Bridget Is A Futsal Champ
Former Nanango State School student Bridget Madigan is finding futsal success at Fairholme College in Toowoomba.
Learning In The Fast Lane
A $3000 donation by the Kingaroy-Taabinga Rotary Club has provided students from three South Burnett schools with a hands-on opportunity to design, build and test their own mini Formula 1 racing cars.
Choir Wins Silver
On Wednesday, the Kingaroy SHS Vocal Group won a Silver Medal at the division heats of Choral Fanfare
A Journey Of Reconciliation
St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy has marked National Reconciliation Week with a special ceremony and the official opening of the school’s Bunya Dreaming Garden.
New Schools App Released
The State Government has released a new phone app to allow parents to instantly be alerted to news and events at their child’s school – such as swimming carnival dates, free dress days, head lice breakouts and P&C meetings.
Schoolboys Take On The Best
Kingaroy’s TJ O’Neill Oval hosted one of the biggest football crowds seen in Kingaroy for years on Thursday with the official kick off of the four-day 18yrs State Secondary Rugby League Carnival.
Tasty Way To Learn About Colours
The 12th book published by Cherbourg’s Budburra Books was officially unveiled this week at a colourful (and tasty) launch at The Ration Shed
Smiles At Eisteddfod
The results of the 2013 Kingaroy Eisteddfod are out … and there’s a lot of happy entrants around!
Mobile Library Is Driving Reading
Children run outside to greet Jennifer Juderjahn each Tuesday at Cherbourg.
Students Challenge Their Skills
About 180 students from eight local schools gathered at Kingaroy State High School on Thursday to test their science skills in the annual University of Newcastle Science and Engineering challenge.
Happy Mother’s Day From St John’s
Prep children at St John’s Lutheran School treated their mothers to a special afternoon this week in the lead up to Mother’s Day this weekend.
Student Art Goes Online
Artworks by four Kingaroy State High School students are featured in an online gallery which has been created by the State Government to accompany an exhibition at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art.
Footy Academy A Step Closer
Moves to establish a Clontarf Foundation football academy in the South Burnett are being further explored with a delegation from Cherbourg, Murgon and Kingaroy schools visiting NSW this week to see an academy in action.
Are You Being Served?
Eleven students from Nanango State High School took a two-hour lunch break today, but no one minded
School Farewells Much-Loved Aunty
St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy recently farewelled Aunty Daisy Carlo who has been the College’s Indigenous Education Support Officer since 1999.
No Local Schools Earmarked
No South Burnett schools have been earmarked for closure by the State Government, despite rumours to the contrary sweeping the area last week.
Students Compete At ‘Cow Horse’ Day
The South Burnett’s first “Cow Horse Competition” for school students has been hailed as a great success with 81 competitors from 13 schools taking part.
Lyn’s Recipe For Her Children’s Success
Lyn Williams regrets leaving school and her dreams for a boy when she was in Year 11.
Students Taste Life On The Street
Year 12 students from St Mary’s Catholic College in Kingaroy recently took part in a voluntary Street Retreat in which they spent two days working and learning about the struggles faced by some of the most poor and marginalised within the Australian community.
School Reunion Sparks Memories
A lot of things have changed in the past 50 years … the many changes in Queensland’s education system was a major topic of conversation when about 100 former South Burnett students and 40 of their spouses gathered on Saturday for the “Class Of 1962 50 Year Reunion”.
