Year 11 and 12 Trade English

Congratulations to all Year 11 and 12 Trade English students. The Trade English group have worked diligently all term and are now halfway through completing the Short Course in Literacy. Successful completion of the Short Course in Literacy contributes one point to gaining a QCE. The focus of the unit is biodiversity, and students have explored the importance of biodiversity in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Rainforest and threats to biodiversity. Students took particular interest in the plight of the Southern Cassowary and Lemuroid Ringtail Possum.

All Year 11 Trade English students have completed their end of term assessment piece. This is an excellent achievement, one that each and every student in Year 11 should be proud of. An extra big effort was made by James and Willy Wosomo who were the first students to complete their assessment. Darryl Dau also made a courageous effort, completing his assessment even though he had missed much of the unit. Most Year 12 Trade English students have completed their assessment, and the standard of work that is being submitted by the Year 12 Trade group is exemplary. Keep up the great work Year 11 and 12 Trade. Have a fantastic holiday and see you next term!

Ms. Amy

CLOTHING PRODUCTION TERM 2

Mary David has made a lovely formal dress. She cannot wait to show off in it in the coming shows. Lane Ingui has also made an army daywear overall. Her peers love it. There has been some good work from other students like Junioko, Maluka and Roselyn who are still working their garments.





There has been a lot significant achievement in Clothing Production this term. Some students have demonstrated some high level skills in the use of sewing machines. Top left is Sana Solomon who has made a party dress. She is ready to model it in the coming shows. Top right is April Mosby who has made a cultural costume. She is happy to wear it church.

DC HULA DANCE GROUP

These young ladies are ready to put up a show for Mr Tekoa’s farewell. The group is mainly comprised of Middle School. Below is Mr Tekoa who could not resist joining the dance. His eyes are filled with tears of joy.

Thanks to the amazing Hula Dance group that in run by Ms Leni. Well done on some fantastic performances this year.

Patrick Atu’s Good Form

Patrick Atu has turned his behavior and attendance around in one term. Having a rocky first term, not sure where he was headed, he went home and thought about his schooling. Returning to his Furnishing class with a complete transformation in behavior, attitude and running a perfect attendance record for the second term. Patrick has completed 3 of his competencies and shows a keen interest in the workshop projects, often coming up with new ideas over night and coming to the workshop early the next morning to discuss and plan the assembly steps. Patrick has completed many projects this term, including a coffee table, a small draw unit, football boot storage box and large cupboards for the school. He has also made several gifts for his family, taking great pride in his work. Patrick is half way to completing his certificate I in Furnishing and asks constantly about his progress and what he has to do to complete this course. It has been good to see this change in Patrick and we look forward to seeing his progress in the future.

Cert III n Health Services Assistance

A super big congratulations to all the students who passed their Cert III in Health Services Assistance. They have completed 16 competencies over the past 16 months. Very well done!

John Gabey 8 points
Annie Mabo 8 points
Elizabeth Gebadi 8 points
Shakira Thaiday 8 points
Ida Sam 8 points

The moral of the story expressed by Ida Sam at assembly was,
"When you start something, don't give up, just keep going until you succeed".

Ms Rosemary & Mr Mathew

CISSA Sports

D.C. has a number of teams in the semi finals of CISSA Sports. The boys and girls Touch football teams, Volleyball and Basketball are all up for grabs. We wish all teams the best of luck in the run towards the grand finals.

Star students get 8 points towards QCE

Two students have recently completed all 15 competencies for their Certificate lll in Health Services Assistance.
John Gabey (Year 12) and Elizabeth Gebadi (TAVE) have recently completed all the requirements for this course.
They have been studying for 18 months, never giving up, despite the change in TAFE lecturers four times and a weekly lesson at TAFE campus. This gives John and Elizabeth 8 points towards their QCE and a great start out in the workforce. Ms Rosemary commends the effort and commitment the students have shown and congratulate them on a fantastic result - the school is very proud of you!

John: It was worth all the hard work and stress - I am proud of myself and it is one step closer to my goal of becoming a doctor.

Elizabeth: After all the hard work and time at TAFE it is great , 'cause now I get to work at something I really enjoy.'

Well done to Ms Rosemary on guiding her students through the maze and to be able the doors of education and opportunity.

Business News with Mr Mike

One year 12 student, Judith Carney, has completed her Certificate II in Business and one other student, Florence Griven, is only two competencies away from completing her Certificate II in Business which she should achieve by the end of Semester 1.

Three year 11 students, Flora Walit, Jaharlah Hart and Eima Messa are progressing well and will have completed four of the 12 competencies by the end of Semester 1. They are required to complete six competencies in 2010 and the remain six in 2011. At this rate these students should finnish the Certificate II in Business in Semester 1 of 2011.

Three business students, Flora Walit, Florence Griven and Lena Wosomo are off to Canberra on the 20th June to the 25th June 2010 to participate in the Learn Earn Legend - Work Experience with Government. They are representing Djarragun College and their communities. They will be meeting people and other 100 students for across Australia and will be accessing areas in Parliament House and Government Departments that are not usually open to members of the public. We hope that they have an enjoyable and enlightening time in the nations capital.