Tully State High School acknowledges, values and pays respect to the first peoples on whose
land we live, work and learn believing through education and reconciliation we walk together as
partners toward a better future for all.
Tul ly S tate High School
Phone: (07) 4068 4555
Emai l : in fo@tu l lyshs.eq .edu.au
Attendance Off ice Phone: (07) 4068 4515
TSHS News Principal: Mr Richard Graham
Deputy Principals: Mr Rob O’Brien
Mrs Rebekah Bidois
Term 2 Week 7 Monday 29th May, 2017
Curriculum
The Leadership Group met a few days ago to examine our current and future structures and
choice of subjects for students. With some major changes to occur in 2019 with the Senior
curriculum we are first looking at the subjects planned to be offered in 2019. We can then
work backwards to ensure that next year’s subjects can begin to prepare students adequately
for the changes in 2019. It is an exciting time with some new subjects on offer as well as an
updating of those subjects we are familiar with in Years 11 & 12. I will endeavour to highlight
differences for Year 11 students in 2019 in upcoming newsletters. In terms of assessment the following will
occur:
Current situation
Assessment programs are developed by schools for each subject. These programs are approved by the
QCAA. Schools set the assessment, and grade the students work, in line with approved work programs.
Starting for year 11, 2019
Subject results will be based on student achievement in four summative assessments—three school-based
assessments and one external assessment that is set and marked by the QCAA. For most subjects, the
school-based assessment will contribute 75% to the final subject result, except in mathematics and science
subjects, where it will generally contribute 50% to the final
(Note—QCAA is the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority).
Supporting student well being
Our Well Being program covers all students across our school. In supporting the program we often bring
in guest speakers who work with our students. We have had a range of excellent speakers visiting the
school recently. Vicki from Life Education spoke to our Year 7 and 9 students about a range of topics
pertinent to their age group. Sargent Troy from the Mission Beach Police is also visiting our schools in the
next few days also to speak with students, focusing on bullying and drug and alcohol education. Year 12
will also attend the Walk Away, Chill Out program – a highly regarded program for students.
In Classes
I have had the privilege of interacting with a couple of our subject offerings at the school with a large
practical component. The key element that I took away from both the areas I have visited is the high
expectations of our students. There is no doubt that the
students in our Home Economics area are producing food
of a very high standard. Regardless of age, each student
is passionate about producing a quality product.
Some of our students in the Agricultural area have spent
three days in camp learning how to handle cattle
appropriately. I visited the students last Sunday up at
Malanda where they were some of the top achievers in
the region in cattle handling and the support they gave
towards each other is wonderful to see. We have a large
number of students involved in Agricultural activities
from year 8 – 12.
A small group of Tully State High School students who
are currently studying for their Certificate II in Kitchen Operation, organised a sit down two course lunch on the 16 May from 11:00 am until 12:30 pm. They worked unbelievably well on the day and the meals they cooked looked and tasted absolutely delicious.
Their main meals consisted of:
Rolled Chicken Maryland served with seasonal roasted vegetables
6 hr braised Osso Bucco served on a creamy mash with gremolata
And for dessert:
Chocolate fondant pudding with vanilla bean ice
cream
Lemon tart with double cream
For two courses, it cost $15
Thank you to Ms Cathryn Clarke and her kitchen operation class who made it all happen on the day. Keep up your good and hard work.
Students in the kitchen operation class were:
Shakira Tinirau
Zane Zonta
Kiara Dickman
Evan Fielder
Bradley De Zwaan
Grace Roumanu
Kawika (Katy) Marukore
Jacob Dekok
Lysa Ising
Also a big thank you to Shally Roumanu and Cathryn Goyne for helping out on the day
What a fantastic term the technology department have had. The teaching staff has continued
to professionally develop their teaching skills to ensure that we are providing engaging, high
quality educational programs that are meeting the needs of students,
while also preparing for the new 2019 curriculum.
Term 2 saw students of Home Economics Certificate 11 in Kitchen
Operations organise, prepare and supply a high quality catering service
across the school. Students, under the guidance of Cathryn Clarke and
Damien McAvoy, have been busy delivering coffee to staff rooms to the
delight of many, with week six having BBQ Burger with Onion rings on
offer. The Tully State High School café is producing quality food and
superb service. It is fitting to name the café to reflect this high
standard of food and service. To enter the café name competition,
simply enter your name and café name using the following link.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9Y7L7N9
Conditions.
Entry is open to students, teachers, parents
and interested community members. You may enter as many times as you like. Café names will be posted in a new survey with
the most amount of votes being the winner.
You can only vote once. So select your preferred café name.
The beginning of term two saw Tully State High
School’s annual Cross Country event. The house
spirit on display and the participation by all was
outstanding. By far this was one of the best runs in
recent memory with the war cries at the end of the
day being a highlight. The rousing cheers and jeers
boosted the runners’ morale with members of each
house pushing each other to be loudest as they
cheered the competitors home. The new look
course for 2017 snaked around the school oval, up
the bike track and into town, before tracking back
through the school to finish near the Agriculture
Shed. After a fun-filled afternoon of running along
the new track, victory was taken again by Walter
Hill who continued their good form of recent years
in the long distance event. Kirrama came a close
second place followed by Mackay in third and Tyson
brought up the rear.
Aimee Sinton
House Captain
SEX/AGE GROUP AGE CHAMPION (1st
PLACE)
HOUSE
BOYS U/12 Jaqauin Burton Tyson
GIRLS U/12 Hunter Richtsfeld Walter Hill
BOYS U/13 Dallas Sutton Tyson
GIRLS U/13 Abbey Liddle Walter Hill
BOYS U/14 Andrew Brunello Tyson
GIRLS U/14 Elissa Quagliata Mackay
BOYS U/15 Jeremiah Seckington Kirrama
GIRLS U/15 Tamsyn Hazzard Kirrama
BOYS U/16 David Musumeci Walter Hill
GIRLS U/16 Tegan Conaghty Mackay
BOYS OPEN Jimi River Mackay
GIRLS OPEN Maddi Harris Walter Hill
School Kid Makes Disability Aid
Challenged with the task of designing and creating a prototype model that would assist persons with
disabilities to perform daily chores, I have impressed my teachers and peers.
My design of a device to turn garden hoses on and off by foot rather than by
hand, to aid arthritis suffers, is not only innovative but also very clever. This
invention can only be activated by humans and doesn’t require a skilled
trades person to install. Being a Year 11 student at
Tully State High School, I have put in many hard and
long hours to invent this foot operated tap valve.
My product was designed with simplicity in mind and
will be sent as a folio to an outdoor hose company, to
see if they would be interested in further supporting its
production.
BY EZRA MATTHEWS
State of the Art Dart Board
Year 12, Industrial Skills Technology at Tully State High was an excellent preparation for my pathway into a trade based career. Over the year we developed and
worked on skills in both construction and small furnisher making. In Semester 1, 2017 my assessment piece was a dartboard cabinet. I used workshop drawings provided by the
teacher and added my own design for the door frames and shelves based on personal preferences. I used a wood lathe to turn inserts for my cabinet, added electronics to the outside to
display a CNC name plate on the top, and inside the cabinet to brighten the dart board. The materials used were pine and meranti with a stain finish to seal and protect the timber.
Overall the project went to plan, although there was a lot of time spend designing and arranging the LED lighting.
Jayden Newman
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FUTURE EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS IN YEAR 12’S
ENGINEERING PROJECT
The Industrial Skills students are near completing a new project introduced this year- a dart
board cabinet which students are eager to finish: they are all looking forward to a game of darts in the last week of semester. Some wonderful skills, attitudes and designs are demonstrated by
Year 10, 11 and 12 students.
7A, 7C, 7D and 7F Drama and Music classes travelled to Innisfail College to view their matinee performance of Fame. The students were kindly
invited to the performance where many students were in awe of the lights, band and stage. Students
enjoyed themselves immensely throughout the singing and dancing performance. Some Year 7
students had not been to a musical before making Fame their first. Students were accompanied on the trip by their class teachers Ms Brewster, Ms Daniels
and Mr Gibbins.
This term 7A, 7C and 7D have been studying
Clowning in their Drama classes. Students are working in small groups using the poems Waltzing
Matilda, The Man from Ironbark or Mulga Bill’s Bicycle to present a short clowning performance
around their chosen poem. Students have taken to
the task with enthusiasm and energy! The Year 7s earn their red noses from
their Drama teachers Ms Brewster or Ms Daniels
after they have shown true Clown spirit. Students will then present their
short scenes to the rest of their class at the end of
the term.
Tully Juniors Enthralled As amazing as it sounds, the Grin’n’Tonic travelling theatre troupe treated the junior school to
an hour of poetry, song, and theatre in the MPC on Monday afternoon. The show, My Place, explored the different dimensions of the Australian identity through poems old and new, by indigenous poets and non-indigenous poets, about urban, suburban, rural and outback
settings. It was timely, as the year 9s are just starting an Australian Identity unit which will culminate in designing an Australian banner and speaking about it; the Year 8s are currently
studying and writing poetry about their favourite places; and a number of the Year 10 classes are working on war poetry. The students were very well behaved, and everyone enjoyed the light-hearted and fast-paced show. The actors generously answered a range of questions about the
origins, development and rehearsal of the show.
Vaccination time for staff and students!
This week Tully State High School provided free flu vaccinations for all
staff. Colene from Medimobile brought along her equipment and the
2017 Quadrivalent vaccine (QIV) that protects against the 4 mostly
likely flu strains to circulate in the Southern Hemisphere in 2017.
Yr 7s received their 2nd HPV booster on Monday and the Yr 10s are being offered the Meningococcal
ACWY Vaccination in June. All Yr10 students are being offered the free meningococcal vaccination
through the Qld School Immunisation Program. Meningococcal disease is a rare but severe infection with
some of the highest rates occurring in the 15 – 19 age group. The program was introduced in response to a
substantial rise in the number of meningococcal cases Australia wide in 2016.
Consent cards have been handed out to all Yr 10 students and parents are asked to
complete the consent cards whether they grant consent or not so the local vaccination
nurse knows she has reached all families.
Thank you!
While our Tully students are learning to
be part of our growing economy, the
first term saw a few of the year seven
classes building their very own wood
and acrylic moneyboxes, (the start of
their billion dollar portfolio). Learning
the value of patience, Mrs Cazita-
Mazeaud’s class had to wait untill after the school
holidays when they had sanded their work smooth, before taking it home.
Most of them had painted a first coat of paint but there was a chance that
some of the students completed the paint job at home with Mum, Dad,
aunts or uncles. Mrs Cazita-Mazeaud was lucky enough to spend time in music with this class and
has already recognised a few solid sound engineers and audacious music arrangers in the group...
maybe even a DJ or two. She
wanted to thank the children for
their commitment to the job, and
their guardians for sending our
school such lovely hardworking
students.
Tully State High School Term 2 School Social was held on the 18th
of May, with many students embracing the theme of the letter 'T'.
This week Dr Daniel Timms conducted an online video conference with one of the year 11 Biology classes to talk to them about his
world-first breakthrough design in total artificial heart (complete heart replacement) technology. He discussed the history of his
device and some of the trials and tribulations it takes to work in the field of research to get to the point he is at today.
The students got to ask him many questions including: How many
animal trials have been done to date? (10); How far away are human trials? (2 years); Is there a problem with rejection like a
normal heart transplant? (no); Which countries has he worked in on this device? (Australia, Japan, Germany, Taiwan, US).
The students in the Biology class, as well as well as some Year 7 and
9 classes, were also fortunate to have a physical hands-on experience with an earlier model of the heart which had been
implanted into three different cows during earlier trials. They were able to pull the heart apart and ask questions about the internal
mechanics.
More information:
The Australian weekender article in 2016
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/bivacor-and-the-
genius-of-daniel-timms/news-story/43ddd82edb1a9b8f3fb7a4080e857723
Youtube:
A YouTube video on the history of artificial hearts and where we are today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P8Nay_V3kE
Every year our year 10 students undertake work experience, the dates are 21st to 23 June. Please check with your child to see if they have submitted their form. Any student not partaking in work
experience is required to attend school during this period and will undertake an alternative
program.
Year 8 Poetry Recital
This term in English the Year 8s have been learning how to express themselves through
poetry. In preparation for their poetry recital in Week 8, we have selected a few from 8A
and 8E to share with the TSHS community. Thanks to the students for all their hard work
and enthusiasm - Ms Brewster and Mr Unwin.
Ode to water – By Amber Dent 8A
Embraced in your silky touch,
With liquid pearls running down my spine.
I listen to your music,
As it echoes through the trees.
The trees you bring to life,
The trees that stretch towards the sky.
Your reflective beads of magic,
Relied on by thousands of species of life.
Your crystal form awaits the presence of,
Polar bears and seals.
The transparent liquid around me,
Is the true essence of life.
The life that you helped create,
A life of freedom and smiles.
Friendship (sonnet) – By Lola Zamora 8E
You are there for me when I am down,
So I shall pick you up and dust you off,
When you stumble onto the ground,
I will take care of you when you have a cough.
We have emotions like laughing and cry,
We make our dreams a reality,
And together we will stand by,
With for each other for eternity,
I will hold you in my arms with care,
I will hug you until you pop,
A friendship lie this is so rare,
Forever our friendship will never stop,
There is nothing I wouldn’t do for you,
You are the best, I love you.
Sonnet - Anonymous 8E
This can be a cruel world but sometimes not.
With the good teaching, the bad we can change,
With new born babies still in a cot,
We can do it if we just rearrange.
With open mind leading us to a new
Who knows where we will go in this world,
With cloudy skies, the colour of blue,
We can become more linear than curled.
In this world we know the bad from the good,
The world has laws that aren’t always the same,
It certainly can’t be misunderstood,
But must we play by the rules of the game.
When we all differ from one another,
Really we are all sisters and brothers.
Will we ever be free? (Free verse) –
Leah Arthur 8A
Though some say beauty is as deep as skin,
I think that all folk should be seen as kin.
The colour of our eyes or of our hair,
Should not be marked as being dark or fair.
No more, the colour of the skin we have,
Should mark us down as being weak or brave.
There is no such thing as ‘fair go for all’,
They judge you by where you come from,
And if you fit the mould or not.
So many people still judge by your race,
For such there never ought to be a place.
Though we live in a so called ‘democracy’,
Of racism we never will be free.
So many holding the reins of power,
Not spiritually aware.
And racism is around us everywhere,
And racism only leads to division and war,
Just goes to show how ignorant some are.
Hello!
My name is Ellen Jackson and I am the new Chaplain here at Tully State High. I
have had a wonderful first day and feel very warmly welcomed.
I am originally from New Zealand and have lived in the Mission Beach area for
the past three years. I am married (to a former TSH student!) and we have a
beautiful daughter named Tabitha.
Before moving to the area I worked with Youth With A Mission, a Christian non-
denominational missions organisation, for seven years. I also am a Chaplain at
Innisfail State School. This term I am at Tully High each Wednesday and my
desk is in the office with the Student Support team. Feel free to pop in for a
chat!
What does a Chaplain do? My role is to
provide social, emotional and spiritual support to the school community.
Chaplains exist in a school to journey alongside the community with the aim
to strengthen, equip and encourage.
Each Chaplain will do this differently, as our skills and strengths differ. Phil Magarey seems to have been very well liked and
respected here at Tully High and I hope, over time, to build a similar level of trust.
I look forward to meeting you all and getting to know you.
Blessings,
Ellen
CONGRATULATIONS JACOB
Congratulation go to Jacob Bradshaw. Jacob has
been selected to play in the Peninsula Rugby Union
Team going to the State Titles being held in
Townsville.
Our weekly Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) focus has been responsibility. What a
fantastic display of responsibility we have seen this fortnight! Our year 12 students
showed excellent responsibility on Recreation Studies camp and our year 8s also
showed responsibility by entering the VIVO certificate competition. Congratulations to
our top ten VIVO achievers this fortnight:
We are also excited to announce our first GOLD CLUB members on parade this Monday.
Students who have earned 200 points so far this term will become members! Members
receive a special GOLD CLUB card that entitles them to a free ticket to the social, a VIP
seat on each parade, VIP queue jumping privileges, a VIP starter pack and a special
GOLD CLUB party at the end of the term!
Alice Herbert
(HOD Engagement and Wellbeing)
Maths Quiz: Week 6 Term 2.
How many people were born in England on the 4th September 1752?
Please submit responses to Mr Brown in person or email your response to
The maths department look forward to your responses.
GOOD LUCK
Students studying Genetics in Year 10 Science recently modelled Protein Synthesis – a complex process in the body which builds proteins. This extension activity required the use of playdoh to
physically model how the body transcribes portions of DNA; develops anti-codons in RNA; translates the RNA code into amino acids and then physically assembles the amino acids into
complex proteins. A variety of the protein models made by our students are in the image.
Notices & Events
7 June Yr. 10 Vaccinations
9 June– Grandparent Day
15—21 June Yr. 12 Exam Block
16—21 June Yr. 11 Exam Block
20 June Shell Questacon Science Circus
20 June Vicky Wilson Cup—Netball
21—23 June Yr. 10 Work Experience
26 June School Holidays commence
7 July School resumes for Term 3
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