JULY

2019

JULY 2019

Term two has certainly been a busy term in which Burnside State High School has really shone. Term 3 is fast approaching and is an important time

for our Year 12 students as they enter the final stages of their schooling years. I wish them well in their last six months of schooling.

The end of Term 2 also sees the school say a sad farewell to nine of our

wonderful International students. Although it will be sad to say goodbye we know that they will remain a big part of the Burnside family and we are sure

the many friendships they have forged will continue for years to come. Farewell to Julie, Una, Gianna, Auphelie, Clara, Phoebe, Henrike and Alisa.

The start of Term 3 will see the school welcome our newest intake of International students:

Alessandra Maio - Italy Malte Peter Reuen - Germany

Martina Kesslova - Czech Republic Luiza Franzoso Martinez - Brazil

Monserrat Martinez Albanez—Chile Lia Manghi - Italy

Elle Marie Young - USA Isabell Schloegl - Germany

Study tours from Korea, China and Japan will arrive in Term 3. The school

also hosted students and teachers from our Indian sister school Rishikul

which was an amazing experience for our Burnside students and host

families and also the students and staff from Rishikul.

The school has also re-signed our sister school partnership for the next five years. This is a landmark signing,

with Burnside State High School being the only school in Queensland with a sister school in India.

The support we have received for our International Program from within the

school community has been fantastic. If there are any families who would be interested in hosting a student please make contact with Kylie Postan, our

Homestay co-ordinator.

We have also started our transition program for Year 6 students and advise any parents with a child currently in Year 6 to ensure you hand your

enrolment in as soon as possible. This allows the school to monitor our numbers and oversee the approval of our out of catchment enrolments. Deputy Principal of the Junior School, Ms Allsopp, will be visiting most

primary schools to hand out information about enrolments for 2020.

Burnside State High School has been enrolment managed so there is a process in place if you wish to apply for out of catchment enrolment. If you

know of any families who may have their first child attending Burnside SHS in 2020 we are more than happy to give them a tour of the school and a one

on one information session if they wish. Families are welcome to make contact with the school to organise individual tours.

We also start the process of subject selection for 2020 for our students in

Year 7 to 11. The Subject Expo is held on the 24 July in the Student Centre and further advice around the program will come out closer to that time.

I also take this opportunity to thank all the students who entered either

art work or food items into the Nambour Agricultural Show. Many

students walked away with awards. Thank you to the wonderful

students from Burnside who assisted in serving meals at the opening

ceremony supper. I was one very proud Principal enjoying the nibbles

and refreshments!

It is certainly going to be a very busy term and projected enrolments for

2020 are looking at being over 870 students which is fantastic news. We also will have approximately two extra teachers on staff next year. This

demonstrates the great confidence the community on the Sunshine Coast has in Burnside State High School. I hope you all had a safe and restful

holiday and look forward to working with you all in Term 3.

Regards

Kerri Dunn Principal

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

BURNSIDE STATE HIGH SCHOOL

Burnside Bulletin

SRC NEWS

Relay for Life

On the weekend of May 18/19, Burnside’s team captained by Heather Van Gemeren braved the elements to participate in Relay for Life, an event raising money for the Cancer Council of Queensland. Heather was joined by teachers Carly Reilly and Kay Taylor and fellow team members, Caleb Kimmings, Katelyn Bertram, Orion Matthews, Lily Van Gemeren, Tom Prior, Jack Drury and Tane Powell. For part of the time we were joined by Matthew Noll and

former student Jamie Noll. Held at the Kawana Sports Fields overnight on the Saturday, the relay involved walking for 18 hours (from 2pm until 8am) in honour and memory of those fighting, and who have fought, cancer.

The most poignant part of the night was the Candlelight Vigil, where those lost to cancer were remembered. Walking on wet grass in a chilly breeze certainly tested the fortitude and resilience of the participants, but an amazing amount of money was raised for this worthy charity to continue their valuable work. Well done to all involved – you did our school proud!

Non-Uniform Day

In the lead up to Relay for Life, a non-uniform day was held at school to further raise funds. To make this more interesting, a beanie competition was

held, as beanies are a symbol of the fight against brain cancer. Students wore an impressive array of headwear and the competition was tight, before Tane Powell emerged victorious. Thanks to everyone who supported our fundraising efforts and more than $600 was raised in support of our Relay for Life team. Photo Left : Jaxon Coates, Mrs T, Tane Powell and Roy Donaldson all entering the spirit.

Calling 2020 Student Leaders!

On Wednesday 17 July, during the first week of Term 3, a number of Year 11 students have volunteered to come to school to take part in a YLead workshop on leadership, the first step in building Burnside’s 2020 student leadership team.

The workshop will focus on both personal development and goal setting for 2020 and at its conclusion, students will be asked to nominate for leadership positions, which include School Captains and Vice-Captains, Student Representative Council President and Secretary as well as committee chairpersons.

Students who have nominated for the workshop are asked to report to the Conference Centre at the beginning of early start, finishing the day at 1.30. If

any Year 11 student has not as yet given their name to Mrs Taylor, there is still time to do so. We wish to encourage as many students as possible to experience the many benefits from attending this important workshop. Photo Left: Year 11 SRC representatives, Emily Fuller, Matthew Noll, John Leverett and Olivia Hastie looking forward to Wednesday 17 July.

YLead Success

Year 12 student Tane Powell achieved for the senior leadership team with his video, Burnside’s entry in YLead’s Project Action which was recognised with their Innovation Award.

Well done Tane and the team! Thank you Jack Drury for the excellent narration and contribution. Photo left : Jack Drury and Tane Powell with their award.

FLU SEASON

Influenza A is a highly contagious virus. The flu season occurs annually in QLD

between May and October. This flu typically occurs with a sudden onset of symptoms,

common signs are coughing, runny nose, sneezing sore throat, fever, headache,

fatigue, chills and body aches. In order to ensure a safe and healthy workplace for all

students and staff, we ask that parents be vigilant in observation of their student’s

health. If the condition presents itself, medical advice should be sought and the

appropriate treatment commenced. Children may return to school on the advice of a

medical practitioner. Thank you for your support in this matter.

FEE PAYMENT OPTIONS/FINANCE NEWS Thank you to all parents/caregivers who have taken up the opportunity to pay their

child’s schools fees by electronic funds transfer (EFT). For those new to our school or

haven’t taken up this option and would like to, here are the school details:

BSB: 064424 ACCOUNT NUMBER: 00091012 NAME: Burnside State High School

REFERENCE: There are a couple of options available so we can track payment :

Student’s surname and initial and short description of the payment

Student’s EQ ID (12 numbers and a letter) with short description

Invoice number and surname

It would be appreciated if you could also email details of the payment to

accounts@burnsideshs.eq.edu.au that way if a reference does not show on our bank

statement we can track it via your email and ensure that it is processed correctly

against your account. If you wish to pay by credit card please phone 54597333 and

payment will be processed for you over the phone. If families would like to have their

student’s invoices and statements emailed home instead of through the post please

contact the school office by phone or email Amanda : aport66@eq.edu.au with email

address.

Payments by BPOINT: Please remember you must use the invoice number you are

paying as reference for the payment to be successful.

Payment by Direct Deposit: Use student name as reference and indicate what

payment is to be allocated to for example: ‘horizons’, ‘fees’, ‘excursion’,

NEW PAYMENT METHOD: We can now offer parents the abil ity to pay invoices

over the phone using BPoint IVR. Parents call 1300 631 073 and enter their CRN,

amount and credit card details to complete payment. At the end of the call you will be

provided with a unique payment receipt number. The school office is no longer able

to take credit card details over the phone. Bpoint is to be used ONLY when making a

payment relating to an invoice number, if you do not have the invoice number

please deposit into the School’s bank account with a reference.”

PROCESS FOR PAYMENT PLANS: We now have a new process for payment plans

using BPoint Electronic Direct Debit Registration. If you are unable to make a full

payment of an invoice by the due date you need to contact Accounts Receivable to

arrange a payment plan. You will negotiate with the school on the amount, frequency

and number of payments for the payment plan. You will receive an email with a link

for your payment plan. You click on the link and register for the direct debit/payment

plan and nominate your credit/debit card or bank account. You will receive a

confirmation email detailing the agreement and you will need to click on the link to

confirm the agreement. The next day the school will receive a report confirming the

registration for the payment. Once this has been received, your child will be able to

attend the activity. You will receive an email reminder the day before your charge is

due to be debited from their bank account or credit/debit card.

STUDENT ABSENCES

At BSHS, student attendance and safety is a high priority. We know that students who

attend regularly are more likely to be successful and safe. If you know your child is

going to be late, absent or leave early, please notify the school ASAP. You can notify

the school by:

ABSENCE LINE: 54597366. Please leave a message clearly stating your

child’s name, the reason for absence and the duration.

EMAIL: Email student_absences@burnsideshs.eq.edu.au

PHONE: Contact Student Administration 54597309

SMS: 0429814931 (for sms correspondence only)

QPARENTS APP: https://qparents.qld.edu.au/

UNIFORM SHOP Phone: 54417332, Email: SchoolUniform@burnsideshs.eq.edu.au. Regular

opening hours during school term: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8.00am

until 9.00am.

Uniform Returns Policy: We are happy to accept returns or exchange items for

like items however all returns and exchanges require a receipt as proof of purchase

and can only be returned in the form of original payment, must be unworn and in its

as-sold condition or faulty due to manufacturing faults and returned within 30 days of

purchase

AIR BORNE CHEMICALS- AEROSOL BAN

Some members of the Burnside State High School community suffer severe allergies to

aerosol sprays or perfumes that can act as a trigger to an (often) serious asthma

attack, or bring on a severe migraine. The allergy can be sufficiently serious to put one

of our students into anaphylactic shock if an aerosol or perfume has been sprayed

anywhere in the student's vicinity. This can be a life threatening situation, resulting in

the student’s airways closing and the student having to be transported to hospital in

an ambulance. • Aerosols are banned from school premises, excursions, sporting

events and all events where students are in confined spaces. To provide the safest

environment, students are banned from bringing aerosol sprays and perfume pump-

packs to Burnside State High School. This includes for any excursions, camps or other

onsite or offsite activities. Risk management strategies will be in place for any aerosol

sprays used as part of the curriculum and school business. Aerosol sprays or perfume

pump-packs brought to school by students will be confiscated and disposed of.

Breaches of this policy will result in disciplinary action. Remember: No student is to use

or bring aerosol deodorants or sprays to school. Roll-on and stick deodorants are

permitted at school. Thank you for considering the health and safety of others.

UNIFORM CLEARANCE STOCK SALE White polos Now $5 each (no returns) Limited sizes & qty - 4, 4p, 8, 8p, S,M,L,2XL *Note these polos can only be worn until the end of Dec 2019. / Boys Formal Shorts - old logo style only, Now $10 each (no returns) Limited sizes & qty - 57, 73, 82, 97, 102, 107cm / Girls Day Shorts - old MC style only, Now $10 each (no returns) 1 size left- 8p

BSHS UPCOMING EVENTS

29/06 –14/07 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

15/07 YEAR LEVEL PARADE

17/07 MATHS CHALLENGE USC

22/07 FULL SCHOOL PARADE

23/07 CERTIFICATE II BUSINESS EXCURSION ES-P1

24/07 SUBJECT EXPO, 24/07 11 MARINE EXC, YR 10 ECS -P1 BSSS

25/07 QCS PRACTICE 5, YEAR 7 SPORT, YR 6 TRANSITION VISIT

26/07 BURNSIDE CUP / 10 BIM SEALIFE EXCURSION

28/07 SUPER 5S V' BALL

29/07 ASSEMBLY CLASS ASSEMBLY, 11 ECS BSSS VISITS

30/07 ATHLETICS FIELD EVENTS- NOMS ONLY

31/07 11 MARINE SCIENCE BOATING, YR 10 - ECS-P1 BSSS

1/08 YR 6 TRANSITION VISIT, YR 7 SPORT, WESTPAC MATHS COMP

2/08 SCHOOL ATHLETICS CARNIVAL (ALL DAY)

5/08 YR LEVEL PARADE, 11 ECS - BSSS VISITS

7/08 YR 11 MARINE EXC, INT. EXCURSION, YR 10 ECS -P1 BSSS

8/08 INT. EXCURSION, YR 7 SPORT, YR 6 TRANSITION VISIT

9/08 INT.EXCURSION, SENIOR QSVC

10/08—11/08 SENIOR QSVC

13/08 NTH ZONE ATH DAY #1

14/08 11 MARINE BOATING EXC, NTH ZONE ATH DAY #2, YR 10 ECS -P1 BSSS

15/08 YEAR 7 SPORT, YR 6 TRANSITION VISIT

16/08 10 BIM EXCURSION

19/08 ASSEMBLY CLASS ASSEMBLY, 11 ECS BSSS VISITS

19 - 23/08 INTERNATIONAL WEEK

21/08 11 MARINE SCIENCE BOATING

22/08 QCS PRACTICE 6, YEAR 7 SPORT, YR 6 TRANSITION VISIT

25/08 LOTE SPEECH CONTESTS YEAR 7 - 12

26/08 YR 11 HOSP RESTAURANT COURSE, MADD NIGHT,11 ECS BSSS VISITS

27 - 29/08 YEAR 11 HOSPITALITY RESTAURANT COURSE,

27/08 REG CRICKET TRIALS (GIRLS)

29/08 REG TRACK & FIELD DAY # 1 , YR 7 SPORT YR 6 TRANS VISIT

DROP-OFF, PICK-UP AND PARKING RULES

All three driveways via gate 1, 2 & 3 at Burnside State High School are not to be used

to drop off/pick up students. Please use the designated drop-off and pick-up zones

which can be found on Blaxland Rd. outside both Burnside State High and Burnside

State Primary. These areas are indicated by signage noting the short time limit that

applies. There is limited visitor parking available through gate 2 for those wishing to

visit the administration building, disabled parking is also available in this car park.

Local street parking is available but be aware that time limits do apply.

‘HOW TO BECOME A BURNSIDE BANDITS

VOLLEYBALL SUPPORTER’

We are always looking for financial assistance to continue to provide the excellent opportunities we do for our students to compete at the highest levels in Queensland and Australia in their sport. To become a Silver Level Burnside Bandits Volleyball Supporter we would require your business to assist us with a minimum input of $250. For that support we would assist your business by:

Displaying your Business Logo on all of our Volleyball Newsletters and publications.

Displaying your Business Logo on all of our Parent Permission Forms.

Displaying your Business Logo on all of our Brochures.

Displaying your Business Logo on all of our IT Presentations.

Displaying your Business Logo on all of our School Newsletters (Which reaches a target audience in the local Nambour area of approximately 1000 people).

We could also brand your business on some of our equipment such as player water-bottles or promotional material such as coolers.

To become a Gold Level Burnside Bandits Volleyball Supporter we would require your business to assist us with a minimum input of $1000 or more. For that support we would assist your business by:

Displaying your Business Logo on all of our Volleyball Newsletters and publications.

Displaying your Business Logo on all of our Parent Permission Forms.

Displaying your Business Logo on all of our Brochures.

Displaying your Business Logo on all of our IT Presentations.

Displaying your Business Logo on all of our School Newsletters (Which reaches a target audience in the local Nambour area of approximately 1000 people).

We could also brand your business on some of our equipment such as player water-bottles or promotional material such as coolers.

We could brand our playing shirts/shorts with your Business Logo and provide you with a framed playing shirt with your Business Logo on to display in your foyer.

We could brand our tracksuit with your Business Logo and provide you with a framed tracksuit top with your Business Logo on to display in your foyer.

We could brand our Volleyball Polo Dress Shirts with your Business Logo and provide you with a framed Volleyball Polo Dress Shirts with your Business Logo on to display in your foyer. We could brand our Volleyball Sports Bags with your Business Logo and provide you with a Volleyball Sports Bag with your Business Logo on to display in your foyer.

If you wish to become a Burnside Bandits Volleyball Supporter please contact us and we will be more than happy to discuss a supporter’s package with you.

UNIFORM GUIDE

Burnside State High School is a progressive and socially responsible school maximising

student learning outcomes and preparing young people to become active citizens in a global

society. Burnside State High School is a uniform school because the Parents and Citizens

Association, representing the parents of the school, has decided to support the wearing of a

school uniform.

The Minister for Education has stated that the advantages of wearing school uniforms include

“developing a sense of belonging to a group, pride in membership of that group and

identification of students to and from school”. Research has also shown that there is a clear

link between dress standards, school discipline, school spirit and community perceptions of

the school in general.

It is our policy that the correct school uniform is worn each day and we urge all parents to

support the accepted standard of dress as detailed in this brochure. The Burnside State High

School uniform can only be purchased from the school uniform shop.

SHOES: Must be completely black with black laces. No coloured logos or white or

coloured soles are permitted. No boots or high tops of any type are permitted.

HAIR: Neat, clean and tidy. Long hair must be tied back. Exotic, bright, or unnaturally

coloured hairstyles are not acceptable; this includes features such as extravagant ornamental

hair clips and decorations, hair extensions and excessive braiding/plaiting.

JEWELLERY: 1 stud or sleeper sized earring in each ear, 1 ring and 1 watch. No

bracelets or anklets are permitted. No necklaces should be visible at any time.

Note: No visible body/facial piercings e.g. nose, brow, lip studs or rings. Facial

piercings must be removed for school. In the short term, they may be covered with

protective tape, or filled with a retainer available from piercing suppliers.

JUMPERS: An approved school jumper or a plain navy jumper/cardigan is suitable for

winter. Jumpers MUST NOT have a hood or emblem/logo.

MAKE-UP: Visible make-up is not permitted. Nail polish is not permitted

HATS: Only approved hats are be permitted. There are a range of styles available to choose from including sports caps and bucket hats. Hats are available to purchase from the administration office.

Correct Footwear

Incorrect Footwear

ALTITUDE DAY

This term a group of Year 9 students were chosen to represent Burnside State High School at YLead’s annual Altitude Day. The positive education and leadership event involved a blend of inspirational talks and energising group activities, encouraging students to challenge themselves, live their passion, recruit mentors, make a plan, take action and never give up. Well done to the students who attended!

DLH NEWS

SAVE THE DATE! We need your vote! Voting period June 20 to July 3

Our Year 9 and 10 Alternate Science Garden program would love your support. The students have entered into Focus on Ability Short Film Festival and we would like our families support by voting on our documentary in the school documentary section. Below is the instructions and link to vote, students are excited about this and it is great for our school showing the diversity of learning experiences at Burnside High.

The films will be available for viewing and voting on June 20 via our website www.focusonability.com.au from 10am. The voting will then remain open until July 3rd. In some years the difference between winning and 2nd has been under 5 votes so every vote certainly counts.

People can only vote once per category and those categories are:

International Documentary - International Short Film

Open Documentary - Open Short Film

School Documentary - School Short Film

When your film is on our website, under your film will be a vote now button. People simply click on the button and enter their details. All votes must be verified to count. That means everyone who votes will be sent an email with a verification link, they then simply verify via that link. This means people cannot cheat and put in fake email addresses. To incentivise voting, we are giving away daily a $50iTunes voucher to random voters.

STEMM NEWS STEMM students recently participated in the 'Seeds of Resistance' activities at Nambour Community Centre for domestic and family violence prevention month. They made 'Seats of Resistance' using recycled craft materials and proudly delivered one of the seats to a new home at the Nambour Police Station. Along with these activities, the students also participated in a self-defence course with Gerard Kelly from Universal Taekwondo. They learnt about how to defuse a situation to make it less threatening or safer and how to protect themselves against an attacker. Both activities were empowering and enabled the students to gain important life skills.

This term a group of Year 8 students attended an excursion at the Abbey Museum in Caboolture. The day consisted of a range of activities focusing on Medieval Knights and Chivalry. Students enjoyed hands on experiences such as examining medieval armour ,trying their hand at traditional archery and exploring the Museum’s collection of medieval artefacts.

YEAR 8 ABBEY MUSEUM EXCURSION SWPBS Schoolwide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) is a program in place here at Burnside State High School that focuses on improving and supporting positive behaviour. Students receive a “Gotcha” ticket for positive behaviour. We would like to thank our valued SWPBS supporters:

BSHS INTER-HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS Overall Points Winner for 2019 ALLUNGA HOUSE!!

ART SPACE It has been an exciting month already with our Burnside Art students entering their works into the Spiral Art Competition at the Nambour Show. I am pleased to announce the students who were singled out as producing some marvellous work. Students receiving Highly Commended are Shenaya Timms (Year 10), Summer Heap (Year 7), James Doman (Year 8) and Daniel Pinnegar (Year 8). The four students receiving prizes are Chayden Carr (Year 10) and Poppy Aitken (Year 8) (First Prizes) and Second Prize winners are Makala Brown (Year 9) and Bethany Shelton (Year 8). Well done to all of our wonderful Art students, you have done yourselves and our school very proud. - Mrs Teichmann

GUIDANCE NEWS Career Planning and Subject Selection for Year 10 Students

The coming term will see our Year 10 students continue their journey across the senior phase of learning as they complete their Student Education and Training (SET) Plans. The SET Plans will involve students actively working with their parents and school staff to further explore realistic career options and possible learning/training pathways.

Additional information around this important process will be provided to students and parents over the coming weeks, with specific activities including:

The opportunity to attend various university and training organisation open days, along with career and tertiary study expos;

Meeting with a number of employers and industry representatives as part of the school’s Beacon activities;

Participating in classroom and online activities exploring personal abilities, interests, career opportunities, and learning/training pathways;

Completing a week long block of work experience; and,

Meeting with the key school staff to help guide SET Plan Development, culminating in Year 11/12 subject selection.

Applications for 2020 University Entrance

Year 12 students intending to apply for university entrance in 2020 will meet with me in Term 3 as the next step in their Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) application process. Initially though, some important dates to be aware of:

QTAC guides provided to students in July.

QTAC applications will open in Term 3, and in some cases will need to be completed by the end of the Term.

At this stage, I also recommend parents and students become familiar with the QTAC application process through qtac.edu.au. This site is also a great place to confirm dates of university open days and regional expos, including:

Tertiary Studies Expo (20/21 July)

Sunshine Coast Careers Expo (23 July)

As always feel free to contact me to discuss any of the information highlighted above.

Steve Hutson - Guidance Officer

Division Male Age Champions Female Age Champions

12 Yrs 1st Lyric Jeffery 2nd Roy Donaldson

1st Emily Pye 2nd Emily Waters

13 Yrs 1st Trey Wearne 2nd Nathan King

1st Tanisha Dionisio 2nd Amity Chetwynd

14 Yrs 1st Luther Williamson 2nd Isaac Dixon

1st Anishka Ingram 2nd Marlee Croft

15 Yrs 1st Jasper Kilburn 2nd James Sansom

1st Emily Johnson 2nd Karly Stevens

16 Yrs 1st Michael Williams 2nd Jed Young

1st Allana Bradford 2nd Lateefah Friend

17+ Yrs 1st Kyall Sweeney 2nd Euan Fisher

1st Cassidy Muller

FASHCAMPUSC

Calling all Year 10, 11 and 12 students considering a career in fashion!

USC Continuing Education is offering Year 10, 11 and 12 students an opportunity to experience the many facets of the world of fashion, including fashion-styling, fashion photography, fashion illustration and digital media. This three day workshop is held during the school holidays from 9 - 11 July at USC Sunshine Coast.

During this three day workshop you will try out fashion-styling, direct a fashion photography shoot and illustrate your ideas while you create content for digital media just like a fashion influencer on social media!

To register visit: www.usc.edu.au/fashcamp

More information:

Contact Tel: 07 5430 1127 Email: engagement@usc.edu.au

VOLLEYBALL NEWS

QUEENSLAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS VOLLEYBALL

12-15 State Volleyball Championships – Caloundra

Burnside had 13 Regional Representatives selected at the Regional Volleyball Trials in Term 1 on Thursday 28 February. A tremendous effort from Burnside Volleyball and

all of our students who were involved. Congratulations to all selected. We had 8 students represent the Sunshine Coast Region at the recent QSS 12-

15 State Volleyball Championships.

Selected at the 12-15 Regional Trials were: - U15 Girls: Shontel Pascoe, Hayley Taylor, Annie Willis, Abbey Page & Kaitlin Watson (Cheney Pascoe,

Allaine Fernandez, Tasha Edwards & Amy Dooley – shadows). U15 Boys: Matthew Schilf, David Marland & Campbell Facer (Dylan Webbe – shadow)

These students have prepared well to go on to represent the Sunshine Coast

Region at the U15 QSV State Titles which was held at Caloundra on the 9-12 May.

The Sunshine Coast 12-15 Girls team finished with the Bronze medal and the

3rd ranked Regional team in Queensland. The Sunshine Coast 12-15 Boys team

finished 6th. Burnside had Shontel Pascoe named in the Queensland U16 Schoolgirls

Volleyball Team to compete at the School Sport Australia National Volleyball Championships in Adelaide South Australia. (Annie Willis was named as a

shadow). Burnside SHS was also represented at the State Champs with Terry Moore coaching the 12-15 Girls team who finished with the Bronze Medal. Tony Schwieso was Chief Referee at the QSV 12-15 State Championships.

Burnside also provided a number of current and ex-students as officials to

assist with refereeing and duty at the championships. Assisting were – ex-students Taylor Muller and Sarah Graham, students Cheney Pascoe, Beth

Forward, Sophie Nicholson, Dylan Webbe, Allaine Fernandez, Louise Flower and Cassidy Muller. A big thank-you to those students for giving up their

time and assisting the running of the Championships. Cassidy Muller (Year 11) refereed the Boys Gold medal game with her older sister Taylor and was awarded the Student Official of the Carnival. Well done from Burnside

Bandits Volleyball to all students involved.

SUNSHINE COAST SCHOOLS VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS (TRISH BUCKLEY SHIELD) BSHS FINISHES WITH 4 GOLD MEDALS AND CLAIM

SENIOR CHAMPION SCHOOL, COMBINED JUNIOR CHAMPION SCHOOL AND OVERALL CHAMPION SCHOOL.

Three rounds of the Junior Sunshine Coast competition at Caloundra Indoor

Stadium have been completed with success from most of our Burnside teams.

Three rounds of the Senior Sunshine Coast competition at Caloundra Indoor

Stadium were completed during Term 1 with very pleasing results from all our Burnside teams.

Team results were: Year 12 Girls – 2nd, Year 10 Girls – 1st Gold medallists

(Sunshine Coast Champions, Year 11 Boys – 3rd, Year 12 Boys – 3rd, Year 10 Boys – 5th, Year 11 Girls – 2nd. Junior Teams results were: Year 9 Girls – 1st

Gold medallists (Sunshine Coast Champions), Year 8 Girls 1 – 1st Gold medallists (Sunshine Coast Champions), Year 8 Girls 2 - , Year 7 Girls 1 – 2nd,

Year 7 Girls 2 – 3rd, Year 9 Boys – 1st Gold medallists (Sunshine Coast Champions), Year 8 Boys 1 – 2nd, Year 8 Boys 2 - Year 7 Boys – 3rd.

Burnside finished with 4 Gold Medals and Burnside finished combined 1st overall coming equal with Caloundra (this has never happened before) out

of 10 Sunshine Coast Schools competing in the Junior Championship. Burnside finished first in a close one on points to claim the Overall Senior

Trophy by 2 points ahead of Caloundra and therefore claimed the Overall Combined Senior and Junior Champions Trophy by 2 points. Burnside

finished 1st overall out of 13 Sunshine Coast Schools competing in the Combined Senior & Junior Championship.

Congratulations to all who participated in the Senior & Junior rounds for us this year and a big thank you to all officials, coaches and parents who gave

up three/six Friday evenings looking after our teams and ensuring a great result for us in this competition in 2019.

YEAR 8 INTERSCHOOL SPORT

Our 2019 Burnside Volleyball Year 8 Squad is off to a strong start with their involvement in the Sunshine Coast Volleyball Championships (Trish Buckley

Shield) with Girls finishing 1st and Boys 2nd and competing in Year 8 Interschool Sport.

Congratulations to our Year 8 Boys and Girls teams who made the finals for Year 8 Interschool Sport in Volleyball. Girls finished 1st defeating Nambour

SHS 2-0 in the final and the Boys finished 1st defeating Coolum SHS 2-0 in the final. Well done Year 8 Teams.

2 BURNSIDE PLAYERS REPRESENT AUSTRALIA IN THE NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM IN THAILAND

Burnside SHS has had 2 students training hard since late 2018 to make selection in the Volleyball Australia Junior Men’s team. These 2 Year 10 Boys, who are part of Burnside SHS Pursuit of Excellence Studies: Volleyball Program, were selected to represent Australia in Thailand at an International tournament during the April school holidays 2019.

This is the highest level of competition for junior volleyball athletes in Australia. Selected in the Volleyball Australia Junior Men’s team for Burnside were Bronson Harding and Elijah Dixon. A tremendous effort from Bronson and Elijah – part of Burnside Volleyball – we are very proud of their achievements.

QUEENSLAND REP WINS NATIONAL GOLD

2019 Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Championships – Bunbury Western

Australia Burnside SHS had one of our Year 9 Volleyball Excellence students Kaitlin Watson represent Queensland at the 2019 Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Championships in Bunbury Western Australia recently in April. Kaitlin has been part of the Burnside Bandits Volleyball Excellence Program since she started high school in Year 7.

Kaitlin’s team playing in the U15 Division made it to the Gold medal play-off and played the home team from Western Australia in the final. They finished with the Gold medal and were crowned National Champions. Well done from Burnside Bandits Volleyball to Kaitlin for her amazing achievement.

REPORT FROM THE INTERMEDIATE QLD VOLLEYBALL SCHOOLS CUP TOOWOOMBA 2019

Our Burnside Year 9 and 10 students participated in the Intermediate Queensland Volleyball Schools Cup in Toowoomba from 31 May-2 June. Intermediate Schools Cup is an annual volleyball tournament held for High School students in Years 9 and 10. The event caters for all standards of athletes and draws over 900 participants for the 3 day event in Toowoomba.

Burnside State High School was represented by four teams. All students were competitive throughout the weekend.

RESULTS: Year 10 Boys had a very successful tournament in Div.1 going through undefeated to the top 4, unfortunately losing their semi-final – but winning the Bronze Medal play-off and claiming 3rd. Year 9 Girls Honours had a solid tournament playing some amazing volleyball. Unfortunately they lost a few close matches, but won their last 2 games to finish 5th in Queensland. Year 10 Girls Div.1 played great volleyball also making the top 4 – they played great composed volleyball to win their semi, but came up against a strong team from Proserpine in the final and went down in 3 sets to claim the Silver Medal and finished 2nd. Year 9 Boys Div. 1 had a greatly improved tournament making it through to the top 2 undefeated. They played Caloundra in the final, who they had previously beaten, but finished up with the Silver Medal finishing 2nd.

A huge thankyou goes to staff, students and parents for the efforts made throughout the first half of the year in the preparation and training for this tournament and a big thanks to our past students Sean Nielsen, Eden Danielsen-Jensen and Jackson Waldron who coached and managed at the event.

We now look towards July and August with our Senior Volleyballers and we have the Senior ‘Super 5’ event on Sunday 28 July for Years 10, 11 & 12 and the Senior Queensland Volleyball Schools Cup in Coomera / Carrara on August 9-11. Best of luck from all at Burnside Volleyball!

Yours in Volleyball, Tony Schwieso

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

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Meishu Hitachi: For the past four weeks, Hyori, Hazuki and Karin from our Sister School in Japan have been immersed in classes and courageously

working on their language skills. The month’s exchange is a wonderful program allowing many of our students to engage with native Japanese

speakers and improve our understanding and knowledge of Japanese culture. The girls have been extremely generous with smiles and sharing of cultural practices. Thank you to wonderful host families who have welcomed

these students into their homes.

Rishikul Vidyapeeth: Our Sister School from India visited for ten action

packed days of school activities and excursions to Australia Zoo and Brisbane. They also braved the winter weather and jumped on boards for a

surfing lesson. The Director of the school, Mr Dheeraj Sharma, two teachers and ten students participated in the study tour. This exchange will be

reciprocated in December 2020 with a study tour from Burnside heading to Rishikul in northern India. Thank you host families again!

Goodbye Internationals: Julie, Una, Gianna, Auphelie, Clara, Phoebe, Henrike and Eliza have completed their final week at Burnside High School. We sadly said goodbye to these courageous students with a Goodbye BBQ at Cotton

Tree. These students have made an outstanding contribution to Burnside, from their delicious feasts and treats on International Day Food Markets and

to volunteering with local charities to raising money and supporting worthy events. We wish you all the very best for a bright and productive future.

Term 3 Study Tours: We are preparing for an exciting term ahead with visits from South Korea, China and a return of Maebashi High School in Japan. In

addition we welcome our new cohort of Internationals day one Term 3. If you are keen to experience friendships with students from other cultures

and extend your family’s global understanding please contact the school and find out more about our International Program and homestay opportunities.

We seek caring, supportive, nurturing families for short and long term homestays for international

students

Homestay families are required to provide:

• A Private Furnished Room • All Meals Access to Public Transport

• Care &Supervision

Host families receive financial assistance for hosting students

For more details contact the Homestay Co-ordinator Kylie Postan on

07 5459 7333 or email kpost14@eq.edu.au

Trading name: Education Queensland International CRICOS Provider Number: 00608A © The State of Queensland (Department of Education)

HOMESTAY

FAMILIES NEEDED

UTE DAY 2019 On June 7 Burnside State High School hosted its annual Ute Day event. During this event, Year 10 students had the opportunity to speak with over 15 diverse companies including Rosemount Turf, Reilly Electrical, Holcim, Paradise Seaplanes, Linfox, U-Haul, Department of Transport & Main Roads, Shadforth and The Pump House. Whilst rotating through the various companies, students were able to talk to the business representatives about their typical jobs, training requirements and experiences staff had had in their roles. Students could also ask questions at each station to further their knowledge and start planning their careers. This event is invaluable for year 10 students as it gives them exposure to a wide variety of careers that are available to them once they complete school. We would like to thank all businesses involved in the event as we appreciate the time and effort involved and our students benefit immensely from their support.