Riverside RAP Edition 7 2010 - Riverside Christian College

SENIOR COLLEGE NewsBring homea brother ora sister!In June‐July 2010, students, aged 15 – 18 years, from over 15countries will be arriving in Australia to study at local schoolsfor 3, 5 or 10 months. Opportunities exist to act as a hostfamily in a volunteer/unpaid capacity. Hosting can be on atemporary, short or long term basis.Host families help provide our students with the chance tostudy and experience life in Australia. This is a great way tolearn about another country and culture, establish a lifelonglink to a family in another country and contribute tointernational goodwill. If your family can offer a friendly,supportive and caring home environment, contact us today.To learn more about this opportunity call Student ExchangeAustralia New Zealandon 1300 135 331 or visit our website:www.studentexchange.org.auNursing and Health ExpoSunday 6th June 2010 at the Grand Hall, BrisbaneConvention and Exhibition Centre, South Bank. There will beover 60 exhibitors ranging from universities and TAFE,hospitals, health services and specialty nursing groups.For any enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact02 6283 3424.Mother’s Day CatalogueThe Year 9/10 business students and I would like to thankyou for orders that were placed for Mother’s Day. We soldapproximately $600 of product and made a profit around the$300 mark (still finalising figures). The hand painted coffeecups were a real hit and I have had some early requests forFather’s Day. Therefore, the business students will producea new mail order catalogue in time for Father’s Day. We willnot be offering flowers; however, there should be a smallrange of other products to choose from. Once again, thankyou for your support. Mrs GordonInternet SafetyWith the growing concerns about internet safety and cyberbullying everyone is looking for options to protect theirchildren. It may be of interest to parents to research variousonline filters. Here are a few options to consider.Norton- http://onlinefamilyinfo.norton.com/Windows Live Family Safety - http://windowslive.com/desktop/familysafetyK9 web protection -http://www1.k9webprotection.com/Would $2000 make a difference to the achievement of yourchild’s tertiary 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 Finalon the 14 August, 2010. Each stage of the competitioninvolves an interview and public speaking.The Club winner receives $100 and the chance to compete inthe District final. The District winner receives a scholarshipof $2000 tenable over a period of 3 years.Further information and entry forms are available from theCollege, or directed to the Maryborough Quota Club on(07) 4121 3870.Careers News• The Fraser Coast Career Options Expo will be held onthe 22nd July at the Wide Bay TAFE Hervey BayCampus.• The Maryborough JobMart will be held this year onthe 7th September at the Brolga TheatreMaryborough.• 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.Year 9 Formal EventThe Year 10’s are hosting a formal event for the Year9’s as part of their Duke of Edinburgh program. It willbe held in Week 9 on Thursday, 17th June. The eventis formal, so Year 9 students are to wear full length(ankle length) dresses for the girls and suits for theboys. It is suggested that the Year 9’s find an outfitfrom their nearest op shop for this event. The eventwill begin at 12:20 (Period 5), where students will beallowed to change into their formal gear. At lunch,finger food will be served, made freshly by the Year10’s. During this time there will be a human auctionwhere Year 10’s will be sold as slaves for a day. Alsoduring this time, there will be a Power-Point presentation with a memorablephoto collection. Afterwards, there will bea formal dance with 80’s music. The costof the event is $2, so please come alongand dress up for a good time!Remember to pack in healthy food choices foryour child each day.SeniorCollegeNews5Students that borrow ice packs from our sickbay need to return them by the end of the day.