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After rain delayed our first attempt at Easter Fest at the end of Term 1, this past week saw the campus transformed into a playground of fun and a stage of HOPE with King's Pimpama's inaugural Easter Arts Festival on Tuesday 3 May. Our inaugural Easter Fest event was a spectacular success thanks to the collective vision, effort and support of King's staff, students and families.
With performances from musicians, singers and dancers, our King's Kids were treated to Kid's Zone with Beyond all aimed at expressing this year's theme of HOPE. Students got creative in the arts and crafts, fed the animals from Old Macdonald's Farm, played mini-golf, had a ride on the go-carts and jumped their hearts out on the inflatables. While Mum and Dad got the night off cooking dinner with the scrumptious delights on offer at our mobile food vans.
Students and staff shared the eternal hope they have in Jesus through expressive dance, singing, instruments, visual arts and film which was also streamed to the big screen outdoors. Our staff band sang of the Hope we have in Jesus.
One of the highlights was our very own entry into the cross-campus King's Film Festival competition which was shown during the stage show. The films can be viewed below.
Easter Fest was a culmination of wonderful community spirit from our entire community including the performing arts showcase and visual arts exhibition by our extremely talented students. Thank you to all the King's Pimpama staff who helped on the night.
Congratulations to the King's Pimpama Students for participating and receiving an award at the inaugural Film Festival at Easter Fest 2022:
Isabella Prodger, Lily Napper, Penny Napper, Chloe Breebaart, Tassier Zhang, Victoria Aarons, Ruby Burns, Maxwell O'Brien, Chloe O'Brien, Zachary Mutemererwa, Dareen Kim, Dan Kim, Abigail McCarthy, Emily Duckworth, Olivia Duckworth, Polly Wrang, David Contador, Kirra Morrell, Asher Morrell, Daniel Goulding, Lily Prodger, Eli Kiely, Harry Funk, Evan Britton, Mystiqrayne Harrison, and Sophie Hillery.
The annual King's Golf Day is taking place on Monday, 20 June 2022 at The Club at Parkwood, 76-122 Napper Road, Parkwood.
The King's Golf Day is open to golfers of all skill levels (who have played the game before) and comprises a field of 30 teams of 4 players (120 spaces available) The competition format will be 4-Ball Ambrose. You can register as a team, or as an individual (we will allocate you to a team)
The cost of $90 per person includes the 18 holes of golf, buggy hire, breakfast, two drinks vouchers and lunch. After the game, the players will be treated to a scrumptious "build-a-burger" lunch before the prize-giving commences around 3:30 pm, which has some amazing prizes including many from our sponsor - JB HiFi. Nearest the pin and longest drive prizes are also up for grabs.
Golfers will begin arriving from 9:00 am for check-in followed by a delicious bacon and egg roll at the club's dining precinct and a briefing promptly at 10:00 am. The players will tee off with a shotgun start at 10:30 am.
A new addition to this year's event is a Mini-golf competition for younger players or "non-golfers" who do not wish to tackle the full 18 holes on the golf course. This will be played at the Gold Coast's best and biggest mini-golf course from 12:30 pm. Boulders and Badlands is an exciting 18 hole course that weaves through rocky terrain, streams, water traps and a swinging pole, testing the skills of even the most experienced mini-golfer. This is a great family event or time to get your friends or family together for a fun afternoon. The cost of mini-golf also includes a "build-a-burger" lunch before the prize-giving commences around 3:30 pm.
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On Tuesday 3 May, the Year 3 students eagerly boarded buses bound for Brisbane. Our destination: Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) to see the Queensland Symphony Orchestra perform a concert designed particularly for primary school students. The energy levels from year 3 were running high. We arrived just outside the Queensland State Library where we quickly scoffed our morning tea and high tailed the short walk to QPAC.
Once seated inside the Concert Hall, we were educated and entertained by an incredibly talented group of musicians. The MC for the session introduced each section of the orchestra and they played their instrument so we could hear what each one sounded like. We learnt that an orchestra consists mainly of four groups: percussion, woodwind, brass and strings. Within these groups, we heard about instruments that we didn’t know existed such as the bassoon and the oboe. Once all instruments had been introduced, the orchestra played several different songs that featured a variety of instruments at different moments. The highlight was the orchestra playing music from the movie Harry Potter which many students were familiar with, and it made the students have a real connection with the music.
At the conclusion of the performance, we ate our lunch outside the State Library again before catching the bus home. It was such an incredible experience, and we feel blessed to have the opportunity to watch Queensland’s top musicians.
Last year 926 schools and 357 centres took part in the 2021 challenge, combining more than 168,000 Queensland children and students who read over 2.39 million books. What an outstanding achievement!
The Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) is an annual statewide initiative for Queensland state and non-state schools and home-educated students from Prep to Year 9, as well as children (aged up to 5 years) enrolled in an early childhood centre.
The PRC aims to improve literacy and encourage children to read for pleasure and learning.
Students wishing to participate in this year's challenge can collect a School Reader Record Form from the library. Students in Years 5 to 9 meet the challenge once they've read 15 books, while Prep to Year 4 students need to read 20 (but remember they have lots of pictures in their books) by August.
For more information from Education Queensland, click here.
In the last week of Term 1 Year 9 leaders and Year 10 students had the privilege to embark on a mission trip to St George. We lead daily devotionals, shared our personal testimonies and some of the students lead worship in youth and church services. We also served people in the community by cleaning their gardens and visiting farms; helping out wherever we were needed. A highlight for me personally was connecting with the people in St George on a deeper level and learning about the way they live their lives compared to mine. Another highlight was being able to encourage and lead the kids for praise and worship at the youth services we organised. Seeing them having fun and dancing with their friends, as well as pouring out their hearts in worship to God. Overall, I loved and enjoyed every aspect of the mission trip and can’t wait for the next one. It was so humbling and gratifying.
Naomi Sweeney
Doubtless, no one who attended the 2022 St George Missions Trip can say that, after having disembarked from the final 8-hour bus trip, they remain the same bright-eyed Year 9 or 10 students who sprung onto the bus on day one. Between the hours of 9 am on Thursday 31 March and 5 pm on Monday 4 April 2022, a small group of students hailing from years 9 and 10 were submerged fully into the impromptu frenzy of activity that is a King’s Missions Trip. Students engaged in some local farm work, 3 church services, with opportunities to contribute at every turn, testimonials and daily devotionals, the operation and observation of how to operate some farm machinery and the chance to contribute some of our time to improving the quality of life and spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ to those who may find themselves in a rather more precarious situation than we are accustomed to. The trip was an insight into rural Australia, an opportunity for Kings High School students to fully immerse themselves in a way of life that they may not have ever witnessed before; an opportunity to engage the senses once more, to experience the full wonder and majesty of this wondrous planet. It was also an opportunity to reflect on what we do have and to be inspired by that hardworking spirit that built this country into a place we are proud to call home.
Emmanuel Mina Montalvo Wu
The Gold Coast Careers Festival is one of the largest careers events in Queensland. This is the perfect chance for students to discover the many career pathways and opportunities available to them. They’ll have access to the leading education and training providers in the region, as well as employers, and will have the chance to listen to tertiary student panels and inspirational talks. The event is open from Thursday 5 May - to Saturday 7 May from 9 - 3 pm, which allows parents to attend with their children to explore options together.
For more details visit www.careers-festival.com and follow Study Gold Coast on Facebook for updates.
Session | Date/time/venue |
Southport: Army Reserve | 10/5/22 (7 - 8.30pm) Register here |
Gold Coast Defence Careers | 11/5/22 (6.00 - 7.30 pm) Register here |
Army Careers (VIRTUAL) | 24/5/22 (6pm) Register here |
BOND university events for the year. Students can register to attend any of these events.
WHEN: 2 pm - 5 pm, Wednesday 18 May 2022
WHERE: GeSS Education – Gold Coast Campus, Level 8 Australia Fair, 36 Marine Parade, Southport
Griffith Film School Games Design Experience Week27 June – 1 July 2022Griffith Film School Experience Week is tailored to Year 11 and 12 students considering study in games design, animation, or film and screen media. The animation and film places filled fast, but there are still spaces available in games design. During the week-long program, participants will learn theoretical and practical skills from our industry-connected teaching team. Registrations now open for games design experience week, 27 June – 1 July 2022. Cost: $295 |
Our Tertiary Preparation Workshop (TPW) is for students applying for entry to a university music degree and can help prepare them for the theoretical and practical requirements of the audition process.
Dates: Monday 27 June – Friday 1 July 2022
Venue: Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
Fees: $495 incl GST
Griffith Experiences
When | What | Who |
27 June - 1 July | Film School Experience Week | Yr 11 and 12 |
2022 USYD Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize
It's time for students with a knack for communicating, and budding filmmakers with an interest in science, to pull out their cameras. Entries to the 2022 University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize are now open to students across Australia, with entries closing on May 6th, 2022.
Career Tools Newsletter covering information on Health careers, Engineering, Economics and ADF Gap Year
Careers, Courses and Universities please see here for the latest Options Career Information Bulletin Edition 6, 2022
For a full list of events or to register for the King's Careers Newsletter, visit King’s College Careers.
King’s has two part-time Traffic Controller roles available at our Pimpama campus to assist in our car parks during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up times. If you are interested in one of these roles, or would like more information, please send your resume to hr@kingscollege.qld.edu.au.
