2008 School Magazine

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?^'E" 264^ OF ^PW3C/^a^'^? 4^^P The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Programme at Brisbane Girls Grammar School has had another very successful year. Ninety-four girls joined the Award Scheme this year, swelling our membership base to 150. The Award Scheme is organised around three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Each Award level requires girls to complete sections in Service, Skills, Physical Recreation and Adventurous Journey. The requirements of each section of the Award increase in difficulty as girls work their way through the scheme. Many girls choose to be involved in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Programme as it encompasses a wide array of skills and activities that can be attributed from their participation in many of the School's co- curricular activities. For example, the Service section of the Award requires girls to make a regular commitment to a Community Service Provider allowing the opportunity to develop a wider awareness of the community and to understand their responsibility to others It is very closely linked to the School's Year 10 Community Service Programme.

The Adventurous Journey section of the Award encourages girls to move outside of their comfort zones and develop a spirit of adventure. Girls can typically use overseas School Tours and School Camps as well as the two Bushwalking Expeditions offered by the School each year to count towards this section. This year, approximately 100 girls completed School Expeditions to Girraween National Park and Fraser Island National Park. Special thanks go to the Marrapatta staff and Volunteer Girls Grammar staff who assisted with the expeditions. The commitment and dedication required to complete any level of the Award is significant, but as this is a very prestigious, internationally recognised Award, the effort is certainly worth it. Congratulations go to the following girls who have achieved awards this year: Bronze: Am anda Callander (11M), Ruby Chang (10L), Rebecca Conrick (I IW), Lucy Fry (I I H), Aishlin Grieg (12B), Brenna Huth (11 E), Vivienne IP (10B), Avi Kaye (12E), Bronte Kieseker (11 E), Harriett Lipton (11R), Kate Morrison (11 E), Rebecca O'Conne11 (10E), A1ison Smuts (110), Julia Steele (10M), Eleanor forton (I I E), A1anna Platz (2007), and Claire Vieritz (2007). Silver: Natalie Collishaw (12L), Teilah Huth (11 E), Francesca Morris (11W), and Lisa Smuts (2007). Gold: Jemima Connolly (2007) p^^ "' ,,'4WE; 6'@-@^PIV'470^

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Four Grammar girls, Rebecca Conrick (11W), Genevieve Kennedy 01E), Jessica Peterson (11B) and Lucy Wark (11M) competed in the Queensland Final of the United Nations Youth Association Hammarskjold Cup Secur'ty Council Competition, held in the Brisbane City Council Parliamentary Chambers in August this year. The day involved teams of two students assuming the role of a member state and debating resolutions during mock sessions of the United Nations Security Council, comprising fifteen nations. The aim of the tournament was to advance your country's interests by offering speeches in the Security Council Chamber and lobbying other members of the Council during negotiation and caucus time. The fierce debate on topical issues inc uding the situations in Myanmar and Georgia, the question of Nuclear D'sarinament and the hypothet'cal assassination of the Zimbabwean OPPositio Leader gave all four students a new appreciation of the workings of the United Nations and the realit'es of international diplomacy Rebecca Conrick and Lucy Wark, representing the United Kingdom, were awarded first place and selected to represent Queensland at the Evatt Trophy Nat'on al Championships in Sydney in December. This was a significant achievement, especially given that they were competing aga'nst Year 12 students

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