1998 School Magazine

Girls 6rammar ;^^chuol ;Brisbane 1998

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"Old Girls" Profiled.

DR CHEEREDL 11n^ST, AO

n 26th January this year, Dr Cherrell Hirst, the Chairman of

Dr HITSt's award is in recognition of her worl< in the field of breast cancer and the raising of public awareness of the importance of early detection of this disease DrHirstis the Directorofthe We SIey Breast Clinic and Chancellor of the Queensland University of Technology The School community offers Dr Hirst heartiest congratulations on her appointment

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the Board of Trustees of Brisbane Girls Granrrnar School, was appointed Officer in The Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours list At the awards ceremony held in April at Government House, Dr HITSt received two medals, a smaller one and a larger one to wear on ceremonial occasions

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EMI^^IA ROBIN'SON

n 1992 Emma Robinson left Bris- ~~ bane Girls Grammar School to 14,

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university. At the moment, Emma is working as a physiotherapist at the Royal Brisbane Hospital The school holds many fond memo- ties for Emma and the view of Grammar from the hospital, six years since she left, still evokes in her a strong feeling of pride and belonging. "From TITe ve- Tandah I can see the red buildings of Grammar behind the park and jacaran- das. It's good to watch the school de- velop and know that it is changing to provide the best facilities for the stu- dents, " she says Emuna believes that Grammar "in- stils in the students a desire to learn and to do well which is extremely valuable at university". Students are encouraged to "value the importance of education and to strive for success". Emma feels that Grairunar provided her with a very good grounding for tertiary education

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begin her tertiary studies at the Univer- sity of Queensland. At the end of last year, Emma completed a Bachelor of Physiotherapy and was awarded first class honours. She received an excep- lional Grade Point Average of 6.9 o1T a scale of I to 7 where 7 is the highest possible mark. As a result of Iler out- standing effort Emma was presented with a University Medal in her last years at Girls Grammar, Emma's interest in biology exceeded her' interest in any other subject. Emma : began a science degree when she went to the University of Queensland, but after a year she decided to switch to physiotherapy. This course has allowed Emma to pursue her interest in biology in a way that she found more reward- ing

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Enrola spent the last year and a half of her four year degree doing clinical practice. Her experiences during this period of time have subsequently encouraged Emma to consider a degree in Inedicine. TITis would involve a further four Years of study at

and gave ITer the skills needed to coordinate a busy but balanced lifestyle Emma is to be congratulated for her excellent results and we wish her all the best for the future

ELIZABETH WEBB

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