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| Whitfield SS Cultural Singing Group |
The year 6 & 7 competition at Whitfield School had a record 25 teams representing schools from West to Dimbulah; North to Mossman and South to Gordonvale.
The competition was complete with the pomp and ceremony of any major sporting event, with competitors being welcomed by the Whitfield Cultural Singing Group; a gleaming Readers Cup Trophy and place winning medals.
in preparation for the Regional Finals Competition, each team has been closely reading 6 selected titles since the beginning of April.
The competition format is a series of quiz questions about the set books. As the questions are read out, team members huddle in close to quickly but ever so quietly discuss and then record their answers.
After 6 rounds of questions, spot prizes, the scores are tallied and a drum rolls.
The winners for this year were presented by Mr Clive Dixon:-
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| Drum roll please! |
- 1st Place : Whitfield SS (67 pts)
- 2nd Place : Redlynch College (62pts)
- 3rd Place : Malanda SS (60.5pts)
- 4th Place : St Thomas of Villanova, Mareeba (60pts)
- 5th Place : St Anthony's, Dimbulah (58pts)
The first place winners Whitfield SS will go to Brisbane now to compete in the State Readers Cup Competition and attend the Annual Brisbane Writers' Festival where they will meet many of Australia's well known childrens' authors.
Congratulations and many thanks must go to some key people including Teacher Librarians Annette Ryan and Liz Jorgensen who have convened this event for the past two years and Teacher Librarian Verdi Reid who researches and reads widely to assist with determining titles for the local competitions.
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| Whitfield SS - State Finalists |
The Year 8 & 9 Readers Cup Competition held in Malanda involved students from 13 Secondary Schools from across the region. Reports indicate that this day too was thoroughly enjoyed by the students and teachers attending. Many thanks to Teacher Librarian Lyndell Sellars who continues to do a mighty job convening the secondary school competition and keeping everyone up to date in the lead up to the events.
Results for the Year 8 & 9 Competition
- 1st Place : Mareeba High
- 2nd Place : Mareeba High
- 3rd Place : St Stephens Yr 8 Team
- 4th Place : St Stephens Yr 9 Team
