Senior School
Aquila News
OzClo National Champions
Congratulations to the Senior team of Garry Chen, Finbar Curran, Eli Manser and Bill McCart who were crowned national champions in the OzClo National Finals, a challenging computational linguistics competition. This follows their success as state champions in 2023. As national champions, Churchie has been invited to represent Australia in the International Linguistics Olympiad. The national finals were also attended by the Churchie Year 10 team of Hao Hiep Nguyen, Arden Young, John Law and Finn Pollack who finished second in the Queensland Junior Division.
Class Clowns
Year 12 student Bill McCart was a runner up in Class Clowns, a nationwide stand up comedy competition. Bill was the winner of the Brisbane heat of the competition and was invited to the final as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. As part of the programme, Bill was able to work with experienced mentors to help him develop his material and delivery.
Grant Smith
Head of Gifted Education (Aquila)
House Chapel services in Term 2
The Annual House Chapel Services will take place during Term 2 and families are invited to join their house to come together as a community to celebrate and worship. All Year 7 students will be welcomed into their house by receiving their house badges and the Seniors will be acknowledged as house leaders.
Dress for students at the chapel services is Whites and blazer, no Akubra and dark grey or black socks.
Morning tea for families will be served immediately after each chapel service in the undercroft of The Centenary Library lecture theatre.
- Sunday 21 April: Kingsley (7:45 am), Grenfell (9:15 am), Casey (10:45 am)
- Sunday 28 April: Mansfield (7:45 am), Magnus (9:15 am), Mawson (10:45 am)
- Sunday 19 May: Nansen (7:45 am), Biggs (9:15 am), Hillary (10:45 am)
Anzac Day Ceremony
Churchie’s Anzac Day Ceremony is one of the most significant events on the school calendar.
All Senior School students are required to attend the School’s Anzac Day Ceremony, which will be held on Thursday 25 April 2024 commencing at 8 am on The Flat. The Anzac Day Ceremony is viewed as a compulsory School activity. The service is expected to conclude at approximately 9:15 am.
Dress requirement for Term 2 and Term 3
On Thursdays in Term 2 and Term 3, students are to wear their Whites and blazer with Akubra. All other days the uniform is Blues.
Dr Alex Krzensk
Acting Head of Senior School