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25 October 201925 October 2019

Principal’s Report2019 Awards Night. I extend acongratulations to all award recipients anddeep gratitude to invited guests andrepresentatives of our school partners,including local primary school Principals,

Universities, Community Organisations and Leadership and ofcourse our patrons; past “Cavroadians” who cherish theirconnection to their old school.

2018 DUX – Lachlan Madge gave a wonderful speech of thanksand inspiration to our students and we wish Lachlan everysuccess in his post-school life.

Thank you also to Ms Van Genderen and Mrs Di Vaira again thisyear who did an exceptional job organising the awards eveningcomplimented by many parents for its warmth, production andgreat sense of community on the night.

Our School Review. Parents will be aware that earlier thisyear our school was reviewed by a team from EQ’s SchoolImprovement Unit. The team consisted of 2 current PrincipalPeer Reviewers, an Internal Reviewer from the SIU and areviewer external from EQ. The team wrote a report containingfindings, affirmations and recommendations that may assist theschool in the next 4 years of continuous improvement. Thereport can be found on our school website.

There are 9 domains of the review. The review seeks to “lookfor” visible evidence from across the 9 domains, of “hard” dataof school performance, and “soft” data of personal experiencesthat corroborates the school’s journey and “story” throughinterviews with over 90 interviewees comprised of students,staff, parents, community, business and other school partners.

The review affirmed Cav is an exceptional school where ourpractices and performance are sharpening and affirming of thedeeper qualities of our school as the reasons why parents seekCav as their school of choice for their child.

The report is a starting point for and considered in the strategicand operational planning for our school over the next four yearsuntil the next scheduled review in 2023.

I have maintained that our future success is not solely relianton past performance and reputation, egos and any sense ofelitism. The measure of our school being a great school is thevalue add to the lives of the young people enrolled at Cav. Thisis on-going, reflective and targeted work.

Strategic Planning. Principals identify key messages from theSchool Review report and follow up consultations with schoolcommunity stakeholders. The purpose of a Strategic Plan, likeany large organization or enterprise is to define aspirations,the “bigger priorities”, identify our key resources, consolidateour progress and identify essential returns on investment intothe foreseeable future. I intend to publish a document muchlike a company prospectus and it will have a corporate – andaspirational “look” befitting our school.

There are particular priorities for our school in the “biggerpicture” as directed by the Principal, depending on pastperformance, school context and needs, parent, communityand system aspiration. The work ahead in one school may bevery different in depth, breadth and emphasis from another.

Cavendish Road is high performing, has a deep and successfulculture for learning and opportunity, our students well engaged;has cohesion across the school and broader community andenjoys very high levels of satisfaction and regard as a result. Butwe can do even better and there are some things we need toaddress.

The plan also identifies the means by which we improve schooloperational and professional matters to achieve them, andwhich direction, strategies and expected performanceindicators of progress and achievement to be identified. AnnualPlans that action the initiatives, and how they will be monitoredand evaluated are created for each of the four years and arealso published on the school website each year.

Transparency and collaboration are key to any plans beingsuccessfully implemented. This year I want to hear fromstudents in “where to next” in our school and in the next weeksrepresentative sampling and critical thinking analysis from Year8 and exiting Year 12 students will take place. It is my intentionthat the same Year 8 students take part in four years’ time whenthey are in Year 12.

The draft Strategic Plan will be on the school website. Parentsare invited to join us for evening coffee at P&C 19th ofNovember, where the draft Strategic Plan will be presentedand inclusions considered in the Strategic Plan 2020-2023. Ourschool review report is already on the school website. Bookingsthrough SOBS for catering purposes for the P&C on the 19thwill open on Tuesday, 5th of November.

Uniform Policy changes for 2020 will make their way intoschool handbooks and student diaries for 2020. P&C haveworked with me the last 18 months to implement incrementalchanges to school uniform to ensure that not only do studentsproject the unity and high standards of student presentationas long held traditions, but also to ensure student comfort andaffordability to parents. Louise McLeish, our P&C Vice Presidentcontinues to do a fantastic job to ensure students are well‘kitted out” and value for money to parents.

Guiding and binding legislation. I insist that school policiesare well founded and defensible and within the bounds of allcurrent legislative authority and this includes to all reasonablemeasures of inclusion and non-discrimination. This ensuresconsistency and certainty and disposes of any need ofnegotiation and clear procedures of school management ofissues arising.

New Human Rights legislation takes effect from 1st of January2020 where a prohibition on discriminating, amongst otherthings, due to a declaration of religious belief or practice.

Much discussion has occurred with legal advice that the effectof this impending legislation is that students are still not towear necklaces of any description, applies to every student.However, subject to health & safety and general presentationcompliance, should a student have a genuine wish to wear anecklace that includes a religious symbol as declaration of theirfaith, belief or practice the student must obtain an exemptionfrom the Principal. In my experience at Cav, I have had only twosuch instances with which to deal and is not a daily or frequentoccurrence.

Clearly, a genuine and supported application must be lodgedbefore an exemption is granted. A form will be available on theForms & Documents tab on the school website.

Richard Usher BA LLB Dip TeachExecutive Principal

Associate Principal

Darren Beebe

The end of the school year is an exciting time for students. Butwith the summer vacation less than two months away, studentsmay need a little “end of school year motivation”. Helping makethe school year wrap up in a productive and positive way willhelp keep your child motivated, engaged, and ready to learnright through to the end of the year.

The end of year can be very busy with not only school eventsbut also end of year activities in all of those external clubsand schools students participate in. With Year 12 students onlyhaving three more weeks, Years 10 & 11 five weeks and thejunior school seven weeks, it is highly beneficial to help makesure your child stays motivated until the last day of the year.Now is not the time to take it easy!

There is still time to improve school results. There’s time tostudy harder. There’s time to put more detail into assignmentwork. There’s time to prepare for exams. And most importantly,there’s still time to make a difference on the end of year results.

Here’s how to stay motivated (and even improve results) in thetime left:

Make the rest of this year count. The clock may be ticking onthe school year, but there is still time to achieve your goals andmake this end of year report one you are very proud of!

Associate Principal

Catherine McCarthy

Student Free Day Activities

Monday 21st October was the final time the Student Free Daywill be in Term 4. As part of the OP system, this day hasbeen used for teachers around the state to meet on subjectpanels and verify the Year 12 work prior to the final piece ofassessment completed in school in Term 4.

1. Use those study planners: The study planners helpstudents say organised throughout the school yearand now’s not the time to leave them at the bottomof a school bag.

2. Be specific about your goals: Set a goal and worktowards it. Whether it is by fine-tuning study skills orworking harder in a particular subject, having a goalto work towards makes staying motivated easy.

3. Make improvement your mantra: To achieveimproved results you have to do the work. To do thework, you have to be motivated, which is challengingat this time of year. Create daily reminders of whatthe goal is in your planners and work towards themdaily.

4. See your teachers for help: Always let your teachersknow when you don’t understand what you arelearning. Your teachers want you to be successfuland will help you with your learning.

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At Cav Rd, we have many teachers who have participatedas members of these panels over the years, which is ademonstration of their quality knowledge and skills. As thestudents in year 11 move in to year 12 and the new ATARsystem progresses, we are equally well placed as a school witha number of teachers participating in the new endorsement andconfirmation roles across the state. The change of system alsosees the move of the student free day to the Friday of Week 8 inTerm 3 next year. In 2020, this means Friday 4th of Septemberwill be a student free day.

For those teachers not involved in panel commitments, acomprehensive Professional Development Program wasoffered at school. This day included guest presenter, Jo Langeworking with over 50 staff on Positive and ProductiveClassrooms. Jo is a behaviour specialist whose programexamines the important of recognising the motivations ofstudent behaviour. She leads teachers through a range ofpractical and supportive strategies to create positive andproductive classrooms. Jo also conducted a specialisedsession for our Beginning Teachers who worked collaborativelywith other Beginning Teachers in the region.

We also harnessed the expertise of staff in our school and guestpresenters to deliver a range of up to the minute workshopsfocussing on a variety of ICT skills. A range of 12 sessionswere offered over the day including the use of new Microsoftfunctionality in schools, IT monitoring software for classroomsand online learning to name a few. Many senior staff alsocompleted online courses delivered by the QCAA aboutAcademic Integrity in the New QCE System. Overall, it was avery busy and productive day with a focus on improvement tosupport quality outcomes.

Attendance

As the end of the year approaches, it is important to remindall Cav Rd families of the importance of regular and consistentattendance to the very last day of term. The school has alwaysfocussed on teaching right up to the last day of term and it isimportant that students be here. I continue to be impressed bythe commitment of parents and carers to informing the schoolof their student’s absences. If you receive a letter in the mail inrelation to unexplained absence, please sign the letter and askyour student to return it as a matter of urgency. Alternatively,you can contact the school directly with explanation ofabsences on attendance@cavendishroadshs.eq.edu.au.

Parents and Citizens’ (P and C)Association

Parent and Citizens’ Association

Parents and Citizens’ (P&C) meetings are usually held on thethird Tuesday of the month from 7pm in the Resource Centre(enter Gate 1), except during school holidays. However our lastmeeting of the year is Tuesday November 19 at the earlier timeof 6:30pm.

Uniform Shop Update

Other P&C Events and News

• Information will soon be sent to all familiessummarising the upcoming uniform changes. Order

forms and specific timings will be sent to the familiesimpacted by the 2020 changes.

• Sports uniforms are now in stock. Any back orderscan be collected during uniform shop hours.

• Great news – the Operations Manager and Un

• iform Shop Convenor have spent a lot of timenegotiating with suppliers and as a result there are noprice increases on uniform items.

• As large volumes of new stock begins to arrive wewould really appreciate some extra volunteers to helpwith counting and processing. This can be done withno experience and does not have to be done duringuniform shop open hours. We are also looking forvolunteers to help during the extended trading hoursfor back to school. If you might be able to helpplease let us know by emailuniformshop.cavrd@gmail.com

• The trial of white sports socks with the formal uniformfor boys in year 7 to 9 is continuing with a decision tobe made by the school on a permanent uniformpolicy change in early 2020.

• See below for a special announcement regardingyear 12 ties.

• The P&C is thrilled to announce that we will be gifting2020 year 12 students with their Year 12 tie. On thefirst school day of next year each year 12 student willbe presented with their tie. This is in appreciation forthe contribution the students have made to theschool during their time here, the leadership rolesthey are undertaking as senior students in 2020 andin recognition of the cost of uniforms for familiesthroughout their high schooling. Families of studentsin year 12 in 2020 will receive an email with details.Please note that if additional or replacement ties arerequired these will need to be purchased from theuniform shop.

• Our term 4 community event will be the final in theseries of three Triple P teenager focused seminars byDr Karyn Healy – Getting Teenagers Connected. Thiscovers in more depth many of the issues raised byparents and carers during the 2nd seminar, includingsocial skills, online presence and managing risk. Thisis scheduled for Wednesday 6 November at 5:45 fora 6pm start in the auditorium. Please bring a goldcoin donation. Bookings are now open on SOBS -https://eq.sobs.com.au/pt3/parent.php?schoolid=70263

• Our last P&C meeting for 2019 on TuesdayNovember 19 will start at the earlier time of 6:30pmand will include a special session run by RichardUsher to present the school’s strategic plan andfacilitate an interactive forum discussion.Refreshments will be provided.

• The canteen is open from 8am every school morningfor breakfast and lunch pre-orders. The new menufor term 4 is now out -

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How to participate

Melanie RiegerVice-President CommunicationsCav Road SHS P&C Association

Canteen News

Summer is here and we have a newSummer Menu which is available onlinethrough the school webpage. We have afew new healthy items to try. Please remindyour child to preorder in the morning beforeschool to guarantee they get their preferredchoice. We are open from 8am.

Due to numerous requests from students to protect ourenvironment we would like to encourage students and teachersto bring their own reusable cutlery. This will reduce the amountof plastic single use forks and spoons being used through thecanteen. We will no longer give out free cutlery for food itemsso please make sure to pack it.

The Canteen is proud to announce that we have beenshortlisted for the QAST Canteen of the Year Awards this year.

We will keep you posted on the results. These nominationsare only achievable through the support we receive from theCav Rd School community and our lovely volunteers. We reallyneed more volunteers to help keep the Canteen a success. Werequire new volunteers on Mondays and Fridays. Even an hourin the morning before you go to work or before or after dropoff is a great help. No money handling is involved. It could beas easy as folding boxes or putting labels on bags for us. Noprevious experience necessary.

Roberta & Madonna – Canteen ConvenorsPh: 3394-0723

Finance

Cavendish Road State High School will be acashless school from April 2019

How to Make Payment at Cavendish Road StateHigh School

DET Preferred Payment Method - BPoint

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

https://www.bpoint.com.au/payments/dete

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

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

Payment Plan Via eDDR (Electronic Direct DebitRegistration)

Contact finance@cavendishroadshs.eq.edu.au or phone07-3394-0777 to speak to our Finance Team to discuss apayment 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 youwill need your CRN (Customer Reference Number) and InvoiceNumber.

In Person at Cavendish Road State High School

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

Payment can be made by EFTPOS.

CentrePay Deductions

Please contact our Finance Team to discuss this option.

Guidance Service

Guidance Service for Year 11’s and 12’s

From all the Guidance Officers we wish you the best of luck onall your upcoming assessment.

https://cavendishroadshs.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Documents/Facilities/Canteen/canteen-menu-term-4-2019-and-term-1-2020.pdf

• The Cav Rd P&C is now registered for the Containersfor Change program. This means that you canchoose to donate the proceeds from recycling youreligible bottles and containers to the P&C by quotingnumber C10147170. Thank you to everyone who hasalready donated. More details on the program can befound on the Containers for Change website -https://www.containersforchange.com.au/

1. Attend MeetingsThe third Tuesday of the month in the ResourceCentre – next meeting is 6:30pm Tuesday November19.

2. Parents and Citizens Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/Cavendish-Road-PC-1372922086101301

3. Email listIf you would like to be added to our mailing list andreceive reminders about future meetings and copiesof our minutes and agenda please emailpandcsecretary.cavrd@gmail.com

4. VolunteeringThe canteen and uniform shop are always looking forhelpers. If you have a little time and would like tohelp, please feel welcome to pop in. Even comingalong for a short time to assist on one of the dayswould be a huge help. For more information or toadvise when you are available to assist pleasecontact:the Canteen team on 3394 0723 orcanteen.cavrd@gmail.comor the uniform shop -uniformshop.cavrd@gmail.com

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Please note that even though your school year ends before theother grades, you are still welcome to access the GuidanceService up until Friday Week 10. If you do need to see aGuidance Officer, please make contact with Student Servicesto schedule an appointment.

Study Skills

Want to get better with your study habits, check out someStudy Hacks from Headspace.

What’s On?

YOGA every Monday and Friday in T4 at 11.30- 12pm.

Erin Cleary – Guidance Officer

Annual Awards Evening

Awards Night 2019

Tuesday night saw the celebration of our 68th Annual AwardsEvening.

385 students were awarded prizes in the following categories-Academic Distinction and Honours; Subject Awards for Years10 to 12; Special Music Awards; Sporting Honours andDistinctions and Special Awards. We also welcomed our Dux of2018 – Lachlan Madge to receive his award.

Special thanks to our dignitaries who were an integral part ofthe evening:

Deputy Mayor and Councillor Krista Adams

Karen Kuskey, Principal of Seville Road State School; MrAnthony Gribbin, Principal of Holland Park State School and MrTrevor Carr, Principal of Greenslopes State School.

House Patrons – Dr Paul Harpur, Mr Dick Johnson; Mr RussellHarrop and Ms Loretta HarropPast students – Mr Graham King and Mr Geoff Cowles(Secretary of the Order of Australia)P & C President – Mr Michael Skinner and CommitteemembersMs Rebecca Parry – University of Queensland, CommunityLiaison OfficerMrs Elizabeth Gilchrist – Representative from Duke ofEdinburghLachlan Madge – 2018 Dux

Congratulations students! A full list of award recipients will beavailable in the CRAM for 2019.

Information and Technology Services

D10 Laptop Updates

Year 12

Year 9

Year 7 and 8

This is the time of the year to check your student’s device forany warranty or damage problems. It is important to keep yourstudent’s laptop in good working condition at all times. Thelaptop must be kept in the supplied laptop case and used whileat school. Please make sure that they have and do backup alltheir work to OneDrive.

BYOD 2020 for years 10, 11 and 12 only

Please refer to the link below for all the information neededto make the correct purchase. If you are unsure or have anyquestions, feel free to make an appointment with KarenMcFarlane via kmcfa19@eq.edu.au

https://cavendishroadshs.eq.edu.au/Curriculum/Subjectsandprograms/Pages/1-to-1-Laptop-Program---BYOD.aspx

Ms Karen McFarlane – HOD Information andTechnology Services

DRAMAWelcome to term 4 and a very busy couple of weeks forour year 12 students. They are in full rehearsal for their finalpiece of assessment, a performance piece they have devised,scripted, edited, cast and are now rehearsing for performanceon Monday 28th October at 3:30pm in Y23. Everyone iswelcome to attend this very clever murder mystery production.

Year 11 students have finished all assessment for 2019 and arein full preparation for 2020 which will be a wonderful year filledwith new experiences and successes.

Year 10 drama students will embark on their primary schoolcollaboration in week 4 working with over 130 year 5 studentson a drama production immersion program which has beenrunning for the last 8 years. This is a wonderful collaboration,we thank the staff and students of Holland Park State Schoolfor their continued enthusiasm and support of this program. Wecan’t wait to work with you in week 4.

Year 7 & 9 students are currently preparing performanceassessment items for in-class assessment. This is a wonderfultime of year and performance assessment means all studentsare engaging in great dramatic activities.

Seven Billion Friends by Grin and Tonic – drama incursion

On Friday week one [11 October] all drama students vieweda professional production by Grin and Tonic theatre company.This was a fast paced interactive live streamed performance

1. All laptops MUST be returned no later than Friday 8thNovember.

2. Please make sure that any work you wish to retainhas been downloaded from your laptop, email and/orOneDrive before the 8th of November.

3. If you notice any damage to your laptop, this laptopmust be brought to D10 by Thursday 24th October.

1. All laptops MUST be returned no later than Friday 6thDecember.

2. Please make sure that any work that is saved on yourlaptop is uploaded to OneDrive before the 6thDecember.

3. If you notice any damage to your laptop, this laptopmust be brought to D10 by Thursday 7th November.

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based on the on-line dangers and interactions adolescencehave with YouTube and gaming. What a clever and dynamicproduction that engaged and educated the students in amanner they can relate to and understand. Grin and Tonicare an outstanding theatre company who constantly producetheatre for students, about students on an educational andentertaining platform.

SAVE THE DATE:

28 October – Year 12 Open Works Performance3:30pm Y23 all welcome4 November – QPAC Antigone 6:30pm Billie BrownTheatre West End13 November – QPAC Chicago 7:00pm Lyric TheatreCultural Centre

Ms Ryan - Drama Coordinator

German NewsIt has been a VERY exciting week in the German departmentwith our annual trip to the Oktoberfest as well as our Germanytour information evening.

Oktoberfest for Teens

Last Thursday, 58 Year 9 and 10 ten German students (andthree appropriately dressed teachers) enjoyed perfect weatherconditions for a celebration of German language and culture atthe Oktoberfest for Teens. This festival is on a massive scaleand incorporates German students from schools throughoutSouth East Queensland, the Darling Downs and Wide Bayschools. The atmosphere is fantastic and the excursion is a realhighlight for our students here at Cav. Congratulations to thestudents on the wonderful way they represented Cav Road atthis event.

Germany Trip 2020

Plans for our trip to Germany are under way with a greatturn out for our tour Information evening. We definitely havethe numbers to run this exciting tour and I will be in contactsoon regarding a deposit. The itinerary looks amazing – from aRhein river cruise to playing in the snow on Germany’s highestmountain. We will visit Rothenburg, Nurnburg, Munich,Salzburg, Garmish and Frankfurt. Some of our accommodationis even in repurposed castles!

Ms Gallagher – German Teacher

Japanese News

Obento Lunch Day

Students in Years 7, 9 and 10 are reminded to return their orderforms for the Obento Picnic Day on Tuesday November 19th.The forms are due back no later than Tuesday November 5.These obento lunches, from Dami in Mt Gravatt, are always verypopular with students. The available meals are Chicken Katsu,Chicken Teriyaki and Vegetarian.

2019 Rugby World Cup Japan

Spirits in Japan were lifted by the greatperformance of the national team, the BraveBlossoms, in the Rugby World Cup, hostedby Japan. As many areas in Japan struggledwith damage caused by Typhoon Hagibis,the Japanese team went on to defeatScotland and progress to its first everquarterfinal appearance. Unfortunately, things didn’t go so wellagainst South Africa. The same can be said for Australia in theirmatch against England. The Brave Blossoms even came inahead of the Wallabies in the world rankings. The excitementsurrounding the Rugby World Cup has been infectious and theJapanese are looking forward to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics withgreat enthusiasm. Japan will be front and centre on the worldsporting stage for a long time to come.

Cav Road Teacher Wins Scholarship to Japan

In January 2020, Ms Balfour will travel to Japan to study atthe Japan Foundation Kansai Institute in Osaka. She has athree-week scholarship through the DET 2020 QueenslandGuest Teacher Program to Osaka. She will spend timegathering teaching materials and developing resources to keepour students up to date with recent social trends, newtechnology and current popular culture in Japan.

Farewell to Omiya Koryo SHS Long TermExchange Students

Last month we farewelled Mai Fujisaki, Runa Yamaguchi andYuya Sekiya. The three students thoroughly enjoyed the extratime spent studying at Cav Road. Mai and Runa are looking

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forward to welcoming their host sisters, Bethany C and LuciaB, to Omiya Koryo in December. The two Year 11 girls willstay with the families of Mai and Runa for a month during thesummer holidays as part of our reciprocal long-term exchangeprogram.

Here are their impressions of their time at Cavendish Road.

Runa- I really enjoyed spending time with my host family doingthings such as cooking, watching movies, going shopping andplaying games. I could make friends. I could experience manythings I cannot do in Japan. It was so much fun that I don’twant to go back to Japan. I am planning to study in Australiawhen I become a university student. Thank you very much.

Mai- I experienced many things in Australia. For example, I ateAustralian food for the first time. The other is that I can talk toa lot of friends and learn English. But I don’t know any Englishworlds, so I think that I have to study English hard when I goback to Japan.

Yuya- I really enjoyed staying in Australia. I went to variousplaces. For example, I went to the Gold Coast and the city. Itwas so fun. In school, I made a lot of friends. I was so happy.

Ms Balfour – Japanese Teacher

Science

ANCQ – Australian National Chemistry Quiz

The United Nations declared 2019 as the “International Yearof the Periodic Table”. It is 150 years since Dmitri Mendeleevorganised known elements of the time, into the Periodic Tableof Elements. As part of the recognition of this event, 15students from Cavendish Road SHS entered the AustralianNational Chemistry Quiz held on the 30th July. This competitionhas students competing throughout Australia and countries ofthe Pacific Region, Asia and Europe.

There are 5 Divisions: Junior (years 7 and 8); Intermediate (years9 and 10); Senior (year 11) and Final (year 12).

High Distinction Excellence is awarded to the top 1% ofstudents in Queensland

High Distinction to students in the top 10% of students in thestate.

Distinction to the students in the top 25%.

Credit to students in the top 40% of students in the state.

7 Students from Years 7 and 8 entered the Junior Division; 5students from Years 9 and 10 entered the Intermediate Division;2 students from Year 11 entered the Senior Division and 1student from Year 12 entered the Final Division.

Congratulations are extended to the following students for theirachievements:

Junior Division (Years 7 and 8):

Leo T - Year 8 High Distinction ExcellenceSage P – Year 8 High DistinctionAbby McK – Year 7 DistinctionParker M – Year 7 Distinction

Intermediate Division (Years 9 and 10):

Randima G – Year 9 High DistinctionOliver H – Year 9 Credit

Senior Division (Year 11):

Hugo S - High DistinctionTaran P-M - Distinction

Final Division (Year 12):

Dang K - High Distinction

Thank you to all students who competed in the competition thisyear and students from years 7 to 12 are encouraged to enterthe competition next year.

Joanne Campbell - Science Teacher

Technology, Hospitality and Engineering

Year 9 Food, Textiles and Design News

In the subject, Food, Textiles and Design, the students arelearning how to design, produce and evaluate a savoury parcel.In this task, the students must incorporate ingredients from twodifferent cultures, while keeping the parcel healthy, challengingto make, and able to be made within the 70-minute lesson.The savoury parcel also must be visually appealing, tasty, andaromatic. The textures of the parcel should be appropriate forthe type of parcel as well. The students must consider thesocial, ethical and sustainability factors while making the parcel.Some of the ideas the students came up with included: CheesyBacon Vegetable parcel, Vegemite scrolls with Italian herbs,Beef and Vegetable parcel with Indian spices and Taco pies.Everyone has worked hard to achieve the criteria for this task.Well done Cavendish Road SHS students. The photographsbelow are from the final practical lesson.

Charlie N - 9D Food, Textiles and Design

Year 12 Hospitality Practices: LuncheonAssessment

Last week the Year 12 Hospitality Practices studentscompleted their final practical assessment task. The luncheonwas to thank the workers and volunteers that are ‘behind thescenes’ at our school, often contributing many hours of theirtime. Students were required to research, trial and cost theirmenu suggestions prior to setting the menu. The ’alternatedrop’ three course menu consisted of: Thai Green ChickenCurry with Coconut Pancakes, Creamy Mushroom and ThymeLinguini with Garden Salad, Tiramisu, Citrus Almond SyrupCake, Tea and Coffee with Honey Almond Biscotti andChocolate Dipped Strawberries.

Well Done Students!

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Mrs Schild - Teacher

Order of Australia Recipient

Kirsten Lin - Order of Australia Association(Queensland Branch) Secondary SchoolCitizenship Award 2019.

Community Prefect, Jiy-Jiun (Kirsten) Lin, was nominated forthe Order of Australia Association Secondary SchoolCitizenship Award. The student must be nominated by ateacher at their school. This Award is given by the QueenslandBranch of the Order of Australia Association. There are fivebroad headings in which the student must show commitmentto their school community.

Applications were received for over 100 students throughoutQueensland. Only 12 Awards are given. The organisers saidthat the commitment and work done by the applicants wasextremely high. Students from 12 schools throughoutQueensland were at The Old Legislative Council Chambers,Parliament House on Friday 20 September to accept theirAward.

Kirsten’s mother, and two Great Aunts, along with RichardUsher (our Principal – who gave the address on behalf ofthe State’s Principals, Ms Van Genderen (Deputy Principal –Year 11 & 12), Mrs Potter (Year 12 Dean) and myself (HoDof International/LOTE) attended the ceremony. The studentsaccomplishments were read out – we have some remarkableyoung Queenslanders, in our State’s Year 12 cohort. Thestudents accepted their Award from The Governor ofQueensland, His Excellency, The Honourable Paul de JerseyAC.

Kirsten was born in Taiwan but her family is living and workingin South Africa. She joined Cavendish Road State High Schoolin Year 9 (2016) as an international student. Kirsten has alwaysbeen involved in the school community as well as with herChurch Youth group. She did not know until two weeks priorto the ceremony that she had been nominated and had won. Itwas a complete surprise for her. I asked her to write an articlefor the newsletter. Please congratulate her on this wonderfulachievement.

Ms Masselos - HoD International/LOTE

Kirsten Lin – Order of Australia Association(Queensland Branch) Secondary SchoolCitizenship Award Recipient 2019

I never knew I would come to Australia to finish my secondaryeducation. Before coming Australia to me was just land in themiddle of the ocean where kangaroos hopped in red desertsand koalas in eucalyptus trees, but there was much morethan that. The decision to come was very spontaneous andI never knew I would have such a great time in Australia. Itwas very hard to leave South Africa and I often reminisce;however, I grew to love Australia over time. Choosing to cometo Cavendish Road State High School was one of the bestdecisions I made; it consists of friendly students, inspirationalteachers and programs that allow you to excel in what you arepassionate in. The morning of my first day at Cav I was a littlenervous that students might exclude me because of my race ormake fun of my accent, but none of that happened. Coming toCav allowed me to be myself. It is a community that takes inin all people and embraces diversity. I never felt like I neededto pretend to be someone else in my time at Cav. Cav is morethan a community, but a family that supports you to be yourbest self.

Kirsten Lin – (Taiwanese born and raised in SouthAfrica) Year 12

Charlie F wins STUFFIT Film FestivalOn Saturday 12th October, Charlie F in year 12 attended theSTUFFIT film festival finals at the Nambour Cinema aftersuccessfully progressing through two earlier rounds ofcompetition.

He was up against six other contenders from around the world– NZ, USA, Russia, and Australia. The competition was high,and most of the work was done by large film schools (orstudents attending them), whereas his film was more or lessdone completely independently by himself with his ownequipment (writing, filming, editing, etc.). There wereapproximately 70 people at the event on Saturday night,including representatives from parliament.

• Participation in social service activities at school

• Engagement with the community outside the school

• Involvement in the school’s co-curricular life such asmusic, sports, societies and clubs

• Examples of leadership shown by the student inschool life (formal and/or informal)

• The teacher must also comment on the student’scharacter

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Charlie’s film won him first place for the documentarycategory.

All of the films across the various categories were shown first –5 hours’ worth of student films - and then the awards ceremonybegan. Charlie said that the award ceremony was very goodbut very scary because he knew the competition was so high;however, he had an amazing experience overall.

Charlie’s documentary can be viewed online for free:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=640f9jIEV_4

It is a beautifully artistic piece that clearly demonstrates hisdedication and interest in this field.

Congratulations to Charlie for all of his effort and achievement.His win is definitely a strong indicator of his future success inthe film and media industry. It’s great to see a young man sopassionate and inspired for his future.

Optiminds

Optiminds State Finals

On the 12th and 13th of October, Lisa Williams and I joined ateam of five very enthusiastic Year 11 students (Jess M, KiaraT, Jamie J, Haley T and Zeke C) at the Optiminds state finalsat UQ. On the Saturday, the students took part in an IdeasMarket where they presented an initiative that they wanted toimplement in order to create a better future. The Cav Roadteam presented the #sharethecare initiative which was socialmedia campaign aimed at promoting awareness for the globalrefugee crisis. Their long term vision for this was to createa not-for-profit organisation and app that would help peoplearound the world to donate resources to this cause.

On the Sunday, each team at finals received a new challenge,similar to the one that they had received at the Optimindsregionals except that this time instead of having six weeks toprepare a response, they had only three hours. The end resultfor the Cav Road team was excellent and they received a lotof positive feedback from both the judges and the other teamsin their category. Overall, the entire team represented the CavRoad community exceptionally and certainly did the school andthemselves very proud.

Kasia Hayes – English and Humanities Teacher

Sport @ Cav RoadSport at Cavendish Road SHS has been on a massive wavein the last month particularly. Here are some of our students’sporting achievements and everything in sport happeningaround the place.

Winter Metropolitan Finals

2019 has been a successful year of sport for Cav Road winningfive (5) Metropolitan Grand Finals this season.

The best teams in Brisbane are;

Year 8 NetballYear 8 Netball Year 10 NetballYear 10 Netball

Year 7 FootballYear 7 Football Open NetballOpen Netball

Congratulations to all students and staff for their involvementin Interschool Sport throughout both the Summer and Winterseasons. We have been exceptionally represented in 2019 withover 40 teams participating throughout the year in DistrictInterschool Sport. You have done yourselves proud, and weat Cav Road are very proud of you all. Sport is so valuable toour young people, not only for their physical health, but acrosstheir social and personal levels of health too. It allows youngpeople to develop friendships, provides a sense of unity and itchallenges them both as a person and as an athlete.

Student Success – Kameryn B

Kameryn B (Year 7) continues her high school debut and stellarsporting year. In late September, her Metropolitan East TeamMet East took out the U12 Rugby League StateChampionships. They won the Grand Final 20-10 against MetWest Region. Well done to the Mighty Navy & White Team.

• Year 8 Girls Netball – defeated Narangba ValleySHS 38 – 17

• Year 9 Netball defeated Wavell SHS 37-33

• Year 10 Netball defeated REDLANDS 45-23

• Open Netball defeated REDCLIFFE 45-36

• Year 7 Boys Football defeated ALBANY CREEK 5-4(penalties)

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Kameryn’s Metropolitan East Cricket team competed in theState Championships in early October. Met East finish 2nd atthese State Championships, losing to Metro North in the GrandFinal. Kameryn was selected in the Queensland SchoolgirlsTeam after this tournament.

Not only has Kameryn shown her sporting success this yearacross a range of sports, feedback has commended Kamerynon her leadership, coachability and support of her teammates.

Congratulations Kameryn on your success!

Summer Olympics Games 2020

Fifty-six years after having organised theOlympic Games, the Japanese capital will behosting a Summer edition for the secondtime, from 24 July to 9 August 2020. TheGames in 1964 radically transformed thecountry. According to the organisers of theevent in 2020, the Games of the XXXIIOlympiad of the modern era will be “the most innovative everorganised, and will rest on three fundamental principles totransform the world: striving for your personal best (achievingyour personal best); accepting one another (unity in diversity);and passing on a legacy for the future (connecting totomorrow)”.

Aligning with the reforms advocated by Olympic Agenda 2020,the Tokyo Games will use as many existing competition venuesas possible, namely those built for the Games in 1964, such asthe prestigious Nippon Budokkan for judo, the Baji Koen Parkfor equestrian events, and the Yoyogi National Gymnasium forhandball. The Tokyo National Stadium, where the Opening andClosing Ceremonies and athletics competitions will be staged,will be completely revamped and replaced by a new arena.

Japan has been an Olympic land since the Summer Gamesof 1964, which were the first to be staged in Asia. In 2020,the country will host its fourth Games, if we include the WinterGames of 1972 in Sapporo and 1998 in Nagano.

“The important thing in the Olympic Games is notthe winning but the taking part. The important thing

in life is not the triumph but the struggle.”

Pierre De Coubertin - Founder of the Olympic Games1898

Check out the official website:

https://www.olympic.org/tokyo-2020

GO CAV!

Nikki Bairstow – nbair4@eq.edu.auInterschool Sports Coordinator

Touch Football

In Touch – October 2010

Queensland All Schools

Cavendish Road SHS once again had a very successful QLDAll Schools tournament. We were one of only three schoolsto have all of our teams qualify for this year’s Finals Series.Throughout the round games, all of our teams continued toimprove and build on the momentum produced through ourAcademy classes during the school year. Our 15 Girls, 15Boys and Open Mixed teams were undefeated through theirpool games and produced a very good standard of Touch.Unfortunately most of our luck ran out early on Finals Daywith the 13 Boys and 15 Girls teams meeting the eventualchampions in the Round of 16 in Coombabah SHS and KeebraPark SHS respectively; and our 13 Girls also bowed out in theRound of 16 as well.

Our 15 Boys had high hopes of going deep into the tournamentbut with the unfortunate rain event happening throughoutSaturday, our Quarter Final opponents (and eventual RunnersUp) played to the conditions better than we were able tomanage and we were defeated in a drop off to a very goodWavell SHS team.

However, our 18s Mixed team was expected to be our mostsuccessful team in this tournament and they performed to theirpotential, finishing as Runners Up after losing the Grand Final ina drop off to Emmaus College, Rockhampton. Congratulationsto Renae N who won best female player in the final for theMixed Opens, a well-deserved accolade.

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All of our students were excellent role models for our schooland great ambassadors for our Academy. Throughout thetournament they displayed key values such as honesty,integrity, discipline, sportsmanship and fair play.

We would like to thank all the parents that attended theweekend to support all our players and teams. A specialmention to Mr Darren Beebe, Mr Michael Batchelor, Mr StrakKasonovic, Ms Kathy Gallagher and Mr Michael Lynch forcoming out over the weekend and supporting the GreenMachine. Another bigger thanks goes to Mr Ash Cross, MrChris Loth and Nathaniel Wong who trained, coached andencouraged every player every minute of every game. Wecannot thank you enough!

National All Schools

The National Schools Cup event was once again a successfor our Cav Rd Touch Academy. While we were unable tobe as successful on the field as we always hoped we couldbe, the amount of improvement, team work, friendship andcamaraderie amongst the players is always pleasing to see andshows that they're heading in the right direction as studentathletes.

Finishing Positions

Our 7/8 Girls team had 7 games and came away with 3 wins, 3losses and a draw; and they finished in 5th position, narrowlymissing out on a finals position.

Our 9/10 Girls division was split across two pools and our teamhad 6 games and ended up with 2 wins and 4 losses. Theyended in 9th position and based on the results of the play-offmatches, could have been higher had we been placed in theother pool.

Our 9/10 Boys continued to improve as the carnival went onbut only finished with 3 wins from their 7 games, with 4 lossesincluding a drop-off in their semi-final. They finished in 4thposition overall.

Well done to all who competed and thanks to all the familieswho made the effort to get our kids to and from the event. Also,a big thank you to our awesome coaches Nathaniel Wong, MrCross and Mr Loth for doing such a magnificent job! Your helpand support made this week run smoothly without any hiccups!!

Touch Celebration Evening

On November 20 from 6-10pm the Touch Football Academyis coming together to celebrate all the wonderful things wedo in the Touch Academy. An Invitation and email has comehome for your information which outlines specific information

and dates about the evening. We are celebrating at Factory 51Coorparoo this year and we can’t wait. If you need any moreinfo please email me on cfarr5@eq.edu.au

Cathy Farrelly – Touch Football Academy Director

USA Opportunity Tour

Starting on the 15th of September, sixteen Cavendish Roadstudents went to the USA. This program, the USA Opportunitytour, was a trip devoted to exploring opportunities beyond ourimmediate horizons. Guiding us on this tour were two teachers,Miss Signorini and Mr Caruso, and a Student Horizonsrepresentative, Jasmine.

We first visited New York City where we were able to immerseourselves into the busy life of a New Yorker. Our daily schedulesconsisted predominantly of “tourist venues” such as CentralPark, Mid-Town (guided tour), the Statue of Liberty, the EmpireState Building, the 9/11 memorial and Wall Street (guided tour).We were also extremely fortunate to view a Broadwayproduction of Aladdin, and an NFL game between the NewYork Jets and the Cleveland Browns. A more personalisedexperience was our guided tour of New York University andColumbia University where we were able to learn aboutpotential options for our future education. We also receiveda business presentation informing us about life changingopportunities in relation to overseas travel.

Our next stop was the Nation’s capital, Washington D.C. Onour way we stopped at Princeton University for another guidedtour. Upon arrival in D.C, we had an entrepreneurshippresentation on the George Washington University campus.The next day we explored the National Mall and theSmithsonian museums. A number of political marches tookplace making it a big day to be in the Nation’s capital. Ourfinal stop was San Francisco. A city full of life but only a limitedtime to explore. In the short amount of time we had remaining,we were able to enjoy some of the city’s most renownedattractions. On the “touristy” side, we explored Pier 39(Fisherman’s Wharf), Alcatraz prison, Sausalito, walked theGolden Gate Bridge, and spent our final savings at the SanFrancisco Premium Outlet Mall. On the more informative side,we visited the Apple Park Visitor Centre, the Intel Museum, andof course Stanford University.

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This trip truly opened our minds up to opportunities beyond ourcomfort zones, inspiring us to think bigger when it comes to oureducation.

Maddison E and Liz H – Year 11 Students

Beyond the Broncos Community Event

Our school was very fortunate to host the Beyond the BroncosCommunity Event on 16 October 2019. It was a greatopportunity to celebrate the success of the Beyond theBroncos Program at Cav Rd, by recognising achievements ofstudents, staff, volunteers and community members.

A number of special guests including Beyond the BroncosAmbassadors Justin Hodges, Scott Prince and TanieshaAtkinson attended. Business and Community Organisationsincluding Spotless, QUT, the Australian Defence Force, andDepartment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy alsoattended to speak to students about opportunities and supporttheir organisations are able to provide.

All Year 7-12 students participated in creating an art muralwhich will be displayed in the Indigenous room.

Congratulations to students Jude S, Eva H, Lilly P, Sylvia Mand Tahtiyana T who received special awards to acknowledgetheir leadership and exceptional effort and behaviour during2019. All Beyond the Broncos Program students in Year 10-12were given a badge to wear which represented the Program,and is a reminder of the Broncos values - united, accountable,respectful and grateful.

Cavendish Road SHS would like to thank Beyond the Broncosfor the wonderful program they provide for our students.Students, parents and staff are very appreciative of theguidance and opportunities provided by the dedicated andenthusiastic Beyond the Broncos staff.

Kym FordIndigenous Liaison Officer

Chappy News

Breakfast Club

Did you know Breakfast Club is now happening two days aweek?

On Thursday’s all students are invited to join in the fun on thetop oval. From 8am, there is toast and spreads, ball games andmusic. It is a fun and healthy way to start the day.

Cavendish Road SHS would like to extend a huge thank youto Lachlan Simeon, owner of Baker’s Delight at the Camp HillMarketplace. Lachlan generously donates bread every week forour students to enjoy. Thankyou Lachlan!

Friday mornings on A Parade, Chappy Jules and the Hillsongcrew continue to cook up a massive pile of pancakes and jointhe students playing handball and other games. Another bigthankyou to Chappy Jules & crew.

Community News

Visiting Occupational Therapists

Dear Cavendish Road Community,

Eleven weeks ago, three student occupational therapists,Hannah, Payton and Rachel from Griffith University began theirnon-traditional placement at Cavendish Road State HighSchool where they worked among the Wellbeing Team for twodays a week.

“We were excited to understand how occupational therapistscould work within a school environment to provide supportfrom an occupational perspective. We entered our placementwanting to understand what the school was doing successfullyto support the students as well as finding areas that may benefitfrom alterations to improve school experiences. We decided toconduct a school-wide survey aimed at teachers and studentsto help identify the challenges being faced and the positivesthey experience at home and within school. After collecting thedata it was evident that many students were struggling to findthe balance between school and home life, stress managementand completing school work. We conducted a focus groupconsisting of 12 students from all year levels to further uncoverthe school experience from a student’s perspective. From this,we concluded that stress was a common struggle faced byCavendish Road students despite both age and gender, withteachers also struggling. Using our occupational therapy skillsand perspective, we are currently in the process of creatinginterventions that will be implemented in the school to furtherassist teachers and students in understanding and managingtheir stress. Our time at the school is coming to an end, but weare very thankful for the pleasant experience here at Cavendishand we hope you all have a positive end to the year andovercome the stress!”

Kind regards

Hannah PerezStudent Occupational Therapists5094808Gold Coast campus - Year 3 2019

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Duke of Edinburgh

Award Leader’s Report

As the third trimester has kicked off for the year, the Dukeof Edinburgh Award at Cav Rd has seen success. Twelvenew and eager students have signed up to participate, withan additional five students officially completing their BronzeAwards and moving onto their Silver. These students havebeen presented Awards on Awards night for their dedication.Congratulations Conor, Maddie, Billie, Grace, and Jess.

The Duke of Ed participants have created their own self-drivenexpectations to continue their hard work over the holidays byparticipating in various physical recreation, skill and communityservice tasks. These students should be commended on theirhard work thus far in their Awards.

This term, students have made the decision to work on acommunity service project which raises awareness andprovides items for women and young girls in need within ourlocal community. I commend them for their dedication to andunderstanding of such a tough issue and reputable charity.Please read below for more information about ‘Share theDignity’.

Ms Keri Vincent - kvinc35@eq.edu.au

Share the Dignity - #ItsInTheBag Campaign

Next week marks the start of our school’sShare the Dignity #ItsInTheBag campaign.Students are encouraged to donateeveryday products for females who arewithout a home or suffering domesticviolence to help improve their lives. Specifically, Share theDignity ensures that everyone in our community is afforded thedignity that so much of us take for granted.

The Cav Rd Duke of Ed team is asking the people withinour community to donate items that are both the everydayessentials and extra items, which are non-perishables. Itemsinclude sanitary items (tampons, pads, cups, and period-proofunderwear), toothbrushes/paste, nail polish, roll on deodorant,etc.

It is also important that we receive handbags and other bagsfor us to package these items for you.

Students, teachers and other members of the Cav Rdcommunity need to ensure that they donate unopened andpackaged items, as opened it¬¬¬ems will not be accepted.

When:

Donations will be accepted up and until Friday 15th November(Week 6)

Where:

Donation boxes will be located in the Resource Centre, StudentServices, T Block and Y Block

Who to Contact:

If you have any queries about this project, or wish to knowmore about Duke of Ed, please email Ms Vincent onkvinc35@eq.edu.au

Further information can be found on their website at:

https://sharethedignity.com.au/

Conor, Ben, Dylan and the participants of the Duke ofEd Award Group

Kokoda Youth Foundation Program

Jared H – Year 11

Year 11 student Jared H took his Kokoda Challenge one stepfurther by taking part in a Kokoda Youth Foundation Programin PNG over the spring vacation. Jared was a member of a30 strong group of young people who lived rough and bravedthe elements and trekked the infamous Kokoda Track over 12days.

Jared also learned of the various stages of the battle andwithdrawal that has a personal connection to a great unclewho experienced the war-time track that many veterans kept tothemselves for most of their lives such was the impact on them.

As well as the physical and mental toughness required tocomplete, the trek is in honour of Australian diggers who wereforced back in retreat from a Japanese war-time advancethrough the jungles of New Guinea. This is a true trek with nohome comforts where these young people had some insightinto the hardship. The retreat through torturous conditions ismilitary folk lore in Australia, made remarkable by survivingand being pursued by a well-equipped foe, and the tenacitywhere mates helped mates under such duress. Kokoda wassignificant to the war-time psyche of Australians who for in 1942matters looked very grim.

His membership of the Cav. Road Kokoda Challenge Teamadded further inspiration and Jared spent 6 months inpreparation for this experience. The trek can be a life-changingexperience for some and Jared has come away not only inawe but motivated to continue his personal service to Landcarewith National Parks & Wildlife, surfing events with Gold CoastDisabled Surfers Association, ANZAC Day Ceremonies,assisting at Foundation events.

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“Getting Teenagers Connected” – Dr KarynHealy

Dr Karyn Healy will be presenting “Getting TeenagersConnected” on Wednesday 6th November 2019 for the finalTriple P session. This event is suitable for Parents / Carers.

When: Wednesday, 6th November 2019

Where: Auditorium

Time: 5.45 for a 6 pm start – 7.30pm

Cost: Gold Coin donation

Booking: Via SOBS

Network for Past Students

Cavendish Road State High School is one of Brisbane’s oldestpublic high schools and was established in 1952. We are nowa school of more than 1800 students with a strong reputationfor high quality education. Our School has a long tradition ofpast students and prominent Australians who proudly refer tothemselves as “Cavroadians”.

The network allows past students to stay in touch and maintaina connection with past friends whilst staying connected withCavendish Road State High and keeping updated with schoolevents.

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

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