1994 School Magazine

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unknown Coochie Mudlo Sailing Club ThrouglT ITlastering demanding condi- lions, Iacqueline proved ITer outstand- ing ability as a yachts- man. Referred to as the "baby" of the group, Iacqueline was the youngest ever competitorinthe regatta but was well CTedeniialled to race against the nation's best. Iacqueline's crew placed fifth, only just missing out on representing AUS- Irana in the World Series later this year to Cairns, she tried out for the Queensland Secondary State Schools Tennis Team The tournament went for five days which de- termined the seven girl, seven boy Team Andrea was placed at Number one by the end of this week. From There, members of the Queensland, New South Wales, \11ctoria, Australian Capital Tet- Titory, and Western Australian teams ai'- rived in Brisbane foi

CARA DtI^ hen the Queensland Debating tealn consisting of Tanya Diniirenow, Morven Reld, Chris Young and myself ariived in Melbourne on the IwelftlT of July we were 11Titoducecl to the teams fronT the other slates and our bus - in WITicll we spent In OSI of our time for' 111e next two weeks We spent the first week at the Channel Ten Studios in Nunawading. We filmed over twenty-five debates, some of which were cut and refilmed because they were not exactly the "C" classification Channel Ten was looking for. Queensland had the reptitation of being the niost 11Tethodical team Some teams tool< the television debates lightly. For example, the topic "That Brandon is better than Ban" was aruued around Brandon is I>etter because lie has the added dimension, I. e Brandon is 111Tee dimensional and Ban is only two dimensional "AUSiralitt's population is big enough now" was argued Lipon the idea that we are tall enouglT and fat enouoh

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Then began the "real" clebating as the chaiiTpionships were nicknamed We were faced with topics such as "Cur- rent Australian Fed- era1 I'o1iiical issues" antl "Euthanasia" There were also five or. six secret subjects, willI less than an hotii' 10 prepare our TITe week Cases Drugi'essed willI two o1' 1111'ee \, ery, tiring ticl)JIGS a clay Also we toured PIaccs SLicli as Mt 1:1iz;I tintl Geelong 1111/1 n0-o1\c would

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n MarclT the thircl Andrea competed in the regional tryouts for the Metropolitan East Tennis Team. She was selected for' the first team consisting of four players. Travelling

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UVci' 11nvc \, is ited if National Championships ITadn'I taken us 111ci'c! Tile Iwo weeks I spent in Melbourne were thoroughly enjoyal)IC jind ITighly educational, willT inariy experiences I 511all Itecj, \\, ith nle forever I woulcl sincerely like to thank Mrs Hancocl< and BGGS for allowing 111e to participate in this, the twenty-third National Schools' Debating Championships JACQl. TEIJIXE MELVrr, ER n February of this year, Iacqueline MeIville, a Year Eleven student ITere at Brisbane Girls' Grammar, was selected for the crew to represent Queensland in the annual Asian Pacific Women-on-water ChanTpionships. They sailed on Sydney, Har- bout in 124 class yachts. Iacqueline gained \, aluable experience ancl earned the distinction of representino the virtually

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the annual Pizzy and MacDonald's Cups. in The Piz^, Cup <1eams event), Queenslancl came a close seconc1 10 New South Wales by Two points. in The MacDonald's Cup (individual event) Andrea made it to the semifinals where she was clefeaied by the Australian Capital Territory's 10die Richardson who went on 10 win the event. Andrea's performance reachino the MacDonald's Cup semifinals, led 10 Iler hemo named in the AUSti'ajian hono\u' realTT whiclT consisted of eight players froiiT \, anous

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