​Be inspired by our Class of 2018 student, Maryam! She received a prestigous Premier's VCE Award yesterday for her perfect study score in Psychology. The video below was screened at the ceremony, and showcases Maryam's VCE journey with her Lowther Hall psychology teacher, Miss Sarah Woodhouse. Congratulations, Maryam!

​The colder weather this week has seen staff and students donning scarves and jumpers and appreciating any opportunities to keep warm via various activities. Fortunately, Lowther girls are regularly active, with PE, sport, dance and cocurricular programs affording multiple opportunities each week to get the blood pumping! I am particularly delighted to be finishing the week celebrating with the Senior School Cross Country Team who have been training in the early mornings for the last few months and have represented the School ably in their competitions.

NASA Study Tour, VCE Results 2018, Chaplain Commissioning

​On Monday this week I attended Lowther Hall’s magnificent Evening of Song at the Melbourne Recital Centre, where I was incredibly proud to hear choral and vocal items presented at a remarkable standard. The variety of musical genres presented, the technical excellence of the choirs and the soloists, but most strikingly, the confidence and joy of the girls, all combined to make a truly memorable evening.

Congratulations to our Year 8 girls who are the only students in Australia to have received a perfect score in their category of CSIRO's computational and algorithmic thinking competition - the 'Bebras Challenge'. Well done, Juliet, Liliana, Alice, and Niyati!

As we head into the Federal election on the weekend, I have been reflecting on the privilege we have to be part of a democracy. Whilst we might be frustrated with some of the behaviour of our politicians, or we might have strong preferences in terms of where our own political allegiances lie, there is no denying that we are fortunate to live in a country where we each have a voice, where we can enjoy robust debate about a range of issues and where, on the whole, we are represented by individuals who want our country to thrive.

This week I have enjoyed spending some time with the Year 7 girls and staff on camp. As usual, the girls threw themselves into the experience and enjoyed broadening their connections across the year level and challenging themselves in various activities.

Congratulations to our Lowther Hall Big Band for their second place win at the Mt Gambier 'Generations in Jazz' Festival! The girls competed against hundreds of students from schools around Australia over the weekend in this popular and prestigious event.

I am enjoying catching up with families at Learning Conferences as they occur across the School in these first few weeks of term.

​It has been wonderful to welcome the girls back to Term 2 this week. As usual they have impressed me with their enthusiasm for all that school life has to offer.