Readathon has now finished! A huge thank you to those students who took part and the families who helped raise the huge grand total of $5,408! A special mention must be made to Maharley Croker from Prep Val, who raised over $1,000 and helped Prep to become the highest fundraising year level in the school. Congratulations! On Wednesday, representatives from Readathon visited our school, delivering a short presentation on Multiple Sclerosis and congratulating the students on their fundraising efforts. Here are some photos of our fundraisers and the cheque! 

Thank you once again for your support.

Mr Sean Golden 

One of the benefits of being a senior student at Tamborine Mountain College is the opportunity to be a part of fantastic dramatic performances. Each year, a selection process is run by Ms Green in which different students from Grades Eleven and Twelve audition. From those who audition, the best students are selected to be a part of an elite group of students who perform a range of theatrical performances. Like a convergence of super heroes they come together to form our very own Drama Excellence. 

This week there has been a buzz around the school as the TMC Drama Excellence prepare for their reinvisioned version of the classic play by Reginald Rose, Twelve Angry Men. The play has been renamed to fit a more contemporary audience and has become Twelve Angry Jurors. 

Twelve strangers with seeming little correlation to each other are all put together in order to come to a decision. Should a sixteen year old boy be found guilty over his father’s murder? Tensions run high between the jurors as one juror attempts to persuade the other eleven into to find the teen not guilty. 

When asked about the play, Ms Green stated that she is “Excited to see the drama excellence program’s adaptation of a more realistic play”. While most of the other plays performed by Drama Excellence have tended toward the more farcical, this play is much more grounded in reality and has very heavy scenes that will be interesting to see performed by high school students.

When asked about how she feels now that the production is nearing the end, Ms Green described the feeling as a combination of bittersweet and relief. For the students it’s exciting to see everything come together and to be able to calm all the nerves; however, the fact that it’s all coming to an end adds a little bit of sadness to all this excitement. 

As for what’s to come, Ms Green is looking forward to the future of the Drama Excellence group. Whilst she wasn’t able to give many details away about any future plays, as typically she likes to see the number of students before she decides on a play, she did hint of a possibility of performing a musical.  

With regards to the Grade 12s in Drama Excellence, many of whom are in Senior Drama, Ms Green is also excited. They have been working with Ms Green in prepping for their audition pieces for university by doing different monologues and scenes. So what better way to send them off than to go see their final show! 

Tickets are still available for the Saturday show so follow the link. Twelve Angry Jurors .

Portia Ilaoa (Year 11)

Our journey to school each day could be 'same old, same old', or we could make it something of value. How we feel as we travel to school is up to us. Just like our journey through school life.  

We are often preoccupied with deadlines, assessments or past experiences. We encourage students to instead open their eyes and their minds to what is often ignored. We challenge students to observe what they pass by as they sit in the car or on the bus. We are truly lucky to have such a beautiful journey to our school. The trees, the vistas, the winding road, together these add up to a journey far more special than that through traffic congestion and urban spaces.

The perspective we take is of our own choosing. Our students' journey through school life can also be as wonderful as the journey to the campus. It's up to us to take note of the details along the way.

We have all seen leaves before, but have we taken a closer look to see the intricate designs that are made by nature? We are also made of intricate designs that we do not observe unless we look hard enough.

Mr Roshan Sabapathy

We have BOSS ORANGE spectacles in lost property. Black frames with  black & white arms in a navy blue case orange inside.  Please contact the Administration Office if these are yours.

Ms Julie Davies

Keep submitting your Maths Matters Brain Teaser answers via the link below. Why not encourage your child/ren to have a go or to try and figure it out yourself over a cup of tea this weekend.

This week's brain teaser:

If I said that in three days' time it would be a Thursday, I am sure that most of you would have no difficulty telling me that today was a Monday.

Try this, yesterday was two days before Monday. What day is it today? Yes, you're right again. It's Sunday. Do you get the idea?

Here is the one to answer - Three days ago, yesterday was the day before Sunday. What day will it be tomorrow?

   To have a go – click here

Week 7 Brain Teaser Answer 

If it takes six florists' assistants three hours to pack 12 boxes of flowers, how fast can sixteen assistants pack 16 boxes?

Answer: 1.5 hours

6 people x 3 hours = 18 hours to pack the boxes

There are 12 boxes so it takes 1.5 hours to pack 1 box

so... 16 people will take 1.5 hours to pack 16 boxes. 

It is with great excitement that we can announce that BOTH of our Opti-MINDS teams received HONOURS AWARDS for their challenge solutions.  This means that they were placed second in their categories - which is no mean feat when participating in Queensland's biggest region (Brisbane South)!  

Our Science Engineering team also received a SPIRIT OF OPTI-MINDS AWARD, which is highly regarded and sought after in Opti-MINDS circles.  The award recognises great team work, optimism and resilience!  

Congratulations to our Language Literature Team Members:

Sophie Ashley, Lia Erasmus, Bailey Ferguson, Finley Greig-Byrne, Addison Moorkens and Scarlett Small.

Congratulations also to our Science Engineering Team Members:

Emma Anderson, Nicholas Brennan, Ava Greenwood, Imogen, Luka Haydock, Phineas Small, and Mia Walshe. 

These amazing students have certainly shown that they are capable of solving complex problems while having a lot of fun along the way!  Mr Horn and I want to thank them for being a part of this special event. 

Mrs Deborah Horn

Congratulations to Ava Byrnes in 6 Vic who has been awarded Honours (A) for her Grade 1 Clarinet Exam (Comprehensive) with the AMEB (Australian Music Examinations Board). For the exam, Ava had to perform 3 clarinet pieces (two with a piano accompanist), several scales, answer general knowledge questions and complete sight-reading and aural (listening) tests. The examiner was impressed with Ava's preparation and presentation, noting her "tone quality and intonation are impressive at this level."

Ava is also an equestrian. The day after her clarinet exam she competed in the Interschool Dressage Tests for horse-riding where she achieved State Qualifying results. Congratulations Ava! Ava represents TMC as our Primary Cultural Captain, Junior Band Captain and also a member of the Senior Band.

Ms Kristy Jewell

As we near the end of school for Year Twelve, many of the clubs in the school are looking for new blood to fill the vacancies. Many of the clubs at TMC have been left with few students, but there's still time to help! We are calling on all ambitious and committed TMC, from across our Secondary school, to come and join two great clubs, the Leo and STEM Council(s)! 

Leo Club is run by Miss Black and was created by the Lions Club. This club works to get students involved in doing voluntary work both at school and outside of school and it does require a level of commitment. However, it is very much worth it! Being in an environment of like-minded and generous people is a great way to meet new friends. As well as this, if you are going into Grade Eleven next year you may be starting to (or have already started to) think about leadership and being a member of the Leo Club is a great way to do this. So come to the next meeting and see if you like it. However, please note there is a $50 entry fee that covers your badge, shirt and other important costs you’ll need as a member.

The STEM Council is a club run by Mr Hoyne. The council’s name is an acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. While that may scare some of you away, I can assure you that being a STEM Council Member is far less daunting than it sounds. There are multiple projects that the STEM Council is always involved in including mushroom cultivation. More recently, new projects have been started among the group including helping around the school with the Frog Pond Cleaning Project, where the members of the council help the groundskeepers to clean the frog pond and make it better for the endangered Great Barred Frog species that lives there. In conjunction to frogs and mushrooms, a veggie patch has been created behind the demountables where the members of STEM will soon be growing their own fruits, herbs and vegetables. So if you want to be a part of the STEM council, listen out for notices of what exciting event will be happening next!

By Lana Bignell (Yr 11) and Portia Ilaoa (Yr 11)

Each fortnight The TMC Student Journalism Club will present a spotlight on our great staff here at the school. Our school couldn’t be the place it is without the dedicated efforts of all of all our educational professionals. From teachers to administrators, to grounds staff and teacher aides, it is these people that help make TMC the wonderful educational facility it is. 

To kick us off, this week we place the spotlight on our newest addition to the Secondary teaching team.

Teacher's name: Mr Shervin Bashar

Years teaching: 13 years

Country of birth: Australia

Subjects taught: Computer Science and Mathematics

Reason for being a teacher: To make a difference in the lives of my students and to inspire the next generation.

Favourite thing about teaching Computer Science and Maths: Technology is all about creativity and problem solving, and Maths is about logic and problem solving - which are things I enjoy.

Schools taught at: Wesgreen International School, St Andrews Lutheran College, St Andrews School of Thailand, Dubai International Academy, Collegiate American School, Tamborine Mountain College.

Something students might not know about me: I have three nationalities. 

Thank you to Mr Bashar for letting us shine the spotlight on you this week. 

The Student Journalism Club

Our Year 3 students enjoyed their very own 'Movie Night.' Students stayed at school for games, snacks, dinner and a movie. They transformed their classroom into a movie theatre! Everyone enjoyed having the playground and the whole school to themselves. This event fostered our children’s personal growth, friendships and independence. 

Ms Jodi Byron

Year 12 Visual Art students, Meg Jamieson and Celine Reid have had their artworks entered into Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art 2020. This competition hosts the best of the best Senior artworks from across Queensland. We wish them well!

Mrs Jenny Radley

On the weekend Caitlyn Ward, Talia & Fuschia Criss competed at Warwick Horse Trials over two days competing in dressage, show jumping & cross country.

Caitlyn Ward competed on two horses placing 2nd on Jet & 7th on Charlie in the 80cm rounds. 

Fuschia Criss placed 8th on Mischief Moonshine in the 95cm height & Talia Criss placed 9th overall in the 60cm rounds.

Our Interschool eventing team have all obtained their IQ State Championship eventing qualifiers for the 10-11th October State event at the Toowoomba Showgrounds.

Mrs Michelle Criss

Dylan Sippel has been selected for the Gold Coast U18 Baseball Team.  This team is made up of the best fourteen U18 Baseballers on the Gold Coast. Dylan will be playing in the QLD State U18 Baseball Championships this September and we hope the region continues its recent run of success at the state level.  Congratulations Dylan!

Mr Andrew O'Loughlin

This week's sporting star focuses on Ryan Adams from year 11 and his fantastic career, umpiring hockey. Ryan has played hockey since the age of 10 and umpiring since the age of  11. Ryan currently plays for the Roosters in the Gold Coast Hockey Association. 

When asked what the hardest part of umpiring was when he first began, he stated that it was “Having the confidence to be on the field as an official and make the right decisions.” Ryan is currently a Queensland community advanced umpire, which allows Ryan to umpire junior and senior games up to a state level. 

Sharing his proudest moment of umpiring was difficult for Ryan, but he finally settled on being selected to umpire the semi-finals and preliminary finals at the Queensland, under 14, state championships in Toowoomba. The most enjoyable aspect of umpiring for Ryan is “Making a difference in the game and giving players the opportunity to be a part of an amazing sport.” However, even after 5 years of umpiring, Ryan is still learning how to be more confident in his decisions on the field. 

When asked why, Ryan believed it’s important that young people should be involved in umpiring, he responded with gusto, “Umpiring helps with confidence and helps players better understand the game.” And as to the importance of umpires, “A good game of hockey is not just [about] the players, but the officials and umpires [without whom] hockey would not be the amazing game it is.” 

It’s great to see a TMC student so passionate about his sport and so committed to the game. 

By Lily Parker (Yr 8) and Hannah Clements (Yr 8)

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