2003 School Magazine

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Our Latin students competed with over Various opportunities occur for students of 127,000 students from around the world in the National Latin Exam conducted by the foreign languages to test their speaking United States of America. Anna Taylor, skills in the public arena. Alexandra Mercer Hilary Martin and Jennifer Radford achieved and Mei-Hung Lin were final ists in the excellent results and were awarded gold Meikai-Asahi and Central Queensland University Japanese Speaking Festival in medals and summa cum Iaude certificates. Silver medals and maxima cum Iaude May. Marina Tsutsumi gained first prize in the Background Speaker Division of the certificates were earned by Jemma Lanyon, A1ison MCGill, Jemima Cowderoy, Cheryl Au, 32nd Annual aueensland Japanese Language Speech Contest held in August, Shona Wills, Georgina Horsburgh and Karri with contestants from many aueensland H a rtley schools, and went on to compete in the in the National Mythology Examination national finals in October. Junior School conducted by the American Classical students also performed well in this League, Hannah MCSorley received a gold coin petition. Jessica Freeburn attained a medal lion and a Gold Certificate of Highly Coinmended Certificate and prize in Excellence while Megan Pitty and AYUshi the Junior Division IY9 a YIO) while Annie Mahendra both received a Special Tong and Hayley Logan became final ists in Recognition Silver Certificate their respective divisions. The Japanese Proficiency Test organized by Final ist in the Concours A1ain Duva12003, The Japan Foundation, receives over an annual competition conducted by the 150,000 applications annually across 37 Alliance Frangaise de Brisbane, was Eininie countries. Level I is the most difficult of its Will is. Many students from all Year levels four levels and Mei-Hung Lin performed participated in the Alliance Frangaise Poetry Competition while students from Years 8 to extremely well in the written test to attain her Level2. 10 participated in the Alliance Frangaise E N RI C HIN G CU RRI C U L AR A C TIVI TIE S

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Eighteen students from both Grammar schools travelled to King Ludwig's Authentic German Restaurant at Maleny in August. Here they experienced many aspects of German culture in a community atmosphere including the playing of traditional instruments, the singing of traditional songs, a German Hat Dance and the opportunity to practise the German language.

archaeological digs in Pompeii, Italy, SiCily, France and Jordan. Professor Sear has taught at Oxford, Cambridge, London and Adelaide Universities. Students were appreciative of how Professor Sear's wealth of knowledge stimulated comparative observations between past and present peoples in terms of architecture, lifestyles and daily practices.

Senior students of Latin and Ancient History from both BOYS and Girls Grammar filled the Gehrmann Theatre in May for a lecture and dual slide show on Pompeii. The guest speaker, Professor Frank Sear, University of Me Ibourne, presented fascinating material on a day in the life of Pompeiian citizens, based on his extensive research, publications and direction of

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Caroline Gasteen and Sally-Anne Biggins at King Ludwig's restaurant

Iudith Castillo, Suailce Burke-Shyne and Iennifer Burley enjoying the accordion