Grammar Gazette- Issue 1, 2015

CONTENTS

LETTERS

PAGE 01 / FROM THE CHAIR by Ms Elizabeth Jameson PAGE 02 / A SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY by Ms Jacinda Euler PAGE 04 / NEW BUILDING OPENS NEW CHAPTER PAGE 05 / LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD by Mrs Kristine Cooke PAGE 06 / EDUCATION FOR THE FUTURE by Mrs Anna Owen PAGE 07 / INSPIRE YOUR SISTERS OLD AND NEW, 140 YEARS IN ROYAL BLUE by Natalia Gulbransen-Diaz (12W) & Jacinta MacGinley (12B) PAGE 08 / HONOURING HISTORY by Ms Alison Dare

I just wanted to thank you — and your fabulous girls — on behalf of the interactive storytelling team, for volunteering to be part of our Gallipoli video project last week. We really appreciate your input and thank you for taking the time out of your day to support our endeavour. Josie, Anna and Laura were absolutely delightful young ladies who did a great job with their news video ‘debuts’! Very kind regards JENNIFER KING ABC NEWS ONLINE This is a just a brief note to thank you, the trustees and your staff for the wonderful 140th anniversary ball on Saturday night. It was a glittering affair and a perfect way to commemorate this milestone. I was particularly struck by the images of the girls through the years — what an incredible history this school has. The event backed up something I have thought about the school for a while. It has a restless spirit. Confident, but never self-satisfied, and always looking for the next advance and the next tweak that will make the curriculum that little bit better. It is a trait to be cherished. Regards, GRANT SUNDIN Millie has loved her first few weeks and there have been a few challenges … like trying to do everything and every sport and of course finding that we don’t have enough time! But we would rather a tired Millie and one that is enjoying sorting it out than a bored one. We thank you and all the staff for the wonderful opportunities that our girls are granted and especially all the support that is given when there is so much for everyone to do. Thank you and kind regards FIONA AND LEWIS PERRIN I was part of this exchange about nine years ago now and that’s when I fell in love with both Australians and their country. I was welcomed like never before by my two Australian families (I got to go twice). I’ll always have Australia and the Girls Grammar School in my heart! RUDOLPH MARNAS (Exchange student from Lycee St Paul in Angoulême, France) Sally Gardner @sal_star1 · Nov 3 The service I participated in as a student @BGGS

PAGE 10 / REFLECTIONS PAGE 12 / SPORT PAGE 13 / OLD GIRLS ASSOCIATION PAGE 14 / 140 YEAR ANNIVERSARY BALL PAGE 16 /

140 YEARS OF THE ARTS by Ms Lorraine Thornquist PAGE 18 / BEHIND THE SCENES PAGE 19 / UNIFORM PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN OUR IDENTITY by Mrs Pauline Harvey-Short PAGE 20 / LEGACY OF LOVE, FRIENDSHIP AND GOOD WORK by Dr Ann Farley & Dr Kay Kimber PAGE 22 /

INTERNATIONAL YOUNG LEADERS FORUM Linnea Cain (11W) & Emma van Baarle (11M) PAGE 23 / INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR SCIENCE OLYMPIAD Ranita Atcheson (11R) & Lauren Fidler (11R) PAGE 24 /

is why I now work in the non-profit sector for @mealsonwheelsQ @reblev @612brisbane

OLD GIRLS/ALUMNI by Mrs Claire Tynan PAGE 26 / GROWING SUPPORT by Ms Lea Walker PAGE 28 / THEN AND NOW