Education

Forest Lake Esports Just Dance crew crowned 2022 Brisbane Champions

Jamie Furness July 27, 2022 4 min read

The Forest Lake State High School Just Dance Esports team took home first place at the Esports Fuse Cup Brisbane 2022 Grand Finals competition held in May this year. Year 8 students Taelira and Kelvin and year 7 students Jovanna and Brooke competed against 16 teams across Brisbane over two days. The team danced in…

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Grand Avenue team wins 1st place at interschool chess tournament

Jamie Furness July 25, 2022 3 min read

The Grand Avenue State School chess club Team 1 won first place at the Brisbane West Interschool Chess Tournament held at Fernvale State School on June 1, 2022.   Grand Avenue State School chess club coordinator Danielle Szczepina said the students played exceptionally well in the face of tough competition.   “Individually we didn’t place,…

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Forest Lake SHS officially dedicates First Nations mural

Jamie Furness July 25, 2022 2 min read

Forest Lake State High School held their official First Nations “Mullago Dhago” mural dedication on Friday, July 15. “Mullago Dhago” – which means “Tomorrow Altogether,” was designed by local artist Jenny Kent of Manamana Dreaming in conjunction with FLSHS students to create a vision of reconciliation. The mural contains the thumbprint of all of students,…

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Early Birds Ekka returns in July

Jamie Furness June 30, 2022 3 min read

The community-favourite Early Birds Ekka event is returning to Forest Lake this year on Saturday July 30, 2022 for the whole family to enjoy. The carnival celebration will include all the Ekka favourites, including show bags, sideshow alley games, face painting, market stalls, food trucks and much more. The locally famous Dagwood Dog Guy will…

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Local schools excel at BPAC Dance Eisteddfod

Jamie Furness June 27, 2022 3 min read

Local schools achieved fantastic results at the Brisbane Performing Arts Challenge (BPAC) Eisteddfod school competition between June 16 and June 19, 2022. See the results from each school below.   Forest Lake State High School 1st place was awarded to FLSHS in the Varsity Hip-Hop and Junior Hip-Hop categories, as well as a student-choreographed routine…

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Forest Lake SHS music students excel at Fanfare event

Jamie Furness June 27, 2022 2 min read

Forest Lake State High School musicians represented their school beautifully at the recent Fanfare event on June 2, 2022 held at Centenary SHS. All four of the school’s Program of Excellence music ensembles, including String Orchestra, Concert Band, Jazz Band and DrumLine participated in this year’s event and achieved silvers all around. Instrumental Music Program…

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Outstanding students recognised at Queensland Day Awards

Jamie Furness June 20, 2022 3 min read

Three local students were recognised at the annual Queensland Day Awards presented by the South West Progress Association on June 6, 2022.   The award was designed to commend and celebrate the contributions of local community heroes.   One recipient of the Queensland Day Award was Forest Lake State High School year 12 student Tony,…

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Forest Lake SHS leading the way in Esports

Jamie Furness June 20, 2022 4 min read

Forest Lake State High School has been leading the way in Esports in schools since 2018 with innovative school programs and a new curriculum designed to set students up for success in the growing industry of Esports. Esports at FLSHS was initially introduced in 2018 when a group of students competed in a League of…

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