Secondary News
Mrs. Lakshmi Mohan - Director of Teaching and Learning
International Women's Day Breakfast
International Women's Day was celebrated on Tuesday 8 March. Staff, students and parents came together to enjoy a lovely breakfast. Our Guest Presenter, Manuela Whitford, Founder and CEO of Friends with Dignity, delivered an inspirational speech. Born and brought up in South Africa, Manuela is a registered nurse of over 25 years and has worked hard to give back to the community. Through Friends with Dignity, she supports and makes a difference in the lives of people affected by domestic violence.
Thank you to all our parents and guests who came along and supported this year's theme of Break the Bias.
Clever Crocs
Celebrating our high achievers in Years 7 to 10
In this week’s Year 7 to 12 assembly, we had the opportunity to acknowledge students who achieved highly in the first cycle of our Literacy and Numeracy Initiative: Clever Crocs.
Congratulations to the following students:
Year 7
Lola Burkitt
Beatrice Gilbert
Phoebe Lockyer
Charisse Sham
Rhea Suchak
Evie Williamson
Matilda Woodhead
Year 8
Ema Costello
Hannah Green
Megan Groundwater
Vania Lumbanradja
Tahlia Macleod
Emily Seto
Sachi Smith
Lindsay Webb
Lucija Wiggins
Year 9
Kaleigha Bain
Kellie Brain
Sophia Corness
Bronte Dodds
Hannah Dryden
Kayden Fields
Mia Geere
Sydney Graham
Meghan Guthrie- Quinn
Amelia Hesse
Poppy Ho
Alison Hudson
Jasmine Humphrey
Ella Jesson-McIntyre
Charlotte Lay
Matilda McGaw
Frederica Patelli
Aurora Saffery
Mali Schwarz
Caitlin Southwell
Tiani Tyler
Ella Wohlsen
Year 10
Roxy Bohn
Miranda Hardcastle
Madison Morris
Salina Tang
Scarlett Fok
Nayoon Kim
Caitlin Pett
Dimity Whitaker
Over the term, we will also acknowledge students who show improvement over their own personal scores.
Dr. G’s Data Analysis Workshop
On Wednesday 9 March, Senior Science students participated in a Data Workshop presented by Dr. Gurion Ang from the University of Queensland. This workshop prepares students for the statistical analysis components of the Student Experiment. The Student Experiment forms one of the Internal Assessment items across Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Psychology. Students worked with exemplar data sets and engaged in statistical analysis, interpretation, and data representation.
Years 10 to 12 Bock Exam Schedule
Please see below the Years 10 to 12 Block Exam Schedule.
Further procedures with regards to Block Exam protocols will be emailed to parents early next week.
Year 12 Formal
Saturday 12 March is the Year 12 Formal at the Sky Lounge, Brisbane Convention Centre. We look forward to a wonderful celebratory evening with our Year 12 students.
Youngman House Ponytail Project
