Foxwell State Secondary College eNewsletter

Principal's Update

In an acknowledgement of country, when we talk about traditional country, we mean something beyond the dictionary definition of the word. We might mean homeland, or tribal or clan area. What is for certain is that we mean something more than just a place on a map. Country is a word of values, places, resources, cultural obligations and stories. First Nations Peoples are our land's first storytellers.

Another year has passed for Foxwell State Secondary College. Our college story is a story of growth...

The most visibly obvious growth for us are our facilities. At the beginning of this year, we opened stage 2 of our campus. Boasting our Performing Arts Centre, Senior Lecture Theatre with views of Surfers Parardise, Senior Workshops and Kitchens, our Senior Gym and Kaizen Café, we continue to be thankful that we have the facilities to offer our students opportunities that far exceed a traditional education. Our physical growth is also noticed in our population. With over 800 enrolled students in 2022, we look forward to welcoming just short of 1100 students in 2023. Our staff will grow to over 120 personnel. I value the diversity a large staff body provide for student education and this is no more obvious than in the extensive curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular opportunities on offer for our students. Thank you to our staff that go above any beyond every day in providing these, to our students committed to the programs and to our parents and carers for all of your late nights and early mornings, your driving, sewing, sitting, watching and general lack of time to yourself.

Most importantly, our College story is one of personal and individual growth. In age and in size, but also in brain development, knowledge, understanding, cognition, metacognition, skill (perhaps sporting or artistic) and finally wisdom. Each and every single student has shown us evidence of growth this year. We will shortly release 2022 reports cards and while these will acknowledge students academic success across 2022, I would like to acknowledge every Foxwell State Secondary College child and their personal and individual growth that is not always evidenced by reporting grades. Every student has shown aspects of success and growth aligned to our expectations this year. Congratulations to all Foxwell State Secondary College students.

Last night we held our annual Celebration of Success.

The Official Celebration included live performances and the presentation of our Special Awards for 2022. I would like to congratulate all students recognised during our celebration, and I would like to thank our college choir, concert band and dance troupe for your beautiful performances.

Congratulations to all student recipients last night. Our Deputy Principal reports will acknowledge students in the following categories:

The Foxwell State Secondary College All-Rounder Award 2022

The Foxwell State Secondary College Leadership Award 2022

The Foxwell State Secondary College Flourish Award 2022

Subject Awards

This year we introduced two new awards. Our Acknowledgement of Significant Achievement Award and our Acknowledgement of Significant Contribution award. These two awards acknowledge that not every student’s success is defined by their Level of Achievement grade on their report card. The recipients of the 2022 Significant Achievement and Contribution awards are:

Significant Achievement Awards 2022

Montanna Atkinson

Kento Oiwa

Jet Quigly

Eli Pacheco

Addison Newlan

Kaysiyah Ngawhika-Karaitiana

Cooper Hayden

Hesandu Dunumalage

Ainslie Ryan

Michael Turrell

Ayyan Qureshi

Alycia Nona

Josephine McMurtrie

Strings Ensemble Gold Coast Eisteddfod

Lyrical and Jazz Dance Troupes Gold Coast Eisteddfod

Debating Grand Finalists

Musical Theatre and Hip Hop Starbound Dance Competition

Junior A and Junior B Debating Finalists

Wonder of Science Conference Participants Second Place

Significant Contribution Awards 2023

Montanna Atkinson

Harry Kenrick

Bella Bugeja

Joshua Lampard

Abigail Wilson

Ella Barton

Josephine McMurtrie

Vicky Rowe

Emerson Smith

Ainslie Ryan

Edwina Vassallo

Taiga Hosono

Ava Van Klooster

Renee Tiller

Eliesha Saville

Rose Hadfield

Isabella Limmer

Verona Hilzinger

Skyla Davies

Saphera Church

Congratulations to all students!

Until next time

Ms Kate Shepherd

Principal

Foxwell State Secondary College