1995 School Magazine

@irls' @ramnrar Scllool /Erisbdne 1995

Contents Gary Crew at BGGS ........................66 Ponder on Tonga: Student Chogm'9566 Year 9 - Changing the face of Hlstory ,. 67 Geography .................68 North Stradbroke Excursion........... 68 Year Eleven Geography Camp at Imbil 69 Outdoor Education ......................... 70 Gap Scheme ..............7I Peer Tutoring................... ................ 7 1. Science Expo ............ ......,,............... 72 Visionary Science ......72 Grandparents' Day .......................... 7 2 Spaceship Competition ................... 7 3 Year Elght Cross Curricular Activities..,73 Days of Excellence ......................... 7 5 Tournament of Minds ..................... 75 loreign Exchanges School Tours.................................... 84 Days of Something More................ 90 CO-CARRI CULAR ACTIVITI E S ...,.,. 9 1 Amani ..............92 Animal Protection Society .............. 93 Athene ....................91 Apex Debating ................ ................ 95 QDU Debating ................ ................ 96 Theatre Dance ........... 98 Cinebuffs ....................99 Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme 100 The Chinese Choir ........................ 101 Economics Society ........................ 102 G.E.C.O. ...................103 Interact rscF............. ............. 105 Japanese Dancing ......................... 105 Karate ....................... 106 Kirsten Jack Memorial Leukaemia Committee ............... 106

Contents Editorial

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........................... 3 Practical Leadership ....... ...... ... ... .......... 4 The Board of Trustees & Staff .............6 Parents and Friends' Association Incorporated ...................9 Fathers' Group .. ........... 10 Mothers' Group ............. 11 Old Girls' Association ........................ 12 Obituary ........................12 Reunions...... .................. 13 Opening of the McCrae Grassie Sports Centre ................ 18 Beginnings .................... 20 Friends of Gids' Grammar Dinner .... 26 Grammar Remembers ........................ 28 Sporting Reflections of the Forties.... 28 VP Day ..................30 Art at B.G.G.S. ................. ................... 33 "Old Girls" Profiled ......37 Daughters of Old GirIs............. .......... 44 Great-Granddaughters of Old Gids .. 45 Granddaughters of Old Gids .. ....... .... 45 Great-Great Granddaughter of an Old Girl .........................45 Student Representative Council ........ 46 Prefects .......................... 46 Head Girls' Report ........17 Head Boarder's Repoft ..... .................. 49 Student Achievers .........55 BROADENING HORL2ON5..,........... 63 rWriter in Residence ......................... 64 Australian Writers' Tour Workshops... 64 Extension and Enrichment ............. 64 Media Activities ............... ................ 55 A fire-talented tongue ..................... 65