SMGS snowsports athletes had another successful day on piste at Thredbo Resort for the Redlands Cup. Racers were greeted by cold temperatures that continued to plummet through the day, but enthusiasm stayed high buoyed by team camaraderie and as always, strong school spirit. Primary racers shine The youngest members of our school community had [...]
What a day! Congratulations to all SMGS students who competed at the Scots Race today! Between the incredible snow conditions and bluebird skies, competitors, supporters, and spectators couldn’t have asked for a more perfect start to the race season. SMGS had a stellar day on the slopes with many of our athletes stepping on the [...]
With mother nature delivering the goods over the last few weeks, the buzz around the early season snowsports competition season is at an all-time high. Many of our students and their families have been taking advantage of the fantastic snow conditions and crisp and sunny days up at Thredbo, Perisher and Charlottes Pass. With the [...]
Over the weekend, Year 9 student Mackenzie Harding and her horse Kosciuszko Red competed at the PCA NSW State Show Jumping and State Jumping Equestrian Championships held in Morriset, NSW.Representing the Jindabyne Pony Club and Zone 18, Mackenzie rode brilliantly, posting some fantastic results. An account of Mackenzie and Red’s achievements, paraphrased from an article [...]
Congratulations to Year 12 student, Declan Burke, who was selected as SMGS’ 2018 Pierre de Coubertin Award recipient. Declan represented SMGS at the NSW Pierre de Coubertin Academy Day and Presentation last month, where he was presented with his certificate by Olympian Jarryd Hughes. Head of SMGS’ Senior School, Kelli Wilson, elaborated on the Pierre [...]
On Thursday, 7 June, the SMGS community gathered for the 20thannual Maria Kisich Public Speaking Competition. Who is Maria Kisich? The Maria Kisich trophy was named in honour of the school’s first English teacher, one of the founding teachers of Snowy Mountains Grammar School, and who promoted the importance of public speaking skills and encouraged [...]
On Wednesday, 27 June, SMGS Head of Faculty – Mathematics and Movement, Dr Adam Lloyd’s journal article, “Parental Influences on Those Seeking a Career in STEM: The Primacy of Gender”, was published in the International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology. The journal article, of which Adam was the lead author, is based on his [...]
On Wednesday, 27 June, three teams from SMGS participated in the Write a Book in a Day competition (WABIAD). WABIAD is a creative and challenging team competition where teams of up to ten students brainstorm, write, illustrate and edit their own books in a one-day period. Completed books are then donated to children in hospitals all [...]
On Friday 25 June, the SMGS Mountain Biking program held its annual presentation evening. In attendance were students who participated in the 2018 Australian MTB Interschools competition, the Wednesday Sports program and the new addition to our mountain biking program, the Thursday after-school social ride. With the sport of mountain biking rapidly growing in the [...]
On Friday 22 June, the SMGS Equestrian Team came together to take stock of the 2017/2018 equestrian competition season and, with so many great achievements from both individuals and the team as a whole, the atmosphere in the Snowy Shed was one filled with accomplishment and pride. The 2018 major awards and recipients were as [...]
