Excellence Academies:

Football Excellence:

Students in the Football Academy have three match days remaining. Please refer to the list below regarding details of the remaining fixtures. Match day emails with fixture details and team lists be sent out in the week leading in to each matchday. Please look out for an email from Mr. Sharma bksha0@eq.edu.au  

Round 8 

• Robina SHS @ Springfield United FC – Wednesday, 16 August 
• Teams – All 
• Travel – Students find their own way to and from venue 

Round 9 

• Pimpama SSC @ Springfield United FC – Thursday, 24 August 
• Teams – All except Senior Girls 
• Travel – Students find their own way to and from venue

Ignite Excellence:

This term in Ignite students are working on CSIRO CREST awards for Innovation and Scientific discovery, as well as their own chosen passion projects. These include the effectiveness of sunscreen, solar heating and cooking, investigating species endemic to nearby wetlands, sustainable cities, and creating chapter books, both fiction and non-fiction. We cannot wait to share these with you over the coming term.

The work the students have done on the Reimagine Swanbank project has come together into the masterplan which has now been released to the community for feedback. Many of the students' ideas have been incorporated into this vision and it is very positive to see CleanCo and the community supporting our young peoples' voice in this way. By following the link below, you will be able to understand the process used to develop this masterplan and provide feedback on it to help improve the area moving forward. Reimagine Swanbank.

Our last trial day for Ignite Academy 2024 is coming up on Friday 8th September (Week 9). This will be your final chance to test for our Ignite Academy program for 2024. The EOI for this process is currently open, so please refer to our school social media for more information. We look forward to seeing you there! 

Dance Excellence:

Our Dance Excellence Academy class has moved onto their second unit of learning for the year. This semester, our students are focusing on the contemporary style and developing their technical skills in this genre. The class has been working on flexibility, parallel alignment, spinal rolls, backwards rolls and side bends. A portion of each practical lesson is dedicated to technique as it underpins the foundation of each style of dance. The team has also been learning their contemporary routine which has been entered into our Term 3 eisteddfods. 

• Ipswich Performers Dance Festival: Monday 14th August 
• Lockyer District Dancing Festival: Friday 8th September 

This term, we have also offered "Come and Try" sessions for any current RVSSC students who are interested in trailing for a 2024 Dance Academy position. These sessions were run in Weeks 1 – 4 at lunch breaks and have been immensely popular. We had a whopping 26 students at our Week 4 session! During the Come and Try sessions students learn a jazz routine to the Academy standard so that they can start to feel more comfortable with nominating for a trial. On our trial days we put the students through stretch & strength, technique, jazz and contemporary sessions. We look forward to seeing all of our trialists on September 8th. Remember this is the last chance to trial for a 2024 position.