Grammar Gazette- Issue 2, 2016

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AMELIA TAKKEN (9R) Amelia led her U15 beach volleyball team to win the National Championships earlier this year in Adelaide. She is currently training and working at the representative level as well as playing on the School’s indoor volleyball team. CHLOE WILLIAMS (11R) Chloe competed in the French Cup competition in Europe with ice skating team NOVA, placing an overall 8th in the competition and the Trophy D’Ecosse in Scotland where they placed overall third. These are some of the best results Australia has achieved at these competitions.

LYDIA PASCOE (12O) Lydia has made the Australian Schoolgirls team in Water Polo. She was selected as the Most Valuable Goalkeeper at the National Schoolgirls Tournament in May, and will represent her country in a test against New Zealand as well as in a tour to South Africa at the end of the year. LUCY RAYNOR-TOY (9M) Lucy participated in the 2016 National Club Futsal Championships and was selected to represent Australian Futsal team tour to the United Kingdom in October.

2016 GRAMMAR SPORTSWOMEN OF EXCELLENCE

The annual Brisbane Girls Grammar School Sportswomen of Excellence celebration took place in the Gehrmann Theatre on the evening of Wednesday 19 October. Two-hundred guests enjoyed a discussion between Dean of School and keynote speaker for the evening, Mrs Pauline Harvey-Short (Harvey, 1971) and special guests 2016 Rio Olympian, Ms Fiona Albert (2007) and dual Olympian, Ms Naomi McCarthy OAM. The panel focused on the themes espoused earlier this year by the International Olympic Committee: friendship, respect, equality, excellence and legacy. Girls Grammar Sports Captains also participated in the conversation, which highlighted the importance of playing sports throughout formative years, and how great friendships can grow out of mutual respect in the pursuit of excellence. School Sports Captains Erica Schmelzer (12E) and Emma Bills (12W) impressed the audience with their reflections on the significance of participation in sport at the School including the remarkable statistic that over seventy per cent of the student population participates in competitive sport. Principal, Ms Jacinda Euler gave great praise to the leadership and commitment of students and the staff who coordinate and manage the many School sports teams and their numerous activities. The evening concluded with a memorable gesture when Fiona Albert presented her 2016 Australian Olympic uniform to Ms Euler in recognition of the support and encouragement she received as a student at Brisbane Girls Grammar School.

At the Brisbane Girls Grammar School 2016 Sportswomen of Excellence celebration (L-R): 2016 Olympian, Ms Fiona Albert (2007); Erica Schmelzer (12E ); Dean of School, Mrs Pauline Harvey-Short (Harvey, 1971); Emma Bills (12W); Ms Naomi McCarthy OAM

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