1998 School Magazine

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Girls Grammar ;SiCb001 ^!3risbaiie 1998

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Beanland House is recoonised for lis tireless work for the patients in the Royal Children's Hospital. Our monetary doria- Lions were acknowledged with a presentation from the Hospi- tai's Community Support Manager, Nincli'a Saintai. Ventures this year included the sale of our shorts and OUT Beanland Bottle

he year 1998 marks the first \, ear that Beanland I{ouse was led by a class of seniors who were truly pink and independent of other Houses. As a result, Beanland underv. ,Grit many changes. I'he most obvious of 11}CSe changes was the introduction and abolition of certain house war-cries, a process

Stall on School Day Strong enthusiasm was evident in the number of volunteers who wished to \, is it the hospital and in our efforts 10 ITelp decorate some wards for Cllristmas All of the outstand~ ing sporting and cultural achievers melthe equally high-spirited andvocally impressive Beanlanders for the annual House Party. Highlighis in- cluded the competition between the grades in the customary searclT for

undertaken by The whole House. As well there has been the additioi\ of the eye-catching Beanland shorts (kindly donated 10 the House by Mr Kilby, a Beanland father) and pink tutus (made by Emma Harrold) 10 our ward- robes We ITave also seen the formation of numer ous friendships across all grades. The 11'ue deptlT of these friendships was evi- dent at the nume!'ous and cultural sporting events this year The participation in competitions this year was

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the elusive M & M and apple 1.0hbing games. As well its Ihese challenging games, each orade competed in The Miss Beanland Contest. The amusing entries were of a ITiglT stand;11'cl; however, Year Ten with their near flawless impersonation of the Backstreet Boys were oui gallant winners At the end of this year we farewell a much loved Beanland

remarkable. Beanlanders perfoi. med creditably in the firstinaj()I competition of the year, the Intel'110use Swimming Carnival Special ritention needs 10 be made of the fantastic eru)lis of Stephanie Hail and Belinda Cox, while Hannah BislToji swam despite inIui'ies 10 ITer 1

Quite diffeient froiiT the per formances of other Houses and well supported by a strong and dedicated cast and crew. it was described as colourf\11. creative and strong on symbolism. June saw the pinl< dynamos perform well in gymnastics. Fellcity Myers, Niloiiii BIGtt and Ellie Schmidt 1101n Year Eleven stepped in 10 provide strong leadership for the team. The artistic leanT performed well on the da\, and special mention is made of the outstanding ability and performance of Danielle Morrison. 'rhougli our debaters

Teacher. Mi' Overell. Vile thank him for being a wonderful Year Twelve I{ouse Group teacher and mentor During the year we also sadly farewelled Mrs Fogariy who, like Mr Overell, had been a teachei' and IlTentor in The House since its inception. We thank all of OUT teachers this year foi' 11Tcir support in all of our endeavours A special than 1< you and commendation musi go to all Beanlanders for their loyalIy and pride in their 110use and

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for instigating great spirit amongst all members in all areas of competition As a result of the endless enthusiasm and encour- agement directed at all competitors in Beanland fronT everyone in Beanland, the I-louse has developed friendships that will last well bcyond our school years. As of 1998, Beanland ITas emerged as an individual House Ihai will in futui'e years be a force to be reckoned will\, so, o1ha' 110uses, be ware of the Beanland Power

did nor make it 10 the finals, they niade us proud. Beanlanders trave spirited and "pink" support to their athletes at LITe competition in August. All competitors participated with coinmendable house spirit Year Eight is a strong age group, especially with Iaime Burnell and Daina Surka in our team Allssa Castrisos in Year Nine placed I\Ighly in the Age Champ- ionships. These competitions showed that Bean!and House is mole than a House, it is a family

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