2019 School Magazine

HEAD

GIRLS

T his year, as a Student Council, we devised three themes to underpin the School motto—love, spirit and gratitude. We encouraged girls to spread the love: for their School, their peers, and, most importantly, themselves. We wanted to see girls go above and beyond expectations and dare to show more spirit in all aspects of School life. We also aimed to cultivate a strong culture of gratitude for the opportunities we are afforded at Girls Grammar, and create more opportunities for girls to give back. These themes led to the Student Council’s 2019 motto: ‘Our Spirit is True, Our Heart is Blue’. As Head Girls, one of our main goals for the year was to make School assemblies more enjoyable. We envisioned that this would encourage greater attentiveness and ultimately more participation, aligning with our value of spirit. To achieve this, we devoted a lot of time to thinking of puns, jokes, cultural references, skits, and musical performances that we could mention and incorporate into our fortnightly speeches. Our efforts were very well received by girls, and we noticed a change in the attentiveness of our audience. From this we saw a notable increase in spirit, particularly through greater participation in Blue Days and increased support at other School events, such as debating, sporting fixtures and music concerts.

Around the world, the themes of climate change, global warming and sustainability were topical this year, reflecting the environmental crises many corners of the world are facing at the moment. As Grammar girls, we care deeply about contributing to our community, and the environment is something we are passionate about and want to preserve. This year, the School implemented some important steps towards becoming more environmentally friendly, through the installation of solar panels, ‘Containers-for-Change’ bins, the use of biodegradable utensils on Open Day, and only recyclable or reusable items being used to adorn the School for Blue Days. As well as making these changes, Student Council has paved the way towards many new initiatives that will be implemented next year. One of these is the addition of badges for House Service Captains. We wanted to recognise the important contribution these leaders make to our School community and the responsibility they hold. As we approach the end of a major milestone in our lives, we give our greatest thanks to the girls who helped us make this year one we will never forget. We wish all girls every success as they continue their journey through Girls Grammar and hope they will continue to be guided by love, spirit, and gratitude. Always remember, ‘Our Spirit is True, Our Heart is Blue!’ Martina Marrama (12G) and Jessica McLeod (12M) HEAD GIRLS

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