Our annual awards night was held on Wednesday 23 October and well supported by parents and carers. Awards night is important time to recognise and celebrate the hard work and subsequent

success of our students throughout the year. Congratulations to all our award recipients.

As we head into the final term for the year and the busy season begins, keep an eye on our date claimers for the many and varied events across all of our campuses. Without your support, our school would not function as smoothly as it does.

From our Heads of Campus and Principal Alese Woods, Margaret Mawn, Kate Van Der Meulen and Guy Hendriks

NEWS ACROSS THE COLLEGE 8th – 25th October 2019

2019 DUX AWARD highest academic achievement in Year 12

Jeriah Sharpe

2019 YEAR 6 DUX

Rory Wallis

2019 SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR

MALE

Torey Kirby FEMALE

Hannah Lacey

EVENTS AND NOTICES

Date Claimer

2020 Enrolments at Roma State College We are taking enrolments for 2020 and thank all those parents who have attended our Prep Open Day. If your child born between 1st July 2014 and 30th June 2015? Enrol in Prep for 2020! Pick up an enrolment pack today!! If you are leaving Roma in 2020, please let the school know.

2019 Yearbook - $37 Order forms are available from form teachers for students interested in purchasing the RSC 2019 yearbook.

HitFM at RSC Hit FM will be broadcasting LIVE from Roma State College on Thursday

7th November from 6am to 9am. This is part of their two week drought campaign to educate the wider listening audience about the impact of drought on our town, and how our community is still thriving and supporting each other through it. Come down to share your story and enjoy

a barbecue breakfast, compliments of Hit FM!

TUCKSHOP ROSTER TERM 4

PH: 07 4620 4216 between 8am & 12pm

Week 4

Monday 28/10/19

Helper: Home Cooking: Pikelets:

Patricia Gordon Michelle Matthews John Cole

Tuesday 29/10/19

Helper: Home Cooking: Pikelets:

Tammy Stapleton Di Garvie

Wednesday 30/10/19

Helper: Home Cooking: Pikelets:

Erika Lister Rose Tardent

Thursday 31/10/19

Helper: Home Cooking: Pikelets:

Megan Proud Megan Proud

Week 5 Monday 4/11/19

Helper: Home Cooking: Pikelets:

Patricia Gordon Nicole Hilton Fiona Lucas

Tuesday 5/11/19

Helper: Home Cooking: Donations:

Carole Carter Michelle Clout TBA

Wednesday 6/11/19

Helper: Home Cooking: Donations:

Erika Lister Kerri-Ann Pollock TBA

Thursday 7/11/19

Helper: Home Cooking:

Wendy Garvie Pauline Bain

NOVEMBER 2019

5TH Melbourne Cup High Tea 7TH HitFM at RSC 8TH Year 12 Formal 15TH School swimming carnival 15TH Year 12’s last day of school 29TH Year 10 & 11’s last day of school 30TH RSC Community Outdoor Movie Night

DECEMBER 2019

13TH Last day of school for 2019 – Happy Holidays!

DISABILITY PARKS at ROMA STATE COLLEGE Disability Parks are solely for the use of cars displaying a Disability Parking ‘sticker’. They are not a drop-off place or a parking spot for anyone else. The Qld Police Service has been asked to monitor Disability Parking areas.

AWARDS NIGHT

Senior Major Awards TAFE QLD Southwest Vocational Student of the Year, Darcey Patterson. UQ Prize, Jaimee Balagbis.

Perfom ring Ar ts Award,

Performing Arts Award, Kiana Van Der Meulen Emily Payne Memorial Award, Tallara Ries.

David Littleproud Encouragement Award, Brianna Knayer. Golden West Emplyment Solutions Traineeship Award, Jorja Wiedman. Golden West Emplyment Solutions Apprenticeship Award, Jordan Boyd.

Aim High Student of the Year, Bobbie-Rae Mitchell. Mayne Award, Joshua Dare.

Anzac Award, Torey Kirby. Rotary Club All-rounder Medal, Jeriah Sharpe. Lions Club of Roma, Jessica Harland.

John Rudd Apex Citizenship Award, Jorja Wiedman. Zonta Club of Roma Award, Hannah Lacey. Caltex All Rounder, Laken Hornick. John Williams Apex Citizenship Award, Amy Heath.

Australian Defence Force Awards, Year 10 Chelsea James and Year 12 Jessica Harland. Marie Memory Memorial Bursary, Thomas Schefe. Aim High Leadership Awards, Year 9 Tamarlia Storch, Year 10 Darcey Patterson and Year 11 Rebecca Patch. Hede, Byrne & Hall Award, Lauren Campbell. Instrumental Music Awards, Thomas Schefe and Heather Proud.

Leo Club Kindness Award, Chelsea James. Darren Thrupp Award, Lincoln Pearce. Christine Stanford Memorial Scholarship, Bobbie-

Rae Mitchell. David Hourn Award, Rhiannon Crane.

Middle DUX Awards

Year 3 DUX, Micah Pearce.

Year 4 DUX, Martin Wallis

Year 5 DUX, Sam Marlow.

Year 6 DUX, Rory Wallis.

SCHOOL LIFE

4 Be winners

Congratulations to Middle Campus 4 Be award winners for Week 2.

4 Be winners

Congratulations to Middle Campus 4 Be ‘Be safe’ award winners.

Students of the week

Congratulations to the Middle Campus students of the week.

Students of the week

Congratulations Junior Campus ‘Students of the Week’ for week2. Keep up the fantastic work.

Year 3 gardening This term, we have been helping the Year 3’s to grow some vegetables. We planted some peas, tomatoes, lettuces and silver beets in the garden beds in Q Block (Middle Campus). We have watered the plants and dug the weeds out of the garden.

Then we watched the plants grow!

Helen Simpson

Students of the week Congratulations Junior Campus ‘Students of the Week’ for

week 3.

SCHOOL LIFE Year 8 STEM Year 8 students had the honour of participating in a STEM activity involving drones. A lot of fun was had.

Double Gotcha Day Middle campus double gotcha day saw teachers dressed up as

buzzy. 🐝 🐝

Design and Technology Yr 8 DAT class with special guests Daniel West- Anglicare and Janaya Greenwood- Maranoa Regional Council. As part of their service learning project, these students will be collecting donations for the Maranoa Christmas Appeal and assisting where required. Donations will now be accepted at the Senior Campus of: savoury biscuits, shortbread, tin fruit and vegetables, long life milk - cream- custard, jelly, chips and nuts.

Day for Daniel On Friday 25 October, RSC participated in ‘Day for Daniel’. ‘Day for Daniel’ is a national day of action to raise awareness of child safety. The students at RSC wore red shirts to school to participate in the day. Junior Campus students marched around the school and were visited by our local police to discuss safety. What an important topic to discuss with your children.

HEALTH

Take Time for Mental Health and Wellness Week

Oct 8th – Oct 11th

Thank you to all our staff, students

and sponsors who supported and

participated in our ‘Take Time for

Mental Health and Wellness Week

at the RSC Senior Campus. Our

focus was on the 6 key steps

towards optimal mental health:

Be Active, Take Notice, Care, Keep Learning, Give and Connect.

Our staff received a gift delivered into their pigeon holes by students

to say thank you for all their work, all thanks to Roma Office Choice. It

was fantastic to see our students and staff enjoy being active in our

Staff verses Students netball and touch football games. Our BBQ,

cooked by our student leaders promoted giving and connecting, as

staff and students enjoyed a free lunch sponsored by Queensland

Country Meats and Bakearoma. Susie Klein ran craft through the

breaks where students took time out

with each other and learnt how to work

with wool. On Friday students enjoyed

watching a performance by our

talented and fit Ripper Skippers. Here

at Roma State College we all belong to

a vibrant culture which promotes good

mental health through authentic connections and a shared value that

our staff, students and families are important.

Kate Forrest

SENIOR CAMPUS GUIDANCE OFFICER

Celebrate OT Week, 21 – 27 October 2019 Occupational Therapy Week celebrates the contribution of occupational therapists working within our state schools. Our occupational therapists work with teachers and teacher aides, other professionals, parents and students. They support schools to make reasonable adjustments that enable students with disability to be at school and learn. Occupational therapists assist students to participate in the full range of school life including learning, joining in co-curricular activities, playing, interacting with others and looking after themselves at school. To read about OT services in state schools, visit https://education.qld.gov.au/students/students-with-disability/specialist-staff/occupational-therapy or speak to your child’s teacher or principal. During Occupational Therapy Week, we celebrate the contribution of occupational therapists working in state schools across Queensland. Collaborating with staff, parents and students, our occupational therapists enable students to participate in the full range of school life.

MUSIC, ARTS & CRAFT

Queensland Symphony Orchestra visit

On Wednesday 9th October, Senior Instrumental Music students had the opportunity to participate in workshops with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. During this time, students learnt some invaluable skills that they will be able to put into practice in their own playing. The students then had the privilege to perform their pieces alongside these members of the Orchestra.

Eisteddfod Success

Prep G achieved First Place for their poems, The Puppets and Rain Voices, at the Roma and District Eisteddfod!

SPORT

South West 9s Rugby League Roma State College blue team claimed the South West 9s carnival title (for the 1st year in a row). The boys played against Tara, Charleville, St Johns along with RSC yellow. The yellow team was unlucky not to make the final of the day, going down 18-20 in the final stages of the game. All boys represented the school terrifically and demonstrated fantastic sportsmanship.

RSC Under 13 All Schools Basketball Roma State College nominated in the annual Sweet 16 All Schools Basketball tournament. In just the 2nd year of the competition, 27 schools nominated for the 2019 competition. The tournament was a huge achievement for our school as the team battled it out in some pressure situations and achieved victories. Huge thanks must go out to the coaching staff Travis Fisher and Sonya Lucht for making the participation in this

carnival a reality. We look forward to the future as the growth of basketball within Roma State College continues. Players Reid Grant, Riley Lucht, Nash Rodgers, Rory Wallis, Martin Wallis, Darcy Kingston, Blake Kingston, Euan Perrin, Liam Perrin

SPORT

Samsung Netball Cup Grade 5 and 6 netballers received their trophies today for being undefeated at the Samsung Netball Cup last term! Well done to all players on an amazing effort!

Schoolgirls Rugby League This Term, Roma State College have students from Year 7 – 12 competing in the Secondary Schoolgirls Rugby League Challenge. This is a 6-week competition for U14 and U17 girls in the South West Region. Teams from St Johns, Charleville, Cunnamulla and Roma State College are competing for the Schoolgirls Cup.

The girls have been training hard for many weeks in the lead up to this competition. Coaches Mal McMillan and Amy Kramer are proud of the dedication displayed by these students, who have been giving up their Wednesday and Friday afternoons to train and play. There has been many wonderful displays of talent and sportsmanship over the past two weeks. Our Roma State College U17 team are currently undefeated, whilst our U14 team have had one win and one loss.

The finals of the Secondary Schoolgirls Challenge will be held in Roma at the Middle Campus Oval on Friday the 15th of November from 4pm. It would be great to see the Roma State College community come down to support the girls in the finals!