2007 School Magazine

Editorial

From the Head Girls

Girls Grammar School. Whether it was your first year at Girls Grammar, your last or one in- between we should all feel privileged to have witnessed the changes undertaken by the School as it moves into a new period of creative learning and innovation. In the words of Harold V Melchert (1991) “Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly, steadily, enjoying each passing moment; and the view from the summit will serve as a fitting climax for the journey.” Lauren Hurcum (12W) Publications Captain

spent doing things for others was counted. The campaign aimed to highlight the importance of putting a personal effort into service, rather than just throwing a dollar in a bucket. Calculations at the end of Term indicate that Grammar girls spent a whopping 12675 hours doing things for others — we think this is incredible! The Year 12s expressed an interest in leaving something from our year in the new building, so in keeping with our Grammartime campaign, we thought it would be fitting to donate a clock for the Barbara Fielding Room. 2007 has been a journey and a half, and we would like to thank the whole community for making the year what it was. The Student Council has done a truly spectacular job and this could never have happened without the tireless efforts of Ms McGarry. We would also like to acknowledge the unfailing support of Ms Bell, Mr Dale, Mrs McConaghy and Miss Williams. We are particularly grateful to all our teachers this year, who have put up with us, and have always given us invaluable help and advice. But finally thanks to all of the girls of Brisbane Girls Grammar School, you have all been amazing in the way you have supported us in all our endeavours this year. We hope that you enjoyed 2007 at Girls Grammar as much as we did. We have a world of respect for you, and wish you all the best in the future!

between the Year levels, we aimed to fill the Magazine and DVD with images of students and the School community displaying the passion, dedication, pride and immense enjoyment of a year that was filled with energy and inspiration. The highly anticipated opening of The Cherrell Hirst Creative Learning Centre brought much excitement to the Grammar community. The immense support shown by the students, parents and staff was consistently reflected across activities and events surrounding the opening of the building. Being involved in the production of this publication has been a valuable experience and we hope that every girl will find something within this publication that evokes for her special memories of the year. Special thanks must go to the journalists, photographers, digital designers and video editors for their dedicated contribution and the staff involved for their valuable assistance in creating the 2007 School Magazine.

In creating this year’s School Magazine and companion DVD, the aim of the Publications Team was to capture the many aspects of School life – from daily activities to special events and community involvement – that make Girls Grammar unique. Preparations began in April at the first team meeting, where we not only got to know one another better, but also discussed design possibilities and brainstormed ideas. When the School Executive announced the theme for the year to be “Create the Bonds in ‘007”, the Publications Team were inspired to reflect this theme throughout the Magazine. From the thoughtfulness of the design concept that copies the pastel- coloured swirls highlighted in The Cherrell Hirst Creative Learning Centre to the journalists’ skills in covering the huge variety of School activities and events, “Create the Bonds in ‘007” has been the driving force in the collaboration of these wonderful pages. Whether it was spirit and support on the sporting field or the strengthening of cohesive bonds

The Student Executive sat down for their very first meeting with excitement, to discuss the theme for 2007. It was agreed that unity

and spirit within the School, as well as connections with the community, were to form the

focus for the year. For 2 ‘007’ the inclusion of the word ‘bond’ to describe our focus was irresistible and combining this with the impact of the completion of The Cherrell Hirst Creative Learning Centre the theme “Create the Bonds” was born. To “Create the Bonds” we were looking to challenge the young women of Girls Grammar to enhance unity within the School in 2007 and create and strengthen connections in various areas. Term I saw the strengthening of bonds within each Year level. This progressed to bonding within the School, which, by Term III, we extended to forging bonds with the community. In Term IV we went global and encouraged the girls to be aware of the world around them and maintain perspective, creating bonds through respect. Throughout the year we held many celebrations and fundraisers, including a party to celebrate the last day of summer — the Summer Sausage Shindig to raise money for Rebecca Conrick (10W), who shaved her head for the Leukaemia Foundation. The ‘Thank God Grammar’s Here’ lunchtime event

Blue Days were also held, not only to decorate the School in blue, but to build support in the Grammar community before inter-school sporting events whilst raising money for charity. The athletes and the Student Executive sold many things “blue”, from blue sherbet to blue cupcakes, with all funds going towards the major School charity, Kummara. Kummara is an organisation based in West End run by a group of women, who aim to provide support and care for Indigenous families in Brisbane. One of the most significant and memorable events of the year was of course the opening of The Cherrell Hirst Creative Learning Centre, which saw Term II begin with a bang! The students celebrated with blue-iced donuts and dancing in the CLC during lunch in their first week of classes in the new building. We also created a material rainbow chain, each link representing a gold coin donation to charity. The chain stretched the entire six storeys of the new building, to signify the bonds created this year. Stop! Grammartime — a new initiative of the 2007 Executive, in which the time Grammar girls

As this year ends we should pause and reflect on our experiences at Brisbane

Melchert, H.V. (1991). Great Quotations, Inc. Retrieved October 24, 2007, from http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/ans100/ans100syl.htm

L – R – Kathryn Talbot (11M), Jacinta Livingstone (11R), Kyla Bridge (12B) and Man-Lok Kwan (11B)

Sarah Cowley (12G) and Sally Fry (12H) Head Girls

was held to raise funds for Michelle Lin (10H) who also shaved her head in aid of Leukaemia research.

Publications Captain – Lauren Hurcum (12W)

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