Junior Secondary
Year 7 Orientation Day:
Invitations have been sent out to families who have successfully completed the following:
- Returned completed enrolment forms
- Registered or attended an enrolment information session
Families who have not been sent the invitation have not yet completed one or more of the following:
- Awaiting supporting documents for enrolment forms
- Not yet returned their enrolment forms
Please be sure to also check junk/spam folders as the invitations may be here.
Term 4 Rewards Day:
Students who have successfully met all the requirements will attend the Wet'n'Wild Rewards Day. For your child to attend they also need to complete the application form through the link here:
This needs to then be sent to the following email address: YCO@ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au
Dance Academy:
The 7/8 Dance Academy students have finished off the year with submitting their choreography assessment. For this task students were required to create their own contemporary routine which communicated an emotion to the audience. Students did this through the selection of production elements of costume and prop. Complex phrases of contemporary movements and a relationship between the dancers were also required to communicate their chosen emotion. This task has enabled students to develop their skills in teamwork, leadership, communication and perseverance.
As the year winds down to a close we are reflecting upon and celebrating all the successes that our first group of Dance Academy students have achieved this year. This team brought home our first place from Ipswich Performers Dance Festival for their contemporary routine "Marjorie". All students have developed and improved upon their technical skills and we are now beginning to see some quite advanced technique within the group. Flexibility and strength has also been a focus and we have seen growth across the board as students complete their end of year flexibility testing. All students have performed their final choreography task in front of two year seven classes and we have consistently seen high levels of reporting data with 100% of our students within the A-C range. If Dance Academy is something that you are interested in for 2024 then please reach out to Miss Starkey via email jxsta12@eq.edu.au Please remember that this program runs within class time - 3 x 70 minutes per week and does not require outside of school training sessions. The only additional time that needs to be given up are our Eisteddfod days (5 per year) and our internal event days such as Dance Night and Showcase. We look forward to welcoming our 2024 cohorts into our Dance Academy program!
Head of Department - Junior Secondary - Year 7A to 7D