Families are reminded that the School will be closed for the Mid-term Break on Monday 19 August.
Most sporting teams still have fixtures on the Saturday, so it is important to remember that all students are still required to play their scheduled matches.
We wish all families a happy SCEGGS long weekend on Monday!
We are excited to announce that the Silent Auction,
one of the major fundraisers for the Festival on Forbes, is
The P&F are grateful to the SCEGGS and wider community for their generous donations, some of which include:
Donations to the Silent Auction have an enormous impact on the Festival’s success and we value greatly the generosity of every donor who contributes to the Auction.
Scan the QR code here:
If you have any queries, please contact our Festival on Forbes Committee.
Good luck!
The Festival on Forbes Committee
It wouldn’t be a SCEGGS Fair without the legendary cake stall. To make it a success we will call upon the whole of the school to contribute one type of baked or store bought item in the days leading up to the fair.
An empty cake box will be sent home with the oldest sibling from each K- 10 family next week (the week of the fair). Year 11 and 12 students are invited to pick up a box from Student Services . Please fill your empty box with a delicious home baked or store bought treat, and fill out the included sheet with the type of baked good and ingredients. (A reminder that SCEGGS is a nut-free site) We can’t wait to accept your whole cakes, muffins, loaves, slices, cupcakes, cookies and donuts! Where possible please avoid providing items which require refrigeration, as space is limited.
| Friday 23 August | 7.45am – 8.45am | usual Forbes Street car park drop off |
| Friday 23 August | 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Secondary and Primary School Reception |
| Saturday 24 August | between 9am and 11am 1pm and 3pm |
to the Cake Stall, located in OG 9 (behind the lawn) |
| Fair day | before 10am | to the designated cake collector on Forbes Street |
The P&F are delighted to announce that you can now pre-order your very own SCEGGS bag! All funds raised from the sales of these bags will be directed towards the Light Her Path Campaign. Pre-ordered bags may be collected from the Information Booth at the Festival on Forbes on Sunday 25 August. The bags will also be available for purchase on Fair day.
Please contact Festival on Forbes with any queries.
Thank you for all your amazing donations for the book stall – we have been overwhelmed!
We are now no longer able to accept any further book donations due to oversupply.
See you all at the Fair!
The Festival on Forbes Committee
The annual HSC Drama Showcase will be presented on Friday August 23 in the Playhouse.
The showcase features Individual Project and Group Performance work from the Year 12 candidates. This performance is an important stage in the development of their work as the students perform before an audience of peers, family, friends and staff, prior to their NESA examination the following week.
| Sophie Gallagher-Horne |
| Gemma Ashton |
| Susannah Sheumack |
| Natasha Herbert |
| Lauren Ransom |
| Amelie Ransom |
| Lucy Thomsen |
| Georgina Diamond |
| Madeleine Tudehope |
| Sienna Taylor |
| Charlotte Katz |
| Ava Nunley |
| Marine Smith |
The showcase will commence at 6.00pm and run until 9.00pm, with an interval.
Parking will be available in the St Peter’s Street car park. The car park will close promptly after the event.
Peter Eyers
Head of Drama
The P&F warmly invite you to hear from communications expert Lucy Dahill as she presents:
Lucy brings with her a wealth of experience in a variety of industries from media to healthcare and has just submitted a Doctoral Thesis titled ‘Words Matter, A mixed methods investigation of perceived parental comments on adolescents’ weight, shape, and eating’. Of interest, is how much of what we communicate is non-verbal and founded on a variety of influences. Lucy currently works as a Youth Worker in a High School and, although her primary area of focus is teenagers, what is clear from the work she has done through her working life with children and families, the foundations for communication in adolescence are founded on what children have seen, experienced and communicated to them through their parents in the early years. She continues post-doctoral studies in this area through academic research, podcasts and book writing.
The foundation in all Lucy’s projects is the importance of decency and respect in our relationships with ourselves and each other and the importance of finding our voice in expression. Lucy is a parent of three, now adult, children and has a wealth of experience to draw on from her own parenting role to share in her presentations. She has learnt through experience, it takes a village to raise a child, hence the resources she provides to support parents are contributions to that village that can be accessed by busy parents.
Students in Years 7 & 8 and their parent/carer are warmly invited to the Years 7 & 8 Parent/Daughter Breakfast on Friday 6 September in the SCEGGS Great Hall.
Join us for a delicious breakfast, barista-made coffee and an opportunity to bond with your daughter.
This year’s Musicale 3 will be held at Festival on Forbes on Sunday 25 August. Every Primary and Secondary Music Ensemble will perform throughout the day on one of three separate stages. Click here to see the timetable. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes before the performance time.
We are thrilled to announce that planning is underway for a Music Tour of Italy in December 2025 departing after Speech Night. Secondary students will be eligible to participate. To learn more, please attend the Tour Meeting on Wednesday 21 August, at 6.00 pm in the Lecture Theatre. For preliminary questions, please contact Mr. David Gresham.
The SCEGGS Music Department will be starting free music theory lessons during Friday lunch in DB2. These are to prepare students for AMEB theory and/or musicianship exams. While the lessons are free, there will be a cost involved in the purchase of theory books and registration for exams. Mr. Gresham will contact parents with recommendations for grade levels before any purchases are made. Please contact Mr. David Gresham if you have any questions.
Thursday 12 September 1.10-1.40pm in DB1 & Thursday 19 September 1.10-1.40pm in DB1
All string players in Contemporary Strings are invited to perform a short solo at one of two lunchtime concertsbeing held this term. Performances of this nature, in front of a supportive and appreciative audience are vital for a musician’s development and all players are encouraged to perform and support their friends. Mrs Sweeney will be organising the solo concert programs during Contemporary Strings rehearsals over the coming weeks. Please discuss with your instrument tutor a short solo piece that might be suitable to perform. Girls are also very welcome to perform a duet with a friend! Piano accompaniment will be provided at both concerts.
Students and parents are reminded that the Co-curricular Music Commitment Policy is now in place and there will be consequences for late arrivals and unexplained absence from rehearsals and performance. We expect full commitment from students who wish to participate in important performances, competitions, and tours. For more information click here.
Thank you to the students who always do the right thing and communicate in advance with the Music Department. We appreciate you!
Several SCEGGS ensembles will perform at the Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival this year. The Festival is a non-competitive event where ensembles receive a Gold, Silver, or Bronze rating based on their performance. This is a wonderful opportunity for our SCEGGS ensembles to perform on stage, hear other school ensembles, and receive valuable feedback from professional adjudicators. Please find more information here.
Please see the table below for details of the events occurring on Sunday 15 September
| Stringalong – Nigel Butterly Event | Arrival time 8.00am | Leighton Hall, University of NSW, Kensington |
| Sinfonietta – Dulcie Holland Event | Arrival time 8.50am | Leighton Hall, University of NSW Kensington |
| Bugles – Robert McAnally Event | Approx arrival time 9.30am Approx. end time 11.00am |
Clancy Auditorium, University of NSW, Kensington |
| Chamber Strings – Brett Dean Premier Event | Arrival time 11.00am | Leighton Hall University of NSW, Kensington |
Earlier this year, I joined forces with a few friends from a music program to form Anticz, a band with a passion for creating high-energy punk music. We were eager to push beyond the boundaries of what we’d been playing and dive into a sound that truly energized us. Our music draws inspiration from bands like Hole and Amyl and the Sniffers, giving us a raw, gritty vibe that we’re proud to call our own.
Our band is a collaborative effort. Sal, our lead singer, writes most of the lyrics and comes up with many of the musical ideas. George, our drummer, and I jump in to add our own touches, bringing the songs to life with a blend of each of our influences. We rehearse in Stanmore at George’s house, but our performances have taken us all over Sydney—from pubs and festivals to band competitions, and even a few gigs in Wollongong!
Performing is what I love most about being in Anticz. There’s something incredibly exhilarating about standing on stage, expressing whatever comes to mind, and having a room full of people engage with you as an entertainer. Each band member pours their own passions into the music, making every song a unique blend of our collective personalities. This sense of shared creativity is also why I love participating in school music programs like CVE, Contemporary Band, Holst, and Songwriting. To me, the artist and their art are almost inseparable, and that connection is something truly beautiful.
Just last weekend, Anticz took part in a band competition. As the newest band with the youngest members, we were thrilled to place as runners-up and even more excited to win the audience vote! We’re planning to continue performing around Sydney and are currently on the lookout for a bass player so I can fully embrace playing lead guitar.
We’d love to see some SCEGGS faces at our shows! If you’re interested in following our journey, you can find us on Instagram at here.
Isabelle Flower
Year 9 Studnet (Elective Music)
We love hearing about ways our musicians are involved in music-making outside of school. Please send details to Heidi Jones.
All co-curricular music ensemble schedules are now available on Clipboard. If you haven’t set this up yet, please follow the provided instructions. For any issues with Clipboard set-up, contact our Music Administration Assistant Miss Alice Kotowicz.
| Week 4 | Friday 16 August 8.30am |
Arrival music for Year 7 Orientation morning | Lux Strings | The Great Hall |
| Week 5 | Wednesday 21 August 6.00pm |
2025 International Music Tour Meeting | Students and Parents | The Lecture Theatre |
| Thursday 22 August 5.30pm |
Concert | Year 11 Elective Music students | The Great Hall | |
| Sunday 25 August | Musicale 3 at Festival on Forbes | All Primary and Secondary ensembles | ||
| Week 6 | Monday 26 August 6.00pm |
SCEGGS Encore Concert | Year 12 Elective Music students | The Great Hall |
| Week 7 | Saturday 31 August – Thursday 4 September | Rehearsals with Cat Empire, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and Gondwana Choirs | Combined Choirs | SCEGGS and Sydney Opera House |
| Friday 5 September and Saturday 6 September | Performance with Cat Empire, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and Gondwana Choirs | Combined Choirs | Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House | |
| Week 8 | Thursday 12 September 1.10pm |
Secondary Piano Concert | Students and Parents | The Great Hall |
| Thursday 12 September 3.30pm |
Primary Piano Concert | Students and Parents | The Great Hall | |
| Sunday 15 September | ASBOF Performance | Bugles, Stringalong, Sinfonietta, Chamber Strings | ASBOF | |
| Week 9 | Thursday 19 September (Lunchtime) |
Contemporary String Soiree | String Players | DB1 |
| Sunday 22 September 6.00pm |
Year 12 Farewell Chapel Service | Madrigal Ensemble | SCEGGS Chapel |
Heidi Jones
Head of Music (Co-curricular)
Year 10 and 11 Art students are eligible to apply and students have been emailed Application Forms.
The Art Captain is a new role instituted last year and is a special position that requires special skills, values and attitudes. We are looking for a student who can do the following and more!
If you would like to apply, please complete the application and forward it to Ms Jackson by Friday of Week 1 in Term 4.
Interviews will be held in Term 4 and the position will be announced and commence in Week 3.
We take this opportunity to thank Jade Brennan who is our outgoing Captain for 2024. Her excellent efforts and initiative distinguished her in this role. We could not have asked for a more outstanding inaugural Captain, she has set the bar high approaching all aspects of the role in a calm and level headed manner and her organisational skills and maturity were assets. We trust that she will use many of the skills and attitudes gained in her studies of Art to flourish in her future beyond SCEGGS.
With our best wishes and gratitude Jade!
On behalf of the Visual Arts Department
Applications for The Ashley Marie Marcos Award are now open for 2024. This award is open to all Year 11 Visual Arts students.
Ashley Marie Marcos is an Old Girl (Class of 2004) who generously supports a Year 11 Visual Arts student in applying for a short course to explore, develop, or learn skills and techniques to assist with the development of their Year 12 artwork. This is usually undertaken during the holiday period between Years 11 and 12 so students can apply what they have learned in Year 12.
The value of this award is $500. This can be used to fund all or part of a course. Students need to nominate which specific course they will be attending in their application and how this will help develop and extend skills in relation to making the Body of Work in Year 12. The criteria and application form has been emailed to students.
We encourage all Year 11 Art students to apply!
Applications close: Monday September 9
Receiving the Ashley Marie Marcos Award, I was able to attend a term long painting course in Term 4 of Year 11 at NAS which crucially enabled me to further develop my painting skills. I had the opportunity to experiment with my ideas and inspirations in which I applied my newfound knowledge into the development and creation of my Body of Work. This course enabled me to regain my passion for creating art as I gained new confidence. Meeting with Ashley in Term 1 of Year 12 provided me with an opportunity to learn from her life experiences and further discuss my directions for my work. I am deeply grateful that Ashley gave me this experience as I have fostered new ideas about art practice.
Emily McPhail (Class of 2023)
Banner photo acknowledgement: Jade Brennan, Year 12
Anita Tesoriero
Head of Visual Arts (Acting)
Congratulations to Sienna Green (Class of 2022) on winning an Olympic Silver Medal for the Stingers Water Polo team! We are all so very proud of this incredible achievement.
Well done to the following students who competed at the NSW All Schools Touch Finals that were held at St Mary’s on Tuesday: Bella Campbell (Year 9), Jaime Currell (Year 9), Olivia Davis (Year 10), Marni Hootman (Year 9), Lola Hush (Year 10), Sadie Juneja (Year 10), Summer McCarthy (Year 10), Helena O’Brien (Year 10), Rosie Pallett (Year 9), Alexa Silverton (Year 9), Chloe Silverton (Year 9), Annaliese Stackpool (Year 10), Lily Stafford (Year 10) and Ava Weekes (Year 10).
The team competed against some of the best teams for their age in NSW over 6 rounds and placed 3rd in their pool. They narrowly missed out on the finals after some close matches against Hunter Sports High and St John’s Dubbo in particular.
The team should be extremely proud of the effort, camaraderie, sportsmanship, and unwavering determination that everyone displayed. We can’t wait until the touch season starts in Term 4.
SCEGGS has 19 students who will be competing at the NSW Interschools Snowsports Championships to be held at Perisher over the upcoming week. We wish everyone a safe and fabulous competition:
| Year 3 | Harriet Homann |
| Mabel Smith | |
| Year 4 | Chloe Anderson |
| Clementine Darling | |
| Hannah Walker | |
| Year 5 | Clementine Finlayson |
| Year 6 | Adelaide Cowan |
| Jessica Grace | |
| Holly Shennan | |
| Evie Thorpe |
| Year 7 | Alyssa Rayment |
| Bowie Whittle | |
| Year 8 | Lara Despot |
| Cleo Harrington | |
| Amy Resnik | |
| Gemma Shennan | |
| Saskia Sostaric | |
| Year 9 | Zara Grace |
| Year 11 | Abigail Grace |
As more of our students are gaining their driver’s licences, it is timely to remind everyone that no student is to drive another student to or from school, sports training sessions or matches, or any other co-curricular event or activity.
Due to safety concerns, particularly those associated with inexperienced drivers, we strongly encourage all students to use the buses provided to and from sporting venues.
Please refer to page 18 of the SCEGGS School Diary.
Do you have any sporting news or photos to share in the Green Gate?
We love seeing our students being active and want to celebrate their passion and enjoyment amongst the SCEGGS community. Please send in any action shots from the weekend and any other interesting sporting highlights to Alison Gowan.
Any cancellations or adjustments will be made in Clipboard and families will receive a notification or email when changes are made. Please ensure you have notifications enabled.
All Clipboard notifications will now come through the SCEGGS Mobile App too, so if you have been receiving notifications from Clipboard (eg when sport is cancelled due to wet weather), you will need to download the SCEGGS Mobile App to ensure that you continue to receive these push notifications.
The IGSA website and platform for accessing wet weather, and team results can be found here.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact myself on 9052 2721 or 0418 491 521.
Alison Gowan
Director of Sport
I hope everyone has enjoyed watching the action from the Paris Olympics. There were so many memorable moments over the 19-day competition. Sienna Green (Class of 2022) achieved a silver medal in the Women’s Water polo and Stage 3 students had the opportunity to partake in some Olympic-type events during their Sports Hall lunchtime session, including the Pool Noodle Javelin, Basketball Shooting, and Football Passing. What a fantastic job they did! A shout out must go to Year 4 who celebrated the Olympics in style. 
All three IPSHA AFL teams had convincing wins for Round 3 of the competition. Well done to the Year 6 team who showed excellent teamwork and sportsmanship in their game against Ravenswood. It was great to see them focusing on their passing and supporting each other both on and off the field. Holly Shennan (Year 6) had one of her strongest performances to date, leading by example and executing several hand passes to help her team to a 36-1 victory.
Congratulations girls. It was great to see you in action and ‘shining your light’!
IPSHA Touch Football came away with one win from their five games. The 6A team had a close game against Queenwood and came away with a 4-1 win. They showed a good ‘drive’ to get the ball forward and took advantage of space at opportune times to score their touchdowns. The 5A team showed improved attack in a high scoring game, although couldn’t overcome a strong St Andrew’s team going down 6-3. The 4A team drew 5-5 against Kincoppal. What a close game!
A reminder there is no primary sport on 17 August due to the Mid-Term break.
With IPSHA in full swing and many of our SCEGGS teams doing well in their respective divisions, a reminder of the IPSHA Game Management Guidelines that are in place to support the enjoyment and participation across IPSHA competitions.
IPSHA Core Values include: Participation, Progression of core skills / tactical strategies and, above all, Enjoyment of the game. We should praise players and encourage good sportsmanship. Whilst teams will not always be evenly matched, we endeavour to keep games meaningful for both schools participating in the contest. Should a game be one-sided, ie. denoted by highly uneven possession, territory or score then strategies need to be implemented to ‘even up’ the contest.
The Year 3 Minkey competition continued with Round 2 at Ascham. It is great to see all the girls organised with their equipment for both training and games. Mrs Sweeney is proud of your efforts so far, particularly working as a team and applying feedback from the coaches to improve your game. Keep up the good team spirit.
Good luck to the Primary Students who are competing at the NSW Interschools Snowsports Championships next week.
Well done to all the girls who completed the City2Surf last weekend. What a big event it has turned into with thousands of participants walking and running the 14km course. What an excellent way to be active! Adelaide Cowan (Year 6) managed a personal best time.
Well done, Adelaide!
| SCEGGS Mid-Term break | Saturday 17 August (No Primary Sport) |
| Week 6 IPSHA Athletics | Wednesday 28 August (Selected Students have been contacted) |
| Week 6 Paralympics commences | Wednesday 28 August |
Mr Adrian Hammond
Primary Sports Coordinator
REELise is a movement, enabled by young people, to create a safe online space. A space that is imaginative, innovative, empathetic, and respectful, where young people can feel secure to tell their stories, be heard and have a positive impact. A space they want to occupy.
Formed in 2013 to address the mental health consequences of cyberbullying and digital life issues on mental health, REELise recognised change needed to be driven by the actions and stories of young people.
Through programs like the REELise Film Festival, workshops to support filmmaking for a cause, plus volunteering and youth leadership programs, we use the power of the same devices and platforms used for bullying and other social harms, to foster creativity, communication and connection; and influence change for the better.
REElise is looking for student volunteers to support our Festival on Saturday 17 August at Randwick Ritz.
Laura Connolly
Director of Student Wellbeing
If you are like me, I have found myself distracted by the Olympics for the past few weeks, watching sports that I had no idea about (team air pistoling and speed climbing come to mind). I also followed the success of SCEGGS Old Girl, Sienna Green, as she gave it her all for the Stingers Women’s Water Polo Team. What a great achievement! I haven’t been able to land a scoop with her yet for the podcast. As we continue in the Olympic spirit, I thought I would replay the conversation with another SCEGGS Olympian, Marina Carrier, that was recorded last year.
The journey of a full-time athlete can be a unique and bumpy experience in the effort to succeed at their given sport. This episode is a conversation with Marina Carrier, an Old Girl from the Class of 2014, who has represented Australia in the Modern Pentathlon in the Olympics. She talks about her years devoted to the sport, the things she learnt, the highs and the lows. We also discuss what its like to face retirement in her twenties. A very insightful and interesting discussion that I hope you enjoy.
And a reminder that we are published on Spotify, Apple, Google Podcast and Deezer, so you can access it easier from your preferred device. I always welcome your feedback or any ideas you may have for further episodes. You will find each podcast as they are produced in this newsletter and on the other platforms as well as our website.
Rev. Garry Lee-Lindsay
Chaplain
Welcome to Issue 53 of your Careers Corner Newsletter.
Included is a reminder of upcoming dates for University Open Days. With many opportunities for you to explore different campuses, courses and interact with current students and staff.
Also in this issue we highlight the National Art School and share information on Virtual Work Experience opportunities.
If you have any feedback or information for future Careers Corner Newsletters, please get in touch with our Careers Advisor, Andrea Pinnock.
Andrea Pinnock
Careers Advisor
The Primary School is delighted to host a Fathers’ Day event for the significant people in the lives of our students.
We hope to see you there!
The next photograph day for 2024 will be held on Wednesday 21 August. Photographs to be taken will be primary and secondary sport and co-curricular groups, as well as individual portraits of students who were absent for the last photo day. Students will be emailed if they are to participate in a group or portrait photo.
Please contact Advanced Life if you have any other questions.