BSHS 2008 Newsletter - Brisbane State High School

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Brisbane State HighNewsletterPage 8 of 15Paniyiri festival organisers are seeking the help of volunteers wanting experience in the events industry:• Dates prior to the Festival (May 19 & 20 during the day)• Weekend of the festival (May 21 & 22 both day and evening)Types of experience available:• Operational Assistants• Information Officers• Assistant Stage Managers• General Event AssistantsAppropriate training will be provided to all volunteers.For further information, please phone (07) 3356 6810 or email ideas@teamlacey.com.au.An indication of your involvement would be preferred by March 25.A volunteer application form is attached at the end of this newsletter.Turn out the lights on Saturday March 26 for Earth HourOur school will be supporting Earth Hour again in 2011.From 8.30pm on Saturday, March 26, join our school community and turn out the lights for one hour orlonger to show your support.Individuals, communities, businesses and governments around the world will switch off their lights andother electrical appliances in a collective effort against climate change.The event, which commenced in Sydney in 2007, has rapidly grown to become a global movement, withindividuals from 128 countries and territories supporting the cause in 2010.Amongst the event’s supporters last year were over 200 schools and Department of Education and Trainingworkplaces.Don’t forget to register your participation on the Earth Hour website in order to make your action count.To register as an Earth Hour supporter visit the Earth Hour Australia website athttp://www.earthhour.org.auSports Group PhotosTerm 1 Sports Groups were photographed in early March.Order Forms are available for download from the Silver Rose website.http://www.silverrose.com.au/schools• Username: Groups• Password: 285023If you have any questions about the photography of sports and special groups, please call Silver Rose on(07) 3262 5788.Issue Date: 21 Mar 2011www.statehigh.com.au/news
Brisbane State HighNewsletterPage 9 of 15Amnesty InternationalAmnesty International is a non-profit and non-governmentorganisation and a global leader in promoting and defendingdignity and human rights. Amnesty brings attention to humanrights abuses and arouses public support in pressuring governmentsto protect the rights of their people through campaigns such asClose the Gap, Say No to Torture, and STOP the death penalty. Ouraim at the Brisbane State High Amnesty Group is to mirror andsupport Amnesty’s global work in our school community, raisingawareness and understanding.Our first expo of the year was held on the March 8 (InternationalWomen’s Day). The aim was to raise awareness about genderinequality through the One Million Signatures Campaign, becausewe believe in encouraging both boys and girls to come on boardwith the group defending and promoting female rights.To find out what we’re doing at the BSHS Amnesty group this month, watch further announcements andstudent notices, because ‘there is no happiness without action’.BSHS Cambodia Project 2011Why do you want to be part of the BSHS Cambodia Project?This question was posed to our students who applied to be part of the Cambodia Project and I thoughtthat I would share with you a response that I found particularly outstanding….“My bottom is going numb on the hard wooden floor. Suddenly I am brought to attention as a new voicefills the assembly hall. ‘My experiences helping in an orphanage in Namibia were absolutely life-changing’.These influential words spoken courageously from Grace’s (past student) mouth truly inspired me to dosomething, be something and give something more.After almost a year of waiting for such an opportunity Mr Hodges announced a trip to a Cambodianorphanage. I whispered to my friend beside me, “I wonder if they would accept Year 10s?”Now that the opportunity is real for me, I have thought seriously about my motives and passion. I appreciatehow fortunate we are in Australia and our responsibility to those in countries less fortunate than our own.There are few corners of the world that have such a tragic history as Cambodia. Australia was involved inthis history around the Vietnam War and has a special obligation to repair the terrible impacts that wereforced upon Cambodia during that time. Even though 30 years have passed a lot of work still needs to bedone and this project will hopefully make a small contribution to Cambodia’s future.I realise that in 3 weeks my contribution can only be modest and that I will probably gain more from thisexperience than I will be able give. However, my objective is to gain the skills that will equip me to make abigger and better contribution in the future.I am well-suited to the project because I love children and devote much of my time to baby-sitting the kidsin my neighbourhood. Reaching out to children from another culture is tremendously exciting.Overall I feel I am emotionally ready for such a test. I am aware this it may cause me to feel uneasy at timesbut I am a strong person and I will be giving my best to this challenge.”Q.Fenshaw , StudentWhat is the BSHS Cambodia Project about?The BSHS Cambodia Project educates students about the developing world and hopefully fosters alifelong commitment to social justice and serving others. The aims and objectives of this trip are twofold:1. To Aid - To work alongside a local Cambodian Non-Government Organisation (NGO) to providepractical assistance and financial support to a group of orphaned Cambodian children andfamilies living with HIV/AIDS. The students will be involved in a construction project (manualIssue Date: 21 Mar 2011www.statehigh.com.au/news
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