SEMAPHORE SEMAPHORE 2019 GREAT SOUTHERN GRAMMAR

Great Southern Grammar 244 Nanarup Road, Albany, WA PO Box 1151, Albany WA 6331 2019 T: +61 8 9844 0300 | F: +61 8 9844 0380 E: [email protected] gsg.wa.edu.au

GREAT SOUTHERN GRAMMAR The Semaphore Flag System The Semaphore flag system is a signaling scheme based on a pair of handheld flags held in a particular pattern. It is mostly used in distance maritime communication, and was a popular mode of communication during the 19th century. The system was designed by the Chappe brothers in France during the late 18th century and was used to carry messages between French army units, including those commanded by Napoleon. Now, Semaphore flags aren’t often used other than as a way of communicating in mountains, where other forms of communication are difficult, and for communication between surf lifeguards. Publisher’s Details The Semaphore is a publication of Great Southern Grammar. Great Southern Grammar offers a first-class, independent, liberal K-12 education to the young people of the Great Southern region, and beyond, in a day and residential setting, led by committed staff, based on the principles of the Christian faith. Editors: GSG Community Relations Design and Print: Strike Point Graphic Design and Printing Photography: Karen Timmins; GSG staff and families; Lee Griffith; Krysta Guille Disclaimer: The editors compile The Semaphore from various sources. Whilst every care has been taken to ensure the information published is accurate, the editors cannot accept responsibility for inaccuracies in content or the authenticity of that information.

Quick Contacts Great Southern Grammar Address: 244 Nanarup Road, Albany, WA 6330 Postal: PO Box 1151, Albany WA 6331 T: +61 8 9844 0300 E: [email protected] gsg.wa.edu.au CONTENTS

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THE GSG COMMUNITY 4 Mathematics 32 Science 33 Principal’s Welcome 5 Science: Agriculture 34 School Council Report 7 Humanities 35 From the Deputy Principal 8 Hospitality Electives 36 From the Chaplain 9 VET Careers 37 From the Counsellor 9 VET Music 38 From the Head of Boarding 10 VET Hospitality 39 From the P&F President 11 VET Business 40 From the Director of Community Relations 12 VET Sport & Recreation 41 From the Head of IT 13 GSG Staff 14 House Reports 16 COCURRICULAR 42 Cocurricular 43 TEACHING AND LEARNING 20 SCUBA Diving Club 44 Speech & Debating Club 45 Visual Arts 21 Country Week 46 Drama 22 AFL 47 Media 22 Basketball 48 Music 23 Cricket 49 Junior School Music 23 Equestrian 50 English 24 Soccer 51 Enrichment: Learning Support 25 Hockey 52 Enrichment: Gifted and Talented Programme 26 Netball 53 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools Results 27 Rowing 54 Digital Technologies 28 Competitive Tennis 55 Health & Physical Education 29 Volleyball 55 Languages (Japanese) 30 Sport Awards 56 Library 31 10 12

JUNIOR SCHOOL 61 CLASS OF 2019 104 From the Head of Junior School 62 Graduating Class of 2019 104 Kindergarten 63 Pre-Primary 64 YEAR TWELVE BALL 114 Year One 65 Year Two 66 Year Three 67 2019 IN PICTURES 118 Year Four 68 Class and Homeroom Groups 119 Year Five 69 Year Twelve Unwind 136 Year Six 70 Sporting Teams 137 Junior School Awards 71 Music Ensembles 162 Junior School Sport 72 GSG ALUMNI 165 MIDDLE SCHOOL 75 From the Head of Middle School 76 Year Seven 77 Year Eight 78 Year Nine 79 Middle School Awards 80

SENIOR SCHOOL 81 From the Head of Senior School 82 From the Head Girl & Boy 83 Senior School Colours 84 Senior School Awards 85

SCHOOL EVENTS 87 Project Beyond 101 THE GSG COMMUNITY THE GSG COMMUNITY

GSG Pipe Band at the Albany Agricultural Show THE GSG COMMUNITY

Principal’s Welcome A Year of Listening Mason, 2019 Head Girl, Winnie the Pooh. What you may not know In 2019, I asked Year Eleven is that many of the characters students what was most important from the Hundred Acre Woods to them for 2020. High grades? suffered from anxiety or other Social interaction? The Year Twelve noted disorders. Anxiety in today’s ball? Leavers’ jackets? I compiled world is, increasingly, a talking point the results and was surprised to openly discussed with young people. discover that the top five priorities, Reducing anxiety is a significant in order, were: challenge for schools, parents and students, and it continues to gain ƒ WACE graduation; media exposure. ƒ Exam and VET results; Author Sarah Wilson says: “It is not ƒ Reducing anxiety; just that kids are lacking resilience to anxiety, they are failing to build ƒ Driving to school; and 2019 Highlights the kind of resilience to deal with ƒ Having fun. everyday life, which as we know, As Principal, I am so very proud of is brimful of uncertainty, doubt, These findings have encouraged student achievement this year. discomfort, irritation, flux and delays, me to reflect upon anxiety, which means that when immense, which was ranked higher than I Highlights of the 2019 school year legitimate stress strikes, they are in had anticipated. included the Kingfisher Fair, which trouble. They are an open wound brought all of us together, as well as with no ability to form a scab.” the announcement of our winner of the Keep Albany Beautiful Best Kept The Australian Principal Occupational School Award. You are braver Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey than you believe, shows that the, “mental health GSG's successful GovHack team issues of students” have, for several received national recognition, stronger than you years now, been ranked by schools winning three State awards. seem and smarter than as one of the top three sources The school’s nomination as a finalist you think. of stress. No surprises, then, that at GSG we continue to introduce in the Australian Education Awards − Christopher Robin for Best Regional School in Australia wellbeing programmes for students. was an exciting high point, as was Back to Winnie the Pooh who said, Hospitality students excelling as the “You can’t stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to State Winner of the McCormick In considering this, I am reminded come to you. You have to go to Flavour Forecast competition. of a story from my own childhood them, sometimes.” On the sporting field, GSG was and a character you know who Champion School for Interschool was regularly referred to by Bridget Swimming; runners-up in the Buchanan Cup (hockey); and Farewell to long-serving educators Division A and B winners for the Cricket Blast school competition. Our highly acclaimed musicians and vocalists performed at the Kingfisher Concert and the Year Seven project- based learning initiative highlighted the importance of student engagement. Improved NAPLAN results were welcomed this year, as was the introduction of Certificate IV in Business for VET students.

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We acknowledge the terrible Thank you to the School Council Parents and Friends destruction fires caused across under the leadership of Chair, Mrs the country, including in our own Audrey Jackson AM, which has P&F President, Mr Jason Pages, region. Just before New Year, we shown courage in listening to the was integral to the planning and were called upon to support the school community and providing success of this year’s key P&F activity, community in its hour of need in stability around the issue of tuition the Kingfisher Fair. He was ably response to fires in the Stirling fees. It is reassuring that we have a supported by: P&F Secretary, Ms Ranges. Two hundred and fifteen Council in tune with the community. Mandy Wignall; Dads in the Great firefighters attending the fires were Southern (DIGS) representative, accommodated in the school’s Mr Darryl Hancock; Junior School boarding houses, with additional Staff Updates Representative, Mrs Tracy Ravenhill; airconditioned tents delivered from Middle School Representative, I acknowledge long-serving, retiring Perth set up on the school oval and Mr John Byrne; Senior School staff for their years of service to the in the Multi-Purpose Sport Complex. Representative, Ms Jennifer Wingard; school community: Catering for the firefighters and Boarding Representative, Mrs (breakfasts and lunches) was ƒ Mr Bill Dwyer, who commenced Mary Gillam. Thank you to Year and provided by Catering Manager, Chef in 2007; Boarding Representatives for their Nick Harvey, and Chef Jaydn Steele, commitment to improving the parent ƒ Mr Rod Marsh, who commenced with 1600 meals and 800 nights of experience, and to parent volunteers, in 2003; accommodation supplied. sport coaches and assistants, team ƒ Mrs Sue Osborne, who When our community comes managers and supporters. commenced in 2006; and under threat, our values drive us to help in whatever way we can. ƒ Mr Rod Gillies, who commenced We are indebted to the courageous in 2014. 2020 in Focus firefighters who put their lives on Mrs Angela Ferreira and Mr Brett In 2020, the school welcomes the the line to save others, livestock, Tompkin served the school with first intake of Pre-Kindergarten towns, farms, and native flora and distinction as Heads of Boarding students, affectionately known fauna. Our hearts go out to all who Houses. Both will transfer to as Djindas in recognition of our have suffered losses and our support leadership positions within the Indigenous heritage. continues to go to those who give school. Ms Kate Douthie, Head of selflessly to support our community. A number of Year Ten students will Year Eight, returns to the family participate in a Leeuwin voyage from farm, and English teacher, Ms Perth to Albany in March, which 2020 and Beyond Martha Barnard-Rae, is pursuing a promises to be spectacular. career outside of education. VET pathways will continue to Next year, as our school vision I thank all staff for their continued be strengthened and broadened; states, we will continue to strive efforts this year, including the sustainability will continue to be to be a learning community in Executive, Middle Management, explored with a focus on waste and which students develop confidence, Teachers, Education Assistants, water; the construction of a new wellbeing and a sense of belonging. Catering, Facilities, Boarding and ECC playground will commence; and Together, we will work to address Business Staff. project-based learning will continue in issues around anxiety. the Middle School. To our students, overcoming fear is often no more than having faith in yourself. This is what a good education does for you. You learn to try, you learn to overcome difficulties, and you learn that one success leads to another. Each time you enjoy that success, you can be proud of yourself. Make the year ahead the year you feel proud of how you have faced the challenges of new work and achieved success. As Christopher Robin said, “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.”

Mr Mark Sawle | Principal

Keep Albany Beautiful Best Kept School Award

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School Council Report As the 2019 2005. Rod joined the staff in 2003 are former or current parents who school year as a part-time teacher before taking give of their time and expertise to ends, it is worth on the role of Chaplain, which is ensure that the school’s finances reminding central in the life of the school. On are prudently managed, and the ourselves that behalf of Council, I wish each of school facilities are well maintained, each school these staff members well for the providing a safe and welcoming year provides future and thank them for their learning environment. a unique valued contribution to GSG. Schools are interesting and complex experience It is the responsibility of Council organisations. By their nature, they for all of us to ensure that the school remains are all about people. Their clients who make up the GSG community. true to the vision of its founders. In are parents and students, and At the beginning of the year, we 2019 we were pleased to welcome to ensure ongoing success, the welcome new members of staff and two new members to Council; Mrs school must provide an education new students, and at the end of the Sarah Wright, a lawyer, and Mr that responds to the needs of the year we must farewell those who Paul Camins, Executive Director students. However, a school is also leave the school. In particular, we Infrastructure and Environment a business that must be well and wish each Year Twelve student well at the City of Albany. Both Sarah prudently managed. for their future. It is also a time to and Paul bring significant expertise wish those staff well who leave to It is the role of Council to ensure to the deliberations of Council, further their careers in other schools, that the quality of education is together with their insight as and to thank them for their service supported by the effective use of parents of GSG students. to the school. Other staff members resources. It does this by delegating leave the school to retire. I am not My thanks go to my fellow members authority and responsibilities to the sure that any of us really retire in the of Council who voluntarily give of Principal, the Academic Leadership sense of ceasing to work; rather, we their time and expertise to guide Team and the Administrative Team. become freelancers, taking on new the school each year and to plan As Chair of Council, I wish to thank and different roles. for the future. In planning for the our Principal, Mr Sawle, for his wise future, Council made two significant Four GSG staff retire as the school leadership as well as those who decisions. The addition of a Pre- year ends. Mrs Sue Osborne taught make up the Executive Team: Mrs Kindergarten, Djinda, and, following Mathematics at GSG since 2006 and Emma Franklin, Deputy Principal; a review, the restructure of fees in Mr Bill Dwyer, Head of the HASS Mr Mark Bonnin, Head of Senior Junior School. learning area, has been on staff School; Mr Adam Scott, Head of since 2007. Both played a significant Council has two standing Middle School; Ms Suzanne Youens, role in the growth of the school. committees: Finance; and Building Head of Junior School; and Mr They are joined by Mr Rod Gillies and Grounds. These are chaired by Andrew Orr, Business Manager. who taught Economics since 2014. Mrs Fran Leary and Mr Paul Camins The fourth staff retiree is Reverend respectively who bring valuable Mrs Audrey Jackson AM | Chair Rodney Marsh who has served the skills and experience to their roles. of School Council school community as Chaplain since Other members of these committees

GSG School Council: Back (L-R): Mr Mark Sawle, Mrs Fran Leary, Dr Mark Paynter, Ms Sarah Wright, Mr Paul Camins, Mr Andrew Orr, Mr Cameron Clifford. Front (L-R): Mrs Carly Beech, Mrs Audrey Jackson AM, Ms Pam Dolley

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From the Deputy Principal of big, juicy ideas. Alongside those Partnering with families has also ideas are our actions and, as I often been a key focus this year. I often remind our students, we define talk about how supporting children ourselves by our actions. With each is like a three-legged stool, with the decision we tell ourselves and the legs being home, school and the world who we are. child. We need all three legs to be strong and united. Part of our work here at GSG is to help students understand how they We must all be engaged together might develop the skills needed in developing our young people to for life beyond school, so they can ensure they are well supported. To take real action to define who they this end, we improved our reporting are. This year saw the introduction to parents and encouraged families of the You Can Do It! social and to use SEQTA as an important emotional learning programme. communication tool. This year From Kindergarten to Year Twelve, saw us offer students and families our students are starting to learn the information from a broad range of language of positivity, resilience and agencies, including speakers from perseverance, among other things. Armed for Life, Legal Aid, and the School Drug and Road Aware team (to name a few) to provide guidance and expert advice. We have also One of my favourite cartoons is developed facilities, including Calvin and Hobbes, brought to life I often talk about the beautiful new Junior School by Bill Waterson who is, in my view, how supporting children playground and the Sport Office, as a philosopher and creative spirit to is like a three-legged well as storage, ovals and boarding be admired. Waterson reminds us houses, and there’s more to come. that, “most of us discover where we stool, with the legs being As I approached the end of the year, are headed when we arrive” and home, school and I reflected on how much I enjoy I think he’s right. Despite our best the child. being part of the big, amazing intentions and hours of planning, community called GSG. Then, sometimes we just have to go with one of our Kindergarten students what life throws us. And as those approached my office window, of us who have been around for This year's Year Seven students pressed his nose to the glass and a while know, that’s when it is engaged in project-based learning, asked in his loudest voice, “Mrs important to respond with positivity, immersing themselves in a week- Franklin, what are you DOING in resilience, creativity and a sense of long adventure focussing on there?” It’s a good question. I’m playfulness. But how do we develop the UN Development Goals and working on staying playful and these skills? Is that the work of developing real solutions to support creative to deliver the best education schools? I believe school has a role sustainability on the school campus. for our students, and to work with to play in helping young people The school’s strategic plan reflects their families. develop these skills, in conjunction this focus on sustainability and with their families. we have been busy across the Mrs Emma Franklin | Deputy Bill Waterson advocates strongly for campus monitoring solar power Principal playing, as it’s the key to creativity productivity, establishing a worm and happiness. He reminds us to café (with sincere thanks to the cultivate mental playfulness. When P&F), harvesting water from the oval students are at school, new ideas run-off, and engaging with Climate are thrust at them every day, and Clever (through Curtin University). then it is up to them to maintain From classrooms to the Wild Space their mental playfulness and and beyond, this work will continue squeeze every last possibility out into 2020.

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From the Chaplain This year, I retire St John tells us, “love comes from joining the circle of God’s love. To after 16 years God, for God is love.” God’s love know their own value, they must as Chaplain at is mediated through others so, learn to value others. Loving and Great Southern to know their value, each child serving others in this way is not an Grammar. must experience real and practical optional extra way to learn self- I reflect on attention to them and their needs value; it is essential. St John says, the question: at home and school, then they “If you don’t love others, you know What has been will experience their value. To love nothing of God’s love.” In other my vision as children is the sacred trust God has words, teens must grow up to love Chaplain of the school? given to parents and school staff. others beginning with their family and school. The answer is best summed up by my words to the 2019 class: To know that they are precious “Throughout your time at GSG there requires each community member to is one thing I have wanted to teach ...there is only one join God’s circle of love by accepting you: You are precious.” key to discovering our and serving others. If students join this circle, they will learn how to live In the same vein, I have often said value: love a truly fulfilling life. I trust that we to students, “No one in this room will fulfil our vision by continuing to is loved more than you are.” My live as a family where each member belief is that there is only one key to is valued and we grow into the discovering our value: love. For our For teens and young adults to people God is calling us to become school to be Christian, we must hold learn their value, there is another in Christ. and use this key. essential aspect to growing up and Rev Rodney Marsh | Chaplain

From the Counsellor A myriad of Across Australia, suicide is the Youth MHFA also features at GSG, services reside leading cause of death in children as a strict protocol of the MHFA under the aged five to 17 years, with 100 team is that at least 10 per cent Counselling cases recorded in 2018. That deeply of staff must be trained (14-hour umbrella, concerning fact, as well as current accreditation) for schools to promote including mental health statistics, are the and present teenMHFA. We can be one-to-one motivation for Mental Health First proud that hundreds of GSG students interpersonal Aid (MHFA) training at GSG. and 50 staff and broader community counselling, members now belong to the MHFA All Year Eight and Ten students coaching, stable of accredited participants. undergo training in teenMHFA. psych-education, community Students participate in discussion, It behoves us to continue to work on seminars and Mental Health First activities, clip viewing, role playing help-seeking, coping skills, and the Aid training. and quizzes, all aimed to increase destigmatising of mental ill-health, As an interpersonal counsellor, I help-seeking, reduce stigma around supporting each other and warmly work from a positive psychology, mental ill-health, and help students respecting our individual narratives. strengths-based, attachment, brain feel comfortable through developing science platform. Students present their noticing/supporting language. Ms Sheryl Moncur | Counsellor with complex needs. While I don’t They take home a booklet, an diagnose, and refer on when informative reference, and families appropriate, I understand that are encouraged to continue the many of the changes young people mental health conversation. encounter can manifest as trauma Research bears out the efficacy and adjustment disorder, when of this programme and we will anxiety and depression persist. continue its role in the education of young people at GSG.

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From the Head of Boarding This year saw GSG that makes us unique. There Foundation. We participated in the introduction are certainly many opportunities community film screenings, raising of an expanded to be involved in and, this year, awareness about the changing student boarders took advantage of a variety climate and showing concern for leadership of recreation offerings, such as the plight of refugees. We helped structure for speedway, fishing, stand-up paddle with a mass planting of native GSG boarding. boarding, movies, roller-skating and vegetation around Lake Seppings Boarding beach trips. We have a beautiful and contributed to the Kingfisher Captains were region and a vibrant community to Fair through stalls and creating items supported be part of and our boarders have for sale, including rocky road, eco- by four additional Senior Leaders the opportunity to get out and friendly fuel and a chook tractor. from Eclipse and Breaksea Houses, experience this every week. I look forward to seeing how with Boarding Events and Peer Another thing that makes GSG boarders make their mark in 2020. Support portfolios. boarding great is our willingness Boarding is at its best when to help others. This year, we saw Mr Brendan Goggins | Head of we achieve integration across boarders contribute to the Asthma Boarding all age groups in activities such Foundation, Multiple Sclerosis as Masterchef, Boarding’s Got (MSWA) and the Albany Community Talent and the Quiz Night. These events were, again, some of the highlights of our year. We also saw boarders celebrate National Boarding Week by wearing club shirts from their home town sporting clubs and taking part in a one-kilometre run through the school. This is a symbolic gesture whereby participants across Australia run a combined distance long enough to lap the country. Much more can be done, but this year’s leaders made the first steps towards a more inclusive, integrated boarding culture. The Boarding Pillars are guidelines boarders strive to meet. The pillars were further developed this year with the introduction of the Marsh Award. Named in honour of Reverend Rodney Marsh, the award recognises boarding students who demonstrated a practical understanding of the Boarding Pillars. Boarders are recognised for actions supporting school programmes, community service, self-improvement and connecting at a spiritual level. A competition to design a pin for the Marsh Award was run and boarders now have their own symbol which identifies us within the school. Boarders are accumulating points to be the first to receive this award. This year, we took time to look at what it is about boarding at Boarders sold eco-friendly fuel at the Kingfisher Fair

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From the P&F President Before I outline group, without the need to attend Highlights of 2019 include: what we have meetings! Parents interested in ƒ The successful Kingfisher Fair achieved this taking on a role are welcome to that not only raised funds to year, I will contact me through the school. go towards much-needed bus reflect upon the shelters, but also showcased role of the P&F. the students and our school Going forward, community to Albany and the we are looking Great Southern region. for people The purpose of ƒ The continued success and to become life is to contribute in growth of the Dads In the Great involved in the life of the school Southern (DIGS) group, ably led who want to make a difference to some way to making by Mr Darryl Hancock. the school, without a significant things better. − Robert F. time investment. In particular, Kennedy ƒ Grants to each of the subschools we are seeking P&F Year which enriched student learning Representatives. You can play an experiences, in particular, the important role in your child’s year purchase of a large worm farm for Senior School, an initiative of two past students. It will be a great tool for teaching students about sustainability, an increasingly important concept. ƒ The presentation of guest speakers: Earlier in the year Ms Maggie Dent addressed the wider community, while in Term Four we sponsored the Armed For Life team who presented to various student year groups, as well as parents. ƒ I thank the immediate Past President and Vice President of the P&F, Mr Dean Fasolo and Mrs Anita Moir respectively. I also acknowledge Mrs Mandy Wignall who continued as Secretary under previous and current executives. ƒ It’s been a pleasure to serve as P&F President for part of this year and we are looking forward to continuing our momentum into next year. We welcome your feedback as to how we can further enrich our community. All the best for the year ahead.

Mr Jason Pages | P&F President

2019 P&F Kingfisher Fair

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From the Director of Community Relations

The Community prospective families, scholarship Collaboration, empowerment and Relations plan exams, and school app pop-up partnerships continue to be the for the 2019 coffee mornings, all while managing way forward, enabling us to come school year marketing, enrolments, alumni, together to face challenges and was closely and archives, as well as school meet agreed goals. This was evident aligned with photography, and attending field in the school’s support provided to the school’s days and agricultural shows. the firefighters attending the Stirling Strategic Plan The CR team was upskilled via Ranges fires, through the provision 2019-2024, attendance at various Educate of accommodation and catering with a focus on Plus professional development services. Thank you to all families improved external communications conferences and special who reached out to us to offer their via the school app, digitised interest groups. kind support during this testing parent information and a digitised time. It is very much appreciated. communications strategy for staff. In Terms Three and Four, we formed a partnership with the University of In 2020, we will renew our efforts

WA McCusker Centre for Citizenship to establish a foundation for GSG A new e-news platform was rolled and offered an internship to Ms Alumni through which they can out, enabling improved weekly Anna Campbell, who worked reconnect and re-engage with digital communication to the school as a Social Media Intern for 100 their peers and the school. We will community via The Anchor. hours, making a considerable also commence work on a new website and consider digital asset School events were supported with contribution to the school’s social management systems with regards publicity, marketing and collateral, media communications. to the privacy of stored images in particular the Kingfisher Fair, The school’s social licence continues and footage. with Registrar, Mrs Julia Bairstow to be reinforced through activities providing guidance and support to supporting the community that We look forward to working with the P&F as Fair Coordinator. supports us. In 2019, we maintained you in a spirit of collaboration our sponsorships of the Isolated in support of the education of We hosted Walk to School Days, GSG students. an International Women’s Day Children’s Parents’ Association (ICPA) breakfast, Nichinan visiting student and Women in Farming Enterprises (WIFE), both of which keep us Ms Claire Hanson | Director, events, Djinda parent information Community Relations sessions, tour mornings for immersed in the issues that rural and regional families are facing.

Djinda Pre-Kindergarten campaign

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Students and staff collaborate to recycle plastics for local processing

From the Head of IT This year in be overwhelming! Schools are not began exploring an online platform IT Services immune to this push. As we are called Microsoft Teams to facilitate we launched all aware, the online space is not online discussion between teachers a range of without its challenges. Tim Berners- and students. As with any new new and Lee, inventor of the World Wide technology, there were challenges to updated online Web, said this of the Internet, overcome, but a platform like Teams technologies to “The original idea of the web was really is the essence of Berners-Lee’s make keeping that it should be a collaborative original idea of the Internet. space where you can communicate up-to-date We look forward to 2020 and through sharing information.” with the embracing ways we can engage Perhaps this should be central in school easier and more intuitive. online technology at GSG to our application of technology in In Term Two, we released a brand- continue creating a collaborative education. The use of the Internet new iPhone and Android app, a and connected local and (and, by extension, other online redesigned online calendar, the global community. technologies) should be to foster SEQTA Engage app, and a full community and the ability to share redesign of the MyGSG portal. The knowledge and ideas in new and Mr Kieran Bailey | Head of IT goal in all these projects was to innovative ways. Services make finding information simpler and more straightforward. We asked At Great Southern Grammar, we questions and listened to feedback are constantly working in the online to make GSG’s online platforms space exploring new and emerging relevant for students and parents. technologies and how they can benefit our students and support We live in a world that is the creation of a collaborative increasingly saturated by access community. to information and at times it can In the classroom this year, we

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GSG Staff Trustees Teaching Staff Hon John Gilmour QC (Chair) Ms Martha Barnard-Rae Mrs Nola Manson Mrs Jennifer Shearer (Deputy Chair) Mr Ross Barnett Mr Todd Manson Mrs Susan Howson (Secretary) Mrs Jillian Bascombe Ms Donna Markovic Mr Gary Philpott Mrs Madeleine Bell Mr Rodney Marsh Mr Mark Sawle (ex-officio) Mrs Penelope Berryman Mrs Teresa McAllister Mrs Audrey Jackson AM (ex-officio) Mr Stephen Berryman Ms Cheryl McCormack Mrs Karen Bradbury Ms Serena McLauchlan School Council Mr Trent Bradshaw Mr Bryce McLean Mrs Gayle Britten Dr Paul Mitrovski Mrs Audrey Jackson AM (Chair) Mrs Rosalie Brown Ms Rachel Mordy Mrs Fran Leary (Deputy Chair) Mr Dan Burke Mr Steve Mumme Mrs Carly Beech Mr Peter Colgate Mrs Renae O’Donnell Mr Cameron Clifford Ms Rachel Colmer Mrs Mary-Lyn Osborne Dr Mark Paynter Ms Elinor Couper Mr Paul Osborne Ms Pam Dolley Mr Andrew Davis Mrs Susan Osborne Mr Paul Camins (from April 2019) Mrs Donna Diletti Ms Beatrice Pritchard Ms Sarah Wright (from April 2019) Ms Kate Douthie Mr Matthew Quicke Mrs Susan Howson (until Mrs Shuko Doyle Mrs Hayley Ranger March 2019) Mrs Phoebe Duff Mr Gavin Riches Mr Mark Sawle (Principal) (ex-officio) Mr William Dwyer Mr Ian Robson Mr Andrew Orr (ex-officio) Ms Shenoa Elvin-Johnson Ms Angelina Ross Executive Staff Mr Craig Emberson Mr Jem Ruggera Mr Neil Ferreira Mr Jackson Shaw Principal: Mr Mark Sawle Mrs Leah Field Ms Petra Simojoki Deputy Principal: Mrs Emma Franklin Mr Joe Fowler Ms Penny Simpson Business Manager: Mr Andrew Orr Mr Gary Fullarton Mr David Sloan Head of Junior School: Ms Suzanne Mr Colin Gibson Miss Ellen Smith Youens Mr Rod Gillies Mrs Lisa Sounness Head of Middle School: Mr Bryce Mrs Marina Gordon Mrs Alexis Stone McLean (Semester One); and Mrs Fiona Gouldthorp Mr Adam Scott (Semester Two) Mr Nathan Symonds Mr Julian Gugenheim Head of Senior School: Mr Adam Mr Grant Taylor Scott (Semester One); and Ms Kate Gunning Mrs Wendy Triplett Mr Mark Bonnin (Semester Two) Ms Margaret Gunson Mrs Victoria Turnor Miss Claire Hard Mrs Sallee Tuffley Mr Geoffrey Hardey Ms Kate Valleri Mrs Mary-Lou Henderson Mrs Hamsa Warrener Mr Louis Hourston Dr Giles Watson Mr Darren Hughes Mr Greg Watson Mr Brendon Jennings Ms Meghan Weber Mrs Atsuko Kagi Ms Cynthia Van Dongen Ms Gemma Kiiveri Ms Valda Wieland Ms Penny Leiper Mrs Meredith Wright Ms Sarah Lilley Ms Emma Luxton Mrs Chantelle Mactaggart

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Education Assistants Residential Administrative & Mrs Katrina Bradford House Staff Business Staff Mrs Kym Clifford Miss Savannah Anderson Ms Amanda Arnol Mrs Angela Golling Mrs Tara Ball Mrs Julia Bairstow Ms Claire Herlihy Ms Katie Bell Mrs Carol Bergersen Mrs Catherine Nathan Miss Ana Bermudez Jurado Mrs Jackie Boyce Mrs Linda O’Keeffe Mr Hamish Bigwood Ms Meagan De Piazzi Mrs Carlene Webster Mr Steven Button Mrs Karen Fergie Mrs Melissa Carpenter Mrs Dianne Franzinelli School Counsellor Mr Joshua Carson Mrs Katrina Hancock Mrs Jennifer Colgate Mrs Mary Hansen Ms Sheryl Moncur Ms Mela Dewi Ms Claire Hanson Aboriginal Mr David Elliott Ms Christina Hitchcock Mrs Angela Ferreira Mrs Nancy Keys Liaison Officer Mr Martin Franzinelli Mrs Nyree Mackenzie Ms Eliza Woods Mrs Amber Freeman Mrs Pam Ruggera Mr Brendan Goggins Mrs Peta Spinks Library Assistants Mrs Jane Goggins Ms Amanda Stanborough Mr Liam Hudson Miss Claire St Jack Mrs Evelyn Hedges Ms Charlotte King Mrs Donna Thomas Mrs Kathleen Lubcke Mr Sheridan Laudien Ms Karen Timmins Mrs Susan Pyle Ms Georgia Lofts Mrs Belinda Van Helden Mrs Katrina Marmion Mr Ethan Watson Laboratory Mr Bradley Mertens Mrs Josephine Wesley Technicians Ms Alkira Miller Mrs Wendy Wheeler Mrs Paula Ortiz Mrs Toni Woods Dr Julie Harken Mr Andy Percy Mrs Emma Poole Mr Jason Peterson Uniform Shop Staff Mr Brenton Rice Mrs Rhonda Moon Canteen Staff Mrs Nicole Scott Mrs Tristine Smargiassi Mrs Jessica Bessen Mrs Jennifer Shackleton Mrs Jacqui Van Rijn Mrs Jenny Smith Mrs Peta Spinks Catering Staff Nursing Staff Mrs Tracie Symonds Mr Nick Harvey Mr Sam Tomlinson Ms Charlotte King Mrs Elizabeth Cosh Mr Brett Tompkin Mrs Joanne Poole Ms Rebecca Davies Mrs Caroline Tompkin Ms Marisol Santiago Mr William Van Helden Mrs Sue Skinner Facilities Staff Miss Lea von Graberg Mr Jayden Steele Mr Andrew Blake Ms Meghan Weber Mrs Richelle Warren Mr Martyn Loveridge Ms Susan Wolfe Mr Amir Mirdiyanto Information Mr John Munns Technology Staff Mr Robert Radomiljac Mr Jeffrey Spinks Mr Kieran Bailey Mr Dustin Wheeler Mr Timothy Basten Mr Matthew Beamish Mr Luke de Jonge Mr Joshua Pitman

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House Reports Baudin up with the House Captains on the care nurses in communities across Leadership Camp, which was a time Australia and increase breast health What a great for planning things we wanted to awareness. So, for Baudin’s dress- year it was in do as a House. From that came the up day we went pink. The whole Baudin House. idea of our major fundraiser for school got behind us and really I learnt and the McGrath Foundation, a breast supported the idea. I thank the continue to cancer support and education GSG community for helping raise learn about charity in Australia which raises significant funds. funds to place McGrath breast our wonderful We also conducted fundraising students. for Dy Tola, our sponsored child in Baudin is a very special House that Cambodia, through selling ice- continues to grow in doing our best creams during Senior and Middle for ourselves and one another. Funds raised help Dy School Athletics Carnivals. Funds We started the year with the Tola from Cambodia go raised help Dy Tola go to school for traditional Baudin Birthday Bash, the year, with Baudin House one of a great tradition which sees us get to school for the year, his major sponsors. together as a House early in the with Baudin House one Carnivals, cross-country, swimming year to enjoy cake and get to know of his major sponsors and athletics were the major events each other. where we came together as a At the beginning of the year, I met House. Winning is great, but the events are more about learning about each other, from each other and supporting each other. Our Celebrating Baudin's Birthday results have improved this year and it comes from each student wanting to do their best. House captains, Evie Dupuy and Marshall Trahair, were a positive influence on the House. They led from the front and tried to change the culture within the House so students were giving their best. They were trusted in situations where their leadership styles and abilities were challenged, which helped their development as leaders. I am positive that through being House Captains, their leadership skills developed. I thank the Baudin staff and Homeroom teachers who continue to give an enormous amount of support to the students of Baudin House.

Mr Neil Ferreira | Head of Baudin House

Baudin dress-up day

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Super-seven headbands Funky Sock Day

Camfield volunteered their time to spend the Camfield Debating, which made day swimming countless laps of the it to the final, was also run by This year was an exciting year pool, some via freestyle and some dedicated Year Eleven students for Camfield, as we welcomed via inflatable pool toys. We even this year. A heated debate on the Mr Robson into the role of Head witnessed Mr Robson complete a topic of school-based examinations of House. few laps in his SCUBA diving gear, against Wilson House saw which resulted in some confused Camfield House lose the final by a At the start of the year, we sat down looks from the other teams in the small margin. The team was well with Mr Robson and developed pool. Overall, the day was very supported by the House and is to be what we called our Camfield House rewarding and a lot of fun for commended on its efforts. philosophy: participate, challenge everyone involved. The MS swim is and make a difference. We aimed to In Term Three, we held Camfield a great example of an event that intertwine these three aspects of our Dress-Up Day, a funky sock day. encompassed our House philosophy. philosophy into all sporting activities Across the school, students wore and House events. Students were wacky, fancy socks and indulged in a encouraged to challenge themselves cake stall at recess, raising funds for to participate in things they would the Albany Hospice. At lunchtime, normally choose to sit out of, in an Students were Camfield Year Twelve students took effort to make a difference. This encouraged to challenge on the teachers in an indoor soccer paid off in the most recent Senior themselves to participate match. With no marked sidelines School Athletics Carnival where and limited rules, the soccer ball excellent participation saw us take in things they would was sent pinging around the gym, out the shield. This was driven by normally choose to sit bouncing off the walls. The game our super-seven head bands, which out of, in an effort to was very enjoyable and had the encouraged students to compete in crowd cheering and laughing. make a difference all seven events at the carnival. To Mr Robson, thank you for In Term One, we organised a picnic believing in us, and for providing for all Camfield students from Years us with the opportunity to lead the Seven to Twelve, gathering everyone House in our own way. We look At this year’s Kingfisher Fair, together to welcome them back forward to hearing of the many Camfield hosted a recycled clothing and acknowledge the start of the Camfield House successes in years stall. We gathered donations of new year. Senior School homerooms to come! clothes and shoes from around kindly provided tasty snacks, while the school, with Senior School the Middle School leaders organised homerooms being instrumental in Sarah Hearle & Ezra-James games for some entertainment. The helping to sort the piles of clothes, Marques | 2019 Camfield House picnic was very successful and it was which made setting up the stall Captains great to bring the House together to much easier. Once set up, the share lunch. stall looked amazing. Run by Year

Eleven students, it was an excellent Early in the year, we entered a opportunity for the aspiring leaders team into the local MS swim, which to get involved in the House. aims to raise funds for Multiple Sclerosis. The team consisted of Baudin and Camfield students who

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Valedictory Speech contributed to this amazing year, and Mokare a special thank you to Homeroom Grace and I were privileged to teachers who did a fantastic job Once again, lead Mokare House in 2019. At supporting and mentoring us Mokare House the start of the year, we set a throughout the year. had some goal to encourage and increase fine leaders in participation across all aspects of charge: House House activity, from Homeroom to Captains, sporting and cultural activities, and Grace Witham service. We are pleased to say that While this may be and Fenn the push for this was successful. the end of our schooling, Forrester; We won a Swimming Carnival, the it is also the beginning Middle Cross Country (not because we had School Leaders, Kobi Keen, Bronte the best runners, but because we of a new world of Fethers, James Jennings and Caris had the most runners who gave opportunity Rae; and Junior School Leaders, their best), and the Running of the Chelsea Pearson and Harry Leov. Flags. House Debaters debated They are to be congratulated on fiercely and with great humour; the inclusivity and positivity they we invented the Mokito for the brought to the job. Following is Kingfisher Fair and made and sold To our peers, we finally made it! a transcript drawn from Grace over 200 units; and we raised We created a strong Class of 2019 and Fenn’s speech from the Year over $600.00 for the Royal Flying and are so glad to be graduating Twelve Valedictory Evening. Doctor Service. with you. While this may be the end of our schooling, it is also Throughout our journey as Mokare the beginning of a new world of Mr Steve Mumme | Head of Leaders, we learnt the meaning of opportunity. We wish everyone the Mokare House responsibility and leadership, and best of luck for the future. hope we inspired Mokare people to adopt a can-do attitude. We extend Grace Witham and Fenn Forrester | a special thank you to every single Mokare House Leaders member of Mokare House who

Mokare House Captains, Grace Witham and Fenn Forrester

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Wilson pool, amazing even ourselves by amazing efforts to research and coming first in the Senior School construct an argument. Swimming Carnival and second in It has been We enjoyed many casual lunches the Middle School Carnival. This was yet another together, bonded over our Easter largely due to the tremendous spirit crazy, hectic egg hunt and became incredibly and effort of all involved. Whether it and rewarding competitive during general was people needing to swim every year in Wilson knowledge quizzes. Together, we race because numbers were down, House. From also prepared and staffed the Wilson or the constant efforts to cheer and glory in the Market Stall at the Kingfisher Fair, chant for those in the pool, the Senior School which was a particularly positive atmosphere and team mentality saw Swimming Carnival to our best example of coming together as us reach success. efforts in sporting carnivals, the a community. camaraderie and excitement never wavered. Thank you to each and every Wilson House student, for all the Led by incredible House Captains, effort and commitment you put Robert Winyard and Jodie Taylor, We did things together as a House in to make us the House we are. Wilson House came together Together, we continued to strive, to on many occasions to celebrate and as a family, and that stand up for each other and to do just what it is to be a part of the our best. Sometimes things have Wilson family. is what made the year special been tough. Sometimes things We kicked off the year with were an adventure. But, we did the strawberries and ice-cream things together as a House and as fundraiser as part of Wilson Day. a family, and that is what made the Raising over $1000.00 for local year special. Wilson House was also successful Albany charities, the school was in debating. To those who were swamped with red as students consistently part of the team and Ms Angelina Ross | Head of made the most of the dress-up those who stood up in emergencies, Wilson House opportunity. We then jumped in the Wilson House thanks you for your

Wilson House in the spirit Wilson Dress-Up Day

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Visual Arts The visual arts got off to a big start in 2019 as one of Australia’s leading contemporary artists, Mr Cameron Robbins, visited the school as our Artist-in- Residence. Cameron builds drawing machines operated by wind speed. A wind machine was set up on the grassy knoll at GSG, producing numerous drawings, literally drawn by the wind. All students saw it in operation and participated in drawing workshops. Cameron led workshops in which Cameron Robbin's wind drawings students drew using pens on the ends of wires strapped to either golf clubs or fishing rods. Large, abstract, rhythmic pieces were created (see above, right), challenging any concept that drawings are created whilst quietly sitting down! Two of the drawings from the wind machine were generously donated to the school’s art collection. In April, Years Eleven and Twelve students travelled to Perth to view the Perspectives exhibition at the Art Gallery of WA. The camp was a rich cultural experience that included a tour of Fremantle Prison, a viewing of the Mimma the Musical and an exhibition of Kylie Minogue’s costumes at the Maritime Museum. The Year Eight Art Focus Day saw 10 visiting artists give workshops Viridian Senior School Art Exhibition covering oil painting, ceramics, textiles, watercolours, circus specific colours including alizarin skills in invention inspired the Year techniques and cartooning. It’s and vermillion, symbolising their Five and Six students involved. This always a lovely afternoon and a growth throughout the year as residency was generously sponsored great reminder that we live in a they realise their artworks through by the City of Albany. community with so many talented creative endeavours. practicing artists. The year concluded with another Ms Rachel Mordy | Head of This year the Senior School Arts exciting Artist-in-Residence. Mr Ben the Arts Exhibition, Viridian was held. Davis, theatre set designer, joined Meaning green in Latin, Viridian us to create the school’s Christmas saw the Year Twelve students Pageant float, a viking ship. Ben’s learn the varied terminology for

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Drama experience filled with fun and and practical work. Their hard learning opportunities. We’ve work culminated in a magnificent been writing our own scripts and performance of Andrew Bovell’s performing, as well as using pre- When the Rain Stops Falling. existing scripts. Performing is so Set across a timespan of over 70 much fun and I enjoy my time years and in numerous locations, in drama immensely. It’s a great, this episodic tale was told by the positive environment where I feel I students, utilising their drama can be my expressive self.” knowledge to effectively engage the audience. Drama students had plenty of fun The Year Ten Drama class wrote this year. They played many drama their own monologues which they During the year, the class was games, explored Greek tragedies, developed into a 20-minute play exposed to a range of other wrote whodunnits and melodramas, called The Red Journal. This was theatrical opportunities. We saw and studied Australian classics, such performed at YOH Fest at the Bell Shakespeare’s interpretation as Hating Alison Ashley. Albany Entertainment Centre − a of Much Ado About Nothing and spell-binding performance. attended workshops with Denmark Year Nine students learnt about playwright, Zoe Pepper. Her work mime and were introduced to The Senior School Drama class never was particularly helpful for students circus skills, including stilt-walking, had a dull moment. A mixture of preparing for exams or considering unicycle, aerial silks, juggling, poi Year Eleven ATAR and both Year WAAPA as an option post-school. and plate spinning. Twelve General and ATAR courses, the class worked together incredibly One student described her time well to study a balance of theory Mrs Rachael Colmer & Ms thus: “Drama has been an amazing Angelina Ross | Teachers

Media “The future hilarious sitcom introductions, Year Ten students all submitted an belongs genre-bending trailers, fascinating entry into the Australian Teachers to young documentaries and inspired short of Media Photography Competition people with films. We have analysed magazines, 2019, with Kelvin Hands an education and memes and motion pictures; being announced as an Upper the imagination TikToks, tweets and trolls; and Secondary finalist. to create. That streaming, sharing and snapchats; In Term Three, the Year Ten class is the source of all while developing understanding collaborated to produce a short power in this of media messages and influence. film and photography slideshow century. And In Term One, Year Eleven students for the Agriculture Dinner held in given all that has happened in your pitched ideas to produce a public September. two decades on Earth, just imagine service announcement to raise what you can create in the years to Term Four saw Year Nine student, awareness of the short-term effects come.” − Barack Obama, Speech Mia Swanepoel, achieve first place of drinking alcohol to excess for delivered at the New Economic in the Albany Show Youth Portrait a collaborative project. Two GSG School, Moscow, 2009 Photography Competition, while students were selected as finalists elder brother, James Swanepoel, Media is the study of mass and given $2000.00 to help produce achieved excellent results in his Year communication. Giving students their final projects. In August, the Twelve ATAR major production. the opportunity to participate, Local Drug Action Team announced manipulate and understand Ben Terry and Aubin Spurr’s It has been a fantastic first year forms of public communication is successes, with first and third places in the GSG Media Department. I essential in contemporary society. respectively. Ben also attended the especially thank the Year Twelve Students this year engaged with Adelaide Youth Short Film Festival ATAR and General students who media products from local, national this year to field questions after the worked countless hours on their and international sources while release of his short film, The Climb practical submissions, setting high participating in competitions, analysis directed by both himself and fellow standards for the years to come. and production. Year Eleven student, Riley Drage, following their PIAF competition win Students produced entertaining Miss Katie Gunning | Teacher in 2018. animations, spectacular photographs,

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Music Junior School Music The benefits of In 2019, create ostinatos in groups of five learning music Junior using only body percussion and are continually School music household objects. This activity being students also involved students creating researched and, were short skits inspired by the live increasingly, introduced to performance, Stomp. evidence proves a variety of In Year Four, students made use cognitive new musical of their devices by exploring the development skills whilst process of writing, composing and in students expanding reading using the programme, who study music for a minimum of their pre-existing knowledge of Musecore. Set a task of writing five years. In GSG’s classroom music reading, writing, composing, and composing their own musical programme from Kindergarten improvising and performing. A pieces, then learning their pieces to Year Twelve, we endeavour to goal of mine this year was to on a chosen instrument, students develop in each child a wide range make use of student’s devices then performed to the class. of music skills which offer broader and to implement notation and cognitive benefits for other learning production software. This gave In Year Five, students began a task areas, in particular, for reading in students real insight to how music in which they had to research an younger students and for executive in the industry is made. influential artist, ranging from function in older students. Beethoven to Freddie Mercury and Kindergarten was the first time covering genres from pop rock, The musical language of notation these students stepped into a to classical and jazz. Students for rhythm and pitch is used music classroom. It didn’t take picked a piece from the chosen and taught through a variety long before they began exploring artist to analyse, including of methods and activities from musical ideas, performing and, listing the instruments, genre, Kindergarten upwards. Music is most importantly, having fun. tempo, personal opinions, and explored and enjoyed through Students were introduced to a the meaning behind the song creative tasks, including writing then repertoire of songs and games and lyrics. performing compositions. that assisted their learning as to how to keep a steady beat/ Year Six students were introduced Years Nine, Ten and Eleven Specialist rhythm and identifying differences to the music production software, and ATAR music students enjoyed an between high and low sounds. Mixcraft8. This software enables excursion to see an open rehearsal Over the year, students tried a students to explore ideas about presented by the WA Symphony variety of instruments and had how music in the industry is Orchestra. It was a wonderful guest performers showcase produced and recorded. Students opportunity for our young students their instruments. learnt how to record, use FX, add to see and hear a live orchestra and loops, mix levels and do a basic be part of their rehearsal process. Year Three students began master on their tracks. learning about ostinatos and how General and VET Music students they play a big part in music. continued to enjoy their work in Students were assigned a task to Mr Dan Burke | Junior School the Music building, their work Music Teacher being showcased in lunchtime concerts and other events such as assembly performances, Orientation Day, Barbecue Beats and Café Jamm concerts.

Ms Emma Luxton | Director of Music

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English While it is paradise.’ Perhaps you ‘laugh think that I am a ‘laughing stock,’ always great yourself into stitches’ when you ‘the devil incarnate,’ a 'stony- to read and realise ‘that the game is up’ and ‘the hearted villain,’ ‘bloody minded’ think about truth will out,’ and ‘that is the long or ‘a blinking idiot,’ then – ‘by contemporary and the short of it.’ Perhaps you Jove,’ ‘Oh Lord,’ ‘tut, tut,’ ‘for ideas and ‘think it’s high time’ that ‘your own goodness’ sake,’ ‘what the dickens,’ events, there is flesh and blood’ should ‘lie low’ ‘it is all one to me,’ − for you are no doubt that because – ‘without rhyme or reason’ quoting Shakespeare.” studying classic but ‘if the truth were known’− they At the end of Semester One this texts still has its year, Mr Jem Ruggera − whose place on any English syllabus. Years favourite text is Shakespeare’s ago, I read a piece by the English Macbeth (studied by all GSG journalist and broadcaster, Bernard If you have ever students in Year Ten) − completed Levin, which has stayed with me. It his time as Acting Head of Learning is called On Quoting Shakespeare refused ‘to budge an Area (English). Jem is a terrific and mounts a compelling case for inch,’ or suffered from classroom teacher and a wonderful his continued influence. Here is a that monster ‘green-eyed colleague and we thank him for modified version: jealousy’ or been ‘tongue his good-humour and efficiency “If you have ever refused ‘to budge tied’ or a ‘tower of in running the department so well an inch,’ or suffered from that during my absence. Sadly, we lose monster ‘green-eyed jealousy’ or strength’ or ‘hoodwinked’ Ms Martha Barnard-Rae, who has been ‘tongue tied’ or a ‘tower of or ‘in a pickle,’ then you been at GSG for the past five years strength or ‘hoodwinked’ or in are quoting Shakespeare and taught Year Seven, Eight and a ‘pickle,’ then you are quoting Twelve English during this time. We Shakespeare. If you have ‘knitted will miss her wit, her intelligence your brows’ having ‘not slept a and her great care for her students. wink’ because of anxiety over a Your students and colleagues wish ‘set your teeth on edge,’ then you ‘foregone conclusion’ then ‘the you all the best, Martha! are quoting Shakespeare. Even if more fool you’ and, ‘be that as it you ‘bid me good riddance,’ and may,’ you are quoting Shakespeare. 'send me packing,’ if you wish I Ms Penny Leiper | Head of English Perhaps you’ve had 'too much of were ‘dead as a doornail,’ if you a good thing’ or ‘live in a fool’s

Students move between classes on campus

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Students experience the school therapy dogs

Enrichment: Learning Support sharing her love and kindness with “The dogs stay with you. They’re everyone she worked with. Her best when they’re lying on the dream of having therapy dogs at the couch and we can pat them while school was realised in Term Three we read. It calms you when you when we welcomed new four- read. I hope they come more into legged, furry members to our team. school so we can pat more and feel more calm.” Samuel Osborne, Year Three “I find the dogs at school very This year, the Learning Enrichment The highly calming and enjoyable. I have liked team continued to provide support anticipated Therapy Dog school better because of the dogs. I for students across the school programme was officially like to play with Ally and throw the from Kindergarten through to ball for her. Overall, I think therapy Year Twelve. Successful learning launched as Rocky, dogs are a good thing that the intervention programmes George, Ally and Olive school has done.” Noah Hagnhofer, combined with in-class support and began attending classes Year Seven differentiation were paramount to “When I first had them in the class I the success of our students as we across the campus was scared of dogs. Now I’m getting strived to support each to achieve used to the dogs. I love the dogs their goals. now because they’re so cute and At the end of Term Two, staff and fluffy. They make me feel happy The highly anticipated Therapy Dog students farewelled Mrs Mary-Lyn and I like them around me.” Ayden programme was officially launched Osborne and thanked her for four Johnson, Year Three as Rocky, George, Ally and Olive years of dedicated service to the began attending classes across Learning Support team. the campus. Students relished in Mrs Lisa Sounness and Mrs Mary- Mrs Osborne worked tirelessly to welcoming their new classmates, Lyn Osborne | Learning Support advocate for students with special commenting as follows. Coordinators needs and learning difficulties,

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Enrichment: Gifted and Talented Programme The purpose of Term One Term Three the Learning Enrichment ƒ da Vinci Decathlon (Senior ƒ Write a Book in a Day: Two GATE Teams): Two teams competed in teams from Years Seven and programme the Academic Gala, now held at Eight spent the day planning, is to assist UWA. After months of training writing and illustrating their own students to around the topic of landscapes, original story. Raising hundreds strive beyond. both teams performed incredibly of dollars for the Kid’s Cancer This year we well across the 10 disciplines. The Project, the final products continued Year Ten team came 14th, while were phenomenal. to grow the programme, being the Year Nine team finished in an ƒ ICAS went digital. For medal involved in new initiatives and impressive fifth place. winners, please see the competitions, as well as pursuing ƒ Science IQ: As part of the table, right. previous experiences. Perhaps our online state competition run by greatest new adventure, though, STAWA, the Year Eight GATE was the opportunity to send class competed in a very intense students to NASA, following our Term Four challenge. The team, consisting alignment with Actura Australia of Heath Turnor, Fletcher Cugley, ƒ da Vinci Decathlon (Junior Team): and the CASE Space School. In July, Leo Fleming, Kaden Patterson This year saw our first entry of a one student visited NASA as part and Sebastian Goodwin, came Year Six da Vinci Decathlon team. of the Junior programme, while in out on top, winning themselves After many training sessions, December two students were a part a wealth of vouchers. they finished in an exceptional of the Senior trip. Other events this fifth place. year included the following. ƒ Day with a Scientist: This Term Two fantastic initiative for Middle School students saw them ƒ Brain Bee Challenge: Creating treated to a science show and a team, Kelvin Hands, Max hands-on activities. Fleming, Xiang Lan and Beau Adams made it all the way ƒ Despite all of this success, we to the finals, held at UWA, have even greater plans for the of the Brain Bee Challenge Gifted and Talented programme run by the Australasian in 2020. Neuroscience Society. ƒ AI For Good Challenge: A new Ms Angelina Ross | Learning initiative, the Year Eight GATE Enrichment Coordinator NASA Space School class explored ideas about how artificial intelligence is the way of the future.

Da Vinci Decathlon Senior Teams

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International Competitions and Assessments for Schools Results

ICAS testing, through Student Year Subject Award the University of New South Wales, Kaia Tierney Six English Distinction occurred during Term Ivy Waters Seven English Distinction Three and covered all three subschools. An Spelling Distinction array of students sat Madeleine Warren Seven English Distinction the English, Writing, Reading, Science and Science Distinction Mathematics tests, Max Tadj Nine English Distinction now online, achieving phenomenal results. Mathematics Distinction All who participated should be incredibly proud of their efforts. Jana Kriek Nine English Distinction Writing Distinction Ms Angelina Ross | Learning Enrichment Science Distinction Coordinator Mathematics High Distinction Josh Webster Nine English Distinction Nana Yeboah Five Spelling Distinction Eugene Bird Five Spelling Distinction Bianca Marshall Six Spelling Distinction Samuel Jeffery Seven Spelling Distinction Mathematics Distinction Sophie Pearson Three Writing Distinction Phoebe Thompson Seven Writing Distinction Susannah Page Eight Writing Distinction Mia Hawke Nine Writing Distinction Ciara Franklin Ten Writing High Distinction Leo Payne Four Science Distinction Chelsea Evans Seven Science Distinction Ryan Hands Seven Science Distinction Mathematics Distinction Olivia Higgins Seven Science Distinction Max Fleming Ten Science High Distinction Mathematics High Distinction Xian Lang Ten Science Distinction Itsuki Tomita Seven Mathematics High Distinction Heath Turnor Eight Mathematics Distinction Bethany Robertson Eight Mathematics Distinction William Penny Ten Mathematics Distinction Bree-Anna Burton Ten Mathematics Distinction

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Digital Technologies In what was In Year Seven, students explored Year Eight students explored ethical a great year new concepts around computational and social issues connected to for Digital and design thinking, applying those technology and explored design Technologies at skills in the form of sustainably aspects of websites, including Great Southern created, coded Minecraft structures, developing an understanding of Grammar, and through our major project HTML and CSS − the fundamental we saw the for Semester Two − developing ‘bones’ of websites. Students also establishment solutions as part of the Do Your Bit looked at elements of game design of a new micro:bit challenge. and how games can assist in human makerspace, cognitive development. the Fab Lab − a space for students Year Nine students worked on to come together and make use a range of activities in Digital of materials and equipment to This year we saw Technologies, including exploring learn, explore, and create. It was text-based coding through the use also the first year offering a Digital the establishment of a of Python paired with the micro:bit. Technologies-focussed VET course, new makerspace, with the introduction of a Certificate the Fab Lab Digital Technologies is much more II in Information, Digital Media, than digital literacy and it’s exciting and Technology available to Year to continue to see the experiences Eleven students. that this new curriculum area can offer our students in understanding Students from across the school Do Your Bit involved focussing and navigating the 21st century. came together to form the inaugural on two of the United Nations GSG GovHackers team to compete Sustainable Development Goals in a national open hackathon, (Goal 14: Life Below Water; and Mr Kieran Bailey | Teacher GovHack, making use of open Goal 15: Life On Land) and taking government data to imagine and a deep dive into how specific create new solutions to problems problems within these categories faced by local, state, and federal could be solved using technology. governments. We walked away with These projects put the Fab Lab to three state awards as a result. the test!

The GovHack team

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Health & Physical Education This year has In Outdoor Education, Year Seven seen students students focussed on fishing, rigging participate in lines, and casting lines to catch and a variety of identify fish found in the Kalgan Health, Physical and King River waterways nearby. and Outdoor Year Nine students focused on First Education Aid, specifically DRSABCD, linking topics as we these procedures to mountain biking continued to safety techniques when riding over a convey the variety of surfaces. importance of leading a healthy, Both Years Nine and Ten students active lifestyle during school, at attended Outward Bound, with home and in years to come. the Year Ten students having the Across all year levels, we identified, opportunity to attend the Leeuwin discussed and worked on trip. Both year groups are faced with components of fitness, including a variety of challenges during the cardio-respiratory endurance, week, in what always proves to be a muscular endurance, flexibility beneficial programme. and power. We discussed a variety The Year Ten programme involved of ways to evaluate our current a variety of land and water- level based on known norms and, based techniques and activities in importantly, how we can maintain preparation for the rigours of the or improve these health-specific General courses in Years Eleven components of fitness as we age. and Twelve. Health topics discussed this The Year Eleven General course year included: began with stand-up paddle ƒ Year Seven: respectful boarding and finished with hiking relationships, bullying, being on the Bibbulmun Track. The Year safe online, puberty, sun safety Twelve students started with hiking and smoking. from Albany to Lowlands and completed their Year Twelve General ƒ Year Eight: respectful requirements, with a Mountain relationships, protective Biking expedition to Margaret River, behaviours, identity and self- involving preparation, planning, worth, RUOK, Reachout and navigation and exploring. Alcohol. Students had a different rotation this year whereby they None of this could be undertaken participated in fitness activities without the support of our and soccer in Term Three. hardworking staff and I commend During Terms One, Two and students for their cooperation Four, students rotated through and organisation throughout the recreational activities the year. We look forward to of canoeing, orienteering the 2020 Health, Physical and and softball. Outdoor Education programme improvements and additions. ƒ Year Nine: personal health, first aid and concussion, stress less. Mr Nathan Symonds | Director of ƒ Year Ten: teen Mental Health, Sport Keys for Life, nutrition, and physical activity planning.

2019 Leeuwin Trip

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Languages (Japanese) The first event The number of students choosing I congratulate two Year Twelve of the 2019 year to study Japanese in Year Nine students, Ryan Fordham and Jacob for Languages continues to be around 15 and it Sepkus, who plan to continue was the Japan was pleasing to see a similar number with their Japanese studies. I am Trip whereby continuing in Year Ten. This year, looking forward to seeing how their nine Year seven Year Eleven students studied Japanese develops in the future. Ten students, Japanese, one of the largest classes accompanied by since 1999. Mrs Atsuko Kagi | Head of Mrs Peta Spinks Languages and Mr Daniel Leary (Class of 2013), travelled together as part of the Languages programme. Three weeks was a long time to be away, however, all participants coped well by supporting each other, experiencing Japan through living with a Japanese family, spending time at a Japanese school with their host brother or sister, eating Japanese meals, visiting shrines and temples and skiing down the white mountains.

The Nichinan group was the biggest group (15 students) since we started the exchange programme

Not long after their return to Albany from Japan, it was time to resume Nichinan Exchange Tour Term One. This year, we increased the teaching hours of Japanese to two periods per week for Years Five and Six students who made a noticeable improvement in their level of Japanese. We also tweaked the Year Seven and Eight programmes to better align with the WA Japanese curriculum. Doyle Sensei and I prepared to welcome a group of Japanese students from Nichinan, Japan, in August as part of the school’s annual exchange tour programme. The Nichinan group was the biggest group (15 students) since we started the exchange programme. The Nichinan students were each hosted by a lovely GSG family, and it was great to see everyone establish special friendships. Japan Trip

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Playgroup in the Library

Library The GSG Library We were ecstatic to host and writing career. Students in is committed internationally renowned Years Seven, Eight, Nine and to providing broadcaster, Simon Mayo, on Library Twelve, and staff, were spellbound current print Lover’s Day. Mayo is one of the UK’s for an hour as Dr Watson and Ms and digital most-loved radio broadcasters. With Couper interviewed Simon Mayo resources to a career spanning nearly 30 years, and listened to him read a passage empower he has worked for BBC Radio since from Itch. the school 1981. Many students (and some Other highlights included community starstruck staff) donned little red Simultaneous Storytime, Book Fair, to become hearts and listened to Simon talk Book Week and the Year Seven self-reliant, responsible, secure, and about his Itch trilogy which was project-based learning. life-long users of information. being filmed here in Albany as he gave us insight into his broadcasting It has been a wonderful year for the The GSG Library aims to be future- Library Services Team, designing and focussed, a place of inquiry, and delivering effective and collaborative a vibrant environment in which services and programmes to to support personalised and enhance curriculum outcomes. Mrs collaborative information seeking Susan Pyle and Mrs Kathleen Lubcke and knowledge conversations. At the moment have worked with enthusiasm to Maintaining and promoting a love that we persuade a ensure the day to day operation and of literature is a priority. Research child… to cross… that running of the Library. Sadly, Mrs supports that independent reading Evelyn Hedges left us mid-year. We has the most significant impact on magical threshold … thank her for years of service to our student success. into a library, we change library and wish her well. This was a year of change for the their lives forever, for the Library. We made many changes better. It’s an enormous Ms Elinor Couper | Head of to the physical space, with new Library Services signage, new book collections force for good. and shelving arrangements. More – Barack Obama changes are planned for next year. Exciting times ahead!

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Mathematics Many thanks Mathematics competitions. Year Eight go to the Mrs Ross supported the ICAS Mathematics programme (Years Three to Ten) ƒ Fletcher Cugley staff for their and the Australian Problem Solving ƒ James O’Neill ongoing efforts Mathematics Olympiad (Years throughout Seven and Eight) in her role as ƒ Brendan Quick the year. GATE coordinator. ƒ Bethany Robertson The end of In-house, we ran the Australian ƒ Heath Turnor 2019 sees the Mathematics Competition (AMC), conclusion of which is the largest school-based one outstanding career with the maths competition in Australia. Year Nine retirement of Mrs Sue Osborne, It was held in Term Three, with and the beginning of a new one, Years Seven and Eight students ƒ Maya Anning with the appointment of graduate sitting the Junior competition and ƒ Mathematics teacher, Mr Jack Adams Years Nine to Ten, the Intermediate Toby Brown for 2020. competition. This was the first ƒ Bronte Fethers year that GSG students sat the Mrs Osborne taught at Great ƒ Mia Hawke competition online. Distinction Southern Grammar for 14 years certificates (top 20 per cent) were ƒ Josh Marshall and in that time was fulltime in awarded to the following students: the Maths office, a former Head of ƒ Jordan Poulish Mathematics, a Senior Teacher, a ƒ Andrew Smith Camfield homeroom teacher and a Year Seven member of the SCUBA Dive Club. ƒ Joshua Webster We congratulate Mrs Osborne on a ƒ Chelsea Evans ƒ Aksel Wesley wonderful career and wish her all the best in coming years. ƒ Dannielle Frost Mr Adams is a proud alumnus of ƒ Ryan Hands Year Ten Great Southern Grammar (2010) and ƒ Olivia Higgins ƒ a recent graduate of Curtin University Daniel Cosh ƒ Samuel Jackson with a Bachelor of Education ƒ Max Fleming (Secondary) majoring in Mathematics. ƒ Samuel Jeffery ƒ Xiang Lan We are very excited to have him ƒ Itsuki Tomita on board. ƒ Amber Wright ƒ Ivy Waters Once again, GSG students ƒ Charlotte Yeung represented the school proudly ƒ Pippa Wilson A special mention goes to as they competed in different Maximillian Tadj in Year Nine who was awarded High Distinction (top three per cent) with the Best in School certificate. Congratulations to all students who gained success in Mathematics in 2019.

Mr Ross Barnett | Head of Mathematics

Maths lessons on the boardwalk

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Science At the Australia, Rio Tinto, Department of the marshall gun and Dr Mitrovski commencement Fisheries, Southern Ports Authority, gave a shocking demonstration of the year, we Space Science and Technology of the Van Der Graaf generator. welcomed two Centre, Museum of the Great Trout dissection was Ms Pritchard’s new members Southern, and the Australian Society responsibility and rockets were the to the Science for Medical Research. job of Mr Taylor. team, with The Forensic Science workshop − Connor Stewart did some fantastic Ms Cheryl A Case of Identity − was held in work using titration skills from McCormack June with the Year Eight cohort in chemistry to test the total acid joining us the Multi-Purpose Sport Complex content in wine that Mr Gugenheim fulltime, and Mr Jackson Shaw where the students completed a needed in preparation for picking. joining us to teach Year Eight. forensic science activity using many Year Twelve students were In March, Year Eleven Chemistry skills, including fingerprinting, commended on their efforts, with students spent an hour in the toxicology, impression casting, DNA special mention of Connor Stewart laboratory, working with the staff of profiling, hair and fibre analysis and who was awarded a subject prize Rio Tinto and Murdoch University on other techniques. for Biology and Animal Production copper extractions and an impressive In Semester Two, we bade farewell Systems, and Sarah Hearle who thermite demonstration. to Ms McCormack and Mr Shaw as won the award for Human Biology. Year Nine students travelled to we welcomed back Mr Taylor from Riku Okada was awarded the ALAC in May to take part in the long service leave and the addition subject prize in both Chemistry and Science Rocks Career Expo where of Mr Trent Bradshaw to the team. Physics and is commended on his they took part in many activities, fantastic achievements. In October, Junior School Science including hands-on discovery Day was held, with many activities sessions, Q&A sessions and keynote and demonstrations held in both Mr Darren Hughes | Head of speakers. Presenters were on hand Junior and Senior Schools. Mr Science to demonstrate how science is used Hughes undertook the thermite in various fields including those from demonstration, while Mr Robson did Bush Heritage Australia, Engineers

Science experiments Year Seven science

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Science: Agriculture Middle School area is now fenced off, reducing the effects of changing seeding rates, as students were number of feral animals grazing it. well as the use of manure on wheat involved in We planted nearly 500 seedlings in yields. As always, we visited and had many different winter that have had a high survival visits from a number of community activities this rate, so far. There are still a few members to make memorable year, including projects remaining, and an ongoing experiences with regards to honey, working with planting programme to develop. wool, beef, avocados, wheat cattle, preparing and milk. the vineyard for the 2020 harvest and growing vegetables in the We started Cocurricular market garden and the greenhouse. regenerating the The school attended Wagin Senior School students were involved southern part of Johnston Woolorama again this year and in the Gate2Plate Challenge, lamb- had enormous success with all marking at the Metcalfe Farm, and an Creek. [It] is now fenced Junior Judging competitions, with Auction Plus bull sale at the Ravenhill off, reducing the number our very young contenders giving Farm in Manypeaks. Our association of feral animals grazing it the older WACOA students a run with Stirlings to Coast Farmers has for their money. Ten students from developed and they have sponsored Years Five to Ten worked hard to a $1000.00 scholarship for one Year get 13 animals ready for the Albany Eleven student. The challenge was to Agricultural Show. Whilst the write an essay about technology use animals won just a few awards, the in agriculture. Junior School students showed their class with regards to judging and leading both The Junior School Design dairy and beef animals. Sustainability Technologies programme using food and fibre as a context and Thanks to a generous donation the farm as a resource, has moved Mr Julian Gugenheim | Teacher from the Oyster Harbour Catchment forward greatly this year. It used the Group, we started regenerating the greenhouse to grow tomatoes and southern part of Johnston Creek. This the market garden to look at the

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Humanities In Year Seven Years Eleven and Twelve Earth Competitions this year, Mrs and Environment and Geography Berryman joined students (teachers Mr William and Awards Ms Barnard-Rae, Dwyer, Mrs Bascombe and Mr Mrs Stone and Jennings) again took full advantage Congratulations to all in receipt of Ms Simpson. A of our amazing coastal environment High Distinctions as follows: highlight was with their fieldwork. Politics and ƒ Australian History Competition: the Ancient Law students accompanied Mr Chelsea Evans, Madeleine Rome: The Riches to the Perth Law Courts and Warren, Pippa Wilson and Elsie Empire that Parliament and sat through five Wright (Year Seven); Leo Fleming Shaped the World exhibition at the hours of the series The Dismissal. (Year Eight); and Maya Anning, Museum of the Great Southern. Jack Robertson (Year Nine). The Shark Tank again proved to be a ƒ Australian Geography popular activity in Economics. Competition: Amber Wright Mr Rod Gillies and Mr Year Eight students, with Mrs (Year Ten); Georgia Wells (Year Bradbury and Mrs Bascombe William Dwyer retire at Eleven); and Connor Stewart explored Medieval castles, China’s the end of 2019, having (Year Twelve). urban landscape, the intricacies collectively devoted nearly ƒ National History Challenge: of supply and demand, and how Amber Divich, Lexie Duncan- laws are made and impact on 100 years to education in Phillips, Tayla Smith, Austin Australian society. Western Australia Winyard (Bronze Awards, The Year Nine Humanities Day in Year Twelve). Term Three saw students joining teachers Mrs Bascombe, Mr Jennings Mr Riches guided the interstate trip and Mrs Wright for a rather wet Farewells to Canberra. Mr Gillies took full exploration of the stunning Minang advantage of his last Economics The Humanities Department Noongar Boodja galleries at the classes this year with a challenging farewells three important staff Museum of the Great Southern and mixture of course work and members. Thanks to Mrs Martha the National ANZAC Centre. regular updates on the AFL season. Barnard-Rae who leaves but will A new Year Ten textbook took Economics also welcomed Mr maintain her creative and innovative students and teachers, Mr Jennings, Steve Mumme. style in a new business endeavour. Mrs Bascombe, Mr Riches and Mrs The Art/History Trip was a fantastic Mr Rod Gillies and Mr William Wright, on a journey exploring the new addition to the Year Eleven Dwyer retire at the end of 2019, issues facing the Murray-Darling History course and with daily news having collectively devoted nearly Basin, the complexities of life in updates from Year Twelve students 100 years to education in Western India, the tragedies of World War and Mrs Wright, we were left in Australia. Both are dedicated Two and Australia’s interaction with no doubt as to the relevance of teachers of the Humanities, with the global community. the course. Rod specialising in Economics and Bill in Geography and, more recently, Earth and Environmental Studies. These two gentlemen have made an enormous contribution due to their passion for this discipline and their drive to ensure that education is student-focussed. In addition, Bill worked as a Head of Department for over 40 years, guiding teachers through the maze of countless curriculum and pedagogical changes. We thank Rod and Bill sincerely and wish them a marking- and SEQTA-free future!

Mrs Meredith Wright | Head of HASS excursion Humanities

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Hospitality Electives Food in Hospitality classes, students Students across all year groups were sustainability are becoming mindful eaters. given design briefs and created has encouraged They are thinking about eating incredible dishes following a design us to think local food, eating and preserving process. Food photography has been more closely seasonal food, growing and costing a fun and rewarding way for the about our their own food, and giving up students to showcase and be proud eating fast food and convenience food of their creations. This culminated habits and is to make wholesome, nutritious in the Year Ten students winning becoming a and economical meals. They the state prize for their entry in the crucial part are examining the big impact national McCormick Foods Flavour of our lives. With basic cooking that food choices have on our Forecast Recipe Challenge. knowledge and cooking instruction carbon footprint. Following two design briefs, Need for Seeds and Mexican Vegana, our creative students designed some outstanding dishes: vegan loaded jackfruit nachos; churros tropical mousse cup embellished with spice; the big seedy breakfast; and a seed- enhanced tasting plate featuring savoury brioche tartlets with fennel seed oil, basil seed vegetable mousse cones, and a lamb duo with roasted cumin seeds.

Mrs Teresa McAllister | Teacher

McCormick Foods Flavour Forecast Challenge

Hospitality students at work

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VET Careers Each year, the University Roadshow visits Senior School students at GSG, presented by each of the five major universities based in Perth. It is a fabulous opportunity to hear from each of the establishments about a range of useful topics such as the types of courses on offer, university life, accommodation options and VET students and staff opportunities to study abroad. A group of 36 students travelled to Perth to attend the University Tour held at the Albany Health Campus, Construction, Electro-technology), over a weekend in August. This year, each of them finding the experience Community Services (Childcare), we visited The University of Notre challenging and highly enjoyable. Information Technology and Digital Dame and Edith Cowan University Thank you so much to the local Media, and Conservation and / Western Australian Academy of businesses and those further afield Land Management. Performing Arts (WAAPA) during for hosting our students for these Many Year Eleven and Twelve VET their open days, and had private incredible experiences. pathway students have enjoyed the tours of Curtin University and The opportunity to experience the world University of Western Australia. Each of work, firsthand, in chosen areas year, this tour is well attended, being Vocational Education of interest through the Workplace worthwhile for students considering and Training Learning Programme (WPL). Thank this pathway post-schooling. you to ATC Work Smart for their The Careers programme has The Vocational Education and ongoing support of this programme. again been a successful and Training (VET) pathway option Congratulations to those students useful component of the Year for Senior School students has who gained paid employment or Ten curriculum at Great Southern continued to grow in popularity and apprenticeships at the conclusion Grammar this year. A variety of is a valued and worthwhile pathway of this year as a direct result of their relevant activities within the subject alternative to the ATAR pathway. WPL placement. area provided a range of learning VET provides students in Years Ten to Record numbers of students experiences that will prove invaluable Twelve with the opportunity to take completed School-Based Traineeships as students prepare for their future part in practical courses which lead this year. Congratulations to working lives. Resumé writing, to industry-specific qualifications. them and to those who secured application letters and interview skills The range of courses on offer has a traineeship beginning in 2020. are some of the all-important work continued to expand. Students who Thank you to all the local businesses skills attained in this subject. chose a VET pathway throughout in the community who hosted a GSG The highlight is the week-long work Senior School have the opportunity trainee this year. experience placement that students to complete courses delivered at Great Southern Grammar or under are all expected to take part in. This Mrs Renae O’Donnell | VET/Careers profile agreement with Southern year, we had students placed in a Coordinator variety of industry areas including Regional TAFE. radio broadcasting, beauty and At GSG, the VET students completed cosmetics, veterinary science, allied a range of different Certificate II health pharmacy and the trades. qualifications including Hospitality, The wide range of interesting Music, Business, Sport and locations included Albany, Shark Recreation, and Sports Coaching. Bay, the Gold Coast and Melbourne. Other students have studied off- In addition, we had two students campus at Southern Regional fortunate enough to be involved TAFE in areas such as Trades in the GREaT Nursing Programme (Automotive Servicing, Building and

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VET Music The VET Music When operating audio equipment explored. Students learn about the course offers in a live music environment, safety Australian institutions that protect students is of primary importance. In the our creative rights and discuss industry- VET Music course, students learn examples where intellectual property recognised practical skills for the safe and has been contested. Certificates II proper use of live audio and PA and III in Music. equipment, including maintaining These courses leads and microphones, and develop are primarily skills in mixing and balancing bands. Students learn focussed Technology in the music industry on contemporary music about the Australian continues to evolve at a fast rate. performance, but also include Incorporating digital technology institutions that protect units in music production and into live performances has huge our creative rights and editing, implementing copyright creative potential, with students arrangements and using technology discuss examples where exploring a vast array of digital in music making. and analogue interfaces available intellectual property has Using the latest Logic Pro X audio in the department, from wireless been contested suites, students develop basic audio technology, to effects pedals and skills such as mixing and editing in sample triggers. professional recording sessions; they Implementing Copyright become familiar with Logic’s digital There are many opportunities Arrangements is a unit that is only audio workstation; and can be throughout the year to display talent available to Certificate III students in creative and become inspired by its at Great Southern Grammar. Café which issues of intellectual property huge array of software instruments Jamm concerts, held in the Hall, and legally protecting ideas are and audio effects. are usually sell-out affairs where students from VET Music, Hospitality and Business collaborate to put on a first-rate, cabaret-style, ticketed show for parents and friends with coffee and food and, of course, great music. VET Music students play songs ranging from The Rolling Stones to The Beatles, Queen, ACDC, Paul Kelly and Midnight Oil. We have been very fortunate to develop a strong relationship over the last seven years with the Contemporary Music department at the WA Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and every year they invite us to perform with them at the annual Radio Active concert at the Albany Entertainment Centre. This provides students with the opportunity to learn and workshop with students and staff from WAAPA, as well as take part in individual tuition. This has a huge, positive effect on the students, who, when deciding on their own futures, have a little more light shed on the road to a performing arts career.

Mr Joe Fowler | Teacher

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VET Hospitality The VET Hospitality programme on the Great Southern Grammar offered at the start of Year Eleven stand, across two days. and completed by the end of Year A highlight of the year was Twelve is drawn from a national The Albany Agricultural working a split shift at the Albany training package that offers a Show was an incredible Entertainment Centre, setting up portable qualification which is tables for 170 people, and serving recognised Australia-wide. opportunity for students to interact with hundreds a sumptuous meal prepared by Students complete Certificate II the chef from Fervor, alongside Hospitality, learning and refining of customers, making 900 participants from Kindjarling Djinda their barista skills, and completing affogatos on the GSG Ngardak (Albany Under the Stars). various functions serving customers. stand To finish the year, the Year Eleven This year’s functions included students designed their own making espresso coffee beverages mocktails and transformed the and designing and serving cheese Hospitality room to host the annual platters at Café Jamm events in the a three-course meal at the Boarders Mocktail Party. school hall. Valedictory Dinner, and served food and drinks at the Year Nine Girls’ The introduction of the Agricultural Mrs Teresa McAllister | Teacher Showcase was an opportunity High Tea held at the Albany Surf Life for students to serve appetisers Saving Club. prepared from produce grown The Albany Agricultural Show on the school farm. They served was an incredible opportunity for appetisers at the Senior School Art students to interact with hundreds Exhibition, set up tables and served of customers, making 900 affogatos

Agricultural Showcase Dinner Year Eleven Mocktails

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VET Business This year was the first year GSG Earlier this year, the Certificate As well as finishing off the last four offered Certificate III in VET Business. III in VET Business class and the units next year, the Certificate III in In previous years, the school offered Certificate II in VET Sports Coaching VET Business class will be creating a Certificate II. With the opportunity class visited St John Ambulance to a small business within the school. to take part in the Certificate III, a The class has come up with a few class of nine students turned into a ideas. Next year will also bring a class of 13 very quickly. lot more opportunities for students participating in a school-based Not really knowing what to expect, Next year, the traineeship to help them complete we began working and completing Certificate III in VET the Certificate III. units as soon as the year started Business class will be and, by the end of the year, we had Whilst completing my Certificate completed eight of the 12 units. creating a small business III in VET Business, I gained a lot Throughout the year, we helped within the school of knowledge that I can take into plan and organise two Café Jamm future workplaces and my day-to- events, each with half the class day life. Completing a Certificate helping out on the night. At these III in VET Business allowed me to complete our First Aid Certificate, events, we learnt how to work consider new careers for myself and which counted as another unit. effectively as a team and gained is a great platform to get me there. Two of us have been given the experience in customer service, opportunity to move forward and which helped with one of our units, complete our Certificate IV in VET Ashlin Wheeler | Year Eleven Interacting with Customers. Business next year.

VET Business students in preparation

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VET Sport & Recreation A Certificate junior sporting teams, developing basics of organising and completing II in Sport the skills to help them become daily work activities; providing first Coaching was better coaches. aid; understanding health and safety delivered to in the workplace; assisting and Year Eleven setting up activity sessions with the students this correct equipment; providing quality year, while service to customers; responding a Certificate Several students were to emergency situations; and II Sport and involved with coaching gaining and maintaining fitness Recreation was junior sporting teams, and recreation industry knowledge. delivered to Year Twelve students. Both courses are linked to jobs and Both courses saw students gaining developing the skills to opportunities in the fitness and skills and knowledge in the area of help them become better recreation industries. Health and Physical Education. coaches Additional activities continue Sport Coaching saw students gain to grow as evidence of physical knowledge about different coaching activity shows the significant role it styles and the significance of being plays in helping to address mental organised to ensure that, while The Sport and Recreational health issues. coaching, outcomes and aims are Certificate gave students their first achieved. Students were exposed to taste of what is required to run a Mr Neil Ferreira | Teacher different levels of coaching and, at recreational centre. This certificate times, coached their peers, as well delivers the information required to as coaching a few Junior School gain the knowledge and practical classes. This gave them the platform skills to help in the day-to-day to develop differentiation skills and running of a facility. It helps with coaching strategies. Several students employment, so an employer can were involved with coaching be satisfied they know about: the

Tomlinson Sport Courts

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Cocurricular Music A Guitar Quartet from UWA also This has all taken place alongside paid us a visit to work with our a regular programme of Twilight This year has Guitar Ensemble, while the Jazz Concerts, Kingfisher Concert and seen a range Band enjoyed a workshop with performances at school assemblies. WA Youth Jazz Orchestra. These of activities At the Kingfisher Concert, the are always great opportunities and for students Junior Voices singing of The Beatles our students come away excited involved in song Come Together; Senior Vocal and inspired after playing alongside the school’s Ensemble’s rendition of Somebody dedicated young musicians. Cocurricular to Love by Queen, led by vocalists In Term Two, we hosted the Isabella Fasolo and Connor Clifford Music programme. Australian Girls’ Choir for several and featuring lead guitarist Lleyton The Jazz Band enjoyed their usual days. This provided us with the Brown; and the Grand Finale of overnight camp at school to kick opportunity to work with their the Toccata featuring Angus (rock off the year, while the Concert professional musical directors, then star) Moir, were very popular items Band, Pipe Band, Guitar Ensemble, to sing alongside the choir in a this year. and Senior and Intermediate concert with over 200 students from Strings spent two days rehearsing several schools in Albany, at the Ms Emma Luxton | Director of intensively at Camp Quaranup. Albany Entertainment Centre. Music We had visits from and workshops Wesley College visited GSG in Term with the Irwin Collective, a piano Three and we had a fun afternoon trio from The University of WA. of combined workshops and an Our advanced violinists and pianists informal combined concert for enjoyed a masterclass with these our Concert and Jazz Bands, and highly experienced teachers. Intermediate Strings.

Regular performance opportunities at GSG Australian Girls' Choir

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SCUBA Diving Club

SCUBA diving experiences

An exciting year was had by the GSG SCUBA programme in 2019! Ms Bea Pritchard became a qualified Divemaster, a qualification that allows her to supervise, lead and instruct some courses. This year also saw a group of 10 students travel to Tioman Island, Malaysia, for a terrific international SCUBA tour. It was an amazing This year also saw the first Albany half of this year, though efforts experience to have exclusive use of Marina Clean-Up Dive. This was a were somewhat thwarted by poor the slow boat for each of our diving significant logistical undertaking weather and surface conditions. We days where we were free to wander that required legislative change in look forward to undertaking this around and enjoy each other’s order to go ahead. A big thank you community project in the future. company. Trip highlights included, to Mr Garry Wellstead at Southcoast It was another successful year in jetty jumping, the warm tropical Diving Supplies and all of the the water, and we look forward water, turtles, reef sharks and much other government and community to 2020. more! Most students completed their supporters who made the clean-up first-ever night dive on the house dive possible. reef, followed by a brief underwater Mr Ian Robson & Ms Bea A project to locate, record and disco using our dive torches. We look Pritchard | SCUBA Club maintain the snorkel trail plaques at forward to returning to Tioman Island Coordinators Whaler’s Cove began in the second in 2021.

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Speech & Debating Club Speech and “Since I started debating, I have Debating at learned how to properly structure GSG is in the arguments, research effectively and very good work under pressure.” − Chloe, hands of a Year Ten bunch of “It’s fun to argue against your enthusiastic beliefs!” − Madeleine, Year Seven Year Seven students who “Something I’d love to debate is: shone in the Are cabbages better than roses?” − Western Australian Debating League Daisy, Year Seven (WADL) competition against St “I’ve always loved trying to Joseph’s College, North Albany persuade people or promote Senior High School and Albany something. I joined a team at GSG Senior High School. They join Year and we managed, in the end, to Eight debaters who step up a win the grand final.” − Madeleine, division, and Senior students who Madeleine Warren won Best Speaker Year Seven will have their last season in 2020. (Novice), WADL Grand Final The future looks bright! “I always like having a heated argument over things, and debating We took a strong Country Week was the best way to do that team to Perth at the end of properly!” − Olivia, Year Seven Term Two. Chloe Trend, William Penny, Chyan Berliner and James “Debating has enabled me to see a Swanepoel represented the school topic from many angles.” − James, admirably. This competition pits us Year Eight against schools from Esperance to “We joke that debating has so Karratha and includes the Christmas strongly become a part of us Islands. We congratulate each that every time someone tells us student for achieving inclusion in anything, we are instantly thinking the finals, and James Swanepoel up rebuttal for it! I am excited for for earning first place for his what the next year’s debates will Oral Interpretation. bring and implore anyone interested Congratulations go to Wilson House to step up and give it a shot.” − Ivy, for winning the House Debating Year Seven competition! “This season has been so much The discipline and practice of public fun. I’m sad to see it end.” − Ivy, speaking and preparation of debates Year Eight has benefits that extend far beyond the actual debate. It is a pleasure to Ms Valda Wieland | Speech and work with students as they grapple Debating Convenor Speech and Debating seminar with a topic, discuss it from various perspectives and then structure their ideas into powerful speeches. To conclude, here are some ideas from debaters themselves about the fun and challenge that debating offers.

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Country Week Great Southern Coach Div. Res. Captain Vice-Captain Grammar was represented by AFL 108 students Mr Rod Gillies A 6th Blair Watson Jacob Ford and 13 staff at the School Basketball, Boys Sport WA Mr Mark Bonnin and A 5th Flynn Wauters Ezra Marques Senior High Mr Matthew Leary Schools’ Basketball, Girls Country Week Ms Kate Douthie B 5th Kasey Warren competition held in Perth in Term Two. Our students represented GSG Hockey, Boys well and finished fifth overall in Tier Mr Adam Scott A 3rd Oscar Latham Fenn Forrester & Taylor One (schools with 10 or more teams Pocock attending). Congratulations to all Hockey, Girls students who attended and thank you all parents for your support, Mr Mark Williamson A 2nd Jorja Williamson Tallulah Gouldthorp getting children to early trainings, & Sarah Hearle late night fixtures and everything Netball in between. Mrs Jenny Cristinelli A 8th Abbey Cristinelli Country Week is full of fixtures as Soccer, Boys well as all-important team support Mr Martyn Loveridge A 6th Marshall Trahair Parker Wingard and duties. We had some small social outings and were fortunate Speech and Debating, Mixed to have GSG Alumna and hockey Ms Valda Wieland A & B 3rd James player, Ms Kathryn Slattery, and GSG Swanepoel Alumnus and AFL player, Mr Declan Mountford, speak to the players at Volleyball, Boys our Wednesday team dinner. Mr Nathan Symonds A 9th Jake Anning Jacob Sepkus & Blair The GSG Hockey Girls came an Holland admirable second place, earning Volleyball, Girls them a place in the Buchanan Cup in which they were runners-up to Miss Ellen Smith A 10th Nina Knight Jessica Dolan Como Secondary College.

Country Week Results ƒ First: Bunbury SHS ƒ Second: Manea SC ƒ Third: Albany SHS ƒ Fourth: Bunbury CGS ƒ Fifth: GSG Students should be very proud of their efforts. They showed great sportsmanship during the week and were exceptionally well behaved while off-field. I thank all students and staff for their dedication.

Mr Nathan Symonds | Director of Sport Country Week Squad

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AFL This year saw busy and active day for all players. experience for the girls, which could GSG enter five In supporting the boys who wanted open doors to AFL in and out of the AFL carnivals. to represent GSG, we fielded two school in the future. teams, which also supported the The Year The Year Nine/Ten boys' and girls’ competitions. Unfortunately, we Eleven/Twelve football carnival was played at Mt had some late withdrawals, creating AFL Football Barker on 7 August with great two teams of 16 on full-sized fields. Carnival was enthusiasm and vigour. The girls Both teams played hard, with one held in early were coached by Year Twelve team making it to the final against April, with students, Blair Watson and Samuel ASHS. Thanks to Blair Watson, Sam the team Freeman. The girls won two games Freeman and Flynn Wauters for made up of the AFL Country Week and lost a third game by four points. coaching and supporting on the day. team and coached by Mr Rod With one loss against ASHS, the girls Thanks to Mr Rod Gillies and Mr Gillies. The boys played admirably placed second in the carnival. Darryl Panizza for helping mentor during the carnival, which always the younger student coaches as they The boys’ team was coached by Mr proves to be a great pre-Country begin their coaching journey. Trent Bradshaw in cold, wet and Week experience. It helps for the windy conditions. The boys played playing group to come together On 13 August, the school took two well, but just missed securing a win. and determine strengths and Year Seven/Eight Girls’ teams to the It was a good experience for some weaknesses to work on, as many Year Seven/Eight Girls’ AFL Carnival of the Year Ten players to pass on of our players normally play against held at North Road, coached by their Country Week experiences and each other within the local GSFL. Mr Nathan Symonds and Mr Ethan help prepare the Year Nine players The carnival also enables players to Watson. The teams played admirably for their potential inclusion in 2020. compare their team to others in the with obvious enthusiasm for the competition, and ensure a suitable game. While not placing on the day, grade for Country Week. all players showed enjoyment of Mr Nathan Symonds | Director of the game, with lots of tackles and Sport The Year Seven/Eight Boys AFL laughs. The carnival was a valuable carnival played on 13 June was a

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Basketball The GSG Basketball Support Group ABA All Star Recipients ƒ Year Eight Girls Division 2: commends and congratulates Taylor Warren all players for their enthusiastic ƒ Year Three Girls: Dakota Dimer ƒ Year Nine Boys Division 1: participation in the season ƒ Year Four Girls: Kira-Lee Dimer Heath Ravenhill representing Great Southern Grammar each and every week. ƒ Year Four Boys: Jack Williams & ƒ Year Nine Girls Division 1: Hudson Ramm Enya-Rebekah Marques The school fielded 33 teams this season, testament to the popularity ƒ Year Five Boys Division 1: ƒ Year Nine Girls Division 2: Amber of the sport. We would like to see O'Shaie McGlade Kuiper & Grace Howard this continue and this can only ƒ Year Six Boys Division 2: ƒ Year Ten Boys: Benjamin Brown happen with the commitment Morgan Davies of coaches, assistant coaches ƒ Year Ten Girls: Sophie Bennett and managers for each team. ƒ Year Six Girls Division 1: Angelina De Giambattista I thank the GSG Basketball Support This commitment can be time Group for their endless help and consuming and challenging, but also ƒ Year Seven Boys Division 1: support. The time they give is very rewarding. Lucas Ravenhill voluntary and their effort behind the scenes is enormous. This year has Grand Final Winners ƒ Year Seven Boys Division 2: Fraser Allison been particularly challenging due to ƒ Year Six Girls Division 1: a division structure change within ƒ Year Seven Girls Division 2: Grammar Jazz the local association. Positively, the Madeline Byrne & Lily Parker- association made some changes ƒ Year Seven Girls Division 1: Halstead not long into the competition by Grammar Lynx ƒ Year Eight Boys Division 1: creating multiple divisions in some ƒ Year 10 Boys: Grammar Spurs Matthew Jerrard of the year groups, which saw a more even competition. Grand Final Fairest and Best ƒ Year Eight Boys Division 2: Matthew Eyles & Alex Tompkin Mr Darren Jerrard | President, ƒ Year Six Girls Division 1: Angelina ƒ Year Eight Girls Division 1: GSG Basketball Support Group De Giambattista Isabella De Giambattista & ƒ Year Ten Boys: Heath Spinks Taylor Latham

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Cricket GSG students and Denmark. Having won all The next game was held at Pat perform very our games, we progressed to the Goodridge Reserve, Wembley in well when next round. March, the plan being to win that competing game then progress to the finals against other the next day. We came up against schools, with an U17 state player who was too our students good for us on the day and the team also playing GSG students travelled back the next day. in the Albany perform very well when Junior GSG cricket players Cricket competing against other participated in the 2019 Woolworths Association junior leagues of U14 Cricket Blast School Cup in October and U16. schools at North Road in Albany, with three During the summer terms, GSG teams playing across Years Seven, students practise on Wednesday Eight and Nine. A very successful afternoons in preparation for The next fixture took the team day was had, demonstrating the interschool competitions, building to Perth to play in a quarter final great depth of talent at GSG. good team spirit. against SEDA WA. Captained by The Year Nine players won the A Flynn Cristinelli, our players, Dustin division carnival, while the Years Each year, we select a senior team Boyce, Boston Cavanagh, Mitchell Seven and Eight cricketers played to play in the Graeme Wood Dolan, William Elms, Jarrad Fuller, in the B division, the Year Eights Shield Interschool 20/20 cricket Caleb House, Rory Murray, James winning. The Year Seven players lost competition. In GSG’s first round Plowman, Aubin Spurr, Charlie one game against our Year Eight of the competition in February, we Walters and Robert Winyard players. The Year Eight/Nine players played matches in Albany against travelled to Perth. were unbeaten. local schools, with three 20/20 matches against ASHS, NASHS Mr Neil Ferriera | Cricket Coordinator

Cricket practice

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Equestrian This year, three Middle School riders who had never competed at an Interschool competition level travelled to Perth in the April school holidays to participate in the Saddles Plus Interschool Equestrian Festival. Riders Rachel Henderson (Year Nine) rode Hoffmans Danny (Danny); Zaydee Kiagoes (Year Nine) rode GSG Equestrian Team Julle of Marahn (Jay Jay); and Ella Belfield (Year Seven) rode Melearon Downs Make Believe (Belle) and Morwynt Liberace (Logan). Riders rode in participant classes, providing them with the opportunity to experience the competition atmosphere without the rigours of a championship event. Riders were not eligible for championships or selection for Nationals. The first event, Combined Training, included dressage and show jumping. Rachel placed sixth and Zaydee eighth in the 80cm class. Show Horse and Show Hunter was next, consisting of riders remembering three workouts, judged on the rider, the horse and an in-hand (led) workout. The Show Hunter workout has a hand gallop included, however, the other workouts remain the same for both Show Horse and Show Hunter. Ella placed second with Logan in Show Horse, while Zaydee placed fifth. Rachel competed in Show Hunter and Danny decided he wanted some fun in his rider and ridden workouts! Rachel demonstrated composure and continued with the led section in which he redeemed They rode a super round, placing riders and their families. Thank you himself for an overall result of fifth. first, with Zaydee eighth in the same to the families who supported and Ella rode Bella in Show Hunter and class. Rachel rode her final round at assisted the school with this event, performed well, placing second. 80cm, placing fifth. and to Mrs Carol Bergersen for walking the show jumping course The riders represented the school Show jumping was held on the with the riders. We are all very much with pride and handled the travel, following day, with Zaydee riding looking forward to 2020. 60cm, placing third. Rachel rode the ups and downs and the expectations like professionals. 70cm with Danny proving he Mrs Belinda Van Helden | preferred jumping to showing. It was a great few days enjoying horses and getting to know the Equestrian Coordinator

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Soccer This soccer season, Great Southern Grammar entered 12 teams into the local association competition, incorporating over 160 players. In what was a busy yet very rewarding and successful season, students improved and developed their skills. I thank players and parents for their commitment to their respective teams, given the cold, wet winter we had. I also thank the soccer community for supporting the canteen again this year. With everyone’s support, we raised $2000. All funds raised go back into further developing soccer at GSG. I acknowledge the hard work of the soccer support group led by President, Mrs Katrina Bradford. Congratulations go to all teams for their sportsmanship and representation of GSG values, in particular to the teams that were successful in winning their division's cup and league finals.

Albany Junior Soccer Association

ƒ League Winners: Under 13s Blue ƒ Cup Winners: Under 13s Blue ƒ Cup Runners-Up: Under 12s

Great Southern Soccer Association

ƒ Cup Winners: Women’s Social League ƒ League Runners Up: Women’s Social League I acknowledge Liam Pretorius (U13s) who finished in the Albany Junior Soccer Association top three Fairest and Best for his age group for the season. Congratulations also to Lola Sims on being awarded Fairest and Best and Golden Boot for the Women’s Social League.

Mr Stephen Berryman I Soccer Coordinator Players in preparation for the Grand Final Cup match

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Hockey The 2019 ƒ Seven teams made it through to Congratulations to all players, hockey grand finals especially the Year Twelve students season was for their service and commitment ƒ Five Premierships: Women’s B an extremely to hockey over their time at school. Grade; Under 18 Girls; 9/10 Girls successful Special thanks to the senior boys’ Blue; 7/8 Girls Blue; and 7/8 one for Great captain, Oscar Latham, and senior Boys Red Southern girls’ co-captains, Jorja Williamson Grammar. This year, two Great Southern and Sarah Hearle, for their Grammar players were selected leadership throughout the season. In the local to represent Western Australia. competition we Congratulations to Tallulah fielded 16 junior teams; eight girls’ Mr Adam Scott | Hockey Gouldthorp (State U16 and State teams; six boys’ teams; and two Coordinator U18, as well as State U18 Indoor), mixed teams, plus one senior team and Amy Sandilands (State U15). in Women’s B grade. GSG fielded 166 junior hockey players, alongside a committed band of organisers, coaches and managers who all play a vital part in getting our teams on the field. Season successes included: ƒ Senior boys finished third at Country Week ƒ Senior girls finished runners-up at Country Week ƒ Senior girls finished runners-up in the grand final of the Buchanan Cup All Schools Championships ƒ 14 out of 17 local teams played in finals

Singapore/Malaysia Hockey Tour

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Netball Congratulations to all players, coaches, managers and the Netball Support Group for a successful season. Thank you to the President of GSG Netball Support Group and support group members for their work over the year. Thank you to Mrs Jenny Cristinelli (Player/Coach Development Coordinator) for her support for players and coaches over the course of the season, as well as the leadership involved in grading requirements at the start and conclusion of each season, along with being the A1 Head Coach. Congratulations for your nomination for the Netball WA Coach Achievement Award by the ANA, and winning the state-recognised award for 2019. This year, GSG again held the Albany Netball Association Events Portfolio, a huge role in respect of organising and hosting the A1 Michelle Parsons Award Night; recording all Fairest and Best votes for the season for Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School Netball Tour all grades; arranging all team and individual grade trophies, perpetual trophies, coach medallions and Results umpire awards; and hosting the ƒ 18 GSG teams played Grand Final day award ceremonies. Every year, A very big thank you to the events student and assistant ƒ 160 players (seven non-GSG players) subcommittee; Mrs Lisa Dimer, Mrs coaches give up their Jenny Cristinelli, Mrs Donna Diletti, ƒ 16 coaches,18 assistant coaches, Mrs Richelle Warren, Mrs Emma time to support younger 18 managers Poole and Mrs Peta Curtin. netballers, as well as play ƒ Eight teams made finals This year, GSG Netball again netball themselves. participated in the Netball WA ƒ Three teams played in the Grand community raffle. Thanks to Ms Finals, with one team winning: Claire Hanson for her support in Grammar 12 (B3) coordinating the raffle, which raised Howard; Camryn Morris; Chyan ƒ Association Award Winners: $1439.00 for GSG Netball. Berliner; Maddison Gleeson; Maya Ella Ramm, B3 Runner-Up F&B; Thank you to all coaches and Anning; Taylor Warren; Zoe Diletti; Xanthe O’Neill B3 F&B; Angelina managers for your time and support Kira Pearce; Mariah Lennard; and De Giambattista B2 F&B; Kaci with the GSG Netball programme. Madison Smart. Thank you to all Klumpp A6 F&B; Karis Cristinelli students who assisted with the A5 Runner-Up F&B; Rhiannon Every year, student and assistant Net Set Go programme, held on Williams-Jolley A5 F&B; Isabella coaches give up their time to Monday afternoons at ALAC. These De Giambattista A3 F&B support younger netballers, as well programmes wouldn’t run without as play netball themselves. your support. To all players and Mrs Jennifer Cristinelli | President, Thank you to this year’s student volunteers who assisted with team GSG Netball Support Group coaches and assistant coaches: umpiring throughout the season, a Kasey Warren; Tahliah Dimer; Grace big thank you to you all.

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Rowing staying afloat, before progressing with the formalities of competition to rowing along the Kalgan River. while socialising with rowers from In Term Two, competition began other schools. with the annual GSG Kalgan River The All Schools State Championships Regatta. A sunny day saw close had conflicting emotions for racing with numerous families and us. It was exciting for the junior volunteers cooking bacon and eggs rowers attending their first State and supporting crews for single, Championships, while melancholy for double and quad skulls. our Year Twelve rowers. Most of the Rowing requires dedicated and school’s Open Boys Coxed Eight crew committed students who will train at had rowed together for five years and dawn in often freezing conditions. were highly competitive in their final They are fortunate to row on the Rowing requires race. Congratulations to Jodie Taylor stunning Kalgan River in often glass- dedicated and for making the Open Girls Single like conditions. This combination Skulls final that included peers from provides GSG rowers with the committed students who the State and National rowing squads. option to enjoy a relaxing, social will train at dawn in often We thank Mr Gavin Riches for his row or a serious training workout freezing conditions continued assistance with coaching for interschool regattas. This year, this year, Mr Darren Hughes and Mr we trained three days a week on the Brendan Goggins for their support water and added a fitness training on the water, and all students, session on indoor rowing machines A large contingent of rowers parents and volunteers who helped at GSG. attended their first All Schools throughout the year to make the GSG Rowing Regatta at Champion Lakes. The year began with a fun month of Rowing programme a success. It was an incredible experience as teaching new Year Eight and Nine our students familiarised themselves rowers the technique and finesse of Dr Paul Mitrovski and Mr Jem Ruggera | Rowing Coordinators

Head Boy, Samuel O'Dea, rowing

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Competitive Tennis It was another In February, the Intraschool Tennis ƒ Middle School Girls' Champion: big year for Tournament was held. With Elizabeth Hodgkinson tennis at Great upwards of 35 entries, students ƒ Middle School Girls' Runner-Up: Southern were kept very busy playing Lysbeth Cunningham Grammar in upwards of five matches in a round 2018/19. It robin format. It was heartening to ƒ Senior School Boys' Champion: was the first see the improvements that many Jarrod Caporaro season that players had made, with this being ƒ Senior School Boys' Runner-Up: we used the the first competitive tournament for Daly Kerr new Tomlinson many of them. The standard of play Sport Courts for our sessions. We was high and congratulations go ƒ Senior School Girls' Champion: also had a new coach, Mr Vincent to the following students on their Lily Wilsher-Saa Brochard, who took a particular outstanding results: ƒ Senior School Girls' Runner-Up: interest in improving student ƒ Junior Boys' Champion: Abbey Cristinelli technique amongst a range of Ulrich Kriek game play. They were given the I look forward to a new tennis chance to play with and against a ƒ Junior Boys' Runner-Up: season coming around and a new variety of different players of varying Scott Ericsson batch of students discovering the abilities, completing a series of drills joys of this wonderful sport. ƒ Middle School Boys' Champion: focussing on shot control, decision- George Hodgkinson making and match play. Mr Bryce McLean | Tennis ƒ Middle School Boys' Runner-Up: Coordinator Jed Kowald

Volleyball Six teams the season progressed and playing often, however, it is important participated some good passages of volleyball to understand the importance of in the Albany throughout the season. I trust all team effort. Volleyball players will continue to play in Both teams made it through to Association future years. the final four, with GSG2, coached (AVA) this year, GSG’s junior teams were on a steep by Jake Anning, making it to the with two teams learning curve, with most of them grand final against ASHS, who in the Women’s playing for the first time. They are prevailed, however, GSG2 are to and Men's required to learn the skills, apply be commended on their efforts for Premier League, them at the fixtures and make quick the season. two teams in the Mixed Social decisions on court during gameplay. Competition and two teams in the It’s a sport where mistakes occur Junior League. Mr Nathan Symonds | Director of Sport The Country Week boys’ and girls’ teams, playing in the Premier Leagues, found the competition tough, playing against older, more experienced players. The girls were successful towards the end of the season, securing their first win against NASHS. The boys’ Country Week team was similar, winning their final fixture against ASHS in a close, hard-fought contest. The mixed social teams enjoyed the more relaxed format, progressively working on their court positions as Country Week Volleyball

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Sport Awards

AFL Awards Basketball Awards: Boys Team Fairest and Best Coach Award Hawks Bailey Peacock Jack Gleeson Year Ten/Twelve Boys Flynn Cristinelli Blair Watson Hornets Max Sounness Fletcher Cugley Year Nine/Ten Girls Lily Wilsher-Saa Ciara Franklin Kings Kaden Patterson Hamish Medway Year Nine/Ten Boys Heath Ravenhill Tomas O’Farrell Knicks Matthew Jerrard Kobi Keen Year Seven/Eight Rhiannon Williams- Tahlia Allen Lakers Alexander Tompkin Oliver Miller Girls GSG1 Jolley Mavericks Tsondru Robinson Matthew Eyles Year Seven/Eight Philippa Wilson Rosie Nicoll Rockets Heath Ravenhill Daniel Cosh Girls GSG2 Spurs Benjamin Brown Lachlan Hansen Year Seven/Eight Fraser Allison Aiden Clark Boys GSG1 Trailblazers Jack O’Farrell Jake Anning Year Seven/Eight Lucas Ravenhill Itsuki Tomita Warriors Flynn Wauters Haydn Boetel Boys GSG2 Wizards Taylor Pocock Austin Cook Year Five and Six Harry Leov Adam Perpetual Shield Winner for Basketball, Jane Bell Eagles Cup Hetherington Perpetual Basketball Shield: Benjamin Brown Perpetual Shield Winner, McLean Family Shield: Blair Watson Hockey Awards Team Fairest and Best Coach Award Basketball Awards: Girls Year Three/Four Amelia McDonald Jessica Gatti Team Most Valuable Coach Award Mixed Player Year Five/Six Scott Ericsson Colin Ferreira Fever Dakota Dimer Florence Rogers Mixed Flames Kira-Lee Dimer Willow Sugg Year Seven/Eight Lauren Spinks Elsie Wright Girls Blue Heat Morgan Apostoles Claire Jensen Year Seven/Eight Rhiannon Williams- Mabel Markey Jazz Bella Camins Reagan Warren Girls Red Jolley Lightning Elsie Wright Lucy Smith Year Seven/Eight Susannah Page Jessica Turner Lynx Georgina Ravenhill Rhiannon Williams- Girls White Jolley Year Nine/Ten Jessica Marsh Elizabeth Magic Madeleine Byrne Grace Woodhouse Girls Blue Hodgkinson Mercury Lily Parker-Halstead Ava Smith Year Nine/Ten Ebony Anderson Holly Smith Girls Red Mystics Isabella De Taylor Latham Giambattista Year Nine/Ten Javana Hounsfield Stephanie Lamont Girls White Opals Taylor Warren Rebekah Beech U18 Girls Blue Tallulah Gouldthorp Abbey Smith Pacers Enya-Rebekah Abby O’Neill Marques U18 Girls Red Isabelle Plowman Samara Ravenhill Dennis Sparks Evie Witham Grace Howard Year Seven/Eight Jack Carlson Peter Darmody Stars Amber Wright Camryn Morris Boys Blue Storm Sophie Bennett Tayla Volker Year Seven/Eight Fergus Sandilands Kaden Patterson Wings Kasey Warren Ella Brouwer Boys Red Year Nine/Ten Matthew Perry Matthew Lamont Boys Blue Basketball Awards: Boys Year Nine/Ten Elijah Wesley Toby Manson Team Most Valuable Coach Award Boys Red Player U18 Boys Blue Oscar Latham Robert Winyard Blazers William Baldwin Aiden Keen U18 Boys Red Brendan Lamont Alexander Bulls Jack Williams Adam Hetherington Tompkin Cavaliers Hudson Ramm Fraser Ravenhill Womens B Blue Felicity Ericsson Samara Ravenhill Celtics O’Shaie McGlade Alex Sounness Dennis Clippers Morgan Davis Aiden Clark Perpetual Shield Winner: Hockey Champions Trophy: Taylor Pocock

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Netball Awards Soccer Awards Team Fairest and Best Coach Award Team Fairest and Best Coach Award Grammar 1 Casey Griffiths Abbey Cristinelli U7 Grammar Red Joshua Pages Robert Fergie Grammar 2 Jasmine Butterworth Enya-Rebekah U7 Grammar Blue Maggie Stephens Henry Turner Marques U8 Grammar Red Max Keam Kade Waterman Grammar 3 Mariah Lennard Taylor Latham U9 Grammar Red Nathan Tomlinson André De Grammar 4 Karis Cristinelli Eve Witham Giambattista Grammar 5 Chloe Thomas Kayla Peacock U10 Grammar Red Harry McPharlin Leo Payne Grammar 6 Emily Dremel-Galvez Caitlin Steytler U12 Grammar Red Max Osborne Coby Ravenhill Grammar 7 Charlotte Freeman Madison Smart U13 Grammar Red Joe Hawke Chris Johnston Grammar 8 Zoe Diletti Brianna Harris U13 Grammar Cameron Tomlinson Rosie Nicoll Blue Grammar 9 Dakota Dalton Caris Rae U14 Grammar Red Sebastian Goodwin Luke Harvey Grammar 10 Angelina De Ava Smith Giambattista U15 Grammar Red Tsondru Robinson Douglas Cameron Grammar 11 Ella Ramm Marisa Roberts U18 Grammar Red Lewis Broad Marshall Trahair Grammar 12 Jaimee Waters Rachel Henderson Women’s Social Lola Sims Poppy Bell Grammar 13 Amber Pearce Imogen Fethers Grammar Red Grammar 14 Tyla Climie Olivia Higgins Grammar 15 Claire Jensen Georgia Arnold Rowing Awards Grammar 16 Willow Sugg Savannah Price 2019 Champion Rower Jodie Taylor Grammar 17 Dakota Dimer Harriet Swain 2019 Rowing Coach Award Henry Stephens, Emma Grammar 18 Macy Emberson Amaya Sepkus Taylor & Robert Cronin Perpetual Shield Winner, Taylor Netball Shield: Perpetual Shield Winner Honeymoon Cup: Samuel Tahliah Dimer O’Dea and Jodie Taylor

Volleyball Awards Team Fairest and Best Coach Award Junior GSG 1 Elizabeth Ebony Anderson Hodgkinson Junior GSG 2 Harrison Campbell Diana Cusack Mixed B GSG 10s Tom Gawned Connor Clifford Mixed B GSG 12s Jacob Sepkus Alina Joynes GSG Griffins Nina Knight Amy Gillam GSG Gryphons Jake Anning Ben Cannon Perpetual Shield Winner, Volleyballer of the Year: Jake Anning

GSG rowers on the water

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Swimming Senior School Swimming Carnival

Interhouse Swimming Carnival Champion Shield Year Seven Girls First Wilson 6546 points Champion Coco Smargiassi Second Camfield 6342 points Runner-Up Imogen Fethers Third Baudin 6030 points Year Seven Boys Fourth Mokare 5856 points Champion Itsuki Tomita Runner-Up Oska Brouwer Overall Middle and Senior Carnival Results Year Eight Girls Results Champion Stella Gleeson First Mokare 14,434 points Runner-Up Adelaide Boetel Second Wilson 13,616.5 points Year Eight Boys Third Baudin 12,594.5 points Champion Lucas Ravenhill Fourth Camfield 11,975 points Runner-Up Thomas Dremel-Galvez Year Nine Girls Interschool Swimming Results Champion Bronte Fethers Runner-Up Mia Hawke School Results Year Nine Boys First Great Southern Grammar 1148 Champion Cairo Smargiassi Second St Joseph’s College 800 Runner-Up Kai Sepkus Third Albany Senior High School 703 Year Ten Girls Fourth Esperance Senior High School 596 Champion Lily Wilsher-Saa Runner-Up Jasmine Butterworth Interschool Year Ten Boys Swimming Champion Tom Gawned Individual Results Runner-Up Jacques Swarts Year Seven Girls Year Eleven Girls Champion Coco Smargiassi Champion Tayla Volker Year Seven Boys Runner-Up Chyan Berliner Runner-Up Itsuki Tomita Year Eleven Boys Year Eight Girls Champion Dane Paunich Champion Stella Gleeson Runner-Up Sam Turbill Year Nine Girls Year Twelve Girls Champion Bronté Fethers Champion Niamh Healy Year Nine Boys Runner-Up Sarah Hearle Runner-Up Cairo Smargiassi Year Twelve Boys Year Ten Girls Champion Ben Cannon Champion Lily Wilsher-Saa Runner-Up Jacob Sepkus Year Ten Boys 100m Swim Champions Champion Tom Gawned Girls Bronte Fethers Runner-Up Jacques Swarts Boys Tom Gawned Open Girls Runner-Up Tayla Volker Middle School Swimming Carnival Open Boys Champion Shield Runner-Up Ben Cannon First Mokare 8578 points Second Wilson 7070.5 points Third Baudin 6564.5 points Fourth Camfield 5633 points

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Cross Country Interschool Cross Country

Interhouse Cross Country Middle School Results Year Seven Girls First NASHS 678 Champion Bella Camins Second GSG 606 Runner-Up Poppy Camins Third ASHS 536 Year Seven Boys Fourth Denmark SHS 442 Champion Jed Kowald Fifth Bethel 312 Runner-Up Ben Thomas Sixth STJC 255 Year Eight Girls Seventh ACC 103 Champion Zoe Diletti Runner-Up Stella Gleeson Senior School Results Year Eight Boys First GSG 370 Champion Hamish Medway Second NASHS 328 Runner-Up Albert Gouldthorp Third ASHS 292 Year Nine Girls Fourth Denmark SHS 118 Champion Jana Kriek Fifth STJC 109 Runner-Up Bronté Fethers Sixth Bethel 89 Year Nine Boys Seventh ACC 46 Champion Oliver Camins Runner-Up Joshua Marshall Overall Middle and Senior Cross Country Year Ten Girls Champion Abbey Strevett Results Runner-Up Kaci Klumpp First NASHS 1006 Year Ten Boys Second GSG 976 Champion Jacques Swarts Third ASHS 828 Runner-Up Jarrad Fuller Fourth Denmark SHS 560 Year Eleven Girls Fifth Bethel 401 Champion Tallulah Gouldthorp Sixth STJC 364 Runner-Up Lola Sims Seventh ACC 149 Year Eleven Boys Champion Peter Godwin Individual Results Runner-Up Lucas Wrigley Year G/B Place Name Year Twelve Girls Seven Girls Champion Bella Camins Champion Evie Dupuy Seven Boys Champion Jed Kowald Runner-Up Sarah Hearle Eight Girls Champion Zoe Diletti Year Twelve Boys Nine Girls Champion Jana Kriek Champion Daniel Lee Ten Girls Champion Lily Wilsher-Saa Runner-Up Lewis Broad Ten Girls Runner-Up Abbey Strevett Eleven Boys Champion Peter Godwin Overall Results Twelve Boys Runner-Up Daniel Lee First Mokare 2391 Second Wilson 2273 Third Baudin 2160 Fourth Camfield 2088

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Athletics Interhouse Athletics Year Eleven Boys Interhouse Athletics Champion Peter Godwin Year Seven Girls Runner-Up Caleb House Champion Rosie Nicoll Year Twelve Girls Runner-Up Pippa Wilson Champion Sarah Hearle Year Seven Boys Runner-Up Jorja Williamson Champion Chris Johnston Year Twelve Boys Runner-Up Vincent Bascombe Champion Samuel Freeman Year Eight Girls Runner-Up Marshall Stephen Champion Stella Gleeson Runner-Up Zoe Diletti Middle School Athletics Carnival Year Eight Boys Champion Shield Champions Lucas Ravenhill First Mokare 14,921 Runner-Up Hamish Medway Second Baudin 13,224 Year Nine Girls Third Wilson 12,266 Champion Bronte Fethers Fourth Camfield 10,897 Runner-Up Ebony Anderson Year Nine Boys Senior School Athletics Carnival Champion Andrew Smith Champion Shield Runner-Up Toby Brown First Camfield 10,808 Year Ten Girls Second Baudin 9157 Champion Enya-Rebekah Marques Third Wilson 8877 Runner-Up Kaci Klumpp Fourth Mokare 8837 Year Ten Boys Champions Xiang Lan Overall Middle and Senior Carnival Points Runner-Up Charles Walters Year Eleven Girls First Mokare 23,758 Champion Lola Sims Second Baudin 22,387 Runner-Up Sophie Bennett Third Camfield 21,705 Fourth Wilson 21,143

Jorja Williamson and Blair Watson, 2019 Sport Captains, with Principal, Mr Mark Sawle

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From the Head of Junior School Another first place in Art and Poetry, and As Zazu famously said, “you cannot wonderful, fifth overall. escape your destiny” and in Term fun-filled and Two the Junior School production busy year of proved him right. The highlight learning has of the 2019 school year, The Lion concluded and It is with great King Jr. left audiences in awe it is with pride pleasure that I have of the talent, commitment and that I look back dedication of our cast. The Hall on the 2019 watched the children was transformed into the African achievements of students and staff embrace the play space, savannah and audiences were of Junior School. engage their imaginations treated to a musical extravaganza. Under the guidance of Mrs Fiona The year started with the unveiling and create wonderfully Gouldthorp and Mr Dan Burke, of the redeveloped Junior School Years Five and Six students sang, playground, which included natural intricate and danced and acted the legendary tale elements, play equipment, a new creative games of Simba and his journey from naïve, fort and a staging area. It is with headstrong cub to a compassionate great pleasure that I have watched and just leader. the children embrace the play space, engage their imaginations and Junior School House Leaders This has been a year that has create wonderfully intricate and continued to guide the school with showcased the talent of our creative games. The ‘great trench confidence, compassion, integrity students and teachers in academics, war’ of Term Two was replaced by and commitment. With a focus on the arts and sport. I could not be the ‘secret base’ escapades of Term sustainability, the group organised prouder of the efforts of everyone Three, while the addition of the competitions, challenges and the involved in Junior School. second kaunt − constructed with very successful Term Four disco the collaboration of Year Four and which raised in excess of $800.00 Ms Suzanne Youens | Head of Mr Larry Blight during their focus on for wildlife charities. Junior School Indigenous use of materials − added to the dramatic play. The Junior School camp programme was realigned for the 2019 school year, with Year Four students enjoying a two-night stay at Camp Quaranup, Year Five students tackling outdoor challenges at Pemberton, and the inaugural Year Six camp to Rottnest. Many fine memories were made by our students during their camps − including the famous quokka selfie competition won by Toby Rogers − as well as firm friendship bonds and the development of personal resilience and independence. For the first time, a group of Year Six students represented Great Southern Grammar in the da Vinci Decathlon in Perth. Under the guidance of Mrs Donna Diletti, students undertook a variety of academic tasks including engineering, ideation, art, poetry and cartography. Colin Ferreira, Max Harriss, Claire Jensen, Mila Jeppe, Nyomi Johnson, Bianca Marshall, Max Roots and Kaia Tierney performed admirably, gaining Junior School Music

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Easter Hat Parade

Kindergarten The past six diagnosis. The vet of the day always in Pre-Primary. Their most recent months have had a cure including, “It needs to project was to make wooden flown past at sleep for a week!” Christmas decorations using a saw a great pace. to cut a plank of wood, sanding Thank you to and smoothing the edges, drilling Mrs Bell for holes to hang, then making small settling the Regular practice indentations to glue in glass crystal students in at beads, all under the guidance of the beginning helped us gain teachers. The resulting Christmas of the year confidence in climbing, tree triangles were then taken − they have grown in confidence running and jumping home to share with families at and skill in so many areas. Visiting the end of the year. We also had the Wild Space has seen great the opportunity to present a adventures and we have been collaboratively made tree to our blessed to behold a variety of local wonderful Principal, Mr Sawle. The Kindy café gave students fauna including pelicans, sea eagles, opportunities to independently It has been a busy couple of terms crabs, fish and insects, as well as engage in learning letter shapes and filled with growth, development and an occasional cow or two. Our pet sounds, as well as writing menus, discovery in the joys of learning! I investigations enabled us to explore customer orders, reservations, wish all the Kindergarten students a animals around the school grounds, receipts and little notes to wonderful time in Pre-Primary. enjoy pet visits to the classroom our friends. and experience some newly hatched chicks! Sport day was a highlight for all the Ms Shenoa Elvin-Johnson | children. Regular practice helped us Teacher A multitude of pretend play gain confidence in climbing, running experiences allowed the children and jumping. Kindergarten children to learn many skills in the context exhibited wonderful participation of meaningful play scenarios. The and excitement, not just for their pet investigations evolved into a own teams but also friends, family vet clinic for the soft toy animals in and all school students. which the students cared for, tended sick and bathed ‘pets’ in our pretend Art and craft promoted the pet wash. The children wrote about students’ finger muscles ready their pets’ ailments, then decided on for more complex writing tasks

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Pre-Primary It’s hard to checked out the cute baby calves We began Term Four with the believe that we have at school. We also started topic of fairy tales, allowing us to the 2019 taking reading books home. It was focus on our writing recounts and school year is such an exciting time for everybody make up imaginative stories. In the officially over. in our class as we learnt how last few weeks of Pre-Primary, we We had an to read! celebrated Christmas by making lots amazing year of amazing things and celebrating in Pre-Primary the birth of Jesus. We now are very that involved clever at writing and reading, as so many We now are well as completing mathematical wonderful learning experiences. very clever at writing sums and counting up to really high numbers! We loved our Christmas In Term One, we learnt all about and reading, as well as Concert as we built on our assembly ourselves, our families and each completing mathematical performance from Term Three and other. We talked about friendships performed Santa Shark. and how we can be a good friend sums and counting up to to others at school. It was a fun time really high numbers! We have had a fabulous year in Pre- making new friends and enjoying Primary. Mrs Webster, Mrs Bradford, coming to school five days a week Mrs Herlihy and I thoroughly like the big kids! enjoyed watching each child In Term Three, we learnt about develop and grow within our class. In Term Two, we learnt all about Under the Sea. This was such an They are now ready and eagerly farming. We had the best fun at exciting theme. We really enjoyed waiting to make the transition into our incursion. We went over to the discovering amazing facts about Year One. We wish the Pre-Primary agricultural section of the school different sea animals, especially class of 2019 all the very best for to see the shearing of sheep, then Orcas. During this term, we also the future. we had spinners come and show performed our very first school us how we use the wool to turn assembly item, Baby Shark. It was a it into all sorts of things. We also Miss Claire Hard | Teacher super-exciting performance. talked about cotton and wheat, and

Wild Space activities

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Year One The Year One class has been abuzz this year! As part of our move towards a Kathy Walker Approach in Year One, the students have been using an ƒ "We want to be good at In Year One, we enjoyed using all of holistic approach to learning. They Maths because you need to the resources and facilities GSG has investigate aspects of the curriculum know how to count money.” to offer. Maggie Stephens through hands-on experiences ƒ “I like the Library because and play-based learning. Most ƒ “I got to research on the iPad the I can choose AFL books.” of all, they learn through their price of shop items, parts of a Robbie Fergie own interests. Here’s what the cell, and how an airboat moves.” ƒ “My best thing is going to the students thought: Christian Ubani library every week.” Sorcha Clear ƒ “My favourite was Investigation We also utilised an inquiry model ƒ “It was fun at the Great Southern Time because I could learn for learning this year. By providing Museum because I got to meet more about money as the some basic starting experiences, a new teacher, Mr. Crabapple.” Shopkeeper.” Harry Berryman students springboard into the topic, Daniel Boyce ƒ “This year I did lots of guiding it to suit their learning styles things…but my favourite was and interests. ƒ “I love art because we make stuff.” Zara Hancock investigations because you have Our phonics inquiry − How do you fun and can learn new things.” pronounce that dinosaur name? Most of all, we develop as people, Stella Hick − resulted in engaged learning learning skills that will help us in life. about dinosaurs. ƒ “I liked Maths because it ƒ “People help you. I like that helps me count when the ƒ “My favourite thing this year was because you feel happy Pokemon cards get damaged.” learning about time because you and that’s what matters.” Henry Turner learn about the big hand and the Poppy Skeet ƒ “I like the Library because I like little hand on the clock. This is reading." Joshua Pages important because [otherwise] Mrs Sarah Lilley | Teacher you wouldn’t know what time it is.” Mia Palmer

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Year Two students showcase their work

Year Two It is hard to We were also keen to receive It is a privilege to reflect upon believe that one letters from our Darwin pen pals. each student’s successes, failures, year ago we Each letter provided a little more passions and dreams throughout the commenced information and insight into life year. As each student embarks upon our journey in a warm, tropical environment. new challenges and experiences together. We We enjoyed reading and sharing in their schooling journey that lay were ready our letters together and realised ahead, I wish them all the very best to tackle new that, even though we lived in a for their future endeavours. challenges, different part of Australia, we had grow together many similarities. Mrs Rosalie Brown | Teacher and embrace opportunities. We were ready for anything! In Semester One, we were favoured Ready to perform by sunny skies when we visited the Albany Fire Station, Emu Point and Oyster Harbour. This gave us access to an outside learning environment for Science and Geography units and provided hands-on learning experiences. In Semester Two, we developed our collaboration skills and achieved common goals. We danced our way through the wintry days, participated in the Athletics Carnival and prepared for our Christmas Concert.

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Year Three Year Three Shortly after this excursion, we is filled with found out that our class had change, growth been gifted a life-sized fibreglass and transition. dairy cow from Dairy Australia, in Students conjunction with the Picasso Cow move to the programme. It was an exciting day Junior School when the cow arrived on a road building where train. This term, we collaborated independence and planned designs to paint on and the cow. Our final creation featured responsibilities increase. a dairy farm on one side and 'our place', whereby students drew a This year, it was wonderful watching picture that represented where they the students so ready for the are from. transition. We have had a wonderful and exciting year, jam-packed Year Three is the first-time that GSG with opportunities. students experience an overnight camp. The two days started with Ravenhill Dairy In Term Two, we learnt about the an exciting and unexpected walk Noongar seasons and local bush through town and up the Padre tucker. Mr Larry Blight visited our White trail, as Albany’s weather was first night away from family but, class for the day and brought in too unpredictable for Castle Rock. surrounded by friends and fun, it samples of local bush tucker for us We kept our spirits high as we made was an easy challenge to try. We then went out and found our way for lunch at the Forts. It some bush tucker near the school The year has gone swiftly and was a chilly day and after a long and walked to the Fish Traps. was filled with many wonderful walk we needed an energy boost. opportunities. Fantastic memories In Term Three as part of our We were picked up by the bus and were made that will hopefully stay technologies programme, we visited taken to Dome for a well-deserved with students throughout their the Ravenhill Dairy and Denmark hot chocolate. Once we returned to Junior School journey. Agricultural College. We learnt school, the fun continued with an about the process of milk from grass energetic talent show, a scavenger Mrs Hayley Ranger | Teacher to glass, the daily life at Ravenhill’s, hunt and a game of spotlight. For and we saw a robotic dairy in action many, the overnight stay was the at the college.

Year Three excursion

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Year Four

What a wonderful year 2019 was with a terrific group of students. The school year was filled with activity, fun and new challenges. In Science, we learnt about forces, how the landscape is formed, how first overnight camp was a challenge Both the tomatoes and cheese were materials differ and how living for some, but all survived. then used to make a healthy recipe things depend on their ecosystem. in our own Masterchef challenge. By growing our own plants from The dishes the students prepared seeds and hatching chickens from were amazing, from salmon with eggs, we learnt that seeds need Early in the year, haloumi and kale chips, to pizza and bruschetta. water to thrive and that if eggs do students designed not have the correct conditions, Year Four students also excelled they won’t hatch into chicks. Early and built a range of in their sporting achievements in in the year, students designed and games which used school and in outside competitions, built a range of games which used forces to work taking part in the Eagles Cup forces to work. There were some football competition, kicking goals very interesting and imaginative and making tackles against students designs tested. two years older than themselves. Healthy eating was our theme Camp in Term Two was an exciting Our runners and swimmers pushed for the second half of the year. experience for all, with activities themselves to achieve greatness in With the help of the Agriculture around the Albany area linked to Interhouse competitions and during department, we grew tomatoes and the curriculums of both Science and Interschool Carnivals for swimming, experimented with how the fruit is Humanities and Social Sciences. cross-country running and athletics. We experienced firsthand the life affected by the amount of water the of a convict being shipped to an plants received. We made haloumi cheese, observing the change in the Mrs Marina Gordon and Mr Geoff unfamiliar land, and the effect of Hardey | Teachers weathering on the rocks at The Gap milk from a liquid to a solid. and Natural Bridge. Staying at our

Year Four camp

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Year Five Year Five started just how it ended Year Five saw an incursion in Term It was a pretty good mock election − perfectly − with two different Two with the Fisheries Department and, in the end, Livinia Arnold was teachers, one year of fun and a lot whereby we learnt about the types successfully elected. of work! From the first week to the of fish and where they live. It was a In Term Three, the Year Five classes last, there were a lot of adventures very informative session organised went to Pemberton for four days and challenges, including fitting by Mrs Gouldthorp, relating to our and everybody had a blast. We in and making friends before Year studies in Science. bussed to the Yeagarup Dunes to Six. Coming into Year Five was like Both the Year Five class assemblies explore the sand formations. Later walking into a warm and welcoming were amazing, different and that day we got to Pemberton, home, with a family of 30+ siblings. amusing. Five E brought Roald settled in and learnt our way The Year Five classes went on Dahl’s version of Cinderella to life, around. The next day involved excursions to Strawberry Hill Farm while the Five G class assembly was mountain biking and team activities, and Willyung Feedlots. about learning, including a very followed by a quiz night with a lot entertaining rapping element. of lollies and silly challenges. More In Semester One at Strawberry Hill mountain biking followed, as did Farm, we learnt about the history a Pemberton challenge, where the of the families that lived there many bus drove out to a nearby dam and years ago during the early years of students made their way back to the Albany’s settlement. From the first camp with a team, a teacher and a In Term Four, the cohort went to the week to the last, there camp helper. Willyung Feedlots. Everybody had a were a lot of adventures In Term Four, Year Five students great time, learning about the cattle and challenges had the opportunity to nominate and avocado they farm, as well as themselves for the House Leader how they developed as a farm with election. In preparation, we made their technologies. The best thing posters to promote ourselves and was taking home an avocado! The Year Five classes ran an election the Junior School turned into During Term Three, students studied for a student to be Head of Junior poster-central. Feathers, pompoms Economics, which was fun! We School for a day. During the lead- and glitter were everywhere! Doing earnt class money through doing up, those running for election the speeches was exciting, but jobs and being good. You could get had campaign managers to assist nerve-racking. For a while, it was all fined, or earn a thousand dollars! All with their posters, speeches and anyone was talking about. students had money books to record anything else they needed. We Year Five has been an exciting year. their earnings and losses. We all voted in a preferential system, as To be in such an enthusiastic year loved economics, but it was also a we learnt about in HASS in our group has boosted our friendships worry trying to manage your money. studies of civics. There was a recent and made us feel like one big family. Federal election, so we set up During Term Two, we had a long The Year Five cohort thanks the our classroom with voting booths week of NAPLAN tests. We were staff for teaching us, the parents and equipment. We made up an very mature about the week and for letting us attend such a great electoral roll and had everyone in our teachers were proud of how we school, and the students for making the Junior School come into our tried our best. this year an amazing one. class to vote on our ballot papers. Year Five Students

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Year Six Edie Hawke summed up her which all students should look year beautifully: forward to. We’ve all made great friends and learnt an awful lot. We “The Year Six students have had an are incredibly lucky to have had extraordinary time this year, from such a great experience and we are singing Frozen at the production, thankful that we were able to form to staying on Rottnest for camp. close relationships with our teachers Year Six camp was an amazing and and peers.” a once-in-a-lifetime experience,

Year Six came and went in a flash. This cohort was lucky to be the inaugural group to attend Rottnest It is amazing to think of the many Camp. Kaia Tierney recalls her memories of camp: activities the students participated in and squeezed in. Laptops were a “One of the things I really enjoyed about Rottnest was the bike riding permanent feature in the classrooms around the island. It was really nice looking around at some of the and this allowed for action-packed beaches. I also thought the swimming was amazing, as it was fun lessons. This independence will no running down the hill into the water, which was also a great temperature. doubt stand them in good stead The quiz night was really enjoyable and so was the amount of time that for Middle School. Here is how we were actually at Rottnest. Normally, when you are at a camp, you some students felt about the Year are constantly doing activities, and it can get a bit tiring. However, at Six curriculum: Rottnest, there was lots of time to chill and talk with friends. It also meant our schedule was not as rushed. One of the highlights of the entire camp ƒ Learning this year has been was looking at the quokkas, as they are not found in many places, and exciting because GSG teaches they are really cute.” and does activities differently to my old school. Kate Carlson Outside the classroom, students participated in a number of activities with one being the Junior School Production, The Lion King. Colin Ferreira reflects on his amazing experience. “The Junior School production of 2019 was a spectacle for all. The cast We are very thoroughly enjoyed all the funny times at rehearsals and learning new thankful that we were things. The performance was exciting, and it was amazing with all the able to form close high tech equipment such as high-level projectors, smoke machines and a huge cyclorama. The Art department did not disappoint, with amazing relationships with our costumes. We thank Mr Burke our wonderful Musical Director, and our teachers and peers two amazing Directors, Ms Youens and Mrs Gouldthorp. The production was a time in my life I will never forgot.”

ƒ The diverse challenges in all the Mrs Leah Field and Mr Paul Osborne | Teachers subjects was one of the things I loved most about Year Six. Claire Jensen ƒ The Year Six curriculum was highly varied. From picking wheat to extension Mathematics, we really did a little bit of everything this year. Bianca Marshall As part of the sport programme, Bunbury continued to be a popular destination for the Junior School swimming and cross-country teams. Harry Leov, who attended both tours, mentioned how lucky he was to attend, measuring himself against some of the South West’s best athletes. Year Six camp

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Junior School Awards Academic Award Sophie Pearson Year Three Year Six Special Awards Leo Payne Year Four Award Winner Nyomi Johnson Year Five Languages Award Claire Jensen Visual Arts Award Mila Jeppe Amity Award Performing Arts Award – Music Claire Jensen Christian Ubani Year One Physical Education Award Harry Leov Lachlan Pages Year Two SciTech Science Awards Colin Ferreira and Kaia Tierney Hazel Ubani Year Three Learning Enrichment Award Alex Sounness Fergus Stephens Year Four H Dr Peter Pratten Exceptional Morgan Apostoles Riley Jenkins Year Four G Endeavour Award Harrison Beres Year Five E Trustees’ Prize Colin Ferreira Hudson Ramm Year Five G Council Service and Citizenship Prize Chelsea Pearson Sarah Quartermaine Year Six F Principal’s Prize Edie Hawke Sophie Panizza Year Six O Junior School Academic Excellence Kaia Tierney

Endeavour Award Stella Hick Year One Madeleine Stratico Year Two Camden Marchment Year Three Abby Gors Year Four H Sophie Sounness Year Four G Ava Marmion Year Five E Isabelle Buckovic Year Five G Max Roots Year Six F Colin Ferreira Year Six O

2019 Junior School Leaders

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Junior School Sport Junior School tremendous sportsmanship shown Junior netball teams took part had an exciting at all times. Mokare House is a in a regional competition held and successful dominant force in Junior School at in Katanning. Teams travel from year, taking part the moment and I am sure the other around the Great Southern each in various sports Houses will be looking forward to year competing against each other, during Physical challenging them in 2020. and this year we entered two Education teams. With both teams performing Annual trips to Bunbury for lessons. admirably, it was the Year Six team Swimming (Term One) and Cross Activities such that managed to win the top Country (Term Three) proved to as touch rugby, tier Bendigo Bank Cup for a fifth be highlights for students in the t-ball, netball, soccer, AFL, tennis year running. upper junior years. Students that and handball were a huge hit with attended these events showcased The summer sporting programme upper primary students. their skills against some of the got underway during Term Four Junior primary students have been strongest swimmers and runners with basketball and tennis on offer concentrating on improving their in the South West Primary Schools for Junior School students. Friday locomotor and fundamental skills Association interschool events. A morning tennis sessions run by On during game-based activities. night’s accommodation at Bunbury Court Tennis were attended by 23 Cathedral Grammar was a real highly engaged students from Pre- The winter sporting programme ran eye-opener for some as it was Primary to Year Five. We also ran a well, with participation numbers challenging, however, it was an two-week programme for all junior reaching up to 85 per cent across experience that the students will classes. all sports and activities on offer. keep with them for a long time. Soccer, hockey, AFL and netball are The basketball programme is hugely a major part of our programme During Term Two, students from popular, with students from Pre- in the primary ages, with teams Years Five and Six took part in the Primary to Year Two taking part enjoying successful seasons. The regional Eagles Cup competition, in the Aussie Hoops development commitment from coaches, umpires competing against various primary programme, while teams are formed and supporters has been amazing. schools in the district. Once again, from Year Three onwards. All Junior Mr Hardey’s direction, coaching and School students had a great start to Carnivals ran very smoothly this development of our players was the season. year, with all students competing at exceptional. Our Term Four Cup a high standard. Houses took part Thank you to everyone who has (Year Two to Year Four students in Swimming, Cross Country and helped support this year’s Junior during lunchtimes) depicted what Athletics Carnivals. House support School sporting programme. wonderful attitudes and positive at the carnivals was amazing, with energy we have throughout the students showing wonderful ability Junior School. Mr Stephen Berryman | Teacher and commitment in their races and

Junior School House sport competition

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Junior School Swimming Carnival Junior School Cross Country Throughout the carnival this year there was nervous This year’s cross country was a challenging day, with energy on show in the lead-up, with plenty of Year Three spontaneous showers and high winds throughout students not knowing what to expect, anxiously waiting the afternoon. The students’ efforts and enthusiasm to see what all the excitement was about. The day started were truly remarkable. You should all be very proud with all Houses in fine vocal form, expertly displaying of yourselves. I thank all parents who attended the their hard work with the war cries kick-starting the day event to show their support, and especially those extremely well. that volunteered to help out. Congratulations to the students who managed to get a top three placing and I was impressed with our participation levels this year. well done to Mokare House for winning Champion Carnivals are compulsory and by taking part in even a House. I congratulate Billy Hick and Blythe Marmion on small number of events, students earn points for their their superb, record-breaking runs in such challenging Houses. Congratulations to Mokare who won the carnival conditions. Well done. for the fifth year in a row.

Individual Champions Individual Champions Champion Runner-Up Third Champion Runner-Up Year One Girls Year Three Girls Maggie Stephens Poppy Skeet Zara Hancock Molly O’Malley Matilda Leov Year One Boys Year Three Boys Harry Berryman Joshua Pages Robbie Fergie Billy Hick Andre De Giambattista Year Two Girls Year Four Girls Blythe Marmion Amaya Sepkus Macy Emberson Harriet Swain Dakota Dimer Year Two Boys Year Four Boys Thomas Ravenhill Tyler Ravenhill Owen Pretorius William Baldwin Mason Watkins Year Three Girls Year Five Girls Molly O’Malley Hazel Ubani Matilda Leov Ava Marmion Annie Smith Year Three Boys Year Five Boys Billy Hick Nathan Tomlinson André De Charlie Hick Joshua Campbell Giambattista Year Six Girls Year Four Girls Poet Smargiassi Claire Jenson Amelia McDonald Sophie Sounness Kari Taylor Year Six Boys Year Four Boys Harry Leov Ulrich Kriek Mason Watkins Macsen Marchment Aiden Keen Year Five Girls Champion Shield Rachel Turner Ava Marmion Isabelle Buckovic First Mokare 2210 points Year Five Boys Second Camfield 2084 points Charlie Hick Fletcher Ball Max Osborne Third Wilson 1937 points Year Six Girls Fourth Baudin 1610 points Poet Smargiassi Sarah Quartermaine Kate Carlson Year Six Boys Alex Sounness Harry Leov Ulrich Kriek

Champion Shield First Mokare 273 points Second Wilson 210 points Third Camfield 187 points Fourth Baudin 180 points

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Junior School and ECC Interhouse Athletics Carnival This year’s Athletics Carnival was a huge success with the sun shining and smiles on the children’s faces. We witnessed some truly remarkable races with competition at a very high level. There was a lot of energy at the start of the day with House Leaders inspiring their Houses with gritty war cries. This really set the tone for the rest of the day. There were 16 records broken which is a remarkable achievement. Thank you to all staff who helped on the day and also for the parents who attended to support the children. Without your help the event would not have run as smoothly as it did. Congratulations to all Champion and Runner Up Champions and also to Mokare who were victorious as Champion House.

Individual Champions Champion Runner-Up Year Three Girls Molly O'Malley Hazel Ubani Year Three Boys André De Giambattista Samuel Osborne Year Four Girls Amelia McDonald Dakota Dimer Year Four Boys Mason Watkins William Baldwin Year Five Girls Kira Lee Dimer Rachel Turner Year Five Boys Joshua Campbell Max Osborne Year Six Girls Sophie Panizza Demsey Garnett Year Six Boys Harry Leov Rémy da Silva

Champion Shield First Mokare 3937 points Second Camfield 3615 points Third Wilson 2042 points Fourth Baudin 1785 points

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From the Head of Middle School Middle School memories. They help build resilience and prepare them for the year. They at Great and develop leadership skills. had to work together to solve a Southern lot of challenges that were thrown Towards the end of the year, Year Grammar at them by Mr McLean and Mrs Seven students took a week out continues Bradbury. Needless to say, the camp of their normal study routine to to develop set them up for a great year and undertake project-based learning and nurture they have been actively involved in in small groups. Most projects were our young numerous tasks. focussed around sustainability, adolescents. which got the students thinking Middle School House Leaders, listed The 2019 year more deeply about how below, proactively ran events and was full of learning, social activities, to problem-solve. supported the student body: cultural and sporting pursuits, camps, activities and fun. ƒ Baudin House: Madison Smart, Andrew Smith, Alexander Academically, we had excellent Tompkin, Maame Yeboah results in the University of NSW Camps are an International Competitions ƒ Camfield House: Ebony and Assessments for Schools integral part of the Anderson, Maya Anning, Toby (ICAS) exams. Most notably, whole development of Brown, Floyd Pickett congratulations go to Jana Kriek, our children, creating ƒ Mokare House: Bronte Fethers, (Year Nine), and Itsuki Tomita (Year James Jennings, Kobi Keen, Seven) who both received a High lifelong memories Caris Rae Distinction in Mathematics. In the Australian Maths Competition ƒ Wilson House: Henry Baker, Maximillian Tadj (Year Nine) received Oliver Camins, Didi Cusack, This year, we took on board a a High Distinction and Top of Emma Taylor pastoral programme called You School award. Can Do It. Several sessions were GSG’s Middle School continues to Our STEAM class, run by Ms spent each term building social and develop young people in a caring Angelina Ross, received a great emotional learning skills such as and challenging environment. Staff surprise at the end of the year, kindness, generosity, resilience and provide excellent pastoral support winning the statewide BHP Future compassion. Students had great and work to assist students to Ready STEM Challenge. They conversations and developed their set goals, then guide them along submitted a proposal to reduce ability to deal with problems and the way. carbon dioxide emissions in mining empathise with others. Thank you to all of the dedicated by using large tanks of algae. Three teams entered the Novice Middle School staff for their care Congratulations to the great minds Division of the Western Australian and concern for our students this of Stella Mellows, Jasmin Boyett, Debating League. Two teams year. Special thanks to: Ms Penny Jana Kriek, Maya Anning and competed in the grand final, with Simpson, Head of Year Seven; Ms Zoe Slatter. Madeleine Warren (Year Seven) Kate Douthie, Head of Year Eight; School camps are always keenly being awarded Best Speaker for and Mr Bryce McLean, Head of Year anticipated. They are a highlight the debate. Nine, for their commitment and care of the year, giving students the of our students. At the start of the year, Year Nine chance to challenge themselves to Leaders participated in a camp in complete physical activities, work Eclipse House to develop their skills Mr Adam Scott | Head of Middle as a team to achieve a goal, and School live independently. Year Nine students participated in Outward Bound at Walpole, while the Year Eight cohort enjoyed a challenging camp at Camp Quaranup, and Year Seven students headed to Camp Kennedy at Torbay where they worked together in the natural environment of the south coast. These camps are an integral part of the whole development of our children, creating lifelong

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Year Seven Year Seven viewing point above Dingo Beach completed creative assessment is a year of on the Bibbulmun Track met with pieces on the inventions of the transition that a mixed response. In students’ period. They also participated in brings with it reflections on camp, it was an informative session on local a great deal mentioned frequently as a point of Indigenous management of the of change, pride to have completed it, despite environment, led by Mr Larry Blight, which can be some discomfort. Uncomfortable whom they had already met during challenging for experiences promote growth. an excursion to the local Fish Traps. students. Many The Year Seven cohort was more At the end of the year, students are beginning united in its enjoyment of mountain took part in our inaugural project- at a much larger school than they biking, stand-up paddle boarding, based learning experience, named are used to. Many are boarding creation of art from nature, and of Sevens Supporting Sustainability. for the first time and learning to course the perennial favourite game They worked in teams on a variety manage themselves with greater of spotlight. of projects to improve the school independence than ever before. For in line with the Sustainable Schools students continuing from our Junior initiative. Students demonstrated School, the influx of new students exceptional teamwork and brings new opportunities, but also Students creative thinking. At first this was disruptions to the social circles in demonstrated challenging, but once the hard work which they have been comfortable. exceptional teamwork of research was over and they could The 2019 Year Seven students have think about how to turn their ideas absolutely risen to the challenge and creative thinking into reality, they really enjoyed it. in every way and have been a thoroughly delightful cohort to This group of students has been a work with. pleasure to be involved with and I As part of the HASS programme, wish them all the best for the rest of An early highlight of Year Seven we visited the Museum of the Great their schooling. is the camp, which this year was Southern to view a temporary held at Camp Kennedy. The hike exhibition on the technology from camp to the spectacular of ancient Rome, and students Ms Penny Simpson | Head of Year Seven

Year Seven project-based learning

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Year Eight From their very Students demonstrated their sporting carnivals, and playing bump first assembly leadership skills and commitment at break times. together, the to school life by participating in Students were fortunate to Year Eight various cocurricular activities such as participate in the Year Eight Forensic students had a Music, Drama, PE and community Science Workshop, Art Focus positive vibe, an sport, by helping at the Junior Day and camp at Quaranup. A open mind and School Athletics Carnival, assisting memorable experience, camp saw loads of energy! at Orientation Day, speaking at the students enjoying each other’s school chapels and demonstrating The 2019 year company whilst participating in their farming knowledge at saw growth team-building activities, archery, various events. and development for Year Eight canoeing, raft building, rogaining students who stepped up and and board games. We spent owned their social, emotional and time writing warm fuzzies and academic development. Many have experienced a fitness session by Mrs overcome personal challenges and This group Brooke Pearson from Just Move, Just discovered the power of making of students … truly Eat. One evening, we held a quiz positive choices. night where we heard the musical appreciate diversity talents of Mr Dan Burke. With a strong, overarching focus on kindness, Year Eight students and are honest and Thanks must be given to the were encouraged to become an comfortable standing up wonderful Homeroom teachers extended family. In the years ahead, for what who have helped shape, support they are the ones who can support and guide the students throughout and care for one another, experience they believe in the year: Mrs Jill Bascombe, Mr and create success together, help Dan Burke, Miss Katie Gunning and each other in times of need and Kagi Sensei. Your presence every create lasting memories. It’s been morning, coupled with your care heart-warming to witness such a and dedication, has been invaluable. We ensured there were strong sense of togetherness among Sincere thanks are also due to the opportunities for students to take this group of students who truly leadership team as well as Mrs breaks from academic studies, and appreciate diversity and are honest Sheryl Moncur, Miss Claire St Jack to relax and enjoy time together and comfortable standing up for and the Year Eight subject teachers at interhouse events, interschool what they believe in. for their care and support. My heartfelt gratitude goes to the families and caregivers of our students. I thank you for giving us the opportunity to work in partnership with you to educate your children. You certainly have much to be proud of. I look forward to hearing about the Year Eight students’ successes in the months and years to come. Thank you for being a special and much-valued part of the school. I’m appreciative of the opportunity to be your Head of Year as well as all that you taught me. I hope you continue to make the most of your individual gifts and demonstrate integrity, respect, commitment, compassion and kindness throughout your GSG journey and beyond.

Ms Kate Douthie | Head of Year Eight Art Focus Day

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Year Nine Year Nine with the students. The first few approached this with amazing students weeks of the school year went by enthusiasm and a positive attitude. started the in a flurry as students met new They learnt about themselves and year with great teachers, discovered that the each other, coming away with an energy and content they were learning was improved set of interpersonal and enthusiasm. more difficult, and, most of all, self-management skills. They were all learnt that they were going to need Throughout Terms Two and Three, very excited to to apply themselves diligently for the students really knuckled down discover their year ahead. with a huge focus on academic new classmates, The first big event on the calendar consolidation. Along with this, explore a variety of electives and was the Interhouse Swimming though, the school implemented learn what it feels like to be at the Carnival, with the students a new pastoral programme called top of Middle School. displaying excellent commitment. You Can Do It, focussing on Mrs Karen Bradbury was Acting But at the back of their minds the development of social and Head of Year Nine for Semester was the need to get prepared emotional skills such as persistence, One and she quickly went about for the biggest school challenge resilience, organisation and developing strong relationships yet, Outward Bound! Students getting along. In Term Four, the Year Nine cohort was visited by a representative Year Nine Ourtward Bound from Legal Aid and a guest speaker from Armed 4 Life. These speakers addressed topical issues that adolescents experience, with the students getting a lot out of the talks.

They learnt about themselves and each other, coming away with an improved set of interpersonal and self- management skills

It has been a fulfilling journey through Middle School for this group of students and I have greatly enjoyed watching them grow into fantastic young men and women. I know they will be a cohort that will do themselves, their families and the school proud in years to come.

Mr Bryce McLean | Head of Year Nine

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Middle School Awards

Year Seven Awards Year Nine Awards Imogen Fethers Subject Merit Award, Arts Maya Anning Academic Excellence Award Phoebe Thompson Academic Excellence Award Jasmin Boyett Academic Excellence Award Madeleine Warren Academic Excellence Award Toby Brown Subject Merit Award, Health and Evie Woodall Academic Excellence Award Physical Education Elsie Wright Academic Excellence Award Oliver Camins Academic Excellence Award Chelsea Evans Subject Merit Award, Mia Hawke Academic Excellence Award Humanities and Social Sciences; Jana Kriek Academic Excellence Award Academic Excellence Award Shantay Le Roux Academic Excellence Award Olivia Higgins Subject Merit Award, Joshua Marshall Subject Merit Award, Japanese Mathematics; Academic Excellence Award Kai Sepkus Academic Excellence Award Olivia Hill Subject Merit Award, Japanese; Zoe Slatter Academic Excellence Award Academic Excellence Award Amélie Warren Academic Excellence Award Samuel Jeffery Subject Merit Award, Science; Yui Okada Subject Merit Award, Arts; Academic Excellence Award Academic Excellence Award Ivy Waters Subject Merit Award, English; Joshua Webster Subject Merit Award, Technologies; Academic Excellence Award Academic Excellence Award Philippa Wilson Subject Merit Award, Health Maximilian Tadj Subject Merit Award, English; and Physical Education; Subject Merit Award, Humanities Academic Excellence Award and Social Sciences; Subject Merit Louis Cosh Chaplain's Award Award, Mathematics; Subject Merit Award, Science; Academic Excellence Award Year Eight Awards Kristel Botha Academic Excellence Award Special Awards Zoe Diletti Academic Excellence Award Award Winner Tennille Ryde Subject Merit Award, Arts Milena Wisewould Boarding Prize Fletcher Cugley Subject Merit Award, Health and Hamish Medway Boarding Prize Physical Education; Academic Excellence Award Jasmin Boyett Achievement Award Gabrielle Poole Chaplain’s Award; Academic Bronté Fethers Sport Award Excellence Award Toby Brown Sport Award Georgia Tompkins Subject Merit Award, English; Ruby Fasolo Music Award Academic Excellence Award Henry Baker Chaplain's Award Eliza Sprigg Subject Merit Award, Mia Hawke Dr Peter Pratten Award Technologies; Subject Merit Award, English; Academic Jana Kriek Trustees' Prize Excellence Award Joshua Marshall Council Service Prize Jessica Turner Subject Merit Award, Japanese; Madison Smart Principal's Award Subject Merit Award, Science, Maximilian Tadj Academic Achievement Award Academic Excellence Award Heath Turnor Subject Merit Award, Humanities and Social Sciences; Subject Merit Award, Mathematics; Academic Excellence Award

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From the Head of Senior School Senior School students and the Year Eleven We wish well long-serving departing experienced mentors. The Year Eleven students staff members and thank them for a year in two enjoyed three productive days of their efforts. halves in 2019. Year Twelve preparation at the end Head Boy and Girl, Samuel O’Dea While I was of the year, including our annual and Bridget Mason, have been most away on long workshop with Mr Greg Mitchell. impressive. They are both very fine service leave We also ran several well-supported young adults indeed, with strongly in Semester trips to Perth for the university open developed social consciences. They One, Mr Scott days, as well as Arts, Politics and made a lasting impression amongst held the fort Law, and History excursions. We had the student body, and established a most admirably. visits during the year from various high standard for future leaders to universities and residential colleges We continue to offer a diverse aspire to. for ATAR course students. and broad experience in Senior Mrs Nyree Mackenzie has once School, looking to develop existing again been the mainstay of Senior programmes and implement new School. Nothing is too much trouble, ones. The Teen Mental Health First and her dedication to the students is Aid programme was given higher I thank all parents greatly appreciated. status this year with its inclusion in for their faith and the Health Education curriculum. confidence in trusting I am grateful to the Senior School We also introduced a pastoral staff for their expertise and care in programme called You Can Do It, the education of their guiding our students through the which was delivered through the children to us curriculum. I am always appreciative Senior School homerooms. For those of the willingness of staff to go the who did not participate in Country extra mile for their students. Week, we ran a series of online Finally, of course, the student body short courses which gave students Two new Heads of House took up is the reason we get up every qualifications in such things as the reins of Baudin and Camfield morning. I continue to be grateful Microsoft Office, Responsible Service Houses – Mr Neil Ferreira and Mr for the good will and cooperation of Alcohol and their Skipper’s Ticket. Ian Robson respectively. I take that exists in Senior School. We Country Week itself was well- this opportunity to thank and have a generally harmonious and attended and the students involved acknowledge the great work of Mr respectful student population. It is acquitted themselves well. Ross Barnett and Ms Elinor Couper always crucial for us to have the over many years. Mr Barnett has led The Year Twelve Ball in Term One support and assistance of the parent the Mathematics Department and was held at Centennial Stadium, body, and I thank all parents for Ms Couper the Library in new roles while the annual Mocktail Party for their faith and confidence in trusting that have developed their skills in Year Eleven students was another the education of their children to us. different areas. resounding success. As always, there I wish our departing students well was a mouth-watering array of Mrs Meredith Wright took over for all their future endeavours, and tempting mocktails created by the from Mr William Dwyer as Head look forward to continuing to work Hospitality students. of Humanities, and Mr Nathan with those still at school. Symonds added the Health and PE The Leeuwin was chartered once curriculum to his already extensive again for a week in Term Four. portfolio of responsibility. We also Mr Mark Bonnin | Head of Senior The students who participated welcomed back Head of Science, Mr School were beneficiaries of wonderful Darren Hughes, from leave. weather conditions, and this is a truly transformational experience for them. Those who chose not Senior School Leaders to sail went on Outward Bound. The weather was just as kind, and the students had a demanding but enriching time. These are two programmes of inestimable ongoing and long-term value to the students. The Peer Support programme continues to deliver substantial benefits to both their Year Seven

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From the Head Girl & Boy From the Head Girl To the Class of 2019, we made it! Graduating is something that we thought about for a long time. Great Southern Grammar has played a significant role in shaping who we are. Think back to your very first assembly in the Multi-Purpose Sport Complex. Who were you sitting with? Was it a Head Boy, Samuel O'Dea, Principal, Mr Mark Sawle, and Head Girl, Bridget Mason hot day? Were you preoccupied by a bird trying to find the exit? Think of different style of learning is lives. Your uniqueness and passion all the fads and trends we have lived admirable. To my friends, family and are what made coming to school through together during our time teachers, thank you for everything every day so remarkable. We will here: Gangnam style; loom bands; you have done and continue to do. miss you all. Moshi Monsters; the ice bucket You all put the ‘great’ into Great The school provided us with so many challenge; the whip and the dab; Southern Grammar. everyone saying YOLO; and fidget opportunities — academic, sporting spinners. We walked into the gym To the Class of 2019, I can’t wait to and artistic. If we are focussed on years ago, but walked out completely see you all at our 10-year reunion, a particular field of interest or want different people. when Sarah is a world-renowned to take up numerous opportunities, engineer, Robert is being kicked out GSG made this possible. The year gave us the incredible of parliament for dual citizenship, The sense of community and opportunity to learn so much about Imogen is plastering the walls of support in the school environment ourselves by meeting new people. fine art museums all over the world is crucial for students, as it allows and Marshall is the king of a small As we encounter each new year, them to feel comfortable to take country. Thank you for making this we are faced with many pressures up opportunities. This support has year so memorable. and expectations. One of the more shaped me into the young man I familiar questions is, “What do you want to be. I didn’t feel pressured to want to be when you grow up?” Bridget Mason | Head Girl take a particular pathway. All doors It becomes ever more difficult to were open and every opportunity answer as time goes on. My reply was supported and encouraged by has varied from a ballerina to an From the Head Boy the school. astronomer, to an optometrist and, as of last week, a botanist. You do not Our valedictory events were a Being Head Boy has been an have to know exactly where you’re celebration and acknowledgement incredible experience for me and going, and what you are doing all of the completion of our schooling, I have learnt so much from the the time. It’s perfectly okay to live life as we celebrated the beginning of a role. I have had an insight to the spontaneously, as long as you always new era and the transition into our inner workings of the school and put your kind foot forward and don’t adult lives. Many of us were nervous gained an appreciation for detailed take things too seriously. Appreciate and excited but, most of all, we planning and processes that make little things in your everyday life and were prepared. our education possible. I have been honoured to have the opportunity enjoy the present without complete Great Southern Grammar not only to lead this year with Bridget, and tunnel vision about the future. provided us with a quality education, I thank staff and students for their but it shaped us into the young I learnt so much throughout my time support and guidance. here at GSG, especially as Head Girl. adults we are today. It prepared us I met the most kindhearted people for our future lives. I wish my fellow Year Twelve students all the best as they begin through the student mentoring We have built great communication the next step in their lives. We will programme, learnt how to stand up skills and a strong sense of respect all start to spread across the country for what I believe in, and discovered and maturity. This is demonstrated to and the world. It’s been an honour that the philosophy that diamonds us by our teachers who had a huge to spend these years with you all are made under pressure is a influence on us. They are a wealth and I know that I will miss seeing geological fact, rather than a good of knowledge and were our role everyone each day. study method. models. I thank all of the teachers Our teachers are true super-heroes. who guided us through the years. Samuel O’Dea | Head Boy The way in which they treat us You are all amazing and we are as equals and cater to everyone’s privileged to have had you in our

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Senior School Colours Year Twelve Jorja Williamson Full Colours Sport Colours Year Eleven William Collen Half Colours Ryan Fordham Half Colours Swimming Robert Winyard Half Colours Year Ten Dane Paunich Full Colours Netball Athletics Tayla Volker Full Colours Abbey Cristinelli Full Colours Xiang Lan Half and Full Colours Tallulah Gouldthorp Half Colours Tahliah Dimer Half Colours Tom Gawned Half Colours Volleyball Lauren Harris Half Colours Enya-Rebekah Half Colours Mackenzie Cridge Half Colours Marques Renekka-Pearl Narkle Half Colours Amberley Daw Half Colours Emma Wilson Half Colours Rowing Jessica Dolan Half Colours Cross Country Haydn Boetel Half Colours Amy Gillam Half Colours Tom Gawned Half and Full Colours Soccer Blair Holland Half Colours Kaci Klumpp Half and Full Colours Bridget Mason Full Colours Jake Anning Half Colours Jacques Swarts Half and Full Colours Daniel Lee Full Colours Zara Knight Half Colours Abbey Strevett Half Colours Lewis Broad Half Colours Nina Knight Half Colours Rowing Tasman Heath Half Colours Ashlin Wheeler Half Colours Holly Smith Half Colours Marshall Trahair Half Colours Chloe Thomas Half Colours Year Twelve Swimming Swimming AFL Ben Cannon Honours Jacques Swarts Half and Full Colours Boston Cavanagh Full Colours Volleyball Lily Wilsher-Saa Half and Full Colours Jacob Ford Full Colours Jacob Sepkus Half Colours Jaz Smargiassi Half Colours Blair Watson Full Colours Tennis Austin Cook Half Colours Music Colours Daly Kerr Half Colours Samuel Freeman Half Colours Amy Sandilands Half Colours Brett Hooper Half Colours Honours Lily Wilsher-Saa Half Colours Samuel O’Dea Half Colours Elsabe de Klerk Year Eleven Benjamin Shearer Half Colours Year Eleven Full Colours Marshall Stephen Half Colours AFL Holly Turnor Year Ten Athletics Lachlan Hansen Half Colours Connor Clifford Year Ten Samuel Freeman Full Colours Corey Jerrard Half Colours Angus Moir Year Eleven Basketball Rory Murray Half Colours Lyndon James- Full Colours Athletics Wallace Half Colours Lachlan Hansen Half and Full James Kirby Full Colours Max Fleming Year Ten Colours Flynn Wauters Full Colours Ciara Franklin Year Ten Basketball Haydn Boetel Half Colours Toby Manson Year Ten Sophie Bennett Half Colours Ezra-James Marques Half Colours Angus Nicoll Year Ten Benjamin Brown Half Colours Kasey Warren Half Colours Chloe Trend Year Ten Alex Rayner Half Colours Cricket Elijah Wesley Year Ten Louis Stratico Half Colours Boston Cavanagh Half Colours Riley Drage Year Eleven Hockey Flynn Cristinelli Half Colours Jacob Featherstone Year Eleven Sienna Ball Half Colours James Plowman Half Colours Ben Jones Year Eleven Grace Hourston Half Colours Hockey Livia Alvarez de Half Colours Fenn Forrester Full Colours Toledo Drama Colours Sarah Hearle Full Colours William Tompkin Half Colours Half Colours James Plowman Full Colours Taylor Pocock Full Colours Connor Clifford Year Ten

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Senior School Awards Year Ten

Certificates of Excellence Subject Merit Awards Academic Excellence: Marine Science Elective: Jessica Marsh Joshua Clark Academic Excellence: Media Studies Elective: Max Tompkins Charlotte Yeung Academic Excellence: Outdoor Education Elective: Holly Turnor Abbey Strevett Academic Excellence: Physical Education Studies Ciara Franklin Elective: Jasmine Butterworth Academic Excellence: Specialist Music Elective: Jasmine Butterworth Holly Turnor Academic Excellence: Visual Art Elective: Kaci Klumpp Camryn Morris Wood Technologies Elective: Academic Excellence: Tara Cunningham Charlotte Yeung Academic Excellence: Nellie Woodall

Special Prizes The Australian Defence Force Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award: Elijah Wesley Chaplain's Award: Chloe Trend

Subject Merit Awards English: Ciara Franklin Health and Physical Education: Jasmine Butterworth Humanities & Social Science: Camryn Morris Humanities & Social Science: Lucy Bonnin Humanities & Social Science: Charlotte Yeung Mathematics: Max Fleming Science: Nellie Woodall Agriculture Elective: Amy Sandilands Design Engineering Elective: Max Fleming Drama Elective: Jessica Blyth General Music Elective: Connor Clifford Hospitality Elective: Jasmine Butterworth Japanese Elective: Nellie Woodall

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Senior School Awards Year Eleven

Certificates of Excellence Subject Merit Awards Subject Merit Awards For achieving an A grade in four English ATAR: Lola Sims Mathematics Preliminary: courses and no less than a C in Sebastian Stone English General: Ashlin Wheeler the other course: Lachlan Hansen Media Production & Analysis For achieving an A grade in four English Preliminary: ATAR: Riley Drage Sebastian Stone courses and no less than a C in Media Production & Analysis the other course: Lola Sims Geography ATAR: Georgia Wells General: Benjamin Terry For achieving an A grade in four Human Biology ATAR: Modern History ATAR: courses and no less than a C in Lachlan Hansen Lucas Wrigley the other course: Lucas Wrigley Human Biology ATAR: Music ATAR: Isabella Pietropaolo For achieving an A grade in four Lucas Wrigley courses and no less than a C in Outdoor Education General: the other course: Leah Barret- Japanese Second Language ATAR: Amy Gillam Leah Barret-Lennard Lennard Physical Education Studies ATAR: Demonstration of Achievement of Literature ATAR: Isabella Pietropaolo Lachlan Hansen excellence across a combination Material Design & Technology - Physics ATAR: Benjamin Brown of at least four VET and General Wood General: Josh Pearce courses: Ashlin Wheeler Physics ATAR: Leah Barrett-Lennard Mathematics Applications ATAR: Donovan Geddes Politics & Law ATAR: Leah Barrett-Lennard Special Prizes Mathematics Essential General: Ashlin Wheeler Visual Art Preliminary: Chaplain's Award: Nicholas Sebastian Stone Mathematics Methods ATAR: Bickford Leah Barret-Lennard Visual Arts ATAR: Edith Cowan University Year 11 Leah Barrett-Lennard Mathematics Specialist ATAR: High School Award for 2019: Sam Turbill Visual Arts General: Ashlin Wheeler Nicholas Bickford

Subject Merit Awards Animal Production Systems ATAR: Angus Egerton-Warburton Biology ATAR: Lola Sims Career & Enterprise General: Ashlin Wheeler Certificate I in Hospitality: Sebastian Stone Certificate II in Hospitality: Ashlin Wheeler Certificate II in Information, Digital Media & Technology: Benjamin Terry Certificate II in Sport Coaching: Jake Anning Certificate III in Business: Ashlin Wheeler Certificate III in Music Industry (Performance): Angus Moir Chemistry ATAR: Lachlan Hansen Earth & Environmental Science ATAR: Lola Sims Economics ATAR: Lucas Wrigley

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Year Twelve

Certificates of Excellence Subject Merit Awards Subject Merit Awards

Certificate of Excellence ATAR: Animal Production Systems English ATAR: Amber Williams Amber Divich General: Fenn Forrester Animal Production Systems ATAR: Certificate of Excellence ATAR: Certificate II in Sport and Connor Stewart Austin Wingard Recreation: Haydn Boetel Biology ATAR: Connor Stewart Certificate of Excellence ATAR: Certificate III in Music Industry Riku Okada (Performance): Tully Slatter Certificate II in Hospitality: James Kirby Certificate IV in Business: English General: James Kirby Special Prizes Ben Cannon Drama ATAR: Bridget Mason Certificate II in Business: Seth Leo Speech and Debating Award: James Swanepoel Geography ATAR: Lewis Broad Material Design & Technology - Wood General: Seth Leo Music Award: Tully Slatter Human Biology ATAR: Sarah Hearle Literature ATAR: Amber Divich Sports Award - Female: Japanese Second Language ATAR: Sarah Hearle Jacob Sepkus Visual Art ATAR: Amber Divich Sports Award - Male: Mathematics Applications ATAR: Certificate II in Music Industry: Samuel Freeman Amy Gawned Amelia Page Caltex Allrounder Award: Mathematics Essential General: Drama General: Amelia Page Blair Watson Jorja Williamson Visual Art General: Amelia Page ANZAC Award: Blair Watson Media Production & Analysis ATAR: James Swanepoel Economics ATAR: Austin Wingard The Australian Defence Force Long Tan Leadership and Media Production & Analysis Modern History ATAR: Teamwork Award: Kasey Warren General: Robert Cronin Austin Wingard Chaplain's Award: Music ATAR: Imogen Goodwin Politics & Law ATAR: Austin Wingard Ezra-James Marques Music General: William Elms Great Southern Grammar Core Chemistry ATAR: Riku Okada Outdoor Education General: Values Award: Jodie Taylor Samuel Webb Mathematics Methods ATAR: The Arthur Malacari Award: Riku Okada Physical Education Studies ATAR: Sarah Hearle Kasey Warren Mathematics Specialist ATAR: Anna Lloyd Memorial Award: Riku Okada Earth & Environmental Science Isabella Cristinelli ATAR: Amber Williams Physics ATAR: Riku Okada Christopher Fleay Memorial Award: Levi Cosh Braveheart Award: Niamh Healy Dr Peter Pratten Award: Robert Winyard Trustees' Award: Bridget Mason Council Service and Citizenship Award: Jorja Williamson Principal's Award: Samuel O'Dea Wholly School Assessed Award: Amelia Page Audrey Jackson Medal: Riku Okada Dux: Riku Okada Proxime Accessit: Jorja Williamson Proxime Accessit: Austin Wingard

Senior School Leaders

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P&F Welcome Afternoon Tea 1 February Great Southern Grammar families were welcomed into the fold at an inviting afternoon tea held in the Pratten Centre.

Boarders’ Welcome Lunch 3 February New and returning boarders and their families shared a casual lunch in the boarding precinct. New boarders were offered a GSG cap as they were greeted by their boarding buddies.

P&F Sundowner 8 February With the first week of school underway, GSG parents, friends and staff gathered for a casual catch-up over drinks and canapés.

Leaders’ Induction Ceremony 11 February GSG’s 2019 student leaders were inducted at a whole school assembly at which new Year One students were offered their first school badge.

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P&F High Tea 1 March The P&F High Tea, featuring delicious delicacies, enabled parents and key staff to get to know one another.

Artist-in-Residence, Cameron Robbins 26 February Victorian artist, Cameron Robbins, brought his unique style of art to students as part of the Artist-in-Residence programme which saw the creation of a wind art installation at the school’s grassy knoll.

Maggie Dent: Calming Our Children 11 March Doyenne of parenting issues, Maggie Dent, visited the school to address a large crowd with advice on helping children to thrive by providing a calm environment.

Wagin Woolorama 8 March Nine GSG Agriculture students made it to the top 10 finals showing sheep and cattle and judging fleeces at the Wagin Woolorama this year.

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Gate2Plate Producers’ Day 19 March GSG students participated in the interschool competition run alongside the Gate2Plate Challenge field day in mid-March, inspiring careers in agriculture.

Sport Presentations Summer 8 April | Winter 23 September Sporting teams celebrated the fairest and best at school award ceremonies.

ECC Easter Hat Parade 11 April Students from Kindergarten to Year Two put their creative efforts into a brilliant array of colourful, Easter-themed hats for the annual Easter Hat Parade.

Easter Chapel 12 April The meaning of Easter is acknowledged each year at GSG with a whole school service conducted by School Chaplain, Reverend Rod Marsh.

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Boarders’ Run 15 May Boarding students took part in a national challenge to run around Australia in cumulative one-kilometre runs as part of a National Boarding Week effort to raise awareness about the importance of residential boarding communities.

ECC Mothers’ Day 9 May The important relationship that children share with their mothers and significant women in their lives was honoured with a much- anticipated day of activities in Junior School.

Cybersafety Workshop 23 May Parents of students in Years Six to Twelve attended a cybersafety workshop delivered by well-regarded cybersafety provider, ySafe, followed by wine and cheese.

National Simultaneous Storytime 22 May Junior School students enjoyed a reading of Matt Cosgrove’s book Alpacas with Maracas at a special literary event, followed by the school’s Book Fair the next day.

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P&F DIGS Quaranup Movie night 26 May | 21 June GSG fathers and father figures enjoyed a range of activities with their children, as part of the Fathering Project.

Community Wild Space Walk 29 May Families with primary school-aged children were invited to enjoy the school’s waterfront Wild Space for a scenic walk, beach activities and barbecue.

Carnival of Computing 6 & 7 June Great Southern Grammar hosted a professional development opportunity run by the Educational Computing Association of WA (ECAWA) to promote learning.

Australian Girls’ Choir visit 27 to 30 June The Australian Girls’ Choir (AGC) was billeted by GSG families while stopping in Albany to offer a number of performances, large and small, for the community.

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The Lion King Jr: Junior School Production 6 to 8 June Great Southern Grammar Junior School proudly presented Disney’s The Lion King Jr to enthusiastic acclaim over four shows in the GSG Hall from 6 to 8 June 2019. The much-loved tale of joy, tragedy, coming of age and the circle of life was presented by students in Years Five and Six. Guests, including parents, siblings, grandparents and sponsors, were caught up in the musical tale as Simba journeyed from precocious cub to Lion King, navigating loss and fear with the help of delightfully different friends. The engaging narrative directed Simba through a harrowing journey as he gathered the courage to face his past and secure his future, and that of his home, The Pride Lands.

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Year Eight Art Focus Day 3 July Students sampled a broad range of artistic endeavours, including painting in watercolours, depicting Indigenous-themed stories, working with textiles, book illustration, cartooning, digital photo manipulation, crochet and weaving, and porcelain pottery-making.

GSG Foundation Day 21 June Each year, the school community gathers to celebrate the founding of the school with a much- anticipated series of events, including the cutting of the Foundation Day cake at the school assembly, followed by the Running of the Flags baton relay. Students, staff, families and invited guests gather along the school’s central pathways to cheer runners as they compete to bring home the coveted Running of the Flags shield.

School Camps Students from Junior to Senior School developed their sense of belonging, increased their self-esteem, met physical and mental challenges and got to know their cohorts (and themselves) in a different environment while attending camps throughout the year.

Rural Road Trips Farming and regionally-based families received a visit from the Community Relations and Boarding teams at a number of rural and agricultural events throughout the year, including: Wagin Woolorama, 9 & 10 March Newdegate Machinery Field Days, 5 & 6 September Women in Farming Enterprises (WIFE) annual seminar Kojonup Agricultural Show, 20 October Katanning Agricultural Show, 27 October Albany Agricultural Show, 9 and 10 November

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Walk to School Days 28 June | 20 September | 6 December The year’s Walk to School Day events culminated in a Christmas-themed walk in early December, with students donning Santa hats and decorating their bikes for the event.

Music Solo Nights 28 May | 17 June | 9 September Young music students performed at three solo nights throughout the year for families and peers.

Twilight Concerts 24 May | 26 July Evening Twilight Concerts gave student performers the opportunity to present their skills for family and friends at informal events.

Netball Carnivals 9 May | 9 August GSG’s Junior and Senior netball players pitted their skills against peers from across the State at the 2019 West Coast Fever Primary Schools Cup held in Katanning, and the 2019 Netball WA Great Southern High Schools Cup in Albany.

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Boarding’s Got Talent 18 August Laughter was the soundtrack to the much anticipated Boarding’s Got Talent night, where students, staff and Gap Assistants performed fun skits.

P&F Dads in Great Southern (DIGS) events 26 May | 26 & 27 October A fun day at Quaranup and a weekend campout at Mt Trio gave dads and children a range of outdoor adventure options throughout the year as part of the P&F’s Dads in the Great Southern (DIGS) initiative.

Fathers’ Day 29 August Early Childhood Centre students eagerly anticipated a day with their fathers and father figures, setting up their classrooms for games, craft activities and a paddlepop barber’s shop!

Radio Active 30 August WAAPA and the City of Albany presented Radio Active, a unique performance featuring students of Great Southern Grammar, Albany Senior High School and WAAPA at the Albany Entertainment Centre.

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Kingfisher Fair Agriculture Showcase 8 September 11 September The combined efforts of the school’s Those who had contributed to the school’s Agriculture programme P&F members resulted in a bright, fun throughout the year were invited to enjoy Grammar-grown beef fair which raised over $12,000.00. and garden produce, prepared and served by students.

Kingfisher Concert 18 September A performance of Queen’s Somebody to Love was the jewel in the crown of this year’s Kingfisher Concert, with Isabella Fasolo and Connor Clifford leading a choir in the packed auditorium.

Viridian: Senior School Arts Exhibition 16 September Visual Arts Media Production and Analysis students explored their creativity, ideas and philosophies through the development of artworks and films at Viridian.

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Sport Volunteer Sundowner 26 September People who work to provide GSG students with excellent sporting opportunities were invited to a Winter and Summer Sport Volunteers’ Appreciation Event held at Centennial Stadium.

Valedictory Events Boarders’ Valedictory Dinner | 16 October Valedictory Evening | 17 October Valedictory Assembly | 18 October The culmination of much work and dedication finally arrived for Year Twelve students celebrating the completion of their schooling at GSG.

Year Nine Girls’ High Tea 8 November Mothers and female role models for Year Nine girls shared a special event at the Albany Surf Life Saving Club, marking the final year of Middle School.

Albany Show 9 & 10 November Affogato served by Hospitality students, GSG’s new Djinda Pre-Kindergarten programme and Agriculture students showing cattle were hot topics at the GSG stand at this year’s show.

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Whole School Christmas Service 9 December Each year, GSG‘s Christmas Service reminds us of the true meaning of the Christian festival.

Remembrance Day 11 November Students and staff take a moment on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month to mark Remembrance Day.

Middle and Senior School Awards Ceremony 11 December The efforts of students across Years Seven to Eleven were recognised with a formal assembly and presentations, followed by afternoon tea.

Junior School Christmas Concert | Junior School Awards Ceremony 10 December A nativity scene was brought to life by Early Childhood Centre students, before families, staff and students gathered to celebrate individual achievements in effort, citizenship and academia.

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Project Beyond Project Beyond College, which challenged and is all about enriched our musicians’ talents. connecting On the international front, we students to the Students had explored the world on a SCUBA world in which the opportunity to diving trip to Malaysia, and the they live and Malaysian and Singapore Hockey reminding them participate in a wealth of Tour. Closer to home, our ever- about their place diverse and challenging popular Canberra Trip saw students in the world, activities explore the sights and sounds of the which is much nation’s capital. more expansive and challenging than simply going to school each day. These were just a few of the From our extension programme many opportunities we offered to In Harper Lee’s brilliant novel, To Kill taking children to an Art and Drama students this year. Thank you to all a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch reminds Camp or the da Vinci Decathlon in students who took part in exploring us, “people generally see what Perth, to our own trip to Nichinan, the world with us in 2019 and they look for and hear what they Japan, students are encouraged to the staff who accompanied them listen for” and it is exactly this sort extend themselves and discover their and showed them the fun and of inward-looking attitude that we capabilities. excitement beyond our campus. challenge through Project Beyond. More fun and exploration awaits in We were fortunate to welcome our Our focus on connecting students 2020! Nichinan friends to Albany again with the world they live in has meant this year and we were visited by that, in 2019, students had the the Australian Girls' Choir, the WA Mrs Emma Franklin | Deputy opportunity to participate in a wealth Youth Jazz Orchestra and Wesley Principal of diverse and challenging activities.

SCUBA trip to Malaysia

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Singapore/Malaysia Hockey Tour Singapore/Malaysia Hockey Tour

Visitors from Nichinan, Japan, on exchange

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Exchange Trip to Nichinan, Japan

Exchange Trip to Nichinan, Japan

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CLASS OF 2019

Graduating Class of 2019

Tamika Arundel Molly Baker Haydn Boetel Wilson Wilson Baudin 2014-2019 2015-2019 2016-2019

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John Bollands Lewis Broad Ella Brouwer Baudin Mokare Baudin 2019-2019 2013-2019 2017-2019

Haylee Burrell Ben Cannon Jarrod Capararo Mokare Mokare Baudin 2015-2019 2006-2019 from Kindergarten 2015-2019

Rikki Carey David Carmody Boston Cavanagh Mokare Baudin Camfield 2015-2019 2018-2019 2015-2019

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William Collen Austin Cook Levi Cosh Mokare Wilson Mokare 2015-2019 2016-2019 2016-2019

Abbey Cristinelli Flynn Cristinelli Isabella Cristinelli Baudin Camfield Baudin 2015-2019 2015-2019 2015-2019

Robert Cronin Patrick Culloton Tahliah Dimer Camfield Mokare Wilson 2006-2019 from Kindergarten 2016-2019 2013-2019

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Amber Divich Lexie Duncan-Phillips Evie Dupuy Camfield Wilson Baudin 2015-2019 2015-2019 2014-2019

William Elms Jacob Ford Ryan Fordham Wilson Camfield Camfield 2015-2019 2015-2019 2012-2019

Dareen Form Fenn Forrester Samuel Freeman Camfield Mokare Wilson 2011-2019 2015-2019 2007-2019 from Pre-Primary

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Amy Gawned Imogen Goodwin Dayle Haarmans Camfield Mokare Mokare 2006-2019 from Kindergarten 2013-2019 2015-2019

Alyza Hardisty Lauren Harris Joseph Harvey Baudin Baudin Wilson 2015-2019 2014-2019 2014-2019

Niamh Healy Sarah Hearle Tasman Heath Baudin Camfield Baudin 2014-2019 2015-2019 2015-2019

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Brett Hooper Jack Hooper Lyndon James-Wallace Mokare Mokare Mokare 2012-2019 2015-2019 2015-2019

Alina Joynes Rylan Joynes Daniel Keillor Mokare Mokare Mokare 2015-2019 2006-2019 from Kindergarten 2015-2019

James Kirby Oscar Latham Daniel Lee Mokare Wilson Wilson 2016-2019 2010-2019 2015-2019

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Seth Leo Ezra-James Marques Madelyn Marsh Camfield Camfield Baudin 2012-2019 2014-2019 2016-2019

Bridget Mason Juliette McCreton-Storm Lakotta Miller Mokare Wilson Wilson 2013-2019 2015-2019 2015-2019

Renekka-Pearl Narkle Samuel O’Dea Riku Okada Wilson Mokare Wilson 2015-2019 2011-2019 2014-2019

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Amelia Page Damon Parnell Rehu Piri Camfield Baudin Baudin 2013-2019 2015-2019 2015-2019

James Plowman Taylor Pocock Satinka Putland Camfield Camfield Camfield 2015-2019 2016-2019 2014-2019

Ethan Rowe Jacob Sepkus Benjamin Shearer Camfield Wilson Camfield 2015-2019 2006-2019 from Kindergarten 2015-2019

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Mia Sinclair Tully Slatter Tayla Smith Mokare Wilson Camfield 2017-2019 2015-2019 2006-2019 from Kindergarten

Marshall Stephen Connor Stewart James Swanepoel Wilson Camfield Baudin 2014-2019 2015-2019 2017-2019

Jodie Taylor Marshall Trahair Kasey Warren Wilson Baudin Mokare 2008-2019 2013-2019 2017-2019

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Blair Watson Flynn Wauters Samuel Webb Camfield Camfield Wilson 2015-2019 2006-2019 from Kindergarten 2013-2019

Amber Williams Jorja Williamson Austin Wingard Baudin Baudin Baudin 2006-2019 from Kindergarten 2014-2019 2015-2019

Robert Winyard Grace Witham Wilson Mokare 2015-2019 2015-2019

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YEAR TWELVE BALL

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Class and Homeroom Groups

THERAPY DOGS

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KINDERGARTEN

Front Row: Edward Yeboah, Grace Mitchell, Ava Palmer, Jackson Kirkpatrick, Maggie Skeet Back Row: Bronte Pages, Blake Ravenhill, Banjo John, Amity Wegner Teachers: Mrs Madeleine Bell, Mrs Katrina Bradford (Education Assistant)

PRE-PRIMARY

Front Row: Baxter Bowey, Chloe Matthews, Samuel Forgus, Leah Watkins, Harry Osborne Back Row: Boyce Sprigg, Oliver Schaefer, Kaiden Dawes, Emily Leov Absent: Lola Ravenhill Teachers: Miss Claire Hard, Mrs Carlene Webster (Education Assistant)

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YEAR ONE

Front Row: Poppy Skeet, Zara Hancock, Sorcha Clear, Mia Palmer, Stella Hick, Maggie Stephens Back Row: Joshua Pages, Robert Fergie, Harry Berryman, Daniel Boyce, Christian Ubani, Henry Turner Teacher: Mrs Sarah Lilley

YEAR TWO

Front Row: Parker Bowey, Noah Jones, Yijia Gao, Alexander Prangthong, Owen Pretorius, Max Keam Middle Row: Jessie Rotoff, Lachlan Pages, Alexander Wright, Madeleine Stratico, Amaya Sepkus, Quade Deegan, Fernando Gatti Back Row: Axel Ridden, Alaqua Sprigg, Harrison Baldwin, Tyler Ravenhill, Macy Emberson, Blythe Marmion Absent: Elza Mulder, Thomas Ravenhill, Zachary Wray Teacher: Mrs Rosalie Brown

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YEAR THREE

Front Row: Myla Griskonis, Camden Marchment, Grace Gors, Sofia Bird, Hugo Smit, Madison Bradford Middle Row: Molly O'Malley, Maxwell Thompson, Matilda Leov, Levi Ravenhill, Samuel Osborne, Ayden Johnson, Billy Hick Back Row: Oskar Friemer, Hazel Ubani, Joshua Irvine, André De Giambattista, Nathan Tomlinson, Sophie Pearson Teacher: Mrs Hayley Ranger

YEAR FOUR G

Front Row: Indi Farrant, Sophie Sounness, Tahnee Dalton, Macsen Marchment, Jessica Gatti, Menari Deegan, Kari Taylor, Evan Pretorius Back Row: Ella Lionetti, Mitchell Kalajzich, Edward Baker, Kaie Adams, Leo Payne, Harriet Swain, Oliver Price Teacher: Mrs Marina Gordon (absent)

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YEAR FOUR H

Front Row: Aiden Keen, Florence Rogers, Amelia McDonald, Myles King, Mason Watkins, Fergus Stephens, Charlotte Berryman, Charlie Keam Back Row: Amelia Wright, William Baldwin, Tim Smit, Abby Gors, Henry Harriss, Dakota Dimer, Gracie Shuttleworth Absent: Zavier Wray Teacher: Mr Geoffrey Hardey

YEAR FIVE E

Front Row: Livinia Arnold, Matthew Kay, Lachlan Ridden, Grace Bessen, Ava Marmion, Charlie Hick, Charles Sulzberger, Holly Robinson Back Row: Joshua Campbell, Harrison Beres, Thomas Plowman, Nana Yeboah, Kira-Lee Dimer, Adam Hetherington, Eugene Bird, Max Osborne Teacher: Mr Craig Emberson

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YEAR FIVE G

Front Row: Aeden Galbraith, Hudson Ramm, Charlotte Williamson, Hudson Hagnhofer, Isla Hendry, Alby Miller, Charlotte Stephens, Fletcher Ball, Rachel Turner Back Row: Fraser Ravenhill, Isabelle Buckovic, Sam Cousins, Scott Ericsson, Coby Ravenhill, Willow Sugg, Annie Smith, Nyomi Johnson Teacher: Mrs Fiona Gouldthorp

YEAR SIX F

Front Row: Chelsea Pearson, Nick O'Malley, Savannah Price, Peter Smit, Sarah Quartermaine, Max Roots, Abbey Burton, Max Harriss, Mila Jeppe Back Row: Kyla King, Morgan Apostoles, Fraser Syme, Rémy da Silva, O'Shaie McGlade, Alex Sounness, Finnley Adams, Mia Diletti Absent; Demsey Garnett Teacher: Mrs Leah Field, Mrs Penelope Berryman

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YEAR SIX O

Front Row: Poet Smargiassi, Kaia Tierney, Toby Rogers, Claire Jensen, Bella Kalajzich, Colin Ferreira, Georgia Arnold, Edie Hawke Back Row: Oliver O'Dea, Ulrich Kriek, Sophie Panizza, Thomas Emberson, Bianca Marshall, Harry Leov, Kate Carlson Absent: Isaiah Lance Teacher: Mr Paul Osborne, Mrs Penelope Berryman

YEAR SIX

Front Row: Colin Ferreira, Edie Hawke, Sarah Quartermaine, Chelsea Pearson, Mila Jeppe, Kaia Tierney, Savannah Price, Georgia Arnold, Kate Carlson, Poet Smargiassi, Nick O'Malley Middle Row: Bella Kalajzich, Max Harriss, Oliver O'Dea, Abbey Burton, Claire Jensen, Mia Diletti, Kyla King, Max Roots, Peter Smit, Toby Rogers Back Row: Bianca Marshall, Harry Leov, Fraser Syme, Alex Sounness, Rémy da Silva, Sophie Panizza, Thomas Emberson, Ulrich Kriek, O'Shaie McGlade, Finnley Adams, Morgan Apostoles Absent: Demsey Garnett, Isaiah Lance Teachers: Ms Suzanne Youens (Head of Junior School), Mrs Penelope Berryman, Mr Paul Osborne, Mrs Leah Field

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JUNIOR SCHOOL LEADERS

Front Row: Mila Jeppe, Harry Leov, Max Roots, Chelsea Pearson Back Row: Bianca Marshall, Ulrich Kriek, Fraser Syme, Poet Smargiassi Teacher: Ms Suzanne Youens (Head of Junior School)

YEAR SEVEN A

Front Row: Owen Baxter-Holland, Clyde Fernandes, Holly Cole, Chelsea Evans, Lysbeth Cunningham, Pheona Lefebvre, Morgan Davis, Kaleb Germain Middle Row: Koby Hams, Kye Stewart, Ryan Hands, Phoebe Thompson, Lily Quick, Steven Wiech, Alec McDonald Back Row: Tyla Climie, Theo Dabala, Shayla Filipowski, Katie Hartzell, Angelina De Giambattista, Chris Johnston, Reagan Warren Absent: Tasharnie Dempsey Teacher: Mrs Penelope Berryman, Mr Stephen Berryman (Homeroom Teacher, absent)

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YEAR SEVEN B

Front Row: Bella Camins, India King, Olivia Higgins, Amber Pearce, Macie McLeod, Abbey Sugg, Lucy Smith, Dannielle Frost Middle Row: Itsuki Tomita, Fergus Sandilands, Ben Thomas, Blair Ball, Aiden Clark, Joe Hawke, Harley Roberts-Johnston Back Row: Patrick Quartermaine, Evie Woodall, Felicity Ericsson, Riley Bessen, Sara Eastough, Cameron Tomlinson, Mitchell Cameron, Chloe Wisewould Teacher: Ms Martha Barnard-Rae (Homeroom Teacher - absent)

YEAR SEVEN C

Front Row: Xanthe O'Neill, Philippa Wilson, Coco Smargiassi, Lucie Hanson, Rosie Nicoll, Imogen Fethers, Ella Ramm Middle Row: Luke Roecker, Caelan Wrigley, Ella Belfield, Ella Mackenzie, Elsie Wright, Matthew Poulish, Benjamin Kay, Jed Kowald Back Row: Louis Cosh, Mary Witham, Angela Lanyon-Cook, Oska Brouwer, Marcus Leckie, Scarlett Swain, Charlie Ritchie Absent: Ben Deimel Teachers: Mr Bryce McLean, Mrs Sallee Tuffley (absent)

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YEAR SEVEN D

Front Row: Noah Hagnhofer, Samuel Jeffery, Poppy Camins, Brianna Cunningham, Daisy Baker, Olivia North, Brock Beeck, Liam Pretorius Middle Row: Bella Patterson, Peter Darmody, Samuel Jackson, Grace Franzinelli, Madeleine Warren, Ewan Layden, Tahlia Allen Back Row: Jason Le Roux, Angelica Hill, Bree Skinner, Laura Webster, Riley Hitsert, Olivia Hill, Faith Bin Omar, Ivy Waters Absent: Hardy Croucher Teacher: Mrs Alexis Stone (Homeroom Teacher)

YEAR EIGHT A

Front Row: Kobie Featherstone, Natalie Heron, Ellie Shearer, Kristel Botha, Stella Boyce, Isabel Hannig, Madeleine Byrne, Georgia Tompkins, Brianna Harris Middle Row: Fraser Allison, James O'Neill, Eliza Sprigg, Jack Gleeson, Bronz Tarpay, Lachlan Steytler, Jaap Smit, Trenton Hams Back Row: Henry Egerton-Warburton, Adelaide Boetel, Lucienne Walters, Heath Turnor, Henry Parker, Quentin Skeen, Ella Burton Teachers: Ms Kate Douthie (Head of Year), Miss Kathryn Gunning (Homeroon Teacher - absent)

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YEAR EIGHT B

Front Row: Mitchell Hawley, Thomas Nelson, Ivy Moir, Leiahn Osborn, Felicity Poole, Jasmine Kuiper, Harrison Apostoles, Amos Ugle Middle Row: Benjamin O'Dea, Grace Woodhouse, Stella Gleeson, Jack Carlson, Ella Smith, Sebastian Goodwin, McKenna Wingard, Marisa Roberts, Daniel Fisher Back Row: Zavier van den Brand, Alexandra Jones, Liam Robinson, Rhiannon Williams-Jolley, Hamish Medway, Blake Panizza, Zoe Diletti, Sidney Wreford Teachers: Mr Dan Burke (Homeroom Teacher - absent), Ms Kate Douthie (Head of Year Eight)

YEAR EIGHT C

Front Row: Indi-Harper Barrett, Bethany Robertson, Susannah Page, Annalise Wilson, Estella Trahair, Gabrielle Poole, Chenae Wreford, Jessica Turner Middle Row: Jaye Wicks, Darcy Barrett, Thomas Dremel-Galvez, Tennille Ryde, Bailey Peacock, Matthew Edwards, Alessandro Genovese Back Row: Ava Smith, Asha Bristow, Miriam Syme, Albert Gouldthorp, Georgina Ravenhill, Levi Masih, Brendan Quick, Kaden Patterson Absent: Grace McPharlin, Max Sounness Teacher: Mrs Atsuko Kagi (Homeroom Teacher)

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YEAR EIGHT D

Front Row: Kelsie Murray, Jorja Moore, Bronte Heath, Georgia Patterson, Amity Lance, Lara Hetherington, Jaimee Waters, Lauren Spinks Middle Row: Henry Stephens, Scott Joynes, Sienna Ugle, Bhodi Sukys, George Hodgkinson, Dakota Dalton, Luke Harvey, Fletcher Cugley, Jake Cameron Back Row: Harrison Smith, Jaelan Scott, Pierce Newman, Leo Fleming, Lucas Ravenhill, Lily Parker-Halstead, Jake Knight, Leonie Ozies Teacher: Mrs Jillian Bascombe (Homeroom Teacher)

YEAR NINE A

Front Row: Zoe Slatter, Hayley Keam, Bronté Fethers, Megan Jensen, Shantay Le Roux, Gwyneth Fernandes, Yui Okada Middle Row: Callum Frost, Alexander Tompkin, Christiaan Roos, Jasmine Bradshaw, Kira Pearce, Tully Marshall, Harrison Campbell, Benjamin Hawley Back Row: Hayley Hartzell, Lachlan Edwards, Andrew Smith, Tsondru Robinson, Jordan Poulish, Kai Sepkus, Taylor Warren Teacher: Mr Jackson Shaw (Homeroom Teacher)

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YEAR NINE B

Front Row: Sian Tebbutt, Maame Yeboah, Jacinta Pocock, Ebony Anderson, Rachel Henderson, Madison Smart, Lahnee Reid-Harries Middle Row: Troy Murray, Elisa Crook, Stella Mellows, James Jennings, Henry Baker, Abigail Jackson Back Row: Maximilian Tadj, Jon Moore, William Beeck, Joshua Webster, Jade Dimer, Matthew Eyles, Alexander Norrish Teacher: Ms Valda Wieland (Homeroom Teacher)

YEAR NINE C

Front Row: Lieselotte-Lilo Mehta, Caris Rae, Taylor Latham, Charlotte Freeman, Emma Taylor, Louise Quartermaine, Milena Wisewould Middle Row: Taij Parker, Aksel Wesley, Edward Bell, Elizabeth Hodgkinson, Daniel Peacock, Floyd Pickett, Matthew Lamont, Thomas Dolan Back Row: Charles Cosh, Zoe Skinner, Sophie Tomlinson, Paige-Vanessa Narkle, Douglas Cameron, Zaydee Kiagoes, Oliver Camins Absent: Alex Bird, Tiahn Wicks Teacher: Ms Cheryl McCormack (Homeroom Teacher)

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YEAR NINE D

Front Row: Mia Hawke, Laura Smit, Johannah Cole, Maya Anning, Amélie Warren, Jasmin Boyett, Ellie Slatter Middle Row: Jana Kriek, Rani Coghlan, Benjamin Plowman, Kobi Keen, Cairo Smargiassi, Harrison Dolan, Jordan Rayner, Mia Swanepoel Back Row: Diana Cusack, Joshua Marshall, Toby Brown, Jack Robertson, Oliver Miller, James Gilbert, Isabella De Giambattista Absent: Rebekah Beech, Ruby Fasolo Teacher: Miss Ellen Smith (Homeroom Teacher)

YEAR NINE

Front Row: Zoe Slatter, Mia Hawke, Gwyneth Fernandes, Laura Smit, Jasmin Boyett, Lahnee Reid-Harries, Hayley Keam, Taylor Latham, Emma Taylor, Milena Wisewould, Sian Tebbutt, Lieselotte-Lilo Mehta, Yui Okada, Ellie Slatter Second Row: Thomas Dolan, Jana Kriek, Benjamin Hawley, Jordan Rayner, Matthew Lamont, Harrison Campbell, Floyd Pickett, Edward Bell, Christiaan Roos, Aksel Wesley, Alexander Tompkin, Kira Pearce, Mia Swanepoel, Taij Parker, Callum Frost Third Row: Rani Coghlan, Amélie Warren, Caris Rae, Madison Smart, Shantay Le Roux, Maya Anning, Rachel Henderson, Jacinta Pocock, Megan Jensen, Bronté Fethers, Johannah Cole, Louise Quartermaine, Maame Yeboah, Charlotte Freeman Fourth Row: Elisa Crook, Taylor Warren, Abigail Jackson, Elizabeth Hodgkinson, Alexander Norrish, Benjamin Plowman, Zaydee Kiagoes, Cairo Smargiassi, Charles Cosh, Harrison Dolan, Daniel Peacock, Oliver Camins, Ebony Anderson, Zoe Skinner, Troy Murray Fifth Row: Jon Moore, Tully Marshall, Stella Mellows, Henry Baker, James Jennings, Matthew Eyles, Sophie Tomlinson, Douglas Cameron, Hayley Hartzell, James Gilbert, Kobi Keen, Jasmine Bradshaw, Maximilian Tadj, Paige-Vanessa Narkle Back Row: William Beeck, Diana Cusack, Jade Dimer, Toby Brown, Andrew Smith, Tsondru Robinson, Jack Robertson, Joshua Webster, Jordan Poulish, Lachlan Edwards, Isabella De Giambattista, Joshua Marshall, Kai Sepkus Teacher: Mr Bryce McLean (Acting Head of Middle School)

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MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADERS

Front Row: Caris Rae, Madison Smart, Bronté Fethers, Ebony Anderson, Diana Cusack, Maya Anning, Emma Taylor, Maame Yeboah Back Row: Alexander Tompkin, Oliver Camins, Henry Baker, Toby Brown, Andrew Smith, James Jennings, Kobi Keen, Floyd Pickett Teacher: Mr Bryce McLean (Acting Head of Middle School - absent)

BAUDIN

Front Row: Alyza Hardisty, Niamh Healy, Amber Kuiper, Kaci Klumpp, Amberley Daw, Elsabe de Klerk, Evie Dupuy, Marshall Trahair, Alby Prior, Grace Hourston, Tara Cunningham, Jessica Blyth, Emily Robinson, Madelyn Marsh Second Row: Tracey Leckie, Abbey Smith, Tallulah Gouldthorp, Brent Crowley, Austin Wingard, Jorja Williamson, Maddison Gleeson, Ciara Franklin, Lauren Harris, Lucas Wrigley, Sebastian Stone, Isabella Fasolo, Rehu Piri, Annabelle Cunningham Third Row: Amber Williams, Nellie Woodall, Abbey Strevett, Xiang Lan, Mariah Lennard, Isabella Cristinelli, Ella Brouwer, Abbey Cristinelli, Amber Brouwer, Benjamin Jones, Thomas Hillman, Charis Poole, Amber Wright, Chelsea Rennie Fourth Row: Michael Jeffery, David Carmody, Kai Raven, William Tompkin, Elijah Wesley, James Swanepoel, Benjamin Terry, Kelvin Hands, Jim Sounness, Isaac Heath, Lleyton Brown, Dane Paunich Back Row: Parker Wingard, Matthew Perry, Neysha Colangelo, Rhori Williams-Jolley, John Bollands, Damon Parnell, Jarrod Capararo, Haydn Boetel, Tasman Heath, Harry Strevett, Jacob Strevett, Jessica Dolan Head of House:: Mr Neil Ferreira

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CAMFIELD

Front Row: Amelia Page, Holly Turnor, Sophie Shearer, Satinka Putland, Amy Gawned, Andini Langslow, Ezra-James Marques, Sarah Hearle, Stella Dabala, Maddison Lance, Maya Sabattini, Chyan Berliner, Jade Richter, Holly Smith Second Row: Nicholas Bickford, Isabelle Plowman, Amy Gillam, Jarad Fordham, Sarah Van Rijn, Caitlin Petersen, Joshua Cameron, Louella Marshall, Hugh McFarland, Stephanie Lamont, Jasmine Butterworth, Benjamin Shearer, Karis Cristinelli, Tayla Smith Third Row: Shannon Leo, Maverick Stewart, Jacob Ford, Ethan Rowe, Chloe Layden, Connor Stewart, Taylor Pocock, Beau Adams, Amber Divich, Georgia Wells, Seth Leo, Nicholas Bahr-Pike, Lily Wilsher-Saa Fourth Row: Enya-Rebekah Marques, Tyson McCartin, Tom Gawned, Rory Murray, Angus McPharlin, Keith Cameron, Angus Moir, Max Fleming, Dareen Form, Benjamin Brown, Peter Godwin, Jake Anning, Quinten Robinson Back Row: Flynn Cristinelli, William Page, Jacques Swarts, Harry Parker-Halstead, Blair Watson, Boston Cavanagh, Flynn Wauters, James Plowman, Dustin Boyce, Robert Cronin, Ryan Fordham Absent: Finley Croucher, Myfawny Garnett, Minnie Howitt Head of House: Mr Ian Robson

MOKARE

Front Row: Isabella Pietropaolo, Charlotte Yeung, Camryn Morris, Takiya Filipowski, Bree-Anna Burton, Haylee Burrell, Fenn Forrester, Grace Witham, Mia Sinclair, Rikki Carey, Hailey Zaw, Samara Ravenhill Dennis, Lauren Kohlen, Livia Alvarez de Toledo Second Row: Jasmine Cugley, Bridget Mason, Nina Knight, Caitlin Steytler, Jonte Eastough, Samuel Egerton-Warburton, Thomas Guille, Anna Jackson, Emily Dremel-Galvez, Zara Knight, Molly Marshall-Payne, Leah Barrett-Lennard, Tane Weadon, Alina Joynes Third Row: Eve Witham, Kayla Peacock, Fenn Egerton-Warburton, Dayle Haarmans, Lyndon James-Wallace, Charles Walters, Sean Keightley, Mackenzie Smith, Kasey Warren, Jack Hooper, Levi Cosh, Lewis Broad, Marley Masih Fourth Row: Eboni Lionetti, Levi Kernaghan, Aubin Spurr, Lachlan Hansen, Matthew Sprigg, Daniel Keillor, Joshua Jackson, Hudson O'Dea, Samuel O'Dea, Heath Ravenhill, William Penny, Louis Stratico, Ryan Peacock, Imogen Goodwin Back Row: Dylan House, Brett Hooper, Connor Clifford, Angus Nicoll, William Collen, Ben Cannon, Rylan Joynes, Caleb House, Patrick Culloton, Daniel Cosh, Angus Egerton-Warburton, James Kirby Absent: Mackenzie Cridge, Abby O'Neill, Kane Tierney Head of House: Mr Stephen Mumme

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WILSON

Front Row: Grace Howard, Renekka-Pearl Narkle, Azya Elvin-Brown, Abigail Winyard, Elizabeth Speldewinde, Lexie Duncan-Phillips, Jessica Marsh, Jodie Taylor, Robert Winyard, Emma Fisher, Erin Bell, Juliette McCreton-Storm, Molly Baker, Lucy Bonnin, Amy Sandilands, Lakotta Miller Second Row: Riku Okada, Harrison Hodge, Toby Manson, Sam Turbill, Chloe Thomas, Lola Sims, Caiden Henderson, Kye Lewis, Tully Slatter, Sophie Bennett, Tamika Arundel, Carie Ball, Tayla Volker, Emma Wilson, Daly Kerr, Tomas O'Farrell Third Row: Jaz Smargiassi, Jean-Bené Devenish, Riley Drage, Samuel Freeman, Poppy Bell, Daniel Lee, Jacob Featherstone, Max Tompkins, Jarrad Fuller, Aramis da Silva, Emerson Sims, Oscar Latham, Chloe Trend, Tahliah Dimer, Javana Hounsfield Back Row: Austin Cook, Josh Pearce, Blair Holland, Jack O'Farrell, Donovan Geddes, William Elms, Wilbur Cusack, Marshall Stephen, Joshua Clark, Samuel Webb, Corey Jerrard, Heath Spinks, Jacob Sepkus, Bryn Franzinelli, Joseph Harvey Absent: Sienna Ball, Liam Griffiths, Willow Sukys, Ashlin Wheeler Head of House: Ms Angelina Ross

SENIOR SCHOOL LEADERS

Front Row: Jodie Taylor, Molly Baker, Sarah Hearle, Samuel O'Dea, Bridget Mason, Grace Witham, Amber Williams, Madelyn Marsh Middle Row: Lexie Duncan-Phillips, Evie Dupuy, Isabella Cristinelli, James Swanepoel, Levi Cosh, Tahliah Dimer, Jorja Williamson Back Row: Taylor Pocock, Samuel Freeman, Ezra-James Marques, Blair Watson, Robert Winyard, Marshall Trahair Absent: Fenn Forrester Teacher: Mr Adam Scott (Acting Head of Senior School)

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YEAR TWELVE

Front Row: Amelia Page, Madelyn Marsh, Mia Sinclair, Molly Baker, Juliette McCreton-Storm, Satinka Putland, Samuel O'Dea, Bridget Mason, Grace Witham, Rikki Carey, Niamh Healy, Lakotta Miller, Renekka-Pearl Narkle, Alyza Hardisty Second Row: Tayla Smith, Amber Williams, Benjamin Shearer, Sarah Hearle, Imogen Goodwin, Tully Slatter, Jorja Williamson, Lauren Harris, Tamika Arundel, Lewis Broad, Haylee Burrell, Lexie Duncan-Phillips, Amy Gawned, Alina Joynes Third Row: Jodie Taylor, Abbey Cristinelli, Jacob Ford, Fenn Forrester, Dayle Haarmans, Jack Hooper, Lyndon James-Wallace, Connor Stewart, James Swanepoel, Levi Cosh, Austin Wingard, Oscar Latham, Seth Leo, Riku Okada Fourth Row: Evie Dupuy, Ella Brouwer, Isabella Cristinelli, Ryan Fordham, Robert Winyard, William Collen, Daniel Keillor, Joseph Harvey, Daniel Lee, Flynn Cristinelli, Samuel Freeman, Ethan Rowe, Marshall Trahair, Amber Divich, Tahliah Dimer Fifth Row: Kasey Warren, Austin Cook, James Kirby, Damon Parnell, Jacob Sepkus, Marshall Stephen, Haydn Boetel, William Elms, Brett Hooper, John Bollands, Robert Cronin, Dareen Form, David Carmody Back Row: Tasman Heath, Patrick Culloton, Ezra-James Marques, Samuel Webb, Flynn Wauters, Rylan Joynes, Jarrod Capararo, Boston Cavanagh, Ben Cannon, Blair Watson, James Plowman, Taylor Pocock Absent: Rehu Piri Teacher: Mr Adam Scott (Acting Head of Senior School)

Year Twelve Unwind

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Sporting Teams Netball Grammar One

Left to Right: Abbey Cristinelli, Tahliah Dimer, Jade Dimer, Evie Dupuy Absent: Molly Dickson, Casey Griffiths, Sheridan Kowald, Jessica Leamon, Miss Ellen Smith Coach: Mrs Jenny Cristinelli (absent)

Grammar Two Front Row: Juliette McCreton-Storm, Enya-Rebekah Marques, Jasmine Butterworth, Grace Witham Back Row: Jean-Bené Devenish, Isabella De Giambattista, Lauren Harris Absent: Tamika Arundel, Renekka-Pearl Narkle Coach: Miss Janine Determes

Grammar Three Front Row: Maya Anning, Sophie Bennett, Jade Richter, Taylor Warren Back Row: Maddison Gleeson, Paige-Vanessa Narkle, Abbey Strevett Absent: Taylor Latham, Mariah Lennard Coach: Mrs Richelle Warren

Grammar Four Front Row: Amberley Daw, Amy Gillam, Estella Trahair, Sophie Shearer Back Row: Karis Cristinelli, Sophie Tomlinson, Rhiannon Williams-Jolley, Eve Witham Absent: Cleo Jefferis Coach: Miss Ellen Smith

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Grammar Five Front Row: Livia Alvarez de Toledo, Grace Howard, Kayla Peacock, Amber Kuiper Back Row: Stella Mellows, Chloe Thomas, Diana Cusack, Ashlin Wheeler Absent: Camryn Morris Coach: Mrs Joanne Dickson (absent) Assistant Coach: Molly Dickson (absent)

Grammar Six Front Row: Abigail Winyard, Emily Dremel-Galvez, Emma Fisher, Caitlin Steytler, Kaci Klumpp Back Row: Lucy Bonnin, Charis Poole, Jaz Smargiassi, Carie Ball Absent: Stella Dabala Coach: Mrs Emma Poole

Grammar Seven Front Row: Madison Smart, Megan Jensen, Charlotte Freeman, Sian Tebbutt Back Row: Ellie Shearer, Jasmine Bradshaw, Madeleine Byrne, Kira Pearce Absent: Jacinta Pocock Coach: Tahliah Dimer

Grammar Eight Front Row: Tennille Ryde, Gabrielle Poole, Georgia Patterson, Brianna Harris, Felicity Poole Back Row: Annalise Wilson, Zoe Diletti, Adelaide Boetel, Jasmine Kuiper Coach: Mrs Emma Poole

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Grammar Nine Front Row: Caris Rae, Hayley Keam, Isabel Hannig, Grace Woodhouse, Milena Wisewould Back Row: Elisa Crook, Dakota Dalton, Hayley Hartzell, Ella Burton Coach: Mrs Sarah Eley (absent), Assistant Coach: Maddison Gleeson (absent)

Grammar Ten Front Row: Reagan Warren, Ava Smith, Olivia Hill, Leiahn Osborn Back Row: Lucienne Walters, Angelina De Giambattista Absent: Jaelan Scott, Chenae Wreford Coach: Mrs Richelle Warren Assistant Coach: Maya Anning

Grammar Eleven Front Row: Marisa Roberts, Jorja Moore, Ella Mackenzie, Kobie Featherstone Back Row: Angela Lanyon-Cook, Scarlett Swain Absent: Ella Ramm, Abbey Sugg Coach: Mrs Nyree Mackenzie

Grammar Twelve Front Row: Jaimee Waters, Susannah Page, Lucie Hanson, Xanthe O'Neill Back Row: Rachel Henderson, Mary Witham, Angelica Hill, Maame Yeboah Absent: Katie Hartzell Coach: Miss Savannah Anderson

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Grammar Thirteen Front Row: India King, Imogen Fethers, Bella Patterson, Tahlia Allen, Dannielle Frost Back Row: Ella Belfield, Tasharnie Dempsey, Evie Woodall, Amber Pearce Coaches: Grace Howard, Camryn Morris (absent)

Grammar Fourteen Front Row: Bethany Robertson, Macie McLeod, Tyla Climie, Olivia Higgins Back Row: Leonie Ozies, Stella Boyce, Faith Bin Omar, Chloe Wisewould Coaches: Kasey Warren, Taylor Warren

Grammar Fifteen Front Row: Georgia Arnold, Kaia Tierney, Abbey Burton, Kate Carlson, Poet Smargiassi Back Row: Morgan Apostoles, Sophie Panizza, Claire Jensen, Mia Diletti Coaches: Mrs Donna Diletti, Mrs Tracy Tierney (absent), Assistant Coach: Zoe Diletti

Grammar Sixteen Front Row: Chelsea Pearson, Savannah Price, Willow Sugg, Livinia Arnold Back Row: Kyla King, Bianca Marshall, Kira-Lee Dimer, Ava Marmion Absent: Annie Smith Coach: Mrs Sam Sugg (absent) Assistant Coach: Kira Pearce

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Grammar Seventeen Front Row: Menari Deegan, Ella Lionetti, Harriet Swain, Florence Rogers Back Row: Stella Foxley, Nana Yeboah, Dakota Dimer, Abby Gors Absent: Isla Parker, Amelia Peacock Coach: Mrs Lisa Dimer (absent) Assistant Coach: Madison Smart

Grammar Eighteen Front Row: Jessie Rotoff, Grace Gors, Madeleine Stratico, Amaya Sepkus, Elza Mulder Back Row: Alaqua Sprigg, Hazel Ubani, Macy Emberson, Blythe Marmion Coach: Chyan Berliner

Soccer Grammar Women's Social Front Row: Elizabeth Speldewinde, Elsabe de Klerk, Maya Sabattini, Chelsea Rennie, Grace Hourston, Isabella Pietropaolo Back Row: Maddison Lance, Lola Sims, Poppy Bell, Chloe Layden, Amber Brouwer, Takiya Filipowski Absent: Paula Ortiz, Louise Quartermaine, Emma Turbill Coaches: Mr Leigh Orr (absent), Mr Louis Hourston (absent)

Grammar U18 Front Row: Lewis Broad, Beau Adams, Tasman Heath, Harry Parker-Halstead, Marshall Trahair, Jack Hooper, Michael Jeffery Back Row: Parker Wingard, Kai Raven, John Bollands, William Elms, Daniel Lee, Angus McPharlin, Lucas Wrigley Absent: Damian Logan Coach: Mr Jon Smith (absent) Manager: Mrs Julianne Dwyer

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Grammar U15 Front Row: Maximilian Tadj, Benjamin Plowman, Matthew Eyles, James Jennings Back Row: Cairo Smargiassi, Tsondru Robinson, Douglas Cameron Absent: Alessandro Genovese, Albert Gouldthorp, George Hodgkinson Coach: Mr Ethan Watson

Grammar U14 Front Row: Henry Stephens, Brendan Quick, Eliza Sprigg, Luke Harvey, Daniel Fisher Back Row: Sebastian Goodwin, Jake Knight, Max Sounness, Henry Parker, Jaye Wicks Absent: Henry Egerton-Warburton, Grace McPharlin Coaches: Mr Marcus McPharlin (absent), Jacques Swarts (absent)

Grammar U13 Red Front Row: Isaiah Lance, Angus Foxley, Lily Quick, Joe Hawke, Lucy Smith, Owen Baxter-Holland, Toby Rogers Back Row: Demsey Garnett, Ryan Hands, Hardy Croucher, Chris Johnston, Finnley Adams, Ella Belfield Coach: Mr Jon Smith

Grammar U13 Blue Front Row: Itsuki Tomita, Luke Roecker, Patrick Quartermaine, Jason Le Roux, Samuel Jeffery, Liam Pretorius Back Row: Clyde Fernandes, Benjamin Kay, Cameron Tomlinson, Louis Cosh, Riley Bessen, Rosie Nicoll Coach: Mr Stephen Berryman

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Grammar U12 Front Row: Lachlan Ridden, Max Osborne, Alby Miller, Joshua Campbell, Hudson Ramm Back Row: Sam Cousins, Thomas Plowman, Coby Ravenhill, Eugene Bird, Matthew Kay Absent: Ella Lange, Jack Lange Coach: Mr Adam Cousins (absent)

Grammar U10 Front Row: Indi Farrant, Evan Pretorius, Kari Taylor, Leo Payne, Charlie Keam Back Row: Myles King, Kaie Adams, Abby Gors, Gracie Shuttleworth, Macsen Marchment Absent: Harry McPharlin, Oliver Price Coach: Mrs Ingrid King (absent) Manager: Mrs Julianne Dwyer

Grammar U9 Front Row: Myla Griskonis, Samuel Osborne, Molly O'Malley, Maxwell Thompson, Madison Bradford Back Row: Matilda Leov, Nathan Tomlinson, André De Giambattista, Sophie Pearson, Ayden Johnson Absent: Camden Marchment Coach: Mrs Katrina Bradford Assistant Coach: Lucy Smith (absent)

Grammar U8 Front Row: Max Keam, Alexander Wright, Owen Pretorius, Zachary Wray Back Row: Tyler Ravenhill, Lachlan Pages Absent: Fernando Gatti, Jai Waterman, Kade Waterman Coaches: Michael Jeffery, Beau Adams

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Grammar U7 Red Front Row: Henry Turner, Maggie Stephens, Stella Hick, Harry Osborne Back Row: Sorcha Clear, Oliver Schaefer, Harry Berryman Coach: Mrs Mary-Lyn Osborne (absent)

Grammar U7 Blue Left to Right: Chloe Matthews, Samuel Forgus, Emily Leov, Robert Fergie, Joshua Pages, Zara Hancock Coach: Mrs Sarah Leov (absent)

Hockey Grammar U18 Girls Red Front Row: Jasmine Cugley, Andini Langslow, Isabella Fasolo, Molly Marshall-Payne, Samara Ravenhill Dennis, Jade Richter Back Row: Isabelle Plowman, Jessica Marsh, Ciara Franklin, Tara Cunningham, Emma Fisher Absent: Regan Anderson, Amber Wright Coach: Mr David Marsh (absent)

Grammar U18 Girls Blue Front Row: Grace Hourston, Amy Sandilands, Tallulah Gouldthorp, Emma Wilson, Haylee Burrell, Abby O'Neill, Livia Alvarez de Toledo Back Row: Abbey Smith, Jorja Williamson, Sienna Ball, Javana Hounsfield, Shannon Leo, Carie Ball, Sarah Hearle Coach: Mr Mark Williamson

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Grammar U18 Boys Red Left to Right: Benjamin Plowman, Toby Brown, Alexander Tompkin Absent: Lleyton Brown, Joshua Cameron, Dayle Haarmans, Brendan Lamont, Rory Murray, Thomas Penny, Quinten Robinson Coach: Mr Liam Hudson

Grammar U18 Boys Blue Front Row: Oscar Latham, Elijah Wesley, William Tompkin, Matthew Perry, Taylor Pocock, Fenn Forrester Back Row: William Page, Jacob Featherstone, Josh Pearce, James Plowman, William Collen, Ryan Fordham Absent: Mitchell Dolan, Robert Winyard Coach: Mr Adam Scott

Grammar 9-10 Girls White Front Row: Caris Rae, Shantay Le Roux, Abby O'Neill, Kira Pearce, Tiahn Wicks, Milena Wisewould Back Row: Isabelle Plowman, Nellie Woodall, Javana Hounsfield, Ciara Franklin, Stephanie Lamont Absent: Jacinta Pocock Coaches: Taylor Pocock, Tallulah Gouldthorp (absent)

Grammar 9-10 Girls Red Front Row: Holly Smith, Johannah Cole, Emma Taylor, Lahnee Reid-Harries, Charlotte Yeung Back Row: Ebony Anderson, Carie Ball, Amber Wright, Samara Ravenhill Dennis Absent: Rebekah Beech, Erin Bell Coach: Mrs Alexis Stone

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Grammar 9-10 Girls Blue Front Row: Ellie Slatter, Louise Quartermaine, Emma Wilson, Abigail Winyard, Jasmine Cugley, Zoe Slatter Back Row: Elizabeth Hodgkinson, Jessica Marsh, Shannon Leo, Tara Cunningham, Emma Fisher Coach: Ms Darcy Ward (absent)

Grammar 9-10 Boys Red Front Row: Darcy Barrett, Kaden Patterson, Joshua Cameron, Toby Manson, Aksel Wesley, Callum Frost Back Row: Harrison Campbell, Elijah Wesley, Toby Brown, Quinten Robinson, Jack Carlson Absent: Hugh McFarland Coach: Mr Liam Hudson

Grammar 9-10 Boys Blue Front Row: Matthew Lamont, Alexander Tompkin, Jarad Fordham, Benjamin Plowman, Alexander Norrish, Fergus Sandilands Back Row: Jonte Eastough, Matthew Sprigg, Daniel Cosh, Matthew Perry, Hamish Medway, Henry Baker Coach: Jacob Featherstone, Mitchell Dolan (absent)

Grammar 7-8 Girls White Front Row: Bella Patterson, Grace Woodhouse, Chloe Wisewould, Indi-Harper Barrett, Olivia Higgins Back Row: Susannah Page, Georgia Patterson, Katie Hartzell, Sara Eastough, Jessica Turner Absent: Laura Webster Coaches: William Tompkin, Andini Langslow

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Grammar 7-8 Girls Red Front Row: India King, Madeleine Warren, Macie McLeod, Lysbeth Cunningham, Dannielle Frost Back Row: Isabel Hannig, Madeleine Byrne, Rhiannon Williams-Jolley, Felicity Ericsson Coach: Mrs Michelle Ericsson (absent)

Grammar 7-8 Girls Blue Front Row: Daisy Baker, Lauren Spinks, Amber Pearce, Natalie Heron, Philippa Wilson, Brianna Cunningham Back Row: Brianna Harris, Faith Bin Omar, Kristel Botha, Annalise Wilson, Charlie Ritchie, Elsie Wright Absent: Asha Bristow, Mabel Markey, Xanthe O'Neill Coach: Ms Kate Douthie (absent)

Grammar 7-8 Boys Red Front Row: Fergus Sandilands, Brock Beeck, Koby Hams, Thomas Plowman, Scott Ericsson, Caelan Wrigley Back Row: Kaden Patterson, Ben Deimel, Hamish Medway, Zavier van den Brand, Marcus Leckie, Darcy Barrett Absent: Jake Cameron Coach: Mr Geoff Sandilands (absent)

Grammar 7-8 Boys Blue Front Row: Jed Kowald, Blair Ball, Peter Darmody, Daniel Fisher, Patrick Quartermaine, Alec McDonald, Kaleb Germain Back Row: Steven Wiech, Fletcher Cugley, Albert Gouldthorp, Oska Brouwer, Jack Carlson, Trenton Hams Coach: Mr Matt Gouldthorp (absent)

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Grammar 5-6 Mixed Front Row: Charlotte Williamson, Colin Ferreira, Isla Hendry, Sarah Quartermaine, Charlotte Stephens, Fletcher Ball, Rachel Turner Back Row: Isabelle Buckovic, Scott Ericsson, Alex Sounness, Thomas Emberson, Max Roots, Thomas Plowman, Fraser Ravenhill Absent: John Byrne Coach: Mrs Leah Field

Grammar 3-4 Mixed Front Row: Sophie Sounness, Charlotte Berryman, Jessica Gatti, Amelia McDonald Back Row: Matilda Leov, Edward Baker, Fergus Stephens, Amelia Wright Absent: Joshua Irvine Coaches Samara Ravenhill Dennis, Javana Hounsfield

Debating Debating Senior School GSG One Left to Right: Chloe Trend, James Swanepoel, William Penny, Chyan Berliner Coach: Ms Valda Wieland

Debating Novice GSG One Left to Right: Chelsea Evans, Phoebe Thompson, Dannielle Frost, Samuel Jeffery Coach: Ms Valda Wieland (absent)

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Debating Novice GSG Two Left to Right: Naisy Baker, Ivy Waters, Madeleine Warren, Olivia North Coach: Ms Valda Wieland (absent)

Debating Novice GSG Three Left to Right: James O'Neill, Pierce Newman, Daniel Fisher, Ivy Moir Coach: Ms Valda Wieland (absent)

Basketball Grammar Wizards Left to Right: Dayle Haarmans, Austin Cook, Boston Cavanagh, Taylor Pocock, Benjamin Shearer Absent: Jacob Sepkus Coach: Mr Brad Shearer (absent)

Grammar Warriors Front Row: Lyndon James-Wallace, Samuel O'Dea, James Kirby, Haydn Boetel, Samuel Freeman Back Row: Brett Hooper, Ezra-James Marques, Flynn Wauters, Marshall Stephen Coaches: Mr Jackson Shaw, Mr Paul Rogers (absent)

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Grammar Wings Left to Right: Lauren Harris, Kasey Warren, Dareen Form, Ella Brouwer, Tamika Arundel Coach: Mr Dustin Wheeler (absent)

Grammar Trailblazers Front Row: Lucas Wrigley, William Tompkin, Sean Keightley, Jake Anning Back Row: Rory Murray, Jack O'Farrell, Caleb House, Hudson O'Dea Coach: Mr Michael O'Dea

Grammar Spurs Front Row: Donovan Geddes, Lachlan Hansen, Heath Spinks, Benjamin Brown Back Row: Louis Stratico, Alex Rayner, Corey Jerrard Coach: Mr Troy Brown

Grammar Storm Front Row: Livia Alvarez de Toledo, Elsabe de Klerk, Sophie Bennett, Andini Langslow Back Row: Tayla Volker, Jean-Bené Devenish, Abbey Smith, Tallulah Gouldthorp Coach: Mr John Palfrey (absent)

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Grammar Rockets Front Row: Tomas O'Farrell, Quinten Robinson, Thomas Hillman, Brent Crowley Back Row: Heath Ravenhill, Daniel Cosh, Rhori Williams-Jolley Coaches: Mr Ken Ravenhill, Levi Cosh (Assistant Coach)

Grammar Sparks Front Row: Amber Kuiper, Emma Fisher, Jasmine Cugley Back Row: Grace Howard, Eve Witham, Caitlin Petersen Coach: Mrs Ronnie Boshell (absent)

Grammar Stars Front Row: Camryn Morris, Takiya Filipowski, Samara Ravenhill Dennis Back Row: Karis Cristinelli, Amber Wright, Hailey Zaw Absent: Abigail Winyard Coach: Mr Rhys Ravenhill

Grammar Pacers Front Row: Abby O'Neill, Emma Wilson, Jasmine Butterworth, Sophie Shearer Back Row: Mariah Lennard, Lily Wilsher-Saa, Enya-Rebekah Marques Coach: Ms Cassandra Cheetham (absent)

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Grammar Knicks Front Row: Harrison Campbell, Joshua Marshall, Toby Brown, Kobi Keen Back Row: Matthew Jerrard, Andrew Smith, Joshua Webster Coaches: Mr Troy Brown, Ben Brown

Grammar Mavericks Front Row: Benjamin Hawley, Harrison Dolan, Troy Murray, Callum Frost Back Row: Matthew Eyles, Tsondru Robinson, Taij Parker Coach: Mr Brendan Goggins (absent)

Grammar Lakers Left to Right: Douglas Cameron, Oliver Miller, Lachlan Edwards Absent: William Beeck, Daniel Peacock, Jordan Rayner, Alexander Tompkin Coach: Mr Flynn Wauters (absent)

Grammar Mystics Front Row: Taylor Latham, Maya Anning, Louise Quartermaine Back Row: Diana Cusack, Paige-Vanessa Narkle, Ebony Anderson Absent: Isabella De Giambattista Coach: Tahliah Dimer

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Grammar Opals Front Row: Caris Rae, Maame Yeboah, Milena Wisewould Back Row: Jacinta Pocock, Elisa Crook, Taylor Warren Absent: Rebekah Beech Coach: Mr Nathan Symonds (absent)

Grammar Magic Front Row: Grace Woodhouse, Madeleine Byrne, Georgia Patterson Back Row: Zoe Diletti, Lucienne Walters, Ella Burton Absent: Zara Bickford, Xanthe Utber Coach: Mrs Katrina Bradford

Grammar Kings Front Row: Darcy Barrett, Pierce Newman, Scott Joynes, Benjamin O'Dea Back Row: Lachlan Steytler, Quentin Skeen, Hamish Medway, Kaden Patterson, James O'Neill Coach: Mr Brett Joynes

Grammar Hornets Front Row: Harrison Apostoles, Sidney Wreford, Matthew Edwards, Mitchell Hawley Back Row: Jake Cameron, Fletcher Cugley, Luke Harvey, Fraser Allison Absent: Max Sounness Coach: Mr Mark Bonnin (absent)

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Grammar Hawks Front Row: Jack Carlson, Blake Panizza, Bailey Peacock, Amos Ugle Back Row: Liam Robinson, Lucas Ravenhill, Jack Gleeson Absent: Harrison Smith Coach: Mr Darrell Panizza

Grammar Lynx Front Row: Ellie Shearer, Annalise Wilson, Lauren Spinks Back Row: Georgina Ravenhill, Jaelan Scott, Rhiannon Williams-Jolley Coach: Juliette McCreton-Storm

Gramma Mercury

Front Row: Chenae Wreford, Jorja Moore, Brianna Harris, Indi-Harper Barrett Back Row: McKenna Wingard, Ava Smith, Lily Parker-Halstead, Leiahn Osborn Coach: Andini Langslow

Grammar Clippers Left to Right: Morgan Davis, Caelan Wrigley, Aiden Clark, Jason Le Roux, Alec McDonald, Clyde Fernandes Absent: Hardy Croucher, Jake Wheeler Coach: Mr Dennis Davies (absent)

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Grammar Jazz Front Row: Poppy Camins, Reagan Warren, Imogen Fethers, Bella Camins Back Row: Scarlett Swain, Angelina De Giambattista, Laura Webster, Tasharnie Dempsey Coach: Mrs Sharon Rayner (absent)

Grammar Lightning Front Row: Ella Ramm, Tahlia Allen, Lucie Hanson, Lucy Smith Back Row: Elsie Wright, Angelica Hill, Felicity Ericsson, Grace Franzinelli Coaches: Mrs Michelle Ericsson, Amber Wright (Assistant Coach)

Grammar Celtics Front Row: Toby Rogers, Isaiah Lance, Oliver O'Dea, Nick O'Malley Back Row: Alex Sounness, O'Shaie McGlade, Peter Smit Coaches: Samuel O'Dea, Hudson O'Dea

Grammar Heat Front Row: Kyla King, Mia Diletti, Chelsea Pearson Back Row: Morgan Apostoles, Sophie Panizza, Claire Jensen Coach: Miss Claire Hard

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Grammar Bulls Left to Right: Charlie Hick, Sam Cousins, Adam Hetherington, Thomas Plowman, Joshua Campbell, Charles Sulzberger Absent: Jack Williams Coach: Mrs Mel Sulzeberger

Grammar Cavaliers Front Row: Fletcher Ball, Fraser Ravenhill, Lachlan Ridden, Hudson Ramm Back Row: Max Osborne, Alby Miller, Coby Ravenhill, Matthew Kay Coach: Miss Katie Ridden (absent)

Gramma Flames Front Row: Willow Sugg, Grace Bessen, Nyomi Johnson, Livinia Arnold Back Row: Ava Marmion, Kira-Lee Dimer, Nana Yeboah Coaches: Paige-Vanessa Narkle, Jade Dimer

Grammar Blazers Front Row: Aiden Keen, Indi Farrant, Macsen Marchment, Charlie Keam, Evan Pretorius Back Row: Fergus Stephens, Henry Harriss, William Baldwin, Myles King Coach: Heath Spinks

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Grammar Fever Front Row: Kari Taylor, Sophie Sounness, Menari Deegan, Florence Rogers Back Row: Ella Lionetti, Dakota Dimer, Harriet Swain Coaches: Tahliah Dimer, Louise Quartermaine (Assistant Coach), Isabella De Giambattista (Assistant Coach - absent)

Rowing Rowing Squad Front Row: Holly Smith, Charlotte Freeman, Estella Trahair, Bronte Heath, Taylor Warren, Kristel Botha, Hailey Zaw, Emma Taylor, Jasmin Boyett Second Row: Floyd Pickett, Luke Harvey, Charles Cosh, Brendan Quick, Diana Cusack, Chloe Thomas, Stella Mellows, Alexander Norrish Third Row: Jodie Taylor, Jon Moore, Adelaide Boetel, Henry Baker, Pierce Newman, Hamish Medway, Austin Wingard, Henry Stephens Back Row: Robert Cronin, Joseph Harvey, Haydn Boetel, Ben Cannon, Rylan Joynes, Marshall Stephen, William Elms, Samuel O'Dea Absent: William Beeck Coaches: Dr Paul Mitrovski, Mr Jem Ruggera, Mr Darren Hughes, Mr Gavin Riches (absent)

Equestrian Equestrian Team Left to Right: Rachel Henderson, Ella Belfield, Zaydee Kiagoes Equestrian Coordinator: Mrs Belinda Van Helden Team Manager: Mrs Carol Bergersen

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Tennis Competitive Tennis Front Row: Olivia North, Kaleb Germain, Fergus Sandilands, Blair Ball, Koby Hams, Patrick Quartermaine, Jed Kowald, Harley Roberts-Johnston, Brianna Cunningham Lysbeth Cunningham, Steven Wiech, Caris Rae, Middle Row: Kira Pearce, Elizabeth Hodgkinson, Taylor Warren, Ebony Anderson, Chloe Wisewould, Marisa Roberts, Amber Pearce Jasmine Bradshaw, Daly Kerr, Abbey Cristinelli, Austin Back Row: Cook, Jarrod Capararo, Josh Pearce, Taylor Pocock, Thomas Hillman, George Hodgkinson Absent: David Carmody, Isabella De Giambattista, Brianna Harris, Jaap Smit, Jim Sounness, Grace Woodhouse Coach: Mr Bryce McLean Cricket T20 Cricket Squad Front Row: Robert Winyard, Rory Murray, Charles Walters, Jarrad Fuller, Tyson McCartin, Mitchell Dolan Back Row: Aubin Spurr, James Plowman, Caleb House, Boston Cavanagh, Dustin Boyce, Flynn Cristinelli Coach: Mr Neil Ferreira (absent)

Esports Esports Front Row: Anna Jackson, Albert Gouldthorp, Caiden Henderson, Annabelle Cunningham Back Row: Max Sounness, William Page, Joshua Jackson, Finley Croucher Coach: Mr Joshua Pitman

Therapy Dogs Therapy Dogs Left to Right: George Ranger, Mrs Hayley Ranger, Mrs Lisa Sounness, Rocky Ranger, Mrs Belinda Van Helden, Ally Van Helden

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Volleyball Grammar Mens' Premier Gryphons Front Row: Levi Cosh, Blair Holland, Jake Anning, Dayle Haarmans Back Row: Ben Cannon, Jacob Sepkus Coach: Mr Nathan Symonds

Grammar Womens' Premier Griffins Front Row: Zara Knight, Amy Gillam, Nina Knight, Amberley Daw Back Row: Ashlin Wheeler, Jessica Dolan, Mackenzie Cridge Coach: Miss Ellen Smith

Grammar Mixed B Front Row: Grace Howard, William Penny, Chloe Thomas, Emma Wilson Back Row: Connor Clifford, Eve Witham Coach: Mr Nathan Symonds

Grammar Junior Two Front Row: Harrison Campbell, Maya Anning, Ruby Fasolo, Callum Frost Back Row: Paige-Vanessa Narkle, Diana Cusack, Stella Mellows Coaches: Mr Nathan Symonds, Jake Anning

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Grammar Junior One Front Row: Jasmin Boyett, Ebony Anderson, Charlotte Freeman, Sian Tebbutt Back Row: Jasmine Bradshaw, Elizabeth Hodgkinson Absent Taylor Latham Coach: Mr Nathan Symonds

AFL Grammar Year 10-12 Carnival Squad Front Row: Lachlan Hansen, Samuel O'Dea, Blair Watson, Dane Paunich, Jacob Ford, Flynn Cristinelli, Sean Keightley Back Row: Brett Hooper, Jack O'Farrell, Corey Jerrard, Boston Cavanagh, Caleb House, Donovan Geddes, Hudson O'Dea Absent: Dustin Boyce, Austin Cook, Samuel Freeman, Angus McPharlin, Rory Murray, Heath Ravenhill, Benjamin Shearer, Heath Spinks, Marshall Stephen Coach: Mr Roderick Gillies (absent)

Grammar Year 9-10 Boys Carnival Squad Front Row: Harrison Dolan, Kobi Keen, Jonte Eastough, Daly Kerr, Thomas Hillman, Tomas O'Farrell, Thomas Dolan Middle Row: Quinten Robinson, Oliver Miller, Toby Brown, Nicholas Bahr-Pike, Matthew Perry, Floyd Pickett Back Row: Tyson McCartin, Daniel Cosh, Dylan House, Andrew Smith, Heath Ravenhill, Charles Walters, Rhori Williams-Jolley Absent: Tom Gawned, Lachlan Edwards, Joshua Webster Coaches: Trent Bradshaw (absent), Blair Watson (absent)

Grammar Year 9-10 Girls Carnival Squad Front Row: Louise Quartermaine, Tiahn Wicks, Sophie Shearer, Karis Cristinelli, Lucy Bonnin, Ebony Anderson, Hailey Zaw, Maya Anning Back Row: Enya-Rebekah Marques, Lily Wilsher-Saa, Jade Dimer, Diana Cusack, Isabella De Giambattista, Jaz Smargiassi, Ciara Franklin Absent: Mariah Lennard, Camryn Morris, Amber Wright Coaches: Blair Watson, Samuel Freeman (absent)

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Grammar Year 7-8 Boys Carnival Squad Front Row: Jed Kowald, Koby Hams, Ben Thomas, Aiden Clark, Peter Darmody, Blair Ball, Benjamin Kay, Itsuki Tomita, Matthew Poulish, Kaleb Germain Middle Row: Benjamin O'Dea, Fraser Allison, Bailey Peacock, Hamish Medway, Liam Robinson, Trenton Hams, Louis Cosh, Lachlan Steytler, Amos Ugle Back Row: Mitchell Cameron, Zavier van den Brand, Blake Panizza, Heath Turnor, George Hodgkinson, Lucas Ravenhill, Bronz Tarpay, Fletcher Cugley, Darcy Barrett, Jack Gleeson Absent: Matthew Edwards, Steven Wiech Coaches: Blair Watson, Flynn Wauters (absent), Samuel Freeman (absent)

Grammar Year 7-8 Girls Carnival Squad Front Row: Poppy Camins, Lucy Smith, Tahlia Allen, Rosie Nicoll, Indi-Harper Barrett, Lucie Hanson, Coco Smargiassi, India King, Bella Camins Middle Row: Amber Pearce, Tennille Ryde, Macie McLeod, Chloe Wisewould, Felicity Ericsson, Mary Witham, Elsie Wright, Tyla Climie, Ella Belfield, Philippa Wilson Back Row: Estella Trahair, Kristel Botha, Miriam Syme, Rhiannon Williams-Jolley, Georgina Ravenhill, Adelaide Boetel, Annalise Wilson, Madeleine Byrne, Ellie Shearer Absent: Xanthe O'Neill, Abbey Sugg, Ella Ramm Coaches: Mr Nathan Symonds, Mr Ethan Watson (absent)

Grammar Eagles Cup Squad Front Row: Fletcher Ball, Charles Sulzberger, Coby Ravenhill, Scott Ericsson, Charlie Hick, Sam Cousins, Alby Miller, Hudson Ramm Middle Row: Mason Watkins, Henry Harriss, Peter Smit, Kyla King, Adam Hetherington, William Baldwin, Max Osborne Back Row: Finnley Adams, Fraser Syme, Ulrich Kriek, Harry Leov, Alex Sounness, Oliver O'Dea Absent: Max Harriss, O'Shaie McGlade Coaches: Mr Geoffrey Hardey, Blair Watson

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Music Ensembles

Guitar Ensemble Left to Right: Taylor Warren, Ryan Fordham, Neysha Colangelo, Chyan Berliner Absent: Indi-Harper Barrett, Ava Smith, Eliza Sprigg Teacher: Ms Hamsa Warrener (absent)

Senior Strings Front Row: Elsabe de Klerk, Isabella Pietropaolo, Hailey Zaw, Emma Taylor Back Row: Maddison Lance, Sam Turbill, Xiang Lan, Imogen Goodwin Absent: Ruby Fasolo, James Swanepoel Teacher: Ms Margaret Gunson (absent)

Intermediate Strings Front Row: Colin Ferreira, Jessica Turner, Ivy Moir, Elsie Wright, Madeleine Warren, Oliver O'Dea Back Row: Gabrielle Poole, Maya Anning, Charis Poole, Charles Cosh, Charlotte Freeman, Kristel Botha Absent: Isabella Fasolo, Sebastian Goodwin Teacher: Ms Emma Luxton

Violettes Front Row: Madison Bradford, Madeleine Stratico, Hazel Ubani, Dakota Dimer, Blythe Marmion, Amelia McDonald Back Row: Evan Pretorius, Alaqua Sprigg, Sophie Pearson, Jessica Gatti, Oskar Friemer Teacher: Ms Margaret Gunson (absent)

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Tiny Trebles Front Row: Poppy Skeet, Stella Hick, Mia Palmer, Blythe Marmion, Amaya Sepkus, Alaqua Sprigg, Madeleine Stratico, Jessie Rotoff, Zara Hancock, Maggie Stephens Back Row: Henry Turner, Alexander Wright, Harry Berryman, Macy Emberson, Hazel Ubani, Sofia Bird, Grace Gors, Yijia Gao, Christian Ubani Absent: Myla Griskonis, Hugo Smit Teacher: Mr Dan Burke (absent)

Junior Vocals Front Row: Rachel Turner, Evan Pretorius, Amelia McDonald, Sophie Sounness, Florence Rogers, Menari Deegan, Ella Lionetti, Edward Baker, Jessica Gatti Second Row: Harriet Swain, Mason Watkins, Charlotte Stephens, Isabelle Buckovic, Mila Jeppe, Savannah Price, Chelsea Pearson, Nyomi Johnson, Edie Hawke, Amelia Wright Back Row: Toby Rogers, Oliver O'Dea, Kyla King, Bianca Marshall, Alex Sounness, Mia Diletti, Ava Marmion, Peter Smit, Kaia Tierney Absent: Colin Ferreira, Isaiah Lance, Max Roots, Nana Yeboah Teacher: Mr Dan Burke (absent)

Jazz Band Front Row: Isabella Pietropaolo, Amity Lance, Holly Turnor, Shantay Le Roux, Amélie Warren, Azya Elvin- Brown, Grace Franzinelli, Mia Hawke Second Row: Emily Dremel-Galvez, Albert Gouldthorp, Tully Slatter, Edie Hawke, Toby Manson, Brendan Quick, Rani Coghlan Back Row: Chloe Trend, William Penny, Max Fleming, Bryn Franzinelli, Connor Clifford, Angus McPharlin, Beau Adams, Heath Turnor Absent: Max Sounness Teacher: Mr Todd Manson

Concert Band Front Row: Matthew Edwards, Holly Turnor, Emily Dremel- Galvez, Shantay Le Roux, Isabella Pietropaolo, Alessandro Genovese Back Row: Albert Gouldthorp, Bryn Franzinelli, William Elms, Connor Clifford, William Penny, Madelyn Marsh Absent: Lachlan Edwards Teacher: Mr Todd Manson

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Pipe Band Front Row: Marley Masih, Benjamin Jones, Riley Drage, Ciara Franklin, Leo Fleming, Lleyton Brown, Annabelle Cunningham Back Row: Angus Moir, Jacob Featherstone, Bryn Franzinelli, Angus Nicoll, Elijah Wesley, Max Fleming Teacher: Mr Andrew Davis (absent), Mr Matthew Quicke (absent)

Foundation Band Front Row: Mia Hawke, Fraser Syme, Edie Hawke, Claire Jensen, Grace Franzinelli Back Row: Amity Lance, Rani Coghlan, Heath Turnor, Brendan Quick, Amélie Warren Absent: Luke Harvey, Jake Knight, James O'Neill, Felicity Poole, Max Sounness, Kye Stewart, Philippa Wilson, Caelan Wrigley, Maame Yeboah Teacher: Mrs Nola Manson (absent)

Senior Vocals Front Row: Jessica Turner, Daisy Baker, Madeleine Warren, Charlotte Yeung, Azya Elvin-Brown, Grace Franzinelli, Leiahn Osborn, Felicity Poole, Ivy Moir, Amelia Page Second Row: Gabrielle Poole, Amity Lance, Laura Smit, Holly Turnor, Grace Hourston, Chyan Berliner, Madison Smart, Amélie Warren, Grace Woodhouse Third Row: Elizabeth Speldewinde, Sarah Van Rijn, Caitlin Petersen, Charis Poole, Lucy Bonnin, Louella Marshall, Toby Manson, Elizabeth Hodgkinson, Rani Coghlan Back Row: Chloe Trend, Kelvin Hands, Connor Clifford, Liam Griffiths, Angus Moir, Neysha Colangelo, Beau Adams, Sophie Tomlinson Teacher: Mr Joe Fowler

Flutes Ensemble Front Row: Amity Lance, Amélie Warren, Azya Elvin-Brown, Daisy Baker Back Row: Hayley Hartzell, Chloe Trend, Alby Prior Teacher: Mr Joe Fowler

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Clarinet Ensemble Left to Right: Mia Hawke, Toby Manson, Rani Coghlan Teacher: Mr Todd Manson

Saxophone Ensemble Left to Right: Isabella Pietropaolo, Emily Dremel-Galvez, Holly Turnor Teacher: Mr Todd Manson

GSG Alumni

Claire Webb (2018, Baudin) Claire Webb recently returned to Albany from working overseas, having been contracted to Adelaide-based modelling agency, Azalea Models. Claire was subsequently contracted to Platinum Models in Seoul, Korea, until August, after which she moved to Japan for eight weeks, and modelled for CDU models in Tokyo. Claire attended castings every day to secure jobs, having been in Seoul for two and a half weeks before securing seven jobs for look books. She also cast for video advertising and billboards. Remarking that Seoul is very different from Australia, Claire says that the people and her agency were lovely. She says the secret to coping overseas by herself is to be friendly, hard-working and chatty. Modern technology makes it easy to keep in contact, and she talks to her family often.

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Elwyn Davies (2012, Wilson) Since graduating from Great Southern Grammar as Music Captain, Elwyn (Ellie) Davies exploded onto the original music scene, in 2017 releasing her debut EP Higher Ground showcasing dark, soulful melodies, catchy hooks and incredible energy. Ellie is a performing artist, songwriter, vocalist and founding member of Girls Rock Perth, Western Australia. In 2015, she graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with an Advanced Diploma of Contemporary Music and Song Writing. Ellie has recently been in the US and was selected to be a mentor at Girls Rock Santa Barbara, California. While there, she released new music and toured extensively. She returned to Australia to showcase her new material with a national tour encompassing all capital cities. “Elwyn and her band jumped out of the ball pit and up on stage to deliver a powerful vocal set. Close your eyes and you might be listening to Florence Welch” - Jeremy Hurst, Sofar Sounds.

Erin McAllister (2017, Camfield) “Last year I lived in England where I experiences I gained from working out the person you are, you develop undertook a Gap Student position at alongside teachers in the classroom independence and it helps give clarity King’s Ely School, a boarding school made the decision easy for me to to what you want for your future in Ely, Cambridgeshire. Along with enrol in my current degree, Early endeavours.” three other Australian Gap Students Childhood and Primary Teaching from Sydney and Brisbane, I arrived at Murdoch University. I encourage at Kings to snow and sub-zero students thinking about having a temperatures, spending 2018 caring Gap year to just do it! You figure for children in boarding from eight to 15 years old. After I graduated from GSG in 2017, I wasn’t sure of the direction I was heading in. Would it be university, TAFE, or work? Not having a clear idea of what I wanted to do with my life after school, I decided to enrol in a Gap programme through LetzLive to gain as many experiences as I could by working in a school environment and travelling in my spare time. It was easily the best decision I made. I had the opportunity to travel to 17 countries throughout the year, met friends that I will have for many years to come, and I now have connections all around the world. I worked with younger students at the school and soon discovered my passion for Early Childhood and Primary Teaching. The positive

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Sam Beech (2013, Mokare)

Mr Sam Beech (2013) was profiled in Farm Weekly for his research into farming operations in the US and Canada. A partial transcript drawn from the interview, follows. “Sam Beech covered more than 4600 kilometres in the northern United States and southern Canada last year, visiting various farming operations over nine days with his brother Ben. After receiving a large response from a request on their Twitter accounts to visit any farms throughout the US and Canada, the brothers mapped out a route to see as many properties as possible. Mr Beech said. ‘We would arrive at a different farm each morning and spend a few hours or sometimes a day learning and driving around their operations. We saw some incredible land and very efficient farms and it was just coming into harvest, so we timed it pretty well.’ The brothers started their trip in a corn and soybean area in the northern US, then travelled up to the prairies regions of southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan in Canada, before making their way back through Montana in the US. ‘We saw different farming techniques in southern Canada Mr Beech would come home every worked a couple of years over east. where they were playing with cover Friday afternoon to work on the Last season at Meadowbank, an crops and inter-row cropping and farm on the weekends, then head MH Premium Farms-run commercial also doing some pretty cool things back to boarding school on Sunday property in Cowra, New South manipulating soil microbes,’ Mr nights. ‘Dad would save up some Wales, he worked in the lamb Beech said. His biggest takeaway of the jobs that needed a few of feedlot side of the operation. from the trip was realising that us for the weekend and we'd get Over the past couple of years, Mr individual farmers were all stuck into them,’ Mr Beech said. Beech has become more involved passionate about different aspects ‘It worked out really well and I in his family's operations, helping of agriculture. ‘Some guys were loved it.’ super keen on showing us their out with the day-to-day running big machines and grain handling After taking a gap year, his routine of the farm and becoming more facilities, while others were more stayed much the same while involved in the financial side of the interested in the agronomy side of attending The University of WA business. Spending a lot of time at things and what was going on in to study commerce, majoring in Chillakerup, Mr Beech had invested their soils,’ Mr Beech said. economics and agricultural science. a lot into his family's farm, but said ‘I was fortunate in that I was able he didn't want to get tied down Having an idyllic childhood growing to schedule most of my classes to it too soon. ‘I love travelling and up on his family's mixed cropping and lectures for the three middle water skiing is another passion of and sheep farm, Chillakerup in days of the week, so I could get mine, so I want to continue to do the Frankland River region, Mr home some weekends,’ Mr Beech that while I'm still young and my Beech boarded at Great Southern said. Throughout high school body can put up with it,’ he said.” Grammar in Albany where he and university Mr Beech spent Image and words courtesy Farm Weekly. was Head Boy. Being just over an some harvest seasons at different hour's drive from the family farm, properties around the State, and Mrs Julia Bairstow | Registrar

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