Grammar Gazette- Issue 2, 2003

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US SPACE CENTRE TRIP 2003

The 2003 BGGS US Space Trip departed Brisbane on Friday 27 June for Huntsville, Alabama, the home of the US Space and Rocket Centre. The girls participating in the Advanced Space Academy program enjoyed hands-on training learning about the physical, mental and emotional demands that face astronauts in the present day. The trainees were offered the opportunity to focus on their field of interest - Pilot, Mission Specialist or Payload Specialist. They were then put into teams that trained together to complete the intensive six-hour long simulated space mission that concluded the program. The Aviation Challenge - Mach 3 program was what you could call an American boot camp. Known as the ‘Gunslingers,’ our team was comprised of all the Aussie Grammar girls, who had to battle against the

two other teams of American boys and girls - the ‘Jolly Rogers’ and the ‘Pukindogs’. We suited up and strapped into jet simulators for the training mission of our lives. We learnt the

fundamentals of flying while progressing through increasingly more difficult simulator missions. These missions certainly put our skills to the ultimate test! Other tough activities included water and land survival,

search and rescue, patrolling, hands-on-outdoor activities, water rescue training, escape and evasion missions as well as learning how to make our beds with nurse corners!

At the graduation ceremonies held at the conclusion of Space and Aviation Camp, BGGS students took out many of the awards. The Space Trip was exceptionally beneficial but also so much fun. Alexis Taylor

Dancing was the highlight for most Year 11 Grammar Girls at this year’s Semi-formal. Stunning dresses and hairstyles transformed our Year 11 girls into princesses for the event. YR 11 SEMI-FORMAL

This year there was a charity focus to the event. The Year 11s showed tremendous spirit and raised $1,152 on the night for the Royal Childrens Hospital. The choreographed dance this year was to Michael Jackson’s “The Way You Make Me Feel” and after several lunchtime rehearsals they perfected it to wow spectators at the big event. A fabulous time was had by all.