1979 School Magazine

SCHOOL DIARY, 1979

FIRST TERM February 1st Orientation Day for grades 8 and .11. 2nd The entire school resumed with new room numbers and a later finishing time. gth lnduction of Prefects and other school leaders. 13th PreJects began their aluminium recycling project as their long term project. 21st The interform swimming was won by D block, after a tough battle with the other blocks.

The prefects brought Easter to the youngsters from the Brisbane Central school when they organized a puppet show and games for them. Level 9A and 9F went on a very successful camp to Bornhoffen.

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24Ih The "Old" girls visiled the school for Foundation Day and viewed the alterations, such as the new covered way and the new auditorium-gymnasium complex. 27th Pancakes became the key word on Shrove Tues- day when the Prefects and Form Seniors held a delicious pancake stall. Proceeds went to Save The Children Fund. March 3rd The Prefects and Form Seniors organized an ex- tremely successful "Pool-a-thon", t-o raise money for lnternational Year of The Child. Almost 200 students helped in the 24 hour event, in which they were sponsored for the number of hours they could stay in the pool. 1Oth Grammar swam inlo second position at the G.p.S. Swimming this year, beaten only by State High. 16th Our Rotary Exchange Student f rom Japan, Terumi Takahashi left B.G.G.S. and we all welcomed Lora-Lee Brown from the U.S.A. 171h 'A' Grade Softball came second and 'B' Grade won their premiership. 21st The seniors held a smorgasbord to integrate their form and to plan for the year ahead. 31st Grammar did very well in the lnterschool Lifesav- ing. April 4th lnteract planted six trees in the park they began last year. A musical concert combined the talents of the Combined Choir and Orchestra, the Boys' stage band and the Girls' Concert Band.

20th The school Easter Assembly was held again at St. John's Cathedral. 21st The tragic bus accident which claimed the lives oI two students, Helen Gahan and Gillian Skaines, and also that of Mr. and Mrs. Stamford. 23rd The S.R.C. began a very successful Easter Egg Collection. They then delivered these with "Meals On Wheels" volunteers and thus brightened up Easter for the aged and the sick. 26th The Leukemia Foundation Group in the school and lnteract combined efforts in an informal day. The lnteract Club was raising money to buy need- ed shoes for Lepers in New Guinea and In- donesia. May 2nd "Lady Precious Stream", the Chinese play staged by the eleventh and twelfth grade studenls was a tremendous success and displayed a high stan- dard of acting,

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