The 2016 NSW State Interschools Championships took over the Perisher Nordic Centre and Thredbo Alpine Village during the week of 23-29 August. For Snowy Mountains Grammar School, the results from the week are some of our best ever. Over the duration of the event, we accumulated 17 Team Gold, 14 Team Silver, 7 Team Bronze, [...]
On 10 August, SMGS K/1 teacher, Ms Emma Smith, was announced as the 2016 recipient of the Teachers’ Guild of NSW Award for teachers in their early years of teaching (second or third year). The entire SMGS community was bursting with pride about the beloved K/1 teacher’s nomination to such a prestigious award. SMGS firmly [...]
This week Snowy Mountains Grammar School was host to some important research taking place in the Cumulative Head Impact area. This forms a larger part of injury prevention in athletes, where researchers are trying to uncover new ways to minimise and prevent head injury. The project aims to determine whether there is a relationship between performance [...]
On Monday 15 August, 2016, our #GlobalU Year 9 and 10 extension group students were treated to a visit from the Kosciuszko Education Centre and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). The Kosciuszko Education Centre and NPWS are currently developing a set of educational tasks inspired by the fact that 2016 marks 30 years of [...]
Last week the Australian Secondary Schools Ski Team Championships (ASSSTCs) was run in Falls Creek, Victoria. This competition has run since its inception in 1967 and carries with it a history unparalleled by any other current school skiing competition. Teams of sixteen students compete across alpine, cross-country and snowboard disciplines, with most athletes competing in at least two disciplines. This year Snowy Mountains Grammar [...]
Our proximity to the Snowy Mountains allows SMGS to provide some unique opportunities for its student body. One of these opportunities is the SMGS Snowsports Program that occurs during Term 3. At SMGS all students are encouraged to participate in the winter program, from Kindergarten through to Year 11, and programs cater for all skill levels [...]
Last week saw a number of our snowboarders crossing the border and heading down to Mt Hotham, VIC for the Snowboard Cross (SBX) Festival. Over 65 young riders from around Australia participated in the two-day Ski and Snowboard Australia (SSA) SBX Futures Camp where they completed a series of coaching, training and education activities. A key aspect of [...]
On Monday 1 August, the Term 3 Principal’s Merit Assembly recognised the continued achievements of students in Years 7-12 during the course of Semester 1. Individual student results from Term 1 and Term 2 are combined, with provisional Academic Endeavour (Academic Effort) and Provisional Academic Honours (Academic Achievement) being presented to approximately 40% of the [...]
Yesterday, awards were given for the annual International Competitions and Assessment for Schools (ICAS) Science. This competition is compulsory for all students from Year 2 to Year 11 at SMGS. Of the students who sat the competition, 30% received an award. In the Senior School, Austin Beck (Year 10) received a Distinction, placing him in [...]
Yesterday, awards were given for the annual Big Science Competition, convened by Australian Science Innovations. This competition was voluntarily entered by students during May. Of the students who sat the competition, 36% received a Distinction or High Distinction. This was the best result for students sitting the examination for the last four years at SMGS. [...]
