Indooroopilly State High School - Education Queensland

ECONOMICSOn Thursday 22 nd July 2010, students fromboth year 11 and 12 Economics classes attendedan informative Economics Day at TheUniversity of Queensland. Approximately 20students attended various sessions coveringcurrent economic issues such as “Dating: whatdoes love have to do with it?”, and sessions onwhether the fiscal stimulus helped our economicsituation or will hinder it further into thefuture. Another session examined the economicsof Foreign Aid.The dating lecture was extremelyentertaining, showingus clearly why Economics is soimportant in our society.James, the lecturer, based hisexamples on things that we asteenagers can relate to. Thedating scene is made up ofchoices and decision making,which is fundamentally whateconomics is about too.Choosing between dating an intelligent girl, asopposed to someone who is beautiful, is onlyone of the choices. How much to spend, whereto go are just a few others. James, the professor,enabled us to relate the issues of datingand teenage related issues to the decisionsthat people all over the world have to make.The second lecture was extremely informative;it showed the impact that the fiscal stimulushad on our economy, and whether we wouldhave been better off without it. This lecturer setabout to prove that we were the only major developedcountry in the world that remained outof recession during the global financial crisis(GFC). However, the things that were discussedraised more questions than they answered.Questions like: How are the Australiancitizens who received the stimulus packagesgoing to pay it back over time, and will it lead toan increase in taxes and inflation?Overall, it was an extremely informative andfascinating day. All who attended enjoyed theday thoroughly and enjoyed the different perspectivesthat the university lecturers provided.On behalf of the students who attended, Iwould like to thank Mrs Hall for accompanyingus. The day was a great success and we alllearned a great deal.Jenny KnowlesEconomics TeacherBack row: Sean Harrop, Azrah Madden-Uren,Damian Ronaldson, Codey McNeil, Curtis Higson.Front row: Brodie Pratt, David Harvey,Lee Pham, Jacob Buttimore, Julien GafaneschBUILDING &CONSTRUCTIONYears 11 and 12Building and Constructionstudentsare continuing withtheir quest to makea difference to theenvironment here atIndro by targetingstudent areas. Year12 students haverecently refurbished7 long bench chairs,in great need of ano verhaul,from variousareasaround thes c h o o l .Year 11s t u d e n t sare in theprocess ofrenovatingthe presentseating outside D Block. This work has involvedreplacing, repairing and painting theslats. In addition, an unused garden bed onthe oval side of the The Peter Doherty Theatrehas been concreted, the benefits of which wereobserved on Open Day last week. These projectsare not only benefiting the school but contributingto each student’s Certificate 1 in Construction.Marty Stieger and David OutramIndustrial Design & Technology Teachers11