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QGSSSA Track and Field event will be held next Friday 19 October. This is a compulsory event for all Year 11
students to attend. Details about this will be sent via email this week.
2013 LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
At the Year 11 Conference held on the final Monday and Tuesday of Term 3, the current Year 11 students
undertook the first stage of voting for the Year 12 student leaders of 2013. The Conference organised by Mrs
Olsen, Head of Year 11, and supported by Mrs Ball and many other dedicated staff forms part of our ongoing
leadership development program.
This preliminary voting provides the School with an indication from the students about whom they think are
students that can inspire and lead the student body next year. This week all students and staff in the Senior
School will have the opportunity to provide information to the Principal through their voting for House Co-Captains.
Please find below a summary of the selection process dates for School leaders:
Week 2: Principal advises usually five to six students of their short-listing for 2013 School Captains
Week 3: Each short-listed Captain candidate makes a short presentation at Assembly.
Each short-listed Captain candidate is interviewed by Mrs Kearney, Ms Harris and the Head of Year 11.
Saturday 27 October, the short-listed 2013 Captain candidates are informed of the School‟s selection of
School Captains
Week 4: Monday 29 October - 2013 School Captains announced and presented
Wednesday 31 October – Announce 2013 Boarder Co-Captains, House Co-Captains and Prefects
Week 8: 26 November - Principal to announce 2013 Convenors, Sports Co-Captains, and Golden Key Club
members
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
Literary Awards 2012
Congratulations to Senior School students, Meree Kim who received a first place, Keilin Anderson who received
second place, Abbie Kanagarajah and Belinda Burgess who were both awarded a Highly Commended in the
Independent Education Union of Australia, James Cook University Australia, English Teachers‟ Association of
Queensland 2012 Literary Competition.
Year 10 La Belle France competition run by the Alliance Française
Third Prize: Annie Simes, Amy Langley (shared)
Special Mention: Taylor Green, Stephanie Hynes, Isabella Kalaja, Xanthe Keneally and Karen Zhou.
We look forward to a wonderful Term 4 full of learning, listening and laughter.
HEAD OF ART
Mr J Honeywill
Our whole School Art exhibition INSIGHT 9 is next week! This year‟s exhibition will open on Friday evening, 19
October and will continue on Saturday 20 October and will be presented in Harker Auditorium, Valmai Pidgeon
Performing Art Complex. The opening event promises to be the celebratory event it always is - with good food and
refreshments, and the opportunity to purchase tickets for the beautiful jewellery piece kindly donated by Brisbane
jeweller and past-parent, Angelo Andronis. Plus celebrate the artwork of 850 young artists of Somerville House.
Tickets for the opening will be $15.00 for adults with free entry for School students.
DR ELAINE KATTE ART AWARD AT INSIGHT 9
Another reason to celebrate at INSIGHT: The Dr Elaine Katte Art Award will be announced at the opening of
INSIGHT on Friday 19 October. Somerville House Old Girl, Dr Elaine Katte has gifted this important annual
acquisitive art award to go to a Senior student who has created an artwork deemed to be of excellent standard by
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