Director of Culture | Mr Matt Cocking

Debating

As we draw to the end of Term 2, we celebrate the success of our participation in the GPS Competition and the QDU Secondary Competition. For GPS, our teams achieved either first, second or third.

Seven teams ranked first
Five teams ranked second
Seven teams ranked third

In the QDU Secondary competition, our teams in Years 8 to 12 have completed their qualifying rounds. Congratulations to the following teams who have automatically gone through to the finals in Term 3:

• Senior A
• Senior C
• 11.1
• 11.2
• 10.1
• 10.2
• 9.1
• 9.2
• 9.3
• 8.1

This week is the start of the QDU Primary and Junior Secondary Competitions. Teams in Years 5, 6 and 7 will have their first debate over these two weeks. Good luck to all our debaters!

Our Annual Debating Dinner is being held on 26 July and all Debating families are welcome to attend. Tickets can be purchased via College Events.

Theatresports

Theatresports 2018 kicked off with three workshops led by the training director of ImproMafia, Camelia Percy. During every workshop our budding Theatresports members were taught the basic foundational principles of improvisation. From our workshops with Camila, students were lucky enough to apply the theory during another three workshops with Kirsten from Youth Theatresports Australia. Playing game after game and training hard with coaches both after school and at lunchtimes, teams were prepared for the knockout preliminary qualifying rounds. First off the rank were our Junior One team who despite their best effort were narrowly defeated. Our Senior One team dazzled the judges with their physical comedy and reigned victorious, proceeding into the quarter final round. Terrace then hosted a composite Junior and Senior competition, in which our Senior Two team progressed to the quarter final round, with our Junior Two team just missing out. All our teams are to be congratulated on the positive way they represented the College. We wish our two Senior teams the best of luck for the quarter finals, which will take place next term.

Fundraising

Thank you to the many families who have taken the opportunity to purchase the 2018/2019 Entertainment Book. Students in Years 5, 6 and 10 were given a book to take home at the end of Term 1 with the opportunity to either purchase or return. Please check with your son as we have a number of books outstanding. Those remaining families will go in the draw for a gift voucher to Bloodhound Corner Bar and Kitchen – upon confirmation of purchase or return.

If you would like to purchase your own copy, please follow the link: 2018/2019 Entertainment Books.

Support Group Meetings

Part of the success of our Cultural activities can be traced to our Support Groups. If you would like to be involved, meetings are outlined in the College calendar and on the App.

Terrace Performing Arts – Tuesday 17 July, 5.30pm in the Callan Centre
TPAPresident@terrace.qld.edu.au
Debating Support Group – Tuesday 17 July, 5.30pm in the Founders’ Room
DSGPresident@terrace.qld.edu.au

Staying in touch

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