“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).
Last week at QAHS we celebrated the accomplishments of our students via the Honours Board. At our whole school assembly we acknowledged 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 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 status is also required to qualify for the Honours Board.
We congratulate the many students who appear on the QAHS Honours Board for Semester 2 2024 for their outstanding achievements.
Year 10 Semester 2, 2024
Cindy Chen
| Danny Chen
| Michael Chen
| Cayden Chung
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Lana Dolan
| Nora Dong
| Aaliyah Golaw
| Celia Gu
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Chloe Henry
| Mena Kelly
| Sirjin Kin
| Areen Lee
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Johanna Lee
| Miro Maitre
| Delilah Nutley
| Manoline Piyashe Ramesh
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Pranav Nithish Shanmugasundaram
| Prince Sidiangco
| Adriana Smith
| Hanako Turner
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Jelena Uzelac
| Izabella Wilson
| Nicole Yuan
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Year 11 Semester, 2024
Sahanya Abeyratne
| Sophie Ahn
| Nisa Ahsani Iravani
| Harima Ali
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Jayden Ang
| Daniel Barkley
| Rachel Burrows
| Elise Cantrill
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Chloe Chan
| Crystal Chen
| Thomas Cherian
| Ramin Chowdhury
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Shan Chung
| Taeha Dahlenburg
| Olivia De Silva
| Justice Dekker
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Leylani Diao
| Caitlin Du Plessis
| Olivia Dzienis
| Thomas Eo
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Irene Fan
| Arisa Furutani
| Ashwath Gaikwad
| Shoun George Sam
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Samara Gribble
| Hazel Hardman
| Imelda Hardman
| Sophie Hirabe
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Ashlee Hirose
| Athena Hua
| Danika Hughes
| Katie Humphrey
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Joel John
| Zia Kao
| Natsuo Kikuchi
| Justin Kim
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Scarlett Kim
| Terry Kim
| Matthew Kong
| Taj Kronen
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Mina Lee
| Meera Manesh Nair
| Everett Mellare
| Felecia Mills
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Shireen Muamar
| Kento Oiwa
| Amelie Ollivier
| Brian Paek
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Daehan Park
| Aryan Patel
| Rihanna Patel
| Tvisha Patel
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Lakshmi Purushothaman
| Orion Rafalovitch
| Aadi Rai
| Sophia Robinson
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Finn Rollison
| Emma Seeto
| Diya Sharma
| Vanessa Snook
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Jae Song
| Chenitha Suraweera
| Shah Syed
| Ruby Tam
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Xin Yu Tan
| Pravit Tandon
| Sasha Tetsuo
| Sorina Turcas
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Abel Vellara Sony
| Dhivyaa Vittal
| Claudia Wang
| Jianing Wang
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Vincent Wu
| Jackie Xu
| Crystal Yang
| Legend Yang
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Ryan Yang
| Audrey Yu
| Violet Yuan
| Aimee Zhang
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Matthew Zhang
| Yanyan Zhang
| Jason Zhu
| Emma Zhuang
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Alita Lee
Deputy Principal