2008 School Magazine

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The School Magazine is an important record of events and highlights of the year, and provides us not only with a strong sense of the girls' pride n their School but also gives the girls a clear link to their past after they graduate. This year marks some significant anniversaries for the School community which underpin some of the important attributes showcased in this 2008 edition of the Magazine -the spirit of giving and being physically active. As mentioned in her Editorial, the Publications Captain Jacinta Livingstone profiles the Beanland Memorial Library's 50th anniversary. The expansive library we know today started with a small personal collection donated to the School and has grown into an extensive collection primarily through the generosity of subsequent principals, alumni, students and parents, The Queensland Girls Secondary Schools Sport Association also celebrated its 100th anniversary Physical activity has always been regarded as an integral part of an education for Grammar girls, and the School is most fortunate to have had so many women throughout its history who have endorsed and championed health and well-being as an important part of a broad, liberal education. The extent to which a spirit of contributing to the School community and being physical y active is encouraged and enacted is clearly evident in the stories and images throughout this Magazine. This year the School took a significant step towards reversing the negative national trend in student uptake of science subjects with the official opening of the Centre for Science Research. Through the Centre and its programmes, Grammar girls and students from other schools will have access to Australia's best science educators, researchers and students' Exciting and nurturing a passion for science in students, while providing opportunities to engage in authentic scientific research, is important for everyone's future, as well as being important for collaborative scientific research global Iy.

The Cherrell Hirst Creative Learning Centre continues to contribute to, and significantly enhance, the everyday I'ves of students, staff and the Grammar community as an outstanding flexible learning and social space. This year it was awarded the FDG Stanley Award, the state's most prestigious prize for public architecture, as well as being selected as one of the state's most exciting public bui dings in the Queensland Art Gallery's Place Makers Contemporary Queensland Architects exhibition. Our senior students were inspired by the Olympic spirit, and the athletes who sacrifice so much to achieve their best, when they chose "Make your Mark" as their theme for 2008. They indeed made their mark in the numerous initiatives that ensued, such as the Grammar Olympics, the concerted community service focus of Grammar Goes Green and the significant fundraising for charities throughout the year. The girls have not only devoted considerable energy to raising resources to help others, but have also given generously of themselves and their tme, and we can be just'flab y proud of the spirit of giving Grammar girls show in their community endeavours. This edition of the School Magazine is filled with the evidence of the accomplishments and achevements of our Grammar girls, showcasing how enthusiastic Year 12s have been in pursuing their goals set at the beginning of the year-commitment to the environment, maximum involvement, and community service I congratulate this year's Publication Captain, Jacinta Living stone, and the Publications Cominttee, for so aptly and dynamically recording the girls' memories of the School this year.

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