IN THE NEWS

Sunny Chan, Lucy Dohl, Mackenzie Little and Tessa Marxsen (RGS Team 1) qualified for the next round of the CQUniversity Business Challenge on 20 July. The Challenge is for secondary schools in teams of four students from Year 10, Year 11 and/or Year 12. Teams answer questions on Accounting, Business and Management, Economics and Law from the Years 10 and 11 studies. There was also a General Knowledge round. RGS Team 1 placed equal second at the Central Queensland regional competition. RGS was also represented by RGS Team 2 (Gabby Reading, Jessica Bate, Lachlan Donoghue and Caroline Sparks) who placed equal third.

RGS students and their families gained a valuable insight into future careers at the RGS Vocational Education and Training (VET) Careers Information Evening in Duggan Hall last term. Guest businesses included CQUniversity, Rockhampton Regional Council, MRAEL, Alma Street Veterinary Hospital, Penti-M Engineering Australia, Milne Bros, Stanwell, ThomsonAdsett, Leisure Employment Australia, My Place Hair and Beauty and Vector Health and Performance.

Congratulations to RGS students who represented the School in the Maths Team Challenge during Term 2. Competing in teams of five students, RGS won the Year 5, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11/12 divisions. The RGS Year 6 team placed second to Heights College by just two points. The results were a credit to both the students and RGS staff who prepared for the annual event with many training sessions prior to the competition.

The RGS Year 12 Cancer Awareness Committee hosted their annual High Tea Fundraiser in the beautiful gardens at St Aubins during Term 2. The afternoon raised around $2000 to support the Cancer Council Australia. Thank you to guest speaker Kim Milner who bravely shared her cancer journey. Local businesses were again generous in donating raffle prizes. The High Tea was organised, and hosted, by Year 12 Cancer Awareness Committee chairs Lilly Fraser and Tessa Marxsen.

The Rockhampton Grammar School’s Parent Association hosted a high tea event on 12 May, hosting around 100 guests at Headricks Lane. Guest speaker was RGS parent Claire Mactaggart, a talented writer and beef producer based in Central Queensland, who shared her passion for rural Australia and the importance of family in regional communities. The event also raised funds for Do It For Dolly, a campaign aimed at raising awareness about bullying and helping promote kindness.

RGS Dance and Musical Theatre Academy (DMTA) students are preparing to dazzle the audience when they hit the Pilbeam Theatre stage on 2 September to perform, “In the Spotlight”, featuring “42nd Street Youth Edition”. The evening includes dance performances, from some of the DMTA’s young dancers through to the more senior dancers, and breathtaking musical performances. From tap-dancing to jazz, and everything in between, the performers will transport you to a world of glitz and glamour, where the spotlight is always shining bright. Tickets are now on sale at seeitlive.com.au