Last Saturday I enjoyed reconnecting with Old Grammarians from the last 40 years as they celebrated their 10, 20, 25, 30 and 40 year reunions. These events always give me pause to reflect on the many ways in which the school has progressed and changed over that time.

This week Senior School students have voted for the Prefect Body of 2023, with election results announced on Friday afternoon. This process is one of many that reflects our school value: Respectful Relationships that give rise to everyone having a voice.

Congratulations to current student Chloe, who has today received a prestigious Premier’s Award reflecting her perfect score in Year 12 Geography which she undertook as a Year 11 student in 2021. It was wonderful for Chloe to share this achievement with her teacher at the ceremony. Well done, Chloe!

Year 11 student, Sinéad has enlisted the help of Senior Chamber Strings students at Lowther Hall to produce a video in support of the fundraising initiative, ‘Violinists Support Ukraine’. Our girls have performed a traditional Ukrainian folk song called Verbovaya Doschechka...

It is not unusual to see a rainbow as you move around the Lowther Hall campus. The Noelene Horton Centre, where the girls in Raymond House and Senior School have their Science classes, was specifically designed so that at various points, the glass in the building would refract the light coming through and create rainbows on the walls and floors.

Our online Non Nobis Solum (not for ourselves alone) Giving Day is happening on Wednesday 25 May. The purpose of the day is to raise funds for our Centenary Scholarships, which are envisaged to provide an education at Lowther Hall from Year 7 to Year 12 for 2 students from indigenous or refugee backgrounds.