2023 School Magazine

Throughout the year, Thursday became our favourite day as we began the morning with House Assemblies. From pancake breakfasts to Just Dance and singing competitions, we saw our Spiders grow closer as individual House Groups, as well as a House. We continued the tradition of the ‘Griffith Games’ which promoted teamwork, physical activity, and healthy rivalry. Well done to Year 9 for taking home the cup this year. As House Captains, we focused on promoting happiness and ensuring every Griffith Spider felt supported and welcome. This goal came to fruition when we saw Year 8 and Year 11 organising the much-anticipated Lob-A-Choc stall on Open Day with funds raised going to Eat Up, a non-profit charity that we supported this year. It was a privilege to work with Eat Up to host sandwich-making afternoons, which saw thousands of sandwiches made and packed for those in need. We extend our gratitude to our House Group teachers for their steadfast support, unbridled enthusiasm, and a touch of (friendly) competitiveness. This year’s success is truly owed to Mrs Thomas. As we embark upon our new chapter in life and leave Girls Grammar behind, it is our hope that our red sisters continue to foster the pride of the Griffith Spider and make the most of every opportunity to Raise The Red wherever they go. Lillian Blanshard (12R) and Adeti Pradish (12R) Griffith House Captains

This year has been like no other, and it is safe to say the ‘Griffith-hood’ is still unrivalled. The Griffith seniors wanted to build on this and strengthen the web by encouraging girls to embrace their individuality and support each other. With this goal in mind, we developed our motto, ‘Raise the Red ’, and our successes throughout the year showcase how well we have lived up to it. Our motto encapsulates what it means to be part of Griffith House— proudly donning the red, participating with enthusiasm, and supporting our Griffith Spiders every day. repped the red carpet, battling it out for the Miss Griffith crown, while also participating in friendly competitions throughout the afternoon. Griffith’s competitiveness and spirit were put on display at the interhouse events this year, and boy did we do well! We showcased our red support system through face paint, costumes, and our famous red pom-poms. We swam with determination and ran until our legs gave way at the Interhouse Swimming and Cross Country carnivals, where we placed second in each. Term 2 brought Interhouse Choir, where we sang our hearts out and were noted as the ‘loudest’ House with our performance of I Will Survive/Survivo r from Glee . Term 3 was nothing short of extraordinary as we took out first place at the Athletics Carnival! Our hashtag, #RedUp, carried us through every challenge and triumph.

GRIFFITH In Term 1 we kicked off the year with a House Party, with the theme, ‘What you want to be when you grow up’. Girls

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