23 October 2020

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Excellence ‘down to the wire’ in both breadth and depth in our school continues this term with the scope of student successes in arts, academic and sport programs.

Sports Academies continue to shine with notable achievements and wins in finals competitions.

You can read the full Sports Report under the Sport at Cav Road segment in this newsletter edition.

Champions are led by champions. The success of these programs are not only due to the skill, enthusiasm and dedication of the students but the consistent leadership of Academy Coordinators, Ms Stickney (Netball); Mrs Farrelly and Mr Loth (Touch Football); Mr Turp, Miss Amos and Mr Cash (Football). Consistent with the values of learning at Cav, whether win, draw or lose the virtues of team ship, coordination, self-discipline, personal challenge, and persistence are coming to the fore at Cav. Winning is just a bonus.

Academic: Notable is the end result of accelerated Maths program where students are able to move beyond school curriculum and into tertiary level with very high levels of success and proficiency.

Arts: Congratulations to Harriet R. who was awarded a Commendation for her Visual Arts submission in the State Schools Creative Generations. I refer you to the 2020 Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art article under “The Arts” segment within this edition of the newsletter.

Year 12 students begin their external exams period this coming week, well prepared and understandably a bit apprehensive. A general schedule of exam arrangements can be found below. All we can ask of students is no different than in the past; to apply themselves knowing that their preparation, effort and application of what they have learned and stay focussed. As trailblazers in a new system, we have no previous data or experience to gauge relative performance. However parents and carers can be confident that state-wide quality assurance of assessment and teacher judgments sampled by the QCAA in the past 18 months or so, indicate a very high reliability that this year’s Year 12 cohort will do well.

Post schooling optimism. No doubt that Covid has added a further layer of the usual apprehension our young people face in their last year of schooling. Supported by teachers and Heads of Department and a strong welfare and wellbeing presence in our school is driven by optimism and not by a deficit mind set and victim mentality. I am very proud of our seniors who have taken this year in their stride, sought help when they needed it, given back to the school community in many ways and the maturity they have developed and shown throughout.

As far as ATAR scores go, as a broader range of subjects such as vocational subjects are included in ATAR calculations for tertiary entry the broad translation of OP to ATAR should still see our students again do well. Cav for some years now has a comparatively high rate of tertiary post-school destination and no reason why this will not be the case for 2021. Our students have bright futures to look forward to and as the economy and confidence recovers Covid will be well put behind us.

Future Senior and junior leaders were recently elected representing that breadth and depth of community spirit and leadership talent. I congratulate our new senior leaders for 2021 listed below.

Junior leaders’ positions will be announced at the next year assembly.

Celebration and awards events this year of course take heed of Covid safe planning. Fortunately for us at Cav Rd we have facility where with a little creative thinking of physical and social distancing, parents and students can share these events.

Innovation and excellence being two of our pillars of learning are exemplified in the junior school Academic Explorers Program led by Mr Griffiths, Ms McKeveney and Ms Stebbings, where students are engaged in deeper authentic learning – not ‘extra’ learning. Our AEP students recently conducted an ‘archaeological dig’ under the guidance of UQ’s Associate Professor Jonathan Prangnell.

On the facilities front the ‘Cooler Schools’ program has been rolled out at Cav with installations of air-conditioning under the State Government program nearing completion. Electrical upgrades to carry and deliver the additional current will be occurring in the near future and assisted by the completed solar array.

Our anticipated additional classrooms and art/media room under the PAC have been approved and signed off but likely will not progress until the first half of 2021. Rooming will be tight but manageable and certainly no students will be disadvantaged at all as a result.

Modest price increases to Student Resource Scheme for 2021 were flagged some time ago and P&C has endorsed the new fees structure. Efficiencies made in the past 2 years held prices down but unfortunately resource costs of text/software and licences have crept up while we also take advantage of state-wide purchasing leverage of the cost of laptops to provide reliable, sturdy and insured hardware to ensure continuity of learning and economies of serviceability. Please see the SRS fees table for 2021 below:

Welcome to our staff. Mr Evan Schloss comes to Cav after 14 years as Head of Department (Industrial Technology & Design). Mr Schloss brings a wealth of experience and keen to see the evolution of the ITD Department.

Richard Usher BA LLB Dip Teach
Executive Principal

Associate Principal

Darren Beebe

Selection to a student leadership role, be that School Captain, Vice-Captain, Prefect or House Captain is an exciting and proud moment for students and their families. I am very pleased to announce the Year 11 students below who have been selected for these roles. Congratulations to the 2021 School Captains Codee C. and Rafe P. and all of the selected leaders for your appointment as student leaders. All of these students are wonderful young people who will be excellent leaders in 2021.

Almost 50 excellent students nominated for these positions, and as is often the case, it was a difficult and challenging decision to select the 24 listed below. The selection process was rigorous. Students commenced by submitting a written application. Mr Cox (Year 11 DP) and Mrs Schafer (Year 11 Dean) and I read all of these applications and were amazed to view the depth and breadth of activities and experiences students have in leadership beyond those demonstrated at school. Students leading small teams in their part-time work. Students leading sporting teams. Students heavily involved in volunteer activities. All very impressive.

Following assessment of the written application and a first-round of student and teacher voting a short-list of students to make speeches to the Year 11 cohort was produced. Following the speeches, a second-round of voting then occurred, and the Prefects were identified. Last step was an interview of eight of these Prefects to select the Captain and Vice-Captains.

In what I hope becomes a new tradition at Cav Rd, the 2020 Captains Jess M. and Brandon C. and Vice Captains Hayley T. and Dion K. were called upon to make the announcements at a special Year 11 parade on Wednesday 9 September. Congratulations to all of our 2021 leaders. We look forward to working with you on your leadership journey at Cav Rd.

Associate Principal

Catherine McCarthy

Canned Food Drive Presentation

This week on our virtual assembly, we were fortunate to have Robert Rimmer from Second Bite present our school with a certificate acknowledging the incredible efforts in our Canned Food Drive.

Robert also discussed with students the value of the cans collected in terms of Queensland statistics. The most recent “Hunger Report” for Queensland has some incredibly sobering statistics about the percentage of people who are food insecure. With the additional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic this year, the value of our community contributions cannot be emphasised enough.

The cans raised by the Cav Road community were sent to the Vinnies Support Centre in Rockhampton. This centre support roughly 20 families/individuals every day. Our canned food was also used to support breakfast and lunch programs in schools in Rockhampton, Yeppoon and Mount Morgan. Our donations were used by a range of community agencies including a rehabilitation centre, schools, a halfway house for young prisoners reintegrating into the community and several Indigenous organisations.

Bev Rose the Welfare Coordinator of Vinnies Support Centre said; “In some cases we have assisted students who have not eaten for 24 hours of more. Indigenous youth organisation Darumbal Community Youth Service used Cav Road canned food donations in cooking classes held at Glenmore State High School. These classes teach the students to cook meals, which are then offered to all students to eat. With the help of the Guidance Officer at Mt Morgan State School, we were also able to identify additional families requiring further assistance. We can then deliver meals and other items-including Cav Road canned goods-to the school every week for families who do not have transport to come and collect from Rockhampton. Many thanks to everyone involved in achieving this great outcome”.

Congratulations again to the entire Cav Road community on such an incredible effort. Second Bite are just one of many organisations who are always happy to receive support and I encourage you to visit their website to see the incredible work they do and how we can continue to support them.

Accessing school grounds out of hours

A reminder that students should not be independently accessing the school grounds out of hours, in particular the school ovals. The school office, and consequently any help for emergencies or injuries, is not available out of school hours, which poses a significant safety risk for students playing on ovals unsupervised. Similarly, the pedestrian gates to the school are locked shortly after student departures are finished each day unless there are scheduled, supervised activities on. We seek your support in reminding your students that they should not be accessing the school out of hours unless they are part of a supervised activity.

Awards ceremonies

We are pleased to be able offer parents the opportunity to attend Awards ceremonies this year, despite it being quite different to our normal event. The year level Award ceremonies are occurring at the following times in the Alan Sampson Sports Centre.

Years 7 & 8 – Tuesday 17 November 1:40pm
Years 9 & 10 – Wednesday 18 November 1:40pm
Years 11 & 12 – Wednesday 18 November 10:05am

There is a covid safe plan in place for our Awards ceremonies. We remind you that as part of attending this event you should ensure you:

• stay home if sick
• if you have any COVID-19 symptoms, no matter how mild, get tested
• stay 1.5 metres away from other people — think two big steps
• sign in to the event when you arrive
• use hand sanitiser when you arrive

Parents of students receiving awards will receive an invitation via mail with RSVP details. Please ensure you reply with in the required time frame to allow our planning team to have accurate details.

Parents and Citizens’ (P and C) Association

Meetings

We had the last meeting of an eventful 2020 on the 20 October. Our next and first meeting of 2021 will be on Tuesday 16th February at 7pm. Look out for details after the Christmas holidays – we might even be able to meet in person.

Uniform Shop and Back to School:

• “Back to School” Uniform Shop hours and fitting appointment details will be communicated shortly and updates posted on our Cav Rd P&C Facebook.
• Key points:
  - Please pre-order wherever possible. This saves time and is so much more efficient for everyone.
  - The Online Sizing Chart can be found on the Uniform Shop page of the school website.
  - Order the wrong size no problem, it is quick and easy to swap an item over to another size during fittings or as an exchange after it’s been tried on at home. Please leave the swing tags on and keep the packaging so we can put the returned item back into stock.

• Next year will see the transition to more of the new uniform items such as green shirts with school logos for boys and the new style sports uniforms.
  - Looking for a bargain consider the valid (until the end of 2021) yet outgoing styles which have been discounted.
  - Refer to the School Uniform Policy for more details.

Other good stuff:

• Payment by student/staff ID card is going well. Please ensure that credit is loaded through MSA. Photocopy credit loaded by the Finance Window cannot be used in the canteen or uniform shop.
• Last term we received 25 sports bags purchased with credit from Spartan Sports and a small P&C contribution. These were gratefully accepted by Mr Kalpakidis on behalf of the Sports Department (see photo)

Thanks for a great 2020 (all things considered). To our Year 12s, congratulations on making it through a tough final year. For our other students, staff, families and members we look forward to seeing you all back next year. Hopefully it will be a lot less ‘exciting’.

See you all at the next meeting!

Melanie Rieger -
Vice-President Communications
Cav Road SHS P&C Association

Canteen News

Wow what a year it has been so far.

Welcome to Term 4, the students will notice some changes in the Canteen Menu as well as a couple of price increases (sorry but these increases are due to price changes from our suppliers).

We have also had a lot of Students using the MSA Student card for purchasing their lunches. This has been a great success and students love that there is no minimum spend. It is very easy to set up using the link from the School Website and it is also on the Canteen information on the same website. Please note that this is a different account then the Printing one that students have.

Link to MSA video

Link to MSA account set up

Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all our wonderful Volunteers for their understanding during this crazy year and look forward to seeing you all next year.

To the Year 12 students we wish you all the best in the next chapter of your lives.

Roberta O’Malley and Madonna Jardine – Canteen Co-Convenors
canteen.cavrd@gmail.com or phone 3394 0723 7am-2pm

Finance

Cavendish Road State High School is now a cashless school

How to Make Payment at Cavendish Road State High School

DET Preferred Payment Method - BPoint

Please use the CRN (Customer Reference Number) located on the bottom left hand side of your invoice. Payment can be made through the Payment Portal:

This is a secure site and receipts are issued immediately. Our records are updated within 24 hours.

Copies of invoices and receipts are available on your QParents Portal. Payments can also be made in QParents.

Payment Plan Via eDDR (Electronic Direct Debit Registration)

Contact finance@cavendishroadshs.eq.edu.au or phone 07-3394-0777 to speak to our Finance Team to discuss a payment plan.

By Phone with a Credit/Debit Card

Please phone 1300 BPoint – 1300-631-073.

When making a payment please have your invoice ready as you will need your CRN (Customer Reference Number) and Invoice Number.

In Person at Cavendish Road State High School

Office Hours are Monday to Friday 8.00am to 1.45pm on school days.

Payment can be made by EFTPOS.

CentrePay Deductions

Please contact our Finance Team to discuss this option.

Senior Schooling

Message from Deputy Principal – Year 12

It is about this time of year that our Year 12’s can feel the end of school fast approaching. Between now and then are some big life events and no doubt our students minds will be moving from thinking about one event and then the next.

The first of these begins next week. This will be the first time teachers and students have experienced an external exam in Queensland schools in almost 40 years. We have travelled a long road in preparation and students should feel reassured that they have been prepared well. I am extremely proud of the work of Cavendish Road staff and the resilience of students’ as they have navigated their way to this event. Students will have come home with clear directions on when and where their exams are and they need to be very familiar with this document. Ms Trapp has also included a copy for parents in this newsletter to enable you to assist your son and daughter in organising their days. (Please see Year 12 Block Exam details below).

It is essential that students arrive on time with the necessary equipment for their allocated assessment. Should, however, students experience illness or misadventure it is equally important that the school be contacted a soon as possible so the necessary protocols can be put in place. Failure to do so could have significant consequence that we all wish to avoid.

As students are in throngs of last minute preparations check in with your sons and daughters and perhaps consider including some of the advice from our guidance team (Refer to the Guidance Service Article). It is one of those critical times in child’s life where they need to know you are there and thinking of them and providing what support you can. This is their exam period and they are the only ones can prepare for them, however, if they can do this in an environment of support and understanding it will make their live that little bit easier. As a school we wish them the very best of luck and will be thinking of them over the next three weeks.

There are two other events likely taking the attention of our Year 12’s at this time. With the recent news that students can dance at the formal there is some cause for celebration. We are hopeful that this easing of restrictions remains in place. On this note, all students should have received their invitations. It is also important to note that attendance is conditional on all school fees being up to date. Emails to parents and students this week will have alerted those families to which this applies. Please make contact with the school should there be any extenuating circumstances.

Lastly, details regarding the arrangements for the final week of school and the graduation ceremony are also contained within this newsletter. Please see PDF attachment below. Due to Covid restrictions and protocols this will look a little differently but will hopefully provide for a positive finish to the year and give opportunity for students and their parents to celebrate the successful completion of their schooling at Cav Road.

I thank you kindly for the time you have taken in digesting this newsletter and the volumes of information it contains and look forward to celebrating the success of our students with you at their graduation.

Stay well and stay safe!

Terry Moran - Deputy Principal (Acting)

YEAR 12 EXTERNAL EXAM BLOCK

Year 12 students will commence their senior external exam block on Monday 26 October. The block will run from Monday 26 October to Tuesday 17 November (exam block timetable attached).

Students must ensure they arrive at school well before the test sessions are due to begin.

Session times:

SESSION 1 – Morning Session

SESSION 2 – Afternoon Session

Session finishing times will vary according to the individual subjects’ scheduled finish time.

Students studying Essential English and Essential Maths will have their CIA (Common Internal Assessment) item during the block at the scheduled times:

Essential English – Monday 26 October (morning session – 9 am start time). Held in the students’ normal English classroom.
Essential Maths – Tuesday 27 October (afternoon session – 11.45 am start time). Held in Y Block (rooms Y01 and Y02).

All students have received the ‘Directions for Students: External Assessment’ and ‘Equipment List’ from Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA). These information sheets clearly outline the student’s responsibility and how to deal with an unexpected illness or absence. It is most important that all students have the correct equipment for each subject exam. All equipment should be in a clear container. Prohibited items are NOT to be brought to school during the exam block (eg. smart watches, fitness trackers etc).

Students who are sick or experience some other misadventure which may prevent them from attending their scheduled exam/s MUST contact the school as soon as the event occurs. A medical certificate is required and an AARA application must be submitted to QCAA. If a student is going to be late for an exam due to an extenuating circumstance eg. traffic issues, the student/parent must contact the school immediately.

Students are able to sign their mobile phones into student services prior to their exam session and are able to collect it after their exam. Students are not permitted to leave the school grounds during their 45 minute break if they have two exams scheduled on the same day.

Students are not to attend their TAFE course or traineeship/apprenticeship on the day/days they have an external exam scheduled.

My very best wishes to all of the Year 12 students for their external exam block. See below for the External Assessment Timetable for 2020.

VET - Apprenticeships and Traineeships

Acknowledgement of Achievement

From the beginning of 2020, Year 12 student Tayne W. enrolled into Certificate I Construction at TAFE under a partnership agreement where our students attend TAFE SkillsTech Acacia Ridge one day a week to complete a certificate course in their chosen pathway.

Tayne has successfully completed the Certificate I in Construction and has been offered an Apprenticeship in Construction with Housing Industry Australia. Tayne’s hard work, commitment, enthusiasm and passion for his chosen career path was duly noticed by representatives from Housing Industry Australia when they visited the TAFE recently.

Tayne leaves year 12 with a full-time apprenticeship, which is a positive outcome from our VET pathways partnership program.

Congratulations Tayne

Early in 2019, Chloe K. commenced a school-based Traineeship with Boost Juice Carindale. This is a position she secured from the VET jobs board at Cav Road State High School. Chloe has now completed the Certificate III in Hospitality and has secured a part-time permanent position with the possibility of leading to a leadership position commencing as soon as she completes Year 12 on 20 November. Chloe was offered the position as she is a hard worker, demonstrates wonderful customer/people skills and commitment and is reliable.

Congratulations Chloe

If any student would like to apply for a Traineeship in Certificate III in Hospitality, the Manager is eager to support the wonderful Cav Road students in the VET pathways program. Students can apply through senior school K16.

Positive Feedback from Employers

Early this year, two of our Year 11 students Ethan M. and Robert G. secured a Traineeship with Reece Group at Mansfield completing a Certificate II in Warehousing. The employer has advised how pleased he is to have our students working for them. The two students are excellent representatives of Cavendish Road State High School and their hard work, commitment and work ethic is outstanding.

Congratulations Ethan and Robert on your achievements so far.

Karyn Trapp - HOD Senior Schooling

Guidance Service

Year 12 – Exam Preparation

On behalf of the Guidance team, would like to extend our best regards to the senior cohort preparing for their final exams. We would also like to also reassure the group that no matter what the result there is always options and there is no outcome that is fatalistic or catastrophic. During this time it is beneficial to focus on process elements that you are in control of rather than being results/outcome driven. Last newsletter Ms Wilkinson shared a great link focussing on 12 ways to look after your wellbeing during assessment and these strategies are process elements that are in your control.

During exam periods there are many elements filling your mind it can be quite overwhelming and a key element in your control is how you decide to spend your time. The analogy of ‘the only way to build a wall is with one brick at a time’ is very apt when related to having to manage many elements in your life. Establishing a clear study routine can be beneficial and focussing on one element at a time can assist with focus and keeping your mind in the present moment. It is also beneficial to incorporate the three staples of exercise, nutrition and sleep in your routine and making social time for family and friends to assist with your life balance and general wellbeing. If during this time you have any questions or concerns don’t hesitate to make contact on 2025_guidanceofficer@eq.edu.au

Year 12 – QTAC Application

Reminder to those students intended to pursue tertiary opportunity 2021 to complete their QTAC applications. Ensure that your preferences are in order and you have done some research around early entry offers, scholarships and Educational Access Scheme (EAS). EAS is potentially available to those that have experienced circumstances that negatively affected senior studies. Further information can be obtained in the below link, please make an appointment with Guidance if you require further information

Mind Set

Adopting a growth mindset is very beneficial to supporting with wellbeing and assisting with your development. The understanding that your ability is not fixed and effort and perseverance are key to your growth assists in facing challenges. Through adoption of this mindset you embrace challenges, see set-backs as learning opportunities or growth moments, and you are less controlled by fear as you swap failure for learning. More details is in the beyond blue link below.

AARA

The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) recognises that some students have disability, impairment and/or medical conditions, or experience other circumstances that may be a barrier to their performance in assessment. Access arrangements and reasonable adjustments (AARA) are designed to assist these students. As Year 11 move into commencing Unit 3 and 4 it is important that if they are require ongoing adjustments to make a connection with Guidance. Further information about AARA can be obtained directly from the QCAA website-

Should students and carers have any questions in relation to making an AARA application, please make contact.

The Guidance Team – Michael Lynch, Rob Stewart, Alycia Wilkinson and Jane Larsen

The Arts

2020 Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art

Works from Senior artists, Bella R., Isabella B., Lauren Y. and Harriet R. were recently nominated for the 2020 Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art Awards.

Congratulations to all students and special mention to Harriet Ramsey who received a ‘Commendation’ award for her work.

The awards provide Year 11 and 12 students with the opportunity to showcase their work in digital regional exhibitions launched online in October 2020.

Up to 40 excellence award recipients will have their work featured in the 2021 Central Exhibition at the prestigious Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane.

Gen Tippett – HOD The Arts

Year 10 Art Sculptures

The Year 10’s have investigated the theme ‘Human Environment’ through sculpture.

Initially students photographed interesting angles around the school then deconstructed the images to reconstruct to create a monochrome angular abstract image. The abstract sculptures explored how repeating patterns and geometric shapes can create interest to the viewer. These pieces challenged students with the many steps to come to a resolved artwork.

While exploring contemporary artists during lockdown students were engaged with their artwork. When came back to school in Term 2, the started using cardboard was the medium of choice for the houses. Students needed to put their architectural hat on when designing and building houses from the medium of cardboard.

Gabrielle Demisch and Vicki Schafer – Year 10 Art Teachers

Year 10 Art – Senior Prep

Students were asked to explore the concept of “Personal Identity” within the genre of the Human Form.

They were to explore and investigate the human form by drawing inspiration from life and explore representational and non- representational views on nature and the human form using traditional and non- traditional media and techniques. Here are some samples of what they have produced.

Business

Accounting Challenge Success

Congratulations to Year 12 Accounting student Tim R. for placing second in the BEAQ Accounting Challenge! The Challenge required students to complete 30 multiple-choice questions based on Unit 4 Topics 1 and 2. Over 500 students attempted the task across Queensland and many of the questions were extremely tricky! We wish Tim the same success in the external Accounting exam.

Belinda Grech – Business Teacher

Drama

Welcome to term 4 and the final term for our year 12 Drama students who will finish their in class studies on Friday week 3 and begin sitting their external exams over the following three weeks. This is new, it is exciting and it is very quickly approaching. Whilst we are saying good bye and good luck to our Year 12’s we are saying ‘Hi’ and welcome to our Year 11 students who are in the process of rehearsing and completing their first Year 12 assessment task. These are busy, but exciting times for our seniors.

Junior students are working on reading plays, writing scripts and Documentary Drama. So they are busy learning the fundamentals of drama for preparation into senior. Our junior drama students have produced some outstanding work this year. It is great news for Arts on the Green in 2021.

Holland Park SS Year 5 Project

Each year in term 4 Cav drama students traditionally in Year 10 work on an end of year concert with 135 Year 5 students. This year the project is very different, Year 11 students are working with the students on an assessment the Year 5 students are completing. The Year 5 students visited Pullenvale Historical Society and learnt about the history of the area. This year eleven students are going to use images and articles to create a performance outcome with small groups of students rather than individual students creating a word document to demonstrate knowledge and research. So 135 - Year 5 students and 14 - Year 11 students divided into small groups with one senior leader to create a Documentary Drama production using Performance Poetry, Freeze Frames, News report, plus scripted drama. The Year 5 students will write, direct and perform in their productions for in-class assessment.

Students working with the small groups of students.

Theatre Sports

Term 4 has seen the return of the highly-anticipated Theatre Sports program as part of Tuesday junior rec sport. Students have been polishing their skills of improvisation, collaboration, and creativity through a range of fast-paced drama games. Our term 3 winners “Team Team” have been fighting valiantly to hold onto their trophy, but will they win the overall competition?

Let’s Look Into 2021 DRAMA @ CAV

Looking ahead into 2021 we will be running the following;

FIRST/SECOND BREAK:

• Drama Club – run by prefects for year 7,8,9 students
• Dance Club – run by senior dance students for years 7,8,9

TUESDAY SPORT:

• Dance – run by a Professional Dancer/Director/Performer
• Theatre Sports

PRODUCTIONS:

• Arts on the Green week 3 term 3.

EXTRA CURRICULAR DRAMA PROGRAM – CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

• 2 excursions to QPAC and QUT Kelvin Grove
• 2 incursions run by profession industry experts

Prefect Report 2020 – Good-bye and thanks for the memories

It, as always, has been an amazing year of arts at Cav Road. Each department adapted and overcame the hurdles of 2020, with students still managing to showcase their skills and continue to learn and grow in amazing ways.

Visual art has overcome lots of challenges this year due to COVID-19, but has still managed to create an engaging and creative environment for all students. A highlight of the year was STEAM Week, with the Arts Day including a digital display of student artwork for onlookers and a musical performance from senior drama students. Although the lockdown period was difficult, teachers and students worked as diligently as ever in finishing assignments and working collaboratively. Progress pictures of paintings were sent back and forth, OneNote tabs were filled with information and ideas, and there was never a shortage of creativity or perseverance.

A huge thank-you to Mrs Tippett and all the visual art teachers for their amazing work this year, and to all students for their commitment and dedication!

Despite COVID stopping Arts on the Green and CavQuest from going ahead, 2020 was still a busy year for our music department, with the teachers working tirelessly to keep things running as well as countless live performances from dedicated students for parades and lunchtime events. Two particularly notable events were the amazing concert given for STEAM week, and the School Contemporary Band playing at the opening of the PAC!

Students within the arts are also benefit from a number of pre-service university students who came to teach at Cav Road.

Thank you to everyone, staff and students with the arts who helped bring joy to this year at Cav. We hope you have an amazing 2021!

Lara S. and Bella R. – Arts Prefects 2020

Performing Arts Drama Report 2020

Still in the face of a global pandemic, the Arts at Cav were able to flourish. Most significantly, it's hard to miss the massive new Performing Arts Centre up the top of the school. We opened our beautiful new building in March with the Queensland Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, Minister for Education, the Honourable Grace Grace and State Members Joe Kelly and Corrine McMillan.

“This new Performing Arts Centre is a wonderful creative space where students can be inspired, where dreams can be created and potentially fulfilling careers in the Arts are born,” Premier Anastacia Palaszczuk said.

Over 1000 students have used the new space in drama alone; even in a year of chaos and instability, the performing arts have provided a much needed outlet for creativity. The PAC is an incredible asset to Cavendish Road and the Arts. With state of the art sprung floors, we hope to see Dance by 2022. With a large media facility, green room and sound proof recording studios we also hope to see Media – Film and TV in the future.

Though live theatre has been sparce this year, Cav road has still been keeping the arts alive. While the theatres were still open, drama students took to a night on the town to see Emerald City at QPAC. After the shutdown, thanks to our beautiful new Performing Arts Centre, we could still watch some amazing productions of Blocked by Shake and Stir and Undertow by Shock Therapy.

The Creative Industry Year 7 students managed an early workshop experience with the Australian Acting Academy’s CEO Brendan Glandville. Students explored trestle masks with a focus on characterisation and improvisation.

For the future drama students, just know that the curtain will always rise again. We can't wait for what the Performing Arts will bring next year.

Alanah B. - Senior Drama student

2021 Arts Prefects

Throughout high school I have had the privilege to have access to several subjects involved with the arts such as music, visual arts, and drama. These subjects have given me the opportunity to engage with different forms of art and explore my passions on a personal level. In 2016-2017 I was part of the school band; in 2018 my artwork was featured in the Cav Rd Annual Magazine and I was the drama award recipient of 2019. As one of Cavendish Road State High’s art prefects for 2021, I look forward to representing my school at art events such as Arts on the Green and musicals. Furthermore, it will be my highest priority to ensure all students feel connected and welcomed into the arts department of our school. I would like to continue to provide countless opportunities for all students at our school to express themselves through art and explore their own creative passions.

Carson B. – Arts Prefect 2021

Hi, I’m Annalise, and I’m one of the 2021 arts prefects. I’ve been involved in many music and drama programs since grade 7. I’ve played alto saxophone in the schools junior jazz and concert bands, and now play in the senior Jazz Ensemble and Symphonic Band. I sing with, and play piano in the choir and was one of the first participants in the IMEX program. I also had the pleasure of being a part of the contemporary/rock band, performing at last year’s battle of the bands at the Triffid. I love being a part of these programs and look forward to leading the students in them next year. As arts prefect, I hope to provide pathways to encourage participation in the arts, and showcase student’s exceptional talent.

Annalise H. – 2021 Arts Prefect

Toni Ryan – Drama Coordinator

English

Book Week Celebrations

Each year across Australia, The CBCA brings children and books together celebrating Children’s Book Week. This year’s theme was Curious Creatures, Wild Minds.

Well done to our school community for celebrating Book Week by coming to school dressed as their favourite book character! Congratulations to the much-loved characters who came to life at the parade. There were so many great costumes, it was pleasing to see that our student’s enthusiasm for reading is so strong.

Thank you to the staff for immersing themselves in the enjoyment of books to come dressed as their favourite book characters too. A special mention goes to Ms Tracy Laidlaw for her organisation of the event.

Book Week is a special event on our yearly calendar and as we reflect on a fabulous week of books and reading we are already looking forward to next year.

Joanna Cuba – English Head of Department

Japanese

Year 7 Obento Day

Year 7 students will shortly be receiving information regarding the Obento Picnic Day in Week 7. Please return the Expression of Interest form promptly so invoicing can be arranged.

Good Luck to Year 12 Japanese Students

This month marks the end of six years of Japanese study for our Year 12 students. Throughout this time they have been able to take part in sister school visits, Japan study tours, picnic days, film festival excursions and had the opportunity to apply for DET scholarships and gain internationally recognised qualifications by sitting for the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test). Two students, Taran P. and Lucia B., gained full marks for school-based component of their ATAR assessment and will share the Year 12 Japanese subject prize. The current Year 12s have been a delightful group of committed, enthusiastic students and we wish them all the best with their external exam on 17 November.

September Holiday Workshops at UQ

Please enjoy these reports by Megan S. in Year 10 and Anna H. in Year 9.

Megan S. – Year 10

On the first Saturday of the holidays, I was fortunate enough to attend the DEi/UQ Global Competency and Leadership Student Workshop hosted by the University of Queensland. It was attended by a small group of senior students from Queensland State Schools. The day’s sessions included a UQ Ventures workshop, keynote presentations, a student alumni panel and the UQ Global Experiences & Employability session.

The workshop was incredibly beneficial to my language studies and left me inspired to explore the opportunities provided by technology and global competence in the future. I was able to learn from nationally recognised presenters and interact with students similarly passionate about studying Japanese and other languages. I am exceptionally grateful for such a wonderful opportunity. Thank you Ms Balfour and Mr Usher for nominating me for selection and to all the amazing UQ staff/presenters for making it an incredibly positive experience.

I also participated in the High School Languages Enrichment Program at The University of Queensland’s Institute of Modern Languages. Many other Cav Rd students from years nine to eleven also took part in the experience through successful scholarship application. Each day we spent an hour and a half using Zoom with our tutors, learning and working collaboratively with our peers. We studied extension Japanese grammar and vocabulary and were able to challenge ourselves to reach our language goals and improve our speaking confidence.

Anna H. - Year 9

On the second week of the school holidays, I participated in the High School Languages Enrichment Program. The course spanned from Monday to Friday while each lessons duration was an hour and a half. The learning method and pace of the course was very effective and allowed students participating to learn the grammar and skills. The course touched on topics such as the language used in daily life, around the house and household chores. The course used very effective techniques for the age group it was providing for. This consisted of learning the new grammar through flash cards, group activities and quizzes. It was easy to learn a lot throughout the course. The overall experience was educational and enjoyable and I highly recommend attending next year.

Joy Balfour – Japanese Teacher

Academic Explorers Program

Year 7 Archaeological Dig

In the last week of term 3, the year 7 Academic Explorers Program students did an archaeological dig in the long jump pit at school. About 100 artefacts were buried in the long jump pit. An archaeologist from the University of Queensland, Associate Professor Jonathan Prangnell taught the students how to excavate the artefacts. Students recovered the artefacts and then pieced together a possible explanation for why there were branding irons, slate pencils, WWII dog tags, human bones, shell casings and a pistol. We thank Professor Jon for giving up his time to teach the students and excite them about archaeology.

Year 8 Archaeological Workshop

In Week 10 of Term 3, a group of students in the Academic Explorers Program completed an all-day forensic archaeology workshop. The workshop consisted of three parts. In one period we used evidence like hair, blood samples, plant fibres and more to find out who stole Ms Stebbings’ Canada flag. In another activity we looked at casts of modern and ancient humans to conclude whether a skeleton found was human or not. Then in Period 3 & 4 we investigated images of the remains of a Stone Age human, Ötzi the Iceman, and the items found with him, to make a prediction about how he died. The AEP Forensic Archaeology Workshop was a great opportunity for us to use our critical thinking skills and challenge our minds.

Abby M. - Year 8

ICAS Competition

During term 3, 30 students from years 7 to 10 took part in the annual ICAS Mathematics, English, Science and Digital Technology tests. ICAS Assessments are online assessments, designed to recognise and reward academic excellence. The assessments are based on the curricula for the relevant year. Our students did very well with a number of students achieving credits, distinctions and even high distinctions. Congratulations to all students who participated. Students will be given their certificates on their year parade as the certificates arrive. Individual student results are also available in the Student Results section of the ICAS assessment portal. Parents will find their child's login details on the back page of the printed student certificate below the academic achievement record.

Steve Griffiths – Academic Director

Sport at Cav Road

Interschool Sport – Winter Season Metropolitan Finals

We are very proud of the performances of our students that competed in the Metropolitan Grand Finals earlier this month. All teams have progressed through four undefeated rounds to establish a positon in the grand-final. Well done to all on the results.

• 9 Girls Football– Cav Road SHS defeated Cleveland SHS 4-0
• 8 Boys Football – Kelvin Grove defeated Cavendish Road SHS 3-1
• Year 10 Girls NETBALL – Cavendish Road SHS defeated Corinda SHS 43-33
• Year 9 Girls NETBALL – Cavendish Road SHS defeated Northside Christian College 65-12
• Year 7 NETBALL - Cav Road SHS defeated Wavell SHS 32-17.

If you know of any of the students or staff involved, be sure to congratulate them. We are the Best in Brisbane!

Intra Sport Recreational Program – Term 4 2020

Sport has been different to what we know this year. From Week 4, Term 4, a new version of sport will occur. Students across Years 7-10 will participate in an intra-sport based sport program. There are no costs associated with this program, with all activities based at school. Students will not need to sign up to any of the sports, as they will simply rotate sports each week with their class.

We made some timetabling changes to allow more access to facilities and oval space for all involved.

• So it will look like;
  - Tuesday sport – Years 8 & 9 only
  - Wednesday sport – Years 10 only & Year 7 (moved from Tuesday’s timetable)
  - Years 7 – 10 students organised into their PSC classes
  - Years 11-12 students have Home Study arrangements
• Students are participating in a range of activities across our school campus. All activities encourage students to be active (low to moderate intensity). Teams participate in different activities every week. Some of the activities include a rotation between; volleyball, capture the flag, basketball, dodgeball, netball, futsal and ultimate disc.

A huge effort from Mr Kalpakadis and Mr Baker in getting this program off the ground to finish the year.

Student Success

Congratulations to these students on their Metropolitan East Regional selection.

• Kameryn B. (Year 8) – Cricket, AFL
• Aliyah D. (Year 8) - AFL
• Farradai H. (Year 9) – AFL
• Poppy P. (Year 9) – AFL
• Georgia N.- S. (Year 9) – AFL
• Lauren V. (Year 9) – AFL
• Lara T. (Year 7) – AFL
• Justin D. (Year 9) – Baseball
• Harrison S. (Year 12) – Baseball, Softball
• Chloe B. (Year 7) – Basketball
• Sasha W. (Year 7)– Basketball
• Ryan L. (Year 12) – Football
• Daichi N. (Year 11) – Football
• Mitchell R. (Year 11) – Football
• Selmir S. (Year 12) – Football
• Georgia D. (Year 7) – Hockey
• Brock A. (Year 12) – Rugby League
• Zsombor C. (Year 9) - Swimming
• Ava W. (Year 7) – Hockey

Annual Exhibition Football Game

On Thursday 15th October the Open Girls Football team competed in the first ever Annual Exhibition Game against Brisbane State High School. Cav Road hosted this event, with which the Cavroadians came out glorious with a 3-2 win. This event allowed the girls across both schools to get some much needed Football, after their seasons having been impacted by Covid throughout the year. A great game of Football.

The curtain-raiser before this event was the Open Boys Football team taking on the Cav Road Teachers Team. No one can really recall the final score, but word on the street is ‘apparently’ the student team won.

A very successful afternoon to all involved. Cav Road spirit was definitely the winner!

University of Queensland Scholarships

With scholarship season in full swing, we thought we would save you some time and sanity by compiling a list of UQ scholarships for 2021 and wrapping them up into one concise email. The below list is a spotlight on some key sporting scholarships, with more scholarships to be announced over the next few months. Students are encouraged to keep an eye on the UQ scholarships page as faculty scholarships continue to go live. For questions on UQ scholarships, you can reach out to our Scholarships team on

uqscholarships@uq.edu.au or 07 3365 7113. Click on the links for more information.

Sporting Scholarships

GO CAV!
Ms Nikki Bairstow - Sport Director

AFL

Vs Carmel College

On Wednesday 11 November (week 6) two Cavendish Road State High School AFL Teams will descend upon Alexandra Hills Australian Football Club in order to take down Carmel College in what will be our Year 12’s last time representing the Mighty Green Machine. Both the Open Boys and Open Girls will play games against Carmel College as an opportunity to show off all the tremendous hard work they have put in this year. The Cavendish Road State High School teams have been training since early in Term 2 in anticipation for the 2020 Schools Cup, unfortunately, due to uncontrollable circumstances, this competition had to be cancelled this year. This has not deterred the student’s efforts as they have continued to improve over the year and work hard at training. It would be amazing to see as many Cav Roadian’s down at Alexandra Hills AFC to cheer on both these teams. The girl’s game will start at 4pm and will be followed by the boy’s game at 5:30pm, the games should be tightly fought contests and any support will be sure to lift our players. I could not think of a better way to send off our Year 12’s in their last week of school and prepare our teams for big years in 2021. So, let’s get out there and because there is nothing more motivating than a huge green army cheering for our teams.

Matthew Rutter – HPE Teacher

Netball Academy

Netball Academy Leadership Day

On Thursday of Week 10, the entire netball academy came together for the first time in 2020 to partake in their annul leadership day. During the first session, Tim and Ray from Xperiences Team Building, ran a high intensity leadership bootcamp where the girls were able to learn the fundamentals of a good leader. This session included both physical and mental challenges where the students were pushed out of their comfort zones. To follow on from the morning session, the academy then went and sat down with Rebecca Sparrow to learn some insights into friendship and high school struggles. During this session, the girls were able to express any friendship and personal problems they were facing and were provided with professional advice and guidance. Finally, Rachael Tiernan from Superstars Dance School hosted an up-beat, engaging dance session where everyone was able to let loose and express themselves through dance. Not only were the girls equipped with important knowledge and skills on how to be strong leader, but they were able to connect with their fellow peers in the academy to build many more valuable friendships and connections.

By: Lily B., Amelia B.and Shae McI.

Vicki Wilson Cup

Towards the end of the September school holidays, Cav Rd was fortunate to have 3 teams selected to participate in the Qld Final Series of the Vicki Wilson Cup. Competing against the best in Qld, we fought hard for 3 days straight, 12 hours/day. Our Junior and Open girls recorded some great victories over the long weekend, both unfortunately stumbling at their last hurdle, going down in their last game which meant they missed out on the finals. As much as they wanted to be there in the finals, they gained a lot of satisfaction from games they played over the weekend. Notably, the Open Girls recorded a great win over Fairholme College who were runners-up Qld Champs last year and the Junior Girls played out thrilling draws against Moreton Bay College and St John Fisher, 2 teams full of representative players. It was a long, exhausting weekend, with the car park the only place we were allowed to sit in between games but the girls did their school incredibly proud. They gave it their all and they had other schools worried about them.

On the 3rd day of competition, the Boys Vicki Wilson Cup started and for the first time, Cav Rd nominated a boys teams. What the boys lacked in experience, they made up for with their determination, natural athleticism and enthusiasm. They continued to get better with every game and they will be a force next year with some more training and experience under their belt. They recorded an exciting victory over Canterbury College, came from well behind to only lose to Southport SHS by 1 goal, and came a close second to St John’s College and Brisbane State High School. They were exciting to watch and should be proud of their achievements from their first year.

Thanks so much to Mrs Mercer and Mrs Carmody for coaching our teams and giving up so many hours before or after school to bring them together and help them improve. Thanks also to Mrs Yeates, Mrs Lupton and Mrs McDonald for scoring over the weekend. Your offers of assistance were greatly appreciated.

Bring on 2021!

Vicki Wilson visit

Following on from competing in the very tournament that is named after her, the Netball Academy shooters were invited to participate in a Shooting Specialist session with Vicki Wilson herself just this week. Having played over 100 tests for Australia, Vicki has also coached the Qld Firebirds, Fiji and has been assistant coach to the New Zealand Silver Ferns, so our students were incredibly lucky to listen and learn as much as they could off her. Our defenders and mid court will similarly receive specialist training in the coming weeks, with another former Australian Captain and current Australian Diamond defensive coach, Clare Ferguson taking our defenders and current Qld Firebirds assistant coach, Katie Walker running the mid court session. I know how much all the girls are looking forward to these sessions.

Belinda Stickney – Netball Academy Director

Touch Football

Qld All Schools - TOUCH

Unique as 2020 has been, our 120 Touch Football students have kept striving to improve and better understand the wonderful sport of Touch and this was certainly the case last weekend at the Queensland All Schools carnival. Cavendish Road nominated 7 teams this year which meant we were the only school in Queensland to field a team in every division.

13 Girls

The 13 girls came to play, and play hard they did. Winning all 6 round games with a for and against of 69 tries scored conceding just 2 which gave them the confidence to move into the finals series. In the Round of 16, the girls crossed over nervously with Southport and beat them 5-0. The Quarter final was against Chancellor State college 6-0, Semi against Palm Beach Currumbin 5-4 (their toughest game) and in the final they smashed All Hallows 6-1. Kameryn B., Matilda R. and Ava L. set us up on the tap by running ‘The Jude’ (named after last year’s Cav Rd student and Australian Youth Mixed Player, Jude S.) and scored. They then had to defend the tap and while subbing to the box and Kameryn B. ran around the winger to score again, 2-0 in 2 minutes. This gave the girls the confidence to keep going, and with some precision mid-field defence the girls locked All Hallows at half way 5 times giving us more opportunities to score. The team stuck to the game plan and played some of the most mature touch I have seen 12 and 13 year olds play. Kameryn B. was also recognised for her efforts in the game and was awarded Player of the final.

Congratulations to Kameryn B., Matilda R., Ava L., Lindsay V., Tahlia B., Sasha W., Coco S., Aisha F., Georgia D., Gemma W., Brooke I.l, Madeline O. and Rebecca R.

Well done girls! You deserved the win and we are very proud to call you State Champions!!

13 Boys

The 13 Boys had a tough pool but they worked hard in their drive and line defence. The unavailability of three of our strongest middles, in conjunction with being unseeded and placed in a demanding pool made it very difficult, as was reflected in our results. The boys lost to Cleveland SHS, Marsden SHS, St Brendan's College, Ormeau Woods SHS and Ambrose Treacy College in the round games. Nonetheless, we were really proud of the way the boys handled the situation. They were tenacious and competitive throughout every game and never gave up despite playing against more experienced teams. In addition, the boys were enthusiastic, supportive, and encouraging and we could not have been any prouder. Highlights for us include, Will scooting through the defensive-line from half, John slide-diving over the line and the incredible improvement displayed by all players involved. Undoubtedly, the major highlight was the 7-3 win over Siena Catholic College (which was backed up later on with a victory over St Columban’s College too). The creative play of Cayda and Jake and the blinding speed of Troy helped us score many tries. Time stood still at this very moment as we cheerfully celebrated our first ever Queensland All Schools victory. Great work boys, there’ll be more in the future!

Well done to Cayda K., Toby J., Alastair C., Noah G., Owen H., Will A., Ryan Z., Troy H., Jake I., Ethan B., John O. and Leonardo D. L. F.

15 Girls

The 15 girls were mix of grade 8, 9 and 10 girls that came together and were very successful in the round games. They had a for and against of 65 tries to 3 with Aaliyah F. scoring 11 of them. They were top of their pool and crossed over to play Lourdes Hill in round 16. The score was 2-2 for a very long time and the girls fought hard to maintain momentum and had plenty of opportunities to score but just couldn’t convert. In the final minutes a drop ball coming off the line gave Lourdes another line attack opportunity and they scored on the hooter, with the final score being 3 tries to 2. The girls played valiantly and the improvement all of them have made over the year is commendable.

Congratulations to Jayliah S., Aalyiah F., Madeline I., Alexia S., Ebony K., Jessica W., Ava A., Jasmine G., Eve K., Maggie F., Ellaquin W., Ava G. and Avalon B.

15 Boys

The 15 Boys also had plenty of success in the round games. With Luke S. and Josh T. setting up some sensational tries. While the line defence kept other teams from scoring, they sailed into the finals series, finishing top of their pool. In the round 16 they defeated Iona 8-0, then played a Quarter Final against Keebra Park, losing 6 – 4. The highlight of the carnival for the boys were two gritty wins in the round games against both Stretton College and Mercy College, Mackay. These two teams played off against each other in the National All Schools Grand Final last year.

Sensational effort from Luke S., Noah J., Daniel W., Kai S., Edward A., Azaria A., Kyan S., Vaughan P., Ryder K., Ivah H., Josh T., Max S. and Chillion M.

Open Girls

As a very late entry into QAS this year the Open girls came together to compete and have fun. The girls came from years 9, 10, 11 and 12 and our preparation consisted of 2 training runs together. This is what Mr Batchelor had to say about the team.

‘On Saturday, coaching and helping with a few teams at the all schools touch carnival, it was an absolute thrill to see the professionalism, the effort and energy displayed by all our open girls’ team, it was outstanding! There are two moments in particular that stand out to me where I could help and be extremely proud to be standing on the side line wearing the Cav Road green. The first was the open girls’ team. This proud moment had nothing to do with winning. This moment had everything to do with effort and professionalism in defeat! As the clock ticked on, and the scoreboard grew ever larger, the girls never gave up their energy and enthusiasm for the contest. As a spectator, if I had walked over the field at any time during that game I would have thought the game was in balance, I would have assumed the game was still up for grabs and victory could still be had by either team. That effort and Cavroadian pride in defeat was outstanding and made me extremely proud to be wearing my Cav Rd hat. Even better, they accepted and learnt from their loss and within an hour were back out on the field giving it their all against another school. Keep in mind these students were all in Year 9 or 10 and playing against 17 and 18 year old girls!’

Well done, Grace M., Tia K., Eve B.-T., Mia S., Zara M., Persia C., Emma C., Sophia C., Lilly P., Tahlitha S., Gabrielle D., Jin Ju L., Sabrina H., Charlie C.

Open Boys

The Open Boys Touch team recorded some amazing results at QLD All school titles even though they predominantly consisted of year 10’s and 11’s whilst competing in the 18 Boys competition. Drawn a tough pool, the boys competed proudly for Cavendish Rd winning 5 out of their 7 games across their two days of competition and only losing their two games by 2 and 1 respectively. The teams attitude and belief in one another grew as the competition progressed and each game saw the Cav Rd Open Boys play better and better having a core message of ‘no excuses’ and ‘to leave everything on the field’. Full of heart and effort the boys did Cav Rd proud. Unfortunately, the team failed to progress to the State finals by having a worse for and against of 2 touchdowns which was disheartening but the team should be extremely proud of their results across all days of competition. 2021 will be a bright year for Cav with some skilful players progressing through but most of all some great young men. Special mention to Mr Batchelor for being co-coach with Mr Faulkner and giving up of his time across the days of competition and heroic leadership was shown by Mitch, Ciaran, Malachi and Jayde for all games throughout competition.

Congratulations to Malachi P., Ciaran M., Heath C., Sam C., Jayde B., Joshua T., Harry J., Lincoln K., Mitch R., Oliver D. and Joshua M.

Open Mixed

The Open mixed smashed the opposition in the round games coming away with a for/against of 51 tries scored to 8 scored against them. Having very strong female players like Renae N., Bella A., Shajuate A., Tyler B., Billie M. and Oliva B. made all the difference to our team as they have the skills and experience to get in and make positive ripples in the team. Their talk was key in this success for the boys who were working hard in the middle. The mixed went straight to quarters beating James Nash College by 9 – 3, Tyler Beazley went down with a suspected break in her ankle, so was unavailable to play the rest of the tournament, a big loss. In the semi-final they came up against Helensvale, another strong touch academy school, they grinded out the first 5 minutes and stuck to the game plan and won 6-3. The final was against Emmaus Rocky, last years winners. Emmaus were well drilled and made very few mistakes. We were down 3 tries at about 12 minute mark but a sensational subset enabled us to get great field position and we scored off the back. Rafe P. then threw a 45 metre ball to the winger making the score was 6-5. Emmaus came back with an intercept and then we replied making the final score 7-6. Making a grand final at Qld All Schools is by no means easy. You need quality players who have big hearts and determination, which is what every single one of the mixed team members had. Congratulation to Rafe P., Khoen P., Cayle H., Brandon W., Hayden W., Khodi R. – R., Jackson W., Tayne W., Renae N., Tyler B., Shajuate A., Billie M., Bella A. and Oliver B.

Also I cannot thanks the following people enough for their time, dedication and support in heling make this carnival a positive, fun and successful event. Mr Ashley Cross, Mr Nick Faulkner, Mr Paul Batchelor and of cause my colleague in crime Mr Chris Loth who keeps me in the game.

Cathy Farrelly - Touch Football Director

Student Services

Uniform Correction Hours

Monday, Thursday and Friday

8:15am to 12:15pm
12:45pm to 3:00pm

Tuesday and Wednesday

8:15am to 1:15pm

Important information regarding uniform correction

Teachers - send students to uniform correction upon arrival at the lesson/PS. This is best practice as it allows the teacher to follow up that the student corrected the uniform, is in the correct uniform and eliminates any further issues.

Students – it is the responsibility of students to ensure returned items are given directly to the Uniform Correction staff (and not left unattended) and entered straight into ID attend (or signed for on the form) to record the item’s return. The student that borrowed the item must physically return it in the same condition. Items are not to be just left around the school or left outside T5.

Procedure for collection

• Any item not returned within 1 week, there will be an email and text sent to the parents.
• Any item not returned within 2 weeks, Student to be sent from class to see Wellbeing.
• Any item not returned within 3 weeks, Deputy Principal to follow up.
• Any item after 4 weeks families will be invoiced for the item.

Any item that is invoiced will be charged that the same rate as a second-hand item from the uniform shop.

Student Wellbeing

Health News: School Based Youth Health Nurse

Parents and carers now have online support to prepare them for difficult discussions about sexual development with their children and teens

Relationship Ready is an online package containing a series of short interactive learning modules for parents and carers, designed to build confidence and knowledge of how to talk about relationships and sexuality with their children.

Parents and carers are the primary educators when it comes to relationships and sexuality. The positive messages young people receive through conversations at home, combined with school-based RSE can support them to be healthy, safe and confident about their bodies and their relationships, and capable of making mature, respectful decisions.

The Relationship Ready program provides parents with information on topics such as puberty, periods, personal safety, bodily autonomy, healthy relationship, safer sex and STIs that they can discuss in age-appropriate ways. The training also includes free access to resources like True’s Talking Together interactive puberty workbook.

COST: FREE - fully funded by Queensland Health
WHEN: Available in Term 4, 2020
HOW: Online multiple self-paced modules + resources

For information about Relationship Ready and to register online, go to –

or to download True’s Parent & Carer resources, visit -

Sandra Chesney – School Based Youth Health Nurse

Duke of Edinburgh

This month has been a busy one for the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze students.

First, congratulations to the seven students who have recently completed and received their Bronze Awards – you have each put in so much effort this year. Maggie, Ben, Dylan, Malika, Bonita, and Rebecca – each of you should be proud of yourselves for your dedication. I am looking forward to supporting many of you through your Silvers.

Next, the new Bronze participants have started the Share the Dignity Drive. They will be accepting donations until the end of Week 5. The locations to donate are: Y Block Staffroom, Resource Centre, and Student Services. The group welcome all donations, however used and opened items will be thrown out.

A Facebook post will be up soon with a video about the cause and what you can and cannot donate.

Ms Keri Vincent - Award Leader

Community News

Network for Past Students

Cavendish Road State High School is one of Brisbane’s oldest public high schools and was established in 1952. We are now a school of more than 1800 students with a strong reputation for high quality education. Our School has a long tradition of past students and prominent Australians who proudly refer to themselves as “Cavroadians”.

The network allows past students to stay in touch and maintain a connection with past friends whilst staying connected with Cavendish Road State High and keeping updated with school events.

If you are interesting in applying for Past Student membership, please download the application form and send to Cavendish Road State High School, PO Box 695, Holland Park Q 4121 or email to admin@cavendishroadshs.eq.edu.au