1994 School Magazine

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Girls' Otaniiiiar School 18nsbane 1994

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Old Girls' Associa. .tion

lis willT gieai pleasure that, in IT^, first year as President pencils, pens, prints of the school, cards, key rings, address of The Old Girls' Association, I present the ann\Iai report books, and for the first time this year we ITave included our very own bottled wine and wine glasses

for a veiy ITTemoiable and enjoyable yeai As 1994 <1raws 10 a close, we calT 1001< back on a nLimber of successful events whicl} once again ITave given the old girls of the sclTool a chance to I'enew friendships and affiliations with the school Tile year startecl willl The Anntial General Meetino which was 111ghlighied by our donation of 510,000 10 the School Building Fund. TITis Inoney ITas been the result of the Associa- lions ILindraising activities over the past couple of years and we lint1 111uclT pleasure in ITanding over the cheque knowing that Inc in oney will be going to such an extraordinaiy project as the lie\\, Sports Complex Every year TITe Old Girls' Association hosts an Ann\Ial ReliiTion Dinner, whiclT is open 10 any, and all Old Girls' of the Scliool. This year it was held \, 61y successfully, in the School Gymnasium, where over 100 Old Girls Grithtisiastically re- acquainted the ITTselves with The School environment and ITTade this year's clinner veiy enjoyable. Our guest speaker on 11}e evening was Miss Elsina Vainwright, the 1994 Rhodes Scholar, who has since resumed ITer studies in World Relations at Oxford University in England. Wife than1< E!sina foi' net entertaining speeclT on the night ancl wislT ITer every success in the ItIrure We \\, Quid like to lake this opportunity to thank evetybody from tile school WITO ITelped to n\ake this evening possible Scliool Day, once agaiiT gave Lis the chance 10 display our witlc array of memorabilia. This range includes coffee ITT\Igs,

Our last event for' the year was a morning tea and tour of the school, WITicll again attracted a very diverse age group and gave all those who attendecl a chance 10 see the huge chanoes that have occurred thro\Ighoui the school over the past years This year ITas seen The Old Girls' Association sirenoihen its ties with the Friends of Grammar and we are currently workino on setting up an Old Girl networl< whicl\ aims to fortify ^elations with11T the WITole school fainily. We invite any Old Girls of the School, who wislT to help in aru, way, they calT willT OLIT networking to contact the Association We look forward witlT enthusiasiiT to our first event of 1995, an Old Girls' Art Show openinu on the TenriT of March, 10 be run in conjunction witlT the School's 120tlT year celebrations. This Art Show will consist of works of art froiTt Old Girls of the School and is already promising to be a veiy successful event with many Old Girls showing interest in participating On behalf of The Old Girls' Association, I wislT the students leaving the school in 1994 every success in their chosen careers an <1 exiencl an invitation to 11TeiTT to ITTaintain their contact with the school by be coinino menTl, ers of oui' Association Thank you, Mrs Hancock and all meinI>ers of the school collTmuniry, for' all yo\^r itelp ancl support throughout the year SASHA CHENOWETH PRESIDENT

OBITUARY

ELSPETH MARGARET GoRDON-BROWN (1/4/65 - 3/2/94)

Lispcili GOTdon-BTO\\, n (BCGS 1978 - 1982) w;!s :tccidentally killecl in the Okavango I>cl!;I ;iru;I of NortheriT Botswana on 3 FCl, I'Li;11'y. 1994, doing \\, hat she 10\, ed liesi nyii, g. She was hurlecl in 111e Matin Pioncci's' Cemeteiy in the presence of incml, CIS of ITer family, fellow pilots ancl a 11tigc 11Liiiiber of the local community v. .ho claimecl liei as a personal friend A1 a Alemorial Service at SI Paul's Presbyte- nan Church, Spring Hill on 25 FebrLiary, family friends, AUSiralian colleagues and me Inbets of The school coiniiTtiniq, met 10 reinembei' Elspeth, give Thanks for' ITer life and to support I, er ITTother, Leah, and ITei sisters Robyn and Susan ElspetlT was one of those people not easily

WITiclT lasted the I'esi of ITei' life Friends froiTT Ascot Stale School and Girls' Grammar clays, paid tribute to Iler infoc- Iious sense of fLin, ITer personal loyalty and her zest for' life. Post-school friends 101cl of tin a ITTalui'e and dedicated professional WITo, -~,- --' - while retaining net earlier qualities, Ilad also founcl what it was she really wanted to do in life ancl w^Tere she wanted to be. She 10\, ed to fly. She lovecl Africa and she loved the AfricaiT people

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Elspeth's life ILimed out 10 be short in chronological lime, but long in experience and deep in quality. She enjoyed school but clicl not in those years discover her real aim in life. He I' post-school years were differ Grit. She found her purpose. She realised her \, eiy significant male ability. She achieved ITer goal. She's up 11Tere and she's flying

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forgotten. At school she was always a character and a bit of a lainkin, but one of 11/05e who IlTade aiT impact and friendships

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