From Ms Allum

Well, we have come to the end of another year that did not unfold as we hoped. Through the ebbs and flows, relentless changes to our everyday routine, adapting and re-adapting, I could not be prouder of how our community has stood together. I take this opportunity to wish you all a safe, happy and restful holiday season. I sincerely thank you for your support, the trust you have placed in SCEGGS and I look forward to seeing you back on campus in the new year.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Jenny Allum
Head of School

From the Chaplain

Your gifts have been appreciated!!

As I mentioned last week, this year we are able to give our gifts from our Christmas present drive to the St Vincent de Paul Support Centre located in Redfern. They will distribute our gifts to needy families within the area. This always brings a lot of joy to the children as well as the parents. As you are probably aware, the number of families doing it tough for a variety of reasons has increased due to the pandemic. Some parents feel ashamed that they cannot provide a gift for their children due to their circumstances and our donations help them to have something to celebrate during Christmas. We were able to gather more than a truck load of presents, as well as some gift cards for the older recipients. Thank you to all of you that have kindly helped in providing these gifts and for all the effort in considering those less fortunate.

Walk The Mile: SCEGGS Podcast – “Episode 19: Lou’s Place, a place for women”

This episode is a discussion with the general manager of Lou’s Place, Nicole Yade. Lou’s Place is a day refuge for women that are in need, whether it be due to homelessness, domestic violence or any other disadvantage. It has been a safe haven for hundreds of women for over 20 years and the work they do is essential to the lives of many. Due to the nature of the conversation around sensitive issues please listen to this podcast with discretion.  If you are concerned by any of this, please do reach out to one of the counselling services:

• Lifeline: 13 11 14
• Mental Health Access Line: 1800 011 511
• 1800RESPECT 
• the sexual assault counselling Australia 1800 211 028 

And a reminder that  we are published on Spotify, Apple and Google Podcast and Deezer, so you can access it easier from your preferred device. I always welcome your feedback and appreciate your encouragement. You will find each podcast as they are produced in this newsletter and on the other platforms as well as our website.

And some very exciting news: we have reached over 1000 listens in just over three months!! I don’t know if that’s a good statistic in the podcast world because I am still very much a novice. But its good enough for me! Thanks to all of those people that have helped make it happen, been a guest, listened and given feedback. I hope that it continues to serve the community as much as possible.

Garry Lee-Lindsay
School Chaplain

Farewell to Staff – We Wish you well!

There are a number of staff who will be leaving SCEGGS this year:

PDHPE 
Ms Sue Phillips

Visual Arts
Ms Cheryl Collier

Science
Mrs Michelle Demaine

Music
Mr Peter Jewitt

Academic Support
Mr David Scott

History
Ms Kelly McManus
Dr Fiona Radford

PDHPE
Miss Alex Barker
Ms Kate Maher
Ms Emily Rogers

Social Sciences
Alana Koch

Primary School
Miss Erin Brancourt
Mrs Kate Hughes
Miss Georgia Jackson

We thank them for their contribution and wish them the very best in their future endeavours.

A Reminder from SchoolTV: Having the Alcohol Discussion

With the impending festive season and end of school celebrations, some teenagers may be feeling ready to party, wanting to put the disruptions, frustrations and disappointments of this past year, behind them. However, parents and carers can influence sensible drinking habits and help minimise the risks.

Young people are at greater risk of alcohol-related harm than adults because their brains continue to develop until their mid-twenties. The safest level of alcohol consumption for teenagers is no alcohol at all, but this may be difficult to enforce and may not prevent them from experimenting.

To ensure our young people stay safe during this time, parents and carers are encouraged to have the alcohol discussion – no matter how difficult or overwhelming it may be. We know that drinking becomes much more common by Year 10, therefore talking earlier than this age about what the rules and boundaries around age-appropriate alcohol consumption and what the legal implications may be is very important.

Here is the link to your Special Report. In this Special Report, a series of discussion points are offered to help make the conversation about alcohol consumption a little easier. Please take time to reflect on the information offered in this Special Report, and as always, we welcome your feedback.

If you do have any concerns about the wellbeing of your child, please contact the School for further information or seek medical or professional help. We hope that you all have a safe Christmas.

Bethany Lord
Director of Pastoral Care

Secondary Sport

Water Polo

Congratulations to Claudia Quinn who has been selected in the NSW U’15 Water Polo Blues Team. We wish her well as she prepares for Nationals.

Rugby 7’s

Congratulations to Alia Levi who competed at the Rugby 7’s State Cup that was held last weekend at Forster. Alia’s Randwick team went onto win the U’17 age group!

Tildesley Shield Training Days

Our 2021/22 SCEGGS Tildesley Shield Squad Match Play Days will be held at Parklands Tennis Centre on Monday 6 December 2021 and on Tuesday 25 January 2022.

It is expected that all players will make themselves available on these days as this time provides an opportunity to complete matches as part of our as trial process for the 2022 SCEGGS Tildesley Team.

• 8:30am – 11:30am        Monday 6 December 2021
• 9am- 2pm                    Tuesday 25 January 2022

Please contact Mrs Joukhadar if you have not received a permission form.

In the case of wet weather please check @SCEGGSSport Twitter via the Sport Course homepage on Cognito or the Twitter App.

Farewell to Sue Phillips

At the end of this year, we say goodbye to Sue Phillips as she retires after a stellar career of more than 30 years at SCEGGS. Sue first came to SCEGGS in 1983 and has worn many hats over the years including PDHPE teacher, Coordinator of PDHPE, Primary PDHPE and Sports Coordinator and the Indigenous Liaison Coordinator.

Sue will be remembered for her passion for teaching, as a strong advocate for girls’ education, social justice and always putting the students first. Sue ensured that the experiences she provided for the students, either in the classroom or on the sporting field, gave them the opportunity to achieve their best and to value movement in all aspects of their lives.

At all times Sue has been an excellent role model within the PDHPE Department due to her passion and impressive work ethic. She embodies so many of the SCEGGS values: kindness, humility, empathy, compassion, service to others, strength of character and courage. In addition to this, she is an excellent host and cook – the Sue Phillips slices are legendary at all SCEGGS Carnivals.

Sue Phillips, you truly are one of a kind who will be greatly missed, and we can’t thank you enough for all that you have contributed to the SCEGGS Community.

Merry Christmas from PDHPE

The PDHPE Department would like to wish everyone a safe and relaxing holiday break. We are looking forward to resuming all our sporting activities in 2022.

Alison Gown
Director of Sport

Primary Sport

2022 Years 4-6 IPSHA Football Trials and Year 3 Basketball

IPSHA Football trials and Year 3 Basketball  will be held on the following days in Term 1 2022.

IPSHA Football 

Year 3 Basketball

IPSHA Water Polo

Merry Christmas

Thank you to all parents and carers for your continued support this year. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and we look forward to seeing the girls involved in co-curricular sport next year.

Please see gallery below showing a snapshot of Term 4 PE lessons and co-curricular sport.

Sue Phillips
Sport Co-ordinator

Betty Behan and Gwen Cockell Writing Prizes

This year many students from Years 7 – 10 entered the Betty Behan and Gwen Cockell writing prizes.

The English Department were delighted to read so many powerful short stories and poems. Students should look out for their work in the LUX magazine released next year as we were able to include extracts from a number of the pieces.

The prize winners will be awarded at Speech Day. Their pieces will be published in full in LUX and can be read on Cognito.

The Betty Behan Memorial Short Story Prize – Junior was awarded to Sophia Barry in Year 8 for her piece ‘The Girl with a Cinnamon Cat.’ The story represents the power of friendship to inspire growth and renew our perceptions of the world. Sophia’s employment of motifs connected to the season of change, Autumn, help to add levels of meaning and sophistication to her work

Christine Chen (Year 8) and Madeleine Soo (Year 8) were both Highly Commended for this prize for their evocative short stories.

The Betty Behan Memorial Short Story Prize – Senior was awarded to Samara Foulds in Year 10 for her piece “The Masquerade.'” Her thoughtful and poignant writing infuses questions about identity and family with humour and care.

We had many impressive entries this year and Nicola Allen (Year 10), Ruby Cooney (Year 10) and Helena Piazza (Year 10)  were all Highly Commended for this prize.

The Gwen Cockell Prize for Creative Writing was awarded to Christine Chen (Year 8) for her powerful and provocative poetry.

Nicola Allen (Year 10), Tia Hunt (Year 9) and Luella Smith (Year 10)  have been Highly Commended for their evocative pieces.

Thank you to all of the students who shared their work. We are very proud of all of our writers.

Jenny Bean
English Teacher

French Cafe 2021

Bienvenue au café “Aux Trois Pigeons”. The café has opened its doors once again this year. For the second year in a row now, we have had to reinvent it but one thing for sure, we were never going to cancel it! Despite a lockdown delay, we transformed our tablecloths into picnic rugs and got out to order some “délicieux croissants”

The girls made the most of this experience in a Covid safe manner of course as they were encouraged to wear a couvre-visage (face mask) and they could only complete a takeaway order: À emporter. During the period of At Home Learning, the girls in Years 3 and 4 have learnt how to give and take an order in a French café. They were able to choose from a croissant or a pain au chocolat (chocolate croissant) much to the delight of the girls. The girls in Year 3 and Year 4 have put their language skills with a smiling attitude into practice. They have made a fantastic effort to sound as French as possible whilst building their awareness of the café culture too. Year 4 was a fabulous, well-prepared, and a welcoming host!  Of course, the girls also remembered the importance of addressing their guests with the formal Vous (You). The next time that you plan to visit a local French café or to travel to a French speaking country, your daughter will be able to help. Qu’est-ce que vous désirez ?

Lale Arbabzadah et Nathalie Camps

Science News

Inter-House Science Competition

Please see below for the results of the Inter-House Science Competition:

Farewell Mrs Demaine

In January of 2002, Mr Hanson fondly recalls being part of a number of new teachers inducted into SCEGGS. Among these staff included Garry Lee-Lindsay, our beloved School Chaplain, Andrew Gallagher, our current Director of Curriculum, and one dynamic and highly experienced Senior Biology Teacher, Mrs Michelle Demaine.

Michelle joined the Science Department having previously been a Head of Science at St Vincent’s College. Throughout her 20 years in our Department, she has worked tirelessly to continually improve the experience of our students learning both Junior Science, and in particular, Senior Biology. Michelle’s expertise in programming and assessment writing and meticulous eye for detail have helped to shape the way our Department teaches Science, with an emphasis on developing relevant contexts so that students can appreciate the relevance of what they are learning. Michelle has remained being a supportive and collaborative colleague and she will be greatly missed by every person at SCEGGS who has had the opportunity to work alongside her.

Over the past nine years, Michelle has played a key role in the planning of SCEGGS Indigenous Immersion programs, attending trips to Central Australia and Cape York in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. She also travelled with students and staff to Cambodia in 2019.

Michelle has also been a devoted Year Co-ordinator for the past 10 years. In fact, having been the Year 7 Co-ordinator for the past six years, she has supported nearly every student in the Senior School in this role! She has been a passionate advocate for the girls in her care, supporting many students and their families with sensitivity and understanding. She has made an incredible contribution to the pastoral care program at SCEGGS.

Luke Hanson, Head of Science and Bethany Lord, Director of Pastoral Care

Music Matters

Music Department’s Holiday Listening Recommendations

The Music Department would like to share the following recommendations of music for your listening pleasure these holidays!

Ms Heidi Jones – Chacona “A la vida bona” by Juan Arañés
My year always ends performing in the “Noel, Noel” concerts with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. I love seeing Mrs Anne Titterton and other SCEGGS staff and students in the audience. This piece is one of my favorites, full of energy and raucous joy. Listen out for our very own tutor, Christina Leonard on Saxophone, and me on the chamber organ. 

Ms Pauline Chow – Duke Ellington’s “The Nutcracker Suite”
I’ve always loved the original Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky, especially when performed with the ballet!  I only came across this album recently and loved Duke Ellington’s jazzy take, giving a different dimension to the music.

Mr Michael Tierney – Chet Baker’s “Chet Baker Sings” Album
Every Christmas my sister and I get a chance to play piano and sing together. Sometimes we even end up performing some of the songs on Christmas Eve with further contributions from other family members, including Mum on the cello, brother on guitar, and Dad on the whatever. ‘But Not for Me’, from this album was one of our first such performances, and we always seem to keep coming back to Chet for more inspiration. It a great album and the songs are very fun to sing and play. 

Ms Stephanie Holmes – Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel”
The 19^th century composer Engelbert Humperdinck based his fairytale opera on the Grimm brothers’ story of siblings “Hansel and Gretel”.  The beautiful aria “Abendsegen” (“Evening Benediction”) is one of the popular, well-known melodies from this opera and is featured in Act 2.  The work is often associated with Christmas as it was premiered on 23 December 1893 and also because Humperdinck’s sister asked him to set the songs she wrote for her children for Christmas to music.

Ms Alison Ryan – Diana Krall’s “Christmas Songs”
I love listening to Diana Krall sing any time of the year, and at Christmas this album is the perfect mix of joy and jazz!

Mr Peter Jewitt – Nat King Cole’s “A Sentimental Christmas” album
Especially listen to – The Christmas Song, a MUST listen to. An unforgettable voice, Christmas in a song.

Primary Percussion Play Out

Well done to members of the Primary Percussion Ensemble who performed a short concert during lunchtime last Tuesday, outside the Primary Music Room.  Students performed a percussion work “Five A Side” by Holland Evans.  The work features the use of a 5/4 time signature, which is something a little less conventional!  Another famous work to feature the use of this time signature would be Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five”.  The ensemble was accompanied by Mrs Bronwyn Cleworth.  Congratulations Primary Percussion Ensemble and thank you Mrs Cleworth for your direction of the performance.

City of Sydney Eisteddfod Congratulations – Madison Au and Ava Martin

Congratulations to Madison Au (Year 12) who was awarded Highly Commended for her video submission in the Woodwind Instrument category. Madison performed Fantaisie Italienne (for Oboe and Piano) by Eugene Bozza. 

Congratulations also to Ava Martin (Year 7) who was awarded Highly Commended for two events for Voice.  Ava sang “Don’t Rain On My Parade” from the 1964 musical Funny Girl and “What the World Needs Now” by Hal David and Burt Bacharach.

Well done Madison and Ava, we look forward to hear you both featured in live performances next year when restrictions are lifted!

Clarion and Holst Band’s End of Year Gatherings

It was so wonderful to see the community of band members from Clarion and Holst reconvene for one last time for 2021.  Despite the disruption to the performance program, both ensembles were able to get together in their rehearsal times for a short outdoor play and celebration with pizza! 

Thank you, Ms Alison Ryan (Conductor of Clarion) and Mr Michael Tierney (Conductor of Holst Wind Band), for organising the separate events for the students in a COVID safe way. 

Peripatetic Update

It’s not too late to apply for instrumental or vocal lessons for next year. We especially welcome applications to learn Wind and Brass instruments. We are also keen to add Vocalists to our Tuition program, so if you are keen to have voice lessons (and sing in one of our amazing Choirs) in 2022, apply here.

I’d like to thank all our tutors for the amazing work they have done this year, both here at school and from home. Due to restrictions, a number of our Wind, Brass and Voice tutors have not been on-site since the end of Term 2. We thank them for the tireless efforts behind the screen.  We are all hoping for more opportunities for in-person musical connection in 2022.

Keep up the practice over the holidays, the SCEGGS Eisteddfod is just around the corner!

Farewell Mr Peter Jewitt

It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Mr Peter Jewitt at the end of this year.  Mr Jewitt joined the SCEGGS Music Department in 2011.  After 10 years of dedicated service to the school, Mr Jewitt will leave us to take up his appointment as Director of Music at Tatachilla Lutheran College in South Australia.  We wish Mr Jewitt all the very best with his move and new appointment in 2022.

Pauline Chow
Head of Music

Visual Arts

This week’s banner is a group shot of Year 10 concertina books begun in Lockdown and recently completed back on site. An exhibition of these will go on show in the Luci Campbell Memorial Cabinets near the Lecture Theatre until next year. Beautiful work Year 10!

SCOPE! Edition #9 out now

We are pleased to present the 9^th edition of SCOPE, the SCEGGS Art magazine. This semester’s copy was edited by Evie Watson in Year 11. Contributors to this edition are Lara Enright, Akira Nicholson, Leyla Benson, Scarlett Gibson-Williams, Janet Zheng, Alexandra West, Evie Watson, Bianca Rozsa, Matisse Asher, Bianca Hardge and Kate Ambrogio.

SCOPE is a quarterly publication that showcases student writing about arts practice and provides compelling insights into the art world through reviews, critical writing and interviews. This edition is particularly impressive considering some of the challenges faced by students in terms of the effects of the lockdown on the art world. You can enjoy a number of interviews with artists, there are some outstanding pieces of writing about exhibitions and a fabulous farewell to Ms Collier. As always there is an overview of artworks made by SCEGGS students in Years 7 to 12.

You can access SCOPE here:

Password protected: SCOPE09

Hardcopies are available in the Secondary Library and outside the Art Staffroom.

Congratulations to Evie and her editorial team for another quality edition of the magazine.

Holiday Art Workshops

Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf are running some fantastic workshops for students in December.

Photo sculpture workshop | 12–18 years with Valentina Schulte

Date: Wednesday 15 December

Time: 11:00–2:00pm

Location: Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf

Cost: $15

Tailored to high school students, students will focus on expanding their understanding of the photographic image and the various approaches to creative process and materiality by creating sculptural forms out of their own photography. Bookings essential.

Photo Scavenger Hunt | 12–18 years

Date: Thursday 16 December

Time: 11:00–2:00pm

Location: Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf

Cost: $15

Join artist and photographer Garry Trinh for a photo scavenger hunt around the parks and streets circling the Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf. Each student will bring their own SLR camera or phone camera and be provided with a map and list of images to be hunting for. The map will show the walking route as well!

Farewell Ms Collier

We farewell a much loved member of the Department at the end of 2021, Ms Cheryl Collier. Cheryl’s long and successful career teaching Visual Arts has influenced innumerable students over the course of her 31 years at SCEGGS. Many of her students have gone on to become extraordinarily successful fine artists, such as Agatha Gothe-Snape and Louisa Dawson. However, her influence has impacted so many students who through studying Visual Arts with her have used the learning context of her classroom and Cheryl’s wisdom and guidance to succeed in professional contexts as diverse as journalism, law and science. Cheryl’s legacy will live on in our dynamic programming and through so many innovations and ideas that contribute to the Department’s outstanding reputation. Through her highly engaged and passionate devotion to her students, her colleagues and the School, Cheryl has been a remarkable presence in our lives and we will miss her greatly. However, we know she will enjoy whatever the future brings, with her family, her cute dogs, Dusty and Lucky, and the prospect of travel. Congratulations on the eve of your retirement Ms Collier! You deserve every happiness and success beyond the Green Gate.

Heidi Jackson
Head of Visual Arts

Go Greener

A big thank you to our readers for clicking on and reading Go Greener. We were pleased to see that one of our articles was the second most read article in BTGG recently!

We are always looking for contributions. If you have a passion about the environment or know of something of interest to our community about sustainability, please consider writing an article. Copy can be submitted to any of the staff listed below.

Christmas can be a time of overconsumption and excessive waste. As you are planning your celebrations and buying presents it is a good idea to be mindful of environmental impacts your decisions can make. We have listed some ideas to make your Christmas more sustainable.

• Ditch the disposables and go zero waste! Get everyone involved in washing and drying up rather than throwing out.
• Organise separate bins in the kitchen to sort rubbish at the point of disposal. This way all waste goes into the correct bin.
• Make your own Christmas and gift cards from scrap materials found around the home
• Make your own eco friendly decorations using natural materials e.g., Jacaranda pods, gumnuts, sticks et.
• Think carefully about the gifts you give – something they want, something they need, something to wear or something to read
• Change the behaviour of someone by getting something they have not used before e.g., some rolls of Who give a crap toilet paper, beeswax wraps, shampoo or conditioner bars.
• Buy eco-friendly gifts that will last, consider make your gifts, donating money or gifting experiences.
• Have an eco-friendly Christmas tree. Use a plant or make one out of sticks and natural materials
• If you need to buy Christmas paper, make sure it is enviro-friendly.
• Lean towards more plant-based ingredients in your food choice and make sure to buy hat is local and in season
• Try not to over-cater! Ask your guests to bring a reusable container to take leftovers home

We hope you have a wonderful and ecofriendly Christmas!

Sue Zipfinger, Angela Pizzinga, Fiona Radford, Laura Tennant and Diane Jackson
Co-ordinators of Maailma Environment Committee and Primary Enviro Girls

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Do you ever wonder what the girls really do on a Duke of Edinburgh Expedition

Is it worth all the trouble and expense? Are they fun? Is it more like “Survivor”, a Bear Grylls episode, or “I’m a Celebrity, get me out of here!”?

From Thursday, you will have a better chance to find out – the world Premiere of the 2021 SCEGGS Darlinghurst Duke of Edinburgh’s Award video will be available on Clickview from this midday – a testament to the adventures, scenery and friendships that this year’s leavers have experienced over the past four years. Have your heart warmed by their smiles, be astounded by their endurance, stunned by the beauty and peace of the environments, chuckle at the size of their packs!

All SCEGGS girls can access Clickview with a SCEGGS sign in here. In fact this will give you a playlist of every Duke of Edinburgh’s Award video made since 2004 – great for rainy day viewing over the holidays! Cheaper than Foxtel!

Finally, another reminder that girls going into Year 9 next year can still sign up for the Award this week, and can even start their activities over the summer break – notes to Ms Bower in PDHPE.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart
~Confucious

Jo Bower and Doric Swain
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award coordinators

What makes Christmas special?

The SCEGGS community has been busy being creative and taking photos of what makes Christmas special to us… and the results are in…

We could not narrow it down to just 10 so we have the best 20 images that you can purchase as either a digital copy only or as a digital and print card copy.

Well done on capturing the spirit of Christmas beautifully.

What a gorgeous collection of Christmas images we have.

All funds raised will go to “Let’s Build a School” (LBS) in Cambodia, an organisation commuted to providing social and economic justice through supporting and providing education in rural Cambodia. Like many organisations, COVID has had a significant impact on being able to provide the support to LBS and this is one small way we can give back to those in need.

Your support of this initiative is very much appreciated. All the images are yours to keep, print or share.

Please use this link.

There are 2 packages available:
$8 for all 20 digital images which will be emailed to you within 2-3 days of placing your order
$12 for all 20 digital images plus prints of each which will be emailed and posted to you within 2-3 days of placing your order

Please ensure you supply your email and or postal address when using the try booking link.

You can order photos up until 15 December 2021.

Sophia Papadakis when taking her photo wrote, “I believe putting up the Christmas tree and hanging all the meaningful decorations that we have collected over the years is quite special.

Some are fairly new, but some were bought when my sister and I were very young. They have been with us for a long time, and spark joy for us when times get tough. For our family, putting up the Christmas tree is like a gift, and we look forward to assembling it every year.

Once the tree is up, before school every morning until Christmas we admire the tree. It motivates us to work hard, and it gives us energy for the day! When we get the Christmas tree up it’s a sign that another year is coming to an end. We tend to reflect a lot during this time, and I think having it in our living room reminds us of how lucky we are to be able to celebrate Christmas, receive gifts and be loved. Every year some new ornaments are put up which makes it even more exciting to see it finished. Last weekend we decided to put it up. We all felt like we needed a little boost of joy and a reminder of the fact that this year is nearly over, so it makes us want to make good use of the time we have and live in the moment. Our family cherishes Christmas very much. That is why I believe that decorating our tree is what makes Christmas special for me.”

May we all be filled with this joy and delight and look forward to our own unique ways we celebrate this time of year.

Dynielle Whitney
Social Justice Co-Ordinator

School Shop

Uniform Fittings and Lost Property Reminder

As we near the end of this school year, this is the final reminder to all who have misplaced school uniform and other miscellaneous items to come in and claim them.

I have accumulated the usual variety of school paraphernalia of pencil cases, reading glasses, water bottles, lunchboxes, shoes and last but not least, School Uniform.

We will re-open on Tuesday 4 January 2022 to conduct Summer uniform fittings throughout this month for new and returning students. Please remember to book in to purchase new uniform as uniform fittings in January are by appointment only.

We look forward to seeing you in January and helping you with your Uniform needs.

Have a happy, healthy and safe holiday season.

Clare Reid
School Shop Manager

Year 10 Commerce Market Day

COVID couldn’t stop Year 10 from developing their business idea and selling to students over a 3-day Market Day to raise money to buy supplies for the “Share the Dignity – It’s in the Bag campaign. Students made a range of products including tote bags, jewellery, candles, cards and music frames.  The activity is designed to give students a real-world understanding of business operations, finance, marketing and human resources and the twelve teams made a total of $3,470.10. The future is bright for our young entrepreneurs.

Ms Alana Koch and Ms Kathy Peng

Public Speaking

Public Speaking update for Term 4

There have been two Public Speaking events this term both, unfortunately on Zoom. The first was the Festival of Speech where SCEGGS did not field a team as coaching, rehearsals, and the event itself were all on Zoom from home and after a Term on Zoom this was one event we could wait out until things were more back to normal.

Two girls bravely took up the challenge. Clementine Hooper competed in the Senior Public Speaking Section and Lucia Gelonesi in Senior Poetry. Both girls made the cut of 10 for the final of their respective events with Lucia wining the Poetry Section for the fourth year!

The second was State Semi-Finals of the Legacy Junior Speaking Award. Celia Watson competed in this round of the competition and while she did not progress to the State Final, she must be congratulated for a wonderful effort for a first competition with all preparation being done during isolation.

Sandra Carter
Speech and Public Speaking

Blazer Pocket Awards

Girls in the Secondary School who are awarded a “Pocket” for excellence and outstanding achievement in a co-curricular activity can have their blazers embroidered during the holiday period. Awards were announced today. Students with previous awards not yet embroidered can also leave their blazers at this time.

Blazers may be left at the Student Services Reception until 1:00 PM on Monday 6 December. Blazers cannot be accepted after the cut-off time, any late submissions will need to wait until the next holidays.

Embroidery and dry cleaning will be done during the holidays and the cost will be charged to your daughter’s account.

Angelique Cooper
Special Projects