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Kathryn Mereer

Year 12 student Maria Barker, a science fiction entliiisiast and avid Star Wars fan is excelling in her area of interest: Science. in 1111y she \will travelto Turkey to represent Allsiralia ailmentIemationalBiolog} 01}Tiipiad. Mariais the onlyfema!eiiiembcrin the leant niadelip orlonr secondary. scliool students Tlie coloriioii process sinned i'stIear \\inline National Qiialiijing emui. Maria was altarded Ihe Qiieenslaiid Gold A\Lard alld was accepted in10 111e Sellolar Tmiitiii" Scliool ainongsi tile lop fifteen snideiiis in Allslmli". Since linen SIIc ling liken pan In in rigoroiis progrnin or rid\ tinned and in lensi\ elmiiiiiig and cliallengiiig exams. 1111dcr 111e 91idailce DTEGGS Biology Co- ordinalor Mrs \:mislinniin. Tile Allsimliniiieaiii\\as annoii"ced o11 12 Ma\ alllic S\dne\ Sliperdoiiic. Hoiiicbiish. ill kccpin, I\11/11hc 01\, lipicilieiiie or 111c e\ cni Maria was also seiecied to compele '11/1eliiieniniionnlYouii" Pillsicisis Tollrnameiii to be lield SIIoril}' illBiidapcsl. After 111ucli considci'ajioiT Maria decided 10 relinquish 11ns position 10 1001/5 o1t lierj, rel, amiions for tile Biology 01uupiad Maria's acliievemeiiis are alleNaniple or\\Ilere liard11 ork. dedication and sacrifice call lake you -just like Allsimlia's sporting Olympiaiis. Tile School \\ISIies you antiic best Maria

Katherine Clarkson, Jessica Moles & Kristi"e Cooke

Groininar salutes to, o quiet but determined achievers. Eliza Gower (Year 10) and Lindsa\ MCGrath (Year I I I Boili of these dedicated athletes are on Ihc \ergc of participating in tile 1110s! InIPOrtant coinpeiitioii of illeir sporting careers: the Junior Conmioiiwealth Games ill Edinbtirg!I in August. Participants in incse Games must be under 18 Eliza. 14. is the Qtieensland rh\thinic grimastics champion and is lathed tliird in Austinlia. SITc recentl\. returned from Ne\\ Zealand \vlierc she competed in tile Senior Pacific Alliance toriinaiiteni Her placement as the inghest ranked Allsiraliaii in this event meant she qualified for the Ginnes in Edinburrrh

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