Director of Culture | Mr Matt Cocking
Chess
After the 'bye' last week for our chess team, there was great anticipation over who would win or lose within the other eight teams to see where and how we placed. I am pleased to say that our team placed on par with our predictions, which were based on our team’s Queensland Junior Chess ratings. These ratings are the key to our success.
Thank you to our Terrace staff and coaches for their excellent work as we climb this ladder, and well done to the following students who won four or more of their GPS Chess games:
- Suren Jansz - 5.5
- Jackson McConnachy - 5
- Matthew Brown - 5
- Kieran Mills - 4.5
- Thomas Wong - 4.5
- Max Chan - 4
- Bartholomew Marino-Cebulski - 4
- Luke Havu - 4
Cultural activities remain focused on the future
After missing our usual performances with live audiences and competition schedule, as a department we have been proactive with the additional time this has given our activities. Ensembles have enhanced skills that would otherwise have been skipped due to the rigour of preparing for performances and competition. Debating and Chess have engaged in further skill building workshops and classes to take the preparation and abilities of our teams even further in 2021. To this end, we feel the experiences we have offered have given all of our students the ability to remain engaged and ensure that they are moving forward.
As a result, we have a holiday period full of experiences for our students. From Debating seminars to practical Music examination preparation and filming for the 'new normal' type of performing. Thank you for supporting your sons’ journey through these experiences.
Staying in touch
To keep in touch with all things cultural, we would suggest you download the Terrace App and follow us on Twitter and Instagram to ensure that you don’t miss a thing. If you have any photographs or videos that you would like to share, please tag us.
TWITTER @GTCulture
INSTAGRAM terrace_gtculture
YOUTUBE Terrace Culture YouTube Channel