2016 School Magazine

OLYMPIC DAY Girls Grammar acknowledged the female athletes in the Australian team at 2016 Rio Olympics with the first BGGS Olympic Day. The whole school dressed up in green and gold forming a united team in support of our female Australian athletes. Significantly, the 2016 team was the first Australian Olympic Team to have more female athletes than male athletes. In fact, former BGGS student and Rio Olympian Fiona Albert (2007) was in the women’s eight rowing team that helped take the number of female athletes above the half way mark. The dance floor gave us a wonderful space to express our excitement and support for our female Olympians. When the iconic Australian song Down Under was played on the dance floor, girls showed their pride in their nation by belting out the lyrics word-for-word.

EMMA BILLS (12W) AND ERICA SCHMELZER (12E)

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