1 September - 1 September 2022
From the Chaplain

From the Chaplain

Monday Food Drive for Rough Edges

I wanted to send out a huge thank you to the many families and individuals who have signed up to be part of our community providing meals to Rough Edges Community Centre on a Monday. In the last few weeks we have provided over 180 meals to people who struggle to find food, who don’t have the facilities to cook food or the resources to buy food. I still find it incredible that we still live in a city where this is still an issue.  The staff at Rough Edges also wanted to pass on their thanks for your generosity and kindness. If you would like to find out more about this service and maybe sign up to our roster please let me know via email and I will send you the details. We currently have around 70 people providing meals but the more people we have, the more we can share the love around.

Rev. Garry Lee-Lindsay
School Chaplain

From the Primary School

From the Primary School

Book Week Parade

SCEGGS Primary students celebrated their love of books, authors, illustrators and reading on Thursday with the annual Book Character Parade to celebrate Book Week.

To the delight of the girls, many parents lined the playground as the 9am start time approached. Afterall, this was the first event with a live audience in more than two years. The thought of parading in person after last year’s virtual Book Parade due to COVID was almost too good to be true!

We commenced the official proceedings with an Acknowledgement of Country to recognise the First Nations People as the very FIRST storytellers. This was followed by an official welcome by Mrs Dempsey who was dressed as Paddington Bear. Amongst the colourful crowd, we had several Little Red Riding Hoods, many crayons from ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ by Drew Daywalt, lots of Dr Seuss & Mr Men characters, as well as at least three teachers dressed as ‘Gangsta Granny’ by David Walliams – just to name a few!

The theme for Book Week in 2022 is “Dreaming with eyes open!” It certainly felt like we were dreaming with our eyes open as we watched the kaleidoscope of book characters proudly parading past with their treasured and favourite books.

Congratulations to Radha Bhindi and Lucinda Morgan from Year 6 who demonstrated outstanding maturity and leadership as the official hosts of the Book Parade. The interviews of several girls and staff about their reading preferences and choice of book character outfits was a real highlight.

The enthusiasm of the Year 6 girls for their final parade EVER was extraordinary, as they appeared together as Alice in Wonderland (Ms Tennant), the Queen of Hearts (Mrs Gloor) and the pack of cards. The announcement that 260 of the primary girls had completed the Premier’s Reading Challenge was only overshadowed by the excitement that 3L and 4S had achieved 100% participation rates, and therefore were receiving a special incentive reward for every student in each of these classes.

A HUGE thank you to the parents for assisting the girls with their book choices and matching book character costumes. With feathers, glitter and sequins all over the playground, Book Week 2022 is a now a wrap and my Bin Chicken ensemble from ‘Bin Chicken’ by Kate & Jol Temple, is officially retired!

Karen McBride
Primary School Teacher Librarian

Science Week Celebrations

National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. In the Primary School, our Science Week celebrations extended beyond a week as we participated in a range of different activities. The theme for this year’s Science Week was “Glass: More Than Meets the Eye”. Glass is an important, versatile and transformative material that will play an integral role in sustainable developments in the future. By investigating the properties of glass, our girls had the opportunity to explore the chemistry of glass, bending light, recycling and sustainability. Year 3 got their hands messy as they made glass decorations by making dough and then crushing up hard boiled lollies. When heated in the oven, the lollies acted like glass as they melted, fused and then cooled to become hard again.

Year 3 making glass decorations

The girls were treated to a Science Show that was run by Ms Mia Sharma, Science Teacher in the Secondary School. Ms Sharma set up a number of interesting experiments that had the girls learning about pH scale, indicators and chromatography. A highlight of the show was definitely the Mentos and fizzy drink experiment. Which type of fizzy drink do you think would produce the highest geyser? Fanta, lemonade, Coke or Diet Coke? The girls were asked to make their hypothesis before the pin was released and the Mentos plummeted into the drink. Some girls were very surprised by the outcome and were left wondering why Diet Coke produced the highest geyser. Ms Sharma also had some very important advice for our young scientists – to persist and never give up when conducting experiments and learning new things. She spoke about the famous scientist, Gregor Mendel who, over eight years, grew over 30 000 pea plants as he investigated patterns of inheritance. His persistence and patience enabled him to uncover some significant discoveries in the field of genetics. A big thank you to Ms Sharma for organising this amazing Science Show.

Primary Science Show with Ms Sharma

Celebrating National Science Week provides a wonderful opportunity for our girls to appreciate the importance of science and technology in our world and to reflect on the work of scientists, both past and present, who have made significant contributions to our scientific understanding and continue to inspire us to be curious, persistent scientists.

Cristi Wilsmore
Deputy Head of Primary (Teaching and Learning)

Music Matters

Music Matters

Congratulations – HSC ENCORE Music 1 and Music Extension

Congratulations to the students from Year 12 Music 1 and Music Extension who performed last Thursday 25 August in the Great Hall. This was the students’ final opportunity to share their HSC performance program before their exams in Week 8:

  • Music 1 – Tuesday 6 September
  • Music Extension – Wednesday 7 September

Special thank you to Ms Heidi Jones who carefully rehearsed with each student in preparation for their upcoming practical examinations.  The Music 1 students will sit their written paper in Term 4 in the HSC examination period. 

Thank you also to Mr Michael Tierney (Music 1 class teacher), SCEGGS Music tutors and associate musicians who supported the girls’ performances.  Well done to all students and our warmest wishes to you on this final stage of your Music HSC journey.

Congratulations to Sinfonietta, Stringalong and Bugles – ASBOF

Congratulations to all the Primary musicians who performed last weekend (Sunday 28 August) in the Australian Strings, Band and Orchestra Festival (ASBOF).  The first series of competition took place in two venues with the primary string groups competing at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and primary band students at UNSW’s Sir John Clancy Auditorium.  Well done to the girls in:

Primary Strings Ensemble: Sinfonietta and Stringalong – they were each awarded Gold.

Primary Band Ensemble: Bugles band – they were awarded Silver.

Special thank you to Mrs Anne Sweeney who directed and prepared the performances for strings and to Ms Stephanie Holmes for her accompaniment of Chamber Strings.  Special thank you also to Mr Michael Tierney who prepared and directed the performance of Bugles.  This is a terrific experience for the girls to share their music making with the wider community and to hear ensembles that are external to the school.  Well done Primary musicians!

The SCEGGS Secondary competitions (Amati Strings and Holst Wind Band) will take place on Sunday 11 September at Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Please see below:

  • Tickets for the ASBOF Competition are now on sale.  The tickets for this event (25% discount when purchasing online) can be accessed via the ASBOF website.
  • The ASBOF Web App is also accessible via the website and gives parents access to the full Festival Draw.

Please see below for the information and ensembles that are involved in this year’s competition:

  • Sunday 11 September – Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  • Amati – arrival time of 10am

Best wishes to our Secondary ensembles!

Congratulations to all performers in Musicale 3

Congratulation to students in the following ensembles who performed in Musicale 3 Concert on Monday 29 August.

Primary Concert Ensembles
  • String Power
  • Primary Cello Ensemble
  • Ukulele Ensemble
  • Chamber Strings
  • Primary Jazz Combo
  • Cantare
Secondary Concert Ensembles
  • Music Extension Ensemble
  • Secondary Jazz Combo
  • MACA – Rock band
  • Chapter 5 – Rock band
  • Year 10 Class Ensemble
  • Woodwind Ensemble
  • Contemporary Vocal Ensemble

Thank you to the Ensemble directors and conductors who prepared and directed the performances: Mrs Anne Sweeney (String Power and Chamber Strings), Mrs Amelia McCluney (Primary Cello Ensemble), Mr Neal Sutherland (Ukulele Ensemble and both secondary Rock bands), Ms Louise Horwood (Primary Jazz Combo), Miss Allison Harrigan (Cantare), Mr Michael Tierney for Ms Alex Silver (Secondary Jazz Combo), Ms Stephanie Holmes (Accompaniment for Cantare and CVE, Year 10 Class Ensemble), Ms Heidi Jones and Ms Laura Brown (Music Extension Ensemble) and Ms Nicole Barrett (Woodwind Ensemble). 

Well done girls with your performances!

IMPORTANT CHANGE: Back to SCEGGS Gala Dinner Cancelled!

Unfortunately this event is not proceeding at this time. Students who were to perform at the Gala Dinner on Saturday 3 September are no longer required. This reminder is especially for students in:

  • Basie Jazz Band
  • Madrigal Ensemble
  • Lux Strings

Congratulations – AMEB Piano Result

Congratulations to Angelina Wang (Year 5) who achieved an outstanding result for her AMEB Grade 5 Exam.  Well done Angelina!

Primary Piano Concert REMINDER – This afternoon Thursday 1 September

The Primary Piano Concert will take place this afternoon in the Great Hall.  The performance will begin at 3.30pm and finish at approximately 4.15pm.  We look forward to sharing the performances with you.

Term 3 Calendar of Music Events

Week 7 Primary Piano Concert, Thursday 1 September, 3.30pm to 4.40pm, Great Hall
Week 8

IPSHA Performance, Tuesday 6 September, Sydney Town Hall.  Further information to come.

ASBOF Competition, Sunday 11 September (Amati Strings and Holst Wind Ensemble)

Week 9 Stage 3 Concert, Thursday 15 September, 6pm, Great Hall

Pauline Chow
Head of Music

Tournament of Minds Success 2022

Tournament of Minds Success 2022

Sunday 28 August was a beautiful day for a Tournament. Our creative minds basked in the sundrenched yards of Randwick Boys High School as they awaited their turn to light up a room. This was the first face-to-face Tournament of Minds event since 2019.

The morning passed quickly as our six teams, in the Secondary Division, moved from presenting long-term project results (a six-week commitment) to spontaneous presentations where they are presented with a problem, given four minutes of brainstorming teamwork then have one minute to present their solution to a panel of 2 judges. Eventually, recycled cardboard props were recycled yet again and smiles replaced the nervous tension.

Late Sunday afternoon, in the presentation ceremony, SCEGGS dominated consistently, awarded Honours in three disciplines and taking out first prize for the Secondary, STEM challenge. Team 1 (Social Science), who gained an honours, included many team members from last years winning Social Science team.

Team 3

Congratulations should be extended to SCEGGS Team 3 (STEM) who have won a place at the state finals on 11 September.  Team 3 (STEM) have surprised themselves by using their resilience and persistence to impress the judges with their creative problem solving, overcoming 12 other teams (including locals, Randwick Boys High School, who were awarded Honours).

I would also like to acknowledge our Language Literature teams (5 and 6) who were up against 16 other school teams. All teams participated with enthusiasm and friendliness.

Congratulations also to SCEGGS Primary Social Science team who were also awarded Honours.

Thank you to all the parents who transported their resident creative minds and for the many who provided an audience to support our teams. You have helped us enable some new friendships, new mind-melding and future leaders. The full team participant list and results are below:

Team 1
Social Science

Facilitator:
Mrs Schwedes

Result:
Honours

  • Hannah Guest
  • Sybilla Hooke
  • Astrid Hooper
  • Zara Ibrahim
  • Juliet Luschwitz
  • Julia Richards
  • Madeleine Soo
Team 2
Social Science

Facilitator:
Mr Sullivan

  • Teagan Barrack
  • Christine Chen
  • Avalon Keating
  • Zoe Lindner
  • Simran Murphy
  • Sophia Papadakis
  • Janet Zheng
Team 3
STEM

Facilitator:
Ms Hung

Result:
WON!

  • Bianca Hardge
  • Zara Grace
  • Evelyn Li
  • Rachel Li
  • Ruby Peters
  • Georgia Tsangaris
  • Scarlett White
Team 4
STEM

Facilitator:
Mrs Rumpler

Result:
Honours

  • Sophia Barry
  • Gabrielle Cheung
  • Molly Espie
  • Estella Gibson
  • Emily Gyton
  • Elspeth Herbert
  • Evie Vigil
Team 5
Language Literature

Facilitator:
Miss Quirk

Result:
Honours

  • Jasmine Cohen
  • Isabella Conroy
  • Francesca Emblin
  • Claire Gyton
  • Alexis Monahan
  • Isobel Murray
  • Alexandra Tavendale
Team 6
Language Literature

Facilitator:
Miss Craddock

  • Eva Ancher
  • Sky Barrington
  • Isabella Brook
  • Verona Floro
  • Catherine Jenkins
  • Amelie Singer
  • Yang Zhou

Veronica Schwedes
TOM Secondary School Facilitator

Visual Arts

Visual Arts

Inside Outside Exhibition Opening

The SCEGGS Darlinghurst Visual Arts Department prides itself on the dual roles we hold as both educators and practising artists. For many in the SCEGGS community you may have visited one or more of our exhibitions in the past and know that these are always wonderful opportunities to come together, engage with our extramural work and connect with past and present families, students and friends of SCEGGS!

We warmly invite you to the Opening of new works by SCEGGS art teachers Anita Tesoriero and Heidi Jackson. This new suite of works, titled Inside Outside, is broadly concerned with interior and exterior investigations of place.

Anita’s paintings depict scenes from the Hitchcock classic, Rear Window, and invite the viewer to explore key scenes from the film that are beautifully executed, acting as contracted narratives that poignantly remind us of the unexpected voyeuristic opportunities presented in the film. This idea was particularly significant during COVID lockdowns when most of our time was spent indoors, perhaps looking out at limited views of the world like the protagonist in the film that actor Jimmy Stewart plays. Also COVID was a time of introspection and revisiting old movies and Hitchcock’s film Rear Window is a classic thriller allowing the viewer’s imagination to create its own drama.

Heidi continues her inquiry into the landscape, and in this series, like Anita, access to and exploration of this as a subject was limited due to being sequestered in Sydney for most of 2020 and 2021. In this new series, her works explore the environment around Lake George near Canberra, also known in the local language as Weereewa meaning “bad water”. If you know Lake George you may be aware of its enigmatic nature as it is an intermittent body of water that constantly changes. During research into the area, it was assumed that the reference to “bad water” may allude to this mysterious quality. However it seems that its extreme salinity informed its name, as it poses as a tantalising semblance of a useful water source. Its strange allure and the evocative nature of the landscape that surrounds it offers much to contemplate as a painter.

Please join us for the Exhibition Opening on Saturday from 1 to 4 pm.  Exhibition details are below and a preview is available here for Anita and Heidi.

Application Reminder

A reminder that applications for Art Captain for 2022/23 and the Ashley Marie Marcos Award are due on Monday 5 September via email to Ms Jackson. Students are encouraged to drop by the Art staffroom if there are any further questions.

Heidi Jackson
Head of Visual Arts

IST Day of AI

IST Day of AI

In late July, the Year 9 and 10 IST classes participated in a day of learning about Artificial Intelligence, with two Year 9 students winning the NSW competition run as part of the day. This whole day incursion called “Day of AI” was a program developed by MIT and adapted for delivery in Australia. To help us prepare for the day Ms O’Sullivan and myself were involved in a series of training workshops. Activities on the day included being able to recognise what Artificial Intelligence is and how do machines actually gain intelligence. The girls had lots of fun teaching the computer to recognise images of cats, dogs and people and then testing their model with a range of images.  This helped them develop an understanding of the importance of data sets and how bias can be introduced into these.  The controversial issue of Deepfakes was examined and students conducted a hands-on activity to help them gain some understanding of how computers can develop original video and images that can be passed off as real and the ethical considerations around this technology.

In the final session for the day, all the students worked in pairs to develop an idea of how they would use AI to solve a real-world problem they identified. Some amazing concepts were proposed – including drones to recognise people in danger in the surf, locating areas where bees have been depleted, and a pen which would analyse students’ writing and suggest ways to make it more readable.  The proposal of two of our year 9 students, Gabrielle Cheung and Sophia Barry, to ensure that electric vehicles are no longer undetectable for blind people, won the NSW competition and was awarded 3rd prize nationally.  As well as receiving a $250 gift voucher from JB-HiFi they will also be offered a week of work experience with an Australian top technology company when they are in Year 10. 

The judges commented that “it was great to see how much thinking and creativity went into the pitch to bring the technology to life. Your application of how your invention would work, as well as the data needed, was incredibly comprehensive and thoughtful and demonstrated how much you learnt throughout the day.”

Mrs Rumpler
Computing Teacher

Debating

Debating

Congratulations to the Year 9 Archdale Debating Team for progressing through to the Grand Finals! The Grand Finals will be held at SCEGGS on Tuesday 6 September, and spectators should come through the JF doors, where they will be directed to the debate rooms.

SCEGGS will also be hosting the second round of the Representative Debating Competition on Monday 5 September. We have two debaters in the IGSA Seconds, so anyone interested in supporting them, or watching some high-quality debates, is encouraged to attend. Debates will begin at 6.30pm. Please enter through the Sports Hall glass doors (on Forbes Street).

Imogen Harper
Debating Coordinator

Science Week Success

Science Week Success

National Science Week in the High School was a busy and stimulating time. Each lunch, students attended different activities to encourage their scientific thinking as well as to help them enjoy the wonders of Science.

To start the week off with a bang, students completed the Mentos and Coke experiment, including hypothesising about which brand of fizzy drink would form the tallest geyser. Some students were quite surprised by the results, and all were impressed by the sheer height of the eruption.

This was followed by the infamous Exploding Watermelon experiment, starring Boggus and Gregory (two watermelons that were decorated by Mrs Sharma’s Y8 class). Prior to the experiments, students analysed a graph that showed the results of other schools’ exploded watermelon experiments. Students used this data to estimate the number of rubber bands required to burst Boggus and Gregory.

The day of the experiment dawned bright and sunny (after many days of rain) so the watermelons were exploded on the front lawn, with the help of approximately 250 students. Students worked in pairs to place rubber bands over the watermelon’s middle, until it finally imploded and then exploded. Boggus required 152 rubber bands while Gregory required 113. Huge congratulations go to Taylor Mavrakis and Fig Wright who estimated the correct number of rubber bands needed to explode both watermelons! Congratulations also go to Christine Chen and Julia Piazza for guessing Gregory’s rubber band capacity and Evannah Georgas, Olivia Hickey and Anna Cutbush for predicting Boggus’.

On the Thursday, students had a “fire” day. They watched an experiment that formed molten metal and learnt how to hold fire in their bare hands. Students also embraced the theme of National Science Week this year, which was “Glass – More than Meets the Eye”. Students decorated glass rods and sealed the glass ends in the Bunsen Burner to make beautifully personalised stirring rods.

Lastly, interested students completed a rat dissection. All the Science teachers were mightily impressed by the precision and care taken during the dissection. The students who completed the dissection are to be commended for their attention to detail and delicate scalpel work.

Overall, it was an amazing week full of fun, excitement, and of course, excellent Science! A big thank you goes to all members of the Science Department for making this such a great week!

Mia Sharma
Science Teacher

SPAN Ethics in the Media – Bookings Close Tomorrow!

SPAN Ethics in the Media – Bookings Close Tomorrow!

Book your tickets today for our next SPAN Event – Ethics in the Media. Our outstanding panel including Network 10’s Hugh Riminton, Old Girls and journalists Celina Edmonds (1988), Anne Davies (1977) and Sally Bowrey (1999), will discuss the ethical implications of topics such as the role of traditional versus new media, how journalism is impacted by digital media and much more!

Join us on Thursday 8 September in the Great Hall for a fantastic evening of lively discussion, Q&A, a light meal and to connect with like-minded peers.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Primary Sport News

Primary Sport News

IPSHA Athletics

Congratulations to our Years 3-6 students who represented SCEGGS at the IPSHA Athletics Carnival held on Monday 29 August. We were incredibly proud of the way you demonstrated the SCEGGS values both on and off the track. Well done to all the girls who competed in a range of events in the first IPSHA Carnival since 2019!

Of the 25 students we took to the carnival, the following girls placed in their respective races.

Antonia Neal

Girls 12-13 Years 100m (Race 6)

Girls 12-13 Years 200m (Race 6)

4th Place

4th Place

Ava Pepper

Girls 11 Years 100m (Race 1)

Girls 11 Years 200m (Race 1)

Girls 11 Years Long Jump

1st Place

3rd Place

4th Place

Beatrice Emanuel

Girls 9 Years 100m (Race 1)

Girls 8-10 4x100m Relay (Race 3)

3rd Place

1st Place

Chelsea Fallshaw Girls 11 Years 200m (Race 3) 3rd Place
Elizabeth Teoh Girls 12-13 Years 100m (Race 7) 4th Place
Emily Snow Girls 9 Years 100m (Race 4) 2nd Place
Gabriella Orth

Girls 8-10 4x100m Relay (Race 3)

Girls 10 Years 100m (Race 4)

1st Place

3rd Place

Georgina Auld Girls 11 Years 100m (Race 2) 4th Place

Pippa Dodwell

Girls 8-10 4x100m Relay (Race 3) 1st Place

Sarah Ibrahim

Girls 8-10 4x100m Relay (Race 3)

Girls 10 Years 100m (Race 2)

Girls 10 Years 200m (Race 2)

1st Place

3rd  Place

3rd Place

Sarah Reif Girls 10 Years 100m (Race 4) 2nd Place
Stasia Serafin Girls 8 Years 100m 4th Place

A further congratulations goes to Ava Pepper, Beatrice Emanuel and Stasia Serafin, who were selected in the IPSHA team, which will be competing on 20 September at the CIS Athletics Championships.

A special mention goes to Ava Pepper, who ran 13.62 in the 100m to win the 11 Years age category at the Carnival. This was the fastest run by any 11-Year-old girl at IPSHA since records were first published in 2012. Well done Ava!

Kincoppal Invitational Artistic Gymnastics Competition

SCEGGS, Ascham, MLC and Kincoppal enjoyed a friendly gymnastics event on 28 August, held at Ascham, hosted by Kincoppal Rose Bay.

With Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards available, we were lucky enough to have all SCEGGS girls finish with Gold and Silver.

Not only did the girls perform well, what was most impressive was the support and encouragement they showed each other throughout the day, fantastic team spirit and sportsmanship.

Emilia Narev, Abigail Sauer and Peggy Van Haandel Williams showed outstanding leadership as senior gymnasts, mentoring younger students and supporting our coaching staff, thank you!

Special mention to Lily Withers who was the highest overall point scorer in Level 1.

Results
Level 3 Gold Medallist

Gabriella Orth – 3rd in Overall Pointscore

Victoria Poniros

Level 3 Silver Medallist

Isla Roberts

Sarah Ibrahim

Level 2 Gold Medallist

Amelia Mitchell – 2nd in Overall Pointscore

Evie Thorpe

Zara Anderson

Level 2 Silver Medallist

Diya Shankar

Georgia Scott

Level 1 Gold Medallist

Lily Withers – 1st in Overall Pointscore

Arabella Arste-Vij

Special mention to:
  • Lily Withers, 1st in All Round in Level 1
  • Amelia Mitchell, 2nd All Round in Level 2
  • Gabriella Orth, 3rd All Round in Level 3

Term 4 Sport Nomination Forms

A big thank you to all of the families who have returned their Sport Nomination Forms for Term 4. If you have not, please do so in the next few days to avoid missing out on enrolments for Term 4.

AFL opportunities

For those girls who are interested, we have some further opportunities for those looking at playing some AFL.

For those looking for a taste of AFL, register for the holiday clinic at Moore Park on Thursday 29 from 10:00 – 2:00. Get along and try AFL today!

For those girls who are looking for a bit more AFL in Term 4, there is an AFLX Competition running at Moore Park on Monday afternoons from 10/10/2022 – 12/12/2022. We would love to get a SCEGGS team together to compete; whether you are an experienced player or have never played before, we would love to hear from you! For more information, visit here. For those interested in signing up as part of a team or as an individual, please email me at TomMitton@sceggs.nsw.edu.au.

SCEGGS Training sessions after school plus Saturday Sport

After a week’s worth of cancelled Saturday sports (mostly), now more than ever it is important to keep up to date with all sports cancellations/changes. Please stay subscribed to the @SCEGGSSport Twitter feed for the latest updates relating to cancellations.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me on 0435 138 037. Alternatively, if you have any news or photos that we can highlight in the newsletters, please email TomMitton@sceggs.nsw.edu.au.

Tom Mitton
PDHPE and Sport Coordinator: Primary

Secondary Sport News

Secondary Sport News

IGSA Athletics

Congratulations to the SCEGGS Athletics Team who competed at the IGSA Athletics Championships. SCEGGS placed 13th overall out of 27 schools. SCEGGS also placed 2nd in the Most Improved School results.

All individual results can be found below:

Event
Name
Division 2 Heat
Final Result
Hurdles      

12 years 80m Hurdles

Sophia Hanel

3rd in Heat

8th overall

13 years 80m Hurdles

Audrey Rivers

3rd in Heat

 

14 years 90m Hurdles

Mia Sparks

4th in Heat

 

15 years 90m Hurdles

Eleanor Lawson

6th in Heat

 

16 years 100m Hurdles

Amanda Aroney

4th in Heat

 

17 years 100m Hurdles

Ianna Fatouros

4th in Heat

 

18 years 100m Hurdles

Alice Martin

2nd in Heat

 

100m      

12 years 100m

Evelyn Li

3rd in Heat

9th overall

13 years 100m

Adelaide Sewell

7th in Heat

 

14 years 100m

Abigail Grace

6th in Heat

 

15 years 100m

Eleanor Lawson

1st in Heat

3rd overall

16 years 100m

Stella Argyrides

3rd in Heat

8th overall

17 years 100m

Ianna Fatouros

9th in Heat

 

Para 100m 12 – 19 years

Coco Espie

 

10th overall

200m

 

 

 

12 years 200m

Evelyn Li

4th in Heat

 

13 years 200m

Madelyn Hung

7th in Heat

 

14 years 200m

Abigail Grace

3rd in Heat

 

15 years 200m

Eleanor Lawson

3rd in Heat

3rd overall

16 years 200m

Stella Argyrides

2nd in Heat

6th overall

17 years 200m

Ianna Fatouros

9th in Heat

 

18 years 200m

Marni Hootman

8th in Heat

 

Para 200m 12- 19 Years

Coco Espie

 

7th overall

400m

 

 

 

Junior 400m

Eden Smith

7th in Heat

 

Intermediate 400m

Allegra Strickland

8th in Heat

 

Senior 400m

Nancy Newton

6th in Heat

 

800m

 

 

 

12 years 800m

Sophia Hanel

8th in Heat

 

13 years 800m

Madelyn Hung

8th in Heat

 

14 years 800m

Annaliese Stackpool

3rd in Heat

 

15 years 800m

Ruby Fry

1st in Heat

 

17 years 800m

Portia Palmerlee

2nd in Heat

 

18 years 800m

Lily Cooney

3rd in Heat

 

1500m

 

 

 

Junior 1500m

Matilda Emanuel

3rd Division 2

5th overall

Intermediate 1500m

Ruby Fry

2nd Division 2

6th overall

Senior 1500m

Lily Cooney

2nd Division 2

8th overall

Relay

 

 

 

4x100m Junior Relay Team

Abigail Grace
Evelyn Li
Mia Sparks
Adelaide Sewell

6th

 

4x100m Intermediate Relay Team

Jemima Sewell
Stella Argyrides
Isla Hootman
Eleanor Lawson

1st

4th in Final – by .79 of a second

4x100m Senior Relay Team

Nancy Newton
Yang Zhou
Marni Hootman
Ianna Fatouros

7th

 

Long Jump

 

 

 

12 years Long Jump

Sophia Hanel

2nd Division 2

8th overall

13 Years Long Jump

Sarah James

4th Division 2

 

15 years Long Jump

Allegra Strickland

7th Division 2

 

16 years Long Jump

Stella Argyrides

4th Division 2

 

17 years Long Jump

Yang Zhou

7th Division 2

 

18 years Long Jump

Alice Martin

3rd Division 2

 

High Jump

 

 

 

Junior High Jump

Annaliese Stackpool

1st Division 2

4th overall

Intermediate High Jump

Amanda Aroney

7th Division 2

 

Senior High Jump

Alice Martin

5th Division 2

 

Shot Put

 

 

 

12 years Shot Put

Evelyn Li

4th Division 2

 

13 years Shot Put

Sarah James

8th Division 2

 

14 years Shot Put

Mia Sparks

9th Division 2

 

15 years Shot Put

Lily Hreszczuk

2nd Division 2

2nd overall

17 years Shot Put

Yang Zhou

6th Division 2

 

18 years Shot Put

Remy Chapple

4th Division 2

 

Para Shot Put 12 -19 years Shot Put

Coco Espie

 

3rd overall

Discuss

 

 

 

Junior Discus

Eleanor Lawrie

6th Division 2

 

Senior Discus

Remy Chapple

5th Division 2

 

Para Discus 12 -19 years Discus

Coco Espie

 

7th overall

Javelin

 

 

 

Junior Javelin

Annaliese Stackpool

1st Division 2

5th overall

Intermediate Javelin

Samara Foulds

2nd Division 2

5th overall

Senior Javelin

Annika Freiheit

7th Division 2

 

AFL

Congratulations to Emma Juneja who has been awarded the Best & Fairest Award for the whole of the U’16 Division 1 Sydney Region. This is a fabulous reward for all the hard work and commitment that Emma has dedicated to the sport of AFL. We look forward to following Emma’s development over the next few years.

Emma Juneja (Year 11)

From Around the Grounds

Here are some photos from our sport activities this week!

IGSA Fixtures, Results and Wet Weather

There is a new IGSA website and platform for accessing wet weather, fixtures and team results. You do not need to register or sign up to be a member to access this site.

Fit 4 Touch

Tuesday 6, 13, 20 September – 6:30am
Meet at North Bondi RSL

We will be starting to prepare for Term 4 Touch Football in the upcoming weeks. Students are welcome to come along for the next three Tuesday mornings to work on their fitness in readiness for trials.

Please email Ms Thompson to join this program.

SCEGGS Training sessions before and after school plus Saturday Sport

Please check the @SCEGGSSport Twitter feed for the latest updates relating to cancellations.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact myself on 9052 2721 or 0418 491 521. Alternatively, if you have any news or photos that we can highlight in the newsletters please email alisongowan@sceggs.nsw.edu.au

Alison Gowan
Director of Sport

Go Greener

Go Greener

Mobile Phones

Did you know that 70% of the global population own a smartphone? That equates to an enormous 6.1 billion phones!

The first Nokia was made in 1997 but the launch of the touchscreen iPhone in 2007 made phones much more use friendly and more available for mass consumption.

We use our phones for making calls, texting friends, booking holidays, reading the news and keeping in touch with the world.

However, there is no denying that there is a large impact on the environment from the mobile phone. Raw materials are extracted from the ground in order to create the energy needed to produce and use the phones. And, as you can imagine, with so many phones constantly being updated and people wanting the latest model, there is a significant amount of waste being created.

Between 2007 and 2017, approximately 7.1 billion mobile phones were produced. The energy needed to manufacture these phones was equal to the amount of energy needed to power India for a year! And that doesn’t include any energy needed to charge a phone.

Mobile phones have taken over the energy usage of laptops and PCs and it is predicted that by 2040, the information and communications sector will create 14% of the world’s global emissions.

So how do phones have an impact on the environment?
  • Minerals (including iron, copper, aluminium and gold) and are mined from the ground in order to create the phones. Chemicals are used to help the extraction and wastewater and toxic waste is produced as a result.
  • Cobalt is another ingredient used to make mobiles and it has been linked to child labour in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • E-waste is also another issue to consider. In developing countries, recycling often happens without protections for workers who handle the heavy metals and toxins.
What can you do?
  • Unplug your phone charger when you are not using it and save energy and money on your bill. (It has been estimated that if 10% of phones users unplugged their phone when completely charged, the energy saved could power 60,000 Europeans’ homes).
  • Turn down the screen’s brightness to make the battery last longer.
  • Keep your current phone for longer and only upgrade when needed. Update your software, and delete apps and files not needed to make it perform better.
  • Sell or trade your old phone.
  • Donate old phones to charity where they are refurbished and sold to make funds.
  • Recycle your old phones to collection points like Optus, Telsta, Vodafone and Officeworks as well as many local libraries. Search Mobile Muster for more information.
  • When buying a new phone, research and ask questions in relation to the responsible and ethical nature of a phone’s raw materials and the working conditions used to create the phone.

Laura Tennant
Primary Enviro Girls Coordinator

Parents’ and Friends’ Association

Parents’ and Friends’ Association

Class Parent Events                                                                                        

Kindergarten Family Picnic

Date: 10 September
Time: 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Venue: Barangaroo
Cost: $15 per child
RSVP: via TryBooking

Spring Vacation Care

Spring Vacation Care

Dear Families

With the Spring holidays fast approaching, we would like to take the opportunity to share our Spring Vacation Care Program with you.

The service will be operating from Monday 26 – Friday 30 September, Tuesday 4 – Friday 7 October, with school returning on the Monday 10 October 2022.  The service is open for current Primary SCEGGS girls and their school aged siblings only.

Please click here for the Vacation Care Flyer.

The vacation care program for Spring has a wonderful variety of excursions and incursions and exciting in-house days at the centre for all children to enjoy.

If you would like to book your child into Vacation Care, please follow the TryBooking link to generate your tickets.

Please note, that if you have not yet enrolled your child into our After School/ Vacation Care Service through the OWNA website or you are a new family joining SCEGGS in 2022, you will be required to fill out enrolment documentation prior to booking. This can be accessed via the link.

Please reach out via email (afterschoolcare@sceggs.nsw.edu.au) or phone (9332-1133) if you have any inquiries about Vacation Care.

Warm regards,

Fran St John
After School Care Co-Ordinator

School Photographs

School Photographs

Year 12 “fun” group photo available for purchase from Advanced Life Photography

Advanced Life Photography has let us know that the 2022 Year 12 “fun” group photo is available to purchase (at 20% off until 9 September) on their website www.advancedlife.com.au. Enter the 9-letter code found on the SCEGGS Parent Portal,  click on “Group Photos” and search “Year 12”. Please pay Advanced Photography online and the photo will be sent to school in about 6 weeks. Please contact Advanced Photography with any questions or issues.

SCEGGS Admin