Week 2 of Term 4 was filled with mixed emotions for our Year 12 students, whose King’s journey is abruptly coming to an end. Throughout the week, that surreal feeling of finishing high school became more of a reality as the cohort attended their final assembly and chapel service, dressed in pink for 'Pink Day,' enjoyed their last missions fundraising lunch at King's and planted their commemorative Year 12 tree.
Every year, our graduating cohort is named based on the characteristics of that year group and during the Year 12 assembly, Campus Principal, Mr Meyers, addressed the 'Year of Solidarity.' He reiterated that as a group, our Class of 2022 embody their title as they have always remained united through adversity. "COVID didn't divide you but brought you all closer." He said. "You have always used your God-given gifts not to elevate yourselves individually but to become stronger and more successful together." "As a cohort, you recognise the uniqueness in every person and accept and respect each other. You have always shown inclusiveness to new students and to your younger peers. We are proud of the way you have led the College with distinction and we encourage you to leave a lasting legacy by finishing well," Mr Meyers said. He read Romans 12:4-5 and Ecclesiastes 4:12 as the scriptures that the College felt described our graduating students.
"For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others."
- Romans 12: 4-5 (NIV)
During their final assembly, Mr Rees Davis [King’s Executive Principal] shared some parting words of wisdom with a valuable message about working as a team. He gave a personal example of tuna fishing and the three roles involved in successfully catching these challenging fish. 'In life, we find ourselves in many different teams and it is important that we each play our role in the team to achieve success while we learn and grow as individuals.' We wish our Class of 2022 every success and blessing as they prepare for and sit their final Year 12 exams and finish their King's journey, to move on into all God has called them to do.
"By yourself you’re unprotected. With a friend you can face the worst. Can you round up a third? A three-stranded rope isn’t easily snapped."
This week, The Hub at King's was transformed into a contemporary art gallery showcasing our Year 12 Visual Art students' final submissions. The students entitled their exhibition dis-ə-ˈsem-bəl as it showcased an exciting new dimension of art in a variety of media from sculpture, animation, photography, design, painting and digital illustration. The exhibition was open to staff and students before school and during lunch breaks and on the final night of the exhibition, King's families were also invited to attend. The guests enjoyed perusing the art and hearing from King's Alumni Lola Irwanto and Alex Meth, as they shared about their creative journeys since leaving school and their current work in the design industry. They gave enlightening talks about their experiences and inspired our graduating students to chase their creative dreams. Art is something that finds its true value in being viewed by others, so it was wonderful to be able to share this display with our wider community. Thanks to those who were able to visit the 'gallery' and support our talented young students.
King's Students Win Regional Legal Essay Competition
14 October 2022
The annual Gold Coast Schools Legal Essay Awards took place on Monday, 10 October. It was held in conjunction with Griffith University Law School and sponsored by SPG Lawyers. Legal Studies students from schools across the Gold Coast and Brisbane were invited to submit legal essays dealing with topical national and international legal issues. There were many entries of an exceptional standard again this year and the judges had the difficult decision of selecting the winners. Prizes and trophies were presented at the event by Tony O’Connor, Partner at SPG Lawyers, Professor Therese Wilson, Dean of Law at Griffith University, and Dr Kate van Doore, Deputy Head of School (Learning and Teaching), Griffith University.
Adrian Townsend from our Year 12 Legal Studies class was awarded First Place in the competition for his essay 'Introducing electronic voting in federal elections to avoid electoral fraud.' Adrian received $500 for himself and $300 for King's, as well as the winner's trophy, which is now on display in the High School office. Joshua Gomes-Luis, also a King's Legal Studies student, was awarded one of two runner-up prizes and $300 for his topic on 'the mistreatment, exploitation and indefinite detention of individuals with cognitive disabilities in prison.' Congratulations Adrian and Joshua - we are so proud of you both!
Student Leadership
2023 House Captains and Prefects Announced
14 October 2022
The Year 12's Final Assembly this week included the final presentation of Year 12 Honours Awards, as well as the official handover of College Captaincy duties from our 2022 leaders to our incumbent 2023 Captains and Prefects. It is always a special moment as our departing and new leaders meet on the stage to shake hands and make the leadership changeover. Congratulations to our 2023 captaincy team on your appointment to these important positions within our College and we thank you for your past and future contributions to King's. We will continue pray for God's wisdom, guidance and abundant blessing over each of you as you serve our school and LOVE faithfully, LEAD diligently, LEARN passionately and LIVE Purposefully as King's leaders.
2023 College Leadership Team
2023 College Captains | Seo-Woo Choi & Caleb Choga
2023 Vice Captains | Rebecca Webb & Toby Marais
Culture Captains | Phoebe Alder & Josiah Connell
LIFE Prefects | Cern Wong & Jake Freeman
LIFE Vice Captains | Ashley Booth & Ern Wong
LIFE Prefects | Joy Lu, Christin Lin & Isabella Goldring
NEWTON Captains | Leilani Ahsam & Lachlan Chang Vice Captains | Lara Cullen Prefects | Lauren Mitchell & Christina Vinod
TYNDALE Captains | Bailee-Anne Tewake & Brandan Crawford Vice Captains | Kaylen Eriksson & Edward Meyer Prefects | Tiare Hamawi & Oscar Lane
LIFE Fundraising
High School's 2022 Christmas Fundraiser
13 October 2022
The Amphitheatre precinct was awash with all things merry and bright on Thursday, 13 October, as the High School LIFE team ran their final missions fundraising event for 2022. With our Year 12s about to depart for final exams and the Christmas season looming, our High School community brought their festive spirits to help raise funds for King's Community Care. Every year, the charity distributes hundreds of amazing food hampers to families in need for Christmas and the College is privileged to contribute to this valuable project. King's LIFE team always put the fun in fundraising, and this event was no different... complete with a Christmas treats competition, 'best-dressed' awards, live student performances, larger-than-life Christmas decorations and a lunchtime sausage sizzle. The important message at the heart of this event (and our entire LIFE program) was to show love to those in need, as we put our Foundational Values of compassion and humility into practice. Special thanks to our dedicated High School LIFE team who worked hard throughout the year, using their time and talents to help run our missions program and raise record amounts for King's charity Mission partners.
Mr Alistair Davis & Mr Jordan Vincent - Reindeer and Santa
Christmas Treats Competition
Prior to the event, our expert panel of judges perused over the amazing array of entries for the Christmas Treat competition. With so many colourful Christmas-themed creations from our High School students, it was difficult to pick the winners and in the end, it all came down to taste. The treats were then sold to staff and students during the lunchtime event on Thursday to help with our fundraising efforts. Thank you to our high school families for your generous contributions of delicious baked goods.
Christmas Treat Winners
Sophie Kay & Live Evans - Christmas tree of chocolate balls & gingerbread men
Jessica Melo & Amelia Hart - Grinch cupcakes
Kar Van der Walt - Chocolate cupcakes mini marshmallows and candy canes
Congratulations to our Best Dressed and Christmas Treat competition winners!
Performing Arts
Strings Intercampus Workshop
11 October 2022
On the last day of Term 3, many string instrument students from King’s Reedy Creek and Pimpama campuses came together for a full-day workshop where they spent time improving their instrumental skills and learning new techniques. Throughout the day, they had multiple sessions with various instrumental teaching staff, culminating in a combined concert for parents. Many of King’s own educators facilitated the event as well as a special guest educator, Nick Stefan, who is a highly-respected teacher and performer on the Gold Coast. Nick is currently the coordinator of String Studies at The Southport School and teaches students from beginner to early tertiary level students. He has extensive conducting experience having worked at the Gold Coast Youth Orchestra since 2009 and performing as a part of the Gold Coast Chamber Society and Gold Coast Chamber Orchestra. He continually seeks to share his passion for music with students, and it was a great honour to have Nick as part of this valuable workshop.
The culminating concert featured performances from each ensemble but also included combined performances with Pimpama Primary Orchestra and Mezzo Strings; Pimpama High School Orchestra and King’s String Orchestra. A combined concert piece, entitled Greater Than, included all students from the day's workshop and was a fitting way to conclude the event. The workshop was a great experience for all students and staff, and the College looks forward to offering more opportunities like this in the future.
Sport
King's Success at National Skipping 2022
4 October 2022
Over the September school holidays, King's Skipperoos competition team travelled to Darwin to compete at the National Championships. Hundreds of athletes from all over Australia competed at this event. The team was coached by Miss Meteyard, Mrs Hawkins and Jasmine Hawkins. Jasmine is also a recent King's alumnus and she competed at the event and won the Championship for her age group.
Highlights from the event included:
Nate Mpala received the second Australian Age Champion award and is also the new Australian record holder for the 3-minute endurance event for 9-year-old boys. Nate superseded the previous record by almost 100. Congratulations Nate!
Charlotte Mikkelson won the 30-second speed sprint for her age to become the new Australian Champion for this event.
Indi Braun and Charlotte Mikkelson both placed 2nd in their respective age groups for the 3-minute endurance event.
Addison Roughley placed 2nd in the 1-minute triple unders event and 3rd in the 3-minute endurance event.
There were many other individual, pair and team medals as well. Every member of the competing team won at least one medal, which is a huge achievement given the high level of competition. Skipping Australia will soon release the official results and name the Australian team to compete at the World Championships next year in Colorado Springs.
The Skipperoos also enjoyed other activities while in Darwin such as the Mindil Sunset Markets, Crocosaurus Cove, the Darwin waterfront and wave pool, the Litchfield loop of waterfalls and rock pools. It was the most fun trip we have had as a team and we are very grateful to have represented the College at the 2022 National Championships.
If you're wanting to be part of this competition team, boys and girls, or if you want to join beginner skipping, you can register via Compass or contact: skip@kingscollege.qld.edu.au. You can also follow the team on insta @kings_skipperoos
King's Collect Five Golds at Cheer Champs
11 October 2022
King's Cheer had multiple teams compete in the recent Aussie Gold State Cheer Championships at Logan Metro Sports Centre in September. Performing their cheer routines against other teams from across the State, our enthusiastic cheer squads took to the big stage with abundant energy and amazing teamwork to claim a number of first-place medals. All of our students showed King's culture by supporting their peers and exhibiting lively and captivating performances. Well done to our teams on the following achviements:
Reedy Creek teams
Kittens - 1st Place (6 and under)
Panthers - 1st Place (Upper Primary Level 1)
Jaguars - 1st Place (Upper Primary Level 2)
Cheetahs - 1st Place (High School)
Kubs - 2nd Place (10 and under)
Pimpama teams
Stars - 1st Place (10 and under)
Comets - 2nd Place (Upper Primary level 1)
Student Wellbeing
Year 12's Wellbeing Talk with Dayne Weston
14 October 2022
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King's is passionate about equipping our students with strategies to help them maintain a healthy and happy mindset. One of the ways we do that is by hosting guest speakers who bring words of wisdom through their own life experiences. As the Class of 2022 prepared to leave King's for the last time, it was timely to bring in a guest speaker in Week 2, to encourage them for their future journey. In their last Christian Studies classes, former NRL player, Dayne Weston, spoke to our upcoming graduates about finding their purpose in God. Dayne shared his moving testimony about how he fulfilled his NRL dream as a young man, leaving home at only 15 and needing to 'stand on his own two feet' with limited life experience. He played his NRL debut for the Sharks, followed by contracts with the Cowboys, Panthers and Storm. He married and had two boys and they moved for an NRL contract in the UK, but it was there that his life fell apart. Dayne's (former) wife and sons returned to live in Australia and he found himself in a 'very dark place.' While he was 'doing what he loved, his life looked great from the outside, but on the inside he felt hollow and depressed and he lost the will to live.' He returned to the Gold Coast where he was drawn to a local church and gave his heart to Jesus. Dayne was baptised in 2016 and was also remarried. He now shares his story in the hope of encouraging others and bringing hope to young people who may be struggling with depression or anxiety. Thank you, Dayne, for being so open and honest with our students and helping them see how God uses our lives in unimaginable ways.
Important Notices
SAVE THE DATE: 2022 Celebration Evenings
28 October 2022
We look forward to celebrating the successes of our students at our upcoming Celebration Evenings. During these events, we will be presenting our prestigious annual awards in the auditorium, followed by photos as well as performances and entertainment. All King's families are invited to attend to enjoy our festive celebrations and highlight videos from across the year. Parents have been notified by email, to let them know if their child is receiving an award. Student awardees are required to wear their formal uniform to the event. During our Primary Celebration, we will have roving entertainment in the King's Table Forecourt. Food and drinks will also be available for purchase at both events.
PRIMARY SCHOOL AWARDS - MONDAY, 7 NOVEMBER
Prep - 2: 4pm - 5pm
Year 3 - 4: 5.30pm - 6.15pm
Year 5 - 6: 6.45pm - 7.30pm
HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS - TUESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER
Years 7 - 9: 6.15pm - 7.00pm
Years 10 - 11: 7.30pm - 8.15pm
Overflow car parking will be available at Reedy Creek Baptist Church on Gemvale Road, with a shuttle bus to and from King's.
Film, Television and New Media Awards Night
18 October 2022
King's Creative Arts Department is pleased to invite all senior Film Television and New Media students and their families to their inaugural 'Focus' Awards Night. This special event will cast a spotlight on some of the incredible works our students have created this year. Please join us on Thursday, 27 October, at 6pm in the FLS classroom for this end-of-year celebration evening.
There are a number of traineeships available and these vacancies are listed on King's Careers site. These change on a weekly basis as new positions become available. Students are encouraged to source their own traineeship employer if there is nothing on the list that appeals to them.
Queensland Ballet | Teen Online Class Sunday, 27 November 2022, 9am - 5pm | Online
Join QB Teaching Artists and special guests online. Connect with other QB Teen members and dance from home in this interactive and fun ballet class for all skill levels.
ADF | Women in Defence Information Session Monday, 28 November 2022, 7pm - 9pm | Online
If you are considering a career in the Navy, Army or Air Force, work alongside like-minded, supportive, proud-serving women, tune in for a virtual information session to speak with current serving women in Defence to learn more.
Basair | Open Day Saturday, 3 December 2022, 9.30am - 4pm | Basair Aviation College, Archerfield
Learn about career paths, salaries, entry-level jobs, qualifications, pilot courses and everything you need to know about becoming a Commercial Pilot in less than a year at Basair.
AIE | Online Campus Day Saturday, 3 December 2022, 1pm | Online
Discover the courses designed to get started in game development, 3D animation, film and visual effects at the AIE Online Campus Day. AIE will be running this event for students interested in studying online. They will be able to meet teachers, explore how classes are run, course options, career pathways and see their amazing student work.
QSFT | EDIT IT! – Introduction to Editing Workshop Saturday, 3 December 2022, 9am - 1pm | Queensland School of Film & Television
This Introduction to Editing Workshop is ideal for those who have an interest in editing and would like to gain foundation knowledge in video editing. Trained by an industry professional, this four-hour workshop is designed for anyone who wants to be a video editor.
Camp America | Online Information Session Tuesday, 6 December 2022, 7pm - 8.30pm
If you are interested in working as a Camp Counsellor in 2023 with Camp America this information session will provide tips and tricks to make your dreams a reality and make your application stand out. Camp America offers an immersive cultural exchange that will challenge and reward you while making lifelong friends and experiencing the very best of the USA.
SAE Creative Media Institute | Open House Thursday, 15 December 2022, 6pm - 8pm
SAE's Open House is the one-stop event to experience SAE. View student work and specific facilities, chat with their experienced faculty or advisors and experience SAE for yourself.
Beginning 12 December, 2022, the New York Film Academy offers camps designed for youths and teens from 13 - 17 years. They offer a hands-on, creative and fun learning experience as students create original works and learn from world-class experts from the film industry.
Students in Years 10 and 11 can apply for external study options to enhance their career options. Students need to ensure they have good time management skills to cope with the workload.
The 'Where to Next' Hub is available on CareersEvent.com, and provides an informative Careers Hub for senior students and their parents. Visit the hub for access to tertiary webinars, upcoming events and the latest news on careers and courses.
Read More From King's Careers
For a full list of events or to register for the King's Careers Newsletter, visit King’s College Careers.
Did you know that King's Reedy Creek has a dedicated Instagram account that showcases the many exciting aspects of our school life? We also have pages for our art and sports departments and our central College page: @kings_christian_college. We'd love you to follow us to support our students and see what's happening behind the scenes at King's Reedy Creek @Kings_reedycreek
