1982 BGGS Magazine

Sund ay 22nd August was the date for the State final of the Jay Cee' s Yo uth Speaks for Australia competition in which Elizabeth was to compete. Her performance on the day dazzled the judges and she was named as Queensland champion to meet the five other State finalists on Sunday, 20th August the following weekend. The entire school was thrilled with her win and so was Elizabeth as she fiddled at home with the beautiful $800 Sanyo Sound System that was part of her prize (much to the envy of her two brothers). She was still stunned by her win when she faced the judges and the cameras in the Austra li an final (both fina ls were televised on Channel 9) the following Sunday, and was ela ted , a long with her family, friends and of course, school, when she was named the winner. The $2,000 trip to America she will receive as part of her prize literally put the icing on the cake. The awards to Girls' Grammar students seemed to be coming from all angles as within the same period Amanda Rooney won the Australian Japanese speaking competition and as her prize received a return air ticket to Japan, where she was already to be travell ing on the Rotary Exchange Scholarship she has been awarded . We also saw the girls trail once again to Fiji for the Mental Olympics where they performed admirably. Winter fixtures concluded on Saturday, II th September, with B.G .G.S. playing St. Hilda 's at home. It was an extremely successful season for all concerned and on behalf of the spectators, I would assure you, an exciting season as well. The evening of Friday, 17th September saw the opening of the 1982 O.G.A. Art Show, a successful event that heralded in Schoo l Day 1982, which officially opened at ! I a.m. on Saturday, 18th September. Many people gave much time and effo rt to ensure that School Day was a success and they deserve credit for their efforts. School Day was a resounding success and was rounded off by the annual S .R .C. film . The enjoyment of all involved was attested to by the monetary success of the event that wound down third term. Janet Gibson

The following weekend was an eventful one for the school with a very entertaining Multi-Cultural Evening on the night of Saturday, 31st July, followed on Sunday 1st August by the Music Department ' s long awaited "Taylor Range Revisited. " The barbeque luncheon was extremely tasty and the whole day was delightfully relaxing. Congratulations to the Music Department for organising such a successful and innovative fund raising event.

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The Spellathon was held on Monday, 2nd August and brought back many memories of nerve-wracking Primary School spelling bees - many of us found that our spelling ability hasn't improved from those days! The following Friday saw Grammar Basketballers compete in the State Finals at Victoria Point, a tribute to both teams and coaches on the relatively new Grammar Basketball team . Prefects and Head Girls attended the next meeting of the G.P.S. School Captains' Council which met at Sommerville House for a meeting and Barbeque lunch on Sunday 15th August. The meeting looked at the problems and comparative disciplinary systems (including the role of prefects) of the member schools and those who attended a ll found the exercise beneficial. 12