2008 School Magazine

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Head Girls, Avi Kaye (12E) and Cassandra Jeavons (12G), said the event was inspired by the idea of striving to be your best and 'Making your Mark' in conjunction with it being an Olympic year. All funds raised from the programme will go toward the Royal Children's Hospital, which is the Student Council's selected charity to support in 2008. The girls thoroughly enjoyed the programme which involved a handball competition, a mass school limbo competition, apple bobbing and a doughnut-on-a-string competition. Many girls supported the activities and their tenacity and enthusiasm created a very colourful and fun event with lots of cheering.

11'^2e. 16, ^ ^"^^I^ I^^ 11' ^ ^'^^? In Term 11 an exciting event took place in the MCCrae Grassie Sports Centre. A panel of brave teachers dared to challenge four senior girls to a battle based on a popular television programme, to determine whether or not they were smarter than a 12th grader. Mr B Steeples, Ms L MCGarry, Mr R Bowman and Mrs K RiverOS teamed up against Sabina Myers (12M) the 'Fine Arts Expert', Genevieve Holmes (12L) the 'Bastion of Popular Culture Knowledge', Kathryn Zealand (12R) the 'Science Nerd Extraordinaire', and Samantha Luck (12W) the 'Walking Encyclopaedia of History' to raise funds for the Second Chance Committee, which supports homeless women in Brisbane. The speed of light was debated, pop culture contested and trivia knowledge pushed to the limit in an hour long event which left audiences and participants laughing, wondering and generally, better informed. This was a major fundraising initiative, which supported a worthy cause while simultaneously showing that the teacher panel was not smarter than the Year 125!

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pad^or that^ On Thursday 8 May, the Gehrmann Theatre was filled with glitter, sparkles and sequins as the Formal Fashion Parade took over the stage. Hosted by the Head Girls, the show raised money for our fellow student Anna Redmond (12G), who was fundraising for Shave for a Cure. Year 12 students wore their own stunning dresses, as well as several belonging

to current teachers' We saw many beautiful designs, as well as some attempts at "Blue Steel". Also four of our bravest teachers strutted their stuff on the catwalk wearing their formal wear-including the striking hot pink suit worn by Mr G Bland. Overall, the event raised a significant amount for a worthy cause, while allowing the students to share in a lunchtime of entertainment.

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