1998 School Magazine

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heavily on audience support, in past years the number of people coming to watch has been declining, but this year we saw a resurgence in de- baring as a spectator sport This was especially evident in the Girls Grammar versus Boys' Grammar debate on human rights, in which a sec- ond room had to be opened accommodate the up to crowd consisting of over sev- enty people. Surely this is indicative that debating is alive and well in Girls Gram- mar culture in summary, it can be seen that for three main reasons Girls Grammar debaters are the best in the field Ladies and Gentlemen, the achievements of many young debaters across the board make the future of debating at BGGS look very promising SUZI BLACK AND CHARLOTTE PRICE (co-CAPTAINS OF DEBATING) * ~ , ~

success was achieved by the year 8(3) team consisting of Katrina Bacckla, Larissa Beame, Geordie Shannon, Lara Tjoeng and NGva Woolmer who also made it throtigh to the 3rd round Our Defy o3c^12 SatiorA team, boloeuer, cogs the most SI, c- ces$/u!, making o1, r rugy through to the semi:finals to debate St. lost;!)b is, Gregooi Terrace in the short:!)yepc, 74- tio?z debate Secondly, the support and guidance given this year by our coaches, headed by Mrs

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Basford, has been a large contributor to OUT successes. Ms Wilson, Ms Fergus, Mrs Morris, Ms Bolton, Ms Cowen, Ms Magee, Ms Wood and Mr Overland are all to be thanked. This is the driving force which helps to make Girls Grammar debaters the best Lastly, the entire school body has shown amazing spirit this year when it comes to debating. Although debating relies

Ja. .panese Choir

1998 ::;;::1:11;;!;:::;{:I:;::::^;;: ;:;:;:::;';;::^:^::;;:;:;:;t*:;::^:';:^;I^: the future we hope to gain more opportunities to perform in public, and plan to incorporate elements of dance into the arrangements Thanks must go to OUT coordinator, Mrs Takizawa, for all her ing Group of previous years. Although our group is relatively small, the girls have had a most enjoyable time singing traditional Japanese songs and music aimed towards younger age groups. After encountering songs in both the original

Japanese and in English transla- Lions, we have gained a greater un- derstanding of the Japanese language and culture, while developing our singing skills. As we are a new group, activities this year were based on increasing our skill and knowledge, rather than per- formance. How- ever, we were for- tunate enoLigh to with several loin students from our

enthusiasm throughout the and also to year, Mrs Sano who ac- coinpanied on the Their effort piano is greatly appleci- ated and made a memorable year for all involved. Japa- nese Choir is open to everyone, In- cluding those who do not study Japa- nese, and we are looking forward to welcoming new members into our group in 1999 MARIA BARKER

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