Grammar Gazette- Issue 2, 1997

Viewp in s Reminiscing and e eating: A tribute to t e 1997 ear welyes

call did not exist and school finished at 3.10pm every afternoon. h

ear Eight Grammar girls stood on hit this grade when the Sports Centre their tiptoes and were counted. officially opened on March 15,1995

Susanna Siegal

Five furious. frenzied flurried, funny boarders ate from the canteen the Ih School's 1201h anniversary. and f itful years are coming 10 a Friends of Girls Gramnlar was omentous changes followed in the It was 1995 that provided this rowdy close or a hitleinore than two hun- established and a new House named succeeding years. in 1994 Grammar group of YearlOs with shock. To be dred Year Twelve students. The re- Beanland was created. won the QGSSSA Swimimng for the precise it was "That camp at finbil" ansation of this forthcoming mile. Gramnar had no Sports Centre. first time in seventy-four years and as it is now refe ed to in memoties stone as started orig ram ites own Amongst complaints of "We are memory lane and the emergence of rinssing Models Inc" "I'm cold/ mixed emotions. The seemingly grumpy/ tired/smelly/hunthomesick strong and sarcastic are unravelling and want a real toilet' the Year 10s at their emotional seams as their completed theirrespective camps. in schoolties choke back the tears. Oth- this year subjects were selected for ers have become introspective and the final years of eleven and twelve withdrawn, moving within th school and 1995 soon became 1996 and the grounds unbelieving and dumbstruck yearof reckoning. The YearElevens by the prospect of leaving high of 1996 were soon downloaded with school. Thereareeven some students leadership infonnation and serious who have begun an emotional oner work leaving no time for any social coaster ascending with growing hys- activities. However 1996 was a tencs and descending with dramatic successful year as leadership displays of drama. The future seems developed within the Year Eleven umea 'stic o all. body with vigour and rigor. This year's Year Twe ve students small art facilities no internet or e- the construction o the MCCrae The 1997 Year Twelve body will began Girls Grannmar as bright and all. However, today s Year 12s GrassieSports an Recreation Centre never forget their teachers, friend or eager Year Eight students in the still manaoed to bloom unde such began. lit this year the Year Nine fiend. The 1997 Year Twelve body ancient year of 1993. in the year of teachings from favoutitefonners aff students watched in awe as Ih will never forget their experiences 9 3 assembly was on Tuesday members as Mr Ajister Kentwel running hack began to shank whilst as jovial or burdensome. Abov all afternoonatCentenaryHallpreceding Japanese and Mr Peter Weyand the huge climbing wall was erected. else the 1997 Year Twelve body afternoon disintssal, afternoon rol Computer Literacy . in 1,993 the However the immense impact only will never forget Grammar. Sqm ,.\ I 97

A Japanese EXchange Student's View of Year 8 Camp

orienteering, the stupid bit a Magpie, Next, about dinner at campout. We And mm I did canoeing for this first attacked me suddenly! ! Moreover the cooked Spaghetti Bolognais and time. Of course I'm very bad. So I bird swooped on my head ove and cheesecake. Everything was cooking think I was annoying for everyone. over. I was using violent language (in I'm sorry ... it was very tiring to walk Japanese) to the bird then. And when I andclimb the mountain, bun managed also went back, it appeared agani! I to climbto the top! 11was disagreeable cried in spite of myself "O God!" and that we couldn't have a shower it followed me. if I looked at it. it everyday. Ihadashoweronlyonce! ! I looked on with indifference. I rushed spent a long time soaking in the bath into the toilet while thinking it was when I got home. Anyway ... I think I good at following me. And then I was well until a girl dropped the spaghetti enjoyed our camping. ifsomeoneasks hiding for a while. The next morning I on Ih ground. But everyone ate it. Ine "How was your camp?". I will was in our tent. Thereupon I heard the I'm surer at grass andtwigs, however remember the stupid bird first of an ... soundofsomethingfalling on our tent. i was pretty good. We couldn't say Inyinto apassion whenlsee the same ipeeped out urnntentionally ... irumed "This is cheesecak " proudly. But we kind of bird. Attention - Be careful of pale immediately. Yes! it was the could have nearly. So the food was Mac ies!! Do ou think in firs stupid bird!! I'm wondering if i was good experience of camping out was a just chance ...??? success? Maybe! $<^,.

unka Hayashi

Iwent on the Year 8 camp from 8 to 12 September. I actually enjoyed it very much, but I was very tired. I noticed some differences between camping in Australia and in Japan. The camps which I experienced up to now were not so hard because we don't have campout. So this time, I slept over in the tent for the first time. I was very worried about that because I hate

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