“Authentic Grit" is the passionate pursuit of hard goals that awes and inspires others to become better people, flourish emotionally, take positive risks and live their best lives (Miller, C., 2019).
Duckworth (2017) found that some of the strengths that underpin grit, such as optimism and impulse control, are inherited, however many of the traits and behaviours of authentic grit can be learned. For example, goal-setting is a learnable science, as is self-regulation and building positive relationships.
It is suggested to cultivate gritty behaviour, is to build positive relationships with others (Miller, C, 2019). People with authentic grit foster teamwork and camaraderie, they flourish in their relationships and lift other people up. One strategy to build positive relationships and boost our personal sense of accomplishment at QAHS is to celebrate our achievements and those achievements of others (Quaid & Kern, 2019).
This week at QAHS we celebrate the accomplishments of our students via the Honours Board. At our whole school assembly we acknowledge students who have achieved academic excellence across their subject areas.
To qualify for the QAHS Honours Board in each semester, students in Year 10 require a minimum 5 A grades and no less than a C in their six subject areas. Students in Year 11 and 12 require a minimum IB progressive score of 34 in their HL and SL subjects (Year 12 also includes TOK). Additionally, students must achieve nothing less than a 3 in HL subjects, nothing less than a 4 in SL subjects and nothing less than a C in TOK (TOK contributes 1 point for a C grade, 2 points for a B grade and 3 points for a C grade). CAS Green Flag progress status is also required to qualify for the Honours Board.
We congratulate the many students who appear on the QAHS Honours Board for Semester 1 2024 for their outstanding achievements.
Year 10 Semester 1, 2024
Emma Byrne
| Siqi Cao
| Cindy Chen
| Danny Chen
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Lana Dolan
| Nora Dong
| Celia Gu
| Ryan Huang
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Mena Kelly
| Schuma Kishi
| Miro Maitre
| Manoline
Piyashe Ramesh
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Aika Raikes
| Pranav Nithish Shanmugasundaram
| Daniel Tait
| John Wang
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Izabella Wilson
| Nicole Yuan
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Year 11 Semester 1, 2024
Sophie Ahn
| Nisa Ahsani Iravani
| Harima Ali
| Rachel Burrows
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Elise Cantrill
| Chloe Chan
| Taeha Dahlenburg
| Justice Dekker
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Leylani Diao
| Caitlin Du Plessis
| Olivia Dzienis
| Thomas Eo
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Irene Fan
| Arisa Furutani
| Samara Gribble
| Tanvi Gupta
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Hazel Hardman
| Imelda Hardman
| Sophie Hirabe
| Ashlee Hirose
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Athena Hua
| Danika Hughes
| Katie Humphrey
| Keisha Jakata
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Joel John
| Zia Kao
| Marion Khoo
| Scarlett Kim
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Terry Kim
| Taj Kronen
| Mina Lee
| Meera Manesh Nair
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Katelyn McSween
| Everett Mellare
| Felecia Mills
| Shireen Muamar
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Kento Oiwa
| Amelie Olivier
| Brian Paek
| Daehan Park
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Aryan Patel
| Rihanna Patel
| Tvisha Patel
| Lakshmi Purushothaman
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Orion Rafalovitch
| Aadi Rai
| Sophia Robinson
| Diya Sharma
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Vanessa Snook
| Jae Song
| Jovana Sovljanski
| Chenitha Suraweera
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Shah Syed
| Ruby Tam
| Pravit Tandon
| Sasha Tetsuo
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Sorina Turcas
| Dhivyaa Vittal
| Claudia Wang
| Jason Wang
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Jackie Xu
| Crystal Yang
| Legend Yang
| Ryan Yang
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Audrey Yu
| Aimee Zhang
| Matthew Zhang
| William Zhang
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Year 12 Semester 1, 2024
Enoch Adewumi
| Olivia Ashley
| Tamsin Bailes
| Viona Bejleri
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Rebecca Bennett
| Kobe Bi
| Genevieve Chakuthip
| Andy Chen
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Chloe Chen
| Mia Cheng
| Ho-Foong Chiu
| Amy Clinton
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Tyler Cook
| Lily Cronly
| Georgina Crowther
| Michaela D'Silva
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Kai Forte
| Alexander Francis
| Cecilia Gao
| Sarah Gerber
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Shantina Guo
| Josie Hamilton
| Imogen Hanley
| Ruby Hill
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Elijah Hoon
| Yarlini Indrajit
| Isabel Jacobs
| Connor Jones
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Jayden Joury
| Conan Kaizuka
| Aleena Kashif
| Angela Kim
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Lily Kim
| Damien Lee
| Elizabeth Lee
| Leon Li
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Kieran Lim
| Nikki Lin
| Brianna Lindsay
| Taylah Morris
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Katie Neumannova
| Allegra Nutley
| Krishna Patil
| Dante Pellegrino
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Lily Peters
| Arnav Prabhu Xavier
| Aimee Shang
| Clara Sheridan
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Stacey Sinclair
| Martand Singh
| Camilla Smatova
| Zahara Stapelberg
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Ardale Teng
| Megan Teng
| Connor Tydd
| Gita Wattanakasikram
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Alita Lee
Deputy Principal