2015 School Magazine

BLUE DAY JESSIE COOKE (12O)

Blue Day is a highlight of every girl’s term. It’s the day we all decorate in our diaries, deck ourselves out in shades of blue and dance at lunchtime until we’re rushed back to period 5. The focus of our Blue Days in 2015 was the importance of celebrating all fixtures of the respective season and symbolising the amazing support they receive, bringing together hundreds of students. A recurring theme has been the idea of ‘blue day fever’. Like a fever, the excitement of a big Girls Grammar event spreads. It starts with a cough: one swimmer getting excited for the QGSSSA competition. Then she tells her friend, passing on the fever. The whole school is eventually ‘sneezing’ in unison. This is the epidemic of enthusiasm. It starts with one person, but can affect thousands. In 2015 the Student Council made the decision that we had outgrown our old dance floor location, CLC level 3, and the pool lawn would be a more fitting alternative.

A larger area meant that more people had the opportunity to get involved, especially the new Year 7 and 8s. A tightly packed d-floor can be daunting! The Student Council’s Blue Day stalls this year have included icy poles and hot chocolate, depending on the season. These stalls have been extremely successful in raising funds for the school charity — reducing BGGS‘s impact on our environment. This year’s Blue Days have taught us that there is no immunisation programme for excitement and celebration!

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BOOKS2DEVOUR MACADA ROEBIG (12H)

Books2Devour is the School’s annual cake decorating competition that sees the creative marriage of literature and fine art produce bright and breathtaking cakes. The Libellum Society runs this annual event to encourage students of all ages to show their love for, and interpretation of, their favourite books from all genres and time periods. This year’s competition saw the standard of the cakes reach a new high, with both first-timers and more experienced girls producing art that surprised and delighted staff and students alike.

A record number of entries were received this year, showing that the competition continues to captivate and inspire Grammar girls old and new. With themes ranging from picture books to young adult fiction and the classics, the diversity of the students’s interests really shone through. Many of the cakes approached professional standard in both creativity and execution. Books2Devour also provides the opportunity for girls to get together outside of school hours and bond over their love of literature, with a large number of cakes being presented by groups or pairs in 2015. As a much- loved competition for readers, bakers and spectators, Books2Devour has cemented its spot in the school calendar and is sure to delight for years to come.