School in top gear

WHAT has become very clear is the staff and students at Cooroy State School are going to need a holiday very soon.
They’re all going to need it to recover from Showcase Week 2015. It has now come and gone, but the schedule of exciting activities was not for the faint hearted.
A Maths Fiesta, remote control car derby, showcase displays, Book Week Dress-Up parade, poetry displays, picnics, Cooroy’s Got Talent finals, a Prep Father’s Day breakfast and many other activities all made for a week to remember the school.
Each year group had the chance to celebrate their talents and many parents, relatives and friends were able to see the week unfold in awe of all that had been planned.
Last Wednesday, the Book Week Dress-Up Parade saw a number of visitors pack into the school hall to see hundreds of literary heroes come to life.
It gave Geoff Edwards from the Cooroy Community Bank branch of Bendigo Bank the chance to present the awards to the winners of the colouring in competition held over the past few weeks.
The energy and excitement in the school hall saw cameras snapping as characters from hundreds of books, many of them with their books in hand, took their seats for the assembly. It was a marvellous sight and one that would have made the authors proud.
Two of the other highlights of the week included Under 8s Day where a sausage sizzle, parachute activities, a fire truck visit, weaving, skipping, obstacle courses and face painting all got packed into a few hours of crazy fun.
The other highpoint was Cooroy State School Goes to Town, where a wide cross section of group activities were showcased in the Memorial Hall during the weekly Thursday Community Markets.
It was a great chance for the students to show a little of what they could do on the other side of the tracks.
Needless to say, a showcase of this size requires a huge amount of effort from so many teachers, parents and volunteers. Sponsors such as Noosa Party Hire and Bendigo Bank were very generous in their support, and congratulations to all who gave so much joy to Cooroy through the talent of so many children.
It’s these sorts of efforts that make the team and students of Cooroy State School so great. Well done to all involved.