1980 School Magazine

was necessary to change the constitution and so a Special General Meeting was called for 25th June at which the following amendment to the rules was passed: "A general meeting of members shall be held at least once during the school year in a month other than the month in which the Annual General Meeting was held at such time as the Executive Committee shall decide." We see this as not limiting the opportunity of parents to participate but rather allowing the executive the flexibili- iy to call meetings with a greater sense of purpose. Of course monthly meetings will continue to be held by the Mothers' and Fathers' Groups who we see to be the arms of the Association. The newsletter this year has once again provided a valuable communication for those parents who are unable to take an active part in the school activities. We thank Mrs. Sue Cameron for co-ordinating this activity. Mrs. Joyce Nayler has accepted the position of property Officer. We hope that people wishing to borrow property belonging to the Association will contact Mrs. Nayler and in this way greater use will be made of the association property by the school community. Thanks also must go to Mrs. Nayler and Social Convenor for her liaison with the Mothers' Group and the Executive. Plans are well in hand for the Annual Dinner for year 12 Students. This has become an important tradition of the school and one to which the girls look forward. 1980 has been a happy year for the P. & F. Association. All members of the Executive have carried out their various duties quietly and efficiently. Our special thanks must be expressed to our financial wizard Treasurer lvan Bowen Jor the excessive time spent in keeping our money working for us. I look forward to the continuing success of the Associa- tion in 1981 and wish you all a happy and relaxing holi- day time. Merilyn Wright, President. FATHER'S GROUP REPORT The Father's Group followed on in 1980 the excellent work done by members of the Group from the previous year. Strong support for Gwandallon Valley was received f rom the Group with several members working hard and long to make the dream a reality. UnJortunately the result was not as expected but strong support stillcontinues among our members for the principle of an outdoor education extension centre. Wine bottling continued as our main source of revenue to fund other projects which included supporting the SRC open dance both financially and physically; pro- viding prizes for the Spellathon, and supply of a new electric typewriter for use in the library. The Father's Group also assisted at the Extravaganza and Dancing classes and in conjunction with the girls are in the process of renovating the locker rooms. Treeplanting around the school, construction of walls and a path to stabilize the bank between the tennis courts and volley ball courts and repainting of the tuckshop were other projects which were carried out through the year. lnvestigation into providing some extra a

facilities for the boarding school is being carried out by a committee from the Father's Group and this will be an ongoing project into next year as will be the upgrading of the locker rooms. Many of the Group membeis heti in sporting activities and in EEA areas as well. lwould like to thank Mrs. Hancock Jor her pleasant co- operation, ready and helpful advice and strong support for our group. I would extend my thanks to my veiy ex- cellent committee and to all those workers wh6 putiime and effort into our activities to improve in many ways our daughters school days. Patrick Mahoney, Chairman, Father's Group. B.G.G.S. MOTHERS' GROUP The Mothers' Group has had a very busy and successful year. During the first term we held our Fashion Extrava- ganza, which involved a large number of girls. We were grateful to the girls for the time they spent in rehearsal, and the audience's obvious enjoyment of the evening must have rewarded them for their efforts. The second term saw our first venture into dancing classes for girls in grades 9 and 10 and boys in grades 1O and 1 1 . Although we had some diff iculty initially in enticing the boys along, all went smoothly, and we felt that the classes were very worthwhile. The champagne and chicken theatre evening in July proved to be en- joyable socially and successful financially. Our biggest and most sustained effort, one with which many mothers at the school helped, was the week's catering for the N.A.D.l.E" Conference in the August holidays. We could not have managed without that help, and we are very grateful to those who cooked and to those who served. The Morning Musicale in the third term was well attend- ed, and we are grateful to Una Morgan and her guest artists for providing us with such a delightful concert. At the time of submitting this report we are yet to have "Music Alf resco" at Early Street Historical Village, but I am confident that it, too, will be successful. We have raised approximately $6,OOO this year, $2,000 of which has been used to purchase a tuba and an oboe for the school orchestra. We hope to spend the remain- ing money this year so that the girls may benefit immediately. My personal thanks to the wonderful group of women at the school who have given so generously of their time and helped with every function that we have had. lt has been a happy and rewarding year for all of us. Jan Battersby, President. OLD GIRLS' ASSOCIATION REPORT The objectives of the Old Girl's Association are quoted AS; (a) Keep up a connection between past pupils and the school and to promote fellowship amongst past pupils. (b) Maintain an interest in the welfare of the school. To this end the past 12 months have been both produc- tive and rewarding.