1998 School Magazine

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1998 ^:^::^t;::::;:;::;:^;:;::!:::^:: ,^^::^:'::::;;:;::;^:;^:';:::'^^:if';:;';:^: Brisbane Convention Centre, Southbank on June 19, this important event proved a memorable night, and one that I am sure will live in the girls' memories for many years to come. The girls responsible for organising this year's formal are to be monthly meetings this year has exceeded fifty. There has also been an increase in the number of members who have joined in our program of working bees at both the Brisbane and Tmbil Campuses The increased support

coinmended for their ef- forts. Containing the cost of staging this event and thus avoiding the need to increase ticket prices was asigntficantachievement in August, we held the inaugural Father Daughter Dinner in the School Auditorium. Sev- enty-five fathers and their daughters shared in this event. Special guests in- cluded Mr Wayne Goss, , Mrs Iudith Hancock and Mrs Sue Coney. Reaction to the eventng was ex- tremely positive with many people requesting feet cooking approxi- mately one thousand hamburgers and dispens- ing some seventy-five cartons of soft drink and bouled water. While this day is a busy one, it is also a great deal of fun. Following consulta- tion with Mrs Hancock, the Fathers' Group re- solved to sponsor two prizes which are to be presented annually at Speech Day - the Fathers' Group Perpetual Trophy for Best All-rounder in Year Eleven and the E W. (Ed) Coney Memorial

for the Group and its ac- tivities demonstrates that this unique forum is meet- ing the needs of our mein- bership. Group members can gather in a relaxed and informal environment to discuss issues affecting their daughters' education. To build on the suc-

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cesses of this year, a bro- chure was prepared and included in the infonna- tion package provided to the parents of next year's new students' A copy of this material, together with details of next year's meet- ing dates and working bees is now available via the School's Web Site This year has been a busy one for the Fathers' Group with its members completing a ,,*.& total of seven working bees I' . - five at Tmbil and two at the Brisbane Campus Group members completed a variety of minor construc- lion and maintenance projects. The most recog- nisable project was the painting of the perimeter fence that runs along Gregory Terrace. Fathers' Group resources were also deployed at the Cocktail Party for New Parents, the Grade Twelve Pre-fonnal and Formal functions and the School Open Day Each member of the Group can be justitiably proud of what has been achieved over the past year On April 7 members of the Fathers' Group joined the Mothers' Group for OUT annual combined dinner. Mrs Hancock was the guest speaker. As has been the case in previous years, this dinner proved very popular . *. , , , , ,. I

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that the dinner become a regular event on the School Calendar The legend of the Fathers' Group gourmet barbecue fare continues to grow. At this year's School Day we were run off our

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Prize. The criteria for these awards require the recipients to strive to do their best always, work hard to achieve consistent results, and have a high regard for the school and their fellow students. The donation of these prizes is an extension of the Fathers' Group's commitment to supporting the School and education of our daughters

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