1998 School Magazine

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6irlS Grammar ^Ichool IUTiSbane 1998

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Zealand are rivals for the sad title of having the worst record of extinctions of any nation on Earnl. The other half of the money will be donated to the (non-government fLinded) R. SPC. A. , in Brisbane, which uses these funds for \, Glennary supplies and other expenses, to assist them with the services (e. g. the animal shelters) that they provide for the wider coin- in unity Finally, a BIG T}IANK You must go to Qin' dedicated,

10 collect an outstanding 700+ signatures forthis cause, which were sent, along with a letter outlining our concerns, to the CanadjaiT High Commissioner in Canberra in May, AFS. sold the very popular R. S. P. C. A. wombat badges, raising a total of SIS0.00 for' the R, S PC. A. in June our dedicated members turned to the kitclien to cook up a storm for the A. P. S. cake drive, which was run through tl\e staffrooms of B. G. G. S. and raised the sum of $80.00. During term three A. P. S. 's infamous pet photo

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ANIMAL PROTECTION SOCIETY EXECUTIVE (L-R).' K GIIiljolt. H Burnt!. itIrs R Killgs, IW Tall. L GIIce

hardworking members and all the people who supported us in one or several of our endeavours throughout this and every other yeai

competition was held in the library, under the categories Cutc, Funny and Strange and once again provecl what natural jarrikins our animals can be! Also during term three we held a successful 'healthy, muffin and cake stall' at The interhouse athletics for Ihosc seeking a healthy, alternative 10 chocolate iceblocks and sweets. For our stall on School Day, in term four, AFS. is planning to gel in more R. S. P. C. A. badges and other 'animal merchandise', along will\ plenty of yummy food for all! At the end of this year A. P. S. plans to lake the unusual step of donating ITalf the nToney raised to 'Earn\ SanctLiaries' - an oroanisation dedicated to preserving Australia's native wildlife Vie feel this is a worthy, cause because Australia and New

"7be tool:SI sill 101,611ds o1/11e//o10 creoiui'es is not 10 bale Ibe}n, bz{/ to be in datereni towcirds Ihei?I. 719,111s the essence of infoui?taniO). "

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

HILARY BOARD A. P. S. PRESIDENT

Art Club

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he Art Cltib has enjoyed a veiy successful first

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\. ' "'."4* day ' ~ ' Every Monday SLLidents cn- ..^I ' " IhL!SIastically gather in the art

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year 'The Art Department CS- tabiisl\ed the club in 'FernT U last year and since then has alli'acted the membership of girls from all year levels within the school Art Clul> is particularly allrac- Live 10 those students who have not selected Art in Junior and Senior school studies but who nave a desire 10 explore and develop tileir creativity and to taste a range of ai'I nTedia. SILi~ dents already, studying art enjoy

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rooms to enjoy a relaxed airei'- noon of art ITTaking. forming friendsliips. and listening 10 music. The Art Department aims to provide a very infor- marl relaxed eiTvii'oninent in whicl\ students are free to ex- PIOi'e Cinerent nTedia and art- making techniques. Activities ate largely stLident directed, but students ale also offered a range of organised projects

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tile freedom to develop their skills in specific areas of interest and to create non-assessable art work This year Art Club has been offered to students on Monday afternoons from 360-Spin. At the beginning of each term the club is readvertised 10 encourage new members and to provide flexibility for those students who have or have 11ad orher

whicl\ are tailored to their interests. The students are often inspired by various works on display and 'in progress' around the Alt Department. This year the girls have enjoyed papier mache, ceramics, painting, wire sculpture and doll making

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