BSHS 2008 Newsletter - Brisbane State High School

Brisbane State HighNewsletterPage 10 of 15labour), teaching, and actively contributing to making improvements to the living and educationalstandards of Cambodians living in great need.2. To Educate - to educate and inspire our students to become future leaders who have a greatersense of social justice and understanding of international issues by exposing them to the history,culture and daily realities of life in Cambodia and to deepen their own identity as young adults.If you are able to support our project we would love to hear from you and speak with you personallyabout it. If so, please call me on 3291 4207 or I can be contacted via email phodg2@eq.edu.au.Faculty NewsVisual Arts Department NewsMr Paul Hodges, HOD Curriculum (Learning Innovation)Saturday, March 12 and 19 saw the Art Factory studios comealive on a weekend. Thirty five Year 7 students from theAspiring Minds program attended two days of Visual Artsworkshops run by artist, Sue Poggioli. The workshops ranfrom 10.00am to 4.00pm each day, and involved activitiesfocused on figurative responses inspired by the work ofrenowned sculptor, Henry Moore. The students explored themedia areas of drawing, ceramics, painting and screenprinting, and worked both individually and collaboratively ontheir responses. A resounding success, the workshopsenabled our budding artists to grasp foundational skillsexplored in State High’s Visual Arts program, and wereencouraged to develop their own personal aesthetic and have fun while doing it!A big thank you to artist Sue Poggioli, for her time and effort with the students, and of course to thestudents involved – you were all exceptionally well behaved, and embraced all activities on offer overthe two days. We look forward to welcoming you to Visual Arts at State High in 2012.If your student studies Visual Art and you are looking for a way to become further involved in the lifeof the school, the Art department has an Art parent sub-committee who meet regularly to discuss therunning of the Art Factory Gallery, and Visual Arts extra curricula programs offered to students of StateHigh. Meetings are generally held once a month and I would like to invite other interested parents tojoin in 2011. Please do not hesitate to contact me directly on 3291 4232 if you would like to becomeinvolved.Finance MattersMs Jessica Wall, HOD Visual Arts (Acting)Term 1 has seen the distribution of invoices to all parents for subject levies, affiliations, excursions, andco-curricular and recreational activities. Your support of the school and its goals are appreciated.Subject LeviesYears 8 - 10 students have subjects levies applied to subjects selected in Semesters 1 and 2 of each year.Years 11 & 12 students incur a subject levy only once per year as these same subjects are studied for thewhole year.We appreciate your prompt payment of these levies.Co-curricularBrisbane State High School is a GPS (Great Public Schools’ Association) and QGSSSA (Queensland Girls’Secondary School Sporting Association) school. The school is also a member of the MESA (MetropolitanEast Sporting Association) and the BSRA (Brisbane Schoolgirls’ Rowing Association).All of the co-curricular activities that fall under the management of the GPS, QGSSSA, MESA and BSRAattract an individual levy and are, in the main, managed by the Parents and Citizens Association. Priorto the students’ participating in these activities, it is necessary for students to pay the GPS-QGSSSAIssue Date: 21 Mar 2011www.statehigh.com.au/news