Grammar Gazette- Issue 1, 2017

CONTENTS PAGE 01 / FROM THE PRINCIPAL by Ms Jacinda Euler PAGE 02 / THE SISTERHOOD ... OUT OF THE BLUE by Lucinda Duke (12H) and Elizabeth Prins (12B) PAGE 03 / BEYOND CLASSROOM MATHEMATICS by Dr Peter Jenkins PAGE 04 / SENIOR DRAMA PRODUCTION: SPONTANEOUS HUMAN COMBUSTION by Mrs Katrina Riveros PAGE 06 /

LETTERS

I could not be more grateful to the teachers and leaders who inspired me daily during five years of exceptional education. JANE WORME (1997) I attended the memorial service for the 74th Anniversary of the Sinking of the AHS Centaur … girls from your Chamber Singers performed during the service. I was blessed to be in the presence of such beautiful voices. I felt as though I was hearing angels singing, to the point that I was drawn to tears. Thank you and I congratulate the girls on their professionalism and performance. CATHERINE FINLAY (Year 4 classroom teacher, St Kevin’s Geebung) The Years 7-9 Parent Seminars were a fabulous showcase of the expertise the School has to offer … demonstrating the calibre, depth and breadth of BGGS staff and the School’s conviction for students to be professionally and appropriately supported as The participation rate for BGGS Cross Country was excellent and the spirit of the team shone through, your organisation was seamless. The numbers that ran for BGGS on Saturday were impressive. In all, a highly successful year. It was clear that the School really backed the Cross Country team. Ms Euler’s speech was a ‘call to arms’ that I have not heard before – outstanding. Thank you to all the coaches and the support staff for their support of Cross Country and their guidance to my daughter in particular. DAVID FOGDEN (current parent) they journey through high school. ELIZABETH BODEN (current parent)

OPEN DOORS: A NEW MODEL OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING by Dr Kay Kimber PAGE 07 / ANNUAL CATHEDRAL CONCERT by Mr Owen Clarke PAGE 08 / FACULTY OF WONDER AND AWE by Dr Sally Stephens PAGE 10 / STUDENT CARE: A COLLECTIVE TASK by Mrs Anne Ingram PAGE 11 / STUDENT CARE: THE BEDROCK OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS by Mrs Jody Forbes PAGE 12 / GIRLS GRAMMAR PARTNERING WITH BRISBANE ROAR by Ms Sally Northcroft PAGE 14 / GRAMMAR GALLERY PAGE 16 / FRIENDS OF GIRLS GRAMMAR ARTS EXTENSION PROGRAMME by Mr Andrew Pennay PAGE 17 / DEBATING’S WINNING WAYS AT GIRLS GRAMMAR by Mrs Anne Byrne PAGE 18 / THE FUTURE OF SENIOR SCHOOLING: PLANNING FOR AND EMBRACING THE FUTURE by Mr James Keogh PAGE 19 / GRAMMAR WOMAN, JULIE McKAY IS WELCOMED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PAGE 20 / QGSSSA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS by Ms Jane Martel PAGE 22 / BRISBANE GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL’S ART COLLECTION by Mrs Lorraine Thornquist PAGE 23 / VOICE TEACHER AWARDED DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS PAGE 24 / GRAMMAR WOMEN by Ms Antonia Swindells PAGE 27 / GRAMMAR WOMEN: THE WAY FORWARD by Mrs Janine Schmidt AM PAGE 28 / SAVE THE DATE: SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER FOR A DAY AT MARRAPATTA

Front cover: Quiet study in Brisbane Girls Grammar School’s award-winning Research Learning Centre overlooking the immense branches of an historic Moreton Bay fig on Gregory Terrace

GRAMMAR GAZETTE VOL 29 WINTER 2017 Managing Editor: Dr Belinda Burns, Director Communications and Engagement Editor: Elizabeth Stafford, Senior Communications Officer For Grammar Gazette enquiries and comments: T +61 7 3332 1300 E communications@bggs.qld.edu.au To receive an electronic, rather than printed, version of Grammar Gazette , please email communications@bggs.qld.edu.au