Volume 35 | Number 2 | Summer 2018
REDEEMER SHOWCASE
H U N D R E D ’ S E XP E R I E N C E R E D E E M E R
REDEEMER MUSIC
TO U R S TA S M A N I A
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FROM THE PRINCIPAL | REDEEMER RECORD – DECEMBER 2018
From the
P R I N C I PA L
A Community Celebration of 2018 students make with their learning. Not a week goes by that we are not as a school celebrating the successes of our students, whether these successes be in the classroom, playing an instrument, on the sporting field or competitions such as Debating, the Brainways Quest, Chess or Robotics. As a school community we also treasure the opportunities where we worship together and celebrate our class devotions. It is through these opportunities that we experience the message that God loves us in creative and engaging ways. This year we have celebrated many successful school events such as our Redeemer Showcase along with another very successful Redeemer Fair. Our Senior students opened their hearts and their minds on trips to Japan and Cambodia, while our Junior school students attended camps from Kenilworth to Canberra. I would like to wish all of the extended Redeemer Lutheran College community a safe, happy and holy Christmas and holiday season, and acknowledge the contribution of staff, parents and students to Redeemer in 2018. Walt Disney once said ‘You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful ideas in the world, but it requires people to make the dream a reality’. This is certainly the case as a Principal. The reality is that the learning experiences and projects that have taken place this year could not have happened without a great deal of commitment and support from the staff, parents and students. This year, as a school we implemented a number of new electives in Senior School. 2019 will also see the introduction of the new senior syllabus. The new systems include: • a new senior assessment model that combines school-based assessment with external assessment • new processes to strengthen the quality and comparability of school-based assessment • replacement of the Overall Position (OP) tertiary entrance rank with an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank Our professional staff are to be applauded for the way in which they have embraced the rewards and challenges of this new curriculum and continue to prepare and implement it with positivity and enthusiasm. I am privileged to be a part of a school with highly capable and committed teachers and support staff. One of the critical factors of any successful school is the staff. There has never been a time when being a teacher has been more demanding or challenging. To our teachers and support staff, thank you for your energy, passion and enthusiasm. What a privilege to be able to witness the joy that comes with the understanding or satisfaction of a problem solved, or the wonder of living new adventures through the world of Literature, Humanities, Technology, Science, Hospitality or The Arts. Our teachers are privileged each day to participate in their student’s academic journey. They recognise and applaud just how hard their students try. They celebrate their students’ achievements whether they be great or small and they share with pride the progress their
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This year we also saw wonderful sporting moments in our GBC and JTAS competitions. Of course, our award winning Music program has gone from strength to strength with stunning wins at eisteddfods and MusicFest. We also conducted a highly successful vocal tour to Tasmania which really enhanced to the work of our choirs this year. To our departing families and students – make the most of the time God has given you. Whatever you strive for, whatever you do, whatever your lot in life give it your very best. Make the most of it, be positive, choose to be happy and thank God for each new day. To our returning staff, students and families we look forward to strengthening our relationship with you and embarking on the journey of the 2019 school year together. There are many exciting things set to take place for 2019. Plans are now being finalised for the refurbishment of the Year 7 classrooms during Term 1 next year. Of course over the holidays our new grandstands and cricket nets at Scurr Oval will be completed along with a minor refurbishment of the Prep and Year 1 classrooms. You will notice that the College is advertising publicly our Master Plan to the greater community as we complete the final stages of achieving State Infrastructure Designation which see the Master Plan endorsed by the State Government and allow us to move forward with our project planning. Thank you to our College Council and Redeemer Foundation for its leadership and commitment to the future improvement of our College facilities over the coming years. When I reflect as Principal of what I consider to be an awesome school year, I have many fond memories. The road has had bumps and many challenges along the way. The rewards have far outweighed the challenges. All of the experiences of this year have contributed is some way to ensuring we offer our students the best education. I believe we have a unique place for students to learn through loving and living, to be Curious, Courageous and Christ-led. Thank you to all of our Redeemer families and staff who continue to promote Redeemer in a positive manner. Merry Christmas to all and have a safe, happy and holy holiday season.
MRS TANYA CROOKS Principal
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Introducing the Redeemer
V I RT U A L TO U R !
Redeemer Lutheran College is excited to have launched our new Virtual Tour! Start your Redeemer journey from 120m above our campus with panoramic views of Rochedale and zoom in to see the Brisbane city skyline. Select a Campus Tour, Junior School Tour or Senior School Tour, then fly through the campus, stopping at key locations along the way. At each location, you can view 360° virtual images, photo galleries, and each of our new promotional videos. Check it out today at www.redeemer.com.au/virtualtour
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CHAPLAIN’S COLUMN | REDEEMER RECORD – DECEMBER 2018
ADVENT –
A Time for Peace, Serenity and Silence
As we come to the end of the school year, life seems to get busier and busier. There are deadlines to meet, presents to buy and family Christmas celebrations to prepare. Advent, which should be a time of slowing down and quietening our souls, can leave our calendars full and wallets empty, as we get swept along with the season’s business. But God in Christ, gently calls us to make room in our hearts and lives during Advent for the real reason for the season – Jesus Christ.
PASTOR MARK VAINIKKA College Pastor
I once heard the story of a church Christmas play that didn’t go according to plan. The boy who was playing the innkeeper was very young, but very enthusiastic, so he was given the role. The idea was that this boy, Billy, would listen to Joseph explain his need for a room. Then he would respond, ‘Sorry, but all our rooms are full.’ Everything went fine at first. Billy listened as Joseph made his plea for a room. ‘Sorry, no rooms,’ he said. He listened again as Joseph spoke of Mary, who really needed a good rest after her long journey. ‘Sorry, no rooms,’ Billy said again, but with a little bit less conviction. And then when Joseph and Mary turned sadly to depart, the boy’s conviction crumbled altogether. ‘Wait,’ he said, ‘you can have my room.’ I can imagine that kind-hearted boy trying to turn away Joseph and Mary and I can imagine him crumbling under pressure, offering the only thing that he had to give––his own room. I can also imagine the rest of the kids trying to figure out what to do once Billy took the play in a
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whole new direction. I can imagine some of the adults being upset, because Billy didn’t follow the script. And I can imagine other adults sitting in their pews wiping tears from their eyes, as they witnessed one of those special moments that we are privileged to see only now and then. While boys like Billy can’t be counted on to follow the script, they can be counted on to do the right thing. They can be counted on to give us at least a fleeting glimpse into the kingdom of heaven. A moment like that comes only rarely and fleetingly and then it lingers on in our hearts, as it teaches us what Christmas is all about. There is much need in our world. Not only was Christ turned away on that first Christmas because there was no room at the inn, people all over the world continue to be turned away, rejected and ostracised. Whatever form generosity takes in our lives, Christmas is about doing what young Billy did, responding to others’ needs and saying with compassion, ‘Wait…you can have my room.’ We can respond in Billy’s words, because God in his grace, has given us room in his heart. As the school year comes to an end, my prayer to you and your loved ones, is that you would be surprised by joy and grace this Christmas. I pray that amidst the busyness of Christmas preparations, you would find moments of peace, serenity and silence, and in this way, allow our hearts to become the cradle into which the Christ-child is born anew this Christmas.
REDEEMER RECORD | COLLEGE NEWS
Deputy Prime Minister
VISITS REDEEMER
Redeemer was honoured to have the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon Michael McCormack MP together with The Hon Ross Vasta MP, Federal Member for Bonner drop into the College on 25 July to meet with our Senior Student Leadership Team. The Hon Michael McCormack MP, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (together with Ross Vasta MP) even had a go at conducting Redeemer’s Senior Concert Band at their after school rehearsal (until Mr Law took back the baton!)
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COLLEGE NEWS | REDEEMER RECORD – DECEMBER 2018
Hundreds Experience Redeemer at
O P E N D AY + S H O W C A S E
Friday 26 October Redeemer Lutheran College opened its doors for 14 hours straight on Friday 26 October 2018 for our Experience Redeemer Open Day + Showcase. It all kicked off at 6.00am with 96five broadcasting live from within the heart of the school, and a visit by the Westpac Lifesaving Helicopter. College Tours were held across the day from 9.00am; and our day culminated with a Showcase spectacular on the Chapel Green from 3.15pm, finishing off with a student film festival. A big thank you to the 100s of people who came along across the day to experience Redeemer. We love our school and hope that you did too! If you missed our Open Day + Showcase, you can take your very own tour of Redeemer with our new Virtual Tour! Take a flight through our beautiful campus, and view 360° images, videos and photo galleries along your journey. Check it out at www.redeemer.com.au/virtualtour
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96 five Live on the Green
Westpac Surf Lifesaving Helicopter
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COLLEGE NEWS | REDEEMER RECORD – DECEMBER 2018
Redeemer
POOL REOPENING
Friday 23 November Redeemer has always had a great tradition of swimming and it all started in 1988 with the construction of our pool. On Friday 23 November, we were delighted to open the refurbishments for the 30th birthday of our pool in partnership with Southside Aquatics. Redeemer past student, Hon Mick de Brenni MP (Class of 1994) had the pleasure of opening the improvements which were as a result of significant funding support from the Queensland Government under the Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing Get Playing Places and Spaces Program. We were also delighted to have Corrine McMillan MP (State Member for Mansfield) with us for the celebrations. The upgrades include permanent shade structures, an undercover training area and replacement pool decking. Congratulations to Southside Aquatics and all Redeemer swimmers on a great night of celebrating swimming at Redeemer!
d r a o b a All the
Redeemer Bus NOW SERVICING Sunnybank, Macgregor, Upper Mt Gravatt, Wishart, Mt Gravatt East, Carindale, Mansfield, Mackenzie and Rochedale Redeemer Lutheran College has launched a brand new private bus service, offering you a safe, convenient and affordable option for transport to Redeemer Lutheran College.
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For more information, routes and timetables, visit: www.redeemer.com.au/bus
REDEEMER RECORD | COLLEGE NEWS
R E M E M B R A N C E D AY
Centenary Friday 9 November Students and staff from across the College together with members from the Our Saviour congregation created over 3,000 poppies in the lead up to Remembrance Day this year to commemorate all who have served their countries. The large installation in Redeemer Chapel of cascading poppies was a genuine community effort of individual handmade poppies which included a range of materials, construction processes and sizes, conceptually reflecting the variation of service and sacrifice. Lest We Forget.
HELPING HANDS On Wednesday 8 August, the Junior School celebrated the Helping Hands Van’s 4th Birthday at Redeemer Chapel! This was a celebration of four successful years of operation of the little yellow Helping Hands van. The Helping Hands van serves the Mt Gravatt community in partnership with Our Saviour Lutheran Church, providing fellowship and grocery items each Friday night.
Celebrates 4th Birthday
In 2014 Redeemer Lutheran College and Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Rochedale formed a joint ministry with ‘Helping Hands’ to undertake a venture in our local community, reaching out to those who struggle with life and lend a helping hand. They could be people who find themselves isolated, sleeping outside or in hostels, less advantaged, or just enjoy a cuppa and chat on a regular basis.
A special thank you to all Junior School students and families who donated cans and food which is being distributed by our volunteers on the van each Friday night! Happy Birthday little yellow van! Hip, hip, hooray! To find out more about Redeemer’s Helping Hands Van, visit: www.redeemer. com.au/community/helpinghands
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COLLEGE NEWS | REDEEMER RECORD – DECEMBER 2018
2019 College Musical
ANNOUNCEMENT
“Hello, Dolly!” Redeemer Lutheran College is excited to announce its College Musical for 2019, “Hello, Dolly!”. This musical is set in New York City in the 1890s, where a bold and enchanting widow Dolly Levi is a socialite-turned-matchmaker. Her latest clients seeking assistance are the cantankerous “halfa-millionaire” Horace Vandergelder and a young artist named Ambrose, who is in love with Horace’s niece, Ermengarde. Dolly’s scheming soon involves Horace’s employees as well as a New York hatmaker, as she tries to cover up her own secret romantic designs. The show has won numerous awards for the movie version of the show and many Tony awards for its stage productions. It is a muchloved and enchanting musical which the whole family can laugh and sing along to. The 2019 production of ‘Hello, Dolly!’ will be held on 3-4 May 2019 at the Logan Entertainment Centre. Tickets will be available early in 2019. For details, visit www.redeemer.com.au/events/hello-dolly Recent Redeemer musicals have included “Singin’ in the Rain” (2009), “Bugsy Malone” (2011), “The Pajama Game” (2013), “My Fair Lady” (2015) and “The Music Man” (2017).
Redeemer Parents and Friends Committee presents
Movie Night on the Green FREE outdoor family movie night on the Chapel Green Friday 8 February 2019 3.30pm – Food trucks available at the Chapel Hub 7.00pm – Movie Commences on the Chapel Green Redeemer Lutheran College, 745 Rochedale Rd, Rochedale
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Students Write a Book
I N A D AY
On Thursday, 30 August a number of students from Years 5-9 participated in the 12 hour Write a Book in a Day Activity. Four groups of students from Years 5-9 wrote, edited, illustrated, published and printed a book. The students involved were very excited, motivated and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. A big congratulations to all of the students involved for their commitment to the challenge and for the high quality of work they produced. The students worked from 8.00am-8.00pm on the task.
C A P TA I N S AND STUDENT LEADERS
Announcement of 2019 College
Congratulations to our 2019 College Captains and Student Leaders who were announced at the 2018 Valedictory Service on Thursday 15 November: • College Captains: Sean Cosijn and Nicola Puttock • Vice Captains: Bethany Thiele and Jack Thurstun • Lavarack House Captains: Ella Richardson and Andy Ly • Mansfield House Captains: Maggie Xie and Lucy Wilding • Ramsay House Captains: Kareen Haddad and Jade Rowland • Wilson House Captain: Bayleigh Head • Music Captains: Teresa Poon and Jinho Jung-Cotton • Sports Captains: Mikaela Clark and Bailey Aslander • Academic Captain: Alexandra Childs • Community Service Captains: Piper Gates and Brianna Galletly • Cultural and Traditions Captain: Jessy Leung • Earth Care Captain: Claire Kenny
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JUNIOR SCHOOL NEWS | REDEEMER RECORD – DECEMBER 2018
From the Head of
JUNIOR SCHOOL Redeemer Community – Where Every Face Has a Place This year in the Junior School, the staff have strived to ensure that students have felt valued and important members of our community. Educational researcher, P.C. Scales writes of positive findings in student achievement where close and caring relationships exist between student and teacher.
MS LISA ROBINSON Head of Junior School
Redeemer Robotics Success Saturday 20 October Congratulations to the Redeemer Robotics team who placed second and third in Queensland at the World Educational Robotics (WER) Contest held on Saturday 20 October! The team will now be heading to Shanghai to compete in the world finals in December! Go Redeemer!
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Students need to feel accepted, valued and appreciated no matter their age. They need to know that their teachers walk alongside them through all that happens in their time at Redeemer, both inside the classroom as well as outside. The Redeemer staff have strived to build these connections with the students in their care this year. As with all that we do at Redeemer, we start with Christ at the centre of what we do. In past years, families have been prayed for by staff during our morning devotions. This year, teachers randomly selected students’ names out of our ‘Prayer Pot’. They then sought out the student and prayed for them during
the week ahead, thus building an individual connection, in prayer but also where possible, in person as well. When a student was prayed for, their photo was placed on our ‘Every Face Has a Place’ poster in the Junior School Office reception area. This poster grew as more faces were added and as the year went on, became a real talking point for students and other visitors who came into the Junior School Office. It was wonderful to be able to talk about what the staff were doing, and sharing that every child’s face that appeared had been prayed for. This was a real and authentic way for us as a staff to show our students that we value and appreciate every single one of them for who they are – a precious gift from God. Scales, P.C. (1991). Creating a developmental framework: The positive possibilities of young adolescents: Implications for promoting healthy growth and development. ERIC
REDEEMER RECORD | JUNIOR SCHOOL NEWS
Junior School
NEWS Prep & Year 1 students give new playground the thumbs up! Redeemer’s Prep and Year 1 students have given their new nature inspired playground the thumbs up! The play space was totally transformed over the two week September school holiday break to include a range of new items designed to stimulate imagination, gross motor skills and individual as well as group
play equipment. Our youngest members of the Redeemer community now have a space that provides a more age appropriate, natural, hands-on area for play and learning to occur. It was wonderful to see the excited faces on students and staff when they returned to school at the beginning of Term 4. We are certainly blessed to have such an exciting space for our students to play and discover in.
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SENIOR SCHOOL NEWS | REDEEMER RECORD – DECEMBER 2018
From the Head of
SENIOR SCHOOL Serving in Community
MRS ANASTASIA STRONG Head of Senior School
It warms my heart to see our students doing what they can to make a difference in the lives of others. The Redeemer community has worked together this year to create many memorable moments, but most importantly, we have worked together to help and serve others.
The Earth Care committee teamed up with our Year 7 Eco-Marines to plan Go Green day, a day where students were encouraged to wear something green to raise awareness for the environment. Students raised funds for a sea bin, a floating rubbish bin for the Moreton bay area.
Teachers and students have been involved in the planning and organisation of a range of events through committees this year. The Community Service Committee had a busy year, planning Sister Snips which raised just under $9,000 towards the Love your Sister charity. Our Year 12 students were the key fundraisers of these events chopping off their hair to raise money for charity. The Community Service group also organised the annual ReCyckle event which raises funds for Leprosy Mission. Congratulations to Mansfield House for winning the cycling competition!
In class, students were also busy being community minded. The Year 8/9 Textile Design students designed and created a pillow case in their textiles unit and delivered some of their pillowcases to the Queensland Children’s Hospital. The rest were donated to Pillowcases for Oncology Kids to be distributed all over Australia.
The Cultural and Traditions committee added some new events to the calendar which proved to be a big hit with our students. The committee began the year with a Valentine’s Day activity spreading the love amongst our community with individually written special messages from one student to another. World week was a celebration of different ethnic cultures and food stalls featuring cuisines from around the world. Students enjoyed special treats like naan bread, souvlaki, Bratwurst sausages, Korean curry and Mexican tacos. We thank the parents and grandparents from the Redeemer community for assisting with cooking food for World Week.
‘Stunning Work’ at Artwaves 2018 Artwaves is an annual art exhibition of student artwork, selected by a Logan Art Gallery vetting team, from high school Art Departments in the Logan and District region, a group of 36 schools. The vetting panellists this year commented, such “stunning work” and found it difficult to choose within the number limits. Redeemer is proud to announce that two Year 12 Visual Art students have been awarded both 1st and 2nd Place for The Artwaves People’s Choice Award 2018. 1st Place was awarded to Danica Coetzee for her Body of Work, Anxious Minds. Emily Wilkes was voted 2nd Place for her Body of Work: Words Hit Hard. Both students received beautiful prizes of art materials.
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At the end of the year, the Year 8 students made a strong statement about the importance of kindness, leading the school in devotion and launching a kindness link activity. This activity gave all students an opportunity to contribute to a colourful chain of kind messages which was displayed in the library. This was a strong message about the power of kindness in community. Our students and staff continue to support with ‘Helping Hands’ to reach out to those who struggle with life and lend a helping hand. They could be people who find themselves isolated, sleeping outside or in hostels, less advantaged, or just enjoy a cuppa and chat on a regular basis. There were many more acts of kindness and service in our community this year. These are only a few. Small acts can have a huge impact!
REDEEMER RECORD | SENIOR SCHOOL NEWS
Senior School
NEWS
Premier’s Creating Queensland’s Future Coding Competition Winner Redeemer’s Charmaine Chan (Year 9) has successfully won the Year 9-10 division of the Premier’s Creating Queensland’s Future coding competition. The competition was open to all Queensland school students. Entrants were asked to create a digital solution, using text-based, or visual-code tools, that could be used to stand up to the issue of cyber-bullying. Charmaine’s success in the competition was a reflection of her skills in critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and innovation by applying coding concepts to create a digital solution. She committed many hours during Term 2 to the creation of an outstanding HTML/CSS and JavaScript digital solution about cyber-bullying that was hand-coded using text-based coding tools on her device. Charmaine was presented with her prize and a certificate at a special ceremony on Tuesday 9 October by the Honourable
Grace Grace MP, Minister for Education, Minister for Industrial Relations and Member of McConnel who who was presenting the awards on behalf of Annastacia Palaszczuk, the Premier of Queensland. Charmaine’s digital solution was created while studying the Dream IT. Code IT unit of work being undertaken in her Digital Solutions class during Term 2. While studying the unit of work there were times when Charmaine felt unsure about whether to enter the competition or not; however, Mrs Michelle Constantine, her Digital Solutions teacher encouraged her to be courageous and enter. Mrs Constantine was confident Charmaine’s use of code was creative, innovative and an exceptionally modern digital solution. Although Charmaine could not have known back in June that it would be the winning entry, she devoted a great deal of additional time toward refining, perfecting and checking
all entry requirements had been fulfilled. Charmaine’s success is an inspiration to all the students at Redeemer who are courageous in learning how to create new digital solutions using code.
Sister Snips was an initiative started last year by the Year 12 girls who felt that they wanted to participate in an event similar to the World’s Greatest Shave, which allowed them to serve their community through fundraising.
The added bonus is that all 123 plaits of hair that were snipped on the day were taken to make wigs for Cancer and alopecia suffers.
Charmaine was supported at the final ceremony by her parents, Mrs Tanya Crooks and Mrs Michelle Constantine.
Sister Snips raises $8,894
This year, 17 of our Year 12 girls participated in Sister Snips, cutting a minimum of 18cm off their hair. Through the incredible support of family and friends who donated to each girl who took part, $8,934 was raised, including both online and cash donations, as well as the drinks sold on the day of the event.
The two Non-government organisations (NGO’s) that were chosen to receive the fundraising were ‘Love your Sister’ and ‘Daughters of Cambodia’.
We would like to thank everyone who made the day possible, especially the hairdressers from Matters in Grey and Sustainable Salons who volunteered their time and talents to our event.
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SENIOR SCHOOL NEWS | REDEEMER RECORD – DECEMBER 2018
Senior School
NEWS 2018 Cambodia Service Learning Tour During the recent September holidays, seven students and staff from Redeemer Lutheran College, LORDS, and Faith Lutheran College Redlands travelled to Cambodia as part of a joint Service Learning Tour. The focus of this tour was the development work of Life With Dignity (and in particular the programs that Australian Lutheran World Services support) in Cambodia; and the life culture and difficulties faced by the people of Cambodia. The Redeemer team included Chloe Dart (Year 12), Jinho Jung-Cotton (Year 11), Emma Marlow (Year 12), Nicola Puttock (Year 11), Jack Thurstun (Year 11), Mr Geoff Logan and Miss Lauren Krenske. The highlight of the tour was Day 9 when we went to the Redeemer Village partnership village to see the water gate that Redeemer’s Year 6 students fundraised for last year. The village leader’s face when he realised how special his guests were was priceless! The water gate can now help three villages have water in the dry season for their rice crops - changing lives in a very real way! We planted mango trees and jackfruit trees at the water gate to provide shade and fruit in the future. It felt amazing to see where Redeemer’s fundraising money went and to see the joy on the villagers faces as they shared with us.
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In the same village, we met the female village leader, Lorn. She graciously showed us her home and all the projects she is working on, including coconut growing, chicken raising and bio-gas production, and is developing the fish in her pond. Inspirational! Often it is the women who take the lead in development. When the rest of the community sees success, they get on board. Our next visit was to the home of Saoul and SokEng. They had the most amazing array of vegetables and herbs (including chillies, leeks, paw paw, sugarcane, alovera) and animals. They have done amazingly well from being one of the poorest households in the village before they started working with LWD (Life With Dignity). We tried many new things over our two weeks away - smoky cooked bananas, sugarcane, coconut juice and meat, white sweet potatoes and gooseberries - just to name a few. We stayed overnight in the Krang Skear village. Two families moved out so we could stay in their homes. What amazing hospitality. The students saw how access to clean water can change lives dramatically... and how simplicity is beautiful. Real village experiences!
REDEEMER RECORD | MUSIC NEWS
Music
NEWS
Music is for everyone at Redeemer During the last week of Term 3, the Music Department was a hive of activity! We couldn’t be more proud of the students who engaged in activities within our community, as well as in the wider community. On Monday, 17 September, over 100 students performed at two local Retirement communities, providing entertainment for those who are unable to attend our regular Redeemer Concerts. Students from Junior Choir, College Choristers and Clarinet Ensemble shared their music with the residents of Freedom Aged Care and The Plains with all students, staff and residents alike thoroughly enjoying themselves.
On Wednesday afternoon, 19 September, we welcomed 50 eager Junior Band members into the auditorium to join with Senior Concert Band. Here, the students played for each other and workshopped a piece of music together with our experienced senior musicians offering advice, and assistance to the younger students. Most importantly, relationships were formed, and for the younger students, this was a very special opportunity. By all accounts, everyone had a great time and the afternoon culminated in a spectacular concert!
Redeemer Music Tours Tasmania
On the second Wednesday of the July school holidays, 56 choral singers and 6 staff members left Brisbane on our tour to the Festival of Voices in Hobart, Tasmania. Excited to share our music and embrace many experiences, Redeemer’s Senior Singers, Chorale and The Fellas spent the week sight-seeing, performing, undertaking workshops with national and international experts, whilst growing closer together as friends and as a music team. Our favourite experience was the workshop with Australian choral composer, Paul Jarman. Not only was the music we learnt beautiful, but the stories and inspiration he shared with us and the other singers in the workshop made it even more special and beneficial. There were also many beautiful sites that we visited throughout the tour such as the historical and eerie Port Arthur, as well as the extraordinary Tasman Arch. We also saw much of the Huon Valley
countryside which was extremely picturesque. However, one of the highlights was the City of Hobart Big Sing Bonfire held in Salamanca Square. Hearing multiple a cappella groups from Australia, New Zealand and the USA was extremely inspiring and fun! We would like to thank everyone who made this tour possible, and to all of our supportive and loving Redeemer music family for making the tour such an amazing experience for everyone. Special thanks to Ms Tonkin for the leading and the organisation of the tour, ensuring we all had a wonderful and memorable time. All of us had a truly enriching experience – a week of friendship and music-making that we will never forget!
HARRISON BROWN AND BRONTE KELLY 2018 Music Captains
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MUSIC NEWS | REDEEMER RECORD – DECEMBER 2018
Music
NEWS
Redeemer Excels at MusicFest Across three weeks in October, Performance Music took eight ensembles to various locations across Brisbane to participate in MusicFest 2018! Across our Band and String programs, we received wonderful results, and the Redeemer community has a lot to be proud of. • 3 x Platinum Awards (Intermediate Concert Band, Senior Concert Band, Senior Stage Band) • 4 x Gold Awards (Year 6 Band, Chamber Strings, Intermediate String Ensemble, Intermediate Stage Band) • 1 x Silver Award (Junior Concert Band) Recently, Bronte Kelly (Music Captain) took the opportunity to speak honestly and openly at the Senior School Finale Concert. She reminded us that “it’s not about the prizes, or the trophies but it’s about the musical family we have at Redeemer”. Going to events like MusicFest have once again, proven how strong and committed our musical family is. Thank you to all the
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students who worked hard in the lead up to MusicFest, attending rehearsals at alternate times, and engaging in more private practice than ever before. Thank you also to the parents who supported, encouraged, and made MusicFest a priority in family life. • Intermediate Concert Band received a Platinum award in the Middle Years section of the competition, a truly remarkable achievement for such a young group of musicians. • Senior Concert Band competed in the ‘Secondary Concert Band A Grade’ section of the competition, and they were awarded a Platinum. Their adjudicator Dr Ralph Hultgren found their performance a “most enjoyable, engaging, and musically satisfying experience”. This is the third consecutive year, that this ensemble has achieved this result, the highest possible achievement for an independent school in Queensland! • Year 6 Band were awarded a Gold for their performance in the ‘Upper Primary’ section. This result is significant, because students at
Redeemer begin their Band journey in Year 5, rather than in Year 4 like most other schools. • Chamber Strings entered the ‘Secondary String Ensemble A Grade’ section of the competition. Despite being the only Chamber Group to perform in this section, they were awarded a Gold. Their musicality and team work was inspirational. • Intermediate String Ensemble entered the competition for the first time! They competed in the ‘Middle Years String Orchestra’ section and were also awarded a Gold! This ensemble ranges from Years 4 – 10, so this result is absolutely outstanding and a true credit to all students involved. •
Junior Concert Band entered the competition as well, despite having only played together since the beginning of Term 2 this year. These dedicated students were awarded a Silver and should be incredibly proud of themselves – they have a big future ahead of them!
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Intermediate Stage Band performed at MusicFest for first time this year! Despite
REDEEMER RECORD | MUSIC NEWS
Gold Coast Eisteddfod – Choral Success On Friday 10 August, three of Redeemer’s choirs travelled to the Gold Coast Arts Centre to perform at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod. All three choirs delivered outstanding performances and the Music Department is very excited to share the achievements of these students:
Redeemer Chorale placed second out of eight schools in a highly competitive A Grade Secondary Choral section with their performance of three South American songs (sung in Portuguese) and the evocative work Australian work, Warri and Yatungka.
Redeemer Voiceworx placed third out of six schools in the Years 7-9 Choral section. The standard of performances in this section was really high.
What is significant about this achievement is that students who travelled with us to Hobart, where we learnt the American songs, came back and shared this music with students who didn’t go on tour and actually taught the Portuguese pronunciation of the text to their peers. We were also missing 15 students at Binga who had been on tour with us in Hobart. Seeing the students take ownership of the repertoire and work together in this way was really special.
Voiceworx performed a Celtic piece, The Rising of the Moon in which Ally Liu’s playing of the violin descant part was a standout. As well, they performed Harley Mead’s Flooding Rains which opens with body percussion sounds that re-create the effect of an approaching rainstorm.
Senior Singers were awarded first place (the Harley Mead Memorial Prize) in the Premier Grade event of the eisteddfod for the second year in a row with an outstanding performance of their repertoire that included a song sung in French, J’entends le moulin, the beautiful Sure on this Shining Night, and a new Australian work by composer Dan Walker, entitled This Secret World. Music staff are very proud of the students for their willingness to embrace opportunities and constantly challenge themselves to reach new levels of excellence in musicianship.
being quite young compared to other schools, they performed very well in their section, and were awarded a Gold. • Senior Stage Band entered the ‘Secondary Jazz Ensemble A Grade’ section and were awarded a Platinum. Not only did John Hoffman mention that this was the best school band he has ever heard, he commented on their “great sounds, beautiful intonation, dynamics and professional power”. He also chose to award Ryan Feroz (Year 9) an individual trophy, recognising talent that he has never seen in a school band before. It is hard not to be completely amazed by these results! Music at Redeemer is achieving great things across all Junior, Intermediate and Senior levels, through hard work, persistence and dedication. As Zig Zigler states, “There is no elevator to success”. Thank you to the musical family at Redeemer who are prepared to ‘take the stairs’ instead. We are so very proud of you all!
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SPORTS NEWS | REDEEMER RECORD – DECEMBER 2018
Sport
NEWS
Junior School Sport
Senior School Sport
What an amazing 2018 for Junior School sport. Participation in lunchtime activities each term was sensational. Our after school Sports Development Pathway programs for Prep to Year 3 have been extremely popular. This enables students to try their hand at a range of sports prior to participating in the College’s interschool competition (JTAS). We had an increase of students qualify for Logan District Teams and Met East Teams. We had success at JTAS and SLAPS swimming, Cross Country and Athletics carnivals and we had an average of over ‘100’ students participate in JTAS Sport each term.
2018 was a really positive year for Redeemer Sport. We saw an increase in the percentage of students representing Redeemer in both GBC (Greater Brisbane Conference) sporting teams and also at Logan District and GBC carnivals. Our newly appointed team of passionate sports coordinators were able to work on developing and enhancing their programs which saw really positive outcomes both on and off the field. Redeemer students exhibited outstanding sportsmanship and teamwork throughout the year whilst being disciplined and applying their skills with excellence. We had a number of outstanding team and individual achievements throughout the year which is a reflection of the talented student athletes that we have at the college. Congratulations to all of the students that were involved in sport throughout the year and a big thank you to all of our coaches, coordinators and parents for their support.
A very special ‘Thank You’ must go to all students, staff members, parents and supporters. Your continued support, enthusiasm and passion is what makes Redeemer Sport so successful. We are extremely excited for 2019 and the many exciting opportunities to come.
MR MICHAEL CONLON Coordinator of Sport (P-12)
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MR MITCHELL THOMAS Head of HPE and Sport
TERM 3 Girls Volleyball Senior Firsts Senior Seconds Intermediate Firsts Intermediate Seconds Junior Firsts Junior Seconds
Third Third Second Third Second Premiers
Boys Football Senior Firsts Intermediate Firsts Junior Firsts
Third Second Second
Girls Touch Intermediate Firsts
Second
Boys Basketball Intermediate Firsts
Second
Overall for GBC Champion School Redeemer placed Fourth
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Cate Campbell Special Guest at 2018 Sports Awards Evening This year the sports awards evening was one of the highlights of the school calendar. Olympic Swimming Gold medallist and world record holder Cate Campbell was our special guest on the night. During the Q&A component of the evening you could hear a pin drop as members of the audience were so engaged with her personal anecdotes and words of wisdom for our students. We were also very excited to involve the Junior School in this event for the first time to turn the evening into a whole college event. Acknowledging the outstanding sporting achievements of some of our students was a great reminder of how many talented students we have at the college.
Pink Sports Day On Saturday 1 September, Redeemer hosted the inaugural Pink Sports Day during term 3 (GBC Round 5 & JTAS Round 6) in support of the McGrath Foundation. The show of support from the Redeemer community was outstanding with the College transformed into a sea of pink. All donations raised helped the McGrath Breast Care Nurses support people with breast cancer and their families across Australia.
• We had 17 Met East Representatives • We had 4 students selected in Qld Teams either through the School Sport pathway or Club Sport pathway: • Jai Kordis – Swimming • Ava Walker – Athletics • Yasmine De Vere – Swimming • Jackson Clarke – Swimming and Open Water Swimming •
We had 2 students selected in Australian Teams either through the School Sport pathway or Club Sport pathway: • Ansh Sharma - Futsal • Sean Chiang – Indoor Volleyball
Additional Sporting Competitions This year we have been able to offer students many opportunities to compete in events outside of the JTAS and GBC structure. Redeemer sent teams to the following competitions: • South East Queensland Primary School Futsal Titles • Hockey Gala Day • Queensland Logan Sevens Rugby Tournament • All Schools Touch • Vicki Wilson Cup Netball
High Level Achievements
• Volleyball Logan Primary Cup
Congratulations to all students who were involved in sport throughout 2018. We had a number of outstanding individual achievements.
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• 32 Junior School and 51 Senior School students were selected in Logan District teams
• Hockey All Schools Cup
Volleyball Schools Cup - Primary, Junior, Intermediate and Seniors
• GBC AFL 9’s • Queensland School Handball Championships
• We had 9 Logan District Age Champions across all three carnivals. (Junior and Senior School)
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PRINCIPAL’S ANNUAL REPORT | REDEEMER RECORD – DECEMBER 2018
Principal ’s
ANNUAL REPORT Master Plan Last year we spent many hours consulting with the College community and beyond on what facilities we need to develop to effectively prepare our young people for the future. This year we were able to officially launch the Master Plan to greater community at a launch evening, followed up by a joint College Council and College Foundation stand at Redeemer Fair. Support from the community for such an exciting plan has been amazing. While the College may have appeared to have limited progress on the Master Plan, in fact behind the scenes much work was done in preparing for approval of the Master Plan by the Queensland State Government Building Infrastructure Designation process. This process has taken much of the second half of the year and we are hopeful that the College will receive final notice from the State Minister early next year for the Master Plan.
New Innovations: Redeemer Bus, Marty the Mascot, Virtual College Tour
What a fabulous year we had at Redeemer in 2018. This year our theme was “Community”. We encouraged all members of our community to make connections with each other and to strive for “every face to have a place”. A very lofty goal and one that we will have had a variety of success in fulfilling.
Community Volunteers Junior School kicked off the challenge with a call to community members to fill new roles as community carers, community readers and community bakers. Alongside this, there were frequent moments when a call was put out for the preparation of meals for a family in need. Added to this we also have a wonderful band of volunteers from the Our Saviour community who assist with Playgroup, Prep Bible reading, morning tea for families attending Chapel and many
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other special events throughout the year. Of course, support for the joint mission with Our Saviour for the Helping Hands van was once again evident. The College was also privileged to donate the use of the Redeemer bus for the annual Christmas beach picnic for the community members that the little yellow van supports each Friday night. Of course, our Parents and Friends Committee and various Supporter Groups for sports and performing arts also give many hours of time in organisation, support and fundraising each year. With the cancellation of Redeemer Fair due to bad weather in 2017, our Fair Committee took up the challenge to reschedule the fair May 2018. With a different layout, some new vendors and rides, along with extensive community support, a wonderful event was held. For all of our volunteers in the College this year I give a heartfelt thanks.
Redeemer launched two new initiatives this year. Marty the Mascot has become a regular at College events and carnivals and is a favourite with our Junior School students. The introduction of a dedicated Redeemer Bus service has been very successful, with our eye-catching Redeemer Bus servicing Rochedale, Mackenzie, Carindale, Sunnybank and Mt Gravatt. In addition, the College was actively involved in filming and interviews over the course of a week in order to launch for the first time a Virtual Tour of the College. Along with an updated website, the virtual school tour allows prospective students and their families to visit the College no matter where around the globe they are. All of these projects have assisted in raising community awareness of the College and enhanced school pride in our community.
REDEEMER RECORD | PRINCIPAL’S ANNUAL REPORT
Teaching and Learning
Redeemer Plus
Performing Arts
2018 has seen the Senior School staff undertake extensive Professional development in preparation for the new tertiary entrance system, ATAR and the new syllabus. There has also been a focus on Middle years as we prepare for the agile learning spaces in Year 7. Junior School has focussed on literacy and project based learning, with our Early Years teachers undertaking an intensive course in Reggio Emilia.
Redeemer Plus has advanced in 2018 and ideas have been formulated to take it to its next stage of development which will involve a greater level of commitment and rigour from the participants.
Our Performing Arts program continues to live up to its reputation, with exceptional results at Eisteddfods, Musicfests and concerts. Eight ensembles across the band and strings program participated in Musicfest 2018 achieving outstanding results; Silver for Junior Concert Band, Gold for Year 6 Band, Chamber Strings, Intermediate String Ensemble and Intermediate Stage Band and Platinum for Intermediate Concert Band, Senior Concert Band and Senior Stage Band. Our premiere choral ensemble, the Senior Singers, won first place at the Queensland Youth Music Awards.
2019 will see the final group of Year 12s participate in the OP system, whilst our first group of Year 11 students commence the new ATAR system. Under the new system, students will be required to complete assessment (exams) that assess knowledge, content and skills which have been covered over a much longer timeframe rather than at the end of each term. Students will complete external exams that will assess information covered over a 12 month period, rather than a 10 week period. To ensure they are adequately prepared for this major change, Redeemer has introduced semester exams which require students to draw on content and skills covered during the semester. Although students have had opportunities to revise and consolidate, it will take some time for students to become accustomed to this change in assessment. Changes to our academic programs in the Middle Years, will ensure they are well-prepared for ATAR in the future.
NAPLAN results For the sixth consecutive year, our students’ scores were significantly higher than the State and National averages in all areas tested in every year level with 100% participation rates. When looking at longitudinal results for our Year 5, 7 and 9 cohorts there is a positive progression in all mean scores throughout all areas. Our Year 3s came 72nd in the state, our Year 7s ranking 26th and our Year 9s ranking 53rd. – an outstanding achievement. Redeemer continues to achieve these outstanding results which reflect the strengths of our academic program.
Write a Book in a Day was a great success with some wonderful finished products being produced in the allocated 12 hours. The activity also raised funds for Cancer Kids, the Redeemer Junior team raising the most money in Queensland! Redeemer entered six teams in the Brainways Education Quest for gifted and talented students. Three teams went through to the State finals held at the University of Queensland with our Year 6 team being awarded third in the Maths division and third in the Science section. The $20 Boss Enterprise & Entrepreneurial based challenge was very successful for two groups of our students and we hope to grow this project in 2019. Two of Redeemer’s Year 11 students were privileged to be a part of over 200 students participating in the University of Queensland’s Young Scholars Program this year. The program was a five-day residential camp boarding at Kings College. Our College Robotics program continues to go from strength to strength. Originally commencing with specific lesson for Years 5 and 6, the FIRST Lego League competition saw teams competing from Years 5 through to 7. As the program matures we will see teams competing in higher levels of competition from 2019. In addition a group of Year 5 students were asked to participate in the first Queensland heat of the World Educational Robot Contest. Two of our Redeemer teams placed second and third overall and are off to compete in Shanghai over the December holidays. We wish them all the best on this amazing educational opportunity.
Term 1 saw the tradition continue of Lutheran schools joining to make music and learn from professionals. This year Redeemer, LORDS, Trinity, Faith Redlands, came together at St Andrew’s Lutheran College for a choral workshop, which culminated in an Evening of Song with Katie Noonan. This was a spectacular event and a wonderful opportunity for our students to work and sing with professional artists. The Inaugural Music Tour to Tasmania was a great success with 56 students from The Fellas, Redeemer Chorale and Senior Singers participating. The tour culminated in a concert at Hobart’s Federation Concert Hall as part of the Youth Choral Showcase for Festival of Voices. The students participated in choral workshops, and also travelled and performed at some of Tasmania’s famous landmarks. Redeemer Art has gone international again this year, with Redeemer lino prints entered into the Norwegian Festival. This is an exciting opportunity for five Redeemer Visual Art students who have entered lino prints the Haugesund International Relief Print Festival. Redeemer was also well represented at the Logan City Council Artwaves Exhibition, with two Year 12 students taking out 1st and 2nd place in the Artwaves People’s Choice Award. Another significant art project was completed by the whole community as part of the Remembrance Day Centenary was the Field of Poppies project, which included over 3,000 poppies of varying sizes and media cascading down the wall of the Chapel. This installation had now found a more permanent home in the Multi-Media Theatre.
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PRINCIPAL’S ANNUAL REPORT | REDEEMER RECORD – DECEMBER 2018
Principal ’s
ANNUAL REPORT
Camps and Outdoor Education Every year the College sends its students off to camps from Years 3 to 11 as part of our commitment to outdoor education. Our second cohort of Year 9 students attended Mt Binga Outdoor Education Centre, which is owned and operated by Immanuel Lutheran College. Students and parents were able to benefit from some upgraded facilities which enhanced the overall program. Year 6 also had a fabulous time once again in Canberra. As part of our life preparation for our students the College continues to place an emphasis on developing holistic education.
Sport The Redeemer Sport Awards Evening was a wonderful culminating event for what has been an excellent year for Redeemer Sport. Special guest, Cate Campbell shared stories of the trials, challenges and successes of her swimming career thus far. Nine students attended the ACPHER Queensland Women in Sport Breakfast at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre and enjoyed meeting Jillaroo, Ali Briggenshaw and Hockey player, Rosie Malone. In 2019, GBC welcomes changes to improve and strengthen our school competition, introducing Touch Rugby League (TRL) and Mixed Tennis Doubles. Redeemer hosted a TRL carnival to introduce the sport to the community. In addition, a Rugby 10’s competition is in the planning stages for the 2019 sport season. Redeemer past student (1994), the Honourable Mick de Brenni for Springwood MP had the pleasure of opening the improvements which were as a result of significant funding support from the Queensland Government under the Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing Get Playing Places and Spaces Program. We were also delighted to have Corrine McMillan MP, State Member for Mansfield with us for the celebrations. The upgrades include permanent shade structures, an undercover training area and replacement pool decking. Congratulations to Southside Aquatics and all Redeemer swimmers on a great night of celebrating swimming at Redeemer.
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Also this year Redeemer Foundation have contributed significantly to additional covered grandstands at DG Stolz Sportsfields along with an extended grandstand at Scurr Oval. This has been complemented by an upgraded cricket pitch and new cricket nets being installed over the Christmas break. All three College ovals are undergoing a significant maintenance program, which commenced in 2018 and will see improved playing conditions and surfaces.
Service During the September holidays, seven students and staff from Redeemer, four from Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School (LORDS), and one from Faith Lutheran College, Redlands travelled to Cambodia as part of a joint Service Learning Tour. The focus of this tour was to see the development work of Life with Dignity, and in particular the programs of the Australian Lutheran World Services in support of the culture and life difficulties faced by the people of Cambodia. One of the highlights of the tour occurred when the group was able to visit the Redeemer partnership village and witness firsthand the water gate that our Year 6 students fundraised for last year. The water gate now helps supply three villages with water in the dry season for their rice crops changing lives in a very real way! The group planted mango trees and jackfruit trees at the water gate to provide shade and fruit in the future. The group reported that it felt amazing to see where Redeemer’s fundraising money went and to see the joy on the villagers faces. Students continue to support a range of charitable endeavours including ReCykle, Sister Snips, Shave for a Cure, Australian Lutheran World Service projects as well as Helping Hands. We are proud of the global perspective that both our students and staff uphold helping locally, nationally and internationally.
Farewells It is with sadness that we farewell staff, both teaching and support, who have served the College for a number of years. We thank each of them for their service to the College community and wish them all the best for the future. This year we especially farewell Mr Colin Stiller who is retiring after 20 years service at Redeemer and who was recognised by Lutheran Education Australia for his dedicated faithful service to Lutheran education. Also retiring is Mr John Fields after 18 years service to the Maths and Science faculty. We also acknowledge two long serving College Council members, who have also retired from Council Service this year. Pastor Robin Stelzer has served on College Council for 23 years and Mr Michael Hoopmann who has served for 11 years, contributing to the strategic planning and development of the College. I thank the College Council for their continued support of the staff and management, and in particularly of their support of me personally in my role as Principal. I look forward to what the future holds at Redeemer as we develop as we commence planning for the next strategic plan. I thank all of the College community for a wonderful year and wish them every blessing over the Christmas advent season. God Bless,
MRS TANYA CROOKS Princpal
REDEEMER RECORD | ACHIEVEMENTS
College Awards and
ACH I EVEM ENTS
VA L E D I C TO RY AWA R D S
C O L L E G E AC A D E M I C AWA R D S
The Noël Chan Award for English
Mikaela Logan, Olivia Wormwell
The Ted Balfe Memorial Prize for English Extension
Alexandra Childs
The Foundation Award for Mathematics A
Harrison Brown
The Foundation Award for Mathematics B
Olivia Wormwell
The Foundation Award for Mathematics C
Raymond-Yung His Yu
The Jerry Krauel Award for Meritorious Effort in Mathematics
Raymond-Yung His Yu
The Judy Kuo Award for Biological Science
Nicola Puttock (11), Charlotte Caswell, Adunni Ekundayo
The Peter Wu Award for Chemistry
Raymond-Yung His Yu
The H and K Chan Award for Physics
Mikaela Logan
The Dr Nicole Seeto Award for Science
Mikaela Logan,
Year 6
Year 7
Raymond-Yung His Yu
The Parents and Friends Award for Excellence in Modern History
Sarah Owens
The Parents and Friends Award for Excellence in Geography
Emily Wilkes
The Award for Legal Studies
Olivia Wormwell
Excellence in Drama Award
Olivia Wormwell
Award for Excellence in Film and Television
Helen Craze
Year 8
Dux
Samratha (Sam) Dewan
Proxime Accessit
Anokhee Sundaram
Dux
Holly Laurenceson
Proxime Accessit
Weifan (Daisy) Zhao
Construction Technologies
Tyra Arthur
Mathematics
Alexander (Alex) Black
Visual Art
Katerina Evlachkov
History
Bridget Farmer
Drama
Shruti Joshi
Geography
Holly Laurenceson
Geography
Yun-Shan (Jasmine) Wu
English
Holly Laurenceson
Food Design and Technology
Holly Laurenceson
Christian Studies
Holly Laurenceson
Health and Physical Education
Yae Lin (Faith) Thie
Music
Yae Lin (Faith) Thie
Digital Technology
Zac Whittaker
Science
Yun-Shan (Jasmine) Wu
Japanese
Weifan(Daisy) Zhao
Media
Alva Zhou
Dux
Lucy Dunster Leila Koppens
Excellence in Senior Music Award
Jasmine Buckley
Dux
The Judy Kuo Award for Music Extension
Jasmine Buckley
Business
Namreetha Arul Prakash
The Visual Art Award
Emily Wilkes
STEM
Sonal Chand
The Home Economics Award
Mikaela Logan
Social Science
Lucy Dunster
Award for Excellence in Hospitality Practices
Angela Uhlmann
Social Science
Madeline (Maddie) Vela
TLC Training Solutions Award for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies
Shelby Clark, Chloe Kerswell
English
Lucy Dunster
English
Leila Koppens
The Parups Waring Architects Award for Graphics
Harrison Brown
Media Studies
Lucy Dunster
The Information Processing and Technology Award
Brent Simmonds
History
Lucy Dunster
The Manufacturing Technology Encouragement Award
Braden Schultz
Japanese
Catherine Ju
Christian Studies
Leila Koppens
The M, R & A Pennisi Award for Excellence in Information Technology Systems
Pin-Hsuan (Angela) Huang
Science
Leila Koppens
The Technology Studies Award
Mackenzie Tobin
Construction Technologies
Leila Koppens
The Award for Excellence in Physical Education
Chloe Dart
Sports Science and Technology
Mitchell Laurens
The Glover Award for Excellence in Christian Studies
Mikaela Logan
Music
Katrina Lee
The Anne Schmidt Perpetual Award for Meritorious Effort in Accounting
Yuanxin (Suki) Zhang
Digital Technologies
Mykaelah Ludcke
The Dr Myra Seeto Award for Business and Commerce
Helen Craze
Visual Art
Alexander (Zander) Shepherd
Award for Excellence in Languages – Japanese
Eleena So
Health and Physical Education
Monika Svarc
Award for Excellence in Languages – German
Olivia Wormwell
Product Design
Monika Svarc
The Simpfendorfer Memorial Award for Vocational Education
Alicia Part
Food Design and Technology
Madeline (Maddie) Vela
Drama
Jordana Wenke
The Caltex Best All Rounder Award
Alexander Cuthbert
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ACHIEVEMENTS | REDEEMER RECORD – DECEMBER 2018
College Awards and
ACH I EVEM ENTS
C O L L E G E AC A D E M I C AWA R D S
Year 9
Year 10
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C O L L E G E AC A D E M I C AWA R D S
Mathematics
Jiwoo (Amy) Yoon
Japanese
Evelynne Lee
Textile Technology
Jiwoo (Amy) Yoon
Physical Science
Pacey Mazzer
Dux
Mei En Beatrice (Beatrice) Lau
Drama
Keziah Mojica
Proxime Accessit
Grace Farmer
Physical Education
Sophee Monsour
Mathematics
Joshua Cheung
Legal Studies
Sophee Monsour
Visual Art
Simone Coetzee
Music
Isobelle Trevatt
Media Studies
Hannah Dreghorn
History
Isobelle Trevatt
Drama
Dayna Ekyundayo
Engineering
Sharolyn Wong
English
Grace Farmer
Digital Solutions
YuanTing (Tim) Yu
Science
Grace Farmer
Dux
Teresa Poon
Music
Grace Farmer
Proxime Accessit
Nicola Puttock
Geography
Simone Coetzee
Proxime Accessit
Mikaela Clark
Geography
Grace Farmer
Manufacturing
Bailey Aslander
Geography
Mei En Beatrice (Beatrice) Lau
Physical Education
Tsun Ho (Matthew) Chan
Christian Studies
Ryan Feroz
Hospitality
Jasmine Chen
Product Design
Samuel Hetherington
Biology
Alexandra Childs
History
Emelie Ly
Biology
Mikaela Clark
Digital Solutions
Emelie Ly
English
Mikaela Clark
Japanese
Emelie Ly
Mathematics B
Mikaela Clark
Construction Technologies
Ella O’Neill
Modern History
Mikaela Clark
Food Design and Technology
Emma Van Genderen
English Communications
Alyssa Dileo
Textiles Technology
Emma Van Genderen
Legal Studies
Piper Gates
Sports Science and Technology
Sienna Vardy
Legal Studies
Ella Wenke
Geography
Piper Gates
Health and Physical Education
Jayden Wood
Japanese
Elena Horichi
STEM
Jayden Wood
Mathematics A
Emma Kelly
Business
Jayden Wood
Early Childhood Studies
Emma Kelly
Dux
Sophee Monsour
Graphics
Nicholas Korenromp
Proxime Accessit
Georgia Dunster Isabelle Black
Information Processing and Technology
Nicholas Korenromp
Proxime Accessit Design
Besa Adzanela
Technology Studies
Alex Nguyen
Mathematical Methods
Sean Chiang
Mathematics C
Teresa Poon
Visual Art
Ethan Cho
Physics
Teresa Poon
Health and Physical Education
Joshua Drake
Chemistry
Teresa Poon
Living Science
Georgia Dunster
Visual Art
Teresa Poon
Media
Georgia Dunster
Home Economics
Nicola Puttock
Hospitality
Georgia Dunster
Isabella Suominen
Business
Abi-Kay Herbert
Business and Communication Technologies
Construction Technology
Alexander Hunt
Music
Bethany Thiele
General Mathematics
Tamsyn Karppinen
Bethany Thiele
English
Paris Koppens
Film, Television and New Media
Geography
Josiah Laurens
Christian Studies
Lucy Wilding
Christian Studies
Evelynne Lee
Drama
Maggie Xie
Year 11
REDEEMER RECORD | ACHIEVEMENTS
C O L L E G E AC A D E M I C AWA R D S
C O L L E G E S E R V I C E AWA R D S
The Lumsden Trophy for Dux of the School
Olivia Wormwell
Year 3
Jasper Walkenhorst, Imogen Henderson
Year 12 Proxime Accessit
Mikaela Logan
Year 4
Marco Chan, Daniel Godfrey
The Foundation Trophy
Gabrielle Rochet
Year 5
Kielan Barnes, Michael Ganderton
Year 6
Riley Bradshaw, Matisse Conlon
Year 7
Timothy Bell, Yejin (Cindy) Lee, Jemma Wernick
Year 8
Mackenzie Cuthbert, Elizabeth Ducke, Mykaelah Ludcke, Rhys Thurstun, Alexander (Zander) Shepherd
Year 9
Robert Blakeley, Shae Godfrey, Blake McKenzie
Year 10
Isabelle Black, Laura Hindle, Evelynne Lee, Christian Kemp Howlett, Sarah Mayne, Bumseo (Ryan) Park, Sariah Suter
Year 11
Bailey Aslander, Sean Cosijn, Teresa Poon, Nicola Puttock, Bethany Thiele, Jack Thurstun, Lucy Wilding
Y E A R 1 2 S E R V I C E AWA R D S Year 12 Service Award
Emma Marlow
Year 12 Service Award
Chloe Dart
Year 12 Student Leadership Award
Alex Campbell
Year 12 Student Leadership Award
Helen Craze
Year 12 Student Leadership Award
Mikaela Logan
Year 12 Student Leadership Award
Brent Simmonds
The Principal’s Award
Harrison Brown
The McKenzie Trophy for Loyalty, Service and Leadership
Brent Simmonds
S P O R T S AWA R D S Parents & Friends Committee ‘Blue Spirit’ Award for Service to Sport
Alicia Johnson, Braden Schultz
P&F Committee Sportswoman of the Year
Chloe Dart
P&F Committee Sportsman of the Year
Joseph Ruonala
Junior Secondary Sportswoman of the Year
Ava Walker
Junior Secondary Sportsman of the Year
Griffin Howlett
Junior Sportswoman of the Year
Matisse Conlon
Junior Sportsman of the Year
Jai Kordis
The Klupp Perpetual Trophy for Boys’ Athletics
Lochie Hamilton
The Farlow Trophy for Boys’ Basketball
Joseph Ruonala
The Kanowski Trophy for Girls’ Basketball
Chloe Dart
JTAS Cricket Player of the Year
Finn Thallon
The BG “Sno” Lindsay Memorial Trophy for Cricket
Will Eivers
The Anderson Trophy for Best and Fairest - Open A Soccer
Braden Schultz
The Melissa Harris Perpetual Trophy for Girls’ Football (Soccer)
Hannah Seeto
The Logan Trophy for Service to Hockey
Bridgette Mortensen
The Redeemer Trophy for Netball
Chloe Dart
The Rowley Trophy for Rugby First XV Best and Fairest
Michael Garbutt
The Paice Trophy for Boys Swimming
Caleb Green
The Donna Zernicke Trophy for Girls Swimming
Florina Adzanela
The Boys’ Tennis Award
Robert Blakeley
The Girls’ Tennis Award
Nina Cincovic
The Harris Perpetual Shield for Girls’ Touch
Jade Rowland
The Mark Garton Trophy for Boys’ Volleyball
Eddie Blazevic
The Tanya Reedman Shield for Girls’ Volleyball
Irini Skourmallas
Lumsden Trophy for Dux of the School - Olivia Wormwell
Year 12 Proxime Accessit - Mikaela Logan
C O - C U R R I C U L A R AWA R D S The Ron Masterton Trophy for Music
Bronte Kelly
The Rosilyn Frieberg Cup for Co-curricular Service
Alicia Johnson The Foundation Trophy - Gabrielle Rochet
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COLLEGE COUNCIL | REDEEMER RECORD – DECEMBER 2018
College Council
NEWS There’s a season for everything and a time for every matter under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3:1 Four more seasons have passed, and the year 2018 is now behind us. College Council congratulates our graduating students of 2018 on their final year of secondary school. These students have woven themselves into the tapestry we call Redeemer Lutheran College – a tapestry whose threads have been woven over the past 38 years this year, and will – God willing, continue to be woven for many more years to come.
MS SARAH DIXON Chair, Redeemer Lutheran College Council
New season for College Council As our students close out this year, and ready themselves for another new season in their lives, College Council too has also moved through one season and in to the next, with a change in leadership of the Council. After eight years of diligent and faithful leadership, Mr Ross Warbrooke stepped down from the role of Chair of College Council at the Council AGM held on Thursday 21 June 2018. Ross joined College Council in May 1996, becoming chair in 2010. We thank Mr Warbrooke for the thousands of, often thankless, hours he has spent on College-related matters, and we wish him the very best as he enters a new season in his life. Mr Warbrooke will continue to serve the Council as Secretary for a little while longer. I am pleased to have been elected by my fellow Councillors to the role of Chair of College Council; the first past student (class of 1997) to serve in this capacity. I love the College, admire the teachers and staff who serve here, and have enjoyed watching it evolve over the years I’ve been a part of the fabric. I have been a member of College Council since 2007, most recently serving in the role of Secretary. I am ably supported in my role by Mr Andrew Sypropoulos, who continues in the role of Vice Chair. As the year draws to a close, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all our volunteer College Councillors – Ms Margit Hubbers, Mr Cameron Jaggers, Mrs Judy Powell, Mr James Tan, Pastor Michael Mayer (currently the Chaplain at St Peters Lutheran College Indooroopilly, Pastor Mayer has this year been appointed to College Council), and consultant, Mr Shaun McKenzie. Each one brings to the Council table their skills and
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experience, and like our students, as a Council, we strive to be curious, courageous and Christled as we govern the College. At this time, I also wish to honour two longserving College Councillors who are also stepping in to new seasons of their own – Mr Michael Hoopmann, who has resigned as a member of Redeemer’s College Council following more than 11 years of service, and Pastor Robin Stelzer, who has also announced his retirement from College Council following more than 23 years of service. Pastor Stelzer has worked in partnership with all four Principals, six College Council Chairs, and has been involved in more than 20 years of strategic planning and development.
Master Plan On the topic of strategic planning, in March this year, the Council launched a new Master Plan, which maps out our vision for the College’s built environment by 2030. It is no small task to attempt to plan for a school in such a rapidly changing context. Who knows what an educational facility should look like in 2030? But at the heart of our Master Plan is connection – between students, staff and the environment, and partnership with parents, church, industry and the community, to provide real-world learning experiences for our students. These things are foundational to what we do. Further information about the Master Plan can be found here: www.redeemer. com.au/about/master-plan
Major projects Numerous major projects have occupied our discussions this year at the College Council table. We introduced the Redeemer Bus in January, which has made travelling to and from school much more convenient for many students and their families. Our Prep and Year 1 students have enjoyed a beautiful new playground to explore, our new Year 7 students will soon appreciate a refurbished SD block, and many will appreciate our new grandstands at Stolz and Scurr ovals. Cricketers will enjoy the refurbished cricket pitch at Stolz, and new cricket nets, which will be installed over the summer break. The Redeemer Pool was also refurbished, with the opening attended by another Redeemer graduate, the Honourable Mick de Brenni, Minister for Housing and Public Works, Minister for Digital Technology, and Minister for Sport (class of 1994).
REDEEMER RECORD | COLLEGE COUNCIL
New Council sub-committee structure
Our staff – the heart-beat of our College
In 2019, Redeemer Lutheran College Council is making changes to our subcommittee structure, and seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified people (including parents, past parents, past students, Redeemer supporters and other members of the community) who are interested in serving the College through one of the following sub-committees:
Each year, in what has quickly become a Council tradition, College Council hosts two Thank You breakfast for our staff. Teaching, as a profession, is becoming increasingly more complex, and the demands on our teachers are greater than ever before. These breakfasts are one of the ways our Council connects with and acknowledges the hard work of all our staff (teaching and non-teaching staff alike) – our staff are the heartbeat of our College. For all those who have served on the staff of Redeemer in 2018, I thank God for each of you.
• Finance Committee • Master Plan and BGT (Building, Grounds & Technology) Committee • Risk and Compliance Committee. If you have experience or qualifications in any of the areas related to the above committees and are interested in serving our College on a Council sub-committee in a voluntary capacity, please register your interest by emailing council@redeemer.com.au.
College Council
Finally, I’d like to say a special thank you to Principal, Mrs Tanya Crooks. Principalship is not for the faint-hearted, and Mrs Crooks has served out her second year at the College most admirably. She is relentless in her pursuit to instil in our students a love for lifelong learning, a passion to meet challenges head-on, and a resilience to arise stronger than before when things don’t turn out as expected. I hope you agree that these are qualities all of our students can benefit from.
To all members of the Redeemer Lutheran College community, I pray that whatever season of life you currently find yourself in, you will take courage from the words found on our College Crest, Spes Nostra in Christo Est; Our Hope is in Christ. It is He who is the reason for this Season. The current members of the College Council are: Chair: Ms Sarah Dixon Vice Chair: Mr Andrew Spyropoulos Secretary: Mr Ross Warbrooke Members: Ms Margit Hubbers Mr Cameron Jaggers Rev Michael Mayer Mrs Judy Powell Mr James Tan Consultant: Mr Shaun McKenzie
PROFILE
Rev Michael Mayer Role on College Council: Member of College Council.
Chaplain at St Peters Lutheran College since 2011.
Qualifications: B Sc (Hons), B Th, Grad Dip RE, Working with Children Suitability Blue Card.
Association to the College: The founding Head of Redeemer was my much-valued English teacher at St Peters Lutheran College.
Occupation: Lutheran Pastor, Chaplain at St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly. Skillset/experience brought to Redeemer Lutheran College governance: I am trained in Lutheran theology and understanding. I served on St Peters Lutheran College Council 2001-2010. I have worked as a
Home church/congregation: St Peters Lutheran congregation, Indooroopilly. Summary of service in congregation/ parish/wider church: LCA Pastor 1986 – present serving in Canberra, Esperance-Kalgoorlie Boulder (WA) and Corinda. Currently on Lutheran Youth of Queensland Council.
Summary of community service: RE teaching/coordinating in Esperance and Corinda. Where did you go to school?: Ironsides Primary, St Peters Lutheran College. What do you like most about Redeemer?: Committed staff, good link between congregation and school, the way it has nurtured and encouraged many students in their faith.
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COLLEGE COUNCIL NEWS | REDEEMER RECORD – DECEMBER 2018
NEWS
Parents and Friends As 2018 draws to a close it is a great time to reflect on the year we have had.
• $4,750 for a Fitlight 8 System - to assist in developing sport and PE core skills.
This year’s Redeemer Fair was a huge success, especially after the disappointment of the year prior’s cancellation due to inclement weather.
• $10,000 for 3 x New House tents
The new layout and food solution was always going to be a gamble; however it paid off, with positive feedback received about the new food court layout, different vendors, varied footprint in the College grounds and the new time of year. It was both a financial success and great community day. A huge thank you to all the parents that assisted in putting the Fair together!
• $1,315 for Drones and Associated software for Geography classes
Each year the Fair has been a little more difficult to pull together, with limited volunteers and an ever increasing effort to source sponsors to make the event a financial success. As such a motion was passed this year to move the Fair to a biennial event, offset each year by the College Musical. As such the next Fair is now scheduled for 2020. We hope that the Term 2 event, every second year, will result in a better volunteer engagement, as well as local business support. This year we saw the approval of a significant amount of funding towards many projects which was an extremely positive experience for the Management Committee. These projects are listed below and we hope to see them completed in the coming months so that the students and teachers can realise the benefits of the fundraising initiatives. A total of just over $116,000 has been donated to the College by the P&F this calendar year, which is a fantastic contribution. • $4,000 towards additional outdoor seating for the Junior School • $,4000 towards additional outdoor seating in the senior school • $8,000 towards Chimes for the Music Department – the balance of this item was funded by the Music supporters group. • $25,000 for a multimedia drop down screen in the Kleinschmidt Centre • $9,000 towards Robotics kits
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• $8,000 for a Vac Former – new technology for technology subject areas • $1,300 for Scenic Flats for drama use
• $1,865 for a Festool Domino DF500 Q Plus – equipment for timber work in appropriate classes • $6,000 for Outdoor Games in the Junior School Wave area – large versions of Jenga, Connect 4, Chess etc • $1,000 for Indoor Games for the Junior School • $3,220 for Adidas Zone Heart Rate monitors • $2,000 for a Leg Curl Machine to be used in Certificate 3 courses • $4,500 for Video Camera’s for the library to replace aging technology •
$16,000 for the construction of new Handball courts for the year 7 and 8 area
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$6,440 for a new Volleyball Net System – this will be partially funded by Volleyball Supporter Group funds once the Terms of Reference have been adopted.
A big thank you to all the parents and students that assisted in the fundraising in some form! This year there has been significant discussion around the form and structure of the Supporter Groups. A new Terms of Reference has been drafted and is being considered by College Council which will add some stronger governance around the running of our Supporter Groups.
These groups are a very positive way to get parent engagement and raise funds for group specific needs and initiatives, as well as encouraging a school and team spirit throughout the year. This year we had a very active Music, Hockey, Cricket and Rugby supporter groups, along with the Redeemer Mums, and hopefully next year we will see resurgence in some of our other Supporter Groups. Running the P&F, and associated events that we either host or participate in, takes the efforts of many and I would like to thank all our volunteers and particularly thank the 2018 Management Committee for their support. Nicole Mazzer, Sarah Perry, David Herron, Natalie Pashen, Paula Myatt and Christian Whittaker, along with myself, made up the 2018 Management Committee as well as all sitting on the Fair Committee with Barb Sendall, Tina Tang and Rui Wang. Thank you all for your commitment to the efforts of the P&F and the support we all showed each other throughout the year. The end of 2018 will see some of us stepping down from the Management Committee after five or more years and as such we will be seeking nominations for all positions at the AGM in February 2019. I strongly encourage everyone to consider these roles, as they can be extremely rewarding and they give you an opportunity to get involved in the College community at a different level. On behalf of the entire P&F Management Committee we thank you all for a great year, and look forward to 2019.
MRS AMANDA DRAKE Acting President, Redeemer Parents & Friends Committee
REDEEMER RECORD | PARENTS AND FRIENDS NEWS
Music Supporters Group To say that 2018 has been a hugely successful year for Redeemer Music would be a massive understatement! There have been so many successes across all of the ensembles involving our students from both the Junior School and Senior School. It has been a privilege to watch the growth and development of all the young musicians involved and it is with pleasure that we, the Music Supporters Group, play our small part in supporting such a wonderful program. This year some of our activities have included collecting entrance fees and donations at the door of concerts for fundraising, running a stall at Redeemer Fair, providing stage help at large scale concerts (such
as Fair or Showcase), administrative help at events such as the Piano/Vocal competition and practical help at events such as Chamber by Candlelight. Through our fundraising efforts this year we were able to support the Tasmania Tour to the Festival of Voices by funding the cost of sending our lovely accompanist Kylie Los on the tour. She is such a wonderful asset to the team so it was fantastic to able to facilitate this. Once again, we supplied the trophies and medals for the Piano and Vocal Competition which is a bi-annual event. But our major achievement this year, of which we are all very proud, was the acquisition of a set of
Tubular Bells. These have been on our “wish list” for many years and it was with the help of a very generous donation by the P & F that we were able to make this happen in 2018. The bells will be used by all bands across both sub-schools and this addition completes our percussion set. It was very special to be able to sit in the audience at the end of year finale concerts and hear them be played and know that our efforts have made a difference! I would like to take this opportunity to thank the dedicated, hard working and enthusiastic team that make up our Music Supporters Group – they are a lovely bunch!
JODI BAPTIE Music Supporters Group
Rugby Supporters Group The 2018 season was another successful year of Rugby at Redeemer. On the field we had with three teams of boys and girls competing in the JTAS competition and two teams of senior boys in the GBC competition. We welcomed a large number of new Year 4 players and parents, some who experienced Rugby for the first time. Our Year 6 team finished the season undefeated. The senior teams’ sportsmanship was recognised and commended by other GBC Principals and Heads of Sport. This external recognition is a fitting testament to the positive culture of Rugby at Redeemer. As a supporter group we volunteered over 100 hours to run home game canteens, the Aussie Barbecue at Redeemer Fair and the TRL carnival canteen. We also had prize draws for a meat tray and golf day that were kindly donated by Pearce’s Quality Meats and a JTAS parent. During the year we introduced a weekly newsletter, established a MyRedeemer page, submitted a sponsorship proposal and changed the format of the Annual Rugby Dinner to include parents.
The funds raised through the year were used to provide each new Rugby player and First XV player with a training shirt, provide game day meal and drink to visiting First XV teams, subsidise the cost for JTAS students attending the Annual Rugby Dinner, provide player trophies and pay competition entry fees for Rugby 7’s players. The disappointing decision to withdraw Rugby from the GBC competition will not impact JTAS teams in 2019 but will result in changes for senior players. Rugby Supporters have developed a proposal for a Term 1 Rugby 10’s competition that will be hosted and managed by Sunnybank Rugby Club. We look forward to a successful transition to this new format and continuing the 35 year tradition of Rugby at Redeemer in 2019.
DAVID THURSTUN Rugby Supporters Group
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STAFF NEWS | REDEEMER RECORD – DECEMBER 2018
Staff
NEWS
Lutheran Education Queensland Staff Service Awards Lutheran Education Queensland recognises staff and volunteers by offering awards for service over a significant period of time. At our recent Celebration Ceremonies, we recognised those who have served for 10, 20 and 30 years. 10 Years Service Support Staff • Mrs Julie Gore • Mrs Kym Head
Congratulations Ruth on achieving 30 years of service within Lutheran Education Queensland.
• Mr Walt Lin Academic Staff • Mrs Christina Bianchi • Mr Jeff Li • Mr Richard Marlow
Academic Staff • Ms Lisa Robinson 30 Years Service Academic Staff Mrs Ruth Evans
Lutheran Education Queensland thankfully acknowledges the faithful and committed service of Mrs Ruth Evans for over 30 years. Since teaching at Waikerie Lutheran Primary School, South Australia in 1989, Mrs Evans has moved states and has taught in another six Lutheran schools; Peace Lutheran Primary School (Gatton), Trinity Lutheran Primary School (Ashmore), Pacific Lutheran College (Caloundra), St James Lutheran Kindergarten and Preschool (Cleveland) and St Mark’s Lutheran Primary School (Mt Gravatt). After working mostly with younger children, Mrs Evans came to Redeemer’s Middle School in 2009. She is a member of the Learning Enhancement team which gives her the opportunity to work with students in small groups and individually. Her ability to encourage students, to build their confidence and to support their wider learning is a true gift.
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Lutheran Education Australia Service Award Lutheran Education Australia Service awards are presented to people who retire from service, in public recognition of more than twenty years of distinguished service. They have demonstrated a loyal commitment to Christian education in Lutheran schools and have given dedicated and exemplary Christian service.
20 Years Service
• Mrs Ruth Evans
Mrs Evans has served for the past ten of her 30 years in Lutheran Education at Redeemer Lutheran College. She brings joy to the day to day of teaching life, going out of her way to assist other staff, working collegially to effect the best outcomes for students. Mrs Evan’s desire for young people to succeed is evidenced in the respect and care she takes as she interacts with students in different contexts. She is indeed a staff member who is a Curious, Courageous and Christ-led member of the Redeemer Community, sharing the gifts she possess in service for the Kingdom.
Mr Col Stiller - 20 Years Service The Lutheran Church of Australia thankfully acknowledges the faithful and committed service of Mr Col Stiller to Lutheran Education over a period of twenty years. Mr Stiller commenced his employment at Redeemer Lutheran College as a casual relief teacher in September 1998, and in 1999 contracted as a teacher of Mathematics and Christian Studies. In 2002, he undertook the role of Year 10 Coordinator and then Year 11 Coordinator. In Semester 2 2005, he was called upon to take up the role of part-time Lay Chaplain and then engaged as a Curriculum Leader Christian Studies in 2009, a role that he has held since.
Mr Stiller has been a very experienced, highly competent and respected teacher and curriculum leader with a strong commitment to teaching and has been genuinely concerned for his students’ welfare and progress. He has established many positive and fruitful relationships with his students and their families and has always been willing to provide additional tutorials and assistance to students. Mr Stiller’s honesty and enthusiasm for his tasks as well as his sincere Christian faith have resonated well with his colleagues. He has shared his deep faith daily with students and colleagues. He has always been willing to take time out to discuss any issues of concern with staff or students. Mr Stiller has been an active participant in the co-curricular life of the College. He has coached Rugby and Volleyball and was involved in numerous musicals in set construction and as a Stage Manager. Mr Stiller has also been deeply involved in the provision of service activities for which the College has become renowned. He has been a teacher supervisor and coordinator for numerous ALWS Cambodia Service Tours and led the formation of a joint ministry with “Helping Hands” in conjunction with Our Saviour congregation and Redeemer Lutheran College. Mr Stiller’s faithful and conscientious service to his Lord and the Lutheran Church of Australia, through his service in Lutheran schools, has been excellent and is humbly recognised through this Award. Thank you Col, for your dedicated service to Lutheran Education Queensland and Redeemer Lutheran College over the past 20 years. “Well done, good and faithful servant” Matthew 25:21
Our Saviour Lutheran Church News
COMMUNITY Our Saviour Lutheran Church worships in Redeemer Chapel, 745 Rochedale Rd, Rochedale Every Sunday, 8.30am morning worship (including children’s ministries), 5.30pm evening worship For more information contact Our Saviour Lutheran Church office, “Doorways” 525 Underwood Rd, Rochedale Phone: 3219 0055 Email: office@oslc.org.au Website: www.oslc.org.au Pastor Robin Stelzer Pastoral Care Hotline: 0439 606 989
Koinonia is a greek word used in the Bible to describe community and it’s a word that could well be used to describe the relationship between Redeemer Lutheran College and Our Saviour Lutheran Church. The translation of koinonia, is in fact much stronger than just community as it brings with it an understanding of a deeper, spiritual connection. In English, the translation often used is ‘fellowship’, a term not widely used today except maybe in professional fields such as medicine and law. But even ‘fellowship’ which is defined as a “friendly association, especially with people who share one’s interests” does not get to the depth of koinonia. Defined by Merriam-Webster.com koinonia is “intimate spiritual communion and participative sharing in a common religious commitment and spiritual community” and whilst to the layman that may sound somewhat over-the-top, it begins to describe the depth and breadth of what a faith community is all about. The relationship between our church and school is a relationship built on a shared foundation in Christ and we share a common commitment to this community to love, support and care for one another just as the bible encourages us to do so…
“be devoted to one another” (Romans 12:10), “honour one another” (Romans 12:10), “live in harmony with one another” (Romans 12:16; 1 Peter 3:8), “accept one another” (Romans 15:7), “serve one another in love” (Galatians 5:13), “be kind and compassionate to one another” (Ephesians 4:32), “admonish one another” (Colossians 3:16), “encourage one another” (1 Thessalonians 5:11; Hebrews 3:13), “spur one another on toward love and good deeds” (Hebrews 10:24), “offer hospitality” (1 Peter 4:9), and “love one another” (1 Peter 1:22; 1 John 3:11; 3:23; 4:7; 4:11-12). A faith community that has Christ at its heart is a community that responds to the love which God has first shown to us. In a world that is so ready to tear one another down, it is such a joy to be involved in a community that seeks, in Christ, to build one another up in mutual love and respect, in the truest meaning of koinonia. Our Saviour Lutheran Church is a family of believers (koinonia), inspired by the love of Jesus to love, support and care for our community, so that they might live rich and abundant lives that God intended.
MR CARL ECKERMANN Ministry Development Coordinator
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Our Saviour Lutheran Church News
Our Saviour Lutheran Church Being, believing and belonging Like many people, I’ve become hesitant about the easy use of the word ‘community.’ It used to be safe enough to say that it referred to people living in the same geographic region or ‘one place’. But in 2018, it seems fair to say that one place refers to the entire world, as we are increasingly aware of the circumstances and events in places far away and near. A key development for us is to be open to the stranger, to relinquish our impulses to be fearful. This is the challenge for any ‘Christian’ community. As St Paul writes, God is looking to reconcile the entire world, God loves the ‘entire world.’ This provides us with the framework for understanding ‘community.’ The youth and young adults at Our Saviour Lutheran Church have been thinking about community through the overlapping concepts of being, believing and belonging. Being refers to our true identity as children of God. Each individual is born of God and is therefore good. As Pastor Mark Vainika is reminding Redeemer students, God doesn’t make rubbish. To see each individual as born of God and therefore ‘good’ is foundational for our community. We see this idea in Jesus commandment to ‘love one another’ and ‘love your enemy’. Believing refers to our ‘thought-life.’ If we think about Redeemer, Our Saviour and then Rochedale (not to mention Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, the world) then we have many options available to us. Perhaps Tom Petty summed it up best when he sang ‘you believe what you want to believe.’ Our young people favour this nifty little phrase: ‘you be you’. The fact that we are free to develop our thought-life is a positive, life affirming reality – a gift that we
Beach Picnic with a Difference It was beautiful November day, and as a bus load of our community arrived at the beach, a westerly breeze and Norfolk Pine shade gave relief from the cloudless sky. The Redeemer bus may never have had such diverse occupancy: from the very young to the very old with Burundi migrants, mothers and children from the Joyce Wilding women’s refuge, residents from local housing commission apartments and many members of Our Saviour community. They shared a common quest – a day of relaxed enjoyment utilising one of the best resources that Queensland can provide – its beaches. Many thanks to the army of volunteer supporters who transported equipment, set up shelters, cooked barbecues and generally shared community life with one another! And as the tired children boarded the bus for the return journey it was clear that the day had been a blessing for all!
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NEWS should cherish. In a community, we need to honour the fact that people have different beliefs and develop the freedom to safely and honestly share our ideas, thoughts and hopes. The challenge for our young people (actually all people) is to develop a thought–life that is positive and inclusive. For too many of our young people, their thought world is negative and dark. A friend recently shared that he was ashamed of a thought (a belief) that he had. He still shared this shameful thought with me. It wasn’t shameful at all – just a common fear. The belonging aspect acknowledges that each individual, though born alone, lives alongside others and craves recognition, acknowledgement, honour and success. Many a sport-person, upon achieving initial success in a team, celebrates with the words that they now believed that their success enabled them to ‘belong.’ So being named in a team isn’t enough; each individual seeks to make a contribution and needs to have that contribution recognised. Each of these three separate aspects overlaps with the others. In each of the three examples, it is relatively easy to see how they are interconnected. The number three is the biblical symbol of perfection and wholeness and it is quite surprising how attracted humans are to the ‘law of three.’ This law of three is connected to all of our aspects of living a fruitful, abundant life in Christ who is part of the triune God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
MR TIM KELLY Our Saviour Youth and Young Adult Coordinator Redeemer Curriculum Leader for English
Our Saviour Lutheran Church News
Community Life at Our Saviour If community was a house, then the bricks would be the many and various components that add to the life of that community. At Our Saviour we celebrate life in a variety of different ways including regular small group gatherings to support, encourage and care for each other in our daily lives. Our small groups take up many forms and celebrate diverse interests and gifts. Small groups gather to play music and write songs, they gather to do craft and make greeting cards, they gather to sing in Choirs or to mow lawns, and they gather to explore God’s Word and to pray for God’s healing power for our community. Every one of our small groups celebrates its contribution to our community as a place where love comes to life. Not every get together in a community is for celebration. The people of Our Saviour Lutheran Church know very well of the pain associated with life – through illness and death, through relationship breakdown and separation, through all types of abuses and through every form of brokenness. Jesus says “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) Our community shares the compassion of Jesus and we invite you to share the rest and comfort that Jesus offers.
Worship Life at Our Saviour As a faith community, it is our privilege to share the joy of a loving God who cares for His children in regular worship. We are fortunate that we can do this freely unlike many places throughout the world. Worship at Our Saviour takes a variety of forms that expresses the diversity of God’s creation. On Sunday morning (8.30am) we are regularly blessed by involvement from Redeemer students who lead us in worship expression through dance and we have many school families and teachers who worship with us and contribute in many different ways to the worship life of our community. A Cantonese worshipping community gathers at 10.30am in the prayer chapel and on Sunday evenings (5.30pm) we celebrate in a much quieter and more contemplative form. We invite worshippers into the stillness of God and through our reflection and prayer we are invited to listen to God’s voice. Worship also takes place on Friday evenings at Our Saviour Youth gatherings as well as from time to time through the week for many of our elderly folk who often need assistance to get to worship. We celebrate the love of Christ and the truth of the gospel so that we might grow in our relationship with Jesus.
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REDEEMER ALUMNI | REDEEMER RECORD
Alumni
REUNIONS
Class of 2008 – 10 Year Reunion Saturday 1 September 2018 at The Glen Hotel
Class of 1998 – 20 Year Reunion Saturday 1 September 2018 at The Glen Hotel
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REDEEMER RECORD | REDEEMER ALUMNI
Class of 1988 – 30 Year Reunion
2019 Reunions
Saturday 6 October 2018 at The Glen Hotel
The following Redeemer Alumni Reunions will be held in 2019. Class of 2009 - 10 Year Reunion Class of 1999 - 20 Year Reunion Class of 1989 - 30 Year Reunion Please ensure that you have your contact details up to date with Redeemer so that we can inform you of the dates and details regarding these reunions. If you are interested in organising one of these reunions, please contact Mrs Laurelle Bailey-McBryde at the College on 07 3340 8822, or email alumni@redeemer.com.au. Further information will be available on our website at www.redeemer.com.au/community/alumni early in 2019.
Stay in Touch Remember to update your phone, email and mailing address with us: Email: alumni@redeemer.com.au Telephone: 3340 8822 Post: Redeemer Alumni, Reply Paid 6090, Upper Mount Gravatt, Qld 4122
Online All of the details regarding reunions for Redeemer Lutheran College can be found online at our website: www.redeemer.com.au/community/alumni www
Find reunion news keep up to date at Redeemer’s official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ RedeemerLutheranCollege/events Follow Redeemer Lutheran College on www.twitter.com/RedeemerCollege
The Benefits of Redeemer Alumni! • Priority Enrolment to Redeemer Lutheran College for your children! (Contact the Enrolments Office on 07 3340 8807 for more information). • Half Price Enrolment Application Fee for Redeemer Alumni • Redeemer Record newsletter posted to you twice per year so that you can keep up to date with other past students. (Email: record@redeemer.com.au if you wish to update your details). • Reunions: Successful 10, 20 and 30 year reunions are held each year.
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REDEEMER ALUMNI | REDEEMER RECORD
Alumni
NEWS Engagements
Marcus, Christina and Jana Young It was great to hear from Marcus Young (88) who sent his apologies for the 30 Year Reunion of the Class of 1988. Marcus is currently living in Berlin, Germany and working as a Property Manager.
Pastor Joel Pukallus (93), (son of Redeemer’s longest-serving chaplain, Pastor Athol Pukallus, brother of current staff members Jonathan Pukallus and Rachael Stelzer) has been keeping busy with what he describes as “a full-time job, a part-time job, and a volunteer job”. Joel is the Pastor of the GoombungeeMaclagan Parish, which is about 30 minutes north-west of Toowoomba. He and his family have been there for 7 years. Pastor Joel is also an Auxiliary Firefighter with Queensland Fire and Emergency Service, protecting his community against bushfires and structure fires, responding to car crash rescues and hazardous materials incidents. This is a paid, part-time position that involves ongoing training two hours a week and responding within minutes whenever his pager activates.
Congratulations to Redeemer past student, Rebecca Murray (06), was recognised on Thursday 28 June 2018, at IPAA (Institute of Public Administration Australia) Queensland’s Top 10 Young Leaders Awards ceremony in Brisbane, Queensland. The award acknowledges the invaluable contribution of innovative and inspirational young leaders, aged 35 years or under, who are making a significant difference to public service throughout Queensland. Rebecca has been awarded a scholarship to Davidson’s Leadership Acceleration Program (DLAP). The Leadership Acceleration Program helps participants gain insights into their capabilities and build on their existing skillset. The goal of the Program is to build the confidence and capability of our emerging leaders.
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Due to these two roles, Pastor Joel felt it was natural to offer his services as the Volunteer Chaplain for the Toowoomba Command of Queensland Fire and Emergency, looking after firefighters and their families, as well as victims and witnesses of critical incidents. It is a daunting role, as he never knows what he will be driving into, from helping families who have lost everything in a fire, to counselling those who have just witnessed the death of their loved ones. This role sees him being responsible for Area and Regional headquarters, and 5 other town as well as Toowoomba, including Crows Nest, Highfields, Goombungee, Oakey, and Pittsworth. Pastor Joel says it can get a bit tiring juggling roles, but finds it fulfilling and rewarding being able to help his community in all these different ways.
Congratulations to Hudson Fay (14) who announced his engagement to Natasha Chilkuri on 24 November 2018!
Births Congratulations to Andrew Marshall (2000) and wife Sharree on the birth of their first child Penelope May Marshall who was welcomed into the world on 20 November 2018!
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Weddings In Memorium
Many Redeemer alumni and past staff were guests at the marriage of Jonathan Solomon (00) and Julia Bridger at the Old Museum on Saturday 22 September. Jonathan’s groomsmen were Jerome Yoong (00), Philip Taylor (00) and Andrew Cavanagh (00) Jon’s cousin Andrew Bowden (91) was a witness and his daughter Olympia was a cute flower girl.
Dr David G Stolz 15 August 1939 – 24 August 2018 Redeemer remembers Rev Dr David Gerhard Stolz It is with sadness that Redeemer Lutheran College announces the passing of Rev Dr David Gerhard Stolz, who passed away peacefully to the words of Psalm 121, aged 79 Years at Zion Lutheran Home, Nundah on 24 August 2018. Dr Stolz’s leadership was instrumental in planning the establishment of Redeemer Lutheran College, and the DG Stolz Sportsfields on Priestdale Road at Burbank are named in his honour when this facility was opened in February 1985.
Congratulations to Nicole (Nikki) Maples (06) who married Sean Fagan on 18 August 2018 at Montville.
He was the pastor of the Eight Mile Plains Lutheran parish, and then of St Mark’s Lutheran Church at Mt Gravatt when it became a separate parish. An Old Scholar of St Peters, he was a member of a family with a proud history of building churches and schools. His father, Pastor Jo Stolz, was for many years a leading member of the College Council at St Peters Lutheran College, with some years as Chairman. While the pastor at Redcliffe, Pastor Jo began
the work in education there which culminated in the establishment of Grace Lutheran Primary School and Grace Lutheran College. In 1974 David Stolz continued his father’s legacy of establishing Lutheran schools when he organised a survey in the south eastern suburbs to determine whether there was any interest in the opening of a Christian independent school in that area. The result was a clear endorsement of the concept, with a strong preference for a secondary school. This led to the establishment of Redeemer Lutheran College. In 2006 David was awarded the Lutheran Education of Australia service award. We thank God for the work of Rev Dr David Stolz, and particularly for his legacy that he leaves Lutheran education. His funeral service was held on Thursday 30 August at St Pauls Lutheran Church, Nundah.
Susan Bailey (Hale 98) 23 November 1980 – 22 August 2018
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EVENTS CALEN DAR
The full college calendar can be found online at:
redeemer.com.au/events
JANUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Wednesday
Australia Day Public Holiday Term 1 commences at 8.25am for Years 7 and 12 Term 1 commences at 8.25am for Prep to Years 6, 8-11 Whole of College Opening Service, 8.45am
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Wednesday Friday Monday
Senior School Interhouse Swimming Carnival (Aqualogan, Springwood) P&F Movie Night on the Green, 3.30pm (Chapel Green) Parents and Friends Annual General Meeting, 7.00pm (SRC)
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Monday Friday Wednesday Saturday Monday
Senior School Interhouse Cross Country Carnival, 9.00am 2020 Scholarships Registrations Close, 4.00pm Experience Redeemer – Twilight Tour, 3.30pm-6.00pm (Redeemer Chapel) Scholarship Testing Day for entry in 2020 Parents and Friends General Meeting, 7.00pm (SRC)
2 Tuesday 4 Thursday 5 Friday 19 Friday 21 Sunday 22 Monday 23 Tuesday 24 Wednesday 25 Thursday 26 Friday
Junior School Interhouse Cross Country Carnival, 9.00am (Fred Davey Oval) Term 1 Concludes Student Free Day Good Friday Worship, 8.30am (Redeemer Chapel) Easter Sunday Worship, 6.00am and 8.30am (Redeemer Chapel) Easter Monday Public Holiday Term 2 Commences ANZAC Dawn Service, 6.00am (Chapel Green), P-12 Service, 8.45am ANZAC Day Public Holiday Grandparents Day for Senior School students, 9.55am-12.20pm (Chapel) Grandparents Day for Junior School students, 1.00pm-3.00pm (Chapel)
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Friday Saturday Monday Friday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
2019 College Musical: “Hello, Dolly!”, 7.00pm (Logan Entertainment Centre) 2019 College Musical: “Hello, Dolly!”, 2.00pm & 7.00pm (Logan Entertainment Centre) Labour Day Public Holiday Senior School Interhouse Athletics Carnival Parents and Friends General Meeting, 7.00pm (SA Block) NAPLAN Testing Commences Experience Redeemer – College Tour, 9.00am-11.00am (Redeemer Chapel)
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Monday Friday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Friday
Parents and Friends General Meeting, 7.00pm (SA Block) Shibakashi Day Junior School Sports Day, Years 3-6 (Scurr Oval) Junior School Sports Day, P-2 (Scurr Oval) Senior School Interhouse Athletics Carnival Day 1 (Scurr Oval) Senior School Interhouse Athletics Carnival Day 2 (Scurr Oval) Term 2 Concludes
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Monday Tuesday
Student Free Day Term 3 Commences OBH14330
FEBRUARY
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REDEEMER LUTHERAN COLLEGE PRESENTS
Friday 3 May 2019 7.30pm Saturday 4 May 2019 2.00pm
Book by
Saturday 4 May 2019 7.30pm
Music and Lyrics by
Adults $35 ~ Concession $25 Children (2-12 yrs) $25 Family (2 adults & 2 Children) $115
MICHAEL STEWART JERRY HERMAN Based on the play “The Matchmaker” by
THORNTONWILDER “Hello Dolly!” is presented by permission of ORiGiN™ Theatrical On behalf of Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.
Ticketing Information: www.redeemer.com.au/events/hello-dolly Logan Entertainment Centre A production by the students and staff of Redeemer Lutheran College, Rochedale