Objects of Substance - Looking in and looking out - the Insights editions

The House-coloured, embossed covers – “a nod to the history of the School.”

In 2013 to extend the scope, approach, and reach of this publication, the Principal, Jacinda Euler, added student voices. Ms Euler wrote a foreword to each of these discrete, centrally-situated sections that were colour-coded to match the cover. The first of these sections was entitled “Fresh perspectives”, the next five “Important perspectives”. In the initial foreword to the student pieces by Ms Euler, she wrote of the importance of the process of exploring, researching, reasoning, constructing, and writing a considered piece – especially in the era of digital messaging and social media. She saw this opportunity as a “platform for their voices”, asserting “good writing is powerful”. Over the life of these sections, students from Head Girls and other Year 12s down through the levels to Year 7 were able to express their diverse opinions from broad global passions and concern to their lives as Grammar girls. They wrote with eloquence and aplomb. From 2014, articles included the texts of winning senior and junior Merle Weaver speeches, presentations that deserved a wider audience than the student cohorts present.

2018 Lara Triscott’s (2020) Junior Merle Weaver winning speech was published in the Important Perspectives section.