Hillcrest Christian College Newsletter 23 October 2015

ISSUE 9, FRIDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2015

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Hillcrest Christian College is an interdenominational ministry of Reedy Creek Baptist Church and is operated by Hillcrest Christian College Ltd.

PRINCIPAL, JEFF DAVIS

I have recently been reading some literature on how to succeed in life; a premise we often take for granted and spend little time truly researching and thinking about.

When we take a worldly perspective on this issue we are often left conned by the belief

that fame, fortune, money and material possessions are essential to the success of one’s life. More and more this is becoming a mute argument as we become aware of the terrible state that many people live in and our relative life of comfort far outweighs those of millions and millions of people. We can often forget that thousands of children die every day due to lack of food and poor hygiene and lack of basic health care. We forget how lucky we really are.

One of the things that has resonated with me through this time of reading has been the true essence of success is directly related to our character. If we gain the perspective that what people think of us is our reputation, but what we are is our character, then we now have a benchmark to consider a point of success. If I look

to biblical characters and stories to find examples of character, it is easy to find examples of how Godly men and women have used this premise to succeed.

Moses spent the first 40 years of his life doing things for God his way. He spent the next 40 years learning to rely on God and to grow his character and then finally the last 40 years of his life using his character in God to helping others find their success. Joseph was anointed to become a successful leader and in his own strength told everyone how great he would become. His brothers became envious and resentful and sold him to slavery where he had to lean on God for many years to build the character that God would use in a mighty way for the rest of his life. When Joseph finally achieved freedom, he was a completely

different person in character and was able to lead with great wisdom.

There are many more examples of biblical stories where character growth has been the most essential element in gaining success. This allows us to make some conclusions to help our children be successful in life. For a start, children need to focus on building characters that will be trusted, loved and respected in the future. They should also learn how to serve others and make wise decisions. But by far the most important is that they learn to love God. We can do many things on our own and gain some material or personal gain, but true success can be found when we embrace our creator and establish a personal relationship with Him. The character that this will build guarantees success.

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JUNIOR LEARNING COMMUNITY

JLC CHESSWe are so proud of our Hillcrest Chess Team who competed in the State level finals over the weekend. The team comprised of COOPER DOUGLAS, BEN ATIA, ANGUS CHEUNG and NEO HAGEL who all played extremely well and won many of their games. Overall Hillcrest Christian College placed 9th in the State tournament which is an outstanding result. All boys represented our school with pride and great sportsmanship.

CUT FOR A CURE FUNDRAISERPHOEBE STANLEY in Year 5 has participated in the Cut For A Cure Fundraiser. To support her in her fundraising efforts the JLC Hillcrest Community donated all proceeds of

the regular Friday Apple Slinky day. Phoebe's final total tally reached over $1600 and we are so proud of her efforts. Well done Phoebe!

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: KAELA TAPPEROur very own, KAELA TAPPER in Year 4 auditioned recently for the Brisbane City Youth Ballet's upcoming production of The Magic Toyshop and was accepted. The ballet will be performed on 18 and 19 December at the Conservatorium Theatre at Griffith University, Southbank. Congratulations Kaela!

3JG & 3T torres strait island guest speakerAt the end of last term 3JG and 3T explored our neighbours in the far north, The Torres Strait Islands. Our guest speaker, Miss Allen, shared with the children what it was like to live and work on one of the islands. The students were fascinated by the differences in how they got their food, how few people lived on the island and how the climate affected their daily activities. The students created a Dhari, a Torres Strait Islander headdress using a variety of natural collage materials. The Dhari is the symbol that is found on the Torres Strait Islander flag and is usually worn in special ceremonies.

coming up19 NOV

JLC Presentation Night

26 NOV2016 Prep Parents Info Evening

27 NOV2016 Prep Orientation Morning

1 DECKP1&2 Christmas Concert

1 DECYear 6 Celebration Dinner

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SENIOR LEARNING COMMUNITY

SYNERGY: CHORAL & ART EXTRAVAGANZAOn Monday 12 October, our Senior Learning Community shadesail area came alive with the newly-combined Choral and Art Extravaganza. The evening commenced with a display of artworks created by Hillcrest students which were appreciated by families as they took time to view the exceptional artworks accompanied by the sweet sounds of the Strings ensemble and finger foods served by students. Students were then presented with certificates acknowledging their achievements in Art throughout the year.The evening then proceeded into the MPC where parents were treated to an evening of Choral Excellence with our 12 choirs performing their 2015 repertoire. (See Performing Arts Page)Congratulations to our Art and Choral departments on an amazing year of achievements in 2015.

8th annual CAPTURE: hillcrest Film production awards 2015On Wednesday 21 October our 8th Annual CAPTURE: Film Production Awards were held. This red carpet evening commenced with a viewing of all student productions in Terrace Hall, followed by a red carpet and paparazzi experience as they entered the CAPTURE awards evening in the Theatre.Throughout the year, our Film students have produced over 160 films, and the evening was a great way to acknowledge their efforts and award the top films and students for the year.CAPTURE Film Awards has its own Facebook page where you can view photos and winners films from throughout the years.www.facebook.com/CaptureFilmAwards

Thank you to all involved in making the night a success and congratulations to all award winners:BEST ON-SCREEN TALENT Brialey-Rose Scadden (‘Missing Pieces’)BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER Zac Mulquin (‘The Wild Places’)BEST EDITOR Mitchell Oldfield (‘The Puppeteer’)BEST MUSIC VIDEO Abigail Filmer, Hayley Moore, Charlotte O’Sullivan (‘Masterpiece’)BEST TV ADVERTISEMENT Ebony Courtney-Eman (‘Hourglass’)BEST INSTRUCTIONAL FILM Maddy Howlett (‘How to Paint A Sugar Skull’)BEST GENRE TRAILER Maddy Howlett (‘Playback’)BEST SHORT FILM Mitchell Oldfield (‘The Puppeteer’)BEST DOCUMENTARY Zac Mulquin (‘The Wild Places’)FILM COORDINATOR’S AWARD Sage CullenFILMMAKER OF THE YEAR Zac Mulquin


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SPORTMISSION FOODS NETBALL CUPThe Hillcrest JLC Netball team participated in the Mission Foods Cup on the weekend of the 17/18 October. They were pooled in the Caitlyn Niven division and in an outstanding achievement, topped their Pool with six wins and one draw. This progressed the team in to the final rounds of 16 teams - the best in the State. While unfortunately the girls were knocked out in the first round of the finals, their achievements were fantastic and reflected a strong foundation for the future of Netball at Hillcrest. A massive thank you goes out to all the parents who helped to make the weekend a success and the hard work of Mrs Geyer supervising the students throughout the tournament.

The Primary Netball Excellence Team is proudly sponsored by Clear Smiles Orthodontics. .

HILLY NETTY PROGRAM

An enormous response to Hillcrest's inaugural Hilly Netty program is an exciting indication of the interest of Netball at the school. This program is run on a Friday afternoon from 3:00-4:00pm, with all students from Prep-Year 3 welcome to attend. This will run for the next 5 weeks. For more information, please contact the sports department on [email protected]

HILLCREST SPORT FACEBOOK PAGE

The newly created Hillcrest Sport page is a new initiative established for the most up to date sporting information and updates. Parents are encouraged to ‘Like’ this page to gain the most current updates pertaining to Sport at Hillcrest. This page can be found at

www.facebook.com/hillcrestsport

Please note, important information will continue to be delivered via email and/or hardcopy to students.

QLD CHAMP BASKETBALL SCHOOLS

During the first weekend of the September School Holidays, three Hillcrest Basketball teams travelled to Logan for the State Basketball Championships. This was an exciting time for our students who trained all year for the Tournament. Our Open Boys and Girls both competed in the Championship Division and proved to be an enormous force within Queensland Schools Basketball. Both teams ended out placing 5th in the State and 1st on the Gold Coast region. The results of the tournament also reflect how close the standard of all the schools, with the Open Girls defeating the eventual winners of the Tournament in the Pool stages. Additionally, our Development Boys displayed enormous potential and strength for the future of Hillcrest Basketball. These boys finished 4th in the Pool stages of the Tournament. Thank you to all the parents, students and staff for making this trip possible.

OPEN GIRLS:Alana PolsPhoebe JohnstonSophie Johnston (C)Sinead CouttsTara ManumaleugaBreannah HamillAbbey HamillEmily DanielNyah MorrisMikaylah FranklandCharli Reece

OPEN BOYS:Jonty Ryan (C)Campbell GreenJalen Paton-CrokerTobias CameronLevi FranklandCharlie VeiversBen WoolleyTerry Yoo (C)Flynn CameronDylan MossJack RobertsonIsaac Moit

DEVELOPMENT BOYS:Joeli-Paul GriffinDylan CarpenterHunter Beachley (C)Hudson MacMahonKyle MuscaJoshua StadlerJack StadlerMathew Hutton (C)William CollinsSimioluwa Thomsen-AjayiBayleigh Taikato-SimpsonBrendan Filmer (C)Samara Attard

AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Congratulations to the following students who will be travelling to Canberra in the last week of this term to compete in the Australian Schools Basketball Championships.

U20 GIRLSSophie Johnston Phoebe Johnston Alana Pols Sinead Coutts Tara ManumaleugaBrea Hamill Abbey Hamill Nyah Morris Charli Reece Arielle MackeyAliah BernabeiEmma Stadler

U17 BOYSCorban Sievers Campbell GreenJalen Paton-Croker Tobias Cameron Levi Frankland Charlie Veivers Flynn Cameron Dylan Carpenter Kyle Musca Jack Stadler Simi Thomsen-Ajayi


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PERFORMING ARTS PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON PORTAL


SYNERGYWhat an amazing collaboration of Art-forms was our Synergy event last Monday night 12th October. Guests were treated at the entrance with drinks and gourmet food prepared by the very talented Karen Scott and her team from The Hub. From here they entered the Secondary Courtyard under the sails which was transformed into an art gallery with literally 100s of pieces of student work on display. Congratulations to all of the art students who received awards on the evening. Following the exhibition, patrons were ushered into the MPC auditorium for a concert of thrilling vocal music from our 11 choirs under the direction of Jenny Moon and Nerida Rienecker. Over 420 students perfomed from Years 2 to 12 in their various groups, with them all coming together onstage for the finale song "How Can I Keep From Singing!" Congratulations to the major Choral Excellence award winner on the evening, Emily Suter from Year 12. Special mention also to Georgia Muller and Angus Weekes for their brilliant compering.

GOLD COAST EISTEDDFOD MUSICALE CONCERTCongratulations to our top excellence choir, "Bel Canto" for their performance at the Musicale winners concert at the Gold Coast Arts Centre on Sunday. Once again the girls represented Hillcrest superbly.

DANCE SUCCESSESCongratulations to Year 11 student DANIELLE ARCHER who was recently selected as one of to top performing Royal Academy of Dance students in Queensland, to perform at the “RAD Queensland, 80th Anniversary Gala” in Brisbane on the 12th September 2015. While she loved the opportunity to dance with some amazingly talented dancers, the highlight of the evening was receiving personal well wishes before her performance from Li Cunxin (Mao’s Last Dancer), Artistic Director Queensland Ballet and Vice President RAD.Also Congratulations to KAELA TAPPER from 4p. Kaela auditioned recently for the Brisbane City Youth Ballet’s upcoming production of The

Magic Toyshop and was accepted. The ballet will be performed on 18 & 19 December (selling out fast) at The Conservatorium Theatre at Griffith University, Southbank. Tickets can be purchased from Qtix.

2016 MUSICAL: Seussical the musicalWe are very please to announce that we have secured the rights to perform "Seussical" the musical in May 2016. Students in Yrs 6-9 in 2016 can apply to be a part of this larger than life production. Application packs are available from Performing Arts reception, and JLC reception from this week. "Oh, the thinks you can think" when Dr. Seuss's best-loved characters collide and cavort in an unforgettable musical caper!Now one of the most performed shows in America, Seussical is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! The writers have brought to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie, and a little boy with a big imagination--Jojo. The colorful characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos.The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust containing Who's, including Jojo, a Who child sent off to military school for thinking too many "thinks." Horton faces a double challenge--not only must he protect the Who's from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left to his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping, and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family, and community are challenged and emerge triumphant.Seussical is fun for the whole family! Performers of all ages will be excited to portray the characters from the familiar Dr. Seuss fables.The Performing Art department is brimming with excitement at staging Seussical in 2016, and we encourage all students interested in the show to apply.

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If your DETAILS CHANGE please ensure you make contact with our College Registrar. For more information on the College’s PRIVACY POLICY, please refer to our website.

COLLEGE NEWSNEW coloured KEYBOARDS formicrosoft SURFACE 3Coloured keyboards have arrived and are ready for your purchase with your Microsoft Surface 3s from Accounts office. Now available in: Black, Blue, Bright Blue and Red. While stocks last.

7-11 ROBINA (SCOTTSDALE DRIVE)

Drop on by 7-Eleven Robina (253 Scottsdale Drive, Robina) for your bread and milk and you will be supporting Hillcrest Christian College. 50c from each sale will be donated to our College. Don't forget to drop your token in the box provided.

CHANGES TO THE HUB (CANTEEN)We now have our POS system up and running and are excited to announce that all SLC students will be able to use the new cashless card system for purchasing items at the Hub.

In addition, our JLC families will be able to place their orders online through www.flexischools.com.au. With this new system, we will be ceasing the bag ordering system as of Friday, 30 October 2015. This will allow you plenty of time to setup your account if you do not already have one.

ACCOUNTS NEWSFEESThe College Board endeavours to keep School fee increases each year to a minimum. The increase for 2016 is anticipated to be between 3.5% and 5.0%.

PAYMENTSOur bank account details are available on the Family Portal.

The following methods are also all acceptable for payment of fees and other activities/payables:

• Credit Card either by phone or by sending in the tear off slip on the Fee Statement;

• At the Accounts Office via cash, cheque, Eftpos or Credit Card;

• At a Westpac Branch (please fax a copy of receipt or let us know the reference used or we will be unable to credit your account with the fees);

• Online using the details on your Fee Statement or on our Family Portal. If you are paying fees online please ensure that you include your family code as the reference for our bank statement.

• Bpay – please see details on your fee statement.

• Payway - there is a link on your fee statement to make a payment via credit card.

BUS PASSESThe closing date for payment of Discounted Bus passes is always the second Friday of each term. All bus passes can be purchased from the Accounts Department.

DISCOUNTED BUS PASS FARES - EACH TERMSingle both ways - $250.00 Single one way - $150.00

Family both ways - $420.00 Family one way - $230.00

FLEXIBLE BUS PASSES10 trip - $40.00 20 trip - $80.00 30 trip - $110.00

Flexible Bus Passes are valid for 2015 and can be purchased anytime during the year. The passes are to be

clipped by the driver on each journey and can be shared amongst siblings. Single trips are $5 per trip.

SHUTTLE BUS TO AND FROM THE TRAIN STATIONPlease note that trips to and from the Train Station are $1 each way and this money can be paid at the Accounts Office.

DIRECT DEBITSThe College has a Direct Debit facility available. A form can be downloaded from our Family Portal or you can have one emailed to you from the Accounts Office. You can opt to have payments debited from your Bank Account or a Credit Card. If you wish to proceed, please complete a form and hand in at the Accounts Office for processing or contact Mrs Gay in Accounts.

CONTACT DETAILS – Mrs Rachel Gay [email protected] 07 5593 4226 (ask for Mrs Gay in Accounts).


THE UNIFORM SHOPUniforms for 2016

All students requiring any new uniforms for 2016 are to either visit the shop during opening hours or make an appoint-ment for a uniform fitting during Term 4, 2015.

Families can purchase or lay-by uniforms at time of fitting. The uniform shop will be open in January 2016 for lay-by collection and size exchanges (if required)

Please make your Term 4 uniform fitting appointment as soon as possible.

1. Go to www.alintaapparel.com.au and register to make a booking.

2. Email the uniform shop: [email protected] (the shop Manager will either call or return your email to ar-range a suitable time.)

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