Redeemer Reflections 1982 Volume 1

TlONS.

VOLUMC I.

1952,

CoCCegc.

FROM

THE

HEADMASTER. To attempt to capture on paper the essence of so dynamic and multi-faceted an institution as a school is difficult; to do so when the institution is changing and growing as rapidly as Redeemer Lutheran College is now doing, approaches impossibility.

The task is complicated by the fact that this publication is our first in the three years of the college's existence, and must therefore undertake the wider task of reporting, however briefly, on the activities also of the first two years of the college's history.

I use the word "history" quite intentionally. In the rush and tension of the day to day life of even so young a school, it is easy to forget or to overlook the fact that we are making history.

These years are the history of the future. Whatever we do, is done here for the first time. We must do it well, not only for the benefit of the students who now constitute the school, but also because we must create a strong and a firm foundation for the future.

We shall be judged by those who follow us on the basis not of our efforts but of our achievements.

This magazine is another pioneering venture. It attempts to reflect some of the diversity of the life and activity of the college.

If it captures something of the essence of college life, it has succeeded in its most difficult task? if it fails to do so, it is because that essence is so intangible and elusive that mere words and pictures can never impression or reproduce it.

The college is not just buildings, not just programmes or activities. All these merely provide a setting for the relationships and interactions of the many people, students, staff and families, who are Redeemer Lutheran College. Among them is a rich variety and diversity of talents, of interest, of backgrounds and opinions.

At this school all are drawn together and united under the cross of Christ. All share a common human weakness and the same promise of salvation to those who believe.

I hope and pray that it is in this, in the fact that Jesus Christ is in and under and over all that is done here, that the true essence, the distinctive character of Redeemer Lutheran College is and always will be found.

THE SCHOOL BADGE The school badge or

crest

is an attempt to depict symbolically in a graphic form some of the ideas, and truths which the college espouses and which it encourages its students to adopt as their own.

The badge- is in the shape of a shield., reminding us that the Christian life is a battle in which Christ, the Redeemer, is our protection. to take up the shield of faith.

St Paul urges us

At the base of the shield is the open book, the Word of God, through which He speaks to us. Jesus* the Redeemer, is the word made flesh, God's perfect revelation of Himself to man.

Above is the stylized crown,

symbolizing the crown of glory which has been

promised to the faithful, the final reward of eternity in the presence of God. In the centre of the badge, between the open book and the crown and reaching into each, is the cross. It is through the cross, the suffering and sacrifice of Christ,

that we attain the crown of glory.

The Christ of the cross is

the heart of the message of the Bible, of God's words to us.

The stark simple clarity of white highlights the centrality of the message of the cross.

The royal blue of the cross points to the kingship of God",

while the paler

blue is the colour of faith, of virtue, of serenity.

Overriding the whole are the Latin words of the school motto

"Spes nostra

in Christo est", - Our hope is in Christ.

In our quest for salvation and in all we undertake in our earthly life, we turn our eyes and our whole lives to Christ, the Redeemer, who is our hope for this world and the world to come.

In a more academic secular sense, the open book represents learning", the crown is success.

In this aspect of our lives, a vital one in an educational institution, the cross of Christ still reaches into and gives meaning to both.

It was -in the mid 1970 's that the i$iASt seAicus moves weAe mode towards the establishment otf a new Lutheran secondary school on the southside ojS BAiibone. St. PeteA's Lutheran Co££ege at lndooA.oop-i.-tuj was Aeceiving an increasing numbeA ot$ enAo-£mettt4 fjAom that area, but transport was a majoA. pAob^em, and the, cotl&Qe. kad jjew available, places. Running a bia (jAom Been£e^g/i WJOA ^nue^-tcgated and proved not to be jjea^ib^e because o^ bot/i time and co-it. The -inttiai -i.nv&Ati.gation 0& a new co££ege met a uw^Ltng Ae-4poR4e P. Sto-£z oiS Mt. GAauatt and n ojj E-ight M-c£e P^Un4 and jjAom a £aAge paAt o^ tke.-LA. congregations, During 7977 tne CnuAc/i Council otf t/ie ^aAch nod appointed Mt C. PAon, PtUtoA W. Pan^ and M^ R. Macfeewz-te to woAfe HJ/tn a iociai ^ub-comoRttee to begin detaX£ed •6we.4tigatx.on4 .

T/ie initiative ^oon moved ^Aom to tne 4outn4ide. A ^ea-iibi^i commissioned ^^m /(eitn ManeA and A-4-iociates o^ Sydney, urfiicft indicated strong suppoAt I^OA sucft a. sc/ioof .

The ?975 Synod at MuAgon gave statas to tne "Rocheda^e SecondaAt/ School Committee". Ojj it4 nine membeAS, six haue seAued anti^ T9S2 as members o^ tne Co££ege Council. Soon a^teAwaAds tnet/. co-opted M^t Robin K£einschmidt, o^ St. PeteA's Co££ege as tneiA educational aduisoA. In Ju£t/ H7^ t/ie Planning Committee indicated tfreit intention to ca££ nim to t/ie position OiS neadmasteA i]J the co£-£ege weAe to begin, and he expAessed nis -intention to accept tne planning pAoceeded Aapid^i/. A numbeA 0|J oAeas 0|J £and, mainly in tne Rocheda^e aAea, weAe examined. An option to puAcnase the pAesent site ^Aom M^ GeoAge Wott HJOS tafeen in June I97S and negotiations with the Brisbane Citi/ Council J^OA site appAoua/ and with t/ie Albert ShiAe I$OA sewerage connection weAe commenced. The seAvices ojj Keith MaheA and Associates jjor a public (jund-Aaisina appeal weAe engaged. The appeal, undeA t/ie chaiAmanship o^ Ak ArthuA SCOAA, he^d in FebAuaAy, WaAch and ApAii ojj

1979 and $290,000 was pledged in gi&ts.

The, Synod o& the. Church at Gotten in May 1979 approved the. establishment in 1980 o& Redeemer Lutheran College, the. name, being proposed by the. Planning Committee as suggesting something ojj the. essential character o& the. new school. (OtkeJi suggestions had been Trinity, St. Matthew' A, Pilgrim}. ltme.diate.iy a lengthy submission an establishment grant was placed the. School* Commission, and Mt. EA-CC Parups was engaged as college. architect. Both a matter plan and detailed p-fan-A jJoA Stage 1 loe^e commenced. A giant o& $200,000 o^ejie.d by the. Comtnonwe.atth GoueAnmen-t through the. School*' CommiAAion. planning wa4 we££ advanced e.aAfy in the. ye&i.

Enttolme.ntA u&Jie, nought, though many unsolicited applications had at'ie.ady been Aece^.ued» and the. headmaster. e.lnct began e.nsiolme.nt interviews in the. o&&ice. made, available, to the. Planning Committee, at St. MaAfe'^ Lutheran Church, Mi. Giavatt. A loan o& $500,000 fcom the, CoimeJicial Banfe o& Australia was ne.gotiote.d.

I all th-Ls progress there were atso some problems. The City o& Logan was established, and previous arrangements with the Albert Shite had to be negotiated. A large numbeA o& local objections delayed the granting ojj approval by the Brisbane City Council far some months, final approval was granted only on 9th November 1979. Only then could the 17 months old option to purchase the land be taken up.

The college was due to open on 4th February 19SO. With the help o& o& our gracious God and an outstanding e^fart {,rom the contractors, Watts Construction, the impossible deadline was met. Weekends and statutory holidays were disregarded; the work went on unabated. The last blackboards were still being mounted on the walls while the Opening Service was in progress.

The total cost orf Staqe 1 was $365,000 o& which $215,000 was in the basic building contract. The purchase o& land far $17$,000 was additional to these amounts.

The college commenced as planned on 4th February 1980. The Opening Service

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waA conducted by PaAtorA V.G. Stolz and V. Gerhardy. fi&ty-Aix. Atu.de.nt*> were enrolled -in Veor 8 with one. &utt-time teocher (Mr Holzheimer] and &ive potttime. teocher A - MtA W. Bowden, MTA L. GloveJL, MM I . Holzheimer, MtA P. Moo-te, and MtA V Homlyn. The. heodmoAter , who WOA acting headmaAter at St. Peter 'A &rom August I97S to August 1980, Ahored hiA time, each day between the. two AchoolA until he. took, up ^ull-time Aervice at.

Redeemer in September 1980. (The. wiltingneAA o& St. Peter1 A to sie.ie.aAe. him &or Aomc time. j^oA -6e^v^ce at Redeems and the. aM.ange.me.ntA it made, to facititote. thiA tue only two o& the. many wayA in which out otdeji "AiAteji" Achoot hoA aAAiAt&d in the. &AtabtiAhme.nt o& Redeemer).

Euen bv-iofie. the. Achooi began, working bee-4 oiS fautusie. pax.e.ntA did much to tame. the. wi£de.Jin&AA which hoA now become out be.auti&u£ QtioundA. In addition, during 1980 working bee-i ^om the, patiAhzA ojj M^. G/iavatt, Eight Mile, PlainA, Re.dlandA and Be.thanio did much to maintain and improve, the. gsioundA. The. appointment o& A^ F^ied Rcidfee [paAt-timn } in mi and Mt John Radfee (&uU-time,) in T9S2 OA gsioundAme.n haA brought the. gfioundA to the. px.eAe.nt attractive, condition.

The. college. WOA dedicated to the. glo&y o{, God at an o^icial cej.e.mony on 13th kpx.it, 19SO,

by PaAtO't R. J. Mai/e/c, Pie.Aide.nt o& the.

Que.e.nAland ViAtsiict of, the. Lutheran Chutch The. ?Jie.mieji, Hon. J. B/e£fee-PeteA^en, the O^iciai. Opening. Senator W. Bonnes Aep^e^ented tAe Commonwealth MiniAten ^o/t Education.

October 19 BO witneAAed the beginning o& eotthworkA fax. the Apo-ttA oval and tenniA couttA. The oval WOA available &o-t aAe in May 19S1. Again thete WOA outAtonding parental aAAiAtonce in oil AtogcA o& thiA major project.

Stage 2, the Science B£ocfe, WOA alAo commenced in October 19 BO. Some roomA were available at the beginning oft 19S1 , but the whole building WOA completed only h May 1982. The total coAt WOA $409,000. It waA o^icially opened and dedicated

by PaAtor V. G. Stolz.

EntolmentA have grown fcom 56 in 19BO to 142 in 19B1 and 240 in 19B2.. future enrolment*, are heavy ior many yeorA ahead. The initial. Ato^i o& Aix. haA grown in 19B2 to nineteen, including library Ato^.

Stage 3, financed by our Aecond building appeal, a banfe loon and a g^ant oij $500,000 iJAom the Commonwealth Government, iA now in the COUTAC ofa conAtruction at a coAt of, $800,000. It will be ready lor occupancy early in 1983.

APPLETON, Anthony ARMSTRONG, Lance BACHMANN, Erika BAKER, Elizabeth BARKER, Earren BRAY, David BUTLIN, Mark BUTLIN, Wayne CONNELLY, Ann DAKIS, Nicole DUFF, Terina EDWARDS, Stephen EVANS, Samantha GASKELL, Gary GEORGE, David GILDEA, Megan GODFREY, Mark GREENHAM, Elizabeth HELLINGA, Andrew HUTCHISON, Suzanne HUTH, John JAMES, Robert KEMPE, Suzanne KING, Anthony

Sunnybank Tanah Merah Springwood Capalaba Rochedale Mt Cotton Rochedale Rochedale Eight Mile Plains MacGregor Logan Reserve Logan Reserve Rochedale Rochedale MacKenzie Rochedale Rochedale Rochedale Norwell Rochedale Sunnybank Runcorn Beenleigh

LANG, James LANGFORD, Louise

MacGregor Redland Bay Rochedale

LARMAR, David )N, Brett

Rochedale Rochedale

LEWIS, NeT LINDSAY, Kathryn LUMDSDEN, Grant MARTIN, Stephen MICHAELS, Margaret MORGAN, Catherine NAYLOR, Faye NETHERCOTT, Paul OBERHARDT, Patricia O'MARA, Elspeth PEKELHARING, Paul RANDOLPH, Sonia ROLLAND, Belinda ROLLAND, Karina ROWLEY, Kim RUSSELL, Mark SCHMIDT, Peter SIMPSON, Heather STEEDMAN, Michael SUTCH, Ann-Maree

Beenleigh Wishart Mt Gravatt Mt Gravatt MacGregor Wolfdene Bahrs Scrub Rochedale Rochedale Eight Mile Plains Beenleigh MacGregor MacGregor MacGregor Sunnybank Sunnybank Eagleby Rochedale Rochedale Capalaba

SUTCH, Caren THACKER, Neill THORN, Marcus TOLLAND, Leesa

Capalaba Rochedale Sunnybank

VINES, Robert WHEELEY, Katrina YORSTON, Timothy ZIPF, Murray

Rochedale Rochedale

Rochedale

Stones Corner Woongoolba,

STAFF & QUALIFICATIONS Mr L.R. Kleinschmidt, B.A., B.Ed., M.A.C.E. (Headmaster) Rev E.W. Simpfendorfer (Chaplain) Mrs R. Baker, Dip.T. Miss G. Blades, B.H.M.S. Mrs N. Bowden, B.A. Mrs M. Gumming, B.H.M.S., Dip.T. Mr F. Davey, Dip.P.E., Dip.Sec.T. Mr D. Evans, B.Sc., Dip.Ed. Mrs A. Green, B.A., Grad.Dip.Lib.Sc. Mrs P. Hall, B.A., M.Ed. Mr L. Hausler, B.Ed., Dip.Sec.T. Mrs P. Hislop, Dip.T. Mrs L. Holzheimer, B.A., C.T., A.Mus.A. Mr R. Holzheimer, B.Ed., Dip.T. Mrs K. Koch, B.Ed., Dip.Luth.Ed. Mr R. Koch, B.Sc.5 Dip.Ed. Mrs P. Moore, N.D.D., A.T.D. (London) Mrs S. Piggot, B.A., A.L.A.A. Mrs B. Stick, B.A., C.T., Dip.T.

ANCILLIARY STAFF Mrs M. Hoffmann Mr J. Radke Mrs U. C. bimprenaorter Simpfendorfer

COLLEGE COUNCIL Mr D. Gowanlock (Acting Chairman) Dr D.V. Thiel (Secretary) Pastor V. Gerhardy Pastor A. Fricke Mr R. Fawke Mrs T. O'Mara Mr D. Barlow Mr I. Kelly Mr G. Kempe Pastor from St Mark's, Mt Gravatt

I have almost completed my first year as pastor to Redeemer College Before coming to Redeemer, I was a parish Pastor in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland.

I enjoy being a Pastor. I like teaching. I enjoy mixing with young people and staff members. I just love this College. What a beautiful name - Redeemer. I know that my Redeemer lives. I try to pass on this knowledge in class and in other ways. Christianity is more than a set of doctrines. It can be taught but it must be Lived. It is shown in what a person is and how he or she acts and reacts in daily life. This evidence is crucial.

I seek to help individuals to know and trust Jesus Christ, the Redeemer. I want them to accept a relationship with Christ, or to deepen it if they are already in such a relationship.

I want to help families too, to relate closely with their own church. I am your church's representative in this college. I am a sort of assistant to our home pastor or priest. I planned to visit every home in 1982, but this has proved to be impossible.

I will do it gradually as time allows.

I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to work at this College. I am glad to serve you, and I enjoy my work very much.

Pastor Eric.

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green is the Redeemer Lutheran College at Rochedale has its own" youth group called F.R.O.G. It is for students of the school and their friends. The name stands for "Friends of Redeemer and of God." Frog gives students a chance to meet socially out of the school environment, with their friends.

The youth group meets every first and third Friday night usually from 7.30 - 9.30 pm although this may alter depending on the activity. Frog meets at the Church Hall of Saint John's Lutheran Church situated on the Pacific Highway at Eight Mile Plains next to the R.A.C.Q. headquarters. Frequently, the youth group organize special activities such as Ten Pin Bowling, Putt Putt Golf or roller skating just to name a few. These activities add variety to the programme. Other activities of the youth group include: discos, challenge evenings, games and paper nights. Every year Frog concludes with a Christmas party. This is usually held at a parent's house and is greatly appreciated.

In the very near future Frog will be joining with the Eight Mile Plains youth group to enable Frog to have a senior youth group and Eight Mile Plains to acquire new members. When this happens Frog's organizers Pastor Gerhardy and Mr David Spann will choose some leaders from the regular Frog members. The people chosen will have a Christian background and will take an active part in the organization and planning of Frog.

Everyone involved in this change hopes and prays everything will go well. If so, Frog can continue to be a stepping stone to Christ and to new and better Christian friends.

Rachael Ingamells.

WORSHIP

THE

WORD

IN

THE

WOODS

Every morning the day begins with worship.

It is our hope that even though students find it hard to concentrate all the time, they will find some helpful events or messages in the worship. Worship is meant to provide encouragement for the students and staff.

A lunchtime Bible Study group meets weekly under a large tree near the College. It is a lovely secluded place for Study Prayer and Meditation.

There is only a small group, but God is big and He is with us.

Worship in a Lutheran College is Chr ist centred. It is not primarily to preach law or morality, politics or social responsibility. It is to proclaim and praise Christ, to help people to see him and to know and love him.

It is a time when students can talk about the pleasures and difficulties of being a Christian in secular surroundings.

The worship is led by staff, Pastor and visiting Christian leaders. Occasionally students and guest speakers will lead the service. The music and presentation is a variety of formal and informal Alternative styles are encouraged and appreciated.

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Life began for the Noah family a long time ago when one day a mob of different people attended Mrs Koch's] auditions for the mini-musical No No Noah.

After the Noah family, animals and chorus had been chosen, practices began in earnest as we moved towards our goal of a brilliant performance. Days and days of work followed. And we had some memorable times such as the No No Noah camp and our first dress rehearsal before Bethania primary school students. The No No Noah camp not only helped get everything organized, but also helped us to get to know our parts and each other. The Bethania performance was enjoyed by actors and audience despite a few mishaps: "God's" robe split on stage; and our dinosaur once again embarrassed us with the evidence of his poor toilet training. Noah couldn't find his beard and he looked rather youthful.

Finally the three nights' of performances at the school concert arrived and all our hard work m was appreciated by packed ^ mr\ houses. No No Noah came vitally alive on stage thanks to the dedication and enthusiasm of all who were involved.

There is a rumour around that Mrs I Koch is

planning to produce Son of_._No_._Np Noah next year!

NOAH (Steven Edwards)

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'Vasuvty - from VMcuin* to (Ato&oiV could we.ll have, be.e.n the. catch cAy fax. OUA thAze. annual con cejitb AO &OA.

By July concept rfeve* ux.ll and tAuly peAvade^ the. school a* AtudznU, and IfUAon* o^4ume a, mote nec£tc pace than uAual. VuwiAtA, &tauti4tA and to tAumpe.t£A* bAuAh up on thai*, be^t 4o£o p-tece^; o take, even longer and become •Lnui&atJjigly loudoj.; AVKLtche.* m-cngte. ux.th and ge.naine, ^opvtano high C'-4 <M> chouAt&M> bu*Uy ham th<L4A way Mound the. school; and would' be actox.* and actx.<U>Ae.A manage, to -involve, all *o*.t*> iAJie.le.vant dAamatic^ -into AZgulaA

MALICIOUS MANOEUVRES

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Yes, that's where it all began, in a classroom at Redeemer, B2. The final result was the Melodrama "Malicious Manoeuvres at Moreton Bay, performed by a group of Year 10's at the school concert. We started about three months before the concert, faithfully practising Thursday lunch hours, Friday afternoons and some Sundays.

A quick rundown on Friday afternoon practices which tended to proceed as follows: Mrs Stick has a "quick" cup of tea and arrives around 3.40 pm; we begin the practice which does not really take form for another half hour because we are all rather inhibited on our melodramatic roles; Mrs Stick demonstrates, frantically changing from evil villain, to delicate heroine, to fair dinkum Aussie, Douglas Dillworth; we get down to our "serious" acting, overcome our inhibitions and imitate Mrs Stick; our hero, Douglas Grant Dashing even improves on her performance as he perfects an entrance leap, previously rivalled only by Rudolph Nurey .. Nu .. (you know - the Russian ballet dancer).

Well, we finally mastered all our Iroles and the result was a highly successful performance on 'each of the three ^concert nights. We hope you all saw and enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed performing it.

MOTHER and AGATHA Susan Hutchinson Megan Gildea.

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- J the. mo-6^ comment. , *fce M tradition otf Vat*** Concwt* U *tM aJUvt and u*M, and hopniutfy continue at Redeemer.

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SOCIALS

Redeemer students not only have the opportunity to study music as a subject, but they also have the chance to play in an orchestra. Playing in the orchestra enables students to develop their skill, co-ordination and confidence.

It is also an enriching and rewarding experience.

The school orchestra was established this year. The orchestra now has twentytwo players consisting of strings, woodwinds , brass, percussion and a piano.

The orchestra made its first two public appearances this year: the first was the fund raising dinner early this year; and the second the school concert in August. Both were very successful.

We owe our thanks to the untiring devotion and patience of David Davonski who gives sacrificially of his time and experience to encourage the members of our orchestra. , . ..

Elizabeth Grainger-Smith

Our first school social this year was held on the fifth of July and had "Vanity"as a. theme. This social was attended by many students who enjoyed themselves immensely.

"Tiny Tim's" disc-jockeys played mostly top 40 music which was much appreciated.

The second social was held on the fourth of September and was a Masquerade/Fancy Dress evening. At this dance there was a waltz competition, a jive competition and prizes for different costumes.

"Tiny Tim's" Dj's were hired again to play the music and supply the lighting. Again this social was attended by a large number of students who appeared to be sorry when the social finished at 10.30 pm.

A lot of people - teachers and students - put a great deal of effort into organizing the socials. This years' have been very successful and we look forward to "socializing" again next year.

Sonia Randolnh

You stand up; your whole life flashes before your eyes.

(Well, the last few weeks, anyway.) All those weekends being forced along to lectures to learn how to debate properly. Well, one anyway. All those lunch hours when you had to prepare for this debate when you could have been doing well ... other things. You walk out to the front casually shuffling your palmcards ... Oh no! You look down.

What's Mai Meninga doing in your debate on Solar Energy?

It's the whole Kangaroo test team!

What are your Weetbix cards doing here?

You smile casually at the adjudicator and try to think of something to say.

Well, this never happened in any of the Redeemer debates: we're more organized - most of the time. The teams worked hard and gave up time to represent the school in this (usually) non-contact sport.

But all the work and worry is worthwhile when Ca lot of alliteration eh?) the adjudicator announces the points and your team comes out two points ahead.

If your team loses, the adjudicator was biased, of course.

But despite this "unfairness", it's back to the books to think of better arguments next time.

Redeemer entered two teams in QDU debating this year. They were in Junior A division (Year 10); Lance Armstrong, Susan Kempe, Sonia Randolph and Grant Lumsden.

In the Junior B division our school representatives were: Petrina Barlow, Rachel Ingamells and Michael Gartside. The Junior A team did not reach the finals although they came very close.

The Junior B team debated out of their age group and although they were not successful this year, they gained worthwhile experience and confidence which will make them keen competition for any Junior team in 1983.

Also during the year, students from Years 8 and 9 debated among themselves and also against John Paul College in social debates. This debating experience was an excellent training ground for future interschool debates.

All the teams would like to thank Mrs Stick and Mrs Bowden for their time and effort as coaches.

Grant Lumsden

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IBRAK A very important place to both staff and students, the Library is central to learning. Resources are available in many formats e.g. books, periodicals, audio and video cassettes, to support the educational requirements of staff and students. Since opening in 1980, we have accessioned 4793 books, 137 non-book items and 75 periodical titles.

We also borrow films from other film libraries, and various resources from other high schools in the area through our involvement in Networks.

At regular monthly meetings Teacher/Librarians from member schools share their expertise and resources.

Student Library Assistants appointed this year are Julie Burrows and Robert James.

As we are moving to a new building in 1983, we are looking forward to an increase in space, resources and services.

?*£'/ "PapeA/ Lk a, papeA that Lt> pubLi&he-d by the. Cotmun4.cati.on4 Having studied H.ew4papeA4 06 posit ofa OUA couA^e, we thought [that the. publication otf OUA own papeA would be a g^.e.at Idza. >i5 aAicc£e-6 aAe gatheA&d, Including -team ApositA AepoA-t cafitoonA and Inlo-tmation on what 14 happening abound the, [school. We &uj to put "CompAe^-4" out on a Aegu-laA bat>-U>, but [because ojj cfe£ay-6 w-it/i de.adHn<u>, thl* IA not always poAAlble.. the. Achool'A ApoJit* day we fee-ld a Lotly Stall to finance. co-btA, and th-ib p^oued to be, a The Ae-ipo^ue that we huan fcom "CompteAA" aAe which gsi&at. fox. &tifith<LJi new/6 you, can look to the. next edition!

L.

Redeemer iA siapidly eA tab tuning a tradition tkA.ou.gh waiting.

CA.eati.ve Ael& ex,pA.eAAion

'in 1981 thA.ee oi OUA (then) VeaA. 9 Atudent*, GAont LumAden, Pete*. Schmidt^ and Sonia Randolph "Acooped the pool" in the Atate wide Meanjin/Courier Mail Ahort Atory competition, VearA 9 and 10 -section; and Vear 8 Atudent CaAAie Hunt WOA awarded second pA-ize in the VeaA. 8 Ahort Atory Acction.

EtApeth O'Mara WOA awarded second p-t-ize in a Atate wide poetry competition AponAored by the Telegraph; and Grant Ium4den wa4 highly commended in the Courier Mail/QATlS poetry 4ection, VeaT4 9 and 10.

Voting Seme4teA ? o^ 79S2, feeen wt^teA4 ^om VeaA4 £ , 9 and 70 met a^te* school on We.dne.4day a&texnoonA jjo^i W-t-iteAV Wotk^hop J>ej>AionA. The^e, wosik-AhopA A.e4tx£ted -in a ^ot oji ^hating; o& expeJitibe. , o^ ide.aA, o& poern 0(S Ahoit AtosLi.<tA and 0(J laughter. We intend to.be. wo^k^hopping again in 1983.

In October thiA year, two otf our Vear 8 AtudentA, Vean CarAon and Kathy Bailey were involved in a iJouA day Wr-iterA1 Camp AponAered by the Meanji.n Reading Council. Dean and Kathy were two o& the &orty AtudentA Aelected &rom two hundred and twenty applicants &or the &our day camp at Mount Tambour-ine.

Mont/ oiS OUA AtudentA have produced Ahort AtorieA and poemA o& a very high Atandard thiA year and a4 magazine 4pace allow4 UA to pubHAh only a &ew AampleA ojj Atudent writing, the English "Department iA -inveAtigating the poAA-ibiHty o& publiAhlng a collection 0& Ahort Atori.eA and poemA by Redeemer AtudentA in 1983.

EngliAh teacneA-i aAe very privileged people. emotionally, inteltectualfy and Apiritually, writing, theJA hopeA and ^eaTA, the,<ui dreamA perception* and their AearchingA. Our liveA Aharing.

A-i OUA AtudentA grow they Ahare with UA in theiA and faantaAieA, their are alwayA enriched by thiA

Beth Stick EngliAh Co-ordinator

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GRASSHOPPER.

With hi* ttie.ll chosen costume., g^teen, Thx.ou.gh ki* kingdom he. dancer, On Ate.e.1 vaulting Antennae. gJtaAping fao Sne waitt> ion. him to Waiting,., waiting,., patizntfy; thin, announcing hi* aMival, a. piercing my Schmidt MAGPIE'S HEAfEN. REFLECTIONS. Stars, planet, heavenly bodies, Curved horizon, Scarcely lit sky, Awe and majesty.

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No troubles, or cares,

No leash on the stars, Eternity to live, No one to keep them from going where they please.

The feeling of freedom What am I to this?

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I am part of a group called '"The Rejects". The group was named this because we felt that Jesus was rejected by his own people, so he, in fact, was a reject. The group usually has about ten players. The number varies from play to play but there are usually ten players. Mrs Koch directs the group. She started it up so that the kids at school could relate to and understand God's word better through drama- The Rejects group has been asked several times to perform at different churches. We always get good responses from the Pastor and congregation. We also do drama as part of Morning Devotions at school. I hope that in the future the group will continue to use drama both as testimony of our faith and as a means of spreading God's word.

Sharon Wilson.

Pea* God, I w-c6h I had a, Someone who wou£d £cit£n to me when taJtti about Aome,thing to get i& Someone I cou£d t^ait mi/ -6ecAet6 to them te.tti.ng them to the wositd Someone toho neve* betJiat/ed the

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-t-i what I 4hott£d be.

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disco, friends, freedom, life."

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laugh, yell, lie, cry."

Why? "Shouldn't argue."

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Why? "Don't ask."

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Why ''Shouldn't argue."

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Ones, upon a, time., in a. small countty town, somewhere in outback Queensland thete tived a tortoise. (This is a queen place. ÂŁ0*. a. tortoise to Live, bat that' A another stony). His name. was Thiabauld Eustace Watney the. ftoutth. This, however, was a vety long, boting name and was quite. di&faicult ^ofi the othen dinkum outbackens to say, 40 he. LUu.al.ly went andex. the alioA 0(S Tony the tositoiAe and told everyone that he woi a Uni student getting extta- cuM.iculoA expedience.

Tony woi, in (Joc-t, a veJiy po^h and teAsiibly tiick toktoiAe who came faom a vejiy long line ojj vciy po*h and twiibly fiick tositoiAeA, all o& whom we*.e a bit eccentric (which may explain why Tony lived in the outback I .

A-C -tfi-ci Atage ofa hi* ti&c, Tony WOA jaAt about to come ofa age and ttood to inhcn.it the immense family \ofitmne otf the To^toiAe-WatneyA. But thcne WOA a hitch {OA thene o^ten i* with the wiltt> o& eccentric ^amilieA) To inhex.it the money he had to cawy on the family tradition and ^abject all the local haAe-f, by beating one in a fiace. TkiA had been accomplished only thne.e time* Aince itA institution: once on &oot and twice on fioilcJiAkates . Although the fallen skates idea appealed to kirn, Tony decided that he would use moton. cans instead. T-ifist 0($ all, he had to &ind a gultible hasic.

So, one evening, Tony set out to do a xound oj5 the local pubs (two in all) and size up any hates who might happen to be tketie. In the faVist, known as "The Plastered Swaggie" he ftound a likely looking hate. He was about eighteen yeasts old and hadn't had his licence long. Tony approached him. "'Ow aJie ya' cobbefi?" said Tony, trying to sound as dinki-di Aussie as possible.

"Ok, alright mate", leoticd the hate.

"I heoA you're ptetty good at dtivin' that thete (the name o& the cat cannot be disclosed) o& youts. 'Ow'd ya' like a tace?"

"I's'pote so. But what's in it lot you1?"

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" I ' m -ioAAt/ mote, we iofee Bank' ckasigz, American ExpJie.** even bat we don't take. TuAbo-chotge." "not OW TuAbo-choAge, I wont the COA w-ttn a. tusibo-chatgeA (J-itted. i*hould know what a tuAbo-c/ioAgeA i* - to moke -it go "oh, yeah, gotcha now mate,.

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O.K., one PoA-ihe 92S SIX w-tt/i tuAbo-choAgeA.

"Con I have -it C.0.D.?"

"Cod? SoJUiy mate., u&'i but no cod."

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"That'll be, Qteat. Thank* a tot.

"Bye., CLICK, Tony the. ToxtoUo.1?

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Even though Wai' -6 Atand-in thought that Tony wa4 a we-ctdo, ne *tM him the, cat. Tony p<wd JJOA ^^: and went ^o-t a te,*t Jiun to hi* gifil Ce.cilia Mu(JiSet'4 p£ixce. She /tan a daily (Jatm and wo* thinking orf *e.iling out, because a plague, o& tarantula* wo* *ej.iouAiy ail<ic.ting heA chee-aepioduction "Von't wowiy, CzciUci," *aid Tony. "When I inhzsiit my you a can 0& Mosite.in Sut&ace. Splay. That'll ge.t >iid 0(j them."

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"Thank* a lot Tony , you're. *o ge,neJiou*. do fa* you..."

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"I've tnied all the cloth can-covens on my old can but none o& them seem to keep it dny enough. I &ee,l dnead&ul when the can is all wet and nust vulnerable."

"That's why I u*e a F-ttm-6&t/'.4c<u-coveA." them cloth?'1 "Sune, look." Ce.ci.tia went oven -to the cupboard, scattening ÂŁtfce a buldozen -in a sand box. and putted out an old can-coven and a Ptimsby.

She. came, back, pouted Tony'* cup o& tea on the. fUmsby and poured hens on the cloth-cove*. "See," she said, "same waten on both. Wow (,eel the insides . . - g o on, touch you*, cheeks."

"Mmm, ftimsbys one much dnien. Well, i& ttuntbys one dfiieA, we'll u*e them."

Tony helped clean up the me/i/5 and dtove home. F/com then onwasidA he u&ed a flimAby and hi* can WOA neve* damp and a&vayA looked a* though Mt Sheen had been giving it the once-ovex. at night.

Back at hiA hoa^e, Tony AtaAted to get neady &on the big nace. He shampooed the canpet, enamelled the tyneA and ne-poliAhed the cigarette tighten. He even hined a twelve- pennon mechanic* cnew with a portable pitAtop. Wo hone uxu going to beat him.

The day o& the nace finally annived. The hone WOA atneady thene in hi* (undiAcloAable.) when Tony came noHing up in hi* Pon*he. Thene wa* Ateam coming out o(j -the haAe'4 eon* when he realized that he had been cheated.

The nace, howeven, mu*t go ahead. The two contestants, fronted up to the Atanting tine. "Go!" yelled a pa**ing hedgehog who wo* laten anne*ted &on di*tanbi,ng the peace. The \undi*clo*able} took o^ &a*ten than a speeding Anail but wo* lefat behind a* the Pon*he disappeared in a cloud o& du*t and gnavet.

Tony WOA BOO m away from the line and doing 220 fem/h when, Auddenly, acnoAA the load daAhed a big black wol&. It WOA dneAAed in a pink chiton nightie and had a bonnet on it* head. CloAe behind it, WOA a little gitl weaning a ned balaclava who Atopped eveny now and then to Acneam "MoleAtenen!" and take a &ew *hotA at the wol& with a semiautomatic Magnum that Ahe had hidden in hen picnic basket.

"CuniouAcn and cuniouAcn!" thought Tony as he swen,ved to avoid hitting the gint who was fining at the wol& from a cnouching "hit-man" [connection "hit-penson") like stance in the centne o& the noad. But Tony, who was no AÂŁan Jone^, lost contnol and nan CRUWCH.' stnaight into a BOO yean-old gumtnee. The gumtnee handly shivened but the can cnumpled up like a tnacton oven tin &oil and Tony was catapulted thnough the windscneen into a nean-by billabong.

Not even a twelve penson mechanics cnew with a pontable pitstop could save him as the hone dnove smugly past in his (undisclosable) and thnew

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a towe.£ at h-im. , Tony came oat w-Uh hl>> pA-t.de huAt and tittle. e£ie. He tuw -&Q that he. had to -deave -t/ie town. He wa4 hounded by the. £oc.at until ne uxu iSo^tced io go and &ive -tn (GASP) Wew Sooth Wa/e4. Tony got h<-4 -mheA-ctance, howeueA, because xn Wew Sou-tn Wafers fee a bunch ojS QuJUtibtz hasi&A and managed to beat one a^ing a And they £x.ued happily

Anastasia Anderson

STIMULUS - RESPONSE

Many talk of beaches, Surf and sun and sand.

But when I think of Queensland I see, A paddock of red dust, Tumbleweed blowing in the wind, Miniature hurricanes.

Many talk of Brisbane, Rockhampton or Cairns.

But when I think of places, I see, A small town, one pub, Set near the border Of the Northern Territory.

Many talk of beer, Four X and Brisbane Bitter.

But when I think of drinks, I see, A long cool glass of water, Refreshing after a day's riding In the hot Queensland sun.

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The water lies in one clear vast sheet Reflecting the sky.

The water that clutches At the yellowish banks Tall and hard and rocky Yet giving in a falling slope To the shore that the water desires As it licks the strip of soil Then settles contentedly at its side.

On the track That bathes in the sunlight Soaking up its warmth.

The sand gives, Crunching, Under my feet, Only to fade into the fallen leaves Of the small trees Sheltering the sleeping logs Creeping out of the gully That ends the dam.

The gully's bank rises and drops Into the rut That nurses the slimy roots Of the fallen tree.

My feet grip On the scratching black bark Along the trunk That spreads into branches Holding the leaves In a cluster of ageing red.

I stare into the green, green water Trying to detect The submerged branches, Thick, black threads Against the green Then down To be enveloped by cold Into the silt At the bottom Climbing over my feet.

And up To the top again To savour the air, The smell of the coming cattle Swirling towards me And I think, "This is my home."

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UP PIE DANC

and philosopher have. a&oayA been. by the, ne.ax.fy impoAAible. tatk, 0& Aolting the. xe.at &om the. the. &iuz om the.

What in£A.e.dA,bte. lace., -in att coatd have, excited against -iucA inc>ie.dibte. impe.dime.ntAl Coating a A<te.ndeA path ojj wh-iie. -in the^ui -inneJi de.pthA Man haA Bought adveAA-ity, diAe.at>e., poverty, pain haA battte,d kiA companion/ bsiotheA1A blood.

Some Aay he. haA remained onfy thsiougk the. that aAAiAte.d man OA j$ue£ to a machine., pxov-iding the. e.n&igy and -iafa-i-tanc-e (JoA momentum.

The. GJie.at gave to hope. phe.nome.nonA AO gfie,at, r-'.

Bat did they ge.t he.lp be.ingA ^fiom the. pu.ppe.tieAA with the.

Me we nothing moAe than tke, puppeii by whom miAchiz-h i^ pe^o-tmed?

Jonathan

THE CELL

Grey walls of indifference a barrier between me and the world.

Imprisoned in my cell I look through the window at the people, their fun, their laughter of which I have no part.

I cry out for help but they mock and torment me, ^ never helping me to escape.

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... vainly to find the key buried beyond my reach."

Bronwyn Ritchie ' 10B

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'Red, blue, black, grey, In, out, in, out, Happy, calm, angry, sad, In out, in, out.

Sudden confusion, colours muddled, In, out, in, out.

Confusion, confusion, In, out, in, out.

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thin thread of white, In, out, in, out.

Boredom, boredom, In, out, in, out.

Wild, exciting, lavender, In, out, in, out.

Wild, wild, In, out, in, out.

A thread of grey, depression hits, In, out, in, out.

Depression, depression, The Old Han sat with his back to the wall, In, out, in, out. where he'had been pushed so many times.

It was near the end.

A mass of yellow laughter, His brain throbbed inside his head, In, out, in, out.

And his face showed burden of a heavy heart.

Happiness, happiness, In, out, in, out.

He had seen everything in his life.

A life which seemed eternity.

Emotionss emotions, He had seen the Greeks at Thermopylae, In, out, in, out.

The Romans at Carthage.

Dark, light, The Egyptians, the Huns, the Saxons In, out, in ....

He had seen them live to fight another day.

He had seen them die in the mud of the Somme.

His own race he had seen destroying the world of its habitation.

Nicola West 9A,

Burn the forests! Pollute the rivers!

And not only the great but the small.

Kill the Dodo! K i l l the Great Auk! Kill the Whale!

He had seen them all slaughtered and burned.

And he knew many more would burn, As they had at Nagasaki.

He too had been a slave He had cowered beneath his Master He knew what man had done, What man was doing, what man would do.

Too much destruction! Too much carnage!

Too much knowledge! Too much expected!

But the lines of care smoothed slowly from his face.

He no longer knew what a Roman was, What a Whale was.

Ignorance was bliss.

The Old Man laughed, and dropped the kmre.

His spirit left.

The blood ran cold from his wrists

....

Too young, they said 17 is too young to die.

Grant Lumsden. 10A

LITERATURE

1981

Short Story Competition

Grant Lumsden, Year 9/10

1st Prize

Peter Schmidt, Year 9/10

2nd Prize

< Sonya Randolph, Year 9/10 Carrie Hunt, Year 8

Highly Commended

2nd Prize

1981 Poetry Grant Lumsden, Year 9/10

Highly Commended

1982 Short Story Competition Elizabeth Baker,

Year 9/10

2nd Prize for "Joe's War"

Nicolette Field,

Year 9/10

Highly Commended for "Exit Sinai"

Peter Schmidt, Year 9/10

Highly Commended for "The Pronoun"

Kari Scott-Matthew, Year 8 1982

1st Prize for "An Unwelcome Visitor"

Poetry

Deborah Mostert, Year 9 Craig Schmidt, Year 9 Kari Scott-Matthews,

Highly Commended for "Reflections"

Highly Commended for "Grasshopper" Year 8

Highly Commended for "The Helping Hand"

MATHEMATICS COMPETITION Seventy-one students entered the "Australian Mathematics Competition" sponsered'] by the Canberra C.A.E,, Bank of NSW and Canberra Mathematics Association. Some excellent results were obtained. (17 distinctions and 33 credits).

Top Results Year Ten Grant Lumsden Neil Lewis Terina Duff

Year Eight

Year Nine Craig Johnson Amanda Kath Rachel Ingamells Brian Fisher Jonathan Klupp

Kirstine Fletcher Nicholas Inglis Claire Small Allan Barham Ian Cunningham Timothy Kotzur loanne Anderson

SPORT Cheryl Moss, Queensland Team Under 17, 19 Hockey.

Kim Brennan, Queensland Team Under 15 Netball.

Nathan Baker, Queensland Team Under 12 Squash, INTERHOUSE CHAMPIONS Swimming Amanda Kuhnemann Steve Stasch Sandra Peacock Warren Schneider Leanne Boogs :-:•. Andrew

Cross Country Anita Gaskell Craig Carver Katrina Livingstone Jonathon Klupp Cheryl Moss Murrayw Zipf .-:.;,• ."/'' f f* «,\_»,*_*,.'

Athletics, Paula Church/»3 Craig Thwaite; Samantha Moate Mark Buhler Cheryl Moss ^ Murray Zipf - ViJE;^'- . *-'- •' •*'- '. •••i--/'JStLJ-

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During the current year there have been many significant developments in the sporting life of the College, the most pleasing being the response of parents in offering their services in a number of diverse ways, ranging from coaching and refereeing to providing transport and support on the sidelines.

To all those who helped I offer a sincere thank you.

From the seeds sown in the College's foundation year, numerous traditional college sports are slowly budding into full bloom.

Redeemer is being fully committed to a Saturday sporting programme with attempts being made to find the right type and level of competition.

With individual sports, cross country,and athletics, our students had the opportunity this year to progress from interhouse up to the heady heights of State Championships (swimmers will receive their chance next year).

Another pleasing aspect is the development of a Lutheran Schools* Carnival in the areas of swimmingjcross country? and athletics.

At Redeemer the basic aim of the sports' programme is for each student to be a participant.

This involvement further develops a sense of community at the College, and supports those who make it to the top.

I am sure you all felt such a sense of community with the Commonwealth Games being staged in Brisbane.

There are two other aspects of sporting life at the College that I would like to mention. Firstly, students seem to think that they have to be top sportspeople to participate.

They should understand that the average and less talented should "sign up" and attend practices as they will be catered for and gain the opportunity to develop their abilities at a level which commensurates with their skills.

Also, when students "sign up" they in turn must realise they have made a commitment to their fellow team mates and the College.

No doubt with Redeemer's development, the numbers of students wishing to play sport will increase.

This will extend us further in areas of coaching, personnel and training facilities, so no matter how large or small the offer or in what capacity (coaching, umpiring, managing, transporting, or just supporting), any parent who wishes to help is most welcome.

Redeemer has been richer for the efforts of parents this year and the sense of community can only be enhanced through such contact.

There have been numerous highlights during the year; the following will review in detail these moments for you through the eyes Âťf those who made them possible - the students.

Yours in sport, FRED DAVEY.

ILETICS" Redeemer made an enthusiastic start in tthletics this year, by lolding an athletic meet on Saturday the 14th September, in which St Thomas More came r out slightly in front with 495 points, with Redeemer on 486 points. John Paul College won the 'under 13 section. All members of Redeemer competed well.

This was the lead up to Redeemer's colourful sportsday (won by Mansfield). eldj. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;'All students showed great sportsmanship ship. A school squad was picked to compete in the \ 'Albert/Logan athletic carnival. This was the first time Redeemer has competed in this com- \ petition; they did not go unrecognized, finishing sixth in the junior shield, the under 14 boys' team performing very well. r

Redeemer had three wins: Jeremey record with a throw of 41.77 metres Johnathan Klupp won both the 1500 m credit must go to all place getters competed.

Cox set a new zone in the Javelin; a and the 800 m. Due and athletes who

On the 13th of October, Redeemer travelled down to Redcliffe to compete against Grace Lutheran College. Although it rained heavily and some events had to be cancelled, Redeemer students went out keenr and interested and this was reflected in the final result;Redeemer Grace

240 points 188 points

Redeemer put up eight athletes to compete in the regional athletics against forty other schools: Jonathan Klupp, 1500 and 800 metres; Marie Johnson \ and Craig Thwaites, Hurdles, Jeremy Cox, Javelin and Robert Scurr in the \ 400 metres. Andrew Hellinga represented us in High Jump, Mark Buhler, Discus^ and Cathie Bailey, Shot Put. All these students are to be congratulated \| for their fine performances at the regionals.

Maree Johnson, Jonathan Klupp and Robert Scurr were selected for the Southern Region team for the \ Queensland Schools' Championship. Johnathan Klupp achieved a fine performance in coming sixth in the 14 years 800 metres.

A tribute must be paid to Mr Davey and Miss Blades for all their time and effort, and to all the teachers and parents who helped to make the season successful.

It was a good track and field year for Redeemer, and will be an even better one next year.

Cheryl Moss.

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LAVARACK/MAN SFIEL Redeemer College's house names originated from two Queensland Governors, Sir John Lavarack and Sir Alan James Mansfield.

Lavarack's team colour is red and Mansfield's green. There are two nouse captains in each grade. The iiouse leaders are:

Lavarack Year 10

Tracey Ralston Stephen Martin

Mansfield Cheryl Moss ~~ Murray Zipf "

Jenny Deane Craig Schmidt

Lisa Simpfendorfer Jonathan Klupp

Anita Gaskell Steve Stasch

Kirstine Fletcher Robert Scurr The first term interhouse swimnan] carnival went off with a big splash, with Lavarack defeating Mansfield by 2 points.

This year the cross country event was introduced to Redeemer. The enthusiasm, support and attitude was terrific.

With Mansfield only a few points behind, Lavarack again accepted the trophy.

The next big event to come was the interhouse athletics competition. The competition was hard and the tables were turned when Mansfield house was declared â&#x20AC;˘the winning team with Murray and Cheryl graciously accepting the trophy.

Special mention should be made of the fact that the trophies were kindly donated by the Redeemer Parents and Friends' Committee.

Other interhouse competitions held during the year have been: cricket; softball; rugby; netball; soccer; hockey; and basketball.

We owe thanks to Mr Davey and Miss Blades who have trained the teams and also organized sports carnivals.

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Congratulations to place getting teams and individuals who have done so well and to all team members for such hard work through the year.

At the moment the scores stand at Lavarack 87 with a big lead of 3 points to Mansfield's 54; which leaves the interhouse shield up for grabs.

Best of luck for 1983.

Year 10 House Leaders.

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This year Redeemer held its first ever interhouse Cross Country /*<**/ championships. Almost all students ran on the day with the girls competing /v s* over 2.5 km and the boyS over 3.5 km. Cheryl Moss was first across the ^C^,^ line in the girls' event and Jonathan Klupp won the boys'. The top six -"••• runners in each age group were selected after additional trials, to compete at the Albert and Logan zone championships at Springwood High School.

Cheryl and Jonathan finished first and second respectively in their events.

Katrina Wheeley finished 6th in the 15 yrs girls'. Redeemer came 3rd overall in the Junior shield with the 14 yrs boys' coming second after team points were totalled. The successful three runners were selected to compete for the zone in the State Titles. Cheryl finished a creditable 23rd and Katrina also finished mid-way in the field. Jonathan withdrew because of injury.

Redeemer was also going to compete in the Lutheran schools title at Maroochydore but unfortunately withdrew because of lack of runners.

Our Phys. Ed. Teacher, Miss Blades, is an enthusiastic long distance runner.

It was good for all participants to have her barracking for us. Thank you Miss Blades.

Jonathan Klupp.

midt Redeemer Lutheran College is a member of the Independent Schools Soccer Association This year two teams were entered in the southside section of the division two competition.

In the pre-season games the 13s and 14*s showed promising form when they defeated division one teams from our sister college St Peters.

The under 13s coached by Mr Stock and managed by Pastor Simpfendorfer won the southside section to gain the first Soccer Pennant for the college, a great effort.

Outstanding players were Captain Steve Stasch, Glen Scholl and Phillip Dunbar.

An unofficial North-South play off resulted in Redeemer losing in the last minute of extra time.

At the end of the season the under 14s didn't have a pennant to show for their efforts but did produce some great soccer to finish second. Under coach Mr Stanley and manager Mr Hausler they developed a good team combination with drive in the centre coming from Captain Craig Schmidt, ably supported on the flanks by Shane Stanley and Andrew Taylor. This attack was well supported at the back by Jonathpn Klupp, Craig Acton and goalie Robert Delbridge.

The 15s, owing to numbers available, were not able to enter a team in the Saturday morning competition. However the boys found the numbers to field a team in a southside mid-week competition.

The team didn't manage a win but through the efforts of coach Mr Pekelharing, they continued to improve as the season progressed. Captain Peter Schmidt, Troy Appleton and Paul Pekelharing led the team in showing team spirit and enthusiasm in their matches against strong teams from larger schools.

The results that the teams gained this year could not have been achieved without *" the help, dedication and tremendous effort put in by the coaches and managers. The captains of the three teams would like to thank them for their support and encouragement and we appreciate the time they have given to us. We would also like to thank thosejarents who attended games lending assistance and cheering our teams on.

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Ruck! Maul! Wedge! Rip! Switch! Loop! No not a foreign language - just terms used to describe skills in playing a game involving gentleman.

Rugby union, the traditional private school game, was established at Redeemer in 1981 by Mr Holzheimer.

This year through the effort of Mr Davey and Mr Holzheimer, the college was able to field two teams the 13's and 15's. Both gained entry into an unofficial competition, the B division of TAS/GPS: 13's also played in a mid-week southside 10 a side competition.

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The ten a side competition proved too strong for our team, especially in games against larger schools. However, the team played with spirit to make good progress in learning skills.

The Saturday competition was a different story as teams were more evenly matched. Generally the 13's played the 3rd, 4th, and 5th XV's of large established rugby schools.

After initial changes the boys slotted into natural positions to form a formidable team, losing only one game during the season. At times some players relied on Robert Scurr, David Swanson and Alec Rogers but they soon learnt,under the leadership of Leon Nantes in the forwards and James Herbst in the backs.that every player has an important role to play.

The 15's also obtained good results (4 wins, 3 losses, 2 draws) especially considering that half of the team were 14. The disappointing aspect was that team work wasn't fully developed - possibly due to the fact that the full squad attended training only twice during the semester.

Some individual performances must be mentioned: Captain David Bray at prop, Andrew Hellinga at lock, Kelvin Barham and Murray Zipf in the backs and Stephen Edwards who demonstrated some fine hooking skills The most pleasing aspect for both teams was the support they received from the sideline and the way parents assisted in transporting teams. On behalf of all the players we thank them for their involvement in helping the team play rugby.

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The 19&1/&2 season saw Redeemer ente-t two teams into the, Saturday moaning cricket competition^ Although we didn't with great ^success in the two iay competition at the end otf 19S1 , the> team performed admirably in the one day* at the start o\ 1982.

In the undefi I S ' s Murray lip&'s in Ac.ox.ing US runs against S-t a gsieat peJi^oxmance , OA we^e Anckew 'A and H<iil Thadiesi'A "hat-tricks' during the AeaAon. The highlight otf the AeaAon came at the lone 3 pA-cze giving when 'the undcA. 15' A received the inaugural National Mutual Team Sportsmanship award; it was a proud moment &or all team members as over one hundred *teams competed ^or this magnificent trophy.

Wot to be overshadowed by Redeemer foundation students the under 14's had their moment too, when, they collecte pennants ior their e^iorts in winning the one day section o& their competition.

Captain Craig Schmidt's bowting and Leon Wanted1 battling Mere &ully supported -01 a good team A special thanks must go to Mr Holzheimer &or his in establishing Redeemer as a cricket club lone 3 o& the Queensland Junior Cricket association.

Together with Mr Pekelharing and Mr Vavey, they assisted both teams to achieve a memorable season.

Teachers and students also wish to extend a very sincere "Thank you", to all the parents who .assisted with coaching, umpiring, transport and support.

Andrew Hellinoa.

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In second term of this year Redeemer's first girl's hockey team was formed. A group of enthusiastic but mostly inexperienced Year 8, 9 and 10 girls came out to practise on Wednesday afternoons to learn the skills of the game, coached

by Mr Koch.

Our first match, against St Peters "C" team, was a victory. We won 3 - 0 .

In the following four matches we / triumphed again, let by our experience'd captain, Cheryl Moss.

The results: R.L.C. -3, St Peters R.L.C. 3, St Peters R.L.C. 1, St Aidens R.L.C. 3. St Aidens

'C 1 - 0 'B' 'C 1 'B'

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However the final match brought defeat. We played against Girls' Grammar and lost 1 - 3 . Although this was disappointing, we gained valuable experience Many thanks to Mr Koch and the parents who gave up their Saturday mornings to help transport and support the team.

Bronwn Ritchie

. :J^ â&#x20AC;˘- Two interschool swimming carnivals were held this year at Runcorn, both between St Thomas More College and Redeemer.

Redeemer enjoyed success in both carnivals with many swimmers standing out.

It was evident at the interhouse carnival with top performances from Warren Schneider, Adam Burke, Leanne Boogs, Sandra Peacock, Amanda Kath and Fiona Hutchinson, that Redeemer swimming has a good future.

It is hoped that in the coming season, more students will become involved in this sport, and even though the college isn't able to run a full programme, there will be plenty of opportunities in forthcoming swim meets next year.

Warren Schneider

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During the 1982 winter season Redeemer entered a mid-week competition at the Redlands1 Family Sports Centre.

Three teams entered - two in the under 16 girls competition and one in the Under 16 boys' competit- ^ ion. There were six teams in each division and these \ included both school and club teams. Most of the other teams contained players with considerable basketball experience so the competition was strong.

Our teams practised each Monday at school and when backboards were built (thanks to Mr L. Huth) a great improvement in playing standard was seen. The coach of the basketball teams was Mr Evans, The parents of some players provided transport to and from the courts. They did this consistently and without any reward. Their effort and support was sincerely appreciated.

Our teams did extremely well in the competition (playing many close exciting games) despite our lack of experience.

The girls came fifth and sixth and the boys fifth in the competition.

For Redeemer 2tgirls Leanne Boogs and Katrina Livingstone consistently played' well whilst for Redeemer 2, Bronwyn Ritchie and Tracey Simpson were strongest players. Great teamwork was dis^played by this team on many occasions. In the boys' matches ^ Craig Schmidt was outstanding and was well supported by David Bray and Paul Larmar.

Everyone enjoyed the competition and all are lookforward to next season and would like to see more teams playing next year.

Rachel Ingamells^

This year Redeemer was unable to '" ^f enter netball teams into a formal comHowever? a series of friendly/. , games were played after school and on a1 .'Saturday.

These matches were usually played-;, a good competitive spirit and really showe sportsmanship among the girls.

A lot X?? effort was put forward by the teachers to j&* up three teams (8, 9 and 10) but due to lack S\" girls at training and willingness to partici-^ fry pate, Year 8 and 10 teams did not play a.s§ ^'.regularly as Year 9, We hope to see more.'3 *&"•. girls ready to represent our school next>5 ~^.-',year.

Thanks to all players (especially-'f^? £.,- .those who came to training regularly)^' N". and to our coaches, Mrs Simpf endorf er^1 9) and Mrs Koch (Year &0&F '••?'. Thanks also to parents willingly assisted . :''.*$& '-... with transport, .-ii*^ Tracey Simpson

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X 'So&t bolt WOA popular in te/tm. Redeemer didn't in anyfaoftmalcompetition a number o& garner we^e neighbouring college*, ieight, nine* and ten* played and wa* keen pasLticu.lax.ly with nine*, *o a 8 team '6ven though, the. team* didn't win vJUi garner tke.y all p£aye.d wnVL and kad a tot the pxe*ent time gJiade eight* and playing in a Saturday competition have been *ucce**faul -61 winning theix. &i>i*t game*. ; ":-A special thanks to and and Aic4^ Blade* coaching the teamf>.

-;/;;_^. ^ _ Paula

On the 24th and 25th August, we set out on an adventure we'll never forget. We were unaware of what we were about to face.

The first terrifying revelation came when we set eyes on the canoes and the ominously calm waters of the Logan River. We succeeded in getting into the canoes with mud oozing off our feet and we started our long journey. After miles and miles and miles of strenuous arm movements, we arrived at our destination. We waded through bushes and bushes of prickles and finally succeeded in haulingour canoes up the r *^ precipitous bank.

While we were dying of heat, exhaustion and thirst our devoted teachers towed us up to the camping site where we found our adventure had not yet ended. We had to lug equipment up a mountain equal in size to Mt Everest. After satisfying our thirst and battling enormous odds, we set up camp. After waiting 1 j x in suspense we received dinner- "Iâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; a mixture of a thousand and one packet soups. Various activities occupied us until our loving teachers tucked us into bed.

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We woke in the morning, tired and weary, after a night of everlasting droning of stupid batsy and after a cornflake breakfast we set out on an expedition obviously designed for our destruction. We toiled for miles and miles and arrived back with our hearts bursting. We then continued past our breaking point and prepared a banquet for our parents. After a hard and slogging time we knew we had 'passed the teachers' gruel ing test and surpassed ourselves by carrying our worn-out teachers to their car.

All the Year 10 students who participated agree that it was an experience to be remembered A special thank you to Miss Blades who organized the trip and to teachers and parents who helped.. We'll certainly be signing on again next time.

Elizabeth Baker & Tracey Eagan

REDEEMER COLLEGE

1982 GLASS PHOTOGRAPHS

EDITORIAL COMMITTEE:

Mrs Mrs Mrs Mrs Mrs

K. B. P. C. R.

Koch - Co-ordinator Stick - Editor Hislop - Typing Simpfendorfer - Typing Baker - Art Work

Mrs R. Koch - Photography

D. Mostert A. Anderson T. Egan

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FRONT

(L to R): L.Gay, K.Hauser, K.Sherwin, K.English, R.Parker, M.McKay, D.Sommer, H.Appleton.

K.Centner.

SECOND ROW: S.Soper, J.Kath, J.Herbst, A.Duncan, P.Bailey, G.Oewitt, D.Beutel, G.tipke.

THIRD ROW: A.Barham, A.Dendle, L.Qualischefski, J.Burrows, O.Garbutt, M.Tracey, M.McKell, G.Scholl, G.Morton.

FOURTH ROW: A.Gildner, S.Vassi1ieff, R.Scurr, P.Dunbar.

Teacher: Mrs. Holzheimer Year 8A

FRONT

ROW:

ROW: (L to R): S-J.Edwards, G.Dodd, K.O'Mara, K.Campbell, T.Boogs, A.Kuhnemann, T.Routledge, A.Gentner.

OND ROW: A.Bray, O.Varpins, M.Stollznow, S.Woodward, C.Morris, m.Hoffmann, C.Hosken, I.Anderson.

30W: T.Bosgra, K.Matthew, e.Bloxham, F.Hutchison, M.Zipf, T.Felton, A.Gaskell, J.Kempe.

FOURTH ROW: T.Kotzur, N.Inglis, W.Boyle, M.Adams, S.Hoist.

Year 8 8 Teacher: Mrs. K. Koch

FRONT

ROW: U to R): M.Taylor.

SECOND ROW: THIRD ROW: FOURTH ROW: Year 8C

FRONT ROW: SECOND ROW: THIRD ROW: FOURTH ROW: Year 9A

K.Bradley, N.Randolph, C.Small, T.HharbotUe, K.Fletcher, M.Casey, H.Johnson,

D.Weston, J.Vines, I.Cunningham, K.Smith, J.Muenchberger, S.Menrath, D.Thomson, M.Moate.

C.Acton, T.Christie, M.Parkes, S.Peacock, C.Bailey, H.Tormey, M.Glover, D.Carson.

M.Vassi1ieff, C.Thwaites, N.Baker, O.Swanson, S.Stasche, C.Carver.

Q821054E TeachfiE: Mr. R.Koch

(L to R): C.Maynes, A.Kath, P.Barlow, S.Kalas, M.Finglas, P.Buyt, A.Anderson, T.Simpson.

B.Fisher, J.Murray, P.Grainger, S.Bland, A.Burke, J.Klupp, S.Cavell, C.Smith.

R^Ray, ^Hickey, D.Mastert, J.Gowanlock, F.Drew, J.Boyle, T.Warren, R.Hobbs.

J.Kooymans, M.Buhler, M.Patterson.

Teacher: Mrs. N. Bowden

RONT

ROW:

(L to R):

S.Wilson, L.Boogs, N.Field, C.Hunt, S.HcBride, K.Bennet, J.Deane.

SECOND ROW: M.Ellis, A.Anderson, O.Annear-Walker, L.Lobegeiger, A.McBean, R.Schmidt, P.Urmer, A.Taylor.

THIRD ROW: FOURTH ROW: 98

J.Hawkins, 2.Lovelock, K.Brennan, A.Stuart, W.McFerran, S.Utting, L.Simpfendorfer, L.Parkes.

J.Vandort, G.Tavener, N.Woolmer, S.Brooks, B.Gibson, V.Neeson.

Teacher: Mrs B.Stick

FRONT

(L to R): D.Herbst, H.Kingsley, K.Livingstone, C.Ttoughton, A.Harbottle, S.Moate, B.Hickey,

ROW:

C.Soper.

SECOND ROW: U.Achenbach, L.Nantes, D.Clancy, C.Schmidt, W.Shneider, T.Appleton, J.Cox, K.Thorn.

THIRD ROW: R.Heng, J.Starkey, M.Gallaher, Z.Tyack, R.Ingamells, P.Church, S.Muggleton, L.Kentish, H.Bateman.

FOURTH ROW: C.Johnson, R.Delbridge, J.Opperman, H.Gartside. S.Nicolai.

Year 9C Teacher: Mr, Davey

FROM ROW: (L to R): K.Rowley, C.Morgan, A.Uhittaker, T.Egan, E.O'Mara, A.Sutch, M.Gildae, E.Buyers.

SECOND ROW: S.Stanley, J.Huth, S.Pinder, K.Barham, G.Lumsden, O.Bray, N.Thacker, P.Nethercott, J.Lang, W.Butlin.

THIRD ROU: S.Hutchinson, S.Keith, L.langford, E.Baker, N.Dakis, T.Greer.

FOURTH ROW: A.Appleton, A.Hellinga, M.Zipf, G.Gaskell.

Absent: M.Haegel, R.Haegel, T.Yorston.

Year 10A Tpacher: Mr. D.Evans

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FRONT ROW: (L to R): S.Dodd, H.Simpson, Y.Norris, E.Greenham, C.Sutch, K.Wheeley, S.Kempe, C.Hoss.

SECOND ROW: D.Barker, R.Vines, N.Lewis, M.Godfrey, S.Martin, P.Schmidt, D.Larmer, M.Butlln, M.Back.

S.Edwards.

THIRD ROW: F.Naylor, E.Bachmann, K.Lindsay, S.Randolph, B.Ritchie, T.Ralston, T.Duff.

FOURTH ROW: P.Pekelharing, B.James, L.Armstrong.

Year 108 QB21054E Teacher: Mr. Holheimer

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