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FETE On the weekend we held out bi-annual fete, a sure fire way of attracting some much sought af-ter rain. There were a range of stalls, food, enter-tainment and ac-tivities to keep the afternoon

humming along. I was pleased to see the number of helpers including par-ents, students and teachers working side by side as well as our students and their families enjoying the after-noon. Thanks to the P & F for their support and a huge thank you to Tra-cy Maff for her tireless work.

PAST STUDENTS REUNION WEEKEND On the first weekend back, past stu-dents returned for the annual reun-ion. The event was very well attend-ed, with past students from many years taking the opportunity to both catch up with school friends but to al-so meet current students and to hear about the school and how it is devel-oping.

At the dinner on Saturday evening, there were two new inductees into the Walls of Fame, Major General Clifford Griffiths and Glynnis Gay Tay-lor. Unfortunately, Clifford was unable to travel but he spoke of his experi-ences in a letter that was read on his behalf. Glynnis spoke fondly about her time at school and the im-portance of making the most of your opportunities. Their achievements have been included in the Phoenix for you to read. Biographies of past win-ners are also available to view in the museum.

PHOENIX SERVICE AWARDS At the Reunion Dinner, the Phoenix Service Awards were recommenced. There is a statement in the museum which simply says: “ let those who drink the water, re-member those that dug the well”

This phrase has provided the inspi-ration to acknowledge the service given to the school by those in the community. All Souls St Gabriels School has overcome many chal-lenges in its time but the success of the school has been due largely to the efforts of the members of that community. None of those who give of their time have ever asked for recogni-tion or praise. Some of these sup-porters are not past students but never the less have committed themselves to assisting the school. Each year we will call for nomina-tions for this Service Award from the school community and support groups. As we relaunch the award this year, I have two awards to make to members of our school community who have gone above and beyond to assist the school. The awards this year go to Mr Mac Horne and Mrs Gwenda Francis. Mac commenced as a teacher at the school in 1986 and has given 33 years of service to the school. Gwenda joined the school communi-ty in 1959 and has served on the Foundation since its inception in 1990. She was secretary of the Foundation up until her recent re-tirement at the end of 2016. It was a great pleasure to present the Phoenix Service Awards to Mac and Gwenda, two most deserving recipients.

Contents Headmaster’s Report

Deputy Page 2

Dean of Students Page 3

Year 11 Vision Day Page 3

Indigenous Student

Profiles Page 4

School Chaplain Page 5

School Prayers Page 5

Work Experience &

VET Update Page 6

General Subject

Syllabuses Page 8

Duke of Edinburgh Page 10

The Great Debate Page 10

Sport News Page 11

Teaching, Learning &

Assessment in

General Subjects Page 12

P & F Spring Fete Photos Page 14

Junior School Page 16

Page Dormitory Page 17

Ramsay Dormitory Page 17

Feetham Dormitory Page 18

Alban Dormitory Page 18 Becket Dormitory Page 19

QUT STEM Camp Page 19

2018 Walls of Fame

Inductees Page 20

Headmaster

ISSUE NO 12/2018 19 OCTOBER 2018

Phoenix Service Award recipients: Mr Mac Horne & Mrs Gwenda Francis

STAFFING UPDATE This term we welcome back Mrs Tash Johnson and Mrs Claire Bow-ley who have both been on mater-nity leave. Many thanks to Miss Pia Taylor who looked after sport in Mrs Johnson’s absence. At the end of last term, Mr Rob Roughly (Junior School) advised me he would be leaving at the end of the year to take up an oppor-tunity to work at a remote school in the Northern Territory. Rob has achieved a great deal in his time with us and has been the “go to” information technology man in Junior School. Regional and re-mote schools are always on the look out for high quality teachers and I know Rob will assist the young people in his new local community to thrive. STUDENTS Congratulations to the music stu-dents who were a part of the com-bined Charters Towers Festival of Bands. This event was hosted by ASSG and was held at the World Theatre. Many thanks to Miss Croker for organising the event and to Mrs Fleming for assisting. At Headmaster’s Assembly I pre-sented Georgia Eaustauffe (Year 12, Winton) with the QATSIF Young Indigenous Leaders Award for her services to the community. Georgia established our link and support for the Indigenous Litera-cy Foundation and has been a great role model for students in the school.

Darren Fleming and Georgia Eastaughffe

During the recent holidays, Year 11 students Amber Aspinall ( Rich-mond ) and Sean Smith (Charters Towers) attended the QUT STEM Camp in Brisbane. By all accounts, they had a great time, working with university students, lecturers and researchers on a variety of topics as well as mixing with other like- minded students.

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Deputy Ian Dietrich Almost there … but still with so much to do! Year 12 farewell and beyond During this term, there are many opportunities for members of our school community to wish the graduating class well as they move onto the next part of their journey. Their final week is filled with fare-well events and ceremonies. As this edition of our newsletter is published, our Year 12 students are working toward the end of their last school exam block. For Year 12s who sat the QCS Test, results will be made available by the QCAA to students (not the school) via the student’s Learning Account in mid-November. This will give students an indication of our cohorts’ academic standing against the common curriculum el-ements. Results from this test are used across the state to scale sub-ject school-based moderated re-sults as part of the calculation of individual OP (Overall Position). As more and more official results are finalised, each student with an application submitted to the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) is able to adjust their preference of courses. Mrs Barbara Salisbury (Careers Co-ordinator) and Mrs Wendy Fleming (Years 10-12 Co-ordinator) are willing to assist with discussions around these decisions. 2018 Year 8 into 2019 Year 9 A big thank you to all families of current Year 8 students for sub-mitting subject selection infor-mation for 2019 Year 9. Following a discussion at a recent Senior Leadership Team meeting, all sub-jects offered will have classes run-ning in 2019. Some, in fact, are so popular additional classes will be added to the timetable. Teaching staff are now checking through subject selections to make sure students have chosen wisely for the beginning of Year 9 in 2019. Heads of Department will be dis-cussing with me any students who may need to consider a change of subject choice. All students will know the outcome of these discus-sions before the end of their exam block this term.

Years 7 to 11 exam block Just a reminder that the End of Semester Exam Block for students in Years 7 to 11 is set for Monday to Thursday, 19-22 November. All families will be sent an email copy of the schedule once it has been finalised. Academic reporting Teachers will continue to be ex-tremely busy this term completing draft reports while trying to return drafts of student assessment items with comments, set exams, offer revision sessions, mark final assignment pieces and then mark, moderate and profile student re-sults for final reporting grades. They will certainly be looking for-ward to a little rest and recharge at the end of November. Full (semester) reports will again be sent home via email for stu-dents in Years 7-9 and Year 11. Students in Year 10 will receive a “Progress Report” providing infor-mation on academic progress in the new senior curriculum. Please take the time to read these re-ports with your son / daughter over the break. The new Queensland Certificate of Education system at ASSG As part of my series of articles as-sociated with the implementation of the new QCE system for senior students at ASSG, I have provided in this newsletter two 2-page doc-uments produced by the Queens-land Curriculum and Assessment Authority. These documents ex-plain the structure of the new main academic subjects called “General” subjects (formerly “Authority” subjects). These sub-jects are associated with the new QCE for students exiting school from 2020. Our Year 10s have started studying subjects that fall under this category in this term. If you have any particular ques-tions regarding the implementa-tion of the new senior system at ASSG, please send me an email and I can reply or phone you for a chat. Safe travels for families travelling to end of year events in the com-ing weeks.

Dean of Students Richard Fogarty Welcome back to all for what I am sure will be a busy and productive term. Term 4 marks the start of the 2019 student leadership selec-tion process for current year 11 Students. 2019 Student Leaders dates. A large amount of information has been provided to students and families outlining the times and selection process that is used to select 2019 Prefects. Below is the time line that has been communi-cated with students and families. TIMELINE Leadership day Friday 12 October Applications due (online) Wednesday 17 October Individual Leadership Consultations Wednesday 24 October Student and Staff Nomina-tions Monday 29 October - Fri-day 2 November (during Week 4) Leaders Informed Wednesday 14 November Public Announcement Friday 16 November (Awards Day)


Student success In recent weeks we have congrat-ulated a number of senior stu-dents who have secured jobs at the end of this year. In several cases students were successfully appointed from over one thousand applicants. I am incredibly proud of the humility, resilience, integrity and hard work displayed by these individuals. I am also proud of the All Souls St Gabriels name and what it stands for in our communi-ty and state. As a school we will look to personally congratulate these individuals in the coming weeks.

Year 11 Vision Day Wendy Fleming Senior Secondary Co-ordinator Year 11 students have begun the process of preparation for leader-ship in 2019. The entire class jour-neyed to Centenary Park to under-take physical challenges, accompa-nied by Mr Dietrich, Mr Fogarty, Br Nathan and Mrs Fleming. Our three Gap students also came along to assist. The first round of activities were designed to develop team-work. Discussions at the end of the three rotations centred around the need to communicate – both listening and talking, to plan and to work together in order to achieve suc-cess. The immediate reward was enjoying morning tea. Mr Fleming then spoke to the group about styles of leadership, asking them to think about what they could do for the school, not just what the school could do for them. Students then wrote down their individual thoughts about a goal for 2019. They then broke into seven groups to brainstorm team goals and suit-able activities that could support these goals. At the end of this ses-sion, ideas were shared and then the group packed up to relocate for lunch. At the Charters Towers Golf Club it was a great surprise for many stu-dents to see Ky Banset who had come along as the guest speaker for lunch. Following a delicious buffet first course, Ky spoke about what Year 12 had meant to him. He reminded the students that it’s not necessary to wear a Captain or Prefect badge to be a leader in Year 12. He also talked about his transition during his time at school and how he supported younger students in the dorms as well as being involved in a range of wider activities. Ky also responded to questions from both staff and stu-dents in the room. Thank you Ky for your insights. It was wonderful to see the chang-es in thinking that emerged throughout the day, with a greater focus on what can be done for the school (the servant leadership model). There was insightful un-derstanding of how planning and communication are essential, and how they could be implemented.

Indigenous Student Profiles


Dianne Fulford Year: Year 12 Tribal Name: Bwgcolman

Where do you come from: Palm Island Totem: Turtle Ambitions: To be successful Elder I look up to: Mum Joe, Joe Rebuen Snr Likes: Netball and swimming Dislikes: Going to the office

Georgia Eastaughffe Year: Year 12 Tribal Name: Kaytej

Where do you come from: Alice Springs area, Northern Territory Totem: No information Ambitions: To do the best I can Elder I look up to: My Grandmother Likes: Food, dogs Dislikes: Assignments

Mackenzie Clark Year: Year 11 Where do you come from: Tennant Creek Northern Territory Ambitions: Get into the police or defence force K9 squads, maybe a flight attendant Elder I look up to: Parents and family Likes: Sports Dislikes: Spiders and the dark

Sesoni Koroi Year: Year 12 Tribal Name: Birri Gubba, Nabua Where do you come from: Bowen, Palm Island Totem: Crocodile Ambitions: To finish school and get a job in construction Elder I look up to: Renarta Prior—Grandmother Likes: Hunting, fishing, rugby league, union, sports

School Chaplain Bro Nathan-James On Friday 21 September repre-sentatives of the staff, Board and students travelled to Townsville to be part of Bishop Bill Ray’s final service where he layed up his staff. Our servers, Connor Rose, Adam Hensley and Harrison Kemp-ster were acknowledged for their quality of serving and thanked for their participation. We wish Bishop Bill and Dr Ray all the best for the next phase of their life.

Harrison Deputises for Chapel Prefect Harrison Kempster graciously took on the role of Chapel Prefect at our beginning of Term 4 service. Connor was travelling back from well-deserved holidays with his family in New Zealand. Harrison got a crash course on this im-portant role in the chapel before Connor went on holidays. Harrison did an outstanding job. Thanks to Harrison for taking on the role.


In our thoughts & prayers; We pray for the repose of the soul of Ada Freckleton (Miller),

past student of St Gabes. We also pray for her family and

friends who mourn her loss.

We pray for our Year 12 students as they move toward the

end of their time at ASSG and consider their options for next

year in employment or further education.

We pray for our Year 11 students as they begin to think about

the role they will take on as seniors and leaders of the school

in 2019.

School Prayers

Feast of Dedication The Feast of Dedication Mass took place on 14 October with a large number of students and past stu-dents present. It was great to see a number of current students working hard to get the Chapel ready; cleaning, polishing, organis-ing etc. During the Mass Kuage Koglkia, on behalf of her family, presented a kneeler made by Br Robin in memory of her brother Jackie (2018 Arts Prefect) who tragically passed away this year.

Work Experience and VET Update Glenda Lyon VET Co-ordinator Here we are in Term 4 and only 4 weeks remaining at school for our Year 12’s. I’m sure it has been mentioned previously how busy this time will be. Industry Compliant Courses As we assist students with resumes, cover letters and future career planning, we have recently noticed that more and more trades-based employment opportunities are asking for each applicant to be compliant to the chosen in-dustry. For example, the Construction White Card Course, relates to the building industry. Trades within this area include plumbers, roofers, gas fitters, electricians and so on. Under today’s legislation, this card does not expire and is valuable for being jobset ready. This course is offered annually at school by face-to-face trainers from a lo-cal Registered Training Organisation (RTO), Jenagar, who have supported our school for a few years now and we encourage all students to take advantage of this opportunity as it arises. This course is now also part of our Build-ing and Construction subject. Participation in this course certainly enhances the safety knowledge in this industry. Unique Student Identification Number (USI) This is a number required for all vocational education and training while at school, afterschool and as an adult learner. Without this number a person cannot participate in a registered VET course. It becomes as important as a drivers licence number: no licence = can’t drive, no USI number = no VET training. It is an easy process for students to create a USI. Search the words “CREATE USI” and follow the prompts on the main website. You will require identification to complete the process. The school does record this number in student files, so we can access it for future VET courses your child may begin. If you create a USI, please email it to me. Work Experience For all students, work experience is a such a vital part of goal setting and preparation for life beyond school. Expe-riencing the tasks and expectations of real work has assisted students to choose the correct subjects while at school to enhance their employability. All Souls St Gabriels School would like to acknowledge local and distant businesses who support our school and students through our Work Experience Program. During the school holidays we had 14 students participate in many career pathways. We would like to thank the following businesses: A & D Auto Electrical Charters Towers DKP Contracting Charters Towers Emerald Veterinary Clinic Emerald Ernest Henry Mine Cloncurry Exquisite Beauty Charters Towers Fergus Builders Mackay Gold City Medical Centre Charters Towers Griffiths Pharmacy Charters Towers Hello Pretty Nails & Beauty Charters Towers Hi Tech Solutions Charters Towers Hillsborough Station Ravenswood Mara Plumbing Charters Towers

At this point, Work Experience is no longer available to our Year 12s as they will technically be past students once they graduate in mid-November. If you would like your child in Years 9 to 11 to participate in the Work Experience Program during the Christmas/New Year school holiday period, please encourage them to see me. They can meet with me at the Student Services Office at Morning Tea and Lunchtime. School-Based Apprenticeships & Traineeships Work Experience is a great opportunity for students and employers to consider starting a School-Based Appren-ticeships (SBA) or Traineeships (SBT). This leads to future employment for the student. Examples of recent success stories for ASSG include: Darcy Meehan (Year 12) has been working with Martin Locke Homes in Townsville for 18 months. Jack Storey (Year 11) gained a SBA with Can NQ (Mossman Homes) here in Charters Towers. Jack has been

working for nearly 12 months and will continue through 2019. Hairdressing and Beauty is very popular amongst the girls. Chekoda Bethel (Year 11) participated in our Work

Experience Program with Sisbella Hair and Beauty in Charters Towers. An advertisement for a position be-came available and Chekoda commenced her School-Based Hairdressing Apprenticeship towards the end of 2017. Gemma Stevenson (Year 11) completed her Work Experience with How Bizarre Hair in Charters Towers. A position was advertised at Talk of the Town Hair and Beauty in Charters Towers. Gemma was successful in gaining her Hairdressing School-Based Apprenticeship and commenced in May 2018. These girls will continue through 2019 attending to their course and studies.

Congratulations to all of our SBA & SBTs!


Right: Kuage Koglkia at

Griffiths Pharmacy

Left: Zoe Donaldson at Exquisite Beauty

Recent VET Achievements Tayla Mittelstadt (Yr 12) has been very pro active with Work Experience through out 2018, completing a total of 3 placements in the June holiday period. One of these was with Hastings Deering in Mackay. When the application process became available, Tayla applied for the Diesel Mechanic position. It has been confirmed that she received a Full Time Apprenticeship and will commence in the New Year. Well done Tayla! In Term 3, Ergon Energy phoned our VET Department and advised they were recruiting one positon in Charters Towers. Two of our Year 12 students were interested – Tim Ievers and Ben Wilkinson. Within the senior subject of Careers and Development, the school supported these two young men with development of pre-interview skills. They were also assisted by various business houses in Charters Towers. In addition, Tim Ievers was able to be giv-en a full mock interview by staff at the Charters Towers Regional Council. Following this process and up-skilling, Tim and Ben received real feedback on how they could enhance their skills, asking questions and knowing more about the company in question. Both students obviously presented themselves well to Ergon, as they have both gained employment commencing early 2019. Tim will be based in Charters Towers; while Ben will be based in Cler-mont. Congratulations to you both! We also have an “External Study” option with our senior students wishing to undertake Certificate Courses / Univer-sity starter courses in their chosen field of career. This can be quite demanding and students have to commit to a self-disciplined approach to study. Toby Fitchett (Yr 12) commenced his Certificate IV in Vet Nursing at the beginning of the year; working consci-

entiously in his study periods. He was required to complete Structured Work placement within a Vet Surgery. We would like to extend our thanks to Charters Towers Veterinary Clinic for allowing Toby to work with them for the past 4 months. Once Toby graduates, he will continue his studies from home.

Charlee Keleher (Yr 11) commenced her Certificate IV Vet Nursing in the middle of the year. Charlee will contin-ue her studies while completing Year 12 in 2019.

Sarah Frohloff (Yr 12) will enrol in Certificate III Childcare when she graduates. Sarah had the opportunity to work at Charters Towers Early Learning Centre one day per week under our work experience program to en-hance her learning for this course. Sarah will be taking advantage of the TAFE Fee-Free Scheme for Graduates in 2018, for 2019.

April McLean (Yr 11) has an interest in Nursing and has recently been accepted into the SUN Program with CQU. She will commence at the beginning of November while still at school and continue her studies over the holidays. April is commencing with the Introductory Anatomy and Physiology unit. There are five units available for nursing. You can search “CQU SUN Program” and browse through the Start Uni Now Guide for further infor-mation.

Well done to you all, for preparing your future! Rural Fire Service Course Each year the Rural Fire Service based in Charters Towers offer a Cert. II in Public Safety to Years 11 & 12. This is at no cost to the student or school and is fully supported for our students to undertake this course. This includes all personal protective equipment (PPE). This year, Dianne Fulford and Toby Fitchett (Yr 12) signed up and attended the course for 3 hours each Tuesday night during Terms 1-3, as well as participating in one community function and two live controlled fire burns. Dianne and Toby have completed this course and were presented with their certifi-cates at the Rural Fire Shed on Tuesday 16 October. Congratulations to you both! If you believe your child could benefit from work experience, starting a career specific external study course and/or begin a school-based apprenticeship, please contact me at school to begin the conversation.


Connor Bowley at Hi-Tech Solutions

Jake Wilson at A & D Auto Electrical

Certificate II Public Safety Awards: Dianne Alford, Robert Downey, Toby Fitchett and Darryl Paxton


Duke of Edinburgh Denis Riddle Award Leader Congratulations to the latest candidates who have finished an Award level. Four students have completed their Bronze Awards and were presented with their certificates and badges on Headmaster’s Assembly. Well done to Josephine McKellar and Connor Rose of Year 12, who slogged away to complete their awards which began in Year 10. Congratulations to the very first of our Year 9 students to finish this year’s Bronze level: Kevin Mutton and Grace Newnham.

The Great Debate Denis Riddle 2018 Great Debate Chair The Past Students Reunion weekend culminated in the annual Great Debate on the topic “That school makes you harden up”. The argument took place in Halse Hall on Sunday morning in front of an audience of over 200 stu-dents, past students and visitors. The audience was treated to an enthusiastic and talented debate. Our Senior debaters were: Jordan Dietrich (Year 11, Page House from Charters Towers); Savon Johnson (Feetham Senior from Muttaburra) and Rachel Hall (Service Prefect from McKinlay). Arguing the affirmative on a hard topic, they were against formidable opposition in the past students. Their first speaker was Margaret “Surfie” Hughes (Class of 1978), former nurse, journalist and teacher who now cares for orphaned animals at Cloncurry and who wanted it known that she was a member of Feetham House having lived in the Old Sick Bay house near Feetham as the daughter of Chaplain David Hughes. The second speaker was Baden LeCor-nu (Class of 1988, White House), a business development specialist who now assists Central Desert Lands community stores. The third speaker was John “Bushie” Hall (almost the dux of 1978, Feetham House), a surveyor and adult educator who ably schooled his team on the importance of resilience rather than personal hardness. It was a close tussle with the win awarded to the past students. The tally after fourteen Great Debates now stands at eight wins to the Seniors and six to the past students. Our thanks go to: adjudicator, Colleen Brown; Dave Muguira and the Past Students Associa-tion who provided the prizes; and to all who took part. We look forward to the re-match next year.

Connor Rose, Grace Newnham and Kevin Mutton

Past Student Debaters: Baden LeCornu, Margaret Hughes & John Hall Current Students: Savon Johnson, Jordan Dietrich & Rachel Hall


Sport News Natasha Johnson Secondary Sports Co-ordinator Welcome back to Term 4. It is already shaping up to be a very hectic term. With the boy’s Tennis and girl’s Soft-ball season restarting in Week 2, Rugby tens being played across the weekend of the 27th/28th October, the inau-gural Inter-School Volleyball Tournaments being hosted by ASSG on the evening of Friday 2nd November, which is then followed by Boys Inter-House tennis on Saturday 3rd November- we are in for one busy last term regarding sport. Inter-School Tennis and Softball We are now half-way through our Inter-School Boys Tennis and Girls Softball seasons. The results for each team appear below.

Girls Softball

Boys Tennis Good luck to all teams for the remainder of the season. Train hard and play fair. Rugby Tens It’s that time of the year again with the much anticipated Charters Towers Rugby Tens Inter-School Competition, hosted by the Charters Towers Bulls Rugby Union on Saturday 27 October and finals on Sunday 28 October. So many of our students look forward to this event each year, with ASSG fielding 13 Years boys, 15 Years boys, Open Boys and Open Girls teams. These teams have begun training hard and we wish them all the very best. I would also like to take the opportunity to thank the coaches and managers of these teams for their dedication in preparing our students.

BTC CTSHS CCC

13B BTC no team

CTSHS no team

WON 8-3

13A WON 6-0

CTSHS no team

DREW 10-10

14 years BTC no team

CTSHS no team

WON 5-3

15 years LOST 2-16

WON 10-8

LOST 10-14

2nd

LOST 8-17

CTSHS no team

DREW 8-8

1st LOST 7-17

LOST 13-14

LOST 7-17

BTC CTSHS CCC

13A WON 36-26 games

WON 22-14 games

WON 26-37 games

14 years WON 3-0 sets

CTSHS no team

WON 27-26 games

15 years WON 32-12 games

CTSHS no team

WON 49-21 games

2nd

WON 53-19 games

CTSHS no team

LOST 31-24 games

1st WON 36-26 games

WON 54-4

WON 54-17 games

P & F Spring Fete


Junior School Tina Akers Head of Junior School Welcome Back to Term 4 Welcome to Term 4. I hope your children had a restful break and took the opportunity to recharge their batteries in anticipation of a busy finish to the year. It is always delightful to see our students so happy to be back and excitedly playing with their friends and shar-ing their holiday news. Staff are rested, focused and well-prepared for a productive term of teaching and learning. It has already been a busy couple of weeks with students settling down to their learning with enthu-siasm and commitment. Our younger students have enjoyed their visits to Woolworths, Swim-ming lessons are underway in preparation for our Inter-House Swimming Carnival in Week 3, and the children are enjoying the new playground equipment. International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) ICAS is an independent skills-based assessments with a compe-tition element. The ICAS English test assess reading and language skills in a range of contexts. Stu-dents read a variety of texts which narrate, describe, explain, argue, persuade and review. The ques-tions require students to locate, identify, interpret, infer and syn-thesise information in and about texts and certainly provide a chal-lenge for those who participate in this assessment. This year parents of children in Year 2 - 6 were able to nominate their children to take part in this international competition. Twenty Junior School students en-tered the competition and are to be commended for their effort and achievement. Congratulations to the follow -ing students: Distinction: Perren Samarasekera Credit: Hunter McKellar, Caleb Kadiko Grace Turner Bailey McGuire Matilda Hare


Above: ICAS participants Introducing “George” ASSG Junior School is fortunate to have a new piece of technology that we have affectionately named “George” – Who or what is George? – A 3D Printer. On Travel Day all Junior School staff attended a workshop pre-sented by staff from Makers Em-pire and are very excited to intro-duce this technology to the stu-dents. 3D printers are a great way to bridge the gap between digital and design technology and engage students in creative and critical thinking.

New Look Junior School Sport Shed Thank you, Tom Hogg and the maintenance crew for completing the makeover of the Junior School Sport Shed during the break. We also appreciate Noel Akers helping me return all the Junior School sports equipment to the shed ready for the “Big Reveal” for Miss Browne on Travel Day. With eve-rything so organised, it will be much easier to take care of the equipment.

Sporting Schools This year the Sporting Schools program has afforded us the op-portunity to provide professional coaching for our students in famil-iar sports such as Rugby and Rug-by Union and provide experiences on the Golf course and Bowling Green. We have also used this funding to purchase new equip-ment for the students to use dur-ing break times and physical edu-cation lessons. Time to Stay Focused Term 4 is a very important term. Although there are only 6 weeks until the end of the academic year, it is important for students to re-main focused and continue to do their best in all areas of the curricu-lum. Once again we look forward to the continued support of our School community during this term, a very exciting and busy one for us all.

Page Dormitory Davin Marshall Senior Resident We are one week into the final term for 2018 and it will be over before we know it. The seniors on-ly have five weeks left until they are out experiencing life after school and adapting to their cho-sen field. Some are a bit nervous about how it will feel but they are all keen to move into the next stage of their lives. For everyone else we only have seven weeks left and that is not long to fit in all the events and assessment that has to happen before years end. In the dormitory I have moved our current Year 10s into the Junior Wing so they can see how the seniors manage the younger boys and their behaviour. Next year we have a small group of seniors so I have asked the Year 10s to step up a long way and manage the Junior Wing. It is a big responsibil-ity and I believe that this group of boys are well and truly up to the challenge. We have just had the P&F Fete and the Old Boys weekend and the boarders, as usual, conducted themselves in an exceptional man-ner. They drew many positive comments from past students and their effort was appreciated by staff. Unfortunately the fete was cut short by a small shower of rain (A decent storm would have been much more rewarding), though the cloud cover kept it cooler though the earlier part of the day for the traditional Past vs Present students touch game. The game was a draw, through whatever means necessary. This year it was with the help of a few well-chosen present students. The boarders al-so attended the chapel service on Sunday morning and the great de-bate after lunch. Once again, thank you to all the boys who stayed in and interacted with the past students, it is always noticed and appreciated. Now it’s time to get stuck in to the rest of the term and make sure we finish on a positive note for 2018. If you have any concerns regard-ing your son in boarding please do not hesitate to contact me.


Ramsay Dormitory Rhett Butler Senior Resident It’s great to hear that all the boys have had a relaxing break these holidays and have returned in good spirits. We have had a slow start to the term with many of the Ramsay boys not returning until this week. Despite this everyone has slotted straight back into the boarding routine. I have started this term by re-minding our boys that this term is very important scholastically, not only for our seniors who are pre-paring to face the big wide world in only five short weeks but for all the boys facing their end of year exams. If you feel your son needs some extra help or is struggling with the pressure please let me know. We really appreciate your support and endeavour to do the best for the boys and this is so much easier with your help. On the first weekend back we had our annual Past Student’s Reunion weekend. Another fantastic week-end for all involved and another fine example of the passion our past students have for this school. I was lucky to be in attendance on both days and chatted to a num-ber of people, some of which I hadn’t seen since I finished Year 12. It is always interesting listen-ing to the changes to the school over the years but more im-portantly, it is inspiring to know that after 75 years, someone can still be so attached to a small school in North Queensland. Thank you to everyone involved but in particular to the students who once again displayed fantas-tic school spirit and conducted themselves admirably. The high-light for our boys on the weekend was the school fete held on Satur-day. There were plenty of stalls as well as pig races and a stockman’s challenge to keep everyone enter-tained. The Ramsay boys held a fund raising stall spray painting peoples hair which resulted in some pretty wild hair do’s. Once again if anyone has any con-cerns don’t hesitate to contact me.

Dormitory News

Head of Boarding Darren Guldbransen Head of Boarding Mobile: 0415 903 479 Email: [email protected]

Boys’ Boarding Feetham House Jake Diery Senior Resident Mobile: 0419 471 433 Email: [email protected] Page House Davin Marshall Senior Resident Mobile: 0409 071 433 Email: [email protected] Ramsay House Rhett Butler Senior Resident Mobile: 0400 751 433 Email: [email protected]

Girls’ Boarding Alban House Vanessa Herring Senior Resident Mobile: 0419 771 433 Email: [email protected] Becket House Jenny Cantle Senior Resident Mobile: 0407 142 493 Email: [email protected] Chad House Yvonne Schaefer Senior Resident Mobile: 0439 764 638 Email: [email protected]

Feetham Dormitory Jake Diery Senior Resident We are already into Week 2 and the boys have certainly hit the ground running. The weekend just gone was our Past Students Reunion. I was very proud of how well-mannered and behaved our stu-dents were. I had a few old boys’ mention to me that they enjoyed talking and telling the students a few stories from when they were here and hearing the stories of what goes on today. The Past Students played our Year 11 and 12s in a touch game on Sat-urday morning, which I can happily report was a draw. Thank you to the students for a great game and special thanks to Casey Flanagan, Brock Johnson and Kane Whiting for playing on the old boys’ team and for covering all the missed touches and slow people. Also thanks to Melissa Peace for taking over the refereeing when Gully got drafted into playing, we feel she reffed a very fair and unbiased game, even if the students don’t agree. Us Old Boys were lucky that Gully decided to strap up the old knees and get out and put a few steps on and show Tim Ievers how a half should play. While the Past Students were telling their stories and bending their arms, the P & F held their Spring Fete Saturday afternoon which was great, even though it was cut short by the rain. Thank you to all those involved in setting up and running the fete. I know the boys from Feetham really enjoyed themselves especially when the pigs got out and needed to be rounded up. The stockman’s challenge was again a big hit and two of our boys, Tom Durkin and Darby Godfrey won the final and got to split the $400 prize money. The Bulls Rugby Union Club also had their presentation night on Fri-day. I would like to congratulate Bailey Cowan and Bryce Cowan on receiving the under 13s players player award. The Bulls club had a great season with just about all ag-es making it into the play offs, and the Under 15s going on to win their grade. Well done to all of those who played, and I hope you all hook in again next season.


This term is a short one so the boys have been getting a few re-minders from me to keep on top of their school work and ask for help if they need it. Before they know it Awards Day will be here. Our Year 11s have been reminded that all eyes are on them this term and I would like to wish those that have put their name forward for leadership positions the best of luck. Finally, if your son wants to go on leave or you have any concerns please call on email me.

Alban Dormitory

Vanessa Herring Senior Resident Welcome back to Term 4! While there’s not a lot to report from Al-ban, it’s been all systems go since everyone returned. As we head into Week 3, our sen-ior girls (Sarah, Tayah, Tayla and Tahlia) are feeling a mix of emo-tions as the end of their school chapter draws closer. They’re both excited and anxious to get school finished and start a new adven-ture. As they are getting ready to graduate, our Year 11’s (Amber, Grace, Charlee, Summah and Jakarhlee) are submitting their leadership applications and slowly stepping up into senior positions. There are subtle shifts happening within these senior roles and for most, they’re seamless changes. Our traditional “Past Student’s Re-union” was again, a huge success. The weekend ran smoothly and we even received some much needed rain along the way. It was great to see the camaraderie between the generations of, past and present students. More interesting were the memories relived and the sto-ries shared. Especially when Jenny pulled out the old ‘Green Dorm’ photos. It was nice to hear these ladies reminisce about how things used to be. Much fun was had on O’Keeffe Oval for the Touch Footy game be-tween young and old on Saturday. Everyone then moved onto the P & F Fete. Congratulations to every-one involved, it was a fantastic day. As always, your daughters were exceptional and represented themselves well. Special ‘thanks’ go to Amber Aspinall, Jakarhlee Clow, Erin Blennerhassett, and Hannah Jenkins, for serving at the Past Stu-dents Dinner on Saturday night. The Rugby Tens carnival is coming up in a few weekends and it has once again proven to be very pop-ular with our girls. They have a team sorted, are well into training and looking forward to the week-end of the 27 and 28 October so they can get out there and show off their talents. Please call or email if you need an-ything. Until then, take care.


Becket Dormitory Jenny Cantle Senior Resident Welcome back to all our boarding families, I hope everyone had a very joyful but restful break. Many of the girl are reporting that all they did was work on their break so now they feel like they need a little rest. That definitely wasn’t the case this weekend just gone. It was a weekend full of fun and activities because it was our annu-al Past Students Reunion week-end. We had an early start Saturday morning so we could have break-fast with the past students before moving down to the O’Keeffe Oval for the Past v Present student touch footy match. A large group of Past Students then did a guided walking tour of the school and dormitories which they all seemed to enjoy. They were very keen to let our girls know how good they have it now. We again had lunch with the Past Students in Halse Hall before heading off to the Fete which was hosted by our P & F as-sociation. A big thank you to Mackenzie Clark who was on hand all week-end, playing mixed touch against the past students, then showing many of them through the dorm, then along with Reese Wilkinson volunteered to help serve at the Past Student dinner. We had a Chapel service Sunday morning before morning tea and the debate and then lunch again with the past students. All the girls are to be congratulat-ed on their behaviour and for hav-ing very tidy rooms over the weekend and for being so helpful and accommodating of our visi-tors. This term is the highly anticipated Rugby Tens Carnival which the girls have started to train for, this is a fun weekend that all the chil-dren and staff really enjoy wheth-er they are playing or just watch-ing. The excitement is rising as we draw closer to our Year 12 girls graduating. Katie, Lissabelle and Angela are counting down the

weeks left of school and are all looking forward to the next stage of their lives. Our Year 11 girls Mackenzie, An-gela and Rae have already moved towards taking over the senior roles with leadership days being held last Friday and also again this coming week. Good luck to the girls in their quest for leader-ship positions. As always, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.


2018 WALLS OF FAME INDUCTEES

PAST STUDENTS

Major General Clifford Griffiths For Military and Educational Service Clifford St John Griffiths was born in 1926 in Charters Towers. He was one of five siblings: three brothers who attended All Souls’ School and two sisters who attended St Gabriel’s School. With his younger brother, Gordon (also a Wall of Fame recipient, 2009), Clifford attended School during the wartime evacuation years of 1942 on the Burdekin and 1943 at the Charters Towers Race-course. Clifford won half-colours for athletics and came third in the Open cross-country in 1942. He considers his School years and the requirement for team work at Gainsford Station on the Burdekin to be a firm base for integrating into Army life. Clifford briefly assisted as a dormitory supervisor at All Souls’ after completing his Senior in 1944. He enlisted in February 1945 as a cadet at the Royal Military College Duntroon and so began a long and successful career in the Australian Army. His first posting as a Lieutenant was to the Royal Australian Corps of Signals. He served in the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan (1948) and with the Infantry in Korea (1953-1954) after which he was promoted to Captain and was placed in charge of CMF (Citizen Military Forces) training. Clifford studied overseas with appointments as a Major to the Royal Military College of Science at Shrivenham and the Royal Signals Research Establishment in the UK. As a Lieutenant Colonel, he was appointed to Project Mallard US Battlefield Communications. Back in Australia as a Colonel, he was the Director of Material for the major dis-asters Cyclone Tracey (1974) and the Tasman Bridge col-lapse (1975). In 1976 he was promoted to Brigadier General and was Chief of Staff Logistics Command which involved the in-troduction of the new Leopard tanks. In October 1977, Clifford was promoted to Major General, but just over a year later suffered a severe heart attack which curtailed his military career. He resigned in May 1979. Clifford then embarked on an academic career completing a Commerce degree and lecturing at the University of Southern Queensland (1983-1995) in Toowoomba, where he still lives. Clifford also served as an Assistant Commis-sioner of Scouts for the Darling Downs. Clifford married Erica Watkins in 1951. Their two daugh-ters, Margaret and Erica, had careers respectively as a doctor and a lawyer.

Glynnis Gay Taylor For service to Community & The Past Students Association

Glynnis Gay Taylor was born in 1958 in Cloncurry. She is fiercely proud of her Indigenous heritage as a Kalkadoon woman, but ever the reconciler, she is just as proud of her Irish, English and Chinese ancestry.

Glynnis came to St Gabriel’s School for Year 12 in 1975. With characteristic exuberance she declared, “I LOVED IT! From the moment I arrived at Gabes, I loved living in the dorms and especially taking the younger girls under my wing. Those friendships continue to this day.”

As Chad House Senior, she built strong relationships with all, but especially the PNG and NT girls as well as the younger girls in the dormitories. Her favourite teacher was Kev Burry. She was in awe of Headmaster Father Ray Greg-ory, thought “Pappy” Hurt was a saint and found Headmis-tress Miss Elna Kerswell helpful and supportive. Her positive affirmation of School life encouraged her siblings and others in her north-west community to attend the School. These included Toby and Kerrie Tim who both became school cap-tains.

After leaving Gabes, Glynnis began an Education degree at James Cook University then worked in the Commonwealth Public Service until 1988. She began a love of yachting with management of the Wynnum Manly Yacht Club and a three year sojourn of cruising and racing in the Pacific in her 36 foot yacht “Aeolian III”. On her return to Brisbane, Glynnis ran her own business, “The Nautical Gift Shop”, before moving to New Zealand with husband Mark Paton.

For the past thirty years, Glynnis has served communities as an organiser and project leader. The list of events and festi-vals is extensive and includes: the Manly Street Festival and Eco-Fest, Havelock Children’s Playground and Family History events. She has been a member and office holder in many organisations including: One People of Australia League (OPAL), Wynnum Manly Chamber of Commerce (Secretary and President), New Zealand Society of Genealogy, NZ Mo-torhome and Caravan Association, Amuri Historical Society and the Waiau and Havelock Community Associations.

As the Class of ’75 reunion organiser in 2005, Glynnis saw the benefit of using Facebook as a way of connecting peo-ple and promoting the annual reunion weekend. In 2008, she set up the “I went to All Souls & St Gabriels Charters Towers” page which now has over 1500 members. This rep-resents almost a quarter of those surviving students who have passed through our gates.

Glynnis describes herself as a “quiet achiever”. Her service has been significant to the successful operation of our Past Students Association.

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