Grammar Gazette- Issue 1, 2008

FROM THE SCHOOL LEADERS

Envisaging a new verve in Grammar life with greater support, fundraisers and spirit, inspired our 2008 theme—’Make your Mark’. We challenged Grammar girls to make their mark in their school, their community and in their life. To succeed in this challenge, early in the year we asked for the girls’ commitment to realise our three goals for 2008 concerning the environment, maximum involvement and community service.

Make Your Mark

Our third goal concerns community service, with the focus on fundraising for charity. We aim to raise the bar higher than previous years and reach a goal of $55,000. This amount will be the total of all committees’, houses’ and sports’ fundraisers, going to various charities. The Student Council has chosen the Royal Children’s Hospital as the School’s main charity. This year is not just about donating money, but donating our time, Grammar Girls’ time, by presenting various drama and music performances and organising arts and crafts for the young patients. Students have eagerly embraced the theme and challenges. This term has seen fundraisers such as cake stalls, head shaving, music concerts, barbecues, and environmental videos such as

4 grammar gazette autumn 2008 because we are already seeing the effects of this increased involvement! Our first goal concerns the environment and involves spreading awareness and creating a sense of responsibility for our future through the ‘Grammar Goes Green’ initiative and GECO charity. We encourage small acts like setting air conditioners to 24°C, to larger tasks such as lobbying against destruction of rainforests, all of which make a difference. Our second goal, involvement, has already been surpassed at events such as Interhouse and QGSSSA Swimming with numbers of supporters and participants reaching record highs. This is a fantastic achievement and this shared sense of spirit is important in further unifying the School. We hope girls continue to keep up their momentum throughout the year,

The Inconvenient Truth . We have made a fantastic start to our fundraising goal considering how few weeks we have been back and the busy lives of every Grammar girl. Next term will see even more spirit and enthusiasm with fantastic ideas for fundraisers from the Student Council and charity clubs. This term has proved significant in demonstrating the importance of spirit for a Grammar girl and the commitment to achieving our goals for this year. Despite the term flying past, it has left us with many happy memories. We hope you had a relaxing holiday in preparation for

a fast-paced, jam-packed and an undoubtedly memorable Term II! Cassandra Jeavons and Avi Kaye Head Girls