2000 School Magazine

beyond the CIOssroom

CALLIGRAPHY

In the first semester of this year, the Japanese Calligraphy group was formed and it has proven to be a lot of fun, as well as informative and useful for its participants. Although there are only approximately fifteen girls taking part at present, there is a great level of enthusiasm within the group. The small number of participants allows special attention to be paid to each individual. The group meets in the Art room on Thursday afternoons from 3.30 - 430pm. Under the instruction of our professional calligrapher, Mr Koiima, the group learns how to use brush strokes to create beautiful Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji characters' This year we put most of our efforts into the calligraphy display in the Library for the BGGS international languages conference and the celebrations that took place during July. The lessons are certainly helpful to the students that are studying Asian languages who are able to pick up more vocabulary as well as improve their writing styles. Many thanks must go to Mrs Takizawa, teacher co-ordinator, for organizing this unique activity to be available for the students of BGGS and to Mr Koiima who keeps us working to our full potential. Hopefully the group will become increasingly popular and will continue to run for many years to come.

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KIRSTEN JACK MEMORIAL LEUKAEMIA COMMITTEE

This year has seen a wonderful effort by all involved, but our success would not have been possible without the support of Mrs Hancock and the school community, and the guidance of Ms Forster and Miss O'SUIlivan. Many thanks to all committee members, in particular the Board members Amanda Rowell, Tulia Jack Erophylia Castrissios and Anna Castrissios for their unconditional enthusiasm throughout the year. We wish the Leukaemia Committee for 2001 he best of luck for a successful and fulfilling year.

This has been an enjoyable and successful year for the Leukaemia Committee. Established in memory of Kirsten Jack, a student of Girls Grammar who died of Leukaemia in 1977, the Committee continues a long tradition of fundraising and also of association with the Royal Children's Hospital. The year started at a hectic pace with the selling of over 2000 long stemmed roses on Valentine's Day. The day was a lot of fun, and its success was made possible by the enthusiasm and great organizational skills of the girls on the Committee. Through this event we raised over $1000 toward Leukaemia research and treatment. Many thanks must go to Cedarvale Roses for their continued support of this event. This was followed by the inter house Drama Showcase at which the Leukaemia Committee provided a light supper. Girls donated a variety of delicacies and served guests at interval. Members of the wider Grammar community showed a great interest in our cause and their generous contributions were gratefulIy accepted. The Leukaemia Committee pioneered a new fundraiser this year - a shoeshine - in the lead up to the Gala Concert in Term Two. This event was fun for all involved, and I hope it continues into the future with further success.

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