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Learning to surf - MichaelEldridge and Jonathan EbertYEAR 11 LEADERSHIP CAMPFrom Thursday 12th August to Saturday 14th August a group of <strong>Indooroopilly</strong>’saspiring leaders and keen adventurers headed north toNoosa North Shores for a fun-filled three days. However, none of usexpected the camp to be quite as exhausting and challenging nor evenas fun and exhilarating as it proved to be.As soon as we arrived we were escorted to the outdoor dining areawhich was far more modern than we expected and lounged around onthe verandah, thinking that we would be in for a relaxing time. However,before long we were fitted with life jackets and bike helmets and everyonewas enthusiastically on their way.We were split into two groups with one canoeing and the other bike ridingto Boreen Point, where we would stay the night. The canoe teamwas fired up and tackled the first kilometre across a lake, paddling anunfavorable current and headwind but managing to conquer the onekilometre paddle in just over an hour. We all rafted up and sang aboutthe trip in our red canoes and even pulled out a couple of dance moves.Unbeknown to us the trip was to take another five hours and anothertwelve kilometres of paddling. We kept canoeing with the knowledgeimparted from our instructor that Boreen Point was just around the corner.After a couple of hours we’d all grown a bit tired of silly songs and talking about custard, fish fingers,musicals, bowties, blue boxes and giraffes and we came to the conclusion that Boreen Point was not,“just around the corner”. We finally reached a “6 knot” sign and grasped onto each other’s canoes, tryingto grab our afternoon tea which consisted of a juice box and a muesli bar. Little did we know that wewere only at the half-way mark and that the muesli bar that we had just devoured would have to sustainus for another three hours before we reached camp. There was only one thing to do… “WOAH……Livinon a Prayer…oooooooh oh, we’re half-way there.” This was the chorus of Team Xtreme as we dugdeep and toughed it out against the ferocious wind and raging current.Then dusk descended, and with it soon came the beauty of a spectacular sunset, reflected on the water’ssurface. However, the rest of our canoe trip was rather tiresome and to some extent excruciatingbut we huddled together with our glow sticks under the starry sky, while the moon’s luminance guidedour way to Boreen Point. We eventually made it and the other team was gracious enough to havepitched our tents. Because all we had eaten for the last six hours was a muesli bar, everybody waskeen for a feast and we all started to prepare for our barbeque.We arose bright and early the next morning with a 5 o’clock start and yet again prepared our own breakfastof scrambled eggs and bacon. The two teams swapped and Team Xtreme undertook a 25 kilometremountain bike ride back and, compared to the canoetrip, it felt like quite a leisurely ride. The team that canoedback made it in record time with the help of anassisting current and tailwind. That afternoon, we thensplit up and went to the beach to surf some waveswhilst the other group rode the giant swing which waspart of the high ropes course, 20 metres above theground.A huge thanks must go to our chaperones Ms Jessop,Mr Reid and Mr Stieger who participated in all of theactivities. Thank you also to Miss Place who organisedthe camp for us but unfortunately fell sick andcouldn’t make it. Everybody thoroughly enjoyed themselves,gained a little more knowledge, nifty skills,Mountain Biking - Carly Baque and Libby Headtighter friendships and of course some valuable leadership qualities.Carly BaqueYear 11 Student8
HOME ECONOMICSLEGAL STUDIESYear 12s paying homage to Valentino’s victorysign! Left to right: Jazz Mill O’Kane, Ana Moffatt,Ms Wallace, Jo de Guzman, Grace Galliganand Alice Li.On 17 th August, some of the Year 12 ConsumerTextiles students enjoyed a viewing of the ValentinoRetrospective Past/Present/Future. Whattranspired proved to be a most inspiring and civilisedway to spend a Period 4 lesson. Despitehaving a somewhat rarefied existence, it wascharming to find out that Mr Valentino Garavanirose to fashion royalty status despite a pretty‘normal’ background; so with great confidenceand hard work Valentino built his empire.Another source of amazement was that thebeautifully constructed gowns were hand-sewn,taking hundreds of hours of work, with groups ofseamstresses toiling away on one garment.After playing the game of ‘which Valentino dresswould you take home, if you could?’ we sat for awhile in the afternoon sun-lit café, near a hugeurn of hot pink flowers, flicking through importedtextiles and design magazines.Next term we are focusing on Creating with Textiles,so the techniques, fabrics and use of elementsof design will surely provide lots of ideasfor our class work.Callum Gates, Alicia Pounder, Hannah Aldred,and Emma JordanCongratulations to four of our Year 12 LegalStudies students who have successfully completeda Certificate III in Business Administration(Legal). These students participated in theLegal Pathways Project which provided studentswith the opportunity to achieve this additionalqualification by completing the requiredunits while studying their Legal Studies courseduring Years 11 and 12. The students haveworked independently by completing the requiredwork for this Certificate online as enrolledstudents with Brisbane North Institute ofTAFE. They also had fortnightly contact with avisiting TAFE teacher. This Certificate also providesstudents with credit to future tertiarycourses if they wish to pursue a pathway in thelegal profession. They are also being offeredthe opportunity to complete some work experiencein Brisbane Courts as a result of completingthis qualification.Year 11 students are currently studying theirCertificate IV in Justice in addition to their LegalStudies course.Deirdre HallHead of DepartmentMs Melinda WallaceHome Economics Teacher9
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