Proserpine State High School marked this year’s NAIDOC Week celebrations with a full calendar of activities in-house and excursions within the community.
They kicked it off with an AFL House Challenge inviting guests from both Townsville and Mackay AFL to run drills and matches on the school oval. Chris Viti from the Mackay Hospital Health Service represented the Deadly Choices Program setting up a tent full of rewards for the students.
First Nations families were invited to participate in a whole school parade that featured a special smoking ceremony from Traditional Owner Robert Congoo who shared a Gia and Ngaro dreaming story.
Students shared their voice at the school’s Student Forum and showed off their artistic skills during Indigenous art activities and learned about traditional artefacts during yarning circles.
You may have spotted Proserpine State High School students combing the Airlie Beach Foreshore for rubbish during the week alongside the team from Eco Barge Clean Seas Inc. They then headed back to the Eco Barge headquarters sorting the rubbish and learning about the important work Eco Barge do in our community to keep our beaches clean and marine life safe. This activity reiterated the importance of looking after Country.
Community and First Nations Liaison Officers from the Whitsunday Mackay Hospital Health Service spoke to the school’s Certificate II and III in Health students about best practice when caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in health care settings.
Running at lunchbreaks, all students at Proserpine State High School competed in Care Group challenges that highlighted traditional history from across the Whitsunday region. Well done to the First Nations staff at the school for organising a great program of events for all students and staff in celebration of NAIDOC Week!
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