2015 School Magazine

SOMERVILLE DEBATE ALEXANDRIA BROWN (12G) AND VARAYNA VASUDEVAN (12W) DEBATING CAPTAINS

In February, a team of three Senior A debaters Angela Goggin (12G), Emma Cockburn (12M) and Josefine Ganko (12R), participated in the annual pre-season ‘friendly’ Brisbane Girls Grammar School and Somerville

House debate. Money was raised via voting buckets and donations at the door, and these contributions went towards charities supported by both schools. This year, the majority of the collections were donated to the Women’s Legal Services group which provides free legal and social support to Queensland women. The remainder was allocated towards our school charity — environmental causes. The topic this year was ‘That veganism can save the planet’. The debate was competitive, vibrant, and witty from both teams. Although our girls were narrowly defeated, they greatly appreciated the feedback provided by guest adjudicator and old girl, The Honourable Justice Margaret A McMurdo AC (1971). We hope this tradition continues as it is a great start to the debating season and the number of BGGS supporters present was incredible.

CAREERS MENTORING BREAKFAST ZOE KECK (12M)

On 17 March, Year 11 and 12 girls attended a Careers Mentoring Breakfast organised by Mr Seaha. The main purpose of this breakfast is to allow senior students to explore occupations which they are considering, through interaction with mentoring professionals. Specialists from careers such as Engineering, Actuary, Science, Business and Law answered questions regarding OPs, university courses, what it is like to work

in a particular field, and job opportunities, especially from a woman’s perspective. We also enjoyed a lecture from guest speaker Ms Olivia Degn (2008). After three rotating sessions of mentoring, we all departed with extended knowledge of our chosen career paths. This breakfast was very beneficial as we were given the chance to hear from women who were in our position only a few years ago.

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