Mossman High News PRINCIPAL

Michelle Lyons

DEPUTY PRINCIPALS

Stephen Guthrie

Teena Seidenkranz

HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS

Tracy Butland

Belinda Guthrie

Bridget Greensill

Greg Hamilton

Satya Singh

Leanne Stollery

Christina Uhlik

Mary-Anne Zahnow

YEAR CO-ORDINATORS

Year 7 Belinda Guthrie

Year 8 Kat O’Flaherty

Year 9 Jim Buckley

Year 10 Jamie McPaul

Year 11

Year 12 Greg Hamilton

ATTENDANCE OFFICER

Kim Edwards/Gaye Hoffman

BUSINESS MANAGER

Cindy Chamberlain

CHAPLAIN

Roger Jobling

COMMUNITY EDUCATION

COUNSELLOR

Kudisha Pierce

GUIDANCE OFFICER

Tamara Wolski

SOCIAL WORKER

Anne Mayne

YOUTH HEALTH NURSE

Wendy Fry

YOUTH WORKER

Peter Mantus

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Monday - Friday

TELEPHONE-07 4084 1333

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PO Box 178

Mossman QLD 4873

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MossmanStateHighSchool

We acknowledge the Kuku Yalanji people, and in particular the Kubirri Warra Clan, the

Traditional Owners of the land on which our school stands and pay our respects to

Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise their custodianship and role in

caring for and maintaining Country over thousands of years.

Principal’s Message

We have had many events over the last fortnight. Once again the emergency services

presenta�on was life-like and provided our Year 12 cohort with an insight into the

dangers of the road. A �mely reminder to be safe on the roads, follow the speed limits

and pay a"en�on.

Our first ever Presenta�on Awards Day with the whole school was an amazing

experience. I was thrilled to have the whole school witness the achievements of our

students and recognise their success. Hopefully next year we will be able to have parents

and special guests.

It was with pleasure that we farewelled our Year 12 students at their last assembly. This

group started in Year 7 in 2015 and have worked through the challenges of 2020. I look

forward to seeing the final results of their hard work on 19 December and wish them

success in the future.

The Farewell Dinner was a wonderful experience and much appreciated a0er ini�ally

thinking this event would not happen. To see the proud parents and staff celebrate with

our students decked out in their finest was a fi2ng end to this year.

NAIDOC celebra�ons held at school involved students par�cipa�ng in cultural ac�vi�es

across the week led by Kudisha Pierce, our Community Educa�on Counsellor and

Indigenous Leaders of Tomorrow.

Congratula�ons to Octavia and Josh who were successful in their QATSIF applica�ons.

This scholarship provides $500 per semester during Year 11 and 12

to assist with the costs associated with a"aining a Queensland

Cer�ficate of Educa�on.

Wishing you all an enjoyable week ahead.

Kind regards

Michelle Lyons

Principal

Every Student Succeeding

Issue 19

Term 4, Week 8

27th November 2020

Jorja Harvey

Academic Excellence

Jack Morwood

ADF Long Tan Leadership

Connor White

ADF Future Innova&on

Kate Padovan

Caltex All Rounder

Kaijah O’Sullivan

Year 9 JCU Shield

Jasmine Hage

Year 10 JCU Shield

Ellis Zillfleisch

Year 11 JCU Shield

Chloe Erdos

Year 12 JCU Shield

Gwyneth Dowell

ADF Long Tan Leadership

Naomi Morris

ADF Future Innova&on

Kirah-May Tanner

Senior Cultural

Alyssa Jackson

Junior Cultural

Jesse Morris

Joshua Goodall Inclusion

Rayden Walker

Indigenous Ambassador

Liam Bevan

Indigenous Ambassador

Tyson Crees

State Achievement in Sport

Tyson Crees

Junior Sportsmanship

Mercedes Ramsey

Junior Sportsmanship

Brendan Richards

Senior Sportsmanship

Melissa Callander

Senior Sportsmanship

Ellie Zillfleisch

Gold Award Instrumentalist

of the Year

Kaijah O’Sullivan

Jody Marsh Mathema&cs

Encouragement Award

Caitlin O’Neil

Junior Ci&zenship

Chloe Erdos

Senior Ci&zenship

fÑxv|tÄ à{tÇ~á àÉ ÉâÜ fÑÉÇáÉÜá Gold Sponsors

AAB Equipment

Australian Defence Force

Douglas Shire Council

Marano’s Fuel

Mossman Bowls Club

Mossman Lions Club

Mossman State High School P&C Association

Zammataro Plumbing

Silver Sponsors Bartolo’s & Jay Dees

Bob Prince

Bolt, Burchill & Tranter Lawyers

Intersport Cairns

James Cook University

PDM Pest Control

Port Douglas Mossman Masonic Club

Sportspower Port Douglas

Bronze Sponsors Caltex Australia

Goodall Family

Ives Mensland

Jenny Guyatt

NQ School Photography

Rotary Club of Mossman

Warren Entsch MP Leichhardt

Year 11 Awards

Dis&nc&ons Daniel Nash

Ellie Zillfleisch

Merits Kacy Baxter

Fletcher Beitzel

Bella

Ebony Burchill-

Schonenberger

Tom Burcombe

Ethan Chesterfield

Nathan Clark

Akeisha Collins

Harrison Davis

Lani Dickson

Hannah Karamujic

Thomas

Jesse Morris

Ben Nicholas

Keeley Poole

Angelo Puglisi

Viesha Seidenkranz

Kynan Smith

Soul

Kyle Wynne

Subject Awards

Fletcher Beitzel

Ag Prac�ces, Essen�al

English, Industrial Tech

Journey

Cert II Mari�me Opera�ons

Nathan Clark

Specialists Mathema�cs

Akeisha Collins

Philosophy & Reason

Harrison Davis

Cert III Fitness, Sport & Rec

Claire Deuble

Drama

Brooklyn Hunt

Cert III Sport & Rec

Thomas

General Mathema�cs

Mia

Film, TV & New Media

Daniel Nash

English, Industrial Graphics,

Physical Educa�on

Michela Nisbet

Essen�al Mathema�cs

Ben Nicolas

Hospitality Prac�ces

Lillah Pougeard-Dulimbert

Geography

Fallon Spanton

Ancient History

Abbi White

Cert II Visual Art

Ellie Zillfleisch

Biology, Chemistry, Legal

Studies, Math Methods

Year 7 Awards

Dis&nc&ons Nanami Anderson

Lola Evere"

Hayley Fischer

Brooke Harold

Faith Hill

Eloise Lefel

Shae Leighton

Kandice

Rudra Patel

Emilie Pedemay

Lena Schmidt

Clare Smith

Kayla

Mia White

Merits Freya Adams

Katherine Andrews

Mira Bannerman

Sienna

Emily Brown

Elsa Burrows

Indi Castro-Clark

Apinan Ekwanich

Ella

Willow Francisco

Cameron

Abigail Green

April Hams

Brian Harris

Piper Leo

Eadoin McDonagh

Lily Mckay

Mathys Moolman

Deklen Reynolds

Iris

Jai

Ryder Smith

Jack Veltman

Pablo Wild

Kayla

Subject Awards Nanami Anderson Japanese

Katherine Andrews Music

Alexander Chave Digital Design & Tech

Brooke Harold Health & Physical Edu

Eloise Lefel Science

James O’Donoghue Industrial Technology

Rudra Patel Mathema�cs

Emily Pedamay Humani�es

Deklen Reynolds English

Clare Smith Art

Kayla Japanese

Jack Veltman Food Studies

Alexandra Ziesler Dance

Year 8 Awards

Dis&nc&ons Jasmine Allery

Tahlia Barnes

Chloe Barton

Tilly Borzi

Prudence Dean

Nikita Farraway

Byron Filmer

Cara Fregoni

Amy Hardy

Hannah Jacobson

Ava Jenkins

Hazel Ki"o

Imogen Lyne

Taylah McNally

Niamh Zillfleisch

Merits Xanthe Burford-Pollard

Withheld

Daine Coiu2

Jasmine Davidson

Kierra Dew

Eliza Eggins

Luka Govorko

Andie Heidke

Benjamin Johnston

Evelyn Jones

Olive�ola Latu-Burfield

Melody

Thomas Mantell

Nikita McDonald

Ma�lda Muller

Connor O’Neill

Charli Osborne

Archie Po"er

Kasey

Addison Ramsey

Alexis

Keith Russell

Kristen Saunders

Sofia

Rory Spanton

Subject Awards Jasmine Allery

Science

Tahlia Barnes

Dance, Music

Jasmine Davidson

Digital Design & Tech

Byron Filmer

Media Arts

Amy Hardy

Industrial Technology

Hannah Jacobsen

Drama

Imogen Lyne

Japanese

Chris�an Naguit

Digital Design & Tech

Addison Ramsey

Art

Niamh Zillfleisch

English, Food Studies, HPE,

Humani�es, Mathema�cs

Year 10 Awards

Dis&nc&ons Riley

Ebony Dolphin

Gwyneth Dowell

Jasmine Hage

Amandine Lefel

Jessie

Alannah

Charlie Moran

Naomi Morris

Emma Pollock

Merits Lloyd Armstrong-Waters

Trinity Beitzel

Jamie

Olivia Castles

Harrison Cox

Torana Cox

Reagan Crees

Pania Crowther

Emily Donoghue

Tilly Droop

Alyssa Heise

Toby Hull

Grace Jones

Hamish Jones

Poppy Maunder

Aarie McCarthy

Andre Moritz

Emily Oorthuysen

Joshua Read

Christopher Rennie

Subject Awards Riley

Film, TV & New Media

Kerr Conway

Cert II Furniture Making

Harrison Cox

Humani�es

Torana Cox

Physical Educa�on

Ebony Dolphin

Cert II Tourism

Emily Donoghue

Japanese

Gwyneth Dowell

Digital Solu�ons, English

Industrial Technology,

Mathema�cs

Jasmine Hage

Food & Nutri�on

Jessie

Agricultural Science, Science

Alannah

Hospitality, Recrea�on

Naomi Morris

Cert II Health Support & Cert

II Community Services,

Visual Art

Rory

Cert II Engineering Pathways

Year 9 Awards

Dis&nc&ons Lane Hill

Alyssa Jackson

Sophie Jeffrey

Zea-Sian

Kalan Poole

Mercedes Ramsey

Leena Ranford

Charlie Schild

Finn Schreiber

Braith Seidenkranz

Ruby Woods

Merits Kade Arnold Bayahn Cohen Barnes Caylen Bhimji Angela Brische"o Jaymi Kian Byrne Liana Tyson Crees Jack Davenport Lucy Dwyer Oliver Jesse Frisina Lyra Fudala Hannah Gibson Brock Girgen� Ryan Gwynne Hilton Archie Lennox Scarlet Jasper Maunder Shannon McKay Brigi"e Myno" Jus�ne Eva Nicholas Caitlin O’Neil Kaijah O’Sullivan Jacob Pedersen

Withheld Mykaylah Raseta

Withheld Rebecca Rennie Jamaica Jorja Slaughter Couper Smith Zara Soltwedel Shawn Thiele Savannah Todaro Andaman Travis

Subject Awards Kade Arnold Industrial Technology

Angela Brische"o-Music Brianna Cox—Art Jack Davenport Media Arts

Lane Hill—Science Alyssa Jackson English, Japanese

Sophie Jeffrey Health & Physical Ed

Caitlin O’Neil—Drama Kalan Poole—Humani�es

Charlie Schild Digital Technologies

Braith Seidenkranz-Food

Studies, Mathema�cs

Ruby Woods—Dance

2020 Senior & Junior Leaders

Dis&nc&on Award Winners

Dis&nc&on Award Winners

Year 12 Awards

Dis&nc&ons Mary Cerna

Jorja Harvey

Merits Bronson Allen

Melissa Callander

Sco" Cooper

Bo Dormer

Chloe Erdos

Geneva Gilbert

Brooke Hage

Madison Hardy

Sophie Kirk

Leilani

Myah Lowenstein-Jones

Jack Morwood

Kate Padovan

Ethan Pedemay

Jordan Sco"

Kirah-May Tanner

Angelika Verdera

Emma Vizard

Rayden Walker

Connor White

Keegan White

Melissa Callander Cer�ficate III Fitness, Essen�al

Maths

Mary Cerna Ancient History

Chloe Erdos Dance, English, Legal Studies

Leilani Gawn Visual Art

Jorja Harvey Biology, Chemistry, Physical

Educa�on, Physics

Sophie Kirk Legal Studies

Ruby Lennox Essen�al English

Jack Morwood Industrial Technology

Kate Padovan General Maths, Sport & Recrea�on

Ethan Pedemay Film, Television & New Media

Vanessa Scouller Hospitality Prac�ces

Kirah-May Tanner Cer�ficate II Visual Art, Drama

Angelika Verdera Media Arts in Prac�ce

Rayden Walker Agricultural Prac�ces, Cer�ficate III

Sport & Recrea�on

Connor White Business, Chemistry, Mathema�cal

Methods, Specialist Mathema�cs

Keegan White Design

Subject Awards

Concert Band

Dis&nc&on Award Winners

Year 12 Emergency Services Presentation A simulation of an accident was presented to Year 12 students with Emergency Services providing

a real life response. This is designed to raise awareness and encourage students to take care on

the roads.

A big thank you to Andrew Petrack, QFES for organising the presentation. Thank you also to the

members of the Police, SES, Fire Brigade, Hospital staff and Undertaker who participated in the

exercise.

Since our last ar�cle, the Science Department has been very busy. Our Year 11 students ventured

across the river and into the Daintree Rainforest for their Unit 3 Biology Field Trip. The purpose of this

trip is to gain experience in the field in terms of sampling and recording data about our ecosystems

and exploring the factors affec�ng their survival. A big thank you to the Daintree Discovery Centre,

JCU’s Daintree Rainforest Observatory (DRO) and Daintree Ice-cream Company for the role they

played in our Field trip. We are privileged to have such wonderful resources right on our doorstep.

The students couldn’t stop talking about the catering at the DRO and were so glad that they didn’t

have to cook for themselves. The last day of the Field Trip saw the students dragging the teachers out

of the mangroves and telling them to hurry up as they were chomping at the bit to get to the

Daintree Ice-cream Company!

The Year 7 Science students have also been out in the field with an excursion to the Cairns Aquarium and

Cairns Museum. The trip helped students to gather informa�on and data for their assignment this term.

As this goes to print they are busy finishing off their informa�on posters about threats to our Coral Reef.

It was the first �me we got to visit the Museum and it was great to learn about the history of the reef.

What’s happening in the Lab @ Mossman SHS

Thank you to all of the staff for organising the trip and

making sure everyone made it home safe and sound.

Our Year 11 Chemistry students have been busy prac�cing �tra�ons which has

been a definite learning curve. Ask any of them and they will describe in detail

the aggrava�on of missing the equivalence point by one drop!

It has been another great year in science and we look forward to 2021 and all of

the scien�fic adventures it will bring.

Yours in Science,

Mrs Zahnow (HOD Science/Agriculture/Performing Arts)

Coxswains Certificate

Congratulations to Kirah-

May Tanner Hovenden and Ashton Davenport on

successfully completing their Coxswains Certificate.

Students commenced the course in 2019.

Special acknowledgement to Volunteer Marine Rescue Port Douglas for organising and facilitating the course.

DATE CLAIMERS

Last day Years 10 & 11

Friday 27th November

Year 10 Tourism Camp

Monday 30th November-Thursday 3rd December

Transition Day for Year 6

Tuesday 1st December

Year 10 Reports emailed/posted

Friday 4th December

Junior Swimming Carnival

Tuesday 8th December

Year 7/8/9 Reports emailed/posted

Wednesday 9th December

Last day Term 4

Wednesday 9th December

School Office open—2021

From Monday 18th January

Australia Day Holiday

Tuesday 26th January

First day Term 1 2021

Wednesday 27th January

DON’T FORGET

TO ORDER

YOUR

2021

CALENDARS

Year 12 Media Arts in

Practice 2021 Calendars are

printed and are available

from the school office.

A4—$10

A3—$15 The calendars are professionally printed featuring student

photography of the local area. They will make great presents for

family and friends.

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School

Holidays

Reminder The Premier announced on 17th

September 2020 that—

Thursday 10th December and Friday

11th December are now Student Free

Days

School will now finish on

Wednesday 9th December

SECOND-HAND BOOK SALE Mossman SHS invites all community members, parents and students to our second-hand book sale. We have decided to part ways

with some of our older resources, primarily made up of non-fic�on. There will be hundreds of books available to purchase with topics

ranging from world history, local history, environment, law,

geography, science and much more. We also have many DVDs

and CDs available. Prices will range from 50c to $2 per book. All

proceeds will be used to purchase new and updated resources

for our school library.

WHERE: MSHS Resource Centre

WHEN: Thursday 3rd

December from 8am &ll 4pm.

Due to COVID restric�ons all visitors must sign in at the office

and follow all COVID guidelines, including use of hand sani�ser

and social distancing while at the school.