The Magazine 2019 by Pymble Ladies' College

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Contents

LEADERSHIP

PREPARATORY

JUNIOR

SECONDARY

WELLBEING

(Pages 5 to 20)

(Pages 21 to 48)

(Pages 49 to 84)

(Pages 85 to 128)

(Pages 129 to 138)

Chair of College Council’s Speech Night Report.....................6

Kindergarten...................22

Junior School Leadership......................50

Art, Design & Applied Technologies.....86

Upper School................132

Clubs & Activities...........51

TAS HSC Works..............90

Pymble Ladies’ College Council 2019....................9

Senior School...............134

Year 1..............................30

Liaisons’ Report..............54

HSC Artworks.................94

Long Attendees............136

Principal’s Speech Night Report...................10

Year 1 Artworks...............36

Year 3..............................56

English............................99

School Liaisons.............137

Year 2..............................38

Year 4..............................60

Year 2 Artworks...............42

Year 5..............................64

Athletics Carnival............44

Year 6..............................68

Swimming Carnival.........45

Junior School Artworks... 74

Preparatory School Concert...........................46

Athletics Carnival............78

Staff 2019.......................12 Head Prefect’s Report.....16 Deputy Head Prefect’s Report..............17 Student Representative Council...........................18 Student Leaders 2019....19

Kindergarten Artworks.........................27

Liaisons’ Report..............48

Contents

Geography, Business Studies & Economics....101 History, Society & Ethics.........................104 Indigenous Education...108

Information & Swimming Carnival.........80 Communications Contents...........................2 .......82 Speech Day Awards. Technology...................110 Years 3 and 4 Contents...........................3 Languages....................111 French Cabaret...............84 Library...........................114 Mathematics.................115 PDHPE..........................116 Performing Arts............117 Science.........................120 Sokratis.........................122 Speech Night Awards...124 Subject Captains..........128

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Middle School..............130

Year 12 Descendants....138

Contents

BOARDERS

COMMUNITY (Pages 145 to 156)

HOUSE REPORTS

MUSIC

(Pages 139 to 144) Boarding Captains’ Report...........................140

Special Events..............146

(Pages 157 to 176)

Boarding Life................141

House Co-ordinator......158

Music & the Arts Captains’ Report...........178

(Pages 195 to 332)

Social Responsibility.....153 Sustainability................155

Bands Report................180

Jersey Day....................142

Bennett.........................160

AFL ..............................200

Chapel..........................156

Goodlet........................162

Boarders’ Charity Event............................143

Hammond.....................164 Ingleholme...................166

(Pages 177 to 194)

Choirs Report...............182

SPORT & ACTIVITIES Sport & Activities . .......196 Artistic Gymnastics.......204

Orchestras Report........183

Athletics........................209

Music Ensembles..........184

Badminton....................217

Lang..............................168 Marden.........................170 Thomas.........................172 Wylie.............................174 House Captains............176

Basketball.....................220 Cricket .........................225 Cross Country...............228 Diving...........................232 Equestrian ...................236 Fencing . ......................237 Football .......................239 Hockey..........................245 Netball..........................250 Rhythmic Gymnastics...255 Rowing..........................257 Rugby Sevens...............264 Sailing...........................266 Snow Sports..................267 Softball.........................272 Surfin ..........................275 Swimming.....................276 Taekwondo...................287 Tennis...........................288 Touch Football..............294 Triathlon........................299 Volleyball......................301 Water Polo....................304 ACTIVITIES Beauty..........................308 Cadets..........................309 Cattle Team..................310 Co-curricular Art...........311 Co-curricular Drama.....312 Co-curricular TAS..........314 Dance ..........................315 Duke of Edinburgh.......320 Language Arts..............321 STEM............................327 Robotics........................328 Speech & Drama..........331

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Editors Ashleigh Clark Sarah Colquhoun Lyndal Elder Martha Itzcovitz Nadia Merchant Sandra Nolan

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LEADERSHIP

Katherine Green, Year 12, Chiaara de Silva, Year 11 and Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal)

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LEADERSHIP Chair of College Council’s Speech Night Report So, it is a very special night and we are delighted to have you all here! It has been an extraordinary year and I am keen today to share some of the highlights and exciting plans for 2020. It is years like 2019 which make all of us on Council incredibly proud to be a member of this passionate Pymble community. In August we conducted surveys with parents, staff and girls and more than 70 per cent of our Pymble families responded with more than 400 pages of feedback – thank you! The results highlighted that you chose Pymble because of five main easons: Mr James Hunter, Chair of College Council

(As delivered to the College at the Secondary School Speech Night, 3 December 2019.) Reverend Simon Hansford, members of Council, Dr Kate Hadwen and members of staff, parents and our fantastic Pymble girls. Welcome to our 2019 Secondary School Speech Night. Speech Night is a celebration of the year – providing recognition to so many for incredible achievements and acknowledge those who have been instrumental in contributing to Pymble. A special welcome today to some very special guests; • Mr Alister Henskens – Liberal Member for Ku-ring-gai. Welcome Alister,

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the high quality of teaching, the focus on academic excellence, the balance between classroom and extra-curricular activities, the outstanding care provided in our boarding houses, and the breadth of choices your girls are afforded.

In the context of this feedback – I am delighted to share our 2018 HSC Results. The 2018 results place us in the very top echelon of non-selective schools in the State, a position we have now achieved for several years. Twenty-one girls achieved ATARs of 99 or greater, including three girls who scored the perfect score of 99.95. Sixty-six girls achieved ATARs greater than 95 and over half our girls – over 90. Five Pymble girls achieved first in their course in the State. I am su e you would agree; quite amazing results. But our achievements this year weren’t limited to academic excellence. Pymble achieved first in many IGSSA ca nivals including Athletics, Diving, Rowing and Swimming. The Dance Showcase, Time, featured more than 600 talented girls. And 18 Pymble girls represented Australia this year – yes 18 – in Athletics, Diving, Fencing, Football, Netball, Snow Sports and Physics. None of this would be possible of course, without the passion, commitment, expertise and support our amazing Pymble staff provide your daughters every day. Can I please ask you to join me in thanking our amazing Pymble staff.

• Kate and Peter Mason – Kate was a Past Chair and member of our Council,

We know that our girls’ confidence and self-esteem develops as much out of the classroom, as it does in – and at our sportswomen's awards night our special guest Liz Ellis and Kate both shared the direct linkage with our girls’ wellbeing and selfconfidence to involvement in extra-curricular activity and sports

• John and Sandra Vicars – John was also a Past Chair and member of Council,

The wellbeing of your girls is the highest priority for us and is a topic we discuss regularly at Council.

• Margaret Coleman – extremely loyal ex-student and author of This is Pymble,

One of the key ways to balance the pressures that our girls invariably go through – through their adolescences and senior years’ academic program – is balance – balance of work and play; balance of studies and physical activities.

• Past Council reunion with Mary Smith, Geoff McWilliam, Tony Phippard, Sonia Powell and Jim Mein,

I know from the feedback I have received this year, that you understand the benefits of a single sex girls’ education

• And David and Gillian Moore – Gillian is well known to so many of your Mums girls – as she was the Principal before Vicki Waters.

More research this year, both here in Australia and overseas, has highlighted that the academic outcomes achieved in girls’ schools quite significantly exceed those for girls in co-educational environments. It makes sense doesn’t it – girls develop differently, faster and in very different ways than teenage boys, and so at Pymble we design the academic curriculum and sports and activities program with our girls’ development front of mind. And girls’ participation in everything including STEM subjects and sport continues to be higher than in co-ed environments where there is still a stigma of boys’ and girls’ subjects and boys’ sports.

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LEADERSHIP You just have to watch the amazing growth of AFL, Rugby Sevens and Touch Football, and our Robotics at Pymble to know our girls thrive in these environments. Speaking of robotics, did you know that our program – which only started three years ago with a small after school group – now has more than 120 students. In the FIRST LEGO League, we had three teams qualify for Nationals. In VEX, we had 11 teams invited to Nationals of which three were the tournament champion teams, and in the First Robotics Challenge we were ranked equal first in the Duel Down Under Competition. The national robotics championships are held next week 6 to 8 December – good luck girls – these are amazing successes in only our third year of Robotics at Pymble. Let’s go and win the Nationals! And while there are many benefits of our girls’ campus, we also understand the importance of interaction with boys which is why we organise so many activities outside 9.00am to 3.00pm with numerous boys’ schools, including:

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music, performing arts, outdoor education, plays like the Knox Oliver production which had 20 girls involved, the Shore Pymble volunteers next week at the Sony Camp, and our 30 girls who are being joined by 30 Knox boys for the combined Duke of Edinburgh expedition to Borneo.

Pymble is proudly a Uniting Church School, and with the excellent work of our Chaplains, we integrate Christian learnings into every aspect of the girls’ education.

We also believe it is essential that our girls recognise just how fortunate they are – living in Australia, and in the exclusive north shore of Sydney. We continue our strong associations with numerous external not-for-profit o ganisations including The Smith Family, The Cancer Council, Canteen, and our diverse individual student passion projects. The girls love these programs, they help them understand both how fortunate they are and the potential they have to make a significant contribution in their community, their workplace and wider nationally – helping those less fortunate, sick or disadvantaged. 2019 has been an exciting year of transition. We thanked and farewelled Vicki at Speech Day last year and in Term 2. And welcomed our wonderful new Principal Dr Kate Hadwen. We selected Kate after a comprehensive international search process and our Council, our staff, our girls and our whole community are all in agreement – we have an amazing new Principal. Kate has a comprehensive understanding of education; of the curriculum and proposed changes; she is very strategic and yet focused on the execution detail; she is a natural leader – and has a beautiful engagement style and very caring approach with your girls.

In Term 3 – and you can imagine how busy the first te m at Pymble would be – Kate prioritised the time to meet with more than 600 parents and grandparents, staff and girls in small groups where Kate listened to successes, areas of concern and everyone’s thoughts on what should be her priorities in year one. And supporting Kate is Matt; Matt you have done an amazing job, and I have enjoyed watching the reaction to the dinners with our lucky Boarders, the barbecues and family events that have demonstrated an amazing warmth. Team Matt and Kate – and of course everyone loves their puppy Mollie. Our Pymble successes this year have also reflected very positively on the fantastic efforts of Julie Shaw; our Deputy Principal who has worked so closely with Kate throughout this year, in everything from boarding, sports and activities, staff matters and working closely with the girls and wider community. An insight I don’t normally share – the enrolments in Term 4 this year have been unprecedented – demand and applications have been triple previous final te ms which reflects on

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the excellent Community Engagement team's tireless work, the quality of our Pymble Parent Association, the quality of our staff, but also the instant impact Kate your leadership, values, and style is having on Pymble.

Kate, I am sure I speak on behalf of our whole Pymble community, when I extend to you a very warm welcome to Pymble on your first of many Speech Days – I ask you all to join me in welcoming Kate, and thanking her for her outstanding leadership, her warmth and generous support for your girls. We are refreshing our Pymble Strategy. Eight years ago we commenced work on Towards 2020 – weeks away now. When you consider the unprecedented rate of change, and disruption occurring in industry, in our companies and communities – strategic planning in today’s world needs to be continuous. Our girls will need to be adaptive and develop critical thinking skills and thrive in a world where AI, robotic process automation and technology needs to enable and work with the ethics, privacy and social dynamics of teamwork, trust and cultural cohesion. I am delighted that all these dimensions are being taught at Pymble – and not just the ‘tech’. Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and Coding are increasingly become critical foundations to all subjects, and all vocations – which are embedded in our curriculums. Changes in our NSW Government Curriculum and the criticality of early learning and different methods of pedagogy and class environments including the effective use of technology are all design inputs to our refreshed Pymble strategy.

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LEADERSHIP Chair of College Council’s Speech Night Report Our Master Planning 2030 is already well underway. Informed by Pymble’s strategy, we are defining a multi-staged physical facility program which will ensure we have the learning environments to enable the highest possible quality of learning for many decades to come. This Master Planning is led by Kate and Allan Stewart and overseen by David Myers and the Asset Management Committee. Your girls will be the beneficiaries of these new facilities. And I am delighted that Braith Williams, Roger Parker and Geoff McWilliam, all previous AMC Chairs on Council, have agreed to be part of a Master Planning Steering Group who will oversee the space and architectural design, physical planning and construction. I plan to show you these very exciting future plans at next year's Speech Day.

One-hundred and fifty Pymble graduates aged 18 to 30, had the opportunity to meet 70 mentors. Thank you to Li-Enn Koo, and the ESU Committee, our panel and mentors. We will be holding this again in May and I strongly encourage you to be involved. This is a true differentiator – if we are true to 'always a Pymble girl' – this community can play an important role in supporting our girls with vacationer and work experience roles, with mentoring and career advice and support. In concluding, well done to all our outstanding girls on an amazing year. Take a minute to thank your Mums and Dads for sending you to Pymble. I wish you all a very safe and happy Christmas. Thank you. Mr James Hunter, Chair of College Council

We have also initiated a branding refresh for Pymble; fresh, passionate and differentiated – we will involve your girls in a brand which celebrates our girls, their diverse ambitions and achievements and the impact they will have on shaping our world. At a Council level we welcome Fiona Roughley to our Council; an ex-student who left in 2001 but is already recognised by Doyle’s as one of Australia’s leading barristers in commercial litigation and dispute resolution – and Fiona has a passion for education.

We farewell Glenda Butler, our Council Secretary who has worked closely with Council for nine years. Thank you, Glenda, for your dedication, your attention to detail around all matters of governance, regulation and compliance. And I also wanted to thank all my colleagues on Council who commit substantial time and expertise in these probono roles – thank you, and make special mention of Meredith Scott; our Deputy Chair, Chair of the Audit Risk Finance Committee, member of our Nominations and Governance Committee – your support and friendship is greatly appreciated. Like all good Boards, we undergo continuous succession planning and in October we initiated a succession planning process with external support to ensure our Council always has high quality, skilled leaders and successors identified who share the cultural alignment and passion for Pymble. In 2020 we will welcome a record of more than 400 new students to Pymble with our Icebreaker Cocktail Party on 21 February. I encourage everyone to attend and make these families feel very welcome. We also received exceptional feedback on the joint Alumni and Chairman’s Cocktail Party this year in May, held at the top of Barangaroo.

Madison Simson, Year 10 and Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal)

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LEADERSHIP Pymble Ladies’ College Council 2019

Mr James Hunter

Mrs Meredith Scott

Dr Kate Hadwen

BSc, DipEd, MBA, MAICD

BEc, FCA, GAICD

Chair of College Council

Deputy Chair of College Council

PhD, MEd, Grad Cert Ed (School L’ship), BTeach

The Reverend Stephen Aynsley

Mr Chris Fydler OAM

Ms Melinda Graham

Dr Kate Highfield

LLB (Hons), BComm, GAICD

LLB (Hons)

BTeach, BEd, MEd, PhD

Prof Gurjhinder Malhi

Mr David Myers

Mr Simon Rothery

Ms Anne Empson

MBChB, BSc (Hons), MD, FRCPsych, FRANZCP

BBuild, MRICS

BEcon, GDipAppFin(SecInst), SF Fin

BCom, GDipTh, ATCL, CPA, GAICD

Principal

BTh

Ex-Officio Member

Mrs Kristen Wydell BBus (Accounting), FCA

Ms Fiona Crawford

College Council Secretariat

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LEADERSHIP Principal’s Speech Night Report we don’t want to go co-ed). Anyway, at the end of the night as we walked the girls home, one remarked “I’ve actually had the best night” like it came as a big shock to her, she followed this by explaining “It wasn’t awkward at all”, I decided to take this as a compliment.

Dr Kate Hadwen, Principal

(As delivered to the College at the Secondary School Speech Night, 3 December 2019.) Good evening, I would like to add my warm welcome to that of our Chair’s to our special guests, families and staff and of course our fabulous Pymble girls. Standing here in the Great Hall of Knox Grammar School reminds me of one of the funniest nights I’ve had to date at Pymble. Picture this: it’s a Saturday night and Mr Bell and I are having dinner with the Year 9 Boarders. Now given it was a Saturday night, the invitation to dine with the Principal was in fie ce competition with other invitations and prior arrangements, so we ended up with eight girls – about half the group. After a bit of awkward conversation about the events of the week, holiday plans and the like, the girls started to loosen up, and we moved onto unpacking the allimportant Knox Dance, which is held here in the Great Hall. The boys’ sweaty hands featured with the girls exclaiming “Oh, Dr Hadwen you just had to give yourself to it” – (I was hoping the comment was referring to the sweaty hands only!). My favourite story was of the girls deciding to collectively adopt a persona ‘Nicolette’ as they moved from partner to partner, so began the introductions “Hi I’m Nicolette”, “Hi, I’m Nicolette”. One very smart young man cottoned on saying, “gee there’s been a run of Nicolettes, what’s the chances of that?” Another who thought he could try it on in reverse introduced himself as Tom, to which his Pymble partner remarked “Well that’s odd because your socks say Sam, so is it Sam or Tom?” (and people wonder why

Following on from the great work of my predecessor Vicki Waters, and stepping into the role as Principal of Pymble Ladies’ College, Australia’s largest and arguably most prestigious school for girls, with a list of accomplishments as referenced by the Chair of Council, the move could have left even me with sweaty palms! The pressure of living up to these standards was certainly not lost on me. However, in true Pymble style our girls and staff welcomed me with open arms and more importantly open hearts. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been at the school for just under five months, some days it feels like it could have been five years and then when I weigh up my corporate knowledge against that of our longer standing staff members, it’s really more like five minutes! There have been some favourite and not-so favourite moments. I’ve loved the dinners Mr Bell and I have hosted for you, dropping into your classes, all the visitors to my office, watching sport, robotics, dance, drama, music and concerts, speaking at Assemblies, the colour run, spending time with staff, the hugs (special shout out to Rev Lorenzo), meeting parents and so many more special memories already created. I didn’t love the ice-bucket challenge – girls, the price has doubled for next year to $1,000, and I’m not interested in hearing ‘sold’ from the audience tonight!

All this fun aside, it’s fair to say my start at the College was a challenge for us all. The passing of a student is a school’s worst nightmare; as educators, we pray we never have to carry our communities through such a tragedy. Taking that phone call is scarred in my memory, I’ve never felt so helpless, so wracked with sadness and frankly so terrified; suddenly the privilege of leading this incredible school full of

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amazing young women who have so much to live for felt like a pressure I may not be able to carry. We all struggled to make sense of it. As Christmas approaches, I’d ask you to keep Jemima’s family, her friends and those who knew and loved her in your thoughts and prayers during what will no doubt be a very difficult time I thought long and hard about whether I would speak about this tonight, some of you might have preferred I leave it in the past, others will be grateful. There are a few things however, that as the year comes to a close, girls, I need you to hear. Each of you will undoubtedly know someone who is struggling or has struggled; research tells us you are much more likely to access support from each other than from us; we know this is a huge load to carry. Girls, not many things truly frighten me; I don't lie awake at night worrying about that many things, I mostly sleep well, other than on this one topic. This one thing deeply concerns me.

This I need you to listen to. Girls, I see potential in each of you. I see your inner beauty, the lion, who sits proudly on your College badge, whose roar could raise a nation. I see boundless possibilities. I see opportunity and I see hope and aspiration. I see you. In my lifetime I’ve learnt that the will of God will never take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us. I’ve learnt that pressure is a privilege; it’s borne from the belief others have in you, from their desire to see you succeed, to awaken in you the possibilities that are so clear to them. This pressure is a privilege. Girls, there is always hope and something to live for even if it’s the move from Knox in Socks to the Shormal; the next step is possible – no matter who we are today or how awkward things are for us, there is always a next step towards the hope of what tomorrow holds. The wellbeing of our girls has always been, and continues to be, at the forefront of all at Pymble.

LEADERSHIP Term 3 was a term of gathering data as we continue to refine and further develop our p ograms. It was pleasing to see that in all the sub-schools our girls reported feeling a strong sense of belonging to the College. To build on this sense of belonging, we are implementing exciting initiatives including reducing the numbers in connect groups to around 16 students and having both connect teachers and heads of years travel with the girls through the Secondary School from Years 7 to 12. This will enable our staff to get to know the girls over a number of years and better support the longterm growth and development of each student. Work has begun on developing the Pymble Care Continuum which is likely to focus on citizenship, healthy lifestyles, student voice and life skills. We are looking forward to inviting national and international experts to work with the team next year as we build this exciting program for our girls which will help them flourish both now and in their years after Pymble. Academically we are leveraging off the strong foundation of excellence that already exists at the College. We will continue the tradition of outstanding HSC results while looking to tilt our focus in Kindergarten to Year 10 towards the development of capabilities with a strong emphasis on growth and progress. Semester 1 2020 will see the launch of our new window into Pymble, the College Portal that will connect all areas of the school, better enabling us to communicate with parents, staff and students. Structurally, we are excited to announce the commitment to classes of no more than 20 students in Years 11 and 12 from 2020 with the vision that in the future classes across the College will be no more than 24. Sounds busy, doesn’t it! Trust me, it is. I am excited to say that our staff and girls are leading the change initiatives and working with great enthusiasm under this added, but positive pressure. I most humbly thank our fabulous Deputy Principal, Julie Shaw, whose support and infectious energy has carried the team through this Semester. Thank you to her capable and always-smiling assistant Katie Haynes. My thanks to the hard working Senior Executive Andy Lang, Justin Raymond, Lamia Rockwell and Allan Stewart, our College Chaplains, the Executive team, Carolyn Burgess and the boarding staff along with our teaching, operation and administration staff and their families who juggle their own commitments to support each girl to strive for her highest and find the joy in each day. Girls, YOU are their passion project; the beneficiary of their nurturing style of teaching and leading. Their vision for your future and desire to see you succeed has no boundaries and knows no limits; perhaps that’s why at times you feel the pressure, it’s borne from the privilege of being surrounded by staff who love and care for you and are deeply invested in the hope of what tomorrow holds for you.

particular, James thank you for so generously giving of your time to support the school, we are so fortunate to have such a committed Chair who is deeply interested in the life of the College and is only ever a phone call away when needed; thanks also to your lovely wife Katrina for the support you give James behind the scenes. Following on from the successful strategic plan Towards 2020, we are looking forward to presenting to the community later next year what lies Beyond 2020 for Pymble Ladies’ College. ‘If you want to be the best you’ve got to outsource the rest.’ I love this saying, it’s liberating, it gives us permission to focus, after all what we say ‘no’ to, allows us to do the ‘yes’ with excellence. To my support crew, the beautiful Shannon Sengupta my amazing assistant who never makes me feel awkward, even when I come in complaining that if I have to walk one more metre in those crazy shark shoes I’m going to lose it (trust me you don’t want to walk a mile in my shoes!). Thank you to my incredibly supportive family and in particular my hubby Matt. Thanks darling for respecting that I don’t want to eat broccoli anymore, but on a more serious note thanks for loving every version of me, even the tired and grumpy, home late version.

Thank you to our Pymble families for the trust you place in us, and for all you sacrifice in o der to give your daughters the gift of an outstanding education. To our boarding families, who like to remind me Pymble is a boarding school that happens to have a few thousand Day Girls, we pray for much needed rain over the break. Finally, to the class of 2019. What a pleasure it has been getting to know you. You’ve come a long way from Knox in Socks. I’m so glad you loved the cupcakes, thank you for appreciating the comments on your trial papers. Girls you epitomise all that is special about a Pymble education. It was once said that “Stubbornness is a gift…so long as you’re right!” Girls, be stubborn about your goals and dreams, you will learn that not everything is within your control and that to achieve your dreams there will be sacrifice. ou’ll learn that you can have it all, but not at the same time; however, most importantly you will grow to learn what I already know to be true – YOU represent the stubbornness, for YOU are the gift; and girls, I know I’m right!

It’s clear to me that the governance and strategic direction of the College has been an area of excellence for Pymble for many years. Thank you to James Hunter, our Chair of College Council, Meredith Scott, Deputy Chair and all our Council members. The time you have invested in supporting my transition into Pymble has been deeply appreciated. In

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Dr Kate Hadwen, Principal

LEADERSHIP Staff 2019 College Leaders Principal: Mrs V. Waters (Terms 1 & 2), Dr K. Hadwen (Terms 3 & 4) Deputy Principal: Mrs J. Shaw Dean of Curriculum Innovation: Mr J. Raymond Dean of Students: Ms L. Rockwell Head of Senior School: Mrs N. Wyse Head of Upper School: Mrs M. Boyd Head of Middle School: Mrs J. O’Donnell Head of Junior School: Mr N. Walker (Terms 1 & 2) Mrs A. Plant (Acting) (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Head of Preparatory School: Mrs K. Ahearn Director of Studies: Mr S. Dunk General Manager: Mr A. Stewart Director of Finance: Mr A. Lang Director of Teaching & Learning: Ms P. Allen Director – Professional Practice: Mrs M. McMahon Director – Partnerships: Mrs A. Schumacher Director – Research and Development: Dr S. Loch Director – Innovative Technologies: Mr A. England Director – Human Resources: Ms C. Reynolds (Terms 1, 2 & 3) Director – Community Engagement: Mrs K. Mancey Director – Sport & Activities: Mr C. Anderson (Terms 1 & 2) Mr S. Clark (Acting) (Terms 3 & 4) Director of Boarding: Mrs C. Burgess

Chaplains Rev P. Bent Rev L. Rodriguez Torres

Student Support Services Mrs L. Lim (Head of Learning Support) Mrs S. Lipczynski (Administrative Assistant)

Preparatory School Mrs K. Edwards Mrs L. Norton Mrs G. Roberts Ms A. To

Junior School Mrs G. Wright (Co-ordinator) Mrs V. Adamovich Ms K. Della-Valle (Term 1) Mrs J. Dreverman Mrs D. Lewis

Mrs B. Pratt Mrs L. Tysoe Mrs T. Wilson

Secondary School Mrs J. Chamberlain Mrs J. Collins Ms N. Doria (Term 1) Miss S. Eisner Ms E. Gray Mrs A. Skyba Ms C. Truong (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Mrs H. Venkataramanan

Counsellors Mrs D. Saab (Lead Counsellor) (Term 1) Miss J. Chew (Lead – Psychological Services) (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Mrs D. Anderson Miss J. Chew (Term 1) Dr S. McMahon Ms A. McCann (Term 1) Miss B. Newey (Terms 3 & 4) Mrs H. Tucker (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Mrs M. Turnbull

Careers & Tertiary Advisor Mr A. Kozyra

High Potential Learning Co-ordinator Mrs S. Drane

Out of Hours Care Mrs F. Stevenson (Co-ordinator) Mrs. C. Bigham Miss. A. Ibbotson Mrs S. Kelso Ms E. Yamamoto (Administrative Assistant – OSHC)

Preparatory School Mrs K. Ahearn (Head of Preparatory School) Mrs T. Frater (Deputy Head of Preparatory School) Mrs A. Anderson Mrs K. Barten (Terms 1, 2 & 3) Mrs M. Belle Ms L. Bird Miss E. Boyd Mrs A. Broadfoot Ms C. Casey Mrs S. Colquhoun Mrs M. Cook Miss E. Dorsen Ms T. Farlow Mrs S. Gentle Mrs S. Hyde Mrs A. McMahon (Administrative

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Assistant) (Terms 3 & 4) Miss A. Murphy Miss J. Ng Mrs A. Phillips Mrs L. Tancred Mrs H. Underwood (Administrative Assistant) (Terms 1, 2 & 3) Miss C. Vermeer

Junior School Mr N. Walker (Head of Junior School) (Terms 1 & 2) Mrs A. Plant (Deputy Head of Junior School) (Term 1), (Acting Head of Junior School) (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Mrs C. Anderson Ms P. Benton Miss S. Bhargava Mr D. Brown (Term 1) Mrs T. Burton Mrs E. Clutterham Ms N. Davey (Acting Deputy Head of Junior School) (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Mrs C. Durrant Ms B. Garson Mrs S. Gartner Miss R. Gibson (Terms 3 & 4) Mrs K. Giles Mrs K. Hanson Mrs H. Holobrodskyj (Administrative Assistant) Mrs A. Hooper (Assistant to the Head & Deputy Head of Junior School) Ms M. Itzcovitz Mrs R. Kingsell Mrs M. Kotian Miss A. Lioe Mr J. Lister Mr S. Loker (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Mrs H. Marich Mrs M. Medeiros Mrs N. Michie Miss J. Mitchell Miss M. Mu Sung Ms J. Plummer Mrs E. Porter Mrs S. Recchia Mr S. Robinson Ms L. Seymour Mrs A. Tedesco Mr J. Turnbull Mr M. Tyson Mrs S. Ward Miss S. Wells Mrs M. Wilson Mrs J. Worthington

Secondary School Head of Senior School: Mrs N. Wyse Deputy Head of Senior School – Learning: Ms J. Mitchell

LEADERSHIP Deputy Head of Senior School – Year 12: Mrs A. Pryor Deputy Head of Senior School – Year 11: Miss P. Gallardo Head of Upper School: Mrs M. Boyd Deputy Head of Upper School – Learning: Mrs K. Maksimovic Deputy Head of Upper School – Year 10: Ms G. Ventura Deputy Head of Upper School – Year 9: Miss M. Lombard Head of Middle School: Mrs J. O’Donnell Deputy Head of Middle School – Learning: Ms H. McNelly Deputy Head of Middle School – Year 8: Mrs J. Wells Deputy Head of Middle School – Year 7: Mrs K. White

Art, Design & Applied Technologies Ms N. DeLosa (Head of Learning Area – Art, Design & Applied Technologies) Mrs C. Angus (Terms 3 & 4) Mr D. Brown Miss R. Cassidy Ms C. Charalambidis Miss H. Cusiter Mrs N. Easterbrook (Visual Arts Technical Assistant) Mr P. Ellis Mr D. Del Favero Mr A. England Miss T. Fayne Mr W. Frohlich (Technical Assistant – Workshop) (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Mrs A. Graham (Terms 1 & 2) Ms H. Hansby Ms A. Harris Ms K. Hassett (Terms 1 & 2) Mrs S. Khurshed (Term 4) Miss L. Macaulay Mrs K. Maksimovic Mrs S. McCorquodale Mrs M. Moar Mrs N. Nelson Miss R. Prouty Mr J. Raymond Ms M. Schumann Mrs J. Smith (Technology & Applied Studies Assistant) Mrs K. Wiedemann (Technology & Applied Studies Assistant)

English Mrs A. Reynolds (Head of Learning Area – English) Mrs S. Budd Ms M. Carr Mrs A. Dammery Dr K. French

Mrs F. Hamilton Mr A. Heggie Mrs J. Hodgson Miss K. Houghton Ms J. Howe Mrs MA. Jones Ms B. Labram Mrs M. McMahon Ms J. Mitchell Mrs E. O’Brien Mrs J. O’Donnell Mrs S. Raniga Mrs C. Reid Mrs A. Russell Mr M. Stern Mr J. Swinson Mrs J. Torta Mrs N. Wyse

Library

Geography, Business Studies & Economics

Mrs C. Kerr (Head of Learning Area – Mathematics) Mrs C. Cooper Miss B. Davis Mr M. Feng Mrs D. Greenberg Mrs K. Jackson Ms P. Kumar Mrs A. Kydd Ms P. Lau Miss J. Lee Mrs M. Millar Ms T. Mimmo Mrs J. Morgan (Administrative Assistant) Mr B. Morrison Mrs D. Munro Ms P. Prosser Ms C. Smith Mrs J. Squires Mrs M. Ward Mr M. Way Mrs K. Williams (Terms 1 & 2) Mrs H. Wright

Mr T. Lucas (Head of Learning Area – Geography, Business Studies & Economics) Mr J. Adby (Terms 1, 2 & 3) Mr R. Besgrove Ms F. Cole Mr R. Howells Mr L. Hume Mrs M. Hunt Mr G. Jones Mr G. Langford Mrs N. Moylan Mrs A. Wright

History, Society & Ethics Miss C. Warth (Head of Learning Area – History, Society & Ethics) Ms P. Allen Rev P. Bent (Chaplain) Mr T. Chuan (Terms 1 & 2) Mrs S. Drane Mr S. Dunk Mrs A. Engelen Mr P. Fathers Mrs S. Flatt Ms C. Foley Dr S. Loch Mr J. McDermott (Terms 3 & 4) Mr D. McKinlay Mrs J. McMillan Mrs S. Nicholson Mr M. Peacock Mrs R. Purvis Rev L. Rodriguez Torres (Chaplain) Dr A. Rome Mr R. Stewart Mrs P. Thomas Mrs J. Wells

Mrs N. Merchant (Head of Information and Library Services) Miss D. Beaumont (Term 4) Mrs S. Colquhoun Miss A. Gartland Mrs H. Giltrap Ms J. Hibburt Ms J. Martin (Terms 1, 2 & 3) Miss S. Nolan (Terms 3 & 4) Mrs S. Patmore Mrs J. Rossington (Term 2) Mrs J. Scott Mrs J. Spencer Ms T. Zwar

Mathematics

Modern & Classical Languages Mrs S. Bussien (Head of Learning Area – Modern & Classical Languages) Mr J. Adams Mrs S. Cepraga Mr R. Criscitelli Mrs M. Gee Mrs M. Izuishi Ms E. Lee Miss M. Lombard Ms H. McNelly Mr J. Warren Mrs A. Wawryka Mrs S. Xie

Performing Arts Mr M. Stafford (Head of Learning Area – Performing Arts)

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LEADERSHIP Staff 2019 Mrs S. Turner (Director of Music) Ms L. Bain (Term 1) Miss K. Cluff Mrs N. Colbey Ms T. Fletcher (Terms 1 & 2) Ms M. Hanrahan-Tan (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Mrs J. Hare Mrs E. Kerr (Terms 3 & 4) Mr K. Schweinberger Mrs R. Sorbello (Administrative Assistant) Ms T. Sweetman

Personal Development, Health & Physical Education

Dr K. Spence (Term 1) Mrs N. Stanfiel Mrs J. Thompson (Term 3) Mrs L. Thompson Mrs A. Thorne Mr A. Timmis Dr K. Wood

Operational Staff College Services Mrs F. Scavia (Manager) Mrs H. Cruikshank (Terms 3 & 4) Mrs J. Hewitt (Terms 1 & 2) Mrs R. Humphrey (Terms 3 & 4) Miss J. Mapoon Mrs A. McMahon (Terms 1 & 2) Mrs A. Stratton (Terms 3 & 4) Ms L. Woolnough (Terms 1 & 2)

Mrs V. Harrison (Head of Learning Area – PDHPE) Miss L. Bliss Mrs R. Carrier (Term 4) Mrs A. Cruz Mr W. Dabassis (Term 4) Mrs C. Diakoumis Miss M. Gardiner Miss S. Halliday Miss R. Hämäläinen (Term 4) Miss K. Howie Mr A. Levin Miss L. Meakin Mrs K. Richter (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Miss K. Stapp Mrs K. White Mr T. Whitehead (Terms 2, 3 & 4)

Executive Administration

Science Mrs A. Paterson (Head of Learning Area – Science) (Term 1) Dr K. Spence (Head of Learning Area – Science) (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Mrs V. Agapides (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Mr G. Brennan (Terms 3 & 4) (Lab Assistant) Dr K. Bunny Mrs R. Campbell Mrs K. Cooley Mrs A. De Fraine Miss P. Gallardo Mr P. Hare Mrs T. Hartkopf-Theis (Lab Assistant) Ms B. Hessel (Term 1) Mr G. Jackson (Term 4) Miss E. Lau Mr C. Le Bescont (Term 4) Mr B. Long Mrs E. Lyons Mrs S. Mathis Dr G. McCarthy Mrs K. Michie Mrs B. Phimister (Lab Manager) Mrs B. Pickover (Lab Assistant) Mrs S. Rivett Mrs R. Rudd Mrs A. Sargent

Mrs M. Alexander (Administrative Assistant – Curriculum) Mrs R. Boyd (Executive Assistant to The Principal) (Terms 1 & 2) Miss R. Carmody (Administrative Assistant – Middle School) Ms F. Crawford (College Council Secretariat) (Term 4) Mrs A. Chambers (Senior School Academic Administration Co-ordinator) Mrs H. Chenery (Administrative Assistant – Senior School) (Terms 1, 2 & 3) Mrs R. Hawkins (Administrative Assistant – Dean of Students & Dean of Curriculum Innovation) Mrs B. Hickson (Administrative Assistant – Senior School and College Receptionist) Mrs K. Haynes (Personal Assistant – Deputy Principal) Mrs C. Mortlock-Chapman (Upper School Academic Administration Co-ordinator) Mrs P. Munro (College Receptionist) Mrs P. Rodrigues (Administrative Assistant – Director of Studies) Mrs S. Sengupta (Middle School Academic Administration Co-ordinator) (Terms 1 & 2), (Executive Assistant to The Principal) (Terms 3 & 4) Mrs S. Seymour (Administrative Assistant – Upper School) Mrs W. Siu-Chew Lee (Administrative Assistant – Curriculum Office) (Terms 1, 2 & 3) Mrs T. Tysoe (Middle School Academic Administration Co-ordinator) (Terms 3 & 4)

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Ms R. Volonakis (Administrative Assistant – Middle School) Mrs S. Watts (Administrative Assistant – Upper School) Mrs P. Williams (Administrative Assistant – Senior School)

Human Resources Ms C. Reynolds (Director – Human Resources) (Terms 1, 2 & 3) Mrs C. Chandler (Human Resources Advisor) Miss J. Curran (Human Resources Assistant) Mrs F. Ridler (Human Resources Assistant) (Terms 3 & 4) Mrs J. Morcomb (Human Resources Assistant) Miss A. Shepherd (Human Resources Assistant) (Terms 1 & 2) Ms E. Tavener (Human Resources Administrative Assistant – Sport and Activities)

Finance Mr A. Lang (Director – Finance) Mrs M. Bryant (Finance Manager) Mrs S. Clark (Senior Payroll Officer Mrs E. Corderoy (Finance Officer Ms L. Jin (Payroll Assistant) (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Ms F. Kwang (Accounts Payable Officer Mrs M. Shashank (Financial Support Administrator) Mrs M. Zhu (Assistant Accountant)

Risk & Compliance Ms M. Townsend (Director of Risk & Compliance)

Information Technology Mr A. England (Director – Innovative Technologies) Mrs S. Bahrami Jam (Database Administrator) Mr J. Batey (Service Desk Technician) (Terms 3 & 4) Mr D. Brown (Digital Learning Leader) (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Ms E. Burgess (Projects Co-ordinator) Mr X. Cai (Lead Infrastructure Engineer) Mr N. Carvalheiro (Infrastructure Engineer) Mrs B. Cassidy (Digital Learning Leader) Mr T. Cousins (Service Desk Technician) Mr K. Griffin (Service Desk echnician) Mr W. Rowland (Infrastructure Manager) Mr I. Sandejas (Web Developer) (Terms 3 & 4)

LEADERSHIP Mr F. Shu (Service Desk Manager) Mrs Y. Takedomi (Database Administrator) (Term 1) Mr R. Warneke (AV Services Co-ordinator) (Terms 1 & 2) Mr N. Zannakis (Service Desk Technician)

Community Engagement Mrs K. Mancey (Director – Community Engagement)

Marketing, Communications & Enrolments Miss S. Chae (Community Events Assistant) (Terms 3 & 4) Mrs M. Coleman (Community Events Manager) Miss J. Davis (Community Engagement Co-ordinator) Mrs J. Garment (Community Marketing Co-ordinator) Mrs L. Ireland (Enrolments Co-ordinator) Mrs S. Jurgen-Ondaatjie (Enrolments Assistant) Mrs A. Lees (Assistant Editor) (Terms 3 & 4) Mrs M. Lee (Communications Specialist) (Terms 1 & 2) Mrs C. Medworth (Community Events Assistant) (Term 1) Mrs R. Pearce (Enrolments Manager 7-12) Mrs C. Stock (Enrolments Manager K-6) Ms J. Walker (Graphic Designer) Miss L. Walker (Communications Manager) (Terms 3 & 4)

Development & Alumni Relations Mrs K. Corcoran (Alumni Relations Manager) Mrs E. O’Carroll (Archivist)

College Shop Mrs J. Stewart (Manager) Mrs J. Hill Mrs F. Irish Mrs K. Thong Mrs M. Wilson

Gillian Moore Centre for Performing Arts Mrs T. Grelis (Theatre Manager) Miss S. Botta (Theatre Technician) Mr T. Colvin (Theatre Technician Co-ordinator)

Co-Curricular Music Mrs S. Turner (Director of Music) Ms L. Bain Mrs S. Blackman (Terms 1 & 2) Mrs N. Colbey (Head of Strings) Mrs S. Crawford Ms M. Hanrahan-Tan (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Mrs J. Hare Mr K. Schweinberger Mr M. Stafford (Head of Bands) Mrs R. Sorbello (Administrative Assistant)

Co-Curricular Sport & Activities Mr C. Anderson (Director – Sport & Activities) (Terms 1 & 2) Mr S. Clark (Deputy Director – Sport & Activities) (Terms 1 & 2), (Acting Director – Sport & Activities) (Terms 3 & 4) Mr M. Jenkins (Head of Sport) Mrs J. Olsen (Head of Activities) Miss K. Aitchison Mrs M. Alibuyog (Terms 3 & 4) Mrs S. Barham Miss A. Britton (Terms 3 & 4) Miss T. Calderwood Miss A. Clark (Administrative Assistant – Activities) (Terms 3 & 4) Mrs V. Clyne Mr M. Dellevergin Mrs K. Edwards Mr E. Ellwood-Hall Mr J. Foss Mrs T. Frost (Administrative Assistant – Sport) (Terms 1, 2 & 3) Mr J. Garrad Mrs A. Gestier Mrs A. Halcrow (Terms 1, 2 & 3) Mrs S. Hibburt Miss C. Horiatopoulos Mrs B. Hubbard Mrs K. Hughes Miss K. Johnstone (Terms 3 & 4) Miss A. Kapoor Mrs C. Lang Mr B. Lawrence Miss E. Lees Mr B. Lehnen Mr M. Massih Mrs F. McDermott Miss B. Moore Ms C. Moore (Term 1) Mr S. Pennington Mrs A. Priestley Mr S. Qu Miss G. Rees (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Mr R. Rodrigues Mr J. Rojas Diaz

Mr K. Schmidt (Terms 1 & 2) Mr J. Scoines Miss L. Speechley Ms M. Stevenson (Terms 1 & 2) Miss L. Walker (Administrative Assistant – Activities) (Terms 1 & 2) Miss A. Williams (Term 4) Ms D. Walsham Mrs V. Welsh Mrs M. Zahra

Operational Services Mr A. Stewart (General Manager) Mr C. Eliades (School Crossing Supervisor) Mrs L. Petit (Administrative Assistant)

Facilities Mr M. Boyes (Campus Manager) Mr C. Munro (Assistant Campus Manager) Mr A. Bringolf Mr D. Goodwin Mrs N. Price (Administrative Assistant) (Term 2) Mrs W. Radford (Administrative Assistant) Ms S. Shields Mr S. Sumners Mr D. Tomlin Mrs J. Wiersma (Facilities Co-ordinator)

Boarding Mrs C. Burgess (Director of Boarding) Mrs J. Christian (Administrative Assistant – Boarding)

House Supervisors Mrs L. Geddes (Goodlet) Miss K. Glover (Marden) Ms A. Graham (Lang)

Assistant House Supervisors Ms E. Allsopp Mrs M. Brooke Miss L. Carr Miss G. Ellis Ms J. Feist Miss H. Jones Ms L. Shand Ms N. Wilkins

Health Care Centre Mrs B. Foster (Manager) Mrs L. Green (Manager) Mrs J. Makin (Manager) (Term 1) Miss Y. Stanton (Manager) (Term 2) Mrs R. Howe (Administrative Assistant) Ms G. Whitney

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LEADERSHIP Head Prefect’s Report The Collective Dream

Onyinye Nwamadi, Year 12

2019 1 Dream It was a struggle, at first, to find a the for the year. Thinking of a theme for the upcoming year of 2019 included many Prefect meetings, many inspirational quotes and many ‘creative’ coffees. We had many options, for example, ‘2019 nice teens’, ‘2019 cleans’ and our favourite, ‘2019 queens’, and many more. As random and funny as some were, we knew they didn’t resonate with nor reflect the vision we as a p efect body had pictured.

The Theme The 2019 theme looks at the collective dream, the Pymble Dream. Where girls in all aspects of the school; academics, sports, activities, music and community service would strive and support simultaneously. As Dr Marden said, the Pymble community would “uplift the standards of the nation” and “contribute meaningfully to the local and global communities”. We wanted to build a home of learning and love for all girls so when adversity comes, they know they’re not alone. Where sisterhood and womanhood go hand in hand. The banner was made by a small group of talented Year 12 students. The Jacaranda Tree, a symbol that embodies the essence of Pymble, the motto, the values. The lion represents the Pymble girl growing through her life at Pymble. And together the Tree and Lion represent 2019 1 Dream. The banner was much more than a beautiful drawing, it was a reflection of Pymble’s past, present and future. A vision that lives in everyone, that connects us, a dream that we as a College strive for.

To create this dream, we reminded the girls that the little things count just as much. Nothing is more contagious than a smile or compliment. The respect we have for our teachers and other peers is shown through our actions. The gratitude that comes with achieving. The love here at Pymble is infectious and we wanted to continue this. From the Boarders sporting their pink jerseys during Boarders’ Week, to the Indigenous girls dancing at the Indigenous Round of sport, to the da Vinci Decathlon girls winning, the Pymble girls were there cheering and supporting each other.

Class of 2019 To the class of 2019, to the class of the new NESA, we love you. Every single girl has grown from their first days at Pymble whether that was in Kindergarten, Year 7 or Year 11. We are so proud of what we have achieved in school, sport and the wider community. Mrs Bosch said we were the butterfly year; starting as new caterpillars, but by the end becoming beautiful butterflies, all of us with a unique pattern printed on us. It is with hindsight though that you can see, and it might seem scary, going out into the real world without seeing the warming smiles of the 290 other girls you had for life. Remember the values, both the school’s and yours, no one can ever take them from you. Keep flying, keep d eaming.

To Jemima Your light and warmth will forever be remembered. We love you. We miss you.

Onyinye Nwamadi, Head Prefect

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LEADERSHIP Deputy Head Prefect’s Report 2019 I Dream A ‘Pymble girl’ is defined by her sense of independence, courageous spirit and love for her community. In true ‘Pymble girl’ spirit, every student embraced the opportunities of 2019 and continued to “strive for the highest” in areas ranging from music, to debating, to touch football and community service.

Sophie Mok, Year 12

This year, through our theme, we placed an emphasis on ‘striving for OUR highest’. While the theme for 2019 can be read as ‘2019 1 dream’, it can also be interpreted as ‘2019 I dream’, which encourages students to imagine what ‘extraordinary’ looks like for them individually. In a society where there is pressure to be the person who is the best or smartest or fastest, we wanted to remind students of the importance of recognising outstanding personal achievement. Success is different for each individual and cannot be compared from person to person. Along with the rest of the Prefect body throughout the year, we have celebrated the unique achievements of students and helped to reinforce the importance of having a strong sense of self-worth and pride.

Thank You We would like to thank the people whose commitment, contribution and passion made 2019 the incredible year it was. To Mrs Waters, thank you for your visionary leadership of the College over the last 12 years and for inspiring us with your endless dedication and passion for education. To Mrs Shaw, Ms Rockwell, Mrs Wyse, Mrs Pryor and previous Year Co-ordinators, thank you for your humour, support and guidance. To Reverend Rodriguez Torres and Reverend Bent, thank you for the constant force of joy which you spread throughout the school. To all staff, both teaching and operational, thank you for making an incredible school environment for us.

Finally, to Dr Hadwen, thank you for taking Pymble under your wing with an open heart and in particular for treating the Senior School with such kindness. In the short time we have had together, you have inspired us with your enthusiastic, genuine and personal approach to leadership. We know that Pymble is in safe hands.

Final Words It has been a privilege to be a part of the Pymble community for 13 years. My memories of Pymble will always be centred around the wonderful people who I have connected with and their endless love and spirit. To Onyi and the Prefect body of 2019, thank you for your intense dedication, fiery passion and seemingly limitless energy. To the graduating class of 2019, I am so proud of all we have achieved during our time together and thank you for all your energy and enthusiasm. Remember that every one of you is infinitely valuable and I cannot imagine a more exceptional group of young women to graduate with. Continue being the beautiful, kind and loving girls you are and best of luck for wherever the future takes you.

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Sophie Mok, Onyinye Nwamadi and Phoebe Kinsey, Year 12 Onyinye Nwamadi, Year 12 Isabella Natale and Onyinye Nwamadi, Year 12 Onyinye Nwamadi and Sophie Mok, Year 12 Sarah Su, Sophie Mok, Katrina Woo, Selena You, Mr Ryan Stewart, Zahra Bilal and Ella Dufficy, Year 12

And for the last time, Sophie and Onyi signing off.

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Sophie Mok, Deputy Head Prefect

LEADERSHIP Student Representative Council Chrismixer Starting our term as SRC, we held a Christmas event to wrap up the year in 2018 with high spirits. Students from Years 7 to 12 were invited to come and take photos with Santa, and to buy festive snacks and items from our Pound Sale.

GALentine’s Day As Valentine’s Day came around at the start of Term 1, we saw the perfect opportunity to celebrate the beautiful relationships between staff, students and peers within our Pymble community. Our Valentine’s initiative, GALentine’s Day, was a way to encourage girls to express their gratitude and appreciation for their friendships with peers and relationships with teachers. Staff and students were given the chance to purchase chocolate roses and cards to send to each other, which were delivered by our wonderful SRC.

“It was so amazing seeing how excited everyone was about the Valentine's Day initiative, and how much joy it brought to people.” – Isabelle Ho, Year 9

The Student Representative Council (SRC) of 2018-19 aspired to strengthen inter-school student relationships and enhance both individual and collective student life at Pymble. We would like to extend a sincere thanks to all our SRC Representatives and the student body, for without their support and enthusiasm, none of these initiatives would have been possible. Our SRC experience was nothing short of a dream, and we are incredibly grateful to Ms Rockwell, Dr Loch, Mrs Hawkins, Mrs Alexander and all the staff who devoted their time and gave us their endless support, encouragement and trust throughout our leadership.

Girls’ Night In The SRC Prefects wanted to emphasise self-care and self-improvement as a primary focus during our captaincy. Speaking to the girls at a Combined Assembly about our ‘Glow-ups’, we addressed the importance of mental wellbeing and maintaining an open and positive mindset. As such, we held a Girls’ Night In during Term 2, where girls from Years 7 to 12 were invited to attend a night of face masks, hot chocolate and a screening of High School Musical. The event was a huge success and was the perfect opportunity for students to take time off and focus on their own wellbeing.

Meetings Within our meetings, we implemented a new system where we put girls into year groups to further discuss specific initiatives and ideas they would like to focus on within their respective schools. This gave the girls the opportunity to directly address concerns of their cohorts.

Initiatives We supported other areas of the Prefect body. Our collaboration with the Performing Arts Captains for the International Women’s Day Concert was a resounding success, and a powerful way to promote the female voice. On a smaller scale, the SRC delivered the wildly popular Digital News in Combined Assembly, and gave cake to the Year 12 girls following stressful exam periods. Katrina Woo and Jaime Bell, SRC President and Vice President

1 Carina Ye, Amy Cairns, Jaime Bell and Katrina Woo, Year 12

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LEADERSHIP Student Leaders 2019 Head Prefect: Onyinye Nwamadi

Deputy Head Prefect: Sophie Mok Boarding Head Prefect: Phoebe Kinsey

Boarding Deputy Head Prefect: Isabelle Duff Captains of Sport and Activities: Sally Guthrie and Matilda Pennington Captains of Music and the Arts: Sarah Boyd and Lucinda Denny Captains of Community Service: Grace Jarvis and Isabelle Nguyen Captain of Community Service K to 6: Isabella Natale Captains of Sustainability: Kelly Hua and Zoe Zhou

Student Representative Council (SRC)

House Captains

Vice President: Jaime Bell

Bennett Isabella Bardon and Saskia Newman

Council Secretary: Amy Cairns

Goodlet Isabelle Docker and Laura Kellaway

School Liaison Prefects

Hammond Eleanor McNaught and Elizabeth Woodhill

President: Katrina Woo

Council Treasurer: Carina Ye

Activities Co-ordinator Selena You

Preparatory School Liaison Prefects Kirsty Grabs, Rebecca Jones, Sarah Su, Dharma Surridge, Zara Sved and Lydia Yang Junior School Liaison Prefects Alexandria Bao-Ngoc Cung, Ayra Kassam, Sophie Knox, Tanya Lambinon, Sophie Lind, Jessie Lum, Georgina Sargent and Sophie Wruck Middle School Liaison Prefects Alexandra Egan, Paige Jackson and Shakira Tyson Upper School Liaison Prefects Jessica Brown, Kashmala Haidar and Emily Morrison Senior School Liaison Prefects Georgia Winter and Shirley Zhang

House Co-ordinator Nicole Freestone

Ingleholme Charlotte Dean and Bethany Ng Lang Eliza Johnson and Aisling Salvador Marden Arielle Madew and Hannah Trevitt Thomas Zahra Bilal and Lara Richards Wylie Sophia Carmody and Antonia Maher

Boarding Positions

Community and the Environment Ashley Jacobsson Boarders Representative Council (BRC) Tiffany Chan Marden Prefect Xhana Tishler Goodlet Prefect Shakira Tyson Sport and Arts Eleanor McNaught

Office Bearers Back Row: Zoe Zhou, Nicole Freestone, Sally Guthrie, Isabella Natale Second Row: Kelly Hua, Grace Jarvis, Lucinda Denny, Selena You, Phoebe Kinsey, Jaime Bell Front Row: Matilda Pennington, Katrina Woo, Onyinye Nwamadi, Mrs Vicki Waters (Principal), Sophie Mok, Isabelle Nguyen, Isabelle Duff Absent: Sarah Boyd

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LEADERSHIP Prefects

Back Row: Sally Guthrie, Rebecca Jones, Eleanor McNaught, Sophia Carmody, Amy Cairns, Nicole Freestone, Eliza Johnson, Aisling Salvador, Paige Jackson Fourth Row: Tanya Lambinon, Alexandra Egan, Sophie Knox, Zoe Zhou, Shakira Tyson, Isabelle Docker, Antonia Maher, Lucinda Denny, Grace Jarvis, Georgina Sargent, Arielle Madew, Isabella Natale Third Row: Selena You, Carina Ye, Isabella Bardon, Phoebe Kinsey, Elizabeth Woodhill, Xhana Tishler, Hannah Trevitt, Lara Richards, Georgia Winter, Zahra Bilal, Kashmala Haidar, Zara Sved, Charlotte Dean Second Row: Ayra Kassam, Tiffany Chan, Sophie Wruck, Jessica Brown, Dharma Surridge, Alexandria Bao-Ngoc Cung, Ashley Jacobsson, Kelly Hua, Jaime Bell, Jessie Lum, Sophie Lind, Laura Kellaway Front Row: Bethany Ng, Shirley Zhang, Isabelle Nguyen, Kirsty Grabs, Matilda Pennington, Onyinye Nwamadi, Mrs Vicki Waters (Principal), Sophie Mok, Emily Morrison, Isabelle Duff, Sarah Su, Katrina Woo, Lydia Yang Absent: Sarah Boyd, Saskia Newman

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PREPARATORY

Bhuvika Bhatia, Kindergarten

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Kindergarten Imaginative Writing If I was a Bird (Bird’s Eye Perspective) If I was a bird, I would fly over the Preparatory School playground and I would see little girls rolling down the green grassy hills. I would see lots of giggling girls making colourful powder. Then I would fly th ough the green wavy tall oak trees and then pass by the office and see Mrs McMahon helping the children get better when they fall over in the playground. Naomi Shi, KC If I was a beautiful bird flying over the Preparatory School, I would see all the noisy cars dropping the children to school. I would fly over the playg ound and see pretty flowers g owing as the girls walk past them. The girls walk into their classrooms with their bag and hat. I can see them picking flowers and the buzzing bees are getting nectar from the flowers. Alexandra Handley-Greaves, KC I see girls playing in the big sandpit. I see their large sandcastle. I fly th ough the sandpit to the large riverbed. I see girls working at their powder shops. I see pink, orange and yellow powder. Then I hear the loud bell ring. I see all the girls run very fast to their classrooms. It is like they are in a race. I see people lining up. I fly back to my high tree branch. My babies are hungry. I see bread on the floo . I fly to my nest and give it to my babies. They are not hungry anymore. I hear the lunch bell again. Girls run up to the equipment. People on the monkey bars look like birds flying. I fly to my favourite ee and I rest. I feel so happy with my babies. They are happy too. The bell rings and girls run to their classrooms ready to learn.

If I was a bird, I would fly over the Preparatory School playground and I would see little girls rolling down the green grassy hills. I flew a ound to see children learning in the classrooms. Then I saw flowers bloom in the riverbed. I saw red roses and purple lilies. I worked in a powder shop. Faye Li, KV I flew over the g een grass and the sun was shining. I saw some puffy clouds and lots of trees. The trees were having a wiggle in the wind. Then I flew over to the purple flower and smelled their perfume. Sana Iyer, KV

Loriah Zhang, KB As I fly over the P eparatory School, I can see the roofs of the classrooms. I can see the shining gardens. I can hear girls talking. I can see the rocky riverbed. I can hear girls talking in the riverbed. I can see cars. I can hear playing in the playground. Katie Shen, KF

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Listening Walk On our listening walk I heard birds singing They went chirp chirp I heard the wind blowing It went whoooooooosh I heard children laughing They went hahahaha Elaine Wang, KV

I flew over ymble Ladies’ College and I sat on the roof. When the people leave, I will fl down and pick up the crumbs they left, and it will be yummy! I will clean the floor for the kid when they come back. Chloe Qi, KV

Kindergarten Recounts My Winter Holiday In the holidays I went on an aeroplane to New Zealand with my mum and dad. First, I went skiing. It was so much fun. Next, I went in the swimming pool then I went to bed. I had a bunk bed to sleep in. When it was morning, I went out to have breakfast. I ate a sandwich. Finally, we went to the beach. It was a great holiday. Naomi Shi, KC On my winter holiday I went to Falls Creek. I watched a movie every night. I went down a blue run. I never fell down because I was so clever. I loved the restaurant. I had a hot chocolate. It was a super holiday! Matilda Richardson, KF

My Spring Holiday

During the holidays I went to visit my mummy in the hospital near my home. She had a little baby boy called Aidan. The baby cried and slept a lot. I got to sing him some songs to help him sleep which was lots of fun. Then I went home with my Grandpa and Grandma. I drew a picture of my new baby brother and the next day I took it to the hospital. We all liked it. My mummy and daddy also liked it. Sophia Chen, KC

My Spring Holiday During the holidays I went to the Gold Coast. I said, “are we there yet?” a lot of times. The next day I went to Movie World and I watched racing cars and went on a scary ride called Splash Mountain. It went backwards and was very fast. I got wet! The next day I went to Sea World. I saw some penguins and they were so cute. I watched a water show. The next morning I went to the water park and saw waves. I jumped over the waves.

Our Excursion to the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Ga den When we arrived we met the rangers. Next, we went for a bush walk. Then we went to see the little green frogs, they were very jumpy. We also saw some turtles. That was very funny. Then we held paperbark. It was very fun holding paperbark. I had a lovely time. Ivanka Jia, KF

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1 Alexandra Handley-Greaves, Bhuvika Bhatia, Lucy Ma, Sophia Chen, Vivienne Ren and Shanice Joshi, KC 2 Emma Feng, Jasmine Liu and Alexandra Handley-Greaves, KC 3 Pipi Chen, Jessica Xu, Emily Pu, Clarisse Chan, Jennifer Chen, Bhuvika Bhatia and Zining Wong, KC 4 Alice Shi, Kaylee Tian, Isabella Pan, Charlotte Elliott, Maya Sharafian, Grace Wang, Selina Zhang and Coco Bao, KV

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Kindergarten Poetry I Love My Dad

My dad is as strong as a tree My dad is as fast as a cheetah My dad is as funny as a colourful clown My dad is as special as a diamond My dad is as warm as a cosy bear

My dad is as brave as a superhero My dad is as strong as a lion My dad is as funny as a clown My dad is as special as a diamond My love for my dad is as big as the universe

Angela Xiong, KF

Zining Wong, KC My dad is as brave as a leopard My dad is as strong as a shark My dad is as funny as Mrs Cook My dad is as special as a sparkling jewel My love for my dad is as big as a rainbow Pipi Chen, KC My dad is as brave as a knight My dad is as strong as a television My dad is as funny as a frog My dad is as special as a gem My love for my dad is as big as a house Isabel Ou-Yang, KB My dad is as brave as a penguin My dad is as strong as a barbell My dad is as funny as a kitten My dad is as special as a diamond My love for my dad is as big as a chick

My dad is as sparkly as a diamond My dad is as gigantic as a shining sun My dad is as nice as a happy boy My dad is as big as an elephant My dad is as big as the universe! Aisha Younus, KF My dad is as brave as a superhero My dad is as strong as a house My dad is as funny as a clown My dad is as special as a diamond My love for my dad is as big as a love heart Colleen Han, KV

Anna Leong, KB

I Love My Mum My mum is as sweet as a lolly My mum is as beautiful as a princess My mum is as special as treasure My love for my mum is as big as God Polly Zhao, KB My mum is as sweet as a love heart My mum is as beautiful as a unicorn My mum is as special as diamonds My love for my mum is as big as a heart Afra Sarchami, KB

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Kindergarten Poetry Yellow is a colour from a rainbow Blue is the rain falling down Green is the long grass Red is a rose blooming Orange is a ball with lines Pink is for the love in our hearts White is the waves crashing onto the shore Black is thunder crashing down Vivienne Ren, KC Yellow is like a bright sun Blue is the beautiful sky Green is the long grass swaying Red is a rose blooming in spring Orange is for the oranges shining on a tree Pink is the love in your heart White is the glittering clouds in the sky Black is thunder crashing down Nouvelle Nicholson, KC

Yellow is happy being with my family Blue is the pretty blue sky when you go outside Green is playing at the park with my family feeling happy Red is the feeling of love for my family Orange is my sister’s favourite colour Pink is beautiful pink roses White is flu fy clouds Black is the colour of the night sky Zara Ware, KB Yellow are the stars in my dreams Blue is for the sparkling water Green is for the sweet grass Red is for my sweetheart Orange is for the sweet taste Pink is my Minnie soft bed White is my family sitting on a cloud Black is reading in my bed at night time Clarice Chung, KB

Yellow is my mum’s favourite colour Blue is my dad’s tie when he goes to work Green is the shining grass Red is sweet cherries Orange is the beautiful butterflie Pink is the colour of love White is the shining water Black is the black sky when my mum reads me a story Emma L Feng, KB

1 Alexandra Handley-Greaves, KC, Isabella Pan, KV 2 Afra Sarchami, Alena Waterhouse, Angelina Guo and Zara Ware, KB 3 Katie Shen and Matilda Richardson, KF 4 Ms Lamia Rockwell, Vivienne Ren, Pipi Chen and Lucy Ma, KC 5 Bella Geng-Yang, Mikayla Ho, Ivanka Jia and Carolyn Sang, KF

Yellow is on our mood meter Blue is having the Garden Party postponed Green is reading while listening to relaxing music Red is our curtains closing after my sweet performance Orange is the carrots I eat for crunch and sip Pink is loving our Preparatory School White is one of our Pymble colours Black is the marker I use to draw on our whiteboard Emma Deere, KF Yellow is the sun making us warm Blue is the sky Green is the fresh grass Red is a love heart Orange is a ladybird on a leaf Pink is a rose blooming White is a flu fy cloud Black is the spots on a cow Isabella Pan, KV

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Kindergarten Spring Acrostic Poems Spring is the prettiest season People go on walks to the beach Rides are fun to go on in spring Ice cream is a great treat Nice flowers come out in sprin Going on walks to the shops

Sun shining in the bright blue sky Pretty flower Rabbits hopping in the grass Ice cream is delicious Nice sunny day Growing green grass

Splendid new plants grow Pretty flowers bloom everywhe e Rainbows in the sky I love the flowers everywhe e Newborn animals Green plants grow fast!

Sasha Fairclough, KV

Vanessa Lee, KB

Ellie Zhang, KF

Winter Acrostic Poems When it’s winter, it’s cold I like ice-skating Noodles are warm Time for roasted marshmallows Eggs are hot Rainy days are here Vivian Li, KF We drink hot chocolate Icy, cold weather Not going outside Time to drink warm drinks Everyone stays home Relaxing in bed Charlotte Elliott, KV

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1 Jennifer Chen, Scarlett Qiu, Jessica Xu, Clarisse Chan and Christina Guo, KC 2 Emma Deere, Angela Xiong and Ellie Zhang, KF 3 Eleanor Ren, Miranda Kang, Grace Wang and Chloe Qi, KV

Kindergarten artworks

Alena Waterhouse, KB

Alice Shi, KV

Alicia Dai, KB

Angelina Guo, KB

Angelina Kim, KF

Audrey Chen, KV

Bella Geng-Yang, KF

Bhuvika Bhatia, KC

Carolyn Sang, KF

Christina Yang, KB

Claire Zhou, KB

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Christina Guo, KC

Kindergarten artworks

Clarisse Chan, KC

Coco Bao, KV

Dora Chen, KF

Eleanor Ren, KV

Ellie He, KB

Emily Pu, KC

Emma Feng, KC

Evelyn Lu, KB

Isabella Wang, KB

Isabelle La, KF

Ivy Li, KV

Kaylee Tian, KV

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Lora Guo, KF

Kindergarten artworks

Jennifer Chen, KC

Jessica Xu, KC

Julie Kang, KB

Lakey Boyes, KF

Maya Sharafian, KV

Mikayla Ho, KF

Miranda Kang, KV

Scarlett Qiu, KC

Selina Zhang, KV

Shanice Joshi, KC

Victoria Shao, KV

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Sophia Wang, KC

Year 1 Haiku Poems Rising in the east Shining over all of us We can feel its heat

It is very hot It makes the world shine with bright Summer is joyful Alice Wu, 1A

Tanvi Raniga, 1M The playground is fun We can show off all our skills Children everywhere

Snowflakes fall like stars Winter is the coldest Wind is rushing fast Lily Zhang,1A

Diya Dhanpal, 1A

Snowflakes a e falling It is winter and chilly Making white blankets Ashlee-Rose Saba, 1D

Progressive Narrative Chapter 4: Toilet break!

“Help!” I cried, as a few rocks fell and then more. The more I crept, the more I felt that urge that begged me to go to the toilet. “Arrrrgh!” Now, so many rocks fell that a wall appeared in front of me. Suddenly, the whole mine collapsed. Then, I saw the hole that led me back up to the toilet. “Phew!” I was safe. The plumbers came to fix the toilet I knew this would never happen again.

Sizzling Starts Bang! When I went into the Library, I looked at the books and some history books. Crash! All the books tumbled down from the shelf.

Charlotte Wu, 1N

Amari Wilson, 1A THUMP! My best friend was carrying a huge bar and throwing it on the floo . It felt like a huge earthquake. All the other girls were rushing so rapidly to the bar, I couldn’t see them. The whole thing was spectacular! I was so stunned I didn’t even move a millimetre. Adeline Wu, 1A

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1 Chloe Yi, Sophia Feng and Ashleigh Yip, 1N 2 Trinity Sun and Florence Cheng, 1D 3 Amelia Browne, 1N 4 Charlotte Xue, Katelyn Gu, Valerie Chung and Chloe Morrison, 1M

Year 1 Descriptive Writing The Foy Family “Wow!” went Margaret and her four siblings when Dad came home from work. “Dad you are so dirty!” said Margaret and her four siblings. “I had a busy day,” said Daddy. Now it was time for Margaret to tip out the chamber pot in the gross sea. When Margaret was tipping out the chamber pot, she saw one of her siblings also tipping out a chamber pot. When Margaret and her sibling came back, it was dinner time and they heard some sad news. A boy named James had died. Jaanvi Sawhney, 1A The Foy family lived a very different life to me. There were six children and all the children shared one room. The smallest one slept in a chest. The Foy family had a bath once a week. The smallest one always went last and it was very cold and dirty! The children used to play with dolls, marbles, skipping ropes and quoits. The girls were not allowed to go to school, so they stayed home and did the housework. The Foy family didn’t have electricity, so they lit fi es to keep warm, to provide light and to do the cooking. They didn’t have running water, so they had to collect it from the well. The Foy family lived in a two-storey house.

Sarah Tew, 1M The Foy family had a small house. The Foy family didn’t have a bathroom. Every night the unlucky children slept on the floor and the lucky child en slept on the bed.

When the Foy family had a bath, they had to go in order, Dad went first, Mum went second, the children went third and the baby went last. The Foy family played with a teapot. The Foy family loved their family. Bella Niu, 1N

Recount My Holidays

I can see people eating fis and chips. I can hear children splashing in the waves. I can smell delicious hot dogs spinning around. I can taste the bees making honey. I feel alive because everyone is enjoying my heat.

In the holidays I went to my grandmother’s house. I got to hold her chicks and she said I could take her baby chicks home next Wednesday. I was happy and sad. The next day I went to the beach. I tried to catch some fish but they were too quick for me!

Aarna Ashwin, 1M

Emily Deutscher, 1D

Sensory Description

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Year 1 Imaginative Writing If I was an Ant

The Gloomy and Dark Swamp

The Zipline

If I was an ant, I would see people gracefully laughing and people tap dancing. If I was an ant, I would hear elephants stomping as loudly as a giant. If I was an ant, I would taste sparkly, yummy orange and red, juicy watermelon. If I was an ant, I would feel excited to see the new world. If I was an ant, I would smell the wet flowers.

“ILLLLLL!” I was walking through the dark and gloomy swamp. I saw glittery and amazing slime. I was so curious that I wanted to go into the swamp. When I looked up it was only trees that I could see. I wanted to see more and the branches that were hanging down. It looked like it was sad hanging down. I was more curious than ever. I could hear some footsteps. It was from animals.

It was a cold and rainy morning. Alexandra was eating her breakfast. She remembered that she needed to go to the shops to get food. She got money and rushed on the zipline. SNAP! “Oh no! The zipline broke! HELP,” she cried. Some explorers ran to help her but realised that they had forgotten a first aid kit. So they gathered leaves and water for bandages and they carried her home. Two months later she was reading in bed, her mum was making soup and when Alexandra woke up she looked at her knee and shouted, “Mum, my knee is fixed.” And they lived happily.

Trinity Sun, 1D

A Fish and a Boy

Anna Wang, 1N

“Hooooooo!” There was a family that lived by the river. They woke up and they ate breakfast and they ate fish. The young boy told his mum that he was going to fish in the rive . He jumped into the water and he saw a big long fish. He grabbed on to its tail and rode on its tail. The fish was going so fast that the boy was slipping and he fell off and then he got lost in the dark sandy river. He tried to swim to the surface, but he did not know how to swim. He tried to climb the slippery rocks, but he slipped down and he lost his breath. He sank to the bottom and stayed there until lunch time and then his mum noticed that he was not coming back so she looked for him and she found him. He was lying on the sand in the river. She wished he would be alive again and one day he was alive, and he never ever rode on a fish tail again.

The Rainbow House “Wow!” Ashleigh said when she finally finished. Then silently Ashleigh p essed the switch and took a deep breath. Ashleigh was so proud of herself, so she went home. The next morning the house was ugly! She saw footprints and followed the footprints until she couldn’t walk anymore. She found a fairy. Ashleigh was so amazed, so she talked to the fairy. The fairy turned the house into a gargantuan one. So, the fairy went back and Ashleigh went back home. Sophia Feng, 1N

Tory Yu, 1N

The Adventure BOOM! CRASH! BOOM! I was walking through the dark and gloomy swamp. I saw a green and scary animal then I cried out, “It is a crocodile in the gloomy swamp! Run, run as fast as you can, you don’t want a crocodile to catch you.” And I felt scared and dark and gloomy and I looked up, it was gloomy with lots of trees. I could hear the insects creeping on me. It smelt yucky and gloomy. Charlotte Ma, 1N

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Livia Ling, 1N

The fairy turned the house into a gargantuan one.

Year 1 Explanation How Do Seeds Grow? Did you know that most plants grow from seeds? Seeds come in all different shapes and sizes. All seeds have a protective outer layer called a seed coat. This coat protects the seed from predators, bad weather or drying out. The baby plant inside has one or two leaves, a stem and a root. With the right amount of soil, water, air and sunlight, the baby plant will sprout into a seedling. This is called germination. The root from the baby plant grows downwards and soaks up water and nutrients from the soil. The leaves on the plant help to catch the sunlight and air to make its own food to keep growing. This is called photosynthesis. Mia Pan, 1D

Letter Children Should Not Have Homework Dear Mrs Ahearn, I strongly believe that children should not have homework. Firstly, we don’t get to play and spend time with the people in our family when we have homework. We have already been at school learning for seven hours and our brains are fried! Secondly, homework creates more work for the teachers and they are very tired after a long week. Thirdly, when we have homework, we don’t have time to practise our instruments. Finally, I strongly believe that children should not have homework.

Kind regards, Amélie Rahme, 1M

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1 Taylor Green, AshleeRose Saba, Emily Deutscher and Trisha Viswanathan, 1D 2 Taylor Green and Aaradhya Singh, 1D 3 Laurinda Ma, Lena Fan, Anna Xu and Amélie Rahme, 1M 4 Melody Chen, Livia Ling and Riley Kwok, 1N

Year 1 Information Reports Koalas Classification – Koalas are marsupials and mammals. They feed their babies milk and carry them in a pouch. Appearance – Koalas have flu fy, grey fur and short curved claws to climb trees. They have sharp front teeth to help them eat. Habitat – Koalas live in the eastern parts of Australia in forests and woodlands. Diet – Koalas are herbivores and eat eucalyptus leaves. Movement – Koalas walk, climb and jump from tree to tree. They sleep for 15 to 19 hours each day. Lifecycle – Baby koalas are called joeys. They are born with their eyes and ears closed and stay in their mother’s pouch for six months. Valerie Chung, 1M

1 Back Row: Chloe Morrison, Ria Iyer, Abigail Wu, Elena An, Katelyn Gu, Lydia Chen, Sarah Tew, Charlotte Xue, Sabrina Elshahat, Valerie Chung, Miss Alice Murphy Front Row: Aarna Ashwin, Tanvi Raniga, Lena Fan, Amélie Rahme, Jana Zhang, Bianca Ng, Macy Feng, Ivy Pan, Year 1

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Year 1 Information Reports Sydney Sydney is surrounded by the glistening Pacific Ocean. elcome to the lovely beaches around the city. Come to see Sydney’s greatest smile. Location – Sydney is the capital city of New South Wales. Sydney is located on the East Coast of Australia and is built around Sydney Harbour.

Climate – The weather is temperate. It doesn’t get too hot or too cold. It is perfect for swimming in summer and drinking hot chocolate in winter.

Population – There are more than five million people living in Sydney. We have a diverse population with people speaking many different languages.

Culture – Sydneysiders enjoy going to the beach. You can go to galleries, museums and theatres in Sydney.

Landmarks – The famous Sydney Harbour Bridge is nicknamed the coat hanger because of its arched design. The Sydney Opera House’s roof was built to look like sails on a boat.

Interesting Facts – Sydney has lots of amazing parks, it is a wonderful place. It is home to more than 100 beaches so come to Sydney in summer! Conclusion – Welcome to Sydney, you will not want to leave this lovely place once you’ve visited. Olivia Wang, 1D

The famous Sydney Harbour Bridge is nicknamed the coat hanger because of its arched design.

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Alexis Lee and Audrey Li, 1A Aaradhya Singh, 1D Ria Iyer, Year 1 Abigail Wu, 1M Charlotte Xue, 1M

Year 1 artworks

Carolyn Dou, 1A

Bianca Ng, 1M

Isla Huang, 1A

Joey Chen, 1N

Lily Jiao, 1A

Katelyn Gu, 1M

Lindy Gong, 1D

Chloe Yi, 1N

Ivy Pan, 1M

Lakshi Rajeev, 1M

Mandy Zhou, 1A

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Meera Gohulan, 1N

Year 1 artworks

Michelle Xing, 1D

Melody Chen, 1N

Olivia Chen, 1N

Trisha Viswanathan, 1D

Peaches Zhang, 1D

Riley Kwok, 1N

Wendy Pan, 1A

Zoe Chong, 1D

Sophia Sayegh, 1A

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Year 2 Expositions Cats are Better than Dogs I strongly disagree that cats are better than dogs. I believe that dogs are better than cats because cats hunt animals and that isn’t very nice. It can harm nature and other animals’ families. Secondly, cats are not as friendly as dogs. They steal all of the attention and they can eat your other pets’ food. Thirdly, you cannot even walk cats, so you will become very unhealthy. You can walk a dog which is great exercise. That is why I believe that dogs are better than cats. Olivia Hicks-Duncombe, 2B I believe that dogs are much better than cats because you can play with dogs, but cats are very lazy and sleep around all day. Secondly, cats are not as friendly as dogs. Cats are scaredy cats because they don’t like water, but dogs love water and love to swim. Thirdly, dogs are easy to train. Cats are hunting animals that might leave dead mice around and kill animals for no reason. That is why cats are not better than dogs.

I disagree that cats are better than dogs. Dogs are amazing animals. Firstly, cats have furballs. Sometimes when cats lick their fur, they swallow the fur. Then later they throw up small furballs all over you! Secondly, cats are not as playful as dogs. When we play catch with a cat it won’t chase it and bring it back. Cats are very lazy. They sleep for most of the day! That is why I believe that dogs are better than cats. Arissa Lin, 2B I strongly believe that dogs are better than cats because they make you happy when you are sad. Dogs are more playful than cats because cats are lazy and they don’t like to walk and run outside. Dogs are good at protecting us. You will feel safer at home if there are no strangers. Would you feel safe at home if you had a cat? That is why dogs are better than cats. Reese Zhang, 2C

Amelia Hardas, 2B

1 Isabella Afarin, Wenhui Zheng, Amna Syed and Nikita Orena Barlin, 2P 2 Athena Wu, 2P 3 Xanthe Munroe, 2P and Charlotte King, 4T 4 Adele Cassidy, 2C, Gabrielle Chan, 2P, Jessamy Facer, 2B and Mirabelle Lee, 2P 5 Phoebe Scott, Adele Cassidy, Madeleine King and Haneesha Lidder, 2C 6 Gloria Yang, Reese Zhang and Lyann Shih, 2C

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Year 2 Narratives

A Sneaky Escape!

He had no idea where he was going.

An orange ball of flu f tumbled across the floor past the other animals making it seem like a maze. One of his big white paws pushed on the creaking metal gate. He peered curiously through the thin black bars as the door swung open and he stepped out onto the soft, green grass. “Come on, come on Timmy, take one more step, I can do this,” he thought. He looked back and saw all the other animals staring at him shocked to see him trying to escape. The elephants started trumpeting and squirting water to warn the zookeepers. Timmy knew what that warning meant; he was terrified! ithout even thinking he took to his heels and fled. The big feet of the surprised and furious zookeepers charged after poor Timmy!

For some reason he heard no more trudging feet, he had no idea that this was a trick and a sneaky trap. Suddenly Timmy realised that he had to be careful because they could have just lost his scent. After a very long while of walking he came to a stream, he was very thirsty after his long walk so he sipped the fresh water, but a hand pushed poor Timmy into the water. The zookeeper’s triumph was now full! Chloé Shires, 2P

The Crazy Noise in the Zoo! As the zookeepers came running forward, Puli could hear his heart pounding angrily. He swiped the cage door and charged forward towards the entrance gate and where the opening was waiting for him. Puli could hear angry elephants bellowing their trunks in anger, angry that someone from the cages had at last run to freedom. The elephants’ cage came crashing down sending ear-splitting noises around the zoo. Mia Zhu, 2P

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Year 2 Poetry

A Long Way Home She escaped this scary place, Taking a small little case. Her tail making a trace through the dirt, Her ears hurt as they flop onto her face. She’s a long way from home at least, She thought. But she saw a balloon and quickly knew she would get home soon. She sniffled with her snout and said it was about time she was home, Snuggled in her bed, Not alone.

Remembrance Day

Mother’s Day

Poppies Growing in Flanders Fields Where soldiers died in war

Mum you are as gentle as a rose petal. Your skin is as soft as candy floss Mum your hair is as black as the night sky. Your lips are as red as the cherry. Your voice sounds better than a nightingale. Your eyes are as brown as wood. Your hugs are as warm as a blanket. When you blink your eyes, they shine like the stars.

Poppies Growing red and black on the destroyed land The world will be much happier Kind to one another When poppies mean No war to us

Wenhui Zheng, 2P

Oriana Fenton, 2C

Shape Poems Rain, rain you make me wet again. People hold tight on my handle. Rain come to me, rain come to me. You let me play! I love you rain.

Rebecca Zhou, 2P

Madison Aikman, 2P

1 Yuan Hui Chen, Selina Jiang and Olivia Hicks-Duncombe, 2B 2 Angela Mao, 2C and Camille Xiao, 4P 3 Wendy Wei, Annabelle Zhou, Faith Hedley and Jessica Pickford, 2B 4 Adele Cassidy, Haneesha Lidder and Selina Jin, 2C 5 Annabel Makeham and Ella Zhou, 2C 6 Arissa Lin and Shylah Carré, 2B 7 Hilary Eyers, Aaliyah Khanche, Chloë Lenane and Amelia Hardas, 2B

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Year 2 Cinquains Flowers Bright, colourful Swaying, bending, rufflin They are very pretty. Plant Isabella Dong, 2B Octopus Wet, slimy Soaking, flowing, c eeping It has eight tentacles Creature Hilary Eyers, 2B Christopher loving, fast playful, funny, nice always looks after me. Dad

Poetry Emotions

Shape Poems

Sad I feel the butterflies in my bell Happy I giggle and squeal My face is filled with smile Excited I scream with joy I am full of happiness

Julin Zhu, 2C Sad I feel cold My smile goes upside down Raindrops fall from my eyes Happy I feel excited, warm and fun My smile reaches my ears! Relax I look like a caterpillar going very slow Adella Bi, 2C

Acrostic

Sprouting flowers all a ound Pymble jumping up and down Running through the bushes shouting It’s spring, it’s spring, yay! Nothing is sad Gorgeous smells everywhere Aaliyah Khanche, 2B

Emma Lloyd, 2P

Coding Great tricky Building moving creating Coding them to move! Robot Duola Lin, 2C

Haiku Many books to read Libraries are a quiet place Reading to my friends Cate Luxton, 2B 5

I lived thousands and millions of years ago. I am the tallest dinosaur. I am very heavy. l am always standing so tall. I am a plant eater not a meat eater. My baby will grow very tall like me. Miranda Wu, 2P

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Year 2 artworks

Angela Mao, 2C

Anika Verma, 2P

Annabelle Zhou, 2B

Ariel Tuita, 2B

Chloë Lenane, 2B

Ella Zhou, 2C

Gabrielle Chan, 2P

Gloria Yang, 2C

Jennifer Xu, 2P

Jessica Pickford, 2B

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Hayley Ip, 2P

Year 2 artworks

Kiara Excell, 2C

Mirabelle Lee, 2P

Lyann Shih, 2C

Mia Wen, 2B

Penelope Hargraves, 2P

Madeleine King, 2C

Ruby Thomas, 2P

Xanthe Munroe, 2P

Victoria Xu, 2B

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Preparatory School Athletics Carnival The Athletics Carnival on Thursday 30 May commenced with an opening ceremony where all the girls walked a lap of the oval in their respective Houses to the very motivational music, Chariots of Fire. Our Athletes’ Oath was read by Shylah Carré, Year 2, and our Pymble coaches led the girls in a series of warm-up and stretching activities. All the girls spent the day actively engaged, participating in 11 events including sprinting, a long-distance run around the perimeter of the oval, long jump, shot put, turbo javelin, discus and a variety of fun novelty events; a favourite being the giant-ball relay. 1

...all the girls walked a lap of the oval in their respective Houses to the very motivational music, Chariots of Fire. 1 Afra Sarchami, Claire Zhou, Isabel Ou-Yang and Angelina Yang, Kindergarten 2 Isha Bhardwaj, Kindergarten 3 Shylah Carré and Fiona Wu, Year 2 4 Bella Geng-Yang and Lora Guo, Kindergarten 5 Isabelle La, Kindergarten

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Preparatory School Swimming Carnival The Preparatory School Swimming Carnival was held on Thursday 21 November. The carnival was split into three swimming zones running simultaneously. Girls were placed into zones according to their swimming ability and it was ultimately their decision how far they felt comfortable swimming. Every girl participated in at least three swimming events; a freestyle, a backstroke and a novelty event. Some more confident swimmers even competed in breaststroke and butterfl . The enthusiasm and energy of the girls made it an extremely enjoyable carnival. Highlights included the Preparatory divers and their amazing dives from the various boards including the five-met e platform! ‘Save the sea creature’ on the kickboard is always a fun novelty event and the final race, the House Rela , was won by Turner. Congratulations to all girls on an amazing day and to Gibbs House, the overall winner!

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1 Florence Cheng, Kavya Surana and Carolyn Dou, Year 1 2 Lakshi Rajeev and Tanvi Raniga, Year 1 3 Angelina Yang, Kindergarten, Miranda Wu, Year 2 and Ellie Zhang, Kindergarten 4 Alisa Song and Isabella Afarin, Year 2 5 Misaki Nakakoji and Trinity Sun, Year 1

Preparatory School Concert The Magic Book First, we had to get changed. We had wings, a leotard, skirt and a tiara. We came on in number two. We sang Suzy Snowflake for our parents. I was the second to line up in the classroom. I was very excited for our first concert. My mummy said my costume was the best in the whole concert. I think that too. Our concert was called The Magic Book. Finally, we had our finale. It was called Magic. Jasmine Liu, Kindergarten First, we got dressed up. Next the mums helped us to put on our lovely makeup. Soon it was time to go to the GMCPA. At last we went on stage to perform Suzy Snowflake. At last we went back to the classroom to take all of our makeup off. My mum said it was so good! Soon it was time to eat some morning tea. Lucy Ma, Kindergarten 1

At the Musical – a Sensory Poem I see my mum and dad I hear clapping from the audience I feel happy and beautiful I think I am a superstar. Angelina Yang, Kindergarten 2

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Preparatory School

4 1 Back Row: Michelle Xing, Emma Popli, Lindy Gong, Lilyan Shen Front Row: Zoe Chong, Misaki Nakakoji, Florence Cheng, Taylor Green, Year 1 2 Back Row: Miranda Kang, Alice Shi, Audrey Chen Front Row: Grace Wang, Coco Bao, Kaylee Tian, Kindergarten 3 Back Row: Mikayla Ho, Aisha Younus Second Row: Katie Shen, Carolyn Sang Front Row: Lakey Boyes, Isabelle La, Ellie Zhang, Dora Chen, Kindergarten 4 Back Row: Arissa Lin, Jessamy Facer, Faith Hedley Second Row: Isabella Dong, Mia Wen, Chloe Qian Front Row: Arianna Ng, Chloë Lenane, Olivia Hicks-Duncombe, Year 2

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During the Preparatory Concert, The Magic Book, I was a lollipop. First, I was waiting in the Green Room. I loved watching people perform before it was our turn. Then when we walked on to stage, we began our song, The Good Ship Lollipop. Mrs Ahearn’s mouth watered when we preformed. She nearly came on stage and ate us! After that we sang, Oh, oh, oh it’s Magic. Finally, the curtains closed, it was super fun! I waved goodbye to my parents and we left the GMPCA. My favourite part was wearing our costumes. We practised for a long time. I felt nervous, excited, confident hopeful and beautiful. Colourful lights shone beautifully on me. We danced like stars! Sarah Lu, Kindergarten

Preparatory School Liaisons’ Report

Sarah Su, Dharma Surridge, Rebecca Jones, Zara Sved, Kirsty Grabs and Lydia Yang, Year 12

The Preparatory School was very busy this year and it was a pleasure to contribute to this wonderful community.

Year 12 Visitors

Biggest Morning Tea

Throughout the year, the Preparatory girls enjoyed weekly visits from their big sisters in Year 12. We organised a range of activities that included games with playground equipment, a bubble machine (which was a particularly big hit!) and Library activities that really captured interests and imaginations. The girls were highly curious about what life was like in the “Big School”, especially the different sporting Houses and our many subject choices.

The Biggest Morning Tea was a fantastic opportunity to bring the Preparatory School to the big oval to enjoy some food and fun. All the Liaison Prefects came together to create some highly engaging activities which were thoroughly enjoyed by all in attendance.

Easter in the Preparatory School One of our greatest highlights was the Easter Hat Parade and Easter Egg Hunt. The girls had a blast searching for chocolate eggs which the 'Easter Bunnies' had hidden around the Riverbed and in the girls’ lockers. We also helped them decorate their fabulous Easter hats for the parade. It was wonderful to see the girls having so much fun!

Pop Up Learning As Prefects, we placed a particular emphasis on organising activities which complemented those in the classroom. When Year 2 was learning about ‘Past and Present’, three Prefects gave a presentation on life at Pymble in the past. As one of our Prefects had attended Pymble since Kindergarten, she brought in a number of ‘artefacts’ to show the girls. One beautiful girl asked, “Was Dr Marden your Principal when you were in Kindy?” We were thrilled by their curiosity and willingness to learn!

Our ‘Pop Up Learning’ activities also presented the girls with the opportunity to choose what they would like to learn about. Centred around ‘bunnies’, the girls had lots of fun doing bunny hopping, arts and crafts and creating their own pet bunny. We must extend a sincere thanks to the Head of Preparatory School, Mrs Ahearn, the Deputy Head, Mrs Frater, and all the Preparatory staff for helping us bring our ideas to life. We are eternally grateful for all their support throughout the year. Kirsty Grabs, Rebecca Jones, Sarah Su, Dharma Surridge, Zara Sved and Lydia Yang, Preparatory School Liaison Prefects 1 Faith Hedley and Fiona Wu, Year 2 2 Jessamy Facer, Year 2 3 Annabel Makeham, Penelope Hargraves, Amna Syed, Willow Gerreyn, Michaela Peppel and Oriana Fenton, Year 2

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Hilary Pang, Year 3

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Junior School Leadership

Junior School Leaders 2019 Back Row: Amy Zhang, Sophia Chen, Isabella Johnson, Teresa Sun Third Row: Cameron Stoodley, Ollisha Muthukuda, Zoe Rose, Darcey Hawkins, Emily Rothery, Mr Nigel Walker Second Row: Ashley Macdonald, Lara Hassall, Zara Mitchell, Sophia Slater, Abby Sywak, Isabelle Johnston Front Row: Ashleigh Ip, Maya Garg, Samara Bond, Ella van Horen, Ang-Ya Koo, Christiana Soo, Ellie Hennessy

Junior School Leaders School Leaders

Sustainability Leaders

Turner House Leaders

Samara Bond Maya Garg Ellie Hennessy Ella van Horen Ang-Ya Koo Christiana Soo

Sophia Chen Zara Mitchell

Abby Sywak Zoe Rose

Sport Leaders

Gibbs House Leaders

Darcey Hawkins Sophia Slater

Lara Hassall Isabella Johnson

SRC Leaders

Co-curricular Leaders

Mackellar House Leaders

Ashley Macdonald Emily Rothery

Ashleigh Ip Cameron Stoodley

Isabelle Johnston Ollisha Muthukuda Teresa Sun Amy Zhang

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Junior School Clubs & Activities

Reading is our superpower! What’s yours?

Book Week Reading is our superpower! What’s yours? 2019 Book Week was a soaring success with many events and memorable experiences relating to the theme ‘Reading is our Superpower’. There were numerous book-related activities over the course of this exhilarating week, and we doubt that anyone will ever forget it. During the week, the author Belinda Murrell came to visit us. She talked about her books and what inspired her to write them. She also talked about her family and childhood. As it turns out, many of her characters have personality traits that she got from the people around her. Since Belinda Murrell came, we got to buy one of her books and get them signed. The choices were: selective books from the Pippa’s Island series, The Lost Sapphire, The Ivory Rose, The Forgotten Pearl, selective Lulu Bell books and more.

1 Olivia Blayney, Year 6 2 Cassandra Vielman, Year 4

On Monday, we had Book Trivia. It was a fantastic test of our book knowledge, as well as speed. We were given lots of questions with a limited timeframe to answer. The question genres ranged from ‘Name the Pair’ to ‘Name the Author’ to ‘Name the Chapter Title’. Many of us were stumped over certain questions as time passed rapidly. The atmosphere in the room was charged with ideas, stress and a sense of pressure. We were all given a perspective of how good our book knowledge really was. On Tuesday, we had the Book Parade. There were many different interpretations of this year’s theme. We all showed up in fabulously creative costumes, with some store-bought articles, as well as many homemade ones. These cool disguises ranged from Rey to Woof to Mrs Trunchbull. One person even showed up in a cardboard house model! The teachers also showed up in rather interesting costumes, with the Year 5 teachers dressing up as superheroes. The Year 3 teachers definitely took the Most C eative Costume prize, dressing up as people from the book, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. On Wednesday, we had the Book Scavenger Hunt. We were given the task of findin five di ferent types of books with a group of people. One of the groups was called ‘Three Ms and a Y’ because three of the girls’ names started with M and one girl’s name started with Y. Some of the questions were: ‘Find a book that has a dinosaur in it’ or ‘Look for one that starts with a B’. To finish, you had to show the judge fi books that related to the questions. Once you finished your scavenger hunt, you got the reward of... chocolate! This was a great challenge to test our scavenging skills and knowledge of where all the books were situated in the Library. All in all, 2019 Book Week was incredible, and we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. It was a breathtaking experience, with excitement in the air like never before! There were mind-boggling trivia questions, amazing costumes, weird scavenging criteria and many more awesome events. We let our unique personalities (and book preferences) shine through our actions as well as words. A HUGE thank you to Ms Itzcovitz and Mrs Recchia for organising this great event and showing us that everyone has a superpower: Reading! Ruhani Surana, Holly Graham and Yasmin Humphreys, Year 5

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Junior School Clubs & Activities Debating Club

This debater, being the affi mative, strongly believes that you should join the Pymble Junior School’s Years 5 and 6 Debating Club. Firstly, this club, mentored by Ms Itzcovitz and Ms Mu Sung on Wednesday lunchtimes, teaches Year 5 and Year 6 students to debate and the various styles of debating. We also learnt how to prepare a case after being given a certain topic and time limit. Furthermore, it also allowed us to participate in debating competitions outside school. On to my second point, Debating Club has been a starting point for many students to participate in Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) debating and we had an amazing season this year. Several participants also chose to audition for Independent Schools’ Debating Association (ISDA) debating for 2020. Therefore, for these reasons, you should join the Years 5 and 6 Debating Club. Kathie Ong, Year 6

“I learnt through Debating Club that I am awesome at rebuttals.” Emma Baikie, Year 5

“You can learn a lot in Debating Club, for example you can rebut someone’s comment if they are annoying you.”

Jacqueline Wang, Year 5

“We learnt lots of tips about debating in a fun way.” Matilda Ma-Conis, Year 5 3

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Junior School Clubs & Activities Farm Club Quack quack, moo moo, cluck cluck, what’s that? The farm animals of course! Every Tuesday lunchtime, the Junior School went to the farm. In Week B, Years 5 and 3 attended with Miss Bhargava and in Week A, Years 6 and 4 went with Mrs Durrant. We all got the joy of going to Farm Club where we met sheep, cows, chickens and ducks. It was an awesome time each Tuesday as we got to bond with animals and help Farmer Dave out with his daily duties. We either fed the chickens and cows and/or helped out with all the other animals! We loved going to Farm Club to help feed and clean the animals’ living areas. Some days we painted and some days we fed. It was an awesome time because we learnt a whole heap of different farm duties and jobs. Halfway through the year we received new calves; Pepe and Panda, they used to be very scared of us but now they have grown and behave like big friendly dogs. Everyone is welcome to join Farm Club. You get to spend lots of time with your friends and have a laugh. It is a great and exciting club to be a part of and

sometimes we even get to take fresh chicken eggs home… YUM!

Come join us on Tuesdays and meet all the animals including; Piwi, Coco and Chanel the chickens, Fetta and Haloumi the goats, Larry the big Merino and the rest of the crazy animals. Elizabeth Yates and Eloisa Hunt, Year 5

Knitting Club Knitting has so many benefits. Did you know that knitting enables you to use every part of your brain? Knitting Club has a fun and calm environment where girls from the Junior School can come and enjoy time with their friends.

We learnt how to knit, listened to relaxing music and socialised with friends. Often the Year 12 girls

from the Senior School came down to help out. When girls finished their squares, they were sewn together by Mrs Coates and Mrs Davey. The blankets were created to donate to the charity, Wrap With Love. At the end of Term 3, we had a Knitting Club party! It was so fun and all of the girls who had participated in Knitting Club this year came to enjoy themselves. 6

1 Erika Nakamaru, Christiana Soo, Olivia Blayney and Isabella Yu, Year 6 2 Alyssa Xu, Year 6, Mia Solomons, Year 5, Sehjal Baveja, Year 5 and Imogen Wu, Year 5 3 Maya Garg, Emma Geng, Kathie Ong, Ang-Ya Koo, Amy Zhang, Ms Martha Itzcovitz, Ariana Bansal and Tarini Malhotra, Year 6 4 Tessa Gregory-Reid, Year 5 5 Mia Solomons, Year 5 6 Back Row: Amy Xue, Ruby Scarf, Scarlett Campbell, Mrs Nicola Michie, Montana McCormick, Anaïs Vander, Natalie Barclay, Chloe Brown Front Row: Eleanor Dinnie, Madison Donald, Year 5

Knitting Club helps you focus in class, learn a new skill and make new friends, that’s why everyone found it so enjoyable. Thank you to Mrs Michie and Mrs Anderson for giving up their Friday lunches for this wonderful club!

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Imogen Durden and Scarlett Campbell, Year 5

Junior School Liaisons’ Report

Ayra Kassam, Jessie Lum, Sophie Knox, Georgina Sargent, Tanya Lambinon, Sophie Lind, Sophie Wruck and Alexandria Bao-Ngoc Cung, Year 12

As Junior School Liaisons, our main goal was to build lasting connections between the Senior School and the Junior School. Whether it was at the Year 6 Disco, weekly Assemblies or the PJ Factor, we were blown away by the laughter, cheerfulness and elation that was present in every aspect of Junior School life. It was a wonderful year of helping to construct the most magical primary school experience for our Pymble girls while making new friendships along the way.

SRC and Junior School Activities A key focus for the Liaisons was to assist the Junior School Leaders in running their activities and initiatives and encouraging them to embrace student leadership to help enhance the Junior School. This included attending Student Representative Council (SRC) meetings every week, which were impressively run by the Year 6 SRC Leaders. It was a pleasure to watch the girls grow in confidence each te m and aid them in their fundraising efforts. Such events included a paper plane flying and decorating competition for the Royal Flying Doctor Service and baking for the St Lucy’s School ‘Week Without Words’ bake sale. Throughout the year, some of our keenest Year 12 knitters assisted with the Knitting Club, to teach Junior School girls how to knit squares for the Wrap With Love program.

Back Row: Sophie Lind, Year 12, Lucy Sun, Year 4 Front Row: Alexandria Bao-Ngoc Cung, Year 12, Mia Chen, Emily Zhai, Sophia Chen, Year 4

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Junior School Liaisons’ Report In Term 1, we also ran a handball competition, with lots of girls eager to participate and put their best foot forward. At the Biggest Morning Tea, a busy and fun-filled morning, we arranged skipping and ball games for the girls, bonding with many more students. We also created letterboxes for students to write a ‘Letter to my Year 12 self’. These letters will be given to the Senior School and hopefully in the future, girls can enjoy reading the thoughts of their Junior School selves! In addition to this, we focused simply on involving ourselves in as many aspects of Junior School life as possible. Even if it was just being part of Farm Club or wandering around the playground selling purple scrunchies for International Women’s Day, having a weekly presence throughout the year helped to remove some of the mystery surrounding Pymble’s Senior students!

Year 12 and Junior School Lunchtimes This year, we wanted to strengthen the connection between the Junior and Senior schools by providing a way in which girls could play and form friendships between year groups. To do this, in both Term 2 and Term 3 we established lunchtimes where Year 12 girls would come down and play handball, tip and many other lunchtime games. Highlights included sing-alongs and playing the guitar together, as well as seeing many Year 12 girls being chased around the playground by flocks of Junior School girls!

Thank You A huge thank you must go to Mr Walker, Mrs Plant and Mrs Davey for their ongoing support and guidance, helping us to provide interesting and meaningful activities for the Junior School. We will miss coming down to the Junior School and seeing everyone’s smiling faces and the welcoming atmosphere.

Back Row: Isabella Natale, Year 12, Georgina Sargent, Year 12, Amy Zhang, Year 6 Front Row: Ollisha Muthukuda, Year 6, Alexandria Bao-Ngoc Cung, Year 12, Isabelle Johnston, Year 6, Teresa Sun, Year 6

Alexandria Bao-Ngoc Cung, Ayra Kassam, Tanya Lambinon, Sophie Lind, Jessie Lum, Sophie Knox, Georgina Sargent and Sophie Wruck, Junior School Liaison Prefects

It was a pleasure to watch the girls grow in confidence each term...

Back Row: Matilda Ma-Conis, Year 5, Tanya Lambinon, Year 12 Front Row: Arielle Madew, Year 12, Meimei Jiang, Year 5, Meg Anderson, Year 5, Bethany Ng, Year 12, Emily Morrison, Year 12, Yasmin Humphreys, Year 5, Eloisa Hunt, Year 5

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Year 3 STEM – Bee Hotels In an ever-changing, increasingly complex world, it’s more important than ever that our Pymble girls are prepared to bring knowledge and skills to solve problems, make sense of information, and know how to gather and evaluate evidence to make decisions. This Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) unit encouraged the students to work collaboratively, which allowed them to share their knowledge and understanding from the span of the course to create a design solution for a Bee Hotel. Recycled and natural materials were collected throughout the term to construct the Bee Hotels. This activity assessed the students’ practical skills and built their confidence in being part of a team to structure their design.

Geography Excursion Cumberland State Forest Year 3 visited Cumberland State Forest near the end of Term 2. We took a bus there to meet our rangers for the day. There were three different activities that we could do. The first one was a bushwalk, where we saw blackbutt trees, Sydney blue gums, cockatoos and even spiders. Our second activity was learning about how to track animals in the forest. We also learnt about different traps for various animals so that scientists can study more about their behaviour. The last activity saw us going to the visitor centre where we could play interactive games and experience a sensory table with lots of objects from the bush. We also had the chance to plant a seedling of a wattle tree. This was lots of fun because we had to fill the pot with soil first an then place the seedling there and top it up with more soil. Finally, we watered the plants, ready to take them home and grow in our gardens.

Overall, Year 3 enjoyed visiting Cumberland State Forest very much because we learnt lots of new information about nature and animals. It was also great to discover new places and get outside to explore the environment. Chloe Shao, Alana Wang, Lily Xing, 3D and Miss Anna Rumjahn

..we saw blackbutt trees, Sydney blue gums, cockatoos and even spiders.

“I liked designing and making my bee hotel, but my favourite part was testing it and then finding a bee in my hotel!” – Geena Cheng, 3B “I really liked learning about bees and building a hotel, because I learnt a lot of things, such as, native bees don’t sting and bees are important for the environment.” – Celine Cai, 3B Mr Shannon Loker

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Claudia Sherlock, 3D, Emily Xu, 3D, Victoria Guo, 3H, Jessi Gao, 3D, Lia Lin, 3D and Rosanna Rew, 3D Jessica Persson, 3T Ella Gungor, 3T Elaine Zhang, 3T Anisha Chabra, Leahara Wijesuriya and Veeva Xie, 3B Nicole Fan, 3H, Lily Xing, 3D, Harriet Gregory, 3H and Jessica Persson, 3T

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Year 3 Literacy Fierce Girls A fie ce girl is someone who is strong and brave, someone who stands up for what they believe is right and isn’t afraid to speak up. In Term 2, we studied informative texts with a focus on learning about the life of a Fierce Girl. The research was based on the hugely successful ABC podcast series of the same name, which has continued to grow in popularity since its 2018 debut.

We selected a fie ce girl from the podcast list. From politicians to sportspeople, spies to social justice advocates, the list was diverse. Sailor Jessica Watson and spy Nancy Wake were certainly the top picks.

We conducted independent research into the life of a fie ce girl and published an informative ‘lap book’ including writing, diagrams, maps and interactive flaps We were brave and shared our learning by presenting a speech on our fie ce girl to our class.

We believe Year 3 at Pymble is full of fie ce girls! Wouldn’t you agree? Mrs Tali Burton

Personalised Mathematics Hands-on Tasks “In mathematics, the art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it.” – Georg Cantor (German mathematician) Year 3 has had the opportunity to explore mathematical concepts through a variety of open-ended tasks in the classroom. Posing a challenge to the students which requires problemsolving and creative thinking opens up a platform for a plethora of solutions. A personalised approach to learning mathematics has given the girls a space to reach their potential, discovering the discipline in an in-depth and studentled way. Often these tasks are paired with the creative arts and focus on the process of asking questions which stimulate rich learning experiences that are catered to the individual.

Some students in Year 3 experienced STEM-based mathematics through hands-on lessons where they built LEGO structures. Working in pairs or small groups sanctions collaboration and design thinking, both of which are inextricably linked to mathematics. The girls thoroughly enjoy working with LEGO and seeing what amazing creations they could come up with! Miss Anna Rumjahn 6

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Year 3 Reports

Term 3 Science

Peer Support

Celebration of Learning

In Term 1, Year 3 girls took part in the Peer Support program. The girls were organised into small groups with Year 2 and Year 6 students.

In the final week of erm 3, the Year 3 classrooms welcomed parents, family and friends to the annual Celebration of Learning open event. This year students showcased their classroom solar systems, comprising of planets and supporting presentations made by each student.

Peer Support is a wonderful way for the girls to make friends with students from different grades, which gives them a few new friendly faces in the playground during their first term in the Junior School. “In Peer Support, we learnt about friendship, the school values and antibullying. We created hands with the five school values on the fingers whic we got to colour and decorate. We also created a poster with some feelings we want to feel at school. I enjoyed playing games with my Peer Support buddies!” – Irisa Han, 3H “In Peer Support I got to know a lot about other people and met other people in different grades. I learnt about friendship and other ways to care for people. I also learnt about the school values and what they mean.” – Mea McBurney, 3H Mrs Sarah Hyde

“In Term 3 we made sundials. Sundials are a type of way to track time without the clock and doing it by the shadow of the sunlight. We got into groups and started building. When we finished we tested it. It was amazing! I wish we could do it again.”

This unit of study explored the relationship between the Earth and the Sun within the Milky Way. Over a period of ten weeks, students gained knowledge through investigation and experimentation and then transferred this to create a new solar system that reflected ealistic scientific principles. Students were required to consider the distance from the Sun, rotation and orbit, as well as life forms that may be present on the planet’s surface.

Jiayi Thong, 3H “In Science this term we created our own planets. First we learnt about the Earth and how far away it was from the Sun. Then we got to create our own planets! We had to work out the rotation, orbit, temperature and seasons that we would have on our planet. We used an algorithm to work out what plants and animals would survive on our planet.”

Students and their families looked at the physical models, made from art supplies or manufactured using the 3D printers, and viewed video presentations made available on iPads using QR codes.

This year students showcased their classroom solar systems,

Harriet Gregory, 3H

1 3T 2 Lulu Li and Yuecheng Xu, 3T 3 Alana Wang and Emily Woods-McConville, 3D 4 Lily Xing and Lia Lin, 3D 5 Elizabeth Liu and Rosanna Rew, 3D 6 Ashton Malcolm, Emily Liu, Aria Cheng, Jessica Persson, Lulu Li and Annabella Bayfield, 3T 1

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Year 3 Technology Year 3 Coding: Unplugged! “I quickly came to understand that code is a superpower every young woman should be able to access. Understanding that code is the underlying (and invisible) framework of tech means that we do not have to be passive bystanders in our ever-changing digital world.” – Karlie Kloss, Founder, Kode with Klossy Scholarship This year our students began to explore computer science through a hands-on experience that does not require the use of technology. This is a concept know as Coding Unplugged!

Students learned about algorithms, loops and flow charts over the course of the year. They applied these concepts to a variety of scenarios, including when choreographing a dance. These fundamental skills were then applied in many other subject areas and ensured students have the necessary skills for creating code in coming school years. “Unplugged coding lessons have been lots of fun. I worked with my friends to make our PDHPE dance in a flow chart algorithm.” – Ayla Gortan, 3D “Doing unplugged coding was lots of fun as we get to do it together, not by ourselves on an iPad.” – Brielle Humphreys, 3D

Mr Stephen Robinson

Poetry Read some of our wonderful examples of poetry by very talented Year 3 poets!

An Old Lady called Mia There was an old lady called Mia, Who loved to go to Ikea. She did everything to go there, Where she met a big hare, And ran off to eat her friend Lia. Jessi Gao, 3D

Limerick There once was a cat and a kitten, The cat was called Star and the kitten called Mitten, Eating a chocolate bar, Yes of course they are! Their favourite thing to do, cat and kitten.

There was an old lady called Mia, Who loved to go to Ikea. The Best Letter

Building Site

S is the best letter as everyone knows. Sunshine shines because of S. It stands for super-hero. These are some of the words I know that start with S: super, strong, and sunny of course! Now you know the alphabet, you’ll know the best letter is S!

The hammer went bang! The rocks went clang! The truck went beep! The ceiling went crack! The brick went thump! The wall went bump! The light went ding! The crane went bing!

Sasha Dubrovina, 3B

Callista Eskenazi, 3H

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Ashton Malcolm, 3T

Year 4 Poetry Unicorns

Limerick

With glossy pink and silver mane and horn, Magnificent wings that shine i the light, Surely you know this is a unicorn? They fill my d eams with love and joy at night.

There was an old man from Paris, Who had a granddaughter named Claris She has a dog, Whose name is Bog. That weird man’s family from Paris.

With mystical and magical powers They can sense if someone is sad or ill. They can put life back into dead flowers And spread beautiful colour on a hill. Unicorns come in all shapes and sizes, Like a Pegasus or an Alicorn. They graze in the hills and watch sunrises, Their power comes from their beautiful horn. I wish they lived in all our houses, But then they might eat all of your trousers. Ciara Sweeney, 4P

Antarctica

Antarctica, Antarctica is all one colour Everything is almost frozen with ice It is really hard to play with friends A game for two or three or more Jessica Bao, 4P

Haiku Yellow flowers shine The flowers bloom every da . Trees grow everywhere. Eloise Fisher, 4P

Magnificent wings that shine in the light. Surely you know this is a unicorn?

The Clever Move?

Antarctica, Antarctica is a very cold place I am a bit nervous to travel over lands I sometimes feel like going there But other times I just really do not Antarctica, Antarctica has some interesting animals The walls are carved There are some caves It is almost impossible to catch food

Abani Dhaliwal, 4P

The waves crashed against the boardwalk like they were reaching for the sky. The grey clouds hung over the four children; Evelyn, Lyla, Luke and Joseph. The noise of the guns firing in the distance made them feel frightened. At this point in time the war was growing closer and the four children were waiting for their dad to return from war. He finally came home with many wounds and so es but thankfully, in one piece. He was unusually quiet and then finally he spoke, “Go, go far away whe e there are no guns and beautiful blue skies.” He said this while dragging his hand across a picture on the wall showing their peaceful village filled with flowers an sunshine. “The way it used to be,” he muttered under his cold, bitter breath. The children didn’t understand. “Why do we have to go?” whined Evelyn. “Well look on the bright side, Mum and Dad will be with us,” explained Luke. “No, we won’t,” interrupted Mother. The children’s hearts saddened. That night none of the children could sleep, the wind was howling, neighbours were screaming and the thought of going away without their parents kept

the children restless and awake.

The gloomy morning arrived, and all the siblings woke up early. They packed their bags and said their final goodbyes; all eyes we e soggy and wet. They kept waving goodbye until the four children couldn’t be seen because the mist had enveloped them. The children travelled on a little wooden cart with a red and white sail on top. They began to feel cold and hungry. It glided magically across a track, above a blue ocean. Unexpectedly a wheel fell off, luckily the cart continued to glide over a few bumps in its path. Later that day, another wheel fell off causing the cart to lean to the right until it eventually tipped over the edge and stopped. All the children held their breath and… Saskia Nicholson, 4P

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Year 4 Reports Year 4 Mathematics This year in upstairs mathematics, we were given an amazing opportunity to be taught by a Senior School teacher, Mrs Wright. Mrs Wright came once a week to give us lots of great problems to solve. They were all challenging and expanded our thinking and knowledge. Sometimes we worked as a group to solve our problems, but mostly we worked individually or as a pair. Some of the problems she gave us were so advanced they were used for her Year 10 students! The hardest part was when we learnt how to square big numbers because we had to multiply all the digits and it got very confusing! Patterns and algebra were almost always involved in our mathematics activities and worksheets. We learnt how to trade

when using algorithms and to split numbers when multiplying big numbers.

Literacy Enrichment with Mrs Drane A group of Year 4 students had the opportunity to work with Mrs Drane in literacy. A couple of challenges that we faced were coming up with imaginative ideas that intrigued the reader. In Semester 2, we learnt about the Victorian times through the tragic book Oliver Twist. This book transported us into a world of agony, truth, consequence and devastation. We tried to describe the severity of Victorian times through our writing. We were inspired to write more interesting, engaging, detailed stories. Our group will keep going with these brilliant writing skills. Our imagination has come far in these classes and so has our knowledge of difficulties faced by many in the Victorian era. In the book Oliver Twist our insides were upturned by how brutal the real world can be. The book Oliver Twist is written by Charles Dickens who is one of the most famous writers in history. Oliver, from the workhouse, is often mistreated in his daily life. It was a dreadful life at the place full of the

poorest of the poor. He ran away and faced the most difficult challenges. One day after walking barefoot for miles he was greeted by the Artful Dodger, who invited him into his ‘home’. Little did Oliver know that they were a criminal gang. They taught him their wretched ways but on his first mission, Oliver got caught red handed and was sent to trial with a drunk judge. Mr Brownlow was the victim of their thievery, but he saw Oliver’s sad state and took pity on him. He took Oliver in and gave him the life of his dreams. Until one day when he got kidnapped by the gruesome gang he used to work for, they were blinded by the fact he might report on them. Mrs Drane made a big impact on our writing. We think Mrs Drane’s classes are a great opportunity to expand the horizons of our thinking. Our reading, writing, vocabulary and grammar improved dramatically with Mrs Drane. Mrs Drane put in so much passion and enthusiasm whilst teaching and writing with us. Isis Li, 4W, Leila Rich, 4S and Sahana Vivekanandhan, 4W

When Mrs Wright wasn’t here, we would work on something we had already started with her to improve on it. It was always difficult to solve the problems, but we always got a hint or two and that helped us to understand the problem. All this problem solving has helped us lots with all our other mathematics strategies such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, jump, split, compensation, algorithms and many more. Our teachers have done so much to expand our learning and make us grow out of our comfort zone! They have taught us to be patient and that it is great to struggle. We all appreciate what Mrs Wright has done and we hope she knows that! We love every single problem she gives us whether it is so complicated that our brains start aching from thinking, or just challenging. But most of all, it’s fun. We love our Mrs Wright and we love our maths! Jemma Hung, 4P, Alannah Tang, 4W and Maya Ostapenko, 4W

1 Lily Mancey, 4T 2 Pymble Reading Challenge Winning Class 4W

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Year 4 Geography Our Geography topic was ‘Save the Planet’. We did our project on deforestation and palm oil in small groups. Our problem was that orangutans are endangered because of the use of palm oil which is the main cause of deforestation which destroys the home of more than 50 per cent of the earth’s animals. The reason we chose this topic was because we want to take care of the environment and reduce the number of endangered animals. The solution that our group came up with was that we build a greenhouse that is 30 metres to 40 metres tall and two kilometres wide. Our goal was to plant 4,000 palm trees. The palm trees would grow in a greenhouse so that orangutans are away from palm oil trees which cause great harm to them. Palm trees can grow up to 25 metres tall so that is why we built the greenhouse 30 metres to 40 metres tall. We collected our information from internet research and presented on Clips, PowerPoint, Kahoot and PicCollage. Angela Chen and Mia Chen, 4P

In Geography, we learnt about environmental problems. Our group chose to research droughts in Australia. We wanted to try and find a solution that would help people and animals during these difficult water shortages We found many different solutions and as a group decided to vote for our favourite, which was to create a desalination machine. This machine collects saltwater from the ocean and turns that saltwater into clean drinking water, through a salination pipe. Any extra saltwater then pours back into the sea as some animals can’t live without it.

The clean drinking water is transferred through a tap and transported to people and animals in droughts in Australia who need water for themselves and also their crops and animals. Emily Englund and Lucy Lakeman, 4P

Our goal was to plant 4,000 palm trees. 2

Science Term 1 – Chill Out For Term 1 Science, Year 4 did our first science p oject which was called ‘Chill Out’. We had the choice of either making an animal shelter or to make an item of clothing suitable for Finland or Bali. I chose to make a prototype of clothing suitable for a cold climate, like Finland. The material I used to make my prototype was artificial fur and string for the jacket. For the trousers I used a warm cloth on the inside and vinyl to cover the cloth for warmth and durability. I stitched the trousers together and then flipped it a ound. For the jacket I made my two sleeves first then stitched them onto the jacket. I enjoyed making the prototype because it was fun. What I found challenging was the stitching because if you got distracted you could accidentally poke yourself with the needle! I overcame my challenges by letting the teacher assist me. Next time I would make my trousers bigger and consider trying a different material for them. I would also make a sweater to make the outfit wa mer.

I chose to do the animal shelter for Term 1 Science. The animal I chose to do it for was a guinea pig. Because the animal is so small, it needed more protection, and the prototype had to be very protective and strong. I used different materials to represent things you would actually need to make the shelter, like cardboard for wood, or vinyl for leather. I enjoyed finding the materials and also the building phase. It was interesting to see the different qualities materials have. The challenging parts were finding out how to make the prototype, if the materials were going to be strong enough, and what my design was going to be. I overcame my challenges by looking at some reallife guinea pig enclosures, and getting inspiration from those. I also looked at videos about different materials, so I could understand what each material was used for. Next time I would try to figu e out an even better way to protect the shelter using waterproof materials.

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Year 4 Camp With my heavy backpack on, my back felt like it was being tortured. As I staggered into Sunshine Square, I looked for a place to put my bag. My friends came over to me and were all dressed in three or more layers, complete with gloves and a beanie. Hurriedly we went out to play. Finally, after the long walk from Sunshine Square onto the bus, we sat down and started chatting, hoping that the bus driver would put on a movie. After what seemed like forever, he finally tried to tu n on a movie, but guess what, it didn’t work! After two hours sitting on the bus, the camp site in Tallong came into view. We then grabbed our bags and met our group leaders. We had our morning tea and introduced ourselves. My group leader was called Mitch. We then went off on our first activit , ‘Initiatives’. Here, we got to do a maze and try to get up with sticks on our back. After our activities and lunch for the day we found out who would be in our cabin and then went into the dining hall and had chicken drumsticks for dinner. I woke up the next morning and started getting ready for breakfast. For breakfast we had cereal and toast which was delicious. Our activities for the day were bushwalking and land skiing. Land skiing was so funny because no one could move! We had

a barbecue where we could cook our own sausages over a fi e.

After the activities we had cabin time and had pasta for dinner and then went to bed. I woke up on the last morning and started freaking out, the teachers had told us yesterday that we needed to pack but I was terrible at packing, it ended up with me shoving everything in my bag! We had pancakes and toast for breakfast. We then went for our last activity which was the flying fox. Everyone had been waiting for this. We got to zipline over a lake. We then went back to wait for the buses. On the way back this time we had a really funny bus driver and the movie was working! We got off the bus and met our families. Charlotte King, 4T

Science Skype interview with an environmental engineer and a geotechnical engineer I learnt from environmental engineer Julia Ward that greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, eat away the ozone layer which enables the sun to shine right through and raises the amount of UV and it also adds to global warming. I found out that trees absorb carbon dioxide through their leaves and trunks, and when they die, they release carbon dioxide into the ground. Then some carbon dioxide is released into the air again and the other trees absorb it. This is called a cycle. Greenhouse gases can’t go into space, because of the atmosphere. Global warming can kill animals, plants, humans, and can even wipe out an entire species! I also learnt from geotechnical engineer Peter Plummer that tunnels can go through houses and water pressure can cause damage to a tunnel. They can find fossils and p ecious metals, and you need to take care on a construction site because there are lots of machines. You would normally have a special hat so that if you go too close to a machine, the machine will shut down automatically. Building a tunnel can take three to four years! Underground tunnels should not be made of glass, because it is too dark to see and boats could drop the anchor onto it, shattering the tunnel. I used to think that tunnels couldn’t go through houses, but now I know that tunnels can. I wish they would make a tunnel that would be made of see-through glass so you could see all the marine life and it would not be dangerous. Scarlett Li, 4T

1 Mia Chen, 4P, Nicole Zhang, 4T and Bonnie Hebblewhite, 4P 2 Lucy Lakeman, 4P, Annabelle Johnston, 4T and Isabella Woodall, 4T 3 Year 4 Camp

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Year 5 Public Speaking

Write a Book in a Day

Year 5 Public Speaking Competition “Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.” – James Humes In Term 3 Weeks 2 and 3, Years 5 and 6 were asked to write a speech based on the topics;

about what you feel is showing lots of courage and that is a major aspect of becoming an excellent leader.

‘It’s time, save the…’, ‘Excuses don’t always work’, ‘The world would be a better place if…’, ‘The greatest gift’, ‘A helping hand’, ‘Learning from the past’ or ‘Belonging’.

We find that public speaking is also an exciting way to step out of our comfort zone and challenge ourselves.

We had one week to prepare and practise our speeches before presenting them in front of our literacy class. After this, some girls from each literacy class performed their speech in front of a Junior School Assembly and two girls were chosen to compete in another round at Ravenswood School. We feel that public speaking is a great way to have your voice heard and it’s simple things like this that can change the world. This year, we focused on what makes a good leader, and we believe that standing up to talk

Penguins – A Sonnet

Overall, we enjoyed participating in public speaking competitions and hope to continue challenging ourselves and stepping out of our comfort zone. We would like to finish by quoting Barack Obama: “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” Sehjal Baveja, 5G and Emmeline Powell, 5R

public speaking is a great way to have your voice heard

They dwell on ice and dress in black and white Sitting on blocks and swimming in the ocean They are a magnificent sigh Many will look for the source of their never-ending commotion Penguins would hardly ever get into fight Fish is the key for their survival in the icy land There are many in the cold water of the Antarctic Kind of like the beach, but with no sand. Instead of walk, these creatures waddle. They live in the Antarctic, not the Arctic. In the water, penguins never dawdle Their passion is set completely for swimming Penguins love to swim and waddle But sometimes they spend their time competing Angela Zhang, 5T

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The Write a Book in a Day competition was a cheery, yet long day packed with storytelling, drawing and laughs. This event was a time where you could write a book that had a great impact. The money raised by our picture books was donated to the Kids with Cancer Project, and then the books were given to children with cancer. Each of the teams was given a different sheet, with characters, non-human characters, words and a plot that needed to be included, which makes it much harder than it seems. We also got food, which was a highlight! Overall, it was a spectacular day that reminded us that words are powerful enough to make the world a better place. Nikita Srivastava, 5T and Caroline Wilson, 5G

Year 5 The Butterfly Effect The Butterfly E fect is a company that teaches young children to value friendship, value who they are, and also about self-esteem. They help teach kids just like us everything from how to solve friendship issues to how to keep organised.

Falling Leaves Book Review Born in 1937 in a port city a thousand miles north of Shanghai, Adeline Yen Mah was the youngest child of an affluent Chinese family who enjoyed rare privileges during a time of political and cultural upheaval. But wealth and position could not shield Adeline from a childhood of appalling emotional abuse at the hands of a cruel and manipulative Eurasian stepmother. She decided that the only way to escape was to go to university in London.

On 15 August, Year 5 was lucky enough to hear from a Butterfly E fect presenter, Frankie. She taught us how to trust each other by playing trust games. We also played some fun games so that we could get to know other girls in our year. Frankie also showed us ways to help us further develop friendships. We all made and decorated our own diaries to write how we felt in, and to keep organised.

Frankie spoke to us about friendships and how making and keeping friends can sometimes be hard. She gave us lots of helpful suggestions on maintaining friendships and how to treat others like we would want to be treated. Year 5 enjoyed the day and found it valuable, informative and most importantly, lots of fun. We all learnt something important about making and keeping friends, and we hope that we can soon do it again. Meg Anderson, 5G, Annabel Morris, 5T and Imogen Wu, 5R

Solving the Murder of Mr Honey Gingersnap On 29 October, Year 5 pink and yellow literacy were in for a treat. They went down to the Library as usual expecting to borrow and read, but instead found Ms Itzcovitz in trauma! As the classes descended to the fiction area of the Library, they discovered Mr Honey Gingersnap lying on the steps of the library with caution tape around his body. Year 5 was horrified by the sight of their dead friend! Ms Itzcovitz explained to them that Mr Honey Gingersnap had been murdered the night before, however the police couldn’t figu e out what had happened. Year 5 was given the task of using all their detective skills and knowledge to figu e out the shocking murder of Mr Honey Gingersnap. The classes were divided into five teams, consisting of ten girls per

I think that this book takes you on an emotional rollercoaster, one minute Adeline is being beaten by Niang (her stepmother) and the next she gets a pet duckling. I agree with the last sentence in the blurb: “Falling Leaves is a story of pain and fear, but also of hope as Adeline fights for her independence.” Lily Still, 5R

We also asked the other girls to write positive things about us in the diaries.

group. Each team received a bag of 35 clues to assist them in solving the mystery. The girls collaborated to put clues together and find out who committed the murder, what the murder weapon was and the motive of the murderer. The first g oup to solve the murder discovered that Snowy the teddy had committed the murder because Mr Honey Gingersnap had sat in Snowy’s spot. Snowy used to be an accomplished knife thrower in the circus so he used a knife to commit the crime. The girls had lots of fun using their problem-solving and teamwork skills to uncover the mystery of Mr Honey Gingersnap’s murder. Luckily, Snowy the teddy has been found and put in teddy jail, so he won’t commit any more dangerous crimes! India Lister, 5M and Angeline Lam, 5S

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1 Natalie Yang, 5B, Nikita Srivastava, 5T, Sehjal Baveja, 5G, Imogen Wu, 5R, Annalise Chow, 5M, Anna Le, 5M, Alice Mao, 5T, Jenny Xu, 5S, Melody Chen, 5B and Alissa Xue, 5S 2 Tessa Gregory-Reid, 5S, Yve Willmott, 5R, Emma Baikie, 5G and Sara Joung-Nguyen, 5T 3 Louisa Heritage, Meg Anderson, Arabella Murphy and Millie Cullinane, 5G

Year 5 Showcase In Term 2, Year 5 had a lot of fun preparing for the Year 5 Showcase. It was a huge success. In the Year 5 Showcase, six friends (Imogen Durden, Elizabeth Yates, Scarlet Olesen, Anna Ericsson, Delaney Burke and Caroline Wilson) travelled all around the world to explore different countries including Japan, Ireland, France, Mexico, Africa and China. We had a range of different performances from each class. 5B performed an Irish classic called Molly Malone. 5S performed two songs in one, Turn the Beat Around and La Bamba and they were Mexico. 5M Performed a Drum Circle and used many different instruments. 5G performed Sadako from Hiroshima; they used some instruments while singing and they were Japan. 5R performed an upbeat dance called Champs-Élysées and they were France. 5T performed singing and dancing with scarves called Jasmine Flower and they were from China. Everyone had a blast doing rehearsals and performing. We would like to thank the Performing Arts teachers, Miss Wells and Mrs Benton, for making this happen.

Everyone had a blast doing rehearsals and performing.

Clara Thiris and Eden Gerreyn, 5B

The 1 Minute Video Challenge On Tuesday 3 September, Audrey Bishop, Louisa Heritage and Emma Baikie from Year 5, and Scarlett Vandeleur, Tully O’Regan and Vicky Hu from Year 6, participated in the Adobe 1 Minute Video Challenge. The topic for the challenge was ‘What would you do if you were the Government for the day?’ The phrase the group had to say in their video was “What the world needs right now is…”. An exciting trip by train into St Andrews School was led by Mrs Tedesco and Mr Brown. We felt very honoured to be chosen to be part of this experience and as we saw the other schools, some nerves set in! We all had great ideas and then collaborated to ensure that we answered the challenge question.

1 5T 2 Emma Baikie, 5G, Louisa Heritage, 5G, Tully O’Regan, 6W, Vicky Hu, 6L, Audrey Bishop, 5R and Scarlett Vandeleur, 6A 3 Jenny Xu, 5S, Bonnie Xu, 5B, Siena Parsons, 5T, Natalie Yang, 5B, Mia Solomons, 5G, Amy Wang, 5G and Emma Pattison, 5T 4 Anna Le, Annalise Chow, Iris Li, Lucy Xie and Jilan Zhang, 5M 5 Caroline Wilson, Meimei Jiang, Mia Solomons and Emma Baikie, 5G

The answer was “What the world needs is more trees!”. We got to work straight away in the busy town square, and it was fun to have people pass by and take an interest in what we were doing. Tully, Louisa, Emma and Audrey acted while Vicki and Scarlett filmed. It worked out fantastically as everyone remembered their lines and the story really meant something to each of us. The editing was the hardest part, taking an hour! The great thing was that we learnt how to use Adobe Flash. This really helped in presenting the film and our g oup went on to win the Junior section! Amazing! We were all so thrilled and took home some great Adobe prizes. We thought it was a great combination of a meaningful storyline and talented filming that helped us succeed! Louisa Heritage, 5G and Audrey Bishop, 5R

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Year 5 Burn Bright Leadership Program In Term 4, Year 5 students participated in a leadership program called Burn Bright to learn what a leader is and help us prepare for Year 6 where we will be the leaders of the Junior School. We took part in many fun team activities, such as a game called Back Draw, where we had to find a partner and one of us would face the big screen and the other face the other way. The person facing the screen had to describe the picture that was shown on the screen to their partner, as they had to draw it.

We learned the characteristics of a leader, and what it was like to be one. We learned that leaders have to put others in front of themselves, try new things and lead others through it and to always bounce back when something unfortunate happens. We thought that this was an amazing opportunity to see what it is like to be a leader, and a good way to get ready for next year. Overall, this was a very enjoyable and memorable day for us to experience, we had fun doing team activities, while we also learnt some very important and useful information. Melody Chen and Natalie Yang, 5B

Mission to Mars

Science Day The day started with an exciting entrance from the Year 10 girls showing us the reaction of Coke, Mentos, baking soda and salt. Then we moved on and spent the whole day learning about space and the solar system. Some of the girls spent their time in the Hall, but others went around the Junior School. We enjoyed making a space base out of newspapers, creating a rocket ship out of a plastic bottle and learning about the planets in our solar system in the John Reid Hall. We had to work in teams to make the newspaper space base and the bottle spacecraft. It was very interesting looking at the projects in the Hall. The girls in the Hall did different activities such as making a night light with a constellation.

Three, two, one, blast off! Imagine exploring the mysterious terrain of Mars, another planet, nothing like anyone has seen before! However, the parents and students of Year 5 were able to experience something completely different: Mission to Mars. In groups of four or five, ear 5 created and presented a space mission to Mars. We brought in materials from home to make our own prototype that each group could use to analyse and collect data. We proudly presented our prototype along with a detailed and labelled diagram, a book with our research in it, and bonus items including business cards, decorations, raffles and a decorated base for our prototype. Many people came, including Dr Hadwen and people from the Senior School, to see our projects. It was a very busy night that displayed all of our hard work. We enjoyed Mission to Mars and we hope to do it again. Annalise Chow and Jilan Zhang, 5M

We learnt about gravity by seeing how long it took for a piece of paper to fall to the ground and we made a 3D city to put on Mars to make Mars adaptable to live on. During all the activities we had to overcome many challenges, especially when making an adaptable 3D city for Mars because you had to think about all the problems such as limited sunlight if you wanted machinery to be powered by sunlight, storage and a water supply. All the girls really loved Science Day because they got to not only learn, but have fun experimenting with other girls in their grade. Clare Vincent, 5G and Anna Ericsson, 5T

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Year 6 Poetry Her Compass

The Outsider He was only four, When he was forced to leave home But he still remembers The streets he used to roam The screams of his father Merged with his own As the train pulled away Leaving everything he had known

He felt like an outsider Like he didn’t belong Why did his ‘family’ look different? Everything felt so wrong The shanty town and the red dust Kept calling his name But he couldn’t go back His head was full of shame

They’d tell me I couldn’t be muscular Because it’s a tag entitled to a boy They’d tell me I had to sit still, pretty To be poked and prodded like a toy They’d say I couldn’t play ball Because only boys played ball games They’d point at me and laugh at my pants And call me these weird names The first was f eak, I knew that one My friends were given it too But when freak turned into weak, ugly Into that definition, I g ew I began to feel I had no purpose Other than to be The opinion that those boys had formed That made me feel less free The only ones that I could please Became them, and them alone The girl that I could once claim Became lost; seemingly unknown I’m someone that you cannot tag Simply unworthy of a word My voice is but a whisper With a cry that goes unheard

He found comfort in a bottle Living from meal to meal Sleeping on a park bench With wounds that wouldn’t heal

Because until you find the wa mth That’s begging to break loose Blind by cold your eyes will be ‘til pry, do you, an excuse

Now he is sixty-four With a smile that hides, The pain, and the longing Which never subsides Ariana Bansal, 6L

The reason why I’m a stranger To all these ‘girly-things’ And why I never chose to fl The day I sprouted wings

But feathers aren’t the reason I wanted to be sane Or find a way to b eak the spell To heal a skin-deep pain Me? I guess I’m different I guess I am a freak Maybe just a little girl Pathetic, ugly, weak You boys don’t like my ocean Of tears still to be shed And instead you little play boys Have made me wish I’m dead So you might see anger boiling through Or a land of the tears I’ve faced You might see hearts that drip the blood Of hope cruelly misplaced Maybe there will be the people That have caused me the most pain Or a room that controls the weather With no sun to dominate rain But if you try look close enough You’ll find a soulless plac That’s really just a world of grief To fill an empty spac The heart that I could once call to Is a gaping, looming hole It was something that I let them take And a thing I can’t control Now, I do not have a name I’m a pretty little thing Who’ll one day be that quiet girl That wears your golden ring So if you are that person I’ll let see beneath my skin You’ll find that the e’s no pretty mask To cover the ugly within

And though I may seem flawles To those who don’t try to see They’re the ones who judge me Because I am a she Instead, I’m now a ghostly girl With a body and no mind For the person that I could call me Is a person I can’t fin I’m not sure when I’ll be her; That kid who knows what’s best And doesn’t let some boy tell her It’s East instead of West Scarlett Miles, 6A

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Year 6 Creative Writing Broken Dreams ‘Drip, drip, drip.’ This incessant noise from the ceiling pipe was all that broke the spell of silence. It was Monday, and the first rays of sun had begun to shine through the splintering window. As a breeze of gentle wind washed across the glass, a fine layer of gathering dust blew onto the floo . The room used to be a school for young boys. Each day, they would spill into the building like waves in the ocean and eagerly wait for their lessons to begin. However, the place was now a ghost town. There was nobody left but him. A young boy stood in the centre of the room, gazing at the blackboard. Still, a year later, there were faint markings of a maths lesson which had never finished. The boy was ba efoot and dressed in a thin, pathetic fabric. He might as well have been wearing nothing. The wind blew through the fabric onto his bare skin. His eyes remained fixed on the boa d and it seemed like the boy did not care. Yet even though he was surrounded by the rubble and destruction of a place he once loved, his eyes shone. He was trying to remember that day a long, long time ago. It was morning; only an hour before break and the room was full of energy. The neatly positioned rows were filled with eager students. Two friends sat together on the third desk from the front, chatting amiably. Their chalk danced across the scroll and bled onto the page. Hopes and dreams bubbled in their young minds as new ideas waited to be hatched.

They sat patiently waiting for the lesson to begin, but their teacher never arrived. The boy curiously gazed out the window then screamed. The first of the bombs began showering onto the building. The boys held hands and closed their eyes. They knew this day would come, but they never expected it would happen to them. The Taliban had begun its attacks. Minutes felt like hours and with each coming second, the friends’ grasp on each other lessened. They felt themselves release from the other’s steel grip and fly into the darkness. That was the last time the boy saw his best friend Karan. As he returned to reality, the boy felt a warm sensation on his cheeks. Tears dripped from his cheek to his chin. He was not allowed to cry and made haste to wipe them away. But he realised he was alone and nobody cared anymore, so the waterfall began. A faint call came from outside and the boy slowly scrambled to the window. A young bird was hobbling across the destruction. “It’s just like me,” the boy breathed. But then, like a falling snowflake, a branch fell f om the towering tree and trapped the bird underneath it. The bird sang its final song, closed its eyes and drifted into an eternal sleep. Hope vanished. The boy’s knees sank beneath the weight of his body and he collapsed onto the floo . He lay still, waiting to be rescued. Maybe no one would come. He wasn’t sure, but he wasn’t going to move. Instead, he would lay in the rubble and savour the feeling of the place which had once brought happiness to his life.

1 Phoebe Paleologos, 6W, Olivia Blayney, 6W, Anarghya Guru Prasad, 6A and Isabella Johnson, 6J

Amy Zhang, 6W

Kids’ Lit Quiz In Term 2 this year, Ms Itzcovitz chose four girls from Year 6 (Phoebe Paleologos, Olivia Blayney, Isabelle Johnston and Anarghya Guru Prasad) and four girls from Year 5 (Emma Baikie, May Zhang, Genevieve Holt and Nikita Srivastava) to compete against other schools in the Kids’ Lit Quiz which is like trivia, but all about books. The questions were in lots of different categories and very tricky and we competed in a group of four. In the end, the Year 6 team was the top primary school team in Sydney. We really enjoyed the challenge of answering all sorts of trivia about books and competing against all the other schools. Phoebe Paleologos, 6W

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Year 6 What matters is the health and wellbeing of all Australians The Health and Wellbeing of Australians What matters is the health and wellbeing of all Australians. How we look after each other reflects the co e values of our society. Australia is a first world country with one of the best health systems in the world. Yet, some groups of Australians don’t enjoy the benefits of our excellent healthca e system. When we dig beneath the surface, we find some startling inequalities. There are few groups that are as disadvantaged as Indigenous Australians. Life expectancy alone provides a snapshot of this inequality. The life expectancy of an Indigenous woman is 73.7 years, a full 9.5 years less than the population average. This inequity has deep historical roots. With British colonisation in the 18th century, a new way of life dawned upon the Aboriginal population. Europeans introduced new diseases including smallpox, tuberculosis, whooping cough, measles and influenza. The Aboriginal people had never been exposed to these diseases before and with their lack of immunity, there were deadly consequences. Colonisation completely disrupted the Indigenous way of life with its marked effect upon social, economic and cultural factors – all impacting healthcare. Mistrust is an immense problem to address when it comes to Aboriginal healthcare. After the Stolen Generation, and unfortunate historical events, most Aboriginal people can’t trust white doctors. The only way we can find a esolution to this problem is if we introduce more Indigenous health and community workers. With these workers, Aboriginal people would be able to feel comfortable, as their doctor would be able to understand their culture – such as not looking a person directly in the eye. Currently, we only have 125 Indigenous doctors compared to 60,000 nonIndigenous doctors in Australia. Studies have proven that the Indigenous people of Australia are more prone to sickness than others. Some main illnesses include diabetes, heart problems and alcoholism. Are you aware that 30 per cent of Aboriginal adults suffer from Type 2 diabetes? It is often difficult to p ovide ongoing care to people with long-term illnesses due to the Indigenous family culture of moving from place to place, spending time with relatives. Health services need to consider these cultural trends and provide healthcare programs that adapt – showing understanding and care to Indigenous Australians. A system with culturally appropriate services encouraging continuity of care and effective health promotion is a necessity. A system that addresses economic inequality, unemployment, violence, social dysfunction, and poverty is essential. That will all lead to better health outcomes.

History, mistrust and cultural factors have significantly impacted the health of Indigenous Australians – their life expectancy and quality of life. This issue matters as we are talking about lives belonging to humans, that we ought to be paying a great deal more attention to. Despite the fact that we have started to look at ways to address this inequality – we are still a long way away from achieving a solution. This medical crisis is ongoing, and if we are ever going to put a stop to it, that time has to be now. Do you really want Australia to be known for inequality in how we treat our people and care for their health? I surely hope not. Genevieve Hartin, 6M

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Year 6 Write On Competition Entry An imaginative text based on a supplied image She entwined signs of power through the thin but bold ribbon. To expand his empire, he fought many European nations. He unsuccessfully invaded Russia and two years later, surrendered his throne and fled into exile.

Her bony fingers ran ac oss the thread, twisting and pulling. The room was filled with a debris of coloured fabrics, wools, ribbons and pins. On the shelves were hats, all unique and intriguing. For each one, she imagined the person who wore it. Taking out a bright pink fabric, pearly ribbon and an iridescent cloth, she closed her eyes and began her work. She pictured a 16th century princess, vulnerable yet adventurous. The princess would stare outside her castle, longing for freedom. She wove signs of hope through the small but meaningful stitches. Every night, the princess would escape from her castle to visit her father, who had been banished from her kingdom. Late one night, the princess set off to her father’s cottage when the guards detained her unexpectedly. Her father died waiting and they never saw each other again.

Once the hat was finished, she placed it alongside the princess hat. She nodded in satisfaction and moved on to the next. Her fragile legs supported her as she searched for the swan feather. A teal blue fabric was its companion. She closed her eyes and let her imagination take her on another journey.

Once the hat was finished, she placed it on a stand. It was tall, outlandish and fancy. She smiled and moved on to the next hat. Her skinny arm reached for a military black material. She swept up all the golden embellishments she could find

Once she closed her eyes, her hands started creating another hat.

She thought of a Renaissance inventor, creative but smart. The inventor would design gizmos and machines that would still be used to this very day. She wove signs of formality through the light but contrasting lace. He would travel the world, collecting several different traditional materials. Admired across the globe, this inventor would be remembered. However, when visiting a native land, he was not welcomed, and died in front of the painter’s eyes.

She imagined a military leader in the 19th century, ambitious and ruthless. Napoleon was his name and he became an emperor after political success.

Once the hat was complete, she positioned it centre back. Relieved, she moved on to the final hats. Spotless g ey fabric was first in line, then a pompous pink satin with synthetic leaves. A villainous green fabric with a thick orange ribbon also sat, waiting. The black felt was scattered with gold materials, and a duck feather rested on the blood red velour. They patiently waited, for their adventure to begin.

Ashleigh Ip, 6W

1 Vicky Hu, 6L, Cameron Stoodley, 6J, Sonya Zlatanovic, 6J and Zoe Kosinar, 6J 2 Lily Owler, 6D, Sonali Shah, 6M, Erika Nakamaru, 6L, Aria Patel, 6L, Ashley Macdonald, 6W and Christiana Soo, 6M 3 Mount Kosciuszko 3

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year 6 Musical Enchanted on the Inside Our team of Year 6 students and teachers were delighted to present our 2019 musical Enchanted on the Inside – an original creation of our very talented Miss Wells! Our performance reflected months of excited anticipation, commitment, challenge and teamwork. We hope you enjoy these ‘behind the scenes’ insights into the creation of our show!

Welcome to you, to one and to all, To hear a story most profound. Of friendship, evil, beauty and love, Set to musical sound! You’ll hear four stories, four in full, That intertwine in parts. About four beings, each unique, But alike in the quality of their hearts. A toadstool, a witch, a princess and a frog.

1 Abby Sywak, Samara Bond, Erin Porter and Zoe Rose, 6A 2 Harriet Wormald, 6D 3 Jennifer Chong, 6D 4 Ollisha Muthukuda, 6M 5 Charlotte Ford, Alison Baxter and Arana Roy, 6M 6 Candace Xi, Aysel Gupta, Ella van Horen and Mia Tesoriero, 6J

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year 6 Dear Diary, The whole year is ushered into the Hall. On stage, our teachers sit on their chairs, positioned in a straight line. It is quickly announced that our musical script will be read for the first time! A wave of excited whispers rushes through the crowd. Laughter fills the air when Mr Lister recites the lines of Princess Molly, wearing a blonde princess wig to really step into the persona! ...Today is ‘Audition Day’. The process has already been explained. We start with the acting roles. Each group gets their turn to share their group scene. Lines are delivered with different voices, different expressions and at different paces. When it is my turn, I hop up and start speaking. I calm my nerves, replacing a shaky voice with the mood of my character. Whenever there is a moment of hesitation or doubt, the other girls help move the scene along – great teamwork is involved! Once everyone has finished their scene, it is announced that the singing auditions will commence. (This is an optional challenge!) When it is my turn, my breath starts to get uneven. It is one thing to act, but to sing in front of the class? That’s a whole other world! I open my mouth and the words fly out, lining up to make a familiar tune. I finish and take my seat – now all I have to do is wait for the results! ...Today, Miss Wells and Mrs Benton reveal our class roles. I fidget with nervous excitement. When my class name is announced, I hold my breath, biting down on my lip. My name is shortly delivered along with my character – I’m excited with my assignment! A wave of relief washes over me, flooding me with happiness, causing my cheeks to turn upwards and into a smile. When the announcement is finished, girls shriek and giggle. Everyone is hugging one another. The atmosphere is magic. ...Now that our roles are assigned, we are to bring our characters to life. We need to present a ‘character analysis’ to the group. My head swarms with ideas and I quickly get to work. I include a description of my character: appearance, personality, quirks and her role in the story. I describe the elements of drama I will use to bring my character to life. Today I am presenting my analysis. I don’t feel nervous as I have prepared well. I

speak and share my insights. Once finished, I walk back to my seat, the sound of my classmates’ claps staying treasured in my mind. ...We are starting to learn our lines. We had the opportunity to change them and include a little roleplay in the mix. I like taking the time to learn my lines at home – so I can be prepared and ready. Every class scene has a solo and group song to perform. The tunes are clever and catchy – weaving together beautifully to tell the story. ...Dancing. It has been fun, energetic, tiring and uplifting! Our choreographers Sophie, Alex and Maddie have guided us through – each week we see progress and our performance takes shape. ...What an enchanting array of costumes – from elves and mushrooms to pink dresses and tutus! Today, I tried on my costume – it was the perfect fit. Thanks to the talented group of parents who created our costumes, bringing our characters to life! ...As the pencil moves back and forth, the lines collaborate for another creation – that thing called art. Girls take different opportunities to showcase their creativity. Some paint sets, bringing bright bursts of colour and life to every scene. Then there was the poster competition! We worked hard on our designs – the winner would be used to promote the show! ...Rehearsals are a flurry of ene gy and activity. Walking up to the GMCPA, being on stage, reciting my lines and taking feedback. The soloists are given microphones to help project their voices. Miss Wells, Mrs Benton and Mrs Day direct us. The theatre staff – Toby, Soph and Tonya – help us around the stage and with all things technical. A big show needs a big team! ...Now I stand still in the darkness. I can hear the hushed whispers of the audience. Dazzling light begins to peek through the curtain. It’s performance time... Yours truly, An Enchanted Student

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Junior School artworks

Alana Wang, 3D

Amy Xue, 5T

Anaïs Vander, 5M

Amy Wang, 5T

Anda Wang, 6D

Annabelle Johnston, 4T

Audrey Bishop, 5R

Charlotte Ford, 6M

Charlotte King, 4T

Chloe Brown, 5M

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Junior School artworks

Chloe Wang, 4T

Christina Zhao, 4W

Eden Orena Barlin, 4W

Emma Scott, 3B

Esther Essey, 6A

Eva Still, 3B

Grrand Tang, 5R

Helena Chen, 6J

Jaya Lilienthal, 6J

Jessica Carroll, 4T

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Jessica Harvey, 3B

Junior School artworks

Jessica Zhai, 5B

Jocelyn Teni, 6L

Katie Tang, 5M

Madeline Arrage, 6A

Matilda Ma-Conis, 5B

Lucinda Martin, 4S

Lucy Gao, 3D

Mia Kim, 5M

Mia Tesoriero, 6J

Montana McCormick, 5R

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Junior School artworks

Olivia Blayney, 6W

Rena Liu, 4T

Rosanna Rew, 3D

Ruby Scarf, 5M

Sanaya Lakhani, 4W

Ruhani Surana, 5R

Scarlett Campbell, 5M

Sophia Lim, 6W

Tully O’Regan, 6W

Wyinne Qin, 6W

Yuyin Luo, 5B

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Junior School Athletics Carnival

1 Sachi Smith, Year 5 2 Ella van Horen, Zoe Kosinar, Annabel Charnock, Isabella Stalley and Daisy Le, Year 6 3 Claudia Wyatt, Year 3, Jeanne Webert, Year 4, Amalia Bond, Year 3, Nicole Zhang, Year 4 and Jessica Bao, Year 4 4 Amalia Bond, Year 3

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Junior School Athletics Carnival Results Champions 8 Years Champion

Gemma Dixon

9 Years Champion

Amalia Bond

10 Years Champion Amelia Bicego and Madison Pearce 11 Years Champion

Zoë Hart

12 Years Champion

Samara Bond

Junior Champion Amalia Bond

Senior Champion

8 Years 100m Championship

12 Years Long Jump

1st

Gemma Dixon

Samara Bond

2nd Shyla Carré

2nd Ashley Macdonald

3rd

Adele Cassidy

Sophia Slater

9 Years 100m Championship

Junior Discus

1st

Amalia Bond

Jeanne Webert

2nd Claudia Wyatt

2nd Annabelle Johnston

3rd

Jeanne Webert

Lily Mancey

10 Years 100m Championship

11 Years Discus

1st

Amelia Bicego

Ariana Ziolkowski

Samara Bond

2nd Jessica Zhai

2nd Johanna Ricketts

Winning House

3rd

Gibbs

11 Years 100m Championship

12 Years Discus

House Spirit

1st

Mackellar

Junior 800m 1st

Amalia Bond

2nd Isabella Woodall 3rd

Gemma Dixon

11 Years 800m 1st

Sachi Smith

2nd Zoë Hart 3rd

Elizabeth Yates

Senior 800m 1st

Samara Bond

2nd Sophia Slater 3rd

Jaya Lilienthal

Junior 200m 1st

Amalia Bond

2nd Amelia Bicego 3rd

Jeanne Webert

11 Year 200m 1st

Siena Pascoe

2nd Zoë Hart 3rd

Sachi Smith

Senior 200m 1st

Samara Bond

2nd Sophia Slater 3rd

Izabella Ziolkowski

Maya Ostapenko

Siena Pascoe

Scarlet Olesen

Izabella Ziolkowski

2nd Zoë Hart

2nd Amelia Mitchell

3rd

Kirra Harvey

Samara Bond

12 Years 100m Championship

Junior High Jump

1st

Samara Bond

Madison Pearce

2nd Ashley Macdonald

2nd Amalia Bond

3rd

Sophia Slater

Amelia Bicego

Junior Shot Put

11 Years High Jump

1st

Arin Yoon

Diana Attinger

2nd Jessica Zhai

2nd Zoë Hart

3rd

2nd Sachi Smith

Madison Pearce

11 Years Shot Put 1st

Johanna Ricketts

3rd

Siena Pascoe

12 Years High Jump

2nd Kirra Harvey

1st

3rd

2nd Sienna Edwards

Millie Cullinane

12 Years Shot Put 1st

3rd

Izabella Ziolkowski

2nd Sonali Shah 3rd

Samara Bond

Junior Long Jump 1st

Amalia Bond

2nd Tribeca Liu 3rd

Madison Pearce

11 Years Long Jump 1st

Siena Pascoe

2nd Zoë Hart 3rd

Kirra Harvey

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Samara Bond Madeline Arrage

Junior School Swimming Carnival

1 Charlotte King, Lily Mancey and Arin Yoon, Year 4 2 Maya Ostapenko, Year 4 3 Isabella Johnson, Lara Hassall, Abby Sywak, Zoe Rose, Ashleigh Ip and Cameron Stoodley, Year 6 4 Grace Longstaff and Zoe Glendinning, Year 6

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Junior School Swimming Carnival Results Champions

8 Years Champion

Gemma Dixon

9 Years Champion

Jessica Persson

10 Years Champion

Tribeca Liu

11 Years Champion

Lucy Xie

12 Years Champion

Miranda Gu

Junior Champion

10 Years Freestyle

12 Years 50m Backstroke

1st

Tribeca Liu (New Record 31.14)

Miranda Gu

2nd Annabelle Li

2nd Samara Bond

3rd Maya Ostapenko

3rd Jaya Lilienthal

10 Years Backstroke

12 Years 50m Breaststroke

1st

Tribeca Liu

Jaya Lilienthal

2nd Amelia Carlan

2nd Samara Bond

Tribeca Liu

3rd Annabelle Li

3rd Elizabeth Lockhart

Senior Champion

10 Years Breaststroke

Senior 100m Freestyle

1st

Miranda Gu

Tribeca Liu (New Record 43.39)

Miranda Gu

2nd Maya Ostapenko

2nd Samara Bond

Gibbs

3rd Vivienne Eaton

3rd Jaya Lilienthal

House Spirit

Junior 100m Freestyle

Senior 200m Individual Medley

1st Tribeca Liu (New Record 1:08.27)

1st

8 Years 50m Freestyle

2nd Annabelle Li

3rd Samara Bond

1st

3rd Jessica Persson

Winning House

Turner

Gemma Dixon

2nd Anne Liu 3rd Jiayi Thong

8 Years 50m Backstroke 1st

Gemma Dixon

Junior 200m Individual Medley 1st Tribeca Liu (New Record 2:51.21) 2nd Jessica Persson

Jaya Lilienthal

2nd Miranda Gu

Senior 50m Butterfly 1st

Samara Bond

2nd Miranda Gu 3rd Jennifer Chong

2nd Anne Liu

3rd Annabelle Li

Year 3 Class Relay

3rd Jiayi Thong

Junior 50m Butterfly

1st

8 Years 50m Breaststroke

1st

Gemma Dixon

Tribeca Liu (New Record 34.55)

2nd Annabelle Li

2nd 3D 3rd 3B

2nd Anne Liu

3rd Jessica Persson

Year 4 Class Relay

3rd Jiayi Thong

11 Years 50m Freestyle

1st

Prep School 50m Championship

1st

Oriana Fenton

Jennifer Chong

2nd Harriet Harding

2nd 4S 3rd 4T

2nd Chloé Shires

3rd Lucy Xie

Year 5 Class Relay

3rd Willow Gerreyn

11 Years 50m Backstroke

1st

9 Years 50m Freestyle 1st

Amalia Bond

1st

Lucy Xie

2nd Harriet Harding

2nd 5B 3rd 5M

2nd Jessica Persson

3rd Sarah Tian

Year 6 Class Relay

3rd Zara Sandham

11 Years 50m Breaststroke

1st

9 Years 50m Backstroke

1st

Amalia Bond

Lucy Xie

2nd Sarah Tian

2nd 6J 3rd 6A

2nd Jessica Persson

3rd Katherine Hart

House Relay

3rd Zara Sandham

12 Years 50m Freestyle

1st

9 Years 50m Breaststroke

1st

Amalia Bond

2nd Jessica Persson

Miranda Gu

2nd Samara Bond

Gibbs A

2nd Turner A 3rd Mackellar A

3rd Jaya Lilienthal

3rd Claudia Wyatt

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Junior School Speech Day Awards Junior School Speech Day Awards Year 3 Academic Achievement Tianlin (Celine) Cai, Nicole Fan, Harriet Gregory, Yiling Gu, Jessica Persson, Peilin (Alina) Shi, Eva Still, Leahara Wijesuriya, Emily WoodsMcConville, Emily Zheng Academic Endeavour Amalia Bond, Aria Cheng, Megan Chia, Zara Sandham, Celine Soo, Jiayi Thong, Jiaxi (Alana) Wang, Veeva Xie Citizenship Ella Gungor, Kathy Wang, Zifei (Feifei) Wang, Yicen (Emily) Xu Religious Education Sophie Kidd, Hilary Pang, Rosanna Rew, Scarlett Wong Sports Encouragement Emily Finucane Music Encouragement Isabel Chang

Year 4 Academic Achievement Katherine Boyce, Hongyu (Cindy) Jin, Charlotte King, Isis Li, Monique Marinovic, Alannah Tang, Angela Tao, Chloe Wang, Jingyan (Milly) Xu, Christina Zhao

1 Lara Hassall and Isabelle Johnston, Year 6 2 Christina Zhao, Year 4 3 Amy Zhang, Year 6 4 Emily Rothery, Year 6

Year 5

Academic Achievement Melody Chen, Annalise Chow, Zilin (Jessica) Guo, Bo Kyung (Rosa) Kim, Mai An (Anna) Le, Wanxin (Alice) Mao, Nikita Srivastava, Ruhani Surana, Sarah Tian, Clare Vincent, Lucy Xie, Jiayue (Jenny) Xu, Ka Yuet (Alissa) Xue, Natalie Yang, Mia Yong Academic Endeavour Sehjal Baveja, Ashleigh Goh, Ruixin (Kitty) He, Genevieve Holt, Angeline Lam, Katherine Lee, Ruichen (Rachel) Li, Zara Pattinson, Grace Walmsley, Imogen Wu, Arini Yellamaraju, Jessica Zhai Citizenship Madison Donald, Eden Gerreyn, Yolanda Liu, Annabel Morris, Teagan Ning, Mia Solomons Religious Education Scarlett Campbell, Yuyin Luo, Montana McCormick, Isabella Pak, Arabella Wheatley, Elizabeth Yates Sports Encouragement Emma Baikie Music Encouragement Siena Parsons

Year 6

Academic Endeavour

Academic Achievement

Jemma Hung, Alice Ji, Mingzhen (Annabelle) Li, Grace Louw, Leila Rich, Cho Ching (Lucy) Sun, Sahana Vivekanandhan, Wanlin (Nicole) Zhang

Ariana Bansal, Sophia Chang, Sophia Chen, Maya Garg, Jinghan (Miranda) Gu, Ellie Hennessy, Ang-Ya Koo, Wanrong (Annie) Luo, Ollisha Muthukuda, Christiana Soo, Teresa Sun, Xiaofei (Sarah) Wang, Candace Xi, Isabella Xu, Isabella Yu, Amy Zhang

Citizenship Saskia Nicholson, Leura Sayers, Jeanne Webert, Isabella Woodall Religious Education

Academic Endeavour

Annie Pennington

Aysel Gupta, Genevieve Hartin, Ashleigh Ip, Isabelle Johnston, Shania Joshi, Katrina Lin, Elizabeth Lockhart, Katherine Macpherson, Victoria Marsh, Erika Nakamaru, Erin Porter, Selina Ye

Music Encouragement

Citizenship

Lara Waterhouse

Madeline Arrage, Isabella Chen, Iris Hastings, Tully O’Regan, Cameron Stoodley, Xintong (Anda) Wang

Eloise Fisher, Amelia Lee, Naomi Liem, Seoyeon (Grace) Park Sports Encouragement

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Junior School Speech Day Awards

Religious Education Ines Danziger, Tessa Halstead, Phoebe Paleologos, Zoe Rose, Jocelyn Teni, Mia Tesoriero

Kathleen Bent Prize for Good Citizenship Ang-Ya Koo

Sports Encouragement

Caroline Strong Prize for Good Citizenship

Darcey Hawkins

Emily Rothery

Music Encouragement

Rebecca Cooper Prize for English

Josephine Green

Jiayue (Jenny) Xu

Special Awards

The Vicki Waters Courage Award

Excellence in Sport Samara Bond Attitude and Dedication to Sport

Riya Kalva House Cup Gibbs

Sophia Slater

Junior Scholarships 2019

Sportsmanship

Rosalie Ramsay Academic Scholarship

Izabella Ziolkowski Commitment to Music Josephine Wong

Maya Garg, Jinghan (Miranda) Gu, Teresa Sun

Excellence in Music Maya Garg Contribution to the Life of the Junior School Samara Bond, Sabrina Cooke, Lumeng (Emma) Geng, Jinghan (Miranda) Gu, Lara Hassall, Wanrong (Annie) Luo, Ashley Macdonald, Eloise Makeham, Amelia Mitchell, Lily Owler, Annabel Shanahan, Ella van Horen, Jacqueline Wo, Harriet Wormald, Isabella Yu, Amy Zhang 4

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Junior School Viva Le France! This year’s French Cabaret was without a doubt le plus grand spectacle. The bringing together of historical and modern-day France was depicted in a montage of French couture and culture. The girls worked extremely hard at delivering a theatrical masterpiece. “I loved the tempo and rhythm of my song and the message it was telling the audience.” – Ella Gao, 3B Mr Shannon Loker

Years 3 and 4 French Cabaret On 23 October we performed our annual French Cabaret. Every year, Years 3 and 4 spend time preparing for our French Cabaret and we perform our cabaret to the parents as they dine with their friends. We all had to wear a white top and black jeans or jeggings. Our costumes were then embellished with a colourful touch. There is a topic each year and this year the topic was about the Prime Minister of France choosing the Ambassador. But he cannot make a choice and then suddenly his assistant has an idea!

The routine goes like this: First there is a class that tells the story and then there is a dance related to the story just told. Each class has a dance and a scene (when they tell the story). This year my class (4T) had scene seven, about the Eiffel Tower and the song for our dance was France Holds the Key to Your Heart. The French Cabaret was enjoyable to rehearse and to perform and I hope future performers will find the ears 3 and 4 French Cabaret pleasurable! We were all able to improve our drama and dance skills as we became professional performers. Nicole Zhang, 4T

1 Kitty Yip, Amelia Lee, Ashleigh Song, Tiffany Lan and Milly Xu, Year 4 2 Alana Wang and Jessi Gao, Year 3 3 3B - Under the Sea

we perform our cabaret to the parents as they dine with their friends.

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Art, Design and Food Technology

Year 10

This year, Year 10 Food Technology studied ‘Food Equity’ and learnt about the importance of stable access to an adequate food supply. Students examined food production and distribution globally and its influential factors such as transport and political environments. The effects of an individual’s access to food were investigated in relation to health and dietary-related diseases, which extended the students’ understanding of the nutritional components of food. The girls then embarked on studying ‘Food Service and Catering’, an integral area of the food industry as a source of employment. Students examined food service, catering ventures and their operations across a variety of settings. A highlight was the excursion to Sails in Lavender Bay, where the girls enjoyed a delicious three-course meal and developed their understanding of the food service and catering industry. Year 10 also explored the topic of ‘Food Trends’ with girls constructing a four-tier bespoke butter cream cake, reflecting the cur ent food trends of cake decorating, using chocolate ganache drips, styled with macarons and fresh flowers.

Year 9

Year 11

Year 9 Food Technology enjoyed exploring the units ‘Food in Australia’, ‘Food Selection and Health’ and ‘Food for Special Occasions’. Students

Year 11 Food Technology students undertook an investigation into ‘Food Availability and Selection’ and the physiological, psychological, economic and social factors that influence the selection of food. The girls had a stimulati g experience during the ‘Food Quality’ topic as they carried out many experiments in relation to the functional properties of food. They tested their hypotheses with complex methods and worked with egg whites, fudge, food dye and marshmallows. Moreover, the ‘Nutrition’ topic enabled the girls to plan diets to meet the requirements of particular individuals. They also prepared nutritiously valuable foods and assessed the nutritional value of products within the marketplace.

investigated the traditional and contemporary use of native and bush foods and the evolution of the Australian cuisine as a result of

our increasingly multicultural society. Year 9 investigated the nutritional needs of individuals and groups and examined means of improving nutritional status through safe selection, planning and preparation processes to reflect national food guidelines and legislations. Additionally, the girls studied a range of special occasions and observed the elements of smalland large-scale catering. There was a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate appropriate food handling and presentation skills in a high tea for family members and special guests.

Year 12 The students in Year 12 had a great year as they embarked on their HSC journey, starting their study with an investigation into the Australian Food Industry. Girls enjoyed researching a specific o ganisation in the industry and considered the impact that developments in the industry have had on society and the environment. They enjoyed the opportunity to participate in a demonstration on how to make sauerkraut and kombucha as part of their studies in Food Manufacture. Finally, the girls finished their studies looking at food p oduct development and food nutrition. Kudrat Benepal, Captain of Food Technology

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Applied Technologies Hospitality 2019 was an exceptional year for Hospitality students in Years 11 and 12. Girls in both years were split across two classes with the two very talented Hospitality teachers, Miss Cusiter and Mrs McCorquodale.

Year 12 The highlight for our Year 12 Hospitality students was a spectacular dinner which they hosted for parents and honoured guests. Girls worked with industry chef Jeff Turnbull to produce a three-course meal consisting of canapés followed by a delicious main and dessert. The evening was a considerable success with many guests voting it as “the top restaurant on the North Shore”.

Year 11 Year 11 students thoroughly enjoyed their study of Hospitality due to its unique nature; as it is a dual accredited industry-based course which enables students to obtain a Certificate II in Kitchen Operations and also make up their unit for HSC study. A highlight of their year was their participation in industry work placement where they put into practice the skills and knowledge they had learned in the classroom into an industry setting. Girls worked in hotels such as Park Royal, Amora Hotel, Swissotel Sydney and at Knox Grammar School and Pymble Golf Club. The girls’ culinary skills were also displayed as they prepared delicious canapés for the Year 12 Textile Major Works opening and catered for a High Tea for their grandparents. Both events were highly successful and enjoyed by all.

Paris Hall, Captain of Hospitality

1 Clair O’Brien, Year 10 2 Mia Souter and Siobhan Dubois, Year 10 3 Kudrat Benepal, Year 11 4 Mrs Katheryn Weideman and Hannah Maher, Year 11 5 Brooke Faahan-Smith, Hannah Maher, Caitlin Mackin, Haylee Jones, Sara Royle, Laura Pattison, Isabelle Hudson, Samantha Berry, Alexandria Graham, Kristin Larsen, Year 11 and Miss Heather Cusiter

the girls did an exceptional job of putting on a dinner for their parents and executive staff. 5

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Art, Design and Textiles and Design Textiles on Parade

Year 9

Pymble’s annual Textiles on Parade was an incredible opportunity for our students to showcase the hard work and creativity they put into Textiles and Design this year. In the classroom, new technologies such as sublimation printing and digital printing gave girls a really exciting chance to take their ideas further and experiment with new ways to create their garments.

Students in Year 9 worked hard to produce two garments this year. For their first p oject, the girls took inspiration from ‘Vintage Hawaii’ to design and manufacture a range of resort wear. They used fun florals and decorative trims to spice up the patterns provided by the school. For their second task, the girls took the base of black or white drill and added fabric paints, embroidery and other colouration techniques to meet the design inspiration of ‘Graffiti’.

Year 8

As an introduction to Textiles, the Year 8 girls created either a jumpsuit, pants or a dress, inspired by the design brief of ‘Topsy Turvy’. This was a great chance for students to experiment with different colouration and decoration techniques, providing them with the necessary skills for the coming years.

A really exciting chance to take their ideas further

Year 10 Pymble’s Year 10 students took their creativity to new heights, designing costumes inspired by the ‘Steam Punk’ era. The detail of their work was outstanding, with the girls pushing their boundaries and experimenting with new techniques and equipment. Later in the year, students used the brief ‘Behind the Mask’ as initial inspiration for their Textile Art work. The girls made simple black garments as a base, then, through colouration, decoration and manipulation of other materials, designed incredibly intricate masks.

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Samadhi Siriniwasa, Year 9 Erin Thomas and Isabel Walker, Year 1 Lucy Shorter, Year 12 Chloé Clarke, Ashlie Edwards and Claire Ovens, Year 11 5 Sarah Kim and Tiana Zarafetas, Year 10 6 Ingrid Kim and Hong Trang Le, Year 9 3

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Applied Technologies Textiles and Design Whitehouse Scholarships were awarded to the following girls: Year 9 – Hong Trang Le Year 10 – Emily Oppenheim and Ella Atkins Year 11 – Anny Chen

Fashion Sketch Workshops 4

This year, students in Years 10 and 11 were fortunate enough to spend the day with a talented designer from Whitehouse, learning sketch and rendering skills to help them bring their drawings to life. The workshop supported the girls in developing and perfecting their own style, and provided them with new creative skills to aid them with their classwork. Claire Ovens, Captain of Textiles

Year 11 Our Year 11 students were tasked with creating an apparel item to represent ‘Iconic Structures’. The girls created a vast range of garments, each girl interpreting the brief individually. The high level of skill and commitment to detail meant the girls created incredible, highquality garments, and are well prepared for Year 12.

Amelia Seidler

Amanda Nian

Year 12

Freya Stratton

Accompanying Textiles on Parade was the Year 12 Exhibition. This year was an exciting new display, with many girls choosing to create various Textile Art pieces, as opposed to apparel. The Year 12 students really took advantage of the new technologies made available to them, with a number of girls using digital printing in their works. At the end of the night, awards were presented to Pymble students exhibiting outstanding practical skills by special guest Connie Hart from the Whitehouse Institute of Design. Brigitte Heeney

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Sophia Hartley

TAS HSC Works

Antonia Maher

Anna Cocquerel

Gemma Moore

Claudia Fletcher-Cauchi

Jaimi French

Isabella Bardon

Isabel Stubbs

Kashmala Haidar

Lucy Dugan

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TAS HSC Works

Lydia Yang

Jemma Charlin

Maddison Everingham

Madison Corcoran

Maggie Huang

Scarlett Barlow-Hunt

Shakira Tyson

Sophie Kavanagh

Sophie Wruck

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Visual Arts Visual Arts Visual Arts at Pymble saw a year of great growth and experimentation in 2019. Our girls seized every opportunity in the Visual Arts to display their unique talents and develop their artistic skills further, inside and outside the classroom.

Year 8 Installations In Term 3, our Year 8 students learnt about ‘Installation Art’ by exploring the artmaking practice of Christo. They also worked closely with our visiting Artist-in-Residence, Jason Wang, to create a school mural. To further explore this unit in their art practice, they created a site-specific installation work influenced by the Pymble school motto All’ Ultimo Lavoro ‘Strive for the highest’. “The project was refreshingly different and provided an enjoyable challenge for us.” – Juliet Borean, Year 8 A total of five outstanding installations we e made, all individual and exploring a unique aspect of what it means to be a Pymble girl and a part of the school community. Two winners were chosen, The Jacaranda Tree by Nilan Esmaeili, Ashlee Narker, Safia Arsla and Juliet Borean, and Hold on a Little Longer by Clio Moran, Georgia Stuart, Shubhi Sethi, Eleanor Owrid and Alana Armstrong.

National Art School Collaboration For this year’s Visual Arts Year 11 Camp, the girls had the opportunity to attend two full days of practical artistic workshops at the National Art School in Darlinghurst. The girls were able to choose their desired media from a variety of workshops under the guidance of the experienced and invaluable National Art School teachers. This offered the girls a unique insight into what a future career in art might look like and provided a special artistic skillset for them to take back into the classrooms.

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The works created during these workshops and in the following Art lessons were exhibited in this year’s Year 11 Human Form art exhibition, officially opened by our outgoing Principal, Mrs Waters. This was the first solo exhibition our ear 11 girls have had, presenting many new chances for problem-solving. The opportunity to exhibit the pieces was an enriching and unique experience. Furthermore, it provided a range of skills that our Year 11 girls will take with them into the creation of their HSC Bodies of Work next year.

1 Alexandra MacColl, Year 8 2 Erin Masters, Year 8 3 Roshan Neekan, Year 9 4 Chloe Dowse, Year 7 5 Mia St Clair, Year 7

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Visual Arts Visual Arts Year 12 HSC Body of Work Exhibition The HSC Body of Work exhibition took place at the beginning of Term 3 and presented the works of all Year 12 students who completed their Visual Arts major works in 2019. This was the first exhibition officially opened by the schoo s new Principal, Dr Hadwen, who also chose and presented this year’s Principal’s Award to Chloe Colfer and Charlize Grace for their excellent emotive works exhibited on the opening night. This exhibition was an exceptional display of the Year 12 girls’ talent. In viewing this exhibition in classes, the younger years were able to explore new ideas and techniques, gain inspiration and hopefully motivation to continue Art into their Senior years at Pymble. Amelie Clarke and Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw, Captains of Visual Arts

HSC Artworks

Shakira Tyson

Susanna Kitchen

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Zoe Kim

HSC Artworks

Alice Mitchell

Alice Pilbeam

Alicia Adamson

Amanda Nian

Anneliese Tims

Arielle Madew

Bethany Fisher

Brianah Alexander

Bronte Worner

Catherine Jones

Charlize Grace

Chloe Burton

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HSC Artworks

Chloe Colfer

Christina Crosling

Claire Davis

Claudia Fletcher-Cauchi

Courtney Scott

Dominique Newman

Eliza Payne

Ellie Ng

Emma Small

Georgia Fuller

Georgia Winter

Hanna Nirui

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HSC Artworks

Hannah Powell

Hannah Trevitt

Imogen Vander

Isabel Stubbs

Isabella Bardon

Jade Everett

Jennifer Lee

Jessie Chen

Jessie Lum

Joanna Hill

Kaitlin Gifford

Lara Richards

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HSC Artworks

Lauren Madacsi

Leonie Lu

Lucia Cox

Lucy Dugan

Mackenzie Cooper

Madison Arthur

Madison Corcoran

Madison Wade

Marshalle Sherazi

Mersalli Cheng

Myrofora Zarafetas

Nikita Wong

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HSC Artworks

Nini Fan

Olivia Chubb

Olivia Harvey-Latham

Rebecca Jones

Ruby Martyr

Sally Oslington

Samantha Magee

Samira Bagga

Selina Kim

Sophia Carmody

Sophia Mitchell

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2019 saw a number of huge successes for English at Pymble. These accomplishments included the founding of Book Club, to the highly anticipated Writer-in-Residence program as well as the publication of Pymble’s literary magazine, lit·mag.

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Writer-in-Residence In Term 3, Pymble welcomed Writer-in-Residence Emily MacGuire, who spent three days working with students from Years 10, 11 and 12 in a series of lectures, hands-on workshops and enriching classroom visits. In particular, Ms MacGuire gave valuable insights into the contextual significance of setting in Shakespea e’s Othello and guided students in the crafting of an authentic personal voice. Year 11 student Christine Ha said that the program was “a really rewarding way to learn more about our prescribed texts”. Huge thanks must go to Mrs Reynolds, who secured the funds for this initiative with her proposal to the Jeanette Buckham Artistin-Residence Scheme. We appreciate her efforts and those of the entire English faculty for their ongoing support and dedication.

Terms 3 and 4 saw the return of Pymble’s literary magazine. This was published first digitally and then later available in hard copy format as a lovely Christmas-themed surprise alongside the Semester 2 reports of our Secondary School students. In conjunction with the 2018 English Captains, Isabella Natale, Jaime Bell and Medani Athauda, these editions of lit·mag showcase the incredible works produced by our Senior students in a delightful compendium of prose, poetry, non-fiction and experimental pieces for members of the College community to peruse.

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English Workshops It was a firm belie in the power of collaborative learning which prompted us as English Captains to launch a series of student-run workshops throughout the year. These lunchtime opportunities were used to provide explanations and assistance, as well as to secure a positive space in which students could comfortably and effectively seek guidance from their peers, outside the classroom environment. This initiative saw a number of positive interactions between girls. They shared tips and tricks, explored terminology and provided study resources and conversations. It was heart-warming to see our Senior students work together to prepare for assessment tasks in this display of camaraderie.

Year 10 students at the Gatsby Party

Book Club We founded Pymble’s ‘NotLame Book Club’ in order to foster a love of literature amongst our Junior students. The book club convened fortnightly and engaged in the reading of diverse texts, such as the short stories of James Joyce, poetry from Edgar Allen Poe and Carol Ann Duffy, as well as extracts from renowned classics such as George Orwell’s Animal Farm and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. Many thanks to our dedicated members and we hope to see you cultivate your love of reading in the years to come!

From the Verandah In Term 3, Pymble was lucky enough to host From the Verandah – a celebration of music and spoken word featuring poems from Margaret Harrison and Annabelle Richens, as well as original compositions from nationally renowned musician and College tutor Mark Walton. Held in our stunning Chapel and hosted by Ian ‘Macca’ McNamara, the event was broadcast on Macca’s Sunday morning radio show, giving Pymble an opportunity for nationwide publicity to showcase the talents of our staff and students. Year 11 student Annabelle Richens said that the evening was “a lovely chance to both listen to and share pieces of the written word and connect with the wider community, all supporting a cause that’s very close to my heart”. The night was held in order to raise funds and support Mark and Margaret’s endeavours to provide equal access to music education across rural and remote communities. As Captains of English for 2019, we were truly fortunate to work alongside the dedicated teachers of the English Department, and particular thanks must be extended to Mrs Reynolds and Ms Carr, who were both so overwhelmingly supportive of our vision for English this year. Thank you for believing in us and for trusting us with this privilege.

1 Elizabeth Keegan, Year 10, Annabelle Richens, Year 11 and Madeleine Raymond, Year 7

Annabelle Richens and Viveca Tang, Captains of English

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Geography, Business Studies and Economics

Geography 2019 saw yet another successful year for the Geography, Business Studies and Economics Department, and an incredibly exciting one for all of our aspiring students.

By studying Geography at Pymble, students gain insight into global concerns and inequalities and explore the fundamental interactions that shape the environment. Geography in Years 7 to 12 encompasses a broad variety of topics surrounding social, economic and environmental issues, enriching students with knowledge of local and global concerns and increasing awareness of the responsibility we have as global citizens.

GBE Week GBE Week is an annual celebration of the Geography, Business and Economics Department and acknowledges the importance of global awareness. Activities included eating edible insects, flying d ones, and interacting with reptiles which all girls from Years 7 to 12 found intriguing and exciting! 2019’s GBE Week encouraged all students across the College to follow their interests and explore new facets of the social sciences.

Year 7: Investigating Tourism and Globalisation in Circular Quay The Year 7 girls thrived in their first year of Geography studies and lea nt to work collaboratively and cohesively when studying the interconnections of globalisation. For their first excursion, ear 7 visited Circular Quay and The Rocks where they conducted fieldwork to observe and collect evidence of globalisation and tourism impacts in the heart of Sydney. The students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and gained a lot of insight into the impacts of tourism on the various hotspots in the CBD. 2

Year 10: Urban Think Tank On Monday 26 August, five ear 10 Elective Geography students had the valuable experience of travelling to the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) Tech Lab in Botany to take part in an Urban Think Tank for the Sydney Science Park Smart Cities Project, hosted by Celestino. This allowed the students to contribute sustainable solutions to a variety of urban planning challenges that will be faced at Sydney Science Park. Overall, this was an incredible opportunity that allowed the students to make a difference to Sydney’s future.

Women of the World (WOW) Day

1 Lauren Duncan, Year 11 2 Back Row: Emily Oppenheim, Amy Jarvis, Sam Mostyn (Non-executive Director and Sustainability Adviser), Mele Maualaivao (Country Program Co-ordinator (Samoa) UN Women), Claudia Vowels, Lucy Zelic (Australian television presenter and master of ceremonies), Hannah Kim, Alison Cook, Year 10 Front Row: Janelle Weissman (Executive Director UN Women), Alice Guan, Elizabeth Gan, Priya Mehra, Alessandra Natale, Year 10 3 Megan Buson, Elizabeth Gan, Haylee Turner, Sambavi Sasikaran and Charlotte Armstrong, Year 10

Year 10 Elective Geography students had the opportunity to attend WOW Day in Term 3. Invited to the College on this day were tremendously influential women from a range of diverse enterprises who all shared their experiences and expertise with the girls through interactive workshops and activities. Students were given insight into concerns and inequalities regarding women all over the world and were inspired to learn how they could make a difference.

Year 11: Senior Geography Project (SGP) As part of their preliminary course, Year 11 students led their own investigative project where they had the opportunity to explore a concern of interest within their local area. They conducted their own first-hand investigations and drew conclusions from subsequent results to be developed into a final eport. This was a highly engaging and enjoyable experience, and the SGP was a great learning opportunity for Year 11 students to explore varying concerns of interest within their local area. Chloe Luzar, Captain of Geography

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Business Studies Business Studies combines elements of accountancy, finance, marketing, operational logistics and human resource management. It allows the students to discuss a range of business case studies and grow by experiencing real life partnerships.

GBE Week: Coke versus Pepsi Challenge The Coke versus Pepsi challenge involved the girls sampling three different cola flavou ed beverages: Coke, Pepsi and home brand cola. These samples were unlabelled and the girls were challenged to rate the drinks whilst being unaware of the brands and to differentiate between the drinks to guess the brand. This activity sparked a lot of excitement and the girls were enthusiastic to try the different popular drinks and get involved with the challenge. The activity was a real-life experience related to a range of modules studied in Commerce and Business Studies including ‘promoting and selling’ and ‘marketing’.

Females in Finance Conference Females in Finance was an immensely valuable conference and was an enjoyable and informative opportunity for students to enhance their knowledge of the many diverse career options available to girls in finance. It allowed the girls to discover their passions and interests through a heartfelt presentation and discussion about the significance of females in finance. The conf ence discussed the diverse range of journeys of inspirational women in finance to achieve success in their ca eer. It outlined their non-linear paths taken and their challenges and experiences. The conference was engaging and provided insight into the opportunities available and the importance of life experiences in excelling in your career. It encouraged girls to expose themselves to risk and changed the negative perception of failure. Furthermore, we were informed about the importance of networking and creating connections with other females in finance

Market Day The Market Day event offered by Year 9 was an immersive and valuable opportunity which aided students taking the subject of Commerce to gain knowledge and experience and apply these skills practically. Students were required to work in groups and create a product to sell on Market Day, and investigate the foundations of creating and running a business; this included considering the target market, conducting market research and implementing the market mix to appeal to the students that the product would be marketed towards. Market Day was a valuable, collaborative experience which enabled students to gain a realistic view of business, solidifying their understanding of the module and enabling learning through an enjoyable, practical experience. Ananya Mahajan, Captain of Business Studies 3

Students were required to work in groups and create a product to sell on Market Day 1 Ananya Mahajan, Chole Luzar and Lucy Fang, Year 11 2 Lilian Huntley, Ella Gibietis, Philippa Austin and Zoey Chen, Year 9 3 Megan Lombardi, Jaycie Yu, Isabella Pettinato and Chloe Luxford, Year 9

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Economics 2019 culminated in a most successful and productive year for Economics with inspiring, exciting events and initiatives providing students with opportunities to learn and develop important skills to thrive in the most unpredictable 21st century.

Guest speakers included Ms Rochelle Guttmann, Senior Economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia, Ms Jo Masters, Chief Economist for Ernst & Young Oceania, and Ms Rianna McIntosh, a Senior Financial Services Consultant for Ernst & Young.

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Young Entrepreneurs Society

In May, more than 400 students and teachers from 30 different schools studying Preliminary Economics and HSC Economics courses attended Pymble’s Economics Conference to hear from three of Australia’s leading economists. The participating schools included Abbotsleigh, Barker College, Cheltenham Girls’ High School, Killara High School, SCEGGS Darlinghurst, St Euphemia College, St Ives High School, St Leo’s Catholic College and Willoughby Girls High School.

To help further develop students’ must-have skillsets for the 21st century, Economics and Commerce Captain, Lucy Fang, launched the Young Entrepreneurs Society (YES) early in 2019. YES runs an entrepreneurial learning program focusing on social entrepreneurship, and is led by a team of leaders from the class of 2020, with the generous support of the current and ex-student mentors and professional guest speakers.

“One of the main aims is to encourage deep thinking and gain an appreciation of the dynamics of modern economies, the need for critical thinking and problem solving,” said Ms Ann Wright, Co-ordinator of Economics. “Many of these ‘soft skills’ drive innovation and development, providing future opportunities for today’s students.”

“ The 21st century belongs to changemakers, and we can all become one. Social entrepreneurship education is a great way to help equip us with must-have changemaker qualities such as innovation, leadership, teamwork skills, and a great sense of social responsibility.

Through YES, we hope to raise awareness that entrepreneurship

is becoming one of the most important career paths for our generation and beyond,” said Lucy.

The successful program culminated in the Final Pitch presentation night for aspiring young entrepreneurs (ranging from Years 7 to 11) who worked diligently through the terms. Not only were the presentations thoughtprovoking and full of laughter, but also very rewarding with insight and expertise from the panel judges Ms Cindy Lenferna de la Motte, the cofounder of Co:Lab4, Mr Stephen Rutter, the founder of The Scale Institute, as well as Ms Ann Wright. The teams of Pymble students presented well with niche innovative ideas and outlined business plans for solving social issues in youth mental health, gender discrimination in employment, job accessibility, and the youth eco-friendly global movement, to name a few. Lucy Fang, Captain of Economics and Commerce

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History, Society History

History Day History Day was an initiative introduced by the 2018 History Captains. This year, the day was raised to new heights with more activities, participants and prizes. Girls from Years 7 to 11 participated on the day and engagement was unprecedented! Activities included a scavenger hunt where girls searched Gloucester Lawn to find historical items ranging f om a toga to Marie Antoinette’s head! They also put their knowledge to the test in history trivia and got involved in creating history-themed cupcakes. We also raised funds for the Anzac appeal. It was a great success in engaging girls with history and spreading interest and passion for the subject!

girls searched Gloucester Lawn to find historical items ranging from a toga to Marie Antoinette’s head! Anzac Day Ceremony At the Anzac Day ceremony in Term 2, we remembered those who have served their country. The year marked the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Versailles, the main peace conference to end the four-year war. We reaffi med this message for peace and unity in reaction to recent events around the world. Our Pymble Cadet Corp also conducted a parade and flag bearing

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and Ethics History History Excursions and Incursions There was a plethora of highly engaging history excursions and incursions to attend over the year. Some of the highlights included the Year 8 Medieval Day where there was a real-life medieval weaponry demonstration! The Year 12 Extension History girls travelled to Canberra for a fun and informative day trip where they visited the War Memorial and National Museum. “At the War Memorial, the girls explored the major exhibits as a study of Public History. They also visited the National Museum and did a Q&A with curators of the museum,” said Mr Ryan Stewart. Finally, the Year 9 girls visited the Sydney Jewish Museum in order to gain a deeper understanding of their studies of the Holocaust. “Our visit was incredibly insightful in helping us gain understanding of the experiences of the Holocaust. The Survivor presentation revealed a different and very personal perspective. The whole excursion allowed us to investigate further into the history of the genocide,” said Jasmine Zhi, Year 9.

Indigenous History First Contact Workshop In Term 4, three of our Year 11 Pymble girls got the opportunity to participate in a workshop with Mr Ryan Stewart to learn about First Contact on the Australian frontier. The workshop was run in partnership with the University of Newcastle and Darkinjung Land Council and the girls visited two sites of First Contact in 1788; Pearl Beach and Booker Bay. Mr Stewart assisted by giving the girls the European perspective from documented sources whilst Uncle Gavi Duncan provided the girls with an oral Indigenous perspective. The girls gained greater awareness and an insightful understanding of the history of the Australian frontier and the gravity of First Contact encounters between British settler-colonists and First Nations peoples. Chiaara De Silva and Eshvari Puttaswamy, Captains of History

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Religion and Ethics

2019 was an exciting year for the Legal Studies students at Pymble. The cohort had opportunities to engage with contemporary legal issues such as domestic violence, international law, human rights and young offenders. Outside the classroom, the students’ legal knowledge was expanded by an array of excursions, guest speakers and hands-on activities. Legal Studies students came away from this jam-packed year with unique perspectives on the development of law and first-hand experience in the legal field, as well as advanced critical thinking skills to aid their further studies and careers.

The Middle, Upper and Senior Schools have all made a very involved contribution to Religion and Ethics this year.

Legal Studies students came away from this jam-packed year with unique perspectives on the development of law and first-hand experience in the legal field Year 11 Excursion Year 11 fully immersed themselves in Legal Studies right from their very first term in the subject In March, the girls ventured out of the classroom and into the world of law at NSW Parliament House, as well as the Downing Centre Local and District Court in the city of Sydney. At Parliament House, girls were fortunate to hear from local Ku-ring-gai MP Alister Henskens SC, who took them on a tour through the Legislative Assembly and gave insight into the inner workings of the government’s role in the legal system. Whilst at the courts, students were able to explore a variety of interesting cases, gaining insight into the Australian legal system. This opportunity allowed for students to see their studies and knowledge applied in real life.

Legal Studies Conference Day On 27 August, Pymble hosted a Legal Studies conference for its students, in conjunction with Legal Studies students from Knox Grammar School. The aim of this conference was to demonstrate the real-world applications of concepts in the Legal Studies Stage 6 Syllabus, as well as fostering an environment for collaborative learning. Engaging in the topic of young offenders, the day began with a presentation from a Children’s Court Magistrate, Elizabeth Ellis. Magistrate Ellis engaged students by sharing her real-life experiences and cases in the Children’s Court. The students were able to comprehend the difficulty of and p ecision required in Magistrate Ellis’ role. Following this, Senior Constable Lynda Hart spoke to the students about police procedures and powers, to support their learning about crime and the criminal investigation process. The conference also included a careers panel in which ex-students and lawyers, Sophie Whitehead and Emma Dowsett, spoke about their experiences in the legal profession after leaving the College. Mr Andrew Kozyra, the careers adviser, also provided useful insight into the application of legal studies in further studies and within the legal profession. Emma Ashley and Miranda Stewart, Captains of Legal Studies

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Middle School Religion and Ethics within the Middle School is all about developing a foundational understanding of religion. The course provides the girls with a greater understanding of Christianity and its ethics. They studied the impact of this on family values and relationships as well as the environment. Additionally, the girls were given the opportunity to study prominent people within faiths and their impact in a non-secular society. Overall, the course provided the girls a preliminary understanding of multiple religions and their impact on society. This knowledge is then harnessed and expanded further in the Upper School.

Upper School The Upper School students were fortunate that their course had a greater crossover with the History course. Both courses discuss World War II and the antiSemitic epidemic. The girls studied the negativity of religion, particularly from an external perspective, and how the Jewish community responded to the events of the Holocaust and how they are still recovering. Students observed how these events are portrayed in the media and through film. The advantage of having a parallel course with History is that the girls were able to apply their knowledge to both subjects, therefore, increasing their knowledge. Arguably, one of the topics the girls enjoyed studying the most was ‘Ethics and Morality’. The girls researched case studies on different ethical issues throughout time periods and presented their findings in a teaching format. Additionally, the discussion of philosophical questions such as the ‘trolley problem’ allowed the girls to interact in class discussion and heated debates.

The Year 11 girls were fortunate to be invited by Amity College in Auburn to the ‘Taste of Ramadan’ Iftar dinner.

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Senior School In Years 11 and 12, girls were given the choice to study the one-unit Studies of Religion course. The course promotes an understanding and cognisance of the significance of eligion and its positive and negative influence within societ . The girls gained insight into Australian history and culture through Aboriginal spirituality and the effects of colonisation on the Aboriginal people. They also studied Christianity and Islam, where they examined traditional ethics and prominent figu es as well as the importance of religion within a contemporary society. The Year 11 girls were fortunate to be invited by Amity College in Auburn to the ‘Taste of Ramadan’ Iftar dinner. The evening provided students with the opportunity to experience and understand more about Ramadan and Islamic culture by witnessing the breaking of the fast and prayer. Furthermore, they were able to talk to fellow Muslim students about their experiences during their holy month. This event provided our students with a powerful opportunity for interfaith dialogue. The Amity College students described Ramadan as an event which embraces everyone, not just the Muslim community, which is why they had a gathering of people from many different schools across Sydney. The ‘Taste of Ramadan’ Iftar dinner was described as an opportunity to stand together with all faiths that starve today. Australia’s recognition as a multi-faith and multi-cultural society emphasises the importance of Religion and Ethics. This subject educates girls to hold a more sympathetic and tolerant attitude towards all people and cultures. In today’s political climate, being knowledgeable about these topical issues is more important than ever. An increasing amount of people are experiencing oppression due to their beliefs and identity. Knowing that Pymble girls are going out into society with an education which caters towards acceptance and hospitality ensures a more positive future for upcoming generations. Stephanie Volos, Captain of Religion and Ethics

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Indigenous Education Indigenous Education Throughout 2019, the College learnt about, shared and celebrated Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures through many activities in the classroom and beyond.

Reconciliation Week

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Each year, National Reconciliation Week is celebrated between 27 May and 3 June. It is a time for all Australians to learn and explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. This year’s theme was ‘Grounded in Truth, Walk Together with Courage’. As well as celebrations in Assembly and Chapel, the College hosted its annual Indigenous Round of Sport. The day started with a welcome ceremony led by local elder Uncle Neil Evers. Shakira Tyson, Year 12, shared her journey through Pymble and the important role sport, particularly diving, touch football and rugby sevens, has played in helping her feel connected to our College community. Our dance troupe joined with students from Loreto Normanhurst to perform a Wiradjuri berry picking dance. The ceremony was followed by soccer, basketball and rugby sevens matches. It was great to have Loreto Normanhurst participate again this year as well as welcoming Monte Sant’ Angelo, Abbotsleigh and the Lloyd McDermott rugby development team.

We celebrated NAIDOC Week this year with assemblies in the Secondary and Junior schools as well as Chapel services. The student-led events included dance, the sharing of family stories and the ideas behind this year’s theme of ‘Voice, Treaty, Truth. Let’s work together for a shared future’ which highlighted the need for the aspirations of First Nations Peoples, contained in the Uluru Statement from the Heart, to become a reality.

There were several cultural excursions offered this year. These included students across Years 7 to 12 attending the Bangarra Dance Theatre performance celebrating the company’s 30-year anniversary of contemporary dance, story and culture. Two Year 9 students accompanied Mrs Shaw on a cultural immersion to East Arnhem Land where they experienced living on country with the Yolngu People. Mr Stewart also organised a trip to the Central Coast for our students to gain a greater understanding of First Contact and the wealth of Aboriginal knowledge still held in the area.

A group of Year 8 and Year 9 netball players also travelled to Worawa Aboriginal College in Victoria to participate in their Reconciliation Carnival. This continues to be a great experience for our students.

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Indigenous Education Indigenous Education Worawa Exchange This year marked the fifth year of our ear 8 Exchange program with Worawa Aboriginal College. It is a great opportunity for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Pymble students to connect with girls from another state and increase their understanding of Aboriginal culture.

Culture Club

Our Indigenous students have the option of attending Culture Club at the PCYC in Waitara every fortnight. This is a chance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students living on the North Shore to get together, form connections and learn from local uncles and aunties. The Year 8 Exchange tied into the Culture Club Christmas Party which allowed the exchange girls from both schools and other friends of our Indigenous students to go along and enjoy an afternoon of learning and celebrating.

Other Highlights There were 20 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at the College in 2019. They had a busy year balancing their studies and extensive contributions to cocurricular activities. Some additional highlights include: • Onyinye Nwamadi, Year 12, became Pymble’s first Indigenous Head P efect. • Shakira Tyson’s Visual Art and Textiles HSC major works showcased her culture and family history. • Charlotte Lowe, Year 10, spent five weeks in South Africa as part of the Pymble exchange program. • Tiarna Williams, Year 11, met the Honourable Ken Wyatt, Minister for Indigenous Australians whilst on a Work Experience in Government program in Canberra. • Mikayla Zahirovic, Year 11, had many successes on the tennis court and helped lead a camp with Evonne Goolagong-Cawley which allowed her to have a hit with world number one tennis player Ash Barty. • Teegan Wattam (2017) and Mikasa Donaldson (2013) both worked in Boarding and supported our students. Teegan also ran yarning circles fortnightly for our girls, volunteering through the AIME organisation. We would like to thank our Indigenous students, staff and families for their contributions to the College as well as the open way they have shared their stories and culture with our community. Miss Kate Howie, Indigenous Student Co-ordinator

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ict Information and Communications Technology (ICT) This year at Pymble Ladies’ College, our goal was to further encourage students and staff to utilise and engage with technology to enhance learning and connectedness. ICT at Pymble this year was characterised by a great uptake in student-led programs and an increase in opportunities for practical involvement in ICT and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) as a whole. Through new programs and enhancements to existing ones, ICT inspired students and increased efficiency of day-to-day school operations.

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In March, 20 students in Years 9 to 12 travelled to the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) to attend the Big Day In, an inspiring ICT careers conference with a number of guest speakers from across a wide range of technological disciplines, such as coding, cloud solutions, game design and animation, with companies such as Animal Logic. The girls networked with professionals and students from different schools in the breakout area.

In May, a number of students in Years 9 and 10 attended the Amazon Webservices (AWS) Summit. This was a constructive day of guest speakers and team challenges. The girls also took part in workshops coding Sphero robots and Amazon Alexa voice technology. The day ended with an interactive careers Q&A panel with a number of Amazon employees. Hearing personal stories stimulated and inspired the girls to generate their own ideas and see the limitless potential in the rapidly growing field of ICT.

Hubbies One of the most exciting developments for ICT at Pymble this year was the relaunch of our Student Leadership program. Hubbies, named after Pymble’s ICT centre, The Hub, is a community for Secondary School girls to discuss, experiment with, and design new technological solutions for the school. Our vision was to create an open environment where students were excited about and comfortable working with ICT, and to build a studentled group with a focus on working collaboratively, developing skills for the future and seeking out digital solutions for Pymble. We wanted to build on our previous experiences to create a rejuvenated and personal program. Our major project was creating a 360o camera mapping project of Pymble. The finished product will be a virtual reality tour used to orientate new students. Our sessions included discussions about hardware and software, and practical activities including filming and editing footage of areas such as the Conde Library. Other Hubbies projects included a student helpdesk, used to help Year 11 Modern History students utilise digital presentation software. We also launched a student AV crew to assist with audio-visuals in assemblies, drama productions and other school events.

Adobe Challenges Pymble teams partook in a number of Adobe programs. Six Year 11 students participated in the Adobe Creative Jam where they worked together to create an Adobe XD app wireframe, placing third. Additionally, at the Adobe One Minute Video Challenge, Pymble placed first in the Junior division and second in the Senior division, with girls from Years 5 to 8 participating. Amelie Yee and Beate Mannes, Captains of Information and Communication Technologies

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Languages Modern Languages 2019 was another exciting year for Modern Languages at Pymble. From events such as Languages Week, to excursions and language competitions, all language students fully immersed themselves to broaden their learning experience.

Japanese Japanese students were provided with many opportunities to extend their knowledge and 楽しむ. Year 8 students enjoyed movies at the Japanese Film Festival and Year 10 students participated in a Cultural Day. Year 12 Japanese Continuers attended a Conversation Workshop where they collaborated with students from Knox Grammar School and Santa Sabina College to improve their oral skills.

Chinese Year 7 students visited the Chinese Gardens and were treated to a 好吃的 yum cha lunch. Art galleries were 受欢迎的, explored by Years 8 to 10 and allowed for the discovery of Chinese heritage and culture with visits to exhibits such as Heaven and Earth. Year 11 students participated in the Global Languages Day at the University of Sydney, where they combined with other students Sydney-wide to refine their skills in Chinese.

German German students in Middle School had a ‘wunderbar’ time at the fashion exhibit at the Powerhouse Museum and at Sea Life Aquarium, as they explored units of work about fashion and pets. They enjoyed delicious German lunches – ‘guten Appetit!’. Year 10 showcased their ‘ausgezeichnet’ language and filmmaking skills by c eating their own German short film, winning the Senior division of the Goethe-Institut German School Film Festival. Students also refined their skills th ough the Year 12 Study Day at the Goethe-Institut. 3

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Languages Modern Languages French Year 8 was treated to the ‘crème de la crème’ of days with a traditional crêpe-cooking incursion, while Years 9 and 11 enjoyed movie screenings during the French Film Festival in Term 2, which allowed them to gain an understanding of ‘la vie française’. Year 12 developed their French skills at the HSC NSW Association of French Language Teachers Study Skills Day.

Italian Year 11 Italian students had lots of fun exploring aspects of the Italian community and visiting the Italian Forum in Leichhardt and Co.As.It. Year 12 students enhanced their language skills with an intensive HSC Study Day in Term 3. 1

Languages Week Throughout Languages Week in Term 3, all students were able to get involved in a range of activities, including petanque and badminton, and enjoy cultural treats such as pizza, boba and German hot-dogs. The week provided a glimpse into the different cultures of Pymble’s languages and was a week filled with fun and games wit language teachers dressing up for the occasion!

Exchanges The Language Exchange program continued this year with Upper School students travelling to schools in China, Japan, Germany and France and surrounding themselves with language and culture for six weeks. They attended school and stayed with a host family. Host students were then welcomed to our Pymble community where they experienced a new lifestyle in Australia with their ‘sisters’. Simonie Jenkins and Zahra Padmanathan, Captains of Modern Languages 2

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Classical Greek and Latin, although no longer commonly spoken, remain timeless. The Classics program at Pymble helps keep the spirit of the ancients alive with mythology, poetry and orations which remain pertinent to modern society. Students not only learn a new (or rather, very old) language, but also new ways to appreciate the beauty of literature in this pursuit.

Senior Classics Dinner Each year, the Year 11 and Year 12 Classics students at Pymble are treated to the highly anticipated Senior Classics Dinner, which was held at Newington College in 2019. Dressing up in Classics-inspired costumes and participating in a range of trivia activities, girls also enjoyed a three-course Greek meal and met many other Classics students from all around Sydney.

Competitions Latin students in Years 9 to 12 participated in the American Classical League’s National Latin Exam, which was taken this year by more than 130,000 students from more than 24 countries across the world. Pymble students performed exceptionally, including perfect scores from Faye Chang and Chloe Hoang, Year 9 and Elizabeth Cameron, Year 11, while Emma Baldwin, Year 12 received a ‘Summa Cum Laude’ award, which made her eligible for the prestigious National Latin Exam Scholarship.

Latin and Greek students in Years 10 and 11 enjoyed an excursion to the Nicholson Museum at the University of Sydney, during which they also competed in the Classical Association of NSW’s annual reading competition. Exceptional performances in the Greek reading earned Jessica Lin, Year 10 and Jet SingerNapton, Year 11, Commended awards. Elizabeth Cameron, Year 11, was awarded a Highly Commended while Alessandra Natale, Year 10, was named a finalist in the Greek reading. Rachel Tang, Year 11, was not only a finalist in both the Latin and Greek readings, but also received first place for her Latin eading in the next round of competition! “As a Latin student, I absolutely adore the Classics program. This year, we analysed the poetry of Horace, which allowed a glimpse into ancient writing styles, and explored ancient Roman society. It is such an incredible experience to be able to understand and translate writing from thousands of years ago!” – Alison Cook, Year 10

Classics Camp During Term 3, a group of girls from Year 8 had the pleasure of attending this year’s Classics Camp, which involved schools state-wide. Over the course of a weekend, students immersed themselves in Latin and Ancient Greek culture, and were accompanied by Mr Adams, Mr Criscitelli and Ms McNelly.

Languages Week Pymble got a taste of ancient culture during Languages Week 2019 – girls lined up for pizza, a food even referenced in the Aeneid, and participated in mock chariot racing as well as kottabos, an Ancient Greek party game.

Gratias (Thank You) On behalf of all the girls in the Classics program at Pymble, we would like to thank the Classics Department: Mr Jonathan Adams, Mr Rocco Criscitelli and Ms Hannah McNelly for their teaching and constant support throughout the year. These activities would not have been possible without your dedication and contributions! Akina Li and Rachel Tang, Captains of Classics

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Library Library All year the Library was constantly abuzz with excitement. We had weekly activities such as Minecraft Club, Makerspace and Book Club as well as annual events such as Book Week; the Library was always swarming with students.

Pride Week Pride Week in June was a huge success with girls from all age groups and years, even in the Preparatory School, showing nothing but support and love for the people around them. We had a hand-picked selection of books to display, a rainbow wall of hands with words of support on them and rainbow ribbon pins available for everyone. It was an incredible experience for all of those involved. “Pride week was awesome! All the colour made it seem so lively and all of the books were amazing!” – Cassandra Onikul, Year 9

Book Club Book Club ran every week on Thursday for Years 7 and 8 in the fiction a ea. Run by Ms Zwar and the Library Captain, the love of reading was shared and deepened. With activities ranging from scavenger hunts to holiday reads to reading Love, Lie, Repeat together, all of the girls had a blast! “Book club is an amazing and incredibly fun opportunity for me to make new friends with similar interests.” – Mulan Xu, Year 7

Book Week Book Week’s theme this year was ‘Reading is my superpower’ and everyone had an amazing week. During lunchtimes there was a greenscreen where girls could travel to faraway places as their favourite characters. Other highlights included an intriguing scavenger hunt around the Library and a trivia lunchtime with special prizes for the winners, although it was definitely a ha d-fought and very close competition. We also had the unique opportunity to host an incredible guest author, Catherine Greer. Year 9 and the Book Club girls were lucky enough to have an insightful talk from this writer during Connect, as did the Challenge Café girls at lunch. Mrs Greer also held a workshop for those passionate to become authors themselves and inspired all who attended. “Mrs Greer opened our eyes to the life of an author, mother and her perspective of a North Shore teenager. In her talk, we learned many lessons about writing and being creative.” – Suzanne Brian, Year 9

Library Monitors Library Monitors are an integral part of the team in the Library, assisting with special events such as Book Week and constantly making interesting and beautiful displays to adorn the Library. The results of their dedication and passion are always on display around the Library, bringing that extra bit of interest to students. Jet Singer-Napton, Captain of Library

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Mathematics Mathematics 2019 was a noteworthy year for Mathematics at Pymble with diverse achievements from girls across all year groups, and highlights such as Pi Day, a guest speaker and an Online Mathematics Platform.

Mathematics Competitions Catherine Song, Year 9, was invited to participate in the Senior Mathematics Olympiad where she performed exceptionally well and earned a bronze certificate. Girls from Years 7 to 12 also participated in an array of mathematics competitions such as the UNSW School Mathematics Competition, the Australian Mathematics Competition, the Intermediate Olympiad, the Senior Olympiad and the Mathematics Challenge Competition.

Mathematics in the Upper School Girls in Years 9 and 10 were involved in partnership programs with the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) to enrich and extend their mathematics. This led them to present their work at both UTS and at school.

Pi Day On 14 March, Pymble celebrated Pi Day, an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi). The event was celebrated by handing out a delicious free pie to each girl who could recite 15 digits of pi. Any girl who was able to recite 50 digits of pi was also allowed to hit a pi-shaped pinata. In addition, girls were provided with the opportunity to design their own bracelets out of various coloured beads that represented the numbers of pi. Hundreds of girls got involved from Year 7 all the way to Year 12. One of the most notable achievements was by Angie Wang, Year 8, who recited 500 digits. This broke the school’s record for the number of pi recited. Congratulations to Angie for her outstanding achievement.

Guest Speaker In September, we were honoured to have Evie Petratos come to Pymble to speak to some enthusiastic girls about high school mathematics and its application beyond school. The girls were informed of possible maths-related career pathways and tips to be successful in mathematics at school. Evie finished her honours year in 2018 at UTS and was awarded Mathematics Honours, First Class and the University Medal.

Online Mathematics Platform An initiative that was introduced to Years 8 to 10 was the Online Mathematics Platform, designed to enable girls from each year group to ask mathematics questions anonymously and receive help from their peers. To support this initiative, we introduced the roles of Maths Volunteers and Maths Supervisors. Maths Volunteers worked to actively respond to questions posted on this platform, by providing assistance in the form of answers or guidance about how to answer the question. The Volunteers were led and supported by their Supervisors. The objective of this platform is to improve mathematical confidence and ability amongst Pymble girls. This initiative worked well in conjunction with Maths Mates, a lunchtime session where students can receive assistance with mathematics. We would like to acknowledge and thank the Maths Volunteers and Supervisors for making this initiative possible. Veronique Hopkin and Rachel D’Cunha, Captains of Mathematics

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PDHPE PDHPE Year 7 Year 7 students began by studying the challenges of high school, then went on to exploring their sense of self, healthy relationships and developing healthy safe behaviours. Students developed their fundamental skills by participating in a range of activities like touch football, gymnastics and aquatic activities.

Year 8 Year 8 students discovered the ‘five ways to approach wellbeing’ and then used their knowledge and understanding of mental health and the dimensions of health in a highly anticipated Wellbeing Day. Girls developed life-saving skills that they could apply if they were ever in a difficult situation. Students participated in physical activity that focused on improving their ball and bat skills such as cricket, touch football and AFL.

Year 9 Year 9 PDHPE students developed skills regarding healthy, positive relationships. Students learnt how to respond in emergency situations and stay safe in aquatic environments by completing their Bronze Medallions. Girls participated in an initiative called ‘Take Action’ where they created an action plan to improve the health of an individual or community. Students then participated in ‘Take the Lead’ where they planned and ran games and tournaments of a chosen sport, with each student taking responsibility by being the coach, team manager etc.

Year 10 During the Year 10 course, girls developed their personal skills on risktaking behaviours during their unit ‘Risky Business’. They focused on risks relative to their age including sexual behaviours and road safety. Our Year 10 girls also undertook a practical unit focusing on their personal health and fitness choices, game tactics and cultural and inclusive games such as European handball and AFL. ‘R U Ok?’ was a mental health unit studied by Year 10 girls. In this course, they gained the skills to pick up on a friend’s mental health and the possible reasons contributing to the individual feeling that way.

Together, Pymble girls successfully raised more than $3,700 and took more than 16 million steps over a month. Year 11 Year 11 students started their preliminary studies with ‘Better Health for Individual’ where they focused on the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion and the definitions of health. Girls then went on to study the ‘Body in Motion’ by developing their knowledge of biomechanics and fitness. ear 11 students were given the opportunity to complete their First Aid course which was the highlight of the year.

Year 12 Year 12 found the HSC course challenging yet rewarding as they extended their knowledge of sports medicine and the ‘Health Status of Australians’. Girls learnt about the ‘Factors that affect Performance’ and explored how physical training, nutrition and sports psychology help develop better athletes.

‘Steptember’ Fifty Pymble girls competed across 12 different teams in a competition called ‘Steptember’, raising money for children and adults living with cerebral palsy. Together, Pymble girls successfully raised more than $3,700 and took more than 16 million steps over a month. This was an incredibly important initiative to run and it allowed girls to get up and moving by completing their 60 minutes of exercise per day. Alexandria Johnson and Olivia Anderson, Captains of PDHPE

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Performing Arts Drama The Pymble girls’ dramatic abilities were showcased through many exciting initiatives this year with many opportunities that enriched their learning.

Performances The Year 12 Drama class created outstanding individual projects and group performances for their HSC this year! Every project was presented at the Drama HSC Showcase which resulted in a very successful evening. This year, our lovely Year 11 and Year 12 Drama students, with the help of playwright Richard Graham, wrote and performed an original play, 17. This production not only showcased the girls’ amazing acting skills, but also their ability to create an inspiring script showcasing themes close to their hearts, such as study and the different stresses that students overcome throughout high school. The Year 9 Drama Showcase, A Girl’s Guide to Growing Up, demonstrated a range of short pieces that explored the challenges of high school. Performing to an audience developed the girls’ performance skills and confidence. The ear 10 classes performed The Dining Room at their showcase, which is an episodic play of short stories all centred around a dining table. The manner of the play gave the girls an opportunity to showcase their talents by exploring a wide range of different characters and acting styles. Their love for drama really shone through.

Drama students from Years 11 and 12, in association with Grammar, were invited to attend Theatre Club, which consisted of various evening drama excursions. These performances were an incredible opportunity to gather perspectives on different performance styles.

Workshops and Theatre Sports ‘Sit Back and Watch Us Act’ was a chance for girls of all abilities and ages to be involved with drama. These lunchtime workshops gave girls participating in the Drama curriculum a chance to perform class performances for their peers in a welcoming environment. Another favourite feature was Theatre Sports, where anybody, no matter their experience, could join in and have a go at fun drama improvisation games. Other initiatives allowed girls from the Junior School to be involved with drama. It was so encouraging to see the enthusiasm from every girl who participated in Theatre Sports lunchtime workshops from Years 3 to 5. Drama is a critical part of building self-confidence and it was wonderful also to be involved in teaching the Year 2 girls important skills on their Wellbeing Day.

The Teacher versus Student Theatre Sports competition was another exciting event that involved five of our lovely teachers and our Senior Theatre Sports team competing against one another in one- to three-minute drama games. This was an opportunity to showcase drama to the rest of the school and to provide an insight into the valuable skills that you gain from on-the-spot improvising and how much fun drama can be. As you can see it was an incredible year for Drama at Pymble and it was such an honour to be Drama Captain and watch the girls grow in themselves and their skills. Faith Sherwood, Captain of Drama Isabel Ryan, Captain of Theatre 1 Cast of 17 2 Dharma Surridge, Sarah Boyd, Anna Cocquerel and Lara Richards, Year 12 3 Jaime Bell, Year 12

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Performing Arts Dance Year 10 Year 10 is the first time girls a e eligible to choose Elective Dance as a subject. This year, the cohort took part in various choreographic activities, including creating duets and trios to exercise their creative abilities. In addition, Elective Dance teacher Ms Elizabeth Kerr constructed a sequence exploring techniques of dance pioneers Lester Horton and Martha Graham to challenge the dancers’ versatility in different styles and improve knowledge of cultural and historical influences on dance. They performed their pieces at the 2019 HSC Dance Showcase to give parents and other students an insight into the workings of Year 10 Dance.

Year 11 2019 was a busy year for Year 11 Elective Dance students. Not only did they explore the anatomy of dance in accordance with a choreographed assessment piece, they also learnt safe dance practice and kinaesthetic awareness and delved into a world of contemporary dance, studying the Indigenous work Mathinna from Bangarra Dance Theatre, the premier Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performing arts company in Australia. Along with this, they had the opportunity to create a core composition work which allowed them to discover their strengths and weaknesses and to practise choreographing before having to complete their HSC assessments.

Year 12 Year 12 Dance students worked tenaciously whilst creating their practical works. Prior to their HSC examinations, the girls were given several opportunities to perform and refine their pieces to inc ease their confidence levels and cardiovascular endurance whilst performing. One occasion was the HSC Lunchtime Showcase where students gathered in the Main Hall over the course of a week to gain insight into HSC Dance. Another was the HSC incursion in March where girls were given allocated time to work with their core composition partners to finish and consolidate their choreography. Another instance was the HSC Dance Showcase in July, where girls displayed their works for family and friends. By the time the HSC practical exams approached, the girls were poised and self-assured, which allowed them to perform and transcend their capabilities.

Excursions This year, Pymble Dance was fortunate enough to be given two separate opportunities in Terms 1 and 2 to visit dance productions at the Roslyn Packer Theatre and the Sydney Opera House. The initial excursion was for Sydney Dance Company’s production of Bonachela / Nankivell / Lane in April, which provided inspiration for choreography and gave rise to the basis of class discussions. In June, dancers were taken to Bangarra Dance Theatre’s production celebrating the 30-year anniversary of the company, which also proved to be an enriching experience to gain insight into the HSC theory work and gain a deeper understanding of Indigenous Australian culture through means of dance. Chloé Clarke, Captain of Dance

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Performing Arts Music 2019 was a jam-packed year for Music students at Pymble Ladies’ College, full of excitement and achievements. As your Music Captains, we were delighted and proud to celebrate all of the amazing achievements the girls and the Music Department accomplished throughout the year.

Year 7 The Voice Competition This year, the Music Department ran The Voice competition for Year 7 Music students under the theme of ‘Disney’. This initiative proved to be successful once again in bringing the Year 7 community together, showcasing many amazing talents from the brave competitors. The girls performed at lunchtimes throughout Term 2 for their peers to enjoy. The top three finalists perfo med at the Middle School Performing Arts Festival. The winners of the competition included Amelie Matthews in first place, Rosie Kenny in second place and Felicity He in third place.

Munch ‘n’ Music

Munch ‘n’ Music is a long-running initiative held by the Music Department every second Tuesday lunchtime. This takes place in the Music Gallery and provides an opportunity for Music students from different grades to perform their repertoire. In doing this, the students are able to improve their confidence in performing in front of an audience as well as generally gaining experience which they might find useful for any upcoming performances and/or music exams. All Music students in the Secondary School are encouraged to come and perform! Everyone is always welcome to come along and support their friends in these small performances.

Elective Music Concert The Elective Music Concert is one of the biggest events of the year for the Music Department, involving all Music students from Year 8 through to Year 11. It is an exciting night that showcases and celebrates all the amazing performances that the girls have been working on throughout the year to their family, friends, staff and their fellow Music students. As your hosts for this incredible night, we can say without a doubt that this year’s Elective Music Concert ran very smoothly and was jam-packed with talent from every student. There was a wide variety of performances, from Year 10 Elective Music’s outstanding rendition of I’m Still Standing by Elton John and the Year 11 Music 2 students’ Piano for Two Hands by Daisy Choi and Joy Luo, to Year 11 Music 1 student Laura Hedley’s amazing solo New York State of Mind.

HSC Music Showcase Night The HSC Music Showcase Night was full of incredible talent as every student from Music 1, Music 2 and Music Extension performed one of their HSC pieces for students, parents and staff. Overall, 2019 was a tremendous year for all of our Music students. We would love to congratulate every girl for their contributions to the Music Department and a massive thank you to all of the Music staff and individual tutors who guided the girls throughout the year. Sarah Foster and Hayley Kwon, Captains of Music

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Science Science SEEDS

International Science School

Year 8 students were challenged to research an environmental issue as part of their work in the ‘Science, Earth, Environment and Design Solutions (SEEDS)’ unit. Their solutions were then presented to Year 6 students from a range of local schools in interactive formats.

Three Pymble girls – Helen Huang, Year 11, Abby Lin, Year 11 and Fiona Wang, Year 12 – were selected to attend the International Science School at the University of Sydney during the winter break. It was a stimulating program filled with exciting science. “One of my favourite activities was at the Virtual Reality OpenLab, it was like a separate universe, people could build their own world, invite other people in or make a world together,” said Abby Lin, Year 11.

Cambridge and Oxford Summer Schools Ten of our incredibly clever Year 10 students were selected to participate in the Cambridge and Oxford Summer Schools. They had the amazing opportunity to study a course of their interest and passion. “The highlight was exploring in depth the different areas of science, it truly was an incredible experience that I will never forget,” said Isabelle Jimenez, Year 10.

Students Lead Junior School Science Day The girls who attended the Cambridge and Oxford University Summer Programmes also led the Junior School Science Day. They independently designed and carried out lessons that engaged and challenged the Junior School girls.

Bioengineering Innovation Outreach Challenge On 15 April, two teams from Pymble attended the Bioengineering Challenge presentation day at the University of Sydney. They each showcased an innovative process of blood production, and a scalp-cooling technology to cure alopecia.

Science Week During this year’s National Science Week, students engaged in a wide range of activities pertinent to the theme ‘Destination Moon: more missions, more science’.

Science Olympiads The Australian Science Olympiads are challenging competitions for strong science students across the nation, culminating each year in the International Science Olympiads. We were really proud of Jessie Lum, Year 12, who represented the Australian team in the International Physics Olympiad in Israel. She performed outstandingly and won a Bronze medal. Congratulations to Esther Choi, Year 10, Rachel Tang, Year 11 and Akina Li, Year 11 who performed exceptionally well in the National Physics and Chemistry Science Olympiads respectively. They have all received High Distinctions and Esther and Akina were selected to attend the 2020 Olympiad Summer Schools.

Guest Speaker Year 10 Science students welcomed NASA Program Scientist, Professor Gordon Waddington (University of Canberra Australian Institute of Sport Conjoint Research Professor of Sports Medicine and Director of the University of Canberra Research Institute for Sport and Exercise). Girls learnt about the application of the knowledge procured in the NASA program to daily life on Earth and were encouraged to keep an inquiring mind in scientific thinking Amelie Read, Claudia Yi and Teresa Su, Captains of Science

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Science Agriculture Agriculture Day This year a new initiative allowed for a day of celebration for agriculture during Science Week in Term 3. Our lovely sheep, ducks, chickens and goats were brought up to Marden Lawn and girls from all across the Secondary School came to say ‘hello’. Information posters about agriculture, as well as ribbons won by our impressive Cattle Club were hung up to stimulate conversation about the subject as well as to highlight the importance of agriculture in our world. The day was hugely successful in promoting agriculture at Pymble, as many girls were introduced to the subject (and the animals!) for the first time.

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Excursions

The agriculture plot at Pymble offers Agriculture students an opportunity to apply their classroom knowledge in a practical way, as they are able to care for plants and animals as well as carry out investigations. In 2019, we welcomed two cheeky goats, Feta and Halloumi, and a lovely sheep named Winston to our farm family. However, it isn’t just the Agriculture students who love the agriculture plot; this year many students across the school visited the agriculture plot at lunchtime to visit the animals.

In 2019, all Agriculture students at Pymble were given the opportunity to visit farms around NSW to enhance their knowledge and skills. Year 12 visited Country Valley Milk Processing Factory at Picton, where they studied the processes involved in the dairy enterprise. Year 11 had a trip to Bringelly to understand how the Leppington Pastoral Company produces milk. The students were shown how the dairy farm operates and toured the herringbone milking shed and calving sheds to observe the use of innovative technology.

In 2019, we welcomed two cheeky goats, Feta and Halloumi, and a lovely sheep named Winston to our farm family. Year 10 Camp to Boorowa The Year 10 annual camp to Boorowa is an exciting time for Year 10 Agriculture students who, for three days, visit numerous farms of varying enterprises, from sheep to canola, and learn all about the land and the farming lifestyle from local students.

The annual Year 9 visit to Camden allowed students to use their theoretical knowledge of sheep production and engage in practical activities such as drafting and drenching of the sheep which is necessary for effective management operations. All agriculture excursions from Years 9 to 12 offered an insight into the practical components of an enterprise, whilst expanding on classroom knowledge through conversations with professionals.

Elizabeth Backhouse, Captain of Agriculture

AgVision Year 11 students were given the opportunity to explore possible career paths in agriculture through their visit to AgVision, an event organised by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW. Students were inspired by the seminars and hands-on workshops from industry professionals ranging from big-animal veterinarians to beekeepers and felt encouraged by the wide diversity of agribusiness and agricultural careers that are possible.

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Amelie Read, Year 11 Jessie Lum, Year 12 Sophie Hoffman and Judy Chen, Year 9 Eleanor McNaught, Aisling Salvador, Eliza Johnson, Sophie Lind, Olivia Hunt, Georgia Apps, Charlotte Parker, Rebecca Jones and Piper Dowe, Year 12 5 Alice Walker, Georgina Ericsson, Louisa Mitchell and Sophie Graham, Year 10 5

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Sokratis “Wisdom begins in wonder” are the famous words of the Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates, whose spirit of inquiry and questioning has inspired the Sokratis program at Pymble. Sokratis involves students from Years 8 to 10 undertaking an extensive independent research project of their choice on any subject, as long as it is not something directly studied in class. It is designed to develop intellectual curiosity, passion and scholarship and provide opportunities for creativity and challenge, beyond the parameters of the traditional school curriculum.

Sokratis Sokratis has been growing each year and in 2019, 62 students were involved, undertaking either individual or group projects. The students worked on these throughout Terms 2 and 3, with support and guidance from a teacher mentor. Workshops were also provided on research skills, aspects of project management and providing the opportunity to set and review goals. The final esults were presented at a wonderful showcase on Wednesday 11 September in the Conde Library, with many parents, staff and fellow students coming to discuss, question and experience the amazing efforts of the girls involved. The displays were inspirational; showing evidence of extensive research, great creativity,

problem-solving and logical thinking in many different forms. Some of the projects included original musical compositions, artwork and literature, the development of a sustainable housing project, a study on the effects of dreams, a thought-provoking examination of the place of religion in today’s society, an international criminal court trial of notorious figu es from World War II, the development of a gymnastics injury prevention program and an investigation into black holes. All different subjects and passions were in evidence, the displays were visually stunning and the students were impressively able to discuss their work and answer challenging questions about it.

“Not only did Sokratis allow us to research an area of interest that usually isn’t available at school, but it also gave us enough time to dive deep into our areas of research and finish the p ogram with a deep understanding of the topic.” – Arabella Hunt, Year 8 1

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Feedback from the students reflects how much they enjoyed spending the evening talking and sharing their passions with everyone:

“The showcase was such an amazing experience and I really enjoyed presenting my work… It was so different from anything I had done before and interacting with the audience was great. I also enjoyed looking at everyone else’s projects, asking them questions and discovering their interests. All the projects were outstanding. They provided me with so many different ideas and they were very different from the stereotypical school project.” – Senu Edirisinghe, Year 8 I would like to extend a huge congratulations to all the students who undertook a Sokratis project this year. Your efforts, dedication, inspirational ideas and creativity are a testament to you. A massive thank you also to the 46 members of staff from across the College who kindly volunteered their precious time, support and expertise to act as mentors to the students along their personalised learning journey. Mrs Sarah Drane, High Potential Learning Co-ordinator

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Secondary School Secondary School Speech Night Awards Middle School Awards

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Year 8

Distinction

Anuradha (Radha) Apana, Amelia (Millie) Barter, Ellie Beck, Georgia Bicego, Hwayoung (Young) Cho, Caitlin Costello, Jamie Cottrell, Arabella Cox, Charlotte Dhanu, Maiya Foster, Alicia Ge, Grace Ho, Yeting (Lily) Huang, Hannah Kim, Claire Lee, Jasmine Li, Sophie Ma, Mia Marinovic, Amelie Matthews, Emma Parsons, Xiaoke (Coco) Ran, Georgia Shaw, Chelsea Shi, Mia St Clair, Tanvi Thomas, Eleni Vassiliadis, Angel Wang, Anna Ward, Charlotte Wykes, Lucy Yates, Joy Ye, Elena Zhang

Freya Carmody, Claudia Chan, Martina Chin, Sophie Christopher, Charlotte Hartin, Maya Hu, Christine Hur, Lucia Jin, Annelise Koh, Emma Lau, Lingxiao (Alice) Liu, Angelina Lu, Alexandra Luxton, Kristen Ma, Alexandra MacColl, Jocelyn Mar, Lucy Miller, Zoe Moss, Ashleigh O’Young, Genevieve Power, Caitlyn Tan, Angie Wang, Isabella Watson, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Alice Windybank, Rhedyn Wong, Kelly Wong, On Yau (Sasha) Wong, Jade Yang, Alyssa Yee, Bella Zhang, Hayley Zhou

Citizenship

Jiayin (Carrie) Luo, Lucy Miller, Aspen Moore, Emma Parsons, Jiya Tanna, Estelle Vander

Lucy Clark, Jessica Colbran, Scarlet Czyniewski, Zara Fahey, Eloise Kinchington, Xin Yue (Christy) Xue, Alyssa Yee

Hammond House Award (Dame Joan Hammond)

Helen Manners Dixon Achievement and Encouragement Award

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Piper Markson

Helen Manners Dixon Achievement and Encouragement Award Opal Bird Religion and Ethics Award Rosie Kenny

Religion and Ethics Award Georgia Stuart Science – Jenny Logue Memorial Prize for Improvement Chloe Chen

Year 7 Improvement Award

Year 8 Improvement Award

Charlotte Balasubramaniam

Olivia Bransgrove

Middle School Encouragement Award

Middle School Award Lucy Miller

Sarah Macpherson

The Vicki Waters Courage Award Genevieve Osborne

Upper School Awards

Year 9 1 Jaime Bell and Isabella Natale, Year 12 2 Sophie Mok, Year 12 3 Isabelle Nguyen, Year 12

Distinction Gianna Ariston, Josephine Armstrong, Suzanne Brian, Faye Chang, Iris Chen, Annabella Cheng, Sophia Croudace, Emma Duggan, Sophia Gao, Olivia Harvey, Isabelle Ho, Chloe Hoang, Caitlyn Kim, Claire Kim, Hong Trang Le, Serena Li,

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Secondary School Secondary School Speech Night Awards Citizenship

Year 10

Citizenship

Philippa Austin, Isabel Dean, Fiona Fu, Anika Kane, Chloe Tedesco

Distinction

Emma Fryer, Bethany Fratzia, Clare Macpherson, Rose Tate

Helen Manners Dixon Achievement and Encouragement Award Delta Zarafetas Religion and Ethics Award Nina Breckenridge The Vicki Waters Courage Award Madison Lyster Upper School Encouragement Award Mrs I Breitner

Megan Buson, Amber Cai, Ashley Chen, Cheuk Wing (Danielle) Cheung, Esther Choi, Alison Cook, Serenna Di Bello, Katherine Gibson, Samantha Guthrie, Monique Hore, Amy Jarvis, Emily Ji, Ella Jones, Rachel Kang, Sarah Kim, Jessica Lin, Priya Mehra, Shivani Mehta, Tara Narayan, Alessandra Natale, Tess Rickard, Ilani Roder, Sambavi Sasikaran, Michelle Yeom, Elizabeth Zhu Chan

Helen Manners Dixon Achievement and Encouragement Award Marguerite Andrews Religion and Ethics Award Pragya Mehta Upper School Award Amy Jarvis The University of Sydney Prize Esther Choi, Jessica Lin

Jenhui Lau

Senior School Awards Year 11

Year 12

Year 12 Subject Awards

Distinction

Naveesha Aratchige, Shimeng (Corinna) Chen, Amelie Clarke, Rachel D’Cunha, Sascha Duggan, Lucy Fang, Imogen Gardiner, Christine Ha, Veronique Hopkin, Michelle Huang, Simonie Jenkins, Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Akina Li, Carina Ma, Louise Ng, Abigail Partridge, Amelie Read, Annabelle Richens, Sophie Roe, Hannah Shaw, Tian Yi (Amy) Shi, Shichen (Teresa) Su, Rachel Tang, Viveca Tang, Tiffany Tang, Sreya Vt, Alannah Webster, Jia Yee (Jocelyn) Wu, Amelie Yee, Claudia Yi, Xinming (Stella) Yu, Yijia (Jennifer) Zhou

Grace Abadee, Medani Athauda, Jaime Bell, Zahra Bilal, Alexandria Bao-Ngoc Cung, Nini Fan, Katherine Green, Sally Guthrie, Kashmala Haidar, Olivia He, Grace Hu, Paige Jackson, Ayra Kassam, Eugenie Kim, Melissa Li, Jessie Lum, Antonia Maher, Sophie Mok, Isabella Natale, Isabelle Nguyen, Chloe Shang, Xinlei (Fiona) Wang, Sophie Wruck, Lydia Yang, Selena You

Agriculture – Mollie Drummond Memorial Prize

Citizenship

Rebecca Jones Ancient History – Martin McIlrath Memorial Prize for General Proficienc Jaime Bell Biology – Mollie Drummond Memorial Prize Sally Guthrie

Grace Abadee, Charlotte Dean, Lucinda Denny, Georgia Jimenez, Emily Morrison, Shakira Tyson, Shirley Zhang

Biology

Olivia Anderson, Chiaara De Silva, Faith Sherwood, Evie Thomson, Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw, Sarah Wilson, Amelie Yee

The Boarder’s Award

Yixuan (Emily) Deng

Phoebe Kinsey

Chemistry

Contribution to Boarding

Sally Guthrie, Isabella Natale

Helen Manners Dixon Achievement and Encouragement Award

Lucinda Wykeham-Fiennes

Chinese

Distinguished Long Attendance – The Libby Slater Memorial Award

Grace Jarvis

Citizenship

Marina Yuan Macquarie University Prize for Academic Achievement

Kashmala Haidar

Akina Li

Hannah Powell

Religion and Ethics Award Annabelle Richens Senior School Endeavour Award

The Vicki Waters Courage Award University of New South Wales Prize for Best Student in Mathematics Grace Hu

Zara Sved Business Studies

Classics Emma Baldwin Dance Keaara Gunzenhauser Drama – Maria Gillespie Prize Jaime Bell

Isolde Mamo

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Secondary School Secondary School Speech Night Awards Earth and Environmental Science – Heather Drummond Memorial Prize

Latin – Wyndham Davies Memorial Prize

Saskia Newman

Sophie Mok

Economics

Alister Henskens SC MP Legal Studies Prize

Sophie Mok, Selena You English Advanced – D J Flockhart Memorial Prize

Jaime Bell Mathematics

Jaime Bell, Isabella Natale

Chloe Shang

English Extension 1 – Martin McIlrath Memorial Prize

Mathematics Standard 2

Jaime Bell Trenoweth Prize for English Extension 2

Ariana Frater, Michelle Turner, Lucinda Wykeham-Fiennes Mathematics Extension 1 Eugenie Kim

Science Extension Xinlei (Fiona) Wang Investigating Science Sophia Carmody Studies of Religion – Jean Manwaring Prize Elizabeth Woodhill Romance Languages – The Symons Prize for Romance Languages Georgina Sargent Textiles and Design Lydia Yang

Mathematics Extension 2

Visual Art – Joan Quincey Memorial Prize

Grace Hu

Jiaxi (Jessie) Chen

Modern History – Harwood Prize

Visual Arts Award

Ayra Kassam

Jessie Lum

Food Technology

Modern History – Martin McIlrath Memorial Prize

Janani Viswanathan

Katherine Green

Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Goulburn, Old Girls’ Association Awards

French – Mrs Robert Vicars Prize 1

Music Course 1

Grace Abadee

Hannah Trevitt

French – Mrs Robert Vicars Prize 2

Music Course 2

Sofia Whitbou n

Sophia Mitchell

Geography – Dorothy Cowie Memorial Prize

Music Extension

Tiffany He English as a Second Language Yejin (Jennifer) Lee English – Standard Phillippa Gill

Georgina Sargent

Sophia Mitchell

German

Music Course 2 and Music Extension – The Accelerant’s Prize (Year 11)

Antonia Maher

Shimeng (Corinna) Chen

History – The Humanities Award

Personal Development Health and Physical Education

Melissa Li History Extension Award Ayra Kassam Hospitality Rena Chen Italian Grace Abadee

Tin Wing (Tiffany) Chan, Charlotte Dunning, Sophie Knox, Antonia Maher, Saskia Newman, Onyinye Nwamadi

Sally Guthrie Physics Xinlei (Fiona) Wang Proficiency in English, Mathematics and Sport Paige Jackson

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Science – The Dorothy Cowie Memorial Prize

Yejin (Jennifer) Lee

Jessie Lum Science Extension Sarah Su Eleanor Buchanan, Year 11

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Silver Medallions

Athletics

Year 11

Marguerite Andrews, Alice Dixon, Emilia Duncan, Nicole Freestone, Imogen Gardiner, Sally Guthrie, Saskia Newman Diving

Gemma Casiglia, Ella Cassin, Imogen Gardiner, Alexandria Johnson, Caitlin Jones, Jessica Kellaway, Chloe Luzar, Jessica Oppenheim, Amelie Read, Jessica Tapp, Melissa Tay, Alannah Webster, Amelie Yee

Kennedy Cooper, Emily Pearson, Anya Rudenko

Year 12

Fencing Amelie Read, Amelie Yee Football Julia Vignes Music Shimeng (Corinna) Chen Netball

Sarah Gabb, Sophie Kavanagh

Gold Medallions Year 12 Maddison Everingham, Nicole Freestone, Kirsty Grabs, Sally Guthrie, Olivia Hunt, Lyara Jayasinghe, Eliza Johnson, Rebecca Jones, Saskia Newman, Mackenzie Nicholas, Matilda Pennington

Audrey Little

Ex-Students’ Scholar

Physics

Amy Jarvis

Jessie Lum

The Dorothy Knox Scholarship

Sailing

Annabelle Richens

Olivia Williams

Prize for Academic Excellence in Year 10

Snow Sports Maddison Everingham, Kyra Wheatley

Tess Rickard

Bronze Medallions

The Harvard Prize for Excellence in Year 11 (Mr J C Conde AO)

Year 10

Rachel Tang

Marguerite Andrews, Emily Bannister, Claudia Braysich, Halle De Souza, Alice Dixon, Georgina Ericsson, Emily Farrall, Adriana Fydler, Lauren Geddes, Katherine Gibson, Sophie Graham, Samantha Guthrie, Ella Koster, Shivani Mehta, Emily Oppenheim, Georgina Seymour, Emma Sullivan, Rose Tate, Kyra Wheatley

Co-Captains of Community Service

Year 11 Olivia Anderson, Eleanor Buchanan, Isobel Clift, Ashlie Edwards, Holly Hall, Ashley James, Grace Livingstone, Claudia Neale, Claire Ovens, Keely Rock, Evie Thomson Year 12 Tanya Lambinon, Ruby Martyr, Sophie Nelson, Xhana Tishler, Julia Vignes, Bronte Worner

Grace Jarvis, Isabella Natale, Isabelle Nguyen

The Margaret Coleman Citizenship and Contribution to School Life Prize Sarah Boyd, Katrina Woo The Dame Joan Hammond Music Award (Dame Joan Hammond) Sophia Mitchell The James and Dorothy Kelso Music Scholarship Isabel Dean Sports Girl of the Year (Miss S Ollerenshaw) Maddison Everingham Proficiency in ork and Sport (Gift of the Ex-Students’ Union) Sally Guthrie Boarding Head Prefect Phoebe Kinsey Boarding Deputy Head Prefect Isabelle Duff Head Prefect Onyinye Nwamadi Deputy Head Prefect Sophie Mok The Jeanette Buckham Prize (Chair of College Council) and The Caltex Medal for All Round Excellence Georgina Sargent

Co-Captains of Music and the Arts

The Scholar’s Awards – The Dr Margaret Jones Memorial Prize

Sarah Boyd, Lucinda Denny

Jessie Lum, Sophie Mok, Selena You

Co-Captains of Sustainability Kelly Hua, Weijun (Zoe) Zhou

The School Prize (Chair of College Council)

Student Representative Council President

The Marden Prize

Grace Jarvis

Katrina Woo

Isabelle Nguyen

Student Representative Council Vice President

Dux of the School (Sir Robert Gillespie Memorial Prize)

Jaime Bell

Jaime Bell, Isabella Natale

Co-Captains of Sport and Activities Sally Guthrie, Matilda Pennington

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Back Row: Claudia Yi, Faith Sherwood, Paris Hall Fourth Row: Amelie Yee, Akina Li, Claire Ovens, Simonie Jenkins, Alexandria Johnson, Amelie Clarke, Olivia Anderson, Annabelle Richens Third Row: Sophia Quah, Lucy Fang, Sarah Foster, Beate Mannes, Christine Kong, Isabel Ryan, Amelie Read, Chiaara De Silva, Rachel D’Cunha Second Row: Emma Ashley, Miranda Stewart, Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw, Kudrat Benepal, Viveca Tang, Ananya Mahajan, Jet Singer-Napton, Chloé Clarke, Rachel Tang, Stephanie Volos Front Row: Teresa Su, Elizabeth Backhouse, Veronique Hopkin, Eshvari Puttaswamy, Mrs Vicki Waters (Principal), Zahra Padmanathan, Krystal Duan, Hayley Kwon, Chloe Luzar

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Jessica Woo and Liv Burney, Year 8

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Middle School A Message from Mrs O’Donnell 2019 was a fantastic year in the Middle School! We introduced a number of initiatives to ensure that the girls across Years 7 and 8 were provided with more opportunities to connect and grow in a fun and welcoming environment. Our extensive Transition program, including an adapted timetable for Connections Week at the beginning of Term 1 for new Year 7 girls, certainly contributed to fostering a sense of belonging and set the climate for inclusion. Ongoing relationships with our Peer Support Leaders were valued and productive. By building a culture that embraces a growth mindset and encourages individuals to step up to challenges, our girls continued to flourish th oughout the year. Our focus on employing the Five Ways to Wellbeing framework: To Connect, Take Notice, Keep Learning, Be Active and Give, inform our Wellbeing program which educates and encourages individuals to take responsibility for maintaining a balance in their lives. We had an overwhelming response to the introduction of our Kindness Box where girls were encouraged to acknowledge small and large acts of kindness within their cohort. This was part of a larger focus for 2019 on gratitude and celebration of positive relationships.

The inaugural Year 7 Alpine Experience in Term 3 was a resounding success and as a result will continue to be part of our Outdoor Education program for years to come. It provided the girls with an exciting on-snow experience which was a first for many and a very positive introduction to either skiing or snowboarding. Year 8 participated enthusiastically in their Challenge by Choice experience facilitated by Southbound on the South Coast of NSW. It is always very rewarding for the girls to work collaboratively within a different environment. We facilitated a designated Wellbeing Day for both year groups, with a range of appropriate and diverse activities. Year 7 spent their day at the Narrabeen Sport and Recreation Centre whilst Year 8 remained at the College and engaged in time for reflection and physical activity. Middle School is always mindful of encouraging the girls to make the most of our beautiful environment, to down digital devices and enjoy the sunshine. This year, our Middle School Leaders took responsibility for setting up games on Gloucester Lawn during lunchtime and worked to encourage wide participation. Our Connect Captains were active in their roles and provided a range of well-received Fun Friday activities that consolidated connections.

Our annual Middle School Performing Arts Festival (PAF) was a showcase of talent across areas of music, dance, poetry and drama. This year, the PAF Leaders were outstanding in their organisation and capacity to motivate their House to achieve very high standards. We invested time in promoting digital citizenship, inviting guest speakers and theatre companies to the College to provoke awareness and responsibility. SEEDS Day was a highlight for our Year 8 cohort and an opportunity for them to focus on environmental sustainability and share their research findings with a solutions focused approach. Investment in our Middle School Challenge Café and Sokratis programs was evident in the impressive projects that were showcased at the end of each semester. I would like to thank our Deputy Heads of Middle School: Mrs White, Mrs Wells and Ms McNelly alongside the Middle School Administration staff: Mrs Tysoe, Mrs Volonakis and Ms Carmody for their commitment to the girls and ensuring that each day in the Middle School is filled with wa mth and appreciation. Mrs Jennifer O’Donnell, Head of Middle School

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Middle School Middle School Liaisons’ Report

Shakira Tyson, Paige Jackson and Alexandra Egan, Year 12

Links Day We welcomed our current Year 7 students to the Secondary School in Term 4 of 2018 through the Links Day program. Links Day is a Pymble Ladies’ College tradition, which allows students enrolling in Year 7 to have a day to get to know each other, and the school, in a welcoming and fun environment.

The day included activities such as Zumba, a Chapel Service, school tours and much more. The day ended with a barbecue lunch and fresh fruit which was enjoyed by all. Current Year 7 and Year 8 girls showed great initiative in welcoming the future Middle School girls, ensuring everyone was supported and involved. Many friendships and connections were formed on this day and each girl left with a smile, feeling prepared for the transition into Secondary School.

Orientation Day Orientation Day was a bright start to the 2019 school year at Pymble. Our Year 12 leadership body was camped out at every entrance of the school, playing music and handing out stickers to the Year 7 cohort as well as all the new students joining the College. This was a big success in relieving first-day jitters and helping to establish a sense of community for the rest of the year.

Performing Arts Festival Years 7 and 8 stunned the audience with their singing, dancing, acting and artistic skills at the annual Middle School Performing Arts Festival. The theme was ‘Stronger Together’, and the performance from each House had to include one of the Five Ways to Wellbeing, link to one of the College Values and include positive and negative scenarios in their House group. The girls worked incredibly hard and were lucky enough to have Year 11 Leaders as mentors who helped to develop their ideas. They were allocated only three Connect sessions as well as the whole day to develop their act. Each House group had unique ideas and individual talents and the judges found it hard to choose a winner!

Gloucester Gatherings Gloucester Gatherings has been an ongoing initiative for the Middle School girls where students are provided with a range of activities during Tuesday and Thursday lunchtimes. Many students were enthusiastically involved each week, bringing together both Year 7 and Year 8 students and building a sense of community spirit in the Middle School. Shakira Tyson, Paige Jackson and Alexandra Egan, Middle School Liaison Prefects

1 A lana Armstrong, Katherine Yan, Kaitlyn Chan, Kristen Ma, Olivia Radford, Olivia Ogg, Lucy Bell, Isabella Cepraga, Chloe Tran, Beth Price and Laura Croker, Year 8 2 Indi Tishler, Jemima Burney, Safia Arslan and Liesel Page, Year 8 3 Freya Carmody, Genevieve Power, Wynter O’Regan, Alyssa Yee, Eleanor Owrid, Jenna Coghill, Kristen Ma, Shivani Senthil, Freya Wheen, Senu Edirisinghe and Caitlyn Tan, Year 8 4 Back Row: Savanna Lumley, Jasmin Gibson, Rebecca Peters, Claire Oslington, Lucy Miller, Olivia Bransgrove Front Row: Emma Harding, Eloise Muller, Olivia Kowal, Ashleigh Robson, Sasha Wong, Maya Hu, Crystal Liang, Year 8

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Upper School A Message from Mrs Boyd 2019 was, as always, a busy year in the Upper School. In Term 1, Year 9 undertook the famed and much anticipated Urban Challenge Camp. The camp kicked off with the Spark program led by Burn Bright. Spark builds the toolkit to help our girls grow their confidence, positively exp ess themselves, understand their personal values, experience gratitude and perspective and enhance their resilience. In addition, the program allows our girls to build empathy for each other and helps them discover how they can care for and respect themselves and others in their immediate community. Kindness was on display throughout the Upper School this year with each Year 9 and Year 10 student eagerly working towards completing the Premier’s Volunteer Recognition program by committing to at least 13 hours of service over the year. Year 9 performed acts of service in our local community through Easy Care Gardening, the Exodus Foundation, Turratots, BUPA and Northaven Retirement Villages. Year 10 participated in Service Learning projects both locally and in remote areas of NSW. The girls of the Upper School have much to be proud of when reflecting on their contributions to local, national and global communities.

In Term 1, Mr Paul Dillon addressed the girls in Year 10. Through his business, Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia (DARTA), Paul has worked in the area of drug education for the past 25 years. He is contracted by many agencies and organisations across the country to give regular updates on current drug trends within the community. Paul helped us to ensure that Year 10 students had access to good quality information and best practice drug education. In September, we celebrated a very moving and thoughtful Father’s Day event in support of White Ribbon Australia. Fathers who joined us for breakfast took the White Ribbon Oath to never commit or condone violence towards women, whilst our students made a commitment to never keep silent about domestic and family violence. It was an inspiring and touching morning with fathers and daughters uniting to ensure that Pymble Ladies’ College is committed to providing a safe and supportive community which stands together.

Finally, our international programs saw more than 60 students excitedly engaging in rich cultural and language learning exchange experiences in 14 countries in all corners of the globe. We expanded our Summer School program in the United Kingdom to include more learning opportunities at Oxford and Cambridge universities. Our Upper School girls returned from their travels with newfound skills, confidence and global understanding Mrs Melissa Boyd, Head of Upper School

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Jessica Brown, Emily Morrison and Kashmala Haidar, Year 12

As the 2019 Upper School Liaison Prefects, our aim was to foster connections between the girls, and provide comfort and advice to those who may need assistance. For example, we put together a ‘Welcome to Year 9’ video for the new Upper School girls in order to provide them with some humour and advice as they enter a new, perhaps daunting, period. We also co-ordinated a variety of lighthearted lunchtime initiatives to provide activities for students who may be needing a break or a place to go.

Lunchtime Sports and Chats Friday became our day for lunchtime activities. We aimed to keep them casual by popping down to visit different groups and asking if they wanted to play a game of volleyball or handball. This light-hearted competition allowed for new connections to be fostered and for the girls to finish their week on a good note. We also took this opportunity to get to know many of the girls and ease their curiosity about Senior School life.

In addition to this, we held a cookie decorating competition as a Friday lunchtime activity. It was wonderful to see Year 9 and Year 10 students connecting with each other through their creative ideas and love of cookies. And it allowed us to further connect with the students in a fun, relaxed environment. As Upper School mentors, we wanted to implement these various activities in a safe environment built on trust, in order to encourage friendship groups to be more inclusive and open.

money for the school charity. Through this initiative we intended to provide guidance to the SRC while also being an extra helping hand. Overall, our year was highlighted by a growth of connections with many younger Pymble students. We also hope the girls enjoyed our presence at the ‘Shoremal’, the Knox Dance and many lunchtimes. Kashmala Haidar, Jessica Brown and Emily Morrison, Upper School Liaison Prefects

Easter and Christmas Initiatives In the lead up to Easter, the Upper School girls undertook a lunchtime Easter egg hunt. The initiative aimed to promote teamwork amongst the cohorts and encourage the girls to be outside. It was amazing to see the girls’ excitement and kindness towards each other which was demonstrated in the sharing of the eggs. We also helped the Year 10 Student Representative Council (SRC) Leaders implement and organise their Christmas initiative, which involved candy canes being delivered to Connect groups with compliments or messages for girls. This activity aimed to promote kindness between all students, and also raised

1 B ack Row: Emily Oppenheim, Amy Jarvis, Sam Mostyn (Non-executive Director and Sustainability Adviser), Mele Maualaivao (Country Program Co-ordinator (Samoa) UN Women), Claudia Vowels, Lucy Zelic (Australian television presenter and master of ceremonies), Hannah Kim, Alison Cook, Year 10 Front Row: Janelle Weissman (Executive Director UN Women), Alice Guan, Elizabeth Gan, Priya Mehra, Alessandra Natale, Year 10 2 Greta Roberts and Tania Yam, Year 10 3 Zara Sherwood, Isobel Colvin and Hannah Rockwell, Year 9 4 Lilian Huntley and Ami Naito, Year 9 5 Amy Go, Year 10

Cookie Decorating and Doughnut Challenge To introduce the girls to the ‘sweetness’ of Upper School life, we encouraged them to participate in a fun competition: eating a doughnut hanging off a tree without using their hands. The game focused on the skills of teamwork and trust, as each participant worked with their peers to figu e out plans of action. As the activity concluded, the girls learnt that if individuals worked together, they achieved their goals more successfully.

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Senior School A Message from Mrs Wyse “I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.” – Maya Angelou 2019 was a kaleidoscope of colourful experiences, events, challenges and growth. Inspired by the Prefects’ theme of ‘One Dream’, in 2019 the girls collaborated with each other across their various communities and worked hard to achieve their best in a range of pursuits – both inside and outside the classroom. The theme of ‘One Dream’, delivered by the Senior girls in the College, marked their interactions with other students in which they stood tall as examples of strong, principled and caring leaders and peers. As always, there were many highlights over the year including welcoming the new Year 11 girls during Orientation Week, knitting hundreds of squares during the Senior School Knit In for the charity Wrap With Love, an enormous range of Choose Day and Mastermind activities, all the fun and pageantry of Year 12 Trivia Night and the Food for Thought luncheon. This year we welcomed Ms Kirra Stutchbury (2007) as our guest speaker at the luncheon. Kirra is now the Head of Projects and Communications at BIRDI and a Director at the Wildlife Conservation Network. She also has a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts – Marketing, International Relations, History from the Australian National University. She spoke with great wisdom and warmth about how doors open and close during life and the importance of being willing to back yourself and try new things and opportunities as they arise.

2019 also saw many wonderful examples of growth and discovery, challenge and reward. The girls worked hard towards achieving their goals, understanding the importance of persistence, caring for themselves and others and maintaining a balance. The ever-expanding choices available to the girls allow them to stretch themselves in new fields and develop their inte ests and talents in their specified endeavours. The Senior girls involved themselves wholeheartedly, with honesty and commitment, in the Senior School program and that is what creates the energy and vibrancy in our community. I would like to wish the girls of 2019 all the best and thank the staff of the Senior School for their unwavering care, dedication and encouragement. Mrs Nikki Wyse, Head of Senior School 3

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2019 was a kaleidoscope of colourful experiences, events, challenges and growth.

The annual Food for Thought luncheon was a highlight for our Year 12 students, who were given the opportunity to engage with 2018 Pymble ex-students and to seek advice on coping with the challenges of the HSC by having an open-minded mentality and managing time to ensure a balanced lifestyle. Our guest speaker, Kirra Stutchbury (2007), inspired many girls with her determination and persistence through her struggles and her fulfilling ca eer opportunities, which prepared us to not only embark on our final year of high school, but for the future challenges beyond the HSC.

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Senior School Senior School Liaisons’ Report

Georgia Winter and Shirley Zhang, Year 12

International Women’s Day This year’s International Women’s Day provided Pymble girls with an opportunity to contribute towards a global movement which strives to celebrate the achievements of women and calls for action towards reaching gender parity. The theme for 2019, ‘Balance for Better’, highlighted the importance of a gender-balanced society; in particular, our guest speaker Kendall Brodie, the first woman to cox an Australian men’s rowing team, focused on the positive steps taken towards reaching a gender balance in sports. It was a week filled with muc excitement as the Senior School girls had the chance to showcase their musical talents during our Connect music festival, whilst the Preparatory and Junior School girls made posters to celebrate what it means to be a woman. Extending to helping the women beyond our College community, the Senior School raised almost $2,000 for the Hornsby Women’s Shelter by selling scrunchies throughout the week. International Women’s Day has always been such an important event for the Senior School, and as the young women of today, we were both inspired and motivated to help this worldwide cause.

1 S arah Su, Kashmala Haidar, Katrina Woo, Shirley Zhang, Zahra Bilal, Isabelle Nguyen and Sophie Mok, Year 12 2 Hannah Arain, Tess Oakley and Mar Uguina Tristan (2018) 3 Chloe Burton, Olivia Gibson, Rebecca Morgan and Katherine Green, Year 12 4 Mrs Katrina Corcoran (Hum, 1987), Madison Corcoran, Year 12, Mrs Carolyn Hum (White, 1962), Jessica Oppenheim, Year 11, Mrs Merrilee Steenbhom and Mrs Melissa Oppenheim (Steenbhom, 1987) 5 Lucinda Wykeham-Fiennes, Charlotte Huon and Mackenzie Cooper, Year 12 6 Ananya Mahajan and Sreya Vt, Year 11

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Thank You

Wrap With Love was once again a successful event in the school calendar as the Senior School Centre saw the Pymble family come together to help our wider community. The Senior School girls, along with their families, knitted squares to be made into blankets for the many people around the world suffering from extreme cold. The girls were able to create a positive impact on our society whilst enjoying the company of parents and grandparents at the Knit In, sharing stories and establishing connections. The event was highly valuable as it taught the girls the importance of community service, which remains an integral focus in the Senior School.

2019 was a year packed with celebrations, opportunities and memories for the Senior girls. We would like to thank Mrs Wyse, Ms Pryor, Ms Gallardo and Mr Stern for their unwavering support throughout the year. It was so special to be part of such an enthusiastic and loving cohort and we wish the best to everyone in years to come!

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Back Row: Arielle Madew, Charlotte Parker, Paige Jackson, Anna Cocquerel, Emily Sheppard, Olivia Hunt, Imogen Kaleski, Eliza Johnson, Hannah Powell Second Row: Emma Locke, Jemma Charlin, Bethany Fisher, Catherine Jones, Emma Small, Grace Jarvis, Charlotte Huon, Ruby Martyr, Sophie Huxley, Lucy Hancock, Alexandra Thompson Front Row: Mersalli Cheng, Madison Corcoran, Eliza Payne, Isabelle Duff, Alice Pilbeam, Samantha Gaupset, Maddison Everingham, Laura Kellaway, Sophia Mitchell, Emily Walker, Annabel Cole

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Boarders Boarding Captains’ Report Live It, Love It, Learn It

Isabelle Duff and Phoebe Kinsey, Year 12

The Angus Cup and Community Days The Angus Cup, a long-standing competition between the Boarding Houses Marden, Goodlet, Lang and Hammond, challenges girls’ winning spirit. Competitions held on Community Days build strong bonds. This year, Boarders supported the Pymble Rowing Regatta, completed an Amazing Race, and went to Wet‘n’Wild, which tested comfort zones. As the Garden Party was approaching, the last Community Day involved cooking curries, cupcakes, cookies and sausage rolls. Profits supported the Boa ders’ Scholarship Fund, providing girls from rural and remote communities with the same opportunities we are so fortunate to have.

Boarders’ Week

The Live It , Love It , Learn It program came into full swing in 2019 with the Love It program proving a particular favourite giving Boarders opportunities to venture outside Pymble ’ s gates. Luna Park, the beach, socials with both girls and boys schools, cooking, city activities and more helped increase social skills whilst having fun. The Learn It program provided Boarders with access to tutors and academic support outside school hours. This underpins the academic results of our Boarders, providing them with extra help when needed. The Live It program teaches Boarders skills to survive beyond Pymble. Get Baking is an important part of the program where Boarders come together on a Friday afternoon to hone their cooking skills ready for life beyond Pymble.

Boarders’ Week gets better every year. The traditional Boarders versus Day Girls matches in netball, touch football and volleyball, the bacon and egg breakfast, sausage sizzle and ‘bring a Day Girl to lunch’ provided opportunities to involve the broader Pymble community. The Warden family gave a sheep-shearing demonstration and a presentation on farm life and the drought. An office decoration competition embraced the theme of Boarding at Pymble. Boarders’ Week finished with a bang as we hosted a dance for students in Years 7 to 9 from other boarding schools. We raised more than $745 towards the Country Women’s Association Disaster Relief Fund.

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Boarding Charity Night As the drought worsened, we wanted to continue to help our farmers so we directed our support to the Country Women’s Association Disaster Relief Fund which helps farming families by contributing to the cost of weekly groceries, stock feed, electricity and much more. With huge auction items on offer, plus generous donations, the bar was raised beyond our goal. Thank you to everyone who helped make the night such a success.

Big Sister, Little Sister Year 11 students mentored new Pymble Boarders through the Big Sister, Little Sister program, providing a helping hand at the beginning of their Pymble journey. Girls enjoyed outings with their ‘sisters’ and spent time with each other over dinner and in-house activities. This Pymble tradition is cherished within our community.

Thank You A huge thank you to all of our Boarding sisters for looking out for each other and making our time at Pymble so much fun. Special thanks to all the Boarding staff who make Boarding such a happy and homely place for us all. Phoebe Kinsey and Isabelle Duff, Boarding Head and Deputy Head Prefects

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1 L ucy Hancock, Phoebe Kinsey, Lauren Madacsi, Onyinye Nwamadi and Mia Shortis, Year 12 2 Courtney Scott, Lauren Madacsi, Arielle Madew, Samira Bagga, Shakira Tyson and Emma Small, Year 12 3 Mia Campbell, Stephanie Chan, Mrs Carolyn Burgess, Greta Roberts and Lauren Sevil, Year 10 4 Back Row: Philippa Austin, Year 9, Eloise Wilson, Year 9, Amelia Browning, Year 9, Victoria Hamilton, Year 9, Phoebe Kinsey, Year 12, Isabelle Duff, Year 12, Chloe Moore, Year 9 Front Row: Annika Ferguson, Kyana Cvetkovic, Isabelle Kurtz, Year 9 5 Isabel Wilson, Year 11 6 Tess Orton and Abbey Lowe, Year 11 7 Stella Robertson, Miss Kathryn Glover, Victoria Burton, Angel Huang and Aspen Moore, Year 7 8 Phoebe Kinsey, Year 12, Tess Orton, Year 11, Maggy Hui, Year 12, Lauren Sevil, Year 10, Megan Parker, Year 10, Jessica Luo, Year 11, Rylee McKinstry, Year 9, Winnie Cheng, Year 11 Front Row: Sophie Graham, Year 10

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Boarders Jersey Day Wednesday 5 June was Jersey Day, a sacred annual event for our community. Each year, on a nominated day close to the June long weekend, Secondary School girls are invited to wear their favourite jersey for the price of a gold coin donation. Our Boarders become Jersey Day ambassadors, conveying the significance of the day to others, managing the collection of donations and decorating the Boarding Houses with a chain of jerseys tied together at the sleeves. Jersey Day is a day of remembrance; a celebration of the lives and an acknowledgement of the loss of three former Boarders, Alanda Clark, Jane Gay and Prudence Papworth, who were travelling home for the long weekend in 1993 when their plane crashed on a hill just outside Young. Donations collected on Jersey Day contribute to a Boarding Scholarship in their names.

You don’t need to be a Boarding family to appreciate the devastation felt by our community following the untimely death of these young girls who had their whole lives ahead of them. Boarders, Day Girls, parents, families, staff and council members who were present at the time still vividly recall the shock, disbelief and months of grief that followed the tragedy, 26 years ago. The lowered flag, the tears and the haunting silence across the usually buzzing campus remain etched in their memories forever. We cannot for one minute, however, imagine the ongoing pain and sorrow endured by the girls’ families and loved ones.

1 Eleanor McNaught and Courtney Scott, Year 12 2 Xhana Tishler, Lucinda WykehamFiennes, Eleanor Nettleton and Courtney Scott, Year 12

What we can do is remember Alanda, Jane and Prudence and tell their stories so that ensuing generations of Pymble girls know their names, who they were and that they were loved and lost too soon. We can perpetuate their memory with the Boarding Scholarship in their names. We can ensure that these three beautiful girls, along with those who felt their loss most keenly, remain in the hearts and minds of our community, forever.

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Boarders Thank you to our beautiful Pymble community who turned up on Saturday 21 September to support the Country Women’s Association (CWA) Disaster Relief Fund.

Boarders’ Charity Event

It was a great night with a mix of Boarder and Day School families sharing their goodwill through their attendance or their online presence. We raised more than $40,000 to be distributed by the CWA to rural families in need. Of course we have to congratulate and thank our fabulous Year 12 Boarders who, beautifully led by our Head Boarder Phoebe Kinsey, and ably assisted by our Deputy Head Boarder Isabelle Duff and Prefect for Community Lucinda Wykeham-Fiennes, made sure that there was a multitude of exciting and appealing prizes ready for bidding. A huge thanks to the many Pymble staff, in particular Mrs Katie Haynes, Personal Assistant to the Deputy Principal and Mrs Anne Graham, House Supervisor.

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1 1 Shakira Tyson, Year 12 and Ms Charlotte Caslick OAM 2 Back Row: Courtney Scott, Madison Arthur, Emma Small, Yifei Lai, Maggie Ma, Tiffany Chan, Arielle Madew, Lauren Madacsi, Samira Bagga Front Row: Eve MacLennan, Shakira Tyson, Isabelle Docker, Year 12 3 Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal), Isabelle Duff, Year 12, Phoebe Kinsey, Year 12 and Mrs Danica Leys 4 Mrs Catriona Hunt (Pols, 1989), Mrs Libby Small (Duff, 1987), Xhana Tishler and Samira Bagga, Year 12 5 Lucinda Wykeham-Fiennes, Year 12

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Boarders

Boarding Prefects Back Row: Xhana Tishler, Eleanor McNaught, Shakira Tyson Front Row: Ashley Jacobsson, Phoebe Kinsey, Mrs Vicki Waters (Principal), Isabelle Duff, Tiffany Chan

Year 12 Boarders Back Row: Courtney Scott, Eve MacLennan, Eleanor McNaught, Ella Gray, Eleanor Nettleton, Onyinye Nwamadi, Samira Bagga, Arielle Madew, Emma Small Second Row: Mia Shortis, Lucy Hancock, Xhana Tishler, Shakira Tyson, Isabelle Docker, Maggy Hui, Lucinda Wykeham-Fiennes, Gemma Campbell, Lauren Madacsi Front Row: Yifei Lai, Ashley Jacobsson, Tiffany Chan, Phoebe Kinsey, Mrs Vicki Waters (Principal), Isabelle Duff, Vivian Chan, Nikita Wong, Maggie Ma

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Back Row: Sophia Carmody, Nicole Freestone, Eleanor McNaught, Jessica Pratt Front Row: Matilda Pennington, Lara Richards, Elizabeth Woodhill, Phoebe Kinsey, Year 12

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Special Events Foundation Day All of our girls, from Kindergarten to Year 12, gathered together on Gloucester Lawn at the beginning of Term 1 in front of the Chapel to celebrate Foundation Day and our 103rd birthday with staff, parents and guests and to give thanks for the people who came before us and provided the foundation for the community we value today. On February 8 in 1916, the Presbyterian Ladies’ College in the suburb of Pymble opened its doors to the inaugural 60 Pymble girls, under the leadership of Principal Dr John Marden. Twenty of these girls were Boarders from country NSW, and 40 were Day Girls arriving on pony traps, by train or on foot to commence living and learning in the three main buildings that comprised the campus: First House (renamed Marden House), Second House (renamed Lang House) and the Colonnade building, which was used for administration, a dining room and classrooms.

While our campus and student body has since developed beyond anything our inaugural girls, Principal and staff may have imagined possible, one very important thing has remained the same – the belief in the strength and capability of women to change the world for better. Our Co-captains of Community Service, Grace Jarvis, Isabelle Nguyen and Isabella Natale took the opportunity of the whole College gathering to announce Pymble’s Service Project for 2019 and 2020. Our College-wide Service Project is supporting the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the aeromedical organisation that provides emergency relief and healthcare services to people in rural and remote Australia. This Service Project is less about generating monetary support and more about giving our time and harnessing our hopes and passion to make an impact together as a community and we look forward to seeing our girls make this happen today, tomorrow and in the future.

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Special Events Farewell Mrs Waters The College parent community farewelled Principal, Mrs Vicki Waters, at the Longest Lunch in Term 2. The Pymble Parent Association (PPA) announced at this occasion the Vicki Waters Prize for Courage. Sponsored by the PPA on Mrs Waters’ behalf, this will be an ongoing group of four awards; one given at the Junior School Speech Day and three at the Secondary School Speech Night each year. Inspiring to the end, Mrs Waters encouraged staff to “be brave” in their future pursuits during her farewell speech on Tuesday 25 June 2019. Reflecting on her 11 years in the ole, Mrs Waters spoke of how much she would miss her Pymble “family” as she embarked on a move to Brisbane to start her own business. Spirits weren’t dampened by the rain as 192 staff members gathered in the Gillian Moore Centre for Performing Arts to bid Mrs Waters farewell. Boarder Annabelle Richens, Year 11,

delivered a dramatic performance of her slam poem Curtain Call, detailing Mrs Waters’ impact on the College. The College commissioned a piece of art by artist Rheanna Lotter for Mrs Waters’ farewell gift. The artwork is called Connected Communities and it tells a story of always being connected to the community whether you are physically there or not, just as Mrs Waters will always be part of the Pymble community. The final day of fa ewell festivities on Friday 28 June saw the entire College gather for an assembly where each of the schools presented Mrs Waters with gifts and performances. Then, it was onto the surprise flash mob. Spilling out across the College’s Gloucester Lawn, all students and staff performed a choreographed dance to the tune of Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now! However, Mrs Waters had a surprise of her own, riding out of the College one last time on a Harley Davidson!

1 Back Row: Lucy Fang, Year 11, Ayra Kassam, Year 12, Sophie Mok, Year 12 Front Row: Miss Natascha FletcherCauchi (2013), Claudia Fletcher-Cauchi, Year 12, Onyinye Nwamadi, Year 12 2 Mrs Vicki Waters (Principal) 3 Mrs Meredith Scott, Mr Braith Williams and Mrs Kate Mason

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Special Events Commissioning of our Ninth Principal

On Friday 30 August, Dr Kate Hadwen was officially commissioned as the ninth Principal of Pymble Ladies’ College. There were lots of cheers, singing and celebrations from the girls, who were given a wristband and cupcakes by Dr Hadwen in thanks. The girls’ wristbands were very meaningful; in her speech, Dr Hadwen shared a special mantra that was also printed on this beautiful gift: “She believed she could… so she did.”

Back Row: Sophie Mok, Year 12, Reverend Lorenzo Rodriguez Torres (Chaplain), Onyinye Nwamadi, Year 12 Front Row: Ms Anne Empson (Ex-officio Council member), Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal), Mr James Hunter (Chair of College Council), Reverend Stephen Aynsley (Council member)

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Dr Hadwen loved the music provided by Mrs Turner, Director of Music, Mr Stafford, Head of Performing Arts, the Pymble Chorale and Symphonic Wind Ensemble. The girls were able to have a say as to which pieces they sang and played. Dr Hadwen was excited that the Pymble Chorale chose At the Table as their piece, given she first met the Chorale over the July holidays when they sang this piece with the Boston Philharmonic Choir.

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Special Events Commissioning of our Ninth Principal As part of our Principal’s Commissioning Ceremony, our Chair of College Council, Mr James Hunter, presented Dr Kate Hadwen with the famous ‘Pymble Lady’ scarlet camellia as a gift from the College Council, which they later planted on the College grounds. The camellia has a long history at the College and was first developed in 1991 t mark Pymble’s 75th Anniversary.

Madison Simson, Year 10 and Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal)

Mr James Hunter (Chair of College Council) and Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal)

Commemoration Day Service Dr Hadwen’s first opportunity to meet and chat with many of our valued ex-student community was at the Commemoration Day Service in the College Chapel on the last Sunday in July. Dr Hadwen was particularly interested in hearing the ESU Choir, led by Jillian Cranney (Stacy, 1972), at the service and is looking forward to further incorporating our incredible ex-student choir with our current students.

Back Row: Mrs Helen Jarvis (Fisher, 1989), Mrs Kristen Faahan-Smith (Wood, 1987), Mrs Louise Kellaway (Sutton, 1988), Mrs Zoe Wang (Moore, 1994), Mrs Nicola Hoffman (Adams, 1987) Front Row: Mrs Katrina Corcoran (Hum, 1987), Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal), Miss Margaret Coleman OAM (1946), Mrs Gillian Moore AO, Mrs Li-Enn Koo (1991), Mrs Kate Mason, Mr James Hunter (Chair of College Council)

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Special Events Farewell to Year 12

It was with heavy hearts that we farewelled our beautiful Year 12 girls at the end of Term 3 as they finished their schooling at Pymble at a final Assembly and Chapel Service. It was a week full of love and memories, culminating with the Valedictory Dinner at Luna Park where our girls had the chance to dress up and celebrate their time at Pymble with their families and our wonderful staff. Dr Kate Hadwen’s final fa ewell to the outstanding graduates of the Class of 2019 was as follows:

“You’ve been a part of us since the moment you started at Pymble. Many of us were here from your very first day to watch you, celebrate with you, encourage you and care for you. While I’m just beginning to know you, in our short time we’ve laughed and cried; I’ve been thankful for the warmth of your friendly embrace. We see the beautiful person you’ve grown to be, and we slowly step into the gentle chapter of letting go. We hold you close to our hearts and bless you with the encouragement you so deserve. We quietly let you go with hearts fie cely longing to hold you closer. Remember the gifts of faith, family and friends. They will always be your sure foundation.

You’ve been a precious part of every single moment. And now with joyful gratitude we celebrate you, and the gifts you have shared with our Pymble family. We open up our hearts and let you fl . Girls, you will be dearly missed. In Dharug language, the language of the First Peoples of the Sydney area, didjurigura yanu (thank you, see you later).”

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Special Events Garden Party After making the difficult decision to postpone our annual Garden Party due to inclement weather, the Pymble community enjoyed a blue sky day on Saturday 9 November as they came together for a fun family day out at the College. Making the most of our new time of 12.00pm to 6.00pm, families enjoyed the entertainment, rides, food and gift stalls into the early evening. Our resident sheep Larry happily shed his wool coat at a Sheep Shearing Demonstration, while our many College bands, choirs and quartets provided beautiful music throughout the day. We encouraged visitors to make use of the facilities through our Give Fundive a Try and Cardio Tennis activities.

Special thanks to our parent volunteers and convenors who worked tirelessly behind the scenes in the lead up and on the day, manning delicious stalls including our Pimm’s & Lemonade stall and our Chicken and Champagne stall. All proceeds from the day were donated to our two nominated charities - headspace and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. We were able to raise $28,000 for our charities.

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1 Claudia Fydler and Bronte Worner, Year 12 and families 2 Erin Carley, Mrs Julie Shaw and Patricia Chan, Year 12 3 Onyinye Nwamadi and Nicole Freestone, Year 12 4 Mrs Sophie Vander and Imogen Vander, Year 12 5 Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal) and Mr Matt Bell 6 Tara Narayan, Year 10 7 Stella Robertson and Victoria Burton, Year 7 8 Ms Elena Notte and Ms Dora Alessi 9 Kinsey McGregor (2018) and Jemma Sage (2018)

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Special Events Jacaranda Day On Wednesday 13 November, students from Kindergarten to Year 12, along with members of staff and College Council, enjoyed a morning in the sunshine to celebrate Jacaranda Day. Jacaranda Day was first celebrated in 1983 and is inspired by the Jacaranda tree planted on the Lawn in 1947 to commemorate the visit of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester the previous year. The tradition also sees an ex-student return to the College as guest speaker. In 2019, we welcomed back Ms Melanie Kurzydlo (Cowlishaw, 2001), Director of Strategy and Business Relations at Growthbuilt, and her grandmother Mrs Edith Cowlishaw (Featherstone), a graduate of 1940. Melanie spoke with the girls about the importance of trusting in yourself and pushing out of your comfort zone. She also shared her passion for Sport and the Arts. It was wonderful to listen to Melanie reflect on how a Pymble education has given her a distinct advantage over her peers in the building industry; once a Pymble girl, always a Pymble girl. 1

1 Madeline Jelbart, Kudrat Benepal, Annabelle Richens, Lili Wymond, Isabel Ryan, Jessica Tapp, Maya Hodgeman, Ruby Stewart, Kattrina Pearson and Phoenix Surridge, Year 11 2 Mrs Kelly Mancey, Mrs Julie Shaw, Mrs Edith Cowlishaw (Featherstone, 1940), Ms Melanie Kurzydlo (Cowlishaw, 2001) and Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal) 3 Isabella Natale and Onyinye Nwamadi, Year 12 4 Sasha Dubrovina, Amalia Bond and Lera Dubrovina, Year 3 5 Annabel Makeham, Polly Hargraves, Amna Syed, Willow Gerreyn, Michaela Peppel and Oriana Fenton, Year 2

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Social Responsibility Community Service Captains’ Report This year, Community Service at Pymble was characterised by success, compassion and most importantly, an awareness of the impact Pymble can make on our wider community.

Whole School Charity

Isabella Natale, Year 12

The Royal Flying Doctor Service was announced as Pymble’s whole school charity for 2019. The aeromedical organisation provides emergency relief and healthcare services to communities in rural Australia. This year, Pymble supported the organisation with a Secondary School Colour Run fundraiser in Term 3, along with various activities in the Junior School.

Exodus Foundation Pymble’s annual Jacaranda Day service is an opportunity for the community to donate food to the Exodus Foundation which provides Christmas lunch for those in need. With the requests of custard, beans and soup from the foundation, Pymble donated more than 1,000 of each, exceeding our goal and making a true impact.

Grace Jarvis and Isabelle Nguyen, Year 12

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Social Responsibility Community Service Captains’ Report Sony Camp

The Junior School

The Sony Camp is a unique opportunity for children with special needs to attend a fun-filled, fou -day camp. A group of Year 12 students from Pymble and Shore School were selected to volunteer and help provide an incredible camp experience to these children and respite for their families.

The Junior School girls also enjoyed getting involved in a range of community service initiatives, such as raising money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service with a paper plane competition and cookie decorating.

Biggest Morning Tea The College held its annual Biggest Morning Tea in May to raise funds for the Cancer Council. After an inspirational talk from Dr Eunice Mann, the students, parents and staff converged on the Main Oval, wearing ‘crazy hats’ and sharing a morning of fun. As a community, Pymble raised an outstanding $2,700 to help fund gene samples used to progress cancer research.

The girls held a bake sale to raise money for St Lucy’s, a special needs school located in Wahroonga, and a Pyjama Day to raise awareness and funds for children in foster care. Further, our Junior and Preparatory girls loved fostering a connection with the older girls as they participated in whole-school initiatives such as the Biggest Morning Tea and Jeans for Genes Day.

Grace Jarvis, Isabelle Nguyen, Isabella Natale, Captains of Community Service

Vivian at the School of St Jude Pymble continued to support Vivian, our sponsor student in Tanzania, as she continues through her school journey. Vivian sends us updates and we always look forward to her next letter!

Passion Projects Other events such as fundraising for the You Can Foundation at the Sydney Sixers Cricket match and collecting donations for victims of the Christchurch shooting allowed students to turn their passions into service. Many girls also rode in or volunteered at the annual Bobbin Head Cycle to raise money for our Sony Camp.

In August, Year 10 students undertook their Service Learning project. Opportunities for the girls ranged from volunteering at Hornsby Women’s Shelter to assisting children with disabilities at local schools. 1 Arabella Smithyman, Carolina Yemma, Jessica Gong, Deborah Lee and Lily Hearne, Year 7 2 Isabelle Ho and Jenhui Lau, Year 9 3 Faith Hedley and Fiona Wu, Year 2 4 St Lucy’s Bake Sale

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Sustainability Sustainability Captains’ Report Return and Earn

Kelly Hua and Zoe Zhou, Year 12

Keep Cups Despite having biodegradable utensils and cups at the cafeterias, we encouraged students to limit their waste by using reusable cups, especially considering the large amount of coffee cups both students and teachers accumulate each day. We sold more than 100 cups to teachers and students from the Middle, Upper and Senior Schools. The students and teachers were able to customise their cups through our online survey, and with the help of Mrs Coleman from Finance we established an online payment service.

Sustainability Week Throughout Week 7 of Term 3, we hosted events promoting sustainable living. Firstly, we headed down to the Junior School to encourage the girls to collect as many plastic bottles as possible for our ‘Return and Earn’ initiative – they ended up collecting piles of bottles. The winning class that collected the most bottles won a trip to see the Pymble Agriculture Plot.

With the help of the Head of Site Management, Mr Allan Stewart and his assistant Mrs Petit, we were able to establish the first Retu n and Earn system in our school, where every plastic bottle collected receives a return from the government of ten cents. With such a large community comes large amounts of plastic waste. To reduce our carbon footprint, we placed bins around the school with large posters indicating which bottles are to be placed where. The ten cents earned for every bottle goes towards One Tree Planted to encourage girls to both recycle and donate to a good cause.

we were able to establish the first Return and Earn system in our school, where every plastic bottle collected receives a return from the government of ten cents.

Beeswax Wraps At After School Care, Preparatory and Junior girls made beeswax wraps for the Garden Party stall as well as to take home. Girls enjoyed being able to choose their designs showcasing how fun and easy it can be to live sustainably and to replace the daily use of Glad Wrap to reduce their plastic waste. The initiative encouraged girls from a young age to embrace a more sustainable lifestyle and foster more environmentally friendly attitudes.

One Tree Planted All proceeds collected throughout the year went towards One Tree Planted, a nonprofit focusing on global eforestation and improving the lives of those dependent on their forest landscapes.

Acknowledgements Thank you especially to Mrs Shaw, Dr Wood, Mr Stewart and Mrs Patterson for supporting and guiding us to pursue our initiatives. Kelly Hua and Zoe Zhou, Captains of Sustainability 5

On Monday, girls from around the school purchased baked goods at our vegan bake sale with girls from Year 12 volunteering to bake. On Tuesday, we set up a stall on Marden Lawn to sell metal straws to encourage students to reduce single-use plastics both on and off the campus. On Wednesday, we invited a guest speaker, Rebecca McGirr, to speak at Assembly about her work researching climate change as well as to encourage girls to get involved in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Friday, we sold succulents in little pots to the girls at our stall. All together we raised around $1,000 for One Tree Planted, which was a huge success.

5 Zahra Bilal, Sophie Mok, Kashmala Haidar, Shirley Zhang, Isabelle Ngyuen and Katrina Woo, Year 12 6 Chloe Tian-Cheong, Year 3, Emily Englund, Year 4 and Diana Attinger, Year 6

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COMMUNITY Chapel

Krystal Duan and Christine Kong, Year 11

It was a privilege to be Chapel Captains at Pymble Ladies’ College for 2019, representing the spiritual diversity in our school community and supporting all the students in the Secondary School through their faith expression.

Initiatives Two initiatives we implemented were our own Chapel Service in Term 3 and a reflection during Assembly in erm 4. Our goal was to create an engaging Chapel Service that would inspire the students in the Secondary School. With the help and guidance of the Chaplains and other teachers who run Ignite – a Pymble Christian youth group – we wrote our own prayers and speech and found a Bible verse that was centred around stress. We focused on Matthew 6:25-34, which contained a universal message on the idea of stress and the unnecessary emphasis we go through, as trials in our life may pop up, such as exams and/or personal issues. The feedback we received after our talk was positive with many students stating that it was “engaging, inspirational and spiritual”. During our talk in Assembly, we highlighted the message of “living every day to the fullest”. We wrote our own prayer, which reflected our message, and found the Bible passage James 1:2-4. We aimed for our talk to entertain other students, but also to give them some good advice about how they may be able to deal with daily struggles and make the most out of each opportunity. Our talk was well received with many students commenting on how entertaining and insightful it was. We both enjoyed and felt privileged to have helped lead in the spiritual life of our school, in representing our peers and in being able to express our own spiritual identity. During this experience, we were able to learn so much about others around us, as well as building up our public speaking skills. Thanks again to the Reverends, who gave us these amazing experiences and we know we’ll be able to take what we learnt forward. Krystal Duan and Christine Kong, Captains of Chapel

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HOUSE REPORTS

Back Row: Isabelle Duff, Bethany Ng, Sophie Kavanagh, Sally Guthrie, Charlotte Dean, Alexandra Egan Front Row: Paige Jackson, Freya Stratton, Tanya Lambinon, Year 12

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HOUSE REPORTS House Co-ordinator

Nicole Freestone, Year 12

2019 was an awesome year for all the Houses... I was fortunate enough to be given a new role as the school House Coordinator with the aim to provide leadership and management of the House Captains to create a vibrant, inclusive and supportive House structure and system. As the 2019 House Co-ordinator, I felt that all the House Leaders and girls showed commitment and displayed huge amounts of House pride and spirit throughout the year. This year our aim was to implement a House point system, House mascots and to promote a culture of success and achievement through the House system.

With my team, we organised House Days, charity fundraisers for the various House and school charities, ran House meetings and the exciting Athletics and Swimming Carnivals. I would like to acknowledge all House staff and teachers for the time and hard work they dedicated to Pymble’s House program. Special thanks to Ms Hibburt and Ms Skyba for their commitment to House initiatives and for their support to myself and the other House Leaders. To the 2019 House Captains, thank you for your enthusiasm and diligence towards your roles. I could not be prouder of what you have all achieved this year. Nicole Freestone, House Co-ordinator

1 Back Row: Sophia Carmody, Arielle Madew, Charlotte Dean, Lara Richards, Isabelle Docker, Eliza Johnson Second Row: Antonia Maher, Hannah Trevitt, Bethany Ng, Zahra Bilal, Laura Kellaway, Aisling Salvador Front Row: Isabella Bardon, Saskia Newman, Eleanor McNaught, Elizabeth Woodhill, Year 12 2 Ella Gray, Emily Walker, Katherine Green, Amelia Seidler, Ariana Frater, Dominique Newman and Courtney Scott, Year 12 3 Dharma Surridge, Georgia Jimenez, Isobel Curran and Emily Milne, Year 12 4 Charlotte Dean, Year 12

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HOUSE REPORTS House Co-ordinator

...all the House Leaders and girls showed commitment and displayed huge amounts of House pride and spirit throughout the year.

Back Row: Onyinye Nwamadi, Elizabeth Woodhill, Jessica Pratt, Julia Vignes, Sophia Carmody Front Row: Lara Richards, Isabella Bardon, Matilda Pennington, Year 12

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HOUSE REPORTS Bennett House 2019 proved to be an exciting year for Bennett House. We swam, ran and performed, striving for the highest whilst achieving some excellent results. Swimming Carnival At the Swimming Carnival, Bennett came third! A well-deserved achievement as all Bennett girls participated with great enthusiasm, encouraged by our elite swimmers. It was a fabulous opportunity to showcase our House spirit and the cheers we had practised in our House meetings.

Performing Arts Competition Isabella Bardon and Saskia Newman, Year 12

Congratulations to all the Bennett girls who performed or submitted art during the Performing Arts Competition (PAC) Week! We were thrilled to come third with our award-winning dancers, singers and artists leaving their mark on the stage!

Cross Country Carnival The Cross Country Carnival saw our Bennett girls demonstrate their stamina and determination over distances of three kilometres for girls aged 12 to 13 years and four kilometres for girls aged 15 to 18 years. In particular, our Middle School girls in their sky-blue House shirts ran with great spirit. Well done!

House Day

This year’s House Day event was outstanding! Girls gathered to celebrate the talented musicians throughout Pymble in a Pymble-style Coachella music festival. It was arguably one of the most memorable days of the year, as girls joined in singing with popcorn or chips and a soft drink in hand purchased to raise money for the whole school charity, The Smith Family.

I ate a lollypop and I went on the big slide. I saw Reyene and Katy too. Then I went to see the cakes and Chloe’s cake was a circus. I loved Chloe’s cake. I ate a cupcake, but the unicorn cupcake was not yummy. I had a lovely day! Olivia Chen, KF

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HOUSE REPORTS Bennett House House Charity For Bennett’s House charity this year, we continued to support the community-run program Youth Off The Streets. The non-profit o ganisation aids young people who are facing difficult situations such as homelessness or have p eviously been exposed to physical or mental abuse. Youth Off The Streets supports these individuals by providing financial or practical aid th ough numerous pathways such as aiding them to complete their high school education and providing job opportunities. In supporting this charity, multiple chocolatiers across Sydney were kind enough to donate five handmade chocolate prizes for our Easter Egg raffl drive. Bennett girls sold raffle tickets for the last few weeks of erm 1. The drive successfully raised $737.90 and 100 per cent of the funds went to Youth Off The Streets. Thank you to everyone in the College community who purchased tickets and to the Bennett girls who assisted in selling them. We couldn’t have done it without you.

Athletics Carnival The Athletics Carnival was a magnificent day for Bennett House. The girls ran, jumped, threw, walked and even cartwheeled throughout the day. Bennett girls also demonstrated an incredible amount of House spirit as they cheered and supported their friends. The House relay showcased the girls’ talents as Bennett dominated the majority of the race, finishing close in second. Amazing job girls!

Bennett babes are number one Bennett babes are lots of fun We can swim We can run Awards so many they weigh a tonne GOOO BENNETT!

Thank You

1 Courtney Scott, Year 12 2 R enee Quan, Kasie Chan, Keisha Cheung, Charlotte Armstrong and Sophia Yin, Year 10 3 Marina Volikas, Year 7 4 Isabella Bardon and Saskia Newman, Year 12

Thank you to all the Bennett girls for supporting us as your 2019 House Captains. We were really proud of the House spirit and teamwork displayed throughout the year. A special thank you to our Bennett House Leader, Mrs Budd, and our teachers who went above and beyond to ensure all House activities were a success. Isabella Bardon and Saskia Newman, Captains of Bennett House

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HOUSE REPORTS Goodlet House Cross Country

Isabelle Docker and Laura Kellaway, Year 12

Swimming Carnival Goodlet House kicked off the year with a bang at the annual Secondary School Swimming Carnival! Our girls had loads of fun participating over the two days and it was so great to see such amazing energy and House spirit. In the end we managed to achieve second place in the House spirit competition and first place overall! This exciting achievement clearly reflected the ha d work, dedication and good sportsmanship of the Goodlet girls!!

Goodlet House also had huge successes at the Pymble Cross Country Carnival. It was incredible to see so many girls trying something new and challenging whilst wearing their royal blue shirts with pride. The girls also continued to cheer each other on and had lots of fun running to music and together! Goodlet House walked away from this incredible day with first place for the most entries and it was so exciting to receive the prestigious Cross Country trophy at Combined Assembly later in the term.

blue in all sorts of costumes from our dedicated group of Year 12 girls at their last Athletics Carnival. The day ended with a big cheer off with the other Houses too, and it was absolutely amazing to see all the Goodlet girls screaming and yelling our House cheers with such pride and joy!

Athletics Carnival Goodlet House continued with the spirit and smiles at the annual Secondary School Athletics Carnival. We came first by a landslide, showing what much enthusiasm on the track and in the field can do! e encouraged each girl to participate in as many events as possible in order to get more House points, but most importantly to make sure they all had a fun and active day. It was fabulous to see royal

Pymchella In Term 4 2018, the House Captains decided to end the year a bit differently than previous years. We put on a ‘Pymchella’ festival, which was a day for the girls to interact and support their friends and House sisters as they performed. Pymchella was a huge success, not only because of the huge amount of smiles, but also because the House Captains had the exciting opportunity to sing ABBA in front of the whole school!

House Charity This year we decided to change the Goodlet House charity to KYDS, a mental health organisation supporting the youth of Australia. To raise money for this amazing charity, we held a ‘SMILE’ event. The event involved putting on a showcase of talents that made the Secondary School girls laugh or smile. We also held a bake sale and successfully spread the word not only about KYDS, but also about the importance of mental health. This was a highlight for Goodlet House this year and we all really enjoyed working together to support this incredible organisation.

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HOUSE REPORTS Goodlet House

It was incredible to see so many girls trying something new and challenging whilst wearing their royal blue shirts with pride. Thank You We have absolutely loved the opportunity to be Goodlet House Captains this year and could not walk away without saying a massive thank you to all the people who helped us out along the way! To our incredible former House Leader, Mr Schmidt, whose passion and enthusiasm was truly a motivation weapon for the House! To our new House Leader, Mrs Richter, who gave us unending support particularly with our House charity event. To Ms Hibburt and Nicole Freestone for overseeing and organising everything to do with our roles over the year. Finally, a massive thank you to all the beautiful Goodlet girls from Years 7 to 12. You never failed to display your Goodlet pride and we couldn’t have imagined a better group of girls to lead to victory! Thank you all so much. Isabelle Docker and Laura Kellaway, Captains of Goodlet House

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1 Sarah Boyd and Mashalle Sherazi, Year 12 2 Claire Browning, Year 10 3 Rebecca Jones, Year 12 4 Rachel Sullivan, Charlotte Ferry, Tess Fennell and Rhiannon Castle, Year 8 5 Zara Benson, Alice Windybank and Isabel Fisher, Year 8

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HOUSE REPORTS Hammond House Athletics Carnival Orange ran through our veins as Hammond girls entered Sydney Olympic Park for the Athletics Carnival. All things orange, from our shirts to our ribbons and especially the Year 12 girls in pure orange costumes – jail birds escaped to the track and superheroes flew over hu dles and the high jump. That day, our team spirit was awe-inspiring as we cheered and supported one another in all events, especially the relay where we came an impressive seventh place. Sophie Mok, Year 12, said, “I absolutely loved watching the girls run, jump and cheer for Hammond, their enthusiasm and joy made wiping the smiles off our faces impossible!”

Swimming Carnival Elizabeth Woodhill and Eleanor McNaught, Year 12

Again, Hammond showcased impressive spirit as we cheered until our voices were gone. A girl from each School was awarded the ‘orange prize’ for enthusiasm and participation. Orange prize winner Selena, Year 12, said, “Prizes were such a good way to end the day at the Swimming Carnival, especially being my last carnival, it made it very special!” Hammond achieved extraordinary results and we were so proud of everyone’s participation and enthusiasm. We may not have taken the crown position, but our voices and determination throughout the day ensured that the carnival was very enjoyable.

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HOUSE REPORTS House Day The miraculous lollipop wheel was a major attraction of the day and allowed us to raise a lot of funds. Girls in all years donated for their chance to spin the wheel and gain a lollipop!

Jeans for Genes Day On 23 August, it was Jeans for Genes Day. The entire school gladly raised funds for such a deserving cause. Jeans for Genes Day supports the Children’s Medical Research Institute to help fund research into genetic diseases. Everyone had the opportunity to wear their favourite denim and donate gold coins or purchase merchandise. Our House charity day is always a success and this year was no exception, having raised $1,425. Isabella Bardon, Year 12, went for double denim calling it the one day of the year she could wear her favourite outfit and raise funds!

Hammond House Thank You We would like to thank everyone who supported us throughout the year in all our endeavours. From House meetings to carnivals and to our House charity, so many people had a major impact on the functioning of Hammond House. Thank you to Mr Langford for mentoring and helping us in any way possible, and to Ms Hibburt and Nicole Freestone for guiding all the House Captains to ensure the smooth running of events. Most importantly, we would like the thank every Hammond girl for their attention and support. The work of House Captain was all worthwhile because of you. The success of Hammond was only possible due to the spirit of all the girls and although we may not have won every event, the fact that we had so much participation is what makes Hammond the community we see today. Our hope is to continue to see that grow in coming years! Eleanor McNaught and Elizabeth Woodhill, Captains of Hammond House

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HOUSE REPORTS Ingleholme House

Bethany Ng and Charlotte Dean, Year 12

Athletics Carnival The Secondary School Athletics Carnival took place on 7 May with all of Ingleholme excitedly boarding the buses to go to Sydney Olympic Park. It was a day full of House spirit and new achievements with many girls reaching their goals in both field and track events. The Ingleholme tent was heavily decorated with posters and streamers, and face painting was a popular festivity. Girls jumped high and long, ran fast and threw far and displayed their talent and enthusiasm for everything they participated in. It was encouraging to see everyone getting involved and all the girls supporting their House.

Girls jumped high and long, ran fast and threw far... Swimming Carnival An exciting start to the sporting year, Pymble’s annual Swimming Carnival was a highlight for Ingleholme. Competing in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfl , girls from all year groups had the opportunity to race their peers and compete for House points across all events. With Ingleholme’s heavily decorated stand filled with posters, decorations and an abundance of green, House spirit was high with endless cheering for each event. Throughout the day, the girls’ morale did not waver as they continued to show energy and encourage each other across all events.

1 I mogen Vander, Zara Sved, Charlotte Dean, Amy Cairns, Anneliese Tims, Alexandra Egan, Emma Griffin, Bethany Ng and Chloe Colfer, Year 12 2 Anneliese Tims, Year 12 3 Zara Sved, Year 12 4 Mackenzie Nicholas, Emma Griffin and Victoria Orr, Year 12 5 Charlotte Dean and Bethany Ng, Year 12 6 Freya Wheen and Chloe Tran, Year 8

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House Day We ended 2018 with ‘Pymchella’, the House event for the year which showcased a variety of singing performances by girls across all years, from ABBA to musical theatre to original songs. Dressed in their House colours, all the girls were involved cheering and dancing while raising money for The Smith Family. By selling chips, ice blocks, popcorn and other snacks, the school successfully surpassed its fundraising goal and ended the year on a high.

House Charity Once again, Ingleholme House supported Make-A-Wish, fundraising to make the wishes of children with life-threatening conditions come true. We held a bake sale and an ice cream stall, with baked slices, cupcakes, cookies, lollies and decorations brought in by the girls. This year we managed to raise an impressive amount of more than $1,000. This was an amazing achievement and we were very proud of all the girls’ effort and enthusiasm.

Thank You We would like to say thank you to Miss Meakin and Miss Gardiner for their constant support and passion over the years. Through their ongoing involvement and contribution, during sports events, House Days as well as the House charity, we were so proud of the efforts of all the girls. This year was a great success and without the girls of Ingleholme, we would not have achieved all that we did. Charlotte Dean and Bethany Ng, Captains of Ingleholme House

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Aisling Salvador and Eliza Johnson, Year 12

2019 was a fantastic year for Lang House. The girls participated enthusiastically in each and every event and displayed great commitment to the spirit and fun of Lang. This helped create a cosy community within the larger Pymble community where strong bonds and friendships grew.

House Day, or ‘Pymchella’, saw all the Houses coming together for an afternoon of music...

Swimming Carnival The Secondary School Swimming Carnival was an excellent display of Lang spirit both in and out of the pool. Lang girls swam fantastically. They participated in the Swimathon, the House relay and dozens of seeded races and produced outstanding results. The introduction of new House cheers and the performance of old favourites gave us an impressive second place in the cheer-offs. Equally impressive was the Year 7 and Year 8 girls’ scramble for award lollies for their great cheering efforts!

Athletics Carnival The Athletics Carnival in Term 2 showcased Lang’s talent in both track and field with high levels o participation from Year 7 to Year 12. It was great to see so many girls compete while giving it their best and earning House points. Congratulations to all of the girls who placed, as well as all competitors. Adding to the fun of the day, the Year 12 girls displayed their creativity and good sense of humour with some truly outlandish costumes. From Princess Leia, to the Runaway Bride, to shepherds and sheep, beekeepers and bees, it was a colourful, memorable and fun day for all! 2

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House Charity This year Lang’s House charity was White Ribbon Australia, an important cause that campaigns to end male violence against women and girls. To raise awareness about the organisation and its work and to raise funds, we sold $2 white ribbons throughout the school. A special thank you to the Year 10 House Liaisons who put great effort into helping sell so many of the ribbons for this worthy charity.

House Day House Day, or ‘Pymchella’, saw all the Houses coming together for an afternoon of music to showcase some of the amazing talent of our girls and to celebrate the end of a great year. Congratulations and thank you to all the girls for getting involved and joining in the fun. Without a doubt, a House Day highlight was our photo booth. It proved to be a fundraising winner as groups of friends donated $5 to put on their best costumes and strike a pose for our Polaroid camera. We topped off the day with a great rendition of ABBA songs by all the House Captains.

Thank You It was a pleasure and an honour to be the Lang House Captains for 2019. Thank you to all the Lang girls for continuing to grow the Lang spirit. Thank you to Mr Stern and all the staff for their support throughout the year. We wish all the best to the Lang Captains for 2020 and hope they have as much fun as we had! Eliza Johnson and Aisling Salvador, Captains of Lang House

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Jacinta Martin, Charlise Moodie and Zara Dimovski, Year 7 Julia Vignes, Eliza Johnson and Onyinye Nwamadi, Year 12 Aisling Salvador and Eliza Johnson, Year 12 Camilla Reynolds and Mia Baily, Year 9

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Arielle Madew and Hannah Trevitt, Year 12

2019 was an incredible year for Marden House with a range of sporting, community, music and arts events held throughout the year, all showcasing the true Marden spirit.

Swimming Carnival

Athletics Carnival

Always a school favourite, the Swimming Carnival went off with a bang! Two days of carnivals saw Marden girls cheer their hearts and voices out. Day one was a spectacular day and saw Years 7 to 9 competing in a full range of races and supporting one another on the sidelines. Day two saw Years 10 to 12 emulate the standards and enthusiasm set by Years 7 to 9. The Marden girls brought their energy and drive to the House relay, resulting in Marden taking the win. The girls also won the cheer-off, ending the day on a great note.

A highlight in the Pymble sporting calendar was the Athletics Carnival. With a sea of red spilling into Sydney Olympic Park as the Marden Girls entered the gates in their House shirts it was a sign that the day would be a memorable one. The Marden spirit was in full swing, no matter what the event girls were keen to participate! It was a successful day for Marden girls in a range of track and field events. Ma den girls showed their spirit, from the Year 12 girls in their costumes to the Year 7 girls who rocked their first Athletics Carnival! An overall win in the House cheers finished the day o f with a bang!

House Day The first annual Pymchella’ concert was held on Gloucester Lawn in Term 4, with fun activities, a photo booth, Wheel of Fortune and a bake sale. The concert showcased Pymble’s best performers, including Marden’s own Hannah Trevitt, Year 12, who performed an original song, Deep Blue Eyes. The House Captains also performed a fun rendition of ABBA’s Dancing Queen to end this spectacular day. The day was a huge success and raised the House spirit of all the girls!

The Marden spirit was in full swing, no matter what the event girls were keen to participate!

Assistance Dogs Australia In 2019, Marden took on a new House charity to support – Assistance Dogs Australia. This is a charity founded in 1996 which focuses on training and placing support dogs that assist people in need. In February, we hosted a lunchtime fundraiser that was full of activities run by wonderful volunteers from the charity, who demonstrated what assistance dogs can do to help their owners. This day was a wonderful success raising an amazing amount for Assistance Dogs Australia.

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HOUSE REPORTS Marden House Thank You The success of Marden was only possible because of the spirit of our girls. As House Captains of Marden, a huge thank you to everyone for their overwhelming enthusiasm, participation and Marden spirit! Thanks also to Ms Hibburt and Mr Heggie who advised and supported us as Marden leaders. We look forward to seeing what the future holds for Marden in 2020 and beyond! Arielle Madew and Hannah Trevitt, Captains of Marden House

1 Back Row: Jessie Luo, Dharma Surridge, Sophia Mitchell, Sophie Knox, Georgia Jimenez, Katherine Goodman, Hannah Trevitt, (Katrina Woo on shoulders), Shirley Zhang, Sarah Su, Grace Hu, Angela Uen Front Row: Madison Corcoran, Shakira Tyson, Lauren Kowal, Lara So, Arielle Madew, Jessica Pratt, Imogen Kaleski, Maggy Hui, Eleanor Nettleton, Tiffany Chan, Year 12 2 Arielle Madew and Hannah Trevitt, Year 12 3 Stephanie Volos, Year 11, Jessica Oppenheim, Year 11, Lauren Kowal, Year 12, Olivia Hunt, Year 12, Jessica Tyson, Year 10 and Ella Koster, Year 10 4 Tiffany Chan, Year 12, Jessica Luo, Year 11 and Maggie Ma, Year 12 5 Eleanor Nettleton, Maggy Hui, Olivia Hunt and Madison Arthur, Year 12

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HOUSE REPORTS Thomas House We fast and quick, we are so slick In the track or pool, yeah We’re so spicy… We always have fun Thomas number one! This war cry was the theme song for yet another fantastic year for Thomas House, which once again was a force to be reckoned with. The girls of Thomas House demonstrated amazing determination and dedication to all events as well as incredible camaraderie, which brought a contagious sense of community spirit to the House.

Cross Country

Lara Richards and Zahra Bilal, Year 12

This year, Thomas girls showed their stamina, perseverance and House spirit while participating in the annual Cross Country event. We had a record number of participants with many speedy stars placing in the top 20.

Swimming Carnival Our incredible Thomas girls excelled in sportsmanship, House spirit and enthusiasm in all aspects of the annual two-day Swimming Carnival. It was so rewarding to see the most girls we have ever seen swimming in the pool, cheering until their voices were lost and having heaps of fun, forging lifelong friendships with fellow Thomas girls. Despite the fie ce competition, Thomas girls rose to the challenge with their strokes and dives, and achieved a well-deserved second place overall.

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HOUSE REPORTS Thomas House Athletics Carnival In Term 2, the exciting Secondary School Athletics Carnival took place. Each Thomas girl was encouraged to enter in as many events as possible and to cheer those girls competing. The roar of encouragement that came from the Thomas tent blew the other Houses out of the track! Throughout the day, we chanted ‘We are so spicy’, which is our original chant that the Thomas girls created at the beginning of the year. Overall, we all bonded together with laughter and support, competed with enthusiasm and left the track with purple paint on our faces.

Bandanna Day In Term 4 2018, Thomas hosted the incredible National Bandanna Day fundraiser in support of our House charity, CanTeen, which supports young people affected by cancer. As a House, we managed to raise more than $2,000 for the organisation through the sale of bandannas and pens because of the great enthusiasm of students from the entire school. We were overwhelmed by the compassion and willingness of all the girls who brought us together as a House and helped raise invaluable awareness and funds for CanTeen’s vital services, programs and resources.

Thank You A special thank you to Mr Stewart, our amazing House Leader, who was always there for us throughout this year to organise House events and our initiatives. Our Year 12 girls led with enthusiasm, delight and high spirits, inspiring the younger Thomas girls to get involved and support others. To all the Thomas girls, we thank you most of all for being the most incredible bunch of girls through the endless help, strength and great energy brought to everything we achieved together. To the future House Captains, we wish you all the best with the amazing Thomas House.

Thomas may be small, but we are mighty! Zahra Bilal and Lara Richards, Captains of Thomas House 2

1 Zoe Samios, Year 8 2 Z ahra Bilal, Mr Ryan Stewart and Lara Richards, Year 12 3 Anna Drabsch and Isabella Rudd, Year 7 4 Zahra Bilal, Year 12 5 Sophia Leon-Searle and Natasha Newham, Year 8

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HOUSE REPORTS Wylie House 2019 was an incredible year for Wylie with many accomplishments and lots of House spirit!

House Spirit

Antonia Maher and Sophia Carmody, Year 12

As 2019 Wylie Captains, it was our aim to create a cohesive House with lots of spirit and maximum participation. To start 2019, we encouraged the girls to get involved in Wylie decorations and cheers. There was an in-House cheer competition in which the girls created their own cheers to reflect the Wylie House spirit. The best cheer was then learnt by the rest of the House and debuted at the Swimming Carnival with great success, winning Wylie the House Cheer Competition. A banner was also created in which all the girls placed their hand outline and name on a yellow banner, with a large ‘Wylie’ at the centre to showcase our true Wylie spirit.

House Day House Day at the end of Term 4 2018 allowed all Houses to come together and have a dance and sing at ‘Pymchella’. Girls from Wylie House were proud to be among some of the best performers at the event and many more were at the centre of the dance floo . This created a wonderful opportunity for girls to have fun, relax and make new connections within Wylie. The Wylie Zooper Dooper stall was also a success with the girls enjoying something cool on a hot day.

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1 A yesha Bhalerao, Madeline Walker and Emma Sargeant, Year 8 2 Back Row: Laura Croker, Ankana Dharmaratnam, Bonita Xie, Rose Haran, Sophie Waters, Year 8 Second Row: Denise Wang, Eleanor Owrid, Year 8 Front Row: Olivia Pethard, Cassandra Graham, Haley Spring, Year 9 3 Stella Lawler and Zoe Milligan, Year 9 4 Sophia Carmody and Antonia Maher, Year 12 5 Back Row: Freya Carmody, Year 8 Front Row: Fiona Fu, Laura Wilson, Abigail Verdal-Austin, Amali Hilton, Year 9

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Wylie House House Charity Wylie’s House charity this year was the Starlight Children’s Foundation which supports critically, chronically and terminally ill children, providing them with entertainment, education and technology. To raise funds and awareness for this worthy cause, a movie night was hosted at Chatswood Hoyts, where many girls and families attended to watch the recently released Toy Story 4. It was amazing to see the support of all Pymble girls at the event, including many Wylie girls! Antonia Maher and Sophia Carmody, Captains of Wylie House

Athletics Carnival The Athletics Carnival was another opportunity for girls within Wylie House to showcase their competitive nature with many girls getting out onto the track or field for a day of fun and exercise in the sun. Not to be missed were our Year 12 girls in their yellow outfits, as is the tradition of the Athletics Carnival, with a range of costumes from Little Miss and Mr Men to bumble bees. We once again saw cheering and participation from all girls which was wonderful to experience.

Wylie House cheered loud and proud for every Wylie girl...

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HOUSE captains House Captains

Back Row: Sophia Carmody, Nicole Freestone, Eleanor McNaught Second Row: Isabelle Docker, Arielle Madew, Aisling Salvador, Eliza Johnson, Antonia Maher, Charlotte Dean Front Row: Hannah Trevitt, Elizabeth Woodhill, Zahra Bilal, Bethany Ng, Laura Kellaway, Lara Richards, Isabella Bardon Absent: Saskia Newman

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MUSIC

Estelle Vander, Year 7, Zoe Allen, Year 8, Caitlyn Kim, Year 9, Michelle Huang, Year 11 and Jasmin Gibson, Year 8

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Music & the arts Music and the Arts Captains’ Report Our dance girls also had another successful year, achieving multiple wins at eisteddfods whilst more than 1,000 girls from Years 7 to 12 participated in general dance and eisteddfod classes.

Performing Arts Competition Our annual Performing Arts Competition (PAC) was a huge success this year. We were thrilled to see the enthusiasm and support from all girls on stage and off, as hundreds of girls flooded the Gillia Moore Centre for Performing Arts and amphitheatre at lunchtime.

Lucinda Denny and Sarah Boyd, Year 12

As the Music and the Arts Captains for 2019, our goal was to create a sense of community and inclusivity amongst all of our performing arts students. By encouraging girls to participate in all aspects of music and the arts, or even just coming along to showcases and performances to support their fellow peers, there was a noticeable increase in support for the arts across the school, with girls becoming actively more engaged and supportive.

We had a record-breaking number of girls participating in PAC this year, with 55 performance entries and more than 120 entries into PAC Art, raising more than $1,700 for the Australian Children’s Music Foundation. From poetry to drama to music to dance, the array of performances made for a tough competition!

Highlights Our highlights in music for 2019 included the Japan Band Tour, our three ensemble concerts featuring our incredibly talented bands, orchestras and choirs, and the Pymble Chorale participating in the Gondwana World Choral Festival alongside the Boston Children’s Chorus. Our music scholars also had immense success in 2019, their great achievements indicated their tenacity and passion for the arts. Sarah Wang, Year 10, will be completing her studies in violin at the Juilliard School in New York and Corinna Chen, Year 11, earned her Fellowship in Music in piano from Trinity College, London. In drama this year we had two very successful productions put on by our staff and students. In Term 1, we had the fantastic performance of 17 which was written by our Year 12 drama cohort under the guidance of playwright Richard Graham through a grant from the Ex-Students’ Union. We also had the Years 7 to 12 production of Alice in Wonderland which was directed by Miss Tamara Sweetman alongside some of our drama ex-students. The show featured 55 girls and allowed them to develop their skills in playing weird and wacky characters! 1

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Ultimately, first place went to Annabelle Richens, Year 11, second place to Piper Markson and Tiffany Bae, Year 8 and third place to Megan Boyce, Year 9. We also introduced a new award known as the People’s Choice Award, which was awarded to the A.R.M.Y of Carats, Year 11. Our PAC Art winners included Alexandra MacColl, Year 8, Samira Toor, Year 9 and Nikita Wong, Year 12. We were incredibly proud of all of the girls who participated in music and the arts this year. We hope that all students at Pymble strive in their music and performing arts endeavours and are not afraid to make performance a part of their lives. Lucinda Denny and Sarah Boyd, Captains of Music and the Arts

From poetry to drama to music to dance, the array of performances made for a tough competition!

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Music Award Gold Corinna Chen

1 Corinna Chen, Year 11 2 Alexandra Egan, Year 12 3 Hui Shan Pan, Year 11

Back Row: Sophia Mitchell, Alexandra Egan, Kimberley Laidlaw, Lucinda Denny, Imogen Vander, Sally Oslington, Angela Uen Front Row: Georgia Jimenez, Grace Jarvis, Katrina Woo, Caitlin Wartho, Year 12

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Music Bands Report Concert Band and Tour Stage Band performed at six different schools and universities as they travelled through Sugadaira, Hamamatsu, Kyoto, Seirinkan, Taketoyo, Hiroshima and Tokyo. They had a fantastic time, both performing and socialising with their Japanese peers, who were exceptional musicians and lovely hosts.

Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Year 11

2019 was a massive year for the Band program, packed with concerts and performances, eisteddfods and even overseas travels! These amazing opportunities would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of our Music Department, particularly our Head of Bands, Mr Stafford.

Concerts and Performances Our bands worked very hard to prepare for our ensemble concerts where we had the opportunity to perform the repertoire we had been rehearsing during the term. At each concert, awards were given to students from the Middle, Upper and Senior Schools who showed great improvement or commitment to the Band program. The Middle School Concert Band competed in the McDonald’s Performing Arts Eisteddfod and achieved a Highly Commended for their performance. The Tour Concert Band also played for Dr Hadwen’s Induction Ceremony in Term 3, where they delivered a rousing performance at this very important occasion. At Garden Party and the Christmas Carols, our jazz bands and rock bands provided splendid entertainment with their performances of well-loved rock, pop and jazz songs.

Band Tour At the end of Term 2, 44 girls and four staff members travelled to Japan for a two-week performance tour around the country. They rehearsed every weekend of Term 2 in the lead up to their departure and performed their repertoire for parents and friends at their farewell concert. Both the Tour

Outside of musical performances, the tour also involved visits to places like the Shingoro Japanese Drum Factory, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial and Miyajima Island, as well as culturally immersive experiences such as participating in a traditional tea ceremony. The girls also stayed for a few days with Japanese families which gave them a unique opportunity to experience home life in Japan.

Overall, the girls had an amazing time on tour and returned to Australia with many new experiences, friendships and fond memories of their time in Japan.

“I loved being part of the Band program as it has allowed me to be challenged in a fun way. It has also created a great environment to create relationships between different year groups.” – Cassandra Long, Year 11

Speech Night At Speech Night, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble entertained the College with their performance of the Afro-Cuban piece Danzas Cubanas that featured trombone, flute and trumpet solos. The whole-school performance of the classic big band number Sing, Sing, Sing, popularised by swing icon Benny Goodman, was accompanied by our Stage Band. The bands worked very hard and their tremendous effort in the lead up to the night resulted in a wonderful performance.

“If not for music, I would have never met some of my favourite people. The encouragement and camaraderie makes me smile all the time.” – Beate Mannes, Year 11 Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Captain of Bands

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Music Bands Report Bands Awards Silver Grace Jarvis, Kimberley Laidlaw, Jessie Lum, Sophia Mitchell, Louisa Vici

Blue Mersalli Cheng, Olivia Chubb, Georgia Jimenez, Minnie Kim, Anny Chen, Krystal Duan, Michelle Huang, Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Cassandra Long, Stephanie Loui, Chloe Luzar, Beate Mannes, Amelie Read, Annabelle Richens, Rachel Tang, Grace Fritz, Katherine Gibson, Tara Narayan, Jessica Tse

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Daisy Ai, Zoe Allen, Zara Benson, Samantha Beverley, Nicola Boyce, Victoria Brash, Caitlin Brereton, Eleanor Buchanan, Elizabeth Cameron, Freya Carmody, Jana Chan, Annabella Cheng, Isabella Cepraga, Lucinda Denny, Emma Duggan, Lucy Dunk, Isabel Fisher, Lux Fritz, Jasmin Gibson, Odessa Girdis, Alice Guan, Taylor Harris, Olivia Harvey, Jennifer Henderson, Isabelle Ho, Sophie Hoffman, Charlotte Ivantsoff, Annabel Johns, Serena Kao, Caitlyn Kim, Claire Kim, June Kim, Akina Li, Savanna Lumley, Piper Markson, Pragya Mehta, Madeleine Morris, Claire Oslington, Ashleigh O’Young, Jessie Qin, Rachel Rao, Yvonne Smith, Ophelia Speed, Ashley Ung, Estelle Vander, Stephanie Volos, Rhedyn Wong

White Service Nicola Boyce, Elizabeth Cameron, Mersalli Cheng, Krystal Duan, Grace Fritz, Akina Li, Cassandra Long, Stephanie Loui, Chloe Luzar, Amelie Read, Yvonne Smith, Rachel Tang, Ashley Ung, Stephanie Volos

1 Louisa Vici, Year 11 2 Beate Mannes, Year 11 and Piper Markson, Year 8 3 Louisa Vici and Cassandra Long, Year 11 4 Japan Band Tour 5 Japan Band Tour

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Music Choirs Report 2019 proved to be a very successful year for both the Pymble Chorale and the School Choir. There were many highlights throughout the year which allowed girls to showcase their musical talents and passion for singing whilst radiating great Pymble pride. Pymble performed very well at the Sydney Eisteddfod, and the School Choir was lucky enough to come away with third place. As always, our ensemble concerts proved to be a great way to showcase the singing abilities of Pymble girls from across all the year groups, performing songs from a wide range of genres and periods of music.

Madeleine Morris, Year 11

Choirs Awards Blue Lara Albany, Camellia Amiri, Corinna Chen, Isabel Dean, Lucinda Denny, Serenna Di Bello, Alexandra Egan, Sarah Foster, Hannah Grogan, Clare Macpherson, Priya Mehra, Caitlyn Minney, Sophia Mitchell, Tara Narayan, Sabrina Nogueira, Faith Sherwood, Yvonne Smith, Anna Su, Rachel Tang, Imogen Vander, Stephanie Volos, Caitlin Wartho

Red Charlotte Allen, Tiffany Bae, Abigail Ballhausen, Lucy Bell, Louise Bennett, Samantha Beverley, Holly Boswell, Freya Carmody, Patricia Chan, Amelie Clarke, Senu Edirisinghe, Amelia Fantham, Grace Fritz, Sophia Gao, Odessa Girdis, Joanna Hill, Emily Ji, Annika Johnson, June Kim, Eloise Kinchington, Hayley Kwon, Georgina Makeham, Annabel Maple-Brown, Piper Markson, Pragya Mehta, Madeleine Morris, Zoe Moss, Jessica O’Bryan, Claire Oslington, Lucy Robertson, Charlotte Rosewarne, Phoenix Surridge, Sarah Wilson, Sasha Wong, Dimity-Maree Xenos

Collaborations

Christmas Concert

An exciting event in the music calendar this year was the Pymble Chorale’s participation in the Gondwana World Choral Festival. This involved the girls performing for and with youth choirs from all over the world. It was a great way to meet students from a myriad of different places and share our love for singing! The girls had the chance to form closer bonds with the students of the Boston Children’s Chorus, as the Chorale billeted students from the American choir as a part of our partnership with them. The festival ended with a globally televised finale in the Opera House, in which all choirs came together to put on an incredibly moving performance that was an unforgettable experience for the Pymble girls.

The year ended with the annual Christmas Carols Concert, which was a wonderful opportunity for the Pymble community to come together and celebrate. Both the Chorale and the School Choir sang beautifully in the Chapel and helped to create a truly magical evening for everyone.

At the beginning of Term 4, the Chorale was lucky enough to feature in another great performance which involved combining with other choirs. Along with the choir from SCEGGS Darlinghurst and the Aachen Girls’ Choir from Germany, the Chorale put on a great performance in the gorgeous St James’ Church.

White Service Alexandra Egan, Sarah Foster, Hannah Grogan, Olivia He, Caitlyn Minney, Madeleine Morris, Sabrina Nogueira, Charlotte Rosewarne, Yvonne Smith, Anna Su, Phoenix Surridge, Zara Sved, Imogen Vander 2

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Overall, 2019 was an amazing year for the choirs and I look forward to an exciting 2020. Madeleine Morris, Captain of Choirs

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Music Orchestras Report 2019 was a truly successful year for the Orchestra program, filled with a wide range of exciting repertoire and performance opportunities. All the girls worked extremely hard both individually and as an ensemble to be at their best for all performances.

Eisteddfod Results

Hui Shan Pan, Year 11

Orchestras Awards Gold Sarah Wang

Silver Lara Albany, Isabel Dean, Grace Jarvis, Sophia Mitchell, Hui Shan Pan

Blue Esther Choi, Olivia Chubb, Ashley Dhanu, Krystal Duan, Alana Gao, Sophia Gao, Christine Ha, Chloe Hoang, Michelle Huang, Emily Ji, Georgia Jimenez, Eugenie Kim, Christine Kong, Sophie Ku, Hayley Kwon, Kimberley Laidlaw, Grace Li, Christine Lin, Stephanie Loui, Jessie Lum, Chloe Luzar, Beate Mannes, Priya Mehra, Louise Ng, Amelie Read, Rachel Tang, Imogen Vander, Katrina Woo, Angel Yu, Gabrielle Zhong

We had a large number of achievements in 2019, with our Chamber Strings and Piano Trio representing Pymble at the prestigious Sydney Eisteddfod. Our results reflected our ha d work and Pymble once again proved to be a school with an outstanding music program. Our Piano Trio came third competing against 21 groups in the School Chamber Music section, playing the final movement of Mendelssohn s Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor. More incredibly, our Chamber Strings came first, competing against 12 di ferent schools in the Secondary School Premium String Ensemble section, playing three pieces; Allegro from Handel’s Concerto Grosso V, Meditation from Serenade for Strings by Jack Jarrett and Bachin’ Mad: A Beat Out of Time, composed by ex-student, Sylvia Lim (2009).

White Service Isabel Dean, Sarah Gabb, Hannah Grogan, Emily Ji, Priya Mehra

This year, all three orchestras and our chamber groups had the opportunity to showcase their talents at our ensemble concerts. Our Symphony Orchestra opened the year with an exciting performance, showcasing the medley of soundtracks from the film Wonder Woman. In Term 4, our String Orchestra played an arrangement of Prokofiev s Montagues and Capulets from Romeo and Juliet, as well as Habanera from the French opera Carmen. The Symphony Orchestra concluded the year with their incredible performance of Mozart’s Magic Flute and George Gershwin’s An American in Paris.

Solar Flares The Chamber Strings had the wonderful opportunity to work with the renowned composer and exstudent Dr Alicia Grant on a newly commissioned work, Solar Flares. The piece is about not giving up and allowing the ‘solar fla e’ inside you to shine brightly, no matter what challenges you face. The world

Red Emma Cheng, Fiona Fu, Aileen Hao, Alex Hyett, Minnie Kim, Emma Lau, Jenhui Lau, Claire Lee, Vienna Li, Savanna Lumley, Piper Markson, Alessandra Natale, Helen Nguyen, Caitlyn Tan, Stephanie Volos, Yuki Wang, Christina Wu, Charlotte Wykes, Serena Xue, Elisa Yang, Bella Zhang, Elena Zhang

Ensemble Concerts

premiere of Solar Flares was held at our Term 4 Ensemble Concert,

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1 Lucy Bell, Year 8 2 Pymble Chorale and the Boston Children’s Chorus 3 Hui Shan Pan, Year 11, Gabrielle Zhong, Year 8, Angel Yu, Year 8 and Ashley Dhanu, Year 9

Overall, the year was an unforgettable and busy one for our orchestras. A huge congratulations and thanks to all our musicians and music staff, in particular Mrs Colbey, Mr Stafford, Mrs Crawford, Ms Hanrahan-Tan and Mrs Turner for allowing all of this to happen. We look forward to what 2020 will bring.

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Hui Shan Pan, Captain of Orchestras

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Chamber Strings Back Row: Mrs Narelle Colbey, Christine Lin, Claire Li, Emily Ji, Grace Li, Priya Mehra, Isabel Dean, Sophie Ku, Sarah Wang Second Row: Sophia Gao, Hayley Kwon, Bella Zhang, Esther Choi, Christine Ha, Elisa Yang, Chloe Hoang, Louise Ng, Alana Gao Front Row: Angel Yu, Gabrielle Zhong, Charlotte Wykes, Christina Wu, Helen Nguyen, Hui Shan Pan, Ashley Dhanu, Lara Albany

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Clarinet Ensemble Back Row: Daisy Ai, Amelie Read, Rhedyn Wong, Ashleigh O’Young Front Row: Isabella Cepraga, Elizabeth Cameron, Annabel Johns

Flute Ensemble Back Row: Alexandra Zhang, Anna Su, Anny Chen Front Row: Olivia Harvey, Arousha Soltany

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Jazz Ensemble Back Row: Mila Piccardi, Vivian Wen, June Kim, Sarah Middleton, Anna Ward, Ophelia Speed Third Row: India Tighe, Catherine Walker, Pragya Mehta, Kara Lotter Second Row: Annabella Cheng, Charlotte Dhanu, Claire Oslington, Genevieve Jones Front Row: Mrs Jillian King, Lauren Solness, Sophie Wang, Vanessa Liu, Estelle Vander Absent: Sophie Beadman, Isabella Kaleski, Emily Oppenheim, Ashleigh O’Young, Isabella Li, Jasmin Gibson, Piper Markson, Lucy Bell, Amelie Matthews

Middle School Concert Band Back Row: Chloe Frontczak, Deborah Lee, Anna Ward, Georgia Mandalakoudis, Jennifer Makeham, Zara Benson, Isabelle Reed, Kara Lotter, Catherine Walker, Charlotte Dhanu, Romina Cooke Second Row: Isabella Li, Clara He, Lucy Chen, Demitria Volos, Vanessa Liu, Lauren Kim, Sophie Wang, Emma Eaton, Zara Dimovski, Durva Shinde, Madeleine Short, Mr Kurt Schweinberger Front Row: Lux Fritz, Rosie Kenny, Tania Tian, Vivian Dong, Wendy Liu, Estelle Vander, Vivienne Li, Alice Taylor, Genevieve Jones

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Back Row: Stephanie Volos, Holly Boswell, Caitlin Wartho, Tara Narayan, Serenna Di Bello, Priya Mehra, Isabel Dean, Faith Sherwood, Amelie Clarke, Sarah Foster, Joanna Hill Third Row: Mrs Sabina Turner, Annika Johnson, Alexandra Egan, Imogen Vander, Lucinda Denny, Clare Macpherson, June Kim, Hannah Grogan, Yvonne Smith, Corinna Chen, Tiffany Bae, Piper Markson, Camellia Amiri, Madeleine Morris Second Row: Jessica O’Bryan, Samantha Beverley, Emily Ji, Pragya Mehta, Louise Bennett, Zoe Moss, Charlotte Allen, Annabel Maple-Brown, Rachel Tang, Caitlyn Minney, Sabrina Nogueira, Sophia Mitchell, Freya Carmody Front Row: Anna Su, Patricia Chan, Hayley Kwon, Lara Albany, Grace Fritz, Senu Edirisinghe, Georgina Makeham, Lucy Robertson, Eloise Kinchington, Sophia Gao, Lucy Bell, Claire Oslington, Abigail Ballhausen

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Back Row: Gianna Ariston, Ava Olesen, Akina Li, Beate Mannes, Cassandra Long, Zara Benson, Sarah Middleton, Grace Jarvis, Lucinda Denny, Georgia Jimenez, Emily Oppenheim, Dayna McLaren Fourth Row: Jessica Lin, Felicity Chu, Annelise Koh, Alexandra Zhang, Yvonne Smith, Amelie Read, Louisa Vici, Rachel Tang, Minnie Kim, Daisy Ai, Mersalli Cheng, Margaret Goh, Alice Guan, Lauren Barnes Third Row: June Kim, Jessica Wang, Scarlett Stewart, Shreya Rutnam, Michelle Huang, Sophia Mitchell, Kimberley Laidlaw, Serena Kao, Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Ayesha Bhalerao, Olivia Harvey, Annabella Cheng, Jessie Lum, Eleanor Buchanan Second Row: Bomy Kim, Stephanie Wood, Olivia Chubb, Amy Go, Elizabeth Cameron, Grace Fritz, Chetna Sagi, Chloe Luzar, Louise Bennett, Annabel Johns, Arousha Soltany, Odessa Girdis, Amelia Waland, Madeleine Morris Front Row: Isabel Fisher, Natasha Newham, Annalise Martin, Caitlyn Kim, Jeslyn Tan, Lux Fritz, Claudia Chan, Jade Yang, Jessica Tse, Lauren Solness, Katherine Gibson

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Back Row: Elena Zhang, Sasha Wong, Christine Hur, Sarah Wang, Yu Zhou, Fiona Fu, Imogen Vander, Christine Kong, Priya Mehra, Isabel Dean, Grace Li, Chelsea Shi, Alessandra Natale Fourth Row: Vivian Wen, Emily Ji, Esther Choi, Olivia Ma, Alyssa Cheong, Claire Lee, Sarah Gabb, Felicity Chu, Ashley Chen, Sarah Chan, Georgia Alexander-Easaw, Sarah Middleton Third Row: Caitlyn Tan, Jenhui Lau, Christine Lin, Sophia Gao, Chloe Hoang, Louise Ng, Katrina Woo, Christine Ha, Coco Ran, Elisa Yang, Bella Zhang, Sophia Ji, Alana Gao, Zoe Leung, Arya Kalantri, Mrs Sarah Crawford Second Row: Sophie Ku, Emma Lau, Audrey Lau, Jessie Xie, Christina Wu, Hanle Wong, Carlyn Suhendra, Yuki Wang, Isabelle Huang, Vienna Li, Charlotte Wykes, Aileen Hao, Helen Nguyen, Lara Albany Front Row: Emma Cheng, Piya Parimu Kapur, Serena Leung, Dorothy Choi, Daisy Choi, Madeleine Morris, Hui Shan Pan, Angel Yu, Gabrielle Zhong, Ashley Dhanu, Hannah Kim, Young Cho, Alex Hyett, Hannah Grogan Absent: Cia Fotias, Lara Barnouti, Serena Xue, Katrina Mitchell, Elise Mitchell, Bethany Fratzia, Angie Wang, Hayley Kwon

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Shoepolish Rock Band Back Row: Lauren Barnes, Holly Campbell, Jemma Roberts Front Row: Alicia Ahn, Annika Johnson, Alice Liu

The Mullers Rock Band Back Row: Olivia Ma, Anastasia Vitalis, Jenna Coghill, Piper Markson Front Row: Caitlyn Tan, Freya Carmody, Claire Oslington, Lucy Bell

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Back Row: Freya Carmody, Jessie Qin, Savanna Lumley, Cassandra Long, Tara Narayan, Zara Benson, Louisa Vici, Beate Mannes, Annabelle Richens Third Row: Serena Kao, Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Michelle Huang, Isabelle Ho, Emma Duggan, Zoe Allen, Taylor Harris, Rhedyn Wong, Alice Guan, Mr Marcus Stafford Second Row: Isabella Cepraga, Krystal Duan, Isabel Fisher, Odessa Girdis, Jana Chan, Charlotte Ivantsoff, Jasmin Gibson, Caitlin Brereton, Caitlyn Kim, Piper Markson, Claire Kim Front Row: Samantha Beverley, Claire Oslington, Lucy Dunk, Ophelia Speed, Estelle Vander, Grace Fritz, Ashley Ung, Ashleigh O’Young, Rachel Rao Absent: Anny Chen, Stephanie Loui, Victoria Brash, Mersalli Cheng, Sophie Hoffman

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Tour Stage Band Back Row: Serena Kao, Taylor Harris, Emma Duggan, Cassandra Long, Tara Narayan, Louisa Vici, Beate Mannes, Jessie Qin, Mr Marcus Stafford Second Row: Michelle Huang, Isabelle Ho, Jana Chan, Zoe Allen, Claire Kim, Krystal Duan, Caitlyn Kim, Jasmin Gibson Front Row: Lucy Dunk, Grace Fritz, Claire Oslington, Lux Fritz, Estelle Vander, Freya Carmody, Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam

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Chiara Di Tommaso, Year 12

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Sport and Activities Sport and Activities Captains’ Report Pymble pride was evident in the high levels of participation and support for all sports and activities across the year and we would love to congratulate all the girls for getting involved and singing the war cry loud and proud in venues across Australia.

Sally Guthrie and Matilda Pennington, Year 12

2019 was an exciting year for Pymble Sport and Activities. Our girls competed proudly and exceptionally in local, state, national and international competitions. Pymble girls displayed dedication, sportsmanship and friendship across the 29 sports and more than 35 different activities offered at the College. These Pymble programs enabled all girls to have fun and extend themselves through their passions beyond the classroom.

Pymble girls displayed dedication, sportsmanship and friendship across the 29 sports and more than 35 different activities offered at the College. 1

We started off the year with the individual Sport and Activities Captains welcoming our new Year 7 girls with a showcase of all the amazing options available to them at the College. Fortnightly assemblies saw the continuation of the Sport and Activities ‘Woman of the Week’ – the difficult decision as to who to awa d the sought-after drink bottle was evidence of the depth of Pymble girls’ commitment to and love of sports and activities. Day Girl versus Boarder competitions throughout the year fuelled the competitive spirit of all girls, with funds raised during Boarders’ Week going to the Country Women’s Association (CWA) NSW Disaster Relief Fund.

Sport Highlights Enthusiasm, teamwork and pride were exhibited in all areas of Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) sport this year, leading to outstanding achievements for Pymble. Countless girls across all sports further progressed to NSW Combined Independent Schools (NSWCIS), NSW All Schools, national and even international levels. • The Pymble Athletics team once again defended their title, named as the Overall Champion School at the IGSSA Carnival, winning by a margin of 259 points, the largest gap any school has ever won by in the competition. • The Pymble Rowing squad was named the champion school at IGSSA and Overall Point Score winners. • Our swimmers were crowned IGSSA Swimming Champions for the second year in a row.

Indigenous Round

• Our divers were also crowned IGSSA Diving Champions.

For the second year, Pymble hosted the Indigenous Round of Sport as part of Reconciliation Week. The event celebrates Indigenous culture and the sporting talents of some of our Indigenous girls. The support from the Pymble community on the day was extensive, as our girls participated in a welcome ceremony, games on the basketball courts, Main Oval and Kelso Oval and a barbecue lunch.

• Both our rhythmic and artistic gymnasts performed exceptionally across the season, placing second at IGSSA.

Balmoral Burn Pymble has competed for many years in the annual Balmoral Burn, but this year the College undertook the challenge of becoming the school with the greatest number of teams in the Head of the Hill Senior School Relay and we more than achieved this goal. More than 300 girls ran in teams of four up the challenging 420-metre hill, raising more than $16,000 for the Humpty Dumpty Foundation.

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• Cross country runners battled it out, placing in second position just behind Abbotsleigh at IGSSA. • Pymble tennis players placed third at the prestigious Tildesley Tennis Tournament, a large improvement on last year’s result. • Our outstanding Pymble Fencing team dominated all levels of competition, including national and international championships. • Pymble were the IGSSA champions in AFL, rugby and football. • We had our most successful year ever in netball, with 27 out of 33 teams making the semi-finals and 16 teams making the grand finals • Our Senior, Junior and Year 7 Firsts hockey teams were IGSSA Champions, along with many other Pymble teams in the competition.

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Activities Highlights • The Pymble Army Cadet Unit, the first all-female Australian A my schoolbased cadet unit in the country, had an extremely successful year of training and camps. Three cadets competed in the National Cadet Chief of Army Team Challenge, representing NSW. • The Robotics team dominated this year. Pymble finished first, leadin every single round in the Robotics Duel Downunder Competition. Our Pymble Pride robot also placed third out of 66 international teams at the South Pacific FRC Regional Competition. • Language Arts had exceptional performances with Pymble winning the Festival of Speech and Drama for the first time against a field o 27 other schools. • Pymble had state finalists in the Legacy Junior Public Speaking and Plain English competitions. • Our Eisteddfod dancers had major success this year, with multiple firsts, seconds and thirds across the board at all eisteddfods. The USA Dance Tour was also a highlight. • The co-curricular short film Lunchbox was featured in the Children’s International Film Festival and Pymble also placed second in the State Shakespeare Festival with a short film made by a student

We would like to acknowledge and thank all the dedicated staff, coaches and girls for their continued support of the Pymble Sport and Activities program. Special thanks to Mr Anderson, Mr Jenkins, Mrs Olsen, Mr Clark and Ms Halliday for always providing every Pymble girl with the opportunity to pursue their passions and strive for their highest. Their consistent support and enthusiasm towards their roles and the program is truly remarkable. Last, but not least, we could not have been prouder as Captains this year to lead such an amazing, talented, enthusiastic and kind group of Pymble girls. Your involvement, pride and support for each other is outstanding and will no doubt ensure that Pymble Sport and Activities remains a vibrant part of the Pymble experience. Sally Guthrie and Matilda Pennington, Captains of Sport and Activities

1 Madeleine Short, Year 7 2 Back Row: Imogen Gardiner, Year 11, Sally Guthrie, Year 12, Alice Dixon, Year 10, Emilia Duncan, Year 9 Front Row: Deb Walsham, Katie Edwards, Marguerite Andrews, Year 10, Nicole Freestone, Year 12

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Sport and Activities Pymble Elite Sportswomen’s Program PESP was established in 2007, recognising the need to support students who compete at an elite level to meet their academic and sporting demands. The program aims to identify, nurture and support Pymble students who have unique sporting talents as part of the philosophy of a ‘personalised education’. In 2019, there were more than 70 students in PESP. The range of sports represented in the program is vast and includes athletes in the areas of diving, softball, athletics, hockey and fencing to name a few. This year, the students have had the opportunity to attend a number of Athlete Education lectures. In Term 1, exercise physiologist John Quinn spoke on the topic of ‘Recovery Allows Peak Performance – both physical and mental’. Discussion topics included in the lecture were the value of nutrition, meditation, visualisation and periodisation in recovery. In Term 3, students attended a three-part Nutrition series delivered by sports dietician Peta Carige. Peta currently consults for the Australian Rugby Sevens – women and men, NSW Rugby League – women and men and Manly Sea Eagles. She is passionate about female athletes and the role nutrition can play in athletes reaching their performance goals. The final of the lectu e series focused on Injury Prevention and was delivered by West Pymble Sports Physio Clinic. The first lectu e was theory-based and the second lecture was a practical session which took the students through a

specific injury p evention program. The main message being delivered was that prevention enables athletes to continue to train at full capacity thus allowing more time to achieve performance goals. Throughout Term 4, the PESP students trialled an athlete management system called Smartabase. Smartabase can be configu ed to collect and analyse data on an athlete, for example their wellness, training load, GPS tracking, strength and conditioning, goal setting and competition results. This data is then brought together and visualised to give coaches a ‘big picture’ outlook on their athletes’ overall wellbeing and performance. Students at Pymble primarily used the platform to enter data about their wellness and training schedules and training logs. For the coaches, this provided key insights and feedback into how their students were feeling and whether they were overtraining. The students have gained valuable experience using an elite software package that is used by many professional athletes, as well as gaining meaningful insights into their own wellbeing and training behaviours. 2019 resulted in a number of fabulous achievements by the PESP athletes. Miss Skye Halliday

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Sport and Activities Sportswomen’s Awards Dinner The College’s annual Sportswomen’s Awards Dinner was held on Friday 8 November. It was a wonderful night where many girls were celebrated for their outstanding achievements in sport for the 2018/2019 season. Ms Liz Ellis AO was the guest speaker and she shared a wonderful message with the girls regarding the importance of preparedness and not giving up.

Sportsgirl of the Year 2019

Team of the Year

Maddison Everingham – Year 12

IGSSA Senior First Hockey Team –

All-rounder of the Year

Sydney Auld, Bronwyn Brereton, Jenna Coghill, Nicola Farquharson, Olivia Hunt, Jessica Kellaway, Eve MacLennan, Grace MacLennan, Georgia Mantis, Gemma Moore, Onyinye Nwamadi, Amalia Patterson, Lara Richards, Annabelle Whiteley

Amber Halliday – Year 7 Jessica Colbran – Year 8 Ruby Nicholas – Year 9 Shivani Mehta – Year 10 Ashlie Edwards – Year 11

Australian Representatives

Saskia Newman – Year 12

Congratulations to all the award winners!

Marguerite Andrews

Athletics

Kennedy Cooper

Diving

Alice Dixon

Athletics

Emilia Duncan

Athletics

Maddison Everingham Snow Sports Nicole Freestone

Athletics

Imogen Gardiner

Athletics

Sally Guthrie

Athletics

Audrey Little

Netball

Saskia Newman

Athletics

Emily Pearson

Diving

Amelie Read

Fencing

Anya Rudenko

Diving

Julia Vignes

Football

Kyra Wheatley

Snow Sports

Olivia Williams

Sailing

Amelie Yee

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Amelie Yee, Year 11 Elizabeth Hogg, Year 12 Kyra Wheatley, Year 10 Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal), Maddison Everingham, Year 12, Mr Roland Everingham and Mrs Sue Everingham (Taylor, 1977) 5 Amber Halliday, Year 7 and Ms Liz Ellis AO 6 Sally Guthrie, Year 12 and Ms Liz Ellis AO

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AFL AFL Captain’s Report Pymble Ladies’ College fielded a total of seven full teams this year; three Junior teams, two Intermediate teams and two Senior teams. Most games were played on the Main Oval and Kelso Oval at Pymble which is now recognised as the home of girls’ AFL on the North Shore. A special thanks to Mr Michael Jenkins, Pymble’s Head of Sport, for organising the goal posts (‘the sticks’) on the Main Oval. Alice Mitchell, Year 12

AFL at Pymble is only in its second year and is already proving to be one of the most popular Term 1 sports with more than 110 girls playing across Juniors, Intermediates and Seniors. The new sport proved such a hit last year that the 2019 Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) competition was expanded from 13 to 29 teams, playing in three age groups – Under 14 Years (Juniors), Under 16 Years (Intermediates) and Under 18 Years (Seniors). Two new schools were added to the competition, with Ravenswood and MLC joining Pymble, Abbotsleigh, Brigidine St Ives, Monte Sant’ Angelo and St Catherine’s. The future is looking even brighter, as Pymble this year also hosted a primary school competition for the first time for girls in ears 3 to 6. I hear from the sidelines that locals and parents are saying that instead of groups of girls going to Knox to watch boys play rugby on Saturday afternoons, boys are now coming

The girls’ performance throughout the term and their commitment to the game was outstanding, with our Junior and Senior Firsts unbeaten all season and coming out as grand final winners I think that what makes this sport attractive to girls is the physicality of a full body contact sport that also involves great ball-handling and running skills. I hope that more girls take up the sport next season and that Pymble excels again in the new and exciting space for girls playing traditionally male-dominated sports.

Special thanks to Mr Jack Garrad, Manager of AFL and Rugby Sevens, Mr Michael Jenkins, Pymble Head of Sport, Mr Roger Moten, AFLW Senior Assistant Coach at GWS Giants Football Club, all the other coaches and support staff who worked so hard for the Pymble AFL teams this season, and a very special thanks to all those parents and friends who come along each Saturday to watch our games and support all the girls playing AFL. Alice Mitchell, Captain of AFL

to Pymble to watch girls playing Aussie football; what a change in attitude when it comes to women in sport!

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Jessica Colbran, Freya Gordon, Isobel Gosper, Claudia Johnston, Ruby Nicholas, Camilla Reynolds, Gabriella Stone

Jessica Colbran, Year 8 Mackenzie Nicholas, Year 12 Gabriella Stone, Year 8 Camilla Reynolds, Year 9 Grace MacDonald, Year 10 Eleanor McNaught, Year 12

NSW Claudia Johnston, Ruby Nicholas

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AFL AFL Awards AFL Awards Year 12 Blue Sophia Hartley, Sophie Huxley, Eve MacLennan, Eleanor McNaught, Alice Mitchell, Sophie Nelson, Saskia Newman, Mackenzie Nicholas

Year 11 Blue Amy Bonthorne, Gemma Casiglia, Ashlie Edwards, Summer Hall, Ashley James, Alexandria Johnson, Keely Rock

Year 10 Blue Grace MacDonald, Shivani Mehta, Louisa Mitchell 4

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Emily Bannister, Hannah Maxwell

Year 9 Blue Ruby Nicholas Red Sydney Auld, Ciara Gibson, Freya Gordon, Isobel Gosper, Claudia Johnston, Isabelle Kellaway, Amy Oaten, Camilla Reynolds, Amelie Riley, Lucy Rouse, Nea Shingler, Georgia Spanswick, Ella Wilson, Laura Wilson

Year 8 Blue Abigail Ballhausen, Philippa Begg, Jemima Burney, Kaitlyn Chan, Jessica Colbran, Samantha Lever, Madeleine Macdonald, Phoebe Mason, Aimee Ng, Gabriella Stone, Rachel Sullivan, Phoebe Vowels, Annabelle Whiteley

Year 7 Blue Briana Armstrong, Sally Cooper, Tess Elmslie, Meredith Reynolds, Rachel Sullivan, Kate Thorpe

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Shivani Mehta, Louisa Mitchell, Gemma Casiglia, Ashlie Edwards, Summer Hall, Ashley James, Keely Rock, Sophia Hartley, Eleanor McNaught, Sophie Nelson, Saskia Newman, Mackenzie Nicholas, Alice Mitchell, Amy Bonthorne, Grace MacDonald, Alexandria Johnson, Eve MacLennan, Sophie Huxley

Senior 2

Lauren Geddes, Samantha Guthrie, Rose Tate, Tara Watson, Jessica Saunders, Sarah Wilson, Niley Woodhouse, Olivia Harvey-Latham, Laura Papworth, Shakira Tyson, Isabelle Docker, Mia Shortis, Olivia Spanswick, Lauren Madacsi

2nd

Ciara Gibson, Freya Gordon, Isobel Gosper, Claudia Johnston, Sydney Auld, Isabelle Kellaway, Amy Oaten, Camilla Reynolds, Amelie Riley, Lucy Rouse, Nea Shingler, Georgia Spanswick, Ella Wilson, Laura Wilson, Ruby Nicholas, Hannah Maxwell, Emily Bannister

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1st

Briana Armstrong, Philippa Begg, Jemima Burney, Jessica Colbran, Sally Cooper, Tess Elmslie, Samantha Lever, Phoebe Mason, Aimee Ng, Meredith Reynolds, Gabriella Stone, Phoebe Vowels, Annabelle Whiteley, Madeleine Macdonald, Kaitlyn Chan

8th

Intermediate 1

Junior White

Junior Scarlett

9th

Abigail Ballhausen, Alessandra Braysich, Olivia Burney, Annalise Cuschieri, Caitlin Hissey, Alex Hyett, Madeline Lawson, Ava Luxford, Georgie Purcell, Rachel Sullivan, Kate Thorpe, Mika Tyson

Junior Navy

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Sophie Banerjee, Sophie Beadman, Billie Fisher, Giselle Garey, Sarah Glenn, Jasmine Li, Minol Mahendra, Lucy Miller, Madeleine Raymond, Arabella Smithyman, Maya Turk, Xanthe Uther, Anna Ward

7th

Laura Bauman, Sabrina Mellare, Emma Reidy, Amelia Browning, Matilda Geddes, Amelia Hinrichsen, Emma Livingstone, Zoe Milligan, Eliza Nelson, Jessica O’Bryan, Tahmara Thomas, Amber Uther, Georgina Maher

Senior Firsts Back Row: Shane McGahan, Keely Rock, Sophie Nelson, Ashley James, Alice Mitchell, Amy Bonthorne, Mackenzie Nicholas, Alexandria Johnson, Eve MacLennan Front Row: Gemma Casiglia, Grace MacDonald, Saskia Newman, Sophie Huxley, Louisa Mitchell, Summer Hall, Eleanor McNaught, Ashlie Edwards, Shivani Mehta

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Intermediate Firsts Back Row: Edward Ellwood-Hall, Emily Bannister, Amelie Riley, Camilla Reynolds, Georgia Spanswick Front Row: Isabelle Kellaway, Freya Gordon, Claudia Johnston, Isobel Gosper, Ruby Nicholas, Ciara Gibson, Laura Wilson, Lucy Rouse, Ella Wilson

Junior Firsts Back Row: Hayley Kowal, Mika Tyson, Phoebe Mason, Annabelle Whiteley, Jessica Colbran, Philippa Begg, Madeleine Macdonald, Samantha Lever, Tess Elmslie Front Row: Aimee Ng, Meredith Reynolds, Gabriella Stone, Phoebe Vowels, Briana Armstrong, Rachel Sullivan, Kate Thorpe, Sally Cooper, Kaitlyn Chan, Abigail Ballhausen

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Artistic Gymnastics Artistic Gymnastics Captain’s Report some amazing routines that dominated the competition. Pymble competed in Division 1 and every single girl performed outstandingly on the day and did not fail to disappoint. Our girls trained so hard together to achieve such outstanding results, with Pymble coming an overall third place, and Artistic Gymnastics placing second in the division.

Jada Powell, Year 11

Pymble Artistic Gymnastics had another tremendously successful year with many positive results and personal bests. Pymble gymnasts trained extremely hard throughout the entire year, with competitors training from six to as many as 20 hours weekly. Gymnasts improved all year round, accomplished new skills and progressed to more advanced levels. Due to their ongoing commitment, they were able to achieve a huge sense of satisfaction when participating in gymnastics and display vast support to their teammates at various competitions. Many memories were made through gymnastics and girls gained a huge sense of self confidence

Some of the highlights of the girls’ achievements are listed in the results section, but I would like to congratulate all the gymnasts who competed, as well as the coaches, on another hugely successful year in IGSSA Gymnastics.

Northern Regional trials In July, 21 Pymble girls travelled to Epping YMCA to compete in their first Level 3/4 friendly competitio of the year. We had a great day of routines and came away with many placings. The gymnasts’ passion and team camaraderie was outstanding. Congratulations to all girls who competed and those who were selected to represent the Northern Region at the NSW State Championships.

IGSSA Carnival The Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) is our biggest school-based competition for the year with our coaches working tirelessly for months to prepare the gymnasts for the exciting event. In preparation for IGSSA, Secondary School gymnasts attended a camp in the July holidays organised by our Heads of Gymnastics. This camp was to improve team-building skills and perfect students’ routines. Team camaraderie is extremely important throughout the whole of gymnastics as it enhances the self confidence of each girl and builds stronger relationships with those around them. On Friday 2 November, our Pymble IGSSA Gymnastics team headed out on a bus to the Sydney Gymnastics and Aquatic Centre to compete against 19 other independent schools. Despite having multiple challenges throughout the year, including a number of staff changes, the 18 girls who participated in the carnival displayed 1

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National Clubs Over a period of ten days, 12 artistic gymnasts and three coaches travelled up to the Gold Coast for the National Clubs Carnival 2019 to compete in National Levels 5, 6 and 7. Pymble competed against more than 50 different teams per level from all around Australia, with the Level 7 and Level 6 teams qualifying for the second day of finals. The Level 7 team finishe in 14th place, with Stella Robertson, Year 7, getting second place overall out of 235 gymnasts after day one of competition. The Level 6 team finished in 17th place, having only three gymnasts where all the scores had to count. There was fie ce competition in every level and all the girls rose to the challenge, and with great team spirit all the girls achieved personal bests on multiple apparatus. Congratulations to all of the gymnasts who competed for Pymble.

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Congratulations to Stella Robertson, Year 7, who was offered a position on the 2019 Gymnastics NSW International Levels State Squad as a Team Future member! Only 45 girls across NSW are selected for this opportunity and Stella absolutely blitzed the testing. She now has the opportunity to train with other high-performing gymnasts across the state and be coached by the top national and international coaches in Australia. Well done!

As Artistic Gymnastics Captain, I would like to thank Mrs Vicki Waters, our new Principal Dr Hadwen, Mrs Julie Shaw, Mr Cameron Andersen, Mr Jenkins and Mrs Priestley for their ongoing support. I would also like to thank Mrs Vanessa Clyne, our Head Coach Mrs Alison Gestier and the team of coaches for their devoted time in supporting all the gymnasts. Without these people, Pymble Gymnastics would not be as successful at it is today. Most of all, thank you to all the talented Pymble gymnasts who put their all into gymnastics and have achieved so much in doing so. Jada Powell, Captain of Artistic Gymnastics

Artistic Gymnastics Awards Year 11 Blue Jada Powell, Sydney Yoo

Year 10 Blue Grace MacDonald Red Kristen Jewell

Year 9 Red Amali Hilton, Emilie Palme

Year 8

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Lucy Robertson Red Kate Marshall, Nikola Puhl

Year 7 Blue Felicity He, Piya Parimu Kapur, Georgia Phillips, Stella Robertson 1 Stella Robertson, Year 7 2 Amali Hilton, Year 9 3 Grace MacDonald, Year 10 and Georgia Phillips, Year 7 4 Piya Parimu Kapur, Year 7 5 Felicity He, Year 7

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Sydney Metro State Qualifie

Level 3

Level 6

Rachel Sullivan 11th Vault, 11th Beam

Georgia Phillips

Alexandra Heap

14th Bars, 3rd Floor

Grace MacDonald 5th Vault, 5th Bars, 3rd Overall

Level 4 Lucy Robertson

2nd Vault, 1st Bars, 1st Beam, 1st Floor

Nikola Puhl

2nd Vault, 2nd Bars, 9th Beam

Courtney Lightfoot 19th Vault, 4th Floor Madison Yip

6th Bars

Lucinda Bennett 11th Beam, 2nd Floor

Level 5 Sydney Yoo

1st Vault, 2nd Bars

Jada Powell

1st Beam, 1st Floor

Georgia Phillips

1st Vault, 1st Beam, 6th Bars, 8th Floor

Kristen Jewell

5th Vault

Piya Parimu Kapur 5th Vault, 9th Beam, 2nd Bars, 13th Floor Grace MacDonald

3rd Beam, 5th Bars, 6th Floor

Level 7 Stella Robertson 2nd Vault, 1st Bars, 2nd Beam, 2nd Floor Amali Hilton

5th Vault, 6th Beam, 4th Floor

Kate Marshall

9th Vault, 13th Bars 17th Bars, 14th Beam, 12th Floor

Level 9 Felicity He

Piya Parimu Kapur Sachi Smith Madeline Arrage

3rd Vault, 3rd Bars 6th Floor, 1st Vault, 3rd Beam

Level 7 Sivi Thomas

1st Vault, 1st Overall

Stella Robertson 2nd Floor, 2nd Vault, 4th Bar, 2nd Overall Amali Hilton

2nd Bars, 6th Beam, 4th Overall

Lucy Clark

Level 6

Emilie Palme

6th Floor, 1st Vault, 2nd Bars, 1st Overall

3rd Vault, 2nd Bars, 2nd Beam, 2nd Floor

Artistic Gymnastics

2nd in Division 1

Pymble Gymnastics 3rd Overall (combined with Rhythmic Gymnastics)

Emilie Palme

4th Bar 5th Floor, 5th Beam

Pymble girls who qualified for State Championships:

State Championships National Levels 5 to 7 Level 6 Georgia Phillips Grace MacDonald

2nd Vault

Kristen Jewell

4th Vault

Level 7 Stella Robertson

Level 3

Gold Overall Talia Luo Silver Overall Anne Liu, Isabella Sarina

Piya Parimu Kapur, Georgia Phillips, Sachi Smith, Kristen Jewell, Grace MacDonald

Level 4

Northern Region National Level 4 State Championships Silver Medals Mia Kim, Lucinda Bennett, Tiyana Jayaweera, Mahika Swamy

Gold Medals Emma Baikie, Naomi Cheng, Amalia Bond, Alannah Tang

A Team

3rd Overall

Amalia Bond, Alannah Tang, Mahika Swamy

B Team

1st Overall

Naomi Cheng

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Northern Regional Trials

Bronze Overall Elizabeth Liu

Stella Robertson, Kate Marshall, Lucy Clark, Amali Hilton

1st Beam, 6th Floor, 5th All Round Overall

Sachi Smith

Level 6

Level 7

4th Vault, 4th Bars, Equal 4th All Round Overall

Gold Overall Mia Kim, Naomi Cheng Silver Overall Tiyana Jayaweera, Alannah Tang, Amalia Bond, Lucinda Bennett, Courtney Lightfoot, Emma Baikie, Mahika Swamy, Stella Xu, Abby Lim Bronze Overall Madison Yip, Angela Xenofontos, Sahana Vivekanandhan, Ashton Malcolm, Georgia Yuen, Grace Park

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Artistic Gymnastics

IGSSA Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics Team Back Row: Louise Ng, Lucinda Bennett, Ashley Dhanu, Anya Robertson, Gigi Spiller, Courtney Lightfoot, Michelle Huang Front Row: Felicity He, Madison Yip, Stella Robertson, Georgia Phillips, Olivia Kowal, Nikola Puhl, Tiyana Jayaweera, Piya Parimu Kapur, Alyssa Yip, Alexandra Heap

Back Row: Courtney Lightfoot, Lucy Robertson, Stella Robertson, Rachel Sullivan, Piya Parimu Kapur, Georgia Phillips, Jada Powell, Kristen Jewell, Emilie Palme, Amali Hilton, Kate Marshall Front Row: Ashley Dhanu, Michelle Huang, Louise Ng, Georgia Bicego, Felicity He, Sydney Yoo, Gigi Spiller

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Artistic Gymnastics IPSHA Artistic Gymnastics Results Junior School Captain of Artistic Gymnastics Charlize Boyes

IPSHA Artistic Gymnastics Level 1

2nd

Olivia Hicks-Duncombe, Jezel Baravykas, Chelsea Duan

Level 2

1st

Rosanna Rew, Emma Jing, Willow Gerreyn, Abby Pisani, Hilary Pang

Level 3

4th

Dasha Stusenko, Talia Luo, Anne Liu, Isabella Sarina, Elizabeth Liu

Level 4

2nd

Amalia Bond, Mia Kim, Emma Baikie, Mahika Swamy, Noami Cheng, Stella Xu, Alannah Tang

Levels 5 and 6 Zoë Hart, Sasha Clark, Charlize Boyes, Sachi Smith, Vivienne Eaton, Mea Shires, Zoe Kosinar

Level 5 Zoë Hart 1st Vault, =12th Bars, 5th Beam, 8th Floor Charlize Boyes 5th Vault, 16th Bars, 11th Beam, 10th Floor Sasha Clark 13th Vault, 5th Bars, 2nd Beam, 18th Floor Mea Shires 21st Vault, 12th Bars, 4th Beam, 16th Floor Vivienne Eaton 26th Vault, 20th Bars, 12th Beam, 5th Floor

Level 6 Sachi Smith Zoe Kosinar

2nd Vault, 1st Bars, 1st Beam, 3rd Floor 6th Vault, 4th Bars, 4th Beam, 6th Floor

1 Dasha Stusenko, Year 5, Talia Luo, Year 6, Anne Liu, Year 3, Isabella Sarina, Year 3 and Elizabeth Liu, Year 3 2 Amalia Bond, Year 3, Mia Kim, Year 5, Emma Baikie, Year 5, Mahika Swamy, Year 5, Naomi Cheng, Year 5, Stella Xu, Year 4 and Alannah Tang, Year 4 3 Olivia Hicks-Duncombe, Year 2, Jezel Baravykas, Year 4 and Chelsea Duan, Year 2

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Athletics Athletics Captains’ Report

Nicole Freestone, Year 12

Matilda Pennington, Year 12

The 2019 season was once again very successful and memorable for Athletics at Pymble. The girls demonstrated sportsmanship, friendship and dedication on and off the track. In doing so, Pymble Athletics continued to build on its reputation for providing one of the strongest school-based track and field p ograms in Australia.

Australian All Schools Athletics Championships Our record-breaking season began at the end of 2018 at the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships in Cairns with eight Pymble girls competing. This was followed by three Pymble teams competing in the Australian All Schools Athletics Nitro Championships. Despite the harsh conditions, the Junior team placed first, the Intermediate team placed first and the Senior team placed second! An awesome result by the girls.

Croatia The International School Sport Federation (ISF) World Athletics Championships were held in Split, Croatia in 2019. The Australian team included Pymble students Imogen Gardiner, Year 11, Nicole Freestone, Year 12, Sally Guthrie, Year 12,

Alice Dixon, Year 10, Emilia Duncan, Year 9 and Marguerite Andrews, Year 10 who all did us extremely proud. They placed second, just off first place by six points.

At the Combined Independent Schools (CIS) Championships, nine Pymble girls competed in 12 events, with eight events placing in the top three, which is an awesome result.

Athletics Carnival

NSW All Schools

The 2019 Secondary Athletics Carnival was successful and extremely fun for all who participated. The girls were able to showcase all the hard work they had put in over the season to everyone at the College, and they definitely did us proud. A total of eight records were broken, which was incredibly impressive. A huge congratulations to Sally Guthrie, Imogen Gardiner, Alice Dixon, Georgia Duncan and Sienna Bond, Year 9, for breaking records in the 400m, Long Jump, 800m, 1,500m, 200m Discus and Long Jump respectively. There was lots of House spirit and the energetic atmosphere was contagious.

Pymble girls performed equally impressively at the NSW All Schools Athletics Championships in September. More than 24 girls competed over the four-day event with 19 medals won! Special congratulations to the following girls who were selected to join the NSW team to compete at the Australian All Schools Athletics Championship in December: Sienna Bond, Year 9, Gabriella Taylor, Year 8, Emilia Duncan, Year 9, Jessica Bird, Year 9, Alice Dixon, Year 10, Marguerite Andrews, Year 10, Imogen Gardiner, Year 11, Sally Guthrie, Year 12 and Saskia Newman, Year 12.

IGSSA and CIS The Pymble squad performed remarkably well in our most successful Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) competition yet. The team had an outstanding day with some exceptional individual performances. A special congratulations to Imogen Gardiner who broke the 800m record, this is an amazing achievement. Also a huge congratulations to Sienna Bond who won Junior Age Champion and Sally Guthrie who won Senior Age Champion. This is an outstanding result for Sienna and Sally as it meant that both of them won all four events that they were entered in. Overall Pymble was able to win a huge amount of trophies including the Overall Point Score winners, the Multiclass Point Score winners, Division 1, Junior, Intermediate and Senior Division winners, Intermediate Relay Champions, Senior Relay Champions Overall and Combined Point Score and Champion School. This long list of trophies meant that Pymble won first place with 581 points and second place went to Abbotsleigh who were only on 322 points. Therefore, Pymble

won by 259 points – the biggest margin ever by any school in 91 years.

Sally Guthrie, Year 12

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Athletics Athletics Captains’ Report Nitro NSW Pymble had an impressive eight teams compete at the NSW Nitro Athletics Championships. All teams gave it their best shot and had a lot of fun along the way. Our Junior A and Intermediate A teams placed second and our Senior A team placed first. e were super proud of all the girls and it was the perfect night to end the incredible 2019 season.

Thank You A massive thank you to all the amazing coaches who continue to do an awesome job preparing our team for the various competitions throughout the year: Deb Walsham, Katie Edwards, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Leanne Pejkovic, Lawrie Barclay, Jilska van Der Wall, Andries van Woerkom, Catherine D’Souza, Jack Pennington, Jack Brown, Michael Nicholas and Kristie Edwards.

2019 was not only a year of record-breaking performances for the Pymble Athletics squad, we also have strong memories of close friendships formed across all years and a lot of fun with the coaches and the girls. Nicole Freestone and Matilda Pennington, Captains of Athletics Field and Athletics Track

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Emilia Duncan, Year 9 Georgia Phillips, Year 7 Abigail Ballhausen, Year 8 Ashlie Edwards, Year 11 Imogen Gardiner, Year 11 Ella Koster, Year 10 Gabriella Taylor, Year 8 6

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Athletics Secondary Athletics Results

Athletics Awards Year 12

Year 9

Nicole Freestone, Sally Guthrie, Saskia Newman

Emilia Duncan

Gold

Blue Onyinye Nwamadi, Matilda Pennington

Silver Blue

Imogen Gardiner Blue

Red

Gold

Ashlie Edwards, Kailyn Joseph, Jada Powell

Isobel Gosper

Red

Blue

Amy Bonthorne

Year 10 Gold

Marguerite Andrews, Alice Dixon Blue Emily Bannister, Ella Koster, Hannah Maxwell Red Emma Fryer, Samantha Guthrie

Records

Sienna Bond

Jessica Bird, Emma Livingstone, Jessica Needham, Georgia Spanswick

Year 11

Secondary School Athletics Carnival

Gold

Year 8 Abigail Ballhausen, Jessica Colbran, Gabriella Taylor, Rhedyn Wong Red Wynter O’Regan, Amalia Patterson

Year 7 Blue

Jamie Cottrell, Nicole McCrostie, Georgia Phillips, Sienna Warden Red Adelia Arslan, Saskia Fitzgerald, Sophie Livingstone, Yvette Volk

Sally Guthrie 17-18 Years 400m 56.74 17 Years Long Jump 5.04m

old record 58.74 old record 4.98m

Imogen Gardiner 17 Years 800m 2.18.09 17-18 Years 1,500m 4.36.24

old record 2.23.94 old record 4.56.01

Alice Dixon 16 Years

old record 25.36

200m 24.49

Georgia Duncan 17-18 Years Discus 35.05m

old record 33.16m

Sienna Bond 14 Years

old record 5.13m

Long Jump 5.25m

Age Champions 12 Years Runner Up

Amber Halliday Yvette Volk

13 Years Runner Up

Jessica Colbran Nicole McCrostie

14 Years Runner Up

Cayla Phillips Sienna Bond

15 Years Runner Up

Jessica Bird Rose Tate

16 Years Runner Up

Ella Koster Hannah Maxwell

17 Years Runner Up

Georgia Duncan Ashlie Edwards

18 Years Runner Up

Eleanor McNaught Matilda Pennington

100m Championship Race 1st 2nd 3rd

Marguerite Andrews 12.40 Sally Guthrie 12.55 Cayla Phillips 12.86

12 Years 100m 1st 2nd 3rd

Amber Halliday Yvette Volk Rosie Kenny

14.73 14.83 15.75

13 Years 100m 1st 2nd 3rd

Jessica Colbran Nicole McCrostie Jessica Woo

14.26 14.37 14.38

14 Years 100m 1st 2nd 3rd

Cayla Phillips Sienna Bond Dhiya Arun

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Athletics Secondary Athletics Results 15 Years 100m 1st 2nd 3rd

Emilia Duncan Emily Bannister Isobel Gosper

Intermediate 400m 13.19 13.55 13.87

16 Years 100m 1st 2nd 3rd

Marguerite Andrews Ella Koster Grace MacDonald

12.50 13.36 13.76

17 Years 100m 1st 2nd 3rd

Sally Guthrie Georgia Duncan Amy Bonthorne

Gemma Campbell Olivia Hunt Matilda Pennington

12.61 13.36 13.71

Amber Halliday Yvette Volk Rosie Kenny

30.48 32.54 33.57

Jessica Colbran Jessica Woo Nicole McCrostie

14 Years 200m 1st 2nd 3rd

Cayla Phillips Sienna Bond Dhiya Arun

15 Years 200m 1st 2nd 3rd

Jessica Bird Isobel Gosper Rose Tate

Alice Dixon Ella Koster Grace MacDonald

Georgia Duncan Amy Bonthorne Sophie Knox

Olivia Hunt Gemma Campbell Eliza Johnson

Cayla Phillips Amber Halliday Amalia Patterson

2.32.38 2.51.49 2.59.60

1st 2nd 3rd

Abigail Ballhausen Ellie Beck Georgia Phillips

1st 2nd 3rd

Nea Shingler Jessica Needham Amalia Patterson

1st 2nd 3rd

Jessica Bird Jessica Tyson Jessica O’Bryan

1st 2nd 3rd

Charlotte Lowe Ella Koster Samantha Guthrie

1st 2nd 3rd

Imogen Gardiner Claudia Neale Ashlie Edwards

1st 2nd 3rd

Sophia Carmody Isabella Natale Catherine Jones

1st 2nd 3rd

Ellie Beck Abigail Ballhausen Nea Shingler

1st 2nd 3rd

Jessica Bird Samantha Guthrie Jessica Tyson

2.40.76 2.41.54 2.43.88

1st 2nd 3rd

Imogen Gardiner Georgina Sargent Sophia Carmody

1st 2nd 3rd

1st

Sienna Bond Georgia Stuart Aimee Ng

13.86 17.83 18.15

2.38.25 2.46.06 2.52.13

Rose Tate

Ella Koster Sarah Chan Laura Papworth

Emilia Duncan Ashlie Edwards

15.30 19.25

18 Years 100m Hurdles 1st 2nd

Matilda Pennington Eleanor McNaught

Junior High Jump

2.18.09 2.42.26 2.46.01

Intermediate High Jump

2.39.94 2.55.26 2.57.24

Senior High Jump

5.24.27 5.27.15 5.33.90

12 Years Long Jump

5.24.27 5.32.96 5.45.49

13 Years Long Jump

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16.34 20.41 20.62

17 Years 100m Hurdles

2.35.47 2.40.74 2.45.95

4.36.24 5.04.97 5.26.25

16.48

16 Years 100m Hurdles 1st 2nd 3rd

1st 2nd

Senior 1,500m 1.00.07 1.06.25 1.06.61

14.63 17.67 17.73

15 Years 90m Hurdles 2.40.7 2.44.12 2.45.96

Intermediate 1,500m 29.40 29.79 31.52

Junior 400m 1st 2nd 3rd

Amber Halliday Saskia Fitzgerald Stella Robertson

Junior 1,500m 27.13 28.06 28.81

18 Years 200m 1st 2nd 3rd

1st 2nd 3rd

Jessica Colbran Margot Webert Phoebe Wood

18.86 19.50 20.45

14 Years 90m Hurdles

18 Years 800m 24.49 27.96 29.32

17 Years 200m 1st 2nd 3rd

1st 2nd 3rd

Sally Guthrie 56.74 Georgia Duncan 1.01.12 Maddison Everingham 1.11.42

17 Years 800m 27.85 27.99 29.70

16 Years 200m 1st 2nd 3rd

1st 2nd 3rd

16 Years 800m 26.92 27.60 29.74

Amber Halliday Chloe Fader Saskia Fitzgerald

13 Years 80m Hurdles

15 Years 800m 29.59 30.34 30.35

1st 2nd 3rd

Senior 400m

14 Years 800m

13 Years 200m 1st 2nd 3rd

12 Years 80m Hurdles 1.00.87 1.03.21 1.10.29

13 Years 800m 13.83 14.09 14.10

12 Years 200m 1st 2nd 3rd

Jessica Bird Ella Koster Rose Tate

12 Years 800m

18 Years 100m 1st 2nd 3rd

1st 2nd 3rd

Cayla Phillips Nicole McCrostie Sienna Bond

Hannah Maxwell Ella Koster Rebecca Terry

Eleanor McNaught Ashlie Edwards Jada Powell

Yvette Volk Amber Halliday Rosie Kenny

Georgia Phillips Nicole McCrostie Demitria Volos

19.47 19.99

1.55m 1.50m 1.45m

1.65m 1.60m 1.50m

1.45m 1.45m 1.35m

3.88m 3.67m 3.46m

4.36m 4.24m 4.23m

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Athletics Secondary Athletics Results 14 Years Long Jump 1st 2nd 3rd

Sienna Bond Alexandra Makin Georgia Spanswick

Junior Discus 5.27m 4.06m 4.03m

15 Years Long Jump 1st 2nd 3rd

Rylee McKinstry Isobel Gosper Claudia Johnston

Marguerite Andrews Ella Koster Hannah Maxwell

4.43m 4.24m 3.96m

Sally Guthrie Saskia Newman Imogen Gardiner

4.87m 4.82m 4.44m

Matilda Pennington Eleanor McNaught Paige Jackson

5.04m 4.43m 4.08m

Adelia Arslan Amber Halliday Arabella Cox

4.28m 4.19m 4.11m

Jessica Colbran Sophie Livingstone Miki Culver

6.39m 5.95m 4.95m

7.42m 7.42m 7.16m

14 Years Shot Put 1st 2nd 3rd

Georgia Spanswick Rhedyn Wong Josephine Armstrong

9.88m 9.04m 8.85m

15 Years Shot Put 1st 2nd 3rd

Emilia Duncan Tara Watson Monique Hore

Emma Fryer Hannah Maxwell Adriana Fydler

9.17m 9.06m 8.21m

17 Years Shot Put 1st 2nd 3rd

Georgia Duncan Jada Powell Stephanie Volos

11.10m 10.60m 9.89m

18 Years Shot Put 1st 2nd 3rd

Onyinye Nwamadi Eliza Johnson Caitlin Wartho

1st 2nd 3rd

Georgia Duncan Jada Powell Saskia Newman

35.05m 31.66m 25.25m

1st 2nd 3rd

Rhedyn Wong Georgia Spanswick Sophie Livingstone

1st 2nd 3rd

Emily Bannister Ella Koster Shreya Rutnam

1st 2nd 3rd

Ashlie Edwards Elizabeth Hogg Georgia Duncan

8.24m 8.12m 7.81m

12 Years Shot Put

28.95m 26.38m 20.70m

29.77m 27.44m 21.48m

13 Years 80m Hurdles 13 Years 200m 13 Years 100m 13 Years 800m Junior 1,500m 13 Years Long Jump

2nd

Sophie Livingstone 4th

Jessica Needham 14 Years 800m

3rd

Sienna Bond 14 Years 90m Hurdles 14 Years 200m 14 Years 100m 14 Years Long Jump

1st 1st 1st 1st

Georgia Spanswick 34.13m 26.86m 24.45m

14 Years Shot Put

1st

Amalia Patterson Junior 400m Nicole McCrostie Junior High Jump

Marden Goodlet Thomas

7th 5th

Rhedyn Wong

Boarders vs Day Girls Relay

Junior Javelin Junior Discus

1st 2nd

Emilia Duncan

Day Girls Boarders

Overall House Point Score Winner

15 Years 90m Hurdles Intermediate Discus 15 Years Shot Put

3rd 3rd 2nd 4th 4th

Jessica Bird

IGSSA Athletics Results

15 Years 800m Intermediate 1,500m

Individual Results

Gabriella Taylor

(Athletes with a star next to their results competed up an age group.)

15 Years 200m* 15 Years 100m* 15 Years Long Jump*

Sienna Warden 12th 13th

Saskia Fitzgerald 10th 14th

Yvette Volk 12 Years Long Jump

4th 6th

Georgia Phillips

1st 2nd 3rd

12 Years 800m 12 Years 200m

3rd 7th 7th

Abigail Ballhausen

House Relay

12 Years 80m Hurdles 12 Years 100m

16th

Jessica Colbran

13 Years Shot Put

Goodlet 10.75m 8.45m 8.34m

16 Years Shot Put 1st 2nd 3rd

22.89m 19.74m 18.23m

Senior Javelin

13 Years Shot Put 1st 2nd 3rd

Monique Hore Emma Fryer Rose Tate

Intermediate Javelin

12 Years Shot Put 1st 2nd 3rd

1st 2nd 3rd

Junior Javelin

18 Years Long Jump 1st 2nd 3rd

Adelia Arslan 22.45m 21.98m 19.96m

Senior Discus

17 Years Long Jump 1st 2nd 3rd

Rhedyn Wong Georgia Spanswick Cayla Phillips

Intermediate Discus

16 Years Long Jump 1st 2nd 3rd

1st 2nd 3rd

1st 2nd 1st 1st 22nd

Ella Koster 16 Years 100m Hurdles Intermediate 400m 16 Years Long Jump

6th 5th 2nd

Samantha Guthrie 16 Years 800m

11th

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Athletics Secondary Athletics Results Intermediate Relay

Alice Dixon 16 Years 200m 16 Years 100m

1st 1st

Emma Fryer 16 Years Shot Put

2nd

Matilda Pennington, Marguerite Andrews, Amy Bonthorne, Sally Guthrie, Georgia Duncan, Nicole Freestone

5th

Multi Class Point Score Winners

1st (new record) 1st

Ashlie Edwards 17 Years 100m Hurdles Senior Javelin

5th 2nd

Marguerite Andrews 17 Years 200m* 17 Years 100m* 17 Years Long Jump*

1st 1st 3rd

Jada Powell 17 Years Shot Put Senior Discus 18 Years 100m Hurdles 18 Years 800m 18 Years 100m* Senior 400m 18 Years Long Jump*

3rd

Jada Powell 17 Years Shot Put 17 Years Discus

2nd 5th

Georgia Spanswick 14 Years Shot Put

1st

18 Years 200m*

Junior Division Winners

Abigail Ballhausen

Pymble Ladies’ College

13 Years 800m 13 Years 1,500m

Intermediate Division Winners

Georgia Phillips

Pymble Ladies’ College

13 Years Triple Jump 13 Years 3,000m 13 Years Long Jump

Senior Division Winners

16th 14th 14th 20th 15th

13 Years 200m 13 Years 100m 13 Years 80m Hurdles

4th

Senior Champion

Margot Webert

Sally Guthrie

13 Years 200m 13 Years 100m

1st 1st 1st 1st

Sienna Bond

Intermediate Relay Champions Pymble Ladies’ College

Senior Relay Champions Pymble Ladies’ College

5th 3rd

Saskia Newman Multiclass 200m Timed Final Multiclass 100m Timed Final Multi-class Long Jump Multi-class Shot Put

Pymble Ladies’ College

NSW All Schools Athletics Results

Junior Champion

Onyinye Nwamadi 18 Years Shot Put

Division 1 Winners

Jessica Colbran

Amy Bonthorne

2nd 1st 1st 2nd

Kailyn Joseph 4th 2nd

Nicole Freestone

Junior Relay

16 Years Long Jump

2nd 2nd

Sally Guthrie

Senior High Jump

Ella Koster

Pymble Ladies’ College

Matilda Pennington

Multi-class Shot Put Multi-Class Discus

1st

3rd

Pymble Ladies’ College

Imogen Gardiner 17 Years 800m Senior 1,500m

17 Years Javelin

Senior Relay

Emily Bannister Intermediate Javelin

Ashlie Edwards

12th

Hannah Maxwell Intermediate High Jump

1st

Emilia Duncan, Alice Dixon, Emily Bannister, Gabriella Taylor, Ella Koster, Isobel Gosper

1st

3rd

Nicole McCrostie, Sienna Bond, Emma Livingstone, Jessica Colbran, Jamie Cottrell, Wynter O’Regan

Overall Combined Point Score and Champion School

14 Years 200m 14 Years 100m 5th

Sienna Bond 2nd 1st

Amy Bonthorne 7th

Jessica Colbran 13 Years 80m Hurdles

3rd

Emilia Duncan 15 Years 90m Hurdles 15 Years Discus

13 Years 200m 13 Years 100m 13 Years High Jump 13 Years Long Jump

32nd 39th 11th 17th 26th 22nd

Gabriella Taylor

Emily Bannister

17 Years 200m

Nicole McCrostie

14 Years 200m 14 Years 100m

NSWCIS Athletics Results

14 Years 90m Hurdles 14 Years Long Jump

26th 35th

Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw

Pymble Ladies’ College

15 Years Javelin

19th 36th 11th

2nd 6th

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Jessica Needham 14 Years 800m

15th

Sienna Bond 14 Years Triple Jump 14 Years 90m Hurdles 14 Years Long Jump

1st 2nd 1st

Georgia Spanswick 14 Years Shot Put 14 Years Discus 14 Years Javelin

8th 16th 7th

Amalia Patterson 14 Years 400m

10th

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Athletics Secondary Athletics Results Cayla Phillips

Saskia Newman

14 Years 400m

Under 18 Years Para Long Jump Under 18 Years Para Shot Put Under 18 Years Para 200m

7th

Georgia Stuart 14 Years High Jump

15th

Emilia Duncan 15 Years 90m Hurdles

2nd

Emily Bannister 15 Years Javelin 15 Years 100m

8th 13th

Jessica Bird 15 Years 800m 15 Years 1,500m

2nd 2nd

Alice Dixon 16 Years 200m

1st

Marguerite Andrews 16 Years 200m 16 Years 100m

3rd 1st

Ella Koster 16 Years High Jump 16 Years 200m 16 Years Javelin

4th 20th 8th

Imogen Gardiner 17 Years 3,000m 17 Years 1,500m

1st 1st

Sally Guthrie 17 Years 400m

2nd

Nicole Freestone 19 Years High Jump

1st

Saskia Newman AMB Para 100m AMB Para Long Jump AMB Para Shot Put AMB Para 200m AMB Para Discus

2nd 2nd 4th

Junior Athletics Representatives

Marguerite Andrews Under 18 Years 100m

7th

Sally Guthrie Under 18 Years 400m

5th

Imogen Gardiner Under 18 Years 3,000m Under 18 Years 1,500m

1st 1st

Emilia Duncan Under 16 Years 90m Hurdles

2nd

Australian All Schools Nitro Challenge Junior Team

1st

Abigail Ballhausen, Amalia Patterson, Sienna Bond, Emma Livingstone, Gabriella Taylor, Georgia Spanswick, Jessica Needham, Sienna Bond

Intermediate Team

Pymble Representative Diana Attinger, Amelia Bicego, Amalia Bond, Samara Bond, Shyla Carré, Adele Cassidy, Gemma Dixon, Sienna Edwards, Zoë Hart, Kirra Harvey, Jaya Lilienthal, Tribeca Liu, Ashley Macdonald, Lily Mancey, Amelia Mitchell, Maya Ostapenko, Siena Pascoe, Madison Pearce, Johanna Ricketts, Sophia Slater, Sachi Smith, Lily Stallan, Lucy Sun, Jiayi Thong, Jeanne Webert, Isabella Woodall, Claudia Wyatt, Elizabeth Yates, Arin Yoon, Jessica Zhai, Ariana Ziolkowski, Izabella Ziolkowski

5th

Amber Halliday, Ella Koster, Alice Dixon, Marguerite Andrews, Rhedyn Wong, Emilia Duncan, Emily Bannister

Senior Team

1st

Ashlie Edwards, Georgia Duncan, Jada Powell, Saskia Newman, Sally Guthrie, Imogen Gardiner, Cayla Phillips

3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 5th

Kailyn Joseph AMB Para Long Jump

4th

Australian All Schools Athletics Championships Sienna Bond Under 16 Years Long Jump Under 16 Years Triple Jump Under 16 Years 90m Hurdles

3rd 6th 6th

Gabriella Taylor Under 16 Years 200m Under 16 Years 100m

3rd 2nd

Alice Dixon Under 18 Years 200m

5th

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IPSHA Representative Amalia Bond, Samara Bond, Izabella Ziolkowski

CIS Representative Amalia Bond, Samara Bond, Izabella Ziolkowski

PSSA Representative Samara Bond

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12 Years 200m Samara Bond Lily Stallan Sophia Slater

Eloise Makeham

4th

Claudia Wyatt Isabella Woodall

Amalia Bond, Maya Ostapenko, Jessica Zhai, Amelia Bicego

11 Years 800m

Senior Relay

1st

Samara Bond, Sophia Slater, Ashley Macdonald, Siena Pascoe

10th 21st 31st 43rd

Amalia Bond Claudia Wyatt Jeanne Webert Lucy Sun

3rd 6th 11th 74th

11th 44th 66th 87th

11 Years 100m Zoë Hart Siena Pascoe Kirra Harvey Sachi Smith

12th 16th 31st 44th

12 Years 100m Samara Bond Ashley Macdonald Sophia Slater Lily Stallan

1st 23rd 29th 32nd

Junior 200m Amalia Bond Amelia Bicego Jeanne Webert Lily Mancey

11 Years 200m Siena Pascoe Zoë Hart Sachi Smith Elizabeth Yates

5th

Sienna Edwards

2nd

10th

14th

Junior Long Jump Amalia Bond Tribeca Liu

4th 15th

11 Years Long Jump Zoë Hart Siena Pascoe

10th 11th

1st 10th

Junior Shot Put 20th

11 Years Shot Put Johanna Ricketts

12th

12 Years Shot Put 5th

Junior Discus Jeanne Webert

12th

11 Years Discus Ariana Ziolkowski

2nd

9 Years 100m

9th

12 Years 100m 12 Years 200m 12 Years Long Jump

3rd 2nd 3rd

Izabella Ziolkowski 12 Years Shot Put 12 Years Discus

9th 3rd

Amelia Mitchell 15th

Madison Pearce Junior High Jump

9th

Junior Relay

19th

Jessica Zhai, Amelia Bicego, Maya Ostapenko, Claudia Wyatt

Senior Relay

9th

Lily Stallan, Siena Pascoe, Ashley Macdonald, Sophia Slater

NSWPSSA Athletics Results Amalia Bond 9 Years 100m

21st

Samara Bond

12 Years Long Jump Samara Bond Ashley Macdonald

9 Years 100m

12 Years Discus

12 Years High Jump

Izabella Ziolkowski 16th 28th 34th 65th

5th

11 Years High Jump

Arin Yoon 2nd 26th 44th 78th

5th 9th

Junior High Jump Madison Pearce

Amalia Bond

Samara Bond

11 Years 1,500m

Diana Attinger

10 Years 100m Maya Ostapenko Amelia Bicego Jessica Zhai Lily Mancey

Maya Ostapenko

1st 5th

Claudia Wyatt 8th

Junior 1,500m

Elizabeth Yates

9 Years 100m

5th 19th

12 Years 800m Sophia Slater Jaya Lilienthal

8 Years 100m Jiayi Thong Gemma Dixon Shyla Carré Adele Cassidy

Sachi Smith

Izabella Ziolkowski Amelia Mitchell

NSWCIS Athletics Results

Junior 800m

IPSHA Athletics Results Junior Relay

12 Years Discus 1st 19th 24th

11th

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12 Years 100m 12 Years 200m

8th in the Final 2nd in the Final

Izabella Ziolkowski 12 Years Discus

14th

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Badminton Badminton Captain’s Report During Term 1, 13 Pymble Badminton teams competed in the Loreto Normanhurst Interschool Badminton competition. This was a wonderful opportunity for students from different year groups to form friendships and connections. Girls from Years 7 to 12 displayed great sportsmanship and teamwork at games and training sessions every week and brought great values such as commitment and enthusiasm to support and encourage one another. Ten out of the 13 teams were able to play in their semi-finals and finals and w successfully finished the season with excellent esults; Pymble 8 and Pymble 13 coming first in their divisions I want to thank all the girls who participated in Interschools Badminton. It was a delightful experience watching you grow while enjoying playing the sport. Eugenie Kim, Year 12

Best wishes for next year! Eugenie Kim, Captain of Badminton

Girls from Years 7 to 12 displayed great sportsmanship and teamwork at games and training sessions every week...

1 2 3 4

Caitlyn Kim, Year 9 Mersalli Cheng, Year 12 Jessica Liu, Year 11 Sophia Lin, Year 8 4

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Badminton Badminton Awards Year 12 Blue Mersalli Cheng

Year 11 Blue

Badminton Results Pymble 1

2nd

Pymble 8 Alice Liu, Elina Wu, Belinda Zhao, Hayley Zhou

Pymble 2

Pymble 9 2nd

4th

Jessica Liu, Gillian Yick

Eli Bass, Melanie Daixing, Karen Xiao, Vivian Zhao

Amelia Buechner, Mila Piccardi, Samira Toor, Deanna Zahedi

Year 10

Pymble 3

Pymble 10

Red

Eugenie Kim, Abby Lin, Melody Sze

Eli Bass, Melanie Daixing, Karen Xiao, Vivian Zhao

Pymble 4

Year 9 Red Mia Credaro, Caitlyn Kim, Samadhi Siriniwasa, Anna Wang

Year 8 Blue Sophia Lin Red

1st

Mersalli Cheng, Sophia Lin, Jessica Liu, Gillian Yick

2nd 5th

3rd

Annelise Koh, Gloria Shrestha, Jeslyn Tan

Melinda Chen, Jessie Tao, Aggie Wang

Pymble 11 4th

Pymble 5

Sophia Ji, Christy Ju, Crystal Lai, Angie Lee

3rd

Maddierose Dreves, Zoë Janssen, Lucia Laszok, Claudia Perrignon

Pymble 12 5th

Pymble 6 5th

Emma Cheng, Lauren Kim, Sophie Toma, Carly Yiu

Caitlyn Kim, Jessie Qin, Anna Wang

Pymble 7 4th Mia Credaro, Nida Mehta, Samadhi Siriniwasa

Nida Mehta, Jessie Qin

Senior Firsts Jessica Liu, Sophia Lin, Gillian Yick and Mersalli Cheng

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Gillian Yick, Year 11

Junior Firsts Jessie Qin, Caitlyn Kim and Anna Wang

Year 7 Firsts Christy Ju, Sophia Ji, Angie Lee and Crystal Lai

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Basketball Basketball Captain’s Report Pymble’s Senior Firsts Basketball team rallied together to finish the season winners in the Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) competition. Throughout the season all the girls dramatically improved, allowing us to excel against tough competitors. We had many challenging opponents in IGSSA; Abbotsleigh and Monte Sant’ Angelo, known for their strong players and skills, gave us some tough games. Pymble still managed to finish at the top of the ladder in the IGSSA competition. This led to us being invited to represent the College at the Combined Independent Schools (CIS) Championships held in Bankstown, which was a great way to end the successful season. As Captain, I am beyond thankful for my amazing teammates who displayed great sportsmanship and the amazing coaching staff who supported us. Special thanks to coaches Sarah Graham and Jared Scoines, and a huge acknowledgement to Gina Rees for being fantastic in her new role.

Riley Crawford, Year 12

Throughout the season all the girls dramatically improved, allowing us to excel against tough competitors.

Port Macquarie Seaside Classic and Australian Schools Championships During Term 4, Pymble entered an Under 15 Years Basketball team into the Port Macquarie Seaside Classic and the Australian Schools Championships held in Melbourne. A big congratulations to the following girls who were selected to join the team for both these events: Philippa Begg, Madeleine Coman, Natasha Newham, Olivia Ogg, Opal Bird, Ella Monk, Lucia O’Dea, Ruby Thomson, Yvette Volk and Abigail Tyler. The team showed commitment and hard work, training up to three times a week during Terms 3 and 4. Vast improvement was seen from the team’s first match against the Newcastle Academy representative side in Port Macquarie to the last game against Albert Park College in Melbourne. A big thank you to our coaching staff Jared Scoines and Rachel Maenpaa who led the team to a fourth place finish in their pool at the Seaside Classic and a ninth place overall finish at the Australian Schools Championships in Melbourne. Well done girls, the future of Pymble Basketball looks bright. Riley Crawford, Captain of Basketball

Basketball Awards Year 12

Year 10

Blue

Riley Crawford, Kirsty Grabs, Onyinye Nwamadi, Anneliese Tims Red

Jade Everett, Lyara Jayasinghe, Eliza Johnson, Jessica Pratt

Year 11 Blue

Olivia Anderson, Ella Cassin, Holly Rewell, Livia O’Dea, Annabelle Richens, Niley Woodhouse

Red

Hannah Maxwell, Louisa Mitchell

Year 9 Blue

Alexandra Bruinwold Riedel, Piper Jackson, Cayla Phillips, Camilla Reynolds, Ella Withers Red

Layla Farook, Savanah Manners, Samantha Scott

Red

Madeline Jelbart, Sophie Roe

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Ella Monk, Lucia O’Dea, Abigail Tyler Red

Philippa Begg, Madeleine Coman, Natasha Newham, Olivia Ogg, Ruby Thomson

Year 7 Blue

Yvette Volk

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Basketball Secondary Basketball Results IGSSA Basketball Results Pymble 1

Pymble 9 2nd

Onyinye Nwamadi, Olivia Anderson, Ella Cassin, Riley Crawford, Livia O’Dea Holly Rewell, Anneliese Tims, Niley Woodhouse, Annabelle Richens

Pymble 2

= 4th

Kirsty Grabs, Lyara Jayasinghe, Jade Everett, Eliza Johnson, Madeline Jelbart, Jessica Pratt, Sophie Roe, Louisa Mitchell, Hannah Maxwell

8th

Joanna He, Jessie Luo, Grace Abadee, Alexandra Egan, Freya Stratton, Tanya Lambinon, Bethany Ng, Isolde Mamo, Sarah Abbott, Sarah Wilson

Pymble 4

8th

Saskia Vander, Mariam Waqar, Shreya Rutnam, Kasie Chan, Eshvari Puttaswamy, Madeleine Morris, Alison Cook, Lauren Sevil

Pymble 5

8th

Ashley Chen, Sarah Chan, Arousha Soltany, Bethany Fratzia, Amber Cai, Hannah Grogan, Anna Hong, Tania Jashnany, Jessica Tyson

Pymble 6

8th

Hannah Shaw, Marina Yuan, Abigail Partridge, Cassandra Long, Belle Price, Amelie Clarke, Alyssa Kwan, Jessica Liu, Naveesha Aratchige

Pymble 7 7th Leyla Gates, Jessie Tao, Michelle Yeom, Isabelle Markham, Hannah Kim, Jenny Zhang, Serena Kao, Karenza Griffiths, Aggie ang, Nikita Cahyadi

= 5th

Eli Bass, Olivia Standfield, Jennifer Huang, Jemma Baldwin, Serena Huang, Lara Roskam, Kiara Zarafetas, Taylor Attard, Laura Bauman

Pymble 18

6th

Lucy Pennington, Margot Webert, Meredith Reynolds, Annika Fowler, Natalia Antalfy, Jessica Beeton, Claire Spring, Ava Thomson, Chloe Brogan

Pymble 10

Pymble 19

2nd

Layla Farook, Olivia Ogg, Samantha Scott, Philippa Begg, Ruby Thomson, Natasha Newham, Madeleine Coman, Savanah Manners

Pymble 11

Pymble 3

Pymble 8

= 1st

Ella Monk, Camilla Reynolds, Alexandra Bruinwold Riedel, Lucia O’Dea, Opal Bird, Cayla Phillips, Abigail Tyler, Piper Jackson, Yvette Volk, Ella Withers

3rd

Isabella Sun, Charlotte Hartin, Emily Horne, Hayley Leighton, Prisha Malhotra, Aimee Ng, Demi Pesavento, Ayesha Bhalerao, Madison Gram

Pymble 12

6th

Isabelle Davis, Billie Fisher, Kate Thorpe, Adelia Arslan, Alessandra Braysich, Joleen Truong, Victoria Burton, Giaan Jackson, Sophie Livingstone

Pymble 20

2nd

Fifi Heazlewood-Lee, Anna Drabsch, Aspen Moore, Tess Standfield, Megan Abdo, Georgia Mandalakoudis, Stella Symons, Lucy Chen, Christy Ju

1st

Pymble 21

3rd

Emma Liu, Ariana Preketes, Rosanna van Horen, Sarah Middleton, Isabelle Kurtz, Beth Price, Laura Croker, Safia Arslan, Josephine A mstrong

Sophia Thurkettle, Arya Kalantri, Jade Steinwede, Giselle Garey, Paige Gram, Chloe Teng, Anoushka Rai, Isabel Aveling, Angie Lee

Pymble 13 2nd

Pymble 22

Isabella Bunce, Emma Wang, Isobel Colvin, Dhiya Arun, Angelina Lu, Kate Falconer-Flint, Lucy Bell, Sanah Goklaney, Nicola Johnston

Jasmine Li, Mulan Xu, Angel Huang, Yu Zhou, Sofia Laftsidis, Angela Li, Charlotte Balasubramaniam, Isabelle Huang, Angela Liu

Pymble 14

8th

Amy Wang, Chantelle Wu, Judy Chen, Elizabeth Hart, Shannon Han, Christine Lin, Serena Leung, Maira Waqar

Pymble 15 4th Kashika Goswami, Catherine Song, Jade Chen, Summer Humes, Rachel Cunningham, Nilan Esmaeili, Doris Wu, Katherine Yan

Pymble 16 2nd Amelie Aquino, Genevieve Chu, Erin Masters, Sunny Sun, Charlotte Macdonald, Chetna Sagi, Celeste Opie, Jana Chan, Tessa Webster

Pymble 17

= 4th

Rachel Rao, Gloria Kim, Audrey Lau, Alice Liu, Felicity Chu, Hayley Zhou, Grace Li, Nida Mehta, Angela Zhou

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Basketball

Senior Firsts Olivia Anderson, Holly Rewell, Onyinye Nwamadi, Annabelle Richens, Ella Cassin, Anneliese Tims, Sarah Graham Absent: Niley Woodhouse, Riley Crawford, Livia O’Dea

Junior Firsts Back Row: Aaron Bruce, Cayla Phillips, Piper Jackson, Ella Monk, Abigail Tyler, Camilla Reynolds Front Row: Ella Withers, Lucia O’Dea, Yvette Volk Absent: Opal Bird, Alexandra Bruinwold Riedel

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Year 7 Firsts Meredith Reynolds, Jessica Beeton, Natalia Antalfy, Annika Fowler, Ava Thomson, Chloe Brogan, Claire Spring, Margot Webert, Rachael Farrell Absent: Lucy Pennington

Cameron Williams, Zara Pattinson, Holly Hogan, Ariana Ziolkowski, Abigail McKinnon, Ruby Lyons, Arabella Murphy, Meg Anderson, Scarlet Olesen, Siena Pascoe, Ruby Pallone

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Basketball Junior School Basketball Report Girls in Years 3 to 6 were privileged to have the ability to play basketball as their Saturday Sport. Girls were challenged to their best ability.

The coaches were amazing, they supported us through our ups and downs. Although teams lost some of the time, we had a blast. Every girl played fairly which reflected on the sco e in the end. I would just like to take the time to say a big thank you to all the parents who took their girls to their games and supported them the whole way. Thank you to the coaches who always woke up early in the mornings and cheered us on. If you are interested in playing basketball next year, make sure you sign up, you will have a blast. Izabella Ziolkowski, Junior School Captain of Basketball

IPSHA Basketball Representatives Pymble Representatives Tully O’Regan, Mizuki Udagawa, Ariana Ziolkowski, Izabella Ziolkowski

IPSHA Representatives Tully O’Regan, Izabella Ziolkowski

IPSHA Basketball Teams Pymble 1

Pymble 7

Diana Attinger, Annabel Charnock, Phoebe Handley, Zara Mitchell, Mika Naito, Tully O'Regan, Emily Rothery, Annabel Taylor, Izabella Ziolkowski

Siena Parsons, Emma Pattison, Ruby Scarf, Dasha Stusenko, Anaïs Vander, Kaitlin Vigne, Arabella Wheatley, Yve Willmott

Pymble 2 Sienna Edwards, Lara Hassall, Ashley Macdonald, Tarini Malhotra, Ella O'Dea, Isabella Stalley, Cameron Stoodley, Isabella Yu

Pymble 8 Clare Vincent, Ella Willetts, Chloe Brown, Vivienne Eaton, Julia Farcas, Holly Graham, Yuyin Luo

Pymble 9

Pymble 3

Sienna Phair, Nikita Srivastava, Amy Wang, Rachel Yau, Arini Yellamaraju, Ashleigh Goh

Phoebe Bucknell, Jennifer Cloros, Aysel Gupta, Anarghya Guru Prasad, Rischa Jadav, Abby Sywak, Scarlett Vandeleur, Shirley Xu, Sonya Zlatanovic

Pymble 10

Pymble 4 Sophia Chang, Claire Dickson, Stephanie Feng, Genevieve Hartin, Lucy Jackson, Louise Kim, Lily Owler, Erin Porter

Pymble 5

Elisa Cui, Charlotte King, Amelia Lee, Lily Mancey, Ashleigh Song, Jeanne Webert, Arin Yoon, Annie Pennington

Pymble 11 Katherine Boyce, Ella Handley-Greaves, Lucinda Martin, Eden Orena Barlin, Lara Waterhouse, Vivian Wei, Addison Woods

Meg Anderson, Holly Hogan, Ruby Lyons, Abigail McKinnon, Arabella Murphy, Scarlet Olesen, Siena Pascoe, Zara Pattinson, Ariana Ziolkowski

Pymble 12

Pymble 6

Pymble 13

Juliette Browne, Scarlett Campbell, Madison Donald, Anna Ericsson, Sienna Gortan, Tessa Gregory-Reid, Yasmin Humphreys, Isabella Pak

Blair Elliott, Emily Finucane, Sarah Foo, Mea McBurney, Aahana Paliwal, Abby Pisani, Claudia Wyatt, Jamilla Soo

Brielle Humphreys, Sophie Kidd, Abigail Martin, Eleanor Rowe, Isabella Sarina, Alina Shi, Caitlin Stoodley, Pia Vandeleur

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Cricket Cricket Captain’s Report The cricket season of 2019 was full of enthusiasm, skill and patience, with diverse sporting talent being nurtured to produce a number of outstanding cricket players. This year, Pymble entered two teams into the North Shore Junior Cricket Association competition: an Under 15 Years team (Years 9 and 10) and an Under 13 Years team (Years 7 and 8).

Victoria Graves, Year 10

...girls managed to get more than 100 runs in their first game.

The Under 15 Years team had an extremely encouraging season, winning their penultimate game against local school rivals Abbotsleigh, while holding our own against the club teams. The season was particularly difficult due to the bush fires and intense heat during many of the matches, however the team was able to show their true commitment to the sport by consistently showing up to training and games. A big congratulations to the team for going up against many skilled club sides and improving so much during the season.

The Under 13 Years team was the only school team in their otherwise club-dominated competition. They did a terrific job and the girls managed to get more than 100 runs in their first game A special mention goes to Lauren Carruthers, Year 7, who got a wicket on her first ever game bowl, an amazing job! This season was one of excitement, skill and enjoyment as well a fantastic attitude toward the sport. I hope these girls can continue to grow the sport and play through the rest of their high school career. 2019 was an amazing year for both our Pymble Cricket teams and I have had a fantastic time being the Captain of Cricket. A massive thank you to the parents, coaches and the new Co-ordinator of Cricket for making this season possible. From transporting the girls to training and games on the weekend, every parent contributed to the smooth running of the season; to the coaches, Libby and Annika, for continuously inspiring the girls to achieve their best and strive for the highest. A huge thank you to the parents and relatives who volunteered their time to score and umpire, we really appreciated it. I would also like to thank Mr EllwoodHall for all his efforts this season, every Pymble cricketer is thankful for all you do. Victoria Graves, Captain of Cricket

Cricket Representatives CIS Representatives Shivani Mehta, Ciara Gibson

Secondary Cricket Sixers Girls’ League Pymble Navy

10th

Dhiya Arun, Sanah Goklaney, Kaede Rinas, Giaan Jackson, Arabella Smithyman, Lauren Carruthers, Annabel Davidson, Sophie Wang, Kara Lotter, Durva Shinde, Arya Kalantri

Pymble Scarlet

6th

Jasmine David, Claire Rogers, Mariam Waqar, Victoria Graves, Sophie Corcoran, Kyana Cvetkovic, Annabel Maple-Brown, Chetna Sagi, Lihini Jayasekara, Arshia Bhardwaj

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Under 15 Years Team Back Row: Annabel Maple-Brown, Claire Rogers, Arshia Bhardwaj Front Row: Sophie Corcoran, Victoria Graves, Lihini Jayasekara, Kyana Cvetkovic, Chetna Sagi

Under 13 Years Team Back Row: Dhiya Arun, Arabella Smithyman, Lauren Carruthers, Annabel Davidson, Giaan Jackson, Kara Lotter Front Row: Durva Shinde, Arya Kalantri, Sophie Wang, Kaede Rinas, Sanah Goklaney

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Cricket Junior School Cricket Report

Sophia Slater, Year 6

We had an exciting term in the Junior School with girls who participated in Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) Cricket. This year there were four Pymble teams from Years 4 to 6. The coaches were very impressed with the girls’ efforts on the field and o f the field Thank you to our brilliant cricket coaches who were with us every step of the way and helped us to improve our skills. They made every training session fun and enjoyable. Thank you to Mr Garrad for always organising things for us. You were always so supportive in coming to our trainings and matches and keeping our spirits high. This year Pymble had two teams competing in Woolworths Cricket. Pymble Sixers made it to the second round, coming third, with everyone having a lot of fun. Congratulations to Victoria Marsh, Year 6, who won the high catching comp. Personally, I was honoured to represent Pymble in Combined Independent Schools (CIS) Cricket in a four-day tournament playing with a hard ball. I really enjoyed working as a team and getting to know the girls from other schools. I really encourage girls in Years 5 and 6 next year to give it a shot and put their talent on the pitch to represent Pymble in CIS. Well done to everyone who participated in cricket this year. Everyone showed such great sportsmanship and always encouraged each other to keep going. Thanks for always being so enthusiastic on the pitch and off.

IPSHA Cricket Teams Pymble 1 – Year 6 Darcey Hawkins, Ellie Hennessy, Evie Gibson, Isabella Johnson, Isabelle Johnston, Phoebe Paleologos, Sophia Slater, Victoria Marsh

Pymble 2 – Year 5 Alessia Macolino, Caroline Wilson, Emma Baikie, Emmeline Powell, Hollie Richardson, Mia Solomons, Mie Naito

Pymble 3 – Years 3 and 4 Anisha Chabra, Harriet Gregory, Shreya Mahendra, Isabella Woodall, Annabelle Johnston, Celine Liu, Lucy Lakeman

Pymble 4 – Year 4 Eloise Fisher, Emily Englund, Grace Louw, Davina Giraga Hewage, Abani Dhaliwal, Mie Naito

Sophia Slater, Year 6

Junior Cricket Representatives Pymble Representatives Ellie Hennessy, Sophia Slater, Elizabeth Yates

CIS Representative Sophia Slater

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Cross Country Cross Country Captain’s Report The Pymble Cross Country squad is a close-knit group of supportive friends and coaches that consistently keep all girls motivated and encouraged to improve. It was another successful season with the challenging but rewarding training sessions on the Main Oval which set the girls up for new achievements and personal bests in competitions. All the girls should be extremely proud of their hard work, fitness gains and amazing results across the season.

Secondary School Cross Country Carnival Sally Guthrie, Year 12

The cross country season started in Term 1 with the school carnival. We were blessed with beautiful running conditions and a record number of 746 competitors. All girls ran to the best of their ability, had fun and enjoyed running for their House and sport, with Goodlet House and Netball taking out the titles.

IGSSA Cross Country After the school carnival and a series of selection trials, 54 girls travelled to Frensham to compete at the annual Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) Cross Country Competition. The girls represented Pymble with pride, having trained with great dedication under the leadership of Head Coach Deb Walsham leading up to the event. The day saw all Pymble girls and supporters give their best efforts, resulting in the Pymble Cross Country team coming home with a close second place. All girls should be extremely proud of their achievements.

NSWCIS Cross Country and NSW All Schools Championships

Following the IGSSA carnival, 12 Pymble girls were selected to compete in the NSW Combined Independent Schools (NSWCIS) Championships at Eastern Creek. Special congratulations to the 12 Years Pymble team that placed first. Congratulations to Annabel Maple-Brown, Year 9, Georgia Phillips, Year 7 and Amber Halliday, Year 7, who were selected to join the NSWCIS team to compete at the NSW All Schools Championships. Amber Halliday placed third at the NSW All Schools event in the 12 Years 3km and was selected to join the NSW team to run at the Australian All Schools Cross Country Championships in Dapto.

1 Isabella Woodall, Year 4, Ellyse Perry (2008) and Lucy Lakeman, Year 4 2 Amalia Patterson, Year 8 3 Cayla Phillips and Georgia Spanswick, Year 9 4 Catherine Jones, Year 12

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Cross Country Secondary Results

Thank You The Cross Country squad is a hard-working group of girls who give 100 per cent to training and competitions under the nurturing guidance of Coaching Director Deb Walsham, Manager Katie Edwards and their team of coaches who are dedicated to helping the girls achieve their best. These amazing Pymble coaches and staff ensure that whether training for IGSSA, an upcoming fun-run, or just for general fitness each girl’s goals are met with fun and friendship. It was an honour and joy to be Cross Country Captain and I will certainly miss such a wonderful group of girls and coaches. I have no doubt 2020 will be another successful year for the Pymble Cross Country team and I wish all the girls the best of luck. Sally Guthrie, Captain of Cross Country

Secondary Cross Country Carnival Results 12 Years Champion

16 Years Champion

Saskia Fitzgerald

Samantha Guthrie

13 Years Champion

17 Years Champion

Abigail Ballhausen

Imogen Gardiner

14 Years Champion

18 Years Champion

Caitlyn Tan

Georgina Sargent

15 Years Champion Jessica Bird

IGSSA Cross Country Results 12 Years Amber Halliday Stella Robertson Saskia Fitzgerald Chloe Fader Arabella Cox Amber Conlon Eva Liu

2nd 11th 14th 18th 23rd 35th 46th

13 Years Ellie Beck Georgia Phillips Abigail Ballhausen Elizabeth Tyson Meredith Reynolds Jessica Colbran Hannah Ford Opal Bird

7th 10th 14th 35th 39th 44th 63rd 107th

14 Years Caitlyn Tan Sienna Stephens Jessica Needham Alice Windybank Amalia Patterson Cayla Phillips Rhiannon Castle Georgia Spanswick

6th 21st 28th 30th 33rd 43rd 59th 62nd

6th 23rd 39th 69th 72nd 84th 127th

16 Years

Amber Halliday, Year 7

Samantha Guthrie Ella Koster Nicola Farquharson Katherine Gibson

14th 19th 22nd 37th

63rd 74th 78th 81st

17 Years Claudia Neale Ashlie Edwards Sarah Gabb Priteesha Thananayagam Saskia Newman Lucia Massaro Hannah Maher Imogen Vander

19th 28th 56th 59th 76th 84th 90th 103rd

18 Years Maddison Everingham Sophia Carmody Catherine Jones Isabella Natale Eleanor McNaught Sally Oslington Cosima Robson Lauren Kowal

16th 18th 19th 30th 47th 53rd 73rd 77th

NSWCIS Cross Country Results 12 Years

15 Years Annabel Maple-Brown Jessica Tyson Jessica O’Bryan Angelica Tan Hannah Edwards Sophia Croudace Rose Tate

Samantha Connellan Adriana Fydler Sophie Graham Georgina Seymour

Amber Halliday Stella Robertson Saskia Fitzgerald Chloe Fader

1st

3rd 14th 23rd 41st

13 Years Ellie Beck Georgia Phillips Abigail Ballhausen Elizabeth Tyson

22nd 12th Injury 31st

14 Years Caitlyn Tan Sienna Stephens

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Cross Country Secondary Results

Cross Country Awards Year 12

15 Years Annabel Maple-Brown

10th

16 Years Samantha Guthrie

18th

NSW All Schools Cross Country Championships Results Amber Halliday 12 Years 3km

3rd

Georgia Phillips 13 Years 3km

42nd

Annabel Maple-Brown 15 Years 4km

72nd

Cross Country Representatives IGSSA Representatives Abigail Ballhausen, Ellie Beck, Maddison Everingham, Chloe Fader, Saskia Fitzgerald, Amber Halliday, Annabel Maple-Brown, Georgia Phillips, Stella Robertson, Sienna Stephens, Caitlyn Tan, Elizabeth Tyson

CIS Representatives Amber Halliday, Annabel Maple-Brown, Georgia Phillips

Blue

Maddison Everingham Red

Sarah Gabb, Sophia Carmody, Lauren Kowal, Catherine Jones, Isabella Natale, Sally Oslington, Priteesha Thananayagam, Imogen Vander

Year 11 Red

Ashlie Edwards, Hannah Maher, Lucia Massaro, Claudia Neale, Saskia Newman

Year 10 Blue

Samantha Guthrie Red

Samantha Connellan, Sophia Croudace, Hannah Edwards, Nicola Farquharson, Adriana Fydler, Katherine Gibson, Sophie Graham, Ella Koster, Georgina Seymour, Rose Tate, Jessica Tyson

Year 9 Blue

Annabel Maple-Brown Red

Back Row: Claire Spring, Hannah Ford, Meredith Reynolds, Ellie Beck, Jessica Beeton Front Row: Arabella Cox, Saskia Fitzgerald, Stella Robertson, Year 7

Jessica Bird, Jessica Needham, Jessica O’Bryan, Cayla Phillips, Georgia Spanswick, Angelica Tan

Year 8 Blue

Abigail Ballhausen, Sienna Stephens, Caitlyn Tan, Elizabeth Tyson Red

Rhiannon Castle, Jessica Colbran, Amalia Patterson, Alice Windybank

Year 7 Blue

Ellie Beck, Chloe Fader, Saskia Fitzgerald, Amber Halliday, Georgia Phillips, Stella Robertson Red

Opal Bird, Amber Conlon, Arabella Cox, Hannah Ford, Eva Liu, Meredith Reynolds Catherine Jones, Sophia Carmody and Maddison Everingham, Year 12

Ellie Beck, Year 7

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Cross Country Junior School Cross Country Results Junior School Captain of Cross Country Phoebe Paleologos

Junior School Cross Country Results Winning House Mackellar

Junior Champion Amalia Bond

Senior Champion Sophia Slater

8 and 9 Years Amalia Bond Gemma Dixon Claudia Wyatt

1st 2nd 3rd

10 Years Maya Ostapenko Audrey An Hayley Browne

1st 2nd 3rd

11 Years Sachi Smith Zoë Hart Phoebe Paleologos

1st 2nd 3rd

12 Years Sophia Slater Darcey Hawkins Samara Bond

1st 2nd 3rd

NSWPSSA Cross Country Results

Junior Cross Country Representatives

8/9 Years Claudia Wyatt Gemma Dixon

9th 29th

11 Years Sachi Smith

30th

12 Years Sophia Slater

Claudia Wyatt and Gemma Dixon, Year 3

10th

Pymble Representatives Audrey An, Diana Attinger, Amelia Bicego, Amalia Bond, Samara Bond, Hayley Browne, Shylah Carré, Millie Cullinane, Gemma Dixon, Eloise Fisher, Katherine Hart, Zoë Hart, Darcey Hawkins, Vicky Hu, Selina Huang, Annabelle Johnston, Lucy Lakeman, Katherine Macpherson, Eloise Makeham, Annabelle Malhotra, Mea McBurney, Maya Ostapenko, Phoebe Paleologos, Hollie Richardson, Sophia Slater, Sachi Smith, Jeanne Webert, Isabella Woodall, Imogen Wu, Claudia Wyatt, Elizabeth Yates, Emily Zhai, Jessica Zhai, Amy Zhang, Izabella Ziolkowski

IPSHA Representatives Audrey An, Amalia Bond, Hayley Browne, Gemma Dixon, Katherine Hart, Zoë Hart, Maya Ostapenko, Phoebe Paleologos, Sophia Slater, Sachi Smith, Jeanne Webert, Isabella Woodall, Claudia Wyatt

CIS Representatives Gemma Dixon, Sophia Slater, Sachi Smith, Claudia Wyatt

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Diving Diving Captain’s Report International Representatives Special mentions must go to Anya Rudenko, Year 8, Kennedy Cooper, Year 10 and Emily Pearson, Year 8, who this year represented Australia at international diving events. We are all extremely proud of their successes and are excited to see what their futures hold. We continue to watch Brittany O’Brien (2016) who will be trialling for the Tokyo Olympics in early 2020. Paige Jackson, Year 12

Pymble once again dived headfirst into the competition season with amazing results across the board. Our girls showed dedication and exceptional commitment this year to diving, with the results to prove it. We were very proud of each and every member of the team for their displays of enthusiasm and team spirit throughout the year.

IGSSA and IPSHA

Each diver should be proud of themselves, whether it was learning a new dive, qualifying for competitions, or competing on the world stage.

The season started with a spectacular showcase of talent at the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) and Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) Diving Carnivals held at Sydney Olympic Park. Our girls did Pymble proud with a great display of sportsmanship and talent which led to a number of wins across both events. IPSHA was a great day for our Junior divers with a number of our girls making the podium and progressing to the Combined Independent Schools (CIS) competition. At IGSSA, our Senior divers, under the extraordinary leadership of Mrs Lang and a team of coaches, managed to win six divisions resulting in an overall win in Division 1. IGSSA proved to be a very successful day with Pymble being named Overall Champion School for the eighth year in a row. Due to these successes many of our girls continued on to CIS, All Schools and School Sport Australia competitions where they continued to do Pymble proud.

1 Chris Lang, Thomas York, Samantha Scarr, Year 9, Mikaela Ward, Year 11, Mea Shires, Year 5, Nikola Puhl, Year 8, Emily Farrall, Year 10 and Chris Bednar

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Congratulations and Thank You Thank you to Mrs Chris Lang and the coaching team for their continuous efforts, we are all extremely thankful for your dedication and the hours of hard work you put in behind the scenes. Congratulations to every girl who was part of the 2019 Pymble Diving program. Each diver should be proud of themselves, whether it was learning a new dive, qualifying for competitions, or competing on the world stage. Overall every girl displayed great improvements within their diving endeavours, making all of us proud of our Pymble Diving team. Paige Jackson, Captain of Diving

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Diving Secondary Diving Results IGSSA Diving Championship Results

15 Years Samantha Scarr Rylee McKinstry

12 Years Arabella Cox

1st Springboard

16 Years

Alysha Mukurumbira 2nd Springboard

Mikaela Ward Emily Farrall

14 Years

17/19 Years

13 Years

Anya Rudenko

1st Springboard

15 Years Samantha Scarr

2nd Springboard

17 Years Paige Jackson

Paige Jackson Shakira Tyson

1st Springboard

1st

Emily Pearson, Lucy Robertson, Lucy Pennington, Jessica Colbran

Intermediate Champion Anya Rudenko

Open Platform Champion

17/19 Years Paige Jackson

3rd Platform, 4th Springboard

Emily Pearson Anya Rudenko Nikola Puhl

Samantha Scarr Rylee McKinstry

Team Champion

Pymble Ladies’ College

Overall IGSSA Champion Pymble Ladies’ College

CIS Secondary Diving Results 12 Years 1st Springboard

13 Years Alysha Mukurumbira 5th Springboard

14 Years 1st Platform, 1st Springboard 2nd Springboard 3rd Springboard

Silver

Paige Jackson

1st Springboard, 3rd Platform 4th Springboard 5th Springboard

Blue

Shakira Tyson

Year 11

15 Years

Kennedy Cooper Emily Farrall Mikaela Ward

Division 1 Champions

Year 12

5th Springboard

14 Years

16 Years

Pymble Ladies’ College

Diving Awards

12 Years

Kennedy Cooper

Emily Pearson Anya Rudenko Nikola Puhl

1st Platform, 1st Springboard 2nd Springboard

Emily Farrall 3rd Platform, 5th Team Synchro, 8th 15/16 Synchro, Knockout Round 2

All Schools Diving Results Arabella Cox

Team Event

Arabella Cox

1st Springboard 2nd Platform, 2nd Springboard

Mikaela Ward 5th Springboard, 8th Team Synchro, 6th 17/19 Synchro, Knockout Round 2

1st Springboard

16 Years Kennedy Cooper

16 Years 1st Springboard 2nd Springboard

Silver

1st Springboard 4th Springboard

Mikaela Ward

Year 10

2nd Springboard, 1st Platform 5th Springboard, 3rd Platform 3rd Springboard

Gold

Kennedy Cooper Silver

Emily Farrall

17/19 Years Paige Jackson Shakira Tyson

Year 9

1st Springboard, 1st Platform 3rd Springboard

Silver

Samantha Scarr Blue

School Sport Australia Diving Results

Rylee McKinstry

Year 8

10 Years

Gold

Mea Shires 3rd Springboard, 3rd Team Synchro, 7th 10/12 Synchro, Knockout Round 3

Emily Pearson, Anya Rudenko Blue

14 Years

Jessica Colbran, Nikola Puhl, Lucy Robertson

Nikola Puhl 5th Springboard, 5th Team Synchro, 5th 13/14 Synchro, Knockout Round 2

Year 7

15 Years Samantha Scarr 1st Springboard, 3rd Team Synchro, 2nd 15-16 Synchro, Knockout Round 1

Blue

Arabella Cox, Alysha Mukurumbira, Lucy Pennington

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Diving Secondary Diving Results Secondary Diving Representatives Pymble Representatives Jessica Colbran, Kennedy Cooper, Arabella Cox, Emily Farrall, Paige Jackson, Rylee McKinstry, Alysha Mukurumbira, Emily Pearson, Lucy Pennington, Nikola Puhl, Lucy Robertson, Anya Rudenko, Samantha Scarr, Shakira Tyson, Mikaela Ward

IPSHA Representatives Kennedy Cooper, Arabella Cox, Emily Farrall, Paige Jackson, Rylee McKinstry, Alysha Mukurumbira, Emily Pearson, Nikola Puhl, Anya Rudenko, Samantha Scarr, Shakira Tyson, Mikaela Ward

CIS Representatives Kennedy Cooper, Arabella Cox, Emily Farrall, Paige Jackson, Rylee McKinstry, Emily Pearson, Nikola Puhl, Anya Rudenko, Samantha Scarr, Shakira Tyson, Mikaela Ward

NSW All Schools Representatives Kennedy Cooper, Arabella Cox, Emily Farrall, Paige Jackson, Rylee McKinstry, Emily Pearson, Nikola Puhl, Anya Rudenko, Samantha Scarr, Shakira Tyson, Mikaela Ward

Schools Sports Australia Representatives Emily Farrall, Paige Jackson, Emily Pearson, Nikola Puhl, Samantha Scarr, Mea Shires, Mikaela Ward

Shakira Tyson, Year 12, Samantha Scarr, Year 9 and Rylee McKinstry, Year 9

IGSSA Diving Team Back Row: Alysha Mukurumbira, Jessica Colbran, Rylee McKinstry, Samantha Scarr, Mikaela Ward, Mia Plasto, Nikola Puhl, Mrs Christine Lang Front Row: Thomas York, Lucy Pennington, Shakira Tyson, Emily Pearson, Anya Rudenko, Kennedy Cooper, Paige Jackson, Arabella Cox Absent: Emily Farrall

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Diving Junior Diving Results Junior School Captain of Diving

CIS Primary Championships Results

Annabel Shanahan

8 Years

IPSHA Diving Championships Results 8 Years Willow Gerreyn Anne Liu Emma Lloyd

4th Springboard 5th Springboard 6th Springboard

9 Years Caitlin Stoodley Addison Woods Jezel Baravykas

1st Springboard 2nd Springboard 5th Springboard

10 Years Mea Shires Annie Pennington Leila Rich

2nd Springboard 3rd Springboard 9th Springboard

11 Years Sachi Smith Charlize Boyes Emmeline Powell

5th Springboard 6th Springboard 19th Springboard

12/13 Years Annabel Shanahan 3rd Springboard Lily Stallan 5th Springboard Cameron Stoodley 7th Springboard Ines Danziger 8th Springboard Zoe Rose 12th Springboard

Open Girls Annabel Shanahan Cameron Stoodley

3rd Platform 4th Platform

Willow Gerreyn Anne Liu

3rd Springboard 5th Springboard

9 Years Addison Woods Caitlin Stoodley Jezel Baravykas

2nd Springboard 3rd Springboard 4th Springboard

10 Years Mea Shires Annie Pennington

2nd Springboard 4th Springboard

11 Years Sachi Smith

5th Springboard

12/13 Years Annabel Shanahan Lily Stallan

4th Springboard 5th Springboard

Open Girls Annabel Shanahan Cameron Stoodley

4th Springboard 5th Springboard

PSSA Diving Championships Results 8 Years Willow Gerreyn

5th

9 Years Addison Woods Caitlin Stoodley

1st 4th

10 Years Mea Shires

4th

Samantha Scarr, Year 9 and Mea Shires, Year 5

Junior Diving Representatives Pymble Representatives

CIS Representatives

Jezel Baravykas, Charlize Boyes, Ines Danziger, Willow Gerreyn, Anne Liu, Emma Lloyd, Annie Pennington, Emmeline Powell, Leila Rich, Zoe Rose, Annabel Shanahan, Mea Shires, Sachi Smith, Lily Stallan, Caitlin Stoodley, Cameron Stoodley, Addison Woods

Jezel Baravykas, Willow Gerreyn, Anne Liu, Annie Pennington, Annabel Shanahan, Mea Shires, Sachi Smith, Lily Stallan, Caitlin Stoodley, Cameron Stoodley, Addison Woods

IPSHA Representatives Jezel Baravykas, Willow Gerreyn, Anne Liu, Annie Pennington, Annabel Shanahan, Mea Shires, Sachi Smith, Lily Stallan, Caitlin Stoodley, Cameron Stoodley, Addison Woods

PSSA Representatives Willow Gerreyn, Mea Shires, Caitlin Stoodley, Addison Woods

Schools Sports Australia Representatives Mea Shires

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Equestrian Equestrian Captain’s Report Equestrian Awards

Year 12 Blue

Year 10 Red

Holly O’Connor

Holly Anderson

Red

Year 9

Year 11

Hannah Rockwell

Lucy Glendinning

Red

Emma Locke

Silver

Year 7

Blue

Saskia Fitzgerald

Emma Locke, Year 12

2019 was a busy, yet rewarding year for the Pymble Equestrian team, with countless hours of training and persistence coming from all the girls in between competing for the school all across the state. Beginning in Term 4 2018, girls travelled with their horses to Tamworth to compete over a week at the Interschools Horse Extravaganza, bringing home exciting results. The Pymble girls were well adapted to the long drives into country NSW. The girls were up at sunrise and still walking and feeding their horses after sun down, making sure everything was perfect and ready for the days following. Term 1 2019 saw many Pymble girls put their best foot forward at State Interschools, competing for a place on the NSW team. All the girls’ dedication and skill paid off, with promising results and two girls being selected for the state team.

Equestrian Results

In Term 2, the annual North West Equestrian Expo in Coonabarabran saw five Pymble girls travel to northern NSW to compete over a week in what would be everyone’s favourite interschool. Travelling in and out of small country towns, the girls were exposed to the harsh reality of drought in the towns we competed in, and we always made sure to donate to these events that were almost all run on volunteers. This was such a strong value within the Pymble girls’ competitive spirit, giving back to those who needed it most. With the continual help and support from Mr Massih, Miss Priestly and our parents driving us across the state, the Pymble girls were able to bring home some of the most successful results for the College over the past year.

65cm Combined Training 6th Preliminary Secondary Senior Dressage 3rd Overall Preliminary 1B 9th Preliminary 1C 6th

Emma Locke, Captain of Equestrian and Olivia Muffet, Captain of Equestrian (2020)

Australian Interschool Equestrian Championships Lucy Glendinning

Hannah Rockwell

Secondary Preliminary Class

14th

Combined Training Working Hunter

3rd 7th

State Interschools NSW Equestrian Championships Nicola Angus

Zoe Glendinning

80cm Combined Training 80cm Day 1 Show Jumping 80cm Day 2 Show Jumping 80cm Day 3 Show Jumping

8th 13th 3rd 20th

Holly Anderson CCN*1 Level Eventing

6th Overall

Lucy Glendinning

45cm Primary Combined Training 10th Primary Preliminary Dressage 13th Hannah Rockwell 60cm Combined Training Working Hunter Novice Dressage 2B Olivia Muffet Eventing Eva 95

60cm Combined Training

Pymble Representatives Holly Anderson, Nicola Angus, Lucy Glendinning, Rosie Kenny, Emma Locke, Olivia Muffet, Hannah Rockwell, Rosie Thomson

IGSSA Representatives Holly Anderson, Nicola Angus, Lucy Glendinning, Rosie Kenny, Emma Locke, Olivia Muffet, Hannah Rockwell, Rosie Thomson

CIS Representatives

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Rosie Thomson

Equestrian Representatives

Lucy Glendinning, Hannah Rockwell

4th 5th 6th

Olivia Muffet, Year 11

18th

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Fencing Fencing Captain’s Report 2019 was another outstanding year for Pymble Fencing. Fantastic individual and team results were a reflection of ha d work, commitment, perseverance and camaraderie. Our Pymble Fencing program has grown significantl , with all fencers contributing to the supportive and fun environment. The friendships and positive atmosphere were a highlight of the year. Pymble fencers gave their best and challenged themselves, both in training and competitions, and the year was full of wonderful individual and team achievements representing Pymble, NSW and Australia. Congratulations to all who took up the challenge to compete.

Australian Schools Championships Chloe Burton, Year 12

Fencing Awards Year 12 Silver

Chloe Burton, Amelie Read

Year 11 Gold

Amelie Yee Blue

Isabella Pippia

Year 10 Blue

Vivian Wen

Year 8 Blue

Isla Harris, Alexandra Luxton, Sienna Stephens, Alyssa Yee Red

Aileen Hao

Year 7 Red

Angel Huang, Phoebe Yi

Fencing Representatives NSW All Schools Representatives Chloe Burton, Isla Harris, Isabella Pippia, Sienna Stephens, Alyssa Yee, Amelie Yee

This year, the Pymble Fencing Red team (Chloe Burton, Amelie Read, Vivian Wen, Amelie Yee) won gold and the coveted Australian National Senior Schools (Years 10 to 12) Teams Championships. Our Blue team (Isla Harris, Alexandra Luxton, Isabella Pippia, Alyssa Yee) also did very well and won silver. In the Individual Senior Schools Championships, Amelie Yee won bronze while Chloe Burton came 5th, Isabella Pippia – 7th, Vivian Wen – 8th, Alexandra Luxton – 10th and Isla Harris – 11th. In the Australian National Intermediate Schools (Years 7 to 9) Championships, Pymble’s Fencing team (Isla Harris, Josephine Wong, Alyssa Yee, Phoebe Yi) fenced extremely well and won silver. In the Individual Intermediate Schools Championships, Alyssa Yee won bronze, Isla Harris came 5th, Josephine Wong – 10th and Phoebe Yi – 11th.

The fencing calendar was extensive this year and dominated by Pymble fencers. Australian National Championships 2019 saw great participation from Pymble fencers competing across a number of events. Many girls entered the Australian National Championships in the Open, U/23, U/20, Cadet (U/17) and U/15 divisions. These were very competitive events – well done to all those who competed and congratulations on your results. Notably, this year Amelie Yee won gold and Chloe Burton won bronze in the Australian Cadet National Championships. Both girls went on to represent NSW in the team event and won gold. Amelie Yee won silver in the National U/20 Championships, with Chloe and Amelie again representing NSW and winning bronze in the team event. Also, following solid individual results in the Australian U/15 National Championships, Sienna Stephens and Alyssa Yee were selected to represent NSW in the team event where they won silver.

Other Competitions Congratulations to all our fencers who competed across a range of individual and team competitions, including the various school team leagues, Roberta Nutt, Olympic Cup, AJ Rae & RA White Schools Championships, and many more. The fencing calendar was extensive this year and dominated by Pymble fencers. Special mention to our up and coming young fencers who competed in events such as the Inaugural International U/14 Épée Grand Prix, the Koala Mini Challenge and the Friendship Team Cup. In particular, congratulations to Isla Harris, Sienna Stephens and Alyssa Yee who also represented NSW. Well done and keep striving for your best!

Australian Representatives Amelie Read, Amelie Yee

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Fencing Fencing Captain’s Report International Representation This year, Amelie Yee was selected to be on the 2019 Australian Cadet Women’s Fencing team. Amelie represented Australia in competitions in Slovakia and Finland, and then the Asian Championships in Jordan and the World Championships in Poland in both the U/17 and the U/20 Individual and Team Championships. The Oceania Championships were held in Wellington, New Zealand in April. This was a great opportunity for fencers from Australia to compete internationally. Amelie Yee won gold and the Oceania and New Zealand National Championship titles, and Amelie Read placed fifth. Both Amelie Yee and Amelie Read then formed a team of Australian fencers and went on to win gold in the team event.

Thank You On behalf of all Pymble fencers, we extend a sincere thanks to our coordinator, Mr Massih, our coach Simon Capon, and our assistant coaches Freya Clarke, Jean-Luc Barbara and Aleksandra Kotevski. You supported and guided us each week and we really appreciated it! Thank you also to all Pymble fencers – you showed dedication and commitment to our sport. You supported and encouraged each other to make our Pymble Fencing community fun and rewarding. Congratulations on an amazing 2019 and best wishes for 2020!

Back Row: Sienna Stephens, Year 8, Amelie Yee, Year 11, Amelie Read, Year 11, Vivian Wen, Year 10 Second Row: Isabella Pippia, Year 11, Angel Huang, Year 7, Phoebe Yi, Year 7 Front Row: Isla Harris, Year 8, Alexandra Luxton, Year 8, Alyssa Yee, Year 8, Aileen Hao, Year 8, Josephine Wong, Year 6

Amelie Yee, Captain of Fencing (2020) Captain of Fencing Chloe Burton

Back Row: Simon Capon, Amelie Yee, Year 11, Vivian Wen, Year 10, Chloe Burton, Year 12, Amelie Read, Year 11, Jean-Luc Barbara Front Row: Isla Harris, Year 8, Alexandra Luxton, Year 8, Alyssa Yee, Year 8, Isabella Pippia, Year 11

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Football Football Captain’s Report

Sophie Nelson, Year 12

IGSSA Football In 2019, 21 Pymble teams competed in the Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) Football competition which is more than any other IGSSA school involved. It was only a seven-week competition so we did not have any finals and the winner was decided by points. From our 12 Senior, six Junior and three Year 7 teams that entered, eight teams finished in the top th ee, which was a great result. Our Year 7A team finished first and our Junior First an Senior First teams finished in very close second positions. I would like to thank the 310 students who participated over the seven weeks with a great amount of enthusiasm and team spirit. I would also like to thank all the families who came along to spectate and support our teams. Congratulations to all the girls on a very successful IGSSA season.

Futsal

well throughout the tournament and drew against the team coming first in our final pool game. They we e very unlucky not to make the quarters, but all the girls thoroughly enjoyed the competition. Special mention to our goal keeper Liesel Page, Year 8, who saved many crucial goals and to Gabriella Stone, Year 8, who scored multiple goals for our team. Our Under 16 Years team played the following day and got off to a great start winning most of their pool games. Despite giving it their all, they lost in the quarters to Central Coast Sports College. Thank you to all our parents who came along to offer their support and well done to all our players for an exciting tournament.

The Tottenham Hotspurs visit Pymble We received an invitation from the University of Wollongong to take part in a training session led by qualified coaches from Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (UK). Forty of our top footballers participated in the 90-minute session. This was a great opportunity for our girls. We hope to partner with Tottenham in some similar sessions again next year. Our Junior First coach, Shevi Keshavarz, attended a luncheon with the coaches and was able to meet the famous Ledley King and gain an insight into the coaching methods and techniques used within the Spur’s academy.

Bill Turner Pymble were the regional champions at the Bill Turner competition, but unfortunately we were knocked out in the semi-finals by estfield 3-1. Our top Junior footballers (15 years and under) competed in the quarter-finals of the Bill Turner competition. We finished our pool as the Regional North Champions after defeating Roseville College 7-0.

TAP 2019 saw the second year of the Talented Athlete Program (TAP) in action. Invitations were also sent to the strongest Year 5 and Year 6 girls from the Junior School. The program was designed to create better footballers – technically, tactically and physically. The program consisted of two technical football sessions per week, sport-specific gym p ograms and one sprint session per week with Melinda Gainsford-Taylor. I would like to thank the school for designing such an elite program, enabling girls across the school to participate and improve their footballing ability. Sophie Nelson, Captain of Football

Football Representatives IGSSA Representatives Claudia Johnston, Shivani Mehta, Saskia Newman

Three Pymble teams competed in the Regional Futsal Championships at the Northern Beaches Indoor Centre, Warriewood. Our Under 14 Years team was unlucky to lose the final against Mackellar Girls however our Under 16 Years team defeated Queenwood in their final. This esulted in both of our teams making it to the State Championships at Penrith. Our Open team put up a tough fight, but unfortunately was knocked out in the semi-finals by Queenwood who they had beaten earlier in the day.

State Futsal Championships On Wednesday 31 June, our Under 14 Years Futsal team competed in the State Futsal Championships at Hawkesbury Stadium at North Windsor. The girls played extremely

Claudia Johnston, Year 9

Rachel Sullivan, Year 8

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Football Secondary Football Results IGSSA Football Results Pymble 1

2nd

Ciara Gibson, Claudia Johnston, Eloise Jones, Julia Vignes, Kaitlyn Chan, Keely Rock, Lucia Massaro, Monique Hore, Olivia Attrill, Rebecca Terry, Saskia Newman, Shivani Mehta, Sophie Nelson, Stephanie Volos, Summer Hall, Tara Watson, Tess Rickard

Pymble 2

8th

Amelie Read, Arielle Madew, Ciara Walsham, Emily Oppenheim, Emma Griffin, Geo gia Fuller, Jemima Curtis, Jessica Oppenheim, Jessica Sywak, Kiana Vardy, Laura Papworth, Lauren Geddes, Lily McLeod, Olivia Rechner, Rebecca Jones, Sophie Freedman, Sophie Graham

Pymble 3 8th Alexandra Ferguson, Annabelle Webb, Cassey Mackin, Claire Ovens, Claudia Burt, Claudia Perrignon, Esther Hanna, Haylee Jones, Holly Ryan, Jessica Saunders, Kate Ryan, Sophie Brasher

Pymble 4

6th

Pymble 8 7th

Pymble 14 5th

Alexandria Graham, Brigitte Singarayar, Claire McMahon, Eleanor Buchanan, Hannah Maher, Isobel Clift, Jaanavi Kumar, Jessica Freedman, Lilli Johnston, Sophia Hardas, Winnie Cheng, Zahra Padmanathan

Abigail Ballhausen, Amelie Riley, Annabel Brown, Annabel Maple-Brown, Annika Ferguson, Cia Fotias, Haley Spring, Jessica Colbran, Jordyn Seeto, Katherine Hartcliff, Liesel Page, Lucy Robertson, Sara Mitchell, Sarah Oppenheim, Zoe Allen

Pymble 9

1st

Alice Pilbeam, Amelia Seidler, Ariana Frater, Cosima Robson, Courtney Scott, Dominique Newman, Ella Gray, Emily Walker, Emma Small, Eve MacLennan, Gemma Moore, Holly O’Connor, Katherine Goodman, Olivia Hunt, Stephanie Tyson, Victoria Orr

Pymble 10 3rd Alice Dixon, Alice Walker, Chanelle Ratnam, Ella Jones, Emilia Soghomonian, Emma Reidy, Emma Sullivan, Georgina Seymour, Haylee Turner, Madison Simson, Nicola Angus, Rhonda Kerr, Samantha Connellan, Sophia Mitchell

Pymble 11

3rd

Aisling Salvador, Amy Cairns, Antonia Maher, Chloe Colfer, Erin Carley, Fiona Parsons, Georgia Winter, Imogen Kaleski, Jessica Brown, Laura Kellaway, Lauren Kowal, Lucinda Denny, Maddison Everingham, Sophie Lind

Abby Jackson, Anita Harasymiuk, Brianna Kierath, Brooke Faahan-Smith, Georgina Ericsson, Hannah Edwards, Lara Blair, Leah Harbor, Lucy Small, Marguerite Andrews, Mia De Riz, Orla Whatmough, Samantha Guthrie, Siobhan Dubois

Pymble 5

Pymble 12

8th

Amelia Hill, Charlotte Wardell, Chloe Le Clerc, Isabel Wilson, Jacqueline Gibson, Lucia Laszok, Maddierose Dreves, Madeline Warden, Nathi Hoyle, Olivia Muffet, Rosie Oldham, Tess Orton, Zoe McAuley, Zoë Janssen

Pymble 6

5th

Ella Duffic , Isabel Stubbs, Lauren Madacsi, Lucy Dugan, Lucy Hancock, Mia Shortis, Niamh Mansfield, Nina Saunders, Olivia Barrett, Olivia Harvey-Latham, Ruby Martyr, Sophie Huxley, Willa Webster

Pymble 7

5th

Aerin Drever, Alicia Adamson, Dharma Surridge, Emily Milne, Emily Sheppard, Georgia Jimenez, Isabel Jones, Isobel Curran, Jacyntha Wong, Keaara Gunzenhauser, Lara So, Nicola Boyce, Saachi Bains, Sarah Gabb, Sophia Mitchell, Sophie Wruck, Weijun Zhou

8th

Abby Jackson, Chelsea Taylor, Claire Browning, Claire Rogers, Clare Macpherson, Edie Kemp, Ella Atkins, Holly Hassall, Isla Cameron, Jayda Holland, Katrina Mitchell, Kyra Wheatley, Mackenzie Watkins, Sarah Lonie, Amy Go

Pymble 13

2nd

Ava Olesen, Ciara Gibson, Eliza Nelson, Ella Wilson, Emma Heinl, Gabriella Stone, Georgina Maher, Gianna Ariston, Jessica Colbran, Lara Hogan, Laura Wilson, Niraaya Jayasinghe, Rachel Sullivan, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Sofia Massa o, Sophie Watson, Wynter O’Regan

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Pymble 15

7th

Abigail Ballhausen, Abigail VerdalAustin, Ashleigh O’Young, Genevieve Osborne, Georgia McDonagh, Isabella Hurst, Isabella Pettinato, Juliet Borean, Lauren Solness, Nea Shingler, Olivia Pethard, Roshan Neekan, Rylee McKinstry, Sascha Wallace, Tahmara Thomas

Pymble 16

2nd

Amber Uther, Amelia Browning, Amelia Hinrichsen, Emma Livingstone, Freya Gordon, Isabelle Kellaway, Kyuri Kim, Lara Townsley, Lucy Rouse, Matilda Geddes, Megan Boyce, Tamara Guttman, Tessa Warneford, Victoria Hamilton, Zoe Milligan

Pymble 17

2nd

Alice Dunn, Amber Bennett, Ashlee Narker, Charlotte Ferry, Chloe Moore, Eliza Gothard, Eliza Thompson, Holly Jackson, Isabella Jelley, Mehreen Khan, Mia Finn, Gloria Shrestha, Samara Chopra, Savanna Lumley

Pymble 18

7th

Annabelle Ainsworth, Daisy Owen, Emily Stevens, Georgia AlexanderEasaw, Holly Campbell, Jeslyn Tan, Jessica O’Bryan, Lihini Jayasekara, Natasha Moore, Nikola Puhl, Samira Toor, Sophie Christopher, Sophie Dunn, Stephanie Wood, Thea Desmond, Tiah Shaw

Pymble 19

1st

Amber Halliday, Amelie Matthews, Ava Thomas, Briana Armstrong, Demitria Volos, Georgia Shaw, Georgia Short, Jamie Heyman, Juliette Harris, Lucy Miller, Lucy Yates, Madeleine Short, Sienna Warden, Sophia Grindlay

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6th

Millie Barter, Andie Greene, Annalise Cuschieri, Ava Thomas, Bella Jones, Chloe Frontczak, Gemma Middleton, Georgia Bicego, Georgia Lyster, Jacinta Martin, Lucinda Wlossak, Mackenzie Goldthorpe, Matilda Bourne, Megan Wood, Nina Baikie, Vanessa Liu, Wendy Liu

Pymble 21 7th Catherine Nachar, Chanel Mitford, Charlie Lewthwaite, Vanessa Chang, Claudia Rathborne, Estelle Vander, Lucy Xie, Melijah Dwight, Minol Mahendra, Misha Dhawan, Piper Gregory-Reid, Sameera Dutta, Sarah Macpherson, Sophia Lynch, Sophie Beadman, Sophie Wang, Lily Huang

1 Sophie Nelson, Year 12 2 Jessica Colbran, Year 8

Senior Firsts Back Row: Tess Rickard, Keely Rock, Olivia Attrill, Rebecca Terry, Sophie Nelson, Summer Hall, Lucia Massaro, Ciara Gibson, Georgina Maher, Shervin Keshavarz Front Row: Monique Hore, Shivani Mehta, Claudia Johnston, Saskia Newman, Stephanie Volos, Tara Watson, Eloise Jones, Kaitlyn Chan

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Junior Firsts Back Row: Shervin Keshavarz, Laura Wilson, Emma Heinl, Gianna Ariston, Ava Olesen, Jessica Colbran, Sophie Watson, Sofia Massaro, Eliza Nelson Front Row: Niraaya Jayasinghe, Gabriella Stone, Rachel Sullivan, Wynter O’Regan, Lara Hogan, Ella Wilson, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw

Year 7 Firsts Back Row: Aimee Phillips, Amber Halliday, Briana Armstrong, Juliette Harris, Jamie Heyman, Ava Thomas, Madeleine Short Front Row: Lucy Yates, Demitria Volos, Georgia Short, Georgia Shaw, Lucy Miller

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Football Secondary Football Awards Football Awards Year 12

Year 10

Year 8

Blue

Sophie Nelson, Saskia Newman

Monique Hore, Eloise Jones, Shivani Mehta, Tess Rickard, Tara Watson

Kaitlyn Chan, Jessica Colbran, Emma Heinl, Ava Olesen, Wynter O’Regan, Gabriella Stone, Rachel Sullivan, Sophie Watson, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw

Red Emma Griffin, Rebecca Jones, Arielle Madew, Ciara Walsham

Year 11 Blue

Red Lauren Geddes, Sophie Graham, Lily McLeod, Emily Oppenheim, Laura Papworth, Olivia Rechner, Jessica Sywak

Olivia Attrill, Summer Hall, Lucia Massaro, Keely Rock, Rebecca Terry

Year 9

Red

Gianna Ariston, Ciara Gibson, Lara Hogan, Niraaya Jayasinghe, Claudia Johnston, Georgina Maher, Sofia Massa o, Eliza Nelson, Ella Wilson, Laura Wilson

Sophie Brasher, Claudia Burt, Jemima Curtis, Alexandra Ferguson, Esther Hanna, Haylee Jones, Cassey Mackin, Jessica Oppenheim, Claire Ovens, Claudia Perrignon, Amelie Read, Kate Ryan, Holly Ryan, Jessica Saunders, Kiana Vardy, Annabelle Webb

Red Zoe Allen, Abigail Ballhausen, Annabel Brown, Elise Mitchell, Sarah Oppenheim, Liesel Page, Lucy Robertson

Blue

Red Annika Ferguson, Cia Fotias, Annabel Maple-Brown, Amelie Riley, Jordyn Seeto, Haley Spring

Year 7 Blue Briana Armstrong, Sophia Grindlay, Amber Halliday, Juliette Harris, Jamie Heyman, Amelie Matthews, Lucy Miller, Georgia Shaw, Georgia Short, Madeleine Short, Ava Thomas, Demitria Volos, Sienna Warden, Lucy Yates

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Football Junior School Football Report In Term 1, Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 played Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) Football. We had a great term playing and enjoyed it whether we won or lost. Every team did very well and tried their hardest. The coaches were amazing, they helped every player to be the best they could be, and we really appreciated them being there, especially early on Saturday mornings to help us and cheer us on.

All the players should be proud of themselves for how much they improved. Everyone showed great sportsmanship and shook hands at the end of each match. Some girls played for the first time and learnt how to dribble, pass and shoot, which took lots of persistence, but they never gave up. Although some games were rained out, we played most Saturdays and trained after school. If you didn’t play this year, you might want to think about playing next year because it’s a lot of fun. Enjoy the off season and I can’t wait to see you all on the football field again next year! Ines Danziger, Junior School Captain of Football

Junior Football Representative IPSHA Representative Izabella Ziolkowski

IPSHA Football Teams Year 3

Year 6

Pymble 12

Pymble 1

Emily Finucane, Nicole Ho, Brielle Humphreys, Mea McBurney, Abby Pisani, Rosanna Rew, Zara Sandham, Claudia Sherlock, Caitlin Stoodley

Ines Danziger, Sienna Edwards, Ashley Macdonald, Amelia Mitchell, Zara Mitchell, Erika Nakamaru, Sophia Slater, Izabella Ziolkowski

Year 4 Pymble 9 Amelia Bicego, Hayley Browne, Davina Giraga Hewage, Annabelle Johnston, Lily Mancey, Jeanne Webert, Isabella Woodall, Annie Pennington

Pymble 10 Katherine Boyce, Eloise Fisher, Annabel Lewthwaite, Celine Liu, Ashleigh Song, Ella-Marie Scott, Christina Zhao

Pymble 11 Emily Englund, Amelia Lee, Lucinda Martin, Chloe Wang, Lara Waterhouse, Addison Woods, Arin Yoon

Year 5 Pymble 6 Emma Baikie, Zoë Hart, Siena Pascoe, Zara Pattinson, Sienna Phair, Dasha Stusenko, Ella Willetts, Ariana Ziolkowski, Yasmin Humphreys

Pymble 7 Tessa Gregory-Reid, Abigail McKinnon, Isabella Pak, Siena Parsons, Anaïs Vander, Kaitlin Vigne, Arabella Wheatley, Yve Willmott

Pymble 8 Sasha Clark, Madison Donald, Julia Farcas, Katherine Lee, Ruby Lyons, Emmeline Powell, Clare Vincent, Rachel Yau

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Pymble 2 Diana Attinger, Mary Cottrell, Claudia Green, Lara Hassall, Jemma Horley, Sophia Lim, Emily Rothery, Darcey Hawkins

Pymble 3 Annabel Charnock, Elizabeth Lockhart, Katherine Macpherson, Annabel Taylor, Erin Porter, Abby Sywak, Isabella Stalley, Harriet Wormald

Pymble 4 Jessica Bunce, Sabrina Cooke, Aysel Gupta, Rischa Jadav, Isabella Johnson, Grace Longstaff, Claire McPherson

Pymble 5 Aria Patel, Grace Rew, Sarah Usher, Gemma Woo, Sonya Zlatanovic, Esther Essey, Lily Owler

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Hockey Hockey Captain’s Report

Lara Richards, Year 12

Mollie Dive The 2019 hockey season commenced with the annual Mollie Dive Hockey Competition played on a Tuesday and Wednesday evening at Ku-ringgai High School. Each year, Pymble enters two teams into the competition as part of the students’ pre-season preparation. The competition has run for more than 20 years and is played in honour of Pymble ex-student Mollie Dive. Mollie Dive was known for her excellence on the cricket oval and the hockey field. She epresented and captained her country in both sports.

This year both Pymble teams played an incredible standard of hockey with each reaching the finals of their espective competitions. The Junior Firsts played Abbotsleigh in the final of the Junior competition. In a tightly fought contest, the Junior team was narrowly defeated 1–0 in the final. The Senior Firsts played Barker College in the grand final of the Senior division. The game saw end to end hockey. Barker defended bravely; however, were unable to hold out the Pymble girls. Pymble won the game 1–0, holding on to the Mollie Dive Cup for the 16th consecutive year. This is such a special tournament for Pymble girls and highlights the proud history that Pymble has in the sport of hockey.

IGSSA The very much anticipated Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) Hockey season commenced at the beginning of Term 3 with ten Pymble hockey teams ready to run around the field with excitement and teamwork. Throughout the season, Pymble played with sportsmanship and grew as a team week in week out, making the College proud of their efforts. Out of the ten hockey teams, eight were successful in reaching the semi-finals with th ee teams progressing to the grand finals. All grand finals featuring Pymble were played on our magnificent Mollie Dive astro turf. It was a thrill to be able to play on our home ground in front of so many staff, friends and family. We must say a big thank you to the Facilities staff who ensured that Pymble girls played on the best grass and astro turf fields in the enti e IGSSA competition.

goal in the first half to lead the game 1–0. The Pymble team remained in the game with tenacious defence, finally equalising in the second half to bring the game into extra time. The teams could not be separated at the end of the extra time period and were named Joint Premiers of the Junior IGSSA Division.

Congratulations to every hockey team this year, you should all be proud of what you achieved. Thank you to Miss Halliday for your dedication and for being a true inspiration to every girl. A very warm thank you to all of the coaches who lead their teams with unity and passion. For the future of hockey at Pymble, I wish you all the best for the seasons to come. I hope you all enjoy the Saturday mornings with each other, making lifelong friendships and memories.

The Senior Firsts played Loreto Kirribilli in a suspenseful Division 1 grand final. Both teams played with intensity and a unified bond, which esulted in a draw at full time. Play went into two periods of extra time, dropping off two players each time, nine versus nine and seven versus seven. After a tiring yet exhilarating game, neither team could be separated so both teams were named Joint Premiers. Well done girls. The Junior Firsts came from third position in the round games to meet an undefeated Abbotsleigh in the grand final of the Junior Division 1 competition. Abbotsleigh scored a

Lara Richards, Captain of Hockey

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Hockey Secondary Hockey Results IGSSA Hockey Results Pymble 1

= 1st

Pymble 7

4th

Sydney Auld, Bronwyn Brereton, Jenna Coghill, Nicola Farquharson, Olivia Hunt, Jessica Kellaway, Eve MacLennan, Grace MacLennan, Georgia Mantis, Gemma Moore, Onyinyenye Nwamadi, Amalia Patterson, Lara Richards, Annabelle Whiteley

Olivia Barton, Amelia Brown, Charlotte Ferry, Isabella Forbes, Katherine Hartcliff, Isabelle Kellaway, Emma Livingstone, Genevieve Osborne, Holly Shephard, Sienna Srikanth, Rosanna van Horen, Madeline Walker, Sascha Wallace, Tessa Webster, Stephanie Wood, Isabella Pettinato

Pymble 2

Pymble 8

6th

Jessica Brown, Georgia Fuller, Lauren Geddes, Victoria Graves, Emma Griffin, eronique Hopkin, Alexandria Johnson, Rebecca Jones, Ruby Martyr, Jessica Oppenheim, Emma Small, Jessica Sywak, Emily Walker, Orla Whatmough, Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw, Bronte Worner, Sophie Wruck

Pymble 3

3rd

5th

Ella Jones, Amy Betteridge, Claire Browning, Maddierose Dreves, Brooke Faahan-Smith, Karenza Griffiths, Esther Hanna, Zoë Janssen, Chloe Le Clerc, Sophia Mitchell, Chanelle Ratnam, Claire Rogers, Jessica Saunders, Haylee Turner, Charlotte Wardell, Tara Watson

Pymble 5

= 1st

Annabelle Ainsworth, Zoe Allen, Amelia Browning, Genevieve Chu, Thea Desmond, Jazmine Guassardi, Tamara Guttman, Victoria Makim, Georgia McDonagh, Zoe Milligan, Claire Minetti, Lucia O’Dea, Gloria Shrestha, Amber Uther, Claudia Webster, Fatima Laffaye, Rianna Bhat

Grace Collins, Halle De Souza, Georgina Ericsson, Sophie Graham, Amelia Hill, Isabelle Hudson, Lucia Laszok, Hannah Maher, Emily Oppenheim, Zahra Padmanathan, Olivia Rechner, Emma Sullivan, Evie Thomson, Madeline Warden, Courtney Wong

Pymble 4

= 1st

Pymble 9

4th

Adelia Arslan, Nina Baikie, Sophie Banerjee, Jessica Beeton, Georgia Bicego, Chloe Brogan, Elizabeth Graves, Ella Jones, Sofia Laftsidis, Geo gia Lyster, Lucy Pennington, Meredith Reynolds, Arabella Smithyman, Claire Spring, Lucinda Wlossak

Pymble 10

4th

Isabel Aveling, Charlotte Balasubramaniam, Saskia Dubois, Billie Fisher, Saskia Fitzgerald, Giselle Garey, Mackenzie Goldthorpe, Giaan Jackson, Bella Jones, Jasmine Li, Mila Seidler, Meg Stapleton, Sophie Toma, Estelle Vander, Megan Wood

1 Meredith Reynolds, Year 7 2 Gemma Moore, Year 12 and Nicola Farquharson, Year 10

Hockey Representatives

Philippa Austin, Caitlin Brereton, Jessica Fader, Chloe Fader, Maggie Kellaway, Michaela-Jayne Kennedy, Chloe Moore, Tilly Morgan, Anna Mufford, Zoe Samios, Abigail Verdal-Austin, Alice Windybank

Sydney Auld, Bronwyn Brereton, Jenna Coghill, Nicola Farquharson, Jessica Kellaway, Georgia Mantis, Amalia Patterson

Pymble 6

Sydney Auld, Bronwyn Brereton, Jenna Coghill, Nicola Farquharson, Jessica Kellaway, Georgia Mantis, Amalia Patterson

Pymble Representatives

IGSSA Representatives

4th

Abigail Ballhausen, Megan Boyce, Annika Ferguson, Matilda Geddes, Victoria Hamilton, Annika Johnson, Ashley Ko, Bella Macdonald, Camilla Reynolds, Amelie Riley, Lucy Rouse, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Sarah Oppenheim, Maddie Wilson

CIS Representatives Bronwyn Brereton, Nicola Farquharson, Jessica Kellaway, Amalia Patterson

Under 15 NSW Hockey Team Sydney Auld, Jenna Coghill, Amalia Patterson

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Hockey Secondary Hockey Awards Hockey Awards Year 12

Year 10

Year 8

Blue

Silver

Bronwyn Brereton, Olivia Hunt, Eve MacLennan, Gemma Moore, Onyinyenye Nwamadi, Lara Richards

Nicola Farquharson

Jenna Coghill, Georgia Mantis, Amalia Patterson, Alice Windybank

Red Jessica Brown, Georgia Fuller, Emma Griffin, Rebecca Jones, Ruby Martyr, Emily Walker, Bronte Worner, Sophie Wruck

Year 11

Red Lauren Geddes, Victoria Graves

Blue

Year 9

Annabelle Whiteley, Caitlin Brereton, Jessica Fader, Maggie Kellaway, Tilly Morgan, Zoe Samios

Silver Sydney Auld

Red

Blue

Abigail Ballhausen, Sarah Oppenheim, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw

Jessica Kellaway

Grace MacLennan, Philippa Austin, Chloe Moore, Anna Mufford, Abigail Verdal-Austin

Red

Blue

Annika Ferguson, Matilda Geddes, Victoria Hamilton, Annika Johnson, Ashley Ko, Bella Macdonald, Camilla Reynolds, Amelie Riley, Lucy Rouse, Emma Livingstone

Chloe Fader, Michaela-Jayne Kennedy

Blue

Veronique Hopkin, Alexandria Johnson, Jessica Oppenheim, Orla Whatmough, Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw

Bronwyn Brereton, Year 12

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Senior Firsts Back Row: Jenna Coghill, Eve MacLennan, Olivia Hunt, Onyinye Nwamadi, Bronwyn Brereton, Annabelle Whiteley, Lara Richards, Ben Senior Front Row: Amalia Patterson, Jessica Kellaway, Gemma Moore, Grace MacLennan, Sydney Auld, Georgia Mantis, Nicola Farquharson

Year 7 Firsts Back Row: Back Row: Georgia Lyster, Claire Spring, Lucy Pennington, Ella Jones, Sofia Laftsidis, Adelia Arslan, Lucinda Wlossak, Georgia Owers Front Row: Elizabeth Graves, Meredith Reynolds, Chloe Brogan, Arabella Smithyman, Sophie Banerjee, Jessica Beeton, Nina Baikie, Georgia Bicego

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Hockey Junior School Hockey Report In Term 2, teams in Years 3 to 6 had the opportunity to represent Pymble in the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) Hockey competition. We saw Pymble girls demonstrate their talent and sportsmanship throughout the season. Teams encouraged each other both on and off the field, cheering and clapping respectfully. It was also nice to hear words of encouragement like “good try” as everyone gave their best effort.

We all had the opportunity to try something new as we acquired new skills in different positions. One of these opportunities for Year 6 was donning the protective goalkeeper padding and learning techniques to keep the ball out of the goal. The season saw blue skies that meant lots of opportunities to play with friends new and old. Thank you to all the coaches for their support, guidance and instruction. We look forward to the hockey season again next year where we will continue to strive for the highest. All’ Ultimo Lavoro.

IPSHA Hockey Teams Pymble 1

Pymble 5

Annabel Charnock, Mary Cottrell, Sienna Edwards, Miranda Gu, Darcey Hawkins, Jaya Lilienthal, Sophia Lim, Sophia Slater, Abby Sywak, Izabella Ziolkowski

Harriet Harding, Katherine Lee, Yuyin Luo, Isabella Pak, Zara Pattinson, Sienna Phair, Mea Shires, Dasha Stusenko, Arini Yellamaraju, Brianna Zhang

Pymble 2

Pymble 6

Charlize Boyes, Ines Danziger, Lara Hassall, Ashley Macdonald, Zara Mitchell, Tully O’Regan, Phoebe Paleologos, Erin Porter, Isabella Stalley, Ella van Horen, Amy Zhang

Elisa Cui, Emily Englund, Eloise Fisher, Grace Louw, Annie Pennington, Isabella Woodall

Pymble 3

Abani Dhaliwal, Sienna Ford, Annabel Lewthwaite, Celine Liu, Lucinda Martin, Emily Yu

Charlotte Ford, Josephine Green, Genevieve Hartin, Louise Kim, Elizabeth Lockhart, Talia Luo, Eloise Makeham, Ella O’Dea, Lily Owler, Aria Patel, Harriet Wormald

Pymble 4

Pymble 7

Pymble 8 Blair Elliott, Emily Finucane, Anne Liu, Shreya Mahendra, Claudia Sherlock, Caitlin Stoodley, Emily Woods-McConville

Chloe Brown, Tessa Gregory-Reid, Zoë Hart, Kaitlin Vigne, Clare Vincent, Arabella Wheatley, Ella Willetts, Ariana Ziolkowski

Sienna Edwards, Junior School Captain of Hockey

Blair Elliott, Year 3, Emily Finucane, Year 3, Emily Woods-McConville, Year 3, Shreya Mahendra, Year 3, Eloise Fisher, Year 4 and Claudia Sherlock, Year 3

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Netball Netball Captain’s Report

Sally Guthrie, Year 12

NSW Schools Cup

Thank You

Pymble entered a Year 5 and Year 6 team, a Year 7 and Year 8 team and a Year 9 and Year 10 team in the NSW Schools Cup. All teams represented the school with pride and played exceptional netball. Both the Year 5 and Year 6 team and the Year 9 and Year 10 team made it into the second round, but were narrowly defeated. The Year 7 and Year 8 team progressed to the NSW Schools Cup finals after beating The Hills Sports High School.

We are so grateful to Katie Edwards, our Netball Manager, Virginia Welsh, our Coaching Director and all the amazing coaches and umpires for enabling this season to be so successful for Pymble Netball. Without the hours of commitment, dedication and innovative and engaging training sessions, none of these incredible results, experiences and friendships would be possible. Last, but not least, thank you to all the girls and parents who participated in and supported Pymble Netball.

PNTAP

Representative Honours

Netball training started early in Term 1 with the Pymble Netball Talented Athlete Program (PNTAP) providing a select group of young talented netballers with pre-season skills and fitness. The girls we e thrilled to have Virginia Welsh, Coaching Director at Pymble, and outstanding guest coaches, including Paige Hadley, a current member of the NSW Swifts and the Australian Diamonds and Megan Anderson, a specialist coach for the Australian Diamonds and a former elite netballer, lead the sessions. Targeted and specific trainings on footwork, attacking and defensive movements and spatial awareness gave the girls skills and confidence leading up to the trials for the Junior Firsts and Seconds and Senior Firsts and Seconds.

Across the year, incredible Pymble girls were selected to represent IGSSA, Combined Independent Schools (CIS) and NSW in a series of competitions. Seven Pymble netballers were selected to join the Open and 15 Years and Under IGSSA Netball teams to compete at the NSW Combined Independent Schools (NSWCIS) Netball Challenge. Both teams were undefeated.

2019 was the most successful year for Pymble Netball ever.., IGSSA Competition The highlight of netball at Pymble is the Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) competition which takes place in Term 3. 2019 was the most successful year for Pymble Netball ever, with 33 teams entered in the competition, of which 27 teams made the semi-finals, 16 teams made th grand finals and eight became IGSS Champions. Strong friendships and Pymble spirit were evident across the season, with excellent teamwork and sportsmanship propelling teams to these brilliant performances.

Two amazing sisters, Audrey Little, Year 10 and Eugenie Little, Year 8, both represented NSW Netball in the Under 17 Years and Under 16 Years squads respectively. Audrey was also selected as one of 36 of Australia’s most up and coming netballers and will attend the National Squad Camp in Canberra.

UK Netball Tour In the July school holidays, the 22-strong Pymble Netball squad toured around the UK for 16 days. The girls played four fixtu es against Academy teams in the UK, watched the Diamonds play at the World Cup Netball Championships in Liverpool and visited many beautiful places including London, Oxford, Chester, Shrewsbury, Buxton, Wales and York.

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Isobel Clift, Year 11 Sophie Roe, Year 11 Sienna Bond, Year 9 Alice Mitchell, Year 12

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Netball Secondary Netball Results IGSSA Netball Results Pymble 1

2nd

Ashlie Edwards, Abbey Lowe, Madison Wade, Audrey Little, Ella Koster, Sally Guthrie, Sophie Roe, Nicole Freestone, Mackenzie Nicholas, Isobel Clift, Alice Mitchell

Pymble 2

1st

Charlotte Huon, Caitlin Jones, Niley Woodhouse, Eleanor Nettleton, Lyara Jayasinghe, Eleanor Buchanan, Amy Cairns, Jessica Pratt, Arabella Allmey, Samantha Guthrie, Gabriella Chippeck

Pymble 3

4th

Samantha Connellan, Alice Walker, Kristin Larsen, Isabella Bardon, Holly Hall, Emily Bannister, Emma Reidy, Olivia Anderson, Sophie Cridland, Georgina Seymour, Livia Clubb

Pymble 4

Netball Representatives Pymble Representatives Sienna Bond, Isobel Clift, Ashlie Edwards, Nicole Freestone, Sally Guthrie, Lilian Huntley, Ella Koster, Audrey Little, Eugenie Little, Abbey Lowe, Alice Mitchell, Mackenzie Nicholas, Amy Oaten, Sophie Roe, Madison Wade

IGSSA Representatives Ashlie Edwards, Eugenie Little, Amy Oaten

CIS Representatives Sienna Bond, Ashlie Edwards, Sally Guthrie, Lilian Huntley, Eugenie Little, Abbey Lowe, Amy Oaten, Madison Wade

NSW All Schools Representative Eugenie Little

2nd

Pymble 9

4th

Samantha Berry, Winnie Cheng, Cathaline Guan, Emily Harris, Lilli Johnston, Daiya Kheray, Jaanavi Kumar, Genevive Ludlow, Caitlin Mackin, Sara Royle, Brigitte Singarayar

Pymble 10

3rd

Sarah Chan, Ashley Chen, Abby Jackson, Isabella Middleton, Emily Schliebs, Jessica Tyson, Mariam Waqar, Lucy Small, Lilian Jones, Nicola Angus, Lexi Rakis, Jazzlyn Goldstein

Pymble 11

6th

Abigail Partridge, Anita Harasymiuk, Leah Harbor, Isabella Florica, Annabelle Richens, Hannah Shaw, Marina Yuan, Hanako Reed, Amelie Clarke, Lucy Fang, Cassandra Long

Madeleine Morris, Dominque Newman, Sally Oslington, Katelyn Freestone, Alexandra Egan, Brianna Kierath, Isabelle Reynolds, Elizabeth Gan, Louisa Mitchell, Katherine Gibson, Evie Smailes

Pymble 12

Pymble 5

Pymble 13 2nd

1st

6th

Edie Kemp, Sarah Lonie, Charlotte Hill, Nikita Cahyadi, Ella Atkins, Elizabeth Glenn, Eisha Bhardwaj, Mackenzie Watkins, Isabella Kaleski

Sophie Brasher, Claudia Burt, Rosemarie Harrison, Nathi Hoyle, Cassey Mackin, Tess Orton, Claudia Perrignon, Jada Powell, Georgia Richens, Holly Rewell, Rebecca Terry

Renee Quan, Aleeya Hussain, Jemma Baldwin, Breanna Nicholls, Isolde Mamo, Helena Ji, Bethany Ng, Jessica Freedman

Pymble 6 4th

Amy Oaten, Abigail Tyler, Layla Farook, Sienna Bond, Gabriella Taylor, Lilian Huntley, Eugenie Little, Ella Monk, Cayla Phillips, Laura Legovich

Anna Cocquerel, Ella Duffic , Jade Gatti, Lucy Hancock, Sophia Hartley, Olivia Harvey-Latham, Sophie Huxley, Sophie Nelson, Mia Shortis, Isabel Stubbs, Morgan McManus

Pymble 7 5th Mashalle Sherazi, Serena Kao, Lara Blair, Hannah Edwards, Mia De Riz, Kasie Chan, Arousha Soltany, Jasmine David, Sreya Vt

Pymble 8 1st Sophia Mitchell, Isobel Curran, Saachi Bains, Aerin Drever, Sarah Gabb, Isabel Jones, Emily Milne, Emily Sheppard, Dharma Surridge, Jacyntha Wong

Pymble 14 1st

Pymble 15 1st Nina Breckenridge, Alexandra Bruinwold Riedel, Asha Goddard, Stella Lawler, Sophia Lupton, Charlotte Morris, Georgia Spanswick, McKenzie Ward, Emilia Watson

Pymble 16 1st Ella Withers, Savanah Manners, Chloe Luxford, Isabella Jelley, Samantha Scott, Phoebe Vowels, Georgina Maher, Jessica Larsen, Tessa Warneford, Phoebe Mason

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Netball Awards

Pymble 17 4th

Pymble 26

Catherine Kelly, Sarah Middleton, Antoinette Boxall, Emily Horne, Harriet Shaw, Charlotte Wormald, Olivia Radford, Ruby Thomson, Alyssa Yee

Erin Masters, Satine de Lorenzo, Catherine Song, Lucia Jin, Shubhi Sethi, Amelia Green, Celeste Opie, Christine Lin, Nida Mehta, Eunice Son

Pymble 18 5th

Pymble 27 2nd

Megan Boyce, Iris Chen, Eliza Nelson, Deblina Roy, Nea Shingler, Natasha Newham, Philippa Begg, Amelia Pratt, Jessica O’Bryan, Elizabeth Tyson

Shannon Han, Amy Wang, Holly Campbell, Hayley Zhou, Elina Wu, Kyana Cvetkovic, Gloria Kim, Charlotte Milne, Alice Liu, Harriette Choi

Pymble 19

Pymble 28

2nd

Georgia Stuart, Emma Liu, Sophie Waters, Beth Price, Mia Baily, Laura Croker, Sophie Misener, Chloe Tan, Lara McWilliam, Rachel Johnstone

Pymble 20 4th Rebecca Peters, Lihini Jayasekara, Freya Wheen, Lucy Bell, Jessie Qin, Olivia Ogg, Alice Dunn, Annelise Koh, Amy Watts, Roshan Neekan

Pymble 21 1st Isabella Bunce, Sophie Coughlan, Madeleine Coman, Maya Partridge, Sofia Massa o, Summer Humes, Samantha Beverley, Helen Zhao, Emma Wang, Dhiya Arun

Madison Gram, Nilan Esmaeili, Audrey Lau, Rachel Cunningham, Eloise Muller, Indi Tishler, Laura Casiglia, Kyuri Kim, Isabella Sun, Savanna Lumley, Aimee Ng

Pymble 23

6th

Olivia Ma, Judy Chen, Angelina Lu, Jessica Scott, Amelia Wines, Kaede Rinas, Ariana Preketes, Mia Finn, Ayesha Bhalerao

Pymble 24 5th Danielle Reed, Jade Reed, Mia Credaro, Lara Davis, Demi Hardas, Ankana Dharmaratnam, Rachel Rao, Sanah Goklaney, Chanel Napolitano

Pymble 25

Pymble 29

4th

Samantha Radford, Ashleigh Robson, Ashleigh O’Young, Lila Bourke, Maira Waqar, Charlotte Macdonald, Ingrid Kim, Kate Falconer-Flint, Isabelle Kurtz, Grace Carey, Olivia Pethard

4th

2nd

Claudia Rathborne, Abigail Stagg, Catherine Walker, Hannah Ford, Megan Abdo, Olivia Linfoot, Victoria Burton, Misha Dhawan, Anna Drabsch, Eva Liu, Carly Yiu

Blue Nicole Freestone, Sally Guthrie, Alice Mitchell, Mackenzie Nicholas, Madison Wade Red Amy Cairns, Charlotte Huon, Lyara Jayasinghe, Eleanor Nettleton, Jessica Pratt

Blue Isobel Clift, Ashlie Edwards, Abbey Lowe, Sophie Roe Red Arabella Allmey, Eleanor Buchanan, Gabriella Chippeck, Caitlin Jones, Niley Woodhouse

Year 10 Gold Audrey Little

2nd

Tess Standfield, Natalia Antalf , Georgia Mandalakoudis, Ellie Beck, Amber Conlon, Kate Thorpe, Annalise Cuschieri, Sophie Livingstone, Isabella Rudd, Annabel Davidson

Pymble 31 4th Romina Cooke, Lucinda Woodfield, Gemma Middleton, Sameera Dutta, Jacinta Martin, Dimity Muller, Charlotte Wykes, Lily Huang, Ellen Wu, Chloe Teng, Sophie Wang

Pymble 32

Year 12

Year 11

Opal Bird, Anna Ward, Ava Thomson, Harriet McLean, Bella Walker, Amber Halliday, Tess Elmslie, Mia Marinovic, Melijah Dwight, Arabella Cox

Pymble 30

Pymble 22 4th

2nd

5th

Charlie Lewthwaite, Annabelle Cockle, Sophia Lynch, Deborah Lee, Vanessa Chang, Tiyana Jayaweera, Chelsea Shi, India Tighe, Emma Eaton

Blue Ella Koster Red Samantha Guthrie

Year 9 Blue Sienna Bond, Layla Farook, Lilian Huntley, Amy Oaten Red Nina Breckenridge, Alexandra Bruinwold Riedel, Stella Lawler, Georgia Spanswick White Niraaya Jayasinghe

Year 8

Pymble 33 1st

Silver

Caitlin Costello, Caitlin Cho, Tania Tian, Surina Roy, Coco Ran, Xanthe Uther, Tanvi Thomas, Sivani Yellamaraju, Taem Al-Witri, Sofia McIntosh, Sarah Glenn, Lily Hearne

Eugenie Little

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Blue Ella Monk, Gabriella Taylor, Abigail Tyler Red Asha Goddard, Sophia Lupton, Charlotte Morris, McKenzie Ward, Emilia Watson

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Senior Firsts Back Row: Mackenzie Nicholas, Madison Wade, Alice Mitchell, Sophie Roe, Nicole Freestone, Abbey Lowe, Gin Welsh Front Row: Ella Koster, Sally Guthrie, Audrey Little, Ashlie Edwards, Isobel Clift

Junior Firsts Back Row: Amy Oaten, Eugenie Little, Ella Monk, Lilian Huntley, Niraaya Jayasinghe Front Row: Gabriella Taylor, Layla Farook, Abigail Tyler, Sienna Bond

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Year 7 Firsts Back Row: Tess Elmslie, Mia Marinovic, Opal Bird, Anna Ward, Melijah Dwight, Tayla Fraser Front Row: Arabella Cox, Bella Walker, Harriet McLean, Ava Thomson

Junior School Netball Report In 2019, the Junior School girls had the opportunity to participate in netball. As the 2019 Netball Captain, it was my great pleasure to watch the girls develop as players and have fun learning new skills that they could apply to the game. We had a range of players, from Representative level to girls who had never played before.

We saw every single player improve during the training sessions and games. The coaches were amazing and assisted in our development throughout the term.

The girls had many opportunities this year to participate in netball. Other than Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) Saturday Sport Netball, we also had the opportunity to train with the Head of Netball on Friday mornings. The competitive netball players also had the opportunity to partake in Combined Independent Schools (CIS) Netball and the Pymble Cup. It was my pleasure to watch the girls play their very best. Sabrina Cooke, Junior School Captain of Netball

IPSHA Netball Teams Pymble 1

Pymble 6

Elizabeth Bull, Sabrina Cooke, Evie Gibson, Ellie Hennessy, Yasmin Humphreys, Victoria Marsh, Emily Rothery, Lily Stallan, Annabel Taylor

Emma Baikie, Hollie Blanchard, Sasha Clark, Vivienne Eaton, Holly Graham, Louisa Heritage, Anaïs Vander, Caroline Wilson

Pymble 2

Pymble 7

Phoebe Bucknell, Zoe Glendinning, Aysel Gupta, Jemma Horley, Grace Longstaff, Katherine Macpherson, Amelia Mitchell

Madison Donald, Julia Farcas, Matilda MaConis, Siena Parsons, Mia Solomons, Yve Willmott, Imogen Wu, Cindy Xu, Rachel Yau

Pymble 3

Pymble 8

Diana Attinger, Jessica Bunce, Claudia Green, Lucy Jackson, Rischa Jadav, Angelin Wu

Katherine Boyce, Hayley Browne, Davina Giraga Hewage, Amelia Lee, Lily Mancey, Monique Marinovic, Maya Ostapenko, Ashleigh Song, Lara Waterhouse, Arin Yoon, Christina Zhao

Pymble 4 Sophia Chang, Sophia Chen, Stephanie Feng, Isabella Johnson, Claire McPherson, Sarah Wang, Gemma Woo

Pymble 5 Millie Cullinane, Selina Huang, Yasmin Humphreys, India Lister, Abigail McKinnon, Arabella Murphy, Siena Pascoe, Madison Pearce, Johanna Ricketts, Ruby Scarf, Elizabeth Yates

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Pymble 9 Gemma Dixon, Sarah Foo, Sophia Irwin, Abigail Martin, Aahana Paliwal, Jamilla Soo, Allison Wang

Junior School Netball Representative IPSHA Representative Samara Bond

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Sophie Kavanagh, Year 12

2019 was another successful year for all of our rhythmic gymnasts, with girls receiving outstanding results and achieving new personal bests. Every gymnast worked extremely hard throughout the year and pushed themselves to perform to the best of their ability. All the girls from Kindergarten to Year 12 were challenged to try new and extremely difficult skills, pushing their flexibili , strength and fitness. 2019 also saw an outstanding amount of commitment from each girl as well as support for each other during competitions. This year the gym was a tremendously welcoming and exciting environment, with smiles and laughs at all trainings. All the girls should be commended for their hard work this year.

All the girls should be commended for their hard work this year. Abbotsleigh. After months of hard work and perfecting skills and routines, the girls performed to the best of their ability. Some personal bests were achieved, and all the girls received outstanding results. Sophie Kavanagh, Captain of Rhythmic Gymnastics

Levels 5 to 9 On the first weekend of the erm 2 holidays, all the girls in Levels 5 to 9 competed at IGSSA Gymnastics for their first invitational of the season. All the gymnasts were extremely nervous to try out their new routines, but also excited to kick off the competition season with a bang. New skills had been developed from the previous year and all the girls were extremely keen to test them out on the floo . It was an extremely successful competition.

Junior School Captain of Rhythmic Gymnastics Sophia Chang

Routines were then tweaked and changed to score maximum points, and the girls took these to a second invitational over 3 and 4 August. More personal bests were achieved at this competition.

1 Emily Tse, Year 5, Elizabeth Hargraves, Year 4, Eden Orena Barlin, Year 4 and Lisa Wang, Year 5 2 Sophia Chang, Year 6, Madison Pearce, Year 5, Angela Zhang, Year 5 and Charlotte King, Year 4 3 Sasha Dubrovina, Imogen Jones, Giselle Man, Year 3 and Emma Lloyd, Year 2 4 Ashley Dhanu, Year 9

Following this came one of the biggest competitions of the season. In September, the girls competed in the NSW State Championships at 4

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National Clubs Carnival Level 5

Level 1

Sophia Chang

Gold x 2 Award Katelyn Gu, Nikita Orena Barlin, Sasha Dubrovina, Peaches Zhang

26th Overall, (3rd Freehand)

Level 6 Georgia Bicego

Gold and Silver Award

28th Overall

Level 7

Level 2

Louise Ng

Gold x 2 Award

Level 8

Mischa Baba, Annabella Bayfield, Charlotte Blaiklock

Ashley Dhanu 16th Overall Gigi Spiller 10th Overall, (5th Clubs)

8th Overall, (3rd Clubs)

Level 9

Kathy Wang, Yiling Gu Tara Liu, Kaela Tan, Victoria Guo, Scarlett Li

NSW Intermediate State Championships Results

Level 3

Level 5

Gold Award Lulu Hargraves, Eden Orena Barlin, Emily Tse, Lisa Wang

Sophia Chang

Level 4

Georgia Bicego 9th Overall, (6th Clubs)

25th Overall

Louise Ng

Silver Award

3rd Overall, (3rd Freehand, 1st Hoop)

Madison Pearce, Amy Xue

Level 8

Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) Gymnastics Carnival

Ashley Dhanu 14th Overall, (5th Rope) Gigi Spiller 9th Overall

2nd in Division 1

Giselle Man, Imogen Jones, Emma Lloyd, Sasha Dubrovina

1st in Division 1

Mischa Baba, Annabella Bayfield, Charlotte Blaiklock, Yiling Gu, Victoria Guo, Scarlett Li, Tara Liu, Kaela Tan, Kathy Wang

5th Overall

The Rhythmic Team combined with the Artistic Team: Pymble came 3rd Overall

6th in Hoop in Division 1

3rd in Ball in Division 1

Sophia Chang, Charlotte King, Madison Pearce, Angela Zhang, Amy Xue (Reserve)

Rhythmic Gymnastics Awards Year 12 Sophie Kavanagh

Level 9 Sophie Kavanagh 3rd Overall, (3rd Rope, 4th Ball, 3rd Clubs, 4th Ribbon)

Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) Gymnastics Carnival Louise Ng

Anya Robertson

Year 11 Blue

Level 7

Lulu Hargraves, Eden Orena Barlin, Emily Tse, Lisa Wang

Category 3 Group

The Rhythmic Team

Red

Level 7

Angela Zhang

Category 2 Group

5th Clubs

Sophie Kavanagh, Ashley Dhanu, Gigi Spiller, Louise Ng, Melissa Tay (Reserve)

Silver

Level 6

Gold Award

Level 2

6th Ball

Michelle Huang, Anya Robertson, Isabel Dean, Georgia Bicego, Emma Nirui (Reserve)

Sophie Kavanagh 3rd Overall, (2nd Clubs, 4th Rope, 5th Ribbon)

Silver x 2 Award

Level 1

Category 3 Group

Category 4 Group

Amber Zhou, Imogen Jones, Emma Lloyd

Gold and Silver Award

Level 9 Sophie Kavanagh 2nd Ball, 1st Ribbon, 3rd Clubs

Louise Ng Red Michelle Huang

Year 9 Blue Ashley Dhanu Red Isabel Dean

4th Freehand, 5th Rope, 5th Clubs

Level 8 Ashley Dhanu

8th Freehand, 12th Ball, 6th Cubs

Shivani Senthil

1st Freehand, 2nd Ball, 7th Clubs

Gigi Spiller

3rd Freehand, 3rd Ball, 3rd Clubs

Year 8 Blue Shivani Senthil

Year 7 Blue Gigi Spiller Red Georgia Bicego

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Rowing Rowing Captain’s Report Rowing 2018/19 The 2018/19 rowing season began at the end of Term 3 2018 and concluded for the majority of girls in mid-March 2019 and for a select few, in late April 2019. Every crew put in a huge amount of effort throughout the season, and it paid off with Pymble achieving some amazing results.

Head of the Yarra Eliza Johnson, Year 12

In the last few weeks of Term 4, four Pymble Eights travelled to Melbourne for the 8.6-kilometre Head of the Yarra. The coxes all showed a high level of skill, weaving their way through the bends of the Yarra River in tricky conditions. Each crew had very strong performances. The First Eight were able to take control of the race to win their event by over a minute, with the Second Eight and Under 17 Eight finishin second.

Camps In early January, the girls all underwent their final c ew selections for the season, and then went off to their respective squad’s camps. The Seniors travelled to Jindabyne, where they had multiple on-water sessions each day and hiked through the mountain ranges of the Thredbo and Perisher area. The Intermediate, Junior and Learn to Row squads had residential camps at the Nepean river, utilising some of Sydney’s best water. These camps allowed the girls to build up their fitness after the holidays to prepare for Term 1 racing, as well as build friendships within their crew and squad.

Major Regattas Throughout Term 4 and Term 1, the girls raced almost every weekend, which put them in good shape for our pinnacle regatta of our season, the Head of the River. As a squad and individually, the girls achieved some amazing results and Pymble came away with almost every overall point score trophy, including IGSSA and Head of the River, which are the two major schoolgirl regattas.

Caitlin Jones, Year 11, Holly Hall, Year 11, Isabelle Hudson, Year 11, Arielle Madew, Year 12 and Olivia Anderson, Year 11

Head of the River marked a very successful day for Pymble. With each crew achieving their personal best, it was fantastic to see everyone come together in scarlet, navy and white. As a result of their consistent hard work, Pymble came away with the major trophy, the Betty Deer Rosebowl for the Overall Point Score, as well as the Junior Handicap Point Score. More important than the results, the sportsmanship, kindness and support shown by every Pymble girl on the day was fantastic, showing the strength of our community. This was a fantastic day for Pymble both on and off the water, and it was great to sink the pontoon once again!

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...the girls achieved some amazing results and Pymble came away with almost every overall point score trophy... In late March, three Pymble Eights and one Pymble Four took their last strokes of the season in the National Championships. The First Eight and Under 17 Eight showed their true colours in this regatta, coming away with great results. Despite unfortunate weather conditions cancelling the Second Eight event, the resilience and support shown by these girls for the other crews racing was amazing. The Four were able to make it through to the C-final with a courageous epechage and finished in thi d place. The Under 17 Eight made the A-final and raced very competitively against crews from across the country. The First Eight had a fantastic performance against some very strong crews and were able to come away with a silver medal.

Thank You The program would not be where it is today without the unwavering support of the Rowing Manager, Mr Karl Schmidt, Coaching Director, Mr Simon Pennington, the coaches, parents and the College. On behalf of the squad, I would like to thank Mrs Waters for her support of the program for many years, giving us the opportunity to achieve our very best. Lastly, to all the rowing girls, from Learn to Row through to the Seniors, every girl contributed so positively and made the Year 12 girls’ final season something special.

Eliza Johnson, Captain of Rowing

Rowing Representatives

1 Mr Aidan Smith, Mikayla Arthur, Georgina Ericsson, Mia Campbell, Amber Cai and Sophie Graham, Year 10 2 Sophie Hudson, Emma Livingstone, Lilian Huntley, Philippa Austin and Daisy Owen, Year 9

NSW Pathways Eight Madison Arthur, Ella Cassin, Georgina Ericsson, Olivia Hunt, Grace Livingstone, Emily Sheppard, Evie Thomson, Xhana Tishler, Lucinda Wykeham-Fiennes

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Rowing Awards Year 12 Silver Madison Arthur, Gemma Campbell, Sophia Carmody, Olivia Hunt, Eliza Johnson, Rebecca Jones, Matilda Pennington Blue Samira Bagga, Eleanor Nettleton, Emily Sheppard, Xhana Tishler, Lucinda Wykeham-Fiennes Red Bethany Fisher, Arielle Madew, Tara McIntosh, Onyinyenye Nwamadi

Year 11

Rowing Rowing Results Pymble Ladies’ College Regatta Rowing Results First Eight

Rebecca Jones, Madison Arthur, Jasmine Bowers, Evie Thomson, Eliza Johnson, Sophia Carmody, Gemma Campbell, Olivia Hunt, Matilda Pennington (Cox)

Second Eight (competing in First Eight category)

Silver Jasmine Bowers, Evie Thomson Blue Ella Cassin, Isobel Clift, Grace Livingstone, Sophie Wickins Red Olivia Anderson, Eleanor Buchanan, Holly Hall, Paris Hall, Layla Hickson, Isabelle Hudson, Caitlin Jones, Clare Mutanga, Jessica Oppenheim, Annabelle Webb

Year 10 Blue Mikayla Arthur, Claudia Braysich, Amber Cai, Mia Campbell, Georgina Ericsson, Sophie Graham, Emily Oppenheim, Georgina Seymour, Emma Sullivan Red Halle De Souza, Talia Dunlop, Isabella Kaleski, Felicity Smith, Alice Walker

Year 9

1st

3rd

Sophie Wickins, Samira Bagga, Eleanor Nettleton, Xhana Tishler, Grace Livingstone, Emily Sheppard, Ella Cassin, Isobel Clift, Lucinda Wykeham-Fiennes (Cox)

Senior Four

3rd

Arielle Madew, Caitlin Jones, Olivia Anderson, Holly Hall, Isabelle Hudson (Cox)

Senior Quad Scull

3rd

Layla Hickson, Eleanor Buchanan, Onyinyenye Nwamadi, Jessica Oppenheim, Clare Mutanga (Cox)

Senior Double Scull Emily Sheppard and Rebecca Jones

1st

Caitlin Jones and Olivia Anderson

2nd

Arielle Madew and Holly Hall

3rd

Eleanor Buchanan and Onyinyenye Nwamadi

5th

Bethany Fisher and Tara McIntosh

5th

Senior Single Scull Sophia Carmody

1st

Jasmine Bowers

1st

Philippa Austin, Sophie Dunn, Sophie Hudson, Lilian Huntley, Arabella Ibbotson, Piper Jackson, Emma Livingstone, Chloe Luxford, Daisy Owen, Zara Sherwood

Ella Cassin

1st

Red

Evie Thomson

2nd

Olivia Hunt

2nd

Eliza Johnson

2nd

Sophie Wickins

2nd

Layla Hickson

2nd

Madison Arthur

3rd

Grace Livingstone

4th

Isobel Clift

4th

Samira Bagga

4th

Jessica Oppenheim

6th

Annabelle Webb

6th

Xhana Tishler

7th

Year 10 First Quad

1st

Blue

Victoria Brash, Anabel Cao, Grace Carey, Judy Chen, Mehreen Khan, Madison Lyster, Sophie Misener, Anna Mufford, Amelia Pratt, Polly Sargeant, Jordyn Seeto, Emily Stevens, Isabella Sun, Eliza Thompson, Lara Townsley, Emma Wang, Amy Watts, Angela Zhou

Year 8 Blue Freya Carmody, Jessica Colbran, Lucy Miller, Liesel Page, Indi Tishler Red Safia Arslan, Rhiannon Castle, Madeleine Coman, Miki Culve , Alexandra de Ambrosis, Alice Dunn, Isabel Fisher, Eliza Gothard, Demi Hardas, Arabella Hunt, Sienna Huon, Catherine Kelly, Alexandra Luxton, Alexandra Makin, Phoebe Mason, Ella Monk, Tilly Morgan, Charlotte Morris, Zoe Moss, Sarah Oppenheim, Genevieve Osborne, Claire Oslington, Eleanor Owrid, Maya Partridge, Demi Pesavento, Emilia Watson, Isabella Watson, Annabelle Whiteley, Alice Windybank, Amelia Wines, Ava Yates

Gemma Campbell

1st

Mikayla Arthur, Sophie Graham, Georgina Ericsson, Mia Campbell, Amber Cai (Cox)

Year 10 Second Quad

2nd

Emma Sullivan, Emily Oppenheim, Georgina Seymour, Claudia Braysich, Sophie Hudson (Cox)

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Rowing Rowing Results Year 10 Third Quad

2nd

Felicity Smith, Isabella Kaleski, Talia Dunlop, Alice Walker, Indi Tishler (Cox)

Year 9 Second Quad (Competing in the Year 10 Fourth Quad category)

2nd

Zara Sherwood, Piper Jackson, Chloe Luxford, Sophie Dunn, Arabella Ibbotson (Cox)

Year 9 Third Quad (Competing in the Year 10 Fifth Quad category)

2nd

Amy Watts, Isabella Sun, Madison Lyster, Josephine Armstrong, Lara Townsley (Cox)

Emma Wang, Judy Chen, Polly Sargeant, Grace Carey, Mehreen Khan (Cox)

5th

Amelia Pratt, Angela Zhou, Sophie Misener, Victoria Brash, Anabel Cao (Cox)

Year 9 Sixth Quad (Competing in the Year 10 Fifth Quad category)

Year 9 Third Quad

1st

Josephine Armstrong, Madison Lyster, Isabella Sun, Amy Watts, Lara Townsley (Cox)

Year 9 Fourth Quad

2nd

Emma Wang, Judy Chen, Polly Sargeant, Grace Carey, Mehreen Khan (Cox)

4th

Amelia Pratt, Angela Zhou, Sophie Misener, Victoria Brash, Anabel Cao (Cox)

Year 9 Sixth Quad (Competing in the Fifth Quad category)

2nd

Anna Mufford, Jordyn Seeto, Emily Stevens, Eliza Thompson, Alexandra Bruinwold Riedel (Cox)

Year 8 Single Scull (Competing in the Year 9 Single Scull)

2nd

Jessica Colbran

4th

Isabella Kaleski and Felicity Smith 1st Georgina Seymour and Claudia Braysich 1st Emma Sullivan and Emily Oppenheim 3rd Talia Dunlop and Alice Walker 2nd Holly Hassall and Alexandra Johnson 5th

Year 10 Single Scull Mia Campbell Sophie Graham Mikayla Arthur Georgina Ericsson

1st 1st 2nd 3rd

Year 9 First Quad

1st

Alexandra Luxton, Charlotte Morris, Rhiannon Castle, Arabella Hunt, Isabella Watson (Cox)

Year 8 Seventh Quad (Competing in the Fifth Quad category) 4th Isabel Fisher, Eleanor Owrid, Catherine Kelly, Demi Pesavento, Molly Dale (Cox)

Year 8 Double Scull Freya Carmody and Jessica Colbran 1st Liesel Page and Lucy Miller 1st Phoebe Mason and Ava Yates 1st Emilia Watson and Alice Windybank 2nd

Year 8 Single Scull Sienna Huon Annabelle Whiteley Safia Arsla

First Eight

1st 1st

Year 8 First Quad

1st

Second Eight

Year 8 Second Quad

2nd

Emilia Watson, Phoebe Mason, Ava Yates, Alice Windybank, Amelia Wines (Cox)

Year 8 Third Quad

2nd

Year 8 Fourth Quad

2nd

Alice Dunn, Sarah Oppenheim, Ella Monk, Maya Partridge, Claire Oslington (Cox)

Year 8 Fifth Quad

2nd

Samira Bagga, Sophie Wickins, Isobel Clift, Grace Livingstone, Xhana Tishler, Ella Cassin, Emily Sheppard, Eleanor Nettleton, Lucinda Wykeham-Fiennes (Cox)

Senior Four

Sienna Huon, Tilly Morgan, Zoe Moss, Alexandra Makin, Eliza Gothard (Cox)

1st 1st 4th

IGSSA Regatta Rowing Results

Philippa Austin and Daisy Owen Lilian Huntley and Emma Livingstone

Liesel Page, Freya Carmody, Lucy Miller, Jessica Colbran

Year 10 Double Scull

Year 8 Sixth Quad (Competing in the Fifth Quad category) 2nd

Rebecca Jones, Madison Arthur, Jasmine Bowers, Evie Thomson, Eliza Johnson, Sophia Carmody, Gemma Campbell, Olivia Hunt, Matilda Pennington (Cox)

Year 9 Double Scull

Anna Mufford, Jordyn Seeto, Emily Stevens, Eliza Thompson, Alexandra Bruinwold Riedel (Cox)

Emma Livingstone, Lilian Huntley, Philippa Austin, Daisy Owen, Sophie Hudson (Cox)

3rd

Zara Sherwood, Piper Jackson, Chloe Luxford, Sophie Dunn, Arabella Ibbotson (Cox)

Year 9 Fifth Quad

Year 9 Fourth Quad (Competing in the Year 10 Fifth Quad category) 1st

Year 9 Fifth Quad (Competing in the Year 10 Fifth Quad category)

Year 9 Second Quad

4th

Arielle Madew, Caitlin Jones, Olivia Anderson, Holly Hall, Isabelle Hudson (Cox)

Senior Quad Scull

2nd

Jessica Oppenheim, Layla Hickson, Eleanor Buchanan, Onyinye Nwamadi, Clare Mutanga (Cox)

Senior Double Scull 3rd

Genevieve Osborne, Annabelle Whiteley, Miki Culver, Alexandra de Ambrosis, Demi Hardas (Cox)

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Rowing Rowing Results Senior Single Scull

3rd

Year 8 First Quad

1st

Liesel Page, Freya Carmody, Lucy Miller, Jessica Colbran, Indi Tishler (Cox)

Abbey Lowe

Year 10 First Quad Mikayla Arthur, Sophie Graham, Georgina Ericsson, Mia Campbell, Amber Cai (Cox)

Year 10 Second Quad

Year 8 Second Quad 1st

Emma Sullivan, Emily Oppenheim, Georgina Seymour, Claudia Braysich, Sophie Hudson (Cox)

Year 10 Third Quad

4th

Felicity Smith, Isabella Kaleski, Talia Dunlop, Alice Walker, Arabella Ibbotson (Cox)

Year 10 Fourth Quad Eliza Gothard, Demi Hardas, Indi Tishler, Isabella Watson, Amelia Wines (Cox)

Year 10 Single Scull

3rd

Year 9 First Quad

1st

Emma Livingstone, Lilian Huntley, Philippa Austin, Daisy Owen, Sophie Hudson (Cox)

Year 9 Second Quad

4th

Zara Sherwood, Piper Jackson, Chloe Luxford, Sophie Dunn, Arabella Ibbotson (Cox)

Year 9 Third Quad

3rd

Ava Yates, Madison Lyster, Isabella Sun, Amy Watts, Lara Townsley (Cox)

Year 9 Fourth Quad

2nd

Emma Wang, Judy Chen, Polly Sargeant, Grace Carey, Mehreen Khan (Cox)

Year 9 Fifth Quad

2nd

Jordyn Seeto, Sophie Misener, Victoria Brash, Eliza Thompson, Anabel Cao (Cox)

Year 9 Sixth Quad (Competing in the Fifth Quad category) 3rd Emily Stevens, Anna Mufford, Amelia Pratt, Angela Zhou, Claire Oslington (Cox)

4th

Samira Bagga, Sophie Wickins, Isobel Clift, Grace Livingstone, Xhana Tishler, Ella Cassin, Emily Sheppard, Eleanor Nettleton, Lucinda Wykeham-Fiennes (Cox)

5th

Alexandra Makin, Sienna Huon, Zoe Moss, Tilly Morgan, Eliza Gothard (Cox)

6th

Holly Hall, Caitlin Jones, Olivia Anderson, Arielle Madew, Isabelle Hudson (Cox)

Senior Quad Scull 2nd

Alice Dunn, Ella Monk, Sarah Oppenheim, Maya Partridge, Claire Oslington (Cox)

4th

Eleanor Buchanan, Jessica Oppenheim, Layla Hickson, Onyinyenye Nwamadi, Clare Mutanga (Cox)

Senior Double Scull 3rd

Genevieve Osborne, Miki Culver, Annabelle Whiteley, Alexandra de Ambrosis, Demi Hardas (Cox)

1st

Alexandra Luxton, Charlotte Morris, Rhiannon Castle, Arabella Hunt, Isabella Watson (Cox)

Year 8 Seventh Quad (Competing in the Fifth Quad category) Isabel Fisher, Eleanor Owrid, Catherine Kelly, Demi Pesavento, Molly Dale (Cox)

Paris Hall and Annabelle Webb

9th (Heat)

1st

Mikayla Arthur, Sophie Graham, Georgina Ericsson, Mia Campbell, Amber Cai (Cox)

Year 10 Second Quad

7th

Year 10 Third Quad

5th

Felicity Smith, Isabella Kaleski, Talia Dunlop, Alice Walker, Arabella Ibbotson (Cox)

Year 10 Single Scull

Year 8 Single Scull 2nd 4th 4th (Heat)

Renee Quan Holly Hassall

7th (Heat) 7th (Heat)

Year 9 First Quad

2nd

Emma Livingstone, Lilian Huntley, Philippa Austin, Daisy Owen, Sophie Hudson (Cox)

Head of the River Regatta Rowing Results Rebecca Jones, Madison Arthur, Jasmine Bowers, Evie Thomson, Eliza Johnson, Sophia Carmody, Gemma Campbell, Olivia Hunt, Matilda Pennington (Cox)

8th (Heat)

Emma Sullivan, Emily Oppenheim, Georgina Seymour, Claudia Braysich, Sophie Hudson (Cox)

7th

First Eight

Bethany Fisher and Tara McIntosh

Year 10 First Quad

Year 8 Sixth Quad (Competing in the Fifth Quad category)

Annabelle Whiteley Safia Arsla Madeleine Coman

2nd

Senior Four

Year 8 Third Quad

Year 8 Fifth Quad

Renee Quan

Second Eight

Alice Windybank, Emilia Watson, Phoebe Mason, Ava Yates, Amelia Wines (Cox)

Year 8 Fourth Quad 4th

1st

2nd

Year 9 Second Quad

3rd

Zara Sherwood, Piper Jackson, Chloe Luxford, Sophie Dunn, Arabella Ibbotson (Cox)

Year 9 Third Quad Polly Sargeant, Isabella Sun, Madison Lyster, Amy Watts, Lara Townsley (Cox)

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Rowing Rowing Results Year 9 Fourth Quad

2nd

Emma Wang, Judy Chen, Victoria Brash, Grace Carey, Mehreen Khan (Cox)

Year 9 Fifth Quad

2nd

Jordyn Seeto, Angela Zhou, Sophie Misener, Eliza Thompson, Anabel Cao (Cox)

1st

Rhiannon Castle, Amelia Pratt, Anna Mufford, Emily Stevens, Claire Oslington (Cox)

Year 9 Seventh Quad (Competing in the Fifth Quad category)

4th

Eliza Gothard, Demi Hardas, Indi Tishler, Isabella Watson, Amelia Wines (Cox)

Ami Naito

Year 8 First Quad

1st

Liesel Page, Freya Carmody, Lucy Miller, Jessica Colbran, Indi Tishler (Cox)

5th

Alice Windybank, Emilia Watson, Phoebe Mason, Ava Yates, Amelia Wines (Cox)

Championship Schoolgirl Eight 3rd Rebecca Jones, Madison Arthur, Ella Cassin, Evie Thomson, Eliza Johnson, Sophia Carmody, Gemma Campbell, Olivia Hunt, Matilda Pennington (Cox)

3rd

Alexandra Makin, Sienna Huon, Zoe Moss, Tilly Morgan, Eliza Gothard (Cox)

Year 8 Fourth Quad

1st

Sarah Oppenheim, Ella Monk, Alice Dunn, Maya Partridge, Claire Oslington (Cox)

2nd

Genevieve Osborne, Safia Arslan, Miki Culver, Alexandra de Ambrosis, Demi Hardas (Cox)

Year 8 Sixth Quad Alexandra Luxton, Charlotte Morris, Arabella Hunt, Rhiannon Castle, Isabella Watson (Cox)

Arielle Madew, Caitlin Jones, Olivia Anderson, Holly Hall, Isabelle Hudson (Cox)

5th

Evie Thomson, Eliza Johnson, Gemma Campbell, Olivia Hunt

Championship Women’s Under 19 Double Scull

1st

Liesel Page, Freya Carmody, Lucy Miller, Jessica Colbran, Indi Tishler (Cox) 5th

Georgina Ericsson Mia Campbell Mikayla Arthur Sophie Wickins Sophie Graham

4th (Semi-final 6th (Semi-final 5th (Heat) 6th (Heat) 7th (Heat)

Schoolgirl’s Coxed Eight

2nd

Rebecca Jones, Madison Arthur, Jasmine Bowers, Evie Thomson, Sophia Carmody, Eliza Johnson, Gemma Campbell, Olivia Hunt, Matilda Pennington (Cox)

Under 17 Schoolgirl’s Coxed Eight

8th

Claudia Braysich, Daisy Owen, Mikayla Arthur, Sophie Graham, Lilian Huntley, Georgina Ericsson, Philippa Austin, Mia Campbell, Amber Cai (Cox)

Schoolgirl’s Coxed Four

3rd (C-Final)

Caitlin Jones, Holly Hall, Olivia Anderson, Arielle Madew, Isabelle Hudson (Cox)

Under 19 Women’s Double Scull

2nd

Sophia Carmody

6th

Madison Arthur and Rebecca Jones

Championship Women’s Under 17 Quad

1st

Sophia Carmody

Championship Women’s Under 19 Coxless Quad

Emma Livingstone, Lilian Huntley, Philippa Austin, Daisy Owen, Sophie Hudson (Cox)

Australian Rowing Championships

Samira Bagga, Jessica Oppenheim, Isobel Clift, Sophie Wickins, Xhana Tishler, Grace Livingstone, Emily Sheppard, Eleanor Nettleton, Lucinda Wykeham-Fiennes (Cox)

Championship Schoolgirl Single Scull

Championship Women’s Under 16 Quad

Championship Women’s Under 17 Single Scull

NSW State Championships Results

Championship Schoolgirl Four 5th

Year 8 Second Quad 1st (B-Final)

Year 8 Fifth Quad

Year 8 Single Scull

Championship Schoolgirl Eight 5th (Heat)

6th (Heat)

Year 8 Third Quad

4th

Annabelle Whiteley, Eleanor Owrid, Catherine Kelly, Demi Pesavento

Annabelle Whiteley

Year 9 Sixth Quad (Competing in the Fifth Quad category)

Year 9 Single Scull

Year 8 Seventh Quad (Competing in the Sixth Quad Category)

7th

Mikayla Arthur, Sophie Graham, Georgina Ericsson, Mia Campbell, Amber Cai (Cox)

Under 17 Women’s Coxed Quadruple Scull (Composite Crew with PLC Perth) Emily Oppenheim, Sophie Hudson (Cox) 5th (Repechage)

Schoolgirl’s Coxed Eight Sprint Race Cancelled Samira Bagga, Sophie Wickins, Isobel Clift, Grace Livingstone, Xhana Tishler, Ella Cassin, Emily Sheppard, Eleanor Nettleton, Lucinda Wykeham-Fiennes (Cox)

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Rowing Rowing Squads Senior Squad

Junior Squad

Second Year 8 Quad

First Eight

First Year 9 Quad

Olivia Hunt, Gemma Campbell, Eliza Johnson, Sophia Carmody, Evie Thomson, Jasmine Bowers, Madison Arthur, Rebecca Jones, Matilda Pennington

Daisy Owen, Philippa Austin, Lilian Huntley, Emma Livingstone, Sophie Hudson

Ava Yates, Phoebe Mason, Emilia Watson, Alice Windybank, Amelia Wines

Second Eight

Sophie Dunn, Chloe Luxford, Piper Jackson, Zara Sherwood, Arabella Ibbotson

Eleanor Nettleton, Emily Sheppard, Ella Cassin, Xhana Tishler, Grace Livingstone, Isobel Clift, Sophie Wickins, Samira Bagga, Lucinda Wykeham-Fiennes

First Four Arielle Madew, Olivia Anderson, Holly Hall, Caitlin Jones, Isabelle Hudson

Senior Quad Onyinyenye Nwamadi, Layla Hickson, Jessica Oppenheim, Eleanor Buchanan, Clare Mutanga

Senior Double

Second Year 9 Quad

Third Year 9 Quad Amy Watts, Madison Lyster, Isabella Sun, Polly Sargeant, Lara Townsley, Josephine Armstrong (Injured)

Fourth Year 9 Quad Grace Carey, Victoria Brash, Judy Chen, Emma Wang, Mehreen Khan

Fifth Year 9 Quad Eliza Thompson, Sophie Misener, Angela Zhou, Jordyn Seeto, Anabel Cao

Tara McIntosh, Bethany Fisher

Sixth Year 9 Quad

Senior Double

Emily Stevens, Anna Mufford, Amelia Pratt, Alexandra Bruinwold Riedel

Annabelle Webb, Paris Hall

Year 9 Single

Intermediate Squad

Ami Naito

First Year 10 Quad

Learn to Row Squad

Mia Campbell, Georgina Ericsson, Sophie Graham, Mikayla Arthur, Amber Cai

Second Year 10 Quad

First Year 8 Quad

Third Year 8 Quad Tilly Morgan, Zoe Moss, Sienna Huon, Alexandra Makin, Eliza Gothard

Fourth Year 8 Quad Maya Partridge, Alice Dunn, Ella Monk, Sarah Oppenheim, Claire Oslington

Fifth Year 8 Quad Alexandra de Ambrosis, Miki Culver, Safia Arslan, Genevieve Osbo ne, Demi Hardas

Sixth Year 8 Quad Arabella Hunt, Rhiannon Castle, Charlotte Morris, Alexandra Luxton

Seventh Year 8 Quad Demi Pesavento, Catherine Kelly, Eleanor Owrid, Isabel Fisher, Molly Dale

Year 8 Single Annabelle Whiteley

Year 8 Single Safia Arsla

Year 8 Single Madeleine Coman

Jessica Colbran, Lucy Miller, Freya Carmody, Liesel Page, Indi Tishler

Claudia Braysich, Georgina Seymour, Emily Oppenheim, Emma Sullivan, Halle De Souza

Third Year 10 Quad Alice Walker, Talia Dunlop, Isabella Kaleski, Felicity Smith

Year 10 Single Holly Hassall

Year 10 Single Renee Quan

Arabella Ibbotson, Year 9

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Rugby Sevens Rugby Sevens Captain’s Report be in the division finals. These girls a e the future of Pymble Rugby and they are a force to be reckoned with. The intermediate team had an outstanding season coached by Michael Jenkins. With some of the players being amateur at the start of the season, to see them develop to a more professional skill set is a tribute to the girls’ attitude and love for the sport.

Annabel Cole, Year 12

Building on last year’s success, the Pymble Rugby program continued to grow in numbers as well as enthusiasm. This year, the six teams experienced a wide range of success and adversity under pressure. A highlight was the Firsts finishing as runner up in the NSW State Championship. The final was a one-sided affair with a powerful Westfield Sports High School running away with the win. However, the learning experience behind coming second is often more important than winning. As Rugby Sevens Captain, I was so proud to be a part of the Pymble Rugby family and the culture that has developed. It is one of positivity, inclusivity and fun, a community that supports each other.

The Under 18 Years team was full of laughter and determination. These girls brought to light the love of the sport. The bonds we shared are something I will miss. As a team

we learnt to utilise everyone’s different skills and help each over develop as players. Our coach,

Julian Huxley, pushed us to be our best, always encouraging us to strive for our highest. Throughout the Term 3 Competition there was a ‘back and forth’ with Loreto Normanhurst Firsts which always challenged us to rise to the occasion.

Term 3 Competition This was the third year of Rugby Sevens at Pymble and the second year of our Term 3 Competition. Entering three Under 14 Years teams, two Under 16 Years teams and one Under 18 Years team we really pushed ourselves in each division to be the best on the field. Th oughout the competition the support grew for each team both on and off the field with numbers g owing on the sidelines thanks to support from parents, coaches and supporters. At the end of the competition, the Under 14 Years team came second and the Under 16 Years and Under 18 Years placed first in their age g oups. As an older player in the program, it was a pleasure to see the junior players come to training with enthusiasm and a love for the sport. The growth in these young girls was phenomenal as most had never participated in a physical contact sport, yet three full teams played every weekend for a chance to

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It was a privilege to be the Rugby Sevens Captain and be a part of the program. Thank you to all the coaches for encouraging and challenging us every single week. To the parents who continuously showed their support not only for their daughters, but for everyone, this really meant a lot to all the girls and coaches. But especially thank you to the players coming every week to training and games, putting in effort and enthusiasm in everything you did. Seeing each player grow and develop was an absolute pleasure to watch. Pymble Ladies’ College Rugby is a sport that is growing and developing, and I cannot wait to see what the future brings. Annabel Cole, Captain of Rugby Sevens

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Rugby Sevens Pymble Rugby Sevens Competition Results Senior Under 18 Years Team 1

Junior Under 14 Years 1st

Amy Bonthorne, Annabel Cole, Mackenzie Cooper, Isabelle Docker, Summer Hall, Ashley James, Grace Livingstone, Eleanor McNaught, Tess Orton, Xhana Tishler, Shakira Tyson, Madeline Warden, Niley Woodhouse, Ashleigh Wedlock, Hollie Blanchard, Brooke Laurie

Intermediate Under 16 Years Team 1

Rugby Sevens Awards Year 12 Blue Hollie Blanchard, Annabel Cole, Mackenzie Cooper, Isabelle Docker, Eleanor McNaught, Xhana Tishler, Shakira Tyson

Team 2

Keely Rock, Olivia Attrill, Alexandria Johnson, Amy Bonthorne, Gemma Casiglia, Summer Hall, Ashley James, Brooke Laurie, Grace Livingstone, Tess Orton, Madeline Warden, Ashleigh Wedlock, Niley Woodhouse

6th

Jordyn Seeto, Josephine Armstrong, Lucy Rouse, Amelia Browning, Mikayla Arthur, Claudia Vowels, Victoria Makim, Sydney Auld, Victoria Graves

Philippa Begg, Jemima Burney, Asha Goddard, Georgia Mantis, Lucy Miller, Annabelle Whiteley, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Ava Yates, Jenna Coghill, Jessica Colbran, Sienna Huon, Lucy Robertson, Phoebe Vowels

Team 2

3rd

Jamie Cottrell, Saskia Fitzgerald, Odessa Girdis, Alex Hyett, Samantha Lever, Phoebe Mason, Rianna Bhat, Indi Tishler, Mika Tyson, Sienna Warden, Sophie Waters, Mia Plasto, Tess Elmslie, Demi Pesavento, Arabella Smithyman

Team 3

9th

Sophie Banerjee, Liv Burney, Maya Turk, Elizabeth Graves, Olivia Kelly, Madeline Lawson, Kara Lotter, Isabel Matosantos, Kate Thorpe, Georgie Purcell, Meredith Reynolds, Jade Steinwede

NSW Schools State Champs Representatives Philippa Austin, Hollie Blanchard, Amy Bonthorne, Mia Campbell, Annabel Cole, Mackenzie Cooper, Alexandria Johnson, Andie Kearns, Grace Livingstone, Ruby Nicholas, Tess Orton, Keely Rock, Madeline Warden

Year 10 Blue Mia Campbell, Andie Kearns, Jessica Sywak

Year 9 Blue Philippa Austin, Freya Gordon, Isobel Gosper, Amelia Hinrichsen, Ami Naito, Ruby Nicholas, Camilla Reynolds

Year 8 Blue Philippa Begg, Jemima Burney, Jenna Coghill, Jessica Colbran, Asha Goddard, Sienna Huon, Georgia Mantis, Lucy Miller, Lucy Robertson, Annabelle Whiteley, Saskia WilloughbyWinlaw, Phoebe Vowels, Ava Yates

1st

Rugby Sevens Representative

Year 11 Blue

1st

Philippa Austin, Mia Campbell, Andie Kearns, Alexandria Johnson, Jessica Sywak, Camilla Reynolds, Freya Gordon, Keely Rock, Ruby Nicholas, Amelia Hinrichsen, Olivia Attrill, Isobel Gosper

Team 1

1 Asha Goddard, Year 8 2 Freya Gordon, Year 9

3 Jordyn Seeto, Year 9 4 Ruby Nicholas, Year 9

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Sailing Sailing Captain’s Report It was a busy and exciting year for the Pymble Sailing team, with the girls putting countless hours into training and competing over Term 4 2018 and Term 1 2019.

The girls improved immensely over the course of the season and showed outstanding sportsmanship and willingness to learn which resulted in overall outstanding results. We took part in the Pittwater Regatta a number of times where we competed against schools such as Knox Grammar and Mater Maria Catholic College. These opportunities gave the girls more experience in team racing to further develop their skills for larger competitions. Alexandra Egan, Year 12

Earlier in the season, eight Pymble girls competed at the ACT Secondary School Teams Racing Championships in Canberra. This was the first time Pymble had competed and we performed remarkably well considering only a few girls had sailed there before. Later in the season, we competed at the NSW Secondary School Teams Racing Championships at Georges River Sailing Club. The team performed exceptionally well over the three days of competition, winning a number of races and placing as the second girls’ school state-wide. A number of umpires also commented on the amazing spirit the girls displayed, repeatedly chanting the Pymble war cry and thanking their opposition after the races.

Sailing Awards Year 10 Gold Isabella Green

Sailing is a sport that is continually growing at Pymble Ladies’ College, and it is very exciting to watch the girls’ skills enhance and develop. In particular, we would really like to thank all of the coaches at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club who made this season so successful and the two teachers, Mr Michael Massih and Mr Eddie Ellwood-Hall, for all their support and guidance throughout the season. I hope to see Pymble’s Sailing program continue to expand in the future and thank you to the girls for a wonderful and memorable last season. Alexandra Egan, Captain of Sailing

Back Row: Eddie Ellwood-Hall, Alexandra Egan, Year 12, Isabella Green, Year 10, Samantha Radford, Year 9, Dimity-Maree Xenos, Year 10, Charlotte Wormald, Year 9, Ella Gray, Year 12, Gina Rees, Simon Gambi Front Row: Isabella Holdsworth, Pippa Stoodley-Williamson, Year 9

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Snow Sports Snow Sports Captain’s Report

Maddison Everingham, Year 12

Once again, the Pymble Snow Sports team donned their skis and boards and took to the slopes over the 2019 winter. Girls from Kindergarten to Year 12 busily prepared for competition in the gym over Term 2 conquering the ‘Snow Sports Summit Challenge’ with Jules. In the winter school holidays, they put their strength to the test by competing at the Northern NSW Regional Interschools events at Perisher. Their hard work paid off and there was an array of individual and team podiums over the week, culminating in Pymble claiming the title of Overall Secondary School Skiing Champions. State Championships followed in Week 5 of Term 3, where our secondary aged girls had a very successful competition claiming third in the Secondary Female Overall Championships Points Score and 13 of our teams qualified for the National Interschools Championships. The girls then ventured down to Mount Buller, Victoria, confident f om states, up against some challenging conditions but the amazing results kept coming. Although there were some awesome results this year, the passion and commitment of the team was even more impressive. Isabella Keepkie, Year 12, injured her hand during the National Alpine event but was determined to represent Pymble. She tried to put her hand in the glove but had no luck. Later down the mountain she found out she had a fractured hand with surgery on the cards, but she was so determined not to let the team down. Another example of the teamwork that the Pymble girls showed was Isabella Green, Year 10, again injuring her hand, but she strapped it up and competed the next day to be part of the team that claimed silver for the Division 2 Alpine. Thank you to all the girls who pushed through in times of adversity and wore the scarlet, white and navy with pride and represented Pymble to the very best of their abilities. Congratulations to all the girls who tried their hardest, strived for the highest and displayed sportsmanship consistently. It was once again a successful and enjoyable year for Pymble Snow Sport. Good luck to all the girls competing in the 2020 season! Maddison Everingham, Captain of Snow Sports

Sarah Wilson, Year 11, Isabella Keepkie, Year 12, Chloe Luzar, Year 11 and Zoë Janssen, Year 11

Snow Sports Representative Pymble Representatives Nicola Angus, Alessandra Braysich, Claudia Braysich, Amelia Browne, Claudia Burt, Adele Cassidy, Brielle Castle, Rhiannon Castle, Athena Chen, Sophie Christopher, Genevieve Chu, Olivia Clifford, Arabella Cox, Miki Culver, Ines Danziger, Isabelle Davis, Gemma Dixon, Maddison Everingham, Hilary Eyers, Lauren Eyers, Maya Garg, Penelope Girdis, Isabella Green, Tessa Gregory-Reid, Sienna Huon, Alex Hyett, Zoë Janssen, Bella Jones, Genevieve Jones, Imogen Jones, Isabella Keepkie, Chloe Luzar, Ashley Macdonald, Charlotte Macdonald, Shreya Mahendra, Abigail McKinnon, Dominique Newman, Laura Papworth, Emmeline Powell, Amélie Rahme, Holly Rewell, Ashlee-Rose Saba, Georgia Short, Isabelle Short, Madeleine Short, Sienna Stephens, Ciara Sweeney, Jiayi Thong, Claudia Vowels, Phoebe Vowels, Arabella Wheatley, Kyra Wheatley, Ella Wilson, Laura Wilson, Sarah Wilson, Isabella Woodall, Georgia Yuen

IGSSA Representatives Nicola Angus, Alessandra Braysich, Claudia Braysich, Claudia Burt, Adele Cassidy, Brielle Castle, Rhiannon Castle, Olivia Clifford, Arabella Cox, Isabelle Davis, Gemma Dixon, Maddison Everingham, Hilary Eyers, Lauren Eyers, Isabella Green, Tessa Gregory-Reid, Sienna Huon, Zoë Janssen, Genevieve Jones, Imogen Jones, Isabella Keepkie, Chloe Luzar, Ashley Macdonald, Charlotte Macdonald, Abigail McKinnon, Laura Papworth, Emmeline Powell, Amélie Rahme, Sienna Stephens, Ciara Sweeney, Claudia Vowels, Arabella Wheatley, Kyra Wheatley, Laura Wilson, Sarah Wilson, Isabella Woodall, Georgia Yuen

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Snow Sports

1 Amélie Rahme, Year 2 and Isabella Woodall, Year 5 2 Sienna Stephens, Year 8 3 Back Row: Eddie Ellwood-Hall, Gina Rees, Brielle Castle, Year 10, Nicola Angus, Year 10, Laura Papworth, Year 10, Maddison Everingham, Year 12, Claudia Vowels, Year 10, Sienna Stephens, Year 8, Lauren Eyers, Year 10, Chloe Luzar, Year 11, Will Slack-Smith Front Row: Phoebe Vowels, Year 8, Rhiannon Castle, Year 8, Sarah Wilson, Year 11, Claudia Braysich, Year 10, Hilary Eyers, Year 2, Alessandra Braysich, Year 7, Olivia Clifford, Year 7, Zoë Janssen , Year 11

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Snow Sports Snow Sports Results Brackets () indicate individual places within the division. Regionals - Perisher

Division 5

Alpine

Isabella Woodall (13), Adele Cassidy (28), Amélie Rahme (29)

Hilary Eyers (5), Gemma Dixon (20), Imogen Jones (23) 2nd

Division 1 Sarah Wilson (3), Isabella Keepkie (9), Chloe Luzar (10), Dominique Newman (30)

2nd

5th

Ski Cross Division 1

Division 2 Kyra Wheatley (1), Laura Papworth (2), Isabella Green (3), Claudia Braysich (6) 1st Lauren Eyers (9), Brielle Castle (24), Claudia Vowels (29), Nicola Angus (30)

4th

Division 3 Sienna Stephens (2), Sienna Huon (3), Alessandra Braysich (16), Isabelle Davis (19) 2nd Arabella Cox (18), Sophie Christopher (62), Miki Culver (69), Penelope Girdis (57) 8th Charlotte Macdonald (48), Genevieve Jones (52), Bella Jones (60)

10th

Olivia Clifford (17), Phoebe Vowels (21)

Sarah Wilson (7), Isabella Keepkie (9), Chloe Luzar (10) Zoë Janssen (17), Holly Rewell (30), Dominique Newman

Arabella Wheatley (6), Abigail McKinnon (17), Ashley Macdonald (14), Tessa Gregory-Reid (27)

1st

Emmeline Powell (21), Isabelle Short (54), Maya Garg (62), Athena Chen 7th

Division 5 Georgia Yuen (1), Isabella Woodall (15), Gemma Dixon (23), Imogen Jones (63) 1st Ciara Sweeney (58), Jiayi Thong (84)

Kyra Wheatley (1), Isabella Green (4), Claudia Braysich (10)

1st

Laura Papworth (3), Lauren Eyers (19), Laura Wilson (11)

4th

Brielle Castle (28), Nicola Angus (33), Claudia Vowels (41) 9th

Division 3 Sienna Huon (3), Isabelle Davis (6) Alessandra Braysich (17)

6th 12th

Charlotte Macdonald (37), Bella Jones (57), Madeleine Short (91)

16th

Georgia Short (80), Olivia Clifford (41)

18th

Division 4 Arabella Wheatley (4), Tessa Gregory-Reid (41), Abigail McKinnon (49)

Isabelle Short (65), Athena Chen (74)

Hilary Eyers (2), Ashlee-Rose Saba (28)

2nd

Arabella Cox (9), Alex Hyett (72)

Ashley Macdonald (13), Emmeline Powell (42), Maya Garg (66)

Division 6

10th

Division 2

Sienna Stephens (8), Phoebe Vowels (24), Genevieve Jones (44)

Division 4

4th

4th 7th 20th

Division 5

Moguls Division 1 Maddison Everingham (1), Sarah Wilson (5), Chloe Luzar (7)

2nd

Isabella Woodall (11), Ciara Sweeney (59), Jiayi Thong (92)

8th

1st

Division 6

1st

Snowboard GS

Division 2 Kyra Wheatley (3), Lauren Eyers (5), Isabella Green (6)

Georgia Yuen (1), Gemma Dixon, Imogen Jones (21)

Hilary Eyers (2), Amélie Rahme (20), Adele Cassidy (28)

Laura Papworth (9)

Division 1

Division 3

Claudia Burt (8)

Sienna Stephens (3), Isabelle Davis (10) Charlotte Macdonald (15)

1st

Division 4 Arabella Wheatley (5), Abigail McKinnon (13), Tessa Gregory-Reid (17)

Division 2 Isabella Green (6)

Division 5 1st

Amelia Browne (11)

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Division 5

Division 2

Hilary Eyers (17), Isabella Woodall (30), Gemma Dixon (39)

8th

Isabella Green (3)

Imogen Jones (36), Amélie Rahme (43)

10th

Division 5

Ski Cross

Amelia Browne (20)

Division 1

State Results - Perisher

Sarah Wilson (7), Isabella Keepkie (18), Chloe Luzar (20)

5th

Division 2

Alpine

Kyra Wheatley (1), Laura Papworth (5), Isabella Green (7) 1st

Division 1 Chloe Luzar (17), Isabella Keepkie (20), Zoë Janssen (31) Sarah Wilson

4th

Laura Wilson (13), Claudia Braysich (14), Lauren Eyers (36)

6th

Division 3

Division 2 Kyra Wheatley (1), Laura Papworth (6), Isabella Green (7), Claudia Braysich (28) 1st Lauren Eyers (18), Brielle Castle (43), Claudia Vowels (57), Nicola Angus (47) 10th

Division 3 Sienna Stephens (2), Sienna Huon (6), Alessandra Braysich (8), Olivia Clifford (36) 1st

Division 4 Arabella Wheatley (10), Emmeline Powell (32), Ashley Macdonald (36), Abigail McKinnon (49)

Division 4 Arabella Wheatley (5), Ashley Macdonald (42), Tessa Gregory-Reid (53)

8th

Division 5 Georgia Yuen (2), Isabella Woodall (39), Imogen Jones (55)

6th

Division 6 4th

Division 5 Georgia Yuen (7), Isabella Woodall (43), Gemma Dixon (49), Ciara Sweeney (63)

Isabelle Davis (8), Sienna Huon (9), Sienna Stephens (16) 3rd

Hilary Eyers (14), Amélie Rahme (37), Adele Cassidy (42) 8th

Snowboard GS 7th

Division 1 Claudia Burt (29)

Division 6

Division 2

Hilary Eyers (6)

Isabella Green (9)

Moguls

Snowboard Cross

Division 1 Maddison Everingham (1), Sarah Wilson (6), Chloe Luzar (16)

2nd

Division 2 Kyra Wheatley (6), Isabella Green (22), Laura Papworth (28)

3rd

Division 3

Division 2 Isabella Green (5)

Cross Country Freestyle Division 2 Brielle Castle (25)

Sienna Stephens (12), Isabelle Davis (18) Charlotte Macdonald (34)

6th

Division 3

Division 4

Rhiannon Castle (2), Sienna Stephens (25), Charlotte Macdonald (50)

Arabella Wheatley (18), Tessa Gregory-Reid (35), Abigail McKinnon (37)

Isabelle Davis (48)

9th

Division 5 Imogen Jones (7)

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Division 3

Sienna Stephens (15), Isabelle Davis (20) Charlotte Macdonald (43) 6th

Rhiannon Castle, Sienna Stephens, Charlotte Macdonald 8th

Division 4

Slopestyle Ski Division 2 Isabella Green (14)

Division 3 Isabelle Davis (14)

National Results – Mt Buller

Gold Maddison Everingham

Division 5

Red Isabella Keepkie

Hilary Eyers (33)

Year 11

Ski Cross

Silver

Division 1 Sarah Wilson (18), Chloe Luzar, Isabella Keepkie

Chloe Luzar, Sarah Wilson

Laura Wilson (15), Claudia Braysich (23), Lauren Eyers (36) 7th

Division 3 Sienna Stephens (1), Sienna Huon (6), Alessandra Braysich (14), Olivia Clifford (37) 2nd

Division 4 Arabella Wheatley (16), Ashley Macdonald (40), Abigail McKinnon (53), Emmeline Powell (54) 7th

Division 3 Sienna Stephens (16), Sienna Huon (18), Isabelle Davis (20) 11th

Year 10 Gold Kyra Wheatley Silver Lauren Eyers, Isabella Green, Laura Papworth

Division 4 Arabella Wheatley (7)

Division 5 Georgia Yuen (2), Isabella Woodall (44), Imogen Jones (55) 11th

Division 6 Hilary Eyers (23)

Division 5

Snowboard GS

Georgia Yuen (6)

Division 2

Division 6

Zoë Janssen

Division 2

Division 1

Kyra Wheatley (1), Isabella Green (15), Laura Papworth (22), Lauren Eyers 2nd

Red

10th

Kyra Wheatley (3), Laura Papworth, Isabella Green (42) 13th

Division 2

Year 12

Arabella Wheatley (12)

Alpine Chloe Luzar (27), Zoë Janssen (35) Sarah Wilson, Isabella Keepkie

Snow Sports Awards

Isabella Green (9)

Hilary Eyers (29)

Moguls Division 1 Maddison Everingham (3), Sarah Wilson (10), Chloe Luzar (16) 2nd

Division 2 Kyra Wheatley (12), Laura Papworth (22), Isabella Green (35) 6th

Snowboard Cross Division 2 Isabella Green (5)

Cross Country Classic Division 3 Rhiannon Castle (2), Sienna Stephens (34), Charlotte Macdonald (41) 10th

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Year 9 Red Laura Wilson

Year 8 Silver Rhiannon Castle, Sienna Huon, Sienna Stephens Red Charlotte Macdonald

Year 7 Silver Alessandra Braysich Blue Isabelle Davis Red Olivia Clifford

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Softball Softball Captain’s Report Thank You

Elizabeth Hogg, Year 12

IGSSA Softball Season

Term 1 saw our Pymble girls back on the field for another season of Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) Softball. The rivalry with Abbotsleigh, Ravenswood and Roseville was stronger than ever and saw the girls play hard to achieve the best results. The girls took a trip down to Mittagong during the season for a chilly morning game against Frensham.

I would like to thank our coaches, organisers and umpires. Their commitment to softball at Pymble does not go unnoticed and is very much appreciated. A special mention to the Senior First coaches, Brett and Kelly Robinson, for their dedication and endless support to the Senior girls. Also, a massive thank you to Junior First coach, Dale, and Year 7 Firsts coach, Sue, for their encouragement and motivation of their girls throughout the season. Thank you to our Softball Manager, Mr Massih; although it was his first yea , it did not take him long to settle in. He was accommodating to all our softball players and helped to make the season one that the girls will not forget. Also, a massive thank you to Mr Jenkins, for supporting the teams and ensuring everything ran smoothly. Elizabeth Hogg, Captain of Softball

The softball girls continued to have fun during the Saturday games and weekday trainings, whilst supporting one another to finish the season with many enjoyable memories.

The rivalry with Abbotsleigh, Ravenswood and Roseville was stronger than ever and saw the girls play hard to achieve the best results.

The Senior First team rose from sixth place to fourth place in the last round game, giving them the opportunity to excel in the semi-finals. Unfortunatel , the weather did not land in their favour, as a wash out took place and they did not proceed to the finals Despite the disappointment, they had an enjoyable season filled wit friendships and laughs.

The Junior Seconds produced a mighty performance during the season, seeing their team play in the grand final against Roseville. After a tough battle, they went down 12–5.

1 2 3 4

Rhedyn Wong, Year 8 Sophie Brasher, Year 11 Abigail Stagg, Year 7 Alicia Ahn, Year 9

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Softball Secondary Softball Results IGSSA Softball Results Pymble 1

Pymble 5 4th

Sophie Brasher, Jemma Charlin, Samantha Gaupset, Elizabeth Hogg, Alexandra Johnson, Emma Small, Jessica Tapp, Stephanie Volos, Ashleigh Wedlock, Hannah Trevitt, Shivani Mehta

Pymble 2

Pymble 6 7th

Lauren Duncan, Madeline Jelbart, Claire Rogers, Erin Thomas, Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw, Angela Uen, Brigitte Heeney, Jemma Baldwin, Emma Fryer, Sophia Yin, Jocelyn Wu, Saskia Vander

Samantha Gaupset, Year 12

7th

Jamie Cottrell, Madison Crasti, Annabel Davidson, Sophia Grindlay, Bella Jones, Kara Lotter, Jacinta Martin, Dimity Muller, Isabella Rudd, Grace Scott, Abigail Stagg, Millie Barter

(There was no Pymble 3 due to withdrawals.)

Pymble 4

2nd

Amber Bennett, Isabelle Kurtz, Shivani Senthil, Olivia Ogg, April Raymond, Eloise Muller, Kyana Cvetkovic, Sophie Livingstone, Lucy Pennington, Jessie Feng, Hannah Ford, Claudia Rathborne

6th

Alicia Ahn, Arshia Bhardwaj, Ashley De Lambert-McHutchison, Rhedyn Wong, Holly Shephard, Emma Lau, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Sumeera Chabra, Sophie Christopher, Savanna Lumley

Senior Firsts Back Row: Kelly Robinson, Sophie Brasher, Emma Small, Alexandria Johnson, Elizabeth Hogg, Stephanie Volos, Brett Robinson Front Row: Samantha Gaupset, Jessica Tapp, Hannah Trevitt, Jemma Charlin, Shivani Mehta

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Softball Softball Awards Year 12 Silver Elizabeth Hogg Blue Jemma Charlin, Samantha Gaupset, Emma Small, Hannah Trevitt

Year 11 Blue Sophie Brasher, Jessica Tapp, Stephanie Volos, Ashleigh Wedlock

Year 10 Blue Alexandra Johnson, Shivani Mehta

Year 9 Red Alicia Ahn, Arshia Bhardwaj, Kyana Cvetkovic, Isabelle Kurtz, April Raymond, Holly Shephard

Junior Firsts Back Row: Dale Holman, Holly Shephard, Rhedyn Wong, Arshia Bhardwaj, Alicia Ahn Front Row: Emma Lau, Ashley De Lambert-McHutchison, Saskia Wiloughby-Winlaw, Sumeera Chabra, Sophie Christopher

Year 8 Red Amber Bennett, Sumeera Chabra, Sophie Christopher, Ashley De Lambert-McHutchison, Emma Lau, Eloise Muller, Olivia Ogg, Shivani Senthil, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Rhedyn Wong

Year 7 Red Hannah Ford, Sophie Livingstone, Lucy Pennington, Claudia Rathborne

Softball Representatives IGSSA Representatives Samantha Gaupset, Elizabeth Hogg

CIS Representatives Samantha Gaupset, Elizabeth Hogg

NSW All Schools Representative Elizabeth Hogg

Year 7 Firsts Back Row: Sue Hamilton, Madison Crasti, Abigail Stagg, Grace Scott Front Row: Jamie Cottrell, Bella Jones, Annabel Davidson, Isabella Rudd, Dimity Muller

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Surfing Surfing Captain’s Report Competitions

Ruby Martyr, Year 12

We had another great year of surfing with more than 45 Pymble students travelling to Long Reef Beach every Thursday afternoon during Terms 1 and 4. The girls learnt the basics of surfing and also became stronger and more confident swimmers. It was amazing to see our Advanced group grow in numbers with several girls starting to ride their own fibe glass boards and competing throughout the year. In 2019 Pymble established the Chix Surf School, a seven-week program in which advanced surfers do a mix of different activities to improve their confidence in the wate , whilst working on their surfing technique and progression. It will be a huge step for the girls and will certainly help with the transition to a competitive level.

In March, five Pymble students competed in the Lifeline High School Challenge as part of the Vissla Pro at Manly Beach. The surf and weather conditions were not favourable, but our surfers gave their best. The girls competed in the 45-minute final in which each surfer had to catch two waves, receiving bonus points for the second wave. For many of our surfers, this was the first competition they had entered, and the conditions and time limit proved challenging. We didn’t place on the day, but this was a great experience for our girls and helped prepare them for the Regional Championships. In June, four Pymble students took part in the Northern Beaches Regional Surfing Championships. The event was scheduled to be held at Dee Why Beach however, due to a massive swell, the event was moved to Collaroy Beach which is generally more protected. Ruby Martyr, Year 12 and Cayla Phillips, Year 9, represented Pymble in the Open Girls’ division. Ruby got some great waves in her heat and progressed to the semi-finals. After catching some massive waves during her warm-up off the point, Cayla couldn’t quite catch the wave needed in her heat to progress through. The standard of surfing th oughout the day was very high and our girls were certainly up there with the best.

Congratulations to Ruby, Cayla, Camilla and Isabelle for their performances in this event. In September, five Pymble students represented the College at the Lifeline High Schools Surf Challenge at South Curl Curl Beach. This competition provides students with a rare opportunity to represent their school in a tag-team event. Competitive surfing is generally an individual sport, tag-team surfing on the other hand is all about teamwork and support. Over 45 minutes, each surfer is required to catch two waves with their second being the Power Wave which receives bonus points. In our heat we were up against NBSC Freshwater and NBSC Manly. We finished in second place qualifying for the final. Ruby Martyr and Cayla Phillips both caught some great waves despite the less-than-perfect surfing conditions. Zoe Milligan, Isabelle Kellaway and Camilla Reynolds, Year 9, followed and all contributed significantly towa ds our final point sco e. We were very unlucky to miss out on second place by only two points, but we were all very satisfied with thi d position. Finishing in the top four provides us with the opportunity to compete at the Vissla Surf Pro in March 2020 in front of the bumper summer crowd.

Overall, it was incredible watching the girls try something new and rocking up with enthusiasm. They

were always encouraging one another and willing to give things a go. It was amazing to surf with this bright group of girls over the past years and watch them become strong and confident in the water.

Ruby Martyr, Captain of Surfing

Surfing Results Northern Beaches Regional Surfing Championships Ruby Martyr

4th

Lifeline High Schools Surf Challenge at South Curl Curl Beach Cayla Phillips, Year 9, Isabelle Kellaway, Year 9, Ruby Martyr, Year 12, Nica Frayne (2018) and Amelie Riley, Year 9

Ruby Martyr, Cayla Phillips, Zoe Milligan, Isabelle Kellaway, Camilla Reynolds

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Swimming Swimming Captain’s Report

Claudia Fydler, Year 12

Secondary School Swimming Carnival The swimming season commenced with the Secondary School Swimming Carnival in Week 2 of Term 1. Immense amounts of House spirit and enthusiastic competitiveness were demonstrated throughout the day. A massive congratulations to Goodlet House for winning with the highest overall point score.

IGSSA Swimming Carnival The lead up to this year’s Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) Swimming Carnival followed our theme of ‘Pokémon’, chosen to represent our values of teamwork through fun. The weekly team sessions involved a variety of activities including stroke work, speed and relay changeovers/finishes, along with implementing a strong sense of togetherness and positivity through our team building activities. This year, on the eve of IGSSA, the team was lucky enough to hear from Cate Campbell. She has claimed various titles, including multiple World Championship and Olympic gold medals. Cate gave the IGSSA team excellent advice on relays and how to handle the pressure of going into a competition as the reigning champion. It was so awesome to learn from her elite expertise. Friday 22 March was the day our school swimming season reached its peak at the IGSSA Swimming Carnival. From the heats in the morning to the finals in the afternoon, four records were broken on the day by the Pymble team, along with multiple medals won across the age groups. All of this contributed to the final esult; the Pymble team claiming the title of IGSSA Champions for the second year in a row.

Pymble finished the day with a combined point score of 466.5, in a close finish with PLC Sydney just 24.5 points behind. This is the highest amount of points Pymble has ever won at IGSSA. Along with the prestigious Lorraine Crapp Shield for Overall Points, Pymble won the newly introduced Mary Webster Trophy for Combined Able Bodied and Multiclass Points. Special mention to Claudia Neale, Year 11, who won the Senior Champion Trophy, Hannah Morton, Year 7, who won the Junior Champion Trophy, and especially to Kailyn Joseph, Year 11, whose points in the Multiclass division were so valuable.

All of this contributed to the final result; the Pymble team claiming the title of IGSSA Champions for the second year in a row. CIS, NSW All Schools and School Nationals Nineteen of our Pymble girls went on to represent both Pymble and IGSSA at the Combined Independent Schools (CIS) Swimming Championships. The performance of every girl who competed was outstanding, with six championship records broken by Pymble girls. Following on from CIS, we had many representatives competing at NSW All Schools, with the Pymble girls once again swimming incredibly. A big congratulations to Ellie Beck, Annika Fowler, Hannah Morton, Year 7, Bella Zhang, Hayley Johnston, Year 8, Isabella Lee, Year 9, Elizabeth Gan, Adriana Fydler, Year 10, Kailyn Joseph, and Claudia Neale, Year 11, who were all selected to join the NSW team to compete at the School Sport Australia Championships in Melbourne, Victoria. These girls achieved exceptional results, with every girl making a final in their respective events.

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Thank You and Congratulations A big thank you to the Pymble coaching staff, as without their effort and investment into the program we would not be as organised or successful. Our incredible Head Coach, Leanne Speechley, has an unstoppable drive and determination to achieve great things and inspires us all. Her constant support and wise words of advice allowed each and every one of us to achieve our goals. To Brandon Lawrence, for his unwavering patience and endless passion that inspires everyone in his realm. To Katie White and Monique Zahra, for their amazing organisational and management skills on behalf of the team. To Pymble coaches Rafael Rodrigues, Bridgette Moore, Paul Biddulph, Steven Qu, Ryan Mandla and Mikaela Middleton for their tireless support and effort. These assistant coaches are totally committed to Leanne, Brandon and the Pymble girls, and their constant encouragement not only inspired us but contributed to the unbelievable results achieved.

As a final note my congratulations to all the girls on a fantastic season! I am beyond honoured to have been the Captain of this beautiful team and to have led us to another victory. I am so very proud of you all and I truly believe that the team spirit, determination and energy within this program will never waver and will only continue to grow. Claudia Fydler, Captain of Swimming

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Swimming Secondary School Swimming Carnival Results

Hayley Johnston, Year 8

Open 200m Individual Medley

15 Years 50m Freestyle

Georgia Peregrina Claudia Neale Claudia Fydler

Siobhan Dubois Lilian Huntley Margaret Williams

1st 2nd 3rd

12 to 14 Years 100m Freestyle Isabella Lee Bella Zhang Hayley Johnston

1st 2nd 3rd

12 Years 50m Freestyle Hannah Morton Annika Fowler Susannah Su

1st 2nd 3rd

13 Years 50m Freestyle Hayley Johnston Bella Zhang Aspen Moore

1st 2nd 3rd

14 Years 50m Freestyle Isabella Lee Jessica Needham Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw

Adriana Fydler Elizabeth Gan Alannah Webster

1st 2nd 3rd

Claudia Neale Isabella Riley Ellen Lockhart

1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd

13 Years 50m Backstroke Hayley Johnston Ellie Beck Bella Zhang

Elizabeth Gan Adriana Fydler Alannah Webster Claudia Neale Isabella Riley Ellen Lockhart

1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd

1st 2nd 3rd

17 Years Multi-Class 50m Freestyle Kailyn Joseph

12 Years 50m Backstroke Hannah Morton Annika Fowler Arabella Cox

Siobhan Dubois Lilian Huntley Margaret Williams

17 Years 50m Backstroke

18 Years and Over 50m Freestyle Georgia Peregrina Claudia Fydler

1st 2nd 3rd

16 Years 50m Backstroke 1st 2nd 3rd

17 Years Multi-Class 50m Freestyle Kailyn Joseph

Isabella Lee Jenna Coghill Samantha Lever

15 Years 50m Backstroke 1st 2nd 3rd

17 Years 50m Freestyle 1st 2nd 3rd

17 Years and Over 100m Freestyle Claudia Neale Georgia Peregrina Claudia Fydler

1st 2nd 3rd

16 Years 50m Freestyle 1st 2nd 3rd

15 to 16 Years 100m Freestyle Adriana Fydler Elizabeth Gan Katherine Gibson

14 Years 50m Backstroke

1st

18 Years and Over 50m Backstroke Claudia Fydler Georgia Peregrina

1st 2nd

12 Years 50m Breaststroke Eva Liu Susannah Su Hannah Morton

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278

Swimming Secondary School Swimming Carnival Results 13 Years 50m Breaststroke

Records

Bella Zhang Aspen Moore Grace Gerreyn

Georgia Peregrina Open 200m Individual Medley

12 Years 50m Butterfly 1st 2nd 3rd

Cayla Phillips Isabella Lee Liesel Page

14 Years 50m Freestyle Junior 100m Freestyle

Hannah Morton

1st 2nd 3rd

Amelia Hinrichsen Siobhan Dubois Margaret Williams

Bella Zhang 13 Years 50m Breaststroke

1st 2nd 3rd

Katherine Gibson Adriana Fydler Elizabeth Gan

16 Years 50m Backstroke

Claudia Neale Claudia Fydler 18 Years and Over 50m Backstroke 18 Years and Over 50m Butterfl

Claudia Neale Ellen Lockhart Isabella Riley

Siobhan Dubois Amelia Hinrichsen Angelica Tan

1st 2nd 3rd

Adriana Fydler Elizabeth Gan Alannah Webster

18 Years and Over 50m Breaststroke Georgia Peregrina Claudia Fydler

Isabella Lee Samantha Lever Katherine Hartcliff

1st 2nd 3rd

17 Years 50m Breaststroke

17 Years 50m Backstroke

1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd

15 Years 50m Butterfly

16 Years 50m Breaststroke

Elizabeth Gan

Hayley Johnston Bella Zhang Aspen Moore

14 Years 50m Butterfly

15 Years 50m Breaststroke

12 Years 50m Backstroke

1st 2nd 3rd

13 Years 50m Butterfly

14 Years 50m Breaststroke

Isabella Lee

Hannah Morton Susannah Su Annika Fowler

1st 2nd

1st 2nd 3rd

16 Years 50m Butterfly 1st 2nd 3rd

17 Years 50m Butterfly Claudia Neale Isabella Riley Ellen Lockhart

1st 2nd 3rd

18 Years and Over 50m Butterfly Claudia Fydler Georgia Peregrina

1st 2nd

Boarders vs Day Girls 200m Relay Day Girls Boarders

1st 2nd

Open 50m Freestyle Claudia Neale Adriana Fydler Georgia Peregrina

1st 2nd 3rd

Overall Inter House Swimming Wylie Goodlet Bennett Thomas Lang Ingleholme Hammond Marden

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Junior Point Score Winner Isabella Lee

Intermediate Point Score Winner Adriana Fydler

Senior Point Score Winner Claudia Neale Hannah Morton, Year 7

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Swimming IGSSA Swimming Carnival Results Junior 4x50m Medley Relay Team

1st

Isabella Lee, Bella Zhang, Hayley Johnston, Grace Gerreyn

Junior 4x50m Freestyle Relay Team

1st

Aspen Moore, Isabella Lee, Grace Gerreyn, Bella Zhang

Intermediate 4x50m Freestyle Relay Team 1st Elizabeth Gan, Siobhan Dubois, Alannah Webster, Adriana Fydler

Intermediate 4x50m Medley Relay Team

2nd

Elizabeth Gan, Katherine Gibson, Alannah Webster, Adriana Fydler

Senior 4x50m Freestyle Relay Team

2nd

Jessica Needham, Saskia WilloughbyWinlaw, Isabella Riley, Georgia Peregrina

Senior 4x50m Medley Relay Team

1st

Isabella Riley, Georgia Peregrina, Claudia Fydler, Claudia Neale

All Age 6x50m Freestyle Relay Team

1st

Hannah Morton, Hayley Johnston, Samantha Lever, Siobhan Dubois, Elizabeth Gan, Isabella Riley Hannah Morton 12 Years 50m Freestyle 12 Years 50m Backstroke 12 Years 50m Butterfl

1st 1st 2nd

Susannah Su 12 Years Breaststroke

1st

Bella Zhang 13 Years 50m Freestyle 13 Years 50m Breaststroke

1st 1st

Hayley Johnston 13 Years 50m Backstroke

1st

Isabella Lee 14 Years 50m Freestyle Junior 100m Freestyle

1st 1st

Annika Fowler 14 Years 50m Backstroke

2nd

Samantha Lever 14 Years 50m Butterfl

2nd

Cayla Phillips 14 Years 50m Breaststroke

3rd

Claudia Neale, Year 11

Siobhan Dubois 15 Years 50m Freestyle

3rd

Ellie Beck 15 Years 50m Backstroke

Kailyn Joseph Multi-Class Open 50m Freestyle 2nd Multi-Class Open 50m Backstroke 3rd

2nd

Amelia Hinrichsen 15 Years 50m Breaststroke

Junior Individual Champion Hannah Morton

3rd

Adriana Fydler Intermediate 100m Freestyle

Senior Individual Champion Claudia Neale

3rd

Elizabeth Gan 16 Years 50m Backstroke

Pymble 1st in Overall Point Score

1st

Alannah Webster 16 Years 50m Butterfl

3rd

Claudia Neale 17 Years 50m Freestyle 17 Years 50m Backstroke Senior 100m Freestyle

1st 1st 1st

Claudia Fydler 18 Years 50m Butterfl 18 Years 50m Freestyle 18 Years 50m Backstroke

1st 3rd 3rd

Georgia Peregrina Open 200m Individual Medley 18 Years 50m Breaststroke

2nd 2nd

Records Hannah Morton 12 Years 50m Backstroke

Hayley Johnston 13 Years 50m Backstroke

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Elizabeth Gan 16 Years 50m Backstroke

Junior 4x50m Freestyle Relay Team

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Swimming Secondary CIS Swimming Carnival Results All Age 6x50m Freestyle Relay 1st

Swimmer of the Year

Aspen Moore 50m Freestyle 50m Butterfl

3rd 2nd

Grace Gerreyn 50m Breaststroke

3rd

Senior 4x50m Freestyle Relay 1st

Ellie Beck 50m Backstroke 100m Backstroke 200m Backstroke

1st 1st 1st

Claudia Fydler, Claudia Neale, Georgia Peregrina, Isabella Riley

14 Years

Hannah Morton, Bella Zhang, Isabella Lee, Siobhan Dubois, Alannah Webster, Claudia Neale

Senior 4x50m Medley Relay 1st Elizabeth Gan, Georgia Peregrina, Claudia Fydler, Claudia Neale

Intermediate 4x50m Freestyle Relay

2nd

Elizabeth Gan, Amelia Hinrichsen, Siobhan Dubois, Alannah Webster

Intermediate 4x50m Medley Relay

3rd

Adriana Fydler, Amelia Hinrichsen, Siobhan Dubois, Alannah Webster

Junior 4x50m Freestyle Relay 1st and Record Isabella Lee, Bella Zhang, Grace Gerreyn, Hayley Johnston

Ellie Beck, Bella Zhang, Hayley Johnston, Isabella Lee

12 Years

Hannah Morton 50m Freestyle 50m Butterfl 100m Freestyle 50m Backstroke

1st 1st 1st 1st

16 Years

1st 2nd 1st 1st and Record

1st 1st and Record 1st 3rd

Claudia Neale 50m Freestyle 1st 100m Freestyle 2nd 50m Backstroke 1st and Record 200m Individual Medley 1st 200m Freestyle 1st 100m Backstroke 1st and Record 200m Backstroke 1st Isabella Riley 50m Butterfl 50m Backstroke 200m Backstroke

3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd

Annika Fowler 50m Freestyle 50m Backstroke 200m Backstroke

3rd 2nd 2nd

Susannah Su 50m Breaststroke

Kailyn Joseph Multi-class 50m Freestyle Multi-class 100m Freestyle Multi-class 50m Backstroke

2nd

18 Years

13 Years

Hayley Johnston 50m Freestyle 50m Butterfl 100m Freestyle 50m Backstroke 200m Butterfl 100m Butterfl

1st 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 1st

Bella Zhang 50m Freestyle 50m Breaststroke 100m Freestyle 200m Individual Medley 200m Breaststroke 100m Breaststroke

2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd

Year 12 Blue Claudia Fydler, Georgia Peregrina, Isabella Riley Red Charlotte Dean

Year 11

Blue Alannah Webster Red Sarah Abbott, Ellen Lockhart

Year 10

Adriana Fydler 100m Freestyle

17 Years

Junior 4x50m Medley Relay 1st and Record

Claudia Fydler

Silver Kailyn Joseph, Claudia Neale

Isabella Lee 50m Freestyle 50m Butterfl 100m Freestyle 50m Backstroke

Elizabeth Gan 50m Backstroke 100m Backstroke 200m Backstroke

Swimming Awards

Claudia Fydler 50m Freestyle 50m Butterfl 100m Butterfl

3rd 1st 2nd

Georgia Peregrina 50m Backstroke 200m Individual Medley 200m Freestyle 200m Butterfl 200m Backstroke

2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd

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Silver Adriana Fydler, Elizabeth Gan Blue Siobhan Dubois, Katherine Gibson

Year 9 Silver Isabella Lee Blue Amelia Hinrichsen, Jessica Needham, Cayla Phillips Red Margaret Williams

Year 8 Silver Hayley Johnston, Bella Zhang Blue Samantha Lever, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw Red Katherine Hartcliff

Year 7 Silver Ellie Beck, Annika Fowler, Hannah Morton, Tribeca Liu Blue Grace Gerreyn, Aspen Moore, Susannah Su Red Piper Gregory-Reid

Sebeski Trophy (Team Spirit award) Isabella Riley

Most Improved Samantha Lever

Contribution to swimming Claudia Fydler

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Swimming NSW All Schools Secondary Swimming Carnival Results Ellie Beck Junior 100m Backstroke 13 Years 50m Backstroke Junior 200m Backstroke

Hannah Morton 1st 1st 1st

Annika Fowler 12 Years 50m Backstroke Junior 200m Backstroke

1st and Record 2nd

Adriana Fydler 16 Years 100m Freestyle

1st

Claudia Fydler 17 Years and Over 50m Butterfl Senior 100m Butterfl

2nd 2nd

Elizabeth Gan Intermediate 100m Backstroke 16 Years 50m Backstroke Intermediate 200m Backstroke

1st 1st and Record 3rd

Hayley Johnston 13 Years 50m Butterfl 13 Years 100m Freestyle Junior 100m Butterfl 13 Years 50m Backstroke 13 Years 50m Freestyle

1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd

1st

Isabella Lee 14 Years 50m Freestyle 14 Years 50m Butterfl 14 Years 100m Freestyle 14 Years 50m Backstroke

1st 1st 2nd 2nd

Claudia Neale 17 Years and Over 50m Freestyle Senior 100m Backstroke 17 Years and Over 100m Freestyle Senior 200m Individual Medley Senior 200m Backstroke 17 Years and Over 50m Backstroke

1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd

Georgia Peregrina Senior 200m Butterfl Senior 200m Backstroke

2nd 3rd

Susannah Su 12 Years 50m Breaststroke

3rd

Bella Zhang

Kailyn Joseph 16 Years and Over Multi-class 100m Freestyle

12 Years 50m Freestyle 12 Years 100m Freestyle 12 Years 50m Butterfl 12 Years 50m Backstroke

2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd

13 Years 50m Freestyle 13 Years 100m Freestyle Junior 100m Breaststroke Junior 200m Breaststroke 13 Years 50m Breaststroke Junior 200m Individual Medley Junior 4x50m Freestyle Relay Senior 4x50m Freestyle Relay Junior 4x50m Medley Relay Senior 4x50m Medley Relay 6x50m All Age Relay Intermediate 4x50m Freestyle Relay Intermediate 4x50m Medley Relay

2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st and Record 1st and Record 1st and Record 1st and Record 1st and Record 2nd 2nd

Claudia Fydler, Year 12

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Swimming Swimming Representatives Pymble Representatives Sarah Abbott, Ellie Beck, Charlotte Dean, Siobhan Dubois, Annika Fowler, Adriana Fydler, Claudia Fydler, Elizabeth Gan, Grace Gerreyn, Katherine Gibson, Katherine Hartcliff, Amelia Hinrichsen, Hayley Johnston, Kailyn Joseph, Isabella Lee, Samantha Lever, Eva Liu, Ellen Lockhart, Aspen Moore, Hannah Morton, Claudia Neale, Jessica Needham, Georgia Peregrina, Cayla Phillips, Isabella Riley, Susannah Su, Alannah Webster, Margaret Williams, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Bella Zhang

IGSSA Representatives Ellie Beck, Siobhan Dubois, Annika Fowler, Adriana Fydler, Claudia Fydler, Elizabeth Gan, Grace Gerreyn, Amelia Hinrichsen, Hayley Johnston, Kailyn Joseph, Isabella Lee, Samantha Lever, Aspen Moore, Hannah Morton, Claudia Neale, Georgia Peregrina, Cayla Phillips, Isabella Riley, Susannah Su, Alannah Webster, Bella Zhang

CIS Representatives Ellie Beck, Siobhan Dubois, Annika Fowler, Adriana Fydler, Claudia Fydler, Elizabeth Gan, Grace Gerreyn, Amelia Hinrichsen, Hayley Johnston, Kailyn Joseph, Isabella Lee, Aspen Moore, Hannah Morton, Claudia Neale, Georgia Peregrina, Isabella Riley, Susannah Su, Alannah Webster, Bella Zhang

NSW All Schools Representatives Ellie Beck, Annika Fowler, Adriana Fydler, Claudia Fydler, Elizabeth Gan, Hayley Johnston, Kailyn Joseph, Isabella Lee, Hannah Morton, Claudia Neale, Georgia Peregrina, Isabella Riley, Bella Zhang

School Sports Australia – NSW Team Representatives Ellie Beck, Annika Fowler, Adriana Fydler, Elizabeth Gan, Hayley Johnston, Kailyn Joseph, Isabella Lee, Hannah Morton, Claudia Neale, Bella Zhang, (Claudia Fydler and Georgia Peregrina qualified, but could not compete due to the HSC

IGSSA Swimming Team Back Row: Rafael Rodrigues (Coach), Katie White (Head Manager), Grace Gerreyn, Bella Zhang, Katherine Gibson, Cayla Phillips, Annika Fowler, Hannah Morton, Jessica Needham, Saskia Dubois, Ellie Beck, Nicola Johnston, Amelia Hinrichsen, Aspen Moore, Leanne Speechley (Head Coach) Second Row: Steven Qu (Coach), Samantha Lever, Isabella Lee, Adriana Fydler, Siobhan Dubois, Elizabeth Gan, Hayley Johnston, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Susannah Su, Piper Gregory-Reid, Jenna Coghill, Angelica Tan, Gigi Spiller, Eva Liu, Arabella Cox, Brigette Moore (Manager), Brandon Lawrence (Coach) Front Row: Meg Stapleton, Ellen Lockhart, Kailyn Joseph, Sarah Abbott, Georgia Peregrina, Claudia Fydler, Isabella Riley, Charlotte Dean, Alannah Webster, Claudia Neale, Margaret Williams

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Swimming Junior Swimming Results

1 Miranda Gu, Samara Bond, Jaya Lilienthal and Amy Zhang, Year 6 2

Junior School Captain of Swimming

Samara Bond

NSW IPSHA Championships

11-13 Years 200m Freestyle Relay 12-13 Years 50m Freestyle 12-13 Years 50m Backstroke 8-13 Years 100m Freestyle 12-13 Years 50m Butterfl

Meg Anderson

Amelia Carlan

Jaya Lilienthal

11 Years 50m Freestyle 11 Years 50m Backstroke

20th 16th

Amalia Bond 9 Years 50m Freestyle

7th

8-10 Years 200m Freestyle Relay 10 Years 50m Freestyle 8-10 Years 50m Backstroke

Gemma Dixon 8 Years 50m Freestyle 4th 3rd 4th 4th

Miranda Gu

20th 5th

Louisa Heritage

Megan Chia 9 Years 50m Freestyle

2 Jaya Lilienthal, Year 6

11-13 Years 200m Freestyle Relay 12-13 Years 50m Freestyle 12-13 Years 50m Backstroke 8-13 Years 100m Freestyle 12-13 Years 50m Butterfly 10 Years 50m Freestyle

20th

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2nd

2nd 7th 2nd 1st 20th

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Swimming Junior Swimming Results Jennifer Chong

Anne Liu

11-13 Years 200m Freestyle Relay 11 Years 50m Freestyle 10th 11 Years 50m Butterfl 1st

8 Years 50m Freestyle

Imogen Jones

8-10 Years 200m Freestyle Relay 10 Years 50m Freestyle 8-10 Years 50m Backstroke 8-10 Years 50m Breaststroke 8-10 Years 50m Butterfly

9 Years 50m Freestyle

21st

Annabelle Li 8-10 Years 200m Freestyle Relay 10 Years 50m Freestyle 8-10 Years 50m Butterfl

9th 5th

Jaya Lilienthal 11-13 Years 200m Freestyle Relay 12-13 Years 50m Freestyle 14th 12-13 Years 50m Breaststroke 4th

Sarah Tian 4th

Tribeca Liu

29th 2nd

Lucy Xie 1st 1st 1st 1st

11 Years 50m Freestyle 11 Years 50m Backstroke 11 Years 50m Breaststroke 11 Years 50m Butterfly

13th 9th 6th 8th

Amy Zhang

Maya Ostapenko 8-10 Years 50m Breaststroke

11 Years 50m Freestyle 11 Years 50m Breaststroke

12-13 Years 50m Freestyle

15th

Jessica Persson 8-10 Years 200m Freestyle Relay 9 Years 50m Freestyle

5th

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Swimming Junior Swimming Results NSW PSSA Primary Championships Amalia Bond 8-10 Years 4x50m Freestyle

1st

Samara Bond 12-13 Years 50m Butterfly 11-13 Years 4x50m Freestyle

4th 2nd

Jennifer Chong 11 Years 50m Butterfly

10th

Gemma Dixon 8 Years 50m Freestyle

12th

Miranda Gu 12 Years 50m Freestyle 12 Years 50m Butterfly 11-13 Years 4x50m Freestyle

5th 9th 2nd

Annabelle Li 8-10 Years 4x50m Freestyle

1st

Tribeca Liu

NSWCIS Primary Championships Amalia Bond 8-10 Years 4x50m Freestyle

1st 4th 4th 2nd 1st

Jennifer Chong 11 Years 50m Butterfly

1st

Gemma Dixon 8 Years 50m Freestyle

2nd

Miranda Gu 12 Years 50m Freestyle 12 Years 50m Butterfly 11-13 Years 4x50m Freestyle

8-10 Years 50m Backstroke 12-13 Years 50m Breaststroke 11-13 Years 4x50m Freestyle

2nd 1st 1st

Anne Liu 8 Years 50m Freestyle

4th

8th 2nd

Jessica Persson 1st

Amy Zhang 11-13 Years 4x50m Freestyle

2nd

4th 1st

School Sports Australia 2019 Results

4th 2nd

Tribeca Liu

Amy Zhang 11-13 Years 4x50m Freestyle

8th 2nd

12-13 Years 50m Breaststroke 11-13 Years 4x50m Freestyle

Jessica Persson 9 Years 50m Freestyle 8-10 Years 4x50m Freestyle

2nd 3rd 2nd 7th 3rd 1st

Jaya Lilienthal

8-10 Years 4x50m Freestyle 9th

Jaya Lilienthal

Annabelle Li 8-10 Years 50m Butterfly 8-10 Years 4x50m Freestyle

1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

Amelia Carlan

Samara Bond 12-13 Years 50m Freestyle 12-13 Years 50m Backstroke 12-13 Years 50m Butterfly 11-13 Years 4x50m Freestyle

10 Years 50m Freestyle 8-10 Years 50m Butterfly 8-10 Years 50m Backstroke 8-10 Years 50m Breaststroke 8-10 Years 4x50m Freestyle

10 Years 50m Freestyle 8-10 Years 50m Butterfly 8-10 Years 50m Backstroke 8-10 Years 50m Breaststroke 8-10 Years 200m Individual Medley 8-10 Years 4x50m Freestyle

1st

11 Years 50m Butterfl 11 Years 50m Freestyle 11 Years 50m Backstroke 11 Years 200m Individual Medley

1 Annabelle Li, Year 4, Tribeca Liu, Year 5, Jessica Persson, Year 3 and Amalia Bond, Year 3 2 Tribeca Liu, Year 5

Tribeca Liu

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2nd 2nd 1st 1st

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Swimming Junior Swimming Results Junior Swimming Representatives Pymble Representatives Meg Anderson, Amalia Bond, Samara Bond, Amelia Carlan, Megan Chia, Jennifer Chong, Gemma Dixon, Miranda Gu, Louisa Heritage, Imogen Jones, Annabelle Li, Jaya Lilienthal, Anne Liu, Tribeca Liu, Maya Ostapenko, Jessica Persson, Sarah Tian, Lucy Xie, Amy Zhang

IPSHA Representatives Amalia Bond, Samara Bond, Amelia Carlan, Jennifer Chong, Gemma Dixon, Miranda Gu, Louisa Heritage, Annabelle Li, Jaya Lilienthal, Anne Liu, Tribeca Liu, Jessica Persson, Lucy Xie, Amy Zhang

CIS Representatives Amalia Bond, Samara Bond, Jennifer Chong, Gemma Dixon, Miranda Gu, Annabelle Li, Jaya Lilienthal, Tribeca Liu, Jessica Persson, Amy Zhang

PSSA Representative Tribeca Liu

Back Row: Miranda Gu, Louisa Heritage, Sarah Tian, Tribeca Liu, Jaya Lilienthal, Samara Bond, Amy Zhang Second Row: Imogen Jones, Maya Ostapenko, Lucy Xie, Annabelle Li, Jennifer Chong, Amelia Carlan Front Row: Anne Liu, Megan Chia, Jessica Persson, Amalia Bond, Gemma Dixon

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Taekwondo Taekwondo provided the opportunity to learn about the importance of physical activity, calmness and power in a challenging environment.

Taekwondo Captain’s Report Taekwondo at Pymble in 2019 was an amazing experience for all students. With the guidance of our exceptional coaches, girls were able to improve their skills immensely. Taekwondo provided the opportunity to learn about the importance of physical activity, calmness and power in a challenging environment. The class had a vibrant atmosphere with a lot of passion and contribution from all involved. We wish every girl the best of luck for their future endeavours with Taekwondo. Some honourable mentions from the grading include Meredith Au, Celine Liu, Gemma Dixon, Dorothy Li, Claudia Wyatt, Alana Wang, Jaya Krishnadasan, Emily Woods-McConville, Eesha Adusumilli, Arana Roy, Lera Dubrovina, Rebecca Mak, Gillian Dow, Lily Owler, Alice Ji, Tiffany Lan, Sophia Wu, Emily Zhai, Odessa Girdis, Isabella Cameron, Melinda Chen, Jocelyn Mar, Millie Barter, Emma Cheng, Alicia Ge, Lily Huang, Chloe Lollback, Zoey Chen, Annalise Chow, Jiya Tanna, Eyleen Zhou and Tanvi Thomas. All these students performed exceptionally well and achieved a higher Taekwondo grade this year. Our greatest appreciation to our coaches Rob, Chris, Steve and Greg for their assistance throughout the year. We look forward to returning to Taekwondo in 2020. Lihini Jayasekara and Isabella MacAndrews, Year 9

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Tennis Tennis Captain’s Report This year, Pymble once again had countless girls from Years 7 to 12 participate in the Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) Tennis competition that took place consistently every Saturday morning of the term. Not only did each team try their hardest, but improvements in all areas were definitely visible. It was amazing to see the girls’ teamwork and sportsmanship develop throughout this competition and I am sure the same and many more girls will participate in next year’s IGSSA competition as it is a large part of our Tennis program at Pymble. Congratulations to all the girls who participated and thank you to those who helped out behind the scenes.

Victoria Orr, Year 12

Victoria Orr, Captain of Tennis

It was amazing to see the girls’ teamwork and sportsmanship develop...

1 Eleanor McNaught, Year 12 2 Sarah Gabb, Year 12 3 Annabel Brown and Elise Mitchell, Year 8 4 Angela Cui, Year 7 5 Sophie McGee, Year 9, Emma Sargeant, Year 8 and Chanel Rowley, Year 9 6 Kristen Ma, Year 8 and Annika Johnson, Year 9 7 Rachel Tang, Year 11

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Tennis IGSSA Tennis Results Pymble 1

6th

Chiara Di Tommaso, Mikayla Zahirovic, Ashlee Narker, Rachel Tang, Victoria Orr

Pymble 2

7th

Karinna Yee, Chelsea Taylor, Eleanor McNaught, Tiarna Williams, Jennifer Zhou

Pymble 3

8th

1st

Jessica Kellaway, Rosemarie Harrison, Michelle Turner, Lyara Jayasinghe, Emily Bannister, Ruby Martyr

Pymble 5

7th

Bronte Worner, Ruby Stewart, Ariana Frater, Alexandra Ferguson, Joanna He

Pymble 6

8th

Halle De Souza, Elizabeth Keegan, Lucy Small, Beate Mannes, Isabel Walker

Pymble 7

7th

Fores Qiaoke Zhang, Lynnie Zhang, Sarah Foster, Sabrina Nogueira, Janani Viswanathan

Pymble 8

7th

Eisha Bhardwaj, Alexandra Weaver, Mia Smal, Brianna Kierath

Pymble 9 Sophie Chamberlain, Rachel Kang, June Kim, Elizabeth Glenn

7th

Madeleine Morris, Mia De Riz, Eloise Jones, Emma Reidy, Marguerite Andrews

Pymble 11

7th

Ella Jones, Hannah Maher, Annabelle Richens, Lucy Fang, Leah Harbor

Isabel Jones, Kirsty Grabs, Danielle Rusman, Elizabeth Zhu Chan, Sarah Gabb

Pymble 4

Pymble 10

5th

Pymble 12

6th

Eliza Nelson, Georgina Maher, Isabelle Kellaway, Rosanna van Horen, Lara Barnouti

Pymble 13

1st

Amy Cairns, Antonia Maher, Laura Kellaway, Jessica Pratt

Pymble 14

3rd

Angela Cui, Claudia Offer, Sienna Warden, Michaela-Jayne Kennedy, Susannah Su

Pymble 15

2nd

Pymble 16

1st

Annika Johnson, Kristen Ma, Eloise Kinchington, Hayley Leighton, Emily Horne

2nd

Pymble 20

2nd

Chloe Moore, Genevieve Chu, Angela Yang, Helen Nguyen, Orphelia Speed

Pymble 21

7th

Jade Yang, Lucia Jin, Jessie Xie, Jade Reed, Danielle Reed, Holly Jackson

Pymble 22

4th

Annabelle Ainsworth, Lara Hogan, Gloria Kim, Claire Minetti, Catherine Song

Pymble 23

4th

Sophie Ma, Nina Baikie, Carolina Yemma, Vanessa Liu

4th

Eva Liu, Claire Lee, Claire Spring, Caitlin Cho, Lily Huang

Pymble 25

6th

Georgia Shaw, Catherine Nachar, Isabel Aveling, Sofia Laftsidis Georgia Mandalakoudis

Pymble 26

1st

Natalia Antalfy, Lucy Xie, Adelia Arslan, Yvette Volk

Chanel Rowley, Sophie McGee, Ashleigh Robson, Olivia Harvey, Rachel Johnson

Pymble 27

Pymble 18 3rd

Pymble 28

Haley Spring, Amelia Fantham, Isabella Bunce, Sophia Croudace, Olivia Barton

4th

Olivia Ma, Sunny Sun, Maggie Kellaway, Lauren Solness, Ariana Preketes

Pymble 24

Charlotte Hartin, Annabel Brown, Elise Mitchell, Scarlett Stewart, Emma Sargeant

Pymble 17

Pymble 19

8th

Aspen Moore, Angel Huang, Jiya Tanna, Angela Li

Chelsea Shi, Giaan Jackson, Estelle Vander, Phoebe Yi

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Tennis Tildesley Tennis Results Singles 2nd Round Eloise Kinchington, Angela Cui, Sophie Ma, Elizabeth Zhu Chan, Sarah Gabb, Victoria Orr, Danielle Rusman

3rd Round Karinna Yee, Rachel Tang, Kirsty Grabs, Chelsea Taylor, Claudia Offer, Sienna Warden

4th Round Mikayla Zahirovic, Charlotte Hartin, Ashlee Narker, Eleanor McNaught

Finalist Chiara Di Tommaso

Doubles 1st Round Michelle Turner, Ruby Martyr, Annika Johnson, Kristen Ma, Isabel Jones, Emily Bannister

Victoria Orr, Year 12, Jessica Kellaway, Year 11, Kirsty Grabs, Year 12, Bronte Worner, Year 12, Ariana Frater, Year 12 and Ruby Stewart, Year 11

2nd Round Hayley Leighton, Alexandra Ferguson, Tiarna Williams, Jennifer Zhou, Jessica Kellaway, Rosemarie Harrison, Lyara Jayasinghe, Bronte Worner, Susannah Su, Michaela-Jayne Kennedy

3rd Round Annabel Brown, Elise Mitchell

4th Round Scarlett Stewart, Emma Sargeant

Reserves Nina Baikie, Ariana Frater, Joanna He, Emily Horne, Sophie McGee, Ashleigh Robson, Chanel Rowley, Ruby Stewart

Senior Firsts Victoria Orr, Rachel Tang, Mikayla Zahirovic, Chiara Di Tommaso, Ashlee Narker

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Tennis Tennis Awards Year 12 Silver Chiara Di Tommaso Blue Eleanor McNaught Red Sarah Gabb, Kirsty Grabs, Isabel Jones, Victoria Orr, Karinna Yee

Year 11 Silver Mikayla Zahirovic Red Rachel Tang, Tiarna Williams, Jennifer Zhou

Year 10

Junior Firsts Angela Cui, Michaela-Jayne Kennedy, Claudia Offer Absent: Susannah Su, Sienna Warden

Red Danielle Rusman, Chelsea Taylor, Elizabeth Zhu Chan

Year 9 Blue Scarlett Stewart

Year 8 Blue Charlotte Hartin, Ashlee Narker, Emma Sargeant Red Annabel Brown, Elise Mitchell

Year 7 Blue Angela Cui, Michaela-Jayne Kennedy, Claudia Offer, Susannah Su, Sienna Warden

Tennis Representatives Year 7 Firsts Nina Baikie, Sophie Ma, Vanessa Liu, Carolina Yemma

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IGSSA, CIS, NSW All Schools Representative Mikayla Zahirovic

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Tennis HDKTA Captain’s Report Throughout Term 4, many Pymble girls competed against local schools in an annual tennis competition run by Hornsby Ku-ring-gai District Tennis Association (HKDTA). Every single team worked extremely hard to achieve their best and went out each week with a positive attitude and great determination. Every Pymble team was lucky enough to receive the ongoing support of our amazing coaching staff each week. Whether playing socially or competitively, it is safe to say that every single girl came away with more skills and ability than they started with, thanks to our coaches. Whilst it was a short season, it was a very successful one for our Pymble teams. A special congratulations to Pymble 4 and Pymble 10 who finished at the top of their division and a shout out to Pymble 5, Pymble 11 and Pymble 14 who finished second. Jessica Kellaway, Captain of HKDTA

HKDTA Senior Firsts Angela Cui, Emma Sargeant, Scarlett Stewart

HKDTA Results Pymble 1

3rd

Angela Cui, Emma Sargeant, Scarlett Stewart

Pymble 2

3rd

Pymble 6

Lara Barnouti, Emma Duggan, Helen Nguyen, Jade Yang

Pymble 7

Pymble 13

Sarah Foster, Elizabeth Glenn, Isolde Mamo, Sabrina Nogueira, Sophia Yin

Pymble 3

Pymble 8

Annabel Brown, Charlotte Hartin, Rachel Johnson, Sophie Ma, Elise Mitchell

Pymble 4

Pymble 5 Olivia Harvey, Emily Horne, Hayley Leighton, Haley Spring

3rd

1st

2nd

Pymble 9

5th

3rd

Nina Baikie, Eloise Kinchington, Kristen Ma, Ashleigh Robson, Chloe Tan

Pymble 10

1st

Isabella Bunce, Amelia Fantham, Sophie McGee, Chanel Rowley

Pymble 11

4th

6th

Alicia Ahn, Catherine Song, Lauren Solness, Helen Zhao

Nikita Cahyadi, Sarah Chan, Amy Go, Rachel Kang, Mia Smal

Alexandra Ferguson, Annika Johnson, Jessica Kellaway, Stella Lawler, Ruby Stewart

Pymble 12

Eisha Bhardwaj, Brianna Kierath, Lucy Small, Diana Xie, Yangyang Zhang

Michaela-Jayne Kennedy, Claudia Offer, Danielle Rusman, Susannah Su, Elizabeth Zhu Chan

5th

6th

2nd

Genevieve Chu, Olivia Ma, Sunny Sun, Angela Yang

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Pymble 14

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Maggie Kellaway, Gloria Kim, Georgia Mandalakoudis, Jessie Xie

Pymble 15

7th

Abiha Iqbal, Holly Jackson, Bronte Lamb, Maira Waqar

Pymble 16

5th

Isabel Aveling, Claire Lee, Catherine Nachar, Anna Ward, Lucy Xie

Pymble 17

3rd

Taem Al-Witri, Jasmine Li, Chelsea Shi, Jiya Tanna

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Junior School Tennis Report This year, the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) Saturday Sport tennis teams did very well and showed outstanding commitment and sportsmanship towards their opponents, coaches and each other. Every player tried their hardest and had fun. All of our teams were gracious whether they won or lost. On behalf of the tennis players, I would like to thank the coaches and parents. Overall it was a fun and successful tennis season. Elizabeth Bull, Junior School Captain of Tennis

HKDTA Junior Firsts Ashleigh Robson, Kristen Ma, Chloe Tan, Nina Baikie Absent: Eloise Kinchington

IPSHA Tennis Teams Team 1 Jessica Zhai, Ines Danziger, Elizabeth Bull, Amelia Mitchell

Team 2 Ella van Horen, Emma Geng, Ashleigh Ip, Brianna Zhang

Team 3 Sophia Chen, Sabrina Cooke, Arana Roy, Jacqueline Wo

Team 4 Lynn An, Sehjal Baveja, Hayley Browne, Eleanor Dinnie

Hotshots HKDTA Year 7 Firsts Lucy Xie, Claire Lee, Catherine Nachar, Isabel Aveling, Anna Ward

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Touch Football Touch Football Captain’s Report

Saskia Newman, Year 12

Pymble Touch Football had a very exciting year competing in the Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) competition, trialling for the IGSSA teams, taking part in pre-season training and in gala days.

More than 260 girls signed up for Pymble Touch Football in 2019. The IGSSA competition was held in Term 4. The Pymble Year 7 teams started off the season amazingly with all teams winning their first- ound games. After each round, each age group was given a Team of the Week award which encouraged teams to work harder and hopefully achieve a positive outcome. The Pymble teams all played extremely well and a clear improvement was shown across all teams. Pymble entered 24 touch teams into the IGSSA competition, ten of which placed first on the ladder and 20 out of 24 teams finished in the top fou . This year, pre-season training was on offer for the girls in Term 3 to get ready for the IGSSA competition in Term 4. These skills sessions helped improve girls’ confidence in touch football and led to a positive increase in Pymble’s overall results. Girls enjoyed these sessions with many improving on their skills immensely.

Pymble competed in gala days over the course of the year. A standout included the All Schools Touch Football Gala Day for Years 7 and 8. The Pymble Year 8 team won three out of five games and the Year 7 team won two of four games. This was a great achievement for Pymble with all other games being very close. Thank you to Mr Ellwood-Hall, touch football coaches and parents for the constant support of the Pymble Touch Football program. A huge thank you to all girls who competed in touch football this season; it was so much fun and I was amazed by the improvements made. It was a fantastic year and I am very excited for the future of Pymble Touch Football. Good luck to all girls in the following season! Tess Orton, Captain of Touch Football (2020) Captain of Touch Football Saskia Newman

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1 Emily Bannister, Year 10 2 Sienna Warden, Year 7 3 Amy Oaten, Year 9

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Touch Football Secondary Touch Football Results

Touch Football Awards Year 11 Blue Amy Bonthorne, Summer Hall, Tess Orton, Keely Rock, Mikayla Zahirovic Red Olivia Attrill, Gemma Casiglia, Ashley James, Brooke Laurie, Abbey Lowe, Holly Ryan, Kate Ryan, Jessica Saunders, Rebecca Terry

Year 10 Blue Emily Bannister, Lauren Geddes, Samantha Guthrie, Shivani Mehta, Emma Reidy, Rose Tate Red Eloise Jones, Charlotte Lowe, Claudia Vowels

Year 9 Blue Jessica Bird, Sienna Bond, Emilia Duncan, Freya Gordon, Isobel Gosper, Claudia Johnston, Ruby Nicholas, Amy Oaten, Camilla Reynolds Red Rianna Bhat, Ciara Gibson, Georgina Maher, Eliza Nelson, Amelie Riley, Georgia Spanswick, Abigail Verdal-Austin White Niraaya Jayasinghe

Year 8 Blue Kaitlyn Chan, Asha Goddard, Aimee Ng, Phoebe Vowels, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw Red Sophie Byrne, Rachel Sullivan, Annabelle Whiteley

IGSSA Touch Football Results

Tania Jashnany, Taylor Attard

Pymble 1

Pymble 9

4th

Amy Bonthorne, Emily Bannister, Emma Reidy, Keely Rock, Lauren Geddes, Mikayla Zahirovic, Rose Tate, Samantha Guthrie, Shivani Mehta, Summer Hall, Tess Orton, Charlotte Lowe

Pymble 2

3rd

Abbey Lowe, Ashley James, Claudia Vowels, Eloise Jones, Gemma Casiglia, Holly Ryan, Jessica Saunders, Kate Ryan, Olivia Attrill, Rebecca Terry, Brooke Laurie, Charlotte Lowe

Pymble 3

1st

Alexandria Johnson, Amelia Hill, Claudia Burt, Gabriella Chippeck, Imogen Gardiner, Isabel Wilson, Madeline Warden, Nathi Hoyle, Niley Woodhouse, Kirralee MiddletonPierpoint, Sarah Wilson

Pymble 4

3rd

Pymble 10

Pymble 11

Pymble 12

Pymble 5

Pymble 13

Pymble 6

1st

Amelia Seidler, Eliza Johnson, Ella Gray, Emily Walker, Freya Stratton, Lyara Jayasinghe, Nicole Freestone, Shakira Tyson, Sophie Lind, Sophie Wruck, Victoria Orr

Pymble 7

3rd

Arabella Allmey, Brooke Faahan-Smith, Hannah Maher, Heidi Flood, Kristin Larsen, Leah Harbor, Lilli Johnston, Lucia Massaro, Madeleine Morris, Olivia Spanswick, Orla Whatmough, Samantha Berry

Pymble 8 Anna Hong, Arousha Soltany, Bethany Fratzia, Jemma Baldwin, Jennifer Huang, Kiara Zarafetas, Nicola Angus, Nicola Farquharson, Olivia Standfield, Salwa Sabra,

7th

1st

Abigail Verdal-Austin, Amelie Riley, Annabelle Whiteley, Ciara Gibson, Eliza Nelson, Freya Gordon, Georgia Spanswick, Georgina Maher, Phoebe Vowels, Rachel Sullivan, Rianna Bhat, Sophie Byrne

Alyssa Vardy, Clair O'Brien, Claire Ovens, Emily Bright, Abby Jackson, Katherine Gibson, Layla Hickson, Paris Hall, Victoria Graves, Madison Simson

Amy Betteridge, Andie Kearns, Chanelle Ratnam, Hannah Edwards, Haylee Turner, Laura Bauman, Louisa Mitchell, Mia De Riz, Olivia Rechner, Sarah Hunter, Sophia Mitchell, Tara Watson, Audrey Little, Mia Campbell

3rd

Aimee Ng, Amy Oaten, Asha Goddard, Camilla Reynolds, Claudia Johnston, Emilia Duncan, Isobel Gosper, Jessica Bird, Kaitlyn Chan, Niraaya Jayasinghe, Ruby Nicholas, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Sienna Bond, Freya Gordon, Phoebe Vowels

Abigail Ballhausen, Ashlee Narker, Charlotte Morris, Gabriella Stone, Jordyn Seeto, Lucy Robertson, Natasha Newham, Nea Shingler, Olivia Pethard, Philippa Begg

1st

7th

Charlotte Hill, Claire Browning, Edie Kemp, Ella Atkins, Holly Hassall, Isla Cameron, Kyra Wheatley, Sarah Lonie, Saskia Vander, Jayda Holland

1st

Indi Tishler, Madison Gram, Maya Partridge, Mia Plasto, Olivia Radford, Phoebe Mason, Samantha Lever, Sofia Massa o, Zara Fahey, Tessa Warneford

Pymble 14

2nd

Amber Uther, Amelia Hinrichsen, Dene Paterson, Ella Withers, Isabelle Kellaway, Lara Hogan, Lucy Rouse, Savanah Manners, Zoe Milligan, Isabella Sun

Pymble 15

5th

Amy Dugan, Annika Ferguson, Ashley De Lambert-McHutchison, Claudia Webster, Eloise Muller, Isabella Hurst, Jessica Larsen, Megan Boyce, Mika Tyson, Sascha Wallace

Pymble 16

1st

Ariana Preketes, Chloe Moore, Eliza Thompson, Hannah Rockwell, Harriet Wykeham-Fiennes, Isobel Colvin, Jessica O'Bryan, Mia Finn, Roshan Neekan, Tiah Shaw, Victoria Makim

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Touch Football Secondary Touch Football Results Pymble 17

2nd

Pymble 21

1st

Amber Bennett, Charlotte Macdonald, Iris Chen, Bella Macdonald, Kyuri Kim, Olivia Barton, Rosanna van Horen, Samara Chopra, Sophie Waters, Thea Desmond, Lara McWilliam

Billie Fisher, Georgia Short, Georgie Purcell, Grace Gerreyn, Hannah Ford, Lily Hearne, Madeleine Short, Madeline Lawson, Saskia Fitzgerald, Stella Robertson, Victoria Burton

Pymble 18

Pymble 22

6th

Ashley Ko, Emma Liu, Jacinta Kumar, Jade Chen, Judy Chen, Lara McWilliam, Olivia Ogg, Prisha Malhotra, Scarlet Czyniewski, Sophie Waters

Pymble 19

Adelia Arslan, Alessandra Braysich, Arabella Smithyman, Jacinta Martin, Lucy Chen, Olivia Kelly, Phoebe Wood, Sophie Livingstone, Tess Standfiel

3rd

Amber Halliday, Chloe Brogan, Jamie Cottrell, Lucy Miller, Megan Abdo, Lucy Yates, Nicole McCrostie, Opal Bird, Sienna Warden, Sophia Grindlay, Demitria Volos

Pymble 20

4th

1st

Alex Hyett, Amber Conlon, Annalise Cuschieri, Ava Thomas, Claire Spring, Juliette Harris, Kate Thorpe, Mila Seidler, Olivia Linfoot, Meredith Reynolds

Pymble 23

1st

Andie Greene, Catherine Walker, Claudia Rathborne, Giselle Garey, India Tighe, Jade Steinwede, Maiya Foster, Sarah Glenn, Sophie Beadman, Tanvi Thomas

Pymble 24

4th

Annabelle Cockle, Bella Jones, Elizabeth Graves, Estelle Vander, Isabelle Davis, Maya Turk, Misha Dhawan, Shanya Parti, Xanthe Uther

Senior Firsts Back Row: Jason Martin, Samantha Guthrie, Emily Bannister, Keely Rock, Amy Bonthorne, Summer Hall, Rose Tate, Mikayla Zahirovic Front Row: Charlotte Lowe, Lauren Geddes, Tess Orton, Emma Reidy, Shivani Mehta

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Junior Firsts Back Row: Barry Gibson, Jessica Bird, Sienna Bond, Camilla Reynolds, Ruby Nicholas, Claudia Johnston, Isobel Gosper, Freya Gordon, Emilia Duncan Front Row: Aimee Ng, Niraaya Jayasinghe, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Phoebe Vowels, Kaitlyn Chan, Asha Goddard

Year 7 Firsts Back Row: Edward Ellwood-Hall, Demitria Volos, Megan Abdo, Opal Bird, Amber Halliday, Chloe Brogan, Jonathan Bailey Front Row: Sophia Grindlay, Sienna Warden, Nicole McCrostie, Jamie Cottrell, Lucy Yates, Lucy Miller

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Touch Football Junior School Touch Football Report This year the season was tough, but all that mattered was that everyone had good sportsmanship and tried their best.

There were lots of people trying touch football for the first time. Everyone improved their skills in training and on the field Lily Owler, Junior School Captain of Touch Football

IPSHA Touch Football Teams Pymble 1 Mary Cottrell, Tarini Malhotra, Phoebe Paleologos, Emily Rothery, Annabel Shanahan, Sonya Zlatanovic, Aria Patel

Pymble 2 Isabella Johnson, Rischa Jadav, Isabelle Johnston, Ella O'Dea, Lily Owler, Sarah Usher,

Pymble 3 Anna Ericsson, Holly Graham, Zoë Hart, Kirra Harvey, Siena Pascoe, Ruby Scarf, Mea Shires, Ella Willetts

Back Row: Lauren Faahan-Smith, Isabella Johnson, Annabel Shanahan, Ella O’Dea, Aria Patel, Rischa Jadav, Emily Rothery, Harri Dunning, Sonya Zlatanovic Front Row: Phoebe Paleologos, Lily Stallan, Mary Cottrell, Sarah Usher, Isabelle Johnston

Pymble 4 Aarushi Devgan, Madison Donald, Vivienne Eaton, Julia Farcas, Sienna Phair, Mia Solomons, Anaïs Vander, Caroline Wilson, Arini Yellamaraju

Pymble 5 Amelia Bicego, Hayley Browne, Eloise Fisher, Annabelle Johnston, Lucy Lakeman, Lily Mancey, Annie Pennington, Jeanne Webert, Isabella Woodall

Pymble 6 Sophie Kidd, Katherine Boyce, Emily Englund, Celine Liu, Mie Naito, Lara Waterhouse, Arin Yoon, Amelia Lee, Davina Giraga Hewage

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Triathlon Triathlon Report This year, Pymble triathletes competed at the NSW All Schools Triathlon on Thursday 28 February and Friday 1 March at the International Rowing Regatta Centre, Penrith. The triathlon included individual and relay events. Nine Pymble girls competed in the Individual event which consisted of the following distances: Juniors 12, 13, 14 years – 400m swim, 10km cycle, 3km run Intermediates 15, 16 years – 600m swim, 15km run, 4km run Seniors 17,18, 19 years – 750m swim, 20km cycle, 5km run

Triathlon Awards

Even though schools were restricted this year to limited entries, 16 Pymble teams competed at the NSW Championships. The relay event consisted of: Juniors – 400m swim, 10km cycle, 3km run Intermediate and Seniors – 400m swim, 15km cycle, 3km run

Year 11

Year 12 Blue Sally Guthrie

Blue Imogen Gardiner, Ellen Lockhart, Faith Sherwood

All teams were outstanding and had fun.

Red

A big thank you to all the parents who came out on the day to encourage and cheer on our Pymble girls. Special thanks to Eddie Ellwood-Hall, Michael Jenkins and Josh Mitchell who helped with coaching and officiating over the two days.

Claudia Burt, Ashlie Edwards, Alannah Webster

Mrs Katie Edwards, Manager of Triathlon

Year 10 Blue Adriana Fydler, Katherine Gibson, Samantha Guthrie

Year 9 Blue Cayla Phillips, Isabella Lee Red Jessica Needham

Year 8 Blue Abigail Ballhausen Red Aimee Ng, Caitlyn Tan, Bella Zhang

Year 7 Red Mia Booth, Amber Conlon, Grace Connell

Annabel Maple-Brown, Jessica Needham and Kristen Cook, Year 9

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Triathlon Triathlon Results Individual Event Seniors Claudia Burt Sally Guthrie

Seniors 4 31st, 11th CIS 33rd, 12th CIS

Juniors Cayla Phillips Caitlyn Tan Jessica Needham Mia Booth Samantha Lever Grace Connell Mia Marinovic

18th, 9th CIS 28th, 13th CIS 38th, 19th CIS 50th, 24th CIS 57th, 29th CIS 64th, 32nd CIS 11th, 48th CIS

Team Event Seniors 1

5th, 2nd CIS

Alannah Webster, Claudia Burt, Ashlie Edwards

Seniors 3

Seniors 5

Juniors 2

73rd, 33rd CIS

Xhana Tishler, Rebecca Jones, Emily Sheppard

Intermediates 1

13th, 5th CIS

Adriana Fydler, Katherine Gibson, Samantha Guthrie

Intermediates 2

79th, 54th CIS

Sarah Abbott, Kristin Larsen, Livia O’Dea

Intermediates 3

43rd, 21st CIS

Intermediates 4

51st, 25th CIS

Liesel Page, Freya Carmody, Lucy Miller

31st, 18th CIS

3rd, 3rd CIS

Isabella Lee, Cayla Phillips, Abigail Ballhausen

Jessica Needham, Kristen Cook, Annabel Maple-Brown

20th, 12th CIS

Juniors 1

Olivia Anderson, Grace Livingstone, Holly Hall

Elizabeth Gan, Shivani Mehta, Marguerite Andrews

Ellen Lockhart, Faith Sherwood, Imogen Gardiner

Seniors 2

87th, 41st CIS

Intermediates 5

16th, 8th CIS

Bella Zhang, Aimee Ng, Caitlyn Tan

Juniors 3

104th, 40th CIS

Isabel Matosantos, McKenzie Ward, Isabella Jelley

Juniors 4

31st, 15th CIS

Mia Booth, Grace Connell, Amber Conlon

Juniors 5

42nd, 20th CIS

Mia Marinovic, Isabelle Davis, Georgia Phillips

Juniors 6

51st, 23rd CIS

Samantha Lever, Taylor Warnes, Jessica Larsen

134th, 49th CIS

Angelica Tan, Olivia Harvey, Sofia Massa o

Imogen Gardiner, Faith Sherwood and Ellen Lockhart, Year 11

Isabella Lee, Year 9, Abigail Ballhausen, Year 8 and Cayla Phillips, Year 9

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Volleyball Volleyball Captain’s Report The Volleyball program at Pymble has grown significantly over the past two years, from a small cohort of around 30 girls, we have expanded to more than 80 girls enrolled overall in our program for 2019. Our range of competitions has also vastly expanded, from participating in the Term 4 Santa Sabina Competition to attending additional Schools Cup competitions.

Maggy Hui, Year 12

For Schools Cup, we were able to enter two teams, Juniors and Seniors. Schools Cup was a great success with the Senior team obtaining silver in their first game, followed by b onze in their next.

Volleyball at Pymble not only teaches girls about the sport, but also the importance of teamwork and trust within a team. During Term 4, girls trained hard around two to three times a week to compete on Saturday at Santa Sabina with the help of our three coaches, Taka, Sheilah and Alec. Girls enjoyed the expansion of the Pymble Volleyball program, with a great number attending Friday afternoon development sessions and trying out for the Schools Cup team throughout the year. There was also the introduction of boot camps which allowed girls to further their training and skills during the holidays. Many girls loved this opportunity and hope to train further in the summer holidays. Some girls enjoyed the Volleyball program so much that they decided to partake in volleyball clubs, such as Sydney North Volleyball (SNV). Volleyball at Pymble not only teaches girls about the sport, but also the importance of teamwork and trust within a team.

Congratulations to Emily Ji, Year 10, who entered the state team. A deep appreciation should be given to Mr Michael Massih, our co-ordinator for 2019, who enrolled our team into Schools Cup, Ms Diakoumis who introduced volleyball development programs and of course our coaches Alec, Sheilah, and Taka, for training us thoroughly throughout the year. Christine Kong, Captain of Volleyball (2020) Captain of Volleyball Maggy Hui

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Volleyball Volleyball Results Pymble 1 - Opens Division 1 5th Emily Ji, June Kim, Christine Kong, Danielle Koo, Eleanor Mannes, Claire McMahon, Jessica Oppenheim, Emma Peters, Nahanni Rinas

Pymble 2 Year 10 Division 2 Pool A

4th

Winnie Cheng, Anita Cheng, Danielle Cheung, Joy Hu, Helena Ji, Abby Lin, Jessica Lin, Cassandra Long, Courtney Wong, Sandy Yi, Vivian Zhao

Pymble 3 - Year 9 Division 1

Pymble 4 Year 9 Division 2 Pool D

Mia Credaro, Joye Fu, Sophia Gao, Isharah Hewavitharana, Chloe Hoang, Summer Humes, Serena Li, Grace MacLennan, Holly Shephard, Samadhi Siriniwasa, Samira Toor, Anastasia Vitalis, Anna Wang

Pymble 5 Year 8 Division 2 Pool B

3rd

Amelia Buechner, Isabelle Chen, Ashley Dhanu, Isabelle Ho, Louisa Kong, Emma Lau, Jenhui Lau, Hong Trang Le, Daisy Owen, Jessie Qin, Deanna Zahedi

1st

2nd

Tiffany Bae, Senu Edirisinghe, Rebecca Peters, Jacqueline Qin, Freya Wheen, Kelly Wong, Dora Xia

Pymble 6 Year 7 Division 1 Pool A

Year 11 Red Christine Kong, Danielle Koo, Claire McMahon, Jessica Oppenheim, Nahanni Rinas

Year 10 Silver Emily Ji Red

1st

Caitlin Costello, Lux Fritz, Vanessa Liu, Chloe Teng, Joleen Truong, Angel Wang, Carly Yiu, Yu Zhou

Pymble 7 Year 7 Division 1 Pool C

Volleyball Awards

2nd

Natalia Antalfy, Cameron Collett, Charlotte Dhanu, Lily Huang, Angela Liu, Alicia Slobodian, Sophie Toma

June Kim, Eleanor Mannes, Emma Peters

Year 9 Red Amelia Buechner, Isabelle Chen, Ashley Dhanu, Isabelle Ho, Louisa Kong, Emma Lau, Jenhui Lau, Hong Trang Le, Daisy Owen, Jessie Qin, Deanna Zahedi

Year 7 Red Caitlin Costello, Lux Fritz, Vanessa Liu, Chloe Teng, Joleen Truong, Angel Wang, Carly Yiu, Yu Zhou

Volleyball Representatives NSW All Schools, NSW Beach Volleyball Squad Emily Ji

Senior Firsts Back Row: June Kim, Eleanor Mannes, Emma Peters, Christine Kong, Alec Walker Front Row: Jessica Oppenheim, Danielle Koo, Nahanni Rinas, Emily Ji, Claire McMahon

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Junior Firsts Back Row: Hong Trang Le, Isabelle Chen, Daisy Owen, Ashley Dhanu, Jessie Qin, Sheilah Adam Front Row: Amelia Buechner, Louisa Kong, Isabelle Ho, Deanna Zahedi, Emma Lau

Year 7 Firsts Back Row: Carly Yiu, Angel Wang, Yu Zhou, Takae Yasutake Front Row: Caitlin Costello, Joleen Truong, Chloe Teng, Lux Fritz

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Water Polo Water Polo Captain’s Report It was also a great Northern Suburbs competition, which began in late March and continued through Term 2. The combination of Senior and Junior teams allowed for the girls to get to know each other, blossoming more friendships.

Phoebe Kinsey, Year 12

I am incredibly proud of all the girls who played water polo this year; their passion and dedication towards water polo and continuous hard work in training paid off. An outstanding four out of seven Pymble teams made the grand final of the Term 1 Pymble Invitational Water Polo Competition. The Senior

Firsts brought home an amazing win after a nail-biting game with Barker College which had a final

This year was the first time that Pymble has offered Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) Water Polo as a Saturday Sport. We entered two Junior ‘Flippaball’ teams with a combination of students from Years 5 and 6. They developed their skills in a fun and safe environment, ensuring an easy introduction into water polo in the Secondary School.

Alison Cook, Year 10

I would like to extend my thanks to all the coaches as their hard work, dedication and encouragement in all games and trainings never goes unnoticed. We definitely wouldn t be able to do it without you all! Thank you for all your support. Phoebe Kinsey, Captain of Water Polo

score of 3 – 1.

Charlotte Huon, Year 12

Senior Firsts Georgia Degotardi, Samantha Connellan, Olivia Muffet, Holly Rewell, Clarissa Reed, Isabella Middleton, Sarah Abbott, Laura Papworth, Siobhan Dubois, Lara Blair

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Junior Firsts Back Row: Zoe Samios, Layla Farook, Cayla Phillips, Sarah Middleton, Nicola Johnston, Ava Yates, Gianna Ariston Front Row: Katherine Hartcliff, Samantha Lever, Abigail Tyler, Alexandra MacColl, Georgina Makeham

Year 7 Firsts Back Row: : Emma Eaton, Meg Stapleton, Ellie Beck, Lucinda Wlossak, Melijah Dwight, Jamie Heyman, Scott Schweickle Front Row: Grace Connell, Paige Gram, Isabel Matosantos, Genevieve Jones, Romina Cooke

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Water Polo Water Polo Results Pymble 1 – Senior Division 1

1st

Water Polo Awards

Aerin Drever, Phillippa Gill, Charlotte Huon, Phoebe Kinsey, Isabella Middleton, Stephanie Tyson, Charlotte Parker, Clarissa Reed, Holly Rewell, Rosie Oldham, Jessica Sywak

Pymble Yellow – Senior Division 2

Year 12 Red

2nd

Aerin Drever, Phillippa Gill, Charlotte Huon, Phoebe Kinsey, Charlotte Parker, Stephanie Tyson

Samantha Connellan, Georgia Degotardi, Hannah Grogan, Chloe Le Clerc, Olivia Muffet, Laura Papworth, Georgia Richens, Caitlin Wartho, Lili Wymond

Pymble Purple – Senior Division 2

Year 11

4th

Lara Blair, Alison Cook, Jemima Curtis, Siobhan Dubois, Karenza Griffiths, Esther Hanna, Caitlin Mackin, Greta Roberts, Sara Royle, Charlotte Wardell, Madeline Warden

Pymble Navy – Junior Division 1

Red Clarissa Reed, Holly Rewell, Rosie Oldham

2nd

Year 10

Katherine Hartcliff, Holly Campbell, Senu Edirisinghe, Amelia Hinrichsen, Nicola Johnston, Samantha Lever, Annabel McKernan, Abigail Tyler

Pymble White – Junior Division 1

Red Isabella Middleton, Jessica Sywak

3rd

Sarah Middleton, Gianna Ariston, Jenna Coghill, Layla Farook, Elizabeth Hart, Georgina Makeham, McKenzie Ward, Alison Whiteman

Pymble Scarlett – Junior Division 2

Water Polo Representatives

1st

Georgia Alexander-Easaw, Rachel Cunningham, Thea Desmond, Sophie Hoffman, Isabella Jelley, Sophia Lupton, Alexandra MacColl, Georgia Mantis, Zoe Samios, Sienna Srikanth

Pymble Green – Year 7

CIS Representative Andie Kearns

1st

Megan Abdo, Ellie Beck, Emma Eaton, Grace Gerreyn, Mackenzie Goldthorpe, Piper Gregory-Reid, Jamie Heyman, Genevieve Jones, Harriet McLean, Bella Walker, Lucinda Wlossak

Pymble Orange – Year 7

3rd

Lucy Chen, Grace Connell, Romina Cooke, Melijah Dwight, Annika Fowler, Paige Gram, Amber Halliday, Mia Marinovic, Isabel Matosantos, Gigi Spiller, Meg Stapleton

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Water Polo Junior School Water Polo Report

This year there were two teams from Years 5 and 6 representing Pymble Ladies’ College in the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) FlippaBall competition. These two teams came together every Tuesday and Thursday lunchtime to have memorable trainings and moments with their friends in the pool whilst learning valuable skills in the key fundamentals of the modified version of water polo. The girls successfully competed against other schools every Saturday and all had fun growing their skills and friendships throughout the year.

The girls successfully competed against other schools every Saturday...

Phoebe Handley, Junior School Captain of Water Polo

Junior Water Polo Teams Pymble White Isabella Barter, Phoebe Bucknell, Scarlett Campbell, Katherine Hart, Genevieve Hartin, Ella O’Dea, Scarlet Olesen, Cameron Stoodley, Caroline Wilson

Pymble Navy Sehjal Baveja, Millie Cullinane, Charlotte Ford, Phoebe Handley, Isabella Johnson, Louise Kim, Alessia Macolino, Tully O’Regan, Johanna Ricketts, Isabella Yu

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Madeline Warden, Year 11 Jamie Heyman, Year 7 Holly Rewell, Year 11 Sara Royle, Year 11

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Activities Beauty – Creative Basics In 2019, we continued to delve into the fun and fascinating world of creating our own skincare and wellbeing products. Students were hands-on with producing their personalised items from scratch, using raw materials, melting, mixing and combining the ingredients to finish with a p ofessional-grade finished p oduct. The packaging and labels were designed to add the final touch to their p oduct ranges. Consideration of their target market and what would be their point of difference helped develop impressive and very professional finished p oducts. Photographing and preparing the marketing material completed the product cycle from concept to market.

Students were hands-on with producing their personalised items from scratch...

“I loved the Natural Skincare and Wellbeing workshops. We discussed skincare products, ingredients and age-old techniques plus acknowledged our health and wellbeing every week. We were advised on key ingredients to put into our products and how to make them step by step. All products were of the highest quality. I was extremely proud of the products I made, packaged and branded throughout the year. I also made friends from across every year group at these workshops.” Sofia Laftsidis, Year 7

1 Lara Davis, Year 9, Natasha Gordon, Year 12 and Zara Benson, Year 8 2 Helena Chen, Year 6, Ayla Gortan, Year 3, Ellie Zhao, Year 3 and Natalie Barclay, Year 5 3 Natasha Gordon, Year 12, Ashley Chen, Year 10 and Isabelle Croudace, Year 11 4 Lara Davis, Year 9, Natasha Gordon, Year 12 and Zara Benson, Year 8 5 Cassandra Long, Year 11, Ashley Chen, Year 10 and Alessandra Natale, Year 10 6 Whole Unit at the end of AFX 4

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Activities Cadets Report visits from VIPs from the Australian Army Cadets Headquarters. Throughout the 2018/2019 training cycle, the PLCCU had three senior sections; Headquarters, Reconnaissance and Medics. These sections planned the vast majority of activities that occurred on our field exercises, as well as teaching lessons to the Cadet Recruit Platoon. The Cadet Recruit Platoon learnt skills in fieldcraft, drill and the fo mation of Australian Army Cadets, as well as becoming very close-knit.

Field Exercises (Camps)

From establishing a full rank structure, to conducting the Annual Field Exercise (AFX) on Singleton Army Range and representing NSW in national competitions, the Pymble Ladies’ College Cadet Unit (PLCCU) has gone from strength to strength. This year, the PLCCU formed a strong bond with the St Aloysius’ College Cadet Unit (SACCU).

Weekly Training Cadets participated in weekly training which consisted of drills, theory and practical learning. Exciting activities included self-defence workshops, preparing for ceremonial parades and

In December 2018, the unit conducted a two-day training exercise on-campus. Cadet recruits learnt the basics of living in the field and participated in lessons and activities run by senior cadets. In the April school holidays, the unit’s annual field exe cise was held at the Singleton Military Area. The unit shared its site with the St Aloysius’ College Cadet Unit with great success and learnt about the running of a largescale field exe cise. The Headquarters section facilitated all the radio communications and logistical planning whilst in the field; a la ge task, which was performed very well. Cadets participated in joint night activities, such as lantern stalk, in which the PLCCU well and truly defeated SACCU in two out of three games! Highlights for many cadets included the Army land obstacle course, testing their skills through navigation in both day and night settings and the

annual camp skit night. Experiences such as live fi e and the Weapons Training Simulation System, in which cadets were able to fi e both real and simulated bullets from an F88 Austeyr on a firing range, we e also received with great excitement. Cadets also participated in peer-led training activities, which were carefully prepared over Term 1 by all sections. Medical scenarios, involving copious amounts of fake blood, proved a hit.

Chief of Army Cadet Challenge In the July holidays, three of our members, CPL Ashley Chen, WO2 Isabelle Croudace and CUO Natasha Gordon participated in the Chief of Army Cadet Team Challenge with St Aloysius’ College. The team trained throughout Term 2, participating in live fi e practice, rock climbing and field skills training. They braved freezing cold, wet weather in Puckapunyal, Victoria, participating in activities such as field engineering, radio communications, navigation, reconnaissance, quick decision exercises and an Army obstacle course. The girls each received a prestigious Bronze Commendation Award from the Australian Army Cadets, and we were very proud of their efforts. A special mention to CUO Grace Jarvis who accompanied the team as a volunteer junior directing staff member and assisted with the running of one of the key activities on the challenge.

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Activities Cattle Team Captain’s Report

Ella Gray, Year 12

The Cattle team’s year started with the arrival of two new pure-bred Angus steers, Pete and Pedro. The girls met on Wednesday afternoons to prepare the steers, washing, brushing and blow-drying them as well as practising parading and judging the animals. In March, the steers had their first outing, the Castle Hill Show, which was a great success. Pedro placed second and Pete placed third in their respective classes. Highlights included Junior Judging, where Safia Arslan, Year 8 and Victoria Graves, Year 10, were asked to perform their oral presentations, with Safia walking away as Champion Junior Judge for the Junior class! A team of girls also took out first place in the oung Farmers Challenge which saw them carry bales of straw, build pens and roll tyres under timed conditions. The team was extremely successful at the Sydney Royal Easter Show, where the steers competed in the School Steers Hoof and Hook Competition, with Pedro receiving fifth place in his class and Pete receiving a highly commended in the Open Steer Competition Heavyweight class. Pedro was awarded a Bronze Carcase ribbon for a point score of 86 out of 100 and came second in his ‘Hook’ class. Three girls, Ella Gray, Year 12, Lucy Glendinning, Year 11 and Grace Collins, Year 11, had the opportunity to show our Angus steers as part of the Angus Youth Centenary Celebrations. It was a great practice for the girls, and they participated in Paraders, Junior Judging and Cattle classes. Each girl was responsible for her animal, which she showed on the day.

Our second group of steers for the year, Pepe and Panda, arrived in early June and a team of eight girls prepared and showed them at the Upper Hunter Beef Bonanza in Scone during late October. The girls attended workshops, including Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer, Meat Marketing as well as Fitting and Presenting Steers. Pepe weighed in at 512 kilograms and placed fifth in his heavy-middleweight class. Panda weighed 590

kilograms, our heaviest Pymble steer yet, and was awarded first place in his class and Reserve Champion Heavyweight in the Carcase section.

Overall, the Cattle team was a great success this year. We could like to extend our thanks to Knowla Livestock for providing the steers for the girls and to Kit Seymour, Jill Burgess and Fiona McWilliam for coaching us this year and Mrs Rivett and Mr Jackson for organising the shows. The team looks forward to expanding the program further into the future as well as welcoming new steers and girls. Grace Collins, Captain of Cattle Team (2020) Captain of Cattle Team Ella Gray

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Cattle Team Awards Year 12 Red

Ella Gray

Year 11 Red

Grace Collins, Lucy Glendinning

Year 10 Red

Victoria Graves

Year 8 Blue

Safia Arslan, Jemima Bu ney, Taylor Warnes Red Freya Carmody

Cattle Team Participants Adelia Arslan, Safia Arslan, Charlotte Balasubramaniam, Jemima Burney, Olivia Burney, Isla Cameron, Freya Carmody, Grace Collins, Senuli Edirisinghe, Olivia Eichmann, Lucy Glendinning, Mackenzie Goldthorpe, Paige Gram, Elizabeth Graves, Victoria Graves, Taylor Harris, Jessica Martens, Claire Minetti, Lucy Pennington, Madison Simson, Stella Symons, Amelia Waland, Taylor Warnes

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Co-curricular Art Junior Artmaking

Artmaking “Art was very fun and very relaxing, and the teachers were kind and taught well. Art was great!”

Aarushi Devgan, Year 5

Co-curricular Oil Painting

“I really liked art because we got to experiment with different types of styles. My favourite was pop art.”

“Co-curricular Oil Painting is an activity that any girl can participate in regardless of their experience with the medium. Each class poses a new challenge for girls to overcome and explore their interests through an unlimited choice of subject matter. Oil painting not only refines the talents of potential artists, but c eates an environment where girls can work at their own pace and in their own style to produce works of art.”

Ayla Gortan, Year 3

“Art is my passion and it makes me really calm. We learnt all the art elements and we painted, sketched and so much more! The teachers were really nice and fun. I love art so much!” Kitty Yip, Year 4

“I liked drawing patterns on the seahorse.”

Alexandra MacColl, Year 8 “Oil Painting helped me to extend my skills by practising and experimenting with colours and painting techniques as well as exploring different subject matter and images.” Georgia Mandalakoudis, Year 7 “I really enjoyed painting this artwork as I was able to learn from this experience and improve my skills. I loved the process of experimenting with different colours to create different shades and tones, as well as using these colours to create a sense of space. Apart from this, I was also able to use this time to distract myself from schoolwork and reduce my stress.” Catherine Song, Year 9

Victoria Shao, Kindergarten

“I liked going to art because I like painting and drawing while listening to music.” Emma Feng, Kindergarten “My favourite animal is a cat, so I loved the lesson when we drew Henri Matisse’s cat.” Katelyn Gu, Year 1

“The lavender still life with charcoal and watercolour was my favourite lesson.” Selina Jiang, Year 2

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Lucy Glendinning, Year 11 Annabel Morris, Year 5 Kitty Yip, Year 4 Emily Pu, Kindergarten

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Co-curricular Drama Co-curricular Drama Captain’s Report She described the experience as “an exciting opportunity to explore ideas and gain valuable feedback from industry professionals”.

On Camera

Co-curricular Drama had a big year in 2019 – from the range of new film and performance classes available for Kindergarten to Year 12, to the regular student showcases that displayed our girls’ wonderful work, enthusiasm and dramatic spirit!

The film festival On Camera p ovided an opportunity to showcase many of the fantastic entries from our Animation, Cinematography and Major Film classes – featuring fictional short films, documentaries and hilarious scenes brought to life through clay figurines. Our Senior film girls also ha great success throughout 2019 at a number of national and international festivals, achieving finalist places at Blood Fest and the Children’s International Film Festival, as well as selection in the Asian American Film Festival, Indy Shorts, Pordenone Film Festival and Mice Valencia Gala.

Alice in Wonderland

Centrestage Showcase

2019 started off with a bang in our Term 1 co-curricular production, involving more than 60 girls from Years 7 to 12 in an adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass. Held in the Gillian Moore Centre for Performing Arts (GMCPA) under the masterful direction of Ms Sweetman, the girls had a wonderful time bringing the quirky characters to life, complete with phenomenal costumes, ingenious lighting and choreography. For many of the girls it was their first time involved in a large-scale play, and they rose spectacularly to the challenges of memorising complex blocking, working as an ensemble and with endowed set pieces and props – to the delight of Pymble audiences young and old!

Centrestage in Term 4 saw performances from all of our cocurricular classes, from the adorable Preparatory drama girls to the skilful Year 11 group whose original piece placed second at the Association of Heads of Independent Girls’ Schools (AHIGS) Festival of Speech earlier in the year. It was a fantastic opportunity for parents to watch the girls’ hard work come to fruition and for some of our newest and youngest drama students to gain performance experience.

Annabelle Richens, Year 11

Shakespeare Festival Students again had a chance to demonstrate their dramatic prowess and improvement in the Semester 1 Shakespeare Festival, held again in the GMCPA, with movement pieces, duologues, films and ensemble scenes all themed around the legendary works of the Bard. We also had multiple groups perform in the Regional Shakespeare Carnival, held at Marist College in North Sydney. Year 11 student Amy Shi’s film To Buy or Not to Buy went on to place second at the State Level of this competition.

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Theatresports It was also a great year for Theatresports at Pymble, with the new addition of Junior, Intermediate and Senior teams to our co-curricular program achieving great success. Our Years 5 and 6, Years 7 and 8 and Years 9 to 11 teams performed incredibly in the Inter-school Theatresports competitions, and the friendly roundstyle format was recreated in our 2019 Theatresports Showcase, where our five teams – including girls from Junior School – battled it out for coveted awards like ‘Best Character’ and ‘Best One Liner’ to the raucous laughter of their audience. Overall, it was a fabulous 12 months for Pymble Drama, with all girls involved enjoying some incredible skill-building and immense fun throughout the year! Annabelle Richens, Captain of Co-Curricular Drama

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Co-curricular Drama Co-curricular Drama Awards Year 12

Year 9

Silver

Blue

Faith Sherwood Blue

Amelia Brown, Eloise Butler, Freya Carmody, Arabella Ibbotson, Jessica O’Bryan, Claire Oslington

Sarah Boyd, Chloe Burton, Onyinye Nwamadi, Dharma Surridge

Red

White Sarah Boyd, Dharma Surridge

Year 11

Sophie Coughlan, Margaret Goh, Annika Johnson, Caitlyn Kim, Alexandra Luxton, Annabel Maple-Brown, Felicity Pham

Year 8

Blue

Kudrat Benepal, Laura Hedley, Maya Hodgeman, Annabelle Richens, Isabel Ryan, Tisya Sharma, Faith Sherwood, Amy Shi, Ruby Stewart, Erin Thomas, Stephanie Volos, Lili Wymond

Charlotte Allen, Isla Harris, Amelia Seeto Red

Chiaara De Silva, Isabella Florica, Laura Hedley, Hannah Maher, Anna Meldrum, Kattrina Pearson, Annabelle Richens, Phoenix Surridge, Abby Valvekens

Olivia Eichmann, Zara Fahey, Amelia Fantham, Kashika Goswami, Emma Harding, Serena Kao, Rebecca Peters, Mia Plasto, Genevieve Power, Lucy Robertson, Angie Wang, Freya Wheen, Stephanie Wood

Year 10

Year 7

Red

Blue

Red

Serenna Di Bello, Amy Jarvis, Alyssa Vardy

Olivia Clifford, Maiya Foster, Lauren Kim, Amelie Matthews, Katie Sung

Red

Claire Browning, Alison Cook, Alice Guan, Anita Harasymiuk, Annabel Johns, Orla Whatmough

...the girls had a wonderful time bringing the quirky characters to life, complete with phenomenal costumes, ingenious lighting and choreography.

1 Maya Hodgeman, Lili Wymond, Phoenix Surridge and Annabelle Richens, Year 11 2 Dharma Surridge, Year 12 3 Onyinye Nwamadi, Year 12 4 Faith Sherwood, Year 11

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Fabulous Food “What I liked about Fabulous Food was that you learnt so much about cooking and you got to make yummy foods. You also try new foods and discover what you do and do not like. Plus, you make new friends while you are at it!” Sofia Laftsidis, Year 7

“What we liked about Fabulous Food was that we got the opportunity to hang out with our friends while doing something we enjoyed. We liked how we got to cook something that we didn’t normally cook! We also liked how we got to do things ourselves and have the independence to be a cook.” Charlie Lewthwaite, Nicole Zhang and Mikayla Tsou, Year 7 “I liked that you get to take home the recipes. Then if you liked the recipe, you could make it again. I also liked the tips that were given for each recipe and found them helpful. I learnt new ways to use royal icing to decorate cookies.” Kimia Saghaie, Year 7

1 Danielle Reed, Year 8, Holly Jackson, Year 8, Scarlet Czyniewski, Year 8, Catherine Nachar, Year 7, Alice Taylor, Year 7, Kimia Saghaie, Year 7 and Jade Reed, Year 8 2 Sofia Laftsidis, Charlie Lewthwaite, Nicole Zhang and Mikayla Tsou, Year 7 3 Alicia Slobodian, Year 7 4 Sasha Wong, Year 8 5 Secondary Jazz Cheer 6 Eisteddfod Contemporary White

Totally Textiles “I liked that Co-curricular Totally Textiles allowed students who are passionate about crafting to get professional advice in creating their projects.” Sasha Wong, Year 8

I loved coming to Totally Textiles every Monday...

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“I loved Totally Textiles because it was such a calm place to be as everyone would be working on their own projects. It was really fun to find di ferent patterns and see how progress would go as your clothing was slowly pieced together. I loved coming to Totally Textiles every Monday and I am certain to continue next year.” Alicia Slobodian, Year 7

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Dance Dance Captains’ Report Throughout 2019, our Pymble dance family grew increasingly closer as a team, each of the girls striving to support one another and bring their individual passions both into rehearsals and onto the stage. Their consistent dedication to dance enabled outstanding results and personal growth of skills and artistry.

Melissa Tay and Chloe White, Year 11

This year our Eisteddfod dancers were lucky enough to be exposed to a wide range of opportunities including Australian Dance Festival workshops and performances and the Extreme Dance Competition’s Anniversary Gala. Our success at each of these events reflected the diligent natu e of both the overall team and each dancer’s commitment, qualities that also led to a rewarding competition season.

Dance at Pymble provides a creative outlet for many students within the school, not only encompassing our incredible Eisteddfod stream, but also extending to our various Onstage and Sidestage classes throughout Kindergarten to Year 12. It was a pleasure to witness the joy and motivation that dance brought to the girls throughout the year, and to watch as they formed connections with girls in differing year groups. From our RAD Ballet students, to our Year 1 and Year 2 tap students who improved

immensely each week, we believe that 2019 was a year of teamwork and passion. Our goal as Dance Captains to further the relationships of girls of different ages was well and truly met. The program housed 65 classes a week providing quality dance training by our exceptional team of 20 dance teachers and 23 assistant dance teachers. More than 600 students walked through our dance studio spaces weekly, taking classes in their chosen disciplines, with the program reaching more than 1,100 student registrations. This year we also held a Spring Ballet holiday workshop, Junior Dance holiday workshops, mock examinations, private ballet lessons, a USA Dance Tour, an entire-school Flashmob and several Assembly performances. Finally, we would like to thank the Dance staff who worked endlessly to ensure the girls were more than ready for the long-awaited Showcase. The Pymble Dance community would not be the success it is today without their passion and expertise behind the scenes. It was the utmost honour to lead the program this year.

Major Awards Secondary Jazz Performer of the Year Chloé Clarke, Year 11

Secondary Contemporary Performer of the Year Chloe White, Year 11

Junior Jazz Performer of the Year Clara Thiris, Year 5

Junior Lyrical Performer of the Year Teagan Ning, Year 5

Dancers Dancer Chloé Clarke, Year 11 and Ilani Roder, Year 10

Magic Moment Elizabeth Glenn, Year 10 6

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Dance Eisteddfod Dance Teams Eisteddfod Groups Junior Eisteddfod Jazz

Secondary Eisteddfod Jazz White

Secondary Eisteddfod Jazz Navy

Sofia Adamovich, Meg Anderson, Samara Bond, Sophia Chang, Naomi Cheng, Eden Gerreyn, Evie Gibson, Miranda Gu, Ellie Hennessy, Yasmin Humphreys, Meimei Jiang, Mia Kim, Daisy Le, Doris Li, Annie Luo, Natalie Mead, Scarlett Miles, Scarlet Olesen, Zara Orr, Emily Rothery, Elizabeth Tang, Clara Thiris, Anda Wang, Selina Wu, Milly Xu, Natalie Yang, Mia Yong

Megan Buson, Gemma Casiglia, Patricia Chan, Chloé Clarke, Jessica Davidson, Sahra De Santi, Isabel Dean, Annabel Down, Charlotte Dunning, Zara Fahey, Keaara Gunzenhauser, Maya Hodgeman, Sophie Kavanagh, Laura Kellaway, Tanya Lambinon, Chloe Luzar, Zoe Orr, Claire Ovens, Anika Perera, Grace Perrignon, Jessica Tapp, Melissa Tay, Chloe White, Georgia Winter, Delta Zarafetas, Myrofora Zarafetas, Tiana Zarafetas, Shirley Zhang

Charlotte Allen, Radha Apana, Lila Bourke, Antoinette Boxall, Lara Chapman, Martina Chin, Laura Croker, Annalise Cuschieri, Senu Edirisinghe, Lily Hearne, Lisa Ji, Rachel Johnstone, Lilian Jones, Rosie Kenny, Claire Lee, Sophie Livingstone, Ava Olesen, Zoe Pfitze , Kashish Sabharwal, Courtney Scott, Amelia Seeto, Mia Smal, Caitlyn Tan, Jessica Tse, Zoe Turner, Bonita Xie, Kiara Zarafetas

Junior Eisteddfod Lyrical Sofia Adamovich, Jessica Bunce, Sophia Chang, Naomi Cheng, Jennifer Chong, Eden Gerreyn, Evie Gibson, Miranda Gu, Ellie Hennessy, Meimei Jiang, Cindy Jin, Daisy Le, Annie Luo, Natalie Mead, Teagan Ning, Zara Orr, Emily Rothery, Elizabeth Tang, Clara Thiris, Selina Wu, Natalie Yang, Sherry Yang, Mia Yong

Secondary Eisteddfod Jazz Scarlet

Secondary Eisteddfod Contemporary White

Stephanie Adler, Amelia Barr, Laura Casiglia, Emily Farrall, Fiona Fu, Elise Garrett, Elizabeth Glenn, Piper GregoryReid, Kashmala Haidar, Lilli Johnston, Sage Kikui, Grace MacDonald, Antonia Maher, Victoria Pattison, Eshvari Puttaswamy, Ilani Roder, Georgia Shaw, Jessica Slater, Claire Spring, Haley Spring, Abigail Verdal-Austin, Marina Volikas, Isabel Walker, Denise Wang, Jessica Woo, Jasmine Zhi

Amelia Barr, Megan Buson, Sophie Chamberlain, Chloé Clarke, Jessica Davidson, Sahra De Santi, Isabel Dean, Annabel Down, Zara Fahey, Elise Garrett, Sage Kikui, Chloe Luzar, Zoe Orr, Claire Ovens, Victoria Pattison, Anika Perera, Grace Perrignon, Imogen Powell, Georgia Shaw, Jessica Slater, Melissa Tay, Jessica Tse, Zoe Turner, Isabel Walker, Chloe White, Tiana Zarafetas

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Dance Eisteddfod Dance Teams Secondary Eisteddfod Contemporary Scarlet Stephanie Adler, Martina Chin, Olivia Eichmann, Fiona Fu, Sarah Glenn, Rachel Johnstone, Rosie Kenny, Georgia McDonagh, Ava Olesen, Emilie Palme, Eshvari Puttaswamy, Charlotte Reid, Ilani Roder, Shivani Senthil, Claire Spring, Haley Spring, Mia St Clair, Caitlyn Tan, Chloe Tran, Abigail Verdal-Austin, Demitria Volos, Denise Wang, Jessica Woo, Delta Zarafetas, Jasmine Zhi

Secondary Eisteddfod Contemporary Navy Charlotte Allen, Antoinette Boxall, Lara Chapman, Saskia Dubois, Ella Gibietis, Elizabeth Glenn, Piper Gregory-Reid, Felicity He, Amy Jarvis, Lisa Ji, Ning Ning Jin, Ella Jones, Lilian Jones, Claire Lee, Stephanie Lee, Jessie Li, Jasmine Pham, Georgie Purcell, Meredith Reynolds, Arabella Sherlock, Lara So, Gigi Spiller, Sophia Thurkettle, Marina Volikas, Chantelle Wu, Bonita Xie 2

1 Jazz Navy 2 Preparatory Jazz 3 Dance Tour USA

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Dance Eisteddfod Results Extreme Eisteddfod Jazz White Jazz Scarlet Junior Jazz Junior Lyrical

Hills Dance Spectacular 1st 2nd 1st 1st

Sydney Eisteddfod Junior Jazz

2nd

Dance Spectacular Junior Jazz Junior Lyrical

1st 3rd

Jazz Scarlet Contemporary Scarlet Junior Jazz

2nd 4th 1st

Dancelife Unite Jazz White 1st (Overall Points and Most Entertaining Awards) Jazz Scarlet 2nd Jazz Navy 2nd (all styles section) Contemporary White 1st Contemporary Scarlet Highly Commended

Junior Hip Hop

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Dance Dance Awards Year 12

Year 10

Year 8

Blue

Silver

Blue

Patricia Chan, Charlotte Dunning, Keaara Gunzenhauser, Sophie Kavanagh, Laura Kellaway, Tanya Lambinon, Georgia Winter, Myrofora Zarafetas, Shirley Zhang

Megan Buson, Jessica Davidson, Tiana Zarafetas

Amelia Barr, Zara Fahey, Zoe Orr, Zoe Turner

Red Kashmala Haidar, Antonia Maher, Courtney Scott, Lara So White Myrofora Zarafetas

Year 11 Silver Chloé Clarke, Chloe White Blue Gemma Casiglia, Annabel Down, Maya Hodgeman, Chloe Luzar, Claire Ovens, Jessica Tapp, Melissa Tay, Isabel Walker Red Lilli Johnston, Eshvari Puttaswamy, Charlotte Reid White Chloé Clarke, Annabel Down, Claire Ovens, Eshvari Puttaswamy, Charlotte Reid, Jessica Tapp, Melissa Tay, Chloe White

Melissa Tay and Chloe White, Year 11

Blue

Red

Sophie Chamberlain, Sahra De Santi, Elise Garrett, Sage Kikui, Imogen Powell

Stephanie Adler, Emily Farrall, Elizabeth Glenn, Amy Jarvis, Lilian Jones, Grace MacDonald, Ilani Roder, Mia Smal, Kiara Zarafetas

Charlotte Allen, Martina Chin, Laura Croker, Senu Edirisinghe, Olivia Eichmann, Ning Ning Jin, Georgia McDonagh, Ava Olesen, Zoe Pfitze , Amelia Seeto, Shivani Senthil, Caitlyn Tan, Chloe Tran, Jessica Woo, Chantelle Wu, Bonita Xie, Denise Wang

White

Year 7

Megan Buson (Service to Dance and Service to HSC Dance), Sophie Chamberlain, Jessica Davidson, Elizabeth Glenn, Grace MacDonald, Ilani Roder, Tiana Zarafetas

Grace Perrignon, Georgia Shaw, Jessica Slater

Red

Year 9 Blue Isabel Dean, Victoria Pattison, Anika Perera, Jessica Tse, Delta Zarafetas Red Lila Bourke, Antoinette Boxall, Laura Casiglia, Fiona Fu, Ella Gibietis, Rachel Johnstone, Emilie Palme, Jasmine Pham, Haley Spring, Abigail Verdal-Austin, Jasmine Zhi

Blue

Red Radha Apana, Lara Chapman, Annalise Cuschieri, Saskia Dubois, Sarah Glenn, Piper Gregory-Reid, Felicity He, Lisa Ji, Ella Jones, Rosie Kenny, Claire Lee, Stephanie Lee, Jessie Li, Sophie Livingstone, Georgie Purcell, Meredith Reynolds, Kashish Sabharwal, Arabella Sherlock, Gigi Spiller, Claire Spring, Mia St Clair, Sophia Thurkettle, Marina Volikas, Demitria Volos

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Duke of Edinburgh Duke of Edinburgh Captain’s Report The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is an internationally recognised program for youth aged 14 to 24 in which participants undertake various activities in skill, physical recreation and volunteer service, as well as complete adventurous journeys and gold residential projects. At Pymble, 165 students participated in the program during 2019, learning valuable life skills and making many friendships along the way. It is an extremely valuable self-directed program, in which individuals choose their own path of award and activities, with each Award level requiring greater commitment and hard work. The Award is truly an all-rounder’s program, perfect for all students. I would greatly encourage everyone to get involved, as it is a fantastic way to challenge yourself and be rewarded for activities that most students already partake in! This year, students participated in a large range of activities such as: Georgina Sargent, Year 12

• rowing, ballroom dancing and athletics for Physical Recreation; • learning a new language, knitting and saxophone for Skill;

Duke of Edinburgh Awards Bronze Award Gianna Ariston, Ella Atkins, Mia Baily, Jemma Baldwin, Suzanne Brian, Isabella Bunce, Amy Cha, Sarah Chan, Ashley Chen, Kristen Cook, Mia De Riz, Alice Dixon, Hannah Edwards, Amelia Fantham, Bethany Fratzia, Katherine Gibson, Lucy Glendinning, Samantha Guthrie, Olivia Harvey, Isabella Holdsworth, Emily Ji, Alexandria Johnson, Eloise Jones, Annabel MapleBrown, Sofia Massa o, Sophie McGee, Cayla Phillips, Samantha Radford, Emilia Soghomonian, Jessica Tse, Anastasia Vitalis, Alice Walker, Isabel Wilson, Charlotte Wormald

• assistant teaching in OSHC and Learn to Swim programs, helping at animal shelters, befriending the elderly at aged care centres and creating care package hampers for cancer patients for Volunteer Service. Students also travelled all over NSW, interstate and even overseas for their Adventurous Journeys and Residential Projects, for example; doing a hike through the Royal National Park on the NSW South Coast, Project Work in Borneo in Malaysia, or on Exchange Programs in Germany and Scotland.

Thank You A special thanks must go to Mrs Kelly Groenewald, Manager of Adventure Programs and the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award at Pymble, who tirelessly assisted with all concerns and questions from students. Thank you to all staff who supervised and helped students participate in this worthwhile program. Georgina Sargent, Captain of Duke of Edinburgh

Silver Award Sophia Benson, Alice Dixon, Brooke Faahan-Smith, Emily Farrall, Nicola Farquharson, Lauren Geddes, Emma Goktas, Victoria Graves, Amy Jarvis, Lucia Massaro, Emily Oppenheim, Orla Whatmough, Jennifer Zhou

Gold Award Eleanor Buchanan, Amy Cairns, Lauren Faahan-Smith (2018), Ayesha Farook, Sarah Gabb, Charlize Grace, Sarah Goktas, Natasha Gordon, Vicky Huang, Olivia Hunt, Grace Jarvis, Rebecca Jones, Sarah Lee (2018), Isabella Natale, Sally Oslington, Anna Pahl (2018), Georgina Sargent, Chloe Shang, Shirley Zhang

Vicky Huang (2018), Chloe Shang, Year 12, Georgina Sargent, Year 12, Isabella Natale, Year 12, Eleanor Buchanan, Year 11, Rebecca Jones, Year 12 and Ayesha Farook, Year 12

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Language Arts Language Arts Captains’ Report

Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam and Lucy Fang, Year 11

It was another busy year with many successes in the Language Arts program at Pymble! We would like to thank Mrs Hubbard, Miss Kapoor and our coaches for their hard work and dedication to the program.

Public Speaking In the 2018 UN Youth Voice Competition, Chloe Hoang, Year 9, was runner up at the national finals, held in April 2019. In the 2019 UN Youth Voice competition, six girls progressed to the state semi-finals and Chloe Hoang progressed to the state finals In the Plain English Speaking Awards, Annabelle Richens, Year 11, placed second in the NSW state final, while Chloe Hoang and Sophie Ku, Year 9, progressed to the regional round of the Legacy Public Speaking competition. At the Rostrum competition, Chloe Hoang, Sophie Ku and Ayra Kassam, Year 12, represented Pymble well, advancing to the regional level.

Model United Nations

Debating

In January, 18 girls travelled to the USA to compete in the prestigious Harvard Model United Nations. Pymble also sent two teams to compete in the Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA) regionals and 20 girls to the UN Youth Evatt competition.

Pymble achieved some outstanding results in debating this year. In the Friday Evening Debating (FED) competition, our Year 11 Senior B team won their grand final, while in the Independent Schools’ Debating Association (ISDA) competition, our Year 7 team was runner up.

This year, Lucy Fang, Year 11, with a team of dedicated leaders, founded Pymble Model United Nations (PMUN) – a program which nurtures and empowers girls to become confident, knowledgeable global citizens. PMUN held its inaugural MUN conference where 16 countries were represented by girls in Years 8 to 11. It was probably the only MUN in Australia on UN Day!

Mock Legal Competitions Our Mock Mediation team made it to the quarter finals in their competition while our Mock Trial team had a taste of court proceedings through their trials against other schools. Our Mooting teams also enjoyed great success this year. Carina Ye, Year 12, Amelie Yee, Year 11 and Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Year 11, progressed to the national grand finals of the Bond University National Mooting Competition. Tara Narayan, Year 10, Viveca Tang, Year 11, Tiffany Tang, Year 11 and Alison Cook, Year 10, won the grand final of estern Sydney University’s Kirby Cup. Shivashankari, Carina and Alison were also recognised individually.

At our annual ‘ Staff versus Student’ debate in Term 2, our teachers prevailed on the question of whether teachers should have special privileges. This year, we also had our first foray into British Parliament debating and saw the Social Debating program grow.

Language Arts Showcase At the end of Term 4, Pymble held our inaugural Language Arts Showcase where the talents and achievements of our Language Arts students were celebrated through performances and awards presentations. We hope the successes enjoyed this year will continue into 2020 and beyond!

Pymble competed in the Association of Heads of Independent Girls’ Schools (AHIGS) Festival of Speech in October in a variety of Language Arts events. Pymble won the Senior section, came equal third in the Junior section, and finished second overall by one point

6 Tiffany Tang, Viveca Tang, Emma Ashley, Becky Huang, Lucy Fang and Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Year 11

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Language Arts Language Arts Results Friday Evening Debating Competition 7B

Preliminary Rounds Completed

Team 2 – Nigeria

Participant Team

Esther Choi, Eshvari Puttaswamy, Michelle Yeom, Tania Jashnany (Reserve)

Jamie Heyman, Alicia Ge, Lucy Miller, Angie Lee, Vienna Li

Quarter Finalists

Sophie Toma, Georgia Mandalakoudis, Misha Dhawan, Lily Chen

Quarter Finalists

Caitlyn Tan, Rachel Johnson, Asha Goddard, Amelia Wines, Isabella Cameron

Preliminary Rounds Completed

Chantelle Wu, Georgia Alexander-Easaw, Prisha Malhotra, Sophie Christopher, Lucia Jin

Year 9

Preliminary Rounds Completed

Bond University National High School Mooting Competition Team 1

Participant Team

Miranda Stewart, Niduni Jayasinghe, Anhiti Bonu

Team 2 Top 10 National Finalists,1st Overall (NSW), Individual Oralist Awards, Outstanding Advocate Award for Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam (Ranked 4th out of 208 speakers) Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Carina Ye, Amelie Yee

Hayley Leighton, Rosanna van Horen, Annabelle Ainsworth, Arshia Bhardwaj, Ashley Ko, Sophia Gao

University of Western Sydney Kirby Cup Mooting Competition

Year 10

Team 1

Preliminary Rounds Completed

Monique Hore, Helena Ji, Hana Kassam, Jessica Lin, Eisha Bhardwaj, Arousha Soltany

Senior B

Grand Final Winners (1st Overall)

Niduni Jayasinghe, Corinna Chen, Holly Boswell, Anny Chen, Becky Huang

Senior A

Quarter Finalists

Top 8 (Quarter Finalists)

Emma Ashley, Jasmine Meyabadi, Eisha Bhardwaj

Team 2 1st Overall – Grand Final Winners, Grand Finals Outstanding Advocate Award for Alison Cook (ranked 1st out of 100 speakers) Viveca Tang, Alison Cook, Tiffany Tang, Tara Narayan

Georgia Jimenez, Zoe Zhou, Sarah Gabb, Akina Li, Sreya Vt

United Nations Youth Negotiations Competition

NSW Law Society Mock Trial Competition

Team 1

Year 11

Miranda Stewart, Tara Narayan

Preliminary Rounds Completed, Ranked 93 out of 164 schools

Lucy Fang, Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Emma Ashley, Annabelle Richens, Jasmine Meyabadi, Niduni Jayasinghe Becky Huang, Viveca Tang, Tiffany Tang

NSW Law Society Mock Mediation Competition Mock Mediation Team

Semi-Finalists

Alison Cook, Amy Jarvis, Annabelle Richens, Danielle Cheung, Eisha Bhardwaj, Esther Choi, Jasmine Meyabadi, Lara Blair, Tania Jashnany, Tara Narayan

Rotary Northern Sydney Model United Nations Assembly Team 1 – Indonesia

Participant Team

Alison Cook, Danielle Cheung, Arousha Soltany, Eisha Bhardwaj (Reserve)

Preliminary Rounds Completed

Team 2

Top 4 Semi-Finalists

Eisha Bhardwaj, Tania Jashnany

Archdale Debating Competition 7B

Preliminary Rounds Completed

Amelie Matthews, Georgia Mandalakoudis, Hannah Ford, Joy Ye, Sameera Dutta

Preliminary Rounds Completed

Aliya Yang, Chelsea Shi, Kara Lotter, Katie Sung, Olivia Clifford

Preliminary Rounds Completed

Alyssa Cheong, Shubhi Sethi, Christine Hur, Isabella Cameron

Preliminary Rounds Completed

Charlotte Macdonald, Christy Xue, Sienna Srikanth, Jessie Xie, Grace Li

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Language Arts Language Arts Results Year 9

Language Arts Awards Year 12

Quarter Finalists

Silver

Angelica Tan, Faye Chang, Isabelle Ho, Josephine Armstrong, Kristen Cook, Tamara Guttman

Year 10

Preliminary Rounds Completed

Ashley Chen, Isabelle Jimenez, Jessica Lin, June Kim, Lara Blair, Michelle Yeom

Seniors

Preliminary Rounds Completed

Alison Cook, Anny Chen, Chiaara De Silva, Jasmine Meyabadi, Tara Narayan

Sophie Mok Blue Jaime Bell, Grace Hu, Grace Jarvis, Carina Ye, Selena You Red Anhiti Bonu, Tiffany He, Maggy Hui, Georgia Jimenez, Ayra Kassam, Melissa Li, Elizabeth Woodhill White Jaime Bell, Grace Hu, Grace Jarvis, Georgia Jimenez, Melissa Li, Sophie Mok, Selena You

Year 11 Silver Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Amelie Yee

Language Arts Representatives Junior Public Speaking Chloe Hoang, Joy Ye (Reserve)

Senior Public Speaking Alison Cook

Blue Holly Boswell, Anny Chen, Corinna Chen, Becky Huang, Annabelle Richens, Miranda Stewart, Tiffany Tang, Viveca Tang Red Emma Ashley, Chiaara De Silva, Lucy Fang, Jasmine Meyabadi, Eshvari Puttaswamy

Junior Reading

Year 10

Alyssa Yee, Anastasia Vitalis (Reserve)

Senior Reading

Blue Esther Choi, Alison Cook

Amy Jarvis, Helena Ji (Reserve)

Junior Poetry

Red

Angie Wang, Zoey Chen (Reserve)

Eisha Bhardwaj, Lara Blair, Danielle Cheung, Amy Jarvis, Tania Jashnany, Tara Narayan

Senior Poetry

Year 9

Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Tara Narayan (Reserve)

Silver

Current Affairs

Chloe Hoang

Miranda Stewart, Esther Choi, Amelie Yee, June Kim (Reserve)

Religious and Ethical Questions Danielle Cheung, Lucy Fang, Monique Hore

Red Faye Chang, Sophia Gao, Lara Hogan, Caitlyn Kim, Claire Kim, Gloria Kim, Ingrid Kim, Sophie Ku, Serena Li, Annabel Maple-Brown, Anna Wang, Angela Yang

Year 8

Drama Isabel Ryan, Ruby Stewart, Maya Hodgeman, Lili Wymond

Plain English Public Speaking State Finalist

Red Christine Hur, Zoe Samios, Christy Xue, Angie Wang, Jade Yang, Alyssa Yee

Annabelle Richens

Year 7

Legacy State Finalist and UN Voice National Finalist Chloe Hoang

Blue Lauren Kim, Emma Parsons, Chelsea Shi, Anna Ward, Joy Ye

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Archdale Years 7 to 9 Back Row: Kara Lotter, Olivia Clifford, Kristen Cook, Georgia Mandalakoudis Second Row: Joy Ye, Alyssa Cheong, Chelsea Shi, Tamara Guttman, Josephine Armstrong, Christine Hur, Christy Xue, Amelie Matthews Front Row: Aliya Yang, Jessie Xie, Isabella Cameron, Isabelle Ho, Hannah Ford, Sienna Srikanth, Angelica Tan Absent: Katie Sung, Sameera Dutta, Charlotte Macdonald, Grace Li, Lauren Kim, Shubhi Sethi, Faye Chang

Archdale Years 10 to 12 Back Row: Anny Chen, Chiaara De Silva, Tara Narayan, Alison Cook, June Kim, Isabelle Jimenez Front Row: Jasmine Meyabadi, Michelle Yeom, Jessica Lin, Ashley Chen, Lara Blair

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FED Years 7 to 9 Back Row: Lucia Jin, Ashley Ko, Annabelle Ainsworth, Prisha Malhotra Second Row: Lily Chen, Angie Lee, Misha Dhawan, Rosanna van Horen, Rachel Johnson, Georgia Alexander-Easaw, Arshia Bhardwaj, Hayley Leighton, Georgia Mandalakoudis Front Row: Caitlyn Tan, Lucy Miller, Sophie Toma, Isabella Cameron, Chantelle Wu, Vienna Li, Amelia Wines Absent: Alicia Ge, Jamie Heyman, Asha Goddard, Sophia Gao

FED Years 10 to 12 Back Row: Helena Ji, Georgia Jimenez, Zoe Zhou, Eisha Bhardwaj, Holly Boswell, Sarah Gabb, Akina Li Front Row: Becky Huang, Arousha Soltany, Corinna Chen, Anny Chen, Jessica Lin, Sreya Vt, Monique Hore Absent: Hana Kassam, Niduni Jayasinghe

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ISDA Junior Back Row: Ang-Ya Koo, Amy Zhang, Ariana Bansal, Sarah Wang, Tarini Malhotra Front Row: Maya Garg, Kathie Ong, Selina Ye, Ollisha Muthukuda, Emma Geng, Sabrina Cooke

ISDA Years 7 to 9 Back Row: Christine Hur, Anna Ward, Chelsea Shi, Alyssa Yee, Annabel Maple-Brown, Zoe Samios, Serena Li Front Row: Angie Wang, Emma Parsons, Lara Hogan, Joy Ye, Chloe Hoang, Claire Kim, Jade Yang Absent: Lauren Kim, Sophie Ku

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ISDA Years 10 to 12 Back Row: Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Lucy Fang, Selena You, Alessandra Natale, Tara Narayan, Alison Cook, Grace Hu, Amelie Yee, Amy Jarvis Front Row: Sophie Mok, Esther Choi, Eshvari Puttaswamy, Jaime Bell, Viveca Tang, Miranda Stewart, Amber Cai Absent: Grace Jarvis

stem Coding In the Level 1 beginner coding class, you use a program called Scratch. This makes learning to code easier because it puts big blocks of code together. You work through projects and learn to use different blocks of code to create amazing games! Level 2 is an advanced Scratch class. You work through some projects and also have a chance to do some extension projects of your own. There are new challenges and many opportunities to win prizes and show what you can do. In the Level 3 coding class (the one we are in now) you have the amazing opportunity to learn a new way of coding. You learn to use the Java programming language to complete digital art projects. Some lessons you also have the chance to use drones and a platform called Python.

There are new challenges and many opportunities to win prizes and show what you can do. There is also a Level 4 coding class where you learn to make games using the Unity 3D platform. This is for older students in Years 7 to 12 and they get the chance to learn about 3D design. We have enjoyed all of the opportunities and challenges that the teachers provided in Co-curricular Coding. Caroline Wilson and Siena Parsons, Year 5

Caroline Wilson, Siena Parsons and Jacqueline Wang, Year 5

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Robotics Robotics Captain’s Report Robotics girls from the Junior School to the Senior School participated in dozens of competitions over the course of an action-packed year in their respective competitions, achieving fantastic results.

The game required the team to design, build and code a robot that was capable of placing balls and hatch panels at various heights of the high and low scoring platforms, namely, the Rocket and the Cargo Ship. The robot even had to climb and aid the climb of other robots onto the platform as well.

FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)

Over the course of the three-day competition held at Sydney Olympic Park, Pymble Pride competed against 40 teams from all across the world. The team was selected to be in the Second Seeded Alliance with teams Future Shock from Taiwan and Wee Waa Bush Bots from Australia.

Pymble’s FRC team, Pymble Pride, achieved outstanding results in the 2019 season, setting the bar high for other robotics teams in their third year of competitions.

Southern Cross Regional With all the students working hard during the summer holidays and six weeks of build season, the team placed ninth overall in the qualification matches of this year’s game, ‘Destination: Deep Space’.

Some unavoidable technical issues and unforeseen challenges interfered with the proceedings, which the girls were quick to respond to, showing grace and calmness under pressure. The team made it to the semi-final ound of the competition, but was defeated in a tight scoring match.

South Pacific Regiona Gaining further experiences and competition skills from the last competition, Pymble Pride went above and beyond, placing third overall in their qualification matches, making them the Third Seed Alliance Captains. They picked Star Gazer from China and Project Bucephalus from Australia to be part of their alliance. With their excellent tactics and strategies, the team swiftly proceeded to the semifinals once again, and the decider came down to a tiebreaker. Although the alliance was defeated by only six points, the team won the Industrial Design Award from the judges. To end a great season of competitions, the team hosted a trivia night at the Macquarie Campus, giving all competitors a chance to share their experience of the day’s proceedings and enjoy some pizza and a bit of fun.

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Robotics Robotics Captain’s Report Duel Down Under After a jam-packed season full of excitement, the team spent time fixing and re-designing various parts of their robot to compete in their offseason competition, hosted by Macquarie University. The team surprised us all once again and placed as the First Seeded Alliance Captain, where they picked Barker Redbacks (Barker College) and House of Ulladulla to be on their alliance team. The team won the Finalist Award. The season would not have been possible without the help of our Head Mentor, Asaph Mross Becker, and Mentor Penelope Blake, whose expertise and skills in this field go fa .

VEX Robotics

Pymble’s VEX Robotics teams have been more magnificent than eve , with an increase of an extra seven teams this year. In Term 3, Year 7 and Year 8 students from Secondary Robotics participated in the Barker VEX Scrimmage and Tournaments, hosted by Barker College, themed ‘Tower Takeover’. Pymble was represented by 11 teams and all of the teams competed graciously and professionally, and the efforts of months of researching, planning, building, coding and countless testing sessions finally came to fruition.

...the efforts of months of researching, planning, building, coding and countless testing sessions finally came to fruition. 1 Valentina the Robot 2 Julia Farcas, Ruhani Surana, Mia Yong and Alice Mao, Year 5 3 FIRST LEGO League Teams

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Robotics Awards Year 11

Special mentions: • Tech Teacups and Perytons were the overall VEX Tournament Champions • A total of six Pymble teams qualified for the Nationals in Adelaide • The Snappenings brought home the Excellence Award

Blue Christine Kong, Jet Singer-Napton, Jennifer Zhou Red Corinna Chen, Ananya Mahajan, Ashley Ung, Jasmine Widjaja

• Four-Legged Ducks were rewarded with a Skills Award and Design Award

Year 10

• Flying Foxes and Pizza Peacocks were rewarded with a wild card for their amazing robot skills and will also join the four Pymble teams at Nationals

Claire Rogers, Pragya Mehta

Blue Red

This season was led by the Head Mentor Cristhina Boni Lavratii, whose gracious professionalism and expertise has led to many successes in VEX over the years. Congratulations to all the students for a wonderful season.

FIRST LEGO League The FIRST LEGO League is Pymble’s entry event into robotics and is the first taste of competition that the girls face. This year, four Pymble Junior School teams competed in the Sydney Regional and Macquarie Regional at Macquarie University over the course of a weekend. The Sydney Regional had the Pymble Potatoes and Pymble Pizzas – two first-time ear 5 teams – competing. The Pizzas completed three missions and impressively won a Strategy and Innovation Award for their robot design and mission strategy. The Macquarie Regional had two Year 6 teams competing – the Pymble Bees and Pymble Pigeons – the Bees being a first-time team, bar one student. The Bees finished fifth in Robot Game, they also produced an amazing project which won the Innovative Solution Award. Even more amazingly, the Pymble Pigeons won the Robot Game and qualified fo Nationals in December, competing against the best of the best in the Eastern States. Overall, the judges were visibly impressed by the girls’ mettle. Two more Pymble teams, Pymble PI and Pymble 1, competed in the Wahroonga Regional on 22 November. Jennifer Zhou, Captain of STEM and Robotics

Eisha Bhardwaj

Year 9 Blue Suzanne Brian, Zoey Chen, Jenhui Lau, Angela Yang, Elisa Yang Red Annabel Maple-Brown, Cassandra Onikul

Year 8 Blue Zoe Allen, Isabella Cameron, Aileen Hao, Lucia Jin, Ning Ning Jin, Annelise Koh, Olivia Ma, Nida Mehta, Rebecca Peters, Rachel Rao, Jeslyn Tan, Chantelle Wu, Elina Wu, Dora Xia, Jessie Xie, Serena Xue, Alyssa Yee, Gabrielle Zhong Red Jessie Qin, Harriette Choi

Year 7 Blue Georgia Bicego, Rachel Chan, Charlotte Dhanu, Anna Drabsch, Niesha Gawde, Isabelle Huang, Christy Ju, Arya Kalantri, Jessie Li, Vienna Li, Wendy Liu, Amelie Matthews, Amelie Muir, Sabrina Rolinek, Kimia Saghaie, Sophie Wang, Lucy Xie, Mulan Xu

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Speech and Drama Speech and Drama Results AMEB Voice and Communication

AMEB Speech and Performance

APCA Associate Diploma in Professional Communication, Australia

CDPA Certificate of Speech and Performance, Australia

Onyinye Nwamadi Medani Athauda Zahra Bilal Olivia He Grace Hu

High Distinction Award Award Award Award

CVCA Certificate of Voice and Communication, Australia Onyinye Nwamadi, Year 12

Angelina Chen Karen Yu

“For me, Speech and Drama was an exhilarating journey that taught me so much about myself and how I communicate. We often take for granted the importance of communication, yet in Speech and Drama we learn to use it in every gesture, form and voice. I loved it with all my heart.”

8th Grade

Onyinye Nwamadi, Year 12

Ollisha Muthukuda Alyssa Xu Scarlett Zeng Emma Geng Genevieve Hartin Isabella Yu Jacqueline Wo

“I love performing because I like capturing the audience’s attention and making them laugh. It’s really interesting to become another person and to learn all about them, and their life. Speech and Drama also teaches important speaking skills and gets my brain working.” Lucy Robertson, Year 8 “Speech and Drama is a place to express yourself and learn new things. It can challenge you and it is really fun.” Holly Hogan, Year 5

Tess Orton

Honours Honours

Credit

High Distinction Honours High Credit

4th Grade Lucinda Wlossak Arya Kalantri

High Credit Credit

High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction Honours Honours Honours Credit

2nd Grade Honours Credit

1st Grade Celine Liu Emily Yu Emily Zhai Olivia Moon

Honours Honours High Credit Credit

Preliminary Eesha Adusumilli Gemma Dixon Lulu Li Kate Szeto Veeva Xie Lily Xing Abani Dhaliwal Anne Liu Aahana Paliwal Scarlett Wong Rebecca Mak

Tara Narayan Vivian Wen Sambavi Sasikaran Lauren Eyers

High Distinction Honours High Credit Credit

Lara Barnouti Isobel Gosper Thanya Paidi Isabelle Kurtz Samira Toor

High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction High Credit High Credit

6th Grade Angie Wang Shubhi Sethi Isabella Cameron

High Distinction Honours High Credit

5th Grade

3rd Grade

Jessica Zhai Audrey An

8th Grade

7th Grade

7th Grade Jessica Wang Anna Wang Zoey Chen

Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam High Distinction Joy Luo High Distinction Stephanie Volos Honours Niduni Jayasinghe High Credit

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Amelie Matthews Gigi Spiller Aliya Yang Millie Barter Ning Ning Jin Lucy Robertson Fifi Heazlewood-Le Lucy Miller Lauren Carruthers Rachel Johnson Hannah Ford

High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction Honours Honours Honours High Credit High Credit Credit Credit Award

4th Grade Felicity He Isabel Aveling Piya Parimu Kapur Isabelle Huang

High Distinction Honours High Credit Credit

3rd Grade Alana Gao Maya Garg Amy Zhang Mia Trieu Diana Attinger Phoebe Bucknell Vivian Dong Tarini Malhotra Rachel Moon

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Speech and Drama Speech and Drama Results 2nd Grade Genevieve Holt Emily Kim Abigail McKinnon Nikita Srivastava Ruhani Surana Holly Hogan Alice Mao Siena Parsons Natalie Yang Imogen Wu Arini Yellamaraju Tina Zhao Sophie Lin Samantha Liu Emily Tse May Zhang

High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction Honours Honours Honours Honours Honours High Credit High Credit Credit Credit Credit Credit

1st Grade Amelia Lee Tara Liu Lucinda Martin Leila Rich Angela Tao Lara Waterhouse Annie Pennington Kaela Tan Stella Xu Amelia Carlan Cindy Jin Isis Li Naomi Liem Camille Xiao Kitty Yip Sooan Yoo

High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction Honours Honours Honours High Credit High Credit High Credit High Credit High Credit High Credit High Credit

Isabel Aveling Genevieve Holt Emily Kim Nikita Srivastava Gemma Dixon

Highly Commended Highly Commended Highly Commended Highly Commended Highly Commended

Duo Acting in Costume Leila Rich and Lara Waterhouse Highly Commended

Poetry Performance Tilly Morgan 1st Imogen Wu 1st Celine Liu 1st Victoria Guo 1st Angela Mao 1st Vivian Wen 2nd Anna Wang 2nd Felicity He 2nd Genevieve Hartin 2nd Siena Parsons 2nd Emily Yu 2nd Sophia Irwin 2nd Kate Szeto 2nd Amelia Hardas 2nd Sambavi Sasikaran 3rd Millie Barter 3rd Annabella Bayfiel 3rd Emily Woods-McConville 3rd Yuan Hui Chen 3rd Vivian Wen Highly Commended Isabel Aveling Highly Commended

Chloe Brogan Highly Commended Fifi Heazlewood-Le Highly Commended Piya Parimu Kapur Highly Commended Cindy Jin Highly Commended Emily Kim Highly Commended Nikita Srivastava Highly Commended Lara Waterhouse Highly Commended Abani Dhaliwal Highly Commended Yiling Gu Highly Commended Yi Wen Howard Highly Commended Emily Liu Highly Commended Leahara Wijesuriya Highly Commended

Prose Speaking Leahara Wijesuriya 3rd Lily Xing 3rd Alice Mao Highly Commended Annabella Bayfiel Highly Commended Sophia Irwin Highly Commended Irisa Han Highly Commended

Prepared Reading Shubhi Sethi Siena Parsons Leila Rich Alana Gao

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Storytelling Amy Zhang Maya Garg

1st 2nd

Preliminary Annabella Bayfiel High Distinction Sophia Irwin High Distinction Emily Liu High Distinction Leahara Wijesuriya High Distinction Emily Woods-McConville High Distinction Irisa Han Honours Yi Wen Howard Honours Jiayi Thong Honours Alana Wang Honours Sritha Yellamaraju Honours Yiling Gu High Credit Celine Cai Credit Alina Shi Credit

Eisteddfod Results Character Solo in Costume Stephanie Volos Felicity He Imogen Wu Tilly Morgan Gigi Spiller

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Emily Kim, Nikita Srivastava and Imogen Wu, Year 5

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