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ffiffiAD GBRLS' RffiP@RT, .ggEE The following discourse is d light-hearted look at our year as F{ead Girls: On our appointment to the positionrs of Head Girls, we made a hasty decision: instead of f ulf illing our du{ies as school captains inr the nornnal -'12 months period, we would attempt to do it im one day. January 27 was D-Day. Jane had been in training for six weeks; Ellie had been stranded in Singapore till twelve hours beforehand. The day began at 4a.m. and Jane was raring to go. Ellie made it at 5a.m. and f rom that moment, there was nro turning back. At 5:01, Orientation Day was held: two-thirds of the Seniors turned out to welcome the new blood. We left the Western Wing and ran down to the Cehrmann Theatre to offer our thoughts at the Grade Twelve Leadership Day. At 5:45, we were introduced on Assembly to the whole school. Cul opening address was compared favourably to the Leyland Brothers. The laughter which ensued has never really subsided. The Prefects' Induction was next on the Agenda. After the ceremony, we attended the Lord Mayor's Reception in recognition of International Women's Day. ln the heat of the day (it was 8 o'clock), the lnterhouse Swimming Carnival was held. Time for a few laps and Gibson was declared the winner. The swimrners then competed in Q.G.S.S.S.A. Competition, in which Crammar came an almighty second! We had only time to catch our breath before lnterhouse Drama. Talented Thespians in our own right(?) we acted in the plays of our respective l-louses. Congratulations to England (and Jane). The Annual Service of Praise and Thinksgiving took place next, followed by the Interhouse Debating. We then sadly said good-bye to Mr Madden. It must be admitted that at this point we had a break for lunch. The afternoon was devoted to Semester Two. The task of collecting the orders and money for i63 Crade Twelve shirts bore heavily on our shoulders. After many monetary mishaps, ihe Seniors received their shirts, and were satisfied. 2E

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ERSCA FRYBERG Frica Fryberg is a Year Eleven student at Brisbane Cirls' Crammar School. Already her ability to express herself realistically and with f eeling in prose and poetry has won high recognition, both within and beyond the school environment. Erica's many contributions to local media organisations have earned praise and awards. These include the 1985 A.B.C. Young Writers Project, f irst prizes in the Queensland Association of Teachers in lndependent Schools' competitions for original poems and stories in 1985, '86 and'87, and the State Library of Queensland's award in 1986 for a story and six poems. This young writer's works appear in several prestigious publications such as R.hytfan'n and Rhynne and Tunn of Pianase" ln production by Macmillan for release in February 1989 is Emglish 2000 Boo$< Two which will include Erica's story "Out to Lunch" and her poem "Judging by their Covers". Her future at this time is not clearly defined in her own mind but it seems certain that Erica Frybrerg's power of words will surely make a rich contribution to Australian literature. Barbara l'lebden

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