Earlier this term, Snowy Mountains Grammar School completed construction of a new common area in the Junior Girls Boarding Wing. To celebrate the new extension, the Junior girls in boarding enjoyed hosting a special morning tea with invited guests Dr Andrew Bell Principal, Director of Residential, Mrs Kelli Wilson, Head of Boarding, Mrs Julie Wright, [...]
One of the great joys of my days is working with students. Often, and as contradictory as this may seem, the best work is done when a student is feeling low. It is a little counter-intuitive to even suggest this. But stay with me as I explain this important branch of Academic Care. To begin [...]
The Junior Team – Year 7 Round 1 On Thursday, 1 September, Maddie, Eve, Ayla and I debated against a team from St John’s College of Kingaroy, Queensland. It was fun to engage in such an enticing topic and have a good conversation with the other team at the end. We are extremely proud of what [...]
The sixth and final day of the 2022 National Interschool Snowsport Championships did not disappoint. The Perisher race crews perfectly prepared the courses for the Div 2 Alpine, Div 2 Moguls and Div 1 Ski Cross. The final day of Nationals also signalled the last race of their schooling career for many of our Year [...]
Mother Nature's indecisiveness was no match for our students on Day 5 of the 2022 Australian Snowsport Interschool Championships. With the Primary School Points Score complete, our Senior Students got to work a Perisher Resort in the Div 1 and 3 Moguls, Div 1 and 3 Alpine and Div 2 Ski Cross. SMGS Director of [...]
Day 4 saw our cross country racers take on the courses and competition at the Perisher Nordic Shelter. With the rain settling in and this year being a classic year, selecting the suitable wax was challenging with racers on fish scales, hairies or klister. The conclusion of the cross country races also brought a close [...]
Day 3 of the 2022 Australian Interschools Championships saw our Junior School ski and snowboard athletes close out their spectacular Nationals campaign with Div 5 Alpine, Div 5 Moguls and Div 4 Ski Cross. Our youngest racers were joined on piste by Div 1 Ski and Snowboard Slopestyle, Div 2 and 3 Snowboard GS, and [...]
The 2022 National Snowsport Interschools Championships kicked off this week. By the numbers, SMGS is fielding its largest team to date, with 93 SMGS teams invited to compete at Nationals, 246 individual invitations, 305 National entries and 145 students. Our Junior School students kicked off Day 1 at Perisher Resort, racing the clock and the best [...]
