Smithfield State High School

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1 General Information
2 Administrative Staff
3 Heads of Departments
4 House Co-Ordinators
5 History
6 Innovation
7 Excellence
8 101.9 Coast FM
9 Awards
10 External links

[edit] General Information

Smithfield State High School is a secondary school located in Smithfield, Queensland, in Australia. The school opened in 1983. It attracts students primarily from Cairns and Kuranda. The school has about 1100 students.

[edit] Administrative Staff

Principal: Bruce More

Vice-Principal: Sue Davidson

Deputy Principal: Barry Courtney

Year 12 Co-Ordinator: Coleen Morrison

Year 11 Co-Ordinator: Lauretta Dowling

[edit] Heads of Departments

The Arts: A. Aleksic

Mathematics: V. Musumeci

English: C. Baker

Study of Society & Enviroments (SOSE): J. Courtney

Health & Physical Education: S. Jones

Sports (Inter-School): P. Thomas

Student Support Services (SSS): T. Griggs

Social Justice/Manual Arts/Home Economics: B. Colgrave

Science (Excluding Ag. Science): J. Kennedy

Agricultural Science: G. Howard

Information Technology & Communication: M. Jones

International Student Program (ISP): S. Phillips

Senior Schooling: C. Seden

Teaching & Learning: E. Sliskovich

Library: G. Anthony

[edit] House Co-Ordinators

Smithfield State High School has four in-school sports 'houses'. These 'houses' are named after beaches in the Cairns area. The co-ordinators for the four houses are:

Clifton House: S.Metzlar - Clifton's House Colour is Green

Trinity House: S.Phillips - Trinity's House Colour is Red

Kewarra House: J.Metzlar - Kewarra's House Colour is Black

Ellis House: D.Jarman - Ellis House's Colour is Yellow

[edit] History

On 28 October 1998 an arson was committed at Smithfield State High School destroying a computer block and the school's radio station. The arson remains unsolved with a AU$50,000 award. The attack on Smithfield SHS was the biggest arson in the history of Education Queensland.

[edit] Innovation

Principal a.d. Larry Gallagher led the school to national fame by constantly expanding the school's excellence in technology. Smithfield State High School has partnerships with NEC, Microsoft, HP and several other major companies. The school grounds are completely covered by a wireless LAN network and all teachers are equipped with a PDA that facilitates roll marking, behaviour management and communication. The school has several IT rooms equipped with state of the art Windows and McIntosh computers, a film studio with a green screen and digital camcorders for student use, a performing arts theatre, video conferencing facilities and purpose built buildings for each department.

[edit] Excellence

Smithfield State High School is one of eight recognized Centres of Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Technology in Queensland.

[edit] 101.9 Coast FM

The school holds a 24/7 aspirant community broadcasting license and operates 101.9 Coast FM, a youth-orientated music program that is run by students with teacher supervision. The station was one of the most heard in the Cairns area from 2002 to 2004 with the help of the student DJ's and station editor and IT teacher Jack Emuleus. In 2005, Mr Warren Duxbury took over the running of the station in 2005. During that year, the ratings for the station dropped due to the lack of experience of Mr.Duxbury and the lack of enthusiasm from the students at the time. At the end of 2006, Warren Duxbury left his teaching position at Smithfield State High School. The current head of Coast FM, as of January 2007, is Sharon Clogan, who operates in the roles previously performed by Warren Duxbury.