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AWARDS GIVEN BY THE SCHOOL
Celebration of achievement can be encouraging and inspiring.
Children never cease to amaze in their individuality and development and our current school curriculum, more than ever, allows children to find their own path in the institutionalised standards that are expected of modern school children.
An era ago however, the priorities of the education system were very different. Prizes were not only given to students who coped exceptionally with the rigors of reading, writing and arithmetic, but recognition was also given for high standards in disciplines such as gardening. As the early North Pine community had an agricultural base, these skills would no doubt be very valuable outside school.
Some of the early prize worthy events were featured in the news far and wide.
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS PRIZES
1908: saw a combination of breaking-up and Christmas activities along with a presentation of prizes by Secretary of the School Committee, Mr Thomas Bray – also known (at least by the adults) as one who would become a regular Father Christmas, distributing presents from under the Christmas tree to the children at the Christmas concerts.
The breaking-up festivities and prize distribution in connection with the local State School were held on Friday evening in the School of Arts Hall. The building was packed to overflowing … The prizes were presented by Mr T N Bray (a member of the committee).
1909: Included distribution (by a local politician) of some 50 prizes for general proficiency and gardening:
2 December 1909 (Thursday)
North Pine, December 1
A concert, distribution of prizes, and Christmas tree was given in connection with the breaking up festivities at the North Pine State School on Saturday evening … Mr Forsyth distributed some 50 prizes for general proficiency and gardening …
Source: 1909 'GRAFTON DISTRICT.' The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933), 2 December, p. 2, viewed 13 December, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19609757
The Christmas concerrt and prize distribution for 1910 was postponed a week due to bad weather:
The prize distribution and concert of the North Pine State School, postponed on account of the weather, will take place next Thursday evening. An enjoyable program has been arranged.
Source: 1910 'SOCIAL.', The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933), 17 December, p. 7, viewed 19 August, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19679289
Young Alice Leis was one of the well-deserved recipients of 1910, recieving a book prize for 'good conduct'. The handwritten inscription is written with a nib pen and ink and it has preserved beautifully after 104 years.
1910 Alice Leis' Christmas Prize (Courtesy Patricia Dunne)
Caption: Christmas Book Prize of Alice Leis. This book was presented to Alice for 'Good Conduct' in December 1910 by the Head Teacher of the time Mr Robert D Hunter. It was presumably presented at the annual Christmas concert and was presented by Mrs James Forsythe, the wife of a local politician who routinely contributed to the North Pine School 'prize fund'. Courtesy Patricia Dunne.
1911: There were "handsome prizes" were donated by the local politician and his wife, Mrs Petrie and Mr Eaves:
11 December 1911 (Monday)
A successful entertainment by the North Pine State School children, followed by the distribution of prizes and a Christmas tree, was held in the local School of Arts on Friday night … Handsome prizes were donated by Mr and Mrs Forsyth, Mrs Petrie, and Mr Eaves.
Source:1911 'NORTH PINE STATE SCHOOL.', The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933), 11 December, p. 9, viewed 13 December, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19724976
1912: A news article in 'The Brisbane Courier' in 1912, shows that the budgeting and forward planning for the annual end-of-year event was organised by the School Committee. It also gives us insight into the 'prize fund' which was, in this instance, contributed to by the late Mrs T Petrie (wife of Tom Petrie) and Mr Forsyth (a local politician of the era).
12 November 1912 (Tuesday)
ca. 1914 NORTH PINE SCHOOL HEADTEACHER
ROBERT D HUNTER AND FAMILY
Courtesy Moreton Bay Regional Council Local History Library, Strathpine.
NORTH PINE, November 11
… A meeting of the committee of the local State school was held on Wednesday evening. Mr Jas Connors occupied the chair and there were also present Messrs Bray (secretary), Osborne (treasurer), Leis, Lear, Baldwin, and Young. Final arrangements were made for the annual concert distribution of prizes and Christmas tree. The prizes are to be distributed by Mr J Forsyth, M.L.A., who will be accompanied by Mrs Forsyth Cheques of one guinea each were received from Mrs T Petrie and Mr Forsyth towards the prize fund.
Source:1912 'BELOW THE RANGE.', The Brisbane Courier (Qld.: 1864 – 1933), 12 November, p. 4, viewed 14 December, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19843494
Consequently an excellent night was had in distributing the prizes of 1912.
28 November 1912 (Thursday)
The annual concert, Christmas tree, and distribution of prizes in connection with the North Pine State School was held in the School of Arts Hall on Saturday night, and notwithstanding the severe storm the attendance was a record (writes our North Pine correspondent) Mr and Mrs R D Hunter were responsible for the excellent arrangements … The prizes were distributed by Mr Jas Forsyth, MLA, who was accompanied by Mrs Forsyth. Little Gladys Hunter, a wee tot of 4 summers, presented Mrs Forsyth with a beautiful shower bouquet.
Source:1912 'SOCIAL.', The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933), 28 November, p. 7, viewed 14 December, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19833974
In 1921, the majority of prizes were seemingly handed out for 'home work':
22 December 1921 (Thursday)
The breaking up ceremony of the North Pine State School was held on Friday. An enjoyable programme of songs, recitations, etc., was greatly appreciated by the numerous parents and friends present. The prizes were distributed by the chairman of the school committee (Mr J Baldwin).
PRIZE LIST – Class V.3: Dorothy Baldwin, Gladys Geiss, A Bicke, W Weilsen: home work. Dorothy Baldwin, A Bicke. IV.3: Violet Reading, Vera Vaughan, H Myles, T Bray, S Blake; home work. H Myles, Violet Reading. III.3: Lilian Myles, Marjorie Baldwin, Maggie Cogill, Ada Neilsen: L Geiss, B Blake, E Brewer, J Farr: home work. Marjorie Baldwin, B Blake. II.3: Dorothy Cooper, Marjorie Goodwin, Ruby Vaughan, Mary Cogill, K. Skinner, A Baldwin, R Hermann, C Leiss, E Neilsen. I.1: Gwen Mitchell, Winnie Brewer, Isabel Campbell, G Armstrong, R Moodie, A Carter, W Bunbury, C. Howarth.
Source: 1921 'NORTH PINE STATE SCHOOL.', The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933), 22 December, p. 10, viewed 19 August, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20511031
SEVEN YEARS PERFECT ATTENDANCE
One award that was much sought after in 1919 was the gold medal for seven years of perfect attendance. In that year the award went to both Mabel Skinner and Jean Ebert who were awarded the medals in December of 1919. These achievements were written in the publication produced for the Centenary event:
MRS MABEL HART
(nee SKINNER) & MR HART
Courtesy Pam Alton (nee Hart)
CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW
"Mabel Skinner is now Mrs Albert Hart and is very well known in the area. All of her children attended Petrie State School and a large number of her grandchildren were educated there. Mrs Hart is still living in Petrie and takes an active interest in the school and the community life of the area.
Jean McNamara (nee Ebert) had a perfect attendance record at school lasting through her entire school life. Mrs McNamara even refused to have a day off to be bridesmaid for her sister. She went to school until the roll was called at 1:30, and with a car waiting for her she dashed off to the wedding. The Ebert family is another well know family in the district.
Both these women have donated their gold medals and a sewing sampler (the like of which is not seen today) for display at the school. Mrs McNamara's sampler received 1st prize at the Lawnton Show about 55 years ago."
1919 Seven Years Perfect Attendance Medal Awarded to Mabel Hart (nee Skinner). Courtesy Pam Alton (nee Hart).
During preparations for the memorabilia displays organised for the school's 140 year celebration in 2014, we were able to locate the relics preserved by the Hart family, who kindly allowed us to display them and document them for the 'Petrie State School History Project'.
Caption: Ca. 1914 This sewing sampler was hand sewn by Mabel during her school days and shows the different sewing techniques girls learnt in the early 20th century. It is approximately 1 metre in length. Courtesy: Pam Alton (nee Hart). See Rural and Domostic School to see Pam Alton's (Mabel's daughter) sewing sampler from the 1950s.
1939: The 'prize giving' tradition seemed to continue for some time as evidenced by an image of a book prize awarded in 1939 to Keith Fink. Although, by this time it seems there were other events were one could win a prize, such as the annual 'fancy dress ball'.
Source: Moreton Bay Regional Council Local History Library, Strathpine.
Caption: This book was possibly awarded to him as a prize for the 1939 annual fancy dress ball. Courtesy Moreton Bay Regional Council Local History Library, Strathpine.
A 'Brisbane Courier' article sourced from the TROVE website (National Library of Australia) noted that a K Fink was awarded a prize:
24 October 1939 (Tuesday)
Prize-winners at the PetrieStateSchool children's annual fancy dress ball were: — Boys: M Herman. D Duncombe, A King, D Neilson, J Herman, J Ferguson, K Houghton, K Fink, R Cook, D Webster, J Randall, D Skinner, C Campbell, K Beaky, G Houghton. Girls: P Buckby, E Tuffiect, G King, G Moyle, H Gordon, M Brewer, B Allsopp, A Duncombe. Mr and Mrs C Buchanan (Caboolture), were Judges. Euchre prizes were won by Messrs M Klatt, E Goddard, J Cooke, Mesdames L Ebbert, W Scott, and W Lang. Scriven's orchestra (Sandgate) played the music, and the takings amounted to 20 pounds.
Source: 1939 'NEWS FROM THE COUNTRY.', The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 – 1954), 24 October, p. 17, viewed 14 December, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40886569
See FANCY DRESS BALLS for more about the prizes at these events.
Prizes were also handed out for the early sports events, you can read about those on the SPORTS AND HPE page.
AWARD FOR MERIT CONTINUES TO INSPIRE KIDS
Presumably awards have continually been presented for outstanding achievement, not only academically, but, in time, for other disciplines such as sports and music.
Depending on the year and what is available to the school, students have been presented with a number of different accolades.
1985: "… provided bursary for top Students (1984 winners Theo Riethmuller and Alexis McGrath)."
The need to enforce and encourage a no littering policy, where students would became personally responsible for their own mess and that of their peers, spawned the "Tidy Aussie" award in the late 1980s:
1988: "Badges for 'Student of the Week', 'Tidy Aussie', 'Sportspersons of the Week'.
Some of these awards are evidenced in the 'Petrie Log' of September 1988:
1988 – 1 SEPTEMBER – PETRIE LOG 88/15
A PAGE OF HISTORY / BICENTENNIAL: COMPETITIONS – Vegemite Competition; Thong Throwing; Gum Boot Throwing; Bottle Top Tossing; Jump Tree.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARD: "A new award, made on Tuesday's Parade, entitles the recipient to wear a badge 'STUDENT OF THE WEEK' until the following Monday.
SPORTSPERSONS OF THE WEEK AWARD: "A new award, made on Tuesday's Parade, entitles the recipient to wear a badge 'SPORTSPERSON OF THE WEEK' until the following Monday.
Today, assembly is a regular presentation of excellence as children are encouraged to keep up the hard work as they receive 'student of the week' ribbons and class awards designated by their teachers.
Nowadays, the 'big' awards are given out at end of year assembly. See the PARADE TO ASSEMBLY page for more about this event.
At 9.00 am tomorrow we will hold our Awards Ceremony. This is a celebration of achievement over the year. Student leaders for 2014 will be announced. We welcome parents and carers – we would love you to be a part of our finals celebrations for the year.
Source: 'Petrie Log' Newsletter, 20/13, 12 December 2013, Petrie State School, http://www.petriess.eq.edu.au, Accessed 16 September 2014
Children from every class, who prove consistently over the year that they are working hard and achieving results, are called to the stage to receive 'Academic Excellence' awards.
Courtesy the Cameron Family.
Courtesy the Cameron Family
In addition, two children from each class who aspired to this award, but were not the top achiever of the year receive "Achievement Awards".
Special awards ceremonies are held for sports soon after the events. See the SPORTS AND HPE page for more about these awards.
2012: PRINCIPAL AFTERNOON TEA (PAT) AWARDS
"I hosted an afternoon tea for 23 students yesterday. The concept is called Principal Afternoon Tea Awards or PAT Awards. One student from each class was chosen by classroom teachers. The student was selected based on effort and achievement in their school work. Some examples included: consistently excellent work, a fantastic presentation of an assignment, working diligently to achieve a goal and supporting or mentoring others. Congratulations to the first ever PAT Award recipients. I have included names on the next page."
"I hosted an afternoon tea for 23 students last Friday afternoon. The concept is called Principal Afternoon Tea Awards or PAT Awards. One student from each class was chosen by classroom teachers. The student was selected based on effort and achievement in their school work. Some examples included: consistently excellent work, a fantastic presentation of an assignment, a great work ethic and being helpful to others. Congratulations to these PAT Award recipients."
"I hosted an afternoon tea for 21 students last Friday afternoon. One student from each class was chosen by classroom teachers. The student was selected based on effort and achievement in their school work. Some examples included: a considered approach in all areas of work, exemplary manners, work and effort, consistent effort in all areas, creative poetry and great improvement in literacy. Congratulations to these PAT Award recipients. I have included photos on the next page."
Source: 'Petrie Log' Newsletter, 20/12, 22 November 2012, Petrie State School, http://www.petriess.eq.edu.au, Accessed 16 September 2014
"I hosted an afternoon tea for 21 students last Wednesday. For families new to the school, the concept is called Principal Afternoon Tea Awards or PAT Awards. One student from each class is chosen by classroom teachers. Students are selected based on effort and achievement in their school work. Some reasons for this term included: consistently delivering a high standard of work, the pride a student takes in her work, consistently completing work and participating in discussions, excellent writing and for work completed in a thinking and reasoning journal.
Congratulations to these PAT Award recipients. Unfortunately we don't have all consent forms returned for these students so we are not able to include a photo in the newsletter. I encourage you to return the signed consent forms as soon as possible so we can continue publicly celebrating the excellent work from students at the school."
COMPETITIONS ENTERED BY STUDENTS
Students entering competitions offered to primary school aged children gathered momentum in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s as recognition was given to the need to extend certain students in particular areas. These competitions also provided vehicles for group dynamics practice, problem solving, increased self-esteem and school pride.
It was in the early to mid-1990s that evidence of Petrie school students' proud participation in extra-curricular academic and creative competitions was promoted as a source of school pride and initiative.
1994: A SCHOOL IS A VERY BUSY PLACE AND 1993 WAS NO EXCEPTION. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE YEAR WERE
The students were also given the opportunities to participate in the Westpac National Mathematics Competition, Heritage Art Competition, Australian Primary School Science Quiz, Australia Post's 1993 "Design-A-Stamp" Competition, Mining Australia Competition … It is pleasing to note that our students did very well in all competitions with some outstanding results. The participation rate is always excellent.
The students were also given the opportunities to participate in the Westpac National Mathematics Competition, Heritage Art Competition, Australian Primary School Science Quiz, Battle of the Brains, Pine Rivers Landscaping Competition, Debating Competition, Pine Rivers Book Week Competition … It is pleasing to note that our students did very well in all competitions with some outstanding results. The participation rate is always excellent.
MATHS, SCIENCE, COMPUTING AND ENGLISH COMPETITIONS
Over the years various academic competitions have catered for children with a talent for these disciplines:
1991: "First team entry into Department of Education Mathematics Tournament – Wade Johnstone, Douglas Charters, Glen Gallagher, Rochelle Stephens and Amelia Irish."
David Stephenson, 1999 – Principal, 1 Jan 1991 – 2007
1991: "19 Year 7 students sat the Australian Mathematics Competition."
1991 – 31 OCTOBER – PETRIE LOG 91/19
AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION: Year 7 students took part in 1991 voluntarily and Petrie students received certificates of Distinction, Credit and Participation.
Source: Petrie State School 'Petrie Log', Issue 91/19, 31 October 1991, From the Collection of Jean Charters.
2012: ICAS
Last term, a number of students competed in the ICAS Computer Skills competition. This is the first year we have attempted Computer Skills. Children in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Middle East participate in these competitions. Congratulations to Ben (4A) who achieved a Distinction, and to Alyssa (3B), Tennae (3C), Matthew (3C) and Joshua (6B) who achieved Credits. Well done!
Some students in Years 3-7 have participated in ICAS (International Competitions and Assessments for Schools). These competitions are run annually by the University of New South Wales in schools in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. A number of our students are to be commended for their academic performance in these competitions. We would like to congratulate all students who entered and did their best.
Source: 'Petrie Log' Newsletter, 14/12, 23 August 2012, Petrie State School, http://www.petriess.eq.edu.au, Accessed 16 September 2014
Some students in Years 3-7 participated in the ICAS Writing and Spelling competitions. These competitions are run annually in schools in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. We would like to congratulate all students who entered the Writing and Spelling competitions and did their best.
Source: 'Petrie Log' Newsletter, 14/13, 2 September 2013, Petrie State School, http://www.petriess.eq.edu.au, Accessed 16 September 2014
PROBLEM SOLVING TEAMS
TOURNAMENT OF THE MINDS
'Tournament of the Minds' (http://www.tom.edu.au/) was originally started in Victoria in 1987 by 4 women who were busy mothers and full-time teachers. They realised that at this time in education there were no programs to extend students in various ways beyond their text-book based classroom learning. One of these women travelled to the United States and became captivated by the concept of 'Odyssey of the Mind' (http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/) .
(Source: Interview, Geraldine Nicholas, 'Tournament of the Minds', Victoria Branch – http://www.tom.edu.au/)
On returning to Victoria, she adapted this program and improved it for a uniquely Australian group of students and thus the 'Tournament of the Minds' was created. Although it began as a state-based program it was only a few years before the competition schedule went national in 1992.
Petrie State School signed up straight away and, in this inaugural national year, the first team was selected to compete in the local competition.
1992: "First Tournament of Minds Team selected."
A team was nominated for the following year also:
1993: "A team also represented the school in the Tournament of Minds. It is the second year our school has entered and we are getting far more confident in the strategies needed for the tournament."
It is not quite clear if a team was entered every year as by 1997 it seemed that there had been some break from entering teams in the 'Tournament of the Minds' competition as it was re-initiated in 1997 as part of the 'Gifted and Talented Program'.
From the Collection of Julie Farrington.
Today, 'Tournament of the Minds' is an international competition.
Tournament of Minds (TOM) is a problem solving programme for teams of students from both primary and secondary years.
Teams solve challenges from a choice of disciplines:
– Applied Technology
– Language Literature
– Maths Engineering
– Social Sciences
Tournament of Minds is one of the fastest growing international school programmes with the involvement of thousands of participants.
TOM aims to enhance the potential of our youth by developing diverse skills, enterprise, time management, and the discipline to work collaboratively within a competitive environment.
Source: http://www.tom.edu.au/
EXTENSION PROGRAM
Mother and P&C member Julie Farrington, with the support and assistance of Teacher-Librarian Coral Foster, recognised the specific need within Petrie to extend the intellect of bright students who were experiencing boredom in the classroom. With the approval of the Principal (David Stephenson) and Deputy Principal (Ann Campbell), Coral became the 'Extension Program Coordinator' and some of the more advanced learners again represented the school in the competition.
"Tournament of the Minds allows children to be able to work with other children and to recognise their talents in areas of maths, sciences, english, etc.
So with approval of the P&C and Principal David Stephenson, Deputy Principal Ann Campbell, Coral Foster became the Extension Program Coordinator. This happened in 1997. It was a really great program and with a lot of wonderful enthusiastic children and parents involved. Parents were absolutely wonderful and very supportive of this.
Children were recognised as more academic by their teachers and were asked if they would like to be involved with this program with their parents' permission.
Children were only recognised from year 5 to year 7. They would attend an extra class, or meet together at lunchtime and after school at someone's home to practice for the "Tournament of the Minds" competition on weekends. Parents all had turns in doing this at their home.
Petrie State School attended their first [sic] Tournament of the Minds [in 1997] at St Pauls College. I really cannot remember how we did. Or for the next few years. All I remember is that our kids were always great!!! AAA+++ for effort!!!
Mark attended in this program until he left Petrie and I then had little involvement in this until again when my daughter Gemma became involved in this program in 2002.
When Gemma competed in Tournament of the Minds it was held at Albany Creek State High School.
My children also loved their sports and were in Patterson/Yellow, Mark became Captain one year and Gemma was vice-captain one year."
– Julie Farrington, past Petrie parent and P&C member, recollections recorded 30 May 2014
1997 Courtesy JulieFrom the Collection of Julie Farrington. Farrington
Other academic and creative competitions have also been added to the school's culture program from time to time including annual events such as 'Opti-MINDS' and 'Battle of the Brains'.
2012: FUN-DA-MENTALS
Yesterday a number of Year 6 students attended Fun-da-Mentals at Pine Rivers High School. They competed as a team in problem solving activities against students from other schools in the area. The students both enjoyed and were challenged by this activity. Four year 6 students have also been selected to participate in the F1 program at the high school, where they will design a small-scale F1 racing car.
2012: BATTLE OF THE BRAINS
On Thursday evening last week 3 teams of Year 7 students participated in Battle of the Brains – a trivia competition run by Moreton Bay Regional Council. 34 teams of students from local schools competed. Two of our teams finished in the top 10 – in 4th and 9th places. Congratulations to all those involved.
2013: F1 MORETON BAY REGIONAL FINALS
[COMING SOON: IMAGE – 2013 F1 MORETON BAY REGIONAL FINALS]
I went with Abby, Chloe, Sean & Joseph yesterday to the F1 Moreton Bay Regional Finals.
They did such an amazing job. They named their team "The Skittles".
The teamwork this group showed was outstanding and was pointed out by every judge we came across on the day. Although they didn't win any of the races, they did win the section for "Best Pit Display" and received a trophy. They also received a trophy for the "Encouragement Award".
I was so proud of these kids and how well they represented the school.
Thank you for giving the kids this opportunity to go and I also thank Mrs Deakin the Principal of Pine Rivers High on the day. She also pointed out how impressed she was with them.
Cheers, Julie Foreman (Parent)
MUSIC COMPETITIONS
Read More About Music Competitions on the Music and Performance page.
2012: PINE RIVERS SHOW MUSIC AWARDS
SPORTING COMPETITIONS
Read More About Sporting Competitions on the Sports and HPE page.
COMPETITIONS ENTERED BY THE SCHOOL
TIDY SCHOOLS COMPETITION
Although it has been difficult to locate information about this competition, it was possibly run by either the local council or the Keep Queensland Beautiful organisation (which still offers a similar, yet somewhat more evolved program). It was an initiative to foster pride in the appearance of one's school whilst also contributing the general beautification of an entire area.
1989: "School entered the 1989 Tidy Schools Competition."
COUNCIL LANDSCAPING AWARDS
Evidently during the late 1980s and through the 1990s, the then named and un-amalgamated Pine Rivers Shire Council (now Moreton Bay Regional Council) held a landscaping competition. It was presumably for individuals, businesses and institutions in the region to show off their beautiful grounds and gardens. It is believed to have been held annually, although references for this aren't shown here.
Then Grounds-person, Brian Andrews, first took the school to the competition in 1989, where it was noted by the Principal of the time (Peter Boge) that the school tied for first place, competing against other 'institutions'.
1989: "Petrie tied for first prize in the Council's Landscaping Awards (Institutions)."
The following year, the School entered again for a second attempt, on this occasion securing a Certificate of Merit.
1990: "Certificate of Merit in Council's Landscaping Award Contest"
It's not clear if the School continued to enter annually, however they did enter again in 1993 – with stunning results!
Much media attention was gained for the school focussing on its beautiful surrounds and its enthusiastic junior gardeners.
18 October 1993: "School take out the Pine Rivers Landscaping Awards at presentation on 18 October."
1990s – From the Collection of Petrie State School.
1994: WE WIN AGAIN!
After a very worthwhile effort the school was also successful in taking out the Pine Rivers Shire Council's Landscape Award for schools under 500 students. This is a great effort by the students under the direction of Mr Andrews.
OTHER HISTORICAL AWARDS WON BY STUDENTS OR THE SCHOOL
BOOKS, POSTERS AND FLOATS
1997: BOOK WRITING
Andrew Charters (Grade 6) and Douglas Charters (Grade 3), winners of a book writing competition.
Courtesy Jean Charters.
Ca. 1988: SCIENCE WEEK POSTERS
From the Collection of Petrie State School.
1995: KALLANGUR RSL VICTORY PARADE FLOAT PRIZE
When World War II ended in 1945 'Victory Day' was proclaimed by the Western Allied Nations (not to be confused with the 'Victory Day' of World War I in 1918).
Australia celebrated this day along with England, their colonial mentor in 1945, and in 1995 Australian citizens showed their remembrance of this day locally, if this snippet of Petrie State School's history is evidence of such:
"First prize awarded to Petrie State School for float in the Kallangur RSL Victory Parade on Sunday 13 August."
1999: FIRE POSTERS
28 OCTOBER – PETRIE RUMBLINGS 16/99
The Petrie Fire Station and Petrie Lions recently held a 'Fire Poster Competition' for year 4 students. Hannah Bayly (4M) received 2nd place. At the Official Presentation on Tuesday night Jessica Bishop was awarded State Finalist and was presented with a trophy.
Source: 'Petrie Rumblings', 28 October 1999, Issue 16/99, Petrie State School. From the Collection of Jean Charters.
2012: SEAT CALENDAR SUCCESS
Award-winning injury prevention program, the Spinal Education Awareness Team (SEAT) inspired students at our school to stay safe earlier this year. Run by the Spinal Injuries Association and accredited by Education Queensland, SEAT has a proud 24 year history having reached more than 1.4 million students and counting!
The SEAT team reinforce messages like always wearing your seatbelt, wearing a helmet when on a bike or a skateboard, the importance of playing sports fairly and walking into any body of water to check its depth. These simple tips could save young people from sustaining a permanent disability.
Students were given the opportunity to enter a calendar competition to highlight important aspects of looking after your spine. Two of our students, Campbell and Paige have secured a page in the 2013 SEAT calendar. Congratulations to Paige (April) and Campbell (December). As well as having very proud parents, Mrs Brannelly is absolutely thrilled that the two winners are in 4B.


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Book Signing: Pujol Owner & Chef Enrique Olvera
Tuesday 26th March 2019
Guest Chef Event with Enrique Olvera
Le Cordon Bleu London were joined by world-renowned Chef and restaurateur Enrique Olvera on the 26th March for a Q&A and book signing, celebrating the launch of his new cookbook Tu Casa Mi Casa published by Phaidon.
Chef Enrique opened his acclaimed restaurants Pujol in 2000 and Cosme in 2014, both featured in S. Pellegrino's World's 50 Best Restaurants 2019, with Pujol ranking at no. 12 and Cosme ranking at no. 23.
Born in Oaxaca, Mexico City in 1976, Chef Enrique plays homage to his hometown by celebrating truly authentic Mexican cuisine and introducing it to the world. As a result, many consider Enrique to be an ambassador, whose dishes are not only beautiful and eye-catching, but they tell the story of the history and lifestyle of Mexico.
To open the evening, all guests were given a signed copy of Tu Casa Mi Casa, and available for purchase on display was his book Mexico from the Inside Out. Accompanying Enrique in Q & A was food writer Ed Smith, from Rocket & Squash, who discussed with Enrique the message behind his heart-felt food. Tu Casa Mi Casa is Enrique's voice of experience teaching us all we want to know, in order to create the recipes that we want to cook. Mexican cooking has become a novelty, but Enrique wants to introduce authentic home cooking made easily accessible to all through the recipes in his book. The book covers the basics of weekday dinners and food to share in a system which unites all the regional Mexican cuisines.
During the session, the audience's questions were answered and Enrique provided in-depth responses, detailing his life story and his cooking methods. He told the audience that when you cook, the focus should always be on the message and the process, not the result. If the process is good, the result will be good. But what makes cuisine authentic?
"Being authentic means being honest to the community, what the community grows and being knowledgeable of that. Your background has a huge impact on how you cook. It's important, you need to understand this to understand how Mexican cuisine works."
The award-winning chef grew up in Oaxaca, known for its food. Growing up, he was surrounded by home-cooks and food markets, where various areas of Mexico cooked very differently, without rules or a correct way to cook. In Mexico, how you eat in one place to another is drastically different. For example, there's no right way of making tortillas because in Oaxaca they are extremely thin, but can be thick in other Mexican regions. The cooks in Mexico follow their intuition when selecting the ingredients, all of which are locally sourced, fresh from the market and certainly not imported.
When Enrique began training as a chef, he was taught the techniques of European cuisine, but it did not apply to Mexican food. Enrique gave the example of a charred potato: in Europe, it is not desirable, whereas in Mexico, is it preferred. This can therefore result in authentic Mexican food often being misunderstood.
The secret behind his great tasting cuisine is healthy produce and the quality of soil is in direct relation to flavour. To make the perfect tasting guacamole, an avocado grown on healthy soil will be tasty; consequently, flavour is in relation to health not delicacy. Fundamental flavour is in the plants maturity, so a good avocado needs to mature well, remaining part of the plant so that when it is picked, it's a perfect. Enrique enjoys using the whole plant for his cooking. He uses the avocado leaves which are richer in flavour and produce a special scent. In Mexico, there are many different kinds of avocados: some are wild with edible skin, others come in many shapes and sizes. The most used avocado globally is the heart avocado which is also the most geographically wide spread.
The book also covers how to make great salsa. The three main salsas are: a charred salsa (the tomatoes are cooked), a fine raw salsa with blended raw tomatoes, and a chunky raw salsa with chopped up tomatoes. The charred salsa is the most commonly used type for enchiladas, while the chunky raw salsa might feature more in a taco or on a salad.
Mexican food is known for its heavy use of chillies, and Enrique explains how he layers different kinds of chilli in many of the dishes featured in the book: he uses fresh green chilli that has grassy notes and then dry chipotle for seasoning in some dishes. Corn is another key ingredient used in many Mexican recipes, as it has so much potential. Corn can be grouped into different families and has than 28,000 different varieties.
Enrique's unique approach to cultural cuisine requires that the cook must have lived and experienced life in that country in order to cook and produce the food to the required standard. Mexican cooking is much related to home and many of his recipes are heartfelt and attached to so many memories. As the discussion ended, guests were able to try authentic tortillas, guacamole and hummus which were prepared by Chef Enrique shortly before the event. Guests were then invited to meet Chef Enrique for a photo and signing of their book, providing a fantastic memory and a souvenir of the evening with one of the greatest chefs in a generation.
Enrique shot to prominence in 2000 with the opening of his restaurant based in Mexico City, Pujol, which is consider as one of the best in the world, with the 2018 S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants placing Pujol at no. 13. Progressing his impressive career, Enrique also expanded internationally to great acclaim, with his New York based restaurant Cosme ranked at no. 25 on the same list.
The award winning chef has also featured on Netflix's critically-acclaimed series 'Chef's Table', as well as judging on the international culinary competition show 'The Final Table'.

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A note for Chapter 2 members and others in our region who might be affected: Chapter 2's meeting this Saturday at Airgyro Aviation is being cancelled to allow those interested to attend the memorial service for Mark Shook in Colorado. While logistics will obviously be last-minute, we have at least two members going so far and welcome anyone who'd like to carpool from the Salt Lake City area Friday night.
Members and those on our mailing list can expect an e-mail in the next day with firmer plans.
Our next meeting will now be in November, with details by e-mail and in Western Rotorcraft.
I am still heart sick about losing Mark. He was a good friend and a huge supporter of the PRA. While we can't do anything about him being gone, we can show his family how much he meant to us, and how much his many sacrifices for our organization meant to us. We would love to have a large group of people that were touched by his life, show up and make sure his family know how much we loved and appreciated all that he did. I believe it will mean a lot to them. So anyone that can, please join us and let's give back a little, for a man that did much for all of us. For those that can't make the trip, I am sure cards and or flowers sent to the family would also be appreciated.
Plans have firmed up. We'll have a carpool leaving the Salt Lake City area as soon after work Friday as we can, and have a place to stay arranged when we get to Colorado Springs, probably 1-2am. We'll rest a few hours, attend the service at 1pm, hope to catch a meal with some of the visiting rotorcraft folks and Chapter 38 members, and be on the road in time to be back in Salt Lake after midnight Sunday morning. If we have any more who'd like to carpool, send me a PM or e-mail.
You all have a safe trip there. My condolences to you all, and Marks family. He will be dearly MISSED!


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Archaeologists Unearth 3,000-Year-Old Wishing Well in Germany
The Bronze Age well was full of decorative ceramics, jewelry and other items likely used for ritual purposes
The finely crafted, decorative ceramics Marcus Guckenbiehl / City of Germering
Archaeologists in Germany have discovered a 3,000-year-old wishing well brimming with finely crafted ceramics, jewelry and other items they think the area's Bronze Age inhabitants lowered into the ground for ritual purposes.
The well is located in Germering, a town in the Fürstenfeldbruck district of Bavaria, just west of Munich, per a statement from the Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection.
Archaeologists have discovered more than 70 wells from the Bronze Age through the early Middle Ages near Germering. Marcus Guckenbiehl / City of Germering
Since 2021, archaeologists have been excavating the area ahead of construction on a new distribution center. So far, they've discovered more than 70 wells dug from the Bronze Age to the early Middle Ages.
"Wells were used to supply the settlements with water," says Marcus Guckenbiehl, an archaeologist and archivist for Germering, in the statement, per Google Translate.
This wishing well, however, is different from all of the others because of what archaeologists found preserved inside: 26 bronze clothing pins and more than 70 pieces of ceramics, including decorative bowls, cups and pots. They also salvaged a bracelet, two metal spirals, an animal tooth, four amber beads, a wooden scoop and the remains of various plants.
The amber beads Marcus Guckenbiehl / City of Germering
The well's original depth—16 feet—suggests that Bronze Age inhabitants dug it at a time when groundwater levels had dropped considerably. Archaeologists hypothesize that area residents were suffering from poor harvest yields and a long drought.
That may be why they decided to carefully lower some of their most prized possessions into the well: They were, in essence, making a wish.
"Even today, fountains have something magical about them for many people. They drop coins in the hope that their wishes will be granted," says Mathias Pfeil, who leads the Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection, in the statement.
The bronze clothing pins Marcus Guckenbiehl / City of Germering
While we can't know for sure what motivated our ancestors 3,000 years ago, the items they placed in the well may have been "intended as sacrifices for a good harvest," he adds.
Motivations aside, the survival of the well and its contents for so long in such good condition is unusual, according to the researchers. "[The well's] wooden walls are completely preserved on the ground and partly still moistened by groundwater," says Jochen Haberstroh, an archaeologist at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection, in the statement. "That also explains the good condition of the finds made of organic materials."
Researchers hope to study the artifacts more closely in hopes that they will reveal additional insights into the everyday lives of the area's inhabitants during the Bronze Age. Eventually, the wishing well items will join the roughly 13,500 other archaeological finds from the area at the Germering's city museum, the ZEIT+RAUM.
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Pure in Heart was founded in the 1990's, when a small group of young people responded to Our Lady's invitation to prayer. 'Purity amongst the youth', a reoccurring prayer intention caught the attention of their spiritual director, Fr. Aidan Carroll. In the year 2000, while in Rome for World Youth Day, the group decided they would become proactive and reach out to young people!
After thinking and praying, two members of the group decided to take a year out from their studies to give school talks around the country.This was the beginning of Pure in Heart 'mission team',a group of young people who propose the Church's teaching on sexuality in an attractive way to their peers.
The weekly prayer meeting continued, their sole intention now being the work of the mission team.
The Pure in Heart community meet every week to pray for the mission and enhance their faith… interested in coming along? Click here
In 2008, Pure in Heart set up their first international youth group in Boston, USA. Since then groups have been set up all over the world with two further groups established in the US and also groups in England, Wales, France, Haiti, Kenya and Liberia. If you're interested in setting up group we'd be delighted to hear from you!
Pure in Heart is a registered charity. Our work is supported by the generosity of our benefactors and past members of Pure in Heart. If you like what we're doing and would like to support us in some way, a donation would be very much appreciated.
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Noah Croft is a sorcerer, son of witch Ambrosia Croft, friend and confidant of Angel Tim Sullivan and a protagonist in the Nephilim series. Noah is a unique type of sorcerer, being a telepathic sorcerer, possessing powerful mental abilities.
Noah is a dark blonde short-haired male standing at 5'10 with a skinny build. Noah also has green eyes and has a spiky hairstyle, with his hair being spiked up at the front.
His attire varies, but he normally wears dark coloured t-shirts, including in colours of black, grey and dark blue. He never seen to have worn anything other than black jeans and his skater shoes.
Despite living a dark childhood, Noah's most well-known trait of his personality is his love of humanity. Despite others of his kind the witches and sorcerers who are cold-hearted and sadistic, Noah's unfailing compassion made him choose to defy his purpose as a follower of lucifer and use his magical abilities for the good of mankind.
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Telepathy: Noah is able to read the thoughts and/or minds of others. He can hear people's thoughts from a considerable distance.
Illusion casting: Noah can create illusions, causing targets to see, hear, touch, smell and/or taste things which do not actually exist or cause them to perceive things differently from what they truly are.
Mind control: Noah can control the minds of humans and some beings, depending on their mental state. He does this by implanting thoughts and emotions into the minds of others, leading to manipulation of the mind. Furthermore he is able to make a person do anything he desires, even commit suicide.
Spell-casting: Noah is well-educated and knowledgeable in spells, thanks to his witch mother Ambrosia's years of teachings.
Transmutation: Noah can transform, alter or transmute objects into anything else, only limited to his imagination.
Summoning: Noah is able to summon others, from ordinary humans to powerful entities.
Mediumship: Noah is able to communicate with the deceased, summoning them from the afterlife.
Mortality: Noah is human, and as such, can die the same way a human could. This includes cancer, hunger, heart-failure, suffocation, snapped neck, etc.
Overextertion: Overuse of magic can lead him to receive nose bleeds, become unconscious or even worse, death.
Fear: As with any other witch, fear can nullify his magical abilities.


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I bet some of you thought I had a job on the Daily Mail.
This is far better than my 'Dog on the Grading List' scam.
people believe it. Some sad gooper is prepared to pay over £40,000 for it.
the Hitler we all know and hate so well.
5 years after the date claimed in the drawing.
pay big bucks for this......(anybody got his address?).
Here is the actual game they played.
Now of course they used slightly different rules.
on a white squares. (Aryan supremacy tripe and all that guff).
Lenin would only move the pawns. (Up The Workers).
So from the initial position.
the g1 Knight or the h2 pawn can move.
Note Lenin played e5-e4 to keep the f1 Bishop locked in.
so his racist views backfired.
So I went through my attic and I found this.
Nelson and Napoloen playing Chess.
This is was all Nelson could see of the board.
However Nelson won and celebrated by jumping into the fountain at Trafalgar Square.
Colonel Custer and Sitting Bull playing chess.
Final position, Custer is White.
And then I found this!!!!!
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Tullos es un pueblo ubicado en las parroquias (condados) de La Salle y Winn, en Luisiana, Estados Unidos. Tiene una población estimada, a mediados de 2021, de 326 habitantes.

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La localidad está ubicada en las coordenadas  (31.81735, -92.326714). Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, tiene una superficie total de 4.15 km², de la cual 4.10 km² corresponden a tierra firme y 0.05 km² son agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2020, en ese momento había 304 personas residiendo en Tullos. La densidad de población era de 74.15 hab./km². El 92.11% de los habitantes eran blancos, el 1.97% eran afroamericanos, el 1.97% eran amerindios, el 0.33% era de otra raza y el 3.62% eran de una mezcla de razas. Del total de la población, el 0.66% eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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Localidades de la parroquia de Winn


If you're looking for a pizza restaurant in Santa Fe, you won't have any trouble finding one. Back in 1979, however, when Upper Crust Pizza opened up in an old jewelry store, it may not have been so easy finding a pizza place that makes your mouth water. And that's why Bill and Dean got in the business of making pies. They began with a simple menu with items that are made to perfection and continued to add new items that the Santa Fe residents craved.
Today, you will find a breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus filled with everything from burritos and quiche to salads and sandwiches to pizzas and calzones. What makes Upper Crust Pizza a favorite is the fresh ingredients, dough that guests love to sink their teeth into, and a welcoming environment filled with live music, a relaxing patio, and a family-friendly atmosphere. When families visit, they can expect to feel like a part of the Upper Crust family.
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Come by for breakfast in the morning, a quick lunch in the afternoon, or bring the whole family for pizza night on the weekend, all are welcome to our restaurant and we can't wait to bring a steaming, cheesy, pizza to your table for you to dig into.


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FRESNO, CA—Four family members have been charged with conspiring to traffic in counterfeit erectile dysfunction drugs, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
On August 28, 2014, a federal grand jury in Fresno returned an indictment charging Holly Gitmed, 38, of Riverbank in Stanislaus County, her ex-husband John Gitmed, 52, of Los Angeles; his daughter Felicia Gitmed, 23, of Los Angeles; and his nephew Anthony Pollino Jr., 36, of Los Angeles, with a conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods and commit mail fraud and with trafficking in counterfeit goods.
According to court documents, between February 9, 2012, and February 27, 2014, the defendants ran a business called the "California Confidence Company" that bought counterfeit copies of the erectile-dysfunction drugs Viagra®, Cialis®, and Levitra®, along with genuine looking packaging from foreign suppliers and middlemen, including suppliers based in China. They posted online advertisements and sold the counterfeit drugs to consumers throughout California, in the Las Vegas area, and in other states. The defendants advertised the sale of "genuine" erectile dysfunction drugs, and sold the drugs in person or shipped them to customers who responded to the advertisements.
This case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Michael G. Tierney is prosecuting the case.
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Been doing a bit more work on the Crossover guitar rosette. It's done now except for a little bit of cleanup. I thin it turned out good, not how I originally designed it but good. I need to build a jig for making better more consistent segments.
One of the nice things about doing this just for fun at this point is you can work at your own pace and on whatever interests you at the time so right now I feel like working on Rosettes..
Here is the progress on the Ukulele rosette, for this one I just used random pieces of scrap glued together.
And here is a start on the rosette for the crossover guitar, lots more to do wit this one before it is ready to be glued in.
I had a bit of time this weekend to do some work on the Crossover Guitar and Tenor Uke.. I've got the two neck roughly cut to size..
Maybe time to joint the tops & backs.