COMMUNITY
Teamwork rewarded with accolades
Finding the right combination RGS students once again excelled in the long standing Maths Teams Challenge.
a team in a subject that is sadly often only judged by its individual results.
The School’s A teams won Year 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 divisions while B teams in Year 7, 8 and 11 placed second and the Year 12 B team placed third. Year 12 student Chelsea Wu also outperformed all other Year 11 and Year 12 competitors to win the Rex Boggs Award.
“Mathematics is the beautiful language that we use to describe and explain the world around us and this competition allows our students the opportunity to work as a team to solve challenging and interesting problems,’’ Mr Delley said.
RGS Teacher-in-Charge of the Maths Team Challenge Mr Peter Delley said this was a unique competition in Queensland where students had the opportunity to compete as
“It is this opportunity to work as a team that drives the continual interest each year in participating in this competition.”
RGS Music Festival
RGS students from Prep to Year 12 returned to the Pilbeam Theatre for the School’s annual Music Festival. Featuring bands, solo performers and signing choirs, the evening had something for everyone. Congratulations to all staff and students who contributed to the annual event.
A mind for business
Year 12 students (from clockwise top left) Arnika Forrest, Marshall Leeson, Armaan Kaushal and Piper Christensen tied for second in the CQUniversity Business Challenge Central Queensland region competition after competing against schools from CQ, Wide Bay and North Queensland. The students qualified for the national final on 27 July.
