Grammar Gazette- Issue 1, 2018

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Brisbane Girls Grammar School’s approach to a broad, liberal education sees our students and staff excel across myriad areas of study, career and community. The School extends very warm congratulations to the following individuals whose extraordinary efforts in a wide variety of pursuits have recently been recognised by various independent agencies. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Year 8 student, Tiffany Yeo (8E), wrote an original composition titled ‘Love and Peace’ which won the 2017 Australian Society of Music Educators Young Composers Competition (Middle School), and was performed by the combined Chamber Strings and Vivaldi Strings at Girls Grammar’s International Women’s Day Concert on 8 March 2018.

Sisters and current students, Bridgette Watkins (10R) and Sophie Watkins (11R), recently represented Australia at the World Chess Championships, held in Tbilisi, Georgia in September 2017. Sophie was also recently awarded ‘best female player’ at the Doeberl Cup, one of Australia’s most prestigious chess tournaments.

Minna Atherton (2017) was selected to represent Australia in the Commonwealth Games Swim Team. The backstroke swimmer raced in the 50m backstroke event. Minna has also been awarded the prestigious Georgina Hope Rinehart Swimming Excellence Scholarship to study at Bond University.

Josie Dooley (2017) has been selected to represent Australia in the Under-19 Women’s Cricket Team during their upcoming tour of South Africa. Josie, who made her Women’s National Cricket League debut for the Queensland Fire earlier this year, also competed in the Governor-General’s XI against England during the Women’s Ashes series over the summer season.

Mia Williams (11R) and past students, Chloe Williams (2017) and Eliza Smyth (2015), achieved third in the highly competitive Senior Synchronised Ice Skating event at the 2017 Australian Figure Skating Championships in December 2017. Chloe and Mia also competed in the Junior Division and were awarded fourth place.

Former rowing captains, Caitlin Hockings (2014) and Madeleine Williams (2016), received 2017 Blues Awards from The University of Queensland, in recognition of their outstanding sporting achievements throughout the year.

Manuri Gunawardena (2010) recently won the inaugural Australian TechCrunch Startup Battlefield for her app that matches patients to clinical trials that are relevant to their medical needs.

AUTUMN ISSUE / 2018