Grammar Gazette- Issue 2, 2007

On The World Stage

World Cup Win

The Australian team comprising of five Queensland students from Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Brisbane Grammar School and All Saints Anglican School won the World Title at the 20th International Young Physicists’ Tournament, (IYPT), held in Korea in July.

before hand, and it was fascinating to see the solutions that other countries had found during the tournament,” she said. Australia has a strong history in this tournament, finishing with a second and two fourth places in recent years, however this was not only the first win for Australia, but it was the first time any English speaking country had won. Kathryn was honoured to be representing her country “we were World Champions! Elated that our hard work had paid off.”

This tournament has provided an opportunity for students to deepen their interest and knowledge in physics. The structure of the IYPT, with its open ended physics problems with no unique solutions, provides an inspirational environment to nurture young physicists. They have the opportunity to delve into the world of research and to debate their findings and discuss physics at levels well beyond even first year university courses. Kathryn found the competition challenging and interesting. “We had worked on the problems for the semester

Kathryn Zealand (captain and youngest team member) and Antonia Morris both from Brisbane Girls Grammar School were members of the team selected at the Australian Qualifying Round of Competition in March. National teams representing 22 countries from six continents competed in the week long event. After five rounds, the Australian Team qualified for the final in the leading position and emerged triumphant — well deserving of the Championship title for the 20th International Young Physicists’ Tournament.

The Lord Florey Student Prize The Lord Florey Student Prize, formerly the Born in South Australia, a medical graduate of the University of Adelaide, a Rhodes Scholar and the first Australian to be the President of the Royal Society

results: OP1, VHAs at exit across every subject, A on the QCS Test and a Field Position score of 1 in all fields for which they were eligible. In 2006, one hundred Queensland students were recipients of this prestigious prize, among them were Girls Grammar students Emma Burrell, Sarah Emmett, Annie Tong, Vy Dinh, Amy Hsaio and Jade McLellan. This is an outstanding achievement for all six young women, recognising not only the level of their accomplishment, but the breadth of their studies.

Australian Students Prize, is an Australian Government initiative designed to give national recognition to academic excellence and achievement in secondary education, particularly in senior secondary years.

of Medicine, Howard Florey is one of Australia’s greatest scientists. He is known for his role in developing the life saving medicine penicillin in the 1940s, and winning the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1945. His work led to profound benefits for mankind. Students are nominated for the prize by State and Territory Ministers for Education. To be eligible Queensland students must achieve the following combination of

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