Edition 17
Monday 3 November, 2014
Wynnum Wire
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From the Principal’s
Desk
Annual Awards Night
On Thursday 30 October, Wynnum State High held its annual Awards Night. It was a night full of
excitement, success and PROUD achievements. To all award winners, congratulations. These awards are
a recognition of your hard work. Congratulations also to all staff on their hard work and dedication.
Thank you to all of our special guests who attended and assisted with the presentation of awards. Please
see the following pages for all the award winners and some photos from this evening.
2014 Honours Award recipients
Major Sponsors
Sponsors
Wynnum Manly
Leagues Club
Academic Awards
Year 8
Awards of Excellence:
Isabelle Boyd, Aoife Brose, Blake Brown, Nina Calvet, Joseph Carney, Elise Carsburg, Brynley Day,
Gavith De Silva, Lily Fahey, Erin Genrich, Kieren Gordon, Luke Gordon, Jack Gould, Katie Hammill
-Lovett, Hayley Hodson, Talita Jackson, Hailey Juillerat, Zane Kelk, Taylah Kruger, Kingston Lee,
Macie McAllister, Byron McNamara, Meghan Parker-Webb, Ashley Phillips, Rhiannon Ritter,
Bayley Romeril, Lily Safi, Nina Seychell, Chloe Shaw, Minna Stephens, Paige Stockwell, Harry
Tillotson, Khristine Valdellon, Lachlan Verrier, Angelina White, Amber Youngjohns
Awards of Distinction:
Callum Bell, Tyron Bolton, Kai Bowen, Alyssa Brett, Jasmine Briddon, Alyssa Busato, Jessica
Chambers, Owen Cotterill, Jack Cowan, Cherisse Cowburn, Jessica Darby, Raelee Dunn-Smith,
Liam Edwards, Grayson Gordon, Joel Harbott, Kane Jansen, Meeka Ireland, Senna Jones-Whatley,
Mitchell Kilby, Monique Krone, Che Lavelle, Isaac Leadbeatter, Jayden Maguire, Toby Nancarrow,
Carly Nash, Kristopher Neilsen, Jaydeane Ngatuere, Diane Ofoi, Courtney O’Reilly, Maxwell
Roberts, Jethur Santos, Maia Selby, Kennedy Sime, Nicole Suarez, James Taylor, Soraya Tutauha,
Ella Viney, Isabel Wilbor
Year 9
Awards of Excellence:
Emma Brown, Safiya Dixon, Oscar Duncombe, Brijana Edmonds-Scott, Rose Ellwood, Krystal Grant,
Adam Guthrie, Cheyenne Harris, Megan Irving, Lauren Jess, Ethan Kettyle, David Lamont, Jade
McCarthy, Chloe MacPherson, Madeline Mason, John Miller, Jacob Morris, Bailie Nash, Rhenalyn
Punzalan, Joshua Rabe, Corbin Roberts, Mikayla Routledge, Elizabeth Seymour, Edward Stephens,
Taylor Widderick, Te Puaawai Witehira-Hemara, Jenny Xiao
Awards of Distinction:
Paige Baker, Ishana Butler, AJ Calvet, Emma Clark, Madison Collier, Joseph Elaklouk, Blake
Fletcher, Brianna Fox, Karwyn Fuller, Connor Gordon, Clarisse Grard, Keanu Heremaia, Lachlan
Hethorn, Rebekah Howard, Piper-Anne Keay, Jason Lakeman, Jeffrey Lakeman, Taylah Lipp, Max
Maynard, Bernard Morgan, Ayrton Niwa-Taylor, Austin O’Leary, Trilby Peers, Elliott Pipe, Xavier
Porritt, Mikayla Powell, Corbin Reid, Carina Simpson, Richard Slatter, Jacob Stead, Zali Sunderland,
Storm Thompson, Noah Verstandig, Brooke Woolmer
Year 10
Subject Prizes
English
Tim Biddle
Mathematics
Arjun Nagpal
Mathematics Extension
Teanne Eadie
Science
Tim Biddle
Business Studies
Tim Biddle
Geography
William Colledge
History
Tim Biddle
Art
Jason King
Graphics and Furnishing
Food Technology
French
Health and Physical Education
Callum Jansen
Kasey Chambers
Meghan McDonnell
Ellie Massey
Media
Tim Biddle
Music
Zoe Nehring
Drama
Shea-Lea Wheeler
Awards of Excellence:
Tim Biddle, Nicolas Bishop, Caitlin Brook, William Colledge, Andrew Craig, Jessica Denby, Teanne
Eadie, Dylan Godwin, Taia Green, Sofie Heiner, Tyler Jackson, Callum Jansen, Stan Katunin, Jason
King, Nathaniel Laurel, Raphael Laurel, Bella McAnulty, Meghan McDonnell, Kira Medlock, Zoe
Nehring, Johnny Ng, Paul Novak, Madison Olsen, Abbey Paterson, Chloe Roberts, Lana Stockwell,
Shea-Lea Wheeler
Awards of Distinction:
William Carsburg, Kasey Chambers, Noah Duncan, Jade Ewer, Lily Forward, Jacob Gale, Lydia
Garsden, Ruby Gilbert, Zayne Herring, Elissa Hewitt, Alex Jeffery, Grace Jeffery, Katie McLean, Ellie
Massey, Taylah Morgan, Arjun Nagpal, Nicola Nancarrow, Hannah Ramsay, Naomi Taylor, Tamia
Wade, Michaela Watkins, Sheldon Wilcox
Year 11
Awards of Excellence:
Lynnette Dolman-Tuhou, Mikaela Espiritu, Holly Jensen, Liam McDonnell, Joyce Punzalan, Ashley
Swift, Kristina Vang
Awards of Distinction:
Jake Chambers, Elizabeth Clarke, Jack Dickson, Louie Dolman-Tuhou, Maanu Emery, Eliza Freeman,
Claudia Glancy, Madisson Greig, Laura Harbott, Ethan MacPherson, Nathaniel O’Callaghan, Hollee
Turner, Lucas Webster
Year 12
Subject Prizes
Accounting
Ancient History
Art
Imogen Stead
Tonaya Jackson
Martina Gyimesi
Biology
Imogen Stead
Business Communication and Technologies
Imogen Stead
Chemistry
Megan Jansen
Certificate II in Business
Mitchell Dame
Certificate III in Children’s Services
Certificate II in Information, Digital Media and
Technology
Certificate II in Hospitality
Certificate I in Construction and Certificate I in
Engineering
Taylah Holt
Shantal Singh
Daniel Garsden
Nutrition Students’ Encouragement Award
Joseph Hodgkins
Certificate II in Horticulture
Tyler Reade
Certificate II in Tourism
Tyler Reade
Certificate II in Sport and Recreation - Sport
Certificate II in Sport and Recreation - Aquatics
Certificate II in Visual Art
Nathan Woolley
T-Jay Mathewson
Martina Gyimesi
English
Isaac Smalley
English Communication
Matia Panovic
Fil, Television and New Media
French
Geography
Graphics
Legal Studies
Laura Thwaites
Madeline Dickson
Nicole Lakeman
Jarrod Briddon
Nicole Lakeman
Mathematics A
Rhys Cush
Mathematics B
Megan Jansen
Mathematics C
Imogen Stead
Music
Physical Education
Physics
Prevocational Mathematics
Hayley Forster
Mykayla Chiotakis
Megan Jansen
Tyler Reade
Year 12
Awards of Excellence:
Mykayla Chiotakis, Hayley Forster, Martina Gyimesi, Taylah Holt, Trisha Howlin, Tonaya Jackson,
Megan Jansen, Chantelle Keay, Nicole Lakeman, Robin Parr, Imogen Stead, Laura Thwaites
Awards of Distinction:
Rachelle Boese, Peter Craig, Rhys Cush, Mitchell Dame, Madeline Dickson, Noble Elaklouk, Stephanie
Fraser, Daniel Garsden, Rebecca Gibbons, Nichola Hall, Abby Hatchman, Linn Khant Thwin, Mahuta
Knowles, Alana Lewinton, Kyle Medlock, Jordan Price, Stephanie Rabe, Karisa Rapana, Sebastian
Selwood, Isaac Smalley, Suzie Solomon, Lisa Waldron, Nathan Woolley
Most Improved Nutrition Student Award:
Jordan Price
Special Awards
Instrumental Music Awards
Gold Medal
Outstanding Student in Percussion
Sam Bishop
Keahn Butler
Peter Craig
Hayley Forster
Megan Jansen
Nicole Lakeman
Alana Lewinton
Mackenzie Taylor
Laura Thwaites
Lisa Waldron
Sam Bishop
Outstanding Student in Woodwind
Hayley Forster
Outstanding Student in Brass
Outstanding Student in Rhythm Section
Peter Craig
Brendan Dunstan
Most Improved Musician of the Year
Callum Jansen
Instrumental Music Musician of the Year
Megan Jansen
Honours Awards
Major Douglas Griffith Bursary MBE
Public Speaking and Music
Eric Shaw Shield for Junior Debating
Merv Miles Trophy for Musician of the Year
Citizenship
Sid Garrett Award
ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Awards
Semper Fidelis Awards for School Citizenship
Megan Jansen
Oscar Duncombe
Rose Ellwood
Lauren Jess
Madeline Mason
Peter Craig
Ethan Houley
Taia Green
Daniel Garsden
Sam Bishop
Mykayla Chiotakis
Rhys Cush
Mikayla Denby
Madeline Dickson
Martina Gyimesi
Tonaya Jackson
Nicole Lakeman
Naomi Lawson
Kyle Medlock
Dillon Motu
Jordan Price
Nathan Woolley
Sam Sciacca Memorial Award
Rebecca Gibbons
Caltex Service to the School Award
Martina Gyimesi
Caltex Best All-Rounder
Rotary Award for Citizenship
Megan Jansen
Nicole Lakeman
Leadership and Academic
Keith Werder Trophy for Diligence
Jack Guy Trophy for Leadership and Citizenship
Nicole Lakeman
Laura Thwaites
School Captain Award
Daniel Garsden
Chris Tanner Bursary
Riley Thiedecke
Joanne Oliphant Memorial Award
Nathan Woolley
Vocational Education & Training Award
Jordan Price
Year 10 Academic Prize
Tim Biddle
Year 11 Academic Prize
Holly Jensen
Dux of the School
Elizabeth Nixon Bursary
Imogen Stead
School Dux and Elizabeth Nixon awardee,
Imogen Stead
Year 10 Academic Prize
winner, Tim Biddle
Year 11 Academic Prize winner,
Holly Jensen
Nicole Lakeman, winner of the Rotary Citizenship
Award and the Keith Werder Trophy for Diligence
and Peter Craig, the winner of the Merv Miles
Trophy for Musician of the Year
Photographs of some of our awardees
Megan Jansen,
Instrumental Music
Musician of the Year
Lauren, Madeline, Rose and Oscar - Eric
Shaw Shield for Junior Debating
Sid Garrett Award recipient,
Ethan Houley
Chris Tanner Bursary
recipient, Riley Thiedecke
Student Achievement
We are always proud of our talented students when they follow their interests and achieve well in their
chosen field. Piper-Anne Keay of Year 9 is one such student. Piper only started taking photographs
for the last few months and recently entered the Moggill Creek Catchment Photography Competition
were she was awarded 2nd place in the Years 8-12 category of Native Flora and Fauna in the Brisbane
Catchments. Piper also received a highly commended on another photograph and her second place
photograph will shortly be displayed on the following website http://www.moggillcreek.org/activitiesevents/photography-competition.
Piper also entered the Bayside South
Development Forum Photography
Competition which was advertised in the
local paper where they were asking for
photographs of and around Wynnum. The
winners from this competition are to have
their photo published in the 2015 Bayside
Community Calendar.
Congratulations
Piper on being chosen as one of those
winners. We look forward to seeing the
published calendar.
Piper has displayed some of the terrific
photographs she has taken on her
Facebook page called Piper-Anne
Photography.
Congratulations Piper on these great
achievements!
Mrs Kim Hutchinson
Deputy Principal
From the Guidance Officer
The Cybersmart online resources provide information to parents on a fresh, new and jargon-free
perspective on cybersafety issues. The Chatterbox conversations by Cybersmart can be accessed at
home, on a mobile device or “on-the-go”. Parents are encouraged to submit questions and share stories on the Facebook page. http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/Home/Parents/Resources/Educate%
20yourself/Chatterbox.aspx.
Episodes can be watched about:
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Selfies and Someone-Elsies

Tots, Teens and In-betweens

Trolling, Tagging and Bagging

The Internet’s Underbelly

Screentime and Downtime

Digital Rights vs Digital Wrongs

Parental Controls
Melissa Huestis
Guidance Officer
The Arts Department News
Congratulations to Chantelle Keay who has been accepted into the Generations in Jazz Academy in Mt
Gambier, South Australia in 2015.
Music Extension students, Chantelle Keay, Hayley Forster, Peter Craig and Nichola Hall presented
their end of year recital in the Star Theatre on Friday 10 October. It was a wonderful afternoon of
music making featuring Chantelle on saxophone and vocals presenting a full jazz bracket with her
accompanist Leo McFadden. Vocalist and guitarist Nichola Hall rocked her way through her
performance with help from Kerrin Greally, Nathaniel and Raf Laurel. Trombonist Peter Craig
travelled the musical timeline playing an interesting repertoire from Bach to Bernstein with his
accompanist Peter Crane and Hayley Forster displayed her technical mastery on the flute by
presenting a complete Baroque flute sonata. Thank you to all students, teachers, family and friends
who came along to support the students in their final concert of the year. Congratulations one and all.
In early October Nichola Hall performed in the Quest for the Best competition and was awarded
second place and will appear at the Halloween Street Parade on Saturday 1 November. Look out for
her performance in The Tent.
Variety Night was held on Friday 17 October. This event was a huge success with over 15 acts from
poetry reading and dancing through to solo singers and bands performing to an auditorium of family
and friends. There were some amazing prizes this year for the winners. Brendan Dunstan came third
and received a $50 voucher. Nicola Hall placed second and got to choose between a 4 hour recording
session or a 4 hour video session and the band JoJin made up of Peter Craig, Keahn Butler and Linn
Khant Thwin received a recording session to the value of $3,000 to record the band’s first album.
Many thanks must go to our judges Mrs Hawkins and Hannah and Chris from Snap Collective. Snap
Collective were also sponsors of the event providing the prizes to the place getters. But most
importantly three cheers are needed for school leaders Laura Thwaites and Daniel Garsden and
members of the Arts Committee for putting together a terrific night of entertainment. Daniel and
Laura went beyond the call of duty and not only organised the event but were the MCs for the evening
and performed in a terrifically funny comedy skit. Thanks to all who participated and came along to
support.
In May 2015 the school will be performing Grease – the Musical. We are currently calling for students
to sign-up for roles as singers, actors, back stage, front of house, make-up, costumes and technical
crew. Auditions for the main acting/singing roles will be on Wednesday 5 November from 1.00pm2:40pm in the Star Theatre.
Anne Roylance
HOD Creative Arts
From the Chaplain
Leading into Christmas, the Wynnum SHS community has been asked to assist the Foodbank in
helping families. The Foodbank is in desperate need of
donations to help struggling families in our community. This
year to date they have given out 9,868,580 meals to those less
fortunate.
If you are able to assist by
donating any non-perishable
items we would greatly
appreciate it.
These can be
dropped off at the bottom of A
Block in the designated box near
the Chaplain’s office.
Please
bring your donations any time
over the next couple of weeks.
To launch this appeal we had a
special guest from Foodbank on
Assembly Monday 3 November.
Graffiti Education Program
Year 8 students were fortunate to be entertained last week by Xavia from Warner Youth Education on
behalf of Brisbane City Council. Through role play and self-reflection, students identified difficult
choices teenagers are faced with and developed strategies to overcome these issues. The session
focussed on peer pressure using graffiti as an example. Please find below the parent information that
accompanies the Brisbane City Council initiative.
Coming Events for November 2014
Date
Event
Tues 4 - Sat 8 Nov
Japanese School Visit
Thurs 6 November
Years 7 and 8 2015
Sport Development Day
Tues 11 November
Year 8 and Year 10 boys Immunisation
Wed 12 November
Year 9 High Resolves Working Session 5
Thurs 13 November
P&C Meeting
6.30 pm
School Library
Thurs 13 November
Senior Arts Celebration Night
5.30 pm
Under F Block
Fri 14 November
Year 11 Block Exams
Mon 17 November
Year 12 Formal
Mon 17 November
IMPs Meeting
6.30 pm
School Library
Wed 19 November
Thurs 20 & Thurs 27
November
Fri 21 November
Mon 24 November
Tues 25 November
Wed 26 - Fri 28 Nov
Lisa Hawkin
3906 7362
Simon Wingate
3906 7339
School Office
3906 7333
Kellie Nicholson
3906 7323
School Office
3906 7333
Anne Roylance
3906 7372
G20 Public Holiday
Mon 17 - Thurs 20
November
Tues 18 November
Contact
Year 12 Clearance Day
Peter Wilson
3906 7369
Elizabeth Forster
3906 7345
Anne Roylance
3906 7372
Yr 12 students return all school items
School Office
3906 7333
Last assembly for Year 12 students
11.15 am
School Office
3906 7333
Year 7 & 8 2015
SEP Orientation day
Year 12 Graduation Ceremony 9.00 am
Year 12 Last Day
Year 11 Clearance Day
Yr 11 students return all school items
Year 10 Clearance Day
Yr 10 students return all school items
Year 11 Leadership Camp
Alicia Black
3906 7309
School Office
3906 7333
School Office
3906 7333
School Office
3906 7333
Tenielle Lumsdale
3906 7345
Wed 26 November
Junior Secondary Showcase
5.30 pm
Anne Roylance
3906 7372
Thurs 27 November
Year 10 Semi Formal
Domnic Aguiar
3906 7338
Fri 28 November
Year 10 & Year 11 Last Day
School Office
3906 7333