Grammar Gazette- Issue 2, 2013

CONTENTS

LETTERS

PAGE 03 / TEACHING TOMORROW’S TEACHERS by Ms Michelle James PAGE 04 / THE OXBRIDGE EXPERIENCE by Ms Julie Hennessey PAGE 06 / BEYOND THE CLASSROOM by Ms Jacinda Euler PAGE 08 / CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS by Georgia Murphy PAGE 10 / ALLYING FOR CEREBRAL PALSY RESEARCH by Aakanksha Desai and Caitlyn Duke PAGE 11 / ‘MISSA SOLIS’: AN INSPIRATIONAL TRIUMPH by Mr Mark Sullivan PAGE 12 / EDUCATING GIRLS PAGE 15 / GRAMMAR WOMEN by Ms Elizabeth Jameson PAGE 16 / GIVING ACROSS GENERATIONS by Ms Michelle James PAGE 19 / CONNECTED TEACHERS by Mrs Marise McConaghy PAGE 22 / THE CHOSEN by Ms Joanne Martin PAGE 27 / REUNION WEEKEND PAGE 28 / CONNECTING COMMUNITIES — GRAMMAR GOES GREEN by Mrs Judith Tudball

As a parent of a girl starting Year 8 next year, I congratulate the School on a very impressive Open Day. By the end of the evening, we were filled with an overwhelming sense of confidence in our decision to send our daughters to Girls Grammar. From the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Principal right through to the girls on the stalls, there was an enthusiasm and warmth that gave us great comfort. MR M AND MRS Y DERRICK, INCOMING YEAR 8 2014 PARENTS Editor’s note: The students’ fundraising efforts on Open Day resulted in more than $21,000 being raised for several charities. Congratulations on your School’s cycling initiative! Whilst out on a recent ride with a friend, I cycled past Girls Grammar and was so impressed to see your girls on bikes, I could not stop myself from shouting out encouragement to them. It is a credit to your School to provide these kinds of opportunities and skills for young women. We are extremely fortunate in Queensland to have such a wonderful climate and with schools like yours equipping young people with cycling skills, the world will surely be a better place. Well done! MS K FORSTER, HAMILTON PINE RIVERS WHEELERS This is our grand-daughter’s first year at Girls Grammar and she played in the Autumn Concert in March. Congratulations to all concerned on staging such a brilliant evening of first class music and to the many great musicians in the various groups. I was a secondary school teacher for forty years and have not heard the equal of those fine young musicians in any other school. MR R AND MRS L HOGAN, YEAR 8 GRANDPARENTS Many thanks for the wonderful evening celebrating our 50 Year Reunion. It was a fantastic night, meeting up with others, reminiscing and seeing the amazing growth of the School facilities and increase in the diverse subjects now being delivered. The two Year 12 students who ushered us around were a delight — extremely helpful, respectful and a credit to the School. MS B EVERSEN, CLASS OF 1963

GRAMMAR GAZETTE VOL 22 ISSUE 2 SPRING 2013 Managing Editor: Mrs Loren Bridge,

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