2013 School Magazine

in a contemporary world awash with visual Images, writing still matters Thinking deeply and reflecting is more Important than ever. and articulating our views in prose remains a vital skill. At Girls Grammar. it is our girls who best express the quality of the education we provide. Writing to express their Ideas assists students to explore their identities, which Is a natural part of adolescence. Arguably, spending some time framing their views, and considering the views of others, contributes more to this process than trawling Instagram or Facebook. There remains a place for the well-reasoned. carefully constructed and reflective piece that can transmit more sophisticated Ideas in greater depth and with more nuance than a post or a tweet Writing, good writing. 15 powerful. it can lead to change when an idea or fresh perspective causes us to rethink our own views, spur us to action or simply give us pause for thought. Below are snippets of the girls' Perspectives, the full articles are available at the Magazine website https:/magazine. bggs. qld. edu au P'EC?',^^PEGTIVE^

Ms JAciNDA EULER, PRINCIPAL

A MATrEF? OF OPINION

TALES FROM THE CHO^EN

LIFE AFrEF? HIGH SCHOOL

Everything begins with a thought. One thought develops into an accumulation of thoughts. These thoughts build up. and we make links between them to form opinions. The development of our opinions leads to action, which inspires more thought! MADALYN CONWELL (12L) asserts the Importance of teenagers having their own opinions

FREYA MCGRATH OIL), who played the character of 'Tiddy the kelpie boy' In the Senior Drama Company production of The C/, OSen, talks about her 'method acting' experience and what it was like to be part of this fantastic play

TEA ANGELOS (120) reflects on life after Girls Grammar, asserting that the life skills of resilience. perseverance and determination learnt at high school prepare girls for the setbacks and challenges of the 'real world'. She encourages girls to embrace their futures

!?A1^ING AWARENE^5, PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING, TAKING ACTION ANNA MCARTHUR-DowTY <10R) wants to see the gap between Indigenous and non-indigenous Australians closed un her lifetime. Raising awareness to help promote riderstanding is her first step in taking action

WOMEN'^ SPORT ^TUCK ON THE MEDIA ^IDELINE

Australian athletes have had great success in their sports. so why Is it that eighty per cent of the reports we see are devoted to men's sport? NIKOLA GoW 02L) argues that something urgently needs to be done for the sake of women's sport in Australia

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