1984 School Magazine

EDITOR,S NOTE One of the most difficult questions that I could ever be asked would be "What does school mean to you?" The most obvious answer I suppose would include such adjectives as "educational", "essential", "necessary" etc. but as my years at B.C.G.S. have taught me, school consists of that and much, much more. After all, where else can one learn how to carry out successf ul bribes, disguise plagiarism as one's own skilful mastery, or tolerate extraordinarily long "rat's tails"? A few brick buildings do not make a school. lt is the people in it who contribute to its overall lasting impression. My years here have been made so much more enjoyable as a result of the friends and acquaintances that I have made and the hilarious and pleasurable experiences that I have encountered. No-one can destroy my memories of secondary school life for they are firmly embedded in my brain (on which l'm told the rain in Spain mainly fallsl) and yet like most other Year'12's I look forward to the future with great eagerness. To those of you returning in 1985, remember that school life is precious and therefore should be treasured, not only because of the academic but also because of the social experiences that can be enjoyed. P.S. Just think, now I don't have to wear my hat! Ann Harrap

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FRONT: Samantha Hellen (Sub Editor), Ann Harrap (Editor), Susan Warren (Sub Editor), Nadine Gerrard, loanna Gardiner. BACK: Sandy Ogilvie, Larissa Fitsimmons (Photographer), Genevieve Lilley (Art Editor), Catherine Elms (Art Editor), Liz Kennedy (Photographer), Sue Leggat (Photographer), Sarah Stafford, Mrs Kiolle, Mrs Colwill. Special thanks to Prue Wills{ord and Naomi Kikkawa and Frances Connor.