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SEMESTER HIGHLIGHTS

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Charlotte Scott, and Year 5 students Jack Lowe and
CHALLENGE
CHALLENGE Mikhaela Sommerville) not far behind!
Team Gold’s win is particularly exciting given that they
In July, twenty two students from Stage 5 travelled to were competing against secondary school teams as
Western Sydney University (Kingswood Campus) to well as primary teams. Team Gold went on to represent
take part in a Science and Engineering Competition BMGS in the National Finals, held in the State Library
that is run by Newcastle University as part of their of NSW, where they again came up against secondary
Outreach program.
school teams.
A total of eight different challenges were set up, with The students performed admirably, taking risks and
participating schools entering eight teams to engage in confidently attempting all questions. Whilst the
these challenges. Points were scored for each challenge team didn’t finish in the top placings, they are to be
so students could compare their solutions against other congratulated on their excellent efforts, and their
teams.
commitment and enthusiasm throughout the weeks of
The finale of the day was to have each school’s Bridge preparation.
Building team test their design, to destruction, in
front of the whole crowd. From the eight schools
in attendance, the BMGS bridge engineers’ project
comfortably took the most weight, outperforming the
bridge from Penrith Selective who were the overall
winners on the day.

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DEBATERS SHINE
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TERS SHINE

Mrs Jacqueline Grassmayr (Head of English), Sophia Huckel
(Coach), Zia Mamo, Thalia Boda, Giselle Brogan and Iluka Horn.
The Debating co-curricular continues to be very
popular among our students, who this year enjoyed
a terrific competition. In an outstanding result, our
Senior Team - of Year 11 students Casper Larkin,
Meaghan Docherty (Captain of Debating), Claudia
Ivery, Luca Saunders and Reagan Lloyd, coached by
KIDS’ LIT QUIZ
KIDS’ LIT QUIZ Mr Dirk Weibye - won the HICES Competition, which
This year, BMGS had two teams contesting the Kids’ Lit draws teams from across NSW. The team travelled to
Quiz at the Central West Heat held in Bathurst in July. Central Coast Grammar School meet Scone Grammar
Known among participants as “The Sport of Reading”, School in the Final, and Claudia Ivery was also awarded
the competition is the perfect outlet for voracious Best Debater on the day (Open Division).
readers with broad ranging literary interests. Our other competition, against local schools, was

Team Gold (comprising Year 6 students Simeon Gee, equally thrilling, with both a Year 7 and a Year 8 team
Elise Lowe, and Clare Stewart, and Year 5 student qualifying for the Semi-Finals. Our Year 8 team won
Rosemary Griffin) was victorious after ten rounds through to the Final, against Springwood High. and the
of ten questions in a range of categories, with Team students, and their coach Sophia (Year 9), were thrilled
Blue (comprising Year 6 students Graciella Olmos and to come home with the win!