1997 School Magazine

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K ate Miller has become one of Gram- mar's most recent sporting achievers in the netball arena. As one of the 1997 Grammar Netball Captains, Kate has excelled in both school and club games, proving herself to be one of the most promising young players in her field. Kate has been playing netball in the position of Goal Defence and Goal Keeper in district clubs for eight years and has played for the Girls Grammar Agrade teams for five years in succession. Over the 1996-97 summer holiday break, Kate was among fifty girls of her age and standard selected for a netball training camp. As a result, Kate was selected for the under-19 Queensland Academy of Sport team early this

Grammar A grade this year, Kate 's commit- ment to netball is ove1whelming. Furthermore, Kate was recently selected as one of twelve members in the 1997 Queensland State team for her age group and represented the state in the National Championships in Canberra in June. Her team achieved a fourth position overall, beating four other state and territo1y teams in a series of very competitive games. Finally, Kate is determined to continue her commitment to netball next year and intends to apply for an Australian Institute of Sport Scholarship. Ultimately Kate aspires to play in the Australian netball team. With her motto, "Be determined and you will achieve", we're sure she will succeed in any field.

Kate Miller

year, and is currently playing and competing in the State Netball League. As part of both the Queensland Academy team and

NAOMI BURKE-SHYNE

SINGAPORE - MAIAYSIA CONSERVATORIUM TOUR

T here we were - after eight long months of Sunday rehearsals and seven and a half hours of plane travel! As the fifty-six band members and the seven administrative staff approached the doors of the air-conditioned airport, we were officially greeted by the Sembawang Wind Orchestra members and thirty-six degree heat. As our baggage and instruments were loaded into the trucks, the Queensland Symphonic Winds were trans- ferred to the NACLI premises, where we were lo be hosted by the Sembawang members. The following days were to be filled with touring leading musical schools, rehearsals, performances, shopping, more shopping, and finding the coolest piece of clothing to wear. ingapore was a shopper's paradise, catering, of course, for the eager tourist.

srnveyed the markets of China Town. Barter- ing at these markets was a quickly acquired skill as all prices were subject to negotiation! On the following day, we visited other tourist destinations in Malaysia and discovered large shopping complexes . Complete with McDonald's and KFC, these were a lot of fun, as was the game of Russian Roulette played by those attempting to cross the main street, which was known by those on tour as 'the land of the quick and the dead'! Back in Singapore, we performed on the floating stage at Sentosa Island - a giant fun park. We also rode the cable cars in a tropical storm. When one is seventy metres above the main highway in a metal box hanging from one cable, in unbelievably high winds, one tends to panic a little and want to alight. This was, however, not to be as one of my friends

Samantha Tapsa/1

On the fifth day of the tour, we embarked on a countty-side tour of Malaysia. After climbing 271 stairs to view huge caves and an ancient temple, our bassoon player was bitten by a monkey and rushed to hospital! She srnvived this close encoun- ter only to be hit by a truck later on that day in Kuala Lumpur. Never-the-less, she returned home none-the-worse for her adventures. In Malaysia , we stayed in the very flash Palace Hotel and were treated as VIP's by the hotel staff. That evening, we

accidentally pushed the emergency stop button and suspended the entire cable car network for a further twenty minutes. On Sunday 17th August, we performed at Victoria Concert Hall for a sell-out audience and the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore - the concert we had been preparing for eight months. That performance was the most memorable of my musical career. After two encores , many autographs and photo- shoots, QSW headed back to the youth centre .

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