2019 School Magazine

OPTI-MINDS

CO-CURRICULUM

T hree teams represented the School at the 2019 Opti-MINDS regional competition. The competition began with the ‘spontaneous’ section of the challenge. Girls then completed challenges for which they had been preparing in the six weeks leading up to the competition. All teams performed well and their presentations were innovative and creative. The ‘social science’ section was engaging, with teams exploring the concept of wisdom and how it affects society. Congratulations to Team 1, comprising Ava Gerbino (7E), Eloise Mitchell (10G), Annika Nayak (10R),

Olivia Stanton (7H), Jenete Thottunkal (8O) and Juliet Thottunkal (10O) for their intriguing solution and performance that won them Honours on the day. Our second team comprising Emma Armitage-Ho (9R), Amelia DeSouza (9R), Isabel Shorrock- Browne (9R) and Rachel Watkins (9R) also performed well and should be proud of their efforts. The Science Engineering team designed and built a machine that separated and moved a statue to higher ground and then reassembled it without the girls touching the machine once they had set it in motion.

The team performed well, presenting innovative and insightful solutions to their challenge. Congratulations to Trish Chow (8H), Emily Clayton (8L), Carmen O’Connell (8E), Tiena Packard (8G), Janet Su (8E) and Mathilde Wernham (8G) on also being awarded Honours. All girls are encouraged to continue with their Opti-MINDS journey next year as they showed great potential and have gained much from the experience. Mrs Hazel Boltman OPTI-MINDS COORDINATOR

SHORT ‘N SWEET DRAWING CLUB

S hort ‘n Sweet Drawing Club meets two afternoons each term and students are presented with a new media to use. For example, members have worked with pencil graduation, coloured pencil, watercolour, charcoal and conté. Students have also had the opportunity to submit their work to be included in an exhibition. I have learned a lot about using watercolours and how to shade with colour pencils. It is not simply a matter of putting down colours on a page. Drawing and art requires you to think about light, hue and saturation of an object as well. The Short ‘n Sweet Drawing Club is certainly a great way to learn new things and I would recommend it to students looking to expand on their art skills. The club is also a great way to meet new people who are not in your House and are interested in the same things as you. Elise Gianduzzo (8W)

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