Grammar Gazette- Issue 2, 1999

Sport

Athletics highs and lows

DID You KNOW' THAT a

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KARATE CLUB?

Kristine Cooke

A grading was held at the beginning of third term and was a success for all who pathdpated. All six new members upgraded from white to red belt. while three senior members received their purple. green and yellow belts Facts about karate Order of belts: white. red. yellow orange. green, blue, purple. three levels of brown and ten levels of black

first in Ih Trustees' Cup. Frances loom. 200m, and400m and Tan anewerfiil anchorleginihe winhin0 4 by loomund 14A relay. Frances ran funes of 12.54.25.7 and 101.64in herilrree individual events The Kym Moss Troplly for the Personal arded BestPerfom, mice at QGSSSA to Lisa Flint (9 woolcock). All spectators adiimed h age and endurance in Ih umelting 3000 meit Unfortunately. the outstanding spirit of tl devalued by the PC athleiic team f supporters from the school population. Parents and brothers and few students vJerc left to ackiiowled, e th athletes' performances at the close of proceedings. This was disappointing f the athletes as many of them had worked the support of so hard and Iy their peers attend Throu"hout the season many athletes achieved personal bests. Th ncluded EbbethMCLeUan re 11irsclfeld) who threw 29.12 metres in d HeIen North (9 Mackay) whoimewthejavetin 30.86 metres; Peta Bourne who ran a 12,9100 metres; Sally Binid (12LiUey) with a4 metres longjump and a 13.4100 metres and Sany Moore who ran a 12.9210o metres

Friday 15th October marked the afternoon/ evening QGSSSAathletics competition for 1999. This was again held at QEU

Vanessa RothweU

it's a little known fact of Grammarlife that a branch of the Australian Karate Academy (AKA), the Grammar Karate Club, has been operating for five years The club presently consists of 15 members and the current instructor is Amy MCMahon, a 2ad dan (level) black

Field events opened the proceedings but retiler uneven perlonnances only placed

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belt. The girls train once a week on Fridayfrom 330pm 5.00pm in the MCCrae Grassie Sports Centre. The girls learn both traditional karate and self-defence So farthis year Grammar Karate has completed one grading and competed in two tournaments. In the first tournament held at the head dojo in Coorparoo, Grammar ended with fantastic results Jacqui Wu and Vanessa Rothwell gained first place in both their individual kata and

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At the second tournament for the year the Koshinkan Cup (ATKAnational titles) held at Somerville House Gymnasium, the competition was fierce and came from around Australia and even ateamfrom New Zealand renzoku divisions. Jiana Orig was awarded second in kata and third in renzoku while Elise Ranson came third in kata

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Grammar seventh after their completion highliohts proved to be HeIen North's under 14javetin, EUzabethMCLeUanin the under 14 discus and Sany Binnd's long jump in the 17 years division The track events gave Grammar a needed lift in terms of points, boosimg the School's position to third before the sum of the relays. The relays provided a fitting and exciting close to the whole competition. The depth of the Grannmar team was showcased when they took 5 of the 10 events After these final races, Groinniar reached an overall placing of second on 779 points, behind Morelon Bay College on 822 andin front of Brisbane State high School on 768 This was a disappointment to the team who were amiting to emulate the performances of previous years but the Moreton Bay team was siron, and focussed and should be congratulated on their determination and spirit. They were spurred on by enthusiastic support from their peers in the stand The strength and dedication, and solid traitiing. of the younger athletes were evident with the under 13s and under 14s both willntng their age group pennants This augars weU for competition in 2000 and beyond The superlative. individual pertonnance of the day was from Frances Bam re England). For the second year in succession, she earned the true of interschool Antietics Champion. Fronces will therefore win the

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the 1999 team Kaniarine Barnin and Georgina Mewin", wish next year's athletes While the Grammar girls performed exceptionally, they unfortunately failed an success in the quest to reclaim the to gain a place witmin" tm

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Eight girl h and an abundance of fun. This is the Brisbane Girls Grannmar SchoolOpenVolleyballieariiof 1999. Tb is of Alex Downs Bennda Deal team Jayde Timey. Keny Saunders, Amen Keriin. Debbie Waters. JasmineYarbrough and AnnabeUe Lamprecht who combinei make an unbeatable team. Growing from hangh to strength. in suns and as a term. the team gained the title of undefeated prentiers of '99 in the cosSSA mimes . Adding to this tremendous achievement . . they were placed second in the Queensland . . School's Cup. nuking them the second best . : girls' voneybaU termiriQueens!and . These achievements are produced as a result . . of the skius that the girls have developed . during their yams at Grammar. Each of the . Open team members began volleyball un . . Years 8 and 9. where they developed both . their skins and friendships. VoneybaU is . very much a lain orientaled sport. that . ' involves effective communication. and more . : importantly. a lot of fun ' although the Dincial QGSSSA competition ' . has ended. the Grammar Open team will . . continue to will this lean. in preparation . ' for the Australian School's Cup tournament ' to be lield in Melbourne in the early weeks . of December. Reflecting upon our previous . ' results. the Granunar Open team stand in ' . good $1ead to produce fan"51ic results. . . . . . . ...................... . . .

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