2001 School Magazine

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A Rather Cold Day I dozed off in Maths After being up half the night And when I woke up I got a nasty, cold fright My lower half was Immobile, Frozen in ice Like a large, leg-shaped icecube, The colour of rice That short hour's nap Had obviously costed; The janitor summoned Arrived with a pick axe And to my frosty, cold prison Dealt several hard whacks But the ice only dented, Didn't crack, splinter or chip So in my chair I remained, Frozen up to my hips My teacher then panicked And sent 1111 for the Head But 1111y misheard And got the gardener instead Now the gardener was strange, He had a passion for cats He kept two fluffy leopards Called Speckle and Spats Without any warning, He let out a loud whistle And his felines stalked in. heirfuralle bristle He glanced at them and then me And ordered us thus 'Eat that Ice, boys, And you, girls, stop that fuss. ' But Itell myself, 'You were frozen, it was natural that you shivered. ' Then everything blurred, Scene replaced scene, I was defrosted in Maths IT HAD ALL BEEN A DREAM!11 My arms sported Icicles, My hair was all frosted And as they approached, I confess that I quivered

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PRIZE WINNERS Congratulations to the following girls whose entries in competitions have been singled out for commendation Katy Francis, 8 Lilley Second Prize in the Year 7 & 8 section of the English Teachers Association of Queensland Children's illustrated Story Book Writing Competition

Anne Harrison, 11 Beanland Highly Coinmended in The Michael Massey Robinson Prize Short Story Competition 2000

Genevieve Thornson, 12 England Non-Fiction Prose Second Prize in 2000 Literary Competition Meredith Gordon, 12 Woolcock Nonfiction Prose Coinmended in 2000 Literary Competition

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Kavita Paw, 11 Gibson Second Prize in Section B Years 9 and 10 Poetry in 2000 Literary Coinpetiti Gemma Tiernan, 9 Woolcock Section C Year 8 Short Story Highly Coinmended in 2000 Literary Coinpet