1994 School Magazine

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Girls' Gramiiiar School agrisbaiic 1994

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Parents and ^;',:'i. ends' Association incorporated he Parents an <1 Friends' Association is pleased 10 ITTaru, parents am on a the sportino ancl performing arts oroups report another' ITappy, and successful year of service 10 WITo support in financial and practical ways the extracurricular

the scliool community. Our success is not In earsured in dollars alone but in the positive, wai'ITT and friendly atmospliere engenclerecl by busy parents keen to be 11T\, o1ved in then daugliiers' school. Involvement in 11Te \, attous activities of the Association at this school is a \, eiy rewardino experience I, cc;1115e of the benefits to the school and the parent. Firstly one w()11<5 witlT a large groLip of \, OILinieer parents who share the w()1, <10ad. Ours is not a group w^Tere the load is home by only a ICw. Secondly, there is gen\line pleasure in lite fellowship of

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Our social activities this year ITave been ITeld in conjunction willT The F1'lends of Girls' Grammar Inc. and also thr0\101T the initiative of the A10thers' an <1 Fathers' Groups. The latter Groups conducted a veiy successful dinner whicli also served as an open meeting for. the Association this yeai'. I will leave Ihese groups to report on that ITTeeting. Our anntial dinner willT "Tite F1'ieiTds" is rapidly becoming a welcome fixttire on the school calendar and it is pleasing 10 see so ITTany froiTT TITe school

ruleiiis and friends toiling logeilier to provide a serv-

family, present and past, joining together on this happy occasion. Vie are strongly supportive of the aims an <1 objectives of our SISta' oroanisation, "The Friends", in their complementary role as we work logeiha in The school The Parents and

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four - "Parents & Friends" ; at 111e Annual Carol Sen, - lies. I was pleased to rep- resent the Association at the chi'islening and naitT- litg of the new rowing ^!;11/1/1111!I .~ Friends continues to I *

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11:1nc()c1<. 101' ITei' tinfailing enihusiasnT ancl support of our ticiiviiics ;Indieg\11ar attendance at our nTeeiings. The assistance given 111is Associaiioi, by senioi' academic staff, teachers in gel}CT;11. titlministiaiive and support staff is greatly appreciated C()11gi';11Lil;litons go 10 the groups within our Association WIT0 11:1vc contribute <110 the success of our business and seivice cnici'I)liscs. Tile tuckshop, bookshops and clothino store are oui' 11,051 ticinanding ancl ^ewarding areas. in these areas alone, we nave ovei' two ITUndred registered volunteers who o1adly give of then time ancl effort. The financial success of these ventures 11as allowecl us to contribute SIonificantly to the purchase of items outside the school budget. Dunn0 1994 we have thus fan. coiTTmitted almost SIS0,000 for' provision of items as diverse as computing hardware, sewing nTachines, a rowino shell and, in the new gymnasium, special sealing and equip- merit for. the weight room. These items are of I. eal benefit to the overall prograi}T at the school and the faithful service in otir shops CIOes ITelp to deftay costs whicli would o1heiwise be reflected in fee rises. The AssociatioiT is also nTindful of 111e

ice; at Speech Day, at the Valedictoiy Dinner, whiclT our Association hosts, and at the Foundation Day service in March in 1993, the Valediciory, Dinner \\, as once aoain a inTTe of nlixed emotions but a very enjoyable evening willl guest speaker, Ms Robyn Aydon TITe AssociatioiT was active in collating a parents' response to Professor Wiltshire's report, "Review of the Queensland School CurricultiiTT - Shapino the Future". I wislt 10 thank all parents and friends of the school WITO ITave been involved directly and indirectly in our activities and I coinmend to you the ITardworking Executive ITletnbers for' the commitment of their time, their. interest and stewardship I know that the continued support and enthusiasm froiiT the parent body augurs well for' fLirthei' success in 1995 IAN G. BROWN PRESIDENT

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