Our Lady of the Southern Cross College, Dalby
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2 Nicholson Street
Dalby QLD 4405, Australia
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Email: dalby@twb.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 07 4672 4111
Fax: 07 4672 4112

Middle Years Matters

It has been a wonderful month for the Middle Years as our students continue to kick goals in their academic pursuits. A large mix of students from Year 5 through to Year 8 have now been acknowledged as champions in a range of fields from design thinking and innovation to mathematical problem-solving. Let’s recap:

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STEM Punks Regional Champions

The College entered two teams in the STEM Punks Innovation Sports competition that was held in Toowoomba at the Cobb+Co Museum on October 10. It was great to see the students giving up their time on a Sunday to compete against 7 other schools from the region. The competition sought to uncover the fastest, most innovative thinkers in the region and I was so proud to have both our Year 7/8 team and the Year 5/6 team progress through to the finals. After the final round, we were awarded first and second place with the Year 5/6 team pipping their older peers for their design of an upgrade to the Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport. 

Yr 5/6 Team: Bella Bonnin, Matthew Brennan, Arabella Stirling, Luke Griffiths, William Barwick

Yr 7/8 Team: Hayden Koehler, Dylan Peach, Joel Hayward, Fiona Brown, Joab Jocson

Optiminds

Once again, Middle Years students represented the College at the State Finals for the Optiminds Competition. This time they travelled to Brisbane to the University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus to compete against other school teams. We are so proud of their efforts, and they were the recipients of an Honour Award following the competition which ranked them 3rd in the state.

Optiminds Team: William Barwick, Joshua Barwick, Matthew Brennan, Hayden Koehler, Ethan Koehler, Louie Machin, Penny Cartwright

QAMT Maths Competition

On Friday October 15, two teams competed in the regional final for the Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers Problem Solving Competition. The Year 7/8 Team (Bridie Rush, Chloe Manteit,  Jack Gibson) finished with a first place and the Year 5/6 Team (Lucy Cusack, Zane Stirling, Lochie McNaughton) finished in second. Both teams are now through to the State Finals which will be held on Thursday October 28 (via zoom). We wish them all the best for the next round.

 

Craig Cullen

Assistant Principal Middle Years