1998 School Magazine

Girls Grammar ^ichool ;!artsbane 1998

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soon put more food on your plate. The weekend was spent with the host families, mainly shopping and visit-

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I low, the Grammar contin- gent had a great and exciting and homesickness wore off the students were in fullinght, shopping and bargaining whenever there was a chance, taking photos, and gobbling down nTore inter- esting and tasty food The Chinese Study Trip lasted twelve days and a lot of learning was done by all Everyone has improved her Chinese a little bit and we now have a much better Lin- derstanding of the Chinese Culture EMMA MARRIOTT

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at school. lesse MCCawley and Sarah Davies did a thank you speech to the school and we attended our final classes. At 430 we sadly departed for the airport and said our final goodbyes Whether it was climbing to the top of the Great Wall, searching for toilet paper before going to the toilet, or

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Ski Trip

here was no snow! And so began the 1998 Ski Trip. This did not, however, dampen the spirits of the girls or their three supervisors, Mrs Edwards, Ms Hennessey, and Miss Dare After a hearty bleakfast beginners and pros alike headed to front valley to battle the patchy slopes On the first day, few skied. Most slid, and some fell, but all got up - except one. ILilie. On the first run of her first day of her first skiing trip ever, June badly damaged her knee. However,

On the third night, many girls geared Lip again, after a day of skiing, to ITit the slopes once Inore for night skimo - an adventure in itself. The highlight for most girls, however, was when their quest for. snow finally ended. On Wednesday night, after a day of rain and gale-force winds, it snowed. Although the fall didn't cover all the patches, it did improve the slopes, allowing for plenty of rent skiing ova the last days When the trip finally came to an end, no one wanted to leave

in true battlei style, she not only stayed at Perishei for the remainder of the week, but '

the cold, the instrLic- tors, the skiing, or the food. But all goocl things must Collie to an end, willT only one thing to say (in IrLie Dave style) - THAN>

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