The sound of a pounding gavel will help a Petrie school raise money to support its creative students.Our Lady of the Way school is hosting an art auction at Strathpine on Saturday, with more than 150 pieces, including oils, acrylics, water colours, pastels, charcoal drawings, spray paintings, photographs, fabric art and mixed media pieces, on ...
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Students from Pine Rivers State High School will be revved up for some great competition when they travel overseas next week for the F1 in Schools World Championships.
The four Year 9 students, previously known as the Nitro Monkeys, are heading to Singapore to represent Australia in the Apprentice Class as part of a collaborative team with ...
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Learning will be more fun at Pine Community School with the tiny school at Arana Hills boasting a new library.
Strathpine-based Senator for Queensland Mark Furner was at the school last Friday to officially open the library as well as refurbished classrooms and an upgraded covered outdoor learning area.
Pine Community School received $324,500 for ...
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Crafty youngsters will have the chance to show off their artistic flair by entering the Moreton Bay Youth Art Awards.
For the first time the art awards, run by Moreton Bay Regional Council, are open to Prep students.
Moreton Bay councillor Mike Charlton (Division 9) said the special category was introduced following the advice of local school ...
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Creativity and entertainment will meet when the Samford Valley Steiner School hosts its first fair in six years this weekend.Running from 27-28 August, the free FestiValley event will be a vibrant mix of art and entertainment from students and professional musicians and artists.An eclectic and impressive array of artistic skills will be on display, ...
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Three Albany Creek State High School students with the environment at heart will spend the next fortnight on the river adventure of a lifetime.Georgie Hahn, Jenna Freeman and Stephanie Freeman are taking part in the biennial Bunya to the Bay eco-challenge.The trio will join 29 other high school students from across Queensland, including some from ...
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Young instrumentalists have turned
globetrotters, set to showcase their musicial skills on the world
stage next week.Albany Creek State High School’s
stage band, string ensemble and concert band will fly out to China
tomorrow for a once-in-a-lifetime performance opportunity.The musical groups will tour Beijing
and Shanghai, staging concerts at ...
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Students from Mt Mee State School
downed their pens, pulled on gardening gloves and picked up some
gardening tools as part of Schools Tree Day.The students got down and dirty with
teachers, parents and community members to plant 200 native seedlings
in and around their school grounds.After digging holes, planting, weeding
and watering, the ...
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While thousands of local students are settling back into life in the classroom for another term, many have returned to a school with a new principal in charge.
Pine Rivers Special School, Caboolture High School and Patricks Road and Strathpine West State Schools all have new principals.
Neil Larter, pictured, has arrived at Pine Rivers Special ...
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A pair of Albany Hills State School students are looking to follow in the footsteps of the Queensland State of Origin rugby league team and conquer all on the sports field.
Paige Schouw and Claudia Fitzpatrick will play for Queensland schools teams, in hockey and netball, respectively, at upcoming national championships.
Next month Paige will ...
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Families seeking to heat up a Saturday afternoon in Winter
with red-hot fun should head straight to Everton Hills on 31 July for the
Prince of Peace Winter Fete.Hosted by the Prince of Peace Lutheran College, the fete will
feature rides, slides, swings, a petting zoo and much more to keep the children
busy.The fete also features live music, ...
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Dayboro State School students will need little convincing to hit the books following the opening of two new buildings on the campus.
The 136-year-old school has stepped into the future with a new resource centre and multipurpose hall, which were both officially opened yesterday.
Dayboro State School P&C Association President Nicki Andrews said ...
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