House Competitions and International Exchanges to Spring Concerts and Farewells

Over the last few months there have been many wonderful events and activities on the Senior Campus. This year, the Houses battled it out once again in the annual House Singing Competition. The standard was fantastic with our Grade 6 students joining us and voting for the People’s Choice Award. Gillett House proved too strong for the other entries, taking out both the People’s Choice Award and the overall competition. Students were also excited to hear the announcement of the School Production for 2025. Our thespians will be once again treading the boards at the Princess Theatre and will be presenting “GREASE the Musical”.

After spending four weeks at Grammar, four students from Sherborne Girls’ School in the UK returned home during Term 3. Rowan Annis, Lillian Barns, Stella Freeman and Sophie Fassett visited the school in England over the summer break, and then hosted the Sherborne girls as part of the return exchange. This exchange program has been running for over 10 years and we hope to expand it to include the Sherborne Boys School in the future.

National Book Week was a source of great fun this year. During the week, there was a different theme each day, from a Cake Decorating Competition to the more usual ‘Dress Like a Book Character’ competition with a BBQ to raise funds for the school library on Cape Barron Island. Grade 6 students also joined with Senior Campus students for Book Blitz. This saw students working in small groups from 8am to 5pm to write a book with illustrations in a day.

During Term 3, the School joined with Rotary to start an Interact Club. Our Student Representative Council (SRC) has now officially been accepted as a charted group under the auspices of the Rotary Club, The Interact Club of Launceston Church Grammar School (SRC). The SRC provides opportunities for students in Grades 7-11 to represent the student body and be a voice for their peers.

Our annual Spring Concert was held in September and featured amazing musical performances by students from both campuses, which were a joy to hear. The range of talent on display was extraordinary and a great credit to the dedication of our staff
and students.

As Term 3 came to an end, we farewelled Revd Matthew Pickering from our School. Matthew has had significant impact on many areas of the School, and he will be missed by staff and students. We wish him every success as he returns to NSW at the end of
the year.

Written by: Nicholas Foster (Head of Senior Campus)