The Primary Cross Country was again over at the Beerwah Bulldogs course in very hot conditions. The carnival was early this year due to changes in the Australia School Sport Calendar and this meant that the Primary students had not trained as much as in previous years due to the heat. Many had improved their …
Bryce Sambrook, Thomas Bound, Conner Knapp and Joshua McKellar from Year 7 recently attended the Volleyball Queensland Future Stars Camp at the Gap State High School. The boys were invited to participate following the Junior Schools Volleyball Cup or via the VQ Queensland Academy of Sport on the Sunshine Coast. The camp comprised of six sessions across …
Chloe Turnbull is an accomplished swimmer and is also a great cross country runner so the Queensland Triathlon All Schools Aquathon sounded like a perfect challenge for her. Chloe had not competed in an Aquathon before but as it was a run, swim run event she thought it would be a great thing to try. …
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What a great celebration of sporting talent the 2018 Sports Awards were. The 2018 Primary Sportsman and woman of the Year was once again very close. Indiah Loveday was announced Primary Sportswoman of the year after a busy year of sport. She competed at the State Swimming Championships and Regional AFL Championships as well as …
GCC Defeated Matthew Flinders AC 4-0. Wednesday of Week 10, the Junior Girls A Touch football team traveled to Peregian to take on the ladder leaders, Matthew Flinders Anglican College in the SCISSA Grand Final. The game started well with an early try to the GCC team followed by another just before half time. The …
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Matt Fielding has excelled in a relatively new sport for him and claimed the Queensland State Championship with his Sunshine Coast School Sport Boys 10 – 12 years team. The team tied nine-all in the final against Metropolitan East to claim the title and the Barry Sanford Trophy with Metropolitan East. The four-day competition was …
Perfect conditions and not a cloud in the sky for this year’s Secondary Athletics Carnival. Unfortunately, the recent deluge of rain we experienced in the lead up, did have an effect on the High Jump event with several age groups postponed for some weeks. The large number of athletes involved from Sinai, Ararat and Zion, …
After a term of learning and practising, the time came to test out the students skills and technique at our Year 3-6 Primary Athletics Carnival. Skippy Park was alive with keen athletes ready for action. The day began with war cries which rattled the windows of neighbouring houses with the loudest, clearest and most enthusiastic …
It was an action packed day last Friday when the Prep to Year 2 students gathered on the oval ready for their Junior Athletics day. The day was named the GCC Winter Games in line with the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games which we all enjoyed earlier in the year. The children were excited as they …
Action all around at the Prep to Year 2 Winter Games Read More »
More than 300 excited Primary students from Year 3 to Year 6 flooded into the Beerwah Pool ready to show their skills and fitness in swimming. The house tents were adorned with awesome decorations and as students filled them the excitement grew. War cries thundered out from each house with Sinai being judged the best, …
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The GCC Secondary Swimming Carnival was enjoyed by everyone in attendance early in Term 1. There were some exceptional efforts from all participants and the vibrant house colours, dancing and loud cheering made for an exciting atmosphere. All enjoyed the novelty races, surfboard relay, salmon migration and fashion of the pool. This year’s ‘bomb off’ …
We have just been announced as winners of the Matthew Flinders College Interschool Show Jumping Challenge. The competition was cut short due to bad weather and results were examined and our GCC team of six riders has become Overall Primary Champions!! When results were collated Tyler Short was awarded third place out of all Primary …
SCISSA Touch Football – Round 3: We have had pleasing results over the last three rounds with GCC teams winning all games convincingly with the exception of one. It has been great to see our players really enjoying themselves on the field and subbing regularly to ensure we have fresh legs on the field at all times. …
Sixty of GCC’s best athletes have competed to become Glasshouse District Champions for a second year running! The team finished 30 points in front of St Michael’s who were second and Elimbah State School placed third. Some students had trained hard for this competition and others relied on natural talent, but many won ribbons and …
Thomas Cooper has impressed selectors at the Regional Softball Championships to be selected in the 12 year Sunshine Coast Softball Team. He does not turn 10 years old until December which makes this an amazing achievement. Thomas played in the Glasshouse District 11 year team at the Sunshine Coast Regional Carnival and showed his ability …
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Congratulations to all competitors, as some Age Champion competitions were very close. Age Champions and record breakers are listed below: Age Champions 1st 2nd 8 Year Girls Breeanna Aldridge Charlotte Albrand 8 Year Boys Ashton Van Straten Harry Bound 9 Year Girls Hannah Gassner Sarah Coumi 9 Year Boys Hunter Smith Ben Ramke 10 Year …
SCISSA Touch Football GCC Touch Football teams have already played their first two rounds of competition. Many of our teams are showing a lot of promise and team cohesion has improved over the last fortnight. In the first round, competition was very close with the majority of games being decided by very small margins. In …
This year’s Secondary Athletics Carnival was held at Skippy Park. A large number of athletes from Sinai, Ararat and Zion showed up to participate in events ensuring maximum participation points. The beautiful weather and excellent track and field facilities provided a great day out for all spectators. The competition was hard fought and the lead …
Secondary Athletics Carnival 2017 – excellence in Sport Read More »
After a wet end of term, it was great to see some fine weather for the Year 3 to 11-year-old Cross Country. Students had been training hard for this day in the Boot Camp challenge although two weeks holiday would test their fitness. Tents were decorated and voices ready for War Cry battles as students …
We have two absolute superstars in the pool! Jaymes Roser and Josh Moore absolutely excelled in the Sunshine Coast Regional Swimming Carnival qualifying for the QLD State Championships in every event they swum in. Jaymes swam in six events and qualified for the State Championships in every event and will also swim in two relays. …
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I am very proud of all our swimmers who represented GCC at the Glasshouse District Swimming Carnival. The team finished in second place behind Maleny SS which was a fantastic effort especially considering we did not have Jaymes Roser and Olivia Mckenzie competing. We have eight students selected to represent the Glasshouse District at the …
Fantastic Day at the Pool What a talented bunch of swimmers we have in the Primary School at GCC. Eight records were broken some of which have stood for many years and were swum by very notable swimmers. Along with the records lots of fantastic swims were seen by students of all ages and abilities. …
GCC sent their biggest team to the Independent District Athletics Carnival this year. Unfortunately, in the latter stages of the day, many tired students did not compete in the last events and our team slipped from 5th to 7th place overall. We are still pleased to have maintained our 7th position attained in 2014. Congratulations …
Congratulations to Calista Theron and Andrea Little. Last week they attended the SC District Trials and managed to successfully earn selection through to the Sunshine Coast Regional teams that will now compete at State Trials. Calista for Open Girls Volleyball and Andrea for Open Girls Touch Football. We are very proud to have such talented …
Caitlin Sets Six New Records at Primary Swimming Carnival What a fantastic day of swimming competitions and fun we all had at the Primary Swimming Carnival. Students flooded into the Beerwah Pool ready to battle it out against other house teams to gain the title of Swimming House Champions. It was great to see almost …
This years Secondary Swimming Carnival was a great success. There were some exceptional efforts from all participants throughout the day and the vibrant house colours and loud cheering made for an exciting atmosphere. All enjoyed the novelty races, fashion of the pool and the equally hilarious belly flop competition. With all students dressed in team …
About twenty GCCC students competed at the Regional Little Athletics Championships in Caboolture last weekend and many were successful in qualifying for the Little Athletics State Championships. It was a big weekend of competition but everyone had a lot of fun. Jacob McGilvray won the U7 70m but is too young to compete at the …
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GCC SCISSA Volleyball teams had an impressive first hit out yesterday against teams from Suncoast Christian College. We were represented by 6 teams in total across all Secondary year levels. Congratulations to our 7/8A Boys team. They recorded a convincing win 2 sets to 0. Our 8/9/10 Girls team also recorded a win over 3 …
SCISSA Volleyball Round 1 Report – 20 February 2015 Read More »
The girls’ SCISSA soccer team had a very successful season of competition. Some of the younger players had never played soccer before this competition, but were encouraged, guided and mentored by the older and more experienced girls on the team who have a Soccer background. The girls went undefeated throughout the whole competition, coming out …
Athletic talent was everywhere to be seen at the Queensland Primary Schools State Athletics Championships held last week. The best young athletes in the state battled it out on the track and in the field to gain personal bests and become State Champions. Among these talented athletes were our very own Cassidy Ferris and Laura …
Noah Smerdon raced five perfect races to gain five decisive wins and become the Australian 7 – 9 yrs Motocross Champion during the holidays. The competition was held in Appin near Sydney where the crowd was treated to some spectacular motocross racing. Both Noah and Adam Smerdon raced over four days in heats and finals …
Noah Smerdon National Champion – A First for GCCC Read More »
The Year 6 Girls and Year 6 Boys touch football teams came home as winners on the last day of term winning both B division competitions. The girls have been training hard against the boys which obviously paid off as they won every game and only had 1 try scored against them in all their …
Classes were put straight to work after the holidays with much to be done in the garden. Garden beds were watered and we were excited to see that the sunflower seeds we had planted before the holidays had germinated in the adopt a garden beds. We harvested our enormous beetroots and made beetroot spaghetti that …
Several students have gained great results in their chosen club sports over the past month. Caitlin Moore qualified to swim at the 2014 McDonalds Queensland Short Course Swimming Championships and was excited to set new personal best times in the 50m backstroke event. She placed 19th overall from 33 competitors from all over the state. …
Age Champions 1st 2nd 3rd 9 Yr Girls Lainey Grieves Amy Trevan Ella Childs 9 Yr Boys Daniel Coumi Noah Smerdon Aaron van der Palan Bryce Sambrook 10 Yr Girls Cassidy Ferris Molly McCaughey Shelby Daunt 10 Yr Boys Daemon Cruise Ethan Palmer William Thomas 11 Yr Girls Amity Roser Emily Roach Willow Hildreth 11 …
Qualifiers for State Championships We had five students qualify for the State Athletics Championships last week which is awesome. They will compete in Week 2 and 3 next term. The students are: 10 year Cassidy Ferris – 200m 11 year Laura Vobr – Discus and Shotput Ella Micheilson – 400m, Long Jump, Triple Jump Andrea Little …
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Presentations were made this week for the mighty effort put in by students and teachers during the Lapathon Challenge in Term 2. The classes have been patiently waiting to find out who the Overall Class Champions are so all was revealed this week. Year 6M led for most of the competition and were not able …
The whole of Beerwah would have heard the thundering war cries from the junior students as they battled it out in the war cry competition at the Junior Athletics Carnival last Friday. This was a great way to start the carnival which saw the Prep to 8 year old students compete in sprints and participate …
Due to some event being held outside of the GCCC Athletics Carnival it has been necessary to include extra record breaking efforts. This year we had a total of 26 GCCC Athletic records broken. Congratulations to the following students. High Jump: Calista Theron Triple Jump: Keeley Thomas, Mitchell Baker-Spence, Joshua Pederson, Thomas Thow Discus: James …
Update of Record Breakers from GCCC Secondary Athletics Carnival Read More »
The District Athletics Carnival involving athletes from 11 independent secondary schools was held at the university athletics track in windy conditions this term. GCCC was represented by a talented group of athletes that certainly made an impact over the two days of competition. On both days we had some excellent results with top three placings …
After two exciting days of competition our Primary District Athletics team were announced District Champions for 2014!! Every member of the team contributed to this win and we are very proud of them all. The weather threatened rain but almost all events were contested in fine weather, much to the relief of athletes and spectators. …
This year’s Secondary Athletics Carnival was an extremely close competition between houses. A good showing of Sinai, Ararat and Zion athletes turned up for all events ensuring maximum participation points. For the first time this year our carnival was held at Skippy Park. This change proved a success with the venue providing an excellent spectacle …
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Throughout the term a team of committed year 6 and 7 football players have been competing after school in the Community Cup Football Competition for Independent Schools. GCCC was unbeaten going into the finals where the team met Good Shepard Lutheran College. Students were very excited as the game was played at Stockland Park as …
It has been a busy few weeks for several Primary students who have been proudly representing the Glasshouse District at Sunshine Coast Regional Carnivals. During the holidays Rowan Gough and Connor Anderson were members of the 12 Year Boys’ Softball team who played at Redcliffe against other Sunshine Coast softball teams. The boys played five …
Emily Roach showed her talent when she played in the Sunshine Coast 12 Year Girls’ Football team at the Queensland Primary Schools’ Championships at Mount Isa last week. Emily was one of 167 other girls who were trying to impress the selectors and win their team the title of State Champions. Although Emily only turned …
Students poured onto the Beerwah Sports Grounds not once but three times on Tuesday for the Annual GCCC Cross Country. They all came a little bit nervous and a little bit excited but they were all keen to earn valuable house points. This proved very true throughout the day as the final score indicated. The …
Nervous tennis players arrived at the Landsborough Tennis Courts ready to compete in the Glasshouse District Tennis Championships. Among them were five keen GCCC students who train and compete weekly in tennis at different levels. They competed in round robin games followed by play offs and the quality of tennis was very high. Bayley O’Brien, …
Primary Culture Over the past weeks students in Years 3 – 6 have participated in a Bullying Survey and the information was collated throughout the holidays. Historically we have done this survey annually, to keep our finger “on the pulse” in terms of the culture in the Primary School. The feedback from students was consistent …
iPad Information Night Thank you to everyone who attended the iPad information night last Thursday, we hope it was beneficial for you. Perhaps one of the most pervasive misconceptions heard that evening was the balance between maintaining your child’s privacy and your right to know what your child is up to as a parent. Can …
New Look Newsletter We have been working on ways to improve our communication for some time. The newsletter is an important means of passing on information but we are aware that some of you are having problems with the older format. Some of the challenges include the newsletter being too big to download quickly and …
