St Mary's College Hobart Tasmania

We're celebrating our Queens of chess! 👏🏼🥇🥉

It’s exciting to share our strategic-minded chess teams had a very successful time competing at Black Square Chess' Term 2 Interschool Tournament.

Congratulations to our junior team who finished in third place in the girls team division and our senior team who finished in first place!

Junior Team medal winners – Julia (Year 5), Isabelle Cranage (Year 5), Spencer Bowerman (Year 5) and Suvaani Rajbhandari (Year 6)

Senior Team medal winners - Jessica (Year 8), Katie (Year 9), Vivian (Year 8) and Sophie (Year 8)

A special mention to Jussica (Year 8) who was the highest scoring female player on the day. Amazing chess skills, Jessica!

Well done to all chess players for competing in the comp.

For today's Pillars session, our Year 10 students heard from an inspiring panel of recent SMC graduates who are now studying or training across a diverse range of pathways.

We were thrilled to welcome Jorja Geeves (Class of 2019), who is carving out a career in the local performing arts scene; Bella Metwari (Class of 2024), a trainee constable currently completing her training at the Tasmania Police Academy; and Olivia Walter (Class of 2024), a first-year paramedicine student at UTAS.

A huge thank you to our amazing alumni for so generously sharing their journeys since leaving St Mary's. Each panellist offered thoughtful insights into their pathways and plenty of practical advice to support our Year 10s as they begin considering their Year 11 subject selections.

It was also fantastic to have several Year 11 and 12 students join the session for a glimpse into life beyond school as they begin exploring their own next steps.

We are grateful to Jorja, Bella and Olivia for their time, encouragement and genuine willingness to guide our students. Be sure to stay in touch with SMC!

It's performance season! With our Drama 3 production 'Garage Girls' hitting the stage soon (2–3 July), our Theatre Performance 3 class is also gearing up to present 'The Deplorables' by Christine Davey. Details below:

📅 Dates: Thursday 25 June and Friday 26 June
⏰ Time: 6.00pm
📍 Venue: St Peter’s Hall
🎫 Tickets at the door

'The Deplorables' catapults us back to Bendigo, 1874 for Australia's first women's cricket match. But this isn't just a sports story. 🏏It's a funny, fierce and inspiring celebration of game-changing women who refused to sit quietly on the sidelines.

Curious? Take a sneak peek behind the curtains during rehearsals: 🎥 https://vimeo.com/1199947716

Make some noise for the Tasmania Jewels!
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Our students kicked off their Monday in the best way possible, taking on elite athletes – and one very competitive jack jumper.

This morning, the College welcomed Tasmania Jewels Head Coach Claudia Brassard and several Jewels players for a high-energy basketball clinic with our Years 4–6 and Year 8 HPE students.

Students jumped straight into mini games, drills and a dance-off, enjoyed sideline fun with Jack the Jumper, and capped it all off by receiving their own Game Time tank tops before lining up for autographs with the players.

📣The Jewels also shared a major milestone for women's sport in Tasmania: SMC alumna Taylor Mole (Class of 2017) has officially signed as their first Tasmanian-rostered player for the inaugural WNBL season.

We’re so proud of Taylor, who continues to be such an inspiring role model for us here at St Mary’s College. Seeing her back at her old stomping ground ahead of the next chapter of her basketball journey reminded students that motivation, hard work and self-belief can take you far.

Congratulations to Taylor (it’s your time to shine!), and a huge thank you to the Jewels for creating such a memorable experience for our students.

We are growing as our seasons change, the leaves fall and beanies and gloves come out of cupboards.

Making the most of the sunny days and leaning into the cooler ones, while making school-day memories along the way.

📸Photos by Tracy Vagg Photography

⛲️Newsletter day 🗞

The latest edition of The Fountain newsletter is now online: https://newsletters.naavi.com/i/NVv677N

Happy reading! 📰

📆*Update: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the production has been moved to Thursday 2 July and Friday 3 July.
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Buckle your seatbelts as the St Mary’s College Drama 3 class proudly presents ‘Garage Girls’, a bold and funny production celebrating friendship, grit and girl‑powered creativity. 🔧💪

📍St Peter’s Hall
🕡 6.00pm
🎫 Tickets at the door

You won’t want to miss this rollicking ride inspired by Alice Anderson, the trailblazing mechanic who built Australia’s first all-girls garage – a daring act of defiance that changed the game for women everywhere.

To our Year 10, 11 and 12 students heading into exam season, this is your gentle reminder to look after both your mind and your wellbeing.

Healthy study habits, simple stress management and a little self‑care can make a big difference in helping you feel organised and confident as you approach assessments.

Here are some trusted resources to help students feel supported and set up for success.

💡SchoolTV – advice for healthy study habits and coping strategies: https://smc.tas.schooltv.me/

💡ReachOut exam stress hub – practical tips, time-management tools and wellbeing support: https://au.reachout.com/study-work-and-money/exam-stress

💡TASC Managing Exam Stress – guidance on recognising and managing exam stress: www.tasc.tas.gov.au/managing-exam-stress/

💡Headspace – youth-friendly mental-health support: https://headspace.org.au/online-and-phone-support/connect-with-us/

And don’t forget, our teachers, staff and school counsellors are always here and available if you need a little extra support or guidance.

📢 A friendly reminder for our community:

This Friday 5 June is a Student Free Day (K–12) for Staff Moderation and Monday 8 June is the King's Birthday Public Holiday.

The College will be closed on both days.

All students will return to school on Tuesday 9 June.

We hope everyone enjoys the upcoming long weekend and takes the opportunity to relax, recharge and spend time with family and friends.