Farewell Class of 2018

2018 Graduation

Year 10 & 11 Exams

Hub Café delivers to Carinya

Paying School Fees

Music News Last Saturday evening, a number of ASHS music students had the opportunity to perform at the

2018 Relay For Life event in Mareeba. As the sun was setting our students thoroughly entertained

the many participants as they walked around the field at Davies Park. Well done to Rhylee

Wilkinson, Taylor Armstrong, and Charlotte Fogg. You all displayed professionalism in the

organisation and rehearsals of your own acts and this showed through your polished and

entertaining performances.

Music Academy 2018 Last Tuesday was the last rehearsal for the ASHS Music Academy for 2018. This year has been a

busy year for all Music Academy members. We started the year off with a bang at the annual Spirit

of Youth Concert. Individual members and singers as part of the Vocal Group also represented the

Academy at the council Australia Day and ANZAC Day ceremonies, the Arts Showcase, the Atherton

Show and a number of parades throughout the year. So far, term 4 has also been a busy one with

the Music Academy performing at Presentation Evening and some members performing at Relay

For Life in week 5. But with each year finishing we must say good bye to our parting year 12

students. A big thank you to Bronte Williams and Paige Stevenson!

You have both showed a high level of commitment and passion throughout your time with the

Music Academy. It has been a pleasure watching you all learn and grow as musicians, good luck

with all that the future holds.

Chris’ Weekly Spot

So what is DIABETES? Diabetes is where the glucose (sugar) levels in your blood are higher

than they should be. This may not sound too serious but IT IS!!! These molecules of glucose,

if allowed to accumulate for too long in our blood, can damage our blood vessels. As a

result, diabetes can affect our whole body. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness and can

cause kidney failure, nerve damage, heart disease and stroke. Nerve damage and loss of

sensation can lead to gangrenous lower limbs leading to amputation.

How does the glucose get in our blood? The glucose (sugar) comes from the breakdown of

carbohydrate foods after eating. Carbohydrates are a big group of foods consisting of such

items as bread, pasta, rice, corn, potatoes, fruit, milk, yoghurt, soft drinks and cakes. When

we eat a meal containing carbohydrates, they are broken down in our stomach into glucose

molecules and these are then absorbed into the blood through the small intestine.

In order to maintain homeostasis our blood glucose levels (BGLs) need to remain balanced.

We have 2 hormones in our body that are produced by the pancreas that, in a person

without diabetes, help to keep our blood glucose levels stable. These hormones are insulin

and glucagon. The increase in glucose in your blood after a meal containing carbohydrates,

signals your brain to tell your pancreas to release insulin. Insulin grabs the glucose molecules

from the blood and delivers them to the cells in your body where they are needed for

energy. Insulin acts like a key to open the doors of the cell so the glucose can get in. We

need glucose. It is ‘petrol’ for our bodies.

What happens in DIABETES? Diabetes results from the pancreas either producing no or too

little insulin, and/or the body not utilising insulin effectively. One or a combination of these

factors results in the glucose remaining in the blood and not being transported to the cells

where it is needed for optimum functioning of the body’s processes.

There are a number of types of diabetes. The most common is Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

(T2DM). This is the type of diabetes people generally ascribe to those that eat an unhealthy

diet, are overweight and don’t exercise enough. Other genetic and environmental factors

may also contribute. T2DM is the one that we can mostly prevent if we adopt a healthy

lifestyle of eating sensibly and remaining physically active.

Chris’ Weekly Spot cont When glucose is consistently high in your blood your pancreas will try to compensate by producing

more insulin to remove the build-up of glucose. After a while the pancreas becomes ‘worn out’ and

production of insulin decreases. In conjunction with decreasing insulin production, insulin resistance

increases. Put simply, insulin resistance is where the cells in your body resist the glucose getting in.

It’s like they have changed their locks and insulin’s key doesn’t open the cell’s door anymore to allow

the glucose inside the cell. The combination of decreasing insulin production and increasing insulin

resistance results in an accumulation of glucose in your bloodstream. This results in T2DM.

In T2DM the pancreas is still producing insulin so in many cases T2DM can be managed with weight

loss, adopting a healthy diet and engaging in regular physical activity. The aim of the game is to

keep BGLs stable and well controlled in order to avoid the serious complications of diabetes. In cases

where diet and exercise alone are not maintaining stable BGLs, there is a wide array of glucose

lowering medications available.

Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is the 2nd most common type of diabetes. It is once again, a result of too

much accumulation of glucose in the blood but the development of T1DM is very different from

T2DM. T1DM is an autoimmune disease whereby the body’s own defence mechanism (your immune

system) ends up waging war on itself…..in this case, the cells in the pancreas that make insulin. As

a result, the pancreas is no longer producing insulin, and without insulin the glucose is no longer

transported to the cells and accumulates rapidly in the blood.

T1DM is not a result of eating poorly and not getting enough exercise. The actual causes of T1DM

are still not fully understood. Some hypothesise that the autoimmune response could be a result of a

particular virus or that it may be attributable to environmental factors. As the pancreas is no

longer producing insulin, people with T1DM need to inject insulin a number of times daily in order

to remain ALIVE. BGLs need to be checked regularly to know the amount of insulin to inject. It

takes daily commitment and not only impacts the individual greatly but also family and loved ones.

Common warning signs for both types are increased thirst and hunger, excessive tiredness, weight

loss, increased urination and headache. If you or someone in your family are experiencing any of

these symptoms regularly please see your doctor or local hospital to get checked out. Diabetes is

serious, there is no cure (as yet) and it’s important to catch it early so that it can be stabilised and

complications avoided.

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All curriculum fees should now be finalised for 2018 other than those debtors on a payment plan/agreement.

If your account is outstanding a statement will be emailed . Your account being up to date and the new Student Resource scheme form returned will ensure your student receives their resources in week 1 of 2019.

Accounts will be emailed if an email address has been supplied against the debtor responsible for the payment of fees.

Email addresses need to be updated if they have changed since time of enrolment. Please notify the school of any changes of address and contact details.

Student Resource Scheme 2019: 2019 Student Resource Scheme Forms have been mailed out. In order to receive all textbooks

and resources in the first week of school in 2019, please ensure the form is returned for each student as soon as possible. If you don’t receive a form, please contact the school to receive one.

General Resource Levy $200 invoices will be issued for all 2019 Year 8-12 students on Friday 23rd November.

General Resource Levy $200 for all 2019 Year 7 students will occur early in 2019. Subject invoices will be issued in March 2019.

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