School Magazine 2020 by Pymble Ladies' College

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2020

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CONTENTS

Contents LE AD E R S H IP

(Pages 5 to 22)

Chair of College Council’s Speech Day Report......... 6 2020 College Council................................................ 8 Principal’s Speech Day Report................................... 9 Staff 2020................................................................ 11 Student Leadership................................................. 16

P R E PAR ATORY

(Pages 23 to 48)

Kindergarten............................................................ 24

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

Kindergarten Artworks............................................. 29

Preparatory School Concert.................................... 44

Year 1....................................................................... 32

Athletics Carnival..................................................... 46

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

Swimming Carnival.................................................. 47

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

Liaisons’ Report....................................................... 48

J UN IOR

(Pages 49 to 86)

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

Year 6....................................................................... 70

Clubs....................................................................... 51

Junior School Artworks............................................ 76

Library...................................................................... 54

Athletics Carnival..................................................... 80

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

Swimming Carnival.................................................. 82

Years 3 and 4 French Cabaret................................. 60

Speech Day Awards................................................. 84

Year 4....................................................................... 61

Liaisons’ Report....................................................... 86

Year 5....................................................................... 65

SE CON D ARY

(Pages 87 to 132)

Academic Learning Captains’ Report...................... 88

Information and Communications Technology..... 112

Art, Design and Applied Technologies................... 90

Languages............................................................. 114

TAS HSC Works....................................................... 96

Mathematics.......................................................... 116

HSC Artworks.......................................................... 99

PDHPE................................................................... 117

English................................................................... 104

Performing Arts..................................................... 118

Geography, Business Studies and Economics....... 105

Science.................................................................. 122

History, Society & Ethics........................................ 108

Speech Day Awards............................................... 126

Indigenous Education............................................ 110

Year 11 Subject Captains....................................... 132

Library.................................................................... 111

WE LLBE ING

(Pages 133 to 142)

Middle School....................................................... 134

Long Attendees..................................................... 140

Upper School......................................................... 136

Liaison Prefects...................................................... 141

Senior School........................................................ 138

Year 12 Descendants............................................. 142

BOAR DE R S

(Pages 143 to 148)

Boarding Captains’ Report.................................... 144 Jersey Day............................................................. 146 Boarding Prefects.................................................. 147 Year 12 Boarders................................................... 148

(Pages 149 to 156)

Special Events....................................................... 150 Sustainability......................................................... 153 Social Responsibility.............................................. 154 Chapel................................................................... 156

H OUS E R E P ORTS

(Pages 157 to 176)

House Co-ordinator’s Report................................. 158

Lang House........................................................... 168

Bennett House....................................................... 160

Marden House....................................................... 170

Goodlet House...................................................... 162

Thomas House....................................................... 172

Hammond House.................................................. 164

Wylie House.......................................................... 174

Ingleholme House................................................. 166

House Captains..................................................... 176

CO-CUR R ICULAR PERFO RMING A RT S

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COM M UNITY

(Pages 177 to 208)

Music Captains’ Report......................................... 178

Performing Arts Captains’ Report......................... 196

Bands..................................................................... 180

Co-curricular Dance............................................... 197

Choirs.................................................................... 182

Co-curricular Drama.............................................. 200

Orchestras............................................................. 183

Language Arts....................................................... 202

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

Speech and Drama................................................ 208

Fame! The Musical................................................ 194

CO-CUR R ICULAR SPO RT

(Pages 209 to 300)

Sport Captains’ Report..............210

Equestrian..................................238

Snow Sports...............................267

Sportswomen’s Awards Night....211

Fencing......................................239

Softball.......................................268

AFL.............................................212

Football......................................241

Surfing........................................271

Artistic Gymnastics.....................216

Golf.............................................244

Swimming...................................272

Athletics.....................................218

Hockey.......................................245

Taekwondo.................................278

Badminton..................................223

Netball........................................249

Tennis.........................................279

Basketball...................................226

Rhythmic Gymnastics.................254

Touch Football...........................286

Cricket........................................228

Rowing.......................................255

Triathlon.....................................291

Cross Country............................231

Rugby Sevens.............................263

Volleyball....................................293

Diving.........................................234

Sailing.........................................266

Water Polo..................................296

CO-CUR R ICULAR EXPERIENT IA L LEA RNING

(Pages 301 to 306)

Army Cadets.......................................................... 302

Orienteering.......................................................... 305

Mountain Biking.................................................... 304

Duke of Edinburgh................................................ 306

CO-CUR R ICULAR EXT ENDED LEA RNING

(Pages 307 to 316)

Cattle Team Captain’s Report................................ 308

Secondary Art........................................................ 313

Artmaking.............................................................. 310

Robotics................................................................. 314

Natural Skincare and Wellbeing............................ 311

Coding................................................................... 316

Photography.......................................................... 312

EDITORS

Editors Editors

Talitha Burton Ashleigh Clark Janet Doyle Lyndal Elder Joanne Hibburt Martha Itzcovitz Cassie Melrose Nadia Merchant Alice Murphy

Leadership Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal) and Annabelle Richens, Year 12

LEADERSHIP

Leadership CH AIR OF COLLE G E COUNC IL’S SPEEC H DAY REPORT (As delivered to the College at the Senior School Speech Day, 12 November 2020.) Moderator of the Uniting Church Reverend Simon Hansford, parents and carers, College Council members, Dr Kate Hadwen, members of staff, and our wonderful Pymble girls – it is fantastic that following months of restrictions on school events, we are again able to welcome you in person, to gather and celebrate your daughters’ achievements.

Mr James Hunter, Chair of College Council

each of you has

approached this year with real courage, poise and an

amazing strength and maturity.

In the years and decades ahead, future Pymble girls will study 2020-21 in their history lessons – a year when an unprecedented pandemic transformed our lives, our economy and our society – whether it be the lockdowns, the remote schooling and working globally, the extraordinary stimulus efforts to try to reduce economic impacts and unemployment. The OWP and The Times are stating it is already the most traumatic year on record, and it is hard to contest with the now frightening escalations of second wave pandemic in the northern hemisphere, with Brexit, the social unrest with riots in India and Hong Kong, George Floyd and Black Lives Matter, and the 46th US Presidential elections which have dominated our screens recently – and the first of, I hope, many female US Vice Presidents (and maybe Presidents). Billions of people in every corner of the world have been plagued by widespread suffering and distress. Everyone here today will certainly agree that 2020 will be remembered as a year that has been extremely challenging for girls, and for staff – in fact, for the whole Pymble community. We speak about resilience – girls – each of you has approached this year with real courage, poise and an amazing strength and maturity. In this context it is appropriate that we are here today to celebrate the highlights of the past 12 months and to recognise the outstanding achievements. We started the year with some outstanding HSC results from the 2019 graduating class: • 15 girls received an ATAR of 99 or greater and 70 girls attained a 95 or greater. • Two students were named Best in Subject with 11 girls listed as Top Achievers in their Course. • 28 girls received a mention in the All-Round Achievers list. In February (which seems an eternity ago, doesn’t it?) we welcomed parents to the College at the annual Icebreaker evening and the New Parents' Luncheon. We celebrated Foundation Day, and were honoured to host The Australian newspaper’s Women in Education forum … all this before 19 March, when the girls transitioned to full-time online learning – Pymble Online. Moving from face-to-face education to an online space was no insignificant task. The key goal was to ensure our girls felt connected, whether they were studying at home just a few streets away, or on the family farm. I would like to extend special thanks to Mr Anthony England, Mr Justin Raymond and our dedicated IT staff members for their incredible effort to make sure students could access Pymble Online with ease – and to our wonderful Pymble staff for creating such engaging learning experiences for our girls. Daily Teams sessions and specially devised programs were implemented so the girls could undertake learning across every subject in an innovative way and tune in to experiences like fitness sessions or dance training online, all while safely isolating in their homes. The diligence and humour of our girls, the patience of parents and carers, and the efforts of teachers were amazing – it was indeed a commendable collaboration. An important component of 2020 was in the area of service to others. A successful Bushfire Relief Charity Concert Phoenix was organised by some Year 12 Leaders to support those in bushfire-affected areas. This was followed by the Pymble Gives Back program which was implemented in a COVID-safe way and girls, families, staff and alumni drew inspiration from Pymble’s values in considering how they could increase care and connectedness during an uncertain time.

CH AIR O F COLLE G E COUN CIL’S SPEEC H DAY REPO RT The results were astounding! Our community: • provided enough home-cooked meals to feed seven women’s shelters across Sydney, • sewed fabric hearts to comfort newborns in Westmead Hospital’s neonatal unit, • extended the hand of friendship to residents in aged-care homes with the warmth of a letter, video message or delivery of their groceries, • put the College’s 3D printers to use to create plastic face-shields for frontline healthcare workers, • undertook wheelie-bin duty for elderly neighbours or people with disabilities, and • knitted squares to create colourful blankets for the charity Wrap With Love. The Principal’s Project inspired individual student initiatives such as Cooks Who Care and Hygiene 4 Women. Ladies of the Land and Casual for a Cause were two other worthwhile initiatives (and there were many more!) In Term 2, we commenced a staggered return to campus, with new COVID protocols in place. Staff and students helped to ensure our campus was safe: thank you to those involved for your dedication in keeping our girls and staff safe and healthy. COVID-19 has demanded innovation. Just one of many examples was thanks to the Director of Co-curricular Performing Arts, Mrs Sabina Turner, who deftly arranged 340 musicians – students, staff, alumni and families – to create a stunning online performance of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, who all did an outstanding job. It was an exquisite performance! Although not all facets of school life have resumed, there have been a number of key developments I’d like to mention. This year we acquired a new outdoor education campus – Vision Valley at Arcadia. Many of you will know Vision Valley and some may even have visited this wonderful site. The activities and initiatives being developed will help build the girls’ confidence and resilience as well as foster wonderful memories. Vision Valley will rapidly become an integral part of experiential learning at Pymble. Next year’s Year 12 will love Vision Valley, and this year’s Year 12 may be able to come back in assisting staff roles. The College’s newly developed Strategic Direction focuses on developing students in all areas of their lives, with a special emphasis on wellbeing. It covers four pillars: • Empowered to be courageous; • Knowledge for a better world; • Diversity as the path to unity; and • Technologies for a better future. We are also working to ensure our future facilities take into account the changing demands. We are developing practical and inspired learning spaces as well as logical placement of faculties, while enhancing the natural spaces. This Master Plan to 2030 has been deliberately developed alongside the strategy.

Pymble’s upcoming brand campaign, Watch Us Change the World, is bold, ambitious and engaging – and inspired by our girls to become influential and compassionate women. Last week we shared with you the terrific news that we will be incorporated as Pymble Ladies’ College, along with our brother and sister Uniting Church schools. Our relationship with the Uniting Church will continue to strengthen. Incorporation gives us the opportunity to modernise our governance structures and to safeguard Pymble’s assets and our future.

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In conclusion, 2020 has tested us all in ways we did not anticipate, and to be gathered together in this hall today is a privilege, something I suspect we will all never again take for granted. I’d particularly like to thank our Principal, Dr Kate Hadwen for her excellent leadership. Meeting the many challenges of 2020 has required resolve, sleepless nights and the courage to make tough calls. We have an inspirational and outstanding Principal. To Kate, Julie Shaw, our whole Senior Executive team and all the hardworking staff members of Pymble: thank you. Please all join me in thanking our outstanding Pymble staff. And to you, our Pymble parents, grandparents, carers and families: we thank you for trusting us with your girls’ education and for supporting your girls as you have done. In such a trying year, you have been patient, adaptable and compassionate members of the community. We have been buoyed by your support and encouragement, whether it be through words or deeds – and there has been much of both. To our Year 12 girls: as you look forward to next year, you are so ready to change the world. 2021 may well have its own challenges. I have a personal purpose statement many I know here will know well – it has four words: Dream Believe Focus Succeed. In essence, your dreams should be aspirational in every aspect of your lives. You, and only you, need to believe it is achievable. Focus involves hard work, commitment and dedication, and succeeding is enjoying the successes – no matter how small along the way. Reward yourself and reaffirm your dreams and self-belief. If you do, you will truly live Dr John Marden’s Pymble motto “All' ultimo lavoro”, Italian taken from Dante, meaning “Strive for the highest”. Strive for your highest, girls – dream, believe, focus and succeed and realise your limitless potential. Do so knowing your Pymble connection does not end here – you will always be Pymble girls and your connections with Pymble and with each other represent a strong and unbreakable bond. We want to see you again and hear of these successes and help with your journeys wherever possible. On behalf of Council, to all those gathered here today, stay safe and well and our very best wishes for Christmas and a very well-deserved break. Thank you. Mr James Hunter, Chair of College Council

LEADERSHIP

Leadership P Y M B L E LAD IE S’ COLLE G E C OU NC IL 2020

Mr James Hunter

Mrs Meredith Scott

Dr Kate Hadwen

BSc, DipEd, MBA, GAICD

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 Fiona Roughley

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

BBuild, MRICS

BEcon, GDipAppFin(SecInst), SF Fin

BA (Hons), LLB (Hons), LLM (Hons), GAICD

Ms Anne Empson

Mrs Kristen Wydell

Ms Fiona Crawford

BCom, GDipTh, ATCL, CPA, GAICD

BBus (Accounting), FCA

College Council Secretary

Principal

BTh

Ex-Officio Member

P R I N CIPAL’S S P E E CH D AY R E P O RT (As delivered to the College at the Senior School Speech Day, 12 November 2020.) Good morning and welcome, welcome, welcome! Parents and carers, I’ve missed you this year! It’s so wonderful to welcome you on campus today to celebrate your incredible daughters. Welcome to the Moderator of the Synod of the Uniting Church in NSW and ACT, the Reverend Simon Hansford; Chair of College Council, Mr James Hunter; fellow College Council members; staff; and, of course, the reason we are all here, our Year 12 graduates and incoming Year 12 girls. How special it is to be here together.

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In our final Combined Assembly in Term 3, I introduced the girls to a wonderful poem called Invictus by the poet William Ernest Henley. The poem focuses on the importance of taking control of your life; being “the master of my fate” and “the captain of my soul”, regardless of the circumstances. Dr Kate Hadwen, Principal

As I reflected on the year and our remarkable Senior School women, so many accomplishments came to mind. Of our Year 12 cohort: • 202 girls received early entry offers for university courses of their preference. • Ten performing artists were nominated and one was selected for OnSTAGE (HSC Drama). • Six musicians were nominated and one was selected for ENCORE (HSC Music). • Three dancers were nominated and one was selected for Callback (HSC Dance). • Three artists were nominated and one was selected for ARTEXPRESS (HSC Art). • Three designers were nominated and one was selected for TexStyle (HSC Textiles and Design). • Two designers were nominated and one was selected for Shape (HSC Design and Technology, Industrial Technology and Textiles and Design). This was also the year group whose Prefect body ‘took over’ our College’s social media channels with great effect, initiated the Knox/Pymble netball match (which, of course, we won!), launched ‘exercising with your pet’, and raised $34,988 for The May 50K event to “kiss goodbye to MS”. As for our incoming leaders, our Class of 2021, they have already begun to make an impact, aligning the College with the McGrath Foundation charity for breast cancer support and education and bringing House spirit to the Kate Mason Building and Pymble at large, all the while supporting their ‘big sisters’ in the Senior School. Through all of these accomplishments – some of which played out on the world stage and others on a more personal level – there have been challenges, but our girls have succeeded at every level.

Girls, you are truly the masters of your fates, and the captains of your souls. Congratulations to our Class of 2020 and Class of 2021. Thank you for being such wonderful role models and for your contribution to the College this year and during all the years you have been with us at Pymble. While charting the course of this year, we found ourselves introducing a new title at the College – Queen of All Things COVID – which was bestowed appropriately on our beloved Deputy Principal, Mrs Julie Shaw. While at times she may have been a reluctant bearer of the title, in true style, Julie just got the job done with her unrivalled organisational skills and the knack of lifting the spirits of all those around her. Thank you Julie for your support this year and for your loyalty and dedication to our girls, staff and families. Thank you also to Julie’s warm and infinitely capable assistant, Mrs Katie Haynes.

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Leadership P R I N CIPAL’S S P E E CH D AY REPO RT My thanks to the hardworking Senior Executive team: Mr Andy Lang, Mr Justin Raymond, Ms Lamia Rockwell, Mr Allan Stewart, Mr Steve Dunk, Mr Anthony England and Dr Sarah Loch; our College Chaplains, Rev Punam Bent and Rev Lorenzo Rodriguez Torres; the Executive team; our Heads of Schools and today, in particular, Mrs Nikki Wyse and the Senior School team; Mrs Carolyn Burgess and the Boarding staff; along with our teaching, operations, facilities and administration staff and their families. I often remind the team of the importance of bringing to work each day “the best of you, rather than what’s left of you” and Team Pymble has certainly delivered on this in 2020. I couldn’t be more proud of you; thank you. In a recent article from Harvard Business School called ‘How to be a Good Board Chair’, one sentence really stood out to me: “Great Chairs create conditions that allow others to shine, they have the ability to pause and reflect and are fully committed.” We are so very blessed at Pymble to have such an incredibly supportive Chair and Council. Thank you James, there’s probably not much we haven’t faced together over the past 18 months. I’m so grateful for your wisdom and your kindness. Thank you also to Mrs Katrina Hunter and the Hunter family for all your support of Pymble. Finally, a huge thank you to our College Council members who so willingly volunteer their time and expertise. In his speech today, James will update you about changes to our Council, however, I would also like to acknowledge our wonderful Deputy Chair, Mrs Meredith Scott, who ends her time on Council this year. Meredith has been a wonderful mentor to me, always available at the end of the phone to talk things through and knowing the perfect time to send me a text message of encouragement. Speaking of support strategies, this was the year beautiful Archie came into our lives – and at just the right time, too. His arrival had been on Mrs Shaw’s wish list for many years and was made possible by my fabulous assistant, Mrs Shannon Sengupta, who researched, sourced and secured our beautiful Pymble puppy in Term 3. In his first few weeks with us, Archie left a signed post-it note on my desk promising he would not always take up so much of my trusty assistant’s time or leave unwanted ‘gifts’ on the rug in my office. True to his word, Archie has settled in beautifully and has allowed Shannon to continue to be the most hardworking, loyal and caring professional I could ever hope to have the pleasure of working alongside. Thank you, Shannon. If there was a ‘Dad Bear-hug of the Year Award’, many of our Boarders know that my amazingly supportive wonderhubby, Mr Matt Bell, would likely take out the prize. Matt isn’t here today as he’s enjoying a lovely road trip with our former Principal Gillian Moore’s husband, David. In his absence, I just want to say, Matt you’re perfect for me and perfect for Pymble; thank you for all you do for us.

To our incredibly supportive Pymble parents and carers, I join our Chair in humbly thanking you. It’s been a tough year and we have been in this together from the start. Thank you for your support of our school and our staff; under trying circumstances you have role-modelled compassion and kindness. I’m reminded of Ecclesiastes Chapter 3, which I will paraphrase a little: “To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven; a time to weep, a time to heal, a time to love, a time to laugh.” At Monday night’s Valedictory Dinner, it will be our time to dance! Finally, to our Class of 2020. This week has seen another first for women with the potential election of the first female Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris – now that’s one impressive woman who is most certainly the master of her fate and the captain of her soul. Harris became the first woman of colour to be appointed Attorney General of California in 2004 and the second to be elected to the Senate in 2016. In an interview with The New York Times, Harris was asked if she struggled with her identity being an American woman of Indian and Jamaican heritage. Her response was this: “I am who I am. I’m good with it. You might need to figure it out, but I’m fine with it.” It’s been said that our longest journey is the journey inward. This requires a conscious connectedness with our truth, our self, and our kindness and compassion for others. There is something uniquely beautiful and powerful in Kamala Harris’ statement, “I am who I am. I’m good with it. You might need to figure it out, but I’m fine with it.” Girls, we know who you are. You are strong Pymble women; women of substance and masters of your fate who will go on to influence the world. Who knows, perhaps we have a future Prime Minister of Australia in our midst or a Secretary General to the UN?

Whatever you go on to do, whoever you go on to be, we are proud of who you are now. So, in the words of Kamala Harris: “Dream with ambition, lead with conviction and see yourselves in a way that others may not, simply because they've never seen it before, but know that we will applaud you every step of the way.” Dr Kate Hadwen, Principal

S TA F F 2 0 2 0 College Leaders Principal: Dr K. Hadwen 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: Mrs K. Brown Head of Preparatory School: Mrs K. Ahearn Director of Staff: Mr S. Dunk Chief Operating Officer: Mr A. Stewart Director of Finance: Mr A. Lang Director of Teaching & Learning: Ms P. Allen Director of Professional Practice: Mrs M. McMahon Director – Partnerships: Mrs A. Schumacher (Terms 1 & 2) Director – Research and Development: Dr S. Loch Director of Innovative Technologies: Mr A. England Director of Human Resources: Mrs C. Chandler Director – Community Engagement: Mrs K. Mancey Director of Sport: Mr G. Meagher Director of Boarding: Mrs C. Burgess

Chaplains

Mrs L. Tysoe Mrs T. Wilson

Secondary School Mrs J. Chamberlain Mrs J. Collins Miss S. Eisner Ms E. Gray Mrs A. Skyba Ms C. Truong Mrs H. Venkataramanan

Counsellors Ms J. Chew (Lead – Psychological Services) Mr A. Scott (Lead – Psychological Services) (Term 4) Mrs D. Anderson Mrs M. Kirollos (Terms 3 & 4) Ms N. Reyes Mrs F. Stemp (Terms 3 & 4) Mrs H. Tucker Mrs M. Turnbull (Terms 1, 2 & 3)

Careers & Tertiary Advisor Mr A. Kozyra

High Potential Learning Co-ordinator Mrs S. Drane

Curriculum Innovation Mrs N. Stanfield (Acting Director of Studies)

Rev P. Bent Rev L. Rodriguez Torres

Teacher Growth

Student Support Services

Out of Hours Care

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

Mrs F. Stevenson (Co-ordinator) Miss. A. Ibbotson (Assistant Co-ordinator) Miss A. Bent (Administrative Assistant) Mrs. C. Bigham Mrs S. Kelso Miss J. Lee

Preparatory School Mrs K. Edwards (Term 2) Mrs L. Norton Mrs G. Roberts Ms A. To

Junior School Mrs G. Wright (Co-ordinator) Mrs V. Adamovich Mrs J. Dreverman Mrs D. Lewis Mrs B. Pratt

Ms J. Mitchell (Director of Teacher Growth (K-12))

Preparatory School Mrs K. Ahearn (Head of Preparatory School) Mrs T. Frater (Deputy Head of Preparatory School) Mrs A. Anderson Mrs M. Belle

Ms L. Bird Miss E. Boyd Mrs A. Broadfoot (Terms 1, 2, 3) Mrs T. Burton Ms C. Casey Mrs T. Clark Mrs S. Colquhoun (Terms 1, 2 & 3) Mrs M. Cook Miss E. Dorsen Mrs J. Doyle (Term 4) Mrs K. Edwards (Term 2) Ms T. Farlow Miss K. Fernando (Terms 2, 3, 4) Mrs S. Gartner (Term 1) Mrs S. Gentle (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Mrs J. Hare Mrs J. Hefter Mrs H. Lynch Mrs F. McDermott Mrs A. McMahon (Administrative Assistant) Mrs C. Melrose Miss S. Middleton (Terms 3 & 4) Miss A. Murphy Miss M. Mu Sung Mrs L. Norton Mrs A. Phillips Mrs G. Roberts Mrs L. Tancred (Term 1) Mrs F. Taylor (Administrative Assistant) (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Ms A. To

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Junior School Mrs K. Brown (Head of Junior School) Mrs A. Plant (Deputy Head of Junior School) Mrs V. Adamovich Mrs V. Aikman Mrs C. Anderson Mrs J. Angus (Terms 3 & 4) Mrs C. Beasley (Term 2) Miss S. Bhargava Mr L. Byrne (Term 4) Miss C. Cam (Terms 3 & 4) Miss E. Charles Mrs E. Clutterham Mrs E. Cotton Ms E. Davenport Mrs N. Davey Mrs S. Day (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Mrs J. Dreverman Mrs C. Durrant Ms B. Garson

LEADERSHIP

Leadership S TA F F 2 0 2 0 Mrs S. Gartner (Term 1) Miss R. Gibson Mrs K. Giles Mrs K. Hanson Mrs J. Hare Mrs H. Holobrodskyj (Acting Administrative Assistant to the Head & Deputy Head of Junior School) Mrs A. Hooper (Assistant to the Head & Deputy Head of Junior School) Mrs M. Itzcovitz Mrs J. King Mrs R. Kingsell Mrs M. Kotian Mr J. Lister Mrs D. Lewis Mr S. Loker Mrs J. Lugg (Term 2) Mrs H. Marich Mrs J. Meacock Mrs M. Medeiros Mrs N. Michie Miss S. Middleton (Term 2) Miss J. Mitchell Mrs J. Plummer Mrs B. Pratt Mrs S. Recchia Mr S. Robinson Miss Z. Sved (Terms 3 & 4) Mrs A. Tedesco Mr J. Turnbull Mrs M. Turnbull (Psychologist) Mrs L. Tysoe Mr M. Tyson Mrs S. Ward Miss S. Wells Mrs M. Wilson Mrs T. Wilson Mrs J. Worthington Mrs G. Wright

Secondary School

Head of Senior School: Mrs N. Wyse Deputy Head of Senior School: Miss P. Gallardo Head of Year 12: Mrs V. Harrison Head of Year 11: Ms G. Ventura Head of Upper School: Mrs M. Boyd Deputy Head of Upper School: Mrs M. Hunt Head of Year 10: Mrs A. Pryor Head of Year 9: Mrs C. Foley Head of Middle School: Mrs J. O’Donnell Deputy Head of Middle School: Ms H. McNelly

Head of Year 8: Mrs K. White Head of Transition - Middle School: Miss M. Lombard Head of Year 7 (Transitory): Mrs S. Budd

Art, Design & Applied Technologies Mr P. Ellis (Head of Learning Area – Technological and Applied Studies) Miss H. Cusiter Mr A. England Ms H. Hansby Miss L. Macaulay Mrs K. Maksimovic Mrs S. McCorquodale Mrs M. Moar Mrs M. Myles (Terms 3 & 4) Mrs N. Nelson Mr D. Brown Miss R. Prouty Mr J. Raymond Ms M. Schumann Mrs J. Smith (Technology & Applied Studies Assistant) (Terms 1 & 2) Mrs K. Wiedemann (Technology & Applied Studies Assistant) Mr W. Frohlich (Technical Assistant – Workshop) Mr D. Del Favero (Head of Learning Area – Visual Arts) Miss R. Cassidy Mrs N. Easterbrook (Visual Arts Technical Assistant and College Curator) Mrs E. Frohlich Ms A. Harris Ms K. Hassett Mrs S. Key (Terms 1, 2 & 3) Ms N. Hanson-Kerr Mrs J. Nutting

English Mrs A. Reynolds (Head of Learning Area – English) Mrs S. Budd Ms M. Carr Mr L. Duncan Dr K. French Mrs F. Hamilton Mr A. Heggie Mrs J. Hodgson Miss K. Houghton Mrs M. Jones Ms B. Labram Mrs B. Lovarini Mrs M. McMahon 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

Geography, Business Studies & Economics Mr T. Lucas (Head of Learning Area – Geography, Business Studies & Economics) Ms A. Bowler Ms F. Cole Mr P. Fogale Mr R. Howells Mr L. Hume Mrs M. Hunt Mr G. Langford Mrs N. Moylan Ms D. Owens Mrs J. Sheer Ms G. Ventura Mrs A. Wright

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

S TA F F 2 0 2 0 Library Mrs N. Merchant (Head of Information and Library Services) Miss D. Beaumont Ms H. Cheng (Terms 3 & 4) Mr J. Ford (Terms 1 & 2) Ms J. Foster (Terms 1 & 2) Miss A. Gartland Ms J. Hibburt Mrs C. Louw (Terms 3 & 4) Miss S. Nolan Mrs S. Patmore Mrs J. Scott Mrs J. Spencer Mrs A. Wallen Ms T. Zwar

Mathematics Mrs C. Kerr (Head of Learning Area – Mathematics) Mrs C. Cooper Miss B. Davis Mr M. Feng Mrs F. Gray 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 Mrs J. Robertson Ms C. Smith Mrs J. Squires Mr P. Veliotis (Term 4) Mrs M. Ward Mr M. Way Mrs H. Wright

Modern & Classical Languages Mrs S. Bussien (Head of Learning Area – Modern & Classical Languages) Ms S. Centner Mrs S. Cepraga Mr R. Criscitelli Ms C. Dignam (Terms 1, 2 & 3) Mr S. Dunk Mrs M. Gee Mrs M. Izuishi

Ms E. Lee Miss M. Lombard Ms H. McNelly Dr R. Ramsey Mr J. Warren Mrs A. Wawryka Mrs S. Xie

Performing Arts Mr M. Stafford (Head of Learning Area – Performing Arts) Mrs S. Turner (Director of Cocurricular Performing Arts) Ms L. Bain Mrs K. Carey (Term 1) Miss K. Cluff Miss R. Clugston (Term 4) Mrs N. Colbey Ms M. Cooper-Findlay Mrs S. Crawford Ms S. Dunlop Ms K. Glover Mr K. Schweinberger Mrs R. Sorbello (Administrative Assistant) (Term 1) Ms T. Sweetman Miss G. Uy (Administrative Assistant)

Personal Development, Health & Physical Education Mrs A. Cruz (Acting Head of Learning Area – PDHPE) Miss L. Bliss Mrs M. Boyd Mrs R. Carrier Mr W. Dabassis (Term 1) Mrs C. Diakoumis Miss M. Gardiner Miss R. Haemaelaeinen Miss S. Halliday Mrs V. Harrison Miss K. Howie Mr A. Levin Miss L. Meakin Mrs K. Richter Miss K. Stapp Mrs K. White Mr T. Whitehead (Terms 1 & 2)

Science Dr K. Spence (Head of Learning Area – Science) Mrs V. Agapides Ms S. Attley Mr G. Brennan (Lab Manager) 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 Mr G. Jackson Mrs J. Kennedy Miss E. Lau Mr C. Le Bescont Mr B. Long Mrs E. Lyons Mrs S. Mathis Dr G. McCarthy Mrs K. Michie Mrs B. Phimister (Lab Assistant) Mrs B. Pickover (Lab Assistant) Mrs S. Rivett (Term 1) Mrs R. Rudd Mrs A. Sargent Mrs N. Stanfield Miss A. Storey Mrs L. Thompson Mrs A. Thorne Mr A. Timmis (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Mrs M. Zibaei (Lab Assistant) (Terms 3 & 4)

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Operational Staff College Services Mrs F. Scavia (Manager) Miss R. Beard (Term 1) Mrs H. Cruikshank Mrs M. Dragomirovic (Term 3) Mrs C. Inchbold (Terms 3 & 4) Miss J. Mapoon Mrs A. Stratton (Term 1)

Executive Administration Mrs M. Alexander (Administrative Assistant – Learning and Growth) Ms F. Crawford (College Council Secretary) Mrs A. Chambers (Senior School Academic Administration Co-ordinator) Mrs S. Foley (Upper School Academic Administration Co-ordinator) Mrs R. Hawkins (Administrative Assistant – Dean of Students) Mrs B. Hickson (Administrative Assistant – Senior School) Mrs K. Haynes (Personal Assistant – Deputy Principal) Mrs P. Iravani (Staff Assistant) (Terms 2, 3 & 4)

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Leadership S TA F F 2 0 2 0 Ms K. Jillson (College Receptionist) (Term 1) Mrs M. Lee (Executive Writer) Mrs C. Mortlock-Chapman (Upper School Academic Administration Co-ordinator) (Term 1) Mrs P. Munro (College Receptionist) Mrs P. Rodrigues (Administrative Assistant – Directors of Staff & Research & Development) Mrs S. Sengupta (Executive Assistant to The Principal) Mrs S. Seymour (Administrative Assistant – Upper School) Mrs S. Sibug (Administrative Assistant – Middle School) Mrs E. Smith (Administrative Assistant – Curriculum Office) (Terms 3 & 4) Mrs T. Tysoe (Middle School Academic Administration Co-ordinator) Mrs E. Valente (College Receptionist) (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Ms R. Volonakis (Administrative Assistant – Middle School) Mrs S. Watts (Administrative Assistant – Upper School) Mrs P. Williams (Administrative Assistant – Senior School)

Human Resources Mrs C. Chandler (Director of Human Resources) Miss J. Curran (HR Co-ordinator (Recruitment and Support)) Mrs N. Farrar (Senior Human Resources Advisor) (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Miss L. Girgenti (HR Advisor Co-curricular and Operations) (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Mrs J. Morcomb (HR Co-ordinator (Systems and Reports))

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) 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 and Compliance)

Information Technology Mr A. England (Director of Innovative Learning Technologies) Mrs S. Bahrami Jam (Database Administrator) Mr J. Batey (Graduate Web Developer) Mr D. Brown (Digital Learning Leader) Mr X. Cai (Senior Infrastructure Engineer) Mr N. Carvalheiro (Infrastructure Engineer) Mrs B. Cassidy (Senior Digital Learning Leader) Mr T. Cousins (Service Desk Technician) Mr K. Griffin (Service Desk Technician) Ms E. Naguit (Projects Co-ordinator) Mr Z. Quitzau (Service Desk Technician) Miss S. Rooney (Digital Learning Leader) (Terms 3 & 4) Mr W. Rowland (Infrastructure Manager) Mr I. Sandejas (Web Developer) Mr F. Shu (Service Desk Manager) Mr N. Zannakis (Technical Support Officer)

Community Engagement Mrs K. Mancey (Director – Community Engagement) Miss S. Chae (Community Events Assistant) Mrs M. Coleman (Community Events Manager) Mrs K. Corcoran (Alumni Relations 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) Mrs E. O’Carroll (Archivist) Mrs R. Pearce (Enrolments Manager 7-12) Mrs M. Stalley (Digital & Social Media Specialist) Mrs C. Stock (Enrolments Manager K-6) Ms J. Walker (Graphic Designer) Miss L. Walker (Communications Manager)

Mrs M. Wilkinson (Acting Communications Manager)

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

College Shop Mrs J. Stewart (Manager) Mrs P. Allen Mrs F. Irish Mrs M. Gigliobianco Mrs L. Gillespie

Gillian Moore Centre for Performing Arts Mrs T. Grelis (Theatre Manager) Miss S. Botta (Theatre Technician) (Term 1) Mr T. Colvin (Theatre Technician Co-ordinator)

Co-Curricular Performing Arts Mrs S. Turner (Director of Co-curricular Performing Arts) Ms L. Bain Mrs K. Carey (Term 1) Mrs V. Clancy Mrs N. Colbey (Head of Strings) Mrs S. Crawford (Acting Head of Co-curricular Music) Mrs K. Cluff (Head of Dance) Mr M. Dellevergin Mrs S. Dunlop Miss T. Farlow Miss M. Gallagher Mrs P. Goodman Mrs J. Hare Ms S. Hibburt Mrs B. Hubbard (Head of Co-curricular Language Arts) Miss A. Kapoor (Terms 1, 2 & 3) Mrs J. King Ms A. Knopper (Administrative Assistant) Mrs S. Meijer Mr K. Schweinberger Mr M. Stafford (Head of Bands) Ms T. Sweetman (Head of Drama) Miss G. Uy (Administrative Assistant) Ms S. Wells Mr R. Wilcock (Term 1)

S TA F F 2 0 2 0 Co-Curricular Sport Mr G. Meagher (Director of Sport) Mrs M. Alibuyog (Term 1) Miss K. Brodie Miss T. Calderwood Miss A. Clark (Administrative Assistant – Co-curricular) Mrs V. Clyne (Administrative Assistant – Artistic Gymnastics) Miss A. Cooney Mrs K. Edwards Mr E. Ellwood-Hall Mr J. Foss Mrs T. Frost Mr J. Garrad Mrs A. Gestier Ms C. Horiatopoulos Mrs K. Hughes (Terms 1, 2 & 3) Mrs K. Irvine (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Miss K. Johnstone Mrs C. Lang Mr B. Lawrence Mr B. Lehnen (Term 1) Miss R. Maenpaa Miss K. Marvell (Administrative Assistant) Mrs S. Mobilia (Terms 3 & 4) Miss B. Moore Mr J. Pennington Mr S. Pennington Mr D. Petri (Terms 3 & 4) Mrs A. Priestley (Terms 1, 2 & 3) Mr S. Qu Miss G. Rees Mr M. Renshaw Mr R. Rodrigues Mr J. Rojas Diaz Miss L. Speechley Miss M. Stanojlovic Miss A. Taylor (Term 4) Mrs M. Thomas Miss A. Williams Ms D. Walsham Mrs V. Welsh Mrs M. Zahra (Head of Co-curricular Administration)

Co-curricular Extended Learning Mrs J. Olsen (Head of Extended Learning) Mr A. Mross Becker

Operational Services Mr A. Stewart (Chief Operating Officer) Mrs C. Mortlock-Chapman (Terms 2, 3 & 4) Mrs K. Bimson (Term 4) Mrs L. Petit (Administrative Assistant)

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

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

Assistant House Supervisors Ms E. Allsopp Mrs M. Brooke Ms M. Cusack Miss G. Ellis Mrs C. Fulford Miss K. Inglis (Terms 3 & 4) Miss H. Jones (Terms 1, 2 & 3) Miss S. Macourt Mrs K. Ogilvy (Terms 3 & 4) Ms L. Shand Miss M. Tamata (Terms 1, 2 & 3)

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Health Care Centre Mrs B. Foster (Manager) (Terms 1 & 2) Mrs L. Green (Manager) Mrs K. Chilton (Terms 3 & 4) Mrs R. Howe (Administrative Assistant) Ms L. Rowling (Terms 3 & 4) Ms G. Whitney

Boarding Mrs C. Burgess (Director of Boarding) Mrs S. Dickens (Boarding Administrative Co-ordinator)

Co-curricular Experiential Learning Mr S. Clark (Director of Experiential Learning) Miss K. Aitchison Miss G. Cain (Terms 3 & 4) Ms C. Foote (Terms 3 & 4)

Amy Jarvis, Year 11 and Mrs Sabina Turner (Director of Co-curricular Performing Arts)

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Student Leadership H E AD PR E F E CT’S R E P ORT 2020 Vision One of my favourite parts of Pymble is how everyone can feel ‘seen’ and celebrated for their unique achievements and interests. This is exactly what Viv and I wanted to encapsulate with this year’s theme, ‘2020 Vision’, which was all about helping each individual girl to value themselves and their place in the world.

Term 1 – Aspiration We started the year off with a bang (and a fair bit of dancing!) at our launch assembly. Throwing Starbursts out into the crowd, we challenged the girls to think of their wildest ‘aspirations’ and thus, the Term 1 focus was born. Aspiration was all about ‘looking’ ahead to the future and realising that our dreams could be made possible by setting simple, everyday goals. Throughout the year, we hoped to show that small, individual actions could be just as important as big dreams – symbolised by the Starburst wrappers that the girls took with them.

COVID-19 It’s safe to say that no one could have predicted how the next three months unfolded! But Pymble proved ready for the challenges of online learning, and the Prefect body was no different. We had great fun adjusting to virtual assemblies and began a series of email updates to the girls in Years 7 to 12 while we were off campus. Along with hilarious Prefect videos, the emails featured homages to cancelled events, weekly aspiration challenges and some awesome resources to keep everyone entertained throughout quarantine. Whether it was practising our karate in the Live Events, learning something new with Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) or tackling Dr H’s Principal’s Project, we stayed connected every step of the way!

Annabelle Richens, Year 12

To every girl who replied to an email, said

hello to us around campus or took something away from our speeches, thank you...

Term 2 – Compassion An online start to Term 2 provided the perfect chance to introduce our next focus, ‘looking’ out for others and practising empathy and compassion. We practised ‘seeing’ the world through other people’s eyes by celebrating National Reconciliation Week with a special assembly, school-wide artworks and accompanying pledges in support of Indigenous Australians. Showing compassion to all members of the Pymble family, we distributed giant thank you cards signed by the girls to all of our staff (more than 30 departments!) as tokens of appreciation for their hard work in the transition to online learning.

Term 3 – Perspective Our final focus for the year was Perspective – all about ‘seeing’ the bigger picture. After the challenges of the past six months, we encouraged girls to look at the world through ‘new eyes’ and not lose ‘sight’ of the important parts amongst exam stresses or friendship squabbles. Using our new Prefect Instagram account, we created a series of perspective challenges, including conversations with family members, researching interesting careers, or investing time into things that inspired us. Our ‘Connecting Through COVID’ Global Seminar also provided a chance for girls to hear from students across the world, inspiring hope and joy as we considered our potential to make a difference.

Thank You An enormous thank you to our Prefect body for all your hard work this year! We are so proud of how you continued to show up and inject so much spirit, service and fun into 2020. To the Pymble girls, our family: thank you endlessly for helping us realise our vision for this year. To every girl who replied to an email, said hello to us around campus or took something away from our speeches, thank you for embracing us with open minds and open hearts – we hope that we have done the same for you. Annabelle Richens, Head Prefect Isabelle Croudace, Year 12

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Student Leadership D E P U T Y H E AD P R E FE CT’S R E PORT 2020 was never the year Belle and I thought it was going to be. But that didn’t stop us from doing everything in our abilities to realise all our wildest aspirations. In fact, that’s what our whole school theme, ‘2020 Vision’, was really about: making the most of every opportunity with an open mind and an open heart.

Student Leadership Conference We kicked off the year at the Alliance of Girls’ Schools Student Leadership Conference held on campus at the University of Sydney – an incredibly rewarding experience facilitated by yLead, the organisation we had previously worked with on the Prefect Training Day. The three-day residential program was comparable to no other, with our days spent hearing from insightful keynote speakers, engaging with hands-on workshops and most of all, building lifelong connections with like-minded student leaders from across the globe. Returning to the College equipped with this immense wealth of knowledge enabled us to actualise the big aspirations that we had for the year ahead.

International Women’s Day Being inspired by the women in our lives was a rhetoric we carried on throughout the month of March as we celebrated International Women’s Day. Having been invited to join a panel discussion at Knox Grammar School’s International Women’s Day Assembly, we were able to articulate our perspective on the need for male ally-ship in striving for gender equality. Moderated by Ms Melissa Doyle, we used the opportunity to engage with important notions of solidarity, gratitude and respect as we celebrated the women in our lives. The UN Women annual International Women’s Day Breakfast was yet another highlight of the year. Hearing from guest speakers from all walks of life was truly an honour and showed us the importance of being candid and open-minded as leaders.

Viveca Tang, Year 12

Thank You Finally, a thank you to all the teaching and non-teaching staff who welcomed us into their offices with open minds and open hearts. You inspired us to be better leaders, better role models, and better people. To Dr H, Mrs Shaw and Ms Rockwell: thank you for being the female leaders we looked up to. Your support truly shaped us as the best versions of ourselves. To Mrs Sengupta, Mrs Haynes and Mrs Hawkins: what would we do without you? Thank you for always finding the time to answer our questions, and to slot in meetings for us. To Mrs Wyse, Ms Gallardo and Mrs Harrison: we were so lucky to have you. Seeing you around the Atrium every day put a smile on our faces, and we knew you were always there for us.

Viveca Tang, Deputy Head Prefect

Pymble Prefects’ Instagram As Belle touched on briefly, living through the unprecedented times of COVID-19 this year really taught us to be resilient and flexible with our style of leading. Creating the Pymble Prefects’ Instagram account enabled us to communicate with the girls in real time, relay messages regarding upcoming events and issue wellness challenges to encourage the girls to focus on taking time out for themselves. Expanding to 500 followers in just one month, the @pymblelcprefects Instagram account was truly a success.

Holly Hall, Lucia Massaro and Brooke Laurie, Year 12

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Student Leadership P R E F E CT CO-OR DINATOR ’S REPO RT The theme of ‘2020 Vision’ was embraced by the entire Pymble community to create an exciting year of progress and change led by the Prefect body of 2019/2020.

Teamwork As the Prefect Co-ordinator, I thoroughly enjoyed engaging with the entire Leadership team and supporting Annabelle and Viveca in managing the Prefects, conducting meetings, and communicating with staff and students from other schools.

Highlights A particular highlight was hosting local schools at the Pymble Prefect Afternoon Tea, which was a successful afternoon of friendship, food, and of course our famous Pymble trivia. The Prefect body was incredibly lucky to have Dr Hadwen leading by example, and we had a wonderful time connecting with her at the Leadership Training Day which Dr Hadwen hosted at her home. We engaged in individual and team

challenges and had the privilege of listening to our Principal’s wise words as she set us up for a successful year.

Thank You A huge thank you to the Senior School staff, Mrs Chambers, Mrs Williams and Mrs Hickson, and my mentor Ms Gallardo, for their continued support throughout the year.

Imogen Gardiner, Year 12

Imogen Gardiner, Prefect Co-ordinator

The Prefect body was incredibly lucky to have Dr Hadwen leading by example, and we had a wonderful time connecting with her at the

Leadership Training Day which Dr Hadwen hosted at her home.

S T UD E N T R E P R E S E N TATIV E COU NC IL REPORT This year, the Student Representative Council (SRC) aimed to run enjoyable activities for the student body while also listening and responding to suggestions from our peers on how we could improve College life. The SRC is appreciative of all the support and guidance we received throughout the year from Ms Rockwell and Mrs Hawkins when carrying out our initiatives.

Initiatives In Term 4 2019, the SRC organised a Christmas concert to bring students together to celebrate the festive season. Held in the amphitheatre, our concert featured performances from some of our talented girls in the Secondary School. The audience was treated to candy canes and chocolate as they enjoyed the comedic and angelic voices of the performers. A highlight of the event was when impromptu participants from the audience delivered crowd-pleasing renditions of much-loved Christmas songs. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, the SRC sold chocolate roses which girls could give to friends or staff as a token of their appreciation. All funds raised went towards our school charity Share the Dignity. The chocolates sold out extremely quickly, and we were glad to see so many girls keen to buy roses. The SRC surveyed students in Years 7 to 12 in Term 4 2019 to determine whether any improvements could be made to the College’s canteen services. The overwhelming majority expressed that they would like to have access to the canteen after school. In light of this feedback, the Jacaranda Café is now open until 4.00pm so that students can purchase food if they are staying after school.

This year, the SRC continued the tradition of producing Digital News videos for Combined Assembly. Our segments humorously covered everything from advice on how Senior students should park to tips for staying sharp during online learning. We hoped that Digital News brought some entertainment and humour to Combined Assembly while also informing students about some of the events taking place around the College.

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Our SRC representatives had the exciting opportunity to trial a new and innovative digital portfolio system. Students gained key insights on navigating the future workforce by developing their own digital portfolio that showcases their skills and involvement in co-curricular activities. Our SRC prefects also assisted with running focus groups to gain feedback about a new digital platform in development which will give Pymble students a competitive edge through access to experiential learning opportunities. Our SRC representatives from Years 5 to 12 had the chance to meet with Dr Hadwen and staff to share their feedback and ideas to help develop the College’s Strategic Plan. This was a wonderful opportunity for SRC members from different year groups to come together, represent their peers, and have a voice in the future plans of the College.

Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam and Lucy Fang, President and Vice President of the SRC

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Back Row: Madeleine Morris, Claire Ovens, Simonie Jenkins, Kudrat Benepal Front Row: Miranda Stewart, Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal), Lucy Fang, Hannah Shaw

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Student Leadership S T UD EN T LE ADE R S 2 0 2 0 Head Prefect Annabelle Richens

Prefect Co-ordinator Imogen Gardiner

Deputy Head Prefect Viveca Tang

House Co-ordinator Isabelle Croudace

SRC President Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam

School Liaison Prefects

SRC Vice President Lucy Fang

Preparatory School Liaison Prefects Gemma Casiglia, Michelle Huang, Louisa Vici

Boarding Head Prefect Isabel Wilson Boarding Deputy Head Prefects Madeline Warden, Annabelle Webb Captains of Sport Ashlie Edwards, Alannah Webster Captains of Academic Learning Akina Li, Amelie Yee Captains of Performing Arts Chloé Clarke, Stephanie Volos Captains of Music Caitlyn Minney, Rachel Tang Captain of Community Service K-6 Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw Captains of Community Service Eleanor Buchanan, Chloe Luzar Captains of the Environment Elizabeth Backhouse, Christine Kong

Junior School Liaison Prefects Annabel Down, Grace Livingstone, Phoenix Surridge, Chloe White Middle School Liaison Prefects Alexandria Johnson, Amelie Read, Faith Sherwood Upper School Liaison Prefects Zoë Janssen, Louise Ng Senior School Liaison Prefects Isabel Ryan, Niley Woodhouse

Student Representative Council (SRC) SRC Treasurer Hannah Shaw SRC Secretary Miranda Stewart SRC Committee Kudrat Benepal, Simonie Jenkins, Madeleine Morris, Claire Ovens

House Captains Bennett Captain Deputy Captains

Olivia Anderson Holly Boswell, Cassandra Long

Goodlet Captain Brooke Laurie Deputy Captains Holly Hall, Lucia Massaro Hammond Captain Isobel Clift Deputy Captains Claudia Burt, Jacqueline Gibson Ingleholme Captain Yvonne Smith Deputy Captains Gabriella Chippeck, Georgia Duncan Lang Captain Tess Orton Deputy Captains Kailyn Joseph, Evie Thomson Marden Captain Jessica Oppenheim Deputy Captains Amy Bonthorne, Lucy Glendinning Thomas Captain Ruby Stewart Deputy Captains Rosemarie Harrison, Emma Linfoot Wylie Captain Keely Rock Deputy Captains Rachel D’Cunha, Jennifer Zhou

Boarding Prefects Community Winnie Cheng Environmental Sustainability Isolde Mamo Sport and Arts Alexandria Johnson Boarders’ Representative Council (BRC) Eleanor Buchanan Marden Prefect Georgia Richens Goodlet Prefect Tess Orton

Viveca Tang, Year 12, Ms Melissa Doyle AM (1987) and Annabelle Richens, Year 12

Back Row: Akina Li, Alannah Webster, Amelie Yee Third Row: Stephanie Volos, Rachel Tang, Isabelle Croudace, Lucy Fang, Christine Kong, Ashlie Edwards, Chloé Clarke Second Row: Elizabeth Backhouse, Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw, Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Caitlyn Minney, Eleanor Buchanan, Chloe Luzar Front Row: Annabelle Webb, Madeline Warden, Annabelle Richens, Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal), Viveca Tang, Isabel Wilson, Imogen Gardiner

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Back Row: Louisa Vici, Alannah Webster, Isolde Mamo, Olivia Anderson, Annabelle Webb, Faith Sherwood, Hannah Shaw, Keely Rock Fifth Row: Yvonne Smith, Isabel Ryan, Alexandria Johnson, Niley Woodhouse, Claire Ovens, Simonie Jenkins, Phoenix Surridge, Tess Orton, Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam Fourth Row: Stephanie Volos, Christine Kong, Madeleine Morris, Lucy Fang, Grace Livingstone, Amelie Yee, Akina Li, Amelie Read Third Row: Chloé Clarke, Michelle Huang, Kudrat Benepal, Imogen Gardiner, Isabelle Croudace, Rachel Tang, Brooke Laurie, Georgia Richens, Ashlie Edwards Second Row: Gemma Casiglia, Ruby Stewart, Eleanor Buchanan, Jessica Oppenheim, Isobel Clift, Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw, Isabel Wilson, Miranda Stewart, Caitlyn Minney, Chloe White Front Row: Chloe Luzar, Zoë Janssen, Louise Ng, Annabelle Richens, Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal), Viveca Tang, Elizabeth Backhouse, Madeline Warden, Winnie Cheng Absent: Annabel Down

Preparatory SCHOOL Claudia Hoch and Maisie Borg, Kindergarten

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Kindergarten P E R S UAS IV E WR ITIN G Girls Should be Allowed to Bring Toys to School We should bring toys to school because we could play with them and we could show our friends. We should not bring toys to school because someone might take them accidentally. I think that we should not bring toys to school because they might get dirty. Ellie Rose Ruiz del Portal Greene, KB We should be allowed to bring toys to school because we can have fun with them and be crazy. We should not be allowed to bring toys to school because we could lose them or drop them. I think that we should not be allowed to bring toys to school because someone might take them, and you might get them dirty. Ivy Dimovski, KM We should bring toys to school because they would make us happy. We should not bring toys to school because they might get lost. I think that we should not bring toys to school because they will get dirty. Grace Wang, KM We should bring toys to school because they would make us happy and we could swap toys. We should not bring toys to school because we could lose our toys or they might break. I think that we should bring toys to school because everyone could play together with our toys. Freya Holland, KB

We Should Have Cupcake Day Every Day We should have Cupcake Day every day because cupcakes are sweet and delicious. We should not have Cupcake Day every day because cupcakes have too much sugar and are not healthy for you. I think we should not have Cupcake Day every day because it is very bad for you.

Melanie Lin and Charlotte Bu, KT

I think that we should bring

dogs to school because we can pat and hug them.

All Children Should Read Books I think that all children should read books to learn new things and get smarter. I think that children should not read books because we may read about dangerous and scary things. Finally, I really believe that all children should read books to learn new things about the world. Madeleine Martin, KC

Leah Liu, KT We should have a Cupcake Day every day because the frosting is very tasty and sweet. We should not have a cupcake every day because it has too much sugar in it and is not healthy. I think we should have a Cupcake Day every day because cupcakes are sweet and lovely and it would be fun! Emma Ware, KT

We Should be Allowed to Bring Dogs to School I think that we should bring dogs to school because we can pat and hug them. I think that we should not bring our dogs to school because they may chew our toys and make a big mess. Finally, I really think that we should be able to bring our dogs to school because they would be so much fun to play with. Doris Pei, KC

Jianing Li, Madeleine Martin, Bonnie Qian Front Row: Karena Lu, KC

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Gisele Whitehead, Gretel Cheng, Madeleine Martin, Kimberly Zhao, Jianing Li and Catherine Dong, KC

D E S CR I P TIV E WR ITING A Bird’s Eye View I love to fly over the Prep School. I can see a beautiful girl walking by. I can hear the Year 12 girls. I can hear the birds chirping. I can hear the Pymble farm animals! I can see the girls playing in the Riverbed. Vivien Huang, KB If I was a bird flying over the Prep School, I would see children eating their lunch and playing and making castles in the sandpit. I would see green, green grass and girls playing with their friends and smashing the rocks to make powder in the Riverbed. I can hear girls playing and giggling! Rachel Shi, KT Flying over the Prep School, I can hear children laughing and singing. I can see trees blowing in the wind. I can hear children chatting. I can see children playing in the sandpit and the Riverbed. I can hear birds singing in the trees. I can see a lot of happy people. Charlotte Bu, KT

If I was a bird flying over the Prep School, I would see girls making lots of sandcastles. I would also see colourful play equipment with girls laughing and climbing on them. I would see bush turkeys walking around the trees and I would hear rocks tapping; tap, tap, tap. I would smell the flowers blooming in springtime. Olivia Birch, KC

I love to fly over the Prep School. I can see the Pymble puppy. His name is Archie. I can see a bird’s nest in a tree. I can hear rocks smashing together in the Riverbed. I can see a bird trying to get a worm. I can see girls thinking and working. Olivia Jin, KB If I was a bird, I would fly over the equipment. I would see people playing. I would hear girls talking and laughing. I would smell fresh air, leaves and flowers. Avril Huang, KM

If I was a bird, I would fly over the Riverbed. I would see girls smashing rocks. I would hear girls shouting and screaming. I would smell the fresh air and the girls’ lunches. Rayna Wang, KM If I was a bird, I would fly over the Lower Courtyard. I would see girls laughing, chatting and running around. I would hear other birds chirping and I would also hear shouting and screaming and the little rocks smashing each other. I would smell fresh air and yummy food at lunchtime. Irene Du, KM

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Kindergarten R E C O U N TS During the spring holidays I went to the beach. First, I found shells. Next, I saw a crab and we had ice cream. Then we saw a sea horse. It was great! Finally, we went home and made a unicorn puppet. I had a fun holiday. Queenie Sun, KB During the spring holiday I went to the beach. My friend came with me. Her name is Bella. She is 13 and she is bigger than me. She is my best friend. She made a spa and she used wet sand, and dry sand. We had lots of fun! Sophia Wu, KM During the spring holiday I went to play with my best friend. I played with her at night time and she had a brother. Her brother was very silly. He was eight or nine and bigger than us.

Ivy Dimovski, KM

Tiffany Ma, KM

During the holidays I went to Kimberly’s house and Mia came along too. We first had some strawberry ice cream then we jumped on Kimberly’s mum’s bed. Next, I played with Kimberly’s brother and her little sister. The next day we went to Taronga Zoo. I saw a little bunny and it was cute. Then I saw lots of chickens laying their eggs. After that I played in the park and it was the best fun ever. I really liked seeing the bees and the wombat at the zoo. Jianing Li, KC Vivien Huang, KB

During my holiday, my sister and I went to Florence’s house for a

play date. First, we ate fruit, it tasted delicious. Florence ate her fruit fast, but I ate mine slowly. Next, we

wanted to make a parachute out of

paper, but we ran out of enough time to finish. We wanted to play some

cooking classes. Florence was funny being the cook. Florence said,

“Oh you took the juice to the wrong people at the table.” My sister

brought a present for Florence. We all ate dinner at Florence’s house.

Zara Jacob and Celine Wang, KB

Maggie Xing, KC

P O E TRY My Colour Poem Yellow is our cute Kelly Kitten in reading Blue is a big, blue elephant Green is the fresh, new grass Red is a beautiful love heart Orange is a floating autumn leaf Pink is a sweet marshmallow White is a cheeky rabbit Black is like the stripes on a zebra. Celine Wang, KB Yellow is the beautiful sun Blue is the sky all above us Green is the trees blowing in the wind Red is the colour of the beautiful red rose Orange is the taste of a juicy piece of fruit Pink is the pretty pink rose White is the colour of little cute rabbits Black is the colour of my school shoes.

Yellow is for the shining sun in the sky Blue is for a rushing waterfall Green is for beautiful green grass Red is for the first colour of a rainbow in the sky Orange is the oranges growing in my garden Pink is all the pretty pink roses that are blooming White is the fluffy clouds floating across the sky Black is for a crow squawking in the night. Kimberly Zhao, KC Yellow is as bright as the sun Blue is the beautiful ocean Green is the fresh new grass Red is a bunch of roses Orange is a fresh, yummy orange Pink is a sweet lolly White is the fluffy clouds in the sky Black is our black, lovely hair. Sofiyah Khanche, KB

Cecilia Cao, KC

Yellow is a really bright sun Blue is the colour of our water in our drink bottle Green is the grass on the oval Red is when people feel angry Orange is the colour of the rainbow Pink is when we do a cute face White is our name tag on our desk Black is the colour of the clouds during a storm. Vivienne Guo, KM

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Yellow is making sandcastles in the sandpit Blue is the colour of Turner Green is feeling calm in Wellbeing Red is the colour of the KM dot Orange is the fruit we eat at Crunch and Sip Pink is the Mackellar t-shirt White is the clouds when we sit outside Black is our polished school shoes. Isabella Li, KM Yellow is for fun in the sun Blue is fun swimming at the pool Green is playing in the grass Red is on fire Orange is a comfy cushion Pink is a stamp for care White is paper to draw on Black is our TV for learning. Charlene Wang, KT Yellow is fun in the sunshine Blue is my own iPad Green is the beautiful trees Red is the reading box Orange is my flowerpot Pink is for pom poms White is the softest cloud Black is my comfy chair.

Karena Lu, Jessica Wang and Gisele Whitehead, KC

Siena Perera, KT

Davina Excell, KB

Zoe Ababio, KC

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Kindergarten P O E T RY Spring Acrostic Poems Spring blossoms grow Pink cherry blossoms are pretty Roses red grow in spring I like spring because it is beautiful New baby birds cheep Great sparkly sun shining. Maisie Borg, KT Spring is springtastic! Pretty roses sprout Rain glistens and the roses bloom I love the spring insects Now spring is fun! Gorgeous flowers and rainbows in spring. Melanie Lin, KT September is the start of spring Purple tulips blooming Rabbits are fluffy I like yummy ice cream November is my birthday Glowing flowers in the dark. Yumeng Li, KC

September is the start of spring Purple flowers blooming in my garden Rabbits hopping and red roses blooming Ice cream is yummy and delicious Nice and warm weather Going to the beach. Mia Bai, KC Spring is coming! Pretty, purple flowers around Red plants grow I love plants! Nice sunny days Green grass is growing. Euphemia Wang, KB Spring is warm Pears are nice and green Raspberries grow very well I went to ride my bike Not many rainy days Green grass is growing.

Leah Liu, KT

Shelley Xie, KB

Aubrey Zhang, KT

Emma Ware, Annabelle Hazzard and Rachel Shi, KT

Alice Deutscher, KB

Ariel Lee, KC

Bonnie Qian, KC

Catherine Dong, KC

Davina Excell, KB

Esme Ellis, KM

Florence Ma, KT

Gisele Whitehead, KC

Gretel Cheng, KC

Jessica Guo, KM

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Aimee Qiu, KT

Annabelle Hazzard, KT

Aubrey Zhang, KT

Claudia Hoch, KT

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Jessica Wang, KC

Jocelyn Shi, KC

Karena Lu, KC

Kaylee Yang, KT

Lucy Li, KT

Maria Zhan, KB

Grace Li, KM

Jasmine Smith, KM

Lia Sloane, KM

Monica Li, KM

Nadya Faheem, KM

Norah Liu, KT

Olivia Xiao, KM

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Olivia Deng, KT

Yura Lee, KM

Rachel Zhang, KM

Sabrina Zhao, KB

Zoe Ababio, KC

Rose Wang, KB

Zara Jacob, KB

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Year 1 RECOUNT My Holiday Postcard Dear Miss Dorsen, During the holidays, my friend Emma came over and we rode our bikes. Then we went to a café and had ice cream and fish and chips. After we finished, we rode to the car and packed our things. Next, Emma’s dad drove her to my house to have some more fun and to eat dinner. After we ate dinner together, we secretly got some candy and sweets and crept to my mum’s bedroom. We ate our sweets in the wardrobe so they didn’t see us. I hope you had a good holiday too. Love from Alicia Alicia Dai, 1D

Lakey Boyes, Kaylee Tian, Candice Li, Aisha Younus and Ivy Li, 1B

SENSO RY DESC RIPT IONS Imagine you are the Sun I can see bees buzzing around the flowers and fluffy clouds. I can hear birds singing to each other, dogs barking and trees swaying in the wind. I can smell salt from fish and chips and the fresh scent of lavender from the park. I feel happy because everyone is enjoying my heat and because I can see children having fun. Clarisse Chan, 1M

Clarice Chung, Aurora Lin and Alicia Dai, 1D

I see big horses racing in the green hills and beautiful sunflowers swaying in the fresh air. I hear sloshing waterfalls and young birds flapping their wide wings. I taste all kinds of ice cream flavours from the beach and sizzling sausages from the barbecue down below. I smell fish and chips and the soft breeze from the trees. I taste the honey on toast and corn. Dora Chen, 1B If I was the sun, I would feel very hot, cool and happy. If I was the sun, I could see balls and children playing. If I was the sun, I could smell concrete, fresh flowers, food and beaches. If I was the sun, I could taste flowers, sweet food and smoke. If I was the sun, I could hear wind, singing and talking. Selina Zhang, 1H

Imagine you are an Ant

Nouvelle Nicholson, Charlotte Elliott, Colleen Han and Lauren Hoch, 1D

I can see long, wavy grass swaying in the breeze, a crumb from a chocolate chip cookie melting in the hot sun and human beings playing games at the fun park. I can hear bees buzzing around the garden, adults stomping like giants and dogs in the park barking loudly. I can smell vanilla ice cream melting on Emma’s hands, honey dripping from a fresh sandwich and the sweet nectar coming from flowers. I can taste brown dirt under my feet, sap trickling down the tree and the crumbs from children’s lunchboxes. I can feel the wind blowing towards me, the bumpy rocks under my feet and vibrations around me. I’m starting to feel nervous! Julie Kang, 1M

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I hear the furious trees swishing in the beautiful breeze. I feel the spiky, prickly grass on my feet. I taste the juicy, juicy fruit on the floor. I smell the magnificent tasty strawberries that are too juicy for me, I go crazy. I see the beautiful trees all around me and the tablecloth that is like an ocean.

Rainbows

Stephanie Zhao, 1B

I hear a really big bobcat roaring like thunder and a loud cougar roaring too. I see giant ruby red strawberries right in front of me rolling like massive boulders. I smell salmon and avocado, fish and chips. It smells like yummy teriyaki chicken. I taste nice juicy green fresh yummy grass which tastes like lychee lollipops with watermelon. I feel the soft soil which feels like a soft bed in a forest. Alena Waterhouse, 1B

Imagine you are a Star

If I was a star, I might hear the owls hooting,

cars vrooming and rain dropping down. If I was a star,

Rainbows Rainbows are pretty Rain and sun make rainbows come In the sky they shine Jessica Xu, 1M Rainbows Pretty beautiful Bright lovely colourful sky Good for me to see

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Coco Bao, 1B

Bees Yellow lovely bees Sitting on the bright flowers Buzzing every day Lakey Boyes, 1B

I might feel freezing cold air and the sky. If I was a star, I might taste cars’ oil and dinner and wind.

If I was a star, I might smell people, smelly feet, yummy food and fire. If I was a star, I might see big horses, the other stars and people in bed.

I see giant ruby red strawberries right in front of me rolling like massive boulders.

Jennifer Chen, 1H

1B Harmony Day Paper Chain

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Year 1 IM AG IN ATIV E WR ITIN G Sizzling Starts The Lolly Factory

Bang! A loud explosion was heard from inside the lolly factory... The Massive Shaper was completely broken and Skittles were flying everywhere out of the machine! Candy was exploding right in front of Rebecca’s eyes. She rushed to the exit, but a plume of smoke filled her eyes. She couldn’t see anything in front of her. Claire Zhou, 1M Jelly snakes began flying through the air! The floor was covered with chocolate and lollies were spraying everywhere! The gummy snakes started popping out and filled the factory. Marshmallows were squashed and smashed on the wall. Candy canes were stuck to the machines and bubble gum was stuck to the floor. The light bulbs blew and there were lots of alarms. Lucy started running to the exit, but something was blocking the way! Eleanor Ren, 1M The smell of the factory was really strange with all those hot, running candies. Looking around everywhere was a big mess; there were squishy burnt marshmallows, runny and melted gummy bears and a chocolate river bubbling as it boiled quickly and flooded the place! I heard the creamy icing falling with a big splat, making an even bigger mess. The milk tea rain landed right into the chocolate river, making the chocolate river rise and overflow the strong banks. My hands could feel crushed candy canes, runny gummy sweets being melted, and the chocolate river that had gone all over the place. The river was now a milk tea river with brown sugar, black milk tea pearls swimming like funny beach balls, doughnut floaties and black squishy jellyfish. All around I could taste hot and stretchy marshmallows, the runny gummy sweets, sticky chocolate and burning whipped cream. I felt miserable and terrified, with my heart thumping as fast as a cheetah. The factory workers felt frustrated and miserable with shock, while others were hungrily licking their lips in delight! Aurora Lin, 1D

There was jelly in a pumpkin and when you eat it, it is magical, amazing and will make you fly. There was a huge

lollypop. It is so powerful and will make you want to eat it. The lovely tulips were cups, they even had water in them and

were edible. They have powers and were alive. If you eat or drink it, you will see its secrets too. Lily Wyldhill, 1H

Christina Yang and Jennifer Chen, 1H

Shimmer’s Adventure! Sophie’s favourite toy is Shimmer the unicorn. Sophie takes her everywhere. One day Sophie’s family went to the park and went on the rollercoaster for fun. They were all having so much fun that they forgot about Shimmer! Shimmer fell off the rollercoaster and onto the ground. Luckily, one of the park rangers caught Shimmer just before she hit the ground. At that time, Sophie was going to the café for a milkshake. She wanted to play with Shimmer but then she noticed that Shimmer was gone! Sophie cried and said, “I don’t want Shimmer to be left behind.” She wanted to hug Shimmer so much that she cried and cried. Then Sophie remembered that she could go to the Park Ranger’s office. She ran to the Ranger’s desk to see if Shimmer was there. When she arrived, she saw her missing toy sitting there, looking at the rollercoaster! Sophie said to the ranger lady that the unicorn was hers and thanked her for looking after her. Sophie got her back and went home. When they arrived home, Sophie washed Shimmer and slept in bed. Sophia Wang, 1D

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Year 1 I MAG IN AT IV E WR ITING The Missing Toy Knock knock went the door. “Get dressed Charlie,” said Mum. Charlie just woke up because his mum shouted so loudly. He finished dressing and went downstairs so he could eat breakfast with his favourite toy, Teddy. After he finished his breakfast they all went to the golf course and, of course, Teddy came with them. When they were practising, Teddy was happily watching them. Suddenly, Charlie’s dad realised that he had forgotten all about his work! Quickly he told his wife and they all went rushing back to the car. Unfortunately, in the rush, they forgot all about Teddy! Uh oh! When the family picked up their dad from work they went home and started unpacking. Charlie suddenly realised with dismay that he had left Teddy at the golf course station. He told his family about it. Charlie almost cried, he couldn’t believe that he had left his favourite toy behind. At night everything was hopeless because Charlie always slept with Teddy. He had a bad dream about never seeing his favourite toy Teddy ever again. The next day Charlie felt sad and heartbroken. Suddenly his parents had an idea. They went to the golf course station to check if Teddy had been left behind. They went to check and Charlie thought that Teddy might have been found by the owner of the golf course. When Charlie asked the owner he was pleased. The owner gave him one of the toys that was from the lost and found and, thank goodness, it was Teddy! Charlie gasped! He said it was exactly his toy. He told his parents and they happily went home and Charlie gave Teddy a big wash to make him clean.

Isabelle La and Eleanor Ren, 1M

Angelina Kim, 1D

Vivian Li, 1H, Emma Deere, 1H and Lora Guo, 1H

Bella Geng-Yang, Julie Kang, Angela Xiong and Claire Zhou, 1M

Emily Pu, Clarice Chung, Grace Wang, Carolyn Sang, Lauren Hoch and Naomi Shi, 1D

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Year 1 -Artworks D IAM ANTE P OE M S Christina Kind, smart Caring, drawing, colouring Child, kid, children, cousin Dancing, writing, talking Cute, brave Student Christina Yang, 1H

Aisha Younus, 1B

Kitty Playful, cute Crawling, frolicking, licking Fluff, toys, bone, leash Barking, wagging, chasing Noisy, trained Puppy

Elaine Wang, 1D

Carolyn Sang, 1D

A C R OSTIC P OE M S E - Ellie is funny L - Loves to read L - Living in a happy family is a precious thing I - Interested in becoming a designer that creates furniture and other things E - Energetic in the morning ready for school H - Happy to learn new things E - Ellie has a brother who is a good soccer player Ellie He, 1H

Angela Xiong, 1M

Ellie Zhang, 1B

Candice Li, 1B

Emma Deere, 1H

Chloe Qi, 1D

Sasha Fairclough and Isabel Khattar, 1M

Elise Makar, 1H

Emma Feng, 1B

Isabel Khattar, 1M

Lucy Ma, 1B

Sana Iyer, 1H

Vivian Wang, 1B

Vivienne Ren, 1H

Zara Ware, 1H

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Faye Li, 1D

Lauren Hoch, 1D

Leanne Kwok, 1M

Loriah Zhang, 1D

Pipi Chen, 1M

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Year 2 S P E E C HE S When I Grow Up… When I grow up I want to be a cartoonist. If you are a cartoonist you can make comics, books and draw illustrations. I want to be a cartoonist because I love drawing and my mum and dad are good at drawing. I want to be as good as them! A cartoonist can also make things to go in magazines and newspapers. There is a famous cartoonist and his name is Charles Schulz. He is an American author, poet and cartoonist who has many of his cartoons published. My mum and dad inspired me the most to be a cartoonist. The best part about being a cartoonist is being able to be creative and to use my imagination to create amazing things in my illustrations. Reyne Wang, 2B Today I am going to tell you about what I would like to be when I grow up. When I grow up I would like to be a paediatric dentist. Both of my parents have inspired me to have this profession. A dentist’s job is to make sure people’s teeth are clean and healthy. A paediatric dentist looks after children’s teeth. I think that this job will help the community by making sure that everyone’s teeth are healthy, clean and strong. Diya Dhanpal, 2B When I grow up I want to be an actor. I was inspired by American actress Dove Cameron. She is a very famous actress in the movie The Descendants. I love acting because you can be different characters and feel so many different feelings all at once. Acting is super fun because you can learn how to dance, sing and do lots of things that you may never have done before. Another reason that I would like to become an actress is so that I can travel all around the world and see lots of new places. Carolyn Dou, 2B

I want to be an author when I grow up because I like reading and writing. I want to be like Anh Do, Dav Pilkey and Roald Dahl. I would like to be an author because I can stay home when it is hot or cold. One day I could be famous and well known! Rosie Han, 2M When I grow up I want to be a famous artist. I draw almost every day to make it perfect! My grandmother did a drawing with me for a competition and her drawing was beautiful like an artist. Karen Liu, 2M When I grow up I want to be a tennis player because I like sport. This job involves playing tennis matches against other people. Ashleigh Barty inspires me to be a tennis player. Tennis is fun for me and it is a good sport.

Ivy Pan, 2T When I grow up I want to be a vet because I love animals. They are adorable. I want to cuddle them every day. They are soft and cuddly. Animals are amazing. Even though no one inspired me I still want to be a vet. I have always dreamed of being a vet and I wish my dream will come true. I’ve dreamed of lots of things that I want to be, but I want to be a vet the most.

Chloe Morrison, 2M

Abigail Wu, 2T

I want to be an astronaut because I like space and want to learn more about it. I want to find out which planet is the hottest and the coldest. An astronaut’s job is to discover more about space and travel in a rocket ship. The person who inspired me is Neil Armstrong who was the first person to land on the moon. Mia Pan, 2M

In the future I want to be an astronomer. This job involves communicating and searching. I want to do this job because I love space and it is very interesting to me. The person that inspired me is Galileo Galilei who was the first person to invent the telescope. This invention allows astronomers to see space better. Bianca Ng, 2M I would like to be a veterinarian when I grow up. My job involves determination and lots of knowledge about animals. I want to do this job because I love animals and I want to care for them. A veterinarian helps animals when they are sick, injured or pregnant. Veterinarians also give check-ups to animals to keep them healthy. Stephanie Port, 2M

I want to be a scientist because I can explore new potions and learn about people and how they work. Also because I can travel to learn and see things I have never seen before and discover how to cure very tricky viruses. But the real reason is because I want to learn and discover new sicknesses and animals. The person who inspired me was David Unaipon.

Ashlee-Rose Saba, Ashleigh Yip and Wendy Pan, 2B

P OE TRY Diamante Poems

Isabella Niu, 2C

SPEECHES When I grow up I want to be a doctor. They help people in a hospital and if someone gets hurt they can help them. Doctors are clever and smart. My grandfather used to be a doctor and he inspires me because he was clever.

Home Warm, safe Playing, reading, relaxing Swings, slide, books, work Learning, drawing, writing Big, beautiful School

Wolf Intelligent, mysterious Playing, sleeping, hunting Tail, ears, eyes, nose Eating, chasing, hiding Talented, dark Dog

Savannah Sherlock, 2B

Crystal Gui, 2B

Elephant Gigantic, strong Munching, slurping, swaying African Elephant, Asian Elephant Growing, eating, sleeping Tall, grey Mammal

Nature Colourful, beautiful Snowing, shining, raining Forest, garden, bushes, flowers Growing, swaying, creaking Graceful, relaxing Tree

Izabella Prokop, 2B

Indie Leon-Searle, 2B

Owls Beautiful, big Flying, walking, hooting Wings, food, worms, water Fluttering, nesting, singing Cheeky, graceful Birds

Alexis Cute, funny Laughing, smiling, eating Daughter, friend, drawer, snorer Reading, singing, playing Thankful, helpful Alexis

Tiffany Chen, 2B

Alexis Lee, 2M

School Fun, merry Learning, playing, praying Books, games, friends, family Loving, relaxing, calming Serene, warm Home

Madison Nice, kind Cooking, smiling, dancing Daughter, kid, friend, sister Reading, drawing, jumping Funny, thankful Madi

Wendy Pan, 2B

Madison Lok, 2M

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Jana Zhang, 2M When I grow up I want to be an artist. I was inspired by lots of famous artists. Everybody gets better at drawing every day! We all have our dream jobs and mine is to be an artist. I want to be an artist because it’s a part of me and I never want to stop doing it. Every day I draw. Taylor Green, 2T When I grow up I want to be an author. It involves creativity, imagination and focus. I want to do it because some books inspire me. Authors use strong words. They use adjectives, verbs and similes. That’s what makes books so amazing and full of imagination! I want to be an author because I like books about adventures and books about people who are smart and creative. Sophia Sayegh, 2C Amari Wilson, 2C, Zoe Chong, 2C and Trisha Viswanathan, 2B

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LI T ERA RY DESC RIPT IO NS

Autumn Gone, faint Drying, falling, dying Dull, dead, grow, heal Blossoming, planting, flourishing Beautiful, colourful Spring Riyanna Sawhney, 2T Red Panda Fluffy, playful Sleeping, eating, cuddling Shy, Red Panda

I can see people making all sorts of powder. Sticks are still as statues. I see flowers bloom in the sun. The wind sways with the trees. Did you know that if you are lucky you could see a butterfly fly past? I smell the gorgeous, beautiful flowers. The sun burns you as you run past. The sky is as blue as the sea. The birds sing in the tree like angels. It is like a jungle.

Birds Beautiful, bright Swooping, hiding, diving Flying, flying, flying, flying Colourful, loving, chirping Blazing, feathery Birds Aaradhya Singh, 2C

Carrington Shelmerdine, 2T

S E N S ORY P OE TRY Eucalyptus I see green leaves rustling gently. I hear the soft crunch when the dried-up leaves fall. I feel the fluffy breeze. I smell the unknown. Melody Chen, 2C

Wow…this place is amazing. The breeze is like the wind. The rocks are so smooth. The flowers smell so good and fresh. The green leaves are so fresh as well as the flowers. The flower looks like it is kissing the leaves. I love this place. The powder is so smooth. I can hear lots of birds chirping. The Riverbed has so many flowers. The wind is blowing a kiss to me. Macy Feng, 2T

Laurinda Ma, 2C

Olivia Wang, 2C

The Riverbed

Audrey Li, 2B

Wow! This place is amazing. I can see trees, grass, flowers, fake grass, bark, leaves, powder and rocks. I can touch powder, rocks, flowers, soft grass, leaves, bark. I can hear the birds singing happily with joy and I can hear the wind blowing heavily like a giant stomping around. I can smell flowers as sweet as the sweets in the candy store. Wow! We are so lucky to play in this area!

The trees are bending and the wind is blowing, like some relaxing music. The flowers smell like beautiful perfume. The fresh, green grass looks like shiny diamonds. I can hear the wind blow. I can touch smooth leaves, rough leaves and crunchy leaves. The Riverbed is a relaxing place to be. Ivy Liu, 2C The leaves are waving to welcome me into the Riverbed. The flowers smell very fresh and I can hear the wind making music. I can feel the soft powder on my skin. I can hear the birds chirping and playing. Michelle Xing, 2C I see the rocks in the Riverbed. I hear a loud thump as it touches the ground. I feel the smooth texture as it touches my skin. I smell dirt and nature. Florence Cheng, 2C

Holiday I taste delicious, cold cherry sundae. I see people running, children playing and people swimming in the water so blue. The water is so calm and smooth.

Chenxi Wang, 2T

Diya Dhanpal, Olivia Chen and Izabella Prokop, 2B

Keeley Wang, 2C

NAR R AT IVES – SIZ Z LING STA RT S “Crash!” went the waves on the shimmering sea of Fantasyland. But underneath there was something much more beautiful…the beautiful underwater city of Atlantis! But the people were not happy. In fact the leader, prince and princess were in the royal library trying to think of a plan. Why? Because Atlantis was rising. It was slowly going up to the beach, to the human world. Ruby Makar, 2C

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Emma Popli, 2T “Chirp chirp,” went the birds when she went through the forest. Then she found an old abandoned house. She came in and the door slammed shut. “Ahhhh,” she called. Bats were flying in the dust and a noise came to her ear.

Back Row: Abigail Wu, Ivy Pan Front Row: Kavya Surana, Riyanna Sawhney, 2T

Lily Jiao, 2T

Charlotte Ma, 2C

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“Boom, bang, crash!” went the dinosaur. Lucy raced through the buildings with the dinosaur egg. When Lucy stopped running the dinosaur wasn’t behind her anymore, but eagles started attacking her so she ran as fast as she could. When she stopped the eagles were not behind her, but she noticed she was in a scary mysterious forest! It got darker and then she got hungrier. She slept beside a tree with the egg next to her. Evelyn Shi, 2T

A Recipe for my Family Ingredients: 1 me, 1 mum, 1 dad, 1 sister, 1 grandma, 1 slice of cake, 1 gallon of stories Method: 1. Add all the ingredients together and stir happily 2. Sprinkle with love gently 3. Share and I hope you enjoy Lilyan Shen, 2T Ingredients: 2 grandpas, 2 grandmas, 1 dad, 1 mum, 1 sister, 1 me, 1 dog, a jug of silliness, pinch of milk tea, teaspoon of kindness Method: 1. Add all ingredients together and stir happily 2. Sprinkle with some silliness and laughter 3. Spread kindness to your whole family Alice Liu, 2T

Emily Deutscher and Sarah Tew, 2T

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Year 2 -Artworks

Alice Wu, 2M

Amelia Browne, 2M

Ashlee-Rose Saba, 2B

Anna Xu, 2M

Arya Shanmugaratnam, 2C

Audrey Li, 2B

Ashleigh Yip, 2B

Audrey Lee, 2B

Hayley Nguyen, 2M

Charlotte Wu, 2T

Chloe Yi, 2M

Elena An, 2T

Imogen Martin, 2T

Lena Fan, 2B

Kavya Surana, 2T

Lydia Chen, 2C

Misaki Nakakoji, 2M

Olivia Dinnie, 2C

Olivia Zhao, 2T

Sarah Tew, 2T

Sophia Feng, 2T

Sophie Chiang, 2C

Tanvi Raniga, 2M

Tia Gao, 2T

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Lily Zhang, 2B

Ria Iyer, 2B

Ruby Makar, 2C

Trinity Sun, 2M

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Preparatory School Concert PREP TA LES Lights, camera, action! The excitement in the Preparatory School was obvious as our girls took to the stage for the Preparatory School Concert. Prep Tales celebrated the special gift that each girl brings to our community. The joy and laughter of the girls rang through the Gillian Moore Centre for Performing Arts!

Loriah Zhang and Sophia Wang, Year 1

Alexandra Handley-Greaves, Selina Zhang and Lora Guo, Year 1

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Preparatory School Concert

Meera Gohulan, Year 2

Annabelle Hazzard, Kindergarten

Freya Holland, Kindergarten

Isabelle La and Sasha Fairclough, Year 1

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Athletics Carnival R E A D Y, S E T, GO! While our usual Preparatory School Athletics Carnival was unable to take place, that didn’t stop the girls practising their running, jumping and throwing skills once they were back on campus at the end of Term 2. They had worked hard during PE lessons and took great joy in sharing their abilities in our fun event, Ready, Set, Go! The focus was on getting active, keeping fit and healthy and having fun with their peers.

The girls proudly ensured their

activity passport was stamped at the

Faye Li, Year 1

end of each event

Charlotte Elliott, Year 1

Nouvelle Nicholson, Year 1

Naomi Shi, Year 1

The girls proudly ensured their activity passport was stamped at the end of each event and we are sure that this opened many discussions at home as they shared each highlight with their family. The girls competed in a range of activities including a sprint, long distance race, hurdles, long jump and some throwing events. As is the hope of all athletes, each girl took great pride in receiving their medal, and much delight was evident as these medals shone around the neck of each Preparatory School girl. Charlotte Wu, Year 2

What a fantastic way to finish the term with a celebration of being back on campus and keeping fit and active!

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Swimming Carnival S P L AS H A ND DASH Our usual Preparatory School Swimming Carnival could not happen this year in its typical format, however that did not limit the girls’ joy and determination as they took to the water for our Splash and Dash events in its place. The girls refined their amazing swimming skills during PE lessons where the focus was on having fun, setting goals and breaking out of their comfort zones. Students swam further than they had tried before, some moving from the small pool to the main pool for the event.

The enthusiasm and

Freya Holland, Kindergarten

Sofiyah Khanche, Gisele Whitehead and Queenie Sun, Kindergarten

energy of the girls

made it an extremely enjoyable event.

A few highlights were the Preparatory divers at the Year 2 Splash and Dash and their amazing dives from the various boards including the five-metre board! The novelty event ‘Save the Sea Creature’ on the kickboard is always fun and the final races in Years 1 and 2 were the Class Relays with swimmers being cheered on by classmates and teachers. Congratulations to 1H who took out the Year 1 Class Relay and, in a nail-biting finish in the Year 2 Class Relay, to 2C and 2B who tied for first place. This final race of the day saw 2B close the gap in the final lap and 2C determinedly holding their lead to the end.

Gisele Whitehead and Queenie Sun, Kindergarten

Isabel Ou-Yang, Year 1

Congratulations to all girls on an amazing Splash and Dash event!

Katelyn Gu and Anna Wang, Year 2

Eleanor and Vivienne Ren, Year 1

Sarah Tew, Year 2

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Preparatory School Liaisons P R E PA RATORY SCH OOL L I AIS ONS ’ R E P ORT This year we were lucky enough to undertake the role of Preparatory Liaison Prefects. Despite the challenges we faced through COVID-19, we were still able to overcome those boundaries and help provide a safe and happy year for the Preparatory School girls of 2020. We oversaw the girls getting involved in everything from school charities to carnivals and many more activities. Their enthusiasm and spirit were contagious and present in everything they did, putting a bright smile on all of our faces.

Family Fun Day Early in the year the Preparatory School girls and their families had the opportunity to participate in a Family Fun Day. The girls and their families spent the day on Kelso Oval participating in a range of fun activities such as jumping on the bouncy castle, getting their faces painted, watching a magician perform and spending time with some baby animals. Along with the help of some Year 11 volunteers, the day was truly a success, with the girls and their siblings each going home with plenty of prizes from the egg and spoon races and sack races. Their joy was truly contagious.

Michelle Huang, Louisa Vici and Gemma Casiglia, Year 12

Carnivals The Swimming Carnival in Term 4 saw all the Preparatory girls bring out their swimmers, caps and goggles for a day full of cheering and House spirit. It was great to see every girl get involved with the unrivalled enthusiasm that is particular to the Preparatory School. Similarly, the Athletics Carnival in Term 2 went ahead with just as much excitement, despite COVID-19 restrictions.

Thank You Initiatives Despite participating in online school for a portion of the year, we were still lucky enough to connect with the Preparatory School girls through a couple of different initiatives. Our personal favourite was our Senior School Integration activities, whereby a group of Senior School girls and ourselves would go down to the Preparatory School at lunchtime and play with the girls. It was always full of laughter and wide smiles for both the Preparatory and Senior students, benefiting everyone involved. From the sandpit to the Riverbed, every Senior girl was made welcome by the Preparatory girls and was kept busy making sandcastles and trading gumnuts right until the bell rang. We were also fortunate enough to attend several assemblies, each run smoothly by a different class, where we could talk and engage more directly with all of the girls.

We would like to voice our appreciation for the amazing Mrs Ahearn and all the Preparatory School staff and parents for their incredible support and enthusiasm. This year was quite a challenge for us all, yet all the staff members were solely focused on creating a beautiful year for our Preparatory School girls, full of amazing activities. Finally, we would like to thank all the wonderful Preparatory School girls! Their constant joy and kindness made this such an amazing experience for us, and we wish them all the best for their future years. Gemma Casiglia, Michelle Huang and Louisa Vici, Preparatory School Liaison Prefects

Amélie Rahme and Katelyn Gu, Year 2

Junior SCHOOL Orla Cottrell and Cate Luxton, Year 3

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Junior School L E A D E R SH IP IN TH E J UN IOR SC HOOL We faced many challenges this year being Junior School Leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although we worked online, we still enjoyed being able to lead Assembly and connect with people in different grades. We also enjoyed having an opportunity to do different things and step out of our comfort zones. Being a member of the Junior School leadership team forced us to challenge our boundaries and be open-minded and make new relationships. What we learned from this year is that these qualities, of being open, challenging ourselves and making new relationships, are crucial to leading in any shape or form. Here is some advice from us to the future leaders in 2021: “We all need to try and never give up because we learn new things when we give things a go.” – Delaney “Be the best version of yourself that you can be and stay resilient when things don’t go your way. Never forget your self-worth and always be kind to others!” – Jenny “Be confident and make sure to be organised and know what you are doing each week.” – Eden “Walk in with confidence and be yourself because you got chosen to be a leader for a reason. Remember to always be supportive and help the younger years as they look up to you!” – Johanna

“Always say hello to the younger years because they all look up to you so much! If someone seems sad just approach them and mention that you are a leader and I’m sure you can help them out! They will be forever grateful for your support.” – Imogen “Never back down because of fear. Doing so will hinder your courage and confidence. Also, if you just give things a go, then you will see that you have the power to change the world.” – Ruhani Ruhani Surana, Delaney Burke, Jenny Xu, Imogen Durden, Johanna Ricketts and Eden Gerreyn, Year 6

Junior School Leaders

School Leaders

SRC

Sustainability

Co-curricular

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Delaney Burke Imogen Durden Eden Gerreyn Johanna Ricketts Ruhani Surana Jenny Xu

Genevieve Holt India Lister Nikita Srivastava Jilan Zhang

Siena Parsons Mahika Swamy

Emma Baikie Elizabeth Yates

Yasmin Humphreys Clara Thiris

Sport

Mackellar

Gibbs

Tribeca Liu Ruby Scarf

Millie Cullinane Caroline Wilson

Meg Anderson Sehjal Baveja

Back Row: Johanna Ricketts, Millie Cullinane, Caroline Wilson, Yasmin Humphreys, Eden Gerreyn Third Row: Genevieve Holt, Jenny Xu, Siena Parsons, Tribeca Liu, Ruhani Surana, Sehjal Baveja Second Row: Mrs Anna Plant (Deputy Head of Junior School), Imogen Durden, Meg Anderson, Delaney Burke, India Lister, Jilan Zhang, Mrs Kate Brown (Head of Junior School) Front Row: Clara Thiris, Ruby Scarf, Elizabeth Yates, Nikita Srivastava, Mahika Swamy, Emma Baikie

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Clubs D E B ATIN G CLUB Debating Club this year was an excellent activity to learn many new skills, to build confidence, to develop oratory abilities, and to practise expressing our opinions and ideas in an eloquent manner. Debating started in Term 2 as a two-day commitment each week – Friday lunchtime training and then the online debates on Wednesday afternoons when we debated against each other to practise our skills. This was great fun but difficult, because there were often some technical issues with our Microsoft Teams or Zoom meetings where we accidentally got kicked out, got unintentionally muted by others or the occasional and highly annoying glitch happening smack in the middle of your opponent’s speech. Later on, we then got the privilege to debate other teams in different schools, again via Zoom. At some lunchtime clubs, we also got given some great tips from different coaches and some of the Year 6 Independent Schools' Debating Association (ISDA) debaters who gave us different ideas on how to make our speeches better. Debating is an extremely beneficial co-curricular activity. I would totally recommend it as it helps you to develop essential critical thinking and speaking skills, it teaches you to persuade, to listen and it helps students become more poised and confident. Jemma Hung, Year 5

Imogen Wu, Matilda Ma-Conis, Iris Li and Alice Mao, Year 6

ICT Club As the 2020 Year 6 Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Leaders, we were entrusted with guiding the Junior School ICT Club through the course of this year. We were very excited about taking on this role, however 2020 was a year filled with uncertainty and surprises. Along with these surprises came a few challenges that we had to overcome, and we learned from them, even though they were difficult to face. We learned so much about leadership and technology through this role. We loved being a part of the younger ICT Captains’ technological journey; coaching them in how to use Google Drive, iMovie and all manner of new technology was an absolute delight. The overall experience was such an exhilarating one, and it was an honour to be a part of the 2020 ICT Club. We very much enjoyed this experience and along the way, we brushed up on technological skills, forged new connections and learned how to lead. Delaney Burke and Ruhani Surana, Year 6

K I N D N E S S CLUB What is kindness?

What is Kindness Club?

• We made kindness posters

Kindness is the quality of being friendly, generous and considerate. In the Junior School we are being kind to others, to ourselves and the environment.

The Kindness Captains are involved in a kindness meeting every Wednesday where they talk and discuss ways to bring kindness into the Junior School.

• We made kindness flowers to stick up around the Junior School

What is the role of the Kindness Captain?

What are some of the things we did in Kindness Club?

The role of the Kindness Captain is to encourage people to be kind and then awarding the people who take the time to focus on kindness with a kindness sticker.

• We painted kindness pebbles • We made a kindness video to spread the joy of kindness to others

• We made a kindness garden. Who is Heidi the hedgehog? Heidi the hedgehog is the Junior School kindness mascot who sparkles kindness in every class she goes to. Saskia Nicholson and Addison Woods, Year 5

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Clubs L E G O C LUB In Term 3, Year 3 students were able to attend Lego Club during Friday lunchtime. The girls were given the opportunity to play, be creative, engineer, design, modify and make. “I love Lego because I can be creative. When I grow up, I want to be an engineer or an architect and this will help me think of ideas. It’s also fun!” – Anika Verma, Year 3 “Lego helps you to think creatively and plan how to build something. You then get to play with what you build.” – Autumn Wang, Year 3 “I love Lego because you can take it down and rebuild to modify your designs.” – Phoebe Scott, Year 3 “When I play with Lego, I make a lot of inventions.” – Sophia Wong, Year 3

Mahika Swamy, Year 6

“Lego is creative and fun! It helps to build teamwork when you build with others.” – Iris Tang, Year 3

Olivia Chan and Sophia Wong, Year 3

Mahika Swamy, Angela Zhang, Sasha Clark and Siena Parsons, Year 6

Jing Yuan Liu, Molly Liu, Diyana Palihawadana, Mia Zhu, Arianna Ng and Chelsea Duan, Year 3

Sustainability Club During Sustainability Club, we created a notion to help the Junior School become more environmentally aware. We helped the environment by picking up any rubbish and spreading awareness about any environmental problems we were facing. We installed compost bins and created Sustainability Awareness Owls. Mahika Swamy and Siena Parsons, Year 6 Sustainability Captains “I liked creating the owls, it was the best experience as I got to collect sticks from the playground to create an artwork which had weekly messages. This sits proudly in our classroom.” – Arianna Ng, Year 3 “I liked making the owls because I let my creativity flow. I also like helping the environment.” – Jing Yuan Liu, Year 3

Kiara Excell, Year 3

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Clubs J U N IO R I G N ITE Junior Ignite is a wonderful opportunity for the girls to explore God's word more deeply by reading the Bible, praying and engaging in fun activities such as art, craft, music and games that aim to unpack the concepts learned each week. Mrs Emily Clutterham

Betty Han, Jade Qi, and Lyann Shih, Year 3

Mandarin Club This year our Mandarin-speaking students became teachers in the lunchtime Mandarin Club. Who were their students? Their teachers! Mrs Durrant, Mrs Brown, Mr Lister, Miss Bhargava, Mr Loker, Miss Mitchell, Mrs Kotian, Mrs Plant, Mrs Davey, Mrs Worthington and Miss Wells learned basic greetings and counting. It was hard being a student again – a big "Xie Xie" to our little teachers in Years 3 to 6 who were very patient. Mrs Victoria Adamovich

Estelle Lee, Rosanna Rew, Eesha Adusumilli, Eva Still, Rebecca Mak, Pia Vandeleur, Abigail Martin, Year 4 and Lana Tao, Year 3

Jessica Persson, Feifei Wang, Irisa Han, Chloe Shao and Alessandra Liew, Year 4

Knitting Club

Pia Vandeleur, Year 4, Abigail Martin, Year 4 and Lana Tao, Year 3

We love going to Knitting Club every Friday during lunchtime. At Knitting Club, we knit squares (40 stitches by 40 stitches) for a big blanket that we will donate to a charity. Everyone is invited and if you don’t know how to knit, Mrs Michie along with Mrs Meacock will teach you how. During Term 4 2020, we started knitting cute bunnies with Jessi Gao, Year 4, who taught us how to make the cute little creatures. It was a great way to end the year! Feifei Wang and Nicole Ho, Year 4

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Library B O O K WE E K Book Week in 2020 included a variety of amazing and exciting events. In a nutshell, prominent children’s author and illustrator Gus Gordon paid a visit to the Junior School and we had a dress-up day. In addition to that, a scavenger hunt was held in the playground and there was an extended morning tea outside on the Main Oval! Gus Gordon is an author and illustrator. He is a household name through his entertaining stories which have been translated into many different languages and brought joy to people from all four corners of the Earth. At Book Week, he shared tips and guidelines he often uses to write his books. He demonstrated his flair for drawing by sketching sloths and dogs on the whiteboard, and read to us from some of his books, like Herman and Rosie, Wendy and Somewhere Else. Another adventure in the Junior School was when Mrs Itzcovitz hosted a scavenger hunt in the valley playground. It focused on the theme of books, their characters, symbols that indicate parts of a

book, and props that were used. The girls who participated were given an award – a bookmark. No matter if they completed the challenge or not, they were awarded with the bookmark, which was centred on the book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen. As always, Junior School held a Book Week-themed mufti day. Girls came in all shapes, colours and costumes from chipmunks to wizards and witches! The theme was ‘Curious creatures, wild minds’, and true to this idea, most costumes were original and handmade, not bought!

Peita Christofis, Year 5

I am immensely thankful to the teachers who

put time and effort into making sure that this event

could still take place during this turbulent year of

Coronavirus. The experience was a joyful event which we all looked forward to.

Angela Tao, Year 5

Nikita Orena Barlin, Year 3

Chloe Tian-Cheong, Sabeen Mujahid, Victoria Guo and Feifei Wang, Year 4

Adele Cassidy, Phoebe Scott, Zoe Alphandary, Year 3 and Jessica Persson, Year 4

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Library W R I TE A B OOK IN A DAY Year 5 In Term 3, every student in Years 5 and 6 had the chance to apply for the Write a Book in a Day project and submit a paper which explained why she wanted to participate in this activity. We wanted to be a part of this so we could become better writers, we could learn how to co-operate better with other students and raise money for kids in hospital.

Author Tim Harris Visit

Year 6 Write a Book in a Day is a competition and fundraiser for students to fully write, illustrate and edit a picture book in under 12 hours. We had four teams in the Junior School, consisting of two teams from both Year 5 and Year 6. Students volunteered to participate, then Mrs Itzcovitz selected ten students for each team.

Back Row: Annabel Lewthwaite, Lara Waterhouse, Mia Chen, Eden Orena Barlin, Emily Chiang, Mrs Bernadette Pratt Second Row: Isabella Woodall, Varada Vinay, Saskia Nicholson Front Row: Georgia Yuen, Year 5

Unexpectedly, we were some of the fortunate girls chosen to participate in this writing competition. The event was a long but extremely fun day packed with drawing, talking, storytelling, writing, and stuffing our faces with junk (which was definitely a highlight because food is key) to keep us motivated – KitKats, Skittles and the bag of Starbursts that we kept nicking from Mrs Giles when she had her back turned all definitely helped.

The book must cover the criteria given on the competition day, everything else is the team’s creative ideas. Every team must work together to write and illustrate a children's book that will be given to children in hospitals to read. The competition is held from 7.30am to 5.00pm and the four teams worked carefully to design their book, with two breaks in between for recess and lunch. Write a Book in a Day is an opportunity for keen writers and illustrators to work collaboratively and create a book. The entire day was filled with fun, laughter and learning. Every member of the team is given a copy of the book they have helped to make as a treasure to keep. Write a Book in a Day was an enjoyable and rewarding experience that will be treasured as a memory. Jilan Zhang and Sarah Tian, Year 6

Each team had different guidelines and parameters to help them plan and write their story. This was challenging and much more difficult than you would have thought, because some things that were listed on our sheet were extremely random and did not really relate to each other in any way and we had to come up with a good plot and storyline that would somehow include all these specifications and that would make sense to our readers. Before the competition, friends and family could sponsor us and all the money we raised would get donated to the Kids’ Cancer Project and the book that we’d written and illustrated would get given to the kids in hospital. This was a great opportunity to create a picture book that could have an amazing impact as we, Writer’s Delight, raised $6,471 as a team! Overall, this was an incredible experience and it taught us how to work productively, efficiently, and innovatively under a time limit and as a team to creatively write a book together! Jemma Hung and Stella Sharp, Year 5

Alice Mao, Alissa Xue, Nikita Srivastava, Jilan Zhang, Angela Zhang, Annalise Chow, Jenny Xu, Imogen Wu, Sehjal Baveja and Mahika Swamy, Year 6 with Mrs Matha Itzcovitz (Teacher Librarian)

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Year 3 B E E K IN D E R DAY For Bee Kinder Day, all of Year 3 designed and made Bee Hotels for our gardens. We worked in small groups with our friends and planned using design drawings of our Bee Hotels. We made them out of small sticks, husk, bamboo and a terracotta pot. After we all finished making our hotels, we got to taste some honey, it was delicious! We all felt very happy because of the kindness we shared with the bees to keep them safe. Chelsea Duan, 3W

Esther Li, Aaliyah Khanche and Haneesha Lidder, 3W

Annabelle Zhou, Wenhui Zheng and Jennifer Xu, 3W

On 30 June, Bee Kinder Day was held. Year 3 made Bee Hotels which will be placed in our Kindness Garden. The Bee Hotels were made of bamboo, coconut husk and a terracotta pot. The Bee Hotels will be used as safe homes for our Pymble native bees. Year 3 wants to use them to encourage the Pymble native bees to live in our Kindness Garden. Xanthe Munroe, 3W

Mirabelle Lee, Xanthe Munroe and Yuan Hui Chen, 3W

The Bee Hotels will be

used as safe homes for our Pymble native bees

Lyann Shih, 3W

P O E TRY “I really enjoyed poetry because I got to start off with the easy stuff and then challenge myself and use more verbs and adjectives.” Ruby Thomas, 3L “The best thing about poetry was learning about the different types of poetry and how we got to put it into a Word document and create our ‘Poetry Anthology’.” Lauren Chen, 3L “I wasn’t great at poetry, but I feel much more confident now. I really loved making shape and acrostic poems.” Olivia Chan, 3C

Black Summer I run along the never-ending trees, Each one burnt and black. The billowing smoke is chasing me, Like we were playing chase. Billowing smoke has pushed me down, Like a blanket over my head. The trees all howled in agony But I just keep running. A repellent taste filled my mouth, Full of death and fear. Crackling wood like firecrackers, Boomed in the air non-stop. The wind ran past me, panicking I run faster now.

My feet beat the burning ground, Like I was a drummer beating drums. Fire was catching up on me, I could feel the heat. Suddenly, someone picked me up. All the heat evaporated. Giant cars screamed. I’m safe now, but the fire rages on. This poem was inspired by the recent bushfires and is from the perspective of our native wildlife.

Isabella Dong, 3C

Animal Acrostics Alligator waiting for prey Licking salty sea water Lying on smooth rocks Inside out alligator will always be around Gazing eyes spying Always hunting for prey Teaching other alligators to hunt prey Our alligator is always watching Reaching for humans

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Lauren Chen, 3L Pure White Out for hunting Longing for some fish Anywhere he goes prey runs away Rapidly sliding down icebergs Blair the bear Eager for some friends Always cute Rotating in routine Madeleine Birrell, 3W

Eden Ni and Athena Wu, 3D

Kiara Excell, 3C

Rebecca Zhou, 3C, Ava Welton, 3W and Phoebe Scott, 3C

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Year 3 S C H O O L GR OUN D S WALKING T O U R Year 3 was lucky enough to be able to explore the beautiful school grounds, led by the very knowledgeable Pymble gardeners.

We learned to understand the relationship between the environment and our native animals.

We documented our walk in a digital journal which asked us to take photos of native flora and fauna and show how they interacted with one another. We saw animals such as kookaburras, magpies and spiders use the environment for shelter, safety, food and water. The information we learned on this tour helped us to plan and design our own rehabilitation enclosures for Australia’s native animals affected in the bushfires. Rebecca Zhou, 3C and Selina Jiang, 3W Ruby Stoodley-Williamson, 3L

Molly Liu, 3D and Gloria Yang, 3W

Virtual Zoo Incursion Year 3 conducted a Problem Based Learning (PBL) task into the plight of our indigenous animals affected by the bushfires. Their task was to create an enclosure that would be home to these injured animals and a place for them to recover. We were very fortunate to have our first virtual excursion with Taronga Zoo. Zookeeper Georgia took the girls on a tour of the echidna, koala, kangaroo and rainforest enclosures to allow them to see firsthand what is required to make an enclosure viable for an animal. The girls came away with many tips and ideas on how to design and build their animal homes. Mrs Nerissa Davey (Junior School Teacher)

Michelle Shi and Lyann Shih, 3W

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Year 3 CO L L IN S A E R OSPACE – N AS A A S TR ON AUT E XP E R IE N CE In the final week of Term 3, we met a retired astronaut from NASA and her name was Joan Higginbotham. We talked virtually with her on Microsoft Teams and Joan answered all of our questions about space and her journey to space. She also shared with us how they travelled to space with and without incidents. Joan explained her life working with NASA and being an astronaut. Her space exploration video was amazing. Joan was inspirational because she never gave up when she found things were very difficult to cope with. We were so lucky to have had Astronaut Joan speak with us! Selina Jiang, 3W

Victoria Xu, 3L, Gabrielle Chan, 3W and Iris Tang, 3L

This term we met Joan Higginbotham on Microsoft Teams. Joan is a retired NASA astronaut and when we met her, we got to learn about what roles you do when you’re an astronaut. We all thought it would be fun to be an astronaut and were inspired by the amazing experiences Joan had participated in. One of the things we thought was great about Joan was that she didn’t give up when she didn’t succeed. Joan showed us some cool videos and photos of her working hard in space. All of Year 3 thought Astronaut Joan was a brave woman. Zoe Alphandary, 3W

Ariel Tuita, 3W and Chloe Qian, 3L

Problem Based Learning Year 3 designed and built enclosures for Australian animals in our special inquiry lessons. We worked in Problem Based Learning groups. What was our problem? Australian animals have almost become extinct due to the massive bushfires that started in late 2019. It was also known as the Black Summer. Ava Welton, 3W

All our groups used a smart planning scaffold called the Design Thinking Process. We went through the process a few times, making modifications based on feedback from teachers and peers. Finally, we were ready to build! We used recycled materials and natural plants, stones and sand found around our school. We just loved this unit, even though we never got to make the enclosures for real animals. We learned so much about our chosen animal and how to follow the process from design to build. Charlotte Sadler, Oriana Fenton and Jolie Li, 3D

Isabella Afarin, 3C, Amelia Hardas, 3C and Isabelle Ha, 3D

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Years 3 & 4 Y E AR S 3 AN D 4 F R E N CH CABAR E T With much excitement and anticipation, Year 4 performed in the French Cabaret on Wednesday 21 October. Year 3 did their own version the next day. The French Cabaret was an enthralling performance telling a story with dance! This year’s theme was a virtual tour around France. In preparation, we went to the recording studio to sing 500 Stairs, Be our Guest, Better When I’m Dancing and I Just Really Love Being King. Next, we had to learn our dances, it was really fun! The dances were choreographed by Mrs Hare’s daughter, Mrs King, Miss Wells and some Year 6 girls. We followed the dance videos to learn the actions. Then we perfected our moves to make sure they were synced, and we were ready!

Mea McBurney, Gemma Dixon, Kathy Wang, Megan Chia, Ashton Malcolm and Shreya Mahendra, 4J

Ella Gao, Ellie Zhao, Victoria Guo, Annabella Bayfield, Alana Wang and Lucy Gao, 4J

Now, for the moment we were all waiting for, the final recording of the whole Cabaret! I was nervous, but also excited! Butterflies were fluttering around frantically in my tummy. The dance was fun to do, as well as telling an exhilarating story! I think the French Cabaret was super awesome! I can’t wait to watch it with my family. COVID-19 certainly didn't spoil our fun! I’m sad we don’t get to do it next year, but I can’t wait for all the other performances to come. Finally, we got to see our costumes! I was so curious to know what they were! 4M wore fluffy tutus, 4S wore Louis XIV crowns, 4J were the chefs, 4W looked like they had walked straight out of Paris in their French couture! Can you match our costumes to our song? Then it was time to learn the finale of our show. Our song was Champs-Élysées. We learned the finale in our French classes.

The French Cabaret was très magnifique! Jessica Persson, 4M

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Year 4 Y E AR 4 CAM P An exciting adventure! Year 4 camp was at Chowder Bay and Cockatoo Island over two nights and three days. When we left we felt so excited, but also a little nervous to leave our families behind. Definite highlights were rafting, sleeping in a tent and the hairdressing salon Mrs Michie and Mrs Ward set up in their tent! When we arrived we played games on the beach and had so much fun, we built sandcastles and played in the water. The weather was not ideal so we could not snorkel, but we did get to go rafting. We had the most delicious dinner and then went to bed. The next day we scoured the beach for plastics and then went back to the Sydney Maritime Institute of Science (SIMS) to look at the sand that was filled with particles of plastic. We did this under microscopes and it was fascinating. We then left for Cockatoo Island. It was so exciting sleeping in a tent. We fell asleep easily BUT we got woken up at 11.00pm! A lightning storm was coming!

Megan Chia, Kathy Wang, Ellie Zhao and Celine Cai, 4J

We woke our tent buddies and ran outside. We were evacuated into tunnels. The rain was pelting down and it was very windy. When the storm passed we all went into a hall to sleep, it was like a giant sleepover. Year 4 Camp was wet, fun, adventurous and a great learning experience. We can’t wait for Year 5! Jamilla Soo and Irisa Han, 4M

Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal), Scarlett Wong, Celine Soo and Emily Woods-McConville, Year 4

4M Ready for Camp

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Year 4 E X P E RT V ISIT: E NV IR ON M ENTA L/C A RBON ENGINEER In Year 4 we solved environmental problems. Julia Ward visited us (on Microsoft Teams) from Perth. Her job is to manage the carbon emissions that her company produces. We learned that carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of our greenhouse gases. Carbon, and other elements make up the ozone layer, this layer keeps Earth at a certain temperature. But ever since the industrial revolution burning fossil fuels in factories and through emissions by cars and trains there has been too much carbon in our atmosphere. If there is the right amount of CO2 then we are good, but if there is too much, Earth can overheat. Burning fossil fuels is a big contributor to global warming and climate change. Trees are the saviours; they are the sequesters of carbon dioxide. Fifteen trees can hold one metric tonne of carbon. Julia also mentioned that the average human being’s carbon footprint is 17 tonnes of carbon in a year. We did the maths, so the average human would need to plant 255 trees each year. An upside to COVID-19 is with the planes out of the sky our carbon footprint is smaller. We also learned that some companies are trying to become carbon neutral. Julia’s company is buying humongous patches of land, and planting trees. However, it is not that simple, people must consider the extreme temperatures, and the lack of water in these arid lands. Julia went to Antarctica because it is a barometer for climate change. The polar regions are very sensitive to small rises in temperature, they are sometimes referred to as ‘the canary in the coalmine’ because they show changes long before they can be seen elsewhere in the world. I certainly enjoyed her visit, and we learned loads. Eva Still, 4S

Emma Scott, Imogen Jones and Silka Czyniewski, 4S

Excursion to the Museum of Sydney Year 4 visited the Museum of Sydney where we learned about the colonisation of Australia and the Aboriginal people. While we were there, we did an activity where we each had to act out an Aboriginal word for the rest of the group to guess. It was a fun and easy way to learn about Aboriginal words. We also saw many artefacts that they used for hunting and gathering. There were spears, clubs, boomerangs and many more tools. The trip gave us a hands-on experience of life in Australia before and after colonisation. Harriet Gregory, 4S

Limericks Pymble Pymble is set on Avon Road Ladies go there and follow a code The ladies loved to sing a song But their voices came out completely wrong So the ladies said an ode Archie Archie is our Pymble dog He can fit in a tree log He can run all day With plenty of time to play Archie is cuter than a frog Alina Shi, 4S

Ayla Gortan, Brielle Humphreys, Blair Elliott and Abby PIsani, 4W

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Year 4 D E L IV E R K I N D NE SS We designed and created a wall of kindness envelopes for our classmates in 4W to show kindness and gratitude to everyone in the class. How it works is simple, just write a kind note to someone that made you smile. You then slide it in the person’s envelope. We decorated everyone’s envelope to their own personal taste and style. We came up with this idea to put more kindness into the world and make stronger connections with our peers. The wall symbolises kindness and makes new friendships and connections grow. We hope that one day many classrooms will make use of this wonderful creation.

Our idea was successful and almost every day we saw somebody laugh or smile. When you get a kind note you feel warm inside because you know you did something kind for your peers. It really can make someone happy even though it’s a little thing and our friendships are stronger than ever. We really love it when you get to see the girl laugh or smile as they open the letter. We are so proud that we worked so well together to create something so meaningful. Ayla Gortan, Brielle Humphreys, Lia Lin, Caitlin Stoodley and Emily Xu, 4W

Sabeen Mujahid and Cecilia Zhou, 4S

Friendship Smoothies In Wellbeing, we made friendship smoothies to show what we would like in our friendships. For example, you may want humour and care in your friendships, but your friend might want more understanding and not as much care as you do.

When we made our friendship smoothies,

we also showed how unique and different we are from each other!

We could also find a friend through a friendship smoothie by finding someone who had the same ingredients (feelings) you would like. The friendship smoothies also made us realise different things that our friends might like to have in a friendship, then we could make some changes to help us to have a stronger bond. Leahara Wijesuriya, Veeva Xie and Elise Xu, 4W

Maths Games In Year 4, some of the students participated in maths games this year. We liked maths games because they challenged us, and we had to choose which of the strategies that we had been learning about might work best. Lots of thinking was required for each problem. We also learned a lot from the mistakes we made and built our problem solving skills in a fun way. “I learned that I could solve maths problems that I used to believe I couldn’t. This also set my goals higher.” – Nicole Fan, 4W “I learned that I could solve problems if I believed in myself and that I could do problems that I never knew I could do.” – Isabel Chang, 4W “I learned that I got better at problem solving by practising the questions in the maths games.” – Yiling Gu, 4W

Imogen Jones, 4S, Emily Finucane, 4S, Summer Teni, 4J, Eleanor Rowe, 4S, Blair Elliott, 4W, Claudia Sherlock, 4S, Jamilla Soo, 4M, Sophie Kidd, 4W, Pia Vandeleur, 4S, Silka Czyniewski, 4S and Emma Scott, 4S

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Year 4 Y E AR 4 SPACE S Creating Fun Spaces in Year 4 In Year 4 this year we displayed all our classrooms and made areas for different spaces in our classrooms. In 4M we made a reading and content place called the Zen Zone. The Zen Zone was also a quiet work space that you could sit in if you wanted to just be zen but also get work done at the same time. It was a fun space to play and lots of people in 4M enjoyed it. 4S drew butterflies to decorate the locker rooms. “It brightens up your day when you walk into the locker room to put down your bag,” said Katy Jung. The butterflies were placed on a giant rainbow, making the locker room even more colourful. 4J created a reading corner for reading and relaxing. There was a bookshelf for books and a couch for sitting on. “It is very comfortable to sit on the couch and read,” said Gemma Dixon. When you sit down on the couch, there is a perfect view of the Valley Playground. There are also toys to watch you read. In 4W we made kindness envelopes. Kindness envelopes are envelopes that people can write kindness messages to the person that owns the envelope. They do this by writing a message on a piece of paper and putting it in the envelope. “It is a very good way to spread kindness,” said Nicole Fan. All the envelopes were stapled to a board and hung up in the classroom. Year 4 had a lot of fun this year creating and designing all the fun activities. We hope that the Year 4 of 2021 has as much fun as we had.

Caitlin Stoodley, 4W

Even though we could not be at school in person, we were

ALWAYS there in spirit.

Celine Soo and Scarlett Wong, 4M

Annabella Bayfield, Victoria Guo and Lily Xing, 4J

Chloe Shao, 4S, Elena Duan, 4M and Yiling Gu, 4W

B O O K R E V IE WS I have just finished reading a book called Acid. The book is set 1,000 years into the future and it’s about a girl called Jenna Strong who finds herself in lots of tricky situations. These include identity changes and breaking the law. ACID is the most brutal police force ever known to man; it will kill you if it finds you breaking the law. ACID controls the world. You are not allowed to get married, you have to get patented by ACID, you can’t find love yourself, and you also need a note to have a baby! I really enjoyed this book because it was full of adventure and mystery. The only thing I didn’t like about the book was the way it ended. It ended on such a cliff hanger. I was so annoyed and frustrated by this ending. It was written in the first person and I think that made it a lot more dramatic and exhilarating. Now that I’ve read it, I’ve also been inspired to write in the first person. I would certainly recommend this book, probably for ages ten and up.

After reading Catch a Falling Star in Year 5 Red Literacy class, we could clearly tell that this book is a heart-warming story; we follow a young girl, Frankie, as she overcomes the complications of life and comes to terms with her father’s disappearance. Her story induces feelings of sadness, sorrow, annoyance and empathy in the reader throughout the novel. Frankie is a responsible and independent girl because she helps her mother and does most of the housework. She also is a great big sister to her little brother Newt. Newt is small but intelligent and he has a limitless curiosity especially in science and space.

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Frankie has a mum and dad but unfortunately, her dad disappeared after he boarded an unlucky plane which crashed. She always feels depressed whenever she thinks of him but tries to stay strong for her family. You can feel the sadness swell into you when her thoughts flood with her memories of her dad. Even though I like Frankie and all the other characters, I especially like Newt because of his unique four-dimensional personality reflecting his fascination with the space station Skylab’s imminent descent. He always wants to be heard and never hides his feelings. The only person that this intelligent and young character doesn’t speak up to is his mum. He never upsets her and always adores her. This novel allows the reader to go into each character’s shoes and makes you realise how their complications are similar to the ones we have today. I recommend this book to both students and adults because of its distinctive and emotional writing style. Sooan Yoo, 5T

Ella Handley-Greaves, 5R

The book I Love You, Michael Collins by Lauren Baratz-Logsted is a fun and exciting book that will interest young readers. It is about space and the Apollo 11, one of the most extraordinary things that has ever happened in the world. In the story, the main character Mamie feels like she just doesn’t fit in because she does not know a lot about space and the Apollo 11. However, she has a best friend, his name is Buster and he does not laugh or tease her because she does not know much about space. Instead, he teaches her about it. This shows that Buster is a kind and friendly boy who does not think that he should be mean to anyone. I give this book a four out of five star rating because it has a lot of interesting parts and always left us wanting to read more. However, I sometimes thought that the book got into a lot of information that I found a little boring. Otherwise, my class and I found the book very interesting and always wanted to read more. I certainly recommend this book for nine to 12-year-olds because I think they would enjoy a book about space. This book always hooked me in as the reader and when I read a page, I felt like I was in the scene, it was so amazing!

When I started reading the book it got me interested straight away.

This novel is not a typical story that you would find in any old bookstore, it’s different to anything I’ve ever read. I Love You, Michael Collins is a unique and intriguing read. Give it a go. Amelia Bicego and Anjali Shah, 5R Back Row: Milly Xu, 5T and Chloe Wang, 5B Front Row: Leila Rich, 5C and Scarlett Li, 5G

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Year 5 B O O K R E V IE WS Legend by Marie Lu Fifteen-year-old June was born in an elite family, and lives in a wealthy sector with her brother Metias. A venerated, military prodigy in the Republic, she obtained a perfect score in her trial. Born in the slums of the Republic, Day is believed to have failed his trial. He lives a clandestine life as the Republic’s most wanted outlaw and criminal, and when Metias is killed, June seeks to avenge his death, while Day grapples for survival. June and Day could not have been more different, yet they were brought together by the Republic, fighting for justice when they smell the rancid stench of foul play. This is the dystopian novel of two teenagers fighting for what they believed was fair, just and ethical. Our favourite character in this book is June, one of the protagonists of this book. Unflagging and dogged, she battles her way through sorrow and harrowing torment. Instead of yielding to her grief, she decides to continue her trajectory, trying to simply respect and honour those who clouded her grief. Her emotions were written down so touchingly and realistically, pulling at any avid reader’s heartstrings, so that she made sure that in every step she took along her journey, however small, the reader cried with her during times of pain and sorrow, and laughed with her during epochs of happiness and elation. Throughout the book, the scenes were written with vivid imagery, establishing the bedrock of sympathy for the characters. One thing that we disliked about the book was that some description was too intimate, rendering it lurid and romantic. We think that this book should be read by young adults, as this is a heartfelt and sincere dystopian and romance novel of justice and following your heart’s calling. We give this book a nine out of ten! Scarlett Li and Amelia Carlan, 5G

Amelia Carlan and Abby Lim, 5G

Challenge by Choice Challenge by Choice was a period at school every Thursday where we did a project that was our passion. We made or researched for an hour each Thursday in the afternoon about what we were doing. Some girls created cookbooks, designed a whole world in Minecraft or wrote their own stories. Challenge by Choice was a fantastic way to let girls do what they love. Challenge by Choice lets you learn through creativity and play. You can have the opportunity to work in a group of girls on a project and it teaches you to work together as a team. If you choose what you want to do, then you will be doing something that you really like, are passionate about and something you want to do today. You will probably be more interested, make more effort, and maybe learn more. When we do Challenge by Choice the energy in the classroom feels different. Girls are having fun and seem more relaxed sometimes. I think this is a great way to learn something new. Addison Woods, 5R Challenge by Choice was a fun way to learn new things, entertain people or teach other people skills; for example, how to bake a cake or make a movie. I loved Challenge by Choice because l learned so many new things such as how to make pancakes and how to make dumplings. When doing Challenge by Choice you can work in groups or individually. My partner and l had to brainstorm some topics we wanted to do first. We chose pancakes. We then had to research how to make pancakes. We wrote the ingredients we needed on a slide to show others what they needed. After we wrote the ingredients, we wrote the steps from one to ten on what they needed to do. At the end we suggested some toppings that would be delicious on the pancakes. What l realised the first time l did Challenge by Choice was that the topic you have may not work. The first time my partner and l chose a topic we decided to do dumplings because she said her mum knew how to make dumplings. We did all the research and it was finally time for her to make the dumplings. It turned out that she didn’t have all the ingredients, so we decided to do the next topic on our list which was pancakes. Maya Ostapenko, 5B

Kayra Amir and Ruby Watson, 5G

O N L I N E L EAR NING Online learning was a rollercoaster of fun and challenges galore. There were the fun parts, like baking at home and ‘Show and Tell’ with objects you could never bring to school (like a giant stuffed panda!) but there were also the challenges, like technology difficulties and all the distractions an iPad can hold. Here is a summary of my time in online learning. I, personally, didn’t mind online learning.

There were many perks

about it, like being

able to hug your puppy

whilst learning how to

Coronavirus started this year and it was a worldwide disaster. We still haven’t come up with a cure for this dreadful disease yet! Every country in the world was forced into lockdown. But what happened to the kids/teens that still needed education from school? Online learning started.

thing to do. My classmates started constantly saying, “It’s not working!” or “I can't find it!”. This didn’t apply to everyone, but I have siblings. Since they were the only company I had during my day (Mum and Dad were working), they started to get really annoying, hopefully some other people can relate.

Online learning was kind of interesting at first, Microsoft Teams was a new app and everyone was having fun with it, changing their avatars, messaging friends, and figuring out new things every day. Sure, Teams was an awesome app, but after a few days it got boring. I started to feel a bit lonely. Staying away from my friends and teachers was not an easy

If I had a chance to hit the rewind button and go back in time to fix online learning, I would take that chance. If online learning ever happens again, I would be sad, but for our own safety, I guess it’s worth it. I know online learning was a safety precaution for our country, but I didn’t really enjoy it.

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Emily Chiang, 5G

subtract fractions, or eating

lunch and recess in the

comfort of your home.

It was sometimes a bit distracting, but it was enjoyable all the same. I also got a lot of good work done, one of my best pieces of writing came from a spark of inspiration I found in online learning. It was a huge test for my independence and self-control, which led to a challenge I had to overcome. One of the problems of online learning was the distractions. I enjoyed the freedom of being allowed to choose my own actions, whether it was to focus on what I was expected to do, or look into things I wasn’t supposed to be doing. Another complication was not being able to participate in physical group activities. One of my favourite parts of school is being able to see my friends and engage in activities that include multiple people.

Stella Sharp, 5G, Jemma Hung, 5G, Ashleigh Song, 5B and Isis Li, 5M

Overall, online learning was extremely different from normal, face-to-face learning. Milly Xu, 5T

Grace Park, 5M and Caitlin Xi, 5C

Georgia Yuen, 5B

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Year 5 W E L L BE ING DAY In Term 3, Year 5 had a Wellbeing Day. The reason we had the Wellbeing Day was so we could take a break from schoolwork, to get to know our friends a little better and to take some time out to look after ourselves. We did lots of fun activities like yoga, craft, playing in the pool on a huge inflatable and some outdoor games like ‘Survival tag’ and ‘Capture the flag’, but my favourite activity was planting marigolds. We each got a small clay pot and markers which we used to draw anything we wanted. I found it really calming to sit down with my friends and talk while being creative with drawing. After we had decorated our pot, we got to put in our marigold plant. As soon as I got home, I made sure to water my flower and I am still looking after it now. I had a lot of fun with my friends and teachers and I thought it was great to get outdoors and do something different to normal classes. I hope we get to do another Wellbeing Day soon. Lily Mancey, 5G

I thought it was great to get

outdoors and do something different to normal classes.

Since this year was filled with the craziness of the coronavirus, we weren’t able to go on our usual excursions. So, our amazing teachers set up a day dedicated to wellbeing for the Year 5 girls. The day included five activities, which were all planned by our teachers. We got sorted into groups and went to our activities. We got to do yoga, pot planting, swimming, craft and sport. My favourite activity was the swimming. When I walked into the area, I was absolutely mind-blown by the gigantic inflatable obstacle course floating across the swimming pool! I had a blast having a laugh while continuously slipping into the pool. For the craft activity, we made awesome dream catchers! They looked amazing, thanks to our mentors, Mrs Giles and Miss Charles. For sport we played ‘Capture the flag’ and dodgeball, which was really fun, and I sizzled like a sausage on a barbecue because I was so hot! I also got to decorate a beautiful pot and I planted marigold flowers, which I water every day as it sits in the sun on our splendid deck. Overall, the day made me feel better and more joyful about my week. It was nice to take a break from school and just have fun. It was a great change to step away from our classes and focus on our wellbeing. Hopefully we could do more of these fun activities next term just to check in on our wellbeing. We are so grateful to the teachers for organising such a fun day. Mia Chan, 5G

Gabriella Sheh, 5T and Gillian Dow, 5C

Lillian Wang, 5M and Lynn An, 5G

Sanaya Lakhani, 5M, Sophie Rigg, 5M and Amelia Lee, 5C

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Year 5 M E E TIN G WITH AN AS TR ON AU T In Term 3 we were fortunate to have a wonderful learning experience to meet an African American astronaut during Inquiry, as we were learning about space. Her name was Joan Higginbotham. We met her on Microsoft Teams and she told us about her astronautical experience and how she got to become an astronaut. Before we met her, we got the privilege to go into groups of three and come up with questions that we could ask her. We then put the question onto a piece of paper. After that, we gave these questions to the teachers and they took the time to choose some of those questions and send them to Joan to think about her answers. On the day of the interview, we listened to her answers and stories of her experience of persevering. Joan told us about how she originally didn’t plan on becoming an astronaut but her boss urged her to, how she didn’t make it but tried again, and how funny her multicultural crewmates were who played pranks on her. Joan also told us about how there were so many people from different countries with different cultures, but they got along very well, so she wondered about why they could get along but not others. Joan Higginbotham also told us life experience and tips to become the best that we can be. We were extremely excited and inspired by the courageous astronaut's stories and tales she told. We all hope that we will be able to have that many learning experiences and opportunities to become better and brighter girls and eventually, women. Jacquelyn Zhu, 5T

Scope IT Starting off, Scope IT was very fun and entertaining as we got the opportunity to do something very engaging. A lot of people enjoyed it, and everyone had the chance to make a game and participate in coding. We also had the chance to have fun not only independently but in pairs as well. We were able to meet really nice educators who helped us learn a lot more about coding. I didn’t know that much about coding until they started to teach us. All of the games were very fun. We had fun by learning new skills and techniques for coding. I also learned that there is something called an algorithm. I do know that an algorithm is also part of maths but the algorithm type for coding is an order of steps. At first the games and tasks were challenging, but our educators helped us and we all got better and better at the coding. Everyone in Year 5 thanks the educators for teaching us a lot of new skills and being able to be there when we had trouble doing a task or game. The educators tried very hard to make everything right and perfect for us. They also made everything a lot of fun. We are very thankful for them and we all enjoyed it. It was a very good experience to be able to code like a master and still have fun at the same time! Scope IT was enjoyable for all of Year 5. Thank you so much for helping us learn coding! Amelia Lee, 5C

Lily Mancey, 5G, Bonnie Hebblewhite, 5T and Amelia Bicego, 5R

The Lost Favourite There was water everywhere flooding out of my eyes I couldn’t believe it said all its goodbyes We searched everywhere the ups and downs But still nowhere to be seen in the humongous town Everywhere I looked all I could see Was only all the people in glee It is always the favourite to me But I wonder if it longed to be free All the sadness takes over my heart This will make us be apart My dad and I searched for ages But on we went through the pages The more we searched The more my heart lurched Down and down until it hit the ground And all it did was pound and pound Until it hurt my chest And I needed some rest The next day we were up again I hope we find it soon but when! All my hope is lost I’ll have to pay the cost I didn’t do anything But it still makes me sting But maybe that will bring it back It can’t stay out there in lack Of food, water and love to be The best of all the mighty three But maybe it can do it it will have to go down a bit No way I found him But he has some Grimm Guess who is my special favourite The one I keep in my kit But is not that small But bigger than a ball The thing with a frizz My little brother it is Sophie Rigg, 5M

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Year 6 Y E AR 6 IN ITIATIV E S In Year 6 this year we were taught that it doesn't matter if you’re wearing a badge or not, you are still a leader who is looked up to by younger year groups. We were both involved in starting initiatives in the Junior School. Our initiatives were about helping people or a cause we believed deserved our support. The first initiative started by Zara was creating ‘bags of love’ for the Year 12 girls who were going through a tough time doing their HSC during a pandemic. Having a brother in Year 12 really pushed me to do something to make the girls feel like they belonged and were supported. I wanted them to know we would always be there for them even when they are no longer a student at Pymble. All of the girls in Year 12 received a bag decorated by Year 3 and Year 4 girls containing a letter written by Year 5, positive affirmations, and two felt hearts woven by Year 6. I am so grateful to all of the girls who helped make this happen. The second initiative was started by Holly. I made bracelets to sell and raised more than $1,000 to donate to the Koala Foundation. The reason why I wanted to do this was because for starters I love animals, especially koalas, so it was very upsetting to find out about their plight after the summer fires. I was saddened to hear that they are in extreme danger now, so I did something to make a difference. I sold 98 hand-made bracelets and 42 scrunchies. With the help of Junior School teachers, I managed to spread the word about my bracelets and the mission of helping the koalas. I was also given the opportunity to help Year 3 with their study on endangered animals such as the koala. I am so grateful I made so much money to donate and help save some koala lives.

Vivian Liu, 3C and Holly Hogan, 6M

Leadership is not just about wearing a badge; it is about making a difference and taking action when you see a need. Zara Pattinson and Holly Hogan, 6M Betty Han, 3C and Olivia Chan, 3C

Science Week "If you know you are on the right track, if you have this inner knowledge, then nobody can turn you off... no matter what they say." – Barbara McClintok

During Science Week, we embraced the fact that science is for everyone and that scientists are not just old men with crazy hair wearing lab coats and thick glasses. We had a special assembly, where four girls dressed up like scientists and talked about their field of science and what motivated them to become what they are now. During the week, we looked at interesting and fun science facts and told funny science jokes. Our teachers showed us some fun science experiments and we read books about famous female scientists like Marie Curie, who developed the theory of radioactivity. The best part of the week was when we dressed up like scientists. The Junior School was full of medical doctors, zoologists, marine biologists, geologists and other types of scientists. Science Week inspired us to be curious and to believe that anyone can be a scientist. Q: Why can’t you trust an atom? A: Because they make up everything. Meimei Jiang and Isha Satpathy, 6T

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Year 6 Y E AR 6 CAM P On the bright and early morning of Monday 16 February, the Year 6 teachers stood eagerly on Kelso Field awaiting the arrival of their excited Connect class. They were off to Jindabyne and Canberra for their week-long camp. After a couple of hours of talking, laughing and sharing ideas on the bus, we finally arrived at our first destination – Jindabyne. Everyone was in a rush to get off the coach and run around. Outside was frosty and windy, but that didn’t stop us from having fun. There was a variety of activities on the first afternoon including raft building, kayaking, rock climbing, slider bikes and challenge ropes.

Our cabins were comfortable and roomy. There was plenty of hot water for showers too. Everyone enjoyed making new friends and having a go at new activities and games. One of the highlights of our time at Jindabyne was travelling to Thredbo to walk to the top of Mt Kosciuszko (depending on the weather). We caught the chairlift up – the ride was entertaining and exciting as we were very high up and we could see people mountain biking below. Each group had a guide who showed us around and explained interesting things about the plants and little animals. We didn’t make it to the summit as the weather turned very cold and cloudy. We walked much quicker downhill than uphill.

Emmeline Powell, 6R

By Wednesday afternoon we were back on the coaches and travelling to Canberra. Our first port of call was the National Science and Technology Centre, Questacon! Having two hours to explore and experiment was great fun. Our rooms at Lumeah Lodge were very new and nice – we even had our own ensuites! Thursday saw us split into smaller groups as we toured around various sights and exhibitions of Canberra including experiencing Parliament House, The Electoral Commission, The National Museum and the National Capital Exhibition.

Ayana Chandra, 6D

Finally, on Friday we were fortunate to visit the National War Memorial and learn about the many sacrifices made in the past for our future as a free country.

Grace Santoso, 6D

We loved watching the exciting and emotive flying films created by Peter Jackson. Each day of camp was fun and never boring, as the activities were challenging and different. Camp went by so quickly and none of us could believe that it was over so soon. Every single student loved camp and cherished it as a memory to remember. Isabella Pak and Amy Xue, 6D

6T outside Parliament House

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Year 6 # Y E A R OF WE LCOME

BOOK REVIEW

As part of our #YearOfWelcome in TH.inq (Science, History and Geography), we were asked to complete five rotations revolving around the topic of refugees. In groups, we completed activities that developed empathy towards how refugees and asylum seekers would have felt in their circumstances, and their feelings of beginning a new life in an unfamiliar land. One of the main activities was making choices, where we made decisions that a refugee would when seeking asylum. This activity was one of the strongest in terms of feeling compassion, as we were stepping inside and learning the outcomes of some of our decisions. Other activities included using creativity, art and language to display our understanding and knowledge of refugees.

Out by Angela May George

This task was created in order to bring a better understanding for all Year 6 students about the hard truth refugees face in order to find a safe place to call home. We were taught to think on our feet with more interactive tasks and we walked away with a deeper insight about the experiences of refugees. Angela Zhang, Annalise Chow, Jilan Zhang and Sarah Tian, 6A

Maths Olympiad Olympiad Maths

A thought-provoking storyline that rings with truth, Out is a picture book, narrated from the perspective of a young girl. The protagonist flees her war-torn homeland, making a long and perilous boat journey with her mother. Angela May George chooses her vocabulary carefully, using descriptive language, to deliver a breathtaking piece. The predominant themes of this historical fiction picture book are the hardships of migration and the significance of hope in the midst of despondence. Symbolism is employed throughout this evocative picture book, leaving room for the reader to make their creative inferences. For example, in the opening image, the girl is isolated in a somewhat unappealing, generic urban setting of mundane-coloured shop fronts, advertisements, and traffic. This relatable illustration is used to imply that large cities anywhere can often feel distant and indifferent, especially if someone is new to them. The simple text is accompanied by gentle watercolour and pencil illustration in muted colours which become lighter and more vivid as the story progresses. A yellow ribbon worn by the girl recurs throughout the story, representing her hopes of being reunited with her father, which eventually occurs in the final spread. Jessica Guo, 6L

Service Learning Service Learning was an experience we will never forget. The buzz of receiving an email, and the thrill of starting to receive the product was overwhelming. Service Learning was a part of Year 6 girls’ Deep Space 6 program. Most of the girls, in the beginning, didn't know what they were signing up for but after a few lessons the excitement of helping others really kicked in. One thing that we all really enjoyed was the concept of building relationships within the community and helping others who deserved better. Service Learning is a program in which you choose someone that you wish to help in the community. We reached out to companies to persuade them to not only help make a difference but to also contribute to young children’s development in kindness. We could not ask for money, only the kind donations of the businesses. We received an abundance of rejections and did not lose our fighting spirit. We kept pushing until it all started to fall into place.

We helped women’s shelters, dog rescues, rural schools, kids’ hospitals, and countless more. Overall, we all made a substantial difference in our communities and impacted a multitude of lives including our own. We all agreed that these acts of kindness and generosity not only impacted others but also our future actions towards others.

Meimei Jiang, 6T, Johanna Ricketts, 6L, Xue, 6R Meimei Jiang, 6T, Johanna Ricketts, 6L, Rosa Kim, 6T and Alissa Rosa Kim, 6T and Alissa Xue, 6R

Imogen Durden and Scarlet Olesen, 6T

P O E TRY

DEEP SPA C E 6 The Junior School

As we travel back to the years of fun and play We unlock the memories from what seemed like yesterday

The Junior School our haven The Junior School our past Built us a bright future That will forever last

We studied the era when justice was rare We built a sanctuary, for generations to share We wove together a tapestry of words With Mrs Davey, the language of STEM was heard. This was the amazing Year 3. We combined our knowledge of French, song and dance We gave different camp activities a chance We studied about why the British chose this land Of sweeping plains and forests so grand. This was the fabulous Year 4. We danced and discoed under sparkling lights We looked into our promising future with spaceflight We studied different instruments and their designers We drew courage and confidence from the Goldrush’s miners. This was the eye-opening Year 5.

Deep Space 6 was created for us to have a creative outlet, to learn new skills and have a space to play. We had two and a half hours a week to enjoy Deep Space, and for Term 3 we had five weeks for one activity and the other five weeks for another activity. In the first weeks, we had activities including 3D printing, screen printing, Lego Technics, Service Learning, string art, mosaic tiles, virtual reality, cross-stitch and stop-motion. In the second half of the term, the activities were Service Learning, screen printing, scrunchies and bracelets, face masks, string art, Lego Technics and puppy accessories. One of the most popular topics was string art which let the students create artworks with nails and string. All these activities taught everyone something new, let our imagination go wild and gave us time to stop and relax.

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In Term 4, we designed a product based on recycled or upcycled materials. Lots of girls created candles, using tins and painting them then filling them with wax. The aim was to not spend any money and every girl had to present a product at the end of the term. At the end of the year, we had a Market Day to sell all the products and with that money, we voted for a charity to donate the profit to. This was a way of giving back to our community and sharing the love for Christmas. Overall, Deep Space 6 let us use our imagination and creative mindset to feel a sensation of relaxation. It was the way Year 6 showed our play! Johanna Ricketts, Scarlett Campbell and Chloe Brown, 6L

We looked into the hearts of those less fortunate We trekked through all manner of nature so ornate We worked in teams to solve problems, quite mathematic To build a bridge, stable and systematic. This was the memorable Year 6. Now we’re preparing for what lies ahead Opening doors, to Senior School we head Our life at the Junior School is coming to a close But the memories will stay as beautiful as a rose. This is our comfort, this is our space, A protective dome, a nurturing place. We will remember, year through year Our teachers, friends and this family so dear. Rosa Kim, 6T, Ruhani Surana, 6D and Angela Zhang, 6A Audrey Bishop and Angela Xenofontos, 6L

F R E N CH Mon École Je suis une fille à Pymble. J’adore Pymble. C’est le meilleur endroit au monde. Un endroit d’apprentissage, de chant et d’art, Un endroit où le liens et les amitiés commencent. Un endroit où je peux me fixer des objectifs pour ma vie, Un endroit dépourvu de ténèbres et de conflits.

Un endroit où je suis libre de parler, Libre de réfléchir, je suis a mon apogée. Un endroit où je peux danser et jouer, Un endroit où je vais tous le jours. Alors maintenant je marche, dans ma robe verte et bleue, Mon chapeau avec un badge argenté qui représente notre devise Un havre de gentillesse et de savoir, Pour nous tous, pour moi et vous.

Je suis une fille à Pymble. J’adore Pymble C’est le meilleur endroit au monde, Parce que c’est mon école… Et mon avenir. Ruhani Surana, 6D

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Year 6 AM AZIN G R ACE STE M CH A LLENGE The Amazing Race Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Challenge was a whole day where we had to build a stable bridge out of paddle pop sticks and PVA glue that had to span over a gap of 50 centimetres. If you ran out of paddle pop sticks, you would have to complete a series of mathematics questions of different levels which would give you different amounts of paddle pop sticks. The ranking colours were yellow, red, green and blue and they gave us between two and eight paddle pop sticks. If you ran out of glue, you would have to trade in ten paddle pop sticks. To build your bridge you would work in a team of five.

Design Process During the design process, some groups split up with half of the people doing the mathematics questions and earning more paddle pop sticks while the other half were building and planning the bridge. All the designs were very unique and used different ideas to make a stable bridge. Some had different shapes used to make the bucket stay, while others had a different approach to this activity. The time we had to complete this was until lunch and we were able to test all the bridges afterwards.

Sachi Smith, 6R, Natalie Barclay, 6R, Holly Hogan, 6M and Zoë Hart, 6L

Jenny Xu, 6M, Chloe Brown, 6L, Alessia Macolino, 6T, Aarushi Devgan, 6M and Julia Farcas, 6D

Testing

Learning

During the testing, six groups were put together and each bridge had a bucket hung on top of it. This bucket was filled by the teachers with bean bags and when we ran out of bean bags we had to use dictionaries and Bibles. When bridges snapped, that team would be eliminated from the competition. If you were the last team left you proceeded to the finals. This continued until all the teams had been tested once and the finals had to begin. In the finals, bean bags quickly ran out so we moved on to dictionaries. Strangely, we also ran out of dictionaries so our teacher had to get Bibles.

After the Amazing Race we learned that a design process is very important to a successful bridge since you need to incorporate different ways to add strength. Each student in Year 6 learned something new during this challenge. This challenge wasn’t just to make a bridge and hope for the best, it was to stimulate our minds and see how we may have approached this activity. This was a different and interesting learning experience that was both enjoyable and challenging.

Heidi Cusack, 6L and Iris Li, 6R

Katherine Lee and Iris Li, 6R

Selina Wu, 6R and Tina Zhao, 6T

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Year 6 Y E AR 6 M US ICAL The Emperor's Garden Every year, the musical theme is unique and has a twisted plot which is co-scripted by the students. This year’s musical revolved around the theme of nature. The musical involves an emperor who needs to find an heir, and he does this by giving all the children in the kingdom a jacaranda seed. Whichever seed grows to become the most charming tree will become the next emperor. Of course, in every story there is a villain, and in this instance, it is Lord Taj. He wants to become the emperor and he tampers with the seeds, causing chaos.

we were all incredibly excited to showcase

all the hard work and effort we had put into the musical.

Year 6 students spent time rehearsing and improving their individual class items for the musical. The wonderfully talented Ms Wells wrote the script, while the Year 6 students helped with perfecting it and adding in our own ideas. We helped with choreographing the dance by following ideas from Mrs King, but also creating suggestions that were different and unique. Eventually we combined many ideas from different groups to create our final dance. The Connect teachers helped organise time during class for us to have extra practice so that the musical would be flawless and enjoyable. The amazing backdrops were drawn and coloured by some Year 6 students so that the performance would be more realistic and vivid for the audience. During Art, everyone decorated masks for an imaginary masquerade ball using a plant theme. Some techniques included quilling, papier mâché, and scrunched paper.

Lily Still, Caroline Wilson and Zarah Hres, 6A

Genevieve Holt, 6L

Rosa Kim, Imogen Durden and Scarlet Olesen, 6T

Anna Ericsson, 6A

When performance time finally came around in Week 9 there had to be some changes due to COVID-19 restrictions. Unfortunately, there were no evening performances for our parents, however a videographer filmed the dress rehearsal and two of our day performances to create a fantastic DVD. We were lucky enough to perform three times to a socially distanced audience of Years 3, 4 and 5. While there were some nerves during the rehearsals, we were all incredibly excited to showcase all the hard work and effort we had put into the musical. When the curtain closed on the final performance, everyone had smiles on their faces and we were thrilled with how the musical was enjoyed by the audiences. Lucy Xie and Yolanda Liu, 6D

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Junior School -Artworks

Adele Cassidy, 3L

Alice Mao, 6M Abigail Hung and Aria Cheng, 4W

Annabel Morris, 6D

Alannah Tang, 5T

Angela Xenofontos, 6L

Grace Park, 5M

Annabelle Johnston, 5M

Blair Tang, 3D

Jacqueline Wang, 6R

Ilesha Nair, 5B

Kathy Wang, 4J

Caroline Wilson, 6A

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Chloë Lenane, 3D

Camellia Zhou, Arin Yoon and Sophia Chen, 5R

Chloe Tian-Cheong, 4J

Ciara Sweeney, Saskia Nicholson, Peita Christofis and Addison Woods, 5R

Grace Beck, 6T

Emma Baikie, 6A

Elise Lin, 6D

Rebecca Mak, 4S

Chloe Wang, Christina Zhao and Ashleigh Song, 5B

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Junior School -Artworks

Holly Graham, 6L

Isabella Dong, 3C

Jade Qi, 3L

Lucy Gao, 4J

Kitty Yip, 5C

Julin Zhu, 3L

Lucy Sun, 5C

Xanthe Munroe, 3W

Montana McCormick, 6M

Yuan Hui Chen, 3W

Lucy Xie, 6D

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Sienna Gortan, 6T

Irisa Han, 4M

Mia Wen, 3C

Jessi Gao, 4M

Pia Vandeleur, 4S

Scarlett Li, 5G

Sanaa Kapoor, 5T

Selina Wu, 6R

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Athletics Carnival H IS T O RY MAD E WITH ON L INE AT HLET IC S C A RNIVA L On Wednesday 6 May 2020, we made history with our Junior School girls participating in the first Virtual Junior School Athletics Carnival. Girls downloaded an eBook and were guided through five events: 1. Sock Put – As the name suggests, shot put but using a sock. 2. Mindful Platter Challenge – Each grade was given a specific Mindful activity based around Kindness. 3. Standing Long Jump and Vertical Jump – Girls measured how far and high they could jump.

The aim of the day was to participate and have fun, so no winning Houses were announced, but all girls who submitted their eBook gained House points for the overall House Winner on Speech Day. By all reports the Sock Put and Create your House Mascot were the most popular events of the day. A number of dressed up pets made appearances as new House Mascots!

4. Create your House Mascot Challenge. 5. Obstacle Course – Girls had to jump over something, crawl under something, zig zag around something, do ten star jumps and some form of animal walk. They competed for speed (how fast they could do the course) and distance (how many laps in ten minutes).

Thank you to our fabulous Sports

Captains, Tribeca Liu and Ruby Scarf,

Year 6, for helping Mr Tyson host this exciting day.

Chloé Shires, Year 3

Emma Baikie, Year 6

Louisa Heritage, Year 6

Mea Shires, Year 6 and Chloé Shires, Year 3

J U N IO R S CH OOL ATH LE TICS C A RNIVA L Congratulations to all the girls who ran in the Championship Events for the Athletics Carnival 2020. Although we couldn’t have the entire Junior School participate in the carnival, there was still great House spirit from the girls who were there competing. It was great to see everyone so enthusiastic and involved in the House spirit! Thank you to all the sports staff who helped organise the Athletics Carnival, despite all the challenges they had. Sehjal Baveja and Meg Anderson, Year 6

J U N IO R S CH OOL ATH LE TICS C A RNIVA L RESU LT S Winning House

11 Years 100m

11 Years Discus

Gibbs

1st Amelia Bicego 2nd Tribeca Liu 3rd Madison Pearce

1st Sophie Rigg 2nd Annabelle Johnston 3rd Amelia Bicego

12 Years 100m

Senior Discus

1st Siena Pascoe 2nd Zoë Hart 3rd Sachi Smith

1st Johanna Ricketts 2nd Ariana Ziolkowski 3rd Siena Pascoe

Junior 200m

Junior Long Jump

1st Amalia Bond 2nd Claudia Wyatt 3rd Harriet Murphy

11 Years 200m

11 Years Long Jump

1st Maya Ostapenko 2nd Tribeca Liu 3rd Celine Liu

1st Mia Chen 2nd Madison Pearce 3rd Ella Willetts

Senior 200m

Senior Long Jump

1st Siena Pascoe 2nd Zoë Hart 3rd Sachi Smith

1st Zoë Hart 2nd Sachi Smith 3rd Angela Xenofontos

Junior Champion Junior Runner Up Senior Champion Senior Runner Up 8 Years Champion 9 Years Champion 10 Years Champion 11 Years Champion 12 Years Champion

Amalia Bond Claudia Wyatt Zoë Hart Siena Pascoe Amélie Rahme Gemma Dixon Amalia Bond Amelia Bicego Zoë Hart

Junior 800m 1st Claudia Wyatt 2nd Amalia Bond 3rd Gemma Dixon

11 Years 800m 1st Maya Ostapenko 2nd Hayley Browne 3rd Amelia Bicego

Senior 800m 1st Sachi Smith 2nd Elizabeth Yates 3rd Katherine Hart

8 Years 100m 1st Amélie Rahme 2nd Yuan Hui Chen 3rd Anna Wang

9 Years 100m 1st Aria Cheng 2nd Gemma Dixon 3rd Alessandra Liew

10 Years 100m 1st Amalia Bond 2nd Claudia Wyatt 3rd Jessica Bao

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Junior Shot Put 1st Amalia Bond 2nd Claudia Wyatt 3rd Abby Pisani

11 Years Shot Put 1st Madison Pearce 1st Arin Yoon 3rd Georgia Yuen

Senior Shot Put 1st Ariana Ziolkowski 2nd Johanna Ricketts 3rd Scarlet Olesen

Junior Discus 1st Claudia Wyatt 2nd Gemma Dixon 3rd Amalia Bond

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Swimming Carnival JU N I O R S CH OOL S W I M M IN G CAR NIVAL Congratulations to all the girls who swam in the Junior School Swimming Carnival which was held on Wednesday 18 November. There was fabulous House spirit, as well as excellent participation from all Junior School girls. A special thank you to all the sport teachers and fantastic swimming coaches who helped make the carnival such an enjoyable experience for all involved. We all had a lot of fun getting to do the four main strokes as well as kickboard and noodle races. This carnival got us to work with new people and learn some new skills! We hope you all had a lot of fun! Yasmin Humphreys and Clara Thiris, Year 6 Annelise Cusack, Anne Liu and Anisha Chabra, Year 4

Sarah Tian, Year 6

Caroline Wilson, Millie Cullinane, Meg Anderson, Sehjal Baveja, Yasmin Humphreys, Clara Thiris, Ruby Scarf and Tribeca Liu, Year 6

We hope you all had a lot of fun!

Sarah Tian, Year 6, Lucy Xie, Year 6, Tribeca Liu, Year 6, Annabelle Li, Year 5, Maya Ostapenko, Year 5, Harriet Harding, Year 6, Maile Wilson, Year 5, Grace Beck, Year 6, Emily Woods-McConville, Year 4, Claudia Wyatt, Year 4, Gemma Dixon, Year 4, Reese Zhang, Year 3, Anisha Chabra, Year 4

J U N IO R S CH OOL SWIM M IN G CA RNIVA L RESU LT S Winning House

10 Years 50m Backstroke

Gibbs

1st Jessica Persson 2nd Amalia Bond 3rd Zara Sandham

Junior Champion Junior Runner up Senior Champion Senior Runner Up 8 Years Champion 9 Years Champion 10 Years Champion 11 Years Champion 12 Years Champion

Jessica Persson Amalia Bond Tribeca Liu Sarah Tian Oriana Fenton Anne Liu Jessica Persson Tribeca Liu Sarah Tian

Junior 100m Freestyle 1st Jessica Persson 2nd Zara Sandham 3rd Amalia Bond

Senior 100m Freestyle 1st Tribeca Liu 2nd Sarah Tian 3rd Annabelle Li

8 Years 50m Freestyle 1st Oriana Fenton 2nd Chloé Shires 3rd Reese Zhang

9 Years 50m Freestyle 1st Anne Liu 2nd Gemma Dixon 3rd Charlotte Sadler

10 Years 50m Freestyle 1st Amalia Bond 2nd Jessica Persson 3rd Zara Sandham

11 Years 50m Freestyle 1st Tribeca Liu 2nd Annabelle Li 3rd Maya Ostapenko

12 Years 50m Freestyle 1st Sarah Tian 2nd Lucy Xie 3rd Harriet Harding

8 Years 50m Backstroke 1st Chloé Shires 2nd Amber Zhou 3rd Nikita Orena Barlin

9 Years 50m Backstroke 1st Anne Liu 2nd Gemma Dixon 3rd Charlotte Sadler

11 Years 50m Backstroke 1st Tribeca Liu 2nd Maile Wilson 3rd Annabelle Li

12 Years 50m Backstroke

Senior 200m Individual Medley 1st Tribeca Liu 2nd Sarah Tian 3rd Lucy Xie

Open 4x50 Freestyle House Relay 1st Gibbs A 2nd Turner A 3rd Mackellar A

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1st Sarah Tian 2nd Lucy Xie 3rd Harriet Harding

8 Years 50m Breaststroke 1st Oriana Fenton 2nd Amber Zhou 3rd Chloé Shires

9 Years 50m Breaststroke 1st Charlotte Sadler 2nd Gemma Dixon 3rd Anisha Chabra

10 Years 50m Breaststroke 1st Imogen Jones 2nd Amalia Bond 3rd Claudia Wyatt

11 Years 50m Breaststroke 1st Tribeca Liu New Record 2nd Maya Ostapenko 3rd Annabelle Li

12 Years 50m Breaststroke 1st Sarah Tian 2nd Lucy Xie 3rd Katherine Hart

Junior 50m Butterfly 1st Jessica Persson 2nd Megan Chia 3rd Amalia Bond

Senior 50m Butterfly 1st Tribeca Liu 2nd Annabelle Li 3rd Lucy Xie

200m Individual Medley 1st Jessica Persson 2nd Claudia Wyatt 3rd Megan Chia

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Speech Day JU N I O R S CH OOL S P E E CH DAY AWA RDS Year 3 Academic Achievement Yuan Hui Chen, Isabella Dong, Penelope Hargraves, Arabella Hoang, Selina Jiang, Annabel Makeham, Charlotte Sadler, Phoebe Scott, Anika Verma, Rebecca Zhou

Academic Endeavour Zoe Alphandary, Amelia Blaiklock, Chloë Lenane, Jolie Li, Duola Lin, Jing Yuan Liu, Amna Syed, Wen Ting (Wendy) Wei

Citizenship Madeleine Birrell, Cate Luxton, Jade Qi, Reese Zhang Mrs Kate Brown (Head of Junior School) and Angela Tao, Year 5

Religious Education Weiwei (Vivian) Liu, Ariel Tuita, Melanie Xu, Mia Zhu

Sports Encouragement Gabrielle Chan

Music Encouragement Jessamy Facer

Principal’s Project Award Amelia Hardas, Nikita Orena Barlin

Year 4 Academic Achievement Mrs Kate Hadwen (Principal), Mrs Anna Plant (Deputy Head of Junior School), Elizabeth Yates and Ariana Ziolkowski, Year 6

Amalia Bond, Tianlin (Celine) Cai, Nicole Fan, Harriet Gregory, Jessica Persson, Eva Still, Yu Ham (Kate) Szeto, Leahara Wijesuriya, Emily WoodsMcConville, Yuecheng Xu

Academic Endeavour Annabella Bayfield, Megan Chia, Imogen Jones, Lia Lin, Peilin (Alina) Shi, Celine Soo, Veeva Xie, Emily Zheng

Citizenship Aria Cheng, Katy Jung, Jamilla Soo, Ellie Zhao

Religious Education Eesha Adusumilli, Isabel Chang, Nicole Ho, Sabeen Mujahid

Mr James Hunter (Chair of College Council) and Jade Qi, Year 4

Sports Encouragement Abby Pisani

J U N IO R S CH OOL SP E E CH D AY AWA RDS Music Encouragement

Academic Endeavour

Commitment to Music

Estelle Lee

Ruixin (Kitty) He, Matilda Ma-Conis, Annabel Morris, Sienna Phair, Johanna Ricketts, Isha Satpathy, Mengmeng (Macy) Sun, Clare Vincent, Jessica Xu, Arini Yellamaraju, Jessica Zhai, Jilan Zhang

Ruhani Surana

Principal’s Project Award Chloe Shao

Year 5 Academic Achievement Katherine Boyce, Jemma Hung, Charlotte King, Isis Li, Scarlett Li, Jiani (Jenny) Ling, Monique Marinovic, Stella Sharp, Ashleigh Song, Alannah Tang, Angela Tao, Charlotte Thistlewood, Sahana Vivekanandhan, Chloe Wang, Wanlin (Nicole) Zhang

Academic Endeavour Hayley Browne, Amelia Carlan, Emily Chiang, Mingzhen (Annabelle) Li, Harriet Murphy, Leila Rich, Sophie Rigg, Leura Sayers, Xi Yu (Camille) Xiao, Jingyan (Milly) Xu, Georgia Yuen, Christina Zhao

Citizenship Charlotte Blaiklock, Serena Cummings, Eliza-Rose Griffiths, Sanaya Lakhani, Saskia Nicholson, Kaela Tan

Citizenship Anna Ericsson, Katherine Hart, Teagan Ning, Michelle Pan, Ruby Scarf, Isabelle Short

Religious Education Natalie Barclay, Juliette Browne, Isabella Pak, Mahika Swamy, Kaijing (May) Zhang, Yi Zhen (Cindy) Zhou

Sports Encouragement Ruby Scarf

Music Encouragement Lisa Wang

Principal’s Project Award Grace Beck, Isabella Pak

Excellence in Music Grace Walmsley

Contribution to the Life of the Junior School Meg Anderson, Emma Baikie, Imogen Durden, Eden Gerreyn, Tessa Gregory-Reid, Louisa Heritage, Yasmin Humphreys, Abigail McKinnon, Scarlet Olesen, Johanna Ricketts, Ruby Scarf, Dasha Stusenko, Clara Thiris, Kaitlin Vigne

Kathleen Bent Prize for Good Citizenship Caroline Wilson

Caroline Strong Prize for Good Citizenship Imogen Wu

Rebecca Cooper Prize for English Katherine Boyce

The Vicki Waters Courage Award

Special Awards

Delaney Burke

Excellence in Sport

House Cup

Tribeca Liu

Gibbs

Attitude and Dedication to Sport

Rosalie Ramsay Junior Academic Scholarship 2021

Sports Encouragement

Grace Beck

Mie Naito

Sportsmanship

Wanxin (Alice) Mao, Nikita Srivastava, Ka Yuet (Alissa) Xue

Music Encouragement

Elizabeth Yates, Ariana Ziolkowski

Religious Education Peita Christofis, Sanaa Kapoor, Nazgol Koochakzadeh, Isabelle Port, Ruby Watson, Vivian Wei

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Victoria O’Sullivan

Principal’s Project Award Lara Waterhouse, Georgia Yuen

Year 6 Academic Achievement Sehjal Baveja, Grace Beck, Annalise Chow, Zilin (Jessica) Guo, Bo Kyung (Rosa) Kim, Angeline Lam, Mai An (Anna) Le, Katherine Lee, Wanxin (Alice) Mao, Nikita Srivastava, Ruhani Surana, Imogen Wu, Jiayue (Jenny) Xu, Ka Yuet (Alissa) Xue, Angela Zhang Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal) and Grace Walmsley, Year 6

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Junior School Liaisons JU N I O R S CH OOL L I AIS ONS ’ R E P ORT As 2020 Junior School Liaison Prefects, we were honoured and excited to act as role models for the girls. So many happy memories are affiliated with the Junior School and the welcoming environment made it a place we adored visiting. Despite the unusual circumstances that this year brought us, it was nevertheless a wonderful year to create friendships, joy and enthusiasm. We began our duties as newly appointed Junior School Liaisons by introducing ourselves and discussing the aims and initiatives that we planned for the year ahead in an Assembly. We wanted to be visible to the girls in our roles and to encourage them to interact with us when we visited the Junior School as we aimed to develop a greater relationship between older and younger girls at the College. We sought to integrate the 2020 College theme ‘2 Open Hearts, 2 Open Minds’ in the lives of the Junior School girls to encourage kindness and acceptance. This year saw the introduction of the newest Junior School friend, Heidi the Hedgehog, by Mrs Brown. Heidi advocates for kindness and respect, and she has become such an important part of the girls’ lives! We spent time talking to the girls about inclusion and acceptance for International Women's Day on 8 March. Blown away by the creativity and kindness these girls possess, we know the future of Pymble is so bright. The charity in the Junior School is overwhelming and huge success was seen with the Christmas Charity and other Community Service events. The girls had us running around with craft and baking supplies all day to raise money so selflessly for those who need it!

Phoenix Surridge, Grace Livingstone and Chloe White, Year 12

With the setbacks of COVID-19, the Pen Pal program was an amazing success for us to stay connected with our Junior School friends. Getting to know the girls from home was a memorable experience in these circumstances.

Despite the setbacks this year gave us, we thoroughly enjoyed our time as Junior School Liaison Prefects. The joyous environment was contagious, and we hope our presence, enthusiasm and fun were valued. We would like to thank Dr Hadwen, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Brown, Mrs Plant and all of the Junior School staff and students, as this year wouldn't have been nearly as successful without you.

Annabel Down, Grace Livingstone, Phoenix Surridge and Chloe White, Junior School Liaison Prefects

Zara Pattinson and Clara Thiris, Year 6

Olivia Moon, 5G, Isis Li, 5M and Celine Liu, 5C

Secondary SCHOOL Phoebe Bucknell, Year 7

SECONDARY SCHOOL

Academic Learning ACAD EMIC LE AR NING CAP TAINS ’ R E P ORT This year at Pymble Ladies’ College, our goal was to further encourage students to approach Academic Learning with an enthusiastic and open mindset and enhance learning processes and performance alongside students and staff within the school. While the year of 2020 posed many challenges, Academic Learning at Pymble effectively adapted to a changing world to foster a love of learning within all students.

The New Academic Mindset To facilitate a more open approach to Academic Learning this year, we devised the 'New Academic Mindset’, a series of six factors to foster a healthy approach to learning: 1. Strive for your highest – everyone naturally works at different paces, so strive for your personal best 2. Break it down – make a plan and take small steps to get there 3. Support each other – learning is an individual journey as much as it is a collective one 4. Have time for rest, hobbies, friends, family and physical activity 5. It’s about the process, not the performance 6. Be open minded Each facet was workshopped with the Heads of Learning Areas and delivered through Assembly messages. The messages placed an emphasis on the processes of learning to encourage all students, regardless of academic ability, to take a sustainable and productive approach towards learning, and help them to maintain a wellrounded and healthy lifestyle.

Amelie Yee and Akina Li, Year 12

Pymble Academic Staff/Student Workshop In January, a number of staff and students attended the Pymble Academic Staff/Student Workshop at the Novotel Sydney Manly Pacific at which they were prompted to consider ways in which learning will evolve in the future, and devise dynamic solutions to the new challenges and exciting opportunities facilitated by changing technologies. Through engaging with the guest speaker, futurist Michael McQueen, as well as panel discussions and team problem solving activities, students and staff worked together to envision the skills and values they would like to instil in future students and educators. Together, they worked towards a vision of a hypothetical school in 2033, placing a great emphasis on developing self-efficacy within students. The insights gathered from this workshop were applied to the development of the New Academic Mindset, to encompass the range of skills students need in a rapidly changing world.

Online Learning This year posed a number of challenges, which prompted many new ideas and solutions within the space of Academic Learning at Pymble. In the interest of the safety of its staff and students, Pymble was one of the first schools in NSW to shift to online learning, with all classes from Kindergarten to Year 12 being taught through Microsoft Teams. Through our online platforms, we were able to maintain the connectedness of the Pymble community, as well as continue engaging students through a variety of individual and group work activities. The massive undertaking was made possible thanks to the immense efforts of our dedicated Information and Communication Technology (ICT) team, who facilitated the seamless transition to Pymble Online.

Olivia Blayney and Josephine Wong, Year 7

ACAD E M I C LE AR N IN G CAP TAI NS’ REPO RT Big History

HPL – Challenge Café

Big History is an interdisciplinary course developed by Macquarie University, Bill Gates and historian David Christian, offered to Year 10 students at Pymble. It encourages extended thinking through extensive discussion and an examination of the past from the Big Bang to the present day, thus nurturing complex thought and a love of learning within Pymble students.

Challenge Café consists of lunchtime clubs open to all girls in Years 7 to 10, where they engage in extensive discussion and project work across a broad range of disciplines. For example, Year 7 studied the Classical Greek epic The Odyssey and developed individual or group projects inspired by the myth, while Years 8 and 9 partook in debate clubs that discussed topics ranging from international politics to ethics and philosophy.

High Potential Learning (HPL) The purpose of the HPL program at Pymble is to extend learning and critical thinking processes beyond the traditional classroom, through a range of individual and group-oriented activities. The HPL program provides an open environment to nurture girls at all levels of challenge.

HPL – Sokratis The Sokratis program is designed to extend girls’ thinking through independent or group research into an area of personal interest, to produce final projects ranging from research papers, to artworks, to songs. Through a rigorous research and composition process developed alongside a staff mentor, students undertake a Sokratis project to develop their lateral thinking and problem solving skills and learn to approach new challenges. For the first time, Year 11 student mentors were also involved in the Sokratis program, in which they could share their own experiences in the program and help guide their younger peers. In 2020, the final Sokratis Showcase moved to an online format to accommodate social distancing requirements, while further contributing to the students’ digital literacy.

Thank You

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Academic Learning

We would like to say a big thank you to our mentor, Mr Raymond, for all his support, encouragement and guidance throughout the year. We really appreciated it! We would also like to extend a thank you to our Principal, Dr Hadwen, and all staff who helped nurture the wonderful learning environment at Pymble Ladies’ College, especially through the challenges posed by the year of 2020. Amelie Yee and Akina Li, Captains of Academic Learning

This year posed a number of

challenges, which prompted many new ideas and solutions...

Ella Liu, Teresa Sun and Annie Luo, Year 7

Academic Staff/Student Workshop

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Art, Design and Applied Technologies D E S IG N AND TE CH NOLOGY The Design and Technology course includes the study of design theory and practice, design processes, environmental and social issues, communication and research. It involves handson practical activities which develop knowledge and skills in designing and producing whilst learning how to present your work graphically in a digital portfolio. Design and Technology has grown exponentially from when it was launched in 2018 with just two Year 9 classes to nine classes in the Secondary School in 2020. This subject gives students the incredible opportunity to use hightech machinery including the laser cutter and the 3D printer to develop design skills.

Year 7 Year 7 students started the year with an engineering unit ‘All Systems Go’ where the girls learned about aerodynamics and speed considerations when designing race cars. The experimental process was involved in this unit, teaching students how to re-evaluate and make improvements to their designs based on dynamic testing. Students

also familiarised themselves with coding through the Micro-Olympic unit where the girls learned how to code and create an Olympic game.

Year 8 In Year 8 Mandatory Technology, girls built on their design and technology skills through the Material Technologies unit. They learned how to create graphic designs, which were printed onto fabric using an industrial sublimation printer. The Year 8 students also coded their own functional app to communicate nutritional information during the ‘You Grow Girl’ unit, expanding their graphic design and typography skills.

Year 9 Design and Technology is an elective subject that can be selected during Year 9 where girls are introduced to the design process and learn how to display and document their work in a digital portfolio and a video portfolio. Girls participated in the Jewellery unit which focused on how to transfer a design idea into a physical product through experimentation. Coupled with a Packaging unit, students could extend their marketing and designing skill set. They also created an Animal Clock which built on soldering and coding skills.

Elizabeth Gan, Year 11

Year 10 The Year 10 girls had the opportunity for more freedom in interpreting the brief and worked on their designs more independently with their growing knowledge of the machinery and equipment in the workshop. The Year 10 students participated in the Lighting Design unit which focused on interior or exterior industrial design. They also created a functional pair of wooden headphones which heavily focused on the practical side of design.

Year 11 The Year 11 girls completed an Architectural unit where they designed and created a 3D model of a modern house based on a given clientbased criteria. This unit was more complex in the design and practical components due to the formulation of new ideas by using innovative and design-focused thinking. They also completed a Biomimicry unit where inspiration was drawn from nature to create an innovative design.

The class of 2020 included the first Year 12 girls to complete this subject in the HSC at Pymble.

Evelyn Gal, Alisha Haq, Ainslie Hampton and Freya Walesby, Year 7

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Phoebe Bucknell, Ms Katharine Hassett (Visual Arts Teacher) and Elizabeth Lockhart, Year 7

Year 12 The class of 2020 included the first Year 12 girls to complete this subject in the HSC at Pymble. Girls created varying innovative Major Works along with a digital portfolio to graphically display their hard work and all the design processes completed throughout the school year.

Tessa Newitt, Phoebe Bucknell and Elizabeth Lockhart, Year 7

• Brooke Laurie created a motion sensing bedside light for people who have mobility issues • Jennifer Zhou designed and produced solar tracking sun flowers to charge portable batteries to then charge devices without the use of mains power • Clarissa Reed produced an Ocean Buoy gimbal style lighting product • Jessica Saunders created a first aid station for unpatrolled beaches.

Thank you all for a great year of Design and Technology and I look forward to an innovative year in 2021. Mia De Riz, Captain of Design and Technology

Sophia Slater, Aimi Jenkin and Maddie Morris, Year 7

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Art, Design and Applied Technologies F O O D TE CH NOLOGY Like many other departments, this year was ‘a year like no other’ for Pymble Food Technology students. With the sudden transition to online learning, our teachers had to adapt lessons, both theoretical and practical, to fit the new circumstances. Nonetheless, this year was still filled with great experiences for everyone.

Year 9 Year 9 is the first year in which you are able to select Food Technology as an elective subject. The Year 9 course is broken into four topics: ‘Food selection in health’, ‘Food equity’, ‘Food in Australia’ and ‘Food for special occasions’. Each section of theory is accompanied by a practical component, allowing the students to put their newfound knowledge into practical work. Each topic allows the girls to develop the basic skills they need to further progress their study of Food Technology.

Emily Horne, Cassandra Graham and Mehreen Khan, Year 10

Year 10 Year 10 students had the opportunity to pick up Food Technology as a 100-hour course or continue their 200-hour course that they started in Year 9. The 100-hour course is the same as the Year 9 course, allowing the girls to get a head start on understanding the subject and to develop the necessary skills if they wish to continue. The Year 10 200-hour course consists of several topics, including ‘Food equity’, ‘Food service and catering’ and ‘Food trends both historic and current’. The girls had the opportunity to create and design a chocolate mud cake with icing and decorations. This expanded the students’ understanding of the topic while developing skills with hands-on experience.

Victoria Brash, Lara Davis, Chloe Tedesco, Year 10

Year 11 Year 11 students explored Food Technology through three topics: ‘Food selection and availability’, ‘Food quality’ and ‘Food nutrition’. These topics allowed the girls to engage with the development of the Australian cuisine and to explore how to keep food safe for consumption. Similar to both Years 9 and 10, the Year 11 course is accompanied by one practical session a week. These practicals relate to the specific theory work currently being studied.

For example, while learning about the multicultural impacts on the Australian cuisine, students prepared kangaroo dumplings.

Year 12 The Year 12 course is divided into four topics and is built off the Year 11 coursework. This course has a deep focus on the Australian food industry, exploring the sectors of the food industry, the manufacturing process, the production/ packaging processes and nutrition. As a part of their first topic, students did a case study of an Australian food company and its impact within the food industry. Year 12 students used theory to accompany their practical work, understanding how their current section of work applied in real situations. For example, as students were learning about food retail they prepared fried chicken burgers, helping them to understand how the fast food sector works.

Thank You

Amelie Aquino and Anika Perera, Year 10

Thank you to all the teachers who put in so much time and effort to help make this year such a success despite the circumstances. Elizabeth Glenn, Captain of Food Technology

H O S P I TA L ITY Hospitality is a fantastic subject composed of a great variety of theory and practical components. Girls learn the essential skills that are required to work in the hospitality industry, with a particular focus on commercial cookery. Students enjoy the opportunity to work in a fully equipped commercial kitchen and prepare complex food products to industry standards. At the completion of the Hospitality course, students receive a Certificate II in Kitchen Operations as well as the subject contributing to their ATAR. This qualification enables students to work in the hospitality industry, with some choosing to further their studies in commercial cookery, event management or hospitality management.

Mrs Susan McCorquodale (Technology and Applied Studies Teacher), Mr Jeff Turnbull and Mrs Heather Cusiter (Food Technology and Hospitality Co-ordinator)

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Hospitality Dinner At the beginning of each year, the Year 12 students have the rewarding experience of showcasing their talent at the Hospitality Dinner. Parents of the Year 12 students are the honoured guests and enjoy canapés on arrival followed by a two-course menu consisting of a main and a dessert. Students worked in conjunction with Head Chef Mr Jeff Turnbull of Dunes restaurant, Palm Beach. Food preparation and catering skills that had been learned throughout the course were applied to the evening to create an enjoyable event for both the special guests and the girls.

Hospitality students were unable to do a work placement this year due to COVID-19, but are eagerly awaiting the opportunity to participate in this exciting industry experience next year in a COVID-19 free environment!

Julia Parkinson, Year 12

Dimity-Maree Xenos, Captain of Hospitality

Lauren Duncan, Ashleigh Wedlock and Madeline Warden, Year 12

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Art, Design and Applied Technologies S O F TWAR E D E SIGN AN D DEVELO PMENT It was a great year for Software Design and Development students. Year 11 started the course by learning to code on App Lab, designing highly creative and interesting games. We then moved on to learning about Artificial Intelligence and how we could ethically incorporate this into our own code, having the opportunity to produce this later in the year. Year 12 started their Major Work journey and continued through the theoretical content, producing some amazing content. There were multiple opportunities for both year groups to get together and learn from each other. Year 12 got to teach new concepts to help solidify their own knowledge, and Year 11 benefited from their expertise and mentoring. Congratulations to the class of 2020 – we had so much fun working with and learning from you. Your Major Works were creative and inspiring, and we are excited to see what you do with your new skills in the future.

Year 12 got to teach new concepts to help solidify

their own knowledge, and

Year 11 benefited from their expertise and mentoring.

Claudia Braysich, Captain of Software Design and Development

TEXT ILES

Isabel Dean, Year 10

Textiles on Parade

Year 8

This year, Pymble’s annual Textiles on Parade was presented in a different way. Due to the circumstances, we were fortunate to create a virtual experience for our students, staff and parents. On 29 July, the Gillian Moore Centre for Performing Arts (GMCPA) shone with excitement as the Textiles students from Years 10 and 11 were eager to present the projects that they had been so dedicated to creating over the course of the semester. Pymble’s Textiles on Parade is always a very significant event for our College, and the 2020 cohort did not disappoint. Even with no audience, the students shone like stars in their unique interpretations of their briefs.

Year 8 enjoyed developing their sketching skills, creating look books for their designs that were printed onto fabric using Pymble’s new technology of sublimation printing. Students were able to print their designs and make individually designed skirts.

For the Year 10 100-hour course, the students were given the brief of ‘Free Spirit’. By using their creative minds, they chose fabrics which were their interpretation of the brief. The Year 10 200-hour course students perfected their skills and techniques through the costume unit of ‘Eurovision’. They chose fabrics and patterns which reflected the experience of their chosen song. The inspiration of ‘Mesmerised by the Met’ was given to our wonderful Year 11 Textiles students. This allowed them to develop their fabric and pattern manipulation techniques and the final product demonstrated all of their hard work.

Georgina Maher, Year 10

Year 9 The Year 9 Textiles students mastered techniques which allowed them to express their individuality through the brief, ‘Blank Canvas’. The students were supplied with a pattern to construct a dress or jumpsuit. They used the sublimation printer to assist with producing their artwork onto fabric.

Year 10 The Year 10 students created textile art projects using only recycled materials. The students were inspired by the world of fast fashion and its effect on the environment. The students showed off their incredible work in a Library exhibition titled ‘Climate Crisis’. This year the Year 10 100-hour course created a wall hanging with the theme ‘Threads of Life’. The students’ ancestry connections were reflected in their pieces. The students then created a costume for a collaboration between a celebrity and an activewear company, the title of this design brief was ‘Co-Active’.

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Imogen Powell, Year 11

Year 11 In February, the Year 11 girls had the amazing opportunity of attending a workshop run by the Whitehouse School of Design. During these workshops, the students developed their fashion drawing and rendering skills even further. For their second semester of 2020, the Year 11 students created containers inspired by the designer Gaudi. The students had to come up with innovative ways for designing a container and interpreting the inspiration.

Year 12

Mia Smal, Year 11

The GMCPA foyer was the stage for the exhibition of the Year 12 Major Textiles Projects. Even with COVID-19, there was a chance for parents and staff to view the outstanding works of the Year 12 Textiles students, which exceeded all viewers’ expectations. The exhibition was a place that inspired students, teachers and families to be more creative. Ella Atkins, Captain of Textiles

Even with no audience,

the students shone like stars

in their unique interpretations of their briefs.

Arousha Soltany, Year 11

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Abby Lin

Anny Chen

Chloé Clarke

Alexandria Graham

Ashlie Edwards

Annabelle Webb

Claire Ovens

Evie Thomson

Erin Thomas

Helen Bennett

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Isolde Mamo

Sarah Wilson

Isobella Price

Jessica Freedman

Lilli Johnston

Kiana Vardy

Tanniah Aquino

Tess Orton

Zoë Janssen

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Art, Design and Applied Technologies V I S U A L ARTS

Meredith Reynolds, Bella Walker, Ms Anne Starling, Mr Rafael Butron, Mackenzie Goldthorpe, Abbey Strong, Harriet McLean, Maya Turk and Sarah Glenn, Year 8

Whilst 2020 posed many challenges, it also presented a multitude of new opportunities for students to engage in art and to have their achievements celebrated. This year, the Visual Arts faculty launched its online gallery, Together with Art. In response to COVID-19, the online gallery mirrored the way communities around the world were bringing art to the public via an online environment. Term 2 kicked off with the launch of our After Quarantine Art Competition where students showed their vision of life after lockdown. Congratulations to Jasmine David, Year 11, Anna Ward, Year 8, and Madeleine Watson, Year 7, on achieving first, second and third prize respectively.

Year 7 Understanding that ideas and emotions are a valuable starting point for their creative endeavours, students modelled their art practice on the Australian artist Joy Hester in order to expressively communicate ideas and feelings about their identity. In Term 3, the ‘Mysterious Creature’ unit ignited students’ imaginations as they transformed their visions from two-dimensional drawings into three-dimensional sculptures.

Year 8 In Term 3, students welcomed Artists in Residence Anne Starling and Rafael Butron into their classrooms. Anne and Rafael shared their knowledge of printmaking techniques. Students developed designs based on their emotive response to the impact of climate change and human intervention on the environment. Works were exhibited in the Conde Library.

Year 9 Immersed in the study of Australian art in the unit ‘Our Island Home’, students made artworks in a range of expressive forms to convey points of view about Australian identity and culture. In Term 3, feeding into the excitement of the Archibald Prize, students honed their skills to develop a series of portraits for submission into the Young Archie competition hosted by the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

This year, the Visual Arts

faculty launched its online gallery, Together with Art.

Year 10 Students commenced the year by developing their painting skills and extending their understanding of experimental tendencies of 20th century art movements. Informed by investigations into modern art movements, and inspired by the music of their choosing, students created artworks that celebrated formalist values in artmaking. In ‘The Artist’s Voice’, students explored a range of artists who challenge societal values, then developed a ceramic or printmaking artwork based on a social or political issue of interest to them.

Year 11 In Term 2, the Visual Arts faculty launched its first online exhibition titled Figuration to Abstraction, celebrating the endeavours of Year 11 Visual Arts students. The artworks in this exhibition revealed the diversity of ways in which students explored traditional, modern and postmodern approaches to the representation of the human form.

Year 12 Despite the interruption to their artmaking brought on by a period of remote learning, students showed strength of character to sustain the high level of engagement needed to resolve their body of work. The highly anticipated Year 12 HSC Visual Arts Exhibition was showcased at school and on the website. The exhibition left no doubt about the talent of the students, made evident by the outstanding quality of artworks produced. Alice Guan and Amber Cai, Captains of Visual Arts

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Abbey Lowe

Abby Valvekens

Alexandra Weaver

Amelie Clarke

Anita Cheng

Annie Chen

Annie Mao

Annabelle Richens

Beatrice Guo

Anny Chen

Charlotte Rosewarne

Claire McMahon

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Clare Mutanga Eleanor Buchanan

Elisa Han

Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw

Emily Bright

Emily Hunt

Emily Mah-Chut

Evie Jessup-Rechegaray

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Isobel Clift Georgia Richens

Hanako Reed

Jasmine Widjaja

Jessica Tapp

Joy Hu

Kiana Vardy

Isobel Harding

Jessica Luo

Jessica Oppenheim

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Jocelyn Xiao

Julia Parkinson

Nahanni Rinas

Laura Pattison

Lily Evans

Maya Hodgeman

Melody Sze

Sarah Wilson

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Nora Huang

Tisya Sharma

Winnie Cheng

Olivia Anderson

Sophie Wu Shennei Barber

Zoë Janssen

Tanniah Aquino

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English ENGLISH “A room without books is like a body without a soul.” – Cicero To say this year was unusual might be an understatement! Nonetheless, the girls continued to read and write in various forms, channelling their creativity. Despite the challenges, the English Department was hard at work to ensure every student had the opportunity to explore her love of reading and writing throughout the year.

Writing Competition

The Literary Society

For the first time, Pymble held a Quarantine Writing Competition, featuring more than 40 entries from girls in Years 7 to 12. Each entrant was asked to write a piece up to 1,500 words on her personal experience in quarantine. Points were awarded based upon creativity, control of language and mastery of form. We received entry upon entry of beautifully written pieces ranging from short stories and poems to diary entries and discursive pieces. Congratulations to the winning entrants! We were also incredibly excited to be putting together an anthology of all the entries which will be placed in the Library. The writing we received perfectly captured the students’ lives during such a strange and uncertain period in our history, and we hope this collection will be able to immortalise that time for future students.

This year the English Department also created a Literary Society, which met weekly. The aim of the society was to bring lovers of literature together to discuss writing, books and poems. In addition, we also offered help and mentoring in English assessments, tasks and general classwork. The Literary Society was a great success, and we thoroughly enjoyed the chance to come together with like-minded girls to chat about all things English!

For the first time, Pymble held a

Quarantine Writing Competition,

featuring more than 40 entries from girls in Years 7 to 12.

Reading to Preparatory Students The challenges of this year also granted us a number of amazing opportunities. One such opportunity was the chance to read picture books to the Preparatory School girls. We filmed a series of videos to be sent to the Preparatory students, to make sure they were able to enjoy their love of reading while they were at home.

The Literary Magazine The English Department was also excited about the return of the College’s Literary Magazine, which featured pieces composed by our Secondary School students. The Literary Magazine was a way to acknowledge the incredible work of the student body in all forms of writing, including short stories, poetry, essays and discursive. It was an amazing opportunity to be able to relaunch this initiative.

Farewell to Year 12 Finally, with a heavy heart, and on behalf of the English Department, we would like to farewell the Year 12 students whose contributions to English have been countless. A special shout out to the Extension 2 girls, whose Major Works we cannot wait to read as soon as we can! Best of luck to Year 12 2020 – we know you will all do incredible things. Alison Cook and Emma Peters, Captains of English

Back Row: Nea Shingler, Year 10, Victoria Pattison, Year 10, Ella Gibietis, Year 10, Olivia Clifford, Year 8, Natalia Antalfy, Year 8, Anna Ward, Year 8, Georgia Bicego, Year 8, Maiya Foster, Year 8 Front Row: Rachel Johnstone, Anika Perera, Roshan Neekan, Jessica Needham, Year 10

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Geography G E O G R A P HY Geography in 2020 was a year packed with excursions, incursions, opportunities and lots of learning. Our Geography students in Years 7 to 12 were offered a range of opportunities to further enhance their learning outside the classroom in a year with lots of change.

Mandatory Geography Year 7

Mandatory Geography Year 9

The Year 7 mandatory Geography course explored the liveability of Pymble. This involved an excursion within our College as well as exploring the suburb of Pymble. The girls collected data to assess the liveability of the area and understand the suburb in which they go to school! The second topic was ‘Worlds Apart’ and explored different standards of living around the world, along with landscapes, landforms and geomorphic hazards. Learning about tourism, globalisation, water security and hydrological hazards finished off a jam-packed year!

The Year 9 mandatory cohort spent the year studying spatial inequality, shantytowns and coastal management. A highlight of the course was the excursion to the Northern Beaches to further understand coastal management. The cohort was spread out from Mona Vale to Curl Curl. Each class collected a range of data to take their learning from the classroom to the coastal environments they had been studying. Data was recorded regarding coastal processing (erosion), transportation and deposition as well as coastal management and coastal zoning.

Year 10 Year 10 Geography, Business and Economics (GBE) students were immensely fortunate this year to partner with CSIRO Urban Living Labs. The collaboration gave girls an insight into the developmental project of the new CBD in Western Sydney and allowed them to integrate designing solutions for the areas of water, waste, heat and energy into their curriculum.

Geography Coastal Excursion

Shivani Mehta, Year 11

Elective Geography The Year 10 elective Geography students spent the year studying terrorism, refugees, Australia’s neighbours, the geography of disease and the Urban Living Lab. Year 10 was able to be a part of multiple seminars, video conferences and incursions to continue to keep connected through COVID-19. The Urban Living Lab was a highlight for many students along with the interactive virtual excursions to Sydney Science Park.

Year 11 Geography The Year 11 Geography cohort spent the year studying biophysical interactions, population and natural resources. Year 11 students were lucky enough to take their learning out of the classroom and have an excursion to Bantry Bay in Term 1. This excursion was related to the first preliminary topic ‘Biophysical Interactions’. The day was spent conducting experiments and bushwalking in a range of locations within Bantry Bay to expand their knowledge on the interaction between spheres. The afternoon was spent exploring water catchments and finding different species of animals – this was a real highlight of the day, some girls who had their eyes peeled were able to spot a few crabs! This interactive excursion enabled the year group to understand the link between classwork and the environment around them. Emma Sullivan, Captain of Geography

Year 11 Geography Excursion

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Business Studies B US I N E S S S TUDIE S, COMMERC E A ND FINA NC IA L LIT ERA C Y While this year was filled with its various challenges, our Pymble Business Studies and Commerce girls were to be commended for their entrepreneurial creativity in fostering new learning opportunities and adaptability to a dynamic learning environment.

Pymble Business Club

Year 11 Wheely Gourmet Incursion

The Pymble Business Club was a new initiative set up this year by Emily Ji and Rachael Kang. The club was open to girls in Years 9 to 11 and they met weekly alongside Mr Fogale and Mrs Wright to engage in discussions about the economy, investments and personal finances. The club was a perfect opportunity for girls to practise investing in the ASX by taking part in Stock Pitch competitions and showcase their business modelling skills in case competitions. As well as this, the Pymble Business Club allowed girls to grow in global awareness as they debated current headlining issues and their economic impact.

The Year 11 Business Studies cohort was treated to an insightful and unique incursion whereby Cris Bosevski, a passionate entrepreneur, spoke about his start-up food truck and catering business, Wheely Gourmet. Girls were provided with booklets centring around the topic of Business Planning and Cris spoke about the process of establishing a new business, marketing and pricing strategies he used, how he maintains quality, as well as the challenges he has faced, particularly COVID-19-based, and how he differentiated his service to overcome them. To finish off the incursion, girls were provided with “the cutting edge culinary experience”, which included gourmet wagyu beef or chicken burgers and chips made fresh from his food truck.

Year 9 Commerce As a result of COVID-19 and food handling restrictions, the annual Year 9 Market Day did not go ahead, but nonetheless our girls were passionate and innovative in an alternate learning opportunity. In connection with Kelly Tishler and her opal company Outback Opal Queens, girls worked on small group projects and designed lollipop bouquets, drink coasters and polished opals. Pymble girls demonstrated resilience and positivity in this task, embodying a culture of growing by experience.

As well as this, the Year 11 GBE Subject Captains hosted a lunchtime information session to give Year 10 girls an opportunity to find out more about Geography, Business and Economics before the subject selection period. This session equipped girls with the knowledge to make an educated decision about which subject they would like to pursue for the next year. Megan Buson, Captain of Business Studies

Year 9 girls with their Outback Opal Queen inspired designs

Participants in the Pymble Business Club Stock Pitch Competition alongside judges Mrs Ann Wright (Economics Teacher) and Mr Peter Fogale (Business Studies Teacher)

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Megan Buson, Emma Sullivan, Tiana Zarafetas, Mia Campbell and Claudia Vowels, Year 11

Alexis Cameron and Chloe Small, Year 11

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Economics E CO N O M ICS 2020 culminated in a most successful year for Economics students. The year was filled with inspiring and exciting events and initiatives that provided girls with the opportunities to learn and develop essential skills needed to thrive in the unpredictable world we live in.

Economics Conference Tim Dixon On 6 November, our Senior Economics students were fortunate enough to have a Microsoft Zoom meeting, organised by Economics Captain, Elizabeth Gan, with renowned economist Tim Dixon. Tim is the co-author of one of the chief HSC Economics textbooks that our students work from. Students were fascinated to hear about Tim's past experiences which included writing an Economics textbook whilst still at school, topping the state in Economics, speechwriting for past Australian Prime Ministers, and founding the Jo Cox Foundation in the UK. Tim also provided his observations on current trends in the global economy and study tips for HSC success, all of which were gratefully received by our Pymble girls. Tim is currently working in London as the founder of More In Common; an organisation that provides and researches evidence-based initiatives to help build more united, resilient and inclusive societies.

In March, together with hundreds of secondary school students, 20 Pymble Economics students attended a presentation named ‘The Great Repression’ at the International Convention Centre. The presentation was arranged by global investment firm Magellan and led by their co-founder and Chief Investment Officer, Hamish Douglass. Mr Douglass discussed the recent technological trends shaping our economy including the digitisation of media and the emergence of the gig economy. He considered the current state of financial markets, the new normal environment of low interest rates and explained the likely impacts of negative interest rates. At the conclusion of the event, a Q&A session was held with a former Director of the CIA, Michael Morell, during which he recounted his experience as a key advisor to George W Bush during the September 11 attacks. The event was an excellent and fascinating opportunity to educate our Economics students on a wide range of highly topical issues.

Annalise Martin and Nilan Esmaeili, Year 9

The teams presented

exceptionally well with

niche innovative ideas and

outlined business plans for solving social issues.

Young Entrepreneurs Society In its second year of operation, the Young Entrepreneurs Society (YES) continued to develop students’ must-have skillsets for the 21st century. YES held its second annual Final Pitch Night to celebrate the amazing efforts and achievements that our aspiring entrepreneurs (Years 8 to 12) had made over three terms. Not only was the night awe-inspiring and thoughtprovoking, it was extremely rewarding with valuable insights from the panel judges, Ms Sangeeta Venkatesan, the Chairman of FairVine Super and CEO of Applegrove Capital, and Ms Yuki Thomas, the founder and director of Soulara. Ten projects were showcased on the night. The teams presented exceptionally well with niche innovative ideas and outlined business plans for solving social issues. YES creates an important avenue through which girls can express their creativity, collaboratively work on solving important societal issues and develop innovative concepts ready for pilot testing. Elizabeth Gan, Captain of Economics

Faye Chang, Chloe Hoang, Jenhui Lau, Isabelle Ho and Caitlyn Kim, Year 10

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History, Society and Ethics H IS T O RY This year was unusual to say the least – one to go down in history! Despite the challenges posed by quarantine, this year was a testament to the resilience, versatility and passion of students and teachers alike. From online commemoration services to competitions, History at Pymble embraced the opportunities and challenges of 2020.

Anzac Day, Remembrance Day and Reconciliation Week We began with the online commemoration of Anzac Day on 25 April, as we made the unprecedented transition to Pymble Online. Our Pymble cadets paid tribute to the service of fallen soldiers with the Dawn Service, lighting candles and paying their respects from their driveways across Sydney. Reconciliation Week coincided with our return to campus at the start of Term 2, with a week of reflective activities to acknowledge the hardships of the First Nations peoples of Australia and the road to acceptance ahead. With this year marking the 20th anniversary of the 2000 Bridge Walk, the week’s commemorations recognised the progress made and the steps needed to achieve true reconciliation. Remembrance Day acknowledged the men and women who have served in conflicts throughout Australia’s history. Coinciding with the Pymble tradition of Jacaranda Day, this year’s commemoration highlighted service beyond the battlefield, particularly for returned soldiers who continued to give back to their communities.

Sophie Corcoran, Year 10

Lara Davis, Year 10

Guest Speakers and Visitors Year 9 Pymble students had the privilege of hearing from Jasmine Hanley (2015), a Pymble ex-student and descendant of a Holocaust survivor, who shared the incredible story of her grandfather’s survival. Year 9 also had the opportunity to meet Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, who spoke about her creative process in composing historical fiction. As Year 9 student Ava Olsen commented on Morris’ visit, “having the opportunity to speak to someone who knew, studied and had the honour of telling the story of Holocaust survivors was invaluable”.

Pymble Competes in History Congratulations to Sophie Lee (2019), who was named Runner-up by the History Teachers’ Association of NSW for her History Extension Major Work. Special mention to the girls who, undeterred by online learning, pursued their passion for history by competing in the National History Challenge (NHC). An external competition, the NHC encourages students to research world history and examine Australia’s ‘Contested hiSTORIES’. A number of Pymble students competed, with Year 10 student Joy Ye progressing to a state-level judging with her essay on Gough Whitlam’s historical visit to China in 1973. When asked about her interest in history, Joy said that this competition gave her the freedom to explore her own areas of interest and allowed her to stretch her limits. Well done, Joy!

Emma Peters, Year 11, Jasmine Li, Year 8, Aliya Yang, Year 8, Mulan Xu, Year 8 and Alison Cook, Year 11

Pymble History Week! Term 4 brought the adventure of history to the Secondary School with the launch of History Week. Students participated in trivia and escape rooms in the Conde Library, with the Ancient Roman ‘Slave to Consul’ themed escape room for Years 7 and 8, and a French Revolution themed ‘Save Marie-Antoinette’ room for Years 9, 10 and 11. Across five lunchtimes, students engaged with these activities, solving puzzles while learning more about history. Danielle Cheung and Priya Mehra, Captains of History

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2020 was a very exciting year for Legal Studies students. The global climate saw girls engaging with legal considerations in many new ways, focusing on issues such as crime, international law, domestic violence and human rights. Even amidst coronavirus barriers, Legal Studies girls consistently engaged with contemporary legal concepts both inside and outside the classroom.

Incursions

This year saw girls engaging

in schoolwork in brand new

ways, applying course content to real-world events.

The course unit on police powers saw girls discussing the ethics of protest and use of police powers domestically and overseas in discussions linked to the Black Lives Matters movement. The 2020 US presidential election and Coronavirus pandemic also saw students discussing applications of rights and responsibilities on issues like voting and wearing a mask.

Law Programs This year saw Legal Studies students engaging with the law in many practical ways. Girls from Years 10 and 11 participated in the Kirby Cup competition, producing a creative submission on the topic of ‘Rule of Law in Times of Crisis’. June Kim, Jessica Lin, Danielle Cheung, Year 11, and Claire Li, Year 10, won the highly competitive cup with their piece which chronologically tracked the use of Rule of Law during different crisis points in history. Additionally, girls were able to participate in the Future Young Lawyers program, run by the NSW Law Society to encourage students to be engaged with the law even when learning from home. The course covered an introduction to Australian legal systems, advocacy, law reform, policy and ethics, as well as a mock trial, with quizzes throughout. Congratulations to June Kim who came fourth, Danielle Cheung who came third and Alison Cook, Year 11, who came second in the course. Lauren Geddes and Tara Narayan, Captains of Legal Studies

On Friday 28 August, the two Year 11 Studies of Religion classes had the opportunity to engage with three guest speakers from the Islamic Sciences and Research Academy (ISRA) Australia. It provided a fantastic opportunity to find instruction on the Islamic belief outside of just a syllabus understanding. Students asked questions associated with Islamic belief such as predestination and fate and heard firsthand accounts that were authentic and genuine. Students could also question ethical teachings such as organ donation and stem cell research, providing relevant and current context to the curriculum.

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We also had a project for the Year 9 girls to create Pymble’s Culture in a Box. The hope was to generate a physical representation of Pymble’s massively diverse and accepting culture. With students from all cultural, spiritual and religious backgrounds, it seemed poignant to celebrate that with a physical memento!

Project Based Learning Years 7 and 10 embarked on Project Based Learning this year. In Year 10 the focus was on the detailed exploration of a religious, legal or philosophical issue that piqued their interest. Some examples included bioethics, war and even stem cell research. This method of learning allowed the girls to focus on developing their skills in project management and communication and students were able to produce a variety of projects as their final submission. Every student engaged in a learning walk to admire the efforts of their peers and the focus and commitment was admired by all. Meanwhile Year 7 students’ projects were focused on the study of world religions. Students worked independently to research both Christianity and one other world religion of their choosing. Some students created children’s story books contrasting the origin of their two world religions, whilst other students created Lonely Planet style travel guides or even interactive websites. Overall, this produced some extraordinary pieces of work which speaks to the dedication and engagement of students.

...it is more important than ever, in this moment of global uncertainty, that the next generation is taught to love learning about the cultures of others.

Aboriginal Spirituality In Term 4, Year 7 was introduced to Aboriginal spirituality and belief systems. In order to encourage the girls to consider the history with respect and empathy, Pymble’s Year 9 Indigenous students were recruited to educate the girls with their clear background of knowledge and firsthand experiences. So, a video was made celebrating each girl’s background, family life, culture and spirituality. The students included Georgia Stuart, Amarley Bron, Mika Tyson and Elise Djerrkura. This was an incredible learning opportunity for the students to expand their world view and develop respect for the ongoing culture of Australia’s First Nations people. Australia is a culturally diverse, multi-faith nation and it is more important than ever, in this moment of global uncertainty, that the next generation is taught to love learning about the cultures of others. Religion and Ethics aims to teach students tolerance and understanding, and Pymble students exited the year with a broader understanding of the world and their peers across the globe. Amy Jarvis, Captain of Religion and Ethics

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Indigenous Education IN D I G E NOUS E D UCATION Throughout 2020, the College continued to learn about, share and celebrate Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and culture through many activities in the classroom and beyond. Whilst restrictions due to COVID-19 meant many of our tours, trips and excursions were cancelled, the year still brought with it many things to celebrate.

Culture Club Our Indigenous students had 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 in the North Shore area to get together, form connections and learn from local uncles and aunties. Restrictions around school groups meeting together limited our sessions this year, however Culture Club continued to be a highly popular program.

Online Learning With most of our Indigenous scholars being Boarders, online learning provided a unique opportunity for our students’ family members to see firsthand the learning happening in Pymble classrooms. The girls from Queensland and the Northern Territory were working around the added complication of time differences. All students are to be congratulated on their efforts with online learning.

Reconciliation Week 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 ‘In this together’. Celebrations were held across the College. In the Secondary School, a diverse group of Year 12 students, with the support of the College’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) group, ran an assembly outlining their hopes for the future of Australia, along with ideas for how all of our students could help. The students in Years 7 to 12 then made pledges that were put together to make a display in the Library.

Mikayla Zahirovic, Niley Woodhouse and Tiarna Williams, Year 12

NAIDOC Week This year’s NAIDOC theme ‘Always was, always will be’ recognised that First Nations Peoples have occupied and cared for this continent for more than 60,000 years. Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students made videos sharing their stories and the ideas behind the theme, which were shown in the Preparatory, Junior and Secondary Schools. Our dance troupe performed several times across the week and our students also ran art and craft activities to increase understanding of the importance of weaving and artefacts such as the boomerang. We had 23 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at the College in 2020. They once again had a busy year balancing their studies and extensive contributions to co-curricular activities. Some additional highlights include: • Aspen Moore, Year 8, had a starring role in the Sky News documentary Changing our Nation. • Niley Woodhouse, Year 12, fulfilled her role as a College Prefect during 2020 and Tiarn Wilesmith, Year 11, was voted in as a Prefect for 2021. • Olivia Anderson, Year 12, created a Visual Arts Major Work depicting her journey of discovering her cultural heritage as a young Aboriginal woman. • Dezi Magann-Jones, Year 7, was elected as a Middle School Leader for 2021. • Mikayla Zahirovic, Year 12, won the Australian Olympic Change-Maker award at the Pymble Sportwomen’s Award Dinner. This award recognises and rewards students who demonstrate the Olympic spirit through leadership and drive positive change in their communities. • Teegan Wattam (2017) continued to work as a cultural mentor to our Indigenous students. Her firsthand knowledge and understanding of the experiences of our girls, along with her warm and welcoming personality, allowed for Teegan to be a wonderful support across both the Day School and Boarding. 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.

Back Row: Olivia Anderson, Year 12, Georgia Stuart, Year 9, Aspen Moore, Year 8, Imogen Hawkins, Year 8 Front Row: Mika Tyson, Year 9, Elise Djerrkura, Year 9

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Miss Kate Howie, Indigenous Student Co-ordinator

LIBRA RY 2020 was a really great year for the Library. Between Write a Book in a Day (WABIAD), Book Week and the introduction of Wheelers Audiobooks and eBooks, it was a jam-packed year!

WABIAD

Georgia Bicego, Year 8

This year, for the first time in years, students participating in WABIAD were required to fundraise for the Kids’ Cancer Project. This produced some incredible innovation, with the year groups coming up with a fundraising plan and then carrying it out. The Year 7 girls held a book sale, whilst the Year 8 girls had a week-long raffle, the Year 9 Pet and Favourite Book Competition was certainly cute, and the Year 10 girls sold wellbeing products on the Pymarket. Fundraising was a real success, as our girls raised $1,200, and more than $538,000 was raised across Australia for the Kids’ Cancer Project!

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During WABIAD, students gathered at the Conde Library to receive the parameters for their books. They dealt with these different topics admirably and managed to finish their books by the end of the school day. Well done, girls!

Book Week

Back Row: Abigail Stagg, Chloe Kim, Charlise Moodie, Grace Scott, Amelie Matthews, Emma Eaton Front Row: Georgia Bicego, Zara Dimovski, Sophie Toma, Katie Sung, Year 8

The theme for this year was ‘Curious Creatures, Wild Minds’, and Pymble students certainly delivered! Book Week this year was unfortunately postponed from Term 1 due to COVID-19, and due to later health restrictions, we were not able to hold many of our usual events. However, we held several week-long competitions: Guess the Book and Match the Teacher to their Favourite Book. We also had a photo opportunity for girls to come in and take a ‘Curious Creatures, Wild Minds’ themed photo. On Tuesday and Wednesday lunchtimes, the Library hosted a viewing of the wonderful film, Night at the Museum, complete with popcorn and chips! On Thursday at lunchtime, Pymble girls participated in a scavenger hunt, running around the school to hunt all the clues down. On Friday at lunchtime, to conclude Book Week, trivia was held in the Library, where we had a fabulous turn-out. Book Week was a success, and all we can say is bring on Book Week 2021!

Wheelers Audiobooks and eBooks At the end of 2019, Wheelers Audiobooks and eBooks were introduced to the Library. This was an invaluable resource during quarantine, as students were able to continue reading new and interesting books even at home. We had some incredible borrowing stats this year: more than 3,000 books in the past 12 months! What was also very pleasing was how this borrowing kept up, even when students were back at school. Alexandra Johnson, Captain of Library

Abigail Stagg, Charlise Moodie, Amelie Matthews and Katie Sung, Year 8

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Information and Communication M O O CS What is a MOOC?

Coding – Creating a Game MOOC

A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is designed to educate students on a specific subject which they would not usually have the resources or opportunity to learn about in such depth. It is open to all students from Years 7 to 10 to freely participate in, and they are able to follow through the videos and course resources at their own pace and ask questions in the chat.

There were two coding MOOCs, both run by Mr Brown. There was one for creating a machine that emulates a hand (basically a robotic arm), and another for creating a game. In the Coding – Creating a Game MOOC, we were introduced to the Game Lab on the website code.org. The aim for this MOOC was to learn and create a final game on the website and present it to a specific target audience. To do that, we first had to learn new skills – not only about how to code, but also about the composition of a game. We learned about sprites, variables, arrays, and so much more! The MOOC meetings were run via Microsoft Teams, with Mr Brown sharing his screen and demonstrating new skills (everything was recorded, of course), but we also worked in pairs (to give each other peer feedback) and we regularly shared our work and progress with each other. This was a really unique experience, in the midst of online learning, and we highly enjoyed it. We loved taking part in this MOOC, and we learned some very valuable skills that would definitely correlate with our current modern lives.

Why do a MOOC? These courses were very personalised and provided opportunities for students to be more self-directed and independent in their learning with the ever-present guidance of trained professionals in each different subject on offer. We found that it was a fantastic experience, especially during home learning, when we had the freedom to learn to the same standard we would experience at school. Unique features such as the Leadership Development NBI quiz and the Practical First Aid course’s Padlet and videos kept students engaged and on track. Through Microsoft Teams, we were able to share our ideas, accomplishments and creations with other team members and teachers to receive feedback and support.

We learned about sprites, variables, arrays, and so much more!

Public Speaking MOOC In the Public Speaking MOOC (which was run by Mrs Hubbard, our Head of Language Arts), we focused on two main branches of public speaking: Stories and Speeches. In the first week we explored the topic of storytelling and oral tradition. I found this topic highly interesting as it is something that is not commonly associated with public speaking, but is very important, nonetheless. The next week, we looked at speeches, and then techniques to improve them. At the end of the course, we prepared either a story or a speech and recorded ourselves presenting it via a collaborative videosharing website called Flipgrid. The Public Speaking MOOC meetings were a bit different from the Coding ones, they were less demonstration-based and more discussion-based. I really liked the discussions, learning about each other’s experience in public speaking, and how we individually interpreted a speech. We also did some teamwork – we split into groups to discuss our stories and speeches, which was really fun. Overall, I learned a lot from this MOOC and I found it really helpful with writing essays, debating, class presentations and the like!

Leadership Development: Understanding Your Thinking Preferences MOOC

Isabella Stalley, Year 7

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We both did the Leadership Development MOOC, which was run by Dr Hadwen. The MOOC was mainly about exploring and understanding our own and others’ strengths, and then learning to apply this to real situations. The MOOC was very interactive and engaging, as Dr H had prepared Google Docs with course notes, online polls and Padlets about thought-provoking topics such as values and morality, neuroscience and what personality is. A large part of the course was dedicated to completing a professional personality quiz called the NBI certification. It measures the four quadrants of personality types (emotional, experimental, practical and analytical) for an individual. We found it really interesting how everyone’s results were slightly (or completely) different, and how everyone seemed to think differently. Dr H encouraged us to think about how this could affect everyone’s working/

learning making things for my family. I thoroughly enjoyed the Nourish and Flourish MOOC, and I learned so much!

Practical First Aid MOOC

teaching styles, and how we could play to our own strengths and support others as a leader. We both learned a vast amount from this MOOC, about ourselves and others from different year groups. The Leadership Development MOOC was not only unique in its interactive approach and online materials, but the content was interesting and new – neither of us had encountered a class or course like it. We both had so much fun with the MOOC, and we absolutely loved it!

Nourish and Flourish MOOC The Nourish and Flourish MOOC was like an online, virtual version of Food Technology. It was hosted by Mrs Burgess and Mrs Wiedemann. Over the span of a few weeks, we cooked three meals: a breakfast, a lunch and a dinner. The meetings were via Microsoft Teams, and Mrs Burgess and Mrs Wiedemann demonstrated how to cook each of the meals during a live stream. The participants could either watch or cook along with the demonstration. The three meals were made to be healthy but also delicious. It was very entertaining to watch the demonstration, as Mrs Burgess and Mrs Wiedemann chatted about many things such as handy tips, the proper materials and historical facts about certain foods. There was also a Padlet where we could share pictures of our creations and ask questions, which was really useful and interesting to read! Overall, I think the MOOC showed really admirable adaptations to online learning, and I was surprised how the MOOC managed to still be as fun as person-to-person Food Technology! It was great to use up some of my excess time during home

The Practical First Aid course was run by Mr Clark and taught students about basic, practical first aid and what to do in situations where it is required. The course consisted of a video introducing the course and then a series of ten videos covering a range of critical interventions in-depth. The content was very well organised and easy to follow and understand. It included anaphylactic shock and using EpiPens, asthma and how to use puffers, choking, bleeding, poisons, managing injuries such as burns and cuts, how to administer basic life support and CPR. The Practical First Aid course was full of new information which was both engaging and incredibly educational. It contained information such as how to properly do chest compressions in CPR, how to help someone who is choking and how to manage bleeding.

It was great to have the freedom to watch the videos and do the practical activities at our own pace. We were also provided with a Padlet, where we could share images with captions of what we practised by following instructions in the videos, and we could see and respond to what our friends and fellow participants did. We were able to ask questions about what we were learning, and we would

very quickly get a response with feedback and encouragement from Mr Clark. There was a quiz uploaded toward the end of the course (with answers), where we were able to test all the knowledge we had gained. We found it to be one of the most educational and engaging experiences that we have ever had, and we would highly recommend it to anybody of almost any skill level looking to extend their knowledge and skill set when it comes to practical first aid. In the words of Mr Clark, “You have the power to change somebody’s life, and that of their family, by applying your first aid skills. You have the power to save somebody’s life.”

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There is no doubt that doing all these MOOCs greatly benefitted both of us in so many ways. We gained a lot of highly relevant and useful knowledge that we can apply to our daily lives. We had some wonderful and unique experiences in topics that we hadn’t explored before, and we made connections and interacted with new people, despite being at home. The benefits of doing these MOOCs are endless, and we are both so glad to have tried them. We’re both really eager to try more MOOCs!

Every time you do a MOOC, you learn something of value, so we would really strongly encourage everyone to give a MOOC – any MOOC – a go. You won’t regret it! Mulan Xu and Grace Ho, Year 8

PyMedia This year we started a new group called PyMedia. In PyMedia we film and edit or live stream events at Pymble Ladies’ College. We met on Fridays at lunchtime and our group was open to anyone from Years 7 to 12.

The first project we worked on was filming the Athletics Carnival, which was a lot of fun! We had the opportunity to learn different features on a camera, as well as working out which clips would go nicely together to make a final product. We also did a live stream of the Combined School Assembly. We experienced all the work put in behind the scenes and were able to assist in running the live event. I am excited to explore more about live streaming and different sites that can be used to enhance the quality of them. It was such a great experience and I look forward to continuing to learn more about filming, editing and live streaming. Isabel Aveling, Year 8

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Languages M O D E RN LANGUAGE S 2020 was an enriching year for Modern Languages at Pymble. Despite the challenges COVID-19 presented, thanks to the wonderful school staff and resources, Languages Week at Pymble continued to flourish.

Languages Week Languages Week, an annual event which celebrates the diverse languages-related opportunities available at the College, was hosted in Term 3. Along with the Classical Language Captains, as a team we ran many successful events celebrating the cultural diversity of our community.

Serena Kao, Year 11, Mulan Xu, Year 8, Tanvi Thomas, Year 8, Ashley Chen, Year 11, Jasmine David, Year 11 and Alessandra Natale, Year 11

International Quizzes One of the many activities held that week was an International Kahoot! Tournament. Middle School Languages students competed against their fellow classmates in a 20-question quiz about their language of study and its culture. The highest-scoring student from each of the five language cohorts then progressed to the final where they battled it out in a 30-question multicultural languages quiz. Congratulations to Amelie Muir, Year 8, who took out first place, and to Julie Sheng, Year 8, and Ashleigh Ip, Year 7, who received second and third place respectively.

International Singing The next initiative we hosted was an ‘International Singstar Challenge’ where we encouraged Upper School students to embrace their love of languages and the performing arts by creating a video of themselves singing, lip-syncing or dancing along to an international cover song. Songs students could perform ranged from I’ll Make a Man Out of You in Mandarin (from the animated Disney movie Mulan) to the Japanese cover of Baby Shark. With their fabulous interpretive dance to the Japanese rendition of Let it Go from Frozen, Year 9 was crowned as the winners of the 2020 International Singstar Challenge. Well done girls!

International Artwork The final way that we sought to engage all Secondary School students in Languages Week was through the creation of a collaborative artwork. For this initiative, each student decorated a leaf-shaped template with the national flag of a country they culturally identified with, were currently learning about or would love to travel to. The Languages team then collated the leaves and assembled them into beautiful flowers – a shape symbolic of how languages are truly ‘flourishing’ at Pymble – and then displayed them in the Conde Library. Overall, 2020 was another great year for Modern Languages, with girls continuing to immerse themselves in different cultures and develop their skills and knowledge. We are looking forward to what Modern Languages will bring in 2021. Jasmine David and Serena Kao, Captains of Modern Languages Ashley Chen, Jasmine David, Alessandra Natale and Serena Kao, Year 11

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C LA SSIC A L LA NGU A GES Rosemary Davies Art Competition In 2020, several Classics students participated in the Rosemary Davies Classical Art and Design Competition, a contest which encourages students to explore mythology and culture through creative artworks. We are extremely proud of Year 8 students Charlotte Dhanu and Carly Yiu who placed first in the Digital category with their interactive walkthrough of Pompeii, and Sasha Wong, Year 9, who achieved first place in the two-dimensional category and overall winner of the competition with her artwork Servare Medusam which was a powerful and creative depiction of Medusa’s transformation into a Gorgon.

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American Classical League’s National Latin Exam

Jasmine David and Ashley Chen, Year 11

The National Latin Exam, held by the American Classical League, is an annual international competition which offers an opportunity for our Classics students to challenge themselves in their knowledge of Roman culture, mythology and the Latin language. With more than 95 per cent of our students receiving an award for their efforts, many Year 9 students were recipients of the Outstanding Achievement award, and a very high number of our Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12 students received Gold Summa cum laude awards, as well as an invitation to apply for the American Classical League’s National Latin Exam Scholarship. We are very proud of the performance from Pymble Ladies’ College students as it reflects the efforts, dedication and passion we all share for the Classical languages. Further, after a hiatus of almost ten years, Pymble's Classical Greek students in Years 10, 11 and 12 competed in the 2020 American Classical League’s National Greek Exam. Congratulations to Elizabeth Cameron, Year 12, who earned an Award of Merit in the Attic Prose division. In the Intermediate Attic Greek paper, Alessandra Natale, Year 11, achieved an Award of High Honours. In the Beginner's Attic Greek division, Faye Chang, Anna Wang and Chloe Hoang, Year 10, received an Award of Highest Honours and Cia Fotias, Year 10, earned an Award of High Honours. Well done to all of the College’s Classical Greek students, your amazing achievements are truly a testament to the College's flourishing Classical Languages program.

Ashley Chen, Year 11, Serena Kao, Year 11, Amelie Muir, Year 8, Jasmine David, Year 11 and Alessandra Natale, Year 11

...Senior students formed mentor

groups and assisted the younger

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Lunchtime Languages Help Studying a language is unlike any other subject – it requires pattern recognition, effective memorisation techniques and proficient listening skills. As such, we sought to assist students in the Middle and Upper Schools by hosting Lunchtime Languages Help sessions. Recruiting the help of fellow Year 11 Languages scholars, Senior students formed mentor groups and assisted the younger girls in rehearsing, refining and revising their skills, as well as providing advice regarding Senior Languages courses. This was a thoroughly successful initiative from which all participants derived lots of enjoyment and value.

Thanks We would like to express our gratitude to the phenomenal Latin and Ancient Greek teachers; Ms Stephanie Center, Mrs Hannah McNelly, Mr Rocco Criscitelli and Dr Reuben Ramsey, each of whom supported every classicist in her learning and inspired a love of languages. We would especially like to thank Ms Salina Bussien, the Head of Classical and Modern Languages, who has supported us in every language-related endeavour. Alessandra Natale and Ashley Chen, Captains of Classical Languages

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Mathematics M AT H E MATICS Despite the challenges faced due to COVID-19, 2020 was a memorable year in Mathematics at Pymble. Some of the highlights of the year included incredible achievements by students in a range of mathematics competitions, as well as our annual Pi Day celebrations and the facilitation of a Maths Study Hall for our Year 9 and Year 10 girls in preparation for their yearly examinations.

Mathematics Competitions This year, Pymble saw girls from all year groups participating in a range of mathematics competitions, with incredible results. Students in Years 7 to 12 were invited to participate in the Australian Maths Competition where Alicia Ge, Year 8, achieved an amazing result of a Medal, Prize and a Full Score. These results ended with earning her First in State for this competition. Alicia also received an offer to the Australian Mathematical Olympiad Committee’s (AMOC) School of Excellence as a Junior A participant. An invitation to the AMOC School of Excellence, a summer school dedicated to mathematical problem solving, is very prestigious and we wish Alicia the best of luck. Chloe Hoang, Year 10, was also invited to participate in the Senior Mathematics Olympiad. Chloe, together with Alicia Ge, also participated in the Australian Intermediate Mathematics Olympiad (AIMO).

Students in Years 7 to 10 were also able to participate in the Maths Competition for Young Australians, which pushed our students to problem solve and apply their mathematical skills.

Pi Day

Angie Wang, Year 9

After a series of setbacks and delays, Pymble celebrated Pi Day, an annual event celebrating the mathematical symbol pi (π) on Wednesday 29 July. Despite having to move the event into individual classrooms this year due to COVID-19 regulations, hundreds of students from Year 7 through to Year 12 participated. To celebrate the day, students were challenged to memorise as many digits of pi as possible, with mini wrapped pies awarded to girls who could recite 15 digits. Students were also given a lottery ticket to win a pi-shaped pinata for every 50 digits recited. Our festivities continued with Year 7 and Year 8 classes creating coloured bead bracelets representing the digits of pi.

Abby Christopher, Year 7

Melanie Tan, Year 7

Overall, there was incredible engagement during this event, with spectacular results. Particularly notable was Angie Wang, Year 9, who broke her old school record of 500 digits with an incredible 650 digits this year. Congratulations to Angie and all the students who participated. Jessie Qin, Year 9

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Sarah Usher, Year 7

Esther Choi and June Kim, Captains of Mathematics

P E R S O N AL DE V E LOP M E NT, H EA LT H A ND PHYSIC A L EDU C AT IO N Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) at Pymble this year looked very different to previous years. Maintaining a healthy balanced lifestyle became even more important and innovative approaches to keeping students active while maintaining social distancing saw the emergence of the skipping craze. Year 7 girls enjoyed developing movement and interpersonal skills through participation in a wide range of physical activities, including touch football, basketball, netball, cricket and swimming. Year 8 girls engaged in activities to promote the health and wellbeing of young people, choreographed dynamic dance routines and created action plans for inclusivity. Year 9 Physical Activity Sport Studies (PASS) girls completed their Community Coaching course and applied the skills they learned to help coach Year 7 students in basketball. Year 10 PASS girls investigated the application of technology in sport and developed tactical awareness in football and flag football. Year 10 girls engaged in a variety of movement contexts to promote inclusiveness, lifelong physical activity and mental wellbeing. They participated in sports and modiﬁed games, developing teamwork, creativity and co-ordination; these included yoga, goalball, orienteering and ﬁtness circuits. Year 12 girls displayed great commitment and collegiality to successfully complete their HSC course. This was a commendable effort, especially in the face of adversity having to transition to and from online learning.

5 Ways to Wellbeing PDHPE continued to focus on the ‘5 Ways to Wellbeing’. Year 8 enjoyed designing and engaging in activities to practise how to Stay Connected, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give Back. Year 8 students participated in the annual Wellbeing Day, which included sessions on nutrition, physical activity and the creation of glitter jars.

Life Saving Year 9 developed valuable water safety and lifesaving skills in pursuit of the iconic Royal Life Saving Bronze Medallion. Students became equipped with the knowledge and skills to respond appropriately in aquatic emergency situations. They demonstrated highly developed decision-making skills, successfully performing a wide range of rescues and basic first aid.

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Xtreme Challenge Year 10 PASS students applied the planning and management skills they had refined over the year to collaboratively design and lead a fun and challenging obstacle course at the College. Students displayed their strong physical and mental abilities as they worked together to conquer the obstacles. A fun and enjoyable way to end the year!

Students displayed their strong physical

and mental abilities as they worked

PDHPE Captains’ Initiatives With a large emphasis on physical activity during the COVID-19 lockdown, especially with the incredible online fitness classes with Jack and Jules, we decided to complement that by creating some smoothie recipes to send out to students. An equally important aspect of staying healthy is eating the correct nutritious foods that will help maximise a student’s health and wellbeing.

together to conquer the obstacles. First Aid Incursion

Year 11 developed and applied valuable first aid skills to emergency situations as part of a First Aid course. Students became equipped with the knowledge and skills to respond appropriately in emergency situations and demonstrated highly developed decision-making skills, successfully performing a wide range of first aid skills. Shivani Mehta and Monique Hore, Captains of PDHPE

Pymble also engaged in supporting Alex (AJ) Richter through the Ride with Richter fitness challenge, where girls could choose to ride, run, row or walk to raise money. As PDHPE Captains, we were privileged to be able to participate and actively promote this great cause to help AJ regain his independence.

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Performing Arts DANCE Online Dance Classes

Year 12

Despite the remote learning period due to COVID-19, 2020 was an exceptional year for Dance students at Pymble Ladies’ College. Dance students and staff rose to the challenge of remote Dance classes and continued to connect, create and explore their passion for academic dance. Online Dance lessons involved student-led warm-ups, online classes from external dancers and choreographers, and self-composition tasks.

The Year 12 Dance cohort was an incredibly hardworking and resilient group of dancers who, despite the setback of COVID-19, continued to create their exceptional HSC works. Year 12 Dance students explored their artistic capabilities through the four mandatory components of the HSC Dance syllabus including Core Performance, Core Composition, Core Appreciation and a Major Study, in which all students chose to submit a Major Performance Work. Whilst creating their practical works, Year 12 had various opportunities to perform their pieces to members of staff and Dance students from Years 10 and 11, gaining valuable feedback which allowed the refinement and embellishment of their works. Additionally, the cohort mastered their understanding of Safe Dance Practice and Dance Technique through conducting numerous ‘practice interviews’, which allowed the dancers to minimise their risk for potential injury and unlock their maximum performance potential.

Year 10 Year 10 is the first year in which students are able to elect Dance as an academic subject. This year began with Year 10 Dance students learning a class dance that was developed from movement signatures unique to dance pioneers, Martha Graham, Lester Horton and Alvin Ailey. The cohort also participated in numerous choreographic tasks, during which they composed a dance inspired by a story from Australia’s shared history which allowed students to learn about the process of dance composition. Additionally, the Year 10 dancers participated in a workshop with Georgette Sofatzis, a well-renowned dance teacher and choreographer who has trained with the Alvin Ailey American Dance School. This experience allowed students to develop their understanding of the historical and cultural influences of modern dance technique while enhancing their technical skill set.

Dance Festival On 11 November, Dance students were fortunate enough to participate in Pymble’s 2020 Dance Festival, performing classwork routines, self-choreographed pieces, and HSC Major Works for the first live audience at the College since returning from Online Learning. Ilani Roder, Captain of Dance

Year 11 The Year 11 cohort began their Preliminary Dance studies with a memorable performance at Pymble’s Bushfire Relief Fundraiser Concert – Phoenix. Their routine stemmed from classwork that focused on the ‘motif into phrase’ aspect of composing an effective dance piece. The Year 11 girls delved into the world of dance appreciation, studying and critically analysing Bangarra Dance Theatre’s work Mathinna and attending a workshop with Yolande Brown, a dancer with Bangarra Dance Theatre, in which they explored abstract movement. These experiences with Bangarra Dance Theatre, Australia’s leading Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander performing arts company, allowed Dance students to recognise the use of dance to convey complex social, cultural and personal narratives.

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Chloé Clarke, Chloe White, Miss Katrina Cluff (Head of Dance), Melissa Tay and Annabel Down, Year 12

Annabel Down, Year 12

DRA MA 2020, what a crazy year it was! I was fortunate enough to be given the role of Drama Captain for 2020 with the aim to encourage students to participate in any way they could to become a part of the Drama family. Despite all the challenges we faced along the way due to COVID-19, I felt the girls really connected with each other through Drama and joined in on as many activities and events as they could. I couldn’t have been prouder!

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At the start of 2020, Theatre Club was introduced at Pymble Ladies’ College, giving Drama students of all ages the opportunity to watch plays that were being performed around Sydney. The students were fortunate enough to be able to watch No Pay? No Way! at the Sydney Opera House and Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam at the Belvoir Street Theatre. These exciting excursions, accompanied by Mrs Sweetman and Mrs Cooper-Findlay, immersed the girls into the Drama world outside school and taught them to learn from the performers and be inspired and encouraged by them to be the best Drama students they could be.

Chloé Clarke, Year 12

Sit Back and Watch Us Act In Semester 2, I worked with Sophie Smith, Theatre Captain, to brainstorm initiatives and exciting events for the year. We decided to keep going with the initiative that was up and running due to its success throughout the years. Sit Back and Watch Us Act is a lunchtime show with performers from all year groups who do co-curricular Drama and elective Drama. All students and teachers were invited to join, and snacks were provided. This was an initiative that kept the festivity of Drama alive and provided entertainment for other school students.

Thanks It was a tough year, but also a great year within the Drama community at Pymble! Thank you to all the girls who showed their commitment and participation throughout the year and the staff who never failed to help. Alyssa Vardy, Captain of Drama

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Performing Arts TH E AT R E COVID-19 changed the world in so many ways, and the performing arts became one of the hardest hit sectors with theatre closures and cancelled performances across both school and commercial venues. In true Pymble spirit and with an eye to keeping COVID-safe, we were able to still produce a wide variety of stage performances even without a traditional audience.

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Bushfire Relief Firstly, the Bushfire Relief Fundraiser Concert – Phoenix, took place in March, with performers such as singers, musicians, Year 11 Dance elective students and Year 12 Drama students. It was an amazing event where the performing arts students harnessed their power to raise money for bushfire relief.

Secondary School Musical At the beginning of this year Pymble Ladies’ College brought the amazing musical FAME! to life. With a live audience, the timing was perfect as it was staged just before COVID-19 shut down the College. The musical was directed by Mr Schweinberger and produced by Mrs Turner. It was a fun, engaging and high-energy production which was enjoyed by audiences across the Pymble community.

Plays In March, our Year 11 class was to bring Little Women to life, unfortunately due to COVID-19 our girls were unable to bring it to the stage. Pymble Ladies’ College drama festival teams performed on 24 November and showcased what they had devised and created in their classes. Imaginative, creative and joyful groupwork came alive on stage. Thanks to our amazing theatre staff, Tonya and Toby, for working around the clock during this interesting year. Also thank you to Alyssa, the Captain of Drama, for being a supportive partner during this tough year. Sophie Smith, Captain of Theatre

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Ilaria Bicego, Year 7

MU SIC Music at Pymble began triumphantly in Term 1 with the revitalisation of the Munch and Music lunchtime concerts, with participation in this bi-weekly event now open to elective Music students from Year 8 onwards. COVID-19 introduced some new challenges for the Music program, with the transition to online classes and the unfortunate cancellation of events such as the Elective Music Concert and the Year 8 Musical.

Senior Success Despite the many cancellations faced by Pymble Music in 2020, the HSC Music Concert

featuring our Music 1, Music 2 and Extension students was held at the end of Term 3 and live streamed to a virtual audience. The incredible performances of all our Year 12 students were a wonderful celebration and testament to what they had achieved over such a turbulent year. To further illustrate the success of the girls this year, three of the Music 2 and Extension students and four of the Music 1 students received Encore nominations for their outstanding efforts.

The incredible performances of our Year 12 students were a wonderful celebration and testament to what they had achieved during such a turbulent year.

Middle and Upper Schools Elective and Contemporary Music students in Years 9 and 10 worked hard on their performances throughout the year and were also fortunate enough to be able to perform their final assessments as usual. The film music project and The Voice competition allowed all of the Year 7 students to experience Pymble Music as it would have been in a more traditional year and explore the many aspects of Music at Pymble. Despite the cancellation of the Year 8 performance of The Lion King, the Music students still had the opportunity to experience the effort and excitement that goes into producing large-scale performances.

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Overall, even with the challenges brought to Music in 2020, with the incredible effort of all Music students, staff and parents, Music at Pymble had a very successful year. Hannah Grogan and Clare Macpherson, Captains of Music

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Science S C I E N CE Full of budding scientists, innovative thinkers and opportunities far and wide, Science at Pymble never fails to disappoint. Even in a year as challenging as 2020, we saw girls all over the school participate in a range of thrilling Science activities. Through organising these activities, we were also able to share our passion for Science, to encourage and inspire future Pymble scientists.

Science Week During Week 7 Term 3, girls from Years 7 to 12 were invited to participate in Science Week led by the Science Captains. In the spirit of this year’s theme ‘Under the Water’, several lunchtime activities were run, such as bubble-making on Gloucester Lawn, ocean slime, lava lamps, and competing in two virtual escape rooms. An underwater escape room was also played in Connect time. Congratulations to the groups of girls who solved these escape rooms and everyone who participated! Along with this, in Term 3 the Junior girls were delighted to receive their own Junior Science Week. Their week was jam-packed with fun experiments, science riddles and fun facts, finishing up with an exciting ‘Dress up as a Scientist’ mufti day. Science Week was a great way to get girls involved. We hope to see more girls becoming more devoted to scientific pursuits and extending their passion beyond the classroom.

Emma Eaton, Year 8

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Jessica Lin, Isabelle Jimenez and Alexandra Whittingham, Year 11

Australian Science Olympiad In late July, girls sat up to three different two-hour Olympiads each testing separate disciplines of Science. In this competition, Pymble girls performed exceptionally well, with Esther Choi, Year 11, being invited to attend the Physics and Biology Olympiad Summer Schools, and Amber Cai, Year 11, to attend the Biology Olympiad Summer School. Congratulations to all the girls who participated!

ISO Project The ISO investigation took place during quarantine and allowed Year 10 students to conduct independent Science study from the comfort of their homes – exploring an area of interest through their own experiment.

“I personally chose to look at the sugar and starch quantities in bananas as they ripen by measuring their reactions with iodine. We were allowed to go home with the ideas and final experiment, so I was able to involve my parents and have great discussions about my topic. Overall, I believe the ISO investigation was very enjoyable and would highly recommend a similar idea to be repeated for years to come.” – Olivia Harvey, Year 10

Lucy Miller, Chiara Calvani and Alexandra Hyett, Year 8

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Science S TE M STEM House Challenge Throughout Term 3, House groups from Years 7 to 10 participated in the 2020 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) House Challenge. Students had the option of choosing from one of three challenges and employed their creativity, resilience and collaboration skills to create amazing designs.

Juliette Harris, Grace Gerreyn and Alexandra Hyett, Year 8

SEEDS And the list goes on! For our Year 8 girls, their Science, Earth, Environment and Design Solutions (SEEDS) project saw them researching relevant topics about the environment. “For my SEEDS project, my group explored the topic of food waste in schools. We focused on how we could minimise the amount of food wastage in schools and strategies to re-use food for beneficial situations. With all the information we gathered we created activities for the Year 6 girls to complete. This task taught me valuable research skills that I will be able to use in my upcoming years of Science.” – Sara Glen, Year 8 Despite its difficulties, 2020 was a magnificent year for Science at Pymble. We can only hope that from these initiatives, activities and competitions the girls had an opportunity to apply themselves where they may not usually, step outside their comfort zones, and learn to love Science just as much as we do. We cannot wait to see the future scientific discoveries of Pymble girls – watch us change the world! Jessica Lin, Isabelle Jimenez, and Alexandra Whittingham, Captains of Science

The Minecraft Challenge allowed students to develop their digital skills and creativity as they redesigned their year group’s specific area of the College. Additionally, the girls had to fulfil requirements such as having at least 30 classrooms, locker rooms, etc. The girls put so much hard work into their designs and took their creativity to the next level! A big congratulations to Year 9 Wylie and Year 10 Hammond who tied for first place in this challenge. The second challenge was to create a Marble Run using household materials. Following rules, such as requiring the marble to be above the ground for at least 30 seconds, the girls created sophisticated courses integrating their House name and colour into their designs. Congratulations to the winners in Year 8 Lang; Jessie Li, Mulan Xu, Angela Liu, Emily Wang and Emma Cheng, who surpassed all expectations by creating an astounding marble run! The third challenge was to create a toy out of household materials aimed at children between the ages of six and nine. Sophia Ji, Yu Zhou and Young Cho in Year 8 Ingleholme created three recycled sock dolls designed to inspire young girls to aim to be whatever they want. They tied for first place with Evelyn Zhu, Sonali Shuh and Katherine Macpherson in Year 7 who designed an educational boardgame for younger students called ‘Chase the Fish’. The STEM Challenges provided the girls with hands-on, creative and fun ways to work together and get to know each other better and learn new skills and hopefully discover a new area of passion.

Eisha Bhardwaj, Year 11 and Dr Kristie Spence (Head of Learning Area - Science)

Code Club Code Club is run for girls from Years 3 to 12 where they learn how to code in different programming languages such as Scratch, Javascript and HTML. Using these languages, they can create their first games, animations and apps. The students learn a variety of skills along the way, from exploring how the creation of computer simulation software can help solve real life problems to navigating a professional threedimensional software engine Unity to develop a variety of threedimensional games. In Coding Level 3, students developed their own three-dimensional painting app with a variety of brushes where the user can paint and rotate a canvas!

These projects sparked the girls’ creativity and sense of fun, allowing them to think outside the box and collaborate with others to solve challenging problems. Coding allowed the girls to develop skills that will perfectly equip them for the technologically advanced 21st century. Eisha Bhardwaj, Captain of STEM

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Science AG R I CULTUR E Year 11 Agriculture Camp In March, Year 11 was lucky enough to travel to Bathurst for three days as a way for girls to apply their theoretical knowledge in a practical environment. While we were there, we visited a range of farms including a Hereford cattle stud, a regenerative sustainable farm, a traditional family-run sheep farm, as well as a windmill farm. We then applied our newfound practical knowledge by each writing a farm case study report about our visit. Greta Roberts, Captain of Agriculture

An Unusual Year for the Ag Plot The year 2020 started well for the Agriculture faculty and all girls were keen to be learning about and experiencing agriculture. However, what a year it turned out to be once COVID-19 emerged and brought everything to a shuddering halt. The Year 9 girls who had been deeply involved in monitoring the growth and development of their laying hens and broiler meat birds had to curtail their plans for this unit and exit this aspect of their assessment most abruptly. The Year 10 girls, who had just planted their wheat trial, had to look on in despair as the cockatoos (combined with COVID-19) put an end to this important activity. Year 11 girls had to set up their legume experiments on their bedroom windows at home and Year 12 girls had two excursions cancelled and replaced with something new and relatively unknown to them called Microsoft Teams!

Samantha Guthrie and Isla Cameron, Year 11

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Iris Hastings, Year 7

Year 11 girls had to set up their

legume experiments on their bedroom windows at home...

However, as Term 3 dawned and we were all (or nearly all) back at Pymble, life began to return to some familiar shape, and we all became quite fascinated by the term 'virtual'. We were also extremely fortunate to have plans for the farm renovations approved and started. Despite some short-term absences from the farm (and much-loved animals like Larry and Fetta), the long-term benefits will be that the farm as a resource will be magnificent. Thank you to everyone involved in this transformation – from Paul the builder to the Facilities team and also Dr H! The outcome will be worth the wait.

Lucy Small, Samantha Guthrie and Greta Roberts, Year 11

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Science

Taem Al-Witri, Year 8

Year 9 learning about cattle managment with Grant Keech

Thank you also to Dave the Farmer who does

a wonderful job looking after things, Ms Attley

who is part of the Ag team and everyone else who helps make Pymble Ag a dynamic, enjoyable and pleasant learning space.

Mr Grant Jackson, Agriculture Co-ordinator

Olivia Linfoot and Sally Cooper, Year 8

Year 11 Agriculture class in Bathurst

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Speech Day S E C O NDARY S P E E CH D AY AWA RDS To comply with COVID-19 restrictions, the 2020 Secondary Speech Day was held over three events in the Jeanette Buckham Physical Education Centre: • Middle School – Tuesday 1 December • Upper School – Tuesday 1 December • Senior School – Thursday 12 November

Middle School Awards

Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal) and Sienna Edwards, Year 7

Year 7

Year 8

Distinction

Madeline Arrage, Ariana Bansal, Tully Black, Sophia Chang, Sophia Chen, Maya Garg, Lumeng (Emma) Geng, Mathilde Goddard, Aysel Gupta, Ang-Ya Koo, Lauren Korenblyum, Yimo (Emily) Lin, Ella Liu, Wanrong (Annie) Luo, Katherine Macpherson, Ollisha Muthukuda, Erika Nakamaru, Ayana Sapra, Thinara Siriniwasa, Christiana Soo, Teresa Sun, Grace Townsend, Sarah Usher, Allison Wang, Madeleine Watson, Josephine Wong, Xin Yee (Angelin) Wu, Cynthia Xie, Olivia Xu, Selina Ye, Isabella Yu, Amy Zhang

Anuradha (Radha) Apana, Abigail Barfield, Ellie Beck, Georgia Bicego, Lucy Chen, Hwayoung (Young) Cho, Caitlin Costello, Arabella Cox, Charlotte Dhanu, Maiya Foster, Alicia Ge, Yeting (Lily) Huang, Ella Jones, Hannah Kim, Claire Lee, Jasmine Li, Sophie Ma, Amelie Matthews, Emma Parsons, Kashish Sabharwal, Tara Sharma, Chelsea Shi, Mia St Clair, Alice Taylor, Tanvi Thomas, Mikayla Tsou, Yvette Volk, Angel Wang, Anna Ward, Ellen Wu, Jiunn-Chyi (Margaret) Wu, Mulan Xu, Joy Ye, Elena Zhang, Muhan (Echo) Zhang

Citizenship

Emily Abadee, Mary Cottrell, Jessica Cullen, Phoebe Paleologos, Madeline Taylor, Sybella Warton

Sameera Dutta, Melijah Dwight, Sarah Macpherson, Aspen Moore, Ava Thomas, Charlotte Wykes

Principal’s Project Winners

Sophia Chang, Maya Garg, Ella Liu, Scarlett Miles, Christiana Soo

Georgia Bicego, Emma Eaton, Maiya Foster, Arya Kalantri, Katie Sung, Sophie Wang, Anna Ward, Charlotte Wykes

Hammond House Award (Dame Joan Hammond) Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal) and Niraaya Jayasinghe, Year 10

Hannah Weber

Helen Manners Dixon Achievement and Encouragement Award Evelyn Zhu

Religion and Ethics Award Genevieve Hartin

Year 7 Improvement Award Jessica Tran

Middle School Encouragement Award Sienna Edwards

Gold Colours

Sailing - Sara Bruce

Silver Colours

Orchestra - Alana Gao

Helen Manners Dixon Achievement and Encouragement Award Grace Gerreyn

Religion and Ethics Award Catherine Walker

Science – Jenny Logue Memorial Prize for Improvement Isabel Aveling

Year 8 Improvement Award Olivia Linfoot

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Mr Justin Raymond (Dean of Curriculum Innovation) and Amy Zhang, Year 7

Middle School Award Opal Bird

S E C O N D ARY SP E E CH D AY AWARDS The Vicki Waters Courage Award

Year 10

First in Subject Awards

Imogen Hawkins

Distinction

Agriculture

Gianna Ariston, Meera Barani, Louise Bennett, Faye Chang, Sophia Croudace, Isabel Dean, Cia Fotias, Ella Gibietis, Sophia Gao, Olivia Harvey, Isabelle Ho, Chloe Hoang, Caitlyn Kim, Claire Kim, Jenhui Lau, Bella Macdonald, Georgina Makeham, Annabel Maple-Brown, Roshan Neekan, Emilie Palme, Sunny Sun, Anna Wang, Emma Wang, Qiao (Joy) Wang, Alicia Xiao, Elisa Yang, Xin (Jasmine) Zhi

Philippa Austin

Citizenship

Claire Kim

Music Scholarship – Junior Anna Ward

Upper School Awards Year 9 Distinction Freya Carmody, Alyssa Cheong, Hanna Cheung, Martina Chin, Sophie Christopher, Miki Culver, Aileen Hao, Charlotte Hartin, Maya Hu, Christine Hur, Annelise Koh, Emma Lau, Lingxiao (Alice) Liu, Alexandra Luxton, Kristen Ma, Alexandra MacColl, Jocelyn Mar, Zoe Pfitzer, Jessie Qin, Claire Sun, Caitlyn Tan, Angie Wang, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Kelly Wong, Rhedyn Wong, Yo Yo (Jessie) Xie, Xin Yue (Christy) Xue, Jade Yang, Alyssa Yee, Gabrielle Zhong

Citizenship Amarley Bron, Hiu Wai (Harriette) Choi, Lucy Clark, Arabella Hunt, Bronte Lamb, Manni Lin, Annabel McKernan, Eleanor Owrid

Helen Manners Dixon Achievement and Encouragement Award Piper Markson

Religion and Ethics Award Georgia Stuart

Upper School Encouragement Award Sarah Middleton, Liesel Page

Principal’s Project Winners Freya Carmody, Caitlyn Tan

Music Scholarship – Senior Claire Oslington

Arshia Bhardwaj, Holly Campbell, Arabella Ibbotson, Lihini Jayasekara, Madison Lyster, Jasmine Pham, Angelica Tan

Patricia Burgoyne Public Speaking Winner Chloe Hoang

Chinese Beginners Hong Trang (Rosie) Le

Chinese Heritage Megan Mou

Classical Greek Faye Chang

Commerce (200 Hours) Commerce (100 Hours) Sophia Gao

Dance Anika Perera

Design and Technology (200 Hours)

Helen Manners Dixon Achievement and Encouragement Award

Alicia Xiao

Philippa Austin

Jenhui Lau

Religion and Ethics Award

Drama

Rhea Bhatti

Tahmara Thomas

Upper School Award

English

Chloe Hoang

Gianna Ariston, Xin (Jasmine) Zhi

Principal’s Project Winners

French

Angelica Tan, Emma Liu

Faye Chang

ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award

Food Technology (200 Hours)

Meera Barani

Ella Gibietis

ADF Future Innovators Award

Food Technology (100 Hours)

Zoey Chen

Deblina Roy

The Vicki Waters Courage Award

Elective Geography

Cia Fotias

Stage 5 Mandatory Geography

The University of Sydney Prize Faye Chang

Organ Scholarship Angelica Tan

Music Scholarship – Senior Annika Johnson

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Speech Day

Design and Technology (100 Hours)

Ami Naito, Xin (Jasmine) Zhi

Meera Barani

German Emilie Palme

Stage 5 Mandatory History Emma Thien-Yee Lau, Charlotte Hartin

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Speech Day S E C O NDARY S P E E CH D AY AWA RDS Big History Georgina Makeham

Elective History Arshia Bhardwaj

Japanese Louisa Kong

Latin Claire Kim

Mathematics 5.3 Chloe Hoang

Mathematics 5.2 Louise Bennett

Elective Music Lara Albany

Contemporary Music Annika Johnson

Physical Activity and Sports Studies (200 Hours) Olivia Inkster

Physical Activity and Sports Studies (100 Hours) Lilian Huntley

Gold Colours

Acrobatic Gymnastics Sophie Watson, Year 9 Diving - Emily Pearson, Year 9 Fencing - Alyssa Yee, Year 9 Sailing - Olivia Williams, Year 10

Silver Colours

Language Arts Chloe Hoang, Year 10 Orchestras - Lara Albany, Year 10, Isabel Dean, Year 10

Bronze Medallions

Year 10 - Philippa Austin, Meera Barani, Sienna Bond, Kristen Cook, Isabel Dean, Ashley Dhanu, Ciara Gibson, Freya Gordon, Isobel Gosper, Amali Hilton, Lilian Huntley, Olivia Inkster, Niraaya Jayasinghe, Annika Johnson, Georgina Maher, Annabel Maple-Brown, Sofia Massaro, Anna Mufford, Jessica Needham, Emilie Palme, Cayla Phillips, Camilla Reynolds, Nea Shingler, Georgia Spanswick, Haley Spring, Angelica Tan, Laura Wilson, Brianna Worsfold

Citizenship Marguerite Andrews, Claudia Braysich, Alison Cook, Elizabeth Glenn, Amy Jarvis, Pragya Mehta, Rose Tate, Ruohan (Sophia) Yin

Principal’s Project Winners Emma Peters, Mackenzie Watkins

Religion and Ethics Award Amy Jarvis

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award – Gold Alice Dixon, Lauren Geddes

Reuben F. Scarf Award for Commitment Xuan (Vivian) Wen

Helen Manners Dixon Achievement and Encouragement Award Jessica Davidson

Year 11 Academic Achievement Award Tess Rickard

Senior School Endeavour Award

PDHPE

Prize for Academic Excellence in Year 10

Olivia Harvey

Chloe Hoang

Photographic and Digital Media

The James and Dorothy Kelso Music Award

Year 12

Tiah Shaw

Lara Albany

Emma Ashley, Shimeng (Corinna) Chen, Amelie Clarke, Rachel D’Cunha, Sascha Duggan, Lucy Fang, Imogen Gardiner, Christine Ha, Simonie Jenkins, Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Akina Li, Grace Li, Chloe Luzar, Carina Ma, Jessica Oppenheim, Abigail Partridge, Amelie Read, Annabelle Richens, Sophie Roe, Hannah Shaw, Tian Yi (Amy) Shi, Shichen (Teresa) Su, Rachel Tang, Tiffany Tang, Viveca Tang, Sreya Vt, Grace Wallman, Alannah Webster, Amelie Yee, Claudia Yi, Xinming (Stella) Yu

Science Chloe Hoang

Senior School Awards

Marine and Aquaculture Technology

Year 11

Emilie Palme

Megan Buson, Amber Cai, Ashley Chen, Cheuk Wing (Danielle) Cheung, Esther Choi, Alison Cook, Alice Dixon, Elizabeth Gan, Katherine Gibson, Qizhi (Alice) Guan, Samantha Guthrie, Monique Hore, Amy Jarvis, Emily Ji, Helena Ji, Ella Jones, Serena Kao, Sarah Kim, June Kim, Jessica Lin, Clare Macpherson, Priya Mehra, Tara Narayan, Alessandra Natale, Emma Peters, Tess Rickard, Ilani Roder, Lucy Small, Arousha Soltany, Sophie Soo, Olivia Standfield, Haylee Turner, Huaiyue (Hailey) Wang, Michelle Yeom

Textiles Technology (200 Hours) Hong Trang (Rosie) Le

Textiles Technology (100 Hours) Alicia Xiao

Visual Arts (100 Hours) Sophia Croudace

Visual Arts (200 Hours) Emilie Palme

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Honour Awards

Distinction

Talia Dunlop

Distinction

Citizenship Ella Cassin, Isobel Clift, Isabelle Croudace, Rachel D’Cunha, Chiaara De Silva, Michelle Huang, Jessica Oppenheim, Clarissa Reed, Faith Sherwood, Juliette SingerNapton, Ruby Stewart, Madeline Warden, Orla Whatmough, Yijia (Jennifer) Zhou

S E C O N D ARY SP E E CH D AY AWARDS The Boarder’s Award

Chemistry Award

Alexandria Johnson

Claudia Yi

Contribution to Boarding

Chinese Award

Eleanor Buchanan

Nahanni Rinas

Distinguished Long Attendance – The Libby Slater Memorial Award

Classics Award

Louise Ng, Stephanie Volos

Principal’s Project Winners Jiazheng (Daisy) Ai, Emma Ashley, Joy Luo, Carina Ma, Tian Yi (Amy) Shi, Shichen (Teresa) Su

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award – Gold Sascha Duggan, Emma Goktas, Beatrice Guo, Sophia Hardas, Emma Linfoot, Lucia Massaro, Sabrina Nogueira, Jessica Oppenheim

The Vicki Waters Courage Award Summer Hall

Year 12 Subject Awards ADF Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork Award Grace Livingstone

ADF Future Innovators Award Yijia (Jennifer) Zhou

University of New South Wales Prize for Best Student in Mathematics

Elizabeth Cameron

Dance Award Chloe White

Design and Technology Award Yijia (Jennifer) Zhou

Drama – Maria Gillespie Prize Faith Sherwood

English as a Second Language Jinxin (Elizabeth) Yu

English Standard Award Livia Clubb, Scarlet Thomas

Food Technology Award Kudrat Benepal

French – Mrs Robert Vicars Prize Viveca Tang

Geography – Dorothy Cowie Memorial Prize Simonie Jenkins, Sophie Roe

German Award

Earth and Environmental Science – Heather Drummond Memorial Prize

Yvonne Smith

Chloe Luzar

Amelie Yee

Economics Award

History Extension Award

Tiffany Tang

Sabrina Nogueira, Annabelle Richens

English Extension 2 – Trenoweth Prize

Hospitality Award

Viveca Tang

Italian Award

English Advanced – D J Flockhart Memorial Award Amelie Read, Hannah Shaw, Alannah Webster

English Extension 1 – Martin McIlrath Memorial Award

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Speech Day

History – The Humanities Award

Lauren Duncan, Gillian Yick

Sascha Duggan, Claudia Yi

Japanese Award Jiayi (Joy) Hu

Latin – Wyndam Davies Memorial Prize Akina Li

Akina Li

Rachel D’Cunha

Agriculture – Mollie Drummond Memorial Award Elizabeth Backhouse, Eleanor Buchanan

Ancient History – Martin McIlrath Memorial Prize for General Proficiency Sabrina Nogueira, Annabelle Richens

Biology – Mollie Drummond Memorial Award Imogen Gardiner

Business Studies Award Charlotte Philipp

Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal) and Annabelle Richens, Year 12

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Speech Day S E C O NDARY S P E E CH D AY AWA RDS Alister Henskens SC MP Legal Studies Prize

Investigating Science Award

Hannah Shaw, Chloe White

Science Extension

Mathematics Award Yourim Chun

Mathematics Extension 1 Award Rachel D’Cunha

Mathematics Extension 2 Award Rachel D’Cunha

Mathematics Standard 2 Award Jessica Kellaway

Modern History – Harwood Award Tiffany Tang

Modern History – Martin McIlrath Memorial Award Hannah Shaw

Music Course 1 Award Faith Sherwood

Music Course 2 Award Yue (Leona) Yu

Music Extension Yujia (Jessica) Zhai

Personal Development Health and Physical Education Arabella Allmey, Holly Hall, Sophie Roe

Physics Award Amelie Read

Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Goulburn, Old Girls’ Association Award Winnie Cheng, Grace Collins, Lucy Glendinning, Simonie Jenkins, Isolde Mamo, Lucia Massaro

Proficiency in English, Mathematics and Sport Alannah Webster

Science – Dorothy Cowie Memorial Prize Shichen (Teresa) Su

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Beatrice Guo

Tian Yi (Amy) Shi

Software Design and Development Award Yvonne Smith

Studies of Religion – Jean Manwaring Prize Sreya Vt

Textiles and Design Award Zoë Janssen

Visual Art – Joan Quincey Memorial Prize

Gold Medallions

Year 12 - Ella Cassin, Imogen Gardiner, Alexandria Johnson, Jessica Kellaway, Chloe Luzar, Melissa Tay, Alannah Webster, Amelie Yee

The Dorothy Knox Scholarship Alessandra Natale

The Harvard Prize for Excellence in Year 11 (Mr J C Conde AO) Esther Choi, Alessandra Natale

Co-Captain – Community Service

Eleanor Buchanan

Eleanor Buchanan, Chloe Luzar, Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw

Visual Arts Award

Co-Captain – Music

Annabelle Richens

Honour Awards Gold Colours

Caitlyn Minney, Rachel Tang

Co-Captain – Performing Arts Chloé Clarke, Stephanie Volos

Acrobatic Gymnastics Shennei Barber, Year 12 Diving - Kennedy Cooper, Year 11 Fencing - Amelie Yee, Year 12 Football - Scarlet Thomas, Year 12 Snow Sports - Kyra Wheatley, Year 11

Co-Captain – Environment

Bronze Medallions

SRC President

Year 11 - Mikayla Arthur, Bo Burton, Samantha Connellan, Laura Papworth, Claire Rogers, Alice Walker Year 12 - Amy Bonthorne, Claudia Burt, Isabelle Hudson, Abbey Lowe, Lucia Massaro, Stephanie Volos, Isabel Walker

Silver Medallions

Year 11 - Emily Bannister, Halle De Souza, Georgina Ericsson, Adriana Fydler, Katherine Gibson, Samantha Guthrie, Ella Koster, Shivani Mehta, Kyra Wheatley Year 12 - Olivia Anderson, Isobel Clift, Ashlie Edwards, Brooke Laurie, Grace Livingstone, Tess Orton, Keely Rock, Evie Thomson

Elizabeth Backhouse, Christine Kong

Co-Captain – Academic Learning Akina Li, Amelie Yee

Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam

SRC Vice President Lucy Fang

Co-Captain – Sport Ashlie Edwards, Alannah Webster

House Co-ordinator Isabelle Croudace

Prefect Coordinator Imogen Gardiner

The Margaret Coleman Citizenship and Contribution to School Life Prize Ashlie Edwards, Rachel Tang

The Gillian Moore Award for Innovation Lucy Fang

S E C O N D ARY SP E E CH D AY AWARDS The Dame Joan Hammond Music Award Shimeng (Corinna) Chen, Hui Shan Pan

Sports Girl of the Year Imogen Gardiner, Amelie Yee

Proficiency in Work and Sport (The Ex-Students’ Union)

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Speech Day

Imogen Gardiner

Boarding Head Prefect Isabel Wilson

Boarding Deputy Head Prefect Madeline Warden, Annabelle Webb

Mr James Hunter (Chair of College Council) and Akina Li, Year 12

Head Prefect Annabelle Richens

Deputy Head Prefect Viveca Tang

The Jeanette Buckham Prize for All Round Excellence Eleanor Buchanan

The Caltex Australia Medal for All Round Excellence Madeleine Morris

The Scholars Award – The Dr Margaret Jones Memorial Prize Shimeng (Corinna) Chen, Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Amelie Read

Akina Li, Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw, Chloe Luzar and Olivia Anderson, Year 12

The School Prize (Mr J Hunter) Chloe Luzar, Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw

The Marden Prize Olivia Anderson

Dux of the School – Sir Robert Gillespie Memorial Prize Akina Li

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Back Row: Alice Guan, Ilani Roder, Emma Peters, Alison Cook, Tara Narayan, Priya Mehra, Greta Roberts, Alexandra Johnson, Elizabeth Gan, Eisha Bhardwaj Third Row: Hannah Grogan, Jasmine David, Clare Macpherson, Alessandra Natale, June Kim, Claudia Braysich, Isabelle Jimenez, Claire Browning, Katherine Gibson Second Row: Dimity-Maree Xenos, Amy Jarvis, Ashley Chen, Alyssa Vardy, Mia De Riz, Megan Buson, Alexandra Whittingham, Serena Kao, Emma Sullivan, Jessica Lin Front Row: Amber Cai, Esther Choi, Lauren Geddes, Elizabeth Glenn, Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal), Shivani Mehta, Monique Hore, Sophie Smith, Ella Atkins Absent: Danielle Cheung

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Wellbeing Grace Livingstone, Isabelle Hudson and Ella Cassin, Year 12

WELLBEING

Middle School A M E S SAGE FR OM MR S O’DO NNELL While 2020 turned out to be quite a different year to that which we expected, it was another fantastic one in the Middle School. Our girls were offered the opportunity to adapt and embrace new ways of learning, connecting and supporting one another and we are so proud of their achievements. The year began with our Connections Week when we welcomed our new Year 7 students to the Middle School and offered a range of activities to support them in building new friendships, finding their way around the campus and preparing themselves for learning in the Secondary School. Throughout Semester 1, we continued to enjoy valuable connections with older students through the Year 10 Peer Support sessions and lunchtime Gloucester Gatherings, initiated by the Year 12 Middle School Liaison Prefects who organised activities such as skipping competitions, designing Valentine cards and making friendship bracelets. During the period of online learning, we encouraged the girls to continue to focus on the 5 Ways to Wellbeing framework: Connect, Take Notice, Keep Learning, Be Active and Give. We provided activities for the girls to engage with at home, such as writing letters to grandparents, committing to daily activity and developing new skills in order to maintain balance in their lives. Students were invited to engage with a wide range of initiatives including the Principal’s Project and the MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses) in order

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Hannah Thornton, Sarah Macpherson, Maya Turk and Tess Elmslie, Year 8

to explore areas of interest, give back to their community and try something new. Participation in our Middle School Challenge Café and Sokratis programs culminated in many impressive projects that were showcased in an online format. Year 8 students also developed thoughtful and innovative projects to promote sustainability in their SEEDS Science program and had the opportunity to share these with Year 6 students through a series of online lessons and workshops. Our Wellbeing program was able to continue across online platforms, supporting the girls and maintaining connections within the Middle School. Regular year group and Middle School assemblies, fun online Connect sessions, House activities and one-to-one catch up conversations with Connect teachers continued throughout this period.

The focus for 2020 was ‘Kindness’. The newly elected Kindness Captains helped to spread acts of kindness throughout the Middle School.

This was also demonstrated through many Year 7 and Year 8 students’ participation in Pymble Gives Back, our Community Service initiative. We also ran a number of photo competitions to engage and connect the girls whilst they enthusiastically shared many images of their crazy socks and cute pets on a Middle School Padlet. With the increased use of technology at this time, we increased our investment in educating the girls about cyber safety through presentations and workshops with Kirra Pendergast, the CEO of Safe on Social, and Lynda Hart, our Police Liaison Officer. Students also participated in online study skills workshops with Elevate and heard from the Olympian gymnast and diver, Alexandra Croke.

Lydia Barnouti, Sophie Laing, Lara Hassall, Ashley Macdonald and Elizabeth Tang, Year 7

Due to restrictions, we were unfortunately unable to run our planned Year 7 Alpine Experience and Year 8 Camp on the South Coast. This did, however, present us with the opportunity to deliver an exciting Outdoor Experience for each year group on campus. By exploring and utilising all parts of our beautiful College grounds, the girls were able to participate in a range of activities designed to build new skills, encourage students to step outside of their comfort zones and to foster connections with their Connect teacher and peers. We also facilitated a Wellbeing Day for both year groups, with appropriate and diverse activities. Year 7 spent their day at the Narrabeen Sport and Recreation Centre in Term 1 whilst Year 8 spent a day at the College engaging in a range of physical and mindfulness activities. Year 8 was also able to welcome Michele Chevalley Hedge who spoke to the girls about the importance of good nutrition and sleep for their wellbeing. I would like to thank our Deputy Head of Middle School, Ms McNelly, our Heads of Year, Mrs Budd and Mrs White, and our Head of Transition, Miss Lombard, alongside the Middle School Administration staff, Mrs Tysoe, Mrs Volonakis and Mrs Sibug, for their commitment to the girls and for ensuring that each day in the Middle School is filled with warmth, kindness and appreciation. Mrs Jennifer O’Donnell, Head of Middle School

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Middle School M ID D L E S CH OOL L I AIS O N S ’ R E P ORT Links Day Links Day was a highlight for our new Year 7 girls as they were able to create lifelong friendships and build bonds with a diverse range of girls. The girls had a true taste of ‘a day in the life of a Pymble girl’ as they had the opportunity to do experiments in Science and Zumba for PDHPE. As well as this, girls attended a service in the Pymble Chapel and had recess and a barbecue lunch on Gloucester Lawn provided by the school. On the first day of school for 2020 we Middle School Liaisons, with the help of the Prefects, stuck notes on all the Middle School girls’ lockers. This both welcomed them to Pymble and introduced the girls to the support they have from the Senior School. Additionally, Year 7 started their first year of high school with Orientation Week where they were able get to know their Connect teachers and peers in Years 7 and 8, as the Year 8 girls led their activities. Girls participated in wellbeing, sport and technology classes, making them feel more comfortable and confident in their learning at Pymble.

Birthday Messages

As Middle School Liaisons, we

sent every girl in the Middle School

Alexandria Johnson, Faith Sherwood and Amelie Read, Year 12

Online Learning in Middle School Despite the lockdown, Middle School girls were still able to stay connected, learn and have fun through the online platform. Even though other activities were cancelled like the Movie Night and Crazy Sock Competition, students and staff alike were eager to pull on their craziest socks and snap a picture virtually to compete and win the prize for the most innovative and unique sock design! Gloucester Gatherings continued making a smooth transition to the online platform as girls engaged in activities such as Just Dance to get active with their peers and us from their homes. Alexandria Johnson, Faith Sherwood and Amelie Read, Middle School Liaison Prefects

a special message on their birthday. We thought this was a great way to

make sure every single girl knows how

special and valued she is as a part of the Middle School, especially after the many challenges the girls faced and overcame this year.

Anarghya Guru Prasad, Lucy Hu, Emma Du, Teresa Jiang and Jessica Qin, Year 7

Gloucester Gatherings An initiative we continued from last year, Gloucester Gatherings, was a huge success as it exhibited the enthusiastic Middle School spirit on Tuesday and Thursday lunchtimes. The aim was to bring the girls together to get to know one another better in a fun and safe environment. Some of the activities included making Valentine’s Day cards, friendship bracelets, handball competitions, colouring in, board games, skipping and making headbands for the Knox versus Pymble netball game to raise money for the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women’s Shelter. As Liaisons, we were inspired by both the girls’ determination to earn a spot in the ‘King Court’ in handball and also the kindness and fairness they showed towards one another in the games. Ava Luxford, Lara Groves-Berry and Taem Al-Witri, Year 8

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Upper School A M E S SAG E F R OM MR S BOYD 2020 was a unique and memorable year in the Upper School. In Term 1, Year 9 undertook the famed and much anticipated Urban Challenge Camp. The camp began with the Spark program led by Burn Bright. Spark builds the toolkit to help our girls grow their confidence, positively express 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. The Urban Challenge saw our Year 9 students forming small teams, each with a teacher and Urban Challenge guide, and embarking on an unfolding adventure through Sydney and surrounds to complete urban-flavoured activities, clue chases, meal preparation and much more along the way.

Kindness was on display throughout the Upper School this year with Year 9 and Year 10 students eagerly participating in Pymble Gives Back Community Service initiatives. Our girls committed many hours of service over the year in our local community through Easy Care Gardening, Wrap With Love and Days for Girls. The Upper School students ran an ‘Undie Drive’ in Term 4, and donated more than 1,200 pairs of women’s underwear to support Days for Girls.

In Year 10, Mr Paul Dillon addressed our girls in an interesting presentation. 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. Term 2 saw a shift to online learning for our students in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Year 9 and Year 10 students showed remarkable agility adjusting to new routines where they supported one another and staff in the digital world. Connect time, Chapel and assemblies were live streamed with a range of online co-curricular activities created to keep our girls connected and entertained. Many Upper School students undertook MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses) on leadership, first aid, photography, cooking, robotics and more. Others participated in the Principal’s Project, designed to challenge them to think creatively and engage in a personal project in an area of passion.

Laura Legovich and Jenhui Lau, Year 10

In the absence of the International Exchange program, our girls began Pen Pal programs to connect with students across the globe. In the theme of connections, the Upper School Leaders worked with staff to develop Termly Connections days. We invited well-respected health professional Dr Rebecca Overton to share her modern approach to nutrition, sleep and the risks associated with alcohol and drug use. Author of The Butterfly Effect, The Girl with the Butterfly Tattoo and Loveability, Danni Miller spoke with Years 9 and 10 about how to become strong, successful women able to navigate the pressures from many sources, especially the barrage of media, marketing and pop culture which continues to dominate and influence their true worth. Other activities involved making friendship bracelets, face masks for Sydney Adventist Hospital, knitting squares for Wrap With Love, painting cards for donation to Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women’s Shelter, craft moments and making reusable sanitary packs with Days for Girls, which all brought joy and a sense of achievement. Each term, our girls engaged in high-energy Zumba, games and special surprise activities including silent discos, live bands and dances to celebrate the end of year. It was certainly a memorable year in the Upper School.

Jasmine Pham and Lihini Jayasekara, Year 10

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Upper School UP P E R S CH OOL L I AIS O N S ’ R E P ORT As Upper School Liaison Prefects, we focused on forming close friendships between Year 9 and Year 10 and creating an inviting environment. We aimed to foster positive experiences that would make the Upper School a memorable time. The Upper School students showed great resilience in unprecedented times and were able to adapt quickly to online learning. Upon returning to school, the girls showed great responsibility and understanding of the changes. We have seen the Upper School girls grow into confident, ambitious young women and leaders.

New Students Morning Tea To welcome our new students to the Upper School, a small morning tea was organised for girls in Years 9 and 10 to come together and build support networks. The event allowed for the girls to raise any questions they had about the College to ensure they felt settled and comfortable in their new learning environment.

Winter Olympics In light of COVID-19, a virtual Winter Olympics was organised for both Years 9 and 10 where girls completed a set of challenges such as a Paper Plane Competition, Dance Competition and Trivia. The girls were encouraged to work together in their House groups to foster a collaborative space and to develop and exercise their leadership skills.

Zumba In Term 3, the Upper School girls were fortunate enough to kick the term off with Zumba, hosted by Aline. The girls loved the high-intensity spirit, laughing and dancing for the afternoon. Zumba gave the girls an opportunity to enthusiastically engage in physical activity to help balance their day with some fun and dance.

Zoë Janssen and Louise Ng, Year 12

Year 9 Handball The Year 9 girls demonstrated their sporty side through an intense match of handball across the Houses. By encouraging friendly competition, enthusiasm and participation, we saw the girls form closer relationships within their House groups and the rest of the school.

Days for Girls The Year 10 girls had the wonderful opportunity to contribute to the wider community through Days for Girls. The girls created reusable pads and kits for girls around the world who do not have access to simple sanitary items.

Connections Day Connections Days were a highlight for girls in Year 9 and Year 10 throughout 2020. The days included a talk from a doctor who spoke about the importance of nutrition and sleep for young women and opportunities to choose different activities ranging from mask making to friendship bracelets. The girls could also choose to participate in knitting for Wrap With Love, Zumba, arts and crafts and yoga. The girls were also surprised by a silent disco, which was truly a highlight, as they were able to dance and sing their hearts out. An amazing talk about the importance of gratitude was a wonderful end to a wonderful day. Zoë Janssen and Louise Ng, Upper School Liaison Prefects

Olivia Bransgrove, Zara Benson and Sanah Goklaney, Year 9

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Senior School A M E S SAG E F R OM MR S WYSE “Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” – Ella Fitzgerald 2020 was a year that saw unprecedented challenge for our Senior School girls and our community. Inspired and led by our wonderful Prefects, the Senior girls worked hard to achieve their best, support each other and provide service to their broader communities. The year began with the Bushfire Relief Charity Concert which aimed to raise funds for communities affected by the devasting Christmas bushfires. It was a night of extraordinary talent and entertainment, ably led by the Senior School Leaders. Not long after that, the calendar of events was upended as COVID-19 restrictions and an eventual period of online learning and activities was implemented.

Thankfully, the Year 12 girls and parents were able to celebrate and acknowledge their final year of schooling with a special Senior School Speech Day and the Year 12 Valedictory Dinner at Miramare Gardens. It was truly a joy to see the girls letting their hair down and dancing the night away! Year 11 girls enjoyed the inaugural Experiential Learning Week at the beginning of Term 4, as they took up the mantle of leadership in the College. Their enthusiasm, sense of school spirit and willingness to ‘have a go’ are true hallmarks of the year group. The girls were inspired by the words of Rey-Hanna Vakili (2008) and engaged in workshops with a variety of speakers including GPs in Schools, Brent Sanders (personal safety), Professor Gin Malhi (mental health), Kathryn Taylor (career readiness skills) and Brett Lee (cyber etiquette and safety). The program also included two days of outside activities to challenge the girls and build connections across the year group. 2020 was a year of growth, resilience and achievement for the girls in the Senior School. They involved themselves wholeheartedly in a range of opportunities and created a kind and supportive community. I would like to thank all the girls, parents and staff of the Senior School for their efforts and their character through some very tough times. Their unwavering care, encouragement and dedication to personal growth and community spirit was inspiring. Mrs Nikki Wyse, Head of Senior School

2020 was a year of growth,

Jocelyn Wu, Heidi Flood and Cathaline Guan, Year 12

resilience and achievement for the girls in the Senior School.

The Senior School girls rose to the challenges, engaging in their classes with gusto and independence, while still maintaining involvement in a variety of online sporting, academic and cultural opportunities. Innovation was high on the list of attributes as the girls organised online training sessions, online music and cultural activities and even a virtual Study Camp during the term break. Many girls accepted the challenge of the Principal’s Project and created some original and thought-provoking endeavours that saw them connecting with their global communities and reading bedtime stories to younger girls, to name but two. The return to learning on campus brought a welcome sense of energy and good humour back into the Kate Mason Building. Despite restrictions, the girls and Senior School staff still managed to knit hundreds of squares for Wrap With Love and collect a variety of non-perishable foods and sanitary items for those less fortunate in our community. With the ‘new normal’ we introduced a new event for the Year 12 girls – the Teddy Bears’ Picnic, which allowed the girls to enjoy a lunch with their Connect groups and their newly named Pymble bears. Through online assemblies, Chapel services and guest speakers, the Senior School girls worked hard to build connections and lead their younger peers across the College.

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Senior School S E N I O R S CH OOL L I AIS O N S ’ R E P ORT International Women’s Day This year, International Women’s Day highlighted to the girls a new insight into the power of this global movement striving to celebrate the achievements of women and calling for action and equality. The theme for 2020’s International Women’s Day was ‘Each for Equal’; with the goal to create a world where every girl and woman has equal opportunities to fulfil their full potential. Guest speakers this year included ex-students Jessica Harwood and Tahire Wijetilaka. Jessica, a communications campaigner at the Sunrise Project in Sydney, is also a freelance illustrator. After graduating from Pymble in 2005, Jess attended the University of Sydney, gaining her Bachelor of International Studies and Bachelor of Laws. Tahire, Head Prefect 2018, has worked as an Electorate Officer and debating coach since leaving Pymble. She has recently been accepted to study History at the University of Oxford. Both speakers provided strong female voices for the girls to look up to and to also see an example of life after school and the goals we can achieve.

Wrap With Love Wrap With Love, an annual event in the school calendar, saw the Pymble community join together to aid the wider community and to help those in need. The girls in Years 11 and 12 and their families knitted squares to be made into blankets for those displaced after natural disasters, spending winter in refugee camps, those who are homeless and/or living below the poverty line. Knit Ins were held at various Connect sessions allowing for us to connect whilst still making an impact on the wider community. The initiative was highly valuable as it showed the girls the importance of community service and helping those in need.

Niley Woodhouse and Isabel Ryan, Year 12

Thank You Although 2020 came with its challenges and obstacles the Senior School community was packed with celebrations and opportunities for the girls to make memories that will last a lifetime. All the students and staff came together to support and persevere throughout the year, making it an enjoyable time for all. We would like to thank Mrs Gallardo, Mrs Wyse and Mrs Harrison for their ongoing support throughout the year. We are so grateful to be a part of such an enthusiastic and loving cohort.

Isabel Ryan and Niley Woodhouse, Senior School Liaison Prefects

Niley Woodhouse, Isabel Ryan, Ms Tahire Wijetilaka (2018), Ms Jessica Harwood (2005), Annabelle Richens and Viveca Tang, Year 12

Hana Kassam, Charlotte Hill, Katrina Mitchell and Kelly Wu, Year 11

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Back Row: Annabelle Webb, Rebecca Terry, Isabel Walker, Lily Evans, Amy Bonthorne Third Row: Kristin Larsen, Lucia Massaro, Alexandria Johnson, Grace Collins, Emily Hunt, Isabel Ryan, Brooke Laurie, Ashleigh Wedlock, Nahanni Rinas Second Row: Stephanie Loui, Brooke Faahan-Smith, Charlotte Rosewarne, Isabel Wilson, Jessica Oppenheim, Isabelle Hudson, Evie Thomson, Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw Front Row: Chloe Luzar, Louise Ng, Madison Walsh, Veronique Hopkin, Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal), Jessica Tapp, Elizabeth Cameron, Anna Meldrum, Charlotte Philipp

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Boarders B O A R DING CAP TAINS ’ R E PO RT This year was quite an unusual and unique one for our Boarding community. Although COVID-19 was a huge disruption for many of our Boarders – with some girls unable to re-join Boarding and others going months without seeing their families – it was heart-warming to see the lengths to which the staff and girls went to look out for one another. We were lucky enough to enjoy our annual Wet‘n’Wild trip and our Valentine’s Day breakfast early in the year. We are eternally grateful to the staff for their ongoing support and care of all Boarders. Their dedication and passion for the wellbeing of all the girls is incredible and we will miss them all so much. We were so lucky to lead such a beautiful, humorous and kind group of girls this year in Boarding and we wish them all the best for the years to come.

"We were so lucky to lead such a

beautiful, humorous and kind group of girls this year in Boarding..."

Isabel Wilson, Madeline Warden and Annabelle Webb, Year 12

Community Although COVID-19 hindered the Boarding Charity Night, the preparation leading up to it demonstrated how the community can come together to help those in need. The event this year was supposed to raise money for the new Rural Boarding Scholarship Fund which allows for the funding of a student from regional or rural NSW who could not attend school due to the devastating impacts of the drought. With this objective in mind, emails about prizes in the silent auction were sent out, with many businesses giving generously. These actions of kindness meant a lot to the Pymble community and although the night did not go as originally planned, these interactions will be treasured.

Sustainability Throughout the year we focused on reducing our footprint on the environment in ways such as encouraging the use of reusable coffee cups and reducing excessive packaging. During isolation we held a Compost Week photo competition to encourage the use of compost bins and giving back to the soil; it was great to see everyone’s photos! In Term 2, there were lots of changes in the way our food was packaged as of course it could not be communal. This meant lots of plastic. This led to a soft plastic recycling competition within each Boarding House to reduce our waste and teach everyone how to recycle plastics!

Goodlet and Marden House Liaison Throughout the year, the Big Sister–Little Sister program was integral in forging relationships between younger and older girls. Our various movie nights, shopping trips and dinner conversations allowed for these blossoming relationships to contribute to a notion of ‘family’.

BRC The Boarders’ Representative Council (BRC) is an integral part of the Boarding community at Pymble and provides an avenue for student voice. In 2020, it was expanded to include two representatives from each year group with each girl’s involvement being greatly appreciated and valued. This year the BRC worked through many suggestions and implemented positive changes to make the Boarding experience better for each one of their Boarding sisters. Winnie Cheng, Joy Hu and Courtney Wong, Year 12

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Sport and Activities Throughout the year, the Boarding girls participated in the long-standing Angus Cup and Community Days. The Boarding Spirit Houses, Marden, Lang, Hammond and Goodlet, displayed large amounts of House spirit and enthusiasm in their High School Musical performances and a trip to Raging Waters Sydney which pushed girls out of their comfort zones.

Sophie Suttor, Emily Lin, Sophie Laing and Mia Croker, Year 7 with Mrs Kathryn Wiedemann (Technology and Applied Studies Assistant)

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Some Boarding girls also had the opportunity to participate in the much-anticipated Boarders versus Day Girls races at both the Athletics and Swimming Carnivals. Congratulations to all the girls who participated, they put an amazing effort in and represented Pymble Boarding with pride.

Isabel Wilson, Boarding Head Prefect Madeline Warden and Annabelle Webb, Boarding Deputy Head Prefects

Sophie Laing, Year 7

Back Row: Paris Hall, Mikayla Zahirovic, Tiarna Williams, Jessica Luo, Isolde Mamo, Courtney Wong, Annabelle Richens, Abbey Lowe, Summer Hall, Niley Woodhouse Front Row: Mrs Carolyn Burgess (Director of Boarding), Alexandria Johnson, Eleanor Buchanan, Madeline Warden, Alexandra Ferguson, Winnie Cheng, Sophie Freedman, Isabel Wilson, Nora Huang, Kailyn Joseph, Jessica Freedman, Jasmine Bowers, Georgia Richens, Esther Hanna, Year 12

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Back Row: Annabelle Richens, Tess Orton, Georgia Richens Front Row: Eleanor Buchanan, Winnie Cheng, Alexandria Johnson, Isabel Wilson, Madeline Warden, Year 12

Wednesday 3 June was a special day for our Pymble family.

Jersey Day celebrates the lives of our three Pymble Boarders – Alanda Clarke, Year 11, Jane Gay, Year 9 and Prudence Papworth, Year 8 – who lost their lives in a plane crash when travelling home for the June long weekend in 1993. Each year, our Boarders, Secondary School girls and staff wear a jersey to honour their legacy and help raise funds for our Boarding Scholarship, which was named in their honour.

Madeline Warden and Isabel Wilson, Year 12

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Back Row: Georgia Richens, Alexandria Johnson, Tess Orton, Isolde Mamo, Eleanor Buchanan Front Row: Annabelle Webb, Isabel Wilson, Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal), Madeline Warden, Winnie Cheng

Mika Tyson, Year 9

Ms Shelley Xie (Modern Languages Teacher), Imogen Hawkins, Year 8, Ms Mami Izuishi (Modern Languages Teacher), Mrs Katie White (Head of Year 8), Chiara Calvani, Year 8, Ms Anne De Fraine (Science Teacher), Mrs Mary-Anne Jones (English Teacher), Victoria Burton, Year 8 Front Row: Mr Bryan Morrison (Mathematics Teacher), Giaan Jackson, Year 8

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Back Row: Kailyn Joseph, Abbey Lowe, Paris Hall, Annabelle Richens, Jasmine Bowers, Niley Woodhouse Third Row: Sophie Freedman, Joy Hu, Cecilia Sum, Jessica Luo, Mikayla Zahirovic, Esther Hanna, Jessica Freedman Second Row: Summer Hall, Georgia Richens, Alexandria Johnson, Tess Orton, Isolde Mamo, Eleanor Buchanan Front Row: Nora Huang, Annabelle Webb, Isabel Wilson, Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal), Madeline Warden, Winnie Cheng, Courtney Wong

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Special Events F O U N DATION DAY Foundation Day 2020 celebrated the school’s 104th birthday on 12 February at our Combined Assembly for Years 7 to 12. We took a trip down memory lane with our Archivist, Mrs Enid O’Carroll, by exploring our museum items and images. We also celebrated our longest serving teacher, Mrs Narelle Moylan, who shared her memories of Pymble through the years and reflected on what has changed during her 38 years at the College.

C OMMEMORAT ION DAY We had to be creative in order to hold our annual Commemoration Day service in 2020. We believed it was important to acknowledge this strong Ex-student tradition, in which we celebrate the 1919 dedication of the College, and as a sign of our times we presented the service via a beautifully created video. The positive aspect to not physically gathering in our beautiful Chapel was that we were able to send this video to our Ex-students living overseas and interstate – some of whom had never been able to attend the service before. The response from all corners of the earth, and also locally, was a feeling of inclusion, re-engagement with the College and joy in watching. A very big thank you to all who gave up their time to be filmed for this special production and to those who watched it on Sunday 26 July.

Mrs Narelle Moylan (Economics Teacher) and Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal)

We took a trip down memory lane with

our Archivist, Mrs Enid O’Carroll, by

exploring our museum items and images.

Viveca Tang and Annabelle Richens, Year 12

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Special Events J A CAR A N DA D AY It was a day of double reflection as we held our

36th annual Jacaranda Service in conjunction with

Remembrance Day.

The ceremony reinforced our commitment to serving others, and also paid tribute to the men and women who have served our country in armed conflict over the years. After almost a year of online events, it was very special to have our girls and staff from Year 1 through to Year 11 gathered together on Gloucester Lawn. Our guest speaker for the day was the inspirational CEO of OzHarvest, Ronni Kahn AO. Ronni is absolutely doing her part to be of service to others, having founded OzHarvest 16 years ago to feed those in need with good food that would otherwise end up as landfill. Over the years, OzHarvest has turned food waste from supermarkets, farms and hospitality providers into 165 million meals for Australians who need food relief and support to put food on their table. Up until 2020, this equated to five million people each year. Since COVID-19, that number has increased by another million. The need in our country is very real.

Olivia Birch, Kindergarten and Vivienne Li, Year 6

Ronni paraphrased a parable by the Israeli author, Amos Oz, to remind our girls of their individual and collective power to be influential and compassionate changemakers in the world. The story went something like this: In the face of a huge inferno, like the bushfires we have just had, we all have three principal options as to how we could behave. 1. We could run away as fast as we can and leave those who cannot run to burn. 2. We could write a very angry letter to the newspaper demanding that the person responsible for the fire is punished.

Cadet Juliet Borean, Warrant Officer Class Two Zoey Chen, Cadet Under Officer Ashley Chen, Cadet Isabella Cameron and Cadet Sumeera Chabra

3. We could run and find a bucket. If we cannot find a bucket, we could run and find a jug. If we cannot find a jug, we could run and find a teaspoon. “Yes, I know, a teaspoon is tiny, and fire is huge, but there are millions of us and each of us has a teaspoon,” Ronni said. “I want to create the ‘Order of the Teaspoon’ to remind us of our duty and choice to help others so that we leave the world in a better place than we found it.”

Ms Ronni Kahn AO and Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal)

Ellie Hennessy, Emily Rothery, Elizabeth Lockhart, Year 7 and Ms Ronni Kahn AO

Three of our Middle School girls, Elizabeth Lockhart, Emily Rothery and Ellie Hennessy, Year 7, supported the work of OzHarvest since creating and launching a cookbook earlier in the year to raise funds for the charity. Amazingly, the girls were able to present Ronni with a donation of $10,000 raised by sales of their book, 3 Cooks Who Care.

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Special Events Y E AR 12 FAR E WE LL To celebrate their final week at school at the end of Term 3, our Year 12 girls enjoyed a relaxing day and barbecue on Kelso Field. The sun was out and the laughter was loud as the girls signed yearbooks and enjoyed some fun activities like the giant slide, bubble soccer, jumping castle and The Storm ride. It was 'Back to Prep' day for the Year 12 girls who started their Pymble journey as Kindergarten students back in 2008. The ‘big girls’ hosted Preparatory Assembly, where they read and performed Where is the Green Sheep? and reminisced about their days in the Preparatory School. There were many tears in the Final Assembly and Chapel Service especially when our beautiful Preparatory girls used sign language to the pre-recorded song I Can Sing A Rainbow as a parting gift to the big girls.

Ruby Stewart, Alannah Webster and Isabel Ryan, Year 12

Mrs Julie Shaw (Deputy Principal) and Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw, Year 12

It was 'Back to Prep' day for the Year 12 girls who

Isabel Wilson and Evie Jessup-Rechegaray, Year 12

started their Pymble journey as Kindergarten students back in 2008.

Corinna Chen, Rachel Tang and Akina Li, Year 12

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Sustainability E N V I R O N ME NT CAP TAIN S’ R E PORT 2020 was quite a strange year and although it didn’t turn out the way we had envisioned, we really tried to give as many opportunities as possible for students to engage in sustainability and better understand different sustainable methods and behaviours that they could introduce into their own lifestyle.

Environment Committee

Trees for Bees

This year we reintroduced the Environment Committee, being able to bring it back in a short time during COVID-19 restrictions. It was sometimes a challenge to have meetings, not being able to have face-to-face interaction, but we were able to persevere through Microsoft Teams. Girls joined from all schools, from as young as Year 3 up to Year 12. Our meetings helped highlight different environmental issues, sustainable tips and also different initiatives we could implement.

There was also the possibility of a Trees for Bees project this year, but due to restrictions we weren’t able to complete it. The goal was to plant 300 native trees in order to support the population of native bee species. We hope to encourage girls to take on this opportunity if it ever arises in the future, as well as any other sustainable prospects and challenges thrown their way.

Environment Week One outcome from the Environment Committee was the co-ordination of Environment Week, held in late June, in Term 2, Week 8. This was a fun-filled week where a different activity took place each day as well as an art competition. Activities included a two-day raffle to raise funds for our Trees for Bees project and making hand warmers out of scrap fabric and rice.

Christine Kong and Elizabeth Backhouse, Year 12

Paper for Orangutans We also helped out the school community by finding a sustainable way to recycle and reuse the Magazine. We did this by contacting Taronga Zoo and collaborating with them by offering shredded magazine paper for their animals, such as for their orangutan enclosure.

Climate Strike On 25 September we had the School Strike for Climate. We wanted to encourage girls to support the cause and keep up-to-date with the news and understand the overall potential for us to promote change and how big our voices actually are. Massive thanks go to Mr Hume, our supervisor and co-ordinator, Mrs Shaw, for helping us approve our initiatives and guiding us throughout out prefectship, and Ms Eisner, for her constant support and offering us an interesting range of initiatives we could start this year, as well as organising the massive project of Trees for Bees.

Christine Kong and Elizabeth Backhouse, Captains of Environment

Ella Jones, Bonita Xie and Ankana Dharmaratnam, Year 9

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Social Responsibility CO M MUN ITY SE RV ICE CAPTA INS’ REPORT This year, Community Service at Pymble was characterised by the College value of Care; this was expressed through the principal endeavour of making a positive contribution to both our immediate and broader community.

Whole School Charity A partnership was initiated with Share the Dignity, the organisation that was announced as Pymble’s whole school charity for 2020 in March. Share the Dignity work with countless other organisations to distribute period products to those in need; they make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable women around Australia. Pymble invited our local representative, Cara, to speak to the Senior girls in Term 3 and launched a ‘Dignity Drive’ from Years 7 to 12. Further, the Junior and Preparatory Schools supported the organisation through their ‘It’s in the Bag’ initiative.

Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw, Year 12

Phoenix Bushfire Relief Concert Pymble hosted a bushfire relief concert in February to raise funds for a bushfire-affected community, this included a variety of acts and performances from girls across the College, in total raising an amazing $3,952.

The Push-up Challenge In May, more than 150 staff and students registered to be part of Pymble’s Pushup Challenge Community. The challenge aims to raise awareness of mental health concerns and helps to smash the stigma surrounding mental health. Collectively, we completed 31,104 push-ups and raised $1,465 for Headspace.

Pals for Pymble Gals In Term 2, Pymble helped to promote a sense of community across the campus through a Pen Pal system to foster vertical relationships. More than 400 girls from the Preparatory School through to the Senior School got involved and were buddied up with a ‘Pen Pal’ based upon their interests. This program allowed girls to create new connections and get to know another member of the Pymble family.

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Sophia Quah, Year 11, Caitlin Hissey, Year 9 and Arabella Cox, Year 8

Freya Holland, Kindergarten

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea The College held its annual Biggest Morning Tea in May in support of the Cancer Council. Girls wore pink mufti in the Senior School and shared food within their Connect groups. In the Preparatory and Junior Schools, girls were encouraged to bring in a small cupcake in the spirit of the occasion and wore pink accessories. Pymble raised $2,234 to help fund ongoing cancer research.

Pymble Gives Back The College launched the Pymble Gives Back initiative whilst students were at home and learning online. Pymble Gives back was a program of activities that enabled our girls, their families and Pymble staff to continue their commitment to care for and support others in need and to share some joy, safely and with love. Activities included cooking for Women's Community Shelters, knitting for Wrap With Love, sewing hearts for newborn babies, reading buddies, entertaining the elderly and many more.

Eleanor Buchanan, Year 12 and Cara from Share the Dignity

Ongoing Acts of Service Pymble continued to support a range of organisations in 2020 and sustained pre-established relationships, this included support of the Exodus Foundation with our food drive and ongoing support of Vivian, our sponsor student at the School of Saint Jude, Tanzania. Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw, Captain of Community Service K-6 Eleanor Buchanan and Chloe Luzar, Captains of Community Service

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Chapel CHA PEL C A PTA INS’ REPO RT Engaging the school community in Chapel during 2020 was a challenge to say the least. But in such a time of COVID-19 as people were isolated from friends and family, dealing with the stresses and struggles as the pandemic dragged the world under, spirituality and mindfulness were needed more than ever.

Katherine Gibson and Claire Browning, Year 11

Reverend Lorenzo Rodriguez Torres (Chaplain)

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This year, due to the inability to run a Chapel Service face-to-face, we created a short interactive video and activity surrounding mindfulness that the girls could engage with. We asked what mindfulness and spirituality meant to them and discussed the importance of practising this in their day-to-day lives. With lots of individuals feeling isolated during restrictions, we encouraged the value of mindfulness

and spirituality, whether Christian or not this was something that everyone could engage with. The Reverends started an original podcast, Revpod, to cater for girls during the COVID-19 lockdown and filmed each Chapel Service to be watched separately by each Connect class. Thankfully by Term 4, we were able to return to face-to-face Chapel. Although we were not able to sing, we were still very much glad to be back in our sacred space. Katherine Gibson and Claire Browning, Captains of Chapel

...spirituality and

mindfulness were needed more than ever.

Year 7 students in Chapel

Reverend Punam Bent (Chaplain)

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House Co -ordinator H O US E CO-OR DINATOR ’S REPORT Despite the challenges we faced, 2020 was an exceptional year for the Pymble House program. I was honoured to be awarded the role of House Co-ordinator Prefect, where I was responsible for leading and managing a team of 24 House Captains to create an inclusive, vibrant and supportive House system. Our aim was to strengthen the House point system, to implement inter-House sporting competitions, to promote a culture of success and to foster House spirit. The introduction of the House Connect structure allowed the 2020 House leadership team to elevate the presence of Houses within the College.

Isabelle Croudace, Year 12

We organised charity fundraising events for each of the eight Secondary School Houses, inter-House sporting competitions, online activities during lockdown, and House Days, such as the House Choir Competition, to name a few. The House leadership team also ran House meetings and the Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country Carnivals which were definite highlights, especially with our new House mascots.

I would like to thank the wonderful House staff, Ms Skyba, Assistant Co-ordinator of Houses, and Ms Hibburt, Co-ordinator of Houses, for their support and dedication towards the success of House initiatives, for without whom this year would not have been such a success. To the 2020 House Captains, thank you for your incredible commitment, enthusiasm and pride towards your roles. It was a privilege to work with each and every one of you. I could not be prouder of what we achieved and the memories we created. Isabelle Croudace, House Co-ordinator Isabel Ryan, Tess Orton and Breanna Nicholls, Year 12

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House Mascots

I could not be prouder

of what we achieved and the memories we created.

Olivia Anderson, Year 12

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Bennett House B E N N ETT H OUS E CAP TAIN S’ R E P ORT Sports Carnivals Although many of the sports carnivals were postponed or modified this year, the Bennett girls always showed up and gave everything a go with a smile on their faces. We started each carnival with style and energy by making the Bennett House area a sea of blue decorations, t-shirts and dress-ups, whilst during the carnivals the girls sang and chanted in support of our Bennett girls who were competing in races. In all the carnivals (the Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics), the Bennett girls were always full of energy, ready to participate in everything that was available to them. The level of involvement was truly something else, each girl giving their all to earn extra House points. This was especially seen at the 2020 Athletics Carnival, where we placed fourth in House points! This was a great achievement and every Bennett girl should be proud of their hard work and participation in all of the carnivals this year.

New Structure The new Connect structure grouped girls in Years 7 to 11 by House which allowed Bennett girls to bond with each other during Connect time. Through this new Connect structure, we saw the Bennett House spirit and connection increase greatly, especially through the door decoration contest at the beginning of the year, where the girls decorated their doors to match the Bennett colours. This was a great way for girls, especially new girls, to bond with those within the House, and also help others to gain confidence to participate in carnivals and other activities.

Holly Boswell, Olivia Anderson and Cassandra Long, Year 12

Despite being impacted by the global pandemic, Bennett House spirit continued with weekly challenges and COVID-19 related memes through a Bennett Newsletter. The Newsletter allowed Bennett girls to be entertained and connected throughout the quarantine period.

Mascot Bruce, the Bennett Shark, was a new addition to our Bennett family this year. He supported us during every House event, cheering for Bennett

and bringing lots of energy to raise House spirit and excitement with the girls. Although Bruce’s dancing skills were questionable at times,

he always gave the most amazing

performance, especially at the mascot dance-off, in the 100-metre sprints, and other various performances.

House Charity This year, we continued to support Youth Off The Streets. To do so, Bennett held a purple and yellow themed mufti day, as those are the colours of Youth Off The Streets. The intentional choice of difficult-to-find colours allowed the staff and students to recognise and appreciate the opportunities available to us, whilst also starting a conversation about disadvantaged youths. Cassandra Long, Holly Boswell and Olivia Anderson, Year 12

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Bennett House BENNETT HOUSE CAPTAINS’ REPORT Thank You The Bennett girls’ participation in multiple events throughout 2020 created an exciting and memorable year for all of us. However, this year’s success was only possible due to the support, dedication and leadership of the Bennett House Leader, Ms Michie. Her hard work behind the scenes and her joyful, comforting personality made this year for Bennett one of the best yet, and her passion and commitment will enable each Bennett girl to have positive and enriching experiences through House activities in the future. Olivia Anderson, Bennett House Captain Cassandra Long and Holly Boswell, Bennett House Deputy Captains

Anda Wang, Jennifer Chong, Freya Walesby and Sofia Adamovich, Year 7

Erika Nakamaru, Anais Drysdale, Alisha Haq, Jaya Krishnadasan, Zarina Nurlanov and Arana Roy, Year 7

Holly Boswell, Cassandra Long and Olivia Anderson, Year 12

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Goodlet House G O O D LE T H OUSE CAP TAIN S’ R E P ORT House Day The House Day in Term 4 2019 consisted of a Christmas Pantomime which the entire House participated in. We created a two-minute remix of Jingle Bells and choreographed a dance to perform. We painted blue stripes on our faces and demonstrated great House spirit. With enthusiasm, commitment and excitement the Goodlet girls gave it their all and came away with first place. This was a rewarding experience which we were all very proud of.

Swimming Carnival Once again Pymble hosted the annual Swimming Carnival which was split into two days; Years 7 to 9 on day one and Years 10 to 12 on day two. Our amazing facilities allowed for each House to have their own section of the stands which we decorated elaborately with royal blue posters and balloons. The girls had the opportunity to participate in a variety of events throughout the day including freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly, while cheering loudly with lots of House spirit and enthusiasm. The girls won a variety of place ribbons, resulting in a great number of House points for Goodlet.

Holly Hall, Brooke Laurie and Lucia Massaro, Year 12

House Charity This year Goodlet’s House charity was Red Cross. Australian Red Cross focuses on building a better society based on people helping people. We hosted a clothing drive and asked students to donate one quality item. This was a huge success with 179 quality items donated and sold with the funds raised going to help Australian Red Cross support vulnerable people throughout the community, both in Australia and across the Asia Pacific. You should all be very proud of your efforts.

Lucia Massaro, Year 12

Cross Country The girls all showed great efforts by participating in the Cross Country Carnival, whether they ran or walked. It was great to see the day filled with smiles, fun and laughter.

The Goodlet girls’ royal blue was worn with

pride and the determination and the support

among the girls was incredible.

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Goodlet House G O O D L E T H OUS E CAP TAIN S ’ R E P ORT Athletics Carnival The Athletics Carnival was a beautiful sunny day full of cheering and fun. We had a large number of girls participate in the unseeded events, racing with their friends and receiving valuable House points. The day ended with House relays, with Goodlet showing their grit and camaraderie. It was amazing for Goodlet to come away with another win!

Sonya Zlatanovic, Selina Ye, Melanie Tan, Maya Garg and Bella Hyun, Year 7

Thank You Finally, I would like to say a huge thank you to all the students and staff in Goodlet, you all made it such a fun and successful year. It was a privilege to be the Captain and I wish Goodlet the best of luck for the years ahead. Brooke Laurie, Goodlet House Captain Holly Hall and Lucia Massaro, Goodlet House Deputy Captains

Philippa Begg, Year 9

Samara Bond, Year 7

Isabelle Hudson, Year 12

Arabella Cox, Year 8, Holly Hall, Year 12, Tessa Newitt, Year 7, Grace Townsend, Year 7 and Mia Sams, Year 7

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Hammond House H AM M OND H OUSE CAP TAIN S’ R E P ORT This year, House spirit and the importance of Houses at Pymble stepped up like never before! As House Captains, we really aimed to amplify Hammond House spirit and the idea of being a strong, supportive team. At the beginning of the year, we created a Hammond banner where all the girls were able to sign their name and draw their handprint. This was brought to every House event to reinforce the idea of House unity and spirit!

Swimming Carnival The Swimming Carnival held in Term 1 was a great opportunity for girls to give everything a go and truly show some House pride. Hammond girls did really well to participate in lots of the events, and it was great to see the House spirit over the two days in both the Years 7 to 9 and Years 10 to 12 carnivals.

Athletics Carnival This year, the Athletics Carnival looked a little different, but once again it was great to see all our Hammond girls give everything a go and have fun. The House Relay was definitely a highlight of the day, bringing out the Hammond House spirit and ending with a great result!

Jacqueline Gibson, Isobel Clift and Claudia Burt, Year 12

House Netball The House Netball Competition held at the beginning of Term 3 was short

but very sweet! Hammond came away

with a great win, thanks to the amazing Jeans for Genes Day On 7 August, all girls in the Preparatory and Secondary schools wore their jeans, donated and bought merchandise to raise funds for the Children’s Medical Research Institute. The day went very well, raising more than $3,200 despite the rainy weather conditions! Girls and teachers also brought in jeans to donate, with many being decorated and hung in the atrium. Overall, it was a very successful day thanks to all the girls and teachers!

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teamwork and enthusiasm of all the girls involved.

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Hammond House H AM M O N D H OUSE CAP TAIN S’ REPO RT Thank You We would like to give a big thank you to all the teachers and Hammond girls for such a successful year despite the challenges, especially for their continued House spirit, enthusiasm and participation. Everything we did this year would not have been possible without all the hard work of Hammond House Leader, Mr Langford, House Co-ordinators, Ms Hibburt and Ms Skybaa and House Co-ordinator Prefect Isabelle Croudace. We are really looking forward to seeing what Hammond can do in the years to come! Isobel Clift, Hammond House Captain Claudia Burt and Jacqueline Gibson, Hammond House Deputy Captains

“This year, House spirit and the

importance of Houses at Pymble stepped up like

Anika Watson, Zoe Le Hoang, Madeline Taylor and Zara Le Hoang, Year 7

never before!”

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Ingleholme House IN G L E HOLME H OUS E CAP TAIN S’ R E P ORT Athletics Carnival The Secondary School Athletics Carnival took place on 27 July at the College. It was a day full of enthusiasm and House spirit with record numbers of girls participating in both the seeded and unseeded events. The Ingleholme tent was decorated with a variety of green ornaments. All the girls participated in the 100-metre sprint and shot put and displayed their skill and energy. Ingleholme came second which is an astonishing achievement and next year we’ll be aiming for gold.

Swimming Carnival The annual Swimming Carnival was held at the school’s Aquatic Centre. With the opportunity to swim freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly, we saw girls from all years participate with the utmost energy and enthusiasm, racing against their peers and fellow Houses. Ingleholme’s stand was decorated with posters and ribbons, and the girls cheered with enthusiasm throughout the entire event.

Gabriella Chippeck, Yvonne Smith and Georgia Duncan, Year 12

Ingleholme’s stand was decorated

with posters and ribbons, and the girls cheered with enthusiasm throughout

the entire event.

Shivani Mehta, Year 11

Gabriella Chippeck, Yvonne Smith and Georgia Duncan, Year 12

Imogen Gardiner, Year 12

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Ingleholme House I NG L E H O L ME H OUS E CAP TAINS’ REPORT House Charity Day On 26 June, Ingleholme collaborated with Bennett, Goodlet and Lang for the House Charity Day. We worked with Make-A-Wish once again, a charity that makes the wishes of children with life-threatening conditions come true. Inspired by the charity’s Bake-A-Wish initiative, we ran a bake sale, selling individually packaged foods that complied with COVID-19 safety standards. This year we managed to raise more than $1,000. This was an amazing achievement and we thank all the Ingleholme girls who baked and all the girls who bought our products.

Sarah Usher, Lavan Cardo and Phoebe Paleologos, Year 7

Thank You We would like to thank Miss Gardiner for her constant support and encouragement throughout the year. We would also like to thank House Co-ordinator Prefect Isabelle Croudace and the House Co-ordinators Ms Hibburt and Ms Skyba for organising the Houses and helping out with any queries. And finally, we would like to thank all of our Ingleholme girls for their enthusiasm throughout the year.

Yvonne Smith, Ingleholme House Captain Gabriella Chippeck and Georgia Duncan, Ingleholme House Deputy Captains

Phoebe Paleologos, Year 7, Tessa Newitt, Year 7 and Mia Booth, Year 8

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Lang House L A N G HOUS E CAP TAIN S’ REPORT House Day House Day at the end of Term 4 was so much fun and the girls all enjoyed watching the other Houses as well as performing themselves. Although it was challenging teaching the girls our dance, it was so much fun and I am certain the girls enjoyed themselves. Olivia Muffet, Year 12, said “It was the best House Day I have been a part of” and Ruby Nicholas, Year 10, seconded this saying “All the girls had so much fun! I wish we could do it again!” Overall it was such a successful day and one to remember at Pymble.

Swimming Carnival This year Pymble hosted the annual Swimming Carnival in the Centenary building over the course of two days. The first day consisted of the Years 7 to 9 girls and was filled with lots of laughter and cheers. So many girls joined in the swimming at all levels and it was so enjoyable to watch. We then competed in the House Cheer-off which we won and I was so proud, followed by the House Relay which we won again. The second day with the Years 10 to 12 girls was almost as successful – the girls cheered so loudly that I am sure a few lost their voices. Unfortunately, we didn’t bring home any trophies, but the girls all joined in the races and gave it their best shot! Overall the two days were so much fun!

Athletics Carnival The Athletics Carnival took place on the main oval. So many Lang girls competed in events as they supported and encouraged each other to get involved. The carnival started with the Years 7, 8 and 9 girls running, laughing and enjoying their time, followed by the Years 10, 11 and 12 girls who cheered so loudly and all got involved in the races – with some very impressive Lang costumes from the Year 12 girls. Then came the relay with one of our Deputy House Captains Evie Thomson competing. “Although we didn’t win we all had so much fun!” said Evie.

Evie Thomson, Tess Orton and Kailyn Joseph, Year 12

House Charity The Lang House charity for this

year was the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai

Women’s Shelter. As a House we were so excited to support this charity as it is very close to our hearts. The money raising took place in the form of a

lolly guessing competition which was so much fun to organise. We made a lolly jar for each School and

carried them around at lunchtime. At the end of the day we announced the winners and they were so excited to

receive their jars. We raised so much

money for the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women’s Shelter and hope that the girls will continue to support this charity in the years to come.

“It was the best House Day I have been a part of”

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Lang House L A N G H O U SE CAP TAIN S’ R E P ORT Thank You Lastly, I would like to say a massive thank you to all the Lang girls – you made my experience as a House Captain so enjoyable and your enthusiasm was amazing. Good luck in your future years! Tess Orton, Lang House Captain Kailyn Joseph and Evie Thomson, Lang House Deputy Captains

Kailyn Joseph, Sophie Freedman, Jessica Freedman and Isabel Ryan, Year 12

Amarley Bron, Year 9, Tess Orton, Year 12, Evie Thomson, Year 12, Amelia Seeto, Year 9, Kailyn Joseph, Year 12 and Sophie Laing, Year 7

Georgia Short, Year 8

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Marden House M AR D E N H OUS E CAP TAINS ’ R E P ORT 2020 was an incredible year for the Marden girls, our astonishing House spirit propelling us into the top position and getting the year off to an amazing start! Our achievements in sport, music, community and the arts all showcased our ability to come together as a House and embrace every challenge presented.

Swimming Carnival The 2020 Swimming Carnival, as always, was a fantastic display of Marden House spirit and went off with a bang! Marden had the highest numbers of entrants in the seeded races in both the Years 7 to 9 and the Years 10 to 12 carnivals, emphasising the incredible efforts the girls put in to participate at the event. All of the girls, whether swimming or not, produced marvellous results! The days came to an end with a jaw-dropping cheeroff. Marden House showcased our ability to scream and shout with enthusiasm, landing Marden in the top two, on both days, with our famous We will rock you cheer! Overall, the Swimming Carnival was an incredible success due to the girls’ unbreakable morale and spirit and their incredible efforts across both days.

Annabelle Webb, Year 12

Lucy Glendinning, Jessica Oppenheim and Amy Bonthorne, Year 12

Kudrat Benepal and Annabel Down, Year 12

Marden’s spirit and

enthusiasm was infectious, and throughout the day the sea of red seemed to

swell. So much so that even girls from other

Houses were wearing red paint!

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Athletics Carnival A highlight of the Pymble sporting calendar is always the Athletics Carnival, and despite some changes in location and format, there was a sea of red that entered the gates of the oval, all ready to showcase their running, throwing, jumping and cheering abilities. Marden’s spirit and enthusiasm was infectious, and throughout the day the sea of red seemed to swell. So much so that even girls from other Houses were wearing red paint! A shout-out to all those girls whose legs were entirely covered in red paint – the Marden spirit was definitely in full swing!

House Charity This year Marden House continued our support of Assistance Dogs Australia, a charity founded in 1996 that focuses on the training and placement of support dogs to assist people in need. On 3 March, Marden hosted a lunchtime fundraiser where two Assistance Dogs volunteers visited us, as well as one of their adorable dogs! Simultaneously, we raised money by selling stuffed toy dogs as well as many flavours of gelato and ice cream, with lines reaching back 20 metres for the majority of lunchtime. Overall, the day was a massive success and with the help of the continuous Marden spirit, we raised an amazing amount for Assistance Dogs Australia.

Jessica Oppenheim, Year 12

Thank You Thank you to everyone who supported Marden House and our endeavours in 2020. The success of Marden was only possible with the help of amazing teachers Mr Heggie, Ms Hibburt and Ms Skyba advising and supporting us, our House Coordinator Isabelle Croudace and of course the spirit and amazing enthusiasm and participation of the Marden girls. Everyone can agree that the Marden spirit is continuously increasing, and we cannot wait to see where the Marden girls will be in 2021 and beyond. We wish all the best to the Captains as well as the new Marden girls in 2021 and hope that they will have as much fun and make as many memories as we did. Jessica Oppenheim, Marden House Captain Amy Bonthorne and Lucy Glendinning, Marden House Deputy Captains

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Thomas House TH O M AS H OUSE CAP TAIN S’ R E P ORT 2020 was an amazing year for Thomas House with all of our girls going above and beyond to showcase their House spirit and participate in all of our initiatives and events. Whilst the year was nothing like what we had anticipated it to look like, presenting many challenges and complications that we all had to overcome, we were so impressed with how the Thomas girls were able to stay optimistic and participate in all of the adapted House initiatives that we ran online. As Captains, we were so proud to lead this incredible House throughout 2019 to 2020.

Bandanna Day Thomas House held our annual charity event in October 2019, Bandanna Day, which raised funds for Cancer Council Australia’s Canteen. Canteen is a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to support children and teenagers who have been affected by cancer, whether it be through their personal battle with the disease or the battle of a close family member or friend, by providing counselling and support groups. Throughout the day, our Thomas girls showed great enthusiasm in helping us to sell bandannas and baked goods and helping us to raise awareness for Canteen. Overall, the day was a huge success and we reached our target goal of funds, contributing significantly to this worthwhile charity.

Emma Linfoot, Ruby Stewart and Rosemarie Harrison, Year 12

House Mascot This year the House Captains

worked hard behind the scenes to

launch the House mascots. Thomas

House welcomed Tammy the Thomas Tasmanian Tiger to our family.

She has since become an integral

part of our House spirit. The girls

loved seeing Tammy and the other House mascots at all of our events

which was an exciting initiative to get more girls involved with House spirit.

Rosemarie Harrison, Ruby Stewart and Emma Linfoot, Year 12

Charlotte van Raalte, Year 10

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Swimming Carnival In February 2020, Pymble’s annual Swimming Carnival took place in which our Thomas girls competed and cheered with amazing pride and enthusiasm. The carnival required all students to compete in at least one 50-metre event and we were so excited to see how many Thomas girls got involved with this. The day was filled with cheering, racing, House mascot dances, purple costumes and immense spirit, with every girl performing to the best of their abilities and earning us some amazing House points for the year. Ruby Stewart, Thomas House Captain Rosemarie Harrison and Emma Linfoot, Thomas House Deputy Captains

“...we were so impressed with how the Thomas

girls were able to stay optimistic and participate in all of the adapted House initiatives that we ran online”.

Madeline Lawson, Year 8

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Wylie House W Y L I E H OUS E CAP TAIN S’ R E P ORT This year was an exciting one for Wylie, especially due to the integration of House and Connect which enabled greater engagement throughout Years 7 to 12. We started 2020 off with a bang, winning the Swimming Carnival and establishing ourselves as a strong House. And although our Cross Country and Athletics Carnivals were delayed, we still showed up strong and tried our hardest in all events.

Year 7 When welcoming our new Wylie wolves, we were delighted with the enthusiasm shown by the Year 7 girls in their first week of school. Deputy Captains Jennifer Zhou and Rachel D’Cunha and I helped the girls with their transition into high school, sharing our knowledge on all things school and technology, as well as helping them to decorate their fabulously yellow Connect rooms.

Years 8 to 11 Although they were not new to the Wylie family, Years 8 to 11 got the exciting opportunity to be in Connect classes with their fellow Wylie wolves. Although not all of the planned activities could happen due to circumstances, I am positive that we set the foundation for fabulous, House-focused Connect activities next year.

Jennifer Zhou, Keely Rock and Rachel D’Cunha, Year 12

Inter-House Activities Even though many activities and House Days had to be cancelled, we still participated in the House Netball Competition. With a fabulous team of girls from each year, as well as particularly spectacular involvement from the Year 7 girls, we were able to have a fun game against Inglehome. And although we lost, I know that all of the players involved tried their hardest, and most importantly, had lots of fun.

House Day 2019 This was a very exciting day with our

fabulous performance of All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah

Carey. I was so proud of the girls for

coming second, and for overwhelmingly winning audience’s choice. All of the Wylie wolves got involved and came

together to create a spectacular and very

memorable show, it was incredible to

watch, and I am certain that everyone enjoyed the day.

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Rachel D’Cunha and Jennifer Zhou, Wylie House Deputy Captains

Anais Burnicle, Adelaide Taylor and Victoria Marsh, Year 7

Phoebe Mason, Year 9

Ella Gibietis, Haley Spring and Stella Lawler, Year 10

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Back Row: Yvonne Smith, Tess Orton, Olivia Anderson, Keely Rock, Isabelle Croudace Front Row: Brooke Laurie, Isobel Clift, Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal), Jessica Oppenheim, Ruby Stewart

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PERFORMING AR TS Fame! The Musical

CO-CURRICULAR PERFORMING ARTS

Music M US I C CAP TAINS ’ R E P ORT Though we faced unprecedented challenges in Music this year, there were still many things to celebrate. We enjoyed a sensational Term 4 Ensemble Concert in 2019, including the debut of a commissioned work, Solar Flares, and a performance from our amazingly talented Stage Band at the Icebreaker in Term 1 2020. The success of musical endeavours this year would not have been possible without the hard work of all the girls in the Music program.

Bushfire Concert In late February, Pymble students came together to host the Phoenix concert, raising funds for communities affected by the devastating bushfires. Our vision for a fully studentrun concert was realised by a collaboration between the Music, Performing Arts, Community Service and Sustainability portfolios. The wide array of performances on the night included our Pymble dancers, musicians, thespians and public speakers, all of whom proudly brought their talents together for a greater cause. The concert raised almost $4,000, and all proceeds went towards the town of Khancoban’s inaugural You Khan Uke Festival. This ukulele festival will assist in stimulating economic recovery and strengthen social connectedness, especially with the added impact of COVID-19. We hope that, as a Pymble community, this will enter us into a lasting partnership with the town that will allow us to help them both now and in the long term.

Ode to Joy In 2020, due to the social distancing restrictions put in place, all ensemble concerts and performance opportunities were cancelled. However, we were fortunate enough to be able to put together a virtual performance of excerpts from the fourth movement of Beethoven’s famous Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Ode to Joy, involving our bands, orchestras and choirs. Our arrangement brought together 340 participants from the Junior School, Secondary School, teachers and a small group of alumni in a fantastically large production.

Caitlyn Minney and Rachel Tang, Year 12

...we are endlessly proud and in

admiration of this performance involving our whole music program.

With Thanks We would like to extend a massive thank you to our Director of Co-curricular Performing Arts, Mrs Turner, who led many of the initiatives mentioned above, as well as the Acting Head of Co-curricular Music, Ms Crawford. The continued efforts of our Music teachers and conductors to keep the rehearsals running this year were also immensely appreciated, as they were instrumental (pardon the pun) in allowing girls the most fulfilling experience possible in these trying times. Caitlyn Minney and Rachel Tang, Captains of Music

“It was challenging, but super

rewarding to see the final product!”

said Hui Shan Pan, Year 12. This undertaking allowed us to preserve our passion for music and performance. Each student individually recorded a video of themselves performing; we practised these parts together in socially distanced ensemble rehearsals. These recordings were compiled by a team of video editors, who then synchronised them to create a cohesive performance which can be found on Pymble’s YouTube channel. It is said by a contemporary critic of Beethoven that the public received this symphony with five standing ovations and broke out in jubilant applause. Similarly, we are endlessly proud and in admiration of this performance involving our whole Music program.

Alana Gao, Year 8, at the Phoenix Bushfire Relief Concert

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Charlotte Rosewarne, Amelie Clarke, Madeleine Morris, Caitlyn Minney, Sabrina Nogueira and Sarah Foster, Year 12

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Bands B A N D S CAP TAINS ’ R E P ORT The 2020 Pymble Band program had an unforgettable year as the girls continued to create sensational music and never failed to represent the Band program with pride. Despite many unprecedented challenges, the girls continued to strive in their performances and band rehearsals with the same commitment and dedication they have shown over the years to achieve amazing forms of music throughout the year.

Serena Kao, Year 11

Icebreaker During Term 1, the Stage Band made a great start to the year with an incredible performance at the annual Icebreaker. Setting the atmosphere for the afternoon, the girls easily brought smiles with their performance while even reintroducing some of their previous repertoire from their 2019 Band Tour. Catherine Walker and Estelle Vander, Year 8

B A N D S AWAR DS Silver Michelle Huang, Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Chloe Luzar, Beate Mannes, Rachel Tang, Louisa Vici

Blue Eleanor Buchanan, Freya Carmody, Anny Chen, Krystal Duan, Grace Fritz, Jasmin Gibson, Katherine Gibson, Odessa Girdis, Serena Kao, Caitlyn Kim, Cassandra Long, Stephanie Loui, Piper Markson, Pragya Mehta, Tara Narayan, Aine Oo, Ashleigh O'Young, Amelie Read, Annabelle Richens, Jessica Tse, Rhedyn Wong

Red Daisy Ai, Zoe Allen, Gianna Ariston, Zara Benson, Samantha Beverley, Victoria Brash, Caitlin Brereton, Elizabeth Cameron, Isabella Cepraga, Claudia Chan, Annabella Cheng, Felicity Chu, Lucy Dunk, Isabel Fisher, Lux Fritz, Taylor Harris, Olivia Harvey, Isabelle Ho, Sophie Hoffman, Annabel Johns, Genevieve Jones, Bomy Kim, Claire Kim, June Kim, Bronte Lamb, Akina Li, Claire Oslington, Jessie Qin, Rachel Rao, Ophelia Speed, Mikayla Tsou, Estelle Vander, Anna Ward

White Service Eleanor Buchanan, Katherine Gibson, Charlotte Ivantsoff, Annabel Johns, Serena Kao, Pragya Mehta, Madeleine Morris

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The performance of Ode to Joy was truly one of

the most successful highlights for both the band

and the entire Music department this year.

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Tara Narayan, Year 11

Ode to Joy Whilst being in quarantine was a difficult time for many of our band musicians, especially in rehearsals and performances, the transition from the rehearsal room to Microsoft Teams was definitely an entertaining experience for all the girls. A great initiative was put forward for a first Pymble virtual performance! In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, girls from Years 2 to 12 as well as alumni and staff participated in a performance of Ode to Joy. With persistence, the girls were able to successfully practise and record their parts individually before being overlapped into a fantastic virtual production that was shared with the entire Pymble community. The performance of Ode to Joy was truly one of the most successful highlights for both the band and the entire Music department this year. Additionally, at the end of Term 2 the girls gathered to farewell the graduating Year 12 band musicians. Each will be sorely missed after offering so much talent and commitment to the Pymble Band program for so many years.

Freya Carmody, Year 9, Beate Mannes, Year 12, Lux Fritz, Year 8 and Caitlyn Kim, Year 10

Christmas Week After so many challenges throughout the year, the Jazz Band, Rock Band and Stage Band were finally given the opportunity to perform for the school during separate lunchtimes across Week 7. With their carols, the girls filled the Pymble grounds with the joyous spirit of Christmas, bringing a brilliant end to the year. Overall, the Band program continued to be a place to bring people together through beautiful music and cheerful laughter.

Of course, none of this would have been possible without the tremendous effort and passion of Mr Stafford, our Head of Bands, Mrs Turner and the entirety of the Music department. This year the bands maintained being an incredible group of performers and the excitement lingers as we anticipate what the year 2021 will bring. Serena Kao, Captain of Bands

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Choirs CH O IR S CAP TAINS ’ R E P ORT Term 1 of 2020 began with great enthusiasm for the year of singing ahead and as plans rapidly changed and were re-adjusted multiple times, the Pymble Music staff did everything they could to keep us singing.

Virtual Choir During the lockdown period of Term 2, Virtual Choir rehearsals were the highlight of the week for many students; allowing us all to continue our love of music, even in our isolation. The Music teachers put an enormous amount of effort into engaging with a choir that they could not see or hear. With inconsistent rehearsal opportunities as we returned to learning on campus and the many limitations placed upon singing in a community, Pymble Choirs did their best to bring the joy of singing back with the Junior School’s signed performance of The Climb and socially distanced choir rehearsals for the Senior girls.

Clare Macpherson, Year 11

Ode to Joy Despite its many difficulties, 2020 offered Pymble Choirs a wonderful performance opportunity right across the school. In celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, Pymble Music’s Ode to Joy featured the voices of the Pymble Chorale, School Choir, Junior School Choir and Chamber Choir, with individual submissions from Year 3 through to alumni, parents and friends of the Pymble community. This virtual performance allowed us to bring the voices of Pymble together on a scale that would not have otherwise been possible. Amidst a time of great uncertainty for music, and isolation in virtual rehearsals, Ode to Joy successfully brought joy in both its rehearsal and performance and was a celebration of music and the wider choir community at Pymble. Pymble Choirs look forward to the many opportunities that 2021 will hold and reuniting our love of singing on a scale that is uniquely Pymble. Clare Macpherson, Captain of Choirs

Clare Macpherson, Year 11

C HO IRS AWA RDS Silver Sarah Foster, Clare Macpherson, Caitlyn Minney, Yvonne Smith

Blue Lara Albany, Freya Carmody, Isabel Dean, Hannah Grogan, Emily Ji, Annika Johnson, Piper Markson, Priya Mehra, Pragya Mehta, Madeleine Morris, Tara Narayan, Claire Oslington, Phoenix Surridge, Stephanie Volos

Red Charlotte Allen, Tiffany Bae, Abigail Ballhausen, Lauren Barnes, Lucy Bell, Louise Bennett, Samantha Beverley, Holly Boswell, Amelie Clarke, Senu Edirisinghe, Amelia Fantham, Grace Fritz, Lux Fritz, Odessa Girdis, Rosie Kenny, Eloise Kinchington, Georgina Makeham, Amelie Matthews, Annabel Maple-Brown, Charlise Moodie, Zoe Moss, Amelie Muir, Sabrina Nogueira, Madeleine Raymond, Lucy Robertson, Charlotte Rosewarne, Isabel Ryan, Kelly Wong, Sasha Wong

White Service Emily Ji, Clare Macpherson, Priya Mehra, Pragya Mehta, Tara Narayan Dimity-Maree Xenos, Year 11

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Orchestras O R C H E S TR AS CAP TAINS ’ R E P ORT 2020 was an extraordinary year for orchestras at Pymble. Every student in every orchestra at the College was encouraged to challenge themselves as both an individual player and a member of an ensemble. This year was a true testament to the passion, resilience and determination of Music at Pymble, from staff and students alike.

Online Rehearsals The transition to Pymble Online in Term 2 posed significant challenges to the continuation of orchestras, but our incredible Music staff embraced these challenges as opportunities, readily setting up a Microsoft Teams page for every ensemble across the College. Rehearsals resumed in a unique format, with many students developing a self-directed approach to learning and engaging with new music. The early morning rehearsals online became a warmly welcomed social interaction in the period of quarantine and isolation, with many meaningful connections formed between students.

Ode to Joy Our experience with online rehearsals culminated in the College-wide virtual performance of Ode to Joy, in honour of Beethoven’s 250th birthday. Students in choirs, bands and orchestras from Year 3 to Year 12, as well as alumni, staff, parents and friends across the Pymble community got involved. Our orchestra students first learned the music, then rehearsed independently with the backing track, before recording their final take. This virtual performance was unlike anything achieved by Pymble Music in previous years, uniting all Pymble musicians for one piece of music, which brought much joy and excitement to all of our Pymble families. Many thanks to Mrs Narelle Colbey, whose passion and support encouraged all string players to get involved, and to Mrs Sabina Turner, whose determination and ambition made the whole performance possible.

Priya Mehra, Year 11

Speech Days In the Secondary School, a series of Speech Days marked the end of the year. For the first time, all Speech Days were accompanied by orchestras, with the Senior String Orchestra playing for Middle School, Chamber Strings accompanying Upper School, and the Symphony Orchestra playing for the Senior School. This was a wonderful opportunity for the orchestras of Pymble to showcase their hard work over the year, especially in the absence of our much-loved tradition of term-based Ensemble Concerts. 2020, despite many challenges, was a wonderful year for Pymble Orchestras, with each student being encouraged to challenge herself as a musician. A massive thank you to all our wonderful staff, in particular Mrs Sabina Turner, Mrs Narelle Colbey, Ms Sarah Crawford and Ms Luczia Bain, whose support of orchestras, and each individual student, made 2020 a year filled with music and joy. Priya Mehra, Captain of Orchestras

O RC HEST RA S AWA RDS Silver

Red

Lara Albany, Isabel Dean, Alana Gao, Michelle Huang, Hayley Kwon, Chloe Luzar, Beate Mannes, Louise Ng, Hui Shan Pan, Rachel Tang

Sophia Chen, Emma Cheng, Fiona Fu, Maya Garg, Emma Geng, Aileen Hao, Lucy Hu, Genevieve Jones, Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Ang-Ya Koo, Emma Lau, Annika Lee, Claire Lee, Vienna Li, Ella Liu, Annie Luo, Helen Nguyen, Zarina Nurlanov, Caitlyn Tan, Jeslyn Tan, Stephanie Volos, Yuki Wang, Jacqueline Wo, Josephine Wong, Charlotte Wykes, Jessie Xie, Olivia Xu, Serena Xue, Elena Zhang

Blue Freya Carmody, Esther Choi, Ashley Dhanu, Krystal Duan, Sophia Gao, Jasmin Gibson, Odessa Girdis, Christine Ha, Chloe Hoang, Emily Ji, Caitlyn Kim, Jenhui Lau, Grace Li, Cassandra Long, Stephanie Loui, Piper Markson, Priya Mehra, Aine Oo, Ashleigh O'Young, Amelie Read, Rhedyn Wong, Angel Yu, Bella Zhang, Gabrielle Zhong

White Service Lara Albany, Ashley Dhanu, Chloe Hoang, Hui Shan Pan, Vivian Wen

Esther Choi, Year 11

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Lara Albany, Sophia Chen, Esther Choi, Isabel Dean, Ashley Dhanu, Sophia Gao, Maya Garg, Christine Ha, Chloe Hoang, Emily Ji, Hayley Kwon, Jenhui Lau, Annika Lee, Claire Lee, Grace Li, Vienna Li, Ella Liu, Annie Luo, Priya Mehra, Louise Ng, Helen Nguyen, Zarina Nurlanov, Hui Shan Pan, Jeslyn Tan, Charlotte Wykes, Olivia Xu, Serena Xue, Angel Yu, Bella Zhang, Gabrielle Zhong Absent: Alana Gao, Caitlyn Tan

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F L UTE E N S E MBLE

Back Row: Arousha Soltany, Alexandra Zhang, Anny Chen, Front Row: Celine Liu, Angela Tao, Isis Li, Ms Jane Bolinowsky (Music Tutor) Absent: Olivia Harvey, Lisa Ji, Livia Korng, Mikayla Tsou

J A ZZ E N S E M B LE

Sophie Beadman, Lucy Bell, Charlotte Dhanu, Josephine Green, Genevieve Jones, Vanessa Liu, Kara Lotter, Piper Markson, Sarah Middleton, Claire Oslington, Ashleigh O’Young, Lauren Solness, Estelle Vander, Allison Wang, Sophie Wang, Jacqueline Wo Absent: Alicia Ahn, Catherine Walker

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M I D D L E SCH OOL CONCE RT BA ND

Tianna Bae, Ariana Bansal, Danielle Bloom, Chloe Bookless, Lavan Cardo, Khatthaliya Elliott, Jasmine Erfanian, Evelyn Gal, Lauren Gibson, Josephine Green, Darcey Hawkins, Freya Howes, Isabelle Huang, Lily Jones, Lauren Korenblyum, Katrina Lin, Katherine Macpherson, Claire McPherson, Ollisha Muthukuda, Isabella Nguyen, Kathie Ong, Madeline Potts, Ayana Sapra, Thinara Siriniwasa, Allison Wang, Iris Wang, Lisa Wang, Jacqueline Wo, Selina Ye Absent: Jennifer Cloros, Melanie Tan, Yolanda Zhang

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Zoe Allen, Freya Carmody, Annabella Cheng, Lucy Dunk, Grace Fritz, Lux Fritz, Jasmin Gibson, Taylor Harris, Isabelle Ho, Michelle Huang, Serena Kao, Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Caitlyn Kim, Claire Kim, Pragya Mehta, Tara Narayan, Claire Oslington, Jessie Qin, Estelle Vander, Louisa Vici Absent: Serenna Di Bello, Emma Duggan

Lara Albany, Charlotte Allen, Tiffany Bae, Abigail Ballhausen, Lauren Barnes, Lucy Bell, Louise Bennett, Samantha Beverley, Freya Carmody, Amelie Clarke, Isabel Dean, Senu Edirisinghe, Sarah Foster, Grace Fritz, Odessa Girdis, Hannah Grogan, Emily Ji, Annika Johnson, Rosie Kenny, Eloise Kinchington, Clare Macpherson, Georgina Makeham, Annabel Maple-Brown, Piper Markson, Amelie Matthews, Priya Mehra, Pragya Mehta, Caitlyn Minney, Charlise Moodie, Zoe Moss, Amelie Muir, Tara Narayan, Sabrina Nogueira, Claire Oslington, Madeleine Raymond, Charlotte Rosewarne, Isabel Ryan, Yvonne Smith, Phoenix Surridge, Stephanie Volos, Kelly Wong, Sasha Wong Absent: Holly Boswell, Amelia Fantham, Lux Fritz, Lucy Robertson

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Alicia Ahn, Charlotte Allen, Tiffany Bae, Charlotte Balasubramaniam, Lauren Barnes, Lucy Bell, Ayesha Bhalerao, Danielle Bloom, Sarah Boland, Nina Breckenridge, Victoria Burton, Isabella Cameron, Annie Chen, Harriette Choi, Alison Cook, Phoebe Cooper, Vivian Dong, Senu Edirisinghe, Esther Essey, Amelia Fantham, Billie Fisher, Sarah Foster, Niesha Gawde, Lauren Geddes, Sarah Glenn, Jessica Gong, Elizabeth Graves, Genevieve Hartin, Freya Howes, Chanette Hu, Lucy Hu, Maya Hu, Isabelle Huang, Giaan Jackson, Amy Jarvis, Annika Johnson, Arya Kalantri, Nalanie Kant, Rosie Kenny, Elissa Kim, Louise Kim, Eloise Kinchington, Angelina Lee, Jasmine Li, Yi Ying Lim, Eugenie Little, Alice Liu, Wendy Liu, Annie Luo, Clare Macpherson, Sarah Macpherson, Eloise Makeham, Annabel Maple-Brown, Dayna McLaren, Priya Mehra, Caitlyn Minney, Noora Miraki, Charlise Moodie, Charlotte Moorhouse, Madeleine Morris, Zoe Moss, Amelie Muir, Eloise Muller, Ollisha Muthukuda, Sabrina Nogueira, Zarina Nurlanov, Kathie Ong, Phoebe Paleologos, Ashley Park, Madeleine Raymond, Isabel Ryan, Amelia Seeto, Aadya Singh, Sophie Smith, Yvonne Smith, Abbey Strong, Georgia Stuart, Carlyn Suhendra, Teresa Sun, Elizabeth Tang, Mia Tesoriero, Erin Thomas, Tania Tian, Allison Wang, Madeleine Watson, Hannah Weber, Josephine Wong, Kelly Wong, Sasha Wong, Elina Wu, Dimity-Maree Xenos, Dora Xia, Lucy Xie, Jessie Xie, Isabella Xu, Mulan Xu, Eyleen Zhou

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Sophie Beadman, Ayesha Bhalerao, Alessandra Braysich, Lana Cheng, Felicity Chu, Romina Cooke, Charlotte Dhanu, Zara Dimovski, Vivian Dong, Emma Eaton, Isabel Fisher, Chloe Frontczak, Jasmin Gibson, Odessa Girdis, Margaret Goh, Clara He, Selina Hsieh, Annabel Johns, Rosie Kenny, Bomy Kim, Annelise Koh, Deborah Lee, Vanessa Liu, Wendy Liu, Kara Lotter, Jennifer Makeham, Annalise Martin, Dayna McLaren, Sarah Middleton, Isabelle Reed, Lauren Solness, Alice Taylor, Tania Tian, Estelle Vander, Sophie Wang, Anna Ward, Isabella Watson Absent: Gianna Ariston, Miki Culver, Alice Guan, Isabelle Ho, Serena Kao, Caitlyn Kim, Claire Kim, Rene Liu, Ava Olesen, Scarlett Stewart, Jessica Tse, Demitria Volos, Catherine Walker, Jessica Wang, Stephanie Wood, Jade Yang, Michelle Yeom

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Lara Albany, Georgia Alexander-Easaw, Lara Barnouti, Sarah Chan, Ashley Chen, Sophia Chen, Veronica Chen, Emma Cheng, Alyssa Cheong, Young Cho, Dorothy Choi, Esther Choi, Tiffany Choi, Felicity Chu, Isabel Dean, Ashley Dhanu, Stephanie Feng, Cia Fotias, Fiona Fu, Alana Gao, Maya Garg, Emma Geng, Hannah Grogan, Christine Ha, Aileen Hao, Genevieve Hartin, Samantha He, Chloe Hoang, Lucy Hu, Isabelle Huang, Christine Hur, Alexandra Hyett, Emily Ji, Elissa Kim, Hannah Kim, Christine Kong, Ang-Ya Koo, Hayley Kwon, Audrey Lau, Emma Lau, Jenhui Lau, Annika Lee, Claire Lee, Serena Leung, Zoe Leung, Grace Li, Jessie Li, Ella Liu, Talia Luo, Annie Luo, Olivia Ma, Amy Mao, Priya Mehra, Louise Ng, Helen Nguyen, Zarina Nurlanov, Lily Owler, Hui Shan Pan, Piya Parimu Kapur, Coco Ran, Tara Sharma, Chelsea Shi, Melanie Sun, Caitlyn Tan, Jeslyn Tan, Eleni Vassiliadis, Angie Wang, Yuki Wang, Madeleine Watson, Vivian Wen, Jacqueline Wo, Hanle Wong, Josephine Wong, Sasha Wong, Christina Wu, Charlotte Wykes, Jessie Xie, Olivia Xu, Shirley Xu, Serena Xue, Elisa Yang, Emily Yang, Angel Yu, Amy Zhang, Bella Zhang, Elena Zhang, Gabrielle Zhong, Yu Zhou, Evelyn Zhu

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Zoe Allen, Zara Benson, Samantha Beverley, Eleanor Buchanan, Freya Carmody, Isabella Cepraga, Claudia Chan, Anny Chen, Annabella Cheng, Krystal Duan, Lucy Dunk, Isabel Fisher, Grace Fritz, Lux Fritz, Jasmin Gibson, Katherine Gibson, Odessa Girdis, Taylor Harris, Olivia Harvey, Isabelle Ho, Michelle Huang, Annabel Johns, Genevieve Jones, Serena Kao, Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Bomy Kim, Caitlyn Kim, Claire Kim, June Kim, Bronte Lamb, Akina Li, Cassandra Long, Chloe Luzar, Beate Mannes, Piper Markson, Pragya Mehta, Tara Narayan, Aine Oo, Claire Oslington, Ashleigh O’Young, Jessie Qin, Rachel Rao, Amelie Read, Rachel Tang, Jessica Tse, Mikayla Tsou, Estelle Vander, Louisa Vici, Rhedyn Wong Absent: Daisy Ai, Jasmine Baillie, Victoria Brash, Caitlin Brereton, Elizabeth Cameron, Jana Chan, Emma Duggan, Alice Guan, Sophie Hoffman, Alice Kang, Stephanie Loui, Savanna Lumley, Annabelle Richens, Arousha Soltany, Ophelia Speed, Ashley Ung

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Lara Albany, Freya Carmody, Sophia Chen, Emma Cheng, Isabel Dean, Ashley Dhanu, Zara Dimovski, Fiona Fu, Alana Gao, Sophia Gao, Maya Garg, Emma Geng, Jasmin Gibson, Odessa Girdis, Aileen Hao, Samantha He, Chloe Hoang, Lucy Hu, Christine Hur, Genevieve Jones, Caitlyn Kim, Ang-Ya Koo, Emma Lau, Jenhui Lau, Claire Lee, Vienna Li, Ella Liu, Savanna Lumley, Annie Luo, Piper Markson, Priya Mehra, Ashleigh O’Young, Caitlyn Tan, Yuki Wang, Jacqueline Wo, Josephine Wong, Rhedyn Wong, Charlotte Wykes, Jessie Xie, Olivia Xu, Elisa Yang, Angel Yu, Elena Zhang, Gabrielle Zhong Absent: Lux Fritz, Claire Kim, Aine Oo

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Y E AR 9 R O C K BAN D

Back Row: Piper Markson, Claire Oslington, Jenna Coghill, Anastasia Vitalis Front Row: Lucy Bell, Freya Carmody Absent: Olivia Ma, Caitlyn Tan, Kelly Wong

Y E AR 1 0 R O CK BAND

Back Row: Annika Johnson, Holly Campbell, Lauren Barnes Front Row: Genevieve Chu, Alicia Ahn Absent: Jemma Roberts

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Fame! The Musical

Back Row: Damien Hempstead, Laura Hedley, Year 12, Sarah Foster, Year 12, Stephanie Volos, Year 12, Megan Buson, Year 11 Front Row: Benj Schroder, Caitlyn Minney, Year 12, Ethan Ang, Harry Fitzgerald, Felix Staas

Over four incredible

nights, the outstanding cast, orchestra and crew

took everyone back a few decades, and were sure to have the audience ‘dancing on the

sidewalk’ after the show.

Lili Wymond, Madeleine Morris, Isabel Ryan, Year 12 and Amy Jarvis, Year 11

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FA M E ! T H E MUSICAL The Pymble 2020 hit production of Fame! The Musical took over the Gillian Moore Centre for Performing Arts in March this year, and with it brought a rush of colour, big hair and 1980s fashion! Over four incredible nights, the outstanding cast, orchestra and crew took everyone back a few decades, and were sure to have the audience ‘dancing on the sidewalk’ after the show.

MU SIC A L AWA RDS Silver Corinna Chen, Laura Hedley, Caitlyn Minney, Madeleine Morris

Blue

In the musical, based on an 1980s television series, we followed the talented students of P.A. as they navigated their way through high school: the ups, the downs, and the spontaneous musical numbers. Especially in the time of COVID-19, their journey reminded us of the importance of hard work, determination, self-confidence and the power of true friendship. They encouraged us all to “bring on tomorrow”; a hopeful and inspiring message.

Charlotte Allen, Megan Buson, Freya Carmody, Jessica Davidson, Isabel Dean, Emma Duggan, Sarah Foster, Grace Fritz, Hannah Grogan, Amy Jarvis, Beate Mannes, Priya Mehra, Jessie Qin, Ilani Roder, Isabel Ryan, Rachel Tang, Melissa Tay, Stephanie Volos, Rhedyn Wong, Lili Wymond, Tiana Zarafetas, Jasmine Zhi

It would not have been possible to perform such an amazing and memorable show without the hard work, dedication and talent of some truly incredible people: many thanks to producer Mrs Sabina Turner, director Mr Kurt Schweinberger, choreographer Mrs Sally Dashwood, and music director Mrs Patrice Goodman.

Red

Freya Carmody, Year 9 and Priya Mehra, Year 11

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Tiffany Bae, Abigail Ballhausen, Lucy Bell, Samantha Beverley, Lara Davis, Senu Edirisinghe, Amelia Fantham, Vishakha Iyer, Annabel Johns, Annika Johnson, Rosie Kenny, Savanna Lumley, Alexandra Luxton, Clare Macpherson, Sarah Macpherson, Georgina Makeham, Piper Markson, Amelie Matthews, Claire Oslington, Jasmine Pham, Genevieve Power, Annabelle Richens, Amelia Seeto, Sophie Smith, Claire Spring, Jessica Tse, Kelly Wong

White Service Jessica Davidson, Sarah Foster, Caitlyn Minney, Madeleine Morris, Stephanie Volos, Tiana Zarafetas

Sarah Foster, Year 12 and Ensemble

Kelly Wong, Alexandra Luxton, Freya Carmody, Year 9 and Sophie Smith, Year 11

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Performing Arts P E R F OR MING ARTS CAP TAINS ’ R E P ORT Fame! The Musical One of the most exciting and highly anticipated events in the Performing Arts calendar is the Secondary School musical production. Along with boys from Knox Grammar, Shore School, Barker College and Hills Grammar, the 2020 production of Fame! The Musical was a raging success. The audience was transported back in time to the 1980s, a nostalgic time for many, as the performers were decked out in double denim, big hair and neon. The cast and crew played for a spectacular four nights, performing with passion and joy, selling out the house. The musical was such a unique and challenging experience for everyone involved. The eight weeks of hard work and newly formed friendships came together to ‘make magic’ and offer something new every night for each audience member. The student cast and crew were privileged to work with some spectacular people with much experience in the performing arts, who gave wonderful advice. The direction of Mr Kurt Schweinberger, the organisation and music co-ordination of Mrs Sabina Turner, the conducting of Mrs Patrice Goodman, the choreography of Mrs Sally Dashwood, and the backstage management by Tonya Grelis and Timothy Colvin, along with the assistance of parent volunteers, was so integral to the success of the show. The future of Pymble’s Performing Arts looks extremely promising and with new, young talent emerging through the year groups we can only look forward to what the future brings!

Chloé Clarke and Stephanie Volos, Year 12

Dance Online

Piper Markson, Year 9

PAC

Due to COVID-19 restrictions this year, co-curricular Eisteddfod Dance was unable to attend external competitions. Instead, the competitions were replaced by a virtual dance project choreographed by the Eisteddfod Dance teachers and Dance Captains and conceptualised and edited by our Performance Manager, Mitchell Dellevergin. The video consisted of meticulous editing, showcasing each individual dancer; strengthening the Pymble Dance community’s sense of belonging and allowing girls to transcend hardships of isolation to continue their passion for dance at home. This can be viewed as an IGTV video on Pymble’s Instagram.

Pymble’s Performing Arts Competition (PAC) is an iconic event. It is a week of performances, open for students from Years 7 to 12 to showcase their talents in a fun-loving, supportive environment. PAC has allowed many girls to hone their talents and have performance experience in a professional setting, with several microphones, amplifiers, a mixing desk and a variety of instruments set up with the help of Timothy Colvin and Nicholas Zannakis in the school’s amphitheatre and music gallery. Year 7 student Lauren Korenblyum said, “PAC was an amazing opportunity to be able to show my talents and perform to many keen watchers from Years 7 to 12. It was so fun to recite my poem, and to of course watch everyone else's performances. Pymble sure has a lot of talent, and it's great that PAC can spread our talents amongst our whole community.” This year, PAC was severely disrupted by COVID-19, with the performers constantly having to adjust their performances in alignment with new restrictions. However, our amazing girls were extremely proactive and showed much maturity and organisation to combat this. Their efforts and dedication were worth it in the end as they got up on stage and performed poems, dances, songs and compositions with much success as their peers cheered them on. Chloé Clarke and Stephanie Volos, Captains of Performing Arts

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Co -curricular Dance CO - CUR R ICULAR DAN CE CAP TAIN S ’ R E P ORT No one's 2020 vision could have predicted the global pandemic that took over our lives and dramatically changed the way we interacted, learned and most of all, danced with each other. This year was like no other, and the Co-curricular Dance program at Pymble had to have some serious flexibility, versatility and positivity to overcome and adapt to both challenging and changing circumstances.

Dancing from Home

Virtual Dance Project

Dance, in nature, involves students working interactively in a class with a teacher who choreographs, positions and corrects movement to improve the dancer and group as a whole. This year, due to COVID-19, this normal class dynamic was flipped on its head. Every girl demonstrated hard work and motivation the whole year, but especially during the difficult period of online learning. Living rooms turned into dance spaces and Dance teachers became virtual by posting weekly videos of combinations for the girls to learn.

With the knowledge that there would be no eisteddfods this year, there was a need for some sort of purpose and end goal to be established for the team. Hence, the idea of a ‘virtual dance project’ evolved, which allowed the Pymble Eisteddfod Dance family to come together virtually by piecing together more than 300 videos of the Eisteddfod dancers performing choreography by their Dance teachers.

Megan Buson and Tiana Zarafetas, Year 11

Dance Festival Throughout this year, the team was craving to perform and, as restrictions eased, our Co-curricular Dance classes had the amazing opportunity to finally perform on our Gillian Moore Centre for Performing Arts (GMCPA) stage. Although it wasn’t like our regular Showcase, the title ‘Festival’ was a more fitting way to describe the fabulous week of performances and filming sessions that occurred.

Living rooms turned

into dance spaces and dance teachers became

virtual by posting weekly

videos of combinations for the girls to learn.

Jazz Scarlet

Contemporary Navy

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Co -curricular Dance

Junior Jazz

Ballet The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) ballet students worked hard on their syllabus content in preparation for their yearly examinations in November and, in addition, both the Onstage and RAD ballet classes managed to put together a short routine once they came back to face-to-face classes to be professionally filmed on our GMCPA stage for a digital for all Dance families.

Thank You Christy Ju, Lisa Ji, Arabella Sherlock and Rosie Kenny, Year 8

Pymble dancers are to be commended for their passion and love of dance, evident through their unfailing commitment this year regardless of the barriers faced. As well as this, the Dance staff should be thanked for all the time and effort they put in to continue creating choreography and personally filming it for the girls during the online period as well as getting the routines looking fabulous upon returning to school. Finally, the whole Eisteddfod team is so appreciative of Mr Mitchell Delevergin, Miss Samantha Hibburt, Miss Katrina Cluff and Mrs Sabina Turner for getting Pymble Dance through this year with their inspiring resilience, optimism and creativity. The whole team is extremely lucky to have them. The Co-curricular Dance program at Pymble looks forward to 2021 when hopefully the performing arts will be able to resume normally, letting our girls showcase their talents once again. Megan Buson and Tiana Zarafetas, Captains of Co-curricular Dance

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Silver

Jazz White

Megan Buson, Chloé Clarke, Jessica Davidson, Sahra De Santi, Annabel Down, Melissa Tay, Chloe White, Tiana Zarafetas

Amelia Barr, Megan Buson, Chloé Clarke, Jessica Davidson, Sahra De Santi, Isabel Dean, Annabel Down, Elise Garrett, Sage Kikui, Chloe Luzar, Zoe Orr, Claire Ovens, Anika Perera, Grace Perrignon, Imogen Powell, Eshvari Puttaswamy, Ilani Roder, Georgia Shaw, Jessica Slater, Haley Spring, Melissa Tay, Isabel Walker, Chloe White, Delta Zarafetas, Tiana Zarafetas

Blue Amelia Barr, Sophie Chamberlain, Isabel Dean, Zara Fahey, Fiona Fu, Elise Garrett, Lucy Hobson, Sage Kikui, Chloe Luzar, Georgia McDonagh, Zoe Orr, Claire Ovens, Victoria Pattison, Anika Perera, Grace Perrignon, Imogen Powell, Eshvari Puttaswamy, Ilani Roder, Georgia Shaw, Jessica Slater, Haley Spring, Jessica Tse, Zoe Turner, Isabel Walker, Delta Zarafetas, Jasmine Zhi

Red Sofia Adamovich, Stephanie Adler, Charlotte Allen, Anuradha Apana, Olivia Barton, Samara Bond, Lila Bourke, Antoinette Boxall, Chloe Brogan, Anais Burnicle, Sophia Chang, Lara Chapman, Martina Chin, Sabrina Cooke, Laura Croker, Senu Edirisinghe, Olivia Eichmann, Emily Farrall, Ella Gibietis, Evie Gibson, Elizabeth Glenn, Sarah Glenn, Piper Gregory-Reid, Rose Haran, Demi Hardas, Ingrid Hastings, Lily Hearne, Amali Hilton, Lisa Ji, Ning Ning Jin, Lilli Johnston, Ella Jones, Lilian Jones, Rosie Kenny, Daisy Le, Stephanie Lee, Jessie Li, Annie Luo, Grace MacDonald, Elodie Mazza, Sabrina Mulhearn, Ava Olesen, Emilie Palme, Jasmine Pham, Charlotte Reid, Meredith Reynolds, Emily Rothery, Kashish Sabharwal, Shivani Senthil, Arabella Sherlock, Mia Smal, Gigi Spiller, Claire Spring, Mia St Clair, Caitlyn Tan, Elizabeth Tang, Chloe Tedesco, Sophia Thurkettle, Chloe Tran, Marina Volikas, Demitria Volos, Denise Wang, Anda Wang, Jessica Woo, Chantelle Wu, Bonita Xie, Jasmine Zhi

White Service Stephanie Adler, Sahra De Santi, Isabel Dean, Emily Farrall, Lilli Johnston, Sage Kikui, Chloe Luzar, Grace MacDonald, Victoria Pattison, Anika Perera, Mia Smal, Haley Spring, Isabel Walker, Delta Zarafetas, Jasmine Zhi

Jazz Scarlet Stephanie Adler, Charlotte Allen, Antoinette Boxall, Anais Burnicle, Lara Chapman, Olivia Eichmann, Emily Farrall, Fiona Fu, Ella Gibietis, Elizabeth Glenn, Piper Gregory-Reid, Lisa Ji, Lilli Johnston, Lilian Jones, Grace MacDonald, Georgia McDonagh, Victoria Pattison, Kashish Sabharwal, Mia Smal, Claire Spring, Chloe Tran, Jessica Tse, Marina Volikas, Demitria Volos, Denise Wang, Jessica Woo, Bonita Xie, Jasmine Zhi

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Co -curricular Dance

Jazz Navy Radha Apana, Samara Bond, Lila Bourke, Chloe Brogan, Sophia Chang, Laura Croker, Senu Edirisinghe, Evie Gibson, Rose Haran, Demi Hardas, Lily Hearne, Amali Hilton, Ella Jones, Annie Luo, Elodie Mazza, Ava Olesen, Emily Rothery, Arabella Sherlock, Gigi Spiller, Mia St Clair, Elizabeth Tang, Zoe Turner, Anda Wang

Contemporary White Amelia Barr, Megan Buson, Sophie Chamberlain, Chloé Clarke, Jessica Davidson, Sahra De Santi, Isabel Dean, Annabel Down, Fiona Fu, Elise Garrett, Chloe Luzar, Georgia McDonagh, Claire Ovens, Victoria Pattison, Anika Perera, Grace Perrignon, Imogen Powell, Georgia Shaw, Jessica Slater, Melissa Tay, Jessica Tse, Chloe White, Delta Zarafetas, Tiana Zarafetas, Jasmine Zhi

Contemporary Scarlet Antoinette Boxall, Anais Burnicle, Martina Chin, Olivia Eichmann, Ella Gibietis, Elizabeth Glenn, Sarah Glenn, Piper Gregory-Reid, Lisa Ji, Rachel Johnstone, Ava Olesen, Emilie Palme, Charlotte Reid, Shivani Senthil, Claire Spring, Haley Spring, Mia St Clair, Caitlyn Tan, Chloe Tran, Marina Volikas, Demitria Volos, Denise Wang, Bonita Xie

Contemporary Navy Sofia Adamovich, Charlotte Allen, Radha Apana, Olivia Barton, Lara Chapman, Sabrina Cooke, Evie Gibson, Ingrid Hastings, Felicity He, Amali Hilton, Ning Ning Jin, Ella Jones, Daisy Le, Stephanie Lee, Jessie Li, Annie Luo, Elodie Mazza, Sabrina Mulhearn, Jasmine Pham, Meredith Reynolds, Emily Rothery, Kashish Sabharwal, Arabella Sherlock, Gigi Spiller, Chloe Tedesco, Chantelle Wu

Junior Jazz Lynn An, Amalia Bond, Katherine Boyce, Naomi Cheng, Millie Cullinane, Eden Gerreyn, Louisa Heritage, Meimei Jiang, Cindy Jin, Imogen Jones, Mia Kim, Iris Li, Teagan Ning, Scarlet Olesen, Zara Orr, Georgia Rudd, Ruby Scarf, Emma Scott, Clara Thiris

Junior Lyrical Katherine Boyce, Naomi Cheng, Millie Cullinane, Eden Gerreyn, Alexandra Hargraves, Meimei Jiang, Cindy Jin, Saskia Nicholson, Teagan Ning, Victoria O’Sullivan, Scarlet Olesen, Eden Orena Barlin, Zara Orr, Clara Thiris, Sahana Vivekanandhan, Feifei Wang, Addison Woods, Camille Xiao, Milly Xu, Natalie Yang, Sherry Yang, Mia Yong

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Co -curricular Drama CO - CUR R ICULAR D R AMA REPO RT After a great start to the year, with a record number of enthusiastic Drama students enrolled in classes, COVID-19 then impacted our classes for several weeks in Semester 1. However, we were delighted to be able to get everything back up and running face-to-face in Semester 2 with renewed vigour and enthusiasm and the goal of a potential live audience for the annual showcase, Centrestage, in Term 4.

Centrestage Centrestage enables every Co-curricular Drama student to perform for an audience. Performance experience is of the utmost importance for every Drama student’s learning journey, and it is through experience in a live performance setting that we grow, develop in confidence and extend our performance skills as theatre makers. The students collaborated and worked together to create their characters, physicality, vocal choices and stage their performances, expressing their ideas to an audience. Happily we managed to achieve this and all the students from Kindergarten to Year 12 were able to showcase their dramatic skills and creativity in two very entertaining and varied performances for their parents, socially distanced, of course!

On Camera Due to the limitations of audience and the COVID-19 restrictions in place, the On Camera Film Festival Showcase went online. There was a wide range of films showcased, including animation, documentary and narrative films. On Camera celebrated our more experienced filmmakers as well as our students who are new to the art. Throughout their filmmaking activities, our students worked in focused teams to write, direct, capture and edit a range of stories.

We need to talk (Drama Festival Years 10 to 12)

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Ruby Stewart, Year 12

Theatresports While most of the Theatresports competitions were cancelled due to COVID-19, the students were able to focus on honing their improvisation and dramatic skills. We were fortunate that in Term 4 our Year 8 team was able to participate in two competitions held via Zoom. Through achieving great success in all their heats they were the overall Year 8 Regional winners of the Theatresports Challenge.

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Detention (Drama Festival Year 7)

The Pigeon Play (Kindergarten)

DRA MA AWA RDS Silver Amy Shi

Blue Tisya Sharma

Red Charlotte Allen, Olivia Blayney, Amelia Brown, Claire Browning, Freya Carmody, Romina Cooke, Sophie Coughlan, Isabella Florica, Charlotte Ford, Isla Harris, Maya Hodgeman, Monique Hore, Giaan Jackson, Caitlyn Kim, Alexandra Luxton, Hannah Maher, Kattrina Pearson, Aashna Rana, Isabel Ryan, Sophie Smith, Estelle Vander, Alyssa Vardy, Iris Wang

Heaven (Drama Festival Years 5 and 6)

White Service

External Filmmaking Competition Success Congratulations to Amy Shi (director), Anastatsia Vitalis, Ashley Dhanu, Jasmine Li, Angela Liu, Tisya Sharma, Lily Chen, Angel Lai (film team) and Estelle Vander and Alyssa Vardy (actors) for the film, Bluebird's Daydream, a finalist in the third annual Indy Shorts International Film Festival presented by Heartland Film. Bluebird's Daydream explores a young girl pursuing her dream to become a published author as she writes her first novel. At the same time, she struggles in her relationship with her sister and father and seeks to come to an understanding with them. This success was an incredible honour as films from talented high school students were submitted from around the world, but only 12 were selected to compete for the $2,000 Summer White Lynch Memorial Grand Prize. Ms Tamara Sweetman, Head of Drama Captain of Drama Ruby Stewart

Isabella Florica, Maya Hodgeman, Hannah Maher, Kattrina Pearson, Annabelle Richens, Isabel Ryan, Tisya Sharma, Faith Sherwood, Amy Shi, Ruby Stewart, Phoenix Surridge, Stephanie Volos, Lili Wymond

DRA MA FILM AWA RDS Red Chloe Kim, Kathie Ong

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Language Arts L A N G U AGE ARTS CAP TAINS’ REPORT 2020 saw the Language Arts girls speak, write and perform their way into various competitions, despite the Coronavirus barrier.

Debating

Festival of Speech

Due to the pandemic, 2020 marked Pymble’s first entry into online debating competitions. With our Friday Evening Debating (FED) and Independent Schools' Debating Association (ISDA) competitions cut short, Pymble organised virtual social debates throughout Terms 2 and 3 with Redlands, Knox Grammar School, Barker College and St Aloysius’ College. In Term 3, our Archdale season ran virtually.

This year Pymble was due to host the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS) Festival of Speech, but due to COVID-19, our hosting was postponed until 2021. Instead, the competition occurred virtually on 24 October with all our girls achieving fantastic results.

Huge congratulations to our Year 8B team for making it to the finals, and to our Year 7A team for winning their Archdale grand final! This was a wonderful achievement. In Term 4, we also participated in the new International Debating Competition (IDC), fielding 11 teams, and we entered two Year 8 teams in the North Shore LND Debating Competition. Congratulations to Primary Team 8 for making it through to the IDC semi-finals undefeated and to Senior Team 1 for a great season. Well done LND Team 8A for winning their grand final against Monte Sant’ Angelo. Thanks to all our debaters for maintaining their enthusiasm and transitioning to an online platform.

Public Speaking In April, Chloe Hoang, Year 10, was scheduled to fly to Adelaide for the UN Voice national finals. Instead, due to the Coronavirus, she participated online. Chloe also made it through to the state finals of the Plain English Speaking Award (PESA). Two students from Year 8, Abigail Barfield and Joy Ye, participated in the Legacy Public Speaking Competition, submitting entries online. Both girls spoke well and Joy progressed to the state semi-finals. It was a great year for Zoom public speaking as we also took out first place in both the Junior and Senior sections of the Festival of Speech. Congratulations to Joy Ye and Chloe Hoang respectively.

Congratulations to our six finalists; Tara Narayan, Year 11, and Tilly Morgan, Year 9, (Poetry), Chloe Hoang, Year 10, and Joy Ye, Year 8, (Public Speaking) and Amy Jarvis, Year 11, and Alyssa Yee, Year 9, (Readings). Special congratulations to Chloe Hoang, Alyssa Yee and Joy Ye for placing first in their sections from a field of up to 25 girls’ schools. Pymble placed first in the Junior division and was named overall runner-up of the festival.

Pymble also assisted in making fun, pink showbags for all participants. Thank you to all parents and students who assisted, your efforts certainly brightened the online festival.

Mock Law Our Mock Trial team had a delayed start but was eventually able to complete a season virtually. Thanks to Mr Oscar Samios who took over as coach from Miss Ankita Kapoor.

Tara Narayan and Alison Cook, Year 11

UN After some time in Extended Learning, Pymble Model United Nations (PMUN) has now returned to Language Arts. Thank you to Mrs Olsen for her help over the past year. Also, a big shout out to our team of student leaders for their work in organising the Term 4 conference for more than 20 girls who represented 21 countries. We also had one team enter the UN Negotiations Competition and compete virtually. Congratulations to Tara Narayan and Esther Choi, Year 11, on making it to the semifinals. Thanks in part to our Massive Online Open Course (MOOC), we had 17 girls enter the UN Voice of Youth competition this year. Well done all!

Although the Bond University Mooting competition was cancelled, we were able to participate in a modified Kirby Cup Mooting competition. Our two teams created artworks on the subject of ‘The Rule of Law in Times of Crisis’. One of our teams, consisting of June Kim, Jessica Lin, Danielle Cheung, Year 11, and Claire Li, Year 10, won the Creative category and the grand final! Our second team was declared runner-up in the Creative category and received certificates of Commendation. Thanks to Mr Sam Johnston for coaching.

Chloe Hoang, Year 10

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Six progressed to the state semi-final and three to state finals which were held on 7 December. Congratulations to Evelyn Zhu, Year 7, Amy Zhang, Year 7, and Chelsea Shi, Year 8.

Silver

Conclusion This year, Language Arts was incorporated into Performing Arts, and we would like to thank Mrs Turner and the Co-curricular Sport and Activities (CCSA) team for all their wonderful support! We would also like to thank our outgoing Year 12 girls for their participation. Special commendation must go to Lucy Fang, Year 12, on being awarded the Zonta, Young Women in Public Leadership award. All the best, Lucy, as you progress to the next round. In Term 4, we welcomed our new Language Arts Captains, Chloe Hoang and Faye Chang, Year 10. Finally, a huge thank you to Mrs Hubbard and the wonderful Pymble coaches and parents for their help and tireless support.

Though Language Arts certainly looked different

this year, there is no doubt that we continued

to celebrate our shared love of speaking and to

recognise its power to shape our world.

Tara Narayan and Alison Cook, Captains of Language Arts

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Chloe Hoang

Blue Danielle Cheung, Lucy Fang, Mathilde Goddard, Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, June Kim, Lauren Korenblyum, Claire Li, Jessica Lin, Eshvari Puttaswamy, Miranda Stewart, Viveca Tang, Grace Wallman, Madeleine Watson, Joy Ye, Alyssa Yee, Amelie Yee, Evelyn Zhu

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Red Meera Barani, Faye Chang, Esther Choi, Alison Cook, Kirsten Fong, Isabelle Ho, Amy Jarvis, Claire Kim, Annabel Maple-Brown, Tilly Morgan, Tara Narayan

White Service Annabelle Ainsworth, Arshia Bhardwaj, Eisha Bhardwaj, Lara Blair, Holly Boswell, Anny Chen, Kristen Cook, Chiaara De Silva, Lucy Fang, Lara Hogan, Becky Huang, Niduni Jayasinghe, Hana Kassam, Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Ashley Ko, Hayley Leighton, Akina Li, Eshvari Puttaswamy, Miranda Stewart, Angelica Tan, Caitlyn Tan, Viveca Tang, Rosanna van Horen, Sreya Vt, Grace Wallman, Amelie Yee, Michelle Yeom

Back Row: Amy Jarvis, June Kim, Tania Jashnany Front Row: Eisha Bhardwaj, Tara Narayan, Tess Rickard, Danielle Cheung

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Aliya Yang, Claire Lee, Amelie Matthews Absent: Sameera Dutta

Y E A R 7 A R CH D ALE

Phoebe Cooper, Amy Zhang, Ang-Ya Koo, Sabrina Cooke

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Mathilde Goddard, Madeleine Watson, Evelyn Zhu, Lauren Korenblyum

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Y E AR 1 0 F E D

Ashley Ko, Arshia Bhardwaj, Angelica Tan Absent: Hayley Leighton

Y E AR 7 F E D

Kathie Ong, Ollisha Muthukuda, Olivia Xu, Emma Geng Absent: Annika Lee

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Miranda Stewart, Grace Wallman, Amelie Yee, Shivashankari Kathirgamalingam, Viveca Tang Absent: Lucy Fang, Eshvari Puttaswamy

I S D A S E NIOR B

Esther Choi, Chloe Hoang, Tara Narayan, Alison Cook, Amy Jarvis, Amber Cai

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Joy Ye, Georgia Mandalakoudis, Anna Ward, Chelsea Shi, Emma Parsons

KI RB Y C U P T E AM 1

Claire Li, June Kim, Danielle Cheung, Jessica Lin

KI RB Y C U P T E AM 2

Isabelle Ho, Kirsten Fong, Faye Chang, Chloe Hoang

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Speech and Drama S P E E C H AN D DR AMA R E SU LT S AMEB Voice and Communication

6th Grade Amelia Barter Tilly Morgan Zarina Nurlanov Gigi Spiller Jessie Xie Evelyn Zhu Ning Ning Jin Lucy Miller Arya Kalantri Aliya Yang Georgia Stuart

CVCA Certificate of Voice and Communication, Australia Niduni Jayasinghe High Distinction Joy Luo High Distinction

8th Grade Zoey Chen Jessica Wang Anna Wang

High Distinction High Distinction Honours

5th Grade

7th Grade Isabella Cameron

Isabel Aveling High Distinction Genevieve Hartin High Distinction Felicity He High Distinction Scarlett Zeng High Distinction Imogen Hawkins Honours Isabelle Huang Honours Isabelle Johnston Honours Alyssa Xu Honours Nityasree Viswanathan High Credit Misha Dhawan High Pass

High Credit

6th Grade Lydia Heazlewood-Lee

Honours

5th Grade Phoebe Yi Angelina Lee

Honours High Credit

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4th Grade Lucy Hu Harriette Choi Isabella Yu

Charlotte Ford Diana Attinger

High Distinction High Credit High Credit

Tara Narayan High Distinction Vivian Wen High Distinction Sambavi Sasikaran Honours Lauren Eyers High Credit

Athena Chen Nikita Srivastava Ruhani Surana Imogen Wu Olivia Zhu Ruby Lyons Abigail McKinnon Jacqueline Wang Melanie Tan

8th Grade

2nd Grade

CDPA Certificate of Speech and Performance, Australia

High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction Honours Honours Credit High Pass

Annabella Bayfield High Distinction Gemma Dixon High Distinction Yiling Gu High Distinction Selina Jiang High Distinction Estelle Lee High Distinction Jiayi Thong High Distinction Emily Woods-McConville High Distinction Lulu Li Honours Emily Liu Honours Chloe Shao Honours Lily Xing Honours Valerie Zhao Honours Yi Wen Howard High Credit Alana Wang High Credit Scarlett Wong High Credit Sritha Yellamaraju High Credit Irisa Han Credit Shreya Mahendra Credit

Preliminary Isabella Dong Cate Luxton Eden Ni Charlotte Pang Lana Tao Athena Wu Haley Zhang Wenhui Zheng Mia Zhu Yuan Hui Chen Hayley Ip Melanie Xu Hilary Eyers Jing Yuan Liu Chloe Qian Duola Lin Alissa Qu Mia Wen

Grace McSweeney High Distinction Leila Rich High Distinction Lara Waterhouse High Distinction Sanaa Kapoor Honours Nicole Zhang Honours Amelia Carlan High Credit Sienna Ford High Credit Amelia Lee High Credit Audrey Lin High Credit Lucinda Martin High Credit Varada Vinay High Credit Kitty Yip High Credit Emily Zhao High Credit

High Distinction Honours Honours High Pass

7th Grade Rachel Johnson Shubhi Sethi

High Distinction Credit

3rd Grade

AMEB Speech and Drama

Angie Wang Lara Barnouti Thanya Paidi Samira Toor

1st Grade High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction High Credit High Credit Credit Credit High Pass

High Distinction Honours

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Gemma Dixon, Year 4

High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction High Distinction Honours Honours Honours High Credit High Credit High Credit Credit Credit Credit

Co -curricular SPOR T Harriet McLean, Mia Booth, Ava Luxford, Abigail Barfield and Lucy Pennington (Cox), Year 8

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Co -curricular Sport S P O RT CAP TAINS ’ R E P ORT Sport in 2020 provided our girls at Pymble with many exciting opportunities. Throughout all events, our girls displayed dedication and pride whether they were representing the College, the state or even Australia. At the start of the year, they could take part in any of the 29 sports offered at the College. Later in the year, the perseverance and hard work the girls displayed as they rejoined their sport after the restrictions was extraordinary.

Knox versus Pymble Netball Game As a new initiative this year, we held a Knox versus Pymble netball game on Thursday 5 March. A team of our Year 12 netballers competed against a team of netballers from Knox Grammar School to raise money for the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women’s Shelter during our International Women’s Day celebrations. It was a comfortable 34 to 12 win for our girls, and we were so impressed by the Pymble pride that was displayed.

The May 50K The May 50K is a charity event held by Kiss Goodbye to MS, where individuals or teams can register with an aim to walk or run 50 kilometres in the month of May. This year we entered a Pymble team and raised $35,000 for multiple sclerosis research – the second highest amount raised by a team in Australia. Our girls and staff completed more than 9,750 kilometres!

IGSSA Saturday Sport In Term 1 the softball and tennis teams did exceptionally well during the first few weeks of the Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) competition. Unfortunately, our Term 2 Saturday Sports were cancelled, but in Term 3 it was fantastic to see the netball and hockey girls return to the field and have fun as they competed once again, with both Senior First teams winning their respective draws.

Ashlie Edwards and Alannah Webster, Year 12

Swimming and Diving At IGSSA, our Pymble swimmers scored first overall for the third consecutive year, and our Pymble divers once again dominated and placed first overall as well. Even though spectators were limited, the girls still performed exceptionally well and continued their support of each other between competitions.

Tildesley Tennis The mighty Pymble Tennis squad competed at the Tildesley Tennis competition at the end of the Term 2 school holiday. Our Pymble team did extremely well coming fourth in the overall point score, only four points away from first place.

Thank You We would like to congratulate all the girls who participated in any sport at Pymble this year and also give a huge thank you to all the dedicated coaches and staff.

A special thanks to Mr Meagher and

Mrs Edwards for providing every Pymble girl with the opportunity to pursue her passions and strive for the highest.

Rowing The IGSSA Rowing Championship was a huge success for our brilliant Pymble Rowing team, coming away with the overall championship win on the day. They also competed at the NSW Rowing Championships, and the Senior First Eight came in second place and was the fastest team from NSW on the day.

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Finally, we were so grateful to have been the Captains of Sport this year and lead the most amazing and talented group of Pymble girls. We know that sport will remain an integral part of Pymble for all of the years to come and we were privileged to lead this amazing program throughout the year. Ashlie Edwards and Alannah Webster, Captains of Sport

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Co -curricular Sport S P O RT S W O ME N ’S AWAR DS NIGHT The College honoured the achievements of our talented athletes from Years 7 to 12 at the annual Sportswomen’s Awards Night held in the College gymnasium. We were fortunate to have three-time Olympian and Council member Mr Chris Fydler OAM as the special guest speaker who shared his insights on success in sport. Thank you to the Awards Committee; Mrs Katie Edwards, Mr Edward Ellwood-Hall, Mr Simon Pennington, Ms Skye Halliday, Mrs Katie White, Mrs Kate Irvine and Mrs Monique Zahra for their work behind the scenes to ensure the night was a huge success.

Congratulations to all the award winners!

Amelie Yee, Dr Kate Hadwen (Principal) and Imogen Gardiner, Year 12

Sportsgirl of the Year Imogen Gardiner Amelie Yee

AOC Change-Maker Leadership Award Ashlie Edwards Mikayla Zahirovic

All-rounders of the Year Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12

Tessa Newitt Amber Halliday Jessica Colbran Cayla Phillips Shivani Mehta Ashlie Edwards

Bo Burton, Year 11, Elizabeth Gan, Year 11 and Ellen Lockhart, Year 12

Australian Representatives Acrobatic Gymnastics Acrobatic Gymnastics Diving Diving Fencing Fencing Football Sailing Sailing Snow Sports

Shennei Barber Sophie Watson Kennedy Cooper Emily Pearson Alyssa Yee Amelie Yee Scarlet Thomas Olivia Williams Sara Bruce Kyra Wheatley

Team of the Year

Senior First AFL team Emily Bannister, Laura Papworth, Louisa Mitchell, Shivani Mehta, Abbey Lowe, Alexandria Johnson, Amy Bonthorne, Ashley James, Ashlie Edwards, Keely Rock, Summer Hall, Bo Burton, Gemma Casiglia, Rose Tate, Grace MacDonald, Tara Watson, Tess Orton, Brooke Laurie, Jessica Saunders

Harriet Shaw and Cayla Phillips, Year 10

Ashlie Edwards, Year 12

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AFL AF L CAP TAIN ’S R E P ORT The Pymble AFL program has grown vastly over the last three years. Participation numbers have increased across all ages, Juniors, Intermediates and Seniors. Pymble had a total of nine teams in 2020: four Junior teams, three Intermediate teams and two Senior teams. Pymble played a range of different teams throughout this season allowing the girls to have exposure to a broad range of talent. These teams included Abbotsleigh School, Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College, Ravenswood, Brigidine College, St Catherine’s School, Loreto Normanhurst, Wenona School, Presbyterian Ladies’ College (PLC) and MLC School. Over the term we saw an improvement of skills throughout AFL, but more importantly we saw an increased amount of team spirit and encouragement. This courage and spirit were particularly evident when the Pymble girls put on a show on Saturday 29 February to mark International Women’s Day.

House Cup Win During the 2020 Cross Country, AFL won the House Cup. This is a great achievement for the girls as AFL is a new sport at Pymble. Over the years we have seen Netball, Rowing and Dance be strong competitors that have previously won the trophy. I am extremely proud of the girls’ efforts and can’t wait to see what is in store for Pymble AFL in the future. Even though the season got cut short, I am sure we would have finished the season very strongly with nothing but smiles on our faces.

Name Hall, Year 12 Summer

Thank You Pymble provided us with every opportunity to further our AFL skills which would not have been possible without our amazing coaches and staff. Thank you to Mr McGahan, Mr Mitchell, Miss Nicholas, Miss Scott, Miss Huxley and Miss Nelson. A special thank you to Mr Garrad, AFL Co-ordinator, for his hard work and enormous effort. Pymble AFL would not be anything without all of you!

Summer Hall, Captain of AFL

AF L R EP R E SE N TATIV E S Pymble Representatives Gemma Casiglia, Summer Hall, Shivani Mehta, Louisa Mitchell, Keely Rock

AF L AWAR DS Year 12

Year 10

Year 8

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Amy Bonthorne, Gemma Casiglia, Ashlie Edwards, Summer Hall, Ashley James, Alexandria Johnson, Brooke Laurie, Abbey Lowe, Tess Orton, Keely Rock, Jessica Saunders, Sarah Wilson

Rianna Bhat, Amelia Browning, Matilda Geddes, Ciara Gibson, Freya Gordon, Isobel Gosper, Claudia Johnston, Isabelle Kellaway, Ruby Nicholas, Camilla Reynolds, Amelie Riley, Lucy Rouse, Nea Shingler, Georgia Spanswick, Ella Wilson, Laura Wilson

Briana Armstrong, Opal Bird, Alessandra Braysich, Kate Thorpe, Lucy Yates

Year 11 Red Emily Bannister, Bo Burton, Grace MacDonald, Shivani Mehta, Louisa Mitchell, Laura Papworth, Rose Tate, Tara Watson

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Year 9 Red Jessica Colbran, Aimee Ng, Annabelle Whiteley

Year 7 Red Annabel Charnock, Phoebe Cooper, Louise Lovell, Sarah Lovell, Ashley Macdonald, Zara Mitchell, Mika Naito, Tessa Newitt, Izabella Ziolkowski

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Senior Pymble 1

In Term 3, many of the Junior School girls participated in AFL as their Saturday Sport. The training sessions were thoroughly enjoyed by all students, just like the Saturday morning games. Within the training sessions, the girls developed many of their skills like team collaboration, passing the ball, scoring goals and more.

Emily Bannister, Laura Papworth, Louisa Mitchell, Shivani Mehta, Abbey Lowe, Alexandria Johnson, Amy Bonthorne, Ashley James, Ashlie Edwards, Keely Rock, Summer Hall, Bo Burton, Gemma Casiglia, Rose Tate, Grace MacDonald, Tara Watson, Brooke Laurie, Jessica Saunders, Tess Orton

Senior Pymble 2 Amy Betteridge, Elizabeth Glenn, Emma Reidy, Hannah Edwards, Lauren Geddes, Samantha Guthrie, Bianca Raice, Sarah Wilson, Jessica Sywak, Emma Sullivan, Laura Bauman

Intermediate Pymble 1 Nea Shingler, Rianna Bhat, Ruby Nicholas, Laura Wilson, Freya Gordon, Georgia Spanswick, Ella Wilson, Claudia Johnston, Camilla Reynolds, Amelie Riley, Ciara Gibson, Isobel Gosper, Lucy Rouse, Isabelle Kellaway, Amelia Browning, Aimee Ng, Matilda Geddes, Annabelle Whiteley, Jessica Colbran

Intermediate Pymble 2 Abigail Ballhausen, Amelia Hinrichsen, Asha Goddard, Samantha Lever, Kaitlyn Chan, Natasha Newham, Philippa Begg, Phoebe Mason, Phoebe Vowels, Rachel Sullivan, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Jemima Burney, Eliza Nelson, Sydney Auld, Chloe Hanlan, Milla Black, Demi Pesavento, Edie Cleland

Intermediate Pymble 3 Alana Armstrong, Ava Yates, Charlotte Morris, Claudia Webster, Elise Djerrkura, Georgia Stuart, Amarley Bron, Olivia Ogg, Ruby Thomson, Safia Arslan, Scarlet Czyniewski, Ella Jones, Hannah Walker, Isabelle Francis, Amber Uther, Victoria Hamilton, Kristina Pilkington, Emma Saunders

Junior Navy Sally Cooper, Ines Danziger, Meredith Reynolds, Sophia Slater, Mia Sams, Amber Halliday, Esther Essey, Hannah Ford, Grace Townsend, Sienna Edwards, Isabella Stalley, Abby Sywak, Madeleine Raymond, Sophie Banerjee, Ava Thomson

All the coaches were amazing in supporting the girls and encouraging them to be the best they could be; the girls adored their coaches. AFL at Pymble has been such a fun and great opportunity to advance skills and also confidence. All the girls tried their best during each game. No matter what the result was, each girl had a blast! It was just about putting yourself out there and giving it your all.

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Tribeca Liu and Ruby Scarf, Junior School Captains of Sport

IPSHA A FL T EA MS Years 5 and 6 Pymble 1 Abigail McKinnon, Arabella Wheatley, Ariana Ziolkowski, Dasha Stusenko, Elizabeth Yates, Emma Pattison, Isabelle Short, Johanna Ricketts, Millie Cullinane, Yasmin Humphreys, Zara Pattinson, Yve Willmott

Pymble 2 Amelia Bicego, Anna Ericsson, Arin Yoon, Eleanor Dinnie, Georgia Rudd, Isabelle Younger, Kaitlin Vigne, Madison Donald, Ruby Watson, Serena Cummings, Tessa Gregory-Reid, Varada Vinay

Years 3 and 4 Pymble 3 Abby Pisani, Ava Welton, Claudia Sherlock, Gemma Dixon, Harriet Gregory, Isabella Sarina, Madeleine Birrell, Pia Vandeleur, Willow Gerreyn, Zara Sandham

Junior Scarlet Opal Bird, Izabella Ziolkowski, Lousie Lovell, Sarah Lovell, Lucy Yates, Tessa Newitt, Victoria Burton, Kate Thorpe, Briana Armstrong, Zara Mitchell, Mika Naito, Ashley Macdonald, Annabel Charnock, Alessandra Braysich, Phoebe Cooper

Junior Pymble 3 Diana Attinger, Lucy Jackson, Tully O’Regan, Emily Visser, Giselle Garey, Jacinta Martin, Madeline Lawson, Sarah Glenn, Aimi Jenkin, Tiana Walsh, Emma Ogilvy, Lauren Gibson, Tully Black, Sophia Grindlay, Adelia Arslan

Junior Pymble 4 Gemma Woo, Jessica Bunce, Lily Owler, Lisa Wang, Lily Jones, Minol Mahendra, Anna Ward, Katherine Macpherson, Lily Sullivan, Mia Chambers, Sophie Livingstone, Victoria Apachou, Erin Porter

Miss Scott (Coach), Harriet Gregory, Year 4, Isabella Sarina, Year 4, Ava Welton, Year 3, Willow Gerreyn, Year 3, Zara Sandham, Year 4, Claudia Sherlock, Year 4, Abby Pisani, Year 4, Pia Vandeleur, Year 4 and Madeleine Birrell, Year 3

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Back Row: Emily Bannister, Amy Bonthorne, Keely Rock, Alexandria Johnson, Summer Hall, Gemma Casiglia Front Row: Grace MacDonald, Tara Watson, Ashlie Edwards, Louisa Mitchell, Jessica Saunders, Ashley James, Rose Tate, Brooke Laurie, Shivani Mehta

I N TE R M ED IATE F IR STS

Back Row: Camilla Reynolds, Amelie Riley, Georgia Spanswick Front Row: Isabelle Kellaway, Freya Gordon, Nea Shingler, Laura Wilson

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Back Row: Izabella Ziolkowski, Isabella Stalley, Hannah Ford, Louise Lovell, Sophie Banerjee, Mia Sams Front Row: Sophia Slater, Ines Danziger, Grace Townsend, Meredith Reynolds, Abby Sywak, Sienna Edwards

J U N IO R S CAR LE T

Back Row: Kate Thorpe, Alessandra Braysich, Mika Naito, Opal Bird, Briana Armstrong, Ashley Macdonald Front Row: Tessa Newitt, Zara Mitchell, Lucy Yates, Victoria Burton, Phoebe Cooper

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Artistic Gymnastics ARTIS T IC G Y MNASTICS CAPTA IN’S REPORT Pymble Artistic Gymnastics had a huge year, with all the gymnasts and coaches working extremely hard throughout 2020. Everyone came together as a team and we learned the importance of resilience, with the gymnasts making significant progressions in their training. Pymble gymnasts train extremely hard, with this year being no exception, with the commitment ranging from six to 20 hours weekly. This is combined with a competition season which is a series of weekend competitions, however only a few competitions were held before Gymnastics NSW made the decision to cancel these in March. The continuous dedication of the gymnasts to their training resulted in amazing results in their skills and routines which were enhanced by the constant support and care they showed one another. Many memories are made through gymnastics and girls gain confidence within themselves and life skills, setting them up for the future.

State Trial During February and March, four Pymble girls travelled to the Sydney Gymnastic and Aquatic Centre in Rooty Hill to compete in two state trials for Levels 8 and 9. Lucy Clark, Year 9, competed at Level 8 and Ilaria Crowley, Year 7, Sabrina Mulhearn, Year 7 and Stella Robertson, Year 8, competed at Level 9. During both selection competitions, the girls competed on each apparatus with amazing routines. During the competitions, the girls showed each other tremendous support, which was boosted by the constant encouragement from the coaches. Congratulations to Stella Robertson who placed 12th overall in the first trial and then sixth in the second trial; a massive improvement in results.

After lots of hard training

and dedication, all the

gymnasts qualified for

State, well done!

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Socially Distanced Gymnastics As the College wanted to provide motivation to all students, the Gymnastics program did not come to a halt! From March to June, the gymnasts continued to progress in their strength and conditioning via Microsoft Teams workouts led by Alison and Vanessa. The commitment demonstrated by both the gymnasts and coaches shows a strong sense of Pymble pride and the importance of teamwork in Pymble gymnastics. We then progressed to outdoor training to get the squads together and to get our fitness ready for normal training. The gymnasts did activities to keep their bodies moving such as running, strength exercises and core skills which were practised outdoors.

Jada Powell, Year 12

Fortunately, from the Term 3 holidays the gymnasts were back into the Artistic Gymnastics Centre after months of devotion to their gymnastic training over the home isolation period and I am sure the coaches were very thankful for this. The gymnasts and coaches should be recognised for their hard work and teamwork over this challenging period.

The following girls made up the team: Felicity He, Year 8, Stella Robertson, Year 8, Ilaria Crowley, Year 7, Emilie Palme, Year 10, Nikola Puhl, Year 9, Lucy Robertson, Year 9, Talia Luo, Year 7, Piya Parimu Kapur, Year 8, Tiyana Jayaweera, Year 8, Georgia Phillips, Year 8, Kate Marshall, Year 9, Chloe Tedesco, Year 10, Lucy Clark, Year 9, Kristen Jewell, Year 11, Lucinda Bennett, Year 8, Sabrina Mulhearn, Year 7, Zoe Kosinar, Year 7, Madison Yip, Year 8, Jada Powell, Year 12 and Ines Danziger, Year 7. Although the competition did not go ahead, the girls in the 2020 IGSSA team still came together with enthusiasm.

IGSSA Training

Special Thanks

The Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) competition is the biggest schoolbased 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 attend a camp organised by our Heads of Gymnastics. Although the competition didn’t go ahead, we still participated in the training camp as it aims to improve team-building skills and perfect gymnasts’ routines. Team spirit is extremely important as it brings the team together and enhances the self-confidence of each gymnast. The camp was hosted in the holidays, and each day consisted of a three-hour training session, finishing with an exciting afternoon with a pool inflatable course and a pizza lunch.

As Artistic Gymnastics Captain, I would like to thank our Principal, Dr Kate Hadwen; Deputy Principal, Mrs Julie Shaw; Director of Sport, Mr Greg Meagher; Head of Sport 7-12, Mrs Katie Edwards; Head of Sport K-6, Mr Matt Tyson and Coaching Development Director, Mr Simon Pennington, for their ongoing support. Thank you to Mrs Vanessa Clyne; our Head Coach, Mrs Alison Gestier; our Acting Head Coach, Allyse Taylor, and the team of coaches for their devoted time in supporting all the gymnasts. Without these people, Pymble gymnastics would not be as successful as it is. Most of all, thank you to all the talented Pymble gymnasts whose effort is reflected in their amazing achievements. Kristen Jewell, 2021 Captain of Artistic Gymnastics Captain of Artistic Gymnastics Jada Powell

ARTIS T IC G Y MNASTICS AWAR D S

A RT IST IC GYMNA ST IC S RESU LT S

Year 12

Year 8

Artistic Gymnastics State Trial 1

Red

Jada Powell

Lucinda Bennett, Felicity He, Tiyana Jayaweera, Piya Parimu Kapur, Georgia Phillips, Stella Robertson, Madison Yip

Stella Robertson

Year 11 Red Kristen Jewell

Year 10 Red Emilie Palme, Chloe Tedesco

Year 9 Red

Year 7 Red Ilaria Crowley, Ines Danziger, Zoe Kosinar, Talia Luo, Sabrina Mulhearn

Lucy Clark, Kate Marshall, Nikola Puhl, Lucy Robertson

12th Overall (10th Vault, 17th Bars, 4th Beam, 16th Floor)

Ilaria Crowley 24th Overall (25th Beam, 23rd Floor)

Sabrina Mulhearn

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25th Overall (24th Beam)

Lucy Clark 16th Overall (13th Vault, 12th Bars, 24th Beam, 11th Floor)

Artistic Gymnastics State Trial 2 Lucy Clark - WAG Level 8 14th Overall (9th Vault, 14th Bars, 22nd Beam, 13th Floor)

Stella Robertson - WAG Level 9 6th Overall (5th Vault, 13th Bars, 2nd Beam, 13th Floor)

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Back Row: Georgia Phillips, Kate Marshall, Chloe Tedesco, Lucy Clark, Kristen Jewell, Lucinda Bennett, Sabrina Mulhearn Front Row: Felicity He, Stella Robertson, Ilaria Crowley, Emilie Palme, Nikola Puhl, Lucy Robertson, Talia Luo, Piya Parimu Kapur, Tiyana Jayaweera Absent: Zoe Kosinar, Madison Yip, Jada Powell, Ines Danziger, Rachel Sullivan

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Athletics AT H L E T ICS CAP TAINS ’ R E PORT Pymble Athletics had a fun-filled and successful (albeit short) season in 2020. The team showed dedication, passion and enthusiasm throughout the entire year and continued to train hard despite the lack of competitions. All that hard, off-season training will definitely pay off in the future!

Australian All Schools Athletics Championships – Perth Pymble had an exceptionally strong representation of eight athletes at the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships in Perth in December 2019. Congratulations to Sienna Bond, Gabriella Taylor, Alice Dixon, Saskia Newman, Marguerite Andrews, Sally Guthrie, Emilia Duncan and Imogen Gardiner. All Pymble athletes performed extremely well, winning a total of eight national medals.

Imogen Gardiner, Year 12

Georgia Duncan, Year 12

Australian All Schools Nitro Nationals – Perth Following the All Schools competition, we had three Pymble teams competing in the highly anticipated 2019 National Nitro Competition in all three divisions (Junior, Intermediate and Senior). Every girl gave 100 per cent effort and displayed excellent sportsmanship and teamwork throughout the competition. It was a great day for Pymble as we came away with gold medals in the Junior and Senior divisions, and a strong fifth place finish in the Intermediate division. These results represent the strength, depth, and teamwork of the Pymble Athletics squad.

Imogen Gardiner, Year 12, Annabel Maple-Brown, Jessica Bird and Kristen Cook, Year 10

Athletics Carnival Being unable to hold our annual Athletics Carnival at Homebush was a blessing in disguise; the Pymble Main Oval turned out to be the perfect venue for a day full of sunshine, dancing and of course competition. A special mention to the six girls who broke records. The House spirit was high and there were lots of laughter and camaraderie both on and off the track. A big thank you to Mrs Edwards and Ms Walsham and the entire Sports and Activities team; your hard work and expertise made for a very successful carnival.

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Grace Whyte, Lauren Purkis, Claudia Webster, Madeleine Macdonald and Jessica Ding, Year 9

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Chloe Luzar, Louise Ng, Stephanie Loui, Michelle Huang, Cassandra Long and Yvonne Smith, Year 12

IGSSA Twilight Athletics Carnivals The Pymble Ladies’ College Athletics squad competed with impressive determination at the two Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) Friday Night Twilight Athletics Carnivals. There were lots of personal best performances and it was great to see everyone give it their all in the scarlet, navy and white.

Mini Carnivals The Pymble Athletics team took full advantage of our beautiful Main Oval by participating in a series of mini intraschool athletics carnivals with unique events including a handicapped 600-metres. These carnivals were very successful thanks to our amazing team of coaches.

Sophia Slater, Mia Sams and Tessa Newitt, Year 7

The 2020 Athletics season was unique and presented new challenges which our girls faced with resilience and dedication by continuing to train and perform at an impressive level. None of this would have been possible without our amazing coaches – a big thank you to Mrs Edwards, Ms Walsham, Mrs Gainsford-Taylor, Mrs Pejkovic, Mr Barclay, Mrs Van-Der-wall, Mr Van-Woerkom, Mr Pennington and all of the assistant coaches! 2020 will go down in history as a year of challenge, change and adaptability for each and every member of the Pymble Athletics squad. The emerging talent of our younger girls will undoubtedly continue the legacy of Pymble Athletics for many years to come.

Lucy Rouse and Philippa Austin, Year 10

Imogen Gardiner and Georgia Duncan, Captains of Athletics

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Athletics AT H L E T ICS R E P R E SE N TATIVES Pymble Representatives Marguerite Andrews, Diana Attinger, Abigail Ballhausen, Samara Bond, Sienna Bond, Amy Bonthorne, Jessica Bird, Jessica Colbran, Kristen Cook, Alice Dixon, Emilia Duncan, Georgia Duncan, Ashlie Edwards, Imogen Gardiner, Isobel Gosper, Amber Halliday, Olivia Inkster, Ella Koster, Sophie Laing, Louise Lovell, Sarah Lovell, Nicole McCrostie, Lucinda Middleton, Tessa Newitt, Cayla Phillips, Georgia Phillips, Jada Powell, Georgia Spanswick, Gabriella Taylor, Grace Townsend, Rhedyn Wong, Jessica Woo, Brianna Worsfold

AT H L E T ICS AWAR DS

SEC O NDA RY SC HOOL AT HLET IC S C A RNIVA L RESU LT S

Year 12

Records

Silver Imogen Gardiner

Blue Amy Bonthorne, Georgia Duncan, Ashlie Edwards, Kailyn Joseph, Jada Powell

15 Years Long Jump 5.64m

old record 5.32 (2013)

Brianna Worsfold

Intermediate Discus 37.62m 15 Years Shot Put 12.70m

old record 36.43 (2015) old record 11.62 (2015)

Samara Bond

13 Years Long Jump 4.97m

old record 4.81 (2017)

Ella Koster

17 Years Long Jump 5.11m

old record 5.04 (2019)

Age Champions

17 Years 100m

12 Years Runner Up

Grace Townsend Sophie Laing

Marguerite Andrews, Alice Dixon

13 Years Runner Up

Amber Halliday Sarah Lovell

1st 2nd 3rd

Blue

14 Years Runner Up

Georgia Phillips Jessica Colbran

15 Years Runner Up

Brianna Worsfold Olivia Inkster

16 Years Runner Up

Emilia Duncan Isobel Gosper

17 Years Runner Up

Ella Koster Marguerite Andrews

1st 2nd 3rd

18 Years Runner Up

Ashlie Edwards Imogen Gardiner

13 Years 200m

Year 11 Silver

Ella Koster

Year 10 Silver Sienna Bond

Blue Jessica Bird, Kristen Cook, Emilia Duncan, Isobel Gosper, Olivia Inkster, Cayla Phillips, Georgia Spanswick, Brianna Worsfold

Year 9 Silver Gabriella Taylor

Blue Abigail Ballhausen, Jessica Colbran, Rhedyn Wong, Jessica Woo

Year 8 Blue Amber Halliday, Sophie Livingstone, Nicole McCrostie, Georgia Phillips

Year 7 Blue Diana Attinger, Samara Bond, Sophie Laing, Louise Lovell, Sarah Lovell, Tessa Newitt, Grace Townsend, Sybella Warton

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Sienna Bond

18 Years 100m

Grace Townsend Sophie Laing Diana Attinger

13.89 15.31 15.45

13 Years 100m 1st 2nd 3rd

Samara Bond Amber Halliday Louise Lovell

13.25 13.77 14.63

14 Years 100m 1st 2nd 3rd

Nicole McCrostie Jessica Colbran Jessica Woo

13.68 14.14 14.31

15 Years 100m 1st 2nd 3rd

Olivia Inkster Gabriella Taylor Brianna Worsfold

12.38 12.39 13.80

16 Years 100m 1st 2nd 3rd

Emilia Duncan Isobel Gosper Emily Bannister

1st 2nd 3rd

Tess Orton Amy Bonthorne Kailyn Joseph

13.72 13.77 17.01

12 Years 200m

12 Years 100m 1st 2nd 3rd

Alice Dixon 12.72 Marguerite Andrews 12.87 Ella Koster 13.48

13.48 13.97 14.06

1st 2nd 3rd

Grace Townsend Sophie Laing Diana Attinger

Samara Bond Mia Sams Amber Halliday

29.06 33.61 34.25

28.24 29.46 29.66

14 Years 200m 1st 2nd 3rd

Jessica Colbran Jessica Woo Georgia Phillips

30.64 30.85 31.07

15 Years 200m 1st 2nd 3rd

Olivia Inkster Gabriella Taylor Brianna Worsfold

26.68 26.88 29.90

16 Years 200m 1st 2nd

Emilia Duncan Isobel Gosper

28.47 30.02

17 Years 200m 1st 2nd 3rd

Alice Dixon 26.91 Marguerite Andrews 27.98 Ella Koster 29.45

S E C O N D ARY SCH OOL ATH LE TIC S C A RNIVA L RESU LT S 18 Years 200m 1st 2nd 3rd

Tess Orton Amy Bonthorne Imogen Gardiner

Intermediate 1,500m 28.87 29.13 29.72

Junior 400m 1st 2nd 3rd

Samara Bond Amber Halliday Grace Townsend

1.02.94 1.03.50 1.05.19

Intermediate 400m 1st 2nd 3rd

Olivia Inkster Alice Windybank Amalia Patterson

Imogen Gardiner Ella Koster Ashlie Edwards

Kristen Cook Nea Shingler Caitlyn Tan

15 Years Long Jump 1st 2nd 3rd

Imogen Gardiner 5.04.00 Samantha Guthrie 6.10.01 Nicola Farquharson 6.26.20

1st 2nd 3rd

1st

13 Years 800m Amber Halliday Tessa Newitt Sophia Slater

2.34.70 2.38.86 2.43.68

Abigail Ballhausen 2.36.14 Georgia Phillips 2.38.93 Ellie Beck

Nea Shingler Jessica Needham Caitlyn Tan

2.55.08 3.00.64 3.01.45

16 Years 800m 1st 2nd 3rd

Jessica Bird Kristen Cook Jessica Tyson

2.34.01 2.36.59 2.53.78

17 Years 800m 1st 2nd 3rd

Ella Koster 2.48.37 Samantha Guthrie 2.55.88 Nicola Farquharson 2.59.42

Imogen Gardiner Hannah Maher Olivia Anderson

2.49.18 3.35.13 3.40.05

Junior 1,500m 1st 2nd 3rd

12.95 15.00 17.24

Emilia Duncan

Ella Koster

Ashlie Edwards

Grace Townsend Louise Lovell Georgia Phillips

Sienna Bond Georgia Stuart

Ella Koster

Amber Halliday 5.14.20 Abigail Ballhausen 5.14.30 Tessa Newitt 5.22.10

1st 2nd 3rd

17.50

1.50m 1.45m 1.40m

1.45m 1.30m

1.60m

Grace Townsend 4.43m Sophie Laing 3.93m Phoebe Paleologos 3.19m

Samara Bond Sarah Lovell Louise Lovell

Michelle Huang

1st 2nd 3rd

Sarah Lovell Hannah Weber Yvette Volk

15 Years Shot Put

13 Years Long Jump 1st 2nd 3rd

1st

15.40

Senior High Jump 1st

Ella Koster 5.11m Marguerite Andrews 4.52m Louise Ng 3.59m

1st 2nd 3rd

Intermediate High Jump 1st 2nd

4.29m 3.72m 3.66m

3.75m

8.88m 8.00m 7.86m

14 Years Shot Put

Junior High Jump 1st 2nd 3rd

1st 2nd 3rd

15.96

17 Years 100m Hurdles

1st

Isobel Gosper Rylee McKinstry Ami Naito

12/13 Years Shot Put

Sienna Bond Brianna Worsfold Georgia Stuart

12 Years Long Jump

18 Years 800m 1st 2nd 3rd

17.27

16 Years 100m Hurdles

1st

1st 2nd 3rd

18 Years Long Jump

Jessica Colbran

18 Years 100m Hurdles

15 Years 800m 1st 2nd 3rd

1st 2nd 3rd

5.64m 4.67m 4.58m

17 Years Long Jump 14.19 14.21 14.67

15 Years 90m Hurdles

1st

14 Years 800m 1st 2nd 3rd

13.55 14.87 20.69

Sarah Lovell Louise Lovell Emilia Massaro

14 Years 90m Hurdles

Sienna Bond Olivia Inkster Brianna Worsfold

4.69m 4.65m 4.32m

16 Years Long Jump

Grace Townsend Diana Attinger Phoebe Paleologos

1st 2nd 3rd

Grace Townsend 2.44.11 Sophie Laing 2.55.71 Phoebe Paleologos 3.10.06

Nicole McCrostie Georgia Phillips Demitria Volos

1st 2nd 3rd

13 Years 80m Hurdles 1.02.29 1.05.85 1.18.31

1st 2nd 3rd

Senior 1,500m

12 Years 800m

1st 2nd 3rd

14 Years Long Jump 5.30.10 5.32.21 5.42.30

12 Years 80m Hurdles 1.06.33 1.11.07 1.11.62

Senior 400m 1st 2nd 3rd

1st 2nd 3rd

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4.97m 4.24m 4.15m

1st 2nd 3rd

Sophie Livingstone Jessica Colbran Aspen Moore

9.26m 8.93m 7.12m

Brianna Worsfold 12.70m Georgia Spanswick 11.19m Rhedyn Wong 8.89m

16 Years Shot Put 1st 2nd 3rd

Emilia Duncan Philippa Austin Tara Watson

10.13m 9.35m 8.63m

17 Years Shot Put 1st 2nd 3rd

Audrey Little Ella Koster Shivani Mehta

10.52m 10.38m 10.10m

18 Years Shot Put 1st 2nd 3rd

Georgia Duncan Summer Hall Brooke Laurie

9.40m 8.90m 7.80m

Junior Discus 1st 2nd 3rd

Sophie Livingstone 22.54m Sarah Lovell 18.05m Louise Lovell 16.50m

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Intermediate Discus

Senior Javelin

1st 2nd 3rd

Brianna Worsfold 37.62m Rhedyn Wong 28.38m Georgia Spanswick 23.32m

Senior Discus 1st 2nd 3rd

Georgia Duncan Jada Powell Ella Koster

Overall House Point Score 32.73m 32.30m 21.50

House Relay 31.68m 31.14m 17.38m

1st Goodlet 2nd Ingleholme 3rd Thomas

Junior Javelin

Boarders vs Day Girls Relay

1st 2nd 3rd

1st Day Girls 2nd Boarders

Sarah Lovell 22.20m Hannah Ford 17.00m Lucinda Middleton 14.00m

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Ashlie Edwards Ella Koster Adriana Fydler

Brianna Worsfold Emily Bannister Rhedyn Wong

31.50m 29.40m 27.62m

100m Champion of Championships Race 1st 2nd 3rd

Olivia Inkster Gabriella Taylor Alice Dixon

12.30 12.37 12.77

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Goodlet Ingleholme Marden Bennett Lang Wylie Hammond Thomas

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Badminton B A D M IN TON CAP TAIN’S R E P ORT During Term 1, 17 Pymble badminton teams competed in the Loreto Normanhurst Interschool Badminton competition. This gave our girls a fabulous opportunity to form wonderful friendships and connections with students from different year groups. Girls from Years 7 to 12 displayed great sportsmanship and teamwork at Saturday games as well as trainings on Monday and Wednesday every week. They also brought key values such as commitment and enthusiasm as they continued to strive in their endeavours; whether it be ‘to improve in badminton’ or ‘to get to know this person a bit better’.

Although our girls were unable to play in their semi-finals and the competition was declared ‘noncompetitive’ we still managed to successfully finish the season with excellent final standings; Pymble 5 came first in their division, Pymble 2, Pymble 6 and Pymble 16 came third in their divisions and Pymble 10 and Pymble 13 came fourth. To summarise, I want to thank all the girls who participated in Interschools Badminton. It was such a pleasure

to watch you improve and hone your skills in training. I truly hope

you continue to grow your friendships through your favourite sports and spread your unwavering positivity through the College.

Jessica Liu, Year 12

Best wishes for next year! Jessica Liu, Captain of Badminton

B A D M IN TON AWAR DS Year 12

Year 10

Year 9

Red

Jessica Liu, Gillian Yick

Anna Wang

Isabella Cameron, Sophia Lin, Alice Liu, Nida Mehta, Elina Wu

B AD M I N TON R E SULTS The 2020 Loreto Normanhurst Invitational Badminton competition was declared ‘non-competitive’ and therefore no division champions were declared. The following shows the standings from the last game played:

Pymble 1

7th

Anna Wang, Sophia Lin, Gillian Yick, Jessica Liu

Pymble 2

3rd

Karen Xiao, Vivian Zhao, Abby Lin, Ashley Ung, Melanie Daixing

Pymble 3

5th

Mia Credaro, Samadhi Siriniwasa, Felicity Pham, Caitlyn Kim

Pymble 4

5th

Amelia Buechner, Deanna Zahedi, Samira Toor, Melinda Chen, Lihini Jayasekara

Pymble 5

1st

Zoë Janssen, Maddierose Dreves, Claudia Perrignon, Lucia Laszok

Pymble 6

3rd

Carmen Zhao, Annabella Cheng, Nicole Chan, Connie Zhao, Sophie Corcoran

Pymble 7

8th

Jocelyn Wu, Alicia Chan, Daisy Choi, Jessie Tao

Pymble 8

6th

Isabella Cameron, Elina Wu, Alice Liu, Nida Mehta

Pymble 9

5th

Angelina Lee, Christy Ju, Sophia Ji, Deborah Lee

Pymble 10

4th

Carly Yiu, Annelise Koh, Hayley Zhou, Jeslyn Tan, Gloria Shrestha

Pymble 11

7th

Emma Cheng, Charlotte Dhanu, Crystal Lai, Yuki Wang

Pymble 12

6th

Angel Wang, Angela Liu, Lily Huang, Mulan Xu

Pymble 13

4th

Celina Sun, Crystal Liang, Katherine Yan, Xinyi Hu

Pymble 14

8th

Angel Lai, Jennifer Lai, Peony Ng, Sophie Toma, Joy Ye

Pymble 16

3rd

Allison Wang, Kexuan Chong, Rae Liu

Pymble 17 Alyssa Xu, Jessica Qin, Stephanie Feng

5th

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S E N IO R FIR S TS

Jessica Liu, Anna Wang, Sophia Lin, Gillian Yick

JUN IO R FIR STS

Nida Mehta, Elina Wu, Alice Liu, Isabella Cameron

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Y E AR 7 F I R S TS

Rae Liu, Allison Wang, Kexuan Chong

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Basketball B A S K ETBALL CAP TAIN’S REPORT Whilst our 2020 Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) competition was cancelled due to COVID-19 and we didn’t get the opportunity to show our skills on the court, training sessions within regulations were available. During the lockdown our Head Coach, Rachel Maenpaa, ran online basketball skill sessions over Microsoft Teams and then once back at school, the Pymble Senior First team had the opportunity to play in the Independent Schools Basketball Cup. They played with determination and teamwork and enjoyed their time playing as a team. For our four Year 12 girls who played in the tournament, this was their last game representing Pymble – a memorable occasion.

The Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) Junior School basketball players enjoyed the competition in Term 4 2020. They learned elements of teamwork and commitment whilst making it difficult for opposing teams to score.

Overall the year was one of resilience and smiles and the girls enjoyed every opportunity created for them. Thank you to Mr Garrad and Miss Maenpaa for being role models to the Pymble Basketball community.

Basketball Report As Covid-19 wiped out our Term 2 IGSSA basketball season, we had to drastically improvise to provide the girls with an opportunity to both work on their skills while having a bit of fun. At the end of Term 1, we implemented a check-out program so that girls that did not have a basketball at home could come and get a ball to take home to do our at-home sessions. Going into Term 2, we provided a structured online program with videos explaining each drill so that the girls could do that program whenever they wanted. We particularly focused on the multiple different ways a player can use a ball screen on offense to attack and score. We also started having weekly live ballhandling sessions where the girls could join the Zoom meeting and have Miss Maenpaa (Head Coach – Basketball) take them through a session live. By Week 5, we were finally able to start some face-to-face sessions. The first week the numbers were a bit low, but by mid-Week 6 we were reaching maximum capacity in numerous sessions. These sessions were offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday both before and after school. They focused on a number of different skills that pertain to basketball such as dribbling, passing, shooting and more. There was plenty to work on as basketball needs a very individual skill set within the team sport. We were not able to play 5 on 5 games due to the no-contact restrictions, but we made up for it by having many shooting competitions that the girls really showed their competitive drive in. Many formed a newfound love for the game during this time!

Mr Jack Garrad, Basketball Co-ordinator

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Olivia Anderson, Captain of Basketball

BA SKET BA LL AWA RDS Year 10 Blue Chloe Hanlan

Year 9 Blue Grace Whyte

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Basketball J U N IO R S CH OOL BAS KE TBALL REPO RT In Term 4 the majority of the Junior School played basketball. They said they enjoyed everything from training sessions to games to skills. Some skills they learned were a jump stop, lay-ups, bounce passes and many more. They would recommend basketball to all ages because it is very fun and enjoyable. No matter how tough the game was, everyone still had fun playing. We didn’t win all the time but being with your team is still winning. All the players love the coaches and the coaches love teaching different skills and techniques that they use in basketball games. Tribeca Liu and Ruby Scarf, Junior School Captains of Sport

I PS H A B AS K E TBALL TE AMS Year 6

Pymble 7

Pymble 1

Amelia Carlan, Serena Cummings, Ella Handley-Greaves, Lucinda Martin, Ruby Watson, Addison Woods, Sophia Vajedsamiei, Isis Li

Meg Anderson, Holly Hogan, Abigail McKinnon, Arabella Murphy, Scarlet Olesen, Siena Pascoe, Zara Pattinson, Ariana Ziolkowski, Elizabeth Yates

Pymble 2 Madison Donald, Ruby Lyons, Juliette Browne, Sienna Gortan, Tessa Gregory-Reid, Yasmin Humphreys, Scarlett Campbell, Millie Cullinane, Johanna Ricketts

Pymble 3 Emma Pattison, Dasha Stusenko, Anaïs Vander, Kaitlin Vigne, Yve Willmott, Ella Willetts, Anna Ericsson, Arabella Wheatley

Pymble 4 Chloe Brown, Vivienne Eaton, Yuyin Luo, Clare Vincent, Grace Santoso, Lisa Wang, Emily Kim, Selina Huang, Grrand Tang, Amy S Wang

Pymble 8 Kayra Amir, Sanaya Lakhani, Celine Liu, Grace Louw, Gabriella Sheh, Vivian Wei, Caitlin Xi, Catherine Zeng, Camellia Zhou

Madison Donald, Juliette Browne, Yasmin Humphreys, Millie Cullinane, Ruby Lyons, Scarlett Campbell, Tessa Gregory-Reid, Johanna Ricketts and Sienna Gortan, Year 6

Year 4 Pymble 9 Blair Elliott, Emily Finucane, Mea McBurney, Abby Pisani, Pia Vandeleur, Alina Shi, Claudia Wyatt

Pymble 10 Brielle Humphreys, Sophie Kidd, Cindy Lin, Aahana Paliwal, Eleanor Rowe, Jamilla Soo, Caitlin Stoodley, Sarah Foo

Year 3 Pymble 11 Adele Cassidy, Olivia Chan, Kiara Excell, Jing Yuan Liu, Xanthe Munroe, Chloé Shires, Mikayla Sun, Iris Tang, Ava Welton, Madeleine Birrell

Pymble 5 Sienna Phair, Rachel Yau, Nikita Srivastava, Holly Graham, Katie Tang, Sophia Wu, Mea Shires, Lucy Xie, Sophie Zheng

Year 5 Pymble 6 Amelia Bicego, Katherine Boyce, Charlotte King, Amelia Lee, Lily Mancey, Harriet Murphy, Arin Yoon, Annie Pennington Clare Vincent, Chloe Brown, Vivienne Eaton, Selina Huang, Emily Kim, Lisa Wang and Amy S Wang, Year 6

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Cricket CR I CK ET CAP TAIN ’S R E P ORT The season of 2020 was one to remember with both Pymble teams completing the season with outstanding results against clubs and schools. Two Pymble teams were entered in the North Shore cricket league; Pymble 1 and Pymble 2. The Pymble 1 team played extremely well after the first two games of the season were cancelled due to the wet weather. The girls displayed their commitment to the sport by showing up each week even when it was bucketing down and they should be congratulated for their improvement throughout the season with an astronomical amount of fours and sixes scored and many wickets taken. The Pymble 2 team was one to admire, they had an amazing season. The girls were full of enthusiasm throughout the season, winning their game against St Ives and giving it their best against the other clubs. Congratulations to Phoebe Cooper, Year 7, for her team spirit and Chloe Bookless, Year 7, who had amazing pace and accuracy and made her way into the Pymble First team!

Victoria Graves, Year 11

C RIC KET AWA RD S

Thanks to everyone involved who made the season successful; umpires, coaches, parents and Mr Garrad. Although a short season, everyone displayed their talents, either bowling, batting, fielding or showing support. It made me proud to be Captain of this amazing bunch of girls and I hope that cricket continues to grow in the Pymble community and that these girls continue to develop their skills and play through the rest of their high school career.

Year 11 Silver Shivani Mehta

Year 10 Blue Ciara Gibson

Victoria Graves, Captain of Cricket

C RIC KET REPRESENTAT IVES

CR I CK ET SY D NE Y S IXE R S RESU LT S Pymble 1

7th

Ciara Gibson, Shivani Mehta

Victoria Graves, Lihini Jayasekara, Annabel Maple-Brown, Sophie Corcoran, Jasmine David, Claire Rogers, Chetna Sagi, Victoria Marsh, Kara Lotter, Lauren Carruthers, Sanah Goklaney, Chloe Bookless

Pymble 2 Phoebe Cooper, Darcey Hawkins, Dezi Magann-Jones, Sophie Suttor, Madeleine Watson, Amelia Young, Arya Kalantri, Annabel Davidson, Anna Drabsch, Shanya Parti, Sophie Wang, Ollisha Muthukuda

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CIS Representatives NSW Representative

7th

Shivani Mehta

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UN D E R 1 5 Y E AR S S Y D NE Y S IXE RS C RIC KET (PYMBLE 1)

Back Row: Chloe Bookless, Jasmine David, Claire Rogers, Annabel Maple-Brown, Lauren Carruthers, Kara Lotter, Sanah Goklaney Front Row: Chetna Sagi, Victoria Graves, Lihini Jayasekara, Sophie Corcoran, Victoria Marsh

UN D E R 1 3 Y E AR S S Y D NE Y S IXE RS C RIC KET (PYMBLE 2)

Back Row: Sophie Suttor, Amelia Young, Anna Drabsch, Annabel Davidson, Chloe Bookless Front Row: Shanya Parti, Darcey Hawkins, Arya Kalantri, Ollisha Muthukuda, Phoebe Cooper Absent: Madeleine Watson, Dezi Magann-Jones, Sophie Wang

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Cricket JU N I O R S CH OOL CR ICKE T REPO RT In Term 4, Junior School girls participated in cricket. In the training sessions the cricket teams practised their co-ordination, batting to hit the ball into the double zone to earn more runs.

“No matter how hard

The coaches gave improvement tips and tricks on bowling and fielding for the game. Also, in their training sessions the girls warmed up with some catching and fielding games before they went to the nets.

the coaches always

No matter how hard the opposition was, the coaches always gave the best feedback on how you could improve match skills and how they would be doing that in their next training sessions. Ruby Scarf and Tribeca Liu, Junior School Captains of Sport

the opposition was,

gave the best feedback on how you could improve match skills..."

IP S H A CR ICKE T TE AMS Years 5/6 Pymble 1 Hayley Browne, Eloise Fisher, Mie Naito, Sophie Rigg, Claudia Stretton, Varada Vinay, Isabella Woodall, Annabelle Johnston

Pymble 2 Anisha Chabra, Abani Dhaliwal, Emily Englund, Lucy Lakeman, Anjali Shah, Eleanor Dinnie, Mia Solomons

Back Row: Varada Vinay, Mie Naito, Annabelle Johnston, Emily Englund, Hayley Browne Front Row: Isabella Woodall, Eloise Fisher, Sophie Rigg, Year 5

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Lucy Lakeman, Year 5, Abani Dhaliwal, Year 5, Eleanor Dinnie, Year 6, Emily Englund, Year 5, Mia Solomons, Year 6, Anisha Chabra, Year 4 and Anjali Shah, Year 5

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Cross Country CR O S S C O U N TRY CAP TAIN ’S REPORT It was an honour and privilege to be Cross Country Captain for 2020. I have also been lucky enough to have been a member of this Cross Country squad for the past six years and have enjoyed all the sessions, fun and friendships I have made along the way. The Pymble

Cross Country squad is such a supportive group of girls and coaches who consistently keep all members motivated and encouraged to improve. This season was challenging with COVID-19 restrictions, but this did not stop the rewarding training and fun had at every session, however hard Deb worked us. All the girls should be extremely proud of their hard work, fitness gains and amazing improvements across the season.

Secondary School Cross Country Carnival The Cross Country season started in Term 1 with the school carnival. We were blessed with perfect running conditions and a record number of more than 800 competitors this year. All girls enjoyed running for their House and sport, with Goodlet and AFL taking out these titles. Special congratulations to the girls who placed first in their age group.

Fun Runs We encouraged the Cross Country team to be involved in The May 50K to raise money for multiple sclerosis research and we were proud of everyone and their amazing efforts! Pymble had 136 team members who ran, walked or cycled 9,750

Ashlie Edwards, Year 12

kilometres and raised more than $35,000 for multiple sclerosis research – awesome job everyone. Our team was ranked second out of 3,194 teams. Well done to Grace Townsend, Year 7, our highest fundraiser ($3,414) and Caitlyn Tan, Year 9, who ran the most kilometres (322km).

Thank You

Caitlyn Tan, Year 9, Abigail Ballhausen, Year 9 and Imogen Gardiner, Year 12

I would like to thank our passionate Coaching Director, Ms Walsham, and Sports Co-ordinator, Mrs Edwards and their team of coaches; Miss Guthrie, Mr Nicholas and Mr Brown who are dedicated to helping the girls achieve their best. These amazing Pymble coaches ensure that whether training for a competition, a fun-run or for general fitness, each girl’s goals are met with fun and friendship. I wish the captains for 2021 all the best and hope they get back to a normal competition next year. All the best to you all and good luck!

Ashlie Edwards, Captain of Cross Country

Indianna Cameron, Grace Townsend and Tessa Newitt, Year 7

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Cross Country CR O S S COUN TRY AWAR DS Year 12 Silver Imogen Gardiner

Red Sascha Duggan, Ashlie Edwards, Summer Hall, Hannah Maher, Lucia Massaro, Livia O'Dea, Tess Orton, Evie Thomson

Year 11 Red Samantha Connellan, Hannah Edwards, Adriana Fydler, Katherine Gibson, Samantha Guthrie, Sarah Hunter, Georgina Seymour, Jessica Tyson

Year 10 Red Kristen Cook, Sophia Croudace, Sophie Hudson, Ella Koster, Annabel Maple-Brown, Sofia Massaro, Jessica Needham, Nea Shingler, Angelica Tan

Year 9 Red Abigail Ballhausen, Rhiannon Castle, Jessica Colbran, Amalia Patterson, Sienna Stephens, Caitlyn Tan, Gabriella Taylor, Elizabeth Tyson, Alice Windybank

Year 8 Silver Georgia Phillips

Red Ellie Beck, Hannah Ford, Amber Halliday, Meredith Reynolds, Jessica Slater

Year 7 Red Victoria Apachou, Diana Attinger, Tully Black, Indianna Cameron, Mia Croker, Esther Essey, Aimi Jenkin, Tessa Newitt, Phoebe Paleologos, Grace Rew, Mia Sams, Sophia Slater, Grace Townsend, Madeleine Watson, Marissa Zhou

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CROSS C O U NT RY REPRESENTAT IVES Pymble Representatives Diana Attinger, Abigail Ballhausen, Ellie Beck, Tully Black, Indianna Cameron, Rhiannon Castle, Jessica Colbran, Samantha Connellan, Kristen Cook, Mia Croker, Sophia Croudace, Ashlie Edwards, Hannah Edwards, Esther Essey, Hannah Ford, Imogen Gardiner, Samantha Guthrie, Amber Halliday, Sophie Hudson, Aimi Jenkin, Ella Koster, Annabel Maple-Brown, Lucia Massaro, Sofia Massaro, Jessica Needham, Tessa Newitt, Livia O’Dea, Amalia Patterson, Phoebe Paleologos, Georgia Phillips, Meredith Reynolds, Mia Sams, Georgina Seymour, Nea Shingler, Jessica Slater, Sophie Slater, Sienna Stephens, Angelica Tan, Caitlyn Tan, Gabriella Taylor, Grace Townsend, Elizabeth Tyson, Jessica Tyson, Alice Windybank

CROSS C O U NT RY C A RNIVA L RESU LT S 12 Years Grace Townsend Phoebe Paleologos Diana Attinger

17 Years 1st 2nd 3rd

13 Years Tessa Newitt Indianna Cameron Sophia Slater

1st 2nd 3rd

Imogen Gardiner Ashlie Edwards Lucia Massaro

1st 2nd 3rd

NSW Athletics Cross Country Championships Dapto

1st 2nd 3rd

16 Years Annabel Maple-Brown Jessica Tyson Angelica Tan

1st 2nd 3rd

Under 13 Years Girls 3km

15 Years Caitlyn Tan Nea Shingler Jessica Needham

1st 2nd 3rd

18 Years

14 Years Abigail Ballhausen Georgia Phillips Ellie Beck

Livia O’Dea Samantha Guthrie Sarah Hunter

1st 2nd 3rd

Grace Beck

11th

Under 14 Years Girls 3km Sophia Slater Tessa Newitt

14th 29th

Under 15 Years Girls 4km Georgia Phillips

8th

Under 16 Years Girls 4km Caitlyn Tan

10th

J UNIO R SC HOOL C RO SS C O U NT RY REPORT Congratulations to all the girls who ran in the Junior School Cross Country Carnival on Friday 1 March. There was some amazing House spirit shown by the girls, as well as excellent participation from everyone. It was such a disappointment that the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) Carnival was cancelled for all the students who qualified. We would like to give a special thank you to Mrs Edwards, Ms Walsham and the fantastic coaches who helped make the school carnival such an enjoyable experience for everyone who participated. Millie Cullinane and Caroline Wilson, Year 6

Amalia Bond and Claudia Wyatt, Year 4

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Cross Country

J UNIO R SC HOOL C RO SS C O U NT RY R E P R ESENTAT IVES Pymble Representatives

Hayley Browne, Year 5

Audrey An, Grace Beck, Amelia Bicego, Amalia Bond, Hayley Browne, Yuan Hui Chen, Megan Chia, Sasha Clark, Millie Cullinane, Gemma Dixon, Lera Dubrovina, Sasha Dubrovina, Nicole Fan, Holly Graham, Harriet Harding, Alexandra Hargraves, Katherine Hart, Zoë Hart, Annabelle Johnston, Lucy Lakeman, Chloë Lenane, Annabelle Li, Anne Liu, Emma Lloyd, Annabel Makeham, Lily Mancey, Mea McBurney, Harriet Murphy, Maya Ostapenko, Jessica Persson, Olivia Pragassen, Charlotte Sadler, Ruby Scarf, Claudia Sherlock, Sachi Smith, Jiayi Thong, Emily Woods-McConville, Claudia Wyatt, Elizabeth Yates, Jessica Zhai

J U N IO R S CH OOL CR OS S COUNT RY RESU LT S Winning House

9 Years Champion

7 Years

Mackellar

Gemma Dixon

Junior Champion

10 Years Champion

Isabella Niu Lakshi Rajeev Chloe Morrison

Amalia Bond

Senior Champion

11 Years Champion

Grace Beck

Maya Ostapenko

8 Years Champion

12 Years Champion

Yuan Hui Chen

Grace Beck

1st 2nd 3rd

8/9 Years Gemma Dixon Lera Dubrovina Sasha Dubrovina

1st 2nd 3rd

10 Years Amalia Bond Claudia Wyatt Harriet Murphy

1st 2nd 3rd

11 Years Maya Ostapenko Audrey An Hayley Browne

1st 2nd 3rd

12 Years Grace Beck Sachi Smith Elizabeth Yates

1st 2nd 3rd

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Diving D I V I N G CAP TAIN’S R E P ORT This year proved to be one of the hardest for all athletes, as we learned to adapt to new environments, including online workouts and Zoom calls, which helped to keep the team connected. Pymble divers made an excellent start to the 2020 competition season, with outstanding results from our Junior to Senior divers before the season was interrupted.

IGSSA The season commenced with the selection of the Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) Diving team. The girls trained with determination and passion for their sport under the excellent leadership of Mrs Lang and the coaches. On the day of the IGSSA Carnival, each diver displayed sheer determination and sportsmanship and achieved excellent results that contributed to Pymble being named IGSSA Champion School for 2020 for the ninth year in a row, despite close competition.

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Preparatory and Junior School Diving There were 15 Pymble divers from the Preparatory and Junior schools selected to compete in the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) Diving Carnival. All these girls dived to the best of their ability, achieving excellent results across the board. Congratulations to those who qualified for the Junior Combined Independent Schools (CIS) Championships where they would have continued to shine if not for the cancellation this year.

Secondary School Diving From the IGSSA Carnival, 15 Pymble Secondary School divers were selected to compete at the Secondary CIS Diving Championships. However, these girls were unable to compete due to COVID-19 restrictions. Despite this, the girls persevered and continued to train hard in order to qualify for the 2021 championships, with hopes of being named the Division 1

Arabella Cox, Year 8

Mikaela Ward, Year 12

IGSSA Champion School for the tenth year in a row.

The Secondary Diving team was named Representative Team of the Year at the Pymble Sportswomen’s Awards. This was a massive achievement, which all the girls should be very proud of.

Rylee McKinstry, Year 10

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Diving D I V I N G CAP TAIN’S R E P ORT Congratulations go to Rylee McKinstry, Year 10, Emily Farrall, Year 11, Nikola Puhl, Year 9, Charlize Boyes, Year 7, Mea Shires, Year 6, Leila Rich, Year 5 and Mikaela Ward, Year 12, who qualified for the 2020 Australian Age Nationals. Despite being unable to compete, this is still a huge achievement. A special congratulations to Kennedy Cooper, Year 11, and Emily Pearson, Year 9, who were selected to be a part of the 2020 World Cup team after displaying immense talent and hard work and achieving excellent results during the 2020 World Cup Trials.

A Triumphant Return Despite interruptions, the girls continued to train hard throughout the year, with many making a successful return when sports were reinstated in NSW. Their hard work led to excellent results as competitions returned. Congratulations to Mea Shires, Year 6, Nicole McCrostie, Year 8, Nikola Puhl, Year 9, Sabrina Mulhearn, Year 7, Arabella Cox, Year 8, Ilaria Crowley, Year 7, Rylee McKinstry, Year 10 and Emily Farrall, Year 11, who qualified for the 2021 National Age Championships. Congratulations to Kennedy Cooper, Year 11, Samantha Scarr, Year 10 and Emily Pearson, Year 9, who qualified for the 2021 Elite Nationals.

Congratulations and Thank You A big congratulations to all girls who dived this year either as competitors or recreationally. They displayed sheer passion for the sport, resulting in excellent results after many months and years of consistent determination and commitment to training.

This year showed the resilience,

determination and passion each

girl applies to her diving and training and how this will reward her in future endeavours within the sport and

throughout life.

Nicole McCrostie, Year 8, Arabella Cox, Year 8, Sabrina Mulhearn, Year 7 and Ilaria Crowley, Year 7

DIVING AWA RDS Year 12

Year 9

Blue

Gold

Mikaela Ward

Emily Pearson

Year 11 Gold

Blue Nikola Puhl, Anya Rudenko

Kennedy Cooper

Year 8

Blue

Emily Farrall

Arabella Cox, Nicole McCrostie

Year 10 Blue Rylee McKinstry, Samantha Scarr

Year 7 Blue Charlize Boyes, Ilaria Crowley, Darcey Hawkins, Zoe Rose, Cameron Stoodley

DIVING REPRESENTAT IVES Pymble Representatives

A big thank you to Mrs Lang, Mr Rickards, Miss Everett, Miss Thoo, Miss O'Brien and Mr Tang who consistently inspired the girls to train and dive to the best of their ability and for displaying outstanding coaching and motivation throughout the season. Without their encouragement and consistent support, the girls would not be where they are today. Overall, 2020 was a year to learn and grow whilst being extremely successful for Pymble Diving. All of the girls dived to the best of their ability showing tremendous talent. Every girl should be proud of what she achieved this year.

Charlize Boyes, Kennedy Cooper, Arabella Cox, Ilaria Crowley, Emily Farrall, Darcey Hawkins, Nicole McCrostie, Rylee McKinstry, Emily Pearson, Nikola Puhl, Zoe Rose, Anya Rudenko, Samantha Scarr, Cameron Stoodley, Mikaela Ward

Mikaela Ward, Captain of Diving

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Diving IG S S A DIV IN G R E SULTS 12 Years

IGSSA Open Platform

Charlize Boyes 2nd IGSSA, 2nd CIS

Kennedy Cooper 1st IGSSA, Overall Platform Champion

13 Years Arabella Cox Ilaria Crowley

3rd IGSSA, 3rd CIS 5th CIS

12, 13 and 14 Years Platform Zoe Rose

14 Years

8th CIS

Nicole McCrostie 3rd IGSSA, 5th CIS

15 and 16 Years Platform

15 Years

Emily Pearson Nikola Puhl Rylee McKinstry

Emily Pearson 1st IGSSA, 1st CIS, Overall Intermediate Springboard Champion Nikola Puhl 4th CIS

16 Years Samantha Scarr 1st IGSSA, 1st CIS Rylee McKinstry 3rd CIS

17 Years Kennedy Cooper Emily Farrall Mikaela Ward

2nd IGSSA 2nd CIS 4th CIS

1st CIS 6th CIS 3rd CIS

17 to 19 Years Platform Kennedy Cooper Emily Farrall

1st CIS 2nd CIS

Team Anya Rudenko, Rylee McKinstry, Darcey Hawkins, Cameron Stoodley 2nd IGSSA

Division 1 Champion and Overall Champion School Pymble Ladies’ College

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Back Row: Ilaria Crowley, Darcey Hawkins, Zoe Rose, Charlize Boyes Second Row: Nicole McCrostie, Arabella Cox, Emily Pearson, Cameron Stoodley, Mrs Chris Lang (Coach) Front Row: Emily Farrall, Samantha Scarr, Mikaela Ward, Kennedy Cooper, Anya Rudenko, Rylee McKinstry

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Diving J U N IO R S CH OOL D IV IN G R E P RESENTAT IVES Pymble Representatives

IPSHA Representatives

Jezel Baravykas, Grace Beck, Scarlett Campbell, Willow Gerreyn, Zarah Hres, Aaliyah Khanche, Anne Liu, Annabel Makeham, Monique Marinovic, Leila Rich, Ruby Scarf, Mea Shires, Angela Xenofontos

Jezel Baravykas, Willow Gerreyn, Aaliyah Khanche, Anne Liu, Annabel Makeham, Leila Rich, Mea Shires, Angela Xenofontos

I P S H A D IV I NG R E S ULTS 8 Years

11 Years

Amélie Rahme 1st IPSHA, 1st CIS Ashlee-Rose Saba 3rd IPSHA, 2nd CIS Aaliyah Khanche 5th IPSHA, 3rd CIS

Mea Shires 2nd IPSHA, 2nd CIS Leila Rich 4th IPSHA, 4th CIS Monique Marinovic 12th IPSHA

9 Years Anne Liu 2nd IPSHA, 2nd CIS Willow Gerreyn 4th IPSHA, 4th CIS Annabel Makeham 5th IPSHA, 5th CIS

10 Years Jezel Baravykas 3rd IPSHA, 3rd CIS

12 and 13 Years Zarah Hres Angela Xenofontos Scarlett Campbell Ruby Scarf Grace Beck

13th IPSHA 3rd IPSHA, 3rd CIS 9th IPSHA 14th IPSHA 11th IPSHA

Amélie Rahme, Year 2

Open Platform Mea Shires Leila Rich

3rd IPSHA, 3rd CIS 5th IPSHA, 5th CIS

I PS H A T E AM 8 TO 9 Y E AR S

IPSHA T EA M 10 T O 12 YEA RS

Amélie Rahme, Annabel Makeham, Willow Gerreyn, Ashlee-Rose Saba, Aaliyah Khanche

Back Row: Zarah Hres, Ruby Scarf, Leila Rich, Angela Xenofontos Front Row: Monique Marinovic, Scarlett Campbell, Mea Shires, Jezel Baravykas, Grace Beck

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Equestrian E Q UE S TR IAN CAP TAIN ’S REPO RT Despite having competitions cancelled this year, the Equestrian team put in countless hours of training and hard work to ensure their skills were up to competition standard.

Competitions There were a few competitions this year that were cancelled, which is so unfortunate since these competitions are such a great chance for the whole team to come together. Typically the Pymble Equestrian team travels to Coonabarabran to compete at the North West Equestrian Expo. The competition is a fantastic way to compete in various disciplines and contribute to the rural communities. The Pymble girls were still able to attend the Arndell Interschools this year with Ambre van Raalte, Year 8, and Charlotte van Raalte, Year 10, competing and doing well.

Holly Anderson, Year 11, and Hannah Rockwell, Year 10, took part in the non-school competitions that started back at the end of the year with fantastic results.

Training The events of 2020 allowed the team to do more training than normal and many of the riding clubs and coaches made an effort to hold additional clinics and training days. These clinics were beneficial for the girls and covered all disciplines of cross country, dressage and show jumping schooling. Olivia Muffet, Captain of Equestrian

Oliva Muffet, Year 12

EQU EST RIA N AWA RDS Year 10 Red Charlotte van Raalte

Year 8 Red Ambre van Raalte

EQU EST RIA N T E A M Holly Anderson, Saskia Fitzgerald, Lucy Glendinning, Zoe Glendinning, Olivia Muffet, Hannah Rockwell, Rosie Thomson, Ambre van Raalte, Charlotte van Raalte

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Ambre van Raalte, Year 8

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Fencing F E N C I N G CAP TAIN’S R E P ORT 2020 was another great year for Pymble Fencing, albeit unconventional. While the disruptions of COVID-19 meant the cancellation of most major competitions, the girls within the Pymble Fencing program still worked hard, improved their technique and fostered a supportive and enthusiastic team environment.

Junior Fencing Our Junior School fencers worked very hard in developing solid foundational skills whilst building a fun and positive environment. Over the course of the year, our keen young fencers rapidly developed their understanding and application of fencing skills and all girls in the program should be very proud of their achievements!

Senior Fencing Our Secondary School fencers showed consistent dedication to both their personal development in the sport and the development of the Pymble Fencing team.

The girls should

particularly be proud of

the wonderful, inclusive

team environment which

they all helped to foster. Unfortunately, COVID-19 meant that Pymble was unable to defend our Schools National Fencing Championship title this year, but our fencers worked hard to keep their competitive spirits up and displayed fantastic sportsmanship through intraschool fencing competitions in their Friday night sessions. Here, the girls had the opportunity to improve

their skills, fitness and strategy in both individual and team contexts. They kept up their preparedness, passion and excitement in anticipation of a stellar return to the competition season in 2021!

International Representation This year, Amelie Yee, Year 12, and Alyssa Yee, Year 9, were selected to represent Australia at the Junior (under 20) Oceania Fencing Championships, to be held in New Zealand in May. Unfortunately due to COVID-19 the competition was indefinitely postponed.

Amelie Yee, Year 12

Thank You On behalf of all Pymble fencers, we extend a sincere thank you to our wonderful Fencing Co-ordinator, Ms Rees, who worked hard to make Pymble Fencing a fun and rigorous program that encourages us to try our best. Also, we would like to extend a huge thank you to Coach Mr Capon and Assistant Coach Mr Barbara. We really appreciated your support and guidance each week! Thank you also to all Pymble fencers for your consistent dedication and commitment to our sport, especially in a difficult year. You supported and encouraged each other to make our Pymble Fencing community fun and rewarding. Congratulations on an amazing 2020 and best wishes for 2021!

Amelie Yee, Captain of Fencing

FENC ING AWA RDS Year 12 Gold Amelie Yee

Year 9 Gold Alyssa Yee Giaan Jackson, Year 8 and Alyssa Yee, Year 9

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S E N IO R FE NCIN G

Back Row: Mr Simon Capon (Coach), Alyssa Yee, Isla Harris, Alexandra Luxton, Giaan Jackson, Vivian Wen, Charlotte Ivantsoff, Mr Jean Luc Barbara (Coach) Front Row: Amelie Yee, Josephine Wong, Chloe Kim, Olivia Clifford, Elisa Yang, Nina Baikie Absent: Mulan Xu

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Back Row: Mia Chen, Vivian Wei, Aria Wallbank, Angela Tao, Ciara Sweeney Front Row: Gabrielle Chan, Arabella Hoang, Emily Woods-McConville, Penelope Hargraves Absent: Emma Lloyd, Kitty He

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Football F O O T B A L L CAP TAIN ’S R E P ORT TAP Football 2020 saw the third year of the Talented Athlete Program (TAP) at Pymble. This elite program aims to develop and extend students in tactical and technical awareness. Invitations were sent to the strongest Junior and Senior students who participated in the Term 1 program in preparation for Term 2. TAP consisted of two technical football sessions per week and one sprint session per week with Melinda Gainsford-Taylor.

CIS Cup The Pymble Combined Independent Schools (CIS) Cup Football team played their first match of the year, entering Round 2 of the CIS Cup Knockout competition. With torrential rain conditions on the North Turramurra Synthetic Field, the Pymble team turned up in style and took it to the All Saints Grammar team right from the start. Despite the rain, the team was clinical, running away 22 to 0 victors. Special mentions go to Claudia Johnston, Year 10, Sarah Hunter, Year 11, and Scarlet Thomas, Year 12, for leading the attack and Bo Burton, Year 11, for scoring six goals. The team was due to play Broughton Anglican College or MLC in Round 3 when the competition was halted.

Summer Hall, Year 12

FO OT BA LL AWA RDS Year 12 Gold Scarlet Thomas

Red

Football Skills After the unfortunate cancellation of the Term 2 IGSSA Football season due to COVID-19, Pymble returned to football in Week 5 of Term 2 with smiling faces and fantastic attitudes for our skill sessions. Despite the restricted training, our coaches and players took to the field with a series of drills to continue the development built in Term 1. These skill sessions were open to all players in Years 7 to 12 with students split into groups of similar ability. Summer Hall, Captain of Football

F O O T B A L L R E P R E S E N TATIV E S Pymble Representatives Abigail Barfield, Bo Burton, Kaitlyn Chan, Jessica Colbran, Ciara Gibson, Summer Hall, Amber Halliday, Monique Hore, Sarah Hunter, Niraaya Jayasinghe, Claudia Johnston, Eloise Jones, Georgina Maher, Lucia Massaro, Sofia Massaro, Shivani Mehta, Eliza Nelson, Keely Rock, Rebecca Terry, Scarlet Thomas, Stephanie Volos, Tara Watson, Laura Wilson

NSW Representative Sarah Hunter

Summer Hall, Lucia Massaro, Keely Rock, Rebecca Terry, Stephanie Volos

Year 11 Silver Sarah Hunter

Red Bo Burton, Monique Hore, Eloise Jones, Shivani Mehta, Tara Watson

Year 10 Red Ciara Gibson, Niraaya Jayasinghe, Claudia Johnston, Georgina Maher, Sofia Massaro, Eliza Nelson, Laura Wilson

Year 9 Red Kaitlyn Chan, Jessica Colbran

Year 8 Red Abigail Barfield, Amber Halliday

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Football JU N I O R S CH OOL F O O T BALL R E P ORT In Term 1 we had 16 Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) Football teams. The training sessions were so fun and enjoyable, as were the early Saturday games. In every training session the girls learned skills such as how to pass the ball, dribble and shoot. All the girls adored the coaches who were so kind and helped everyone improve in their skill. Every weekend they would encourage the girls to be confident and strong in the games and gave them ways to advance their skills further. But more importantly, they taught us the value of working as a team and to enjoy what we were doing. Ruby Scarf and Tribeca Liu, Junior School Captains of Sport

Ruby Watson, Sooan Yoo, Elisa Cui, Lucinda Martin, Charlotte Thistlewood and Sophie Rigg, Year 5

"All the girls adored the coaches who were so kind and helped everyone improve in their skill."

Sasha Clark, Emma Pattison, Yve Willmott, Sienna Phair, Kaitlin Vigne, Siena Parsons, Year 6 and Mr Thomas York (Coach)

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I P S H A F O OTBALL TE AM S 2 0 2 0 Pymble 1

Pymble 8

Holly Graham, Zoë Hart, Yasmin Humphreys, Siena Pascoe, Dasha Stusenko, Ella Willetts, Ariana Ziolkowski

Sally Shen, Ella-Marie Scott, Georgia Yuen, Grace Louw, Jacquelyn Zhu, Ciara Sweeney, Christina Zhao

Pymble 2

Pymble 9

Abigail McKinnon, Isabella Pak, Zara Pattinson, Isabelle Short, Anna Ericsson, Nikita Srivastava

Jessica Allman, Kayra Amir, Meredith Au, Allegra Oddone-Bransgrove, Lara Waterhouse, Addison Woods, Chloe Wang, Emily Chiang, Joy Yin

Pymble 3 Sasha Clark, Siena Parsons, Sienna Phair, Yve Willmott, Emma Pattison, Kaitlin Vigne

Pymble 4 Madison Donald, Emmeline Powell, Anaïs Vander, Clare Vincent, Jacqueline Wang, Rachel Yau

Pymble 5 Amelia Bicego, Eloise Fisher, Annabelle Johnston, Isabella Woodall, Hayley Browne, Lucy Lakeman, Lily Mancey, Leila Rich, Claudia Stretton

Pymble 6 Katherine Boyce, Bonnie Hebblewhite, Ashleigh Song, Annie Pennington, Emily Englund, Amelia Lee, Celine Liu, Sophie Rigg

Pymble 10

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Blair Elliott, Harriet Gregory, Mea McBurney, Abby Pisani, Zara Sandham, Isabella Sarina, Claudia Wyatt

Pymble 11 Christina Borocz, Emily Finucane, Eleanor Rowe, Emma Scott, Claudia Sherlock, Pia Vandeleur, Leahara Wijesuriya, Olivia Pragassen

Pymble 12 Madison Aikman, Adele Cassidy, Madeleine King, Haneesha Lidder, Phoebe Scott, Chloé Shires, Ava Welton

Pymble 13 Madeleine Birrell, Amelia Hardas, Alissa Qu, Iris Tang, Anika Verma, Mia Wen

Pymble 7 Annabel Lewthwaite, Lucinda Martin, Ruby Watson, Sooan Yoo, Charlotte Thistlewood, Elisa Cui

Chloé Shires, Iris Tang, Amelia Hardas, Haneesha Lidder, Madeleine Birrell, Phoebe Scott, Anika Verma, Year 3 and Miss Hollie Blanchard (Coach)

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Golf G O L F CAP TAIN ’S R E P ORT At Pymble, the Golf program is an exciting opportunity for both new and continuing players to refine and develop their skills on the driving range and on the course. It is wonderful to see the Pymble Golf community grow each year as more girls take part in our sport. Each week, girls focus on improving their skills including putting, chipping and full swings under the guidance of Avondale Golf Club professional, Mr Ben Paterson. It was exciting to be a part of an inclusive and supportive community this year and we hope to further expand Pymble Golf in the future.

On behalf of the Pymble Golf community, I would like to thank Golf Co-ordinator, Mr Edward Ellwood-Hall, for his ongoing support throughout the year. It was a privilege to be the 2020 Golf Captain and see each girl challenge herself as she continually improved her game. Carina Ma, Captain of Golf

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Elena Zhang, Year 8

Carina Ma, Year 12

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Hockey H O CK E Y C A P TAIN’S R E P ORT The Pymble 2020 Hockey season was full of ups and downs, but through it all our girls continued to smile and show great enthusiasm in all training sessions and games.

COVID-Safe Competition Unfortunately, the annual Mollie Dive competition could not be played this year, leaving our teams less prepared for the 2020 Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) Hockey season. Nevertheless, the much-anticipated competition commenced at the beginning of Term 3 with ten Pymble hockey teams ready to take the field. Throughout the season, all Pymble girls played with great sportsmanship and courage and grew as individuals and as a team, making the College very proud. The unfortunate cancellation of the IGSSA competition midway through the season was disappointing. Fortunately, all teams were able to continue playing in a new smaller competition with local schools. The new draw did not phase our girls as they continued to show great levels of commitment and enjoyment. Out of the ten hockey teams, three teams were successful in progressing to the grand finals of the Upper North Shore competition. The absence

of spectators did not phase our Pymble teams as they played with passion and created an encouraging atmosphere on the field.

Memorable Matches The Senior Firsts played Loreto Normanhurst in a suspenseful grand final. After losing to Normanhurst during the IGSSA competition and then winning during the round matches of the Upper North Shore competition, the team was in for a huge contest. Both teams played with intensity and stamina, with a 0-0 result at half-time. Pymble came out firing in the second half, placing Loreto under immense pressure. Our girls got in the groove after a hard-earned goal and was able to defeat Loreto Normanhurst 3-0. This win was a testament to the team’s improvement and teamwork throughout the season. Well done girls.

Pymble 3 played Abbotsleigh in their grand final, unfortunately going down 2-0. Nonetheless, the girls showed great pride and courage throughout their match and represented Pymble with pride. A special mention to Amelia Hinrichsen, Year 10, who bravely filled in as goalkeeper for the first half of the game despite never having played goalie before. Congratulations, girls, for making it to the grand final and putting up a tough fight.

Jessica Kellaway, Year 12

Pymble 10 played Loreto Normanhurst in one of the Year 7 finals. The team showed composure and discipline across the field, placing the opposition under pressure in attack and defence. Their hard work at training and throughout the season paid off as they defeated Normanhurst 2-0. Our other Year 7 team, Pymble 9, drew their final 0-0, but took out the title of winners based on goal difference. The future of Pymble Hockey is looking bright with this fiery bunch of girls.

I would also like to give a special mention to Pymble 5

who finished first in their pool ahead of Abbotsleigh and Brigidine.

Thank You and Congratulations A shout out to the extraordinary parents and guardians who, despite not being able to watch our matches live, transported us to and from games and training – this season could not have happened without you. Congratulations to every hockey team, you should all be proud of what you have achieved this year. Thank you, Gina, for your dedication and commitment to hockey, you are a true inspiration to us all. A very warm thank you to all of the coaches who, despite a very rocky season, continued to show great enthusiasm at training sessions and matches. To all of our future Pymble Hockey players, I wish you every success. I hope you will form the same lifelong friendships and memories that I am fortunate enough to have from my six years of Pymble Hockey.

Jessica Kellaway, Captain of Hockey

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Hockey H O CK EY AWAR D S Year 12

Year 9

Year 8

Blue

Silver

Red

Jessica Kellaway, Stephanie Volos

Amalia Patterson

Sophie Banerjee, Jessica Beeton, Georgia Bicego, Elizabeth Graves, Ella Jones, Georgia Lyster, Meredith Reynolds, Arabella Smithyman

Year 11 Blue Nicola Farquharson, Victoria Graves

Year 10 Blue Sydney Auld, Philippa Austin, Edie Cleland, Chloe Moore

Blue Jenna Coghill, Georgia Mantis, Tilly Morgan, Zoe Samios, Annabelle Whiteley, Alice Windybank

Red Abigail Ballhausen, Caitlin Brereton, Maggie Kellaway, Sarah Oppenheim, Genevieve Osborne, Kristina Pilkington, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw

Year 7 Red Ilaria Bicego, Annabel Charnock, Mary Cottrell, Darcey Hawkins, Aimi Jenkin, Jaya Lilienthal, Zara Mitchell, Tessa Newitt, Tully O'Regan, Mia Sams, Sophia Slater, Abby Sywak, Isabella Yu

H O CK EY R E P R E SE N TATIV ES IGSSA Representatives Sydney Auld, Jenna Coghill, Georgia Mantis, Amalia Patterson

The future of Pymble Hockey

is looking bright with this fiery bunch of girls.

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Back Row: Stephanie Volos, Sydney Auld, Tilly Morgan, Annabelle Whiteley, Philippa Austin Front Row: Nicola Farquharson, Georgia Mantis, Jessica Kellaway, Alice Windybank, Jenna Coghill, Edie Cleland, Zoe Samios, Amalia Patterson, Victoria Graves Absent: Chloe Moore

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Back Row: Arabella Smithyman, Sophie Banerjee, Genevieve Osborne, Ella Jones, Georgia Lyster Front Row: Georgia Bicego, Meredith Reynolds, Jessica Beeton, Maggie Kellaway, Caitlin Brereton, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Kristina Pilkington, Sarah Oppenheim, Abigail Ballhausen Absent: Elizabeth Graves

Y E AR 7 F I R S TS

Back Row: Tully O’Regan, Isabella Yu, Darcey Hawkins, Aimi Jenkin Front Row: Tessa Newitt, Mary Cottrell, Sophia Slater, Zara Mitchell, Jaya Lilienthal, Annabel Charnock, Abby Sywak, Ilaria Bicego, Mia Sams

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Hockey H O CK EY R E SULTS Pymble 1

1st

3rd

Sophie Banerjee, Jessica Beeton, Caitlin Brereton, Maggie Kellaway, Abigail Ballhausen, Saskia WilloughbyWinlaw, Georgia Bicego, Kristina Pilkington, Arabella Smithyman, Elizabeth Graves, Ella Jones, Georgia Lyster, Meredith Reynolds, Sarah Oppenheim, Genevieve Osborne

Pymble 2

Pymble 7

3rd

Jessica Oppenheim, Orla Whatmough, Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw, Georgina Ericsson, Emily Oppenheim, Anna Mufford, Alexandria Johnson, Annika Ferguson, Lauren Geddes, Isabelle Hudson, Isabella Pettinato, Amelia Browning, Evie Thomson, Abigail Partridge

Pymble 3

2nd

4th

Lucia O'Dea, Aimee Ng, Sienna Srikanth, Zoe Allen, Adelia Arslan, Milla Black, Emma Saunders, Billie Fisher, Madeline Walker, Nina Baikie, Saskia Fitzgerald, Isabel Aveling, Mila Seidler, Estelle Vander, Manni Lin

Pymble 8

3rd

Claire Rogers, Ella Jones, Emma Sullivan, Halle De Souza, Matilda Geddes, Stephanie Wood, Tessa Webster, Annika Johnson, Karenza Griffiths, Ashley Ko, Amelie Riley, Camilla Reynolds, Lucy Rouse, Victoria Hamilton

Georgia McDonagh, Sarah Thornton, Annalise Martin, Claudia Webster, Giaan Jackson, Giselle Garey, Imogen Hawkins, Mackenzie Goldthorpe, Meg Stapleton, Saskia Dubois, Jasmine Li, Sofia Laftsidis, Malina Johnson, Gemma Hodge, Hannah Walker, Megan Wood

Pymble 4

Pymble 9

4th

Jessica Saunders, Maddierose Dreves, Esther Hanna, Jessica Sywak, Amy Betteridge, Olivia Rechner, Haylee Turner, Zoë Janssen, Charlotte Wardell, Tara Watson, Sophia Mitchell, Bianca Raice, Chanelle Ratnam, Hannah Maher, Sarah Hunter

Pymble 5

1st

Darcey Hawkins, Jaya Lilienthal, Tully O'Regan, Zara Mitchell, Sophia Slater, Annabel Charnock, Mary Cottrell, Mia Sams, Aimi Jenkin, Abby Sywak, Ilaria Bicego, Isabella Yu, Tessa Newitt

1st

Olivia Barton, Claire Minetti, Victoria Makim, Rianna Bhat, Tamara Guttman, Genevieve Chu, Emily Hunt, Madeleine Morris, Beate Mannes, Heidi Flood, Grace Collins, Ellen Lockhart, Claire Browning

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Pymble 6

Georgia Mantis, Jenna Coghill, Amalia Patterson, Annabelle Whiteley, Jessica Kellaway, Nicola Farquharson, Sydney Auld, Victoria Graves, Tilly Morgan, Zoe Samios, Alice Windybank, Philippa Austin, Chloe Moore, Stephanie Volos, Edie Cleland

Pymble 10

3rd

Cameron Stoodley, Ines Danziger, Tully Black, Lauren Korenblyum, Maddie Morris, Ella O'Dea, Erin Porter, Ainslie Hampton, Freya Walesby, Josephine Green, Naia Magrath, Khatthaliya Elliott, Lauren Gibson, Lavan Cardo, Hannah Weber

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Netball N E TB A L L C AP TAIN ’S R E P ORT IGSSA Competition Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) Netball certainly had an interesting year, but we were lucky enough to have a competition in Term 3. We had four weeks of a normal competition and then in Week 5, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the College organised an internal competition. Then in Weeks 6 to 9 we played against three other schools in our region – Abbotsleigh, Loreto Normanhurst and Brigidine College.

Thank you to all the staff from all the schools who worked

tirelessly to help our sport still run.

In 2020 Pymble had a record number of 35 Netball teams; 16 Senior, 12 Intermediate and seven Year 7 teams. Unfortunately, no representative teams were selected this year for the IGSSA, Combined Independent Schools (CIS) or NSW All Schools teams.

Ashlie Edwards, Year 12

Pymble Netball Talented Athlete Program (PNTAP)

Thank You

A select group of young talented netballers had the incredible opportunity to be exposed to coaching excellence leading into trials for the Pymble Junior Firsts and Seconds and Pymble Senior Firsts and Seconds. Mrs Welsh (our Head Coach), Claire O’Brien (GWS giant and Australian u21 team member) and Paige Hadley (Australian Diamonds player) shared their expertise with the girls to prepare them with the skills and confidence they needed to contest for a spot in the top teams. We are so lucky to have this amazing program with high quality coaches and it has certainly helped us all develop and realise our netball potential.

Well done and thank you to all the teams and coaches. We would also like to thank all umpires. On behalf of all the teams we would like to thank all coaches for the time and effort they put into coaching at Pymble. We really appreciate all your enthusiasm, expertise and organisation. A special thank you to Mrs Welsh, our Head Coach, and Kate Irvine, our Netball Co-ordinator, who made our program so enjoyable and successful. It was an honour being the Captain of Netball for 2020. I have no doubt that next year Pymble girls will continue to excel in netball and I wish them the best of luck. Ashlie Edwards, Captain of Netball

Bella Walker, Year 8

Ashlie Edwards, Year 12

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Netball N E TB A LL AWAR DS

NET BA LL RESU LT S

Year 12

Pymble 1

Blue Gabriella Chippeck, Isobel Clift, Ashlie Edwards, Abbey Lowe, Sophie Roe

Red

Pymble 2

Arabella Allmey, Olivia Anderson, Kristin Larsen, Jada Powell

Layla Farook, Meera Barani, Jada Powell, Arabella Allmey, Kristin Larsen, Samantha Guthrie, Brianna Worsfold, Georgina Seymour, Olivia Anderson, Niraaya Jayasinghe, Elizabeth Gan

Year 11 Silver Audrey Little

Blue

Pymble 3

1st

Samantha Connellan, Alice Walker, Louisa Mitchell, Georgia Spanswick, Emma Reidy, Brianna Kierath, Katelyn Freestone, Georgina Maher, Emily Bannister, Katherine Gibson, Laura Legovich

Ella Koster

Pymble 4

Red

Sophie Brasher, Claudia Burt, Cassey Mackin, Georgia Richens, Tess Orton, Niley Woodhouse, Holly Hall, Holly Rewell, Rosemarie Harrison, Nathi Hoyle

Elizabeth Gan, Samantha Guthrie, Georgina Seymour

Year 10 Blue Lilian Huntley, Olivia Inkster

Red Meera Barani, Layla Farook, Niraaya Jayasinghe, Brianna Worsfold

Year 9 Blue Asha Goddard, Eugenie Little, Sophia Lupton, Ella Monk, Charlotte Morris, Natasha Newham, Gabriella Taylor, McKenzie Ward, Grace Whyte

Red Amarley Bron, Isabella Jelley, Jessica Larsen, Phoebe Mason, Sarah Middleton

Year 8 Blue Opal Bird, Tess Elmslie, Bella Walker

Red Megan Abdo, Arabella Cox, Amber Halliday, Mia Marinovic, Ava Thomson, Anna Ward

Year 7 Red Anais Burnicle, Jessica Cullen, Sophie Laing, Sarah Lovell, Louise Lovell, Zoe Lupton, Victoria Marsh, Juliette Mouton, Mika Naito, Annabel Taylor

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1st

Abbey Lowe, Olivia Inkster, Grace Whyte, Eugenie Little, Gabriella Chippeck, Ashlie Edwards, Ella Koster, Audrey Little, Isobel Clift, Sophie Roe, Lilian Huntley

Pymble 5

1st

3rd

Emma Ridley, Samantha Scott, Hannah Edwards, Mia De Riz, Alexandra Bruinwold Riedel, Antoinette Boxall, Ella Withers, Nina Breckenridge, Chloe Luxford, Savanah Manners, Mariam Waqar

Pymble 6

4th

Iris Chen, Emma Liu, Nea Shingler, Deblina Roy, Nicola Angus, Madison Gram, Harriet Shaw, Emily Horne, Grace Ashford, Amelia Pratt

Pymble 7

2nd

Brigitte Singarayar, Lauren Duncan, Samantha Berry, Emily Harris, Genevieve Ludlow, Caitlin Mackin, Sara Royle, Sarah Abbott, Lilli Johnston, Jaanavi Kumar

Pymble 8

4th

Isabella Bunce, Amelia Fantham, Mia Baily, Sofia Massaro, Kate Falconer-Flint, Sophie McGee, Emma Duggan, Charlotte Leys, Lihini Jayasekara

Pymble 9

4th

Jemma Baldwin, Sophie Dunn, Sophie Whitehead, Nikita Cahyadi, Eli Bass, Summer Humes, Isabella Sun, Eliza Nelson, Isabelle Kellaway

Pymble 10

3rd

Ashley Chen, Bethany Fratzia, Elizabeth Glenn, Emily Schliebs, Isabella Middleton, Jessica Tyson, Laura Papworth, Lilian Jones, Lucy Small, Mia Smal, Rose Tate, Sarah Chan

Pymble 11

4th

Abby Jackson, Adriana Fydler, Clair O'Brien, Greta Roberts, Isabella Kaleski, Lauren Sevil, Sahra De Santi, Tiarn Wilesmith, Jade Potts, Stephanie Chan

Pymble 12

4th

Marina Yuan, Hannah Shaw, Hanako Reed, Charlotte Reid, Leah Harbor, Anita Harasymiuk, Amelie Clarke, Cassandra Long, Mikaela Ward, Jessica Furlong

Pymble 13 Annabelle Richens, Faith Sherwood, Gemma Casiglia, Phoenix Surridge, Lili Wymond, Alannah Webster, Kattrina Pearson, Isabel Ryan, Chiaara De Silva

3rd

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4th

Rosanna van Horen, Carmen Zhao, Lara Hogan, Edie Kemp, Sarah Lonie, Eugenia Sung, Roshan Neekan, Amy Wang, Amber Uther, Holly Hassall

Pymble 15

4th

Kashika Goswami, Satine de Lorenzo, Rachel Johnstone, Scarlett Stewart, Charlotte Milne, Sophie Coughlan, Harriet Wykeham-Fiennes, Amelia Brown, Sophie Hudson, Jessica Scott

Pymble 16

4th

Louise Bennett, Bella Macdonald, Emma Wang, Isabella Lee, Annabel Maple-Brown, Emilie Palme, Georgina Makeham, Jessica Tse, Amali Hilton

Pymble 17

1st

Opal Bird, Ella Monk, Sophia Lupton, Tess Elmslie, Gabriella Taylor, Bella Walker, McKenzie Ward, Charlotte Morris, Asha Goddard, Natasha Newham

Pymble 18

1st

Anna Ward, Ava Thomson, Sarah Middleton, Isabella Jelley, Megan Abdo, Phoebe Mason, Jessica Larsen, Mia Marinovic, Amber Halliday, Arabella Cox, Amarley Bron

Pymble 19

3rd

Isobel Clift, Year 12

Abigail Stagg, Hannah Ford, Madeleine Coman, Annabelle Cockle, Olivia Linfoot, Mercedes Ansuh-Yeboah, Melijah Dwight, Alyssa Yee, Lauren Purkis, Harriet McLean

Pymble 20

3rd

Annalise Cuschieri, Beth Price, Catherine Kelly, Claudia Rathborne, Eva Liu, Freya Wheen, Kate Thorpe, Ruby Thomson, Sophie Livingstone, Taylor Warnes

Pymble 21

4th

Samantha Beverley, Tiffany Mak, Georgia Stuart, Catherine Walker, Anna Drabsch, Charlotte Abbott, Amber Conlon, Rebecca Peters, Olivia Radford, Lucy Bell

Pymble 22

2nd

Angelina Lu, Elizabeth Tyson, Annabel Davidson, Chloe Teng, Ella Jones, Olivia Ogg, Maiya Foster, Maya Turk, Rachel Cunningham, Sophie Waters

Pymble 23

4th

Charlotte Wykes, Jessie Qin, Trinity Watkins, Sofia McIntosh, Ashleigh Robson, Dhiya Arun, Sophie Wang, Ashleigh O'Young, Misha Dhawan, Maira Waqar

Pymble 24

4th

Danielle Reed, Jade Reed, Anna Tilley, Natalia Antalfy, Georgia Mandalakoudis, Annelise Koh, Nilan Esmaeili, Jacinta Martin, Eloise Muller, Dimity Muller

Pymble 25

3rd

Tiyana Jayaweera, Romina Cooke, Lily Hearne, Tania Tian, Shubhi Sethi, Emma Eaton, Surina Roy, Savanna Lumley, Isabella Rudd, Caitlin Costello

Gabriella Chippeck, Year 12

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Netball N E TB A LL R E S ULTS Pymble 26

2nd

Pymble 31

Caitlin Cho, Emma Parsons, Deborah Lee, Joleen Truong, Charlie Lewthwaite, Audrey Lau, Ellen Wu, Alice Dunn, Olivia Ma, Nida Mehta

Alexandra Stansall, Freya Howes, Phoebe Bucknell, Grace Rew, Sabrina Cooke, Evie Gibson, Katherine Macpherson, Zoe Glendinning, Lily Stallan, Emily Lin

Pymble 27

Pymble 32

3rd

Lucy Chen, Lily Huang, Sarah Glenn, Lucinda Woodfield, Coco Ran, Sameera Dutta, Katie Sung, Chanel Napolitano, Selina Hsieh, Madeline Lawson

Lucinda Middleton, Indianna Joyce, Isabelle Bunce, Diana Attinger, Madeline Taylor, Mathilde Goddard, Annika Lee, Angelin Wu, Amelia Young

Pymble 28

Pymble 33

4th

Hayley Zhou, Elise Djerrkura, Harriette Choi, Matilda Barwick, Chiara Calvani, India Tighe, Hannah Thornton, Maya Partridge, Lara Groves-Berry, Parmida Rahim Bagloo

Pymble 29

2nd

3rd

2nd

Emily Visser, Allison Wang, Sabrina Mulhearn, Evelyn Gal, Abby Christopher, Iris Wang, Scarlett Vandeleur, Jasmine Erfanian, Zarina Nurlanov

Pymble 34

Zoe Lupton, Victoria Marsh, Jessica Cullen, Mika Naito, Sarah Lovell, Louise Lovell, Anais Burnicle, Juliette Mouton, Annabel Taylor, Sophie Laing

Stephanie Feng, Lucy Jackson, Anika Watson, Chi Ieng Zhan, Mia Chambers, Evelyn Zhu, Emilia Massaro, Lily Sullivan, Alice Beveridge, Ilaria Crowley

Pymble 30

Pymble 35

2nd

Emily Rothery, Chloe Bookless, Elizabeth Bull, Tiana Walsh, Lily Jones, Melanie Tan, Phoebe Handley, Dezi MagannJones, Megan Chen, Ellie Hennessy

Rebecca Zhao, Nityasree Viswanathan, Alison Baxter, Yolanda Zhang, Candace Xi, Charlotte Moorhouse, Claire Dickson, Sophia Chen, Rachael Tyson, Mia Trieu

S E N IO R FIR S TS

Back Row: Abbey Lowe, Eugenie Little, Grace Whyte, Sophie Roe, Lilian Huntley, Audrey Little, Mrs Gin Welsh (Coach) Front Row: Gabriella Chippeck, Ashlie Edwards, Olivia Inkster, Ella Koster, Isobel Clift

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1st

4th

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Back Row: Sophia Lupton, Ella Monk, Opal Bird, Charlotte Morris, Asha Goddard Front Row: Tess Elmslie, Bella Walker, McKenzie Ward, Gabriella Taylor, Natasha Newham

Y E AR 7 F I R S TS

Back Row: Mika Naito, Zoe Lupton, Juliette Mouton, Annabel Taylor Front Row: Victoria Marsh, Anais Burnicle, Sarah Lovell, Jessica Cullen, Sophie Laing Absent: Louise Lovell

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Rhythmic Gymnastics RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS CAPTAIN’S REPORT 2020 for all of us was extremely unpredictable. From online schooling to no more social events, the effects were also felt in our Rhythmic Gymnastics team.

Online Training The COVID-19 lockdown during Terms 1 and 2 restricted us from training in the gym as usual. We solved this issue through online training on Zoom, where we were still able to consolidate key skills including flexibility, strength, fitness and apparatus difficulties within our homes. The use of apparatus was challenging since many of us were training in an indoor environment which made it difficult to manoeuvre more space-consuming apparatus like ribbon, hoop and rope. Instead, we were able to focus on skills for ball and clubs, which took up less space and could be done inside the living room.

R H Y T H M IC G Y M N AS TICS AWAR DS Year 10 Red Ashley Dhanu

Year 9 Red Sophia Gao, Shivani Senthil

Additionally, gymnasts participated in online workshops with youth Olympian Lidia Lakovleva, providing further opportunities for gymnasts to try advanced apparatus skills and learn new techniques to improve their flexibility and strength from a current international, high-level gymnast. It was a very new and exciting experience for the team which motivated us to work even harder on our skills and routines.

Louise Ng, Year 12

End of Year Display All competitions were unfortunately cancelled due to COVID-19, however, as a team we redirected our focus towards choreographing routines for the end of year display and next year’s competitions. Although there was uncertainty surrounding the end of year display, due to social distancing and the exchange of apparatus, we were fortunately able to perform on Tuesday 24 November. Lots of work went into the multiple group routines for the end of year display, with focus on learning the routine and perfecting it through the practice of timing, throws, collaboration and dance. As well as choreographing new routines for next year, gymnasts also updated existing routines to improve their scores with higher levels of difficulty that had been achieved during practice this year. I would like to thank the coaches for their dedication and work towards supporting the girls, helping choreograph their routines and encouraging them to reach their full potential. We look forward to seeing what 2021 brings!

Year 8 Red Gigi Spiller

Year 7 Red Sophia Chang

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Ashley Dhanu, 2021 Captain of Rhythmic Gymnastics Captain of Rhythmic Gymnastics Louise Ng

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Rowing R O W I N G CAP TAIN ’S R E P ORT The 2019/2020 season has been the most challenging, yet the most rewarding season we have experienced as a squad. An extended period of extreme winds, bushfires causing huge changes to the program and a worldwide pandemic causing our season to abruptly end mid-way through Term 1 certainly tested our resilience! I am so proud of what the Pymble Rowing community achieved through this tumultuous time. Not only did the squad deliver consistently successful results over the season, the entire Pymble Rowing community rose to the various challenges that were presented and were fully engaged throughout the entire season. Our strength and pride as a club helped us to work together in the tough times and made for an incredibly enjoyable and successful season.

Term 4 Training In Term 4 2019, we welcomed new Rowing Manager Miss Williams, as well as Mr Evans to coach the First Eight with Mr Pennington. They brought new training ideas and enhanced water sessions which were reflected in Pymble’s success throughout the season. We were excited to welcome our new Learn to Row squad, and encouraged to see such a fantastic Junior squad and determined Intermediate squad return for the season ahead. A strong base was set early in Term 4, with all squads working hard to develop their fitness and technique. This positive approach and determination showed through the solid racing results in Term 4 and led to Our strength more success in Term 1 2020.

First Regattas

Evie Thomson, Year 12

and pride as a club helped

us to work together in the tough times and

made for an incredibly enjoyable and

The effect of the new training system reflected in the successful season. first two regattas of the season. On the first weekend in November, all squads headed to Sydney International Regatta Centre (SIRC) for the Loreto Kirribilli and Loreto Normanhurst regattas. These races saw a lot of victories and minor placings for Pymble crews, leading to Pymble winning our first overall point score trophy of the season at the Loreto Kirribilli Regatta. The most rewarding and encouraging aspect of the long weekend was the camaraderie seen within the Pymble team. Being the first big regatta of the calendar, it was great to see everyone racing hard, supporting their team and all the girls representing the College proudly, with or without medals around their necks.

Evie Thomson, Year 12, Grace Livingstone, Year 12, Ella Cassin, Year 12, Jasmine Bowers, Year 12, Lilian Huntley, Year 10, Georgina Ericsson, Year 11, Philippa Austin, Year 10, Sophie Graham, Year 11, Cox: Eleanor Buchanan, Year 12

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Rowing R O W I N G CAP TAIN ’S R E P ORT The Melbourne Head Regatta In Term 4, Pymble traditionally takes a group on tour to Melbourne. In 2019 for the first time we entered the Melbourne Head Regatta. This was a great regatta to attend as it gave us an opportunity to go up against the top schools in Melbourne that we would also potentially race against at the Nationals. Three eights had the opportunity to participate in the tour – the First Eight, Second Eight and the Third Eight made up of the Senior Four and the First Year 10 Quad. The Regatta was run in a time trial format where the crews race in single file down the 3.5-kilometre course with the goal to get the fastest time. The crews were then split up into quads and raced the same course a second time in smaller boats. The First Eight finished in fifth place, narrowly behind the winners. The Second Eight finished in fourth place and the Third Eight was victorious by a significant margin of 27 seconds! The regatta and tour were unique and enjoyable experiences with the race being held in the heart of Melbourne on the Yarra River.

Rowing Camps During the summer holidays, all the squads attended a January rowing camp where the crews were re-selected and then spent time forming solid crew combinations. The original plan was for the Seniors to go to Jindabyne, however due to the terrible bushfires, the camp had to be adjusted to a Sydney/ Penrith-based camp. It was an excellent camp with some great training and awesome activities during the week, including surf boat rowing and a kayaking session on Pittwater. Following this, we headed to the Nepean River to join the Juniors on their camp. This consisted of two sessions a day, usually a long intense row followed by a technique row. It was great to have all the crews in the same place and it gave us all the opportunity to see how the other crews were progressing, bonding, laughing and genuinely enjoying the camp experience. What better place to do it than on the beautiful Nepean River!

Isabel Matosantos, Bella Walker, Ella Jones, Caitlin Cho and Sally Cooper, Year 8

Term 1 Regattas After the rowing camp, all crews competed at the Roseville Regatta on Iron Cove, which was a very successful day. Plenty of Pymble crews won their races and we were able to secure the overall point score trophy as well! It was a short few weeks until the NSW State Championships, which was the first SIRC regatta for the term. Pymble selected six crews to compete. The First and Second Eight competed in the Schoolgirl Eight event. The First Eight had an extremely exciting race, coming a close second to Geelong Grammar and just ahead of Queenwood, making them the fastest NSW crew. The Second Eight showed a very impressive performance in their heats, being the only Second Eight to make the A final! In the Under 16 Double Scull, Liesel Page and Jessica Colbran, Year 9, were able to win their final and were crowned NSW State Champions! The weather on that weekend was horrendous, with very strong winds and heavy rains forcing many events on Sunday to be cancelled. Our second major race for Term 1 was the Independent Girls’ School Sporting Association (IGSSA) Regatta. The whole of the Pymble Rowing program competed in this regatta at Penrith. This was the first big regatta for our Learn to Row squad, and the first race for our new Year 7 Try Rowing program. I was so impressed by all the girls and their results for that day – the cheering was off the charts and the day ended with Pymble winning the IGSSA overall point score. Next on the calendar was the Riverview Gold Cup. This was an opportunity for 16 crews, from Learn to Row through to Seniors, to compete. We had a very successful day with the majority of the Pymble crews placing in the top three, including our First Eight and Second Eight who both won their divisions. This was good preparation leading into our final few races of the season and giving all crews confidence in the final build-up.

Eliza Gothard, Rhiannon Castle, Alice Dunn, Madeleine Coman and Lauren Purkis, Year 9

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ROWING REPRESENTAT IVES

PLC/King’s Regatta

Pymble Representatives

With more than five months of training under our belts, this regatta ended the season with a bang. Without our knowing at the time, this would be the last regatta we would compete in for the season. Team Pymble went out in force and the success throughout the day was amazing! As always, the team spirit was strong, and many crews came home with a medal including our First and Second Eights who had excellent victories. Every single Pymble

rower raced with courage and pride. The end of the season was brought about by COVID-19 and we were devastated not to be able to compete in our final regattas, which were to be the Australian National Championships (First and Second Eights) and the NSW Schoolgirls’ Head of the River for the entire squad. On our final Saturday training session before the season was cancelled, most crews were able to meet with our coaches and reflect upon the positive aspects of the season, the fun times, the challenges we had overcome and how much we had improved as rowers and as people throughout the season. Despite the sad ending, this was a highly enjoyable and successful season for the Pymble Rowing team.

State Championships - Olivia Anderson, Josephine Armstrong, Mikayla Arthur, Philippa Austin, Jasmine Bowers, Olivia Bransgrove, Eleanor Buchanan, Ella Cassin, Rhiannon Castle, Isobel Clift, Jessica Colbran, Alice Dunn, Georgina Ericsson, Sophie Graham, Eliza Gothard, Holly Hall, Isabelle Hudson, Sophie Hudson, Lilian Huntley, Caitlin Jones, Grace Livingstone, Chloe Luxford, Lucy Miller, Tilly Morgan, Liesel Page, Lauren Purkis, Georgina Seymour, Zara Sherwood, Evie Thomson, Indi Tishler, Alice Walker, Amy Watts, Sophie Wickins

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Rowing

National Championships - Mikayla Arthur, Philippa Austin, Georgina Ericsson, Sophie Graham, Lilian Huntley, Georgina Seymour, Alice Walker

Thank You The Pymble Rowing program was guided by the amazing coaching staff and managed by Miss Williams and Mr Pennington. Thank you to all the parents who supported the journey of the Rowing program this season, especially the Pymble Rowing Support Group. Finally, thank you to Dr Hadwen and Mrs Shaw and the remainder of the Pymble community for their support throughout this season. Evie Thomson, Captain of Rowing

Indi Tishler, Lucy Miller, Tilly Morgan, Liesel Page and Jessica Colbran, Year 9

Isabelle Hudson, Year 12, Sophie Wickins, Year 12, Mikayla Arthur, Year 11, Caitlin Jones, Year 12, Alice Walker, Year 11, Georgina Seymour, Year 11, Olivia Anderson, Year 12, Holly Hall, Year 12 and Isobel Clift, Year 12

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Year 12

Senior Squad

Blue

First Eight

Olivia Anderson, Jasmine Bowers, Eleanor Buchanan, Ella Cassin, Isobel Clift, Holly Hall, Isabelle Hudson, Caitlin Jones, Grace Livingstone, Evie Thomson, Sophie Wickins

Red Sascha Duggan, Talia Dunlop, Isabel Walker

Second Eight

Year 11

Isobel Clift, Holly Hall, Olivia Anderson, Georgina Seymour, Alice Walker, Caitlin Jones, Mikayla Arthur, Sophie Wickins, Cox: Isabelle Hudson

Blue

Senior Four/Quad

Mikayla Arthur, Georgina Ericsson, Sophie Graham, Georgina Seymour, Alice Walker

Red Halle De Souza, Emily Oppenheim

Year 10 Blue Philippa Austin, Lilian Huntley, Grace Carey, Sophie Dunn, Arabella Ibbotson, Chloe Luxford, Polly Sargeant

Red Josephine Armstrong, Meera Barani, Victoria Brash, Sophie Hudson, Mehreen Khan, Ayesha Lakhani, Madison Lyster, Anna Mufford, Zara Sherwood, Amy Watts

Year 9 Blue Jessica Colbran, Lucy Miller, Tilly Morgan, Liesel Page, Indi Tishler

Red Georgia Alexander-Easaw, Olivia Bransgrove, Rhiannon Castle, Madeleine Coman, Rachel Cunningham, Alexandra de Ambrosis, Jessica Ding, Alice Dunn, Nilan Esmaeili, Eliza Gothard, Elizabeth Hart, Serena Leung, Eleanor Owrid, Lauren Purkis, Ophelia Speed, Sienna Stephens, Isabella Watson

Year 8 Blue Abigail Barfield, Mia Booth, Ava Luxford, Harriet McLean, Lucy Pennington

Red Alessandra Braysich, Caitlin Cho, Sally Cooper, Isabelle Davis, Elena Duta, Lydia Heazlewood-Lee, Ella Jones, Olivia Kelly, Sofia Laftsidis, Madeline Lawson, Sophie Livingstone, Carrie Luo, Isabel Matosantos, Dimity Muller, Georgie Purcell, Arabella Smithyman, Stella Symons, Kate Thorpe, Bella Walker, Megan Wood

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Sophie Graham, Philippa Austin, Georgina Ericsson, Ella Cassin, Grace Livingstone, Lilian Huntley, Jasmine Bowers, Evie Thomson, Cox: Eleanor Buchanan

Lauren Gibson, Phoebe Handley, Ellie Hennessy, Talia Luo, Tully O’Regan, Alexandra Stansall, Melanie Tan, Sonya Zlatanovic

Talia Dunlop, Emily Oppenheim, Isabel Walker, Sascha Duggan, Cox: Halle De Souza

Senior Single Scull Isabella Kaleski

Intermediate Squad First Year 10 Quad Josephine Armstrong, Amy Watts, Madison Lyster, Zara Sherwood, Cox: Sophie Hudson

Second Year 10 Quad Chloe Luxford, Polly Sargeant, Sophie Dunn, Grace Carey, Cox: Arabella Ibbotson

Third Year 10 Quad Anna Mufford, Zoe Moss, Victoria Brash, Ayesha Lakhani, Cox: Mehreen Khan

Year 10 Single Scull Meera Barani

Junior Squad First Year 9 Quad Jessica Colbran, Liesel Page, Tilly Morgan, Lucy Miller, Cox: Indi Tishler

Second Year 9 Quad

Rhiannon Castle, Alice Dunn, Madeleine Coman, Alexandra Luxton, Cox: Eliza Gothard

Third Year 9 Quad

Elizabeth Hart, Genevieve Osborne, Sarah Oppenheim, Olivia Bransgrove, Cox: Rachel Cunningham

Fourth Year 9 Quad

Sienna Stephens, Eleanor Owrid, Georgia AlexanderEasaw, Isabella Watson, Cox: Serena Leung

Fifth Year 9 Quad

Nilan Esmaeili, Jessica Ding, Macey Leahy, Ophelia Speed, Cox: Harriette Choi

Year 9 Single Sculls Ellouise Galesloot, Lauren Purkis, Alexandra de Ambrosis

Learn to Row Squad

Year 9 Second Quad

Year 8 First Quad Harriet McLean, Mia Booth, Ava Luxford, Abigail Barfield, Cox: Lucy Pennington

Year 8 Second Quad

Year 9 Fourth Quad

Year 8 Third Quad Lydia Heazlewood-Lee, Sophie Livingstone, Sofia Laftsidis, Olivia Kelly, Cox: Madeline Lawson

Year 8 Fourth Quad Sally Cooper, Ella Jones, Bella Walker, Isabel Matosantos, Cox: Caitlin Cho

Year 8 Fifth Quad

Lauren Gibson, Phoebe Handley, Ellie Hennessy, Talia Luo, Maddie Morris, Tully O’Regan, Alexandra Stansall, Melanie Tan, Iris Wang, Sonya Zlatanovic

R O W I N G R ES ULTS

2nd

1st

Sophie Wickins, Mikayla Arthur, Caitlin Jones, Alice Walker, Georgina Seymour, Olivia Anderson, Holly Hall, Isobel Clift, Cox: Isabelle Hudson

2nd

Talia Dunlop, Emily Oppenheim, Sascha Duggan, Isabel Walker, Cox: Halle De Souza

4th

Year 10 Second Quad

1st

9th

2nd

Lydia Heazlewood-Lee, Sophie Livingstone, Sofia Laftsidis, Olivia Kelly, Cox: Madeline Lawson

Year 8 Fourth Quad

1st

Sally Cooper, Ella Jones, Bella Walker, Isabel Matosantos, Cox: Caitlin Cho

3rd

Year 7 Quad

6th

Tully O'Regan, Lauren Gibson, Alexandra Stansall, Ellie Hennessy, Cox: Rachel Cunningham

Year 7 Quad

7th

Melanie Tan, Phoebe Handley, Sonya Zlatanovic, Talia Luo, Cox: Serena Leung

Year 9 Double Scull

5th

Ophelia Speed, Nilan Esmaeili

Year 9 Single Scull

5th

Head of the River All races were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Sophie Dunn, Chloe Luxford, Grace Carey, Polly Sargeant, Cox: Arabella Ibbotson

4th

Ayesha Lakhani, Victoria Brash, Anna Mufford, Meera Barani, Cox: Mehreen Khan

Jessica Colbran, Liesel Page, Tilly Morgan, Lucy Miller, Cox: Indi Tishler

Year 8 Second Quad

Alexandra de Ambrosis

Year 10 First Quad

Year 9 First Quad

3rd

Harriet McLean, Mia Booth, Ava Luxford, Abigail Barfield, Cox: Lucy Pennington

Dimity Muller, Stella Symons, Isabelle Davis, Arabella Smithyman, Cox: Elena Duta

Evie Thomson, Grace Livingstone, Ella Cassin, Jasmine Bowers, Lilian Huntley, Georgina Ericsson, Philippa Austin, Sophie Graham, Cox: Eleanor Buchanan

Year 10 Third Quad

Year 8 First Quad

Year 8 Fifth Quad

IGSSA Regatta Rowing Results

Amy Watts, Madison Lyster, Josephine Armstrong, Zara Sherwood, Cox: Sophie Hudson

4th

Isabella Watson, Georgia Alexander-Easaw, Eleanor Owrid, Jessica Ding, Cox: Serena Leung

Year 8 Third Quad

Try Rowing Squad

First Four

4th

Georgie Purcell, Megan Wood, Kate Thorpe, Alessandra Braysich, Cox: Carrie Luo

Dimity Muller, Stella Symons, Isabelle Davis, Arabella Smithyman, Cox: Elena Duta

Second Eight

Year 9 Third Quad Olivia Bransgrove, Sienna Stephens, Elizabeth Hart, Sarah Oppenheim, Cox: Rachel Cunningham

Georgie Purcell, Megan Wood, Kate Thorpe, Alessandra Braysich, Cox: Carrie Luo

First Eight

4th

Rhiannon Castle, Alice Dunn, Madeleine Coman, Lauren Purkis, Cox: Eliza Gothard

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NSW State Championships Championship Schoolgirl Eight – First Eight 2nd Sophie Graham, Lilian Huntley, Jasmine Bowers, Caitlin Jones, Georgina Ericsson, Ella Cassin, Grace Livingstone, Evie Thomson, Cox: Eleanor Buchanan

Championship Schoolgirl Eight – Second Eight 8th Isobel Clift, Holly Hall, Olivia Anderson, Sophie Wickins, Mikayla Arthur, Georgina Seymour, Alice Walker, Philippa Austin, Cox: Isabelle Hudson

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Championship Women’s Under 17 Single Scull

Liesel Page, Jessica Colbran Tilly Morgan, Lucy Miller

1st 7th

Championship Women’s Under 16 Quad Liesel Page, Tilly Morgan, Lucy Miller, Jessica Colbran, Cox: Indi Tishler 3rd in Heat Final cancelled due to bad weather Olivia Bransgrove, Alice Dunn, Lauren Purkis, Rhiannon Castle, Cox: Eliza Gothard

6th in Heat

Championship Women’s Under 17 Quad Race was cancelled due to bad weather. Zara Sherwood, Josephine Armstrong, Amy Watts, Chloe Luxford, Cox: Sophie Hudson

Championship Women’s Under 16 Single Scull Race was cancelled due to bad weather. Liesel Page

Race was cancelled due to bad weather. Lilian Huntley

Australian Rowing Championships All races were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Entries Championship Schoolgirl Eight – First Eight Sophie Graham, Philippa Austin, Georgina Ericsson, Ella Cassin, Grace Livingstone, Lilian Huntley, Jasmine Bowers, Evie Thomson, Cox: Eleanor Buchanan

Championship Schoolgirl Eight – Second Eight Isobel Clift, Holly Hall, Olivia Anderson, Georgina Seymour, Alice Walker, Caitlin Jones, Mikayla Arthur, Sophie Wickins, Cox: Isabelle Hudson

Championship Schoolgirl Quad Talia Dunlop, Emily Oppenheim, Isabel Walker, Sascha Duggan, Cox: Halle De Souza

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Back Row: Sophie Graham, Jasmine Bowers, Grace Livingstone, Sophie Wickins Second Row: Georgina Seymour, Caitlin Jones, Georgina Ericsson, Isabel Walker, Lilian Huntley, Ella Cassin, Emily Oppenheim, Olivia Anderson Front Row: Halle De Souza, Isabelle Hudson, Evie Thomson, Talia Dunlop, Philippa Austin, Alice Walker, Mikayla Arthur, Eleanor Buchanan, Isobel Clift

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Back Row: Freya Carmody, Georgia Alexander-Easaw, Zoe Moss, Alexandra de Ambrosis, Liesel Page, Lucy Miller Second Row: Arabella Hunt, Madeleine Coman, Tilly Morgan, Isabella Watson, Genevieve Osborne, Olivia Bransgrove, Rhiannon Castle, Jessica Ding Front Row: Serena Leung, Sarah Oppenheim, Alexandra Luxton, Eleanor Owrid, Isabel Fisher, Rachel Cunningham, Eliza Gothard, Nilan Esmaeili, Indi Tishler

Y E AR 1 0

Back Row: Chloe Luxford, Amy Watts, Ami Naito, Madison Lyster, Arabella Ibbotson, Polly Sargeant Front Row: Anna Mufford, Sophie Dunn, Meera Barani, Ayesha Lakhani, Mehreen Khan

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Back Row: Abigail Barfield, Sofia Laftsidis, Ava Luxford, Bella Walker, Alessandra Braysich Second Row: Harriet McLean, Lucy Pennington, Sophie Livingstone, Elena Duta, Mia Booth, Megan Wood, Georgie Purcell, Ella Jones, Stella Symons Front Row: Dimity Muller, Kate Thorpe, Sally Cooper, Ellen Wu, Isabel Matosantos, Olivia Kelly, Arabella Smithyman, Madeline Lawson, Lydia Heazlewood-Lee, Carrie Luo

T RY R O W ING S QUAD

Back Row: Lauren Gibson, Phoebe Handley, Iris Wang, Ellie Hennessy Front Row: Talia Luo, Melanie Tan, Tully O'Regan, Alexandra Stansall, Sonya Zlatanovic

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R U G B Y S E VE N S CAP TAIN’S R E PO RT The Pymble Rugby Sevens program was again a success this year regardless of the difficult circumstances. This year we had three Junior teams, four Intermediate teams and one Senior team, reflecting the great program Pymble has to offer. This season would not have been a success without the effort, dedication and organisation of Mr Garrad. The program focused on skills, tactics and fitness and helped to develop a well-rounded and balanced squad.

Local Competition Due to COVID-19, Term 2 training was limited to one session a week, with no games played. In Term 3, Pymble hosted our own competition allowing Abbotsleigh, Loreto Normanhurst and the Pymble girls to play each other. Not having the crowd at the games created a different atmosphere, but was enjoyable, nonetheless. All the Pymble teams Brooke Laurie, Year 12 showed dominance through their determination, talent and love for the sport, receiving many wins throughout the competition. A number of girls also took up the opportunity for strength and conditioning sessions before school.

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Thank You It was an honour to be Rugby Sevens Captain this year. I would like to thank all the parents and girls for their huge efforts and support throughout the season despite COVID-19 restrictions. Once again, Pymble's high skill level and talent was displayed through our Saturday games. Many thanks to our awesome coaches Josh Mitchell, Chloe Dalton, Henry Hutchison, James Stannard, Edward Ellwood-Hall, James Tucker and Oscar White for all their hard work leading and coaching us girls.

Brianna Worsfold, Year 10

Hopefully the girls have a normal season next year to showcase the strength of Pymble's Rugby Sevens program. Brooke Laurie, Captain of Rugby Sevens

Tess Elmslie, Year 8

Bo Burton, Year 11

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Rugby Sevens R U G B Y SE V E N S AWAR D S Year 12

Year 9

Red

Alexandria Johnson, Brooke Laurie, Grace Livingstone, Tess Orton, Madeline Warden

Philippa Begg, Amarley Bron, Jemima Burney, Jessica Colbran, Lucy Robertson

Year 11

Year 8

Red

Mikayla Arthur, Bo Burton, Mia Campbell, Jessica Sywak, Claudia Vowels, Alexandra Whittingham

Megan Abdo, Olivia Burney, Tess Elmslie, Alexandra Hyett, Aspen Moore, Georgie Purcell, Meredith Reynolds, Kate Thorpe, Sienna Warden

Year 10 Silver Ruby Nicholas

Red Philippa Austin, Freya Gordon, Isobel Gosper, Amelia Hinrichsen, Ami Naito, Camilla Reynolds, Brianna Worsfold

Year 7 Red Maya Atkinson, Mika Naito

Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Year 9

S E N IO R A

Back Row: Mr Jack Garrad (Manager), Mr Joshua Mitchell (Coach), Keely Rock, Tess Orton, Alexandria Johnson, Summer Hall, Miss Chloe Dalton (Coach) Front Row: Bo Burton, Mia Campbell, Jessica Sywak, Brooke Laurie, Claudia Vowels, Grace Livingstone, Mikayla Arthur, Alexandra Whittingham, Madeline Warden

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Back Row: Mr Oscar White (Coach), Amelia Hinrichsen, Ruby Nicholas, Jessica Colbran, Philippa Austin, Mr Jack Garrad (Manager) Front Row: Jemima Burney, Freya Gordon, Amarley Bron, Chloe Hanlan, Isobel Gosper, Philippa Begg, Brianna Worsfold, Lucy Robertson

J U N IO R A

Back Row: Olivia Burney, Mr Matt Coghill (Coach), Tess Elmslie Front Row: Maya Atkinson, Sienna Warden, Megan Abdo, Georgie Purcell, Aspen Moore, Mika Naito, Alexandra Hyett, Kate Thorpe, Meredith Reynolds

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Sailing S A I L I N G CAP TAIN’S R E P ORT Team Wins Our Pymble Sailing team began the 2020 season competing at the Pittwater Regatta in March, where they won three out of three races on the first day. The team included Grace Collins, Year 12, Isabella Holdsworth, Year 10, Olivia Williams, Year 10, Pippa Stoodley-Williamson, Year 10, Clio Moran, Year 9, Charlotte Wykes, Year 8, Tiffany Mak, Year 8, and Sara Bruce, Year 8. The girls showed great teamwork and determination to improve their racing skills and this was certainly achieved during the course of the weekend.

Since then, she has been placed on the Australian Optimist Sailing team to compete at the International Optimist Dinghy Association (IODA) Oceanian/Asian Championship in Sri Lanka. This is a fantastic effort! Olivia Williams also placed first in the U16 Female Laser 4.7 class at the Australian National Laser Championship and the first U19 Female Laser 4.7 class at the Australian Youth Championships. This outstanding achievement saw her selected for the Australian team to compete at the World Laser 4.7 Championships in Italy.

Grace Collins, Year 12

Individual Achievements Sara Bruce participated in the SailGP Inspire program, during the international 2020 SailGP event, where she was one of 16 junior sailors selected to race RS14 Cats in the lead-up to the main event on a scaled down GP course in front of the media and a large crowd. Sara also competed at the Australian Optimist Championships, where she was the fourth ranked female, 22nd Australian and 33rd overall out of an international open fleet.

Training This year, the Pymble Sailing program was fortunate enough to race the Knox Grammar Sailing team on Saturdays during training. This was crucial to the team for practising their racing tactics and manoeuvres and we were grateful to our Sailing Co-ordinator, Mr Edward Ellwood-Hall, for organising this opportunity. Pymble Sailing also welcomed a number of new sailors to the program. Well done to everyone for a fantastic season.

S A I L I N G AWAR DS Year 10

Year 8

Gold

Olivia Williams

Sara Bruce

I look forward to seeing the team return to compete in the NSW State Championships and in local regattas in 2021. Grace Collins, Captain of Sailing

SA ILING REPRESENTAT IVES NSW Representatives Sara Bruce, Isabella Green, Olivia Williams

Australian Representatives Sara Bruce, Olivia Williams

Sara Bruce, Year 8, Charlotte Wykes, Year 8, Grace Collins, Year 12, Olivia Williams, Year 10, Clio Moran, Year 9, Tiffany Mak, Year 8, Pippa Stoodley-Williamson, Year 10 and Isabella Holdsworth, Year 10

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Snow Sports S N O W S P ORTS CAP TAIN’S R E PO RT Although we did not manage to have a snow season, we did have some great achievements from some of our Snow Sports team.

From Austria to Australia Congratulations to Kyra Wheatley, Year 11, who was selected to represent Australia at the Youth Winter Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland in February 2020. Kyra competed in the Ski Cross event, with a great result where she had six races (heats) in ski cross, notching up three wins, two second places and a fourth place, landing her with an amazing overall 13th place ranking. What an achievement for Kyra. We are super proud of her! Kyra then went on to compete in the European Cup in Crans-Montana, Switzerland in the ski cross. She finished in 12th place; a phenomenal achievement for someone so young. She displayed maturity and a skill level well beyond her years, defeating several of the world’s top ski cross athletes, and was the highest placed Australian athlete. Kyra went on to compete in the Open Switzerland National Ski Cross Championships finishing an impressive 13th overall, once again the highest placed Australian athlete. Then, as with most sports, Kyra had to cut her training off early and fly home from Austria in March due to COVID-19. She spent the winter in Australia training hard for a full season at Perisher Valley. Another of our team members, Rhiannon Castle, Year 9, trained hard in Australia and developed her skills in cross country skiing and made the transition to biathlon. Rhiannon had some very promising results over the season.

Chloe Luzar, Year 12

What an achievement

for Kyra. We are super proud of her!

We look forward to having a snow season in 2021. Miss Gina Rees, Co-ordinator of Snow Sports Captain of Snow Sports Chloe Luzar

S N O W S P ORTS AWAR D S Year 11 Gold Kyra Wheatley

S N O W S P ORTS R E P R E S E N TATIV E Australian Representative Kyra Wheatley

Kyra Wheatley, Year 11

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Softball S O F TBALL CAP TAIN’S R E PO RT Starting off the new decade, softball at Pymble continued and saw the girls taking the field for a new Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) season. Pymble had four teams competing in the IGSSA competition; Seniors, Juniors and two Year 7 teams. Throughout the Softball Skills sessions on offer in Term 4 2019 and into our 2020 season, we saw visible improvement in all of the girls’ skills and techniques. There were many laughs and smiles during the Saturday games and throughout our early morning training sessions. Even though our season was cut short, and only a few rounds were played, everyone should be extremely proud of the standard that our Pymble girls set.

Achievements The Year 7 Firsts finished off the short season in third place and kept an amazing record of only letting eight runs be scored against them. Both the Year 7 Seconds and Junior Firsts finished the season in fifth place, but the improvement from their first to their last training session was incredible to see. Although the Senior Firsts did not win a game, every game evolved and was an improvement on the last game. All girls should be extremely happy with the progression made over the season.

Alexandria Johnson, Year 12

Thank You A big thank you goes out to all the

coaches, umpires and organisers. Each

day would not have been the same without your commitment to Pymble Softball. Thank you to all the coaches, Sue,

Sammy, Dale, Lizzie and Mark for

coming to the cold and usually rainy

early morning softball trainings during the week. The improvement that each girl

Madeline Taylor, Year 7

made with their skill and technique would not have occurred without your motivation and encouragement.

Finally, a big thank you to the Softball Co-ordinator, Mr Ellwood-Hall, your commitment to getting to all training sessions and games alongside your encouragement and support for everyone did not go unnoticed. Alexandria Johnson, Captain of Softball

SO FT BA LL REPRESENTAT IVE IGSSA Representative Rhedyn Wong Grace Scott, Year 8

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Year 12

Year 9

Red

Blue

Pymble 1

Alexandria Johnson, Emily Hunt, Stephanie Volos, Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw

Rhedyn Wong

Year 11 Red Emma Fryer, Claire Rogers

Year 10 Red Alicia Ahn, Arshia Bhardwaj, Kyana Cvetkovic, Lara McWilliam

Red Sumeera Chabra, Sophie Christopher, Miki Culver, Emma Lau, Savanna Lumley, Eloise Muller

Year 8 Red Madison Crasti, Annabel Davidson, Maiya Foster, Jasmine Li, Isabella Rudd, Grace Scott, Demitria Volos

Finished 7th on ladder (DNF)

Alexandria Johnson, Alicia Ahn, Arshia Bhardwaj, Claire Rogers, Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw, Emily Hunt, Emma Fryer, Isabelle Kurtz, Kyana Cvetkovic, Rhedyn Wong, Stephanie Volos, Lara McWilliam

Pymble 2

Finished 5th on ladder (DNF)

Annabel Davidson, Demitria Volos, Eloise Muller, Emma Lau, Grace Scott, Isabella Rudd, Jasmine Li, Madison Crasti, Maiya Foster, Miki Culver, Savanna Lumley, Sophie Christopher, Sumeera Chabra

Pymble 3

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Softball

Finished 3rd on ladder (DNF)

Dezi Magann-Jones, Freya Howes, Isabelle Johnston, Jessica Cullen, Madeline Taylor, Mia Croker, Sonali Shah, Rachael Tyson, Emily Mitchell, Isabella Chen

Pymble 4

Finished 5th on ladder (DNF)

Alison Baxter, Aysel Gupta, Candace Xi, Evelyn Gal, Evelyn Zhu, Isabella Johnson, Josephine Green, Katrina Lin, Lily Stallan, Scarlett Vandeleur, Angelin Wu

S E N I O R F IR S TS

Back Row: Miss Elizabeth Hogg (Coach), Alexandria Johnson, Rhedyn Wong, Lara McWilliam, Claire Rogers, Emily Hunt, Mr Mark Marvell (Coach) Front Row: Alicia Ahn, Arshia Bhardwaj, Emma Fryer, Stephanie Volos, Elizabeth Willoughby-Winlaw Absent: Kyana Cvetkovic

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Back Row: Mrs Dale Holman (Coach), Eloise Muller, Annabel Davidson, Madison Crasti, Grace Scott, Savanna Lumley, Miki Culver, Isabella Rudd Front Row: Maiya Foster, Demitria Volos, Sumeera Chabra, Jasmine Li, Sophie Christopher, Emma Lau

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Back Row: Sonali Shah, Dezi Magann-Jones, Rachael Tyson, Freya Howes, Mrs Sue Hamilton (Coach) Front Row: Emily Mitchell, Madeline Taylor, Mia Croker, Isabelle Johnston, Isabella Chen Absent: Jessica Cullen

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Surfing S U R F I N G CAP TAIN ’S R E P ORT This year Pymble experienced a successful season of surfing with 44 girls participating in the Surfing program held at Long Reef Beach. The program spanned across Term 4 2019 and Term 1 2020, with girls of all skill levels from beginners to expert surfers. In this short time, the girls grew their confidence and developed their skills exponentially.

Surfing Program The Surfing program has been running at Pymble for more than six years, with the beginner program focusing on how to analyse waves and learn the correct techniques to stand on the board with constant support of the coaches. In the intermediate level, girls learn complex skills in a variety of wave conditions under the guidance of the coaches. In the expert levels, the girls surf out the back with the coaches and are critiqued on their technique and learn skills to train for competitions. Regardless of skill

levels, the Surfing program has a strong sense of community and spirit in which everyone is encouraged to have a go and have fun throughout the process.

Team Surfing The Pymble girls who were invoved in the intermediate surf program run by Chix Surf School took part in the Sydney Pro Lifeline Challenge. This was a team tag event with Ami Naito, Cayla Phillips, Harriet Shaw and Isobel Gosper, Year 10, and exstudent Ruby Martyr competing. The team operate on a tag system where they have a set amount of time for all five members to catch waves and then get out of the water and tag the teammate on the beach. The highest combined team score wins. The Pymble girls had tough conditions but had a blast in the water.

State Competition Our 2021 Surfing Captain Cayla Phillips, Year 10, represented the College at the NSW High School State Titles in Coffs Harbour, coming an impressive 12th overall in huge conditions. The future is bright for our Pymble Surfing program.

Cayla Phillips, Year 10

Overall, the girls developed their skills and confidence whilst gaining insightful experiences. It was lovely seeing the surfing community grow at Pymble, with new and eager

Ananya Mahajan, Year 12

faces as well as returning students. The excitement towards surfing continues, evident through the enrolment of 48 girls for Term 4 2020 and the ongoing enthusiasm and commitment the girls have towards the wonderful sport and program here at Pymble. Ananya Mahajan, Captain of Surfing

Regardless of skill levels, the

Surfing program has a strong sense of community and spirit

in which everyone is encouraged to have a go and have fun throughout the process.

SU RFING AWA RDS Year 10 Red Cayla Phillips

SU RFING REPRESENTAT IVE Pymble Representative Cayla Phillips

SU RFING RESU LT S Amelie Riley, Year 10, Isobel Gosper, Year 10 and Milla Black, Year 9

NSW State Surf Titles Cayla Phillips

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Swimming S W I M M IN G R E P ORT Pymble was victorious for the third year in a row and the swimmers were thankful for the opportunity to compete at this year’s Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) Swimming Carnival.

Training

End of Season Celebration

The season started in early January with some tough training from our dedicated coaches, Leanne, Brandon, Steven, Raffa and Michelle. Led by our Swimming Captain, Claudia, the girls continued their training in Term 1 with many funfilled Captain’s sessions on Thursday afternoons as an opportunity for girls from all squads to combine and develop team culture and welcome our new recruits from Year 7.

Our season concluded with a wonderful celebration at Avondale Golf Club where we heard from guest speaker and new Aquatic and Fitness Centre Manager, Mr Matthew Renshaw, about his journey in swimming as a member of the Australia Swimming team for more than a decade. Highlights included his gold medal winning swims as part of the ‘Mean Machine’ at the 1986 and 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Swimming Carnivals The House Swimming Carnival was held at the College at the Braith Williams Centenary Aquatic Centre. The Houses battled it out both in the pool and in the stands as they cheered their House mates on. Congratulations to the winning House, Goodlet, for their domination both in the pool and in the stands. Wylie House also gets a shout out for their win in the Cheering Competition. Special congratulations to our record breakers.

Claudia Neale, Year 12

Many thanks to our dedicated team of coaches led by

Leanne Speechley, including Brandon Lawrence,

Rafael Rodrigues, Michelle Thomas and Steven Qu. Mrs Katie White, IGSSA Swimming Co-ordinator Captain of Swimming Claudia Neale

The opportunity for racing continued at our Annual Invitation Carnival where we welcomed the swimming teams from Abbotsleigh, Roseville, Ravenswood, Wenona, Loreto Normanhurst and Brigidine for an afternoon of school spirit and collegiality. It was a chance to test our relays against the competition and for the entire squad to race before making final IGSSA selections.

The IGSSA Carnival was hosted at Homebush and the girls gave it their all as Pymble breezed through the heats to represent in each event final. Dr Kate Hadwen and Mrs Julie Shaw spectated on behalf of the students and parents with plenty of cheering and support in the stands. The girls dominated across the program, gaining a combined total of 500 points which was 55 points ahead of second place PLC Sydney.

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Ellen Lockhart, Claudia Neale (Captain of Swimming), Alannah Webster and Mikaela Ward (Captain of Diving), Year 12

S W I M M IN G AWAR D S

SWIMMING REPRESENTAT IVES

Year 12

Year 9

Blue

Ellen Lockhart, Claudia Neale, Alannah Webster

Hayley Johnston, Samantha Lever, Jessica Needham, Emma Sargeant, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Bella Zhang

Year 11 Blue Siobhan Dubois, Adriana Fydler, Elizabeth Gan, Katherine Gibson, Chloe Small

Year 10 Blue Isabella Lee, Cayla Phillips, Angelica Tan, Margaret Williams

Year 8 Blue Ellie Beck, Grace Gerreyn, Piper Gregory-Reid, Aspen Moore, Hannah Morton, Lucinda Wlossak

Year 7 Blue Samara Bond, Indianna Cameron, Jennifer Chong, Annika Lee, Jaya Lilienthal, Sybella Warton

Pymble Representatives Ellie Beck, Jennifer Chong, Adriana Fydler, Elizabeth Gan, Grace Gerreyn, Katherine Gibson, Piper Gregory-Reid, Hayley Johnston, Annika Lee, Isabella Lee, Samantha Lever, Ellen Lockhart, Hannah Morton, Claudia Neale, Cayla Phillips, Chloe Small, Angelica Tan, Sybella Warton, Alannah Webster, Margaret Williams, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Lucinda Wlossak, Bella Zhang

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IGSSA Representatives Ellie Beck, Jennifer Chong, Adriana Fydler, Elizabeth Gan, Grace Gerreyn, Katherine Gibson, Piper Gregory-Reid, Hayley Johnston, Annika Lee, Isabella Lee, Samantha Lever, Hannah Morton, Cayla Phillips, Chloe Small, Angelica Tan, Sybella Warton, Margaret Williams, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Lucinda Wlossak, Bella Zhang

I G S S A S W IM M IN G TE AM

Back Row: Danielle Bloom, Samantha Lever, Bella Zhang, Maya Partridge, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Isabella Lee, Annika Lee, Jessica Cullen, Jaya Lilienthal, Lucinda Wlossak, Ellie Beck, Jameson Heyman, Piper Gregory-Reid Second Row: Jennifer Chong, Arabella Cox, Meg Stapleton, Margaret Williams, Aspen Moore, Hannah Morton, Samara Bond, Emma Sargeant, Hayley Johnston, Indianna Cameron, Sybella Warton, Elizabeth Lockhart, Angelica Tan, Grace Gerreyn, Gigi Spiller Front Row: Jessica Needham, Cayla Phillips, Katherine Gibson, Elizabeth Gan, Alannah Webster, Claudia Neale, Ellen Lockhart, Siobhan Dubois, Adriana Fydler, Chloe Small

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Swimming S E C O NDARY S CH OOL S WI MMING C A RNIVA L RESU LT S Open 200m Individual Medley Adriana Fydler Claudia Neale Alannah Webster

15 Years 50m Backstroke 1st 2nd 3rd

12 Years 50m Freestyle Annika Lee Jennifer Chong Sophie Laing

1st 2nd 3rd

13 Years 50m Freestyle Hannah Morton Lucinda Wlossak Indianna Cameron

1st 2nd 3rd

14 Years 50m Freestyle Grace Gerreyn Bella Zhang Ellie Beck

1st 2nd 3rd

15 Years 50m Freestyle Isabella Lee Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw Jessica Needham

1st 2nd 3rd

16 Years 50m Freestyle Chloe Small Angelica Tan Siobhan Dubois

1st 2nd 3rd

17 Years 50m Freestyle Elizabeth Gan Adriana Fydler Alannah Webster

1st 2nd 3rd

18 Years 50m Freestyle Claudia Neale Ellen Lockhart Sarah Abbott

1st 2nd 3rd

12 Years 50m Backstroke Annika Lee Jennifer Chong Sophie Laing

1st 2nd 3rd

13 Years 50m Backstroke Hannah Morton Lucinda Wlossak Jessica Cullen

1st 2nd 3rd

14 Years 50m Backstroke Ellie Beck Hayley Johnston Grace Gerreyn

1st 2nd 3rd

Isabella Lee Samantha Lever Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw

16 Years 50m Backstroke Chloe Small Siobhan Dubois Angelica Tan

1st 2nd 3rd

17 Years 50m Backstroke Elizabeth Gan Adriana Fydler Alannah Webster

1st 2nd 3rd

18 Years 50m Backstroke Claudia Neale Ellen Lockhart Emma Linfoot

1st 2nd 3rd

12 Years 50m Breaststroke Annika Lee Sophie Laing Jennifer Chong

1st 2nd 3rd

13 Years 50m Breaststroke Jaya Lilienthal Susannah Su Hannah Morton

1st 2nd 3rd

14 Years 50m Breaststroke Bella Zhang Grace Gerreyn Piper Gregory-Reid

1st 2nd 3rd

15 Years 50m Breaststroke Cayla Phillips Isabella Lee Elizabeth Hart

1st 2nd 3rd

16 Years 50m Breaststroke Margaret Williams Amelia Hinrichsen Siobhan Dubois

1st 2nd 3rd

17 Years 50m Breaststroke Katherine Gibson Adriana Fydler Livia O’Dea

1st 2nd 3rd

18 Years 50m Breaststroke Claudia Neale Sarah Abbott Ellen Lockhart

1st 2nd 3rd

Junior 100m Freestyle Hannah Morton Bella Zhang Grace Gerreyn

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1st 2nd 3rd

Intermediate 100m Freestyle Isabella Lee Angelica Tan Samantha Lever

1st 2nd 3rd

Senior 100m Freestyle Claudia Neale Adriana Fydler Elizabeth Gan

1st 2nd 3rd

12 Years 50m Butterfly Annika Lee Jennifer Chong Sophie Laing

1st 2nd 3rd

13 Years 50m Butterfly Hannah Morton Samara Bond Jessica Cullen

1st 2nd 3rd

14 Years 50m Butterfly Hayley Johnston Grace Gerreyn Bella Zhang

1st 2nd 3rd

15 Years 50m Butterfly Isabella Lee Samantha Lever Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw

1st 2nd 3rd

16 Years 50m Butterfly Chloe Small Siobhan Dubois Angelica Tan

1st 2nd 3rd

17 Years 50m Butterfly Alannah Webster Adriana Fydler Elizabeth Gan

1st 2nd 3rd

18 Years 50m Butterfly Claudia Neale Ellen Lockhart Emma Linfoot

1st 2nd 3rd

Open 50m Freestyle Championship Claudia Neale Isabella Lee Adriana Fydler Grace Gerreyn Elizabeth Gan Alannah Webster Bella Zhang Ellie Beck

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

I GS S A S W I M M IN G R E SULTS Annika Lee 12 Years 50m Freestyle 12 Years 50m Backstroke 12 Years 50m Breaststroke

Adriana Fydler 1st 1st 1st

Jennifer Chong 12 Years 50m Butterfly

4th

Samara Bond 13 Years 50m Butterfly

6th

Sybella Warton Open MC 50m Freestyle Open MC 50m Backstroke Open MC 50m Breaststroke

4th 2nd 2nd

Hannah Morton 13 Years 50m Freestyle 1st 13 Years 50m Backstroke 1st Record Junior 100m Freestyle 1st

Alannah Webster 2nd

Claudia Neale 18 Years 50m Freestyle 18 Years 50m Butterfly Senior 100m Freestyle

1st 1st 1st

Junior Medley Relay

1st

Ellie Beck, Bella Zhang, Aspen Moore, Lucinda Wlossak

Intermediate Medley Relay

2nd

Hayley Johnston, Grace Gerreyn, Isabella Lee, Chloe Small

Senior Medley Relay

2nd

Elizabeth Gan, Margaret Williams, Alannah Webster, Adriana Fydler

Ellie Beck 14 Years 50m Backstroke 1st Record

Grace Gerreyn 16 Years 50m Freestyle 16 Years 50m Breaststroke

2nd 1st

17 Years 50m Butterfly 1st

Jaya Lilienthal 13 Years 50m Breaststroke

Open 200m Freestyle 18 Years 50m Backstroke

2nd 2nd

Junior Freestyle Relay 1st Lucinda Wlossak, Ellie Beck, Piper Gregory-Reid, Hannah Morton

Intermediate Freestyle Relay 2nd Grace Gerreyn, Chloe Small, Hayley Johnston, Isabella Lee

Senior Freestyle Relay 1st Elizabeth Gan, Adriana Fydler, Alannah Webster, Claudia Neale

All Age Relay

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Annika Lee, Lucinda Wlossak, Ellie Beck, Saskia WilloughbyWinlaw, Angelica Tan, Alannah Webster

Junior Individual Point Score Champions (Joint) Annika Lee, Hannah Morton, Bella Zhang

Senior Individual Point Score Champion Claudia Neale

Champion School Pymble Ladies’ College

Hayley Johnston 15 Years 50m Backstroke 15 Years 50m Butterfly

1st 1st

Bella Zhang Open 200m Individual Medley 14 Years 50m Freestyle 14 Years 50m Breaststroke 14 Years 50m Butterfly

5th 1st 1st 4th

Isabella Lee 15 Years 50m Freestyle Intermediate 100m Freestyle

1st 2nd

Cayla Phillips 15 Years 50m Breaststroke

Adriana Fydler, Year 11

3rd

Margaret Williams 18 Years 50m Breaststroke

7th

Chloe Small 16 Years 50m Backstroke 16 Years 50m Butterfly

2nd 1st

Elizabeth Gan 17 Years 50m Freestyle 4th 17 Years 50m Backstroke 1st Record

Katherine Gibson 17 Years 50m Breaststroke

4th Chloe Small, Year 11

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Swimming JU N I O R S WIM M IN G R E SULT S IPSHA Swimming Representatives

NSW IPSHA Championships

Pymble Representatives

12 to 13 Years 50m Freestyle 30th

Meg Anderson

Meg Anderson, Amalia Bond, Amelia Carlan, Megan Chia, Gemma Dixon, Oriana Fenton, Harriet Harding, Annabelle Li, Anne Liu, Tribeca Liu, Maya Ostapenko, Jessica Persson, Charlotte Sadler, Zara Sandham, Chloé Shires, Jiayi Thong, Sarah Tian, Lucy Xie

IPSHA Representatives Amalia Bond, Megan Chia, Gemma Dixon, Harriet Harding, Annabelle Li, Anne Liu, Tribeca Liu, Maya Ostapenko, Jessica Persson, Zara Sandham, Sarah Tian, Lucy Xie

IPSHA Results

8 to 10 Years 200m Freestyle Relay 10 Years 50m Freestyle 8 to 10 Years 50m Butterfly

Imogen Jones

8 Years 50m Freestyle

Anne Liu 3rd

Tribeca Liu 1st 1st 1st 1st 4th

Jessica Persson 8 to 10 Years 50m Butterfly

5th

Sarah Tian 12 to 13 Years 50m Breaststroke 3rd

Lucy Xie 12 to 13 Years 50m Breaststroke 2nd

Junior 4x50m Freestyle Relay 1st Amalia Bond, Megan Chia, Zara Sandham, Jessica Persson

Senior 4x50m Freestyle Relay 5th Tribeca Liu, Lucy Xie, Sarah Tian, Harriet Harding

36th 12th

Megan Chia

9 Years 50m Freestyle

8 to 10 Years 50m Breaststroke 2nd

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11 Years 50m Freestyle 11 Years 50m Backstroke

1st 11th 7th

7th

Oriana Fenton 9th

Harriet Harding 11 to 13 Years 200m Freestyle Relay 5th 12 to 13 Years 50m Freestyle 20th

Imogen Jones 8 to 10 Years 50m Breaststroke 2nd

Annabelle Li 11 Years 50m Freestyle 11 Years 50m Butterfly

10th 7th

Anne Liu 9 Years 50m Freestyle

3rd

Tribeca Liu 11 to 13 Years 200m Freestyle Relay 5th 11 Years 50m Freestyle 1st 11 Years 50m Backstroke 1st 11 Years 50m Breaststroke 1st 8 to 13 Years 100m Freestyle 4th 11 Years 50m Butterfly 1st

Maya Ostapenko 11 Years 50m Freestyle 11 Years 50m Breaststroke

17th

Zara Sandham 8 to 10 Years 200m Freestyle Relay 1st 10 Years 50m Freestyle 6th

Chloé Shires 8 Years 50m Freestyle

7th

Jiayi Thong

Amelia Carlan

10 Years 50m Freestyle 3rd 8 to 10 Years 50m Breaststroke 5th

11 Years 50m Freestyle 11 Years 50m Backstroke 11 Years 50m Breaststroke 11 Years 50m Butterfly 8 to 13 Years 100m Freestyle

1st 3rd 7th 5th

Gemma Dixon

Amalia Bond

9 Years 50m Freestyle

Amalia Bond 8 to 10 Years 200m Freestyle Relay 10 Years 50m Freestyle 8 to 10 Years 50m Backstroke 8 to 10 Years 50m Breaststroke

Charlotte Sadler

16th 35th

Jessica Persson 8 to 10 Years 200m Freestyle Relay 1st 10 Years 50m Freestyle 8th 8 to 10 Years 50m Backstroke 10th 8 to 10 Years 50m Butterfly 5th

9 Years 50m Freestyle

15th

Sarah Tian 11 to 13 Years 200m Freestyle Relay 5th 12 to 13 Years 50m Freestyle 16th 12 to 13 Years 50m Backstroke 12th 12 to 13 Years 50m Breaststroke 3rd 12 to 13 Years 50m Butterfly 12th

Lucy Xie 11 to 13 Years 200m Freestyle Relay 5th 12 to 13 Years 50m Freestyle 17th 12 to 13 Years 50m Backstroke 10th 12 to 13 Years 50m Breaststroke 2nd 12 to 13 Years 50m Butterfly 16th

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Back Row: Sarah Tian, Year 6, Annabelle Li, Year 5, Lucy Xie, Year 6, Harriet Harding, Year 6, Meg Anderson, Year 6, Tribeca Liu, Year 6 Second Row: Zara Sandham, Year 4, Jessica Persson, Year 4, Maya Ostapenko, Year 5, Amalia Bond, Year 4, Imogen Jones, Year 4 Front Row: Megan Chia, Year 4, Anne Liu, Year 4, Chloé Shires, Year 3, Charlotte Sadler, Year 3

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Taekwondo TA E K WON D O R E P ORT The Taekwondo program at Pymble had a very successful 2020. Despite the turbulence in sport, our students managed to undertake three gradings throughout the year. For the first time in 2020, the Taekwondo program went online, with students completing Taekwondo skills and drills from home during their time away from school. A very special mention should go to all the students who undertook their first grading exam and for all the hard work you put in during 2020. The Taekwondo program is a modern martial art that is characterised by fast high spinning kicks, blocks and punches. This form of self-defence aims to develop selfdiscipline, a range of fitness components and respect for one’s self and others.

Thanks and Congratulations The Pymble team would like to thank our coaches, Mr Chris Wyllie, Mr Webb and Mr Greg Wyllie, for all their hard work and dedication to helping our students along their Taekwondo journey. Our coaching staff would also like to acknowledge the following students for their hard work and dedication during the course of the year. Congratulations to Claudia Wyatt and Gemma Dixon, Year 4, for their application to the sport, mastering new patterns and helping out other students during lessons. From the Secondary program, congratulations to Stella Xu, Year 8, who showed her leadership through assisting with patterns and technique and also to Alana Gao, Year 8, for showing great skill and understanding as the year progressed. Finally, congratulations to all the girls who were a part of the Taekwondo program this year. Thank you to everyone for a fantastic year and I hope that you will all continue your training in 2021.

Gemma Dixon, Year 4, Claudia Wyatt, Year 4, Eesha Adusumilli, Year 4, Annalise Chow, Year 6, Celine Liu, Year 5, Kiara Excell, Year 3, Ariel Tuita, Year 3, Sophia Felizzi, Year 3, Julia Farcas, Year 6, Lulu Li, Year 4 and Lucy Gao, Year 4

Mr Edward Ellwood-Hall, Co-ordinator of Taekwondo

For the first

time in 2020, the

Taekwondo program went online, with

students completing

Taekwondo skills and drills from home

during their time

away from school.

Claudia Wyatt, Gemma Dixon, Emily Woods-McConville, Eesha Adusumilli, Year 4 and Annalise Chow, Year 6

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Tennis TE N N IS C A P TAIN’S R E P ORT This year, Pymble once again had countless teams in Years 7 to 12 participate in the annual Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) competition. Every Saturday morning, Pymble teams played across Sydney and represented the College proudly. It was absolutely amazing to see the levels of enthusiasm and enjoyment brought to every training session and game.

It was very unfortunate that finals could not be played,

however I am sure that we would have smashed it.

Thank you to all of the amazing staff who put their absolute all into training sessions and games and were there to celebrate with us after every point. Congratulations to all girls who participated, and I hope to hear of your amazing successes in the future. Jessica Kellaway, Captain of Tennis

Jessica Kellaway, Year 12

TE N N IS AWAR DS

T ENNIS REPRESENTAT IVES

Year 12

Pymble Representatives

Blue

Annabel Brown, Elizabeth Bull, Isabella Bunce, Nina Baikie, Angela Cui, Alexandra Ferguson, Charlotte Hartin, Olivia Harvey, Emily Horne, Annika Johnson, Rachel Johnson, Jessica Kellaway, Michaela-Jayne Kennedy, Eloise Kinchington, Stella Lawler, Hayley Leighton, Vanessa Liu, Olivia Ma, Sophie Ma, Sophie McGee, Catherine Nachar, Ashlee Narker, Claudia Offer, Ashleigh Robson, Chanel Rowley, Danielle Rusman, Emma Sargeant, Haley Spring, Scarlett Stewart, Susannah Su, Rachel Tang, Chelsea Taylor, Sofia Thorne, Sienna Warden, Angela Yang, Mikayla Zahirovic, Jennifer Zhou, Elizabeth Zhu Chan

Mikayla Zahirovic

Red Alexandra Ferguson, Jessica Kellaway, Ruby Stewart, Rachel Tang, Tiarna Williams, Jennifer Zhou

Year 11 Red Danielle Rusman, Chelsea Taylor, Elizabeth Zhu Chan

Year 10 Red Olivia Harvey, Emily Horne, Annika Johnson, Stella Lawler, Hayley Leighton, Sophie McGee, Chanel Rowley, Haley Spring, Scarlett Stewart, Chloe Tan

Year 9 Blue Ashlee Narker

Red Annabel Brown, Charlotte Hartin, Rachel Johnson, Eloise Kinchington, Kristen Ma, Olivia Ma, Elise Mitchell, Ashleigh Robson, Emma Sargeant

Year 8 Red Nina Baikie, Angela Cui, Michaela-Jayne Kennedy, Vanessa Liu, Sophie Ma, Claudia Offer, Susannah Su, Sofia Thorne, Sienna Warden, Carolina Yemma

Year 7 Red Elizabeth Bull

Sofia Thorne, Year 8

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S E N IO R FIR S TS

IGSSA T ENNIS RESU LT S Pymble 1

6th

Mikayla Zahirovic, Ashlee Narker, Angela Cui, Rachel Tang, Chelsea Taylor

Pymble 2

8th

Tiarna Williams, Jennifer Zhou, Scarlett Stewart, Danielle Rusman, Elizabeth Zhu Chan

Pymble 3

6th

Stella Lawler, Jessica Kellaway, Annika Johnson, Chanel Rowley

Pymble 4

6th

Emily Horne, Haley Spring, Chloe Tan, Hayley Leighton

Pymble 5

3rd

Olivia Harvey, Sophie McGee, Ruby Stewart, Alexandra Ferguson, Sunny Sun Ashlee Narker, Chelsea Taylor, Rachel Tang Absent: Mikayla Zahirovic, Angela Cui

JUN IO R FIR STS

Pymble 6

3rd

Olivia Barton, Isabella Bunce, Sophia Croudace, Amelia Fantham, Genevieve Chu

Pymble 7

7th

Brianna Kierath, Lucy Small, Sophia Yin, Eisha Bhardwaj, Amy Go

Pymble 8

4th

Chloe Hanlan, Lara Barnouti, Chloe Moore, Lauren Solness, Denika Tajalli

Pymble 9

3rd

Sarah Chan, Rachel Kang, Mia Smal, Nikita Cahyadi

Pymble 10

1st

Rosanna van Horen, Georgina Maher, Jessica Tse, Hannah Maher, Lily Windsor

Pymble 11

2nd

Marguerite Andrews, Mia De Riz, Hannah Edwards, Eloise Jones, Emma Reidy

Pymble 12

4th

Joy Wang, Jasmine Pham, Gloria Kim, Claire Minetti, Kyna Das Susannah Su, Sofia Thorne, Annabel Brown Absent: Claudia Offer, Sienna Warden

Pymble 13

2nd

Sofia Thorne, Susannah Su, Claudia Offer, Annabel Brown, Sienna Warden

Pymble 14

4th

Charlotte Hartin, Michaela-Jayne Kennedy, Sophie Ma, Emma Sargeant, Eloise Kinchington

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Pymble 15

3rd

Kristen Ma, Rachel Johnson, Sara Mitchell, Ashleigh Robson, Carolina Yemma

Pymble 16

2nd

Olivia Ma, Nina Baikie, Vanessa Liu, Angela Yang

Pymble 17

3rd

Claire Lee, Jade Yang, Helen Nguyen, Matilda Barwick, Claire Spring

Pymble 18

8th

Catherine Nachar, Eva Liu, Natalia Antalfy, Isabel Aveling

Pymble 19

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Y E AR 7 FIRST S

3rd

Holly Jackson, Claire Sun, Maggie Kellaway, Demi Pesavento

Pymble 20

5th

Aashna Rana, Imogen Hawkins, Bronte Lamb, Sofia McIntosh

Pymble 21

2nd

Georgia Mandalakoudis, Lucy Xie, Jiya Tanna, Amy Zhu

Pymble 22

Zara Le Hoang, Elizabeth Bull, Ines Danziger, Zoe Le Hoang

7th

Amanda Li, Phoebe Yi, Maya Turk, Billie Fisher

Pymble 23

6th

Yi Ying Lim, Caitlin Brereton, Cindy Fan, Danielle Reed, Jade Reed

Pymble 24

4th

Elizabeth Bull, Zara Le Hoang, Zoe Le Hoang, Ines Danziger

Pymble 25

4th

Ella van Horen, Erika Nakamaru, Amelia Mitchell, Ashleigh Ip, Emma Geng

Pymble 26

4th

Alice Beveridge, Sophia Chen, Jacqueline Wo, Olivia Xu

Pymble 27

8th

Vicky Hu, Sophie Suttor, Lara Hassall, Yolanda Zhang

Pymble 28

2nd

Khatthaliya Elliott, Keira Duncan, Jessica Tran, Nityasree Viswanathan

Pymble 29

2nd

Sherry Yuan, Cynthia Xie, Thinara Siriniwasa, Ainslie Hampton

Alexandra Ferguson, Year 12, Susannah Su, Year 8, Sofia Thorne, Year 8, Danielle Rusman, Year 11 and Ashlee Narker, Year 9

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Tennis TIL D E SLE Y TE NNIS R E S ULT S Singles First Round

Isabella Bunce, Catherine Nachar, Elizabeth Zhu Chan

Second Round

Annabel Brown, Alexandra Ferguson, Annika Johnson, Rachel Johnson, Sophie Ma, Claudia Offer

Third Round

Charlotte Hartin, Susannah Su

Fourth Round

Angela Cui, Eloise Kinchington, Danielle Rusman, Sofia Thorne, Sienna Warden

Fifth Round Ashlee Narker

Semi-finals

Mikayla Zahirovic

Doubles First Round

Stella Lawler, Jessica Kellaway, Olivia Ma, Angela Yang, Emily Horne, Hayley Leighton

Second Round

Haley Spring, Olivia Harvey, Chanel Rowley, Ashleigh Robson, Elizabeth Bull, Sophie McGee

Third Round

Michaela-Jayne Kennedy, Year 8

Scarlett Stewart, Michaela-Jayne Kennedy, Vanessa Liu, Nina Baikie

Fourth Round

Rachel Tang, Chelsea Taylor, Emma Sargeant, Jennifer Zhou

HKDTA C A PTA IN’S REPO RT In Term 4, our Pymble Tennis girls competed in the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai District Tennis Association (HKDTA) competition. Over the term, our girls improved immensely, whether it was through their social teams or competitive teams. The girls had a great experience as teams came closer together and every girl improved their tennis skills.

The coaches also put a great amount of effort into training and supporting all the teams. We know that every Pymble girl was very grateful for your passion for tennis. Overall HKDTA was a great success as we had 17 teams entered in the competition with two teams winning their division. Congratulations girls! Danielle Rusman, 2021 Captain of Tennis

Rachel Tang, Year 12

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2nd

Pymble 7

3rd

Pymble 13

3rd

Annabel Brown, Danielle Rusman, Scarlett Stewart, Elizabeth Zhu Chan

Isabel Aveling, Claire Lee, Catherine Nachar, Claire Spring, Jasmine Li

Harriette Choi, Lara Groves-Berry, Tania Tian, Jiya Tanna, Echo Zhang

Pymble 2

Pymble 8

Pymble 14

6th

Emily Horne, Annika Johnson, Eloise Kinchington, Hayley Leighton

Natalia Antalfy, Matilda Barwick, Helen Nguyen, Jade Yang

Pymble 3

Pymble 9

2nd

Nina Baikie, Olivia Harvey, Ashleigh Robson, Chanel Rowley, Haley Spring

Pymble 4

2nd

Isabella Bunce, Amelia Fantham, Olivia Ma, Sophie McGee, Angela Yang

Pymble 5

2nd

Nikita Cahyadi, Sophie Chamberlain, Sarah Chan, Rachel Kang, Sophia Yin

Pymble 6

2nd

Genevieve Chu, Kyna Das, Helen Zhao, Lauren Solness

3rd

1st

Elizabeth Bull, Ines Danziger, Ayana Sapra, Ella van Horen, Olivia Xu

2nd

Pymble 15

1st

Madison Crasti, Georgia Mandalakoudis, Anna Ward, Lucy Xie

Sophia Chen, Emma Geng, Vicky Hu, Ashleigh Ip, Natalie Mead

Pymble 10

Pymble 16

3rd

Imogen Hawkins, Holly Jackson, Bronte Lamb, Aashna Rana, Jessie Xie

Pymble 11

4th

Phoebe Bucknell, Emily Rothery, Jacqueline Wo, Cynthia Xie

3rd

Ophelia Speed, Maggie Kellaway, Demi Pesavento, Sarah Thornton

Pymble 12

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Pymble 17

3rd

Stephanie Feng, Ainslie Hampton, Freya Walesby, Yolanda Zhang

3rd

Caitlin Brereton, Isabella Cepraga, Miki Culver, Claudia Webster

HKD TA S E N IOR F IR STS

Elizabeth Zhu Chan, Annabel Brown Absent: Danielle Rusman, Scarlett Stewart

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H K D TA JUN IOR FIR STS

Catherine Nachar, Claire Spring, Isabel Aveling Absent: Claire Lee, Jasmine Li

H K D TA YE AR 7 F IR STS

Ayana Sapra, Ella van Horen, Olivia Xu, Ines Danziger, Elizabeth Bull

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Tennis J U N IO R S CH OOL TE N N IS R E P ORT In Term 4, girls in Years 3 to 6 competed in Saturday Sport tennis. Luckily, we could still compete against other schools despite COVID-19 restrictions, and tennis was fun for all girls. The first step was running trials for all girls who were willing to compete. The girls were put into teams based on their abilities and what would challenge them to play their best and improve in the process. On Wednesdays at lunchtime, girls had training where they would learn new skills and techniques to help them with their matches. Although not all matches were won, tennis on Saturday morning was still a great way to connect with other people from your year group, and even meet new people from other schools. We would like to say thank you to all the tennis coaches who helped the girls with their training and the staff who helped organise the matches. Ruby Scarf and Tribeca Liu, Junior School Captains of Sport

Madison Aikman and Zoe Alphandary, Year 3

I P S H A T E N N IS TE AM S Pymble 1 Brianna Zhang, Emily Zhai, Jessica Zhai, Mia Chen, Penelope Danziger

Pymble 2 Abigail Martin, Emily Woods-McConville, Gabrielle Chan, Isabella Dong, Jiayi Thong

Pymble 3 Lynn An, May Zhang, Sehjal Baveja, Yvette Moodie

Pymble 4 Imogen Jones, Leahara Wijesuriya, Veeva Xie, Liuyi Cai

Hotshots Program Madison Aikman, Zoe Alphandary, Tiffany Chan, Orla Cottrell, Sophia Felizzi, Ayla Gortan, Hayley Ip, Esther Li, Jenny Ling, Jessica Pickford, Emma Scott, Sally Shen, Claudia Sherlock, Ruby Thomas, Ariel Tuita, Mia Wen, Jacquelyn Zhu

Yvette Moodie, Year 5, Lynn An, Year 5, May Zhang, Year 6 and Sehjal Baveja, Year 6

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Touch Football TO UCH FOOTBALL CAP TAIN’S REPORT Pymble Touch Football had a very exciting year. In addition to the success of the Term 4 Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) competition, the girls demonstrated their enthusiasm and commitment with high involvement in pre-season trainings, games, and the Term 3 holiday camp program.

Training In Term 3, Pymble Touch Football offered pre-season training, which aimed to prepare the girls for the Term 4 IGSSA competition. Coaches worked hard to make each session both fun and engaging. These sessions were educational and taught the girls a variety of new skills and techniques that contributed to the confidence and skills seen in the IGSSA competition. To finish off the term, the Pymble Junior and Senior First teams played a pre-season trial game against Roseville, in which both teams showed incredible skill and determination.

IGSSA Competition The IGSSA Touch Football competition was held in Term 4 and ran for eight weeks. This year, Pymble entered 21 teams and finished the competition with the greatest number of premierships from all IGSSA schools in the Northern Zone competition. Additionally, 15 of the 24 teams finished in the top four of their division.

Lauren Geddes, Year 11

Awards In 2020, we saw the start of a new initiative, where at the end of the season each team received three awards commending their skill, sportsmanship or improvement over the season. The aim of this initiative was to encourage all of our touch football players to train and play each game at their very best, regardless of the team that they were in.

Thank You Thank you to Mr Ellwood-Hall, all coaches, referees, and parents/carers for your constant support of the Pymble Touch Football program. A massive thank you also to all girls involved in touch football this year for your commitment and enthusiasm.

The girls showed incredible skill and huge improvements

throughout the season. It was a fantastic year, and I am

very excited for the future of Pymble Touch Football!

Lauren Geddes, 2021 Captain of Touch Football

Continuing from last year, after each round, one Junior and one Senior team were awarded Team of the Week. This award was not just given for the performance on the field, but for sportsmanship, dedication and improvement, which encouraged teams to work hard and try their very best in each game. A highlight of the season was in Round 4, where ten out of 11 Year 7 and Junior teams won their games. Later in Round 6, 80 per cent of all Pymble teams won their games, which highlighted the hard work put in by the girls over the term. Overall, all Pymble teams played an amazing season, and I am very excited to see what comes from the talent that was exhibited this year!

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Captain of Touch Football Tess Orton

Olivia Inkster, Year 10

Claudia Johnston, Year 10

IGS S A T OU C H FO OT BA LL RESU LT S Pymble 1

4th

Niraaya Jayasinghe, Georgina Maher, Claudia Johnston, Sienna Bond, Rose Tate, Emma Reidy, Ruby Nicholas, Shivani Mehta, Olivia Inkster, Emilia Duncan, Isobel Gosper, Lauren Geddes

Pymble 2

Kaitlyn Chan, Year 9

2nd

Freya Gordon, Eloise Jones, Bo Burton, Claudia Vowels, Georgia Spanswick, Alice Dixon, Mia Campbell, Chloe Hanlan, Samantha Guthrie, Emily Bannister, Brianna Worsfold, Charlotte Lowe, Camilla Reynolds

Pymble 3

TO UCH F O OTBALL AWAR D S Year 11 Blue Lauren Geddes, Shivani Mehta, Emma Reidy, Rose Tate

Red Emily Bannister, Bo Burton, Mia Campbell, Alice Dixon, Samantha Guthrie, Eloise Jones, Charlotte Lowe, Claudia Vowels

Year 10 Blue Sienna Bond, Emilia Duncan, Isobel Gosper, Olivia Inkster, Niraaya Jayasinghe, Claudia Johnston, Georgina Maher, Ruby Nicholas

Red Freya Gordon, Chloe Hanlan, Camilla Reynolds, Georgia Spanswick, Brianna Worsfold

Year 9 Blue Philippa Begg, Amarley Bron, Kaitlyn Chan, Asha Goddard, Aimee Ng, Saskia WilloughbyWinlaw, Annabelle Whiteley

Year 8 Blue Megan Abdo, Opal Bird, Amber Halliday, Nicole McCrostie

6th

Isabella Pettinato, Victoria Graves, Riley Cade, Claire Browning, Eliza Nelson, Amelie Riley, Olivia Barton, Nea Shingler, Annabel Maple-Brown, Jessica Tyson

Pymble 4

1st

Sarah Hunter, Mia De Riz, Audrey Little, Laura Bauman, Olivia Rechner, Haylee Turner, Andie Kearns, Sophia Mitchell, Tara Watson, Hannah Edwards, Amy Betteridge, Louisa Mitchell

Pymble 5

6th

Isabella Sun, Isabelle Kellaway, Amber Uther, Amelia Hinrichsen, Lucy Rouse, Savanah Manners, Dene Paterson, Lara Hogan, Ella Withers, Madison Gram, Rianna Bhat

Pymble 7

1st

Charlotte Leys, Ciara Gibson, Emma Duggan, Laura Legovich, Mia Baily, Nina Breckenridge, Tahmara Thomas, Isabella Hurst, Risha Sawhney, Sofia Massaro

Pymble 8

Pymble 10

3rd

Victoria Makim, Eliza Thompson, Mia Finn, Ariana Preketes, Emma Wang, Isobel Colvin, Alisha Behl, Roshan Neekan, Antoinette Boxall, Hannah Rockwell, Sophie Hudson

7th

Emma Liu, Ashley Ko, Sophia Ge, Jade Chen, Christina Wu, Amy Wang, Iris Chen, Jacinta Kumar, Linda Wu

Pymble 11

3rd

Megan Abdo, Asha Goddard, Opal Bird, Nicole McCrostie, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Amber Halliday, Annabelle Whiteley, Aimee Ng, Amarley Bron, Kaitlyn Chan, Philippa Begg

Pymble 12

7th

Sophia Grindlay, Chloe Brogan, Emma Saunders, Demitria Volos, Lucy Robertson, Lucy Yates, Mila Seidler, Abigail Ballhausen, Natasha Newham, Phoebe Vowels

4th

Alexandra Hyett, Amber Conlon, Lucy Miller, Lily Hearne, Olivia Linfoot, Charlotte Morris, Alice Windybank, Meredith Reynolds, Hannah Ford, Stella Robertson, Taylor Warnes, Rachel Sullivan

Pymble 14 1st

7th

Lucy Small, Holly Hassall, Lilian Jones, Emily Schliebs, Elizabeth Glenn, Edie Kemp, Olivia Standfield, Nicola Angus, Jennifer Huang, Eugenia Sung

Pymble 13

Edie Cleland, Sophie Whitehead, Clair O'Brien, Chloe Moore, Abby Jackson, Bethany Fratzia, Tiarn Wilesmith, Alyssa Vardy, Amelia Browning

Pymble 6

Pymble 9

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Touch Football

1st

Sofia Thorne, Mia Plasto, Saskia Fitzgerald, Hannah Walker, Georgia Short, Madeleine Short, Milla Black, Caitlin Hissey, Kristina Pilkington, Lucia O'Dea, Billie Fisher, Phoebe Mason

Pymble 15

1st

Chiara Calvani, Georgia Bicego, Giselle Garey, Jacinta Martin, Lucinda Wlossak, Tanvi Thomas, Genevieve Osborne, Jessica Larsen, Olivia Radford, Bella Jones

Pymble 16

1st

Elizabeth Graves, Estelle Vander, Lucy Chen, India Tighe, Sarah Glenn, Catherine Walker, Sophie Livingstone, Lucy Pennington, Nilan Esmaeili, Chloe Kwan, Michaela-, Jayne Kennedy, Andie Greene, Eloise Muller, Jade Steinwede

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2nd

Maiya Foster, Maya Turk, Sophie Beadman, Tess Standfield, Abbey Strong, Sophia Lupton, Anna Tilley, Claire Sun, Freya Wheen, Georgia McDonagh, Amelia Barr, Georgia Shaw, Minol Mahendra

Pymble 18

3rd

Adelaide Taylor, Emilia Massaro, Grace Townsend, Lauren Gibson, Mia Sams, Mika Naito, Sarah Lovell, Tessa Newitt, Tiana Walsh, Louise Lovell, Mathilde Goddard

Pymble 19

Pymble 20

2nd

Emily Mitchell, Jessica Bunce, Lily Jones, Mia Chambers, Victoria Apachou, Zoe Lupton, Charlize Boyes, Ashley Macdonald, Lily Stallan

Pymble 21

7th

Aria Patel, Claudia Green, Hannah Weber, Lara Hassall, Lily Owler, Lily Sullivan, Rischa Jadav, Maddie Morris, Kaleigh Walker

4th

Abby Sywak, Ella O'Dea, Isabella Stalley, Madeline Taylor, Phoebe Paleologos, Sybella Warton, Zara Mitchell, Mary Cottrell, Aimi Jenkin, Megan Chen, Tully Black

Mika Naito, Year 7

S E N IO R FIR S TS

Back Row: Mr Edward Ellwood-Hall (Manager), Rose Tate, Ruby Nicholas, Olivia Inkster, Sienna Bond, Mr Jason Martin (Coach) Front Row: Shivani Mehta, Claudia Johnston, Isobel Gosper, Lauren Geddes, Georgina Maher, Emilia Duncan, Emma Reidy, Niraaya Jayasinghe

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J U N IO R F IR S TS

Back Row: Amber Halliday, Philippa Begg, Megan Abdo, Opal Bird, Amarley Bron, Mr Barry Gibson (Coach) Front Row: Kaitlyn Chan, Saskia Willoughby-Winlaw, Asha Goddard, Nicole McCrostie, Aimee Ng Absent: Annabelle Whiteley

Y E AR 7 F I R S TS

Back Row: Mr Jonathan Bailey (Coach), Louise Lovell, Emilia Massaro, Mika Naito, Lauren Gibson, Mr Edward Ellwood-Hall (Manager) Front Row: Tessa Newitt, Mathilde Goddard, Adelaide Taylor, Sarah Lovell, Tiana Walsh, Mia Sams Absent: Grace Townsend

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Touch Football JU N I O R S CH OOL TOUCH FOOT BA LL REPO RT In Term 3, most of the Junior School girls played Touch Football as their Saturday Sport. During training, everyone worked hard to develop agility skills and found their areas of strength in the game. At the end of each match the coaches would give the team goals for the following training sessions. Touch Football was a favourite Saturday Sport and the coaches always gave amazing feedback to extend the playing skills of the team. No matter how hard the opposition was, the players and coaches always tried their best to have fun and play at the top of their game every match. Ruby Scarf and Tribeca Liu, Junior School Captains of Sport

IP S H A TOUCH FOOTBALL T EA MS Year 6

Pymble 3

Pymble 1

Amelia Lee, Annie Pennington, Catherine Zeng, Celine Liu, Charlotte Thistlewood, Emily Englund, Grace Louw, Isabelle Younger, Jenny Ling, Katherine Boyce, Elisa Cui

Anaïs Vander, Arabella Murphy, Ella Willetts, Grace Beck, Mia Solomons, Ruby Lyons, Ruby Scarf, Siena Pascoe, Zoë Hart

Year 5 Pymble 2 Amelia Bicego, Annabelle Johnston, Eloise Fisher, Harriet Murphy, Hayley Browne, Isabella Woodall, Lily Mancey, Lucy Lakeman, Mie Naito, Sophie Rigg

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Years 3 and 4 Pymble 4 Adele Cassidy, Caitlin Stoodley, Emily Finucane, Madison Aikman, Mikayla Sun, Orla Cottrell, Phoebe Scott, Sophie Kidd

Back Row: Ruby Lyons, Anaïs Vander, Arabella Murphy, Ruby Scarf, Grace Beck, Siena Pascoe, Mia Solomons Front Row: Zoë Hart, Ella Willetts, Year 6

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Triathlon TR I AT H L O N CAP TAIN’S R E P ORT The Triathlon girls at Pymble performed exceptionally well at the NSW All Schools Triathlon on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 February, after all teams qualified from the Combined Independent Schools (CIS) Triathlon at the end of 2019. The girls performed amazingly in the hot conditions at the Sydney International Regatta Centre.

The results of the individual triathlon were brilliant, and the team events allowed the girls to showcase their strength and have pride in competing for Pymble. We had many teams entered and all of the girls performed to the best of their ability.

Thanks and Congratulations A huge congratulations to all the girls who competed and thanks to the staff and coaches for making the days run very smoothly. A special thank you to Mrs Edwards and Mr Ellwood-Hall for organising the event and supporting the team. It was a pleasure to be Triathlon Captain this year, and good luck to the girls who compete in this fantastic sport next year! Alannah Webster, Captain of Triathlon

T R IAT H L O N R E P R E S E N TATIV E S Pymble Representatives Olivia Anderson, Abigail Ballhausen, Ellie Beck, Jessica Bird, Mia Booth, Claudia Burt, Amber Conlon, Grace Connell, Isabelle Davis, Ashlie Edwards, Adriana Fydler, Imogen Gardiner, Katherine Gibson, Samantha Guthrie, Alexandra Hyett, Isabella Jelley, Hayley Johnston, Jessica Larsen, Kristin Larsen, Isabella Lee, Samantha Lever, Grace Livingstone, Annabel Maple-Brown, Claudia Neale, Jessica Needham, Aimee Ng, Cayla Phillips, Georgia Phillips, Caitlyn Tan, Evie Thomson, Madeline Walker, McKenzie Ward, Taylor Warnes, Alannah Webster, Alice Windybank, Bella Zhang

CIS Representatives Abigail Ballhausen, Ellie Beck, Jessica Bird, Mia Booth, Claudia Burt, Amber Conlon, Grace Connell, Isabelle Davis, Ashlie Edwards, Adriana Fydler, Imogen Gardiner, Katherine Gibson, Samantha Guthrie, Alexandra Hyett, Isabella Jelley, Hayley Johnston, Jessica Larsen, Kristin Larsen, Isabella Lee, Samantha Lever, Annabel Maple-Brown, Claudia Neale, Jessica Needham, Aimee Ng, Cayla Phillips, Georgia Phillips, Caitlyn Tan, Madeline Walker, McKenzie Ward, Taylor Warnes, Alannah Webster, Alice Windybank, Bella Zhang

Alannah Webster, Year 12

TRIATHLON AWARDS Year 12 Red Claudia Burt, Ashlie Edwards, Imogen Gardiner, Kristin Larsen, Claudia Neale, Alannah Webster

Year 11 Blue Adriana Fydler, Katherine Gibson, Samantha Guthrie

Year 10 Blue Jessica Bird, Isabella Lee, Cayla Phillips

Red Annabel Maple-Brown, Jessica Needham

Year 9 Blue Caitlyn Tan

Red Abigail Ballhausen, Hayley Johnston, Aimee Ng, Alice Windybank, Bella Zhang

Year 8 Blue Ellie Beck, Alexandra Hyett, Georgia Phillips

Red Mia Booth, Amber Conlon, Grace Connell, Isabel Matosantos

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Triathlon TR I AT H LON R E SULTS Individual Event Junior Mia Booth Grace Connell

33rd, 13th CIS 35th, 14th CIS

Intermediate Caitlyn Tan Cayla Phillips Samantha Lever

19th, 14th CIS 45th, 25th CIS 69th, 33rd CIS

Senior Katherine Gibson

22nd, 10th CIS

Team Event Junior Ellie Beck, Alexandra Hyett, Georgia Phillips Isabel Matosantos, Grace Connell, Amber Conlon

1st, 1st CIS 30th, 13th CIS

Intermediate Isabella Lee, Cayla Phillips, Jessica Bird Jessica Needham, Mia Booth, Annabel Maple-Brown Hayley Johnston, Alice Windybank, Abigail Ballhausen Bella Zhang, Aimee Ng, Caitlyn Tan McKenzie Ward, Madeline Walker, Isabella Jelley Samantha Lever, Jessica Larsen, Taylor Warnes

5th, 3rd CIS 20th, 9th CIS 25th, 12th CIS 27th, 14th CIS 126th, 44th CIS 77th, 27th CIS

Seniors Adriana Fydler, Katherine Gibson, Samantha Guthrie Claudia Neale, Kristin Larsen, Imogen Gardiner Alannah Webster, Claudia Burt, Ashlie Edwards

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12th, 5th CIS 13th, 6th CIS 22nd, 10th CIS

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Volleyball V O L L E Y B ALL CAP TAIN’S R E P ORT Volleyball at Pymble was a huge success in 2020 with almost 100 girls actively participating in the program. Volleyball has become a popular sport for all year groups and is known for its inclusive team environment.

Competitions Participation in volleyball interschool competitions has increased significantly. Notably, the Brigidine and Pymble Competition was successful in replacement of the Santa Sabina Invitational Volleyball.

This year showcased the incredible hard work of our coaches and staff and the determination to play from our entire squad. Our teams dominated the competition, which was an incredible feat for many girls playing their first season of volleyball. In Term 4, Pymble Senior and Junior Firsts participated in the NSW Volleyball Schools Cup Tournament, an exciting five-day event.

Pymble squad initiatives and enthusiasm to play volleyball is visible even outside of training, with girls setting up nets and playing with friends in the gym at lunchtime. The girls were always willing to take feedback and advice from their coaches and with their passion for the sport, we have a bright future ahead.

Thank You I would like to extend my thanks to our amazing co-ordinator, Mr Garrad, our spectacular coaches, Sheilah, Taka, Vee, Brian, Ryan, Tamsin and Maddy, and finally to the incredible girls who were supportive and kind to one another; you truly made volleyball something special to be a part of. Christine Kong, Captain of Volleyball

V O L L E Y B ALL AWAR D S

V OLLEYBA LL RESU LT S

Year 11

Pymble 1

Silver

Anna Wang, Eleanor Mannes, Emily Ji, Emma Peters, June Kim, Rosie Le, Isabelle Chen, Sophia Gao

Emily Ji

Blue June Kim, Eleanor Mannes, Emma Peters

Year 10 Blue Isabelle Chen, Sophia Gao, Rosie Le, Anna Wang

Year 9

Pymble 2

1st

3rd

Emily Oppenheim, Stephanie Chan, Leyla Gates, Anna Hong, Kasie Chan, Lauren Sevil, Sarah Page, Sandy Yi

Pymble 3

5th

Ashley Dhanu, Isabelle Ho, Jenhui Lau, Joye Fu, Louisa Kong, Chloe Hoang, Amanda Lwin

Red

Pymble 4

Tiffany Bae, Chloe Chen, Penelope Girdis, Emma Lau, Rebecca Peters, Jacqueline Qin, Jessie Qin, Emma Sargeant, Kelly Wong

Anastasia Vitalis, Bomy Kim, Claire Kim, Holly Shephard, Samadhi Siriniwasa, Mia Credaro, Thea Bailey

Year 8

Emma Lau, Emma Sargeant, Jessie Qin, Kelly Wong, Rebecca Peters, Tiffany Bae, Jacqueline Qin, Penelope Girdis

Red Caitlin Costello, Charlotte Dhanu, Lux Fritz, Lily Huang, Vanessa Liu, Alicia Slobodian, Chloe Teng, Carly Yiu

Pymble 5

8th

1st

Christine Kong, Year 12

VOLLEYBA LL REPRESENTAT IVE Pymble Representative Emily Ji

Pymble 6

4th

Elina Wu, Ellouise Galesloot, Evelyn Tong, Kaede Rinas, Kristen Ma, Senu Edirisinghe, Melody Tsang, Rachel Rao

Pymble 7

3rd

Alicia Slobodian, Caitlin Costello, Charlotte Dhanu, Carly Yiu, Lux Fritz, Vanessa Liu, Lily Huang, Chloe Teng

Pymble 8

6th

Angel Wang, Isabella Li, Joleen Truong, Kara Lotter, Scarlett Tierney, Angela Liu, Sophie Ma, Yu Zhou, Sophie Toma

Pymble 9

9th

Daisy Le, Khatthaliya Elliott, Rachel Moon, Ruthia Moore, Tianna Bae, Isabella Xie, Aysel Gupta, Allison Wang, Marissa Zhou, Angelin Wu, Isabella Chen

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PYMBLE 1

Back Row: Eleanor Mannes, Isabelle Chen, Emma Peters Front Row: Sophia Gao, Rosie Le, Emily Ji, June Kim, Anna Wang

PYMBLE 3

Back Row: Ashley Dhanu, Joye Fu Front Row: Chloe Hoang, Isabelle Ho, Jenhui Lau, Louisa Kong

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PYMBLE 5

Back Row: Jessie Qin, Emma Sargeant, Jacqueline Qin Front Row: Emma Lau, Tiffany Bae, Rebecca Peters, Penelope Girdis, Kelly Wong

PYMBLE 7

Back Row: Chloe Teng, Carly Yiu, Charlotte Dhanu Front Row: Alicia Slobodian, Vanessa Liu, Caitlin Costello, Lily Huang, Lux Fritz

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Water Polo WATE R P OLO CAP TAIN’S REPORT Throughout Term 1, all water polo teams achieved great accomplishments competing in the Pymble 2020 Water Polo competition. During the term the girls put a lot of hard work and dedication into their training, learning new skills through the amazing Olympian Bronte Halligan and all the talented Pymble coaches. Although the season was cut short, all teams did an amazing job and had some great wins! We had an incredible start to the Northern Suburbs competition, which began during the middle of March. This competition allows Junior and Senior girls to play together and get to know each other, allowing for new friendships and sharing of skills that can be continued throughout the girls’ schooling life. Pymble had our second season of Flippa Ball for Year 5 and Year 6 girls in the Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA) Water Polo competition. We had two teams that were very keen to learn and develop their skills, which they can then use in the next few years moving into the Secondary School.

In Term 4 2020, Pymble did an outstanding job in the Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) Water Polo competition. We all had a great season and end to the year. A special mention goes to Pymble 3 who was undefeated all season! Well done girls! Sarah Abbott, Year 12

Thank You I would finally like to say thank you to all the coaches. All their encouragement towards each girl, all of their hard work and dedication never goes unnoticed as we would never be able to get to where we have today without each and every one of them. Thank you for all your support!

During Term 3, our Senior and Junior teams started the season off strongly in a newly introduced 2020 selected MLC competition.

Sarah Abbott, Captain of Water Polo

IGSSA WAT ER POLO RESU LT S Pymble 1

6th

Nicola Johnston, Georgia Degotardi, Isabella Middleton, Jessica Sywak, Lara Blair, Siobhan Dubois, Samantha Connellan, Laura Papworth, Layla Farook, Clarissa Reed

Pymble 2

4th

Amelia Toynton, Gianna Ariston, Sophie Hoffman, Greta Roberts, Hannah Grogan, Karenza Griffiths, Holly Campbell, Adriana Fydler, Georgina Makeham, Natasha Moore, Alisha Hosakakhan Isabella Middleton, Year 11

Pymble 3

1st

Ellie Beck, Genevieve Jones, Jameson Heyman, Meg Stapleton, Melijah Dwight, Paige Gram, Alexandra MacColl, Ava Yates, Charlotte Abbott, Samantha Lever, Sarah Middleton, Abigail Tyler, Katherine Hartcliff

Pymble 4

2nd

Emma Eaton, Mia Marinovic, Saskia Dubois, Annabel McKernan, Catherine Kelly, Georgia Mantis, Sophia Lupton, Zoe Samios, Jenna Coghill, Isabella Jelley, Emily Yang

Pymble 5

Cameron Stoodley, Year 7

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3rd

Cameron Stoodley, Chanette Hu, Charlotte Ford, Danielle Bloom, Emma Du, Iris Wang, Isabella Yu, Lucinda Middleton, Naia Magrath, Chloe Bookless, Annika Lee, Sophie Laing

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Water Polo WATE R P O L O AWAR DS Year 12

Year 9

Red

Blue

Clarissa Reed

Charlotte Abbott, Katherine Hartcliff, Samantha Lever, Alexandra MacColl, Sarah Middleton, Abigail Tyler, Ava Yates

Year 11 Red Lara Blair, Samantha Connellan, Georgia Degotardi, Siobhan Dubois, Adriana Fydler, Karenza Griffiths, Hannah Grogan, Isabella Middleton, Laura Papworth, Greta Roberts, Jessica Sywak

Year 10 Red Gianna Ariston, Holly Campbell, Layla Farook, Sophie Hoffman, Alisha Hosakakhan, Nicola Johnston, Georgina Makeham, Natasha Moore, Amelia Toynton

Red Jenna Coghill, Isabella Jelley, Catherine Kelly, Sophia Lupton, Georgia Mantis, Annabel McKernan, Zoe Samios

Year 8 Blue Ellie Beck, Melijah Dwight, Paige Gram, Jameson Heyman, Genevieve Jones, Meg Stapleton

Red Saskia Dubois, Emma Eaton, Mia Marinovic, Emily Yang

Lara Blair, Year 11

S E N I O R F IR S TS

Back Row: Laura Papworth, Isabella Middleton, Nicola Johnston, Siobhan Dubois Front Row: Georgia Degotardi, Lara Blair, Samantha Connellan, Layla Farook, Jessica Sywak Absent: Clarissa Reed

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JUN IO R FIR STS

Back Row: Melijah Dwight, Jameson Heyman, Abigail Tyler, Sarah Middleton, Ava Yates, Ellie Beck, Genevieve Jones Front Row: Katherine Hartcliff, Charlotte Abbott, Meg Stapleton, Paige Gram, Samantha Lever, Alexandra MacColl

Y E A R 7 FIR STS

Back Row: Lucinda Middleton, Iris Wang, Cameron Stoodley, Chanette Hu, Charlotte Ford, Annika Lee Front Row: Emma Du, Naia Magrath, Isabella Yu, Danielle Bloom, Sophie Laing, Chloe Bookless

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P Y M B L E WATE R P O L O AWA R D S Year 12 Red Sarah Abbott, Olivia Muffet, Clarissa Reed, Holly Rewell

Year 11 Red Lara Blair, Samantha Connellan, Georgia Degotardi, Siobhan Dubois, Laura Papworth, Jessica Sywak

Year 10 Red Gianna Ariston, Nicola Johnston

Year 9 Red Charlotte Abbott, Katherine Hartcliff, Samantha Lever, Sarah Middleton, McKenzie Ward

Year 8 Red Ellie Beck, Melijah Dwight, Paige Gram, Jameson Heyman, Genevieve Jones, Meg Stapleton

PYMBLE COMPETITION WATER POLO TEAMS Senior Teams

Pymble Navy

Pymble First

Lucia O’Dea, Megan Abdo, Ava Yates, Annabel McKernan, Saskia Dubois, Grace Connell, Saskia Fitzgerald, Romina Cooke, Sophia Lupton

Sarah Abbott, Lara Blair, Siobhan Dubois, Jessica Sywak, Clarissa Reed, Holly Rewell, Oliva Muffet, Georgia Degotardi, Laura Papworth, Nicola Johnston, Samantha Connellan

Year 7 Teams Pymble Yellow

Pymble Purple Sophie Hoffman, Holly Campbell, Hannah Grogan, Caitlin Mackin, Sara Royle, Chloe Le Clerc, Georgina Makeham, Charlotte Wardell, Georgia Richens, Layla Farook, Amelia Toynton, Karenza Griffiths

Junior Teams Pymble Junior First - White Charlotte Abbott, Ellie Beck, Genevieve Jones, Jameson Heyman, Katherine Hartcliff, McKenzie Ward, Meg Stapleton, Melijah Dwight, Paige Gram, Samantha Lever, Sarah Middleton

Pymble Scarlet Isabella Jelley, Alexandra MacColl, Zoe Samios, Georgia Mantis, Mia Marinovic, Maya Partridge, Giaan Jackson, Sienna Srikanth, Emma Eaton, Alexandra Hyett, Catherine Kelly

Annika Lee, Ella O’Dea, Naia Magrath, Anarghya Guru Prasad, Danielle Bloom, Charlotte Ford, Sophie Laing, Emma Ogilvy, Chanette Hu

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Pymble Green Zoe Lupton, Louise Kim, Indianna Joyce, Alexandra Stansall, Lucinda Middleton, Annabel Shanahan, Eloise Makeham, Phoebe Bucknell, Hannah Weber, Emma Du

Pymble Orange Phoebe Handley, Cameron Stoodley, Lauren Gibson, Isabella Yu, Adelaide Taylor, Alice Kang, Chloe Bookless, Ellie Hennessy, Iris Wang

IPSHA WAT ER POLO T EA MS FLIPPA BA LL Year 6 Sehjal Baveja, Millie Cullinane, Penelope Danziger, Vivienne Eaton, Tessa Gregory-Reid, Louisa Heritage, Alessia Macolino, Arabella Murphy, Johanna Ricketts, Mea Shires, Caroline Wilson, Imogen Wu

Year 5 Abani Dhaliwal, Sienna Ford, Isis Li, Annabelle Li, Jenny Ling, Harriet Murphy, Mie Naito, Arin Yoon, Isabelle Younger, Catherine Zeng

Georgia Degotardi, Year 11

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P Y M B L E COM P E TITION S E N I OR FIRST S

Back Row: Nicola Johnston, Clarissa Reed, Holly Rewell, Olivia Muffet Front Row: Jessica Sywak, Siobhan Dubois, Sarah Abbott, Samantha Connellan, Lara Blair Absent: Georgia Degotardi, Laura Papworth, Gianna Ariston

P Y M B L E COM P E TITION J UNIOR FIRST S

Katherine Hartcliff, Charlotte Abbott, Genevieve Jones, Meg Stapleton, Melijah Dwight, Sarah Middleton, McKenzie Ward, Ellie Beck, Jameson Heyman, Paige Gram, Samantha Lever, Mr Scott Schweickle (Coach)

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING Back Row: Isabelle Croudace, Year 12, Alessandra Natale, Year 11, Cassandra Long, Year 12 Front Row: Grace Collins, Courtney Wong, Nahanni Rinas, Year 12

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Experiential Learning AR M Y CADE TS Though 2020 was a challenging year for our Cadet Unit, given a forced shutdown to the national Australian Defence Force Cadets program, there were still many achievements and highs for our student members. Army Cadets is a personal development program for young Australians, designed to benefit the nation by helping to create responsible, mature and selfconfident young people and future leaders. This is achieved by providing progressive Cadet training, often of a challenging and exciting nature, to foster confidence, self-reliance, initiative, loyalty and a sense of service, and by encouraging the development of practical leadership and the ability to work successfully as a member of a team. At the ground level, this ideally manifests for participants as fun and friendship, action and adventure, excitement and engaging learning. Cadet lessons include the history and customs of the Australian Army, positions of rank, dress and bearing, Army drill, Army values and field

craft skills which allow Cadets to live in the bush, such as tying knots, erecting shelters and preparing and consuming rations, first aid, survival, risk assessment, navigation by map and compass, and mock soldiering skills such as patrolling, camouflage and concealment. The lessons are tiered in relation to the experience of the learners, using an established curriculum continuum. Many of the above skills are put to the test on Cadet field exercises. A field exercise is a multi-day camp that is planned and executed by Senior Cadets, with staff oversight. Activities on field exercises include bushwalking and navigating tracked and untracked terrain in daytime and nighttime, sleeping in tents and personal shelters, overnight duty on a rotating roster, team challenge activities, obstacle courses, kayaking, abseiling, rock climbing and ropes courses. And, in cases when the Cadet unit is able to conduct an exercise on a military base, the activities can also involve such things as firing Army weapons, participating in Army obstacle courses and eating in the soldiers’ mess.

Isabelle Croudace, Year 12

This wide range of activities allows students to experience Army culture as well as skill building is important because in many ways the structure of the Cadet unit and responsibilities of Cadets to follow, lead, care for their peers and to take risks emulate real life.

Ella Atkins and Emily Ji, Year 11

Back Row: Kristina Pilkington, Year 9, Rebecca Yu, Year 10, Lara Davis, Year 10, Sophia Benson, Year 11, Olivia Bransgrove, Year 9, Zara Benson, Year 9 Front Row: Jade Reed, Year 9, Jana Chan, Year 10, Alisha Hosakakhan, Year 10, Sophie Corcoran, Year 10, Jemma Roberts, Year 10

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Grace Collins, Nahanni Rinas, Cassandra Long, Courtney Wong, Year 12 and Alessandra Natale, Year 11

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Cadet Graduating Senior Leadership Team 2020: WO2 Alessandra Natale, CUO Isabelle Croudace, CUO Grace Collins, SGT Courtney Wong, CUO Nahanni Rinas, SGT Cassandra Long, LT Stuart Clark

Sumeera Chabra, Isabel Fisher, Olivia Bransgrove and Zara Benson, Year 9

Emma Peters, Year 11

Training In 2020, the Unit’s opportunity to train offsite was severely limited. The usual April and June camps could not proceed, and the September camp had to be run on the Pymble campus as a day program. However, this did not stop our Cadets from organising a great September training camp which introduced the new Cadet recruit members to the concept of field training. As COVID-19 restrictions lifted, our Unit Senior Leadership team, led by Senior Under Officer (CUO) Chen, flew into action to organise and deliver the first offsite field training exercise for the year, which serendipitously was held at the College’s new Vision Valley campus.

Ceremonial Events In addition to field training events, in 2020 the Unit was also able to celebrate, commemorate and support Anzac Day with a contribution to the College’s online service; the departing Year 12 Cadet Graduation Parade which was filmed for families to watch at a later stage; Remembrance Day with a ceremonial flag party; and a formal rank presentation parade for the new Leadership team.

Zoey Chen, Year 10 and Ashley Chen, Year 11

The Unit looks forward to a full calendar of events and training in 2021, with more adventure, fun, learning and friendship – the foundations of this fantastic youth development program. Mr Stuart Clark, Director of Experiential Learning Captain of Army Cadets Isabelle Croudace

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Experiential Learning M O UN TAIN BIKIN G Mountain biking is a fast-growing sport in Australia – and an exciting one! For the first time, in 2020 Pymble offered a structured Learn to Ride a Mountain Bike course for students from Years 5 to 12. This course gave students the opportunity to train in this popular and thrilling sport across eight weeks, learning the fundamentals of controlling a mountain bike in rough terrain and riding on varied and challenging surfaces. Our trainers, Fiona and Joe from Chocolate Foot Mountain Bike School, delivered a well-rounded and safe program. Students learned to set up their bike properly, conduct a preride safety check, basic bike maintenance, gearing, pedalling and braking, weight distribution and body positioning, balance, momentum and ratcheting, cornering and traction principles, riding over obstacles and small drops, climbing hills, descending hills and line choice; a full spectrum of skills to prepare students to get out on the trails. The popularity of this beginner course will see the expansion of this program in 2021 to include a mountain bike training squad, with the intention of riding local trails for fun and the preparation of transferable skills in a range of mountain bike events around NSW. Mr Stuart Clark, Director of Experiential Learning

Charlotte Leys, Year 10

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Anika Kane, Year 10

O RIENT EERING

Giaan Jackson, Year 8

Orienteering is an exciting and fastpaced sport, which can also be used to complement other sports by developing cardio fitness and stamina. Orienteering is basically a cross country race through a set course. A few factors make it tricky though, which is part of the fun! The objective is to navigate through points, known as ‘controls’, as quickly as possible. Environments used for the courses include urban areas such as schools and universities and bushland areas such as parkland and forests. The competition area and course are typically unfamiliar to the participants, which increases the challenge.

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The runner needs to work out their own route on the map, which involves gathering information, looking at all alternatives, deciding what is important, considering what is achievable, making a decision and then using their wits, personal skills and fitness to complete the course. Under time, physical, technical and competitive pressures, completing courses consistently well can be contagiously challenging.

For the first time, in 2020

Pymble offered a structured Learn to Orienteer course

for students from Years 5 to 12. Ines Danziger, Year 7

The introductory eight-week course offered students solid training in the fundamentals of this exciting sport. Our trainer, Barbara from Bold Horizons, delivered a wellrounded and safe program. The popularity of this beginner course will see the expansion of this program in 2021 to include an orienteering training squad, with the intention of training at local venues for fun and the preparation of transferable skills in a range of orienteering events around NSW. Mr Stuart Clark, Director of Experiential Learning

Ilaria Bicego, Year 7

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Duke of Edinburgh TH E D U KE OF E D INBUR GH'S AWA RD The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is an international youth development program empowering all young people to discover their potential and offer their gifts to their community. At Pymble in 2020, we had 180 selfdriven participants who combated the many challenges of COVID-19 to continue their pursuit of growth in skills, sport, adventure and, most importantly, service. We had 20 girls achieve their Bronze Award, 12 their Silver Award, and showing extraordinary commitment, ten Pymble girls achieved their Gold Award in 2020. A number more are poised to complete in 2021, with delays in their progress due to COVID-19 restrictions.

A Challenging Year Our biggest challenge this year was getting our Adventurous Journeys off the ground amid the numerous restrictions in outdoor education, with some of our girls having their journeys postponed multiple times. That noted, a massive shout out for the resilience and commitment all our girls and their parents showed throughout 2020.

Despite this being a year to really test our perseverance, through their individual awards our girls have learned to cook, drive, juggle, sing, run, dance and dramatise, to play the guitar, euphonium, cello, piano and violin. They participated and grew through their involvement in football, ballet, sailing, surfing, hockey, netball, tennis and swimming. They willingly and generously gave their time to teaching younger students to read, befriending older folk, folding clothes, walking dogs, growing a body of knowledge for the College archives, caring for the land and knitting blankets for those in need, always with deep insights into the importance of this giving. Every Pymble girl I interacted with in my short time running this program was a credit to her school, family and community. I hope our Duke of Edinburgh community continues to grow in 2021. Miss Claire Foote, Pymble Duke of Edinburgh's Award Leader Captain of Duke of Edinburgh Lucia Massaro

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Lucia Massaro, Year 12

a massive shout out for the resilience and

commitment all our girls

and their parents showed throughout 2020.

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Cattle Team CAT TL E TE AM CAP TAIN’S REPO RT Our new Angus steers, Quinton and Quamby, joined the Pymble Agriculture Plot early in the year and the girls got straight to work washing and preparing them for show. Despite both the Castlehill Show and the Sydney Royal Easter Show being cancelled in March, the girls were eager to continue to improve their livestock handling skills on Tuesday afternoons.

Online Competitions

Plot Renovation

In the new world of virtual events, the girls were able to compete in two virtual Junior Judging competitions: the St Paul’s College Virtual Junior Beef Judging Competition and the Upper Hunter Beef Bonanza Virtual Judging Competition. These included workshops on presentation skills, preparing speeches and what to look for when judging an animal. Senu Edirisinghe, Year 9, placed seventh out of 150 competitors in the St Paul’s competition, a fantastic effort and well deserved!

Pymble’s Agricultural Plot was extensively renovated this year, with new facilities including cattle yards and crush, feed storage shed, renovated paddocks for our animals and a new Outdoor Learning Area. The team would like to thank Agriculture Co-ordinator and teacher, Mr Jackson, for his efforts in securing these new facilities for the program which will revolutionise the Agriculture program at Pymble.

Grace Collins, Year 12

New Arrivals In July, Angus steers Quin and Quoll made a bold entrance to Pymble and were lucky enough to meet Dr Hadwen as they settled into their new home. The girls were able to make good use of the new cattle yards which allowed them a chance to interact with the new steers to gain their trust. In November, we expanded the Cattle Team program by picking up two additional Angus steers, Rump and Rissole, from Ted and Alison Laurie of the Knowla Angus Stud.

Pymble Agriculture Show In November, and much to the delight of everyone in the Cattle team, we held our own mini show on Lang Lawn with a small audience. The girls were able to demonstrate amazing Parading and Judging skills and have the chance to participate in a simulated ‘show’ environment. The team would like to thank our Cattle Coaches, Ms Jill Burgess and Ms Katherine Seymour, Farm Assistant ‘Farmer Dave’ as well as Pymble Agriculture teachers Mr Jackson and Ms Attley for the wonderful support. Whilst this year posed some challenges with the cancellation of our shows, the girls demonstrated great resilience in ‘taking the bull by the horns’ and making the most of the opportunities provided to them. They should be extremely proud of their efforts. Grace Collins, Captain of Cattle Team Freya Carmody, Year 9

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Cattle Team CAT TL E T E AM Charlotte Abbott, Adelia Arslan, Safia Arslan, Phoebe Bucknell, Jemima Burney, Olivia Burney, Isla Cameron, Freya Carmody, Cheng Chen, Abby Christopher, Grace Collins, Senu Edirisinghe, Olivia Eichmann, Lucy Glendinning, Zoe Glendinning, Mackenzie Goldthorpe, Elizabeth Graves, Victoria Graves, Gemma Hodge, Leah Lambert, Annabel McKernan, Clio Moran, Eloise Muller, Phoebe Paleologos, Lucy Pennington, Madison Van Cleef, Amelia Waland, Taylor Warnes, Hannah Weber

Ms Katherine Seymour, Ms Jillian Burgess (Coach), Grace Collins, Year 12, Lucy Glendinning, Year 12 and Eloise Muller, Year 9

Whilst this year posed

some challenges with the

cancellation of our shows,

the girls demonstrated great

resilience in ‘taking the bull by the horns’ and making

the most of the opportunities provided to them. They

should be extremely proud

of their efforts.

Annabel McKernan, Year 9

Olivia Eichmann, Year 9

Back Row: Grace Collins, Lucy Glendinning, Amelia Waland, Safia Arslan, Adelia Arslan, Ms Jillian Burgess (Coach), Victoria Graves, Freya Carmody, Olivia Eichmann, Charlotte Abbott, Mr Grant Jackson (Agriculture Teacher), Mr David Goodwin (General Hand) Front Row: Jemima Burney, Taylor Warnes, Cheng Chen, Leah Lambert, Zoe Glendinning, Olivia Burney, Eloise Muller, Senu Edirisinghe, Clio Moran

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Artmaking ARTM AKING It was another wonderful year in our Co-curricular Artmaking program. Although we were unable to travel physically in 2020, our students travelled through their minds to learn about global artists. In every lesson we concentrated on an artist, style or art movement, ranging from realism to impressionism and even surrealism. The girls spent their first lesson learning self-portraiture from Vincent van Gogh and saw the beauty in themselves. We then discovered rhinos with Alan M Hunt and painted colourful Mexican landscapes with Xavier Castellanos. On a nice warm day, we used techniques from French impressionist painters by spending the lesson outdoors drawing en plein air. We also explored fantasy worlds and fell down the rabbit hole with Alice in Wonderland by creating beautiful collages. The girls learned different skills and techniques to guide them through their artistic journey, learning to express their own ideas visually to produce original artworks. We strived to enrich the girls’ lives through art and creativity, to foster relaxation, patience, and pride in oneself. Mrs Cindy Mortimer and Miss Tiffany Yan, Art Instructors

Bianca Ng, Year 2

Emily Deutscher, Year 2

Florence Cheng, Year 2

Trisha Viswanathan, Year 2

In every lesson we

concentrated on an artist, style or art

movement, ranging from realism to

Back Row: Celine Wang, Gisele Whitehead, Jessica Guo, Sabrina Zhao Second Row: Jianing Li, Yumeng Li, Ariel Lee, Mia Bai, Tiffany Ma Front Row: Olivia Xiao, Grace Li, Priscilla Fang, Aubrey Zhang, Kindergarten

impressionism and even surrealism.

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N AT UR A L SKINCAR E AN D WE LLBEING In Term 3 when we returned to face-to-face learning,

students put their creativity into gear and developed a

galaxy-themed range of self-care products. All products were made from raw ingredients; the soy wax candle, the lavender essential oil infused pillow spray, vegetable glycerin soap, Himalayan bath-time soak and beeswax lip barrier balm. Learning about the balance of oils, natural butters and clays that make up the formulas was combined with the aesthetic creation of all things galaxy. The final phase of branding and labelling our creations completed the process of concept to professional product.

Workshops Self-care was the focal point for our first workshop. Students had the opportunity to make a detox bath tea and a vegetable glycerin cleansing soap. Ingredients such as vegetable glycerin, apricot kernel oil, goats milk and kaolin clay were used to create nourishing bath time products from scratch. The resulting products spoke for themselves, as did the smiles. Workshop number two focused on looking at the bright side of everything; a great opportunity to work through a challenging period by creating a rainbowthemed aesthetic with a therapeutic advantage. The whole process, from product creation through to branding and photography, was carried out by our enthusiastic students. Skincare products were made from scratch to lift the spirits, moisturise the skin and nourish the soul. Finishing off the year, students put together their best merry and bright inspired pampering products to enjoy over the break. Gift packs were made and presented to women’s shelters within the Sydney

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region to spread a little bit of festive cheer. Inspired by all things spice and feeling nice, lots of chai spices were used and delightful cinnamon, orange and vanilla fragrance and essential oils were included. Our favourite gingerbread man theme was reinvented for soaps and bath bombs. And finally, everyone’s all-time favourite, the traditional candy cane with spearmint and vanilla infused oils was combined into a luscious shea and cocoa body butter, which students made from scratch, finishing off our year of creative learning. Mrs Mary Alonti, Beauty Instructor

Cate Luxton, Year 3

Eyleen Zhou and Yuecheng Xu, Year 4

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Photography P H O TOG R AP H Y Since Nicéphore Niépce captured the view from his window in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, France in 1826-27, photographers have continued to explore the theme of home. When we started back at school in late January 2020, we could not have imagined that there would be a moment in which we would be isolating at home, watching the outside world be captured in an online visual collective, all of which is presented to us by a single observer: the camera.

Photography from Home Semester 1 saw Pymble embrace online learning and the launch of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). These courses were created to give students the opportunity to explore a wide range of topics whilst in lockdown. As part of MOOCs, Go Photo! was created and offered as a four-week online photography course. Students could use anything from a sophisticated single-lens reflex (SLR) camera to their phone to take photos in their surroundings and learn about new techniques. Go Photo! activities were designed around the theme of ‘home’; students were asked to contemplate what that meant to them, photographically.

Isabella Nguyen, Year 7

Offering photography in a virtual classroom opened up a new world

of learning.

Back at School Semester 2 saw the return of students to Pymble and the Viewfinders once again working in the photography darkroom and lighting studio.

Neve MacColl, Year 7

Each week a new photography brief was set, beginning in the darkroom with the camera obscura. Students captured images using a simple lens-less camera obscura made out of a shoe box and then developed the paper in the darkroom via a chemical process. From the analogue to the camera-less, students also experimented with an 18th century photographic printing process, the cyanotype, which produces prints that are cyan blue. Working in Adobe Lightroom, they created digital negatives of birds and then set about collecting botanicals from the College gardens. These items were then placed on paper and fabric that had been coated in cyanotype chemistry and exposed using a UV lightbox. In the second half of the semester, students moved into the photography studio to explore digital photography. These workshops were designed to build technical skills required for photography including aperture, shutter speed, motion blur, freeze framing, drawing with light as well as experimenting with various compositional elements for still life and portraiture. To finish off the semester, students explored their unique relationship with nature via the garden. Taking inspiration from The Photographer in the Garden by James M Allen and Sarah Anne McNear, they observed Pymble’s manicured grounds from many angles looking at how humans cultivated the landscapes that surround them and how, as photographers, we can create a studio-like still life in-situ. Josephine Green, Year 7

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Secondary Art SEC O NDA RY A RT It was a constructive year for Secondary Art. Both the Painting and the Ceramics classes were met with enthusiasm from the students and they developed a range of skills and techniques in the creation of their artworks. The students had a range of ability and prior experiences and each student worked at their own pace to develop successful two-dimensional and three-dimensional pieces. All classes enjoyed the tasks set and utilised the time efficiently to develop their knowledge. The classes were most productive and each student valued working as part of a group while forming connections with their fellow classmates. Mr Rafael Butron, Co-curricular Ceramics/Oil Painting Teacher

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Anna Ward, Year 8

Abigail Stagg, Year 8

Rosie Le, Year 10

Throughout the year, these workshops were not only designed to challenge students but to also get them thinking about what picture they wanted to make and why they wanted to make it before capturing it. In doing so, discoveries will happen in the process, which is what makes photography magnificent!

Congratulations Finally, a special mention to Rosie Le, Year 10, for being a 2020 Head On Student finalist for her photograph Portrait of Larry. Mrs Nikki Easterbrook, Photography Teacher – Extended Learning

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Chloe Kim, Year 8

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STEM R O B O TICS R E P ORT This year, girls from Year 5 through to Year 12 participated in as many robotics events as they were able to, given that COVID-19 halted many of the competitions our team was eagerly looking forward to. Despite facing these challenges, the girls maintained their motivation and power throughout the year, achieving amazing results all around.

FIRST Robotics Competition The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) held in March has always been Pymble Pride’s main event of the season. The teams worked hard during the summer holidays to prepare for this event with a six-week build period. The game for the competition this year was called Infinite Recharge. It entailed shooting ‘Power Cells’ into a low goal, high goal or a smaller sub-section within the high goal, turning a colour wheel to specified colours and balancing with two other robots on a ‘see-saw-like’ contraption to earn points. This was to be achieved within a two-and-a-half-minute period. Thirty seconds were completely autonomous, in which the robot is controlled by preprogrammed code (Java), while the rest of the game is controlled by a driver and operator. This year, all members of Pymble Pride were determined to qualify for the World Championships, held in Houston during the Term 1 break. As we were preparing for what would have been our fourth season, the team received the unsurprising but still disappointing news that the event would no longer be going forward due to COVID-19. Our Lead Mentor, Mr Mross Becker, quickly designed a series of activities that our team was able to take part in online. Asaph taught girls from Years 8 to 11 the basics of coding using Java, to enable more girls to participate in coding during the FIRST Tech Challenge later in the year.

Jennifer Zhou, Year 12

FIRST Tech Challenge Adapting to the conditions of the evolving global pandemic, FIRST announced that the First Tech Challenge (FTC) could be conducted online. Thankfully, Pymble Ladies’ College was given further permission to host an inter-school, socially distanced competition in November. This year's game was called Ultimate Goal and involved shooting five-inch foam rings into either a low, middle or high goal, depositing ‘Wobble Goals’ in and around the field and shooting three ‘Power Shots’ to gain points. Similar to FRC, the first 30 seconds of the game is a fully pre-programmed autonomous period and the remaining two minutes are controlled by a driver and operator. Pymble entered six teams into the competition, including girls ranging from Years 9 to 12 of various experience and skill levels. Out of these teams, the Pymble HedgeHubs and the Cardbobs advanced through alliance selections and were picked in the third and second alliance selections respectively. After competing within the top four groups of teams, the HedgeHubs made it to the semi-final while Cardbobs were defeated in the finals in a very close match. The HedgeHubs received the Motivate award and Cardbobs received the Finalist and the Design awards, therefore progressing to the online FTC Nationals in early December.

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At Nationals, Cardbobs scored Pymble’s best result in an FTC National competition with a seventh place ranking and a Judge’s Award. Congratulations to all the students who contributed to the result.

RO BOT IC S AWA RDS Year 12 Blue Juliette Singer-Napton

Red Corinna Chen

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Year 10 Blue Zoey Chen, Jenhui Lau Rena Liu, Nicole Zhang, Olivia Moon, Amelia Carlan, Audrey Lin, Annabelle Li and Camille Xiao, Year 5

Red Lily Windsor

VEX This year, Pymble Ladies’ College VEX Robotics Competition had 13 teams of students from Years 7 and 8 compete in the 2020-21 game called Change Up. In this game, the teams built robots to control and strategically score balls in different scoring areas across the field. The first was a purely remote competition, testing robot skills when working alone. In this tournament, the Tech TeaCups won two awards and qualified for Nationals in December. Wooden Horse qualified for Nationals in the second tournament, and the Tech TeaCups won the Excellence award and third place in Robot Skills. Berries, Jolly Jellyfish, Piratz and We Don’t Have One also qualified for Nationals in April 2021, based on their global rankings. These impressive results reflect the significant growth within the VEX program under the guidance of Head Mentor, Ms Cristhina Boni Lavratti. Congratulations to the students and thank you for the effort displayed in a great season.

Year 9 Blue Isabella Cameron, Alyssa Cheong, Aileen Hao, Annelise Koh, Nida Mehta, Jeslyn Tan, Dora Xia, Gabrielle Zhong

Red Zoe Allen, Harriette Choi, Maya Hu, Rebecca Peters, Rachel Rao, Chantelle Wu, Elina Wu, Jessie Xie, Alyssa Yee, Vicky Zhou

Year 8

VEX IQ

Blue

Years 5 and 6 moved forward this year into a new game, VEX IQ. Pymble Ladies’ College entered ten teams in the competition called Rise Above. The girls were required to combine skills in automation and driving to create robots that picked up scoring elements and stacked them in areas around the field. Congratulations to the Pymble Puffins, TBD and Pymble Procrastinators, who all received an award or placed in a category and qualified for the National Open Championship. After Tournament 2, the Cereal Eaters also qualified for Nationals because of their competitive global ranking at the end of the year.

Olivia Clifford, Zara Dimovski, Alana Gao, Isabelle Huang, Vanessa Liu, Amelie Muir, Sabrina Rolinek

Thank you to Mr Brown and Mrs Boni Lavratti, who worked tirelessly with the girls for a great year in a new competition. Pragya Mehta, Year 11 and Jenhui Lau, Year 10 Captain of Robotics Jennifer Zhou

Red Chloe Kim, Wendy Liu, Amelie Matthews, Chelsea Shi, Sophie Wang, Lucy Xie, Echo Zhang

Year 7 Blue Sophia Chang, Ang-Ya Koo, Amy Zhang

Red Ariana Bansal, Emma Du, Esther Essey, Charlotte Ford, Maya Garg, Rischa Jadav, Katrina Lin, Rae Liu, Annie Luo, Rachel Moon, Isabella Nguyen, Aria Patel, Thinara Siriniwasa, Teresa Sun, Isabella Xu

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STEM CO D I N G The coding students worked on many different projects this year.

Shark Patrol In Coding Level 2 we explored how creating a computer simulation software can help solve a real-life problem. The problem we were trying to solve was: A team of surf lifeguards at a long beach is exploring an opportunity of using drones to autonomously patrol their beach in order to spot dangerous sharks and warn surfers and swimmers. Given the beach is very long, and the team of lifeguards is limited in the number of people, they decided to program drones to fly autonomously, so that only one person would be needed to monitor the drones' video streams on a big screen. The question which lifeguards are trying to answer is the following: which pattern should the drones follow in order to patrol a certain sector of the beach and have the highest chance of spotting a shark. Some lifeguards suggest to program all drones to fly in a circular pattern, others suggest a square pattern, some think of a star pattern, and some even suggest a flower pattern.

Jenhui Lau, Year 10, Alyssa Yee, Year 9 and Lily Windsor, Year 10

In order to solve this problem, all students coded their own simulation program in order to see which pattern had the highest efficiency. The class brainstormed and developed an algorithm which randomised the sharks' movements and recorded when each drone flew above any of the sharks to simulate a 'shark spotting' event. After running this simulation program for five minutes on all students' computers, the class collected the data in a table. Based on students’ observations, the Drone #3 star pattern was the most efficient in terms of shark detection. This result was also confirmed by testing the same program at different speeds. After completing this project, students were challenged with the task of designing their own pattern which could potentially outperform the star pattern.

Three-Dimensional Art

Sophie Wang, Kimia Saghaie and Amelie Matthews, Year 8

In Coding Level 3 the students learned how to code their own three-dimensional apps. We started with developing a relatively simple three-dimensional emoji of Baby Yoda. The final project in Level 3 class was inspired by Google Tilt Brush, a technology which allows the user to paint in a virtual three-dimensional environment. Students developed their own three-dimensional painting app with a variety of brushes. In order to develop this project students learned a simplified version of the Java programming language called Processing, and studied how the X, Y, Z co-ordinate system works to perform all sorts of threedimensional rotations.

From Beginners to Advanced In addition to Levels 2 and 3, we also taught Beginner girls (Coding Level 1) from Years 3 and 4 how to code their first games, apps and animations in Scratch. Meanwhile the most advanced class (Coding Level 4) explored a professional three-dimensional software engine, Unity, to develop a variety of three-dimensional games. Mr Grigory Punanov, Coding Teacher

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