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6 August 2019

Date ClaimersDate Claimers

Year 6 into Junior SecondaryYear 6 into Junior Secondary

An Introduction to Proserpine State High SchoolAn Introduction to Proserpine State High School

Thursday 8 August 2019Thursday 8 August 2019

6:00pm – 7:30pm6:00pm – 7:30pm

6:00pm – 6:30pm – School Tour6:00pm – 6:30pm – School Tour

(Departs from Ruge Street entrance)(Departs from Ruge Street entrance)

6:30pm – 7:30pm –School Information Session6:30pm – 7:30pm –School Information Session

THIS IS A PARENTS ONLY EVENINGTHIS IS A PARENTS ONLY EVENING

More information on the evening can be found underMore information on the evening can be found under"Junior Secondary News"."Junior Secondary News".

Year 9 and 10 Subject Selection EveningYear 9 and 10 Subject Selection Evening

PARENT INFORMATION EVENINGPARENT INFORMATION EVENING

Thursday 15 August 2019Thursday 15 August 2019

Year 9 Session starts at 6:00pmYear 9 Session starts at 6:00pm

Year 10 Session starts at 6:30pmYear 10 Session starts at 6:30pm

In the Lecture Theatre RoomIn the Lecture Theatre Room

THIS MEETING IS FOR YEARS 9 and 10 STUDENTSTHIS MEETING IS FOR YEARS 9 and 10 STUDENTS ANDANDTHEIR PARENTS.THEIR PARENTS.

P & C MeetingP & C Meeting

The next meeting will be held on WednesdayWednesday 2121 AugustAugust inthe Student Advisory Centre meeting room beside theAdministration office starting at 6pm. More information on themeeting agenda can be found under "Parent & Citizens’Association".

Principal PerspectivePrincipal Perspective

House CupHouse Cup

Another great display of house spirit was demonstrated lastFriday throughout the Athletics Carnival. Congratulations toorganising staff for an amazing day.

A highlight on the day was the unavailing of the House Mascotswhich I’m sure we will see more of over the remainder of theyear.

Congratulations once again to Flinders for taking out the Term2 House Cup and also announced as the overall points winnerat the Athletics Carnival.

House MascotsHouse Mascots

Term 2 House Cup Winners - FlindersTerm 2 House Cup Winners - Flinders

Japanese Sister SchoolJapanese Sister School

We farewell students and teachers from Asaka-Nishi HighSchool, our Japanese sister school as they depart theWhitsundays following their annual exchange with our school. Iwas impressed once again watching our students embrace ourguests with such a warm welcome upon arrival and throughouttheir exchange. Clearly this is an event our students lookforward to as much as our guests and is an exciting part of ourschools tradition.

Cultural exchanges greatly enrich our lives and enable us togain more insight, tolerance and understanding of the diversityof cultures in our society. I believe that this event can onlystrengthen the development of our students in preparing themas lifelong learners.

Our cultural program continues to strengthen with increasingnumbers of students selecting to engage in the electivelanguage program at Proserpine State High School withJapanese being offered in the 2020 Year 11 subject selection.In addition to our school based program, a second juniorcultural exchange has been planned and will be placed forexpressions of interest for our current Year 8 and Year 9students in the near future. The additional cultural trip to Japancomplements our existing senior cultural/ski trip occurring inDecember 2020/January 2021.

Thank you to organising teachers for leading the coordination ofthe exchange for our Japanese guests. To our host families, mysincerest appreciation to you for opening up your homes andcaring for our guests during their stay. I appreciated hearingabout the personal stories from this recent visit at the farewelldinner and the enjoyment hosting a student brought to manyfamilies.

Parent and Community EngagementParent and Community Engagement

Following our recent Parent Forum it has become evident thatparents and caregivers are actively seeking resources to assistthem in supporting their children through the various stages ofschooling. The two following resources can be accessed fromthe Queensland Government website highlighting elements ofthe Parent and Community Engagement Framework. Theframework aims to strengthen engagement between students,teachers, parents, support staff and the community.

https://education.qld.gov.au/parents/community-engagement/Documents/ways-to-engage-y7to9.pdfhttps://education.qld.gov.au/parents/community-engagement/Documents/ways-to-engage-y10to12.pdf

STYMIE – Anti-Bullying ProgramSTYMIE – Anti-Bullying Program

Proserpine State High Schoolhas implemented the STYMIEProgram across all year levelswith the focus on enablingstudents who witness bullying tosend anonymous electronicnotifications to the school. The

STYMIE resource is now promoted as a system to report anybehaviour or incidents that could cause harm to anotherperson in our school.

Parents can also complete notifications through STYMIE bysimply accessing the STYMIE site. Through the student forumswe know that parents and family are the most likely pointsof contact for their children discussing incidents of bullyingtowards themselves or others. Therefore it is imperative thatparents familiarise themselves with the Stymie resource andhow easy it is to notify the school if concerns are raised athome.

How does STYMIE work?How does STYMIE work?

School Opinion SurveySchool Opinion Survey

The annual suite of School Opinion Surveys is being conductedfrom 29 July to 23 August 2019. All families, school staff anda random sample of students will be invited to participate. We

1. Stymie allows bystanders to send anonymousnotifications to the school, about someone who theybelieve is being bullied or potential risk to someone.

2. The notification interface allows bystanders to uploadevidence like screen shots of FaceBook discussions,Snapchats, text messages or instant messageconversations and an outline of the incident(s).

3. Our school receives the Stymie Notifications in theform of an email alert.

4. The notifications are encrypted, anonymous andconfidential. Stymie does not store any information; itis merely the road upon which it travels.

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encourage you to take this opportunity to have your say aboutwhat this school does well, and how this school can improve.

Access details for the Parent/Caregiver Survey have been senthome with students this week. The survey can be completedvia computers, tablets or smart phones with internetconnection.

Parents/Caregivers are welcome to complete their survey onlineat the school, and school computers/tablets will be availablethrough our school Resource Centre between 3–4 pm.

Survey queries or requests for translations can be directed tothe school administration on telephone 07 4945 0111.

Deputy's BitsDeputy's Bits

Assessment SchedulesAssessment Schedules

Junior Secondary Assessment Schedules for Semester 2 werehanded out to students last week. Parents, if the school hasyour email address you should have received a copy by now.Junior Secondary Assessment Schedules are available on theschool website and also to the left of the newsletter underAssessment Schedules.

“Success into Senior”“Success into Senior”

The introduction of the new senior system to Queenslandschools this year, redefines what study is required in the seniorphase of learning: new requirements for a QueenslandCertificate of Education; a new tertiary entrance admissionsystem (ATAR) and a range of new pathways through senior.Subsequently, there is a recognisable benefit in conductingformalised processes and discussions with Year 9 studentstransitioning into the senior phase of learning in Year 10.

In order to best support our Year 9 students transitioning totheir senior program, Proserpine State High School last yearimplemented “Success into Senior” conversations – 15 minutepersonal interviews with Year 9 students and their parent/guardian to discuss future curriculum choices. The humanresources required to administer 15 minute interviews toapproximately 200 students is substantial. To support theimplementation of the “Success into Senior” conversations thisyear, all Year 9 classes will close for the day on WednesdayWednesday44 SeptemberSeptember. There will be a supervisory room for studentswho need to stay at school, however, no Year 9 classes will runon the day.

Parents will be asked to book a 15 minute interview usingSOBS: https://sobs.co.au/ our online booking system. A textor email will be sent to parents when the booking systemis open. Students will attend the interview with their parents.

Together we will discuss possible study options e.g. futureuniversity study, trade direction and alternative options. Duringthe interview, students and parents will investigate the availablesubjects at Proserpine State High School and make subjectselections for 2020.

Parent & Citizens' AssociationParent & Citizens' Association

The Proserpine State High School Parents and Citizens’Association StudentStudent ResourceResource SchemeScheme forfor 20202020 will bediscussed at the school’s next P & C Meeting on Wednesday21 August in the Student Advisory Centre Meeting Roomstarting at 6pm. As per Education Queensland Guidelines, thescheme has to be approved each year by the school’s P & CAssociation.

Parents/Parents/GuardiansGuardians andand interestedinterested communitycommunity membersmembers areareinvited to attend this meeting and express their opinions.invited to attend this meeting and express their opinions.

Sister School Cultural ExchangeSister School Cultural Exchange

Ocean Rafting with Asaka Nishi HighOcean Rafting with Asaka Nishi High

Conditions for Ocean Rafting were perfect as the 31participants from Proserpine State High School and Asaka NishiState High School slowly arrived at Abell Point Marina. Oncethe check list was completed and everyone was ready forthe day, we had the strenuous task of selecting wet suits forsnorkelling. Our first challenge was finding a size for ThomasFoster. Boarding the boat was a bit tricky with supervision byour personal crew Tom and Tim but we managed that also. Mybiggest concern was can our visitor school all swim? We wouldfind out later in the day!

Our first stop was the Northern End of Whitehaven Beach atWhitsunday National Park where we obtained our chance to getwet and also walk up to the lookout and take photos. When welanded, the beach was pretty well covered with tourists enjoyingthe warm sun and cool ocean waves. Just like to mention thatTom scored a nice pair of sun glasses laying on the beach.Definitely ladies glasses but I didn't want him to spoil his runof good luck. Tom took our group and gave a commentary onWhitsunday National Park and it's waters featuring the makingof the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movie filmed there. We alsohad tourists unknowingly bombing some of our photos which Ididn't mind being such a big group we were kind of intimidatingand over enthusiastic.

Next we headed towards Hazel Wood, cruising alongWhitehaven Beach past the southern point for a snorkel alongthe reef. After the crew gave the group a run down of safety wetook the plunge into the crystal blue water to receive a fantastic

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glimpse of different coloured coral and a Hawk Bill Turtle havinga sleep in the coral. Thanks Francesca for finding the creatureand sharing with others. We spent 30 minutes snorkelling andlike the rest of the group started to work up a feed. Time tohead to the squeaky sands of Whitehaven Beach for somedelicious meats, salads and seafood.

Most of us ate in the boat but for those who wanted to eat onthe beach they had to beat off the bombardment of attackingseagulls. Jesse Knox has experienced this before and outsmarted the birds by placing her hat over her food. Well done!The others really had to fight for their food. Myself, I had twohelpings because I don't like seeing food go to waste, anddefinitely not going to the gulls. We had two hours before weleft and some chose to sit on the beach and enjoy the weather,others played volley ball and silly me walked to the lookout.What was I thinking? That's right I managed to get somefantastic ocean view shots. By the time I got back from my 40minute stroll, it was time to head home. We left via HamiltonIsland, behind South Molle Island, Day Dream Island and alongthe mainland back to Abell Point. We encountered dolphins onthe way back which capped off a great day of Ocean Rafting.

Thanks to all the school staff and the team at Ocean Rafting fororganising a terrific day for us all.

Japanese GardenJapanese Garden

The aim of the Japanese Garden is to build and strengthenrelationships with our Japanese sister school students. Theplanting of the trees was to encourage students to get toknow each other better and build a lasting friendship; the treesplanted will be symbolistic of the bond created over the lastweek, because like a tree, friendship needs to be nurtured andcared for.

By Jonathan Naranjo GalvezBy Jonathan Naranjo Galvez

Student AchievementsStudent Achievements

Congratulations to Hamish Swain who recently competed atthe Windsurfer LT World Championships at Circolo SurfTorbole, in Lake Garda, Italy. Hamish is now the World YouthChampion following 5 days of racing in a fleet of 170windsurfers. He was the 1st youth and 7th overall. Also the 1stLightweight & 5th Overall in the Marathon Race.

Amazing achievement Hamish!

View other student’s achievements by visiting the website andclick on the ‘Our School’ tab

https://proserpineshs.eq.edu.au/Ourschool/Performanceandachievements/Pages/Performanceandachievements.aspx

Student VoiceStudent Voice

2019 Band Tour2019 Band Tour

The Proserpine State High School ConcertBand was given the amazing opportunity togo on tour to the Atherton Tablelands inNorth Queensland earlier this term. Wevisited Malanda, Yungaburra and Athertonprimary schools, performing some of ourfavourite songs for the students, which theyseemed to enjoy just as much as we did. Theweek ended with a charity performance

alongside the Atherton State High School Band, raising fundsfor BlazeAid, a volunteer-based organisation that helps ruralareas recover after natural disasters.

When we weren’t performing, we visited the Kuranda Markets,and went on a riverboat cruise on the Barron River. On thecruise, we saw various native flora and fauna, includingfreshwater crocodiles. It was fascinating hearing about theunique history of the area we were visiting.

The tour gave us the experience of performing to newaudiences away from our local area. As well as this, it wasgreat to play with other musicians our age and make newfriends through something we have in common; our passionfor music. For our band, the camp was the opportunity tostrengthen the bonds between the junior and senior students,and create new friendships between band members. I can’tthank Mr Harries, Mrs Browne, Miss Pukallus and everyonewho helped out enough for everything they did to make thecamp possible. The 2019 Band Tour was a week toremember and I know that all the students in the band will belooking forward to the next one.

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By Lily ArenaBy Lily Arena

Junior Secondary NewsJunior Secondary News

New StudentsNew Students

Since returning from the June/July vacation we have had anumber of new enrolments in Junior Secondary. I would like toextend a warm welcome to these students and their families.

Assessment PlannersAssessment Planners

Last week, all Junior Secondary students should have receivedAssessment Planners for Semester Two. These planners willprovide students and parents with an overview of allassessment items for Term 3 and Term 4. AssessmentSchedules are available on the school website and also to theleft of the newsletter under Assessment Schedules.

Behaviour & Effort IncentiveBehaviour & Effort Incentive

This week on whole school parade those students from Years7, 8 and 9 who received 100% excellent behaviour and effortratings on their Semester One reports were presented with theirgold awards. It was great to see so many Junior Secondarystudents recognised for the achievements by the whole studentbody. Over coming weeks the students in Years 7 to 9 who

have met the criteria will be presented with silver and bronzebehaviour and effort incentive awards on assemblies. TheBehaviour and Effort Incentive Program seeks to recognise andreward those students who consistently demonstrate a highstandard of behaviour and effort within the classroom setting.Awards are determined by the ratings for effort and behaviour,given to students by their teachers, at the end of each term.Awards are not based on academic achievement.

For many students it will be the second award they havereceived in 2019 however, for some students it was their firstaward for the year as a result of improved effort or behaviourwithin their classes.

Behaviour and Effort Incentive Awards are judged against thefollowing criteria:

The next round of behaviour and effort awards will be based onTerm 3 reporting so it is not too late for students, who have notyet received an award.

StymieStymie

Proserpine State High School continues to use the STYMIEProgram as one of its proactive strategies to combat any formof harmful behaviour, including bullying, that students may beexperiencing or may have witnessed. STYMIE is an anonymouswebsite where children can report this behaviour. It does thisby providing a safe space for bystander children to speak upwithout fear.

Goal SettingGoal Setting

Over the last week all students in Junior Secondary will havebeen guided by their teachers in setting individual learning goalsfor each of their subjects. Teachers will have guided studentsthrough the process of setting realistic and achievable goals.Individual goal setting has been shown to have the followingadvantages:

Classroom StationeryClassroom Stationery

A number of students continue to present to class without theequipment necessary to successfully take part in lessons. Infact, a small number of students continue to show up for classwithout any equipment. It makes it difficult for the students totake an active part in the lesson and difficult for the teacherwho then has to find equipment for the student to use. It is

• Gold – All “Excellent” ratings in behaviour and effort.

• Silver – A maximum of 2 “Very Good” ratings and allother ratings “Excellent”

• Bronze – Any combination of “Very Good” and“Excellent” ratings.

• Improves academic achievement.

• Challenge students

• Builds confidence

• Establishes long term vision

• Instils self-efficacy

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an expectation that students show up for class with the basicequipment necessary for class.

Parents who continue to experience difficulty in supplyingclassroom stationery requisites for their child/ children shouldcontact the school office for assistance.

Year 6 Parent Transition EveningYear 6 Parent Transition Evening

The first Year 6 Parent Evening will be held this Thursday (8August) evening from 6pm–7:30pm. I would like to extend awelcome to all those parents who are intending on enrollingtheir Year 6 child at Proserpine State High School in 2020.

I would also like to take the opportunity to thank the braveYear 7 students: Holly Perrin, Summer McCabbin, CallumEdmondson and Joseph O’Leary, who have volunteered tocome along to the evening to provide insights into what Year7 is like at Proserpine State High School. I would further like tothank those senior students who have volunteered to conducttours of the school setting.

Behaviour & Effort Incentive AwardeesBehaviour & Effort Incentive Awardees

Year 7 AwardeesYear 7 Awardees

Gold

Toby Anderson, Flynn Armitage, Bailey Barnes, Ruby Belbin,Amelia Brain, Kailee Bugg, Ellie Callan, Marney Carter,Mia-Rose Duffin, Cody Gibbs, Nirvana GIllies, Makayla Green,Charley Grigg, Sacha, Isabelle Kratz, Emily Lee, LaceyLinneweber, Cooper McBride, Kira McDonald, Olivia Murphy,Nate Nichols, Joseph O'Leary, Sienna Pannett, ChelseaRhodes, Skye Sargent, Kendra Shields, Elizabeth Straker,Aimee Stumer, Nathan Thurecht, Demi Vardanega, Airlie WellerAnd Trinity Wilson.

Silver

Alice Attwood, Talon Beattie, Jacob Bell, ZanthiaBrimble-Jacobi, Clayton Colling, Kai Collins, Tavion Dennis,Hurley Diessel, Jake Duggan, Natasha Evangelista, HollyFranke, Jesse Frisch, Rihanna Garretty, Kaley Gilbert, Isabella,Ashley Haratsis, Dallas McGrady, Reid Ogden, Nicola Osborne,Hayden Padroth, Jemma Parnell, Holly Perrin, Rowan Philipson,Harry Pilgrim, Navi, Thomas Raiteri, Nathan Richards, SummerRiddell, Jasmin Rudd, Josephina Shaw, Nikki-Belle, Lilly Tarver,Indianna Townsend and Grady Turner.

Bronze

Chad Allan, Kyla, Callia Court, Jake Cremor, Isabelle Easton,Callum Edmondson, Krysta Fahey, Courtney Fewin, RosieFuller, Nate Harrison, Jade Healey, Rhett Hill, Kaitlyn King,Sean Klaassen, Claire Larden, Cambell Matthews, Darcy Milne,Rian Mitchell, Ella O’Brien, Leila Pannett, Blake Parker, CharliiPerry, Sasha Radley, Arthina Straker, Mia Trinder, Giselle Tronc,William Turner, Emily Vique, Ted Watson, Beau Wilson andJordan Welsh.

Year 8 AwardeesYear 8 Awardees

Gold

Isabella Allan, Kate Bennett, Rachael Buckley, Georgia Butler,Madison Curr, Makenzi Day, Issabelle Fernandez, AnnabelleHead, Evie Jones, Serenity Maginn, Indi Manley, MikalaPearce, Sarah-Jane Serret, Arcadia Simmonds, NoahSimpson, Ethan Smith, Holly Smith, Makaela Stefani and RileyStuchbree.

Silver

Lauren Atkinson, Malea Callaghan, Matilda Dennison, KaiGrundy, Jett Hiscox, Katie Ivers, Ganar Junthinmatron, PaulineMallare, Annaleise McIntosh, Hillarie Morada, Abbie O'Sheehy,Sam Rogers, Liam Stuchbree, Lilly-Ann, Alora Thomas, Kahaliaand Tiffani Youd.

Bronze

Lachlan Barford, Beau Bonnyman, Leah Borghardt, TaelaBraney, Tiana Brown, Tyde Chittleborough, Keenan Coetzee,Olivia Dance, Kaylem Douthwaite, Corey Dwyer, IadenFrederiksen, Paige Giles, Tegan Hanks, Zane Hill, TaylahHodge, Emma Ludwig, Harry, Otis Mooney, Lara Moss, AlexiMulcahy, Tristan Porter, Jack Sargent, Kirra Sinclair, ZacharySleight, Jaymee Stevens, Jahla Thompson, Lilly-Ann Urquhartand Max Watson.

Year 9 AwardeesYear 9 Awardees

Gold

Amali Brett, Martin Burbano, Suraya Chittleborough, KhailaDocking, Jayme Farr, Emily Hinschen, Anaiyah James-Hankin,Layla Linneweber, Forence Matthews, Savannah McCoombes,Sharvani McCoombes, Saskia McDonald, Vanda Nichols,Jordan Padroth, Geddy Price, Ethan Raiteri, Holly Ringelstein,Mac Rogers, Kirk Ruck, Kason Scott, Ciara Sephton,Bobbie-Lea, Zante Sloane, Drayer Smith, Jim Smith, BonnieSyme, Joey Taylor and Vanessa Waipape.

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Silver

Tea Byrne, Molly Coghlan, Alex Davidson, Hayley Duggan,Tazmyn Eade-Joy, Frances Evangelista, Jessi Halpin, JonathanHeatley, Velvet Heatley, Oscar Hill, Rachel Hutchinson, KieranJensen, Madison List, Ali McGrath-Ashton, Sarah Morrissey,Jaydn Riddell, Kimba-Lee, Bridgett Smith, Sasha Templeton,Xanthia Thompson, Dylan Thurecht, Liam Tomas, TamzynWarrilow, Bree Wheeler, Feywer White and Heath Yule.

Bronze

Beau Allan, Jonny Barford, Tahlia Barnicoat, Emily Bennett,Grace Bennett, Jade Botto, Chloe Boyle, Hayden Crisp, HenryDocking, Stella Duggan, Lachlan Edmondson, NickolasHannan, Ruby Hearn, Emily Jeffcoat, Reon Grant-Iramu, JessKnox, Carley, Jordyn Mau, Ryan Muller, Charlie Norman, AdamOsborne, Michael Pettiford, Phoebe Rogers, Jasmin Turner,Sabine Turner, Jasmine Voigt, Prue and Lauren Wilson.

MrsMrs NarelleNarelle Latter,Latter, MsMs RayleenRayleen RasmussenRasmussen andand MrMr LukasLukas SaboSaboYear 7, 8 and 9 CoordinatorsYear 7, 8 and 9 Coordinators

Senior Secondary NewsSenior Secondary News

Industry NewsIndustry News

Cruise Whitsunday Work ExperienceCruise Whitsunday Work Experience

Work experience at CruiseWhitsundays will involve 4days (Tuesday to Friday) inthe September schoolholidays and is open to Years10, 11 and 12. Hours of workare approximately 7am to6.15pm daily and there is a

half hour induction on the Monday prior to commencing workon Tuesday. Due to limited positions there will be anapplication process and students will be required to attend aninterview with a Cruise Whitsunday representative.

Successful applicants will have shown satisfactory results ineffort and behaviour on school reports.

Work experience students will need to provide their own blackor brown shorts, along with board shorts and swimmers. Shoesneed to be plain black or white running shoes (not canvas orskate shoes) or brown/tan deck shoes if students already own apair (only if they have them already), along with short white anklesocks. Cruise Whitsundays will provide them with polo shirts, acap and a name badge.

Application forms are available in B4.

CQ University Open DayCQ University Open Day

The 2019 CQUni Mackay Open Day will be held on Saturday,10 August, 9am – 1pm at the CQUni Mackay Ooralea andMackay City Campuses.

This event is a great opportunity for any of your students, theirfamily or friends that are interested in further study – we canhelp them complete the picture on the best study choice forthem.

The event will allow participants to:

Full Time Apprenticeships & TraineeshipsFull Time Apprenticeships & Traineeships

Main EngineeringMain Engineering

Are now on the lookout for Year 12 leavers for an apprenticefitter and turner and boilermaker for 2020.

Email your resume and cover letter toadmin@mainengineering.com.au

Airservices AustraliaAirservices Australia

Currently Airservices Australia is broadening awareness of ourAirAir TrafficTraffic ControlControl TraineeTrainee opportunity as a possible careeroption to students and Career Advisors around Australia.

Airservices is a government owned organisation providing safe,secure, efficient and environmentally responsible services to theaviation industry. Safely managing 11 per cent of the world’sairspace where there are more than four million aircraftmovements carrying more than 156 million passengersannually.

Please open the attached Air Traffic Control Trainee flyer formore information.

https://proserpineshs.schoolzineplus.com/_file/media/1073/cruise.jpg

Casual EmploymentCasual Employment

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR EXTRA WORK? A GREAT SECONDJOB!

InIn TheThe BoothBooth WhitsundaysWhitsundays (photo booth hire) have positionsavailable for booth attendants.

Set up and break down of booths.

Attend/manage booth at events, weddings, parties andfunctions throughout the Whitsundays.

You can pick and choose the events you would like to work.

• Explore our facilities

• Participate in a range of interactive informationsessions covering both course and study information

• Meet teaching staff and current students

• Get career advice

• Scout out the best study options.

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Mostly weekend evening work. Must be presentable with a funand outgoing personality.

Driver’s License Required.

Your job will be to entertain and have fun with guests using ourbooths!

Would suit student or someone looking for extra $$$

GREAT PERKS AND $$$ AVAILABLE. If you are interestedplease contact Bec on 0409 577 282.

Please visit B4 for more information on the positions available,school based traineeships & apprenticeships, or workexperience.

Marketing Committee ReportMarketing Committee Report

Following in the footsteps of 2018’s departing leaders, ourgoals are not only to sustain their legacy, but to also introducea variety of exciting challenges – to put ourselves to the test!With the overarching goal of fostering positive school culture,the Marketing Committee strives to promote student and staffsuccess, community events and wellbeing. We have achievedthis via our “Positive School Culture Campaign”, whichincorporates our PowerPoint presentations revealed weekly onschool assembly. Additionally, we have keenly advertised theSchool App SZapp – an excellent and informative tool availableto students, staff and caregivers. As we approach the endof the year our goals do not waver, and we will continue todedicate ourselves, seeing to a successful year of school prideand strengthened community relationships.

Sports SectionSports Section

Athletics CarnivalAthletics Carnival

The annual School Athletics Carnival was held last FridayAugust 2 with excellent attendance from enthusiastic students.Again, participation won the day with Flinders (1701 points)successfully retaining the Athletics Shield for the second yearstraight, defeating Kennedy (1348), Oxley (1230) and Cook(1163). Cook’s boys (660) were the top boy's scorers leadingFlinders by 32 points, while Flinder's girls (710) led closest rivalsOxley by 100 points and Cook’s girls by 412 points. There wereexcellent numbers participating enthusiastically in all events forall houses particularly the U13, U14 age divisions and U15 Girlsand Open Boys. Flinders B Division total of 363 over Kennedy

(236), Oxley (207) and Cook (205) topped off their win andhighlighted their great House Spirit.

Congratulations to all those who attended and participated ina great day. The sunny conditions gave the new school hatsa workout and there was a steady stream of students to theSunSafe tent for sunscreen. The SunSafe Carnival Shield for allcarnivals will be announced soon on parade.

Congratulations to our athletes who competed for both teamand the individual honours of personal bests and agechampions. Special congratulations to Jayme Farr who set anew record in the 14 Years Girl's long jump of 4.94m breakingJane Hickox’s 1989 mark. A number of age championshipswere very tight contests and even included two ties.

Age ChampionsAge Champions

YearsYears GirlsGirls BoysBoys

13 Years Demi Vardanega(Flinders)

Iaden Frederiksen (Cook)

14 Years Jayme Farr (Oxley) Sam Schulte (Cook) and JettHiscox (Kennedy)

15 Years Libby Cornish (Cook) Ashton Sinnott (Kennedy)

16 Years Kasey Hogan(Kennedy)

Dat Pham (Cook)

17/18Years

Georgia Reid (Oxley) Ethan Boyle (Flinders) andJosh Sturma (Cook)

Photos by ALVE Photography, Angus Von EitzenPhotos by ALVE Photography, Angus Von Eitzen

Thanks go to all the staff who helped during the day which onceagain turned out to be a highlight of the school calendar.

Whitsunday Athletics CarnivalWhitsunday Athletics Carnival

Any students who finished first, second or third in any eventsqualify to represent the school at the Whitsunday AthleticsCarnival here on Tuesday 20 August and should have collectedtheir forms and return them and the trial fee to the office tocompete.

The North Queensland Athletics Trials are in Townsville onFriday 6 September. After the Whitsunday Carnival anystudents who finish first in track events (100, 200, 400, 800mand hurdles) qualify and second have had their best timenominated. Students who finish first, second or third in field and

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distance events (1500m, 3000m and 5000m) qualify to attendNQ trials.

There will be training after school on Wednesday’s andstudents can see HPE staff to request/organise other lunchtimeor after school training.

Faculty NewsFaculty News

Science and Marine DepartmentScience and Marine Department

The Conocophillips Science ExperienceThe Conocophillips Science Experience

3-4 days of science activities for Year 9 and 10 students in2019/2020.

QueenslandQueensland

24-26 September 201924-26 September 2019

University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba

The program is designed to engage students who areinterested in science, engineering and technology with theopportunity to gain knowledge about careers and participatein a wide range of hands on activities, under the guidanceof experts from USQ and the Department of Agriculture andForestry (DAF).

USQ's program aims to offer a wide range of activities suchas: biomedical science, agricultural science, food science,engineering, chemistry, biology and physics.

21-24 January 202021-24 January 2020

Treble your science experience by attending three of the largestuniversities in Queensland during the four days. Visit QUT, UQand Griffith-Nathan. You will tour scientific facilities, hear fromsome of Queensland's leading scientists, participate inhands-on workshops and explore science based careers.Areas covered include forensic and biological science, physics,mathematics, astronomy, environmental sciences andengineering.

22-24 January 202022-24 January 2020

University of Queensland

Invention workshops, disciplines including mathematics,physics, genetics, marine science, neuron science, health andsafety science, agriculture, nanotechnology.

(Local Rotary Clubs sponsor many students to enable them toattend.)

For further information go to www.scienceexperience.com.auphone 03 9756 7534 or emailadmin@scienceexperience.com.au

Student Support Services TeamStudent Support Services Team

From the Guidance OfficerFrom the Guidance Officer

Discipline Vs PunishmentDiscipline Vs Punishment

Discipline is different from punishment because it teacheschildren to learn from their mistakes rather than making themsuffer for them. In fact, imposing suffering actually shifts thefocus from the lesson that needs to be learned to who is incontrol. As a result, punishment focuses on the parent beingresponsible for controlling a child's behaviour, rather than thechild controlling his/her own behaviour, which is the focus ofdiscipline.

In Positive Discipline, Jane Nelsen offers guidelines for usingconsequences, which she calls the Four R's of consequences.These four R's actually apply to all discipline techniques, notjust natural and logical consequences. Whatever disciplinetechnique you choose, make sure it meets the following fourcriteria:

• Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point

• University of Queensland, St Lucia

• Griffith University, Nathan

• Whenever possible, REVEALREVEAL the consequences ofmisbehaviour ahead of time so children will knowwhat to expect the next time they choose tomisbehave."If you want to ride your bike, you need to stay on thesidewalk or I'll know you've decided to put it in thegarage."Notice how the responsibility for the behaviour and itseffect are on the child rather than the parent. Canyou tell how different this sounds than if the parentsaid, "Don't go in the street or I'll take your bikeaway." First of all, this wording gives the child theidea to go in the street (See "Don't say Don't!" July1993 T.I.P.S.) then challenges the child to test therule by wording it like a power threat.

• The discipline should be logically RELATEDRELATED to themisbehaviour. Sending a child to bed or restricting achild from TV has nothing to do with riding a bike inthe street.

• Present your comments in a RESPECTFULRESPECTFUL mannerthat lets children know they have a choice about howthey behave."When I see you riding your bike in the street, I knowyou're not ready to ride it safely and need to put thebike away."

• Notice how different this sounds than,"That's it, get out of the street! I'm taking your bikeaway for the rest of the day! You could get killed outthere!"When we speak to children in disrespectful waysdisrespectful ways,they respect us less and tend to talk back at usrespect us less and tend to talk back at us

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Adapted from: "T.I.P.S.: Tools for Improving Parenting Skills,"Dayton Parent magazine

Senior Options BulletinSenior Options Bulletin

Go to the ‘Senior Info’ for Career Options 12 on the side panelto the left of the newsletter for information pertaining to careers,university updates, scholarships, plus much more.

Health MattersHealth Matters

BreastScreen CannonvaleBreastScreen Cannonvale

SunSmart Care Group PointsSunSmart Care Group Points

Congratulations to all those students and teachers whopracticed being SunSmart at the Athletic Carnival.

Carnival Care Group winners were:3rd place Flinders 3 on 61 points2nd place Flinders 7 on 73 points1st place Flinders 1 on 81 pointsSunSmart Care Group Shield points from the Swimming, Careand Athletic Carnivals will be announced at the next wholeschool parade.

disrespectfullydisrespectfully more often. We earn others' respectearn others' respectby showing respect to themby showing respect to them firstfirst..

• Provide aProvide a REASONABLEREASONABLE solution that will allowchildren an opportunity to correct the behaviour whilethe lesson is fresh in their minds.

• "You can try to ride your bike again on the sidewalkafter lunch."

• Notice that the time limit was a matter of hours,rather than days. Always make the time limit asminimal as possible, but long enough to emphasizethe lesson. Also, notice that the correct behaviourwas presented as a choice. The parent is respectfullyrevealing the discipline again before giving the childanother chance.

• Each time the child violates the rule, increase thetime limit gradually. If you restrict children from a bikefor a week the first time, they'll spend more timedwelling on their resentment than thinking about thelesson. If they make the same mistake again, they'relikely to lose the bike for a month! Children needpractice at being good -- and we need to be honestwith ourselves and decide whether our goal is toteach positive behaviour, to show who is in power, orto get revenge.

• If any one of the Four R's is missing from thediscipline, it turns the technique into punishment,which has Four (new) R's: Resentment, Rebellion,Resentment, Rebellion,Revenge, and RetreatRevenge, and Retreat (lying, learning to not getcaught, running away). If your child reacts in any ofthese ways, review how you presented yourdiscipline. Chances are, one of the Four R's ofDiscipline was missing. But don't worry, childrenalways give us another chance to learn from ourmistakes!

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Student WelfareStudent Welfare

Student Resource Scheme 2019Student Resource Scheme 2019

HaveHave youyou paidpaid youryour termterm 33 ResourceResource SchemeScheme fees?fees? Textmessages were sent home Monday 30 July if your paymentsare overdue. Payment by term instalment is due end of weektwo each term. Term 3 instalment was due for payment byFriday 26 July. Thank you to the families who are prompt withterm instalments and keep their resource payments up to date.The school really appreciates your efforts.

Unfortunately, there are still a number of families whoseResource Scheme fees for term 2 remain outstanding. Pleasecheck your records, as due to an oversight, this may be you.Please endeavour to keep your resource payments up to date.Students with outstanding resource fees may be denied theopportunity to participate in non-compulsory school activitiesas outlined in the Student Resource Scheme informationpackage (page 6) and may be denied participation in sportingactivities and school excursions that are not essential to thecurriculum.

It is not the aim of the school to disadvantage students inany way. However, the school budget relies heavily on fullfinancial support from all families. If you find that your resourcepayments are falling behind because of financial hardship orcannot be paid at this time for any other reason, please contactthe school to renegotiate the terms of payment. In order to beof assistance to families, good communication is essential.

PromptPrompt paymentpayment ofof StudentStudent ResourceResource SchemeScheme termterminstalments would be appreciated.instalments would be appreciated.

Uniform Store UpdateUniform Store Update

In line with Department of Education Guidelines, the UniformStore is no longer able to take credit card details over thephone for uniform purchases. We encourage families to takeadvantage of the online facility - SchoolShopOnline locatedon the school’s website or simply drop into the store duringour hours of operation Monday and Wednesday 8.30am to10.30am.

Our stock levels can be low in some lines at this time of yearand unfortunately the store is presently out of stock of Girls DayPolos (Size 10) and Boys Day Polos (Size 2XL). Orders for backto school 2020 have now been placed and will start to roll inlate October/early November.

Thank you to all students who visit the store for their cheerfuland cooperative attitude. We enjoy catching up with existingProserpine State High School families and to be in the uniqueposition to be some of the first to welcome new families to ourschool community.

Community NewsCommunity News

Proserpine Youth SpaceProserpine Youth Space

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Airshow and Runway DinnerAirshow and Runway Dinner

Brisbane Heat Regional TourBrisbane Heat Regional Tour

YESS Physical Health ProgramYESS Physical Health Program

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