1993 School Magazine

GENEVIEVE STEWART of 10 Gibson and CHRISTINE O'NEILL of 11 Woolcock are all Westpac Prize Winners, being placed within the top one per cent of all students in particular, KAREN DANCER has been awarded a SPE- CIAL ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATE for achieving the best standardised score in the school These students are to be congratulated for theii' success in this competition

opponent. " Fencing is also one of the few sports where age Is not always a significant factor, and where men and women can compete against each othei'. In Brisbane, Tashen is a member of both the Duellisis' Fencing Club at Camp Hill and the University of Queensland Fencing Club. She fences four to five times a week, as well as completing 111ree to four individual coaching sessions. As well as traininu and school. Tashen has to make time for her musical activities. She plays the violin and the harp and is a member of the second Queensland You Ih Orchestra This year Tashen was chosen as a member of 111e Queensland Slate Fencing Squad (Children's Foil) and was ranked num- ber onom girls under' 13 foil in Queensland 011 September 25 Tashen competed in and won the U13 National Championships in Sydney Tashen has recently shown her versatility by winning first prize in the Year Eight section of the Alliance Frangaise poet- ry competition EXCELLENCEIN MATHEMATICS in this yeai"s Australian Mathematics Competition, Brisbane Girls' Grammar School ITas once again pelformed with great success bein a awarded 201 distinctions and 366 ci. edits

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Selina Ngo Seventeen of our Year 9 and 10 students this year chose to be involved in the Mathematics challenge for' Young Australians, conducted by The Australian Mathematical Olympiad Committee. Diana Cheng and Genevieve Stewart received Excellence Awards in the initial Challenge stage Megan MCGregor, NICole Goddard and Justine Cameron, have elected 10 go on to the Enrichment stage of the coinpeti- lion, answering 16 challenging questions over 2 months The Mathematical Olympiad Committee invited Sellna Ngo to participate in the Telecoiii Senior Mathematics Contest. Karen Dancer participated in the Intermediate division of the same contest Both students did extremely well: Karen was the top female student in Queensland and Seiina was placed third in the State. As a result of this, SGIina has been asked to participate in the Enrichment stage of this competition YEAR 8 MATHEMATICS QUIZ KIDS

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Standing (L-R): F1izabetli Ahem, Christine O'Neill, Sophie Barlo\\ Seated (L-R): Karen Dancer, Genevieve Stewart

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Standing IL-R): Sophie Barlo\\.. Roslyn Gray (Reserves) Seated (L-R): Ruth Schulz, Elizabeth Ahem, Syndia Lazarus The Year Eight Mathematics Quiz Kids competed in the South Brisbane Zone Final on Monday 2nd August with the following results 1st place (lied) General Knowledge:

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Standing (L-Ri: Megan MCGregor, Justine Cameron, Diana Cheng Sealed IL-R): Nicole Goddard Five of our students have performed with outstanding suc- CGss: ELIZABETH AHERN of 8 Woolcock. SopHIE BAR- Low of 8 Hirschfeld, KAREN DANCER of 9 0'Connor.

Individual oral questions: 1st place (lied) individual word problems: 2nd best result 2nd best result Estimation

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