On 17-19 March, Year 11 student Rebekah Batson attended the UN Youth Australia NSW State Conference in Collaroy, NSW. This year, the conference focused on global issues, human rights and multiculturalism, with a specific focus on ‘Multiculturism in a World of Change’. The UN Youth Australia website explained that, “the State Conference is an event [...]
On 23-24 April, 2017, SMGS Year 8 student Fletcher Thew competed for the Jindabyne Little Athletics team and ACT Athletics at the Australian Little Athletics Championships (ALAC) held in Sydney. Fletcher was very excited and humbled by the opportunity to represent Jindabyne at such a big event, saying, “It was huge! The atmosphere was great [...]
This week is the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA) National Boarding Week. The SMGS boarding community will be participating in a number of activities throughout the week. Some of these activities include: ‘Boarders Run Australia’ – Every boarding student in Australia is encouraged to run, walk or move one kilometre during the week. After reporting [...]
Last week, SMGS Year 7 student Charlotte Wilson received the news that she was selected as the Poetry in Action monthly poetry competition winner for March. Of Charlotte’s poem, Georgia, Poetry in Action’s Education Tour Manager, said, “Charlotte Wilson wrote an excellent poem called The Darkness in my Mind which is about anxiety, and we [...]
Now into Term 2, our Academies of Excellence are in full swing! New to the line-up this year is the Agriculture Academy run by Mrs Susan Plum. Of the addition of the Agriculture Academy to the innovative Academies of Excellence, Mr Craig Moore, the Academies of Excellence co-ordinator, said “The diversity of opportunities available to [...]
Last week, students spent a couple of days working with professional actor, VCA graduate and star of The Lion King, Andre Jewson. Andre conducted workshops on script analysis, acting styles for film and television, monologues and characterisation techniques. On Friday, May 5, Andre spent time with the senior Drama students working towards a deeper understanding [...]
Author: Mr Perry O'Connor Last week, our Year 12 students attended the University of Wollongong’s Discovery Day. According to the UOW website, these discovery days provide an opportunity for our students to “experience first-hand what a day at university is like”. Making the decision to pursue a tertiary education and then choosing which institution to [...]
The Snowy Monaro region is one of Australia’s premier ski destinations and is quickly establishing itself as the place to be in the summer and autumn for mountain biking. However, anyone who attended the Snowy Mountains Interschools Equestrian Competition (SMIEC) held at The Station over the weekend would agree that the sport of Equestrian continues [...]
