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Principal’s Report The introduction of My Redeemer and compulsory BYOD has featured in the life of Redeemer this year. While these are merely tools, it is the practice of embedding them into the daily life of the student which enhances student engagement and ease of access to information, curriculum material and online research. Additionally, both MyRedeemer and the BYOD structure will allow for ever increasing opportunities for communication between home and school, student and teacher and peer to peer learning. Redeemer remains mindful that the traditional learning of literacy and numeracy should be central to teaching and student learning. The ever increasing development and use of flexible learning spaces in both the Junior and Senior Schools have continued in 2016 as they will in the years ahead; they are not end goals in themselves. Rather, these redeveloped learning spaces and new teaching and learning strategies, appropriately developed for flexible learning, are provided to teachers and students as alternative means for higher learning engagement. The College’s annual Springboard showcase earlier this Term presented a rich, diverse and very high quality display of student work from the Visual Arts, Design and Technology, Home Economics, Information Technology and Film and TV. From the Principal’s perspective, the 2016 Springboard Showcase was again very well presented and all staff and students should be extremely proud of their work. In 2016, Redeemer’s NAPLAN results continued to reflect the academic success experienced across the College. For the fourth consecutive year, our student scores were higher than State and National averages in every area tested in every year level. Tracking of cohorts over the last eight years continues to indicate that Redeemer students improve at a greater rate than their State and National counterparts. This success is testament to the support of our parents, the commitment of our students, and the dedication of all staff across the College. In 2017, our students will complete their NAPLAN assessments online. In delivering its academic program, Redeemer remains committed to high expectations and rigor across the College in a manner which is supportive of all ability levels in order that students can maximise their learning according to their ability. Throughout 2016, broader learning activities continued across the College with the 2016 Canberra Tour seeing a strong mix of Junior School and Senior School staffing as part of Redeemer’s ongoing commitment to transition from the Primary to Secondary years. Survey results, and general and specific feedback, continue to highlight Redeemer’s excellent pastoral care across the whole college. Redeemer seeks to continually improve its Pastoral Care service to its families and, where possible, to the wider community.
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Redeemer’s vertical House system provides many avenues to strengthen relationships across the various year levels. The annual Pavement Art competition across both sub-schools remains one of the House competitions where students can build relationships, and exercise their creativity in a fun and meaningful way. This year, the transitioning of Redeemer Year 6 students to the Senior School for 2017 and beyond was very well received by students and parents. The transition process established two years ago continues to include a Transition Passport for Redeemer Year 6s going into Year 7 as well as a range of familiarisation activities which have occurred during 2016, culminating in a successful Orientation Day for new students held just yesterday. The Year 6s had their timetable modified as 2016 progressed, preparing them for the two week cycle that operates in the Senior School, including daily homework and learning to use their pigeon hole as a locker. Other personal-organisation initiatives also assisted the Year 6s in their awareness of what will be required of them in 2017. I take this opportunity to thank all staff who have supported these initiatives in 2016. At Redeemer, students are encouraged to be involved in community service activities. This allows students to reflect, considering others less fortunate than themselves and to unselfishly give of themselves and their resources. In 2016, Junior School donated their weekly chapel offerings to various charities and organisations, including Helping Hands and Australian Lutheran World Service. In the Senior School, the Student Committees enthusiastically ran activities including ReCykle raising money for the Leprosy Mission, World’s Greatest Shave raising funds for the Leukemia Foundation, and Lunch on the Green raising money for the Orange Sky Laundry and MS. Across the whole college, students were involved in delivering over 1000 Easter gifts to local nursing homes and Meals on Wheels, sending 75 Christmas gift boxes to third world countries as part of Operation Christmas Child and raising money through two free dress days for Helping Hands and St Andrews Lutheran College, after their school fire. In addition to the numerous community service activities, the whole college continues to maintain support of the “Helping Hands” Van. The Van has been in action now for two and a half years, and continues to touch the lives of those in our community less fortunate than ourselves. 2016 has seen strong support by students across the College as they have donated goods, and by Senior School students as they have given up their time on a Friday evening to help on the Van roster. In the wider community, Our Saviour Lutheran Church continues to staff the Van over the holiday breaks. 2016 has been an outstanding year for Redeemer’s Co-curricular programs. In addition to tremendous successes in Sport and Music, the cultural activities have enjoyed both good achievements as well as excellent student participation; of particular note were Debating and Chess. I especially congratulate Alexander Black who received a Bronze Medallion in the Brisbane South Chess Championships, placing third in the Open B Division. Debating at Redeemer has made leaps and bounds in performances across Years 6-12. Redeemer competed in the Queensland Debating Union competition with two teams each in Years 7, 8, and 9 and one team in Years 6, and Years 10 to
12. Each team had to deal with a range of topics covered and short prep debates for Years 7-12. Ably coached and supported by a great group of staff and parents, the students developed confidence and improved their ability to produce quality arguments while under the pressure of speaking publically and producing rebuttal. In all year levels except one, there was a team in the finals which was a tremendous result. There has been an abundance of highs in the 2016 Performance Music year with all ensembles and individual performances consistently exceeding expectations through memorable and outstanding performances. 2016 saw Redeemer music performance achieve its best results so far. Top awards were achieved in the Music disciplines of the Bands, Choral ensembles and the Strings. The Senior Singers achieved first place at the Queensland Youth Music Awards, Chamber Strings again won the Open String Orchestra section at Redlands Eisteddfod. The Senior Concert Band’s Platinum Award is the highest for a school band in Queensland. Other ensembles also acquitted themselves extremely well with the Junior Choir receiving a highly commended award at the Queensland Youth Music Awards, many ensembles won their section at the Redlands Eisteddfod inclusive of: The Fellas, Intermediate String Ensemble, Chamber Strings, Senior Concert Band, and Intermediate Band. The Junior Ensembles of Junior Concert Band, Year 6 Band and Intermediate Concert Band all received Gold Awards at Queensland’s MusicFest. In Piano performance, individual students from Years 7 to 11 performed extremely well in competitions which they entered, with special mention of David Kwong (Year 11) who was awarded the Accompanists Guild of Queensland award at the Redlands Eisteddfod. On top of these fine performances, Redeemer’s ensembles again this year provided their version of community service, performing at numerous public events held by the College as well as retirement villages. We thank the entire College community for their ongoing support and encouragement of our hard-working and talented young musicians and we should especially thank the staff involved in Music and the parents’ Music Supporters Group. Without the tireless work of these adults, such a fine music program, as exists at Redeemer, would be very difficult to achieve. The development of Sport at Redeemer in 2016 continued building on improvements from the previous three years with the best performances at the top TAS level in the past decade. The three Trimesters of TAS Sport produced two Premierships with seventeen teams across Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Hockey, Netball, Touch and Soccer finishing in the top half of the competition, that is fourth place and above. The achievements of the TAS teams are even more commendable for the fact that Redeemer was the second smallest TAS school in terms of student population in 2016. Additionally, Volleyball in particular had excellent success outside of the TAS competition at Volleyball Schools Cup with the Year 7 Girls placing second in the Junior competition, the Year 10s winning Gold in the Intermediate Schools Cup, while both Boys and Girls Firsts Teams won Gold at the Senior level.
In 2016, Redeemer competed in the Logan District carnivals for students aged 13-19 years in the sports of Swimming, Cross Country, and Athletics. In all of these carnivals, Redeemer won the Percentage Shield and placed second overall. This is a fantastic result and I congratulate all involved. Congratulations to the following students who were State representatives as follows: Claire Johnson: Queensland Netball Umpire; and Nicholas Sayers: Queensland Rugby Union Referee. Individual student achievement outside of schools sport is also worth noting. Congratulations to Billy Drake: Queensland representative in Under 17 AFL; Sienna Vardy: Queensland and National representative in Under 12/13 Futsal; Alexandra West: Queensland and National representative in Under 16 Indoor Netball, Caden Bardell: National representative in Bechrest Rifle Shooting; and Sam Strickland: National representative in Archery. Held for the third time, all indications are that the Sports Award Evening is maturing into an annual highlight of the Redeemer community. Apart from the celebrations of achievement and service in Redeemer Sport, the significance of the celebrity speaker continues to grow; this year we were inspired by Taylor Worth, Olympian in archery. Our JTAS program continues to grow in strength and is in a fantastic position to develop further in 2017 with the addition of new ideas, programs and structures. Participation throughout 2016 increased each term, with Term 3 being a standout as we fielded eight Soccer teams and six Basketball teams in our weekly JTAS fixtures. We must congratulate all teams who have worked tirelessly at training to develop their skills and be ready for game days! Your commitment to your school is certainly noticed. 2016 has also seen increased presence of the Redeemer War Cry and it is fantastic to hear so many young students showing the pride they have in their school teams after hard fought victories. Thanks to the hard work of Mr Li, we were able to take two Year 6 Volleyball teams to the Primary Schools Cup. This event will become a staple of the Junior Schoolrts program and it was fantastic to see the girls finishing fourth and boys finishing third on the day. For the first time, we have introduced Junior School Sports Captains with each sport being represented by two eager and committed Year 6 students. This initiative will grow further in 2017 as our Captains work alongside the Coordinator of Sports Development to promote their sport and engage younger students in participation. Parents and students will have noticed the continuing use of surveys; I assure parents that the constant gathering of information is both helping the College improve policies and procedures, or the information has been useful in identifying new and emerging needs. Via the use of these tools, Redeemer seeks to better serve its student and parent community, both in its dayto-day operations as well as its forward planning. These tools add to the on-going practice of parents providing direct feedback via traditional communication, meetings and the P&F processes. Community partnerships with the P&F and Our Saviour Lutheran Church have once again been of great benefit to the College in terms of building a strong, caring community that models
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Principal’s Report (continued) responsible citizenship to our student community, participation through service to others, and expressing and exercising the care and love of Christ. Throughout this year, the P&F has continued to support Redeemer through its traditional activities of the parent Supporters Groups and Fair, they continue to investigate new initiatives with the aims of strengthening the P&F through expanded participation and its fund and friend raising activities in general. Every year, I am amazed by the outcomes from the efforts of the P&F and 2016 was an excellent example of parents generously giving of their time and talents in order to support staff and students. Our Saviour’s support of the co-curricular program, Christian Dance, the reading and giving of Bibles to the Junior School and their support of the Redeemer Fair continued to be significant contributions to the community life of Redeemer in 2016. The arrival of Chaplain Nic Hu, sponsored by the LCAQD was a most welcome addition to Chaplaincy services to better serve the evolving needs of Redeemer. The Redeemer community also envelops our more mature friends. Each year we look forward to welcoming the many Grandparents and Special Friends of Redeemer students. This is a very special day for families and one that makes lasting memories for all involved. The annual visit of Redeemer’s sister school, Shibakashi, once again provided students with a positive and personal interaction with another culture and a sharing of cultural experiences, sport and the arts. Shibakashi welcomed a new Principal this year who has indicated that he is reviewing Shibakashi’s interaction with Redeemer and any planned changes would take effect from 2018. This year, Redeemer continued its capital development in both the Junior and Senior School precincts to provide contemporary facilities which effectively support the wide range of academic, sporting and cultural programs on offer. The Junior School was further developed to support Redeemer’s flexible learning strategies. This included the construction of the Junior School Wave, new carpet in the Junior School Library and the addition of a range of flexible furniture pieces for Junior School classrooms. The OSHC facilities were also relocated and upgraded including new carpet, a kitchen upgrade, a new activity area and the courtyard was redeveloped, including a purpose built shade sail. The Senior School saw improvements in the Kleinschmidt Centre, with the addition of two toilets, new water bubblers and two new music tutor rooms. New, high specification computers and monitors were installed in the SH15 computer lab. Air-conditioning was installed in the SB Block laboratories. Remodeling work started in the Senior School Resource Centre and will continue over the Christmas break to upgrade the facility with new carpet, break out rooms, shelving and furniture. Our sporting facilities are also being improved with the completion of the Stolz Sportsfields facilities upgrade including new toilets, showers, kitchen and landscaping. Work will also be completed on the Scurr Oval barbecue facilities, adding an outdoor kitchen and a covered “mini” wave. I would like to formally thank the P&F for contributing $256,000 to these projects.
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It is with sadness that we farewell staff, both teaching and nonteaching, who have served the College for a number of years. We thank each of them for their service to the families of the College and wish them all the very best for the future. I thank the following staff who left Redeemer at various times during 2016: Corin Fudali, Robert Hutton, Younkyung Jung, Antoinette Mattingley, Queenie Niu, Michele Norman, and Gerrit Van Essen. I would also like to thank staff who are leaving at the end of this year; we thank each of them for their service to the families of the College and wish them all the very best for the future. Please join me in thanking: Cheryl Andersen, Yvonne Boonman, Danielle Braiden, Denise Buck, Tanya Burkitt, Jane Gado, Themi Georgiou, Beulah Greaves, Marie Hughes, Zoe Hutton, Delia Loch, Kelli McKeiver, Jessica Morrish, Mark Rasi, Mike Rowlands, Gina Simatovic, Geoff Sockhill, and Zoe Warman. Redeemer has a wonderful staff culture, one that is rich in service, care and professionalism; throughout 2016, staff have worked very hard in their service to families of Redeemer. Looking across the College, I see overwhelming evidence of hard working, committed and loyal staff in the non-teaching area as well. The beautiful grounds of the College have continued to impress community members and visitors alike and are evidence of a dedicated and creative grounds and maintenance staff. The cleanliness of our facilities equally reflects a cleaning crew who are professional and proud of what they do. Elsewhere the academic support staff of the College directly serve the needs of parents and visitors through the various Receptions or in their roles of assisting teachers. In all cases the compliments that flow from the community to the College about the work of our staff are always appreciated. I thank the College Council for their leadership of Redeemer this year. At the governance level of the College, it has been an interesting year as the Council grappled with the ever changing needs of 21st century education and the leadership change which has occurred in the second half of the year. I thank College Council for their dedication, guidance and support of me personally over the past eight years. In closing, I say farewell to you all. It has been a pleasure to serve the Redeemer community. I leave with many wonderful memories which I will treasure as long as I have the capacity to remember. I wish Redeemer all the very best for the future and look forward to hearing about Redeemer’s ongoing development and success. Mr David Radke Principal
College Council Report The year 2016 was another busy one for Redeemer Lutheran College. Some notable observations at the beginning of the year are that “The Wave” covered area was installed in the Junior School, Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) was relocated into MA Block, the roof to SE block was replaced and the “My Redeemer” Learning Management System was introduced. “The Wave” provides additional covered areas for the Junior School students, especially at drop off and pick up times. The relocation of OSHC into MA block provides much-needed additional area for this service which has seen sizeable growth in recent years. The replacement of the SE block roof reflects the ongoing repairs that are required as the College buildings age. I understand that “My Redeemer” has been embraced by students and staff alike. Sport will see a number of changes for 2017. In response to a number of concerns, the College (in association with the P&F) set up the Parent Sport Reference Group. This Group worked hard through the year to prepare and evaluate a survey to identify the Sport needs of the College. This work culminated in the “Shaping the Future of Redeemer Sport” evening held at the beginning of September. This evening recommitted the College to providing an active sporting program, and announced that Years 4 to 6 would continue to compete in the JTAS competition (as has happened in previous years), and that Years 7 to 12 would compete in the Greater Brisbane Conference (GBC) competition. Both competitions are run under the auspices of The Associated Schools (TAS). The GBC competition, however, does not obligate Redeemer to field teams in every year level for every sport in the competition. Fulfilling this requirement has been very challenging in previous years. Nevertheless, Redeemer will continue to attempt to field teams in every year level for every sport where practicable. The College Council appreciates the work of the Parent Support Reference Group and those involved with presenting the “Shaping the Future of Redeemer Sport” evening. The Stolz Sports field change rooms have undergone a major renovation in the last half of 2016. The College is very grateful to the P&F for its financial support of this project. The P&F has also committed financially to new barbeque facilities at Scurr Oval. It is planned that these facilities will be available for use in 2017. In 2016, the Outdoor Education/Camp Program was reviewed, and changes suggested to improve the sequencing between the various year level camps as students progress through the College. The suggested improvements will be gradually introduced as the opportunities arise. The Year 9 Outdoor Education experience will be undertaken at the Immanuel Lutheran College, Mt Binga campsite from 2017 onwards. For the previous six years, the College has used the facilities provided by the Tuchekoi camp near Gympie. The Tuchekoi facilities have served the College well and have allowed students to experience a number of physical challenges, giving students a chance to discover their own
capabilities. The move to the Mt Binga facilities will allow the College to provide an outdoor education experience which has an inherently Lutheran ethos. The College Strategic Plan has been a major focus this year. I take this opportunity to thank the parents, students and staff who have contributed to the development of the Strategic Plan 2017 to 2019. This Strategic Plan is proposed to be released in the first quarter of 2017. In association with the development of the Strategic Plan, architects have been engaged to develop a Master Plan for the College site. The College also farewells its third Principal, Mr David Radke, at the end of 2016. Mr Radke has accepted the appointment to become Principal of Grace Lutheran College and he commences there in January 2017. College Council thanks Mr Radke for his eight years of service to Redeemer Lutheran College. During his time here, Mr Radke has led many improvements and changes in response to the ever-changing demands of teaching and education. As a Council, we are grateful for his many new ideas which have enabled the College to stay at the forefront of changes in the education sector. On behalf of College Council, I thank Mr Radke for his tireless efforts to advance Redeemer College. At many times, this has involved long hours and personal sacrifice, and we also recognise David’s wife Naomi and children for their wonderful support. We wish Mr Radke all the best at Grace Lutheran College and we pray God’s many blessings for his future. In January 2017, the College community will warmly welcome Mrs Tanya Crooks as Principal, and we look forward to the next chapter with Mrs Crooks at the helm. Please take the time to introduce yourselves to her over the coming months. Redeemer Fair was another College highlight. Organised by the Parents and Friends Association, it was a very successful event again this year, despite the threat of stormy weather. I am aware that many parents, students and staff volunteer their time over an extended period of time to make this such a great event, and on behalf of College Council, I thank you all for your efforts. Redeemer would not function as well as it does without all the work of the auxiliaries. There is the P&F Association, Sporting Supporters groups, Music Supporters, Redeemer Foundation, Our Saviour congregation and the list goes on. To all of these auxiliaries and the associated volunteers, I and College Council thank you. I want to thank College Councillor, Elaine Forster, who retired this year, for her service to the College over many years. I welcome Cameron Jaggers and James Tan who have been appointed to College Council this year. I take this opportunity to thank all the members of College Council who volunteer their time to function as the College’s governing body and who ensure that the College remains founded on God’s Word, the Gospel of Jesus Christ. “Our Hope is in Christ” Mr Ross Warbrooke Chairman
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Parents and Friends Parents and Friends Committee 2016 has been another busy year for the P&F. We started the year with a new President, Vice President and Treasurer (and without a Secretary). The year kicked off with our free family event, ‘Movie Night under the Stars’. Unfortunately, it turned into Movie Night under the Rain Clouds, so we moved the event into the MPC and a great family night was had watching the much loved film, ‘Paddington’. Early in the year we committed to allocate $200,000 to the upgrade of facilities at Stolz Sportsfields, and we are very proud of this project. Our sporting teams now have modern team change rooms, showers and amenities to be proud of sharing with their opponents. The new canteen facility will allow the P&F and our Supporter Groups to provide a service to our community and that of visiting schools. We look forward to celebrating the opening in the near future of this large P&F legacy project. Also in 2016, we committed $56,000 to fund a solution for food offering at Scurr Oval in a joint project with the school. A ‘wave’ shelter, electric barbecue, servery area and much needed bubblers will be built on the edge of Scurr Oval to service both Scurr Oval and Glover Fields. This will be a sought after venue for school functions, Supporter Groups, sports days and even as a learning space with the undercover area and future grandstand. The first stage of this project is on track for completion in 2016. Next we facilitated and funded the Junior School Disco which was well attended by the year levels. By the middle of the year we were full-steam into planning for the Fair and decided on several changes for 2016. For the first time in 9 years, we moved music back outside with an enormous stage and a wonderful afternoon with “Music on the Green”. Thanks to the sponsorship of Ray White Rochedale for their generous support of this change. The Fair was a great community day and thanks must go to the very hard working committee and our community volunteers, we raised around $23,000 which will fund P&F projects in 2017. Thanks especially to the staff members that give up their time to help at the Fair; it is greatly appreciated. It would be remiss of me not to mention two amazing staff members who give up so much of their free time to make the fair a success. That is, Julian Schubert and Teri Grandin, you are two very special people and we are blessed to have you in our community. The P&F also supported the school in terms of the Sport’s Reference Group and the “Changing the Future of Redeemer Sport” initiative. It will be an important part of 2017 and I encourage all families to get involved. 2016 has seen poor attendances at P&F meetings and we hope that many more of our families will support us in 2017; it is a great way to find out how our school functions and find out first-hand the plans for the future. We have on the other hand had outstanding attendance from Heads of Sub-schools, Executive staff, and on the back of parent feedback last year, a member of College Council has attended almost every meeting. We thank you for your support and time. On behalf of the P&F I would like to thank David Radke for all he has done to support us in our endeavours and his constant encouragement. David, you have been a great leader to us and we appreciate everything you do and will miss your guidance (and you picking up all the rubbish in the car park late on fair nights!)
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Finally, I want to thank my amazing P&F Management team: Amanda, who did two roles this year (as we couldn’t find a Secretary); Sarah, who took over Treasurer as her first role on the P&F (no small feat); and Natalie and Juan for their parent feedback. It has been a pleasure working with all of you. We don’t know what 2017 holds for us, but I would like to thank the community for the honour of leading the P&F in 2016, and I hope you agree it has been a very successful year! Safe and happy holidays to all our Redeemer families. P&F Management Committee President: Nicole Mazzer Vice President: Amanda Drake Secretary: Amanda Drake Treasurer: Sarah Perry Parent Reps: Natalie Pashen, Juan Jeffery Fair Committee: P&F Management Committee plus Jacqui Garey David Herron, Teri Grandin (Tuckshop Convenor), Julian Schubert (Director of Community Relations), Michelle Formann (Sponsorship Coordinator) Mrs Nicole Mazzer President
Music Supporters Group As 2016 draws to a close, it is time to reflect on what has been another very successful year for Redeemer Music. The number of students who participated in our various musical ensembles this year was huge and we must take a moment to thank all of the teachers and staff involved in managing these groups. We have been lucky enough also to see growth in numbers within our Music Supporters Group and we thank all of our volunteers who have so freely given of their time to support and encourage Redeemer’s wonderful music program. There have been numerous successes across all of our ensembles and age groups this year from our Junior Choir who performed at Sommerville House by invitation, to the many groups receiving awards at the Redlands Eisteddfod and towards the end of the year all of our bands who participated in Music Fest received a Gold award with the exception of Senior Concert Band who were awarded the Platinum award (the highest possible achievement)! Congratulations to all students involved in these wonderful achievements. Once again this year, Music Supporters were involved in the Chamber by Candlelight Concert and the Piano and Vocal Competition, both of which were very successful. We saw a big change to the music performance program at Redeemer Fair this year with the groups performing on a massive stage on the Chapel Green. This really put on display our many very talented young musicians for all fair-goers. Music Supporters once again were involved, running a snack stall. As always, all of the proceeds of our various fundraising activities throughout the year go directly back into the music program. Of note this year we were able to put funds into the purchase of a Bass Clarinet and we ran a major fundraiser throughout the second half of the year to help purchase a new tuba for our band program.
Supporter Groups We would like to take this opportunity to thank all staff involved in the music program for their ongoing dedication and support and also the many parents who support their students in music. I would also like to thank the members of the Music Supporters Group for their tireless efforts and look forward to doing it all again in 2017! If you would like to be involved in the Music Supporters Group in 2016 please don’t hesitate – we’d love to see some new faces! Ms Jodi Baptie Music Supporters Group
Redeemer Lutheran College Cricket Club The Redeemer Cricket Club and Supporters Group have had a successful 2016. The year commenced with several successes for teams in the JTAS and TAS competitions during Term 1, particularly in the younger teams, using skills developed during the 2015 pre-Christmas club competition. The TAS season concluded with a celebratory family cricket match and barbecue at Scurr Oval, with parents joining in and everyone sharing a fun cricket field-shaped cake! This year’s pre-Christmas club cricket season saw the Redeemer Cricket Club field four teams with more than 40 students from across Years 2 to 7. We had 3 teams in the Eastern Districts Junior Cricket Association (EDJCA) club competition and a team of Year 6 and 7 boys competing in the Brisbane East and Redlands (BEARS) club competition. There has been great improvement across all age groups with some players now in their 3rd or 4th season of club cricket. We have been very grateful for the assistance of Mr Tommy Peak in coordinating our coaches this year and liaising with the college. Special thanks also to the RLC ground staff for preparing a beautiful turf wicket on Scurr Oval without which we would have had difficulty growing into the BEARS competition. This field and wicket have been the envy of our opposition – and a great advertisement for the College! Parents have been very enthusiastic in 2016. Parent involvement remains crucial and without the assistance of parents as managers, scorers and umpires cricket could not operate. Cricket might demand a little bit more from parents but it also rewards by giving them the opportunity to be more actively involved in their children’s sport. We find that supporting cricket is a very social activity. Although some may perceive the hours watching cricket to be tedious, it is a fantastic way to avoid the household chores for a while and spend time getting to know other parents and families from the College. The Saturday morning coffee run has become a cricket ritual, and the easy pace of the morning gives rise to analysis, anecdote and the occasional gasp (don’t you dare be reaching for the biscuits when your child takes a catch or bowls someone out). There have also been plenty of edge of the seat moments, as the run chase counts down and the final dot ball (or perhaps 4 runs) is greeted with ecstatic cheers from the sidelines.
Please note that girls can play cricket too. They have been involved in JTAS teams in the past and we would love to see that continue and perhaps get a few involved in club cricket as well. Cricket remains a great Australian pastime, steeped in national identity, culture and language. Redeemer’s cricket supporters and club would like to invite all students and parents at the college to get involved with cricket in 2017 and join in the fun. Mr Tore Eivers Cricket Supporters Group
Rugby Supporters Congratulations to all of our Rugby players this year. Your dedication and commitment to your teams, despite flagging numbers, was great to see. Rugby Supporters are a group of parents who volunteer to work on the barbecue, serve food and drinks, and clean up at the end of the day at Stolz Sportsfields on home game days. Stolz is a remote venue, and the help and support they give to the players and spectators is very much appreciated. I’d like to thank everyone who volunteered their time this year throughout Rugby season, whether playing, coaching, refereeing, spectating or volunteering on the barbecue. Your contributions are greatly appreciated. I encourage all parents to get involved - it is a great opportunity to support the players, meet other parents, and create an awesome Rugby community. Funds raised throughout the Rugby season are used for the benefit of Redeemer Rugby. This year, funds have been used to purchase training jerseys for the First XV, trophies that were presented at the Rugby dinner, and to subsidy the rugby dinner. I would especially like to thank Madonna, Ian, Belinda and Katherine; and also my own family Grahame, Andrew, Nick and Hamish. Without these people, the Rugby barbecue would not have been possible, and I have to say not as much fun. The annual Rugby dinner was again celebrated at The Glen Hotel and it was wonderful to see all players from Redeemer TAS and JTAS dressed as young men in jacket and tie to celebrate the season and award their exceptional players. We look forward to next season and the changes to Redeemer Rugby, not least our newly renovated change rooms and brand new canteen, thanks to the P&F. Next year, I am looking forward to using our funds to the benefit of our players, creating an awesome Rugby community, and to encourage the boys in their commitment to their teams and their love of the game. Mrs Fiona Sayers Rugby Supporters
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2016 Awards Valedictory Awards
Valedictory Awards Subject
Award
Student
Subject
Award
Student
Accounting
The Anne Schmidt Perpetual Award for Meritorious Effort in Accounting
Winnie Liao
Languages Japanese
Award for Excellence in Languages
Christie Wong
The Parents & Friends Award for Excellence in Ancient History
Sarah Lam
Biological Science
The Judy Kuo Award for Biological Science
Shania Feroz
Business and Commerce
The Dr Myra Seeto Award for Business and Commerce
Samuel Wendt
Chemistry
The Peter Wu Award for Chemistry
Michael Dileo
Christian Studies
The Glover Award for Excellence in Christian Studies
Drama
Early Childhood Studies
Ancient History
Legal Studies
The Award for Legal Studies
Zoe Nay
Manufacturing Technology
The Manufacturing Technology Encouragement Award
Jack Grimes
Mathematics
The Jerry Krauel Award for Meritorious Effort in Mathematics
Xiaotong (Alice) Zhou
Modern History
The Parents and Friends Award for Excellence in Modern History
Neve Ferreira
Joshua Green
Music
Excellence in Senior Music Award
Samuel Poon
Excellence and Service in Drama Award
Madeline McInnes
Music Extension
The Judy Kuo Award for Music Extension (Performance)
Samuel Poon
TLC Training Solutions Award for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies
Gabrielle Morris
Physical Education
The Award for Excellence in Physical Education
Joshua Green
Physics
Samuel Poon
The Sean Frieberg Memorial Prize for Economics
Michael Dileo
The H & K Chan Award for Physics
Science
Shania Feroz
The Noël Chan Award for English
Ziyue (Monica) Li
The Dr Nicole Seeto Award for Science
Technology Studies
The Technology Studies Award
Benjamin Myatt
English Extension
The Ted Balfe Memorial Prize for English Extension
Zoe Nay
Visual Art
The Visual Art Award
Rebecca Chan
Film and Television
Award for Excellence in Film and Television
Shania Feroz
Vocational Education
The Simpfendorfer Memorial Award for Vocational Education
Stephanie Valiotis
Geography
The Parents and Friends Award for Excellence in Geography
Rebecca Chan
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland Award
Joshua Green
Graphics
The Parups Waring Architects Award for Graphics
Xiaotong (Alice) Zhou
Home Economics
The Home Economics Award
Carly Furlonger
Hospitality Practices
Award for Excellence and Service in Hospitality Practices
Natasha Aslander
Award
IPT
The Information Processing and Technology Award
Jarod Lam
Leadership Award - College Captains
Economics
English
Information Technology Systems Languages - German
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Shania Feroz
Jonathan Liu
The M, R & A Pennisi Award for Excellence in Information Technology Systems
Michael Dileo
Award for Excellence in Languages
Rucha Kashikar
- German
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Samuel Poon
Year 12 Service Awards Student Rucha Kashikar Joshua Green
The Caltex Best All Rounder Award
Hailey Ryan
The Ron Masterton Trophy for Music
Samuel Poon
Year 12 Service Awards
Natasha Aslander Benjamin Myatt
McKenzie Trophy for Loyalty, Service and Leadership
Jordyn O’Kearney
The Foundation Trophy
Aimée Harper
College Academic Awards Year 6
7
8
9
10
Student
Award
Proxime Accessit
Caitlyn Halim
Athletics (Boys):
Leila Koppens
The Klupp Perpetual Trophy for Boys’ Athletics
Liam Woodward
Dux
Basketball (Girls):
The Kanowski Trophy for Girls’ Basketball
Hailey Ryan
Cricket:
The BG “Sno” Lindsay Memorial Trophy for Cricket
Peter Blakeley
Grace Farmer
Proxime Accessit
Ryan Feroz
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Student
Dux
Shanice Timotius
Proxime Accessit
Sohini Kundu
Cross Country (Boys):
The Stumer Family Trophy for Boys’ Cross Country
Liam Woodward
Dux
Rachel Chiong
Football (Soccer):
Carter Lagana
Proxime Accessit
Nicola Puttock
The Anderson Trophy for Best and Fairest - Open A Soccer
Dux
Teresa Poon
Hockey:
The Logan Trophy for Service to Hockey
Renee Treeby
Proxime Accessit
Sarah Owens
Netball:
The Redeemer Trophy for Netball
Kacey Chalmers
Swimming (Boys):
The Paice Trophy for Boys’ Swimming
Samuel Wendt
Swimming (Girls):
The Donna Zernike Trophy for Girls’ Swimming
Kymbalee Gibbs
Ziyue (Monica) Li
Tennis (Boys):
The Boys’ Tennis Award
Jack Peoples
Xiaotong (Alice) Zhou
Tennis (Girls):
The Girls’ Tennis Award
Petra Stiller
Touch:
The Harris Perpetual Shield for Girls’ Touch
Jordyn O’Kearney
Volleyball (Boys):
The Mark Garton Trophy for Boys’ Volleyball
Nicholas Harper
Volleyball (Girls):
The Tanya Reedman Shield for Girls’ Volleyball
Aimée Harper
Pierre de Coubertin Award 2016
Alexandra West
Parents and Friends Association ‘Blue Spirit’ Award
Aimée Harper
Mikaela Logan
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2016 Sports Awards
Award
Olivia Wormwell
Proxime Accessit
Caleb Caswell
Dux
Peter Kleinschmidt
Proxime Accessit The Lumsden Trophy for Dux of the School
Samuel Poon
College Service Awards Year
Student
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Angela Seager
4
Bailey Darnell
5
Dominic Duval
6
Jordana Wenke
7
Joshua Cheung
for Service to Sport
Sportsman of the Year Parents and Friends Association
Claire Johnson
Sophee Monsour Madison Shepherd
school year
Sariah Suter 9
Jack Thurstun
10
Bronte Kelly
Awards presented during the year Award
Student
Debating and Public Speaking:
The Beth Stick Trophy for Debating and Public Speaking
Jett Stanton
Drama Performance:
The Nicky Bricknell Award for Drama Performance
Natasha Aslander
Callie Chew David Kwong
Library Service:
The Sandra Pigott Award for Library Service
Adam Barry
Lily Oxford Brent Simmonds 11
Troy OlsonJohnson
Sportswoman of the Year
Shanice Timotius 8
Benjamin Myatt Liam Woodward
Parents and Friends Association
Isabella Daley
Hailey Ryan
Anna Stirling James Wissler 12
Natasha Aslander Benjamin Myatt
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Redeemer Celebrates 2016 2016 Senior School and Junior School Celebration Ceremony
2017 College Captains and Student Leaders
In 2017, the Student Leadership Body will incorporate those students who are selected to serve as Captains of the College, Sport and Music as well as those elected as student House Captains. This group works as a team in cooperation with all other Year 12 students and with the support of senior administrators. We are pleased to announce to you the College Captains and Student Leaders for 2017. Girl’s College Captain Ashleigh Nicholls Boy’s College Captain Connor Hurley Girl’s Vice Captain Claire Johnson Boy’s Vice Captain Peter Kleinschmidt The 2016 Senior School Celebration Ceremony incorporating presentation of awards for students in Years 7-11 was held on Friday 25 November 2016, and the Junior School Celebration Ceremony for Prep to Year 6 incorporating the presentation of awards and Junior School graduation certificates for Year 6 students was held on Tuesday 29 November 2016 in Redeemer Chapel. View the photos, award recipients, service order and listen to the audio from each of the ceremonies at: www.redeemer.com.au/news/blog
Lavarack House Captains Anna Stirling, Lauren Wilson, Isaac Olson, Ky Wain Mansfield House Captains Catherine Hung, Bianca Kempen, Fletcher Geary, James Wissler Ramsay House Captains Callie Chew, Madi Dupere, Joshua Lie, Max McConochie Wilson House Captains Emily Boulus, Rachel Famularo, Jordan Hunt, Steven Magin Music Captains Tracy Wu, David Kwong Sports Captains Alexandra West, Peter Blakeley
Redeemer Lutheran College | Our Hope is in Christ 745 Rochedale Road Rochedale Queensland 4123 | PO Box 6090 Upper Mount Gravatt Queensland 4122 Telephone 07 3340 8888 | Facsimile 07 3340 8800 | mail@redeemer.com.au | www.redeemer.com.au A school of the Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District | ABN 40 618 603 690
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