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Riverside RapEdition 52010Friday 23rd AprilTelephone: 4123 1031Fax: 4123 2545Email:college@riverside.qld.edu.auCOLLEGE NEWSLETTER GOES GREENemail your e‐address today!

The Character of ExtravaganceDid you know that..... If rain lands on the Thorny Devils back, itruns down the lizard finding its way to itsmouth An elephant trunk has no bone but 40,000muscles Sharks are immune to all known diseases There are over 1500 species of Australianspiders An Australia n cicada lives for only a coupleof weeks as an adult, but 6‐7 yearsunderg round as a nymph The Red Belly Black snake can give birth to40 live snakes at once Dolphins sleep with one eye openIsn’t the Lord extravagant! How amazing it is that heprovides such diversity and richness and beauty anddesign and quality and, and, and, in the natural worldthat surrounds us. There is no reason for many of the‘eccentricities’ of crea tion except that it delights Himto entertain his beloved people so.It is good to remember this as we marvel about UsainBolt running 100m in 9.58 seconds, or Mike Powelljumping 8.95m through the air, or Sergey Bubka polevaulting 6.14m into the air. Both our ability to do theextraordinary and our insatiable desire to be evenmore extravagant, are self‐evident truths about ourlikeness to God. We are indeed created in his image,and just like ‘chips off the old block’ we go aboutperforming extravagant exercises.Have a quick think about any human endeavoursporting,artistic, technological, musical, literary, etc.Consider wha t we value in those endeavours andyou will see extravagance and complexitysensational‐ness. You see, we echo the extravaganceof the Creator God who made us in His image.... afterHis likeness.This week we called an Assembly for the Middle andSenior Colleges together to recognise our studentswho are achieving above and beyond‐ musically,artistically, academically, in community service and inovercoming obstacles. We have extravagant studentsat this College. Students who are in and ofthemselves more than adequate, they are eachuniquely amazing. We have students at this Collegewho stretch and reach for extravagant results in allspheres of life. We have students in this College whoreflect the maker’s image and are passionately lovedby Him. So loved in fact that he gives us sharks andelephants and snakes and Thorny Devils and cicadasto rem ind us of it day by day.BlessingsStuart TaylorDeputy PrincipalTHANKS: To those staff and students who assisted in our Easter Service. We appreciated Pastor David Woodwardfor bringing a relevant message to our College community. Thanks also to Mrs Ke rryn Ferguson, Mr Paul Sutcliffewho organised and supervised an awesome Outdoor Ed camp. Pictures in special insert.Thanks to Ms Kerri Stevens for encouraging the Year 8 debating teams. Job well done! Thanks Mrs DesireeMcGann for the ground work in preparing the nominations for the Maryborough Youth Achievement Awards.Thanks to Father Jim McPherson from St Paul’s Anglican church for speaking with our Year 8 students and sharinga church service with us. Also Mrs Deb Blane for organising this with Mrs T ricia Wilkinson. Pictures in special insert.WELL DONE: The Year 8 Debating team. Middle College band. Visual art students whohad their art displayed in the newly re novated Maryborough Art Ga llery withthe help of Mr Chris Borg. Great job Mr Kris Tassotti for organising our CrossCountry on Friday. Our Anzac services are co‐ordinated by Mr Vern Schultz andwe appreciate his passion in this area. All of the staff at Riverside for their careand attention to the daily needs of our students.The OfficeDesk2

Debating Team proves confidence is biggest issue.It is said that the most feared thing is ‘public speaking’yet it was 2 teams of Grade 8’s who rose to thechallenge of their first debate of the Apex DebatingCompetition held at St Mary’s College Maryborough onWednesday night against some more experiencedGrade 10 debaters.Connor Slater, Ryan McPhail and Sam Ryan spoke forthe negative side of the topic ‘That School Sport shouldbe compulsory’. Connor led the team with a pleasanteasy manner, Ryan discovered how quickly you canspeak under pressure but still impressed the audienceproving how competitive school sport could be andshould be a free choice and finally Sam had theaudience laughing with him about backyard cricket andhow lunchbox police would solve obesity rather thancompulsory sport.Now the second team after watching this debate hadto wait until 8.00pm to start but instead of an attack ofthe nerves, Connor once again led with a differentperspective on the same topic (well done Connor – twodifferent debates on the same night – awesome!)Sarah Black spoke convincingly and calmly even afterdropping a palm card and Charlotte McSweeneyrebutted confidently keeping the audience’s attentionthroughout her entire speech.Mrs Slater and Ms Stevens were very proud toaccompany our young people to this event and lookforward to the next knockout round at Xavier’s Collegeat Hervey Bay where we will argue the affirmative caseof ‘Youth Wages are Unfair’.Compassion Day – students will be participating inCompassion Day again this year. Several students fromYears 8 and 9 will be on Rhema FM as part of thebroadcast encouraging people to sign up as a sponsor.The goal this year is to have 1600 sponsors in 16 hours.For more details on how to sign up as a Compassionchild sponsor go to www.compassion.com.au. To listen tothe broadcast tune into the 105.1FM or listen to the livestreaming at www.rhemawidebay.com.Real GeographyYear 8 students spent some time in Term 1 learning aboutgeography. They then had the opportunity to try their handat doing some geography research and fieldwork. Their hardwork culminated in a display for their peers on the lastday of term. It was great to see the creative ways thatthe students demonstrated what they had learnt.MIDDLE COLLEGE NewsMiddleCollegeNews4HALOGEN YOUNG LEADERSThere were thousands of students there ‐ theyfilled up the Brisbane Entertainment Centre.There was a succession of really inspirationalspeakers:“My favourite part of the day was when I waslistening to Pat Flynn (tennis player andauthor), and how he never gave up. I enjoyedthe guy who used wind power (land kite surferbuggies) to cross the Sahara desert. Marake(Australia's most successful Paralympicswimmer) had a good message to keep ontrying your best..” JadeWhat did the students take home from it?“That you can be a leader and you might noteven know that you are leading others. To helpand lead others ‐ to do the right thing.” JadeRwandan Survivor—Speaks with studentsYannick Tona is a young Rwandan man who survived thehorrors of genocide in 1994. At just 4 years old he walkedwith his disabled mother for three weeks, without food orwater, to escape being slaughtered. Many of his familymembers were among the thousands killed. The Middle andSenior students had the privilege of having Yannick come toshare some of his story with them. He not only shared aboutthe tragedy but he told the students of the hope he has. Asan ambassador for Aegis Students Rwanda he is helping toeducate and speak up for others to help create peace. Heencouraged the students to realise the potential they haveto make a positive impact in not only their school and communitybut in the world as well. For those interested to findout more about Aegis and the work they do log on to theirwebsite www.aegisstudents.org.Taste & SeeSince the time of Chris t (literally), Christians have taken pa rtin a ritual we know as communion. Just before the termbreak the Year 8 students were able to visit St Paul’sAnglican Church to view and participate in a communionservice. They learnt about the history and meaning behindthe symbols and practices and its significance especially atEaster. Thankyou to Mrs T ricia Wilkinson and Father JimMcPherson for their time and effort in providing thisexperience for us.Pictures can be found in our special insert.On Wednesday 21st April staff celebratedAdministrative & Professiona ls Day

Maryborough Youth Achievement AwardsSaturday 17 th April2010.Five Riversidestudents werenominated forawards.Nominees were:−Toni‐Anne Gibbs‐ Personal Achievement‐ Aryah Little‐ Personal AchievementWe have beautiful College grounds, let’s keepthem looking great by picking up our rubbish.SENIOR COLLEGE News‐ Taylor Hughes‐Academic/leadership,‐ Tamara Newbe ry‐Sport /Teammember,‐ KassandraBarre tt‐ MusicalAchievements(vocals),Guest speakers were Warren Truss, Chris Foley, and Ge rardO’Connell. Local companies such as EDI Engineering, TAFE,Commonwealth Bank and others donated prize moneytowards the awards, with 3 of the 7 awards won by Riversidestudents.Congratulations to Kassandra Barrett, Toni‐Anne Gibbs andAryah Little for winning their award, receiving a trophy,certificate and $300.00 prize money each.Special mentionto KassandraBarre tt forsinging theNationa l Anthem,Jordan Storrs andTiffany Peters forgiving up theirtime andperforming theirTerm 1‐ LatinDance. They alldid a fantasticjob, with allnominees,winners andperformersmaking RiversideChristian Collegeproud.SeniorCollegeNewsExchange OpportunityNikita has a dream to live in Australia ... And your familycan make her dream come true!15 year old Nikita is in a local theatre group in her homecountry, Sweden. She plays bass guitar and the drums.Nikita is looking forward to making new friends, learningabout our culture and improving her E nglish with a ‘cool’Aussie accent. It is the dream of many teenagers to live“Down Under”. And it is only through the generosity andhospitality of caring families, with an interest in bettercultural understanding and world peace, tha t their dreamcan come true.If you are interested in welcoming Nikita or another studentfrom Europe into your family for one year or semesterstarting July 2010, please contact STS High School Foundation.Email stsf@people.net.au call 1800 263 964.Visit the website to find out more about STS:www.sts‐educaiton.com.auCareers NewsThe Fraser Coast Career Options Expo will be held onthe 22nd July at the Wide Bay TAFE Hervey BayCampus. This event extends on the success ofprevious expos where more than 50 exhibitorsdisplayed career and education options to approx.1200 students from across our region.The Maryborough JobMart will be held this year on the7th September at the Brolga Theatre Maryborough.The Baycancy, organised by Hervey Bay SITE, will beheld on the 18 October. This event provides anopportunity for prospective school leavers to findemployment prior to finishing school.5Year 10 Living MathsFor Year 10 living maths class, Mitchell Warburton andRenee Graham did several tes ts on the basketballcourt. Mitchell did some funny runs. Mitchell and Reneeestimated first how long it would take them to run, walk,jump etc, the length of the basketball court. Then theytimed themselves to get the correct time.Like it? Want it? Get it FREE!www.word4u2day.com.auWORD4U2DAY copies available at reception.

News from the CHAPLAINLife can get pretty serious at times andit’s easy to start to worry about all thethings tha t need to be achieved beforethe end of Semester reports are postedhome. It is important to stay focussed onwhat we want to achieve, but it’s worthremembering a little verse in the Biblethat says: “ A merry heart does you goodlike a medicine: but a broken spirit driesthe bones.” Proverbs 17:22Happiness and humour is to your lifewhat shock absorbers are to the cars we drive around in.Softening the impact when the road gets a bit too bumpy!May you take a good dose of humour everyday, Godrecommends it.Supporting you , with warmest regards...Big MUniform ShopFamilies are reminded that for all College supplied uniforms,contact must be made with Uniform Coordinator Mrs LindaStorrs on 0429 787 982. Mrs Storrs will a rrange with you asuitable time to supply/fit uniforms and organise payment.She continues, to the best of her ability, to accommodatethe time constraints of parents.There are two recent changes to the uniform policy:1. Middle College students may now wear the bucket hatas part of their ‘Formal Uniform’.2. Senior College students may now wea r the NavyMicrofibre Spray Jacket.MissionsYOUTH GROUP ACTIVITIESHey Kids …. Looking for something to do onFriday nights???Tinana Connect Youth Group provides fun activities forstudents in Years 7 to 12.Time: 7.00pm to 9.00pm Cost: $3.00 per weekLocation: “The Shed”, 115 Gympie Road, Tinana.Further enquiries: 4123 0144 or 4121 0032Friday 23rd AprilImpromptu Untalent NightEverybody has hidden talents and you’llnever know unless you give it a go. Sohere is your chance!Friday 30th April Regressive DinnerThere’s food and there’s regressive dinners, where you needto bring your doggy bag. (Just in case, though your dog won’twant to eat it.) Your journey begins and finishes at252 Ann Street.POSITIONS VACANTMeeting atthe M’broWesleyanChurch68 GayndahRoad.7—9:30pmCost $2Contact4122 4415for more info.New Kidz Klub — Commencing 23rd AprilA Kidz Klub will be held theMaryborough Church of the Nazarene,190 Neptune Street.Kidz Klub ca ters for children in Prep to Year 5.Time: 4.00pm ‐ 5.30pm every Friday afternoon.Cost: Only $2 per chid, or $5 for a family of three or more.For more details please phone 4122 4755.Fundraising now swings into action in order to purchaseresources to give to Fiji students.We are now planning for heRiverside Garage Sale ‐ 7th August.Please support this event.ChaplaincyMissionsPositions Vacant7http://www.seek.com.au/

SPORTING NewsDiscoOn the 27 th of April, 8K will be organising a disco for Years‐Prep to Seven. This fun, night time activity will help fundraisefor the Wildlife Sanctuary’s Fraser Island Dingo enclosureand is pa rt of the Year 8 Duke of Ed Bridging Award program.More details will be issued in the next Rap.Girls’ Football TrialsCongratulations to Josie Jamieson‐Bews, Jordan‐LeO’Sullivan and Shai‐lee Be rry, who made it through to thefinal trials as part of a squa d of 21 girls out of 140 girls.U15 Boys Basketball Wide Bay TrialsHeld on 31/3/10 Congra tulations to Matt McKewin and JoeDoddInterschool HockeyCongratulations to Rachelle Boyce – Maryborough ZoneSmall Schools Girls, Wed 24 th March.Cross CountryRiverside Christian College conducted its annua l CrossCountry today.Fraser District Cross Country will be held on the 5 May, 2010.Students who are eligible to compete will be notified.Maryborough BMX ClubMaryborough BMX Club races every Friday night duringschool term, weather permitting. Racing starts at 7pm withnominations taken between 6pm‐6:45pm. $5 per registere d/licensed ride r.Gate practice days are Monday and Wednesday. For all newriders when you can come and try out, BMX $1 per ride r.Bring your bike, a helmet, gloves and long pants and a longsleeve shirt.Venue: Maryborough BMX ClubAddress: Gympie Road MaryboroughTime: From 5:00pmFor more information contact: Angela on 41231609 or0409 588 804Calisthenics Competition.Shauna Smith and herpartner Rachael placed2nd in a duo item lastSaturday.Jessica Cunningham(graduated paststudent) is their coach.Well done Shauna!!Exciting news just landedon my desk!Year 9/10 Bus iness class are going to operate a smallbusiness for the USQ Funny Business Program. Therefore,Flower Power would like to introduce their product lineavailable for Mother’s Day. Orders taken up to 30 th April2010. The flowers are chrysanthemums and have beengrown as pa rt of the Agricultural curriculum. All profits madefrom the sale of Flower Power products go back to theAgriculture and Business curriculum areas for the futurebenefit of students.One of the greatest gifts a parent can give theirchild is ..... Opportunity.SportingNews8Brooke White has been selected inthe Queensland Country FutsalTeam to compete in the 2011Nationa l Club Championships heldin Sydney in Janua ry.Wow, congratulations Brooke, all the best with your trainingprogram and preparations. We will be cheering you on!The best fruit is always on the highest branches.

Lots of funactivitiesarehappeningin musicclasses ...ask yourchild !Prep & Year 1Year 2/3Year 3/4Year 5Year 6/7Year 8Moving to musicLearning rhyme: ‘Do you have a pet spider?’Learning ‘What a Goodly Thing’ and playing instrumentsStarting to read music and the human karaokeComposing a Chinese based piece of musicComposing a Balinese inspired pieceYear 9/10Looking at jazzRehearsals for the musical start this week for band aswell as actors, please ensure you are learning yourscripts and attend every rehearsal punctually.Brass and woodwind lessons are now underway –if there are any other students wishing to learninstruments besides the strings please let me know.During the Easter holidaysMr. Leon Nehow organised aYouth Festival in Hervey Bay.Students from Riversideperformed at the festival andentertained those whoattended. Josiah Nehow(vocals), Bray Storrs (drums)and B.J. White (bass)performed the Ben E. Kingclassic ‘Stand By Me’.Whilst Shauna Smithdisplayed her vocal talentssinging Owl City’s ‘Ten million Fireflies’. Well done toall who took part and to the parents who brought theirchildren along.Did you hear about the female opera singer whohad quite a ra nge at the lower end of the scale?Performing ArtsNews9She was known as the deep C diva.

New Staff & NewsIntroducing ... Mrs Marilyn SmithHi. My name is Marilyn Smith and Iam one of the AdministrationOfficers in Distance Education (DE).I have been working in DE for 14years now. When I first started atthis school we were situated onHervey Bay Road and we hadapproximately 14 students enrolled.What exciting changes I have seenover the years and now we have somany students and new buildings,it is fantastic. I love being a part ofRiverside. I work with great people and not many peoplecan say they look forward to coming to work but I can.There is always something new happening. I fully believestudents of Riverside have a wonderful start in life here.I get encouragement from this saying ‐“Remember yesterday, live for today, dream abouttomorrow”. May God bless you.VaccinationsYear 10 Vaccinations will beconducted on Monday 10th May.Classroom Timetable Changesa. Week 2- Wednesday will runa Monday timetableb. Week 3- Thursday will runa Monday timetablec. Week 5- Tuesday will runa Friday timetableDuring the Easter breakstaff member NarelleAdame celebratedanother great event forthe season when she andMick Downes married.CongratulationsMrs Downes!We NEED HOST FAMILIESRiverside will once again be hosting Japanesestudents in Term 3.Aged between 14‐16 years = 10 students + teacher .They will be here for a weekand we need host families.Arrive Sunday 24 July 2010 ‐ afternoon 5.30pm atRiverside and depart Saturday 31 July 2010‐ 9.00amMaryborough Bus terminal.Host families will be paid approx $50.00 per studentper day, and our visitors are looking for an Australianexperience. If you are able to provide accommodationand meals for 1 or more please advise the College assoon as possible.Students will be attending Riverside during the day andhost families will have them after school hours.Students will be taken to Fraser Island, MaryboroughMarkets, Australia Zoo and Aboriginal CommunityCentre as part of their trip.Please talk to your family and see if you are able tohost a Japanese student or teacher. If you wouldprefer to host a girl or boy please specify, we usuallyhave more girls then boys.ATTENTION ALL PARENTS OF YEAR 12STUDENTS INTENDING TO GO ON TO FULL-TIMETERTIARY STUDY IN 2011Would $2000 make a difference to the achievement of yourchild’s te rtia ry education goals?The Maryborough Club of the 34th District QuotaInternational Inc will conducts itsQUOTA “STUDENT OF THE YEAR” QUESTagain this year.There are only two stages in the competition ‐ the Clubjudging on Wednesday 21 July, 2010 and the District Final onthe 14 August, 2010. Each stage of the competition involvesan interview and public speaking.The Club winner receives $100 and the cha nce to compete inthe District final. The District winner receives a scholarshipof $2000 tenable over a period of 3 years.Further information and entryforms are available from theCollege, or directed to theMaryborough Quota Club on(07) 4121 3870.It’s never too la te to be punctual!Staff & News10A proverb is a short sentence based on along experience.

CALENDAR OF EVENTSTAKE A LOOK AT OUR ONLINE CALENDAR http://www.riverside.qld.edu.au/news/calenda r.htmlTERM 223/4 All day Whole CollegeAnzac Service, Run4BiblesRiverside Cross Country25/4 All day Selected Students Kayak Challenge25/4 8:45am Whole College Anzac Parade, Maryborough CBD26/4 All day All Students Public Holiday—Anzac Day27/4 After school Prep to 7 Disco28/4 After school Junior College Staff Parent-teacher conferences29/4 Compassion Day29/4 All day Selected Yr 8/9 Students Radio Rhema29/4 After school Middle & Senior Staff Parent-teacher conferences30/4 8:30am—11:30am Selected Students Theebine District Cross Country3/5 All day Whole College Public Holiday—Labour Day5/5 All day Selected Yr 8-12 Students Fraser District Cross Country5/5 - 7/5 3 days Open to all students Mother’s Day Stall—open for business9/5 Mother’s DayLIVE IT NOW!Artworks by Andrew Dalton, Amber Clayton(Year 10) and Dana Bolland (Year 9) featureprominently in the National Youth Week ArtExhibition currently on display at the newlyrefurbished Gataker's Artspace in Maryborough.The students were given the brief to createartworks that reflect the life and interest ofyoung people today. The exhibition is open foranother week. Check with Gataker's Artspace foropening hours.The most beautiful things in the world are notseen or touched. They are felt with the heart.‐Helen KellerCalendarof Events11Tact is the art of making a pointwithout making an enemy

Fraser Coast InterschoolEquestrian Competition201026th and 27th AugustNomination Forms are now availableVisit www.fciec.comor emailcollege@riverside.qld.edu.auSECOND ROUND FOR HUMAN SWINE FLUIMMUNISATIONSAlthough these second round clinics areprimarily to allow children under the ageof 10 to have their second dose of thevaccine, they are open to anyone who wants to bevaccinated against the human swine flu. Free clinics in ourregion will be held at:Maryborough State High School Urangan State High SchoolSaturday 8th May, 2010 Saturday 17th May, 20109am to 3pm9am to 3pmBiggenden Medical CentreFriday 30th April, 201011am to 3pmwww.health.qld.gov.au/swineflu/default.aspCOMMUNITY NOTICESMaryborough Excelsior City Band provides music activity forlife and benefits students in many ways, including generallearning and encouraging community service. Equipment issupplied, costs are reasonable. Your child can discover thejoy of making music in a supportive environment. Tuitionavailable where needed. Contact Mel Neilsen 4122 2954.Riverside Garage Sale—7th AugustSellable items can now be dropped inand will be stored on Campus.For larger items please phoneVern Schultz 0409 309 949.FRASER COAST SHOW21‐23rd May 2010.The theme for this years show is"Full Steam Ahead"Please check out the website atwww.frasercoastshow.com.auMOTHER’S DAY STALL TO RAISE FUNDSFOR FIJIFor the student who likes to see their product choices beforethey make their purchase there is no need to miss out thisMother’s Day!Mrs Barre tt and the Fiji Mission Trip Team will be havingtheir annual Mother’s Day stall again this year.Children can bring their coins (and notes) along andpurchase that special gift for mum. There will be a variety ofitems to choose from, all at a very reasonable price and withthat special touch that Mrs Ba rrett always seems to bring toher endeavours.Please ... let Riverside Christian College be your port of callfor the purchase of quality Mother’s Day products this year.CommunityNotices12

CharacterBuildingCamp One2010OutdoorEducationYears 9 & 10• Hiking 15klms• Set up camp• Cooking dinner• Abseiling• Rock Climbing• Team Building• Games• SurfingChallenging and definingmoments for thefearless team as theyabseiled and rock climbedverysteep cliffs.

We had so much fun whileon the camp. It was reallygood to get to know eachother especially when itwas tough going at times,we were able to encourageeach other to keep going.The surfing was myfavourite part and it feltreally good to be able tostand up and surf after afew good tips.We would all love to do thecamp all over again!- Tim Carl.

Year 8 students were able to visit St Paul’s Anglican Church to view and participate in a communion service.They learnt about the history and meaning behind the symbols and practices and its significance especiallyat Easter.