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From the Head Girls and Student Council This year, the Student Council's vision was to create a united School, where girls from every year group could comfortably interact with one another. Our aspiration was for the girls to want to support their fellow Grammarians and to dress and behave correctly because they were proud to be sisters. From this we identified the sp_irit that thrives behind the white picket fence, and dubbed it the Grammar Force or the G-FORCE. We encouraged girls to contribute to this force, to create an environment where each girl feels at home. From this we made our motto for the Year: Feel the G-FORCE, ' be the G-FORCE, embrace the sisterhood The Student Council even made a G-FORCE meter to track the spirit for the year In Term I, the Year 125 embraced this motto when we organised the inaugural morning tea with the Year I 15 before stand down, helping to form bonds between the two senior grades and to gear up for exams. The Student Council also sought to be more inclusive when it spoke for the student body by inviting the Year I I s to share Council meetings. The sisterIy love was stronger than ever on Valentine's Day, and our ever busy and dedicated Service Captains also organised a Clean Up Grammar Day where the Student Council combed the School with a mission to fill twenty-six garbage bags. Year 12 volunteers also cleaned up the neighbouring Victoria Park. The generosity of the G-Force extended into the local community as well, when twenty-six Year 125 cleaned up a creek bed at Walton Bridge, The Gap Term 11 saw the charitable nature of the sister hood thrive as the girls dived headfirst Into the annual Pink Day. Pride radiated in the continuing Blue Days, supporting our sporting sisters at swimming, cross country, rowing and athletics as well as

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seasonal fixtures. The end of term was celebrated with a magical Harry Potter day, the best the School had ever seen, thanks to the . immeasurable effort and enthusiasm of every Year 12 student in their recreation of Hogsmede and Diagon Alley The busy Term in saw another instalment of the Bi-Grammar series=The StudentCouncil~also organised~Grammantdo I, which showed off the vocal talents of one girl from every house, from Years 8 to 12. This term also was particularly relevant to our theme for the Year 125 who tackled two days of QCS tests as a team. On both mornings the girls received a much-appreciated breakfast from the School Earlier in the year we referred to a song by F10rence and the Machine: "Sometimes I feel like saying, Lord, I just don't care, but you've got the love I need to see me through. " As the end drew near and the entire School was buzzing with an air of slightly weary anticipation, but we knew we could make every moment count with the united love of the sister hood. The final term showed promise with the launch of Arts Daze where the creative talents of Grammar girls were showcased. This provided a great balance for the term, allowing the G-FORCE to be spread equally between the arts and sports events such as QGSSSA Athletics Championship, where the Student Council led the Year I O supporters to cheer our sisters to second place We hope that future Grammar girls will strive to keep the G-FORCE

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meter climbing to new heights May the G-FORCE be with you

I Ludnda Tonge and Angelique Sweep, Head Girls 2011 I