1983 School Magazine

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IV{OTHERS GR.SUF Another busy and enjoyable year is about to close. Monthly meetings have been reasonably well attended, and we have enjoyed the talks given by Miss MacNamara and Miss McAdam. Over the last couple of years all the school departrnents have provided a guest speaker, and our understanding of how the school works has increased tremendously. Mrs. Flancock attends alrnost all our meetings for a short tirne and we are able to discuss with her general school matters in an informal atmosphere. Functions this year have been most successful. T'he film shown at the Schonell was not quite what we expected, but it certainly generated a lot of discussion. The Garden Day, held in Autumn this year, was most enjoyable, but perhaps did not have the same rnagic as a Spring affair. The Fashion Farade "Extravaganza'83" held in A.ugust, was most spectacular. Our thanks must go to Jill Kennison who organised it all, did the choreography, trained the girls, and selected the clothes. One of our most successful endeavours was the dancing classes held over four weeks. $1,000 was raised. Someone suggested that the organisers, Dorothy Bourgignon and Jill Cassidy, were now such experts that they could go into business for us, and hold classes every week. There are many willing workers whom I would like to thank: all the sandwich makers who would probably be glad never to see a chicken sandwich again; the ticket sellers for our various functions, especially .Ianice Gunn and Jo Ranson; Andre Axelson who organised the Fashion Farade supper; the organisers of the many sections of our enterprises; the people who cooked chickens, made cakes and savouries, sold raffle tickets, manned stalls, potted plants, poured tea. Everyone was so reliable that it made my job easy. I would also like to thank the school groundsmen, who always seem to know what we want done, and are so obliging and cheerful in doing it, and the office staff, who happily run off notices, not just monthly ones but programmes and dodgers as well. Over the year we have raised about $5,000 which has enabled us to finish carpeting the western wing and to provide new curtains in the chemistry lab. tr wish next years' committee as much fun, friendship and success as we have had this year. Diana Falconer

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