Grammar Gazette- Issue 1, 2001

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PennyMurphy President of the RobbieVoglerFan Club

A position in the State Debating Team is the Not surprisingIy. when asked how she felt about I ultimaie aspiration for any Queensland Secondary her selection in theremin. she replied. It"nllygood I School debater. To become Capiain of that leant I', 11 ,", behanbly, erreved I',, I also refillyh"ppJ, is almostinconceivable. and this combination or InntJ'11 be a Ing"Ibe, dine I'm, I '10/1gs, dero, ,Ie ideas was unprecedented fullhehistory orBtisbrure @111, y closerIne, Ids: 1,311 911i, ,,,-itht, o11 a, ,d Girls Grammar School - until 15 May. 2001 ETn, , Goldm",, 101, , Boys Gram","" alld Juss 9",,,, if o1, , A"Hulloi, s ' Year 12 student errii",, Gos$ beganihe gruelling

Anyone who has ever needed to have something made or mended around the I School knows Mr Robbie fogler. He is I our resident carpenter. Mr Fint and I antiund great handy person. I Rob has been at BGGS for over 20 years I At one tune he \\, as part of a duo -

mate incredible demands on him for sets and props. He is quite used to setting up stage extensions for music concerts but we expect jin to make our sets round. T- I

Shaped and a variety of other levels and I Selection Process for this teamin February. Ever 'lira, ,!dlit, to all""k affine/a, ,1,511c SMPp, Firrs widths since Cainin has spent her Sundays attending 10ni BGGS. Tile Sc1, o01 604v nit, bee, , really debating trials andiniensivetraiim, g sessions with liely/ill ", Id1!, o11"fly beherepeople hale e, "my, of apanelofiheSlaie's most talented speakers. Alter 11. lie 're of". eloped" gulp 4,011, ", lifeddeb"",, g The year we tookA Arithi, "liner A'ignl k I eacliinaldebare. alleasififteen adjudicators would fills. 'Inu hedCalilin. tireemedhe

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to the Twelfth Night Theatre was challenge. We lent Rob"lidC/innie 10 the

give each orihe conienders forty-five nunuies of with remarks from the background at lunchtime feedbackand as coinn sald. ", 11/10/1eii1,0 "1011gl, I such as Nobody collMhme desenvd, IMO, e J!lull \he 11'ns " goof deb"fur 11/11ck'!" d, "atENd $11, Callh, I ' and L"sill, gilli, "s alle\I, ,F1e, ,celloito 11n31101 1/1/'11 111e '41/1d, CUIo, '" beg",, to *peal' befo, 'gorrel, -,/1.11'"s flawc"flu 61 lift", 111' Tilev libi, !of ripJo, , to 511, eds ' So whathappens from liere? Cainin will undergo I After passing all or line prelintinary knock-oui Iwo weeks Drilliensive trailtiiin in Ihe InnerJuly rounds. and hem" seleciedin tileiraiiting squad of liondays and the finals will be held in S dne ten Year H and 12 students, Calmn was required dunn" Term 3. Asilie Captain of the Icon. Canttin 10 crimpleie a researcli assignmeni on health will duect the one-hour preparation o1 the

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care msurutce cover as wellas sita general Mowledge 1.51. in \vhicli 511e was required to answer questions *uclias. '11/10 1,111e Ie", I"r I 4/1/'11;, c",, '01/1/1n' of Zmi, *In*.. I Aller execuiing <,.., each of 111ese ~:,; I

A debates. and she hopes 10 pro^Ci I ' Queensland's mascoi. Ihe Banana.

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\ \vhiclihasb"n theream's eniblem \ since 1970. Needless to say, J'\~>. inc leani also hopes to .'\* \ rimlch the efforts of '** ~ ' '''' ,,,, ' '\,,;\"::;" , , \ Queensland , -' .\ ':.\:' ' ..'\,; * * "}.:, ' \* broil R ,'... was a member.

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shoddy efforts. We often have to ask I ithn to coinpronxise his standards. work within a budget and genemlly improvise What has been uncovered is a gentus for creating froninothing and making do with anythin", which any do-it yourselfer would be amazed at. Creating

I Robn, IdC/,"F1ie - you had to say it as one word because when things needed doing, both men would rum up. When Chattieretired. Rob had to work on his own whichis really just as wellif you have seeii the space left down in his I shed. Luckily he has people like I Groundstaff Supervisor, Ken Whyte and I his team. who he can call on for I assistance. but mostly it is just Rob I in Druma we know Rob very welland he knows us. Often he will tell us Ile is "going fishing"just before a pertonnance bulluckily netsjokin, . We

dream does not come irue. Cainin and the other three debaters representing Queensland ill undoubtedly benefit However. even if this

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a set with his level of expertise we know I a 50 member strong crowd iron, the experience. 7 that our strangest visions win be safe to I of blue and while student cheerleaders. Calm denJ, ite!,,,, co, ,,."ge anyyo, ,,, ge, of"bans mine I fulfilled all expectations and gave animpressive Sc/1001 to fry o111/6r 11/13 lean, 113 dial, 1,311c use and convincing delivery OPPor",", 11. alldioi, nate he"ps 4/1/11 '

Walking around the school people can see concrete examples of thetalenis of our MrVog!er; they are little monuments to him. while our sets may be transitory, the debt we own him is penmanent

The arduous Sunday. afternoon training paid Calmnis a meless enthusiastandainueinspiration I substantial dividends. Cainin gave her huenry- to all or those in Ihe debatin" field. and we wish I two adjudic"tors tile right 1111pression. Not only lier and her Queensland Team the best o11uckin was she selected us one of the four members of the National Debating Unton Conipetition the Queensland Debating Team. it was announced Callhn would be the Stale Capmin

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and as such the service was very much a day for the Cathedral coriumuitity. A special highlight was the beautiful nlusic provided by Organisi. Dr Robert Boughen ORE and the Brisbane Chartiber Choir under the direction of Mr Gineme Monon. un Addison's bride teaches Year One at Coomera Antrlican Cone"e andis also a freelance organist, currently holding the position of Organist at SI Augustine's Church Hamitton Mr Addison spends Itis free lime sinning. choral condiicting. attending concerts. cricket aiTd playing wiih his cats. Sant and Elite I.

When asked what he likes aboutieaching at Groinmar, h. Ir Addison replied, "Ie, yoy Girls Grrr, ,11nor becallse o11isp, eyessio"allm, . CIMi, Ig e, lye Else tyrec/11,010gJ in file c"n', CHI, ,,,,. Ive, idly snide, ,is and NO bells. "

Srisan Vincent

MrBr"eeAddiso, , came to us in 1999 from All Saints intrlican School. Gold Coast, wherelie held the position of Head of Faculty Social Science and Business Studies. He was employed at Gr"runtar as the Head of Econoimcs and took up the challen"ing role of Head of Social and Environmental Studies Faculty at the beginiting of this year

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On Sanirday 21 AprilMrAddison married EduardaVanlainken at SIJohn's

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Cathedral. titere was a strong Grantmar contingent present including boili staff and students' Mr Addison 11ns been a niember of Ihe Cainedral Choir since 1973 GulfA, MR G, ZE7TE. /{W/, 2001 -1<1ge 18

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