Junior Secondary
End of Term is near and I am sure that all students and staff are looking forwards to the school holidays. This Term has been particularly busy, and safe to say it has gone by very fast!
Excellence Academy Trial Day 2:
Registrations for the Excellence Academy Trial Day 2 have now closed. Invites have been sent out and we look forward to seeing the approved students at the Trial Day.
New Enrolments:
If your student is currently in Year 6 and you have not completed the required paperwork to enrol at our College, please utilise the QR Code below. All enrolments will need to be finalised by Term 4 (unless circumstances apply).
Subject Information Evening:
Thank you to the students, parents, guardians and caregivers who were a part of our subject information evening. All information that was presented has been sent out via email and should be the following documents:
- Year 9 PPP Booklet - editable
- Year 10 Subject Pre-requisites
- Year 10 Subject Handbook
- Year 9 PPP Presentation
- UniSQ Head Start Program Presentation
I would also like to extend my thanks to Jaimie (UniSQ's Head Start Program Coordinator) who came and also presented to students who are potentially starting this program in Year 10. If you need any specific information from Jaimie you can find her contact here: Jaimie.O'Reilly@unisq.edu.au
Year 9 PPP:
As a part of Ripley Valley State Secondary College's commitment to student success, all Year 9 students and their parent/carer will participate in a Pathway Preparation Plan (PPP) meeting. This meeting is a critical aspect of the transition into the Senior Phase of Learning. The Pathway Plan is finalised at a compulsory interview held with a member of the College's Leadership Team. At the interview Year 9 students and their parent/carer will have the opportunity to discuss future pathways, study options and career goals for your child's future education.
A reminder that PPP Bookings are now open and can be completed via Daymap.
Dance Academy:
Our 7/8 Dance Academy students have just submitted their Musical Theatre choreography. In this task they have focused on creating a technically difficult routine including a variety of turns, leaps, kicks and complex phrases whilst linking their actions with the music. This assessment piece wraps up their Musical Theatre unit as next term the class will move onto studying the Jazz style. In week 9 the team will be competing with their Musical Theatre routine at the Ipswich Junior Dance Eisteddfod and we are looking forward to seeing them up on stage again!
Football Academy:
Congratulations to students who were successful in participating in Central Comets or Met West Regional Football Teams throughout the Term. Huge shout out to the following students:
Peppa - Year 9
Congratulations to Year 9 Academy Student Peppa. Her team finished off in 1st Place claiming the 2024 13-15 Girls QSS Football Titles. A huge congratulations to Peppa as it was also her first time representing Met West!
Mia, Jorja, Will and Jordy - Year 7
Congratulations to Year 7 Academy Students! All students had a great time being a part of the Met West Regional Trials. A huge congratulations to Will for making the 10-12 Boys Met West Team. Will is traveling to Townsville in August to represent RVSSC and Met West at the QSS Football Titles.
SFL:
Congratulations to the boys who won the Shield Competition. They played 5 full games across their matchday, remaining undefeated. The boys came away 2-1 victory against ICB in their grand final. Shout out to the coaches Mr. Sharma & Mr. Dawson for their expertise on the day.
QFSL Team of the Week:
Congratulations to all students who were awarded a position in the Team of the Week in matchday 5 against Pacific Pines SHS.
Ignite Academy:
Students from the Year 7 and 8 Ignite Program have had a highly successful end to Term 2 with the completion of the Reimagine Swanbank project alongside CleanCo Queensland.
The students have been involved in the project since Term 1 and have presented their ideas on the future of the Swanbank Clean Energy Hub to the CleanCo team. During the end of Term 2, four students participated in the community panel on behalf of the Ignite classes to develop a masterplan for the precinct. Another 5 students presented the work completed by the Ignite class to the 30 community members. It was wonderful to see the change in conversation as the students brought a new perspective to the panel with their innovative ideas.
The masterplan has been released to the panel and we are looking forward to sharing the results of our work with the wider community over the next few months. Congratulations to all students involved - your work is having a meaningful impact on the community. Particular thanks to Nash, Gracelyn, Ewan and Sameera for giving up three weekends to work with the panel, and to Athish, Leilia, Irene, Campbell and Antonette for presenting our work to the panels.
We were also lucky enough to present at the recent Sustainability and Science Schools Showcase hosted by the Chief Scientist of Queensland. Brooklyn, Hannah, Tatia and Kanishka presented to other schools and teachers on a range of sustainability projects that our Ignite program has been working on. This was a huge task and the students did an incredible job representing our school, program and their classmates' fantastic work.
Head of Department - Junior Secondary - Year 7A to 7E