Art Students Exhibit at Institute of Art
Artworks by Brisbane Adventist College Year 12 students Mattia and Zara were selected for exhibition at the Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art earlier this month. Exhibited in Windsor, Creative Generation celebrates the best Year 12 work from across Queensland and is designed to inspire other high school Art students to develop works with greater conceptual complexity and aesthetic interest. We are incredibly proud of our contributing artists! Click on the titles of each…
Students Commemorate 50 Years
Close to 600 students filed into the BAC Multi-Purpose Centre this afternoon, seating themselves in neat rows and crisp uniforms. It was a different picture 50 years ago. Mount Gravatt Adventist Primary School, already established and thriving, allowed a brand-new Brisbane Adventist High School to locate their demountable classroom behind the Primary campus, near the banks of the Bulimba Creek tributary that now splices our College campus into Primary and Secondary. The students who filled that…
Keeping Score of Sport for Term 3
Sport Results So Far State Cross Country Well done to the 4 X BAC athletes who qualified for State Cross country and represented Metropolitan East at the State meet: Josh N Ben N Kaleb D (injured and unable to compete)Riley DTrack & Field Congratulations to 37 Secondary students who qualified for and represented BAC at the District Track & Field carnival. Students came home with some wonderful results across all events. Seventeen students have qualified for the Regional Track &…
REVIEW: A Fantastical Musical Extravaganza!
If you open your mindOh, the thinks you will find…You’ve got a mindthat is one of a kindIt’s time to open the locksand think out of the box—Dr Seuss And that is exactly what happens when Dr Seuss’s colourful characters take us on a whimsical journey through myriad worlds; from the Jungle of Nool to Circus McGurkus to the invisible planet of the Who. Worlds as silly and as clever as Dr Seuss! The months of rehearsal were obvious with such a professional performance filled with talent and…
End of the Road: BAC's Departing Bus Drivers
"I remember having it drummed into me by my parents when I was a kid that I should always thank the bus driver. It was considered discourteous not to say 'hello' as we hopped on the bus and 'thank you' as we hopped off. And now, four of our very own bus drivers are officially hopping off the BAC bus." — Mr Charleson. The folk who safely deliver children to and from school are, quite literally, a “driving force” at BAC. However, the end of this year will see three of our most seasoned drivers…
BAC United in Reconciliation
In unity and understanding, the entire college community came together to celebrate National Reconciliation Week in a special Chapel earlier this month. This annual gathering serves as a focal point for fostering reconciliation within the college, and this year's theme, "Be a Voice for Generations," and the parallel between the pursuit of reconciliation and our belief in God's reconciling love for His people, resonated deeply. From the youngest participants in the Early Learning Centre to…
Excursion Gives Students Firsthand Understanding of the Legal System
Year 11 and 12 Legal Studies students were recently given the opportunity to enhance their understanding of the legal system through an excursion to the Brisbane District and Supreme Court. The purpose of this outing was to provide students with a tangible, firsthand experience of courtroom proceedings. They could witness the practical application of legal principles taught in the classroom. By observing the careful process of empanelling a jury, the Legal Studies students saw how this adds to…
BAC Digital Art Exhibition
We invite you to explore the profound theme, #ChooseJoy, with us. Inspired by the College's overarching spiritual theme for 2023, this series delves into the meaning of a lasting and transformative kind of joy—one that transcends fleeting moments of happiness derived from achievement, possessions, or adventure. #ChooseJoy resonates deeply with our community, having served as the spiritual centerpiece during our 2023 WOW Week, and is a recurring motif in our weekly Chapel programs. It also finds…
Artists #ChooseJoy Together
A small group of artists from various grades and support, teaching, and leadership roles across the school gathered this morning in the Secondary Visual Arts room. Their mission was to create nine captivating pieces of multimedia, abstract art that would contribute to the overall look and theme of this year's Reflections yearbook. Fresh off the exhilaration of last week's WOW event, the artists channeled their thoughts and emotions about the theme #ChooseJoy into layers of shape, colour, and…
