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Issue: 13— 9 November 2017

School Expectations: Be Safe, Respectful, Responsible and a Learner

Mount Morgan State High School Newsletter

Principal Mr Trevor Rickertt

Deputy Principal Mr Dan

Williamson

Hello Year 12, all other Students, Parents, Carers, local Community members and Staff, I wish to take this opportunity to dedicate my message in this issue of the newsletter to our Year 12 cohort as you complete the final few days of your school life. I congratulate you on your success in completing your final School Year of Education here at Mount Morgan High. Many of you began your Secondary Education in Year 8 here and have been around for all five years, some have started here, left and returned and others have only been with us for a year or so. However long you have been with us really does not matter. What really does matter is that you completed your Senior Certificate here and you are on the records as the Class of 2017. Congratulations to each one of you on your success. The end of your High School education is not the end of your learning; it is the beginning of your learning about the next chapter in your life, the world of independence, careers and new relationships with new people. Whether you continue with further education such as University or TAFE or enter the workforce, you will be surrounded by new adventures and opportunities. Life can be wonderful, however, life’s successes rely on our approach to and decisions that we make along the way. A positive approach will always help when we are faced with un-pleasant decisions or situations. Combine this with a good work ethic and you will discov-er that there can be enjoyment in the things we have to do. I want to wish you all the best for the future and please feel free to visit Mount Morgan High from time to time to say “G’day” and let us know of your successes. Thank you for choosing us to be your School. Kindest regards, Mr Rickertt - Principal

Please see page 2 & 3 for the

Graduating Class of 2017. 2017 School Captains

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Claudia Brookes Jacob Bunn Hayden Campion Jasmin Cole

Corrina Gasler Jessica Grange John Turner Blake Wanchap

Joshua McDougall James Moore Maddison Noonan Chloe Parry

Tammy Ryan Virgil Schrivener Brayden Sealy

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Renee Collins-Daniels Rhyiannon Craven Callan Dodd Jayden Ferguson

Reece Jones Travis Kerwitz Maddison Mackay Zachary Mansell

Kobi Passey Davin Plummer Jaydan Roberts Katelyn Robinson

Nicholas Sharp Zachary Somerfield Emily Stein Chona Zimmerlie

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Rocky Instincts Visit

Rocky Insncts engaged the whole School on Thursday 2 November. Malachi

Conway and his team discussed some "r u ok" concepts as he showed the

students tradional ways to make fire. With a lot of perseverance and not giving

up Malachi explained that failure may take place 500 mes before we learn a new

task and with each failure we become one step closer to success!!!

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2018 Naidoc Awards

Friday 20 October 2017

Year 7’s • Alkira Oram • Morris Williamson • Ruby Royes • La’Karna Hayden Year 8’s • Lanie Martin-Bray • Zephyr Jacobson • Layne Gibson Year 9’s • Karri Anderson-Ross • Kye-Juan Leisha • Sahrika Hayden Year 10’s • Mary-Rose Donald-Nord Year 11’s • Alan Tull • Belarna Ehlers • Nakina Goltz • Tyler Toby • Janaya Bray Year 12’s • Jayden Roberts • Davin Plummer

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2017 Specific Awards Recipients

Year10-MostImprovedManualArtsStudent

MasonicLodge-BarrieWattsMemorialTrophy

Holli O’Sullivan

QueenslandAgriculturalTrainingColleges

AgriculturalVETAward

Emily Stein

TopYear11Male&FemaleinMathematics Male–BaileyDeGrootHansen

Female–BelarnaEhlers

SchoolServiceAwards Mary-RoseDonaldNord

RavenTattan-Dullahide

TopJuniorandSeniorDramaStudent Junior–JennaLarson

Senior–VirgilScrivener

IGAMountMorganCateringAwards JacobBunn

RyhiannonCraven

CallanDodd

ZacharyMansell

ChloeParry

KobiPassey

JaydanRoberts

BidgerdiiAttendanceEncouragementAward La’KarnaHayden

TamaraCahill

CommunityServiceAward TammyRyan

MMPAD-MostPromisingJuniorWritingAward TaleahBetts

GotchaAward Tom Barlow, Charlene Creamer

Year8EncouragementAward Nakiah Lopez

Year9EncouragementAward(Stephen

KearneyMemorial)

Dylan Stewart

MostImprovedHomeEcstudent Callan Dodd

NaplanAwards Year 7 Reading Angelina Coughran Year 7 Numeracy Katie King Year 9 Reading Jordan Brown Year 9 Numeracy Nicholas Van Dreumel

QuietAchieverAward Ethan Romaraog

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2017 Specific Awards Recipients

Please refer to our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/MMEdP/

Or our Web site https://mtmorganshs.eq.edu.au for Academic and merit awards.

MtMorganRotaryBursaries-Years7-11 Year7–AbbeyBuckles

Year8–LanieMartin-Bray

Year9–TomBarlow

Year10–CharleneCreamer

Year11–BaileyDeGroot

Hansen

CQUniversity-MostPromisingSeniorWritingAwardBelarnaEhlers

CQUniversity–BusinessStudentoftheYear ReneeCollins-Daniels

ViceChancellorRockhamptonAward JohnTurner

NetballeroftheYear MaddisonMackay

TheLawrieCrawfordFootballeroftheYear JoshuaGrange

SportsPersonoftheYear Jessica Grange

TopYear7student AngelinaCoughran

TopYear8Student EthanRomaraog

TopYear9student JaidenRoadfeldt

TopYear10student Mary-RoseDonald-Nord

TopYear11Student BelarnaEhlers

LongTanLeadershipAwards Year10–BelarnaEhlers

Year12–JessicaGrange

CaltexAllRounderAwardplus

RSLBursary DavinPlummer

TopVETstudent JaydanRoberts

CentralQldApprentices&Trainees

TraineeoftheYearAwardBrockCurtis

MtMorganRotaryClub–TopVocationalEducation

StudentAwardBlakeWanchap

Tomky’sMemorialPrize-DUXoftheSchool JessicaGrange

GladstonePortsCorporation-SeniorBursary JessicaGrange

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2017 Sporting Awards Principal’sCupFastest100m–MaleandFemale HollyCant,JoshuaMcDougall

Inter-SchoolSportsPerson–Male&Female JoshuaGrange,La’KarnaHayden

NetballeroftheYear MaddisonMackay

TheLawrieCrawfordFootballeroftheYear JoshuaGrange

SportsPersonoftheYear JessicaGrange

AthleticsAgeChampions

Under12 La’Karna Hayden

Under 13 Cody Brown, Claire Noonan

Under 14 Joshua Grange, Holly Cant

Under 15 Brayden Wilkes-Hayden, Holli O’Sullivan

Under 16 Lachlan Buckton, Shelby Evans

Under 17 Zachary Somerfield, Maddison Mackay

Open Davin Plummer, Emily Stein

CrossCountryAgeChampions

Under 12 La’Karna Hayden

Under 14 Joshua Grange, Nakiah Lopez

Under 15 Montell Oram, Sharika Hayden

Under 16 Lachlan Buckton

Under 17 Jessica Grange

Open Davin Plummer

Under 13 Layne Gibson, Kasai Hughes

SwimmingAgeChampions

Under 14 Joshua Grange

Under 12 La’Karna Hayden

Under 13 Cody Brown Lanie Martin

Under 16 Lachlan Buckton, Carla-Delle Wilkes-Hayden

Under 15 Ronan Holohan, Mary-Rose Donald-Nord

Under 17 Joshua McDougall, Maddison Mackay

Coaches Awards

Rugby League Lachlan Buckton

Netball Janaya Bray

Basketball Nicholas Sharp

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Most Valuable Player

Netball 8C Alkira Oram 10C Mary-Rose Donald-Nord C2 Blue Carla-Dell Wilkes-Hayden C2 Maroon Maddison Mackay

Rugby League Junior Joshua Grange Intermediate Montell Oram Senior Reece Jones

Basketball Davin Plummer

Most Improved Players

Netball 8C Kiana Daniels 10C Karri Anderson-Ross C2 Blue Emily Stein C2 Maroon Ryhiannon Craven

Rugby League Junior CallumVan Dreumel Intermediate Kye-Juan Leisha Senior Tyler Toby

Basketball James Moore

Jessica Grange

2017 DUX

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Year 10 Geography Excursion to Lammermoor Beach

On the 20th October the Grade 10 Geography class took a trip to

Lammermoor beach, Yeppoon. The excursion was to explore the

impact of erosion and other natural and man-made features of

the coastal areas. Our students filled out their field booklets and

completed acvies to do with longshore dri0 and idenfied

flora and fauna. The whole class would like to thank the school,

Ms Tilling and Ms Porter for the great opportunity. - Mary Rose

Donald Nord.

Sporting Awards

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Y E A R 9 P E E R S K I L L S

Y E A R 9 P E E R S K I L L S

Year 9 Peer Skills Workshop October 2017

“A picture says a thousand words” however just in case you need some tips the following paragraphs explain the 2 day Peer Skill workshop many of our Year 9 girls engaged in with enthu-siasm, energy, and an overwhelming sense of meaning and pur-pose. It was an absolute delight to work with these young peo-ple. The Prep students from Mount Morgan Central were also very excited to work alongside these girls as they engaged in

some puzzles together.

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Carols in Saint Mary’s, Mount Morgan

11 Gordon Street, Mount Morgan

Time: 6 pm

Date: Sunday 3rd December 2017

Guest Artists

The Bouldercombe Singers

& Di Coburn

Light refreshments in the Church Hall at 5 pm

All welcome. Come and enjoy an evening of Carols & Spiritual music to start the

Christmas Season. Contact K & A Hare on 49 381 286 for further details.

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Mount Morgan State High School was established in 1912 and is the oldest high school

in Queensland. In 2012 the school celebrated 100 years of educa-tion and still continues to serve the community of Mount Mor-gan and its surrounding regions providing a quality education for

each of its students.

MOUNT MORGAN STATE HIGH SCHOOL 04 Central Street PO Box 11 Mount Morgan Qld 4714

P | 07 4912 5555 F | 07 4912 5500

E | office@mtmorganshs.eq.edu.au W | www.mtmorganshs.eq.edu.au

www.MMEdP.eq.edu.au

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2017 Term Dates

Term 1 23/01/2017—-31/03/2017

Term 2 23/06/2017—-10/07/2017

Term 3 10/07/2017—-15/09/2017

Term 4 3/10/2017—- 8/12/2017

TUTORING Tutoring every Wednesday afternoon from 3.30pm—4.00 pm. See Ms Slattery in the Science Block staffroom for more information or phone the school on 49 125 555.

P&C NEWS Uniforms Uniforms are available from the tuckshop, school jackets and pullovers are in stock, heaps of sizes available. Students need to be in full school uniform everyday. Polo shirts $40 School Jackets $25 Pullovers $20 Hats $8 Black Shorts $15

Eftpos & Lay by are available If you are needing uniforms for next year please call the office on 49 125 555 to place an order, to

ensure we have sufficient supply.

Tuckshop

Is open Monday—Friday for both lunches. Please see Di in the mornings to pre order lunches.

Dates to Remember; Friday 17 Nov Last Day For Year 12’s (Formal & Graduation) Friday 24 Nov Last Day for 10’s & 11’s Friday 8 Dec Last Day for 7’s, 8’s, & 9’s Monday 25 Dec Christmas Day Tuesday 26 Dec Boxing Day Monday 1 Jan New Years Day The School office will be closed from Friday 8 December 4.00pm until Monday 15 January 8.00 am. Monday 22 Jan School resumes

2018 Term Dates

Term 1 22/01/2018—-29/03/2018

Term 2 17/04/2018—-29/06/2018

Term 3 16/07/2018—-21/09/2018

Term 4 8/10/2018—-14/12/2018