ISSUE 7, FRIDAY, 21 AUGUST 2015
PRINCIPAL, JEFF DAVIS
In the last week, Hillcrest has experienced incredible success in the Performing Arts arena. At the Gold Coast Eisteddfod Choral program, our students were immaculately presented and their behaviour was heralded by all who attended. When the Year 4 students were due to enter the stage for their performance, the school who had just finished passed our students in the corridor. Their teacher commented how surprised they were that the Hillcrest students
showed great appreciation and congratulations to this other school for their performance.
efforts in establishing a culture of excellence amongst these students.
incredible maturity and sensitivity to win this competition and set themselves apart from others.
This type of behaviour is due credit to parents and families, but also to the teachers and staff at Hillcrest for the way in which they instil a sense of pride and equity in our students in sharing true heartfelt congratulations for their performances.
It should be noted that the performances of these students was vastly different from the performances of other students, and while the cultural perspective of each school may be in part responsible for this, I would challenge that it is the Christian influence of Hillcrest and the softness and care that is found from the teaching staff that enables our students to out-perform other schools. This is a great lesson for us all to remember.
Congratulations goes, not only, to Athol and the drama team for their efforts in developing the skills and attributes of our students, but also to our whole staff, who bring the love of Christ to school every day and lead our students to a place where excellence can freely occur and they can achieve their goals.
Later on in the week, our Senior choirs performed to a standard that could only be described as sensational. Bella Voce won the Secondary B Grade section followed by the Senior Choir that won the Secondary A-Grade division and Bel Canto Choir that won the inaugural Premier division. These competitions were against leading independent and public schools from Southeast Queensland.
(Refer to the Performing Arts page for a full list of the outstanding results from our College choirs at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod.)
To see the huge number of Hillcrest students stand on the stage and sing in unity of purpose, voice and attitude, immaculately dressed, perfectly attuned to each other was something that you had to be impressed with.
Finally, the week was topped off with a brilliant performance by CALEB MONK, DANIEL COULTHARD and KATE VAN BRUGGEN at the Gold Coast Dramafest held at All Saints, where ATHOL HENDERSON supported these students in the presentation of Frankenstein.
I congratulate JENNY MOON and NERIDA RIENECKER for their
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COLLEGE NEWS 2016 term dates announced
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The Executive Team have approved the 2016 term dates. Please see the following document for a full listing of public holidays and term dates. This is also available on our College Website. http://bit.ly/1Pnm6o2
WOOLWORTHS EARN & LEARN
Drop on by 7-Eleven Robina (253 Scottsdale Drive, Robina) for your bread and milk and you will be supporting Hillcrest Christian College. 50c from each sale will be donated to our College. Don't forget to drop your token in the box provided.
UPDATING YOUR LAPTOP? Woolworths Earn and Learn is back, and we are collecting stickers! Place your stickers in the boxes available outside Woolworths Reedy Creek and Robina (the new Woolworths closest to Robina Town Centre Drive), or send them into school and place them in the box at Main Reception. Last year, Hillcrest Christian College P&F used points to buy resources for learning support in Secondary.
SCHOOL BANKING HELPERS NEEDED We are in desperate need for some parent helpers to assist in the processing of School Banking on TUESDAYS from 8:30am at the Hub. The more the merrier, and many hands make quick work. No experience necessary. All volunteers receive a free hot drink at the Hub, so drop on by and join in the frivolity.
Do you have a laptop that isn’t needed anymore? Karen teachers in the Thailand and Myanmar schools for displaced and disadvantaged children are in desperate need of laptops that are WiFi compatible. The Thailand Mission Team would like to take over as many laptops as possible on our upcoming Mission Trip. If you have a laptop you would like to donate, you can drop it into the Main Reception or the Senior Learning Community Reception by Week 7. Our IT Team will erase them and install all necessary software. Thank you for your support of this endeavour.
YEAR 8 PARENTS IMMUNISATION SURVEY Attached is a survey for current Year 8 parents from the Gold Coast Public Health Unit who are taking over from the Gold Coast City Council for the delivery of the vaccination program for Year 8s and Year 10s in schools as of 2016. Please complete by clicking the links provided in the letter. (This takeover does not affect the final vaccinations for Year 8 and Year 10 scheduled for October 2015.) http://bit.ly/1VK520y
WOW (Women of the word) women's BIBLE STUDY reedy creek baptist church Ladies of Hillcrest, you are invited to a women's bible study group on Thursday mornings at Reedy Creek Baptist Church. We meet each Thursday during the school term from 9-11am. Child minding also available. For more information, please contact Brony Monk on 0402 288 781.
INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOURS Over the last 4 weeks, Hillcrest has been privileged to host International Students from Hong Kong and Japan. There have been three groups in total - 22 students who were 1213 years old from Hong Kong, 19 students who were 16-17 years old from Tsushima High School in the Osaka region in Japan, and 39 students from the Fuji High School in the greater Tokyo area in Japan. The feedback from these groups is that they had an overwhelmingly positive experience within the school and with their homestay families.
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JUNIOR LEARNING COMMUNITY
YEAR 1 HIGHLIGHTS
YEAR 5 CAMP
YEAR 6 CAMP
A FRIENDLY REMINDER FROM FIRST AID
It has been a busy three weeks in Year 1. Here are some highlights!
PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON PORTAL
Year 6 camp was a blast! It all started Wednesday of Week 3. There was a lot of waving and kisses goodbye as we left Hillcrest. It was as three hour trip to our destination, Mapleton on the Sunshine Coast.
Parents must provide pharmacy labels on all medications brought to school for First Aid to administer. A copy of the Medication Advice Form can be found under Student Enrolment on the Portal which will need to be completed and submitted.
WIPE OUT WASTE Last week the Year 1 children had a very special visitor from Wipe Out Waste. The children learnt the importance of each coloured rubbish bin and all the items which can and cannot be recycled. A great morning was had by all!
This Term our Year 5’s visited Midginbil Hill Outdoor Education Centre, which is located in Uki, New South Wales. The students had a fantastic time exploring the great outdoors whilst learning new skills. Some of the highlights from camp were horse-riding, pioneering (which required us to get very muddy), playing initiative games and making damper and billy tea. This year’s camp was fundamental in giving our Year 5 students the opportunity to develop their ability to work in a team and show their leadership skills in a variety of fun and exciting ways.
FIRETRUCK VISIT
We were all so excited that we had finally arrived at camp. One of the highlights was the food, every meal was delicious. The activities we participated in were spectacular, they included the flying fox, abseiling, archery, giant swing, orienteering, low ropes and Indigenous Camp Experience. These activities were all amazing but above all I think that everyone on camp would agree that the Giant Swing was the best. Archery was fun too, the thrill of getting a bullseye in archery is such an awesome feeling.
Did someone say fire? GET DOWN LOW AND GO, GO, GO! The Year 1s learned lots about fire safety when the Queensland Fire and Rescue team came to visit in Week 4. MISS RICHMOND became a fire fighter for the lesson and we even got to use the fire hose and have a tour of the truck!
On the last day of camp we headed to Australia Zoo. Upon arrival we headed straight to the Crocoseum. After the spectacular show ended we all split off into our groups and went around the zoo looking at the amazing creatures. Soon it was time to get back on the bus and head for home.
PIRATE WEEK Ahoy! Last week, Year 1 was taken over by pirates! During the week, the children made their own treasure maps, created pirate art and even turned 1J into a gigantic pirate ship! What a fun week we had in Year 1!
Everyone was so disappointed that camp was over but at the same time happy to see family and friends. We all headed back to our homes with hugs and kisses from our parents.
Also, no medications are to be provided by parents to a student to keep in their bag, unless it is Ventolin which is checked regularly for expiry by the parent, and an asthma plan is provided to First Aid.
coming up 26 AUG * Prep Father's Day Night 28 AUG Gold Coast Show Day 02 SEP P & F Father's Day Stall 03 - 04 SEP Year 4 Camp 04 SEP Prep to Year 3 Sports Day 08 - 10 SEP Year 4 Bike Education 09 SEP K-6 Parent Teacher Interviews (2) 15 SEP JLC Showcase Concert 16 SEP Year 2 to Year 12 Chess Chalice 16 SEP KP1 Storybook Day
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SENIOR LEARNING COMMUNITY
SPAGHETTI BRIDGE CHALLENGE The spaghetti bridge challenge is a free design competition where teams of students have to design and build a bridge weighing no more than 300gm (including the 75 gram load plate) and stretching at least 35cm made entirely of spaghetti and glue. Over 70 teams were entered from more than 25 schools in Queensland to compete for the prize of $2,000 with the record achieving nearly 0.9kg per gram. On Thursday 6th August, I went to TAFE in Brisbane with MR WILLIAMS to have my bridge tested. The bridge only weighed 105 grams including the load plate, but it managed to hold 16 times its own weight until it broke at 1.7kg. However, without the load plate, the bridge weighed 30gram and held 57 times its own weight. This is a very good strength to weight ratio. The spaghetti bridge competition is held every year at Southbank TAFE and all Year 7-12 Queensland students are eligible to join. If you’re thinking about joining for next year, grab a couple of friends or go by yourself and think about what design you want to make. When the time rolls around next year, you’ll be organised and maybe you’ll win the $2,000. - OWEN LYNCH, YEAR 9
HILLCREST'S LEGAL EAGLES FLY HIGH IN BOND UNIVERSITY NATIONAL MOOTING COMPETITION Congratulations to Hillcrest’s magnificent moot (mock court appeal) team, comprising Year 11 Legal students, KATE VAN BRUGGEN, MELISSA RUGBUR and MILLY KARGER, on winning the Gold Coast regional round in
May and then performing with distinction in the national finals on Saturday, 1 August, of the prestigious Bond University High School Mooting Competition. It was a truly extraordinary achievement by the team, in its first year of mooting against generally more experienced Year 12 students, to make it through from an original field of over 120 schools to the finals with 13 other schools from around Australia, including Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide and Brisbane. A wonderful synergy was experienced by barristers, Kate and Melissa, and solicitor, Milly, as they worked together in afterschool meetings with Keith Sypott, a former Hillcrest ‘Legal Eagle’ who recently completed degrees in Law and International Relations at Bond University, and Legal Studies teacher, Mr Owens, to prepare excellent submissions for the judges. In a thrilling conclusion to the national finals awards ceremony, KATE VAN BRUGGEN was announced as the winner of one of only four Advocacy Awards from the 28 elite, young barristers who participated in the finals. Judged by a panel of Bond University Law lecturers, Kate’s Advocacy Award carries with it a 40% scholarship for a Law degree at Bond University. It’s certainly an honour for our College to have one of the best student lawyers in Australia!
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GRIFFITH BIOLOGY STUDENTS GIVEN RECOGNITION
• Week 1 saw us welome 13 new students into our community.
Each Wednesday afternoon, when school is finished for most, our Griffith University students stay back at school and challenge themselves by completing University Courses. The Exercise Science students were challenged to research into the ‘Effects of Biomechanics on Sport Performance’ and had to design a poster and present this information to others in the course. BRENDAN FILMER, PHOEBE JOHNSTON and GEORGIA VILLACORTATYLER spoke at Griffith University last Wednesday in front of 150 teachers, lecturers and peers. These students spoke with confidence and delivered an informative presentation that not only wowed the lecturers but was utilised by Griffith sporting coaches to correct and enhance skill execution of players. Well done Brendan, Phoebe and Georgia!
• Day 1 we hosted the then speaker of the House Bronwyn Bishop for a mock Parliament.
THE RICH TAPESTRY THAT IS THE SENIOR LEARNING COMMUNITY In preparing my report for the Board this month I reflected on what has been happening in our community since the beginning of this term. In doing this I wish to recognise the wide range of activities and commitment of staff and students to building our community. Below is a quick snapshot on some of the amazing things so far this term! • The sails were finished over the holidays and are now being used by the community. It is a welcome addition to our facilities.
• Week 2 saw our Year 9 students off on their annual SydneyCanberra Trip. This was a huge success with students learning a lot about our National system of government and the early history of our Federation. • Three of our Year 11 students competed against the National Champions in the Bond National Mooting Competition to come second. KATE VAN BRUGGEN was awarded a 40% scholarship to Bond University for her excellent presentation. Thanks to DAVID OWENs for the work he did with the team. • We had a combined Year 5/6 evening along with our annual Year 9 Subject Expo. This saw over 300 family members attending these functions and it was our first community activity under the new sails. • Our choirs in SLC gained many first places including: Overall Secondary Winner and Premier Choir of the Eisteddfod. Thanks to Jenny Moon and her team. • We have hosted 4 international study tour groups from Japan, Hong Kong and Korea amounting to over 100 students. Thanks to Cath Butler and her team for co-ordinating these visits. • Our U16 Footsall team won their competition. Thank you to SARAH SLAVIN for coaching them.
• A 40 hour fund raising lunch time food bazar under the sails raising money for those in need. • We saw our first Theatre Restaurant evening. A great event, showcasing our students and parents, staff and other adults performing amazing items. Thank you ATHOL HENDERSON. • Our Senior Drama students, Caleb, Daniel and Kate, took out first place in the comedy section and overall first place in the Act 1 competition last week. Congratulations to ATHOL HENDERSON and the students. • Two Year 12 students entries have been accepted into the Creative Generation Awards – SHANNON LABUSCHAGNE and MORGAN STEIN. Thanks to Lorenna Miles who is making an amazing impact on our students with her passion for art. • 21 students have been entered into the Gold Coast Show Art Competition. • Over 50 of our SLC community members spent an afternoon and evening helping feed the homeless at Coolangatta. Thanks to BEN THOMPSON and LISE MALEHAM for organising this. In addition to our student achievements, our staff have also been actively working on a range of initiatives and activities including: • The Year Level Co-ordinators are undertaking a 5-month training program on Servant Leadership. They are currently
in the second month of this program. The outcome is to create a vision and action plan for the YLC team to lead the Senior Learning Community • PETER FERNANCE has commenced in his role as Deputy Head of Senior Learning Community. He is already making a great impact with students and staff. • Our SLC team are now meeting every second week in accountability groups on a Wednesday morning where they break open God’s Word and share in groups of between 3 and 5. • The Head’s of Faculty are currently engaged in a visioning exercise for their area as we start planning for 2016.
ensure we focus our attention on providing the best possible learning opportunities and pathways for our students. All of these contribute towards creating a growing vibrant community. We are planning so that the Senior Learning Community will be recognised as an innovator and leader of global and collaborative learning. The outcome of which will be: students who are equipped for their next journey and provided with one of the most extensive range of pathways available. Thank you to the staff, families and students who make our community what it is, a great place to be!
LEGAL EAGLETS VISIT BOND UNI
On Tuesday, 18 August, the Year 10 Legal Studies class visited Bond University for an eye-opening guided tour of the Law Library, Main Library, Multimedia Hub, Moot Courts, Police Interview Rooms (complete with darkened ‘blue light’ viewing areas) and Tutorial Rooms, culminating in an invaluable Legal Research Skills Presentation provided by the Law Librarian. Highlights of the visit included a talk by a current Bond University Law Student, excellent online research tips and takeaway Bond University Law Faculty pencil cases filled with Bond University pens, post-it notes and other nifty stationery goodies!
• Our Year Level Coordinators and Senior Studies Coordinators have moved into a single office. This will enable the rich dialogue and support that occurs when a team works together. • PAUL WOTTON and PETER FERNANCE have been undertaking individual interviews with Year 12 students to ensure they are maximising their opportunities in their final months of Year 12. • Year 9 students have selected their subjects for Year 10, 2016. They are the first cohort to have the opportunity to participate in our “Subject Guarantee” offerings. A significant initiative for Hillcrest. • We have commenced creating a 3 to 5 year plan for the Senior Learning Community. This is to
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PERFORMING ARTS GOLD COAST SECONDARY SCHOOLS DRAMAFEST - WINNERS! & ACT 1 THEATRE RESTAURANT Congratulations to three of our Year 11 Drama students, CALEB MONK, DANIEL COULTHARD and KATELYN VAN BRUGGEN for their achievements in the Senior Production of 'Frankenstein' which was staged at the College Act 1 Theatre Restaurant evening on Wednesday 12 August 2015 and at the Gold Coast Secondary Schools' Drama Festival on Saturday 15 August 2015. The students were awarded Highly Commended Certificates by the adjudicator, award winning stage and screen actor BRYAN PROBETS, at the conclusion of their performance and then they went on to win the Outstanding Comic Performance Award and the Best Overall Play in the Senior Section of the festival on Saturday evening at All Saints. Talking of the Act 1 theatre restaurant evening; a huge congratulations to Drama Coordinator, ATHOL HENDERSON for producing this event. The audience was treated to picnic hampers, and a range of quality performances from our Drama & Communication program students. A highlight of this event was the Thursday evening adult clowning class; featuring a few parents and staff, in very unfamiliar roles, who had the audience in stitches.
GOLD COAST EISTEDDFOD CHORAL CHAMPIONS!
453 Hillcrest students sang last week in Choral Sessions in the Gold Coast Eisteddfod. That’s 906 feet that went on 18 bus trips and involved 13 supervising staff. (And we only lost two jumpers and had one vomiting child) The choirs performed exceptionally well and achieved the following results: FIRST PLACE - JUNIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIR (PREP TO YEAR 3) Year 2 Chorus HIGHLY COMMENDED PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIR (PREP TO YEAR 3) Junior Singers FIRST PLACE - PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIR (PREP TO YEAR 4) Primary Voices SECOND PLACE - PRIMARY SCHOOL VOCAL ENSEMBLE (PREP TO YEAR 6) Blokes
SECOND PLACE - PRIMARY A GRADE 5/6 Chorale FIRST PLACE - SECONDARY B GRADE Bella Voce FIRST PLACE - SECONDARY SCHOOLS VOCAL ENSEMBLE MANCHOIR FIRST PLACE - SECONDARY A GRADE (YEARS 7-12) Senior Choir Senior Choir also won the Most Outstanding Secondary School Choir for the first time ever. FIRST PLACE - PREMIER GRADE AND INAUGURAL HARLEY MEAD AWARD Bel Canto Congratulations to all our staff and performers on these amazing results. A big thank you to our exceptional Choral Conductors, JENNY MOON and NERIDA RIENECKER, for their phenomenal work with our students. The eisteddfod continues this week with our bands and strings performing throughout the week.
BANDS SHOWCASE CONCERT PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON PORTAL The Bands Showcase Concert was held on 5th August 2015. This concert featured our Drumline, Senior Band, Intermediate Band, Year 5 band, and some up and coming Instrumental soloists. What was evident was the strength, quality and depth which is developing our Instrumental Program. For our 55 member Year 5 Band, this was their first ever public performance. They were very excited to be performing in front of a full theatre; and did so very confidently with a polished performance of four pieces. Our Year 5 band and strings program is a feature of our College, highlighting the vision of our Performing Arts Department being an inclusive place, where ALL students have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument. All performers on the evening did a superb job, culminating in the Senior Band, featuring two blossoming jazz singers, JAYDE CASTLES and BRONTE REDENBACH performing "All that Jazz" from the musical "Chicago".
CHORAL & ART EXTRAVAGANZA DATE CLAIMER 'SYNERGY' - the Hillcrest Christian College Choral and Art Extravaganza will be held from 5:30pm on 12 October 2015. Tickets $8 - on sale in Week 9.
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SPORT ATHLETICS DISTRICT ATHLETICS On Monday (3rd) and Tuesday (4th) August, our Years 4-12 District Athletics Team competed against all other Hinterland Green Schools at the Griffith University Athletics Facility. Our team displayed exceptional talent, with 19 students progressing through to the Regional Athletics Carnival on the 8th and 9th September. Special mention goes to SAXON BRUCE and FLYN SCHIEB for achieving Age Champions for their respective age group. I'd like to thank all parents for their continued support of the Athletics Program.
to our Year 11 students, with Basketball, Oztag, Volleyball, Futsal, Dance, and Track & Field available to all students. Through to Year 11, Tennis, Gymnastics, Rowing, Gym and Fitness are progressively offered to the student body. If any parent would like to be part of any of these sports as a volunteer coach on a Thursday afternoon through Term 4, please contact Mr Pauly on sports@hillcrest.qld.edu.au.
PRIMARY SCHOOLS OZTAG CHALLENGE
REGIONAL ATHLETICS The students in the table below have qualified for the Hillcrest Regional Athletics Team. All parents of these students have been emailed with the information regarding the Carnival. Training for this carnival will be held on Wednesday and Friday mornings from 7:00am8:00am. The Wednesday session is for Throws and Sprints, while the Friday session is for Long/Triple Jump and Sprints. Students wanting training for High Jump are to see Mr Pauly to arrange a private session. SAMARA ATTARD (10 YRS) SUMMER EPHGRAVE (10 YRS) BYRON EVANS (10 YRS) SAXON BRUCE (11 YRS) ZALI WELSH (12 YRS) HARRY KEOUGH (13 YRS) KENTA OMURA (13 YRS) TAYLOR RYAN (13 YRS) TARA MAMUMALEUGA (14 YRS) BROOKE NEPIA (14 YRS) ISABELLA NUNNINK (14 YRS) CHARLI REECE (14 YRS) FLYN SCHIEB (14 YRS) NYAH MORRIS (15 YRS) SIMI THOMSEN AJAYI (15 YRS) DYLAN CARPENTER (16 YRS) JASMINE DEETLEFS (16 YRS) BRENDAN FILMER (16 YRS) JACOB RADLOFF (16 YRS)
TERM 4 SLC SPORTS DEVELOPMENT All students in the Senior Learning Community have finalised their nominations for Term Four Sports Development. The sports on offer reflect a broader vision of the direction of Sport at Hillcrest and parent involvement is highly encouraged. Sport availability broadens from our Year 7 students
An amazing day of Oztag was experienced by 25 of our Year 6s on Monday 17th August, when they participated in the Primary School Oztag Challenge, run by Andrew Pye and Qld Oztag and attended by over 13 schools and 74 teams! Hillcrest nominated a year 6 male and female team, and both teams performed extremely well on the day. The boys managed 2 wins and suffered 2 losses, both of which were very close and could have gone either way. The girls managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, narrowly missing the cut off point to make the semi-finals. Special mention to FERGUS MCKEON who was named ‘Man of the Match’ for 3 of the 4 boys’ games, and Lachlan Clifford being named for the other. In the girls, INDEE SCHIFCOFSKE and REMI GEYER were named as joint ‘Players of the Match’ twice, and then REMI GEYER & AMITY PINK were named independently for the other two games. Outstanding effort, character and ‘sportspersonship’ displayed by all players. The teams were: YEAR 6 BOYS SAXON BRUCE LACHLAN CLIFFORD
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JESSE DAVIES (CAPTAIN) JACK DORAN ALEX MACKECHNIE FERGUS MCKEON DAVID MENG ALEX NUNNINK ARCHIE O'SULLIVAN SHELBY PARKES JACK ROPER (VICE) JACK SUTHERLAND JACK JOHNSON (SHADOW) YEAR 6 GIRLS EMILY CARROLL ASHLEY CLARK JESSE EMERT REMI GEYER (CAPTAIN) ABBEY GIBBS MADELEINE KAYE KAELA O'SHEA AMITY PINK ZOE ROWBOTHAM INDEE SCHIFCOFSKE (VICE) HANNAH SCHWINDACK MAELI TAPPER ABBI COLE (SHADOW)
AFL Awesome day of AFL games; Hillcrest had a boys team and a girls team in the comp - boys were playing 15 aside games, girls 9 aside. They both played well; boys lost the 2 scheduled games, to Gavin SS and Miami SS. They then opted to have a friendly match against Miami. The girls team won 1, lost 1. They lost first game to Helensvale but then managed a convincing win against Coomera Springs. Best part of the day according to kids was the fun they had at the conclusion of the day - playing a Hillcrest boys vs Hillcrest girls game! Controversy abounds, but apparently the girls won?! :) Great day had by all, beautiful spirit, manners and character displayed by Hillcrest kids on and off the field. Thanks to AFL Qld for hosting, the parents for supporting and for our 'super coach' bus driver Ian Hart for his expert advice to our teams. GIRLS ABBEY GIBBS CHAMONIX BELLAMY GEORGIA HARPER GRACE NEAN INDEE SCHIFCOFSKE JESSE EMERT LAYLA-J CAMERON MADELEINE KAYE MATILDA O'SULLIVAN SHAKIRA MORRIS
SIENNA JAK SKYE TURNER WHITNEY PRIOR YEAR 5 BOYS EZEKIEL STORTENBEKER HAYDEN RODGERS JAKE HELY MYLO CARLTON ROWAN TWINE SAM SUTER TAKUMI MATSUO THOMAS LEEDS ZEPHYR VALENTINE THOMAS HOPE YEAR 6 BOYS ALEXANDER MACKECHNIE ARCHIE O'SULLIVAN JESSE DAVIES JONATHON KNIBB SHELBY PARKES EXTRAS JOEY MULLER (YR 5) JACK SUTHERLAND (YR 6) JACK ROPER (YR 6) DAVID MENG (YR 6) SETH CARLTON (YR 6) COREY BOOTH (YR 6)
FUTSAL Congratulations to MISS SLAVIN and our two Secondary Boys futsal teams. Together they competed in the Coomera River Futsal Cup over two weeks. Congratulations to our U16 team who took out the competition and very well done to our U15 team who were runners up. The success of our teams at this competition reflects the strong growth of Futsal at Hillcrest.
BASEBALL SIGN-on REGISTRATION FOR THE 2015/ 2016 SUMMER BASEBALL SEASON SIGN ON AT MUDGEERABA BASEBALL CLUB ROOMS, Firth Park, Mudgeeraba Saturday 22nd August 1pm – 3pm Sunday 23rd August 10am - 12pm Saturday 29th August 1pm - 3pm Sunday 30th August 10am - 12pm For more information please contact Pete Crooks (Registrar) on 0433 558 089 or visit the Mudgeeraba Redsox website http://www.mudgeeraba.baseball.
com.au/
NETBALL EXCELLENCE VICKI WILSON CUP On Tuesday the 4th August our Senior Netball Team competed in the Vicki Wilson Cup. This is the State Championships for Netball and the first year that Hillcrest has entered a team. Our girls delivered an outstanding performance, only marginally missing out on progressing through to the next round of the tournament. I'd like to thank all the girls for their commitment to the team and the coach, SHERAH REEVES for laying a solid foundation for Netball at Hillcrest in to the future. HILLCREST CHRISTIAN COLLEGE NETBALL EXCELLENCE TEAMS are proudly sponsored by Clear Smiles Orthodontics.
SPORTS COACHES - ALL PARENTS
The vision of Sport at Hillcrest is to further expand our already strong program in to other sports around the college. In the near future, this includes Athletics, Netball, Basketball, Volleyball and Futsal. Any parent interested in gaining free coaching accreditation and would be interested in assisting the development of these sports are encouraged to contact Mr Pauly on apauly@hillcrest.qld.edu.au.
HILLCREST BASKETBALL
Congratulations to the following students who have been selected for the Queensland Titles of Basketball (Champ Schools) in September. Parents of these children are asked to monitor their emails regularly to ensure all information has been received and returned to the school. Please keep in contact with your child's respective coach to confirm all training sessions and times.
OPEN BOYS JONTY RYAN (C) LEVI FRANKLAND JACK ROBERTSON DYLAN MOSS CAMPBELL GREEN TOBIAS CAMERON CHARLIE VEIVERS FLYNN CAMERON TERRY YOO ISAAC MOIT BEN WOOLLEY JALEN PATON-CROKER
DEVELOPMENT BOYS JACK STADLER HUNTER BEACHLEY (C) BRENDAN FILMER JOELI-PAUL GRIFFIN KYLE MUSCA BAYLEIGH TAIKATO-SIMPSON WIL COLLINS SIMI THOMPSEN-AJAYI HUDSON MACMAHON DYLAN CARPENTER MATHEW HUTTON JOSH STADLER
OPEN GIRLS SINEAD COUTTS TARA MANUMALEUGA PHOEBE JOHNSTON NYAH MORRIS BREANNAH HAMILL MIKAYLAH FRANKLAND EMILY DANIEL CHARLI REECE ABBEY HAMILL SOPHIE JOHNSTON (C) ALANA POLS
* Please note the above teams are subject to change in the lead up to Champ Schools.
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RIDE PASSES NOW ON SALE!
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MOST OUTSTANDING CLASS COMP
RIDE PASSES ON SALE NOW
Ok teachers, students and class parents, the fete just got real! Our friends at Air Factory have come on board and want to reward the class that has the most outstanding stall! Judges will be looking at the overall idea, execution and enthusiasm.
RIDE PASSES ON SALE NOW!
AIR FACTORY PRIZE - The class voted the most outstanding stall wins a trip to the Factory to jump for free, in class time!
BEST STALL PRIZE
SIBLING PASS: $25ea for 3+ siblings SINGLE PASS: $27 ON THE DAY: $35
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Adults and Children one price (no food included). Adults do not need to purchase a ticket unless they wish to ride the major rides. An adult can accompany their young child on a minor ride without a ticket such as the Big Slide.
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