The annual Rostrum Public Speaking ACT competition was held in Cooma on Monday, 4th June. Emily Willsmer from Year 6 represented our Junior School, having been chosen from our Year 5 and Year 6 students. Each student developed their own speech over the past term based on topics that the Rostrum organisation sends to all [...]
The SMGS Junior School will be holding a Jump Rope for Heart Jump Off Day on Friday 22ndJune at 2pm in the Junior School courtyard. Jump Rope for Heart is an exciting and non-competitive program which encourages children to become more active through skipping, learning new skills and raising vital funds for heart research and [...]
What a great opening day at the Australian Aeronautical Velocity Challenge at the University of Wollongong. The rain cleared and sun come out just in time for the start of the day. The competition attracts schools from across the country who compete in three age groups (Primary, Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary) across three different [...]
The 20th annual Maria Kisich Public Speaking Competition will be held on Thursday 7th June, 2018, starting at 6.15pm. Speakers will present from four divisions – Upper Primary, Junior (Years 7/8), Intermediate (Years 9/10) and Senior (Years 11/12). This year, we will be welcoming the inaugural winner, Emma Arbeau (née Rupcic) (winner 1999, 2000) to present the [...]
Mother Nature put on her best show for the 2018 SMGS Athletics Carnival, held at the Jindabyne Sport and Recreation Oval. SMGS’ Kindergarten to Year 12 students ran, jumped, threw and cheered their way through the exciting schedule of events. The house competition was hotly contested, both on and off the track and field, with [...]
The youngest members of our school community had a busy day on Wednesday, 23rd May! Before heading out to the Athletics Carnival, our Kindergarten to Year 2 participated in the National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS). SMGS joined 8255 schools, childcare centres, libraries and preschools around Australia in this year’s event. The story, Hickory Dickory Dash, was [...]
Author: Jackson Quinn, Arts Captain Last week, SMGS Drama students were treated to the fabulous talents of the wonderful Maria Angelico, star of Channel Ten’s Sisters. Through a range of fun and inspiring improvisation activities, students found their confidence as actors and pushed their boundaries, learning that acting is more a part of life than [...]
On Monday, 7th May, SMGS K-12 students took to the cross-country track at the Station Resort…180 runners to be exact! With the House Shield on the line, this year’s cross country carnival saw one of the highest student participation numbers to date. Students wore their house colours with pride as they navigated the deceivingly tough [...]
SMGS’ twenty-three-strong equestrian team competed at this year’s Snowy Mountains Interschools Equestrian Competition (SMIEC) from Saturday, 28th April to Tuesday, 1st May at the Station Resort in Jindabyne, NSW. SMGS joined 76 schools, 249 riders and 329 horse-rider combinations from the ACT, NSW and Victoria. SMIEC is run by a small but mighty committee from [...]
Off the Beaten Track travel to regional areas to host drama workshops for those who can't always get to the big cities. This year, Maria Angelico, who recently starred on Channel 10's Sisters, is running a workshop that presents an excellent opportunity to fine-tune acting skills, whether it be for the HSC, or Stage 4 or 5 Drama, auditioning professionally outside of school or [...]
