Dear Parents, Today’s newsletter follows Speech Night – our most prestigious event of the year where students are honoured as the top academic achievers, school captains for next year are announced and our cultural

and sporting champions are recognised. These high achievers have this newsletter issue dedicated to their achievement. Competition for these awards at Wavell is fierce with many students achieving exceptional outcomes – this makes winning an award even more special. I urge students who were in contention but just missed out on being recognized on Speech Night to continue to strive for personal excellence. I extend our thanks to Mr Greg Rodgers, our P&C President and School Council Chair, for presenting our awards this year and thank him for the enormous commitment he has to Wavell, volunteering many hours and being at many of our student performances and competitions. Mrs Christina Smeed, Deputy Principal and Mrs Bedewi, Administration Assistant, were the key people responsible for another quality Wavell event and our 2012 School Captains and Student Representative Council President delivered the school report very professionally. Our talented music students and vocalists, under the direction of Mrs Piggott, added excellent musical entertainment to the evening which followed a wonderful showcase night last week. They also provided a stirring performance on Monday morning this week at the Kedron Wavell RSL for the Veterans Day memorial. I also extend my thanks to our hospitality students and their teachers for hosting a very polished function for our special guests prior to Speech Night. The announcement of next year’s School Captains was a special way to complete the evening. I am confident that the four elected captains; Denzell Heketoa, Christen Johnson, Cameron Joyes and Ruby Russell will lead our student body exceptionally well next year. The final time our Year 12 students will assemble is for Graduation on Friday, 16 November, just three (3) weeks away. I hope that many parents are able to join us for the Graduation Breakfast at the Kedron Wavell RSL. The guest speaker is past Wavell Graduate Dr Jessica Forbes. The breakfast will be followed at school by our formal Graduation Ceremony to commence at 9:00am. I wish our seniors well in finalising their assessment and in their preparations for the next phase of their life. Have confidence; you have been provided with a great education at Wavell High.

JJ Major, Principal

Newsletter Issue No.16 26 October 2012

P & C Meeting - Tuesday 20 November 2012, at 7:30pm, in the Admin Building - All welcome.

Telopia Avenue, Wavell Heights, PO Box 384, Nundah 4012 Ph: 07 3350 0333 Fax: 07 3350 0300 www.wavellshs.eq.edu.au

From the Principal

“Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.”

Laurence Sterne

Rotary All-Rounder Medal

Our Top Scholars for 2012

Dannielle Stewart has made an outstanding contribution to the life of the school. She has shown long term commitment to her academic studies over her five years. Dannielle

has successfully completed university study at two institutions, Bond University and University of Queensland while completing her senior schooling. She has been a 2012 prefect and an active member of the Student Representative Council Executive. Dannielle has for two years been the SRC at P &C meetings and as well she was a student representative on the School Council.

The Dux of the Senior School, Tanya Chamberlain pictured centre, has achieved outstanding results; Very High Achievements for all senior subjects and won subject prizes for Mathematics B and Physics. Tanya plans to study Chemical Engineering at university. The Dux of Year 11, Ruby Russell pictured left, received As for all six of her academic subjects in Semester 1, including English, Mathematics B, Mathematics C, Physics, Geography and Home Economics. Dux of the Junior School, Rose Foster Bauer pictured right; gained Very High Achievement in

all of her subjects. She won the Drama, French and History subject prizes as well a high level of involvement in Instrumental Music.

Dr Helen Nugent AO Best All-Rounder

Christle Cash achieved some outstanding academic results and tonight has received the Mathematics A prize. As a 2012 prefect she represented the school at many events including

ANZAC Day, Open Day, Year 8 Camp and Bridge to Brisbane. Christle participated in a variety of sports including swimming and athletics. She was a member of the Vicki Wilson netball team and was named as the Most Valuable Player for the Open team. She was the 2012 Girls Sports Captain. Christle has also been awarded the prestigious Pierre de Coubertin award, very significant this year as this is the last time this award will be issued.

School Captains for 2012

Congratulations to our new School Captains for 2013, pictured below; Denzell Heketoa, Christen Johnson, Cameron Joyes and Ruby Russell.

Matthew Kleidon has consistently performed at very high levels in Academic, Cultural and Sporting pursuits and made an active contribution to Wavell. He received the

subject prize for Music. Matt has been the 2012 Music Captain and as such has played a major leadership role in performances and activities. He has represented the school at numerous RSL events and has been in strong demand as a bugler. Matt was also a member of the Metropolitan North Hockey Team.

Taylah Oliver has exhibited a dedication, commitment and perseverance to her academic studies. Taylah has worked in a school-based traineeship. She has

been the President of the Student Representative Council for 2012. Taylah always has a positive attitude and cheerful disposition, combined with her role in organising and promoting SRC events.

P&C Combined Shops Committee Annual Dinner 4 December 2012

Venue: Geebung RSL at 6:30pm All Volunteers Welcome Contact: Noela Tweedale

on 3350 0377

UQ School Service Award

Quota Club Achiever of the Year

YEAR 12 GRADUATION DAY FRIDAY, 16 NOVEMBER 2012

6:45am - Breakfast at Kedron-Wavell Services Club

Tickets $17.00 per person Guest Speaker: Dr Jessica Forbes 9:00am - Graduation Ceremony in

Assembly Hall Program to conclude by 10:30am

All parents of Year Twelves are welcome.

Semester II Examinations Commence

Year 12 - 1 to15 November Year 11 - 19 to 29 November Year 10 - 26 to 29 November

Years 9 & 8 - 29 November to 5 December Exam timetable available on school website

Diary DatesDiary DatesDiary DatesDiary Dates Monday 29 October �Performing Arts Excellence Graduation Dance and Drama in Hall 7:00pm �Nominations Open for SRC Executive 2013 �SRC Executive Meeting in Conference Room 10:45am Tuesday 30 October �Film Night Wednesday 31 October �Arts Captains for 2013 Announced �WSC Post School Options Evening in Library 6:30pm Thursday 1 November �Year 12 Semester II Examinations commence (1-15 November) Friday 2 November �Year 9 Leader Nominations Open �Year 11 QCS Practice in class-Lesson 2 Monday 5 November �SRC Executive Elections for 2013-Speeches and Voting �SRC Meeting in G2 1:10pm Friday 9 November �Remembrance Day Memorial �Year 9 Leader Nominations close �Year 11 QCS Practice in class-Lesson 2

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Volunteers required for our Canteen, Clothing and Stationery Shops. Contact Noela Tweedale on 3359 5126.

54th Annual Speech Night Sportsman and Sportswoman for 2012

Vincent Rennie has made a significant contribution to Wavell sport. He has been thoroughly involved in the Rugby League Excellence program in the Wavell GIO School Boys’ Cup team. He carried the leadership role of Sports Captain and participated in all inter-house carnivals. Vincent represented Metropolitan North in both Rugby League and Track & Field. Paige Crossingham has made an enormous contribution to the sporting landscape. In her role as Alamein House

Captain, she was actively involved in all inter-house carnivals and finished second age champion for Track and Field. Paige competed in the summer and winter inter-school sport seasons in Touch Football and Oztag, both times being named Most Valuable Player. She represented Metropolitan North in two sports, Touch Football and Track and Field.

The Instrumental music program was highlighted at the Showcase Concert on Friday, 12 October. A fantastic event; well done to students and teachers.

Our high achievers for 2012 were honoured at Speech Night on Wednesday, 24 October. Principal, Mr Jeff Major reported on the year, outlining future directions for the school. Reports were presented by P & C President and School Council Chair, Mr Greg Rodgers, School Captains, Santage Keighley, Rein Kleidon, Joshua Madden and Van Nguyen and Student Council President, Taylah Oliver. Wavell Show and Stage Bands, and the Mon Ché Quartet, conducted by Mr Jason Osman and Mrs Leanne Piggott, entertained us.

Academic Award Winners Year 12 Dux: Tanya Chamberlain Year 11 Dux: Ruby Russell Year 10 Dux: Rose Foster Bauer Year 12 Subject Award Winners: Joshua Abrahams, Melanie Ashmore, Camille Avenido, Georgia Best, Amanda Bouhamdan, Christle Cash, Casey Chamberlain, Tanya Chamberlain, Emma Dale, Megan Dangerfield, Ky De Silva, Estelle Desribes, Sophie Farruggio, Sarah Gibbons, Sean Hansen, James Hunt, Santage Keighley, Matthew Kleidon, Rein Kleidon, Tauroa Le Sueur, Robert Lee, Joshua Madden, Eleanore Mason, Natasha McIntyre, Ashleigh Menzies, Van Nguyen, Sarah O’Loughlin, Matthew O’Sullivan, Harjinder Randhawa, Vincent Rennie, Darcy Rose, Luke Sanderson, Dannielle Stewart, Aleeza Tanveer, Peter Telep, Dina Vink, Anna Zervoudakis. Year 11 Merit Awards: Jessica Bates, Jacynta Cappiello, Adam Cauchi, Lauren Dawson, Tessa Dawson, Georgia Ferguson, Cory Garrow, Breane Hague, Zoe Harvey, Daniel Jebb, Christen Johnson, Teegan Kranenburg, Hayley Lowe, Clinton Mathiesen, Jade McAulay, Emma Nash, Kaitlin Paterson, Natalie Peinke, Kaitlin Royce, Jasmine Sharie, Sarah Sheppard, Yuliya Shkvarko, Hayden Steel, Sunny Van Den Berg, Ashley-Hope Walker, Tamzin Wardle, Christy Wright. Year 10 Subject Award Winners: Kayla Adendorff, Leah Baker, Rhiannon Bolton, Preetika Chand, Niki Cheng, Samuel Cloudsley, Liesel Devery, Emili Dzakula, Sarah Edwards, Rose Foster Bauer, Ashleigh Gilbert, Alexandra Macdonald, Kate McLean, Daria Monakhova, Zoe Morris, Robert Moura, Kirrily O’Donovan, Lysani Pallay, Catherine Rosenberg, Judith Scahill, Roimata Warren, Monique Watters. Year 9 Merit Awards: Jemma Barker, Lucy Chen, Milly Chen, Alison Clarin, Brockton Cowen, Cassandra Gilkison, Emma Goding, Suuphaya Han, Rebecca Harvey, Cassandra Iseppi, Michael Johnson, Luke Kisaloff, Reanna Letts, Liam Macauley, Kurt Mahaffey, Luke Mathiesen, Bailey McIntosh, Sharni Morcom, Joshua O’Brien, Brendan Oswin, Giselle Pickering, Sophie Preston, Savannah Richards, Rachel Shearer, Savannah Vasilakis, Hayley Wood, Selene Wootton, Ellie Young, Jia Zhang. Year 8 Merit Award: Nadia Achberia, Madison Brook, Gloria Chui, Georgia Cloudsley, Luke Cresdee, Joseph Dale, Lucy Dale, Dennis Ding, Samantha Ellis, Lucy Florence, Angelika Fontaine, Tiffany Fraser, Sheryl Gabotero, Christyl Gowran, Emily Guest, Brooke Hafner, Emily Honor, Brittany Iseppi, Harrison Kettewell, Phoebe Knight, Karla Leveque, Sarah Longford, Kaitlyn Marsh, Jack Meincke, Thomas Meincke, Riley Melton, Nicholas Menesi, Daniel Michalowski, Sophie Morley, Lien Naces, Claudia Short, Gillian Thompson, Caitlin Townsend, Annaliese Trappett, Olivia Vasilakis, Joshua White, Jasmine Wood.

Stanley Shield Instrumental Music Report

Absentee Phone Line 3350 0303

IMPORTANT Please remember to notify the school of any change of address or contact phone

numbers for your student.

2012 I.D. Cards Years 8 - 11 I.D. cards are

available for collection from G1 upon the payment of $7.00. This card is valid from

October 2012 to January 2014 Correct Money is appreciated.

Used- Clothing Shop Attention Year 12 School uniforms of a suitable standard (washed and ironed with no faded stains or mending please)

will be accepted for sale as soon as possible after Friday, 16 November.

The annual Stanley Shield table tennis competition saw students from all grades attempt to wrestle the coveted title from Mr Stanley’s grasp. Students nominated for the event in droves and the competition was fierce from the outset. Last year’s student winner and eventual runner up, Herman Eseese, was upset early in the competition, going down to Year 10 giant killer Patrick Stevens. Jayden Nikorima was looking to go one better than his brother Kodi, who went down to Herman in last year’s student final, but his dream run was cut short in the semi-finals by talented Year 10 student, Jarrod Mann. Jarrod blitzed all competition before him to reach the final with ease. However, yet another Year 10 student and a surprise packet from year 9, had other ideas. Adam Morrow defeated Patrick in the semi-finals only to lose to yet another Year 10 student, George Kaisara, in the final. The student final was close in the first set before Jarrod ran away with it in the second as George’s defensive style proved no match for Jarrod’s big shots. Mr Stanley has now taken the title two years in a row. He won’t have it all his own way in the future though, with Jarrod, Patrick & George all having two more years to break his run. Year 9 semi finalist Adam Morrow has three years to go. We will see if Mr Stanley can be toppled in 2013.

REMINDER! Year 11 students are in normal classes,

up to and including: Friday, 16 November

Tuckshop Day is on Friday 2 November and our school is to give a big thank you to our tuckshop helpers and volunteers for their great effort this year. The role of our tuckshop and the people who provide nutritious food and drinks for students and staff is very important to our school community. Our tuckshop helpers should feel proud that their contribution has been appreciated by all. Thanks to our many volunteers who have put their hands up to help out, it is great to have them involved in the school’s daily operations.

Thanks to the Tuckshop Team

Farewell Mr Brentnall

Mr Marc Brentnall will relocate to Melbourne and assume a coaching position with the Melbourne Storm. All the best Mr Brentnall.