1997 School Magazine

@iris @rammar ~cbool ~risbane 1997

the best, and hope that the Computer Club will thrive. In this ever more technologi- cally-oriented world, the Internet Club has provided, and will continue to provide , invaluable computer experience .

the responsibility for creating and main- taining web sites .for various Clubs and Houses within the School. Girls are cur- rently sharpening their Internet searching skills by using scavenger hunts . It has recently been decided to broaden the Club's focus by including other com- puter skills, so that Club members become competent users of all of the School's computer programs . Consequently, the Internet Club will , from now on, be called the Computer Club. The outgoing members wish the new president, Alex Gillies (10 Beanland), all

Sta11di11g (L-R): V. Rothwell, D. McAndmw, S. Bates, A. Gillies, S. Bonning Seated (L-R): N. Searle, S. jelme, C. Pome1y, ' J. A l'SCOtt, C. Arscott

GECO

G ECO-Grammar Environmental Conservation Organi- sation - is the school's only club dedicated to preserv- ing our environment. GECO's aims are to educate the school in

school about propagation, cultivation and how to care for plants.We hope that in particu- lar our mem- bers have ben- efited from the experience. Also at the beginning of the year it came to our attention that a large

the areas of waste man- agement, environmen- tal issues and to make the school more envi- ronmentally friendly . At the beginning of the year we regained ac- cess to our 'shed' which we renamed 'GECO's GAZEBO'. We spent hours painting our ga- zebo and grew assort- ments of plants which we sold on School Day. GECO's Gazebo has given us the opportu- nity to teach the

Cbristine Mott (L) andJane-Elizabeth Harris sbowing bow it's done!

amount of paper was being wasted in the school. After some investigation, discussion and with permission, the school be- came the proud owners of new waste bins. Thanks to Pacific Waste and QPM the school now has its ve1y own waste management program. General waste continues to go in the green bins. A yellow lidded bin is now able to recycle can, bottles and plastics. The bin the School has been waiting for to help solve our major waste problem has also arrived: the Clean Office Paper bin, a green bin with a blue lid. Our fundraising efforts this year have included supporting World Environment Day, by selling ribbons . We also held a raffle with the prize being a delicious array of freddo frogs and various frog products. GECO had continued to spread the word throughout the school with campaigns that secure its future in the school community. GECO has proven itself as the club for the achievers . JANE-ELIZABETH HARRIS AND CHRISTINE MOTT

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