1998 School Magazine

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Girls 6rammar ^iconol ;!artsbane 1998

Tournament of Mind, s

oumament of Minds is a national competition requiring students to

This year has been no exception and TOM has been an exciting - even nailbiting - event The three teams who competed in the Maths/ Engineering and Social Science sections worked long and hard at school and on weekends to prepare for Tournament Day. Twenty-One girls from Year Eight, Nine and Ten were ably guided and organized by TOM captains, Catherine Henderson and Julie MCKay Tournament Day consisted of 1000 students from schools in the North of Brisbane competing for a number of prizes and it was an exciting and hectic day. BGGS Num-

use many skills to solve problems in one of three subject areas. The culmination of the competition is Tournament Day on which students are required to solve prob- Iems "on the spot" and also present, in a dramatized way, their solution to the long term problem they have been working on for the last six weeks. The responsibility for the success of the presentations rests with the students as no outside assistance is permitted. Consequently TOM requires

an enormous amount of self- motivation, teamwork and commitment by all students and results in a great sense of achievement and satisfaction at a job well done

ber two team were awarded a "Spirit of Tour- nament Award" in recognitive of their fairlitul ad- herence to TOM principles of co- operation and teamwork. Re- > gardless of re- suits, congratu- Iations must go to all the girls who competed this year for their imagination, creativity, dedication and enthusiasm.

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TOURNA"near OF MusDS B"cfo Row (L-R): K. Marne, M. SkitbJ. Mantle, A. Carte, ; F. Williams Third Roan (L-R): M. Kgm"d@, V. Ling, M. Moore, A. COM2, ^@y, E. MCEzo"n, C. Aro"qy, S. Layuf"

Seco"d Roan (L-R). R. Dan7ttn4 M longs, A. L"!ousts, A. Clot, store, L. you, tg, C. 01so?z, K. Cowpe, ", C. Mah. P. MCGr@tb Fro, ,t Row (L-R).' C. Mat, K. Liney, I. MCK"y (Captain). Mis/Just, C. Handerson (Captain), C. Oitae, I. Uttg Abse"t. . Ms R. F@, 7, A. Monz"r

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