Objects of Substance- School Day 2003 Invitation

c 1929 Flagpole Lawn on Old Girls’ Day

In 1957, it was decided that the Old Girls’ Day should be “suspended” and the Old Girls Association should combine with the School and the Parents’ and Friends’ Association to create a School Day to which the whole community would be invited. In 2021, we celebrate our 64 th School Day or Open Day and our eighteenth evening Open Day. When asked to compare the two styles of event, my belief is that the afternoon/evening combination is the most powerful, fulfilling the aims of a successful event: visual impact; structure which provides variety, showcasing all aspects of the School; quality entertainment; and celebration of all the positives that capture Girls Grammar! It is certainly an evening when the School proclaims that all are welcome. From the fairy lights it takes five days to set up, to the BGGS illuminated letters, to the projections on the Hirst Building, the School community celebrates that “wonderful” experience of being a member of the Grammar family.

Pauline Harvey-Short (1971) Manager, School History and Culture