It is with great delight that we launch our 125th Anniversary Website!
Featuring stories, memories and birthday wishes from members of the SCEGGS family past and present, we hope that you enjoy reading these personal recollections and anecdotes.
Congratulations to Erin Zikos, Sophie Kuijper and Lucy Morrison of Year 12 2020, on receiving nominations for their Major Design Projects in SHAPE 2020; the annual exhibition of a selection of exemplary Major Projects.
All the students developed challenging and innovative projects addressing genuine needs and opportunities in the process. Focusing in on an interest in “high-tech architecture”, Erin Zikos designed a sensory pod for her brother Leo, to engage him in physical therapies. Sophie Kuijper used a range of digital tools to architecturally design an innovative, modular aged-care facility and drawing inspiration from Christian Dior, Lucy Morrison designed a couture dress, adorned with hand-made embellishments made from recycled materials.
Congratulations to all these students as well as the entire Year 12 Design & Technology, 2020 cohort on their extraordinary endeavours and an innovative collection of projects.
Please visit the wonderful virtual exhibition of the class of 2020, and walk through the journeys of their major design projects.
Caroline O’Sullivan
Head of TAS
As we have been unable to present our performances live to you this year, we would like to share with you the recordings we have made of our ensembles. We hope you enjoy the performances from the comfort of your living rooms.
Thank you to all ensemble directors and conductors who have been a part of this project in preparing their groups for the recordings. Special thank you also to Ms Eddi Goodfellow who have helped to record the performances for the Music Department.
Bugles |
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Holst |
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Clarion |
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Primary Ukuleles |
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Madrigal |
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Amati |
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Breval Cello Quartet |
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Primary Cello Ensemble |
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Stringalong |
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Basie Jazz Band |
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Contemporary Strings |
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Sinfonieta |
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Chamber Strings |
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Primary Percussion Term 3 2020 |
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Senior Percussion |
Sit back and enjoy!
Congratulations to all the musicians in the Primary school who participated in the special “Christmas Play OUT!” Thank you to Mrs Anne Sweeney, Mrs Bronwyn Cleworth, Ms Dominique Gallery and Mr Michael Tierney who have assisted and directed performances for the day! The performance was very special, and it was a lovely welcome for our special visitor from the North Pole. Well done!
An email has been sent to all families who are currently part of the music program. It would be helpful if you could respond to this email and indicate if you wish to continue with your music tuition in 2021.
If you do decide to discontinue over the holidays, please remember the 4-week notification applies or check with your tutor’s cancellation policy.
SCEGGS Practice Challenge in the leadup to the SCEGGS Eisteddfod – more details to come
SCEGGS Eisteddfod Heats (Primary and Secondary) – Term 1 Week 7
Musicale 1 – Term 1 Week 9 (TBC)
Pauline Chow
Head of Music
We have been able to complete a performance outcome for our students in the form of this very special film, responding to the events of an extraordinary year. We reflect on a year that marked SCEGGS 125th birthday but also challenged the nation and the world in a myriad of ways – bushfires, black lives matter and the COVID-19 pandemic.
We take great pride in the creativity and craft of the girls who have explored their individual skills and talents to produce this very special event. The girls of SCEGGS TV have also been tremendous contributors in filming, recording, and editing the film.
THAT COVID SHOW may be accessed through THIS LINK.
The film will be available to view for the remainder of 2020.
Students participating in our co-curricular Drama program have once again experienced a year of creativity, collaboration, and fun. Thank you to our St Peter’s Player’s tutors, Poppy Lynch and Romy Bartz, who have guided the girls with great energy and insight.
St Peter’s Players will resume in week 3 of Term One, 2021. The classes will be offered on the same days:
An additional Open (Years 7-11) class in ‘Writing for the Stage and Screen’ will be offered during semester one with Liv Satchell.
Scots College will present the Queen Musical – We Will Rock You in April 2021. Congratulations to our girls who have been cast in this production – Eliza Newton, Maggie-Rose Dunlop, Jessica Millin, Eva Harris, Samantha Millin, Isabella Morgan, Lucia Habib, Elizabeth Lapham and Scarlett Pearce.
SCEGGS will present the play Pretty.Strange in November 2021.
Have a jolly Christmas and a terrific break – from the Drama Department!
I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.
― Oscar Wilde
Peter Eyers
Head of Drama
Well done to all our touch teams who played in the Easts Touch Grand Finals on Saturday in very hot conditions. SCEGGS had a very successful morning winning five grades and were named the Overall Champion School! The SCEGGS Senior 1st team were also award the Pillinger Cup after defeating Kambala 1sts in a very close and thrilling grand final.
| SCEGGS 1 defeated Kambala 1 | 6 – 5 |
| SCEGGS 4 lost 2-3 to Ascham 5 | 2 – 3 |
| SCEGGS 5 defeated St Vincent’s 4 | 2 – 1 |
| SCEGGS 6 defeated Kambala 6 | 2 – 0 |
| SCEGGS 9 lost to Ascham 10 | 1 – 4 |
| SCEGGS 11 lost to Ascham 12 | 0 – 4 |
| SCEGGS 12 defeated Schols 5 | 3 – 4 |
| SCEGGS 15 lost to KRB 15 | 1 – 2 |
| SCEGGS 17 defeated Ascham 16 | 2 – 1 |
Congratulations to the following girls who were awarded Best & Fairest by Easts Touch for their respective grades:
| Lilli Krawitz | Senior G |
| Samara Foulds | Junior C |
| Tara Collins | Junior F |
| Mya McCarthy | Junior H |
| Sasha Henshaw | Year 7 C |
Congratulations to the SCEGGS Junior 1st Tennis Team of Mia Lamb, Elizabeth Lapham, Leyla Ozen, Sally Oppenheim and Maddie Philips who won the J01 division after dominating the competition all season.
Good luck to all of the Tildesley Shield Squad who will be hard at work training and playing practice matches this Friday at Parklands Tennis Centre in preparation for the 2021 tournament.
Congratulations to the SCEGGS 2 Futsal team that won the S02 division in the Friday night futsal comp at Ascham.
Special mention to the SCEGGS 5 team who lost an absolute thriller to Ascham in the J02 Grand Final.
Well done to Natalia Randle, Chloe Copp and Maggie-Rose Dunlop who competed at the NSW week at Sydney International Equestrian Centre.
Read this flyer for information about Rhythmic Gymnastics.
SCEGGS Head Coach of Basketball, Mark Handel, will be offering private and small group training over the holidays in the Eastern Suburbs, North Shore and Northern Beaches.
The focus will be on improving skills in the areas of shooting, ball handling, dribbling, passing, rebounding, defence and teamwork.
Mark is passionate about basketball and committed to encouraging and building confidence in young athletes from 7-18 years.
Please email markhandel83@gmail.com.au or call 0402 310 630 to book in or for more information.
See attached details.
Several 2-day cricket clinics for girls aged 10-15 will be held at Sydney University over the holidays.
Dates: Wed 9 Dec, Mon 14 Dec, Thur 7 Jan, Mon 18 Jan 9-3pm (arrival 8:15am -9am)
Players will enjoy professional coaching and the amazing facilities of Sydney University’s St Paul’s Oval, indoor nets and turf nets.
Click here for more details on the clinic and how to book.
SCEGGS held the inaugural AFL Come and Try Day at Moore Park on Tuesday. Nearly 30 students from Year 3 – 6 attended and participated in a range of skills and exercises. There were a lot of smiling faces and everyone appeared to enjoy the afternoon. We look forward to introducing more skills sessions and hopefully entry in the IPSHA competition in 2021.
On behalf of the PDHPE and Sports Department we would like to wish everyone a safe and relaxing holiday break over Christmas and New Year. We look forward to seeing everyone back in 2021.
Alison Gowan
Director of Sport
2020 has been a difficult year for everyone. Thankfully there have been some small wins for the environment including a reduction of greenhouse emissions and the flourishing of ecosystems normally disrupted by human activity. Christmas is often a time of overconsumption and excessive waste production which is why we need to be mindful of the environmental impacts of how we celebrate. Here are some ways to reduce the impact of your Christmas when planning your food, decorations and presents.
Some more tips on a sustainable Christmas can be found in the websites below:
Be an eco-warrior and change the culture of your family Christmas to be more eco-friendly one! Remember the words of Jane Goodall “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Have a wonderful Christmas.
Maailma and Primary Enviro Girls
Girls in the Secondary School who are awarded a blazer “Pocket” for excellence and outstanding achievement in a co-curricular activity are able to have their blazers embroidered during holiday periods only .
Awards were announced at Final Assembly on Wednesday 2 December. Blazers may be left at the Student Services Reception before 1:00pm on Monday 7 December (the first weekday of the School Holidays). Students with previous awards that have not yet been embroidered can also leave their blazers at this time. Blazers submitted after this deadline will need to wait until the next school holidays to be embroidered.
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