2017 School Magazine

DIVERSITY DAY

As a Student Council, we hoped that 2017 would be shaped by our three main goals of diversity, gratitude, and teamwork. While we had cemented diversity as our overarching theme for 2017, we knew that intentions would only get us so far. We wanted to translate the positive culture fostered in our school community into a physical display of celebration and appreciation. In the feedback we received from the student body, it was clear that unity within our diversity was something that every girl was passionate about. In this spirit, we made it our priority to incorporate Pride at Brisbane Girls Grammar School, where we acknowledged and celebrated the LGBTQIA+ community. On the Tuesday 23 May, suitably embedded within Diversity Day, all students had the opportunity to apply coloured paint onto a large canvas, resulting in a rainbow with myriad unique handprints. At the following assembly, Ms Euler removed two strips of tape from the canvas, revealing an equal sign and reinforcing the idea of equality for everyone’s personal identity.

The project was a considered a huge success for the Student Council, with the canvas being a physical representation of the diversity at the School as well as providing us with a beautiful piece of art to remember the occasion. LUCINDA DUKE (12H) AND ELIZABETH PRINS (12B) HEAD GIRLS

FOUNDATION DAY

On Wednesday 8 March 2017, Brisbane Girls Grammar School marked Foundation Day celebrating 142 years since the School’s foundation in 1875. The festivities began with the ‘Foundation Day Assembly’, a time to reflect on how important education for young women is and how Brisbane Girls Grammar School has continued to educate girls at a high standard since its inception all those years ago. Following assembly, we all headed to receive our slice of the delicious Foundation Day cake. This special day not only acted as an opportunity to enjoy the famous blue and white frosted cake, but also a chance to think about each of our role in the School’s long history and the many women who have been educated at the School in the years before us, and those in the years to come. ELIZA WOODS (12O)

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