 

had the experience of a lifetime. Chloe Y, one of the successful 

applicants describes the two days as following... 

Ms Kylie Dickson 

Science Teacher 

STUDENT RECOGNITION 

Year 

12 Courtnee 

H 

Harrison K 

Austin T 

Hamish M 

Jordan S 

Caisa T 

Simone G 

Paige J 

Tyson T 

Jaak J 

Talia P 

“The experience of being able to attend the HSCSP program 

was an amazing opportunity. We got to meet new people and 

extend our knowledge in health. The Maternity activity was an 

eye opening experience. We got to be in a midwife’s position but 

instead of real people they were life like dummies. We also got 

to see a placenta that was only a few hours old. It was fun and 

interesting and I wish I could do it all over again. The people 

and workers were great; they were so nice and helpful and went 

out of their way if you needed something. It was a phenomenal 

experience that everyone should take part in.” Chloe Y 

All of the students involved would like to thank the staff of QYIL, 

Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service and the Nambour 

Hospital for providing this valuable opportunity to experience the 

health industry first hand. 

ANZAC DAY CEREMONY IN BRISBANE 

On April 23 Meridan State College was represented by our 

College Captains, Nic, Josie, Denika and Gustavo along with 

our Year 12 Mentor, Ms Acres at the Brisbane schools’ ANZAC 

service, held at ANZAC Square. The moving service exemplified 

the ANZAC spirit and retold the story of Gallipoli. There were 

several guest speakers including the Opposition Leader, Minister 

for Education Cr Fiona King and armed forces representatives. 

After the service the leaders from each of the schools attending 

were asked to lay a wreath at the Shrine of Remembrance. 

Thereafter, the school captains were fortunate to meet with the 

invited guests such as the Minister for Education, John-Paul 

Lambroek MP. All in all it was a great experience, remembering 

the sacrifices made for the existence of this country, Australia. 

Gustavo S 

College Vice-Captain 



CRIME PREVENTION AUDIT – YEAR 

11 STUDENTS 

On Tuesday 13 May two enthusiastic Year 11 students, Taylah M 

and Emma E, were involved in a Safety Audit in the Caloundra 

CBD area. The safety audit was a joint initiative of the 

Caloundra City Council, Queensland Police Service (QPS) and the 

Caloundra Safe Committee. Recommendations developed during 

the audit will be submitted to the Council for their consideration 

when future planning regarding the safety of our local area 

occurs. 

The night began with a briefing from the QPS regarding crime 

prevention through environmental design. From there the 

group broke into two, one group investigated the Caloundra 

Bus Interchange, the other examined the Boardwalk from Kings 

Beach to Happy Valley. A dusk walk was conducted to examine 

potential safety and security risks in daylight, followed by a night 

walk to determine additional risks in the night environment. 

The girls were commended by all members of the group on their 

enthusiasm, insightful ideas and respect to all. Meridan State 


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College was the only school involved in the audit and Taylah and 

Emma were a credit to the College. 



Ms Hayley Shillig 

HPE Teacher 

BRISBANE’S FREE CAREERS EXPO 

COMING UP 

MARINE STUDIES NEWS 

Marine Studies Students ventured out to Shelley Beach on Friday 

17 May to do transect studies measuring the impact of oceans 

tides and current on the grain size of sand. As well as having a 

great day out in the sun the data collected on the day provides 

the basis of the assessment task for the Year 11 course this 

semester. Both Mr Reid and Mr Watts were impressed by the 

efforts made by the students throughout the day. Well done Year 

11 Marine Scientists! 

Also as pictured below our Marine Studies laboratories are now 

home to a range of new fish species. The maintenance of these 

tanks will teach all classes valuable lessons in Aquaculture and 

Marine Biology. 

Ms Bronwyn Warrener 

HOD Science 

YEAR 11 RECREATION 

In Term 1 students in this subject spent lessons learning about 

the recreation industry and for assessment they created a folio 

of items to investigate and promote a sport of their choice. 

Members of both classes veered towards choosing adventure 

activities such as mountain biking and skydiving but also in 

the mix were things like bush walking, deep sea fishing and 

horse riding. Overall completion of this first task was done to 

a high standard and this has students well placed in terms of 

achievement for the semester. 

This term students have worked together through orienteering 

activities and team building games and towards the end of 

term we will be tying ourselves in knots getting ready for a 

series of lessons based on fishing. Classes involved in this 

Outdoor Education unit are working towards preparing camping 

expeditions, which so many seem to be familiar with. 

The free Brisbane Careers and Employment Expo is on this 

Friday and Saturday. Students thinking about their career goals 

should head along to learn more about the variety of courses, 

training providers and universities, industries and employers that 

are available. 

This year our school has organised for students from Years 10, 

11 and 12 to attend on Friday. 

For anyone else in your family who is interested in attending 

doors at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre open 

from 9am to 4pm on Friday and 10am to 4pm on Saturday. 

Visit the website for more information: 

http://www.eocexpo.com.au/brisbane.aspx 

MORE MERIDAN SPORTING 

PROWESS – BUT THIS TIME THEY 

ARE KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY 

On April 30 Central District School Sport ran its third day of 

selection trials. From these trials we are proud to announce 

that Zoe C was selected in the 15 girls’ basketball team. An 

outstanding achievement as a 14 year-old in the under 15 

team. Not to be out done, older brother Toby C also made 

the boys’ Central District under 15 basketball team. Both 

students will attend Sunshine Coast trials on May 21. If they are 

successful they will go on to represent the Sunshine Coast at the 

Queensland Trials in Toowoomba in July. We wish them well. 

One student already going to Queensland Trials is Zoe and Toby’s 

younger sister – Madeline. Madeline C is in Year 7 and recently 

made the Sunshine Coast Under 12 Basketball team. Madi 

will travel to Cairns to compete in the State Carnival which is 

held from June 12 to June 15. Her selection is an exceptional 

effort, particularly as this is her first year in the Sunshine Coast 

Region, having just moved to Meridan at the start of 2013. We 

wish Madi and her Sunshine Coast Team the best of luck at the 

Queensland Carnival. 

Well done to Madi, Zoe and Toby, as new students to our 

College we welcome them and the rest of their family. They are 

certainly a talented crew. 

Mr Ross Stewart 

Head of Department 

Health & Physical Education and Sport 


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HOLLY, JACK AND JAKE RETURN 

FROM STATE SWIMMING TITLES 

Meridan has had such an exciting start to our sporting year; 

our best on record. We have had our highest numbers of 

representatives in Sunshine Coast school teams across a variety 

of sports. We are barely able to keep up with the achievements 

each week in our newsletter. In particular our College swimmers 

have been performing exceptionally well, both in school and club 

meets. 

Late in Term 1 we reported on a group of swimmers that were 

travelling to Brisbane to take part in the Queensland School 

Swimming Trials. The College is happy to report that these 

students performed remarkably well, with Holly A from Year 10 

bringing back a gold medal from the Championships. 

Holly A competed in the 50m and 100m freestyle at the 

Queensland Trials. In the preliminary rounds of 50 she swam 

a time of 27.82s and this seeded her second fastest going into 

the final. Holley’s swim in the final was slightly slower (28.06s) 

however, this was still good enough to earn her a Queensland 

Title and bring back a gold medal. In the 100m freestyle 

Holly again qualified second fastest for the final with a time 

of 1:00.18. Holly finished just outside the medals in the final, 

but can still lay claim to being the 5th best 100m swimmer in 

Queensland for her age. Unfortunately, due to the age categories 

at the Australian Titles, Holly (as a 15 year-old) was competing 

against 16 year olds for a place in the Queensland team. So 

despite, her first place she did not make the Queensland Team 

this year – but we wish her well next year when, as a 16-year 

old, she will be primed to make the Queensland squad. 

Those that read the last newsletter may recognize Jack B as 

being our young long distance specialist who returned from the 

Australian Club Championships with a gold medal. Jack also 

performed well at the Queensland School Titles. Like Holly, Jack 

is restricted somewhat due to age categories. Jack’s events of 

the 400m and 800m are only run as ‘Open’ age groups at the 

Queensland and Australian trials. This means that Jack, who is 

14 this year, is swimming against students who can be 17 or 18. 

Despite this Jack’s quality shone through. He finished 6th in the 

400m and 7th in the 800m. This essentially ranks Jack in those 

positions out of all Queensland school boys (not just his own 

age), and he still has 3½ years of schooling to go. We know 

there are big things ahead for Jack in the coming years. 

Jake O was another of our swimmers that competed at the 

Queensland Trials. Jake competed in the 15 Years 50m 

freestyle. Jake swam well and his time of 27.91 in the 

preliminary rounds was near his PB. Despite not making it to 

the finals, his time did rank him 34th in Queensland. Well done 

Jake! 

This marks the end of our school swimming calendar for the 

year. It has been our most successful swimming season ever 

here at Meridan. In saying that, we are just fortunate enough 

to have talented swimmers attend our great College. While they 

compete under our banner at school events, it is the students 

themselves that undertake the hours of training and the parents 

that suffer the earlier mornings. Thank you students and 

parents for making it possible to say – “it has been Meridan’s 

best swimming season ever”. 

YEAR 8 AND 9 INTERSCHOOL 

SPORT – ROUND 5 

The fourth week of second term was the fifth round of games for 

the winter season of Year 8 and 9 Interschool Sport. Meridan 

State College played long-time rivals Caloundra SHS. We had 

a good round this week with seven of our teams coming home 

with a victory or draw. A special congratulations to the Year 

9 netball team, who had a hard fought battle with a strong 

Caloundra team and managed to come away with a 26 to 20 

victory. Results and most valuable players were as follows. 

ROUND 5 RESULTS 

YEAR 8 

BOYS WIN - LOSS MOST VALUABLE 

PLAYER 

AFL 

NO TEAM 

Rugby League Lost Mitchell S 

Soccer Draw Ben K 

Volleyball A Lost Ty W 

Volleyball B Lost - 

GIRLS WIN - LOSS MOST VALUABLE 

PLAYER 

Netball A Won Simone O 

Netball B Won Brooke S 

Soccer 

NO TEAM 

Touch Won Sarah M 

Volleyball A Lost Brianna H-S 

Volleyball B lost Kaila B 

YEAR 9 


PLAYER 

AFL 

NO TEAM 

Rugby League Draw Cody R 

Soccer - NO TEAM 

Volleyball A Lost Riley L 

Volleyball B Won James M 

AFL 

NO TEAM 


PLAYER 

Netball A Won Savanna M 

Netball B - NO TEAM 

Soccer 

NO TEAM 

Touch lost Paige L 



Health & Physical Education & Sport 

Volleyball A lost Beth E 

Volleyball B lost Lara L 


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Mr Keith Gaughan 

Secondary Sport Coordinator 

COASTAL DISTRICT CROSS 

COUNTRY CARNIVAL 

On Monday the May 6, 27 students from Years 5-7 at Meridan 

State College attended the Coastal District Cross Country 

carnival at Currimundi State School. The students were selected 

to attend after finishing in the top 5 in their age group at the 

College intercommunity cross country carnival in Term 1. 

Students ran a tough 2Km course for the 10 years age group 

and a gruelling 3km course for 11 and 12 years competitors 

(which included running on the beach in the soft sand). The day 

provided challenging conditions as well, with rain and strong 

winds throughout the day. All of the students represented the 

College with sportsmanship and pride cheering on all of the 

Meridan students throughout the day. 

Each age group had up to 85 competitors and although we did 

not have any students finish in the top 5 and qualify for the 

regional carnival, we had some great results. The 12 years 

girls in particular had Greta S, Mackenzie B and Jade T finishing 

6th, 7th and 8th in the one race. Congratulations to all team 

members: Jack C, Max H, Jared M, Luke H, Declan H, Jass M, 

Elliot T, Todd C, Levi G, Nick H, Darcy H, Max J, Mackenzie B, 

Zakiya CM, Naseya S, Greta S, Jade T, Courtney B, Zoe H, Chloe 

J, Maddison S, Jaida W, Paris C, Gemma C, Alana F, Zoe R, and 

Erin T. 

Well done Meridan Cross Country Team! 

YEAR 9 


PLAYER 

AFL 

Rugby League Lost - 

NO TEAM 

Soccer Lost Lockie J 

Volleyball A Lost Corey H 

Volleyball B Lost Joseph H 


PLAYER 

Netball A Won Mahli B 

Netball B Lost Nadine B 

Soccer 

NO TEAM 

Touch lost Cheyanne N 

Volleyball A Draw Maddie J 

Volleyball B Draw Bonnie M 

We have a number of teams in contention for a finals position at 

the end of the term. 

Team standings as of round 5 

BOYS Year 8 Year 9 

Rugby League 9th 6th 

Soccer 3rd 4th 

Volleyball A 6th 3rd 

Volleyball B 7th 2nd 

GIRLS Year 8 Year 9 

Ms Amy McGrath & Mr Shane Will 

Primary Cross Country Managers 

YEAR 8 AND 9 INTERSCHOOL 

SPORT – ROUND 6 

This week saw Meridan State College take on its toughest rivals 

to date. Meridan faced strong opposition in Chancellor State 

College. A special congratulations go to the Year 9 Netball A 

team and the Year 8 Girl’s Volleyball A team who both had 

convincing wins against heavy opposition. Results and most 

valuable players were as follows as well as our team standings 

as of the end of round 5. 

Netball A 5th 5th 

Netball B 4th 5th 

Touch 4th 7th 

Volleyball A 4th 7th 

Volleyball B 5th 6th 

ROUND 5 RESULTS 

YEAR 8 

Mr Keith Gaughan 

Secondary Sport Coordinator 


PLAYER 

AFL 

NO TEAM 

Rugby League - Brandon B 

Soccer Lost Riley S 

Volleyball A Lost Bailey V 

Volleyball B Lost Ethan P 


PLAYER 

Netball A Lost Jodie D 

Netball B Lost Emily G 

Soccer 

NO TEAM 

Touch Lost Emma H 

Volleyball A Won Macy B 

Volleyball B Lost Calanthe S 

MISHAELA GALLOPS INTO 

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Year 12 student, Mishaela D recently competed 

in the State Championship Endurance Race 

which was held in Tenterfield NSW. This 

gruelling event was 80 km long; Mishaela 

started the race at 3.00am and completed it at 

8.13am (including vetting time). Mishaela and 

her loyal horse braved the elements, darkness, 

strange noises and uneven terrain to win the 

State Endurance title! 

We wish Mishaela all the best with balancing her Year 12 studies 

with training for the next stage of her Endurance racing career. 

Mishaela will compete in the National championships in Kilkivan 

on June 7. The National race takes the endurance element to 

the next level as it is an impressive 160 km long! Good luck 

Mishaela! 


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CALOUNDRA SHS CELEBRATES 50 

YEAR ANNIVERSARY 


Year Level Mentor Year 12 

HARRY C LOOKS FOR SUNSHINE 

COAST CRICKETING SELECTION 

Over the past few newsletters we have tried 

to bring you a selection of different sporting 

achievements from Meridan students, both 

in school events and away from the school 

arena. This week we feature Year 9 student 

Harry C. Harry is currently part of the Year 

9 Meridan interschool rugby league team, 

but his real passion is cricket. Harry has 

career aspirations in sport. He is diligent and 

commitment to his sporting pursuits and this 

is demonstrated through his recent achievements: 

Cricket 

Past Caloundra SHS students are invited to the 50th anniversary 

celebrations on 26-27 July. The Anniversary ball will be held at 

the Caloundra RSL on Friday 26 July starting at 7.00 pm. Tickets 

are available for purchase from Caloundra RSL club or via the 

RSL website www.caloundrarsl.com.au/tickets.html 

Ticket price is $85.00 per person. Drinks and memorabilia will be 

available in the foyer from 6.00pm, including book signings by 

Anne Wensley, author of the Anniversary book “Caloundra State 

High School Celebrating 50 Years” If you have a group of friends 

it is possible to book a table (seats 10). 

On Saturday 27 July Caloundra SHS is having an Open Day from 

10.00am to 2.00pm and invites past and current students, 

their families and members of our local community, including 

parents and students from our feeder schools. Each faculty will 

be putting on displays, there will be guided tours and there will 

be an assembly at 12 noon involving current and past school 

captains, students, principals and teachers. Information is 

available on the school website www.caloundrashs.eq.edu.au 

Inquiries can be directed to the school administration office on 

5436 8444. 

2011/12 Captained Under 12 Sunshine Coast Junior Cricket Representative 

team 

Sunshine Coast Under 12 Representative Player of the Year 

Caloundra Cricket Club Under 13 Player of the Year 

Caloundra Cricket Club Under 13 team captain 

2012/13 Sunshine Coast Under 13 Vice-Captain 

Caloundra Cricket Club Under 14 Player of the Year 

Caloundra Cricket Club Under 14 team captain 

Rugby League 

2013 Sunshine Coast Falcon’s Under 13 representative team 

Harry is currently shortlisted for Sunshine Coast Schoolboys 

under-14 cricket team, which is announced in September this 

year. If Harry is selected he will travel to Cairns to compete in 

the Queensland Carnival at the start of December. 

Well done Harry, we wish you luck in your cricketing endeavours! 



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