ANTI-BULLYING STAND
IGNATIUS Park College students have renewed their pledge not to be bystanders when it comes to bullying.
The boys of the school are standing up to bullies and standing by those who need a mate.
Each year in the school calendar Iggy students have stepped up early to roll out the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence in Schools.
The “White Or Blue I’ll Stand By
You” anti-bullying initiative is the result of a lot of hard work by the 2021 senior students.
Led by school prefect Lucas Dummett, the students noted a need for all students to feel empowered to be positive influences in the community.
“The ‘White’ and ‘Blue’ refers to the two colours of the IPC uniform, worn by both juniors and seniors,” Lucas said.
“The ‘I’ll Stand By You’ statement is an important one, as it means no matter what grade you are in, we are listening and will step up to stand by you.”
Principal Shaun Clarke said all members of the IPC community had a right to feel safe.
“As a college, we strive to achieve a respectful, thriving community where people are free to pursue their dreams and aspirations knowing they are supported and safe,” Mr Clarke said.
“We are relaunching our online reporting portal, now known as the Blue Heart. This is being communicated to parents and students.”
Mr Clarke said this was a nonconfrontational way a student could have confidence that their report would be taken seriously as well as being dealt with confidentially and in a timely manner.
“We encourage our community to keep all members of our college safe and ensure they feel they belong by reporting any incidents of bullying they witness,” he said.
“Equally, students can inform their homeroom teacher, pastoral leader, senior students or parents.”
The school categorises bullying as being “recipient defined”, which means that if a student is saying or doing something to someone and is asked to stop but chooses to continue, that behaviour can be defined as bullying.
STUDENTS at St Joseph’s Catholic School, The Strand enjoyed their annual swimming carnival at Tobruk
Memorial Pool on Friday.
The wet conditions cooled everything down and the rain held off for most of the carnival.
Year 6 senior students demonstrated excellent leadership, leading their houses with rousing war cries and preparing competitors for their events.
This year, Faulkner was victorious, narrowly holding off the Ryan and Benjamin teams to secure the Overall Trophy.
The Spirit Shield was again on offer, with Benjamin taking the coveted prize.
The Interschool Carnival (A Schools) will be held on Wednesday, March 17 at Long Tan Pool.
Townsville Bulletin photographer Shae Beplate went along to Friday’s event and captured students, teachers and parents enjoying a wonderful day filled with colour, dress ups, chants and competition.