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NSW JUNIOR CHESS ONE DAY CHAMPIONS

BMGS Junior Chess players had a terrific day at the the NSW Junior Chess
League’s Blue Mountains One-Day Tournament. We hosted the tournament
and entered three teams in a competition that drew together 19 teams from
five Blue Mountains schools. We were the defending champions and have had
close competitions already this year, so we have been looking forward to
the contest.
Our A team (of Zach Ivery, James Reynolds and Ryan Ivery, pictured top right)
were battling it out at the top of the table with Blaxland East A. With each
round crucial the competition ended with BMGS A just half a point in front
and Champions for 2020. The team will now go on to compete at State Finals
later this month. Well done, boys! There was great work also from our B team
(Raphael Hampartzoumian, Nicholas Roberson and Neil Geikie, pictured right)
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who finished in 3 place and, crucially, won a game against Blaxland East A,
which assisted our A team’s progression through the competition.

OFFICE BEARERS 2019/2020

Elected to lead the student body for 2019/2020 are: Back row, l to r: Joanna Liu (Student Learning), Belle Ashford and Sel Hardaker
(Music Captains), Hayley Morgan and Jeremy Colbourn (Hughes House), Lily Thomas and Ethan Ward (MacLaurin House), Abbie
Clyne and Anderson Christie (Wellbeing), Matilda Merry (Debating). Middle row, l to r: Holly Camilleri (Community Engagement),
Lucy Burrell (Sustainability), Marni Brown and Henry Willmore (Kelley House), Hayli Shiels and Charlie Campbell (Ziele House),
Madeline Phillips and Simon Dowd (Pitt House), Evie Saville and Finnian O’Connor (Deane House), Jasmine Snow and Alpha Sylla
(Performing Arts). Front row, l to r: Mrs. Megan Hastie (Deputy Head - Head of Teaching and Learning), April Foster-Powell and
Nicholas Mayrhofer (School Captains), Mr. Ian Maynard (Headmaster), Kara Charlton and Balint Boda (Vice Captains), Mr. Andrew
Beitsch (Deputy Head - Head of Senior School).