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Other Parliamentary SpeechesThis page is dedicated to Peter's speeches during parliament that do not fall under Questions or Questions without notice. They range from debating legislation, reporting on events or issues in his seat of Southport and his Ministerial Statements.
Keebra Park State High School |
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| Posted by Administrator (admin) on Oct 27 2005 |
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Mr LAWLOR (Southport-ALP) (9.15 pm): Recently I had the pleasure to again present the science awards at the Keebra Park State High School. Principal Fran Jones, deputy Gary Brown and all teaching staff, particularly head of science department Robyn Zipt, have instilled in the Keebra Park students a great sense of pride and determination to succeed. With the 2005 CSIRO Crest Awards, the school achieved 23 bronze awards and Brenton Kirkbride received a silver award for his research project titled 'The effect of diffused light on plant growth'. He also gained third place in the Macquarie University Eureka Schools prize for Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences and a merit award in the BHP Billiton Science Awards. Xin Fang won a gold award for her research project titled 'Chitin from crustaceans-a wasted resource?', which means do prawn shells break down in nitrogen deficient soil to help beans grow? The answer, which I am sure all members are wanting to know is, yes, they do.
The CSIRO Gold Crest Award is an extremely prestigious honour and only a couple are presented nationwide each year. Only four Gold Crest Awards have been presented to Queensland students in its history, and three of those have gone to the Keebra Park State High School students-a remarkable effort. Xin also achieved first place in the Gold Coast Schools Science Competition; second place in the Macquarie University Eureka Schools Prize for Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences; and first place in the BHP Billiton Science Award for Chemistry and Biochemistry.
In the 2005 Rio Tinto Science Competition, 20,000 students entered from all Australian states and territories as well as New Zealand and Singapore. A total of 53 Keebra Park students participated and 21 achieved credits and Jack Reichelt, Lisa Seeley, Samantha Milton, Jacob Brennan and Reece Clark received distinctions. The 2005 Royal Australian Chemical Institute National Chemistry Quiz attracted 114,973 applicants from 1,357 students from all Australian states and territories, New Zealand, PNG, Fiji, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia and various other countries. A total of 73 Keebra Park students participated. Of them 14 achieved credits, 15 achieved distinctions and Jack Reichelt, Stephanie Parsons, Alex Zipt and Xin Fang achieved high distinctions.
Just to show how versatile the Keebra Park State High School is in the Rock Eisteddfod, they achieved third for their performance in Queensland. They also achieved first place in the video clip contest and they can now contest the Australian finals. In Rugby League they achieved first place in the Arrive Alive Cup for Queensland, beating Kirwan State High School, and second in the Arrive Alive final, beaten by Endeavour High. Ben Teo won the Peter Sterling Medal-the first time a player on the losing side has won this medal. It has been another successful year for the Keebra Park State High School. I say congratulations also to all the parents for the strong support they give to their children. Last changed: [PUBLISHED_DATE] at 12:00 AM
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