Welcome to Year 12 2019!
In 2018
students began their final two years of study. We are now halfway through that
journey. This is the most important period of schooling to date. It is a critical year for
all students as they continue to diligently study their chosen subjects with
the view to achieving their Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE). This
will mean that students will need to be fully committed to their studies
throughout the course of the year to ensure that they achieve their full
potential. For many hoping to follow a tertiary pathway, the year will
culminate with the awarding of an Overall Position (OP) and an offer of
placement at a University or other tertiary institution. For others, the year
will involve working to achieve at their School Based Traineeships and
Apprenticeships in preparation for a vocation post schooling. Whatever the
pathway the students have chosen, hard work, dedication and time management
will be key themes for the year.
Whilst
a commitment to success is necessary for this cohort to achieve their academic
goals, we must remain focused without burning out. In order to achieve this it
is important for students to adopt a positive work life balance. With that in
mind there are again many extra-curricular activities available to our seniors
to enhance
their educational experiences and ensure that they remain on-track and
motivated. These would include, Volleyball, Dance, Music, Snow and Scuba
competitions/tours.
Many
opportunities for leadership positions have arisen and our cohort will lead the
school in a variety of positions including Music, Sport, Photography, SRC and
Academia as well the much coveted positions of School and Vice Captains. With
so many quality candidates to choose from, the selection process was extremely
difficult and is a credit to the amount of talented young individuals we have
in our year level. Congratulations to all the successful applicants and good
luck in 2019 to our new School Captains Joanna Lee and Alavina Woodford and our
Vice Captains Alyson Gascoigne and Adrian Malbasias.
Looking towards term 4 already, our students
will be keen to build on a very successful ‘Semi-Formal’ last July, and
celebrate in style by making it through to graduation in November. They will
have the chance to out-do themselves and celebrating the successful culmination
of 12 years of schooling, however, we are not there yet. Year 12 is a year full
of commitments – academic, social, family, work, sporting etc. and we must
remain focused on our goals to ensure that we are there celebrating at the end.
I
always consider myself very lucky to be working with such a stellar group of
young adults. I am looking forward to working closely again with both students
and parents to ensure we successfully navigate the roller coaster that is year
12.
Please feel free to contact
me at any stage if you have any questions
or concerns. The best way to do so initially is by email, badam110@eq.edu.au , and from there I am happy to arrange a time to meet in person if you
wish.